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Page 2: Important Safety Instructions
Under no circumstances must either of the above wires be connected to the earth terminal of a three pin plug. The technology used in the G-70 is covered by patents pending in certain countries throughout the world. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral tri- angle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”...
Page 4 Features...
Page 5 Features...
Page 6 Using the unit safely Using the unit safely Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe injury should improperly. Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or material damage should the unit be used improperly.
Page 7 Using the unit safely...
Page 8 Contents...
Page 9 Contents...
Page 10 Contents...
Page 12 Important notes Rear side of the disk WRITE (you can save data to the disk) Protect tab PROTECT (you cannot save data)
Page 13 MASTER VOLUME BALANCE ACCOMP KEYBOARD 8 BEAT EXT SOURCE BALL ROOM RECORDER PLAY NEXT MINUS 16 TRACKS LIST SONG SEQUENCER DEMO PLAY/STOP STYLE LIVE DISCO 16 BEAT BAND ROCK DANCE CONTEMP JAZZ BOSSA BLUES 50's & 60's SAMBA LATIN WORLD Front panel D BEAM DJ GEAR SFX...
Page 14 Panel descriptions ASSIGN SW INTRO MAIN VARIATION FADE FADE MUSIC ASSISTANT CONTRAST LYRICS & SCORE EFFECTS DISK & MEDIA STYLE CONTROL BASS SYNC END/RIT INVERSION START STOP SET LIST HOLD AUTO FILL IN START/STOP USER PROGRAM DOWN CANCEL SONG STYLE MAKEUP TOOLS SONG...
Page 15 TYPE 5-1/3' CHORUS REVERB PANPOT VOLUME EFFECT DBEAM DATA ENTRY NUMERIC PAD (PUSH) SONG KBD MODE EASY SETTING ORGAN PIANO MODE 2-2/3' 1-3/5' 1-1/3' HARMONIC SONG PAGE PART STYLE PAGE M.INT LW 2 LW 1 UP 3 UP 2 UP 1 FINDER VOCAL HARMONIST VOICE...
Page 16 Panel descriptions KEYBOARD PART TONE ASSIGN LW 2 LW 1 UP 3 UP 2 UP 1 PART ON/OFF ONE TOUCH TRANSPOSE TONE EFFECTS MULTI MELODY INTELL CANCEL...
Page 17 Front panel...
Page 18 Panel descriptions (left side) FC7 PEDAL HOLD FOOT FOOT FOOTSWITCH SWITCH PEDAL THRU (right side) MIDI PCMCIA VIDEO OUTPUT INTERNAL MEMORY PROTECT →...
Page 19 Front panel...
Page 20 Setting up and demo songs Mixing console, keyboard ampliﬁer, active speakers Keyboard ampliﬁer, active speakers, etc. To wall outlet MAIN DIRECT R, L/MONO R, L —OPTIONAL— Dynamic microphone (select “MIC”) Other signal source (select “LINE”) [Microphone: DR-10 or DR-20] *Connect the microphone using an unbalanced mono 1/4”...
Page 21 Front panel VIDEO VIDEO OUTPUT OUTPUT INTERNAL MEMORY INTERNAL MEMORY PROTECT PROTECT MASTER VOLUME...
Page 22 Setting up and demo songs PLAY NEXT MINUS LIST SONG EXIT DEMO MASTER VOLUME...
Page 23 Front panel...
Page 24 Quick Start Left hand: Right hand: melody Arranger control (Keyboard parts)
Page 25 ORGAN SYNC START STOP MASTER VOLUME Playing to an automatic accompaniment STYLE CONTROL BASS INVERSION INTRO MAIN END/RIT START AUTO VARIATION FILL IN START/STOP C major C minor Only the key that corresponds to Root note + third key to the the chord's name.
