Technics Keyboard Sx Kn2400 Owers Manual

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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 cannot 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 gen-
erated. 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 but-
tons to specify 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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Quantize
The QUANTIZE function can correct the timing of your performance after it has been recorded. If the
rhythm is slightly out of sync or inexact, it will automatically be corrected to the specified quantize level.
1.On the SEQ MENU display, select RECORD
& EDIT.
2.On the RECORD & EDIT display, select
QUANTIZE.
The display looks similar to the following.
3.Use the TRACK ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify
the track number.
You cannot select the track for the CONTROL,
RHYTHM or CHORD part.
If ALL is selected, all the tracks are quantized.
4.Use the FIRST MEAS ∧ and ∨ buttons to
specify the start point (measure number).
5.Use the LAST MEAS ∧ and ∨ buttons to spec-
ify the end point (measure number).
6.Use the VALUE ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify the
quantize level.
Select from 
q, e, e3, x, x3, r, r3. (A 3 denotes a
triplet-type note.)
7.Use the STRENGTH ∧ and ∨ buttons to select
the amount of quantize (%).
100% is a convenient setting. When set to
100%, the performance data is quantized
exactly to the level specified for the VALUE
(“just”). For example, at 50%, the data is quan-
tized to a point that is half that of the just level.
By this setting, you can attain an effect that is
very slightly off-beat from the rhythm.
8.Use the WINDOW ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify
the range (%) affected by the quantize setting.
With the increment set to 100 for the VALUE,
at a + setting, data close to the just point is
corrected, and at a – setting, data far from the
just point is corrected. For example, if set to 
–30% the quantize function affects data far
from the just point, and if set to +30% the
quantize function affects data close to the just
point. +100% is usually a convenient setting.
The +100% setting and the –100% setting are
the same.
Example: When VALUE is set to 
q
9.Press the OK button.
The confirmation display appears. Press the
YES button to execute the function, or press
the NO button to cancel the function.
Rhythm as written
in the score
Timing of actual
performance
Quantized
performance
e
100%
50% just 50%
100%
+100%
+50%
+30%
–50%
–30%
–100%
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Song Clear
Erase the recorded contents of all tracks.
1.On tne SEQ MENU display, select RECORD
& EDIT.
2.On the RECORD & EDIT display, selct SONG
CLEAR.
The display looks similar to the following.
3.Use the SONG No./ALL ∧ and ∨ buttons to
specify the number of the song to erase.
The data size (KB) and the total amount of
SEQUENCER memory or current song mem-
ory used is shown as a percentage (%) to the
right of the song name.
If ALL is selected, all the songs recorded in
the SEQUENCER will be erased.
4.Press the OK button.
The confirmation display appears. Press the
YES button to execute the function, or press
the NO button to cancel the function.
If the YES button is pressed, “COMPLETED!”
appears on the display, the specified songs
are erased.
Track Clear
Erase the contents of a specific track.
1.On the SEQ MENU display, select RECORD
& EDIT.
2.On the RECORD & EDIT display, select
TRACK CLEAR.
The display looks similar to the following.
3.Use the balance buttons to select the track or
tracks you wish to clear.
A “CLR” mark is shown for the selected tracks.
4.Press the OK button.
The confirmation display appears. Press the
YES button to execute the function, or press
the NO button to cancel the function.
If the YES button is pressed, the specified
tracks are erased.
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Note Edit
You can edit performance (NOTE) data on a piano roll display. This differs from the normal STEP
RECORD edit procedure, and is a convenient way to check the data for each note.
Data other than NOTE data cannot be corrected or recorded. To correct or record other types of data,
use the STEP RECORD display. (Refer to page 86.)
1.On the SEQ MENU display, select RECORD
& EDIT.
2.On the RECORD & EDIT display, select
NOTE EDIT.
3.On the PART SELECT display, select a track.
The CHORD, RHYTHM and CONTROL tracks
cannot be selected.
The display looks similar to the following.
4.Use the MEAS 
 and  buttons to select the
measure you wish to edit.
5.Use the CURSOR  and   buttons to move
the cursor (  ) to the point you wish to edit.
Recorded performance (NOTE) data is shown
as horizontal bars. Data selected for editing is
highlighted.
You can use the INC 
∧ and ∨ buttons to
change the increment of cursor movement.
The resolution can be set at 
q /96. However, if
NOTE data is present between increments,
the cursor will stop.
Use the POS 
 and  buttons to change the
value.
Example: 10.2.48 indicates a point in measure
10, beat 2, point 48 (one point is 1/96 of a
quarter note [  
q ]).
is shown at the point where the END com-
mand is stored.
6.Select the data to edit (it changes to a high-
lighted horizontal bar). Edit the data.
Use the POS 
 and  buttons to move the
cursor, the NOTE 
∧ and ∨ buttons to change
the note number, the VEL 
∧ and ∨ buttons to
change the velocity (how hard the keys are
played), and the LEN 
∧ and ∨ buttons to
change the note length (1 = 1/96 of a quarter
note [ 
q ]).
Use the GRAPH 
 and  buttons to view a
higher or lower section of the keyboard (in
one-octave steps).
If the ERS button is pressed, the selected
NOTE data is erased.
7.Repeat steps 4 to 6 to continue editing.




 
Inserting note data
You can also store note data on this display.
1.Specify the point where the new note data will
be stored.
2.Use the LEN ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify the
note length.
Examples of note lengths ( 
q = 96)
91: tenuto (95%)
76: normal (80%)
48: staccato (50%)
24: cutting (25%)
3.Play a key on the keyboard to specify the note
pitch (NOTE NUMBER) and velocity (how
hard the key is played).
4.Repeat steps 1 to 3 to input more note data.
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CYCLE PLAY
You can aurally check the data you are editing by
accessing the CYCLE PLAY display from the
NOTE EDIT display.
If you wish other tracks to be played back,
they should be selected beforehand on the
SEQUENCER PLAY display. (Refer to page
81.)
1.On the NOTE EDIT display, press the PLAY
button.
The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the START MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons
to select the beginning playback measure.
3.Use the END MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons to
select the last playback measure.
4.Press the START/STOP button.
Cycle playback of the specified measures
begins.
If the SOLO button is turned on, playback
changes to that of the recording track only. If it
is turned off, all the tracks specified on the
SEQUENCER PLAY display are played back.
5.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 2. If the SEQUENCER
RESET button is pressed again, the
SEQUENCER returns to measure 1.
Drum Edit
The DRUMS part can be edited on a specialized display. This differs from the normal STEP RECORD edit
procedure, and is a convenient way to check the data for each note.
1.On the SEQ MENU display, select RECORD
& EDIT.
2.On the RECORD & EDIT display, select
DRUM EDIT.
3.On the PART SELECT display, select the
track for the DRUMS part.
The CHORD, RHYTHM and CONTROL tracks
cannot be selected.
The display looks similar to the following.
4.Use the SOUND ∧ and ∨ buttons to select the
percussion instrument you wish to edit.
The number to the left of the instrument name
is its MIDI NOTE NUMBER in the Technics
arrangement.
If sounds other than percussion instrument
sounds are assigned, they are not displayed.
5.Use the MEAS 
 and  buttons to select the
measure you wish to edit.
6.Use the CURSOR  and   buttons to move
the cursor () to the point you wish to edit.
Recorded performance data is shown as verti-
cal bars. Data selected for editing is high-
lighted.
You can use the INC 
∧ and ∨ buttons to
change the increment of cursor movement.
The resolution can be set at 
q /96. However, if
NOTE data is present between increments,
the cursor will stop.
Use the POS 
 and  buttons to change the
value.
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Example: 10.2.48 indicates a point in measure
10, beat 2, point 48 (one point is 1/96 of a
quarter note [ 
q ]).
is shown at the point where the END com-
mand is stored.
7.Select the data to edit (it changes to a long
bar). Edit the data.
Use the POS 
 and  buttons to move the
cursor, the SND 
∧ and ∨ buttons to change
the percussion instrument sound, and the VEL
∧ and ∨ buttons to change the velocity (how
hard the keys are played).
If the ERS button is pressed, the selected
NOTE data is erased.
8.Repeat steps 4 to 7 to continue editing.




 
Inserting DRUMS data
You can also store DRUMS data on this display.
