Baldwin Piano & Organ Company Pianovelle PS1500 User manual

OWNER’S
MANUAL
Cod. 271101
U.S.English

CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert
the user to the presence of uninsulated “dan-
gerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure
that may be of sufficient magnitude to consti-
tute a risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral tri-
angle is intended to alert the user to the pres-
ence of important operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature accom-
panying the product.
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
ELECTRICSHOCK,DONOTREMOVECOVER
(ORBACK).NOUSER-SERVICEABLEPARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS
1. Read all the instructions (Safety, Installation and FCC if applicable) before using the product.
2. Do not use this product near water (example, near a swimming pool, spa, tub, sink or wet basement) and do not
expose to rain.
3. This product should be used only with a cart or stand that is recommended by the manufacturer, or should be
used with the components supplied. If this product requires assembly before being played, take special care to
follow the assembly instructions found at the back of the manual.
4. This product, whether alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers, may be capable
of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss. Do not operate for long periods of time at a
high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears,
you should consult an audiologist.
5. WARNING: Do not place this product or any other objects on the power cord, or place it in a position where
one could walk on, trip over or roll anything over power or connecting cords of any kind.
6. This product should be located so that its location does not interfere with its proper ventilation.
7. This product should be located away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, or other products that
produce heat.
8. This product should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or
as marked on the product.
9. This product may be equipped with a polarised line plug (one blade wider than the other). This is a safety
feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the wall outlet, contact an electrician to replace your obsolete
outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the plug.
10. The power supply cord of the product should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for long periods of
time.
11. Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings.
12. This product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when:
a) the power supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or
b) objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the product; or
c) the product has been exposed to rain; or
d) the product does not appear to operate normally or exhibits marked changes in performance; or
e) the product has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.
13. Do not attempt to service the product beyond that described in the user-maintenance instructions. All servicing
should be referred to qualified service personnel.
14. Some Generalmusic products may have benches and/or accessory mounting fixtures that are either supplied as
part of the product or as optional accessories. Please ensure that benches are correctly assembled and stable
and any optional fixtures (where applicable) are well secured before use.
15. Electromagnetic Interference (RFI) This electronic product utilises digital sample wave processing technology
(S.W.P.) that may adversely affect radio/TV reception. Read the FCC note on the inside back cover of the
owner’s manual for additional information.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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Note:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuant
toPart15ofFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterference
in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installedandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.
However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisinstrumentdoes
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the instrument
off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
CAUTION: Changesormodifications tothisproductnotexpresslyapprovedbythemanufacturercouldvoid
the user’s authority to operate this product.

Stock Code 271101
PRINTED IN ITALY
Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
BaldwinPiano&OrganCompany,422WardsCornerRd.,Loveland,Ohio,45140-8390-USA

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Contents i
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Contents
USER GUIDE
Introduction How to use the owner’s manual i
Specifications ii
Update the Operating System with OS-Disks v
System Reset v
• 1 Quick Guide 1. 1 Power up and get to know the basics. 1. 1
The initial status (default) 1. 2
Adjusting the General Volume 1. 2
Play withAutoAccompaniment Styles 1. 3
Listen to the Demo Styles 1. 5
Demo Style 1. 5
Multimedia 1. 6
Selecting instrument Sounds 1. 8
Selecting the Programmable Presets 1. 10
Change the touch sensitivity 1. 12
Play the Programmable Pads 1. 12
Play with Effects or bypass them 1. 13
Play with headphones 1. 14
Play with the pedals 1. 14
Regulate the general Effect
volumes and activate loudness 1. 15
Transpose the instrument (Semitones) 1. 16
PlayAll Songs 1. 17
Song Play - Direct from Disk 1. 18
Recording a Song/Style 1. 20
• 2 Front & Rear Panel 2. 1
Front Panel (buttons & controls) 2. 6
Rear Panel (Connections) 2. 10
• 3 Basic concepts 3. 1 Play modes 3. 1
Presets 3. 3
Tracks 3. 5
Sounds 3. 5
Edit Modes 3. 6
Connections 3. 7
The Display 3. 10
Data Entry 3. 13

