Radio Shack MD500 owner manual Using the Preset Tones, Using the Preset AUTO- Rhythms

USING THE PRESET TONES

Your keyboard can sound like 50 different musical instruments. The name and two-digit number for each preset tone is listed on the TONES list on the keyboard’s top panel.

Note: The keyboard has 8-note (maximum) polyphonic sound. This means that you can play up to 8 different notes at the same time with most of the keyboard’s preset tones.

Selecting/Playing a Preset Tone

1.Press TONE. 721( and the current tone’s number appears.

Note: Each time you turn the keyboard on, it automatically selects the tone Grand PIANO (No. 01).

2.To play a different tone, choose a preset tone from the TONES list and enter its two-digit number on the keypad. As you press the keys, the selected digits appear.

Or, you can use + or – to move to the next higher or lower numbered tone.

Note: Precede a single-digit number with a 0. For example, to select VIBRA- PHONE (No. 06), press 0 6.

3.Play the keyboard to hear the selected tone and adjust VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN to the desired level.

4.To select a different tone, repeat Steps 1 and 2.

USING THE PRESET AUTO- RHYTHMS

Your keyboard has 30 preset auto-rhythms that provide a steady beat for your music. The name and two-digit number of each pre- set auto-rhythm is listed on the RHYTHMS list on the keyboard’s top panel.

You can play a preset auto-rhythm on the keyboard in any of the following ways:

•select and play a rhythm (see “Select- ing/Playing an Auto-Rhythm” )

•synchronize the start of a rhythm with your music (see “Using SYNC” on Page 8)

•briefly vary the pattern of a rhythm (see “Using FILL-IN” on Page 8)

Selecting/Playing

an Auto-Rhythm

1.Press RHYTHM.

Note: Each time you turn on the key- board, it automatically selects the rhythm Disco 1 (No. 01).

2.To select a different rhythm, choose an auto-rhythm from the RHYTHMS list and enter its two-digit number on the key- pad. Or, repeatedly press + or – to move to the next higher or lower numbered rhythm.

Note: Precede a single-digit number with a 0. For example, press 0 5 to select POP WALTZ (No. 05).

3.Press START/STOP to start the selected auto-rhythm.

4.Adjust VOLUME to the desired level.

5.To change the tempo, repeatedly press

TEMPO UP or TEMPO DOWN. The current tempo setting appears.

Notes:

•You can adjust the tempo to play an auto-rhythm from 40 to 240 beats per minute.

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