Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ARTIS Kurzweil
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GS-1 This guide will help you hook up the Artis/Ar tis7 to your sound system and MIDI system, giv e you a quic k ov er view , and show y ou how to start playing music with the Artis . A full manual for the Artis can be obtained in electronic for mat from www .
Reading this guide with the Artis7 GS-2 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Reading this guide with the Artis7 This Getting Star ted Guide is designed to co ver both the Artis and Ar tis7 Stage Pianos . Both instr uments share common features and the ter m “ Ar tis” is used to co ver a description of both instr uments .
Setting up the Artis Using the Artis GS-3 GETTING STARTED GUIDE 5. Plug the Switch P edal into the marked SW1 (Sustain) P edal jack on the Artis rear panel.
The Rear Panel The AC Power Jack GS-4 GETTING STARTED GUIDE The Rear Panel The Ar tis & Artis7 rear panel connections . The AC Power Jack Please refer to “Setting up the Artis” on pag e GS-2.
The Rear Panel Basic MIDI Hookup GS-5 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Basic MIDI Hookup T o use the Artis as a MIDI controller for another sound module, use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI por t mark ed “Out” to the MIDI input port of the module that you w ant to control.
The Rear Panel The Pedal Jacks GS-6 GETTING STARTED GUIDE 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 switc h pedals . A switch pedal is a physical controller typically used to control tw o-state (i.
The Rear Panel The Pedal Jacks GS-7 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Connecting a Dual Switch Pedal Y ou can connect a dual switch pedal with a single stereo plug, suc h as the Kurzw eil KFP-2S , into the SW1 P edal and SW2 Pedal jac ks . Both SW1 and SW2 can support a dual pedal each allowing up to 4 pedals to be utilized b y the Artis .
Connecting to Your Audio System The Audio (LEFT/MONO and RIGHT) Jacks GS-8 GETTING STARTED GUIDE The Audio (LEFT/MONO and RIGHT) Jacks Please refer to “Connecting to Y our A udio System” below . The Headphones Jack Use the Headphones jack to listen to the Artis on stereo headphones .
Connecting to a Computer GS-9 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Artis connected to a mixer, powered speakers and headphones Connecting to a Computer T o connect the Artis to a computer/tablet, simply connect the Ar tis using the pro vided or compatible cable.
Front Panel Overview GS-10 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Front Panel Overview All the controls for Ar tis , both musical and navigational, are on its front panel.
Front Panel Overview EQ GS-1 1 GETTING STARTED GUIDE 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 pro vides the main user interface for the Artis.
Selecting Programs and Multis Selecting Programs and Multis GS-12 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Selecting Programs and Multis The Artis supports tw o types of sounds . T he rst type is a Program, and these are nor mally a single instr ument, suc h as a piano , or an organ.
Selecting Programs and Multis Favorites GS-13 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Favorites The Ar tis also features F av orites Buttons to quickly recall y our fav orite sounds .
Modes Program Mode GS-14 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Modes The Ar tis has four main modes; Program Mode, Multi Mode, Multi Edit, and Global Mode . Program Mode The Ar tis alwa ys pow ers up in Prog ram Mode , and this is where single sounds can be played straight from the keyboard, or m ultitimbrally via MIDI.
Modes Multi Mode GS-15 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Splits and Layers Prog rams can be Split into Multis , so that k eys in one region of the keyboard pla y a different prog ram than another region. Programs can also be Layered into Multis , so that more than one Prog ram can be pla yed by striking one k ey .
Modes Updating the Artis GS-16 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Info The Info pag e sho ws a number of k ey settings for your Artis, including the current operating system and object v ersions . This is the place to check to see if y ou are r unning the current operating system and object v ersions .
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If you already are a holder of Kurzweil ARTIS, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Kurzweil ARTIS.
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