HOW TO USE THE KE Y BOA R D
IMPORTANT: With some sounds you might notice a slight difference of volume or sound quality when playing them in dif -
ferent areas of the keyboard. This is an inevitable consequence of multiple sampling and not a technical problem.
THE TRANSPOSER
The
controls shift the whole keyboard tonality by +/–
6
semitones
.
By pressing one of the two buttons, the display temporarily shows the cur-
rent value.
The TRANSPOSER variation is always indicated on the display by the
“
< Tr
“ or “
Tr >
“ signs.
By simultaneously pressing the “
“ buttons of
, you will return to the standard
00
value.
THE KEYBOARD
It has 40 midi size keys for mod. SK410 (49 keys for mod. SK500)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).
The keyboard on the display shows the division point with an arrow.
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 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 54. To select them press the
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
button.
To increase or decrease the speed of the song press the two buttons
and
.
By holding the button pressed down, the variation becomes continuous.
To go back to standard rhythm press buttons
and
together.
The metronome icon of the display shows the musical quarters and the beginning of every 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
buttons can be used to set the tempo of the rhythm or of a song.
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