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• 5 The Styles

You can enjoy playing the Pianovelle PS1500 keyboard sounds in real time while PS1500 takes care of the auto accompaniment, as if you were playing with a band of musicians. The auto ac- companiments are provided by the PS1500 Styles.

This chapter describes the Style auto accompa- niments, how to select them and how to modify the Style Preset which governs each Style.

The Style accompaniment tracks have several items that can be set, such as the Sound, vol- ume, pan, effects, tempo, muting, tuning, etc. The arrangement patterns are fixed for the ROM Styles while for the User-programmable Styles, they can be freely modified.

User Styles are discussed in a separate chapter.

ABOUT PS1500 STYLES

Styles are a collection of musical patterns repre- senting many types of music, ranging from rock and pop to traditional and ethnic music.

Each Style has 4 Variations consisting of various Intro, Fill-in and Ending patterns. A Style, there- fore, provides a complete range of musical struc- tures with which you can create an entire song.

Styles provide automatic accompaniments trig- gered by chord information received from the PS1500 keyboard and the patterns change to suit the current chord.

Styles engage 8 tracks: 3 belonging to the real time keyboard sections and 5 engaged by the sequencer for the auto accompaniments. The 5 accompaniment tracks are divided into a Drums track (drum sets widely used in all types of mu- sic), a bass track and three accompaniment tracks (Acc1, Acc2, Acc3 - general accompani- ment instruments).

PS1500 contains 96 permanent Styles in memory (flash-ROM) and 16 User-programmable Styles in RAM. The Styles are contained in 14 Banks of 8 (12 Rom and 2 User).

THE STYLE DISPLAY

The Style Display activates every time the instru- ment is turned on. When Styles are disabled (EASY PLAY LED off), the top line shows “EasyPlay=Off”.

178SoulBB EasyPlay=Off Bk1: SLOSTR GrandP POP Bk1: SLOSTR Bk1: PIANO1

When the Styles are enabled (EASY PLAY LED on), the display shows a string of asterisks until a note or chord is pressed on the keyboard area dedicated to Style chords (below the Split point).

178	SoulBB	***********	Bk1:	SLOSTR
GPiano	POP	Bk1: SLOSTR	Bk1:	PIANO1

178	SoulBB	C maj7-9	Bk1: SLOSTR
GrandP	pop	Bk1: SLOSTR	Bk1: PIANO1

All Styles display the currently selected Style Group directly under the Style name.

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Contents Cod Important Safety Instructions Federal Communications Commission Stock Code Contents Ii Contents Midi 10 Reference GuideSample / Record AppendixMultimedia Facilities PS1500 How to use the manualCongratulations 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 BasicsInitial status / Adjusting the General Volume Initial Status DefaultAdjusting 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 Clear the keyboard transpose settingTranspose the Instrument SEMI- Tones 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 MidiFileRecording a Song/Style Recording a Song/StyleThis is the quickest and most direct recording method 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 LedsDisplay PowerkeyboardFront panel Control panel 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 ContrastDisk 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 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 MidiComputer Right/M, Left + VolumeInput Speakers HeadphonesAUDIO/VIDEO Interface RGB, S-VHS Video outputsSelection windows Main displayOther types of Selection 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 Inserting measures ENTER/ESCAPEKeyboard modes Full ModeSounds and Tracks 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 presetSelecting Presets Selecting PresetsSelect a Preset using the corresponding Function button 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 other items as required Press Display HoldSelect an item HOW the Sounds are Arranged How to Program PresetsProgramming the Presets 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/SPLITSet Rotate the Dial to set Mode to Full or Split as requiredPress Escape to close the window Changing Track Volumes Lock the mixer setting for all PresetsTransposing Tracks Transposing the Tracks by Semitones+ value = transpose UP, value = trans- pose Down For example How to Store PresetsStore Preset 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 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 Select a Preset Select a Style with the PROGRAM- Mable PresetsDeactivate Style Lock If on, Single Touch Play deactivates au- tomaticallyAuto Accompaniment tracks Accompaniment tracksTo view the 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 modesPress and hold Piano Style Modifying the Chord Recognition modeModifying the Chord Recognition Modes Changing the Split Point Changing the Split PointSplit Point is 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 LockPlay freely Select other Programmable PresetsPress INTRO, Ending or Fill to activate the in- troduction 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