DEUTSCH Owner’s manual 271284 FRANÇAIS ITALIANO ENGLISH
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ENGLISH Owner’s manual
Care of your keyboard Your keyboard will give you years of playing pleasure if you follow the simple rules outlined below: ◆ Do not expose the keyboard to high temperature, direct sunlight and excessively dusty places. ◆ Avoid physical shocks caused by dropping, bumping, or placing heavy objects on the keyboard. ◆ Never use cleaners such as alcohol or solvents to clean the keyboard. ◆ Always turn the power off when making any connections. Generalmusic web site: http://www.generalmusic.
Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1 The GK310 features: ........................................................................................... 1 Power supply ....................................................................................................... 1 Using the AC adaptor .......................................................................................... 1 Using batteries ..................
About the Chord Recognition Modes ................................................................. 10 Using the Style Auto functions ........................................................................... 10 Select the Fill In and change Style Variation ..................................................... 10 Start the Style accompaniments with Key Start ................................................. 11 Start the Style with an Intro pattern ...........................................................
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the new GEM GK310 electronic keyboard. The GK310 offers the following features: • • • • • • • • 61 note keyboard with Touch Response; 132 PCM voices + 1 keyboard percussion kit; 96 Styles (automatic accompaniments) with 2 Variations; Two chord recognition modes for the Styles: Fingered and One Finger; 384 Single Touch Play settings; 50 Demo songs with the play along feature; On-board Sequencer with Record, Play/Stop and Melody Off functions; MIDI compatibility.
Connections The Phones jack If you prefer to play with headphones for high quality personal monitoring, plug a standard stereo headphone set into the rear panel PHONES jack. The internal speakers are automatically disconnected. Use the VOLUME slider to adjust the headphone volume. The Damper jack An optional footswitch can be plugged into the DAMPER jack for sustain control. The footswitch operates like the damper pedal of an acoustic piano. Press for sustain, release for normal sound. The Aux.
3. Press the [DEMO ALL] button to start a chained Demonstration. The display shows the first Demo Song number: Playback starts automatically from the first Demo song and continues non stop until you either change demo or stop the playback. 4. Press the [DEMO ALL] button again to stop the playback. Select a single Demo Song 1. Select SONG mode by pressing the [VOICE/STYLE/SONG] button as many times as necessary until the right display arrow points to the SONG function.
Basic Operation This section explains all the basic operations that you can carry out when the instrument is in NORMAL mode. If you are uncertain how to return the instrument to NORMAL mode, press the [MODE] button as many times as necessary until the left display arrowhead points to NORMAL. Selecting & playing Voices The GK310 has 132 PCM voices and 1 percussion kit that you can select and play on the keyboard.
Dual voice (play two layered voices) To play the DUAL effect, (with two layered sounds), press the [DUAL] button. The word “VOICE 2” appears in the display as well as the voice number assigned to the layered section. If you play on the keyboard, you will hear two sounds for every note played. In our example, you will hear the Piano voice (01) together with Slow Strings (50). In DUAL mode, whatever voice selection you make will always correspond to the second voice.
The Performances So far, you have learnt how to select single and combined Voices in Normal, Dual and Split modes using several panel interventions. If, every time you want to create a preferred sound combination, you have to take several steps to arrive at your goal, you would ask yourself if there wasn’t a quicker way of selecting what you want. The answer lies in the PERFORMANCES which offer a quick and simple method of recalling a panel situation at the touch of a single button.
To decrease the volume, press the bottom [DECREASE VOLUME] control. If the Upper section is playing with the DUAL effect, the [UPPER MIXER] controls adjust both voices at the same time. Muting the sections If you want to exclude a section (mute, or turn off), you can use the MIXER control buttons. Simply press both [INCREASE VOLUME] and [DECREASE VOLUME] buttons at the same time to mute the section required.
Add Pitch Bend to your playing PITCH UP While you play, you can add Pitch Bend to your keyboard sounds by using the [PITCH BEND] buttons located to the left of the control panel. You can obtain a Pitch Bend excursion of 2 semitones above or below normal pitch with these controls. Hold down the top [PITCH BEND] button to bend the notes up. Hold down the bottom [PITCH BEND] button to bend the notes down. The pitch returns to normal when you release the button.
Selecting the Styles using the [-/OFF] and [+/ON] buttons In STYLE mode, the [–/OFF] and [+/ON] buttons of the numeric keypad step through the individual Styles one by one. 3. Press the [+/ON] button to select the Styles in increasing numerical order. 4. Press the [–/OFF] button to select the Styles in reverse order. Holding the button down scrolls rapidly forwards or backwards through all the Styles. The selected Style number is shown at the center of the display.
Changing the Style Tempo Every time you select a Style, you also recall a memorized playing speed, (TEMPO), shown in the top left hand corner of the display. You can speed up or slow down the tempo, before or after starting the Style, by pressing the [TEMPO] buttons. • Press the [TEMPO ] button to increase the Tempo value, or the [TEMPO ] button to decrease the value. Holding down either button changes the Tempo value at high speed continually until released.
Start the Style accompaniments with Key Start The KEY START function allows you to synchronize the start of your Style with a note or chord pressed on the keyboard without using the Start/Stop button. When you press the [KEY START] button, the display shows 4 flashing black dots after the word TEMPO to indicate the synchro start standby. Now, if you play a note or chord on the lower part of the keyboard, the Style pattern stgarts automatically.
