Play a different chord, Automatic Accompanment

Automatic Accompanment

2” or “Free”, either by selecting a Preset or by entering the PIANO STYLE options. See the PIANO STYLE function in the Styles chapter 5, page 12.

5.Play a different chord.

Note how the accompaniment pattern is transposed.

6.Start to play a melody with the right hand.

The combination of sounds that play and the current keyboard mode will depend on the Style selected.

7.Stop the Style with Start/Stop or Ending.

If you use the Ending, the KEY START func- tion is cancelled.

Styles are discussed in detail in the relative chapter afterwards.

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7	KEY START
	CONTINUE
INTRO	ENDING

START / STOP

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Contents

Cod Important Safety Instructions Federal Communications Commission Stock Code Contents Ii Contents Reference Guide Midi 10 Appendix Sample / Record Multimedia Facilities PS1500 How to use the manualCongratulations Specifications Polyphony & multitimbricity Sampling Important Information Baldwin Piano & Organ Company 1996. All rights reserved System Reset Important Preliminary Notes Vi Introduction User Guide General Safety Instructions Power UP and GET to Know the Basics At this point, PS1500 is ready to play Initial status / Adjusting the General Volume Initial Status DefaultAdjusting the General Volume Play with Auto Accompaniment Styles Press Single Touch PlaySelect a Style Automatic Accompaniment Play a different chord Automatic Accompanment Demo Style Listen to the Demo StylesSelect a Style with the corresponding Function button Demo Style Multimedia Select a Song by rotating the DialSelect the Song with the corresponding Func- tion button Dial scrolls through all the songs present on disk Song Edit Selecting Instrument Sounds Press the Grand Piano buttonPress a Sound Groups button Sound plays across the full keyboard Repeat and listen to other Sounds Select the Preset called GrandP Selecting the Programmable PresetsSelecting the Programmable PRE- Sets Play on the keyboard Press the Upper 2 activator Press the Lower activatorSecond sound is introduced String, lay- ered with the first Observations Play the Programmable Pads Change the Touch Sensitivity Press a deactivated button BypassTo activate an effect Play with Effects or bypass them Play with Headphones Plug a set of headphones into the left headphone socketAll three pedals are switch action controls Headphones/Pedals General Effect volumes and loudness Rev=Reverb F1/F2, Eff=Effect F3/F4, Loud=Loudness F5/F6 Transpose the instrument Clear the keyboard transpose settingTranspose the Instrument SEMI- Tones Play All Songs Insert a PS Songs disk or MidiFile data disk into the drivePress Play ALL Songs Playback stops instantly Song Play Direct from Disk Press the Disk buttonSelect the Song a or MidiFile b option from the Load Song Play Direct from Disk Scroll through the files and select a Song or MidiFile Don’t forget to remove the Floppy disk from the drive Recording a Song/Style Recording a Song/StyleThis is the quickest and most direct recording method Press Record in the Sequencer Start playing after the one bar leadAny notes you play during the lead-in will not be recorded Use the Fills Change Variation Save the Song/Style to disk Buttons with Leds Buttons Without Leds Display PowerkeyboardFront panel Control panel Style Song Groups Volume Accompaniment Left section Central section Transpose Control panel Right section Sound Groups Edit Front Panel buttons & controls VAR 1, VAR 2, VAR 3, VAR Display Contrast Onds if no selection has been made Disk Quantize an auto corrector of timing errorsEdit Rear Panel model with Speakers box Speakers for PS1500 models with Speakers box Rear Panel ConnectionsSvhs Video output in SVHS/Composite Video stand- ard PS1500 offers three different play modes STYLE/PRESET ModePlay Modes STYLE/PRESET, SONG/ Style & Song SONG/STYLE Mode Style Lock off. Selecting a Preset selects liveStyle lock Single Touch Play Song Mode PresetsGrand Piano preset Programmable Presets Real Time Style Preset Song/Style PresetSong Preset Presets via MIDI? Tracks Sounds Edit Modes Edit modes Power Supply OutputPedals Midi Computer Right/M, Left + VolumeInput Headphones SpeakersAUDIO/VIDEO Interface RGB, S-VHS Video outputs Main display Selection windowsOther types of Selection windows Display Record Windows These messages