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GEM 271284 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Owner’s manual 271284...
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  • Page 4: Care Of Your Keyboard

    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. Avoid physical shocks caused by dropping, bumping, or placing heavy objects on the key- board.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction ... 1 The GK310 features: ... 1 Power supply ... 1 Using the AC adaptor ... 1 Using batteries ... 1 To insert the batteries ... 1 Important battery information ... 1 Connections ... 2 The Phones jack ... 2 The Damper jack ...
  • Page 6 About the Chord Recognition Modes ... 10 Using the Style Auto functions ... 10 Select the Fill In and change Style Variation ... 10 Start the Style accompaniments with Key Start ... 11 Start the Style with an Intro pattern ... 11 Stop the Style with an Ending phrase ...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for purchasing the new GEM GK310 electronic keyboard. The GK310 offers the following features: • 61 note keyboard with Touch Response; • 132 PCM voices + 1 keyboard percussion kit; • 96 Styles (automatic accompaniments) with 2 Variations;...

  • Page 8: Connections

    Connections The Phones jack If you prefer to play with headphones for high quality personal monitoring, plug a standard stereo headphone set into the rear panel PHONES jack. The internal speak- ers are automatically disconnected. Use the VOLUME slider to adjust the headphone volume. The Damper jack An optional footswitch can be plugged into the DAMPER jack for sustain control.

  • Page 9: Select A Single Demo Song

    3. Press the [DEMO ALL] button to start a chained Demonstration. The display shows the first Demo Song number: Playback starts automatically from the first Demo song and continues non stop until you either change demo or stop the playback. 4.

  • Page 10: Basic Operation

    Basic Operation This section explains all the basic operations that you can carry out when the instru- ment is in NORMAL mode. If you are uncertain how to return the instrument to NORMAL mode, press the [MODE] button as many times as necessary until the left display arrowhead points to NORMAL.

  • Page 11: Dual Voice (Play Two Layered Voices)

    Dual voice (play two layered voices) To play the DUAL effect, (with two layered sounds), press the [DUAL] button. The word “VOICE 2” appears in the display as well as the voice number assigned to the layered section. If you play on the keyboard, you will hear two sounds for every note played. In our example, you will hear the Piano voice (01) together with Slow Strings (50).

  • Page 12: The Performances

    The Performances So far, you have learnt how to select single and combined Voices in Normal, Dual and Split modes using several panel interventions. If, every time you want to create a preferred sound combination, you have to take several steps to arrive at your goal, you would ask yourself if there wasn’t a quicker way of selecting what you want.

  • Page 13: Muting The Sections

    To decrease the volume, press the bottom [DECREASE VOLUME] control. If the Upper section is playing with the DUAL effect, the [UPPER MIXER] controls adjust both voices at the same time. Muting the sections If you want to exclude a section (mute, or turn off), you can use the MIXER control buttons.

  • Page 14: Add Pitch Bend To Your Playing

    Add Pitch Bend to your playing While you play, you can add Pitch Bend to your keyboard sounds by using the [PITCH BEND] buttons located to the left of the control panel. You can obtain a Pitch Bend excursion of 2 semitones above or below normal pitch with these controls. Hold down the top [PITCH BEND] button to bend the notes up.

  • Page 15: Selecting The Styles Using The [-/Off] And [+/On] Buttons

    Selecting the Styles using the [-/OFF] and [+/ON] buttons In STYLE mode, the [–/OFF] and [+/ON] buttons of the numeric keypad step through the individual Styles one by one. 3. Press the [+/ON] button to select the Styles in increasing numerical order. 4.

  • Page 16: Changing The Style Tempo

    Changing the Style Tempo Every time you select a Style, you also recall a memorized playing speed, (TEMPO), shown in the top left hand corner of the display. You can speed up or slow down the tempo, before or after starting the Style, by pressing the [TEMPO] buttons. •...

  • Page 17: Start The Style Accompaniments With Key Start

    Start the Style accompaniments with Key Start The KEY START function allows you to synchronize the start of your Style with a note or chord pressed on the keyboard without using the Start/Stop button. When you press the [KEY START] button, the display shows 4 flashing black dots after the word TEMPO to indicate the synchro start standby.

  • Page 18: Using The Single Touch Play Settings In Style Mode

    Using the Single Touch Play settings in Style mode When you play the Styles with the [SINGLE TOUCH PLAY] button on, each Style you select recalls a panel configuration (voices and volume settings) for the accom- paniment sections (Drums, Bass, Accomp) as well as for the Upper and Lower sec- tions.

