Peavey pRP 7 - Manual

1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the GEM pRP7, the new portable Digital Pianobelonging to the prestigious Real Piano Series by Generalmusic. The new portable pRP7 Digital Piano features an 88 note, weightedHammer Action keyboard, 32 note polyphony and 48 Presets including10 exclusive Piano so...

2 Front and rear panel Front Panel 1. V OLUME : Slider that controls the main volume of the instrument. 2. T RANSPOSE i / g Increases ( g ) or decreases ( i ) the overall pitch of the instrument in half-step (semitone) increments. 3. S OUND V ARIATIONS /D EMO : These buttons select a variation of th...

4 Rear panel 2 1 3 4 6 5 1. MIDI I N /O UT : These ports allow the instrument to be connected to other MIDI devices. Midi In allows the sounds of the pRP7 to be played by an external controlling device e.g. a controller keyboard or a sequencer. Midi Out sends MIDI information from the pRP7 to other ...

5 Playing the pRP7 Connect the audio cables The pRP7 does not incorporate an internal amplification system, there-fore you must either play using headphones or connect to a suitableexternal amplification system. Connect the audio outputs to your amp. system (mixer, poweredspeakers, etc.) using audio...

6 Play using the Pitch/Modulation Joystick While you play, you can apply Pitch Bend and Modulation to the Presetsounds by using the Pitch/Modulation Joystick located on the extremeleft of the control panel. • To obtain Pitch Bend, move the Joystick Up or Down. • To obtain Modulation, move the Joysti...

7 Listen to the Demo songs The pRP7 contains a selection of demonstration recordings of theinternal sounds. 1. Press both the [ – ] and [ + ] buttons of the SOUND VARIATIONS buttons at the same time. The LEDs of the SELECTION section start to flash. Shortly after, all the LEDs turn off except the on...

8 The pRP7 Presets The pRP7 contains 48 Internal Presets, consisting of Single, Split andLayered sound combinations. Each sound combination also recalls thevolume levels, a configuration of effects (Reverb and Delay/Modula-tions) together with relative effect send levels The Presets are organized in...

9 Preset selection 1. After turning the pRP7 on, press one of the SELECTION buttons. In this example, we press the PIANO button. You will recall the first Preset, “Grand Piano”, which plays acrossthe entire keyboard. The display will show “P1” for an instant before returning to theTempo setting. 2. ...

10 The CONTROL section Realtime operations The pRP7 operating system has been conceived to permit severalsimple and quick real time operations using the buttons of the CON-TROL section. Activate Split mode Starting from the Single Preset “GrandPiano”, you can easily split thekeyboard by pressing the...

11 Activate Layer mode To mix or “layer” two sounds together, simply press the LAYER button. After pressing the LAYER button (the LED turns on), a second sound isactivated layered with the first (in this case, Strings is added to theGrandPiano sound). <------------------------ GrandPiano --------...

12 Change the Volume Balance between two sounds If you are playing either in Layer or Split mode, you can regulate thevolume of the two sections in real time using the BALANCE buttons.These buttons regulate the volume of one section with respect to theother, creating a perfect balance between the tw...

13 Transpose Pressing either TRANSPOSE button will adjust the pitch of the instru-ment in half-step (semitone) increments or decrements, through theoverall range of –/+ 12 semitones. When both LEDs are off, the pitch of the instrument is set to normal(Equal: C = C). 1. Press the TRANSPOSE # button o...

14 Touch The pRP7 offers three different keyboard responses, or “velocity curves”,which affect the instrument as a whole. When you turn on the instrumentfor the first time, the “NORMAL” curve will be shown set, indicated by theLED in correspondence to the NORMAL setting of the TOUCH button. SOFT: Th...

15 The Functions of the pRP7 pRP7 features 4 functions which affect the instrument in various ways.The Functions are activated using the last 4 notes of the highest octaveof the keyboard. To activate a function and modify its value, hold down the correspondingkey and press the TEMPO/DATA +/– buttons...

16 Tune The TUNE function allows you fine tune the instrument. The defaultstatus of the instrument corresponds the equal standard A = 440 Hz,shown in the display as the setting “00”. The TUNE value has a rangeof ± 63, corresponding to an excursion of approximately one semitone. 1. Press and hold the...

17 MIDI Channel pRP7 is able to transmit MIDI messages on up to three channels at thesame time, depending on the type of Preset recalled (single, layer orsplit). In reception, pRP7 can receive on all 16 MIDI channels. The MIDI function allows you to modify the MIDI transmission channelsof the pRP7, ...

18 Midi Local If you are using your pRP7 via MIDI as a controlling device connectedto an external sound generator (expander, keyboard, etc.), when youplay, you will hear the expander’s sounds together with the pRP7Sounds. If you prefer to listen to the expander’s sounds alone, you canchoose to exclu...

19 Midi Common channel The Common channel is a special channel that allows you to controlother MIDI devices that have automatic arrangements. The Midi Common function does not play a reference note during thesetting operation. 1 Press and hold the MIDI Common function key (C8) and press the TEMPO/DA...

20 About MIDI MIDI, the abbreviation for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface”, is aworld standard interface that allows MIDI compatible instruments andother equipment to communicate with each other, in order to exchangedata and control one another. MIDI is now a very common feature anda great deal...

22 MIDI Applications The following explains how your pRP7 can be used in the most commonMIDI setups suited to this instrument: a) as a MIDI controlling device (Master); b) as a tone generator (in other words, a Slave); c) for MIDI sequence recording. As a MIDI controlling device pRP7, like most MIDI...

23 Recording Studio The pRP7 features a simple but powerful sequencer which allows youto accurately record your playing or create simple songs. This sectiontakes a closer look at the controls and related functions. The Recording Studio, located on the extreme right of the control panel,consists of f...

24 6. When you have finished playing, press PLAY/STOP. The LEDS of all the active buttons in the RECORDING STUDIOturn off. Playback 7. To playback your recording, press PLAY/STOP. The sequencer will play your recorded song. The LED on thePLAY/STOP button will flash during the playback. During the pl...

25 Song Library pRP7 contains a large library of well known compositions taken from thevast repertoire of classical and traditional music. The songs contained in the Song Library have been recorded with thescope of being used as study pieces; they contain little or no expression.These pieces are ide...

26 Panel Reset pRP7 offers a Panel Reset function which allows you to restore thefactory settings without turning the instrument off. For example, shouldyou have changed several aspects of the instrument (a new Midi channelsetting, a change of the tuning, a different Touch setting, etc.) and wishto ...

27 Technical specifications pRP7 Controls Connections Recording Studio Polyphony 88 keys, Hammer action Volume, Sound Variation/Demo, Transpose +/–, Sound Selection,Split, Layer, Reverb, Effect, Touch, Balance, Tempo/Data +/–, Pitch/Modulation Joystick Soft, Damper 8 demo songs, 8.000 event capacity...

28 Index A About MIDI 20Adjust the volume 5 B Balance buttons 12 C Change the Volume Balance 12Click (metronome) 24Connect the audio cables 5Connect to an external amplification system 5Control Change messages 21CONTROL section 10 D Damper pedal 6Damper Physical Model 27Demo songs 7 F Front Panel 2F...

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class Bdigital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to providereasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. Thisequipmen...

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