Operation; Basic Operation; Playing The Prerecorded Tunes; Playing Back A Prerecorded Tune - Radio Shack MD501 User Manual

Midi keyboard with mini-size keys
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To prevent hearing damage, always set the
keyboard's volume to its lowest level before
you begin playing it after changing any settings.
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Basic Operation

• To remind you to save power during
operation, the keyboard automatically
sounds a tone about every 5 minutes if you
do not press a key.
• The keyboard automatically selects the
tone Grand PIANO (No. 01) when you turn
the power on. To select a different tone, see
"Selecting/Playing a Preset Tone" on
Page 4.
• To select an auto-rhythm, see "Using the
Preset Auto-Rhythms" on Page 4.
• To play auto accompaniment, see "Using
Auto Accompaniment" on Page 5.
• The keyboard's volume ranges from 0 (no
sound) to 10 (maximum), and the current
volume level appears on the display. Each
time you turn on the keyboard, the volume
is set to 6.
• To quickly return to the default volume
setting of 6, turn the keyboard off then back
on.

Playing Back a Prerecorded Tune

• The keyboard always selects the tune
"Canon" (No. 01) each time you turn it on.
• Precede a single-digit number with a 0. For
example, to select 06 ("Wiegenlied
(Schubert)"), press 0 6.
• If you enter an incorrect first digit,
repeatedly press + or – to move to the next
higher or lower numbered tune.
• Each tune plays a different preset tone for
the melody.

Using the Preset Tones

The keyboard has 8-note (maximum)
polyphonic sound. This means that you can
play up to 8 different notes at the same time
with most of the keyboard's preset tones.

Selecting/Playing a Preset Tone

• Each time you turn the keyboard on, it
automatically selects the tone Grand
PIANO (No. 01).
• Precede a single-digit number with a 0. For
example, to select VIBRAPHONE (No. 06),
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press 0 6

Selecting/Playing an Auto-Rhythm

• Each time you turn on the keyboard, it
automatically selects the rhythm Disco 1
(No. 01).
• Precede a single-digit number with a 0. For
example, press 0 5 to select POP WALTZ
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1. To turn on the keyboard, set
. The POWER indicator lights.
ON
2. To hear a sample of the keyboard's
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many sounds, play a prerecorded tune
(see "Playing the Prerecorded Tunes" on
Page 4). To make your own music,
simply begin playing the keyboard. ±
3. Repeatedly press
VOLUME DOWN
the volume. ±
4. To turn off the keyboard, set
. The POWER indicator turns off.
OFF
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You can listen to any of the 50 tunes that
come prerecorded in the keyboard, or you
can turn off a tune's melody or
accompaniment and then play along on the
keyboard.
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1. Press
current tune appears. ±
2. Choose a tune from the SONGS list and
enter its two-digit number on the keypad.
Or, you can press + or – to move to the
next higher or lower numbered tune. ±
3. Press
tune. ±
You can change the tune by repeating
Step 2 even while a tune is playing. The
new tune immediately begins to play. As
it plays, the display shows:
• a "score" to indicate the notes that are
playing (right side of the display)
• a "keyboard" to indicate the fingering
and which keys are pressed (bottom
of the display)
• the black dots above the metronome
show the beat count in the measure
• the chord name (center left of the
display)
4. Use
desired.
5. To change the tempo, repeatedly press
TEMPO UP
tempo setting appears.
6. To select a different tune, repeat Step 2.
To stop the tune completely, press
START/STOP
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VOLUME UP
to increase or decrease
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VOLUME
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To play the prerecorded tunes one by one (in
order from the selected starting point), press
. To stop the demo, press
DEMO
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Your keyboard can sound like 50 different
musical instruments. The name and two-digit
number for each preset tone is listed on the
TONES list on the keyboard's top panel. ±
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1. Press
TONE
number appears. ±
2. To play a different tone, choose a preset
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tone from the TONES list and enter its
two-digit number on the keypad. As you
press the keys, the selected digits
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appear.
Or, you can use + or – to move to the
next higher or lower numbered tone. ±
3. Play the keyboard to hear the selected
tone and adjust
to the desired level.
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4. To select a different tone, repeat Steps 1
and 2.
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Your keyboard has 30 preset auto-rhythms
that provide a steady beat for your music.
The name and two-digit number of each
preset auto-rhythm is listed on the
RHYTHMS list on the keyboard's top panel.
You can play a preset auto-rhythm on the
keyboard in any of the following ways:
• select and play a rhythm (see "Selecting/
Playing an Auto-Rhythm")
• synchronize the start of a rhythm with
your music (see "Using SYNC" on
Page 5)
• briefly vary the pattern of a rhythm (see
"Using FILL-IN" on Page 5)
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1. Press
RHYTHM
2. To select a different rhythm, choose an
auto-rhythm from the RHYTHMS list and
enter its two-digit number on the keypad.
Or, repeatedly press
the next higher or lower numbered
rhythm. ±
3. Press
START/STOP
auto-rhythm.
4. Adjust
VOLUME
again.
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