Technics sx-PR604/M - Manual (Page 53)

Piano Stylist
This feature automatically launches the appropriate instrument settings when you select the style of the arrangement you wish to
play in. By using this feature, you can easily achieve a performance like that of a first-rate pianist.
PIANO STYLES
Select a suitable style for your performance based principally
on the piano sound.
1. Press the PIANO STYLIST button to turn it
on.
• The display looks similar to the following.
2. Press the PIANO STYLES button.
• The display looks similar to the following.
3. Use the ARRANGE MODE button to select the
desired type of arrangement.
• Select the type you wish to play (PIANO SOLO/PIANO &
COMBO/PIANO & ENSEMBLE).
4. Use the SELECT MODE button to specify how
you wish to select a style.
GENRE: Select a style by musical genre.
ERA: Select a style by era.
ALPHABET: Select a style from an alphabetical list.
5. Use the GENRE/ERA/ALPHABET button
below the display to select a group. Use the
STYLE button to select a style.
• In the above example, GENRE was selected.
• If the list covers more than one screen “page,” the MORE
button is shown on the display. Use the MORE button to
switch between screen pages.
• The AUTO PLAY CHORD and SYNCHRO START turn
on, and the sounds, effects, rhythm, tempo, volume
balance, etc. which are best suited for the selected music
style are automatically selected.
6. Play the keyboard.
• When you specify a chord on the left area of the keyboard,
the automatic accompaniment begins to play.
• You can use the TEMPO/PROGRAM dial to adjust the
tempo.
7. When you are finished selecting the style, turn
the PIANO STYLIST button off.
ENSEMBLE STYLES
Select a style suitable for an ensemble performance that uses
the many sounds and rhythms incorporated in this instrument.
1. On the PIANO STYLIST display, press the
ENSEMBLE STYLES button.
• The display looks similar to the following.
2. Use the GROUP button the select a style
group.
• These are the same as the groups for the RHYTHM
GROUP button.
3. Use the RHYTHM button to select a rhythm,
and the STYLE button to select a style.
• The AUTO PLAY CHORD and SYNCHRO START turn
on, and the sounds, effects, rhythm, tempo, volume
balance etc. which are best suited for the selected music
style are automatically selected.
4. Play the keyboard.
• When you specify a chord on the left area of the keyboard,
the automatic accompaniment immediately begins to play.
• You can use the TEMPO/PROGRAM dial to adjust the
tempo.
5. When you are finished selecting the style, turn
the PIANO STYLIST button off.
DEMO SPLIT
POINT
MAIN VOLUME APC/SEQUENCER VOLUME
MODE
CHORD FINDER
OFF/ON AUTO SETTING BANK STOP 8&16
BEAT ROCK & POP BALLAD JAZZ & SWING MOVIE & SHOW
SOUND ARRANGER PIANO STYLIST TEMPO / PROGRAM PROGRESSIVE PIANIST
ONE TOUCH PLAY SIMPLE PIANO FADE
IN OUT
INTRO & ENDING START / STOP SYNCHRO START
TAP TEMPO
FILL IN
1 2 1 1 2 3 4 BEAT 2
METRONOME SET OFF/ON
1 2 3 4 VARIATION MUSIC STYLE ARRANGER
GOSPEL
& BLUES SOUL &
DISCO COUNTRY & WESTERN LATIN &
WORLD MARCH & WALTZ MEMORY
LOAD 1 2 3
4 5 6
MAX
MIN
MAX
OFF
SOLO SOLO
RHYTHM GROUP SAX & WOODWIND ORGAN & ACCORDION SOUND EXPLORER BRASS SYNTH SOLOIST MULTI EFFECT CHORUS REVERB PLAY EASY REC
SET NEXT BANK BANK VIEW
PROGRAM MENUS DISK
LOAD CHORD STEP REC
DISK IN USE
SOLO TECHNI-CHORD DIGITAL EFFECT BRILLIANCE
STRINGS TRANSPOSE R1/R2 OCTAVE –
PART SELECT
CONDUCTOR PANEL MEMORY
LEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1
LEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1
+ – +
GRAND UPRIGHT ELECTRIC MODERN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DIGITAL DRAWBAR
VOCAL BASS DRUM KITS MIXTURES MEMORY GUITAR & HARPSI MALLET & ORCH PERC
SOUND GROUP EFFECT THEATRE SONIC SEQUENCER
PIANO
PIANO PERFORMANCE PADS AUTO PLAY CHORD
FAVORITES
OTHER PARTS/TR HELP DISPLAY HOLD EXIT LCD CONTRAST PAGE MUTE
SEQUENCER RESET COUNT
INTRO
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