Congratulations on your purchase of the Kurzweil MP20.
You are certain to enjoy many hours exploring the variety of features as well as the beautiful preset
voices.
The MP20 is designed with the same sound technology from the world acclaimed PC3 Series key
board.
Primary Features
■ 88-Note, Fully-Weighted, Graded Hammer-Action Keyboard
■ 200 Preset Voices
■ 100 Preset Rhythm Patterns
■ 10 Drum Kits
■ Scrolling alphanumeric LED display
■ Layering, Split, Transpose, Pitch Tuning
■ Variation, Metronome, and Tempo buttons
■ 6 user “Favorites” presets
■ 10 levels of keyboard sensitivity
■ Two track recording with 20 User song presets
■ Dedicated button to select the Grand Piano voice
■ Preset Effects including Reverb, Echo, Delay, and Chorus
■ 51 Built In Demo Songs & Voice Demo feature
■ Stereo Audio Input and Output Jacks
■ 2 Headphone jacks
■ Standard MIDI In and Out
■ USB “Plug & Play” Computer port
■ MIDI file compatibility
■ Matching Bench Included
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1
Table of Contents
Chapter 9 Rhythm Mode
Rhythm Mode ..................................................................................................... 35
Entering Rhythm Mode ................................................................................. 35
Selecting a Rhythm Pattern .......................................................................... 35
Changing the Default Rhythm Pattern..................................................... 36
Playing a Rhythm Pattern ............................................................................. 35
Changing the Tempo............................................................................... 36
Rhythm Mode Parameters ............................................................................ 37
Rhythm ID ............................................................................................... 37
Volume.................................................................................................... 37
Chapter 10 Recording
Recording a Song............................................................................................... 38
Preparing to Record...................................................................................... 38
Recording Track 1................................................................................... 38
Recording Track 2................................................................................... 39
Editing a Song .............................................................................................. 39
Erasing/Recording over Tracks............................................................... 39
Punch-Ins................................................................................................ 39
Chapter 11 MIDI
MIDI Channels .............................................................................................. 40
MIDI In and Out Ports ................................................................................... 40
USB MIDI Connection................................................................................... 41
Appendices
MIDI Implementation Chart................................................................................. 42
Rhythm Patterns................................................................................................. 43
Voice List ............................................................................................................ 44
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