Technics Digital Ensemble Sx Pr604 Owners Manual
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•In this example you played chords by pressing the keys for the “root notes” (ONE FINGER chords). But you can also specify the chord by playing all the notes in the chord. (Refer to page 47.) •You can insert a fill-in pattern while the preset rhythm pattern is playing by pressing either the FILL IN 1 or FILL IN 2 button. CFG7C CFG7C CF G7 Basic functions 21QQTG0665
Record your performance (SEQUENCER) 1 In the SEQUENCER section, press the EASY REC button to turn it on. 2 Press the OK button. •The display changes to the REALTIME RECORD display. DEMOSPLIT POINTMAIN VOLUMEAPC/SEQUENCER VOLUMEMODECHORD FINDEROFF/ON AUTO SETTING BANK STOP8&16 BEATROCK & POP BALLAD JAZZ & SWINGMOVIE & SHOWSOUND ARRANGERPIANO STYLISTTEMPO / PROGRAMPROGRESSIVE PIANISTONE TOUCH PLAYSIMPLE PIANO FADE IN OUT INTRO & ENDINGSTART / STOPSYNCHRO START TAP TEMPOFILL IN12 112 34BEAT2 METRONOMESET OFF/ON 1234VARIATIONMUSIC STYLE ARRANGERGOSPEL & BLUES SOUL & DISCOCOUNTRY & WESTERNLATIN & WORLD MARCH & WALTZMEMORY LOAD123 456MAX MINMAX OFFSOLO SOLO RHYTHM GROUPSAX & WOODWINDORGAN & ACCORDIONSOUND EXPLORERBRASS SYNTH SOLOISTMULTI EFFECTCHORUS REVERB PLAY EASY REC SET NEXT BANK BANK VIEWPROGRAM MENUSDISKLOADCHORD STEP RECDISK IN USESOLOTECHNI-CHORDDIGITAL EFFECT BRILLIANCESTRINGS TRANSPOSE R1/R2 OCTAVE– PART SELECT CONDUCTORPANEL MEMORYLEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1 LEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1+–+ GRAND UPRIGHT ELECTRIC MODERN12345678DIGITAL DRAWBAR VOCAL BASSDRUM KITS MIXTURES MEMORYGUITAR & HARPSIMALLET & ORCH PERCSOUND GROUPEFFECT THEATRE SONICSEQUENCER PIANO PIANO PERFORMANCE PADSAUTO PLAY CHORDFAVORITES OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTESEQUENCER RESETCOUNT INTRO SX-PR804 1 2 Sonatina Left hand Right hand PLAY EASY REC CHORD STEP REC SEQUENCER OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTE Basic functions 22QQTG0665
3 Play the song on the keyboard. 4 When you have finished playing, press the EASY REC button again to turn it off. •The PLAY button in the SEQUENCER section turns on. Playing back your recorded performance A Press the SEQUENCER RESET (FILL IN 1) button. B Press the START/STOP button. •Your performance is played back just as you recorded it. •When you are finished playing back your performance, press the PLAY button in the SEQUENCER section to turn it off. DEMOSPLIT POINTMAIN VOLUMEAPC/SEQUENCER VOLUMEMODECHORD FINDEROFF/ON AUTO SETTING BANK STOP8&16 BEATROCK & POP BALLAD JAZZ & SWINGMOVIE & SHOWSOUND ARRANGERPIANO STYLISTTEMPO / PROGRAMPROGRESSIVE PIANISTONE TOUCH PLAYSIMPLE PIANO FADE IN OUT INTRO & ENDINGSTART / STOPSYNCHRO START TAP TEMPOFILL IN12 112 34BEAT2 METRONOMESET OFF/ON 1234VARIATIONMUSIC STYLE ARRANGERGOSPEL & BLUES SOUL & DISCOCOUNTRY & WESTERNLATIN & WORLD MARCH & WALTZMEMORY LOAD123 456MAX MINMAX OFFSOLO SOLO RHYTHM GROUPSAX & WOODWINDORGAN & ACCORDIONSOUND EXPLORERBRASS SYNTH SOLOISTMULTI EFFECTCHORUS REVERB PLAY EASY REC SET NEXT BANK BANK VIEWPROGRAM MENUSDISKLOADCHORD STEP RECDISK IN USESOLOTECHNI-CHORDDIGITAL EFFECT BRILLIANCESTRINGS TRANSPOSE R1/R2 OCTAVE– PART SELECT CONDUCTORPANEL MEMORYLEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1 LEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1+–+ GRAND UPRIGHT ELECTRIC MODERN12345678DIGITAL DRAWBAR VOCAL BASSDRUM KITS MIXTURES MEMORYGUITAR & HARPSIMALLET & ORCH PERCSOUND GROUPEFFECT THEATRE SONICSEQUENCER PIANO PIANO PERFORMANCE PADSAUTO PLAY CHORDFAVORITES OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTESEQUENCER RESETCOUNT INTRO SX-PR804 4BA PLAY EASY REC CHORD STEP REC SEQUENCER FILL IN12 SEQUENCER RESETCOUNT INTRO START / STOP12 34BEAT Basic functions 23QQTG0665
