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Radio Shack MD-1600 Electronic Keyboard User Manual

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3. Cautions Always turn off power to your MD 1600 and the other MIDI device before you connect or disconnect MIDI cables As you make the cable connections be sure to align the MIDI cable pins with the matching holes on the MIDI OUT and IN terminals If you have trouble plugging in the cable do not force it You might damage the plug or the instrument 41 S Zl 42 4043 fm Page 42 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T T ab To send MIDI data from your keyboard use a MIDI cable to connect the MD 1600 s MIDI OUT terminal to the other device s MIDI IN terminal To receive MIDI data on your keyboard use a MIDI cable to connect the MD 1600 s MIDI IN terminal to the other de vice s MIDI OUT terminal Note You do not need to make both connections if you are only either send ing or receiving MIDI DATA Your MD 1600 can send and receive several different types of MIDI data The MD 1600 s tones rhythms and other types of MIDI data are sent automatical ly as you play Notes MD 1600s demonstration tunes cannot be sent as MIDI data For detailed specifications of the MIDI function see the MIDI Imple mentation Chart on Page 58 Note On Off specifies which keys are pressed Note On or released Note Off Also includes how loud a note is played as a value from 0 to 127 Notes The pitch of a note depends on the t
4. i i 5 i Em EEG gt i w 42 4043 fm Page 58 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART E FUNCTION TRANSMITTED RECOGNIZED REMARKS Basic Default 1 16 1 16 T Held in memory with Channel Changed 1 16 1 16 power supplied Mode Default Mode 3 Mode 3 Messages X X Altered 3 Note 24 96 0 1 27 Note Table on Number True voice 3 1 108 Page 52 Velocity Note ON 9nH 1 127 9nH 1 127 relation X 9nH 0 X 9nH v0 8nH v XX After Keys X X Touch Channels X Pitch Bender Control 0 32 Bank Select Change 1 X Modulation 6 38 04 Data entry 7 Volume 10 11 Expression 64 05 Hold 1 66 05 Sostenuto 67 05 Soft pedal 100 101 4 RPN LSB MSB 120 X All sound off 121 X Reset all controller Program
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8. Set Volume Characteristic Amp Envelope Set Tone Pitch Pitch and Pitch Envelope Set Tone Characteristic Attack Rate Release Rate Level Touch Sensitivity and Pan Understanding 1DCO and 2DCO Tones A Digital Controlled Oscillator DCO controls the sound output of a digital sig nal Some of the MD 1600 s built in tones are simple tones 1DCO and some are layered tones 2DCO When you select a 2DCO tone as the basis for creating a user tone you need to change the parameters of both tones When you select a layered tone dCo1 appears on the display indicating that this is the first tone of a layered tone Creating and Storing a User Tone Follow these steps to create and store your own tone Refer to Hints on Cre ating a User Tone on Page 27 25 SW 42 4043 fm Page 26 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 L Notes A new or revised user tone replaces the existing user tone Layer split auto accompaniment demo tune play and MIDI functions are all disabled while the keyboard is in the Custom Tone Synthesizer mode Select the preset tone any of the preset tones except 160 167 you want to use as a basis for your user tone Press SYNTH The keyboard enters the Custom Tone Synthesizer mode and the first parameter PCM Set appears on the display The display also shows whether the tone you selected is a DCO1 O2 tone if it is a layere
9. T idi REVERB OPTIMUS MD 1600 USING THE DRUM PADS The MD 1600 has six drum pads that you can use to play percussion sounds independent of the keyboard keys Sim ply tap on a drum pad to play the per cussion sound currently assigned to it To change the drum pad sounds use the mixer function to change the tone assigned to Channel 10 See Using the Mixer on Page 22 USING REVERB The REVERB feature creates ambiance effects by causing the sound to linger and reverberate Press REVERB so the indicator appears next to the type of re verb you want HALL creates a concert hall effect STAGE creates the acoustics of a small club ROOM adds the acoustics of a studio To turn off REVERB press REVERB so no indicator appears on the display LAYER SPLIT USING SPLIT The MD 1600 s SPLIT feature lets you play two different tones on opposite ends of the keyboard so the low end keys play one tone and the high end keys play another Follow these steps to use SPLIT 1 Press TONE 2 Enter the three digit number for the tone you want the high end keys to play 3 Press SPLIT The SPLIT indicator appears 4 Enter the three digit number for the tone you want the low end keys to play 5 Hold down SPLIT and press the key where you want the high end tones to begin The selected key s name appears on the display For example if you set the split po
10. 42 4043 fm Page 1 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T Cat No 42 4043 OWNER S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment Electronic Keyboard MD 1600 t OPTIMUS 2 42 4043 fm Page 2 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or THE FCC WANTS YOU TO shock hazard do not expose this product to rain KNOW or moisture This keyboard complies with the limits for a Class B digital device as specified RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK in Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits provide reasonable protection against radio and TV interference in a residential CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICE area However your keyboard might ABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING cause TV or radio interference even TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL when it is operating properly To elimi nate interference you can try one or both of these corrective measures This symbol is intended to alert of IR increase the distance between the ate angerous voltage within the product s enclosure that might keyboard and the radio or TV a ME ee 2 use outlets on different electrical cir stitute a riSk electric shock Do not open the product s 27 the keyboard and the radio you that important operating and maintenance instructions are the problem still exists included in the lit
11. Zl SW 42 4043 fm Page 4 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T ab 100 Free Sessions let you set the MD 1600 to automatically play an ac companiment consisting of a prerecord ed chord progression with a matching rhythm Synthesizer Function lets you cre ate up to 32 of your own original tones Tune Function lets you adjust the pitch of your keyboard so you can play in tune with other instruments Transpose Function lets you in stantly change the key of music even when you are playing Tempo Control lets you speed up or slow down the tempo of any selected music pattern Fill In Rhythm lets you insert a short variation into any auto rhythm Auto Accompaniment lets you auto matically play a preset harmonic pattern to match the selected auto rhythm Reverb lets you add depth and space to the sound Layer Function lets you set the key board to play two different tones at the same time giving your music a layered effect Split Function lets you use different sounds for the low end and high end keys Mixer Function lets you make the MD 1600 sound multiple tones for auto accompaniment memory playback or to play MIDI data received from another MIDI device Automatic Intro Ending Rhythm lets you set the MD 1600 to automatical ly add a 3 to 8 measure introduction or 3 to 8 measure ending to the selected auto rhythm Drum Pads
12. 47 4 4 42 4043 fm Page 48 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 TROUBLESHOOTING If the MD 1600 is not performing as it should these suggestions might help If you still cannot solve the problem take the keyboard to your local RadioShack store for assis tance Trouble Possible Cause Remedy No sound even if keys are pressed The keyboard has turned off automatically Turn POWER on again Volume is turned down Turn up the volume Headphones are connected Disconnect headphones Power supply problem Make sure the batteries are facing correctly to match the marked polarity Replace the batteries with fresh ones Connect the AC adapter properly You are pressing too few accompaniment keys while MODE is set to FINGERED Set MODE to NORMAL or CONCERT CHORD Press 3 or 4 keys to form a chord while MODE is set to FINGERED No sound when connected to an external amplifier Volume is turned down Turn up the volume on the keyboard and amplifier Defective connection cord Replace the connection cord 4 42 4043 fm Page 49 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Optimus MD 1600 Electronic Keyboard is an example of superior design and craftsmanship The following suggestions will help you care for your MD 1600 so you can enjoy it for years Keep
13. US Img LAVET iles 14 Using Split and Layer Together 14 Using the Preset Auto Rhythms essen 15 Selecting Playing an Auto Rhythm 2 15 Using 16 Using INTO tit entere DS 16 Using a goo eee oue ile Das v ege ovg 17 Using VARIATION iti rte meti tom edite petet 17 Using ENDING ce Pet hu 17 Using Auto Accompaniment 17 Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume 18 Goncert Chord 18 Standard 20 21 Using FREE SESSION 2 4840 21 Using the 22 Editing the Status of a Channel sss 23 Editing the Parameter 24 Using the Custom Tone Synthesizer 24 Understanding 1DCO and 2DCO Tones 25 Creating and Storing a User Tone 2 25 Hints on Creating a User 27 4 S ZI 42 4043 fm Page 6 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 AM T Special DD 29 CHANGING KEYS c iet eite te E
14. e 42 4043 fm Page 20 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 Standard Fingering The standard fingering method uses standard formations of 3 4 notes and lets the experienced musician play a wider variety of accompaniment chords You can play these 15 chord types on your MD 1600 in any key using the standard fingering Plaid Pob Major M Minor m Augmented Suspended 4th Dominant 7th 7 wm nm mw mm nm Minor 7th m7 Major 7th M7 Minor Half Major Half Dominant Diminished Diminished 7 Suspended 4th m75 7sus4 e 9 9 Minor 9th Minor Major 7th Diminished Diminished 7th madd9 mM7 dim7 Notes To produce a simple variation of a 7 m7 M7 mM7 add9 or madd9 chord you can omit the finger positions shown in parentheses on the keys When producing an aug 7 5 or dim chord the lowest note you play determines the root of the chord Be sure your fingering correctly defines the root you want The diagrams above show only one possible fingering position for each chord It is possible to play a chord using several different positions For example these La i SW 42 4043 fm Page 21 Tuesday Aug
