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K E Y B O A R D S
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gk360
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  • Page 1 D I G I T A L K E Y B O A R D S owners manual gk360 •English...
  • Page 2 SPECIAL MESSAGES ALARM SYMBOLS: The exclamation mark within an equi lat er al triangle is intended to alert. Generalmusic electronics prod ucts could present la bels sim i lar to that The lightning fl ash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilat- eral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of dis played in this section.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    The Sequencer ................................15 Listen to the playback of a recorded Song ........................15 Record a new song ..............................15 The Metronome ................................16 The GK360 Utility functions ............................16 Transpose .................................. 16 Tune ..................................16 Pan .................................... 16 MIDI ..................................17 Midi channel selection ..............................
  • Page 4 GK360 GK360 CONTROL PANEL LAYOUT Care of your keyboard Your keyboard will give you years of playing pleasure if you follow the simple rules outlined below: • Do not expose the keyboard to high temperature, direct sunlight and excessively dusty places.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for purchasing the new GEM gk360 electronic keyboard. The gk360 offers the following features: • 61 note keyboard with Touch Response; • 178 PCM voices GeneralMidi Compatible • On-board Digital multi-effects processor with 8 Reverb and 8 Chorus effects.

  • Page 6: Connections

    PHONES jack. The MIDI IN OUT and THRU ports The gk360 is fi tted with a standard MIDI interface consisting of In, Out and Thru ports for MIDI connections. The MIDI IN port receives MIDI data from an external MIDI device. The MIDI OUT port transmits MIDI data to an external MIDI device.

  • Page 7: Listen To The Demo Song

    Listen to the Demo Songs You can listen to the automatic playback of your gk360 to get an idea of what the instrument is capable of doing. Turn the power ON by pressing the [POWER] switch. After...

  • Page 8: Select A Voice With The Numeric Keypad

    Select a Voice with the numeric keypad Using the numeric keypad is the quickest way to go directly to the Voice you need, but you must know the exact number of the voice. The name and corresponding number of all the Voices in memory are silkscreened above the display on the right.

  • Page 9: The Memory

    (Voices, Track Volumes, Effect type and level, Style, Variation, Chord Recognition mode, Split Point, etc.). The gk360 contains six Memory which recall factory-set panel confi gurations, but you can also memorize your own combinations using the STORE MEMORY feature.

  • Page 10: Muting The Sections

    Balancing the Lower and Upper sections INCREASE VOLUME If you are playing in Normal mode with Voices on a Split keyboard, you may at some stage want to adjust the volume of one section with respect to the other. Using the [MIXER] Volume controls, you will be able to balance your Upper and Lower voices to the levels required very easily.

  • Page 11: Add Pitch Bend To Your Playing

    Touch Response The [TOUCH] button is a general function which affects the keyboard globally. The gk360 keyboard is Velocity Sensitive; in other words, the harder you play on the keys, the louder the sound becomes, as occurs in an acoustic piano. If you prefer to play on the keyboard without TOUCH RESPONSE, you can disable the function by pressing the [TOUCH] button.

  • Page 12: The Octave - Transposer

    Styles are a collection of musical patterns representing many types of music, ranging from rock and pop to traditional and ethnic music. The gk360 contains 96 different auto-accompaniment Styles that can be used to provide fully-orchestrated arrangements. The sophisticated Auto Accompaniment system can provide automated bass and chord backing that is perfectly matched to the selected accompaniment Style.

  • Page 13: Use The [-] And [+] Buttons To Select A Style

    You can select a Style in three different ways: Use the [-] and [+] buttons to select a Style In STYLE mode, the [–] and [+] buttons of the numeric keypad step through the individual Styles one by one.

  • Page 14: Changing The Style Tempo

    [TEMPO–/+] buttons at the same time About the Chord Recognition Modes The gk360 allows you to choose between two different Chord recognition modes: FINGERED and ONE FINGER. The chords that you play (Fingered or One Finger type) must be played on the lower part of the keyboard dedicated to the Auto Bass Chords (from note C2 up to and including note F#3).

