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KEYBOARD WITH USB MIDI MK-6000 USER MANUAL...
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INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the MK-6000. To get the most out of your product, please read this manual carefully. BOX CONTENTS • 1 x MK-6000 Keyboard with USB MIDI by Gear4music • 1 x Power supply unit (PSU) • 1 x Music rest •...
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FUNCTIONS – SINGLE MASTER VOL SONG FINGERED TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNE BASS – – CHORD CLOSE TIMBRE RHYTHM ACCOM VOL – – – METRONOME ONE KEY FOLLOW ENSEMBLE DEMO ONE DEMO ALL PROG PLAY TOUCH SUSTAIN VIBRATO SPLIT KEYBOARD PERCUSSION SYNC FILL-IN START / STOP FRONT PANEL...
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FUNCTIONS RC-VOLUME TEMPO PLAY TONE SONG RHYM SPLIT LEARN TOUCH LCD DISPLAY A. TEMPO DISPLAY L. PLAY This indicates the current tempo. This indicates the recorded melody or programmed rhythm playback. B. NUMERIC DISPLAY M. TONE This indicates the current preset active. This indicates the numeric keypad is set to C.
FUNCTIONS PHONES REAR PANEL 1. USB MIDI WARNING! Connect your keyboard to your computer here. To prevent damage to your hearing, speakers, and other audio equipment, reduce the volume and 2. OUTPUTS LEFT/RIGHT have the power off before connecting to any other Connect your keyboard to mixers and interfaces equipment.
GETTING STARTED POWER Press the power [ON/OFF] button to turn the keyboard on or off. The LCD display will illuminate when powered on. MASTER VOLUME Control the master volume by pressing the [MASTER VOL +/-] controls. The “VOLUME” indicator will light up and the current volume level (01-16) will be shown on the display.
DEMO SONGS The MK-6000 has 56 in-built demo songs, from 000 to 055, accessed by pressing the [SONG] button. The “SONG” indicator will light up and the current demo song number will be shown on the display. Press the [+/-] buttons on the keypad to select different demo songs, and the [START/STOP] button to control playback.
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Press [TEMPO +/-] to increase or SYNC decrease the rhythm speed. SYNC – The MK-6000 can be set to begin playing – the selected rhythm at the same time as the TEMPO accompaniment by pressing the [SYNC] button after selecting the desired rhythm.
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PERCUSSION The MK-6000 has a wide range of percussion sounds. As well as the MK-6000’s eight dedicated percussion buttons, pressing the [KEYBOARD PERCUSSION] button allows you to play percussion sounds on the keyboard keys, as indicated by the symbols above the keys. Press the [KEYBOARD PERCUSSION] button again to return to normal keyboard operation.
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SUSTAIN Press the [SUSTAIN] button to add sustain to the notes being played. The “SUS” indicator will light up on the display when this effect is turned on. SUSTAIN Press the [SUSTAIN] button again to disable the SUSTAIN effect. VIBRATO SUSTAIN Press the [VIBRATO] button to add a vibrato effect SUSTAIN...
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SPLIT SPLIT This feature allows the keyboard to effectively be split (after 24 left-hand keys) and the same octaves (starting at note C3) to be played on both the left and right-hand side of the keyboard. This SPLIT function is ideal for tuition purposes allowing both the teacher and player to play the same melodies simultaneously.
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SINGLE SINGLE KEY AUTO BASS CHORD When the rhythm function is enabled, pressing SINGLE [SINGLE CHORD] allows you to play a single key chord in the “chord zone” of the keyboard (left- hand 19 keys) as displayed in the table below. The “SIN”...
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FINGERED FINGERED CHORD BASS CHORD FINGERED When the rhythm function is enabled, pressing [FINGERED CHORD] will allow you to play a fingered chord in the “chord zone” of the keyboard (left-hand 19 keys) as displayed in the table below. The “FIN” indicator will be shown on the display. The fingering for C-root chords is shown below.
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RECORDING To record your playing press the [REC] button to enable the recording function. The “REC” indicator will be shown on the display. The metronome will play to assist with timing and, if not required, can be turned off by pressing the [METRONOME] button.
