Technics Digital Ensemble Sx Pr54 Owners Manual

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Sequencer Play
Play back your recorded performance.
1.Press the SEQUENCER PLAY button to turn
it on.
The display looks similar to the following.
2.After pressing the SONG button, use the
SONG 
∧ and ∨ buttons to select a song num-
ber for playback.
3.Use the balance buttons below the display to
show “PLAY” above the track numbers you
wish to have played back.
Highlighted track numbers indicate tracks that are
already recorded. Only highlighted track numbers can be
selected for playback.
You can select two or more tracks to play back at one
time.
4.Press the SEQUENCER RESET (FILL IN 1)
button.
The SEQUENCER returns to the beginning of the song
and the beginning panel settings are recalled.
5.If you want to playback a song starting from a
point other than the first measure, use the
MEAS 
∧ and ∨ buttons to specify the measure
number.
“MEASURE=” indicates the current measure number.
6.Press the START/STOP button.
The recorded performance is played back from the speci-
fied measure.
When playback is begun from a measure in which an
INTRO, COUNT INTRO, FILL IN or ENDING is recorded,
the corresponding function does not work.
You can press the MIXER button and modify the settings
for each part.
For information about LYRICS, refer to page 91.
7.To stop playback, press the START/STOP
button.
If the START/STOP button is pressed again, playback
will continue from the point it was interrupted.
8.When you are finished playing back your per-
formance, press the SEQUENCER PLAY but-
ton to turn it off.
CHORD STEP REC
SEQUENCER
PLAYEASY
REC
If a rhythm progression has been recorded in
the RHYTHM (RHY) part, the MEASURE dis-
play used in the STEP RECORD and EDIT
displays conforms to the time signature data
stored in the RHYTHM part.
Adjusting the playback tempo
Even with a song having recorded tempo data, you can use TEMPO/PROGRAM or TAP TEMPO to
adjust the tempo to your liking.
When the tempo is changed, all the tempo data of that song is automatically changed by the same ratio. Accordingly, even in
song data in which tempo change data is stored, a single adjustment of the tempo produces a natural-sounding playback.
To return to the original tempo, while the song is stopped press the SEQUENCER RESET button. Note that the tempo
change is also canceled when you switch to another song or load a new song.
The adjusted tempo is canceled when you begin the recording procedure and the original tempo data will be recorded. 
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CYCLE PLAY
You can have specified measures played back
repeatedly.
1.On the SEQUENCER PLAY display, specify
“PLAY” for track numbers you wish to have
played back.
2.Press the CYCLE button.
The display looks similar to the following.
3.Use the START MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons
to specify the beginning measure number.
4.Use the END MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons to
specify the ending measure number.
The measure in which the END command has been
stored can also be specified.
5.Press the START/STOP button.
Cycle playback of the specified measures begins.
Normally the rhythm pattern is not played back.
6.To stop cycle playback, press the START/
STOP button again.
During playback stop, if the SEQUENCER RESET (FILL
IN 1) button is pressed, the SEQUENCER returns to the
measure number specified in step 3. If the SEQUENCER
RESET button is pressed again, the SEQUENCER
returns to measure 1.
If you press the CYCLE: ON button to turn it OFF, cycle
playback is not possible.
To return to the SEQUENCER PLAY display, press the
EXIT button.
Cycle playback can also be specified on the
SEQUENCER PLAY display whenever the CYCLE: ON
indication is shown.
MEDLEY
Recorded songs can be played back in a med-
ley.
1.On the SEQUENCER PLAY display, press the
MEDLEY button.
The display looks similar to the following.
2.Specify the order of songs in the medley.
If ALL is pressed, all the files are selected, and the songs
are played back in order in a medley. If ALL is pressed
again, the files are deselected.
You can use the buttons below the display to select a
song to add to the song list, then press the ADD button to
add it to the list. Repeat these steps to create your own
list of songs to have played back. M01, M02 etc. next to
the file name indicates its order in the list.
You can delete a marked file from the medley song list by
selecting it and pressing the ADD button.
Use the LOOP button to specify ON or OFF for repeat
playback of the medley.
3.Press the START button.
During medley playback, you can use the SKIP button to
skip to the next song.
SEQUENCER VOLUME
When playing the keyboard along with a
