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  • Page 1 Owner’s manual...

  • Page 2: General Safety Instructions

    General safety instructions Power source • Be sure that your local AC main voltage matches the voltage specified on the name plate before connecting to the mains. • DC power cannot be used to power this instrument. Handling the power cord •...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Upgrading your instrument ..............Intro. b SYSTEM RESET ................Intro. b • Quick Guide • Instrument layout Front panel PS1000/PS1300 ..............1. 1 Rear panel (connections) ................ 1. 3 The graphic LCD Display ................ 1. 4 • Selection, Navigation and Data Entry Selection devices ..................
  • Page 4 Changing the Prog. Preset name ............2. 11 To restore the original Preset settings ........... 2. 11 Ch. 3 • Styles About the PS1000 Styles ..............2. 12 The Style Preset ..................2. 12 Enabling/disabling the automatic accompaniments ......2. 12 The Single Touch Play button ...............
  • Page 5 The General functions in detail ............. 2. 50 MIDI and the MIDI functions ..............2. 53 What is MIDI? ..................2. 53 The PS1000 MIDI interface ..............2. 53 About MIDI channels ................2. 54 The MIDIENT menu ................2. 55 Midi programming procedure ..............
  • Page 6 Mic/Edit functions .................. 2. 83 A.V.P. parameters memorized to the Presets ........2. 84 A.V.P general parameters ..............2. 84 •Reference Section Technical Specifications PS1000 ............Ref. 3 Technical Specifications PS1300 ............Ref. 4 Index ..................... Ref. 5 • Appendix ROM Sound table (GM - GMX - Sample) ..........

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Audio inputs and play through the PS1000/PS1300 amplification system. In addition to a floppy disk drive and all the features of the PS1000, the PS1300 has a Hard Disk and the Audio Vocal Processor. The PS1300 Hard Disk con- tains a large selection of User Styles, Songs, etc., while the Audio Vocal Proc-...

  • Page 8: Upgrading Your Instrument

    The disk contents could be damaged. Upgrading your instrument To implement new functions in your PS1000/1300, you can upgrade the instru- ment as described below. 1. Before turning on the PS1000/1300, insert the floppy disk containing the latest release of the Generalmusic Operating System.

  • Page 9: Quick Guide

    Quick Guide This chapter explains briefly what each button and control does on the Front panel of the PS1000/1300 and explains more about the jacks and connectors of the Rear panel. Following this you’ll find information about setting the instrument up and some basic operating instructions.
  • Page 10 MIDI Files directly from disk, playing them back one af- Connecting to the left jack excludes the internal speakers. ter the other as a medley. 18. DISK. This button gains access to the PS1000/1300 file handling functions (Load, Save, Delete, Format, Utility) of ○...

  • Page 11: Rear Panel (Connections)

    The output of the other instrument will assembly consisting of two pedals (Soft and Damper) should be mixed with the main signal of the PS1000/1300 and sent be connected to this connector. V : Connect an op- OLUME to the Output, Speaker and Headphone jacks.

  • Page 12: The Graphic Lcd Display

    The graphic LCD Display The PS1000/1300 has a large, three-colored, backlit liquid crystal display of the multifunction type which simplifies all your operations. Each time you turn the instrument on, the display will show the Grand Piano Preset ready to play.

  • Page 13: Selection, Navigation And Data Entry

    Selection, Navigation and Data Entry Selection devices In the various play modes (Style/RealTime, Preset and Song), the TEMPO/DATA / buttons change the Tempo setting and the CURSOR Up/Down buttons select the menu functions on the left of the display. The principal Sound Preset and Style selection devices in these modes are: •...

  • Page 14: Text Entry

    Text entry In Name Write situations, (Presets, User Styles, Song Styles, Disk files, etc.), the keyboard activates as a source of alphanu- meric data where each note of the central zone of the keyboard corresponds to a letter of the alphabet, or a number. The relative display shows a flashing active zone where a name of up to 7 characters can be inserted.

  • Page 15: Setting Up And Getting To Know The Instrument

    Use the Master Volume slider to adjust the Headphones volume. Pedal Connection The PS1000 is fitted with two pedals, preset for Soft and Damper functions. Be sure that the cable from the pedal assembly is connected to the SOFT/DAMPER connector on the rear panel.

  • Page 16: Adjusting The General Volume Of The Instrument

    Damper : The Damper pedal (right) applies the Sustain effect to all notes released. If you release a note after depressing the Damper, the note will proceed towards its natural decay according to the type of sound played. The Damper is more effective with Piano type sounds.

  • Page 17: Play With Auto Accompaniment Styles

    Play with Auto Accompaniment Styles PS1000 has 96 auto accompaniment Styles with four Variations four Intros, four Fills and four Endings 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 18: The Grand Piano Button

    4. Play a different note (chord). Note how the accompaniment pattern is transposed. 5. Start to play a melody with the right hand. The combination of sounds that play and the current keyboard mode will depend on the Style selected. 6.

  • Page 19: Demo Song

    Demo Song Listen to the Demo Songs You can listen to the automatic playback of your PS1000 to get an idea of what the instrument is capable of doing. 1. Press the DEMO button under the display to set the instrument to Demo mode.

  • Page 20: Multimedia

    Multimedia PS1000 can project Lyrics onto an external monitor when playing PS Series Disks. There are a large number of disks that project lyrics when played. If you connect the RGB socket of the Video Interface to a domestic TV or computer monitor, you can project the Lyrics onto the external monitor.

  • Page 21: Selecting Sound Presets (Rom)

    Selecting Sound Presets (ROM) With the PS1000, you can quickly select the Sound Presets. These presets contain single, layered and split sounds. There are a total of 128 permanent (ROM) Presets and 16 User Programmable Sound presets. The Sound Groups section The Sound Presets are housed in the Sound Groups section which consists of two rows of buttons.
  • Page 22 Example 2 3. If you select the ORGAN group button, Preset n. 1 of the top row activates automatically, recalling the Single Preset “Organ 1”. 4. Now press button 4 and you recall the Single Preset “Church”. Repeat the operations to select the other Presets, choosing the group names from the set above the buttons (piano, mallet, organ, etc.).