Store your panel settings (PANEL MEMORY) 1 Set up the desired panel settings (sounds, volumes, etc.) 2 Use the NEXT BANK button to select a bank (A, B, C). •The bank names are shown on the display. 3 With the SET button held down, press one of the numbered buttons of the PANEL MEMORY (1 to 8). •The current panel settings are now stored in the specified bank and number. When you select the same bank and number again, the stored panel settings are recalled. DEMOSPLIT POINTMAIN VOLUMEAPC/SEQUENCER VOLUMEMODECHORD FINDEROFF/ON AUTO SETTING BANK STOP8&16 BEATROCK & POP BALLAD JAZZ & SWINGMOVIE & SHOWSOUND ARRANGERPIANO STYLISTTEMPO / PROGRAMPROGRESSIVE PIANISTONE TOUCH PLAYSIMPLE PIANO FADE IN OUT INTRO & ENDINGSTART / STOPSYNCHRO START TAP TEMPOFILL IN12 112 34BEAT2 METRONOMESET OFF/ON 1234VARIATIONMUSIC STYLE ARRANGERGOSPEL & BLUES SOUL & DISCOCOUNTRY & WESTERNLATIN & WORLD MARCH & WALTZMEMORY LOAD123 456MAX MINMAX OFFSOLO SOLO RHYTHM GROUPSAX & WOODWINDORGAN & ACCORDIONSOUND EXPLORERBRASS SYNTH SOLOISTMULTI EFFECTCHORUS REVERB PLAY EASY REC SET NEXT BANK BANK VIEWPROGRAM MENUSDISKLOADCHORD STEP RECDISK IN USESOLOTECHNI-CHORDDIGITAL EFFECT BRILLIANCESTRINGS TRANSPOSE R1/R2 OCTAVE– PART SELECT CONDUCTORPANEL MEMORYLEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1 LEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1+–+ GRAND UPRIGHT ELECTRIC MODERN12345678DIGITAL DRAWBAR VOCAL BASSDRUM KITS MIXTURES MEMORYGUITAR & HARPSIMALLET & ORCH PERCSOUND GROUPEFFECT THEATRE SONICSEQUENCER PIANO PIANO PERFORMANCE PADSAUTO PLAY CHORDFAVORITES OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTESEQUENCER RESETCOUNT INTRO SX-PR804 2 3 SET NEXT BANK BANK VIEW Bank name SET PANEL MEMORY 12345678 Basic functions 24QQTG0665
Save data on a floppy disk 1 Insert a disk you wish to save to into the Disk Drive slot. Push it all the way in until you hear a click. 2 On the DISK MENU display, select SAVE. •If you attempt to use the SAVE procedure when an unformatted disk is inserted into the Disk Drive slot, the FORMAT display appears. Follow the instructions on the display to format the disk. (Formatting the disk will clear any data which is currently stored on the disk.) 3 Select TECHNICS FORMAT. 4 Specify a file number to save to. 5 Press the SAVE button. •The performance data of the song recorded in the SEQUENCER is saved on the floppy disk. DEMOSPLIT POINTMAIN VOLUMEAPC/SEQUENCER VOLUMEMODECHORD FINDEROFF/ON AUTO SETTING BANK STOP8&16 BEATROCK & POP BALLAD JAZZ & SWINGMOVIE & SHOWSOUND ARRANGERPIANO STYLISTTEMPO / PROGRAMPROGRESSIVE PIANISTONE TOUCH PLAYSIMPLE PIANO FADE IN OUT INTRO & ENDINGSTART / STOPSYNCHRO START TAP TEMPOFILL IN12 112 34BEAT2 METRONOMESET OFF/ON 1234VARIATIONMUSIC STYLE ARRANGERGOSPEL & BLUES SOUL & DISCOCOUNTRY & WESTERNLATIN & WORLD MARCH & WALTZMEMORY LOAD123 456MAX MINMAX OFFSOLO SOLO RHYTHM GROUPSAX & WOODWINDORGAN & ACCORDIONSOUND EXPLORERBRASS SYNTH SOLOISTMULTI EFFECTCHORUS REVERB PLAY EASY REC SET NEXT BANK BANK VIEWPROGRAM MENUSDISKLOADCHORD STEP RECDISK IN USESOLOTECHNI-CHORDDIGITAL EFFECT BRILLIANCESTRINGS TRANSPOSE R1/R2 OCTAVE– PART SELECT CONDUCTORPANEL MEMORYLEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1 LEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1+–+ GRAND UPRIGHT ELECTRIC MODERN12345678DIGITAL DRAWBAR VOCAL BASSDRUM KITS MIXTURES MEMORYGUITAR & HARPSIMALLET & ORCH PERCSOUND GROUPEFFECT THEATRE SONICSEQUENCER PIANO PIANO PERFORMANCE PADSAUTO PLAY CHORDFAVORITES OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTESEQUENCER RESETCOUNT INTRO SX-PR804 2-5 OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTE OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTE OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTE OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTE Basic functions 25QQTG0665
Recall data from a floppy disk 1 Press and hold the DISK button for a few seconds. 2 Select the file you wish to load. 3 Press the LOAD button. •The data is copied to the internal memory of this instrument. 4 Press the PLAY button in the SEQUENCER section to turn it on. 5 Press the START/STOP button. •The recalled song is played back. The following data can be saved/loaded: •For detailed information, refer to page 94. DEMOSPLIT POINTMAIN VOLUMEAPC/SEQUENCER VOLUMEMODECHORD FINDEROFF/ON AUTO SETTING BANK STOP8&16 BEATROCK & POP BALLAD JAZZ & SWINGMOVIE & SHOWSOUND ARRANGERPIANO STYLISTTEMPO / PROGRAMPROGRESSIVE PIANISTONE TOUCH PLAYSIMPLE PIANO FADE IN OUT INTRO & ENDINGSTART / STOPSYNCHRO START TAP TEMPOFILL IN12 112 34BEAT2 METRONOMESET OFF/ON 1234VARIATIONMUSIC STYLE ARRANGERGOSPEL & BLUES SOUL & DISCOCOUNTRY & WESTERNLATIN & WORLD MARCH & WALTZMEMORY LOAD123 456MAX MINMAX OFFSOLO SOLO RHYTHM GROUPSAX & WOODWINDORGAN & ACCORDIONSOUND EXPLORERBRASS SYNTH SOLOISTMULTI EFFECTCHORUS REVERB PLAY EASY REC SET NEXT BANK BANK VIEWPROGRAM MENUSDISKLOADCHORD STEP RECDISK IN USESOLOTECHNI-CHORDDIGITAL EFFECT BRILLIANCESTRINGS TRANSPOSE R1/R2 OCTAVE– PART SELECT CONDUCTORPANEL MEMORYLEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1 LEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1+–+ GRAND UPRIGHT ELECTRIC MODERN12345678DIGITAL DRAWBAR VOCAL BASSDRUM KITS MIXTURES MEMORYGUITAR & HARPSIMALLET & ORCH PERCSOUND GROUPEFFECT THEATRE SONICSEQUENCER PIANO PIANO PERFORMANCE PADSAUTO PLAY CHORDFAVORITES OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTESEQUENCER RESETCOUNT INTRO SX-PR804 514 2 3 DISK LOADDISK IN USE OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTE PLAY EASY REC CHORD STEP REC SEQUENCER START / STOP12 34BEAT PERFORMANCECURRENT PANEL (The current panel settings) PANEL MEMORY SEQUENCER COMPOSER (MEMORY contents) SOUND MEMORY EFFECT MEMORY PADS (USER memories of the PIANO PERFORMANCE PADS) (PR804) BACKUPMIDI (USER memory of the MIDI PRESETS) FAVORITES Basic functions 26QQTG0665
Load rhythm data from a Technics pattern disk (COMPOSER LOAD) 1 Insert a commercially sold Technics pattern disk into the Disk Drive slot. 2 In the RHYTHM GROUP section, press and hold the LOAD (MEMORY) button for a few seconds. 