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Table of Contents Introduction..........................................................6 Music Sequencer.......................................................18 Fuse Holder/IEC Receptacle.......................................... 6 Recording Pieces of Music........................................... 18 Editing Pieces of Music................................................ 19 Playing Back Pieces of Music...................................... 20 Repeating Musical Passages for Practicing.................
Introduction Congratulations! With the Williams Grand, you have purchased a state of the art digital piano which is on a par with its acoustic counterpart in terms of sound and feel. The keyboard features 88 weighted keys with hammer action, in combination with a stereo sound generator that gives you an unparalleled playing experience. High-quality modulation and room effects as well as a 2 x 40Watt loudspeaker system produce a very natural and spacious sound.
highlight the various sounds and their features and show you what can be done with your instrument. Press the DEMO button. After playing, switch off the unit with the POWER switch. The POWER LED on the front panel will go out. Please note: Merely switching the unit off does not mean that it is fully disconnected from the mains. If you do not plan to use your piano for a prolonged period of time, please disconnect it from the mains by unplugging the power cable from the wall outlet.
played in chronological order. ShF: Playback of all music pieces. The pieces are played in random order. Press the START/STOP button in the SONG section to start playback. The LED above the sound button lights up to show that the corresponding sound has been selected. The selected sound can be played over the entire keyboard. Press the START/STOP button again to stop playback.
8 START/STOP: Is used to start/stop playback or recording of the music sequencer. 9 REC: Activates record mode. 1 MAIN VOLUME: Is used to adjust the volume of the built-in loudspeakers, headphone outputs and LINE OUT 1/4" TRS jacks. 2 BRIGHTNESS: Varies the sound character from soft (left) to bright (right). 3 SPEAKERS: Switches the built-in loudspeakers on and off. The MUTE LED lights up only when the built-in loudspeakers are switched off.
1 RCA output jacks: The RCA jacks solely provide the sounds of the piano, but at a fixed volume level. Signals fed in via the LINE IN jack are not present here. 2 1/4" output jacks: Use the 1/4" jacks to route 15 REVERB: Selects one of four room effects (ROOM, HALL 1, HALL 2, STAGE) for the selected sound. An LED shows which effect is currently active. If no LED lights up, no room effect is active.
2 Sostenuto pedal: Is used to sustain tones that have been played before the pedal is pressed, but have not yet decayed. All tones played after the pedal is pressed decay normally. 3 Damper/Forte pedal: Is used to sustain tones already played but not yet decayed. All tones played after the pedal is pressed will also be sustained. Power Supply Use these jacks to connect your headphones. It is not possible to control the volume separately.
Changing the Sound Character You can change the sound character by using a room and a modulation effect as well as a brightness equalizer. Brightness Equalizer • If none of the four LEDs lights up, the room effect is disabled. Keep the REVERB button pressed while adjusting the original vs. effect signal ratio in the VALUE/SONG section using the -/NO and +/YES buttons. Use the brightness equalizer to change the sound character and make it softer or more brilliant.
defined pitch. When you let go of the key, a damper felt falls down on the strings to stop them from vibrating any longer. As a result, the tone decays quickly. However, if the key is held down, the tone is sustained for a while before it decays completely. In this case, the tone decays only after a certain time. The selected effect is shown by an LED lighting up next to the effect name. • If none of the four LEDs lights up, the modulation effect is disabled.
Release the pedal for normal playing. • Damper/Forte pedal (right): The damper pedal allows you to sustain the notes already played (and held) plus all subsequent notes, without having to hold the keys down. The damper pedal is often used to achieve a richer sound. This is the pedal that is used most often. You can also use it very subtly, for example, by holding it down only half-way.
1 ... 12: Keyboard is transposed up by the number of half-tones selected. Use the -/NO- and +/YES buttons in the VALUE/ SONG section to adjust the value of your choice. -1 ... -12: Keyboard is transposed down by the number of half-tones selected. Release the TRANSPOSE button when the desired value has been selected. • The LED above the TRANSPOSE button lights up when the transposition feature is active, i.e. when a value other than zero has been set.
In layer mode you can effect additional settings for advanced playing with two sounds at the same time. All sounds are numbered internally from 1 through 14. This order of sounds determines which sound is addressed internally as voice #1, voice #2, etc., which in turn is important for making changes to the sounds selected. Detune This function allows you to detune the selected sounds slightly against each other. • Please enter EDIT mode (see p. 14) and select the following function.
Function: Value: Description: E3.5 (effect intensity voice #1) E3.6 (effect intensity voice #2) 0 ... 20 2) Keep pressing the SELECT button in the TEMPO/EDIT MODE section until the TEMPO LED lights up. 1 ... 20: Effect intensity (default setting) 0: No effect Reset Use this function to reset all settings in layer mode. 3) Use the two (|}) buttons to adjust a tempo of your choice. • Please enter EDIT mode (see p. 14) and select the following function. Function: Value: Description: E3.