15. to select a song number Press the desired MEMORY TRACK button 2 6 to select the track you want to record on Change the tone if desired 5 Press STEP to start recording Use the keyboard or or to enter notes or 0 to enter rests When you enter the note using the keyboard with touch response turned on the pressure on the key is also recorded You can also enter the chords using the keyboard E When you use or to enter a note a staff on the display shows the note you enter To delete a rest entry press 0 again 7 Use 1 9 to enter the length of the note or rest 8 Repeat Steps 5 and 6 to enter more notes 9 Press MEMORY STEP or START STOP to end recording Notes If you make mistake see Correct ing Mistakes on Page 37 When you record on a track that already contains data the keyboard automatically locates the end of the previous recording measure beat or clock of a beat and appends your new entry from there To record a drum pad part play a drum pad in Step 5 During recording on Tracks 2 through 6 the entire keyboard func tions as a melody keyboard regard less of the current MODE setting This data is stored on the selected track in addition to the notes you played tone number drum pad operations You can turn off a specific track dur ing playback by using the mixer function see Using the Mixer on Pa
16. CONNECTING POWER You can power your MD 1600 from ei ther internal batteries see Using Batter ies standard AC power using an optional AC adapter see Using AC Power on Page 8 Notes Connecting an AC adapter automat ically disconnects internal batteries Always disconnect the adapter when you finish using the MD 1600 Disconnecting the keyboard s power clears the control settings memory contents and user tones see Using the Custom Tone Synthe sizer on Page 24 and Using the Memory on Page 32 Using Batteries Your MD 1600 can use six D batteries not supplied for power For the best performance and longest life we recom mend RadioShack alkaline batteries Cautions Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recommended type If you do not plan to use the MD 1600 with batteries for a week or more or if you will be using only AC power remove the batteries Do not mix old and new batteries different types of batteries stan dard alkaline or rechargeable or rechargeable batteries of different capacities 1 Press the tabs on the battery com partment cover then pull up to remove the cover 2 Put the batteries in the compartment as indicated by the polarity symbols and marked beside the com partment 3 Replace the cover If the MD 1600 sounds weak or does not work properly repl
17. Key D in mezzo piano 9E E is 15 in hexadecimal note that Channel 1 is 0 in MIDI data is first sent from MIDI OUT then 3D decimal 61 is sent as the key number finally 21 decimal 33 is sent as velocity Pitch Bender The MD 1600 sends and receives pitch bending signals Control Change This feature sends data on various controllers each having its own number For the details of each parameter see MIDI Data on Page 42 Program Change This feature changes the preset sounds Each sound number corresponds to a program num ber between 0 and 127 System Exclusive This feature sends special signals unique to the MD 1600 For details see MIDI Data on Page 42 System Real Time Clock is like a metronome to send the synchronizing signal System real time commands send three kinds of signals start tells the key board to start playing from the begin ning stop tells all the synchronized instruments to stop playing and contin ue is similar to start but it signals the music to begin at whatever point it was last stopped NS 42 4043 fm Page 47 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 L All Notes Off This feature is a kind of panic button it stops the sounds cur rently playing The MD 1600 only re ceives this message Active Sensing This means the MD 1600 s sound turns off in the event the connection cable to MIDI IN terminal is accidentally disconnected
18. O 0 99 O 0 127 Change True System Exclusive 0 0 System Song Pos X X Common Song Sel X X Tune X X System Clock X Real Time Commands X Aux Local ON OFF X X All notes OFF X Messages Active Sense X Reset X X Remarks 3 Modulation and after touch for each channel are the same effect 4 Pitch bend sense fine tune coarse tune send receive and Null receive 5 In accordance with assignable jack setting 6 GM on off GM ON FOJ 7E 7F 09 01 F 7 GM OFF FO 7E 7F O9 O2 F7 Reverb change F0 44 0E 09 XX F7 00 ROOM 01 STAGE 02 HALL OF OFF Bulk dump FO 44 OE O1 OL OHo OL OLcs OHcs F7 255 Block ID Number Data 128 X 2 256 Bytes Checksum 1 X 2 2 bytes Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO 58 Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO 4 4 42 4043 fm Page 59 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 NOTES 59 4 4 SW 42 4043 fm Page 60 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 Limited One Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workman ship under normal use for one 1 year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN Ra dioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING
19. T ab If you make a mistake press START STOP to stop recording and begin again from Step 1 or you can edit the con tents See Editing Memory Contents on Page 39 Note Press after you select Track 1 in Step 3 to use the drum pads You can start recording by playing a drum pad This data is stored on Track 1 along with the notes you played tone number rhythm number rhythm controller INTRO NORMAL FILL IN etc operations pitch bender operations pedal operations drum pad operations See Recording Multiple Tracks on Page 37 to record on the other five tracks Notes When you record on a track that contains data the new recording replaces the previous recording The touch response setting on off 5 not recorded However the strength of the strike is recorded Channel 1 mixer parameters are automatically recorded to Track 1 34 The memory can store total of about 5 200 notes If the remaining memory is less than 100 notes the measure and beat numbers flash on the display When memory becomes full recording automatically stops auto accompaniment or rhythm stops playing if used Memory contents are saved as long as power is supplied to the key board Unplugging the adapter with out batteries or with weak batteries erases the memory To prevent data loss connect an adapter before replacing batteries Turning off the keyboard while recording erases th
20. THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THE WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN RadioShack SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RE SPONSIBILITY TO CUSTOMER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LIABILITY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY USE OR PERFOR MANCE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY IN CLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM INCONVENIENCE LOSS OF TIME DATA PROPERTY REVENUE OR PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDEN TAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF RadioShack HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES Some states do not allow the limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts or the exclusion of in cidental or consequential damages so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you In the event of a product defect during the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option un less otherwise provided by law a correct the defect by product repair without charge for parts and labor b replace the product with one of the same or similar design or c refund the purchase price All replaced parts and products and products on which a refund is made become the erty of RadioShack New or reconditioned parts and products may be used in the pe
21. Using MIDI niin necne 41 AboUt MID dbi ett oer the e enero a is 41 Making the MIDI Connections 2 41 MIDI Data uiae dice cete te Dee tere tn ee eb tede 42 Changing MIDI 44 Dumping Importing Data nii citt it eni nene eee euet id 45 Dumping Data iier E Meet aati Hadad eet 45 Importing Data me Rr HE eoe 45 Notes About the MIDI Implementation Chart 46 Troubleshooting ris cec caer cec realen naar 48 Care and Maintenance 49 liic 50 52 Table a cette Um neun 52 Free Session Chord Progression Chart sss 54 Drum Assignment List 56 Standard Fingering Chord Charts eese 57 MIDI Implementation Chart 58 4 SW 42 4043 fm Page 7 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T PREPARATION ab Note To connect a MIDI device see Making the MIDI Connections Page 41 To connect a sustain pedal see Using a Sustain Pedal on Page 31
22. a wide selection of headphones To connect a pair of headphones insert the headphones 4 6 35 mm plug into the PHONES OUTPUT jack on the back of the keyboard Note Connecting headphones discon nects the MD 1600 s built in speakers Listening Safely To protect your hearing follow these guidelines when you use headphones Set the volume to the lowest setting before you begin listening After you begin listening adjust the volume to a comfortable level Do not listen at extremely high vol ume levels Extended high volume listening can lead to permanent hearing loss T S ah SW 42 4043 fm Page 9 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T Once you set the volume do not increase it Over time your ears adapt to the volume level so a vol ume level that does not cause dis comfort might stil damage your hearing CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER To amplify your MD 1600 s sound you can connect it to an external amplifier not supplied using an audio cable not supplied with a a inch 6 35 mm plug To connect an external amplifier to your keyboard insert the cable s 4 inch 6 35 mm plug into the PHONES OUT PUT jack on the back of the keyboard and connect the cable s other end to the amplifier s input jack s such as AUX IN or TAPE IN Your local RadioShack store sells a full line of amplifiers speakers and co
23. additional chord you want to enter play the chord and use the number buttons to specify its length 9 When you finish recording press MEMORY STEP or START STOP To play back the song at this time press START STOP Notes To correct entry mistakes see Edit ing Memory Contents on Page 39 When you record on a track that already contains data the keyboard automatically locates the end of the previous recording measure beat or clock 48 of a beat and adds your new entry to it You can enter a 0 a rest in Step 6 but the rest is ignored when the accompaniment plays This data is stored on Track 1 along with the notes you played rhythm number INTRO SYNCHRO ENDING NOR MAL FILL IN and VAR FILL IN oper ations 36 See Recording Multiple Tracks 37 to record on the other five tracks Specifying Chords in the Normal Mode To enter chords when MODE is set to NORMAL during step recording you need to specify them using a method other than Concert Chord or Fingered You can enter 18 chord types using only two keys While holding down the desired chord root key press the chord key to specify the chord The root and chord types are labeled above each key The chord root letter and type of chord also appear on the display Specifying the Length of a Note During step recording use the number buttons or or to specify the length of each note Use
