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1.

Press 

[SONG]

. Stop the starting playback with 

[START / STOP]

. Press 

[LESSON]

 to

enter the learning mode.

ð

The display shows 

‘LESSON 1’

. In this mode, it is only rated whether you

play the notes at the right time, but not whether you hit the right notes.

2.

Press the 

[L/R]

 repeatedly to choose the hand (

‘L’

‘R’

 or both) you want to play

with.

3.

Press 

[START / STOP]

 to start practising.

4.

If you have selected 

‘R’

 the right hand voice is muted and you have to play the

right hand yourself. As long as you are in time, you will hear the right hand

voice. If you have selected 

‘L’

 the left hand voice is muted and you have to play

the left hand yourself. As long as you are in time, you will hear the left hand

voice. Are both 

‘L’

 and 

‘R’

 selected the voices for both hands are muted. You

then have to play in time with both hands.

5.

After completing the exercise, you will learn the result.

1.

Press 

[LESSON]

 again to enter the learning mode 2.

ð

The display shows 

‘LESSON 2’

. In this mode, it is only rated whether you hit

the right notes, but not whether you play them at the right time. The prac‐

tising song continues only when you play the right note.

2.

Press the 

[L/R]

 repeatedly to choose the hand (

‘L’

‘R’

 or both) you want to play

with.

3.

Press 

[START / STOP]

 to start practising.

4.

After completing the exercise, you will learn the result.

In Lesson 2, the notes won't sound until you play them correctly on the key‐

board.

Lesson 1 - playing in time

Lesson 2 - hitting the right notes

Operating

 

 

MK-201

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Summary of Contents for Startone MK-201

Page 1: ...MK 201 keyboard user manual...

Page 2: ...Thomann GmbH Hans Thomann Stra e 1 96138 Burgebrach Germany Telephone 49 0 9546 9223 0 Internet www thomann de 23 02 2022 ID 520795...

Page 3: ...Piano mode 21 7 6 DSP effect 22 7 7 Transposing 22 7 8 Styles and automatic accompaniment 22 7 8 1 Starting Auto Accompaniment rhythm track only 23 7 8 2 Starting Auto Accompaniment all tracks 23 7 8...

Page 4: ...Memory 33 7 12 Chord dictionary 34 7 13 Songs 34 7 13 1 Selecting playing and stopping songs 34 7 13 2 Learning mode 34 7 13 3 Recording 37 7 14 MIDI functions 37 7 14 1 What is MIDI 37 7 14 2 USB con...

Page 5: ...of further information and details on the following points Download This manual is also available as PDF file for you to download Keyword search Use the search function in the electronic version to f...

Page 6: ...n you will find an overview of the meaning of symbols and signal words that are used in this manual Signal word Meaning DANGER This combination of symbol and signal word indicates an immediate dangero...

Page 7: ...rating conditions This device has been designed for indoor use only To prevent damage never expose the device to any liquid or moisture Avoid direct sunlight heavy dirt and strong vibrations Only oper...

Page 8: ...ct may possibly react with the coating of your surface and after some time cause permanent dark stains In case of doubt do not put the rubber feet directly on the surface and use a suitable underlay i...

Page 9: ...locations n Record and playback function n Layer and Split mode n Piano mode n Metronome n Reverb and Chorus effects n DSP effect n Sequencer n Transpose and octave functions n Battery operation possi...

Page 10: ...observed when inserting batteries Inserting batteries 1 Turn the volume control counterclockwise to the minimum before inserting the batteries into the keyboard This is to protect the speakers from da...

Page 11: ...rating elements 1 Main switch Turns the device on and off 2 VOLUME Rotary control to adjust the overall volume 3 LESSON Button to activate the learn mode Overview Control panel Connections and operati...

Page 12: ...FILL A Press the button to play the Fill In Pattern A fill bars 10 FILL B Press the button to play the Fill In Pattern B fill bars 11 SYNC START Button to activate deactivate the sync start function...

Page 13: ...ously to activate deactivate the Demo mode 22 SONG Button to call up the song mode 23 PIANO Button to call up the piano mode 24 METRO Button to activate deactivate the metronome 25 TRANSPOSE Button to...

Page 14: ...OUCH Lights up when the velocity sensitivity is being adjusted 34 LED SUSTAIN Lights up when a Sustain pedal is connected 35 REC Recording display 36 Treble clef right hand 37 Bass clef left hand 38 M...

Page 15: ...ecting headphones an amplifier stereo system mixer or recording device designed as phone jacks unbalanced 50 AUX IN Input sockets for connecting external audio devices such as MP3 player designed as 3...

Page 16: ...e keyboard Use the output socket PHONES OUTPUT to connect headphones to the keyboard Connecting headphones not supplied to the output mutes the speakers Never operate the headphones at high volume as...

Page 17: ...tion socket on the rear panel of the keyboard and the other end of the cable to the output of the respective audio device Use the connection socket MIC IN to connect a microphone to the keyboard NOTI...

Page 18: ...1 1 Automatic shutoff When the keyboard is not being used for 30 minutes it switches off automatically To turn it back on again press You can deactivate the automatic switch off or set the desired ti...