Page 26 Quick Start STYLE CONTROL BASS SYNC INTRO MAIN END/RIT INVERSION START STOP VARIATION AUTO FILL IN STYLE CONTROL BASS SYNC INVERSION INTRO MAIN END/RIT START STOP STYLE CONTROL BASS SYNC INTRO MAIN END/RIT INVERSION START STOP AUTO VARIATION FILL IN VARIATION AUTO FILL IN...
Page 27 Playing to an automatic accompaniment STYLE CONTROL BASS SYNC INTRO MAIN END/RIT INVERSION START STOP AUTO VARIATION FILL IN EXIT STYLE LIVE DISCO BAND DANCE 8 BEAT 16 BEAT ROCK CONTEMP BALL JAZZ BOSSA ROOM BLUES 50's & 60's SAMBA LATIN WORLD...
Page 28 Quick Start FAST® √SLOW DEFAULT KEYBOARD PART TONE ASSIGN MBS LW 2 LW 1 UP 3 UP 2 UP 1 PART ON/OFF SPLIT MASTER VOLUME BALANCE ACCOMP KEYBOARD...
Page 29 Using the Keyboard parts KEYBOARD PART TONE ASSIGN MBS LW 2 LW 1 UP 3 UP 2 UP 1 PART ON/OFF...
Page 30 Quick Start EXIT MENU...
Page 31 Using the Keyboard parts (this is only an example) EXIT...
Page 32 Quick Start KEYBOARD PART TONE ASSIGN MBS LW 2 LW 1 UP 3 UP 2 UP 1 PART ON/OFF...
Page 33 Using the Harmonic Bars EXIT ORGAN Left hand: Right hand: LOWER 1 UPPER 1...
Page 34 Quick Start WHOLE LW 1...
Page 35 Using the Harmonic Bars EXIT START/STOP...
Page 36 Quick Start MUSIC ASSISTANT...
Page 37 Working with the Music Assistant...
Page 38 Quick Start SONG...
Page 39 Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files) PLAY/STOP MASTER VOLUME...
Page 40 Quick Start MASTER VOLUME MENU...
Page 41 Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files) MINUS MINUS...
Page 42 Quick Start Set to “MIC” Examples: Roland DR-10 or DR-20 Set to “LINE” L/MONO SPLIT DUAL X-DUAL ON/OFF PALETTE TRANSPOSE EDIT UTILITY SEQ CTRL SELECT VOLUME PALETTE COMBINATION KEYBOARD MODE ARPEGGIO EXIT CANCEL 1>Piano 1 PART PERFORM TONE Preset:001 / TONE...
Page 43 Vocal Harmonist function EFFECTS EXIT...
Page 44 Quick Start SMALL...
Page 45 Vocal Harmonist function VOICE EXIT...
Page 46 Quick Start AUTO PITCH [Portamento Time= 0] “Rough” pitch changes in semitone steps (normal) [Portamento Time= 1~127] Pitch glides from one note to the next...
Page 47 Vocal Harmonist function VOCODER TALK...
Page 48 Quick Start → MENU...
Page 49 Vocal Harmonist function → LYRICS & SCORE...
Page 50 Quick Start LYRICS & SCORE...
Page 51 Vocal Harmonist function EXIT → LYRICS & SCORE...
Page 52 Quick Start START/STOP ORGAN...
Page 53 Recording your music ORGAN PLAY/STOP 16-TRACK SEQUENCER...
Page 54 Quick Start PLAY/STOP...
Page 55 Recording your music...
Page 56 About the Keyboard modes Arranger control Arranger control + LW1 SPLIT Upper 1 (UP1) using a piano sound...
Page 57 Split and Whole modes LW1, LW2, MBS UP1, UP2, UP3 SPLIT WHOLE KEYBOARD PART TONE ASSIGN MBS LW 2 LW 1 UP 3 UP 2 UP 1 Arranger control UP1, UP2, UP3 PART ON/OFF SPLIT —OR—...
Page 58 Using the performance functions MODULATION Lowers the pitch BENDER CANCEL Raises the pitch...
