W8808A Owner`s Manual
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1. ies Ne Name of Voice IZ ER Voice No Name of Voice XA SYNTH REED GERA SOUND EFFECT Ra 81 80 LEAD1 WOUARE FARE 121 120 FRET NOSE ORE 82 81 LEAD2 SAWTIITH SEA ER 122 121 BREATH NOISE FRE 83 82 LEAD3 CALLIOPE RABE IR 123 122 SEASHORE SIE 84 83 LEAD4 CHIFF EER 124 123 BIRD TWEET 1s ni gs 85 84 LEAD5 CHARANG RAB RK 125 124 TELEPHONE RING Bint 86 85 LEAD6 VOICE ARERR 126 125 HELICOPTER HA Hl 87 86 LEAD7 FIFTH ERER 127 126 APPLAUSE BK 88 87 LEAD8 BASS LEAD NAER 128 127 GUNSHOT jer SYNTH PADS RE EE FOLKER 5 89 88 PAD1 NEW AGE antca se 129 128 YUNLUO Be 90 89 PAD2 WARM Ege 130 129 GUANMEILANG ESB 91 90 PAD3 POLYSYNTH Fe pk B ta 131 130 BIANMANG Hat 92 91 PAD4 CHOIR Niit 132 131 YANGQIN He 93 92 PAD5 BOWED s t h 133 132 LUSHENG pe 94 93 PAD6 METALLIC teete 134 133 PIBA EE 95 94 PAD7 HALO IGS 135 134 LUOQIN we 96 95 PAD8 SWEEP diit 136 135 VUQIN AS SYNTH EFFECTSZ KRAE 137 136 DARUAN AR 97 96 FX1 RAIN 3 138 137 ZHONGRUAN RE 98 97 FX2 SOUNDTRACK B 139 138 GUOHU 5 99 98 FX3 CRYSTAL Ka 140 139 ERHU lt A 100 99 FX4 ATMOSPHERE KA 141 140 ZHONGHU FAR 101 100 IFXS BRIGHTNESS AR 142 141 ERHUQUN1 ZAR A 102 101 FX6 GOBLINS ME 143 142 ERHUQUN2 HAR 103 102 FX7 ECHOES ae 144 143 ZHONGHUQUN TARA 104 103 FX8 SCO FI RA 145 144 BANGDI HS ETHNICR RE 146 145 KUNDI ES 105 1042. pull onthe adaptor itself and not the cord Pulling excessively onthe cord may cause it to be damaged or break leading to possible fire or electrical shock Y Do nottouch the AC adapter with wet hands when itis pluggedin This may cause electrical shock When notusing the instrument for an extended period such as when travelling always make sure to unplug the AC adapter from the electrical outlet for safety reasons After useturn offthe power switch ofthe instrumentand unplug the AC adapter from the electrical outlet E Batteries Improper battery use may cause batteries to rupture and leak This may cause injury malfunction ofthe instrumentor discolouration of furniture and other articles that come into contact with battery fluid Take careto observethe followings Install batteries so their polarity matches that indicated on the instrument For safety andto prevent possible leakage of battery fluid always make sure to m remove batteries from the instrument when you do not planto use it fora long time Always make sure thatthe batteries making upa setare allof the same type Never combine the new batteries with old ones Never dispose of batteries by incinerating them Never short or disassemble batteries and do notexpose themto excessive heat Replace dead batteries as soon as possible Never attempt to recharge batteries B Transport When transporting the instrument always make sure to unplug the
3. 1 Helicopter 83 B5 3 p AJ 9 j J Starship 84 C6 85 C 6 o 0 0 0 86 D6 87 D 6 808Claves 88 E6 xe 89 F6 90 F 6 pu 91 G6 92 G 6 93 A6 94 FUNCTION PARAMETERS RANGE TYPE DISPLAY INSTRUCTION SETTING 12 It is used to simulate the pitch bend of natural Pitch bend Roller PITCHBEND semitones instruments A very sensitive response is suitable for large Grade 1 range of dynamic performance When playing on the keyboard with high strength it voice with maximum volume Touch Response 7 Grade 3 A medium touch response A modest response When plaving with high Grade 5 strength or low strength the difference is quite limited Reverb REVERB 01 08 It determines the Reverb Type and its ON OFF i 100 ca It determines all the volume pitch of W8808A Tuning TUNING 1 semitone 12 It determines all the transpose of W8808A Transpose TRANSPOSE semitones Harmony HARMONY 00 08 It determines the harmony type and its ON OFF Accompaniment ACMP It determines the accompaniment volume of 0 127 volume VOLUME W8808A Style It determines the accompaniment tempo of Mode 40 240 W8808A n order to make it suitable for your performance Song It determines the tempo of demo songs 40 240 Mode The ON It determines the ON OFF of this instrument OFF of this LOCAL ON OFF
4. 87 JIVE REE 88 PASODOBLE EIS 89 TANGO RK 90 TANGOARG Br AR SEGRE WALTZ MARCH fE 2722 VETT BR 91 GERMWALTZ HEER 92 VIENNAWALTZ Ht fe REE 93 MUSETTE IE 94 SLOWWALTZ ERER 95 MARCH ITH 96 MARCH6 8 itf7 H6 8 97 POLKA BRE 98 D POLKA MRR RE 99 SCHLAGER EET ER DRUM SET TABLE MIDI CHANNEL 10 1 2 3 4 5 DJ HQ STD SETI CHINESE SET HQ ROOM SET HQ POWER SET HQ ELEC SET 39 D 2 Hiha 40 E2 Slap 41 F2 ScatchPush J 42 F 2 ScratchPull J o 0 pp 43 62 Sis Jo eee 44 G 2 Square Click o 45 A2 JMetronomeClick J 1 46 A 2 Metronome Bell L C ue ee oie xl 47 B2 HQSTDiKik2 HARoomKick2 HAPowerkick2 HQElecKick2 48 C3 HQSTDiKik HQ Room Kick HQPowerKick HQElecKick 49 C 3 SideStick j 50 D3 HASTDISnaret HQRoomSnarel GatedSnae ElecsD_ 51 D 3 Hand Clap ESSET MENS HKMS E E EIA 54 FAS e a 7 KA E o TEA TA 58 A 3 Open Hi Hat EXC1 59 B3 HQ Low Mid Tom T Power Mid Tom1 Power Mid Tom1 Elec Mid a 60 C4 HQ Hi Mid Tom PRT Rover Hi ton Power Hi Tom2 ee Power Hi Tom2 Eem Hi Tom2 61 C 4 62 D4 63 D 4 sae Chinese mia 7 Power Hi Tom1 Power Hi Tom1 Hi Tom1 4 ww p Revesse Oymba 6s FA RideBel j TP 66 F 4 Tambourine mre Splash Cymbal
5. chord on the keyboard When auto accompaniment is on play a key or chord in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT MIN DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY CHANNEL PERCUSSION CHORD SYNC STOP EXT START STOP INTRO MAIN A MAIN B ENDING Gs e We P D P G GOD CHOOSE amp PLAY Starting with an Intro section Each style has two or four measure Intro sections When used with auto accompaniment many of the Intro sections also include special chord changes and embellishment to enhance your performance To Start with an Intro section 1 Press MAIN button to select which section A or B is to follow the Intro DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY CcMANNEL PERCUSSION CHORD SYNC STOP EUM START STOP INTRO MAIN A MAIN B ENDING DB d OD G GOD a G CHOOSE 8 PLAY 2 Press INTRO button DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY MINAS PERCUSSION CHORD SYNC STOP NT START STOP INTRO MAINA MAINB ENDING DB G P GD Gap DP H CHOOSE amp P To actually start the Intro section and accompaniment press the START STOP button Using Sync Start with an Intro section You can also use the Sync Start function with the special Intro section of the selected style 17 To use Sync Start with an Intro section 1 Press MAIN to choose which section A B is to follow the Intro DEMO SONGS CONTROL
