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This guide will help you hook up the Artis/Artis7 to your sound system and MIDI system,

give you a quick overview, and show you how to start playing music with the Artis. A full

manual for the Artis can be obtained in electronic format from www.kurzweil.com.

Specications

Artis (88 note weighted keys) and the Artis7 (76 note semi-weighted keys) are Kurzweil’s new

stage pianos. Some of the key specications include:

• New German Grand Piano

• ROM sounds from Kurzweil’s acclaimed PC3 series and KORE64 expansion

• 4 Zone MIDI Controller

• Full KB3 organ simulations with 9 sliders as drawbars

• 256 Factory/256 User Programs divided into 16 Categories

• 256 Factory/256 User Multis

• MP3 player audio input jack

• Full 128 voices of polyphony

It’s the sound.

Chang®, V. A. S. T.®, Artis® and Artis®7 are trademarks of Young Chang Co., Ltd. All other trademarks and copyrights are prop-

erty of their respective companies. Product features and specications are subject to change without notice.

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Part Number 910566 - 001

Summary of content (16 pages)

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This guide will help you hook up the Artis/Artis7 to your sound system and MIDI system, give you a quick overview, and show you how to start playing music with the Artis. A full manual for the Artis can be obtained in electronic format from www.kurzweil.com. Specifications Artis (88 note weighted keys) and the Artis7 (76 note semi-weighted keys) are Kurzweil’s new stage pianos.
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Reading this guide with the Artis7 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Reading this guide with the Artis7 This Getting Started Guide is designed to cover both the Artis and Artis7 Stage Pianos. Both instruments share common features and the term “Artis” is used to cover a description of both instruments. Where there are differences, we use the name “Artis7” to help instruct owners of that instrument. Before You Start… Don’t connect anything until you make sure the Artis is properly and safely situated.
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GETTING STARTED GUIDE Setting up the Artis Using the Artis 5. Plug the Switch Pedal into the marked SW1 (Sustain) Pedal jack on the Artis rear panel. 6. Connect stereo headphones to the headphone jack on the front left panel (Artis7 rear panel) or connect the audio outputs to your mixer or amplifier inputs using standard (1/4inch) audio cables (use the Left out for mono). Balanced (“TRS” or “Stereo”) cables are recommended if your mixer or amp supports balanced inputs. 7.
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The Rear Panel The AC Power Jack GETTING STARTED GUIDE The Rear Panel The Artis & Artis7 rear panel connections. The AC Power Jack Please refer to “Setting up the Artis” on page GS-2. The USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect the Artis to a computer/tablet in order to do the following: • Use the Artis as a MIDI controller to play software instruments on a computer. • Use a computer program to sequence multitrack songs on the Artis. • Use a computer/tablet to manage the user data contents of the Artis.
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GETTING STARTED GUIDE The Rear Panel Basic MIDI Hookup Basic MIDI Hookup To use the Artis as a MIDI controller for another sound module, use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI port marked “Out” to the MIDI input port of the module that you want to control. To control the Artis using another MIDI controller, use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI port marked “In” to the MIDI output port of the controller that you will be using. For other MIDI connection scenarios, please refer to the Artis Musicians Guide.
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GETTING STARTED GUIDE The Rear Panel The Pedal Jacks SW 1 Pedal Sustain (MIDI 64) SW 2 Pedal Sostenuto (MIDI 66) CC Pedal Expression (MIDI 11) The SW1 (Sustain) and SW2 Jacks Use the pedal jacks to connect switch pedals. A switch pedal is a physical controller typically used to control two-state (i.e., “on / off ”) parameters, such as sustain, sostenuto, soft and Mute Zone.
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GETTING STARTED GUIDE The Rear Panel The Pedal Jacks Connecting a Dual Switch Pedal You can connect a dual switch pedal with a single stereo plug, such as the Kurzweil KFP-2S, into the SW1 Pedal and SW2 Pedal jacks. Both SW1 and SW2 can support a dual pedal each allowing up to 4 pedals to be utilized by the Artis. These are enumerated as SW1a, SW1b, SW2a and SW2b. The Artis will recognize dual pedals that are wired as TS and RS, such as the KFP-2S.
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Connecting to Your Audio System The Audio (LEFT/MONO and RIGHT) Jacks GETTING STARTED GUIDE The Audio (LEFT/MONO and RIGHT) Jacks Please refer to “Connecting to Your Audio System” below. The Headphones Jack Use the Headphones jack to listen to the Artis on stereo headphones. The headphone jack is located on the left rear panel of the instrument on the Artis7, and on the left front panel of the Artis.
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GETTING STARTED GUIDE Connecting to a Computer Artis connected to a mixer, powered speakers and headphones Connecting to a Computer To connect the Artis to a computer/tablet, simply connect the Artis using the provided or compatible cable. If you wish to use your own cable, make sure that it is a Type-A-to-Type-B USB cable (the USB port of Artis being Type B). By default, the Artis will act as a MIDI controller (rather than a hard drive) when connected to a computer.
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GETTING STARTED GUIDE Front Panel Overview Front Panel Overview All the controls for Artis, both musical and navigational, are on its front panel.
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GETTING STARTED GUIDE Front Panel Overview EQ EQ The EQ button and knobs control the master effects that are applied to the audio outputs. Display and Soft Buttons The 240 x 64 monochrome LCD display provides the main user interface for the Artis. The buttons immediately below the display are the soft buttons and their functions change depending upon what screen is displayed. The functions of the soft buttons on each screen are described in the bottom row of the display.
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Selecting Programs and Multis Selecting Programs and Multis GETTING STARTED GUIDE Selecting Programs and Multis The Artis supports two types of sounds. The first type is a Program, and these are normally a single instrument, such as a piano, or an organ. A Program is similar to a “preset” or “patch” on other synthesizers. The Artis has 256 factory Programs, and the space for a further 256 user Programs. Both factory and user Programs are arranged into 16 categories of 16 sounds each.
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GETTING STARTED GUIDE Selecting Programs and Multis Favorites Favorites The Artis also features Favorites Buttons to quickly recall your favorite sounds. The Favorites buttons store a set of 10 Programs and/or Multis. To assign the currently selected Program or Multi to a Favorites button, press and hold the desired Favorites button for a few seconds until the display indicates that the favorite has been saved. To recall a favorite Program or Multi, simply press the one of the Favorites buttons.
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GETTING STARTED GUIDE Modes Program Mode Modes The Artis has four main modes; Program Mode, Multi Mode, Multi Edit, and Global Mode. Program Mode The Artis always powers up in Program Mode, and this is where single sounds can be played straight from the keyboard, or multitimbrally via MIDI. Controller Conventions Generally the factory Programs have the following controllers assigned.
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GETTING STARTED GUIDE Modes Multi Mode Splits and Layers Programs can be Split into Multis, so that keys in one region of the keyboard play a different program than another region. Programs can also be Layered into Multis, so that more than one Program can be played by striking one key. Press the Split or Layer soft button to create a Split or Layer Multi containing the current Program.
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GETTING STARTED GUIDE Modes Updating the Artis Info The Info page shows a number of key settings for your Artis, including the current operating system and object versions. This is the place to check to see if you are running the current operating system and object versions. System Reset In the unlikely event that something goes wrong with the settings or software of your Artis, or if you just want to start fresh, you can return the Artis to the factory default state by doing a System Reset.