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Features Top Panel Power On/Off: Press this button to turn the keyboard on or off. Master Volume: Turn this knob to adjust the Master Volume. Mute: Press this button to mute the Master Volume. Tempo: Press the Tempo buttons [<] or [>] to increase or decrease the speed of the accompaniment, demo song and/or metronome.
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Split: Press this button to split the keyboard into two different sounds. The sound that you were using before pressing the Split button will be applied to the left-hand side of the keyboard. To select a sound for the right-hand side, enter a number for the sound or use the + and –...
Rear Panel 1. SD Card port: Insert an SD Card containing MIDI or WAV music files here. 2. USB Port: Insert a USB-B cable here to connect the USB-A keyboard to a computer or a mobile device. Note: The Harmony 61 Pro features a class compliant plug-and-play connection, and this USB port enables sending and receiving MIDI data, as well as sending and receiving audio between the Harmony 61 Pro and a connected computer.
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Touch Pad The Touch Pad controls vibrato depth and speed by default when no effect LED is lit. Press the Effect button repeatedly to cycle through different sets of effects. When you select one from the 2-5 sets, the corresponding effect LED will turn on.
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Performance Enhancement Arpeggiator: Press the Sustain and Harmony buttons at the same time to turn on the arpeggiator. The “ARP.” indicator lights up on LCD. Repeat this operation to turn off the arpeggiator. Arpeggiator split point: When the arpeggiator is in use, the keyboard will be split into two sections. You can play chords with the left-hand side and play melody with the right-hand side.
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Notes: While Song Mode is enabled, you cannot access the Memory Buttons, Quick Settings, Function Menu, Twinova, Record, or Chord Mode features. To regain access to these features, exit Song mode by the pressing Piano, Style, or Mix buttons. By default, all songs will loop in order. You can change the playback mode in the function menu. Controlling Song Playback: Before the Intro section begins, the measure will start counting down from 4.
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Quick Setting Press the Q.S. button to turn on the Quick Setting function. The “Q.S.” indicator will light up on the LCD. The Fingered function will be turned on automatically. Press one of the M1 - M4 buttons to recall panel settings (including sound and effects) that match the current style. Each style has 4 preset Q.S.
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Playing Mixes Mix mode consists of Patterns, Sections and Tracks. A pattern is a song structure that includes 5 sections. There are 6 separate instrument tracks in each section that you can turn on or off. Press the Mix button to enter Mix mode. The LCD will show the current Mix pattern name and number. The Sync Start function will be engaged.
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Recording MIDI Recording: In MIDI recording, you can save your recording as a User Song on the instrument or export it to a connected SD card. The saved user songs will not be lost when you turn off the power. When there is no SD card connected, the unit will automatically switch the record function to MIDI.
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Connecting an SD Card The Harmony 61 Pro recognizes SD cards in FAT32 format. It does not support multi-partitioned SD cards. We recommend formatting the SD card on the instrument before using. Do not edit the backup files saved on the SD card from the instrument. Note: An SD card in FAT32 format supports up to 512 files under its root directory.
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Performance Memory Note: Hold down both the Store and M1 buttons, then turn on the power. This operation will reset the performance memory to factory default setting. To save the panel settings: Hold down the Store button, then press one of the M1 - M4 buttons to save the current panel settings to that memory. Note: This operation will overwrite the previous data.
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Notes: 1. The available mixer parameters may vary when in different modes. 2. The mixer menu will close automatically if there is no operation in 3 seconds. Detailed parameters and their volume ranges: Parameter Range Rhythm sub. volume Rhythm_ 0 - 127 Rhythm master volume Rhythm_ 0 - 127...
Twinova Octave xxx TwinoOct -2~+2 (default:0) Fade Time xxx FadeTime 1 ~ 20 (default:10) Specify the time period of fade-in and fade-out in style playback. xxx DSP OFF, ON (default:ON) Turn the DSP effect on or off. Slicer Type xxx Slicer 1 ~ 2 (default:1) Specify the Slicer effect applied to the sections in Mix playback.
Appendix Specifications Keys 61 full-size keys with touch response LCD Screen with Notation Pitch Bend Wheel X-Y Touch FX Pad Max Polyphony Sounds 580 + 5 user samples (10 seconds in total) Songs 177 + 5 user songs Accompaniment Styles 30 x 5 variations Mix Patterns 10 types...
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Strings EP 103 Reed Organ CHRO PERC 104 Octave Reed Organ Celesta 1 105 Detuned Reed Organ Celesta 2 106 Rotary Organ Celesta 3 107 Puff Organ Wide Celesta 108 Accordion 1 Dark Celesta 109 Accordion 2 Phase Celesta 110 Detuned Accordion Wah Celesta 111 Harmonica 1 Glockenspiel 1...
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269 Sawtooth Lead 2 325 Poly Synth Pad 1 270 Sawtooth Lead 3 326 Poly Synth Pad 2 271 Sawtooth Lead 4 327 Choir Pad 1 272 Saw + Pulse Lead 328 Choir Pad 2 273 Double Sawtooth Lead 329 Itopia Pad 274 Sequenced Analog Lead 1 330 Bowed Pad 1 275 Sequenced Analog Lead 2...
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381 Kalimba 438 Cabasa 382 Bag Pipe 439 Maracas 383 Fiddle 440 Analog Maracas 384 Shanai 441 Short Guiro PERCUSSION 442 Long Guiro 385 Tinkle Bell 443 Claves 386 Agogo 444 Mute Cuica 387 Steel Drums 445 Open Cuica 388 Woodblock 446 Mute Triangle 389 Castanets 447 Open Triangle...
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495 Gunshot 539 Brass & Woodwinds 540 Woodwinds & Strings 496 Machine Gun 497 Lasergun 541 Small Woods Section 542 Pan Flute & Strings Pad 498 Explosion COMBI 543 Koto & Shamisen 544 Flute & Clarinet 499 Stereo Piano & Strings Pad 545 Flute &...
Style List New R&B Ballad English Name ROCK 8BEAT Rock 8 Beat Guitar Pop New Wave 8Beat Piano 8Beat Ballad Slow Rock 8Beat 1 70's Rock&Roll 8Beat Hip Hop Folk Rock 8Beat Blues Rock Soft Rock 8Beat Pop Rock&Roll 1 8 Beat Funk Rhythm&Beat 1 Rock Shuffle...
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Pop Cha Cha 2 British Soul Pop JAZZ & SWING Salsa 2 TRADITIONAL Latin Jazz Waltz Big Band 1 Old Waltz Dixieland 1 English Waltz Broadway Big Band German Waltz Swing Italian Mazurka Fusion Mexico Waltz Swing Shuffle Vienna Waltz Big Band Medium Slow Waltz 2 Dixieland 2...
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Barbara Allen 86 Prelude Op.28 No.15 Careless Love Menuet Sweet Betsy From Pike Piano Concerto Jesse James Piano Concerto 2 The Cowboy's Lament Symphony No. 94 "Suprise" Red River Valley 91 Polonaise GOLDEN & POP 92 Rondeau Traumerei 93 Fur Elise My Darling Clementine 94 Heidenroslein Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...
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