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e.
Tuning
The
IVIKS-50
is
played
in
the
pitch
of the
iVIIDI
sig-
nal
sent
from
the
external
instrument, therefore
sounds
in
A4=442Hz
standard
pitch
if
the
external
instrument
is
rightly
tuned.
If
necessary,
you
can
tune
the
MKS-50
to
the external device.
®
Push
the
Tune/MIDI
Button
O-
f.
Patch
Selection
in
the
Interna!
Memory
A
Patch
consists of a
Tone and
the
performance
control functions.
The MKS-50
can
retain
up
to
128
different
Tones and
128
different
Patches,
and you
can
select
any
of
the Patches
simply by pushing
the
relevant buttons.
Play the
MKS-50
together with the
external
instrument,
and push
the
Value Button
Q
until
the
MKS-50
is
tuned
to
the instrument.
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Mamorv
P-MB
128
difterenl
Patch
MBmofiss
(P-AII
Pushing
the
upper
side
of
the Value Button
increases the
pitch
and
the
lower
side
decreases.
The number
shown
in
the Display represents the
frequency
of the
standard
pitch (A4).
It
changes
in
1Hz
step,
but
actually
changes almost
continu-
ously
(in
0.4
cent
steps).
The
and
•<
shown
on
the
both
sides of
the
number
represents as
follows:
1)
When
is
shown,
the
actual pitch
is
slightly
lower than
the value
shown
in
the
Display.
2)
When
-^
is
shown,
the
actual pitch
is
slightly
higher than the value
shown
in
the
display.
3)
When
both
and
<
are
shown,
the value
shown
in
the Display
is
almost
equal
to
the
actual
pitch.
*
The
value
you
set
is
retained
in
memory
even
when
the
MKS-50
is
switched
off.
As shown
in
the
picture
below. Patches
are divided
into
two Groups
A
and
B,
and
each
Group
con-
taines 8
Banks and
8
Numbers.
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Bank\
123.
5
6
7
B
I
1
1
1
1
I
1
H
1
1
1
1
1
1
3|
i
i
11
1
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1
1
Group
A
'1
M
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
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1
I
I
{
7
{
I
{
«l
1
1
1
i
1
!
1
1
FATCH
\Number
Bank\
1234
5
6
7
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
M
1
H
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
{
1
1
"
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Group B
5
1
I
I
1
I
1
1
M
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
1
1
I
{
1
1
1
«l
1
1
1
1
M M
H
:
Group
A,
Bank
5,
Number
6
gl
:
Group
B,
Bank
2,
Number
3
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