Casio Va-10 User manual

VA-10

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‘Thank

youand

congratulations

on

your

pur-

chase

of

the

CASIO

VA-10

keyboard.

In

order

to

enjoy

the

features

and

funetions

of

the

VA-10

to

their

fullest,

be

sure

to

care-

fully

read

this

manual

and

follow

the

structions

contained

herein,

+

Tone

Bank

Choose

fromamong

100

exciting

sounds,

including

instruments

such

as

PIANO,

TRUMPET,

and

VIOLIN,

sound

effects

like

EMERGENCY

ALARM

and

CAR

HORN,

plus

percussion

sound

such

ay

ROCK

DRUM

+

Auto-Rhythms

12

swinging

auto-rhythm

patterns

give

you

everything

from

ROCK

to

16

BEAT

‘and

SAMBA.

You

can

change

the

tempo

‘of

each

chythm

with

the

touch

of

a

key

+

Headset

Microphone

he

keyboard

comes

with

its

own

headset

microphone

which

keeps

both

yourhands

free

while

you

sing,

*

Digital

Effect

Bank

A

full

menu

of

digital

effects

provide

reverb

and

delay.

plus

a

host

of

other

professional-tevel

special

effects.

You

canevenedit

the

parameters

of

the

effects

to

create

your

own

originals,

which

you

‘ean

then

store

in

one

of 10

user

memory

locations.

+

Vocoder

Microphone

and

built-in

effect

provide

vocoder

effect

capabilities

to

let

you

use

your

voice

like

a

keyboard

tone,

+

Pitch

Sensor

Hum

into

the

microphone

and

the

key-

board

detects

the

pitch

of

your

voice,

and

ses

it

to

produce

notes

through

its

sound

souiree.

+

Memory

Function

and

Harmony

Arranger

Store

your

performance

into.

memory

while

you

play.

Later,

you

can

use

Har

mony

Arranger

to

add

chords

automat

cally

*

Built-In

Percussion

Pads

+

Six

Original

Built-in

Demo

Tunes

Precaution

repli

eties

as

soon

as

possible.

Whattery

powerdropsbelow

acertain

level,

the

power

lamp

losesits

brightness.

the

quality

of

the

tone

produced

deteriorates.

a

totally

different

tone

may

sound,

demo

wnes

may

become

abnormal

or

the

power

cannot

be

turned

on.

Should

any

of

these

symptoms

occur.

CONTENTS

Choosing

a

Power

Source

Operations

smn

Getting

Started

si

Using

the

Tone

Bank...

rane

2

Using

Hand

Percussion

Sounds

A

B

Playing

Demonstration

Tunes...

Using

Auto

Rhythms

...

Using

the

Headset

Mike

Using

the

Digital

Effect

Bank

How

effects

work

Selecting

an

Effect.

‘About

single

effects

and

double

effects

Application

of

Effects

to

the

Keyboard

and

Microphone

Using

the

EFFECT

CONTROL

Button

...

Using

Effect

Memory

Storing

an

effect

into

the

Effect

Memory

To

recall

a

User

Bank

effect

..n.n

‘About

the

memory

back

up

power

copoly

Using

Effects

Effectively

..

Single

EFECS

ooo

Double

Effects

sons

Non

Effect

Using

the

Pitch

Sensor.

Using

Real-Time

Memory

..

To

record

into

Real-Time

Memory

To

playback

from

Real-Time

Memory

To

delete

Real-Time

Memory

contents

..

How

Data

is

Retained

in

Real-Time

Memory

Recordings

with

the

Pitch

Sensor

Using

Melody

Quantize.

Using

Harmony

Arranger

Care

and

Maintenance...

Troubleshooting

wn

Specifications

Control

Locations

ww

©

60

DIGITAL

EFFECT

BANK

list

(

POWER/MODE

selctor

@

MAIN

VOLUME

slider

@

MIC

VOLUME

slider

©

PITCH

SENSOR

button

(©

EFFECT

MEMORY

button

@

EFFECT

button

@®

TONE

button

@

EFFECT/TONE

SELECT

button

Pads

1508

0D

08

@

EFFECT

CONTROL

button

(@

HAND

PERCUSSION

buttons

(@

MEMORY

buttons

@

100

TONE

BANK

list

45

TEMPO

buttons

4

RHYTHM

SELECT

baton

@®

STOP

button

@

FILLIN

button

(@

HARMONY

ARRANGER

buttons

@

Speakers

@

Terminals:

@

MIC

input

jack

@

PHONES/OUTPUT

jack

@

DC

9V

input

jack

Quick

Start

This

section

gives

you

a

quick

introduction

to

everything

you

need

to

know

to

use

the

VA-

10,

[tprovides

information

on

set

up,

as

well

as

the

VA-10°s

DIGITAL

EFFECTS,

PITCH

SENSOR,

and

DEMO

tunes.

Everything

is

presented

using

actual,

easy-to-understand

‘examples.

For

full

details

on

these

and

other

features

and

functions

of

the

VA-10,

see

the

other

sections

of

this

manual.

Setting

up

the

keyboard

1,

Switch

on

keyboard

power.

Check

to

make

sure

the

POWER/MODE

se-

lector

is

in

the

OFF

position.

the

six

AAssize

batteries

into

the

battery

compart

ment

on

the

back

of

the

console.

Be

sure

to

take

care

that

the

positive

(+)

and

negative

©

ends

of

the

batteries

are

facing

correctly

QC

when

you

load

them.

AAssize

battery

2,

Connect

the

microphone

to

the

keyboard.

Assemble

the

headset

mike

that

comes

with

@

the

keyboard,

and

plug

the

microphone

into

the

keyboard's

MIC

jack.

After

itis

assembled,

place

the

headset

mike

onto

your

head

as

shown

in

the

illustration,

3,

Switch

keyboard

power

on.

+

Setthe

MAIN

VOLUME

and MIC

VOLUMEssliders

to

the

positions

shown

in

the

illustration.

+

Set

the

POWER/MODE

selector

to

the

PLAY

posi

tion.

At

this

time

the

power

indicator

should

light,

indicating

that

power

is

switched

on

°

Quick

Start

1

Now

try out

a

few

effects!

A

total

of

60

digital

effects

can

be

applied

to

built-in

tones

and

sounds

input

through

the

‘microphone,

1.

Say

something

through

the

microphone.

Your

voice

isoutput

through

the

speakers

with

teverb

applied.

This

is

SMALL

HALL,

which

is

a

Digital

Effect

Bank

setting

that

isapplied

auto-

ia}

matically

whenever

you

switch

power

on.

A

of

‘

total

of

60

different

effects

are

available

trom

the

Digital

Effect

Bank.

+

‘The

example

is

described

using

your

own

voice,

which

you

input

through

the

microphone.

Note

that

you

can

also

perform

this

procedure

using

notes

played

on

the

keyboard,

2.

Tryselecting

some

of

the

other

avallabie

effects.

Press

the

buttons

(EFFECT)

(0)

(8),

This

operation

switches

to

effect

number

08,

which

is

named

DUAL

PITCH.

Try

humming

a

tune

through

the

‘microphone.

The

output

from

the

speakers

sounds

like

a

three-person

chorus

humming

in

unison.

3.

Try

making

adjustments

in

the

effect.

Press

the

EFFECT

CONTROL

button

and

then

press

the

/\

key.

‘This

operation

changes

the

parameters

of

the

DUAL,

PITCH

effect

you

selected

in

step

2.

Try

humming

the

same

tune

as

you

did

above.

See

how

different

the

3-

person chorus

now

sounds?

Try

using

the

/\

and

\/

buttons

while

humming

through

the

microphone

to

see

how

the

sound

is

affected.

4.

Now

try

using

the

VIBRATO

effect.

Press

the

buttons

(EFFECT)

(1)

(5),

This

selects

effect

15,

which

is

the

VIBRATO

effect.

xi

8

Talk

through

the

microphone

and

play

some

noteson

the

Keyboard

to

see

what

it

sounds

like.

Quick

Start

5.

Now

change

to

HEAVY

VIBRATO.

Press

the

buttons

(EFFECT)

(1)

(6).

‘This

changes

to

effect

number

16,

which

is

called

EFFECT

HEAVY

VIBRATO.

