Radio Shack MD-1600 owner manual Using the Preset Tones

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Tone Number/Name

Chord Symbol

Tempo

Sound Level

Keyboard

Treble Clef

Bass Clef

Measure/Beat Count

The tone number and name appear at the top of the display. The middle row shows the chord symbol, the tempo in beats per minute, the number of the measure playing and the beat count in each measure. The treble and bass clefs to the right of the display show the notes as they play. The bar graph shows the sound level on each of the 16 chan- nels (see “Using the Mixer” on Page 22). The keyboard at the bottom of the dis- play shows the location of the keys be- ing pressed.

USING THE PRESET TONES

Your MD-1600 can sound like 200 differ- ent musical instruments or sound ef- fects. The name and three-digit number of each preset tone is listed on the MD- 1600’s top panel.

Notes:

•The MD-1600 has 24-note (maxi- mum) polyphonic sound. This means that you can play up to 24 different notes at the same time with most of the keyboard’s preset tones. Many of the keyboard’s preset

tones, however, are capable of only 12-note polyphony.

•Most tones on this keyboard have been recorded and processed using a technique called digital sampling. To ensure a high level of tonal qual- ity, samples are taken in the low, mid, and high ranges and then com- bined. You might notice very slight differences in volume or sound qual- ity for some tones when you play them at different positions on the keyboard. This is an unavoidable result of multiple sampling and is normal.

Follow these steps to select and play a preset tone.

1.Press TONE. TONE and the current tone’s number appear.

Note: The MD-1600 automatically selects the tone GRAND PIANO (No. 000) the first time you turn on power.

2.To play a different tone, choose a preset tone from the 200 TONES list and enter its three-digit number on the keypad. For example, to select ELEC PIANO 1, press 0 0 4. As you press the keys, the selected digits appear.

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