Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Kawai Japan has issued a software update for the MP11/MP7 Stage Pianos.

This recommended v1.15 update changes the Global Transpose behaviour for received MIDI, and fixes issues that could occur when using write-protected USB memory devices.  The update also improves PedalWah effect responsiveness, simplifies naming when saving SETUPs, and adds LED indicators for the Metronome beat.

The full MP11/MP7 v1.15 update changelogs are shown below:

MP11
– Changed: Sounds triggered by received MIDI are no longer affected by the Global Transpose setting.  However, Global Transpose will still affect transmitted MIDI notes.
– Fixed: Changing to a SETUP with Solo mode selected for a MIDI zone could result in the sound being held in rare cases.
– Fixed: Changing to a SOUND with Pedal Wah assigned while the expression pedal is in the lowest position no longer prevents the sound from being heard.
– Fixed: An error screen could become stuck when using a USB memory device with the write protect function enabled.
– Improved: Changing SETUPs with different EFX parameters should be smoother in some cases.
– Improved: When storing a SETUP, the currently selected (displayed) SOUND will be used as the default name.
– Improved: The response of the Pedal Wah EFX is improved.
– Improved: EXIT/EDIT LEDs now indicate the current metronome beat.

MP7
– Changed: Sounds triggered by received MIDI are no longer affected by the Global Transpose setting.  However, Global Transpose will still affect transmitted MIDI notes.
– Fixed: Changing to a SETUP with Solo mode selected for a MIDI zone could result in the sound being held in rare cases.
– Fixed: Changing to a SOUND with Pedal Wah assigned while the expression pedal is in the lowest position no longer prevents the sound from being heard.
– Fixed: An error screen could become stuck when using a USB memory device with the write protect function enabled.
– Fixed: Corrected the spelling of the ‘Principal’ organ sound.
– Improved: Changing SETUPs with different EFX parameters should be smoother in some cases.
– Improved: When storing a SETUP, the currently selected (displayed) SOUND will be used as the default name.
– Improved: The response of the Pedal Wah EFX is improved.
– Improved: EXIT/EDIT LEDs now indicate the current metronome beat.

MP11/MP7 owners are encouraged to update their instruments to use this latest software version.  We also recommend that users backup any custom settings, SOUNDs, SETUPs, etc. before applying the update.

The software update and update instructions can be downloaded from the 'Software Updates' page of the Kawai Global website at the following URL:

http://www.kawai-global.com/support/updates/

Note that Kawai software updates are cumulative, i.e. the v1.15 update includes any fixes and improvements provided with all previous versions.