3 Select the name of the pattern to load. 4 Press the LOAD button. •Rhythm data is loaded to the COMPOSER memory (MEMORY). You can use the rhythms during your performance, just like the preset rhythms. DEMOSPLIT POINTMAIN VOLUMEAPC/SEQUENCER VOLUMEMODECHORD FINDEROFF/ON AUTO SETTING BANK STOP8&16 BEATROCK & POP BALLAD JAZZ & SWINGMOVIE & SHOWSOUND ARRANGERPIANO STYLISTTEMPO / PROGRAMPROGRESSIVE PIANISTONE TOUCH PLAYSIMPLE PIANO FADE IN OUT INTRO & ENDINGSTART / STOPSYNCHRO START TAP TEMPOFILL IN12 112 34BEAT2 METRONOMESET OFF/ON 1234VARIATIONMUSIC STYLE ARRANGERGOSPEL & BLUES SOUL & DISCOCOUNTRY & WESTERNLATIN & WORLD MARCH & WALTZMEMORY LOAD123 456MAX MINMAX OFFSOLO SOLO RHYTHM GROUPSAX & WOODWINDORGAN & ACCORDIONSOUND EXPLORERBRASS SYNTH SOLOISTMULTI EFFECTCHORUS REVERB PLAY EASY REC SET NEXT BANK BANK VIEWPROGRAM MENUSDISKLOADCHORD STEP RECDISK IN USESOLOTECHNI-CHORDDIGITAL EFFECT BRILLIANCESTRINGS TRANSPOSE R1/R2 OCTAVE– PART SELECT CONDUCTORPANEL MEMORYLEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1 LEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1+–+ GRAND UPRIGHT ELECTRIC MODERN12345678DIGITAL DRAWBAR VOCAL BASSDRUM KITS MIXTURES MEMORYGUITAR & HARPSIMALLET & ORCH PERCSOUND GROUPEFFECT THEATRE SONICSEQUENCER PIANO PIANO PERFORMANCE PADSAUTO PLAY CHORDFAVORITES OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTESEQUENCER RESETCOUNT INTRO SX-PR804 23 4 8&16 BEATROCK & POP BALLAD JAZZ & SWINGMOVIE & SHOWMETRONOME GOSPEL & BLUES SOUL & DISCOCOUNTRY & WESTERNLATIN & WORLD MARCH & WALTZMEMORY LOAD RHYTHM GROUP OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTE OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTE Basic functions 27QQTG0665
Play back commercial song disks (DIRECT PLAY) 1 Insert the song disk into the Disk Drive slot. 2 On the DISK MENU display, select DIRECT PLAY. 3 Use the buttons below teh display to select a song. •For SMF songs, use the PLAY AS button to specify a sound arrangement mode. 4 Press the START button. •The selected song is played back. •DIRECT PLAY is possible from the following disks: Standard MIDI File Standard MIDI File with Lyrics DISK ORCHESTRA COLLECTION™ (DOC) PianoDisc™ * All product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. * DISK ORCHESTRA COLLECTION is a trademark of the YAMAHA Corporation. DEMOSPLIT POINTMAIN VOLUMEAPC/SEQUENCER VOLUMEMODECHORD FINDEROFF/ON AUTO SETTING BANK STOP8&16 BEATROCK & POP BALLAD JAZZ & SWINGMOVIE & SHOWSOUND ARRANGERPIANO STYLISTTEMPO / PROGRAMPROGRESSIVE PIANISTONE TOUCH PLAYSIMPLE PIANO FADE IN OUT INTRO & ENDINGSTART / STOPSYNCHRO START TAP TEMPOFILL IN12 112 34BEAT2 METRONOMESET OFF/ON 1234VARIATIONMUSIC STYLE ARRANGERGOSPEL & BLUES SOUL & DISCOCOUNTRY & WESTERNLATIN & WORLD MARCH & WALTZMEMORY LOAD123 456MAX MINMAX OFFSOLO SOLO RHYTHM GROUPSAX & WOODWINDORGAN & ACCORDIONSOUND EXPLORERBRASS SYNTH SOLOISTMULTI EFFECTCHORUS REVERB PLAY EASY REC SET NEXT BANK BANK VIEWPROGRAM MENUSDISKLOADCHORD STEP RECDISK IN USESOLOTECHNI-CHORDDIGITAL EFFECT BRILLIANCESTRINGS TRANSPOSE R1/R2 OCTAVE– PART SELECT CONDUCTORPANEL MEMORYLEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1 LEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1+–+ GRAND UPRIGHT ELECTRIC MODERN12345678DIGITAL DRAWBAR VOCAL BASSDRUM KITS MIXTURES MEMORYGUITAR & HARPSIMALLET & ORCH PERCSOUND GROUPEFFECT THEATRE SONICSEQUENCER PIANO PIANO PERFORMANCE PADSAUTO PLAY CHORDFAVORITES OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTESEQUENCER RESETCOUNT INTRO SX-PR804 2-4 OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTE OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTE Basic functions 28QQTG0665
