Technics Keyboard Sx Kn2400 Owers Manual

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Playing the rhythm
Intro, fill-in and ending patterns fitting each different rhythm pattern are permanently recorded in your
Keyboard, thus allowing a versatile rhythm performance.
INTRO
Begin the rhythm performance with an intro pat-
tern.
1.Press the INTRO & ENDING 1 or INTRO &
ENDING 2 button to turn it on.
2.Press the START/STOP button to start the
rhythm.
An intro pattern is played, after which the nor-
mal rhythm pattern begins.
COUNT INTRO...

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ENDING
Finish the rhythm performance with an ending
pattern.
1.Select a rhythm and press the START/STOP
button.
2.Press the INTRO & ENDING 1 or INTRO &
ENDING 2 button to turn it on.
An ending pattern is produced, and then the
rhythm performance stops.
If you accidentally press the INTRO & END-
ING button in the middle of the tune, you can
press the FILL IN 1 or FILL IN 2 button. The
ending pattern stops, and a fill-in pattern is
produced, after...

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Playing chords
Choose from the 4 ways of playing chords.




 
BASIC mode
This mode lets beginners specify chords with just
one finger. With this mode, chords can be speci-
fied either with one finger  or by
pressing all of the chords sound components
. 
In the , a major chord can be played
just by  pressing the key for its root note.
Example: C chord
Minor, seventh and minor seventh chords are also easily produced.
When three or more keys of a...

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How to use the AUTO PLAY CHORD
1.Select the desired rhythm and sound(s), and
set the tempo.
2.Press the AUTO PLAY CHORD’s OFF/ON
button to turn it on.
3.Press the AUTO PLAY CHORD’s MODE but-
ton to turn it on.
The display looks similar to the following.
4.Select an AUTO PLAY CHORD mode .
After a few seconds, the display returns to the
previous display.
If the BASIC or ADVANCED mode was
selected, the keyboard automatically splits
into right and...

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Left Hold
This setting determines how the LEFT part
sounds when the LEFT button in the CONDUC-
TOR is on during a performance with the BASIC
or ADVANCED mode.
1.Press the MODE button to turn it on.
The display changes to the following.
2.Use the LEFT HOLD: ON/OFF button to set
the mode to on or off.
OFF: 
The LEFT part sounds from the pressed chord
keys.
When BASIC is selected, the LEFT part turns
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4.Use the ROOT buttons to select the root note
of the chord. Use the TYPE buttons to select
the type of chord.
A typical way to finger the specified chord
(TYPICAL) is illustrated on a keyboard dia-
gram.
Each time the INVERSION button is pressed,
different INVERSION fingerings are illustrated
in order. (If there is no INVERSION fingering
for the specified chord, this button is not
shown on the display.)
When the button with a picture of an ear...

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Fade In/Fade Out
Add interest to your performance by starting a part with a fade-in or ending it with a fade-out.
KN2600: does not work for the SD-AUDIO data playback.
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 vol-
umes for all parts change to 0 and no sound is
produced from this...

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FADE SET
Adjust the settings for the FADE IN and FADE
OUT.
1.Press and hold the FADE IN or FADE OUT
button for a few seconds.
The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the 
 and  buttons to select the item.
Use the 
∧ and ∨ buttons to change the set-
ting.
FADE IN
Time: 
Specify the time elapsed between 0 volume
to the set volume (1 measure to 16 mea-
sure).
FADE OUT
Time: 
Specify the time elapsed between the set
volume and 0 volume (1...

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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 MEMORY button.
2.In the SOUND ARRANGER, 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...

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One Touch Play
ONE TOUCH PLAY automatically sets a suggested combination of sounds and an appropriate tempo for
your chosen rhythm style.
1.Select a rhythm pattern.
Do not select the MEMORY button.
2.Press and hold the ONE TOUCH PLAY button
for a few seconds.
During setting, the style name is shown on the
display.
The AUTO PLAY CHORD and the SYNCHRO
& BREAK are automatically turned on, and
the sounds and effects, volume balances,
tempo etc. that...