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Kawai R-50e User's Manual

1. NOTE SET E Mer m Say X VT n n 22 30 2 132 33 3 35 37 NUMBER E es 4 H o ede 2d INST BASI BASI OM Bast 8352 BAS 8452 BAS 8452 52 BAS2 802 BD 03 1601 502 fe te de jl J 4 N 4 i eod TUNE 1 3 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 mores ADU Rp sp cc 2 ud 236 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EE SS gp 1 ie je GATE i 210214 i Po 2 5 F 1 4 d DELAY 4 Y db pes E pe I4 b bet fe EN E gt NOTE Axe amas Pan p 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 43 50 51 52 54 55 56 57 58 9 60 6 62 21941 cos c es aime qe Led ass E INST RM 504 Tow HHOP TOM2 TOM3 CRSH TOM4 CLAP SNAP BAS Bast BAS BASI BASI 52 BAS ore reU ih e ite 2 TUNE 0 0 0 0 5 4 3 4 1 0 1 12 pue SS pte 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 65 66 amp 68 69 00 71 83 x ples i 1 Bas2 TIMP
2. NOTE SD2 W DELAY1 802 y Y Y 2 25472503 96 Shuffle 2 fill in TM a te So BIS jt i y 7 i i 97 Shuffle 3 HH CLOSED 503 98 Shuffle 3 Fill in HII CLOSED7OUEN _ 503 ONLY 502 W GATE1 99 Street Kids 9 r snar EE L f fk NOTE SNAP W DELAY2 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual Page 55 Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co Ltd 200 Terajima cho Hamamatsu Japan OW701E Printed in Japan
3. CH 1 IHST IHFO OH INST FF Page 30 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual TRIGGER INFO This function determines if the 8 MIDI trigger notes will be sent to slave devices Press ENT REP from the INSTRUMENT INFO display Use the 4 and gt keys to turn trigger information on and off VELOCITY The R 50e can send velocity information the dynamics of how hard the instrument was struck If velocity is not filtered the velocity of the associated pad will be sent This is defined using If velocity is filtered out the events are sent at a moderate velocity Other MIDI information such as program changes are still sent Press ENT REP from the TRIGGER INFO display Use the 4 and gt keys to tum VELOCITY ON and OFF PROGRAM CHANGE The 50 normally sends program change information to other MIDI devices when a pattern or song is changed This function can be used to filter out program changes going to an instrument or Other information like notes and velocity are sull sent Press ENT REP from th VOLUME display Use the 4 kcys to tum PROGRAM ON and OFF START STOP This function determines if the R 50e will send start and stop commands to control the MIDI clock of a Slave device Press ENT REP from the PROGRAM CHANGE display Use the 4 and gt keys to tum start stop information on or off EXAMPLE continued Press ENT REP to access TR
4. 76 16beat 3 y i CLOSED x i 803 y 77 16beat 3 Fill in CRASH 4 j 78 16beat 4 CLOSED age 52 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual NOTE SD2 W DELAY2 gt gt CLOSED OPEN 503 80 16beat 5 CLOSED __ SUI fe CLOSED W FLANGE1 50313 ill ict 7 4 dyd 3 O 82 16beat 5 Fill in 2 CRASH CLOSED 83 Ballad 2 i T I 1 1 5 E 802 NOTE SD2 W GATE1 y 84 Ballad 1 Fill in gt gt HH CLOSED 8 TOMI RIM gt TOM2 2 4 en SEE f 4 4 86 Ballad 2 Fill in OPEN Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual Page 53 87 Disco 3 HH CLOSED OPEN 88 Disco 4 89 Disco 4 Fill in CLICK 90 Ballad 3 gt gt gt gt l Ballad 3 Fill in 9 Id r8 E 93 Shuffle 1 gt HH CLOSED OPEN 04 B MES 94 Shuffle 1 Fill E CLOSED pi Y Bb f r eG p a Page 54 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual 95 Shuffle 2 1 4 OPEN
5. data high Manual Pan OFF OOH Data 0000 x x x 209 Tune Pan data tow vvvv 10 Data 0000 x x x x 2nd Tune high Data 0000 x x x Last Tune Pan data low Data 0000 x x x Last Tune Pan data high Data 0000 w v v v ts EFFECT data low Data 0000 x x x x 751 EFFECT data high Data 0000 x x x x 2nd EFFECT data iow Data 0000 x x x 270 EFFECT data high Data 0000 x x x Last EFFECT data low Data 0000 x x x Last EFFECT data high Data 00100011 23H MIDI IN KEY Data end mark Data 00010100 MIDI OUT KEY NO Start mark OUT KEY NO DATA BLOCK Data O000x 1st Out Key data tow Data 0000 x x x x 151 Out Key data high Data 0000 x x x x 2nd Out Key data low Data 0000 x x x 2nd Out Key data high Data 0000 x x x x Last Out Key data tow Data 0000 xxx Last Out Key data Data 00100100 24H MIDI OUT KEY end mark Data 00010101 15H ASSIGN DATA START mark PAD ASSIGN DATA BLOCK Data 0000 x x x x 1st PAD data low Data 0000 x x x x 151 PAD data high Data x x x 2nd PAD data low Data 0000 x x x 2nd PAD data high Data 0000 x x x x Last PAD data low Data 0000 x x x Last PAD data high 00100101 25H 00010110 16H ASSIGN DATA End mark ASSIGN DATA Start mark ASSIGN DATA BLOCK 0000x x x x INDIV INSTRUMENT DATA low 0000 x x x x INDIV INSTRUMENT DATA high 0000x xxx Foot SWA Data low 0000 x x x x Foot SWA Data high 0000 x x x x Foot SWB
6. instrumant ped level Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual Page 43 HIT2 GbR HIT HIT 20 PADI PAD2 PAD PAD 4 PAD5 PAD6 PAD 7 PAD 8 PAD9 PADIO R 50e pad setting value USER 7 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 o 2 PAD t PAD 2 PAD 4 PAU 4 PAD 5 PAD 6 PAD 7 PAD 8 PAD9 PADIO R 50e pad setting value USER PAD 2 PAD 3 4 PAD 5 Dh PADO PAD 7 PAD 8 PAD 9 PADIO R 50e pad setting vatue USER tune variu ettect 6 ins trant eed level sem _ tune erect i 1 Page 44 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual 22 z PAD PAD 2 PADO PAD PADO PADO PADIO R 50e pad setting value USER 8 L PADI PAD2 PAD 3 PAD 4 PADS Mr PAD 6 PAD 7 PAD 8 PAD9 PADIO R 50e pad setting value USER borgol PAL I PAD 2 PAD 3 PAL 4 PAD 5 PADO PAD 7 PAD 8 9 PADIO R 50e pad setting value USER instrument _ level accent _ tune panpot effect 15 MIDI NOTE ASSIGNMENTS MIDI IN NOTE NUMBER Defauit
7. 3 RC MI 3 RC xPRD TUHES 3 TUHERI continued on next page Page 8 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual DELAY EXAMPLE continued Digital delay effects can be used to fatten sounds and create slapback echo effects The delay time is preset for Press to access PAD 3 DELAY each drum sound 3 Use 4 and to change the Press ENT REP the GATE display Each pad can pad delay setting 8 bc given its own digital delay effect using the 4 and to select DELAY 1 DELAY 2 or DELAY 3 DELAY 0 Press ENT REP to access indicates no delay effect FLANGE PAD 3 FLANGE DELAY 1 The delayed sound plays at the same Use 4 and to change the volume as the original sound pad flange setting FLAHGI DELAY 2 The delayed sound plays louder than the Press ENT REP to return original sound to the beginning of PAD USERI DELAY 3 The delayed sound plays softer than the mode original sound Press PAD to exit PAD CALL FTH 43 mode FLANGE Flanging can be used as special effects to add an animated or spacey effect Press ENT REP from the DELAY display Each pad can be given its own digital flange effect using the 4 and gt to sclect FLANGE 1 FLANGE 2 or FLANGE 3 FLANGE 0 indicates no flange effect FLANGE I The delayed sound plays at same pitch as the original sound FLANGE 2 The delayed sound play
8. Use PAD if necessary to change drum kits Repeat this process to assign appropriate pads to notes sent from the master device Press MIDI ENT REP to retum to basic MIDI functions Press MIDI again to exit MIDI mode The note assignments can be reset to their default settings by holding ERASE while turning on power Note KEY INFO must be ON is order for NOTE ASSIGNMENTS to be useful FE INITIAL RESET Pressing ERASE while turning on the power returns the following functions to their default settings The rhythms in memory are not affected by this procedure PAD SETTINGS USER MIDI IN NOTE ASSIGNMENTS MIDI OUT NOTE ASSIGNMENTS MIXER SETTINGS ASSIGN SETTINGS TRIGGER SETTINGS Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual Page 29 MIDI OUT The R 50e can also be used to send MIDI information to other MIDI devices such as keyboards sequencers and samplers Connect the 50 5 MIDI Out to the MIDI In of the slave unit as shown on page 26 After pressing MIDI use the 4 and gt keys to select MIDI OUT and press ENT REP A sub menu of funcuons is available by pressing ENT REP and BACK returns to the previous function Press MIDI at any time to return to the basic MIDI functions Pressing MIDI a second time exits MIDI mode POLY MONO MODE The 50 normally sends all MIDI information on one user selected channel referred to as Poly Mode In Mono Mode each drum can be s
9. FLSW A Connection for first optional F 1 footswitch Footswitch functions are programmable 5 Connection for second optional F 1 footswitch Footswitch functions are programmable TAPE OUT For to cassette deck input for data Storage TAPE IN For connection to cassette deck output for data retrieval MIDI IN OUT Connection to external MIDI gear Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual Page 5 4 OVERVIEW SOUNDS The R 50e features the following 24 digital drum and tuned percussion sounds ELECTRONIC BASS DRUM BDP REVERB BASS DRUM BD2 ACOUSTIC BASS DRUM BD3 ELECTRONIC SNARE DRUM SD1 REVERB SNARE DRUM SD2 ACOUSTIC SNARE DRUM SD3 GATED SNARE DRUM SD4 RIM SHOT RIM ELECTRONIC TOM HIGH ELECTRONIC MID TOM2 ELECTRONIC TOM LOW TOM3 REVERB TOM HIGH TOM4 REVERB TOM LOW 5 HI HAT CLOSED HHCL HI HAT OPEN HHOP CRASH CYMBAL CRSH HAND CLAPS CLAP CLICK CLIK FINGER SNAP SNAP NORMAL ELECTRIC BASS 51 FUNK ELECTRIC BASS BAS2 ORCHESTRA HIT 1 HIT1 ORCHESTRA HIT 2 HIT2 TIMPANI TIMP GETTING AROUND These instruments can be assigned to Pads 1 10 along with other parameters such as tunings accent panning level and processing Four pad sct ups are preset and eight combinations are uscr dcfinable Rhythm patterns can be recorded individually using any of the pads in memory and up to cight voices can sound simultancously Rh
10. Status 11110000 FOH System exclusive m 0 3 Mode no 10 01000000 40 O Level Channel no O000nnnn 0 15 Transmit ch 3 Function 0010000 21H data dump Group no 00000010 028 Drum machine group dddddz 0 23Instiument Machine 10 00000010 02M R 50 D no 0 501 HE 18803 5 1750 Date 00010010 12H data start mark MIXER DATA BLOCK ZTOMI 10 RIM 18 CLICK Data 0000 x x x 1st Level data 3 10M2 1 CLAP 19 BAS2 Data 0000 x x x x 1st Pan data 4 TOM3 12 BASI 20 503 Data 0000x x x x 251 Level data 5 13 gt TIMPANI Data 0000 x 251 Pan data SNAP 7 CRASH 15 5 23 112 Data 0000 x x x Last Level data Data 0000 x x x x Last Pan data vvvv O l5 Level Parameter Value Data 0000 x x x x MANUAL PAN ON OFF FLAG data YeststPan iow Value Data 0000 x x x MANUAL PAN ON OFF FLAG data 0 8 15 high Level min max Data 00100010 22H Mirer Jata end mark Mode 1 8 9 15 Data 00010011 13 MIDI IN KEY NO Data start mark MIDI IN KEY NO DATA BLOCK Pan min centermin Data 0000 x x x x 151 Inswument data low Data 0000 x x x x st instrument data high Data 0000 x x x 2nd Instrument data low Duce Manua Fen ON OFF Data 0000 x x x x 2nd Instrument data high 5 Data 0000 x x x x Last Instrument data low wasis ih Data 0000 x x x Last Instrument data high Manua Pan ON 15 Data 0000 x x x x 1st Tune data tow 15 Data 0000 x x x 15 Tune
