How to use the manual.....................................................................................................................................6
Main Features...................................................................................................................................................7
The Controls & Connectors............................................................................................................................10
Front Panel.....................................................................................................................................................10
Power Supply.................................................................................................................................................19
Connecting speakers or headphones............................................................................................................19
Turning the power on.....................................................................................................................................19
Adjusting the sound and the display contrast...............................................................................................20
Playing the sounds.........................................................................................................................................20
Selecting and playing the sounds..................................................................................................................20
Listening to the Demo Song...........................................................................................................................21
Resetting the User Memory to the Initial Factory Settings..........................................................................22
Step 2: Selecting and Playing a Voice...........................................................................................................23
Selecting a Voice...........................................................................................................................................23
Voice Play mode indications..........................................................................................................................23
Selecting a Drum Voice..................................................................................................................................23
Using the Category Search function..............................................................................................................24
Playing the Arpeggio......................................................................................................................................24
Changing the Arpeggio type..........................................................................................................................25
Using the Controllers......................................................................................................................................25
Using the Knobs.............................................................................................................................................26
Adjusting the tuning to other instruments......................................................................................................27
Step 3: Selecting and Playing a Performance...............................................................................................28
Selecting a Performance................................................................................................................................28
Performance Play mode indications..............................................................................................................28
How Voices are assigned to Parts of a Performance.....................................................................................28
Creating a Performance by combining Voices..............................................................................................29
Changing the Arpeggio settings for each Part..............................................................................................30
Using the Controllers and Knobs...................................................................................................................31
Recording your Performance.........................................................................................................................31
Step 4: Creating Your Original Song.............................................................................................................33
Song Playback...............................................................................................................................................33
Preparing for Realtime Recording..................................................................................................................34
Creating a swing feel—Play Effect.................................................................................................................36
Storing the created Song...............................................................................................................................36
Saving Song data to a USB storage device...................................................................................................36
Step 5: Creating a Pattern...............................................................................................................................37
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