ページ1に含まれる内容の要旨
OWNER’S MANUAL
English
ページ2に含まれる内容の要旨
General safety instructions Power supply • This keyboard is powered by current from a standard household wall outlet (using the supplied AC adaptor). About the AC adaptor • Use only the supplied AC adaptor. Use of another type of adaptor creates the danger of fire and electric shock. For safety sake, be sure to unplug the AC adaptor from the wall outlet whenever leaving the keyboard unattended for a long time. • Always ensure that the instrument is turned OFF when connecting or disconnecting th
ページ3に含まれる内容の要旨
Contents Introduction 1 Front and rear panel 2 Front Panel 2 Rear panel 4 Playing the pRP7 5 Connect the audio cables 5 Connect the power supply 5 Turn the instrument on 5 Adjust the overall volume 5 Headphone jack 5 Play using the Pitch/Modulation Joystick 6 Pedal Connection 6 Listen to the Demo songs 7 Select a single demonstration song 7 The pRP7 Presets 8 The Selection buttons 8 Preset selection 9 The CONTROL section 10 Realtime operations 10 Activate Split mode 10 Change the Split point set
ページ4に含まれる内容の要旨
Song Library 25 Select a sequence from the Song Library 25 Panel Reset 26 Technical specifications pRP7 27 Technology 27 Index 28 Appendix GM-GMX Sound tables A.1 Preset table A.2 Song Library tables A.3 Drumkit tables A.4 Midi Implementation chart A.7 Recognized Control Change messages A.8 ii
ページ5に含まれる内容の要旨
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the GEM pRP7, the new portable Digital Piano belonging to the prestigious Real Piano Series by Generalmusic. The new portable pRP7 Digital Piano features an 88 note, weighted Hammer Action keyboard, 32 note polyphony and 48 Presets including 10 exclusive Piano sounds. Also featured is an internal Sound Library consisting of 444 GM/GMX compatible sounds, addressable via MIDI from any external MIDI controlling device. The 22 Reverb and 22 Delay/Modulation effe
ページ6に含まれる内容の要旨
Front and rear panel Front Panel 1 3 5 7 9 11 g g i i 2 4 6 8 10 12 13 1. VOLUME: Slider that controls the main volume of the instrument. 2. TRANSPOSE i/g Increases (g) or decreases (i) the overall pitch of the instrument in half-step (semitone) increments. 3. SOUND VARIATIONS/DEMO: These buttons select a variation of the current Preset in increasing (+) or decreasing (–) order. When pressed together at the same time, they activate the factory programmed demonstration song
ページ7に含まれる内容の要旨
7. TOUCH: Use this button to adjust the touch of the keyboard according to your playing style. 8. BALANCE / : These buttons regulate the volume balance between two sounds in either Layer or Split modes. 9. DISPLAY: A three-digit, Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). 10. TEMPO DATA +/–: Use these buttons to modify the playing speed (Tempo) when using the Sequencer and to select Songs from the Song Library when the Song Library button is active. These buttons are also used to adjust the value of the curr
ページ8に含まれる内容の要旨
Rear panel 3 1 2 4 5 6 1. MIDI IN/OUT: These ports allow the instrument to be connected to other MIDI devices. Midi In allows the sounds of the pRP7 to be played by an external controlling device e.g. a controller keyboard or a sequencer. Midi Out sends MIDI information from the pRP7 to other MIDI external equipment. 2. PEDALS: Two pedal connectors (Damper and Soft) for optional switch-action pedals. 3. INPUT RIGHT/M-LEFT: These two stereo inputs are used to connect another instrument to the pRP
ページ9に含まれる内容の要旨
Playing the pRP7 Connect the audio cables The pRP7 does not incorporate an internal amplification system, there- fore you must either play using headphones or connect to a suitable external amplification system. Connect the audio outputs to your amp. system (mixer, powered speakers, etc.) using audio cables with standard 1/4” jacks. Use RCA jacks to connect to domestic stereo units. For mono reproduction, connect to the Right/M jack. Headphone jack If you are not playing connected to an extern
ページ10に含まれる内容の要旨
Play using the Pitch/Modulation Joystick MODULATION While you play, you can apply Pitch Bend and Modulation to the Preset sounds by using the Pitch/Modulation Joystick located on the extreme left of the control panel. • To obtain Pitch Bend, move the Joystick Up or Down. • To obtain Modulation, move the Joystick in Left/Right directions. Pitch Bend is a “glide” (or glissato) effect which simulates the effect that certain instruments can produce (trombone, guitar, violin, etc.). PITCH BEND Modula
ページ11に含まれる内容の要旨
Listen to the Demo songs The pRP7 contains a selection of demonstration recordings of the internal sounds. 1. Press both the [–] and [+] buttons of the SOUND VARIATIONS buttons at the same time. The LEDs of the SELECTION section start to flash. Shortly after, all the LEDs turn off except the one corresponding to the PIANO button and the first demo starts to play. When it reaches the end, the second demo starts automatically, indicated by the LED of the second SELECTION button, (El Piano) and so
