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
You can begin the rhythm performance with a
spoken one-measure count.
1.Press the COUNT INTRO (FILL IN 2) button
to turn it on.
2.Press the START/STOP button to start the
rhythm.
A spoken one-measure count is played, after
which the normal rhythm pattern begins.




 
Mode setting
You can select the mode for the count sound.
1.Press the MODE button in the AUTO PLAY
CHORD section to turn it on.
The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the COUNT INTRO button to select a
mode.
VOICE: A spoken count (initialized setting).
CLICK: A clicking sound for the count.
FILL IN
You can insert a fill-in pattern any time during the
rhythm performance. Choose from two different
fill-in patterns.
1.Select a rhythm and press the START/STOP
button.
2.Press the FILL IN 1 or FILL IN 2 button.
A fill-in pattern is heard immediately for the
remainder of the measure.
When a FILL IN button is pressed on the last
beat of the measure, the fill-in pattern con-
tinues to the end of the following measure.
12INTRO & ENDING
1234 BEATSTART/STOP
2 FILL IN
COUNT
INTRO
AUTO PLAY CHORDMODE
CHORD FINDER
OFF/ON
12 FILL IN
SEQUENCER
RESETCOUNT
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 which the normal rhythm per-
formance continues.
Auto Play Chord
Simply by playing a chord on the keyboard, the AUTO PLAY CHORD function automatically plays an
accompaniment pattern which matches perfectly the selected rhythm. With a real accompaniment as a
background, you can concentrate on playing the melody.
How the AUTO PLAY CHORD works
When an AUTO PLAY CHORD mode is
selected, an automatic accompaniment which
matches the rhythm you have chosen is played
in the chord which you specify with your left
hand. The melody is played with your right hand.
The accompaniment pattern of the AUTO
PLAY CHORD is composed of 8 parts:
DRUMS 1, 2, BASS, ACCOMP 1–5.
The volume of each part can be adjusted with
the buttons below the display. (Refer to page
30.)
12INTRO & ENDING
ChordMelody
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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 chord are pressed, it is recognized as a  chord.

In the , you specify the chord by play-
ing all the notes in the chord.
Play at least three notes to specify the chord.




 
ADVANCED 1 mode
This mode accepts chords specified with  and disregards all unrecognizable chord
specifications.
It recognizes many more chords than the
BASIC mode’s  chords.




 
ADVANCED 2 mode
This mode accepts chords specified with  and, for unrecognizable chords, it plays
the auto accompaniment according to the keys
pressed.
It recognizes many more chords than the
BASIC mode’s  chords.




 
PIANIST mode
In the PIANIST mode, the entire keyboard can
be used to specify chords 
(ADVANCE) for the automatic accompaniment; a
RIGHT part is assigned to all the keys, and the
keyboard does not split. 
When specifying chords, if you press a key a
perfect 5th or more below the lowest note of
the chord, the BASS part becomes a pattern
based on that note.

If this function is assigned to the Foot Switch
(sold separately), for example, pressing the Foot
Switch will play the currently specified chord in
that timing, allowing you to focus your perform-
ance on a solo melody.
The accompaniment continues in the same
chord as long as the Foot Switch is
depressed, and it does not change even if
other chords are played.
To change the Foot Switch assignment, refer
to page 172.
minor chord seventh chord minor seventh chord
Play the root note plus a
black key to the left of it.Play the root note plus a
white key to the left of it.Play the root note plus a
black key and a white key to
the left of it.
Example: Cm Example: C7 Example: Cm7
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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 left sections.
5.Press the START/STOP button to begin the
rhythm.
You can start the rhythm by playing a key on
the keyboard. (Refer to page 50.)
6.Specify a chord.
If the BASIC or ADVANCED mode was
selected, specify the chord on the keyboard
section to the left of the split point.
An accompaniment pattern in the specified
chord is automatically played. Play the melody
with your right hand.When you use FILL IN, INTRO and ENDING,
the automatic accompaniment is also used in
these patterns.
You can set the mode which determines how
the LEFT part sounds during an AUTO PLAY
CHORD performance. (Refer to the next
page.)
In the initialized condition, when the rhythm is
off, if an AUTO PLAY CHORD mode is on and
a chord is specified, the specified root note (R.
BASS part) and chord notes (CHORD part)
are produced. The volumes of these notes can
be adjusted. (Refer to page 30.)
7.To stop the automatic accompaniment, press
the START/STOP button.
If you wish the automatic accompaniment to
begin and end the performance, set the 
OFF/ON button to off.




 
MEMORY
Press the MEMORY button and select either one
of the following:
ON: Even when removing your finger from
the keys, the present chord is retained
until the next chord is specified.
OFF: When removing your finger, the chord
is deleted.
AUTO: The chord is retained when auto
accompaniment is playing but is not
retained when stopped.




 
ON BASS
If the ON BASS button is ON, the BASS part is
produced in the key of the lowest note of the
played chord, thus making it possible to play
chords such as C on G.
For example, with the ON BASS button on, if
you play a C chord by pressing the keys G, C
and E, the BASS part is produced in the key of
G.
AUTO PLAY CHORDMODE
CHORD FINDER
OFF/ON
Example of how to play a BASIC   accompaniment
Play the melody with
  your right hand.
Left hand
CFGC
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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
off. The LEFT part sounds if you turn it on, but
 chords cannot be specified.
ON: 
Specifying  chords in the BASIC
mode produces the full chords; otherwise the
LEFT part notes are those of the pressed
chord keys.
When BASIC is selected the LEFT part turns
off, but it will sound if you turn it on.
Touch response does not function for the
LEFT part.
When the mode is set to ON, during a rhythm
performance, the LEFT part continues to play
even when the keys are released.
CHORD FINDER
The CHORD FINDER can help, for example,
when you do not know which keys to press to
specify a given chord. When you input the chord
name, the CHORD FINDER shows you which
keys to press and even lets you hear the notes
that make up.
1.Press the AUTO PLAY CHORD’s MODE but-
ton to turn it on.
The display changes to the following.
2.Select CHORD FINDER.
The display changes to the following.
3.Use the APC MODE button to select the auto-
matic accompaniment mode you will use to
specify chords (BASIC, ADVANCED 1).
In the list column are shown the chords which
can be specified in each mode.
(Continued on the next page)
AUTO PLAY CHORDMODE
CHORD FINDER
OFF/ON
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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 is
pressed, the notes of the chord sound. (The
octave of the illustrated keys and that of the
played tones may differ.)
5.To exit the CHORD FINDER procedure, press
the EXIT button.
BREAK function
With the break function, the rhythm starts when
the left keyboard is played and stops when the
fingers are removed from the keys.
1.Select an AUTO PLAY CHORD mode.
At this time, the MEMORY (APC SELECT)
button should be OFF.
2.Press the SYNCHRO & BREAK button to turn
it on.
3.Specify a chord.
The automatic accompaniment begins to play
(synchronized start).
For the PIANIST mode, play the keys to the
left of the currently set split point.
4.Release the chord keys.
The automatic accompaniment stops. When
the keys are pressed again, the rhythm starts
from the first beat.
SYNCHRO &
BREAK
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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 instrument until the FADE
IN is turned off or until step 3 is executed.
3.Play the keyboard or press the START/STOP
button.
The volume slowly builds to its preset level.
For the fade-in effect for a rhythm part or when
playing back a SEQUENCER performance,
turn on the FADE IN button before pressing
the START/STOP button.
At the end of the fade-in, the FADE IN indica-
tor goes out.
During the fade-in, FADE IN is shown in the
upper right part of the normal display.
FADE OUT
At the end of the song, the volume of each part
gradually fades to nothing.
1.Start the performance.
2.Turn on the FADE OUT button at the point you
want the fade-out to start.
The volumes of all the parts slowly fade to 0.
The indicator flashes to show that fade-out is
completed, and then goes out. The volumes
for all parts return to their specified settings.
If you wish to interrupt the fade-out, press the
FADE OUT button to turn it off.
FADE
IN OUTFADE
IN OUT
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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 measure to 16
measure).
Auto Reset: 
Specify whether the volume of each part
automatically returns to its specified setting
(ON, OFF).
Rhythm Auto stop: 
Specify whether the rhythm turns off after
fade-out is completed (ON, OFF).
SEQ Auto stop: 
Specify whether the SEQUENCER play-
back automatically stops after fade-out is
completed (ON, OFF).
The display returns to the previous display a
few seconds after you have changed the set-
tings.
You can also access this display from the
CONTROL MENU display. (Refer to page
171.)
FADE
IN OUT
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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 also
be specified (except for DRUMS part).
For the DRUMS part, select sounds from the
DRUM KITS group.
The sound and on/off status of the DIGITAL
EFFECT are shown on the display.
The sounds marked with # cannot be
changed.
5.Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the other parts as
desired.
6.When you have finished selecting the sounds,
press the SET button to turn it off.
Playing back the sounds
1.In the SOUND ARRANGER, press the 
OFF/ON button to turn it on.
2.Start the rhythm (automatic accompaniment).
When the OFF/ON button is off, the factory-
preset sounds are produced.
This setting can be set separately for each
rhythm.
If you wish to modify the settings you speci-
fied, while the OFF/ON button is on, press the
SET button to turn it on.
SOUND ARRANGERSETOFF/ON
SOUND ARRANGERSETOFF/ON
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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 are ideal for your selected
rhythm are automatically set.
3.Play the keyboard.
When you specify a chord, the automatic
rhythm begins to play immediately.
Music Stylist
MUSIC STYLIST sets up your instrument with a suitable registration for a specific style of music or tune.
Setup by music style
Select a style from the MUSICAL CATEGORY.
1.Press the MUSIC STYLIST button to turn it
on.
The display looks similar to the following.2.Select MUSICAL CATEGORY.
The display looks similar to the following.
3.Use the CATEGORY 
 and  buttons to
select a category.
4.Use the STYLE 
 and  buttons to select a
music style.
During the search, you can use the SKIP 
∧
and ∨ buttons to skip to the previous or follow-
ing subcategory.
ONE TOUCH
PLAY
MUSIC STYLIST
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