24. are the system exclusive mes sages supported by this keyboard GM Mode On FO 7E 7F 09 01 F7 used to turn on the MD 1600 s GM mode from an external MIDI device Notes GM General MIDI is a standard list of specifications that allows music created on one MIDI device to sound the same when played on another MIDI device This keyboard s GM mode incor porates most of these specifica tions 43 L S Zl 42 4043 fm Page 44 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 AM T T This message takes more time to Follow these steps to change MIDI pa process than other messages rameters when you program GM Mode On in the sequencer leave at least a 100 msec pause before the next message GM Mode Off FO 7E 7F 09 02 F7 used to turn off the MD 1600 s GM mode Reverb Change FO 44 OE 09 yy 7 switches the keyboard s reverb function yy determines the type of reverberation effect 1 Repeatedly press gt TRANSPOSE TUNE MIDI until oFF GM Mode appears 2 Within 5 seconds repeatedly press lt or to select the parameter you want to change GM Mode on off Default Off set to on when you want to have the key board receive GM data from another MIDI device Turning GM mode on automatically turns CHORD off since GM mode and MIDI In Chord yy Value Reverb Judge cannot be used at the same time 00 Room Set to oFF to turn G
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26. play drum sounds re gardless of the keyboard s tone setting Two Built In Speakers let you hear the sound you create Two Power Options let you power the keyboard from internal batteries not supplied or standard AC power with an optional adapter so you can make mu sic almost anywhere Notes If the keyboard is left in one place for a very long time its feet could mar your furniture s finish We rec ommend you place the feet on felt cloth pads to protect your furniture or use a keyboard stand available at your local RadioShack store This Owner s Manual explains how to use this electronic keyboard It does not teach music Bi NS 2 42 4043 fm Page 5 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 5 EE 7 Gorinecting POWGE i ee tn th ott EE ette o e uec a 7 Using Baltterles ette eh e nece i Re 7 Usirig AG 8 Connecting Headphones 8 Listening n ee Eom e ie 8 Connecting an External 9 Using the te ete dta Fede arg 9 irum 10 Basic Operation uhi teu etc te dicati EUR naar bee 10 Playing the Demonstration Tunes eese 10 Using Preset Tones neret ie eX a 11 Using the Drum Pads tee eene aee 13 Moo 13 USING SPINE dT 13
27. recalls the last selected bend range Follow these steps to adjust the pitch bend range 1 Repeatedly press gt TRANSPOSE TUNE MIDI until a number and Bend appear on the display 2 Within 5 seconds press or on the keypad until the pitch bend range you want appears on the dis play or enter a number from 01 12 USING A SUSTAIN PEDAL For added flexibility and control as you make music you can connect a sustain pedal not supplied available through your local RadioShack store A sustain pedal lets you sustain or soften the key board s sound and even start or stop an auto rhythm 9 9 CE To connect a sustain pedal to your MD 1600 insert the plug on the pedal s cord into ASSIGNABLE JACK on the back of the keyboard You can adjust the MD 1600 s assign able jack to these settings when you use a sustain pedal Setting Description Causes one or more notes to linger after they are played SUS Sustain SoS Sostenuto Similar to SUS but only sustains one note at a time SFt Soft Softens the sound rHy Rhythm Starts or stops the selected auto rhythm Follow these steps to change the as signable jack s setting 1 Repeatedly press TRANSPOSE TUNE MIDI Bend appears Then press until the assignable jacks current setting and Jack appear on the display 2 Within 5 seconds press or until the de
28. the SPLIT LAYER combina tion press each button so both the SPLIT and LAYER indicators disappear USING THE PRESET AUTO RHYTHMS Your MD 1600 has 100 preset auto rhythms that provide a steady beat for your music The name and two digit number of each preset auto rhythm is marked to the left of the MD 1600 s dis play T ab You can play a preset auto rhythm on the MD 1600 in any of these ways Select and play a rhythm See Selecting Playing an Auto Rhythm on Page 15 Synchronize the start of a rhythm with your music See Using SYN on 16 Start a rhythm with a special intro duction See Using INTRO on Page 16 Stop a rhythm with a special ending See Using ENDING on Page 17 Briefly vary the pattern of a rhythm See Using FILL IN on Page 17 Play an alternate version variation of a rhythm See Using VARIA TION on Page 17 Selecting Playing an Auto Rhythm 1 Press RHYTHM RHYTHM and the name and number of the current auto rhythm appear on the display Note The MD 1600 automatically selects the rhythm CLUB POP No 00 the first time you turn it on Each time you turn it on after that it recalls the last selected rhythm To select a different rhythm choose an auto rhythm 100 RHYTHMS list and enter its two digit number on the keypad For example to select 8 BEAT BALLAD 2 No 05 press 0 then 5 15 L 1 NS
29. to 24 different notes at the same time with most of the keyboard s preset tones Many of the keyboard s preset Bass Clef SPUIT Measure Beat Count tones however are capable of only 12 note polyphony Most tones on this keyboard have been recorded and processed using a technique called digital sampling To ensure a high level of tonal qual ity samples are taken in the low mid and high ranges and then com bined You might notice very slight differences in volume or sound qual ity for some tones when you play them at different positions on the keyboard This is an unavoidable result of multiple sampling and is normal Follow these steps to select and play a preset tone 1 Press TONE TONE and the current tone s number appear Note The MD 1600 automatically selects the tone GRAND PIANO No 000 the first time you turn on power 2 To play a different tone choose a preset tone from the 200 TONES list and enter its three digit number on the keypad For example to select ELEC PIANO 1 press 0 0 4 As you press the keys the selected digits appear 11 Bi 42 4043 fm Page 12 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 AM Notes 12 No Tone You can select the next highest or 149 PAD ENS 2 lowest numbered tone by simply 150 SEQUENCE 1 pressing or on the keypad SE
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32. G THE KEYBOARD Although your MD 1600 never goes out of tune it does let you adjust its pitch to match other instruments or musical re cordings Note You cannot adjust the pitch while the demonstration songs are playing 1 Repeatedly press TRANSPOSE TUNE MIDI until 00 Trans appears 2 Press 4 or gt so 00 Tune appears Note The number on the display is the number of cents to which the keyboard is currently tuned com pared to its default pitch A cent is one hundredth of a semitone You can tune the keyboard up or down 50 cents a half semitone 29 Bi T SW 42 4043 fm Page 30 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T E 3 Within 5 seconds press or to raise or lower the keyboard s pitch Each time you press the key the number on the display increases or decreases by 1 cent Notes The MD 1600 automatically resets the tuning pitch to the default value of 00 cents each time you turn off the keyboard Memory playback uses the pitch with which it was recorded Auto accompaniment uses the cur rently set pitch USING TOUCH RESPONSE The MD 1600 has a touch response fea ture that lets you adjust the volume of your music s tone based on how hard you strike the key s so you can add emotion to your music To turn off this feature press TOUCH RESPONSE so its indicator disappears To turn on touch response again press TOUCH RESPONSE 0 its indicator ap pe
33. ING MULTIPLE TRACKS In addition to the Track 1 where you record auto accompaniment as well as keyboard play there are five other melo dy tracks that you can use to record mel ody parts only You can record different tones on these tracks and build a full en semble of instruments You can play back what you already re corded on Track 1 or any other track while you record on Tracks 2 6 Real Time Recording 1 Repeatedly press MEMORY until Rec No appears 2 Within 5 seconds use or to select a song number 3 Press the desired MEMORY TRACK button 2 6 to select the track you want to record on Note Check the display for Chan nels 11 16 to see which memory tracks contain data and which are empty 4 If desired you can change these settings tone number TEMPO to a tempo that is easy for you to follow 37 ZI SW 42 4043 fm Page 38 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T 5 Press START STOP to start record ing The contents of any tracks already recorded start to play Play on the keyboard what you want to record on the selected track Press START STOP to end record ing This data is stored on the selected track in addition to the notes you played tone number optional pedal operations pitch bender operations drum pad operations Step Recording 1 Repeatedly press MEMORY until Rec No appears Within 5 seconds use or
34. M mode off 01 Stage The tone volume and other param 02 Hall eter settings of each channel are ini tialized When playing received Off MIDI data bass tones are lowered one octave and the piccolo tone is Note The contents of the System Ex raised one octave clusive message affect the entire key Keybd Ch Keyboard Basic Chan board Other messages affect only the nel Default 01 sets the channel current MIDI channel for sending MIDI data to an external device CHANGING MIDI Chord MID Chord Judge Default Off when set to on the SETTINGS keyboard determines basic channel note data as auto accompaniment The MD 1600 lets you change a number chords per the current chord finger of MIDI parameters including turning ing method Turning GM mode on General MIDI mode on off and selecting automatically turns Chord off a MIDI channel since GM mode and MIDI In Chord Judge cannot be used at the same time L t SW 42 4043 fm Page 45 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T E T ab Local Local Control Default On set to on to send data simulta neously to the keyboard s speakers and as MIDI data Set 10 oFF to send data only as MIDI data the speakers on the keyboard remain silent AcompOut Accompaniment Out Default Off set to on to send auto accompaniment as MIDI data Set to oFF to turn it off 3 Within 5 seconds use or to change the setting of the parameter D
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36. QUENCES The names of tone numbers 000 152 SYNTH PAD 3 127 are marked to the right of the 153 SYNTH PAD 4 MD 1600 s display The names for tone numbers 128 167 appear in the table below Mem 155 SYNTH PAD 6 locations 168 199 156 SYNTH PAD 7 reserved for custom tones that 157 SYNTH PAD 8 you create see Using the Cus 158 REVERSE ECHO tom Tone Synthesizer 159 FAST TREMOLO Page 24 160 167 DRUM SET 1 8 No Tons When you select one of the drum 128 SYNTH PAD 1 sets tone numbers 160 167 129 SYNTH PAD 2 each key plays a different percus 130 TOUCH STRINGS sion sound See Drum Assign ment List on Page 56 131 DO AHH 132 STRINGS HIT The drum set sounds change 183 VIBES PIANO when you change the rhythm faq SSD number play back data stored in memory or receive MIDI program 135 TOUCH BASS change data 136 STRINGS PIANO E PIANO STRINGS Tone numbers 168 199 are user i tones See Using the Custom 138 Tone Synthesizer on Page 24 139 12 STR GUITAR 14 3 the keyboard to hear the selected tone 141 BASS SLIDE 142 FEEDBACK GT 4 Adjust the volume to the desired level 143 PIANO gt STRINGS 144 ORGAN To select a different tone while TONE 145 ROTARY ORGAN appears simply enter the desired tone 146 CHORUSED EP number 147 STRINGS GT 148 PAD ENS 1 e Zl SW 42 4043 fm Page 13 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51
