Technics SX-KN400 Owner's Manual

Part III
Composer
(KN400)
With the COMPOSER you can create original
rhythms, or you can edit preset rhythms as
desired. Then store up to four of your creations
in the COMP 1-4 buttons for instant recall.
In the COMPOSER section, the five parts com-
prising the
rhythm-DRUMS, BASS and AC-
COMP 1, 2, 3-are selected with the RECORD
button and added one at a tim
e.
Although you may choose to store only one or
two parts
in the COMPOSER, the BASS and
ACCOMP
1,' 2, 3 parts should be stored if using
the
AUTO PLAY CHORD feature.
Here is what the parts of the
COMPOSER do:
RECORD: Press this button and the part indicated
on the display is available for storing. Each time
the button is pressed, the part
available for storing
changes.
INSTR ERASE: Use this button to delete the
pattern of a specific instrument from the
DRUMS
part.
CLEAR: When this button is pressed, the con-
tents of the part indicated
on the display are
cleared.
Recording and playback
----COMPOSER----
QUANT I ZE BEAT INSTR
o .1> , 3/4 CLEAR ERASE RECORD
OJ. 0 0 0 0
00000
RHYTHM SELECT
M ARCH 1 M ARCH 2 COUNTRY WALTZ TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 COMP 1 0 0
J AZZ JAZZ J AZZ BOSSA- 0
BIG BA ND COMBO 1 CD MB02 DIXIE WALTZ SAMBA NOVA COMP 2
0
ROCK 'N' ROCK LATIN LATIN 0
8 BEAT 1 8 BEAT2 ROLL SHUFFLE BALLAD ROCK 1 ROCK 2 COMP 3 0
JAZZ
16 BEAT 1 16 BEAT 2 ROCK
000
000
SWING 0
FUNK ROCK DISCO 1 DISCO 2 COMP 4 0
o 0 000
OOOOOo Va
N
BEAT: Press this button to specify 3/4 time. When
it is off, the time signature is 4/4 time.
QUANTIZE: By turning on this function before
recording, the timing of the recorded performance
is
automatically "evened out."
COMP
1-4: Store four of your original patterns
in these buttons for instant
recall.
Part III
Create an accompaniment pattern.
A repeating two-measure pattern is stored by
playing in real-time on the keyboard.
I. Setting up to store the rhythm pattern
1. Press the RECORD button in the COMPOSER
section. The COMP 1-4 indicators flash.
RECORD
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2. Press one of the COMP 1-4 buttons in which
you
will store your new rhythm pattern. The
indicator for the
selected button lights.
"
ALL" appears on the display.
RHYTHM SELECT
caMP 1 00
caMP 2
0
0
caMP 3
0
0
caMP 4
0
0
Recording and playback
3. When creating a new rhythm pattern, all parts
of a
previously stored rhythm in the selected
number button can now be deleted by pressing
the CLEAR button.
CLEAR
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4. To record a pattern in 3/4 time, press the BEAT
button
to turn it on.
BEAT
3/4
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5. To use the quantize function, use the QUAN-
TIZE button to select »3 or)l . (Refer to page
19.)
QUANTIZE
0) 3
OJ.
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Technics SX-KN400 Specifications

General

Brand	Technics
Model	SX-KN400
Category	Electronic Keyboard
Language	English