  • Page 23: Reconfiguring The Presets Using The Keyboard Activators

    Reconfiguring the Presets using the Keyboard Activators You have seen so far that at the touch of a button, you can select a Single (buttons 1 - 4), Layer (buttons 5-6) or Split (buttons 7-8) Preset. Keyboard Activator At the touch of a single button, you can also reconfigure the current Preset into buttons one of the other configurations using the three buttons, called “Keyboard Acti- vators”, located to the right of the display (Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower).

  • Page 24: The User Sound Presets

    Note: From the panel, it is possible to select the PS1000 Sound library (444 sounds). How to program the User Presets is 384 Sounds from the PS1000 ROM Sound Li- fully expla˜.ed in the Sounds and Samples chapter of the User Guide.

  • Page 25: Selecting The Programmable Presets

    Selecting the Programmable Presets The PS1000 contains 63 Programmable Presets organized into seven different banks: 10 Presets are programmed at the factory and the other 53 are “empty”, ready to be user-programmed. 1. Press the PRESET RECALL button. Pressing this button sets the instrument for Prog. Preset selection and gains access to the first Prog.

  • Page 26: Playing With Or Without The Effects

    recall another Split Preset, this time with the Upper 1 and Lower sections on and Upper 2 off. Note that when you change Group, the preset of the previous group will remain active until you select a new Preset from the new Group. How to program your own Programmable Presets and memorize the set- tings with Store Preset is explained in Chapter 2, “Programmable Presets”...

  • Page 27: Transposing A Section In Octave Steps

    1. Press either TRANSPOSE # or TRANSPOSE b to raise (#) or lower ( b ) the pitch. The display example below shows a Transpose value of 1: TRANSPOSE INDICATOR Play on the keyboard and you’ll hear that the pitch of the instrument is in- stantly raised (#) or lowered ( b ) one step.

  • Page 28: Play All Songs

    Playback stops instantly. Song Play - Direct from Disk In addition to the PLAY ALL SONGS feature, PS1000 also allows you to play a preselected Song or MidiFile directly from disk, particularly useful for Song files that are larger than the available sequencer memory.

  • Page 29: Recording A Song Style

    Recording a Song Style PS1000 allows you to record a simple 8 track song (Song Style) using a simple recording method that uses existing Styles. In practice, the Song Style record- ing 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.
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  • Page 31: User Guide

    User Guide This section of the owner’s manual explains all you need to know about your PS1000. The subjects discussed here are: 1. Sounds, Samples and Drumkits. 2. Presets, User Presets and Programmable Presets. 3. Styles (ROM). 4. Disk. 5. Song Styles.

  • Page 32: Ch. 1 • Sounds

    BANKS. Banks 1, 2 and 3 are selected from the panel. Bank 6 is “invisible” and is selected via MIDI only, when using PS1000 in MIDI setups as a slave device. The first Bank (1) contains the industry standard General MIDI sound library.

  • Page 33: Selecting Single Sounds

    Selecting single Sounds In the Quick Guide, you learned how to select Single, Layer and Split Presets which recall factory-set sound combinations, ready to play on the Upper 1, Upper 2 and Lower keyboard sections. If you want to modify a Preset so that it recalls your preferred sound combina- tion (single, layer or split), you must select and activate one of the keyboard sections in order that it may accept a change.
  • Page 34 5. Choose the Sound Group that houses the sound you are looking for. In this case, we are recalling a Guitar Sound, therefore, check that you have the A/B selector set for the A Groups, then press the GUITAR GROUP button. All the LEDs of the top row of buttons 1-8 will start to flash.

  • Page 35: Ch. 2 • The Presets

    Keyboard sections (Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower) and are recalled using the Sound Groups buttons. The PS1000 contains 128 Presets in ROM (Read Only Memory) recalled as single, split or layered sound combinations which incorporate factory-set vol- ume and effect settings.

  • Page 36: Selecting Programmable Presets

    If you are playing in real time or with the Styles, the configuration of parts 9-16 does not influence either play- ing mode, but if you are programming the PS1000 for use as a multi-timbral slave device, all 16 parts are taken into consideration.

  • Page 37: Editing The Programmable Presets

    Editing the Programmable Presets The 63 Prog. Presets contained in the PS1000 are all user-programmable. Al- though the selection of factory settings try to cover a range of user needs, you may decide that one or more factory configurations require some changes to suit your personal requirements.
  • Page 38 ton (1-8) to select the individual sound. Use the Sound Tables listed on page A.1 of the Appendix for reference. 5. While the Upper 1 Part is still flashing, press the Page [ ] button to enter the first of several Preset functions (Volume). The 3 digit display shows the Volume setting of the Sound assigned to the current Preset Part (flashing).

  • Page 39: The Preset Parameters

    The Preset parameters The following is a list of all the Preset parameters that you can select with the Page buttons after selecting a Part: VOLUME : (00-127) determines the volume of the track. REVSEND: (00-15) determines the amount of Reverb effect applied to the track. 00 corresponds to no effect.

  • Page 40: Store Preset

    Store Preset Whenever you edit a Preset (Sound Preset, User Preset or Prog. Preset) you will, at some point, decide that you either want to save your new Preset or simply forget it and return to using the instrument as before. A modified Preset that has not been stored to memory remains intact until you select another Preset.

  • Page 41: Changing The Prog. Preset Name

    3. Press ENTER to confirm. The Preset will be memorized to the selected location. In the example shown in step 2, Preset 45 corresponds to Preset n. 9 of Group 5. If you press ESCAPE, the operation will be cancelled and the new Preset will not be stored to RAM memory.

  • Page 42: Ch. 3 • Styles

    1 Drums (drum sets), track 2 BASS, tracks 3, 4 and 5 correspond to ACC1, ACC2, ACC3 respectively (accompaniments 1, 2 and 3). The PS1000 contains 96 permanent Styles in ROM (00 - 95) and can house an additional 16 disk-based User Styles in RAM memory (96 - 111). These can be loaded from disk in the PS format, or in previous series formats, such as WK3, PK7 or CD.

  • Page 43: The Single Touch Play Button

    When you turn the instrument on for the first time, it will default to Style/RealTime mode with the ARRANGE ON/OFF button deactivated (LED off). To enable the auto-accompaniments of the Style, you must activate the Ar- range On/Off button - this you can do either manually (press the button) or automatically by pressing the SINGLE TOUCH PLAY button.
  • Page 44 The PS1000 sets to Style mode with the left display arrow pointing to the STYLE Menu function. 3. Select a Style from the current Group by pressing one of the buttons numbered 1 - 8. In this example we select Style 03 8BeatHit (button n. 4 of the 8 Beat Group).

  • Page 45: Starting The Style

    Starting the Style Once you have selected the Style that you want to play, there are several differ- ent ways of starting the auto accompaniments. Start the Style automatically with the KEY START function The KEY START function synchronises the start of the auto accompaniments with a note or chord pressed on the lower split keyboard.

  • Page 46: The Style Volume And Balance

    While playing the Style While you are playing, the Beat pattern indicator under the Metronome icon monitors the beats of each bar. The first large dot represents the first beat of a bar while the smaller ones indicate the second, third and fourth beat. For a two-bar riff, the beat pattern sequence is as illustrated in the margin.

  • Page 47: The Automatic Functions - Intro, Ending, Key Start, Key Stop, Variation, Fill, Fade

    The automatic functions - Intro, Ending, Key Start, Key Stop, Variation, Fill, Fade The Styles offer a wide selection of automatic functions. INTRO This button provides and introduction to the Style. 1. Press the INTRO button before starting the Style. The display shows the corresponding indicator.

  • Page 48: Activate The Automatic Functions Using A Switch Pedal

    Activate the automatic functions using a switch pedal If you have assigned one of the switch-action functions to either of the two pedals of the PS1000, you can activate the assigned function by pressing the pedal. The following switch-action functions can be assigned to the Damper or Soft...

  • Page 49: The Arranger Section

    The Arranger section This section contains buttons which enables the more important functions tied to Style playing. Arrange On/Off When ARRANGE ON/OFF is on (LED on), all the Style accompaniment tracks are enabled for play. If this button is off, only the Drums track will play after the start. Memory When MEMORY is on (corresponding display indicator on), releasing your left hand from the connected keyboard causes the bass and accompaniment sounds...

  • Page 50: The Style/Tempo Lock Button

    The Style/Tempo Lock button Style Lock The STYLE LOCK function allows you to recall the Presets without changing the Style. With STYLE LOCK active (display indicator on), you can pass from one Pro- grammable Preset to another without changing the Style. Tempo Lock The TEMPO LOCK function locks the current Style Tempo allowing you to re- call Styles without changing the Tempo, regardless of the status of the Single...

  • Page 51: Arrange Mode

    Arrange Mode The PS1000 allows you to choose between several different Chord recognition modes: FINGERED 1, FINGERED 2, ONE FINGER and FREESTYLE. Use the following procedure to select the desired chord recognition option: 1. Select the ARRANGE MODE menu function by holding down the Ar- range On/Off button for an instant.

  • Page 52: The Split Menu

    The Split Menu Under the SPLIT Menu are three options: Split Point, Chord Lock, DSP Lock. Split Point The Split corresponds to the point which divides the keyboard into two parts, left (lower) and right (upper). The Split point can be set to any note of the keyboard, allowing you to modify the extension dedicated to the chord recogni- tion, increasing or decreasing the area as required.

  • Page 53: Metronome

    +/– buttons.. The default DSPLock setting is OFF. METRONOME PS1000 incorporates an independent Metronome which can be activated re- gardless of the current status of the instrument. For example, if you want to play the Grand Piano Preset with the metronome,...
  • Page 54 Harmony types that are independent of the notes played below the split point: Octave : doubles the note of the right hand by playing an octave higher. No left hand chord required. Oscar : doubles the note of the right hand with a note two octaves below.

  • Page 55: Ch. 4 • Disk

    Ch. 4 • Disk The PS1000 allows you to work with Floppy Disks which allow you to build libraries of Sounds, Samples, Presets, Styles, Song Styles and Songs. At any time, you can load your library data into the PS1000 RAM memory.

  • Page 56: About Files

    CD and non-Generalmusic formats such as Midi Files and Atari ST/Falcon. PS1000 cannot work with non-Generalmusic files other than MIDI files stored on Ms-Dos disks. The PS1000 will not recognize a disk of a format from an- other manufacturer. Recognizing File types File types are identified by a name (which appears in the 8 digit display area) and an extension (shown in the 3 digit display area).
  • Page 57 FORMAT 0: all the tracks are mixed onto a computers will be able to load and read that Song. single track. PS1000 reads format 0 and 1 MIDI files, and saves MIDI files in format 0. FORMAT 1: all the tracks remain separate (multi-track).

  • Page 58: Load

    Load Disk based data can be loaded into the PS1000 RAM memory using one of the following methods: • as single elements (Load Song, Load Style, Load MidiFile); • as a set of files corresponding to Groups (Load Styles, Load Presets [7 Pro- grammable Preset Groups + 2 User Sound Preset Groups], Load Samples);...

  • Page 59: Save

    Save PS1000 data can be saved using one of the following methods: • as single elements: Song, Style (User), MidiFile; • as a set of files corresponding to Groups: Styles (User), Presets (7 Pro- grammable Preset Groups + 2 User Sound Preset Groups), Sample (entire contents of the Sample RAM memory);...
  • Page 60 If the original Song also contains a Lyrics track, this is converted into Lyric events, and the resulting file takes the form of a Karaoke MidiFile. All PS1000 Songs saved as MIDI Files conform to the GMX format, to main- tain compatibility with all instruments of the PS, WK and SK Series instru- ments having an on-board Disk Drive.

