IBM PS1500 owner manual Play the Programmable Pads, Change the Touch Sensitivity

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Change the touch sensitivity/Play the Pads

CHANGE THE TOUCH SENSITIVITY

If the keyboard of your PS1500 is too “hard” or “soft”, you may want to modify the touch sensi- tivity setting.

1.Press TOUCH SENSITIVITY

The display shows four settings to choose from.

2.Select the setting required.

Use the corresponding Function button to se- lect the setting and play on the keyboard at the same time. The options are:

Off, Soft, Medium, Hard.

3.Close the display with TOUCH SENSITIVITY or ES- CAPE.

The setting remains in memory until changed again and also after power down.

	1	TOUCH
	1	TOUCH
		SENSITIVITY

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1/1 TOUCH SENSITIVITY							Hard
Off		Soft		Medium			Hard
F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	F6	F7	F8
3	TOUCH
3	SENSITIVITY
			OR	ENTER		ESCAPE
			OR

PLAY THE PROGRAMMABLE PADS

The four Programmable Pads buttons provide quick and easy ways of adding extra sounds to your playing. You can program each pad to pro- duce an instrumental sound, a percussive sound or sample.

•Strike the Pads freely.

While you play, add additional sounds from the pads in real time.

The configuration of the Programmable Pads can be stored in the Programmable Presets.

The sound configuration of the pads is user- programmable. (Refer to the Sample/Record chapter 19).

PROGRAMMABLE PADS

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Contents Cod Important Safety Instructions Federal Communications Commission Stock Code Contents Ii Contents Reference Guide Midi 10Appendix Sample / RecordCongratulations PS1500 How to use the manualMultimedia 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 playAdjusting the General Volume Initial Status DefaultInitial 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/F6Transpose the Instrument SEMI- Tones Clear the keyboard transpose settingTranspose 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 driveThis is the quickest and most direct recording method Recording a Song/StyleRecording 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 LedsFront panel Control panel PowerkeyboardDisplay 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 madeEdit 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 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 MidiInput Right/M, Left + VolumeComputer Headphones SpeakersAUDIO/VIDEO Interface RGB, S-VHS Video outputsMain display Selection windowsOther 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 ENTER/ESCAPE Inserting measuresSounds and Tracks Full ModeKeyboard modes Keyboard Activators Ways of Selecting SoundsKeyboard 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 tracksSelect a Preset using the corresponding Function button Selecting PresetsSelecting 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 PresetSelect an item Press Display HoldSelect other items as required Programming the Presets How to Program 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/SPLITPress Escape to close the window Rotate the Dial to set Mode to Full or Split as requiredSet Lock the mixer setting for all Presets Changing Track Volumes+ value = transpose UP, value = trans- pose Down Transposing the Tracks by SemitonesTransposing Tracks Store Preset How to Store PresetsFor 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 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 Style with the PROGRAM- Mable Presets Select a PresetDeactivate Style Lock If on, Single Touch Play deactivates au- tomaticallyTo view the Accompaniment tracks 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 Modes Modifying the Chord Recognition modePress and hold Piano Style Split Point is Changing the Split PointChanging 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 LockPress INTRO, Ending or Fill to activate the in- troduction Select other Programmable PresetsPlay 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