6. 0 First plug the power cable output in AC Socket then connect the cable input with the 220V alternating current Press down the 1 on the POWER switch then the LCD displays HI POWER i OSETTING THE VOLUME Set the MASTER VOLUME dial to a suitable place about 1 4 circle Also you can adjust it after playing VOLUME DEMO SONGS NOTE You should wait 2 or 3 seconds if you want to restart the instrument The time is to let the internal circuit discharge thoroughly Otherwise the performance will go abnormal to a certain extent NOTE Usually you should set the MASTER VOLUME dial within 3 4 circle Otherwise certain note may not be properly voiced There are all together 22 demonstration songs in this instrument which thoroughly display its excellent quality in the tone and melody You can get a general idea of this instrument through them H Playing all demo songs Press the DEMO button and all the demonstration songs would be performed in order E Playing a single selected demo song After pressing the DEMO button you could use YES and NO to select the appropriate number of the desired song during playback also you can use the SEARCH dial to select the number Voice NOTE You can still play on the keyboard while the demo song is being played but if the sound overpasses the maximum value it might not be voiced In this instrum
7. ED E stored in other equipment through the N A NUMBER RECORD M M2 M3 M4 M5 ACM HEAR function of batch output D SD GD GE GD ED G tdo not select the memory bank first then it will automaticallv use the present SONG MEMORV bank i Accompaniment Lock function This function can recall a registration number without changing the accompaniment parameters which enables vou to adopt different registration memorv setting without interrupting the present accompaniment Press ACMP LOCK button to turn on off this function When it is on the LCD shows ACMP FREEZE ON REGISTRATION MEMORY C PEREMOAV BANK N4 METRONOME FREEZE BELT NOTE Qu C em C Gap s NUMBER RECORD M AON CLEAR Selecting different Memory Bank 4 D GD ED e e E will not close ACMP FREEZE function SONG MEMORY MIDI FUNCTIONS W8808A is MIDI compatible featuring MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals and providing a variety of MIDI related controls By using MIDI functions you can expand your musical possibilities In this chapter it mainly talks about what MIDI is what it can do and as well as how you apply MIDI to W8808A WHAT IS MIDI No doubt you have heard the terms acoustic instruments and digital instruments In the world today these are the two main categories of musical instruments Let s consider an acoustic piano and a classical guitar as representative acoustic instruments They are easy to understand With the piano you strike a key
8. Preset ses ess sse ee D 33 Recalling a Registration Memory Preset P 34 H What Is MIDI P 35 E MIDI Functions P 36 H Connecting toa PC P 37 Appendix P 38 Voice List P 38 Rhythm List P 40 Function Parameters teete P 43 Troubleshooting semen P 44 Technique Specifications P 45 Safety Precautions E Symbols Various symbols are used in this user s manual guide and on the product itself to ensure that the product is used safely and Correctly andto preventinjury to the user and other person as well as damage to property Those symbols along with their Meanings are shown below m WARNING N This indication stipulates mattersthat havethe riskof causing death orserious injury if the product is operated incorrectly while ignoring this indication m CAUTION N This indication stipulates matters that have the risk of causing injury as well as matters for which there is the likelihood of occurrence of physical damage only if the product is operated incorrectly while ignoring this indication m Symbol Examples ZAMthis triangle symbol means that the user should be careful The example at left indicates electrical shock caution This circle with a line through it means that the indicated action must not be performed Indications within ornearby this symbol are specifically prohibited The example atleft indicates that disassembly is prohibited The black dot meansthat the indicated acti
9. YES and NO at the same time the mode would return to the primary setting Anew mode is only valid to the notes played after this new mode is set This function is to change the places of the notes in order to display the melody and accompaniment for the present voice and accompaniment style But it has no effect on keyboard percussion music Please refer to P 43 for the details of setting the transpose parameters NOTE For the first ten Harmony Types Duet Octave Tremolo 1 4 Tremolo 1 6 Tremolo 1 8 Tremolo 1 12 Echo 1 4 Echo 1 6 Echo 1 8 Echo 1 12 chords must be played in the Accompaniment section of the keyboard The harmony voice will change its pitch to match the chord youare playing The speed of the Tremolo Trilland Echo effects depends on the Tempo setting Each voice of the W8808A has its own independent Harmonv setting This function controls the kevboard channel and has effect onlv on the demo songs which makes easier for users to practise to the demo songs While playing the demo songs pressing MINUS CHANNEL button can turn on off the keyboard channel of the demo song Pressing MINUS CHANNEL button at lease 3 seconds to close the channel you desired 3Use YES and NO or adjusting SEARCH dial to select left channel or right channel 14 ACCOMPANIMENT STYLE W8808A provides dynamic rhymes and accompaniment patterns as well as voice settings approp
10. 1 3 5 Tor1 3 5 7 C6 9 Major seventh ninth M7 9 1 2 3 5 7 CM9 9 CM9 9 Major seventh sharp add eleventh M7 11 Flatted fifth b5 1 2 3 4 5 Tor 1 2 3 4 5 7 1 3 b5 CM7 11 CM7 f11 Major seventh flatted fifth M7aug 1 3 b5 7 Suspended fourth sus4 Augmented aug 1 4 5 1 3 5 Caug Major seventh augmented M7aug 1 3 5 7 CM7aug Minor m Minor add ninth m 9 1 b3 5 1 2 b3 5 Caug CM7aug Minor sixth m 6 Minor seventh m 7 1 b3 5 6 1 b3 5 b7 A Cm7 Minor seventh add ninth m7 9 1 2 b3 5 b7 Cm7 9 Cm7 9 Minor seventh add eleventh m7 11 Minor major seventh mM7 1 2 b 3 4 5 b7 1 b3 5 7 Cm7 11 Cm7 11 CmM7 CmM7 Minor major seventh ninth mM7 9 1 2 b3 5 7 CmM7 9 CmM7 9 Minor seventh flatted fifth m7b5 Minor major flatted fifth mM7b5 1 b3 b5 b7 1 b3 b5 7 Cm7b5 Cm7b5 Diminshed dim Diminshed seventh dim7 1 b3 b5 1 b3 b5 6 a seventh 7 1 3 1 b7 m 1 3 5 b7 seventh flatted ninth 7 b9 Seventh add flatted thirteenth 7 b13 1 b2 3 5 b7 1 3 5 b6 b7 Cdim7 Cdim7 C7 b9 C7 b9 C7 b13 C7 b13 Seventh ninth 7 9 1 2 3 5 b7 70 C7 9 Seventh add sharp eleventh 7 11 Seventh add thirtesnth 7 13 1 Q 3 4 5 bTor 1 2 3 4 5 b7 I 3 5 6 b7 C7K 11 C7 11 Seventh sharp ninth
11. 7 9 Seventh flatted fifth 7b5 I 2 3 5 b7 I 3 b5 b7 C7 13 C7 13 C7 9 C7 9 C7b5 Seventh augmented 7aug I 3 5 b7 C7aug Seventh suspended 7sus4 1 4 5 b7 C7sus4 One plus two plus five 1 2 5 1 2 5 C1 2 5 NOTE Notes in parentheses can be omitted Playing two same root keys in the adjacent octaves produces accompaniment based only on the root A perfect fifth 145 produces accompaniment based only on the root and fifth which can be used with both major and minor chords The chord fingerings listed are all in root position but other inversions can be usedwith the following exceptions m7 m7 b 5 6 m6 sus4 aug dim7 7 b 5 6 9 14245 Inversion of the 7sus4 and m7 11 chords are not recognized if the notes shown in parentheses are omitted The auto accompaniment will sometimes not change when related chords are played in sequence e g some minor chords followed by the minor seventh Two note fingerings will produce a chord based on the previously played chord 23 PERCUSSION KEYBOARD PERCUSSION By applying percussion function you can give a vivid performance as if you were playing a drum or some other percussion instruments This keyboard can produce 61 different kinds of percussion music and 18 traditional Chinese percussions D Press PERCUSSION button to select the percussion DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT MIN DEMO DUAL REVE
12. ASONG This button is the panel button of song control functions Its usage covers your saved User songs and the demo songs This isto enable A B Repeat function Song Fast Rewind Function DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS pos CN PERCUSSION SYNC CHORD SYNCSTOP START START STOP INTRO MAINA MAINB ENDING CHOOSE amp PLAY This isto enable Song Song FastForward Function Pause function About Songtrack REGISTRATION MEMORY REGISTRATION ACMP ACMP MEMORY BANK N4 METRONOME FREEZE SPLIT N1 N2 N3 DB G G GD NUMBER RECORD M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 mm qs GOD GOD GOD SONG MEMORY Melody Track Accompaniment Track Start the desired song Press START STOP button DEMO SONGS CONTROL 8 EFFECT MINUS DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY CHANNEL PERCUSSION SYNC CHORD SVNCSTOP START START STOP INTRO MAINA MAIN B ENDING GH E amp PLAY 2 Stop the song plavback Press START STOP button If the playback is repeated by using the button START STOP the song will automatically stop 31 A B REPEAT This convenient A B Repeat function is an ideal aid for practicing and learning It allows you to specify a phrase of a song from A point to B point and repeat it while yourself practice or play along with it Set point A the start point while playing a song i During the playback press the A B REPEAT button once at the beginning point to be repeated DEMO SONGS CONTR
13. IEEE OO 68 GR Cowbel e GA Crash Gal fag 70 A 4 Vibraslap Ride Cymbal 2 sa l 7717 72 C5 73 C 5 Low Bongo 73 C 5 74 D5 Mute Hi Conga 74 D5 g 75 D 5 Open Hi Conga jo y 76 E5 mre righ tile pp 78 F 5 LowTimbale pika j 79 65 HighAgogo fT 80 G 5 LowAgogo Br o e E 81 A5 Cabsa 82 A 5 ji 83 B5 ShotWhisIEXC2 84 C6__ LongWhistle EXC2 J o J 85 C 6 ShotGuro EXC3 J o o Jp O 86 D6 logGur EXC3 PT a 87 D 6 88 E6 HiWoodBlck 1 1 89 F6 LowWoodBlock p 90 F 6 Mute Cuica EXC4 J o o 0 00 0 0 0 0 00 0 91 G6 OpenCuica EXC4 PP 92 G 6 Mute Triange EXCS J 00 00 000 93 A6 OpenTriangl EXCS J 94 A 6 95 B6 JingleBell EE 96 C7 jBeltee 9 0 j 4 pI 41 DRUM SET TABLE MIDI CHANNEL 10 6 7 8 9 10 KE HQ TR808 SET HQ DANCE SET BRUSH ORCHESTRA SFXSET JClosedHiHat 40 E2 A jpJPed iHHHa 41 F2 0 Openia o E s E i 49 C43 808Rimshot Too Jj 2 51 08 BrushSlap jCastaets JHighQ 52 E3 Slap 53 F3 808LowTom2 EleclowTom2_ TimpanifF Scratch P
14. Press YES and NO to turn on off instrument this instrument External It determines external or internal clock Press Clock EXTERNAL ON OFF YES and NO to turn on off the external clock MIDI It allows you save the initial data to other Transmitting INIT SEND data e g sequencer computer or MIDI files Initial Setting Press YES to send the data out press NO to stop sending out Transmitting It allows you save the important data to oiher Bulks of BULKDUMP data e g sequencer computer or MIDI files Press YES to send the data out press Information NO to stop sending out 44 TROUBLESHOOTING Problems Possible Causes and Solutions When the W8808A is turned on or off a popping sound is temporarily produced This is normal and indicates that this instrument is receiving electrical power When using a mobile phone noise is produced Using a mobile phone in close proximity to the W8808A may produce interference To prevent this turn off the mobile phone or use it further away fromthe W8808A There is no sound even when the keyboard is played or when a song is being played back Check that nothing is connected to the PHONES OUTPUT jack on the rear panel When aset of headphones is plugged into this jack no sound is output The sound of the voices or rhythms seems unusualor strange The battery power is too low Replace the batter
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16. adjustment is from 0 to 127 ACMP VOLUME i OAdjusting the Accompaniment Tempo Use the A V tempo buttons to adjust the accompaniment tempo and its range is from 40 to 240 TEMPO Z x N NOTE The accompaniment styles printed on the panel are the leading patterns in each style Each style actually concludes one or several different patterns The name of the accompaniment style you choose will be shown in the LCD NOTE By pressing A V buttons at the same time the volume will return to its primary setting NOTE By pressing A V buttons at the same time the tempo will return to its primary setting 15 H Playing the Accompaniment The panel buttons below function as accompaniment controls Press this buttonto call up This button tumson off This button controlsthe Main B and automatically add This button turnson off SMe start tuneti n Intro section a fill in beforethe change bass and chordaccompaniment DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY Beet PERCUSSION pm GB GD GB GD GN GOD CHARD SYNC STOP ele START STOP INTRO MAINA MAINJA ENDING IB Z 0D 0D CD GD P p CHOOSE amp PLAY This button turnson off ric button turns on off ads this buttonto gl up This button controlsthe Sync Stopt function the accompaniment Mem A and automatically add Ending section a fill in beforethe change Turn onthe auto accompaniment Press the CHORD
17. button to enable turn on the auto accompaniment DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY CHANNEL PERCUSSION DB D GD G D 0 G Y CHORD SYNC STOP fina START STOP INTRO MAIN A MAIN B ENDING m p G amp G GOD CHOOSE amp PLAY 2 Start the accompaniment You can do this in one of the following ways Press the START STOP button The rhythm starts playing immediately without bass and chord accompaniment The currently selected Main A B section will play DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY CHANNEL PERCUSSION DB hm CD GOD CD GOD GOD CHORD SYNC STOP START START STOP INTRO MAINA MAINB ENDING ep D OD DB G GD GIB CHO amp PLAY You can select the Main A B section by pressing the appropriate button MAIN A B before pressing the START STOP button The display briefly shows the letter of the selected section MAINA or MAIN B DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY CHANNEL PERCUSSION DEMO DUAL eo GD D GD 0 ae G P CHORD SYNC STOP SN START STOP INTRO MAIN A MAIN B ENDING Wee D p amp GOD Wee G CHOOSE amp PLAY 16 Sync Start W8808A has Sync Start function that allows you to start the accompaniment and rhythm by simply pressing a key on the keyboard To enable this function first press the SYNC START button the beat marks all flash to indicate Sync Start stand by then press any key
18. to clearly hear certain tracks and not others during recording Muting can also be done on the fly during playback To use muting press the corresponding SONG MEMORY button repeatedly if necessary until the desired track number in the Each press of a SONG MEMORY button when playback is stopped cycles through the 4 To start recording When the beat marks and track number start flashing you can start recording simply by playing the keyboard or by pressing the START STOP button i When Sync start is on play the first chord of the song in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard The accompaniment starts automatically and you can continue recording playing other chords in time with the accompaniment 5 Stop recording After you finished playing the song you wantto record press the START STOP button or RECORD button to stop recording 6 Record to other tracks as desired To do this simplv repeat step 3 to 5 above Make sure that when you press the SONG MEMORY button corresponding to the desired track the track number in the display flashes 7 Listen to newlv recorded song To plav back the song from the beginning simplv press the START STOP button again Playback stops when the START STOP button is pressed again NOTE cc c c If the previous accompaniment track or melody track is on it can be monitored during the recording If no of that track is needed you can press its button again t
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20. AC adaptor tas from the electrical outlet and confirmthat all other external connections have been disconnected Only then should the instrument be transported If the above is not done the cord may be damaged leading to possible fire or electrical shock B Care Whenever caring make sure to first unplug the ac adaptor from the electrical outlet Sk Also remove the instrument s batteries if battery power if being used B Location Never locate the instrumentin areas subject to high humidity or heavy accumulation of dust Doing so may cause fire orelectrical shock Never locate the instrumentin areas subject to grease splatters or steam such as ina kitchen or near a humidifier Doing so may cause fire or electric shock B Don not place keyboard on lacquered furniture The instrument s silicone rubberfeet may eventually blacken or scarlacquered surfaces Use felt cloth pads to insulate the feet preferably use a PRELUDE musical instrument stand designed for your keyboard B Do not place heavy objects on the instruments Do not place heavy instruments on the instruments This may cause the instrument to tip over or break resulting in injury B Volume Very high volume levels can damage hearing Avoid using the instrument at very high volume settings forlong periods Consult with a physician immediately if you experience impaired hearing orringing inthe ears B Liquid Crystal Display LCD Precautions Avoid subjectingthe key
21. BAR 22 GOSPEL 2 FABA ER 23 R amp B 1 HERI 24 R amp B 2 Bia 25 BLUES 1 tei 26 BLUES 2 Ashe 27 FUNK TEKER ROCK WAR 28 ROCK 60S CO KIER 29 ROCK 70S TOA 30 ROCK 80S SOF KIER 31 BALLROCK BAER 32 SLOWROCK EER 33 SLOWROCK6 8 1833 6 8 ROCK amp ROLL RRR TR 34 ROCK amp ROLL 1 Toig 35 ROCK amp ROLL 2 RRR RQ 36 SHUFFLE RER 37 TWIST Hm 38 BOOGIE 1 BERI 39 BOOGIE 2 132 SWING JA ESE 40 SWING E 41 LOUNGE SARL 42 DIXIE 1 HARREI 43 DIXIE 2 AER RB 44 JAZZBALLAD 1 A ELRI 45 JAZZBALLAD 2 fSSBIR2 46 JAZZWALTZ BLERE 47 CHARLSTON ERM 48 RAGTIME TARER COUNTRY Sit ER NO Name 4342 49 COUNTRY 1 T 81 50 COUNTRY 2 SHB R2 51 COUNTRYDANCE SHER 52 COUNTRYROCK SHER 53 COUNTRYWALTZ Sit ER CARIBBEAN 303 Eb ER 54 REGGAE 1 Bie 55 REGGAE 2 5182 56 CARIBBEAN mney tes LATIN 1 71 57 BOSSA 1 REA 58 BOSSA 2 REIN 59 SAMBA 1 Re 60 SAMBA 2 RP 61 RUMBA te 62 BEGUINE DS 63 CHACHA 1 T8451 64 CHACHA 2 2182 LATIN 2 RI2 65 SALSA FREE 66 CUMBIA EA 67 MERENGUE Stee 68 MAMBO SK 69 LATIN TE 70 GIPSY BERR 71 D SAMBA Hee ORIENTAL RASH 72 CINGENE Bay ju 8 E is 73 MUS5 8 IHE 74 ORIENTAL RAR 75 OYUNHAVA JN IE ZE 8 BR WORLDMUSIC AES 76 SEVILLIANA ER AER T 8E Bh 77 HOLLYWOOD 473818 78 SP RUMBA HARE 79 SP BOLERO TAJER REZ 80 SIRTAKI 350555 di 81 BAROQUE ESA 82 HAWAII E Ek ds BALLROOM 321048 HH 83 FOXTROT I gt d 84 QUICKSTEP RO 85 SLOWFOX BIEBA 86 TRAD WALTZ fi tfc E IR E
22. CONTENTS Safety Precautions eI n In PD Panel Controls and Terminals P 6 Preparations sen ens cee nnn nnn nnn nnn see ese PQ MSetting up son cee sen enn nn nnn ses nn nne s D 9 m Connections see nee cee cee nne nnn nnn nnn nn P 9 e Headphone and Audio Output P 9 O MIDI Input and Output P 9 Playing the Piano P 10 B Starting to Play the Piano P 10 E DEMO Songs P 10 e Playing all Songs P 10 e Playing a Single Selected Song P 10 O Playing Voices eseese P 10 e Balancing the Dual een nn nn n nnn D 11 H Control and Effect si P 11 ReverbPitch bend Roller P 12 e Footswitch P 12 e Touch Respond P 12 e Reverb p 12 e Chorus 12 e Tuning P 13 e Transpose RS e Harmony P 13 O Minus Channel P 13 Accompaniment Style 7 P 14 E Selecting a Style 7 P 14 B Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume B Adjusting the Accompaniment Tempo B Playing the Accompaniment P 15 E SYNCHRO Start jat 18 H SYNCHRO Stop m P 19 B Accompaniment Sections Main A B 8 fill ins ee e 20 Using Auto Accompaniment Multi fingering varese ses ess cee coo eno ce e D OF Percussion P 23 B Keyboard Percussion P 23 B Metronome P 23 Saving Songs P 24 Song Recording P 25 E Recording a User Song P 25 E Song Clear P 28 B Track Clear P 29 B Playing a Song P 30 E A B repeat ses sms ann ese sw ena ese ee D 31 Registration Memorv P 33 B Recording a Registration Memory
23. DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY CHANNEL PERCUSSION SYNC CHORD SYNCSTOP START START STOP INTRO MAINA MAINB ENDING CHOOSE amp 18 M Using an Ending section Press the ENDING button then the accompaniment stops after the Ending section is finished DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY NEL PERCUSSION SYNC CHORD SYNCSTOP rART START STOP INTRO MAINA MAINB ENDING CHOOSE amp PLAY MPressing the SYNC START button Doing this can immediately stop the accompaniment and automatically enables Sync Start letting you re start the accompaniment by simply playing a key or a chord in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY NEL PERCUSSION SYNC CHORD SYNCSTOP rarr START STOP INTRO MAINA MAINB ENDING CHOOSE amp PLAY Changing the Split Point of the Accompaniment Track Press the ACMP_ SPLIT button until in the LCD appears Select the Accompaniment Track Split Point Then use YES and NO buttons or SEARCH dial to change the split point you want REGISTRATION MEMORY REGISTRATION BANK N N2 N3 N4 METRONOME grepre AOMP mm GOD GOD GOD SONG ACMP NUMBER RECORD MI M2 M3 M4 M5 TRACK CLEAR ED GD GD GD B GOD GOD SONG MEMORY Changing the Keyboard Split Point Press the CHORD button until inthe LCD appears Split Then use YES and NO buttons or SEARCH dial to change the keyboa
