Galileo Maestro II User manual

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THE CONNECTION
The figure below shows the connection box placed under the Piano.
The following list explains the functions of each connector.
S/PDIF
1. INPUT connectors L(MONO)/R: TS Jack sockets for connecting au-
dio sources to the internal amplification. Use the L(MONO) connector
for a monophonic source.
2. OUTPUT connectors L(MONO)/R: TS Jack sockets carrying the
instrument audio output, with the standard LINE OUT level. Use the
L(MONO) connector to get a monophonic output.
3. RCA VIdeo outputs. Using this connectors it is possible to connect a
tv set where the lyrics(*) of the song being played will be shown.
(*) if available
4. RCA Plug to be used to connect the PIANO to devices that manage
Digital audio (like Home Theater digital systems, CD recorders, Digital
Audio tape recorders and so on)
5. MIDI IN connector: 5-pin DIN socket for receiving MIDI messages
coming from an external source. Plug here the input MIDI cable,
when needed.
6. MIDI THRU connector: 5-pin DIN socket that repeats the MIDI
messages sent to the instrument.
7. MIDI OUT connector: 5-pin DIN socket for transmitting MIDI
messages. Plug here the output MIDI cable, when needed.
8. USB connector -Mass Storage-

NB:When plugging a headphone, the internal amplification is
automatically disabled.
MIC IN GAIN 1- HEADPHONES - 2 EXPRESSION PEDAL
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1. Mic./Line In.
2. Gain.
3. Headphone 1 connectors.
4. Headphone 2 connectors.
5. Expression connectors (Expression Pedal Optional)
The figure below is a detail of the instrument bottom, showing the
right front corner, with respect to the player. The following list explains
the functions of each connector.

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INDEX
1. CONTROL PANEL ............................................................. 1
Cursor Keys......................................................................... 1
Encoder .............................................................................. 1
Side Selector ....................................................................... 1
Function keys ...................................................................... 2
Lower - Upper1 - Upper2 ...................................................... 3
Selecting Sounds ................................................................. 4
Home ................................................................................. 5
Mixer .................................................................................. 5
Grand Piano ........................................................................ 6
Help ................................................................................... 6
Demo ................................................................................. 7
2. USE THE STYLES .............................................................. 8
The Arranger Section ............................................................ 8
STYLE CONTROLS ................................................................ 9
Start/Stop ........................................................................... 9
Variations............................................................................ 9
Fills .................................................................................... 9
Intros ed Endings ................................................................10
Fade (In e Out) ...................................................................10
Accomp. On/Off ..................................................................11
One Fing ............................................................................11
Hold ..................................................................................11
Bass to Lowest ...................................................................12
Pianist ...............................................................................12
Sync..................................................................................13
Tempo – e + ......................................................................14
Tempo Lock ........................................................................14
One Touch..........................................................................15
Transposer -/+ ...................................................................15
Sequencer Transposer .........................................................16
Removing trasposition quickly...............................................16
Panel Memories ..................................................................17
3. THE EDIT MENU ..............................................................19
SET-UP ..............................................................................19
Split ..................................................................................19
Arranger ............................................................................19
Fade in mode......................................................................19

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Fade out mode ...................................................................19
Freeze chord on pedal .........................................................20
Pianist mode Sync Start ......................................................20
KEY TOUCH ........................................................................20
MIDI .................................................................................21
PEDALS .............................................................................22
USB ..................................................................................24
TUNING .............................................................................25
Master tune ........................................................................25
Octave transposer ...............................................................25
OTHERS .............................................................................26
VIDEO ...............................................................................26
Brightness..........................................................................26
Center ...............................................................................26
Colours set .........................................................................26
AUDIO ...............................................................................27
Mic In ................................................................................27
Line In ...............................................................................27
4. DISK/CARD .....................................................................28
Accessing the function .........................................................28
File identification .................................................................28
Selecting the active unit ......................................................29
Scrolling through the directories ...........................................29
FILE LOAD .........................................................................30
Settings .............................................................................31
Karaoke .............................................................................31
Mixer .................................................................................31
Monitor ..............................................................................32
Single ................................................................................33
Chan-Mute .........................................................................33
Record ...............................................................................33
FILE SAVE ..........................................................................33
Song Performance ...............................................................33
Custom Styles. ...................................................................34
User Perfomance.................................................................34
Global................................................................................34
List ...................................................................................34
Back..................................................................................34
Entering characters .............................................................35
Make dir ............................................................................36
Rename .............................................................................37

