Generalmusic wk1or User Manual

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Owner’s manual

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Power

◆ This keyboard is powered through the included external power supply (AC/DC Adapter) connected to a 230V

mains (wall) output.

Power Supply (AC/DC Adapter)

◆ Use solely with GENERALMUSIC AC/DC adapter included with the instrument. Using a different adapter than

the one recommended may seriously damage the keyboard electronic circuits and be dangerous for the user. We recommend to always disconnect the adapter from the mains outlet if the keyboard is not used for an extended period of time.

◆ Make sure that the POWER ON/OFF switch is set to OFF position before connecting and before disconnecting

the AC/DC Adadpter, in order to prevent damage to the internal components of the instrument.

◆ Always use the power supply included with the instruments, whose technical output specifications are: 12/16V

DC (direct supply) 2,2 Ac, center positive.

Have liquids been spilled over or have objects been dropped into the instrument?

◆ Switch the keyboard off and unplug it immediately, disconnecting the AC/DC adapter from the wall output.

Contact your dealer immediately.

◆ NEVER place containers with liquid substances upon the instrument.

Does the instrument not sound properly?

◆ Switch the keyboard off and unplug it immediately, disconnecting the AC/DC adapter from the wall output.

Contact your dealer immediately.

◆ Stop playing immediately, or the damage could aggravate.

Ordinary handling and care

◆ To clean the instrument, use a soft, clean, slightly dampened duster. Wipe dry with a soft and dry cloth.

◆ Do not use solvents, cleansers or aggressive detergents. Those substances might damage the finish.

◆ Always remember to switch the instrument off after use. Do not switch on and off continuously: the internal

electronic components might be overcharged and block the instrument operations.

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Contents

The Owner’s Manual .............................................................. 1

Specifications ......................................................................... 1

Important warning .................................................................. 2

Important preliminary notes ................................................... 3

How to update your instrument .............................................. 3

General Reset ........................................................................ 3

Front Panel WK1Or ................................................................ 4

Rear Panel WK1 Or (Connections) ....................................... 6

• 1 Get Started...................................................................................... 8

Power On/Off ........................................................................... 8

Play on the keyboard and change the sounds ....................... 8

Select Performances and listen to the sounds........................ 9

Select Styles and play with automatic accompaniments........ 10

Using Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheel............................... 10

Use the Effects....................................................................... 11

Use the headphones .............................................................. 11

Use the pedals ....................................................................... 11

Adjust the overall effect volume level ..................................... 11

Transpose the instrument (in semitones) ............................... 12

Demo...................................................................................... 13

How to listen to the Demo Songs........................................... 13

Play a Song direct from disk ................................................. 13

• 2 Basic Concepts ............................................................................14

Styles, Song Styles and Songs.............................................. 14

Style Lock and Single Touch Play ......................................... 15

Song Style mode.................................................................... 15

Song mode ............................................................................. 15

Performances ......................................................................... 16

Tracks ..................................................................................... 17

Sounds ................................................................................... 17

ROM-Sound ........................................................................... 17

Drumkits ................................................................................. 17

Samples ................................................................................. 17

Connections ........................................................................... 18

Power ..................................................................................... 18

AUX Outputs ......................................................................... 18

MIDI........................................................................................ 18

Pedals..................................................................................... 19

Computer................................................................................ 19

Video interface....................................................................... 19

Headphones ........................................................................... 19

Musi c Stand........................................................................... 19

The Display ........................................................................... 20

Data Entry .............................................................................. 21

Entering alphanumeric data ................................................... 21

Enter / Escape........................................................................ 21

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Index i

• 3 Sounds and Performances ....................................................22

Sound s and Tracks ............................................................... 22

The real time keyboard sections ........................................... 22

Sounds and keyboard modes ................................................ 22

Full Mode................................................................................ 22

Split Mode .............................................................................. 22

Selecting a Sound ................................................................ 24

Sounds can be selected as follows: ....................................... 24

Keyboard Sounds.................................................................. 24

Selecting a Performance ....................................................... 25

How to programme a Performance ........................................ 25

Performance values............................................................... 26

Store Performance ................................................................. 28

How to name a Performance.................................................. 29

How to restore the original Performance Settings.................. 29

• 4 Arabic Scale...................................................................................30

What is the Arabic Scale ? ..................................................... 30

Where is the Arabic Scale ?................................................... 30

How to recall a preset Arabic Scale ....................................... 30

How to set a new Arabic Scale in real time............................ 31

How to Store a user-programmed Arabic Scale .................... 32

Arabic Tuning and Micro Tuning ............................................. 32

• 5 Styles...............................................................................................33

WK1 Or Styles....................................................................... 33

Selecting a Style .................................................................... 33

Recalling a Style from a Performance................................... 34

Total Clear of the User Style .................................................. 34

The Style controls .................................................................. 35

Start / Stop ............................................................................. 35

Key Start................................................................................. 35

Intro ........................................................................................ 35

Ending .................................................................................... 35

Var 1, Var 2, Var 3, Var 4 ........................................................ 36

FILL, Fill B .............................................................................. 36

The Arranger Section ............................................................ 36

Lower Memory ....................................................................... 36

Arrange On/Off ....................................................................... 36

Tap tempo (FILL B second feature)........................................ 36

The Style Tempo ................................................................... 37

Direct Style Memory buttons .................................................. 37

Tempo lock ............................................................................. 37

Saving Tempo to a performance ........................................... 37

Arrange Mode......................................................................... 38

Fingered 1 .............................................................................. 38

Fingered 2 .............................................................................. 38

One Finger ............................................................................. 38

FreeStyle ................................................................................ 38

The Split point ........................................................................ 39

How to set a new Split point................................................... 39

Arrange Memory ................................................................... 39

Bass to Lowest....................................................................... 39

Auto arrange........................................................................... 40

Auto bass ............................................................................... 40

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ii Index

Single Touch Play, Store Performance/Performance Recall,

Style/Tempo Lock ................................................................... 41

Single Touch Play................................................................... 41

Store Performance / Performance Recall............................... 41

Style / Tempo Lock ................................................................. 41

Metronome ............................................................................. 41

Sustain ................................................................................... 41

Harmony................................................................................. 41

Reverb e Chorus .................................................................... 41

• 6 Disk...................................................................................................44

The Disk ................................................................................ 44

File types and extensions...................................................... 44

Access to disk. ....................................................................... 44

What is a MIDI File................................................................. 45

General MIDI (GM)................................................................. 45

GMX Format.......................................................................... 45

Loading Songs and MidiFiles ............................................... 45

Loading Styles........................................................................ 46

Loading Performance ............................................................. 46

Loading Sample ..................................................................... 46

Loading Song Style ............................................................... 46

Load Operations.................................................................... 47

How to LOAD ......................................................................... 47

