Buttons with Leds, Buttons Without Leds

• 2 Front & Rear Panel

Each button on the Pianovelle PS1500 control panel activates a specific function, selects an item in the display, or interacts with the currently se- lected operating mode to assist with the opera- tions.

This chapter explains what happens when you press the buttons.

BUTTONS WITH LEDS

Functions represented by a button with a LED (light emitting diode) indicate the on/off status of the respective function. Pressing these type of buttons repeatedly toggles between the “On” and “Off” status. When the LED is on, the respective function is active. In some cases, the LED flash- es to indicate a special situation.

BUTTONS WITHOUT LEDS

Buttons without LEDS normally gain access to a selection environment, or an editor belonging to one of the operating modes. In both cases, an appropriate display is activated showing items that are selected with the underlying Function but- tons (F1…F8).

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Contents

Cod Important Safety Instructions Federal Communications Commission Stock Code Contents Ii Contents Midi 10 Reference Guide Sample / Record Appendix PS1500 How to use the manual CongratulationsMultimedia Facilities Polyphony & multitimbricity Specifications Sampling Baldwin Piano & Organ Company 1996. All rights reserved Important Information Important Preliminary Notes System Reset Vi Introduction User Guide General Safety Instructions At this point, PS1500 is ready to play Power UP and GET to Know the Basics Initial Status Default Adjusting the General VolumeInitial status / Adjusting the General Volume Automatic Accompaniment Play with Auto Accompaniment StylesPress Single Touch Play Select a Style Automatic Accompanment Play a different chord Demo Style Demo StyleListen to the Demo Styles Select a Style with the corresponding Function button Dial scrolls through all the songs present on disk MultimediaSelect a Song by rotating the Dial Select the Song with the corresponding Func- tion button Song Edit Sound plays across the full keyboard Selecting Instrument SoundsPress the Grand Piano button Press a Sound Groups button Repeat and listen to other Sounds Play on the keyboard Select the Preset called GrandPSelecting the Programmable Presets Selecting the Programmable PRE- Sets Observations Press the Upper 2 activatorPress the Lower activator Second sound is introduced String, lay- ered with the first Change the Touch Sensitivity Play the Programmable Pads Play with Effects or bypass them Press a deactivated buttonBypass To activate an effect Headphones/Pedals Play with HeadphonesPlug a set of headphones into the left headphone socket All three pedals are switch action controls Rev=Reverb F1/F2, Eff=Effect F3/F4, Loud=Loudness F5/F6 General Effect volumes and loudness Clear the keyboard transpose setting Transpose the Instrument SEMI- TonesTranspose the instrument Playback stops instantly Play All SongsInsert a PS Songs disk or MidiFile data disk into the drive Press Play ALL Songs Song Play Direct from Disk Song Play Direct from DiskPress the Disk button Select the Song a or MidiFile b option from the Load Don’t forget to remove the Floppy disk from the drive Scroll through the files and select a Song or MidiFile Recording a Song/Style This is the quickest and most direct recording methodRecording a Song/Style Use the Fills Change Variation Press Record in the SequencerStart playing after the one bar lead Any notes you play during the lead-in will not be recorded Save the Song/Style to disk Buttons Without Leds Buttons with Leds Powerkeyboard Front panel Control panelDisplay Left section Style Song Groups Volume Accompaniment Transpose Central section Sound Groups Edit Control panel Right section VAR 1, VAR 2, VAR 3, VAR Front Panel buttons & controls Onds if no selection has been made Display Contrast Quantize an auto corrector of timing errors EditDisk Rear Panel model with Speakers box Rear Panel Connections Svhs Video output in SVHS/Composite Video stand- ardSpeakers for PS1500 models with Speakers box STYLE/PRESET Mode Play Modes STYLE/PRESET, SONG/ Style & SongPS1500 offers three different play modes Single Touch Play SONG/STYLE ModeStyle Lock off. Selecting a Preset selects live Style lock Programmable Presets Real Time Song ModePresets Grand Piano preset Presets via MIDI? Style PresetSong/Style Preset Song Preset Sounds Tracks Edit modes Edit Modes Midi Power SupplyOutput Pedals Right/M, Left + Volume InputComputer RGB, S-VHS Video outputs HeadphonesSpeakers AUDIO/VIDEO Interface