Kawai Midi Keyboard MDK 61 II User's Manual
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1. Har Loud Loud Loud Loud Soft Soft Soft Soft Sol Hard Soft Hard Sot Loud Loud Soft Soft Soft Soft The VELOCITY CURVE set here remains even if the MIDI KEY II s power is turned to off The VELOCITY CURVE set here is ineffective if the VELOCITY function is assigned to the WHEEL See p 10 WHEEL ASSIGN 6 WHEEL ASSIGN WHEEL MIDI KEY can assign various types of control information to the WHEEL and then transmit that informa tion when the WHEEL is rotated In this mode rotating the WHEEL determines what kind of information is to be transmitted The control number list on p 18 is a typical example Note Settings for the following control numbers cannot be made 0 or 32 Bank Select 96 to 101 122 to 127 Now let s try assigning control number 10 PAN pan pot to the WHEEL for the MIDI KEY PAN Pan Pot If the receiving sound source module or synthesizer is equipped with this pan pot function the sound can be shifted to the left or right with this control information While holding down the switch use the numeric keys 0 9 to input 10 The display flashes while the switch is held down T d Step2 Releasing the switch completes the setting When setting a three digit control number do not release the switch until the entry2. Direct sunlight and exposure to the elements Extremes in temperature or humidity Dusty environment Vibration especially during transport Power Supply Use only AC adaptor shipped with the MIDI KEY and connect it only to a power supply with a voltage within the limits stated on the ratings plate on the backs Make sure that all power switches are off before changing equipment connections Check all equipment connections before applying the power Do not connect to the same circuit as a heavy load or equipment that generates line noise Line Noise Reset The high speed microprocessor at the core of the MIDI KEY is extremely sensitive to line noise and sudden fluctuations in the supply voltage Should it lock up under such conditions simply turn the MIDI KEY 5 power off for a few seconds and then reapply the power Cleaning Clean the instrument with a soft cloth a mild detergent and lukewarm water Never use harsh or abrasive cleansers or organic solvents Battery Backup The lithium battery that protects the memory contents while the power to the unit is off is good for more than five years of normal use We recommend however that you have your nearest authorized service repre sentative replace it promptly after five years CONTENTS FEATURES NAAR eSNANNRERENEMSANEA 1 Care and Maintenance 2 CONTENT
3. x 209 D x 81 H WEIGHT 4 0 20 KAWAI MIDI KEYBOARD Date Sep 1993 Model MIDIKEY II MIDI Implementation Chart Version 1 0 Transmitted Remarks Function Basic Default 1 16 Changed 1 16 Default Mode Messages X Altered kkkkkkkkkkkk Note 0 127 True Voice Velocity Note ON Note OFF X After Key s X Touch Ch s 0 32 0 127 0 127 Bank select 1 31 O 0 127 33 95 0 127 96 99 X Control 100 101 O 0 2 0 RPN 102 119 O 0 127 Change 120 O 0 All sound off 121 O 0 Reset all controler Program 0 127 Change True kkkkkkkkkkkk System Exclusive E Song Position X Common Song Select X Tune X System Clock X Real Time Commands X Local ON OFF X Aux All Notes OFF X Messages Active Sense O Reset X Notes Transmit GM system on message RPN 0 Pitch Bender sensitivity 1 Fine tuning 2 Coarse tuning Data entry MSB used for value transmission Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO O Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO AD OW616E C 9401 Printed Japan
