Kurzweil Music Systems Mark Pro TWOi User Manual

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Mark-Pro TWOi

Digital Piano

Owner’s Manual

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Table of Contents

Features

Installation

The Controls & Connectors

Front Panel Rear Panel

Listen to the Demo Songs

The Keyboard The Pedals

Voice Select

Adding Strings Voice

Adding a Voice Other Than Strings

Adjusting the Volume Balance

Left Split

Activate Left Split Split Point

Kurzweil Map & GM ReMap

Reverbs and Effects

Reverbs

Effects

Rhythms

Adjusting Tempo

Tap Tempo

Like a Piano

MIDI

MIDI Connection

MIDI Channels

MIDI Messages

Audio In/Out

Audio In

Audio Out

Appendix

Specifications

Voice List

Piano Demo Song List

MIDI Implementation Chart

6 7

12 12

15 15

16 17 17 18 19 19 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 26 26

33 33 33

34 35 35 35 36 37 37 37 38 38 39 40 40 41 41 42 42 43 43 45 45 48 48

Checking the Parts Assembling the Stand

Power Supply

Controling the Main volume

Bottom Surface

Ensemble Demos and Piano Demos

Instrumental Demos

Beyer

Layering Voices

Adjusting the Volume Balance

Drum Maps

Recording and Playing

Recording

Playing Back

10 11

30 30 32

7 8

Metronome

Transposition and Tuning

Transposition by half steps

Fine Tuning within half step

Scale or Intonation

Reset to Piano Voice

Piano Lock

Global

Local Tune

Touch

Drum Map

USB

Intonation Loop

Reset

Headphone Out

48 48 49 49

50 51 52

Features

The Features of the Mark-Pro TWOi

Welcome to the world of the KURZWEIL Mark-Pro TWOi digital piano.

The Mark-Pro TWOi features digital representation of live instruments accurate to the finest details. You will hear the difference in tone as you play from bass to treble and from soft to loud, just as the original instruments. And the user friendly interface will give you easy access to the most advanced technology.

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88 notes, Weighted Hammer type keys

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Three Pedals

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7 different levels of keyboard touch sensitivity

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64 Preset Sounds

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Sound Layering with Volume Balance Control

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Left Split with Volume Balance Control

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Transpose, Microtuning, 6 intonation choices

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64 Reverbs and 64 Effects

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3 x 7-Segments Display

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Recording for 2 songs with 2 tracks each

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Metronome

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Tap tempo

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50 Piano Demo Songs

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8 Preset Demo Songs

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Line In / Out

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MIDI In / Out and USB to connect to external MIDI devices

Features

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2 Headphone Jacks

Installation

Checking the Parts

Check that you have all the parts below before you start assembling.

Item No. Item

①

Keyboard

1EA

②

Side Panel (Left)

1EA

No.

⑧

Screws for Side Panel and Keyborad (Rear)

⑨

Screws for Side Panel and Keyboard (Front)

2EA

③

Side Panel (Right)

1EA

⑩

Screws for Side Panel and Pedal Box

4EA

④

Pedal Box

1EA

⑪

Screws for Rear Panel

2EA

⑤

Rear Panel

1EA

⑫

Screws for keyboard and the stand

4EA

⑥

Support Legs

2EA

⑦ Headphone Hanger

1EA

Installation

8 9 10 11 12

Installation

Assembling the Stand

Be careful when placing the keyboard on the stand. Do not push down or pull forward the keyboard without tightening all the screws on the stand,

Side Panel and Pedal Assembly

Rear Panel Assembly

panel 2 and fasten the screw 10 on the hole.

2. Put on the right side panel 3 in the same way.

1. Place pedal box 4 on the left side

3. Take out the pedal cable from inside of the pedal box 4.

1. Fit the rear panel 5 into the side panel

brackets and fasten the screws 8.

2. After fastening all four screws of 8, fasten the screws 11 to lock to the

pedal box.

Installation

Installing the Keyboard onto the Stand

Headphones Jack

and Power

Pedal Height Adjustment Screw

7 9 12

Pedal Cable

Place the keyboard on the stand so that the wood pegs on the top of the side panel fit into the holes on the bottom surface of the keyboard.

Attach the side panels to the keyboard with the metal brackets. Use the bolt 12 for the front hole, and 9 for the rear.

Insert the pedal cable connector to the jack on the bottom surface of the keyboard as shown in the left figure.

Locate the unit to the desired place and rotate the height adjustment screw until it supports the pedal box, preventing the pedal box from bending when you press the pedals.

Be sure to install the adjustment screw and perform the adjustment precedure before depressing the pedals. Failure to do so may result in damage to the pedal box.

Attach the headphone hanger wherever you wish.

