Technics Keyboard Sx Kn7000 Owners Manual
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Start the rhythm There are two ways to start the rhythm. Normal start 1.Select a rhythm. 2.Press the START/STOP button to turn it on. •The selected rhythm pattern immediately begins to play. •You can stop the rhythm by pressing the START/STOP button again to turn it off. •The BEAT indicators above the START/STOP button light to indicate the beat. Synchronized start With the synchronized start feature, the rhythm pattern starts when you play a key on the key- board. 1.Select a rhythm. 2.Press the SYNCHRO & BREAK button to turn it on. 3.Play a key to the left of the keyboard split point. •The rhythm pattern begins to play. •You can use the synchronized start feature even when the keyboard is not divided into left and right sections. To start the rhythm, press a key to the left of the specified split point. Adjust the tempo The tempo of the rhythm pattern is adjusted with the TEMPO/PROGRAM dial. •The tempo is shown on the display as a numerical value ( = 40 to 300). •When the TEMPO/PROGRAM indicator is lit, the TEMPO/PROGRAM cannot be used to ad- just the tempo. •To adjust the tempo during playback, refer to page 83. TAP TEMPO You can set the tempo of the rhythm by tapping this button few times with your finger at the tempo you wish to play. •The tempo at which the button is tapped is detected, and the tempo automatically changes correspondingly. START/STOP 1234 BEAT SYNCHRO & BREAK TEMPO/PROGRAM TAP TEMPOPlaying the rhythm Part II Playing the rhythm 51QQTG0671
Playing the rhythm Intro, fill-in and ending patterns fitting each different rhythm pattern are permanently recorded in your Keyboard, thus allowing a versatile rhythm performance. INTRO Begin the rhythm performance with an intro pat- tern. 1.Press the INTRO & ENDING 1 or INTRO & ENDING 2 button to turn it on. 2.Press the START/STOP button to start the rhythm. •An intro pattern is played, after which the nor- mal rhythm pattern begins. COUNT INTRO You can begin the rhythm performance with a spoken one-measure count. 1.Press the COUNT INTRO (FILL IN 2) button to turn it on. 2.Press the START/STOP button to start the rhythm. •A spoken one-measure count is played, after which the normal rhythm pattern begins. Mode setting You can select the mode for the count sound. 1.Press the MODE button in the AUTO PLAY CHORD section to turn it on. •The display looks similar to the following. 2.Use the COUNT INTRO button to select a mode. VOICE: A spoken count (initialized setting). CLICK: A clicking sound for the count. FILL IN You can insert a fill-in pattern any time during the rhythm performance. Choose from two differ- ent fill-in patterns. 1.Select a rhythm and press the START/STOP button. 2.Press the FILL IN 1 or FILL IN 2 button. •A fill-in pattern is heard immediately for the remainder of the measure. •When a FILL IN button is pressed on the last beat of the measure, the fill-in pattern con- tinues to the end of the following measure. SEQUENCER SD CARD CUSOMIZE FAVORITES CUSTOM PANELPLAY EASY REC DISK LOAD DISK IN USE + – + –LOADPROGRAM MENUS SOUND DSPVARIATION REVERB DIGITAL EFFECT MULTI SUSTAIN SOUND EXPLORER IW EXPANSION ACCORDION REGISTER DIGITAL DRAWBARTAB ORGANSAX & WOODWIND ORGAN & ACCORDION MALLET & ORCH PERC STRINGS & VOCALWORLD BRASS GUITAR PIANO CHORUS MEMORY DRUM KITS BASS SYNTH LATIN & WORLDMOVE SHOWBIG BAND & SWING BALL ROOM OFF/ON SOUND & ARRANGER MUSIC STYLIST SETENTERTAINERJAZZ COMBO CUSTOM MEMORY LOADPADMIC PART EFFECTSOUND GROUPMODERN DANCEGOSPEL & BLUESROCK & POPSOUL & FUNK COUNTRY OFF/ON AUTO SETTING BANK DEMO STOPAUTO PLAY CHORD APC/SEQUENCER VOLUME MAIN VOLUME MIC VOLUME MAX MAX MIN MINLINE IN VOLUMEMODEMARCH 8 & 16 BALLADRHYTHM GROUP RHYTHM GROUPGLOBAL EFFECT RIGHT2 LEFT DISPLAY HOLD PAGE EXITR1/R2 OCTAVE RIGHT1SOLO TECHNI-CHORD PART SELECT TRANSPOSE START/STOPSYNCHRO & BREAK OTHER PART & FR CONTRAST HELP INTRO & ENDINGTAP TEMPO FILL IN VARIATION & MSA 1 COUNT INTROSEQUENCER RESET4 3 2 1212 FADE MUSIC STYLE ARRANGERONE TOUCH PLAYSPLIT POINT IN OUTTEMPO/PROGRAMCONDUCTORMUTE NEXT BANK PANEL MEMORY BANK VIEW 7 85 146 23SET 1 43 6 5 2 MAX MINMAX OFF 1 2INTRO & ENDING START/STOP 1234 BEAT 2FILL IN COUNT INTRO OFF/ON AUTO PLAY CHORD MODE 1 2FILL IN SEQUENCER RESETCOUNT INTRO Playing the rhythm Part II Playing the rhythm 52QQTG0671
