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1. the PATTERN AND SONG display Use the 4 and 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 from the IN KEY NUMBER display Use the 4 and keys to enable or disable receiving KEY OUT MAP data PAD Determines if the PAD settings for USER 1 8 are filtered out or received Press ENT REP 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 q 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 disable receiving TRIGGER NOTE data EXAMPLE continued Press ENT REP to access PATTERN SONG filter Use 4 and gt toturn parameter on and off Press ENT REP to access IN KEY NUMBER filter Use 4 and p toturn parameter on and off Press ENT REP to access OUT KEY NUMBER filter Use 4 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 toturn parameter on and off Press ENT REP to access TRIGGER NOTE
2. CONG 55 16 MIDI FORMAT 0000 x Last Mono select data low 1 RECOGNIZED AND TRANSMITTED DATA 0000 HIHAT Poly Mono data tow ata 0000x xxx HIHAT Poly Mono data high 1 1 RECOGNIZED Des 0000 xxx CRASH Poly Mono data tow ata 0000x CRASH Mono data high 2nd Description Data 00100110 26H ASSIGN DATA End mark Deta 00010111 17H TAG NOTE DATA start mark NOTE DATA K 10010 Okkkkkkk Ovvvvvvv Note on Xkkkkkk 0 127 Data OOx x x x x x O1H Ist TRG NOTE date BLOC vvvvvvvw 1 127 20H 1100 o Program 0 99 Data 00 Last TRG NOTE data 100 109 Data 00100111 27H NOTE DATA End mark 11110010 01111111 Ohhhhhhh Song positon pointer 111111120 127 least signification 00010000 Panera PATTERN DATA BLOCK hhhhhhh 0 127 most signification Data 0000 x x x 1st data high 11110011 50 Song select sssssss 0 9 song no Data 00 x x x Last data low Date 0000 x x x Last data high 11000 5 Real time clock Data 00100000 20H Pattern data end mark 11111010 B Data 00010000 11H Song data start mark SONG DATA BLOCK 11113012 Step Oats 0000x x x x 1st data low nann 0 15 Channel no Data 0000x x x x 1st data high Data 00110001 31H Song Skip mark 1 2 TRANSMITTED Data 0000pppp Song no 26 aed Descr
3. LL Kawai 50 Owner s 21 BUILDING TOOLS INSERT DELETE AND MULTIPLY 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 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 the song list All remaining song patterns are shifted ahead to close the gap Select the first pattern to delete using the and BACK keys then press DELETE The pattern to be deleted is then outlined in the display If Subsequent patterns are also to be deleted use the key to expand the delete range and the BACK key to narrow it or cancel the DELETE function When the delete range has been set prope
4. True 8 100 109 SONG 0 9 System Exclusive Song Pos Song Sel Tune System Common System Clock Real Time Commands Local ON OFF Aux Notes OFF Messages Active Sense Reset xxx x00 Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY 2 OMNI Y Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF X N dabei dab cort dO MM NT c co Rn Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual Page 47 18 SPECIFICATIONS RHYTHMS SOUNDS CONTROLS AND INDICATORS REAR PANEL POWER CONSUMPTION DIMENSIONS W D H WEIGHT SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Page 48 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual PATTERNS 100 SONGS 10 BASS DRUM 1 2 3 SNARE DRUM 1 2 3 TOM HIGH MID LOW HI HAT CLOSED OPEN RIDE CYMBAL 1 2 CRASH CYMBAL 1 2 CHINA CYMBAL COWBELL CLAPS SHAKER AGOGO CONGA TAMBOURINE TIMBALE CLAVES 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 195mm x 51mm 2 2 lbs 1 0kg AC ADAPTER OWNERS MANUAL PAD INSTRUCTION OVERLAY AUDIO CABLE FOOTSWITCH F 1 SOFT CASE D _ 19 50 PRESET PATTERN 50
5. CASSETTE LOAD COFY Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual Page 41 13 MEMORY MANAGEMENT All of the user defined functions such as patterns songs and drum kits draw from the 505 available memory It is possible to fill all of memory at which point you will receive and 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 or STEP RECORD modes press ACCENT and ERASE simultaneously Press ENT REP to continue You will receive a second prompt SURE If you sure then press 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 Press ACCENT and ERASE Press ENT REP to confirm Press ENT REP to confirm again Or press BACK to cancel CALL PTH aa ERASE ALL MEMORY SURE ERASE EXECUTED ERASE CRHCEL a M Page 42 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual 14 2 50 PAD SETTING CHART ao Z5 528 PAD I PAD 2 PAD 3 PAD 6
6. Kt l r press BACK to cance ERASE CANCEL Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual Page 17 ERASING 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 pattern 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 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 EXAMPLE Select the pattern CALL 07 Press to access bar display BAR 02 01 07 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 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 by holding the ERASE key and the pad you wish to erase while in RECORD mode EXAMPLE Press REAL TIME REC RERL DUB 33 Select pattern using arrow keys RERL DUB 34 Start recording by pressing START 01 81 REC While holding ERASE hold down pad to erase 01 01 REC Release Press STOP CONT REAL DUE 34 ERASING ALL MEMORY EXAMPLE You can erase all of the patterns in memor
7. NET ERASE CANCEL EXAMPLE Press CALL SONG CALL SONG 8 Hold ACCENT and press ERASE ERASE ALL SONG Press ENT REP to continue ERASE SURE Press ENT REP to confirm ERASE EXECUTED press BACK to cance ERASE CANCEL Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual Page 25 10 MIDI is fully implemented the 50 MIDI operations are accessed by MIDI pressing MIDI push STEP REC twice 4 and keys are used to access various sub menus After selecting the desired function press ENT REP to MIDI SYNC access it MIDI IN MIDI Hookup MIDI OUT MIDI OUT MIDI iM MIDI SYNC MIDI devices can be synchronized using MIDI Clock part of the MIDI code that can be sent across standard MIDI cables The R 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 gt keys to select MIDI SYNC Press ENT REP to enter the MIDI SYNC function Use 4 and p keys to select between SYNC EXT and SYNC INT Press ENT REP to exit to the previous command level The sync default is SYNC INT enabling the R 50 to be a master clock source To use the R 50 as a master connect the MIDI Out on the R 50 to the MIDI In of the slave device To use the R 50 as a slave connect the MIDI Out of the master device to the MIDI IN of the R 50 The slave unit will need to be set to SYNC EXT In this mode pressing START will no
8. RID2 Press and w to change the assigned instrument PRD 3 CRS2 Press ENT REP to access PAD 9 LEVEL M Use 4 and to change the pad volume 8 LUL continued next 50 Owner s Manual 7 Each pad can be given accent level which is invoked when the ACCENT key 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 b keys to change the ACCENT level The bar graph in the 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 the 4 and b keys to change the tuning The graph in the display increases as the pitch gets higher and decreases as the pitch gets lower PAN Each pad can be posiuoned 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 P keys to place the sound The graph in the display indicates the left to right placement of the current pad 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 t
9. menu simply use the and w keys to select which drum will be routed to the individual output Press ENT REP or ASSIGN to return to the ASSIGN menu Press ASSIGN again to exit ASSIGN mode Page 38 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual EXAMPLE Press ENT REP to access CRASH display Use 4 and to choose CRASH mode Press to return to ASSIGN menu Press ASSIGN to exit ASSIGN mode CRRSH MONO CRASH POLY ASSIGN VOICE EXAMPLE Press ASSIGN Use 4 and tochoose ASSIGN function Press ENT REP to continue Use aand to select Individual Output instrument Press to return to ASSIGN menu Press ASSIGN again to exit ASSIGN mode RSSIGH UOICE RSSIGH INDIU INDIU etek INDIU 501 ASSIGN INDIU ASSIGN FOOTSWITCH Various functions can be 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 time After selecting ASSIGN FT SW from the ASSIGN menu press ENT REP to access the additional functions Use ENT REP and BACK to switch between FT SW A footswitch A and FT SW B footswitch B Then use 4 and b to assign the desired function Press ASSIGN to return to the ASSIGN menu Press ASSIGN again to exit ASSIGN mode FOOTSWITCH FUNC
10. ct MIOI PAD 5 ADS ERASE KEY DRUM PADS 1 10 12 50 PRESET PATTERNS LCD DISPLAY SHIHG ASSIGH PAD 4 9 CURSOR KEYS COPY SRVE LORO MULTIPLY PADS __ FAD 10 VOLUME CONTROL MOLUME START STOP KEYS EHTS REF STOPICONT SYSTEM CONTROL KEYS PATTERNS 50 99 M 4 5 8 Beat 1 8 Beat 2 8 Beat3 8 Beat 8 Beat 8 Beat Electric 8 Electric8 Elec 8 Beat Elec 8 Beat Fill In 1 Fill In 2 Break Beat 1 Beat 2 Filllnd 50 f aao t pois i Elec 8 Beat Elec 8 Beat Elec 8 Beat Elec 8 Beat 8 8 Beat 16Beati 16Beat2 16 Beat 3 16 Beat 16 Beat Fill In3 Fill In 4 FillIn 5 Turbo 1 Turbo 2 Fill In 1 Filin2 60 Sl I 1 16 Beat 1 Bounce 1 2 Bounce 2 Rock Rock Rock Disco 1 Disco2 Fillla3 Fill In Fill in Shuffle 1 Shuffle 2 Shuffle Fill 70 E E Slow Rock Slow Rock Swing 1 Swing 2 Waltz 1 Waltz 2 Waltz 3 Bossa Nova Bossa Nova Nova Fill In 3 4 1 2 5 80 als up Ic Gg an een et 5 dr Sle ges Samba 1 Samba 2 3 Samba 4 Samba 5 Samba Reggae Reggae March Drum 3 Break Fill In March 0 Page 4 Kawai R 50
11. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 8 ko D 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 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 Assignments Note Trigger MIDI SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE Transmit Receive 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 20 21 21 21 21 22 23 24 24 24 25 25 26 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 29 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 32 32 33 33 34 TABLE OF CONTENTS Continued ASSIGN 37 ASSIGN VOICE 37 Assign Hi Hat 37 Assign Crash 38 ASSIGN OUTPUT 38 ASSIGN FOOTSWITCH 39 Footswitch Functions 39 12 CASSETTE STORAGE 40 CASSETTE SAVE 40 CASSETTE VERIFY 41 CASSETTE LOAD 41 MEMORY MANAGEMENT 42 CHECKING AVAILABLE MEMORY 42 ERASING ALL OF MEMORY 42 14 R 90 PAD SETTING CHART 43 15 MIDINOTE ASSIGNMENTS 45 16 MIDI DATA FORMAT 46 17 MIDLIMPLEMENTATI 47 18 SPECIFICATIONS 48 19 50 PRESET PATTERNS 49 Page 2 R 50 Owner s Manual 2 CARE AND MAIN
12. In both modes the 4 and keys change the pattem number by a factor of 1 while and 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 As stated earlier real time mode is used to enter drums parts in live against a metronome Press REAL TIME REC to enter this mode The 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 v NUMBER OF BARS v TIME SIGNATURE BEATS v TIME SIGNATURE BEAT VALUE v 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 easily changed Press from the REAL TIME REC display Use the 4 and gt to change the number of bars by a factor of 1 and the 4 and w keys to change by a factor of 10 TIME SIGNATURE The time signature of an R 50 pattern is very flexible Patterns 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 p to change the number of beats by a factor of 1 and
13. SD2 SNARE DRUM 3 SD3 TOM HIGH TOMH TOM MID TOMM TOMLOW TOML HIGH HAT CLOSED HHCL HIGH HAT OPEN HHOP RIDE 1 RID1 RIDE 2 RID2 CRASH 1 CRS1 CRASH 2 CRS2 CHINA CYMBAL CHNA COWBELL COWB CLAPS CLAP SHAKER SHAK AGOGO BELL AGOG CONGA CONG TAMBOURINE TAMB TIMBALE TIMB CLAVES CLVS GETTING AROUND Operations on the 50 are fairly uniform Please take moment to familiarize yourself with standard communication with the R 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 either 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 Page 6 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual These instruments can be assigned to Pads 1 10 along with other parameters such as tunings accent panning level and processing Four pad set ups are preset and eight combinations are user definable Rhythm patterns can be recorded individually using any of the pads in memory and up to eight voices can sound simultaneously Rhythm patterns can then be
14. 2 0 9 5 24 0 2 2 8 i 6 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DELAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 FLANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 NOTE 1 84 85 86 87 88 83 90 41 INST CLVS CLVS CLVS CLVS CLVS 5 5 CLVS TUNE 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 DELAY 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 FLANG 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 MIDI OUT KEY Ch and Mixer Default INST BD3 BDI 01 02 03 TOMH TOMM TOML HHCL RID2 CRS 852 COWB DO 38 36 37 40 39 45 48 52 44 46 54 56 49 5i 58 65 C 1 i i 1 i Maume 14 3 15 13 3 i i3 13 8 3 3 3 13 13 13 Perot 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6 6 3 5 5 5 6 0 INST TAMB TMBL TRGI TRG2 TRG3 TRG4 TRGS TRG6 TRG 1808 Duy n 68 76 48 50 52 53 55 57 59 60 cr i 2 2 2 2 2 2 vae d 18 3 16 10 0 19 19 a 0 0 0 15 MIDI NOTE ASSIGNMENTS MIDI IN NOTE NUMBER Default Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual Page 45 38 39 40 i mee BDI 503 501 0 0 0 pe ue 072 20 5 0 E 0 hnc 0 0 0 0 0 PP EN 59 60 61 2 0 7 en 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Bi 82 CLVS CLVS CLVS E RN E E 1 92000 0 0 0 0 90 loss d i i m CLAP 69 63 41 502
15. 99 Notations for cymbals CLOSED OPEN RIDEI RIDE2 5 1 5 2 CHINA de qp d ode 50 8 amp 1 51 8beat 2 CLOSED HH CLOSED 01 BD 52 8beat 3 53 8beat Fill in 1 HH CLOSED HH CLOSED 501 shb PEC 9 J3 BD 54 8beat Fill in 2 95 8beat Break HH CLOSED 01 56 8 1 57 8 2 HH CLOSED 58 E 8beat Fill in 1 29 Fill in 2 HH CLOSED HH CLOSED 502 502 23 32 BD2 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual 49 amp E 8beat Fill i 3 60 CRASH2 CHINA 9 502 Py NOTE CHINA W FLANGE3 Gl E 8beat Fill in 4 HH OPEN C T 62 E 8beat Fill in 5 CRASH2 HH OPEN CLOSED 6G3 E 8beat turbo 1 64 E 8beat turbo 2 OPEN 65 16beat Hil CLOSED 501 27 01 Page 50 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual 74 Bounce 2 in 77 ROCK SHUFFLE Fill in CRASH RIDE HH CLOSED NOTE CRASH W FLANGE1 78 DISCO 1 NOTE CLAPS W DELAY2 PAN 7 80 SLOW ROCK Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual Page 51 67 16 3 68 16beat Fill in I 70 16beat Fill in 3 HH CLOSED OPEN 71 Bounce 1 HH CLOSED 73 Bounce 2 HH CLOSED 3 c 3 3 P 52 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual 81 51 00 ROCK Fill in 82 SWING 1 HH OPEN C
16. Manual EXAMPLE Press COPY Use arrow keys to select pattern to copy Press ENT REP and use arrow keys to select optional second pattern to copy Press ENT REP and use arrow keys to select copy destination Press ENT REP Press ENT REP to execute the copy Or press BACK to cancel COFY COPY 01 04 81 84 32 READY CALL 37 CHHCEL 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 key is used to move through the song building functions and BACK retums 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 REP from the SONG TEMPO display The display then shows the number of patterns followed by the curre
