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Precaution:
Protect the unit from heaters, sunshine, humidity, dust and
vibrations. Keep neon tube lamps, fluorescent tubes, transformers
or electric motors away from the unit in order to avoid noises.
Be careful not to give it aheavy shock as it is a precise instru-
ment though contained into its case-
Composition of Synthesizer:
Keyboard-* V. CO. -+VX.F.- V,C+A, -OUTPUT
VrC*CX —Pitch is decided according to the voltage from Key-
board,
V.CF* -Tone color is decided according to controlled fre-
quency elements of sound.
V.C.A. —The attack and decay time of each note is decided.
OUTPUT —Output signal of which pitch, tone color and
volume are controlled,
This Synthe Bass has the following features:
For V.C.CX
Octave 3stage: —4", 8\ 16' (5 octaves covered),
Pitch Bender.— variable up or down each half note.
Pushing "UP" button raises the pitch by a
half step;
"DOWN" button lowers the pitch by ahalf step.
For V.C.F
Mode —5Kinds,
Traveler —Peak of high tone range is transmitted.
Expand —Frequency response transmit by key-pressing, and
makes attack of the tone clear.
Bright —Increases the Traveler effect.
For VX.A.
Attack —Attack and decay of the tone after key-pressing is
adjustable.
Percussion -Decay of the tone before key-releasing is adjustable.
Sustmn —Decay of the tone after key-releasing is maintained.
Volume —Tone volume can be adjusted.
Thus, it is the most advanced compact type synthesizer incor-
porating all possible requirements that ever designed.
Please enjoy using it in various ways.
ASynthesizer is versatile, and its melody section (including
creative sounds} and bass section are t'ery important for any
music sounds.
Incorporating circuitry and effects necessary only for bass
performance, he Synthe Bass has been developed in compact,
light weight a: id the easier to buy pricing. Even if used for
melody perfor nance, it functions fully as Synthesizer. When
used as Bass, i,can produce sign wave form deep sound such as
ordinary bass i'f all kinds could not produce, and power com-
parable to wootfbass is obtainable by easy keyboard action.
Specification: :
It is advisable that you use an expression pedal and abass
amplifier for more effective performance.
OBENDER -UP -Pushing "UP" button raises the pitch by ahatf
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DC WN —Pushing "DOWN" button reduces the
pitch by ahalf step, and it regains gradually by
releasing button.
©VOLUME -Voume Control
©SUSTAIN— After Key-depressing, tone disappears gradually.
©BRIGHT —Traveler effect becomes sensitive.
©EXPAND -Peak is added to tone color.
©TRAVELER —Turning clockwise emphasizes high frequency
elements of tone.
©ATTACK —Attack of tone is adjusted.
©PERCUSSION —Decay of tone is adjusted before key-depressing.
©OCTAVE -4\ 8', 16' 3stages
©MODE —Waveshapes changeable —5kinds
©POWER SW.- Power Source Switch
©PITCH —Adjustable up or down each half step around the
center position.
ij^KEVbOARU —i& Keys (C scale)
POWER SOURCE
POWER CONSUMPTION
DIMENSIONS
Width- 18.5 in.
13 in.
0.6 in.
16.3 lbs.
Sei to local voltage, 50 /60Hz
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Depth:
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