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Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this instrument does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the instrument off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

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Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

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Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

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Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

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Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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Summary of Contents for Pro 2

Page 1: ...Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO 2 Page 49 G E N E R A L M U S I C OWNERS MANUAL English ...

Page 2: ...Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO 2 Page 2 ...

Page 3: ...ith the internal circuitry If the instrument does not seem to be working correctly Turn off the power immediately remove the power adaptor from the mains outlet and contact the store where the instrument was purchased Discontinue using the unit at once Failure to do so may result in additional damage or other unexpected damage or accident General user maintenance Clean the cabinet and keys of your...

Page 4: ... and touch 20 Other controls 22 Section 4 Performance Edit List of functions 24 Special features 28 Table of contents Section 5 Master Midi Midi functions 30 Master functions 32 Section 6 Sequencer Recorder Description of controls 36 Recording 37 Advanced features 40 Section 7 Reference Technical specifications PRO 1 43 PRO 2 44 Description of technology 45 Alphabetical index 47 Appendix MIDI Impl...

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Page 6: ...Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO 2 Page 3 Instrument Layout Section 1 ...

Page 7: ...the keyboard into separate left and right parts While the button is held you can choose the split note and the lower left sound 8 BRILLIANCE Use these buttons to adjust the overall tone of the instrument 9 TRANSPOSE Increases or decreases the overall pitch of the instrument in half step semitone increments 10 SELECTION BUTTONS Use these buttons to select sounds or performances depending on the sta...

Page 8: ...and effect levels pedal functions and alternative tunings Any changes made here will be memorized when the performance is saved 11 TRANSPOSE Increases or decreases the overall pitch of the instrument in half step semitone increments 12 SELECTION BUTTONS Use these buttons to select sounds or performances depending on the state of the SOUNDS PERF button 13 VARIATION Pressing this button in SOUNDS mo...

Page 9: ...you should use only the Left Mono connector 6 DAMPER You can connect either a standard footswitch or the special Real Piano Continuous Damper Pedal available from your Generalmusic dealer to simulate the right pedal of a piano 7 PEDAL 1 Each socket can accept either a footswitch or a continuous volume type pedal 8 PEDAL 2 The function for each pedal can be selected in the PERF EDIT section 9 MIDI ...

Page 10: ...You should always ensure that the power switch is in off position when connecting or disconnecting the power adaptor Applying power while the switch is on may damage the components inside the unit Power switch Headphone jack Headphone jack The headphone jack is located at the extreme left side of the metal rail which runs beneath the keyboard ...

Page 11: ...sed for a variety of different functions These functions are detailed in section 4 of this manual PERF EDIT Pedal 1 Function Pedal 2 Function Pedal switch Continuous pedal A note about pedals and footswitches There are four types of pedals which may be connected to the PRO 1 PRO 2 1 Footswitch normal polarity or normally open 2 Footswitch reverse polarity or normally closed 3 Continuous volume ped...

Page 12: ...Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO 2 Page 9 Section 2 Quick Study Guide For those of you who don t like to read manuals or wish to read the manual in detail later here is everything you need to get started ...

Page 13: ...und selection buttons When the light above the button is ON the instrument is in SOUNDS mode When this light is OFF the instrument is in PERF mode SOUNDS mode is used for normal operation of the instrument and this is where you should start if you are new to the instrument In this mode you can use the sound selection buttons in conjunction with the VAR variation button to choose any desired sound ...

Page 14: ... can now adjust the volume of Sound 2 with the DATA slider If you had selected only one sound you would not see this second screen After you have spent some time adjusting things like the effect levels mixing pedal assignments and other features contained in PERF EDIT you will have created what we call a PERFORMANCE In simple terms a PERFORMANCE is just the end result of some tweaking and editing ...

Page 15: ...ion keys Your performance is now stored You can recall it at any time by activating PERF mode SOUNDS PERF light OFF and selecting first the BANK letter followed by the location number EXAMPLE Saving the current sound settings into Performance E6 With the instrument in SOUNDS mode and a performance ready to be saved 1 Press STORE at this stage you can use the DATA slider and the page buttons to ent...