Page 59 EXIT MENU Octave OCTAVE= 0 OCTAVE= –1...
Page 60 Using the performance functions KEYBOARD PART TONE ASSIGN MBS LW 2 LW 1 UP 3 UP 2 UP 1 MENU EXIT...
Page 61 Master Tune MENU MENU...
Page 62 Using the performance functions EXIT...
Page 63 ASSIGN SW buttons EXIT...
Page 64 Using the performance functions EXIT...
Page 65 Using the D Beam Controller...
Page 66 Using the performance functions EXIT...
Page 67 Using optional footswitches FC-7 PEDAL HOLD FOOT FOOT FOOTSWITCH SWITCH PEDAL MENU...
Page 68 Using the performance functions MENU EXIT...
Page 69 Using optional footswitches EXIT MENU...
Page 70 Using the performance functions EXIT MENU...
Page 71 Scale Tuning MENU EXIT...
Page 72 Using the performance functions...
Page 73 METRO NOME EXIT Metronome...
Page 74 Additional Arranger/Style functions STYLE CONTROL BASS SYNC INVERSION INTRO MAIN END/RIT START STOP VARIATION AUTO FILL IN START/STOP...
Page 75 Selecting other Style divisions STYLE CONTROL BASS SYNC INTRO MAIN END/RIT INVERSION START STOP VARIATION AUTO FILL IN STYLE CONTROL BASS SYNC INTRO MAIN END/RIT INVERSION START STOP VARIATION AUTO FILL IN...
Page 76 Additional Arranger/Style functions STYLE CONTROL BASS SYNC INVERSION INTRO MAIN END/RIT START STOP VARIATION AUTO FILL IN MELODY INTELL...
Page 77 Using the Style Cover function...
Page 78 Additional Arranger/Style functions...
Page 79 One Touch EXIT...
Page 80 Additional Arranger/Style functions...
Page 81 More reﬁned Arranger settings...
Page 82 Additional Arranger/Style functions MENU...
Page 83 STYLE CONTROL BASS INTRO MAIN END/RIT INVERSION VARIATION AUTO FILL IN STYLE CONTROL BASS INVERSION INTRO MAIN END/RIT AUTO VARIATION FILL IN MENU SYNC START STOP SYNC START STOP Tempo-related settings (Arranger Options)
Page 84 PAGE 1 CUSTOM You select a Link memory. Music Style The G-70 looks up the name of the referenced Music Style The data are loaded from card or the internal memory. This memory contains the The Style can be played back.
Page 85 Working with ‘external’ Music Styles STYLE LIVE DISCO BAND DANCE 8 BEAT 16 BEAT ROCK CONTEMP BALL JAZZ BOSSA ROOM BLUES 50's & 60's SAMBA LATIN WORLD...
Page 86 Additional Arranger/Style functions STYLE “FOUND”: found entries. “GLOBAL”: total number of songs in that memory area.
Page 87 Style Finder: quickly locating Styles...
Page 88 Additional Arranger/Style functions...
Page 89 Style Finder: quickly locating Styles...
Page 90 Advanced Keyboard part functions Possible range for UPPER 3 SPLIT LW1 + LW2 (+ MBS) Upper 1 and/or Upper3 LW1 + LW2 (+ MBS) Upper 2 Upper 1 and/or (+ Arranger control) Upper 2 (+ Arranger control) VariPhrase part...
Page 91 Portamento for UP1 and UP2 MENU [Portamento Time= 0] “Rough” pitch changes in semitone steps (normal) [Portamento Time= 1~127] Pitch glides from one note to the next...
Page 92 Advanced Keyboard part functions EXIT MENU...
Page 93 Tone Edit: editing Keyboard parts...
Page 94 Advanced Keyboard part functions EXIT Characteristics of a low-pass ﬁlter Setting Frequency Cutoff frequency...