Recognizing File from its extension ....................................... 47

Save Operations.................................................................... 48

the save procedure................................................................. 48

Saving MIDI File.................................................................... 49

Saving Song Styles ............................................................... 49

Delete Operations ................................................................. 49

Formatting a Floppy disk........................................................ 50

Format 720 Kb........................................................................ 50

Format 1,44 Mb ...................................................................... 50

The Formatting procedure...................................................... 50

General disk-handling information ....................................... 51

Inserting a Floppy Disk into the drive .................................... 51

Ejecting a Floppy Disk........................................................... 51

Disk protection........................................................................ 51

Handling Floppy Disks........................................................... 51

Back-up copies...................................................................... 52

Cleaning the disk drive head.................................................. 52

Precautions to observe when using WK1 Or disks with a PC ... 52

• 7 Songs................................................................................................53

What is a Song....................................................................... 53

The Song Performance ......................................................... 53

Selecting a Song ................................................................... 53

How to select a Song ............................................................. 53

Song playback........................................................................ 53

Cancelling a Song (Clear Function) ...................................... 54

Melody off............................................................................... 54

Play all Songs......................................................................... 54

Play a Song with a track in Real Time.................................... 54

Displaying Lyrics .................................................................... 56

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Index iii

• 8 Song Styles....................................................................................57

Song Style Performance ........................................................ 57

Selecting a Song Style .......................................................... 57

How to select a Song Style .................................................... 57

Play a Song Style in Real Time .............................................. 58

Recording a Song Style ......................................................... 58

Enter Song Style recording mode .......................................... 58

Listen to the Song Style playback .......................................... 59

Clear Song Style (User Song Style)....................................... 60

How to assigna aname to a Song Style ................................. 60

• 9 Programmable Styles (User) .................................... 61

Recording a User Style .......................................................... 62

The basic structure of a Style Riff .......................................... 62

Selecting a Variation............................................................... 62

Modifying the recording Tempo ............................................... 62

Selecting a different recording track....................................... 63

Selecting a different Riff ......................................................... 63

Setting the Time Signature, the Pitch and the Beat number . 63

Recording a User Style .......................................................... 64

User Style playback................................................................ 65

Modifying a User Style ........................................................... 65

Adding new elements Overdub .............................................. 65

Quantize ................................................................................. 66

Clear Note .............................................................................. 66

Clear Track, Clear Riff , Clear T empo , Clear All............................ 67

Saving your User Style to a Floppy Disk................................ 67

Style Copy .............................................................................. 67

The User Style Perfor mance .................................................. 68

Default setting of a User Style Performance .......................... 68

How to program a User Style Performance ........................... 68

Assigning a name to a User Style.......................................... 68

Recording a Program Change ............................................... 69

Recording Commands ........................................................... 69

• 10 Digital Signal Processor .......................................................70

Rev/Cho ................................................................................. 70

Assigning the effects .............................................................. 70

How to select the type of effec ............................................... 70

Disabling the effects ............................................................... 71

Controlling the effect send level ............................................. 71

Revsend ................................................................................. 71

Chosend ................................................................................. 71

• 11 MIDI/GENERAL ....................................................................... 72

Damper Pedal ........................................................................ 72

Volume Pedal ......................................................................... 72

Arabic tuning .......................................................................... 72

Microtune................................................................................ 73

Mixer Lock .............................................................................. 73

Dsp lock.................................................................................. 73

Dynamic ................................................................................. 73

MIDI Channel/local/internal/G.MIDI ....................................... 74

Chn.lock/MIDI Dump .............................................................. 75

Serial/TV/TV text .................................................................... 75

INIT (memory reset) / Release date....................................... 76

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iv Index

• MIDI and the MIDI function........................................................77

What is MIDI........................................................................... 77

The computer port.................................................................. 77

Tracks and MIDI channels...................................................... 77

The rules for MIDI connection ................................................ 78

Assigning MIDI channels........................................................ 78

MIDI Lock ............................................................................... 78

Common and Chord Channel ................................................ 78

Common Channel .................................................................. 78

Chord Channel ....................................................................... 79

MIDI numeration..................................................................... 79

The main MIDI applications.................................................... 79

Controlling and expander or other keyboards with WK1 Or... 79

Controlling WK1 Or from a MIDI accordion............................ 80

Using WK1 Or in Song con un computer or external sequencer ..... 81

Sistema Esclusivo (Generalmusic System Exclusive) ........... 84

• Reference Section

Technical Specifications of WK1 ................................... Ref. 2

• Appendix

Table of Sounds................................................................. A. 1

Table of Styles, Songs, Performances ................................ A. 3

Table of Reverb ................................................................... A. 4

Table of Chorus ................................................................... A. 4

Table of Drumkit .................................................................. A. 5

Recognized chords - example in (“C”) ................................ A. 8

MIDI Implementation chart .................................................. A. 9

Recognized Control Change messages (MIDI Controller) .... A. 10

Track Control Changes....................................................... A. 10

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Index v

Introduction

Congratulations, and thank you for purchasing WK1 oriental Multimedia Workstation. The instrument in your hand is the successful result of the combination of extraordinary sound quality , automatic accompaniment and a surprisingly easy-tooperate user interface.

MUL TIMEDIA WORKSTA TION

WK1 oriental is an Arranger Keyboard with multimedia f eatures that render making music real fun. With WK1 oriental you

can sing following the lyrics both on the display and on a TV monitor (TV Karaoke).

THE OWNER’S MANUAL

Our best advice: read the Owner’s Manual carefully: it is the best way to learn how WK1 oriental operates. The Manual is divided into separate User Guides. An Appendix with tables and MIDI specifications is given at the end.

Specifications

Poliphony and multitimbrality WK1 oriental is 32-note polyphonic (maximum), 16-part multi-timbral in Song mode and 8-part multi-timbral in Style

mode. Each part is assigned to a track. In Real Time mode, 3 tracks (maximum) are assigned to the k e yboard.

• Sound Generation

WK1 oriental Sound Generation uses PCM e Wavetable technology. Sounds are based on processed sampled wavef orms. The keyboard’ s 32 obscillators generate “single oscillator” (32-note maximum polyphony) and “dual oscillator” (16-note maximum polyphony) sounds.

• ROM Sound

WK1 oriental’s ROM (Read Only Memory) contains 464 Sounds including 16 Drumkits + 1 arabic kit.

• Sample-RAM

The back-up memory can hold Samples that can be loaded from Floppy Disk.

• Arabic Scale

A special section consisting of twelve buttons arranged in keyboardoctave style and a set of buttons which provide seve ral associated functions. Each Arabic Scale button lowers the corresponding note of the k eyboard by 1/4 of a tone in real time. The Arabic Scale Memory section provides 4 locations f or preset Arabic Scales , a general Cancel b utton and a Store command.