Theatre Sonic (PR804) The THEATRE SONIC feature creates a special sound field to give stereoscopic effects to the instru- ment sound. This effect can be enhanced by adding external rear speakers. A Press the THEATRE SONIC button to turn it on. •The effect is applied. •Even if rear speakers are not connected, a virtual 4-channel effect is applied. •For connection of external rear speakers, refer to page 136. •Change the mode according to the presence of the rear speakers (refer to page 125). •The effect can be set to on or off for each part (refer to page 108). DEMOSPLIT POINTMAIN VOLUMEAPC/SEQUENCER VOLUMEMODECHORD FINDEROFF/ON AUTO SETTING BANK STOP8&16 BEATROCK & POP BALLAD JAZZ & SWINGMOVIE & SHOWSOUND ARRANGERPIANO STYLISTTEMPO / PROGRAMPROGRESSIVE PIANISTONE TOUCH PLAYSIMPLE PIANO FADE IN OUT INTRO & ENDINGSTART / STOPSYNCHRO START TAP TEMPOFILL IN12 112 34BEAT2 METRONOMESET OFF/ON 1234VARIATIONMUSIC STYLE ARRANGERGOSPEL & BLUES SOUL & DISCOCOUNTRY & WESTERNLATIN & WORLD MARCH & WALTZMEMORY LOAD123 456MAX MINMAX OFFSOLO SOLO RHYTHM GROUPSAX & WOODWINDORGAN & ACCORDIONSOUND EXPLORERBRASS SYNTH SOLOISTMULTI EFFECTCHORUS REVERB PLAY EASY REC SET NEXT BANK BANK VIEWPROGRAM MENUSDISKLOADCHORD STEP RECDISK IN USESOLOTECHNI-CHORDDIGITAL EFFECT BRILLIANCESTRINGS TRANSPOSE R1/R2 OCTAVE– PART SELECT CONDUCTORPANEL MEMORYLEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1 LEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1+–+ GRAND UPRIGHT ELECTRIC MODERN12345678DIGITAL DRAWBAR VOCAL BASSDRUM KITS MIXTURES MEMORYGUITAR & HARPSIMALLET & ORCH PERCSOUND GROUPEFFECT THEATRE SONICSEQUENCER PIANO PIANO PERFORMANCE PADSAUTO PLAY CHORDFAVORITES OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTESEQUENCER RESETCOUNT INTRO SX-PR804 A Sound-field schema THEATRE SONIC OFF Orchestra or band soundPiano Speakers of the instrument L RL L LR R R Orchestra or band sound Piano Player Player RL THEATRE SONIC THEATRE SONIC ON Rear speakers Basic functions 29QQTG0665
Remote Controller (PR804) You can use the included wireless remote control to adjust the MAIN VOLUME, activate DIRECT PLAY (page 98), and activate SEQUENCER playback (page 67). • To operate DIRECT PLAY with the remote controller, the normal playback display must be present with the disk inserted, and for the SEQUENCER playback, the instrument must be in the stand-by mode for playing back. Button functions VOLUME Adjust the total volume level. •You can adjust the volume level within the value set by the MAIN VOLUME control of the instrument. •The volume level adjusted with the remote controller is reset when the instrument power is turned off. PLAY/PAUSE Play back or stop the performance temporarily. FF Fast forward (for DIRECT PLAY only) SONG SKIP Skip the current song (for DIRECT PLAY only) STOP Stop the performance. Correct use of the remote controller •No object should be present between the remote control and the SENSOR. •Avoid exposing the SENSOR to sources of strong radiation such as direct sunlight or fluorescent lamps. •Keep the surfaces of the SENSOR and the emitter of the controller clean. CAUTION: •Do not disassemble or modify. •Do not place any heavy object on top of the remote controller. •Do not expose to direct sunlight for long periods of time. •Do not spill any liquid. Battery installation •Before insertion, make sure the battery polarity is as indicated. •Do not use old batteries together with new ones. •Remove the batteries from the battery compartment and store separately when the instrument is not to be used for a long time. 5FDIOJDTDEGITAL ENSEMBLEVOLUMED I R E C T P LA Y /S E Q U E N C E RSTOP FFOF AG057ASONG SKIPPLA Y/PAUSE30 30 7mŽ º SENSOR Remote controller Within 7mDisk Drive + +(LR03, AAA, AM-4) Basic functions 30QQTG0665