11. TIMP TIMP TIMP TIMP TIMP ite TIMP H2 4 1 51 5 41 3 2 43 1 TN 13 291 i 1 4 3 pee 4 tj 2 dep 0 5 4 3 1 Ens Boc 5 85 I teu i i i i i 8 1 n__n S INST TIT WITT mundum i HIT n 4 4 1 a i lp i 0 0 of 0 9 0 0 i i Vist hae gt i i 1 4 4 i i i FEMME Eme i ALII i i i 1 1 1 2 1 had LE INST ES INE 803 502 503 m CRSH CLAP BASI BAS2 i FH MON 5 dem Lili Key i I 138 13 4 3 gg 42 52 44 og 49 51 so D No 1 221 0 i i lu jen 4 1 i a 1 1 1 1 1 E peor dae hes of M teret lu 6 MM uw noun ull 2 1 1 1 E 0 L 1 1 711 224
12. 2 and SONG 3 will cong play successively and then will stop EXAMPLE C OHG 1 50 3 If you set SONG 1 to LINK 1 LINK2 2 SONG 2 to LINK 1 and 2 and 1will play successive SAt 1 1 SOHG 3 LIHK2 3 SOHO 2 016 1 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual 23 PLAYING SONGS To hear a song after it has been constructed first press CALL SONG same as pressing CALL PATTERN twice Select the desired song number using the 4 and keys Press START to hear the song play Press STOP CONT to stop playback While playback is stopped pressing STOP CONT again continues playback from where it stopped If the song has been programmed with a default tempo that tempo will take effect Whether a tempo was programmed or not TEMPO can be accessed at any time and the arrow keys can be used to change the tempo START AT A DESIGNATED SECTION It is also possible to start playback at the beginning of a specific section Press ENT REP to access this mode The display shows the number of patterns in the songs followed by the current position and current pattern number E E LS Song Position Disploy Total Number of Patterns 003 001 PTH 41 Current Positon Current Pattern Select the desired pattern using the arrow kcys then press CONT The song will play from the beginning of that pattern If you pr
13. 8 Beat 2 Disco 2 Disco 2 Elec Pop 4 Elec Pop 4 Fill In Fill In Fill In Fill In Fill In leo 4 Count 16 Beat 1 16 Beat 1 16 Beat 1 16 Beat 2 16 Beat 2 16 Beat 3 16 Beat 3 16 Beat 4 16 Beat 4 Fill In 1 Fill 2 Fill tn Fili Fill In 70 2 UE 16 5 16 Beat 5 16 Beat 5 Ballad 1 Ballad 1 Ballad 2 Ballad 2 Disco 3 Disco 4 Disco 4 Fill In 1 Fill 2 Fill In Fill In Fill In 80 ps d Ballad 3 Ballad 3 Shuffle 1 Shuffle 1 Shuffle 2 Shuffle 2 Shuffle 3 Shuffle 3 Street Kids Fill In Fill In Fill In Fill In 90 4 R 50e Owner s Manual REAR PANEL o INDIU FFT 3U B DUT HIDI IM 2 QUT IH Cy o C T FS N GM Z In 9 3 s 35 29 31 22 Au POWER power ON OFF switch DCIN Connection for 12V 500mA power supply OUTPUTS The R 50e does not include a power amplifier or speaker To hear the instrument you must use headphones or connect it to a sound system preferably full range PHONES Connection for standard sterco headphones R Connection for right portion of sterco output L MONO Connection for left portion of stereo Output Also uscd as a mono output if sterco is not required INDIV Connection for the Individual Output channel to which any given drum can bc assigned
14. copy an existing pattern For instance you may want to create a pattern that is similar to an existing one by copying it and making slight changes without changing the original Also copy is a nice safety factor when doing irrevocable operations like SWING The COPY command works on the principal of copying anexisting source pattern to a destination pattern number The current contents of the destination pattern will be erased COPY can optionall be used to two different patterns end on end to a single new pattern If the two source pattern numbers are the same the resulting copy will be twice as long Press COPY to access COPY mode Select the first pattern to be copied using the arrow keys Press ENT REP Next use the arrow keys again to select the optional second source copy Press ENT REP Leave this blank if you only wish to copy a single pattern Finally select the destination pattern using the now familiar arrow kcys To change any of the copy values press BACK to move to the previous parameters Use the ERASE key to clear the entries if necessary When all is ready press ENT REP again Press ENT REP a final time to continue or press BACK to cancel Note To exit COPY mode at any time press COPY again ERROR MESSAGES ILLEGAL INPUT will be displayed when the beat value of the second pattern is different than the first pattern or if the patterns combined number of bars is more than 99 MEMORY
15. ic vo i o i 1 INST un IRGI TRG Tacs TRGS TRGS TRG7 1808 Bibi DA M Key n 80 72 48 50 52 51 59 60 D 4 lch 1 ri 1 252 2 2 2 2 t EE VA i uper 2 di M drevet a dona doo jid to 30 O TT 0 oj o 4 R MT Metronome Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual Page 45 1 MIDI DATA FORMAT 1 RECOGNIZED AND TRANSMITTED DATA Data 0000 x x x x Last Poly Mono select data low Oata 0000x x x x Last Poly Mono select data high 0000 x x x x HIHAT Poly Mono data low 1 1 RECOGNIZED ata 0000 x x x HIHAT Poly Mono data high Data 0000 x x x x CRASH Poly Mono data low Data 0000 x x x x CRASH Poly Mono data high 204 Description 9 ata 00100110 26H ASSIGN DATA End mark Data 00010111 17H NOTE DATA start mark TRG NOTE DATA BLOCK JOOinnnn Okkkkkkk Ovvvvvvv Note on 127 Data OOx x Xx x x O1H Ist TRG NOTE 20H 00nnna Program arem dg Data 00x x xx xx Last TRG NOTE data 100 109 Data 00100111 27H NOTE DATA End mark 11110010 01111111 Onhhhhhh Song position pointer 1111111 0 127 least signification Date 00010000 10 Partem data start mark PATTERN DATA BLOCK hhhhhhh 0 127 most significati
16. is depressed S S The footswitch will start and stop playback of patterns or songs depending upon current mode PAD UP The footswitch will advance PAD to the next drum kit PTN UP The footswitch will advance to the next higher pattern number when the R 50e is in CALL PATTERN mode REPEAT While recording the footswitch can be used in place of REPEAT key for repeated beat function TAP The footswitch can be used in place of the TAP button when in TEMPO mode HH O C The footswitch will close an open hi hat or open a closed hi hat EXAMPLE Press ASSIGN RSSIGH VOICE Use 4 to choose ASSIGN function Press to continue Use 4 and P to assign function to Footswitch A Press ENT REP to advance to Footswitch B Use 4 and P to assign function to Footswitch B Press ENT REP to return to ASSIGN menu Press ASSIGN again to exit ASSIGN mode i Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual Page 39 12 CASSETTE STORAGE The contents of the R 50e s memory such as user defined kits patterns and Songs can be stored on data cassette Data quality cassette decks and tape work best and decks with options for tape type and noise reduction are not recommended In order to use cassette Storage proper connections are required CASSETTE SAVE This function is used to store the R SOe s memory contents on cassette tape the memory remains intact Select C
17. not the same as the data in memory ERROR is displayed In this case press SAVE LOAD and then do over the SAVE procedure again CASSETIE LOAD This function is used to load new data into the R 50e s memory from tape WARNING LOAD erases all current data memory It is recommended that you use SAVE and VERIFY first to save the memory contents Select CASSETTE LOAD from the CASSETTE menu Rewind the tape to the beginning of the data tone Begin tape playback As soon as the data tone is heard press START to begin loading data The display will show LOAD BUSY during the procedure On completion the display will read LOAD END briefly before returning to CASSETTE LOAD To cancel press STOP CONT If ERROR 15 displayed press SAVE LOAD and do over the LOAD procedure again EXAMPLE Use 4 and P to select funetion CASSETTE VERIFY Start tape playback As soon as the data tone begins press START VERIFY BUSY VERIFY OK CASSETTE VERIFY VERIFY BREAK CASSETTE VERIFY Wait for process to finish Cancel with STOP CONT if necessary ERROR is displayed if any data on the tape is VERIFY incorrect Press SAVE LOAD to execute SAVE again CASSETTE VERIFY EXAMPLE 4 and to select CRSSETTE LORD unction Start tape playback As LORD BUSY soon as the data tone is heard press START c gt LORD EHD Wait for process to finish CASSETTE LO
18. percentage The default is 5096 which is n swing The maximum is 7595 Press ENT REP from the SWING VALUE parameter Use the 4 and keys to select the desired swing factor EXECUTE SWING Press ENT REP from the SWING AMOUNT parameter Press ENT REP again to continue or press BACK to cancel Warning Once executed the effects of SWING cannot be reversed Making a copy of the pattern before using SWING is recommended see next section When the SWING VALUE is 1 16 the SWING AMOUNT cannot be 54 63 or 71 This combination will result in the error message ILLEGAL INPUT Also if the pattern selected for SWING is blank the error message EMPTY PATTERN will appear Press SWING to access SWING mode Pressing repeatedly accesses additional SWING parameters and BACK returns to the previous one Press SWING at any time to exit SWING mode SWING PATTERN SWING INSTRUMENT SWING VALUE gt SWING AMOUNT EXAMPLE ____ Press SWING to enter SWING mode SWING Press to raise pattern SWING FTH 01 Press ENT REP Press to select drum Press ENT REP Press to select swing value Press ENT REP Press to select swing factor Press ENT REP Press ENT REP again to CALL FTN Gl execute Or press BACK to cancel SWING CAHCEL Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual Page 19 COPYING PATTERNS It is often desirable to
19. read RECEIVE READY Page 36 R 50e Owner s Manual EXAMPLE continued Press ENT REP to access RECEIVE CHANNEL Use 4 and to select channel system exclusive data will be received on Press ENT REP to continue Send data from master unit RECEIUE 11 ASSIGN ee Various miscellaneous parameters are assignable under this menu Press ASSIGN push SWING twice to access the sub menus The 4 and keys are used to select between the next level of functions You can exit this mode at any time by pressing ASSIGN ASSIGN v ASSIGN VOICE v ASSIGN INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT v ASSIGN FOOTWSWITCH ASSIGN VOICE OU I sh n lt gt _ The R 50e differs from many drum machines in that it has polyphonic capability In other words a given drum can play several notes at a time For example in monophonic mode re triggering a cymbal immediately while earlier cymbal is still ringing would cut off the original sound the voice is stolen from the first event and given to the new event The 50 has 8 voice polyphony meaning that 8 instruments can sound simultaneously If additional notes are played at the same time the latest notes will be given priority Each drum can be assigned to either Mono or Poly modc Note This function governs voice assignment where Mono and Poly Mode under MIDI refer to something entirel
