Generalmusic wk1or - Manual (Page 9)

2 Introduction
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• ROM Styles and Programmable Styles
The WK1 Or features 96 ROM Styles (including 4 groups of Oriental Styles) which provide automatic accompaniments
for the three real time keyboard sections (Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower). Each Style has 4 Variations consisting of Basic,
Intro, Fill and Ending patterns, totalling 40 different patterns. It is also possible to record your own Styles (Programmable
Styles). Up to 8 User Styles can be recorded and stored to memory (96 – 103).
• Direct Style Memory
The WK1 Or allows you to select and memorize 16 Styles combinations in the direct access memory locations for
quick access during play, useful for live performances.
• Karaoke
The lyrics of a song can be read on the WK1 oriental display (two lines, 24 characters each). Alternatively, an optional
video interface available by Generalmusic makes it possible to use WK1 oriental in Karoke mode with an external TV
monitor. The interface can be adapted to the different video standards used in Europe or in the U.S. In order to read the
lyrics, the “TV text” function in the MIDI/GENERAL page must be turned on, and the RGB/SCART cable supplied with
the optional video interface must be connected to the TV set.
• Updatable Operating System
The Operating System, that is, the software that runs WK1 Oriental operations, is stored in a Flash ROM. It can be
updated loading more powerful releases that offer more functions.
• MIDI
Thanks to its fully implemented MIDI features, WK1 oriental can become a master keyboard. Moreover WK1 oriental
can be controlled by another master instrument and operate like a 16-part multi-timbral expander.
• Direct Connection to a computer
WK1 oriental can connect directly to a computer (Mac, PC o Atari) by a single serial cable. This kind of connection can
be alternative to a normal MIDI connection and needs no optional MIDI interface for the computer. The speed of the
information exchange can be adapted to the specific computer used. Serial cables can be purchased at any computer
shop.
IMPORTANT WARNING
1. Make sure that the package is flawless and contains:
a) WK1 oriental Multimedia Workstation (the instrument);
b) one floppy disk containing the operating system;
c) one demonstration floppy disk;
d) one music stand;
e) one Owner’s Manual;
f) one Ac/Dc Power Supply adapter;
g) the Guarantee Certificate;
h) the list of Generalmusic distributors.