Headphone Hanger

Installation

Power Supply

The Mark Pro TWOi is a free volt product which can be used both on 110V and 220V. You can power this digital piano by plugging it into a standard household power outlet. Make sure the power switch on the bottom surface of the keyboard is turned off before you connect the power cord to the electrical outlet.

After connecting to the outlet, you may turn on the power switch located at the bottom left of the keyboard. Check the main volume knob is fully down to the left. When the power switch is turned on, the front panel lights up. In 3 seconds the Mark-Pro TWOi is ready to play.

Installation

Controlling the Main Volume

Use the volume knob located on the far left of the front panel to adjust the volume. Set the volume to the minimum when turning on the instrument and adjust it to the desired level later. Moving the knob clockwise increases volume, while moving it counter clockwise decreases volume.

Soft

Loud

Main Volume

The Controls & Connectors

The Front Panel

Demo Play

p. 16

Reverb and Effect

p. 26

Speaker

Volume Knob

p. 10

Master Volume

Demo / Edu.

Reverb

Recording/

Playing

p. 30

Metronome/

Song 1 Song 2

REC

Play / Stop Track 1 Track 2

Rhythm

p. 33

Metro / Rhythm

Tap TempoEffect

The Controls & Connectors

Like a Piano

p. 37

Split

Layer

p. 19

Voice Select

p. 18

Global

p. 38

Transpose

p. 35

Transpose

Default

Layer

Split Point

Speaker

Piano E.Piano Organ / Key String Pad

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Grand Piano

Split/ No / Yes

Local Tune Touch

Drum Map

/ Voices

Brass

Intonation LoopUSB Reset

Guitar

Perc.

Panic

Global

The Controls and Connectors

Rear Panel

Bottom Surface

MIDI Connection

p. 43

USB

p. 39

Audio Connection

p. 48

AC power

Pedal Cable Jack

The Mark Pro TWOi has two 1/4” headphone jackes on the surface of the keyboard so that two can listen and play at the same time. The volume for both jacks is controlled identically by the main volume knob located at the far left side on the front panel.

Headphone Hanger

Two 1/4” Headphone Jacks

The Controls & Connectors

The Keyboard

SOFT

SOSTENUTO

SUSTAIN

The Pedals

SOFT SOSTENUTO SUSTAIN

The keyboard of the Mark-Pro TWOi has 88 weighted hammer action keys that will ensure you will have the original piano feeling when playing. They are also touch-sensitive for a true piano feel. In other words, the harder you press the keys (the faster, to be exact), the louder and brighter the sound gets. It is called “velocity-sensitive” in more technical terms. The Mark-Pro TWOi provides you with 7 different sensitivity levels you can choose from for the entire keyboard. See “keyboard touch” on page 41 for more information on the touch sensitivity level.

In addition to the keyboard, the Mark-Pro TWOi is equipped with sustain, sostenuto and soft pedals for the complete acoustic piano experience. These pedals functions exactly the same as those on grand pianos:

The soft pedal makes the volume softer when pressed. But it will not affect the volume of notes that are already played.

Press the sostenuto pedal while holding a note on the keyboard, and the note will sustain as long as you hold the pedal. But all the subsequently play notes will not be sustained.

The Sustain pedal lets the notes ring on after the keys are released. Releasing the pedal will silence the sustained notes.

Listen to the Demo Songs

The Mark-Pro TWOi has 3 ensemble demos, 50 piano demos and 8 instrumental demos that will aquaint you with the sound of the Mark-Pro TWOi.

Ensemble Demos and Piano Demos

/ No

Demo / Edu.

/ Yes

Press Demo/Edu. The red LED on the button blinks and the display shows dE1, meaning demo ensemble number 1.

Press the

Play/Stop

the Play/Stop button.

+/Yes button. The number on the display increases. Press the

button. The selected demo number plays. To stop the song, press

Ensemble Demos

3 Demos of voice combinations

Piano Demos

50 Demos of the grand piano voice. See page 51 for the list of piano demo songs.

Instrumental Demos

8 demos each featuring one of the 8 instrumental groups.

Instrumental Demos

Demo / Edu.

Beyer

Demo / Edu.

Piano E.Piano Organ/Key String Pad/Voice

Press the Demo/Edu button and check that the green LED in the button is on. Press one of the voice group buttons on the right side of the front panel. The demo of the selected instrument will play.

In addition to the above demos, the Mark Pro TWOi also has an Education mode to play Beyer for young learners.

Press the Demo/Edu button twice to enter the education mode where you can listen to the 106 Beyer songs.

Brass

Guitar

Perc.

/ No

/ Yes

Play / Stop

Press the +/Yes button to increase the number on the display.

1 ~ 99

100

101 ~106

Press the Play/Stop button to to play the selected Beyer song.

