Radio Shack 580 owner manual Special Features, Using the Percussion Pads, Using Sustain

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SPECIAL FEATURES

USING THE PERCUSSION PADS

The Concertmate-580’s percussion pads put the sound of five different per- cussion instruments — bass drum, conga, snare drum, hi-hat, and cymbal

— at your fingertips.

To play a percussion pad sound, sim- ply press the desired pad at any time during play. The keyboard plays the selected percussion sound once each time you press the pad. Repeatedly press the pad to play the selected sound several times in a row.

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Note: The Concertmate-580 has nine sound channels. This means that you can play and hear up to nine notes at one time on the keyboard.

The percussion pads automatically turn on each time you press any one of the pads. While turned on, the percus- sion pads use three of the nine avail- able sound channels. To turn off the percussion pads and free-up those sound channels, press PERCUS OFF so its red indicator turns off.

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USING SUSTAIN

The Concertmate-580’s sustain fea- ture lets you give your music a “linger- ing” effect, making the note(s) sound for a short time after you stop pressing the key(s). To turn on the sustain fea- ture, simply press SUSTAIN before or during play.

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To turn off sustain, press SUSTAIN again.

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