Princeton SP-88 User Manual Download Page 22

Record start 

Prepare to record 

Select  user  song:  Press  the  [RECORD]  button. 

The REC icon on LCD is illuminated. User Song 

1 or User Song 2 is displayed on the lattice area. 

Its cursor on the LCD is lit, then you can select it 

with dial, the [+]/the [-] button. 

 

Wait  for  record:  Press  the  [RECORD]  button 

after choosing User Song 1 or User Song 2.Four 

beats  on  the  LCD  flash  simultaneously,  which 

indicates  that  the  recording  is  waiting.  You  can 

select  desired  recording  track  with  the 

[ACCOMP],[MELODY 

1]-[MELODY 

4] 

buttons. Its cursor flashes once selected. 

 

Note: 

You  can  select  simultaneously  an  ACCOMP 

track  &  one  MELODY  track,  but  you  are  not 

allowed to select 2 MELODY tracks at the same 

time. 

 

MELODY 1 is automatically set to current track   

while it is in waiting mode. If the first MELODY 

includes  data,  the  second  MELODY  is  set  to 

record automatically. 

 

If  the  track  includes  data,  its  relevant  cursor  on 

LCD  is  lit.  Press  the  track  button  while  it's  in 

waiting mode. Then, the cursor on the LCD turns 

off.  Press  the  track  button  again.  Its  cursor 

flashes,  indicating  that  the  track  is  available  for 

recording. 

 

Start to record 

You can start to record by playing the keyboard 

and  pressing  the  [START/STOP]button.  Four 

beats flash in turn and follow the current tempo. 

The  recorded  data  in  current  track  will  be 

covered with new data during recording. During 

recording,  you  can  start  or  stop  the  style  by 

pressing the [START/STOP] button two times.   

Record stop 

Stop Automatically 

Press  the  [ENDING]  button  when  the  style  is 

playing  during  recording.  It  will  stop  recording 

automatically after the ending playing is over.   

 

If  the  capacity  is  full  during  recording,  it  will 

stop  recording  automatically  with  displaying 

"Full Record Data!" on LCD . 

 

Stop Manually 

Press  the  [RECORD]  button  again  during 

recording  to  stop  recording  immediately.  The 

cursor of the recorded track is lightened. 

 

Press  the  [DEMO]  button  in  recording  to  stop 

recording  and  enter  the  DEMO  mode.  The  data 

recorded  will  not  be  lost.  The  cursor  of  the 

recorded track is lightened. 

Record play 

Song select 

Press  the  [PLAY]  button.  User  song  1  or  user 

song 2 is displayed on  the LCD. You  can select 

the  desired  song  with  the  dial,  the  [+]  &  the[-] 

button. 

 

Track select 

Select  the  desired  tracks  with  the  [MELODY 

1]-[MELODY  4]  and  the  [ACCOMP]  button 

after  having  selected  the  song.  The  lightened 

cursor  indicates  the  track  is  going  to  be played. 

If  the  cursor  is  not  lit,  it  indicates  the  track  is 

empty . 

 

Song play 

Press  the  [PLAY]  button  to  play  the  song  after 

selecting tracks. Press it again to stop playing. 

If the user song is empty, "Song Empty" displays 

temporarily on the LCD. 

 

If no track is selected, "Select a Track"   

displays temporarily on the LCD. 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for SP-88

Page 1: ...Princeton SP 88 Portable Ensemble USER S MANUAL For a more musical life...

Page 2: ...Please keep this manual handy for future reference Precautions Please read the following carefully before use Do not expose the piano to high temperature direct sunlight or excessive dust Do not place...

Page 3: ...any way please do not use the piano A damaged power cord risks fire or electrical hazard In case of malfunction due to improper handling of the piano please switch your piano off and wait 30 seconds...

Page 4: ...a lot more MIDI Your piano can easily be connected with other MIDI instruments through your MIDI IN OUT ports Online HELP button virtual help menu whenever you need it Basic Description of Features VO...

Page 5: ...VAR SMC 19 DISK 20 CHORD 21 VOICE STYLE SONG 22 DEMO ALBUM PHRASE 23 BAS CLEF 24 TREBLE CLEF 25 FILL IN A FILL IN B 4 REAR PANEL 3 3V CARD 5 JOY STICK Connections The power jack Your piano can be powe...

Page 6: ...ore connecting any other device The AUX OUT jack When you want to listen to your piano with an External amplifier or speaker connect to the AUX OUT L MONO and R jacks on the left panel The volume is a...

Page 7: ...d from other MIDI instruments via MIDI is received by this terminal MIDI OUT Data produced by your Digital Piano is transmitted to other MIDI instruments via MIDI from this terminal Basic operations D...

Page 8: ...It displays the first demo name World and plays all 3 demos Press the DEMO button again or press the START STOP button to stop playing and exit demonstration mode Press and hold the DEMO button for 3...

Page 9: ...your number choice when you use the numeric keypad to select the voice Dual Press the DUAL Button The LCD lights the DUAL and VOICE R2 and highlights the Voice name on upper line 144 Sound Track1 See...

