Technics Keyboard Sx Kn2400 Owers Manual

Part I Sounds and effects
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Sounds and effects
Effects
SUSTAIN
SUSTAIN is the gradual fading out of musical
tones after the key is released.
1.In the CONDUCTOR or PART SELECT sec-
tion, turn on the part to which this effect will be
applied.
2.Press the SUSTAIN button to turn it on.
The SUSTAIN can be set to on or off for each
part.
This effect does not work for the sounds in the
DRUM KITS sound group.
This effect may not work for some sounds.
In the initialized state, the sustain can be...

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MULTI EFFECT
The MULTI EFFECT works like a studio effects
processor, providing effects such as CHORUS,
PHASER, DELAY and DISTORTION.
1.In the CONDUCTOR or PART SELECT sec-
tion, turn on the part to which this effect will be
applied.
2.Press the MULTI EFFECT button to turn it on.




 
Type and parameter settings
1.Press and hold the MULTI EFFECT button for
a few seconds.
The display changes to the following.
2.Use the 
 and  buttons to select an...

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REVERB
REVERB applies a reverberation effect to the
sound.
Press the REVERB button to turn it on.




 
Type and parameter settings
1.Press and hold the REVERB button for a few
seconds.
The display changes to the following.
2.Use the 
 and  buttons to select an effect
group.
The EFFECT MEMORY is an edited effect
group.
3.Use the buttons to the right of the display to
select a type.
If the types comprise more than one display
“page,” use the PAGE...

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MIC
You can add reverb and other effects to sound
from a connected microphone.
Connect a microphone to this instrument.
(Refer to page 188.)
1.Set the PROGRAM MENUS button to ON.
The display will appear as follows:
2.Select REVERB & EFFECT.
3.Select MIC REVERB & EFFECT.
The display looks similar to the following.
4.Set using the button on the left of the display.
Select the effect name (MIC REVERB/MIC
EFFECT).
5.Set the MIC REVERB.
Use the...

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Controller
Use the controllers (left next to the keyboard) to change the nuance of the sound while you are playing.
PITCH BEND
The pitch of the instrument can be continuously
changed with the PITCH BEND wheel at the left
end of the keyboard. Using this control, you can
produce the effect of bending the strings on a
guitar.
While pressing a key on the keyboard, move the
wheel up and down to control the pitch.
When you release your hand from the...

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Transpose
The TRANSPOSE buttons are used to change the key of the entire instrument in semi-tone steps across
an entire octave.
Suppose you learn to play a song—in the key of C, for example—and decide you want to sing it, only to
find that it’s either too high or too low for your voice. Your choice is to either learn the song all over again
in a different key, or to use the TRANSPOSE feature.
Adjust the key with the + and – buttons.
The key is...

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Techni-chord
TECHNI-CHORD turns your single note melodies into full chords and offers you a choice of different types
from a simple duet which adds one harmony note to your melody note, to big band reeds which adds four
harmony notes to your melody note. If TECHNI-CHORD is part of a ONE TOUCH PLAY or MUSIC
STYLIST registration, a suitable TECHNI-CHORD type will be selected automatically.
Example:
Left hand (chord)
Right hand (melody)
1.Split the...

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Playing the rhythm
Part II   Playing the rhythm
Overview of rhythm performance
An explanation follows of the terms related to this instrument’s rhythm performance.
Rhythm and accompaniment
pattern
Each rhythm is comprised of not only a DRUMS
pattern, but also of accompaniment patterns
called BASS and ACCOMP. The combination
of all of these is the rhythm. 
 The accompaniment pattern sounds when
you perform using the AUTO PLAY CHORD
(APC). (Refer to page 52.).
Rhythm and Style
One rhythm of...

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Playing the rhythm
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 111.)
2.Select the desired rhythm from the list on the
display.
If there is more than one page to the display,
use the PAGE...

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Playing the rhythm
Start the rhythm
There are two ways to start the rhythm.




 
Normal start
1.Select a rhythm.
2.Press the START/STOP button to turn it on.
The selected rhythm pattern immediately
begins to play.
You can stop the rhythm by pressing the
START/STOP button again to turn it off.
The BEAT indicators above the START/STOP
button light to indicate the beat.




 
Synchronized start
With the synchronized start feature, the rhythm
pattern starts when you...