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K4-K5 User Manual (EN) V1.3

1. Connectors names in order to ease the connections from and to K4 K5 the names of the rear panel connectors are written on the front panel Wheels these three in K4 or two in K5 wheels can be pfreely programmed choosing the MIDI message that they will activate The minimum and maxium value can also be programmed The left wheel always returns to the centre although itcan be programmed it is usually assigned to the Pitch Bend MIDI message controlling n the pitch of connected instruments For more information about wheel programming j W see chap 5 7 WN y H LE WHEEL 1 WHEEL 2 WHEEL 3 AUDIO AUDIO Section the VOLUME slider controls the volume of the internal sound board Phys s EX for K4 EX K5 EX models VOLUME CONTROLLERS section this section contains 9 knobs KNOB 1 KNOB 9 9 sliders SLIDER 1 SLIDER 9 and 9 buttons BUTTON 1 BUTTON 9 all of which can be programmed to control a MIDI message Knobs and sliders allow continuous control of a chosen parameter Buttons o
2. 127 Notassigned PT EN 66 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Physis Piano K4 K5 Version 1 0 Sound Expandable MIDI USB Contoller Date 30 01 2014 FUNCTION TRANSMITTED RECEIVED REMARKS Default 1716 1716 Changed at polo Default Mode 3 Mode 3 Messages kkkkkkkk kkkkkkkk Altered ck nA x kkkkkkkk True Voice True Voice VELOCITY Note ON Note OFF AFTER Key s TOUCH Ch s PITCH BEND CONTROL CHANGE PROGRAM CHANGE True a SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE Co o Song Pos Song Sel Tune SYSTEM Clock REAL TIME Commands Local On Off MESSAGES All notes off Active Sense Reset mu T Mode 1 Omni On Poly Mode 2 Omni On Mono O YES Mode 3 Omni Off Poly Mode 4 Omni Off Mono X NO Disposal of old Electrical 8 Electronic Equipment Applicable throughout the European Union and other European countries with separate collection programs Dir 2002 95 CE 2002 96 CE e 2003 108 CE This syrnbol found on your product or on its packaging indicates that this product should not be treated as household waste when you wish to dispose of it Instead it should be handed overt to an applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences to the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate disposal of this product The recycling of materials will help
3. 47 SLIDER2 0127 95 Notassigned 48 SLIDERS 0127 96 Notassigned 49 jJ SLUIDR4 0127 97 Notasignd 50 SLUDERS TL 98 Notessignd 51 J SLUIDERO 90 Notassigned 52 J SLIDER7 0127 100 MNotassigned 58 J SLIDERB 0127 101 Notassigned l 60 BUITONO 63of 264on 108 ZONE7 lt 63 off 264 swtich epos lt 63 off 264 swtich 63 off 264 swtich lt 63 off 264 swtich EAL l lt 63 off 264 swtich 5 nees O ROO R lt 63 off gt 64 swtich EALO lt 63 off gt 64 swtich s lass R O Teo MIE O w CIO Tem 70 Notassigned 118 MNotassigned PT 71 Notasigned o 119 MNotassigned 72 Notasiged 120 AlSamdof 0 73 Notasigned o 121 ResetAll Controllers ___0 74 Notasigned 122 Notassigned U 75 Notassigned o 4 123 AllNotesoff 0 76 Notassigned 124 Notassigned L 77 Notassigned 125 Notassigned L 78 Notassigned 126 MNotassigned 79 j Notasigned o
4. GLOBAL INSTRUMENTS SETUP UTILITY All function are grouped into four section to select a section press the corresponding function button F1 GLOBAL section which contains the System MIDI settings and collects the customization settings of the instrument F2 INSTRUMENTS section containing programming functions for Virtual Instruments F3 SETUP section where pedals and wheels can be calibrated and assigned system functions keyboard aftertouch can also be calibrated here and a remote external sequencer can be configured in this section FA UTILITY section containing information on the instrument all settings and Performances can be saved and loaded here Factory Reset function Press SYSTEM or EXIT to return to PERFORMANCE MODE or any other MODE button to access the corresponding operating mode 7 2 SYSTEM MIDI AND PREFERENCES Pressing F1 in the SYSTEM MODE screen you have access to the following sub menus SYSTEM GLOBAL D SYSTEM MODE MIDI COMMON PREFERENCES EXIT ENTER Place the cursor on one of the fields and press ENTER to recall the corresponding functions MIDI COMMON collects the Local Control setting and selection of ports and MIDI channels for receiving and sending messages to the system PREFERENCES customization functions of the instrument EN 37 User Manual General instrument settings System Mode PHYSIS CRT PIANO MIDI COMMON To set the System MIDI message
5. 119 Undefined CSC 55 LSB for Control 23 Undefined 0 127 1 ChannelModeMessages 36158 forContol 24 Undetined o 380 Som E e E 57 LSB for Control 25 Undefined 0 127 121 ResetAll Controllers 0 58 LSB for Control 26 Undefined 0 127 Local Control On Off id 59 LSBforControl27 Undefined 0 127 123 AllNotesOf ________________ _ 0 _ _ o QQ _ Omni Mode On all notes off RECON e2 pisse sure Fear te Meno Wede on poy of sauer LSB for Control 31 Undefined 0 127 127 Poly Mode On mono off allnotesoff 0 S mp I E Note This equals the number of channels or zero if the number of channels equals the number of voices in the receiver EN 64 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual MIDI REGISTERED PARAMETER NUMBERS RPN MIDI MACHINE CONTROL MMC RPN LSB RPN MSB SysEx String 0 O Pitch Bend Sensitivity FO 7F 7F 06 01 F7 1 0 fieTuing FO 7F 7F 06 02 F7 2 0 Coarse Tuning FO 7F 7F 06 04 F7 FF Next Song 3 0 Tuning Program Select FO 7F 7F 06 05 F7 REW Prev Song 4 0 Tuning Bank Select FO 7F 7F 06 06 F7 DECIMAL HEXADECIMAL CONVERSION TABLE op Oo 43 28 86 596 MIDI COMMON SYSTEM MESSAGES 1 128 Performance selection unction Value Range CC Value Range ot assigned Not assigned ot assigned Not assigned MEE A Not assigned Not
6. HOST 1 2 or HOST 3 4 This allows to store more than the standard 128 Performances and 10 Virtual Instruments and also to create backup copies for safety reasons The saving procedure is described in chap 8 4 To load a Performance file access the PERFORMANCE MODE or any INFO or EDIT page then press SHIFT and 7 PQRS at the same time Doing so will recall the LOAD function The following page will appear LOAD PERFORMANCE Drives Location INTERNAL gt Performances INTERNAL MEM MALE FACTORY A USER USB MEMORY ENTER To load a Virtual Instrument instead access one of the INSTRUMENTS page of the SYSTEM mode and press the same buttons metioned before EN 52 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual Utility functions and data transfer The page will then look like the following LOAD INSTRUMENT Drives Location INTERNAL gt Instruments INTERNAL MEM ME FACTORY A PUSER USB MEMORY ENTER Press lt to place the cursor on the Drives field in order to select a drive from which to select the file The fields are INTERNAL MEM access the instrument s internal memory where Performance and Virtual Instrument files are saved USB MEMORY access an external USB drive if connected NOTICE ON USB DRIVES Only use USB pens formatted with FAT or FATS2 file system not NTFS It is always advisable to format USB pens using the utilities created by the producer often available on CD ROM or web site Try
7. K4 KS K4 EX Ko EX K4 GW SOUND EXPANDABLE MIDI USB CONTROLLER User Manual EN IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING READ THIS FIRST xx AVIS IMPORTANT WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC LECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR This symbolis intended to alert the user to the Ce simbole sert pour avertir l utilisateur presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage qu l interieur de ce produit sont within the product s enclosure that may be of pr sents l ments non isol s soumis d sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric tensions dangereuses suffisants cr er shock to persons un risque d lectrocution Ce simbole sert pour avertir l utilisateur qu l interieur de la documentation de l appareil sont presentes importantes This symbolis intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature instructions pour l utilisation correcte et la accompanying the appliance manutention de l appareil WARNING ATTENTION n TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK AFIN D EVITER LES RISQUES DE FEU OU SCHOCK ELECTRIQUE DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE N EXPOSEZ PAS CET INSTRUMENT A PLUIE OU HUMIDITE AND OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS SUCH AS VASES NE PAS OUVRIR LE COUVERCLE OU PANNEAU ARRIERE SHOULD NOT BE PLACED ON THIS APPARATUS L UTILISATEUR NE PEUT EFFECTUER AUCUNE REPARAT ION DO NOT REM
8. 61 A o e A 63 Mas A PE USO EE PE E O e ARE EA ome adtnatants 67 EN 1 User Manual Important notes PHYSIS SEE PIANO 1 IMPORTANT NOTES 1 1 LOOKING AFTER THE PRODUCT e Donot apply excessive force to the instrument s structures or the controls buttons connectors etc e When possible do not place the instrument close to units which generate strong interference such as radios TVs computer videos etc e Do not place the instrument close to heat sources in damp or dusty places or in the vicinity of strong magnetic fields e Donot expose the instrument to direct sunlight e Never insert foreign bodies inside the instrument or pour liquids of any kind into it e To clean the case use only a soft brush or compressed air To clean the tempered glass of the front panel use common glass detergents for windows etc e Always use good quality screened cables for connection to amplification or diffusion systems When disconnecting cables from sockets always take hold of the connector and not the cable itself when winding cables do not knot or twist them e Before making the connections ensure that the other units especially amplification and diffusion systems you are about to connect are switched off This will prevent noisy or even dangerous signal peaks e lf the instrument is to be out of use for lengthy periods disconnect the plug from the power socket e Connect the power cable to an earthed socket e Check that t
9. All pages in these four sections are segmented in rows and columns The 8 rows correspond to the 8 Zones indicated on the leftmost column as Z1 Z2 Z3 etc Columns show the configuration parameters The ZONES section also has two view modes that can be switched by pressing the VIEW button on the front panel When the view mode is set as ALL the page is divided into rows and columns as explained before When the view mode is set as SINGLE the display shows one single Zone at a time The Zone number can be found on the top left Parameters are in the centre of the display To change Zone place the cursor on the ZONE field and enter a different number by following the procedure described below EN 19 User Manual Checking and modifying a Performance Info and Edit Mode PHYSIS CRT PIANO Here is an example of the display in both view modes P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A EDIT MODE P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A1 ZONES EDIT MODE Status Output Ch Bank MSB L5B Program Change ZONE 1 Z1 ON Z2 PHYSISGDEX 2 004 000 Ensemble Status ON lt 1 CTRL MIDI OUT1 000 001 Output PHYSIS DEX Channel 1 Bank MSB 000 Bank LSB 000 Name Piano ps worourp 1 oFoFF oFF Perse Chap OFFOFF OFF CONFIG PARAMETERS VELOCITY KEY RANGE CONFIG PARAMETERS VELOCITY KEY RANGE VIEW ALL VIEW SINGLE To move the cursor use the arrow buttons A V Xl and P Press EXIT to leave the page and go back to the INFO
10. ENTER Available functions are NEW FOLDER create a new folder inside the currently selected one To enter the folder name follow the procedure described at chapter 5 2 DELETE delete the selected file or folder The system asks you to confirm press ENTER or F4 to confirm press EXIT or F3 to abort RENAME rename the selected file or folder To enter a new name follow the procedure described at chapter 5 2 COPY copy the selected file or folder to the cache memory PASTE paste the file or folder currently loaded in the cache memory Press ENTER or F4 to start the function press EXIT or F3 to leave the Utility Menu EN 54 PHYSIS PIANO User Manual Utility functions and data transfer COPYING FILES AND FOLDERS 1 To copy a file or folder to a different location also in a different memory unit first place the cursor on the file folder then press F1 to show the utility menu 2 Now select the COPY function and press ENTER a pop up message states that the file has been copied to the cache that is temporary memory location where files and folders are stored temporarily until the file has been moved to a different location The following message will appear LOAD PERFORMANCE LOAD PERFORMANCE FILE COPIED TO CACHE FOLDER COPIED TO CACHE UTILITY UTILITY ENTER copying files copying folders 3 Now access the folder to which you want to save the copied file folder 4 Press
11. F1 and select the PASTE function the system asks you to confirm again FILE UTILITY FILE UTILITY E CONFIRM FILE PASTE E CONFIRM FOLDER PASTE PASTE Mk Case 70 kp PASTE My Performances ARE YOU SURE ARE YOU SURE EXECUTE EXIT EXECUTE copying files copying folders The paste field indicates the file folder that will be pasted to the selected location Press ENTER or F4 to confirm Press EXIT or F3 to abort If a file or folder with the same name already exists in the same location the system asks you to rename the file folder or to overwrite the old one FILE UTILITY FILE ALREADY EXISTS RENAME or OVERWRITE RENAME OVERWRITE Press F3 to rename the new file folder to enter a new name follow the procedure described at chapter 5 2 or F4 to overwrite the already existing file folder NOTICE ON FILES e Performance files are those with the ko extension while Virtual Instrument file have the k extension Do not modify file extensions on your pc e Renaming a file does not modify the name of the Performance or Virtual Instrument contained in that file e When a file is deleted or overwritten its content is lost EN 55 User Manual Utility functions and data transfer PHYSIS SEE PIANO 8 4 SAVING PERFORMANCES OR VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS TO THE INTERNAL MEMORY OR USB DRIVE As described before Performances and Virtual Instruments can be saved to the internal memory or to an exte
12. make sure that they are properly connected and working e KAEX K5 EX make sure that the VOLUME slider and or the volume of the speakers is not at minimum e f a pedal has been assigned CC 7 or CC 11 see chap 5 7 make sure that the pedal is not at minimum or maximum if working in inverted mode e lfaslider pedal or knob has been assigned CC 7 or CC11 see chap 5 6 make sure that their VALUE parameter is not 026 e lf using an external MIDI device connected to the MIDI OUT or USB HOST connector assigned to MIDI IN or USB DEVICE of the external MIDI device make sure that the port currently in use is properly configured and connected e f using an external MIDI device make sure that the output channel of Zone assigned to that device is the same as the input MIDI channel of the device itself e f using an external MIDI device connected to the MIDI IN ports and if the Input Map is readdressing the signal to an output make sure that the device is not transmitting volume controls with minimum value K4 K5 EX s sound output is intermittent Check that the cables connecting K4 K5 to the speakers are properly connected Make sure that cables and connectors sending the sound to the speakers are not damaged K4 K5 EX sounds with a distortion Check that the instrument s volume is not too high for the speaker system Also check the gain input and output volume parameters of the speaker system KA K5 or
13. HOST 1 2 DEVICE OUT 8 OUT OUT6 OUT 5 OUT 4 OUT 3 OUT 2 OUT 1 IN 2 IN 1 e AHAA 69 69 69 69 69 62 tE o 6969 o E 41 t H I E S EN USB flash memory T USB DEVICE diate connector or USB TO HOST K gaiii L p m Q B8 9 GIR Y elo Press a DOS T Expander virtual drum ls 000 A S B U sequencer Expander virtual drum G 9 sequencer SS MIDI IN Em connector ml EE EEE 90g eT Expander virtual drum MIDI OUT oe sequencer connector r BEE E E N o O06 rin MIDI Controller NB Always remember to connect the devices before switching them on EN 8 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual K4 K5 structure 3 K4 K5 STRUCTURE 3 1 KEYBOARD The instrument can be equipped with three different kinds of keyboard K4 GW Hammer Action keyboard 88 graded hammer wooden keys Ivory Feel PGK Physis Grand Keyboard K4 K4 EX lightweight keyboard 88 graded keys K5 K5 EX lightweight keyboard 76 graded keys All keyboards are dynamic sentitive to aftertouch sensitivity varies according to the selected curve for each Zone Users can create their own dynamic response curve point by point through a simple intuitive procedure 3 2 CONTROLS KA K5 has five different kinds of controls 3 K4 or 2 K5 wheels WHEEL on panel and display Oknobs KNOB on panel and display Ooursors SLIDER on panel and display Obuttons BUTTON on panel and display 8
14. MIDI applications Use an A B type USB cable Always connect the cable while the instrument is switched off Before connecting the cable to a computer exit the power saving mode on the computer After connecting the computer through the DEVICE connector for the first time wait while the Physis Piano driver is installed on the computer a message will inform you that new hardware has been installed and is ready for use When connecting a USB cable or switching on K4 K5 while it is connected to a computer always wait approximately 5 seconds before starting MIDI applications Once a devide is connected to the HOST 1 2 and HOST 3 4 connectors wait for the pop up message USB PLUGIN HOST NOTIFICATION before operating on the device In case the message does not appear make sure that the USB cable is properly working and the connected device is switched on Q MIDI OUT connectors 5 pin MIDI DIN connectors for sending out MIDI data Can used to connect K4 K5 with a maximum of 128 devices 16 MIDI channels for 8 ports at the same time For further information on MIDI protocol see chap 10 MIDI OUT OUT 8 OUT 7 OUT 6 OUT 5 OUT 4 OUT 3 OUT 2 OUT 1 3 Ga Eo oo MIDI IN connectors 5 pins MIDI DIN connectors receiving MIDI data Can be used to play the MIDI IN internal sound board Physis EX in models K4 EX and K5 EX through an external device The dl incoming data
15. NORMAL mode or at its last step STEP mode EN 30 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual Checking and modifying a Performance Info and Edit Mode the message value can never be higher than its maximum Normally the MIDI message assigned to a control is transmitted with its minimum value when the control is at its lowest as explained before However controls can be used in inverted mode so that the maximum value is transmitted when e anexpression pedal or wheel is at its lowest point e a switch pedal is not pressed TOGGLE mode see Mode parameter is off NORMAL mode or at its first step STEP mode To do so set the Max parameter to a lower value than the Min parameter Value starting value transmitted when a Scene is selected calculated according to the range set by Min and Max This field can be modified also by moving the control itself The display will show the numerical value and a graphical representation of that value Mode only for PEDALS indicated the pedals function mode can be CONTINUOUS continuous control This mode is automatically selected by the instrument when the pedal is configured as CONTINUOUS under the SETUP V PEDALS page in SYSTEM mode NORMAL maximum value is transmitted when the pedal is pressed minimum value is transmitted when the pedal is released This mode can be selected when the pedal is configured as SWITCH under the SETUP PEDALS page of the SYSTEM mode TOGGLE pre
16. and contains settings about MIDI channels and sound selection messages P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A EDIT MODE P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A ZONES EDIT MODE Status Output Ch Bank MSB LSB Program Change ZONE 4 NEN PHYSISADEX 1 000 000 9Piano Z2 PHYSISADEX 2 004 000 Ensemble GENI m FL CTRL MIDIOUT1 1 1000 001 YE Output PHYSIS DEX Channel 1 Bank MSB 000 Bank LSB 000 Name Piano Program Change 036 PITA Grand 2 CONFIG PARAMETERS VELOCITY KEY RANGE CONFIG PARAMETERS VELOCITY KEY RANGE VIEW ALL VIEW SINGLE The following parameters can be modified Status Zone status can take the following values DIS Disabled the Zone is disabled The notes of the keyboard the messages assigned to controls initialization messages and those received by the MIDI input are not transmitted The Zone is not activatable CTRL Control the Zone is a control one Are only transmitted messages assigned to controls those of sound selection and auxiliary and those received by the MIDI input ports while the notes of the keyboard are not transmitted The Zone is not activatable OFF the Zone is inactive Are only transmitted messages assigned to controls those of sound selection auxiliary messages and those received by the MIDI input ports but the notes of the keyboard are not transmitted The area is still activatable ON the Zone is active The notes of the keyboard the messages assigned to the controls the
17. are indicated by a red Led light Zones with no light are disabled For more information on Zones see chap 3 3 Zone ZU L4 El ZONE1 ZONE2 ZONE3 ZONE 4 Ld El El El ZONE6 ZONE7 ZONE 8 VIEW button this button is used to select the view mode of video pages on the display It affects the pages about Zones or other controls When in SINGLE mode LED off only one Zone and one control are shown In ALL mode LED on the page shows all Zones and controls not just the one being currently adjusted ALL MM SINGLE L VIEW This button has two functions When pressed together with the SHIFT button press and hold it recalls the Stand by mode The system will ask to confirm stand by Press ENTER to confirm P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A PERFORMANCE MODE PRESS ENTER TO CONFIRM GRAND BRIGHT STAND BY MODE When switching off the instrument through the POWER button on the rear panel all unsaved settings will be lost When switching it on again the system will automatically select Performance P001 When switched off in this way the instrument is completely disconnected from any power source and will not consume electric energy otand By switches off the panel and the display reducing the current consumption Pressing VIEW will reactivate panel and display and the instrument s settings will be as be
18. as that described in par 5 2 To see the other pages of the ZONES section press the function buttons F1 F2 F3 and F4 Press EXIT to go back to INFO MODE and EDIT MODE When in INFO mode press INFO to go back to PERFORMANCE MODE When in EDIT mode press EDIT or EXIT two times to return to PERFORMANCE MODE To access a different operating mode press the related button in the MODE section on the front panel NB For further information on Virtual Instruments and Program Bank Tables see chap 3 3 and 7 4 PARAMETERS From the CONFIG page pess F2 or move the cursor to the left to see the second configuration page the PARAMETERS page Here the parameter transmitted when selecting a Scene can be configured as well as the aftertouch the pressure on a key when it is completely lowered responde curve and MIDI message P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A EDIT MODE P001 Stage Grand 1 SCENE A ZONES EDIT MODE KK Vol Pan Rev a Note nae Aftouch Message AftCurve ZONE 1 Volume Pan Reverb Chorus Transpose Enable YES Note Shift X Aftouch OFF AftCurve CONFIG PARAMETERS VELOCITY KEY RANGE CONFIG PARAMETERS VELOCITY KEY RANGE VIEW ALL VIEW SINGLE The following parameters are available Vol Volume the initial sound volume set by Control Change 7 When OFF is selected this Control Change is not transmitted Pan Pan Pot initial stereophonic distribution set by Control Change
19. assigned the MIDI message volume Control Change 7 but that the range for the first Zone is 0 127 and the range for the second zone Is 50 100 When the controller is positioned at half range 50 the value is 63 for one Zone and 75 for the other The volume variation by percent however Is the same for both Zones EN 11 User Manual K4 K5 structure PHYSIS SEE PIANO Each Scene has a maximum of 4 available banks so that there are 108 programmable controls in total To select the Control Bank use the BANK 1 BANK 2 BANK 3 and BANK 4 controls from the CONTROLLERS section on the front panel Each Control Bank can be active inactive or disabled The status of Control Banks is indicated by the button Led Each bank has its own Led button BANK 1 BANK 2 BANK 3 and BANK 4 The rule is e Blue Led light the Control Bank is active Bank settings affect the controls e Red Led light the Control Bank is inactive controls follow the settings of the active bank However this bank can be activated e Led light off the Control Bank is disabled controls follow the settings of the active bank and this bank cannot be activated There can be only one active Control Bank at a time Disabled control banks cannot be activated unless they are modified under the EDIT MODE menu described at chap 6 If use of knobs sliders or buttons are not necessary you can also disable all Banks Controls with the additional advant
20. by Pressing ENTER Key CONTROLLER SETTINGS Now press the arrow button V to move the cursor on the fields below and to scroll down Press A to select the field above and to scroll up Available parameters are Enable Graphic Animations activate YES or deactivate NO graphic animations for video pages Set Brightness Value set display brightness Set Screen Theme selection of graphic themes of the screens Confirm Loading by Pressing ENTER Key choose whether a selected Performance is immediately active NO or is activated only after pressing ENTER YES Enable Controller Popups select YES to automatically load the control page see chap 4 7 each time a slider button or knob is used Press EXIT to return to SYSTEM MODE Press SYSTEM or EXIT two times to return to PERFORMANCE MODE Press a MODE button to access the corresponding operating mode 7 4 PROGRAMMING VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS As described in chapter 3 3 under the Zone paragraph K4 K5 offers 10 Virtual Instrument tables containing names for sound and controls of external devices so as to allow an easier programming of Zones DEVICES From SYSTEM MODE press F2 to access the following page System Instruments Expander 1 e SYSTEM MODE DEVICE SETTINGS Device Name Expander 1 ON MIDI OUT1 DEVICE 10f10 PROG BANKS CC TABLE NRPN TABLE Here the general features of a Virtual Instrument can be defined Available paramet
21. mode Virtual Instruments can be disabled but they are still assigned to the Zone When disabled however they will not send any MIDI message Disabled Instruments appear in grey NOTE When the selected Output is a Zone the data received from the MIDI port are always transmitted regardless of the Zone status active inactive disabled Out Channel MIDI output channel related to the output port select through the Output parameter Incoming data from the Input port and In Channel is sent here If you want the messages are not redirected to a MIDI channel other than the one on which they are received select the mode ANY Filters MIDI filters to prevent redirection of the following MIDI messages Note note Prog Program Change Ctrl Control Change SYSEX System Exclusive Sync Start Stop Continue MIDI Clock MIDI Time Code Song Position Pointer Song Select After the input map has been set press F3 or EXIT to cancel press F4 or ENTER to confirm the configuration In any case the display shows the maps list From the same page press F2 to delete the selected map or F3 to modify it following the procedure described above Press EXIT to return to INFO MODE and EDIT MODE Press INFO to return to PERFORMANCE MODE if the system is currently in INFO mode Otherwise press EDIT or press EXIT two times To access a different operating mode press its corresponding button in the MODE se
22. on your instrument is not compatible with the operating system The instrument can be used however get in touch with the customer service by e mail at serviceQviscount it Always write down the error message kernel version V V VV viscount DDDDDDDD FW version X X X writing the numbers that appear on the display instead of V D and X Err V V VV viscount DDDDDDDD System upgrade needed the kernel release V V VV viscount DDDDDDDD is not fully compatible with the operating system Press EXIT to keep using the instrument however update the instrument as soon as possible as some function might not work properly Upgrade error No free space left on internal memory Please switch off and on the instrument there is not enough free space on the internal memory to perform an upgrade Copy on a USB pen some of the files and then erase them from the internal memory If the update fails again get in touch with the customer service by e mail at serviceOviscount if Write down the error message and attach the upgrade log file saved to the USB that has been used for the upgrade 9 2 QUICK GUIDE FOR FREQUENT PROBLEMS K4 K5 does not switch on e Check that the power cable is connected to the instrument and to the power socket e Check that the power socket works properly K4 K5 EX or a connected MIDI unit is silent e K4EX K 5 EX make sure that the speakers are properly connected and working e K4EX K5 EX if using headphones
23. options for pedals wheels keyboard aftertouch and remote sequencer PEDALS The first configuration page affects the pedals connected to the Jack PEDALS connectors on the rear panel System Setup Pedals SYSTEM MODE PEDAL 1 Pedal Type CONTINUOUS Range Calibration VALUE 62 System Function PEDAL 1 of 8 WHEELS AFTERTOUCH SEQ REMOTE Available parameters are Pedal Type this parameter sets the type of pedal connected to the instrument Select CONTINUOUS for continuous control expression pedals select SWITCH for foot switch pedals Range Calibration only for Pedal Type CONTINUOUS pedal range calibration see description below Pedal Polarity only for Pedal Type SWITCH pedal polarity can be normal or inverted For normal use set the polarity so that the VALUE polarity is set as 0 when the pedal is not pressed and 100 when the pedal is pressed Select AUTO to have the system check automatically the polarity when switching on NB e f Pedal Polarity is set in AUTO mode connect the pedals only while the instrument is switched oft e 7o access this page you can also press F1 from the PEDALS page in EDIT MODE VALUE read only parameter indicating the pedal position so as to allow calibration Minimum position or off position for foot switch pedals should always be 0 Maximum position or on position for foot switch pedals should always correspond to 100 value If n
24. sent or the function performed by the control OFF no MIDI message assigned CC Control Change NRPN Non Registered Parameter Number RPN Registered Parameter Number PITCH Pitch Bend PROG Program Change CH PRESS Channel Pressure channel aftertouch NOTE note message only for Switch pedals ZONE activate deactivate the Zone If a system function has been assigned to a pedal or wheel see chap 7 5 this column will show the title SYSTEM To disable system function for a Zone just set the parameter as OFF NB e For the switch type pedals the ZONE function is not performed if the operating mode is STEP see parameter Mode e For the continuous pedals functions NOTES and ZONE are not executed Message MSB LSB this parameter is Type dependent can be CC Control Change number NRPN e RPN MSB and LSB numbers for Non Registered Parameter Number and Registered Parameter Number PG MSB and LSB numbers of Bank Select messages PITCH and CH PRESS messages do not require this parameter Min minimum value transmitted when e an expression pedal or wheel is at its lowest point e aswitch pedal is not pressed TOGGLE mode see Mode parameter is off NORMAL mode or at its first step STEP mode the message value can never go below its minimum Max maximum value transmitted when e an expression pedal or wheel is at its highest point e aswitch pedal is pressed TOGGLE mode is on
25. that can be selected and which of these scene is active only one at a time As already stated a maximum of 128 Performance can be created Performance can be saved to the internal memory or to a USB pen and reloaded when needed The user can thus create an unlimited library of Performances SCENE A Scene is a program containing all information needed to configure an instrument more precisely a Scene contains information about 8 Zones 4 Control Banks each with 9 Knobs 9 S iders and 9 Buttons O pedali Pedals Qor2 Wheels 8 Input Maps 8 initializing messages Messages Scenes determine the functioning of all the components of the instrument such as keyboard knobs and all controls A Scene can be active inactive o disabled The status of a Scene is indicated on the lower part of the PERFORMANCE MODE video page see chap 5 4 according to this rule e Scene name in white and indicated by the cursor light blue rectangle this Scene is active Zones and Controls work as set by the current Scene e Scene name in white without cursor this Scene is inactive Zones and Controsl work as determined by the active ocene he inactive Scene is however available e Scene name in gray this Scene is disabled Zones and Controls work as set by the active Scene The disabled Scene cannot be activated ZONE A Zone is a portion of the keyboard It can have any range from one key to the whole keyboard A Zone all
26. the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over dv 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer allservicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped NOTE The socket outlet shallbe installed near the equipment and shallbe easily accessible To completely disconnect this apparatus from the AC MAINS disconnect the power supply cord plug from the AC receptacle SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS dii INSTRUCTIONS A CONSERVER PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual Table of contents TABLE OF CONTENTS oa se o o o EE E Iud Uu MMC CPU dud URS 2 Eso er o 2 MA elos An mE 2 2 Connecti ns ana elel 3 o I MON EEA E OEP OI A A 3 AA e O e EST o PU GU 6 2S CONTEC LINO le NEED 8 E ccn 9 A K C m 9 oS eate A e e o 9 So merma SUCIO TTT 9 o e E O PO E EEA eerie dnaneunenaencous 14 4 1 Switching on and main video Dage 14 eT CMMI Te Fl MAA Nhe AN NC NNN ROT OOo cmm 14 EE e ee eet ee err eter E o ue 16 R ee aio sae hace E Be ae an deen esa ea eae o A a 16 4 5 Keyboard IranspositiOn n
27. the front panel KNOBS SLIDERS and BUTTONS From the BANKS page press F2 or move the cursor to the right to visualize the second configuration page the KNOBS page The knobs KNOB 1 KNOB 9 can be controlled from here Press F3 or move the cursor to the right to access the SLIDERS page related to the cursor controls SLIDER 1 SLIDER 9 Press F4 or move the cursor to the right to access the BUTTONS page related to the BUTTON 1 BUTTON 9 controls Press the function buttons F1 F2 F3 or F4 or move the cursor to the left to return to the previous pages P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A EDIT MODE B1 ST cc 007 Volume 0 100 Acc 007 volume 0 127 P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A FK EDIT MODE B1 SNO 010 Pan 0 127 ACC 010 Pan 0127 KNOBS SLIDER 1 of 9 BUTTONS SLIDERS P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A EDIT MODE B1 AUGUE 007 000 REVONOFF 0 127 ACC 000 Bank Select 0 127 TA NRPN 000 003 0127 or l oer ee epur pr of 27 Toca re oper CA BANKS KNOBS SLIDERS BUTTON 1 of 9 BUTTONS Available parameters are Type type of MIDI message transmitted by the control can be OFF no MIDI message assigned CC Control Change NRPN Non Registered Parameter Number RPN Registered Parameter Number PITCH Pitch Bend EN 28 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual Checking an
28. the menu from which it is called Therefore the parameters that are going to be reset are those shown at the time of the function call To initialize a Scene press EDIT to access the EDIT mode and the initialising page Now press SHIFT and at the same time press the 1 button which recalls the INIT function The following page is an example INITIALIZE CTRL BANK SECTIONS Destination P001 Stage Grand 1 SCENE A CTRL BANK 1 Item ENTIRE BANK ENTER The Item field indicates the Scene section that will be initialized Destination fields which are contextual that is the content and number of which varies depending on the screen in which you are located report the current Performance not editable the Scene and possibly the bank of controls where are the parameters to be initialized In the example page above the destination is Control Bank 1 of Scene A in Performance P0O1 The available values of the Item field vary according to the operating mode from which the initializing page was accessed if accessed from the EDIT MODE page available values are ENTIRE SCENE the entire Scene selected through the Destination field ALL ZONES all Zones of the Scene selected through the Destination field ALL CTRL BANKS all Control Banks of the current Scene selected through the Destination field ALL PEDALS all pedals of the current Scene selected through the Destination field ALL WHEELS all wheels
29. the number of sound program that has to be activated PITCH BEND This continuous control message bends the instrument s pitch upwards or downwards Data format EnH vvH n channel number OOH OFH 1 16 vv value DOH 7FH 0 127 EN 61 User Manual MIDI PHYSIS SEE PIANO CHANNEL AFTERTOUCH This message controls the sound according to the pressure on the key Only one value is transmitted through the channel therefore the said value is the same for all notes and is set by the last key pressed Data format DnH vvH n channel number OOH OFH 1 16 vv value DDH 7FH 0 127 SYSTEM MESSAGES SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE These messages contain an ID number which identifies the transmitting instrument and that can only be received if the receiving instrument is set on the same number Often this number identifies the manufacturer and or model This means that only devices from the same manufacturer can receive those message However it is not always so Data format FOH iiH nnH dlH d2H F H FOH Exclusive status iiH ID number nnH channel dlH data byte 1 d2H data byte 2 F7H End of Exclusive EN 62 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual 10 2 MIDI MESSAGE TABLES GENERAL MIDI INSTRUMENTS PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBERS A AS A a s n E n t o Acoustic Grand Piano Acoustic Bass Soprano Sax SFX Rain A Bright Acoustic Piano Fingered Bass Alto Sax SFX Soundtrack 3 Electric Grand Piano Electric Picked
30. update to the Y Y version A Upgrade error File extraction error Please contact customer service attaching the file upgrade log from your USB drive Please switch off and on the instrument Please switch off and on the instrument there has been an error while extracting the kpu update file Check that the USB pen is correctly connected and working if so download again the update file from the website ffo www viscountinstruments com and attempt the update again Should the problem still occur contact the customer service by e mail at serviceQviscount it Include the error message and the upgrade log file saved to the USB pen that has been used for the update Upgrade error DSP boot failure Please contact customer service attaching the file upgrade log from your USB drive Please switch off and on the instrument Please switch off and on the instrument an error has occured in the sound generation devices Contact the customer service by e mail at the address serviceQviscount it Include the error message and the upgrade log file saved to the USB pen that has been used for the update A Upgrade error Wave upgrade error Please contact customer service attaching the file upgrade log from your USB drive Please switch off and on the instrument the system cannot install the update contained in the hdse file Please contact the customer care service by writing an e mail to the address servicegviscount it Remember to write down the erro
31. value for the Lower parameter in a Zone and for the Upper parameter in another When playing at a low dynamic only the second Zone will transmit notes and vice versa The curves can be visualized thanks to the graphs of the Velocity Curve column in view mode ALL or on the right side of the page in view mode SINGLE The horizontal x axis corresponds to key pressure while the vertical y axis corresponds to the transmitted MIDI value To see other pages under the ZONES section press the function buttons F1 F2 F3 or F4 Press EXIT to return to INFO MODE and EDIT MODE Press INFO to return to PERFORMANCE MODE if the system is currently in INFO mode Otherwise press EDIT or press EXIT two times To access a different operating mode press its corresponding button in the MODE section of the front panel USER PROGRAMMED DYNAMIC CURVES After selecting a USER dynamic curve place the cursor on the Velocity Curve graphic and press ENTER in VIEW mode ALL The following page will appear ZONE 1 Edit User Velocity Curve PREV POINT NEXTPOINT ADDPOINT REMOVE POINT When VIEW mode is set as SINGLE after selecting a USER dynamic curve P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A ZONES EDIT MODE 127 100 Vel Type USER 75 Amount ES Polarity E 25 50 75 100 127 Points Lower 1 Upper 127 CONFIG PARAMETERS VELOCITY KEY RANGE To access the Edit User Velocity Curve page place the cursor on the EDIT
32. 10 When OFF is selected this Control Change is not transmitted Rev Reverb initial reverb level set by Control Change 91 When OFF is selected this Control Change is not transmitted Cho Chorus initial Chorus level set by Control Change 91 When OFF is selected this Control Change is not transmitted Note Note Shift Zone transposition note shift in semitones Tran Transpose Enable enable or disable transposition Select YES to allow transposition which can be controlled by pressing the TRANSPOSE button Select NO to disable Aftouch Message Aftouch this MIDI message is transmitted when using the aftertouch It is possible to select OFF none MIDI message transmitted CH PRESS Channel Pressure aftertouch di canale CC Control Change NRPN Non Registered Parameter Number RPN Registered Parameter Number PITCH Pitch Bend AftCurve aftertouch response curve The following options are available NORM linear curve the transmitted MIDI value corresponds to the pressure value SOFT 1 e2 soft curves curve 1 is the softest HARD 1 e 2 hard curves curve 1 is the hardest EN 24 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual Checking and modifying a Performance Info and Edit Mode To see other pages under the ZONES section press the function buttons F1 F2 F3 or F4 Press EXIT to return to INFO MODE and EDIT MODE Press INFO to return to PERFORMANCE MODE if the sy
