Kawai CA-X - Manuals

1. Quick Start p. 4 2. Advanced Playing p. 7 3. Recorder p. 12 4. Playing with Concert Magic p. 17 1.1 S ETTING U P THE P IANO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.2 P OWER S WITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ...

4 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Quick Start 1.1 S ETTING U P THE P IANO The first thing you’ll need to do before playing the piano is to set up the instrument. SUPPLYING AC POWER Connect the enclosed AC adaptor to the piano’s DC IN jack and the other end of the AC adaptor to the AC outlet on the wall. LI...

6 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Quick Start Now try playing the keyboard. You will hear the CA’s main piano sound. The CA piano responds just like a real acoustic piano when you play it. It produces a louder sound when you play hard and a softer sound when you play soft. The volume level changes in relat...

7 ADVANCED PLAYING Advanced Playing 2.1 V ALUE B UTTONS These two buttons are used to change the value for certain functions. First select the function or option you would like to change the value for by pressing the appropriate button(s), then use the VALUE buttons to change the value. “ ” button i...

8 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Advanced Playing 2.3 S PLIT SELECTING SPLIT SOUNDS The split function divides the keyboard into two sections—upper and lower—and lets you play each part with a different sound. First press the desired SOUND SELECT button to select the upper sound. Then, while holding down ...

9 ADVANCED PLAYING Advanced Playing REVERB R e v e r b a d d s r e v e r b e r a t i o n t o t h e s o u n d , s i m u l a t i n g t h e a c o u s t i c environment of a recital room, stage, or concert hall. There are five types of reverb available. They are Room 1&2, Stage, and Hall 1&2. (l...

10 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Advanced Playing TO ADD OTHER EFFECTS Press the EFFECTS button. The LED indicator will be turned on to indicate that the effect is in use. Press and hold the EFFECTS button and the currently selected effect will be shown in the display. To change the effect type, use the ...

11 ADVANCED PLAYING Advanced Playing You can select a different time signature, if you want to. There are seven different time signatures available on the CA piano—1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8 and 6/8. To change the time signature, use the BEAT button. Press the BEAT button. You will see the LED ind...

12 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Recorder The CA piano’s recorder records your playing much like a tape recorder, and it is just as easy to use. The CA piano records a song as digital data instead of audio data and stores the song inside the instrument. Because the song is stored as digital information y...

13 RECORDER Recorder RECORDING CAPACITY The total recording capacity is about 15,000 notes. Pressing any buttons or pedals is counted as one note. When the recorder reaches it’s maximum capacity, the CA piano will stop recording at that point. RECORDER AND METRONOME When playing back a song with the...

14 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Recorder To select the song number, use the SOUND SELECT buttons with the song numbers printed under them—PIANO 1, PIANO 2, ELECTRIC PIANO, DRAWBAR and CHURCH ORGAN. Press the PIANO 2 button to select Song 2 while holding down the REC button. The LED indicator of PIANO 2 ...

15 RECORDER Recorder When you are finished recording, press the PLAY/STOP button again. STATUS OF SONG AND PART You have probably noticed that some of the LED indicators are flashing, some are turned on, and some are turned off. The LED indicates the status of recording and play back as shown below....

16 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Recorder To play back an individual part, use the Part buttons while holding down the PLAY/STOP button to turn on/off each part. If the LED indicator is on, that part will play. If the LED indicator is off, that part will not play. USING THE PLAY/STOP BUTTON TO START RECO...

17 PLAYING WITH CONCERT MAGIC Playing with Concert Magic The great German composer Johann Sebastian Bach once said, “Playing the keyboard is simple. Just strike the right keys at the right time.” Many people wish it were that simple. The reality is very different of course. However, there is a way t...

18 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Playing with Concert Magic 4.3 P ERFORMING A S ONG Now you’re ready to play yourself. Tap out the rhythm of the selected song on any one of the 88 black or white keys on the piano’s keyboard. As you tap harder, the notes will get louder; as you tap softer, the notes will ...

19 PLAYING WITH CONCERT MAGIC Playing with Concert Magic MELODY PLAY These songs are also quite easy to play, especially if they are familiar to you. To perform them, tap out the rhythm of the melody on any key on the keyboard. Singing along as you tap the rhythm can be helpful. Play “Twinkle, Twink...