Display Main displaySelection windows Other types of Selection windows Record Windows Edit Pages User Messages and WarningsThese messages are closed with Enter or ES- Cape Data Entry NavigatingData Entry Modifying parameters with the Dial Modifying On/Off parameters with the Function buttonModifying parameters with the Sliders Inserting Alphanumeric Data Name write situationsPrevious entry Inserting measures ENTER/ESCAPE Full Mode Sounds and TracksKeyboard modes Ways of Selecting Sounds Keyboard ActivatorsKeyboard Activators Selecting Single Sounds Selecting Single SoundsPress one of the Select buttons Assign a Sound to a keyboard track Select the desired Sound or Drumkit with the Function button To assign Sounds to tracks other than the key- board tracks Assigning a Sound to the Grand Piano preset Selecting Presets Select a Preset using the corresponding Function buttonSelecting Presets Press PAGE-/Bank- to select the previous Pre- set To Select the Presets Grand Piano Preset Grand Piano PresetSelect Grand Piano in Preset mode Select Grand Piano in Style mode Press Display Hold Select an itemSelect other items as required How to Program Presets Programming the PresetsHOW the Sounds are Arranged Assigning Sounds to tracks Press Preset in the Edit sectionTimeout display shows 8 Sounds to choose from Assigning Sounds to Tracks New situation is permanently memorized Press Escape to close the Edit Preset Program Change Changing the Track status Changing the Track StatusKeyboard tracks Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower To change the status of the keyboard tracks Song tracks correspond to tracks 1 Change the status of a Style, Song/Style or Song track Press and hold Easy PLAY/SPLIT Changing the Keyboard ModeFollowing example outlines how to select the keyboard modes Changing the Keyboard Mode Rotate the Dial to set Mode to Full or Split as required Press Escape to close the windowSet Changing Track Volumes Lock the mixer setting for all Presets Transposing the Tracks by Semitones + value = transpose UP, value = trans- pose DownTransposing Tracks How to Store Presets Store PresetFor example Saving Changes to the Current PRE- SET Press Store Preset You can choose from the 64 memory loca- tions available Current Preset name is shown at the Old name position Change the Name of a PresetPress PRESET. in the Edit section Change the Preset name using the keys of the keyboard Restore Preset Restoring the Original Preset SET- Tings User Guide About PS1500 Styles Style DisplayUser Styles are discussed in a separate chapter Selecting Styles Selecting Styles Select Presets to recall Styles Turn off Single Touch PlaySounds of the live keyboard tracks re- main unchanged If on, Single Touch Play deactivates au- tomatically Select a Style with the PROGRAM- Mable PresetsSelect a Preset Deactivate Style Lock Accompaniment tracks To view the Accompaniment tracksAuto Accompaniment tracks KEY Start can be turned off by Style ControlsSTART/STOP KEY START/CONTINUE Dial Tempo To vary the TempoIntro Ending Style Lock Variation, Fill, Style LockVariation 1,2,3,4 FILL, FILL, FILL/TAP Tempo Two keyboard modes Full and Split Accompaniment sectionEasy Play / Split Piano Style Tempo Lock MemoryMixer Lock Lower Memory Chord Recognition modes Grand Piano Preset recalls the Free mode by defaultOne Finger Chords There are four possible chord recognition modes available Modifying the Chord Recognition mode Modifying the Chord Recognition ModesPress and hold Piano Style Changing the Split Point Split Point isChanging the Split Point Harmony Type Single Touch PlayHarmony On/Off Select the option with the corresponding Func- tion button How to select a Harmony Type optionHow to select the Harmony Type Press Harmony Type Activate Style Lock Selecting Programmable Presets During Style PlayExamples Selecting Presets during Style play Activate Single Touch Play Select other Programmable Presets Press INTRO, Ending or Fill to activate the in- troductionPlay freely Stop the accompaniment with Ending or START/ Stop Start to play the Style Press each button to cancel the LEDMute ONE or More Accompaniment Tracks Deactivate tracks 3, 4 Examples Changing Style without stopping the accompaniment Changing Style Without Stopping Accompaniment Play freely with the new Style Press FILL, Intro or Ending Play normally Press START/STOP or Ending to stop the accom- paniment Tempo Save the Tempo to a PresetPress Store Preset to save the Preset Current tempo setting can be saved to a Pre- set Press F5 or F6 to select the Preset command