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THE EFFECTS
The effects modify the tone-colour characteristics of the sounds.
PORTAMENTO ON / OFF
The portamento creates a pitch slide between two keys; it is more evident when two keys far
away one from the other are played. It can be enabled by entering
34 PORTAMENTO ON
and disabled with
35 PORTAMENTO OFF
.
EQUALIZER SELECT
It allows you to choose among
four
different equalisations that intensify treble or bass frequencies.
By entering
36
, the display shows “
Disco
”, and bass frequencies are more intense; middle frequencies are more intense with
37
“
Jazz
” and
38
“
Classic
”;
39
“
Flat
” intensifies treble frequencies.
IMPORTANT: When connecting the keyboard to an external amplification, it is better to choose a middle frequency equalisation and, most impor-
tant, to set the initial volume level at minimum.
REVERB SELECT
The reverb effect allows you to hear sounds as if they were produced in a big hall. You can choose between eight different types of
reverb. By entering
40
you will have “
Room-
1
”, with
41
“
Room-2
”, with
42
“
Room-3
”, with
43
“
Hall-
1
”, with
44
“
Hall-2
”, with
45
“
Plate
”, with
46
“
Delay
”, with
47
“
Pan Delay
” and with
48
“
Reverb Of
f” you can turn the reverb effect off.
CHORUS SELECT
The ‘
chorus
’ effects enrich the
SOUNDS
section with special modulations that penetrate to a greater or lesser degree depending
on the selected sound.
You can choose between eight different types of chorus. By entering
50
you can have the “
Chorus-
1
” effect, with
51
“
Chorus-2
”,
with
52
“
Chorus-3
”, with
53
“
Chorus-4
”, with
54
“
Feed Back
”, with
55
“
Flanger
”, with
56
“
Short Delay
”, with
57
“
FB
Delay
” and with
58
“
Chorus Off
” you can turn the chorus effect off.
TOUCH SELECT
(TK 82)
five dynamic levels can be chosen: typing in code
60
enables the
VERY SOFT
level;
61
the
SOFT
level,
62
the
NORMAL
level,
63
the
HARD
level and
64
the
HEAVY
level. The 62 NORMAL level is usually activated.
SEQUENCER
The sequencer section allows you to record and listen to everything you play. The Sequencer also allows you to check your learning
level; the musician can play the melody, record it while listening to a song and then listen to the result.
It can be enabled by pressing the
REC.
button. The display shows “
Record On
” to show that the Sequencer is active.
Press
REC.
again to stop recording and then press
PLAY
to listen to what has been recorded.
Press
PLAY
again to stop listening.
You can memorize up to
500 events
.
When the memory is full, the display temporarily shows “
Sequen.Full
” and the
“
Record
” sign vanishes.
After a recording session, while
PLAY
is active, variations made on the control panel
can alter recorded events.
Recorded data is memorised as long as the keyboard is switched on. If nothing has
been recorded in the Sequencer, by pressing
PLAY
the display will temporarily show “
SequenEmpty
”.
MAESTRO
The
MAESTRO
section helps you in the music learning process just as if a real musical teacher
were there with you, teaching you five fundamental aspects:
1. Tempo 2. Notes 3. Melody 4. Chords 5. Accompaniment
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