Technics Keyboard Sx Kn2400 Owers Manual

							Part III Peformance Pads
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Performance Pads
Record a phrase
“User Bank” A, B and C are reserved for storing your original phrases.
You can also copy phrases which are recorded in the SEQUENCER.
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.Use the buttons to the left of the display to
select a RECORDING BANK.
The display changes to the RECORD PAD
display.
You can press the BANK NAMING button and
assign a name to the bank.
If the BANK CLR button is pressed, all the
data in the bank is cleared (a confirmation dis-
play appears).
4.Use the buttons below the display to select the
pad number to record.
The display changes to the PAD RECORD-
ING display.
You can press the PAD NAMING button and
assign a name to the bank.
To clear all the current data in the selected
pad, press the CLEAR THE PAD button, and
then press the YES button on the confirmation
display.
5.Use the MEAS ∧ and ∨ buttons specify the
number of measures in the phrase. Use the
TIME SIGNATURE 
∧ and ∨ buttons to specify
the time signature of the phrase.
6.Press the OK button.
For details about KEY SETTING, refer to page
111.
For details about CHORD MODIFY CHANGE,
refer to page 109.
7.Select the part to record to.
Press the button for PART 1 or PART 2.
Two parts can be recorded (PAD 1–4).
The display looks similar to the following.
8.Proceed to record.
The recording procedure is the same as for
the COMPOSER. (Refer to page 104.)
In the PLAY SETTING, if LOOP is set to OFF,
LOOP recording is not possible.
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							Part III Peformance Pads
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Performance Pads
PLAY SETTING
Select a playback mode.
1.On the PAD RECORDING display, press the
PLAY SETTING button.
The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the START ∧ and ∨ buttons to select a
playback mode.
SYNCHRO: 
During a rhythm performance, the phrase
playback begins in time with the measure.
INSTANT: 
The phrase starts to play immediately when
the pad button is pressed, regardless of the
rhythm.
3.Use the LOOP ∧ and ∨ buttons to enable or
disable loop playback.
ON: 
Once the pad button is pressed, the phrase
is played back repeatedly until the STOP
button is pressed.
OFF: 
The phrase is played back only once.
CHORD STEP RECORD
A chord progression can be stored in PAD 5 and
PAD 6.
1.On the REALTIME RECORDING display,
press the CHORD STEP RECORD button.
The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the CURSOR buttons to move the cur-
sor  to the position you wish to input.
The cursor moves in 1/8-note increments.
3.Input the chord by playing it on the keyboard.
The chord name is shown.
4.Press the OK button.
5.Repeat steps 2 to 4 to store the rest of the
chord progression.
To delete a chord which has been input, move
the cursor to the specific chord and press the
ERS button.
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Sequencer
Part IV   Sequencer
Outline of the Sequencer
A sequencer records your performance in a similar way to a tape recorder. This instrument’s
SEQUENCER allows you to record up to 10 performances in a variety of ways. You may want to record
your entire performance in one go (especially if you are using AUTO PLAY CHORD to provide the
accompaniment), or to build up a complex arrangement with several different parts playing together, like
an orchestral score. This instrument’s SEQUENCER has 16 tracks. This means that you can record 16
different parts. However, you don’t have to use all 16 tracks. For some uses you may only need to use
one or two tracks. This instrument’s SEQUENCER enables you to edit your recorded performance. Unlike
a tape recorder you can change the sound or the tempo during playback, or correct wrong notes or timing
errors.
SEQUENCER features




 
You can change the tempo without 
changing the pitch
When you record your performance at a slow
tempo and play it back at a faster tempo, the
pitch stays the same.




 
Consistent sound
Your performance is reproduced by a sound
module as it reads digital data. So, unlike a
recorded tape, the sound never deteriorates no
matter how many times you play back your per-
formance.




 
Edit your recorded performance
Comprehensive editing functions allow you to
modify your recorded performance. Data can
easily be erased, corrected or copied, providing
an especially convenient tool for creating your
original tunes.




 
Instant search
A recorded tape has to be rewound, but digital
action means you can return to the beginning of
your performance, or find any measure, instantly.
Popular features




 
Simplified recording method
EASY RECORD is a feature that allows you to
bypass the more complex recording procedures
so you can record and play back your perform-
ance quickly and easily.
 You can also record an accompaniment from
the AUTO PLAY CHORD.




 
Create a one-man ensemble
Use the REALTIME RECORD function to record
your performance in up to 16 tracks and create
your own orchestra or band.