• Digital Signal Processor

WK1 oriental features a double Digital Signal Processor that can be controlled in Real Time. Tw o different effects (1

Reverb and 1 Modulation/Delay) can be assigned and stored to each Performance.

• Sequencer

The on-board Sequencer allows you to record Song Styles (Real-Time recording method), to pla y Songs back and to play with Styles. Data saved in the sequencer is stored to the System-RAM (battery backed-up).

• Play Direct from Disk Playing Direct from Disk means playing a Song in WK, PK, or SMF format directly from the Floppy Disk without ha ving

to load all data to memory . This feature becomes useful when you wish to play a Song or a Midi File that exceeds the available Sequencer mermory.

• Automatic Accompaniments WK1 oriental features 96 ROM Styles that add automatic accompaniments to the 3 Real Time keyboard sections

(Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower). Each Style features 4 Variations that contain Basic, Intro, Ending and Fill patterns, totalling 40 different patterns. Up to 7 User Styles (Styles loaded from disk) can be stored to WK1 oriental memory.

· The Disk Drive is a device used to transfer data from and to Floppy Disks. Floppy Disks can be stored to create an external library of Songs, Styles, Perf ormances and Samples. A disk drive reads from and sa ves to 3,5” Floppy Disks that can respectively store up to 720 kb (2DD disks) and 1,44 Mb (2HD disks). (1,44 Mb) and Atari ST/Falcon (720 kb) are recognized formats to exchange Midi Files.

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Introduction 1

• ROM Styles and Programmable Styles

The WK1 Or f eatures 96 ROM Styles (including 4 groups of Oriental Styles) which provide automatic accompaniments for the three real time keyboard sections (Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower). Each Style has 4 Variations consisting of Basic, Intro, Fill and Ending patterns, totalling 40 different patterns. It is also possible to record your own Styles (Programmable Styles). Up to 8 User Styles can be recorded and stored to memory (96 – 103).

• Direct Style Memory

The WK1 Or allows you to select and memorize 16 Styles combinations in the direct access memory locations for quick access during play, useful for live perf o rmances.

• Karaoke The lyrics of a song can be read on the WK1 oriental display (two lines , 24 characters each). Alternatively, an optional

video interface availab le by Generalmusic makes it possib le to use WK1 oriental in Karoke mode with an external TV monitor. The interface can be adapted to the diff erent video standards used in Europe or in the U.S. In order to read the lyrics, the “TV text” function in the MIDI/GENERAL page must be turned on, and the RGB/SCART cable supplied with the optional video interface must be connected to the TV set.

• Updatable Operating System

The Operating System, that is, the software that runs WK1 Oriental operations, is stored in a Flash ROM. It can be updated loading more powerful releases that offer more functions.

• MIDI

Thanks to its fully implemented MIDI features, WK1 oriental can become a master keyboard. Moreov er WK1 oriental can be controlled by another master instrument and operate like a 16-part multi-timbral expander.

• Direct Connection to a computer

WK1 oriental can connect directly to a computer (Mac, PC o Atari) by a single serial cable. This kind of connection can be alternative to a normal MIDI connection and needs no optional MIDI interface for the computer. The speed of the information exchange can be adapted to the specific computer used. Serial cables can be purchased at any computer shop.

IMPORT ANT W ARNING

1. Make sure that the package is flawless and contains:

a) WK1 oriental Multimedia W o rkstation (the instrument); b) one floppy disk containing the operating system; c) one demonstration floppy disk;

d) one music stand;

e) one Owner’s Manual; f) one Ac/Dc Pow er Supply adapter; g) the Guarantee Certificate; h) the list of Generalmusic distributors.

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2 Introduction

Important preliminary notes

Read the following notes carefully before switching your keyboard on: DO NOT PLACE FLOPPY DISKS ON TOP OF THE LOUDSPEAKERS

- avoid placing floppy disk on top of loudspeak ers, telephones, electric home devices or other sources of electromagnetic fields: the disk content could be erased or damaged.

HOW TO UPDA TE Y OUR INSTRUMENT

To implement new functions in your keyboard, f ollo w the steps belo w:

1. Before turning the WK1 oriental on, insert the floppy disk containing the latest release of Generalmusic Operating System.

2. Turn on the WK1 oriental . The message “Load Operating System?” appears on the display.

3. Press ENTER to confirm (pressing ESCAPE cancels the operation).

4. After pressing ENTER, the message “O .S. Disk loading...” appears on the display.

5. When the operation is complete, WK1oriental is ready to play.

N.B. To check the date of the Operating System, scroll to the last page of the MIDI/GENERAL functions.

GENERAL RESET

In order to restore WK1 oriental to its default conditions set by the f actory, proceed as follows:

Press and hold the UPPER 1 (located on the right of the display), and the number keys 1, 2 and 3 at the same time . The

message SYSTEM RESET ! appears on the display for a few seconds.

WARNING !

This operation definitevely erases all the user-programmed data contained in the internal RAM of the instrument.

REACHARGEABLE, BACK-UP BATTERY

WK1 oriental is equipped with a Ni-Cad reachargeable batter y, to retain data when the instrument is off. When the instrument is turned off, the data is retained in the memory for approximately 30 days.

If you have not used WK1 oriental for a long period of time, you are advised to leave the instrument on for at least 8/10 hours in order to fully recharge the battery .

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WK1Oriental Front P anel

1. POWER. Switch to turn the instrument ON and OFF.

2. V OLUME. Slider to control the instrument overall Volume.

3. CURSOR / P A GE. Navigation keys. The PAGE and PAGE keys select

the edit function pages. The CURSOR key is used to move among the various sections of the page. The selected function is shown by a pointing arrowhead in the display.

4. ARABIC SCALE. The control centre of all the Arabic Scale functions: ARABIC SCALE: 12 buttons, arranged in keyboard octave style which lower

the corresponding notes of the keyboard by 1/4 of a tone in real time .

5. ARABIC SCALE MEMOR Y. This section contains 4 memory slots (1, 2, 3) to select user-programmed Arabic scales, the ST ORE button which memorizes user-programmed Arabic notes and a general CANCEL button to cancel the

current Arabic Scale selection.

6. MELODY OFF. This keys turns off the melody in the play ed back Song. It is a useful feature when singing over the backing, or to play the melody live on the keyboard.

7. DEMO. This k ey starts the Demo songs. The F1...F8 function keys select the 8 Songs that demonstrate the instruments potential. F9 key plays the Songs back in a sequence.

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8. SINGLE TOUCH PLAY. When this function is active (the displa y indicates it as ON), the sounds of a Style-Perfor mance are assigned to the Style tracks. The ARRANGE ON/OFF and A RRANGE MEMORY functions are autmatically activated. In this mode, the 9 Function keys (F1 … F9) recall 9 Single Touch Play settings that v ary according to the selected Style. When the display indicator is OFF when a Style is selected, only the sounds from the Drum, Bass, Acc1,2,3 will change.

