IBM PS1500 owner manual Changing Style Without Stopping Accompaniment

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Examples: Changing Style without stopping the accompaniment

CHANGING STYLE WITHOUT STOPPING

THE ACCOMPANIMENT

It is not necessary to stop the automatic accom- paniment when you want to change Style.

You can recall a new Style during the cycle of a Variation, a Fill, Intro or Ending without interrupt- ing it.

An example.

1.Select a Style.

2.Press INTRO, ENDING or FILL to program the Style introduction.

1		STYLE		Boogie	SlBlue
SWING	COUNTRY	ROCK	FUNK	Boogie	SlBlue
8 BEAT	16 BEAT	LATIN 1	LATIN 2	Blues
				Blues
			F5	F6	F7	F8
2		KEY START
		CONTINUE

INTRO				ENDING

START / STOP

FILL

TAP TEMPO

3.Press START/STOP (or use KEY START) to start the auto accompaniment.

3	KEY START
	CONTINUE
INTRO	ENDING

START / STOP

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Contents Cod Important Safety Instructions Federal Communications Commission Stock Code Contents Ii Contents Reference Guide Midi 10Appendix Sample / RecordPS1500 How to use the manual CongratulationsMultimedia Facilities Specifications Polyphony & multitimbricitySampling Important Information Baldwin Piano & Organ Company 1996. All rights reservedSystem Reset Important Preliminary NotesVi Introduction User Guide General Safety Instructions Power UP and GET to Know the Basics At this point, PS1500 is ready to playInitial Status Default Adjusting the General VolumeInitial status / Adjusting the General Volume Play with Auto Accompaniment Styles Press Single Touch PlaySelect a Style Automatic AccompanimentPlay a different chord Automatic AccompanmentDemo Style Listen to the Demo StylesSelect a Style with the corresponding Function button Demo StyleMultimedia Select a Song by rotating the DialSelect the Song with the corresponding Func- tion button Dial scrolls through all the songs present on diskSong Edit Selecting Instrument Sounds Press the Grand Piano buttonPress a Sound Groups button Sound plays across the full keyboardRepeat and listen to other Sounds Select the Preset called GrandP Selecting the Programmable PresetsSelecting the Programmable PRE- Sets Play on the keyboardPress the Upper 2 activator Press the Lower activatorSecond sound is introduced String, lay- ered with the first ObservationsPlay the Programmable Pads Change the Touch SensitivityPress a deactivated button BypassTo activate an effect Play with Effects or bypass themPlay with Headphones Plug a set of headphones into the left headphone socketAll three pedals are switch action controls Headphones/PedalsGeneral Effect volumes and loudness Rev=Reverb F1/F2, Eff=Effect F3/F4, Loud=Loudness F5/F6Clear the keyboard transpose setting Transpose the Instrument SEMI- TonesTranspose the instrument Play All Songs Insert a PS Songs disk or MidiFile data disk into the drivePress Play ALL Songs Playback stops instantlySong Play Direct from Disk Press the Disk buttonSelect the Song a or MidiFile b option from the Load Song Play Direct from DiskScroll through the files and select a Song or MidiFile Don’t forget to remove the Floppy disk from the driveRecording a Song/Style This is the quickest and most direct recording methodRecording a Song/Style Press Record in the Sequencer Start playing after the one bar leadAny notes you play during the lead-in will not be recorded Use the Fills Change VariationSave the Song/Style to disk Buttons with Leds Buttons Without LedsPowerkeyboard Front panel Control panelDisplay Style Song Groups Volume Accompaniment Left sectionCentral section TransposeControl panel Right section Sound Groups EditFront Panel buttons & controls VAR 1, VAR 2, VAR 3, VARDisplay Contrast Onds if no selection has been madeQuantize an auto corrector of timing errors EditDisk Rear Panel model with Speakers box Rear Panel Connections Svhs Video output in SVHS/Composite Video stand- ardSpeakers for PS1500 models with Speakers box STYLE/PRESET Mode Play Modes STYLE/PRESET, SONG/ Style & SongPS1500 offers three different play modes SONG/STYLE Mode Style Lock off. Selecting a Preset selects liveStyle lock Single Touch PlaySong Mode PresetsGrand Piano preset Programmable Presets Real TimeStyle Preset Song/Style PresetSong Preset Presets via MIDI?Tracks SoundsEdit Modes Edit modesPower Supply OutputPedals MidiRight/M, Left + Volume InputComputer Headphones SpeakersAUDIO/VIDEO Interface RGB, S-VHS Video outputsMain display Selection windowsOther