  • Page 61: Delete

    Delete The Delete function allows the cancellation of a single file from a Floppy disk. Delete file procedure 1. Insert the floppy disk containing the file to erase into the drive and press the DISK button. 2. Move the right display arrowhead next to the DELETE disk menu func- tion with the CURSOR down button.

  • Page 62: Format

    Format To be able to read and write data to disks, they must be of a format that PS1000 can recognize. If you try to use a disk of an incompatible format, the drive prompts an appropriate message inviting you to retry with another disk.

  • Page 63: Utility

    Utility The Utility page contains the LOAD MODE option which provides 2 data load- ing speeds: SLOW and FAST. 1. After pressing the DISK button, move the right display arrowhead next to the UTILITY function with the Cursor button. 2. Use the TEMPO/DATA / buttons (or the Octave +/– buttons) to change the LoadMode setting.

  • Page 64: General Disk Handling Information

    Do not open the metal protection shutter or touch the surface of a disk. • Do not transport PS1000 with a floppy disk inserted in the disk drive. Vibra- tions may cause the disk drive head to scratch the disk, rendering it unus- able.
  • Page 65 NB. Do not use the disk drive for about 5 minutes. Precautions to observe when using PS1000 disks with a computer As occurs with the MS-DOS operating system, PS1000 assigns file names not longer than 8 characters, plus an identifying extension of three characters.

  • Page 66: Ch. 5 • Song Styles

    Song Style before entering the recording. Song Style Recording Your PS1000 is not supplied with Song Styles in memory. To be able to select Song Styles, you must either record them using the procedure explained on page 2.38 of this chapter, or load disk-based PS1000 Song Styles using the Load All procedure.

  • Page 67: Recording A Song Style Using A Rom Style

    A. Recording a Song Style using a ROM Style In this example, we select a ROM Style and enter Song Style Record mode. Empty Song Styles are shown with the name, “Free”, but you can write a name as soon as you enter Record mode. 1.

  • Page 68: Recording An Empty Song Style

    This triggers the Style auto-accompaniments and allows you to start re- cording the Song Style. You can also start the recording using one of the following options: Press KEY START and start to play with both hands on the keyboard to trigger the accompaniments automatically.

  • Page 69: Selecting And Playing Back Song Styles

    4. Return to the Song Style by moving the left display arrowhead down to the SONG Menu function with the Cursor down arrow. 5. Press the RECORD button to enter Song Style Record mode and proceed as already described in Steps 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the previous Record example. Selecting and playing back Song Styles Song Styles are selected using the SONG STYLE button of the Style Groups section with LED A of the A/B selector button selected (LED ON).

  • Page 70: Play Along With The Song Style

    The Melody Off button The MELODY OFF function allows you to listen to the Song Style playback without the melody, useful for a singer to sing along with the backing, or to play VARIATION FILL-INA along with the accompaniments. FILL-INB INTRO 1.

  • Page 71: Clear Song Style

    Clear Song Style If the Song Style is not to your satisfaction, it is possible to intervene by cancel- ling some parameters by means of the CLEAR function. The CLEAR function is carried out in RECORD mode. 1. With the Song Style selected, hold down the RECORD button for a few seconds to gain access to the CLEAR function.

  • Page 72: Ch. 6 • Songs

    PS, GMX, WK, PK, CD and Standard MIDI in a cyclic manner. For example, if Song loca- File (SMF 0 and 1). Up to 8 Songs can be stored in the PS1000 Song memory tions 112 and 113 are already occupied, the locations (120-127).

  • Page 73: The Melody Off Button

    Songs are selected using the SONG button of the Style Groups section with IMPORTANT LED B of the A/B selector button selected (LED ON). When you press the A/B Selector button to switch from bank set A to bank set B (or vice 1.

  • Page 74: Play Along With The Song

    Play along with the Song Most of the Songs that you load into your PS1000 will have all or most of the tracks engaged by the sequencer, while those not used will be mute, therefore you will not be able to play along with the song.

  • Page 75: Clear Song

    Clear Song If you are not satisfied with how a track of a Song plays, you can cancel the track using the CLEAR function. 1. Select the Song that you want to work on and hold down the RECORD button (in the Sequencer) for about 2 seconds. The first CLEAR option (Clear All) is displayed.

  • Page 76: Displaying Lyrics

    RGB socket of a computer monitor. PS1000 is suplied with a special RGB/SCART video cable. PS1000 is set by default to communicate with video systems conforming to the PAL (European) standard. For U.S.A. systems which use the NTSC standard, set the “TV” parameter to NTSC under the MIDI/GENERAL function.

  • Page 77: Ch. 7 • Digital Signal Processor

    Ch. 7 • Digital Signal Processor PS1000 allows you to route the Presets to the on-board multi-effects processor which enhances the overall sound. The Digital Signal Processor section consists of two units which process the Presets with Reverbs and Delay/Modulation effects. Each processor has an effect Send control to independently regulate the level (volume) of the effect for each track of the current Preset.

  • Page 78: Deactivating (Bypassing) The Effects

    For the Chorus effects 2. Hold down the CHORUS button to gain access to the Chorus DSP. The left arrowhead moves next to the REVERB or CHORUS menu function. The 8 digit display shows the name of effect type assigned to the current Preset and the 3 digit display shows the general effect volume level.

  • Page 79: Ch. 8 • Midi/General

    Ch. 8 • Midi/General The Midi/General menu contains both the MIDI controls of the instrument and a number of important General Control features. The functions available are summarized as follows: Soft Assigns a switch action function to the Soft pedal. Damper Assigns a switch action function to the Damper pedal.

