Technics sx-PR604/M manual

QQTG0665 ENGLISH SX- PR604/M SX- PR804/M DIGITAL ENSEMBLE Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read these instructions completely. Please keep this manual for future reference. Operating Instructions This manual was print e with soy based ink.[...]

(For United Kingdom) (For the type as show n in figures A and B) For y our safety , plea se read the foll owi ng text care-fully. This appl ianc e is s uppli ed wit h a moul ded th ree pin m ains p lug for your safe ty and c onveni ence. A 5-am pere fuse is fitt ed in this pl ug. Sho uld the fuse ne ed to be r eplaced pl ease ensu re tha t the rep [...]

CAUTI ON: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE SCREWS. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUAL IFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The l ight ning f las h wit h arrow head sym bol, wit hin a n e quilat eral tri - angle , is int ended t o alert the use r to t he pres ence of un insu lated “ danger ous volt age ” wi thin the[...]

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Read t hese op eratin g instr ucti ons caref ully befo re usin g the uni t. Foll ow the saf ety inst ruct ions on t he unit and the sa fety p recaut ions list ed belo w. K eep thes e oper ating ins truct ions handy f or fut ure re ference. 1. Power Source — Connect the un it to a powe r sour ce of t he type describ ed in the se inst ruct ions or [...]

Caut ions fo r safest use of thi s unit Installati on location 1. A well-ventilated place. Take care not to use this unit in a place w here i t will not receive sufficient vent ilation, and not to permit the ventilation hol es to be covered by cur- tains, or any sim ilar materials. 2. Place away from direct sunl ight and excessive heat from heating[...]

Co ntents Caution s for safest us e of this unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Con trols and func tion s (PR6 04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 Con trols and func tion [...]

Cr e at e a c o mp le te l y ne w r hy th m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 6 Ch o rd Mo d ify Ch a ng e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Pa r t Se t tin g . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contr ols an d functions (P R6 04) Tuning Unlik e an acou sti c piano, you r PR Seri es Di gital Ensembl e ne ver nee ds tuni ng. The pit ch o f this in stru ment c an be adj usted f or wh en playi ng al ong wit h oth er ins trume nts. (R efer to page 107.) About the backup memory The s ettings a nd mem ories are mai ntai ned for a pproxi mat ely 8[...]

SAX & WOODWIND ORGAN & ACCORDION SOUND EXPLORER BRASS SYNTH MIXTURES MULTI EFFECT CHORUS REVERB PLAY EASY REC SET NEXT BANK BANK VIEW PROGRAM MENUS DISK LOAD CHORD STEP REC DISK IN USE SOLO TECHNI-CHORD DIGITAL EFFECT BRILLIANCE STRINGS TRANSPOSE R1/R2 OCTAVE – PART SELECT CONDUCTOR PANEL MEMORY LEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1 LEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1 +[...]

Control s and f unctions (PR804) FA VORI T ES Fas hion a cus tomi zed di splay in whi ch al l you r fav orite soun ds, rhy thms and styl es are assem bled. ( Refe r to page 33.) DEMO SPLIT POINT MAIN VOLUME APC/SEQUENCER VOLUME MODE CHORD FINDER OFF/ON AUTO SETTING BANK STOP 8&16 BEAT ROCK & POP BALLAD JAZZ & SWING MOVIE & SHOW SOUN[...]

SAX & WOODWIND ORGAN & ACCORDION SOUND EXPLORER BRASS SYNTH SOLOIST MULTI EFFECT CHORUS REVERB PLAY EASY REC SET NEXT BANK BANK VIEW PROGRAM MENUS DISK LOAD CHORD STEP REC DISK IN USE SOLO TECHNI-CHORD DIGITAL EFFECT BRILLIANCE STRINGS TRANSPOSE R1/R2 OCTAVE – PART SELECT CONDUCTOR PANEL MEMORY LEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1 LEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1 + [...]

Getting started 1 Pl ug the p ower co rd in to an ou tlet. 2 Press the POWER button t o turn it on. • The p owe r in dicat or in the le ft f ron t of the bo dy is lit. 3 Touch a ny not e on t he keyb oard. • You r pia no feat ures Touc h Resp onse . Y ou c ontr ol the v olum e by pl ayin g the k eys h ard er or s oft er. 4 Set t h e MAIN VOLUME[...]

Pl ayi ng the pia no You r pia no is equi ppe d with v arious fine funct ions whi ch mak e it a n extrem ely v ersatil e ins trum ent. But i t sh ould be re memb ered tha t it is first of al l a fi ne pian o. S elect o ne of t he pian o soun ds and enjoy its excellent quality. When y ou act iva te the SIMPLE PIAN O fe ature, t he enti re keyb oard [...]

Pr ogre ssi ve Piani st You r pia no offers a fun method of lear ning to p lay p ian o. Sta rt one of t he 100 et udes inc orpora ted in thi s pia no, read the m usic i n the d isplay , lis ten to t he gent le ac compan iment for you r own a nd, have a good p ract ice! 1 Press the PROGRESSIVE PIAN IST butt on. 2 Sel ect t he goal o f the practic e.[...]

Se e and li st en t o th e demon stratio n 1 Press the DEMO bu tton . 2 Use the butt ons to t he lef t and right the d ispl ay to sel ect the de monstr ation tune you wi sh to see and l isten to. • The d em ons trat ion perf orma nce a nd disp lay cor res pond in g to yo ur s el ectio n wil l be gi n. • To en d t he de mons tra tio n befo re i [...]

Select a sound 1 In th e COND UCTOR section on the panel , pr ess the RI GHT 1 but ton t o turn i t on. 2 In th e SOUND GROUP or PIANO sect ion, press o ne of t he sound butt ons. 3 Sel ect a sou nd fr om the l ist of soun ds sho wn on th e dis play. • For mos t of the butto ns , th e list of s ou nds i s cont ain ed on tw o or mor e sc ree n “[...]

Select the registration for a music style (PIANO STY LIST) 1 Press the PIANO STYL IST butt on to turn i t on. 2 Press the PI ANO STYLES butto n. 3 Use the ARRAN GE MOD E butt on to sel ect t he desir ed typ e of arran gement . • Sel ect t he ty pe yo u wi sh t o play (PIANO SOLO/PIANO & COMBO /PIANO & ENSEMBLE). 4 Us e the SEL ECT M OD E [...]

Automatic panel setti ngs (ONE TOUCH PLAY) 1 In th e RH YT HM GROU P section, pre ss the but ton f or a des ired r hythm. 2 Sel ect a rhy thm f rom the l ist of rhyt hms on the di spla y. 3 Press and ho ld the ONE TOU CH PLAY button for a few seco nds. • The soun d, ef fect s and temp o sui tab le for the se lect ed r hyt hm are aut oma tic al ly[...]

• In t his examp le y ou pl ayed chor ds b y pr essin g the ke ys for the “ root not es ” (ONE FINGER chords). But you can al so sp ecif y the ch ord by pl aying al l th e note s i n th e c hor d. (Ref er to page 47. ) • Yo u can insert a fi ll-in pa tter n wh ile th e pr eset r hyt hm pat tern is pl ayin g by pre ss ing eithe r the FILL IN[...]

