Page 2 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
– 2 – Thank you for choosing this Kawai CP95 Digital Piano.Your new CP95 is a high-quality instrument offering the very latest in leading-edge music technology.This manual contains valuable information that will help you make full use of your CP piano’smany capabilities. Please read it carefully and...
Page 3 - Important Safety Instructions; CAUTION; AVIS : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE; WARNING; SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
– 3 – Important Safety Instructions When using the headphones, do not listen for long periods of time at high volume levels. Doing so may result in hearing problems. The chair must be used properly (it must be used only when playing the product). ● Do not play with it or stand on it. ● Only one pers...
Page 4 - C A U T I O N
– 4 – Failure to do so may cause breakdown of this product and other devices. ● Doing so may cause the product to generate noise. ● I f t h e p r o d u c t g e n e r a t e s n o i s e , m o v e t h e product sufficiently away from the electrical appliance or connect it to another AC outlet. Failure ...
Page 6 - ASSEMBLING THE STAND
– 6 – (D) (E) (C) (A) (B) ASSEMBLING THE STAND Be sure that all parts are included before starting to assemble your unit. PARTS PROVIDED Side Panel (A) . . . . . . . . 2 pcs.Back Panel (B) . . . . . . . 1 pc.Pedal Board (C) . . . . . . 1 pc.Screw (D) . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pcs.Screw (E) . . . . . ....
Page 8 - PART NAMES; H I
– 8 – PART NAMES MASTER VOLUME SLIDER (A) Move the volume slider to the right to increase the instrument’s volume. Move the slider to the leftto decrease the volume. STYLE BUTTONS (B) These buttons are used to select different styles to accompany your playing. METRONOME BUTTON (C) This button is use...
Page 9 - L M
– 9 – REVERB BUTTON (L) This button turns the Reverb on/off. EFFECT BUTTON (M) This button turns the Effect on/off. DUAL/SPLIT/RHYTHM BALANCE SLIDER (N) This slider adjusts the volume balance of the two sounds used in Dual mode or Split mode.Also adjusts the volume of the accompaniment style. SOUND ...
Page 12 - GETTING STARTED
– 12 – GETTING STARTED 1. BASIC OPERATIONS (1) Turn on the power. You will find the POWER SWITCH at the right end of the front panel.Press this button to turn on the power. Pressing it again will turn off thepower. (2) Adjust the volume. Play a note on the keyboard and adjust the volume (Moving the ...
Page 16 - DEMONSTRATION SONG
– 16 – The piano can be transposed up to 12 half steps higher or 12 half stepslower.Pressing TRANSPOSE button again turns the transpose function off.The TRANSPOSE function remembers the current setting as long as thepower is on. 4. TOUCH RESPONSE When playing a piano, the volume of the sound produce...
Page 19 - DIGITAL RECORDING FUNCTIONS; PLAYING BACK A SONG
– 19 – DIGITAL RECORDING FUNCTIONS 1. EASY RECORDING Press the REC button. The CP piano is now ready to record. To cancelthe recording, press the REC button again. Begin playing some music on the piano. The CP piano will automaticallystart recording with the first note you play. You can also start r...
Page 22 - CONCERT MAGIC; LISTENING TO THE SONG
– 22 – CONCERT MAGIC The great German composer Johann Sebastian Bach once said, “Playingthe keyboard is simple. Just strike right keys at the right time.” Manypeople wish it were that simple. The reality is very different of course.However, there is a way to make playing the keyboard very simple. Yo...
Page 23 - CONCERT MAGIC SONG ARRANGEMENT TYPES
– 23 – & ? 8 3 8 3 Œ œ œ # ∑ œ œ # œ œ œn œ ∑ j œ ≈ œ œ œ œ œ œ ≈ ‰ J œ ≈ œ œ # œ œ œ œ # ≈ ‰ Key on x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 3.PERFORMING A SONG Now you’re ready to play yourself.Tap out the rhythm of the selected song on any one of the 88 black orwhite keys on your piano keyboar...
Page 25 - FUNCTION MODE
– 25 – FUNCTION MODE The Function Mode gives you access to many other useful features onyour CP piano. To enter the Function Mode, press the TOUCH andTRANSPOSE buttons at the same time. The LEDs for both buttonswill flash. Press one of the following sound buttons to choose a functionto edit. To exit...
Page 28 - Lower Octave Shift
– 28 – 4. Local Control On/Off This function determines whether the CP piano’s sound will be playedfrom the piano’s keyboard (“On”) or only from an external MIDI instrument(“Off”).Even with local control “Off” the piano’s keyboard will still transmit to anexternal MIDI instrument or personal compute...
Page 29 - MIDI; MIDI EXAMPLES
– 29 – IN OUT MIDI MIDI IN CP95's Piano sound Synthesizer's String sound MIDI cable Digital Synthesizer CP95 MIDI The term MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, aninternational standard for connecting synthesizers, sequencers (digitalrecorders) and other electronic instruments...
Page 31 - LIST OF PRESET SOUND
– 31 – LIST OF PRESET SOUND PIANO E. PIANO GUITAR BASS 1. Concert Grand 1. Modern EP 1. Nylon Acoustic 1. Acoustic Bass 2. Studio Grand 2. Modern EP 2 2. Nylon Acoustic 2 2. Finger Bass 3. Mellow Grand 3. Modern EP 3 3. Steel Guitar 3. Finger Slap Bass 4. Modern Piano 4. Classic EP 4. 12 Strings 4. ...
Page 32 - STYLE LIST
– 32 – STYLE LIST (FOR US and AUSTRALIA) (FOR OTHERS) BIG BAND / SWING BALLAD BIG BAND / SWING BALLAD 1. Fast Big Band 1. Modern Ballad 1. Fast Big Band 1. Cont R&B Ballad 2. Medium Big Band 2. Modern Ballad 2 2. Slow Big Band 2. Modern Ballad 3. Slow Big Band 3. Pop Ballad 3. Medium Swing 1 3. ...
Page 33 - CONCERT MAGIC SONG LIST
– 33 – CONCERT MAGIC SONG LIST Category # Song Title Arrangement Type Children's Songs 1 Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star MP 2 I'm A Little Teapot MP 3 Mary Had A Little Lamb MP 4 London Bridge MP 5 Row, Row, Row Your Boat MP 6 Frère Jaques MP 7 Old MacDonald Had A Farm MP Christmas Songs 8 Hark The He...
Page 34 - SPECIFICATIONS; DEMO SONG LIST
– 34 – SPECIFICATIONS Keyboard 88 Weighted Keys with Advanced Hammer Action III Touch Type 6 Types (Normal, Light 1/2, Heavy 1/2, Off) Max Polyphony 64 Notes Sounds 112 (from the panel), total 256 Sounds (GM2) Effects Chorus (1-4), FB Chorus, Flanger, Delay (1-3), Tremolo, Rotary (1-2)Reverb (Small ...
Page 35 - MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART
– 35 – MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO Date: March 2003 MODEL: CP95 Version: 1.0 FUNCTION TRANSMITTED RECEIVED REMARKS Basic Channel (Default) 1 1-16 (Changed) 1-16 x Mode (Default) 3 3 (Message) x 3, 4 (Altered) ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ Note Number 21-108 0-127 (True Voice) ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ 0-1...
