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IMPORTANT: With some sounds you might notice a slight difference of volume or sound quality when playing
them in different areas of the keyboard. This is an inevitable consequence of multiple sampling and not a tech-
nical problem.
THE TRANSPOSER
The
transposer +/–
controls shift the whole keyboard tonality by +/–
6
semitones
.
By simultaneously pressing the “
+/–
“ buttons of
transposer
, you will return
to the standard
00
value.
THE KEYBOARD
It has
40 midi size keys (49 keys for mod. B499)
and can be used in the following ways:
1. When simply turned on, one single sound is enabled over the whole keyboard.
2. By entering
73 Full Keyb / Split
, the keyboard will be divided into two sections: one dedicated to accompaniment to
form chords (keys on the left) and the other one to play the melody (keys on the right).
Chords can be played in the
FREE CHORD
mode, which means in the traditional way, or in the
EASY CHORD
mode, which
means in the BONTEMPI simplified mode (see the EASY CHORD paragraph).
ACCOMPANIMENT SOUNDS
The selection of ACCOMPANIMENT sounds is achieved by typing a code between
80
and
85
, when the
rhythm is off and the keyboard is split.
THE STYLES
The keyboard has
32 rhythmic styles
enriched by auto-
matic accompaniments and completed by drums.
They are sub-divided into
6 families
(e.g. 22-28 LATIN) ,
see the list on page 74. To select them press the
STYLES
button and then a 2 digit figure from the STYLES list.
Example: to select
Samba
rhythm, digit number 23 (2,
and 3).
To start or to stop a rhythm press the
start/stop
button.
To increase or decrease the speed of the song press the two buttons
tempo +
and
tempo –
.
By holding the button pressed down, the variation becomes continuous.
To go back to standard rhythm press buttons
tempo +
and
tempo –
together.
The STYLES button lights the start of each beat or measure.
When a rhythm is on function and you select a new style this latter starts at the end of the previous rhythm pattern.
TEMPO
The
tempo +/–
buttons can be used to set the tempo of the rhythm or of a song.
THE METRONOME
The metronome helps you to learn the music, giving the beat during musical exercises and simulating the traditional time-
marking instrument.
It can be turned on and off with the
Metronome
button. To change the tempo, use the
tempo +/–
buttons.
ACCOMP. SOUNDS
80
81
82
83
84
85
Piano
Hammond
Jazz Guitar
Strings
Trumpet
Slow Strings
HOW TO USE THE KEYBOARD
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