plates are fixed in place with the supplied hand tool. Loosen the 8 bolts clearly visible
by warning instructions and slide a chrome plate under the heads of 4 of these bolts.
Tighten these bolts making sure the chrome plate is as close against the side of the
Instrument as possible.
5.
Now repeat for the other Chrome plate on the other side.
6.
Now carefully turn over the Instrument if you have help. If you are on your own the
Instrument can be lifted up on one end.
Reverse these Instructions to break down
and pack away the Instrument.
7.
Care must be taken if placing the Instrument on a table top as the hinges now
underneath the Instrument can scratch the table surface. So to avoid this lower the
instrument slowly and horizontally onto the table. If using a keyboard stand a
sturdy
double braced
X stand (or similar) is necessary for the 4 and 5
octave instruments.
8.
If you
plug your pedals in first
and power up the instrument the Xylosynth will
recognize open/closed and adjust itself accordingly.
If you plug/unplug pedals while
powered up press the edit button to reset or power up again.
9.
'Power In/USB' – For 'power only' use the top slot (from wall adaptor or USB Power
Bank). There is no on/off switch. For USB MIDI communication use bottom slot. If you
have USB 3.0 (blue indicator) or above you can use the bottom slot for communication
and power. It may well work with USB 2 in your laptop but we take no responsibility for
any damage caused. The instrument needs to be
stable
while calibrating on power up
so always push the USB cable in
gently
to avoid disturbance if the other end is already
connected to the power source.
10.
If you have internal sounds, plug in your headphones or line out to PA and start playing.
Or, using the supplied MIDI lead or USB cable, connect to your chosen external sound
source (the Xylosynth is set to Channel 1 as a factory default).
2.1 Sound Sources
The Xylosynth is a MIDI controller and the standard instrument has no internal sounds. In
order to play the Xylosynth you will need several other pieces of related equipment. If you
don't have internal sounds the first thing needed is a sound source. This could be a sound
module or software based sampler in your PC or Mac. Sound modules with tuned
percussion sounds are available from most of the large hi-tech musical equipment
retailers. Looking further than the traditional tuned percussion sounds, sound modules also
often contain several digital sounds with a very fast attack making them mallet friendly.
For the individual sounds of your choice you need a software based system. There are
many sample libraries available with traditional and synth sounds.
2.2 Amplification
The final link in the chain from Xylosynth to performance is amplification. The simplest
thing to do is to plug a pair of good quality headphones into your sound source or
Xylosynth with internal sounds. Otherwise simply use a keyboard or 'active' speaker amp.
For playing live, to really appreciate the stereo of most of the sounds you’ll be using, the
best solution is a small mixer with a pair of active speakers. As with all amplification it is
important to tailor your system to every possible requirement you can think of. We do
advise you should try out the amplification system before you buy or find very good
recommendations.
Think about weight if you have to take the system on the road.
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