  • Page 19: Changing The Accompaniment Split Point

    4. Hold down the [STORE PERFORMANCE] button, then simultaneously press one of the PERFORMANCE/PADS buttons [P1] - [P6]. For example, if you press [P5]: Whatever information was previously stored in the selected button will be erased by the new data. 5.

  • Page 20: Cancelling The Octave Transpose Setting

    Cancelling the Octave Transpose setting 3. To cancel the octave transposition, press both OCTAVE buttons at the same time. Record & Play - the Sequencer Your GK310 contains a very simple and easy-to-use sequencer which records what- ever you play, and plays back the recorded sequence just as you played it. You can record in Voice mode or Style mode.

  • Page 21: The Gk310 General Functions

    The GK310 General functions The GK310 features several functions which affect the keyboard globally. These correspond to the names silkscreened below the display: SPLIT, MIDI, PAN, TUNE, TRANSP, BEAT, PERCUS and they are selected by pressing the [SELECT] button as many times as necessary until the black arrow points to the function required. The corresponding parameter shown in the display is modified with the [+/ON] and [–/OFF] buttons.

  • Page 22: The Tune Function

    The Tune function The TUNE function allows you to fine tune the instrument in steps on one cent at a time. If you select the TUNE function, the display shows the standard pitch setting (0). Play on the keyboard and use the [+/ON]/[–/OFF] buttons to raise or lower the tun- ing until you reach the value required.

  • Page 23: The Beat Function

    The Beat function The BEAT function allows you to set a time signature (number of beats in a meas- ure) for the Metronome. The factory setting corresponds to 4 beats for every meas- ure. If you select the BEAT function, the display will show the factory setting. Use the [+/ON] button to increase the Beat number, or the [–/OFF] button to de- crease it.

  • Page 24: Specifications

    Specifications Keys : 61 keys with Touch Response Voices : 132 PCM voices + 1 percussion keyboard kit Polyphony : 32 notes Styles : 96 styles with 2 Variations (Normal and Var) Modes : Normal, One Finger, Fingered, Split, Dual Styles Control : Start/Stop, Key Start, Intro/Ending, Fill-in, Variation, Tempo, Metronome Demo songs :...

  • Page 25: Index

    Index AC adaptor 1 Auto-Accompaniment 8 Aux. Out 2 Balancing the Lower and Upper sections 6 Balancing the Style tracks 11 Batteries 1 Beat function 17 Chord Recognition Mode 8 Chord Recognition Modes 10 Connections 2 Damper 2 Demo Songs 2 Drum Pads 15 Dual button 5 Dual voice 5...
  • Page 26 Upper keyboard 5 Variation 10 Voice mode 4 Voice/Style/Song button 8, 12 Voices, selection 4 20 GK310 Index...
  • Page 27 Appendix GK310 A•1...
  • Page 28 A•2 GK310...
  • Page 29 Appendix A - One finger chords chart #m7/ #m7/ F#m/ #m7/ G#m/ #m7/ A#m/ #m7/ GK310 A•3...
  • Page 30 Appendix B - Fingered chords chart - Table 1 MAJOR MINOR (Cm) DOMINANT 7th (C7) MINOR 7th (Cm7) MAJOR 7th (Cmaj7) DIMINISHED (Cdim) AUGMENTED (Caug) (C6) MINOR 6th (Cm6) A•4 GK310...
  • Page 31 Appendix B - Fingered chords chart - Table 2 MAJOR MINOR (Cm) DOMINANT 7th (C7) MINOR 7th (Cm7) MAJOR 7th (Cmaj7) DIMINISHED (Cdim) AUGMENTED (Caug) (C6) MINOR 6th (Cm6) GK310 A•5...
  • Page 32 Appendix C - Demo Songs List SERENATA SERENADE RONDEAU FROHLICHER LANDMAN PIZZICATO POLKA FORELLE NOCTURNE SYMPHONY NO.94 SUPRISE HEIPENROSLEIN NIGHT TURKISH MARCH SKIP TO MY SIDE KAT HOISA RED RIVER VALLEY JESUS SAVIOUR PILOT ME TPO H KA TENNESSEE WALTZ TURKEY IN THE STRAW OLD BLACK JOE COUNTRY...
  • Page 33 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. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 34 GENERALMUSIC Code 271284 Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Specifiche soggette a cambiamento senza preavviso. Les spécifications sont sujettes à modifications sans préavis. Änderungen -auch ohne Vorankündigung- sind vorbehalten. PRINTED IN ITALY Sales Division: I -47048 S.Giovanni in Marignano (RN) - Italy – Via delle Rose, 12 tel.

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