Panasonic 970 owner manual Using the Preset Sounds

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2.Press MELODY ON/OFF to turn off the melody.

SOUND

MELODY

ON/OFF

RHYTHM

3.Press START/STOP to start playing the tune.

4.Adjust the tempo and volume as desired.

5.Play along with the tune on the keyboard.

Note: You can turn the melody on or off by repeating Step 2 even while the current tune is playing.

USING THE PRESET SOUNDS

Your Concertmate 970 can sound like 100 different musical instruments or sound effects. The name and two-digit number of each preset sound is listed on the Concertmate 970’s top panel.

SOUNDS List

970

12

Notes:

•The Concertmate 970 has 12-note (maximum) polyphonic sound. This means that you can play up to 12 different notes at the same time with most of the keyboard’s preset sounds. Many of the key- board’s preset sounds, however, are capable of only 6-note polyph- ony.

•Most sounds on this keyboard have been recorded and pro- cessed using a technique called digital sampling. To ensure a high level of tonal quality, samples are taken in the low, mid, and high ranges and then combined to sound amazingly close to the orig- inals. You might notice very slight differences in volume or sound quality for some sounds when you play them at different positions on the keyboard. This is an unavoid- able result of multiple sampling and is not a malfunction.

•Sounds 75–79 (which are sound effects) do not follow the musical scale when played, but change effect as you play them in different octaves on the keyboard.