OWNER’S MANUAL Cod. 271101 U.S.
CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Stock Code 271101 Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. PRINTED IN ITALY Baldwin Piano & Organ Company, 422 Wards Corner Rd.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Contents USER GUIDE Introduction How to use the owner’s manual i Specifications ii Update the Operating System with OS-Disks v System Reset v • 1 Quick Guide 1. 1 Power up and get to know the basics. 1. 1 The initial status (default) 1. 2 Adjusting the General Volume 1. 2 Play with Auto Accompaniment Styles 1. 3 Listen to the Demo Styles 1. 5 Demo Style 1. 5 Multimedia 1. 6 Selecting instrument Sounds 1. 8 Selecting the Programmable Presets 1.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ • 4 Sounds & Presets 4. 1 The Sounds and Tracks 4. 1 Selecting Single Sounds 4. 3 Selecting Presets 4. 6 The Grand Piano Preset 4. 8 How to Program Presets 4. 10 How to Store Presets 4. 19 Restore Preset 4. 23 • 5 The Styles 5. 1 About PS1500 Styles 5. 1 Selecting Styles 5. 2 The Accompaniment tracks 5. 5 The Style Controls 5. 6 Variation, Fill, Style Lock 5. 8 The Accompaniment section 5. 9 Examples of using Styles 5. 16 Tempo 5. 23 Restore Sequencer 5. 24 • 6 Disk 6.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Song/Style Playback 8. 3 Restore Song/Style memory 8. 9 • 9 Digital Effects 9. 1 Selecting the effect types 9. 2 Bypassing the effects 9. 4 Regulating the Send levels 9. 5 • 10 MIDI 10. 1 What is MIDI? 10. 1 Playing PS1500 with a master keyboard 10. 4 PS1500 in Song mode used as a controlling device 10. 7 Programming Songs on an external sequencer 10. 8 MIDI Panic 10. 10 REFERENCE GUIDE • 11 Selection/Display Hold/Metronome 11. 1 Selection 11. 1 Display Hold 11.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ • 18 Song Edit 18.1 Quantize function 18. 2 Clear function 18. 4 Master Track function 18. 9 Copy function 18.1 3 • 19 SAMPLE / RECORD 19.1 Regulating the Mic/Line signal 19. 3 Preparing to sample - select the Splits 19. 4 Programmable Pads Assign 19. 12 • 20 Play All Songs - Restore 20. 1 Play all Songs 20. 1 Restore 20. 2 Software Release Date 20. 3 APPENDIX Tables A i MIDI Implementation Chart A. xiv Glossary A. xvii Index A.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ CONGRATULATIONS! Congratulations and thanks for purchasing Baldwin’s Pianovelle PS1500. This instrument provides high quality sounds and accompaniments, and a simple user interface with a 2x40 LCD backlit display which allows total control of all performance and programming activities. MULTIMEDIA FACILITIES PS1500 is a multimedia piano workstation which offers several ways of interfacing with the instrument.
SPECIFICATIONS • • Two Digital Effects Processors, controlled in real time, enrich the sound with effects (reverbs and modulations). Two different effects (1 Reverb and 1 Modulation) can be assigned to each Preset and an editor is available to create user-effects which are stored in the Presets. Polyphony & multitimbricity Maximum polphony: 32 voices. Multitimbricity: 8 parts (Style/Preset modes) or 16 parts (Song mode). Each part is assigned to a track.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION 1. The PS1500 should contain the following items from the factory. a) Instrument; b) Bench; c) 3 Floppy disks (2 OS-Disks, 1 Demo); d) Owner’s manual. 2. When contacting your retailer or authorized Baldwin technical assistance center, always provide the model name and serial number of your instrument (found on the identification plate). The information in this publication has been carefully prepared and checked. The manufacturers however decline all liability for eventual errors.
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User Guide • 1 Guick Guide • 2 Layouts • 3 Basic concepts • 4 Sounds & Presets • 5 Styles • 6. Disk • 7.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Power source • Be sure that your local AC mains voltage matches the voltage specified on the name plate before connecting to the mains. • DC power cannot be used to power this instrument. • If the instrument is to remain unused for long periods of time, remove the power cord from its wall outlet. For safety purposes, remove the power cord in cases of storms with lightning.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ • 1 Quick Guide POWER UP AND GET TO KNOW THE BASICS 1. Be sure that the power switch on the left key block is in the “OFF” position before connecting the power cord. 1 POWER OFF 2. Insert the instrument’s power cord into a suitable grounded wall outlet. ON 2 3. Press the power switch to turn on PS1500. After a few seconds the instrument sets to the default situation.
The initial status / Adjusting the General Volume ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ THE INITIAL STATUS (DEFAULT) After turning on, PS1500 sets to Style/Preset mode with the Grand Piano preset ready to play across the full keyboard. ****** The main display shown a short period after powering up corresponds to the GRAND PIANO Preset. PS1500 defaults to this mode every time you turn on the instrument.