Talk

through

the

microphone

t

1

6

alk

throug!

icroy

0

@

>

Qe

@

=

_

see

what

it

sounds

like.

This

effect

raises

and

lowers

‘your

voice

much

more

than

simple

VIBRATO.

6,

Now

try

using

the

VOCODER

effect

Thisis

aspecial

type

of

effect,

unlike

anything

we

have

tried

up

to

now.

Use

the

following

procedure

to

try

the

vocoder

effect

EFFECT

+

Press

the

buttons

[EFFECT]

[1]

[9].

1

a3

This

selects

the

VOCODER

effect,

which

is

effect

YOY

number

19.

TONE

+

Press

the

buttons

{TONE}

[1]

[2].

‘This

selects

tone

number

12,

which

is

TRUMPET

1.

+

Play

somethi

keyboard.

at

2

278

ere

Nothing

hi

1s!

Now

try

holding

de

the

keyboard

Keyswhiltaling

irooghthe

ierophone.Thesound

{TY

By

"

reproduced

through

the

speakers

is

the

TRUMPET

tone

that

“talks”

by

reproducing

what

you

say

through

themike!'Thismakes

the

VOCODER

effectanexciting

feature

of

amazing

musical

potential.

2%

Let's

use

the

Pitch

Sensor!

‘The

Pitch

Sensor

lets

you

play

keyboard

tones

by

humming

through

the

microphone,

without

playing

on

the

keys.

It

takes

a

bit

of

practice

to

get

used

to,

but

the

result

is

worth

it!

1,

Switch

the

Pitch

Sensor

on.

Press

the

PITCH

SENSOR

button.

PITCH

SEI

Bere

the

buttons

[TONE]

[1]

[6]

to

select

tone

number

16,

which

is

named

OBOE.

Quick

Start

Put

your

mouth

as

close

to

the

microphone

as

you

can,

andiry

humming

a

simple

melody,

like

the

one

shown

below.

eS

As

you

hum,

the

VA-10

detects

the

pitch

of

your

voice

and

plays

the

corresponding

note

using

the

keyboard

tone

(OBOE

in

our

example

here).

Remember,

however,

that

you

have

to

produce

a

clear

tone,

or

else

the

Pitch

Sensor

function

will not

be

able

to

produce

a

melody

correctly.

Ifyou

experience

trouble,

try

practicing

by

holding

your

hummed

notes

until

the

desired

note

is

produced

from

the

speakers.

'@

Now

for

some

demonstration

tunes

‘The

VA-10

comes

programmed

with

six

demonstration

tunes.

You

can

select

the

tones

and

effects

to

use

for

demonstration

tune

playback.

1.

Set

the

POWER/MODE

selector

to

the

DEMO

—e

Position

to

enter

the

DEMO

mode.

sy

2.

Press

the

key

on

the

far

right

of

the

keyboard

to

start

play

of

the

first

demonstration

tune.

Play

continues

through

all six

tunes.

3.

To

stop

a

cemonstration

tune

while

it

is

play-

ing,

press

the

STOP

button.

4.

To

retum

to

the

keyboard

to

its

normal

func-

tion,

set

the

POWER/MODEselectorto

the

PLAY

Position.

Remember

to

be

sure

to

read

the

rest

of

this

manual

to

find

out

how

to

get

the

most

of

the

features

and

functions

of

the

VA-10.

10

Choosing

a

Power

Source

You

can

power

your

keyboard

with

6

AA

batteries,

standard

AC

power

(with

an

op-

tional

AC

adaptor)

or

by

plugging

in

to

the

cigarette

lighter

of

a

car

(with

an

optional

car

adaptor).

Installing

the

batteries

‘This

keyboard

can

be

powered

by

6

AA

size

(SUM-3/R6P)

manganese

dry

cell

batter

ies,

Make

sure

that

the

POWER/MODE.

selector

is

set

to

the

OFF

position

when

installing

batteries.

1,

Open

the

battery

compartment

cover

on

the

bottom

of

the

unit.

2.

Load

new

batteries

taking

care

that

the

plus

(+)

and

minus

©)

poles

are

facing

in

the

correct

directions.

+

Standard

battery

life

is

approximately

2

hours.

Note

Any

of

the

following

conditions

indicates

that

battery

poweris

low

and

that

you

should

replace

batteries

or

shift

to

one

of

alternate

power

sources

as

soon

as

possible.

+

Dim

power

supply

lamp

+

Abnormally

low

speaker/headphone

vol-

Distortion

of

sound

output

‘Cannot

turn

the

power

on

Abnormal

demo

tune

playback

Abnormal

sound

produced

by

the

pads

Continued

sound

output

even

after

you

release

a

button

Precautions

Incorrectly

using

batteries

can

cause

them

to

leak

or

burst.

and

may

damage

your

unit

Note

the

following

precautions:

+

Be

sure

that

the

plus

(+)

and

minus

(-)

poles

are

facing

in

the

correct

directions.

+

Do

not

mix

battery

types.

+

Do

not

mix

new

batteries

with

old

ones.

+

Never

leave

dead

batteries

in

the

battery

‘compartment.

+

Remove

batteries

when

not

using

the

unit

for

extended

periods.

+

Neveriry

to

recharge

the

batteries

that

are

specified

forthe

power

supply

ofthis

unit.

+

Do

not

expose

batteries

to

direct

heat,

let

them

become

shorted

ot

try

to

take

them

apart.

(Uf

a

battery

leaks,

clean

out

the

battery

compartment

of

the

unit

immediately,

taking

care

to

avoid

letting

the

battery

fluid

come

into

direct

contact

with

your

skin.)

Using

AC

power

‘An

AC

adaptor

(AD-S,

optional)

is

required

When

using

household

current.

Use

only

a

‘genuine

CASIO

adaptor

with

the

same

volt-

age

rating

(100,

117,

220

or

240V)

as

the

power

supply

in

your

area

to

prevent

dam-

age

to

internal

components.

Be

sure

totum

the

power

of

the

unitoff

before

you

connect

the

adaptorto

the

unit.

Plug

the

AC

adaptor

into

the

AC

outlet

and

the

cord

into

the

unit.

‘This

will

automatically

cut

off

the

battery

power

supply.

Choosing

a

Power

Source

Using

a

car's

cigarette

lighter

With

the

car

adaptor

(CA-S

optional),

DC

poweris

supplied

fromacar

battery

through

the

cigarette

lighter.

Be

sure

to

tum

the

powerof

the

unit

off

before

you

connect

the

adaptor

to

the

unit,

lighter

socket

Car

battery

adaptor

CA-5,

IMPORTANT

+

The

adaptor

may

become

warm

when

itis

being

used.

This

is

normal

and

does

not

indicate

any

problem.

+

Be

sure

to

unplug

the

adaptor

from

the

power

source

when

you

are

not

using

the

unit.

‘+

Whenever

connecting

or

disconnecting

the

adaptor,

be

sure

that

the

power

of

the

unit

is

switched

off.

*+

Besureto

unpiug

the

caradaptor

fromthe

cigarette

lighter

socket

when

you

are

not

using

the

unit.

Leaving

the

car

adaptor

plugged

in

can

cause

damage

or

can

run

down

your

car's

battery.

+

Never

connect

the

car

adaptor

to

a

24V

DC

cigarette

lighter

(in

a

bus

or

truck).

Doing

so

can

damage

the

unit.

+

Certain

makers

of

cars

may

have

non-

standard

cigarette

lighter

shapes

or

Be

sure

to

check

the

size

of

your

c

cigarette

lighter

before

using

the

car

adaptor.

+

Never

use

a

power

supply

that

does

not

match

that

specified

forthe

unit.

Doing

so

‘can

damage

the

adaptor

or

your

unit.

Memory

Back-Up

Power

‘The

Real-Time

Memory

(page

35)

and

Ef-

feet

Memory

(page

21)

are

electronic

memories,

which

mean

that

they

retain

their

contents

even

when

you

switch

power

off,

as

long.as

power

is

supplied

through

the

AC

adaptor

or

by

batteries,

This

means

that

Real-Time

Memory

and

Effect

Memory

contents

will

be

lost

when

there

are

no

batteries

loaded

(or

when

the

batteries

go

dead)

and

the

AC

adaptor

is

not

plugged

in

(or

power

through

the

AC

adaptor

is

inter-

rupted

for

any

reason).

