Technics sx-PR604/M, sx-PR804/M operating instructions APC Volume Chord Finder, Select Chord Finder

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APC VOLUME	CHORD FINDER
To adjust the volume balance between the automatic accom-	The CHORD FINDER can help, for example, when you do
paniment and the parts you play manually on the keyboard,	not know which keys to press to specify a given chord. When
the volume of all the automatic accompaniment parts can be	you input the chord name, the CHORD FINDER shows you
lowered as one.	which keys to press and even lets you hear the notes that
	make up.

rhythm

⇒Use the APC/SEQUENCER VOLUME slide control to adjust the volume.

APC/SEQUENCER

VOLUME

MAX

OFF

•Use this control to lower the automatic accompaniment volume when it is too loud relative to your manual per- formance.

•At the MAX position, the volumes of the automatic ac- companiment parts correspond to their current settings; at the OFF position, the volume is 0. The volume should normally be set to MAX.

•The set values are shown in the APC column of the volume balance display. (Refer to page 31.)

•The volume can be adjusted for each part. (Refer to page 31.)

•When the position of the slide control coincides with the actual volume, the indicator is lit. When the volume is changed by of the PANEL MEMORY or SEQUENCER playback, the actual volume differs from that indicated by the position of the slide control. In this case, the indicator is not lit.

•The volume of the PIANO PERFORMANCE PADS part does not change. (PR804)

•During SEQUENCER playback or disk DIRECT PLAY, operation of this slide control affects the total volume of all the playback parts.

1.Press the AUTO PLAY CHORD’s MODE but-

ton to turn it on.

•The display changes to the following.

2.Select CHORD FINDER.

•The display changes to the following.

3.Use the APC MODE button to select the auto- matic accompaniment mode you will use to

specify chords (BASIC, ADVANCED1).

•When storing chords with the SEQUENCER, this button is not shown (MODE is fixed at BASIC).

•In the list column are shown the chords which can be specified in each mode.

Playing the

4.Use the ROOT buttons to select the root note of the chord. Use the TYPE buttons to select

the type of chord.

•A typical way to finger the specified chord (TYPICAL) is illustrated on a keyboard diagram.

•Each time the INV. button is pressed, different INVER- SION fingerings are illustrated in order. (If there is no INVERSION fingering for the specified chord, this button is not shown on the display.)

•When the button with a picture of an ear is pressed, the notes of the illustrated chord sound.

5.To exit the CHORD FINDER procedure, press the EXIT button.

EXIT

•You can also access this display by pressing and holding the CHORD FINDER (MODE) button for a few seconds.

AUTO PLAY CHORD

MODE

CHORD FINDER

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