Optimus 575 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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FEATURES
© 1997 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
Concertmate and Optimus are registered trademarks used by Tandy Corporation.
RadioShack is a trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
Your Optimus Concertmate 575 Porta-
ble Electronic Keyboard is a state-of-
the-art musical instrument with many
exciting features. You can set the key-
board to sound like 100 different musi-
cal instruments or sound effects. To
accompany your music, the keyboard
has 100 different preset rhythms, as
well as two types of auto-accompani-
ments.
Your Concertmate 575’s features in-
clude:
Mini Keys
make the keyboard
compact and versatile so you can play
it anywhere.
Polyphonic Sound
— lets you play
and hear up to eight notes at the same
time, so you can create or play almost
any type of music.
Poly/Texture Key
— lets you adjust
the Concertmate 575's sound texture
and polyphony (harmony).
Built-In Demonstration Tune
— lets
you hear a sample of what you and the
Concertmate 575 can do.
100 Sounds
— let you set your Con-
certmate 575 to sound like anything
from a banjo to an insect when you
press a key.
100 Auto-Rhythms
— give you a
steady beat for a wide range of music
styles, from rhumba to slow rock.
Tempo Control
— lets you speed up
or slow down the tempo of any select-
ed music pattern.
Fill-In Rhythm Key
— lets you insert
a short variation into any auto-rhythm.
Auto Accompaniment
— lets you set
the Concertmate 575 to automatically
play a preset harmonic pattern to
match the selected auto-rhythm.
Three Power Options
—let you power
the keyboard from internal batteries
(not supplied), standard AC power
(with an optional adapter), or your ve-
hicle’s cigarette lighter socket (with an
optional adapter) so you can make mu-
sic almost anywhere.
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