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

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Page 3: ...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 Rec...

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Page 6: ...he 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 instrume...

Page 7: ...nd 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 i...

Page 8: ...ou 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 t...

Page 9: ...ou 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 Powe...

Page 10: ...ed 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 foots...

Page 11: ...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 12: ...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 instr...

Page 13: ...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...

Page 14: ...on 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 th...

Page 15: ...iation 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...

Page 16: ...ly 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 tha...

Page 17: ...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 fea...

Page 18: ...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 to...

Page 19: ...tening 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 t...

Page 20: ...ay 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 sin...

Page 21: ...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 positio...

Page 22: ...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...

Page 23: ...t 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 powerfu...

Page 24: ...d 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...

Page 25: ...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 combinat...

Page 26: ...o 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...

Page 27: ...g enough of the 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 modul...

Page 28: ...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 PERF...

Page 29: ...ccurately 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...

Page 30: ...ttons 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...

Page 31: ...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 32: ...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...

Page 33: ...hen 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...

Page 34: ...fect 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 m...

Page 35: ...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...

Page 36: ...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 P...

Page 37: ...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 38: ...ch 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...

Page 39: ...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...

Page 40: ...e 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 Metro...

Page 41: ...nd 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...

Page 42: ...T 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 aft...

Page 43: ...Section 7 Reference Section...

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Page 45: ...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 Eac...

Page 46: ...hony 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 R...

Page 47: ...tswitch 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...

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Page 49: ...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 H...

Page 50: ...rollers 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 S...

Page 51: ...rence 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 u...

Page 52: ...on I 47848 S Giovanni in Marignano RN Italy Via delle Rose 12 Tel 39 541 959511 fax 39 541 957404 tlx 550555 GMUSIC I Internet http www generalmusic com Specifications are subject to change without pr...

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