Automatic Accompaniment ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ PLAY WITH AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT STYLES PS1500 has 96 auto accompaniment Styles with four Variations four Intros, a Fill and four Endings for each Style. You can also load up to 16 disk based User Styles of your choice into the 2 User Style banks available. 1. Press SINGLE TOUCH PLAY. Pressing this button activates the KEY START function automatically.
Automatic Accompanment ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 2” or “Free”, either by selecting a Preset or by entering the PIANO STYLE options. See the PIANO STYLE function in the Styles chapter 5, page 12. 5. Play a different chord. Note how the accompaniment pattern is transposed. 5/6 6. Start to play a melody with the right hand. The combination of sounds that play and the current keyboard mode will depend on the Style selected. 7. Stop the Style with Start/Stop or Ending.
Demo Style ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Demo Style 1 LISTEN TO THE DEMO STYLES SYSTEM RESTORE DEMO You can listen to the automatic playback of your PS1500 to get an idea of what the instrument is capable of doing. 1. Press the DEMO button in the SYSTEM section. 2 The 2x40 backlit Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) shows three Styles and the “ALL” options to choose from.
Multimedia ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Multimedia PS1500 can display Lyrics when playing PS Series Disks. There are a large number of disks that display lyrics when played. Furthermore, if you connect the RGB socket of the Audio/Video Interface to a domestic TV or computer monitor, you can project the Lyrics onto the external monitor. You may have to load a Song into memory. 1 DISK 1. Insert a disk containing PS Songs into the disk drive and press DISK. 2.
Multimedia ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 7. Press PLAY or START/STOP to start the SONG playback. 7 PLAY OR 8. Press TEXT in the Song Edit section. START / STOP 8 While the Song plays, the lyrics are scrolled across the display in synchronization with the Song. SONG EDIT TEXT If you have connected to an external monitor, the lyrics can also be shown on the screen in larger type. In «Edit General», you can choose from 4 different Video color setups.
Selecting instrument sounds ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ SELECTING INSTRUMENT SOUNDS PS1500 has almost 400 instrument Sounds, including orchestral, percussion and contemporary musical instruments. You can customize any sound to your tastes with the built in sound edit capabilities. 1. Press the GRAND PIANO button.
Selecting instrument sounds ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 4. Repeat step 2 and listen to other Sounds. 4 PAGE+ / BANK+ SOUND GROUPS This time, after pressing a SOUND GROUPS button, select a Sound Bank with the PAGE+/ BANK+ button once or twice then select a Sound. Each Sound Group button consists of 3 Sound Banks, each containing 8 Sounds. PIANO MALLET ORGAN GUITAR BASS REED FLUTE SYN LEAD SYN PAD SYN SFX PAGE– / BANK– Bk2 12STGT SOLOGT F1 5.
Selecting the Programmable Presets ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ SELECTING THE PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS The Pianovelle PS1500 contains 64 Programmable Presets organized into eight different banks: 32 programmed at the factory (buttons 1 - 4) and the other 32 “empty” (buttons 5 - 8), ready to be user-programmed. These presets feature combinations of up to 3 keyboard Sounds, custom effect settings, split keyboard combinations and more.
Selecting the Programmable Presets ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 4. Press the UPPER 2 activator. 4 A second sound is introduced (String), layered with the first. UPPER 2 UPPER 1 LOWER < ------------ Layered sounds (Upp 1 & Upp 2) ------------ > 5. Press the LOWER activator. A: In the case of the GrandP Preset (F1), the LOWER activator will be disabled because this Preset recalls the Full keyboard mode.
Change the touch sensitivity/Play the Pads ○ CHANGE THE TOUCH SENSITIVITY If the keyboard of your PS1500 is too “hard” or “soft”, you may want to modify the touch sensitivity setting. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 1 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ TOUCH SENSITIVITY 1. Press TOUCH SENSITIVITY The display shows four settings to choose from. 2 1/1 TOUCH SENSITIVITY 2. Select the setting required.
Play with Effects or bypass them ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ PLAY WITH EFFECTS OR BYPASS THEM One or both effects buttons in the Digital Effect section will be active (LED on), showing that the current Preset is being processed by one or both effect types (Reverb and/or Mod/Delay effect). You can temporarily modify the way in which a Preset is processed by changing the On/Off configuration of the Reverbs and Effects buttons.
Headphones/Pedals ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ PLAY WITH HEADPHONES • Plug a set of headphones into the left headphone socket. The headphones sockets panel is located on the left side of the instrument, under the keyboard. Inserting the headphones plug into the PHONES 1 jack excludes the internal speakers to allows you to play in total silence without disturbing others in the same room. Plugging into the PHONES 2 jack does not exclude the internal speakers.
general Effect volumes and loudness ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ REGULATE THE GENERAL EFFECT VOLUMES AND ACTIVATE LOUDNESS It is possible to regulate the general effect volumes to suit the surroundings and activate the Loudness function. Although each Preset recalls appropriate effect volume settings for each track, a general setting can be applied to render the effects more or less intense with a single command.
