Technics Digital Ensemble Sx Pr604 Owners Manual

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 executed.
3.Play the keyboard or press the START/STOP...

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.In the SOUND ARRANGER section, press the
SET button to turn it on.
•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.
•The DIGITAL EFFECT on/off status can also be specified
(except for...

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 PIANO STYLES button.
•The display looks similar to the...

Music Style Arranger
The MUSIC STYLE ARRANGER helps you to make professional registration changes during your performance. 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 polished sounding arrangement.
How to use the MUSIC STYLE AR-
RANGER
1.Select a rhythm pattern.
•Do not...

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
Store up to 24 panel settings (3 banks x 8 memories). 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,
volumes, etc.)
2.Press the BANK VIEW button to turn it on.
•The BANK SELECT display appears.
3.Use the buttons to the left...

Recall the panel setup
1.Press the BANK VIEW button to turn it on.
Select a bank.
2.Press the desired PANEL MEMORY number
button (1 to 8).
•The panel setup changes to the one stored in the specified
memory.
•You can then change the sound settings, etc. manually;
however, the contents of the memory remain unchanged
until you store them again.
•The “Control Preset” bank of the PIANO PERFORMANCE
PADS (PR804), the soft pedal, or the sostenuto pedal
can also be used to change from one PANEL MEMORY
setup to...

Playing phrases
During your performance, you can insert a short recorded phrase or effect sounds by pressing a pad button. A different group of
phrases is recorded in each bank.
1.Press the BANK button.
2.Select the desired bank from the display.
•The list of banks consists of three screen pages. Use the
PAGE buttons to move from one screen page to another.
•“User Bank” 1, 2 and 3 are for storing your original
phrases.
•“Compile Bank” 1 and 2 are for assigning phrases as you
desire.
•Various functions...

Copying phrases
You can copy the desired data, as phrases, from the SEQUENCER to each pad memory of a “User Bank”.
•Chord data is also copied to pad buttons 5 and 6 (SOLO).
PHRASE COPY
Copy a phrase from one pad to another.
1.Press the PROGRAM MENUS button to turn
it on.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Select PIANO PERFORMANCE PADS.
•The display looks similar to the following.
3.Select PHRASE COPY.
•The display looks similar to the following.
4.Select the pad you wish to copy from.
•Use...

Compile
You can assign desired phrases from different banks in “Compile Bank” 1 and 2.
1.Press the PROGRAM MENUS button to turn
it on.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Select PIANO PERFORMANCE PADS.
•The display looks similar to the following.
3.Select COMPILE SET.
•The display looks similar to the following.
•You can press the NAMING button and assign a name to
the bank.
4.Press the BANK button to select a bank (Com-
pile Bank: 1/2).
5.Use the PADS 
 and  buttons to select the
pad to...

6.Press the OK button.
•For details about KEY SETTING, refer to page 87.
•For details about CHORD MODIFY CHANGE, refer to
page 88.
7.Select the part to record to.
•Press the button for PART 1 or PART 2.
•Recording begins as soon as the pad is selected.
•Two parts can be recorded (PAD 1–4).
•The display looks similar to the following.
•Refer to page 89 for detailed information about PART
SETTING.
8.Proceed to record.
•The recording procedure is the same as for the COM-
POSER. (Refer to page 85.)
•When...