Page 95 Keyboard Effects Reverb, Chorus Same type as Style/Song sec- tion, but separate processors. Only for the Keyboard parts. Style/Song Effects Reverb, Chorus Shared by these two sections, but separate from Keyboard parts. Mastering Tools Equalizer, Compressor Affect all signals transmitted to the MAIN outputs.
Page 96 Using the mixer functions & effects...
Page 97 Editing the Keyboard effects processors...
Page 98 Using the mixer functions & effects EXIT...
Page 99 Editing the Keyboard effects processors EXIT...
Page 100 Using the mixer functions & effects UP 1 → MULTI...
Page 101 Effects for songs and Styles MENU...
Page 102 Using the mixer functions & effects EXIT...
Page 103 Using the individual outputs and audio inputs OUTPUT DIRECT MAIN L / MONO PART...
Page 104 Using the mixer functions & effects EXTERNAL SOURCE AUDIO IN...
Page 105 Using the Mastering Tools...
Page 106 Using the mixer functions & effects...
Page 107 Voice and Vocal Harmonist part mixing → VOICE VOICE TALK HARMONY VOCODER AUTO PITCH SINGER SMALL ENSEMBLE →...
Page 108 Using the mixer functions & effects MENU VOICE VOICE TALK HARMONY VOCODER AUTO PITCH SINGER SMALL ENSEMBLE...
Page 109 Voice and Vocal Harmonist part mixing ®...
Page 110 Using the mixer functions & effects ® ®...
Page 111 User Program list= 8 references x 18 pages PAGE 18 The references User Programs are saved separately. PAGE 2 PAGE 1 Data File Data File Same system for Data File pages 2~18. Data File Data File Data File Data File Data File Internal memory or...
Page 112 Working with User Programs DOWN CANCEL...
Page 113 Selecting User Programs SET LIST DOWN CANCEL...
Page 114 Working with User Programs USER PRG...
Page 115 Selecting User Programs HOLD...
Page 116 Working with User Programs SET LIST...
Page 117 Editing User Program Finder information MENU USER PRG...
Page 118 Working with User Programs...
Page 119 Editing User Program Finder information...
Page 120 Working with User Programs USER PRG...
Page 121 Music Assistant functions USER PRG...
Page 122 Working with User Programs MUSIC ASSISTANT...
Page 123 Music Assistant functions...
Page 124 Song and Style Makeup Tools...
Page 125 Using the Makeup Tools EXIT STYLE LIVE DISCO 8 BEAT 16 BEAT BAND ROCK DANCE CONTEMP BALL JAZZ BOSSA ROOM BLUES 50's & 60's SAMBA LATIN WORLD SONG...
Page 126 Song and Style Makeup Tools MAKEUP TOOLS SONG STYLE...
Page 127 Using the Makeup Tools...
Page 128 Song and Style Makeup Tools...
Page 129 Using the Makeup Tools...
Page 130 Song and Style Makeup Tools...
Page 131 Singer settings MENU...
Page 132 Editing the Vocal Harmonist parts...
Page 133 Auto Pitch settings...
Page 134 Editing the Vocal Harmonist parts...
Page 135 Small settings...
Page 136 Editing the Vocal Harmonist parts...
Page 137 Ensemble settings...
Page 138 More reﬁned song functions This function is also available for Style playback MENU...
Page 139 Programming MARK & JUMP locations...
Page 140 More reﬁned song functions “FOUND”: found entries. “GLOBAL”: total number of songs in that memory area. SONG...
Page 141 Working with the Song Finder...
Page 142 More reﬁned song functions...
Page 143 Working with the Song Finder SONG...
Page 144 More reﬁned song functions...
Page 145 Play List function PLAY LIST...
Page 146 More reﬁned song functions...
Page 147 Play List function...
Page 148 More reﬁned song functions PLAY LIST EXIT PLAY/STOP...
Page 149 Play List function...
Page 150 Editing Lyrics LYRICS & SCORE...
Page 151 Adding Lyrics to a song START/STOP ® √ ® √...