Transpose the instrument ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ TRANSPOSE THE INSTRUMENT (SEMITONES) If you would like to play a Song in a different key, or a song is too high or too low for a singer or other instrument, you can transpose PS1500 to play the song in an easier key. The TRANSPOSE +/– buttons allow real time semitone adjustments (transpositions) of the overall pitch (range ± 12 semitones = 1 octave). 1.
Play all Songs ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Play All Songs Use the PLAY ALL SONGS button (located in the 16 Track Recording Studio section) to play all the Songs or MidiFiles directly from a disk. No need to enter Disk mode; just insert the disk and press PLAY ALL SONGS. 1. Insert a PS Songs disk or MidiFile data disk into the drive. 1 Check the disk label for the type of data contained on the disk.
Song Play - Direct from Disk ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Song Play - Direct from Disk PS1500 can also play a preselected Song or MidiFile directly from disk. The Demo disk supplied with PS1500 contains a PS1500 format Song. If you have a Standard MIDI File data disk, you can use this instead of the supplied disk. “Direct-from-disk” is particularly useful for Song files that are larger than the available sequencer memory. 1 1.
Song Play - Direct from Disk ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 4. Rotate the DIAL to select a Song or MidiFile. 4 Scroll through the files and select a Song or MidiFile. 5. Press START/STOP or PLAY to start the playback. 5 The PLAY button is located in the 16 Track Recording Studio. KEY START CONTINUE PLAY INTRO ENDING OR The START/STOP button is the big red button on the left of the display. START / STOP The message “Wait!!” appears for a few seconds.
Recording a Song/Style ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Recording a Song/Style PS1500 allows you to record a simple 8 track song (Song/Style) using recording method that exploits existing Styles. In practice, the Song/ Style recording can record from 1 to 3 real time tracks accompanied by all the backing tracks of a Style to create an 8 track Song/Style. This is the quickest and most direct recording method. 1.
Recording a Song/Style ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 4. Press RECORD in the Sequencer. 4 On the top line of the Song/Style display appear the letters “MT” to indicate that the Metronome is active. On the bottom line at the center, the chord track is shown as being active to record data by the indication “Chord=Rec”. If you don’t want to play with the metronome, press the METRONOME button in the SONG EDIT section.
Recording a Song/Style ○ 7. When you have finished, stop the recording either with STOP or START/STOP. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 7 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ KEY START CONTINUE STOP INTRO START/STOP stops the recording of the Chord events while the sequencer continues to be active for the keyboard tracks. ENDING OR START / STOP STOP stops the sequencer recording for both Chord and keyboard track events. 8. Press RECORD or ESCAPE to escape the Sequencer.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ • 2 Front & Rear Panel Each button on the Pianovelle PS1500 control panel activates a specific function, selects an item in the display, or interacts with the currently selected operating mode to assist with the operations. This chapter explains what happens when you press the buttons. BUTTONS WITH LEDS Functions represented by a button with a LED (light emitting diode) indicate the on/off status of the respective function.
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F6 F7 F8 ○ ○ ○ 1 2 DANCE POP ETHNIC ○ 6 VARIATION 3 4 ○ 7 STYLE LOCK MEMORY LOWER MEMORY TEMPO LOCK FADE IN /OUT ACCOMPANIMENT WORLD USER 1–8 8 FILL MIXER LOCK SONG /STYLE TAP TEMPO BASS FOLLOW SONG USER 9–16 ○ SPLIT FUNK LATIN 2 ○ PIANO STYLE ROCK LATIN 1 ○ EASY PLAY 16 BEAT ○ F5 SINGLE TOUCH PLAY COUNTRY SWING ○ 8 BEAT SONG GROUPS ○ MIN MAX STYLE ○ F4 UPPER 1 ○ F3 UPPER 2 ○ F2 LOWER ○ ACCOMP. 3 ○ ACCOMP.2 ○ ACCOMPANIMENT ○ F1 ACCOMP.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 2•4 User Guide ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ INTRO 15 TYPE UPPER 1 F8 EFFECTS 20 REVERB DIGITAL EFFECTS F7 21 LOWER UPPER 1 UPPER 2 UPPER 1 LOWER ESCAPE ○ ○ Control panel ○ ○ 22 ENTER ○ 18 19 ON OFF F6 UPPER 2 ○ 17 F5 S E L E C T ○ 16 LOWER HARMONY F4 UPPER 2 ○ 14 START / STOP F3 CHORDS / MEASURE ○ DEMO SYSTEM F2 STYLE / SONG 13 ○ RESTORE F1 PERFORMANCE TEMPO 12 ○ TOUCH SENSITIVITY DISPLAY HOLD PAGE– / BANK– PAGE+
