Technics Digital Ensemble Sx Pr54 Owners Manual

Part II Playing the rhythm
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Music Style Arranger
The MUSIC STYLE ARRANGER helps you to make professional registration changes during your perfor-
mance. Select between four contrasting registrations at the push of a button, or let your instrument
change the registration automatically for you when you use FILL IN 1 or 2. The MUSIC STYLE
ARRANGER will also alter the accompaniment in character with the registration change creating a pol-
ished sounding arrangement.
How to use...

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Panel Memory
PANEL MEMORY stores all the current panel settings so you can recall them at the push of a button.
How to store the panel settings
By storing all the panel settings you use for a
song in the same bank, for example, you can
switch from one panel setup to the next in a
flash.
1.Set up the desired panel settings (sounds, vol-
umes, etc.)
2.Use the BANK button to select a bank (A, B,
C).
Lighting up both the A and B indicators enables C...

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Recall the panel setup
1.Use the BANK button to select a bank (A, B,
C).
2.Press the desired PANEL MEMORY number
button (1 to 8).
Turning the P.MEM 5-8 button ON enables the selection
of panel settings for numbers 5 to 8.
The panel setup changes to the one stored in the speci-
fied memory.
You can then change the sound settings, etc. manually;
however, the contents of the memory remain unchanged
until you store them again.
The currently...

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Sequencer
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Outline of the Sequencer
A sequencer records your performance in a similar way to a tape recorder. This instrument’s
SEQUENCER allows you to record up to 10 performances in a variety of ways. You may want to record
your entire performance in one go (especially if you are using AUTO PLAY CHORD to provide the
accompaniment), or to build up a complex arrangement with several different parts playing together, like
an orchestral score. This instrument’s SEQUENCER has...

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SEQUENCER menu
The configuration of the SEQUENCER setting
display is as follows.
1.Press the PROGRAM MENUS button to turn it
on.
 The display looks similar to the following.
2.Select SEQUENCER.
 The display looks similar to the following.
The SONG 
∧ and ∨ buttons are used to select a song.
 You can press the NAMING button and assign a name to
the song. (Refer to page 63.)
 You can press the PANEL WRITE button to store the cur-
rent settings of the instrument...

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RECORD & EDIT
These functions are recording and editing
operations used for creating a new perfor-
mance.
REALTIME RECORD (page 59)
Record each part of your performance just
as you play it on the keyboard.
PUNCH RECORD (page 64)
Correct a selected portion of your recorded
performance.
STEP RECORD (page 65)
Store the sounds note-by-note on the dis-
play.
• You can also store the chord, control or rhythm pro-
gression for the AUTO PLAY CHORD.
TRACK ASSIGN (page 70)...

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Sequencer parts
The following summary explains what is stored in each SEQUENCER part.
 You can use the TRACK ASSIGN function to assign parts to tracks as you wish. (Refer to page 70.)
 Those items above which are not operations available with this instrument can be recorded only from MIDI input.
Part name
[name on display]Used for Recorded contents
RIGHT1 [RT1]
RIGHT2 [RT2]
LEFT [LFT]
PART1 [P 1]  
–PART9 [P 9]
PART11 [P 11] 
–PART16 [P16]Recording the perform-...

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Easy Record
Suppose you are playing your instrument and you wish to record and play back your performance to hear
how it sounds. You can bypass the set-up procedures of the full-scale sequencer and begin recording
quickly and easily.
 Note that by executing EASY REC, the original data in the selected song number is erased.
Recording procedure
1.Press the EASY REC button to turn it on.
 The display changes to the following.
2.Use the SONG ∧ and ∨ buttons to select...

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Realtime Record
With REALTIME RECORD, your performance is recorded with the timing exactly as you played it on the
keyboard. Use this mode to record your performance in up to 16 tracks and create your own orchestra or
band.
Recording procedure
1.Press the PROGRAM MENUS button to turn it
on.
 The display changes to the following.
2.Select SEQUENCER.
 The display looks similar to the following.
 When you press the PANEL WRITE button, the PANEL
WRITE display...

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10.Play the keyboard.
Recording begins.
You can also press the START/STOP button to start the
rhythm and begin recording.
If the metronome is on, when you press the
START/STOP button, a two-measure count plays, after
which recording automatically begins. In this case, the
rhythm does not start. Recording does not start until the
two-measure count is completed.
The recording status is continuously updated on the dis-
play:
MEASURE= indicates the current...