IBM PS1500 owner manual Vi Introduction

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vi Introduction

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Contents Cod Important Safety Instructions Federal Communications Commission Stock Code Contents Ii Contents Reference Guide Midi 10Appendix Sample / RecordMultimedia Facilities PS1500 How to use the manualCongratulations 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 / Adjusting the General Volume Initial Status DefaultAdjusting the General Volume Select a Style Play with Auto Accompaniment StylesPress Single Touch Play Automatic AccompanimentPlay a different chord Automatic AccompanmentSelect a Style with the corresponding Function button Demo StyleListen to the Demo Styles Demo StyleSelect the Song with the corresponding Func- tion button MultimediaSelect a Song by rotating the Dial Dial scrolls through all the songs present on diskSong Edit Press a Sound Groups button Selecting Instrument SoundsPress the Grand Piano button Sound plays across the full keyboardRepeat and listen to other Sounds Selecting the Programmable PRE- Sets Select the Preset called GrandPSelecting the Programmable Presets Play on the keyboardSecond sound is introduced String, lay- ered with the first Press the Upper 2 activatorPress the Lower activator ObservationsPlay the Programmable Pads Change the Touch SensitivityTo activate an effect Press a deactivated buttonBypass Play with Effects or bypass themAll three pedals are switch action controls Play with HeadphonesPlug a set of headphones into the left headphone socket Headphones/PedalsGeneral Effect volumes and loudness Rev=Reverb F1/F2, Eff=Effect F3/F4, Loud=Loudness F5/F6Transpose the instrument Clear the keyboard transpose settingTranspose the Instrument SEMI- Tones Press Play ALL Songs Play All SongsInsert a PS Songs disk or MidiFile data disk into the drive Playback stops instantlySelect the Song a or MidiFile b option from the Load Song Play Direct from DiskPress the Disk button 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 Recording a Song/StyleThis is the quickest and most direct recording method Any notes you play during the lead-in will not be recorded Press Record in the SequencerStart playing after the one bar lead Use the Fills Change VariationSave the Song/Style to disk Buttons with Leds Buttons Without LedsDisplay PowerkeyboardFront panel Control panel 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 madeDisk Quantize an auto corrector of timing errorsEdit Rear Panel model with Speakers box Speakers for PS1500 models with Speakers box Rear Panel ConnectionsSvhs Video output in SVHS/Composite Video stand- ard PS1500 offers three different play modes STYLE/PRESET ModePlay Modes STYLE/PRESET, SONG/ Style & Song Style lock SONG/STYLE ModeStyle Lock off. Selecting a Preset selects live Single Touch PlayGrand Piano preset Song ModePresets Programmable Presets Real TimeSong Preset Style PresetSong/Style Preset Presets via MIDI?Tracks SoundsEdit Modes Edit modesPedals Power SupplyOutput MidiComputer Right/M, Left + VolumeInput AUDIO/VIDEO Interface HeadphonesSpeakers RGB, S-VHS Video outputsOther types of Selection windows Main displaySelection windows DisplayRecord Windows These messages are closed with Enter or ES- Cape Edit PagesUser Messages and Warnings Data Entry Data EntryNavigating Modifying parameters with the Sliders Modifying parameters with the DialModifying On/Off parameters with the Function button Previous entry Inserting Alphanumeric DataName write situations ENTER/ESCAPE Inserting measuresKeyboard modes Full ModeSounds and Tracks Keyboard Activators Ways of Selecting SoundsKeyboard Activators Assign a Sound to a keyboard track Selecting Single SoundsPress one of the Select buttons 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 Selecting PresetsSelect a Preset using the corresponding Function button To Select the Presets Press PAGE-/Bank- to select the previous Pre- setSelect Grand Piano in Style mode Grand Piano PresetSelect Grand Piano in Preset mode Grand Piano PresetSelect other items as required Press Display HoldSelect an item HOW the Sounds are Arranged How to Program PresetsProgramming the Presets Assigning Sounds to Tracks Press Preset in the Edit sectionTimeout display shows 8 Sounds to choose from Assigning Sounds to tracksPress Escape to close the Edit Preset Program Change New situation is permanently memorizedTo change the status of the keyboard tracks Changing the Track StatusKeyboard tracks Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower Changing the Track statusChange the status of a Style, Song/Style or Song track Song tracks correspond to tracks 1Changing the Keyboard Mode Changing the Keyboard ModeFollowing example outlines how to select the keyboard modes Press and hold Easy PLAY/SPLITSet Rotate the Dial to set Mode to Full or Split as requiredPress Escape to close the window Lock the mixer setting for all Presets Changing Track VolumesTransposing Tracks Transposing the Tracks by Semitones+ value = transpose UP, value = trans- pose Down For example How to Store PresetsStore Preset Press Store Preset Saving Changes to the Current PRE- SETYou can choose from the 64 memory loca- tions available Change the Preset name using the keys of the keyboard Change the Name of a PresetPress PRESET. in the Edit section Current Preset name is shown at the Old name positionRestoring the Original Preset SET- Tings Restore PresetUser Guide User Styles are discussed in a separate chapter About PS1500 StylesStyle Display Selecting Styles Selecting StylesSounds of the live keyboard tracks re- main unchanged Select Presets to recall StylesTurn off Single Touch Play Deactivate Style Lock Select a Style with the PROGRAM- Mable PresetsSelect a Preset If on, Single Touch Play deactivates au- tomaticallyAuto Accompaniment tracks Accompaniment tracksTo view the Accompaniment tracks KEY START/CONTINUE Style ControlsSTART/STOP KEY Start can be turned off byEnding To vary the TempoIntro Dial TempoFILL, FILL, FILL/TAP Tempo Variation, Fill, Style LockVariation 1,2,3,4 Style LockPiano Style Accompaniment sectionEasy Play / Split Two keyboard modes Full and SplitLower Memory MemoryMixer Lock Tempo LockThere are four possible chord recognition modes available Grand Piano Preset recalls the Free mode by defaultOne Finger Chords Chord Recognition modesPress and hold Piano Style Modifying the Chord Recognition modeModifying the Chord Recognition Modes Changing the Split Point Changing the Split PointSplit Point is On/Off Single Touch PlayHarmony Harmony TypePress Harmony Type How to select a Harmony Type optionHow to select the Harmony Type Select the option with the corresponding Func- tion buttonActivate Single Touch Play Selecting Programmable Presets During Style PlayExamples Selecting Presets during Style play Activate Style LockPlay freely Select other Programmable PresetsPress INTRO, Ending or Fill to activate the in- troduction Stop the accompaniment with Ending or START/ Stop Deactivate tracks 3, 4 Press each button to cancel the LEDMute ONE or More Accompaniment Tracks 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 Current tempo setting can be saved to a Pre- set Save the Tempo to a PresetPress Store Preset to save the Preset TempoPress F5 or F6 to select the Preset command