Viscount Maestro – Grande - Sinfonia
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1.GETTING TO KNOW VISCOUNT MAESTRO, GRANDE AND
SINFONIA
1.1. MAIN FEATURES
VISCOUNT MAESTRO, GRANDE and SINFONIA are powerful and versatile
instruments, which has the best qualitative features you can find in their range of
products. Among them, it's worth underlining the following:
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WEIGHTED KEYBOARD. With a 88-keys extension and state-of-the-art mechanics,
it reproduces accurately the touch of a real piano keyboard; you can also adjust the
keyboard dynamic response choosing among 8 different settings.
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VISCOUNT IS
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(Interpolative Spectral Segmentation) SYNTHESIS. This
synthesis technology, offered only by VISCOUNT trademark, is among the world's
most appreciated thanks to the incredibly faithful reproduction of timbres, especially
those of the acoustic and electric piano; you can choose among 25 VISCOUNT IS
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timbres.
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YAMAHA XG
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SYNTHESIS. It adds to the instrument the wide range of XG sounds
(480 timbres and 11 drum sets), making possible the sound reproduction of virtually
every musical instrument in the world.
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AUTOMATIC ACCOMPANIMENT. If you just press a button, VISCOUNT
MAESTRO, GRANDE e SINFONIA can turn into a real orchestra; you can choose
among 48 accompaniment styles, each one complete of variations, and divided into
12 families covering a complete spectrum of musical genres, both classical and
modern. A complex chord recognition technique allows the style to follow the
harmonic evolution of the song played on the keyboard.
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DIGITAL EFFECTS (DSP). They enrich the sound with faithful ambience
simulations, and with effects commonly used by musicians, as chorus, tremolo, etc.;
you can set out an effect for each part (1ST and 2ND), and an overall effect for the
instrument, with the faculty of intervention on the main parameters, as well as on the
level.
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RECORDER. The floppy disk driver allows to have access to the huge archive of
pre-recorded MIDI bases; in this way you can play the latest hit, while the instrument
produces a complete accompaniment, reading it on the floppy. Furthermore, you can
record the performances played on the keyboard, if you want to create your own
MIDI tracks.
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KARAOKE. The text information enclosed in a MIDI track, when this is read from the
floppy, is displayed on the screen in a clear and legible way, pointing out the current
syllable; thus the instrument allows you to enrich your performance by singing, just
following the MIDI track development.