Note

the

following

advice

to

keep

your

Memory

data

safe,

*

Make

sure

that

the

batteries

loaded

in

the

Keyboard

never

go

dead.

‘+

When

replacing

batteries,

be

sure

to

con-

nect

the

AC

adaptor

to

supply

power

first.

Auto

power

off

function

Powerisautomatically

cutoff

approximately

6

minutes

after

the

ast

operation

of

the

unit.

Power

supply

can

be

restored

by

switching

power

OFF

and

then

ON

again,

‘Also

note

that

any

sound

picked

up

by

the

headset

mike

is

considered

to

be

an

“opera-

tion”

ofthe

unit.

Thismeansthatevenif

you

don’t

operate

the

unit,

sound

picked

up

by

the

headset

mike

can

keep

the

auto

power

‘off

function

from

operating.

2

Operations

HAND

PERCUSSION

A

POWER/MODE

pe

oe,

_

ese

eo

foe

"

ml)

|

;

HAND

PERCUSSION

8

EFFECI/TONE

SELECT

buttons

Getting

Started

Use

the

following

procedure

for

basic

op-

eration

of

the

keyboard.

1,

Side

the

POWER/MODE

selector

to

PLAY.

At

this

time.

The

power

indicator

should

light

2.

Sot

the

MAIN

VOLUME

controller

to

a

low

setting.

3.

Press

the

keys

on

the

keyboard,

andthe

PIANO

tone

shouldsound.

Press

the

keys

as

you

use

the

MAIN.

VOLUME

controller

to

set

the

vol-

ume

to

the

level

you

want.

Using

the

Tone

Bank

‘The

Tone

Bank

gives

you

100

amazingly

realistic

tones

to

choose

from,

including

wind

and

string

instruments,

synthesized

tones,

percussion,

and

special

effects.

Use

the

following

procedure

to

select

the

tone

you

want

1,

Look

at

the

Tone

Bank

list

on

the

keyboard’sconsole

andnote

that

‘each

tone

is

identified

by

its

own

two-digit

number.

Find

the

number

for

the

tone

you

want

to

play.

Example:

If

we

want

to

play

the

VIOUN

tone,

we

first

1ook

up

its

number,

which

is

32.

2.

Press

the

TONE

button.

3.

Use

the

EFFECT/TONE

SELECT

but-

tons

to

input

the

number

of

the

tone

you

want

to

use.

Example:

To

play

the

VIOLINtone.

we

would

press

3

and

2.

4,

Press

the

keyboard

keys.

+

This

keyboard

features

6-note

polyphony

(which

means

it

can

play

six

notes

at

the

same

time)

for

most

tones.

Note,

how-

ever,

that

only

3-note

polyphony

is

avail-

able

for

the

following

tones:

02

HONKY

‘TONK:

03

HARPSICHORD;

04

TOY

PIANO;

1OBRASS

1;

11

HORN;

15

FAT

BRASS;

23

RECORDER;

31

ENSEM-

BLE

1;

35

HARP;

49

DIST

GUITAR

2.

+

With

some

of

the

percussion

tones,

you

may

not

be

able

to

distinguish

the

pitch

from

one

note

to

the

next.

+

Selecting

some

tones

automatically

splits

the

keyboard

into

wo

or

four

sections,

with

each

section

assigned

a

different

tone.

Examples

of

such

tones

are

88

ROCK

DRUM

and

90

BASS/GUITAR,

Using

Hand

Percussion

Sounds

‘The

pads

that

are

built

into

the

keyboard's

console

let

you

play

percussive

and

sound

effects

with

your

fingers,

Pressing

the

HAND

PERCUSSION

A

button

sets

the

pads

to

sound

effects,

while

the

HAND

PERCUSSION

B

button

sets

them

to

per-

cussion

effects.

‘The

following

shows

the

effects

assigned

to

each

of

the

pads.

A

B

@|

Boing

|

Hihat

@|

Cheep

|

AGoGo

(Low)

@|

Frog

|

Bass

Drum

@|

Pee-wee

|

AGo

Go

(High)

e

UFO

Snare

Note

that

the

pads

are

automatically

set

up

toplay

the

percussion

effects

(HAND

PER-

CUSSION

B)

whenever

you

switch

power

13

Operations

POWER/MODE

selector:

STOP

button

Hecdrest

Microphone

ACEERE

=

Coles

sieve

Co

rn

Demo

tune’s

number

Playing

Demonstration

Tunes

Use

the

following

procedure

to

play

any

of

the

six

built-in

original

demonstration

tunes.

To

play

back

a

tune

|,

Slide

the

POWER/MODE

selector

to

DEMO.

2,

Select

one

of

the

tunes

by

press-

ing

the

keyboard

key

marked

with

that

tunes

number

below

the

key.

‘As

soon

as

you

press

the

key,

the

tune

begins

to

play.

+

Playback

will

stop

automatically

when

the

end

of

the

tune

is

reached.

‘To

stop

playback

part

way

through,

press

the

STOP

button

DEMO

ALL

To

play

back

all

the

tunes

|,

Slide

the

POWER/MODE

selector

to

DEMO.

2.

Press

the

keyboard

key

marked

DEMO

ALL.

+

The

demonstration

tunes

are

played

in

an

endless

loop.

To

stop

playback

part

way

through,

press

the

STOP

button.

Important!

Each

demo

tuned

is

pre-programmed

with

its

own

tone,

effect

and

tempo

settings.

The

settings

of

the

last

demo

tune

played

remain

in

effect

after

playback

is

complete.

The

following

table

shows

the

tone

and

effect

ings

for

each

of

the

demo

tunes.

Demo

Tune

Tone

Effect

1

“49

DIST

GUITAR

‘46

DISTORTION

SMALL

HALL

2

_

20

FLUTE

(00

SMALL

HALL

3

(28

SYNTH-LEAD2

>

31

ENSEMBLE

3B

LARGE

HALL

/

PANNING

4

00

PIANO

(39

STEREO

DELAY

/

SMALL

HALL

5

28

SYNTH-LEAD2

3

0'SCO

6

28

SYNTH-LEAD2

>

12

TRUMPET!

‘99

STEREO

DELAY

/

SMALL

HALL

4

Using

Auto

Rhythms

‘Thiskeyboard comesequipped

with

12

Auto

Rhythm

patterns.

Use

the

following

proce-

dure

to

play

the

Auto

Rhythms.

1.

Pross

the

RHYTHM

SELECT

button,

2.

Note

the

rhythm

names

printed

below

the

keyboard

keys.

Press

the

keyboard

key

that

corre-

‘sponds

to

the

rhythm

you

want

to

play.

3.

Use

the

TEMPO

buttons

to

adjust

the

tempo

of

the

thythm.

+

Each

operation

of

the

TEMPO

buttonsis

confirmed

by

an

audible

sounc.

+

Ifthe

Auto

Rhythm

stops

sounding

while

you

are

using

the

TEMPO

buttons,

it

‘means

that

you

are

at

either

the

minimum

‘or

maximum

tempo

setting,

*

You

can

set

the

tempo

at

any

one

of

26

levels.

4,

Repeat

steps

1

and

2

to

change

to

different

rhythms.

5.

To

stop play

of

an

Auto

Rhythm

pattem.

press

the

STOP

button,

Note

*

Youcanusethe

FILL-IN

button

toinsert

fill-in

pattems

into

the

rhythm

while

itis

playing,

Using

the

Headset

Mike

‘The

headset

mike

lets

you

sing

through

the

microphone

while

layingthe

keyboard

with

both

hands.

To

assemble

the

headset

mike

J,

Install

the

microphone

onto

the

headset

as

shown

in

theillustration

above.

2.

After

adjusting

the

length

and

angle

of

the

microphone

so

that

it

ispositionedin

front

of

your

mouth,

secure

it

in

place

with

the

nut.

18

16

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

7

Operations

Selecting

an

Effect

Use

the

following procedure

to

select

the

effect

you

want.

1,

Slide

the

POWER/MODE

selector

to

the

PLAY

position.

At

this

time,

Tone

00

and

Effect

00

are

auto-

matically

selected.