33. 7 PEDAL6 PEDAL5 PEDAL4 PEDAL3 PEDAL2 PEDAL 1 AUDIO OUT connectors balanced jack connectors sending out the audio signal from the A ONG Ps A internal sound board Phys s EX for models K4 EX and K5 EX Use only the L MONO connector if you need a monophonic output EN 6 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual Connections and controls O PHONES connector stereo jack connector sending out the signal from the internal sound board Physis EX for models K4 EX and K5 EX Use with Headphones The AUDIO OUT outputs have balanced connections and can be used with either mono or stereo jacks cables f using mono jacks cables or devices with unbalanced inputs the signal level is 6dB lower than when using stereo Jacks cables Furthermore connections made using balanced cables stereo jacks and cables are much more immune to interferences Cold Cold Ground Cold Ground Cold Hot Ground Ground Hot Hot STEREO JACK BALANCED MONO JACK UNBALANCED Keep in mind that using heaaphones at high volume might cause hearing loss USB connectors this section contains all the available USB connections that can be used as follows HOST 3 4 HOST 1 2 DEVICE HOST 1 2 and HOST 3 4 insert here the USB cable from sound generation devices or a USB pen to which you can save load your configurations and settings Can also be used with USB control lights DEVICE connect here the USB from a computer in order to use
34. ALL ENTER Now enter the number of the step using the KEYPAD buttons Press F3 to delete data Press F1 to select the first step or F2 to select the last available step Press F4 or ENTER to confirm the selected step or EXIT to abort While on CHAIN MODE place the cursor on the Chain Name field and press ENTER to assign a name to the Chain To enter a new name follow the procedure described at chap 5 2 Press CHAIN or EXIT to return to PERFORMANCE MODE To access a different operating mode press its corresponding button in the MODE section of the front panel NB Changes to one or more Chains are automatically saved EN 36 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual General instrument settings System Mode 7 GENERAL INSTRUMENT SETTINGS SYSTEM MODE 7 1 FOREWORD ON SYSTEM MODE Pressing the SYSTEM button on the front panel MODE section you can access the System MIDI settings creation and or modification of Virtual Instruments allocation of system functions to the pedals wheel and aftertouch and other functions utilities including customization and upgrade the operating system of the instrument The first page is called SYSTEM MODE it is a selection menu from which the specific functions can be accessed SYSTEM MENU tt SYSTEM MODE MIDI COMMON DEVICES PEDALS INFORMATION PREFERENCES PROG BANKS WHEELS BACKUP CCTABLE AFTERTOUCH RESTORE NRPN TABLE SEQ REMOTE FACTORY RESET
35. ASTER PAN GM System Exclusive message Master Pan GM panning MASTER FINE TUNING GM System Exclusive message Master Fine Tunig GM fine tuning MASTER COARSE TUNING GM System Exclusive message Master Coarse Tuning GM tuning range PERFORMANCE INCREMENT select next Performance PERFORMANCE DECREMENT select previous Performance SCENE INCREMENT select next Scene SCENE DECREMENT select previous Scene SEQUENCER REMOTE REWIND rewind message as when pressing the M4 button for message type selection see SEQUENCER REMOTE in this paragraph SEQUENCER REMOTE FORWARD fast forward message as when pressing the gt I button for message type selection see SEQUENCER REMOTE in this paragraph SEQUENCER REMOTE STOP stop message as when pressing the I button for message type selection see SEQUENCER REMOTE in this paragraph SEQUENCER REMOTE PLAY play message as when pressing the button for message type selection see SEQUENCER REMOTE in this paragraph SEQUENCER REMOTE RECORD record message as when pressing the e button for message type selection see SEQUENCER REMOTE in this paragraph To select functions use the encoder the DEC and INC buttons or press ENTER to open the function list Press F1 to select the next pedal and visualize its information When a pedal is pressed its configuration page appears on the display as if it were selected through the con
36. Ac Piano 2 Table Enable ON 003 Ac Piano 3 004 E Piano 1 Prog Bank MSB 000 005 E Piano 2 Prog Bank LSB 000 006 E Piano 3 007 Harpsichord 008 Brite Clavi DEVICES P BANK10f8 CC TABLE NRPN TABLE In this page sound lists to a maximum of 8 can be programmed these lists correspond to the sound banks of the external device Available parameters are Table Name sound bank name it will be shown when selecting Bank Select MSB and LSB messages Bank MSB LSB column ZONE CONFIG video page in EDIT MODE see chap 5 5 To enter a new name place the cursor on this field then press ENTER follow the procedure described at chap 5 2 Table Enable enable YES or disable NO the sound bank enabled banks appear in the Bank MSB LSB and Program Change columns on the ZONE 1 CONFIG page in EDIT and INFO MODE see chap 5 5 Program Bank MSB and Program Bank LSB MIDI MIDI Bank Select MSB and LSB number when these messages are received the external device selects the sound bank Program Name names of the Program Change which will be displayed in the selection of Program Change messages Program Change column on the screen ZONE CONFIG in EDIT MODE see par 5 5 assigned on the basis of sounds and or programs in the external device The numbers that appear in this field correspond to the Program Change that in the receiving instrument are assigned to the sound program Read the user manual to see the link between Pr
37. Bass Tenore Sax SFX Crystal 4 Honky Tonk Piano Fretless Bass Baritone Sax SFX Atmosphere 5 Electric Piano 1 Slap Bass 1 Oboe SFX Brightness 6 Electric Piano 2 Slap Bass 2 English Horn SFX Goblins Harpsichord Synth Bass 1 Bassoon SFX Echoes Clavinet Synth Bass 2 Clarinet SFX Sci Fi LEG Tonromaie Percusion PO anas fpo feee Fro Eine Celesta Violin Piccolo Sitar Glockenspiel Viola Flute Banjo Music Box Cello Recorder Shamisen Vibraphone Contrabass Pan Flute Koto Marimba Tremolo Strings Bottle Blow Kalimba Xyophone Pizzicato Strings Shakuhachi Bag Pipe Tubular Bells Orchestral Harp Whistle Fiddle Dulcimer Timpani Ocarina Shanai Drawbar Organ String Ensemble 1 Synth Sqaure Wave Tinkle Bell Percussive Organ String Ensemble 2 Synth Sawtooth Wave Agogo Rock Organ Synth Strings 1 Synth Calliope Steel Drums Church Organ Synth Strings 2 Synth Chiff Woodblock Reed Organ Choir Aahs Synth Charang Taiko Drum Accordion Voice Oohs Synth Voice Melodic Drum Harmonica synth Choir synth Fifth Synth Drum Tango Accordion Orchestral Hit Synth Brass amp Lead Heverse Cymbal Nylon Acoustic Guitar Trumpet New Age Synth Pad Guitar Fret Noise Steel Acoustic Guitar Trombone Warn Synth Pad Breath Noise Jazz Electric Guitar Tuba Polysynth Synth Pad Seashore Clean Electric Guitar Muted Trumpet Choir Synth Pad Bird Tweet Muted Electric Guitar French Horn Bowed Synth Pad Telephone Ring Overdrive Guitar Brass Section Metal Synth Pad Helicopter Distort
38. CENE B r EDIT MODE Input Ch Output Ch Filters MIDI IN1 MIDI OUT1 1 Sync EN 33 User Manual Checking and modifying a Performance Info and Edit Mode PHYSIS CRT PIANO Each row corresponds to an available map The Input column indicates the MIDI input of the map while the input channel can be found in the first Ch column The Output column shows the Zone or the MIDI output port to which the ingoing data is transmitted while the second Ch column shows the output channel To program a new map select an empty row and press F1 INSERT INPUT MAP 1 Output MIDI OUT1 Out Channel Filters Note Prog Ctrl J SysEx Sync L EXIT CONFIRM The following fields are available Input the MIDI input port data incoming from this port will be sent to an output n Channel the MIDI input channel related to the input port selected through the Input parameter In ANY mode all channels are accepted this mode is particularly useful when you want each received data to be redirected to a single channel set by the parameter Out Channel Output the MIDI output port to which the incoming data is transmitted Set the input port and channel through the Input and In Channel parameters For Zones the output is the same set by the Zone otherwise the name printed beside the output port will be visualized or the name of a Virtual Instrument Virtual Instruments can be created through the DEVICES function under the SYSTEM
39. DE ii MMIMMM A CONFIG PARAMETERS VELOCITY KEY RANGE CONFIG PARAMETERS VELOCITY KEY RANGE VIEW ALL VIEW SINGLE The value Lower or Lower Key is the lowest note of the portion of the keyboard assigned to the Zone while Upper or Upper Key is the highest note To select a key use the normal procedure to enter data described elsewhere or press the key on your keyboard with the SHIFT button pressed It also possible to set Lower values greater than Upper and Upper values less than Lower In this way the Zone continues from the extreme top to the bottom thus obtaining two distinct portions of the keyboard see Zone4 in the screen with VIEW ALL depicted above To see other pages under the ZONES section press the function buttons F1 F2 F3 or F4 alternatively press the arrow buttons lt and Press EXIT to return to INFO MODE and EDIT MODE Press INFO to return to PERFORMANCE MODE if the system is currently in INFO mode Otherwise press EDIT or press EXIT two times To access a different operating mode press its corresponding button in the MODE section of the front panel 5 6 CONTROL BANKS Press F2 in either INFO MODE or EDIT MODE to program the CONTROLLERS section of the front panel see also chap 3 3 under the Control Bank pragraph BANKS P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A CTRL BANKS r EDIT MODE 19 O Q OQ O OQ Hs Q PAN 1 PAN2 REV TIME EFX DEPTH CHARI DEPTH1 CHAR2 DEPTH RATIO
40. DIN 5 pin connector and a USB TO HOST port When using the standard MIDI port select the right MIDI device on your computer when using the USB TO HOST connector select the device labelled USB to speaker When using the USB connection check that the USB Speaker device in installed on your computer If the device is installed but still not working remove and then install again taking care to connect the cable while the instrument is off and making sure that the computer is not currently in energy saving mode cannot copy files from the K4 K5 internal memory to a USB pen Check that the USB pen is properly connected and working also check that it is formatted with FAT32 file system Make sure that the USB pen is not set as read only NB Should these instructions not be enough to solve the problem get in touch with the customer care service by sending an e mail to the address serviceQviscount it Always include the error message or type of problem that you are having EN 60 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual MIDI 10 MIDI 10 1 WHAT IS MIDI MIDI interface Musical Instrument Digital Interface allows instruments of different kind and brand to communicate through a common protocol MIDI instruments can create systems making them much more efficient and versatile than single isolated instruments This communication takes place through DIN 5 poles connectors called MIDI IN the MIDI input that receives
41. ERS section for the current Control Bank These can be set in in EDIT MODE P001 Grand 11 SCENE A PERFORMANCE MODE 006800020 PAN 1 PAN2 REV TIME EFX DEPTH CHARI DEPTH1 CHAR2 Q Q VOL 1 REV LEV EFXLEV DRIVE EFX1LEV DRIVE2 EFX2LEV THRESH A LM NAR EFX1 ON AMP2 ON LA A GRAND BRIGHT Pressing twice quickly the BANK 1 BANK 4 button the screen remains until the pressure of the same button or another BANK 1 BANK 4 or EXIT EN 16 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual Basic functions 4 5 KEYBOARD TRANSPOSITION Transposition affects the whole keyboard in spite of the currently selected Scene or Performance To apply transposition press the TRANSPOSE button When the Led light is on the function is active otherwise it is inactive The PERFORMANCE MODE page shows the transposition value in semitones P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A PERFORMANCE MODE TRANSPOSE 2 P001 Stage Grand 1 FRFORMANCE MODE TRANSPOSE lt 2 SCENE A GRAND Z1 PHYSISanEX 4 72 PHYSISe EX 2 Z3 MIDI OUTT VITA Grand 2 Warm Strings PRG 002 GRAND BRIGHT MELLOW FANTASY To adjust transposition press and hold the TRANSPOSE button and rotate the encoder DATA ENTRY or press DEC to decrease or INC to increase the transposition range is of 24 semitones Pressing both at the same time nullifies transposition 4 6 SCREEN VISUALISATION MODES Some video pages have different visualisation modes they can
42. EV LEV EFXLEV ORIVE1 EFX1LEV DRIVE2 EFX2LEV THR REVON MEFXON REV TYPE MEFX TYPE AMP1 ON EFX1ON AMP2ON EFX20N COMP ON VOL 1 VOL2 R ESH O HE BANK 1 of 4 KNOBS SLIDERS BUTTONS EN 27 User Manual Checking and modifying a Performance Info and Edit Mode PHYSIS CRT PIANO Here you can find information on the selected Control Bank and on the status of all controls On the top of the page there are two fields Name name assigned to the control bank Enable bank status can be ON bank enabled press the BANK 1 BANK 4 buttons to activate deactivate OFF bank disabled the BANK 1 BANK 4 buttons have no effect The field on the right shows the currently selected Control Bank The page shows in graphic form the current status of all controls using controls such as pressing a button or rotating a knob immediately affects the data on this page see also chap 4 7 Buttons appear in yellow if they are set as on or in STEP mode see Knobs Sliders and Buttons below Press F1 to see information on the next Control Bank To see more pages under the CTRL BANKS section press the function buttons F1 F2 F3 or F4 Press EXIT to return to INFO MODE and EDIT MODE menus Press INFO to return to PERFORMANCE MODE if the system is currently in INFO mode Otherwise press EDIT or press EXIT two times To access a different operating mode press its corresponding button in the MODE section of
43. EVICES PROG BANKS CC TABLE NRPN TABLE Available parameters are Table Enable enable YES or disable NO the NRPN table When enabled the assigned names appear under the Message MSB LSB column of the control pages MSB LSN NRPN Name names of the controls parameters available in the external device The number on the list are the two NRPN MSB and LSB messages that the receiving instrument uses to adjust controls Read the user manual of the device to see what name is assigned to each Control Change then enter the names in the table following the procedure 1 Press the gt button to place the cursor on the table 2 use the arrow buttons lt I A and V to select the MSN and LSB values and define their NRPN You can also use the A and V with SHIFT key to jump 10 positions EN 41 User Manual General instrument settings System Mode PHYSIS CRT PIANO 3 press the gt button to place the cursor on a parameter s name 4 press ENTER to enter a new name follow the procedure described at chapter 5 2 Press the function buttons F1 F2 F3 and F4 to access the other video pages of the INSTRUMENTS section To return to SYSTEM MODE press EXIT To return to PERFORMANCE MODE press SYSTEM or EXIT two times Press a MODE button to access the corresponding operating mode 7 5 CONFIGURATING SYSTEM CONTROLS Press the function button F3 while in SYSTEM MODE to access calibration and programming
44. IDER 2 SLIDER 3 SLIDER 4 SLIDER 5 SLIDER 6 SLIDER 7 SLIDER 8 SLIDER 9 single sliders of the Control Bank and Scene selected through the Destination field if the previous page was EDIT MODE CTRL BANKS A BUTTONS ALL BUTTONS all buttons of the Control Bank and Scene selected through the Destination field EN 50 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual Utility functions and data transfer BUTTON 1 BUTTON 2 BUTTON 3 BUTTON 4 BUTTON 5 BUTTON 6 BUTTON 7 BUTTON 8 BUTTON 9 single buttons of the Control Bank and Scene selected through the Destination field if the previous page was EDIT MODE PEDALS WHEELS PEDALS ALL PEDALS all pedals of the current Scene selected through the Destination field PEDAL 1 PEDAL 2 PEDAL 3 PEDAL 4 PEDAL 5 PEDAL 6 PEDAL 7 PEDAL 8 single pedals of the current ocene selected through the Destination field ifthe previous page was EDIT MODE PEDALS WHEELS WHEELS ALL WHEELS all wheels of the Scene selected through the Destination field WHEEL 1 WHEEL 2 WHEEL 3 single wheels of the Scene selected through the Destination field if the previous page was EDIT MODE MESSAGES ALL MESSAGES all auxiliary MIDI message of the Scene selected through the Destination field if the previous page was EDIT MODE INPUT MAPS ALL INPUT MAPS all the MIDI input maps of the Scene selected through the Destination field Once the function you wish to initialize has been recalled p
45. MODE or EDIT MODE menu depending on the current operating mode or press INFO or EDIT as before to go back to PERFORMANCE MODE To toggle between these modes use the related buttons in the MODE section of the front panel To enter data in the system use the the encoder the DEC and INC buttons the KEYPAD section buttons or press ENTER When pressing KEYPAD buttons or ENTER the following pages appear ZONE 1 Enter Program Change ZONE 1 Select Program Change 009 Celesta 017 Draw Organ 002 RockBrite Piano 010 Glocken 018 Perc Organ 003 CP 2007 011 Music Box 019 Rock Organ 004 Honkytonk 012 Vibes 020 Church Organ 5 005 E Piano 1 013 Marimba 021 Reed Organ 006 E Piano 2 014 Xylophone 022 Accordion 007 Harpsichord 015 Tubular Bell 023 Harmonica 008 Brite Clavi 016 Dulcimer 024 Tango Accordion MIN VALUE MAX VALUE CLEAR ALL ENTER OFF ENTER pressing KEYPAD buttons pressing ENTER These example pages appear when trying to enter data in the Program Change column On the first example page to move the cursor the white bar press the arrow buttons lt and Function buttons F1 F2 F3 and F4 perform the functions shown on the display just above each button Press F1 to select the minimum available value for each parameter press F2 to select the maximum value Press F3 to erase all data press F4 or ENTER to confirm and return to the previous page To cancel the procedure press EXIT O
46. OVE COVER OR BACK POUR TOUTE REPARATION EVENTUELLE FAIRE APPEL A NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE UN PERSONNEL QUALIFIE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS WARNING 1 Read these instructions 2 Keep these instructions J Heed all warnings 4 Follow allinstructions 5 Do not use this apparatus near water 6 Clean only with dry cloth 7 Do not block any ventilation openings Installin accordance with the manufacturer s instructions 8 Do not installnear any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wider blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving
47. RAMETERS VELOCITY KEY RANGE CONFIG PARAMETERS VELOCITY KEY RANGE VIEW ALL VIEW SINGLE EN 17 User Manual Basic functions PHYSIS SEE PIANO 4 7 CONTROLS INFORMATION When using a control from the CONTROLLERS section an information page appears showing either a general overview on the whole section or specific information for the current control Control Bank status Control Bank name P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A PERFORMANCE MODE Toa Knobs names and values 0 0 Q 0 GY Q 3 Q Q PAN 1 PAN2 REV TIME EFX DEPTH CHARI DEPTH1 CHAR2 DEPTH2 RATIO Sliders names and values p I i VOL 1 REV LEV EFXLEV ORIVE1 EFX1LEV DRIVE2 EFX2LEV THRESH Control Bank number Buttons names and values E EE E ll E REVON MEFXON REV TYPE MEFX TYPE AMP1 ON EFX1ON AMP2 ON LA RR GRAND BRIGHT VIEWZALL P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A PERFORMANCE MODE a Current control value j 69 y 4 Percent control value Control name S VOL 1 GRAND BRIGHT VIEWZSINGLE EN 18 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual Checking and modifying a Performance Info and Edit Mode 5 CHECKING AND MODIFYING A PERFORMANCE INFO and EDIT MODE 5 1 FOREWORD ON INFO AND EDIT MODES INFO mode allows the user to see all parameters of a Scene while in EDIT mode they can also be modified INFO and EDIT mode can be accessed through the related buttons in the MODE
