Technics Digital Ensemble Sx Pr54 Owners Manual

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Playing the rhythm
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Selecting rhythms
Many exciting rhythms are stored in the memory of this instrument. First select one of the rhythm groups
and then choose the desired rhythm.
Select a rhythm
1.In the RHYTHM GROUP section, select a
rhythm group.
•MEMORY is the group in which you store the rhythms
you create with the COMPOSER. (Refer to page 85.)
2.Select the desired rhythm from the list on the
display.
 If there is more than one page to the display, use the
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VARIATION
There are four variations available for each
rhythm. Use the VARIATION buttons to select
the desired variation.
Confirm that the MUSIC STYLE ARRANGER button is
off. (If it is on, press it once to turn it off.)
The nuance of the pattern differs with each variation
number.
You can change to a different variation while the rhythm
is playing.
METRONOME
1.In the RHYTHM GROUP section, select MET-
RONOME.
The following display...

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Intro, fill-in and ending patterns fitting each different rhythm pattern are permanently recorded in your PR,
thus allowing a versatile rhythm performance.
INTRO
Begin the rhythm performance with an intro pat-
tern.
1.Press the INTRO & ENDING 1 or INTRO &
ENDING 2 button to turn it on.
2.Press the START/STOP button to start the
rhythm.
An intro pattern is played, after which the normal rhythm
pattern begins.
COUNT INTRO
You can...

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ENDING
Finish the rhythm performance with an ending
pattern.
1.Select a rhythm and press the START/STOP
button.
2.Press the INTRO & ENDING 1 or INTRO &
ENDING 2 button to turn it on.
An ending pattern is produced, and then the rhythm per-
formance stops.
If you accidentally press the INTRO & ENDING button in
the middle of the tune, you can press the FILL IN 1 or
FILL IN 2 button. The ending pattern stops, and a fill-in
pattern is produced, after...

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Minor, seventh and minor seventh chords are also easily produced.
When three or more keys of a chord are pressed, it is recognized as a  chord.

In the , you specify the chord by play-
ing all the notes in the chord.
Play at least three notes to specify the chord.
If the CHORD FINDER procedure is used, you can see the
types of chords that can be specified and the keys you
press to play them. (Refer to page 47.)




 
ADVANCED 1 mode
This mode...

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6.Specify a chord.
If the BASIC or ADVANCED mode was selected, specify
the chord on the keyboard section to the left of the split
point.
An accompaniment pattern in the specified chord is auto-
matically played. Play the melody with your right hand.
When you use FILL IN, INTRO and ENDING, the auto-
matic accompaniment is also used in these patterns.
You can set the mode which determines how the LEFT
part sounds during an AUTO PLAY CHORD...

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Use this control to lower the automatic accompaniment
volume when it is too loud relative to your manual perfor-
mance.
At the MAX position, the volumes of the automatic
accompaniment parts correspond to their current set-
tings; at the OFF position, the volume is 0. The volume
should normally be set to MAX.
The set values are shown in the APC column of the vol-
ume balance display. (Refer to page 27.)
The volume can be adjusted for each part....

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Fade In/Fade Out
Add interest to your performance by starting a part with a fade-in or ending it with a fade-out.
FADE IN
At the beginning of the song, the volume of each
part rises slowly.
1.Set up the panel settings for your perform-
ance.
2.Turn on the FADE IN button.
The indicator flashes. In this condition, the volumes for all
parts change to 0 and no sound is produced from this
instrument until the FADE IN is turned off or until step 3 is...

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Sound Arranger
The SOUND ARRANGER feature lets you select other sounds for the AUTO PLAY CHORD parts of
each rhythm.
1.Select the rhythm whose sound you wish to
change.
• Do not select the METRONOME or the MEMORY button.
2.Press and hold the SOUND ARRANGER but-
ton for a few seconds.
 The display looks similar to the following.
3.Use the 
 and  buttons to select the part
whose sound you wish to change.
4.Select the desired sound.
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Piano Stylist
This feature automatically launches the appropriate instrument settings when you select the style of the
arrangement you wish to play in. By using this feature, you can easily achieve a performance like that of a
first-rate pianist.
PIANO STYLES
Select a suitable style for your performance
based principally on the piano sound.
1.Press the PIANO STYLIST button to turn it on.
• The display looks similar to the following.
2.Press the...