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Delete ...............................................................................38
List ...................................................................................40
Saving Lists........................................................................41
5. EFFECTS ........................................................................46
MASTER SECTION ...............................................................46
Type ..................................................................................46
Level .................................................................................46
Time .................................................................................46
Hi-damp ............................................................................46
SOUND SETTINGS ...............................................................47
Modulation Type ..................................................................47
Chorus...............................................................................47
Flanger ..............................................................................47
Rotary ...............................................................................47
Delay ................................................................................47
Selecting the speed of rotary effect .......................................48
MIC. P1 .............................................................................49
Type ..................................................................................49
Reverb ...............................................................................49
Delay ................................................................................49
Level .................................................................................49
Time .................................................................................49
Feedback ...........................................................................49
MIC. P2 .............................................................................50
Microphone shifter ..............................................................50
Preset................................................................................50
Shift ..................................................................................50
Balance .............................................................................50
6. SONG COMPOSER ............................................................ 51
HOW TO RECORD A SONG ...................................................51
Locator ..............................................................................52
Signature ...........................................................................52
Quantize ............................................................................52
Tempo ...............................................................................52
Precount ............................................................................52
Click ..................................................................................52
MERGE RECORD .................................................................53
DELETE..............................................................................54
PARAMETERS .....................................................................55
SONG USER SETTINGS ........................................................55

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Appendix .............................................................................. A
Main Features ...................................................................... B
Style List ............................................................................ D
Sound List........................................................................... E
Midi implementation chart ..................................................... F
START MODE ......................................................................56
Mode .................................................................................56
Loop..................................................................................56
Salto HEADER.....................................................................56

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DATA ENTRY
LOWER UPPER1
STYLE UPPER2
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Before starting to use the PIANO, you need to become familiar with
some of the main controls and functions that will be used in the
examples which follow.
CURSOR KEYS
These four keys are used to move around inside the display. On many
video pages, you will see a highlighted, or rather reverse-coloured,
display box that shows the position of the CURSOR. To move the
CURSOR to a different position on the screen, use the CURSOR keys to
move it up, dwn, right or left.
THE ENCODER
The ENCODER is used for a variety of operations.
With the PIANO MAIN video page displayed, the
ENCODER changes the style tempo; turning it
clockwise gradually increases the tempo,
anticlockwise decreases it.
SIDE SELECTORS
The side selectors are the four buttons at either side of the display.
They move the CURSOR straight into one of the four sensitive zones,
meaning the zones most used during performances, which are:
The two side selectors on the right of the display become unit (Floppy
disk / Card) selectors with the DISK video page displayed.
CONTROL PANEL

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Function Keys (F1...F8)
F1
F2
F3 F7F5
F4 F6 F8
F1
FUNCTION KEYS
The function keys (F1…F8) underneath the display are used to select
the boxes that appear in the bottom of the screen.
These boxes are dynamic, meaning that their functions change
depending on the page displayed. Later we will see all the functions
the function keys assume on every page, but for now we will start
from the MAIN page. When you select one of the Style family keys the
boxes at the bottom display the 8 styles in the selected family. You
can now use one of the function keys (F1…F8) corresponding to the
box with the name of the style you wish to select.