Listen to the Demo Songs

Voice Select

The Mark Pro-TWOi selects the piano voice by default when turned on, which can also be selected by the Grand Piano button on the left as shown in the following figure. In addition to the Grand Piano voice, the Mark Pro-TWOi has 64 voices which can be classified to as 8 categories: 8 piano voices, 8 elec pianos, 8 organs/keyboards, 8 strings, 8 pads, 8 brasses, 8 guitars/voices, and 8 percussion sets.

Piano E.Piano Organ/Key String Pad/Voice

Grand Piano 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Select an instrumental group from the upper row. Each instrumental group has 8 voices, which you can select with the lower row buttons. (The Grand Piano button on the left does not have subvoices. See “Like a Piano” on page 37 for the useful functions of this button. See page 50 for the complete voice list.

Brass

Guitar

Perc.

1. Press the Organ/Key button and play the keyboard.

2. Press the 2 button in the lower row and play the keyboard.

3. Press the 3 button in the lower row and play the keyboard.

Layering Voices

In addition to the 64 voices built in, the Mark-Pro TWOi also lets you combine two of the 64 voices to make unique sounds of your own. It is called layering, and you can do this using the Layer button.

Adding strings voice

Layer

Press the Layer button. The LED on the button turns on and the strings voice will be added onto the main voice. Press the Layer button once more to turn the second voice off.

Adding a voice other than strings

If you want to add a voice other than strings, press the Layer button to light up the LED on it and choose a voice with the voice select buttons. Choose an instrumental category with the upper row buttons and choose the sub voice with the lower row buttons.

Layer

Grand Piano 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Piano E.Piano Organ/Key String Pad/Voice

Brass

Guitar

Perc.

The display will show you the number of the added voice. (See page 50 for the list of voices in numbers.) The second voice can be turned off by pressing the Layer button once more.

You can only add one layer to the main voice. Pressing the Layer button will add the strings voice by default to any selected main voice. But you can change the added voice using the above method.

Layering Voices

Adjusting the Volume Balance

To make the added voice louder, while holding down Layer button, press the +/Yes button. Similarly, press the -/No button while holding down the Layer button, to make the added voice softer.

Layer

1. Press the Piano button and play the keyboard.

2. Press the Layer button and play the keyboard to hear the strings voice added to the piano voice.

3. Hold down the Layer button and press the +/Yes button.

4. Play the keyboard to hear the added voice louder.

/ No

/ Yes

Left Split

Activate left Split

Split

You can divide the keyboard of the Mark-Pro TWOi into two, left and right, and assign a different voice for each. It is called a split and you can easily do it with the Split button. When split, you can use left and right hands to play different voices.

Press the Split button. the LED will be on and the Ab3 key and to its left keys will change to the Bass Guitar voice while the right side keys remain as the main voice.

If you want a voice other than the Bass Guitar for the split left side, select the desired voice in the voice select area while the LED on the Split button is on. (See page 18 for voice select.)

Split

Piano E.Piano Organ/Key String Pad/Voice

Grand Piano 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

To get out of split mode, press the Split button once more. The LED goes off and the left side returns to the main voice which was on the right.

The split state that has been created is only temporary. That means it cannot be stored to the memory and you will lose what you have modified if you choose another main voice or if you turn the Mark-Pro TWOi off.

1. Press the Piano button and play the keyboard.

2. Press the Split button and play the keyboard using both left and right hands. You will notice that the voice of the left side on the keyboard has changed to Bass Guitar while the right side remains as Piano.

3. Press the Pad button on the voice select area and play the keyboard with both hands to see now the bass guitar sound has been replaced with the pad sound.

Brass

Guitar

Perc.

Left Split

Layer

Split Point

Split

Split Point

Pressing the Split button changes the voice of the left side keys on the keyboard starting from Ab3 key by default. However, you can change the split point to other than the Ab3 key. Hold down the Split and the Layer buttons at the same time and press any key on the keyboard to change the split point. The pressed key and its left side will change to the Bass Guitar sound. If you want a voice other than the Bass Guitar for the split left, select it from the voice select area while the LED on the Split button is on.

Layer

Adjusting the Volume Balance

To make the left voice louder, while holding down the Split button, press the +/Yes button. Likewise, press the -/No button while holding down the Split

/ No

/ Yes

button, to make the left voice softer.

Drum Map

Drum Maps

Kurzweil Map and GM ReMap

Select the Drum voice by pressing the Perc. button and then 5 in the lower row. Play the keyboard to see that a different sound is assigned to each key across the keyboard. Snare sound is assigned to C4 key, and hi-hat to C5, for example. The drum map on page 25 will show you which key has what sound.

The Mark-Pro TWOi supports two sets of drum maps: Kurzweil Map and GM ReMap. The Mark Pro TWOi uses the Kurzweil map for its drum sound by default, but for compatibility with General Midi instruments, it also supports GM remap. The maps are on page 25.

Press the Global button and press the DrumMap button.

Global

/ No

/ Yes

Local

The display shows “Kr” which means Kurzweil.

