Getting Started
The Front Panel
2-13
Button Combinations
How many ways can you press a button? Actually the Stage Piano recognizes 3 special
cases beyond just Òpressing a button.Ó
Direct Select
In Play mode, if you want the red sound or odd-numbered setup next, itÕs simpleÑ
just press the corresponding sound/setup select button. Two presses, however, are
required to get a green sound or setup. There may be cases where youÕd prefer to skip
the Þrst (red or odd) selection and go directly to the second. So, if you press the same
sound select button, twice, rapidly (like double-clicking a computer mouse), the
intermediate selection will be skipped.
Panic
Simultaneously pressing the two buttons labeled
Panic
will start transmitting the
panic
sequence
, which is a kind of ÒMIDI resetÓÑthis will silence all sounding notes, turn
sustain off, and so forth. Regardless of how long you hold the buttons, the minimum
effective sequence will be sent (as described below). If you continue to hold them, a
more elaborate (and more effective) sequence is sent. As long as the sequence is being
sent, all of the parameter LEDs will light.
Here is the panic sequence:
1. All Notes Off, All Sound Off, Reset All Controllers to the internal sound
module.
2. All Notes Off, All Sound Off, Reset All Controllers sent to the MIDI output on
all 16 MIDI channels.
3. Individual Note Off messages sent to the MIDI output for all possible audible
notes on all MIDI channels.
4. Present position of Stage Piano controls according to the current setup.
Steps 1 and 2 are always sent completely no matter how long the
Panic
buttons are
held; this takes only a fraction of a second. Step 3 starts with low notes on Channel 1,
progresses to higher notes, then moves on to Channel 2, etc. until you release the
Panic
buttons or the sequence is complete (about 3 seconds). Note that note numbers 0Ð11,
which are not audible and perform special functions on some modules, are not
affected by the panic sequence.
As soon as you release the Panic buttons, all player control positions get refreshed,
according to the current setup. This takes only a fraction of a second, and it happens
even if the entire panic sequence hasnÕt been sent.
Demo Song
If you press the two left-most edit buttons simultaneously when in Play mode, the
short demo song will start to play. Release the buttons once the song starts playing.
You can stop the demo song before it ends by pressing any other button. While the
demo song is playing, the display will sequentially show
d
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m
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s
s
s
sn
n
n
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g
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,
p
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a
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