Kurzweil KP120A User Manual
KP120A
PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS
Your instrument features a large multi-function display (MULTI DISPLAY) that shows all
important settings for the instrument. The section below briey explains the various icons
and indications in the display.
(1) Message Display - This section displays the demo song, voice or style name and
number you have selected.
(2) Active Input - When you play the instrument, you need to change the voice, style,
demo. The arrow point to which is the active section.
(3) Finger Select - This arrow tells you which nger mode is selected and if the keyboard is
split into two parts or not.
(4) Note Display - When you play a key on the keyboard, the note will be displayed.
(5) Voice Eect - These icons display the Dual, Sustain, Touch and Eect function is turned
ON/OFF.
(6) Track Volume - It displays the volume of each track dynamically when the demo song
or style is played.
(7) Transpose - Display the current transpose status of the keyboard. The number 00
indicates No transpose.
(8) Chord Type - Display current chord type you play on the keyboard accompaniment
section when the keyboard is in the Single or Fingered mode.
(9) Measure - Display the measure of the demo song, style or record/play back have
played.
(10) Tempo - Display the tempo of the demo song, lesson, style or record/play.
(11) Song Memory - Display the record and play track during recording and play back.
(12) Record and Play - Display the record and play status.
(13) Demo - Display the demo is playing.
(14) Style - Display the accompaniment is playing.
(15) Piano - Display if the current voice name is Piano.
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DEMO SONGS AND FX BUTTONS
Listen to the pre-programmed demonstration songs - they'll give you a good idea of what the
instrument can do.
- Turn the Power ON and Set the Master Volume at half way.
- Press DEMO/SONG button to start the DEMO. The number of the selected DEMO will
appear on the MULTI DISPLAY. You can select the demonstration song by the [+/-] buttons.
Press the FX buttons to play the sound effects stored in the three buttons.
MULTI PADS
The MULTI PADS have a factory set of 4 different sounds. These four sounds can be replaced
with other sounds available in any of the available Drum Kits (150 –159)or Arabic Drum Kits (158 –
159) or in the Effect Sound Bank (160). Press one of the Multipad to play the sounds stored in the
buttons.
SELECTING AND PLAYING THE VOICES
Your instrument has 128 sounds in the internal sound library numbered from 01 to 128, and 10
Drum Kits numbered from 150 to 159. Sound 160 is the SOUND EFFECT preset.
It is possible to play up to two sounds for the right hand (DUAL) and one sound for the left hand
(SPLIT).
The available sounds can be played in three dierent modes: Main, Dual and Split.
MAIN - plays a single voice over the entire range of the keyboard.
DUAL - mixes two dierent voices together for rich, complex sounds.
SPLIT - you can select one sound for the Left and up to two sounds to the Right part of the
keyboard.
Here nd the sounds available listed in Sound Groups. Later in the manual is available a detailed
Sound list
01- 08 Piano 81-88 Synth Lead
09-16 Chromatic Percussions 89-96 Synth Pad
17-24 Organ 97-104 Synth Eects
25-32 Guitar 105-112 Ethnic
33-40 Bass 113-120 Percussive
41-48 Strings 121-128 Sound Eects
49-56 Ensemble 129-149 Arabic Sounds
57-64 Brass 150-157 Drum Kits
65-72 Reeds 158-159 Arabic Drum Kits
73-80 Pipe 160 Eects
To program new Drum Sounds in the Multipads:
- Select the Drum Kit or the Effect bank (150 - 160)
- Press the STORE button at the same time with the Multipad button number 1 and release
both buttons. The display shows: 1 SavePad.
- As soon as the two buttons are released the display shows: - - SavePad
- Press now again the Multipad number 1 button together with the key on the keyboard related
to the desired sound. The display shows: 1 SavePad.
- The new sound effect is now stored in the Multipad button.
It is possible to reprogram all the four Multipads.
SELECT A MAIN VOICE
Press the VOICE button - the voice mode is selected and the current voice number and name will
be indicated on the Message Display section.
Press the numeric key-pad buttons, or the [+/-] buttons to select the desired voice number
according to the Voice List.
To select a sound which number is between 1 and 99, for example 65, press the [+/-] buttons
until the number 65 is selected on the display.
To select the sound 65 using the numeric key-pad buttons follow the instructions:
- press the number 6 button and than the number 5 to select the sound.
- the sound number 65 Soprano Sax, is now selected
To select a sound which number is higher than 99, for example 129 KANOUN, press the [+/-]
buttons until the number 129 is selected on the display.
To select the sound 129 using the numeric key-pad buttons follow the instructions:
- press the number 1 button and hold it until the number 1 followed by two lines ( 1 _ _ )
appears on the display
- press than the number 2 and the number 9 buttons to select the sound.
- the sound number 129 KANOUN, is now selected.