Proceed as follows for direct access to the metronome volume menu page. TRACK-1 or TRACK-2 button lights up. The dots in the display start flashing in the adjusted metronome tempo, thus indicating the beat. Now, the piano is set to record mode. • Press and hold the METRONOME button, then hit the SELECT button in the TEMPO/ EDIT MODE section. + • The memory of the music sequencer can store up to 10,000 notes. However, this number can decrease depending on how much pedal information is stored.
(for example, by your piano teacher), you can mute one of the two tracks during playback to practice the corresponding part. • TIP: Press the METRONOME button again to stop the metronome click. Switch on the acoustic metronome signal by pressing the METRONOME button, if you want to make a metronome-backed recording. Start recording by pressing the START/STOP button or simply start playing on the keyboard. The current meter is counted in the display.
Start recording by pressing the START/STOP button or simply start playing on the keyboard. The current meter is constantly shown in the display. • The memory of the music sequencer can store up to 10,000 notes. However, this number can decrease depending on how much pedal information is stored. • You can quit record mode by pressing the REC button again. Press the TRACK button of the track you want to record until the REC LED above the button lights up red. Now the selected track is record-ready.
Press the SELECT button in the TEMPO/EDIT MODE section until the TEMPO LED lights up, then use the two (|}) buttons to adjust the playback tempo. Repeating Musical Passages for Practicing The following section describes how to play back a specific passage of a recorded music piece repeatedly. This function is ideal for practicing a specific difficult passage recorded by your piano teacher. • You can play back a recording at its original tempo by pressing the two (|}) buttons at the same time.
The display reads: A-: Starting point of the loop is set. Press the SELECT button again when the playback reaches the point where you wantto end the repetition of a passage. Editing the Music Sequencer Settings The following paragraphs explain how to edit the playback settings of recordings made with the music sequencer. The following settings can be edited separately for each of the two tracks: • Sound (see p. 8) The display reads: • Room effect intensity (see p.
Edit the settings as described in the chapters mentioned above. + If necessary, repeat step 2 for the second track. Press the REC button to quit record mode. The changes made have now been stored in the music sequencer. When you play back the music piece, the new settings will be effective. All previous settings are deleted. A dot in the lower right-hand corner of the display starts flashing in the tempo of the metronome, thus signaling that the instrument is set to sync start mode.
below which options are available and how you can edit their settings. Key Velocity This parameter determines the volume of the sounds with reference to the key velocity applied, i.e. you can set here how hard you have to strike a key to achieve maximum volume. The following section describes how to change the key velocity. Press the VELOCITY button to select one of the following settings: The display reads: + 1 ...
Fine Tuning The piano can be detuned slightly to adapt it to other instruments or tunings. The setting made here affects the pitch of all keys. The following section describes how to adjust the fine tuning of the piano. The tuning shown in the display is referenced to the concert pitch "A" in Hertz (Hz). • Please enter EDIT mode (see p. 14) and select the following function. Function: Value: Description: E1 427 ...
Werckmeister/Kirnberger tuning The Werkmeister and Kirnberger tunings result from first attempts to realize a well-tempered tuning which – unlike the Pythagorean and meantone tunings – allows for playing in all twelve keys. The advantages of the Pythagorean and meantone tunings, i.e. the slight detuning of some fifth intervals, have also been included in the Werkmeister/Kirnberger tunings Both tunings are interesting to use for works from the baroque period (e.g. J. S. Bach).
Function: Value: Description: • Tip: All saved parameters as well as the music sequencer data will be lost during either one of the following procedures. E8.2 On, Off Off: Save function for MIDI settings is disabled (default setting) On: Save function for MIDI settings is enabled 1) Use the POWER switch to switch the instrument off (if not already done). 2) Play and hold down the top C key on the keyboard, then switch the piano back on.
Connection to External Equipment The piano provides a variety of connectors for connecting the instrument to external devices. Be sure that all devices are switched off before you make any connection. Grand NEVER connect the LINE IN connectors of the piano to its LINE OUT connectors.
MIDI Functions MIDI is an interface and protocol for transmitting of playing data to other MIDI equipment. The most important playing data are pitch and length of notes, key velocity and channel volume, program changes and various controller data generated, for example, by controllers such as the pedals. The MIDI interface does not transmit electrical audio signals but control data only . The MIDI protocol provides for the transmission of data on 16 independent channels.
Controlling external MIDI sound modules Connect the MIDI OUT jack of the piano to the MIDI IN jack of the external sound module. Be sure to set the MIDI transmit/receive channels of both instruments to the same number (see p. 31). Connect the audio outputs of the sound module to the LINE IN jacks of the piano, if you want to play back the sounds of the external device through the digital piano loudspeakers.
