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Accordions International 

Concerto

   

DA   Series 100-255

 

Digital Accordion 

User Manual 

 

The ultimate accordion 

capable of producing an 

entire World of sounds

 

with variety and contrast!

 

Accordions International 
1760 South 450 West 
Salt Lake City, UT 84115 
www.AccordionInfo.com 
Phone 801-485-5840 

Summary of Contents for Concerto DA100

Page 1: ...ies100 255 DigitalAccordion UserManual The ultimateaccordion capableofproducing an entire World ofsounds with varietyand contrast Accordions International 1760 South 450 West Salt Lake City UT 84115 w...

Page 2: ...Page 2 Concerto Grill Layout...

Page 3: ...o Grill Effects Exit Next 1 13 17 2 14 18 3 15 19 4 16 20 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 21 22 23 24 25 26 12 59 22 31 35 39 43 47 51 55 23 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 24 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 25 34 38 42 46 50 54 58 59 60...

Page 4: ...he maximum benefits and receive many years of satisfaction from your new Concerto accordion After reading this manual should you need further help then please feel free to contact us for technical sup...

Page 5: ...sters you may store them in one of 128 user registers By touching one of the 32 sound select buttons you may quickly change sound settings in real time allowing you to perform without programming the...

Page 6: ...de even more accurate sound than the previous models For those who are reading this manual that own a DA 100 the major functional difference is in how you back up or archive the registers saved in you...

Page 7: ...n pedal 1 Four way foot switch 1 Foot switch cable with a five pin connector on one end and a nine pin connector on the other 1 Firing cable eight pin DIN plug on both ends 2 Audio cables for Generato...

Page 8: ...he audio cables to the stereo left and right outputs of the generator then to two channels on the amplifier It is important that both channels used on the amplifier have the same settings F Power up t...

Page 9: ...The numbers in parenthesis example 60 refer to the drawing on page 3 v Register 1 60 Features acoustic piano and slow strings on the right hand and acoustic bass acoustic piano and slow strings on the...

Page 10: ...above the button will go off Play the Concerto with the touch feature on and off and compare the difference Touch sensitivity adds extra realism to many sounds Now touch the Register 2 button and try...

Page 11: ...ms will play unless your Concerto is connected to an external Midi drum unit The right switch on the expression pedal is a very powerful tool which allows you the hands free ability to sequence up to...

Page 12: ...m pedal again and you will return to the organ sound The LED above the solo button will flash when phantom is on Now with the phantom off touch any note on the keyboard While holding that note organ s...

Page 13: ...ft LED on High note is played only by solo section c Split two right LED on Same as split one but three notes must be played before orchestra section sounds This split allows solo legato passages to b...

Page 14: ...own which when combined with a bass note forms a classical six step pattern Try with 3 4 or 6 8 time signatures 5 Arr Reserved for future use 6 C Hold LEFT HAND REGISITER FREEZE The C HOLD button turn...

Page 15: ...tions First it exits any sub menu and brings back the main screen It also writes the screen which may not be visible when recalled while playing Exit is also used in conjunction with select to bring u...

Page 16: ...things such as changing the octave range of the section or selecting a new sound from the alphabetized Library of sounds You may want to spend some time practicing using the volume buttons They have t...

Page 17: ...f the keyboard touch sensitivity Additional Information about Effects Buttons Note Other functions The effects sections buttons 22 24 also have sub menus that are important to their function To select...

Page 18: ...s 1 8 and buttons 51 58 used to select user songs 9 16 Only buttons 27 43 can be used to change sound settings while in this mode c Tone select no arrows This position allows all the tone bank buttons...

Page 19: ...icating USER SONGS The SONG BANKS are then selected with the row of buttons starting with 24 33 37 41 45 49 53 58 This row will select the USER SONGS 1 thru 8 and the small display will display the nu...

Page 20: ...uitar with Strings Step 1 Begin by selecting a factory song register which is close to your desired style A register that has many of the traits you already desire This means you have far less work in...

Page 21: ...th the Select and Exit together until you see a new screen appear Since you were at factory song which cannot be recorded over Concerto has taken you to user song bank 1 if you wish to select another...

Page 22: ...register 2 button to write You have now completed and recorded two new registers on your Concerto Example 3 Banjo solo and guitar accompaniment on chord Step 1 Selecting the sounds For this register w...

Page 23: ...press register 3 you do not need to press the song bank button as long as you do not wish to go to another song bank We are confident that with a little experimentation you will soon be creating many...

Page 24: ...either SONGS 1to 8 or they are SONGS 9 to 16 The Archive positions are labeled as numbers 1 2 3 and so on and depending on what was purchased in your accordion you have a minimum of 3 positions up to...

Page 25: ...way registers that may be specialty items such as 64 registers for Christmas songs Helpful hint It is very important that you keep a written log of your registers and even making a title for all 64 re...

Page 26: ...2 or 3 Change to the archive you want to either RECALL or SAVE 6 Double check and read the screen THREE TIMES and make sure the statement is really what you want to do remembering SAVE will save your...

Page 27: ...rb 64 Global Chorus 40 Master Tune 0 To enter the global screens simply press the SELECT and NEXT keys together Simply use the plus minus buttons on the right of the screen SOLO ORCH 1 and ORCH 2 butt...

Page 28: ...d spraying any cleaner or polish directly on the area s that are engraved on your Concerto as liquids may dissolve and wash away the decorative filling Thank you for owning a Concerto you own a very s...

Page 29: ...egisters You will find that now the Right butterfly switch on the Expression Pedal advances the Song Registers while the left butterfly switch decrements the Song Register to the previous Register If...

Page 30: ...0 to RIGHT 63 with Center being 32 To access and adjust the PAN feature in the default mode simply press the NEXT key until you see PAN in the upper left corner of the display The PAN setting is then...

