Optimus MD-1200 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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Free Session
— lets you play the melo-
dy using the entire keyboard while the
MD-1200 plays accompaniment based
on your auto-rhythm selection (see “Us-
ing FREE SESSION” on Page 21).
Notes:
After you press the auto accompani-
ment keys when using concert
chord or standard fingering, the MD-
1200 plays the same chord until you
press other accompaniment keys to
play a different chord or you press
START/ STOP
.
You can use the MD-1200’s rhythm
controls (
INTRO
,
NORMAL/FILL-IN
,
VARIATION/FILL-IN
, and
SYNCHRO/
ENDING
) with all three types of auto
accompaniment.
Adjusting the Accompaniment
Volume
The MD-1200 lets you adjust the volume
of your accompaniment separately from
the overall volume of the keyboard.
1. Press
ACCOMP VOLUME
. The three-
digit number of the last selected
accompaniment volume appears on
the display.
2. Within 5 seconds, enter a number
from
0 0 0
(softest) to
1 2 7
(loudest)
on the keypad. The numbers appear
on the display as you press the
keys.
To select the next highest or lowest
accompaniment volume number,
you can also press
+
or
after
pressing
ACCOMP VOLUME
. Hold
down
+
or
to quickly increase or
decrease the accompaniment vol-
ume.
To reset the accompaniment volume to
its default value of 87, press
ACCOMP
VOLUME
then press
+
and
at the same
time.
Note:
The auto-accompaniment pat-
terns consist of four parts: chord 1,
chord 2, bass, and rhythm. You can de-
lete any of the parts by using the mixer
function. See “Using the Mixer” on
Page 22.
ACCOMP
VOLUME
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