recorded performance, you can adjust the total
volume of all the playback parts as one.
⇒Use the APC/SEQUENCER VOLUME slide
control to adjust the volume.
Use this control to lower the volume of the recorded play-
back parts when it is too loud relative to the volume of
your manual performance.
The volume of all sounds other than your manual perfor-
mance—MIDI input, etc.—is lowered.
At the MAX position, the volume of the playback parts
correspond to their current settings; at the OFF position,
the volume is 0.
The volume can be adjusted for each part. (Refer to page
27.)
Except during SEQUENCER playback or DIRECT PLAY
of a disk, this slide control adjusts the total volume of all
the automatic accompaniment parts.
During SEQUENCER recording, the volume is automati-
cally at its maximum regardless of the position of the
slide control. During playback, however, lowering the
slide control from the MAX position will lower the volume
from its recorded level. For this reason, the slide control
should normally be left in the MAX position.
START
CYCLE END MEASURE: 41234END
MAX
OFF APC/SEQUENCER
VOLUME
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Naming
Here is the way to assign a name to your recorded song.
1.On the SEQ MENU display use the SONG
SELECT 
∧ and ∨ buttons to select a song.
2.Press the NAMING button.
The display looks similar to the following.
3.Use the buttons below the display to assign a
name.
Set the character input position with the POSITION but-
tons, select the characters with the alphanumeric buttons
and repeat name assignment. 
Switch from upper to lower case letters with the ABC, abc
button.
Use the !#$ button to switch to the symbols character set.
Press the INS button to enter a space at the cursor posi-
tion.
Press the DEL button to erase the character at the cursor
position.
Press the CLR button to erase the entire name.
Press the →← button to center the name.
4.Press the OK button.
Panel Write
You can change the panel status which is in effect at the beginning of the song. These are the settings
which are recalled when the SEQUENCER RESET button is pressed.
1.On the SEQ MENU display, use the SONG ∧
and ∨ buttons to select the song number. 
2.Use the panel buttons to change to the
desired panel settings.
3.On the SEQ MENU display, select PANEL
WRITE.
The display looks similar to the following.
4.Press the OK button.
“COMPLETED!” is shown on the display.
PANEL WRITE is automatically activated at the when
you start to record.
For rhythm data, the data in the RHYTHM part has prior-
ity.
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Song Select
You can select a desired song from the list of recorded songs.
1.On the SEQ MENU display, select RECORD
& EDIT.
2.On the RECORD & EDIT display, select
SONG SELECT.
• The display looks similar to the following.
3.Use the SONG SELECT 
 and  buttons to
select a song.
 The total amount of memory used for the current song is
shown as a percentage (%) to the right of the song name.
 If the NAMING button is pressed, the NAMING display
appears.
 To optimize memory, songs you do not wish to preserve
should be deleted. (Refer to page 72.)
Punch Record
If you make a playing error during REALTIME RECORD or would like to change the recording for some
other reason, you can use the punch recording feature to correct a selected portion of the performance
without having to redo the whole part.
1.On the SEQ MENU display, use the SONG
SELECT 
∧ and ∨ buttons to select the song
number. Then select RECORD & EDIT.
2.On the RECORD & EDIT display, select
PUNCH RECORD.
 The display looks similar to the following.
3.Select the track which contains the portion you
want to correct.
 You cannot select a track in which no data is stored. On the display “REC” indicates tracks which are being
recorded, and “PLAY” indicates tracks which are being
played back.
4.Use the MEAS ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify the
beginning measure of playback.
 “MEASURE=” indicates the current measure number.
5.Press the START/STOP button to begin play-
back of the specified track.
6.During playback, press the PUNCH IN button
at the point you want to begin recording.
 Recording begins as soon as the PUNCH IN button is
pressed. Begin playing at this point.
 The REC indication changes to the PUNCH indication.
 The PUNCH IN button switches to the REC STOP button.
Recording the performancePlaying error
Replay this portion
Recording mode Punch in Punch out
Playback
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7.Press the REC STOP button at the point you
want to stop recording.
 Punch recording stops immediately.
 You can also begin punch-in recording by playing the
keyboard.
 You can specify the punch-in/punch-out points with the
Pedal. (Refer to page 120.)




