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OWNER'S MANUAL Digital Piano GM-8825 GM-8825...
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PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING *Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference. 」 WARNING Always follow the basic precaution listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electronic shock, short-circuiting, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the followings: the power, disconnect the power plug from the outlet, and * Do not open the instrument or attempt to...
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Contents Setting up Recording system Power connection ........Recording System ........Display indications ........Four different ways to record ....Audio equipment connections ....Line Out jacks ........Data can be recorded to the user song.. Phones jacks ......... Accompaniment recording ....... Melody recording........
Congratulations! You are the proud owner of a fine digital piano. This digital piano combines the most advanced tone generation technology with digital electronics and features to give you stunning sound quality with maximum musical enjoyment. New hammer keyboard gives you a real traditional acoustic piano feeling. In order to make the most of your piano's features and extensive performance potential, we urge you to read the manual thoroughly while trying out the various features described.
Setting up Display indications When the power is on, the LCD display on the centre of the digital piano will display as below. Different information about the digital piano will be displayed when you are playing or operating the piano. Function indication Chord Menu/Messege Display...
Playing demo songs In this section, you will learn how to play the demo songs, the digital piano has a large database of demo songs. Once you have set up your digital piano, try listening the pre-programmed demonstration songs. The digital piano provides a totally 89 demo songs. You can also use the 3 step piano teaching system to learn these demo songs, for more information about piano teaching system, please turn to the "3 step piano teaching system"...
Playing Sounds The digital piano provides lots of musical instruments. Try out the different voices referring to the sound list at the end of this manual. Sound selection Press the [SOUND 1] button. If you want to select the sound which from 100 to 127, SOUND 1 press the [SOUND 1] button twice.
Playing Sounds Dual (Playing two voices simultaneously) When dual is on, a note played on the keyboard will sound in two voices, voices can be selected by button [SOUND1] and button [SOUND2]. Sound 1 is the first voice of the layer and the second is called Sound 2. Press the [SOUND1] button to select the first voice.
Playing Sounds However, some instruments don't have touch response, such as organs. You can turn off the touch sensitivefunction while you are playing an organ. EFFECT Press the [TOUCH] button. The touch sensitive function will be off. DUAL TOUCH Play a note. NOTE: The default setting of the touch sensitive is on when the piano turned on.
Auto accompaniment The auto accompaniment function puts a full backing band at your fingers. Using it, all you have to do is play the chords with your left hand as you perform, and the selected accompaniment style matching your music will automatically play along, instantly following the chords you play.
Auto accompaniment Variation Fill-In There are two main sections,main1 and main2. After power on, light of [A-FILLIN1] is on to indicate that main1 section is ready to be started. Press [B-FILLIN2] button, the light of [B-FILLIN2] is turned on to indicate that the ready section has been changed to main2.
Auto accompaniment Set [FADE IN/OUT] on when playing accompaniment to gradually stop accompaniment until volume decreased to zero. Tempo setting Each style of the digital piano has been programmed with a default or standard tempo, however, it can be changed by TEMPO the [TEMPO+] and [TEMPO-] buttons.
Auto accompaniment Singer Fingering m7/G m7/D 7/A 7 m7/A m7 m/E m 7/E 7 m7/E m7 7/B 7 m7/B Major: Just press the basic key Minor: Press the basic key and any black key on its left side. Seventh: Press the basic key and any white on its left side. Minor seventh: Press the basic key and one white key, and one black on its left side.
Status Register Status Register Since the digital piano is such a sophisticated instrument with such a variety of controls and functions -- voice, styles, auto accompaniment, and effect settings, just to name a few -- the Status Register function is one of the most convenient and powerful of the instrument.
Recording System Recording System With the powerful and easy-to-use Recording System, you can record your own keyboard performance and create your own complete, fully orchestrated compositions. The digital piano provides four different ways to record: Accompaniment Recording This records only the auto accompaniment. Melody Recording.
Recording System Accompaniment Recording Select style and fingering mode. Press the [RECORD/TEACH] button to open the record function. While pressing the [RECORD] button press the [STEP3/ACMP] button RECORD PLAY CLEAR ACCOMP TRACK1 TRACK2 TRACK3 TRACK4 RECORD DEMO STEP1 STEP2 STEP3 TRACK1 TRACK4 TRACK2...
