42 Utility Mode 1
U2: Accompaniment Volume Mode
Normally the Auto Accompaniment volume controls are used to adjust the volume of the Rhythm, Chord 1, Chord 2,
and Bass accompaniment parts, as labelled on the PDP-400 panel. This function can be used to assign these volume
controls to other operations.
1: Rhythm, Chord 1, Chord 2, and Bass volume control.
2: Modulation, Pitch Bend +, Pitch Bend -, and Expression. In this mode the RHYTHM slider
controls modulation depth, the CHORD 1 slider controls upward pitch bend, the CHORD 2
slider controls downward pitch bend, and the BASS slider controls expression (overall vol-
ume).
3: Reverb depth for the Rhythm, Chord 1, Chord 2, and Bass tracks. This applies when playing
with ABC and when playing back performance memory data that was recorded with ABC.
When playing back performance memory data that was recorded without ABC, and when
playing back Disk Orchestra Collection data, the CHORD 1, CHORD 2 and BASS controls
correspond to tracks 4-10, 1-2, and 3, respectively.
NOTES
•The Rhythm, Chord 1, Chord 2, and Bass volume setting (
1
) is automatically selected when-
ever the POWER switch is turned on.
•
1
and
2
can be recorded and their initial values can be changed as described on page 34.
3
applies only to playback.
U4: Style Tempo Switching
This function determines whether the “suggested” tempo for each style will be automatically selected whenever a
style is selected (while style playback is stopped) or whether the currently selected tempo will be maintained regardless
of the selected style (refer to page 17).
n: Style tempo switching OFF — the current tempo is maintained.
Y: Style tempo switching ON —
the suggested tempo for each style is automatically selected.
NOTES
•Style tempo switching is automatically turned ON (
Y
) whenever the POWER switch is turned on.
Subsequent presses on the key selected in the previous step tune the key in the specified
“U” or “d” direction — one 1.2-cent step per press. The highest and lowest possible values
are “44” and “-44”, respectively.
CPress the Key To Tune...........................................................................................................................
To tune a different key, repeat steps Z through C, above. To exit from the Individual Key
Tuning function, release the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] key.
NOTES
•Individual key tuning is automatically turned OFF (
F
) whenever the POWER switch is turned on.
•The Individual Key Tuning data can be saved to and loaded from disk by using the Utility Mode
2 “Save Individual Key Tuning” and “Load Individual Key Tuning” functions (pages 45 and 46).
VSelect a New Key Or Exit .......................................................................................................................
F: Individual key tuning OFF.
U: Raise pitch.
d: Lower pitch.
ZSelect Up or Down Tuning.....................................................................................................................
First, use the TEMPO [▲] and [▼] buttons to select either “U” if you want to raise the
pitch of a key or “d” if you want to lower the pitch of a key. Remember to keep the [MIDI/
TRANSPOSE] button held until step V, below.
XPress the Key To Be Tuned Once.........................................................................................................
Press the key to be tuned once to display the current tuning value on the SONG NUMBER
display. “0” indicates normal pitch, positive values indicate that pitch has been increased by
the corresponding number of steps (about 1.2 cents per step), and negative (“-”) values indi-
cate that pitch has been lowered by the corresponding number of steps.
The Individual Key Tuning Feature makes it possible to individually tune each key on the PDP-400 keyboard in
order to match different tuning standards. The pitch of each key can be raised or lowered by a maximum of 50 cents
(approximately) from the standard pitch.
U3: Individual Key Tuning