V3SOUND DESKTOP Quick Manual

Quick guide

for accordionists

V3SOUND

DESKTOP

1 Memory card slots 2 Power on/off 3 Main volume / Data value 4

Sound mode

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Combi mode

6 Registrations mode 7 Live scenes 8

Exit

9 MP3 player 10 MIDI file player 11 Style mode 12 Style scenes 13 Volume of LIVE sounds 14 Volume of PLAYBACK sounds 15

Tempo

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USER INTERFACE AND PORTS

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SET UP - AUDIO CONNECTION

 Plug the power adapter that came with the device

into the DC port on the back of the unit.

 Plug the other end of the power adapter into a power outlet.

 To avoid possible damage to the loud speakers or other connected

electronic devices, always turn down the Master volume of your ampliﬁer or active loudspeakers before connecting units.

 Connect the audio outputs of the DESKTOP to an ampliﬁer.

Alternatively, you can plug in headphones to the PHONES jack.

 Insert the SD memory card into the CA1 slot.

 Turn on your DESKTOP by pressing the

power [ON] switch on the back of the unit.

After two seconds, this home screen shows that the unit is ready to play.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Do not allow any liquid to come in contact with the device. Do not place anything on the device. Do not use or store the device where it is exposed to dampness or wetness. Power supply 9VDC / 1.3A Operating temperature 10 to 40 degrees Celsius Humidity max. 80%, non-condensing

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01 Ballad8 70 075 075 TMP TRAC K LIVE

REG 00/001 Ballad8

001 GrandPia

OVERVIEW - START UP FOLDER

The START UP folder quickly shows you different ways to use the DESKTOP.

After POWER ON, the first REGISTRATION [REG 00/001 Ballad 8] is always ready.

Then press + (beside the ENTER button) to scroll through the START UP Registrations.

REGISTRATION 001-016 with STYLE ready

001 Ballad8 Easy ballad style A Grand Piano sounds press SCENE button II and get a ORGAN. press SCENE button III and get E-Piano and Bells press SCENE button IV and you have no SOUND SCENE IV is set to play just the original accordion reeds.

REGISTRATION 017 - 032 MANUAL BASS, CHORD AND DRUMS

The REGISTRATIONS marked with a # sign are prepared to play live on the accordion.

These have different sound settings, some with manual drums on bass and chord. Some have more than 10 active sounds. This shows how powerful the REGISTRATIONS of the DESKTOP are. You can change any sound and adjust all you like.

Remember, the SCENE I II III IV buttons allow sound changes on the fly with just one step on the foot switch.

REGISTRATION 033 - 048 AUTOMATIC DRUMS

Registrations marked with (d) symbol are prepared to play live on the accordion. Here you can start the automatic drums using the START/STOP button on the panel or by using FS3, which has been pre-programmed as a START/STOP foot switch.

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TEST AUDIO CONNECTION

To check your connections

 press the START/STOP button on the lower left of the DESKTOP.

 Slowly turn up the MAIN volume on your amplifier

You should hear the accompaniment playing the BALLAD 8 style.

If you don’t hear anything, please

 check that the LED is ﬂashing when you press the START/STOP button.

 Connect a headphone to the unit

When you hear the rhythm in headphones, the device is working properly. If there is still no sound, then check the cables and connections as well as the settings on the amplifier.

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CALL UP A STYLE

What is a STYLE?

A style is an automatic arrangement of a music genre as rock, samba, waltz, swing, etc.

Press the [STYLE] button on the left side of the DESKTOP V3‘s panel.

The screen displays the ﬁrst seven categories of the music styles available. Press the [PAGE +] button to scroll through the categories. Press the [PAGE-] to scroll back to the previous categories.

Press the button parallel to the category 05Latin.

Now the Latin styles available are shown.

Press the button parallel to the style 04 BossaSlw.

The style is now highlighted and you can hear it by pressing the [START/STOP] button. Press the [START/STOP] button again to stop the preview.

Press the button parallel to the style 04 BossaSlw already highlighted to load it.

The screen now displays the settings for this style at the bottom left of the screen (style number, name, tempo/TMP).

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SET UP - MIDI CONNECTION

Connect a MIDI cable from MIDI-OUT of your MIDI-System or MIDI accordion to the MIDI-IN on the Desktop.

MIDI CHANNELS

The MIDI channels of your MIDI-Accordion and the MIDI-channels from the DESKTOP must have the same setting.

Our factory setting use the international standard for MIDI-accordions

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CHANNEL 1 = TREBLE SIDE

CHANNEL 2 = CHORDS

CHANNEL 3 = BASS

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The MIDI channels can be changed on the DE SKTOP as described in the user’s ma nual.

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REG 00/001 Ballad8

V100 R6 0 V100 R6 0

CHANGE VOLUME OF A SINGLE SOUND

With the DESKTOP it´s possible to play the sounds one by one or two or more together, e.g. piano and violin.

If you layer sounds, you need a way to adjust the volume of one to the others.

Press the [PAGE +] button twice to enter the sound edit page for VOLUME.

To change the VOLUME: at the top right of the screen the value “V100” (volume = 100) is shown.

Note: In this area of the display you will ﬁnd the description of each parameter in EDIT mode

Press the button parallel to this parameter which will ﬂash, then change its value using the “Value” dial located at the upper right of the DESKTOP V3’s panel.

To change the REVERB: at the top right of the screen the value “R060” (reverb = 60) is shown.

Press the button parallel to this parameter again. It will ﬂash; then change its value using the “Value” dial located at the upper right of the DESKTOP V3’s panel.

It is possible to play while you change all parameters.

Make all your adjustments while playing the style. Be aware that in the moment you change values, a small interruption may occur. This only happens while you are editing, not when you are playing a saved registration.

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TEST MIDI CONNECTION

Press a key on the treble side of your instrument and you should hear a Piano sound.

If the audio connection test on page 3 was successful, but you get no sound when you press a key on the treble side:

 try another MIDI-cable  power off/on the DESKTOP, and try it again.

SUPPORT FOR ALL MIDI SYS TEMS

There are many different MIDI-accordion systems on the market.

If you are still unable to hear anything from your MIDI accordion feel free to contact us for more help. Please send an email to:

[email protected]

CHANGE SOUNDS WHILE PL AYING WITH ONE TOUCH

The first REGISTRATION of the START UP folder is 00/001 Ballad 8.

As shown in the display, you get a grand piano sound if you press a key on the treble side of your MIDI-accordion.

Press the button [II] on the right side of the screen, the display changes, and an organ sound is now available.

Press the [III] to listen to other preset sounds. Press [IV] and you get NO SOUND. Select this option if you want the original accordion reeds and no other sound on the treble side.

Any REGISTRATION offers 4 sound scenes I - II - III - IV

The sound scenes within each factory REGISTRATION allow you to change the instrumentation during different sections of the music.

A scene can hold one, or up to eight sounds. Change the scenes using the buttons on the DESKTOP, a foot pedal or a control device on your MIDI instrument.

FOOT SWITCH

If you connect a standard foot switch, such as a BESPECO VM20 to the FS1 jack on the backside of the DESKTOP, you can change the sounds with one tap of your foot.

FACTORY COPY AND BACKUP

If you want to keep the original REGISTRATIONS and save you changes to use at a later time, we suggest you store your changes in a different memory location. Please read page 49 of the English user manual.

You will ﬁnd all REGISTRATIONS on our homepage as a free download. Feel free to test and change all the registrations. You can always reload all the original registrations again via download, then copy them onto your SD card.

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REG 00/001 Ballad8

001 GrandPia

SOUND Piano Tuned Keys Accordion Bass

SOUND 022 Accordion 024 AccTango 023 Melodica 001 French 88

CALL UP A REGISTRATION

What is a REGISTRATION?

A REGISTRATION contains all the settings required for a song.