 
Store individual data to create your song
For repeating patterns or those especially com-
plicated phrases, the STEP RECORD feature is
convenient for recording the notes one-by-one.
 This method can be used to store both the
chord progression for the automatic accompa-
niment and the rhythm changes.
Memory capacity
Up to 10 songs can be stored in the
SEQUENCER. Expressed in terms of notes, the
total number of notes which can be stored in all
the SEQUENCER songs and tracks is about
40,000. The remaining memory available for
recording is shown on the display as a percent-
age (MEMORY= %).
 When “Memory full!” appears on the display,
no more data can be stored in the
SEQUENCER.
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Sequencer
SEQUENCER menu
The configuration of the SEQUENCER setting
display is as follows.
1.Press the PROGRAM MENUS button to turn it
on.
 The display looks similar to the following.
2.Select SEQUENCER.
 The display looks similar to the following.
(KN2600)
The SONG 
∧ and ∨ buttons are used to select
a song.
 You can press the NAMING button and assign
a name to the song. (Refer to page 83.)
 You can press the PANEL WRITE button to
store the current settings of the instrument at
the beginning of the song. (Refer to page 83.)
 KN2600: Pressing the SD AUDIO SYNCHRO
button will set the synchronization of the
SEQUENCER playback and the sound data
stored in the SD card. (Refer to page 103.)
3.Select RECORD & EDIT, COPY & PASTE or
RANGE SET, and follow the corresponding
procedure.


