Radio Shack MD-1160 owner manual Tuning the Keyboard, Using Touch Response, Using Pitch Bend

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(middle C) each time you play a pre- recorded tune.

Each preset tone plays within a specified range. If a key change causes a note to exceed its range, the same note sounds in the nearest octave.

When you select preset tones 90 through 96 after changing the key, the keyboard split point changes accordingly (see “Keyboard Split Tones” on Page 13).

Changing the key does not affect the PERCUSSION (No. 99) preset tone.

TUNING THE KEYBOARD

Although your keyboard never goes out of tune, it does let you adjust its pitch to match other instruments or musical re- cordings.

Note: You cannot tune the keyboard while a prerecorded tune is displayed or playing.

Follow these steps to tune the keyboard.

1.Repeatedly press TRANSPOSE/ TUNE/MIDI until the display shows Tune and the current pitch setting.

Note: The number on the display is the number of “cents” to which the keyboard is currently tuned, com- pared to its default pitch. A cent is the measurement that represents the acoustical interval between two tones. 1200 cents equal 1 octave. You can tune the keyboard to within 50 cents (101 levels) of its default pitch.

2.Within 5 seconds, repeatedly press

or + to lower or raise the key- board’s pitch. Each time you press the key, the number decreases or increases by 1 (cent).

Notes:

You can use the number keypad to raise the pitch by entering the cent change value.

The keyboard automatically resets the tuning pitch to the default value of 00 (cents) each time you turn off the keyboard or play the pre- recorded tunes.

USING TOUCH RESPONSE

Your keyboard has a touch response feature that lets you adjust the volume of your music’s tone based on how hard you strike the key(s), so you can add emotion to your music.

Repeatedly press TOUCH RESPONSE so its indicator appears to turn touch re- sponse on or until its indicator disap- pears to turn it off.

Notes:

The touch response setting does not affect auto accompaniment or received MIDI data.

The MIDI data sent out from the keyboard is affected by the touch response setting.

USING PITCH BEND

Your keyboard has a pitch bend feature that lets you bend a note by altering its pitch. Pitch bend lets you create realistic

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Special Features

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Contents MD-1160 Midi Keyboard ˆ Contents Troubleshooting Special FeaturesUsing Midi ˆ Features FCC Wants YOU to Know Connecting Power Using BatteriesUsing AC Power Slide POWER/MODE to OFFListening Safely Connecting HeadphonesConnecting AN External Amplifier Using the Sheet Music Stand ˆ a Quick Look at Your KeyboardBasic Operation Cancelling Auto Power Offˆ Operation Playing Back a Prerecorded Tune Press PLAY/PAUSE or START/STOP to start playing the tunePlaying Along with a Prerecorded Tune PLAY/PAUSE againUsing the Preset Tones Selecting/Playing a Preset ToneTurning Applause Off/On Consecutively Playing Back the TunesPercussion Sounds Layered TonesKeyboard Split Tones START/STOP again Using the Preset AUTO-RHYTHMSSelecting/Playing An Auto-Rhythm Using Auto Accompaniment Using SynchroUsing FILL-IN Adjusting the Accompaniment VolumeNumber of Keys Chord Type Pressed Set POWER/MODE to Concert ChordConcert Chord Standard Fingering Press Chord BOOK. Chord Bk appears Using the Chord BookSet POWER/MODE to Fingered ˆ Special Features Changing KeysUsing Pitch Bend Tuning the KeyboardUsing Touch Response About Midi ˆ Using MidiUsing a Sustain Pedal Making the Midi Connections Midi DataTUNE/MIDI until TonMap=N appears Changing Midi SettingsEffect Control Number Using Midi ˆ Troubleshooting Care ˆ Standard Fingering Chord Charts Standard Fingering Chord Charts ˆ Note Table ˆ Midi Implementation Chart Function Transmitted Recognized Remarksˆ Specifications DC 9V JackLimited One-Year Warranty