37. S ZI 42 4043 fm Page 46 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T T ab NOTES ABOUT THE MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART The MIDI Implementation Chart on Page 58 illustrates the details of the MD 1600 s MIDI function An O in the chart means that the MD 1600 has this fea ture X means it does not have this fea ture This section explains what the MD 1600 can do Basic Channel MIDI uses up to 16 channels to exchange data As in a TV broadcast different channels send dif ferent data Mode The chart shows that Mode 3 is OMNI OFF POLY This means the MD 1600 sends and receives polyphonic data on only one channel at a time Note Number This number repre sents each key of the keyboard The lowest number 0 is five octaves below middle C Since the MD 1600 s lowest note is two octaves below middle C and the highest is three octaves above mid dle C your keyboard can send a note number between 36 and 96 But it can receive all 0 through 127 note numbers so those keys outside the MD 1600 s key range are interpreted as notes in side the key range Velocity This number shows how fast the key was pressed or how loud the note should sound 1 is the lowest velocity pianissimo 127 is the loudest fortissimo 0 means the key is released 46 9n This means that the Note mes sage is 9 hexadecimal and n is the channel number For example if you select Channel 16 and press
38. SW 42 4043 fm Page 16 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T idi VAR FILL IN TEMPO TEMPO ACCOMP VOLUME SYNCHRO ENDING INTRO NORMAL FILL IN LAN N ORMALFILL IN START STOP Note You can select the next high est or lowest numbered auto rhythm by simply pressing or on the key pad 3 Set MODE to NORMAL Then press START STOP to start the selected auto rhythm 4 Adjust the volume to the desired level 5 To change the auto rhythm speed press TEMPO or 7 The current tempo setting appears on the dis play Notes You can adjust the tempo to play an auto rhythm from 40 to 255 beats per minute To quickly slow down or speed up the tempo hold down TEMPO A or v You can also adjust the tempo by first pressing TEMPO A Y then entering the desired number of beats per minute in three digits 040 to 255 or by holding down on the keypad 16 To reset the tempo to its default original speed press TEMPO A and same time To select a different rhythm repeat Steps 1 and 2 To stop the auto rhythm press START STOP Using SYNCHRO The MD 1600 s SYNCHRO feature lets you synchronize the start of an auto rhythm with the beginning of your music After you select and enter an auto rhythm press SYNCHRO ENDING then begin playing the keyboard The rhythm automatically starts to play when you pres
39. Touch Re sponse the keyboard s volume var ies in response to the force of your touch just like an acoustic piano or or gan so you can add emotion to your music Backlit Liquid Crystal Display shows the notes and chords as you play them along with the current tone rhythm and tempo The built in back light makes it easy to read the display even in darkness 24 Note Polyphonic Sound lets you play and hear up to 24 notes at the same time so you can play or create al most any type of music Memory lets you set the MD 1600 to record up to 2 songs 6 tracks and 5 200 notes The recording remains stored even while the keyboard is off Pitch Bender Wheel lets you bend a note by altering its pitch to create realis tic effects for reed instrument or guitar tones 200 Tones let you set your MD 1600 to sound like anything from a harpsi chord to a honky tonk piano You can even create your own tones with the custom tone synthesizer feature 100 Auto Rhythms provide a steady beat for many styles of music from rhumba to rock Headphones Output Jack lets you connect optional headphones so you can play without disturbing others or an external amplifier neither supplied so you can play for a crowd Assignable Jack lets you connect a sustain pedal not supplied to the MD 1600 so you can sustain or soften your keyboard s sound or start stop an auto rhythm L S
40. UMPING IMPORTING DATA The MD 1600 s internal data including data recorded to memory and synthesiz er data can be sent and received in bulk as MIDI exclusive data through the MIDI terminals Thus you can use a comput er or other MIDI device as an external storage device First make connections from the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals to an external device using MIDI cables Note Some software does not support MIDI exclusive data Dumping Data Follow these steps to dump data from the keyboard to an external device 1 Put the other device in its receive standby mode See the Owner s Manual that comes with the receiving device for details 2 Repeatedly press TRANSPOSE TUNE MIDI on the MD 1600 until the display shows BulkSnd 3 Within 5 seconds press w to start data send Sending appears The MD 1600 automatically exits the data transfer mode after all the data is sent Importing Data Follow these steps to import dumped data from another device 1 Repeatedly press TRANSPOSE TUNE MIDI so the display shows BulkSnd 2 Within 5 seconds repeatedly press lt or gt so the display shows BulkRcv 3 Within 5 seconds press w to pre pare the keyboard to receive data 4 Start the send operation on the sending device See the manual that comes with the connected device for details The MD 1600 automatically exits the data transfer mode after all the data is received 45 Bi T
41. ace all six batteries Warning Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly Do not burn or bury them Caution Always remove old or weak batteries batteries can leak chemicals that can destroy electronic parts S Zl 42 4043 fm Page 8 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 7 ab Using AC Power You can power your MD 1600 from standard AC power using a 12 volt AC adapter not supplied and a Size M Adaptaplug Cautions You must use an AC N adapter that supplies 12 volts and delivers at least 1 5 amps Its center tip must be set to negative and its plug must cor rectly fit the MD 1600 s DC 12V jack Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage the MD 1600 or the adapter Always press POWER to turn off the keyboard before you connect or dis connect the adapter Always plug the AC adapter into the MD 1600 before you plug it into the AC outlet Always unplug the AC adapter from the AC outlet before you unplug it from the MD 1600 Follow these steps to power your MD 1600 from AC power 1 Insert the adapter s barrel plug into the DC 12V jack on the back of the MD 1600 2 Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet CONNECTING HEADPHONES To listen to your MD 1600 without dis turbing others you can connect a pair of 44 inch 6 35 mm plug stereo head phones not supplied Your local Ra dioShack store sells
42. ars Notes The touch response setting does not affect auto accompaniment received MIDI data The MIDI data sent out from the MD 1600 is affected by the touch response setting 30 CHANGING AUTO POWER OFF When you operate the MD 1600 with battery power the keyboard automati cally shuts off after about 6 minutes if you do not press a key Press POWER again to turn power back on To have the keyboard not automatically turn off during a session turn the key board on while holding down TONE The next time you turn the MD 1600 off then back on again it automatically turns off after about 6 minutes USING PITCH BEND PITCH BEND lets you bend a note by al tering its pitch It helps to create realistic effects for saxophone other reed instru ments and guitar tones Follow these steps to use PITCH BEND 1 Select a tone 2 While holding down a keyboard key rotate and hold PITCH BEND The pitch of the tone slides smoothly up or down PITCH BEND 3 Release PITCH BEND to return to the original pitch Bi t ep SW 42 4043 fm Page 31 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T E Setting the Pitch Bend Range You can adjust the bend range of pitch controls from 1 to 12 semitones Note The keyboard automatically se lects a bend range of 2 semitones the first time you turn it on after connecting power Each time you turn it on after that it
43. change note key pres sure chord or drum pad data the keyboard sounds the new setting SO you can hear what it sounds like 6 Repeat Steps 5 and 6 to edit other parameters 7 Press MEMORY STEP or START STOP when you are finished Notes When you interrupt playback of a song and immediately start an edit ing operation the entry point or point of interruption appears on the editing screen The only parameters that can be edited for Tracks 2 6 are notes chords tone rhythm key pressure and drum pad You cannot add data to a recording You cannot move portions of a recording to a different location within the recording You cannot change note lengths 39 4 42 4043 fm Page 40 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T T ab Editing Techniques and Display Contents Key Pressure Velocity Use the keyboard number buttons or and to adjust the key pressure To change the key pressure using the keyboard be sure to turn on touch response Pitch Enter a new note on the key board or use or to change to the next higher or lower note The keyboard and the staff on the display show your new entry Chord Use the appropriate chord fin gering method as determined by the MODE setting Tone Number Rhythm Number Use the number buttons or or Rhythm Controller INTRO NORMAL FILL IN VAR FILL IN SYNCHRO END ING Drum Pad Press the bu
44. d MIN to decrease it 6 To turn off the MD 1600 press POWER The red POWER indicator and the keyboard s display turn off PLAYING THE DEMONSTRATION TUNES To showcase its many sounds your MD 1600 can play two pre programmed demonstration tunes To start the demonstration press DEMO The MD 1600 begins to play the first demonstration tune No O To select the other tune press or on the key pad The selected tune s number ap pears and the tune begins to play Bi ep SW 42 4043 fm Page 11 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T idi Tone Number Name sevene Chord Symbol MIXER Tempo Sound Level The tone number and name appear at the top of the display The middle row shows the chord symbol the tempo in beats per minute the number of the measure playing and the beat count in each measure The treble and bass clefs to the right of the display show the notes as they play The bar graph shows the sound level on each of the 16 chan nels see Using the Mixer on Page 22 The keyboard at the bottom of the dis play shows the location of the keys be ing pressed USING THE PRESET TONES Your MD 1600 can sound like 200 differ ent musical instruments or sound ef fects The name and three digit number of each preset tone is listed on the MD 1600 s top panel Notes The MD 1600 has 24 note maxi mum polyphonic sound This means that you can play up