○ ○ ○ ○ 27 GRAND PIANO 28 1 5 2 29 3 PROGRAMMABLE PADS 4 PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS 4 6 7 30 STORE PRESET 8 RECORD 9 1 10 2 STOP 11 3 MASTER ○ PLAY 12 4 << MEASURE 14 6 31 13 5 >> 15 7 DISK 16 8 TRACK SELECT PLAY ALL SONGS METRONOME 32 33 COPY 16 TRACK RECORDING STUDIO ERASE ○ 3 QUANTIZE RECORD SAMPLE ○ 2 TEXT SONG EDIT ○ 1 SFX ○ PERCUSSIVE ○ ETHNIC ○ SYN SFX SAMPLE ○ SYN PAD MIXER ○ SYN LEAD BRASS ○ FLUTE ENSEMBLE ○ REED STRINGS ○
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Front Panel (buttons & controls) 1. VOLUME SLIDERS MASTER VOLUME. Adjusts the general volume (speakers, headphones and outputs). Not transmitted or received via MIDI. MIC/LINE. Controls the volume of the signal fed into the Mic/Line Input of the optional Audio/Video Interface. 2. ACCOMPANIMENT SLIDERS DRUM, BASS, ACCOMP1, ACCOMP2, ACCOMP3, LOWER, UPPER2, UPPER1.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Name write: In name writing situations when the keyboard activates as a source of alphanumeric data, Transpose – moves the cursor backwards while Transpose + moves it forwards. 10. DISPLAY CONTRAST Adjusts the display contrast. Different display viewing angles and lighting conditions may require a slight adjustment of the contrast. 11.
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○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ • 3 Basic concepts In this chapter, you’ll find information regarding the principal elements that make the Pianovelle PS1500 work, including useful information which will help you to understand the structure of the instrument. STYLE/PRESET MODE PLAY MODES: STYLE/PRESET, SONG/ STYLE & SONG Real Time and Style modes have a Preset in common. Styles can play up to 8 tracks at the same time while Presets up to 3.
Single Touch Play / Style Lock ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ The STYLE LOCK and SINGLE TOUCH PLAY buttons In Style/Preset mode the selection of the Sounds and the Accompaniments is determined by the status of STYLE LOCK and SINGLE TOUCH PLAY buttons. PROG. PRESETS STYLE LOCK SINGLE TOUCH PLAY on. Selecting a Style changes keyboard and accompaniment Sounds. The Sounds are those of the Style-Preset. The Tempo stored in the Style is recalled. SINGLE TOUCH PLAY off.
Modes/Presets ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ SONG MODE Grand Piano preset A Song is sequenced data consisting of one or more tracks (instrumental parts). A Song can be loaded from disk as a PS Song or as a Standard MIDI-file, and it can be recorded one track at a time (multitrack recording).
Presets ○ Style Preset 112 Presets associated to the Styles and User Styles and stored in the STYLE GROUPS (Style/ Song Groups section: Swing, Country, Rock, etc., User 1-8, User 9-16). Style-Presets assign sounds to the auto-accompaniments and keyboard that suit the Style to which they are associated. If the SINGLE TOUCH PLAY LED is on, the keyboard Sounds can be changed. The User Styles are progammable.
Tracks/Sounds ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ when you play PS1500 as a stand-alone unit. Selecting Sounds and Presets via MIDI is discussed in a later chapter. ○ ○ ○ F4/F5 respectively. The active/mute status of all other tracks (Styles, Song/Style and Songs) is changed by direct intervention on the corresponding track buttons of the sequencer. TRACKS A Track is the smallest part of a Preset.
Edit modes ○ PCM Samples to the first 6 locations of the Sample-Ram (in replacement of an eventual sample occupying location 8). Location 7 can accept PCM Samples originating from CD Series instruments. EDIT MODES PS1500 offers several Edit modes to modify various aspects of the instrument. Each mode consists of a set of parameters spread across several edit pages. The Edit Modes are: • Edit Preset (program changes, track transpose and tunings and pedal assignments, etc.
Connections ○ ○ ○ • ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Disk (file handling operations to and from RAM and disk). The various Edit modes are explained in detail in the relevant chapters of the owner’s manual. Connections This section takes a brief look at the types of connections that can be achieved with your PS1500 using the rear-panel connectors. POWER SUPPLY Insert the instrument’s power cord into a suitable grounded outlet.
Connections ○ a channel that corresponds to the PS1500 Common Channel (refer to the chapters dedicated to MIDI). • MK PS1500 MIDI OUT MIDI IN To record Songs on external computers or sequencers, connect the PS1500 MIDI IN to the MIDI OUT of the external device, the PS1500 MIDI OUT to the MIDI IN of the external device. This configuration is called a “closed MIDI loop”.
Connections ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ SPEAKERS AUDIO/VIDEO INTERFACE (Only for PS1500 models whose cabinet includes a speaker box). The Baldwin Audio/Video Interface provides PS1500 with additional connection possibilities as well as a Sampling feature. Check that the special cable which runs from the speakers box is connected to this jack.
The Display ○ The Display The main display The main display activates every time PS1500 is turned on and is what is shown in normal playing conditions. The power-up status shows the Grand Piano preset selected for the Upper 1 section.
The Display ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ RECORD WINDOWS These types of windows appear when PS1500 is set to record a User Style, Song/Style or Song. The display differs slightly for each specific element. In all cases, the metronome is activated automatically when the RECORD button is pressed. The top line of the display shows “MT” to indicate the activation. A recorded track is set to “play” and a mute track to “off”.
The Display ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ EDIT PAGES The Edit environments consist of several parameters spread across more than one “Edit page”. The pages are scrolled with the Page+/Bank+ and Page–/Bank– buttons. Each page is identified by a respective number and name of the selected parameter.
Data Entry ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Data Entry Inserting numeric values, selecting options and navigating between the PS1500 parameters of the edit pages is achieved with specific controls: • • Navigation (Function Select buttons F1…F8), Page+/Bank+, Page–/Bank– buttons. 1/9 PRESET:PROGRAM 113 Data Entry (DIAL, Function buttons F1…F8, Sliders F1…F8, Keyboard, ENTER and ESCAPE buttons).
Data Entry ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ MODIFYING THE PARAMETER VALUES The value or status of a selected parameter can be changed with the Dial. For On/Off situations, the corresponding Function button toggles between the two states. In many situations, the Sliders F1…F8 can be used to change parameter values without having to select the parameter beforehand.
Data Entry ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ INSERTING ALPHANUMERIC DATA In Name Write situations (Presets, Songs, User Styles, Disk files, etc.), the keyboard activates as a source of alphanumeric data. Each note of the keyboard corresponds to a letter of the alphabet or a number. The relative display shows a flashing active zone (“New name”) where a name of up to 6 characters can be inserted. Disk files accept up to 8 characters.
Data Entry ○ Inserting measures ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 5 4 The required measure number is specified using the black numerical keys on the right of the keyboard. Specify the required number and press ENTER to confirm. After confirming with ENTER, the active zone closes and the Song pointer passes directly to the specified measure. Press PLAY or CONTINUE to start the Song from the specified point. 6 7 ENTER confirms an operation and the values assigned to modified parameters.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ • 4 Sounds & Presets THE SOUNDS AND TRACKS A Sound is assigned to each track of a Preset. (The Grand Piano Preset is an exception that is discussed separately on page 8). Keyboard modes UPPER 2 UPPER 2 The keyboard tracks can be configured to play on the keyboard in two different ways, called keyboard modes: UPPER 1 UPPER 1 LOWER LOWER • Full keyboard mode - the Upper tracks (7 and 8) play across the entire keyboard range.
Keyboard Activators ○ Keyboard Activators The three Keyboard Activators (Upper 2, Upper 1, Lower), located to the right of the display under the Select buttons, activate or deactivate the keyboard tracks. For example, if an Upper track is muted, by pressing the corresponding Activator button, the sound assigned to the track will activate for play (press once to activate, press again to deactivate). The Sounds and the Keyboard modes can be changed instantly by selecting a Preset or a Style.
Selecting Single Sounds ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Selecting Single Sounds To assign a Sound to a keyboard track (Upper 1, Upper 2 or Lower) in Style/Preset mode, you must first select the track with the SELECT buttons (Upper 2, Upper 1; Lower) located to the right of the display. The SELECT buttons enable the displayed keyboard tracks for a Sound change. A selected track is shown flashing and only one section at a time can be in an enabled state.
Selecting Single Sounds ○ 3. Select a Bank containing the desired Sound using the PAGE+/BANK+ or PAGE–/BANK– buttons. ○ ○ ○ ○ 3 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ PAGE+ / BANK+ PAGE+ / BANK+ PAGE+ / BANK+ Each Group can contain up to 3 banks. The Bank number corresponds to the BankSelect MSB (CC00) MIDI message. PAGE– / BANK– Sound Bank 2 Bank 1 sounds are General MIDI compatible, while Banks 2 and 3 contain variations of Bank 1.
Selecting Single Sounds ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Assigning a Sound to the GRAND PIANO preset The GRAND PIANO Preset accepts a sound change using the method already described. However, whatever change you make remains temporary and is instantly cancelled if you either select the GRAND PIANO preset again, select a Preset from the PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS, or enter Song/Style or Song modes.
Selecting Presets ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Selecting Presets Select a Preset when you want to change the whole keyboard sound combination, not just a single sound. 1. Press one of the PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS buttons. 1 PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The timeout display shows 8 Presets to choose from. 2. Select a Preset using the corresponding Function button.
Selecting Presets ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ USE PAGE+/BANK+ AND PAGE–/BANK– TO SELECT THE PRESETS You can select Presets in increasing or decreasing order with the Page+/Bank+ or Page–/Bank– buttons. 1 1. Press PAGE+/BANK+ select the next Preset. PAGE+ / BANK+ The Preset advances one step. Press the same button repeatedly to scroll through the Presets in increasing order.
