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MIC VOLUME slider
To use the headset mike
1, Set the MIC VOLUME slider to the
MIN position,
2. Plug the headset mike into the
MIC jack.
3. Slide the POWER/MODE selector
to the PLAY position.
4, Uso the MIC VOLUME slider to
adjust the microphone volume
level. Be careful of setting the vol
ume too high and causing feed-
back (ee below).
Important!
‘+ Whendisconnectingthe microphone from
the keyboard, be sure to hold on to the
plug at the end of the wire when you pull
it out,
* Seiting the microphone volume too high
‘or positioning the microphone too close
to the speaker can cause feedback noise
‘When feedback occurs, try lowering the
volume or moving the microphone away
from the speaker.
* Use the MIC jack only for connection of
the headset mike that comes with the
keyboard. Never connect any other type
‘of microphone or other device. Doing so
can interfere with the quality of the sounds
produced by the keyboard and can even
cause permanent damage to the keybuord.
‘+ Whenever plugging the microphone into
or unplugging it from the MIC jack, be
sure to set the MIC VOLUME setting to
its MIN position, or switch off keyboard
power.
Operations
Using the Digital Effect Bank
‘Thiskeyboard lets you apply a variety of digital effects to built in tonesand to sounds you input
with the microphone. There are a total of 60 different effects (including NON EFFECT), the
names of which are marked on the keyboard console,
Note
In this manual, the above di
How effects work .. .
Let's try out a few effects to see what they
do when applied to a sound.
Connect the headset mike to the keyboard
(page 16) and perform the following opera-
tion,
J. Switch power on. At this time, the
PIANO tone along with effect 00
SMALL HALL are automatically
selected,
2. Play something on the keyboard,
‘ond youcanhear the PIANO tone.
with the SMALL HALL effect ap-
plied fot. Asitsname implies, the
SMALL HALL effect gives the tone
the acoustics of a small concert
hol.
3. Now try saying something into the
microphone. The SMALL HALL ef-
fect is also oppiied to your voice.
Now continue with the following procedure
torepeat the above procedure with no effect
applied.
1. Perform the following key opera-
tion toselect NON EFFECT: <EFFECT
button> <5> <9>.
tal effects are referred to as “digital effects" or simply “effect
2. Play a few notes, and you hear
the PIANO tone without any ef-
fect applied.
3. Say something Into the micro-
phone, and your voice is repro-
duced without alteration,
The SMALL HALL effect we hear above
a kind of reverb effect. In addition, the
keyboard also provides you with the effects
noted in the following table.
EffectName | Applicable Effect
Numbers
Reverb 100, 07, 02, 03, 04
Delay 05, 06
Piich Shifter 07, 08
Ensemble 09
‘Chorus. 12
10,11
Tremolo 14
Vibrato 15
Pani 17,18
Distortion 13
Vocoder 9
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