 
AUTO PUNCH RECORD
You can also set the punch-in and punch-out
points beforehand, so that recording automati-
cally begins and ends at the specified points.
1.On the PUNCH RECORD display, press the
AUTO: OFF button.
 The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the FIRST MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons to
specify the number of the punch-in measure.
3.Use the LAST MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons to
specify the number of the punch-out measure.
 The number of the LAST measure must be higher than
the number of the FIRST measure.
 The specified measure is recorded.
4.Use the COUNT IN MEASURE ∧ and ∨ but-
tons to specify the number of lead-in mea-
sures you wish to have played back before the
punch-in measure.
 Set the metronome to on or off with the ON or OFF but-
ton.
5.Press the EXIT button.
 The display changes to the PUNCH RECORD display.
6.Press the START/STOP button.
 Playback begins from the measure indicated by MEA-
SURE on the display.
 Pertinent information, such as the FIRST MEASURE, is
shown in the upper section of the display.
7.Correct the performance.
 The mode changes automatically to the recording mode
at the specified FIRST measure. Begin playing at this
point. The mode automatically changes back to the play-
back mode at the specified LAST measure.
 To discontinue punch recording in the middle, press the
CANCEL button. In this case, the recorded contents up to
that point are erased.
Step Record
STEP RECORD is simply a method of making a tune by storing the sounds note-by-note on the display.
Instead of playing the keyboard directly as in the REALTIME RECORD mode, you can take your time to
input each single note. This is an especially effective method for storing complicated passages that are
difficult to play or when the exact timing of a part is critical.
Recording procedure
Record the keyboard performance and panel
changes.
1.On the SEQ MENU display, use the SONG
SELECT 
∧ and ∨ buttons to select the song
number. Then select RECORD & EDIT.
2.On the RECORD & EDIT display, select STEP
RECORD.
 The display changes to the PART SELECT display.
3.Use the balance buttons below the display to
specify the track for the part you are going to
record (only one track can be selected at a
time).
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The display changes to the STEP RECORD input display
similar to the following.
If you selected the track to which the CHORD part has
been assigned, the display changes to the STEP
RECORD: CHORD display. (Refer to page 67.)
If you selected the track to which the RHYTHM part has
been assigned, the display changes to the STEP
RECORD: RHYTHM display. (Refer to page 69.)
If you selected the track to which the CONTROL part has
been assigned, the display changes to the STEP
RECORD: CONTROL display.
4.Use the MEAS ∧ and ∨ buttons to select the
measure.
This step is not necessary if you are recording from mea-
sure 1 of a blank track.
5.Use the CURSOR  and  buttons to move
the cursor to the note position (dot) you are
going to store.
Each dot represents one-eighth of a quarter-note (a
thirty-second note).
When storing triplets, it may not be possible to match the
timing exactly with the 1/32-note steps. However, if you
select triplet-type notes for the note length (LENGTH) in
step 6 below, the timing is automatically corrected.
6.Use the left REC NOTE LENGTH ∧ and ∨
buttons to specify the note value. Select from
r3, r, x3, x, e3, e, q3, q, h, w, w × 2 to 4. (A 3
denotes a triplet-type note.)
For note values other than these, use the center REC
NOTE LENGTH buttons to specify the note value to be
added to that which you specified with the left buttons.
Example: To record a dotted quarter-note
 ( 
q. )
q + e
7.Use the right REC NOTE LENGTH ∧ and ∨
buttons to specify the actual length of the
produced sound for the desired legato or
staccato effect.
8.Specify the pitch and velocity of the note by
playing the keyboard.
The dot on the display where the note is stored changes
to a 
∗ mark.
When recording chords, you can store multiple notes at
one position.Any panel setting changes—for example changes in the
sound selection, button operation, wheel operation,
etc.—are recorded at the cursor position.
When a dial is operated, the input value is indicated on
the display. Confirm that this is the correct value and
press the YES button to record the value or the NO but-
ton to cancel it.
REST:
To store a rest, after specifying the note
LENGTH, press the REST button.
Positions at which nothing is stored are read as rests.
ERS:
If you make a mistake, move the cursor to
the error, and  after displaying the data you
wish to erase, press the ERS button.
BAL:
To specify the volume at the cursor position,
after pressing the BAL button, use the
VALUE buttons to set the volume (0 to 127).
9.Repeat steps 4 through 8 to continue storing
notes.
To input data on another track, press the button for the
desired track and repeat the procedure from step 2.
10.When you have finished recording, press the
PROGRAM MENUS button to turn it off.