Using the Single Touch Play settings in Style mode When you play the Styles with the [SINGLE TOUCH PLAY] button on, each Style you select recalls a panel configuration (voices and volume settings) for the accompaniment sections (Drums, Bass, Accomp) as well as for the Upper and Lower sections. This means that for the 96 Styles, you have 96 factory set voice configurations. The SINGLE TOUCH PLAY settings increases this number by four, giving you 96 x 4 = 384 different panel configurations for the 96 Styles.
4. Hold down the [STORE PERFORMANCE] button, then simultaneously press one of the PERFORMANCE/PADS buttons [P1] - [P6]. For example, if you press [P5]: Whatever information was previously stored in the selected button will be erased by the new data. 5. At this point, you can check if your new Performance has been stored. Changing the panel situation (for example, select a Voice or Style), thne press the PERFORMANCE button that you used to store your Performance in point 4 above.
Cancelling the Octave Transpose setting 3. To cancel the octave transposition, press both OCTAVE buttons at the same time. Record & Play - the Sequencer Your GK310 contains a very simple and easy-to-use sequencer which records whatever you play, and plays back the recorded sequence just as you played it. You can record in Voice mode or Style mode. The following example explains how to record a sequence using a Style. 1. Set the instrument for Style play and select a Style. 2. Press the [REC] button.
The GK310 General functions The GK310 features several functions which affect the keyboard globally. These correspond to the names silkscreened below the display: SPLIT, MIDI, PAN, TUNE, TRANSP, BEAT, PERCUS and they are selected by pressing the [SELECT] button as many times as necessary until the black arrow points to the function required. The corresponding parameter shown in the display is modified with the [+/ON] and [–/OFF] buttons. General function programming procedure 1.
The Tune function The TUNE function allows you to fine tune the instrument in steps on one cent at a time. If you select the TUNE function, the display shows the standard pitch setting (0). Note: When you program a KEYBOARD TUNE value above or below standard pitch, the small TUNE display pointer indicates at all times that the instrument has been Tuned, until the tuning is cancelled or the instrument is turned off.
The Beat function The BEAT function allows you to set a time signature (number of beats in a measure) for the Metronome. The factory setting corresponds to 4 beats for every measure. If you select the BEAT function, the display will show the factory setting. Use the [+/ON] button to increase the Beat number, or the [–/OFF] button to decrease it. For example, if you want to practice a piece with a time signature of 5/4, assign the number 5 to the BEAT function. The BEAT value has the range, 0 - 9.
Specifications Keys : Voices : Polyphony : Styles : Modes : Styles Control : Demo songs : Overall Control : Sequencer : Other controls : MIDI : Connectors : Dimensions : 61 keys with Touch Response 132 PCM voices + 1 percussion keyboard kit 32 notes 96 styles with 2 Variations (Normal and Var) Normal, One Finger, Fingered, Split, Dual Start/Stop, Key Start, Intro/Ending, Fill-in, Variation, Tempo, Metronome 50 demo songs with play along feature, Melody Off, Demo All Pitch Bend, Mixer, Octave, Split, MIDI,
Index N Numeric keypad 4, 9 O A AC adaptor 1 Auto-Accompaniment 8 Aux.
U Upper keyboard 5 V Variation 10 Voice mode 4 Voice/Style/Song button 8, 12 Voices, selection 4 20 GK310 Index
Appendix GK310 A•1
A•2 GK310
Appendix A - One finger chords chart C Cm C7 Cm7 F#/Gb F#m/Gbm F#7/Gb7 F#m7/Gbm7 C # Db C#m/Dbm C#7/Db7 C#m7/Dbm7 G Gm G7 Gm7 D Dm D7 Dm7 G#/Ab G#m/Abm G#7/Ab7 G#m7/Abm7 D#Eb D#m/Ebm D#7/Eb7 D#m7/Ebm7 A Am A7 Am7 E Em E7 Em7 A#/Bb A#m/Bbm A#7/Bb7 A#m7/Bbm7 F Fm F7 Fm7 B Bm B7 Bm7 GK310 A•3
Appendix B - Fingered chords chart - Table 1 C MAJOR (C) MINOR (Cm) DOMINANT 7th (C7) MINOR 7th (Cm7) MAJOR 7th (Cmaj7) DIMINISHED (Cdim) AUGMENTED (Caug) 6th (C6) MINOR 6th (Cm6) A•4 GK310 C# D Eb E F
Appendix B - Fingered chords chart - Table 2 F# G Ab A Bb B MAJOR (C) MINOR (Cm) DOMINANT 7th (C7) MINOR 7th (Cm7) MAJOR 7th (Cmaj7) DIMINISHED (Cdim) AUGMENTED (Caug) 6th (C6) MINOR 6th (Cm6) GK310 A•5
Appendix C - Demo Songs List 01 SERENATA 26 ONLY YOU 02 SERENADE 27 END OF THE WORLD 03 RONDEAU 28 HOUSE OF RISING SUN 04 FROHLICHER LANDMAN 29 OLD FOLKS AT HOME 05 PIZZICATO POLKA 30 DREAMING OF HOME AND MOTHER 06 FORELLE 31 ANNIE 07 NOCTURNE 32 KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG 08 SYMPHONY NO.
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.
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