Page 16: ...riation 1 Now let s add the reverb effect 5 Repeatedly press the REVERB button until the HALL effect is selected At this stage we have mixed our two sounds and selected the effect This gives us a basic combination We now need to edit the combination so that each sound has a different volume level and a different amount of reverb 6 Press PERF EDIT 7 If you do not see page 1 use the page buttons to ...

Page 17: ...kly return the instrument to a basic piano sound with no effects To activate this Quick Piano feature first hold the PIANO 1 button and then press the SOUNDS PERF button It is important to remember that PIANO 1 must be held down before you press SOUNDS PERF NOTE Using Quick Piano will not affect any settings which have been stored in the instrument s memory Quick Piano function ...

Page 18: ...2 Page 15 Section 3 Basic Features This section will explain how to approach the instrument for the first time in a simple fashion It will help you to get quickly acquainted with the most important features of the instrument ...

Page 19: ... held the Choir button and then pressed Piano the Choir would be louder than the Piano If you held the Piano button first and then pressed Choir the Piano would be the loudest When mixing two sounds together in this way you may want to use a different variation for sound 1 and sound 2 for example mixing Piano 1 no variation with Strings Variation 1 To do this press Piano 1 and Strings at the same ...

Page 20: ...stening to some of those which we have created for you To get to these performances you need to switch from SOUNDS mode to PERF mode using the SOUND PERF button This button is located to the right of the sound selection buttons When the light above the button is ON the instrument is in SOUNDS mode When this light is OFF the instrument is in PERF mode Once in PERF mode you can begin to use the fact...

Page 21: ...lay in the key of C the instrument would sound in the key of Eb three half steps above C If you play in F the instrument would sound in Ab and so on These buttons can also be used for transposing a single sound in a layer or split see Section 4 Volume Transpose and transposing a midi instrument see Section 5 Midi Transpose This feature is most useful for octave shifting one of the sounds being use...

Page 22: ... that performance was saved The EQ ON OFF button allows you to disable the effect of the EQ section Turning this button off will give the equivalent sound of all the EQ sliders being set to mid position flat NOTE Because the EQ settings are recalled along with a performance the shape of the EQ will sometimes be different from the actual positions of the physical sliders To look at the real shape t...

Page 23: ...a different performance is recalled Effects Chorus Tremolo Phaser Both the PRO 1 and PRO 2 offer three effect presets These can be selected by repeatedly pressing the EFFECTS button until the light for the desired effect turns on The depth and rate of these effects can be fully edited using the EFFECT DEPTH and EFFECT RATE functions under the PERF EDIT button PRO 2 model only Others When the Other...

Page 24: ...ft touch to achieve maximum volume NORMAL This setting has been deigned to most accurately represent the touch response of a piano HARD This setting is for stronger players It requires a fairly powerful touch to achieve maximum volume PRO 2 model only User The USER touch setting allows you to use the DATA slider to accurately adjust the touch response to suit your playing style With the slider set...

Page 25: ...nd the related bank program number will be sent when the performance is subsequently recalled NOTE Another way of turning a track to Local Off mode is to press the Page up button when the arrow in the screen is pointing to that particular track This has the exact same effect as pressing the Local Off button MIDI Panic The PRO 1 and PRO 2 feature a hidden MIDI Panic function This function can be us...

Page 26: ... 1 PRO 2 Page 23 Section 4 Performance Edit When you construct a combination of sounds there are many powerful features available under the PERF EDIT button which can help you tailor the sound combination to your needs ...

Page 27: ...no followed by screen 2b Reverb send for the Strings If you were using only one sound then you would not see screens 1b and 2b since these are redundant in a single sound performance NOTE When using a layered sound you can decide which sound you want to be 1 and which sound you want to be 2 This determination is made according to which button you pressed first If you hold PIANO 1 and then press PA...