 
Storing control data
Various control data can be stored at the cursor
position.
1.On the STEP RECORD: MELODY display,
press the CTL button.
2.Use the CTL ∧ and ∨ buttons to select the
control data you wish to insert.
Select from PAN, KEY SHIFT (COARSE TUNE), TUN-
ING (FINE TUNE), BEND SENS.
3.Use the VALUE ∧ and ∨ buttons to adjust the
numerical value of the setting.
4.Press YES button.
TENU (tenuto): Sound is produced for 95%
of the note length.
NORM (normal): 80%
STAC (staccato): 50%
CUTT (cutting): 25%
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Correcting the data
1.In the STEP RECORD mode, specify the track
you wish to correct.
2.Use the MEAS buttons to go to the measure
you wish to modify. Use the CURSOR buttons
to move the cursor to the point ( 
∗ ) you wish
to edit.
The data stored at that point is shown on the display.
When multiple data is stored at one point, different data is
displayed in order each time a CURSOR button is
pressed. When a chord is recorded, a different note in the
chord is displayed each time a CURSOR button is
pressed.
3.Correct the data.
There are three types of data:
Performance data
NOTE data (note pitch) and VEL data (how hard
the key was played) and LEN data  (1 = 1/96 of a
quarter note [ 
q ]) are displayed. Use the relevant
buttons to correct the data as desired.Sound data
The name of the sound is displayed. Change the
sound as desired (the sound setting display is
interposed on the current display).
Control data
The name of the function is displayed. Change
the data as desired.
Press the ERS button to erase the data which is dis-
played.
You can also correct data which was stored in the REAL-
TIME RECORD mode.
Performance (NOTE) data can be recorded or edited on
a piano roll display, and there is also a specialized dis-
play for recording and editing the DRUMS part data.
(Refer to page 73 or 74.)
Store a chord progression
Store the chord progression for the AUTO PLAY CHORD in the track for the CHORD part. Then, when
the AUTO PLAY CHORD is used during playback, even if you do not specify the chords with your left
hand, the chords change automatically.
The chord length is specified with the CHORD STEP RECORD keys on the keyboard.
Note value keys
wWhole note
h. Dotted half-note
hHalf-note
q. Dotted quarter-note
qQuarter-note
eEighth-note
Reset key
Press to begin storing from the begin-
ning.Correction keys
Move back one step.
Move forward one step.
Repeat key
Press to end the chord-storing proce-
dure and to specify automatic repeat
playback of the stored progression.
End key
Press after the whole chord progres-
sion has been stored.
DELETE key
DELETEPress to erase data.To erase all the data from the current track, while
pressing   the   DELETE   key,   press   the   End   key
 (    ).
w h. h
q. eq&DELETE
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Example of storing a chord progression
1.On the SEQ MENU display, use the SONG
SELECT 
∧ and ∨ buttons to select the song
number. Then select RECORD & EDIT.
2.On the RECORD & EDIT display, select STEP
RECORD.
The display changes to the PART SELECT display.
3.Using the balance buttons below the display,
select the track to which the CHORD (CHD/
APC) part has been assigned.
The display changes to the STEP RECORD: CHORD
input display similar to the following.
STEP REC: CHORD can also be enabled by pressing on
the EASY RECORD button continuously a few seconds.
This will display the CHORD screen.
4.Store the chords.

