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Operation
channels that are off have only channel num-
bers.
To exit the Edit mode, press
ENTER
.
Note: In the Internal mode, channels 6 to 10
control the auto-accompaniment pattern.
When you select a new rhythm, the contents
of these channels are set to the default set-
ting of the newly selected rhythm.
For more information on the External mode,
see “Using the Mixer and MIDI” on Page 42.
Editing the Parameter
You can change the settings of seven pa-
rameters such as tone, volume, and pan (rel-
ative position of the tone between the left
and right speaker channels) for the selected
channel.
Note: Be sure to turn off the synthesizer,
song sequencer, or pattern sequencer (if any
of these are turned on) before editing a pa-
rameter.
1. Repeatedly press
MIXER SELECT
to
select the mode.
2. Repeatedly press
6
or
7
to select the
channel. The channel number frame for
the selected channel flashes, and the
measure number display shows the cur-
rent on/off status of that channel.
Note: You can edit the tone and volume
parameters at this stage without enter-
ing the parameter edit mode. Press
+
or
–
to change the tone or
9
or
8
to
change the volume.
3. Press
ENTER
to enter the parameter edit
mode.
4. Repeatedly press
9
or
8
to select
the parameter you want to change. The
display shows the parameter and num-
ber:
Program Change Number (000 to 231)
— sets the tone assigned to the chan-
nel.
Note: Channel 10 is reserved for per-
cussion, so only tone numbers 192
through 199 can be set for Channel 10.
Volume (000 to 127) — controls the vol-
ume of the selected channel.
Pan (000 to 127) — controls the pan.
000 is fully left, 64 is the center position,
and 127 is fully right.
Effect (000 to 127) — controls the
depth of the DSP effect (except
enhancer and loudness).
Fine Tune (–50 to +50) — fine tunes
the pitch of the selected channel in cent
units. A cent is one hundredth of a semi-
tone. There are 12 semitones per
octave.
C (Coarse) Tune (–12 to +12) —
coarsely tunes the pitch of the selected
channel in semitone units.
Express (Expression) (000 to 127) —
controls the volume of the selected
channel. Similar to the volume setting,
this is often used to control crescendo/
decrescendo.
5. Use
+
or
–
to change the parameter set-
ting.
6. To edit other channels, press
ENTER
to
return to the channel selection display,
select the channel, then repeat Steps 2–
5.
To exit the Parameter Edit mode, press
EN-
TER
at the channel selection display.
USING THE CUSTOM TONE
SYNTHESIZER
The keyboard’s custom tone synthesizer lets
you create up to 32 of your own original
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