Optimus MD-1600 owner manual Using the Mixer

42-4043.fm Page 22 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM

MIXER

FREE SESSION

CURSOR

Follow these steps to use the keyboard free session feature.

1.Press RHYTHM.

2.Select and enter an auto-rhythm.

3.Press FREE SESSION. The FREE SESSION indicator, the auto- accompaniment tone name and number, and tempo appear.

4.To start the free session accompani- ment, press the accompaniment key for the root of the first chord key. For example, if the tune you are going to play is in G, press the key for G on the accompaniment keyboard.

Note: Pressing START/STOP also starts the free session, but the root key is automatically set to C.

To start the free session accompani- ment with a short introduction, press

INTRO.

22

5.Each free session has its default tone. If desired, you can change the tone by pressing TONE and entering the tone number.

6.Adjust TEMPO and VOLUME to the desired levels.

7.Play your melody using the entire keyboard.

8.To stop the free session accompani- ment, press START/STOP.

To end the free session accompani- ment with a short automatic ending, press SYNCHRO/ENDING.

USING THE MIXER

The MD-1600 plays multiple parts at the same time during auto accompaniment, or memory playback, or when receiving MIDI data, in up to 16 separate chan- nels. You can control the on/off setting, volume, and parameters of each of the keyboard’s channels just as you would with a sound mixer.