20 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Playing with Concert Magic ◆ NOTE In the song list on page 43, the arrangement type is marked next to each song title as “ EB ” for Easy Beat, “ MP ” for Melody Play and “ SK ” for Skillful. 4.6 S TEADY B EAT Regardless of which arrangement type a Concert Magic song is, w...

21 PLAYING WITH CONCERT MAGIC Playing with Concert Magic 4.8 A DJUSTING THE P LAYBACK S PEED FOR THE C ONCERT M AGIC S ONGS The TEMPO button is also used to adjust the playback speed for the Concert Magic songs. After selecting a Concert Magic song to play back, hold down the TEMPO button. The LED d...

22 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Function Buttons 5.1 S ELECTING THE T OUCH S ENSITIVITY (TOUCH B UTTON ) Touch lets you select a different touch sensitivity for the keyboard from the standard touch of an acoustic piano. You can change the sensitivity to one of five different settings: LIGHT 1, LIGHT 2, ...

23 FUNCTION BUTTONS Function Buttons USER TOUCH Let’s create your own custom touch curve which will fit your playing style. Use the VALUE buttons to select “User” while holding down the TOUCH button. While still holding the TOUCH button, press the REC button. The display will show “Play”. Now start ...

24 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Function Buttons 5.3 O THER F UNCTIONS (TOUCH & TRANSPOSE B UTTONS ) There are 13 other functions that control tuning, system, and MIDI functions. They are Tuning, Temperament, MIDI Transmit and Receive Channel, Transmit Program Change On/Off, Local On/Off, Multi-timb...

25 FUNCTION BUTTONS Function Buttons The display alternatively shows “tun” (= Tuning) and a number that represents the pitch for “A” in Hz (Hertz). The range of adjustment is from 427.0 to 453.0 Hz (displayed as 27.0–53.0). The factory preset value is set to the modern standard A = 440.0 Hz (display...

26 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Function Buttons PYTHAGOREAN TEMPERAMENT T h i s t e m p e r a m e n t , w h i c h u s e s m a t h e m a t i c a l r a t i o s t o e l i m i n a t e dissonance for fifths, is very limited for use with chords, but it produces very characteristic melodic lines. MEANTONE TEM...

27 FUNCTION BUTTONS Function Buttons KEY SIGNATURE OF TEMPERAMENT Limitless modulation of the key became available only after the invention of Equal temperament. When we use a temperament other than Equal temperament, we must carefully choose the key signature to play in. For example, if the song yo...

29 FUNCTION BUTTONS Function Buttons 7. CHANNEL MUTE This determines which MIDI channels are activated to receive MIDI information when the Multi-Timbral mode is set to on. You can activate or deactivate each of the 16 channels individually. Press the STRINGS button while holding down the TOUCH and ...

30 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Function Buttons 9. LOWER OCTAVE SHIFT This allows the octave of the lower part to be be shifted up one, two, or three octaves higher when you use the split function. Press the PAD button while holding down the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE buttons. The display alternatively sh...

31 FUNCTION BUTTONS Function Buttons 12. LAYER DYNAMICS In Dual mode sometimes simply adjusting the volume balance between the two layered sounds is not enough to create the desired sound character if both sounds are very dynamic. Two equally dynamic sounds can be difficult to control and play comfo...

32 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Using MIDI In this chapter you will learn how you can create music by connecting the CA piano to an external MIDI device. The CA piano is compatible with MIDI devices from Kawai and other manufacturers. It can also be used with sequencing software on a personal computer. ...

33 USING MIDI Using MIDI There are two aspects of channels, one for receiving and one for sending. The MIDI channel of the receiving instrument must be matched with the MIDI channel of the transmitting instrument. The idea is just like television or radio. If you have a desired station to watch or l...

34 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Using MIDI Next you must match the MIDI channel. The transmitting channel of the CA piano and receiving channel of your external MIDI device must be the same. CHANGING TRANSMITTING CHANNEL To change the transmit channel on the CA piano, press the ELECTRIC PIANO button whi...