20. up functions before recording From the metronome display press ENT REP or REAL TIME REC to return to REAL TIME RECORD mode Press START to begin recording and you should hear the metronome assuming you did not it off Note If the metronome is too loud too soft the level of the metronome can be adjusted using MIXER The display will show the total number of bars with the current bar number to the right The pattern will play over and over again with the downbeat indicated by the red LED and an accented metronome beat This repetition allows you to take your time and enter one thing at a time Drums arc recorded into a pattern by pressing the desired pad at the appropriate time External MIDI devices can also be used covered under the MIDI OPERATION section All data associated with a given pad is recorded such as level tuning and panning To enter accented drums hold down the ACCENT key while playing the appropriate pad If ENT REP and a pad are held down while recording will be entered repeatedly on beat specified by the ERROR CORRECT value For instance if ERROR CORRECT is set for 1 16 and ENT REP and a pad assigned to hi hat are held down for half of a measure the hi hat will be recorded on every 1 16th note in that half measure All drum kits are available while recording by entering PAD mode and selecting the desired kit before continuing to play the pads TEMPO a
21. 1 001 56 092 092 51 002 002 51 33 continued R 50e Owner s Manual Page 21 BUILDING TOOLS INSERT DELETE MULTIPLY MMC M CM dM UY ERN Three additional functions speed up the song building process INSERT DELETE and MULTIPLY They are accessed by the right three buttons above the pads INSERTING PATTERNS IN A SONG It is often necessary when constructing an arrangement to insert patterns into a song at various points even though the basic song has already been defined Use the ENT REP and BACK keys to move the cursor to the pattern you wish to insert in front of Press INSERT The patterns from the original cursor position and beyond will shift to the right to open a position in the arrangement The left portion of the display will increase to reflect the new additions to the arrangement Then use the arrow keys as usual to select the pattern for the newly created position DELETING SECTIONS OF A SONG While building a song DELETE removes a range of patterns from song list remaining song patterns are shifted ahcad to close the gap Select the first pattern to delete using the ENT REP and BACK keys then press DELETE The pattern to be deleted is then outlincd in the display If any subsequent patterns are also to be deleted use the ENT REP key to expand the delete range and the BACK key to narrow it or cancel the DELETE function When the de
22. 81 81 REC Press STOP CONT REAL COUE 34 ERASING ALL MEMORY You can erase all of the patterns in memory except the preset ones of course by holding the ACCENT key and then pressing the ERASE key Press ENT REP to and press again to execute Or press BACK to cancel EXAMPLE Hold ACCENT and press ERASE Press ENT REP to continue Press ENT REP to execute Or press BACK to cancel Page 18 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual SWING One way to make a drum pattern sound more human is to give it some fecl Many drummers actually play behind beat in attaining drum parts The SWING feature of R 50e makes it easy to create this same effect after pattern has been recorded SELECT SWING PATTERN AND INSTRUMENT This function allows you to select which pattern and which instrument will be effected by SWING Use the 4 arrow keys to access the appropriate pattern Press ENT REP from the SWING PATTERN display This prompt allows you to select the drum that will receive the swing effect The default ALL selects every instrument Use the and w keys to select the appropriate drum SELECT SWING VALUE The R 50e allows SWING to be assigned to notes which fall on eighth notes or sixteenth notes Press ENT REP from the SWING INSTRUMENT display Use the 4 and P keys to change between 1 8 and 1 16 SELECT SWING AMOUNT The amount of swing can be specified as a
23. AD Cancel if necessary with LORD BREAK STOP CONT CASSETTE LOAD Press SAVE LOAD to exit COPY CASSETTE mode If ERROR is displayed press SAVE LOAD to LORD execute LOAD again CRSSETTE LORD R 50e Owner s Manual Page 41 13 MEMORY MANAGEMENT All of the user defined functions such as patterns songs and drum kits draw from the R 50e s available memory It is possible to fill all of memory at which point you will receive OUT OF MEMORY message At this point you will need to erase some data somewhere before you continue CHECKING AVAILABLE MEMORY It is easy to check how much memory is left by holding ACCENT and pressing CALL PATTERN ERASING ALL OF MEMORY The entire contents of memory can be erased This should of course be used with extreme caution and a cassette back up should be made if anything in memory is of value From CALL PATTERN REAL TIME RECORD STEP RECORD or SWING modes press ACCENT and ERASE simultaneously Press ENT REP to continue You will receive a second prompt SURE If you are Sure then press ENT REP to verify Otherwise press BACK to cancel EXAMPLE Hold ACCENT and press CALL PATTERN to display available memory Select CALL PATTERN REAL TIME REC or STEP REC CALL PTH Press ACCENT and ERASE ERASE ALL MEMORY Press ENT REP to confirm Press ENT REP to ER
24. ASE EXECLITED confirm again Or press BACK to cancel ERASE Page 42 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual 14 R 50e PAD SETTING CHART PAD 7 PAD 6 R 50e pad setting value USER 4 PAD NO 1 instrument 4 m 2 3 13 13 TIEN 45 5 5 i i 2 3 7 5 5 10 TIMP PAD 5 PAD 2 PAD PAD 4 level accent tune parpat effect pe 5 22 e PAD 2 PAD PAD 4 PADS 2 2 5 1 150 passa PAD 7 PAD 8 PADS PADIO R 50e pad setting value USERC5 2 3 GAS2 52 13 3 t5 pad levei accent PRE I 4 USER 4 DL DELAY FL FLANGE TOM HI D LO CRASH 0 PAD 1 PAD2 PAD 3 PAD PAD 5 BD 2 21 2 crier of 8 PAD9 PADIO R 50e pad setting value USER 2 5 sso 5540 PADI PAD 2 PAD 3 PAD 4 PADS PAD 6 PAD 7 PAD 6 PAD 9 PADIO pad level accent etfect f C ps wo passt psu PADI PAD2 PAD 3 PAD 4 PADS BD 3 503 Passio 0 PAD 6 PAD 7 PAD 8 PADS PADIO R 50e pad setting value USER 6 PAD NO
25. ASSETTE SAVE from the CASSETTE menu Put the cassette deck in record mode then press START on the R 50e to begin the transfer The display will show SAVE BUSY during the storage procedure On completion the display will show SAVE END briefly before returning to CASSETTE SAVE To cancel press STOP CONT Press SAVE LOAD to exit CASSETTE mode The CASSETTE menu is accessed by pressing SAVE LOAD press COPY twice Additional functions are accessed using the 4 and p keys Press SAVE LOAD at any time to exit CASSETTE mode SAVE LOAD v SAVE v LOAD v VERIFY EXAMPLE Press SAVE LOAD CASSETTE VERIFY Use 4 and to select function Begin recording Press START Watt for process to finish Cancel if necessary with STOP CONT Page 40 R 50e Owner s Manual CASSETTE VERIFY This function is used to confirm that the data on the tape is the same as the data in memory In other words it confirms that the save was done properly Select CASSETTE VERIFY from the CASSETTE menu Rewind the tape to the beginning of the data tone Begin tape playback As soon as the data tone starts press START The display will show VERIFY BUSY during the procedure If the tape verifies the display will read VERIFY briefly before returning to CASSETTE VERIFY If the tape does not verify the display will read VERIFY To cancel press STOP CONT If the data on the tape is
26. Data low 0000 x x x x Foot SWB Data high 0000 x x x x 1st Poly Mono select data low 0000 x x x x Ist Poly Mono select data high 0000 x x x x 2nd Poly Mono select data low 2nd Poly Mono select data high O000x Page 46 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual 17 MODEL R 50e MIDI IMPLEMENTATION Z Function Default Changed Basic Channel Transmitted Recognized Remarks Memorized after the power is turned OFF Default Messages Altered dC CC 3 OMNI OFF Memorized after the power is turned OFF 0 127 36 46 46 3 3 Number True voice Velocity Note ON Pitch Bender Assigned to each sound source 1 127 VELOCITY Control Change Prog 0 109 Change True 9 NMM OM System Exclusive Song Pos System Common Song Sel Real Time Local ON OFF Aux Notes OFF Messages Commands Active Sense VOLUME ON 00 99 PATTERN 00 99 100 109 SONG 0 9 Rhythm sequence recog nized note setting 0 9 Transmitted during recep tion if SYNC EXT Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode2 OMNI ON O Y Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF X N i UI I Md R 50e Owner s Manual Page 47 18 SPECIFICATIONS RH
27. EC to enter this mode The ENT REP key is used to step through a series of set up functions before actually recording and BACK is used to return to the previous function STEP RECORD v NUMBER OF BARS v TIME SIGNATURE BEATS v TIME SIGNATURE BEAT VALUE Note You may exit any of these functions at any time by pressing STEP REC Note For this example we assume that you have erased pattern 00 NUMBER OF BARS Each pattern can be any desired length up to 99 bars The default is 1 bar but is easily changed Press ENT REP from the STEP REC display Use the 4 and to change the number of bars by a factor of 1 and the 4 and keys to change by a factor of 10 TIME SIGNATURE The time signature of an R 50e pattern is very flexible are available from 1 4 to 99 16 Press ENT REP from the BAR display to access the number of beats per measure The number of beats in a Measure can range from 1 to 99 Use the 4 and to change the number of beats by a factor of 1 and the 4 and keys to change by a factor of 10 Press again to access the beat value of the time signature Use the 4 and gt keys to select quarter note eighth note or sixteenth note beat value RECORDING Once these parameters are set properly you re ready to record If you like the default settings you don t have to access any of these setup functions before recording From the BEAT VALUE display press eithe
28. EL HITI CALL FTH 26 6 PLAYING RHYTHM PATTERNS A rhythm pattern is section of rhythm of a given length such as 2 bars The R 50e comes with 50 preset rhythm patterns 50 99 along with room for 50 user defined patterns 00 49 These patterns are the building blocks of complete songs or a given pattern can just loop endlessly Existing patterns are accessed by pressing the CALL PATTERN button The display will then show the current pattern number The 4 and keys decrement and increment and decrement the pattern number one digit at a time while the and w keys change the pattern number in increments of 10 Remember all four keys repeat their functions when held down Once a rhythm pattern is selected press the START button to hear the pattern When the end of the pattern is reached the same pattern is repeated over and over The red LED beside TEMPO flashes to indicate the downbeat Press the STOP CONT button to stop the pattern Once the machine has Stopped playing pressing the STOP CONT button again will start the pattern playing from the point where it was Stopped Select and play a pattern While the pattern is still playing select a different pattern number with the arrow keys Notice that the next time the first pattern reaches its end the newly selected pattern begins At this point the display tells you several important things The first number shows the length of the pattern in bars wh