Recor d your perfo rmance (SEQUENCER) 1 In th e SEQUENCER section, press the EASY REC butt on to tur n it on. 2 Press the O K button. • The di sp lay ch an ges t o th e REA LTIM E RECORD display. DEMO SPLIT POINT MAIN VOLUME APC/SEQUENCER VOLUME MODE CHORD FINDER OFF/ON AUTO SETTING BANK STOP 8&16 BEAT ROCK & POP BALLAD JAZZ & SWING M[...]

3 Pl ay the son g on the keyboa rd. 4 When y ou have fini shed p layi ng, pre ss the EASY REC button agai n to turn i t off. • The PLAY bu tton in th e SEQUENCER se cti on turns on . Playing back your recorded performance A Press the SEQUENCER RESET ( FIL L IN 1 ) bu tton . B Press the START/ST OP but ton. • You r per for ma nc e is play ed ba [...]

Store yo ur pa nel settings (PAN EL ME MORY) 1 Set up the des ired p anel sett ings (sou nds, v olum es, etc .) 2 Use the NEXT BANK but ton to s elect a bank (A, B , C). • The bank names are shown on the disp lay . 3 Wi th th e SET butto n held do wn, pr ess one of t he number ed but tons o f the PANEL MEMORY ( 1 to 8 ). • Th e curr ent pa nel [...]

Sav e d ata on a fl op py dis k 1 Insert a disk you wish to save to into the D isk Dri ve sl ot. Pu sh it all t he way in unt il y ou hear a cli ck. 2 On the DISK MENU disp lay, select SAVE. • If yo u attemp t to use t he SAVE procedu re wh en an unfo rma tte d d isk i s in sert ed in to t he Di sk Dri ve sl ot, the FO RMAT disp lay appe ars . Fo[...]

Recall data from a floppy disk 1 Press and ho ld the DISK but ton f or a few se conds. 2 Select the file you wish to load. 3 Press the LO AD butt on. • The data is copie d to the in terna l memory of t his instr um ent. 4 Press the PLAY butt on in t he SEQUENCER secti on to tur n it on. 5 Press the ST ART/STOP butt on. • Th e reca lle d s ong i[...]

Loa d r hyth m dat a fr om a Te chni cs pattern disk (COMPOSE R LOAD) 1 Insert a commercially sold Techn ics patt ern dis k int o the D isk Dri ve sl ot. 2 In th e RH YT HM GROU P section, pre ss and h old th e LOA D ( MEMORY ) butt on fo r a few seco nds. 3 Sel ect t he name of the pat tern t o load . 4 Press the LOAD but ton. • Rh yth m da ta i[...]

Play back co mmercial song disks (DIRECT PLAY) 1 Inser t the s ong di sk in to th e Disk Drive slot. 2 On the DISK MENU disp lay, select DIRECT PLAY. 3 Use the butt ons b elow t eh displ ay to select a song. • For SMF so ng s, us e th e PL AY AS bu tto n t o spec ify a sou nd arra ngem ent mo de. 4 Press the START butt on. • Th e sel ected song[...]

Theatre Sonic (PR804) The THEATRE SO NIC fe ature cr eate s a speci al s ound fi eld t o give s tereosc opic e ffect s to t he inst ru- ment sound. This ef fect can b e enhanced by add ing external rear sp eakers . A Press the THEATRE SONIC button to turn i t on. • The e ffect is app lied. • Ev en if r ear spe aker s are no t conn ec ted, a vi [...]

Remote Contro ller (PR8 04) You can use the in clud ed wirel ess rem ote con tro l to ad just the M AIN V OLUME , act ivate D IRECT PLAY (page 9 8), and a cti vate SE QUENCER pla yback ( page 67 ). • To op era te DIRECT PL AY with the re mote cont roll er, t he n orma l pl ayba ck dis play mu st be prese nt wi th the dis k ins erte d, and f or th[...]

About the di splay A l arg e-si ze d isp lay, ea sy to op erat e w ith ex ce llent r ead ab ilit y, is u sed f or d isp layin g v ari ous in fo rmat ion s uch a s t he na mes of th e sel ec ted so un ds an d rh yt hms e tc . and w hen se tti ng t he fu nc tio ns. Le t ’ s ta ke a lo ok. • The di splay illu stra tions sho wn in th is Us er ’ s[...]

PAGE When th ere are addit ion al par ts t o the cu rr ent di sp lay, a p ag e num ber indic ati on, fo r examp le P AGE 1/2, appe ars in the uppe r rig ht cor ner of the s cre en. F or ex ampl e, 1/2 indic ates tha t ther e are two p ages of the d ispl ay, and the c urr ent page is p ag e 1. In t his c ase, you ca n us e t he up per and low er PAG[...]

HELP Yo u can fi nd an ex plan ati on of eac h but ton ’ s fun ction on th e d ispl ay. 1. Press the HELP butt on. • The follo wing displ ay ap pears . 2. Use the but tons bel ow the disp lay to s elect a langu age. 3. Press the OK button . 4. Press a button on the pane l who se expl anati on you wish to read. • An ex pla nati on of th e butt[...]

Selecti ng sounds Se lect t he so un ds for the t hr ee pa rts yo u ca n play on the keybo ard — RIGHT 1 , RIGHT 2 and LEFT . After first selec ting a part and a SOUND GROUP , ch oo se the de si red soun d fro m the di sp lay. Select a sound 1. In th e PART SELECT section, choose RIGHT 1 , RIG HT 2 or LE FT . • The CONDUCTOR butt ons are use d [...]

SOU ND EX PL ORER Thi s is a co nv enie nt feat ure fo r fi ndi ng the so und yo u want fr om th e many avai labl e sou nds. 1. In th e PART SELECT sectio n, select a part. 2. Press the SOUND EXPLORER button to t urn it on. • Us e th e but ton s t o the l eft an d rig ht of t he dis pla y to se lec t the soun d. 3. Use the ∧ an d ∨ buttons to[...]

Assigni ng pa rts to the key boar d The CONDUCTOR bu ttons are used to a ss ign t he p arts ( RIGHT 1 , RIGHT 2 , LEFT ) t o th e key boar d in many di ffer ent w ays. COND UCTOR • The volu me for each par t ca n be a djus ted inde pend ently . (R efer to page 31.) • The f oll owin g con dit ions are in effe ct whe n the AUT O PLAY CHORD is use[...]

SPLIT You can spl it th e key boar d int o ri ght an d le ft sect ions ( SPLIT ), and a ssi gn a dif fere nt s ound to ea ch sect ion. 1. Press the LEF T bu tton in t he CONDU CTOR to tu rn it on . • If t he LEFT p art does not turn on, th en t urn off th e AUTO PLAY CHORD , or s ele ct any m ode exce pt PIANI ST. 2. Use the SPLIT POINT button t [...]

Pedals Susta in pedal When a key is releas ed while th is pe da l is de pre ssed , th e soun d is sust ained so that it li nge rs and slowl y fa des out . • Thi s effe ct does n ot w ork f o r the soun ds in the DRUM KITS grou p. • This eff ect does not wor k for som e sou nds. • The le ngth of t h e sus tai n can be se t for each part. (Refe[...]

