IBM PS1500 owner manual Play normally, Play freely with the new Style Press FILL, Intro or Ending

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Examples: Changing Style without stopping the accompaniment

4. Play normally.

5.Press one of the STYLE GROUP buttons and se- lect a different Style.

The new Style cuts in at the end of the cur- rent measure.

6.Play freely with the new Style.

7.Press FILL, INTRO or ENDING.

5				Boogie		SlBlue
			STYLE
SWING	COUNTRY	ROCK	FUNK
8 BEAT	16 BEAT	LATIN 1	LATIN 2	Blues
				Blues
			F5	F6	F7	F8
6

7	KEY START
	CONTINUE

INTRO	ENDING
	START / STOP
	FILL
	TAP TEMPO

Styles 5•21

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Contents Cod Important Safety Instructions Federal Communications Commission Stock Code Contents Ii Contents Midi 10 Reference GuideSample / Record AppendixCongratulations PS1500 How to use the manualMultimedia Facilities Polyphony & multitimbricity SpecificationsSampling Baldwin Piano & Organ Company 1996. All rights reserved Important InformationImportant Preliminary Notes System ResetVi Introduction User Guide General Safety Instructions At this point, PS1500 is ready to play Power UP and GET to Know the BasicsAdjusting the General Volume Initial Status DefaultInitial status / Adjusting the General Volume Press Single Touch Play Play with Auto Accompaniment StylesSelect a Style Automatic AccompanimentAutomatic Accompanment Play a different chordListen to the Demo Styles Demo StyleSelect a Style with the corresponding Function button Demo StyleSelect a Song by rotating the Dial MultimediaSelect the Song with the corresponding Func- tion button Dial scrolls through all the songs present on diskSong Edit Press the Grand Piano button Selecting Instrument SoundsPress a Sound Groups button Sound plays across the full keyboardRepeat and listen to other Sounds Selecting the Programmable Presets Select the Preset called GrandPSelecting the Programmable PRE- Sets Play on the keyboardPress the Lower activator Press the Upper 2 activatorSecond sound is introduced String, lay- ered with the first ObservationsChange the Touch Sensitivity Play the Programmable PadsBypass Press a deactivated buttonTo activate an effect Play with Effects or bypass themPlug a set of headphones into the left headphone socket Play with HeadphonesAll three pedals are switch action controls Headphones/PedalsRev=Reverb F1/F2, Eff=Effect F3/F4, Loud=Loudness F5/F6 General Effect volumes and loudnessTranspose the Instrument SEMI- Tones Clear the keyboard transpose settingTranspose the instrument Insert a PS Songs disk or MidiFile data disk into the drive Play All SongsPress Play ALL Songs Playback stops instantlyPress the Disk button Song Play Direct from DiskSelect the Song a or MidiFile b option from the Load Song Play Direct from DiskDon’t forget to remove the Floppy disk from the drive Scroll through the files and select a Song or MidiFileThis is the quickest and most direct recording method Recording a Song/StyleRecording a Song/Style Start playing after the one bar lead Press Record in the SequencerAny notes you play during the lead-in will not be recorded Use the Fills Change VariationSave the Song/Style to disk Buttons Without Leds Buttons with LedsFront panel Control panel PowerkeyboardDisplay Left section Style Song Groups Volume AccompanimentTranspose Central sectionSound Groups Edit Control panel Right sectionVAR 1, VAR 2, VAR 3, VAR Front Panel buttons & controlsOnds if no selection has been made Display ContrastEdit Quantize an auto corrector of timing errorsDisk Rear Panel model with Speakers box Svhs Video output in SVHS/Composite Video stand- ard Rear Panel ConnectionsSpeakers for PS1500 models with Speakers box Play Modes STYLE/PRESET, SONG/ Style & Song STYLE/PRESET ModePS1500 offers three different play modes Style Lock off. Selecting a Preset selects live SONG/STYLE ModeStyle lock Single Touch PlayPresets Song ModeGrand Piano preset Programmable Presets Real TimeSong/Style Preset Style PresetSong Preset Presets via MIDI?Sounds TracksEdit modes Edit ModesOutput Power SupplyPedals MidiInput Right/M, Left + VolumeComputer Speakers HeadphonesAUDIO/VIDEO Interface RGB, S-VHS Video outputsSelection windows Main displayOther types of Selection windows DisplayRecord Windows User Messages and Warnings Edit PagesThese messages are closed with Enter or