1.Specify the point where the new note data will
be stored.
2.Use the VEL ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify the
velocity (how hard the key is played).
3.Press the ENTER button to store the data.
Instead of the ENTER button, you can store
data (including velocity data) by playing the
keyboard. In this case, the instrument is that
specified on the display, regardless of which
key is played.
4.Repeat steps 1 to 3 to input more DRUMS
data.




 
CYCLE PLAY
You can aurally check the data you are editing by
accessing the CYCLE PLAY display from the
DRUM EDIT display.
The procedure is the same as for NOTE EDIT.
If you wish other tracks to be played back,
they should be selected beforehand on the
SEQUENCER PLAY display. (Refer to page
81.)
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Copy and paste the recorded data
You can copy and paste specific portions of the recorded data.
Select the function
1.On the SEQ MENU display, use the SONG
SELECT 
∧ and ∨ buttons to select the number
of the song. Then select COPY & PASTE.
The display looks similar to the following.
2.On the COPY & PASTE display, select a func-
tion.
3.Perform the editing procedures. (See below.)
During the editing procedure, if the indicator
for the TEMPO/PROGRAM is lit, you can use
the TEMPO/PROGRAM for the editing func-
tion.
SONG COPY
Copy all the recording data of a song to a spe-
cific song memory.
1.On the FROM side, use the SONG ∧ and ∨
buttons to select the song number you wish to
copy from.
2.On the TO side, use the SONG ∧ and ∨ but-
tons to select the song number to copy to.
3.Press the OK button.
The confirmation display appears. Press the
YES button to execute the function, or press
the NO button to cancel the function.
TRACK COPY
Copy the recorded data from specific tracks of a
song.
1.Specify the track you wish to copy from.
On the FROM side, use the SONG 
∧ and ∨
buttons and TRACK ∧ and ∨ buttons to spec-
ify a track.
If ALL is selected, all the tracks of the speci-
fied song number will be copied.
2.Specify the track you wish to copy to (TO
side).
3.Press the OK button.
The confirmation display appears. Press the
YES button to execute the function, or press
the NO button to cancel the function.
The track assignment settings are also copied.
Note that in some cases, the CONTROL,
RHYTHM and CHORD part data in the desti-
nation tracks may be lost.
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TRACK MERGE
Merge the recorded contents of two tracks
(source tracks) and store the merged contents in
a third track (destination track).
When the TRACK MERGE function is exe-
cuted, the data is erased from the two source
tracks.
1.Select the two source tracks (FROM).
On the FROM side, use the TRACK 
∧ and ∨
buttons to select the two source tracks.
You cannot select the track to which the CON-
TROL, RHYTHM or CHORD part has been
assigned.
If the part assigned to the left source track
(“left” meaning its position on the TRACK
MERGE display) is different from the part
assigned to the right source track, when the
parts are merged in the destination track, the
new track is assigned the same part as the left
track.
2.Select the destination track (TO).
Use the TRACK 
∧ and ∨ buttons to the right of
the display to specify the track number.
3.Press the OK button.
The confirmation display appears. Press the
YES button to execute the function, or press
the NO button to cancel the function.
MEASURE COPY
Copy recorded data of specified measures to a
specified point.
On the destination track, the new data
replaces the current measure contents.
1.Specify the measures you wish to copy from
the source track (FROM).
On the FROM side, specify the settings with
the corresponding buttons.
TRACK: 
Specify the track number you wish to copy
the measures from.
You cannot select the track for the
RHYTHM part or CHORD part in which a
repeat command has been stored.
If ALL is selected, the specified measures
are copied to all tracks at the same time.
FIRST MEAS: 
Specify the first measure to copy.
LAST MEAS: 
Specify the last measure to copy.
2.Specify where you wish to copy the selected
measures to.
On the TO side, specify the settings with the
corresponding buttons.
TRACK: 
Specify the track number you wish to copy
to.
Measures in a track for the CONTROL,
RHYTHM or CHORD part can be copied
only to the same track.
START MEAS: 
Specify the start point to copy the selected
measures to.
REPEAT: 
Specify the number of times the selected
measures are to be repeated.
3.Press the OK button.
