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- Page 1 SL-1 Digital Studio Piano Owner’ s Manual...
- Page 2 In order congratulate you for purchasing this Suzuki digital piano. With proper care this piano will to make the most of your Suzuki Piano’s provide you with years of musical enjoyment. performance potential and musical features, Suzuki’s Advanced State of the art electronics...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Instrument Voices Record Metronome Play Along Songs Tempo MIDI Functions Keyboard Voices Midi Application Chart Setup Mode Warranty Reverb Type SL-1 Specifications Chorus Type Transpose S L - 1 D i g i t a l P i a n o... -
Page 4: General Precautions
General Precautions CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY: The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated or “dangerous voltage”... -
Page 5: Taking Care Of Your Electronic Keyboard
Taking Care Of Your Electronic Keyboard Location This Suzuki Electronic Keyboard will supply you with years of musical enjoyment if you follow the simple rules listed below. • Do not expose the instrument to the following conditions to avoid deformation, discoloration, or... -
Page 6: Control Panel Overview
Control Panel Overview MASTER VOLUME TONE DEMO SETUP METRONOME TEMPO REVERB EFFECTS LAYER SPLIT POWER BASS TREBLE Top Panel 5. Function Buttons Reverb Button 1. Power On/Off Switch Setup Button Effects Button 2. Master Volume Metronome Button Layer Button 3. Tone Tempo Button Split 4. - Page 7 Control Panel Overview SONG +/YES −/NO GRAND PIANO E. PIANO1 VIBES ROCK ORGAN HARPSICORD STRINGS FANTASIA UPRIGHT BASS VARIATION DUET RECORD TRACK 1 TRACK 2 PLAY/STOP LEFT RIGHT BRIGHT PIANO E. PIANO2 FM EP CHURCH ORGAN N. GUITAR CHOIR WARM PAD ELECTRIC BASS 6.
- Page 8 TONE KNOB — With the Tone Knob you can adjust the sound of your SL-1 to your room or according to your taste. As a starting point, set both controls to their neutral 12 o’clock position. If you want more bass move the Bass control to the right and if you want less, move it to the left.
- Page 9 LAYER SPLIT +/YES GRAND PIANO E. PIANO1 VIBES ROCK ORGAN HARPSICORD STRINGS FANTASIA UPRIGHT BASS VARIATION BRIGHT PIANO E. PIANO2 FM EP CHURCH ORGAN N. GUITAR CHOIR WARM PAD ELECTRIC BASS EFFECT — The Chorus type effect adds depth and spaciousness to the selected keyboard voice. Press the CHORUS button to engage the chorus effect and the indicator will light up.
- Page 10 SONG DUET RECORD TRACK 1 TRACK 2 PLAY/STOP LEFT RIGHT DUET — The keyboard is divided to A2- E6 and F2 – C6 two sections. Two sections have the same voice (master voice) and volume. RECORD — This unit is able to record one song at a time, each with 2 tracks. It will record all Note events as they are performed. This recorded information is nonvolatile and therefore will not be lost when the power is turned off. To Record press and hold down the RECORD button then press the track button you want to record in.
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Page 11: The Connector Panel
OSX, Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7. Simply just plug it in and the OS will do the rest. The SL-1 will work with standard MIDI based computer software. -
Page 12: Basic Operation
Switching on Power With the SL-1 fully assembled and plugged in to a power outlet, its time explore your piano in more detail to. Start by pressing the POWER switch on the far right hand side of the keyboard, to turn on the power. -
Page 13: Playing Demo Songs
Playing Demo Songs SL-1 comes pre-programmed with a selection of sixteen demo songs. Each of the demo songs is designed to demonstrate one of the instrument voices built into the SL-1. To Start Demo Song Playback Press the [DEMO] button to enter Demo Mode. The display will show DEMO, and the Voice Select buttons will flash. -
Page 14: Instrument Voices
Instrument Voices When the piano is turned on, the LED display shows the voice number. The default voice setting is 01 for the Grand Piano. Select A Instrument Voice There are 16 instrument voices selected by the voice quick select buttons and a VARIATION button. You may also use the –/NO +/YES button to select an instrument voice in the voice select mode. -
Page 15: Metronome
Metronome Press the METRONOME button; the built-in metronome will start to play with the current tempo and selected beat pattern. METRONOME Use the –/NO +/YES buttons to change the beat pattern in sequence of 2/2, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, and 12/8. Press the METRONOME button again to stop the metronome. -
Page 16: Setup Mode
Layer (Dual) Voice Layer, or dual, refers to an additional voice that is tone mixed with the selected keyboard voice. The assigned layer voice will be heard with the original voice when the layer feature is engaged. 1. Press the LAYER button, the currently assigned layer voice will show on the display, and the indicator will light up. -
Page 17: Chorus Type
Reverb Level Setting +/YES Reverb Level determines how much of your selected Reverb Type you will hear. To adjust your Reverb Levels use the –/NO or the +/YES Buttons. The Reverb Level Range is from 1 to 127. You can switch the Reverb Feature On and Off by pressing the Reverb Button. Select the Reverb Type and the Reverb Level from this SET UP Function Menu. - Page 18 Split Point Changing The Split Point For Lower Voice When the lower mode is engaged the keyboard is divided into two parts at the “split point. ” In the right hand section the original or Upper voice will sound. In the left hand section a new instrument voice can be assigned, the “lower”...
