Galileo Maestro II User Manual Download Page 1

Summary of Contents for Maestro II

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Page 4: ...connector to get a monophonic output 3 RCA VIdeo outputs Using this connectors it is possible to connect a tv set where the lyrics of the song being played will be shown if available 4 RCA Plug to be...

Page 5: ...SSION PEDAL 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mic Line In 2 Gain 3 Headphone 1 connectors 4 Headphone 2 connectors 5 Expression connectors Expression Pedal Optional The figure below is a detail of the instrument bottom sho...

Page 6: ...STYLES 8 The Arranger Section 8 STYLE CONTROLS 9 Start Stop 9 Variations 9 Fills 9 Intros ed Endings 10 Fade In e Out 10 Accomp On Off 11 One Fing 11 Hold 11 Bass to Lowest 12 Pianist 12 Sync 13 Temp...

Page 7: ...26 Colours set 26 AUDIO 27 Mic In 27 Line In 27 4 DISK CARD 28 Accessing the function 28 File identification 28 Selecting the active unit 29 Scrolling through the directories 29 FILE LOAD 30 Settings...

Page 8: ...anger 47 Rotary 47 Delay 47 Selecting the speed of rotary effect 48 MIC P1 49 Type 49 Reverb 49 Delay 49 Level 49 Time 49 Feedback 49 MIC P2 50 Microphone shifter 50 Preset 50 Shift 50 Balance 50 6 SO...

Page 9: ...Index Page IV Appendix A Main Features B Style List D Sound List E Midi implementation chart F START MODE 56 Mode 56 Loop 56 Salto HEADER 56...

Page 10: ...sition on the screen use the CURSOR keys to move it up dwn right or left THE ENCODER The ENCODER is used for a variety of operations With the PIANO MAIN video page displayed the ENCODER changes the st...

Page 11: ...c meaning that their functions change depending on the page displayed Later we will see all the functions the function keys assume on every page but for now we will start from the MAIN page When you s...

Page 12: ...below the SPLIT point For example you may activate this part if you wish to play a Pad or Strings sound in your left hand even together with the accompaniment or to select a bass sound to play in man...

Page 13: ...ts simply press the corresponding function key underneath the display For example select ClassicPiano Key F2 Then select another family and select one of the 8 presets available Each family retains th...

Page 14: ...ume of the song loaded in the memory if any HOME The HOME key allows you to return the display to the MAIN page from any other screen When the MAIN page is on the display the HOME key is lit up MIXER...

Page 15: ...the top right hand corner of the display in any screen to display simple immediate instructions with the page s main features and guidance on how to proceed Pressing the HELP key displays the help fun...

Page 16: ...tart to flash You can now decide to play one of the DEMOs for the individual I Motion sounds by just pressing one of the sound family keys or one of the orchestrated DEMOs by pressing one of the style...

Page 17: ...Each style is a complete 8 part instrumental arrangement with drums bass and up to 6 additional instruments It consists of 4 variations 3 fills 1 Break 2 intros and 2 endings The way in which the sty...

Page 18: ...h style consists of 4 variations that allow you to start your piece with an accompaniment played by just a few instruments and gradually add more to form a larger ensemble To change the variations pre...

Page 19: ...r on FADE IN and OUT Otherwise you have the option of the Fade IN and OUT modes to start and end the accompaniment with gradually increasing and decreasing volume You can set the number of bars from 1...

Page 20: ...the lowest note in the recognition zone is taken as the fundamental and the type of chord depends on the total number of keys pressed as stated in the table below AUTOMATIC ACCOMPANIMENT ONE FINGER MO...

Page 21: ...chord moves independently as played by the musician without necessarily providing harmonic base functions Pianist The Pianist mode is intended for musicians who have a purely pianistic approach to the...

Page 22: ...hange SYNC The Syncro key in the Mode Controls section is very useful if you wish to start playing with both hands while simultaneously starting the accompaniment If you press SYNCRO the arrangement s...

Page 23: ...tyle This guarantees that the style always plays at the most appropriate speed regardless of the tempo used by the style selected before To shift from one style to another without changing the tempo a...

Page 24: ...sometimes you may need to switch from one style to another without changing the sound setup you are using In this case it is important to make sure that One Touch is off before selecting the new style...

Page 25: ...s means that both devices are affected in the same way However you may need to transpose only the keyboard or only the sequencer if you wish to play in a key different from that of the MIDI file loade...

Page 26: ...mories Using the memories is extremely easy Let s try this simple example 1 Select a Music Style 2 Select a sound if you wish one for each section Upper and Lower Sound Families 3 Press START STOP to...

Page 27: ...emory or F2 for the second and so on Save B A 1 2 List of the parameters that will be stored in a Panel memory location 1 Style tracks mute On Off 2 Conductor status for each section On Off and sounds...

Page 28: ...the number of bars from 1 to 10 of the fade In function activated using the key provided on the panel Use the CURSOR keys to select the function and the ENCODER to choose the number of bars ARRANGER...

Page 29: ...START this function allows you to choose the start mode related to the SYNC key You have two alternatives 1 ON SINGLE NOTE The rhythmic accompaniment starts up when the first note is depressed on the...

Page 30: ...he STANDARD setting In this condition the instrument sends and receives the MIDI messages on the channels you can see assigned to each track on the display both the parts UPPER 1 UPPER2 and LOWER and...

Page 31: ...n use by another track the system will assign the track to the first MIDI channel available For detailed information about the EDIT MIDI Settings screen modes refer to the MIDI section of this manual...

Page 32: ...dal functions use the CURSOR keys to select one of the three pedals and the ENCODER to choose from the various functions made available for each pedal as shown in the table below PEDAL 2 FUNCTION left...

Page 33: ...e smartmedia card is not inserted the connection between piano and computer will not be established Now let us take a detailed look at the options available and the type of system to which they refer...

Page 34: ...RANSPOSER As the display shows this parameter refers to the Upper and Lower parts The keyboard can be transposed up one octave OCTAVE UP or down one octave OCTAVE DOWN for each part UPPER1 2 and LOWER...

Page 35: ...tings meaning 4 colour combinations Use the CURSOR keys to select the function and the ENCODER to choose one of these settings VIDEO CENTER This parameter centres the image of the lyrics on the TV set...

Page 36: ...peaks or distortion to keep the complex amplification system installed on the PIANO in good condition This parameter affects the microphone connection input gain Before connecting the microphone to t...

Page 37: ...eading of this screen contains the active unit Disk Card followed by the current directory The contents of the unit are displayed in the box underneath with a scroll bar remember that the files not re...

Page 38: ...ard the relative icon does not appear and the units cannot be activated SCROLLING THROUGH THE DIRECTORIES When the cursor is on a directory i e when a directory is selected the F1 function key assumes...

Page 39: ...ion Once the procedure is complete depending on the type of file loaded the instrument will locate on its main page or for midi files with Karaoke directly on the Lyrics page To select another subdire...

Page 40: ...mory the system displays this screen and the functions of the boxes become as follows F1 Karaoke Displays the lyrics and chords in the midi files The top of the display contains two boxes The first di...

Page 41: ...rack and up and down to select the value for modification The Encoder modifies the values Turn the Encoder to move the locator to another point quickly F2 Mixer This screen allows you to adjust midi f...

Page 42: ...e instruments song settings included will be saved as text file This txt file hidden will be stored in the folder currently selected and it will have the same name of the song currently loaded This te...

Page 43: ...o be saved using the appropriate function key a box appears providing a field where the file name can be entered List of the parameters that will be stored in a Song Performance location 1 Style track...

Page 44: ...r F1CAPS LOCK If it is active reverse turning the encoder only selects uppercase letters if it is not active not in reverse only lowercase letters are selected Press F1 to change the status F2 SPACE P...

Page 45: ...ate the directory which will be displayed immediately Press F7 to return to the disk main page MAKE DIR A new directory can be created from the disk mode main page First of all locate on the directory...

Page 46: ...t the current name of the file folder selected which can be changed using the character input procedure or the operation can be aborted Press F8 to confirms the data entered NB The function is not ava...

Page 47: ...n keys F3 and F4 now have new functions SELECT Selects the FILE or Directory currently selected by the CURSOR UNSELECT not visible on the screen above Unselects the file or directory selected earlier...

Page 48: ...on is not active box blank if the unit is protected To abort the operation simply press function key F7 BACK and the instrument returns to the main page eliminating the selections If you wish to proce...

Page 49: ...the song s position in the List Continue in the same way to enter all the songs required which may also be in different folders To unselect a file entered in the List simply locate the cursor on the...

Page 50: ...selected To check or modify the contents of the list at any moment even during playback of a song press F7 LIST If you wish to change the position of a song locate the cursor on it with the ENCODER a...

Page 51: ...Pressing function key F8 accesses another function key menu the remainder of the screens remains unchanged which are F1 FILE COPY press to activate the file copying procedure F2 LABEL used to rename...

Page 52: ...key F8 or use F7 to abort the operation Selecting the FILE COPY function starts the mul tiple file selection proce dure already described NB This function erase the current list You may create a dire...

Page 53: ...unction associated to key F2 in the Disk Utils section allows you to change the LABEL of the unit currently selected Once the function has been selected the file renaming pop up appears and the keys m...

Page 54: ...appear on the display Press F7 NO to return to the disk main page or press function key F8 confirm and the system will start to format the unit The display will show the progress bar that indicates th...

Page 55: ...which sets the reverb duration or depth with values from 0 to 8 HI DAMP parameter which sets the filter on the reverb s high frequencies with values from 0 to 24 In this case 0 is equivalent to a ful...

Page 56: ...0 to 127 For the MIDI General Presets these two fields are not activated so the modulation parameter always refers to the CHORUS effect Modulation Type This section contains three classic modulation...

Page 57: ...re selected by activating the Rotary Slw Fst function on the Soft pedal central pedal as described in the PEDALS section of this manual In this menu the boxes corresponding to function keys F7 and F8...

Page 58: ...e these parameters one by one TYPE this parameter is used to choose the type of reverb to be assigned to the microphone There are 8 ambiences available 6 for REVERB and 2 for DELAY effects as follows...

Page 59: ...n create new setups using the SHIFT parameter SHIFT this parameter indicates the shift transposition of the voice which is added to your own voice with values ranging from 12 to 12 in semitones BALANC...

Page 60: ...song you have chosen then select the Style the Sound and all the settings needed for the performance As soon as you are ready press the REC key At this point if you have loaded a Song recorded on the...

Page 61: ...ng the bar reached in the recording At this point 1 1 will appear because you are in the first bar of the song since you have not yet recorded anything SIGNATURE This parameter allows you to choose th...

Page 62: ...e Rec key If you have finished recording a track e g Track1 you can start recording again by choosing an empty track e g Track2 and so on If you press the key of the Track where you have recorded blue...

Page 63: ...ck 1 Upper1 F3 deletes track 2 Upper2 F4 deletes track 3 Lower F5 deletes track 4 Arranger bass F6 deletes track Drm Acmp Arranger F7 GO starts the recording an alternative to the Rec key and key F8 E...

Page 64: ...cedure These parameters can be set as MODE FILE HOLD If there is no TXT file present the status of the MIDI SONG SETTINGS will remain unchanged MODE FILE RESET If there is no TXT file all the MIDI SON...

Page 65: ...matically LOOP Specifies whether once it comes to the last song in a list the system has to stop the playback or start again from the first Song Select YES to play the list again Select NO to end play...

Page 66: ...A Appendix Maestro II Grande II Appendix...

Page 67: ...Hi quality Programmable Reverb with 48bit resolution Hi quality Programmable Modulation with Rotary effects SMF 16 tracks player with Lyrics capabilities Song composer with direct access buttons 16 P...

Page 68: ...te SlowBrush FastBrush EasySwing Fast 50 sSong JazzWaltz BigBand Midnight TheBigBand NewYork Miky sBand BigBrass Boogie FoxTrot QickStep Latin1 Bossanova FastBossa Mambo Mambo 5 Beguine Bachata ChaCha...

Page 69: ...ndix D CUSTOM1 16Beat Age 16Beat Brush Shuffle Pop Funky 70 Steely Funk Latin Fusion Carlos Rock Dance 80 CUSTOM2 HullyGully Pizzicato Folk Carousel Rikdi 2 4 Ethnic 7 8 Laz Yaman 9 8 Roman Ethnic Sty...

Page 70: ...rings Haa Choir Doo voice FM Angels Orch Hit BRASS Trumpet Trombone Tuba Muted Trumpet French Horn Brass Section Syn Brass Analogic Brass WIND Piccolo Flute Recorder Pan flute Blown Bottle Shakuhachi...

Page 71: ...O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O Bank Select MSB Main Volume Expression Contr Slow Fast Rotary Speed Damper Pedal Sustain Pedal Soft Pedal Reverb Chorus All Sound Off Reset all controllers All Note Of...

Page 72: ...a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determinated by turning the equipment off and on the user is encuraged to try...

Page 73: ...Life s better when you play...

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