17. a blank pattern within the pattern area 00 49 77 If the patterns 00 49 are 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 ENT REP to confirm or BACK to cancel EXAMPLE Select the pattern to be erased Select Pattern 05 CALL 85 Press ERASE ERASE 95 ALL Press 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 a 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 number and is prepared to erase ALL drums Use the 4 and w keys to select the drum you wish to erase Then press ENT REP 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 entries have been made with pads using different variations on that drum all those events will be erased You are erasing drum not a pad erasure EXAMPLE Press ERASE ERRSE PTH 65 RLL Use and w to select drum ERASE 85 BOL Press to execute ERASE EXECUTED
18. desired pad using PAD if necessary Press ENT REP to return to previous level Press MIDI to exit MIDI mode VELOCITY ON VELOCITY OFF VOLUME ON VOLUME OFF PROGRAM ON PROGRAM START STOP ON STRRT STOP OFF IN Q IN 36 BDI IN 36 501 STEP DUB 80 28 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual MIDI NOTE ASSIGNMENTS Every MIDI controller such as a keyboard sends a unique note number when a key is depressed It is possible to 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 Use PAD if necessary to change drum kits Repeat this process to assign appropriate pads to notes sent from the master device Press MIDI or ENT REP to return 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 the power Note KEY INFO must be ON is order for NOTE ASSIGNMENTS to be useful INITIAL RESET Pressing ERASE while turn
19. filter Use 4 toturn parameter on and off amp SONG amp SONG OH IN KEV OFF IN KEV ON OUT KEV 0 OFF OUT KEY NO PRD OFF PAD ON ASSIGN OFF ASSIGN ON TRG NOTE OFE TRG NOTE ON 8 5 ze 2 5 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual 35 RECEIVE CHANNEL This function is used to select the MIDI channel on which the 50 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 50 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 50 will not receive system exclusive dumps if the display does not read RECEIVE READY Page 36 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual EXAMPLE continued Press ENT REP to access RECEIVE CHANNEL Use 4 and p to select channel system exclusive data will be received on Press ENT REP to continue Send data from master unit RECEIUE CH 3 RECEIUE CH 8 RECEIUE READY 11 ASSIGN 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
20. point in the pattern where the drum to be erased is recorded Then press the pad 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 R 50 is ready to record another pass starting with the first beat The STEP RECORD process can be repeated as many times as necessary to record all desired drums Pressing STOP CONT at any time exits the recording process To hear the pattern you must exit STEP REC mode Select CALL PATTERN and press START eee Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual Page 15 EXAMPLE 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 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 OUB 11 STEP DUB 18 STEP 81 84 04 BAR O2 04 04 BRR 02 94 94 BAR 82 93 04 BAR 82 03 94 BAR 92 62 08 00 EXAMPLE RECORDING Note The following enters a simple bass snare paticrn 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
21. re ready to record If you like the default settings you don t have to access any of these set up functions before recording From the BEAT VALUE display press either ENT REP or STEP REC to return to STEP RECORD mode Pressing the START button gets the R 50 ready to accept the first beat The red LED beside TEMPO will light to confirm that Use the 4 and 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 4 to triplets shown as 3 and back 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
22. 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 50 or MIDI data storage device POLYPHONIC Sounds are dynamically assigned to the 505 eight voices Sounds can be replayed without cutting off the decay of the original sound R 50 Owner s Manual Text Jeff Burger Design Interface 1987 Kawai Musical Inst Mfg Co Ltd Rights Reserved Printed in Japan l m gt ____________________________________________ Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual 1 TABLE TE EAND MAINTEN CONTROLS FRONT PANEL 50 PRESET RHYTHMS REAR PANEL SOUNDS Pads GETTING AROUND Cursor Keys Volume WORKING WITH DRUM KITS 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 Ab DID ANNANDALE AN sob T MOAN UO
23. selecting the desired kit before continuing to play the pads TEMPO and 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 quanuzed to 1 4 while the high hat has no error correction at all Page 14 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual EXAMPLE Press REAL TIME REC Press 4 to decrement pattern number by 1 Press 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 RERL DUB 11 RERL DUB 18 RERL MEM BAR 81 04 04 ERR 02 84 04 BAR 62 E C 1 12 1 4 1 12 14 REAL ERR 82 81 REAL DUB STEP RE
24. to cancel 663 002 44 01 82 continued Note Up to 99 repetitions can be selected using the Muluply function However the 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 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 EXAMPLE continued To link songs move to the end of the current song with SONG 5 END ENT REP 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 SONG 5 LINK2 BUILD SONG 5 RERL DUB Kawai R 50 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 gt keys Press START to hear
25. CONTROL The tempo can be altered regardless of whether the machine is playing or stopped Simply press TEMPO and the display shows the current tempo in beats per minute The red LTD 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 4 and w keys change the tempo by a factor of 10 TAP TEMPO The R 50 s 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 50 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 Page 12 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual EXAMPLE Press TEMPO to access TEMPO mode Use 4 and gt to change tempo by a factor of 1 Press gt Use 4 and w to change tempo by a factor of 10 Press w Tap desired tempo using 4 125 4 121 4 111 4 165 i 7 RECORDING RHYTHM PATTERNS 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
26. CORDING Step recording is the process of manually stepping through the beats of a pattern and entering drum hits where desired Press STEP REC to enter this mode The key is used to step through a series of set up functions before actually recording and BACK is used to retum to the previous function NO 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 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 50 pattern is very flexible Patterns 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 gt to change the number of beats by a factor of 1 and the keys to change by a factor of 10 Press again to access the beat value of the ume 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