Touch Sens iti vity Adj ust keyb oar d to uch re sponse . 1. Press the PROGRAM MENU S butt on to turn it on. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Select T OUCH SENSITIVIT Y. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 3. Use the buttons t o the left o f th e displ ay t o sel ect the fun ction you wi sh to set. Use the ?[...]

2. Use the ▲ and ▼ but tons to sele ct an e ffect gro up. • The EFFE CT ME MOR Y is f or e dit ed eff ects (s ee be low) . 3. Use the buttons t o the right of the di splay to sel ect t he type. • If the type s c ompr ise mor e th an on e di splay “ pa ge, ” us e the PAG E butt ons to swit ch pa ge s. • If yo u pre ss the VARI button t[...]

RE VERB REVERB ap plies a rever ber atio n eff ect t o the sound . Thi s eff ect is appl ied t o all t he pa rt s in c omm on. ⇒ Press the REVERB butt on to turn i t o n. • This eff ect does not w ork f or th e METRONOM E . Type a nd parame ter sett ings 1. Press and ho ld the REVERB button for a f ew seconds. • The displ ay ch ange s to th e[...]

4. Use the buttons t o the left o f th e displ ay t o select an item you wish to set (MIC REVERB SETTING/MIC EFFECT SETTING ). 5. Use the PARAMETER ▲ and ▼ butt ons to sel ect th e function , and us e the VALUE ∧ an d ∨ but tons t o chan ge the se tti ng. MIC REVERB (separa te reverb for mic inp ut) TYPE: Type of reverb (ROOM/KARAOKE/STAGE/[...]

Techni -chor d TECHNI-CHORD t urn s y our s ingl e no te m elod ies int o fu ll ch ords a nd o ffe rs you a ch oice of diff ere nt ty pes f rom a simp le du et wh ich ad ds one h arm ony not e to y ou r melo dy note, to b ig band reed s wh ich ad ds f our h arm ony not es t o your m el ody no te . If TECHNI-CHORD is part of a ONE TOUCH PLAY or PIAN[...]

Selecti ng rhythm s Man y exci tin g r hythm s a re sto red in the me mo ry of th is inst rum ent . Fir st s el ect one of the r hyt hm gr oups and the n ch oo se t he desi red r hyt hm. Select a rhythm 1. In th e RHYTHM GRO UP section, select a rhyt hm gro up. • For info rmati on ab out t h e ME T RON OM E , s ee th e foll ow- ing secti on. • [...]

MET RONOME 1. In th e RHYTHM GRO UP section, select METRONOME . • The follo wing displ ay ap pears . 2. Sel ect t he time si gna ture f or the met rono me. • Selec t “ M etr onom e Off ” if you do not wi sh the f irst beat of the m ea sure t o be ac cent ed . • Pr ess t he START/STOP butto n to start t he metro nome. Start the rhythm The [...]

Playin g the rh ythm Int ro, f ill -i n and end ing p atter ns f i t ti ng ea ch di ffer ent rhyth m pat ter n ar e pe rman ently rec ord ed in yo ur ins trume nt, th us al lo wi ng a ver sati le r hyt hm pe rf or manc e. • Thes e p att erns a re n ot avail able f or t he METRONOME . INTRO Be gin th e rh yth m pe rfor ma nce wi th a n in tro patt[...]

FI LL IN You can ins ert a f ill- in patte rn any time dur ing the rh ythm per forma nce. C hoo se fr om t wo di ffer ent f ill- in patte rns. 1. Sel ect a rhyt hm and press the START/STOP butt on. 2. Press the FI LL I N 1 or FILL I N 2 butt on. • A fi ll-in patte rn i s hea rd im med iately for th e re main der of the meas ure. • When a FILL I[...]

<One-finger> Pre ss a ke y in th e le ft k eybo ard se ct ion t o sp ec ify the r oo t not e. Th e ma jor c hor d corr esp ondi ng to t his roo t n ote is aut o- mat ica lly pl ay ed in a n acc omp anim en t patt ern. • When thr ee or more ke ys o f a ch ord are pres se d, it is re cogn ized as a < fing ered> chord . Min or, sev enth [...]

How to us e the AUTO PLAY CH ORD 1. Sel ect the desi red rhyth m and sound(s ), a nd set th e te mpo. • Do no t sel ect MET RONOME . 2. Press the AUTO PLAY CHO RD ’ s OFF/ ON bu tt on to tu rn it on . 3. Press the AUTO PLA Y CHORD ’ s MODE but- ton t o turn it on. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 4. Sel ect an A UTO PLA Y [...]

APC V OLU ME To ad jus t th e volu me ba lance be twee n the au to matic accom - pani ment and th e part s you pl ay man ually o n the keyboa rd, the v olume of all th e autom atic accom panime nt parts can b e low ered as on e. ⇒ Us e the APC/SEQUENCER VO L UME sl ide contr ol t o adjust the vol ume. • Us e thi s contr ol to lo wer the aut om [...]

Fade I n/Fade Out Add inter est t o you r pe rform anc e by s tart ing a p art w ith a f ade -in or e nd ing it wi th a fade -ou t. FADE IN At th e begi nni ng of the s ong, t h e v olum e of ea ch pa rt r ises slo wly. 1. Set up the p anel se tti ngs for you r pe rfor m- anc e. 2. Turn on the FA D E I N butt on. • The ind icator flashe s. In thi[...]

Sound Ar rang er The SOUND ARRANGER feat ur e let s yo u sel ec t ot her soun ds f or t he AUTO PLAY CHORD par ts of each rhy thm. 1. Sel ect th e rhythm w hose sou nd you wish t o cha nge. • Do no t sel ect the ME TR ONO M E o r the MEM ORY bu tton. 2. In t h e SO UND AR RANGE R sectio n, press the SET butt on to t urn it on. • The d isplay l [...]

Piano Styl ist Thi s feat ure au toma tic ally l aun ches the a ppr opr iate i nstr um ent s etti ngs wh en you s elec t the s tyle o f t he ar rang emen t you wish t o pla y in. By usin g this fea tur e, you can e asily achi eve a perf orma nce l ike tha t o f a fi rst-r ate pi ani st. PIANO STYLES Sel ect a su itabl e styl e for y our pe rforma n[...]

Musi c St yle Arrange r The MUSIC ST YLE ARRANGER hel ps you to mak e prof essio nal re gistr atio n ch anges d uring your pe rfor manc e. Sel ect be tween fo ur co ntr astin g reg ist rati on s at th e push of a but ton , or let you r inst rum ent chan ge th e reg istr at ion auto m ati cally fo r you wh en you us e FILL IN 1 or 2 . Th e MUSIC STY[...]

Panel Me mory PANEL MEMORY sto res al l the c urr ent p an el se tti ngs so yo u c an r ecal l th em at the pu sh of a b utt on. How to store the panel settings St ore up to 24 panel setti n g s (3 bank s x 8 memor ie s). By sto ring al l the pan el sett ing s you us e for a so ng in t he same ban k, fo r ex ampl e, y ou can sw itch f rom on e pa n[...]