Press -/No or +/Yes button. The map changes to the GM remap.

Tune Touch

Drum Map

Drum map applies only to the 5th, 6th and 7th voices of the

percussion group.

USB

Intonation Loop

Reset

1. Press the Perc. button and press the 5 button.

2. Play the keyboard.

3. Press the Global button and the DrumMap button.

4. Press the +/Yes button and play the keyboard.

5. Press the -/No button and play the keyboard.

The two drum maps contain essentially the same sounds in different orders. You can choose any of those two in performance, but when you connect the Mark-Pro TWOi to external MIDI devices, you need to be careful about setting the drum map. For Example, if you connect the Mark-Pro TWOi to a computer and play a song made for GM drums, you need to set the drum map to GM Remap to get the correct sound.

Drum Maps

Keyboard

Kurzweil Map

GM ReMap

Reverbs and Effects

For sound realistically reverbrated in specific spaces or for special effects, the Mark-Pro TWOi provides you with two independent types of digital signal processing: 64 sets of reverbs and 64 sets of effects.

Reverbs

Reverb

Reverb, or reverbration occurs naturally when sound undergoes multiple reflections off the walls of a space. These reflections blend together into a “wash” of sound that adds warmth and ambience to music.

The Mark-Pro TWOi has 64 built in reverb of 5 space types.

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Booth : the reverbration of a recording booth

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Room : the warmth of a small room

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Chamber : the intimacy of a chamber music room

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Hall : the spacious image of a concert hall

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Combi : combinations of above

On page 27 is the list of the built in reverbs of the Mark-Pro TWOi.

Changing reverb

Press the Reverb button and the display will show the reverb number assigned to the selected voice by default. (”R” before the number stands for reverb.)

/ No

Reverbs and Effects

Press -/No or +/Yes button to change the reverb type. See page 27 for the reverb list.

/ Yes

Changing Wet/Dry Mix

Hold down the Reverb button and press +/Yes or -/No to change wet/dry mix, in other words, the amount of reverb.

Reverb

Reverb List

/ No

/ Yes

The reverb setting affects Mark-Pro TWOi’s sound as a whole. That means, two or more voices are active by layer, split, or any other ways, the reverb setting is effective to all the voices in the same way.

Reverbs and Effects

Effects

You can add an effect to a voice for richer sound or for a special effect. Mark-Pro TWOi has 64 built in effects of 8 types with 8 effects each:

Chorus

Flange

Delay

Compressor

Distortion

Filter

LazerVerb

Misc

Multiple numbers of selected voice playing together with roughly the same timbre and nearly (but never exactly) the same pitch.

Two identical voices are mixed together, but with one timedelayed by a small and gradually changing amount.

Sound replayed after a short period of time. Echo.

The low volume sounds become louder and the high volume sounds become lower so that the dynamics become more even. (compressed).

Adds harsh harmonics to the tone, simulating the effect of a guitar distortion pedal on the sound.

“colors” the timber of the sound.

Kurzweil’s unique speciality reverb that creates buzzy pitch effects.

Other effects like panning, tremolo etc.

/ No

Eect

Changing effects

/ Yes

Press the Effect button and the display will show the effect number assigned to the selected voice by default. (”E” before the number stands for effect.)

Press -/No or +/Yes button to change effects. See page 29 for the effect list.

Reverbs and Effects

Changing Wet/Dry Mix

Hold down the Effect button and press +/Yes or -/No to change the wet/dry mix, in other words, the amount of the effect.

Effect

Effect List

/ No

/ Yes

The three classifications on the last row are effective from 57 through 64, the Miscelleneous effects:

Rotary Speaker Effects used for KB3 organs Enhancer Effects with Boosted high frequency Simple Motion Effects with simple repeated motion

Reverbs and Effects

Recording and Playing

The Sark-Pro TWOi allows you to record and playback your performance. Two song spaces are available each with two tracks.

Recording

Song 1 Song 2

REC

Play / Stop

Song1 and Song2 are two spaces where you can record.

Select one of the spaces by pressing Song1 or Song2. The LED indicates the selected song.

About 10,000 notes can be recorded to a song space.

After selecting a song, press the REC button to be record ready. Press the Play/Stop button to start recording. To stop, press the Play/Stop button once more.

The display counts the bar number you are in.

Metro / Rhythm

Tap Tempo

Using the Metronome while recording

You can change the tempo of the metronome. In recording mode, the Metro/Rhythm button functions as metronome on/off. Pressing the Metro/Rhythm button in recording mode starts the metronome at the previously set tempo and time. (See page 33 for metronome use.)

Another way to change tempo is by pressing the Tap Tempo button. While the metronome is on, press the Tap Tempo button twice at the desired tempo. The tempo will instantly change to the tapped tempo.