Page 28: ... effect you need increase the overall effect depth in this screen 6 PRO 1 model only Effect Rate This function allows you to adjust the speed at which the selected effect moves or modulates 5 and 6 PRO 2 model only Effect Editing The functions available in screen 5 and screen 6 will be different depending on which effect has been selected These functions allow you to modify the way a particular ef...

Page 29: ...e the left pedal of a piano softening the tone of the instrument START STOP PRO 2 Only Duplicates the PLAY STOP button in the recording section of the PRO 2 PERF When the pedal is pressed the next PERFORMANCE is selected PERF When the pedal is pressed the previous PERFORMANCE is selected ROTARY S F PRO 2 Only If the ROTARY effect is selected simulated Leslie type organ effect the pedal can be used...

Page 30: ...accurately retune every note of the instrument to recreate a preferred tuning It is even possible to have a professional piano tuner create any tuning of your choice by using this simple feature After using the DATA slider to select MICROTUNING USER from PERF EDIT page 13 you are ready to create your personal tuning preset The operation of this function is very simple Press any key on the keyboard...

Page 31: ...uttons will appear as though only one sound has been selected This isolates the individual sound from the layer so you can have more control over it In this mode you can use the sound selection buttons and the VARI button to change this sound without affecting the other sound For example Mixing Piano 1 no variation with Strings variation 1 In SOUNDS mode press PIANO 1 and STRINGS together this wil...

Page 32: ...Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO 2 Page 29 Section 5 The Master MIDI button contains both the MIDI controls of the instrument and a number of important Master Control Features Master MIDI Functions ...

Page 33: ...e interpreted as a PERFORMANCE CHANGE message 4 Midi Transpose It is possible using this function to have the midi note messages from a particular sound transposed to a higher or lower key In this way the PRO 1 PRO 2 s internal sounds will not be transposed but the sounds from the attached sound module will play at a different pitch Use the DATA slider to choose which sounds you want to affect and...

Page 34: ...When you reduce the volume of the PRO 1 PRO 2 it sends a Midi Volume message to the sound module This message would cause the sound module to reduce in volume also Another problem which might occur is when you select a new sound on the PRO 1 PRO 2 a Program Change message would also be sent to the sound module causing its sound to be changed too Both of these problems could be overcome by selectin...

Page 35: ...ffect until you change them again or until you turn off the Lock MIDI function 10 Lock Pedals This feature allows you to lock the functions of the three foot pedals Normally these pedal functions are memorized for each performance This means that as you recall different performances the pedal functions will change according to the way they were set when that performance was stored This function al...

Page 36: ...o an external storage device such as a MIDI sequencer data filer librarian etc Refer to the instructions of your MIDI software sequencer or data filer for instructions on how to receive MIDI dumps from other equipment Here is the procedure for sending and capturing a MIDI dump 1 Connect a MIDI cable between the PRO 1 PRO 2 MIDI OUT and the storage device s MIDI IN 2 Access the MIDI dump feature fr...

Page 37: ... to external instruments see the description of the LOCAL OFF feature on page 22 17 PRO 2 Model Only Piano Frame Use this function to adjust the volume of the Piano Frame effect between 0 and 127 The Piano Frame effect simulates the natural ambiance or ringing of the uppermost strings in a grand piano s soundboard which are always heard to some degree when any note is played This effect is only ap...

Page 38: ...Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO 2 Page 35 Section 6 The PRO 2 features a simple but powerful sequencer which allows you to faithfully record your playing or create simple two track songs Sequencer Recorder ...

Page 39: ...uch faster if you hold the button down Record Activates Record mode Recording actually starts when you press the Play or Pause buttons Track 1 2 Buttons that activate the sequencer tracks for recording or playback The status of each track is indicated by the state of the LED LED off track is empty or switched off LED on track contains data and is ready for playback LED flashing track is ready to r...

Page 40: ... detailed on the next page Recording your song just as you play it To record something exactly as you play it could not be simpler on the PRO 2 1 Press RECORD The screen now shows the following 2 Press PLAY STOP 3 Play something on the keyboard When you have finished playing press PLAY STOP You can now listen to what you recorded by pressing PLAY STOP once again Erasing To erase what you just reco...