9. RECALL/STORE PERFORMANCE. Pressing this key puts you in Performance mode, and the cursor arrowhead in the display moves down to indicate PERF in the menu). The PAGE keys select the 7 groups that contain the 63 Perfor mances (each group features 9); (F1...F9) Function keys recall the P erformance. It is possible to modify the P erformance settings and save them. If the key is pressed and held for about 2 seconds, the STORE PERFORMANCE is activated, where the control panel settings may be saved to the current Performance and even renamed it with a new Performance name.

10. (F1 … F9) FUNCTION KEYS (S.T.PLAY/PERFORMANCE). These keys select Demo Songs, P erformances, Single Touch Play settings, Style, Song Style or current Song tracks, depending on the selected mode of WK1 Or. When in Song mode, the two rows of n umbers under the function keys correspond to the 16 Song Tracks (F1 … F8). F9 toggles between tracks 01-08 and 09-16.

11. VARIATION 1, 2, 3, 4: These keys change the Style va riation patterns (the display indicator is ON). The selected v ariation is shown by the relative led which turns on.

12. FILL A, FILL B/TAP,LOWER MEMORY; ARRANGE ON/OFF FILL A (Fills to previous Variation): this key plays a Fill pattern (display indicator

ON) and then goes back to the previous Variation. FILL B(Fills to next Var iation): when this key is pressed while a Style is

played (the display indicator tur ns ON), the Fill pattern is recalled and it passes on to the successive Variation.

TAP - Tapping on this key 3 or f our times automatically sets the beat speed and starts the Style in the desired Tempo.

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LOWER MEMORY: notes in the Lower section of the keyboard

continue to sound (display indicator ON) or stop (indicator OFF) after releasing the keys play ed in the Low er section of the keyboard.

ARRANGE ON/OFF: enables (led ON) or disables (led OFF) the automatic accompaniment of the Styles.

13. ST ART/ST OP , INTRO , ENDING, KEY ST ART/CONTINUE.

START/STOP Star ts and stops a Style. INTRO places the introduction of a Style on stand-by before the Style starts. ENDING adds an Ending pattern to a Style before stopping it. KEY START synchronizes the start of a Style with a note or chord played in the low er keyboard area. CONTINUE resumes the current Song Style or Song from the point where it had been stopped.

14. TEMPO/DATA, ENTER, ESCAPE. T EMPO/DATA Keys modify the Tempo in Styles, Song Styles or Songs. When a mode is selected where values may be edited, the – and + keys modify the value of the selected parameter. ENTER confirms selections or changes made. ESCAPE cancels the input data or exits the edit page.

15. SUSTAIN: adds a sustain effect to the three keyboard sections (Upper 1, 2 e Lower) independently by the Damper Pedal.

16. REV/CHO. Enables (led ON) or disables (led OFF) THE Digital Signal Processori.

17. HARMONY : enables or disables the melody harmonizer .

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4 Front/Rear Panel

MELODY OFF

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18. TRANSPOSE b / #. Raises (#) or lowers (b) the overall

pitch of the instrument by a semitone every time that it is pressed, up to a maximum of ± 12 semitones (1 octave). When both keys are pressed at the same time the transposer is set back to 0.

19. STYLE/TEMPO LOCK. STYLE LOCK: When this function

is ON (the display indicates the status), when a Perf ormance is selected only the keyboard sounds (Low er, Upper 1 e

2) change, while the accompaniment tracks remain

unchanged. When it is OFF, recalling Performances changes all panel value, including Styles and keyboard sounds. TEMPO LOCK: when active (display indicator ON), the current Tempo setting is locked for all Style changes. When OFF , each Style recalls the stored T empo data. When T empo Loc k function is ON, the display will show a flashing “ Tempo” indication that alternates the current value with the “Lock” indication.

20. PLAY ALL SONGS. If a Song or MIDI File disk is

inserted in the disk drive, pressing this key will play all the Songs or MIDIFiles available on disk in a sequence.

21. DISPLAY . A colored, backlit, LCD multi-function displa y

simultaneousely displays and provides access to the v arious parameters. The user interf ace shows the currrent status of the machine at all times. The ON or OFF status of the panel keys is shown by corresponding indicators or icons that turn on or off accordingly. When a MIDIFile is pla yed, WK1 display will show the lyrics of the song in the first two lines (for a maximum of 24 characters). The surrounding silkscreened indications to the left and to the right, belong to the display area and will be described in detail in Chapter 2 ( “Basic Concepts”), in the “Display ” section.

Floppy

Disk

Drive

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Effects

Stereo

Filter

Stereo

22. UPPER 1, UPPER 2, LOWER. These keys enable (led ON) or disable (led OFF) the corresponding keyboard sections.

23. FLOPPY DISK. Enters the disk drive operating functions (Load, Save, Delete , F o rmat) when transferring data to disk (SAVE), or from disk (LOAD).

24. LYRICS. When a MIDIFile is played back, this key enables (led ON ) or disables (led OFF) the song lyrics in the display.

25. SOUND . Enables (led ON) or disables (led OFF) the numeric keypad to recall Sounds (00-127) including the Drumkits located in banks 2, 3 and 4), referred to the silkscreened values written above in the panel. Three-digit numbers are selected by first pressing the +100 key, followed b y the remaining two digits. The sound banks 1, 2, 3 and 4) are selected in cyclic order by pressing the + and – keys simultaneously.

26. STYLE. Enables (led ON) or disables (led OFF) the numeric keypad to recall Styles (00-95), USER Styles (96-

103),Song/Styles (104-110) and Songs (111-117).

27. DIRECT STYLE MEMORY. Each of the 16 memory buttons of this section memorize a preferred Style selected from the ROM or User banks (the User Style must be in memory) for a rapid recall. The overall configuration of both direct memory sections (Style and Sound) can be stored to floppy disk or hard disk for future loading.

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28. SEQUENCER. These 2 keys are dedicated to the recording

and playback of the Song Styles, and to the playback of the Songs. The RECORD key automatically enables the instrument to recording Song Styles. If the key is pressed and held for a fe seconds gives access to CLEAR function, that allows you to cancel recording errors and unwanted parts (all, chord, etc.). PLAY /STOP star ts and stops the playback of the Songs and the recording and playback of the Song Styles.

29. PITCH/BEND. The Pitch Bend wheel directly controls the pitch of the sounds generated by WK1; moving it hor izontally gives a “gliding” effect that adds realistically to the sound of some acoustic instruments such as a saxophone, a guitar, a violin etc..

30. MODULATION. The Modulation key enables modulation of the sound.

31. Il DISK DRIVE. The disk dr ive is located to the left of the instrument, under the keyboard. It works with 3.5” disks of the (2DD) or (2HD) type.