ENDING Finish the rhythm performance with an ending pattern. 1.Select a rhythm and press the START/STOP button. 2.Press the INTRO & ENDING 1 or INTRO & ENDING 2 button to turn it on. •An ending pattern is produced, and then the rhythm performance stops. •If you accidentally press the INTRO & END- ING button in the middle of the tune, you can press the FILL IN 1 or FILL IN 2 button. The ending pattern stops, and a fill-in pattern is produced, after which the normal rhythm per- formance continues. Auto Play Chord Simply by playing a chord on the keyboard, the AUTO PLAY CHORD function automatically plays an accompaniment pattern which matches perfectly the selected rhythm. With a real accompaniment as a background, you can concentrate on playing the melody. How the AUTO PLAY CHORD works When an AUTO PLAY CHORD mode is selected, an automatic accompaniment which matches the rhythm you have chosen is played in the chord which you specify with your left hand. The melody is played with your right hand. •The accompaniment pattern of the AUTO PLAY CHORD is composed of 8 parts: DRUMS 1, 2, BASS, ACCOMP 1–5. •The volume of each part can be adjusted with the buttons below the display. (Refer to page 29.) 1 2INTRO & ENDING SEQUENCER SD CARD CUSOMIZE FAVORITES CUSTOM PANELPLAY EASY REC DISK LOAD DISK IN USE + – + –LOADPROGRAM MENUS SOUND DSPVARIATION REVERB DIGITAL EFFECT MULTI SUSTAIN SOUND EXPLORER IW EXPANSION ACCORDION REGISTER DIGITAL DRAWBARTAB ORGANSAX & WOODWIND ORGAN & ACCORDION MALLET & ORCH PERC STRINGS & VOCALWORLD BRASS GUITAR PIANO CHORUS MEMORY DRUM KITS BASS SYNTH LATIN & WORLDMOVE SHOWBIG BAND & SWING BALL ROOM OFF/ON SOUND & ARRANGER MUSIC STYLIST SETENTERTAINERJAZZ COMBO CUSTOM MEMORY LOADPADMIC PART EFFECTSOUND GROUPMODERN DANCEGOSPEL & BLUESROCK & POPSOUL & FUNK COUNTRY OFF/ON AUTO SETTING BANK DEMO STOPAUTO PLAY CHORD APC/SEQUENCER VOLUME MAIN VOLUME MIC VOLUME MAX MAX MIN MINLINE IN VOLUMEMODEMARCH 8 & 16 BALLADRHYTHM GROUP RHYTHM GROUPGLOBAL EFFECT RIGHT2 LEFT DISPLAY HOLD PAGE EXITR1/R2 OCTAVE RIGHT1SOLO TECHNI-CHORD PART SELECT TRANSPOSE START/STOPSYNCHRO & BREAK OTHER PART & FR CONTRAST HELP INTRO & ENDINGTAP TEMPO FILL IN VARIATION & MSA 1 COUNT INTROSEQUENCER RESET4 3 2 1212 FADE MUSIC STYLE ARRANGERONE TOUCH PLAYSPLIT POINT IN OUTTEMPO/PROGRAMCONDUCTORMUTE NEXT BANK PANEL MEMORY BANK VIEW 7 85 146 23SET 1 43 6 5 2 MAX MINMAX OFF ChordMelody Playing the rhythm Part II Playing the rhythm 53QQTG0671
Playing chords Choose from three ways of playing chords. BASIC mode In the BASIC mode, a major chord can be played just by pressing the key for its root note. Minor, seventh and minor seventh chords are also easily produced. •When three or more keys of a chord are pressed, it is recognized as a chord. FINGERED mode In the FINGERED mode, you specify the chord by playing all the notes in the chord. •Play at least three notes to specify the chord. •If the CHORD FINDER procedure is used, you can see the types of chords that can be specified and the keys you press to play them. (Refer to page 57.)PIANIST mode In the PIANIST mode, the entire keyboard can be used to specify chords (FINGERED mode) for the automatic accompaniment; a RIGHT part is assigned to all the keys, and the keyboard does not split. •If the CHORD FINDER procedure is used, you can see the types of chords that can be specified and the keys you press to play them. (Refer to page 57.) •When specifying chords, if you press a key a perfect 5th or more below the lowest note of the chord, the BASS part becomes a pattern based on that note. If this function is assigned to the Foot Switch (sold separately), then during a performance in the PIANIST mode, for example, pressing the Foot Switch will play the currently specified chord in that timing, allowing you to focus your perform- ance on a solo melody. •The accompaniment continues in the same chord as long as the Foot Switch is depressed, and it does not change even if other chords are played. •To change the Foot Switch assignment, refer to page 179. Example: C chord minor chord seventh chord minor seventh chord Play the root note plus a black key to the left of it.Play the root note plus a white key to the left of it.Play the root note plus a black key and a white key to the left of it. Example: Cm Example: C7 Example: Cm7 Playing the rhythm Part II Playing the rhythm 54QQTG0671
