Using The Drum Pads; Using Reverb; Using Split - Optimus MD-1600 Owner's Manual

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REVERB
Drum Pads

USING THE DRUM PADS

The MD-1600 has six drum pads that
you can use to play percussion sounds
independent of the keyboard keys. Sim-
ply tap on a drum pad to play the per-
cussion sound currently assigned to it.
To change the drum pad sounds, use
the mixer function to change the tone
assigned to Channel 10. See "Using the
Mixer" on Page 22.

USING REVERB

The REVERB feature creates ambiance
effects by causing the sound to linger
and reverberate. Press
indicator appears next to the type of re-
verb you want.
— creates a concert hall effect.
HALL
— creates the acoustics of a
STAGE
small club.
— adds the acoustics of a studio.
ROOM
To turn off REVERB, press
no indicator appears on the display.

USING SPLIT

The MD-1600's SPLIT feature lets you
play two different tones on opposite
ends of the keyboard, so the low-end
keys play one tone, and the high-end
keys play another. Follow these steps to
use SPLIT.
1. Press
2. Enter the three-digit number for the
3. Press
4. Enter the three-digit number for the
so the
REVERB
5. Hold down
so
REVERB
RH YTH M
.
TONE
tone you want the high-end keys to
play.
. The
SPLIT SPLIT
appears.
tone you want the low-end keys to
play.
, and press the key
SPLIT
where you want the high-end tones
to begin. The selected key's name
appears on the display.
For example, if you set the split
point to be F below middle C,
appears.
Note: You can change the split point
at any time.
TONE
LAYER
SPLIT
indicator
F3
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