Recall the panel setup 1. Press the BANK VIEW but ton to t urn it on. Sel ect a ba nk. 2. Press the desi red PANEL MEMORY n umber butt on ( 1 to 8 ). • The pa nel s etu p ch an ges t o t he on e s tore d in th e s peci fie d memo ry. • You can the n cha nge the so und se ttin gs , etc . manu all y; how ever , the cont ent s of th e memo ry r em[...]

Playin g phra ses Duri ng your pe rfor manc e, y ou c an in sert a sh ort r ec ord ed p hrase or e ffect sou nds by p ressi ng a pa d butt on. A diff ere nt gr oup of phr ase s is recor ded in each ba nk. 1. Press the BANK button. 2. Sel ect t he desir ed bank f rom t he displ ay. • The li st of ba nks c onsis ts of thr ee s cre en pa ges. Us e t[...]

Copying p hrases Yo u can co py the de sir ed da ta, as phr ases , fro m t he SEQUENCER to ea ch pad m emor y of a “ User Bank ” . • Ch ord dat a is a lso copi ed to p ad bu tto ns 5 and 6 ( SOLO ). PHRA SE C OPY Co py a p hra se from o ne pad t o an ot her . 1. Press the PROGRAM MENU S butt on to turn it on. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar [...]

Compile Yo u can assig n d esir ed p hra se s fro m dif fere nt bank s in “ Comp ile Ban k ” 1 an d 2 . 1. Press the PROGRAM MENU S butt on to turn it on. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Select PIANO PERFORMANCE PADS. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 3. Select COM PILE SET. • The d isplay l ooks sim[...]

6. Press the OK button . • For de tails ab out KEY SETTI NG , refe r to page 87. • For det ai ls about CHORD MODIFY CHANGE, refer to page 88 . 7. Select the part to record to. • Press the button f or PART 1 or PART 2. • Rec ordi ng be gins as so on as the pad is s ele cted. • Two parts can be recorded (PAD 1 – 4). • The d isplay l ook[...]

Outlin e of the Seque ncer A se quen cer recor ds y our pe rfor ma nce i n a s imila r wa y to a tape r eco rde r. Thi s in str um ent ’ s SEQUENCER al lows you t o r eco rd up t o 1 0 perf orma nc es in a va riet y o f wa ys. You ma y wan t to rec ord your ent ire p erf orm an ce in one g o (espe cia lly if yo u ar e us i ng AUTO PLAY CHO RD to [...]

3. Select RECORD & EDIT, COPY & PAST E or RAN GE E DIT, a nd fol low t he c orrespo nding pro cedure . <RECORD & EDIT> <COPY & PASTE> <RANGE EDIT > Sum mary of th e SEQU ENCER m enu items REC ORD & EDI T The se fun cti ons are re cordi ng and ed iti ng ope rati ons us ed for c rea t i ng a new pe rfor manc e. R[...]

Slide Show This ins trum ent c an s ho w va riou s imag es whic h ch ange auto mati ca lly corr esp on ding to the m usic p rog res sion ju st l ike the DEMO per forma nce. Us ing th e Sli de Sho w func tio n, y ou ca n c rea t e a m ult i-med ia sh ow o f im ages sync hroni zin g wi th the sound. Schematic Set the im ages To s et t he im ages , pr[...]

Sequence r part s The f oll owin g sum mary expl ain s what is s tor ed in e ach SEQUENCER part . • You can use the TRACK ASSIG N function to assign part s to tracks as y ou wish. (Refer t o page 7 6.) • Thos e i tems abov e wh ich ar e no t o per ation s a vaila ble w ith t his i nstr ume nt can be recor ded on ly from MI DI i nput. Par t name[...]

Easy Rec ord Su ppos e yo u are pl ay ing yo ur in stru m ent an d yo u wish t o rec ord a nd p lay bac k your per for manc e to hear how it soun ds . You can by pass the set- up p roc edur es of t h e full -sca le se qu ence r and b egi n re cordi ng qui ckly and e asi ly. • No te t hat by ex ecut ing EASY REC , the origi nal dat a in t he s ele[...]

• The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 6. Use the buttons bel ow the dis play t o turn on the “ REC ” indi catio n ab ove the t rack n umbers you are go ing to record. • Whi le you a re rec ordi ng, you can play back trac ks w hich ar e alr eady rec ord ed. P ress the c orre spon ding bal anc e but tons t o dis pl ay “ PL AY ?[...]

CYCLE RECOR D This mode allo ws you t o have spe ci fied r ecord ing m e asure s con tin uous ly re peat ed . Th us yo u can rec ord meas ures b y addi ng n otes duri ng an y c yc le. 1. On t he REA LTIM E RECO RD disp lay, spec ify “ REC ” for a trac k numbe r you are goi ng to record, a nd “ PLAY ” for t ra ck numbers you w ish to ha ve p[...]

8. When you are fini shed pl ayi ng bac k you r per- form ance , press t he SEQU ENCER PL AY bu t- ton to tu rn it off. CYCL E PLA Y Yo u can have sp ecifie d m eas ure s play ed ba ck rep eate dly. 1. On the SEQUENCER PLAY display, specify “ PLAY ” for track numbers yo u wish to have play ed back . 2. Pr e ss th e CY CLE butt on. • The d isp[...]

SEQUEN CER VOLUME When pl aying the keyb oa rd al ong w ith a recor ded pe rform - ance , you ca n adj ust the tot al vo lume of a l l the pl ayb ack par ts as one. ⇒ Us e the APC/SEQUENCER VO L UME sl ide contr ol t o adjust the vol ume. • Use th is control to lower th e volume o f the recorde d pl ayba ck pa rts whe n it is to o l oud r elat [...]

Song Sel ect You can s ele ct a des ired song fr om t he lis t of r ecor ded so ngs. 1. On the SEQ MENU display, select RECORD & EDIT. 2. On the RECORD & EDIT di splay, select SO NG SELECT. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 3. Use th e SONG SEL ECT ▲ and ▼ bu tt on s to select a song. • The total amou nt of m em or [...]

AUT O PUNCH RECO RD You can a lso set th e punc h-i n and pu nch- out poi nts b efore - han d, so that rec ord ing a uto mat ica lly be gi ns an d ends at the spe cified poin ts. 1. On t he PUNCH RECO RD dis play, pres s the AUT O: OFF button. • If REC i s not s how n fo r any trac k, th e bu tto n does not turn ON. • The d isplay l ooks simil [...]

5. Use the CURSOR and b utto ns to move the cu rsor to the no te pos ition ( dot ) you are goi ng t o st ore . • Ea ch do t rep res ent s on e-e ight h of a qua rte r-no te (a thirt y- se cond no te) . • When storin g tripl ets, it may not be possibl e to matc h the tim ing ex actly with th e 1/32- not e s teps. H owe ver, if you sele ct triple[...]

Assigning the i mages Ass ign im ages to t he se lect ed p oint ( PIC) of a so ng. 1. Use the SONG SELECT ∧ and ∨ of th e SEQUENCER MENU display to select a song numb er to whi ch the i mages will be as signed, and s elect RECORD & E DIT. 2. Sel ect ST EP RECO RD on t he RECO RD & EDIT display. 3. Use the balance bu ttons below the di s[...]