Recording and Playing

REC

Track 1 Track 2

Seleting a track to recored

Song1 and Song2 both have two tracks.

When you select a song to record, you are in record ready mode with an empty track of the song selected. (If there is no empty track in the song, or both tracks are empty, track 1 is selected.) Press Track1 or Track2 button to select the other track. Now you can start recording by pressing the Play/Stop button (or by pressing any key or pedal) to record notes on the selected track.

Track Mute

Track 1 Track 2

REC

When not in record ready mode, the two track buttons(Track1 and Track2) mute the corresponding track. In other words, when a song is being recored, playing or stopped, pressing Track1 or Track2 button will mute the track with the LED off. To unmute, press the track button once more.

Erasing a Recoreded Track

Track 1 Track 2

To erase recorded data, select the track to erase and start recording by pressing the Play/Stop button. Press Play/Stop again to finish without recording anything.

Play / Stop

Recording and Playing

Start Recording with keyboard or Pedal

In record ready mode entered, any one of three actions can trigger the recording:

1) Press any key.

2) Press any pedal.

3) Press the Play/Stop button.

When you start recording by pressing the Play/Stop button, it is hard to syncronize your first note to the start of the bar. But if you start with a pedal or key, it is easier to syncronize the start.

Playing Back

Song 1 Song 2

Play / Stop

Press the Song button and then press the Play/Stop button to play back your recording To stop, press Play/Stop again.

Metronome

Metro / Rhythm

/ No

Metro / Rhythm

Play / Stop

/ Yes

Use the metronome when playing or recording to hear the desired tempo.

Press the Metro/Rhythm button to be in Rhythm Selection mode where you can also select Metronome. When you press the Metro/Rhythm button, you can choose one of the 64 built in rhythms of which the first 4 rhythms are metronomes.

In other words, press the Mtero/Rhythm button, and press -/No or +/Yes button until you can see 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, or 6/8 on the display.

Press the Metro/Rhythm button again to get out of rhythm selecting mode and press Play/Stop button to play the metronome at the selected time signature.

Tap Tempo

/ No

/ Yes

Adjusting Tempo

Tap Tempo

The tempo of the metronome may vary from 40 to 280 beats per minute. Hold down Tap Tempo and press -/No or +/Yes button to increase or decrease tempo. Default value is set to 120 bpm.

Tap Tempo is another way of adjusting tempo. The Tap Tempo button allows you to enter the desired tempo just by tapping it twice at the tempo.

When the metronome is playing, tap the Tap Tempo button at the desired tempo twice. The metronome will change to the tempo you have just tapped.

When nothing is playing, tap the Tap Tempo button 4 times. The rhythm will start playing. If you want to start the metronome in this way, you should select one of the 4 metronomes (2/4, 3/4, 4/4, or 6/8) using Metro/Rhythm and -/No, +/Yes buttons before tapping and get out of the selecting mode by pressing the Metro/Rhythms button once more.

Rhythms

The Mark-Pro TWOi has 64 built in rhythm patterns. The first 4 patterns are metronomes (2/4, 3/4, 4/4, and 6/8) and the other 60 are various rhythms.

Select a rhythm in Rhythm Selection mode. You can always play it by pressing the Play/Stop button in stop mode.

Metro / Rhythm

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Metro / Rhythm

Selecting Rhythms

To select one of the 60 rhythms or 4 metronomes, press the Metro/Rhythm button. The LED will turn on and you will be in the Rhythm Selection mode. Look at the display and press -/No or +/Yes until you get to the desired number.

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“r” before numbers stands for rhythm.

Press Metro/Rhythm again to get out of the Rhythm Selection mode.

Playing Rhythms

Select a rhythm (or a metronome) as above and you can start playing the selected one in two ways:

Exit the selecting mode (the LED on the Metro/Rhythm button should be off). Press Play/Stop. Press Play/Stop once again to stop the playing.

Or tap the Tap Tempo button 4 times. The selected rhythm will play at the average tempo of the 4 taps.

Changing Tempo

To change the tempo of the rhythm while playing, tap the Tap Tempo button twice at the desired tempo.

Rhythm Volume

To change the volume of the rhythm, hold down the Metro/Rhythm button and press the -/No or +Yes button.

Transposition and Tuning

Transposition by Half Steps

Transposition means moving the pitches of the entire keyboard up or down by half steps. This is useful, for example, when you accompany a singer and the key is too high or too low, or when you play music written for a transposing instrument like a saxophone or a clarinet.

Transpose

Press the Transpose + or - button to raise or lower the pitches and the display will show you the number of steps you have transposed. You can transpose the keyboard as much as 24 half steps (2 octaves) down and up.

Or, an easier way to transpose is to hold down the Transpose - and + buttons at the same time and press the key you want to transpose the C4 key to.

Fine Tuning within a Half Step

You can also fine tune the pitches of the entire keyboard by cents. A cent is 1/100 division of the half-step, or 1/1200 of an octave.

