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User Guide4 DCP-300
1 Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the DCP-300 Advanced Digital Console Piano from M-Audio. DCP-300
combines state-of-the-art electronics with graded hammer keyboard action and elegant design, giving you a
versatile musical instrument that is a joy to play, while adding beauty and sophistication to your home.
Professional musicians and recording studios around the world rely on M-Audio’s market-leading USB MIDI
controller keyboards. M-Audio digital pianos build on this legacy of quality and dependability, fusing industry-
leading expertise in digital keyboard technology with world-class sounds. The DCP-300 piano is a beautifully
designed, highly playable instrument equally suited for today’s homes and houses of worship. And a single
USB cable unlocks an entire world of additional functionality, allowing the DCP-300 piano to interface with
a vast variety of music software including everything from fun-oriented education programs to professional
recording and notation applications.
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Whether you’re new to musical instruments in general, or an experienced musician, please take some time to
read through this user guide. It will help to familiarize you with the many features of DCP-300, so that you can
get the most from your new piano.
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Computer and software setup instructions can be found in the section titled “Using Your Digital Console
Piano with a Computer”.
2 Features
< Graded Hammer action
< 64-Note Polyphony (maximum)
< Master Volume Control
< Treble and Bass Controls
< Built-in Reverb and Chorus effects
< 4 Touch Sensitivity Modes
(Low, Normal, Hi, Fixed)
< Metronome with variable Tempo
(20 to 280 bpm) and time signatures
(2/2, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8)
< Transpose (+/-12 semitones)
< Octave Shift (+/- 3 octaves)
< Layer Mode
< Split Mode
< Built-in 1-song/2-track Song Recorder
with 28,000 note song memory
< 16 built-in high-quality sounds
< 16 Demo Songs
< USB 1.1 Full-Speed Class-Compliant
(fully compatible with USB 2.0)
< Pedal Board with 3 pedals
(Soft, Sostenuto and Sustain)
< Stereo Line output connectors
< Auxiliary Line In
< Two Headphone Outputs
< Sliding Key cover
< Hinged Music Stand
< Headphone Hook
< Built-in 40 watt 2-way (woofer/tweeter)
Stereo Speaker system
3 What’s in the Kit
Your DCP-300 console piano kit includes the following items:
< DCP-300 piano (assembly required)
< 1/8” TRS to 2x RCA adaptor cable
< This User Guide
< Sibelius First CD-ROM - Contents:
• Sibelius First Installer PC and Mac
• Documentation for Sibelius First
• Extra content - piano scores suitable for loading into Sibelius First
< USB Cable
< IEC Power Cable
< Piano Bench (assembly required)