The Grand Piano Preset ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ THE GRAND PIANO PRESET Select Grand Piano in Song/Style or Song modes The Grand Piano Preset is an exception to the rule because, unlike the Presets of the PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS section, this preset recalls the Grand Piano sound with fixed parameter values (volume, pan setting, reverb effect, etc.) which, if modified, cannot be memorized to the Grand Piano Preset.
Display Hold ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ SELECT SOUNDS, PRESETS OR STYLES USING DISPLAY HOLD Normally, after selecting an item from a selection window, the display returns to the previous situation automatically. 1 DISPLAY HOLD If you activate DISPLAY HOLD (LED on), the selection window remains locked after selecting an item. This allows you to continue selecting items until you are satisfied with the result. 2/3/4 1. Press DISPLAY HOLD.
Programming the Presets ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ How to Program Presets PS1500 contains 64 Programmable Presets stored in ROM memory. 32 of these are factoryprogrammed to recall various combinations of keyboard sounds (maximum 3) for real time playing. The remaining 32 are “empty”, ready to receive user-programmed data. In the Appendix, you’ll find a table showing the names of the factory set Presets, the memorized Sound combinations and keyboard mode.
Assigning Sounds to tracks ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ASSIGNING SOUNDS TO TRACKS The method described on page 3 refers to the direct method applied to the three keyboard tracks. To assign Sounds to the tracks not shown in the main display (Style, Song/Style, Song or a MIDI Preset used by an external MIDI device), use the method described below. 1. Press PRESET in the EDIT section.
Assigning Sounds to tracks ○ 5. Press ESCAPE to close the Edit Preset: Program Change page. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 5 ENTER 6. To save the change, press STORE PRESET followed by ENTER to confirm. ○ 6 ESCAPE STORE PRESET The new situation is permanently memorized. You can restore the original settings of the Preset using the Restore Preset command, explained at the end of this chapter.
Changing the Track status ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ CHANGING THE TRACK STATUS The keyboard tracks ( Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower = Tracks 8, 7, 6 respectively) of a Preset can be set to either active or mute status. An active track can play, while a muted one cannot. It is possible to toggle between the active and mute status in order to instantly add or remove a Sound while playing.
Changing the Track status ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ The tracks not normally shown on the main display (Style, Song/Style or Song tracks) can be activated/muted by intervening on the corresponding track buttons in the 16 Track Recording Studio (sequencer). The Style, Song/Style and Song tracks engaged by the sequencer are identified by the status of the LED of the corresponding track button (tracks 1 - 16).
Changing the Keyboard Mode ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ CHANGING THE KEYBOARD MODE The keyboard Sounds can be set to one of two keyboard modes: • Full Mode- The tracks Upper 1 and Upper 2 play across the entire keyboard range. The Lower section is disabled for activation. • Split Mode - The tracks Upper 1 and Upper 2 play to the right of the split point while the Lower track plays to the left from the Split point down.
Changing the Keyboard Mode ○ 3. Rotate the DIAL to set MODE to FULL or SPLIT as required. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 3 You can also toggle between the two states by pressing the corresponding Function button repeatedly. 1/1 MODE/SPLIT POINT: Mode=Split 4. Press ESCAPE to close the window. Split Point=F#3 4 The display returns to the previous status. ENTER 5. Set the Keyboard sections as required.
Changing Track Volumes ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ BALANCE THE SECTION VOLUMES WITH THE ACCOMPANIMENT SLIDERS TEMPO SoulBB GPiano Presets also memorize the track volumes, but you can modify the recalled settings in real time by moving the Accompaniment sliders as required.
Transposing Tracks ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ TRANSPOSING THE TRACKS (BY SEMITONES) The Preset tracks can be individually transposed in semitone steps using the “Section Transposer” function in «Edit Preset». 1/2 PRESET PAGE+ / BANK+ The range over which a section can be transposed is ± 24 semitones (2 octaves) and the settings can be stored to the Preset. 1. Press PRESET in the EDIT section. PAGE– / BANK– 2.
Store Preset ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ How to Store Presets Use the STORE PRESET button to save a Preset, to create a new one or to change the name Save a Preset if you want to conserve the changes that have been applied. The temporary changes made to a Preset are lost if you select a different one or the same one again or select a Style.
Store Preset ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ SAVING CHANGES TO THE CURRENT PRESET Save a Preset to itself if you want to conserve the applied changes (e.g. a section transposition or a section volume change, etc.). 1. Press STORE PRESET. The «Preset Store» window opens showing the same source and destination Preset. To save changes to the original Preset, the display parameters need not be changed.
Store Preset ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ SAVING CHANGES TO A DIFFERENT PRESET (OR CREATING A NEW ONE) 1. Press STORE PRESET. 1 The «Preset Store» window opens showing the current Preset at the centre and the destination Preset at the “TO:” location. STORE PRESET Preset numbers 1…8 correspond to Preset 1, 9…16 to Preset 2 and so on..... 2. Rotate the Dial to select the Preset destination. 2 You can choose from the 64 memory locations available.
