Concertmate 1000 (420-4020) Operation Faxback Doc. # 7651
PLAYING YOUR KEYBOARD
1. Set POWER to ON.
To save power, your Concertmate-1000 automatically turns off if you do
not use it for more than 6 minutes. To play the keyboard again after
it has turned off, set POWER to OFF, then back to On.
2. To hear a sample of the keyboard's many sounds, press DEMO. The
demonstration tune continuously plays until you press DEMO again.
Note: You cannot play along with the demonstration tune.
3. Play the keyboard. See "Selecting a Tone" and "Playing a Rhythm" to
create your own music.
4. Move MAIN VOLUME to MAX to make it louder or to MIN to make it
quieter.
5. Set POWER to OFF to turn off the keyboard.
SELECTING A TONE
You can select from 100 instruments to sound when you play the keyboard.
Each tone has a 2-digit number that is listed on the keyboard's top
panel. PIANO 1 (Tone 00) is automatically selected each time you turn on
the keyboard. Here's how to select another tone:
1. Find the tone you want to use in the 100 SOUNDS list.
2. Enter the tone's number using the SOUND number buttons. The display
shows the tone number you select.
Try this! Select CELLO (Tone 45) - Press [4] [5]. Now play the keyboard
cello sound.
Note: When you enter a number, each digit in the display shifts to the
left.
Percussion Sounds
When you select PERCUSSION (Tone 29), the keyboard produces different
percussion sounds depending on which keys you press. The pictures above
the keys show you which sound plays.
1. Bass drum 9. Mid tom
2. Snare drum 10. Low tom
3. Reverb snare drum 11. Floor tom
4. Closed hi-hat 12. Cow bell
5. Open hi-hat 13. Timbal
6. Crash cymbal 14. Maracas
7. Ride cymbal 15. Clave
8. Hi tom 16. Rim Shot
Keyboard Split Tones
Some of the preset tones let you play two or more tones at the same time.
One tone sounds in the left-hand portion of the keyboard while another
tone sounds in the right. For example, "BASS/PIANO 1" (Tone 75) sounds
BASS on the lower two octaves and PIANO on the upper three octaves.
PLAYING A RHYTHM
You can choose from 100 preprogrammed rhythms to add a steady beat to your
music. Each rhythm has a 2-digit number that is listed in the beat bank
on the top panel. ROCK 1 (Beat 00) is automatically selected each time
you turn on the keyboard. Here's how to select another rhythm:
1. Find the rhythm you want to use in the 100 RHYTHMS list.
2. Enter the rhythm's number using the RHYTHM number buttons. The
display shows the beat number you select.
3. Press START/STOP to start the rhythm. The indicator next to
START/STOP starts flashing in tempo with the beat.
Try this! Select SHUFFLE 2 (Beat 45) - Press [4] [5]. Then press
START/STOP to hear how the shuffle rhythm sounds.
4. Press TEMPO DOWN ARROW OR UP ARROW to slow down or speed up the rhythm
between 40 and 256 beats per minute.
The 3-digit display shows the selected tempo in beats per minute.
5. Move RHYTHM VOLUME to MAX to make the rhythm louder or to MIN to make
it quieter.
6. As you play the keyboard, adjust MAIN VOLUME as desired.
7. Press START/STOP again to stop playing the rhythm.
RHYTHM CONTROLS
You can use the seven rhythm controls to change the standard rhythm
pattern. To learn more about setting the chord for an accompaniment
pattern, see "Using Auto-Accompaniment."
Using INTRO
To start the rhythm with a light 1-measure intro pattern, press INTRO.
The intro pattern plays, then the standard rhythm begins.
Note: To include an accompaniment with the 1-measure intro pattern, set
CHORD to ON, then press the desired chord and INTRO at the same time.
Using INTRO (LONG)
To start the rhythm with a 4- to 5- measure intro pattern, press INTRO
(LONG).
The keyboard plays a progression of chords that leads into the
accompaniment.
To set the key for the accompaniment, set CHORD to ON, then press the
desired chord. If you do not set the key before you start an intro, the
keyboard bases the intro on the last chord played, or on C major if you
have not yet played a chord.