ページ12に含まれる内容の要旨
The pRP7 Presets The pRP7 contains 48 Internal Presets, consisting of Single, Split and PRESET PRP7 Layered sound combinations. Each sound combination also recalls the • GROUP PIANO 1- GRANDPIANO volume levels, a configuration of effects (Reverb and Delay/Modula- 2- ELECT.GRAND tions) together with relative effect send levels 3- UPRIGHTPIANO 4- HONKY TONKY The Presets are organized in the SELECTION section. The table shown 5- STRING PIANO opposite lists the pRP7 Presets, grouped in
ページ13に含まれる内容の要旨
Preset selection 1. After turning the pRP7 on, press one of the SELECTION buttons. In this example, we press the PIANO button. You will recall the first Preset, “Grand Piano”, which plays across the entire keyboard. The display will show “P1” for an instant before returning to the Tempo setting. 2. Press the [+] button of the SOUND VARIATIONS to select the second preset of the Piano bank, another variation of a piano sound, in this case, Electric Grand. The 3 digit display shows the selection as
ページ14に含まれる内容の要旨
The CONTROL section Realtime operations The pRP7 operating system has been conceived to permit several simple and quick real time operations using the buttons of the CON- TROL section. Activate Split mode Starting from the Single Preset “GrandPiano”, you can easily split the keyboard by pressing the SPLIT button. This will divide the keyboard into separate left and right sections. <------- Ac. Bass ------><--------- GrandPiano ----------> After pressing the SPLIT button (the LED turns
ページ15に含まれる内容の要旨
Activate Layer mode To mix or “layer” two sounds together, simply press the LAYER button. After pressing the LAYER button (the LED turns on), a second sound is activated layered with the first (in this case, Strings is added to the GrandPiano sound). <------------------------ GrandPiano ----------------------> <----------------------- Strings ----------------------> If you press the LAYER button again, the LED turns off and the keyboard returns to the previous mode with th
ページ16に含まれる内容の要旨
Change the Volume Balance between two sounds If you are playing either in Layer or Split mode, you can regulate the volume of the two sections in real time using the BALANCE buttons. These buttons regulate the volume of one section with respect to the other, creating a perfect balance between the two sections according to your requirements. 1. Hold down the BALANCE button to increase the volume of the main sound. The volume of the main sound will increase while the second sound (split or layer)
ページ17に含まれる内容の要旨
Transpose Pressing either TRANSPOSE button will adjust the pitch of the instru- ment in half-step (semitone) increments or decrements, through the overall range of –/+ 12 semitones. When both LEDs are off, the pitch of the instrument is set to normal (Equal: C = C). 1. Press the TRANSPOSE # button once to raise the pitch of the instrument. # ii Play on the keyboard and you will hear that the pitch of the instrument is raised one semitone. The LCD display shows the current setting as a relative v
ページ18に含まれる内容の要旨
Touch The pRP7 offers three different keyboard responses, or “velocity curves”, which affect the instrument as a whole. When you turn on the instrument for the first time, the “NORMAL” curve will be shown set, indicated by the LED in correspondence to the NORMAL setting of the TOUCH button. SOFT: This is useful for a player with a lighter touch or somebody more accustomed to a synth action keyboard. It requires only a relatively soft touch to achieve maximum volume. NORMAL: This setting most
ページ19に含まれる内容の要旨
The Functions of the pRP7 pRP7 features 4 functions which affect the instrument in various ways. The Functions are activated using the last 4 notes of the highest octave of the keyboard. To activate a function and modify its value, hold down the corresponding key and press the TEMPO/DATA +/– buttons. The functions and corresponding notes are: TUNE (G7) : fine tunes the instrument; MIDI CH. (A7) : sets the instrument’s MIDI Channel (for MIDI set- ups); MIDI LOCAL (B7) : sets the instrument for MI
ページ20に含まれる内容の要旨
Tune The TUNE function allows you fine tune the instrument. The default status of the instrument corresponds the equal standard A = 440 Hz, shown in the display as the setting “00”. The TUNE value has a range of ± 63, corresponding to an excursion of approximately one semitone. 1. Press and hold the TUNE function key (G7) and press either the TEMPO/ DATA + or the – button to raise or lower the tuning accordingly. The first time you press the TEMPO/DATA + or – button, the 3 digit LCD display wi
