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English Chapter 14: Using the Smar
tKey
TM
Featur
e
CueTIME
TM
Software
SmartKey compatible CueTIME software also
uses the SmartKey features of your Disklavier
GranTouch. CueTIME software consists of a disk
and a music book, that contain beautifully
arranged piano pieces and fully orchestrated
background accompaniments on disk. Simply play
the traditional piano piece as written at any speed
or tempo on the piano keyboard and the
accompanying prerecorded accompaniment on
disk will follow you, allowing complete tempo
expression. If you miss a “cue note,” the
Disklavier GranTouch gently reminds you which
note was the “cue” by way of a gentle, silent,
repeating key prompt. Alternatively, the key
prompt repeat can be turned off altogether (see
below), since cues are always shown discreetly in
the display. With CueTIME software, it’s like
conducting a virtual orchestra with your
fingertips.
In summary, you don’t have to follow the disk. On
the Disklavier GranTouch, with the SmartKey
feature and CueTIME software, the disk follows
you!
Using a CueTIME Disk
Make sure that the CueTIME disks are labeled
“SmartKey compatible.” These disks turn on the
appropriate “Guide” and “Prompt Repeat”
functions automatically, making use of these disks
very easy.
Playing a song from a CueTIME disk
1
Insert the CueTIME disk into the
disk drive of the Disklavier
GranTouch.
2
Press the [SONG SELECT
]
buttons to specify the song you
wish to play.
Note that the “R” (right hand) PART
indicator turns orange, indicating that the
“Guide” function has been automatically
activated.
3
Press [PLAY/PAUSE] and play the
piece as written in the music.
In the course of playing the song, you will
play the “cue keys” which are shaded in the
music. The Disklavier GranTouch will wait
until you play the first cue note key, which
may not occur until the middle of the song.
If you miss a “cue key”, the Disklavier
GranTouch will gently remind you which
note you missed by repeating the moving
key prompt. All cues are also shown in the
upper right hand corner of the display when
using the “Guide” function. (See “Key
notation” on page 54 for a visual reference
on cues and their corresponding keys.)
Cue key