27. I 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 from the START STOP display The 4 and keys 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 on 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 Select the current trigger number using the and 7 keys Select the trigger length 1 1 1 32 with the 4 and keys Press MIDI or to return to basic MIDI functions Press MIDI again to exit MIDI mode Page 32 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual EXAMPLE Continued Press ENT REP to access NOTE ASSIGN display Usethe 4 and keysto select the note being assigned Use 4 w to select the desired drum Press ENT REP to access NOTE VALUE Use 4 and gt to select the duration Use and w to select t
28. KAWAI OWNERS MANTA INTRODUCTION FEATURES Thank you for purchasing the Kawai R 50 Digital Drum Machine While the R 50 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 50 s 24 separate drum and 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 50 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 50 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 IMPLIMENTATION The R 50
29. L This function selects the MIDI channel on which system exclusive data will be transmitted Press ENT REP 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 MIDI TRANSMIT v TRANSMIT CHANNEL v TRANSMIT READY EXAMPLE Press MIDI Use 4 and P to select MIDI EXCL Press to access TRANSMIT RECEIVE sub menu Use 4 to select TRANSMIT Press ENT REP to access TRANSMIT CHANNEL Use4 to select transmission channel Press to continue Make sure receiving device is ready to receive Press START to begin transmission MIDI SYNC MIDI EXCL MIDI RECEIVE MIDI TRANSMIT TRANSMIT 1 TRANSMIT 3 TRANSMIT READY TRANSMIT BUSY CALL PTN 88 A 5 m e 5 2 gt 5 m 5 w Q 8 RECEIVE i Various parts of the R 50 s memory can be accessed via system exclusive While these features are all transmitted MIDI RECEIVE when doing a system exclusive data dump they can be v filtered out individually in receive mode MIXER v Connect the MIDI Out of the master unit to the MIDI PATTERN SONG In of the slave R 50 as shown on page 26 KEY NUMBERS After pressing MIDI use the 4 an
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31. N function Use the p to turn MANUAL PAN on Use the 4 to turn MANUAL PAN off Press ENT REP to access PAN function Use the 4 and tochange the panning Press ENT REP to return to the LEVEL function Press MIXER to exit MIXER mode LEVEL CRS1 LEVEL 51 LEVEL RIDI HRHLURL OFF HHHURL PAN OH HRHLURL OFF RID1 RID 1 LEVEL RIDI MI CHLL 28 6 PLAYING RHYTHM PATTERNS A rhythm pattem is a section of rhythm of a given length such as 2 bars 50 comes with 50 preset rhythm patterns 50 99 along with room for 50 defined patterns 00 49 These patterns are the building blocks of complete songs or a given pattern can just loop endlessly Existing pattems are accessed by pressing the CALL PATTERN button The display will then show the current pattern number The 4 and b keys decrement and increment and decrement the pattern number one digit at a while and 7 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 pattem Once the machine has stopped playing pressi
32. Owner s Manual REAR PANEL POWER UT HIDI Leono IMDIU P FOOT B pu OUT gt 120 OFF oa 4 oo amp 1 POWER Main AC power ON OFF switch DC IN Connection for 12V 500mA power supply OUTPUTS 50 does not include a power amp or speaker To hear the instrument you must use headphones or connect it to a sound system preferably full range PHONES Connection for standard stereo headphones R Connection for right portion of stereo output L MONO Connection for left portion of stereo output Also used as a mono output if stereo is not required INDIV Connection for the Individual Output channel to which given drum be assigned FT SW A Connection for first optional F 1 footswitch Footswitch functions are programmable FT SW B Connection for second optional F 1 footswitch Footswitch functions are programmable TAPE OUT For connection 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 ee es ee SS SE ES Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual Page 5 4 OVERVIEW SOUNDS 50 features the following 24 digital drum and percussion sounds BASS DRUM 1 BD1 BASS DRUM 2 BD2 BASS DRUM 3 BD3 SNARE DRUM 1 SD1 SNARE DRUM 2
33. PAD PAD 6 PADO 50 pad setting value USER L 4 5 us PAD PAD 2 PAD 3 4 PAD 6 PAD 7 PAD 8 PADD PADIO R 50 pad setting value USER 3 CRSI 125 RI02 gos j I PAD2 PAD 3 4 PADS TM BL Bier p meL cows 7 PAD 8 PAD 9 PADIO 50 pad setting value USER 5 arcent tune panget etre PAD NO PREI 4 USERI 4 GT GATE DL DELAY FL FLANGE R102 PADI PAD 2 PAD 3 PAD 4 PADS 892 502 HACL PADO PAD PAD 8 PADS PADIO R 50 pad setting value USER 2 PADNO i 5 12852 jll rre TOMM CLAP PADI PAD 2 PAD 3 PAD 4 PADS 553 puc iia puer PADO PAD 7 PAD 8 PAD 1 50 pad setting value USER 4 eae PADI PAD 2 PAD 3 PAD 4 PADS B 521 set PAD 6 PAD 7 PAD 8 9 PAD O R 50 pad setting value 05 6 PADNO SC Do 2 Wd UD f s 26 fix 11 31 i 8 1501 6 14 45 3 jos doe M M M E OFF Kawai R 50 Owner s Manu
34. Pan data 6 RIDET 14 RIDE2 22 CLAVES 7 15 CRASH2 23 CHINA Data 0000x xxx Last Level data Data 0000 x x x x Last Pan data Parameter Value Data 0000 MANUAL OFF FLAG Value low Data 0000x x x x MANUAL PAN ON OFF FLAG data peA N Date 00100010 22M Maar data end mark Mode 1 7 8 9 15 Pan mn center min Data 00010011 13H MIDI IN KEY NO Data start mark MIDI IN KEY DATA BLOCK Data 0000 x 1st Instrument data Data 9000 xxx 1st Instrument data high Oats 0000 x xxx 2nd Instrument low me dco 16 Pen ON OFF 0000 x 2nd Instrument data high wwe0 15 high 0000 Instrument date Date 0000 x Last instrument data high Manual Pan ON FFH dentis 0000 x 1st Tune Pan data low Data 0000x xxx 1st Tune Pan data high Manual Pan OFF ddddd 0 Data 0000x 2nd Tune data ww 0 Data 0000 xxx 204 Tune high Data 0000 x xxx Last Tune Pan data low Data 0000 x Last Tune Pan dats high Data 0000 x xxx 1s EFFECT data low 0000x 1st EFFECT data high Osta 0000 x xxx 2nd EFFECT data low 0000 2nd EFFECT data high Data 0000x x x x Last EFFECT low Oata 0000 Last EFFECT data high Daw 00100011 23H MIDI IN KEY NO Data end mark Data 00010100 14H MID OUT KEY NO Start mark MIDI OUT KEY NO DATA BLOCK Data 0000 x x x Ou
35. T 802 803 501 02 HHOP 503 CRS TOMM CLAP TMBL BD 803 n l i i 6 i 5 t x 1 i ITUNE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 070 0 0 0 0 0 Se 1 1 Ho jooo Panor 0 0 0 0 146 0 6 0 435 45 610 5 0 0 0 9 205 i iet 3 4 ECT 5 GATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 mo Toc nec Peon ee Aes 5 s DELAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 d X 35 H i FLAG 050 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 4 gt 1 2 a NR T eed T CUu WEST 1 MOMBER 44 45 1 46 47 48 49 so 5 52 1 53 5 55 56 57 58 4 4 EAE S 4 INST CLAPS Ht TOM HHOP TOMM TOMM CRS 0852 CONG RID CONG RID CONG A 4 1 T a 2 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 Se fo rre ETIE Freee m A A PANPOT 0 5 3 5 2 1 5 4 5 5 2 3 0 5 2 6 GATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DELAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FLANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 e 3 Sere 262 64 65 66 67 68 53 20 n 72 5 76 78 73 INST AGOGO COWB COWB TMBL CLAP TMBL CLAP TMBL CLAP TAMB CRSi TAMB CRS CtvS CLVS CLVS CLVS TUNE 0 5 0 7
36. TENANCE PROTECT YOUR R 50 FROM Direct sunlight and exposure to the elements 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 50 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 representative replace it after 5 years have passed LINE NOISE RESET In the unlikely event of a lock up due 10 line interference simply tum the R 50 off for a few seconds and then turn it back on REPAIRS The R 50 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 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual Page 3 3 CONTROLS FRONT PANEL COMMAND KEYS KAWAI DIGITAL DRUM MACHINE S50 CALL PATTERN CALL SOHG ACCENT KEY PAD 2 BUILD RERL WHEKEC STEP REC