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Page 19: Transpose
Transpose The Transpose feature can shift the pitch of the piano up or down in semitone intervals. +/YES 1. Press the SETUP button until the “Transpose” menu appears. 2. Use the –/NO +/YES buttons to set the transpose value. The range is from -12 to 12, The default or normal playing setting is 0. -
Page 20: Local
Local “Local” is a special mode of piano performance when the piano is connected with another MIDI device or computer. When “Local” is “On”, performance on the piano will sound by built-in speakers while the performance message is transmitted via MIDI out. When “Local” is “Off”, performance on the piano will not sound but the performance message is transmitted via MIDI out. -
Page 21: Assigning The Split Point For Voice
Assigning The Split Point For Voice The keyboard is split into two sections at the split point. The default split point is the Gb3 key for voice. A different voice split point can be assigned in the Function menu “Split Point”. Please see the SET UP button section of this manual for more information. - Page 22 Split Keyboard With this mode, you can play two instrument sounds in separate parts of the keyboard. In the right section of the keyboard play the master voice and in the left section of the keyboard play lower voice. The split point of the keyboard is fixed on the G3 key. Lower Voice Master Voice Press the Lower button and its indicator lights up to engage the split keyboard mode.
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Page 23: Record
Record The recording function features a two track recorder that lets you record what you play on the keyboard and then play it back. Two tracks mean that you can “overdub” one part on top of another, using a different voice if you like. RECORD TRACK 1 TRACK 2... - Page 24 5. Stop Recording - Press the PLAY/STOP button, the REC button or the recording track button to stop recording. The REC indicator turns off and the recorded track indicator is lit to show the track now contains data. PLAY/STOP Note: When the record memory is full, recording will stop automatically and “FUL” will appear on the LED display.
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Page 25: Play Along Songs
Play Along Songs There are 50+ songs built into this Suzuki Piano for your musical enjoyment. These songs have separate left and right-hand parts that can be turned on and off as required so you can practice the corresponding part on the piano. -
Page 26: Midi Functions
If you are an advanced MIDI user, this section will help you to access the MIDI controller capabilities of the SL-1. If you already know that you need this specialized functionality, then this section is for you. However, this information is not necessary in order to enjoy playing the piano. A good rule to keep in mind is: If you don’t know what a function described in this section is, then you probably don’t need it. -
Page 27: Midi Application Chart
Midi Application Chart Function Transmitted Recognized Remark Basic Channel 1 CH 1 – 16 CH Channel changed 1 – 16 CH 1 – 16 CH Default mode Note number 11 – 118 0 – 127 Velocity Note On 9nV,V=0–127 9nV,V=0–127 Note Off 8nV,V=0–127 8nV,V=0–127... -
Page 28: Warranty
• For a period of one (1) year from the date of the original purchase from an Authorized Suzuki dealer, SUZUKI will either repair the defective product or will arrange for its authorized service facility to repair the defective product with no charge to the original purchaser of the product. -
Page 29: Sl-1 Specifications
SL-1 Specifications Keyboard 88 Key, Weight Scaled Hammer Action Polyphony 64 Note Polyphony Sound Sorce Dynamic realism stereo samples Preset Tones 16 GM Instrument Sampled Voices Function Tune, Transpose, MIDI Functions, Demo, Chorus (multi-level), Reverb (mulri-level), Song (Left Hand and Right Hand), Duet Feature, Layer, Split, Upper, Lower, Registration Memories, Local On/Off Controls Master Volume, Tone Control, Set Up Function... - Page 30 Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation P.O. Box 710459 Santee, California 92072-0459 800-854-1594 www.suzukimusic.com Copyright Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation...