Technics sx-PR604/M, sx-PR804/M Overview of sounds and effects, Selecting sounds, NX Sound, Part

Part I Sounds and effects

Overview of sounds and effects

The following is an overview of the sound parts of this instrument.

and effects

NX SOUND

NX SOUND is the Technics original sound generator format which evokes realtime performance quality and expressive power, and dramatically expands the number of sounds and effects generated. This format includes GM2 (General MIDI Level 2), and make various controls possible when data is created and reproduced by computer.

•For information about GM2, refer to page 95.

•Equipment with the logo shown below is compatible with NX SOUND song data.

Part

This instrument is mainly organized into the following parts.

RIGHT 1, RIGHT 2, LEFT:

These are the parts the performer plays on the keyboard.

•These are independent from the playback parts. For example one can to perform on the keyboard while

playing back a song disk with 16-part standard MIDI files (SMF).

PART1 to 16:

SMF song disk playback parts, or parts for MIDI receive. ACCOMP1 to 5, BASS, DRUMS 1, 2:

Parts for the automatic accompaniment. PADS:

Parts for the PIANO PERFORMANCE PADS (PR804)

METRONOME:

The part for the METRONOME sounds.

Sounds

Selecting sounds

SX-PR804

AUTO PLAY CHORD

PIANO PERFORMANCE PADS

RHYTHM GROUP

SOUND

PROGRESSIVE

TEMPO / PROGRAM

SOUND GROUP

THEATRE SONIC

EFFECT

SEQUENCER

ARRANGER

PIANO STYLIST

PIANIST

TRANSPOSE

R1/R2 OCTAVE

SPLIT

8&16

MOVIE &

SAX &

ORGAN &

SOUND

MULTI EFFECT

PROGRAM

DEMO

POINT

MODE

OFF/ON

AUTO SETTING

BANK

STOP

BEAT

ROCK & POP

BALLAD

JAZZ & SWING

SHOW

METRONOME

SET

OFF/ON

FAVORITES

–

+

–

+

STRINGS

BRASS

WOODWIND

ACCORDION

SYNTH

SOLOIST

EXPLORER

CHORUS

REVERB

PLAY EASY REC MENUS

DISK

CHORD FINDER

SOUL &

GOSPEL

COUNTRY &

MARCH &

LATIN &

FADE

ONE TOUCH

SIMPLE PIANO

PART SELECT

GUITAR

MALLET &

MAIN

APC/SEQUENCER

DISCO

& BLUES

WESTERN

WALTZ

WORLD

MEMORY

IN

OUT

PLAY

LEFT

RIGHT 2

RIGHT 1

VOCAL

& HARPSI

ORCH PERC

BASS

DRUM KITS

MIXTURES

MEMORY

TECHNI-CHORD

SOLO

DIGITAL EFFECT

BRILLIANCE

VOLUME

VOLUME

SET

NEXT BANK

BANK VIEW

MAX

MAX

1

2

3

LOAD

MUSIC STYLE

VARIATION

SYNCHRO

PIANO

ARRANGER

FILL IN

INTRO & ENDING

START / STOP

START

DIGITAL

1 2 3 4

GRAND

UPRIGHT

ELECTRIC

MODERN

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

4

5

6

1

2

3

4

1

2

1

2

BEAT

LEFT

2

RIGHT 1

DRAWBAR

TAP TEMPO

MIN

OFF

HELP OTHER PARTS/TR

DISPLAY HOLD EXIT

PANEL MEMORY

(PR804)

Select the sounds for the three parts you can play on the keyboard—RIGHT 1, RIGHT 2 and LEFT. After first selecting a part and a SOUND GROUP, choose the desired sound from the display.

Select a sound

1.In the PART SELECT section, choose RIGHT

1, RIGHT 2 or LEFT.

PART SELECT

LEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1

•The CONDUCTOR buttons are used to specify which part is heard. (Refer to page 36.)

•For the RIGHT 1 and RIGHT 2 parts, when a CONDUC- TOR button is selected, the corresponding PART SELECT button is also activated.

2.Select a sound group.

		SOUND GROUP
STRINGS BRASS		SAX &	ORGAN &	SYNTH	SOLOIST	SOUND
		WOODWIND	ACCORDION			EXPLORER
VOCAL	GUITAR	MALLET &	BASS	DRUM KITS	MIXTURES	MEMORY
	& HARPSI	ORCH PERC
		PIANO				DIGITAL
GRAND		UPRIGHT	ELECTRIC		MODERN
						DRAWBAR

3.Select the desired sound from the list on the display.

•You can use the PAGE buttons to view a different part of the list (except for a portion of the PIANO group).

•The sound you select is memorized for the part you selected in step 1.

•The sound display may differ depending on the effect settings.

4.Play the keyboard.

(PR804)

•The sounds in DRUM KITS are percussion sounds that you play by striking the keyboard keys.

•MEMORY is reserved for storing sounds you modify. (Refer to page 119.)

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