Press the Global button and then press the Tune button.

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Global

/ No

/ Yes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Local

The display will show you 0. Press -/No or +/Yes to change the number down to

-50 or up to 50. This number on the distplay tells you how many cents you moved.

Tune Touch

Drum Map

USB

Intonation Loop

Reset

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Transposition and Tuning

Scale or Intonation

In addition to shifting pitches as a whole, the Mark-Pro TWOi also lets you adjust the intervals between keys to detune and play exotic scales or intonations.

The Mark-Pro TWOi is set to equal temperatment by default, but in addition five more intonations are available.

Press the Global button and then press the Intonation button.

Global

/ No

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Local Tune Touch

/ Yes

Intonation Description

1. Equal

2. Classic Just

Drum Map

USB

Intonation Loop

Reset

You will see In1 on the display standing for Intonation 1. Press +/Yes or

-/No to change it up to In6.

The 6 Intonations are as follows.

No detuning of any interval.

Tunings are defined based on the ratios of the frequencies in the Major triad (For example, C:E:G). The original tuning of Classical European music.

3. Just b7th

4. Pythagorean

5. Mean Tone

6. Werkmeister

Similar to Classic Just, but with the Dominatant 7th flatted an additional 15 cents.

This scale was designed by Pythagoras, a Greek Mathematician. It’s based on the interval of a perfect 5th. The 3rd sounds quite out of tune, but the 4th and 5th are perfectly tuned.

An improved version of the Pythagorean scale to make the 3rd in tune.

Named for its inventor, Andreas Werkmeister. It’s fairly close to equal temperament, and was developed to enable transposition with less dissonance.

The Alternate tunings are correct only when playing in the key of C. To play in a different key, use the Transpose function to select the desired key.

Like a Piano

Reset to Piano Voice

Grand Piano

The Mark-Pro TWOi can be just as simple to use as an acoustic piano by disabling all of the non piano functions.

Press the Grand Piano button once. All the changes you have made to voices such as layer, split, reverb, etc. will be discarded and the voice will be reset to Grand Piano.

Piano Lock

Grand Piano

Hold down the Grand Piano button for 3 seconds, and piano lock mode will be on. All other functions will be disabled and the Mark-Pro TWOi will sound like a piano with only the main volume knob working. This is especially useful for spaces with kids around.

To unlock, hold down the Grand Piano button for 3 seconds again.

Global

The Global button, in connection with the 8 buttons on its left (Local, Tune, Touch, etc) lets you to control various functions affecting the keyboard globally.

Global

Local Tune Touch

Press the Global button. The display shows you GLo which stands for global.

Then, press one of the 8 buttons on its left, and you can control the value of the selected item. All changed values are discarded when you turn the main power off except for drum map, USB, and loop settings.

Drum Map

The 8 functions are as follows.

USB

Intonation Loop

Reset

Local

Global

Local

Press the Global button and then press the Local button. The display shows “on” which means local control is on. Press +/Yes to turn local control off. When local control is off, you will not get any sound by playing the keyboard. But MIDI data will be still sent.

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Global

/ Yes

Global

Tune

Local control off is needed when using an external MIDI device with your Mark-Pro TWOi such as a computer sequencer. In that case, your playing goes to the computer instead of the internal sound engine. The computer has control of the Mark-Pro TWOi. To hear your playing, the computer should be set to send the MIDI signals back to the Mark-Pro TWOi(called patchthru).

Local control is always on by default. When you use the Mark-Pro TWOi independently, you do not need to change the default local control setting.

Fine tuning adjusts the pitch of the entire keyboard by cents. A cent is 1/100 division of a half-step, or 1/1200 of an octave.

Global

/ No

Tune

Press the Global button, then press the Tune button. The display will show “0”. Press -/No or +/Yes to change the number down to -50 or up to 50. The number on the display tells you how many cents you have moved.

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To set the tune value back to “0”, press the -/No and +/Yes buttons at the same time.

Global

Touch

Sets touch sensitivity of the keyboard to one of the 7 sensitivity levels.

Global

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/ Yes

Touch

Touch Description

1. Linear

2. Light 1

3. Light 2

4. Light 3

5. Hard 1

6. Hard 2

7. Hard 3

Press the Global button then press the Touch button. “t01” appears on the display which means touch 01.

Press -/No or +/Yes to change the value up to t07.

The 7 levels are as follows:

The Standard value, Unaltered level of keyboard sensitivity

For players who have a light touch-that is, you can play more lightly and still get the same attack-velocity values. and

Light 3

is the most sensitive.

For players who have a heavier touch-that is, you can play harder and still get the same attack-velocity values.

Hard 3

is the least sensitive.

