Williams Allegro III, Owner'S Manual

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OWNER'S MANUAL
The transmission channels are fixed as follows:
Channel 1 Master voice (keyboard)
Channel 2 Split voice (keyboard) Channel 3
Layer voice (keyboard) Local On/Off
Turning the Local On/Off function to “Off” will
disconnect the keyboard from the internal
sound engine of the piano. The Allegro III may
then be used as a MIDI controller to control
other MIDI devices or virtual instrument
software running on a computer, without
playing the sounds on the piano. Additionally,
it may be desirable to turn local playing off for
other requirements such as when using MIDI
sequencing software on your computer.
Local On/Off Setting
1. Press and hold the Function button.
2. Press the D#1 key. When D#1 is first pressed
the current setting is confirmed by Piano
1 C3 playing once for on and twice for off.
Pressing D#1 again will change the setting
playing Piano 1 C3 the amount of times
equivalent to the new setting.
Multitimbral Mode
The Allegro III is able to receive MIDI information
on up to 16 channels simultaneously. If you
plan to use your piano with a multitrack MIDI
recording system, you can record up to 16
different parts using the Williams Allegro voices,
each played back individually on different MIDI
channels. To ensure your recorded part is
played back with the correct voice make sure
to press the voice button first and play your
part second.
NOTE: Because the Allegro is receiving
playback information via MIDI, the
currently selected voice on the piano
may not correspond to the voice being
played back.
MIDI Channel Modes
1. Press and hold the Function button
2. Pressing A#0 allows you to change the MIDI
channel. The main piano sound will play
Piano 1 C3 the amount of times equivalent
to the current value. So, if MIDI channel 5 is
selected it will play 5 times. You then press
A#0 five times to select channel 10. Piano 1
C3 will play the amount of times equivalent
to the current setting, after 2 seconds of
inactivity. Once 16 is reached, pressing one
more time will select 1.
MIDI Panic Reset
1. Press and hold the Function button
2. Pressing C#1 triggers “MIDI Panic” which
sends out general MIDI reset messages such
as all note off, etc. Once Panic reset has
been completed, the piano will automatically
exit Edit mode.
Memory Autosave
When modifying the settings of the Williams
Allegro III the following settings will be saved
after you turn off the keyboard: Reverb, Chorus
(for each voice), Main Volume, Layer Volume,
Split Volume, MIDI Channel, Velocity Curve,
Split Octave, and Auto Power Off.