Operation Manual

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button repeatedly.
F4 Overdrive: It gradually saturates the sound controlled by the optional Volume Pedal. It is one of the
effects required to simulate jazz and rock organs in the best way possible. The Overdrive cuts out the use of
the Distortion effect.
F5 Distorsor: This enables the Distortion effect on the Right section, cutting out the use of the Overdrive.
The parameters available to control the microphone input are the following:
F6 Micro: This enables, or otherwise, the use of the effects for the Right section on the microphone input.
F7 Direct: This is used to modify the quantity of direct signal that goes to the audio output. It is modified
using the VALUE +/- push buttons.
F8 Reverb: This indicates the quantity of Reverb assigned to the microphone input. The value is modified
using the VALUE +/- push buttons.
F9 Vocal Set: This is used to select a Vocal Set of the Vocalizer without going through the Vocalizer menu
directly.
F10 Vocalizer: This enables the Vocalizer effect on the microphone input.
F3 Portamento:This activates the Portamento, or the Legato or the Mono mode set in the Utility menu for the Right timbre.
F4 Harmony: Allows you to harmonise the lead played on the Right section according to the chord played. Activating Harmony
with the relative push button displays a page from where you can select the type of harmonisation using the func-
tion buttons. It is not possible to activate more than one type of harmonisation as each selection deletes the previ-
ously selected one. The following parameters are available:
F1 Full: The notes of the chord played on the portion left to the split point are repeated on the right part and
added to the lead played.
F2 Jazz: Similar to Full, but with a more complex harmonisation, differentiated according to the sound played
on the Right part.
F3 Double Up: Doubles the notes of the lead with those of the superior octave.
F4 Double Down: Doubles the notes of the lead with those of the lower octave.
F5 5TH: Adds the fifth superior to the lead.
F6 Blue Gras: Typical country harmonisation.
F7 Trill: To obtain this effect, you need to play at least two notes on the Right section. The two notes are
automatically and alternatively repeated according to the speed set with F9 Speed.
F8 Repeat: Repeats the single note played with the speed set with F9 Speed and synchronised with the
Tempo value in use.
F9 Speed: Pressing the relevant function button repeatedly sets different speeds for F7 Trill and F8 Repeat
F10: Folk 1 and Folk 2: these are other two harmonisation modes suitable for folk music.
F5 Octave:This makes it possible to define the octave of the timbres to be assigned to the Right section.
F6 Pianist:
Generally speaking it is preferable to have one keyboard portion dedicated to chords acknowledgement and the other
one to the solos and the lead. For the true pianist player, however, it may not be sufficient to have a length of just near-
ly four octaves available. The Pianist function deletes this division and dedicates the complete keyboard to the sound(s)
assigned to the Right section and to the chords acknowledgement. Obviously the best results are obtained with pianist
sounds such as the Grand Piano or the Vintage electric piano. Pianist allows you to use the complete extension of the
keyboard for just one timbre, and at the same time it also allows you to control the Arranger. There are two different
operating modes for Pianist: Auto and Standard. These modes can be set in the F8 Pianist Mode menu.
F7 Pianist Sustain:Activates or otherwise the Sustain function in the Pianist mode, so you can use the Sustain pedal to ‘freeze’ the
last recognized chord and to freely play, right after having set the chord, along the complete keyboard. Releasing the
sustain pedal will allow the XD9 to recognize the next valid chord played anywhere on the keyboard.
F8 Pianist Mode: Enables selection of the Pianist mode. The AUTO mode, set by default, requires at least a chord of three notes, played
no matter where, to acknowledge a chord. Once the chord has been acknowledged, this can be maintained playing a
melody with not more than two notes played at the same time. The Standard mode, , is obtained using the Sustain
pedal. If the Sustain pedal is pressed right after having set the chord on the keyboard, the Arranger uses only the
chord that was acknowledged before the Sustain was activated. It is possible to disable the Sustain on the timbre in
use to utilise the Sustain pedal exclusively for the Pianist function, using F7 Pianist Sustain.
F9 Vocalizer:This activates the Vocalizer effect on the microphone input.
F10 Rotor Wheel:When selected, this function makes it possible to control the Rotor speed using the Modulation Wheel. If Modulation
Wheel is not selected, the Rotor activation will be controlled with the Sustain pedal just for a few organ voices pro-
grammed for this function.
Arranger