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Features

The keyboard is characterized by the following features:

61 touch-sensitive illuminated keys

LCD display

64-voice polyphony

480 sounds

160 Styles

140 songs

140 demo songs

16 performance memory locations

Record and playback function

Layer and Split mode

Piano mode

Metronome

Reverb and Chorus effects

DSP effect

Sequencer

Transpose and octave functions

Battery operation possible

Speaker: 2 × 2.5 W

Connections: USB MIDI, sustain pedal, headphones / external audio devices, Aux

In, microphone

Automatic shutoff

Features

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Summary of Contents for Startone MKL-201

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

Page 2: ...Musikhaus Thomann Thomann GmbH Hans Thomann Stra e 1 96138 Burgebrach Germany Telephone 49 0 9546 9223 0 E mail info thomann de Internet www thomann de 15 07 2021 ID 517331...

Page 3: ...Piano mode 20 7 6 DSP effect 21 7 7 Transposing 21 7 8 Styles and automatic accompaniment 21 7 8 1 Starting Auto Accompaniment rhythm track only 22 7 8 2 Starting Auto Accompaniment all tracks 22 7 8...

Page 4: ...11 4 Resetting the Performance 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...

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 fi...

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: ...ing damage Avoid using the device at high volume especially when using headphones NOTICE Operating conditions This device has been designed for indoor use only To prevent damage never expose the devic...

Page 8: ...emo songs n 16 performance memory 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 f...

Page 9: ...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 d...

Page 10: ...ating 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 operatin...

Page 11: ...9 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 12: ...usly 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 13: ...TOUCH 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...

Page 14: ...nnecting 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...

Page 15: ...to connect headphones to the keyboard Connecting headphones not supplied to the output mutes the speakers Never operate the headphones at high volume as this can permanently damage your hearing Use th...

Page 16: ...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 NOTIC...

Page 17: ...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 time for the keyboard to...

Page 18: ...sly 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 th...

Page 19: ...ist 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 di...

Page 20: ...selected sound 2 Use the 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...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...urrently 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 becomes...

Page 23: ...animent 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 yo...

Page 24: ...t 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 25: ...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 26: ...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 27: ...ay 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 t...

Page 28: ...g 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 the metronome runs 3 Press...

Page 29: ...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 0 to 32 000 Touch velocity XXX Touch OFF 0 to...

Page 30: ...ccomp 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 simultaneously...

Page 31: ...Lev menu 2 Use on the numeric keypad to set the desired chorus depth 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...

Page 32: ...2 Use on the numeric keypad to select the channel for which the key should light up ALL 1 to 16 This setting is only possible if the key illumination has been activated 7 11 Performance Memory With t...

Page 33: ...nction is activated 7 11 3 Selecting a bank All of the settings you have made can be saved to a bank in the Performance Memory menu 1 Press BANK to call up the Performance Memory menu The display show...

Page 34: ...irectory 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...

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: ...andard 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 computer may crash which can result in data...

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: ...aybe 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 S...

Page 42: ...yles Demo and practice songs 140 demo 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 Func...

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 Eur...

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