Light 1

Hard 1

is a bit more sensitive than

is less sensitive than Linear, and

Linear

Global

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/ Yes

DrumMap

The Mark-Pro TWOi supports two sets of drum maps: Kurzweil Map and GM ReMap. By default, Mark Pro TWOi uses the Kurzweil map for drum voices, but for compatibility with General Midi instruments it also supports GM remap. See page 25 for a detailed listings.

DrumMap

Press the Global button and then the DrumMap button, “Kr” appears on the display which stands for Kurzweil Map.

Press the -/No or +/Yes button to switch to GM ReMap.

The maps are on page 25.

Global

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USB

You can connect the Mark-Pro TWOi to external MIDI devices in 2 ways: 1) with MIDI in/out on the rear panel, and 2) with USB. If you want to do it in the first way, using MIDI in/out, you need to set USB off. On the contrary, when you do it in the second way, using USB, you need to set USB on.

Tune

Press the Global button then press the USB button. “Uon” appears on the display, meaning USB is on.

Press -/No or +/Yes to switch it to off.

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This setting is not important when using the Mark-Pro TWOi alone not connected to external devices.

Global

/ No

/ Yes

Intonation

The Mark Pro TWOi is tuned to equal temparament by default. It is the most common piano tuning with 12 tones in an octave divided equally. But there are also other ways to tune for different intonations. The Mark-Pro TWOi supports six intonations.

Press the Global button then press the Intonation button. You will see In1 on the display which stands for Intonation 1.

Press +/Yes or -/No to change it up to In6.

See page 36 for the intonation list.

Global

/ No

/ Yes

Loop

You can play the demo songs in one of the following three modes:

1) repeating one song; 2) repeating all songs; 3) no repeat. The Mark-Pro TWOi will play one selected demo song without repeat by default, but you may change the play mode with the Loop function.

Loop

Press the Global button then press the Loop button. The display will show you one, all, or off.

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Pressing -/No or +/Yes will change the play mode.

Reset

Global

/ No

/ Yes

Returns the Mark-Pro TWOi to the initial state from the factory.

Reset

Press the Global button then press the Reset button. rSt will appear on the display, meaning reset.

Press the +/Yes button and the display will ask you Su? (meaning are you sure?). Press the +/Yes button. The display will once again ask you rL? (meaning really?). Press the +/Yes button again to give the final confirmation.

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Another way of reset is to hold down the Global button and press the C8 key on the keyboard. It is an easier and quicker way of reset since it skips an extra step of entering the global menu.

All recorded and modified data will be discarded and the memory will be initialized.

Execute reset when Mark-Pro TWOi does not function properly or after the OS is upgraded.

Global

MIDI

"MIDI" stands for "Musical Instrument Digital Interface." It is an international standard that allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other, using a simple cableconnection. The Mark-Pro TWOi is compatible with other MIDI instruments.

MIDI Connection

On the rear panel are two MIDI ports:

MIDI In receives MIDI messages from other equipment. MIDI Out sends MIDI messages to other equipment.

MIDI OUT

MIDI cables provide the connection between the MIDI ports of one piece of equipment and those of another. To keep things simple, there are only

two valid MIDI connections: Out to In, and In to Out.

The simplest use of MIDI is to play two instruments at a time from the keyboard of one of them. This is known as a "Master-Slave" connection. Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI Out port of the "Master" (the instrument whose keyboard you'll play) to the MIDI In port of the "Slave".

MIDI IN

Mark-Pro TWOi

External MIDI device

MIDI

If you connect In to Out, rather than Out to In, the other instrument becomes the Master. And if you use two cables, connecting In to Out, and Out to In, you can use either instrument as the Master.

You probably will want to use the Mark-Pro TWOi as the master keyboard. It is important to explain that what is sent over the MIDI cables is information (data), not sound. In fact, the usefulness of the master-slave setup lies in having each instrument produce a different sound, resulting in layering of sounds that expands on the layering that is possible with the Mark-Pro TWOi.

The slave can be a MIDI organ, portable keyboard, synthesizer, tone module, drum machine, or effects device. If it does not have built-in amplification and speakers, connect its audio output to the Mark-Pro TWOi Audio In jacks on the rear panel.

Another application of MIDI is in using a sequencer to record and play back your performance. The Recorder on the Mark-Pro TWOi is actually a sequencer, but some advanced users may wish to connect an external sequencer as well, to make use of features that go beyond what the built-in Recorder provides. An external sequencer can be a special hardware unit designed for that purpose, or it can be a computer running special sequencing software. In either use, the MIDI connections are the same - Out to In, and In to Out.

MIDI Interface

Mark-Pro TWOi

MIDI

Computer / Sequencer

MIDI Channels

For MIDI to control several instruments, each playing a different part at the same time, it uses different channels. There are 16 channels available, and each one can transmit any number of notes to any number of instruments, over the same MIDI cable. Each instrument only responds to notes and commands sent on the channel to which it is “tuned”.

