Optimus MD-1600 - Manual (Page 11)

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The tone number and name appear at
the top of the display. The middle row
shows the
chord symbol, the tempo in
beats per minute, the number of the
measure playing and the beat count in
each measure. The
treble and bass
clefs to the right of the display show the
notes as they play. The bar graph shows
the
sound level on each of the 16 chan-
nels (see “Using the Mixer” on Page 22).
The
keyboard at the bottom of the dis-
play shows the location of the keys be-
ing pressed.
USING THE PRESET
TONES
Your MD-1600 can sound like 200 differ-
ent musical instruments or sound ef-
fects. The name and three-digit number
of each preset tone is listed on the MD-
1600’s top panel.
Notes:
• The MD-1600 has 24-note (maxi-
mum) polyphonic sound. This
means that you can play up to 24
different notes at the same time with
most of the keyboard’s preset tones.
Many of the keyboard’s preset
tones, however, are capable of only
12-note polyphony.
• Most tones on this keyboard have
been recorded and processed using
a technique called
digital sampling.
To ensure a high level of tonal qual-
ity, samples are taken in the low,
mid, and high ranges and then com-
bined. You might notice very slight
differences in volume or sound qual-
ity for some tones when you play
them at different positions on the
keyboard. This is an unavoidable
result of multiple sampling and is
normal.
Follow these steps to select and play a
preset tone.
1. Press TONE . TONE and the current
tone’s number appear.
Note: The MD-1600 automatically
selects the tone GRAND PIANO
(No. 000) the first time you turn on
power.
2. To play a different tone, choose a
preset tone from the 200 TONES list
and enter its three-digit number on
the keypad. For example, to select
ELEC PIANO 1, press
0 0 4 . As you
press the keys, the selected digits
appear.
Tone Number/Name
Chord Symbol
Tempo
Measure/Beat Count
Treble Clef
Bass Clef
Sound Level
Keyboard
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