How to use the AUTO PLAY CHORD 1.Select the desired rhythm and sound(s), and set the tempo. 2.Press the AUTO PLAY CHORD’s OFF/ON button to turn it on. 3.Press the AUTO PLAY CHORD’s MODE but- ton to turn it on. •The display looks similar to the following. 4.Select an AUTO PLAY CHORD mode (BASIC, FINGERED or PIANIST). •After a few seconds, the display returns to the previous display. •If the BASIC or FINGERED mode was selected, the keyboard automatically splits into right and left sections. MEMORY When the MEMORY button is ON, even when the keys are released, the chord is memorized and the accompaniment continues to play until you specify another chord. ON BASS If the ON BASS button is ON while the FIN- GERED or PIANIST mode is selected, the BASS part is produced in the key of the lowest note of the played chord, thus making it possible to play chords such as C on G. •For example, with the ON BASS button on, if you play a C chord by pressing the keys G, C and E, the BASS part is produced in the key of G. 5.Press the START/STOP button to begin the rhythm. •You can start the rhythm by playing a key on the keyboard. (Refer to page 51.) 6.Specify a chord. •If the ONE FINGER or FINGERED mode was selected, specify the chord on the keyboard section to the left of the split point. •An accompaniment pattern in the specified chord is automatically played. Play the melody with your right hand. •When you use FILL IN, INTRO and ENDING, the automatic accompaniment is also used in these patterns. •In the ONE FINGER mode, the sound as- signed to the left section of the keyboard (LEFT part) does not sound in the initialized condition. •You can set the mode which determines how the LEFT part sounds during an AUTO PLAY CHORD performance. (Refer to the next page.) •In the initialized condition, when the rhythm is off, if an AUTO PLAY CHORD mode is on and a chord is specified, the specified root note (R. BASS part) and chord notes (CHORD part) are produced. The volumes of these notes can be adjusted. (Refer to page 29.) 7.To stop the automatic accompaniment, press the START/STOP button. •If you wish the automatic accompaniment to begin and end the performance, set the OFF/ON button to off. OFF/ON AUTO PLAY CHORD MODE CF G C Left hand Play the melody with your right hand. Example of how to play a ONE FINGER accompaniment Playing the rhythm Part II Playing the rhythm 55QQTG0671
Left Hold This setting determines how the LEFT part sounds when the LEFT button in the CONDUC- TOR is on during a performance with the BASIC or FINGERED mode. 1.Press the MODE button to turn it on. •The display changes to the following. 2.Use the LEFT HOLD: ON/OFF button to set the mode to on or off. OFF: The LEFT part sounds from the pressed chord keys. •When BASIC is selected, the LEFT part turns off. The LEFT part sounds if you turn it on, but chords cannot be specified. ON: Specifying chords in the BASIC mode produces the full chords; otherwise the LEFT part notes are those of the pressed chord keys. •When BASIC is selected the LEFT part turns off, but it will sound if you turn it on. •Touch response does not function for the LEFT part. •When the mode is set to ON, during a rhythm performance, the LEFT part continues to play even when the keys are released. APC VOLUME To adjust the volume balance between the auto- matic accompaniment and the parts you play manually on the keyboard, the volume of all the automatic accompaniment parts (DRUMS, AC- COMP, and BASS) can be lowered as one. Use the APC/SEQUENCER VOLUME slide con- trol to