48. SEQ REMOTE Available parameters are Range Calibration aftertouch range calibration described below VALUE read only parameter indicating the current aftertouch value it is used for calibration Minimum value mildest pressure should always be 096 while maximum value strongest pressure on the key should be 10096 If not so perform a calibration System Function assign a system function to the aftertouch A system function is a special function which is not saved into Scenes and therefore is always active and overrides Scene and Performance Settings Available system functions are OFF CHANNEL PRESSURE MODULATION WHEEL BREATH CONTROLLER To select a function use the encoder the DEC and INC buttons or press ENTER to open a list of the available functions Press the function buttons F1 F2 F3 and F4 to access the other video pages of the SETUP section To return to SYSTEM MODE press EXIT To return to PERFORMANCE MODE press SYSTEM or EXIT two times Press a MODE button to access the corresponding operating mode EN 44 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual General instrument settings System Mode CALIBRATING PEDALS WHEELS AND AFTERTOUCH If the VALUE field for one of the controls described before cannot reach the values 0 and 100 the said control must be calibrated To do so place the cursor on the RUN field of the Range Calibration parameter and press ENTER SYSTEM SETUP PEDALS G S
49. YSTEM MODE PEDAL 1 Pedal Type CONTINUOUS Range Calibration RUN MOVE PEDAL TO MIN AND PRESS ENTER VALUE 0 System Function PEDAL 1 of 8 WHEELS AFTERTOUCH SEQ REMOTE Place the control to its minimum position and press ENTER When calibrating the aftertouch press the key completely then release it When calibrating WHEEL 1 leave it in central position and press ENTER Place the control to its maximum position and press ENTER When calibrating the aftertouch press the key completely Press ENTER to save the new calibration Press EXIT at any stage to abort the procedure Ah WN NB The attertouch sensor is monophonic channel aftertouch and therefore it can be calibrated by pressing only one key SEQUENCER REMOTE As described in chapter 2 1 point 15 K4 K5 can control external DAW Digital Audio Workstation devices and applications to play record or select songs by pressing the SEQUENCER REMOTE buttons on the front panel There are two types of remote control MIDI messages for DAW applications MIDI Machine Control MMC or Control Change CC Read the user manual of the applications to see which messages can be used Press F4 while in the SETUP page of SYSTEM mode to access the configuration page for these buttons System Setup Sequencer Remote G SYSTEM MODE Transport Control Mode MMC Transport Control Output USB DEVICE PEDALS WHEELS AFTERTOUCH SEQ REMOTE Available pa
50. age of avoiding unwanted transmissions inadvertently touching one of these controls PEDALS This section contains settings for the 8 pedals that can be connected to the PEDAL 1 PEDAL 8 connectors on the rear panel Pedals can be configured from the SETUP PEDALS video page under the SYSTEM menu Available settings are pedal type switch or expression polarity and calibration Once the pedal has been configured it can be programmed as all the other controls Pedal as controls can tramsit a maximum of 8 different MIDI messages one for each Zone Each message has its own minimum and maximum value Just like buttons the operating mode of switch pedals can be manually set for each Scene Three modes are available e Normal by standard the value is at minimum While the pedal is pressed the parameter reaches the maximum value e Toggle each time the pedal is pressed the value is toggled between maximum and minimum e Step when the pedal is pressed the value is increased or decreased by one unit Differently from Control Banks pedals can be assigned a system function under the SETUP PEDALS page from the SYSTEM menu These system function override Scene settings A pedal to which a system function has been assigned sends out the same MIDI message to all Zones in spite of the currently selected Performance and Scene Such function can be used for example to make a Sustain pedal Control Change 64 always available without program
51. al device will be shown Therefore when using K4 K5 with other MIDI devices it is important to program the Virtual Instrument tables as soon as possible Thanks to the tables programming Performances is much easier and faster since the names of the devices and their sounds and parameters are shown on display A maximum of 10 Virtual Instrument tables are available and can be programmed Each table has 8 sound banks a Control Change table and an NRPN table Virtual Instruments can be saved to the internal memory or to a USB pen allowing an unlimited library CONTROL BANK The control bank contains settings for knobs sliders and buttons on the left side of the front panel called CONTROLLERS section Knobs can be rotated up to 360 degrees without end so as to allow continuous control of the assigned parameter The function mode of each knob can be selected the value controlo can be relative or absolute In relative mode the value increases decreases starting from the value saved to the Control Bank In absolute mode the value set by the knob remains even when changing Scene or Performance olider cursors also allow continuous control of a parameter Having a fixed extention they are precise and quick They have an inverse mode simulating for example electromagentic organ drawbars Control parameters can be set to imitate such effect Buttons are equipped with Leds and have three different function modes e Normal by standard the v
52. alue is at minimum and the Led light is off While pressed the value is at its maximum and the Led light is blue e Toggle each time the button is pressed the value is toggled between maximum blue Led and minimum Led light off e Step each time the button is pressed the value is increased or decreased by one unit Led light red Each of these control can send a maximum of 8 different messages at the same time one for each Zone Therefore it is not necessary to define the output and MIDI channel for the control the message acquires the channel and output from each Zone Each of these 8 messages can also be assigned a minimum and maximum value This way each message can have its own value range while keeping the same proportion This is why the control value is expressed by percentage It is also possible to use the controls in inverted mode by setting the minimum value higher than the maximum NB The value of K4 K5 controls is always shown on the display as a percentage from 0 to 100 This is to ensure that the value transmitted by different MIDI messages one for each Zone for a maximum of 8 values assigned to a control This means that parameters for different Zones can be managed together through the same controller values will be calculated and sent out to afferent Zones in a balanced way that is keeping the same percentage for each Zone although the actual value might vary For example let us assume that a controller is
53. and the Performance assigned to each step Empty steps are visualized as a string of dashes p To scroll through steps press to place the cursor on the list then use the arrow buttons A and V to scroll To activate the currently selected list place the cursor on the CHAIN MODE field and select ON To disable the CHAIN Mode select OFF Once you see the list that you want to activate in the CHAIN MODE field select ON To turn off the CHAIN mode select OFF Press CHAIN or EXIT to return to the PERFORANCE MODE page P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A PERFORMANCE MODE CHAIN MODE ON P001 Stage Grand 1 7001 Stage Grand 11 aP CHAIN MODE ON SCENE A GRAND Z1 PHYSISe EX 4 Z2 PHYSIS EX 2 Z3 MIDIOUTI 1 P 0 1 PITA Grand 2 Warm Strings PRG 001 GRAND BRIGHT MELLOW FANTASY On the top left there is a field called CHAIN STEP indicating the currently selected step This field also reminds that CHAIN MODE is active and that the sequence of Performances is different from P001 P128 The first Performance of a Chain is not loaded yet however not to alter the current situation To load the first step of a Chain press SHIFT and DEC at the same time To select the next step press SHIFT and INC at the same time performing the CHAIN lt function To select the previous step press SHIFT and DEC at the same time performing the CHAIN lt function Even though the Chain is active it is po
54. assigned NEED CRI Z ot assigned ot assigned 0 127 Not assigned Not assigned 22 Not assigned 23 Not assigned 24 WHEEL 1 Not assigned 26 27 Not assigned 28 Not assigned 29 Notassgned A WHEEL 2 30 Notassigned o WHEEL 3 o7 3t Notassigned O Not assigned Notassigned Notassigned Notassigned Notassigned Notassigned Notassigned Not assigned Notassigned Notassigned WHEEL User Manual MIDI PHYSIS SEE PIANO 32 MNotassigned 80 Notassigned L 38 j Notasigned 681 Notassigned Not assigned HA 82 Notasiged d O 2 Scene A 35 Scene selection B e E 83 Not assigned 3 Scene D 36 Notassigned o 84 Notassignd 37 Notasiged o 85 J SB Of BEA ON 38 Notassigned o e 86 Of BEA ON 30 Notasiged o 87 J wm ff BEA ON 40 Notassigned 88 MNotassigned do O Bank 1 3 Bank 4 42 MNotassigned o 90 e SB Ff BEA ON 43 Notassigned o 91 Notessigned 44 Notasigned o 92 MNotassigned 45 Notasigned 93 Notassigned gt 46 SIIDER 1 o 0127 94 Notassigned
55. check all configuration video pages of a Scene and therefore of a Performance In this mode data cannot be modified so as to avoid unwanted changes to parameters For further information see chap 5 EDIT edit mode allows full access to all Scene edit pages and theferfore of the Performance and all parameters can be modified For further information on this operating mode see chap 5 CHAIN Performance chain mode allows creation and recalling of Performance chains different from the standard sequence P001 P128 For further information on this mode see chap 6 EN 5 User Manual Connections and controls PHYSIS CRT PIANO SYSTEM system mode in this mode the instrument s global parameters can be modified System controls those that do not depend on the selected Scene can be configured Vistrual Instrument Tables can be programmed and all other additional functions can be accessed For more infromation on this mode see chap E O STORE button press this button to access the page where Performances are stored 115 SEQUENCER REMOTE section remote buttons controlling an external sequencer or a computer DAW application Digital Audio Workstation programs that play record audio and MIDI connected to KA K5 The buttons perform the following functions 4 select previous song press once or rewind press and hold M select next song press once or fast forward press and
56. ction of the front panel EN 34 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual Sequence of Performances Chain Mode 6 SEQUENCE OF PERFORMANCES CHAIN MODE 6 1 FOREWORD ON CHAIN MODE The term Chain refers to a sequence of Performances alternative to the standard sequence P001 P128 Chains can be selected by the user under PERFORMANCE MODE The system supports up to 10 programmable Chains that can be recalled at any moment by selecting the CHAIN mode A Chain consist of a maximum of 128 steps that is 128 locations associated to a Performance The normal sequence of Performances is P001 P002 P003 etc A Chain can associate Performance P013 to Step 1 POO4 to Step 2 P054 to Step 3 and so on When recalled such a Chain will recall Performances according to the desired order P013 P004 P054 The same Performance can be associated to more than one Step making it easier to use the same Performance more than once without scrolling 6 2 SELECTING A CHAIN To recall a Chain first press the CHAIN button in the MODE section of the front panel The following page will appear CHAIN Chain 1 CHAIN MODE Chain Steps CHAIN MODE OFF 1 P006 CP Grand 2 P014 HIBRYD EP Chain Name Chain a P007 Mk Case 70 4 P008 Mk 70 Layer CHAIN 1 of 10 Press F1 to navigate Chains The Chain Name field indicates the list name it can be modified when programming a Chain see chap 6 3 The Chain Step list shows all steps of the Chain
57. d modifying a Performance Info and Edit Mode PROG Program Change CH PRESS Channel Pressure channel aftertouch NOTE note message only for buttons Message MSB LSB this parameter is type dependent that is CC Control Change number NRPN e RPN MSB and LSB number for Non Registered Parameter Number and Registered Parameter Number PG MSB and LSB numbers of Bank Select messages PITCH and CH PRESS messages do not have this parameter Min or Off minimum value transmitted when e aslider is at its lowest e aknob is rotated counter clockwise e a button is not pressed TOGGLE mode see MODE parameter with Led light off NORMAL mode or at first STEP in STEP mode Max or On maximum value transmitted when e aslider is at its highest e aknob is rotated clockwise e abutton is pressed TOGGLE mode with Led light NORMAL mode or at its last STEP STEP mode This is how MIDI messages usually work However controls can be used in inverted mode so that a MIDI messages ha maximum value when e aslider is at its lowest e aknob is rotated counter clockwise e abutton is not pressed TOGGLE mode with Led light off NORMAL mode or at first STEP in STEP mode To do so set the Max parameter to a value lower than the Min parameter Value starting value transmitted when a Scene is selected calculated according to the range set by the Min and Max parameters This field can be modified also by using the corres
58. data from other instruments MIDI OUT the MIDI output that sends out generated data to other devices MIDI THRU this port can link several instruments in order to create a chain It sends out MIDI data as it comes in from the MIDI IN port Not all instruments have a MIDI THRU port Instruments equipped with a MIDI interface can send MIDI messages to the MIDI OUT port These messages contain information on which note has been played and its dynamic If the MIDI OUT port is connected to the MIDI IN of another instrument such as an expander set the latter will act according on the notes received by the first instrument MIDI messages can also be used to record MIDI tracks A computer or a sequencer can record the MIDI data generated by an instrument Then the data can be sent back to the instrument that will play again the recorded performance Large amounts of data can be sent through one single MIDI cable at the same time This is possible thanks to MIDI channels There are 16 MIDI channels available They work like radio channels two stations can only communicate if they are using the same frequency or channel In the same way two MIDI instruments can only exchange data if both share the same channel Recently new technologies have allowed to transmit MIDI messages to only through 5 poles DIN ports but also through common USB ports The number of channels supported by the MIDI standard is 16 however different ports can be used A s
59. ed Guitar synth Brass 1 Halo Synth Pad Applause Guitar Harmonics synth Brass 2 Sweep Synth Pad Gun Shot GENERAL MIDI NOTE NUMBERS JC CA D Dt E F F G_Gt A AAT B ESO ee e ee 94 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 4 60 61 G2 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 7O 71 fe owe wey A B EA 1389 9t le es 6 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 7 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 8 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 rn A p GENERAL MIDI DRUM NOTE ASSIGNMENTS MIDI Drum Sound MIDI Drum Sound Au Drum Sound Note Note Note 36 BassDrumt 52 ChineseCymba 68 LowAgogo 37 SideStik_____ 53 RideBel 69 Cabasa 44 PedalH Hat 60 HiBongo 76 HiWoodBlock 48 HiMidTom______ 64 LowCoga 80 MuteTrange 50 hHighTom________ 66 LowTimbale EN 63 User Manual MIDI PHYSIS SEE PIANO GENERAL MIDI CONTROLLER NUMBERS CONTROL CHANGE Function Value CC n Function valle Range Range Bank Select 0 127 Portamento On Off 63 off 264 on Hasc RE mamama 2 Breath Controller _ 0 127 67_ Soft Pedalonjofh 7 Undefined 0 127 Legato Footswitch 0 127 roo Contar prior oe 9 6 DataEnryMSB 1 0 127 71 SoundController 2 default Timbre Harmonic Intes 0 127 7 ChannelVolume 0 127 72 Sou
60. either show all information together giving a global overview or only the information relevant to what is currently being modified The VIEW button switches between these two modes according to the following rule when the Led light is on all information is displayed when the Led light is off the display shows only information about what is being modified Two types of video pages have these two view modes pages related to the CONTROLLERS section front panel and pages about Zones ZONES section under INFO and EDIT modes Using a control SLIDER 1 in the example below one of these two pages will appear according to the selected view mode P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A PERFORMANCE MODE P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A PERFORMANCE MODE YAA A 69 DRIVE1 EFX1LEV DRIVE2 EFX2LEV THRESH Mir EON conn VOL 1 GRAND BRIGHT GRAND BRIGHT VIEWZALL VIEWZSINGLE In INFO and EDIT modes when visualizing a Zone configuration Zone 1 in the following example the display will show one of these two pages according to the currently selected view mode P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A f EDIT MODE P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A ZONES f EDIT MODE Status Output Ch Bank MSB LSB Program Change ZONE 1 a MEE PHYSISADEX 1 000 000 PPiano Z2 PHYSIS EX 2 004 000 Ensemble gem m FL CTRL MIDIOUT1 1 1000 001 auc Output PHYSIS DEX Channel 1 Bank MSB 000 Bank LSB 000 Name Piano Program Change 036 PITA Grand 2 CONFIG PA
61. enerated data that has been saved through the SAVE function see chap 8 5 such as Performances and Virtual Instruments The selected file will be loaded replacing the currently selected Performance or Virtual Instrument that is the Performance shown in PERFORMANCE MODE or the Virtual Instrument that appears in the INSTRUMENTS page in SYSTEM MODE EN 53 User Manual Utility functions and data transfer PHYSIS SEE PIANO For that reason the system asks you to confirm the action LOAD PERFORMANCE LOAD INSTRUMENT LOAD Mk Case 70 kp TO P001 Stage Grand 1 LOAD Expander 1 ki TO DEVICE 2 Expander 2 ENTER Loading a Performance Loading a Virtual Instrument ENTER Press ENTER or F4 to confirm the exchange press EXIT or F3 to abort and go back to the LOAD PERFORMANCE or LOAD INSTRUMENT page UTILITY FUNCTIONS When the cursor is placed on a non system file or folder the folders FACTORY and USER are system folders and their contents are system files press F1 to recall some utilities LOAD PERFORMANCE Drives Location INTERNAL gt USER INTERNAL MEM E AS Bp NMK Case 70 kp uj D Mk Full Tine kp O Stage Grand 1 kp UTILITY These functions will appear to the left FILE UTILITY Utility Menu Location INTERNAL gt USER NEWFOLDER MiB DELETE C Mk Full Tine kp RENAME O Stage Grand 1 kp COPY PASTE EXIT EXECUTE Press the buttons A and V to select them then press
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63. ers are Device Name name of the connected MIDI device When selecting an output port for a Zone Output column of the ZONE Y CONFIG page in EDIT MODE this name will appear on screen To assign a name select the field and press ENTER To enter a name follow the procedure described at chap 5 2 Enable enable select YES or disable NO a Virtual Instrument An enabled instrument appear on the Output column of the ZONE V CONFIG page in EDIT MODE Port MIDI output port to which the Virtual Instrument is connected EN 39 User Manual General instrument settings System Mode PHYSIS CRT PIANO Channels MIDI channels enabled to transmit data To modify place the cursor on a channel number and press INC to enable or DEC to disable Press F1 to select the next Virtual Instrument To see the other INSTRUMENTS pages press the function buttons F1 F2 F3 or F4 To return to SYSTEM MODE press EXIT To return to PERFORMANCE MODE press SYSTEM or EXIT two times Press a MODE button to access the corresponding operating mode PROGRAM BANKS Once the Virtual Instrument has been selected and configured in the DEVICES page a sound bank can be programmed Programming a sound bank allows to enter the sound list s into the receiving instrument To do so press F2 or move the cursor to the right System Instruments Expander 1 SYSTEM MODE Program Name Table Name Bank 1 001 Ac Piano 1 002
64. esponding button in the MODE section of the front panel 5 8 ADDITIONAL MESSAGES Press F1 on the second page of the INFO MODE and EDIT MODE menus to access the programming pages Here the messages sent when a Scene is recalled see also chap 3 3 paragraph Messagges and input maps Input Map paragraph can be programmed P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A EDIT MODE Output Ch Message MIDI OUT1 1 MIDI OUT1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EN 31 User Manual Checking and modifying a Performance Info and Edit Mode PHYSIS CRT PIANO Here a maximum of 8 MIDI messages can be programmed These messages will be transmitted when the Scene is selected through the port and channel set by the Scene The 8 messages appear in the 8 rows of the table The Output column shows the outputs through which the message is transmitted The Message column corresponds to the MIDI message and the Ch column indicates the MIDI channel NB The REMOVE and EDIT functions can be recalled by pressing the function buttons F2 and F3 they can be used only if the cursor 1s placed on a row in which a message is currently present To insert a new message place the cursor on an empty row then press F1 EDIT MESSAGE 1 Message Type CC Send Mode POST Output MIDI OUT Channel Control 000 Value EXIT CONFIRM The available fields are Messagge Type the transmitted message type CC Control Change NRPN Non Registered Pa