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ii Contents
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• 4 Sounds & Presets 4. 1
The Sounds and Tracks 4. 1
Selecting Single Sounds 4. 3
Selecting Presets 4. 6
The Grand Piano Preset 4. 8
How to Program Presets 4. 10
How to Store Presets 4. 19
Restore Preset 4. 23
• 5 The Styles 5. 1 About PS1500 Styles 5. 1
Selecting Styles 5. 2
TheAccompaniment tracks 5. 5
The Style Controls 5. 6
Variation, Fill, Style Lock 5. 8
TheAccompaniment section 5. 9
Examples of using Styles 5. 16
Tempo 5. 23
Restore Sequencer 5. 24
• 6 Disk 6. 1 Floppy disk formats 6. 1
Files 6. 1
Load operations - Play directly from disk 6. 5
Load Song, SMF, Style 6. 5
Load Styles, Load Presets 6. 9
Load Sample 6. 10
LoadAll 6. 11
Loading WS and CD compatible files 6. 13
Save operations 6. 16
Save Song, SMF, Style 6. 18
Save Styles, Save Presets 6. 20
Save Sample 6. 21
SaveAll 6. 22
Utility functions 6. 23
General disk handling information 6. 28
Precautions to observe when using PS disks with a computer 6. 30
• 7 Songs & MIDI Files 7. 1
What is a Song 7. 1
What is a MIDI File 7. 1
Selecting Songs 7. 3
Song Playback 7. 4
Displaying lyrics 7. 10
Restore Songs memory 7. 13
• 8 Song/Styles 8. 1 What is a Song/Style 8. 1
Selecting Song/Styles 8. 2

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Song/Style Playback 8. 3
Restore Song/Style memory 8. 9
• 9 Digital Effects 9. 1 Selecting the effect types 9. 2
Bypassing the effects 9. 4
Regulating the Send levels 9. 5
• 10 MIDI 10. 1 What is MIDI? 10. 1
Playing PS1500 with a master keyboard 10. 4
PS1500 in Song mode used as a controlling device 10. 7
Programming Songs on an external sequencer 10. 8
MIDI Panic 10. 10
REFERENCE GUIDE
• 11 Selection/Display Hold/Metronome 11. 1
Selection 11. 1
Display Hold 11. 6
Metronome 11. 6
• 12 Edit Preset section 12. 1
Overview 12. 1
• Preset 12. 3
The Preset functions 12. 3
• MIDI 12. 7
The MIDI functions 12. 8
• Mixer 12. 15
• Sound 12. 17
The Sound parameters 12. 20
Clear Sound and ClearAll 12. 24
• Drumkit 12. 27
The Drumkit parameters 12. 31
Erase “Drumkit” and Clear “Drumkit” 12. 34
• 13 General 13. 1
• 14 Edit effects 14. 1
• 15 User Style recording 15. 1
Recording User Styles 15. 3
Programming the User Style Preset 15. 7
• 16 Song/Style Recording 16. 1
Recording Song/Styles 16. 2
Programming the Song/Style Preset 16. 7
• 17 Song Recording 17. 1
Recording Songs 17. 2
Programming the Song Preset 17. 7

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• 18 Song Edit 18.1 Quantize function 18. 2
Clear function 18. 4
Master Track function 18. 9
Copy function 18.1 3
• 19 SAMPLE / RECORD 19.1
Regulating the Mic/Line signal 19. 3
Preparing to sample - select the Splits 19. 4
Programmable PadsAssign 19. 12
• 20 Play All Songs - Restore 20. 1
Play all Songs 20. 1
Restore 20. 2
Software Release Date 20. 3
APPENDIX Tables A i
MIDI Implementation Chart A. xiv
Glossary A. xvii
Index A. xxi

