Dubreq Stylophone User manual

THE ORIGINAL
POCKET SYNTHESIZER

INSTRUCTIONS........................................................................ 01
Product diagram ............................................................................................ 02
Playing, tuning and sound............................................................................ 03
Power, hints & tips and sample songs ....................................................... 04
More Dubreq products ................................................................................. 05
HISTORY.................................................................................................. 06
How it all began .............................................................................................. 07
The Stylophone is born ............................................................................... 08
The past 50 years with Kraftwerk and David Bowie .....................09 – 10
SAFETY & OPERATING INFO.................... 11
Compliance ...........................................................................................11 – 12
Get in touch SHARE YOUR SOUND............................................ 13
CONTENTS
www.stylophone.online FOR TUTORIALS AND WARRANTY INFO

01 INSTRUCTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS
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WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF STYLOPHONE
The portable, hand-held, stylus operated,
world famous pocket synthesizer.
You are now the owner of a piece
of musical history.
STYLUS
VOLUME
(SIDE)
BATTERIES
(BASE)
SOUND
SWITCH
KEYBOARD
VIBRATO SWITCH
ON / OFF SWITCH
TUNING
CONTROL
(BASE)
HEADPHONE JACK /
AUDIO OUT SOCKET

PLAYING
TUNING SOUND
The Stylophone is tuned to
concert pitch before it leaves
the factory. You may wish to
accompany some other music
which is not in tune with it
and this is easy. Turn your
Stylophone on its side, with the
stylus held rmly on one of the
keys, turn the tuning control
in either direction until the
correct pitch is obtained.
There are 3 dierent Octaves
available on the Stylophone. Switch
1 is a lower octave great for bass
sounds, switch 2 in the middle is the
classic sound, and switch 3 to the
right is great for lead sounds.
VIBRATO
Switch on the vibrato to create an
oscillating feature of each note.
VOLUME
Controlled from the right hand side
of the Stylophone.
HEADPHONES/AUDIO OUT
Play the Stylophone through
headphones or a separate amplier
(not supplied) using a standard
3.5mm jack plug.
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Keep the keyboard and stylus
clean with a soft cloth.
Should the Stylophone emit a
‘crackling’ noise when played,
clean the keyboard and stylus tip
with a light abrasive metal cleaner.
The keyboard is set out in the same
way as a piano keyboard.
The bottom row of notes represent
the white keys and the top row
the black. Switch your Stylophone
on. Remove the stylus from its
housing and touch the point onto
the keyboard. A smooth eect is
obtained by sliding the stylus or you
can pick out notes separately.

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POWER HINTS & TIPS
BATTERY OPERATED
The Stylophone is not supplied with batteries. Insert
3 x AA batteries, observing the +/- polarities as
indicated in the battery compartment. Do not mix old
and new batteries. Replace cover.
JINGLE BELLS
5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5
5 – 7 – 3 – 4 – 5
6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 5 – 5
5 – 5 – 5 – 4 – 4 – 5 – 4
7
5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5
5 – 7 – 3 – 4 – 5
6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 5 – 5
5 – 5 – 7- 7 – 6 – 4 – 3
HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
4.5 – 4.5 – 6 – 6.5 – 8.5 – 7.5 – 4.5 – 4.5
11.5 – 11.5 – 11.5 – 10.5 – 8.5 – 7.5 – 8.5
11.5 – 11.5 – 10.5 – 6.5 – 7.5 – 4.5 – 4.5
4.5 – 4.5 – 3.5 – 1.5 – 3.5 – 4.5
11.5 – 11.5 – 11.5 – 10.5 – 6.5 – 7.5 – 6.5 – 4.5
11.5 – 11.5 – 11.5 – 10.5 – 7.5 – 8.5
11.5 – 11.5 – 11.5 – 10.5 – 6.5 – 7.5 – 6.5 – 4.5
4.5 – 4.5 – 3.5 – 1.5 – 3.5 – 4.5
Always switch your Stylophone OFF when not
in use and if it goes out of tune, replace the
batteries. Do not pull on the stylus wire, place it
back in its housing when not in use.
ONCE YOU HAVE MASTERED THE SIMPLE
CONTROLS, YOU ARE READY TO PLAY
YOUR STYLOPHONE, NO MUSICAL
ABILITY REQUIRED!
www.stylophone.online FOR MORE TABS AND TOP TIPS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
3 – 3 – 4 – 3 – 6 – 5
3 – 3 – 4 – 3 – 7 – 6
3 – 3 – 10 – 8 – 6 – 6 – 5 – 4
8.5 – 8.5 – 8 – 6 – 7 – 6
MUSIC

HISTORY
Find out more about the unusual and unique
instruments produced by Dubreq over the
past 50 years, including the Stylophone 350s,
big brother of the original Stylophone and
the Stylophone Pianomate at
www.dubreq.com
Far Right: Rod Argent from The Zombies in his
recording studio using a Stylophone 350.
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AVAILABLE NOW

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HISTORY

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The Stylophone was
invented in 1968 by Brian
Jarvis of Dubreq Studios,
London. Repairing a
toy piano for his niece,
Brian had the idea to
replace the toy keys with
electronics, creating a
monophonic organ and a
unique, electronic sound.
Designed with a simple
oscillator, controlled by
a metal keyboard on a
printed circuit board and
played with a hand-held
stylus, the Stylophone
was born.
The finished
Stylophone
design resembled
an old transistor
radio and
production began
in London in 1968.
HOW
IT ALL
BEGAN...
BRIAN JARVIS