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Rear P annel WK1oriental (Connection)

MIDI-OUT

RGB S-VHS COMPUTER

MIDI-OUT

MIDI-IN VOLUMEDAMPER PHONESAUX

DC-12VRGB S-VHS COMPUTER

DC-12V

OUT

1. VIDEO INTERF ACE. An (optional) interface with RGB

and S-VHS ports to connect WK1 Or to a TV set or monitor to display the Lyrics of a Song.

2. COMPUTER. Serial port to directly connect WK1 Or

to a computer (Apple Macintosh, or IBM, or compatibile). The data exchange between WK1 Or and a computer requires appropriate setting, as explained in detail in the MIDI/General chapter.

3. MIDI. MIDI interface equipped with MIDI IN and MIDI

OUT sockets to connect WK1 Or to other MIDI devices (keyboard, computer etc.). MIDI cables are not supplied with the instrument.

When using WK1 Or alone, it is not necessary to connect the MIDI ports to any external device.

4. DAMPER. When the DAMPER pedal (optional) is connected to this socket, the notes play ed on the keyboard are sustained if the pedal is pressed.

5. VOLUME. When a V OLUME pedal (optional) is connected to this socket, the ov e rall v olume of the k eyboard or of the selected sections is controlled by this pedal.

6. A UX/OUT Audio output to connect WK1 Or to an external system (mixer, external amplifier , DAT recorder, etc.).

7. PHONES. Headphone socket.

8. DC-12v. Adapter sock et, to connect WK1 Or to a 220V

mains source through the AC/DC power supply adapter provided with the instrument.

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• 1 Get Started

In this chapter you will find step by step instructions on the basic functions that will help you understand and get to know your instrument straightawa y .

Powering up and preliminary operations

Power On/Off

The switch to turn the keyboard on and off is located on the left lateral panel.

To power WK1 oriental up insert the power supply cable in the rear- panel mains socket, and plug the cable into a 220V wall socket.

Play on the keyboard and change the sounds

1. Play on the keyboard.

<--------------------- Kanoun --------------------->

The “Kanoun” sound is heard over the whole keyboard extension.

The group of Keyboard activ ator keys (Upper 2, Upper 1, Lower) shows that UPPER 1 is active: the led is ON. The UPPER 1 section of the keyboard is now playing.

You can also enable the Upper 2 e Lower sections of the keyboard.

2. Press UPPER 2 and play on the keyboard.

A second sound is now heard, layered with the first.

<--------------------- Kanoun ---------------------> <--------------------- Strings2 -------------------->

Each note played on the keyboard plays two sounds simultaneously.

3. Press LOWER and play on the keyboard with both hands.

<- HaloPad -><------------ Kanoun ------------>

<------------ Strings2 ----------->

A third sound is introduced. The keyboard is now divided in two parts, with a Split point on B3 note The LOWER keyboard section plays in the C2 - B3 area. UPPER 1 and UPPER 2 sections pla y in the C4 - C7 area.

4. Adjust the overall volume. Use the VOLUME dial to adjust the overall volume of the instrument. Two thirds of the maximum range of the dial is recommended.

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PLAY MANUAL BASS

In Real Time Mode, WK1 Or adds a fourth Sound to the keyboard, allowing you to play bass manually.

5. Press Function button F2 twice and play again with both hands. The display shows the activation of the Bas section with the BAS symbol

above the BASS track.

A fourth sound (PickBass) is now added to the other three. You will hear a layered combination of two sounds on the right and a layered combination of two sounds on the left (below note F#3).

6. Deactivate LOWER (if on) and play on the keyboard. The LED of the Lower button goes off and the Upper 1 and 2 sounds

will play together with the Bass Sound. If you now deactivate both Upper 1 and Upper 2 section, the Bass sound will play across the entire keyboard.

It is also possible to set WK1 Or to power up with the Manual Bass active by memorizing the corresponding panel situation in the powerup Perfor mance. Manual Bass is governed by the AU TO MANUAL BASS option under the ARRANGE MODE function (see the Styles chapter). The default setting of AUTO MANUAL BASS is ON.

<- HaloPad -><------------ Kanoun ------------> <- PickBass -><----------- Strings2 ----------->

PLAY WITH A PRESET ARABIC SCALE

The Arabic Scale Memory section contains 3 preset (ROM) Arabic Scales (factory-set which cannot be permanently erased from memory).

1. Press one of the 3 Arabic Scale Memory buttons (1, 2, 3) to select a preset Arabic Scale.

The corresponding LED turns on. At the same time, one or more buttons of the ARABIC SCALE section activate (shown by the corresponding LED) to identify the Arabic notes.

The pitch of the Arabic notes will be lowered by 1/4 of a tone. Recalling an

Arabic Scale affects the keyboard on a global basis, regardless of th ecurrent mode.

2.To r e c al l a d if ferent preset Arabic scale, simply press one of the other Memory buttons .

The previous button will cancel and the Arabic Scale will change configuration according to which Memory button is pressed.

3. To cancel the selected Arabic Scale, press the Cancel button.

The preset Arabic Scale cancels and restores the instrument to the normal (equal) playing scale.

Refer to the Arabic Scale chapter for more information regarding the selection and programming of Arabic Scales.

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SELECT PERFORMANCES AND LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS

1. Press the Perfor mance Recall key.

2. Select a Perfor mance. Use the Function keys (F1...F9) to select one of the 9 P erfo rmances in the

first bank

3. Play on the keyboard

The selected Performance recalls a different combination of sounds. The

keyboard setting may also change (Split or Full mode). Sounds and keyboard mode depend on the selected Performance. The Split point is the same for all Perfor mances.

Perfor mances may:

• recall combinations of up to 3 keyboard sounds;

• recall different settings of the control panel;

• recall Styles. More details on the Performances are available in the “Performance”

section of the Owner’s Manual.

4. Change the sounds.

F1............F9

Use the Sound key (the led is ON) and the numeric keypad to select a sound. You can also press the + and – keys to select sounds step b y step.

Select STYLES and play with automatic accompaniments

One Style will already be selected, but you can select another in the following way:

1. Press SINGLE TOUCH PLAY.

The corresponding box on the display is highlighted and the ARRANGE ON/OFF LED on the control panel turns on.

2. Select a Style (the LED turns on) by pressing the corresponding number on the numeric keypad.

3. Press START/STOP.

The drum accompaniment (Drum track) starts playing.

4. Play a chord with the left hand (keeping belo w split point B3) and a melody with the right hand.

A full instrumental accompaniment to your melody star ts playing automatically.

The combination of the sounds playing in the accompaniment depends from the selected Style.

You can modify the preset combination of the sounds in real time by operating on the keyboard activators controls (Upper 2, Upper 1 e Lower).

More details can be found in the “Styles” chapter of this manual.

