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MD-1700 76 Key MIDI Keyboard

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Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Please read before using this equipment MD 1700 76 Key MIDI Keyboard...

Page 2: ...Shift 13 Using Split 13 Using Layer 14 Using Split and Layer Together 14 Using the Preset Auto Rhythms 15 Selecting Playing an Auto Rhythm 15 Using SYNCHRO 16 Using INTRO 16 Using NORMAL FILL IN 16 U...

Page 3: ...rack 1 31 On Tracks 2 6 32 Playing Back from Memory 32 Deleting a Track from Memory 33 Defining Global Settings and Operations 33 Using the Pattern Sequencer 34 Memory Capacity 35 Pattern Sequencer Se...

Page 4: ...ures include 76 Full Sized Keys provide the feel of a fine musical instrument Touch Response the keyboard s volume varies in response to the force of your touch just like an acoustic piano or organ so...

Page 5: ...ceived from another MIDI device Auto Harmonize automatically adds har mony to a melody you play One Touch Preset lets you quickly recall the tone tempo and other characteristics that are best suited f...

Page 6: ...the tabs on the battery compartment cover on the bottom of the keyboard pull up the cover to remove it 2 Place the batteries in the compartment as indicated by the polarity symbols and marked beside t...

Page 7: ...ry To reset the keyboard turn the power off Then hold down ENTER and press POWER Reset appears Press YES To reset the keyboard s parameter settings turn on the keyboard then hold down and ENTER at the...

Page 8: ...d insert the supplied sheet mu sic stand into the slot on the top back panel A Quick Look at Your Keyboard 7 8 9 4 5 6 1 0 2 3 NO PITCH BEND MODULATION Speakers POWER MODE VOLUME START STOP NORMAL FIL...

Page 9: ...Contrast You can adjust the display contrast to any of 100 levels To adjust the display contrast press CONTRAST then repeatedly press or or enter a number from 00 to 99 while CONTRAST appears To rese...

Page 10: ...has 32 note maximum polyphonic sound This means that you can play up to 32 different notes at the same time with most of the keyboard s preset tones Some of the keyboard s preset tones however are cap...

Page 11: ...74 FEEDBACK 140 ELEC ORGAN 5 175 PIANO STR 141 PIPE ORGAN 176 SYNTH PAD 1 142 STEREO GUITAR 177 SYNTH PAD 2 143 12 STR GUITAR 178 SYNTH PAD 3 144 SLAP BASS 179 SYNTH PAD 4 145 SYNTH BASS 3 180 SYNTH P...

Page 12: ...currently selected effect appear when any effect is turned on or DSP Off appears if no effect has been selected 2 To turn off the effect while DSP appears repeatedly press or until the desired effect...

Page 13: ...digit number for the tone you want the low keys to play Note The low and high key tones appear on the display alternating every 5 seconds 5 Hold down SPLIT and press the key where you want the high to...

Page 14: ...s on when you turn off the keyboard Layer will still be on the next time you turn on the keyboard When you turn on Layer the previous tone settings appear The keyboard uses the mixer channel 1 as the...

Page 15: ...m appears Note The keyboard automatically selects the rhythm 8 BEAT 1 No 000 when you turn the power on Each time you turn it on after that it selects the last selected rhythm 2 To select a different...

Page 16: ...VAR FILL IN Each of the keyboard s 120 preset auto rhythms has a built in variation alternate to its normal beat pattern The variation differs slightly from the normal rhythm so it is al most like hav...

Page 17: ...rns con sist of five parts chord 1 chord 2 chord 3 bass and rhythm You can delete any of the parts by using the mixer function See Using the Mixer on Page 20 The auto accompaniment volume set ting is...

Page 18: ...n Standard Fingering Notes You do not have to press the key marked with parentheses on the key board in the preceding chart to produce a 7 m7 M7 mM7 add9 or madd9 chord This chart shows only one possi...

Page 19: ...y chords of any type us ing any of the keyboard s keys Repeatedly press MODE until the FULL RANGE CHORD indicator lights and follow the steps under Standard Fingering on Page 18 If you press three or...

Page 20: ...ot of the first chord key For exam ple if the tune you are going to play is in G press the key for G on the accompa niment keyboard Notes Pressing START STOP also starts a free session but the root ke...

Page 21: ...cific channel se lect the mixer mode by repeatedly pressing MIXER SELECT until the desired mode ap pears INTERNAL EXTERNAL EXTER NAL SOLO or EXTERNAL PLAY Then press CHANNEL Internal Mode Pressing a C...

Page 22: ...to enter the parameter edit mode 4 Repeatedly press 9 or 8 to select the parameter you want to change The display shows the parameter and num ber Program Change Number 000 to 231 sets the tone assigne...

Page 23: ...the sound output of a digital signal Some of the keyboard s built in tones are simple tones 1DCO and some are layered tones 2DCO When you select a 2DCO tone as the basis for creating a user tone you n...

Page 24: ...oes not sound at all Touch Sensitivity Tsns 64 to 63 Controls changes in the volume of the tone depending on how hard you strike the keys You can specify more volume for stronger striking and less vol...

Page 25: ...2DCO tone Determine the most important parame ter The PCM Set and Amp Envelope Set parameters are the major factors that determine the overall tone charac teristic Start out by setting these two para...

