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Chapter 5
Chapter 4
Voice Mode
When you turn on the Andante CGP220,
Voice Mode
is active and the Concert Piano voice is already selected and
ready to play. Concert Piano is the default voice and the first voice in the Piano 1 category.
In
Voice
Mode
, voices are selected first by choosing one of two Voice Banks, then a category.
There are two rows of Voice Bank categories and one row of
Category
buttons. Categories generally group
instruments by type.
To the left of each Voice Bank category row is an LED. A lit LED indicates the active Voice Bank. To select the second
Voice Bank row, press the
Voice
button again. Its LED lights and the second row of categories is active.
Selecting Voices
If the Andante CGP220 is not already in
Voice Mode
, press the
Voice
button, to return to your sounds.
Press the button for the category you want. Its LED lights and the default voice for that category is selected.
To select another voice from the category, press the
Prev-
or
+Next
button to navigate through the available voices.
If you are pressing the
+Next
button and reach the last voice of the category, the Andante CGP220 automatically
advances to the first voice of the next category. If you are pressing the
Prev-
button and reach the first voice of the
category, the Andante CGP220 automatically moves to the last voice of the previous category.
Press the
Prev- / +Next
button pair to select the default or first voice of the current category. If the first voice
of a category is already selected, pressing the
Prev- / +Next
button pair selects the first voice of the next
category. This cycles through and wraps back to the first category.
A complete list of the Voices by category is included in the Appendix.
Demo Mode
The Andante CGP220 has 51 pre-recorded songs performed in a variety of styles. You can also preview specific
voices in
Demo Mode
Voice demo option.
Selecting Demo Songs
The
Demo
button is located on the far right side of the front panel, the last button on the second
row.
When you press the
Demo
button to enter
Demo Mode
the first song, a Brahms Rhapsody, will
begin to play. Its song number and name appears will display on the LCD screen. When the first
song ends, the next demo song begins to play. This continues through all 51 demo songs.
Press the
Play/Stop
button to start or stop playing a demo song.
To skip through the demo song list and select a different song to play, press the
Prev-
button to select previous demo song or the
+Next
button to select the
next demo song. You may press the
Play/Stop
button to stop the current demo
song, then press the
Play/Stop
again to start the next demo song selected.
To skip forward 10 songs at a time, press the
Prev- / +Next
button pair simulaneously.
In
Demo Mode
, keyboard keys A0 through B4 are assigned to each demo song. To select
a demo song using the keyboard, first press the
Record
button then press and release its
corresponding key.
See the Appendix for a complete list of the demo songs and their corresponding keyboard keys.
To exit
Demo Mode,
press either the
Demo
,
Voice
or
Piano
buttons.
Voice Demo
The Voice Demo is a small song that shows how a particular voice sounds. This allows you to preview any sound
without playing it. To activate the voice demo, follow these steps:
1. Press
Voice
to enter
Voice Mode
and choose your category for sounds.
2. Advance using
+Next
and
Prev-
buttons to select a voice to preview or demo.
3. Press and hold the
Demo
button. The chosen voice will play the demo song. The Voice demo will stop
once it reaches the end of the song.
4. To stop the demo at any time, press the
Play/Stop
button. You can also select the
Piano
button or
any other category button to stop the demo.
5. To switch to another voice demo, simply repeat these steps.