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RHYTHM PROGRAMMING PROG PROG PROG The MK-6000 allows you to create custom rhythms PROG by programming percussion sounds. Press the [PROG] button to enable the rhythm PROG programming function. The “PRG” indicator will be shown on the display. The metronome will play to assist with timing and, if not required, can be turned off by pressing the [METRONOME] button.
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TRAINING The MK-6000 has three in-built training features to help progress your playing ability. Training 1: One Key This feature is designed to help you learn the timing of the notes in the on-board songs. First, select a song to practice by pressing the [SONG] button followed by the +/- buttons on the numeric keypad as required.
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ONE KEY The “LEARN” indicator will be shown on the display. LEARN The keyboard plays the song’s introduction and waits for you to press the correct key on the keyboard. The keyboard on the display will indicate ONE KEY the correct keys to play. In this training mode, the song will continue when LEARN you press the correct key.
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TIMBRE LIST String Ensemble 1 String Ensemble 2 Synth Strings 1 NUMBER TIMBRE Synth Strings 2 Acoustic Grand Piano Choir Aahs Bright Acoustic Piano Voice Oohs Electric Grand Piano Synth Voice Honky-Tonk Piano Orchestra Hit Rhodes Piano Trumpet Chorused Piano Trombone Harpsichord Tuba...
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FX 5 (Brightness) Distortion Guitar 1 FX 6 (Goblins) Rhodes Piano 1 FX 7 (Echoes) Church Organ 1 FX 8 (Sci-Fi) Dulcimer 1 Sitar Electric Bass (Pick) 1 Banjo Honky-Tonk Piano 1 Shamisen Percussive Organ 1 Koto Synth Bass 3 Kalimba Lead 15 (Charango) Bagpipe...
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Brass Section 1 Xylophone 2 Tubular Bell 1 Clavichord 1 Electric Guitar (Jazz) 2 FX 14 (Atmosphere) Alto Sax 1 Overdriven Guitar 2 Synth Bass 4 FX 9 (Rain) Flute 1 Fiddle 1 Banjo 1 Electric Guitar (Muted) 2 Muted Trumpet 1 Reed Organ 2 Voice Oohs 2 Drawbar Organ 2...
RHYTHM LIST Tijuana Reggae Salsa Reggae 12-Beat 8-Beat Pop Slow Rock 1 8-Beat Soul Slow Rock 2 8-Beat Rock Slow Soul Pop Rock 8-Beat Adria 60’s Soul Unplugged 70’s Soul New Age Pop Funk 8-Beat Modern Twist Country Ballad British Pop Love Song Hard Rock Modern Country Pop...
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Fast Band 2 German Waltz Cat Groove Carnival 2 Dixie Jazz Organ Samba 2 Medium Jazz Reel 2 Jazz Big Band Gay Gordons 2 Jazz Club Scandi Waltz 2 Ragtime Pop Classics Frankly Soul Live 8-Beat Classic Big Band Power Rock French Jazz Acoustic Rock Jump Jive...
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Finger Pickin’ 2 Modern Big Band Country Brothers 2 Pop Guitar Ballad New Country 2 Ibiza 2002 Easy Country 2 New R&B Ballad 70's Chart Country 2 Guitar Serenade Hoedown 2 Organ Ballad Show Tune 2 Joropo Polka 2 Reggaeton Ober Polka 2 8 Beat Ballad 2 Party Polka 2...
DEMO SONG LIST Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Canon Boogie Rock Donna Donna Little Brown Jug Ten Little Indians Skip To My Lou Autumn Leaves Joy To The World She Wore A Yellow Ribbon AR Demo March from “The Nutcracker” Are You Sleeping Layla Small Bees...
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METALLVÄGEN 45A | 195 72 ROSERSBERG | STOCKHOLM | SVERIGE LAHNSTRAßE 27 | 45478 MÜLHEIM AN DER RUHR | DEUTSCHLAND If you have any more questions about this product, please do not hesitate to contact the Gear4music Customer Service Team on: +44 (0) 330 365 4444 or info@gear4music.com...
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