65. f that part within the current Scene and prevents it from accidentally turning on and the transmission of MIDI messages which may be allocated to the controls To activate a disabled Zone access the edit mode EDIT MODE menu described at chap 6 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS As mentioned before each Zone can be assigned an output MIDI port through which MIDI data is sent to external devices In K4 K5 these ports are MIDI OUT USB DEVICE HOST 1 2 and HOST 3 4 connectors When programming a Zone when selecting a MIDI output the display shows the name of the connector though not that of the instrument since it cannot be known To overcome this problem K4 K5 has a set of tables called Virtual Instruments that associate each MIDI connector to an external device Thanks to these tables when programming a Zone it is not necessary to remember the MIDI connector but only the device Furthermore the names of available sounds programs and controls for a certain device can be defined by the user This means that the user does not need to use the code of a Program Change or the type and code of MIDI message assigned to a control or parameter When selecting a Virtual Instrument K4 K5 activates the connector assigned to that instrument and the sound selection screen shows the names of the available sounds for that external instrument in the same way when setting the controls the name of the external controls and or parameters for that extern
66. field and press ENTER To draw a curve add and place points as desired The Points parameter indicates the currently selected point while X and Y are the point s coordinates The slected point appears as a red dot on the graph red arrows around the dot show in which directions it can be moved The first and last points cannot be moved horizontally Press F3 to add a new point after the selected one ZONE 1 Edit User Velocity Curve Point 2 X 64 Y 100 PREV POINT NEXTPOINT ADDPOINT REMOVE POINT EN 26 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual Checking and modifying a Performance Info and Edit Mode Use the arrow buttons A V xl and gt to move the point on the graph alternatively rotate the encoder to move the point along the Y axis rotate the encoder while pressing SHIFT to move the point along the X axis Press F1 to select the previous point press F2 to select the next point Press F4 to remove the selected point Press EXIT to save the curve and return to the previous page NB e hefirst and last points cannot be removed e Points cannot be added before the first one or after the last one KEY RANGE Press F4 or move the cursor to the left to visualize the fourth Zone configuration page KEY RANGE where the portion of keyboard assigned to each Zone can be modified P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A ZONES 7 EDIT MODE ZONE 1 BHI TH P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A ZONES 7 EDIT MO
67. fore Display and buttons this section of the front panel contains the high resolution display 480 x 272 pixels 4 7 and the function buttons F1 FA These buttons are assigned different functions depending on the video page The corresponding function is shown on the display just above the relevant button These buttons also operate two functions When pressed together with SHIFT the secondary function is activated they select a Scene in the current performance This works independently from the current video page This is their primary function while on the main video page of PERFORMANCE MODE SCENE B i O m m gt 7 HE DE 7 SCENE C wn e m Zz m i EN 4 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual Connections and controls DATA ENTRY section this section contains a rotating encoder to enter data Turn the knob DATA ENTRY clockwise to increase the currently selected value Turn it counter clockwise to decrease the value Below the encoder there are two buttons that increase INC or decrease DEC the value of a single unit digit They are used to fine tune parameters Press SHIFT in combination with these buttons to select the Performances contained in the currently active Chain for further information see chap 6 SHIFT button many buttons on the front panel have also secondary functions written close i to the button inside a whi
68. from the MIDI IN port can be sent out to the MIDI OUT connectors redirecting can be set individually for each Scene EN 7 User Manual Connections and controls PHYSIS CRT PIANO 2 3 CONNECTION EXAMPLES Amplifier Mixer input DIE channels ET Sustain pedal QUO eielolololololo o also potentiometer 0jololololo olo Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 9191910101019191 Q ealalalalalajaja elelelola lalala i ZEE ET ii A B 5B E Bee SEE Mixer Left Right Speaker speaker Power socket e e c e Headphones DIO S L NO O m IS DI BE m Ri Ri E y 4 IS 4 TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE ACE E ARTA IN GAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION 7 USB e amp MIDI OUT MIDI IN HOST3 4
69. fter the display returns to the SYSTEM UTILITY page FACTORY RESET This function restore the original factory settings of the instrument Doing so will affect the whole instrument that is e all Performances e all Chains e all general settings of the SYSTEM menu and will therefore undo all user made adjustments and customizations Place the cursor on the FACTORY RESET field and press ENTER The following message will appear SYSTEM UTILITY G SYSTEM MODE THIS OPERATION WILL ERASE ENTIRE MEMORY CONTENT AND RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS ENTER All current settings will be lost and replaced by factory settings Press ENTER or F4 to confirm Press EXIT or F3 to abort and return to the previous page Once the reset is complete the following message appears SYSTEM UTILITY SYSTEM MODE shortly thereafter the instrument will reboot NB lo avoid losing all settings save them through the BACKUP function before performing a Factory Reset Furthermore you can save single performances or Virtual Instruments through the SAVE function describe at chapter 8 4 EN 49 User Manual Utility functions and data transfer PHYSIS SEE PIANO 8 UTILITY FUNCTIONS AND DATA TRANSFER 8 1 INITIALISING SCENES To initialize a Scene means to configure it with standard settings that make its programming easier The function is contextual that is does the entire Scene or individual sections of the same Scene according to
70. g to the internal memory or an external USB drive RESTORE load instrument settings created through the BACKUP function from the internal memory or an external USB drive FACTORY RESET reset the instrument s factory settings Press EXIT to return to SYSTEM MODE Press SYSTEM or EXIT two times to return to PERFORMANCE MODE Press a MODE button to access the corresponding operating mode INFORMA TION and UPDATING THE OPERATING SYSTEM Use this function to access general information on the instrument or to update the operating system Place the cursor on the INFORMATION field then press ENTEH to open the information pop up window SYSTEM UTILITY G SYSTEM MODE MODEL K4 FIRMWARE 1 0 0 FREE SPACE 480MB UPDATE This window contains information on MODEL the model can be K4 GW K4 with Physis EX sound board and wooden graduated Hammer Action keyboard Ivory Feel K4 EX K4 with Physis EX sound board and Hammer Action keyboard K4 K4 without Physis EX sound board Hammer Action keyboard K5 EX K5 with Physis EX sound board and Hammer Action keyboard K5 K5 without Physis EX sound board Hammer Action keyboard FIRMWARE current firmware release EN 46 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual General instrument settings System Mode FREE SPACE free space on the internal memory Press EXIT or F3 to go back to the previous page Each time an update is release kpu file it will be made a
71. ge table when enabled the assigned names appear on the Message MSB LSB column of the control pages Control Name name of controls parameters of the external device Control Change numbers used by the receiving instruments appear in this table Read the user manual of the device to see what name is assigned to each Control Change then enter the names in the table following the procedure 1 press to place the cursor on the table 2 use the arrow buttons A and V to scroll the table and place the cursor on the desired Control Change The same buttons used with the SHIFT button allow you to skip ten steps 3 press ENTER and enter the name following the procedure described at chapter 5 2 Press the function buttons F1 F2 F3 and F4 to access the other video pages of the INSTRUMENTS section To return to SYSTEM MODE press EXIT To return to PERFORMANCE MODE press SYSTEM or EXIT two times Press a MODE button to access the corresponding operating mode NRPN TABLE In addition to Control Changes a Virtual Instrument can also associate names to NRPN messages so as to make them more easily recognizable while setting parameters Press F4 or move the cursor to the left The following page will appear System Instruments Expander 1 e SYSTEM MODE MSB LSB NRPN Name Table Enable ON 008 Vibrato Rate Vibrato Depth Vibrato Delay TVF Cutoff Frequency TVF Resonance Reverb Time Reverb Level Compr Gain D
72. h FAT or FAT32 file system COPY NOT ALLOWED it is not possible to copy with the COPY function an empty message or input map it might also occur when copying to a location preceded by an empty one or when attempting to copy a system folder through utility function DELETE NOT ALLOWED it is not possible to delete DELETE utility of the LOAD and SAVE functions a system folder RENAME NOT ALLOWED it is not possible to rename RENAME utility of the LOAD and SAVE functions a system folder RENAME NOT ALLOWED NAME CAN NOT BE EMPTY files and folders cannot be assigned an empty name COPY FILE BEFORE you are trying to PASTE an item without having copied it COPY utility beforehand KPU FILE NOT FOUND the system could not find the kpu update file Check that the USB pen contains the right file if the problem still occurs download the file again from the website Affo www viscountinstruments com then try to update again Upgrade warning HDSE sounds vX X required but Y Y was found on flash Please switch off and on the instrument the version of HDSE Sounds currently installed on your Physis EX board indicated as Y Y is not compatible with the operating system The instrument needs HDSE Sounds version X X Reboot the instrument by switching it off and on the instrument can still be played however it is advisable to install the required version as soon as possible J HDSE sounds vX X required but Y Y wa
73. hat cannot be modified otherwise INPUT MAP Input maps can be created in this section up to 8 maps for each Scene These maps connect a MIDI channel and input to an ouptut port and channel filters can be added such as a Program Change filter or Control Change filter etc Input maps allow to expand even further the K4 K5 controls thanks to external devices or keyboards connected to the K4 K5 inputs MIDI COMMON In addition to the MIDI ports and transmission channels used by the Zones of the selected Performance you can activate an additional port and channel for the transmission and reception of System MIDI messages System messages are those MIDI data transmitted as a result of the operation performed on the keyboard panel and pedals and which are independent from the configurations that are set by Performance Therefore even selecting other Performance or Scenes or disabling Zones are always transmitted the same MIDI messages playing on the keyboard Note and acting on the panel and pedals Control Change always on the same Midi port and MIDI channel When received at the port and EN 12 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual K4 K5 structure channel set on the system the instrument interprets them as if they were real operations performed by the user which are then redirected to the Zones according to the selected Performance It is also possible to exclude completely the functionality of Performance through the Local Contro
74. he same Control Change to the same Zone but with a starting value of 50 MIDI value 64 eventually the sound volume will have MIDI value 64 as set by the knob EN 15 User Manual Basic functions PHYSIS SEE PIANO 4 3 CHECK ZONE STATUS Use the buttons from the ZONES section to activate and deactivate Zones As for the LEDs of the ZONES also PERFOMANCE MODE screen informs you about the status of the Zone therefore e blue rectangle Zone is active e red rectangle Zone is inactive e light gray rectangle control Zone e dark gray rectangle Zone disabled These fields also show further information P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A PERFORMANCE MODE P001 Stage Grand 1 SCENE A GRAND ZT PHYSISe EX 1 Z2 PHYSISe EX 2 Z3 MIDIOUTIA VITA Grand 2 Warm Strings PRG 001 Transmitting MIDI port name Zone number A Z1 PHYSIS MEX 1 Transmitted E PITA Grand K Program Change or selected Sound MIDI channel GRAND BRIGHT For more information on the status of the Zones see par 3 3 Zone section 4 4 SELECTING CONTROL BANKS To select a different Control Bank among inactive ones keep in mind that disabled banks cannot be activated unless they are previously enabled in EDIT MODE press the corresponding button BANK 1 BANK 4 The button Led turns blue while the Led light of inactive banks turns red The display shows for a few seconds the initial settings of the controllers CONTROLL
75. he voltage corresponds to the voltage shown on the serial number plate of the device e Clean periodically the power cable e Only use the power cable provided with the instrument e Do not place the power cable close to heat sources Do not damage the cable or bend it overmuch e Do not place heavy objects on the cable Do not place the cable where it could be trampled 1 2 NOTES ABOUT THE MANUAL e Take good care of this manual e This manual is an integral part of the instrument The descriptions and illustrations in this publication are not binding e While the instruments essential characteristics remain the same the manufacturer reserves the right to make any modifications to parts details or accessories considered appropriate to improve the product or for requirements of a constructional or commercial nature at any time and without undertaking to update this publication immediately e All rights reserved the reproduction of any part of this manual in any form without the manufacturer s specific written permission is forbidden e All the trademarks referred to in this manual are the property of the respective manufacturers e Head all the information carefully in order to obtain the best performances from your product and waste no time e The codes or numbers in square brackets indicate the names of the controls and connectors of the device For example ENTER refers to the ENTER button e The illustrations and display pages a
76. hold lk stop playing recording vb u 0 3 Ed amp K a SEQUENCER REMOTE i play selected song t O starts recording The MIDI message sent out by these buttons can be programmed For further information see chap 7 5 Sequencer Remote 2 2 REAR PANEL S rans E 0 m mim fm mij aha PEDALS AUDIO OUT wT 0000 R L MONO DAL DAL 1 MOI Q HOST 3 4 HOST1 2 DEVICE OUT8 OUT7 OUT6 OUTS OUT4 OUTS OUT2 OUT sC Nt 000 000 PHYSIS CQDPPIANO BHBHsa 9999999o 99 lt LL Ei O POWER button switch on and off K4 K5 POWER AC IN AC IN connector power cable connector The cable is included with the instrument WARNING e Always make sure that the power supply is connected to an earthed socket e Always use the power cable included with the instrument e Should the instrument be out of use for a long time disconnect the cable from the power socket PEDALS connectors jack connectors for pedals Up to 8 switch or expression pedals can be connected at the same time As with the CONTROLLERS section pedals can be programmed to activate MIDI messages the messages and their minimum and maximum values can be fully programmed For further information on pedal programming see chapter 5 7 PEDALS PEDAL8 PEDAL
77. ial characters symbol O SPACE O and space CANC erase the character left from the cursor EXIT quit the current page cancel current data entry or abort a procedure ENTER access a video page to enter data confirm entered data or confirm a system request EXIT Some of these buttons have a secondary function recalled by pressing them together with SHIFT These functions depend on the context that is the current video page and the selected field 1 2 INIT function initialize the selected item 4 GHI COPY function copy and paste the selected item 7 PQRS LOAD function load from internal memory or USB pen or Virtual Instrument SAVE function save to the internal memory or USB pen or Virtual Instrument EXIT PANIC function mute all connected sound generation devices also mutes the expansion board Phys s EX in K4 EX K5 EX models Useful when for unknown reasons these are out of control and generate unwanted sounds ENTER HELP function show the on line guide Press the button to read information on the currently selected parameter on the display For more information on these functions see chap 8 MODE section these buttons recall the 4 avialable operating modes for K4 K5 INFO information mode allows to
78. ility functions and data transfer Should a file or folder with the same name be already present in the same folder the system asks to elther rename the new file or overwrite the old one SAVE PERFORMANCE RENAME or OVERWRITE RENAME OVERWRITE Press F3 to rename the new file the procedure to enter a name is described at chapter 5 2 or F4 to overwrite the previous one NOTICE ON FILES Performance files are those with the ko extension while Virtual Instrument file have the k extension Do not modify file extensions on your pc Renaming a tile does not modify the name of the Performance or Virtual Instrument contained in that file When a file is deleted or overwritten its content is lost Files cannot be saved to the FACTORY folder of the internal memory EN 57 User Manual Troubleshooting PHYSIS SEE PIANO 9 TROUBLESHOOTING 9 1 ERROR MESSAGES This is a list of all the error messages that might appear on the display USB DRIVE NOT DETECTED this message appears when attempting to access the USB drive through the LOAD or SAVE functions or to start a system update while no USB drive is connected to the instrument If the USB pen is actually connected to the instrument try to unplug and then plug again also make sure that the USB pen is formatted with the FAT32 file system USB DRIVE NOT SUPPORTED FAT FORMATTED MEDIA IS REQUIRED the USB stick that you are trying to use is not formatted wit
79. ing to access a USB while it is not connected will result in the following error message LOAD PERFORMANCE ENTER USB drive not detected To use a USB pen first connect it to the HOST 1 2 or HOST 3 4 ports Wait a few seconds and only then try to access the drive If the problem still occurs try disconnecting and reconnecting the pen again Should the problem persist check that the USB drive is properly formatted and working Do not connect more than one USB pen s nce the system will only recognize the first one Place the cursor on the desired field then press ENTER to show the content of the selected memory unit Now press gt to place the cursor on the Location field then press e X gt A and V to place the cursor on a folder to open it or file to load it You can also use the A and V with SHIFT key to jump 10 positions e ENTER or FA to access the selected folder or load the selected file e F3 or EXIT to leave the function While navigating inside folders or in the USB drive press F3 to move one level up An alternative way to do so is to place the cursor on the folder named and press ENTER When navigating the internal memory the first two folders are FACTORY default settings are saved here original settings for Performance and Virtual Instruments are saved here and can be restored through the Factory Settings function USER this folder contains all user g
80. ingle MIDI cable can manage up to 16 channels but a USB connection allows a maximum of 128 channels as supports up to 8 ports However a single USB port is enough when connecting K4 K5 to a computer or MIDI device MIDI messages can be either channel messages or system messages Both are described below CHANNEL MESSAGES NOTE ON This message is transmitted when a keyboard note is pressed Each Note On contains the following data Note Orr when the key has been pressed Note Number which key and therefore note has been pressed Velocity dynamic that is the quantity of pressure on the key Note numbers vary between O and 127 the central C corresponds to number 60 NOTE OFF This message is transmitted when a key is released When the message is received the corresponding sound stops A Note Off message contains the following data Note Off a key has been released Note Number which key has been released Velocity dynamic that is energy of the release NB if a Note On message has Velocity 0 it counts as a Note Off message PROGRAM CHANGE This message selects sounds or programs on the receiving instrument The sounds recalled by each Program Change message is described by the General MIDI standard Usually the recalled sounds can be found on a chart included in the User Manual of instruments using this standard This message contains the following data Program Change change sound or program Program Change Number
