Basic operation

■Auditioning the sounds (Preview)

On the SD-80, sounds are specified using two numbers: the instrument number and the variation number. By pressing [PREVIEW] you can audition the currently selected sound.

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1.Press [PREVIEW]. While you continue pressing [PREVIEW], the button will light and a phrase will play. When you release the button, the phrase will stop.

If you press the [PREVIEW] key and release it immediately, the phrase will play back to the end. In this case, you can stop the phrase playback by pressing [PREVIEW] once again.

2.Turn the [VALUE] dial to switch sounds.

At start-up, the native mode sounds will be selected.

Changing the Preview settings

At the factory settings, you can audition a characteristic phrase that uses the currently selected sound (Phrase Preview). Alternatively, you can set it so that Preview will play a single note at the pitch (key) and strength (velocity) that you specify.

For details on Preview settings, refer to "Preview settings" (p. 52).

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