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Using Pitch Bend and Modulation wheel

You can modify the pitch of the keyboard sound while you are playing, using the Pitch Bend wheel located to the left of the keyboard.

To obtain a Modulation, press the Modulation key.

To obtain a Pitch Bend, move the wheel vertically (upwards or

downwards).

Pitch Bend and Modulation are variation of the pitch that imitate the

vibrato or other typical effects of some instruments (trombone, guitar , violin, etc.).

Use the Effects

The REV/CHO key can be active (led ON) or non active (led OFF). You can temporarily modify the active effects in a P erformance or a Style, by

holding the REV/CHO key down.

WK1 oriental features 22 types of Reverb and 22 types of Modulation/ Delay (Chorus) effect.

Use the Headphones

• Plug your headphones in the headphone socket located on the rear panel of WK1 oriental . The loudspeakers are turned off automatically.

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PHONES

Use the Pedals

If you have purchased the optonal Generalmusic pedals (volume and footswitch pedals), connect them to the relative Volume and Damper pedal on the rear panel.

Pedals will add the following controls:

• Damper = Damper (sustain)

• Volume = Master Volume

DAMPERVOLUME

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Adjust the overall effect volume level

You can adjust the general volume of the effects as it is more suitable to the environment where you are playing.

Although Perfor mance recalls appropriate effect volume and mixer settings for each track, you can adjust the overall level by a single operation, to give more or less intensity to the Effect General Level.

1. Press and hold the REV/CHO key, the current effect selection and the relative general level will be shown in the display.

Use the CURSOR key to move over the page, and the TEMPO/DATA keys

to select among the 22 types of Reverb and the 22 types of Modulations available.

The general level of each effect is shown at the side: this can be modified using the Tempo/Data keys.

If you store the new settings with the Store P erf ormance function, they will remain in the machine RAM memory even if the instrument is turned off.

Transpose the instrument (in semitones)

If you play a difficult tune that implies the use of many black keys, or if the tune you are playing is not in key with the Singer’s voice or with another instrument , you can transpose WK1 Or to play in a different key.

TRANSPOSE b/# keys allow to transpose the instrument by ±12 semitones (12 semitones = 1 octave).

1. Press the TRANSPOSE b or TRANSPOSE # keys. In the central part of the display keyboard current tune status is shown

(00 = default tuning).

2. Press TRANSPOSE b to lower the pitch, or TRANSPOSE # to raise the pitch.

Each time the TRANSPOSE b key is pressed, the display will show a decrease of one semitone.

Each time the TRANSPOSE # key is pressed, the display will show an increase of one semitone.

If either key is pressed and held for some time, the transposer value changes continuosly to reach the maximum value (-12 o +12)is reached.

TRANSPOSE -1

TRANSPOSE +1

Clear the Transposer setting

3 If you press both TRANSPOSE keys at the same time, the transpose

settings will be cleared and the keyboard will be restored to the original neutral (00) status.

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Demo

How to listen to the Demo Songs

Demo Songs of WK1oriental can be started at any time to get an idea of the real sound potential of this instrument.

1. Press the DEMO key.

2. Select one of the first 6 tasti function keys (F1…F6) below the display. Each function key corresponds to a Song. By pressing the F7 key you

can listen to all of the 6 Demo songs chained in a medley. The Demo Song starts.

3. To stop the Demo Song press the function key again, or press the DEMO key to exit.

PLAY A SONG DIRECT FROM DISK WK1 oriental can play back a Song (in GMX, WK2, PK7, WK3 or Standard

Midi File [SMF] format) directly from disk, without having to load them to the memory.

Get a floppy disk containing WK2, PK7, WK3, songs, or Standard MidiFiles.

1. Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive. General rules about how to handle floppy disks with the due care are

given in the “General Disk handling infor mation” in the “Disk” section of the Owner’s Manual.

2. Press the FLOPPY DISK key. The Disk icon lights up and the cursor arrowhead moves to the LOAD

indication in the disk menu. The display shows the first available file type complete with the relati-

ve extension.

3. Use the Tempo/Data keys to scroll over the disk file directory until the name of the desired file appears.

4. Press PLAY/STOP or START/STOP to start the song direct from disk. The “Wait!!!” message is shown for a few seconds, then the selected

song starts playing.

LOAD SAVE

DISK

5. Press the PLAY/STOP o START/STOP key at any time to stop the song playback.

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Note 1: While the “W ait!!!” message is showing, it is possible to stop the disk drive operation by pressing the ESCAPE key.

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Nota 2: Details on how to load a Song to the memory are described in the “Disk” chapter.

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• 2 Basic Concepts

In this chaper you will find the basic concepts to make WK1 oriental wo rk, along with general information that will help youunderstand the various parts of the instrument.

T o gain access to the keyboard functions, as w ell as following the instructions in the Owner’s Manual chapter , you can follo w a friendly shortcut: by holding down the key relative of the function y ou wish to modify, WK1 oriental will automatically set into the desired function edit mode..

Styles, Song Styles and Songs

WK1 oriental operating modes are:

Style/RealTime mode: to pla y with the accompaniments or use WK1 as a normal keyboard. To enable this mode, select one amoung the 63 PERFORMANCES or a STYLE from the Style selection keypad. This is the default mode when WK1 is pow ered up.

Song Style mode: to record the ke yboard sounds with accompaniments and create 8-track Songs. To enable this mode, press the STYLE key (led ON), select the desired number (104-110) on the numerif keypad and press the RECORD key.

Song mode: to playback Songs from a disk or from the memor y. To enable this mode select the Song number (111-117) on the numeric keypad.

Style and Real Time modes (Style accompaniments OFF)

Style and Real Time mode have a Performance in common. In Style mode up to 8 (5+3) tracks can play sim ultaneously , while only up to

3 can play in Real Time mode. P erformances are edited in the same way in both modes.

Style/Real Time Performances are always divided into two parts:

• the first 5 tracks are dedicated to the automatic accompaniment;

• the other 3 tracks are dedicated to the keyboard sections (Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower) to play in Real Time. Sounds and accompaniments can be recalled by selecting: a Style (press the STYLE key, then select a number on the numeric

keypad ) or

a Perfor mance (press the PERFORMANCE key, then select a Performance using the function keys located below the displa y).

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Style Lock and Single T ouch Play

The sounds recalled by selecting P erf ormance and Style are controlled by the status of the SINGLE TOUCH PLAY and STYLE LOCK functions.

SINGLE TOUCH PLAY ON (SP appears above left in the display): When a Style is selected on the left hand numeric

keypad, the following parameters are recalled: the automatic accompaniment patterns, the more appropriate keyboard sounds for the Style and f or the Keyboard and, if the Tempo Lock function is off, the memorized T empo .

SINGLE TOUCH PLAY OFF (no SP message is shown in the display): Selecting a Style recalls the accompaniment patterns,

the Tempo and the Style sounds, while the keyboard selection sounds remain unchanged.