  • Page 15: Using The Style Auto Functions

    Using the Style Auto functions The Styles provide a wide variety of automatic functions that make the gk360 very easy to play. The functions are found in the ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL section. Select the Fill In and change Style Variation...

  • Page 16: Balancing The Style Accompaniment Tracks With The Mixer

    (Drums, Bass, Accomp) as well as for the Upper and Lower sections.The S.T. PLAY settings are recalled using the fi rst four buttons of the MEMORY section [M1-M4]. The gk360 provides a total of 96 x 4 = 384 different panel confi gurations. Page12...

  • Page 17: Selecting The S.t. Play Settings

    Selecting the S.T. Play settings Select a Style using the methods already described. Press the [S.T. PLAY] button. The display will show a small black arrowhead pointing to the S.T. PLAY indicator in the bottom left hand corner Make sure that one of the two chord recognition modes is selected.

  • Page 18: Digital Effects

    Digital Effects The gk360 contains a Digital multi-effects processor which adds realism to your playing. The Digital Signal Processor (DSP) consists of one unit which process the Performances with Reverb and Chorus effects. The buttons which control the Digital Effect are DSP button. The DSP indicators When the DSP display indicators are on, all the voices of the current Performance will play with their programmed effects.

  • Page 19: The Sequencer

    The Sequencer Your gk360 contains a very simple and easy to use sequencer which records whatever you play and plays back the recorded sequence just as you played it. You can record in Voice mode or Style mode with one or two melody tracks. In playback, you can play along with the recorded sequence using different voices to those used in the Melody tracks.

  • Page 20: The Metronome

    To stop the Metronome tick, press the [START/STOP] button. THE GK360 UTILITY FUNCTIONS The gk360 features several utility functions which affect the keyboard globally. The functions are: SPLIT PT., TRANSPOSE, TUNE, PAN, BEAT, PERCUSS and MIDI. SPLIT POINT...

  • Page 21: Transpose

    Pan position (centre), press both [+] and [-] PAN buttons at the same time. Note: The programmed PAN setting will remain memorized until you turn the instrument off. When you turn gk360 on again, the instrument will set to the normal Pan setting (00) Tune The TUNE function allows you to fi...

  • Page 22: Technical Specifications

    The keyboard is supplied with a music stand that can be mounted on the instrument by inserting the two lower pegs of the music stand into the two holes located on the top panel of the gk360. To remove the music stand, lift it upwards. Page18...

  • Page 23: Appendix

    APPENDIX One fi nger chords chart fi ngered chords chart Page19...
  • Page 24 APPENDIX 1-VOICE LIST Dis- SoundName Patch Instr. / Drum- Dis- SoundName Patch Instr. / Drum- Dis- SoundName Patch Instr. / DrumKit play (Prog- play (Prog- play (Prog- Num. Bank- Num. Bank- Num. BankMSB) MSB) MSB) Piano1 Instrument Fr.Horn...
  • Page 25 APPENDIX 2-STYLE LIST POP1 POP2 ROCK TRADITIONAL1 TRADITIONAL2 DANCE 01 8BeatSlow 09 LiteFunk 17 SoftRock Waltz1 33 6/8Polka 41 DiscoSamba 02 8BtMedium 10 6/8Sweet 18 HeavyRock Waltz2 34 Folk2/4 42 DiscoCha 03 8BeatFast 11 6/8Blues 19 80LiteRock...

  • Page 26: Midi Implementation Chart

    APPENDIX MIDI Implementation chart Page22...
  • Page 27 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Note : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pur- suant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 28 STOCK CODE 271466 Specifi cations are subject to change without prior notice. PRINTED IN CHINA Generalmusic S.p.A. Via delle Rose, 12 47842 S.Giovanni in Marignano (RN) - Italy Tel. +39 0541 959511Fax +39 0541 957404 www.generalmusic.com...

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