ES- Cape Navigating Data EntryData Entry Modifying On/Off parameters with the Function button Modifying parameters with the DialModifying parameters with the Sliders Name write situations Inserting Alphanumeric DataPrevious entry Inserting measures ENTER/ESCAPESounds and Tracks Full ModeKeyboard modes Keyboard Activators Ways of Selecting SoundsKeyboard Activators Press one of the Select buttons Selecting Single SoundsAssign a Sound to a keyboard track Selecting Single SoundsSelect the desired Sound or Drumkit with the Function button To assign Sounds to tracks other than the key- board tracks Assigning a Sound to the Grand Piano presetSelect a Preset using the corresponding Function button Selecting PresetsSelecting Presets Press PAGE-/Bank- to select the previous Pre- set To Select the PresetsSelect Grand Piano in Preset mode Grand Piano PresetSelect Grand Piano in Style mode Grand Piano PresetSelect an item Press Display HoldSelect other items as required Programming the Presets How to Program PresetsHOW the Sounds are Arranged Timeout display shows 8 Sounds to choose from Press Preset in the Edit sectionAssigning Sounds to Tracks Assigning Sounds to tracksNew situation is permanently memorized Press Escape to close the Edit Preset Program ChangeKeyboard tracks Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower Changing the Track StatusTo change the status of the keyboard tracks Changing the Track statusSong tracks correspond to tracks 1 Change the status of a Style, Song/Style or Song trackFollowing example outlines how to select the keyboard modes Changing the Keyboard ModeChanging the Keyboard Mode Press and hold Easy PLAY/SPLITPress Escape to close the window Rotate the Dial to set Mode to Full or Split as requiredSet Changing Track Volumes Lock the mixer setting for all Presets+ value = transpose UP, value = trans- pose Down Transposing the Tracks by SemitonesTransposing Tracks Store Preset How to Store PresetsFor example Saving Changes to the Current PRE- SET Press Store PresetYou can choose from the 64 memory loca- tions available Press PRESET. in the Edit section Change the Name of a PresetChange the Preset name using the keys of the keyboard Current Preset name is shown at the Old name positionRestore Preset Restoring the Original Preset SET- TingsUser Guide Style Display About PS1500 StylesUser Styles are discussed in a separate chapter Selecting Styles Selecting StylesTurn off Single Touch Play Select Presets to recall StylesSounds of the live keyboard tracks re- main unchanged Select a Preset Select a Style with the PROGRAM- Mable PresetsDeactivate Style Lock If on, Single Touch Play deactivates au- tomaticallyTo view the Accompaniment tracks Accompaniment tracksAuto Accompaniment tracks START/STOP Style ControlsKEY START/CONTINUE KEY Start can be turned off byIntro To vary the TempoEnding Dial TempoVariation 1,2,3,4 Variation, Fill, Style LockFILL, FILL, FILL/TAP Tempo Style LockEasy Play / Split Accompaniment sectionPiano Style Two keyboard modes Full and SplitMixer Lock MemoryLower Memory Tempo LockOne Finger Chords Grand Piano Preset recalls the Free mode by defaultThere are four possible chord recognition modes available Chord Recognition modesModifying the Chord Recognition Modes Modifying the Chord Recognition modePress and hold Piano Style Split Point is Changing the Split PointChanging the Split Point Harmony Single Touch PlayOn/Off Harmony TypeHow to select the Harmony Type How to select a Harmony Type optionPress Harmony Type Select the option with the corresponding Func- tion buttonExamples Selecting Presets during Style play Selecting Programmable Presets During Style PlayActivate Single Touch Play Activate Style LockPress INTRO, Ending or Fill to activate the in- troduction Select other Programmable PresetsPlay freely Stop the accompaniment with Ending or START/ Stop Mute ONE or More Accompaniment Tracks Press each button to cancel the LEDDeactivate tracks 3, 4 Start to play the StyleExamples Changing Style without stopping the accompaniment Changing Style Without Stopping AccompanimentPlay freely with the new Style Press FILL, Intro or Ending Play normallyPress START/STOP or Ending to stop the accom- paniment Press Store Preset to save the Preset Save the Tempo to a PresetCurrent tempo setting can be saved to a Pre- set TempoPress F5 or F6 to select the Preset command