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Williams Piano Overture User Manual

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  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    Important Safety Instructions 1. Do not use near water. 2. Clean only with dry cloth. 3. Do not block any ventilation openings. 4. Do not place near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or any other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 5.
  • Page 4 We would like to express our appreciation and congratulate you for purchasing this Williams Overture digital piano. With proper care, this piano will provide you with years of musical enjoyment. Williams’ advanced state of the art electronics are combined with an elegant cabinet that will add beauty and sophistication to any home or studio environment.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Taking Care of your Digital Piano Connector Panel Headphone Jacks Pedals Soft Pedal Sostenuto Pedal Sustain Pedal Panel Controls Demonstration Songs Voice Demonstration Orchestration Demonstration Voice Select a Voice Layer Voice Keyboard Mode Full Keyboard Duet Keyboard Transpose Effects Reverb Chorus Metronome...

  • Page 6: Taking Care Of Your Digital Piano

    Taking Care of Your Digital Piano This Williams Overture digital piano will supply you with years of musical enjoyment if you follow the suggestions listed below. Service and Modification This product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when: • The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged.

  • Page 7: Connector Panel

    MIDI interfaces. Please see the MIDI section of this manual for further details. 4. USB: The USB connector allows you to connect the Overture piano directly to your computer. It can be connected without driver installation under the Windows XP/Vista & MAC OSX environments. The Overture will be recognized as a USB Audio device and can receive and transmit MIDI messages.

  • Page 8: Pedals

    Pedals Soft SoStenuto SuStain Soft Pedal When the left pedal is engaged, the piano volume is reduced and the timbre is slightly altered on the notes that are played. Sostenuto Pedal When the center pedal is engaged, the keys that were previously played will sustain and the notes will decay gradually, after they are released.

  • Page 9: Panel Controls

    Panel Controls The following is a brief description of all the features located on the control panel, which is divided conveniently into several distinct sections. 10 11 12 13 14 1. MASTER VOLUME: Adjusts the overall volume of the keyboard. 2.

  • Page 10: Demonstration Songs

    There are two types of demonstration songs: Orchestra Demonstration & Voice Demonstration. Voice Demonstration Press and hold down a VOICE button then press the DEMO button. The selected voice will play. Use the VOICE button, VARIATION button, or the qp buttons to change voices. The display shows the chosen voice number. Press the DEMO button again to stop the voice demo.

  • Page 11: Voice

    Note: Though only 15 voices can be selected from the control panel, the Overture contains 128 General MIDI voices and percussion sound kits. These additional voices and kits are only available through the MIDI or USB connections.

  • Page 12: Keyboard Mode

    There are two keyboard modes: Full Keyboard and Duet Keyboard. Full Keyboard The Full Keyboard is standard mode as shown below. Duet Keyboard In Duet mode, the keyboard is split into two sections. The left section becomes A2-E6, and the right section becomes F2-C6.

  • Page 13: Transpose

    Transpose The Transpose feature can shift the piano’s pitch up or down in semitone intervals. Press the TRANSPOSE button to engage the transpose feature. The display shows the current Transpose value (default is zero) with the prefix “t” and the Transpose button indicator flashes. Use the qp buttons to set the Transpose value ranging from -6 to 6.

  • Page 14: Effects

    Reverb Reverb simulates the effect of playing in a big room or hall where the sound reverberates off the walls and ceiling. Press the REVERB button to engage the Reverb effect. Its indicator will light up. To adjust the reverb level, press the REVERB button and either the q or p button simultaneously. The Reverb effect will engage and the REVERB indicator will blink.

  • Page 15: Metronome

    Metronome Press the METRONOME button to activate the Metronome. The Metronome will start playing the current tempo and beat pattern. The beat indicator above the METRONOME button will flash per the beat pattern and tempo. The display shows the current beat pattern (default setting is 4/4). There is a dot between the beat per measure and the note value.

  • Page 16: Recorder

    The Overture features a two track recorder that lets you record what you play on the keyboard and then play it back. Two tracks mean that you can “layer” one part on top of another, using a different voice if you like.

  • Page 17: Playback

    5. Stop Recording: Press the PLAY/STOP button, the RECORD button or the recording TRACK button to stop recording. The RECORD indicator will turn off, and the recorded track indicator will stay solid to show the track now contains data. Note: When the record memory is full, recording will stop automatically and “FUL” will appear on the LED display.

  • Page 18: Play-Along Songs

    There are 58 songs built into the Overture for your musical enjoyment. These songs have separate left-and right-hand parts that can be turned on and off as required so you can practice the corresponding part on the keyboard. Selecting A Song Press the SONG button.

  • Page 19: Practicing The Left Hand Of The Selected Song

    4. Press the METRONOME button if you want to disable the Metronome sound. 5. Play the right-hand part of your selected song while the Overture plays the left-hand part. 6. Press the PLAY/STOP button again to stop. Otherwise, playback will stop automatically at the end of the song.

  • Page 20: Setup Mode

    The following functions can be selected in the Setup Mode: TOUCH SENSITIVITY The Overture offers four types of keyboard touch sensitivity settings: Standard, Soft, Hard and Fixed. These are also known as “velocity” sensitivity settings and can help you to adjust the keyboard to your playing style.
  • Page 21 MASTER TUNING The Overture is automatically set to standard A440 pitch when the piano is turned on. The tuning feature makes it possible to tune the pitch of the piano over a range of +/– one semitone in +/– 64 steps.

  • Page 22: Soft Reset

    LOCAL MODE “Local Mode” is a special mode that’s useful when the Overture is connected with another MIDI device or computer. When “Local” is turned on, performance on the keyboard will play sounds from the internal piano module while the performance messages are transmitted via MIDI out. When “Local” is turned off, performance on the keyboard will not be sent to the internal piano sound module, but the performance messages are still transmitted via MIDI out.

  • Page 23: Midi And Usb

    However, the keyboard performance data is still sent to the MIDI Output. Local OFF mode is intended to be used when both the MIDI input and output (or the USB port) of the Overture are connected to a MIDI...

  • Page 24: Midi Channels

    Channel 14: Song playback, Left Hand The Metronome is not transmitted. The MIDI system in the Overture has 16 reception channels. Each channel is responsible for a voice. When the instrument receives MIDI information from an external device, the active channel is determined by the control message.

  • Page 25: Midi Implementation Chart

    MIDI Implementation Chart Function Transmitted Basic channel 1 CH Channel changed 1 – 6, 13-14 CH Default mode Note number 11 – 118 Velocity note on 9nV,V=0–127 note off 8nV,V=0–127 Pitch Bender Control change Program change 0,1,3-7,11,16,18, 20,48-50 System exclusive Sys.

  • Page 26: Main Voice List

    GROUP VOICE PIANO Grand Piano Grand Piano 2 Honky Tonk E.PIANO Elec. Piano 1 Elec. Piano 2 Vibraphone HARPSICHORD Harpsichord Clavinet Nylon Guitar MIDI Name PIANO Acoustic Grand Piano Bright Acoustic Piano Electric Grand Piano Honky-Tonk Piano Electric Piano 1 Electric Piano 2 Harpsichord Clavichord...

  • Page 27: Drum Kit List 1

    No. – Key Standard Room MIDI #00 MIDI #08 27 – Eb0 High Q High Q 28 – E0 Slap Slap 29 – F0 Scratch Push Scratch Push 30 – F#0 Scratch Pull Scratch Pull 31 – G0 Stick Stick 32 –...
  • Page 28 No. – Key Brush MIDI #40 27 – Eb0 High Q 28 – E0 Slap 29 – F0 Scratch Push 30 – F#0 Scratch Pull 31 – G0 Stick 32 – G#0 Square Click 33 – A0 Metronome Click 34 – Bb0 Metronome Bell 35 –...

  • Page 29: Specifications

    Specifications KEYBOARD 88-note, Hammer-Action keyboard Polyphony (64 Note Maximum) VOICES 15 Voices 128 General MIDI voice and Drum / Percussion Kits via MIDI in USB KEYBOARD MODE Full, Layer, Duet SOUND EFFECTS Reverb and Chorus CONTROL BUTTONS Transpose, Tempo, Setup, Metronome, Demo, +/- SETUP Tuning, Octave, Touch Response, Brightness, Layer Volume Balance, Local Mode DEMONSTRATION...

  • Page 30: Warranty Information

    (1) year from the date of original purchase. If this Williams piano is defective, at its option during the warranty period, subject to the terms of this limited warranty and upon proof of purchase, Williams will either repair or replace the listed piano with a same or similar model of equal age or newer.
  • Page 32 All trademarks and registered trademarks are recognized as the property of their respective holders. Made in China. 0711-7957...

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