IBM PS1500 - Manual (Page 44)

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2•6 User Guide
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1. VOLUME SLIDERS
MASTER VOLUME. Adjusts the general volume (speak-
ers, headphones and outputs). Not transmitted or re-
ceived via MIDI.
MIC/LINE. Controls the volume of the signal fed into the
Mic/Line Input of the optional Audio/Video Interface.
2. ACCOMPANIMENT SLIDERS
DRUM, BASS, ACCOMP1, ACCOMP2, ACCOMP3,
LOWER, UPPER2, UPPER1. Independent volume con-
trols for the keyboard sections (Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower)
and Style Tracks (Drum, Bass, Acc1, Acc2, Acc3). A LED
indicator shows when the sliders are active for Style track
volume control.
F1…F8 SLIDERS : In multi-track mode (Song) or in one of
the Edit modes, sliders F1…F8 control the volumes of
tracks 01-08 or 09-16 and operate as data entry controls
in edit situations. A LED indicator shows when the slid-
ers F1…F8 are active as Song volume and Data Entry
controls.
3. SINGLE TOUCH PLAY
When ON, Style-Preset sounds are assigned to all the
tracks. When OFF, selecting Styles recalls sounds for
the accompaniment sections only while those of the key-
board tracks remain unchanged.
4. STYLE/SONG GROUPS
Each button corresponds to a bank of 8 Styles (Swing,
Country, Rock, etc.), User Styles (User1-8 & User9-16),
Song/Styles (Song/Style) or Songs (Song). Press a
button to display the contents of the bank and select an
item with the function button corresponding to the name
in the display.
5. ACCOMPANIMENT
Buttons which control the Styles.
• E ASY PLAY : Enables (On) or disables (Off) the Style ar-
rangements.
• P IANO S TYLE : Gains access to the Piano Style program-
ming page where you can program the chord recognition
modes for the Style accompaniment.
• M
EMORY : When ON, releasing the keys from the key-
board causes the Style accompaniments to continue play-
ing; when OFF, all accompaniments except the Drum track
stop instantly after key release.
• L OWER M EMORY : When ON, the sounds assigned to the
Lower keyboard track continues playing after releasing
the keys; when OFF, the Lower sound stops instantly af-
ter key release.
• T
EMPO LOCK : When ON, this button locks the current
tempo setting for all Style and Preset selections. When
OFF, each Style or Preset recalls memorized Tempo data.
• F
ADE I N /O UT : Starts and stops a Style with a gradual
increase or decrease of volume. Starting requires press-
ing the Start button.
• M
IXER LOCK : When ON, this button locks the current
Track volume settings for all Style and Preset selections.
When OFF, each Style or Preset recalls memorized Mix-
er settings.
• B
ASS F OLLOW : When ON, the Bass track of the Style
auto accompaniment follows the lowest left note of the
chord played, allowing real time changes of the bass ac-
companiment according to the lowest note played. When
OFF, the bass track follows the programmed pattern of
the Style, regardless of the chord inversion played.
6. VAR 1, VAR 2, VAR 3, VAR 4
1, 2, 3, 4: These buttons allow you to switch from one
Style Variation to another.
7. STYLE LOCK
When ON, selecting Presets recalls keyboard sounds only
without changing Style. When OFF, Presets can change
Style as well as the keyboard sounds.
8. FILL
• F ILL < (Fill-to-previous-variation): Recalls a Fill pattern
then moves to the previous Variation.
• F ILL (Fill-to-current-variation): Recalls a Fill pattern then
continues with the same variation.
• F
ILL
>/T
AP
T
EMPO
(Fill-to-next-variation): F
ILL
> - pressed
during Style play recalls a Fill pattern then moves to the
next variation. T
AP T EMPO - sets the Style playing speed
by tapping on the button and starts the Style auto accom-
paniment automatically.
9. TRANSPOSE +, TRANSPOSE –
Raises (+) or lowers (–) the pitch of the instrument as a
whole in semitone steps, over a range of
±
12 semitones.
Pressing both buttons at the same time resets to 0.
Panic: In MIDI situations, pressing both buttons at the
same time provides a PANIC function.
Front Panel (buttons & controls)