are closed with Enter or ES- Cape Edit PagesUser Messages and Warnings Data Entry Data EntryNavigating Modifying parameters with the Sliders Modifying parameters with the DialModifying On/Off parameters with the Function button Previous entry Inserting Alphanumeric DataName write situations ENTER/ESCAPE Inserting measures Keyboard modes Full ModeSounds and Tracks Keyboard Activators Ways of Selecting SoundsKeyboard Activators Selecting Single Sounds Press one of the Select buttonsAssign a Sound to a keyboard track Selecting Single Sounds Select the desired Sound or Drumkit with the Function button Assigning a Sound to the Grand Piano preset To assign Sounds to tracks other than the key- board tracks Selecting Presets Selecting PresetsSelect a Preset using the corresponding Function button To Select the Presets Press PAGE-/Bank- to select the previous Pre- set Grand Piano Preset Select Grand Piano in Preset modeSelect Grand Piano in Style mode Grand Piano Preset Select other items as required Press Display HoldSelect an item HOW the Sounds are Arranged How to Program PresetsProgramming the Presets Press Preset in the Edit section Timeout display shows 8 Sounds to choose fromAssigning Sounds to Tracks Assigning Sounds to tracks Press Escape to close the Edit Preset Program Change New situation is permanently memorized Changing the Track Status Keyboard tracks Upper 1, Upper 2, LowerTo change the status of the keyboard tracks Changing the Track status Change the status of a Style, Song/Style or Song track Song tracks correspond to tracks 1 Changing the Keyboard Mode Following example outlines how to select the keyboard modesChanging the Keyboard Mode Press and hold Easy PLAY/SPLIT Set Rotate the Dial to set Mode to Full or Split as requiredPress Escape to close the window Lock the mixer setting for all Presets Changing Track Volumes Transposing Tracks Transposing the Tracks by Semitones+ value = transpose UP, value = trans- pose Down For example How to Store PresetsStore Preset Press Store Preset Saving Changes to the Current PRE- SET You can choose from the 64 memory loca- tions available Change the Name of a Preset Press PRESET. in the Edit sectionChange the Preset name using the keys of the keyboard Current Preset name is shown at the Old name position Restoring the Original Preset SET- Tings Restore Preset User Guide User Styles are discussed in a separate chapter About PS1500 StylesStyle Display Selecting Styles Selecting Styles Sounds of the live keyboard tracks re- main unchanged Select Presets to recall StylesTurn off Single Touch Play Select a Style with the PROGRAM- Mable Presets Select a PresetDeactivate Style Lock If on, Single Touch Play deactivates au- tomatically Auto Accompaniment tracks Accompaniment tracksTo view the Accompaniment tracks Style Controls START/STOPKEY START/CONTINUE KEY Start can be turned off by To vary the Tempo IntroEnding Dial Tempo Variation, Fill, Style Lock Variation 1,2,3,4FILL, FILL, FILL/TAP Tempo Style Lock Accompaniment section Easy Play / SplitPiano Style Two keyboard modes Full and Split Memory Mixer LockLower Memory Tempo Lock Grand Piano Preset recalls the Free mode by default One Finger ChordsThere are four possible chord recognition modes available Chord Recognition modes Press and hold Piano Style Modifying the Chord Recognition modeModifying the Chord Recognition Modes Changing the Split Point Changing the Split PointSplit Point is Single Touch Play HarmonyOn/Off Harmony Type How to select a Harmony Type option How to select the Harmony TypePress Harmony Type Select the option with the corresponding Func- tion button Selecting Programmable Presets During Style Play Examples Selecting Presets during Style playActivate Single Touch Play Activate Style Lock Play freely Select other Programmable PresetsPress INTRO, Ending or Fill to activate the in- troduction Stop the accompaniment with Ending or START/ Stop Press each button to cancel the LED Mute ONE or More Accompaniment TracksDeactivate tracks 3, 4 Start to play the Style Changing Style Without Stopping Accompaniment Examples Changing Style without stopping the accompaniment Play normally Play freely with the new Style Press FILL, Intro or Ending Press START/STOP or Ending to stop the accom- paniment Save the Tempo to a Preset Press Store Preset to save the PresetCurrent tempo setting can be saved to a Pre- set Tempo Press F5 or F6 to select the Preset command