81. is not saved into Scenes and therefore is always active and overrides Scene and Performance Settings Wheels can be assigned the same function of pedals see the Pedals paragraph above n this chapter except for PERFORMANCE INCREMENT PERFORMANCE DECREMENT SCENE INCREMENT SCENE DECREMENT SEQUENCER REMOTE REWIND SEQUENCER REMOTE FORWARD SEQUENCER REMOTE STOP SEQUENCER REMOTE PLAY SEQUENCER REMOTE RECORD To select a function use the encoder the DEC and INC buttons or press ENTER to open a list of the available functions Press F2 to select the next wheel and visualize its information Moving a wheel will select it and automatically open its page Press the function buttons F1 F2 F3 and F4 to access the other video pages of the SETUP section To return to SYSTEM MODE press EXIT To return to PERFORMANCE MODE press SYSTEM or EXIT two times Press a MODE button to access the corresponding operating mode NB e When a system function is selected Scene functions are overridden To underline this the Type column of the EDIT MODE PEDALS WHEELS page see chap 5 7 says SYSTEM e An alternative way to access this page is pressing F1 while on the WHEELS page in EDIT MODE AFTERTOUCH Press F3 to access the aftertouch calibration page System Setup Aftertouch SYSTEM MODE AFTERTOUCH Range Calibration RUN VALUE 0 System Function CHANNEL PRESSURE PEDALS WHEELS AFTERTOUCH
82. l parameter This is particularly useful if you want K4 K5 send MIDI messages only of the actions that are performed on the keyboard panel and pedals excluding the programming set for the Zone and Performance In this way these messages can be received for example by a device which in turn re transmits them possibly also together with other data generated by itself or other devices which must then be performed by K4 K5 according to selected Performance and Zones Without the Local Control parameter the performance would perform both the operations performed by the user on the keyboard panel and pedals and MIDI data received from the external device thus creating problems of MIDI loops LOCAL CONTROL ON LOCAL CONTROL OFF Performance Performance MIDI Common MIDI Common O O O O Local Control On Local Control Off Keyboard Keyboard Panel controls Panel controls Pedals Pedals LOCAL CONTROL OFF with external device External device i MIDI Thru On Performance O O Local Control Off Keyboard Panel controls Pedals EN 13 User Manual Basic functions PHYSIS SEE PIANO 4 BASIC FUNCTIONS 4 1 SWITCHING ON AND MAIN VIDEO PAGE After connecting the cables press the POWER button on the rear panel to switch on K4 K5 NB The instrument needs time to load all of its settings and therefore it is not immediately ready after switching on During the process introductory image
83. mber Value Control Change value In the case of NRPN and RPN they are NRPN or RPN MSB the message number of the NRPN or RPN MSB NRPN or RPN LSB the message number of NRPN or RPN LSB EN 32 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual Checking and modifying a Performance Info and Edit Mode Data Entry the value NRPN or RPN If the message is a Program Change they are Bank MSB Bank Select MSB message number If this is not necessary select OFF Bank LSB Bank Select LSB message number If this is not necessary select OFF Name name of the sound bank selected by the Bank MSB and LSB messages This field only works if the output is Virtual Instrument and if Program Bank Tables have been properly created for that Instrument through the PROGRAM BANKS function under the SYSTEM mode and if name have been assigned Program Change Program Change MIDI message sent when the Scene is selected to the MIDI port and channel assigned to that Zone This message selects a sound If this message is unnecessary select OFF If the port is a Virtual Instrument for which Program Bank Tables have been created through the PROGRAM BANKS function under the SYSTEM mode and names have been assigned to the Program Change messages these names appear beside the Program Change number Otherwise a line of dashes will appear If a message is System Exclusive System Exclusive Data a System Exclusive message can be compo
84. messages of sound selection and auxiliary and those received by the MIDI inputs are transmitted in accordance with what is set for that Zone The status of the Zone is also indicated by the color in the first column under the rule of the LEDs of the buttons on the front panel ZONE section Output MIDI data transmission port The name for this port is the same of the rear panel MIDI port or of the Virtual Instrument see chap 3 3 Virtual Instruments paragraph Virtual Instruments can be created through the DEVICES function under the SYSTEM operating mode Even when a Virtual Instrument has been disabled it is still assigned to its zone although that Zone will note send any MIDI message Disabled Virtual Instruments appear in grey on the display In K4 EX K5 EX models the expansion board Physis EX is written PHYSIS PEX NB On the Physis EX expansion board the pPiano family sounds Bank MSB 000 LSB 000 cannot be selected on for MIDI channel 2 When trying to transmit these messages on the said channel the system ignores the message Ch Channel MIDI channel Bank MSB LSB Bank Select MSB Control Change 0 and LSB Control Change 32 MIDI messages These messages are sent when a Scene is selected to the MIDI channel and port assigned to the Zone These messages select the sound banks Read the user manual to check what Bank Select messages and values work with the external device When one or both messages a
85. ming it for each ocene However a pedal with a system function can be programmed so as not to affect one or more Zones WHEELS This section contains the Wheels on the front panel The leftmost wheel WHEEL 1 always returns to central position This wheel can be programmed like the others although it is usually associated with Pitch Bend MIDI messages Just like any other control wheels can be programmed so as to transmit a maximum of 8 different MIDI messages one for each zone Each message has its own minimum and maximum value Like pedals each wheel can be assigned a system function from the SETUP WHEELS page under the SYSTEM menu oystem functions override Scene settings This means that a wheels with system functions sends out the same MIDI message to all Zones in spite of the currently selected Scene Performance and Scene For example WHEEL 1 can be assigned the Pitch Bend function which works for all Scenes without setting it every time MESSAGES In this section MIDI messages can be programmed up to 8 auxiliary messages for each Scene These messages are transmitted as soon as a Scene is selected These messages initialize external devices or program them This is why these are called Initializing Messages The Messages section is the only section that can set System Exclusive messages These are MIDI messages that each manufacturer can freely set for an instrument and set internal parameters of the connected instrument t
86. n 17 Sonet Mb clics REB CP raa E a EER R 17 As AP eo o E dotauaeeoied seeiettielaruetaten sane 18 5 Checking and modifying a Performance Info and Edit mode sss eee eee 19 a1 Ore se cbequiqios aelzcediet M RE uuum 19 5 2 Modifying Scene and Performance name 21 ee Ia rele sne 21 o A A 22 o PP 23 Al ic NR RP nn mme Zi Mu Pee bc T 30 akepa sel eae Ene AA Re A 31 E MINIS E e 39 6 Sequence of Performances Chain mode aiii A a 35 DEL POr Word on rT IA inicias 35 so c cele A CNAN AMA E RECO ISS ate hereniuaddeatotanseenbeedsns 35 oc eo re e reer inane OO REE 36 7 General instrument settings System mode sse eee ee e e e e nene nennen ne ne ene ne neri sa rne nsns ananas nnns 37 fal TORS WO SSA tii iia aani 37 7 2 System MIDI and preferences 37 Fo H Iren unen me eC SS NN Ttt 39 7 4 Programming Virtual 1Instrumenta nnne ike n erre nena nen nen nsa nsa assa sas asa nang aa 39 Par Go laiileWigel are msn clo ian CONTO Ss iria 42 7 6 System utilities update and factory reget 46 o DJ lity unciono and data astra E E O A O M RN Ret UU ERU 50 8 1 Initialising Scenes EMEN 50 Be re gebe d NR RR T m 51 8 3 Loading Performances or Virtual Instruments from internal memory or USB drive 52 8 4 Saving Performances or Virtual Instruments to the internal memory or USB dve 56 Mou NOON MEE e Ue EE EE e 58 EO TNE A ON T T URS 58 9 2 Quick guide for iregu uent Dro ISS cres TT TE 59 a nn E 61 O A o
87. n the second example page use the arrow buttons A V xl and to move the cursor the white rectangle Press F4 or ENTER to select the value indicated by the cursor press F3 or EXIT to cancel selection In both cases the display will return to the previous page Other functions may be available In this example F2 enters the OFF value NB Changes made to a Scene parameters by following the procedure explained in this chapter will be retained when selected a different Scene but are lost when selecting a different Performance unless they have been saved EN 20 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual Checking and modifying a Performance Info and Edit Mode 5 2 MODIFYING SCENE AND PERFORMANCE NAME To modify the name of a Performance recall the EDIT MODE then place the cursor on the Performance name shown beside the location for example Stage Grand 1 in the first example picture of chap 5 1 then press ENTER The display will show the following page P001 Enter Performance Name Stage Grand 1 A abc CLEAR ALL ENTER To enter the name use these buttons lt 1 and D move the cursor KEYPAD section buttons or Encoder insert a new character to the left of the cursor CANC cancel the character to the cursor s left F1 toggle between upper full arrow and lower case toggle between alphabet characters abc and digits 123 3 clears the field deleting all charac
88. nd Controller 3 default Release Time 0 127 ne 027 18 Sound Controller 4 default Attack Time 0127 Undefined 0 127 Sound Controller 5 EF O 0 127 5 Pan 0 127 Sound Controller 6 erau Decay o 0 127 i oran Conraier pr 76 Sound Contr T etal Viras Rao 0 27 12 tfecConol i 0 127 77 Sound Controller 8 default Vibrato Dept 15 Undefined 0 127 80 General Purpose Controller5_______________ 0 127 21 Undefined 0427 86 Undefined 0 12 24 Undefined 0127 89 Undefined O 0427 25 Undefined 0427 90 j Undefined 0 27 27 Undefined 0 127 92 Effects 2 Depth formerly Tremolo Depth 0 127 28 Undefined 0127 93 Effects 3 Depth default Chorus Send Level 0 127 29 Undefined 0 127 94 Effects 4 Depth omen Celeste ae Dco 0 127 30 Undefined 0 27 95 Effects 5 Depth formerly Phaser Depth 0 127 31 Undefined 0 427 96 Datalncrement DataEnty 1 0127 33 LSB for Control 1 Modulation 0 127 98 Non Registered Parameter Number NRPN LSB 34 LSB for Control 2 Breath Controller 0 127 99 Non Registered Parameter Number NRPN MSB Registered Parameter Number RPN LSB Registered Parameter Number RPN MSB LSB for Control 8 Balance LSB for Control 15 Undefined 54 LSB for Control 22 Undefined 0 127
89. ne P003 Concert Grand P011 Mk Full Tine P019 Marimba P004 Baby Grand P012 Reed EP P020 Mallet 1 P005 Upright Piano P013 Planet P021 Mallet 2 P006 CP Grand P014 Hibryd EP P022 E Organ 1 P007 Mk Case 70 P015 Hibryd FM P023 E Organ 2 P008 MK 70 Layer P016 Clavi D6 P024 Rock Organ EXIT ENTER EN 14 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual Basic functions selecting and moving the cursor with the encoder or the buttons A V K1 or gt and press ENTER Press EXIT to return to the display screen PERFORMANCE MODE To select a different Scene from the PERFORMANCE MODE page just press the function buttons F1 F2 F3 and F4 a new Scene will be immediately activated While on other video pages press SHIFT and a function button F1 F2 F3 and F4 at the same time to select a ocene Only active Scenes shown in white can be selected Scene mode is displayed in the following way e White Scene name with cursor the Scene is active e White Scene name without cursor the Scene is inactive e Scene name in grey the Scene is disabled Disabled Scene cannot be activated unless they are enabled in EDIT MODE To enable disable a Scene follow the procedure described in chap 5 4 When selecting a Scene the instrument sends out MIDI message in this order whatever output or Virtual Instrument has been selected Initializing Messages settings can be found on the page EDIT MODE MORE MESSAGES Sound selecti
90. nly control on off status or increase decrease by one unit at a time 1 2 3 4 etc Buttons have bicolour Led lights The Leds turn blue when the button is pressed or in on position They turn red when the button is used to increase decrease a value There are also four bank buttons BANK 1 BANK 4 to select control banks K4 K5 allows to create up to 4 controls configurations for each Scene When a control bank is active its Led light will be blue Control banks with red lights are inactive Control banks with no light at all are currently disabled EN 3 User Manual Connections and controls PHYSIS CRT PIANO For more informations on Contro Banks and control programming see chap 3 3 Control Bank and 5 6 CONTROLLERS BANK1 BANK2 BANK3 BANK 4 SLIDER 3 SLIDER 5 SLIDER 8 Hir tr EU Tr r L BUTTON 4 BUTTON 7 BUTTON 8 ZONES section these buttons select Zones The K4 K5 Keyboard can be divided into a maximum of 8 Zones overlapping or not sending out data to a selcted output and MIDI channel Zones that are active in the currently selected Scene are indicated by blue Led light Inactive zones
91. of the Scene will be copied The Source fields show the Performance the Scene and possibly the Bank of Controls in which the parameters are to be copied The Destination fields show the current Performance non selectable the Scene and possibly the Bank of Controls that will be copied to the parameters defined in Source In the example above the entire Control Bank 1 of the Scene A Performance P003 is being copied to Control Bank 2 Scene B Performance P001 For further information on the Item field see the field description in chapter 8 1 Once the selection is complete press ENTER or F4 to start the procedure A pop up message will appear asking you to confirm COPY CTRL BANK SECTIONS COPY POOMNSCENE A CTRL BANK 1 ENTIRE BANK TO X POOSISCENE BICTRL BANK 2 ENTIRE BANK ENTER and also reports the section from which the data will be copied COPY field and to which it will be copied TO field Again press ENTER or F4 to confirm Press EXIT or F3 to abort the procedure and return to the previous page NB When the copy is complete it is necessary to save the Performance or the changes might be lost 8 3 LOADING PERFORMANCES OR VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS FROM INTERNAL MEMORY OR USB DRIVE KA K5 allows you to create backup copies of Performances and Virtual Instruments saving them to a dedicated section of the instrument s internal memory or to an external USB drive connected to one of the rear panel USB ports
92. of the current Scene selected through the Destination field ALL MESSAGES all auxiliary message of the current Scene selected through the Destination field ALL INPUT MAPS all MIDI input maps of the current Scene selected through the Destination field if the previous page was one of the EDIT MODE ZONES pages ALL ZONES all Zones of the current Scene selected through the Destination field ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4 ZONE 5 ZONE 6 ZONE 7 ZONE 8 single Zones of the current Scene selected through the Destination field if the previous page was EDIT MODE CTRL BANKS BANKS ENTIRE BANK the entire Control Bank and Scene selected through the Destination field ALL KNOBS all knobs of the Control Bank and Scene selected through the Destination field ALL SLIDERS all sliders of the Control Bank and Scene selected through the Destination field ALL BUTTONS all buttons of the Control Bank and Scene selected through the Destination field if the previous page was EDIT MODE CTRL BANKS KNOBS ALL KNOBS all knobs of the Control Bank and Scene selected through the Destination field KNOB 1 KNOB 2 KNOB 3 KNOB 4 KNOB 5 KNOB 6 KNOB 7 KNOB 8 KNOB 9 single knobs of the Control Bank and Scene selected through the Destination field if the previous page was EDIT MODE CTRL BANKS SLIDERS ALL SLIDERS all sliders of the Control Bank and scene selected through the Destination field SLIDER 1 SL
93. ogram Change and name then enter the same link here by following this procedure 1 press to place the cursor on the table 2 press the arrow buttons A and V to scroll through Program Changes and place the cursor on the desired one The same buttons used with the SHIFT button allow you to skip ten steps 3 press ENTER and follow the procedure described at chapter 5 2 Press F2 to select the next sound bank and visualize its information Press the function buttons F1 F2 F3 and F4 to access the other video pages of the INSTRUMENTS section To return to SYSTEM MODE press EXIT To return to PERFORMANCE MODE press SYSTEM or EXIT two times Press a MODE button to access the corresponding operating mode EN 40 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual General instrument settings System Mode CONTROL CHANGE TABLE Virtual Instruments also allow Control Change tables containing names assigned to Control Change messages so as to recognize the parameters of external devices through proper names To do so press F3 or move the cursor to the left The following page will appear System Instruments Expander 1 O SYSTEM MODE Control Name Table Enable Bank Select Modulation Wheel Breath Controller Undefined Foot Controller Portamento Time Data Entry Channel Volume DEVICES PROG BANKS CC TABLE NRPN TABLE the following parameters are available Table Enable enable YES or disable NO the Control Chan
94. on messages in Zones settings can be found on the page EDIT MODE V ZONES V CONFIG Sound parameters settings can be found on the page EDIT MODE ZONES PARAMETERS Starting value for buttons settings can be found on the page EDIT MODE CLTR BANKS BUTTONS Starting value for sliders settings can be found on the page EDIT MODE CLTR BANKS SLIDERS Starting value for knobs settings can be found on the page EDIT MODE V CLTR BANKS KNOBS Starting value for pedals settings can be found on the page EDIT MODE Y PEDALS WHEELS PEDALS Starting value for wheels settings can be found on the page EDIT MODE PEDALS WHEELS WHEELS SAO UT US OU ID S SCENE SELECTION Loading of Scene data O O ZONE ZONE WHEELS PEDALS KNOBS SLIDERS BUTTONS PARAMET CONFIG MESSAGES messagges messagges messagges messagges messagges messagges messagges messagges NOTE Initialzzallon messages can also be transmitted at the end of the sequence described above rather than the beginning To this end see chap 5 6 That said always program Zones carefully so as to avoid multiple repetitions of the same Message The last MIDI message sent is the one that eventually define the value If for example the volume for Zone one has been set as 127 in the PARAMETERS section SLIDER 1 has been assigned Control Change n 7 Volume for Zone 1 with 90 as starting value MIDI value is then 100 KNOB 4 has been assigned t
95. onfigurations saved through the BACKUP function To do so place the cursor on the RESTORE field and press ENTER The following page will appear RESTORE Drives Location INTERNAL gt Backups INTERNAD MEM LLL backup kb USB MEMORY gt UTILITY ENTER The page looks like the one described at chapter 8 3 Therefore to read about folders selection memory unit selection file saving and so on see the aforementioned chapter For a description of UTILITY functions see chap 8 3 Utility functions Loading this file will affect all the instrument s settings and all unsaved data will be lost That is why the system asks for confirmation RESTORE RESTORE backup kb THIS OPERATION WILL ERASE CURRENT MEMORY CONTENT AND RESTORE BACKED UP DATA ENTER All current settings will be replaced by the contents of the backup file Press ENTER or F4 to confirm and load the file Press EXIT or F3 to abort and return to the previous page Backup files are very large and contain wide amounts of data loading will take some time In the meanwhile this message appears on the display RESTORE DO NOT TURN OFF THE POWER do not switch off the instrument until the process is complete EN 48 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual General instrument settings System Mode At the end of the loading process the following message will appear SYSTEM UTILITY SYSTEM MODE GRAND BRIGHT FANTASY MELLOW shortly therea
