Top Panel - Alesis Harmony 32 User Manual

Features

Top Panel

1. Power On/Off: Press this button to turn the keyboard on or off.
Note: After 5 minutes of inactivity, Harmony 32 will power off. If you press any key, it will turn back on.
2. Display: This LED Display will update when you make changes to settings such as the tone, rhythm,
tempo, etc.
Volume: Press the Volume  or Volume  buttons to increase or decrease the overall volume of the
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keyboard. Press both buttons at the same time to reset to the default volume (7).
4. Number buttons and + / - buttons: Use these buttons to change the tone, rhythm, or demo song
settings. Before using the Number or + / - buttons, press the button corresponding to the setting that
you would like to change.
5. Demo Song: Press this button and then use the Number buttons or + / - buttons to select and begin
playback of one of the 40 included demo songs. Press this button again to stop the demo song.
6. Tone: Press this button and then use the Number buttons or + / - buttons to select one of the 300
available tones that will play when you press the keys.
7. Sustain: Press this button to turn the sustain effect on/off for your selected tone.
8. Percussion: Press these buttons to play percussion sounds. The images above each button indicate
which percussion sound will be played.
9. Rhythm: Press this button and then use the Number buttons or + / - buttons to select one of the 300
built-in rhythms.
10. Start/Stop: Press this button to start your selected rhythm. You can also press this button to stop a
rhythm, demo song, or the metronome.
11. Tempo: Press the Tempo  or Tempo  buttons to increase or decrease the tempo of the rhythm,
demo song, or metronome. Press both buttons at the same time to reset to the default tempo (120
BPM).
12. Record: Press this button to record your own song. The LED screen will display REC and will begin
recording when you play a key. When you are finished, press the Play button to listen to your song.
Note: If a song has already been recorded, pressing this button will clear the memory to prepare to
record a new song. Playing a rhythm or demo song will also clear your recorded song.
13. Play: Press this button to begin playback of your recorded song. Press this button again to stop your
recorded song.
14. Metronome: Press this button to start the built-in metronome feature. Keep pressing this button to
select between the available time signatures (1/4, 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4).
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