Basic Operations
METRONOMEBEAT
POWER
TONE
MODE VOLUME
TEMPO
START/STOP
Number buttons
This section provides information on performing basic keyboard op- erations.
To play the keyboard
1.
2.
3. Use the VOLUME slider to set the volume to a rela- tively low level.
4. Play something on the keyboard.
Selecting a Tone
This keyboard comes with 137
To select a tone
1. Find the tone you want to use in the keyboard’s tone list and note its tone number.
2. Press the TONE button.
Indicator appears
3. Use the number buttons to input the three digit tone number for the tone you want to select.
Example: To select “032 ACOUSTIC BASS”, input 0, 3 and then 2.
❚ NOTES ❚
•Always input all three digits for the tone number, including leading zeros (if any). If you input one or two digits and stop, the display will automat- ically clear your input after a few seconds.
•You can also increment the displayed tone number by pressing [+] and decrement it by pressing
•The names of tone numbers 080 through 103 and 112 through 127 are not marked on the keyboard console. See the “Tone List” (page
•When one of the drum sets is selected (tone numbers 128 through 136), each keyboard key is assigned a different percussion sound. See page
Polyphony
The term polyphony refers to the maximum number of notes you can play at the same time. The keyboard has
•When rhythm or auto accompaniment is playing, the number of sounds simultaneously played is reduced.
Digital Sampling
A number of the tones that are available with this keyboard have been recorded and processed using a technique called digital sam- pling. To ensure a high level of tonal quality, samples are taken in the low, mid, and high ranges and then combined to provide you with sounds that are amazingly close to the originals. You may notice very slight differences in volume or sound quality for some tones when you play them at different positions on the keyboard. This is an un- avoidable result of multiple sampling, and it is not a sign of malfunc- tion.