45. d tone Note To cancel the save operation at any time press TONE or press SYNTH twice Repeatedly press 4 or to display the parameter you want to change PCM Set 0 to 173 Determines the characteristic of a tone by changing its digitally sampled wave form Amp Envelope Set Amp Set 0 to 137 Selects the volume enve lopes 000 to 048 set volume enve lopes for a decaying note how fast or slow the sound diminishes 049 to 137 set volume envelopes that sustain the note E Attack Rate Rate 1 to 127 Sets the speed of the attack the period from when you press a key to when the tone reaches its maximum volume The greater the value the quicker the attack Use this parame ter to make fine adjustments to the tone characteristics of the amp envelope Release Rate Rel Rate 1 to 127 Controls the speed of a tone release the period from when you release a key to when the tone stops sounding The greater the value the quicker the release Use this parameter to make fine adjust ments to the tone characteristics of the amp envelope Pitch Envelope Set PitchSet 0 to 49 Selects the pitch enve lopes 00 specifies no change a value from 01 to 19 changes the vibrato and a value from 20 to 49 changes a parameter other than the vibrato Pitch Pitch 64 to 63 Controls the overall pitch of the tone A positive value increases the pitch a negative valu
46. ds in the standard fingering mode examples show C as the base note C6 C6 9 D C Fm C Gm C Am C Bm C Dm7 5 7 7 Fm7 Gm7 Aadd9 C When the composite notes of a chord are more than five notes apart the lowest sound becomes the base note Using FREE SESSION The MD 1600 lets you set the keyboard to play an automatic accompaniment based on your auto rhythm selection while you play the melody using a tone you select Refer to the Free Session Chord Progression Chart on Page 54 for the chord progression tempo and tone associated with each auto rhythm 21 Bi T 2 NS SW 42 4043 fm Page 22 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 AM MUSICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM REVERB Follow these steps to use the keyboard free session feature 1 Press RHYTHM 2 Select and enter an auto rhythm 3 Press FREE SESSION The FREE SESSION indicator the auto accompaniment tone name and number and tempo appear 4 To start the free session accompani ment press the accompaniment key for the root of the first chord key For example if the tune you are going to play is in G press the key for G on the accompaniment keyboard Note Pressing START STOP also starts the free session but the root key is automatically set to C To start the free session accompa
47. e contents of the track you were recording You can transfer memory contents to another MIDI device See Dump ing Importing Data on Page 45 PLAYING BACK FROM MEMORY 1 Press MEMORY until Play No appears 2 Within 5 seconds use or or 0 or 1 to select a song number 3 Within 5 seconds press START STOP to play back the song you selected You can use TEMPO to adjust the playback tempo 4 Press START STOP again to stop playback Bi NS 2 SW 42 4043 fm Page 35 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 L ab Notes You can use layer and or split during memory playback You can change the rhythm during playback Pressing START STOP during the song resets it from the beginning You can set the volume and pan position of the playback tracks using the mixer This setting data is output through MIDI OUT The entire keyboard functions as a melody keyboard during playback regardless of the MODE setting STEP RECORDING With step recording you can record a chord progression one chord at a time Before you start read these tips If you want to record one note at a time refer to Recording Multiple Tracks Page 37 To start accompaniment with an intro pattern press INTRO after SYN CHRO ENDING in Step 6 of Step Recording To switch to a rhythm variation press VAR FILL IN immediately before entering the chord in Step 6 of Step Recordi
48. e lowers it A setting of zero sets the pitch to the standard setting for the selected tone Level Level 0 to 127 Con trols the overall volume of the tone The greater the value the greater the volume Setting a level of zero means that the tone does not sound at all 4 SW 42 4043 fm Page 27 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T Touch Sensitivity TchSense 64 to 63 Controls changes in the volume of the tone depending on how hard you strike the keys You can specify more volume for stronger striking and less volume for lighter striking or you can specify 00 to set the same volume regardless of how hard you strike the keys Pan Pan 64 to 63 Controls the relative position of the tone between the left and right speaker channels A greater positive value moves the center point further to the right a negative value moves it to the left Use or to change the parame ter s setting You can also use the number buttons to directly enter a value for the parameter Notes If you want to change another parameter repeat Steps 3 and 4 f you selected a layered preset tone press to recall the DCO2 parameters d Co2 appears and repeat Steps 3 and 4 to set the parameters Press w again to return to the DCO1 parameters Press SYNTH Save appears To exit the Custom Tone Synthe sizer mode without storing a new tone press twice so Delete appea
49. erature accom panying this product f This symbol is intended to inform Consult your local RadioShack store if We recommend you write your MD 1600 s serial number here The number is on the bottom of the MD 1600 Serial Number 1999 Tandy Corporation All Rights Reserved Optimus and RadioShack are registered trademarks used by Tandy Corporation Zl e SW 42 4043 fm Page3 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 Y T FEATURES ab Your Optimus MD 1600 Electronic Key board is a state of the art musical instru ment that offers you a vast array of sounds with 2 way bass reflex speakers for stunning sound reproduction You can choose from 200 different musical instruments or sound effects and 100 rhythms as well as accompaniments and percussion sounds The MD 1600 also includes a MIDI fea ture Musical Instrument Digital Inter face which lets you connect it to other MIDI equipped musical instruments devices even your personal comput er This versatile keyboard can provide hours of fun and is ideal for anyone who wants to make music from the beginner to the experienced musician Note The MD 1600 conforms to most but not all General MIDI specifications Therefore you might experience some incompatibility when using the MD 1600 with another General MIDI device For more information see Using MIDI on Page 41 Your MD 1600 s features include 73 Full Size Keys with
50. es Normally keyboard play is assigned to Channel 1 and the drum pads are assigned to Channel 10 When you use auto accompaniment each part is assigned to Channels 7 10 E When you use the MD 1600 as the sound source for another MIDI device all 16 channels are assigned musical instrument parts Channel 10 is reserved for drum parts only per MIDI standard The mixer settings also affect the corresponding MIDI output Editing the Status of a Channel You can edit the status on off solo of a channel to delete a specific part or to play a specific part by itself Follow these steps to edit the status of a channel 1 Press MIXER MIXER indicator appears and the last selected chan nel appears on the display Use or on the keypad to select the channel you want to edit Press 4 or to display the current status of the channel on oFF or SoL solo Use or to select the status you want on default Turns on the current channel A bar appears at the bot tom of the level meter for the selected channel oFF Turns off the current channel The bar at the bottom of the level meter disappears SoL Turns the current channel on and all the other channels off A bar appears over only the current chan nel 23 ZI 42 4043 fm Page 24 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 AM T T ab 5 To edit other channels press 4 gt
51. ew layer tone while the LAYER indicator is on the dis play To select a different base tone press LAYER to turn off its indicator then enter the three digit number for the new base tone Then press LAYER again so the LAYER indicator appears To cancel LAYER press LAYER again its indicator turns off Notes If LAYER is on when you turn off the keyboard LAYER will still be on the next time you turn on the keyboard When you turn on LAYER the previ ous tone settings appear USING SPLIT AND LAYER TOGETHER You can combine the SPLIT and LAYER features so you can play one layered combination of tones on the low end keys and another on the high end keys 1 If either indicator is on press SPLIT or LAYER to turn it off Bi NS 2 42 4043 fm Page 15 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 AM T 11 Enter the number for the high end base tone on the keypad Press SPLIT so the SPLIT indicator appears Enter the number for the low end base tone Press SPLIT so the SPLIT indicator disappears Press LAYER so the LAYER indica tor appears Enter the number of the layered tone for the high end keys Press SPLIT The SPLIT indicator appears Enter the number of the layered tone for the low end keys If desired hold down SPLIT and press the key where you want the high end tones to begin Play the keyboard to hear the selected tones To cancel
52. f solo t 16 multi timbre receive GM Level 1 standard TANS POS Cs tex e RERBA 12 semitones to 12 semitones TUNMO Adjustable A4 440 Hz 50 cents Pitch Bend 12 semitones up and down Built In Speakers 12 x2 5 cm x2 Terminals MIDI Terminal 5 2 re E Pea e Fe IN OUT Assignable Terminal see a Inch Phone Jack sustain sostenuto soft rhythm start stop Power Supply deux 12V DC Jack Headphones Stereo Standard Jack Output Impedance 200 Ohms Output Voltage 4 9 V RMS MAX Power 5007668 dibus TE rae ACRAS SES ARRAS DC 6 D batteries AC 12V with AC adapter Power ConsumbptlOr erret donee s pane 18W Dimensions HWD 53 4 4 453 4 x 16 2 Inches 14 7 x 116 2 x 42 1 cm Weight Without Batteries 20 105 9 1 Included Accessory Sheet Music Stand Specifications are typical individual units might vary Specifications are subject to change and improvement without notice 51 t 4 lt 4 42 4043 fm Page 52 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 APPENDIX NOTE TABLE 000 24 1 A 0
