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Cod. 271101
U.S.English

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  • Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL Cod. 271101 U.S.English...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS Read all the instructions (Safety, Installation and FCC if applicable) before using the product.
  • Page 3 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 4 Stock Code 271101 Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. PRINTED IN ITALY Baldwin Piano & Organ Company, 422 Wards Corner Rd., Loveland, Ohio, 45140 - 8390 - USA...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents USER GUIDE Introduction How to use the owner’s manual i Specifications ii Update the Operating System with OS-Disks v System Reset v • 1 Quick Guide 1. 1 Power up and get to know the basics. 1. 1 The initial status (default) 1. 2 Adjusting the General Volume 1.
  • Page 6 How to Program Presets 4. 10 How to Store Presets 4. 19 Restore Preset 4. 23 • 5 The Styles 5. 1 About PS1500 Styles 5. 1 Selecting Styles 5. 2 The Accompaniment tracks 5. 5 The Style Controls 5. 6 Variation, Fill, Style Lock 5.
  • Page 7 • 10 MIDI 10. 1 What is MIDI? 10. 1 Playing PS1500 with a master keyboard 10. 4 PS1500 in Song mode used as a controlling device 10. 7 Programming Songs on an external sequencer 10. 8 MIDI Panic 10. 10 REFERENCE GUIDE •...
  • Page 8 • 18 Song Edit 18.1 Quantize function 18. 2 Clear function 18. 4 Master Track function 18. 9 Copy function 18.1 3 • 19 SAMPLE / RECORD 19.1 Regulating the Mic/Line signal 19. 3 Preparing to sample - select the Splits 19. 4 Programmable Pads Assign 19.

  • Page 9: How To Use The Owner's Manual I

    How to use the manual Do not use it as a paperweight: read it. If you understand how PS1500 operates, you can save a lot of time. You are encouraged to experiment with alternative operating methods: the PS1500 is sufficiently flexible to permit several choices to obtain the same results.

  • Page 10: Specifications

    Presets with original Sounds instead of edited ones. • Sample-RAM PS1500 is fitted with a battery-backed Sam- ple-RAM dedicated to the storage of Samples. PCM Sample kits can be loaded into Sample- RAM from disk, or can be recorded with the PS1500 sampler, accessed via the Audio/Vid- eo Interface.
  • Page 11 USA NTSC video stand- ard. • Audio Inputs PS1500 is fitted with a set of audio inputs suitable for the connection of musical instru- ments, mixer or homle stereo outputs. The level of the input signal can be regulated by an appropriate volume control situated close to the inputs.

  • Page 12: Important Information

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION 1. The PS1500 should contain the following items from the factory. a) Instrument; b) Bench; c) 3 Floppy disks (2 OS-Disks, 1 Demo); d) Owner’s manual. 2. When contacting your retailer or authorized Baldwin technical assistance center, always provide the model name and serial number of your instrument (found on the identification plate).

  • Page 13: System Reset

    IMPORTANT PRELIMINARY NOTES Observe these important preliminary notes before using your instrument. AVOID PLACING DISKS NEAR MAGNETS - Do not place floppy disks on top of speakers, near mag- nets, telephones or other sources of electromagnetic fields. The disk contents could be damaged. UPDATEABLE OPERATING SYSTEM - two disks containing the operating system are supplied with the instrument.
  • Page 14 vi Introduction...
  • Page 15 User Guide • 1 Guick Guide • 2 Layouts • 3 Basic concepts • 4 Sounds & Presets • 5 Styles • 6. Disk • 7. Songs & MIDI Files • 8 Song/Styles • 9 Digital Effects • 10 MIDI...
  • Page 16 GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Power source • Be sure that your local AC mains voltage matches the voltage specified on the name plate before connecting to the mains. • DC power cannot be used to power this instrument. • If the instrument is to remain unused for long periods of time, remove the power cord from its wall outlet.

  • Page 17: Quick Guide

    2. Insert the instrument’s power cord into a suit- able grounded wall outlet. 3. Press the power switch to turn on PS1500. After a few seconds the instrument sets to the default situation. If necessary, regulate the display contrast us- ing the DISPLAY CONTRAST panel knob on the left of the display.

