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EUROGRAND EG8080-

BK

3.3 Demo playback

The EG8080 offers you 14 sound and 15 piano music demos.
These music pieces give you an impression of the instrument’s
versatility and range of sounds.

3.3.1 Playing back the sound demos

This section describes how to play back the 14 sound demos.
These demos are specially designed to highlight the various
sounds and their features and show you what can be done with
your instrument.

1) Press the DEMO button.

2) Press one of the 14 buttons in the SOUND SELECT section

to play back an audio demo of the selected sound color.

Press the DEMO button again to quit DEMO mode.

During demo playback the EG8080 does not receive
or send MIDI data.

The music sequencer (see chapter 6.5) must not
be set to playback or record-ready mode when
you switch to DEMO mode.

3.3.2 Playing back the piano music demos

The following section describes how to play back the 15 piano
music demos. These demos show you the versatility of the
GRAND PIANO sounds.

1) Press the DEMO button.

2) Use the -/NO and +/YES buttons in the VALUE/SONG section

to select the music piece of your choice.

The display reads:

1 15

: Number of the selected music piece.

ALL

:

Playback of all music pieces. The pieces are played
in chronological order.

ShF

:

Playback of all music pieces. The pieces are played in
random order.

3) Press the START/STOP button in the SONG section to start

playback.

4) Press the START/STOP button again to stop playback.

5) Repeat steps 2 to 4 to play back other pieces.

Press the DEMO button again to quit DEMO mode.

A list of all the music pieces can be found in chapter
10.3.

The music sequencer (see chapter 6.5) must not
be set to playback or record-ready mode when
you switch to DEMO mode.

You can adjust the playback tempo of the piano
music demos (see chapter 6.4).

Select any sound you like to accompany the piano
music demos; you can also add the room,
modulation and brilliance effects (see chapter 5.2).
Select and set the sound colour before you enter
DEMO mode.

3.4 Selecting and playing sounds

The EG8080 comes with 14 different sound colours covering a
wide spectrum of sounds. You can select a sound in the SOUND
SELECT section.

1) Press one of the 14 buttons in the SOUND SELECT section

to select the sound of your choice.

The LED above the sound button lights up to show that the
corresponding sound has been selected. The selected sound
can be played over the entire keyboard.

The volume of the sound depends on how heavily
you play the keys (not applicable to HARPSICHORD,
CEMBALO, JAZZ ORGAN, CHURCH ORGAN and PIPE
ORGAN).

TIP: You can also select two sounds at the same
time.

3. QUICK START

Summary of Contents for EUROGRAND EG8080

Page 1: ...Version 1 1 August 2006 User s manual K1800FX EUROGRAND EG8080 BK...

Page 2: ...s two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the...

Page 3: ...er V New stereo sampling RSM Real Sound Memory tone generation for the ultimate in instrument realism V 14 high quality voices Grand Piano Acoustic Piano E Piano Strings Harpsichord Organ etc with max...

Page 4: ...phy to share our joy with you because you are the most important member of the BEHRINGER team With your highly competent suggestions for new products you ve greatly contributed to shaping our company...

Page 5: ...volume 14 6 5 Music sequencer 14 6 5 1 Recording pieces of music 14 6 5 2 Editing pieces of music 15 6 5 3 Playing back pieces of music 15 6 5 4 Repeating musical passages for practicing 16 6 5 5 Sett...

Page 6: ...e retailer from whom the equipment was purchased Should your BEHRINGER dealer not be located in your vicinity you may directly contact one of our subsidiaries Corresponding contact information is incl...

Page 7: ...re played in chronological order ShF Playback of all music pieces The pieces are played in random order 3 Press the START STOP button in the SONG section to start playback 4 Press the START STOP butto...

Page 8: ...TRACK 2 Selects track 2 for playback or recording The REC LED lights up when the track has been activated for recording The PLAY LED lights up when the track has been set for playback and already con...

Page 9: ...ee MIDI jacks enable you to connect external MIDI devices such as synthesizers sequencers etc to the EG8080 V MIDI data controlling the sound generator of the EG8080 are received at the IN jack V MIDI...

Page 10: ...ays select any other effect The following reverb room simulations are available ROOM Simulates a small room HALL 1 Simulates a small concert hall HALL 2 Simulates a large concert hall STAGE Simulates...

Page 11: ...u to play and sustain a certain note using the pedal while all subsequent tones will be played in a staccato detached manner When you sustain single notes on an acoustic piano using the sostenuto peda...

