Note Length Keyboard keys stay lit for as long as the note should be played. The fingerings also remain on the display for the length of the note. Next Note The keyboard key for the next note to be played flashes, while a number appears on the display near the finger you should use to play the next note. Series of Same Pitch Notes The keyboard key light turns off momentarily between the notes and lights again for each successive note. The fingerings also turn off and back on again. Flash Next note Current note Lit Flash Lit Flash 1st Note 2nd Note 3rd Note Lit Key light Example: When play requires pressing keys with fingers 3, 2, and then 1 640A-E-026C . NOTE • Note length is not indicated when you are using two-hand tunes (85 to 99) with 3-Step Lesson Steps 1 and 2. As soon as you press a lit key, it goes out and the next key to be played starts to flash. • Note length is indicated by the key light system when you use a two-hand tune with Step 3. In this case, the next key to be pressed does not flash when you press a lit key and the next finger number does not appear on the display. Only the current finger number is shown. Voice Fingering Guide Voice fingering guide uses a simulated human voice to call out fingering numbers during Step 1 and Step 2 one-hand part practice. If you need to press a key with your thumb, for example, voice fingering guide says, “One!” In the case of a chord to be played with your thumb, middle and little finger, voice fingering guide says, “One, three, five!” Voice Fingering Guide calls out fingerings only when you do not press the proper key when you should. To turn voice fingering guide on and off Use the VOICE button (SPEAK button on the LK-45/46) to turn voice fingering guide on and off. VOICE TONE SPEAK KEY LIGHT Voice fingering guide indicator Timing Indicator The timing indicator helps you become familiar with tunes you are playing for the first time by indicating the timing of notes you play on the keyboard. Timing is easier to see when you use a slow tempo during lesson play. Using the Timing Indicator The timing indicator shows the timing of notes contained in the currently selected part (R or L). Notes are indicated as two-segment blocks that scroll from the top of the display, down to the bottom. A note is played when its block reaches the bottom of the display. Upcoming note timing Note played here • Each two-segment block can indicate one or more notes, depending on the tune you are playing. .NOTE • The Timing Indicator shows note timing whenever you play back a Song Bank tune and during a 3-Step Lesson. • Note that the Timing Indicator shows approximate timing only. During a tune, the indicated timing can be anywhere from an eight note to a 32nd off of actual timing. Turning Off Key Lighting 1. Press the KEY LIGHT button. • The KEY LIGHT indicator disappears when the key light system is turned off. • Press the KEY LIGHT button again to turn key lighting back on. KEY LIGHT indicator .NOTE Key lighting turns on automatically in any of the following cases: • When keyboard power is turned on. • When demo tune play is started. • When the SONG BANK button is pressed in the normal mode (page E-22). • When the power on alert function operates (page E-13). Number of Simultaneously Lit Keys Up to four keyboard keys can be lit at the same time. To change the tone used for the melody of a Song Bank tune 1. Following step 3 of the procedure on page E-22, press the TONE button. • Both the SONG BANK indicator and TONE indicator appear, along with the tone number and name of the tone that is currently assigned to the keyboard. 2. Input a value to select the tone you want to use. .NOTE • Selecting another Song Bank tune switches the tone setting to the newly selected tune’s preset melody tone. • The tone assigned to the keyboard is the same one specified for the melody of the Song Bank tune. • The above procedure can be used to change the Song Bank melody tone before starting play or while play is already in progress. • You can also change the tone of two-hand tunes (tune numbers 85 to 99). Note however, that selecting a sustainable tone (like an organ tone) when using 3-Step Lesson Step 1 or Step 2 (in which accompaniment waits for correct input from you before proceeding), can cause notes of the auto accompaniment to be sustained while the keyboard is waiting for your input. If this happens, play something on the keyboard to stop the sustained note. 640A-E-027A E-26 Step 1: Master the timing You can press the ONE KEY PLAY buttons or any of the keyboard keys to play along with the melody (right hand part) of the Song Bank tune. You do not have to worry about pressing the right key, so you can concentrate on getting the timing right. 1. Press the STEP 1 button. • When you do, the STEP 1 indicator appears. • After a count sounds, the keyboard stands by and waits for you to play the first note of the tune. If the tune includes intro measures, the keyboard ente...
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