4. 000 Oppppppp Ovvvvvvv 00000000 Ovvvvvvv nnnn Channel RPN Registered Parameter Number 2 EXCLUSIVE TRANSMITTED DATA Turn General MI Status ID No device Sub ID Sub ID DI System 11110000 FOH 01111110 7EH ID 01111111 7FH 1 00001001 09H 2 00000001 01 11110111 F7H Description Note on off BANK Select MSB LSB Control Change RPN LSB RPN MSB All Sound off kkkkkkk VVVVVVV VVVVVVV VVVVVVV CCCCCCC VVVVVVV Reset all Controllers Program Change Ch Pressure Pitch Bender Active Sensing System exclusive Non Real time General MIDI message General MIDI On 19 0 127 0 off 1 127 on 0 127 0 127 1 31 33 95 102 119 0 127 0 Pitch Bend Sensitivity 1 Fine Tuning 2 Coarse Tuning 0 127 0 127 0 127 SPECIFICATIONS KEYBOARD 61 Keys VELOCITY SENSITIVE CONTROLS SWITCHES WHEEL VEL CURVEePROG MIDI CHeOCTAVE SHIFT TRANSPOSE VOLUME SLIDER ASSIGNABLE WHEEL BENDER PITCH BEND WHEEL NUMERIC KEYS 0 9 FUNCTIONS SETTING THE MIDI TRANSMIT CHANNEL 1 16 SELECTING A VELOCITY CURVE 10 TYPES WHEEL ASSIGN 6 FUNCTIONS OCTAVE SHIFT 2 OCTAVE TRANSPOSE 1 OCTAVE SENDING A PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBER 0 127 PROGRAM MEMORY 10 PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBERS BANK SELECT 0 16383 JACKS DC IN HOLD MIDI OUT DISPLAY 8 SEGMENT x 3 LEDS DIMENSIONS mm 967 W
5. FT DOWN switch once more 250 c 000 Shifted down one octave Shifted down two octave 11 gt fo 5 J F 4 4 a 5 o 8 I E E EMEN TER BEIM 2 g ut un l I 1 I T 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 Normal Pitch WO Octave Shifted down Turning the power off always resets the shifted pitch to NORMAL pitch dot center of the display 9 12 8 TRANSPOSE 12 12 This function shifts the entire pitch of the MIDI KEY in semitone units You can transpose the pitch by 24 half steps 12 higher 12 lower Using this function with OCTAVE SHIFT allows you to shift the MIDI KEY pitch by up to 72 half steps 6 octaves Simultaneously press the and switches PROG MIDI CH OSE While holding down the and switches press the or switch to transpose the pitch up or down a half step The setting can be made within the range of 12 412 to 12 12 OCT SHIFT Minus indication PROG MIDICH DOWN UP OSE While pressing down Press UP or DOWN PROG and MIDI switch switches S
6. KAWAI MIDI KEYBOARD MIDI KE Y 61 Owner s NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class digital device pursuant to Part 15 of 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 instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged 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 This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in thr Radio interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Thank you for purchasing the Kawai MIDI keyboard MDK61 II MIDI KEY II This Owner s Manual conta
7. Kawai GMega Turn the MIDI KEY 11 5 power on LED display shows as follows POWER MIDI Keyboard o eyboart MIDI IN LLLLJ MIDI OUT Computer Indicates OCTAVE SHIFT p 11 position Step3 Turn all other equipments power 2 Setting the MIDI TRANSMIT channel MIDI i 46 First set the MIDI KEY 15 MIDI TRANSMIT channel The MIDI KEY sends all MIDI messages on this MIDI channel Be sure to match the channel with the RECEIVE channel of connected equipment Hold down switch and LED starts to flash showing the TRANSMIT channel now set on MIDI KEY Il Press one or two of the numeric keys to change the channel Examples e CH2 MIDI CH 2 While holding down Press 2 key the MIDI CH switch e CH16 MIDI CH 1 6 While holding down Press 1 and 6 keys successively the MIDI CH switch LED changes to the pressed number Release the switch Now the new TRANSMIT CHANNEL is set on MIDI KEY 1 LED returns as before pressing switch The TRANSMIT channel set here remains even if MIDI KEY 115 power is turned off Settings for the MIDI TRANSMIT channel cannot be made while a key the keyboard is depressed When changing the MIDI TRANSMIT channel the following information for the channel before the change is transmitted HOLD1 OFF HOLD2 OFF Sostenuto OFF BENDER 40H central position 3 VOLUME SLIDER Moving t