29. EP from the SONG TEMPO display The display then shows the number of patterns followed by the current pattem position within the Song The rest of the display is a small window on a list of patterns in the order in which they will play Use the 4 arrow keys to select the pattern which you wish to play first then press ENT REP The list moves to the left to allow entry of the next pattern Pressing any arrow key enters a default pattern number matching the previous pattern to make entering muluples of the same pattern easier Use the arrow keys again to select the desired pattern and press ENT REP Repeat this process to enter all the patterns in the desired order Pressing BACK will return to the previous step which can then be changed st indicates the start of the song When all patterns have been positioned press BUILD to exit BUILD SONG v SONG TEMPO v ENTRIES PATTERNS Song Mode Screen Legend Total Parts in Song Current Part Number 830 6007 43 25 92 Previous Part Current Part Pattern Number EXAMPLE Press BUILD Select Song 0 9 using the 4 and gt keys Press ENT REP to access song tempo Use the arrow keys to change song tempo Press ENT REP to access the pattern list Choose first pattern using arrow keys Press ENT REP to advance the list Choose next pattern using arrow keys EUILD SOHG BUILD d 0FF BUILD SOHG 5 80
30. ER SETTINGS While the presets cannot be altered 7 USER 1 8 are designed to bo PAD programmed 10 suit your needs After selecting the appropriate DRUM USER drum kit ENT REP accesses the next function and LEVEL BACK returns you to the previous function To exit PAD mode at ACCENT any time press PAD again v TUNE i You can select a pad during anyof gt these functions simply by hitting it PAN 15 displayed along v with the appropriate information for the current function and the v pads can be played while making DELAY changes gt FLANGE I EXAMPLE Press PAD to enter PAD mode Use 4 and gt to select a kit USER Press ENT REP to get into SK the kit 1 Play a pad to access 5 settings for that pad 3 Tons Press and w to change the assigned instrument 3 TOHS Press ENT REP to access PAD 9 LEVEL ore NI m m Use 4 and to change the pad volume LUL continued on next page Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual Page 7 ACCENT Each pad can be given an accent level which is invoked when the ACCENT is depressed in conjunction with the given pad The ACCENT level can actually be higher or lower than the LEVEL setting Press ENT REP from the LEVEL display Use the 4 and P keys to change the ACCENT level The bar graph in the
31. ES v RECEIVE CHANNEL v RECEIVE READY EXAMPLE Press MIDI MICI Use 4 and to select MIDI EXCL EXCL Press ENT REP to access TRANSMIT RECEIVE sub MIDI menu TRANSMIT RECEIUE Use 4 and to select MIDI Press ENT REP to access MIXER filter HIXER Use 4 and gt to turn parameter on and off continued Page 34 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual IN KEY NUMBER Determines if the MIDI KEY IN MAP data set under MIDI IN is filtered out or received Press ENT REP from the PATTERN AND SONG display Use the 4 and P keys to enable or disable receiving KEY IN MAP data OUT KEY NUMBER Determines if the MIDI KEY OUT MAP data set under MIDI OUT is filtered out or received Press ENT REP from the IN KEY NUMBER display Use the 4 and gt keys to enable or disable receiving KEY OUT MAP data PAD Determines if the PAD settings for USER 1 8 are filtered received Press from the KEY OUT MAP display Use the 4 and keys to enable or disable receiving PAD data ASSIGN Determines if the ASSIGN settings are filtered out or received Press ENT REP from the PAD display Use the 4 and gt keys to enable or disable receiving ASSIGN data TRIGGER NOTES Determines if the TRIGGER NOTE values are filtered out or received Press ENT REP from the ASSIGN display Use the 4 and keys to enable or
32. IGGER INFO Use 4 and to turn trigger information on and off Press ENT REP to access VELOCITY Use 4 and P toturn velocity information on and off Press ENT REP to access PROGRAM Use 4 toturn program change information on and off Press to access START STOP Use 4 and b toturn start stop information on and off TRG INFO ON TRG INFO GFF VELOCITY VELOCITY OFF PROGRAM e PROGRRH START STOP OFF START STOP OH Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual Page 31 MIDI NOTE ASSIGNMENTS MIDI devices such as keyboards play specific notes when they receive the analogous MIDI value It is possible to map the individual pads to specific keys or note numbers on the slave device The default settings are shown on page 45 To change them press ENT REP from the START STOP display The 4 and gt keys are used to select the note number The drums sounds are selected using the and keys Repeat this process to assign appropriate pads to notes sent from the master device Note INST INFO must be ON is order for NOTE ASSIGNMENTS to have effect NOTE TRIGGER Triggers 1 8 can not only be programmed to send a given note a given MIDI channel but the duration of the trigger can be specified This is the equivalent of how long the key is held down useful when triggering sound effects from synthesizers Press ENT REP from the NOTE ASSIGN display S
33. ION The R 50e s MIDI features let you record patterns from external sources such as keyboards and drum pads The internal sounds can also be triggered by external devices such as sequencers MIDI clock in and out includes Song Pointer for synchronization with sequencers drum machines and tape The system exclusive implimentation also enables remote operation and MIDI Data Dumps to another R 50e or MIDI data storage device POLYPHONIC Sounds are dynamically assigned to the R S0e s eight voices Sounds can be replayed without cutting off the decay of the original sound WARNING This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy If not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual it can cause interference to radio communications The rules with which it must comply afford reasonable protection against interference when used in most locations However there can be no guarantee that such interference will not occur in a particular installa tion If this equipment does not cause interference to radio or the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try correct the interference by one or more of the following measures reorient the receiving antenna move the receiver away from the drum machine plug the digital piano into a different outlet so that circuits drum machine and receiver are on different branch consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician Kaw
34. KAWAI OWNERS MANUAL INTRODUCTION FEATURES Thank you for purchasing the Kawai 50 Digital Drum Machine While the R 50e is easy to operate this Owner s Manual contains valuable information to help you get the most from your new instrument We recommend that you read it carefully and keep it handy for future reference PROFESSIONAL QUALITY PCM SOUNDS The R 50e s 24 separate drum and tuned percussion sounds have all been recorded in the professional 12 bit PCM with a sampling rate of 32k The sound quality is suitable for any recording situation including Compact Disk EASY TO USE Getting around on the the R 50e is straight forward and intuitive It even comes with 50 preset rhythm patterns and 4 preset pad set ups to get you started PROGRAMMABLE DRUM KITS The R 50e provides for 8 user defined pad set ups Each pad can be assigned a drum tuning pan accent level delay gate and flange PROGRAMMABLE TRIGGERS Eight triggers can be incorporated into drum patterns to fire external MIDI devices FLEXIBLE OUTPUT Stereo and mono outputs are fed by the stereo pan control on each drum A sound can also be assigned to the individual output on the rear panel COMPLETE CAPABILITIES 50 user defined rhythm patterns with step or real time recording and editing Build songs with sophisticated features like insert delete and mulitply 10 songs can be linked together to make performances smoother FULL MIDI IMPLIMENTAT
35. OVERFLOW will appear if there is not enough memory to accept the copied pattern EXAMPLE Press COPY Use arrow keys to select pattern to OK Press ENT REP and use arrow keys to select optional second pattern to copy COPY 1 Press and use arrow keys to select copy destination 81404 81 84 32 J 5 Press ENT REP READY Press ENT REP to execute the copy CALL 37 Or press BACK to cancel Copy CANCEL Page 20 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual BUILDING SONGS 9 SONGS Songs are constructed by assembling a list of existing patterns This list can then be edited to insert or delete specific sections Ten such songs can be created It is also possible to link these songs themselves together Press BUILD SONG touch REAL TIME REC twice to enter this mode The ENT REP key is used to move through the song building functions and BACK returns to the previous Step Pressing BUILD SONG at any time exits the BUILD SONG mode SELECT SONG TO BUILD Use 4 and to select one of the ten songs SONG TEMPO Since different songs have different tempos it s often desirable to program the tempo right into the song Press ENT REP from the SELECT SONG display The tempo control is switched off as a default Use the 4 arrow keys to change the tempo within the range of 40 250 SONG CONSTRUCTION Press ENT R
36. R 50e Owner s Manual 5 WORKING WITH DRUM KITS It is important to understand that pads and drums are independent of one another A drum can be assigned to more than one pad at a time and the different pads can then be set for different variations in tuning level and processing to facilitate easy and versatile entry of patterns Pressing PAD displays the current drum kit The 50 comes with 4 preset drum kits PRE 1 4 and 8 user defined drum kits USER 1 8 The instrument comes out of the box with PRE 1 assigned to the pads Play the 10 pads to hear each sound Pressing the 4 and gt keys moves through PRE 1 4 presets and USER 1 8 Select each kit in turn and play the 10 pads CHANGING DRUMS This is where drums are selected for the current pad the one played last Besides the 24 percussion and drum sounds eight liggers are available which can programmed to play external MIDI devices Trigger parameters are set up under MIDI OUT Press ENT REP from the USER display Press the and ww keys to change the drum assignment The display will show the curren y selected drum LEVEL While the front panel pads are not physically Sensitive they can be programmed to record notes into patterns at a specified velocity or volume Press ENT REP from the DRUMS display Use the 4 and h keys to change the LEVEL assignment The bar graph in the display represents the LEVEL setting CHANGING US
37. TE J Fry 57 Disco 1 Fill in HH CLOSED OPEN 504 7 THEE ES 58 Electro Pop 3 HH CLOSED _____ SD1 502 502 W GATE1 TOM4 W GATE1 DELAY2 BDI f 21 59 Electro Pop 3 Fill in CRASH HH CLOSED j I 4 i m T TOM 2 i 1 60 un dc 61 Heavy Rock Fill in CRASII 1 4 HII _ 2 i 2 tope gen 62 Heavy Metal Ku Page 50 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual 63 Heavy Metal Fill in HH TOM TOM Ea aes Vs 64 2 CLOSEU UPEN sm 5 65 8beat 2 Fill in 66 Disco 2 CLUSED 502 NOTE SD2 W DELAY2 Una 67 Dilco 2 Fill in Ul CLOSED i E 68 Electro Pop 4 HH CLUSED UPEN su FO BUS 69 Electro Pop 4 Fill in CRASH CLOSEI UPEN X 1 7 2 T i 70 Count R 50e Owner s Manual Page 51 71 16beat 1 HH CLOSED 72 16beat 1 Fill in 1 73 16beat 1 Fill in 74 16beat 2 75 16beat 2 Fill in CLOSED