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SETTING THE ARABIC SCALE
These 12 buttons allows to select in real time the desired Arabic Scale. Each one of the buttons is
related to one of the 12 semitones of the Octave. Press the desired buttons and the related notes
of the instrument keyboard, or the right part of the keyboard when in Split or Auto Accompaniment
mode, will be lowered by a ¼ of a tone.
It is possible to change the scale while playing in real time or store your favourite scales in the 6
Panel Memories available the instrument and recall them at the touch of a button.
We will see how to store this in the related paragraph.
SELECT A DUAL VOICE
There are 10 sounds available for the Dual Voice function.
SPLIT POINT
The default Left Sound Split point and Auto Accompaniment Split point are in the same position:
the G1 key.
The Left Sound Split point can be set to any other key as follows:
- Using the SELECT button select the SPLIT function on the display and when in the SPLIT
position hold the SELECT button pressed.
- Press now the key on the keyboard where the new Left Sound Split point is desired.
Note that sometimes it is necessary to press the key more than one time to set the new Split
point. This may depend by the status of the internal computer.
- The display shows the new Split point
- Release the SELECT button.
The Auto Accompaniment Split point can be set to any other key as follows:
- Using the SELECT button select the SINGLE or FINGERED function on the display and when
in the SINGLE or FINGERED position hold the SELECT button pressed.
- Press now the key on the keyboard where the new Auto Accomp. Split point is desired.
Note that sometimes it is necessary to press the key more than one time to set the new
Split point. This may depend by the status of the internal computer.
- The display shows the new Split point
- Release the SELECT button.
- Press one of the buttons, the dual voice flag will appear on the multi display. In this mode,
you can play two different voices by pressing one key.
- Press the button again to turn Dual Voice off, press other button to select other Dual Voices.
SELECT A LEFT VOICE
There are 10 sounds available for the Left Voice function.
The new Split Point is now set.
For standard use, when changing the Split point always set the Left Sound Split point and the
Auto Accomp. Split point in the same position.
DRUM KITS AND EFFECTS
Your instrument has 8 different Standard Drum kits that can be played on the keyboard when
selecting voice numbers, 150 through to 157:
150 Standard, 151 Room, 152 Power, 153 Electric, 154 Synth, 155 Jazz, 156 Brush, 157 Classic It
also has 2 different Arabic Drum kits, 158 through to 159:
The Sound number 160 is the Sound Effects preset.
DIGITAL REVERB
To select the Reverb effect press [SUSTAIN]+[TOUCH] button at the same time, the REVERB
effect will turn on/off.
SUSTAIN TOUCH
REVERB
Use the [+/-] buttons to select the Reverb types form: : Room 1, Room 2, Room 3, Hall 1, Hall 2,
Plate, Delay, Pan Delay
- Press one of the buttons, the Split arrow appear on the multi display. In this mode, you can play
a sound together with the automatic accompaniment.
- Press the button again to turn Left Voice off, press other button to select other Left Voices.
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TOUCH SENSITIVITY
Just like an acoustic piano, your instrument has a keyboard with velocity control. This means the
level of the audio signal will be in proportion with the velocity of the key pressed. If you play soft
you will have a quiet sound, while if you play very hard you will have a much louder sound.
Press [TOUCH] button, you can turn ON/OFF the touch function. When the touch function is
ON, the volume will be varied according to how hard you play on the keyboard.
SUSTAIN
Press SUSTAIN button so that its flag appears to turn Sustain ON. It can be used as a damper
pedal. Turning Sustain on to sustain notes after the keys are released. Press SUSTAIN button
again to turn sustain OFF.
- The display indicates all changes. The PITCH value on the display can be changed
between –64 ant +63.
- The normal pitch value (00) can be recalled by pressing both the two [Tune] buttons at the
same time.
MAIN VOICE VOLUME
The volume of the MAIN VOICE can be controlled with the related volume buttons.
TRANSPOSE
It is possible to Transpose the natural key ( C ) of your instrument up or down.
To change the key of the instrument use the TRANSPOSE [+] or [-] buttons as many time as
indicated as C0 in the following table,
C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B
-12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
- Press the Transpose [+] button to select number 4 to transpose the instrument into E key.
- Press the Transpose [-] button to select number 2 to transpose the instrument into A# key.
- Press both Transpose [-] [+] buttons to restore the C key.
C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C
C
+1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 +11 +12
0
The volume range is from 00 (no sound) to 127 (maximum volume).
Press the two buttons at the same time to restore the Volume default value at 100.
PITCH BEND
The PITCH BEND wheel is located on the left side of your keyboard and can be used to tune the
pitch of the keyboard. By pushing the wheel upwards, the keyboard pitch will be increased. By
pulling the wheel downwards the keyboard pitch will be decreased.
Push the wheel to the top position for approximately 2 seconds. The LCD will display the pitch
range. You can use the data wheel to set the pitch response: 1~12 semitones. When the power is
turned ON, the default sensitivity is +/- 2 semitones.
TUNE
The TUNE feature enables the player to tune the pitch of the instrument to match other instruments.
- Press the Tune [+] or [-] button to adjust the pitch.
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