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Cat. No. 42-4043
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
Electronic Keyboard
MD-1600
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42-4043.fm Page 2 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM THE FCC WANTS YOU TO WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain KNOW or moisture. This keyboard complies with the limits CAUTION for a Class B digital device as specified RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. in Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits ! DO NOT OPEN. provide reasonable protection against CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF radio and TV interference in a residential ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE area. Howe
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42-4043.fm Page 3 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM FEATURES Your Optimus MD-1600 Electronic Key- light makes it easy to read the display board is a state-of-the-art musical instru- even in darkness. ment that offers you a vast array of sounds, with 2-way bass reflex speakers 24-Note Polyphonic Sound — lets you for stunning sound reproduction. You play and hear up to 24 notes at the can choose from 200 different musical same time, so you can play or create al- instruments or sound effects and 1
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42-4043.fm Page 4 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM 100 Free Sessions — let you set the Mixer Function — lets you make the MD-1600 to automatically play an ac- MD-1600 sound multiple tones for auto companiment consisting of a prerecord- accompaniment, memory playback, or ed chord progression with a matching to play MIDI data received from another rhythm. MIDI device. Synthesizer Function — lets you cre- Automatic Intro/Ending Rhythm — ate up to 32 of your own original tones. lets you set the MD
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42-4043.fm Page 5 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM CONTENTS Preparation .............................................................................................................. 7 Connecting Power .............................................................................................. 7 Using Batteries ............................................................................................ 7 Using AC Power .........................................................................
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42-4043.fm Page 6 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM Special Features ................................................................................................... 29 Changing Keys ................................................................................................. 29 Tuning the Keyboard ........................................................................................ 29 Using Touch Response ...............................................................................
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42-4043.fm Page 7 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM PREPARATION Note: To connect a MIDI device, see Cautions: “Making the MIDI Connections” on • Use only fresh batteries of the Page 41. To connect a sustain pedal, required size and recommended see “Using a Sustain Pedal” on type. Page31. • If you do not plan to use the MD- 1600 with batteries for a week or more, or if you will be using only AC CONNECTING POWER power, remove the batteries. You can power your MD-1600 from ei- • Do not mix old and
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42-4043.fm Page 8 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM Using AC Power CONNECTING HEADPHONES You can power your MD-1600 from standard AC power using a 12-volt AC To listen to your MD-1600 without dis- adapter (not supplied) and a Size M turbing others, you can connect a pair of Adaptaplug. 1 /4-inch (6.35-mm) plug stereo head- phones (not supplied). Your local Ra- Cautions: dioShack store sells a wide selection of You must use an AC headphones. adapter that supplies 12 ! volts and delivers at leas
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42-4043.fm Page 9 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM • Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears adapt to the volume level, so a vol- ume level that does not cause dis- comfort might still damage your hearing. CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER To amplify your MD-1600’s sound, you can connect it to an external amplifier (not supplied) using an audio cable (not 1 supplied) with a /4-inch (6.35-mm) plug. To connect an external amplifier to your 1 keyboard, insert the cable’
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42-4043.fm Page 10 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM OPERATION POWER MODE VOLUME • To select an auto-rhythm, see BASIC OPERATION “Using the Preset Auto-Rhythms” on Page 15. 1. Slide VOLUME to MIN (minimum). • To play auto accompaniment, see Important: To prevent hearing dam- “Using Auto-Accompaniment” on age, always set the MD-1600’s vol- Page17. ume to MIN before you turn it on. 5. Slide VOLUME toward MAX to 2. To turn on the MD-1600, press increase the sound level or toward POWER. The POWER i
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42-4043.fm Page 11 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM Tone Number/Name Treble Clef Chord Symbol Bass Clef Tempo Sound Level Keyboard Measure/Beat Count The tone number and name appear at tones, however, are capable of only the top of the display. The middle row 12-note polyphony. shows the chord symbol, the tempo in • Most tones on this keyboard have beats per minute, the number of the been recorded and processed using measure playing and the beat count in a technique called digital sampling.
