Optimus 575 owner manual Features

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FEATURES

Your Optimus Concertmate 575 Porta- ble Electronic Keyboard is a state-of- the-art musical instrument with many exciting features. You can set the key- board to sound like 100 different musi- cal instruments or sound effects. To accompany your music, the keyboard has 100 different preset rhythms, as well as two types of auto-accompani- ments.

Your Concertmate 575’s features in- clude:

Mini Keys — make the keyboard compact and versatile so you can play it anywhere.

Polyphonic Sound — lets you play and hear up to eight notes at the same time, so you can create or play almost any type of music.

Poly/Texture Key — lets you adjust the Concertmate 575's sound texture and polyphony (harmony).

Built-In Demonstration Tune — lets you hear a sample of what you and the Concertmate 575 can do.

100 Sounds — let you set your Con- certmate 575 to sound like anything from a banjo to an insect when you press a key.

100 Auto-Rhythms — give you a steady beat for a wide range of music styles, from rhumba to slow rock.

Tempo Control — lets you speed up or slow down the tempo of any select- ed music pattern.

Fill-In Rhythm Key — lets you insert a short variation into any auto-rhythm.

Auto Accompaniment — lets you set the Concertmate 575 to automatically play a preset harmonic pattern to match the selected auto-rhythm.

Three Power Options— let you power the keyboard from internal batteries (not supplied), standard AC power (with an optional adapter), or your ve- hicle’s cigarette lighter socket (with an optional adapter) so you can make mu- sic almost anywhere.

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