Radio Shack MD-1210 Video Game Keyboard User Manual


 
13Operation
9. Enter the number of the layered
tone for the low-end keys.
10. If desired, hold down
SPLIT
then
press the key where you want the
high-end tones to begin.
11. Play the keyboard to hear the
selected tones.
To cancel the SPLIT/LAYER combina-
tion, press each button so both the
SPLIT and LAYER indicators disappear.
USING THE PRESET
AUTO-RHYTHMS
Your keyboard has 100 preset auto-
rhythms that provide a steady beat for
your music. The name and two-digit
number of each preset auto-rhythm is
listed on the keyboard’s top panel.
You can play a preset auto-rhythm on
the keyboard in any of the following
ways:
select and play a rhythm (see
“Selecting/Playing an Auto-
Rhythm”)
synchronize the start of a rhythm
with your music (see “Using SYN-
CHRO” on Page 14)
start a rhythm with a special intro-
duction (see “Using INTRO” on
Page 14)
briefly vary the pattern of a rhythm
(see “Using FILL-IN” on Page 14)
stop a rhythm with a special ending
(see “Using ENDING” on Page 14)
play an alternate version (variation)
of a rhythm (see “Using VARIA-
TION” on Page 14)
Selecting/Playing
an Auto-Rhythm
1. Press
RHYTHM
.
RHYTHM
and the
name and number of the current
auto-rhythm appears.
Note:
The keyboard automatically
selects the rhythm CLUB POP (No.
00) when you turn the power on.
Each time you turn it on after that, it
selects the last selected rhythm.
2. To select a different rhythm, choose
an auto-rhythm from the 100
RHYTHMS list and enter its two-
digit number on the keypad. Or,
repeatedly press
+
or
to move to
the next higher or lower numbered
rhythm.
Notes
:
Precede a single-digit number
with a 0. For example, press
05
to select 8-BEAT BALLAD 2 (No.
05).
If you incorrectly enter the first
digit of the rhythm, press
RHYTHM
to clear the entry and return to the
last selected auto-rhythm.
3. Set
MODE
to
NORMAL
, then press
START/STOP
to start the selected
auto-rhythm.
4. Adjust
VOLUME
to the desired level.
5. To change the auto-rhythm speed,
press
TEMPO
or
. The current
tempo setting appears.
Notes
:
You can adjust the tempo to play
an auto-rhythm from 40 to 255
beats per minute.