Store a chord prog ression St ore th e c hor d prog ressi on f or t he AUT O PLAY CHORD i n th e trac k for the C HO RD pa rt. T hen, wh en th e AUTO PLAY CHORD is us ed dur ing p lay back , e ven if yo u do n ot s peci fy t he chor ds wi th y ou r lef t hand , th e c hor ds ch ange au to matic al ly. • The c ho rd len gth is sp ecif ied wi th t [...]

<M easu re 4> (1) W hile p layi ng a D7 chord , pres s the  key one t ime. (2) W hile pl ayi ng a G7 chor d, pre ss the  key one t ime. • Yo u can pr ess th e INTRO & ENDING bu tto n or a FI LL IN bu tto n on th e pa nel to sto re th e desi red pat tern at the c urs or posi ti on. (An INTRO or COUNT INTRO ca n be st ore d only at [...]

Co rr ect the rec ord ed rh yth m pr ogres sion 1. Foll ow t he pr ocedur e to selec t the ST EP RE- CORD: RHYTHM di spl ay. 2. Use the MEAS butt o ns to g o to the me asure you wish to modify. (The * is hig hli ghted .) 3. Cor rect th e rhythm data. • Pr ess t he ERS butt on to er ase da ta at th e curso r p ositi on. • If y ou wish to cancel [...]

Quantiz e The Q UA NTI ZE f u nc tio n c an corr ect t he timi ng of yo ur per forma nce a fte r it has be en r ecord ed. If the rhyt hm i s s light ly ou t of s ync or inexa ct, it wi ll a utomati cally be co rrec ted to the sp ecifi ed qu antiz e leve l. 1. On the SEQ MENU display, select RECORD & EDIT. 2. On the RECORD & EDIT displa y, s[...]

Track Cle ar Er as e th e con tent s of a spe cifi c trac k. 1. On the SEQ MENU display, select RECORD & EDIT. 2. On the RECORD & EDIT displa y, select TRACK CLEAR. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 3. Use the bal ance but tons t o sele ct the trac k or tracks you wish to clear. • A “ CLR ” ma rk i s sho wn fo r t h[...]

CYCLE PL AY Yo u can aur ally ch eck the data yo u ar e edit ing by ac cess in g the CYCL E PLAY display f rom the NOTE EDIT display. • If y ou wi sh othe r trac ks to be pla yed b ack, t hey shou ld be s ele cted befor eha nd o n the SEQU ENCE R P LA Y di s- pl ay. ( Ref er to page 67 .) 1. On t he NOT E EDIT disp lay, pr ess the PLAY butt on. ?[...]

Copy and pas te the recor ded da ta Yo u can copy an d pas te spe ci fic po rtio ns of t he rec ord ed da ta. Select the function 1. On t he SEQ M ENU dis play, use the SON G ∧ and ∨ butt ons to sel ect t he nu mber o f t he song. Th en select COPY & PASTE. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. On the COPY & PASTE di s[...]

ME ASUR E CO PY Cop y reco rded da ta of sp eci fie d meas ure s to a sp ecif ied poi nt. • On th e d estin ati on t r ack, th e n ew da ta re plac es t he cu rren t me asur e cont ents . 1. Spe cify the measu res yo u w ish t o co py from the source track (FROM). • On the FROM side, speci fy the settings w ith the corre- spon di ng butt ons . [...]

ME ASUR E IN SER T Ins ert sp eci fie d meas ures a t a s pe cif ied p oin t. • The leng th o f the perf ormanc e ac cordi ngly i ncre ases by th e num ber of ins ert ed meas ure s. 1. Spe cify the measu res yo u w ish t o co py from the source track. • On the FROM side, speci fy the settings w ith the corre- spon di ng butt ons . TR AC K: Spe [...]

VELO CITY CHAN GE Modify the recorded velocit y in specif ic meas ures of spec ific tracks. 1. Use the TRACK ∧ and ∨ but tons to sel ect t he track you wish to edit. • Yo u ca nn ot s ele ct th e tra ck fo r t he CON TROL, R HYTHM or CHORD part. • If ALL is sel ected , all tr acks wi ll b e edit ed. 2. Use the F IRST MEASURE ∧ and ∨ but[...]

ADVA NCE/ DEL AY Sp eed u p or d elay t he s ound prod uct ion o f sp ecifie d p er- fo rm ance dat a. 1. Use the TRACK ∧ and ∨ but tons to sel ect t he track you wish to edit. • Yo u ca nn ot s ele ct th e tra ck fo r t he CON TROL, R HYTHM or CHORD part. • If ALL is sel ected , all tr acks wi ll b e edit ed. 2. Use the F IRST MEASURE ∧ [...]

Outlin e of the Compo ser The COMPOSER en able s you to c rea t e your o wn acc ompa nime nt pa tterns . A patt er n is c ompr ised of 8 par ts: DRUMS 1 , 2 , BASS and ACCOMP1 – 5 par ts. T hes e par ts wo uld f o rm t h e back ing of a son g. Rhythm co mponents whic h can be stored Di ffe ren t INTR O 1 , 2, V AR IAT ION 1 to 4, EN DI NG 1, 2 p [...]

Three w ays to re cord in the C OMPOSER The re ar e thre e wa ys to c reate and re cord a rhyt hm. Simple record ing method Use EASY COMPOSER to quickl y create a unique rhythm just by se lect ing a patte rn f or eac h part . Crea te a co mpl etel y new rhyth m Co mpos e all t he part s of a co mple tel y new rhy thm fr om sc ratc h. • Yo u ca n [...]

3. On the RECORD MEMORY display, press the OK button. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 4. Press the CLEAR T HE ENTIRE PAT TERN butt on. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 5. Press the YES bu tton. • Al l the d ata fo r the s ele cted pa tter n is era se d. 6. Use the MEA SURE ∧ and ∨ bu tt ons to spe cif [...]

4. Record the part. • The spec ifie d num ber of m eas ure s ar e re peated ly played back , d uri ng whi ch ti me any ne wly playe d notes a re a dded to t hos e al ready rec ord ed. The cur ren t me asur e num ber is sh own on the di sp lay as “ MEASURE= ” . • Record the perf ormance in C major for correct chord progress ions d uring p la[...]

Part Settin g You can m ake d etail ed se ttin gs fo r ea ch pa rt. 1. On t he RE ALTIME R ECOR DING disp lay, pre ss the P ART S ETTIN G button . • The s et tin gs co mpr ise th ree pages of th e d ispla y. Us e the PAG E butt ons to swit ch pa ge s. 2. Use the PAR T ▲ and ▼ b uttons to select a par t. 3. Us e the ∧ and ∨ button s to set[...]

Step Rec ord Use ST EP RECO RD to sto re the not es one -by -one on th e dis play . This is a co nven ient w ay t o stor e comp lic ated patt erns th at ar e dif fi cult to pl ay. Recor ding procedur e 1. Whil e yo u are record ing, press t he S TEP RE- CORD b utton. • The disp lay chan ges t o the STEP R EC ORD dis pla y si mila r to the follo w[...]

Measu re Edit Yo u can edit the r eco rde d dat a o ne meas ure at a ti me . Select the functio n you wis h to edit. 1. During recording, press th e MEASURE EDIT butt on. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Sel ect t he funct ion. 3. Foll ow the pro cedure to ed it t he fu nction (see below ). • On ly the cont ent s of th e sa[...]