PROGRAM
MENUS
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Sequencer
RECORD & EDIT
These functions are recording and editing
operations used for creating a new perfor-
mance.
REALTIME RECORD (page 78)
Record each part of your performance just
as you play it on the keyboard.
PUNCH RECORD (page 84)
Correct a selected portion of your recorded
performance.
STEP RECORD (page 86)
Store the sounds note-by-note on the dis-
play.
You can also store the chord or rhythm pro-
gression for the AUTO PLAY CHORD.
TRACK ASSIGN (page 91)
Assign parts to tracks.
QUANTIZE (page 92)
Correct the timing of your performance.
SONG SELECT (page 84)
Select a song.
SONG CLEAR (page 93)
Erase all the recorded data of a song.
TRACK CLEAR (page 93)
Erase the contents of a specific track.
NOTE EDIT (page 94)
Store and correct performance (NOTE)
data on a piano roll display.
DRUM EDIT (page 95)
Store and correct DRUMS part data on a
special display.
COPY & PASTE
Copy recording data and paste it to the
desired location.
TRACK COPY (page 97)
Copy data of specific tracks.
SONG COPY (page 97)
Copy data of specific songs.TRACK MERGE (page 98)
Merge the recorded contents of two tracks
and store in a third track.
TRACK CLEAR (page 97)
Erase the contents of a specific track.
SONG CLEAR (page 97)
Erase all the recorded data of a song.
MEASURE COPY (page 98)
Copy the contents of specific measures.
MEASURE ERASE (page 99)
Erase the contents of specific measures.
MEASURE DELETE (page 99)
Delete specific measures from the perfor-
mance.
MEASURE INSERT (page 100)
Insert additional measures in the perfor-
mance.
APC TO SMF CONVERT (page 100)
Save automatic accompaniment patterns
and pad performance data in a Standard
MIDI File (SMF).
RANGE EDIT
Change the note position etc. in the recorded
data.
QUANTIZE (page 96)
Correct the timing of your performance.
NOTE CHANGE (page 101)
Change the pitch of specific notes.
VELOCITY CHANGE (page 102)
Modify the recorded velocity (how hard the
keyboard was played) of performance data.
TRANSPOSE (page 102)
Change the key of the performance data.
ADVANCE/DELAY (page 103)
Speed up or delay the sound production of
performance data.
Summary of the SEQUENCER menu items
The measure count on the display corresponds to the time signature of the selected rhythm. However,
if rhythm data is stored in the RHYTHM part and that part is played back, the measure count on the dis-
play corresponds to the stored rhythm data. (Refer to page 90.)
If you wish to use a time signature not available in the preset rhythms, use the COMPOSER to cre-
ate a new time signature. (Refer to page 106.)
About the measure count
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							Part IV Sequencer
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Sequencer
Sequencer parts
The following summary explains what is stored in each SEQUENCER part.
You can use the TRACK ASSIGN function to assign parts to tracks as you wish. (Refer to page 91.)
Part name
[name on display]Used for Recorded contents
RIGHT1 [RT1]
RIGHT2 [RT2]
LEFT [LFT]
PART1 [P 1]  
–PART9 [P 9]
PART11 [P 11] 
–PART16 [P16]Recording the perform-
ance of each part
(REALTIME/STEP)Sound and volume settings
PART EXPRESSION
Contents of sound and effect settings that can be set 
on the MIXER display (Refer to page 150.)
PITCH BEND wheel operation
MODULATION wheel operation (KN2600)
DRUMS [DRM] 
(PART 10)Recording the drums 
performance with the 
DRUM KITS group 
sounds (REAL-
TIME/STEP)Sound and volume settings
PART EXPRESSION
Contents of sound and effect settings that can be set 
on the MIXER display (Refer to page 150.)
CONTROL  [CTL] Recording changes in 
the panel button status 
(REALTIME/STEP)Rhythm setting and selection changes
RHYTHM VARIATION 1–4 setting
REVERB on/off
AUTO PLAY CHORD status, volume balance
MUSIC STYLE ARRANGER status
FILL IN 1, 2, INTRO & ENDING 1, 2 on
PANEL MEMORY selection changes
TRANSPOSE status
TECHNI-CHORD status
START/STOP on/off
TEMPO setting
CONDUCTOR status
PERFORMANCE PADS setting
FADE IN/OUT operation
TOTAL EXPRESSION
AUTO PLAY CHORD 
[APC]Recording chords for the 
AUTO PLAY CHORD 
(REALTIME)Chord progression
AUTO PLAY CHORD status, volume balance
START/STOP on/off
FILL IN 1, 2, INTRO & ENDING 1, 2 on
CHORD [CHD] Recording chord
progression for the 
AUTO PLAY CHORD 
(STEP)Chord progression
FILL IN 1, 2, INTRO & ENDING 1, 2 on
RHYTHM [RHY] Settings related to 
rhythm (STEP)Rhythm settings and selection changes
RHYTHM VARIATION 1–4 setting
FILL IN 1, 2, INTRO & ENDING 1, 2 on
START/STOP on/off
TEMPO setting
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							Part IV Sequencer
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Sequencer
Easy Record
Suppose you are playing the Keyboard and you wish to record and play back your performance to hear
how it sounds. You can bypass the set-up procedures of the full-scale sequencer and begin recording
quickly and easily.
Note that by executing EASY REC, the original data in the selected song number is erased.
Recording procedure
1.Press the EASY REC button to turn it on.
The display changes to the following.
2.Use the SONG ∧ and ∨ buttons to select the
song number in which to record (1 to 10).
If you press the NAMING button, you can
assign a name to your song. (Refer to page
85.)
3.Set the desired sounds, effects, rhythms, etc.
4.Press the OK button.
The display changes to the REALTIME
RECORD display.
5.Play the keyboard.
Recording begins as soon as you start the
rhythm or play the keyboard.
6.When you have finished recording, press the
EASY REC button to turn it off.
The PLAY button turns on.
Playback
1.Press the SEQUENCER RESET (FILL IN 1)
button.
2.Press the START/STOP button.
Your recorded performance is played back
automatically.
When you are finished playing back your per-
formance, press the SEQUENCER PLAY but-
ton to turn it off.
EASY RECPLAYSEQUENCER
1FILL IN
SEQUENCER
RESET
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							Part IV Sequencer
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Sequencer
Realtime Record
With REALTIME RECORD, your performance is recorded with the timing exactly as you played it on the
keyboard. Use this mode to record your performance in up to 16 tracks and create your own orchestra or
band.
Recording procedure
1.Press the PROGRAM MENUS button to turn it
on.
The display changes to the following.
2.Select SEQUENCER.
The display looks similar to the following.
When you press the PANEL WRITE button,
the PANEL WRITE display appears. To store
the currently active settings, such as the
sounds, at the beginning of the song, press
the OK button.
3.Use the SONG ∧ and ∨ buttons to select a
song number in which to record. (The song
number is shown on the display.)
4.Select RECORD & EDIT.
The display looks similar to the following.
5.Select REALTIME RECORD.The display looks similar to the following.
6.Use the buttons below the display to turn on
the “REC” indication above the track numbers
you are going to record.
While you are recording, you can play back
tracks which are already recorded. Press the
corresponding balance buttons to display
“PLAY” above the track number you wish to
have played back.
For the RIGHT 1, RIGHT 2 and LEFT parts,
you can select two or more tracks to record at
one time; however, to record a performance
part, the corresponding button in the CON-
DUCTOR must also be on. For parts that are
not in the CONDUCTOR, multiple parts can-
not be recorded at one time.
To record AUTO PLAY CHORD (APC) parts,
turn on the AUTO PLAY CHORD’s OFF/ON
button. In this case, press the START/STOP
button when beginning recording.
The track for the RHYTHM (RHY) part can be
selected for recording only when STEP
RECORD is active.
7.Set the sounds, effects, volumes, etc. for the
parts you are going to record.
If you press the MIXER button, you can use
the MIXER display to visually adjust the set-
tings for each track.
The LOCAL ON/OFF setting on the MIXER
display is used to specify whether the part
assigned to that track sounds when it is played
on the keyboard during recording. For the
LOCAL ON/OFF during playback, use the
TRACK ASSIGN display to adjust the settings.
(Refer to page 91.)
If you are recording GM2 song data, select
from the GM2 group in the SOUND
EXPLORER.
The panel settings which are active at the
beginning of recording are stored.
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8.Use the TEMPO/PROGRAM to adjust the
recording tempo.
The tempo is shown on the display as 
q =.
If you wish to record the tempo setting and
tempo changes, store them in the control
(CTL) part, or use the step record to store
them in the rhythm (RHY) part.
9.Turn the metronome on or off as desired with
the ON/OFF button at the upper right of the
display.
The metronome selection alternates between
ON and OFF each time the button is
pressed.
When set to ON, the metronome volume set-
ting display is momentarily shown.
The metronome sound is not recorded.
10.Play the keyboard.
Recording begins.
You can also press the START/STOP button
to start the rhythm and begin recording.
If the metronome is on, when you press the
START/STOP button, a two-measure count
plays, after which recording automatically
begins. In this case, the rhythm does not
start. Recording does not start until the two-
measure count is completed.
The recording status is continuously updated
on the display:
MEASURE= indicates the current measure.
TIME SIG.= indicates the current time sig-
nature.
MEMORY= indicates the remaining mem-
ory (%) available for recording.
If you wish to redo the recording, press the
REC STOP button and then record again. To
change the sounds and effects, etc. please
set them again.
If you make a mistake in recording, you can
correct a specific portion of your perfor-
mance without having to redo the whole part.
(Refer to page 84.)
11.When you have finished recording, press the
REC STOP button on the display, or turn off
the PROGRAM MENUS button.
When the PROGRAM MENUS button is
turned off, the ending command (END) is
recorded. Note that, as long as the ending
command is not recorded, blank recording
continues even if you stop playing.
The SEQUENCER PLAY button turns on.




 
Multi-track recording
Use the following procedure to record one track
while listening to the track or tracks already
recorded.
1.Follow the procedure to record the first track,
and press the REC STOP button at the end of
the recording.
The indication for the track just recorded
changes from “REC” to “PLAY”.
2.Turn on the “REC” indication for the track you
wish to record next, and select the sounds and
effects, etc.
3.Press the START/STOP button and begin
recording.
Tracks for which “PLAY” is shown are played
back, and you can record in time with this.
If you turn on the “REC” for the CONTROL
track and begin recording, the rhythm start will
not be recorded.
4.Press the REC STOP button at the end of the
recording.
5.Repeat steps 2 to 4 for other tracks, as
desired.
6.When multi-track recording is finished, turn off
the PROGRAM MENUS button.
If you wish to store part settings that you mod-
ified after recording as beginning song data,
press the MIXER button and follow the PANEL
WRITE procedure. (Refer to page 83.)
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CYCLE RECORD
This mode allows you to have specified record-
ing measures continuously repeated. Thus you
can record measures by adding notes during any
cycle.
1.On the REALTIME RECORD display, specify
“REC” for a track number you are going to
record, and “PLAY” for track numbers you
wish to have played back.
2.Press the CYCLE: OFF button.
The display looks similar to the following.
3.Use the START MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons
to specify the beginning measure number.
4.Use the END MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons to
specify the ending measure number.
The measure in which the END command has
been stored can also be specified.
5.Press the START/STOP button.
If the metronome is on, cycle recording of the
specified measures begins after a two-
measure count.
6.Play the keyboard.
The specified measures are repeated, during
which time you can record by adding notes lit-
tle by little at the correct timing (over-dubbing).
If you wish to erase all the performance data
from the specified measures, press the
CLEAR button.
If the CYCLE: ON button is pressed, it
changes to OFF. This button does not function
during recording.
To return to the REALTIME RECORD display,
press the EXIT button.
Cycle record can also be started from the
REALTIME RECORD display whenever the
CYCLE: ON indication is shown.
7.When you have finished recording, press the
REC STOP button on the display, or turn off
the PROGRAM MENUS button.
START
CYCLE END MEASURE: 41234END
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