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Introduction i
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1. Insert the disk into the disk drive.
The first step in loading songs from
diskistoinsertadisk xontainingcom-
patiblesongsintothedisk driveofthe
PS1500. This instrument is compati-
ble with CD and WS Series songs,
StandardMIDIFilesand,ofcourse,PS
series songs.
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CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations and thanks for purchasing Baldwin’s Pianovelle PS1500. This instrument provides
high quality sounds and accompaniments, and a simple user interface with a 2x40 LCD backlit display
which allows total control of all performance and programming activities.
MULTIMEDIA FACILITIES
PS1500 isa multimedia pianoworkstation which offersseveral waysof interfacing withthe instrument.
WiththeoptionalAudio/VideoInterface,aguitarplayercanconnecttotheMic/LineinputsofthePS1500
andmix his soundswith thoseof theworkstation (complete witheffectsprocessing). At the sametime,
agroupofsingerscanfollowthelyricsprojectedonatelevision(orothervideoprojectiondevice)bythe
PS1500.
THE OWNER’S MANUAL
The Owner’s Manual is supplied as a 3-ring binder with instructions inserted inside.
How to use the manual
Do not use it as a paperweight: read it. If you understand how PS1500 operates, you can save a lot of
time. You are encouragedto experimentwith alternativeoperating methods:thePS1500 issufficiently
flexibletopermitseveralchoicestoobtainthesameresults. TheUserGuideoffersinformationonthree
different levels of complexity: as numbered images or pictures, as brief instructions and as detailed
instructions. You canlimit yourselfto followingthe imagesonly, orby readingthe boldblacktype,orby
referring to the normal text containing detailed instructions.
The second part of the manual contains the Reference Guides which describe all the instrument’s
functionsindetailwithoutdiscussingprocedures. ExperienceduserscanlimitthemselvestotheRefer-
ence chapters.
At the end of the manual is the Appendix containing tables, midi specs, a Glossary and an Index.
1st. level - numbered
images
3rd level - detailed
instructions
2nd level - procedure in
concise form

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ii Introduction
SPECIFICATIONS
• Polyphony & multitimbricity
Maximumpolphony:32voices. Multitimbric-
ity: 8 parts (Style/Preset modes) or 16 parts
(Songmode). Eachpartisassignedtoatrack.
InStyle/Presetmode,3tracks(maximum)are
assigned to the keyboard and the other 5 to
the auto-accompaniments.
• Sound Generation
TheSoundsarebasedonsampledwaveforms
(PCM, Wavetables and Subtractive Synthe-
sistechnology)and elaborated bya series of
macrofunctions. Theinstrument’s32oscilla-
tors generate “single” Sounds (32-note poly-
phonic) or “layered” Sounds (16 note poly-
phonic), depending on the number of oscilla-
tors used to elaborate the Sound (1 or 2).
• ROM Sounds
ROM(permanentmemory) contains4Mega-
bytes of ROM Sounds, totalling almost 400
permanent Sounds and Drumkits.
• Sound Edit
PS1500’smacro-editfacilitiespermitrapidand
easy Sound and Drumkit editing to produce
editedSounds(E-Sounds)whicharestoredin
the Presets. The modifications are stored in
the Presets to allow Songs, Styles or Presets
toloadthecorrectsounds. Youcanalsooptto
recall your modified Presets with original
Sounds instead of edited ones.
• Sample-RAM
PS1500 is fitted with a battery-backed Sam-
ple-RAMdedicatedtothestorageofSamples.
PCMSamplekitscanbeloadedintoSample-
RAM from disk, or can be recorded with the
PS1500 sampler,accessedviatheAudio/Vid-
eo Interface.
• Digital Effects Processor
Two Digital Effects Processors, controlled in
real time, enrich the sound with effects (re-
verbsandmodulations). Twodifferenteffects
(1Reverband1Modulation)canbeassigned
to each Preset and an editor is available to
create user-effects which are stored in the
Presets.
• 16 Track Recording Studio
The 16-track Sequencer includes a series of
functions that allow Style, Song/Style and
Song recording (real time system), playback
and editing. Also featured is a Text function
(to display Song lyrics). Song/Style record-
ing allows the rapd recording of an 8-track
songbyusingexistingStyles. Sequencedata
is conserved in the battery-backed System-
RAM.
• Play All Songs, Chain
ThePlayAllSongsfunctionallowsthedirect
playback of all Songs or MidiFiles present on
diskwithoutloadingthedataintomemory. The
Songs or MidiFiles play as a medley which
you can stop at any time with the Play All
Songs button. Song/Styles and Songs fea-
ture the Chain function which allows you to
chaintheSongorSong/Stylesinmemoryand
play them one after the other with a single
command.
• AutomaticAccompaniment
Stylesprovideautoomatic musical accompa-
niment, consisting of 5 tracks. Every Style
has4 Variations. Upto 16 diskbased Styles
(User programmable) can be loaded and au-
tomatically stored in the battery-backed Sys-
tem-RAM.
• Disk Drive
Data can be stored on 3.5” HD Floppy disks
on PS1500 format (1.4 Megabytes - Ms-Dos
standard) orAtari/Falcon format (720 Kbytes