Control panel and push button functions
The control panel is divided into sections according to the group of functions related to the push buttons. From left to right you will see the following:
VOLUME
Two rows of six push buttons that are used to control the general volume for the Drums, Bass, Chords, 2ND Voice and Right
sections. The volume can be muted by pressing the right-hand and left-hand
VVOOLLUUMMEE
push buttons of that section together
at the same time. To restore the volume set prior to muting simply press one of the two
VVOOLLUUMMEE
push buttons of the section
once. To raise the lead volume, press and hold down the right-hand
RRIIGGHHTT VVOOLLUUMMEE
push button. To lower the volume, use the
left-hand push button instead. Using the
22NNDD VVOOIICCEE
keys, you can control the volume of the second voice that affects the
melodic line of the SD5. Thanks to this feature, you can therefore add a second sound on the right section and produce inte-
resting timbre layers, the sound balancing of which can be controlled with the dedicated volume keys.
PAGE + PAGE - When the display shows that there are more pages following the first one (as for Voice and Style), the
PPAAGGEE ++
push button
is used to move one page forwards and
PPAAGGEE --
to go back a page. The
PPAAGGEE ++
and
PPAAGGEE --
push buttons, with the LED of the
DDIISSKK
push button lit, are used to select either the hard disk or the floppy disk drive. In this case, to move onto the following
pages of a directory, the musician must use the
CCUURRSSOORR ++//--
push buttons. In the main default page the
PPAAGGEE ++
and
PPAAGGEE --
push buttons directly control the
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value of the Arranger in steps which can be determined (in the UTILITIES page).
DATA CURSOR
When there are a number of parameters to be modified within a menu or when the function buttons are not directly related
to a specific parameter (as in the case of parameters situated in the middle of the display), the 4
DDAATTAA CCUURRSSOORR kkeeyyss
are used
to select and modify the value of the parameter required. According to their direction, as you read through this manual you
will notice that we call these buttons UP (arrow pointing upwards),
DDOOWWNN
(arrow pointing downwards),
LLEEFFTT
(arrow pointing to
the left) and
RRIIGGHHTT
(arrow pointing to the right). Generally speaking, the
UUPP
and
DDOOWWNN
buttons are used to select the para-
meter to be edited while the
LLEEFFTT
and
RRIIGGHHTT
buttons are used to change the value of the parameter currently selected and
therefore they act as
VVAALLUUEE++//--
function buttons. When you press the LEFT and RIGHT keys together at the same time, the
parameter selected is reset and if you press them again, the parameter is set back at its initial value, even after it has been
modified. In many contexts, the same procedure can be done by pressing the
EENNTTEERR
key. In this case again, the parameter
currently selected is reset after it is pressed once and is set back at its original value when the key is pressed again.
Generally speaking the
LLEEFFTT
and RIGHT buttons are used to change the value of the parameter currently selected and the-
refore they act as
VVAALLUUEE++//--
function buttons. When you press the two keys together at the same time, the parameter selec-
ted is reset and if you press them again, the parameter is set back at its initial value, even after it has been modified. In the
DDiisskk
environment, the
DDAATTAA CCUURRSSOORR LLEEFFTT
and
RRIIGGHHTT
keys are used to select successive groups of files that are not shown on
the display, while the
DDAATTAA CCUURRSSOORR UUPP
,
DDOOWWNN
keys are used as
VVAALLUUEE++//--
function buttons and are also used to select files.
ENTER The Enter key is used to confirm the value currently selected. In some cases, such as in the Disk environment for example,
it is used to start or to load Midifiles.
TRANSPOSE They are used to
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all the musical sections of the SD5 in steps of one semitone. To reset the Transposer, simply
press the buttons together at the same time.
SAVE This is used to store and save on disk any edits or modifications carried out by the user.
EXIT This push button is pressed once to return to the main page of the display.
EEXXIITT
is disabled in the Song Play menu where
the
SSOONNGG PPLLAAYY
push button should be pressed again exit the Song Play mode and return to the main display page.
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Control panel and push button functions
