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GEM WK2 Owner's Manual

GEM WK2 Owner's Manual (112 pages)

World Keyboard

Brand: GEM | Category: Musical Instrument | Size: 4.26 MB

Table of Contents

Important Safety Instructions
2
Table of Contents
3
The Owner's Manual
9
Specifications
9
Sound Table WK2
9
Important Information
10
Technical Specifications WK2
10
Important Preliminary Notes
11
How to Update Your Instrument
11
System Reset
11
Style, Song, Performance Tables
11
Front Panel WK2
12
Rear Panel WK2 (Connections)
15
Get Started

16
Basic Concepts

22
- Style, Song Style and Song
  22
- Style and Realtime Modes (Style Accompaniments Off)
  22
- STYLE LOCK and SINGLE TOUCH PLAY Buttons
  23
- Song Style Mode
  23
- Song Mode
  23
- Performance
  24
- Tracks
  25
- Sounds
  25
- ROM-Sounds
  25
- Drumkits
  25
- Samples
  25
- Connections
  26
- Power
  26
- Output: Right/Mono - Left
  26
- Input: Right/Mono - Left
  26
- Vocal Processor (OPTIONAL): MIC/Line + Gain
  26
- MIDI
  26
- Pedals
  27
- Computer
  27
- Video Interface
  27
- Headphones
  27
- Music Stand
  27
- The Display
  28
- Data Entry
  29
- Inserting Alphanumeric Data
  29
- Enter / Escape
  29
Sounds & Performances

30
The Styles

38
- About the WK2 Styles
  38
- Selecting Styles
  38
- Recall a Style Using the Direct Style Memory Buttons
  39
- Recall a Style by Selecting the Performances
  39
- Total Cancellation of the User Style (CLEAR)
  40
- The Style Controls
  41
- Start / Stop
  41
- Key Start
  41
- Intro
  41
- Ending
  41
- Var 1, Var 2, Var 3, Var 4
  42
- Fill A, Fill, Fill B
  42
- Tap Tempo (also FILL B)
  42
- Fade In/Out
  42
- The Arranger Section
  43
- Arrange On/Off
  43
- Arrange Memory
  43
- Lower Memory
  43
- Bass to Lowest
  43
- The Style Tempo
  44
- Tempo Lock
  44
- Saving the Tempo to a Performance
  44
- Saving the TEMPO in One of the 16 DIRECT STYLE MEMORY Slots
  44
- The Split Point
  45
- Setting a New Split Point
  45
- Chord Lock (Cholock)
  45
- Maintaining the Chord Notes (Chord Lock)
  45
- Arrange Mode
  46
- Fingered 1
  46
- Fingered 2
  46
- One Finger
  46
- Freestyle
  46
- Single Touch Play, Store Performance/Performance Recall, Style/Tempo Lock
  47
- Single Touch Play
  47
- PERFORMANCE RECALL / Store Performance
  47
- Style/Tempo Lock
  47
- The Utility Section
  48
- Metronome
  48
- Sustain
  48
- Harmony
  48
- VOCAL P (Optional)
  48
- Reverb
  49
- Chorus
  49
Disk & Hard Disk

50
- Floppy Disk
  50
- The Hard Disk
  50
- The Floppy Disk and Hard Disk Functions
  51
- Incorporated Functions
  51
- What Is a MIDI File
  51
- General MIDI (GM)
  51
- GMX Format
  52
- Loading Songs and MIDI Files
  52
- Loading Styles
  52
- Loading Performances
  52
- Loading Samples
  52
- Loading Song Styles
  52
- Load Operations
  53
- The Load Procedure
  53
- Floppy Disk
  53
- Recognising Files with Extensions
  53
- Hard Disk
  54
- Save Operations
  55
- The Save Procedure
  55
- Floppy Disk
  55
- Hard Disk
  56
- Saving MIDI Files
  56
- Saving Song Styles
  56
- Delete
  57
- Disk
  57
- Hard Disk
  57
- Disk Formatting Procedures
  58
- Format 720 Kb
  58
- Format 1.44 Mb
  58
- Floppy Disk Formatting Procedure
  58
- Hard Disk Partition Formatting Procedure
  59
- Creating a New Partition (New Part)
  59
- Utility
  60
- Copy
  60
- Hard Disk Protect
  61
- Hard Disk Format
  61
- General Disk Handling Information
  62
- Inserting a Disk into the Drive
  62
- Ejecting a Floppy Disk
  62
- The Write Protect Tab
  62
- Handling Floppy Disks
  62
- Back-Up Copies
  62
- Disk Drive Head Cleaning
  63
- Precautions to Observe When Using WK2 Disks with a Computer
  63
Songs

64
- What Is a Song
  64
- The Song Performance
  64
- Selecting and Playing Back Songs
  64
- To Select a Song
  64
- Song Playback
  64
- Ff / Rew
  65
- CANCELLATION of a SONG (CLEAR Function)
  65
- Melody off
  65
- Play All Songs
  65
- Play a Song with a Track in Real Time
  66
- Displaying Lyrics
  67
Song Styles

68
Digital Signal Processor

72
- Reverb
  72
- Chorus
  72
- Assigning the Effect Types
  72
- How to Select the Effect Types
  72
- Deactivating (Bypassing) the Effects
  73
- Regulating the Send Levels
  73
- Revsend
  73
- Chosend
  73
MIDI

74
- What Is MIDI
  74
- The Computer Port
  74
- Tracks and MIDI Channels
  74
- MIDI Connection Rules
  75
- Assigning MIDI Channels
  75
- MIDI Lock
  75
- The Common Channel
  75
- Chord Channel
  75
- MIDI Numeration
  76
- Principal MIDI Applications
  76
- Piloting an Expander (or Other Keyboard) with WK2
  76
- Piloting WK2 from a MIDI Accordion
  77
- Using the WK2 in Song Mode with a Computer (or External Sequencer)
  78
- Piloting WK2 with a Master Keyboard
  79
- SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE (Generalmusic System Exclusive)
  82
Sampling / Vocal Processor & Programmable Pads

83
- Digital Audio Sampler
  83
- Regulating the MIC/Line Signal
  83
- Sampling Procedure and Selection of the Sample
  83
- The Sample Edit Parameters
  84
- Reverb
  84
- Chorus
  84
- Volume
  84
- Pan
  84
- Tuning
  84
- Cancelling Samples
  85
- Programmable Pads Assign
  86
- The WK2 Pads
  86
- VOCAL PROCESSOR (Vocal Harmonizer)
  87
- Activation of the Vocal Processor
  87
- Vocal Processor Edit
  87
- Preset
  87
- PADS (Vocal P Active)
  88
• 11 MIDI/General

89
- MIDI Dump Procedure
  91
- To Receive the Data
  92
Reference Section

93
- Index
  95
Appendix A•1

101
- Reverb Table
  104
- Chorus Table
  104
- Drumkit Table
  105
- Recognised Chords- Examples in the Key of C
  108
- MIDI Implementation Chart
  109

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