Technics Keyboard Sx Kn2400 Owers Manual

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Playing the rhythm
The AUTO PLAY CHORD and the SYNCHRO
& BREAK turn on, and the sounds, effects,
volume balances, rhythm and tempo etc.
which are best suited for the selected music
style are automatically selected.
5.Play the keyboard.
When you specify a chord, the automatic
rhythm begins to play immediately.
Setup by era
You can select a style from a specific music era.
1.Press the MUSIC STYLIST button to turn it
on.
2.Select MUSICAL ERA.
The display looks similar to the following.
3.Use the STYLE 
 and  buttons to select a
style.
You can use the SKIP 
∧ and ∨ buttons to skip
to the previous or following era.
You can use the MORE button to view the
next page of styles.The AUTO PLAY CHORD and the SYNCHRO
& BREAK turn on, and the sounds, effects,
volume balances, rhythm and tempo etc.
which are best suited for the selected style are
automatically selected.
4.Play the keyboard.
When you specify a chord, the automatic
rhythm begins to play immediately.
Setup by alphabetical order
You can use alphabetical or numerical search to
select a style name.
1.Press the MUSIC STYLIST button to turn it
on.
2.Select ALPHABETICAL LIST.
The display looks similar to the following.
3.Use the STYLE 
 and  buttons to select a
style.You can use the SKIP 
∧ and ∨ buttons to skip
to the previous or following alphabetical or
numerical heading.
You can use the MORE button to view the
next page of styles.
The AUTO PLAY CHORD and the SYNCHRO
& BREAK turn on, and the sounds, effects,
volume balances, rhythm and tempo etc.
which are best suited for the selected style are
automatically selected.
4.Play the keyboard.
When you specify a chord, the automatic
rhythm begins to play immediately.
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Music Style Arranger
The MUSIC STYLE ARRANGER helps you to make professional registration changes during your perfor-
mance. Select between four contrasting registrations at the push of a button, or let your instrument
change the registration automatically for you when you use FILL IN 1 or 2. The MUSIC STYLE
ARRANGER will also alter the accompaniment in character with the registration change creating a pol-
ished sounding arrangement.
How to use the MUSIC STYLE ARRANGER
1.Select a rhythm pattern.
2.Press the MUSIC STYLE ARRANGER button
to turn it on.
3.Use the VARIATION buttons to select a style
(1 to 4).The nuance of the pattern differs with each
number.
The panel settings (including the tempo)
change according to the selected rhythm and
music style. The AUTO PLAY CHORD, the
MEMORY button and the SYNCHRO &
BREAK button are automatically turned on.
When a key on the left section of the keyboard
is pressed, the automatic rhythm begins to
play immediately.
During your performance, the style can be
changed, but the tempo does not change. On the MUSICAL CATEGORY, MUSICAL
ERA, or ALPHABETICAL LIST (ALPHA-
BET) display, you can move freely to each
display using the buttons to the right of the
display.
After deciding on a style with the MUSIC
STYLIST, if you record the settings in the
PANEL MEMORY, the same style name is
copied to the PANEL MEMORY (up to 16
characters). When you recall the PANEL
MEMORY settings, this style name is
shown at the top of the normal display.
After selecting a style, turn the MUSIC
STYLIST button off if you wish to have the
normal display active during a performance.
MUSIC STYLE
ARRANGER
1234VARIATION MUSIC STYLE
ARRANGER
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How to change the music style 
during your performance
While you are playing the keyboard with the
MUSIC STYLE ARRANGER on, press the FILL
IN 1 or FILL IN 2 button.
Each time the FILL IN 1 button is pressed, the
FILL IN 1 pattern plays, and then the music
style changes in the 4 ➝ 3 ➝ 2 ➝ 1 order. And
each time the FILL IN 2 button is pressed, the
FILL IN 2 pattern plays, and then the style
changes in the 1 ➝ 2 ➝ 3 ➝ 4 order.




 
MUSIC STYLE ARRANGER mode
You can define which panel settings change by
pressing a FILL IN button when the MUSIC
STYLE ARRANGER is used.
1.Press and hold the MUSIC STYLE AR-
RANGER button for a few seconds.
The display changes to the following.2.Select the mode.
RHYTHM: 
Only the rhythm changes.
SOUND & RHYTHM: 
The sound, effects, rhythms, etc. change.
PANEL MEMORY: 
The PANEL MEMORY number (BANK A: 1 to
4) changes. You can store your desired panel
settings in the PANEL MEMORY beforehand
and switch from one to another quickly.
After a few seconds, the display exits the set-
ting mode.
You can also access this setting display from
the CONTROL MENU display. (Refer to page
171.)
12 FILL IN
SEQUENCER
RESETCOUNT
INTRO
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Panel Memory
PANEL MEMORY stores all the current panel settings so you can recall them at the push of a button.
How to store the panel settings
By storing all the panel settings you use for a
song in the same bank, for example, you can
switch from one panel setup to the next in a
flash.
1.Set up the desired panel settings (sounds, vol-
umes, etc.)
2.Press the BANK VIEW button to turn it on.
The BANK SELECT display appears.
3.Select the desired bank (A, B, C).
4.With the SET button held down, press one of
the numbered buttons of the PANEL
MEMORY (1 to 8).
The panel settings are now stored in the spec-
ified bank and number.