Using BREAK
To insert a 1- to 2-measure break in the rhythm pattern, press BREAK while
the rhythm is playing. The pattern stops for a couple of beats.
Using FILL-IN
To insert a 1- to 2-measure variation in the rhythm pattern, press FILL-IN
while the rhythm is playing. The variation pattern plays, then returns to
the standard rhythm pattern.
Using ENDING
To end the rhythm pattern with a 2- to 3-measure flourish, press ENDING
instead of START/STOP.
Using CODA
To stop the rhythm with a 4- to 5-measure ending pattern. Press CODA
instead of START/STOP. The progression of chords is based on the last
chord played.
Using SYNCHRO
Press SYNCHRO to enter the synchro start stand-by mode. The rhythm does
not start until you press any of the lower 1 1/2 octave keys labeled
C - F.
USING AUTO-ACCOMPANIMENT
The keyboard can add a harmonic accompaniment to a selected rhythm
pattern.
To add an accompaniment pattern, set CHORD to ON (for easy random
fingering) or to FINGERED (for standard fingering). Then use the
accompaniment keys (the keys labeled with notes) to select the chord. You
can use the rest of the keyboard to play the melody.
Note: The chord you play on the accompaniment keys continues to sound
after you release the keys.
Easy Random Fingering
The easy random fingering method lets beginning keyboard players easily
select a chord.
The number of accompaniment keys pressed determines the type of chord.
This chart shows the type of chord that plays when you press one, two,
three, or four accompaniment keys at the same time.
The lowest note you play determines the key of the chord. For example, if
the lowest note is C, the keyboard plays a C chord.
Number of Accompaniment Keys Pressed Chord Type
1 Major
2 Minor
3 Seventh
4 Minor Seventh
Note: You can press any labeled note(s) to the right of the lowest note
to produce a minor chord, a seventh chord, or a minor seventh
chord.
Here's how to start easy random-fingering auto-accompaniment.
1. Set CHORD to ON.
2. Select a preprogrammed rhythm and press SYNCHRO. The tempo light
turns on.
3. Press one to four accompaniment keys at the same time. The
accompaniment starts.
4. Press TEMPO DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW to adjust the rhythm and its
accompaniment. Move MAIN VOLUME, RHYTHM VOLUME, and ACCOMP VOLUME to
adjust the volume.
5. Press START/STOP to stop the auto-accompaniment.
Standard Fingering
The standard fingering method gives the experienced musician a wider
variety of chord types. You can start an accompaniment pattern by
pressing down standard chord formations of three or four notes.
You can play the following 15 chord types in any key using the standard
fingering method. Note that you can omit the fifth note to produce
7, m7, M7, mM7, 9 and m9 chords.
Here's how to start the standard fingering method auto-accompaniment.
1. Set CHORD to FINGERED.
2. Select a preprogrammed rhythm and press SYNCHRO. The tempo light
appears.
3. Press the accompaniment keys for the desired chord. The accompaniment
starts.
4. Press TEMPO DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW to adjust the rhythm and its
accompaniment. Move MAIN VOLUME, RHYTHM VOLUME, and ACCOMP VOLUME to
adjust the volume.
5. Press START/STOP to stop the auto-accompaniment.
USING AUTO HARMONIZE
While using auto-accompaniment, press AUTO HARMONIZE to automatically add
harmony to your melodies. The keyboard adds harmony based on the chord
playing in the accompaniment pattern.
USING ORCHESTRATION
In addition to the rhythm pattern, the auto-accompaniment patterns are
made of three parts: the bass line, the chord 1 pattern, and the chord 2
pattern. Press the ORCHESTRATION buttons to turn these parts on or off.
Each selected button lights.
For example, if you want only a rhythm track and bass line, turn off the
Chord 1 and Chord 2 patterns by pressing CHORD 1 and CHORD 2 so their
lights disappear.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK MELODIES
The following steps show you how to record and play back performances of
up to 1,250 notes. You can store difficult selections at a slow speed and
play them back at a faster speed by increasing the tempo.
Recording a Melody and/or Accompaniment
1. Select the desired tone and rhythm pattern and set the tempo.
2. Press MEMORY RECORD to enter the recording standby mode. The red
light flashes.
3. Set CHORD to the desired position.
4. Press MEMORY START/STOP. Recording starts after one measure of beats.
5. Play the desired melody and/or chords in time with the rhythm pattern.
6. Press MEMORY START/STOP to stop recording.
Notes: You can change the following settings during recording, but these
changes reduce the number of notes that are recorded by half a
note each.
Preset tones
Auto-rhythms
Starting or stopping a rhythm
Starting with INTRO
Inserting FILL-IN
Ending with ENDING
ORCHESTRATION
AUTO HARMONIZE
You can change the TOUCH RESPONSE and TEMPO settings while
recording, but these changes are not recorded.
Recording automatically ends when you fill the memory.
Playing a Recording
1. Press MEMORY START/STOP to start playback.
2. Use TEMPO to adjust the tempo.
3. Press MEMORY START/STOP again to stop playback before the end.
Memory Back-Up
The recording is stored in memory even when you turn the keyboard off, as
long as there is power to the keyboard. The recording will be lost if
there are no batteries loaded (or if the batteries go dead) and the AC
adapter is not plugged in (or power through the AC adapter is
interrupted).
USING TUNING
Your keyboard never goes out of tune, but you can adjust its pitch to
match other instruments or recordings.
Turn TUNING on the back of the keyboard to adjust the pitch of the
keyboard (within +/- 30 cents).
USING SELECT
The display on the front panel can show one of three things: the selected
SOUND, the RHYTHM, or the TEMPO.
Press SELECT next to the display to change the display. The display
changes in this order.
Tone number -> Tempo-> Rhythm number -> Tone number...
A dot appears over RHYTHM, SOUND or TEMPO to show you which value is
displayed.
Note: The display can also show the MIDI channel number (see "Using
MIDI").
USING TOUCH RESPONSE
You can use touch response to control how loud each key plays. The harder
you strike a key, the louder it sounds. Each time you turn on the
keyboard, touch response is on.
To turn off touch response, press TOUCH RESPONSE. When you turn off touch
response, all keys have the same volume.
Note: Touch response does not work on the accompaniment keyboard keys
when CHORD is set to ON or FINGERED.
CONNECTING A SUSTAIN PEDAL
You can connect an optional sustain pedal (Radio Shack Cat. No. 42-4021)
so preset tones continue to play after you lift your hand from the
keyboard.
To connect a sustain pedal, insert the pedal's plug into the SUSTAIN jack
on the back of the Concertmate-1000.
CONNECTING HEADPHONES
You can connect a pair of optional stereo headphones with a 1/4-inch plug
to your keyboard so you can play in private. Your local Radio Shack store
sells a wide variety of headphones.
To connect your headphones, insert the headphones' 1/4-inch plug into the
keyboard's PHONES/OUTPUT jack.
Note: You cannot hear sound from the keyboards speakers when headphones
are connected.
Listening safely
To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use headphones.
Set the volume to the lowest setting before you begin listening.
After you begin listening, adjust the volume to a comfortable level.
Do not listen at extremely high volume levels. Extended high-volume
listening can lead to permanent hearing loss.
Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears
adapt to the volume level, so a volume level that does not cause
discomfort might still damage your hearing.
CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER
You can increase the keyboard's sound output by connecting an optional
external amplifier to the keyboard and connecting speakers to the
amplifier.
To connect an external amplifier to your keyboard, use a connection cable
with a 1/4-inch stereo plug. Insert the cable's plug into the keyboard's
PHONES/OUT-PUT jack and connect the other end of the cable to the
amplifier's input jack(s) (AUX IN or TAPE IN).
Your local Radio Shack store sells a full line of amplifiers, speakers,
and connection cables.
USING THE MUSIC STAND
Insert the supplied music stand into the holes on the top rear of the
keyboard.
USING MIDI
What is MIDI?
MIDI stands for "Musical Instrument Digital Interface." You can connect
your keyboard to other MIDI-equipped musical instruments or devices, such
as synthesizers, drum machines, sequencers, and even personal computers.
You need MIDI cables (not supplied) for the connection.
Making the Connections
To "talk" or "listen" to other musical instruments or devices, turn off
both units and follow these steps.
1. Connect the Concertmate-1000's MIDI OUT terminal to another MIDI
instrument's MIDI IN terminal using a MIDI cable. Or, connect the
Concertmate- 1000's MIDI IN terminal to another MIDI instrument's MIDI
OUT (or MIDI THRU) terminal.
2. Set the MIDI channel on both the Concertmate-1000 and the connected
MIDI instrument to the same channel.
To set the Concertmate-1000's MIDI channel, press and hold down SOUND
0, turn on the keyboard and press TEMPO DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW until
the display shows the desired MIDI channel. The same MIDI channel is
applied to both transmission and reception. Release SOUND 0 after
you select the channel.
3. Turn on the other instrument. If you connected the instrument to the
MIDI OUT terminal, the instrument automatically plays the same notes
that you play on the Concertmate-1000. If you connected the
instrument to the MIDI IN terminal, the Concertmate-1000
automatically plays the same notes that you play on the instrument.
Sending/Receiving Information
You can send/receive the following information through the Concertmate-
1000's MIDI terminals. For details on the MIDI functions, see the "MIDI
Implementation Chart."
Which Keys are Pressed/Released - This information is sent/received
regardless of the position of CHORD.
However, we recommend you set CHORD to
OFF when you use MIDI.
How Loud - If the TOUCH RESPONSE function is set to
off, the keyboard still sends how loud a
note sounds, but does not receive any
variation in how loud a note sounds.
Tone change - The tone on the Concertmate-1000 is not
necessarily the same as the tone on the
other keyboard.
Sustain Pedal On/Off - This information is sent/received if you
connected an optional sustain pedal to
the Concertmate-1000's SUSTAIN jack.
(See "Connecting a Sustain Pedal").
Pitch Change - The Concertmate-1000 does not send this
signal, but can receive and change the
pitch.
The auto-accompaniment data, the demonstration tune performance data, and
the melody in the memory cannot be sent as MIDI data.
Note about the MIDI Implementation Chart
An o in the chart means that the Concertmate-1000 has this feature, x
means it does not have this feature. The following notes explain what the
Concertmate-1000 can do.
Basic Channel - MIDI uses up to 16 channels to exchange
data. As in a TV broadcast, different
channels send different information.
Mode - The chart says Mode 3 is OMNI OFF, POLY.
This means the Concertmate-1000
sends/receives polyphonic data on only
one channel at a time.
Note Number - This number represents each key of the
keyboard. The lowest number (0) is five
octaves below middle C. Since the
Concertmate 1000's lowest note is two
octaves below middle C and the highest
is three octaves above middle C, your
keyboard can send a note number between
36 and 96. It can receive all 0 through
127 note numbers, so those keys outside
the concertmate-1000's key range are
interpreted as notes inside the key
range.
Velocity - This number shows how fast the key was
pressed, or how loud the note should
sound. 1 is the lowest velocity,
pianissimo; 127 is the loudest,
fortissimo. 0 means the key is
released.
'9n' means that the Note On message is
9 hexadecimal, n is the channel number.
For example, if you select Channel 16
and press Key D in mezzo-piano, 9E (E is
15 in hexadecimal ... note that Channel
1 is 0 in MIDI data) is first sent from
MIDI OUT, then 3D (decimal 62) is sent
as the key number, finally 21 (decimal
33) is sent as velocity.
Pitch Bender - The Concertmate-1000 does not send pitch
bending signals but can receive and
change pitch. The amount of "bend" is
not necessarily the same as the master
instrument you use. Before actually
playing, try bending pitch to match the
range. Normally MIDI uses two bytes of
data to send bend "steps," but the
Concertmate-1000 receives only the upper
bytes.
Control Change - This feature sends information on
various controllers (switches, pedals,
levers, and so on) with each having its
own number. The Concertmate-1000
sends/receives only No. 64, the sustain
pedal. To send the sustain pedal
information, you need an optional
sustain pedal connected to the
Concertmate-1000's SUSTAIN jack.
Program Change - This feature changes the preset tones.
Since the Concertmate-1000 has 100 tones
numbered 00 through 99, it can
send/receive within this range. Each
tone number corresponds to the program
number 0 through 99.
(br-9/19/94)