53. ge 22 4 SW 42 4043 fm Page 39 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T E Changing Navigation Track After you record the display shows the contents of the last recorded or edited track To display a different track re peatedly press TRANSPOSE TUNE MIDI until Bend appears then press until Navi Tr appears Then press or until the track you want appears on the display EDITING MEMORY CONTENTS You can recall and change individual notes and parameter settings such as tone number in memory contents Follow these steps to edit memory con tents 1 Repeatedly press MEMORY until Play No appears 2 Within 5 seconds use or to select a song number 3 Press STEP 4 Use the MEMORY TRACK DRUM PAD buttons to select the track you want to edit 5 Repeatedly press 4 or gt to move to the entry point you want to change You can change the parameter that is flashing on the display To change a different parameter press w so the parameter you want to edit starts flashing Make the desired changes to the selected parameter The actual procedures you use to change a parameter depend on the type of data it contains See Editing Techniques and Display Contents on Page 40 Notes Do not change a note identical to the preceding or succeeding note Doing so might alter the length of the note and you will have to re record the entire track When you
54. gust 3 1999 6 51 52 The number of accompaniment keys Follow these steps to start concert chord you press determines the type of chord auto accompaniment that plays This table shows the type of 1 Set MODE to CONCERT CHORD chord that plays when you press one two three or four accompaniment keys 2 Select and enter an auto rhythm at Me same de 3 To start the auto rhythm before the auto accompaniment press START STOP or INTRO Number of Keys Pressed Chord Type To synchronize the start of the DE FIG AB CDEF Major selected auto rhythm with your accompaniment press SYNCHRO ENDING 4 Begin the accompaniment by press aCe Minor m ing the desired accompaniment key s i To play a melody along with the accompaniment press any key s to the right of the accompaniment CDEFGABCDEF Dominant keys Seventh 7 5 To change chords without interrupt ing the rhythm simply press the auto accompaniment key s required to form the new chord CDEFGABCDEF Minor Seventh m7 6 To stop accompaniment and the auto rhythm press START STOP The lowest note you play determines the key of the chord For example if the low est note is C the keyboard plays a C chord Note You can play any labeled note s to the right of the lowest note in the chord to produce a minor a dominant seventh or minor seventh chord Zl 4
55. ilar to the vol ume setting this is often used to control crescendo decrescendo 4 Use the number buttons or or to change the parameter setting 5 To edit other channels press w to return to the channel selection dis play select the channel then repeat Steps 2 4 6 To exit the parameter edit mode press MIXER USING THE CUSTOM TONE SYNTHESIZER The MD 1600 s custom tone synthesizer lets you create up to 32 of your own original tones To create a user tone you simply select one of the keyboard s preset tones change its parameters then store the new tone in any memory location from 168 199 You can select and use a user tone the same as a pre set tone Bi NS 2 SW 42 4043 fm Page 25 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 AM MIXER Notes You cannot use tones 160 167 drum set tones as base tones The preset tone you use as the basis for a user tone is not changed The tone locations 168 199 are not empty before you store user tones there They initially contain dupli cate versions of tone numbers 128 159 The user tone you store in any of those locations replaces the exist ing tone If you delete a user tone the keyboard automatically stores the initial duplicate tone there again The parameters you can change are di vided into four groups For the details of each parameter see Creating and Stor ing a User Tone Tone Characteristic Waveform
56. int to be F below middle C F3 appears Note You can change the split point at any time 13 Bi ep 42 4043 fm Page 14 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T T ab 6 Play both the low and high end keys to hear the selected split tones To select a different low end tone enter the three digit number for the new low end tone while the SPLIT indicator is on the display To select a different high end tone press SPLIT to turn off its indicator then enter the three digit number for the new high end tone Then press SPLIT again so the SPLIT indicator appears To cancel SPLIT play press SPLIT again so its indicator turns off Notes If SPLIT is on when you turn off the keyboard SPLIT will still be on the next time you turn on the keyboard When you turn on SPLIT the last selected settings appear USING LAYER The MD 1600 lets you set the keyboard to play two different preset tones at the same time creating a layered effect when you press one key Note The first tone you select when us ing LAYER is called the base tone and the second tone is called the ayer tone 1 Press TONE 2 Enter the three digit number for the base tone 14 3 Press LAYER The LAYER indicator appears 4 Enter the three digit number for the layer tone 5 Play the keyboard to hear the selected layered tones To select a different layer tone enter the three digit number for the n
57. ng To insert an ending or fill in press SYNCHRO ENDING or NORMAL FILL IN VAR FILL IN for variation rhythm immediately before entering the chord in Step 6 of Step Recording To step record chords without a rhythm skip Step 5 of Step Record ing The chord of the specified length is recorded A rest can be specified there so you can create an original chord pattern To add chord accompaniment dur ing rhythm play enter rests from the beginning of the recording up to where you want accompaniment to start Then enter only the chords no rests Follow these steps to record chords with step recording 1 Press MEMORY until appears REC No Within 5 seconds use or to select a song number 3 Press CHORDH to select Track 1 4 If desired you can change these settings rhythm number tempo MODE Press STEP to start recording Press SYNCHRO ENDING then play a chord Use the chord play method deter mined by the current MODE set ting Fingered Concert Chord Full Range Chord or Normal 35 Bi T 2 NS SW 42 4043 fm Page 36 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T T ab When MODE is set to NORMAL specify the chord using the root keys and chord type keys See Specifying Chords in the Normal Mode 7 Use the number buttons to specify the length of the chord See Speci fying the Length of a Note on Page 36 8 For each
58. ni ment with a short introduction press INTRO OPTIMUS FREE SESSION TRANSPOSE TUNE MIDI SESSION CURSOR 5 Each free session has its default tone If desired you can change the tone by pressing TONE and entering the tone number 6 Adjust TEMPO and VOLUME to the desired levels 7 Play your melody using the entire keyboard 8 To stop the free session accompani ment press START STOP To end the free session accompani ment with a short automatic ending press SYNCHRO ENDING USING THE MIXER The MD 1600 plays multiple parts at the same time during auto accompaniment or memory playback or when receiving MIDI data in up to 16 separate chan nels You can control the on off setting volume and parameters of each of the keyboard s channels just as you would with a sound mixer 42 4043 fm Page 23 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 L This chart shows the parts assigned to each channel Channel Part 1 Main tone 2 Layered tone 3 Split tone 4 Layered split tone 5 These channels only produce sound when they receive 6 MIDI signals 7 Auto accompaniment chord part 1 8 Auto accompaniment chord part 2 9 Auto accompaniment bass part 10 Auto accompaniment rhythm part drum pad 11 Memory Track 1 12 Memory Track 2 13 Memory Track 3 14 Memory Track 4 15 Memory Track 5 16 Memory Track 6 Not
59. nnec tion cables USING THE MUSIC STAND To easily view sheet music while playing your keyboard insert the supplied music stand into the slot on the top back panel S Zl SW 42 4043 fm Page 10 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 OPERATION Fi POWER MODE VOLUME START STOP Ni ORMAUFILL IN vane BASIC OPERATION 1 Slide VOLUME to MIN minimum Important To prevent hearing dam age always set the MD 1600 s vol ume to MIN before you turn it on tum on the MD 1600 press POWER The POWER indicator lights and the display turns on Note To save power the keyboard automatically turns off after about 6 minutes if you do not press a key To turn the keyboard on again press POWER To cancel the auto power off feature see Changing Auto Power Off on Page 30 3 Slide MODE to NORMAL 4 Slide VOLUME toward MAX slightly 10 and begin playing the keyboard Notes The MD 1600 selects the tone GND PIANO No 000 the first time you turn the power on Each time you turn it on after that it recalls the last selected tone To select a different tone see Using the Preset Tones on Page 11 OPTIMUS MD 1600 To select an auto rhythm see Using the Preset Auto Rhythms on Page 15 To play auto accompaniment see Using Auto Accompaniment on Page 17 5 Slide VOLUME toward MAX to increase the sound level or towar
60. ntrol Change messages with this data to the MD 1600 Control Number 0 Control Value bank number Control Number 32 Control Value 0 For example to select tone number 190 user tone number 22 enter Control Number 0 Control Value 3 bank number for user tone Control Number 32 Control Value 0 Program Change 22 22nd tone in bank 3 Note Channel 10 is reserved for drum sounds only so it is not necessary to send bank select data when changing tones RPN is used when combining multiple control changes RPN 100 and 101 se lects the parameter to control and Data Entry 6 and 38 sets the contents of the parameter On the MD 1600 RPN is used to set pitch bend range transpose and tune control from an external MIDI device Sound Off forces all sound on the current channel to turn off regardless of how the sound is being produced Notes Off turns off all note data sent from an external device on the channel The notes being sustained by the pedal continue to sound until the next pedal off signal is received Reset All Controllers initializes pitch bend and all other control changes System Exclusive controls fine tone adjustments unique to a particular sys tem Basically the system exclusives are unique to a particular system how ever there are universal system exclu sives that are common among devices produced by individual manufacturers These
61. numbers 1 through 6 to specify whole notes 1 half notes 2 quarter notes 3 eighth notes 4 16th notes 5 and 32nd notes 6 Hold down 7 dot or 9 triplicate then press 1 through 6 to enter the lengths of the notes To enter a tie press 8 and enter the first then the second notes Bi NS 2 SW 42 4043 fm Page 37 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T E To enter a rest press 0 then use num bers 1 through 9 to specify the length of the rest Correcting Mistakes Before finishing your step recording en try you can move the entry point back to correct the data you entered However this operation deletes all data after the point where you make corrections 1 Before you press MEMORY STEP or START STOP to end recording press This moves the entry point back one space The data recorded at the current entry point appears on the display 2 While monitoring the data on the display press 4 or to move the entry point to the data you want to change 3 At the entry point you want to change press and at the same time Rewrite appears on the display 4 Press w to clear all data after the current entry point 5 Press 4 or to cancel the rewrite operation After that you can press gt to move the entry point to another location if you want Note TrackEnd appears on the display if you press at the end of the recording RECORD
