Specifications

Using the Stage Piano with a Computer
48 CP5/CP50 Owner’s Manual
Quick Start Guide
Activating & Deactivating Local Control
Normally, when playing your CP5 or CP50 in order to record its MIDI messages on a computer, those messages are sent
directly to the computer, and from there, they are returned to the instrument in order to play the built-in tone generator. If
local control of the stage piano is activated at this time (by setting the LocalSw parameter on Page 5 of the Utility screen
to “on”), the data produced by playing the keyboard will also be sent directly to the tone generator, and as a result, the
direct and returned messages will overlap, causing each note to be played twice in quick succession. Most applications
allow MIDI Thru to be turned on or off, and therefore, you can setup your system in either of the following ways to play
and record in comfort without each note being heard twice.
In this case, local control of your CP5 or CP50 should be deactivated.
In this case, local control of your CP5 or CP50 should be activated.
*: MIDI Thru is a function that relays MIDI messages received at a MIDI IN connector directly to a MIDI OUT connector. With certain applications, this
function is also known as MIDI Echo.
NOTE For more details on MIDI Thru, see the User’s Manual that came with your computer application.
With application’s MIDI Thru function activated:
With application’s MIDI Thru function deactivated:
Application running
on computer
CP5/CP50
USB TO
HOST port
IN
OUT
OUT
Local control = Off
IN
LocalSw parameter (Local Switch) on Page 5
of the Utility screen set to “off”
Tone
generator
Keyboard
MIDI Thru = On
Application running
on computer
CP5/CP50
USB TO
HOST port
OUT
IN
Local control = On
LocalSw parameter (Local Switch) on Page 5
of the Utility screen set to “on”
Tone
generator
Keyboard
MIDI Thru = Of f