38. YNC INT enabling the R 50e to be a master clock source To use the R 50e as a master connect the MIDI Out on the R 50e to the MIDI In of the slave device To use the 50 as a slave connect the MIDI of the master device to the MIDI IN of the 50 The slave unit will need to be set to SYNC EXT In this mode pressing START will not begin pattern or song playback because the unit is waiting for a clock from device such as a sequencer or other drum machine MIDI SYNC v MIDI IN v MIDI OUT v MIDI SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE EXAMPLE _ Press MIDI to enter MIDI mode Press to select MIDI SYNC Use 4 and P to switch between internal and external sync Press MIDI to return to HIOI previous level SVHC STEP DUB Press MIDI again to exit Page 26 R 50e Owner s Manual ee MIDI devices such as keyboards sequencers and drum pads can be used to play the R 50e drum sounds and input rhythm patterns Connect the MIDI Out from the master device to the MIDI In of the R 50e as shown on Page 26 Press MIDI then use the 4 and keys 10 sclect MIDI IN and press ENT REP A sub menu functions is accessed by pressing ENT REP BACK returns to the previous function Press MIDI at any to to the basic MIDI functions Pressing MIDI a second time exits MIDI mode OMNI MODE When Omni Mode is turned on the R 50e will receive i
39. YTHMS SOUNDS CONTROLS AND INDICATORS REAR PANEL POWER CONSUMPTION DIMENSIONS W D H WEIGHT SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 48 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual PATTERNS 100 SONGS 10 BASS DRUM 1 2 3 SNARE DRUM 1 2 3 4 RIM TOM 1 2 3 4 5 HI HAT CLOSED OPEN CRASH CLAPS CLICK SNAP BASS 1 2 ORCHESTRA HIT 1 2 TIMPANI MASTER VOLUME COMMAND SELECT KEYS ERASE KEY ACCENT KEY DRUM PADS 10 INCREMENT KEY DECREMENT KEY UP KEY DOWN KEY ENTER KEY BACK KEY TEMPO KEY AND INDICATOR START KEY STOP CONTINUE KEY HEADPHONE JACK STEREO LEFT MONO AND RIGHT OUTPUT JACKS INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT MIDI IN OUT TAPE IN OUT FOOTSWITCH A B SW 12 6 x 7 7 x 2 320mm x 195mm x 51mm 2 2 lbs 1 0kg AC ADAPTER OWNERS MANUAL PAD INSTRUCTION OVERLAY AUDIO CABLE FOOTSWITCH F 1 SOFT CASE 19 R 50e PRESET PATTERN NO 50 99 Notations for cymbals li nnIY CLOSED OPEN CRASH 104 50 Electro Pop 1 k Sl Electro Pop 1 Fill HH CL mM Toms NOTE SD2 W GATE1 BDI y 75 Y 52 Electro Pop 2 sa 2 54 8beat 1 CLOSED II Ll shes 502 n R 50e Owner s Manual Page 49 55 8beat 1 Fill in HH a 7 56 Disco 1 HH CLOSED OPEN NE D rin CLAPS NO
40. ai R 50e Owner s Manual Text Jeff Burger Design Interface 61987 Kawai Musical Inst Co Ltd Rights Reserved Printed in Japan 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS oA VH H s 1 2 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS CARE AND MAINTENANCE CONTROLS FRONT PANEL R 50e PRESET RHYTHMS REAR PANEL QVERVIEW SOUNDS Pads GETTING AROUND Cursor Keys Volume CHANGING USER SETTINGS CHANGING DRUMS Level Accent Tuning Pan Gate Delay Flange MIXER Level Manual Pan Pan PLAYING RHYTHM PATTERNS TEMPO Tap Tempo REAL TIME RECORDING Number of Bars Time Signature Error Correct Metronome Recording STEP RECORDING Number of Bars Time Signature Recording RAE Ko NO o 3 OO 8 o EDITING RHYTHM PATTERNS OVERDUB RECORDING Overdubbing Preset Patterns ERASING Erasing a Pattern Erasing an Instrument Erasing a Bar Erasing a Note Erasing All Memory SWING COPYING PATTERNS SONGS BUILDING SONGS Song Tempo Song Construction Building Tools Insert Delete and Multiply Linking Songs PLAYING SONGS Start at a Designated Section Bar Count ERASING SONGS Erase All Songs 10 MIDI MIDI SYNC MIDI IN Omni Mode Receive Channel Key Info Velocity Volume Program Changes Start Stop MIDI Note Assignments Initial Reset MIDI OUT Poly Mono Mode Send Channel Inst Info Trigger Info Velocity Program Change Stop Start MIDI Note Assignmen
41. assigned to the same drum as you wish to erase The ENT REP key can be used to advance by the selected note value After the last beat of the pattern has been entered the red LED lights again to show that the 50 is ready to record another pass starting with the first beat The STEP RECORD process can be repeated as many times 5 necessary to record all desired drums Pressing STOP CONT at any time exits the recording process To hear the pattem you must exit STEP REC mode Select CALL PATTERN and press START Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual Page 15 EXAMPLE A SET UP Press STEP REC Press 4 to decrement pattern number by 1 Press w to decrement pattern number by 10 Press ENT REP to access BARS Press to specify 2 bar pattern Press ENT REP to access BEATS Press 4 to decrement BEATS to 3 4 time Press ENT REP to access BEAT VALUE Press to increment BEAT VALUE to 3 8 time Press STEP REC to exit STEP DUB PTH 11 STEP DUB PTH 18 STEP HEW PTH 88 04 64 BAR 91 ERR 82 04 04 BAR 82 94 94 ERR 82 03 04 ERR 2 03 84 EXAMPLE B RECORDING Note The following enters a simple bass snare pattern Select the PRE 1 kit Also use ERASE PATTERN to undo the changes made by Example A and return to a default of 4 4 time Press START Press 4 twice to select quarter note entry Play PAD 6 to enter a bass drum as qua
42. ccess the beat value of the time signature Use the 4 and P keys to select quarter note eighth note or sixteenth note beat value ERROR CORRECT Error correct also known as quantize can be used to correct your performance while recording a pattern entries are rounded to the closest value that you specify Press ENT REP from the TIME SIGNATURE display The default error correct value is 1 16 your recordings will be rounded to the nearest sixteenth note Use 4 and keys to specify the desired error correct value 1 6 represents quarter note triplets 1 12 represents eighth note triplets 1 24 represents sixteenth note triplets and 1 48 represents thirty second note triplets If no error correction is desired select 1 96 the record resolution of the R 50e is ninety sixth notes METRONOME Real time recording is typically done with the aid of an audible metronome The beat value of the metronome can be altered to suit your needs Press ENT REP from the ERROR CORRECT display Use the 4 and keys to specify the desired beat value 1 6 represents quarter note triplets 1 12 represents eighth note triplets and 1 24 represents sixteenth note triplets If metronome is desired select OFF Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual Page 13 RECORDING Once the record parameters are set properly you re ready to record If you like the default settings you don t have to access any of these set
43. disable receiving TRIGGER NOTE data EXAMPLE continued Press ENT REP to access PATTERN SONG filter Use 4 and b toturn parameter on and off Press ENT REP to access IN KEY NUMBER filter Use 4 and pb toturn parameter on and off Press ENT REP to access OUT KEY NUMBER filter Use 4 and gt toturn parameter on and off Press ENT REP to access PAD filter Use 4 and gt toturn parameter on and off Press ENT REP to access ASSIGN filter Use 4 and p toturn parameter on and off Press ENT REP to access TRIGGER NOTE filter Use 4 and bh toturn parameter on and off PTH 4 SONG OFF PTH 4 SOHG ce IH KEV HD OFF IN KEY HO OUT KEY HO OFF QUT KEY NO OH FRD OH ASSIGH FF RSSIGH OH TRG HOTE OFF TRG NOTE OH continued R 50e Owner s Manual Page 35 RECEIVE CHANNEL This function is used to select the MIDI channel on which the R 50e receives system exclusive data If Omni Mode is selected data is received on all channels Press ENT REP from the TRIGGER NOTES display Use the 4 and b keys to select the appropriate MIDI channel RECEIVE READY Press ENT REP from the RECEIVE CHANNEL display The R 50e will now receive system exclusive data Transmit data from master unit Press MIDI to return to the MIDI menu Press MIDI again to exit Note The R 50e will not receive system exclusive dumps if the display does not
44. display represents the level TUNING Each pad can be tuned 8 7 semitones from the drum s original pitch Several pads using the same drum could be tuned differently to create tuned percussion Press ENT REP from the ACCENT display Use 4 and P keys to change the tuning The graph in the display increases as the pitch gets higher and decreases as the pitch gets lower 8 bars represent original pitch PAN Each pad can be positioned anywhere in the stereo field when both the LEFT and RIGHT outputs are used Press ENT REP from the TUNE display Use the 4 and keys to place the sound The graph in the display indicates the left to right placement of the current pad 8 bars represent center position 0 7 Left 9 15 Right GATE Gating refers to cutting off part of a sound A popular recording technique today is to apply a gate to a reverbed drum sound to choke the reverb effect off abruptly Press ENT REP from the PAN display Each pad be given its own gate setting using the 4 and gt keys to select GATE 1 GATE 2 or GATE 3 GATE 0 indicates no gating effect EXAMPLE continued Press ENT REP to access ACCENT Use 4 and gt to change the ACCENT setting Press ENT REP to access TUNE Change pad tuning using 4 and gt Press ENT REP to access PAN Use 4 and to change pad panning Press ENT REP to access GATE Use 4 and P to change the pad gate setting
45. e deletes the contents of all ten songs Press CALL SONG or BUILD Hold down ACCENT and press ERASE Then press ENT REP to continue You will receive a second prompt Press ENT REP again to confirm Press BACK instead to cancel EXAMPLE E Press CALL PATTERN Select song to erase using 4 and gt Press ERASE Press ENT REP to confirm Or press BACK to cancel EXAMPLE Press CALL SONG ZONG 0 Hold ACCENT and press EE er ERASE ERASE ALL SONG Press to continue Press ENT REP to confirm ERASE EXECUTED Or press BACK to ERASE CRHHCEL Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual Page 25 10 MIDI MIDI is fully implemented on the R 50e MIDI operations are accessed by RN MIDI pressing MIDI push STEP REC twice 4 and P keys are used to access various sub menus After selecting the desired function press ENT REP to access it MIDI Hookup MIDI OUT MICI IN MIDI SYNC MIDI devices can be synchronized using MIDI Clock part of the MIDI code that can be sent across standard MIDI cables The 50 can send or receive MIDI clock allowing the machine to act as a master or a slave After pressing MIDI use the 4 and keys to select MIDI SYNC Press ENT REP to enter the MIDI SYNC function Use the 4 and keys to select between SYNC EXT and SYNC Press ENT to exit to the previous command level The sync default is S
46. elect the current trigger number using the and gt keys Select the trigger length 1 1 1 32 with the 4 and gt keys Press MIDI or ENT REP to return to basic MIDI functions Press MIDI again to exit MIDI mode Page 32 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual EXAMPLE Continued Press ENT REP to access NOTE ASSIGN display Usethe 4 and gt keysto select the note being assigned Use w to select the desired drum Press to access NOTE VALUE Use 4 and to select the duration Use and to select the desired trigger Press ENT REP to return to previous menu level Press MIDI to exit MIDI mode QUT OUT 201 OUT 501 MIDI GUT TRIG 1 16 OUT TRIGS MIDI SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE System exclusive information is used to communicate the unique functions of an instrument through MIDI rather than the generic note and controller information common to all MIDI devices Using system exclusive one R 50e can communicate directly with another R 50e or with another device with software that has been designed specifically for the R 50e System exclusive can not be used for communication between two unlike instruments TRANSMIT Note In order for data dumps 10 work properly the sending and receiving devices must be set for the same MIDI channel OSOVqH y M r eee This funcuon is used to send system exclusive data from the R 50e All aspects of the units syste