Store Preset ○ CHANGE THE NAME OF A PRESET ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 1 1. Press PRESET. in the EDIT section. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ PRESET 2. Hold PAGE+/BANK+ pressed to scroll to the last page (Page 9) to open the “Preset name” window. The current Preset name is shown at the “Old name” position. 2 PAGE+ / BANK+ The “NewName” position will be active, ready to accept your character insertions. PAGE– / BANK– 9/9 PRESET:GrandP [OverWrite] Old name=GrandP -----> New name= 3.
Restore Preset ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ RESTORING THE ORIGINAL PRESET SETTINGS Is it possible to cancel all modifications made to the Presets and restore factory settings. 1 1. Press RESTORE in the SYSTEM section. RESTORE The RESTORE ORIGINAL BLOCK display activates. 2. Press F7 or F8 to select the PRESET command. 2 The display shows “Restore Original Preset”.
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○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ • 5 The Styles You can enjoy playing the Pianovelle PS1500 keyboard sounds in real time while PS1500 takes care of the auto accompaniment, as if you were playing with a band of musicians. The auto accompaniments are provided by the PS1500 Styles. The Style accompaniment tracks have several items that can be set, such as the Sound, volume, pan, effects, tempo, muting, tuning, etc.
Selecting Styles ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Selecting Styles You can choose to select Styles and recall appropriate keyboard sounds automatically (option A), or select Styles without changing the keyboard sounds (option B). OPTION A: RECALL KEYBOARD SOUNDS AUTOMATICALLY 1 1. Press SINGLE TOUCH PLAY (LED on). When SINGLE TOUCH PLAY is on, the sounds memorized in the Style Preset are assigned to all the tracks.
Selecting Styles ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ OPTION B: SELECT STYLES WITHOUT CHANGING THE KEYBOARD SOUNDS 1. Turn off SINGLE TOUCH PLAY. 1 When SINGLE TOUCH PLAY is off, selecting a Style changes the accompaniment patterns, sounds and effects of the accompaniment tracks. If TEMPO LOCK is off, the tempo also changes. SINGLE TOUCH PLAY The Sounds of the live keyboard tracks remain unchanged. 2.
Selecting Styles ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ SELECT A STYLE WITH THE PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS The Programmable Presets memorize the status of the instrument when the STORE PRESET button is pressed, therefore, they also ‘remember’ which Style and Variation were active at the time.
Auto Accompaniment tracks ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ The Accompaniment tracks In the Style/Preset mode, 3 tracks are assigned to the keyboard and 5 to the automatic accompaniment. The accompaniment tracks and the keyboard tracks can be changed in the same manner and saved in the Presets (Style Preset or Preset). To view the Accompaniment tracks PRESET Press the PRESET button in the EDIT section to view all 8 tracks of the Style.
The Style Controls ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ The Style Controls Certain buttons on the control panel are dedicated to the control of the Styles and the selection of the variation, fill, intro and ending. KEY START can be turned off by: • • START/STOP • Starts or stops the Style accompaniment playback as well and Song/Style and Song playback.
The Style Controls ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 6. Play a note or chord with your left hand. The accompaniment starts playing again. 7. Press ENDING or START/STOP to stop the accompaniment. ENDING turns KEY START off. 8. If you have stopped the accompaniment with START/STOP, press KEY START to turn it off. ○ ○ ○ THE DIAL (TEMPO) In the display of all play modes (Style/Preset, Song/Style and Song modes), the DIAL is permanently active as a tempo control.
Variation, Fill, Style Lock ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Variation, Fill, Style Lock VARIATION 1,2,3,4 These buttons control the Style Variations. Each button recalls a different version of the same accompaniment. Each variation includes different patterns for the Basic, Intro, Fill and Ending sections. the timing of the last two taps, the relative Tempo value is displayed and the Style accompaniment starts automatically.
The Accompaniment section ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ The Accompaniment section This section provides functions which control and simplify Style playing. and Lower is off, the Upper 1 and Upper 2 sections extend over the full keyboard range. The Mode setting can be memorized to the Presets. EASY PLAY / SPLIT EASY PLAY/SPLIT is a dual action button. When this button is on (LED on), all the accompaniment parts of a Style are enabled.
The Accompaniment section ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ MEMORY MIXER LOCK When this button is on (LED on), the accompaniment continues to play after releasing the left hand from the keyboard. When off, releasing your left hand causes the accompaniment to stop. A Preset also memorizes the track volumes. If MIXER LOCK is off, when a Style or Preset is selected the track volumes change too.
The Chord Recognition modes ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ THE CHORD RECOGNITION MODES One Finger Chords There are four possible chord recognition modes available. • One Finger, Fingered 1 and Fingered 2 require the chord to be played below the Split Point. C (major) C min C dim C7 • Free allows the chord to be played anywhere on the keyboard, ignoring the Spit point.