Page 19: ...usly again or START STOP to stop playback and exit the Demo mode In demo mode only the START STOP TEMPO 0 9 and buttons on the numeric keypad as well as the VOLUME con trol can be operated 7 4 Using t...

Page 20: ...st is available for download on the product page of our homepage www thomann de 7 5 1 Layer mode With the layer mode you can set the layering of sounds 1 Press LAYER to activate the Layer mode The dis...

Page 21: ...he numeric buttons or of the numeric keypad to select the desired sound The sound list is available for download on the product page of our homepage www thomann de 3 Press SPLIT again to disable the S...

Page 22: ...the transpose menu 2 Use on the numeric keypad to adjust the pitch in semitone steps 3 Press and simultaneously on the numeric keypad to reset the current set tings to the default setting 0 7 8 Style...

Page 23: ...currently selected style 2 Use the numeric buttons or of the numeric keypad to select the desired Style 3 Press CHORD MODE to turn the chord detection mode on The area defined for the left hand become...

Page 24: ...niment area and chords played here are automatically recognized and used as a base for the Auto Accompani ment with the selected Style 4 Press SYNC START to start the auto accompaniment as soon as you...

Page 25: ...rt A or B 7 8 3 3 Fade 1 To start a style softly Fade In press FADE before you start playing 2 Press START STOP to start style playback The display shows FADE 3 When the style begins to play the style...

Page 26: ...e chord has a minor third it is called a minor chord If it is a major third it is called a major chord If it is a major third and an augmented fifth we speak of an augmented chord often also referred...

Page 27: ...n automatically recognizes the single or multiple finger chords played 1 Press CHORD MODE to activate the chord detection mode The display shows FINGERED 2 Press CHORD MODE again to change from FINGER...

Page 28: ...y chords with normal fingering Using the example of the root C the illustration shows which chords can be played The notes in brackets are optional These chords are recognized even without pressing th...

Page 29: ...7 9 Metronome 7 9 1 Turning the metronome on and off 1 Switch on metronome Press METRO to turn the metronome on and off The metronome beat can be heard 2 Setting the tempo Set the desired tempo while...

Page 30: ...Option LCD Control range Default value Octave shift XXX Octave 2 to 2 000 Split point XXX Split Pt 1 to 61 19 F 3 Metronome time signa ture XXX Beat 0 2 to 9 004 Auto accompaniment volume XXX Accomp...

Page 31: ...Accomp menu 2 Use on the numeric keypad to set the desired volume 3 Press and simultaneously on the numeric keypad to mute the auto accom paniment 4 Press and on the numeric keypad again simultaneousl...

Page 32: ...th between 0 and 127 3 Press and simultaneously on the numeric keypad to reset the current set ting to the default setting 000 7 10 9 Automatic shutoff When the digital piano is not in use it shuts of...

Page 33: ...ocation This process will reset all previous settings The performance memory function cannot be called up when the quick setting function is activated 7 11 3 Selecting a bank All of the settings you h...

Page 34: ...ectory 7 13 Songs 7 13 1 Selecting playing and stopping songs The keyboard offers 140 songs Each song can be practised in learning mode 1 Press SONG to activate the song mode All songs are played in a...

Page 35: ...As long as you are in time you will hear the left hand voice Are both L and R selected the voices for both hands are muted You then have to play in time with both hands 5 After completing the exercise...

Page 36: ...art practising 4 After completing the exercise you will learn the result In Lesson 3 all notes you play will sound However if you don t press any keys on the keyboard only the accompaniment will play...

Page 37: ...back The PLAY indicator turns off in the display The recording will be deleted as soon as the keyboard is switched off 7 14 MIDI functions 7 14 1 What is MIDI With MIDI connections the device that con...

Page 38: ...to the USB port on your computer using a standard USB cable not included 3 USB precautions Heed the following guidelines when connecting a keyboard to a computer via USB Otherwise the keyboard or the...

Page 39: ...ter Touch Keys No No Channels No No Pitch Bend Yes Yes Control Change 0 5 6 7 10 11 64 65 66 67 91 93 120 121 123 Yes No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes...

Page 40: ...ong Select No No Tune Request No No System Real Time Clock No No Commands No No Aux Messages Local ON OFF No No ALL Notes OFF Yes Yes Active Sensing No Yes System Reset No Yes POLY MONO OMNI ON Mode 1...

Page 41: ...Maybe you try to start the Auto Accompaniment by pressing a button in the right hand area Auto Accompaniment with Sync Start function can only be started by pressing a key in the left hand chord area...

Page 42: ...mo songs 140 songs 1 user song Effects DSP effects Reverb Chorus Controller Sustain pedal Pitch adjustment Transposing 12 12 Octave transposing 2 2 Voices 50 50 Functions Pedal support Sustain Metrono...

Page 43: ...ature range 0 C 40 C relative humidity 20 80 non condensing Aftertouch No Storage medium None Lyrics function No Score function No Vocal Harmony No USB audio receiver No Further information Technical...

Page 44: ...nd in hifi use Instrument cables with two conductors one core plus shielding are typical rep resentatives of the unbalanced transmission One conductor is ground and shielding while the signal is trans...

Page 45: ...national or local regulations regarding hazardous waste To protect the environment dispose of empty batteries at your retail store or at appropriate collection sites This product is subject to the Eu...

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