  • Page 18: The Initial Status (Default)

    The main display shown a short period after powering up corresponds to the GRAND PIANO Preset. PS1500 defaults to this mode every time you turn on the instrument. The display shows the name of the current Style...

  • Page 19: Play With Auto Accompaniment Styles

    PLAY WITH AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT STYLES PS1500 has 96 auto accompaniment Styles with four Variations four Intros, a Fill and four End- ings for each Style. You can also load up to 16 disk based User Styles of your choice into the 2 User Style banks available.
  • Page 20 Automatic Accompanment 2” or “Free”, either by selecting a Preset or by entering the PIANO STYLE options. See the PIANO STYLE function in the Styles chapter 5, page 12. 5. Play a different chord. Note how the accompaniment pattern is transposed.

  • Page 21: Listen To The Demo Styles

    Demo Style LISTEN TO THE DEMO STYLES You can listen to the automatic playback of your PS1500 to get an idea of what the instrument is capable of doing. 1. Press the DEMO button in the SYSTEM section. The 2x40 backlit Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) shows three Styles and the “ALL”...

  • Page 22: Multimedia

    Multimedia Multimedia PS1500 can display Lyrics when playing PS Se- ries Disks. There are a large number of disks that display lyrics when played. Furthermore, if you connect the RGB socket of the Audio/Video Interface to a domestic TV or computer monitor, you can project the Lyrics onto the external moni- tor.
  • Page 23 7. Press PLAY or START/STOP to start the SONG play- back. 8. Press TEXT in the Song Edit section. While the Song plays, the lyrics are scrolled across the display in synchronization with the Song. If you have connected to an external moni- tor, the lyrics can also be shown on the screen in larger type.

  • Page 24: Selecting Instrument Sounds

    Selecting instrument sounds SELECTING INSTRUMENT SOUNDS PS1500 has almost 400 instrument Sounds, in- cluding orchestral, percussion and contemporary musical instruments. You can customize any sound to your tastes with the built in sound edit capabilities. 1. Press the GRAND PIANO button.
  • Page 25 4. Repeat step 2 and listen to other Sounds. This time, after pressing a SOUND GROUPS button, select a Sound Bank with the PAGE+/ BANK+ button once or twice then select a Sound. Each Sound Group button consists of 3 Sound Banks, each containing 8 Sounds. 5.

  • Page 26: Selecting The Programmable Presets

    Selecting the Programmable Presets SELECTING THE PROGRAMMABLE PRE- SETS The Pianovelle PS1500 contains 64 Program- mable Presets organized into eight different banks: 32 programmed at the factory (buttons 1 - 4) and the other 32 “empty” (buttons 5 - 8), ready to be user-programmed.
  • Page 27 4. Press the UPPER 2 activator. A second sound is introduced (String), lay- ered with the first. 5. Press the LOWER activator. A: In the case of the GrandP Preset (F1), the LOWER activator will be disabled because this Preset recalls the Full keyboard mode. B: If, in point 2 overleaf, you selected a dif- ferent Preset, say Preset PnoStr (F2), the keyboard mode recalled will be Split mode.

  • Page 28: Change The Touch Sensitivity

    Change the touch sensitivity/Play the Pads CHANGE THE TOUCH SENSITIVITY If the keyboard of your PS1500 is too “hard” or “soft”, you may want to modify the touch sensi- tivity setting. 1. Press TOUCH SENSITIVITY The display shows four settings to choose from.

  • Page 29: Play With Effects Or Bypass Them

    PLAY WITH EFFECTS OR BYPASS THEM One or both effects buttons in the Digital Effect section will be active (LED on), showing that the current Preset is being processed by one or both effect types (Reverb and/or Mod/Delay effect). You can temporarily modify the way in which a Preset is processed by changing the On/Off con- figuration of the Reverbs and Effects buttons.

