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Summary of Contents for KB-700

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Page 2: ...d on our long experi ence in audio The KB 700 has 12 Orchestral Preset Voioes and 4 Solo Synthesizer Preset Voices Key Split this allows the keyboard to be divided into two parts The melody keys played by the right hand can be enhanced with the preset voioes while the left hand provides the string and bass accompaniment Faseinating Chord automatic accompaniment is the easiest way a professional so...

Page 3: ... lower seleetor for selecting one of fourteen rhythms Stereo Pan Pot Mixer page 4 This section eonsists of 7 slide controls to adjust the sound level of eaeh of the keyboard s seven sounds 48 Stereo Pan Pots page 4 Five potentiometers under the plastic cover adjust the position of the acoustic image Magic Foot selector page 15 To select the function of the foot switeh Rear panel CD Presence Contro...

Page 4: ...ts full potential When the KB 700 is not to be used 10r a long time or when it is used with mains power supply remove the batteries to prevent damage due to corrosion Car battery To avoid trouble due to incorrect polarity use the specified CN 332 adaptor 2 Setting up the music stand Flip up the transparent board covering the control panel this serves as the music stand 00 not press it too far back...

Page 5: ...and solo presets orchestral presets excluding String Ensemble and Their arrangement can be seen at a glance solo synthesizer presets and microphone between the left and right channels Slide up each control to increase the level and down to decrease Turn clockwise to move the sound to the right and counterclockwise to move the sound to the left The Mixer controls should be used to adjust the balanc...

Page 6: ...o F one octave above wi 11 be the accompaniment keys up to dotted line TI j Accompaniment keys Melody keys The keys from bottom C to 8 onll octave cce above will be the accompaniment keys up to dotted line Accompaniment keys Tones available from Orchestral preset voices Solo syn Tones available from Strings bass For details see below melody keys thesizer preset voices For details accompaniment key...

Page 7: ... adjust the relative sound level of the Orchestral Preset voice SOLO SYNTHESIZER PRESETS These voices are monophonie and when more than one key is pressed only the top one is heard Four preset voices can be selected with the two voice selectors and the upper lower selector on the right Upper TRUMPET GUITAR Lower PAN FLUTE SYNTHESIZER TONE SOLO CANCEL SOLO KEYING When this is pressed the selected S...

Page 8: ...Sa tremoloeffect which can now be achieved electronically With susta in sound continues even after the key is released and fades gradually This effect can only be given to the Orchestral Presets Each Orchestral Preset voice has a sustain that makes as close as possible to the natural sound the i I I I I n lo o ORCHESTRAL SvSTAIN ___ ENse SlE STEREO TRE ORCHESTRAL SUSTAIN button and SUSTAIN ORCHEST...

Page 9: ...rhythmie aeeompaniment INTRO FILL IN Press this for Intro Fill In for the first bar normal rhythm starts from the seeond bar See item Cf SYNCHRO START When this is pressed normal rhythm starts when the first aeeompaniment key is pressed o Use the RHYTHM TEMPO slide eontrol to adjust the tempo Slide up to speed up and down to slow down The tempo and beat are indieated by the BEAT CONDUC TOR LEDs Cf...

Page 10: ...e with the BASS VARIATION buttons 1 Basic pattern 2 Variation of basic pattern 3 Walking bass AUTO VARI three bars of pattern 1 then one bar of pattern 2 Use the BASS slide control to adjust the sound level Rhythmic accompaniment chords These can have two tones piano or guitar select with the upper lower selector ACCOMP PIANO GUITAR and adjust the volume with the ACCOMP slide control Arpeggio Thre...

Page 11: ...ft hand finger s pressing the key s adjust the sound levels of the accomoanying tones J using the corresponding slide controls of the STEREO PAN POT MIXER Seleet the required bass pattern arpeggio pat tern and rhythmic accompaniment tone I I Press the CHORD MEMORY button Now you can release your left hand finger s The same chord continues until next time you I paniment key Playa melody with right ...

Page 12: ...with the accompaniment keys Ultra Chord only functions in the Key Split modes 1 or 2 Use the ULTRA CHO RD switch CLOSED OFF OPEN to activate and select the mode CLOSED Tight harmony within one octave is produced OPEN A wide harmony covering more than an octave is giving a piano or organ effect produced giving a big band sound CLOSED OFF OPEN Melody keys r _ 11 ...

Page 13: ...he KEY TRANSPOSE button will light indicating that the operation has been performed In the latter cases you may have to rewrite the music Example 2 If you want to sing a song written in the key of C in the key of Bb i e one tone lower than the music or when you want to playa tune written in Bb major or G minor which have two flats without playing so many black keys ABC 0 E F GAB Original key C maj...

Page 14: ...ss pattern using the BASS VARIATION select buttons Cl To stop recording press the START STOP button The LEDs will turn off _ With two chords per bar it is possible to record up to 64 bars chords plus bass on each track When the recordi ng capacity of a track has been reached the RECORD LEDs turn off and no more is recorded although the accompaniment can still be heard To record more than 64 bars u...

Page 15: ...ds See page 10 HINT ON PLAYING It is easier if the recording is done at a slower tempo then playing it back at the faster required tempo 2 If the rhythm is started using the SYNCHRO START button instead of the START STOP button re cording can be started when one of the accompani ment keys is pressed 3 If the CHORD MEMORY button is pressed recording of the same chord continues even after the key is...

Page 16: ...iteh has the same fune tion as the INTRO FILL IN but ton Press the foot switeh to insert the Intro Fill In rhythm in the middle of a tune or to start a tune with the Intro Fill In rhythm 2 SEND This allows the piteh to be lowered by half a tone it is partieularly eon venient when used to give a gliding effeet of a Hawaiian guitar This is usually used with the Solo Synthesizer Preset voiee but by p...

Page 17: ...too high sound from the connected equipment may be distorted To prevent this set the TOTAL VOLUME control to about the mid point and control the volume with the volume control of the connected equipment SOLO PITCH Use this to adjust the overall pitch of Solo Synthesizer Presets MAIN PITCH Use this to adjust the pitch of voices other than Solo Synthesizer Presets _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...

Page 18: ...ompaniment keys except when replaying Compucorder with which automatically p 11 The Ultra Chord harmony is not audible effect is executed only with the Organ end Jazz Organ PRESETS p 7 The Tremolo does not rurlcuon TheTOTAL VOLUME control may be too high set a little lower P 3 When sound trom connected equipment Is distorted also cheek the TOTAL VOLUME control of the KB 700 Keep the TOTAL VOLUME a...

Page 19: ...Case Stand Accompaniment Bass String ensemble KX l0 Expression Pedal tones KX 20 Expression Pedal Effects MAGIC FOOT selector SUSTAIN HP 717 Stereo Headphones BEND FILL IN ULTRA CHORD HP M7 Stereo Headphones selector CLOSED OFF OPENI SUSTAIN HP Vl Stereo Headphones Microphone controls ORCHESTRAL BASS Headset PRESENCE CONTROL STEREO EN MD 260 Microphone SEMBLE selector TREMOLO switch ORCHESTRAL SUS...

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