The confirmation display appears. Press the
YES button to execute the function, or press
the NO button to cancel the function.
Note that if the END command is included in
the source data, it is also copied. Any data fol-
lowing the END command is not copied.
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MEASURE ERASE
Erase the recorded contents of specific mea-
sures. You can also specify which type of data is
to be erased.
Note that only the contents of the measures
are erased, not the measures themselves; the
length of the performance remains the same.
1.Use the TRACK ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify
the track number.
This function does not work for the RHYTHM
part or CHORD part in which a repeat com-
mand has been stored.
If ALL is selected, data is erased from the
specified measures of all the tracks at one
time.
2.Use the FIRST MEAS ∧ and ∨ buttons to
specify the start point (measure number).
3.Use the LAST MEAS ∧ and ∨ buttons to spec-
ify the end point (measure number).
4.Use the ERASE DATA ∧ and ∨ buttons to
specify the type of data to be erased.
ALL:
All data is erased.
NOTE: 
Only note data is erased.
CONTROL: 
Only control data (volume, effect and other
panel settings as well as selection changes)
is erased.
5.Press the OK button.
The confirmation display appears. Press the
YES button to execute the function, or press
the NO button to cancel the function.
MEASURE DELETE
Delete specified measures from a track.
The length of the performance accordingly
decreases by the number of deleted mea-
sures.
1.Use the TRACK ∧ and ∨ buttons to select the
track from which measures are to be deleted.
This function does not work for the CHORD or
RHYTHM track in which the repeat function
has been stored.
If ALL is selected, the specified measures are
deleted from all the tracks at one time.
2.Use the FIRST MEAS ∧ and ∨ buttons, to
specify the first measure to delete.
3.Use the LAST MEAS ∧ and ∨ buttons to
specify the last measure to delete.
4.Press the OK button.
The confirmation display appears. Press the
YES button to execute the function, or press
the NO button to cancel the function.
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MEASURE INSERT
Insert specified measures at a specified point.
The length of the performance accordingly
increases by the number of inserted mea-
sures.
1.Specify the measures you wish to copy from
the source track.
On the FROM side, specify the settings with
the corresponding buttons.
TRACK: 
Specify the track number you wish to copy
the measures from.
This function does not work for the CHORD
or RHYTHM track in which the repeat func-
tion has been stored.
If ALL is selected, the measures are
inserted in all tracks at the same time.
FIRST MEASURE: 
Specify the first measure to copy.
LAST MEASURE: 
Specify the last measure to copy.
2.Specify where you wish to insert the selected
measures.
On the TO side, specify the settings with the
corresponding buttons.
TRACK: 
Specify the track number.
Measures from the CHORD, RHYTHM or
CONTROL track can only be inserted in the
same track.
START MEASURE: 
Specify the start point to insert the selected
measures.
REPEAT: 
Specify the number of times the selected
measures are to be repeated.
3.Press the OK button.
The confirmation display appears. Press the
YES button to execute the function, or press
the NO button to cancel the function.
Note that if the END command is included in
the source data, it is also inserted. Any data
following the END command is not inserted.
APC TO SMF CONVERT
This function converts data to Standard MIDI File
(SMF) format, allowing you to play back song
data created using this instrument’s automatic
accompaniment and/or PERFORMANCE PADS
on an external sequencer or sound generator.
1.Use the TR 
 and  buttons to select the
track you wish to convert.
In the PART column, the part name currently
assigned is shown.
In the DATA column, a check mark (√) indi-
cates a track in which data is stored.
Tracks in which RHYTHM, CONTROL, APC
and CHORD parts are stored cannot be
selected (−  −  − is shown).
2.Use the APC/PAD ∧ and ∨ buttons to select
the parts you wish to convert.
Parts that are set to OFF will not be converted.
3.Press the CONVERT button.
Note that after the conversion, the
APC/CHORD part data is cleared; if neces-
sary, save this data beforehand.
A confirmation display appears. Press EXE-
CUTE to continue with the conversion, or
press the CANCEL button is you wish to dis-
continue.
After the EXECUTE button is pressed, the
conversion begins. Conversion takes the
same length of time as playback.
If you wish to discontinue the conversion pro-
cess midway, press the ABORT button.
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