8. ME SLIDER Sends MIDI VOLUME messages to control the volume level of connected MIDI instruments See p 8 VOLUME SLIDER DISPLAY LED Shows any function number and its value and the status of OCTAVE SHIFT p 11 BENDER PITCH BEND WHEEL Sends MIDI PITCH BEND messages to connected MIDI instruments See p 8 Function Switches These are pressed to set various functions BANK TRANSPOSE or WHEEL assignments VELOCITY CURVE set tings PROGRAM NUMBER transmission MIDI TRANSMIT channel PROGRAM MEMORY or GM reset Numeric Keys 0 9 Used to set the value for all functions and to send PROGRAM MEMORY numbers See p 15 PROGRAM MEMORY UP DOWN TRANSPOSE switches Used to set the TRANSPOSE value 13 and to shift the MIDI KEY 5 pitch one octave higher and lower See p 11 OCTAVE SHIFT MIDI OUT Jack Outputs all of MIDI KEY II s MIDI messages Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI KEY to other MIDI devices HOLD Jack When an optional foot switch ex Kawai F 1 is connected the MIDI KEY Il sends MIDI DAMPER messages when the switch is actuated similar to the damper pedal of an acoustic piano DC IN Jack Used to connect the AC adaptor POWER Switch Turns the MIDI KEY 1 5 power on and off 1 Preparation before using Connect the MIDI KEY Il and other MIDI equipments MIDI IN Rear Panel 0 Foot Switch ex Kawai F 1 MIDI Sound Module ex
9. S u P 3 Name of Parts aS 4 1 Preparation before Using 6 2 Setting the MIDI TRANSMIT channel MIDI CH 7 3 VOLUME SLIDER 8 4 BENDER PITCH BEND WHEEL 8 5 Selecting a VELOCITY CURVE VEL CURVE 9 6 WHEEL ASSIGN WHEEL 10 7 OCTAVE SHIFT 11 8 TRANSPOSE u 13 9 Sending a PROGRAM CHANGE number PROG 14 10 PROGRAM MEMORY 15 11 Bank Select 15 12 GM RESET eo Ceu sen eoru 17 SPECIFICATIONS 20 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART 21 of Parts Top View Switches GM RESET PROG WRITE UP WHEEL VELCURVE PROG MIDICH 0 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 DOWN EJ EEG aa ee g Sp ep bes TRANSPOSE BANKMSB BANKLSB TRANSPOSE Rear View 9 6 9 oi 1 9 WHEEL The control information on p 10 is assigned to this WHEEL VOLU
10. anai Drawbar Organ 80 Lead 1 square 112 Tinkle 17 Percussive Organ 49 String Ensemble 2 81 Lead 2 sawtooth 113 18 Rock Organ 50 Synth Strings 1 114 Choir Aahs 17 86 Lead TCHR 19 Acoustic Guitar nylon 120 Guitar Fret Noise 25 Acoustic Guitar steel Trombone 89 2 warm Breath Noise 26 Electric Guitar jazz Tuba Pad 3 polysynth 122 Seashore 28 Electric Guitar muted 60 FrenchHom Pad 5 bowed Overdriven Guitar 61 Brass Section Distortion Guitar 62 Synth Brass 1 Pad 7 halo 126 Applause Guitar Harmonics Portamento Time Data Entry Volume Tremolo Depth Chorus Depth Hold 2 Ext Effects Depth 94 Celeste Depth Phaser Depth Balance Control Panpot Pitch Bend Sensitivity Fine Tune Expression Hold 1 Damper Portamento Coarse Tune Sostenuto Chord Hold Channel Pressure Soft Pedal Velocity 18 KAWAI MIDI KEYBOARD MIDI KEY MIDI IMPLEMENTATION 1 TRANSMITTED DATA 1st 1001nnnn 1011 1011nnnn 1011nnnn 101innnn 1011nnnn 1011nnnn 1011nnnn 1100nnnn 1101nnnn 1110nnnn 11111110 2nd 3rd Ovvvvvvv 000000 00 Ovvvvvvv 00100000 Ovvvvvvv Ovvvvvvv 01100100 000000 01100101 00000000 01111000 00000000 01111001 00000
11. eiving instrument is equipped with the receive function for GM System On messages MIDI KEY II CONTROL NUMBER LIST GM SOUND LIST 0 Acoustic Grand Piano Bright Acoustic Piano Electric Grand Piano 34 33 Electric Bass finger 64 Soprano Sax Alto Sax Tenor Sax 96 FX 1 rain 97 FX 2 soundtrack 98 FX 3 crystal 35 36 Slap Bass 1 Honky Tonk Piano 4 Hlectric Piano 1 Electric Bass pick Fretless Bass Baritone Sax 99 FX 4 atmosphere 100 FX 5 brightness 68 Electric Piano 2 37 Slap Bass 2 69 English Horn 101 FX 6 goblins Synth Bass 2 Harpsichord Clavi 70 Bassoon 102 FX 7 echoes Glockenspiel Music Box Vibraphone Marimba Violin 43 Contrabass 44 Tremolo Strings Xylophone 45 Pizzicato Strings 3 DI AIX TNL Nn 1 Clarinet 3 74 75 103 FX 8 sci fi 105 Banjo 0 0 107 Koto 1 6 08 Kalimba 109 Bag Pipe Recorder Blown Bottle Shakuhachi 76 77 CONTROL NUMBER LIST 1 Modulation Depth 69 Tubular Bells 46 Orchestral Harp 78 Whistle 110 Fiddle Dulcimer 79 i 111 Sh