Page 12: ...flats accidentals In this key you would have to play a lot of black keys However if you transpose the sounds up by one half tone you can easily play the piece on the white keys C major It can be helpf...

Page 13: ...er 6 1 and select the following function Function E3 3 voice 1 transposed by an octave E3 4 voice 2 transposed by an octave Value 1 1 Description 0 No transposition 1 Transposition down by one octave...

Page 14: ...n lights up The dots in the display start flashing in the adjusted metronome tempo thus indicating the beat Now the EG8080 is set to record mode The memory of the music sequencer can store up to 10 00...

Page 15: ...ing the beat Now the EG8080 is set to record mode The memory of the music sequencer can store up to 10 000 notes However this number can decrease depending on how much pedaling information is stored Y...

Page 16: ...ction is ideal for practicing a specific difficult passage recorded by your piano teacher To make the best use of this function the left and right hand parts should be recorded separately on tracks 1...

Page 17: ...y back the music piece the new settings will be effective All previous settings are deleted 6 5 7 Sync start You can set the music sequencer playback ready so that it will start playback as soon as yo...

Page 18: ...er see chapter 6 5 8 6 6 3 Fine tuning The EG8080 can be detuned slightly to adapt it to other instruments or tunings The setting made here affects the pitch of all keys The following section describe...

Page 19: ...be marked by a basic note Here s how to set the basic note Function E2 2 Value C B Description Altered notes are marked by dashes above or below the note name A dash above the note name raises a note...

Page 20: ...th the instrument and your hearing 7 1 Connecting external sound sources The EG8080 is equipped with a stereo LINE IN connector for connecting external sound sources to your digital piano These signal...

Page 21: ...8080 V The MIDI THRU jacks passes on the MIDI data received via the MIDI IN jack without modification In combination with a music computer you can thus integrate another keyboard or sound module into...

Page 22: ...Function E7 2 Value All 1 2 1 16 Description All Simultaneous multi timbral reception of MIDI data on all 16 MIDI channels Default setting 1 2 Reception of MIDI data on channels 1 and 2 1 16 Reception...

Page 23: ...escription 1 Connect the EG8080 to a computer or hardware sequencer as described in chapter 7 3 2 2 Set the MIDI sequencer to reception ready mode 3 Select the function E7 7 in EDIT mode 4 Press the Y...

Page 24: ...r see chapters 7 3 2 and 7 3 3 before you start a new recording The music piece recorded on the music sequencer plays back too slow fast V The playback tempo of the music sequencer follows the current...

Page 25: ...onnectors 1 4 TRS jack Max output level 13 dBu 120mW 100 load MIDI IN OUT THRU AMPLIFIER Output power 2 x 40 W POWER SUPPLY Mains voltages USA Canada 120 V 60 Hz China Korea 220 V 50 Hz Europe U K Aus...

Page 26: ...systems You will need this type of cable to connect the EG8080 to hi fi recording equipment Usually these cables are supplied in pairs to form one stereo cable The plugs are in most cases red right a...

Page 27: ...octave harpsichord sound 0 123 6 VIBRAPHONE Extremely dynamic vibraphone sound 0 122 11 PIPE ORGAN Soft wooden pipe sound of a small baroque organ 0 123 19 CHURCH ORGAN Sound of full size church organ...

Page 28: ...anz Schubert 6 Fr hlingslied Spring Song op 62 no 6 A major Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy 7 Fantasie Impromptu op 66 c sharp minor Fr d ric Chopin 8 Prelude op 28 no 15 Raindrop D flat major Fr d ric Ch...

Page 29: ...Volume Volume of metronome click E5 1 20 10 Sequencer Dimmed volume Volume of the muted track in music sequencer mode E6 0 20 5 MIDI Transmit channel MIDI channel on which MIDI data are transmitted E7...

Page 30: ...X X Control Change 0 32 O O Bank select 7 X O Volume 11 X O Expression 64 O O Damper 66 O O Sostenuto 67 O O Soft pedal 91 X O Reverb depth 94 X O Effect depth Program Change O O System Exclusive O O...

Page 31: ...31 EUROGRAND EG8080 BK 10 6 Blank note sheet 10 APPENDIX...

Page 32: ...normal business hours BEFORE returning the product All inquiries must be accompanied by a description of the problem BEHRINGER will then issue a return authorization number 2 Subsequently the product...

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