  • Page 80: The General Functions In Detail

    The General functions in detail SOFT and DAMPER These two functions allows you to independently assign a switch action func- tion to the Soft and Damper pedals. In default conditions, these two pedals operate as Soft and Damper respectively. After selecting the pedal you want to program, use the OCTAVE +/– buttons to assign one of the following switch action functions.
  • Page 81 This port allows two-way communication between port, this parameter must be set to OFF (de- the PS1000 and a PC without the need for a MIDI interface. A cable to connect fault), otherwise the MIDI interface will remain the instrument to your PC or Macintosh can be obtained from your dealer.
  • Page 82 LEDs of buttons 1-8 will start to flash. The selection that you make will not be memorized. OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION rEL: This function allows you to check the version of the last loaded PS1000 operating system. Press ESCAPE to exit the General menu.

  • Page 83: Midi And The Midi Functions

    PS1000 must be tuned to the same MIDI channels. The PS1000 MIDI interface PS1000 has a standard MIDI interface consisting of a MIDI IN, MIDI OUT and MIDI THRU port. The MIDI IN port receives MIDI data from an external controlling device.

  • Page 84: About Midi Channels

    MIDI channel A Program Change message received on this channel will not change one of Drums (F1) the individual sounds on the PS1000, it will be interpreted as a Preset Change message. Bass (F2) On the PS1000, assign a MIDI channel to the Common channel and set all Acc1 (F3) other channels off.

  • Page 85: The Midient Menu

    The MIDIENT menu Under the MIDIENT menu are the functions which allow you to set the PS1000 for the kind of MIDI setup being used. Once accessed with ENTER, the MIDI functions can be selected with the OCTAVE +/– buttons.
  • Page 86 Use the TEMPO/DATA buttons to toggle between ON and OFF. To work via MIDI with the GMX standard, set the General Midi parameter Off - this will allow you to use all the PS1000 sound banks and the 44 Ef- fects.
  • Page 87 With the MultiChannel preset you can connect to an external Sequencer or Computer to program your sequences using the PS1000 as the sound gen- erator. Connect both MIDI IN and OUT ports of the PS1000 and set the Soft Thru function of the Computer to ON.
  • Page 88 PS1000 panel configuration from the master device. The guitar will be able to play the PS1000 Style chords and add the Upper 1 and Up- per 2 sounds to those of the guitar. The Style chords will be recognized when the guitar notes are played all at the same time and not in arpeggio form.
  • Page 89 Dumps can be received at any time and the data will imme- diately be available for use. Connect the MIDI OUT of the external device to the MIDI IN of the PS1000 and start the Dump from the external device.

  • Page 90: Principal Midi Applications

    PS1000 MIDI OUT port to the expander’s MIDI IN port. Set PS1000 to operate in Real time mode in order to be able to play at least three sounds at the same time (Upper 1, Upper 2 and Lower keyboard sec- tions).
  • Page 91 Preset Change, Style Change, Song Style Change or Song Change mes- Tempo increment sages. Tempo decrement If you want to pilot the PS1000 as well as other instruments with the master keyboard, connect the MIDI IN of the additional MIDI device to the MIDI THRU Next Preset of the PS1000.

  • Page 92: System Exclusive

    SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE (Generalmusic System Exclusive) Via MIDI, PS1000 is able to recognize several System Exclusive messages that control parameters relating to the effects, master tunings and master trans- pose. The corresponding SysEx strings for the parameters are as follows: REVERB CHANGE...

  • Page 93: Ch. 9 • Hard Disk (Ps1300 Only)

    Ch. 9 • Hard Disk (PS1300 only) In addition to the Floppy Disk drive, the PS1300 allows you to work with an on- board Hard Disk. PS1300 has a 2.5" IDE type Hard Disk drive capable of storing a large number of files (Songs, Presets, User Styles, Song Styles, Sam- ples and Midi Files).
  • Page 94 After entering the Hard Disk, use the OCTAVE +/– buttons to select the parti- tions in numerical order, or the Tempo/Data / buttons to select them in al- phabetical order. Once selected, press ENTER to gain access to the partition and use the CUR- button to select the desired Hard Disk function.

  • Page 95: Load From Hard Disk Partition

    Load from Hard Disk partition Hard Disk Partition data can be loaded into the PS1300 RAM memory using one of the following methods: • as single elements (Load Song, Load Style, Load Midi File); • as a set of files corresponding to Groups (Load Styles, Load Presets (Prog. Presets + User Sound Presets], Load Samples);...

  • Page 96: Partition Information

    6. To load all the files present in the H.D. partition, press PAGE again to select the ALL option. 7. Press ENTER The Hard drive starts running and the message “Loading” flashes on the display while the file is being loaded. When finished, the message dis- appears.

  • Page 97: Save To Hard Disk Partition

    Save to Hard Disk partition PS1300 data can be saved to a Hard Disk partition using one of the following methods: • as single elements: Song, Style (User), Midi File; • as a set of files corresponding to Groups: Styles (User), Presets (7 Pro- grammable Preset Groups + 2 User Sound Preset Groups), Sample (entire contents of the Sample RAM memory);...
  • Page 98 7. If you are saving a single file, use the TEMPO/DATA / buttons to scroll through the files until you find that one that you want to save. The first letter of the file name will continue to flash. If you want to write a different name for the file, use the keys of the keyboard to enter characters and the Tempo/Data buttons to move the flashing cursor.

  • Page 99: Creating A New Partition (New Part)

    1. After gaining access to the Partition where you want to save your Song Styles, select the “All” command using the PAGE button. 2. Press ENTER twice to save the Song Style (and all other RAM memory data) to the Hard Disk partition. A Hard Disk partition cannot contain more than one ALL file type.

  • Page 100: Delete

    Delete The Delete function allows the cancellation of a single file from a Hard Disk partition. Delete from Hard Disk partition 1. Press the DISK button once (or twice if a disk is inserted in the drive) to enter the HARD DISK. 2.

  • Page 101: Format

    Format In Hard Disk mode, the FORMAT procedure allows you to format a Partition. This operation will cancel all data contained in the partition and, as a result, will eliminate the partition from the Hard Disk directory. NOTE: Be sure that the partition you are about to format does not contain important data, because the cancellation is permanent and cannot be re- covered.

  • Page 102: Utility

    Utility The Hard Disk Utility page contains, the Load Mode option for a choice of data loading speeds, a selection of file copying functions useful for both for Floppy disks as well as the Hard Disk, (Copy File, Copy 1.44, Copy 720) and some Hard Disk utility functions, (ProtectHD, FormatHD).
  • Page 103 2. Press the DISK button once (or twice if a disk is inserted in the drive) to enter the HARD DISK. 3. Use the Octave +/– buttons to select the partition containing the file you want to copy and press ENTER to gain access to the partition. 4.
  • Page 104 5. After selecting the file press ENTER. 6. Select a destination partition using the Octave +/– buttons (or the Tempo/ Data / buttons). Note: To copy to a new partition, first create Select an existing partition : the new partition (using the procedure ex- plained on page 2.69) then proceed with the copy procedure.

  • Page 105: Hard Disk Protect

    Important: Be sure that the floppy disk you are copying to is of the correct capacity. Bear in mind that the capacity of a Hard disk partition is automati- cally formatted to 1.44 Mb. If you are in doubt, always use 1.44 Mb floppies. 5.
  • Page 106 4. Press the PAGE button FIVE times to select the FORMAT HD option. 5. If you press ENTER, a confirmation request is displayed: “SURE?”. 6. Press ENTER again to confirm and format the Hard Disk. IMPORTANT: Before confirming with ENTER a second time, be absolutely sure that you are not about to cancel important data.

  • Page 107: Ch. 10 • Audio Vocal Processor (Ps1300 Only)

    Note: The AVP feature is not available for the PS1000. The A.V.P. interface The A.V.P. interface consists of two jacks (MIC and LINE) and a GAIN control.

  • Page 108: Activating The Avp Interface And Adjusting The Mic/Line Signal

    Activating the AVP interface and adjusting the Mic/Line signal Before processing a Mic/Line signal with the PS1300 internal effects, or using the vocal harmonizing functions, you must activate the AVP’s Mic/Line inputs and, if necessary, adjust the level of the input signal. Here’s how to activate the AVP interface and adjust the signal level.

  • Page 109: Processing The Mic/Line Signals With The Multi-Effects Processor

    Processing the Mic/Line signals with the multi-effects processor A singer can sing (or a musical instrument can play) through PS1300’s amplifi- cation system and process the input signal with the instrument’s internal digital multi-effects processor. The Mic/Line signal will be processed by the Reverb and/or Chorus effects assigned to the current Preset, fed to the instrument’s main mix then sent to the internal speakers, the stereo outputs (Left and Right) and the headphones.

  • Page 110: Selecting The A.v.p. Presets

    3. Adjust the volume of the Vocal Track with the Tempo/Data buttons. This will adjust the volume of the duplicated voices. 4. Play and hold a note or chord on the keyboard and sing into the micro- phone. You will hear a harmony effect consisting of one or more voices that will depend how many notes you play on the keyboard.

  • Page 111: Vocal Track, Vocal Octave, Vocal Sustain

    The A.V.P. functions In addition to the Vocal Track function, several other functions are available when working with the Audio Vocal Processor: Vocal Octave, Vocal Sustain and Track Mute, Vocal Mute. Vocal Track, Vocal Octave, Vocal Sustain Access to these three functions is via the MIC/EDIT button then the PAGE buttons to select the functions.

  • Page 112: Track Mute

    Track Mute The TRACK MUTE function enables you to deactivate the real time keyboard section without taking your hands off the keyboard. This disables the track being used as the provider of the notes used by the harmonizing mechanism, allowing you to listen to the harmonized voices without hearing the keyboard sounds.

  • Page 113: Mic/Edit Functions

    Mic/Edit functions The Mic/Edit functions include a 4 band equalizer (Low, Mid, MidFreq, Hi), a programmable compressor, the mic and line on/off switches and the reverb and chorus effect send levels. The Mic/Edit features are accessed by pressing the MIC/EDIT button and se- lected with the function buttons F1-F9.

  • Page 114: A.v.p. Parameters Memorized To The Presets

    A.V.P. parameters memorized to the Presets The following list shows the parameters which can be memorized to the Pro- grammable Presets, allowing you to make Presets with different A.V.P. settings without having to waste time reconfiguring them. Preset (01 - 08) Vocal Track (01 - 16) Vocal Volume (0 - 127) Vocal Octave (+ / - 24 semitones)

  • Page 115: Reference Section

    Reference Section • Technical Specifications PS1000 • Technical Specifications PS1300 • Index...
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  • Page 117: Technical Specifications Ps1000

    Technical Specifications PS1000 Keyboard : 88 weighted action keyboard Display : Large multi-function coloured backlit LCD display. Control buttons : 4 cursor buttons, enter, escape, tempo/data buttons, style groups selection and sound groups selection sections. Modes : 3 real time sections (lower, upper 2, upper 1).

  • Page 118: Technical Specifications Ps1300

    Technical Specifications PS1300 Keyboard : 88 weighted action keyboard Display : Large multi-function coloured backlit LCD display. Control buttons : 4 cursor buttons, enter, escape, tempo/data buttons, style groups selection and sound groups selection sections. Modes : 3 real time sections (lower, upper 2, upper 1). Sounds : 444 PCM sounds including 16 drumkits.