96. ot so calibrate the pedal or set the right polarity System Function assign a system function to the pedal System function are those functions that are not saved into Scene and therefore remain the same whatever Scene or Performance is currently selected Available system functions are OFF no function assigned MODULATION WHEEL CC 1 Control Change message n 1 modulation BREATH CONTROLLER CC 2 Control Change message n 2 breath controller FOOT CONTROLLER CC 4 Control Change message n 4 foot controller CHANNEL VOLUME CC 7 Control Change message n 7 channel volume BALANCE CC 8 Control Change message n 8 balance PAN CC 10 Control Change message n 10 stereophonic distribution or panning EXPRESSION CC 11 Control Change message n 11 expression SUSTAIN PEDAL CC 64 Control Change message n 64 Sustain Damper pedal SOSTENUTO CC 66 Control Change message n 64 Sostenuto SOFT CC 67 Control Change message n 67 Soft pedal EN 42 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual General instrument settings System Mode LEGATO PEDAL CC 68 Control Change message n 68 Legato pedal REVEREB SEND CC 91 Control Change message n 91 reverb send effect CHORUS SEND CC 93 Control Change message n 93 chorus send effect CHANNEL PRESSURE channel Aftertouch message PITCH WHEEL Pitch Bend message MASTER VOLUME GM System Exclusive message Master Volume GM general volume M
97. ows to reproduce the sound of a MIDI instrument connected to a K4 K5 output For each Zone the following parameters can be set output port Output and MIDI channel Channel program Program Change and program bank Bank Select volume Volume stereophonic panoramic Fan reverb send Reverb and effect send Chorus transposition Note S ft Enable and assign a MIDI message to aftertouch velocity curve Ve ocity Curve and velocity range Velocity Range aftertouch curve Aftertouch Keyboard range The instrument can manage a maximum og 8 Zones at the same time These Zones can control external MIDI devices through the MIDI and USB ports or the internal sound board Phys s EX in models K4 EX K5 EX Therefore a maximumof 8 different sounds can be played at the same time and distributed along the keyboard at the user s needs Each Zone can be active inactive control or disabled The status of the Zone is indicated by the LED on the button ZONE 1 ZONE 8 and on the main screen PERFORMANCE MODE see par 4 3 e The button led and the display rectangle are both blue the area is active The notes of the keyboard the messages assigned to the controls the messages of sound selection and auxiliary and those received by the MIDI inputs are transmitted in accordance with what is set for that Zone e The button led and the rectangle on the display are both red the area is inactive Are only
98. pedals PEDAL on panel and display All these controls can be programmed setting the MIDI message that they activate its minimum and maximum value and the standard value when a Scene is selected Buttons also allow momentary control status changes while the button is pressed toggle status changes each time the button is pressed or step value is increased or decrease of one unit each time the button is pressed 3 3 INTERNAL STRUCTURE The internal memory of a K4 K5 is organized in a 128 Performance bank Performances allow to save different configurations that can be quickly recalled without programming the instrument every time The main sections of the internal structure are displayed in the picture below PERFORMANCE SCENE A ZONE 1 PEDALS MESSAGES CTRL BANK 4 WHEELS INPUT MAP CTRL BANK 3 0f D mes CTRL BANK 2 LL E ad lI 98889888 Here is a detailed descritpion of each section EN 9 User Manual K4 K5 structure PHYSIS SEE PIANO PERFORMANCE A Performance contains 4 Scenes and is a practical way to group and recall Scenes quickly Thanks to perfofrmances the musician can switch quickly between scenes Only one Scene can be active for each Performance Two Scenes cannot be active at the same time Scenes SCENE A B C D can be selected by pressing the function buttons F1 F2 F3 and F4 from the main video page A Performance affects the instrument by determining the scenes
99. ponding control The page visualizes the current value Mode only for BUTTONS indicates the function mode for buttons can be NORMAL by standard the value is at minimum While pressed the value is at its maximum TOGGLE each time the button is pressed the value is toggled between maximum and minimum STEP each time the button is pressed the value is increased or decreased by one unit NB The off on range of buttons in STEP mode assigned to more than one Zone is the shortest of the set ranges For example if the range is set as 0 127 for a Zone and 0 100 for another the actual range of the MIDI messages will be G 100 Name name associated to the panel control To enter a new name follow the procedure described at chap 5 2 Press F2 in the KNOBS page to switch to the next knob rotating a knob automatically opens the page for that particular knob Press F3 in the SLIDERS page to switch to the next slider moving a slider automatically opens the page for that particular slider Press F4 in the BUTTONS page to switch to the next button pressing a button automatically opens the page for that particular button Press the function buttons F1 F2 F3 and F4 to switch to a different page of the CTRL BANKS section Press EXIT to return to INFO MODE and EDIT MODE Press INFO to return to PERFORMANCE MODE if the system is currently in INFO mode Otherwise press EDIT or press EXIT two
100. r message and attach the upgrade log file saved to the USB pen that has been used for the upgrade Corrupted upgrade file the kpu upgrade file is corrupted Visit the website Atto www vwscountinstruments com to download again the file and perform a new upgrade Upgrade file not found the system cannot find one or more of the upgrade files Check that all files are in the USB drive If this does not solve the problem visit the website Atto www wscountinstruments com to download again the file and perform a new upgrade EN 58 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual Troubleshooting Upgrade warning file name hdse is corrupted Please switch off and on the instrument the hdse update file is corrupted Download the file again from the website Atto www viscountinstruments com and perform a new update Upgrade error Kernel upgrade failed Please contact customer service attaching the file upgrade log from your USB drive Please switch off and on the instrument the system cannot install the kernel of the kpu update file Get in touch with the customer service by e mail at service viscount it Always write down the error message and attach the upgrade log file saved to the USB pen used for the update Sorry no modules found for this kernel NOT upgrading modules Please contact customer service providing the following information kernel version V V VV viscount DDDDDDDD FW version X X X the kernel currently installed
101. rameter Number RPN Registered Parameter Number PROG Program Change SYSEX System Exclusive Send Mode when to transmit the message after a Scene has been recalled POST after the Scene data package PRE before the Scene data package This parameter is particularly useful to adapt to the type and function of a message For a message that sets a global function of the receiving device such as single or multi sound mode the message must be usually transmitted before the sound configration data set by the Scene If the message is a sound control parameter and the sound is regulated by the Scene the transmission must occur after the Scene data package or the message will not work Output the MIDI message transmission port For Zones the output is the same set by the Zone otherwise the name printed beside the output port will be visualized or the name of a Virtual Instrument Virtual Instruments can be created through the DEVICES function under the SYSTEM mode Virtual Instruments can be disabled but they are still assigned to the Zone When disabled however they will not send any MIDI message Disabled Instruments appear in grey NOTE When the selected Output is a Zone the message will always be transmitte regardless of the Zone status active inactive disabled Channel MIDI channel The next two fields are message dependent If the message is a Control Change they are Control Control Change nu
102. rameters are Transport Control Mode MIDI message type can be OFF no message sent MMC MIDI Machine Control M4 FO 7F 7F 06 05 F7 FO 7F 7F 06 04 F7 FO TF 7F 0601 F7 FO 7F 7F 06 02 F7 L FO YF 7FO0606F7 CC Control Change CC 115 CC 116 OG 117 IH e e pis CC 119 EN 45 User Manual General instrument settings System Mode PHYSIS CRT PIANO Transport Control Output rear panel connector through which the MIDI messages are sent Press the function buttons F1 F2 F3 and F4 to access the other video pages of the SETUP section To return to SYSTEM MODE press EXIT To return to PERFORMANCE MODE press SYSTEM or EXIT two times Press a MODE button to access the corresponding operating mode 7 6 SYSTEM UTILITIES UPDATE AND FACTORY RESET Press F4 while in SYSTEM MODE to access the utilities page Here you can check tu current firmware release update the operating system check the free space in the internal memory save and load instrument configuration or restore the factory settings The following page will appear SYSTEM 1 UTILITY SYSTEM MODE INFORMATION BACKUP RESTORE FACTORY RESET ENTER Place the cursor on one of the fields and press ENTER to recall the corresponding functions INFORMATION information on the instrument model and the current operating system release update the operating system BACKUP save a backup copy of the instrument s settin
103. re not necessary select the OFF status If the Zone port is a Virtual Instrument for which Program Bank Tables have been created through the PROGRAM BANKS under the SYSTEM operating mode see chap 7 4 and these Instruments have been assigned names these names appear beside the Bank Select MSB and LSB numbers If no names have been assigned a line of dashes will appear Program Change Program Change MIDI message This message is sent to the MIDI channel and port assigned to a Zone when a Scene has been selected It is used to select sounds If this message is not necessary select the OFF status If the port is a Virtual Instrument for which Program Bank Tables have been created through the PROGRAM BANKS under the SYSTEM operating mode see chap 7 4 and these Instruments have been assigned names these names EN 23 User Manual Checking and modifying a Performance Info and Edit Mode PHYSIS CRT PIANO appear beside the Bank Select MSB and LSB numbers If no names have been assigned a line of dashes will appear If however the send port is not a Virtual Instrument pressing ENTER with the cursor on this parameter you can assign a name to the Zone usually that of the sound selected by the Program Change set In this way both in this box both in the PERFORMANCE MODE see par 4 3 you can be informed on the selected sound from a particular Zone The procedure of the composition of the name is the same
104. re purely guideline and may differ from those actually shown on the display e he instructions provided in this manual only concern the instrument s operating system version that was up to date when the document was released Therefore such instructions might not describe faithfully your current operating system release Please visit the website hito www vwscountinstruments com to check for the newest operating system release and manual EN 2 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual Connections and controls 2 CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS 2 1 FRONT PANEL a BN SOUND EXPANDABI
105. ress ENTER or F4 to start the procedure A pop up message will appear asking you to confirm INITIALIZE CTRL BANK SECTIONS INIT POONSCENE A CTRL BANK 1 ENTIRE BANK ENTER and also repeats the name of the section that will be initialized INIT field Again press ENTER or F4 to confirm Press EXIT or F3 to abort the procedure and return to the previous page NB When the initialization is complete it Is necessary to save the Performance or the changes might be lost 8 2 COPYING SCENES ocenes or parts of them can be copied to different Scenes or Performances This is useful when configuring similar ocenes he function is contextual that is copy the entire Scene or individual sections of the same Scene according to the menu from which it is called Therefore the parameters that are going to be copied are those shown at the time of the function call the full list is shown in section 8 1 To copy a scene press EDIT to access EDIT mode and visualize the parameters you wish to copy Now press SHIFT and 4 GHI at the same time This will recall the COPY function The page will look like the following example COPY CTRL BANK SECTIONS Source Destination P001 Stage Grand 1 P003 Concert Grand SCENE A SCENE B CTRL BANK 1 CTRL BANK 2 Item ENTIRE BANK Item ENTIRE BANK ENTER EN 51 User Manual Utility functions and data transfer PHYSIS SEE PIANO The Item field specifies which section
106. rn to the previous page 5 4 SCENES To enable or disable a Scene enter EDIT MODE then select the Scene from the left field see picture suing the DEC and INC buttons or the encoder P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A MENU EDIT MODE P001 Stage Grand 1 Ac Piano field CRETA O GRAND za 98 9 ZONES CTRL BANKS PEDALS WHEELS MORE An alternative procedure to disable a Scene is to select it from the PERFORMANCE MODE by pressing the function buttons and then recall EDIT MODE then place the cursor on the square beside the Scene name Enable disable Scene field P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A MENU EDIT MODE P001 tage Grand 1 c Piano SCENE A GRAND za 98 9 ZONES CTRL BANKS PEDALS WHEELS MORE then press the DEC and INC buttons or use the encoder to enable _ or disable empty field the Scene Keep in mind that a disabled Scene cannot be selected in PERFORMANCE MODE mainly to avoid selecting the Scene by mistake A disabled Scene is shown in grey on the display above the function buttons see example page at chap 4 1 EN 22 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual Checking and modifying a Performance Info and Edit Mode 5 5 ZONES From the INFO MODE and EDIT MODE menus press F1 to access the setting pages containing the parameters for the 8 Zones of each Scene These parameters have been described in chap 3 3 under the Zone paragraph CONFIG The first page of the menu called CONFIG
107. rnal USB drive The same files can be reloaded through the LOAD function To save a Performance it is necessary to access the SAVE function Access PERFORMANCE MODE or any page of INFO and EDIT mode Now press SHIFT and at the same time This will recall the SAVE function which looks like the following example page SAVE PERFORMANCE Drives Location INTERNAL gt USER mme 9 T M Case 70 kp mC Mk Full Tine kp L Stage Grand 1 kp UTILITY SAVE EXIT ENTER To save a Virtual Instrument instead select it through the INSTRUMENTS function under the SYSTEM mode then press SHIFT and at the same time The following page will appear SAVE INSTRUMENT Drives Location INTERNAL gt USER INTERNAD MEM We O Expander 1 ki USB MEMORY UTILITY SAVE EXIT ENTER To select folders and files or to use utility functions follow the procedures described for the LOAD function in chapter 8 3 First select the folder to which you wish to save the file then press ENTER or F2 or F4 to confirm Press EXIT or F3 instead to abort the operation and return to the previous page Before saving a pop up message appears asking you to confirm SAVE PERFORMANCE SAVE INSTRUMENT SAVE P001 Stage Grand 1 SAVE DEVICE 2 Expander 2 TO INTERNAL gt USER TO INTERNAL gt USER ENTER Press ENTER or F4 to confirm or EXIT or F3 to abort instead EN 56 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual Ut
108. rty responsable for compliance could void the user s authority opearate the equipment INFORMATIONS FCC NOTE Cet instrument a t control et il est garanti pour etre en conformit avec les sp cifications techniques tablies pour les dispositifs num riques de la Classe B selon les normes de protection contre les interferences avec d autres dispositifs lectroniques environnants Cet appareil produit et utilise des fr quences radio S il n est pas install et utilis selon les instructions contenues dans le mode d emploi il peut g n rer des interf rences L observation des normes FCC ne garanti pas qu il y aura aucune interf rence Si cet appareil est la cause d interf rences avec une r ception Radio ou TV il est possible de le v rifier en teignant puis en allumant l instrument Vous pouvez alors r soudre le probl me en suivant les proc dures suivantes d placer ou orienter l antenne de l appareil avec lequel se manifeste l interf rence d placer cet instrument ou l appareil avec lequel se produit l interf rence connecter cet instrument une prise de courant diff rente afin de mettre les deux appareils sur deux circuits diff rents consulter le revendeur ou un technicien radio tv pour d autres renseignements D ventuelles modifications non approuv es par le constructeur peuvent annuler votre garantie de l appareil PHYSIS SEE PIANO 2012 PHYSIS PIANO is a registered trade mark Viscount Int
109. s disabled Output Channel select the MIDI channel on which to transmit System MIDI messages Output Filters if any MIDI filters if you want to avoid the transmission of the following MIDI messages to the system Note notes Prog Program Changes Ctrl Control Changes For more information about system messages and Local Control refer to par 3 3 Internal Structure MIDI Common and 10 2 for insight into System MIDI messages With Local Control set to OFF the screen PERFORMANCE MODE this informational message is displayed P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A PERFORMANCE MODE Y LOCAL OFF UT Stage Grand 1 SCENE A GRAND Z1 PHYSISanEX 4 72 PHYSISe EX 2 Z3 ES VITA Grand 2 Warm Strings PRG 001 GRAND BRIGHT MELLOW FANTASY indicating that the MIDI data is not sent over the channels and ports set in the Zone NB f the system port Output Port is active the instrument transmits the events of keyboards and controls even if the Local Control is set to OFF EN 38 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual General instrument settings System Mode 7 3 INSTRUMENT PREFERENCES Customisation settings are grouped in this section affecting the general functions of K4 K5 and display graphics To access this section press F1 from SYSTEM MODE SYSTEM PREFERENCES G SYSTEM MODE DISPLAY SETTINGS Enable Graphic Animations Set Brightness Value Set Screen Theme PERFORMANCE SETTINGS Confirm Selection
110. s place the cursor on the MIDI COMMON field and press ENTER SYSTEM 1 GLOBAL MIDI COMMON G SYSTEM MODE Local Control OFF Input Port MIDI IN1 Output Port MIDI OUT1 Input Channel 1 Output Channel 1 Input Filters Output Filters Note _ Prog Ctrl Note Prog Ctrl L You can set Local Control when set to ON the keyboard notes and messages assigned to the panel controls and pedals are transmitted to the output ports as well as set into the currently selected Performance When OFF is selected the transmission ports set in the Performance are disabled Input Port select the port receiving system MIDI messages transmitted from an external device that received them from the port you have set with the parameter Output Port and retransmitted via its MIDI Thru function or MIDI Echo which then needs to be activated When OFF is selected the receipt of such messages is disabled Input Channel Selects the MIDI channel on which to receive system MIDI messages In order to perform the messages received the channel must be the same as the external device that received them and retransmitted via its MIDI Thru function or MIDI Echo Input Filters if any MIDI filters if you want to avoid receiving the following system MIDI messages Note notes Prog Program Changes Ctrl Control Changes Output Port Select the port to send System MIDI messages If you select OFF the transmission of such messages i
111. s appear on screen When the main video page appears the instrument is ready When the instrument is ready switch on images disappear and the main video page appears on the display Now the instrument is ready If the internal sound board Physis EX has been installed only for K4 EX and K5 EX the AUDIO slider controls the general volume The standard mode is PERFORMANCE MODE It is the most common mode and shows general data on the selected Performance Current function 4 mode Performance Location Performance Name Scene Name gt current page name P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A PERFORMANCE MODE Performance name Performance subheading or comment as gt P001 Stage Grand 1 ITA Currently selected active Scene gt gt SCENE A GRAND Current Scene Name ZT EDS CEP EAS MD AE ES VITA Grand 2 Warm Strings PRG 001 Zones status wee _ GRAND BRIGHT J 4 T Active Scenes Enabled Scenes Disabled Scenes can be selected through function buttons 4 2 SELECTING PERFORMANCE AND SCENE There are three ways to select a performance while in PERFORMANCE MODE e rotate the encoder e press the DEC and or INC buttons e enter the code of a Performance location by using the KEYPAD section buttons e Press ENTER to display the list of all the available Performance Select Performance P001 Stage Grand 1 P009 Mk Case 80 P017 Clavi E7 P002 Stage Grand 2 P010 MK 80 Layer P018 Vibrapho