adjust the volume. •Use this control to lower the automatic accom- paniment volume when it is too loud relative to your manual performance. •At the MAX position, the volumes of the auto- matic accompaniment 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 normal display. (Refer to page 29.) •The volume can be adjusted for each part. (Refer to page 29.) •When the position of the slide control coin- cides 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 PERFORMANCE PADS part does not change. •During SEQUENCER playback or disk DIRECT PLAY, operation of this slide control affects the total volume of all the playback parts. APC/SEQUENCER VOLUME MAX MIN Playing the rhythm Part II Playing the rhythm 56QQTG0671
CHORD FINDER The CHORD FINDER can help, for example, when you do not know which keys to press to specify a given chord. When you input the chord name, the CHORD FINDER shows you which keys to press and even lets you hear the notes that make up. 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 (FINGERED, PIANIST). •In the list column are shown the chords which can be specified in each mode. 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 dia- gram. •Each time the INVERSION button is pressed, different INVERSION 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 chord sound. (The octave of the illustrated keys and that of the played tones may differ.) 5.To exit the CHORD FINDER procedure, press the EXIT button. OFF/ON AUTO PLAY CHORD MODE DISPLAY HOLD EXIT Playing the rhythm Part II Playing the rhythm 57QQTG0671
BREAK function With the break function, the rhythm starts when the left keyboard is played and stops when the fingers are removed from the keys. 1.Select an AUTO PLAY CHORD mode. •At this time, the MEMORY button should be OFF. 2.Press the SYNCHRO & BREAK button to turn it on. 3.Specify a chord. •The automatic accompaniment begins to play (synchronized start). •For the PIANIST mode, play the keys to the left of the currently set split point. 4.Release the chord keys. •The automatic accompaniment stops. When the keys are pressed again, the rhythm starts from the first beat. Fade In/Fade Out Add interest to your performance by starting a part with a fade-in or ending it with a fade-out. FADE IN At the beginning of the song, the volume of each part rises slowly. 1.Set up the panel settings for your perform- ance. 2.Turn on the FADE IN button. •The indicator flashes. In this condition, the volumes for all parts change to 0 and no sound is produced from this instrument until the FADE IN is turned off or until step 3 is ex- ecuted. 3.Play the keyboard or press the START/STOP button. •The volume slowly builds to its preset level. •For the fade-in effect for a rhythm part or when playing back a SEQUENCER performance, turn on the FADE IN button before pressing the START/STOP button. •At the end of the fade-in, the FADE IN indicator goes out. •During the fade-in, FADE IN is shown in the upper right part of the normal display. SYNCHRO & BREAK SEQUENCER SD CARD CUSOMIZE FAVORITES CUSTOM PANELPLAY EASY REC DISK LOAD DISK IN USE + – + –LOADPROGRAM MENUS SOUND DSPVARIATION REVERB DIGITAL EFFECT MULTI SUSTAIN SOUND EXPLORER IW EXPANSION ACCORDION REGISTER DIGITAL DRAWBARTAB ORGANSAX & WOODWIND ORGAN & ACCORDION MALLET & ORCH PERC STRINGS & VOCALWORLD BRASS GUITAR PIANO CHORUS MEMORY DRUM KITS BASS SYNTH LATIN & WORLDMOVE SHOWBIG BAND & SWING BALL ROOM OFF/ON SOUND & ARRANGER MUSIC STYLIST SETENTERTAINERJAZZ COMBO CUSTOM MEMORY LOADPADMIC PART EFFECTSOUND GROUPMODERN DANCEGOSPEL & BLUESROCK & POPSOUL & FUNK COUNTRY OFF/ON AUTO SETTING BANK DEMO STOPAUTO PLAY CHORD APC/SEQUENCER VOLUME MAIN VOLUME MIC VOLUME MAX MAX MIN MINLINE IN VOLUMEMODEMARCH 8 & 16 BALLADRHYTHM GROUP RHYTHM GROUPGLOBAL EFFECT RIGHT2 LEFT DISPLAY HOLD PAGE EXITR1/R2 OCTAVE RIGHT1SOLO TECHNI-CHORD PART SELECT TRANSPOSE START/STOPSYNCHRO & BREAK OTHER PART & FR CONTRAST HELP INTRO & ENDINGTAP TEMPO FILL IN VARIATION & MSA 1 COUNT INTROSEQUENCER RESET4 3 2 1212 FADE MUSIC STYLE ARRANGERONE TOUCH PLAYSPLIT POINT IN OUTTEMPO/PROGRAMCONDUCTORMUTE NEXT BANK PANEL MEMORY BANK VIEW 7 85 146 23SET 1 43 6 5 2 MAX MINMAX OFF IN OUTFADE Playing the rhythm Part II Playing the rhythm 58QQTG0671