35 USING MIDI Using MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE Press a SOUND SELECT button on the CA. You will hear the sound on your external MIDI device also changes. Pressing a SOUND SELECT button lets the CA piano transmit a “ program change ” number. A program change is the type of MIDI command that tells the receivi...

36 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Using MIDI That is how to layer the CA piano’s sound with a desired sound from an external MIDI device. LOCAL CONTROL You may want to play and only hear your external MIDI device’s sound, without the CA piano’s sound. You can turn off the CA piano’s sound using a function...

37 USING MIDI Using MIDI Connect the CA piano’s MIDI IN jack and your external MIDI device’s MIDI OUT jack with a MIDI cable. Please note that the MIDI information is now being transmitted the opposite of our earlier setup. The CA piano is now receiving MIDI data from your external MIDI device. MIDI...

38 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Using MIDI Use the VALUE buttons to select Multi-timbral On. The display will read “On1” or “On2”. Let’s see how this works using an external MIDI device. If you have a keyboard connected to the CA piano try playing some notes. You should hear the CA piano as you play. If...

40 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Jacks MIDI J ACKS These jacks are used to connect external MIDI devices with the CA piano. There are three terminals: MIDI IN, MIDI OUT, and MIDI THRU. USB J ACK This jack is used to connect with a personal computer and exchange MIDI data. DC IN J ACK Connect the enclosed...

41 JACKS Jacks N OTES ABOUT USB The CA piano can be connected with a personal computer with a USB cable for exchanging MIDI data. Youneed a USB driver installed in your computer. [For Windows XP/Me users]A standard USB driver is already installed in your computer. You don’t need to install a new dri...

42 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Appendices P ROGRAM C HANGE N UMBER M APPING Multi-Timbral mode Sound Button Sound Name Off, On 1 On 2 Prog # Bank MSB Bank LSB Prog # PIANO 1 1 Concert Grand 1 121 0 1 2 Studio Grand 2 121 1 1 3 Mellow Grand 3 121 2 1 4 Jazz Grand 4 95 8 1 PIANO 2 1 Modern Piano 5 121 0 ...

43 APPENDICES Appendices Title Note# Type CHILDREN’S SONGS Bingo G#1 EB Frère Jacques F#1 MP Good Morning To You F1 MP Hickory Dickory Dock D#1 EB I’m A Little Teapot A#0 MP Itsy, Bitsy Spider A1 MP London Bridges C#1 MP Mary Had A Little Lamb C1 MP Pop Goes The Weasel E1 MP Row, Row, Row Your Boat ...

44 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Appendices D EMO B UTTON ( P . 5) C ONCERT M AGIC B UTTON ( P . 17) S OUND S ELECT B UTTONS ( P . 6) V OLUME S LIDER ( P . 5) LED D ISPLAY LED I NDICATOR PIANO 1 Concert Grand Valse, op.64-1 / Chopin Studio Grand Original Mellow Grand La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin / Debussy...

45 APPENDICES Appendices V ALUE B UTTONS ( P . 7) E FFECT B UTTONS ( P . 8) D UAL /S PLIT B ALANCE S LIDER ( P . 8) M ETRONOME B UTTONS ( P . 10) R ECORDER B UTTONS ( P . 12) S PLIT B UTTON ( P . 8) CA-X Keyboard 88 Wooden Keyboard Polyphony Maximum 96 Number of Sound 40 Sound Catrgories Piano 1, Pi...

46 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X Appendices 1 1st byte 2 2nd byte 3 3rd byte 4 4th byte 5 5th byte 6 6th byte 7 7th byte 8 8th byte 9 9th byte 10 10th byte MIDI E XCLUSIVE D ATA F ORMAT 1 F0 . . . . . . . . . . Start code 2 40 . . . . . . . . . . Kawai's ID number 3 00 - 0F . . . . . . MIDI channel 4 10,...

47 APPENDICES Appendices MIDI I MPLEMENTATION C HART KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO MODEL: CA-X D ATE : J UNE 2005 V ERSION 1.0 Mode 1: OMNI ON, POLY Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO ❍ : Yes Mode 3: OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 4: OMNI OFF, MONO ✕ : No Function Transmit Receive Remarks Basic Default 1 1 Channel Changes 1 – 16 1 –...