Bontempi MUSIC ACADEMY GENIUS 154900 Manuel D'instructions page 7

SOUNDS
To select one of the 100 sounds recorded in the instru-
ment, press SOUNDS/RHYTHMS
ber from 0 to 99 to select one from the "LIST OF
SOUNDS" table at the end of this manual;
the display shows a dot after the first
digit, indicating that you are selec-
ting sounds.
To select the next or previous sound,
press +/– from the SELECT numeri-
②
cal keyboard .
SUSTAIN
Prolongs the sound of a note when the key is released.
To enable or disable this function, press SUSTAIN
VIBRATO
The vibrato effect is a sound modulation.
To enable or disable this function, press VIBRATO
RHYTHM SELECTION
The keyboard has 100 rhythms recorded.
To select them, press SOUNDS/RHYTHMS
by a number from 0 to 99 to select one from the
"RHYTHMS LIST" table at the end of
this manual; the display shows a dot
after the second digit, indicating that
you are selecting rhythms.
To start or to stop a rhythm press the
⑬
START/STOP button
To increase or decrease the speed of the song press the
two buttons TEMPO + and TEMPO –
The TEMPO + / – buttons are also used to adjust the
speed of a demo.
FILL-IN
⑱
Pressing this button while a rhythm is playing, repro-
duces a rhythmic variation of the drums.
SINGLE CHORD (easy chord)
To compose the simplified chords, play a rhythm by
pressing START/STOP
keyboard to automatically be split into two sections.
This way, it is possible to compose chords on the left
side (from C1 to F#1) in easy mode with one, two or
three fingers (refer to the SINGLE CHORD table at the
end of this manual).
㉒
and enter a num-
㉒
followed
.
⑭
.
⑬ ③
:
press SINGLE
SYNC
In SINGLE CHORD mode, instead of pressing START/
STOP, press SYNC
after composing the chord.
CHORD OFF
When using chords in SINGLE mode, pressing CHORD
⑦
OFF
will exclude automatic arrangement.
CLASSIC CHORD
It is possible to compose chords in classic mode (refer to
the CLASSIC CHORD at the end of this manual).
㉑ PERCUSSION / ANIMAL VOICES
.
By pressing the button DRUM/ANIMAL
alternatively utilize the 5 pads either to play percussion
instruments (DRUM) or to reproduce the animal voices
⑳
. (ANIMAL).
PROGRAMMING RHYTHM / ANIMAL VOICES
This function enables you to record a rhythmic sequen-
ce or a sequence of animal voices. To programme, press
④
PROG
and compose with the pads
percussion instruments or animal voices (the letter "P"
flashes on the display); press PLAY
programming again and adjust rhythm speed by pres-
sing TEMPO + or TEMPO –
④
PROG o START/STOP
memorised.
OKON
⑰
Press OKON
Choose one of 10 pre-recorded songs by pressing a
for the white key on the keyboard: the display shows the
selected song number and plays the backing track. Now
try to play the melody of the song by casually and repe-
atedly pressing one or more keys on the keyboard,
trying to keep tempo with the orchestra. Press OKON
again to exit the mode.
RECORD/PLAYBACK FUNCTION
This function enables you to record and playback a tune
played on the keyboard. Press RECORD
ing a tune. When you have finished press PLAY
listen to the tune.
⑲
, in this way the rhythm will start
⑥
⑭
. To stop playing, press
⑬
. The programming is not
; the letter (d) will appear on the display.
⑫
you can
⑪
at least 16
to listen to the
⑤
before play-
⑥
to
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