47. elocity information on and off Press ENT REP to access VOLUME VOLUME VELOCITY Use 4 p to turn volume controller information on and off VOLUME OFF Press ENT REP to access PROGRAM FROGRAM Use 4 and pb toturn M E N program change information PROGRAM OFF on and off Press ENT REP to access q START STOP START STOF Use 4 and pb toturn START STOP on and off START STOP OFF Press ENT REP to access NOTE ASSIGN display Play the desired note on the 2 master or use the 4 arrow IH 6 201 keys to select the note being assigned Press the desired pad using PAD if necessary Press ENT REP to return to previous level Press MIDI to exit MIDI mode Page 28 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual eee MIDI NOTE ASSIGNMENTS Every MIDI controller such as a keyboard sends a unique note number when a key is depressed It is possible to map the individual pads to specific keys or note numbers on the master controller Tuned percussion can easily be attained by tuning drum sounds differently on several pads then assigning those pads to a range of notes The default note assignments are shown on page 45 To change them press ENT REP from the START STOP display The 4 arrow keys are used to select the note number The note number can also be selected by pressing the desired key on the master Press the desired pad to assign it to the selected note
48. ent on an independent MIDI channel Press ENT REP from the MIDI OUT display Use 4 and keys to switch between POLY and MONO SEND CHANNEL The R 50e can send and receive on different MIDI channels This function selects the channel on which the R 50e will send MIDI information Press ENT REP from the POLY MONO display The 4 and p are used to select the MIDI channel In Mono Mode the various drums are accessed with the and keys and each drum is assigned to a MIDI channel INSTRUMENT INFO This setting determines if the 50 will send information of MIDI notes on transmission Other MIDI information such as volume and program changes are still sent Press from the CHANNEL display Use 4 and to turn INST INFO OFF MIDI OUT POLY MONO v CHANNEL ASSIGN v INST INFO v TRIGGER INFO v VELOCITY v PROGRAM CHANGE v STOP START v KEY ASSIGNMENTS v NOTE TRIGGER j EXAMPLE Press MIDI Use 4 and P to select MIDI OUT Press ENT REP to access POLY MONO mode Use 4 and to select POLY or MONO Press ENT REP to access MIDI channei Use 4 and to select MIDI channel IN Mono Mode use 4 and w to select different drums Press to access INST INFO Use 4 and p toturn instrument information on and off MICI SYHE MIDI QUT FOLY CH 1 CLAP CH CLAP CH 3 CLAP
49. ess START the Song will play from the beginning of the first patter BAR COUNT t is often convenient to know how many bars into a song you are BAR COUNT operates here the same way it docs when using CALL PATTERN Press TEMPO and then BAR COUNT same as BACK here to display the number of bars The 50 can either be playing or stopped This displays the actual number of measures that have gone by rather than the number of patterns as a pattern can be more than one measure long Press START CONT if the R 50e is stopped or TEMPO to exit EXAMPLE eee Press CALL SONG to aes S access songs CALL SONG S Use 4 and to select appropriate song SONG 3 Press START to begin playback Press STOP to end SONG Press ENT REP to access position to play from Use and P to select starting position Press CONT to begin playback from the selected position Press TEMPO and succes sively BAR COUNT to display BAR COUNT Press TEMPO to exit BAR COUNT Press STOP to return to song selection mode Press CALL SONG twice to exit CALL SONG mode CALL Page 24 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual ERASING SONGS Erasing a song deletes the tempo links and the entire list of patterns but not the patterns themsclves Press CALL SONG or BUILD and select the song to be crased using 4 and Then press ERASE Press ENT REP to continue or press BACK to cancel ERASE ALL SONGS This procedur
50. ge 17 ERASING A BAR It is possible to erase all the contents of a single bar without disturbing the rest of the pattern Select CALL PATTERN and access the desired using the 4 arrow keys Press ENT REP to view the number of bars and the current bar Select the desired bar using the 4 and P keys Alternately play the pattern press STOP CONT during the bar you wish to erase then press ENT REP Press ERASE then to execute or BACK to cancel ERASING A NOTE Rather than erase all occurrences of an instrument completely from a pattern it may be desirable to erase a single note This is done in REAL TIME RECORDING mode Press REAL TIME REC and access the desired pattern Press START to start recording and held down ERASE At the note you wish to erase press the pad of the instrument to be erased Note Erassure is executed as long as both ERASE and a pad are held down EXAMPLE Select the pattern CALL PTH 07 Press ENT REP to access bar display ERR 02 01 Use 4 and to select bar BAR 02 02 07 to erase Press ERASE ERASE BAR 02 02 Press ENT REP to ERASE EXECUTED continue Or press BACK to cancel ERASE CANCEL EXAMPLE Press REAL TIME REC REAL OWE 33 Select pattern using arrow keys REAL CUB PTH 34 Start recording by pressing START BAR 81 81 While holding ERASE hold down pad to erase Release BAR
51. ile the second number represents the current bar position within the pattern The third number is the Current pattem number When a new pattern has been selected during playback the fourth position changes from blank to the new pattern number mene Screen Legend Current Bar Total Bars BAR 81 81 11 10 Current Pattern Next Pattern to Play You may find it handy to establish how many bars have been played since you pressed START or CONT This is the BAR COUNT and is accessed by pressing BAR COUNT and successively TEMPO BAR COUNT can be displayed whether a pattern is playing or not and is reset each time you press START Note that during playback various other functions such as PAD and MIXER are available Experiment with selecting and playing different patterns and adjusting the PAD and MIXER settings to taste during playback EXAMPLE Press CALL PATTERN to access patterns Press P to increment pattern number by 1 Press 4 increment pattern number by 10 Press START to hear the repeating pattern Press 4 while pattern is playing Press STOP CONT to end performance Press STOP CONT again to continue performance ERR 91 81 18 Press BAR and succes Sively TEMPO to display BAR COUNT Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual Page 11 MANUAL TEMPO CONTROL The tempo can be altered regardless of whether the machine is playing or stopped Simpl
52. ing the Muluply function However total number of parts within a song is limited to 255 Attempting to create a Song of more than 255 parts will result in the error message ILLEGAL INPUT Page 22 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual LINKING SONGS Once songs have been defined it is possible to chain them together so that one plays after another This might be used to link several short songs together or to automate a set in live performance For the latter application measures of rests and or count offs could be programmed into the beginning of each song if necessary While in BUILD mode move to the end of the song using ENT REP The display will show END The 4 and keys are used to select the song 0 9 to be played after the current song Exit using BUILD or ENT REP If a song is set to END the play will be finished at the end of the song EXAMPLE continued To link songs move to the end of the current song with SONG 5 EHD Select the song to be played next using the 4 and p keys Press BUILD to execute and return to song selection level Press BUILD again to exit BUILD mode 50 6 5 LIHK2 BUILD SONG 5 RERL DUB PTH LINK EXAMPLE A If you set SONG 5 to LINK SONG 5 LINKS 5 the repeatedly until STOP key is pressed SOHG 5 REFERT EXAMPLE B song wil play If you link SONG 2 to SONG SUNG 2 3 and set SONG 3 to END SONG
53. lete range has been set properly press DELETE again Then press to continue and the left portion of the display will change to reflect fewer patterns in the song To cancel the delction process press BACK MULTIPLY Songs often end with repcated sections or vamps The MULTIPLY function specifies the number of repetitions and all the patterns from the current one to the end of the song are inserted that number of times While in BUILD mode use the ENT REP and BACK keys to move the cursor to the beginning point of the vamp and press MULTIPLY same as COPY Use the 4 and gt keys to select number of repeats Press ENT REP if you wish to continue or press BACK to cancel The left portion of the display will increase to reflect the new additions to the arrangement EXAMPLE continued Press INSERT to insert a pattern at the cursor Select insert pattern using arrow keys Select beginning of delete range using the ENT REP and BACK keys Press DELETE Use and BACK to change the delete range B83 883 40 33 gt DELETE READY Press DELETE to continue Press ENT REP again to confirm Or press BACK to CANCEL Select beginning of vamp using the ENT REP and BACK keys Press MULTIPLY Use 4 and to select number of repeats Press ENT REP to perform entry Or press BACK to cancel continued Note Up to 99 repetitions can be selected us
54. m exclusive parameters are transmitted here Connect the MIDI Out from the master R 50e to the MIDI In of the slave device as shown on page 26 After pressing MIDI use the 4 and gt keys to select MIDI EXCL and press ENT REP RECEIVE 15 selected using the 4 and gt keys followed by pressing ENT REP A sub menu of functions is available by pressing ENT REP and BACK returns to the previous function Press MIDI at any to return to the basic MIDI functions Pressing MIDI a second time exits MIDI mode TRANSMIT CHANNEL This function selects the MIDI channel on which system exclusive data will be transmitted Press from the MIDI TRANSMIT display Use the 4 and keys to select the desired MIDI channel TRANSMIT READY Press ENT REP from the TRANSMIT CHANNEL display When ready to begin transmission press START Press BACK or MIDI if you do not wish to transmit TRANSMIT READY MIDI TRANSMIT v TRANSMIT CHANNEL EXAMPLE _ Press MIDI Use 4 and to select EXCL HIDI EXCL Press ENT REP to access TRANSMIT RECEIVE sub MICI menu MIDI TRRHSHIT RECEIVE Use 4 and P to select TRANSMIT Press ENT REP to access TRANSMIT CHANNEL Use 4 to select 202 transmission channel TRRHZHIT Press ENT REP to m continue TRAHSMIT READ Make sure receiving device is ready to receive Press START to begin transmi