STYLE LOCK ON (indicated in the display): When a Performance is selected, the Style does not

change. Only the keyboard sounds are changed, while the Style sounds remain unchanged.

STYLE LOCK OFF (indicated in the display): When a Performance is selected, the Style, the

Variation, the Tempo and Effects memorized are recalled. Moreover, the sounds both in the keyboard section and in the accompaniment are changed.

TEMPO LOCK

It is enabled by pressing and holding down the STYLE/ TEMPO LOCK for a few seconds. The 3dgit tempo display will show the LOC message blinking. Now the style can be changed and the tempo will not be affected..

To disable the function press and hold the STYLE/ TEMPO LOCK once again.

SONG STYLE MODE

Song Styles are 8-track songs created by recording the keyboard sounds played on the 3 ke yboard trac ks with the automatic accompaniment of the Styles (5 tracks). The Style chords are recorded in the CHORD track. Song Styles are a quick method to create backing tracks for singers or solo instruments.

Up to 7 Song Styles can be loaded to the WK1 oriental memory.

SONG MODE

A Song is a multi-timbral 16-track performance, in which each track represents an instrument of the orchestra or of the band. WK1 oriental can load and playback songs in the follo wing formats: GMX, PK7, WK3 or MidiFile (Standard Midi File) created on other sequencers.

Up to 7 Songs can be loaded to the memory , if the locations are av ailable. WK1oriental can be used as a MIDI 16-part sound generator.

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Performances

A Perfo rmance is a combination of sounds and settings. P erf ormances can store the current status of the panel buttons and information pertaining to the parts that make up a Performance to play in real time and with Styles. P erformances memorise effect settings, the status of the controllers (pedals, Pitch/Modulation ball), the pads configuration, the MIDI channel configuration, the status of the tracks (On/Off), the Tempo setting and more. By selecting a Perf ormance, all the settings memorised to the Perfo rmance are recalled in a single step.

There are 63 programmable Performances available to choose from, giving you a vari-

ety of possibilities of setting the WK1 oriental to your liking with the least number of

operations. In addition, in ROM (non-programmable) there are as many Style-Performances as there are ROM Styles, which you can recall at the touch of a button using the SINGLE

TOUCH PLAY function.

Real Time Performance

63 user-programmable P erformances are arranged in 7 PERFORMANCE GROUPS. Perf ormances recall combinations of the keyboard sounds, panel settings, Style, Variation and Tempo. Press the PERFORMANCE RECALL button to quickly access the Perf ormances (select them with the F1…F9 buttons). Hold down the same button to activate the STORE PERFORMANCE command, which allows you to sav e the panel situation to the current Performance.

Style Performance

96 default non-programmable P erformances are associated to the ROM Styles which are permanently stored in the instrument’s Read Only Memory. The default Style Performances are recalled when Styles are selected with the SINGLE TOUCH PLAY function selected (display indicator on). Style Perf o rmances recall sounds for the accompaniments and keyboard sections.

Single T ouch Play

Single Touch Play settings are additional Performances which are recalled by using the function buttons F1…F9 when the SINGLE TOUCH PLAY function is active (display indicator selected). In this condition, as well as being able to select the ROM Styles using the Style / Song selection keypad, you can also recall up to 9 preset real time k eyboard settings (combinations of the Upper 1, Upper 2 and Lower sounds) which depend on the current Style. The possibilities are, therefore, endless when you consider that there are 96 ROM Styles, each with 10* Single Touch Play settings (for a total of 960 preset settings!).

Song Style Performance

Song Style Perf ormances (non-programmable) are associated to the Song Styles which are stored in appropriate memory locations as indicated in the Song / Style lists at the top of the instrument’s control panel. The Song Style P erformances recall sounds associated to the accompaniment tracks and keyboard tracks used in the recording.

Song Performance

Every Song loaded or played from disk is associated to a specific Song Performance which is automatically recalled by selecting the Song (111-117).

Can Performances be used via MIDI?

Every Song loaded or played from disk is associated to a specific Song Performance which is automatically recalled by selecting the Song (111-117).

Perf ormances are a source of 16 Sounds via MIDI, regardless of the status of the instrument. It is possible to modify the 16 Perf ormance tracks using the Page b uttons to the left of the display , but

only when the arrowhead does not show the Perf function selected. If y ou are playing in real time or with the Styles, the configuration of tracks 10-16 does not influence either pla ying mode (track 9 is used by the Pads). On the other hand, if you are programming WK1oriental to use it as a multitimbral slave device, all 16 tr acks are considered.

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Tracks

A Trac k is the smallest part of a Perfo rmance and each type of Perf ormance contains a number of tracks that correspond to the playing mode to which the Perf o rmance is associated.

A sound can be assigned to each track; the displa y always shows the sounds assigned to the keyboard sections (Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower). It is also possible to see the sounds assigned to all the tracks of the current P erformance. The Tracks are divided into two groups: 01-08 and 09-16. If the display arrowhead shows the Song function selected, the function button F9 allows you to switch from the trac k set 01-08 to 09-16.

The Sounds assigned to the tracks are displayed as Program Change numbers. The bar graphs shown directly under the Program Change numbers represent the track Volume le vels.

The status (ON or OFF) of the Upper 1, Upper 2 and Lower tracks can be changed by intervening directly on the corresponding section activators (Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower). The ON/OFF status of all the other tra cks of the Perfor mance (except the real time tracks) is changed by pressing the corresponding function buttons repeatedly (provided that the PERF function is not shown selected with the arrowhead). The ON/OFF status of the

tracks is shown by the track name (e.g. ‘Drum’) which is displayed when ON or cancels when OFF.

Sounds

WK1 Oriental can be:

• ROM sounds

• Drum kit sounds

• Samples

• ROM Sounds

WK1 oriental contains 464 sample-based ROM Sounds (inc luding 17 Drumkits).

The Sample Ram allows you to load one or more samples in memory, to increase the sound potential of the instrument.

DRUM KITS

Drumkits assign a different percussive sound to each note of the keyboard. Banks 2 and 3 of the PERCUSSIVE Sound Group contain 16 Drumkits + an Arabic Kit (Percussive)

SAMPLES

WK1 oriental can load samples in WK2, PK7, WK3 and CD formats. They can be

loaded to the memory using the “Load All Disk” function.

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Connections

This section gives a brief explaination of the rear panel sock ets and of the the types of connection possible for your WK1 oriental.

POWER

Connects WK1 Oriental to a mains socket through the provided AC/DC power supply adapter.

AUX/OUTPUTS

The rear-panel Stereo output jacks allows the WK1 oriental to be connected to an external amplification system (keyboard amplifier, domestic stereo system, mixing console, etc.). The signal is processed by the instrument’s internal digital effects processor.