While playing a C chord with your left hand,
press the  
w  key two time with your right hand.
A “beep” tone indicates that the chord has been success-
fully stored.
The dot on the display where the chord is stored changes
to a 
∗ mark and the cursor automatically moves forward, in
accordance with the specified note value, to the next unre-
corded position. The chord name is shown on the display.

(1) While playing an Am chord, press the 
h key
one time.(2) While playing an F chord, press the 
h key one
time.

(1) While playing a D7 chord, press the 
h key one
time.
(2) While playing a G7 chord, press the 
h key one
time.
You can press the INTRO & ENDING button or a FILL IN
button on the panel to store the desired pattern at the cur-
sor position. (An INTRO or COUNT INTRO can be stored
only at the beginning.)
Store a rest by pressing a note value key without specify-
ing a chord.
5.At the end of the chord progression, press the
End key ( ).
The Keyboard exits the recording mode.
During playback, playback of the recorded chord progres-
sion stops at this point. For automatic repeat playback of
the chord progression, press the Repeat key ( )
instead of the End key
 ().
When you play back the track for the CHORD part, the
chords of the automatic accompaniment change in accor-
dance with the stored chord progression.
To specify chords by the  mode, select the
BASIC mode before entering the STEP RECORD mode.
If the ON BASS button is on, chords such as “C on G”
can also be specified (except in the  mode).
The CHORD FINDER feature, which shows you how to
finger a specified chord, is available. (Refer to page 47.)




 
Correct the recorded chord progression
1.Follow the procedure to select the STEP
RECORD: CHORD display.
2. Use the MEAS buttons to go to the measure
you wish to modify. Use the 
 and  Correc-
tion keys to move the cursor to the point (
∗)
you wish to edit.
The lengths of rests are indicated by the respective rest
value ×  its multiplier.
Example:Œ.................1-beat rest (quarter rest)‰
 ................1/2-beat rest (eighth rest)Œ  × 1 + ‰ ....1-1/2-beat rest
(dotted quarter rest)
Œ  × 10 ........10-beat rest
To go to the end of the chord progression, while pressing
the Reset key ( ), press the  
 key.
3.Correct the chord data.
Measure 1 2 3 4
C
w Cw Amh Fh D7h G7h 
w
h
h
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Chord data
When the chord name is displayed at the cursor
position, you can press the DELETE key to
erase the data and then store a new chord.
If you do not erase the displayed data before entering new
chord data, the new data is inserted at this point, and the
displayed data is merely shifted by the note value of the
new chord.
Rests can also be erased. Each time the DELETE key is
pressed, the rest is erased in units of 
Œ × 1. The ‰  rest is
erased last.
If you wish to cancel the REPEAT, enter an END com-
mand.
Control data
The name of the stored function (INTRO, FILL,
etc.) is displayed. You can press the DELETE
key to erase the data which is displayed.