Page 152 Editing Lyrics EXIT DISK & MEDIA LYRICS & SCORE...
Page 153 Exporting Lyrics data as text ﬁle EXIT...
Page 154 Using the 16-track sequencer 16-TRACK SEQUENCER...
Page 155 General considerations 16-TRACK SEQUENCER...
Page 156 Using the 16-track sequencer Sound (and tone generator) of the selected part. Song parts KEYBOARD PART/ MELODY INTELL Track Track If you select “GS” (or if If you select the corre- there is no alterna- sponding part. tive).
Page 157 Example 1: Recording a song from scratch This is how you played it. 1/16...
Page 158 Using the 16-track sequencer PLAY/STOP 16-TRACK SEQUENCER...
Page 159 Example 2: Adding tracks PLAY/STOP → →...
Page 160 Using the 16-track sequencer...
Page 161 Editing 16-track songs...
Page 162 Using the 16-track sequencer TO NOTE: 69 (A4) Original phrase TO NOTE: 69 (A4) FROM NOTE: 72 (C5) TO NOTE: 76 (E5) THAN NOTE: 72 (C5) FROM NOTE: 72 (C5) TO NOTE: 76 (E5) THAN NOTE: 72 (C5) & c q q ”...
Page 163 Editing 16-track songs...
Page 164 Using the 16-track sequencer Delete From 2.1.0 To 4.1.0 Copy From 2.1.0 To 3.1.0 Into 4.1.0 SRC TRACK= 1/DST TRACK= 1 REPLACE...
Page 165 Editing 16-track songs...
Page 166 Using the 16-track sequencer...
Page 167 Editing 16-track songs...
Page 168 Using the 16-track sequencer...
Page 169 Editing 16-track songs...
Page 170 Using the 16-track sequencer Original positions (slow attack, so Shift= –5 timing seems off) (timing sounds OK)
Page 171 Editing 16-track songs 16-TRACK SEQUENCER...
Page 172 Using the 16-track sequencer...
Page 173 Editing 16-track songs...
Page 174 Using the 16-track sequencer...
Page 175 Editing song data using Microscope Edit 16-TRACK SEQUENCER...
Page 176 Using the 16-track sequencer...
Page 177 Editing song data using Microscope Edit → →...
Page 178 Using the 16-track sequencer...
Page 179 Concept...
Page 180 Programming Styles (Style Composer) MENU...
Page 181 Recording User Styles from scratch 8 possibilities Can be set for all 8 tracks...
Page 182 Programming Styles (Style Composer)
Page 183 Recording User Styles from scratch If you press after bar 4… …your Style will look (and sound) like this (5 bars):...
Page 184 Programming Styles (Style Composer)
Page 185 Auditioning your Style and adding more tracks...
Page 186 Programming Styles (Style Composer) MENU...
Page 187 Copying existing Styles...
Page 188 Programming Styles (Style Composer)
Page 189 Editing on the ﬂy by recording...
Page 190 Programming Styles (Style Composer)
Page 191 Style Track Edit functions...
Page 192 Programming Styles (Style Composer)
Page 193 Style Track Edit functions...
Page 194 Programming Styles (Style Composer)
Page 195 Style Track Edit functions...
Page 196 Programming Styles (Style Composer)
Page 197 Style Track Edit functions...
Page 198 Programming Styles (Style Composer) MENU...
Page 199 Editing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit)
Page 200 Programming Styles (Style Composer) Recorded strings part Result with “Degree” Result with “Nearest” Chords played in the chord recognition area.
Page 201 Editing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit)
Page 202 Programming Styles (Style Composer)
Page 203 The how-to’s EXIT DISK & MEDIA...
Page 204 Disk/Media functions...
Page 205 Saving data...
Page 206 Disk/Media functions...
Page 207 Delete...
Page 208 Disk/Media functions...
Page 209 Format...
Page 210 Disk/Media functions...