  • Page 119: Index

    Copy File 2. 72 Index Copy file from floppy to partition 2. 74 Copy file from partition to floppy 2. 74 Cursor buttons 1. 5 A.V.P. functions 2. 81 Damper action 2. 9 A.V.P. interface 2. 77 Damper pedal 1. 8, 2. 50 A.V.P.
  • Page 120 Piano preset (MIDI) 2. 58 Load from Hard Disk partition 2. 65 Piloting an expander 2. 60 Load Mode 2. 33 Piloting PS1000 with a Master Keyboard 2. 61 Load mode 2. 25 Pitch excursion 2. 9 Load Mode, Hard Disk 2. 72 Pitch shifting via MIDI 2.
  • Page 121 Projecting Lyrics 1. 12 Sound Presets, selection 1. 13 Projecting lyrics 2. 46 Sounds 2. 2 PS1000 in Song Mode, computer 2. 60 Split Menu 2. 22 Split Point 2. 22 Split point 1. 15 Receive MIDI dump 2. 59 Split Preset 1.
  • Page 122 Vocal Sustain 2. 81 Vocal Track 2. 81 Vocal Track, assignment 2. 79 Volume balance 1. 18 Volume Pedal 1. 8 Volume Pedal, on/off 2. 9 Volume pedal programming 2. 50 Write Protect Tab 2. 34 WS Series keyboard connection 2. 58 WX Series connection 2.

  • Page 123: Appendix

    Appendix Anhang...
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  • Page 125: Rom Sound Table (Gm - Gmx - Sample)

    ROM Sound table (GM - GMX - Sample) Bk 1 (Rom) Bk 2 (Rom) Bk 3 (Rom) Bk 5 (SMP - RAM) Bk 1 (Rom) Bk 2 (Rom) Bk 3 (Rom) PIANO group BRASS group Piano1 PianoMk1 PickPiano Trumpet FlugelAttk FlugelHorn Piano2 PianoW2...

  • Page 126: Midi Bank 6 Rom Sound Table

    ROM Sound table (GM - GMX) MIDI BANK 6 ROM Sound table ROM MIDI Bk 6 Bk 1 (Rom) Bk 2 (Rom) Bk 3 (Rom) DetuneEP1 PERCUSSIVE group DetuneEP2 TinkleBell Dk_Stand.1 Dk_Stand.2 CpHarpsy Agogo Dk_Room Dk_WS ChurcBel SteelDrums Dk_Power Dk_Std.1WX DetnOrg1 Woodblock Dk_Elect.

  • Page 127: Style Table

    Style Table (Via Midi Common) User Style, Song Style Programmable Presets Song Tables Table ROM STYLES† ROM STYLES† (Via Midi Common) (Via MIDI Common) CC00 CC32 PC CC00 CC32 PC 00-95 Style 00-95 Style 8 BEAT SWING User Styles† Prog. Presets † 8BtSTAND SWING CC00 CC32 PC User Style 1-16...

  • Page 128: Effect Tables

    Effect tables (Via MIDI Common) Reverb table Chorus table Reverb† Chorus† CC16 - vv (vv=0) CC16 - vv (vv=64) CC48 - nn (nn=reverb number) CC48 - nn (nn=effect number) 00 Hall 1 00 Mono Delay 1 01 Hall 2 01 Mono Delay 2 02 Hall 3 08 Stereo Delay 1 08 Warm Hall...
  • Page 129 DRUMKIT TABLES DK_STAND1 113-2 DK_ROOM 114-2 DK_POWER 115-2 DK_ELECT. 116-2 DK_HOUSE 117-2 DK_JAZZ 118-2 112-4 (Bk6 via MIDI) ROLLSNARE < < < < < FINGERSNAP < < < < < ZAPP < < < < < GunShot < < < <...

  • Page 130: Drumkit Tables

    Drumkit tables DK_BRUSH 119-2 DK_ORCH. 120-2 DK_STAND.2 113-3 DK_WS 114-3 DK_STD.1WX 115-3 DK_DANCE 116-3 < < < < < < < < < < < HHTGHT1 < < < < HHPEDAL < < < < HHOPEN2 < < < < RIDECYM <...
  • Page 131 Drumkit tables DK_TECHNO 117-3 DK_JAZZ2 118-3 DK_M1 119-3 DK_SY77. 120-3 < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < BDTEKNO < BDJAZZ BDJAZZ < BDSTD2 HOUSERIM RIMSHOT2 BDROOM1 BDROOM1 HOUSSD1 SDJAZZ3 BDELECT1 BDELECT1...

  • Page 132: Recognized Chords - Example In The Key Of C

    Recognized chords - example in the key of C 7sus4 7sus4 1. C 10. Cm 19. C 2. C 11. Cm 20. C m7b5 3. CM 12. Cm 21. C madd9 add9 4. CM 13. Cm 22. C add9 7aug 5.

  • Page 133: Midi Implementation Chart

    MIDI Implementation Chart Manufacturer: Generalmusic S.p.A. Model: PS1000/PS1300 Version: 1.00 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 1-16 1-16 1 MIDI IN; 1 THRU; OUT Channel Changed 1-16 1-16 EXTRA COMMON/CHORD CH. Mode Default Mode 3 Mode 3 Messages Altered *****...

  • Page 134: Recognized Control Change Messages (Midi Controllers)

