Basic Operations

number of notes (polyphony) available for keyboard play is

reduced. Also note that some of the tones offer only 12-note Using the Metronome polyphony.

ŠWhen rhythm or auto accompaniment is playing, the

number of sounds simultaneously played is reduced.

 

The metronome feature of this keyboard produces a bell

 

sound for the first beat of each measure, followed by click

 

 

 

 

sounds for each successive beat of the measure. It is the

 

 

perfect tool for practicing tunes without accompaniment

Digital Sampling

 

(rhythm).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A number of the tones that are available with this keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

have been recorded and processed using a technique called

 

To start the metronome

digital sampling. To ensure a high level of tonal quality,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Press the METRONOME button to start

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

 

sounding the metronome.

in volume or sound quality for some tones when you play

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

them at different positions on the keyboard. This is an

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

unavoidable result of multiple sampling, and it is not a sign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of malfunction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turning the Key Light System On and Off

Use the following procedure when you want to turn the key light system on or off.

2. Press the BEAT button and then use the number buttons or [+] and [–] to change the number of beats per measure.

ŠYou can specify the number of beats per measure as a value from 1 to 6.

To turn the key light system on and off

1. Press the KEY LIGHT button to toggle the key light system on and off.

ŠThe KEY LIGHT pointer disappears when the key light system is turned off.

ŠThe key light system is turned on automatically whenever you turn on keyboard power.

ŠThe bell (indicating the first beat of a measure) does not sound while one beat per measure is specified. All beats are indicated by a click sound. This setting lets you practice with a steady beat, without worrying about how many beats there are in each measure.

3. Use the TEMPO buttons to set the tempo.

ŠPressto increase the tempo (make if faster) or to decrease it (make it slower).

1Flash

2Tempo value

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