types of Selection windows DisplayRecord Windows Edit Pages User Messages and WarningsThese messages are closed with Enter or ES- Cape Data Entry NavigatingData Entry Modifying parameters with the Dial Modifying On/Off parameters with the Function buttonModifying parameters with the Sliders Inserting Alphanumeric Data Name write situationsPrevious entry ENTER/ESCAPE Inserting measuresFull Mode Sounds and TracksKeyboard modes Ways of Selecting Sounds Keyboard ActivatorsKeyboard Activators Selecting Single Sounds Press one of the Select buttonsAssign a Sound to a keyboard track Selecting Single SoundsSelect the desired Sound or Drumkit with the Function button Assigning a Sound to the Grand Piano preset To assign Sounds to tracks other than the key- board tracksSelecting Presets Select a Preset using the corresponding Function buttonSelecting Presets To Select the Presets Press PAGE-/Bank- to select the previous Pre- setGrand Piano Preset Select Grand Piano in Preset modeSelect Grand Piano in Style mode Grand Piano PresetPress Display Hold Select an itemSelect other items as required How to Program Presets Programming the PresetsHOW the Sounds are Arranged Press Preset in the Edit section Timeout display shows 8 Sounds to choose fromAssigning Sounds to Tracks Assigning Sounds to tracksPress Escape to close the Edit Preset Program Change New situation is permanently memorizedChanging the Track Status Keyboard tracks Upper 1, Upper 2, LowerTo change the status of the keyboard tracks Changing the Track statusChange the status of a Style, Song/Style or Song track Song tracks correspond to tracks 1Changing the Keyboard Mode Following example outlines how to select the keyboard modesChanging the Keyboard Mode Press and hold Easy PLAY/SPLITRotate the Dial to set Mode to Full or Split as required Press Escape to close the windowSet Lock the mixer setting for all Presets Changing Track VolumesTransposing the Tracks by Semitones + value = transpose UP, value = trans- pose DownTransposing Tracks How to Store Presets Store PresetFor example Press Store Preset Saving Changes to the Current PRE- SETYou can choose from the 64 memory loca- tions available Change the Name of a Preset Press PRESET. in the Edit sectionChange the Preset name using the keys of the keyboard Current Preset name is shown at the Old name positionRestoring the Original Preset SET- Tings Restore PresetUser Guide About PS1500 Styles Style DisplayUser Styles are discussed in a separate chapter Selecting Styles Selecting StylesSelect Presets to recall Styles Turn off Single Touch PlaySounds of the live keyboard tracks re- main unchanged Select a Style with the PROGRAM- Mable Presets Select a PresetDeactivate Style Lock If on, Single Touch Play deactivates au- tomaticallyAccompaniment tracks To view the Accompaniment tracksAuto Accompaniment tracks Style Controls START/STOPKEY START/CONTINUE KEY Start can be turned off byTo vary the Tempo IntroEnding Dial TempoVariation, Fill, Style Lock Variation 1,2,3,4FILL, FILL, FILL/TAP Tempo Style LockAccompaniment section Easy Play / SplitPiano Style Two keyboard modes Full and SplitMemory Mixer LockLower Memory Tempo LockGrand Piano Preset recalls the Free mode by default One Finger ChordsThere are four possible chord recognition modes available Chord Recognition modesModifying the Chord Recognition mode Modifying the Chord Recognition ModesPress and hold Piano Style Changing the Split Point Split Point isChanging the Split Point Single Touch Play HarmonyOn/Off Harmony TypeHow to select a Harmony Type option How to select the Harmony TypePress Harmony Type Select the option with the corresponding Func- tion buttonSelecting Programmable Presets During Style Play Examples Selecting Presets during Style playActivate Single Touch Play Activate Style LockSelect other Programmable Presets Press INTRO, Ending or Fill to activate the in- troductionPlay freely Stop the accompaniment with Ending or START/ Stop Press each button to cancel the LED Mute ONE or More Accompaniment TracksDeactivate tracks 3, 4 Start to play the StyleChanging Style Without Stopping Accompaniment Examples Changing Style without stopping the accompanimentPlay normally Play freely with the new Style Press FILL, Intro or EndingPress START/STOP or Ending to stop the accom- paniment Save the Tempo to a Preset Press Store Preset to save the PresetCurrent tempo setting can be saved to a Pre- set TempoPress F5 or F6 to select the Preset command