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General| Display | LCD |
|---|---|
| Effects | Reverb, Chorus |
| MIDI | In, Out |
| Presets | 32 |
| Connections | Headphone, MIDI In/Out, Pedal |
Procedures for cleaning and upkeep of the instrument.
Technical details and essential pre-operation advice.
Procedures for updating firmware and restoring factory settings.
Methods to choose and assign sounds to keyboard sections.
How to recall and program performance settings.
How to choose styles and use style control buttons.
Using and handling floppy disks for data transfer.
Internal storage and partition management.
Recording, loading, and playing songs.
Creating and playing 8-track songs with style accompaniments.
Using reverb and chorus effects.
Configuring MIDI settings and general instrument parameters.
Contains technical specifications, index, and supplementary info.
Technical details and overview of instrument capabilities.
Features like sequencer, styles, disk drive, and MIDI.
Using karaoke, vocal effects, and updating the system.
MIDI features and connecting to computers.
Essential pre-operation advice and backup battery details.
Procedures for updating firmware and restoring factory settings.
Controls for powering on/off, volume, and menu navigation.
Navigating and selecting instrument modes and data.
Quick access to styles/sounds and function buttons.
Controls for style variations, fills, fade, and tempo.
Start/stop, intro, ending, and sequencer operation.
Activating keyboard sections and using programmable pads.
Accessing storage functions for disks.
Accessing utility functions, sampling, and pitch/modulation ball.
Connecting headphones and using the disk drive.
Connecting power and audio devices.
MIDI ports and serial port for computer connection.
Connections for vocal processor, video output, and pedals.
Turning on the instrument and initial checks.
Playing the keyboard and selecting initial sounds.
Choosing and playing instrument performances.
Using direct access buttons to change sound combinations.
Playing styles with auto-accompaniments.
Using the programmable pads for sounds.
Using the pitch bend and modulation controller.
Activating or deactivating reverb and chorus effects.
Connecting headphones for private listening.
Connecting and using optional pedals.
Adjusting overall effect levels.
Shifting the keyboard pitch in semitone steps.
Listening to built-in demonstration songs.
Playing songs directly from disk without loading.
Explanation of the instrument's operating modes.
Common features of style and real-time modes.
How style and sound recall is governed.
Creating and playing 8-track songs and multi-timbral songs.
User-programmable and default performances.
Additional settings and MIDI performance control.
Tracks and their assignment to keyboard sections.
Categories of sounds available on the WK2.
Connecting power and audio devices.
MIDI ports and connections for vocal processor.
Connecting pedals, computer, and video output.
Connecting headphones and attaching music stand.
Overview of the instrument's multi-function LCD display.
Display zones for menus, indicators, and modes.
Procedures for entering values and selecting functions.
Typing names and confirming operations.
How sounds are assigned to tracks and keyboard modes.
Using the keyboard in full or split mode.
Various methods to choose instrument sounds.
How sound banks are organised and accessed.
How to choose and recall performances.
Steps to customize and save performances.
Adjusting track volume, effects, and transposition.
Adjusting stereo pan and pedal control for tracks.
Memorizing current settings to a performance.
How to rename a performance.
Restoring factory default performance settings.
What WK2 styles are and how to choose them.
Quick recall of styles using memory buttons.
Recalling styles via performance selection.
How to delete user styles.
Controls for starting, stopping, and transitions in styles.
Triggering fill-in patterns.
Selecting variations, fills, and setting tempo.
Gradual volume changes for styles.
Enabling/disabling accompaniment tracks and memory.
Bass part following chord inversions and lower section sound holding.
Locking tempo and saving tempo settings.
Dividing the keyboard and assigning sections.
Locking current chord to prevent unwanted changes.
Explanation of Fingered, One Finger, and Freestyle modes.
Assigning factory sounds to tracks for styles.
Selecting and saving performances.
Locking style and tempo settings.
Activating metronome, sustain, and harmony features.
Accessing vocal processor functions.
Selecting and assigning reverb and chorus effects.