Setting the MIDI Transmit Channel Use this function to set the transmit channel on which the piano is to sent MIDI data. MIDI devices must send and receive on the same MIDI channels to ensure successful MIDI communication. Function: Value: Description: E7.1 1 ... 16, Off 1 ... 16: The piano transmits MIDI data on the specified MIDI channel.
Function: Value: Description: E7.4 On, Off On: Program change commands are sent and received (default setting) Off: Program change commands are neither sent nor received Accept/ignore MIDI Controller Information Use this function to determine how the piano responds to MIDI controller data. MIDI uses a variety of controller informaiton to control sound changes (e.g. pedal status, volume, effect intensity). Function: Value: Description: E7.
Sending Music Sequencer Data Use this function to send music sequencer data via the MIDI output of the piano. This allows you to archive recorded music pieces on your music computer or hardware MIDI sequencer. This type of transmission is only for system-exclusive data packages (MIDI dump), but not for MIDI playing data. Function: Value: Description: E7.8 - 1) Connect the piano to a computer or hardware sequencer as described on page 30. 2) Set the MIDI sequencer to reception-ready mode.
TROUBLESHOOTING Problem 34 Remedy The instrument cannot be switched on Check the connection between mains plug and wall outlet. No sound Check the position of the MAIN VOLUME control. Check the SPEAKER button status. Check that the sound generator is switched on. The foot pedals do not work properly Check that the pedal cable is properly connected to the PEDAL jack on the underside of the piano. The left foot pedal has no effect Check in EDIT menu E4.1 that the soft pedal function is enabled.
SPECIFICATIONS Keyboard: 88 weighted keys with hammer action (A1 to C7) Sound generation: RSM (Real Sound Modeling) stereo sampling, 16MB ROM Polyphony: 64 notes max. Sounds: 14 Effects: Room effects - 4 types (ROOM, HALL 1, HALL 2, STAGE) Modulation effects - 4 types (CHORUS, FLANGER, TREMOLO, DELAY) Sequencer Type: 2-track Memory: 1 song, approx. 10,000 notes Pedals: 3 (soft-, sostenuto-, damper) LINE IN: Connectors - 1/4" TS jack, unbalanced Impedance - approx.
Appendix Cables Below you will find an overview of all cables you need to connect your digital piano. The cables are not supplied with the piano. Depending on the intended use, adapter cables will be necessary to interface the various connectors. You can use adapter cables or plugs (e.g. 1/4" to RCA phono). Cable adapters are better than adapter plugs, as the latter may affect the signal quality due to insufficient contact of the plugs with each other.
1/4" to RCA cable 1/4" to RCA phono cables are required for connecting a hi-fi playback device (e.g. CD player) to the piano. As an alternative, you can also use an unbalanced 1/4" cable with an appropriate RCA adapter. 1/4" to RCA cable MIDI cables MIDI cables are required for connecting MIDI equipment. These cables have a 5-pin DIN plug at each end. Be sure to use cables marked as MIDI cables (wiring as shown), since there are also similar cables with a different wiring available for hi-fi equipment.
PRESETS ON THE WILLIAMS GRAND PIANO MIDI commands Sound Description Stereo samples Key velocity GRAND PIANO 1 Classic sound of a concert grand piano with a soft tonal character ü GRAND PIANO 2 Brilliant sound of a concert grand piano, particularly suited to pop and rock music ü E-PIANO 1 Dynamic samples Release samples MSB/ LSB Program change commands ü 0/122 0 ü 0/112 0 Typical bell-like FM electric piano of the 80's ü 0/122 5 E-PIANO 2 Nostalgic retro sound of a classic electric
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default Changed 1 1 - 16 1 1 - 16 Mode Default Messages Altered Note Number True Voice 3 X X 9-120, v=1-127 X 1 X X 0-127, v=1-127 0-127 Velocity Note ON Note OFF O X O X After Touch Keys Channels X X X X X X 0.
LIST OF DEMO MUSIC PIECES INCLUDED No. Piece Composer 1 Invention no. 1, C major, BWV 772 Johann Sebastian Bach 2 Piano sonata no. 16, 1st movement, C major, KV 545 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 3 Piano sonata, op. 13, no. 8 "Pathétique", 2nd mvt., A flat major Ludwig van Beethoven 4 Piano sonata, op. 49, no. 2, 1st movement, G major Ludwig van Beethoven 5 Impromptu, op. 90, no.. 2, E flat major Franz Schubert 6 Frühlingslied ("Spring Song"), op. 62, no.
EDIT PARAMETERS *Default settings depend on the selected sound combination 41
WARRANTY INFORMATION 1 Year Parts & Labor Warranty Limited Warranty Williams provides the following limited warranty, to the original purchaser: this piano is warranted to be free from electronic and/or structural defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of original purchase.
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