ME ASUR E DELE TE Del ete spec ifi ed m eas ure s fr om al l pa rt s at o nce. • The len gt h of t he per fo rmanc e acco rdin gly d ec rease s b y th e num ber of de let ed me asur es. 1. Use the FIR ST MEASURE ∧ a nd ∨ but tons, to spe cif y the f irst m easur e to del ete. 2. Use the LAST MEASUR E ∧ and ∨ buttons t o spe cify the l ast[...]

4. On t he FR OM si de, use the b utto ns to s pecif y the p art to copy f rom. • For the DRUM part you can s p ecify the DRUMS 1 or 2 par t; for oth er p art s you ca n spe cif y a pa rt ot he r tha n a DRUMS part. 5. On the TO side , use the FUNC ∧ and ∨ but tons to spec if y for ea ch par t whethe r or not t o copy the d ata. KEEP: Pa rt d[...]

Outlin e of the Disk Dri ve func tion The Disk Dri ve enab les you to s tor e r ecord ed an d st ored data f rom t his inst rumen t ’ s mem ori es on d is ks, as wel l as pl ay co mme rcia l re co rde d d isks o n t his in stru m ent . Internal m em ory and Floppy Di sk Dri ve The stora ble in ter nal memor y of t his ins tr ume nt a s wel l as t[...]

Playback of commercial song disks DIREC T PL AY lets you enjo y playin g co mmer cially s old s ong dis ks di rect ly f rom a dis k. It ’ s fas t beca use you don ’ t hav e to load the disk da ta i nto yo ur i ns trum ent ’ s memory . • DIREC T PLAY is poss ible f rom th e follo win g disks: St anda rd M IDI F ile St anda rd M IDI F ile wit[...]

Loa din g dat a Rec all ( loa d) the data f rom th e disk to thi s in str umen t ’ s m e mor ie s. • No te t hat t he lo ad pr oce dur e cau ses a ny da ta whic h is c urre ntl y stor ed i n th e re leva nt me mo ries t o be era sed. LOAD Load dat a th at sav ed to a di sk int o th is in strum ent ’ s me mory. 1. Inser t the di sk wit h the s[...]

SMF LOA D Load dat a wh ich was s aved in the “ Stan da rd MID I File ” (SM F) form at. 1. On t he LO AD (PA GE 1/ 3) d isplay , pre ss t he SM F but t on. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. • For disk s w hic h con tai n SMF file s on ly, t his disp lay ap- pear s a uto mati ca lly whe n LOAD is s elect ed on th e DISK MENU[...]

Direct Pl ay Yo u can enjo y imme diat e p layba ck of “ Stan dard MI DI Fi le ” (SMF), “ Di sk O rch estr a C oll ecti on ” (DOC) a nd “ Pian oDi sc ” dis ks — all wi t h out lo adi ng the s ong d ata . 1. Inser t the di sk wit h the sto red data int o the Dis k Drive. 2. On the DISK MENU display, select DIRECT PLAY. • The d isplay[...]

Song M edl ey So ngs s av ed fr om th e SEQUENCER to a dis k (disk data) in t he TECHNICS F ORMAT can be pl ayed back i n a medley. 1. On the D ISK MENU display, sel e ct SO N G MEDLE Y from the d isplay . • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Sel ect t he order of fil es in the medl ey. • If A LL is pr es sed, all th e file s a[...]

2. Press the YES bu tton to format the d isk, or pre ss the NO butt on to can cel the forma t. • When the YES but ton is pressed , disk format begins. Aft er abou t 1 – 2 m inut es, for mat tin g is com ple ted an d DIS K NAMI NG di splay i s sh own. 3. Use the butt ons b elow t he displ ay to as sign a name . • Us e the P OSITI ON but ton s [...]

<SAVE OPTION> Spe cify t h e ki nd o f da t a you wish to sa ve to the d isk. To maxi mize eff e c tiv e use of d isk m e mo ry or to minimize the sav e time, s elect on ly the typ e of data you wi sh to save. 1. Us e the PAGE butto ns to access the 2 /3 SAVE OPTION display. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Use the butt[...]

8. Use the SAVE AS butto n to se lect the so und gener ator mod e (GM/ GM2/NX) . • If th e dat a c reat ed o n th is ins tru ment was save d in th e GM / G M2 mod e , th e sound s et c. m ay ch ange . If savin g data in th e GM/GM2 m ode, b e sure to sele ct sounds f rom the SO UND EXPLORER soun d g rou ps w hen y ou crea te dat a. — GM: GM BAS[...]

Outlin e of the Sound The SOUND mode is used for making fine adjustments to the f unctions related to sound, such as tone, and tuning. 1. Press the PROGRAM MENU S butt on to turn it on. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Select SOUND. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 3. Sel ect t he desir ed menu. 4. Foll ow[...]

<PAGE 1> SOUND: Use the SOUND ∧ an d ∨ bu tto ns to s elec t a s ound . • The b utt on s on the co ntro l pane l m ay also b e used t o se lect a so un d. VOLUME: Us e the V OLUM E ∧ and ∨ butto ns to adj ust th e volume (0 t o 12 7). PAN: Us e the P AN ∧ and ∨ bu tto ns to a dj ust the st ere o ba lanc e (L64 – CENTER(CT R)-R[...]

<PAGE 4> MONO / PO L Y MO DE: Use the M O NO/POL Y MODE ∧ an d ∨ butto ns to select the outp ut mo de. PORTAMENTO : Us e the ON /OFF butt ons to en ab le or dis able th e por ta- me nto f unc tio n. ( Port amen to is a conti nuou s gl idi ng mo ve- men t fr om one to ne to anoth er. ) • Use the ∧ and ∨ b uttons to s pecify th e port[...]

<PAGE 3/5> DI GITA L E FFE CT: Se lect DIG ITAL EFF . Us e th e butt ons belo w t he disp la y to set t h e D IGITAL EF FECT to O N or O FF fo r th e corr esp ondi ng par t. CHORUS: Select CHORUS. Use th e buttons b elow the dis play to set t h e CHORUS to O N o r OF F f o r ea ch pa r t. CHORUS DEPTH: Select CHORUS DEPTH. Us e the buttons be[...]

Maste r Tuni ng This s etting i s us ed t o f ine -tu ne th e p itch of the e nti re i nstr ume nt. This is conv enien t wh en this inst rum en t is p layed wit h o t her inst r umen ts or wit h a r ecor ded per form anc e. 1. On the SOUND MENU display, select MASTER TUNI NG. • The displ ay ch ange s to th e foll owin g . 2. Use the ∧ an d ∨ [...]

Sound Lo ad Opti on The d ata for eac h individ ual sound is set with th e most suitab le effect se ttings, etc ., but in som e c ase s when switc hing f rom o ne sound to another and these s ettings are recalled, t he setup is not th e way you want it. By using the SOUND LOAD OPTION, you can adjus t th e set tings so tha t spe cif ic dat a is no t[...]

Outlin e of the Rever b & Effect In th e REVERB & EFFECT mod e, you can m ake detai led setti ngs relat ed to this instrumen t ’ s ef f ect s. 1. Press the PROGRAM MENU S butt on to turn it on. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Select REVERB & EFF ECT. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 3. Sel e[...]

Outlin e of the Sound Edi t SOUND EDIT enables you to create your own ne w s ound by altering one of th e this instrument ’ s pr eset so unds . Y our new sound can be s tored in one of t he sound mem ory locations. SOUND EDIT has two methods of u se. You can edi t in detail usin g functions more co m mo nly associate d with a synthesizer, or you [...]

Easy Edi t The m o st com mon ly us ed ed it fu nc tions are cons ol idate d o n one displ ay, provi din g con veni en t and q ui ck ed iting o pe rat ion. 1. On t he S OUND EDI T menu disp lay, s elec t EASY EDIT. • The displ ay ch ange s to th e foll owin g . 2 Use the butt ons bel ow the dis play to specif y the va lue of the at tribu te. • [...]

6. Us e the DET UNE ∧ and ∨ butt ons for fine adjus tment of the p itc h deviat ion. 7. Us e the P ANNI NG ∧ and ∨ butt ons to ad just the st ere o balance . • PA N: CTR i s th e cen ter p oint. At L 64, th e soun d is all t he way to the left, a t R6 3 all the wa y to th e right. • If STEREO R or STEREO L is selected for the MODE, th e[...]

VELO CITY LA YER Adjus t these setti ngs to regula te the tone outp ut relat iv e to the velo city. 1. Use the PAGE but tons to view the 3/ 4 disp lay. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Use the buttons t o the left o f th e displ ay t o sel ect a t one (1s t, 2nd, 3rd o r 4th). 3. Us e the L-F AD E ∧ and ∨ butt ons a nd th[...]

PIT CH E NVELOP E Sp ecify ho w th e pit ch chan ge s ov er t ime, fr om th e ti me th e key i s pl ay ed t o the t im e the soun d di es out. 1. Use the PAGE but tons to view the 2/ 3 disp lay. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Use the buttons t o the left o f th e displ ay t o sel ect a t one. 3. Adj ust t he sett ings f or [...]

<Eq uali zer > For LPF (6)+EQ /HPF (6) +EQ fi lte rs, t he soun d qua lity can b e mod ifi ed by the EQU ALIZ ER. RANGE Se lect th e s ettin g ra ng e (HIG H or LOW). FREQ Se t th e stan da rd f req uenc y. GAIN Set the le vel inc rea se or decr eas e from t he v alue set f o r FREQ (dB). 6. Repeat step s 2 t o 5 fo r each ton e, as des ired.[...]

FI LTER ENVE LOPE TO UCH & K EY FOL LOW Spe cify h ow th e fi lte r en velope (cur ve) chan ges re lati ve to to uch o r no te pit ch . 1. Use the PAGE but tons to view the 4/ 4 disp lay. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Use the buttons t o the left o f th e displ ay t o sel ect a t one. 3. Use the TOUCH ∧ an d ∨ butt[...]

ENVELO PE TOU CH & KE Y FOLLO W Sp ecify ho w the volu me chan ges r elat ive to to uch o r not e pit ch ov er ti me . 1. Use the PAGE but tons to view the 3/ 3 disp lay. 2. Use the buttons t o the left o f th e displ ay t o sel ect a t one. 3. Use the TOU CH ∧ and ∨ b utto ns to c hange the t ouch s etting s. • Us e the A TK ∧ and ∨ [...]

Effect Edit Thes e a re set tin gs r elate d to the v ario us ef fec ts ap pli ed to y our edite d sou nd . EFFEC T 1. On t he S OUND EDI T menu disp lay, s elec t EFFECT. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Us e the r espe cti ve CHO RUS ∧ and ∨ but tons to spe cif y how the CHORUS is app li ed. 3. Use the R EVERB ADJUST ?[...]

Store the ne w sou nd The MEMORY button in the SOUND GROUP s ectio n acce ss es m emor y banks res erv ed for t he so unds you cre ate wit h the S OUN D EDIT . Y ou ca n sto re u p to 40 or igin al soun ds t hen s elec t th e s ound s just lik e the o th er s ound s in t he SOUND GROUP . Procedure 1. When y ou have ed ited t he sou nd to just the w[...]

Outlin e of Control functi ons Va riou s set tin gs rela te d to the o pe rati on of this inst rum en t are adju ste d wi th t he CONT ROL fu nctio ns. 1. Press the PROGRAM MENU S butt on to turn it on. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Sel ect CONTR OL. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 3. Sel ect a f uncti[...]

Pedal Setti ng By ass ignin g one of th e ma ny p rog ram mab le f unc tio ns to e ach o f t he so ft an d sos te nuto pe dals, yo u ca n th en c ont rol the fu ncti on dur ing yo ur p erf orm ance just by p ressi ng the peda l. 1. On the CONTROL M ENU display, select PEDAL SETTING. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Us e the ?[...]

Outlin e of Customi ze fun ctions Ma ny of this i nstr um ent ’ s set tin gs ca n be c us tomiz ed f or maxi mum playi ng conv enien ce and e ase. 1. Press the PROGRAM MENU S butt on to turn it on. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Selec t CUSTOM IZE. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 3. Sel ect a f uncti [...]

Dis play Tim e Ou t Nu mer ous m ess age d isp lays an d sett ing di splay s con veni en tly guide you t hr oug h th e ope rat ion step s o f thi s inst rum en t. Onc e you b ecom e f am iliar wi th th e oper atio n of y ou r inst r umen t, how ever, y ou m ay w ish to sho rte n or ev en sus pend th e di sp lay t im e of t he m ess age d ispl ays .[...]

MIDI Setti ng Load O ption Spe cify h ow M IDI d ata is hand led wh en da ta i s lo aded from a disk . 1. On the CUSTOMIZE MEN U di spl ay, select MIDI SETTI N G LOAD OPT I O N. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Use the ▲ an d ▼ buttons to sel ect an item. Load MI DI Paramete r s ? Fr om Regi stra tion f ile: Spe cify w he[...]

Theatr e So nic Spe aker M ode ( PR804 ) Spe cify w hethe r the T HE AT RE SON I C e ffect is to be c rea ted usi ng on ly sp eake rs of th e ins trume nt or usin g ext e r nal rear s peak ers as we ll. 1. On the CUSTOMIZE MEN U di spl ay, select THEATRE SONIC SPEAKER M ODE. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Sel ect a m ode. V[...]

What is MIDI? MID I (Mus ica l In strum ent Di g ita l Int erf ace) is the inte rnati ona l st anda rd f o r dig ital commu nicat ion of el ectr onic m usi cal instr umen t dat a. T his me ans th at any eq uipm ent whi ch ha s a MIDI t e r min al — su ch as el ect ron ic mus i c al inst rumen ts an d per so nal co mput- ers — can e asil y ex ch[...]

The following kinds of data can be transmitted/ received. NO TE d ata Thi s is the m ost bas ic kind o f MIDI dat a wh ich i s exch ange d, and i s us ed t o sp ecif y whi ch k eys are pla yed a nd how hard th ey are pl ayed . NOTE NUMBER: Number specifying which key is played. NOTE O N: Spec ifies t hat a k ey is playe d. NOT E OF F: S pec ifi es [...]