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The same procedure also applies to the Sounds.
LOWER - UPPER1 - UPPER2
These keys activate (LED on) or deactivate (LED off) the parts of the
PIANO, meaning the sounds that can be played simultaneously.
The LOWER part activates the Lh part of the keyboard (below the
SPLIT point).
For example, you may activate this part if you wish to play a Pad or
Strings sound in your left hand even together with the accompaniment,
or to select a bass sound to play in manual bass mode.
The UPPER1 and UPPER2 parts, on the other hand, can be activated on
the left-hand side of the keyboard if you have activated the LOWER
part or are in ARRANGER mode, or on the whole keyboard in PIANO
mode.
CONDUCTOR
Lower Upper1 Upper2
CONDUCTOR
F1

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SELECTING SOUNDS
The sounds of the PIANO are organised into SOUND FAMILIES. There
are 16 families in all, containing different categories of instruments.
Each family contains 8 SOUND PRESETS. Selecting a SOUND PRESET
is very easy. Press one of the SOUND FAMILY keys (PIANO, for example).
The display shows you the 8 presets available in this family. To select
one of these presets, simply press the corresponding function key
underneath the display. For example, select ClassicPiano (Key F2).
Then select another family and select one of the 8 presets available.
Each family retains the last preset selected in the memory.
If you now return to the PIANO family by pressing the relative key, you
will immediately hear the sound you selected earlier. This means that
you can choose your favourite sound in each family and recall it later
by pressing just one key.
SOUND BANKS
Piano Mallet Organ Guitar Bass Strings Ensamble Brass
Reeds Wind Lead Pad Syn Efx Ethnic Percuss. SFX
F2

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Volumes and Pan for the Upper and Lower sections.
Volumes and Mute for each individual accompanying track of the
Style.
Volume of the Microphone.
Volume of the song loaded in the memory, if any.
HOME
The HOME key allows you to return the display to the MAIN page from any
other screen. When the MAIN page is on the display, the HOME key is lit up.
MIXER
The MIXER key accesses the PIANO mixer page, where you can modify
the following parameters directly in real time:
Mixer Home
Help
Contrast
Mixer Home
Help
Contrast

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GRAND PIANO
The special GRAND PIANO key on the front panel
allows you to return the instrument to its switch-on
status (Piano default mode) regardless of the setup
currently activated.
HELP
The PIANO has a useful HELP function to guide you
around its software. Press this key (in the top right-
hand corner of the display) in any screen to display
simple, immediate instructions with the page’s main
features and guidance on how to proceed. Pressing
the HELP key displays the help function for the video
page where you are operating.
And the function keys become bookmarks: in other words, you can
access any other Help page by just pressing the function key of the
topic you wish to display.
Press the HELP key again to return to the page for the Help function
shown.
Help
Grand Piano

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DEMO
The DEMO button sets the instrument in
demonstration mode. Press the relative key to display
the following screen:
The LEDs of some style and sound families will start to flash. You can
now decide to play one of the DEMOs for the individual I-Motion sounds
by just pressing one of the sound family keys, or one of the orchestrated
DEMOs by pressing one of the style family keys.
Otherwise, press one of the function keys (F1…F8) to play the
presentation DEMO (Style & I-Motion Sound) and view a slide show
with the main characteristics of the PIANO.
Demo

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USE THE STYLES
CHORD MODE
One Fing. Hold Pianist
Accomp
On/Off
If you now press START/STOP and play a chord in the left-hand part
of the keyboard, you will hear the automatic accompaniment start.
The name of the style you are using appears in the left of the display.
To select a different style, press one of the two keys in the MUSIC
STYLES section and choose one of the 8 titles displayed, using the
Function keys underneath the display.
The ARRANGER Section
The Galileo PIANO has 144 styles, divided into 16 families (+ 2 CUSTOM
families).
Each style is a complete 8-part instrumental arrangement, with drums,
bass and up to 6 additional instruments.
It consists of 4 variations, 3 fills, 1 Break, 2 intros and 2 endings.
The way in which the styles are used may vary depending on each
performer’s requirements. However, setting up the style section to meet
your needs is very easy thanks to the CHORD MODE and MODE
CONTROLS keys.
Let’s start from one of the most common setups for using the styles:
keyboard divided into two zones, left for chords and right for melody.
To obtain this setup, you have only to press the ACCOMP. ON and the
HOLD key in the CHORD MODE section.
MUSIC STYLES
8 Beat 16 Beat Rock Dance Funky/
Blues Contemp. Swing Big Band
Latin1 Latin2 60’s USA World Acoustic Trad.1 Trad.2

