Radio Shack MD-981 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
13Operation
Notes:
Precede a single-digit number
with a 0. For example, to select
ELEC PIANO 1 (No. 04), press
0
4
.
If you enter an incorrect first digit,
press
TONE
to clear your entry,
then enter the correct digit.
3. Play the keyboard to hear the
selected tone and adjust
MAIN VOL-
UME
to the desired level.
4. To select a different tone, repeat
Steps 1 and 2.
Keyboard Split Tones
The preset tones numbered 90 through
96 on your keyboard let you automati-
cally play two different musical instru-
ments or sound effects independently
on opposite sides of the keyboard.
The instrument listed first in the tone’s
name plays on the left half of the key-
board (below middle C). The instrument
listed next plays on the right half of the
keyboard (above middle C). For exam-
ple, BS/PNO (No. 90) plays a bass tone
on the left half of the keyboard and a pi-
ano tone on the right.
Layered Tones
The preset tones numbered 80 through
89 on your keyboard let you automati-
cally play two different layered tones at
the same time when you press one key.
For example, STR PNO (No. 80) plays
string and piano tones when you press a
key.
Percussion Sounds
PERCUSSION (No. 99) lets you play the
35 different percussion sounds shown
here. The symbol for each sound ap-
pears above the corresponding key on
the keyboard.
Note:
When you select the Fingered or
Concert Chord mode, the keys in the
lower 1
1
/
2
octaves become the accom-
Bass Drum Cowbell
Side Stick Crash Cymbal 2
Acoustic Snare Claves
Hand Clap Ride Cymbal 2
Electric Snare High Bongo
Low Floor Tom Low Bongo
Closed Hi-Hat Mute High Conga
High Floor Tom Open High Conga
Pedal Hi-Hat Low Conga
Low Tom High Timbale
Open Hi-Hat Low Timbale
Low-Mid Tom High Agogo
High-Mid Tom Low Agogo
Crash Cymbal 1 Cabasa
High Tom Maracas
Ride Cymbal 1 Voice Bass
Drum
Chinese Cymbal Voice Snare
Ride Bell Voice Closed
Hi-Hat
Tambourine Voice Open
Hi-Hat
Splash Cymbal
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