MIDI Messages

The MIDI messages that Mark-Pro TWOi transmits and receives fall into several categories, as outlined in the MIDI Implementation Chart on page 52. This section explains the messages and their use.

Note On/Off

When you play a key on the Mark-Pro TWOi, it sends a MIDI message that says a note has begun, what MIDI channel it's on, what note it is, and the velocity with which the key was pressed. When you release a key, a similar message is sent saying that a note has ended, on which channel, what note, and the velocity with which the key was released.

Control Change

Control Change is the largest category of MIDI messages. The Mark-Pro TWOi has an extensive controller implementation, to help you alter your performances and sounds flexibly as you play or in your recorded sequences. The following discussion elaborates on each of these messages.

Mod Wheel: CC #1, 33

]The Mark-Pro TWOi recognizes Mod Wheel messages, which affect the sound of different programsin different ways. Controller 1 can be used by itself, or if more subtle control is desired, controller 33 can be used with controller

MIDI

Volume: CC #7, 39

The Mark-Pro TWOi recognizes Volume messages, which control the overall volume of the sound on the MIDI channel on which they are sent. Controller 7 can be used by itself, or when subtle control is desired, controller 39 can be used with it.

Pan: CC #10, 42

The Mark-Pro TWOi recognizes Pan messages, which control the location in the stereo field of the sound on the MIDI channel on which they are sent. Controller 10 can be used by itself (avalue of 0 is hard left, 64 is centered, and 127 is hard right), or when subtle control is desired, controller 42 can be used with it.

Expression: CC #11, 43

The Mark-Pro TWOi recognizes Expression messages, which also regulate the volume of the sound on the MIDI channel on which they are sent between a minimum of 0 and a maximum of the current Volume setting. Controller 11 can be used by itself, or when subtle control is desired, controller 43 can be used with it.

Sustain, Sostenuto, Soft: CC #64, 66, 67

The right, center, and left pedals transmit MIDI controller message 64 (Sustain), 66 (Sostenuto), and 67 (Soft), respectively. The Mark-Pro TWOi also recognizes these messages. A value of 0 is OFF, and a value of 127 is ON. These pedals affect the timbre or modulation of some internal programs (voices) of the Mark-Pro TWOi.

All Notes Off, Reset All Controllers: CC#120, #121

The Mark-Pro TWOi recognizes the All Notes Off message (CC #120) which silences the instrument, and the Reset All Controllers message (CC #121) which resets all controllers to their default values.

MIDI

Program Change

When you select a voice on the Mark-Pro TWOi, it transmits a program change message. In the same way, it also receives program change messages when it is connected to an external device via the MIDI in port or USB port.

MIDI

Audio In/Out

Audio In

You can connect your Mark-Pro TWOi to an MP3 or a CD player via a pair of stereo RCA audio in jacks on the rear panel, and have them use the Mark-Pro TWOi’s speakers. Although you can control the volume of the output with the main volume control knob on the front panel, it is recommended that you connect a device with its own volume control.

Reverb and effect settings are not effective for the audio in signal from an external device.

Audio Out

You can connect the pair of stereo RCA audio outs on the rear panel to an external amplifier and speakers. You can also connect the Mark-Pro TWOi to a mixer or other audio device to record its sound via this pair of RCA outs.

Headphone Out

A headphone jack allows private practice. Plugging in a pair headphones turns off the speakers.You can also insert a "dummy" stereo headphone adapter to silence the speakers. This is useful if you want to mute the internal speaker system while using a more powerful external amplification system connected to the Audio Out. The Mark-Pro TWOi has two identical headphone jacks which allow two people work together on the same Mark-Pro TWOi.

Audio In/Out

Appendix

Specifications

Physical

Height

Depth

Length

Weight

Audio

60 Watt Amplification 4 Speakers

Audio Outputs

Audio Inputs

Headphone Output

Electrical

Safe Voltage Range Safe Frequency Range Power Consumption

35 inch

19.7 inch

54.3 inch 125 lbs.

2 x 30 Watts RMS Per Channel 2 x 6.5 inch (16.5 cm) woofer 2 x 2 inch (5 cm) tweeter Impedance : 100Ω source Level : nominal 1.0V RMS Impedance : 10K Load Level : nominal 1.0V RMS Impedance : 47Ω source Level : nominal 1.0V RMS

90 Volts ~ 264 Volts 47 ~ 63Hz 25 Watts nominal (Piano sound at normal volume)

89 cm 50 cm 138 cm 57 kg

Environmental

Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Operating Humidity Storage Humidity

5 to 40℃

-25 to +85℃ 5 to 95% (non ~ condensing) 5 to 95% (non ~ condensing)

(40 to 104 ℉) (-13 to 185 ℉)

Appendix

Voice List

Kurzweil Music Systems Mark Pro TWOi User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual