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Playing DifferentPreset Sounds

(Play Mode)

Youcanselectasoundforyourperformancefrom61preset

sounds.Eachsoundalreadyhasasuitableeectapplied.

When you turn the unit on or stop song playback, the unit will en-

ter Play mode.

1. While pressing and holding down the SOUND button (lo-

cated on the top panel), press one of the keys ranging from

C2 to C7.

The sound will change depending on the key that you press.

(See"SoundandSongList"onthenextpage.)ShortPhrase

sounds are assigned to the black keys.

Whenyouturntheuniton,thedefaultsound(GrandPiano)will

be selected.

What are Short Phrase sounds?

Twenty-veShortPhrasesoundsareassignedtotheblackkeys.

If you select one of these sounds by pressing the correspond-

ing black key, the microPIANO will automatically play the pro-

grammedphrase.TheseShortPhrasesincludeaccompaniment

tunesincluding(thoseoenheardplayedwithabarrel(roller)

organ),partofafamouspieceforpipeorgans,ashortpiano

phrase of low-range accompaniment typically played by the

lehand(sothatyoucanplayamelodywithyourrighthand),

etc.

Listening to Songs (Song Mode)

The microPIANO features 40 songs.

Eachsongusesanappropriatesoundandeect.

1. WhilepressingandholdingdowntheSONGbuon,press

one of the keys ranging from C2 to D

Playbackstartsfromtheselectedsong(see"SoundandSong

List"onthenextpage),thencontinuesandrepeatsallofthe

songs in ascending order until you stop playback.

2. PresstheSONGbuonagaintostopplayback.

Youcanselectadierentsongbypressingandholdingdown

theSONGbuttonandpressingoneofthekeyswithinthat

range.

Playingthekeyboardwhilelisteningtoasong

You can play the keyboard using your favorite preset sound

while listening to a song.

Whileasongisplaying,pressandholddowntheSOUNDbut-

ton and press one of the keys ranging from C2 to C7 to select

your favorite sound.

Youcanalsoselectadierentpresetsound(foryourperfor-

mance)inPlayModebeforethesongstartsplayingback.

If you select a preset sound during playback of a song, the ef-

fect that’s applied to the selected preset sound will also be ap-

pliedtothecurrentsong.Ifyouswitchtoadierentsong,the

eectthat’sappliedtotheselectedsongwillalsobeappliedto

the preset sound of your performance on the keyboard.

ListeningtoaSongusingaDifferent

Sound(UserAutoperformMode)

Eachsongusesarecommendedpresetsound.Youcanswitchthis

sound to one of your choosing.

1. While pressing and holding down the SOUND and SONG

buonsonthetoppanel,pressoneofthekeysrangingfrom

C2 to D

Playbackstartsfromtheselectedsong(see"SoundandSong

List"onthenextpage),thencontinuesandrepeatsallofthe

songs in ascending order until you stop the playback.

2. While the song is playing, on the top panel press and hold

downtheSOUNDbuonandpressoneofthekeysranging

fromC2toC7toselectadierentsound.

The song will start using the newly selected preset sound.

YoucanalsoselectasoundinPlayModebeforeyoustartplay-

ing back the song.

3. Tostopplayback,presstheSOUNDandSONGbuonssi-

multaneously.

Youcanselectadierentsongbypressingandholdingdown

theSOUNDandSONGbuonsandpressingoneofthekeys

within that range.

YoucanalsoselectasonginSongmode.Todoso,pressand

holddowntheSONGbuontostopplayback,andenterSong

mode while pressing a desired key to select the song.

YoucannotselectthepresetShortPhrasesoundsthatareas-

signedtoblackkeys.Ifyouselectanyofthem,MusicBox1will

automatically be selected.

UsingOtherFunctions

C2 C3

Confirmation sound On/Off

Off

�

EBCDF

�

Transpose (F

�

2–F3)

Press

these

simul-

taneously

Transposefunction

Insomecases,asongmaybewrieninadicultkey(e.g.,using

manyblackkeys),oryoumaywishtoshithekeytomatchan-

otherinstrumentorvocalist.Insuchcases,youcantranspose(shi

thekey)touseaneasierngering,ortousethesamefamiliarn-

geringtoplayinadierentkey.Youcanshithekeyinarangeof

eleven semitones.

For example if you transpose upward by one semitone, playing the

notesshowninthescoreonthelebelowwillproducethepitches

shown in the score on the right.

• Totransposethekey,pressandholddowntheC2andC

keys(ontheleendofthekeyboard),andpressakeyinthe

range from F

2 to B2 or from C

3 to F3.

Forexample,ifyouwishtousetheC4keytoplaynoteA3(lower

bythreesemitones),pressandholddowntheC2 and C

2 keys

(ontheleendofthekeyboard), and press the A2 key.

If you wish to use the C4 key to play note D

4 (higher by three

semitones),pressandholddowntheC2andC

2 keys (on the

leendofthekeyboard),andpresstheD

3key.

ToresettheTransposefunctionto“NoTransposition(+/-0),”

press and hold down the C2 and C

2keys(ontheleendofthe

keyboard),andpresstheC3key.

Thedefaultseing(whenyouturnontheunit)is“NoTrans-

position.”

Abouttheconrmationsound

When you simultaneously press the C2 and C

2 keys (on the

leendofthekeyboard),orwhenyoupressakeytoselecta

presetsoundorsong,youwillheartheconrmationsound.

Youcanturnthissoundo,asdescribedbelow.

While simultaneously pressing and holding down the C2 and

2keys,pressG

3toturnotheconrmationsound.Toturn

iton,pressA3whilesimultaneouslypressingandholding

down the C2 and C

2 keys.

Thedefaultseing(whenyouturnontheunit)is"Conrma-

tionsoundOn.”