Operation Manual

28 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390
TUTORIAL
Using MIDI
Play the keyboard and you will hear only the sound from your external
MIDI device.
To change the sound from the CN piano, select the desired number as
explained in the Reference section and send it from the CN piano to your
external MIDI device.
It may be possible to change preset sounds directly on your external MIDI
device. In this case, you may want to set the CN piano so that it does not
transmit program changes. Read “4. Transmit Program Change On/
Off” in the Reference Section on page 56 to learn how to prevent the CN
piano from transmitting program changes.
USING THE CN PIANO AS A MULTI-TIMBRAL SOUND MODULE
The CN piano can be also used as a 16-part multi-timbral sound module.
Your CN piano is capable of playing back for example, a four part song
with two piano parts, a string part, and a choir part all sent from an external
MIDI sequencer or a personal computer. You can also play the CN piano
along with a recorded song.
To set the CN piano to receive MIDI as a multi-timbral instrument it must
be connected with an external MIDI device or personal computer with
appropriate software.
Connect the CN piano’s MIDI IN jack and your external MIDI device’s
MIDI OUT jack with a MIDI cable. Please note that the MIDI information
is now being transmitted the opposite of our earlier setup. The CN piano
is now receiving MIDI data from your external MIDI device.
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT