The accompaniment part is played at normal speed, no matter what you play (or don’t play) on the keyboard. 1. Press the STEP 3 button. • When you do, the STEP 3 indicator appears. • Play starts after a count sounds. kTw i n l e Fingering 2. Play along on the keyboard, following the keys as they light. • The accompaniment (left hand) part of the tune plays at normal speed, regardless of what you play on the keyboard. • With an auto-accompaniment tune, the keyboard key that corresponds to the next note to be played flashes, and lights when the note should be played. • With a two-hand tune, the applicable keyboard key remains lit as long as its note plays. In this case, however, the key for the next note to be played does not flash. Keys light when their notes start to play. 3. To stop play at any time, press the START/STOP button. • When you do, the STEP 3 indicator goes out. 648U-E-029A E-27 LK-1261_e_22-28.p65 Page 27 04.6.15, 3:33 PM Adobe PageMaker 6.5J/PPC To practice the left hand part Once you master right hand part play, you can use the two- hand tunes (numbers 85 through 99) to practice left hand part. 1. Press the SONGS button until the SONG indicator appears. • This causes the number and name of the currently selected tune to appear on the display. 2. Input the two digit number for the tune you want to play. 3. Press the PART SELECT button to switch the left hand play. 4. Press the STEP 1, STEP 2, or STEP 3 button. • When you do, the STEP 1, STEP 2, or STEP 3 indicator appears. • After a count beat sounds, the right-hand part starts to play and the keys for the left-hand part notes flash. 5. Press the PART SELECT button to return the part selection to its previous setting. 6. To interrupt play of the melody, press the START/ STOP button. • When you do, the STEP 1, STEP 2, or STEP 3 indicator disappears. START/STOP STEP 2 STEP 1 PART SELECT STEP 3 SONGS Lit E-28 648U-E-030A LK-1261_e_22-28.p65 Page 28 04.6.15, 3:33 PM Adobe PageMaker 6.5J/PPC E-29 MIDI What is MIDI? The letters MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which is the name of a worldwide standard for digital signals and connectors that makes it possible to exchange musical data between musical instruments and computers (machines) produced by different manufacturers. MIDI compatible equipment can exchange keyboard key press, key release, tone change, and other data as messages. Though you do not need any special knowledge about MIDI to use this keyboard as a stand-alone unit, MIDI operations require a bit of specialized knowledge. This section provides you with an overview of MIDI that will help to get you going. MIDI Connections MIDI messages are send out through the MIDI OUT terminal of one machine to the MIDI IN terminal of another machine over a MIDI cable. To send a message from this keyboard to another machine, for example, you must use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT terminal of this keyboard to the MIDI IN terminal of the other machine. To send MIDI messages back to this keyboard, you need to use a MIDI cable to connect the other machine’s MIDI OUT terminal to the MIDI IN terminal of this keyboard. To use a computer or other MIDI device to record and playback the MIDI data produced by this keyboard, you must connect the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals of both machines in order to send and receive data. MIDI Channels MIDI allows you to send the data for multiple parts at the same time, with each part being sent over a separate MIDI channel. There are 16 MIDI channels, numbered 1 through 16, and MIDI channel data is always included whenever you exchange data (key press etc.). Both the sending machine and the receiving machine must be set to the same channel for the receiving unit to correctly receive and play data. If the receiving machine is set to Channel 2, for example, it receives only MIDI Channel 2 data, and all other channels are ignored. With this keyboard, messages received over MIDI Channels 1, 2, 3, 4, and 10 can be used for multi-timbre play of up to five different instrument parts. The tone and volume settings for these five channels must be controlled by messages sent from an external device. Conversely, keyboard operations are sent to external devices over MIDI Channel 1. General MIDI General MIDI standardizes MIDI data for all sound source types, regardless of manufacturer. General MIDI specifies such factors as tone numbering, drum sounds, and available MIDI channels for all sound sources. This standard makes it possible for all MIDI equipment to reproduce the same nuances when playing General MIDI data, regardless of the manufacturer of the sound source. Though the sound source of this keyboard is not General MIDI compatible, you can still connect the keyboard to a computer or other MIDI equipment to playback General MIDI data that is widely available in stores, over computer networks, and from other sources. . NOTE • General MIDI data made up of a large number of parts may not play correctly on th...