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Quick Start
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Playing programs –
Program Play mode
The RADIAS contains a total of 256 programs, organized into sixteen banks (A–P) with sixteen programs in
each bank. Here’s how to select and play different programs.
Entering the Program Play mode
The RADIAS defaults to the Program Play mode each time the power is turned on.
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Press the [PROGRAM] button.
When the RADIAS is in the Program Play mode, the
[PROGRAM] button will be lit, and the top line of the
display will read PROGRAM PLAY.
The rest of the display will show various information
such as the tempo, program category, bank, number,
program name, and the names of the timbres used by
the program.
Below the program name is a list of the timbre names
that are active (turned on) in the current program. Tim-
bres that are off are shown as “------------”.
A symbol at the left of a timbre name indicates the timbre that can be edited by the front panel
knobs and buttons. To specify the timbre that you want to edit from the front panel, use the Pro-
gram Edit mode P02–1: COMMON – PROG tab page “PanelEdit” setting (
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p.75 “PanelEdit”).
If the arpeggiator is assigned to a timbre, an “ ” symbol is shown at the right of the timbre name.
If a step sequencer is assigned to a timbre, a “ ” symbol (step sequencer 1) or “ ” symbol (step
sequencer 2) is shown at the right of the timbre name.
If a drum kit is assigned to a timbre, a “
” symbol is shown at the right of the timbre name.
In the illustration at the above right, step sequencer 1 is assigned to timbre 1 and timbre 2, the
arpeggiator is assigned to timbre 3, and a drum kit and step sequencer 2 are assigned to timbre 4.
Selecting and playing a program
You can select a program in a variety of ways.
Go ahead and get familiar with selecting and listening to the wide variety of programs provided by the RA-
DIAS
.
Using the 16KEYS PROGRAM BANK/TRIGGER [UP]/[DOWN] buttons and [1]–[16] keys
This method lets you quickly select a specific program.
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Use the 16KEYS [SELECT] button to choose PROGRAM (the PROGRAM LED will light).
2
Use the PROGRAM BANK/TRIGGER [UP] or [DOWN] button to select a bank.
There are 16 banks, A–P. Use these buttons to choose a bank.
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Use the 16KEYS [1]–[16] to select a program number.
Program numbers 1–16 in each bank correspond to 16KEYS [1]–[16]. This way, you can directly
select the desired program from within the bank.