Page 26: ...to lower or raise the keyboard s pitch Each time you press the key the number decreases or increases by 1 cent Notes Memory playback uses the pitch with which the memorized tune was recorded Auto acco...

Page 27: ...o notes by modulating their pitch Modulation works best with sus tained notes like those from a bowed violin To use the modulation wheel play a tone then rotate MODULATION while holding down a key The...

Page 28: ...press the desired REGISTRATION button A E Store appears after the selected bank location number letter 4 Release STORE and REGISTRATION 5 Repeat Steps 1 through 4 to store more setups Recalling a Set...

Page 29: ...ing is applied all through the recording You cannot change tempo while recording Mixer Channel 11 16 You can make the setting at the beginning of the recording only However you can change the setting...

Page 30: ...area SG0 or SG1 Note You can now change the mixer setting for channel 1 see Editing the Status of a Channel on Page 21 and Editing the Parameter on Page 22 The contents of the mixer settings are copi...

Page 31: ...icator appears 2 Repeatedly press or to select a song number SG0 or SG1 3 Press RECORD 4 Select the desired track using the CHAN NEL button 12 16 Note Check the display for Channels 11 16 to see which...

Page 32: ...D 4 Select the desired track using the CHAN NEL button 12 16 Note Check the display for Channels 11 16 to see which memory tracks con tain data and which are empty 5 Select any tone setting 6 Press EN...

Page 33: ...tion 1 Press SONG 2 Repeatedly press or to select the song area 3 Press SONG again The SONG indicator flashes and the first item in the global setting menu appears 4 Press 7 or 6 to recall the menu it...

Page 34: ...in and End ending Each ele ment has five parts rhythm bass chord 1 chord 2 and chord 3 The pattern sequencer lets you record each part of an element You can set the following characteristics for each...

Page 35: ...has two settings Pattern Create and Pattern Edit To create a pattern press PATTERN once The PATTERN indicator lights and Ptn Normal appears To edit a pattern while in Pattern Normal mode press PATTER...

Page 36: ...rd to play the chord watching the measure and beat value on the display 7 Press START STOP to finish recording 8 Repeat Steps 3 through 8 for each ele ment of the pattern 9 To save patterns see Saving...

Page 37: ...enu is the de fault one set for the pattern you use as the base Note If the pattern is playing its tempo does not change immediately after you set the menu Repeatedly press TEMPO or to set the pattern...

Page 38: ...g the Settings After you have finished creating a pattern follow these steps to save the pattern 1 If you were in pattern edit mode select Escape then press ENTER to go back to pattern create mode 2 P...

Page 39: ...y what is being played The other MIDI device receives and translates those instructions then produces or records the sound exactly as it was played on the first device Note Connecting your keyboard to...

Page 40: ...the corresponding control number Use the Bank Select setting to select the keyboard s tone groups to be changed by the Program Number message Bank 0 0 to 127 General MIDI tones Bank 1 128 to 191 synt...

Page 41: ...GM system Off F0 7E 7F 09 02 F7 used to turn off the key board s GM system Effect Change F0 44 0B 09 xx F7 switches the keyboard s internal digital effects xx determines the type of reverberation effe...

Page 42: ...are does not support MIDI exclusive data Dumping Data 1 Put the other device in its receive standby mode See the owner s manual that comes with the receiving device for details 2 Press MIDI 3 Repeated...

Page 43: ...between internal mode and external play mode is that external play mode allows you to turn off a part of the MIDI received data NOTES ABOUT THE MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART The MIDI Implementation Chart...

Page 44: ...e keyboard only receives this message Active Sensing This means the key board s sound turns off in the event the con nection cable to MIDI IN terminal is accidentally disconnected Troubleshooting Trou...

Page 45: ...your FCC authorization to operate it If your keyboard is not performing as it should take it to your local RadioShack store for as sistance Appendix NOTE TABLE Bass notes in General MIDI data are sent...

Page 46: ...46 Appendix Legend Tones without scale The following shows maximum polyphone for synthesized tones 128 through 159 141 BASS SLIDE 24 notes 1 DCO Other tones 12 notes 2 DCO...

Page 47: ...47 Appendix...

Page 48: ...48 Appendix DRUM ASSIGNMENT LIST indicates the same sound as Standard Set...

Page 49: ...49 Appendix...

Page 50: ...50 Appendix FINGERED CHORD CHART...

Page 51: ...51 Appendix...

Page 52: ...52 Appendix FREE SESSION CHORD PROGRESSION CHART...

Page 53: ...53 Appendix CHORD CONVERSION TABLE...

Page 54: ...ed Mode 3 X Mode 3 X Note Number True voice 28 103 0 127 12 108 2 2 See Note Table on Page 45 Velocity Note ON Note OFF O 9nH v 1 127 X 9nH v 0 O 9nH v 1 127 X 9nH v 0 8nH v XX XX no relation After To...

Page 55: ...ee Session 120 patterns auto accompaniment with selected chord progression Auto Harmonize Automatic addition of harmonizing notes on melody play in accordance with the specified auto accompaniment cho...

Page 56: ...NG OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM INCONVENIENCE LOSS OF TIME DATA PROPERTY REVENUE OR PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUEN...

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