Turning effects on/off and adjusting send levels.
Using and formatting floppy disks.
Internal storage and partition management.
Overview of load, save, delete, format, utility functions.
MIDI file formats and General MIDI compatibility.
Loading various data types into memory.
Loading samples and song styles into memory.
Step-by-step guide for loading files and identifying types.
Overview of floppy disk files and hard disk access.
Step-by-step guide for saving files.
Saving files to the hard disk.
Saving songs as MIDI files and song styles.
Cancelling single files from floppy disk.
Cancelling single files from a hard disk partition.
Formatting floppy disks for WK2 compatibility.
Formatting hard disk partitions.
How to create new partitions on the hard disk.
Function for copying files and partitions.
Protecting the hard disk from accidental operations.
Formatting the entire WK2 hard disk.
Procedures for inserting, ejecting, and protecting disks.
Precautions to avoid disk damage and data loss.
The importance of creating backup copies.
How to clean the disk drive heads.
Computer file naming and compatibility rules.
Definition and components of a song and its performance.
Loading and playing songs from memory.
Fast forward, rewind, and song cancellation features.
Disabling melody and playing all songs sequentially.
Playing along with a song using keyboard tracks.
Showing song lyrics on an external monitor or TV.
Performances associated with song styles and how to select them.
Playing song styles with keyboard tracks.
Creating song styles by recording.
Playing back recorded song styles and sequencer control.
Clearing recorded song style data.
Assigning a name to a song style.
Selecting and assigning reverb and chorus effects.
Turning effects on/off and adjusting send levels.
Turning effects on/off and adjusting send levels.
Saving effects settings to memory buttons.
Explanation of MIDI and its purpose.
Connecting WK2 to a computer via serial cable.
How MIDI channels are assigned to tracks.
Guidelines for connecting MIDI devices.
Programmable MIDI channel assignments.
Locking MIDI channels and using the common channel.
Reserved for MIDI accordion connection.
Controlling external devices with WK2.
MIDI numbering systems and General MIDI compatibility.
Controlling WK2 from a MIDI accordion.
Using the serial port for computer connection.
Specific connection details for Mac and PC.
Controlling WK2 from a master keyboard.
Selecting styles using MIDI common channel.
Simulating style controls via MIDI.
Selecting effects using MIDI common channel.
MIDI control values for style functions.
General MIDI compatibility and channel lock settings.
MIDI data for song styles and performances.
Assigning MIDI channels and local control.
Internal clock and G.Midi settings.
External start/stop control.
Locking MIDI channels and transmitting data via MIDI.
Initializing the WK2 to factory settings.
Using SysEx messages for instrument control.
Overview of the digital audio sampler.
Steps to perform sampling and regulate input signals.
Parameters for editing sampled sounds.
Setting volume, pan, and tuning for samples.
Clearing samples from memory.
Activating and editing vocal processor functions.
How pads function when the vocal processor is active.
Pad functions for track mute and equalizer settings.
Pad functions for editing and vocal mute.
Assigning functions to the pedal input and volume control.
Adjusting tuning, touch sensitivity, and serial port settings.
Setting video standard and enabling lyrics projection.
MIDI programming tasks menu.
Assigning MIDI channels, local control, and clock settings.
General MIDI and start/stop control settings.
Locking MIDI channels and transmitting data via MIDI.
Initializing the WK2 to factory settings.
Using SysEx messages for instrument control.
Steps to dump instrument data to external devices.
How to receive MIDI dump data.
SysEx commands for effects and tuning.
Lists sounds categorized by group and bank.
Lists drumkits and their associated sounds.
Tables for styles, songs, and performances via MIDI.
Mapping CC numbers to reverb and chorus effects.
Detailed drumkit assignments across different banks.
Further drumkit assignments across banks.
Final drumkit assignments across banks.
Visual representation of recognized chords in C.
Table detailing MIDI messages transmitted and recognized.
Mapping of CC messages to specific functions and tracks.
Notes regarding radio frequency interference and compliance.
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