  • Page 30: Play With Headphones

    Headphones/Pedals PLAY WITH HEADPHONES • Plug a set of headphones into the left headphone socket. The headphones sockets panel is located on the left side of the instrument, under the key- board. Inserting the headphones plug into the PHONES 1 jack excludes the internal speakers to allows you to play in total silence without disturbing others in the same room.

  • Page 31: Regulate The General Effect Volumes And Activate Loudness

    REGULATE THE GENERAL EFFECT VOLUMES AND ACTIVATE LOUDNESS It is possible to regulate the general effect vol- umes to suit the surroundings and activate the Loudness function. Although each Preset recalls appropriate effect volume settings for each track, a general setting can be applied to render the effects more or less intense with a single command.

  • Page 32: Transpose The Instrument (Semitones)

    If you would like to play a Song in a different key, or a song is too high or too low for a singer or other instrument, you can transpose PS1500 to play the song in an easier key. The TRANSPOSE +/– buttons allow real time semitone adjustments (transpositions) of the overall pitch (range 12 semitones = 1 octave).

  • Page 33: Play All Songs

    2. Press PLAY ALL SONGS. PS1500 starts to scan the disk contents and, shortly a Song starts to play back. When the first Song or MidiFile ends, a sec- ond sequence begins.

  • Page 34: Song Play - Direct From Disk

    “Direct-from-disk” is particularly useful for Song files that are larger than the available sequencer memory. 1. Insert the disk into the PS1500 disk drive. 2. Press the DISK button. 3. Select the “Song” (a) or “MidiFile” (b) option from the Load page.
  • Page 35 (see page 6 of this chapter). 6. To stop the “direct” playback at any time, press STOP or START/STOP. PS1500 exits Disk mode and returns to the mode selected before pressing DISK. Don’t forget to remove the Floppy disk from the drive.

  • Page 36: Recording A Song/Style

    Recording a Song/Style Recording a Song/Style PS1500 allows you to record a simple 8 track song (Song/Style) using recording method that exploits existing Styles. In practice, the Song/ Style recording can record from 1 to 3 real time tracks accompanied by all the backing tracks of a Style to create an 8 track Song/Style.
  • Page 37 4. Press RECORD in the Sequencer. On the top line of the Song/Style display ap- pear the letters “MT” to indicate that the Met- ronome is active. On the bottom line at the center, the chord track is shown as being active to record data by the indication “Chord=Rec”.
  • Page 38 9. Listen to the Song/Style playback by pressing either PLAY or START/STOP. Save the Song/Style to disk Although PS1500 retains user-programmed data in the battery-backed RAM after turning off, you can save recorded sequence data to floppy disk for future use.

  • Page 39: Front & Rear Panel

    • 2 Front & Rear Panel Each button on the Pianovelle PS1500 control panel activates a specific function, selects an item in the display, or interacts with the currently se- lected operating mode to assist with the opera- tions. This chapter explains what happens when you press the buttons.
  • Page 40 Front panel STYLE SONG GROUPS VOLUME ACCOMPANIMENT MASTER MIC / LINE DRUMS BASS ACCOMP.1 ACCOMP.2 ACCOMP. 3 LOWER UPPER 2 UPPER 1 SWING COUNTRY ROCK FUNK DANCE USER 1–8 USER 9–16 8 BEAT 16 BEAT LATIN 1 LATIN 2 WORLD ETHNIC SONG /STYLE SONG...
  • Page 41 Control panel (left section) Front & Rear panel 2•3...
  • Page 42 Control panel (central section) 2•4 User Guide...
  • Page 43 Control panel (right section) Front & Rear panel 2•5...

  • Page 44: Front Panel (Buttons & Controls)

    Front Panel (buttons & controls) 1. VOLUME SLIDERS MASTER VOLUME. Adjusts the general volume (speak- ers, headphones and outputs). Not transmitted or re- ceived via MIDI. MIC/LINE. Controls the volume of the signal fed into the Mic/Line Input of the optional Audio/Video Interface. 2.
  • Page 45 11. PAGE+/BANK+, PAGE–/BANK– These buttons select Presets in increasing (Page+) or decreasing (Page–) order when PS1500 is set to Style/ Preset mode. In Sound selection situations, they select the Sound Banks 1, 2 and 3 in cyclic order (Bank+, Bank–...
  • Page 46 ECORD Programmable Pads assign functions. 25. SONG EDIT Each button gains access to a sequencer editing facility when PS1500 is in Style, Song/Style or Song Record mode. • T : displays Song Lyrics (active for Songs or MIDI Files with a Lyrics track only);...
  • Page 47 Rear Panel VIDEO S–VHS MIC LINE IN GAIN COMPUTER Rear Panel (model with Speakers box) VIDEO S–VHS MIC LINE IN GAIN COMPUTER VIDEO MIDI INPUT OUTPUT S–VHS MIC LINE IN GAIN COMPUTER THRU PEDALS VOLUME RIGHT MONO LEFT RIGHT MONO LEFT MIDI INPUT...

  • Page 48: Rear Panel (Connections)

    OUT: transmits data to another instrument. THRU: retransmits data received at MIDI IN. MIDI cables are not supplied with the instru- ment. When using PS1500 on its own, these jacks do not re- quire connection. 2•10 User Guide 4. PEDALS...

  • Page 49: Play Modes 3

    PLAY MODES: STYLE/PRESET, SONG/ STYLE & SONG PS1500 offers three different play modes: Style/Preset mode: to use PS1500 as a con- ventional keyboard or to play with the auto- matic accompaniments. PS1500 powers up in this mode every time it is turned on. Press...
  • Page 50 Single Touch Play / Style Lock The STYLE LOCK and SINGLE TOUCH PLAY but- tons In Style/Preset mode the selection of the Sounds and the Accompaniments is determined by the status of STYLE LOCK and SINGLE TOUCH PLAY buttons. STYLE LOCK on. Selecting Presets selects live keyboard sounds only.
  • Page 51 (16 parts) sound generator for Song record- ing with an external sequencer, regardless of the current play mode. Up to 7 Songs can be stored in the PS1500 song memory. The 8th memory location is reserved for the Chain function which plays back all the Songs in memory as a medley.
  • Page 52 Whenever you enter «Edit Preset», you will al- ways have access to 16 tracks. If you are pro- gramming PS1500 for Preset or Style modes, the configuration of tracks 9-16 does not influence either playing mode, but if you are programming...
  • Page 53 PS1500 as a stand-alone unit. Selecting Sounds and Presets via MIDI is dis- cussed in a later chapter. TRACKS A Track is the smallest part of a Preset. Pro- grammable Presets have up to 3 tracks (for the...

  • Page 54: Edit Modes

    Location 7 can accept PCM Samples originating from CD Series instruments. EDIT MODES PS1500 offers several Edit modes to modify var- ious aspects of the instrument. Each mode con- sists of a set of parameters spread across sever- al edit pages.

  • Page 55: Connections

    MIDI IN • To pilot PS1500 by a master keyboard, connect the PS1500 MIDI IN to the MIDI OUT of the master keyboard. If the master key- board has to simulate the PS1500 keyboard, the master keyboard must transmit MIDI on...
  • Page 56 To record Songs on external computers or sequencers, connect the PS1500 MIDI IN to the MIDI OUT of the external device, the PS1500 MIDI OUT to the MIDI IN of the exter- nal device. This configuration is called a “closed MIDI loop”.
  • Page 57 Check that the special cable which runs from the speakers box is connected to this jack. Note: If, after turning on your PS1500, you hear no sound, before doing anything else, check for the correct connection of the speakers cable.

  • Page 58: The Display

    The Display The Display The main display The main display activates every time PS1500 is turned on and is what is shown in normal playing conditions. The power-up status shows the Grand Piano preset selected for the Upper 1 section.
  • Page 59 RECORD WINDOWS These types of windows appear when PS1500 is set to record a User Style, Song/Style or Song. The display differs slightly for each specific ele- ment. In all cases, the metronome is activated automatically when the RECORD button is pressed.
  • Page 60 The Display EDIT PAGES The Edit environments consist of several param- eters spread across more than one “Edit page”. The pages are scrolled with the Page+/Bank+ and Page–/Bank– buttons. Each page is identified by a respective number and name of the select- ed parameter.

  • Page 61: Data Entry

    Data Entry Inserting numeric values, selecting options and navigating between the PS1500 parameters of the edit pages is achieved with specific controls: • Navigation (Function Select buttons F1…F8), Page+/Bank+, Page–/Bank– buttons. • Data Entry (DIAL, Function buttons F1…F8, Sliders F1…F8, Keyboard, ENTER and ES- CAPE buttons).
  • Page 62 Data Entry MODIFYING THE PARAMETER VALUES The value or status of a selected parameter can be changed with the Dial. For On/Off situations, the corresponding Function button toggles be- tween the two states. In many situations, the Slid- ers F1…F8 can be used to change parameter values without having to select the parameter beforehand.
  • Page 63 INSERTING ALPHANUMERIC DATA In Name Write situations (Presets, Songs, User Styles, Disk files, etc.), the keyboard activates as a source of alphanumeric data. Each note of the keyboard corresponds to a letter of the al- phabet or a number. The relative display shows a flashing active zone (“New name”) where a name of up to 6 charac- ters can be inserted.
  • Page 64 Data Entry Inserting measures In Song mode, as an alternative to the Fast For- ward and Fast Reverse functions, you can pass directly to any measure of a Song by specifying the measure number in an appropriate “active zone”, activated by pressing both >> and << but- tons at the same time.

  • Page 65: The Sounds And Tracks 4

    • 4 Sounds & Presets THE SOUNDS AND TRACKS A Sound is assigned to each track of a Preset. (The Grand Piano Preset is an exception that is discussed separately on page 8). Keyboard modes The keyboard tracks can be configured to play on the keyboard in two different ways, called key- board modes: •...
  • Page 66 The Sounds and the Keyboard modes can be changed instantly by selecting a Preset or a Style. WAYS OF SELECTING SOUNDS PS1500 allows you to select single sounds or a combination of different sounds. • To select a single sound, select the track that...

  • Page 67: Selecting Single Sounds 4

    Selecting Single Sounds To assign a Sound to a keyboard track (Upper 1, Upper 2 or Lower) in Style/Preset mode, you must first select the track with the SELECT buttons (Upper 2, Upper 1; Lower) located to the right of the display.
  • Page 68 Banks 2 and 3 contain variations of Bank 1. Banks 2 and 3 of the Percussive Sound group contain Drumkits. Note: PS1500 houses 16 Drumkits in memory (Banks 2 and 3). Consult the Drumkit tables in the Appendix for the relative percussive sound mappings.
  • Page 69 Selecting Single Sounds Assigning a Sound to the GRAND PIANO preset The GRAND PIANO Preset accepts a sound change using the method already described. However, whatever change you make remains temporary and is instantly cancelled if you either select the GRAND PIANO preset again, select a Preset from the PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS, or enter Song/Style or Song modes.

  • Page 70: Selecting Presets 4

    Selecting Presets Selecting Presets Select a Preset when you want to change the whole keyboard sound combination, not just a single sound. 1. Press one of the PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS but- tons. The timeout display shows 8 Presets to choose from. 2.

  • Page 71: The Grand Piano Preset 4

    USE PAGE+/BANK+ AND PAGE–/BANK– TO SELECT THE PRESETS You can select Presets in increasing or decreas- ing order with the Page+/Bank+ or Page–/Bank– buttons. 1. Press PAGE+/BANK+ select the next Preset. The Preset advances one step. Press the same button repeatedly to scroll through the Presets in increasing order.
  • Page 72 The Grand Piano Preset THE GRAND PIANO PRESET The Grand Piano Preset is an exception to the rule because, unlike the Presets of the PRO- GRAMMABLE PRESETS section, this preset recalls the Grand Piano sound with fixed param- eter values (volume, pan setting, reverb effect, etc.) which, if modified, cannot be memorized to the Grand Piano Preset.
  • Page 73 SELECT SOUNDS, PRESETS OR STYLES USING DISPLAY HOLD Normally, after selecting an item from a selection window, the display returns to the previous situa- tion automatically. If you activate DISPLAY HOLD (LED on), the selection window remains locked after selecting an item.

  • Page 74: How To Program Presets 4

    The Sounds of Bank 1 are arranged according to General MIDI standards, while those that reside in other Banks (2 and 3) are variations of Bank1. The table shown opposite lists the PS1500 Sound Group names. 4•10 User Guide Sound Group name...
  • Page 75 ASSIGNING SOUNDS TO TRACKS The method described on page 3 refers to the direct method applied to the three keyboard tracks. To assign Sounds to the tracks not shown in the main display (Style, Song/Style, Song or a MIDI Preset used by an external MIDI device), use the method described below.
  • Page 76 Assigning Sounds to tracks 5. Press ESCAPE to close the Edit Preset: Program Change page. 6. To save the change, press STORE PRESET followed by ENTER to confirm. The new situation is permanently memorized. You can restore the original settings of the Preset using the Restore Preset command, explained at the end of this chapter.
  • Page 77 CHANGING THE TRACK STATUS The keyboard tracks ( Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower = Tracks 8, 7, 6 respectively) of a Preset can be set to either active or mute status. An active track can play, while a muted one can- not.
  • Page 78 Changing the Track status The tracks not normally shown on the main dis- play (Style, Song/Style or Song tracks) can be activated/muted by intervening on the corre- sponding track buttons in the 16 Track Record- ing Studio (sequencer). The Style, Song/Style and Song tracks engaged by the sequencer are identified by the status of the LED of the corre- sponding track button (tracks 1 - 16).
  • Page 79 CHANGING THE KEYBOARD MODE The keyboard Sounds can be set to one of two keyboard modes: • Full Mode- The tracks Upper 1 and Upper 2 play across the entire keyboard range. The Lower section is disabled for activation. • Split Mode - The tracks Upper 1 and Upper 2 play to the right of the split point while the Lower track plays to the left from the Split...
  • Page 80 Changing the Keyboard Mode 3. Rotate the DIAL to set MODE to FULL or SPLIT as required. You can also toggle between the two states by pressing the corresponding Function but- ton repeatedly. 4. Press ESCAPE to close the window. The display returns to the previous status.
  • Page 81 BALANCE THE SECTION VOLUMES WITH THE ACCOMPANIMENT SLIDERS Presets also memorize the track volumes, but you can modify the recalled settings in real time by moving the Accompaniment sliders as required. When working with Styles, Song/Style or Songs, or playing in real time with the Presets, mix the tracks with the sliders.
  • Page 82 Transposing Tracks TRANSPOSING THE TRACKS (BY SEMITONES) The Preset tracks can be individually transposed in semitone steps using the “Section Transposer” function in «Edit Preset». The range over which a section can be trans- posed is 24 semitones (2 octaves) and the set- tings can be stored to the Preset.

  • Page 83: How To Store Presets 4

    «Edit Preset». For example: Note: The changes made to the factory-set Presets do not damage the original PS1500 data in any way because they are modified RAM copies. The original data can always be restored with the “Restore Original Preset”...
  • Page 84 2. Press ENTER to confirm, or ESCAPE to cancel. Once ENTER has been pressed, the Preset retains the new settings. When this Preset is recalled, it will set PS1500 with memorized settings. Presets also memorize the current Tempo and the selected Style and Variation as well as data from the edit pages.
  • Page 85 SAVING CHANGES TO A DIFFERENT PRESET (OR CREATING A NEW ONE) 1. Press STORE PRESET. The «Preset Store» window opens showing the current Preset at the centre and the des- tination Preset at the “TO:” location. Preset numbers 1…8 correspond to Preset 1, 9…16 to Preset 2 and so on...
  • Page 86 Store Preset CHANGE THE NAME OF A PRESET 1. Press PRESET. in the EDIT section. 2. Hold PAGE+/BANK+ pressed to scroll to the last page (Page 9) to open the “Preset name” win- dow. The current Preset name is shown at the “Old name”...

  • Page 87: Restore Preset 4

    RESTORING THE ORIGINAL PRESET SET- TINGS Is it possible to cancel all modifications made to the Presets and restore factory settings. 1. Press RESTORE in the SYSTEM section. The RESTORE ORIGINAL BLOCK display activates. 2. Press F7 or F8 to select the PRESET command. The display shows “Restore Original Preset”.
  • Page 88 4•24 User Guide...

  • Page 89: About Ps1500 Styles 5

    • 5 The Styles You can enjoy playing the Pianovelle PS1500 keyboard sounds in real time while PS1500 takes care of the auto accompaniment, as if you were playing with a band of musicians. The auto ac- companiments are provided by the PS1500 Styles.

  • Page 90: Selecting Styles 5

    Selecting Styles Selecting Styles You can choose to select Styles and recall ap- propriate keyboard sounds automatically (option A), or select Styles without changing the keyboard sounds (option B). OPTION A: RECALL KEYBOARD SOUNDS AUTOMATICALLY 1. Press SINGLE TOUCH PLAY (LED on). When SINGLE TOUCH PLAY is on, the sounds memorized in the Style Preset are assigned to all the tracks.
  • Page 91 OPTION B: SELECT STYLES WITHOUT CHANGING THE KEY- BOARD SOUNDS 1. Turn off SINGLE TOUCH PLAY. When SINGLE TOUCH PLAY is off, select- ing a Style changes the accompaniment patterns, sounds and effects of the accom- paniment tracks. If TEMPO LOCK is off, the tempo also changes.
  • Page 92 Selecting Styles SELECT A STYLE WITH THE PROGRAM- MABLE PRESETS The Programmable Presets memorize the sta- tus of the instrument when the STORE PRESET button is pressed, therefore, they also ‘remem- ber’ which Style and Variation were active at the time.
  • Page 93 The Accompaniment tracks In the Style/Preset mode, 3 tracks are assigned to the keyboard and 5 to the automatic accom- paniment. The accompaniment tracks and the keyboard tracks can be changed in the same manner and saved in the Presets (Style Preset or Preset).

  • Page 94: The Style Controls 5

    The Style Controls The Style Controls Certain buttons on the control panel are dedicated to the control of the Styles and the selection of the variation, fill, intro and ending. START/STOP Starts or stops the Style accompaniment play- back as well and Song/Style and Song playback. The two LEDs under the button act as a visual metronome: the left LED flashes on the first beat of the measure and the right LED flashes every...
  • Page 95 6. Play a note or chord with your left hand. The accompaniment starts playing again. 7. Press ENDING or START/STOP to stop the accompaniment. ENDING turns KEY START off. 8. If you have stopped the accompaniment with START/STOP, press KEY START to turn it off. NOTE: The STOP and PLAY buttons in the 16 Track Recording Studio are disabled in Style/Preset and User Style mode.

  • Page 96: Variation, Fill, Style Lock 5

    Variation, Fill, Style Lock Variation, Fill, Style Lock VARIATION 1,2,3,4 These buttons control the Style Variations. Each button recalls a different version of the same ac- companiment. Each variation includes different patterns for the Basic, Intro, Fill and Ending sections. VARIATION FILL<, FILL, FILL>/TAP TEMPO FILL<...

  • Page 97: The Accompaniment Section 5

    See “How to set a new Split Point” on page 13. PIANO STYLE PS1500 can recognize the chords used in the automatic accompaniment in various different ways. These are: One Finger, Fingered 1, Fin- gered 2 and Free. These four options are se-...
  • Page 98 The Accompaniment section MEMORY When this button is on (LED on), the accompani- ment continues to play after releasing the left hand from the keyboard. When off, releasing your left hand causes the accompaniment to stop. LOWER MEMORY If this is on (LED on), the notes of the track as- signed to the left hand (Lower) are held even if the left hand is taken away from the keys.
  • Page 99 THE CHORD RECOGNITION MODES There are four possible chord recognition modes available. • One Finger, Fingered 1 and Fingered 2 require the chord to be played below the Split Point. • Free allows the chord to be played anywhere on the keyboard, ignoring the Spit point. One Finger - A single note played below the Split Point is interpreted as the root of a major chord.
  • Page 100 Modifying the Chord Recognition mode MODIFYING THE CHORD RECOGNITION MODES The three chord recognition modes are accessed by holding the PIANO STYLE button pressed for approximately 2 seconds. 1. Press and hold PIANO STYLE. 2. Select the required chord recognition mode with the corresponding Function buttons.
  • Page 101 CHANGING THE SPLIT POINT The Split Point is: a) the point that separates the Upper and Lower keyboard sections in Style/Preset mode and, b) the point below which the keyboard recog- nizes chords which trigger the Style automatic accompaniments (in One Finger and Fin- gered chord recognition modes).
  • Page 102 Single Touch Play / Harmony SINGLE TOUCH PLAY The SINGLE TOUCH PLAY button recalls all the memorized parameters associated to the ROM Styles, including the sounds assigned to the key- board sections. If the EASY PLAY and MEMORY buttons are off, pressing SINGLE TOUCH PLAY activates both buttons.
  • Page 103 Type B: Octave 1: doubles the note of the right hand by playing an octave higher. No left hand chord re- quired. Oscar: doubles the note of the right hand with a note two octaves below. No left hand chord re- quired.
  • Page 104 Examples: Selecting Presets during Style play SELECTING PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS DURING STYLE PLAY You can select Programmable Presets while the accompaniment is playing to change the combi- nation of the keyboard sounds. 1. Activate SINGLE TOUCH PLAY. EASY PLAY, MEMORY and KEY START ac- tivate automatically.
  • Page 105 4. Press INTRO, ENDING or FILL to activate the in- troduction. 5. Play a note or chord on the left keyboard area (below the current split point) to start the ac- companiment running. The Intro starts then breaks into the auto ac- companiment.
  • Page 106 Examples: Selecting Presets during Style play 9. Stop the accompaniment with ENDING or START/ KEY START STOP. CONTINUE INTRO ENDING START / STOP 5•18 User Guide...
  • Page 107 MUTE ONE OR MORE ACCOMPANIMENT TRACKS While playing Styles, you may want to temporar- ily deactivate (mute) one of more accompaniment tracks to play the keyboard sounds with, for ex- ample, Drums and Bass accompaniment only. 1. Select a Style. The 16 Track Recording Studio section will show the accompaniment tracks recalled by the Style.
  • Page 108 Examples: Changing Style without stopping the accompaniment CHANGING STYLE WITHOUT STOPPING THE ACCOMPANIMENT It is not necessary to stop the automatic accom- paniment when you want to change Style. You can recall a new Style during the cycle of a Variation, a Fill, Intro or Ending without interrupt- ing it.
  • Page 109 Examples: Changing Style without stopping the accompaniment 4. Play normally. 5. Press one of the STYLE GROUP buttons and se- lect a different Style. The new Style cuts in at the end of the cur- rent measure. 6. Play freely with the new Style. 7.
  • Page 110 Examples: Changing Style without stopping the accompaniment 8. Before the Fill, Intro or Ending cycle finishes, se- lect a different Style and one of its Variations. The new Style interrupts the cycle and starts playing at the end of the current Fill, Intro or Ending measure.
  • Page 111 Tempo The Style Tempo, shown in the display, can be adjusted while playing by rotating the DIAL. The current tempo setting can be saved to a Pre- set. By saving the Tempo to a Preset, in practice you modify the tempo setting of a ROM Style. Thanks to the battery-backed RAM, the tempo setting remains memorized after turning off the instrument.

  • Page 112: Save All

    Restore Preset RESTORING THE ORIGINAL PRESET SET- TINGS It is possible to cancel all modifications made to the Presets and restore factory settings. 1. Press RESTORE in the SYSTEM section. The RESTORE ORIGINAL BLOCK display activates. 2. Press F5 or F6 to select the PRESET command. The display shows “Restore Original Preset”.

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