 
TRACK CLEAR
To erase all data from the current track, press
the CLR button, and then press the YES button
on the confirmation display.
If you wish to cancel the clear procedure, press the NO
button.
Store a rhythm progression
Changes in the rhythm selection and tempo, as well as the intro, fill-ins and the ending, can be stored by
measures with the step recording method.
1.On the SEQ MENU display, use the SONG ∧
and ∨ buttons to select the song number.
Then select RECORD & EDIT.
2.On the RECORD & EDIT display, select STEP
RECORD.
The display changes to the PART SELECT display.
3.Using the balance buttons below the display,
select the track to which the RHYTHM (RHY)
part has been assigned.
The display changes to the STEP RECORD: RHYTHM
input display similar to the following.
4.Use the MEAS 
 and  buttons to go to the
measure you wish to record.
5.Store the rhythm data.
Data which can be stored:
START/STOP
Changes in the rhythm selection
RHYTHM VARIATION 1–4,
COUNT INTRO, INTRO, FILL IN,
ENDING
Tempo changes
Be sure to store the START/STOP data in the measure in
which the rhythm starts or stops.
If you are storing a COUNT INTRO or INTRO, store this
data before the START/STOP data.
If the tempo is changed, the display changes to the con-
firmation display. After specifying the desired tempo,
Press the YES button to store the specified tempo, or
press the NO button to cancel the new tempo value.
6.Repeat steps 4 and 5 to continue storing the
rhythm progression.
7.At the end of the rhythm progression, press
the END button.
If the REP button is pressed instead of the END button,
during playback the recorded rhythm progression is
repeated.
The Keyboard exits the recording mode.




 
Correct the recorded rhythm progression
1.Follow the procedure to select the STEP
RECORD: RHYTHM display.
2.Use the MEAS buttons to go to the measure
you wish to modify. (The 
∗ is highlighted.)
3.Correct the rhythm data.
Press the ERS button to erase data at the cursor posi-
tion.
If you wish to cancel the REPEAT, enter an END com-
mand.
If you select a rhythm with a different time signature, the
time signature of all subsequent measures will also
change.
If data has already been recorded in other tracks, you
cannot select a rhythm with a different time signature.




 
TRACK CLEAR
To erase all data from the current track, press
the CLR button, and then press the YES button
on the confirmation display.
If you wish to cancel the clear procedure, press the NO
button.
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Track Assign
Each SEQUENCER part is already assigned to a track number. However, you can use the TRACK
ASSIGN function to assign parts to tracks as you wish.
1.On the SEQ MENU display, use the SONG
SELECT 
∧ and ∨ buttons to select the song
number. Then select RECORD & EDIT.
2.On the RECORD & EDIT display, select
TRACK ASSIGN.
The display looks similar to the following.
3.Use the TR 
 and  buttons to select the
track.
4.Use the TRACK ASSIGN ∧ and ∨ buttons to
select the part for the specified track.
When a part other than the CONTROL, APC, CHORD or
RHYTHM part is assigned, the track assign procedure is
completed at this point.
Either the CHORD part or APC part can be assigned to a
track, but not both.
The CONTROL, APC, CHORD and RHYTHM parts can-
not be assigned to more than one track.
You can use the ON and OFF buttons for LOCAL CONT.
to specify whether or not the sound of the part assigned
to this track is generated. Because no sound is generated
for this instrument’s parts assigned to tracks set to OFF
through this procedure, use this setting to generate
sound from an external sound source through the MIDI
connectors.
You can use the MIDI OUT ON and OFF buttons to spec-
ify whether or not the data of the part assigned to this
track is sent as MIDI data. When set to OFF, the data is
not sent, even if MIDI equipment is connected.
5.When assigning the CONTROL, APC,
CHORD or RHYTHM part, press the OK but-
ton.




 
TRACK ASSIGN PRESETS
A preset track assignment can be selected.
1.On the TRACK ASSIGN display, press the
PRESET button.
The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the SONG ∧ and ∨ buttons to select the
song number for which the preset track
assignment will be effective.
If ALL is selected, the track assignment is effective for all
the songs.
3.Select the track assign mode.
INITIAL: 
Factory-preset settings.
TECHNICS MULTI RECORDING: 
The optimum track assignment for multiplex
recording.
GM MULTI RECORDING: 
The optimum track assignment for creating
GENERAL MIDI data.
4.Press the OK button.
“COMPLETED!” is shown on the display and the selected
track assign mode is enabled.
You can confirm the track assignment settings on the
TRACK ASSIGN display.
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