Hints On Creating A User Tone; Special Features; Changing Keys - Radio Shack MD-1700 Owner's Manual

. Delete? appears. Then press
NO
.
YES
6. Press or until the tone number you
+ –
want appears. If you do not want to
assign a name, skip to Step 10.
7. To give a name to your tone, press
. The first character of the tone
ENTER
name flashes.
8. Repeatedly press
+
character of the new name appears.
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9. Press to move to the next character
position. Repeat Steps 8 and 9 to enter
the rest of the characters in the new
name.
10. Press . Replace?
ENTER
Press to save the user tone. Other-
YES
wise, press . The keyboard returns to
NO
Step 5 above.
Note: To cancel the save operation and
exit the synthesizer mode, press
or . Press
TONE SYNTH
selecting another tone to return to the
ˆ

Special Features

CHANGING KEYS

The keyboard automatically selects the key
of middle C each time you turn it on.
For added flexibility as you play, the key-
board lets you change (transpose) the musi-
cal key in which it plays.
8
Press to raise the key or
TRANSPOSE
lower the key. Each time you press
the number increases by one semitone.

Hints on Creating a User Tone

or until the first
–
appears.
SYNTH
again before
As you raise the key,
on. As you lower the key, –
–3
Notes:
9
to
8 9
or ,
Special Features
synthesizer mode while retaining all of
the settings you made.
• Use a preset tone that is similar to the
one you are trying to create. When you
already have a general idea of the tone
you are trying to create, it is a good idea
to start with a similar preset tone. If you
want to use a layered tone, start out with
a 2DCO tone.
• Determine the most important parame-
ter. The PCM Set and Amp Envelope
Set parameters are the major factors
that determine the overall tone charac-
teristic. Start out by setting these two
parameters to get the general sound you
want, then set the other parameters to
add the finishing touches.
• Experiment with different settings. There
are no real rules about what a tone
should sound like. Let your imagination
run free and experiment with different
combinations. You might be surprised at
what you can achieve!
1 is C ,
is A, and so on.
• You cannot change the key while a
demo tune is selected or playing.
• The number on the display is the num-
ber of "semitones" to which the key-
board is set, compared to its default key.
A semitone is a measurement that rep-
resents the acoustical interval between
the tones of any two keys on the key-
2 is D, and so
is B, – is B ,
1 2
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