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Disk Orchestra

NOTES
•Please note that playback cannot be started while the PDP-400 is searching the
disk for a selected song.
•With some songs the displayed measure numbers may not match those marked
on the score.
•Some songs start after a click count-in.
•The playback tempo can be changed freely as required. The preset tempo for the
selected song can be recalled at any time by pressing the TEMPO [
▲
] and [
▼
]
buttons simultaneously.
•During “
ALL
” playback three dots will appear along the bottom of the currently-
playing song number.
•Some Disk Orchestra software does not produce a tempo display (e.g. free-
tempo phrases, etc.). In this case, three lit bars appear along the bottom of the
TEMPO display and the numbers shown on the display will not match the actual
measure numbers of the song.
■Playing Back only Specific Parts
The [RIGHT/1TR], [LEFT/2TR], [ORCH/3-10TR], and [RHYTHM] buttons
can be used to select playback of specific parts. The [LEFT/2TR] button turns the
left-hand part on or off, the [RIGHT/1TR] button turns the right-hand part on or
off, the [ORCH/3-10TR] button turns the ORCHESTRA parts on or off, and the
[RHYTHM] button turns the rhythm part on or off. When a part is on, the corre-
sponding LED indicator lights. You can, for example, turn off the right and/or left-
hand parts so you can practice them on the keyboard.
●Turning Individual Orchestra Parts On or Off
Normally the [ORCH/3-10TR] buttons turns all the orchestra parts (tracks 3
through 10) on or off at once. You can, however, turn these parts on or off indi-
vidually by pressing the keys shown in the illustration to the left while holding
the [ORCH/3-10TR] button:
Press the key once to display the status of the corresponding track on the SONG
NUMBER display, and a second to turn the track on or off. The status of the
track is indicated by a dot to the right of the rightmost digit:
No dot .............No data
Flashing dot.... Playback off
Lit dot.............. Playback on
VEject the Disk When Done .....................................................................................................................
When you’ve finished with the currently loaded disk, simply press the disk
drive EJECT button to remove it.
CAUTION
NEVER eject a disk or turn the power off while:
1. The disk drive lamp is on.
2. The DISK ORCHESTRA function is playing.
RIGHT/1TR LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM
B5C6 D6 E6 F6
57 10
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t10. .......