Kawai CP 209 Owner's Manual

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Page1369Using USB Memory Play MIDI SongThe CP is capable of playing back songs recorded in either the CP’s Internal Format or the Standard MIDI File(SMF) format. Songs stored in the CP’s internal format are typically those that have been recorded using your owninstrument, although it is of course possible to exchange songs with other CP owners. SMF format songs, however,are available from many sources, including disks for sale from professional musicians and publishers, songs sharedamong musicians and hobbyists, and Internet sites that feature SMF songs available for download.If you wish to play a song quickly, without any intentions to make permanent changes or additional recordings, youcan simply use the CP’s USB Song Play function to load the song for playback. Using the USB memory in this waymakes the Concert Performer an enjoyable source of entertainment for parties and other social events, as well asa great tool for the professional musician or music educator. The CP recognizes song files written in the Standard MIDI File format as long as they have DOS file names endingwith “.MID”. There are two types of Standard MIDI File formats, Format 0 and 1. The CP can read the song data of bothformats, however it will only display the lyrics of a song written as format 0. Songs that have been composed with the General MIDI (GM) standard will sound fine without any additional work, becausedata in the files will inform the CP as to what sounds to use when playing the song. If the song was not composed to theGM standard, you may find it necessary to edit the song to assign the correct sounds to the various tracks. Fortunately,almost all commercially available MIDI files adhere to the General MIDI standard. To load a song: Step 1Connect a USB memory device to the USB port, then press the USB button.The USB menu will be shown in the LCD display. Step 2Select Play MIDI Song.A list of playable songs stored on the USB memory device will be shown in the LCD display. Step 3Touch the screen to select the song you wish to listen to.You can also select a song by using the Dial.Touch the screen to select the desired song.MENU : Takes you to the USB menu.PAGE : Lists the next or previous ten titles.ALL SONG CHAIN : Starts the Chain Play.SELECT : Selects the song and takes you to the USBSong Play screen.