Recalling a REGISTRATION on your DESKTOP V3 will load all these settings to play a song: sounds; style, MIDI file or MP3; volumes; tempo; etc.

REGIST

SOUND

Press the big blue button at the right side of the V3 DESKTOP‘s panel named [REGIST].

The display shows the first eight categories. Press the [PAGE +] button to scroll through the categories. Press the [PAGE -] to scroll back to the previous categories.

Press the button parallel to the category „11 SwingJazz.“ This category contains dozens of titles of this musical genre.

Press the [PAGE +/-] button to scroll through the titles.

Preselect the title „001 JAZZTRIO“ by pressing the button parallel to it. The title is now highlighted.

Press the [START/STOP] button to listen to the automatic arrangement and play on the right side of your instrument to listen to the preset sounds. Press the [START/STOP] button to stop the preview of the arrangement.

Press the button parallel to the highlighted title “001 JAZZTRIO” to fully load it.

The screen now displays the settings of this REGISTRATION.

Press the START button and play a few chords on the left side of your instrument.

The arrangement will perform harmonies according to your chord changes.

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09 Ballroom

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08 Ballad

10 PopRo

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V3SOUND

CALL UP A SOUND

What is a SOUND?

Sound is a digital reproduction of the timbre of a musical instrument, e.g. piano, accordion, guitar, trumpet, organ, etc. With the DESKTOP it’s possible to play the sounds one by one or two or more together, e.g. piano and violin.

This QUICK GUIDE shows you how to use SOUNDS inside a REGISTRATION.

We recommend you load the basic REGISTRATION „00/001 Ballad 8“ by following this quick path: press the [REGIST] button / type 00001 on the numeric keypad /press the [ENTER] button.

Press the button parallel to the sound “001 GrandPia”.

The screen displays the ﬁrst eight categories of sounds available (piano, e-piano, organ). Press the [PAGE +] button to scroll through the categories. Press the [PAGE -] to scroll back to the previous categories.

Press the button parallel to the category “Accordion”.

The screen displays the ﬁrst eight sounds in this category. Press the [PAGE +/-] button to scroll through the sounds

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Press the button parallel to the sound „022 Accordion“.

The sound is now highlighted and you can hear it playing on the treble side of your MIDI-accordion.

Just press the parallel button to test other sounds. Use the [Page +/-] button to scroll up and down.

Conﬁrm the preselection by pressing the button parallel to the sound 022 again.

The display returns to the home screen, but now instead of the sound „001 GrandPia“ you have the sound of the Accordion „022“.

To quickly save the changes made to the REGISTRATION so far, double press the [SAVE] button twice. It is in the DESKTOP V3’s upper left panel.

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BELLOW DYNAMIC ON/OFF

Using a Bellow dynamic with the V3 DESKTOP

Bellow dynamic is the most important point on any MIDI-system. The more forcefully you move the bellow, the louder the sound.

We support the international MIDI-Standard using MIDI controller 11 (Expression).

What you MUST know: Does your accordion have a bellow sensor? If so, how do you switch the bellow sensor ON/OFF

IMPORTANT:

If you have a bellow sensor then your MIDI accordion will sound quieter. This means when you play with styles, the styles will be louder than your MIDI accordion.

We recommend changing the LIVE volume to a value of 100 if using a bellow sensor.

Just press this button several times. Or, when you see the value flashing use the large rotary dial MAIN VOLUME to quickly change values.

SAVE THE ADJUSTMENT

Press the SAVE button twice on the upper left corner of the DESKTOP, and your adjustments are saved.

If you make changes to the Registrations stored on the SD card, it is always possible to download the original ﬁles from our homepage.

SOME BASICS

The V3 DESKTOP‘s main screen shows the settings for:

REGISTRATION

SOUNDS

STYLE

TEMPO

VOLUMES

ADJUST VOLUMES & TEMPO

Use the up/down arrow keys directly under the display to adjust the volume and the tempo.

TMP tempo of the MIDI les or styles TRACK volume of the active player: MP3, MIDI ﬁle or style LIVE volume of all live sounds

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