55. nd MIXER are also accessible while recording Note A useful technique is to stop the recording process and change the error correct value as needed for each pad The number of bars and time signature cannot be changed For example you might want a snare hit quantized to 1 4 while the high hat has no error correction at all Page 14 R 50e Owner s Manual EXAMPLE Press REAL TIME REC Press 4 to decrement pattern number by 1 Press w to decrement pattern number by 10 Press ENT REP to access BARS Press to specify 2 bar pattern Press ENT REP to access BEATS Press 4 to decrement BEATS to 3 4 time Press ENT REP to access BEAT VALUE Press to increment BEAT VALUE to 3 8 time Press ENT REP to access ERROR CORRECT Press 4 to change ERROR CORRECT to eighth note triplets Press to access METRONOME BEAT Press gt twice to set metronome for eighth notes Press REAL TIME REC to exit Press START to begin recording Enter drums using pads Access PAD and MIXER as needed Press again to exit Press STOP to end REAL DUE 18 RERL DUE 11 n2 Bz 4 E C 1 12 H 1 4 E C 1 12 H REAL HEW FTH EAR 82 81 REC REAL DUE STEP RECORDING Step recording is the process of manually stepping through the beats of a pattern and entering drum hits where desired Press STEP R
56. nformation coming across all MIDI channels When Omni Mode is not on only information coming in on the designated receive channel will be acted upon Press ENT REP from the MIDI IN display Use the 4 and b keys to switch between OMNI ON and OMNI OFF RECEIVE CHANNEL This function selects the channel on which the R 50e will receive MIDI information if Omni Mode is off Press ENT REP from the OMNI display The 4 and are used to select the MIDI channel KEY INFO This setting determines if the R 50e will filter out MIDI notes Other MIDI information such as volume and program changes are still received Press ENT REP from the CHANNEL display Use 4 and gt to tum KEY INFO ON or OFF MIDI IN CHANNEL ASSIGN bh KEY INFO b d VELOCITY VOLUME ww PROGRAM CHANGE ww START STOP KEY ASSIGNMENTS m ie ga EXAMPLE _ Press MIDI Use 4 and gt MIDIIN to select Press ENT REP to access Omni Mode Use 4 and to turn Omni Mode on or off Press ENT REP to access MIDI channel Use 4 and p gt MIDI channel to select Press ENT REP to access KEY INFO Use 4 and 1 turn note information on and off HIDI IH OMNI DH CH 1 OHHI OFF CH 1 OMNI OFF CH 1 OHHI OFF CH 5 KEV OH KEY R 50e Owner s Manual 27 VELOCITY Man
57. normally given their panning assignments in the PAD sub menu It is possible to override those assignments with the ones set in this next MIXER function If MANUAL is OFF the panning set in PAD mode is in effect for all drums If MANUAL PAN is ON the panning set in MIXER mode is in effect for all drums Press ENT REP from the LEVEL function to access MANUAL PAN Use the 4 key to select MANUAL PAN OFF and the key to select MANUAL PAN ON PAN If MANUAL PAN is ON the pan settings here will override those set in the PAN mode If MANUAL PAN is OFF these settings will have no effect Press ENT REP from the MANUAL PAN function to access PAN Use the 4 and keys to change the panning Press the 4 and w keys to change the drum being panned To exit the MIXER mode press MIXER again Page 10 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual MIXER functions Use the 4 and gt keysto change the volume Press and to change drums Press ENT REP to access MANUAL PAN function Use the to turn MANUAL PAN on Use the 4 to turn MANUAL PAN off Press ENT REP to access PAN function Use the 4 and P to change the panning Press ENT REP to return to the LEVEL function Press MIXER to exit MIXER mode Press MIXER to access LEUEL CRSH N xLEUEL CRSH NI LEUEL HIT NH OFF NAHUAL PRH OFF HIT HIT I LEV
58. on Data 0000 x x x 151 data low Data 0000 x x x 151 data 11110011 05555555 Song select 5555555 0 9 song 0000x x x x Data 0000 x x x Last high 111000 clock 00100000 20M Pattern dato end mark 11111010 St Data 00010000 11H Song data start mark SONG DATA BLOCK Data 0000 x x x x 151 data low 11111011 0 Stop anon 0 15 Channel Data 0000 x x x x Ist data high Data 00110001 31H Song Skip mark 1 2 TRANSMITTED Data 0000 Song no 2nd Description Data 0000 x x x Last data low Data 0000 x x x Last data high J00 nonn Okkkkkkk Ovvvvvvv Note on off 0 127 Data 00100001 21H Song data vvvvvvv 1 127 11110111 7 of exclusive 1 00nnan Program change 0 99 pattem 100 1 9977108 song no 2 2 PARAMETER CHANGE 11110011 Osssssss Song select 5555555 0 9 song MIXER COMMAND PARAMETER 11111000 Real time clock 11111010 Start Status 11110000 FOH System exclusive 11111011 Continue Kawai ID 01000000 40H 31111100 Stop Channel no OQOOnnnn 0 15 Function no 00010000 10 Parameter change nnnnz0 5 Channel Group no 00000010 02H Drum macrmoe group Machine 10 00000010 02H 5010 2 RECEIVE AND TRANSMITTED EXCLUSIVE DATA Dare 00000000 00M Sub stats commana Oate Parameter 2 1 ALL DATA DUMP Date Value
59. r ENT REP or STEP REC to return to STEP RECORD mode Pressing the START button gets the R 50e ready to accept the first beat The red LED beside TEMPO will light to confirm that Use the 4 and p keys to select the note value from those engraved on the display window The 4 and w keys are used to change the value from normal shown with to triplets shown as 3 and back While 3 is displayed press a pad three times to play a triplet of the selected value Strike the desired pad to enter it s sound at the selected value for that beat Use PAD if necessary to select the proper sound To enter accented drums hold down the ACCENT key while playing the appropriate pad This same process is repeated to enter each beat of the pattern with the display showing the number of bars with the current bar to the right It is up to the user to keep track of what the current beat is within the bar Example If an eighth note was entered as the first beat the next entry will appear on the next eighth note of the bar If a quarter note was entered the next beat will be placed on the next quarter note instead Rests are used to advance to subsequent beats without entering notes After selecting a rest play any pad to advance to the next beat You should only hear a metronome click Rests can also used to erase a drum previously recorded Select the rest at the point in the pattern where the drum to be erased is recorded Then press the pad
60. re all recorded the display shows the error message USER AREA OVER ERASING A PATTERN User definable patterns 00 49 can be erased easily Preset patterns 50 99 are permanently stored in the machine Simply select the pattern you wish to erase and press ERASE Press to confirm or BACK to cancel EXAMPLE Select the pattern to be 2 erased Select Pattern 05 CALL 85 Press ERASE ERASE FTN 65 ALL Press ENT REP to verify ERASE EXECUTED Or press BACK to cancel ERASE CANCEL ERASING AN INSTRUMENT It may be desirable to erase all occurrences of an instrument in given pattem This is easily accomplished Make sure the pattern you wish to erase is selected then press ERASE As with the ERASE PATTERN operation the display will show the pattern numbcr and is prepared to erase ALL drums Use the 4 and keys to select the drum you wish to erase Then press to proceed or press BACK to cancel the operation Note This operation erases all events in a pattern which uses a given drum If different entrics have been made with pads using different variations on that drum all those events will be erased You are erasing a drum not a pad erasure EXAMPLE Press ERASE ERASE 85 ALL Use 4 and w to select drum ERASE 5 Press ENT REP to execute ERASE EXECUTED ACKt ERASE CANCEL Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual Pa
61. rter note Press P twice to select eighth note entry Play PAD 7 to enter snare drum as eighth note Play PAD 6 to enter bass drum as eighth note Play PAD 6 to enter bass drum as eighth note Press to select eighth note rest entry Press any pad to enter an eighth note rest Press 4 to select eighth note entry Play PAD 7 to enter a snare drum as eighth note Press STOP CONT to exit Press CALL PATTERN to access pattern playback Press START to hear pattern w t hy hy ke T 81 81 wd thy he ky T 81 81 l by Ry RS 81 81 wd thy T 01 01 w 2 hi hy ky 11 891 CALL BAR 91 01 _ 16 R 50e Owner s Manual 8 EDITING RHYTHM PATTERNS OVERDUB RECORDING Overdubs are done in the same way that patterns are recorded using either REAL TIME REC or STEP REC The only difference is that the display will read DUB instead of NEW Each pass can be done using a different error correction metronome count and drum kit if desired Remember that the number of bars and time signature cannot be changed in an already recorded pattern ERASING OVERDUBBING PRESET PATTERNS Overdubbing using a preset pattern is an easy way to create new patterns Overdubbing using a preset pattern causes the creation of a new pattern which is automatically saved in a blank pattern within the pattern area 00 49 If the patterns 00 49 a
62. s at a higher pitch than the original sound FLANGE 3 The delayed sound plays at a lower pitch than the original sound To exit PAD mode press PAD again Note While DELAY and FLANGE can be set at a time we recommend that one of them is turned off to Obtain the best effect When a drum is assigned to MONO mode See p 37 DELAY and FLANGE have no effect on that drum R 50e Owner s Manual Page 9 MIXER The R 50 has a built in mixer which governs the balance of individual drums as opposed to the pads Remember drums are assigned to pads Level controls are accessed by pressing MIXER Pressing successively accesses the other functions available and BACK returns you to the previous function You can use the mixer at any point while the drum machine is playing and you can also play the pads to monitor the changes you make in the mixer Press the ENTER key to change functions 22 LEVEL gt MANUAL PAN gt PANS Note Press MIXER again to exit the MIXER menu at any time LEVEL The LEVEL function provides for setting the level of the individual drums If one drum is assigned to several pads the volumes for all of those same pads will be changed If you are not in MIXER mode press MIXER once to do so Use the 4 and gt keys to change the volume of the currently displayed drum Press the and Y keys to change to the drum you wish to work with MANUAL PAN The pads are
63. ssion TRRHSHIT CALL PTH 88 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual Page 33 RECEIVE LL LLL LA Various parts of the R 50e s memory can be accessed via system exclusive While these features are all transmitted when doing a system exclusive data dump they can be filtered out individually in receive mode Connect the MIDI Out of the master unit to the MIDI In of the slave R 50e as shown on page 26 After pressing MIDI use the 4 and gt keys to select MIDI EXCL and press ENT REP RECEIVE is selected using 4 and b keys followed by pressing ENT REP A sub menu of functions is available by pressing and BACK returns to the previous function Press MIDI at any time to return to the basic MIDI functions Pressing MIDI a second time exits MIDI mode MIXER Determines if the MIXER settings are filtered out or received Also if MIXER setting is ON live changes to the MIXER section of the master device will be received in real time by the slave Press from the MIDI RECEIVE display Use the 4 and keys to enable or disable receiving MIXER data PATTERN AND SONG Determines if the contents of the patterns and songs are filtered out or received Press from the MIXER display Use the 4 and keys to enable or disable receiving pattern and song data MIDI RECEIVE v MIXER v PATTERN SONG v IN KEY NUMBERS v OUT KEY NUMBERS v PAD v ASSIGN v TRIGGER NOT
