Radio Shack MD-982 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
Using the Preset Auto-Rhythms
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The preset tones numbered 90 through 96
on your keyboard let you automatically play
two different musical instruments 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 keyboard (below
middle C). The instrument listed next plays
on the right half of the keyboard (above
middle C). For example, BS/PNO (No. 90)
plays a bass tone on the left half of the
keyboard and a piano tone on the right.
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PERCUSSION (No. 99) lets you play the 39
different percussion sounds shown here.
The symbol for each sound appears above
the corresponding key on the keyboard.
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Your keyboard has 100 preset auto-rhythms
that provide a steady beat for your music.
The name and two-digit number of each
preset auto-rhythm is listed on the
keyboard’s top panel.
You can play a preset auto-rhythm on the
keyboard in any of the following ways:
Select and play a rhythm (see
“Selecting/Playing an Auto-Rhythm”)
Synchronize the start of a rhythm with
your music (see “Using SYNCHRO”)
Briefly vary the pattern of a rhythm (see
“Using FILL-IN”)
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1. Press
RHYTHM
. An indicator appears to
the right of RHYTHM and the number of
the current auto-rhythm appears.
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2. To select a different rhythm, choose an
auto-rhythm from the 100 RHYTHMS
list and enter its two-digit number on the
keypad. Or, repeatedly press
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or
to
move to the next higher or lower
numbered rhythm.
3. Press
START/STOP
to start the selected
auto-rhythm.
4. Adjust
MAIN VOLUME
and
ACCOMP
VOLUME
to the desired level (see
“Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume”
on Page 8).
5. To change the auto-rhythm speed,
press
TEMPO
or
. The current
tempo setting appears.
6. Play the keyboard along with the auto-
rhythm.
7. To select a different rhythm, repeat
Steps 1 and 2.
8. To stop the auto-rhythm, press
START/
STOP
again.
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This feature lets you synchronize the start of
an auto-rhythm with the beginning of your
music.
After you select and enter an auto-rhythm,
press
SYNCHRO/FILL-IN
. The bars of the
metronome flash to show the keyboard is in
standby mode.
Begin playing the keyboard. The keyboard
automatically begins to play the rhythm
when you press any key within the first 1
1
/
2
octaves of the lower end of the keyboard
(the first 18 keys from the left side of the
keyboard).
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This feature lets you insert a short (1- to 2-
measure) variation in the beat pattern of a
selected auto-rhythm.
Press and release
SYNCHRO/FILL-IN
while
the auto-rhythm is playing. The keyboard
inserts a 1- to 2-measure variation, then the
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Percussion Sounds
When you select the Fingered or Concert
Chord mode, the keys in the lower 1
1
/
2
octaves
become the accompaniment keys and do not
produce percussion sounds. See “Using Auto
Accompaniment” on Page 8.
Selecting/Playing an Auto-Rhythm
The keyboard automatically selects the
rhythm Club Pop (No. 00) when you turn
the power on.
Precede a single-digit number with an 0.
For example, to select POP BALLAD (No.
05), press 0 5.
If you incorrectly enter the first digit of the
rhythm, press RHYTHM to clear the entry
and return to the last selected auto-rhythm.
You can adjust the tempo to play an auto-
rhythm from 20 to 255 beats per minute.
To quickly slow down or speed up the
tempo, hold down TEMPO
or.
To reset the tempo to its default (original)
speed, press TEMPO
and at the
same time.
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