2.

Set

the

MAIN

VOLUME

and

MIC

VOLUME

sliders

as

shown

in

the

ilustration.

3,

Select

the

tone

that

you

want

to

use

(page

12),

4,

Press

the

EFFECT

button.

5,

Use

the

EFFECT/TONE

SELECT

but-

fons

to

input

the

number

of

the

effect

you

want

to

use.

To

select

12

CHORUS,

for

example,

press

the

|

button

and

then

the

2

but-

ton.

+

The

effect

is

now

selected

and

will

be

‘applied

to

anything

you

play

on

the

key-

board

and

to

any

input

from

the

micro-

phone.

+

Inputting

a

value

in

the

range

of

70

to

99

in

this

step

assigns

NON

EFFECT.

+

Effects

60

through

69

are

used

for the

FECT

MEMORY

(page21).

Ifthereis,

nothing

stored

in

EFFECT

MEMORY,

inputting

a

value

in

the

range

of

60

to

69

also

assigns

NON

EFFECT,

6.

To

change

to

another

effect,

re-

peat

steps

4

and

5.

+

Foran

explanation

of

the

different

effects

‘and

their

characteristics,

se

the

section

of

this

manual

titled

“Using

Effects

Effec~

tively,”

starting

on

18

About

single

effects

and

double

effects...

‘The

digital

effects

of

this

keyboard

can

be

broadly

classified

into

two

groups:

single

effects

and

double

effects.

Single

effects

(aumbers

00

through

19)

are

those

that

apply

one

single

characteristic

to

a

tone.

Double

effects

(numbers

20

through

58)

apply

more

than

one

characteristic.

Single

effect

example:

14

TREMOLO

-_

mbes:

‘The

TREMOLO

effect

is

applied

to

any-

thing

you

play

on

the

keyboard

or

input

through

the

microphone,

and

the

result

is

‘ouiput

from

the

speaker.

Double

effect

example:

28

VIBRATO/CHORUS

|

Operations

Application

of

Effects

to

the

Keyboard

and

Microphone

Certain

effects

are

applied

to

the

keyboard

only,

microphone

only,

or

both

the

micro-

phone

and

the

keyboard,

To

tell

how

an

effect

is

applied,

took

at

its

name

on

the

keyboard

console.

In

front

of

each

effect

numberis

aletterthat

tells

you

how

that

effect

is

applied,

The

illustrations

to

the

left

of

the

Digital

Effect

Bank

list

provide

a

key

to

the

meaning

of

each

letter.

Example

Effect

application

indicator

|

D-40

|HEAVY

VIBRATO

/

STEREO

DELAY,

Effect

number

Effect

name

A

This

indicates

a

single

effect

that

is

applied

A.

to

both

the

keyboard

and

microphone,

B

This

indicates

a

single

effect

that

is

applied

B.

fo

the

microphone

only,

(FY)

+-csy-toams-(

When

something

is

played

on

the

keyboard

‘or

input

through

the

microphone,

the

VI-

BRATO

effect

i

first

applied,

and

then

the

CHORUS

effect

is

applied.

The

result

is

output

from

the

speaker.

+

Note

that

certain

effectsare

applied

to

the

keyboard

only,

microphone

only,

or

both

the

microphone

and

the

keyboard.

See

page

19

for

details.

+

Foran

explanation

of

the

different

effects

and

their

characteristics,

see

the

section

of

this

manual

titled

“Using

Effects

Effec-

tively,”

starting

on

page

22.

€

Thisindicatesadoubleetfect

thatis

applied

to

both

the

keyboard

and

microphone.

D

Thisindicatesadoubleeffect,inwhichboth

effects

(2.

and

3

in

the

Digital

Effect

Bank

list)

are

applied

to

the

microphone.

but

only

the

second

effect

(3

only)

is

applied

to

the

keyboard,

E

Thisindicates

a

doubleeffect.

inwhichboth

effects

(2.

and

3

in

the

Digitol

Effect

Bonk

list)

‘are

applied

to

the

keyboard,

but

only

the

second

effect

(3

only)

is

applied

to

the

microphone.

19

Operations

Using

the

EFFECT

CONTROL

Using

the

Pads

for

Parameter

Button

Adjustment

‘The

EFFECT

CONTROL

button

lets

you

adjust

the

intensity

and

other

parameters

of

the

digital

effects.

The

parameters

you

are

allowed

to

adjust

depend

onthe

effect

being

used.

To

adjust

effect

parameters

1.

Selecta

tone,

Here,

we

will

use

32

VIOLIN

as

an

example.

2,

Select

aneffect,

Forourexample,

we

wil

solect

15

VIBRATO.

3,

Press

the

EFFECT

CONTROL

button.

When

youdo,

the

five

pads

to

the

leftofthe

EFFECTCONTROL

button

change

function.

You

can

now

use

the

pads

to

change

effect

parameters

4,Use

the

pads

to

adjust

the

parameters

of

the

effect

you

selected,

See

the

explanation

below

for

details

on

making

adjustments

We

will

describe

how

to

use

the

pads

to

adjust

the

parameters

of

an

effect

by

using

the

VIBRATO

effect

selected

in

the

above

procedure.

When

the

VIBRATO

effect

is

selected,

you

can

use

the

pads

to

adjust

the

amplitude

of

the

vibrato,

as

well

as

its

speed.

+

Tochange

the

amplitude

ofthe

vibrato,

use

the

PARAMETER

I

pads.

Pressing

/\

increases

the

amplitude,

while

\/

‘creases

it.

*

Tochange

the

speed

of

the

vibrato,

wse

the

PARAMETER

2

pads.

Press

/\

to

in

crease

and

\/

to

decrease.

*

To

return

the

effect

back

to

its

original

parameters,

press

the

RESET

pad.

PARAMETER

I

pads

nq

PARAMETER

2

pads

For

an

explanation

of

the

parameters

you

can

adjust

for

each

effect,

see

the

section

of

this

manual

titled

“Using

Effects

Effectively.”

starting

on

page

22.

Operations

Using

Effect

Memory

After

you

use

EFFECT

CONTROL

to

change

the

parameters

of

an

effect,

you

can

store

the

result

into

Effect

Memory.

There

are

a

total

of

10

Effect

Memory

locations

numbered

60

through

69,

which

make

up

what

is

called

the

User

Bank.

Once

you

store

one

of

your

effects

into

the

User

Bank,

you

can

recall

it

just

as

you

would

any

other

Digital

Effect

Bank

effect

—

by

inputting

its

number.

Storing

an

effect

into

the

Effect

Memory

Use

the

following

procedure

to store

an

effect

you

have

created

using

the

procedure

described

under

“Using

the

EFFECT

CONTROL

Button”

on

page

20.

1.

Press

the

EFFECT

MEMORY

button.

2.

Press

one

of

the

EFFECT/TONE

SE-

LECTbuttons

to

specifythenumber

where

you

want

tostore

the

effect.

Note

that

you

only

need

to

input

‘one

number,

because

the

key-

board

automatically

assigns

user

effects

to

the

User

Bank

+

Example:

If

you

press

3,

the

effect

is

stored

under

User

Bank

number

63.

Important!

‘Whenever

you

store

an

effecttoa

User

Bank

‘number,

anything

previously

stored

under

that

User

Bank

number

is

automatically

deleted.

To

recall

a

User

Bank

effect

Use

the

same

procedure

as

that

described

under

“Selecting

an

Effect,”

but

instead

of

using

a

Digital

Effect

Bank

number,

use

a

‘User

Bank

number,

About

the

memory

back

up

power

supply

‘The

Effect

Memory

is

electronic

memory,

‘which

means

that

it

retains

its

contents

eve

‘when

you

switch

power

off,

as

long

as

poweris

supplied

through

the

ACadaptoror

by

batteries.

This

means

that

Effect

Memory

contents

will

be

lost

when

there

are

no

batteries

loaded

(or

when

the

batteries

go

dead)

and

the

AC

adaptor

is

not

plugged

in

(or

power

through

the

AC

adaptor

is

interrupted

for

any

reason).

Note

the

following

advice

to

keep

your

Effect

Memory

data

safe.

+

Make

sure

that

the

batteries

loaded

in

the

keyboard

never

go

dead.

