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Basic operation
Dividing the keyboard into left and right
In Normal mode, you can divide the keyboard into left and right to use the Upper and Lower tone generator separately, as if you were playing a
1.Make sure that you are in Normal mode.
For details on how to check this, refer to “Selecting a program” (p.8).
2.Press the [SPLIT] key.
The key LED will light.
The keyboard of the
If you wish to change the split point, you can adjust the Normal Edit mode Group 7 “Split Point” param- eter.
3.In the DRAWBAR SELECT section, press the UPPER [DRAWBAR 2] key and LOWER [DRAW- BAR 1] key.
Notice that the LED of each key is lit.
Now you can use Drawbar 2 to create the sound of the
By selecting the UPPER [DRAWBAR 2] key, you can add the keys of the front panel PERCUSSION section to add percussion to the sound.
4.While playing the keyboard, pull out various bars of Drawbar 1 and 2 to create the sound for the left and
In step 3, you can press the UPPER [DRAWBAR PRESET] key or the LOWER [DRAWBAR PRESET] key to play using the drawbar settings of the program. In this case, you will need to set the Normal Edit mode Group 2 “DB Preset’s Perc” parameter to Ena if you wish to add percussion.
In this way, you can use various combinations of the DRAWBAR PRESET section to select and play different drawbar settings.
You can set the left and
4.Applying effects to your performance
Percussion
You can use the keys and drawbars of the front panel PERCUSSION section to add percussion to your perfor- mance.
Percussion adds an attack to the beginning of the note, giving the sound more crispness. However when the keyboard is played legato, percussion will be added only to the first note you play.
Normal mode
When performing with the drawbars
You must select the UPPER [DRAWBAR 2] key in the DRAWBAR SELECT section (the key LED will light).
When you play using Drawbar 2 of the front panel, percussion can be added by operating the keys of the PERCUSSION section.
When playing a program
Set the “DB Preset’s Perc” parameter to Ena.
When playing the drawbar settings of a program, percussion can be added by operating the keys of the PERCUSSION section.
Since the “DB Preset’s Perc” parameter can be set independently for each program, you must use the following procedure to check the setting after you select a program.
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