64. tative replace it after 5 years have passed LINE NOISE RESET In the unlikely event of a lock up due 10 linc interference simply turn the 50 off for a few seconds and then turn it back on REPAIRS The R 50e should only be service by an authorized Kawai repair station Always save your valuable internal data to a cassette tape or MIDI before taking the drum machine in for service as the data may be erased during repair R 50e Owner s Manual Page 3 3 CONTROLS FRONT PANEL COMMAND KEYS LCD DISPLAY VOLUME CONTROL KAWAI re e UOLURE CALL PRTTERH FRERLNHEREC STEP REC SHIHG cary LZA ae Ca CEJ CALL SOHG EUILO MICI ASSIGH SAVE LOAD L INSERT DELETE MULTIPLY 222 1 HI EF e Eq FES ie ERASA PAD 1 PAD 2 PAD PAD 4 FAD S EACK PAD 6 8 PAD 9 10 SAAT STORMONT ACCENT KEY ERASE KEY CURSOR KEYS START STOP KEYS DRUM PADS 1 10 SYSTEM CONTROL KEYS R 50e PRESET PATTERNS PATTERNS 50 99 T 222 2 1 r 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 deum 4 2 Elec Pop 1 Elec Pop 1 Pop 2 Pop 2 8 Beat 1 8 Beat 1 Disco 1 Disco 1 Elec Pop Elec Pop Fill fn Fill In Fill In Fill In Fill In 50 m 2 1 Heavy Rock Heavy Rock iHeavy Heavy Metal 8 Beat 2
65. trument to the individual output it is removed from the regular left right mix outputs and headhones output After selecting ASSIGN INDIV from the ASSIGN menu simply use the and w keys to select which drum will be routed to the individual output Press or ASSIGN to return to the ASSIGN menu Press ASSIGN again to exit ASSIGN mode EXAMPLE Press ASSIGN RSSIGH VOICE Use 4 and to choose w ASSIGN function RSS IGH HO LU Press ENT REP to continue Use w to select Individual Output INDIU 01 instrument Press ENT REP to return to ASSIGH INDIU ASSIGN menu Press ASSIGN again to exit ASSIGN mode Page 38 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual ASSIGN FOOTSWITCH Various functions can assigned to the two footswitch jacks on the rear panel labeled FT SW A and FT SW B designed to accept the optional 1 footswitch The same functions are available on both footswitches however a given function can only be assigned to one footswitch at a time After selecting ASSIGN FT SW from the ASSIGN menu press ENT REP to access the additional functions Use and BACK to switch between FT SW A footswitch A and FT SW B footswitch B Then use 4 and gt to assign the desired function Press ASSIGN to retum to the ASSIGN menu Press ASSIGN again to exit ASSIGN mode FOOTSWITCH FUNCTIONS PAD 1 10 The selected pad will be triggered when the footswitch
66. ts Note Trigger MIDI SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE Transmit Receive R 50e Owner s Manual 1 5 Continued ASSIGN 3Z ASSIGN VOICE 37 Assign Hi Hat 37 ASSIGN OUTPUT 38 ASSIGN FOOTSWITCH 39 Footswitch Functions 39 12 CASSETTE STORAGE 40 CASSETTE SAVE 40 CASSETTE VERIFY 41 CASSETTE LOAD 41 13 MEMORY N MEN 42 CHECKING AVAILABLE MEMORY 42 ERASING ALL OF MEMORY 42 14 R PAD N A 43 15 MIDI NOTE ASSIGNMENTS 42 16 MIDIDATA FORMAT 46 17 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION 47 18 1 48 19 50 PRESET PATTERNS 49 Page 2 R 50e Owner s Manual 2 CARE AND MAINTENANCE PROTECT YOUR R 50e FROM Direct sunlight and exposure 10 the clements Temperature and humidity extremes Unstable or noisy AC power Dust and sand Vibration during transport POWER SUPPLY Use only the 12 volt power supply included with your R 50e Other power supplies may damage the unit Make sure that all power switches are off before changing equipment connections CLEANING Clean the instrument with a soft cloth a mild detergent and lukewarm water Never use harsh or abrasive cleansers or organic solvents HELPFUL HINTS BATTERY BACK UP The lithium battery that preserves memory contents while the power supply is off is good for more than five years of normal use We recommend however that you have your nearest authorized service represen
67. ts in live against a metronome Press REAL TIME REC to enter this mode The ENT REP key is used to step through a series of set up functions before actually recording and BACK is used to return to the previous function REAL TIME REC NUMBER OF BARS TIME SIGNATURE BEATS v TIME SIGNATURE BEAT VALUE ww ERROR CORRECT METRONOME COUNT Note You may exit from any of these functions by pressing REAL TIME REC NUMBER OF BARS Each pattern can be any desired length up to 99 bars The default is 1 bar but is casily changed Press ENT REP from the REAL TIME REC display Use the 4 and gt to change the number of bars by a factor of 1 and the and w keys to change by a factor of 10 TIME SIGNATURE The time signature of an R 50e pattern is very flexible Patterns are available from 1 4 to 99 16 In both modes the 4 and keys change the pattern number by a factor of 1 while the 4 and gt keys change by a factor of 10 If DUB appears as part of the display a pattem has already been recorded NEW represents a pattern that is has not been recorded PRE indicates a preset pattern that cannot be altered Press ENT REP from the BAR display to access the number of beats per measure The number of beats in a measure can range from 1 to 99 Use the 4 and b to change the number of beats by a factor of 1 and the and keys to change by a factor of 10 Press again to a
68. y controllers send velocity information the dynamics of how hard the instrument was struck While the pads on the R 50e are not velocity sensitive R 50e can receive MIDI velocity and tailor the Sound accordingly If velocity is filtered out the drums play at a moderate volume Other MIDI information such as program changes are still received Press ENT REP from the KEY INFO display Use the 4 and keys to tum VELOCITY ON and OFF VOLUME Some MIDI devices are capable of sending controller codes to change the volume on remote instruments MIDI Controller 7 is typically used for this If VOLUME is OFF other MIDI information such as note values are still received Press ENT REP from the VELOCITY display Use 4 and b keys to tum VOLUME ON and OFF PROGRAM CHANGES Most MIDI devices send program change information This function can be used to filter out program changes coming from an instrument or a sequencer Press ENT REP from the VOLUME display Use the 4 and b keys to tum PROGRAM ON and OFF START STOP Many MIDI devices like sequencers and drum machines send start and stop signals to engage and disengage MIDI clock This function can be used to filter out Start and stop information coming from an external device Press ENT REP from the PROGRAM display Use 4 and gt keys to tum START STOP ON and OFF EXAMPLE Continued Press ENT REP to access VELOCITY VELOCITY OH Use 4 and gt toturn v
69. y different The and BACK keys are used to choose between functions After selecting ASSIGN VOICE from the ASSIGN menu press ENT REP to access POLY MONO mode The and w keys select the instrument while the 4 and p keys switch the current instrument between MONO and POLY HI HAT While the overall polyphony of the hi hat is set in the previous step this function determines whether playing the closed hi hat HHCL will actually close an open hi hat HHOP that is still decaying In MONO the hi hat will close under the above circumstances In POLY HHOP will continue to sound if a pad using HHCL is played Press ENT REP to access HI HAT mode Use the 4 and keys to switch between MONO and POLY modes ASSIGN VOICE SELECT INSTRUMENT POLY MONO v HI HAT MODE EXAMPLE Press ASSIGN Press ENT REP to continue VOICE 201 FOL Select drum using 4 and keys 802 POLY Use 4 and to switch between POLY and 202 MONG Press ENT REP to access HI HAT display HI HAT Use 4 and P to choose HI HAT mode R 50e Owner s Manual 37 ASSIGN INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT Any drum can be assigned to the individual output on the rear panel of the R 50e labeled INDIV This might be used to send a given instrument to separate processing or a different channel on a mixer or tape deck In routing an ins
70. y press TEMPO and the display shows the current tempo in beats per minute The red L D beside TEMPO will also light to indicate TEMPO mode The 4 and keys are used to decrement and increment the tempo by a factor of 1 while the and w keys change the tempo by a factor of 10 TAP TEMPO The 50 5 tempo can also be dictated by simply tapping a tempo in First press TEMPO to enter TEMPO mode Then simply tap a tempo using the TAP button The R 50e measures the time between any two taps and alters the tempo accordingly We recommend that you tap at least 4 beats to establish the desired tempo EXAMPLE Press TEMPO to access TEMPO mode Use 4 and to change tempo by a factor of 1 Press gt Use w to change tempo by a factor of 10 Press Tap desired tempo using TAP 4 128 4 121 4 111 4 165 Page 12 Kawai R 50e Owner s Manual 7 RECORDING RHYTHM PATTERNS M M Preset patterns 50 99 cannot be altered Patterns 00 49 can be programmed and altered by the user Two basic methods can be used to enter new patterns real time and step Real time mode is used to enter drums parts in live against metronome Step mode is used to enter patterns one beat at a time without any reference to a real time metronome REAL TIME RECORDING As stated earlier real time mode is used to enter drums par
71. ythm pattems can then be assembled into a song and individual songs can be linked together to automate entire sets PADS The sounds in the current pad set up or drum kit are played using the 10 pads labeled PAD 1 PAD 10 Additional kits are accessed using the PAD key Operations on the R 50e are fairly uniform Please take a moment to familirize yourself with standard communication with the 50 Major command categories are engaged by pressing the correspondingly marked button For keys with two commands the lower command is accessed by pressing the key twice in succession In case pressing the same button again exits the command category Additional commands are structured in a menu sub menu format and are accessed by pressing the ENT REP key successively for each command In some instances the BACK key can be used to move backward through a series of sub menu choices The ENT REP and BACK keys also serve as Execute and Cancel for certain operations CURSOR KEYS 4 and b keys arc used to increment and decrement the value displayed in the window The 4 and w keys change similar parameters in steps of 10 and w also change certain other display attributes such as drum selection The arrow keys repeat their functions when held down VOLUME The VOLUME control serves as a master volume control for the entire instrument Individual volumes are accessed via the MIXER Page 6 Kawai

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