62. one that is being used as shown in the Note Table on Page 52 42 If the keyboard receives request to play notes outside of its range higher or lower it automatically selects the same note in the nearest octave Program Change specifies the tone Pitch Bend supplies pitch bend infor mation A Pitch Bend operation on this keyboard changes the pitch of the built in sound source and sends a Pitch Bend message through the MIDI OUT terminal Control Change adds effects such as vibrato and volume changes applied during keyboard play The message in cludes a control number the effect type and a control value the on off and depth of the effect Here is the data that can be sent and re ceived with this keyboard and the corre sponding control number a Bank Select 0 32 Volume 7 Pan 10 Expression 11 Hold1 Sustain 64 Sostenuto 66 Soft Pedal 67 RPN Registered Parameter 100 101 Number Data Entry 6 38 T SS 4 SW 42 4043 fm Page 43 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 Y T ab Use the Bank Select setting to select the MD 1600 s tone groups to be changed by the Program Number message Bank 0 0 to 127 General MIDI tones Bank 1 128 to 159 synthesized tones Bank 2 160 to 167 drum sets Bank 3 168 to 199 user tones Just before sending a Program Change message send two Co
63. parameters to add the finishing touches Experiment with different settings There are no real rules about what a tone should sound like Let your imagination run free and experiment with different combinations You might be surprised at what you can achieve SW 42 4043 fm Page 29 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 SPECIAL FEATURES MUSICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM CHORD 1 CHANGING KEYS The MD 1600 automatically selects the key of middle C each time you turn it on For added flexibility as you play the MD 1600 lets you change transpose the musical key Follow these steps to change keys 1 Repeatedly press TRANSPOSE TUNE MIDI until 00 Trans appears on the display Note The number on the display is the number of semitones to which the keyboard is set compared to its default key You can transpose the key up or down 12 semitones one octave 2 Within 5 seconds press or to raise or lower the key Each time you press the key the number on the display increases or decreases by 1 semitone Notes The MD 1600 automatically resets the key to the default value of 0 idi OPTIMUS MEMORY TRACK DRUM PAD 3 4 5 TRANSPOSE TUNE MIDI TRANSPOSE TOUCH RESPONSE middle C each time you turn off the keyboard The transpose setting also affects memory playback see Playing Back from Memory on Page 34 and auto accompaniment TUNIN
64. played before FREE SESSION was turned off You can change the chord by specifying a different chord using the appropriate method Fin gered Concert Chord etc as determined by the MODE setting E Within 5 seconds press or or 0 or 1 to select a song number Press CHORDH to select Track 1 While the keyboard is in memory record mode the level meters for channels 11 through 16 correspond to memory tracks 1 through 6 When all four bars are lit that channel has something in memory if only one bar is lit that track is empty If desired you can change these settings tone number rhythm number tempo MODE Note Do not change the tempo unless you already know the desired tempo Pressing START STOP to hear the tempo causes recording to begin Press START STOP to start record Follow these steps to record as you Ing play 6 Play the keyboard 1 Repeatedly press MEMORY until Rec No appears Note MEMORY is a three way switch When you press it once the 7 Press START STOP to end record keyboard enters the memory play ing back mode When you press it again it enters the memory record mode When you press the button a third time it returns to memory off You can also record auto accompa niment chords the drum pad pitch bender and pedal operations 33 SW 42 4043 fm Page 34 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T E
65. plit Rhythm Instrument Tones 61 Digital Effects 3 reverb types HALL STAGE ROOM Auto Accompaniment Rhythm Patterns ineen a bete e a 100 aite de ete atten Variable 216 steps 40 to 255 Chords 3 fingering methods Concert Chord Fingered Full Range Rhythm Controller Start Stop Intro Normal Fill In Variation Fill In Synchro Ending Accompaniment Volume 0 to 127 128 steps Free Session 100 patterns auto accompaniment in accordance with selected chord progression Memory Function eee 2 Recording Tracks 6 2 through 6 are melody tracks Recording Methods Real time Step Memory Capacity Approximately 5 200 notes total for two songs Edit FUNCIO tiun Equipped BIDEN 2 Custom Tone Synthesizer Function Parameters PCM set amp envelope set attack rate release rate pitch envelope set pitch level touch sense pan 50 t 4 lt 4 42 4043 fm Page 51 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T Mixer Function erus 16 Parameters Program change number volume expression pan coarse tuning fine tuning on of
66. ps To record without an auto rhythm skip Step 5 of Real Time Record ing Recording starts when you press a key To start recording with synchro start press SYNCHRO ENDING instead of START STOP in Step 5 of Real Time Recording Recording starts when you play a note or a chord on the accompaniment keys To record using an intro ending or fill in use INTRO SYNCHRO END ING NORMAL FILL IN or VAR FILL IN as you normally would To synchro start auto accompani ment with an intro pattern press SYNCHRO ENDING and then INTRO instead of START STOP in Step 5 of Real Time Recording Recording starts with the intro pattern when you play a note or a chord on the accompaniment keys SW 42 4043 fm Page 33 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T To start auto accompaniment during a recording press SYNCHRO END ING instead of START STOP in Step 5 Play the melody keys to start recording When you reach the point where you want accompaniment to start play a chord on the accompa niment keys To record while using free session between Step 4 and 5 of Real Time Recording press FREE SESSION This makes the entire keyboard a melody keyboard regardless of the MODE setting See the Free Ses sion Chord Progression Chart on Page 54 Pressing FREE SESSION while recording with a free session accompaniment turns off the accom paniment however the keyboard continues playing the last chord
67. real ovd dete te ananta 29 Tuning the Keyboard 29 Using Touch Response AA RA eintreten ennt nennen 30 Changing Auto Power Off 30 Using Pitch Bend eie 30 Setting the Pitch Bend Range 31 Sustain Pedal iie eere eres 31 Using the eed ed eerie 32 Real Time Recording 5 cdit etie da ieu E teen uae 32 Playing Back from 34 Step Recordingsin in eer Eden e ge vene e a eue eg ugs 35 Specifying Chords in the Normal Mode 36 Specifying the Length of a Note 2 36 Correcting Mistakes 37 Recording Multiple 37 Real Time Recording 37 Step Recording iot tet eoi o m 38 Changing Navigation 39 Editing Memory Contents 39 Editing Techniques and Display Contents 40 Deleting Individual Data seems 40 Deleting All Data in a Specific 40
68. ress START STOP Using ENDING To end the selected rhythm with a spe cial 3 to 8 measure flourish press SYN CHRO ENDING while the auto rhythm is playing about 3 8 measures before you want the rhythm to end The MD 1600 plays a special ending then automati cally stops the rhythm USING AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT The 18 keys on the left side of the key board with note labels above them are called accompaniment keys You can set the MD 1600 to play three different types of auto accompaniment Concert Chord lets you play chords on the accompaniment keys using chord formations of from one to four notes The number of keys you press deter mines the type of chord that plays Standard Fingering lets you play chords on the accompaniment keys us ing standard chord formations of three or four notes see Standard Fingering on Page 20 Free Session lets you play the melo dy using the entire keyboard while the MD 1600 plays accompaniment based on your auto rhythm selection see Us ing FREE SESSION on Page 21 17 Bi S 4 SW 42 4043 fm Page 18 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 AM VOLUME PITCH ENVELOPE on USTAN OOFLAT DIHPVIBRATO 20 49 OTHERS TEMPO SYNCHR NTR O ENDING ACCOMP VOLUME MEMORY STEP N ORMALFILL IN Notes After you press the auto accompani ment keys when using concert chord or standard finge
69. rformance of warranty service Repaired or replaced parts and products are warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period You will be charged for repair or replacement of the product made after the expiration of the warranty period This warranty does not cover a damage or failure caused by or attributable to acts of God abuse accident misuse improper or abnormal usage failure to follow instructions improper installation or maintenance alteration lightning or other incidence of excess voltage or current b any repairs other than those provided by a RadioShack Authorized Service Facility c consumables such as fuses or batteries d cosmetic damage e transportation shipping or insurance costs or f costs of product removal installation set up service adjustment or reinstallation This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state RadioShack Customer Relations 200 Taylor Street 6th Floor Fort Worth TX 76102 We Service What We Sell RadioShack A Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth Texas 76102 08A99 Printed in Japan 4 9
70. ring the MD 1600 plays the same chord until you press other accompaniment keys to play a different chord or you press 5 STOP You can use the MD 1600 s rhythm controls INTRO NORMAL FILL IN VAR FILL IN and SYNCHRO END ING with all three types of auto accompaniment Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume The MD 1600 lets you adjust the volume of your accompaniment separately from the overall volume of the keyboard 1 Press ACCOMP VOLUME The three digit number of the last selected accompaniment volume appears on the display 2 Within 5 seconds enter a number from 0 0 0 softest to 1 2 7 loudest on the keypad The numbers appear E 18 MUSICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM TUNE MIDI OPTIMUS on the display as you press the keys To select the next highest or lowest accompaniment volume number you can also press or after pressing ACCOMP VOLUME Hold down or to quickly increase or decrease the accompaniment vol ume To reset the accompaniment volume to its default value of 87 press ACCOMP VOLUME then press and at the same time Note The auto accompaniment terns consist of four parts chord 1 chord 2 bass and rhythm You can de lete any of the parts by using the mixer function See Using the Mixer on Page 22 Concert Chord The concert chord method lets begin ning keyboard players easily select and play a chord 42 4043 fm Page 19 Tuesday Au
