Radio Shack MD-1210 Video Game Keyboard User Manual


 
11Operation
ELEC PIANO 1 (No. 004), press
0
0 4
.
If you enter an incorrect first digit,
press
TONE
to clear your entry,
then enter the correct digit.
When you select one of the drum
sets (tone numbers 160–167),
each key plays a different percus-
sion sound. See “Drum Assign-
ment List” on Page 44.
The drum set sounds change
when you change the rhythm
number, play back data stored in
memory, or receive MIDI program
change data.
Tone numbers 168–199 are the
user tone area. See “Using the
Custom Tone Synthesizer” on
Page 20.
3. Play the keyboard to hear the
selected tone and adjust
VOLUME
to
the desired level.
4. To select a different tone, repeat
Step 2 while
TONE
appears.
USING THE DRUM PADS
The keyboard has six drum pads that
you can use to play percussion sounds
independent of the keyboard keys. Sim-
ply tap on a drum pad to play the per-
cussion sound currently assigned to it.
To change the drum pad sounds, use
the mixer function to change the tone
assigned to Channel 10. See “Using the
Mixer” on Page 18.
USING REVERB
The REVERB feature creates ambiance
effects by causing the sound to linger
and reverberate. To turn on the reverb,
repeatedly press
REVERB
until an indi-
cator appears next to the type of reverb
you want.
HALL
— creates a concert hall effect.
STAGE
— creates the acoustics of a
small club.
ROOM
— adds the acoustics of a studio.
To turn off the reverb, repeatedly press
REVERB
until the indicator disappears.
USING SPLIT
The SPLIT feature lets you play two dif-
ferent tones on opposite ends of the
keyboard, so the low-end keys play one
tone, and the high-end keys play anoth-
er. Follow these steps to use SPLIT.
1. Press
TONE
.
2. Enter the three-digit number for the
tone you want the high-end keys to
play.
3. Press
SPLIT
. The SPLIT indicator
appears.
4. Enter the three-digit number for the
tone you want the low-end keys to
play.
5. Hold down
SPLIT
, and press the key
where you want the high-end tones
to begin. The selected key’s name
appears.
For example, if you set the split
point to be F below middle C,
F3
appears.
Note:
You can change the split point
at any time.
6. Play both the low and high-end keys
to hear the selected split tones.