Page 31: ...r save or recall more groups of 64 registers or press EXIT to exit the archive menu TO RECALL 64 Registers saved in your Concerto Sound Module Step 1 Enter Archive Menu See instructions above with SEL...

Page 32: ...y registers previously saved in your Concerto 200 series accordion With the exception of the Mandolin sound which now incorporates a repeating sample Any register previously saved with the mandolin so...

Page 33: ...nds The second and third columns are the Patch Change and Bank Number sent by you Concerto for the sound listed on that row IMPORTANT Please note that the Patch Change numbers listed in the PC column...

Page 34: ...2 B 9 3 13 8 3 3 30 80 C 58 03 7 C1 0A 5 3 D 1 3 456787 9 8 3 D 1 5B 8 E 3 00 123 55 8 F 1 5 5 8 F 1 5 8 F 1 5 8 F 1 5 8 A F 1 56 8 B F 1 6 6 CD F 7G300 48787 9 5 088 F 4878789 EF 0 H 5 487 9 8 EF 0 H...

Page 35: ...3 3 E4 6 D M 1 E4 9G N3 3 M 5 A E4 HI O 3 3 M E4 H O 3 3 M 5 1 A E4 HC O P A 1 E4 HG O P A O 3 0 A E4 HJ 8 Q3 M 0 E4 H O 0 P A O 3 B A E4 HK 2 R3 M B E4 HL S G 0 O 3 0 E4 E 4 M N R B E48 0 8 C M D 0 8...

Page 36: ...F 36 48 7 1B E 1 J 6 4 1 5C J6B 7 D 17 7 E 17 8 4 7 167 K 6 7 9 1 6 4 7 D 17 8 7 E 17 4 4 7 F 17 8 8 7 G 17 G E H I 7 L67B 44 C BB 2MM 6 4C 7 21 K 6 4C 8 A 7 F71 H7 4C 4 A 7 F71 167I C A F7 7 6 A F6 6...

Page 37: ...D22 5C 9 2 1 D 5 78 H2 0 H2 5 31 27I5 C 5 1 2J 567 55 A 5 0 5 5 K2 5 0 5 1 2 2 0 5 D55E 7I 0 5 8 D55E 7I 5 1 D I 5 D 5 K2 5 4 5A K 2 0 2 B1 H L2 7 9 C DD F GG E 8 M 5E FG8 NO5 E O5 A 5 A 1 0 82 4 2 4...

Page 38: ...C 3 1 1 5C F 7K C 3 1 1D2 L40 74 C 3 1 1D2 L40 74 C 3 1 2 1 G 01 C 3 1 1 I JJ C 3 1 E 8 5E M 1 N 0 5 19 M5 1 5 A 534 M5 1 5 C O P 19 M5 1 4 N 0 F M 5 Q1 4 2 0542 M0174 B 5 F 51 B GD 7 F R LQ 8 F 5 0...

Page 39: ...8 I 1 128 D AA 8 J29C 128 D 6 4 K99 5 A 8 9 5 B I 1 B I 1 5 5 B I 1 5 B C I 1 A 5 I B2 C 6A 210 I 1 7 839 L D1 J 84 B2 C 5 91 M 1 A 4 4B J9 9 9 A 4 4B J9 9 9 9E J 092 A J8C 8 D J8 4F9 6 L J2 8 6 1 F J...

Page 40: ...A A 1 H1I 3 3 56 V 1 HP 5 5 1E 63 3 3 56 V 8 1 HP 5 1E 63 3 3 56 V V 1 HP 5 1E 63A 3 3 56 V 8 V 1 HP 5 1E 63B 3 3 56 V 8 V V 1 HP 5 1E 63S 3 3 56 V c 1 HP 6 5 1E 63H 3 3 56 V 8 V c 1 HP 5 1E 63a 3 3 5...

Page 41: ...D5G U KSG3 7 J 30 L 6 5 6 C I D 1 L 8 Q85 I 5 N 13 I L Q85BM 6 U 3 1 L 56 Q85I8 YQ U 3 17N 13 I L 6 Q8938 1Q U 3 1 L 56 Q8 3 1 2 U 3 1 J3 1S L 56 Q8L 0 K 0 130 U 3 1 L 8 56 Q8 3T C X U 3 1 L 6 5 Q8O P...

Page 42: ...44 3 H J H 6 10 44 4 3A H J H 6 10 34 B49 C H0K E L 4 A H5 8 D H5 D 3 E FG HM N 3N 4H33 O660A P H 1 N 3 4 H33 O660A P H 1 3 N 34 4 I H 1 Q AR5 N 38 4 34 6 H 1 3 4 0 H 1 2 F016 34 J K HS 3 L 4 HS T5 3...

Page 43: ...al Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal Reverse Cymbal Chinese Cymbal 53 F3 Ride Bell Ride Bell Ride Bell Ride Bell Ride Bell 54 F 3 Tambourine Tambourine Tambourine Tambourine Tambourine 55 G3 Splash Cymbal...

Page 44: ...Bell Ride Bell Timpani F Screaming 54 F 3 Tambourine Tambourine Tambourine Punch 55 G3 Splash Cymbal Splash Cymbal Splash Cymbal Heart Beat 56 G 3 Cowbell Cowbell Cowbell Foot Step 1 57 A3 Crash Cymba...

Page 45: ...2016 battery in the carrier positive side up and insert the carrier back into the slot fully inserted The battery will last about two years but we suggest you change the battery once a year Using the...

Page 46: ...RASE registers in the accordion and replace them with registers stored on the card Memory Protect Switch The memory protect switch will allow you to save data on the card not accidentally write over o...

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