Page 211 Format MIDI THRU To the/a USB port of your computer. MENU...
Page 212 Archiving data using a computer (USB) Only to computer (and only copy) Please ignore. Please ignore. Please ignore. To and from computer To and from computer To and from computer To and from computer Please ignore. Only to computer (and only copy) Only to computer (and only copy) To and from computer Please ignore.
Page 213 Format...
Page 214 MIDI MIDI is short for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface”. The word refers to many things, the most obvious being a connector type that is used by musical instruments and other devices to exchange messages relating to the act of making music.
Page 215 EXIT Sound source Sound source MIDI OUT LOCAL ON LOCAL OFF +Style +Style +Style +Style + SMF + SMF + SMF + SMF Synchronization, general settings Refers to the Recorder/sequencer parts Refers to the Style parts Keyboard parts (including MELODY INTELL) The how-to’s MIDI OUT...
Page 216 MIDI...
Page 217 Editing MIDI parameters...
Page 218 MIDI...
Page 219 Editing MIDI parameters...
Page 220 MIDI Set to a User Program (page 116), and specify which MIDI Set should be loaded when you switch on the G-70 (see below). If you need to reset some or all MIDI parameters to their default values, select and/or than a MIDI Set.
Page 221 MIDI Sets...
Page 222 Miscellaneous MIDI OUT Edirol UM-1 REMOTE Edirol DV-7PR Projector Monitor...
Page 223 General settings Here are several functions that apply to the G-70 as a whole and haven’t been covered elsewhere in this owner’s manual. EXIT...
Page 224 Miscellaneous EXIT...
Page 225 General settings...
Page 226 Speciﬁcations...
Page 227 loosen tighten Installing a wave expansion board Screws to be removed Wave expansion board (SRX series) Position as shown before you install the board. Connector LOCK Installation tool...
Page 228 Appendix...
Page 238 SMALL 1 small open-back enclosure SMALL 2 small open-back enclosure MIDDLE open back enclosure 12 x 1 JC-120 open back enclosure 12 x 2 BUILT IN 1 open back enclosure 12 x 2 BUILT IN 2 open back enclosure 12 x 2 BUILT IN 3 open back enclosure 12 x 2...
Page 243 SMALL 1 small open-back enclosure SMALL 2 small open-back enclosure MIDDLE open back enclosure 12 x 1 JC-120 open back enclosure 12 x 2 BUILT IN 1 open back enclosure 12 x 2 BUILT IN 2 open back enclosure 12 x 2 BUILT IN 3 open back enclosure 12 x 2...
Page 250 [Music Workstation] Model: G-70 Function... Basic Default Channel Changed Default Mode Message Altered Note Number True Voice Note ON Velocity Note OFF After Key’s Touch Ch’s Pitch Bend 0,32 6, 38 Control Change 98, 99 100, 101 Program Change True #...
Page 251 C#M7 C#m7 CmM7 C#mM7 DmM7 Cdim C#dim Ddim Cm7 ( 5 ) C#m7 ( 5 ) Dm7 ( 5 ) Caug C#aug Daug Csus4 C#sus4 Dsus4 C7sus4 C#7sus4 D7sus4 C7/13 C#7/13 D7/13 E M7 E m7 E mM7 EmM7 FmM7 E dim Edim Fdim...
Page 252 F#M7 A M7 F#m7 A m7 F#mM7 GmM7 A mM7 F#dim Gdim A dim F#m7 ( 5 ) Gm7 ( 5 ) A m7 ( 5 ) F#aug Gaug A aug F#sus4 Gsus4 A sus4 F#7sus4 G7sus4 A 7sus4 F#7/13 G7/13 A 7/13 B M7...
Page 253 Index...
Page 254 Index...
Page 255 Index...
Page 256 Index...
Page 257 Index...
Page 258 Index...
Page 259 This product complies with the requirements of European Directives EMC 89/336/EEC and LVD 73/23/EEC. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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