Page 10: ...ustain effect This feature applies SUSTAIN effect to the keyboard The default value when you turn on the instrument is SUSTAIN effect OFF Press the SUSTAIN button to turn on the SUSTAIN effect LCD lig...

Page 11: ...The default CHORUS TYPE and LEVEL is CHORUS3 and 0 Note Turning the DSP ON OFF while you re playing will interfere with the sound Harmony effect There are 8 Harmony types See FUNCTION menu for detail...

Page 12: ...and right the joystick to activate the PITCH BEND effect This adjusts the tuning from 2 semitones to 2 semitones in default range and you can also set the range from 12 semitones to 12 semitones See...

Page 13: ...he VARIATION style playing In NORMAL mode press the FILL IN B button to insert 1 measure fill and LCD flashes VAR icon Then it changes to the VARIATION style playing In VARIATION mode press the FILL I...

Page 14: ...d simultaneously press the root key and a white key to its left To play a minor chord simultaneously pressthe root key and a black key to its leftTo play a minor seventh chord simultaneously press the...

Page 15: ...me 0 31 12 Bass Volume 0 31 28 Mixer Drum Volume 0 31 28 Language English Chinese English Chorus Level Metronome Press the FUNCTION button to enter the metronome menu Press the NEXT button to enter it...

Page 16: ...displays the current tune value Use the dial the button or the button to adjust the tune value This function can apply to the right area of keyboard The parameter range 50 to 50 Press the button and...

Page 17: ...f 5 different assigned pedal are available Use the dial the button or the button to select the pedal assign The LCD displays Sustain Pedal Soft Pedal Start Stop Pedal Tempo tap Pedal Memory Select Ped...

Page 18: ...alue is bank 1 Press BANK button to select your desired bank The LCD displays BANK number Use the bank button again dial the button or the button to cycle select the bank 1 8 The LCD displays your sel...

Page 19: ...e O T S button to enter this mode and the O T S icon on the LCD appears Press the M1 M4 button it will load four types of parameters which are related to the style M1 and M2 store the parameters for t...

Page 20: ...NTH button The SYNTH icon appears on the LCD The User Voice number USER Voice 342 displays on the lattice area Then select the desired number with the dial the button between 342 350 for storing your...

Page 21: ...ess the TEMPO and the Tempo button simultaneously to set the tempo to the default of each album song To exit the album modes press one of the following buttons STYLE VOICE DUAL LOWER VOICE SYNTH M1 M6...

Page 22: ...current tempo The recorded data in current track will be covered with new data during recording During recording you can start or stop the style by pressing the START STOP button two times Record stop...

Page 23: ...TART STOP button to start playing the file selected The SMC icon flashes The current tempo is displayed in the TEMPO area The MEASURE and the BEAT areas display nothing To stop playing the files press...

Page 24: ...the menu Save Song press the NEXT button The menu of Save Song 1 Save Song 2 are displayed in the lattice area with two lines You can select them with the dial or the the button Then press the NEXT b...

Page 25: ...ce area Press the NEXT button separately or dial to affirm it Operation Completed is displayed temporarily on the LCD and it will exit the SMC mode to return to the previous status If you press the BA...

Page 26: ...software on the PC The piano will receive the data from the sequencer You can play on the piano at the same time MIDI messages that are recognized by the piano See appendix 7 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART...

Page 27: ...Press button to select a MIDI file Press START STOP to play the MIDI file you select Press BACK to back to last step LOAD To load RECORD or MEMORY files Press button to select in current menu level Pr...

Page 28: ...ordion2 Accordion3 Harmonica1 Harmonica2 Harmonica3 Accordion4 Accordion5 Accordion6 Accordion7 071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080 081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 Piano Ensemble Guitar Pipe Sound...

Page 29: ...wing2 046 Dixieland 047 JazzTrio R B 048 R B 1 049 R B 2 050 Soul 051 Soul S huffle Country 052 Country 077 Mambo2 078 Bounce 079 Foxtrot 080 Quick Step 081 Jive Traditional 082 March 1 083 March 2 08...

Page 30: ...Appendix 3 Chord list...

Page 31: ...ted M7aug Seventh augmented 7 aug Suspended fourth sus4 One plus two plus five 1 2 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 6 1 3 5 7 1 2 3 4 5 7 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 7 1 2 3 5 6 1 3 5 1 b3 5 1 b3 5 6 1 b3 5 b7 1 b3 b5 b7 1 2 b3 5 1...

Page 32: ...f The Danube 045 Mandarin Duck s Tea 046 The Entertainer 047 The Heart Is Too Soft 048 Emperor s Waltz 049 Brahms Waltz 050 The Sleeping Beauty 051 Living By Night 052 Our Time 053 La Traviata 054 My...

Page 33: ...127 9nH V 0 8nH V 0 127 After key s Touch Ch s Pitch Bend Control 0 Change 1 5 6 7 10 11 64 65 66 67 80 81 91 93 120 121 123 Bank Select Modulation Portamento Time Data Entry Volume Pan Expression Sus...

Page 34: ...animent is started an FAH message is transmitted When accompaniment is stopped an FCH message is transmitted When an FAH message is received accompaniment is started When an FCH message is received ac...

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