12. he VOLUME SLIDER transmits MIDI VOLUME messages to connected equipment This allows you to con trol the volume of connected device ex synthesizer module from your MIDI KEY Step 1 To raise the volume Move the SLIDER to the right e To lower the volume Move the SLIDER to the left um 4 BENDER PITCH BEND WHEEL Moving the BENDER WHEEL transmits MIDI BENDER PITCH BEND messages to connected equipment This allows you to bend the pitch of sound up or down to personalize your performance To bend up the pitch Move the WHEEL away from you To bend down the pitch Move the WHEEL towards you Bend UP 0 Bend DOWN 5 Selecting VELOCITY CURVE VEL CURVE i a MEE The MIDI KEY 1 5 VELOCITY CURVEs determine the relationship between how hard the keys are struck and the corresponding velocity that the MIDI KEY transmits The MIDI KEY Il allows you to select from 10 VELOCITY CURVEs Hold down the switch and LED starts to flash showing the VELOCITY CURVE now set on MIDI KEY II Press one of the numeric keys o _ to select VELOCITY CURVE The 10 key numbers correspond to the 10 VELOCITY CURVES as follows VEL CURVE 0 9 While holding down the VEL CURVE switch Press one of 10 keys Loud Loud Loud Loud Soft Soft Soft Soft Sot Sot Sot Hard Soft
13. ich you wish to assign the program This assigns the program to the selected key Example To assign PROGRAM CHANGE 123 to a 2 key PROG WRITE WHEEL PROG 2 x x x While holding down PROG and Press 2 key WHEEL switches simultaneously Release the and switches to complete the setting 11 Bank Select Bank Select transmits control change No 0 MSB and No 32 LSB as a pair The MSB and the LSB each have 128 possible settings from 0 to 127 This makes for 16 384 128 x 128 available Bank Select settings Bank number usage varies from one manufacturer to another Some manufacturers effect switching by varying the LSB with no change in the MSB 0 0 0 1 0 127 Others set the LSB at 0 zero and effect changes by varying the MSB 0 0 1 0 127 0 Devices from KAWAI such as the KC20 and GMega LX are of the first type using banks 0 0 and 0 7 For exam ple if you want to send bank 0 7 press the two keys for the MSB and make sure that the MSB is set to 0 Next hold down the two keys for the LSB and use the numeric keys 0 9 to display 007 then release the LSB keys When you do this the MSB and LSB pair 0 7 is sent in sequence Now let s try choosing a bank First of all connect the MIDI Key to the KAWAI GMega LX or some other instrument with the bank function These specifications are effective only when the receiving instrument is equipped with the bank function As we sa
14. ins valuable information that will help you make full use of this instrument s many capabilities Read it carefully and keep it handy for future reference FEATURES 1 Complete MIDI Controls in Slim amp Compact Body 61 note velocity sensitive keyboard 2 WHEELs 10 numeric 4 function switches and LED are all provided in MIDI KEY 115 small body These allow you to quickly and easily control any MIDI messages 2 Support for MIDI Bank Select MIDI standards can handle 12 384 128 x 128 banks each composed of 128 program The MIDI KEY can send full pairs consisting of a MSB for the bank control change No 0 of 0 to 127 and a LSB for the bank control change No 32 of 0 to 127 enabling selection of all bank numbers 3 Assignable Controller WHEEL Functions such as control change pressure and key velocity can be assigned to this WHEEL 4 10 Selectable VELOCITY CURVES The MIDI KEY Il has 10 VELOCITY CURVES Select any of them accoding to your playing style and the response of your tone module 5 Advanced PROGRAM CHANGE Transmission In accordance with the new MIDI specifications the MIDI KEY is able to transmit PROGRAM CHANGE 0 127 The PROGRAM MEMORY function enables you to send a specified PROGRAM CHANGE by pressing just one switch B Care and Maintenance Proper Care Your MIDI KEY is a delicate musical instrument To prevent breakdowns and ensure years of reliable trouble free service shield it from