112. s found on flash the HDSE Sounds version identified as Y Y and currently installed on the Physis EX board is not compatible with the operating system Your current oprating system needs the HDSE Sounds version identified as X X Restart the instrument if you wish to play anyways however keep in mind that you ought to install the required version as soon as possible Upgrade warning HDSE sounds incremental upgrade from vX X to v Y Y requires v X X but vZ Z was found on flash Please switch off and on the instrument if this error occurs you are currently attempting to update the HDSE Sounds of the Physis EX board through a step update file named hdse vY Y from vX X hdse Y Y indicates the version you are currently installing while X X is the version that must already be installed on the instrument in order to perform the update However your system currently runs the Z Z version of the Sounds Switch off then switch on again and then install the X X update or a step update from Z Z to X X Normally these files are available on the website Atto www viscountinstruments com should the needed file not be available contact the customer care service by sending an e mail to servicegviscount t asking for the update file HDSE vX X data damaged need a full upgrade to vY Y Please switch off and on the instrument the HDSESounds of the Physis EX board version X X running on your instruments contain errors Restart the instrument then
113. section So the only difference between the two modes is that INFO MODE is in read only mode It allows to see all information on the selected Scene but no changes can be made while in this mode This chapter deals with both modes at the same time The currently selected mode is shown by the button Led lights and also on the top right of the display furthermore while in EDIT mode a cursor appears on the display Current oparating C Current operating mode Raa mode P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A MENU INFO MODE P001 Stage Grand 1 P001 Stage Grand 11 SCANE A MENU EDIT MODE P001 Ac Piano SCENE A GRAND zm 98 EZ 798 9E oz ZONES CTRL BANKS PEDALS WHEELS MORE ZONES CTRL BANKS PEDALS WHEELS MORE Ac Piano SCENE A GRAND The video above is the main menu for both operating modes From here all configuration pages can be accessed They are grouped into four section that can be accessed by pressing the function buttons F1 ZONES section containing Zones settings F2 CTRL BANKS section containing Control Banks settings F3 PEDALS WHEELS section containing Pedals and Wheels settings FA MORE section containing Initialization Messages and Input Maps settings P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A MENU INFO MODE P001 Stage Grand 1 SCENE A MENU EDIT MODE P001 Stage Grand 1 P001 Ac Piano Ac Piano SCENE A GRAND SCENE A GRAND MESSAGES INPUT MAPS MORE MESSAGES INPUT MAPS MORE
114. sed here To enter the message use the encoder or the KEYPAD section buttons then press the arrow buttons lt and gt to move the cursor among bytes Using the KYEPAD buttons opens the following page see next page MESSAGE 1 Enter SysEx Data CLEAR ALL ENTER Press F1 to enter the opening SysEx byte FO and F2 to enter the close message byte F7 Press F3 to erase all data Press F4 or ENTER to confirm Once the MIDI message has been entered press F3 or EXIT to cancel the performed programming press F4 or ENTER to confirm In any case the display shows the initializing messages Now press F2 to delete a selected message or F3 to modify the message following the procedure described before Press EXIT to return to INFO MODE and EDIT MODE Press INFO to return to PERFORMANCE MODE if the system is currently in INFO mode Otherwise press EDIT or press EXIT two times To access a different operating mode press its corresponding button in the MODE section of the front panel 5 9 MIDI INPUT MAPS Press F4 on INFO MODE and EDIT MODE to access the second page then press F2 to switch to the input maps page see also chap 3 3 paragraph Input Map These maps up to 8 can be used to transmit the data received from the MIDI inputs to the outputs ports and channels are defined here and MIDI filters can be applied to the passing data This is the configuration page P001 Stage Grand 11 S
115. sole Press the function buttons F1 F2 F3 and F4 to access the other video pages of the SETUP section To return to SYSTEM MODE press EXIT To return to PERFORMANCE MODE press SYSTEM or EXIT two times Press a MODE button to access the corresponding operating mode NB A system function overrides Scene functions To remind you of this in the EDIT MODE PEDALS WHEELS page see chapter 5 7 the Type column says SYSTEM WHEELS Press F2 to access the programming and calibration functions for WHEEL 1 WHEEL 2 and WHEEL 3 in K4 models SYSTEM SETUP WHEELS SYSTEM MODE WHEEL 1 Wheel Type CENTERED Range Calibration EUN VALUE 50 System Function PEDALS WHEEL 10f3 AFTERTOUCH SEQ REMOTE Available parameters are Pedal Type this parameter indicates whether the wheel has is centred that is always returns to its central position like la WHEEL 1 or is a free wheel like WHEEL 2 and WHEEL 3 Range Calibration wheel calibration function described below VALUE read only parameter indicating the current position of the wheel it is used for calibration Minimum value downwards should always be 096 while maximum value upwards should be 10096 If not so perform a calibration EN 43 User Manual General instrument settings System Mode PHYSIS CRT PIANO System Function assign a system function to the wheel A system function is a special function which
116. specific section of the internal memory or to a USB pen The backup version can then be loaded through the RESTORE function described below This means that you can create an unlimited number of configurations that can be recalled quickly just reloading a backup file This might prove useful in a number of context such as live performances or in studio It is as if having more than one fully configured instrument available Fully configured means that the backup file contains e all Performances e all Chains e all general settings of the SYSTEM menu Place the cursor on the BACKUP field and press ENTER to access the following page see next page BACKUP Drives Location INTERNAL Backups INTERNAE MEM LLL backup kb USB MEMORY gt UTILITY SAVE EXIT ENTER The page looks like the one described at chapter 8 4 Therefore to read about folders selection memory unit selection file saving and so on see the aforementioned chapter For a description of UTILITY functions see chap 8 3 Utility functions EN 47 User Manual General instrument settings System Mode PHYSIS CRT PIANO NB When saving an already existing file with the same name can be overwritten otherwise you have to assign a different name to the file you are currently saving see chap 8 4 Files can also be renamed after they have been saved see chap 8 3 Utility functions RESTORE Use this function to load on the instrument the c
117. ssible to follow the normal sequence P001 P128 by following the standard procedure Encoder KEYPAD buttons DEC and INC buttons To leave CHAIN MODE press CHAIN and set the Chain Enable parameter as OFF EN 35 User Manual Sequence of Performances Chain Mode PHYSIS CRT PIANO 6 3 PROGRAMMING A CHAIN From any page press the CHAIN button to access the following page CHAIN Chain 1 CHAIN MODE Chain Steps CHAIN MODE OFF 1 P006 CP Grand s 2 P014 HIBRYD EP Chain Name Chain 1 3 P007 Mk Case 70 4 P008 Mk 70 Layer CHAIN 1 of 10 Should the Chain be already programmed the Chain Steps list shows the assigned steps Empty steps appear as a string of dashes 1 Place the cursor on the field by pressing the gt button The page will appear as following CHAIN Chain 1 CHAIN MODE Chain Steps CHAIN MODE OFF A s i 2 P014 HIBRYD EP Chain Name Chain 1 3 P007 Mk Case 70 4 P008 Mk 70 Layer CHAIN 1 of 10 JUMP INSERT REMOVE Use the arrow buttons A and V to scroll the list The same buttons used with the SHIFT button allow you to skip ten steps To insert a new Performance use the DATA ENTRY or KEY PAD controls To insert a new step after the selected one press F3 To remove the selected step press F4 To skip to a different step without scrolling press F2 the following page appears CHAIN 1 Jump to Step MIN VALUE MAX VALUE CLEAR
118. ssing the pedal toggles between minimum and maximum value This mode can be selected when a pedal is configured as SWITCH under the SETUP PEDALS page of the SYSTEM mode STEP the value increases by one unit each time the pedal is pressed This mode can be selected when the pedal is configured as SWITCH under the SETUP PEDALS page of the SYSTEM mode NB The off on range of pedals in STEP mode assigned to more than one Zone is the shortest of the set ranges For example if the range is set as 0 127 for a Zone and O 100 for another the actual range of the MIDI messages will be O 100 Name name associated to the panel control To enter a name follow the procedure described at chap 5 2 Press F1 while on the PEDALS page to access the SETUP PEDALS page of the SYSTEM mode to configure and calibrate pedals System function can be assigned from here Press F1 while on the WHEEL page to access the SETUP WHEELS under the SYSTEM mode to configure and calibrate wheels System functions can be assigned here These configuration pages for wheels and pedals are described at chap 7 5 To see the other pages of the PEDALS WHEELS section press the function buttons F1 F2 F3 and F4 Press EXIT to return to INFO MODE and EDIT MODE Press INFO to return to PERFORMANCE MODE if the system is currently in INFO mode Otherwise press EDIT or press EXIT two times To access a different operating mode press its corr
119. stem is currently in INFO mode Otherwise press EDIT or press EXIT two times To access a different operating mode press its corresponding button in the MODE section of the front panel NB Although the parameters that can be configured in the video pages CONFIG and PARAMETERS except Note Note Shift x Tran Transposition Enable and Aftouch Message Aftouch and AftCurve affect the MIDI messages sent when a Scene is selected each time the parameter is modified its MIDI message is transmitted The result of parameter adjustments can therefore be experienced in real time without saving and loading a Performance VELOCITY Press F3 or move the cursor to the left to visualize the third Zone configuration page This page is called VELOCITY and affects the dynamic response of the keyboard P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A 7 EDIT MODE P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A ZONES 7 EDIT MODE VOR TM EE E Velocity Curve 127 A NORM 1 127 s 100 zy cow 1 NORM 1 127 ees ppm PAJ NORM NORM 54 127 s 50 NORM NoRM 1 sl Amount ER norm INVERT 1 127 TIT No NoR 1 127 m aad E NORM NoM 127 127 norm NORM 1 127 emm CONFIG PARAMETERS VELOCITY KEY RANGE CONFIG PARAMETERS VELOCITY KEY RANGE 127 VIEW ALL VIEW SINGLE The available parameters are Vel Type dynamic curve type can be NORM linear curve transmitted MIDI value corresponds to the pressure val
120. te field To recall the secondary function press SHIFT then hold it while pressing the desired button e g VIEW to activate the stand by mode CURSOR CURSOR section these buttons move the cursor A move the cursor on the field above move the cursor on the field below move the cursor to the left V lt gt move the cursor to the right TRANSPOSE button this button activates Led on or deactivates Led off transposition for all Performances When transposition is active a TRANSPOSE field will appear on the PERFORMANCE MODE video page This field show the transposition value in semitones To adjust transposition press TRANSPOSE then hold it while rotating the encoder knob or pressing the DEC and INC buttons to decrease increase transposition by one semitone Pressing both at the same time nullifies transposition TRANSPOSE KEYPAD section the buttons in this section can be used to enter text or digits KEYPAD depending on the selected field Under the PERFORMANCE MODE screen for example these buttons allow to select a Performance by entering its number this field only allows numbers Other fields contain text such as the rename Performance field In this case letters can be entered by using these buttons Numbers and letters related to each button are written just below it These buttons have special functions 1 1 and spec
121. ters 4 or ENTER save changes XIT abort procedure The new name will not be saved unless the Performance Is saved If a new Performance Is recalled without first saving the current one the new name will be lost To change the Performance subheading or comment access the EDIT MODE then place the cursor on the Performance subheading called Ac Piano in the first example page of chap 5 1 then press ENTER to change the name use the same buttons described before To change the name of the current Scene enter EDIT MODE place the cursor on the Scene name GRAND field in the example page at chap 5 1 then press ENTEH to change the name use the same buttons described before 5 3 SAVING A PERFORMANCE To save the changes made to a Performance press the STORE button The following page will appear PERFORMANCE STORE SELECT A LOCATION P001 Stage Grand 1 PRESS ENTER TO STORE ENTER To select a different location use the Encoder the DEC and INC buttons or the KEYPAD section buttons Press EXIT or F3 to leave the saving procedure EN 21 User Manual Checking and modifying a Performance Info and Edit Mode PHYSIS CRT PIANO Press ENTER or F4 to save the Performance A system message appears PERFORMANCE STORE ARE YOU SURE P001 Stage Grand 1 PRESS ENTER TO CONFIRM ENTER Now press ENTER or F4 to confirm and save otherwise press EXIT or F3 to abort and retu
122. the external MIDI device is out of tune with other instruments e Make sure that the PITCH MIDI messages assigned to controls see chap 5 6 and 5 7 have the VALUE parameter set at 50 e Make sure that the PITCH wheel is correctly calibrated see chap 7 5 Wheels The sustain effect seems to be always active e Make sure that the CC64 messages assigned to controls see chap 5 6 and 5 7 have the VALUE parameter set as 0 e Control the pedal s POLARITY see chap 7 5 Pedals e If POLARITY AUTO see chap 7 5 Pedals connect the pedal while the instrument is switched off and do not press the pedal while switching on EN 59 User Manual Troubleshooting PHYSIS SEE PIANO e Make sure that CC64 message assigned to controls do not have a MAX value lower than the MIN value see chap OT Sliders knobs and wheels work as if reversed e Make sure that the MAX value of these controls is higher than the MIN value see chap 5 6 and 5 7 The buttons of the SEQUENCER REMOTE section have no effect e Make sure that the TRANSPORT CONTROL MODE see chap 7 5 Sequencer Remote is properly configured according to the DAW software in use e Make sure that the right TRANSPORT CONTROL OUTPUT connector has been set see chap 7 5 Sequencer Remote The MIDI connection with my computer does not work Check that the computer is using the right MIDI device to work with the right connector K4 K5 has both a standard MIDI
123. times To access a different operating mode press its corresponding button in the MODE section of the front panel EN 29 User Manual Checking and modifying a Performance Info and Edit Mode PHYSIS CRT PIANO 5 7 WHEELS AND PEDALS Press F3 in INFO MODE and EDIT MODE to access the configuration pages about wheels and pedals see also chap 3 3 paragraphs Pedals and Wheels These pages are almost identical and will be explained together P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A PEDALS WHEELS EDIT MODE P001 Stage Grand 11 SCENE A EDIT MODE Type EE OE EY PEDAL 1 Type Message MSB LSB Min Max WHEEL 1 4 MUN 064 SustinPeda 0 127 AUSSEN Ee ACC 064 Sustain Pedal 0 127 z2 2e esee 23 AMAN Pag AAA O fog AAA O ou AS A r A A Name CON ee SETUP PEDAL 1of8 WHEELS SETUP PEDALS WHEEL 4 of2 PEDALS WHEELS The first page deals with the pedals connected to the PEDAL 1 PEDAL 8 connectors on the rear panel Press F4 or move the cursor to the right to show the configuration page for wheels WHEEL 1 WHEEL 2 and WHEEL 3 for K4 models Here press F3 or move the cursor to the left to return to the pedals page Press F3 while on the PEDALS page to select the next pedal Press F4 while on the WHEELS page to select the next wheel Pressing a pedal or moving a wheel will open immediately the configuration page for that control Available parameters are Type The type of MIDI message
124. to conserve natural resources For more detailed information about the recycling of this product please contact your local city offi ce waste disposal service or the retail store where you purchased this product 2 This product complies with the requirements of EMCD 2004 108 EC and LVD 2006 95 EC FCC RULES NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital Device persuant to Part 15 if the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction may cause harmful interference to radio comunications However there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determinated by turning the equipment off and on the user is encuraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced Radio Tv technician for help The user is cautioned that any changes or modification not expressly approved by the pa
125. transmitted messages assigned to controls those of sound selection auxiliary messages and those received by the MIDI input ports but the notes of the keyboard are not transmitted The area is still activatable e The button led is turned off the display rectangle is light gray the Zone is a control one Are only transmitted messages assigned to controls those of sound selection and auxiliary and those received by the MIDI input ports while the notes of the keyboard are not transmitted The Zone is not activatable e The button led is turned off the display rectangle is dark gray the area is disabled The notes of the keyboard the messages assigned to controls initialization messages and those received by the MIDI input are not transmitted The Zone is not activatable EN 10 PHYSIS SEE PIANO User Manual K4 K5 structure Having a Zone in inactive mode red Led is useful when the notes of a certain Zone are needed only at a certain stage of the performance and not before Instead a disabled Zone is completely unavailable in the current Scene This helps avoid undesired or accidental activation of that Zone during the performance If you want a Zone send MIDI messages assigned to the controls but it is never activated from the panel in order to avoid this Zone sounds on the keyboard used for example to configure an external device the Zone must be set as a control zone The disabled state LED off determines the absolute absence o
126. ue SOFT soft curves curve 1 is the softest HARD hard curves curve 1 is the hardest COMP this curve reaches the medium values very quickly then the value increase grows slower in a linear way EXP similar to the COMP curve but reaches medium and high values more quickly FIXED fixed curve the value can be set through the AMOUNT parameter USER user programmable curve see next description User programmed dynamic curves Amount unavailable for the LINEAR curve sets the influence of the selected curve on the dynamic when the FIXED curve is selected it sets the fixed value Polarity curve polarity can be normal NORM or inverted INVERT The following images explain the polarities Resulting Resulting velocity velocity Key pressure Key pressure Polarity NORM Polarity INVERT This parameter is useful to create dynamic layers For example setting a normal NORM polarity for a Zone and INVERT for another the second Zone will be louder when using a low dynamic while the first Zone will be louder with high dynamic EN 25 User Manual Checking and modifying a Performance Info and Edit Mode PHYSIS CRT PIANO Lower the minimum dynamic value accepted keys pressed with a lower dynamic are not transmitted Upper the maximum dynamic value keys pressed with a stronger dynamic are not transmitted As the Polarity parameter these two can be used to create dynamic layers For example set the same
127. vailable on the web page f tp www viscountinstruments cor After downloading the file save it to the root folder of a USB pen To install the update insert the USB key in one of the USB connectors HOST 1 2 or HOST 3 4 on the rear panel Wait for a pop up message USB HOST PLUGIN NOTIFICATION then press F4 The system now checks if a valid update file is saved on your USB pen After a short while the following message appears SYSTEM UTILITY SYSTEM MODE UPDATE K4 K5 firmware v1 1 0 kpu ENTER The window shows the update file that has been found on the USB pen the version is the number after the v character and asks to confirm Press ENTER or F4 to confirm and install the update or EXIT or F4 to abort the operation While updating other messages will appear indicating the system section that is currently being updated At the end of the procedure a pop up message appears stating Upgrade done Please switch off and on the instrument Follow the instruction Should the update fail an error message will appear The error message also states the type of error occurred For further information on error messages see chap 9 1 NB Keep in mind that the kpu file must be placed in the main root folder of the USB pen not in subfolaers Only one kpu file must be present in the pen Having more than one update files will cause errors BACKUP K4 K5 allows you to save a backup copy of all settings to a

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