    Recognized Control Change messages (MIDI Controllers) Control Change on tracks A ControlChange message activates a Controlller, determined CC00,32 Bank change by the first ControlChange value. CC01 Modulation The ControlChange consists of three parts: CC06,38 Data Entry CC07 Main Volume • status byte - (status) determines the status of the ControlChange message.
  • Page 135 SONGS GROUPS DIANAROS (Songs made famous by Diana Ross) Ain’t No Mountain High Enough These songs have been licensed and produced by: Reach Out And Touch (Somebody’s Hand) Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To?) Touch Me In The Morning International Rights secured.
  • Page 136 GOLD_OLD (Golden Oldies) Come Sail Away Dreamer All I Have To Do Is Dream I Got You Babe Bird Dog Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone Bye Bye Love (Back Vocals) Remember (Walkin’ In The Sand) Cathy’s Clown Stand By Your Man Crying In The Rain Take Good Care Of My Baby Georgia On My Mind...
  • Page 137 SOUL (Soul Greatest Hits) Gimme Some Lovin’ How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) I heard it through the grapevine In the midnight hour My Girl Sexual @ealing Soul man STINGPOL (Songs made famous by Sting & The Police) De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da Don’t Stand So Close To Me Englishman In New York...
  • Page 138 DATA BASE SONGS Song Titles Block Authors Time A View To A Kill DURANDUR J.Barry - N.Bates - S.Lebon - A.Taylor - N.Taylor - R.Taylor 3.30 © 1985 EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Danjaq, Sa/Tritec Music Ltd. All Rights Controlled and Administered by EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
  • Page 139 Beat it JACKSON M.Jackson 4.11 © Mijac Music. Administered by Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd. Bewitched SINATRA Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers 3.30 © Chappell & Co. Inc. Administered by Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd. Billy Jean JACKSON M.Jackson 5.46 © Mijac Music. Administered by Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd. Administered by Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd. Bird Dog GOLD_OLD Boudleaux Bryant...
  • Page 140 Conga ESTEFAN Enrique E. Garcia 4.10 © 1987 Foreign Imported Productions & Publishing, Inc. (BMI). Copacabana MANILOW Barry Manilow / Bruce Sussman / Jack Feldman 4.00 © 1974 Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI). Could you be loved MARLEY Bob Marley 4.10 ©...
  • Page 141 Easy RICHIE Lionel Richie 4.20 © 1977 Jobete Music Co., Inc./Libren Music. Ebony And Ivory G_HITS_2 McCartney 3.40 © 1982 MPL Communications, Inc. Englishman In New York STINGPOL Sting 4.30 © 1987 Magnetic Publishing Ltd. (PRS), Represented by Reggatta Music Ltd. Administered by Irving Music, Inc. in the U.S.
  • Page 142 Have You Ever Seen The Rain? BALLADS J. C. Fogerty 2.41 © Jondora Music He Ain’t Heavy... He’s My Brother FIFTIES Scott / Russell 4.30 © 1969 Harrison Music Corp./Jenny Music. Heal the world JACKSON M.Jackson 6.25 © Mijac Music. Administered by Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd. Hello Dolly GOLD_OLD J.Herman...
  • Page 143 I Won’t Last A Day Without You CARPENTR Paul Williams / Roger Nichols 3.40 © 1971 Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP) I Won’t Send Roses G_HITS_2 Jerry Herman 3.00 © 1974 Jerry Herman. All Rights Controlled by Jerryco Music Co. I Write The Songs MANILOW Bruce Johnston 4.00...
  • Page 144 Laura GOLD_OLD David Raskin / Johnny Mercer 3.10 © 1945 Renewed 1973 Twentieth Century Music Co. Rights Assigned to EMI Catalogue Partnership. All Rights Cont.&Adm. by EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. Lessons In Love DNC_80 Wally Badarou / Philip Gould / Mark King 4.00 ©...
  • Page 145 Never Gonna Give You Up DNC_80 Mike Sotck / Matt Aitken / Pete Waterman 3.30 © All Boys Music Ltd./ Mike Stock Ltd./ Sid’s Songs Ltd. (PRS). New York New York SINATRA F.Ebb - J.Kander 4.18 © 1977 Unart Music Corp. Rights Assigned to EMI Catalogue Partnership. All Rights Controlled and Administered by EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
  • Page 146 Reach Out And Touch DIANAROS Nickolas Ashford / Valerie Simpson 2.50 © 1970 Jobete Music Co., Inc. Remember (Walkin’ In The Sand) G_HITS_4 George Morton 2.22 © 1964 Renewed 1992 EMI Music Publishing Ltd./Tender Tunes. All Rights Controlled and Administered by Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.
  • Page 147 Somebody to love QUEEN Freddie Mercury 4.15 © 1976 Queen Music Ltd. All Rights for the US A and Canada Controlled and Administered by Beechwood Music Corp. Soul man SOUL D.Porter - I.Hayes 2.51 © Walden Music/Almo Music/WB Music Corp. All Administered by Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd. Sowing The Seeds Of Love DNC_80 Orzabal/Smith...
  • Page 148 Theme From The Monkees G_HITS_3 Bobby Hart / Tommy Boyce 1.00 © 1966 Renewed 1994 Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. Three Times A Lady RICHIE Lionel Richie 3.30 © 1978 Jobete Music Co., Inc./Libren Music. Tiny Dancer ELTONJON Elton John / Bernie Taupin 6.00 ©...
  • Page 149 Would I lie to you G_HITS_1 M.Leeson - P.Vale 4.38 © 1990 Virgin Music (Pub) Ltd. All Rights In The USA and Canada Controlled and Administered by EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. Year Of The Cat G_HITS_4 Ian A. Stewart / Peter Wood 6.00 ©...
  • Page 150 STYLES GROUPS 3. TANGO 1 4. TARANTELLA 2 5. VALZER 1 6. VALZER 2 Z_STYL01 - “COUNTRY” 7. PASO DOBLE 1 8. TANGO 2 1. COUNTRY BALLAD 2. COUNTRY SHUFFLE 3. COUNTRY WALTZ Z_STYL08 - “PIANOBAR_1” 4. COUNTRY GOSPEL 1. 16 Bt BRIGHT 5.
  • Page 151 Z_RASS 01 1. CHA CHA CHA 1. SAMPLE Z_RASS 02 1. DANCE ‘90 1. SAMPLE Z_RASS 03 1. SOUL BEAT 1. SAMPLE Z_RASS 04 1. VALLENATO 1. SAMPLE...
  • Page 152 DATA BASE NEW STYLES GRAND OLE OPRY HAWAIIAN KIDSMARCH KOOL GANG 1 DANCE STYLE GROUP LA MORENA LATIN 3 LATIN FUSION LATIN 1 16 Bt BRIGHT PIANOBAR_1 LIGHT SHUFFLE 1 PIANOBAR_2 16 Bt RAP PIANOBAR_1 LIMBO LATIN 1 16 BT STD 2 PIANOBAR_1 LOVE...AIR ’70 DANCE...

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