Recording System Accompaniment and Melody Recording Select style and sound. While press the [RECORD] button, press the [ACMP] button and one then of the [Track1]-[Track4] buttons. RECORD PLAY TRACK1 TRACK2 TRACK3 TRACK4 CLEAR ACCOMP RECORD DEMO STEP1 STEP3 TRACK1 TRACK4 STEP2 TRACK2 TRACK3...
Recording System Press the [ACMP] button or one of the any other selected [TRACK] buttons to stop the recording. RECORD PLAY CLEAR TRACK1 TRACK2 TRACK3 TRACK4 ACCOMP RECORD DEMO STEP1 STEP2 STEP3 TRACK1 TRACK2 TRACK3 TRACK4 TEACH For instance, after you record your performance into TRACK 1, while holding the [RECORD] press the [TRACK 2] button to prepare record, press the [TRACK 1] button to play the track 1, meanwhile you can start your new record with track 2.
3 steps Piano Teaching System The 3-step Piano Teaching System feature takes you through the three distinct steps described below to help you learn to play all of the demo songs in the digital piano. In this feature, you can learn to play the right or the left hand, even another accompaniment in the demo song as well..
3 steps Piano Teaching System Press the [STEP2] button to start the second step. Follow the lights and press the corresponding key to play the melody. Step 3 Play your song After following the step 1 and step 2, you can enjoy playing the melody at a normal speed in this step. The accompaniment will proceed at a normal speed regardless of whether you play the correct note or not.
MIDI Function In the lower panel of your digital piano, there are MIDI terminals (MIDI IN, MIDI OUT,). By using the MIDI functions you can expand your musical possibilities. This section explains what MIDI is, and what it can do, as well as how you can connect your digital piano to your personal computer.
MIDI Function Connecting to a Personal Computer Connecting to a Personal Computer Connect the digital piano to a computer and take advantage of the wide range of powerful and versatile software for creating and editing music. Using a MIDI interface device installed in the personal computer, connect the MIDI terminals of the personal computer and the electric piano.
Sound list General MIDI 128 Instruments Sound Name Sound Name Sound Name PIANO Contrabass Bass Lead Tremolo String Grand Piano SYNTH PADS Pizzicato String New Age Bright Piano Warm Pad Midi Grand Piano Harp Poly Synth Honky-Tonk Piano Timpani Digital Piano 1 Choir Pad ENSEMBLE Digital Piano 2...
Styles list 200 popular styles Style Name Style Name Style Name Style Name Miami Pop Boogie1 8BEAT POP Cha Cha Cha 1 8Beat-Pop1 Electro Pop Boogie2 Cha Cha Cha 2 8Beat-Pop2 Hit-Hot-Pop1 Boogie3 Rhumba1 8Beat-Pop3 Hit-Hot-Pop2 Rhumba2 Jazz-Rock 8Beat-Pop4 Pasodoble Eurb Jazz Ballad 8Beat-Pop5...
Percussions list For MIDI user Prog 1 Prog 2 Prog 3 Prog 8 Standard set 1 Standard set 2 Standard set 3 Chinese set Syn Sound < < < Slap < < < Scratch 1 < < < Scratch 2 <...
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Percussions list Prog 9 Prog 10 Prog 11 Prog 17 Prog 18 Room set 1 Room set 2 Room set 3 Power set 1 Power set 2 < < < < < < < < < < < < < <...
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Percussions list Prog 26 Prog 24 Prog 25 Prog 27 Synth set Electri set 1 Electri set 2 Dance set < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < <...
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Percussions list Prog 33 Prog 41 Prog 49 Prog 57 Prog 128 Jazz set Brush set Orchestra set EFX set Effect set < Brush Low Tom 2 Timpani F Scratch 1 Low Tom 2 < < Timpani F# Scratch 2 Closed Hi-Hat <...
Important Message Section manufacturer's warranty , and are there- SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION: fore the owners responsibility. This product utilizes an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect the Please study this manual carefully and product to any power supply or adapter consult your dealer before requesting other than the one described in the service.