 
BANK VIEW
After selecting a bank, you can use the PAGE
buttons to go to the PAGE 2/2 page and confirm
the memory names of that bank’s 8 memories.
You can use the BANK 
∧ and ∨ buttons to
view other banks.
You can also access this display by pressing
and holding any of the PANEL MEMORY
number buttons (1 to 8) for a few seconds.
BANK VIEW
5
1
6
2
7
3
8
4 SET
BANK VIEW
NEXT BANK
PANEL MEMORY
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Assign a name to the bank/memory
You can assign names to the banks and memo-
ries.
1.Select a bank or memory.
2.Use the PAGE buttons to go to the PAGE 2/2
page on the display.
3.Press the BANK NAMING button to assign a
name to the bank, or the MEMORY NAMING
button for the memory.
The display looks similar to the following.
4.Use the buttons below the display to assign a
name.
Set the character input position with the POSI-
TION buttons, select the characters with the
alphanumeric buttons and repeat name
assignment. 
Switch from upper to lower case letters with
the ABC, abc button.
Press the INS button to enter a space at the
cursor position.
Press the DEL button to erase the character at
the cursor position.
Press the CLR button to erase the entire
name.
Press the →← button to center the name.
5.When you have finished assigning the name,
press the OK button.
Recall the panel setup
1.Press the BANK VIEW button to turn it on.
Select a bank.
2.Press the desired PANEL MEMORY number
button (1 to 8).
The panel setup changes to the one stored in
the specified memory.
You can then change the sound settings, etc.
manually; however, the contents of the mem-
ory remain unchanged until you store them
again.
The “Control Preset” bank of the PERFORM-
ANCE PADS or the Foot Switch (sold sepa-
rately) can also be used to change from one
PANEL MEMORY setup to another. (Refer to
pages 64, 172.)
The currently selected bank, memory number
and memory name are shown in the top line
on the normal display.




 
NEXT BANK
You can press the NEXT BANK button to switch
to the next bank. This allows you to change
banks without exiting the normal display.
Each time the NEXT BANK button is pressed,
the bank indication changes in order (A ➝ B
➝ C ➝ A ➝ B ...).
The panel settings change when a PANEL
MEMORY number button (1 to 8) is pressed.
NEXT BANK
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PANEL MEMORY mode
You can define which panel settings are recalled
when the PANEL MEMORY is used.
1.Press and hold the SET button for a few sec-
onds.
The display changes to the following.
2.Select the mode.
NORMAL: 
The sounds and volume balance, and CON-
DUCTOR status are stored.
EXPAND: 
All the instrument’s settings are stored, includ-
ing the rhythm (except for SOUND AR-
RANGER on/off status), TRANSPOSE,
tempo, etc.
After a few seconds, the display exits the set-
ting mode.




 
EXPAND MODE FILTER
You can specify which data is stored in the
EXPAND mode.
1.Use the PAGE buttons to access the PAGE
2/3–3/3 EXPAND MODE FILTER display.
The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the ∧ and ∨ buttons to select the item.
3.Use the ON and OFF buttons to store the on
or off status for the selected item.
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Performance Pads
Part III   Performance Pads
Playing phrases
During your performance, you can insert a short recorded phrase or effect sounds by pressing a pad but-
ton. A different group of phrases is recorded in each bank.
1.Press the BANK button.
2.Select the desired bank from the display.
• The list of banks consists of three screen
pages. Use the PAGE buttons to change the
page.
 “User Bank” A, B and C are for storing your
original phrases.
 “Compile Bank” 1 and 2 are for assigning
phrases as you desire.
 Various functions are assigned to each pad
button in “Control Preset”.
1: ROTARY SLOW/FAST
2: PANEL MEMORY BANK INCREMENT
3: GLIDE
4: PANEL MEMORY DECREMENT
5: PANEL MEMORY BANK DECREMENT
6: PANEL MEMORY INCREMENT When using the “Control Preset” bank, set the
AUTO SETTING button to OFF. When using
the PANEL MEMORY, turn off the PER-
FORM. PADS BANK of the EXPAND MODE
FILTER.
3.Press a pad button (1 to 6).
 A different phrase is assigned to each pad but-
ton.
 Information about the phrase, such as its
name and the measure number, is shown in
the normal display.
 The volume can be set with the buttons below
the normal display (PADS).
 The selected phrase is played in the current
tempo.
 To stop the phrase before it has ended, press
the STOP button.
 Some phrases continue to play until the STOP
button is pressed (the [Loop] indication
appears).
 During a rhythm performance, some phrases
may play in time with the measure count.
 When the automatic accompaniment is on,
several phrases are played in the specified
chord.
SOLO
Pad buttons 5 and 6 (SOLO) are phrases with
chord progressions. Just by pressing one of
these pad buttons, the phrase changes following
a chord progression that is typical for the music
genre of that bank. Use with the automatic accompaniment  dur-
ing your performance.
 Pad button 5 accesses a major chord progres-
sion, and pad button 6 a minor chord progres-
sion.
BANK
46
5
123
SOLO
PERFORMANCE PADS
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AUTO SETTING
When this button is set to on, the bank automati-
cally changes according to the automatic setting
functions in the ONE TOUCH PLAY, the MUSIC
STYLE ARRANGER and the MUSIC STYLIST.
When it is set to off, the bank does not automati-
cally change according to these functions.
Copying phrases
You can copy the desired data, as phrases, from the SEQUENCER to each pad memory of a “User
Bank”.
Chord data also can be copied to pad buttons 5 and 6 (SOLO).
PHRASE COPY
Copy a phrase from one pad to another.
1.Press the PROGRAM MENUS button to turn it
on.
The display looks similar to the following.
2.Select PERFORMANCE PADS.
The display looks similar to the following.
3.Select PHRASE COPY.
The display looks similar to the following.
4.Select the pad you wish to copy from.
Use the buttons on the FROM side to set the
desired settings.
BANK: Bank name
PAD: Pad number (1 to 6)
5.Select the pad you wish to copy to.
Use the buttons on the TO side to set the
desired settings.
USER BANK: Bank name (USER A, B, C)
PAD: Pad number (1 to 6)
Only a SOLO phrase can be copied to the
SOLO pads (5 and 6).
6.Press the OK button.
7.Press the PROGRAM MENUS button to turn it
off.
If you wish to modify a portion of the copied
phrase, press the EDIT button to change to
the recording display.
AUTO SETTING
PROGRAM
MENUS
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SEQ TO PAD COPY
1.Record a phrase in the SEQUENCER, or load
data from a disk.
After this procedure, please do not change the
song number.
For details about SEQUENCER operation,
refer to page 73.
For information about loading data, refer to
pages 120, 133.
2.Press the PROGRAM MENUS button to turn it
on.
3.Select PERFORMANCE PADS.
4.Select SEQ TO PAD COPY.
The display looks similar to the following.
5.Select the measures of SEQUENCER data
you wish to copy from.
On the SEQUENCER side, use the buttons to
make the corresponding settings.
FIRST MEASURE: 
The first measure of the phrase you wish to
copy.
LAST MEASURE: 
The last measure of the phrase you wish to
copy.
TRANSPOSE: 
The setting to transpose the chords when
they are copied.
The maximum that can be copied is 16 mea-
sures.
When copying to pad button 5 or 6, the chord
(STEP) track is automatically displayed, and
the chord data is also copied. However, when
chord data from step record input does not
exist, the measures are blank.
If you wish to convert the chords during play-
back, set TRANSPOSE to the key of C and
then copy the phrase.
6.Select the pad button you wish to copy to.
On the PERFORMANCE PAD side, use the
buttons to make the corresponding settings.
USER BANK: 
The name of the bank (A/B/C).
PAD: 
Pad button number (1 to 6).
PART:
The part to copy to.
TRACK:
The track number to copy from.
7.Press the OK button.
A confirmation display appears. Press the
YES button if you wish to copy the phrase, or
press the NO button to cancel the procedure.
8.When you have completed the procedure,
press the PROGRAM MENUS button to turn it
off.
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Compile
You can assign desired phrases from different banks in “Compile Bank” 1 and 2.
1.Press the PROGRAM MENUS button to turn it
on.
The display looks similar to the following.
2.Select PERFORMANCE PADS.
The display looks similar to the following.
3.Select COMPILE SET.
The display looks similar to the following.
You can press the NAMING button and assign
a name to the bank.
4.Press the BANK button to select a bank (Com-
pile Bank: 1/2).
5.Use the PADS 
 and  buttons to select the
pad to which to assign the phrase.
6.Use the BANK and PHRASE ∧ and ∨ buttons
to select the desired bank and phrase you
wish to assign.
The “Control” bank cannot be selected.
7.Repeat steps 5 and 6 to assign phrases to the
other pad buttons.
8.When you have finished assigning the
phrases, turn off the PROGRAM MENUS but-
ton.
PROGRAM
MENUS
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