71. rs then press To store the settings press w to display the tone number where you want to save the user tone 10 E Use or until the tone number you want appears on the display If you do not want to assign a name skip to Step 10 To give a name to your tone press gt The first character of the tone name flashes Repeatedly press or until the first character of the new name appears on the display Press gt to move to the next charac ter position Repeat Steps 8 and 9 to enter the rest of the characters in the new name Note Press 4 to change the tone number the name of the tone returns to its preset name Press w to save the user tone Save OK appears briefly and the keyboard exits the Custom Tone Synthesizer mode Hints on Creating a User Tone Use a preset tone that is similar to the you are trying to create When you already have a general idea of the tone you are trying to create it is a good idea to start with a similar preset tone If you want to use a layered tone start out with a 2DCO tone 27 SW 42 4043 fm Page 28 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 T Determine the most important parameter The PCM Set and Amp Envelope Set parameters are the major factors that determine the overall tone characteristic Start out by setting these two parameters to get the general sound you want and then set the other
72. s any key within the first 172 octaves of the lower end of the keyboard the first 18 keys from the left Using INTRO The MD 1600 s INTRO feature lets you start the selected auto rhythm with a light 3 to 8 measure introduction that blends easily into the selected rhythm Bi ep 42 4043 fm Page 17 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 L T ab To start a rhythm with an introduction select and enter the rhythm then press INTRO The introduction plays then the selected auto rhythm automatically starts Using FILL IN The FILL IN feature lets you insert a short 1 to 2 measure fill in segment into a selected auto rhythm To insert the fill in segment press and release NORMAL FILL IN while the auto rhythm is playing The MD 1600 inserts a 1 to 2 measure variation in the rhythm then the original rhythm auto matically resumes Using VARIATION Each of the MD 1600 s 100 preset auto rhythms has a built in variation alter nate to its normal beat pattern The variation differs slightly from the normal rhythm so it is almost like having two rhythms in one To play the alternate rhythm press VAR FILL IN The variation plays continuously at the selected tempo To insert the fill in segment in the alter nate rhythm press VAR FILL IN The keyboard adds a 1 to 2 measure varia tion in the rhythm To return to the normal rhythm press NORMAL FILL IN To stop the auto rhythm p
73. sired setting SUS SoS SFt or rHy appears Press the sustain pedal as you play to hear the desired sound or to start stop the selected auto rhythm 31 ah SW 42 4043 fm Page 32 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 7 USING THE MEMORY MUSICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM MEMORY The MD 1600 lets you record up to two separate songs in memory for later play back You can use either of two meth ods to record a song real time recording you record as you play or step recording you enter notes and chords one by one You can record on each of the MD 16005 six tracks separately Besides notes each track can have its own tone number Then when you play back the tracks together it sounds like an entire Six piece band Also you can use differ ent mixer settings for each track Track 1 is the main track and you can use it to record auto accompaniment and drum pad sounds as well as key board play Tracks 2 through 6 are mel ody tracks and you can use these for recording a secondary melody that in cludes keyboard play and the drum pad Because each track is independent of the others you only need to re record a single track if you make a mistake while recording on it 32 OPTIMUS MD 1600 43 ca 3 a fe A A REAL TIME RECORDING With real time recording the notes are recorded as you play them on the key board Before you start read these ti
74. the MD 1600 dry If it gets wet wipe it dry immediately Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits Use and store the MD 1600 only in normal temperature environments 5 Temperature extremes can shorten the life of electronic devices dam age batteries and distort or melt plastic parts Keep the MD 1600 away from dust and dirt which can cause prema ture wear of parts Handle the MD 1600 gently and carefully Dropping it can damage cir cuit boards and cases and can cause the MD 1600 to work improperly Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recommended type Batteries can leak chemicals that damage your MD 1600 s electronic parts G Wipe the MD 1600 with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new Do not use harsh chemicals cleaning solvents or strong deter gents to clean the MD 1600 Modifying or tampering with the MD 1600 s internal components can cause a mal function and might invalidate its warranty If your MD 1600 is not performing as it should take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance 49 42 4043 fm Page 50 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 7 SPECIFICATIONS Number of Keys ci 73 aA EAE DE Genoa eei des 6 Polyphonic Sound 2 terre e epa 24 note Max Preset Tones 200 128 General MIDI 32 synthesized 32 user 8 drum sets with Layer and S
75. to return to the channel selection screen and repeat Steps 2 4 To exit the edit mode press MIXER The display shows the performance status of the channels as edited Editing the Parameter You can change the settings of six pa rameters such as tone volume and pan relative position of the tone between the left and right speaker channels for the selected channel Follow these steps to edit the parame ters 1 Select the channel you want to edit as described in Steps 1 and 2 of Editing the Status of a Channel on Page 23 2 Press w under CURSOR ENTER to enter the parameter edit mode 3 Repeatedly press 4 or to select the parameter you want to change Program Change Number 000 to 199 sets the tone assigned to the channel Note Channel 10 is reserved for percussion so only tone numbers 160 DRUM SET1 through 167 DRUM SET 8 can be set for Chan nel 10 Volume 000 to 127 controls the volume of the selected channel 24 Pan 000 to 127 controls the pan 000 is fully left 64 is the center position and 127 is fully right Fine Tune 50 to 50 fine tunes the pitch of the selected chan nel in cent units A cent is one hun dredth of a semitone There are 12 semitones per octave C Coarse Tune 12 to 12 coarsely tunes the pitch of the selected channel in semitone units Express Expression 000 to 127 controls the volume of the selected channel Sim
76. tton you want to change to Deleting Individual Data 1 Follow Steps 1 5 under Editing Memory Contents on Page 39 2 Press and at the same time DataDel appears 3 Press w to delete the selected data Or press 4 or or or to cancel the procedure without deleting any thing 40 Deleting Data a Specific Track 1 Press MEMORY until Rec No appears Within 5 seconds use or to select a song number 2 Hold down MEMORY until Tr Del appears 3 Within 5 seconds press MEMORY TRACK for the track s you want to delete You can specify more than one track by pressing more than one button To deselect a track simply press its button again The track contents indicator s for the selected track flash es 4 To delete the data in the selected track s press w The keyboard goes into playback standby mode To exit the track delete procedure with out changing any data press MEMORY Notes You cannot change the song num ber after Tr De1 appears You cannot select a track that does not contain any recorded data Bi SS ah 42 4043 fm Page 41 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 Y T USING MIDI ab Your MD 1600 includes a feature called MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Inter face the universal standard for send ing and receiving performance data between electronic musical instru ments regardless of manufac
77. turer Using MIDI you can play music on your MD 1600 and another instrument at the same time while pressing the keys on only one record your music to a se quencer acquire a wider selection of preset tones from a sound module and much more ABOUT MIDI Every MiIDl equipped instrument has MIDI OUT and IN terminals Some also have a MIDI THRU terminal Each termi nal serves a different purpose MIDI OUT sends MIDI data to talks to the other MIDI instrument s MIDI IN receives listens to MIDI data sent by the other MIDI instrument s MIDI THRU lets you connect network additional MIDI instruments and sends along to other MIDI devices a copy of all data it receives through its MIDI IN ter minal The cable that connects MIDI devices does not actually carry sound between them like a speaker wire carries sound from a receiver to a speaker Instead MIDI equipped devices talk to each oth er in digital codes instructions One MIDI device sends digital instructions representing exactly what is being played on it The other MIDI device re ceives and translates those instruc tions then produces or records the sound exactly as it was played on the first device MAKING THE MIDI CONNECTIONS MIDI OUT MIDI Your MD 1600 has MIDI OUT and IN ter minals To connect your MD 1600 to an other MIDI equipped device you must use a MIDI cable available at your local RadioShack store MIDI
78. ust 3 1999 6 51 7 T ab Follow these steps to start standard fin gering auto accompaniment 1 Set MODE to FINGERED 2 Select and enter an auto rhythm See Selecting Playing an Auto Rhythm on Page 15 3 To start the auto rhythm before your auto accompaniment press START STOP or INTRO To synchronize the start of the selected auto rhythm with your accompaniment press SYNCHRO ENDING 4 Begin the accompaniment at the desired interval by pressing at least three accompaniment keys to play the desired chord To play a melody along with the accompaniment press any key s to the right of the accompaniment keys 5 To change chords without interrupt ing the rhythm simply press the auto accompaniment keys required to form the new chord 6 To stop accompaniment and the auto rhythm press START STOP Full Range Chords While the easy random and standard fin gering methods limit chord formations to the accompaniment keys the full range chord method lets you play chords of any type on any of the MD 1600 s keys Set MODE to FULL RANGE CHORD and follow the steps under Standard Finger ing If you press three or more keys anywhere on the keyboard that form a chord the MD 1600 plays that chord The MD 1600 responds with melody sounds if you press fewer than three keys Notes e In the full range chord mode the MD 1600 recognizes these 23 chords in addition to the 15 chor

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