37. TIONS PAD 1 10 The selected pad will be triggered when the footswitch is depressed S S The footswitch will start and stop playback of patterns or songs depending upon the current mode PAD UP The footswitch will advance PAD to the next drum kit PTN UP The footswitch will advance to the next higher pattem number when the R 50 is in CALL PATTERN mode REPEAT While in CALL SONG mode the current pattern will repeat as long as the footswitch is held down 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 Use 4 and gt to choose ASSIGN function Press to continue Use 4 and to assign function to Footswitch A Press to advance to Footswitch B Use to assign function to Footswitch B Press ENT REP to return to ASSIGN menu Press ASSIGN again to exit ASSIGN mode ASSIGN VOICE ASSIGN FT SH FT SHR FT SW A REPEAT FT SH B PADI FT SWB S S ASSIGN Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual 39 12 CASSETTE STORAGE The contents of the 505 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 r
38. XER 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 keys to change the volume of the currently displayed drum Press the 4 and keys to change to the drum you wish to work with MANUAL PAN The pads are 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 PAN 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 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 from the MANUAL PAN function to access PAN Use the 4 and keys to change the panning Press the and w keys to change the drum being panned To exit the MIXER mode press MIXER again Page 10 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual Press MIXER to access MIXER functions Use the 4 and gt keysto change the volume Press and w to change drums Press to access MANUAL PA
39. _can exit this mode at any time by pressing ASSIGN ASSIGN VOICE ASSIGN v ASSIGN VOICE v ASSIGN INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT v ASSIGN FOOTWSWITCH The R 50 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 an 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 R 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 mode Note This function governs voice assignment where Mono and Poly Mode under MIDI refer to something entirely different The ENT REP and BACK keys used to choose between functions After selecting ASSIGN VOICE from the ASSIGN menu press to access POLY MONO mode and w keys select the instrument while the 4 and keys switch the current instrument between MONO and POLY 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
40. al Page 43 2525 2 PAD 3 PAD 4 852 sol cuna PAD6 PAD 7 8 R 50 pad setting value 9 PADIO USER 7 accent tune tanpet i I 2 23 22 PAD I PAD 2 PAD 3 PAD 4 PAD 5 e PAD 6 PAD PAD 8 R 50 pad setting value PADS PABIO USER pad level accent tune PAD I PAD 2 PAD 3 PADO 7 PAD 8 R 50 pad setting value 4 5 9 PADIO USER os Page 44 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual PAD 2 PAD 3 PAD4 PAD 7 8 PAD9 PADIO R 50 pad setting value USER S PAD NO bad level accent PAD NO trument devel _ accent lune penpot ettect M mE PAD2 PAD3 PAD 4 PAD 5 PAD 6 PAD 7 PAD amp PADS PADIO 50 pad setting value USER 14 2 3 PAD 4 PADS PADS 7 8 PADS PADIO R 50 pad setting value USER t oboe 8 Ja 55 4 8 1 i 22 zi 25 26 0 27 28 23 30 3 32 33 34 35 36 37 Segue p esu mec om D f INS
41. assembled into a song and individual songs can be linked together 10 automate entire scts PADS The sounds in the current pad set up or drum kit played using the 10 pads labeled PAD 1 PAD 10 Additional kits are accessed using the PAD key CURSOR KEYS The 4 and gt keys are used to increment and decrement the value displayed in the window The 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 enure instrument Individual volumes are accessed via the MIXER 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 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 on
42. d gt keys to select MIDI EXCL and press RECEIVE is selected OUT KEY NUMBERS using the 4 and keys followed by pressing v ENT REP A sub menu of functions is available by PAD pressing and BACK returns to the previous v function Press MIDI at any time to retum to the ASSIGN basic MIDI functions Pressing MIDI a second time FUIS MIDE mode TRIGGER NOTES v RECEIVE CHANNEL MIXER Determines if the MIXER settings are filtered out or RECEIVE READY 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 ENT REP from the MIDI RECEIVE display Use data Use 4 and to select MIDI RECEIVE the 4 and keys to enable or disable receiving MIXER EXAMPLE data Press MIDI MIDI SYNC PATTERN AND SONG Determines if the contents of the patterns and songs p to select MIDI MIDI EXCL filtered out or received Press to access Press ENT REP from the MIXER display Use the 4 TRANSMIT RECEIVE sub MIDI TRANSMIT gt keys to enable or disable receiving pattern and song menu RECEIVE Press ENT REP to access MIXER filter MIXER Use 4 and toturn parameter on and off MIXER OH continued Page 34 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual IN KEY NUMBER Determines if the MIDI KEY IN MAP data set under MIDI IN is filtered out or received Press
43. d a MIDI channel INSTRUMENT INFO This setting determines if the 50 will information out MIDI notes on transmission Other MIDI information such as volume and program changes are still sent Press ENT REP from the CHANNEL display Use 4 and gt to turn INST INFO ON or OFF Page 30 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual MIDI OUT POLY MONO CHANNEL ASSIGN INST INFO v TRIGGER INFO v VELOCITY v PROGRAM CHANGE ww o STOP START KEY ASSIGNMENTS NOTE TRIGGER 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 channel Use 4 to select MIDI channel IN Mono Mode use and w to select different drums Press ENT REP to access INST INFO Use q and gt toturn instrument information on and off MIDI SYNC MIDI ou POLY CH MONO CLAP CH 3 MONO CLAP CH 3 MONO CLAP CH 5 MONO SHAK CH 1 INST INFO IHST OFF TRIGGER INFO This function determines if the 8 MIDI trigger notes will be sent to slave devices Press from the INSTRUMENT INFO display Use the 4 and keys to tum trigger information on and off VELOCITY The 50 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 Th
44. d 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 an existing source pattem to a destination pattern number The current contents of the destination pattern will be erased COPY can optionally be used to copy 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 Next use the arrow keys again to select the optional second source copy Press Leave this blank if you only wish to copy a single pattern Finally select the destination pattern using the now familiar arrow keys 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 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 OVERFLOW will appear if there is not enough memory to accept the copied pattern Page 20 Kawai R 50 Owner s
45. e played last Besides the 24 percussion and drum sounds eight triggers are available which can be programmed to play external MIDI devices Trigger parameters are set up under MIDI OUT Press ENT REP from the USER display Press the and w keys to change the drum assignment The display will show the currently 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 P keys to change the LEVEL assignment The bar graph in the display represents the LEVEL setting CHANGING USER SETTINGS While the presets cannot be altered USER 1 8 are designed to be PAD programmed to suit your needs After selecting the appropriate DRUM USER drum kit 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 You can select a pad during any of these functions simply by hitting it PAN The pad number is displayed along with the appropriate information GATE for the current function and the v pads can be played while making DELAY changes v FLANGE EXAMPLE ES Press PAD to enter PAD XPRD PRE 1 mode Use 4 and gt to select a kit USER1 Press ENT REP to get into the kit PRD 1 TOMH Play a pad to access settings for that pad PRD
46. equired CASSETTE SAVE This function is used to store the 505 memory contents on cassette tape the memory remains intact Select CASSETTE SAVE from the CASSETTE menu Put the cassette deck in record mode then press START on the R 50 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 Page 40 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual The CASSETTE menu is accessed by pressing SAVE LOAD press COPY twice Additional functions are accessed using the key and BACK retums to the previous function 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 CASSETTE SAUE Begin recording Press START SAVE BUSY SAVE END CASSETTE SAVE SAVE CASSETTE SAVE Wait for process to finish Cancel if necessary with STOP CONT 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 displa
47. he desired trigger Press ENT REP to return to previous menu level Press MIDI to exit MIDI mode OUT EDI 38 OUT BDI 36 OUT SDI 32 OUT TRIG 1 8 OUT TRIG 1 16 OUT TRIGS 1 8 MIDI OUT STEP DUB 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 50 can communicate directly with another R 50 or with another device with software that has been designed specifically for the R 50 System exclusive can not be used for communication between two unlike instruments TRANSMIT Note In order for data dumps to work properly the sending and receiving devices must be set for the same MIDI channel This function is used to send system exclusive data from the 50 All aspects of the unit s system exclusive parameters are transmitted here Connect the MIDI Out from the master R 50 to the MIDI In of the slave device as shown on page 26 After pressing MIDI use the 4 and keys to select MIDI EXCL and press ENT REP RECEIVE is selected using the 4 and 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 time to return to the basic MIDI functions Pressing MIDI a second time exits MIDI mode TRANSMIT CHANNE
48. he PAN display Each pad can be given its own gate setting using the 4 and keys to select GATE 1 GATE 2 or GATE 3 0 indicates gating effect 8 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual Press ENT REP to access ACCENT Use 4 and tochange the ACCENT setting Press ENT REP to access TUNE Change pad tuning using 4 Press to access PAN Use 4 and gt to change pad panning Press ENT REP to access GATE Use 4 and tochange the pad gate setting PAD 3 AC PAD AC xPRD 3 PAD 3 TUNERI 3 FAH 4 3 3 2 I m 3 1 I continued on next page DELAY Digital delay effects can be used to fatten sounds and create slapback echo effects The delay time is preset for each drum sound Press from the GATE display Each pad be given its own digital delay effect using 4 and gt to select DELAY 1 DELAY 2 or DELAY 3 DELAY 0 indicates no delay effect DELAY 1 The delayed sound plays at the same volume as the original sound DELAY 2 original sound The delayed sound plays louder than the DELAY 3 original sound The delayed sound plays softer than the 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 dig
49. imum is 75 Press from the SWING VALUE parameter Use the 4 and keys to select the desired swing factor EXECUTE SWING Press 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 Note 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 SWING SWING PATTERN ww SWING INSTRUMENT w SWING VALUE SWING AMOUNT EXAMPLE Press SWING to enter Ic SWING mode SWING PTH Press to raise pattern SWING 81 ALL 1 8 Press to select drum BD 1 8 Press ENT REP 201 1 8 55 gt to select swing 201 1 1 6 597 value Press ENT REP 01 1 16 Press to select swing ED 1 16 factor 22 SWIHG READY Press again to CRLL 61 execute Or press BACK to cancel SWING CANCEL Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual Page 19 COPYING PATTERNS It is often desirable to copy an existing pattern For instance you may want to create a pattern that is similar to an existing one by copying it an
50. ing 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 50 Owner s Manual Page 29 MIDI OUT The 50 can also be used to send MIDI information to other MIDI devices such as keyboards sequencers and samplers Connect the R 50 s MIDI Out to the MIDI In of the slave unit as shown on page 26 After pressing MIDI use 4 and b keys to select MIDI OUT and press ENT REP 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 POLY MONO MODE The R 50 normally sends all MIDI information on one user selected channel referred to as Poly Mode In Mono Mode each drum can be sent 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 50 can send and receive on different MIDI channels This function selects the channel on which the R 50 will send MIDI information Press ENT REP from the POLY MONO display The 4 p are used to select the MIDI channel In Mono Mode the various drums are accessed with the and 7 keys and each drum is assigne
51. iption Data 0000 x xx Last data low Data 0000 xxx Lest data high 1001nenn Okkkkkkk Ovvvvvve Note on off kkkkkkk 0 127 0010000 21H Song end mark vvvvvvv off vvvvvvv m 1 127 11110111 End of exclusive 11000000 tone Program change 0 99 pattem 5 160 109 4089 2 2 11110011 Osssssss seo Song select 3555555 O 9 s0ng no MIXER COMMAND PARAMETER 31111000 Real time clock 71711030 Start Status 11110000 System exctusive 11111011 Continue Kawai 0 01000000 40H 11111100 Stop Channel no O000nana 0 15 Function 00010000 10H Parameter change 0 15 Channel Group 00000010 02 Drum machine group Machine ID 00000010 02H 5010 2 RECEIVE AND TRANSMITTED EXCLUSIVE DATA 00000000 00H Sub status maer command Date Ommddddd Parameter no 2 1 ALL OATA OUMP One 0000 Value Status 11110000 FOH System exclusive m50 9 Mode nd Kawai ID 01000000 40H Channel 0000 0 15 Transmit ch n Function on 00100001 21H Al data dump eun 00000010 Dium machina dis yay T 16803 Machine 10 00000010 02H R 50 10 1 051 9502 17 03 Dete 00010010 12H Mirer data start mark MIXER DATA BLOCK 2 TOM o 10 COWBELU 16 AGOGO pes XX M PE M 4 TOM LO 12 SHAKER 20 TAMBOURINE Data 0000x X Xx 2e Level data 5 HH CLOSE 13 HH OPEN 23 TIMBALE Data O000x x
52. is is defined using PAD 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 keys to VELOCITY ON and OFF PROGRAM CHANGE The R 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 sequencer Other information like notes and velocity are still sent Press ENT REP from the VOLUME display Use the 4 and gt keys to PROGRAM ON and OFF START STOP This function determines if the R 50 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 keys to tum start stop information on or off EXAMPLE continued Press ENT REP to access TRIGGER INFO TRG INFO ON Use 4 to turn trigger information on and off TRG INFO OFF P t T VELOCITY ON Use 4 and gt toturn velocity information on and off VELOCITY Press ENT REP to access PROGRAM PROGRAM 0 Use 4 toturn program change information and off PROGRRH OFF P t AME STOR Ore Use 4 and toturn start stop information on and off START STOP 50 Owner s Manual Page 31 MID
53. ital flange effect using the 4 and P to select FLANGE 1 FLANGE 2 or FLANGE 3 FLANGE 0 indicates no flange effect FLANGE 1 The delayed sound plays at the same pitch as the original sound FLANGE 2 The delayed sound plays 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 EXAMPLE continued Press ENT REP to access DELAY Use 4 and to change the pad delay setting Press ENT REP to access FLANGE Use 4 and to change the pad flange setting Press ENT REP to return to the beginning of PAD mode Press PAD to exit PAD mode PRD 3 DELAYS 9 DELAY S FLANG xPRD 9 FLRNG1 USER1 CRLL 49 4 eee Kawai R 50 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 gt LEVEL gt MANUAL gt PANG Note Press MIXER again to exit the MI
54. ng 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 pattem in bars while the second number represents the current bar position within the pattern The third number is the Current pattern number When a new pattern has been selected during playback the fourth position changes from blank to the new pattern number Screen Legend Current Bar Total Bars BAR 01 01 11 18 Current Pattern Next Pattern to Play be displayed whether a pattern is playing or not and is MIXER settings to taste during playback EXAMPLE Press CALL PATTERN to CALL 80 access patterns Press 10 increment CALL PTH 81 pattern number by 1 Press 4 increment CALL PTH 11 pattern number by 10 Press START to hear the repeating pattern Press 4 while pattern is playing BAR 61 01 11 18 Press STOP CONT to end performance 01 01 18 Press STOP CONT again ERR G1 G1 10 to continue performance Press and TEMPO simultaneously to display BAR COUNT 882 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual Page 11 MANUAL TEMPO
55. nt pattern 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 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 entering mul ples 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 gt 5 5 Song Mode Screen Legend Total Parts in Song Current Part Number 836 867 43 25 82 Previous Part Current Part Pattern Number EXAMPLE 000 Press BUILD BUILD SONG Select Song 0 9 using the BUILD SONG 5 4 and gt keys Press to access 4 0 song tempo ax Use the arrow keys to change song tempo Press to access the pattern list 901 981 st Choose first pattern using arrow keys 801 801 st 51 Press ENT REP to advance the list 002 002 51 Choose next pattern using arrow keys 002 802 51 33
56. rd If you like the default settings you don t have to access any of these set up functions before recording From the metronome display press either ENT REP or REAL TIME REC to 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 or 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 night 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 ume and enter one thing at a time Drums are recorded into a pattern by pressing the desired pad at the appropriate time Extemal 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 pad will be entered repeatedly every beat specified by the ERROR CORRECT value For instance 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 drum kits are available while recording by entering PAD mode and
57. re 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 gt 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 and instrument or sequencer Press ENT REP from the VOLUME display Use the 4 and b keys to 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 external device Press ENT REP from the PROGRAM display Use the 4 and keys to tum START STOP and OFF EXAMPLE Continued Press ENT REP to access VELOCITY Use 4 and b toturn velocity information on and off Press ENT REP to access VOLUME Use 4 and gt toturn volume controller information on and off Press ENT REP to access PROGRAM Use 4 and toturn program change information on and off Press ENT REP to access START STOP Use 4 and gt toturn START STOP on and off Press ENT REP to access NOTE ASSIGN display Play the desired note on the master or use the 4 arrow keys to select the note being assigned Press the
58. ress CALL SONG to 2 access songs CALL SONG Use 4 and to select CALL SONG 2 appropriate song Press START to begin playback Press STOP to end Press ENT REP to access position to play from Use 4 and to select starting position Press CONT to begin playback from the selected position Press TEMPO and BAR COUNT simultaneously 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 815 881 85 819 68 SONG 83 618 609 23 018 882 66 019 883 66 A e H M 012 003 66 915 9893 SONG 3 CALL 82 ERASING SONGS Erasing a song deletes the tempo links and the entire list of patterns but not the patterns themselves Press CALL SONG or BUILD and select the song to be erased using 4 and Then press ERASE Press ENT REP to continue or press BACK to cancel ERASE ALL SONGS This procedure 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 Press CALL PATTERN CRLL SOHG 5 Select song to erase using CALL SONG 8 Press ERASE ERASE SONG 8 Press ENT REP to confirm ERASE EXECUTED 1
59. ress ENT REP from the OMNI display The 4 and are used to select the MIDI channel KEY INFO This setting determines if the R 50 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 or OFF MIDI IN OMNI MODE v CHANNEL ASSIGN v KEY INFO v VELOCITY VOLUME PROGRAM CHANGE v START STOP gt KEY ASSIGNMENTS Press MIDI MIDI SYNC Use 4 and b to select MIDI IN MIDI IN Press ENT REP to access Omni Mode OMNI ON CH 1 Use 4 and gt to turn Omni on or off OMNI OFF CH 1 Press ENT REP to access MIDI channel OMNI OFF CH 1 Use 4 and to select MIDI channel OMNI 5 Press ENT REP to access KEY INFO KEY INFO Use 4 and P to turn note KEY INFO OFF information on and off continued Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual Page 27 VELOCITY Many controllers send velocity information the dynamics of how hard the instrument was struck While the pads on the 50 are not velocity sensitive the R 50 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 4 and gt keys to tum VELOCITY and OFF VOLUME Some MIDI devices a
60. rly press DELETE again Then press ENT REP to continue and the left portion of the display will change to reflect fewer patterns in the song To cancel the deletion process press BACK MULTIPLY Songs often end with repeated 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 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 Page 22 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual EXAMPLE continued Press INSERT to insert a pattern at the cursor Da3 002 51 Select insert pattern using arrow keys 003 002 51 18 Select beginning of delete mere 4 range using the ENT REP 803 002 51 18 33 Press DELETE 983 002 51 1 a 233 Use ENT REP and BACK E to change the delete range 983 883 lt 10 337 Press DELETE to continue DELETE Press again to confirm Or press BACK to CANCEL DELETE 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 885 808 02 Or press BACK
61. t Key data low Data 0000 1st Out Key data high Data 0000 x 2nd Out Key no data iow Data 0000 x 2nd Out Key no data high Data Q000 x xxx Last Out Key no data low Data 0000 x Last Out Key no data high 00100100 24H MIDI OUT KEY NO end mark 00010101 15H PAD ASSIGN DATA START mark PAD ASSIGN DATA BLOCK 0000 xxx 1st PAD data iow O000x xxx 1st PAD data high 0000 x xx 2nd PAD data low 0000 2nd PAD data high 0000x x x x Last PAD data low 0000 x xxx Last PAO data high 00100101 25H PAD ASSIGN DATA End mark 00010110 16H ASSIGN DATA Start mark ASSIGN DATA BLOCK 9000 xxx INOIV INSTRUMENT DATA 0000 INDIV INSTRUMENT DATA high 0000 x xxx Foot SWA Data low 0000 x xxx Foot SWA Data high 0000 x Foot SWB Data iow 0000 x x x x Foot SWB Data high 0000 x xxx 1st Poly Mono select data low 0000 xx x 1st Poly Mono select data high 0000 xxx 2nd Poly Mono select data tow 0000 2nd Poly Mono select data high Page 46 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual 17 MODEL R 50 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION 21257 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 1 16 Memorized Channel Changed 1 16 Default 1 3 Memorized Messages OMNI on off Altered True voice KEY INFO ON Velocity Note ON 1 127 Note OFF VELOCITY ON After Key s Touch Ch s 1 Pitch Bender T VOLUME ON Control Change Prog 00 99 00 99
62. t begin pattern or song playback because the unit is waiting for a clock from a device such as a sequencer or other drum machine 26 R 50 Owner s Manual MIDI SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE EXAMPLE Press MIDI to enter MIDI MIDI SYHC mode 2 Press ENT REP to select MIDI SYNC SYNC INT Use 4 and to switch SYNC EXT between internal and external sync Press MIDI to return to MIDI SYHC previous level Press MIDI again to exit STEP DUB 98 MIDI IN MIDI devices such as keyboards sequencers and drum pads can be used to play the 50 drum sounds and input rhythm patterns Connect the MIDI Out from the master device to the MIDI In of the R 50 as shown on Page 26 Press MIDI then use 4 and keys to select MIDI IN and press ENT REP sub menu of functions is accessed by pressing ENT REP BACK returns to the previous function Press MIDI at any me to retum to the basic MIDI functions Pressing MIDI a second time exits MIDI mode OMNI MODE When Omni Mode is turned on the R 50 will receive information 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 and OMNI OFF RECEIVE CHANNEL This function selects the channel on which the R 50 will receive MIDI information if Omni Mode is off P
63. the w keys to change by a factor of 10 Press again to access the beat value of the time signature Use the 4 and keys to select quarter note eighth note or sixteenth note beat value ERROR CORRECT Error correct also known as quantize can be used 10 correct your performance while recording a pattern entries are rounded to the closest value that you specify Press ENT REP the TIME SIGNATURE display The default error correct value is 1 16 your recordings will be rounded to the nearest sixteenth note Use the 4 and gt 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 50 15 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 gt keys to specify the desired metronome beat value 1 6 represents quarter note triplets 1 12 represents eighth note triplets and 1 24 represents sixteenth note triplets If no metronome is desired select OFF Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual Page 13 RECORDING Once the record parameters are set properly you re ready to reco
64. 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 Song Position Display Total Number of Patterns 003 001 PTN 41 Current Positon Current Pattern Select the desired pattern using the arrow keys then press CONT The song will play from the beginning of that pattern If you press START the Song will play from the beginning of the first pattem BAR COUNT It is often convenient to know how many bars into a song you are BAR COUNT operates here the same way it does when using CALL PATTERN Press TEMPO and BAR COUNT same as BACK here to display the number of bars The R 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 50 is stopped or TEMPO to exit Page 24 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual EXAMPLE P
65. time Press START Press 4 twice to select quarter note entry Play PAD 6to enter a bass drum as quarter note Press twice to select eighth note entry Play PAD 7 to enter snare drum as eighth note Play PAD 6 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 91 91 1 81 01 wl thy hy he t 81 01 1 81 01 wd iby hey fe 1 01 01 CALL 91 91 88 _ Page 16 Kawai R 50 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 automatically saved in
66. to sound even if a pad using HHCL is played Press to access HI HAT mode Use the 4 and gt keys to switch between MONO and POLY modes ASSIGN VOICE SELECT INSTRUMENT POLY MONO CRASH MODE EXAMPLE Press ASSIGN ASSIGN VOICE Press to VOICE BDI POLY continue VOICE POLY POLY and to choose Kawai 50 Owner s Manual Page 37 RTT CRASH While the overall polyphony of the crash cymbals is set in the first step of this section this function determines whether playing the closed CRS2 choked cymbal will actually choke CRS1 long crash that is still decaying In MONO the cymbal is choked under the above circumstances In POLY CRS1 will continue to sound even if a pad using CRS2 is played Press ENT REP to access HI HAT mode Use the 4 and gt keys to switch between MONO and POLY modes Press ENT REP to return to the ASSIGN menu Press again to exit ASSIGN mode ASSIGN INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT Any drum can be assigned to the individual output on the rear of the R 50 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 instrument to the individual output it is removed from the regular left right mix outputs After pressing ASSIGN INDIV from the ASSIGN
67. y except the preset ones of course by holding the ACCENT key and Hold ACCENT and press then pressing ERASE key ERASE ERASE ALL MEMORY Page 18 Kawai R 50 Owner s Manual Press ENT REP to 2 continue ERASE SURE Press ENT REP to execute ERASE EXECUTED Or press BACK to cancel ERASE CAHCEL SWING One way to make a drum pattern sound more human is to give it some feel Many drummers actually play behind the beat in attaining drum parts The SWING feature of the 50 makes it easy to create this same effect after a pattern has been recorded 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 SELECT SWING INSTRUMENT This function allows you to select which instrument will be effected by SWING 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 50 allows SWING to be assigned to notes which fall on eighth notes or sixteenth notes Press ENT REP the SWING INSTRUMENT display Use the 4 and keys to change between 1 8 and 1 16 SELECT SWING AMOUNT The amount of swing can be specified as a percentage The default is 50 which is no swing The max
68. y 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 CASSETTE LOAD This function is used to load new data into the 505 memory from tape WARNING LOAD erases all current data from memtory 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 retuming to CASSETTE LOAD To cancel press STOP CONT EXAMPLE Use 4 and to select function Start tape playback As soon as the data tone begins press START Wait for process to finish Cancel if necessary with STOP CONT CASSETTE VERIFY VERIFY BUSY VERIFY END CASSETTE VERIFY VERIFY Use 4 and to select function Start tape playback As soon as the data tone is heard press START Wait for process to finish Cancel if necessary with STOP CONT Press SAVE LOAD to exit CASSETTE mode CASSETTE LOAD LOAD BUSY LOAD CASSETTE LORD LORD

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