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Start
Stop
VARIATIONS
ABC D
FILLS
Back Stay Forward Break
Style Controls
We will now look at the controls available for using the styles section.
START/STOP
Used to start and stop the accompaniment (Styles).
Above the metronome icon, the display contains 4 round indicators
showing the tempo of the Style or Song you are playing. Before pressing
START/STOP you can book one of the INTRO, FILL or BREAK buttons
to create an introduction to the Style.
VARIATIONS
Each style consists of 4 variations that allow you to start your piece
with an accompaniment played by just a few instruments and gradually
add more to form a larger ensemble. To change the variations, press
the VARIATIONS A, B, C and D keys.
FILLS
To add musical ornaments and accents to the style, use the Fills keys.
Press the Stay key to add a rhythmic passage. The passage ends at
the start of the next bar.
The Back and Forward keys in this section are used to switch from
one variation to another. Instead of just pressing the VARIATION
A,B, C or D keys as you did before, press the Back or Forward keys,
which activate the FILL function and allow you to switch to another
variation of the style.

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INTROS ED ENDINGS
Each style includes a choice of 2 intros (Short and Long) and 2 endings
(Short and Long).
Intro Short: a short musical intro (from two to four bars).
Intro Long: a long musical intro (can be up to 10 bars long).
Ending Short: a short musical ending (from two to four bars).
Ending Long: a long musical ending (can be up to 10 bars long).
The start and end of the song can be enhanced with a few bars of intro
and ending, respectively by activating the INTRO option (Short or
Long) with the arranger off, and the ENDING option (Short or Long)
by pressing the relative keys with the arranger on.
FADE (IN and OUT)
Otherwise, you have the option of the Fade IN and OUT modes, to
start and end the accompaniment with gradually increasing and
decreasing volume. You can set the number of bars (from 1 to 10) for
the duration of the FADE IN and the FADE OUT separately (SETUP
ARRANGER MENU).
INTRO
Short Long
ENDING
Short Long
FADE
In Out
If you press Forward you will hear a FILL after which the arranger
plays the next variation. If you press Back you will hear a FILL after
which the arranger moves back to the previous variation.
The Break key has two functions. If it is pressed on the 2nd or 3rd beat
of the bar, it simply activates a FILL to finish the bar; if it is activated
at the start of a bar, it plays a harmonised rhythmic passage, with not
only the drums but also all the tracks of the style.

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ACCOMP. On/Off
This key switches the parts in the style arrangement on and off.
With this key off, you will only hear the style rhythm section.
One Fing.
Besides the automatic recognition function, the harmony can also be
set using a simply technique . This can be done using the One Fing.
(one finger) option, in which chords are recognised as follows:
the lowest note in the recognition zone is taken as the fundamental,
and the type of chord depends on the total number of keys pressed,
as stated in the table below.
AUTOMATIC ACCOMPANIMENT
ONE FINGER MODE
NUMBER OF CHORD
KEYS PRESSED
1 Major (Maj)
2 Minor (Min)
3 Seventh(7)
4 Diminished (dim)
5 Suspended 4th (sus4)
Hold
The HOLD function allows the style to keep playing after you have
played a chord. This function is normally always active, so that the last
chord played keeps the arrangement “going” until you have played
another one.
Accomp
On/Off
CHORD MODE
One Fing. Hold Pianist