Part Settin g Follo w this p rocedure to set t he functio ns which ca n be set f or each part: MIDI CHANNELs, t he OCTAVE d ata to NO TE data dur in g tra nsmi ssion , an d LOCA L CON TROL ( whe ther o r not th e soun d ge ner ator of th is instr um ent is acti ve d urin g tra nsmi ssion ). 1. On the MIDI M ENU display, select PART SET- TI NG. • [...]

Cont rol M essages Ena ble or dis abl e the ex chan ge of v ariou s con tr ol da ta. 1. On t he MIDI M ENU d isplay, select CONTROL MESSAGES. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. • The CONTROL MESSAGES display consists of 3 p ages. Use the PAGE but tons to swit ch betw een p ag es. 2. Use the MESSAG E ▲ and ▼ buttons to select[...]

Comm on Setting Set th e functio ns whi ch are commo n to al l parts. 1. On the MIDI MENU display, select C OMMON SETTING. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Use ▲ and ▼ butt ons to se lect the i tem. NOTE ONL Y: Of th e pe rfor ma nce da ta, spe cify whe the r o r not o nly n ot e dat a is exch an ged. PROGRAM CHANGE TO P.[...]

Mode Sett ing Initi alize the setti ngs for when the NX SOUND or GM LEVEL 2 mod e i s ON . 1. On the M IDI MENU display, se l ect MODE SETTING. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Sel ect t he mode . • There are two mo des for GM LEVEL 2 depen ding on th e par ts to us e. • The c onfirma tion disp lay appears . Press the YES[...]

MIDI Pres ets Es tablis h the op timum se ttin gs dep en ding on h ow t his Ke yboa rd i s con nect ed to othe r eq ui pmen t, and on whet he r th is Keyb oa rd is us ed as th e mas te r or th e sla ve . 1. On the M I DI MENU display, select MI DI PRE- SETS. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Us e the ▲ and ▼ buttons to sel[...]

Program Chan ge MIDI Out Use th is func tio n to imm edia tely t ran smit s peci fic PR OGR AM C HA NGE and BA NK SEL ECT da ta from thi s di spla y on a spec ifi ed MID I chan nel. 1. On the MIDI MENU display, select PROGR AM CHA NGE MIDI OU T. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to th e follow ing. 2. Use the ▲ an d ▼ buttons to select a fun cti[...]

Computer Con nection The se set ti ngs are used to sel ect th e mode relat ed t o MIDI sign al flo w when a perso nal c ompu ter is c onne cte d to t he USB term inal of t his inst rumen t. • Whe n conn ectin g t o a per son al co mputer , i nst all th e USB dr iv er on the i ncl uded CD- ROM to th e c omput er fi rst. (Ref er to t he separate ma[...]

Init ial ize Thi s in strum ent h as many setta ble fu ncti ons and s t o rab le mem or i e s. Ho wev er, yo u can retu rn the set tings and m emory to the fa ct ory- pre set stat us. INITIAL 1. Press the PROGRAM MENU S butt on to turn it on. • The displ ay ch ange s to th e foll owin g . 2. Sel ect CONTR OL. • The d isplay l ooks simil ar to t[...]

Connecti ons THEATRE SONI C EXT OUT (PR804) External rear spe akers for th e THEATRE SONIC e ffect can be co nnec ted to these termi nal s. ( Refe r to pa ge 12 4.) AUX IN (in put le vel 0.5 V rms, 6 k Ω ) Ot her inst rumen ts su ch as a so und ge nerat or can be con - nect ed t o thi s ter min al, and th e sou nd wil l be ou tpu t fr om this ins[...]

Assembly (PR604) Follow the steps below to assemble your Technics piano. Make sure you are using the correct parts and that they are in the corr ect direction. • At least 2 people are required for assembly. • To disassemble the piano, reverse the procedure. 1. Remove the packing and take the parts out of the carton. Confirm that all the parts o[...]

Assembly (PR804) Follow the steps below to assemble your Technics piano. Make sure you are using the correct parts and that they are in the corr ect direction. • At least 2 people are required for assembly. • To disassemble the piano, reverse the procedure. 1. Remove the packing and take the parts out of the carton. Confirm that all the parts o[...]

Symptoms which appear to be signs of trouble The fo llowing cha nges in perf ormance ma y occur in the Te chnics Keyboa rd but do not ind icate tr ouble. Phenome non Re medy Sounds and effects Th e button s, keys , etc. malf unct ion . • Turn off the POWER button once, th en turn it on again. If this proc edure is no t successf ul, turn of f the [...]

Phenome non Re medy COMP OSER Storag e is not pos sible. • Th e remaining me mory capacity of the CO MP OSE R is 0. Settin g th e tim e signa ture a nd num ber of measur es is not possible. • The t ime signat ure a nd num ber o f measur es can not b e change d for a pa ttern wh ich is currently recorded in t he COMPO SER . If you w ish to cha n[...]

Error messages No. C ontents 00 The dat a on the disk that you ar e using is for a diffe rent produc t. 01 An e rror h as occurr ed wh ile the disk was loadin g. Pleas e try again! 02 Th ere i s no di sk in th e Dis k Dri ve . 03 The file t hat you t ried to loa d is empty. 05 An err or has occ urre d while t he disk was savin g. Pleas e try again![...]

Index A ADVANCED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 APC CONTROL (MIDI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 APC/SEQUENCER VOLUME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 69 AUTO PLAY CHORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 AUTO P[...]

PART SELECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 PART SETTING (SOUND) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 PART SETTING (MIDI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 PATTERN COPY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Peda[...]

Specific ati ons SX-PR604/M SX-PR80 4/M KEYBOARD 88 KEYS SOUND GENERATOR PCM MAX. POL YPHONY 64 NOTES 128 NO TES SOUNDS NUMBER OF SOUNDS 1039 SOUNDS (1005 SOUNDS + 2 ORGAN DRAWBARS + 32 DRUM KI TS) 1123 SOUNDS (1082 SOUNDS + 2 ORGAN DRAWBARS + 39 DRUM KI TS) PIANO GROUP GRAND, UPRIGHT, ELECTRIC, M ODERN SOUND GROUP GUITAR & HARPSI, STRI NG S, B[...]

SX-PR604/M SX-PR80 4/M REVERB & EFFECT TONE CONTROL, REVERB, CHORUS, MULT I, SOUND LOAD OPTION, MIXER CUSTOMIZ E DISPLAY TI MEOUT, DATA PRO TECTION, FAVORI TES SETTING, MIDI SETTING L OAD OPTI O N, LANGUAGE SETTING, DISK PREFERENCE DISPLAY TI MEOUT, DATA PRO TECTION, FAVORI TES SETTING, MIDI SETTING L OAD OPTI O N, LANGUAGE SETTING, DISK PREFER[...]

Limited Warranty Coverage If your product does not work properly because of a defect in materials or workmanship, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company or Panasonic Sales Company (collectively referred to as “ the warrantor ” ) will, for the length of the period indicated on the chart below, which starts with the date of original purchase ( ?[...]

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ENGLISH QQTG0665 Se0402S0 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Web Site: http://www.panasonic.co.jp/global/ Printed in Japan[...]