15. of the third digit has ended completely When the power to the unit has been turned off and then on again the WHEEL function is set for MODU LATION The settings that have been shown are effective only when the receiving instrument is equipped with these functions When setting control number 132 you can use the WHEEL to set the velocity value for the note informa tion that is sent now Parameter numbers 120 ALL SOUND OFF and 121 RESET ALL CONTROLLERS are sent by rotating the WHEEL farther than its central position to enable the minimum value 10 7 OCTAVE SHIFT This shifts the pitch of the keyboard up or down by one or two octaves Transmission is normally within the range of note numbers 36 to 96 but the UP and DOWN switches can be used to transmission note numbers 48 to 108 and 60 to 120 or 24 to 84 and 12 to 72 The current setting for OCTAVE SHIFT is indicated by the position of the dot on the display To shift the one octave higher Press the OCT SHIFT UP UP switch once 250 Normal Shifted up one octave To shift the on two octaves higher Press the OCT SHIFT UP UP switch once more 229 c 007 Shifted up one octave Shifted up two octaves Step3 Toshiftthe aa one octave lower Press the SHIFT Down SHIFT DOWN switch once 250 080 Shifted down one octave Step4 Toshift the two octaves lower Press the SHIFT SHI
16. tep 3 Pressing the and switches ends the setting A set TRANSPOSE value is reset to 0 zero by switching the power off and then on again The TRANSPOSE setting cannot be changed while a key on the keyboard is depressed 13 9 Sending a PROGRAM CHANGE number PROG i Using the switch and the numeric keys you can send any MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE 0 127 Hold down switch Step 2 Press the numeric keys to set the PROGRAM CHANGE number to be sent Examples PROGRAM CHANGE number 0 PROG While holding down Press o key LED changes to pressed number PROG switch PROGRAM CHANGE number 64 PROG gt gk While holding down Successively press 6 and 4 keys PROG switch 2 While holding down Successively press keys 1 gt 2 3 PROG switch a PROGRAM CHANGE number 123 PROG Release the switch The PROGRAM CHANGE message is sent to connected equipment 14 10 PROGRAM You assign selected PROGRAM CHANGE to each of the numeric keys 0 9 for easy recall and transmission Simply pressing one of the numeric keys will then send the desired PROGRAM CHANGE To assign a PROGRAM CHANGE number to a numeric key Select the desired PROGRAM CHANGE 9 Sending a PROGRAM CHANGE number Step2 Press the and switches at the same time Step 3 While holding down the and switches at the same time press the numeric key 0 9 to wh
17. w in the previous explanation the KAWAI GMega LX is designed to call up banks by varying the LSB in sequence so the LSB needs to be set 15 Step 1 First hold down the and switches at the same time and use the numeric keys to set the MSB to 000 WHEEL VEL CURVE 0 280 2 Next hold down the and switches at the same time and use the numeric keys to make the setting 007 VELCURVE PROG 7 Step 3 When the and switches are released the seventh bank of the receiving instrument the GMega LX is called up Now let s try making the settings for an instrument designed to vary the MSB in sequence Step 1 First hold down the and switches at the same time and use the numeric keys to set the LSB to 000 VELCURVE PROG 0 Step2 Next hold down the and switches at the same time and use the numeric keys to make the setting 008 WHEEL VEL CURVE 8 Step3 When and switches are released the eighth bank of the receiving instru ment is called up 16 12 RESET Simultaneously pressing the and switches initializes the GM function of the receiving instrument GM ON To help prevent valuable settings from being reset accidentally the reset is carried out about 2 seconds after the and MIDICH switches of MIDI Key are pressed simultaneously The reset has been completed when the three dots flash The function described above is effective only when the rec
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