+

When

replacing

batteries,

be

sure

to

‘connect

the

AC

adaptor

to

supply

power

first

a

Operations

Using

Effects

Effectively

‘This

section

provides

detailed

information

on

the

characteristics

of

each

effect.

It

also

tells,

you

what

parameters

you

can

control

using

the

EFFECT

CONTROL

button.

@

Single

Effects

+

Reverb

(Effects

00

through

04)

‘This

keyboard

features

five

reverb

effects.

No,

|

Effect

Name

Description

Double

Effects”

‘Simulates

the

acoustics

ofa

small

hall

|

23,

25,

26, 27, 90,

39,

00

|

SMALL

HALL.

35,

39,

42, 43,

46,

49,

54,56

or

|

LARGEHALL

|

Simuatesine

acoustes

ot

lage

hal.

|

38

Simulates

the

acoustics

ofan

outdoor

|

21

02

STADIUM

‘stadium,

Reverb

time

is

ong,

‘Simulates

the

acoustics

of

a

crowded

-

6

o18c0

‘dance

hall.

Reverb

time

is

shor.

METALLIC

‘Metalic

acoustic

effects

added

to

*

04

|

Room

tone

*

‘These

are

the

double

eff

cribed.

that

include

the

single

effect

being

‘The

following

describes

the

parameters

that

can

be

adjusted

for

the

reverb

effects

using

EFFECT

CONTROL.

PARAMETER

1

=

Effect

Volume

Level

Usethis

parameter

to

control

the

overall

reverberation

volume

level,

Pressing

/\

increases

the

volume,

while

\/

decreases

it

PARAMETER

2

=

Initial

Reflected

Sound

Time

Use

this

parameter

to

control

the

propagation

time

of

the

initial

reflected

sound.

Pressing

creates

the

effect

of

a

wider

area,

while

\/

creates

a

narrower

area.

Operations

+

Delay

(Effects

05

and

06)

Delay

causes

a

repeat

of

the

sound,

like

an

echo

effect.

No.

|

Effect

Name

Description

Doutle

Etects*

we

cei

Case

set

iobe

repent

an

eno]

22,24

31,94,

97,47

‘Creaiss

an

echo

eect

by

ateraing

ne

|

9,40,

57

ow

|SBeo

‘ound

though

the

lat

and

right

DELAY

speales

*

These

are

the

double

effects

that

include

the

single

effect

being

described.

The

following

describes

the

parameters

that

can

be

adjusted

for

the

delay

effects

using

EFFECT

CONTROL.

PARAMETER

I

=

Delay

Time

Use

this

parameter

to

control

the

time

it

takes

for the

echoed

sound

to

return,

Pressing

/\

increases

the

delay

time,

while

(7

decreases

it.

PARAMETER

2

=

Feedback

Use

this

parameter

to

control

the

duration

of

the

repeated

sound.

Pressing

.\

increases

the

duration,

while

\/

decreases

it.

‘

+

Pitch

Shifter

(Effect

07)

No,

|

Effect

Name

Description

Double

Etfects*

Raises

the

pich

othe

sound

input

43,

44,45

oy

|

PITCH

{trough

the

microphane

by

two

steps.

SHIFTER

“This

eect

is

app

to

micrephone

sounds

only.

*

These

are

the

double

effects

that

include

the

single

effect

being

described.

Operations

‘The

following

describes

the

parameters

that

can

be

adjusted

for

the

pitch

shifter

effect

using

EFFECT

CONTROL.

PARAMETER

1

=

Pitch

Use

this

parameter

to

control

the

pitch

of

the

sound

input

through

the

microphone

from

its

original

point

at

two

steps

above

normal.

You

can

change

the

note

in

half-step

increments

within

a

range

of

two

octaves.

Pressing

/\

increases

the

pitch,

while

\/

decreases

it

PARAMETER

2

=

No

change

+

Dual

Pitch

(Effect

08)

No.

|

Effect

Name

Descrigtion

Double

Ettects*

Plays

a

noe,

along

one

higher

note

and

one

|

93,

34,51

‘ower

note

to

create

a

-note

chord

(see

‘straton),

Humming

through

the

microphone

‘produces

an

fect

of

three-part

harmony.

ge

o

&4

Note

played

Output

notes:

08

|

DUAL

PITCH

These

are

the

double

effects

that

include

the

single

effect

being

described.

‘The

following

describes

the

parameters

that

can

be

adjusted

for the

dual

pitch

effect

using

EFFECT

CONTROL.

PARAMETER

1

=

High

Note

Pitch

‘Use

this

parameter

to

control

the

pitch

of

the

upper

note.

You

can

change

the

note

in

half-step

increments

within

a

range

of

two

octaves.

PARAMETER

2

=

Low

Note

Pitch

Use

this

parameter

to

control

the

pitch

of

the

lower

note.

You

can

change

the

note

in

half-step

increments

within

a

range of

two

octaves.

Operations

+

Ensemble

(Effect

09)

No.

Effect

Name

Description

Double

Effects"

Prays

a

note

along

with

a

sightly

higher

|

30,

31,

32,

50

09

|

ENSEMBLE

and

ight

lower

note

to

create

an

‘ensemble

eect.

*

These

are

the

double

effects

that

include

the

single

effect

being

described.

‘The

following

describes

the

parameters

that

can

be

adjusted

for

the

ensemble

effect

using,

EFFECT

CONTROL.

PARAMETER

I

=

Upper

Pitch

Use

this

parameterto

controlthe

pitch

of

the

uppernote

from

its

original

pointof

approximately

2

cents

higher

than

the

note

played.

Each

press

of

/\

or

\/

changes

the

note

approximately

2

cents

within

a

range

of

+50

cents.

PARAMETER

2

=

Lower

Pitch

Use

this

parameterto

control

the

pitch

of

the

lower

note

from

its

original

pointof

approximately

2

cents

lower

than

the

note

played.

Each

press

of

/\

or

changes

the

note

in

half-step

(approximately

2

cents/

+50

cents)

increments

within

a

range

of

one

octave,

+

Flanger

and

Chorus

(Effects

10,

11,

12)

No.

|

Efect

Name

Description

Double

Etfects*

Pays

a

note

a

second

ime

attr

asight

|

20,24,

25,

92,

36,

97,

58

ela,

while

pesadicaly

varying

the

timing

of

the

delay.

This

creates

atl,

ich

sound,

witha

unique

elect

10

|

FLANGERA

‘Apples

a

longer

delay

than

FLANGER

A,

|

20,24,

25,

92,

36,

97,

58

11

|

FLANGERB

|

creating

a

much

ger

swetig

tect

Plays

a

note

a

second

ime

ater

asight

|

22,23, 28,41,

44,

48

‘delay,

while

pericicaly

varying

the

timing

othe

delay.

At

this

point,

more

vibrato

is

added.

The

ollectis

a

ich

sound

with

fu

vibe.

*

These

are

the

double

effects

that

include

the

ingle

effect

being

described.

Operations

oper

“The

following

describes

the

parameters

that

can

be

adjusted

for the

flanger

and

chorus

effects

using

EFFECT

CONTROL.

PARAMETER

I

=

Rate

Use

this

parameter

to

control

the

speed

of

the

periodic

delay

before

the

second

sounding

of

note,

Pressing

/\

shortens

the

delay,

while

7

lengthens

it,

PARAMETER

2

=

Amount

Use

this

parameter

to

control

the

amount

of

periodic

delay

applied.

Pressing

(\

increase

the

‘amount,

while

\/

decreases

it,

*

Distortion

(Effect

13)

No.

|

Effect

Name

Description

Double

Ettects*

Distorts

the

orginal

note

ard

then

mixes

|

20,21,

46,47,

55

13

|

DISTORTION

|

tho

distorted

version

with

the

oral

©

‘These

are

the

double

effects

that

include

the

single

effect

being

described.

‘The

following

describes

the

parameters

that

can

be

adjusted

for

the

distortion

effect

using

EFFECT

CONTROL.

PARAMETER

1

=

Mix

Ratio

Usethis

parameter

tocontrol

the

ratio

between

the

original

sound

and

itdistorted

versionbeing

xed

together,

Pressing

/\

decreases

the

distorted

sound

ratio.