For stereo reproduction, connect two jack cables to the A UXOUT . T o exclude the instrument’s internal amplification and use the audio outputs only , insert a jack into the headphones socket. Connecting the AUXOUTjacks to e xternal amplification equipment does not exclude the internal speakers.

MIDI

WK1 Or is fitted with a standard MIDI interface consisting of a MIDI IN and

a MIDI OUT port for MIDI connections. Detailed infor mation regarding MIDI applications are found in the dedicated chapter further ahead.

Below follow brief instructions on the principal MIDI connections possible.

• WK1 Or controlling another instrument.

Connect the WK1 Or MIDI OUT to the MIDI IN of the other instrument.

• WK1 Or controlled by a master keyboard.

Connect the WK1 Or MIDI IN to the MIDI OUT of the master keyboard. If you wish the master keyboard to simulate WK1 Or fully , set it to transmit on the same channel as the WK1 Or Common Channel, setting all other channels to off.

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WK1 Or MIDI OUT

EXPANDER MIDI IN

WK1Or

• Recording Songs on a computer or external sequencer.

Connect the WK1 Or MIDI IN to the MIDI OUT of the external device, the WK1 Or MIDI OUT to the MIDI IN of the external device. In MIDI/ GENERAL mode scroll with the PAGE keys to the page where LOCAL is shown. Enable “Local OFF” function in the UPPER 1 k eyboard section, but do not disable the track . In this way the keyboard is separated from the sound generation and WK1 Or sends keyboard data to its own internal sound engine via the computer/sequencer.

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MIDI OUT

MK MIDI OUT MIDI IN

MIDI IN

WK1 Or MIDI IN MIDI OUT

PEDALS

Connect the optional Volume and Damper pedal to the relative sockets. The default Control Change (CC) messages appear as follows:

DAMPER: Damper (generates CC64) VOLUME: Master V olume (generates CC07 on Common Channel)

COMPUTER

WK1 oriental can be connected to a computer through the COMPUTER

connector Computer connection is alternative to MIDI connection. The two types of

connection cannot be used at the same time.

Types of computer connection

Macintosh and compatibles. Connect to the MAC Modem port through a standard serial cable. Programme the sequencer to communicate with WK1 oriental.

PC IBM and compatibles. Use standard serial cables of the DB8-DB9, DB8-DB25 type to connect to the serial port. Select the WK1 oriental appropriate speed to communicate with the PC (refer to the “MIDI/ GENERAL” chapter).

VIDEO INTERFACE

The Video RGB and S-VHS sock ets connect the instrument to a TV set or monitor to display Song lyrics in Karaoke Style.

WK1 oriental is configured to operate with the European Video Standard (P AL). In the U.S.A. the instrument must be configured in the NTSC standard. Refer to the “MIDI/GENERAL” chapter for more details.

Connect a RGB monitor, a TV set or a short-circuit video set to this socket. For domestic TV sets, set the AV mode.

HEADPHONES

WK1 oriental features a headphones socket.

Plugging the heaphones jacks into the headphones socket excludes the internal speakers and allows private listening.

MUSIC STAND

A music stand is supplied in the WK1 oriental package. Fix it to the instrument holes in the rear panel to hold music scores.

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The Display

WK1 oriental features a large, back-lit multifunction liquid crystal display that will simplify all operations performed

on the instrument. The user interface is divided into 7 areas:

1) MENU (left)

It lists all functions that are accessed by the reference ke y s.

2) INDICATORS (left)

Indicators show the ON or OFF status of the relative functions.

3) READING AREA (two lines, up to 24 c haracters)

When LYRICS function is active, the Song lyrics are displayed in this area. Alternatively, it shows the names of the events associated to Style, Upper1, Upper2, and Lower sections.

4) CENTRAL AREA

The following e vents are visualized in this area:

- the volume of the accompaniment tracks and of the Real Time sections;

- the left hand accompaniment chord;

- the Metronome ON/OFF status;

- the Tempo setting and relative metronome beat;

- the disk drive functions Floppy Disk);

- the overall Transpose setting;

- the Sequencer measure counter;

- the values relating to functions;

- the names of the Sounds, Styles, Perf ormances, Song Styles, Songs, and

functions.

5) INDICATORS (right)

Show the ON/OFF status of the corresponding functions.

6) MODE

Names of the 3 real time keyboard sections selected with the corresponding buttons to the right (Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower). A LED indicator near the button shows which section is selected. The on/off status of the keyboard sections determine how the keyboard sounds are combined and set the keyboard modes (Full or Split).

7) DISK

Lists the available functions after selecting FLOPPY DISK with the PAGE and . keys

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Data Entry

Modes, pages and values are selected as follo ws: After selecting a function with the corresponding arrowhead, it is possible

to:

- change Page (where two or more pages are given) using the PAGE keys,

- enter data (change parameter values) using the TEMPO/DAT A keys.

For example: to assign a different Sound to a tra ck, first select the track with the corresponding function key (F1 … F9). The selected trac k starts blinkng in the display track area, indicating that it is ready to accept modifications (in this case, the PERF function must not be selected and the SINGLE

TOUCH PLAY function must be off).

Some panel keys, when held do wn for about 2 seconds, giv e direct access to the edit panel of the selected function. These keys are:

STORE PERFORMANCE, STYLE/TEMPO LOCK, ARRANGE ON/OFF, HARMONY, REV/CHO, RECORD (Sequencer mode).

Entering alphanumeric data

When you need to enter the name of a Performance, of a Song Style, or during SAVE operations in Disk mode, WK1oriental keyboard operates like a alphanumeric input peripheral. Each k e yboard note corresponds to a letter,a number or a symbol.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z , . ‘ -

I/O

CAPS

SPA CE

DELETE

Up to 7 character names can be entered through the keyboard k eys . ( up to 8 characters when working in FLOPPYDISK mode).

The table illustrates the position of the characters on the keyboard. The leftmost notes are control keys:

• D2: CAPS - Toggles between Caps On / Caps Off (Capital

and small letters).

• D#2:INS/OVER - Insert / Overwrite. Insert adds a character

between two others, Overwrite, replaces existing characters. Overwrite is the default setting of the keyboard.

• E2: SPACE - a space is added

• F2: DELETE - deletes the selection or the successive cha-

racters.

• G2: <— (BACKSPACE) - deletes previous characters.

Move to the right or to the left using the + and – keys of the numeric keypad respectively..

Press ESCAPE to exit. Press and hold the STORE PERF key to record the new Performance

name. Press ENTER to confirm.

ENTER / ESCAPE

ENTER confirms an operation and the values assigned to the modified parameter. In some function pages , Enter confirms a value and executes an operation (e.g.: Load operation in Disk mode). Moreover, Enter can also provide access to Disk and Midi modes. ESCAPE cancels an operation or the values assigned to the

parameters.

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