Page 41: ...he second figure on the right shows the current beat 2 Select the Sound to record For example choose a bass sound so you can play a piano sound on track 2 3 Activate the Metronome if required The Metronome Volume can be changed with the DATA slider while the Tempo can be changed with the page buttons NOTE You can only change the Metronome features while the top line of screen displays METRONOME ab...

Page 42: ...und changes you make during recording Playing back the recording To play back the recording press Play Stop During playback you can deactivate activate the track of your choice and play along with one or two sounds in real time Select the Sounds using the normal selection procedure You can deactivate the track of your choice before starting playback Overdubbing The PRO 2 allows you to record in Ov...

Page 43: ...CT sections of the instrument You must choose the two effects which you want to use before recording the first track If you want the first track to use only one of these effects or none at all then after selecting the TRACK1 button you should use the REVERB SEND and EFFECT SEND functions under the PERF EDIT button to set the desired levels of both effects for that track When you are ready to recor...

Page 44: ...Section 7 Reference Section ...

Page 45: ...Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO 2 Page 42 ...

Page 46: ...e Split programmable Layer mode 2 sounds max 64 programmable performances 32 sounds Piano1 Piano2 El Grand El Piano 1 El Piano 2 Dx Piano Clav Vibes Harpsi Organ Pipe Strings Choir Pad 1 Pad 2 Bass Each sound has 2 variations 64 oscillators Dynamic Filter Polyphony 64 notes maximum 32 notes minimum Midi In Out Thru Stereo Out Stereo In Pedals Headphones Speakers Computer Ac in Keyboard Technical s...

Page 47: ...phony 128 notes maximum 64 notes minimum 48 sounds Piano1 Piano2 El Grand El Piano 1 El Piano 2 Dx Piano Clav Vibes Harpsi Organ Pipe Strings Choir Pad 1 Pad 2 Bass Each sound has 3 variations Reverb Room Stage Hall Others DSP Effects Chorus Tremolo Phaser Others Sequencer Display Play Modes Sound Generation Presets Effects Extra 88 keys Hammer action Keyboard 8 band programmable equalizer Midi In...

Page 48: ...otswitch the special continuous damper pedal for the PRO 1 and PRO 2 is not a switch but instead a continuous pedal which accurately simulates the effect of the dampers being moved closer to or further away from the strings of the piano Because of this effects such as partial or half damping can be achieved The dampers can even be slowly squeezed back against the strings When the damper pedal is d...

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Page 50: ... recording 40 EQ Section 19 EQ Lock 32 Equal tuning 27 Erase 36 External Clock 31 F Factory performances 12 FF Fast forward 36 Frame effect 34 Front panel controls 4 5 G Generalmusic damper pedal 8 H Hard touch setting 21 Headphones 7 I IBM serial port 32 Input jacks 6 K Keyboard response 21 Kirnberger tuning 27 L Layering sounds 16 Layout 4 5 L C D contrast 32 Left Mono input 6 Left Mono output 6...

Page 51: ...trollers 22 Restore Performances 33 Restore user tuning 33 Reverb 20 Reverb Send 24 Reverb Time 25 Rewind 36 Right input 6 Right output 6 S Saving performances 12 Sequencer controls 36 Serial port 32 Simple recording 37 Soft touch 21 Sostenuto soft pedal 8 26 SOUNDS PERF button 10 Speaker jack 6 Special Control Changes Appendix iv vi Specifications 43 44 Split button 10 Split Mode 16 T Tartini Val...

Page 52: ...no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this instrument does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the instrument off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the eq...

Page 53: ...Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO 2 Page 52 ...

Page 54: ...r il PRO1 e PRO2 L Appendix contient des informations relatives aux implémentations MIDI de PRO1 et PRO2 Im Anhang sind Informationen bezüglich der MIDI Implementionen zum PRO 1 und PRO 2 enthalten De Bijlage bevat alle MIDI implementatie informatie voor de PRO 1 en 2 El Apéndice contiene información relativa a las implementaciones MIDI para PRO 1 y PRO 2 Appendix indeholder alle informationer ang...