Note

thatthe

distorted

sound

ratio

is

at

its

maximum

at

the

default

PARAMETER

2

=

No

change

+

‘Tremolo

(Effect

14)

No.

|

Effect

Name

Description

Double

Etfects”

‘Signty

rages

andiowers

he

volume

ot

|

29,35,

96,53,

4.

|

TBEMAS:

the

notes

tocreatea

temo ete.

*

‘These

are

the

double

effects

that

include

the

single

effect

being

described.

Operations

‘The

following

describes

the

parameters

that

can

be

adjusted

for the

tremolo

effect

using

EFFECT

CONTROL.

PARAMETER

1

=

Rate

Use

this

parameter

to

control

the

speed

of

the

change

in

volume,

Presi

speed,

while

(/

decreases

it

1)

inereases

the

PARAMETER

2=

Amplitude

Use

this

parameter

to

control

the

amplitude,

which

extends

from

the

point

where

the

sound

reaches

its

maximum

volume

to

the

point

where

the

minimum

volume

is

reached,

Pressing

{\

increases

the

amplitude,

while

()

decreases

it,

*

Vibrato

(Effect

15

and

16)

No.

|

Effect

Name

Description

Double

Etfects*

‘Sight

raises

and

lowers

the

pitch

the

|

26,

27,

28,

29

15

|

VIBRATO

=

HeAw

Bedale

ad

owan

ta

pict

|

40,

4,52

ih

|

Neewras

eee

erg

beta

*

These

are

the

double

effects

that

include

the

single

effect

being

described.

‘The

following

describes

the

parameters

that

can

be

adjusted

for

the

vibrato

effect

using

EFFECT

CONTROL.

PARAMETER

1

=

Amplitude

Use

this

parameter

to

control

the

amplitude,

which

extends

from

the

point

where

the

sound

reaches

its

maximum

pitch

to

the

point

where

the

minimum

pitch

is

reached.

Pressing

/\

increases

the

amplitude,

while

\y

decreases

it

PARAMETER

2=

Rate

Use

this

parameter

to

control

the

speed

of

the

change

in

pitch.

Pressing

/\

increasesthe

speed,

while

\/

decreases

it.

7

Operations

—amhae

+

Panning

(Effect

17

and

18)

No.

|

Effect

Name

Description

Double

Ettects*

(Causes

the

input

om

the

Keyboard

and

|

38,

50,51,

52,53,

54,55

‘mcrophore

to

pesodicaly

move

togetner

‘between

he

let

and

right

speakers.

17

|

PANNING

A

‘Causes

te

input

rom

the

keyboard

and

|

38,

50,

51,

52,

53,

54

55

imrophore

to

periodically

move

reciprocally

between

the

et

and

right

speakers

18

|

PANNING

*

These

are

the

double

effects

that

include

the

single

effect

being

described.

“The

following

describes

the

parameters

that

can

be

adjusted

for

the

panning

effect

using

EFFECT

CONTROL,

PARAMETER

I

=

Rate

Use

this

parameter

to

control

the

speed

of

the

movement

between

speakers.

Pressing

/\

increases

the

speed,

while

\/

decreases

it,

PARAMETER

2

=

Amplitude

Use

this

parameter

to

control

the

amplitude

of

the

movement

between

speakers.

Pressing

/\

increases

the

amplitude,

while

\/

decreases

it.

+

Vocodler

(Effect

19)

No.

|

Etfect

Name

Description

Double

Ettects*

“Taking

ito

the

mcrptone

whe

payin

te

|

56,

87,58

eybord

causes

the

mcropnone

Wout

be

lecorpoated

nto

te

not

payed

cone

ayboard

Note

at

#

you

aye

keyboard

wot

aig

eto the

mcrghone

whe

ts

tet

is

esectag,roting

s

ouput

tom

tbe

‘Sg0akrs.

Sound

wie

ouput

you

a

to

‘te

meroghene

whie

hong

down

keytoa's

aye.

You

shou

io

not hat

arta

nes

‘ne

mor

sabe

se

wh

hs

tect

Pan

‘hos.

Sabo

tones

icse'58

PULSE

\VOCODER,

12

TRUMPET

ana

15

FAT

BRASS,

19

|

vocooer

2g

*

These

are

the

double

effects

that

incude

tl

Jingle

effect

being

described,

Operations

The

following

describes

the

parameters

that

can

be

adjusted

for the

vocoder

effect

using

EFFECT

CONTROL.

PARAMETER

1

=

Upper

Range

Use

this

parameter

to

control

the

amount

of

emphasis

for

the

high

range

components

for

the

sound

input

through

the

microphone.

The

greater

the

high

range

emphasis,

the

clearer

the

reproduction

of

the

words

you

pronounce

through

the

microphone.

Pressing

/\

increases

the

high

range

emphasis,

while

pressing

(7

decreases

it.

PARAMETER

2

=

Input

Pass

Level

Use

this

parameter

to

control

the

volume

of

the

microphone

input

as

it is

output

from

the

speakers.

Pressing

/\

increases

the

volume,

Note

thatthe

pass

through

level

is at

is

minimum

{which

means

the

sound

input

through

the

microphone

is

not

output

through

the

speakers)

as

the

default,

@

Double

Effects

Double

effects

are

formed

by

mixing

two

single

effects

together,

The

following

table

shows

‘how cach

of

the

double

effects

is

performed

and

the

parameters

that

can

be

controled

No.

Effect

Name

are

Parameter

1

Parameter

2

20

|

DISTORTION

/

FLANGER

13410

|

Distortion

mix

ratio

Flanger

speed

21

|

DISTORTION/

STADIUM

|

13+02

|

Distorion

mix

rato

|

Raver

eect

tone

22

|

CHORUS/

DELAY

12+05

|

Chows

speed

Delay

time

23

|CHORUS/SMALLHALL

|

12+00

|

Chorus

speed

‘Chorus

amplitude

24

|

FLANGER/

DELAY

10+05

|

Flanger

speed

Delay

time

25

|

FLANGER/SMALLHALL

|

10+00

|

Flanger

speed

|

Flanger

amplitude

26

|

SMALLHALL/VIBRATO

|

00+15

|

Reverb

level

[eae

i

27

|

VIBRATO

/

SMALL

HALL

15+00

|

Vibrato

amplitude

|

Vibrato

speed

28

|

VIBRATO

/

CHORUS

15+12

|

Vibrato

ampitude

|

Vibrato

speed

29

|

VIBRATO!

TREMOLO

15414

|

Vibrato

amplitude

|

Tremolo

speed

Operations

No.

Effect

Name

—

Parameter

1

Parameter

2

No,

Effect

Name

ee

Parameter

1

Parameter

2

30

|

ENSEMBLE

/SMALL

HALL

|

09

+00

Une

iene)

Lew

apse

ote

48

|

TRANSPOSE

/

CHORUS

*3

_|

Trenapose

plich

Chorus

speed

TRANSPOSE

/

SMALL

5

3

|

ENSEMBLE

/

DELAY

00.405

|

Upperersentie

note

|

Lower

ensemble

note

49

|

Hae

|

repmpih’

_.|

Reec

eal

Upper

ensembe

note

a2

|ensemeLe

Lancer

|

09+

10

|

Upperensembienoie

|

anger

speed

Bi

|

PSE

PAGO:

09417

|

pitch

Panning

eoeed

pitch

high

note

|

Dual

pitch

low

note

UAL

PITCH?

SMALL

Dual

plc

igh

note

|

Dual

chow

note

51

|

DUALPITCH/

PANNING

|

08417

|

Dua

@

08-00

|

Duan

nich

ee

pitch

-

HEAVY

VIBRATO

{pure

DENY

ce

+05

|

Dm

a

awe

e

|e

16+17

|

Vibvatoampitude

|

Panning

speed

=

lao

|

aoa

3

‘53.

|

TREMOLO/

PANNING

1417

|

Tremolo

speed

Panning

speed

36

|

TREMOLO/FLANGER

14+10

|

Tremolo

speed

Tremolo

ampitude

5

|

MALE

HALL

CONG:

||

CUFT

en

Eerie

eee

raCChLY

a

ES

0

Tor

a

85

|

DISTORTION/PANNING

|

13+17

|

Distorionmixratio

|

Panning

opood

aa

|

(age

Pema

TO

=]

56

|

VOCODER/SMALLKALL

|

19400

|

Vocoder

upper

evel

|

Reverb

lve!

