Kohler KD-140 - User Manual

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Summary

BASIC OPERATION

Using the LCD screen

Guidance on interacting with the LCD screen, including touch sensitivity and grayed-out elements.

The main screen

Description of the default screen displayed upon powering on the instrument.

DEMO SONGS

To listen to the demo songs

Instructions on how to play the piano demo, sound demo, and style demo songs.

PLAYING

1.Selecting sounds

Details on selecting sounds, organized into 10 groups called Programs, with 346 sounds available.

COMBINING PROGRAMS

Layer Function (play two sounds together)

Explains how to combine two programs to play simultaneously by pressing the [LAYER] switch.

Split Function

Select each sound

Guidance on using 'A' and 'B' cells to select sounds for the upper and lower keyboard ranges.

Adding Reverb to the sound

AUTOMATIC ACCOMPANIMENT

Using automatic accompaniment

Instructions for activating automatic accompaniment by pressing the [ACC] switch.

Selecting a rhythm style

Changing how you specify the chords

Syncro start;stop

Adjusting the tempo

Adjusting the volume of individual parts

SONG

To play song data:

Steps for playing song data from a diskette, including inserting, selecting, and playback.

Adjusting the volume of a song

Adjusting the volume of individual parts

Adjusting various settings for each part

Using a mic

Using mic effects

Basic (Realtime) recording (with automatic accompaniment)

Basic recording (Realtime Recording)

Multitrack recording

Load the previously saved song data

Instructions to load previously saved song data from a floppy disk for multitrack recording.

Access the “Rec 2;3” page

How to access the 'Rec 2/3' page by pressing the [PAGE >] button.

Select the track that you wish to record

Guidance on selecting a track to record by pressing the 'Track' button until it shows 'Rec'.

Select a sound program

How to select a sound program for the track being recorded by pressing the 'Program' cell.

CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENT

Rear Panel:

Diagram and explanation of the rear panel connectors for MIDI, audio, and power.

Kohler KD-140 Specifications