ENSONIQ SPM-1, Musician'S Manual

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ENSONIQ Corporation SPM-1 Musician’s Manual
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THE FRONT PANEL
All the sound, MIDI and control functions of the SPM-1 are accessed through the front panel. The 12 push buttons
and the slider control volume, sound selection, and keyboard split, as well as MIDI channel and program changes.
The push buttons feature built-in LED’S to tell you when the function is on or off. Some of the more complex
functions will depend upon having a certain number of buttons in the on or off position. Refer to other sections of
the manual for a more complete explanation of each function.
1) Power When this rocker switch is pressed at the top, the power switches on. It is good
practice to power up the SPM-1 before turning on your amplification system.
2) Volume Controls the overall output of the instrument, including the Bass and Headphones.
3) MIDI Channel This button allows you to select any one of 16 MIDI channels over which the Piano
will receive and send information. Refer to pages 12 through 16 for a complete
explanation of the SPM-1’s MIDI functions.
4) Stereo This button creates a broad stereo sound image when the Piano is connected to a
stereo amplifier or two separate amps.
5) Bank A Pressing this button allows you to select a sound from those listed above the five
Sound Select Buttons.
6) Bank B Pressing this button allows you to select a sound from those listed below the five
Sound Select Buttons.
7) Bass Select Buttons These two buttons select either upright or electric bass sounds on the lower
keyboard. Unless you select otherwise, the keyboard will split at the G below Middle
C. See page 8 for instructions on how to program your own bass keyboard split.
8) Octave This button lowers the upper keyboard sound one octave when using a bass sound.
Note that the button will not work unless a bass sound is selected.
9) Sound Select Buttons These five buttons give you instant access to all ten sounds in the Piano. When the
Bank A button is on, you may select any sound listed above the Sound Select
buttons. When the Bank B button is on you may select any of the sounds listed
below the Sound Select buttons.