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42-4043.fm Page 12 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM Notes: No. Tone • You can select the next highest or 149 PAD ENS 2 lowest numbered tone by simply 150 SEQUENCE 1 pressing + or – on the keypad. 151 SEQUENCE 2 • The names of tone numbers 000– 152 SYNTH PAD 3 127 are marked to the right of the 153 SYNTH PAD 4 MD-1600’s display. The names 154 SYNTH PAD 5 for tone numbers 128–167 155 SYNTH PAD 6 appear in the table below. Mem- 156 SYNTH PAD 7 ory locations 168–199 are reserved for custom tones t
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42-4043.fm Page 13 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM RHYTHM REVERB TONE LAYER SPLIT Drum Pads USING THE DRUM PADS USING SPLIT The MD-1600 has six drum pads that The MD-1600’s SPLIT feature lets you you can use to play percussion sounds play two different tones on opposite independent of the keyboard keys. Sim- ends of the keyboard, so the low-end ply tap on a drum pad to play the per- keys play one tone, and the high-end cussion sound currently assigned to it. keys play another. Follow these st
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42-4043.fm Page 14 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM 6. Play both the low and high-end keys 3. Press LAYER. The LAYER indicator to hear the selected split tones. appears. 4. Enter the three-digit number for the To select a different low-end tone, enter layer tone. the three-digit number for the new low- end tone while the SPLIT indicator is on 5. Play the keyboard to hear the the display. selected layered tones. To select a different high-end tone, To select a different layer tone, enter the pr
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42-4043.fm Page 15 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM 2. Enter the number for the high-end You can play a preset auto-rhythm on base tone on the keypad. the MD-1600 in any of these ways: 3. Press SPLIT so the SPLIT indicator • Select and play a rhythm. See appears. “Selecting/Playing an Auto-Rhythm” on Page 15. 4. Enter the number for the low-end base tone. • Synchronize the start of a rhythm with your music. See “Using SYN- 5. Press SPLIT so the SPLIT indicator CHRO” on Page 16. disappears. • S
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42-4043.fm Page 16 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM VAR/FILL-IN TEMPO SYNCHRO/ ENDING INTRO NORMAL/ FILL-IN START/STOP Note: You can select the next high- • To reset the tempo to its default est or lowest numbered auto-rhythm (original) speed, press TEMPO . by simply pressing + or – on the key- and at the same time. pad. To select a different rhythm, repeat 3. Set MODE to NORMAL. Then press Steps 1 and 2. START/STOP to start the selected auto-rhythm. To stop the auto-rhythm, press START/ 4. A
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42-4043.fm Page 17 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM To start a rhythm with an introduction, To stop the auto-rhythm, press START/ select and enter the rhythm, then press STOP. INTRO. The introduction plays, then the selected auto-rhythm automatically Using ENDING starts. To end the selected rhythm with a spe- cial 3- to 8-measure flourish, press SYN- Using FILL-IN CHRO/ENDING while the auto-rhythm is The FILL-IN feature lets you insert a playing, about 3–8 measures before you short (1- to 2-me
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42-4043.fm Page 18 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM ACCOMP VOLUME Notes: • After you press the auto accompani- on the display as you press the ment keys when using concert keys. chord or standard fingering, the MD- To select the next highest or lowest 1600 plays the same chord until you accompaniment volume number, press other accompaniment keys to you can also press + or – after play a different chord or you press pressing ACCOMP VOLUME. Hold START/ STOP. down + or – to quickly increase or •
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42-4043.fm Page 19 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM The number of accompaniment keys Follow these steps to start concert chord you press determines the type of chord auto accompaniment. that plays. This table shows the type of 1. Set MODE to CONCERT CHORD. chord that plays when you press one, two, three, or four accompaniment keys 2. Select and enter an auto-rhythm. at the same time. 3. To start the auto-rhythm before the auto accompaniment, press START/ Number of Keys STOP or INTRO. Chord Ty
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42-4043.fm Page 20 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM Standard Fingering The standard fingering method uses standard formations of 3–4 notes, and lets the experienced musician play a wider variety of accompaniment chords. You can play these 15 chord types on your MD-1600, in any key, using the standard fingering method. Major (M) Minor (m) Augmented Suspended 4th Dominant 7th (7) (aug) (sus4) Minor 7th (m7) Major 7th (M7) Minor Half- Major Half Dominant -5 Diminished Diminished (7 ) Suspended