Modifying the Chord Recognition mode ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ MODIFYING THE CHORD RECOGNITION MODES The three chord recognition modes are accessed by holding the PIANO STYLE button pressed for approximately 2 seconds. 1. Press and hold PIANO STYLE. PIANO STYLE 1 1/1 PIANO STYLE:ONE FINGER OneFinger Fingered1 Fingered2 FreeStyle 2. Select the required chord recognition mode with the corresponding Function buttons.
Changing the Split Point ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ CHANGING THE SPLIT POINT 1 The Split Point is: EASY PLAY a) the point that separates the Upper and Lower keyboard sections in Style/Preset mode and, SPLIT b) the point below which the keyboard recognizes chords which trigger the Style automatic accompaniments (in One Finger and Fingered chord recognition modes).
Single Touch Play / Harmony ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ SINGLE TOUCH PLAY HARMONY The SINGLE TOUCH PLAY button recalls all the memorized parameters associated to the ROM Styles, including the sounds assigned to the keyboard sections. Harmony can orchestrate your Style playing, making simple one-note melodies sound as if they are being played by a full orchestra. This button is associated to the Styles and Song/Styles only. Songs cannot exploit this function.
How to select the Harmony Type ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Type B: Octave 1: doubles the note of the right hand by playing an octave higher. No left hand chord required. Oscar: doubles the note of the right hand with a note two octaves below. No left hand chord required. This structure is based on the harmony typically used by the jazz musician Oscar Peterson.
Examples: Selecting Presets during Style play ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ SELECTING PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS DURING STYLE PLAY You can select Programmable Presets while the accompaniment is playing to change the combination of the keyboard sounds. 1. Activate SINGLE TOUCH PLAY. 1 SINGLE TOUCH PLAY EASY PLAY EASY PLAY, MEMORY and KEY START activate automatically. Turn off TEMPO LOCK and MIXER LOCK (of on).
Examples: Selecting Presets during Style play ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 4. Press INTRO, ENDING or FILL to activate the introduction. 4 KEY START CONTINUE INTRO ENDING START / STOP FILL TAP TEMPO 5. Play a note or chord on the left keyboard area (below the current split point) to start the accompaniment running. 5 The Intro starts then breaks into the auto accompaniment.
Examples: Selecting Presets during Style play ○ 9. Stop the accompaniment with ENDING or START/ STOP.
Examples: Mute one or more accompaniment tracks ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ MUTE ONE OR MORE ACCOMPANIMENT TRACKS While playing Styles, you may want to temporarily deactivate (mute) one of more accompaniment tracks to play the keyboard sounds with, for example, Drums and Bass accompaniment only. 1 1. Select a Style. STYLE The 16 Track Recording Studio section will show the accompaniment tracks recalled by the Style.
Examples: Changing Style without stopping the accompaniment ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ CHANGING STYLE WITHOUT STOPPING THE ACCOMPANIMENT It is not necessary to stop the automatic accompaniment when you want to change Style. You can recall a new Style during the cycle of a Variation, a Fill, Intro or Ending without interrupting it. 1 STYLE An example. SON k SWING COUNTRY ROCK FUNK 8 BEAT 16 BEAT LATIN 1 LATIN 2 1. Select a Style.
Examples: Changing Style without stopping the accompaniment ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 4. Play normally. 4 5. Press one of the STYLE GROUP buttons and select a different Style. 5 STYLE The new Style cuts in at the end of the current measure. SON k SWING COUNTRY ROCK FUNK 8 BEAT 16 BEAT LATIN 1 LATIN 2 Boogie SoftRk F5 6. Play freely with the new Style. SlBlue Blues F6 F7 F8 6 7. Press FILL, INTRO or ENDING.
Examples: Changing Style without stopping the accompaniment ○ 8. Before the Fill, Intro or Ending cycle finishes, select a different Style and one of its Variations. The new Style interrupts the cycle and starts playing at the end of the current Fill, Intro or Ending measure. The selected Variation now starts playing.
Tempo ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Tempo The Style Tempo, shown in the display, can be adjusted while playing by rotating the DIAL. SAVE THE TEMPO TO A PRESET The current tempo setting can be saved to a Preset. A tempo setting that differs to the default tempo data of the ROM Style can be saved to the Programmable Presets. By saving the Tempo to a Preset, in practice you modify the tempo setting of a ROM Style. 1. Select a Style.
Restore Preset ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ RESTORING THE ORIGINAL PRESET SETTINGS It is possible to cancel all modifications made to the Presets and restore factory settings. 1. Press RESTORE in the SYSTEM section. The RESTORE ORIGINAL BLOCK display activates. 1 RESTORE 1/1 RESTORE ORIGINAL BLOCK All 2. Press F5 or F6 to select the PRESET command. The display shows “Restore Original Preset”.