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Page 56: ...y off 120 All sound off 121 Reset all controllers Reverb type Effect type 1 2 3 4 4 Program Change True number 0 127 0 31 0 31 5 System Exclusive o o System Song Position Song Select Common Tune x x x x x x System Clock Real Time Commands x o x x Aux Local On Off Messages All notes Off Active Sensing Reset x o o x x o o x NOTES 1 On common MIDI channel is interpreted as reverb depth On section MID...

Page 57: ...ease key DEMO Bn 76 01 Release key MASTER MIDI Bn 76 02 Release key TRANSPOSE b Bn 76 03 Release key TUNE Bn 76 04 Release key TRANSPOSE Bn 76 05 Release key TUNE Bn 76 06 Release key PIANO 1 Bn 76 07 Release key HARPSI Bn 76 08 Release key PIANO 2 Bn 76 09 Release key ORGAN Bn 76 0A Release key E GRAND Bn 76 0B Release key PIPE Bn 76 0C Release key E PIANO 1 Bn 76 0D Release key STRINGS Bn 76 0E ...

Page 58: ... 1 2 3 4 4 Program Change True number 0 127 0 47 0 47 5 System Exclusive o o System Song Position Song Select Common Tune o x x x x x System Clock Real Time Commands o o o o Aux Local On Off Messages All notes Off Active Sensing Reset x o o x x o o x NOTES 1 On common MIDI channel is interpreted as reverb depth On section MIDI channel is interpreted as reverb send 2 On common MIDI channel is inter...

Page 59: ...GS Bn 76 0E Release key E PIANO 2 Bn 76 0F Release key CHOIR Bn 76 10 Release key DXPIANO Bn 76 11 Release key PAD1 Bn 76 12 Release key CLAVIN Bn 76 13 Release key PAD2 Bn 76 14 Release key VIBES Bn 76 15 Release key BASS Bn 76 16 Release key SOUNDS Bn 76 17 Release key VAR Bn 76 18 Release key REVERB Bn 76 19 Release key EFFECT Bn 76 1A Release key TOUCH Bn 76 1B Release key PLAY Bn 76 1C Releas...

Page 60: ...xPiano1 06 Clavin 1 07 Vibes 08 Harpsi1 09 Organ1 10 Pipe1 11 Strings 12 Choir 13 MuteSynt 14 StrBell 15 A Bass Sound table 16 RockPian 17 HonkyTnk 18 ElGrand2 19 Rhodex2 20 Wurlitz2 21 DxPiano2 22 SynClavi 23 Marimb 24 Harpsi2 25 Organ2 26 Pipe2 27 AtkStrin 28 AtkChoir 29 SlowSynt 30 SlowBell 31 E Bass ...

Page 61: ...n2 Layer Hammond3 H6 61 Organ1 Pipe Layer Church1 H7 62 Pipe1 ExtBk Layer Church21 H8 63 Pipe1 Pipe2 Layer Performance Bank N PC Sound comb Mode GrandP A1 00 Piano1 Single Shepherd Moods A2 01 Piano1 Choir Layer Scrap Metal A3 02 ElGrand1 Rhodex2 Layer Tone Grit A4 03 Clavin1 Clavin1 Layer 80 s Ballad A5 04 DxPiano ElGrand1 Layer Pop Piano A6 05 ElGrand1 StrBell Layer Early 70 s A7 06 Rhodex2 Wurl...

Page 62: ...erence will not occur in a particular installation If this instrument does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the instrument off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver...

Page 63: ...c com Specifications are subject to change without prior notice Specifiche soggette a cambiamento senza preavviso Les spécifications sont sujettes à modifications sans préavis Änderungen auch ohne Vorankündigung sind vorbehalten Wijzigingen onder voorbehoud Especificaciones sujetas a cambios sin aviso previo Specifikationer kan ændres uden forudgående varsel Stock Code 271099 ...

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