Technics Keyboard Sx Kn7000 Owners Manual

							•To assign a name to each VARIATION, press
the VARIATION button and select a number.
3.On the RECORD MEMORY display, press the
OK button.
•The display looks similar to the following.
4.Press the CLEAR THE ENTIRE PATTERN
button.
•The display looks similar to the following.
5.Press the YES button.
•All the data for the selected pattern is erased.
6.Use the MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify
the number of measures in your new rhythm
pattern (1 to 16).
7Use the TIME SIGNATURE ∧ and ∨ buttons
to specify the meter of the pattern (1/4 to 8/4).
•When the settings for the MEASURE and
TIME SIGNATURE of the INTRO or ENDING
patterns are changed, the Maj and Min settings
change at the same time.
8.Press the OK button.
KEY SETTING
Set the key and chord in which you wish the re-
corded pattern to be played. If the recorded per-
formance is played in a key or chord different
from this setting, the automatic accompaniment
will not be able to distinguish the correct chord.
1.On the RECORDING display press the KEY
SETTING button.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the KEY ∧ and ∨ buttons to set the key.
Use the CHORD 
∧ and ∨ buttons to set the
chord type (Maj/Min).
3.When you have finished making the settings,
press the EXIT button.
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							Recording procedure
1.In the START RECORDING area on the dis-
play, select the rhythm part you want to record
first.
BAS: BASS
AC1–5: ACCOMP 1–5
DR1, 2: DRUMS 1, 2
•The metronome sound starts and the display
looks similar to the following.
2.Adjust the tempo.
•The tempo is shown on the display as 
 =.
•The tempo can be freely adjusted when you
play back the rhythm pattern, so record at the
tempo which is easiest for you to play.
3.Select the sound.
•For the DRUMS part, only sounds from the
DRUM KITS sound group can be selected.
•For the ACCOMP and BASS parts, select
sounds from groups other than the DIGITAL
DRAWBAR/ORGAN TABS sound groups.
4.Record the part.
•The specified number of measures are re-
peatedly played back, during which time any
newly played notes are added to those already
recorded. The current measure number is
shown on the display as “MEASURE=”.
•Record the performance in C major for correct
chord progressions during playback. Follow
the KEY SETTING procedure if you wish to
record the performance in a different scale.•PITCH BEND, MODULATION (except for the
DRUMS part) effects are also recorded.
•The SUSTAIN ON/OFF is also stored (except
for the DRUMS part).
Button functions
PART BALANCE:
Adjust the volume of each part on the PART
BALANCE display. (These settings are not re-
corded.)
PART SETTING:
You can make detailed settings for each part.
(Refer to page 114.)
STEP RECORD:
Change to the STEP RECORD mode. (Refer
to page 116.)
SOLO:
Mute all parts except the part which is currently
being recorded.
•A MUTE mark is shown for the other parts on
the display.
•To turn off the SOLO function, press this but-
ton again.
PART CLR:
Erase all recorded contents of the currently
selected part.
NOTE CLR:
Data is erased one note or one percussion in-
strument (DRUMS part) sound at a time.
•Hold and press this button, and press the key-
board key that corresponds to the note or
percussion instrument (DRUMS part) sound
you wish to erase.
ALL ERAS:
The performance recorded in the selected part
is erased for as long as this button is pressed.
QUANTIZE:
Smooth out any unevenness in the timing of
your performance.
•Before recording, use the QUANTIZE 
∧ and
∨ buttons to select the note value for the
desired quantize level. (The quantize level is
shown on the display as QUANTIZE=.)
KEY IN CHORD MODIFY (except for INTRO,
ENDING, DRUMS):
Use the GROUP and TYPE 
∧ and ∨ buttons
to select the type of pattern progression. 
•This setting is for the sound that is going to
be recorded from this time.
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							5.Use the buttons below the display to switch to
a different recording part, and proceed to re-
cord each part in turn.
6.When you have finished recording the rhythm,
turn off the PROGRAM MENUS button.
Chord Modify Change
For data that has already been recorded, you can select the type of pattern progression for the bass
and accomp parts.
•This function cannot be used for the INTRO and ENDING patterns.
1.On the RECORDING display, press the
CHORD MODIFY CHANGE button.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the PART 
 and  buttons to select the
part you wish to set.
3.Use the GROUP and CHORD MODIFY TYPE
∧ and ∨ buttons to select the corresponding
progression type.
•If a progression type for which the note name
is displayed (in C key) was selected for the
chord group, played notes which are not dis-
played are changed to notes which are dis-
played.
4.Use the FUNCTION ∧ and ∨ buttons to enable
or disable the function.
KEEP: No change.
CHANGE: The change is enabled.
5.When you have finished making the settings
for each part, press the OK button.
6.Press the EXIT button.
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							Part Setting
You can make detailed settings for each part.
1.On the REALTIME RECORDING display,
press the PART SETTING button.
•The settings comprise two pages of the dis-
play. Use the PAGE buttons to switch pages.
2.Use the PART ∧ and ∨ buttons to select a
part.
3.Use the ∧ and ∨ buttons to set the correspond-
ing item.

PITCH POINT:
The pitch at which the pattern progression
sound is lowered by one octave.
•When the root note of the specified chord is
higher than the set pitch point, the pitch of that
part is automatically lowered by one octave,
thus avoiding an unnaturally high accompani-
ment pitch.
•This is effective only for the part for which the
Melody group was selected in CHORD MOD-
IFY CHANGE.
SOUND:
Use the panel buttons to select the sound.
DIGI EFF: 
Set the DIGITAL EFFECT to on or off.
•(SOUND) is the initialized setting of the sound.
BALANCE:
Adjust the volume balance.
PAN:
Adjust the stereo balance of each part (LEFT
64 – CENTER – RIGHT 63).
•At “LEFT 64”, the sound is all the way to the
left, at “RIGHT 63” all the way to the right. The
center point is CENTER.
BEND RANGE:
Adjust the range of pitch change when the
PITCH BEND wheel is operated (0 to 12).
EQ-Hi:
Sound correction in the high range.
•Use the FC 
∧ and ∨ buttons to adjust the
standard frequency. Use the GAIN 
∧ and ∨
buttons to set the ratio of change.
EQ-Low:
Sound correction in the low range.
•Use the FC 
∧ and ∨ buttons to adjust the
standard frequency. Use the GAIN 
∧ and ∨
buttons to set the ratio of change.
DSP1:
TOTAL MODE: Depth of DSP1 (0 to 127).
SOUND MODE: DSP 1 on/off (– –) setting
DSP2:
DSP2 on/off (– –) setting.
REV:
Depth of the REVERB (0 to 127).
CHO:
 Depth of the CHORUS (0 to 127).
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							DSP SET
Press the DSP SET button if you wish to make
detailed settings for the ACCOMP DSP effect.
•Two types of DSP can be used for the auto-
matic accompaniment.
•You can specify whether or not to apply DSP1
to each part or to apply it to all the automatic
accompaniment parts.1.Use the DSP 
 and  buttons to select the
DSP type.
2.Use the GROUP and TYPE ∧ and ∨ buttons
to select a group and type.
3.Use the VARI ∧ and ∨ buttons to select VAR-
IATION ON or OFF.
•Use the DSP1 MODE button to select the
DSP1 mode.
SOUND MODE:
DSP1 can be applied to each part.
TOTAL MODE:
DSP1 is applied to all the parts.
•If the ALLOCATION MODE of EFFECT is set
to SEQ, these DSP effects cannot be used for
the automatic accompaniment. (Refer to page
163.)
Playback
1.In the RHYTHM GROUP section, press the
MEMORY button.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Select the desired memory (A/B/C).
3.Use the VARIATION buttons to select a var-
iation.
4.Press the START/STOP button.
•The DRUMS part begins to play back.
•The BASS and ACCOMP parts are played
back when you use the AUTO PLAY CHORD.
MODERN
DANCECOUNTRY
& WESTERN SOUL &
R&BMARCH
& WALTZLATIN
& WORLD 60s & 70sCUSTOM MEMORY
LOAD 8 & 16
BEATROCK
& POPJAZZ &
SWINGMOVIE &
SHOW BALLAD BALLROOM ENTERTAINER ORGANISTRHYTHM GROUP
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							Step Record
Use STEP RECORD to store the notes one-by-one on the display. This is a convenient way to store
complicated patterns that are difficult to play.
Recording procedure
1.While you are recording, press the STEP RE-
CORD button.
•The display changes to the STEP RECORD
display similar to the following.
2.Use the CURSOR buttons to move the cursor
to the note position you are going to store.
•Each dot represents one-eighth of a quarter-
note (a thirty-second note).
•When storing triplets, it may not be possible
to match the timing exactly with the 1/32-note
steps. However, if you select triplet-type notes
for the note length (LENGTH) in step 4 below,
the timing is automatically corrected.
3.Use the left LENGTH buttons to specify the
note value. Select from 
3, , 3, , 3, , 
3,

, , ,  × 2 to 4. (A 3 denotes a triplet-type
note.)
•For note values other than these, use the right
LENGTH buttons to specify the note value to
be added to that which you specified with the
left buttons.
Example: To record a dotted quarter-note (
.)
          
 + 
4.Use the PHRS ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify the
actual length of the produced sound for the
desired legato or staccato effect.
TENU (tenuto): Sound is produced for
95% of the note length.
NORM (normal): 80%
STAC (staccato): 50%
CUTT (cutting): 25%
5.Specify the pitch and velocity of the note by
playing the keyboard.
•The dot on the display where the note is stored
changes to a 
* mark.
•When recording chords, you can store multiple
notes at one position.
REST: To store a rest, after specifying the note
LENGTH, press the REST button.
•Positions at which nothing is stored are read
as rests.
ERS: If you make a mistake, move the cursor
to the error, and after displaying the data
you wish to erase, press the ERS button.
6.Repeat steps 2 through 5 to continue storing
notes.
•To record a different part, use the PART 
∧
and ∨ buttons to select another part.
•The NOTE, VELOCITY, LENGTH, CHORD
MODIFY and CONTROL can be revised later.
Press the OK button after the revision.
•You can easily switch between the REALTIME
mode and the STEP mode any time during
recording. To return to the realtime recording
display during the STEP RECORD mode,
press the EXIT button.
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							Measure Edit
You can edit the recorded data one measure at a time.
Select the function you wish to edit.
1.During recording, press the MEASURE EDIT
button.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Select the function.
3.Follow the procedure to edit the function (see
below).
•Only the contents of the same pattern can be
edited.
MEASURE COPY
Copy recorded data of specified measures to a
specified point.
•On the destination track, the new data re-
places 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.
PART:
Select the part to copy from. (If ALL is
selected, all parts are copied.)
FIRST MEASURE:
Specify the first measure to copy.
LAST MEASURE:
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.
PART:
Select the part to copy to.
START MEASURE:
Specify the start point to copy the selected
measures 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.
•If the FROM and TO parts are the same and
the FROM and TO measures overlap, copy is
not possible.
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							MEASURE ERASE
Erase the recorded contents of specific meas-
ures.
•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 PART ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify the
part.
•If ALL is selected, data is erased from the
specified measures of all the parts at one time.
2.Use the FIRST MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons
to specify the start point (measure number).
3.Use the LAST MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons to
specify the end point (measure number).
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.
MEASURE DELETE
Delete specified measures from all parts at once.
•The length of the performance accordingly
decreases by the number of deleted meas-
ures.
1.Use the FIRST MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons,
to specify the first measure to delete.
2.Use the LAST MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons to
specify the last measure to delete.
•One measure is the smallest unit that can be
deleted.
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.
•When the INTRO or ENDING measures are
deleted, the Maj and Min data are erased at
the same time.
MEASURE INSERT
Insert blank measures at a specified point.
•The length of the performance accordingly in-
creases by the number of inserted measures.
1.Use the FIRST MEASURE button to select the
point (measure) where the measures are to
be inserted.
2.Use the NUMBER OF MEASURE button to
select the number of blank measures to insert.
•No more than 16 measures total can be in-
serted.
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 Maj or Min data is inserted in the INTRO
and ENDING at the same time.
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							Pattern Copy
Use this function to copy a pattern from a rhythm or from SEQUENCER data.
PATTERN COPY
Copy a rhythm to the COMPOSER.
•You can also copy a pattern from the
MEMORY.
1.On the COMPOSER MENU display, select
PATTERN COPY.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Select the pattern you wish to copy.
•In the FROM box, specify the settings with the
corresponding buttons.
GROUP: Group name
RHYTHM: Rhythm name
PATTERN: Pattern name
•If ALL is selected, all the patterns are
copied.
3.Select the memory you wish to copy to.
•In the TO box, specify the settings with the
corresponding buttons.
MEMORY: Memory name (A, B or C)
PATTERN: Pattern name
•If ALL is selected, all the patterns are
copied.
4.Use the ACCOMP DSP ∧ and ∨ buttons to
specify whether or not the DSP effect settings
at the source are also copied. (when the PAT-
TERN was not set to ALL)
OFF:
The settings are not copied.
PART SETTING:
Only the part settings are copied.
TYPE & PART SETTING:
The DSP settings and part settings are
copied.
5.Press the OK button.
•When copying has been successfully
completed, “COMPLETED!” appears on the
display.
•The DSP settings are the same as those in
the MEMORY. For this reason, except for ALL
copy, the settings may change and cause the
sound nuance to change as well.
•If you wish to use the COMPOSER functions
to edit the copied data, press the EDIT button,
and follow the procedure to record a pattern.
Copying one part at a time.
1.Use the PAGE ∧ and ∨ buttons to select PAGE
2/2.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the MEM ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify the
pattern to copy to.
3.Use the PART 
 and  buttons to specify the
part you wish to copy to.
4.On the FROM side, use the buttons to specify
the part to copy from.
•For the DRUM part you can specify the
DRUMS 1 or 2 part; for other parts you can
specify a part other than a DRUMS part.
5.On the TO side, use the FUNC ∧ and ∨ buttons
to specify for each part whether or not to copy
the data.
KEEP:
Part data is not copied.
CLEAR:
Part data is erased.
COPY:
Part data is copied.
6.Press the OK button.
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							SEQ TO COMPOSER COPY
Data from the SEQUENCER can be copied to a
COMPOSER memory. For example, you can use
a rhythm pattern on a song disk as the automatic
accompaniment for your own performance.
1.Play back the song you wish to copy from
SEQUENCER to confirm the tracks, the meas-
ures and the time signature you wish to copy.
2.Follow the procedure in “Prepare to record” to
prepare the COMPOSER memory you will be
copying to. (Refer to page 110.)
•Be sure that time signature setting in the
SEQUENCER data you are copying from and
the time signature in the COMPOSER memory
you are copying to are the same, or the data
will not be copied successfully.
3.On the COMPOSER MENU display, select
SEQ TO COMPOSER COPY.
•The display looks similar to the following.
4.Use the FIRST MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons
to specify the number of the first measure to
copy.
5.Use the LAST MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons to
specify the number of the last measure to
copy.
6.Use the TRANSPOSE ∧ and ∨ buttons to
change the key of the copied measures (–24
to +24).
•Units are in semitones.
7.Use the MEMORY ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify
the COMPOSER memory to copy to.
8.Use the PATTERN ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify
the pattern to copy to.
9.For each COMPOSER part, specify the
SEQUENCER track from which to copy data.
•Use the PART 
 and  buttons to specify the
part name, and the TRACK 
∧ and ∨ buttons
to specify the track number.
•Parts which are set to OFF are blank.
10.Press the OK button.
•“COMPLETED!” is shown on the display.
•If you wish to use the COMPOSER function
to edit the copied data, press the EDIT button,
and follow the procedure to record a pattern.
•In the case of INTRO or ENDING, if a measure
contains a Maj or Min command, it is repro-
duced in the other pattern as well.
•If a sound using the ACCOMP DSP was
copied, the nuance of the sound may be
changed.
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