‘VOCODER

/

STEREO

DELAY

SHALL

|o6.09

|

olay

ime

iciasual

s7

|

yocor

19406

|

Veroereperet

|

Dey

ne

HEAVY

VIBRATOT

58

|

VOCODER

/

FLANGER

18+10

|

Vovoder

a

|

Macatee

reat

sone

eee

oe

16+06

|

Vivato

ampitude

|

Delay

time

i

vepertevel

|

pass

level

PATO!

ay

|

EY

MieeaTO

16+12

|

Vibratoampltude

|

Chorus

speed

1

This

effect

mixes

RANDOM

VIBRATO,

which

raises

and

lowers

pitch

at

random,

and

SaNDOH

VEeATO!

SMALL

HALL

(Effect

00).

RANDOM

VIBRATO

is

applied

to

microphone

input only.

a2

|

BaoM

ys

+1

|

Vibrato

ampitude

|

Vibrato

speed

*2

This

distinctive

effect

is

ereated

by

incrementally

shifting

the

pitch

of

the

sound

while

4elaying

it

slightly,

and

then

applying

an

echo.

The

shift

in

pitch

is

performed

by

PITCH

4

|PRCHSHFTER/SWALL

|

97,00

|

pachetnerpcn

|

Revie

SHIFTER,

while

the

delay

is

performed

by

FEEDBACK.

FEEDBACK

is

the

same

as

05

DELAY.

PITCH

SHIFTER

+3

This

effect

is

a

mixture

of

TRANSPOSE

and

CHORUS

(Effect

12).

TRANSPOSE

is

“4

+

CHORUS

Oise:

|

Panemerrer

||

Caceipees

applied

for the

keyboard

only,

while

CHORUS

is

applied

for

both

the

keyboard

and

SEH

SHETERT

>

‘microphone.

The

TRANSPOSE

part

of

this

effect

raises

the

note

played

by

three

octaves

48

|

FEEDBACK

2

|

Pitch

shite

pitch

|

Delay

time

(default),

which

can

be

adjusted

in

half-note

increments

within

a

range

of

one

octave.

*4

This

effect

mixes

TRANSPOSE

and

SMALL

HALL

(Effect

00).

TRANSPOSE

operates

A

|

PETORTION

EMAL

13+00

|

Distorton

mix

ratio

|

Reverblevel

the

same

as

described

in

note

3,

above

47

|

DISTORTION

/

DELAY

13+05

|

Distorton

mixrato

|

Delay

time

|

31

32

Operations

Non

Effect

fect

59

is

called

“NON

EFFECT,"

which

means

that

no

effect

is

applied

when

$9is

selected.

Select

59

when

you

want

to

produce

a

note

without

applying

an

effect,

or

if

you

want

to

check.

what

the

original

note

sounds

like

+

Inputting

a

value

in

the

range

of

70

t0

99

in

this

step

assigns

NON

EFFECT.

Effects

60

through

69

are

used

for

the

EFFECT

MEMORY

(page

21).

If

there

is

nothing

stored

in

EFFECT

MEMORY,

inputting

a

value

in

the

range

of

60

0

69

also

assigns

NON

EFFECT.

[

mum

4

Using

the

Pitch

Sensor

You

can

use

-the

Pitch

Sensor

to

“play

the

keyboard”

using

the

microphone

that

comes:

wht

he

keyboard.

When

you

hess

Into

to

microphone,

the

keyboard

detects

the

pitch

Of

your

voice

snd

pays

Ue

scloctd

tons

ot

the

same

pitch,

creating

unique

and

inter-

eating

effect

To

use

the

Pitch

Sensor

1.

Plug

in

the

headset

microphone

(page

16),

switch

power

on,

ond.

‘adjust

the

MIC

VOLUME.

2.

Press

the

PITCH

SENSOR

button

3.

Hum

into

the

headset

micro-

phone.

+

The

keyboard

detects

the

pitch

of

the

sound

input

through

the

microphone

and

raises

it

one

octave

Important!

Keep

the

microphone

as

near

to

your

mouth

as

possible.

4,

Tryusing

the

Pitch

Sensor

with

other

tones.

Important!

+

Digital

effects

are

not

applied

while

you

are

using

the

Pitch

Sensor.

Notes

+

When

using

the

Pitch

Sensor,

be

sure

to

hum

into

the

microphone

instead

of

talk-

ing

or

singins,

The

Pitch

Sensor

cannot

correctly

detect

the

pitch

of

your

voice

when

you

talk

or

sing

+

There

are

certain

tone

that

are

more

sui

able

to

use

with

the

Pitch

Sensor,

and

others

that

are

not,

Such

tones

as

00

Pl-

ANO.

03

HARPSICHORD,

and

34

HARP,

which

rise

sharply,

as

well

aston

melodie

tones

such

as

percussion

and

sound

effects,

generally

to

not

work

well

with

the

Pitch

Sensor.

The

following

is

a

list

of

tones

that

are

more

suitable

for

use

ththe

Pitch

Sensor,

and

we

recommend

that

you

give

them

a

try

whenever

you

experience

difficulty

ingetting

Pitch

sor

to

produce

the

melody

you

want

06

STREET

ORGAN,

07

PIPE

ORGAN,

11

HORN,

12

TRUMPET

1,

13

WARM

BRASS,

14

TUBA,

15

FAT

BRAS:

16

OBOE,

18

BAGPIPE,

19

CLARINE!

20FLUTE,21

WHISTLE,

24

HARMONICA,

32

VIOLIN,

33

VIOLA,

58

STRINGS

2,

{60

CHOIR

1,

61

CHOIR

2,

63

CHOIR

3

Operations

Adjusting

the

Pitch

Sensor

‘You

can

use

the

pads

to

make

adjustments

in

the

following

Pitch

Sensor

parameters.

Sensitivity

Level

‘You

can

lower

the

sensitivity

level

that

the

keyboard

uses

when

detecting

the

pitch.

Yousshould

lower

the

sensitivity

levelif

you

‘cannot

determine

the

pitch

ofthe

vocal,

rif

articulation

is

uneven,

Output

Octave

When

you

switch

power

on,

the

default

setting

is

for

output

that

is

one

octave

above

the

input

sound,

You

can

change

this

so

that

the

output

matches

the

input,

instead.

You

should

select

the

setting

that

suits

your

‘vocal

range.

Generally,

the

voices

of

women

and

children

are

best

suited

for

the

setting

that

matches

input

and

output.

To

adjust

the

Pitch

Sensor

1.

Press

the

EFFECT

CONTROL

button,

2.

Use

the

pads

to

make

the

settings

you

want,

Match

output

Lower

sensitivity

with input

Fes

ase

input

Normal

sensitivity

one

octave

To

switch

off

the

Pitch

Sensor

Press

the

EFFECT

button

to

switch

off

the

Pitch

Sensor.

Operations

MAIN

VOLUME

sider

EFFECT

CONTROL

button

POWER/MODE

selector

RECORD

button

-START/STOP

button

Using

Real-Time

Memory

‘You

can

record

the

notes

you

play

on

the

keyboard

into

Real-Time

Memory

for

later

playback.

During

playback,

youcan

change

the

tempo,

just

as

with

the

Demo

Tunes.

To

record

into

Real-Time

Memory

1.

Side

the

POWER/MODE

selector

to

“PLAY”

and

adjust

the

MAIN

‘VOLUME.

2.

Select

the

rhythm

you

want,

ond

set

the

tempo.

You

willbe

able

to

change

the

tempo

when

you

play

back,

so

use

a

setting

that

is

com-

fortable

for

you

3.

Press

the

RECORD

button.

Recording

does

not

start

yet.

In-

stead,

the

keyboard

stands

by

for

recording

4,

Pressthe

START/STOP

button

tostart

tecording.

The

keyboard

provides

‘an

introductory

count

before

starting

the

actual

recording

op-

eration.

The

count

is

four

beats,

‘except

for

waltzes,

for

which

it

is

three

beats

5,

Play

on

the

keyboard

along

with

the

thythm,

6.