FADE OUT At the end of the song, the volume of each part gradually fades to nothing. 1.Start the performance. 2.Turn on the FADE OUT button at the point you want the fade-out to start. •The volumes of all the parts slowly fade to 0. •The indicator flashes to show that fade-out is completed, and then goes out. The volumes for all parts return to their specified settings. •If you wish to interrupt the fade-out, press the FADE OUT button to turn it off. FADE SET Adjust the settings for the FADE IN and FADE OUT. 1.Press and hold the FADE IN or FADE OUT button for a few seconds. •The display looks similar to the following. 2.Use the and buttons to select the item. Use the ∧ and ∨ buttons to change the setting. FADE IN Time: Specify the time elapsed between 0 volume to the set volume (1 measure to 16 mea- sure). FADE OUT Time: Specify the time elapsed between the set volume and 0 volume (1 measure to 16 measure). Auto Reset: Specify whether the volume of each part automatically returns to its specified setting (ON, OFF). Rhythm Auto stop: Specify whether the rhythm turns off after fade-out is completed (ON, OFF). SEQ Auto stop: Specify whether the SEQUENCER play- back automatically stops after fade-out is completed (ON, OFF). •The display returns to the previous display a few seconds after you have changed the set- tings. •You can also access this display from the CONTROL MENU display. (Refer to page 178.) IN OUTFADE IN OUTFADE Playing the rhythm Part II Playing the rhythm 59QQTG0671
Sound Arranger The SOUND ARRANGER feature lets you select other sounds for the AUTO PLAY CHORD parts of each rhythm. 1.Select the rhythm whose sound you wish to change. •Do not select the MEMORY or CUSTOM but- ton. 2.In the SOUND ARRANGER, press the SET button to turn it on. •The display looks similar to the following. 3.Use the and buttons to select the part whose sound you wish to change. 4.Select the desired sound. •The DIGITAL EFFECT on/off status can also be specified (except for DRUMS part). •For the DRUMS part, select sounds from the DRUM KITS group. •The sound and on/off status of the DIGITAL EFFECT are shown on the display. 5.Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the other parts as desired. 6.When you have finished selecting the sounds, press the SET button to turn it off. Playing back the sounds 1.In the SOUND ARRANGER, press the OFF/ON button to turn it on. 2.Start the rhythm (automatic accompaniment). •When the OFF/ON button is off, the factory- preset sounds are produced. •This setting can be set separately for each rhythm. •If you wish to modify the settings you specified, while the OFF/ON button is on, press the SET button to turn it on. SEQUENCER SD CARD CUSOMIZE FAVORITES CUSTOM PANELPLAY EASY REC DISK LOAD DISK IN USE + – + –LOADPROGRAM MENUS SOUND DSPVARIATION REVERB DIGITAL EFFECT MULTI SUSTAIN SOUND EXPLORER IW EXPANSION ACCORDION REGISTER DIGITAL DRAWBARTAB ORGANSAX & WOODWIND ORGAN & ACCORDION MALLET & ORCH PERC STRINGS & VOCALWORLD BRASS GUITAR PIANO CHORUS MEMORY DRUM KITS BASS SYNTH LATIN & WORLDMOVE SHOWBIG BAND & SWING BALL ROOM OFF/ON SOUND & ARRANGER MUSIC STYLIST SETENTERTAINERJAZZ COMBO CUSTOM MEMORY LOADPADMIC PART EFFECTSOUND GROUPMODERN DANCEGOSPEL & BLUESROCK & POPSOUL & FUNK COUNTRY OFF/ON AUTO SETTING BANK DEMO STOPAUTO PLAY CHORD APC/SEQUENCER VOLUME MAIN VOLUME MIC VOLUME MAX MAX MIN MINLINE IN VOLUMEMODEMARCH 8 & 16 BALLADRHYTHM GROUP RHYTHM GROUPGLOBAL EFFECT RIGHT2 LEFT DISPLAY HOLD PAGE EXITR1/R2 OCTAVE RIGHT1SOLO TECHNI-CHORD PART SELECT TRANSPOSE START/STOPSYNCHRO & BREAK OTHER PART & FR CONTRAST HELP INTRO & ENDINGTAP TEMPO FILL IN VARIATION & MSA 1 COUNT INTROSEQUENCER RESET4 3 2 1212 FADE MUSIC STYLE ARRANGERONE TOUCH PLAYSPLIT POINT IN OUTTEMPO/PROGRAMCONDUCTORMUTE NEXT BANK PANEL MEMORY BANK VIEW 7 85 146 23SET 1 43 6 5 2 MAX MINMAX OFF OFF/ONSOUND ARRANGERSET SET OFF/ONSOUND ARRANGERSET Playing the rhythm Part II Playing the rhythm 60QQTG0671