Pressthe

START/STOP

button

tostop

recording,

*+

Youcan

store

up

to

1,300

notes

into

Real-

‘Time

Memory.

+

To

record

without

a

rhythm,

press

the

STOP

button

after

step

3,

and

then pro-

ceed

with

step

4.

+

To

retum

to

step

3

during

the

above

op-

eration,

pressthe

RECORD

button

again,

Important!

+

Whenever

you

press

the

START/STOP

button

in

step

4,

anything

previously

stored

in

Real-Time

Memory

is

deleted.

Operations

To

playback

from

Real-Time

Memory

Press

the

START/STOP

button

to

play-

back

the

contents

of

REAL-TIME

Memory.

Playback

stops

automatically

when

the

end

Of

the

data

in

memory

is

reached.

To

stop

playback

part

way

through,

press

the

START/STOP

button,

Note

*

During

playback,

you

can

change

the

tempo,

tone,

volume,

rhythm,

and

digital

effect

settings.

To

delete

Real-Time

Memory

contents

Important!

‘The

following

operation

cannot

be

undone.

Once

you

delete

Real-Time

Memory

con-

tents,

they

cannot

be

recovered,

1,

Press

the

RECORD

button.

2,

Press

the

START/STOP

button.

3,

After

an

introductory

count,

press

the

START/STOP

button

again

to

delete

the

data

in

memory.

How

Data

is

Retained

in

Real-Time

Memory

Note

the

following important

points

about

how

data

is

retained

in

memory.

+

Whenever

you

store

new

data,

any

exist-

ing

data

is

automatically

deleted.

+

Data

stored

in

memory

is

retained

as

long

as

elecirical

power

is

being

supplied

by

batteries

or

through

the

AC

adaptor.

+

Data

stored

in

memory

is

lost

whenever

power

supply

is

interrupted

by

unplug-

ging

the

AC

adaptor

while

batteries

are

not

loaded

or

dead,

or

by

removing

bat-

36

teries

or

letting

them

go

dead

while

the

keyboard

is

not

plugged

into

an

AC

out-

let.

‘+

We

recommend

that

you

plug

the

key-

board

into

an

AC

outlet

with

the

AC

adaptor

before

replacing

batteries.

Recordings

with

the

Pitch

Sensor

Note

the

following

points

when

recording

sounds

produced

using

the

Pitch

Sensor

(page

33).

*

To

record

using

the

Pitch

Sensor,

use

the

microphone

instead

of

the

keyboard

to

start

recording

in

step

$

under

“To

record

into

Real-Time

Memory”

*+

Be

sure

to

use

a

tempo

setting

that

allows

you

to

sing

properly

with

the

Pitch

Sen-

sor.

See

page

15

for

information

on

changing

the

Operations

iMG

we

ied

Ei

Pantani

a

ae

“HARMONY

ARRANGER

button

MELODY

OFF

PLAY

button

MELODY

GUANTLE

button

START/STOP

button,

Using

Melody

Quantize

Melody

Quantize

automatically

corrects

crrors

in

the

recording

such

as

Pitch

Sensor

distortion

and

notes

that

are

off

the

rhythm

beat.

To

apply

MELODY

QUANTIZE,

press

the

MELODY

QUANTIZE

button:

aller

you

complete

a

recording.

Note

+

When

MELODY

QUANTIZE

corrects

a

chord

(two

or

more

notes

pressed

played

at

the

same

time),

it

corrects

it to

a

single

note.

Using

Harmony

Arranger

Harmony

Arranger

lets

you

add

Auto

Ac-

‘companiment

chords

to

a

melody

recorded

in

the

Real-Time

Memory.

You

get

a

selec-

tion

of

four

accompaniment

pattems

for

‘each

melody.

To

use

Harmony

Arranger

to

assign

chords

1.

Record

the

melody

(page

35),

2

Press

the

HARMONY

ARRANGER

BUTTON.

The

red

indicator

on

the

left

(above

the

MEMORY

buttons)

lights

to

indicate

that

the

process

has

started.

After

a

few

seconds

(the

actual

amount

of

time

de-

ends

on

the

size

and

complexity

of

the

melody),

the

left

indicator

goes

out

and

the

red

indicator

in

the

midale

lights.

A

few

seconds

more,

and

the

middle

indicator

g0@s

out

and

the

green

indicator

(on

the

right

lights.

When

the

pro-

cedure

is

complete,

the

green

indicator

goes

out

and

the

key-

board

plays

a

short

closed

hi-hat

strike,

3.

Press

the

START/STOP

button

topiay

back

the

melody

with

the

chords.

Not

*

If

there

is

a

chord

(more

than

one

note

played

at

the

same

time)

included

in

the

melody

you

record

with

the

above

proc

dure,

HARMONY

ARRANGER

uses

only

one

of

the

notes

within

the

chords

as

the

melody.

‘The

other

notes

are

elimi-

nated.

If

the

melody

recorded

using

the

above

procedure

is

long

or

relatively

complex,

it

may

take

some

time

for the

keyboard

to

assign

chords.

37

Operations

To

assign

another

progres-

sion

+

Repeat

step

2

of

the

above

procedure.

There

are

four

progression

variations

available,

If

you

repeat

step

2

five

times,

the

first

variation

is

repeated.

+

If,youchange

the

rhythm,

you

repeat

step

2

in

the

above

procedure

to

change

the

chord

progression

tosuit

the

new

rhythm.

Or

you

can

leave

the

existing

progression

to

create

a

unique

effect.

To

playback

the

chords

progression

without

the

melody

‘After

you

use

the

Harmony

Arranger

to

‘assign

chords

to

the

melody

(page

37),

you

can

playback

the

chords

only

without

the

melody.

Todo

so,

press

the

MELODY

OFF

PLAY

button

and

then

press

the

START/

STOP

button,

38

Note

+

HARMONY

ARRANGER

assigns

chords

using

an

internal

preset

algorithm,

and

so

the

resulting

progressions

may

not

beexactly

what

you

want.

Try

listeningto

all

of

the

four

progressions

that

are

avail-

able

each

time

you

use

HARMONY

AR-

RANGER,

and

try

changing

the

rhythm

pattern

to

see

if

you

can

get

the

progres-

sion

you

want.

Important!

When

you

switch

off

keyboard

power,

the

assigned

chords

are

deleted

and

only

the

melody

remains

in

memory.

Care

and

Maintenance

Avoid

heat,

humidity

or

direct

sunlight.

Donot

overexpose

the

unit

to

direct

sunlight,

or

placenearanairconditioner,

‘or

in

any

extremely

hot

place.

Take

care

not

to

drop

the

unit

and

avoid

strong

impact.

‘Strong

impact

may

cause

malfunctions,

When

carrying

or

transporting

the

unit,

protect

the

keyboard

and

switches

with

soft

cloth

or

other

material,

Keep

the

unit

free

of

liquids,

dust,

etc.

Do

not

allow

foreign

matter

to

get

between

the

keys,

especially

metallic

objects

such

as

hairpins,

sewing

needles

or

coins.

Also,

do

not

let

the

unit

getwet,

Never

attempt

to

modify

any

parts

of

the

unit.

The

unit

is

a

precision

instrument,

made

of

electronic

parts.

Any

modifica-

tion

of,

or

tampering

with

inner

parts

may

cause

maifunction.

Do

not

use

lacquer,

thinner

or

similar

chemicals

for

cleaning.

Clean

the

keyboardwith

a

sott

cloth

dampenediin

a

weak

solution

of

water

and

a

neutral

detergent.

(Soak

the

cloth

in

the

solution

and

squeeze

until

It

ls

almost

dry.)

NOTICE

Do

not

unplug

the

AC

adapter

from

the

VA-10

unit

while

the

POWER

switch

is

set

to

ON.

If

you

unplug

the

AC

adapter

from

the

unit

under

the

following

conditions,

a

buzzer-like

noise

sounds

for

about

5

seconds

+

POWER

switch

set

to

ON

+

Power

supplied

with

an

AC

adapter

+

Old

batteries

left

in

the

unit

This

noise

does

not

indicate

malfunction.

In

this

case,

please

replace

the

old

batteries

with

‘new

ones,

or

unload

the

batteries

and

use

the

AC

adapter.

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