24. E amp PLAY HINT If you are repeat practicing a particularly difficult section try slowing down the tempo to an appropriate speed to make it easier to play and master the part You may also want to slow down the Tempo while setting the A B point this makes it easier to accurately set the points You can also set the A B Repeat function while the song is paused or stopped Simply use F F REW button to select the measures you want then press the A B REPEAT button for each point and finally just start playback DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT MINUS DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY CHANNEL PERCUSSION SYNC CHORD SVNCSTOP START START STOP INTRO MAINA MAIN B ENDING CHOOSE 8 PLAY 33 REGISTRATION MEMORY By applying this convenient function you can save at most 32 panel settings 8 groups and 4 in each group And you can recall any setting at any moment if you want Each panel consists of parameters below Voice as well as Group B choice Dual Voice Second voice choice and Dual balance Chorus on off type Touch Type Reverb Transpose setting Style Number as well as Group A B choice Tempo setting Tuning Harmony on off and its type Accompaniment volume RECORDING A REGISTRATION MEMORY PRESET Press the BANK button then there appears BANK in the LCD Using YES and NO buttons to choose the group 18 groups REGISTRATION MEMORY N4 METRONOME N1 N2 N3 G D dB
25. GOD ACMP ACMP REGISTRATION MEMORY BANK FREEZE SPLIT ACMP SONG NUMBER R TRACK CLEAR D M M2 M3 M4 M5 Gs eo ge G GOD SONG MEMORY 2 Keep the Registration Memory button pressed and then press any button from N1 to N4 In LCD there appears Registration Memory and as well as the corresponding number The new setting willbe saved to corresponding place in the memory The register number shows in the first line of the scream for a shorttime and then the original display recovers REGISTRATION MEMORY BANK NI N4 METRONOME Freeze AQMP N2 N3 2 M REGISTRATION MEMORY ACMP TRACK CLEAR M2 M3 M4 M5 eo G GOD CD GOD OD SONG MEMORY NG BER RECORD 34 RECALLING A REGISTRATION MEMORY PRESET First press BANK button and then use YES and NO to select the register number from 1 to 18 if you do not select it means to use the present memory bank REGISTRATION MEMORY ONT xa METRONOME ANS ACME qe G e 2 an GIID SONG ACMP NUMBER R D M M2 M3 M4 M5 TRACK CLEAR tu l D B GB D P SONG MEMORV 2 Then press the register number vou want and it will be recalled The register number will be shown in the first line of the scream for a short time and then the original displav recovers NOTE REGISTRATION MEMORV x l no a sia E bad REGISTRATION ACMP ACMP ata can only be reserved for one wee MEMORY PANK al NS L METRONOME FREEZE SPLIT or more Important data should be sn
26. NNECTINT TOAPERSONAL COMPUTER By connecting your W8808A s MIDI terminals to a personal computer you can have access to a wide variety of music software When using a MIDI interface device installed in the personal computer connect the MIDI terminals of the personal computer and the W8808A MIDI OUT MIDI IN 8808A MIBEJIN MIDI OUT Computer Sequencer software When using a MIDI interface with a Macintosh series BOTE e i While using Macintosh computers computer please connect the RS 422 terminal of the you have to set the time setting of MIDI interface in the Internet computer Modem port or printer terminal to the MIDI ls S ea interface asshown inthe diagram below of the MIDI interface you are using Details please refer to the Internet applications instructions MIDI Interface MIDI IN RS 422 Computer Sequencer software e When connecting to a computer with a USB interface just use MIDI interface first use a standard USB cable to connect Ux16 interface to the computer and then connect W8808A to UX16 interface correctly Ux16 Interface MIDI IN a ju mer pea ud dan a MA ds mini our E Computer Sequencer software 38 VOICE LIST VOICE LIST The W8808A has 64 note maximum polyphony This means that it can play a maximum of up to 64 notes at once regardless of what functions are used A
27. OL amp EFFECT MIN DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY CHANNEL PERCUSSION SYNC CHORD SYNCSTOP srART START STOP INTRO MAINA MAINB ENDING AD AD c D D GOD GOD GOD CHOOSE amp PLAY 2 Set point B the end point While the song continues playing press the A B repeat button once again at the place vou want it to stop repeating Thus the selected phrase repeats indefinitelv until stopped NOTE The A and B points can only be specified at the beginning of a measure DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT beat 1 and not at any point in the middle of a measure MIN DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY CHANNEL PERCUSSION l ON To set the A point to the beginning of mm CD D GOD GOD OD a song press the A B REPEAT button SYNC A CHORD SYNCSTOP START START STOP INTRO MAINA MAINB ENDING before starting playback CHOOSE amp PLAY 5 Pause or stop playback as needed Just use PAUSE or START STOP button Stopping playback does not cancel the set A B point or the A B Repeat function DEMO SONGS CONTROL 8 EFFECT MIN DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY NEL PERCUSSION SYNC CHORD SYNCSTOP START START STOP INTRO MAINA MAINB ENDING CHOOSE amp PLAY 32 4 Turn offthe A B Repeat function Press the A B REPEAT button DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT MINUS DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY CHANNEL PERCUSSION CHORD SYNC STOP St START STOP INTRO MAINA MAIN B ENDING zu eo mm OD dB GD GOD GOD CHOOS
28. ONGS To save songs is to save your own performance 5 melody channels and the accompaniment chord channel together as a song in case sometimes you want to repeat it again This instrument can save at most 5 songs Saving Songs consists of 8 control buttons SONG NO to choose the song SAVE to do the preparation MELODY 1 5 to choose the melody voice part CHORD CLEAR to select the chord and musical track and as well as clear the saved songs DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY cie PERCUSSION CHORD SYNC STOP EAST START STOP INTRO MAIN A MAIN B ENDING m p P P a G P CHOOSE 8 PLAY As a matter of fact this function provides with 5 musical tracks available for saving the melody Melodies in each track can choose different kinds of voices and percussions and one special channel to save the accompaniment using Style mode or auto bass chord function Please save the songs with the methods below Save any melody track or chord track Single track record When the auto bass chord function is on save the melody track and chord track together Double tracks record Song 5 Song 4 N NOTE Song 3 B There s no special difference between Song 2 single track recording and double track recording Even when you record the melody and chord performance by Melee Irae al double track recording this instrument Melody Track 2 can automatically sepa
29. RB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY CHANNEL PERCUSSION SYNC CHORD SYNCSTOP START START STOP INTRO MAINA MANB ENDI CHOOSE amp PLAY Press PERCUSSION button at least 3 second then you can see keyboard percussion groups in the LCD Mio 3 Then use YES and NO buttons or SEARCH you cannot change the present melody dial to select the keyboard percussion group you Moreover if you choose a certain voice after the percussion function is on this desired function will be automatically cancelled By playing on the keyboard you can get the percussion When the auto undertone function is music you want On each key there is a certain icon il lua uide pacis standing for a corresponding percussion By this key music you can get the music vivid to this real percussion All the percussion and keys are listin Page 41 By pressing PERCUSSION button or any other voice button you can close this percussion function B METRONOME When the Metronome is on it will voice in Song Playback User Song Record mode NOTE Press the METRONOME button to turn on off this The Metromome function is off function when the power is just turned on When the Metronome is on press SYNC START button to enable itto voice REGISTRATION MEMORY REGISTRATION ACMP ACMP MEMORY BANK NI N2 N3 N4 METRONOME FREEZE SPLIT SONG NUMBER RECORD MI M2 M3 M4 Wee DP GD CD GOD GOD SONG MEMORY ACMP TRACK CLEAR 24 SAVING S
30. SITAR ER 147 146 XIAO f 106 105 BANJO MES 148 147 BANHU Ti 107 106 SHAMISEN s 149 148 XIPI fi 108 107 GUZHENG h 150 149 ZHUIHU BA Af 109 108 KALIMBA E 151 150 SANXIAN s 110 109 BAGPIPE RE 152 151 GUZHENG Hi 111 110 ERHU lt 153 152 GUOYINSUONA SEMA 112 111 SUONAI Ai AP PERCUSSIONET JR PERCUSSION HRA 154 153 STANDARD DRUMS 73 01 113 112 TINKLE BELL 1154 155 154 CHINESE PERCUSSION REI KA 114 113 AGOGO MRR 156 155 ROOM DRUMS FAURA 115 114 STEEL DRUMS ELE 157 156 ROCK DRUMS RSA 116 115 WOOOBLOCK si 158 157 ELECTRIC DRUMS Fi FELA 117 116 TAIKO DRUM AA 159 158 T808 DRUMS T8085 4A 118 117 MELODIC TOM EE 160 159 JAZZ DRUMS Fid titfi 119 118 SYNTH DRUM SUE 161 160 BRUSH KIT DEEE 120 119 REVERSE CYMBAL RS 162 161 CLASSIC DRUMS rh EE 163 1162 SFXKIT AREA 39 40 RHYTHM LIST No Name TX 8 16BEAT 8 1638 00 8BEAT 1 8181 01 8BEAT 2 8442 02 8BEAT 3 8183 03 16BEAT 1 16381 04 16BEAT 2 16382 05 16BEAT 3 16183 POP MIT 06 POOPROCK RUTHER 07 FOLKROCK Bak ES 08 POPBOLERO BRITIR3E 2 09 POPWALTZ FTE REE 10 SOULBALLAD HARE 11 MOOTOWN IET EA DANCE SEE 12 HOUSE ZEE 8 rh 13 TECHNO 1 EEI 14 TECHNO 2 HAR SS f 2 15 RAVE 4 16 DANCE 1 fii 17 DANCE 2 Sho 18 DISCO 70S TO KH ATE 19 DISCO BHL 20 MACARENA SCH R amp B KEK 21 GOSPEL 1 FAR
31. TO FILL button before beat 4 1st measure 2st measure 2 3 4 E fa t I I 2K I I K l And the Main A B section If vou pressthe MAIN begins here AUTO FILL button here after beat 4 A fill inpattern plays from here Using Auto Accompaniment Multi Fingering When it is set to on the auto accompaniment function automatically generates bass and chord accompaniment for you to play along with by using Multi Fingering operation You can change the chords of the accompaniment by playing keys in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard using either the Single Finger or Fingered method With Singer Finger you can simply play a one two or three finger chord indication see Single Finger Chords below The Fingered technique is that of conventionally playing all the notes of the chord Whichever method you use the W8808A understands what chord you indicate and then automatically generates the accompaniment E Single Finger Chords Chords that can be produced in Single Finger operation are major minor seventh and minor seventh The illustration below shows how to produce the four chord types The key of C is used here as an example other keys follow the same rules For example B b 7 is played as B b and A C Cm C7 Cm Toplay a majorchord s e Toplay a seventhchord Toplay a minorseventh chord press the rootnote of togethe
32. age 220V AC Dimension e 138 Length X 92 Height X 53 Width cm Weight e 75kg Included accessories owner s manual repairing card Screws Screw Caps e Power Supply Cable PRODUCT STANDARD NO Q HWT 002 2003 The specifications are subject to change without notice N WARNING DOMESTIC USE ONLY AVOID BEING CAUGHT IN RAIN DO NOT DISSEMBLE IT BY YOURSELF WELCOME To the happy family of satisfied PRELUDE electronic musical instrument owners To get the most out of the many features and functions of the keyboard please be sure to read carefully this manual and keep it at hand for future reference MAIN FEATURES e Strong multifunctional LCD system with large scream display in many languages which makes selecting and editing parameters much easier 348 different kinds of voices including 25 voices of Chinese folk instruments Trichord Gu Zheng Erhu Suona O Almost including 100 popular accompaniment styles in the world Each has its own intro and main A Btwo types variation and ending 032 types of commonly used voices and 32 types of commonly used styles for rapid choice With 9 groups of percussion instrument and a group of Chinese traditional percussion instrument Great combination with direct selection and digital search Graceful piano shape design and soft LCD back light makes the piano more luxurious Be able to synthesize certain digital effects like the reverb choru
33. amp EFFECT DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY CcMANNEL PERCUSSION SYNC CHORD SYNCSTOP START START STOP INTRO MAIN A MAIN B ENDING CHOOSE amp PLAY 2 Press INTRO button DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY CE PERCUSSION SYNC CHORD SYNCSTOP SrART START STOP INTRO MAINA MAINB ENDING CHOOSE amp 3 First press the SYNC START button to enable this function and then start the Intro section and accompaniment by playing any key on the keyboard When auto accompaniment is on play a key or chord in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY CHANNEL PERCUSSION SYNC CHORD SYNCSTOP START START STOP INTRO MAINA MAINB ENDING CHOOSE amp Pi using the Auto accompaniment function to change chords Try playing a few successive chords with your left hand and experience how the bass and chord accompaniments change with each chord you play NOTE 9 Chords played in theauto accompaniment Stop theaccompaniment section of the kevboard are also detected There are three wavs to stop the accompaniment and played when tne Accompaniment is stopped In fact this gives you a split MW Pressing the START STOP button keyboard with bass and chords in the The rhythm and accompaniment stops playing left hand and the normally selected voice immediately in the right DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT DEMO
34. and a hammer inside hits some strings and plays a note With guitars you directly pluck a string and the note sounds But how do digital instruments go about playing a note Acoustic guitar note production Digital instrument note production NY 4 L Electronic circuit D Sampling note Sampling note Wy Playing the me Based on playing information from the keyboard a sampling note stored in the tone generator is played through the speakers N Pluck a string and the body resonates the sound As shown in the pictures above in digital instruments the sample notes reserved notes stored in the tone generator section electronic circuit can be played when the information on the keyboard is collected Then what is the information on the keyboard For instance if you use W8808A to play a C quarter note unlike an acoustic instrument that puts out a resonated note it puts out information from the keyboard such as with what voice with which key about how strong and when was it pressed and when was it released All the information will be converted to a number value and sent to the tone generator Based on these data the music source will adopt stored sample note and play it 35 36 MIDI FUNCTION MIDI is the abbreviation of musical instruments digital interface It allows the digital instruments to communicate with each other by sending and receiving compatible notes control change
35. and program change and as well as other types of MIDI data and information MIDI is an international standard It enables all the instruments to connect together and allows them to control each other and exchange data That is it makes all the instruments a System and greatly enlarges its function W8808A can control MIDI device by transmitting note related data and various types of controller data and also can be controled by outside MIDI information which can automatically decide the music source mode and choose MIDI track voice and effect and change the parameter and as well as perform the appointed voice i OMIDI Interface MIDI IN is to receive outside data from other MIDI devices like sequencer in order to control this instrument MIDI OUT is to send MIDI data like the note and touch data from this MIDI IN MIDI OUT i OREMOTE PASSAGE To set the MIDI passage to receive outside keyboard data please select 01 16 The outside keyboard must set the source passage from which the data is sent and its MIDI OUT connects this keyboard s MIDI IN by the MIDI cable When set is OFF this keyboard will receive from all the16 tracks Pressing NO and YES buttons at the same time can retune to the original setting OFF i OKEYBOARD OUTPUT To determine whether the data output from the MIDI OUT E wort Never use MIDI cables longer than about 15 metres Cables longer than this can pick up noise which can cause data errors 37 CO
36. animent of the selected style It also determines the pitch of the songs This allows you to easily match the pitch of this instrument to other instruments or singers or play in a different key without changing your fingering The transpose settings can be adjusted over a range of 4 12 semitones 1 octave Press the FUNCTION button to select this function and the Transpose icon appears in the LCD 2 You can adjust the range of transpose by using YES and NO buttons or SEARCH dial E Harmony The Harmony section features a variety of performance effects that enhance the melodies you play when using the accompaniment styles of the W8808A A total of twenty six Harmony types are available Tremolo Trill and Echo effects can be used even if accompaniment is off There are five different Harmony Types that automatically create harmony parts for notes played in the upper section of the keyboard to match the accompaniment chords Press the FUNCTION button to select this function When Harmony Disabled appears in the LCD it means this function is closed Press Yes to enter into harmony mode 3 You can chose your desired harmony type by using YES and NO buttons or SEARCH dial i OMinus Channel 13 NOTE By pressing H YES and NOJ at the same time the pitch would return to the primary setting More information please see P 43 NOTE By pressing
37. board s LCD to strong impact which can crack orbreak the LCD s glass creating the danger of personal injury Should the LCD glass ever crackor break do notallow the liquid inside the LCD to come into contact with your skin which can cause inflammation and reddening Should the LCD liquid get into your mouth immediately wash out your mouth with water and then consulta physician Should the LCD liquid get into your eyes or on your skin immediately flush with water forat least 15 minutes and then consult a physician m Do not get onto the instrumentor stand Do not crawlon top of the instrument orits optional stand Particular caution is required inhomes having small children This may cause the instrument or stand to tip over and breakresulting injury B Optional stand Carefully assemble the stand following the assembly instructions that come with it Securely tighten all bolts nuts andfasteners and make sure that you mount the instrument correctly onto the stand Incorrectly or insufficiently tightening screws or incorrectly mounting the instrument onto the stand can cause the stand to tip over or theinstrument to fall offthe stand possibly leading to injury Thestand is available as an option PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS Lb id 298 waned uonounj JU9 9JjIP e UIM seuloo ssaid y9e3 uJojjed uonounj ay 199J9S o SI uonng INOILONNAT LL vL d 998 V8088M JO e A1s JUSWIUEAWOD9B y apioep 0 SI 1 uoynq 31A
38. cally as soon as you play a chord 4 Stop the auto accompaniment by releasing the chord JAMA 3 To start the auto accompaniment again just play a chord il 6 To turn Sync Stop off please press SYNC STOP button once more Pressing START STOP button can completely stop the auto accompaniment 20 Accompaniment Sections Main A B and Fill ins While the accompaniment is playing you can add variation in the rhythm accompaniment by pressing the MAIN AUTO FULL button This switches between the Main A and Main B sections automatically playing a fill in pattern to smoothly lead into the next section For example if the Main A section is currently playing pressing this button automatically plays a fill in pattern followed by the Main B section See illustration on this page If you do not want to change to the Main B after a fill in is being played just press MAIN A right after pressing MAIN B then you can enjoy Main A again You can also select either the Main A or B section to start by pressing the MAIN AUTO FILL button before starting the style DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT MINUS DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY CHANNEL PERCUSSION MAIN B ENDING E m SYNC CHORD SYNCSTOP START START STOP INTRO MAIN A CHOOSE amp PLAY About theFill in Patterns And the Main A B section plays here fill in pattern plays immediately until the end of the measure If you press the MAIN AU
39. d LCD says Cleared Press button NO is to cancel the operation 29 TRAGKS CLEAR The Track Clear operation is to completelv erase all the recorded data on a selected track of a selected User song leaving the other tracks intact Use this operation only when you are sure to clear a track and record a new one To erase the data of an entire song use the Song Clear operation Select the desired song Press the SONG NO button and then use the numeric keypad or press Yes or No button to select the desired song No 1 to No 5 REGISTRATION MEMORY REGISTRATION ACMP ACMP MEMORY BANK NI N4 METRONOME ppeeze SOMI N2 N3 DB GB GD CD G GOD GOD NUMBER RECORD Mi M2 M3 M4 M5 EA CLEAR m GB D GD D P GD SONG MEMORY 2 Press and hold down the button corresponding to the track to be erased Press and hold down the appropriate SONG MEMORY button M1 M5 ACMP TRACK for at least one second REGISTRATION MEMORV REGISTRON BANK Ni N2 N3 N4 METRONOME ppc AOMP ACMP NUMBER RECORD Mi M2 M3 M4 M5 TRACK CLEAR a G DB dB G GOD SONG MEMORV JS Press the YES button 4 At the Sure prompt press the YES button or press the NO button to abort Pressing the YES button is to clear the desired track LCD shows sure Again press the YES button and in the LCD says Cleared Pressing button NO is to cancel the operation 30 PLAYING
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41. eet on the ground board with 4 black screws at each side 2 Put 8 wooden screws into the small holes in the front left and right feet 4 for each side Then fix these feet separately on the ground board and ground feet 3 Place the piano body onto the plank and fix it with 4 zinc gilded screws at each side as shows in the illustration 4 Connect the cable of foot switch with the socket cable As shown in the illustration 5 Move the screw between the sustain pedal and damper pedal right onto the ground in order to a pin up the pedal 6 Use 6 screws to fix the baffle on the angle iron corresponding to pt the pedal and left amp right back feet E Using Headphones or Stereo System You can connect a set of stereo headphone to the PHONES OUTPUT jack While such connection is made you could only hear the sound through the earphone Thus you could practice and play without disturbing others This jack can also be connected to the external amplifier speaker system in order to form a better amplifier system LL e Stereo System gt gt E MIDI INPUT OUTPUT T MIDI IN could be used to receive the MIDI data from the outside equipment connected MIDI OUT could send the MIDI Data of this instrument MIDI IN MIDI OUT PLAYING THE PIANO STARTING TO PLAYTHE PIANO E TURNING ON THE INSTRUMENT Before plugging in the AC cable set the POWER to
42. ent there are 348 vivid voices including 25 Chinese voices and many GM voices All these are separated into A and B groups and all leading voices are printed on the panel At the upper part of each voice button are voices of Group A and lower part of Group B NOTE Only the names of leading voices are printed on the panel In fact each voice has its variations While selecting a voice you can see the name in the LCD E Selecting a Voice Press MAIN A B to select a voice Press the VOICE button to choose a leading voice Press YES and NO or use the SEARCH dial to decide the voice you desire Dual Voice This function allows you to play two voices at the same time Follow the previous Selecting a Voice process to choose the first voice Press the DUAL button to enter into Dual Voice mode The name of the second voice will appear in the LCD 3 Follow the previous Selecting a Voice process again to choose the second voice DPress the DUAL button to stop Dual Voice function E Balancing the Dual Voice You should balance the volume of each voice by yourself QD Press the FUNCTION button until it shows Second Voice Volume in the LCD Press YES and NO or use the SEARCH dial to adjust the second voice volume ranging from 0 to 127 CONTROL AND EFFECT NOTE In Dual Voice mode if you press the keyboard it may sound differently or like two voices mixed together If yo
43. f 1 Turn power off ax 2 Unplugthe AC adaptor from the wall outlet 3 If there are any batteries loaded in the keyboard remove them Do not touch the batteries directly with your hands when removing them They may be hotor battery fluid may be leaking from them 4 Consult with the dealer where you purchased the keyboardor with an authorized PRELUDE service provider m When theinstrument has been dropped A Inthe casethe instrumenthas been dropped or damaged take the following actions Continued use may cause fire orelectrical shock 1 Turn power off 2 Unplugthe AC adaptor from the wall outlet 3 If there are any batteries loaded in the keyboard remove them Donot touch the batteries directly with your hands when removing them They may be hotor battery fluid may be leaking from them 4 Consult with the dealer where you purchased the keyboard or with an authorized PRELUDE service provider E Be careful of the bags around children Never allow anyone to place the plastic bags ofthe instrument its accessories and its separately sold options over their heads Doing so many cause suffocation Particular cautionis required in homes with small children CAUTION B AC Adapter Do notlocate the power cordin close proximity to heaters orother heating appliances This may cause the cord to melt leading to possible fire or electrical shock When unplugging the AC adapter from an electrical outlet always make sure to
44. ic styles Using Pitch bend Roller Turn the roller with your left hand while you right hand is playing on the keyboard H Footswitch D Using the Sustain Pedal can add sustain effect to the melody You can diminish the melody pitch by using damper pedal E Touch Response This function could adjust the volume by controlling the strength of pressing the keyboard There are five touch types Touch SNS 15 available by pressing the TOUCH button in the panel DPress the TOUCH button to enable this function and the Touch icon appears in the LCD Press the TOUCH button for at least 3 seconds and the name of the type appears in the LCD 3 You can change the touch type by using YES and NO buttons or SEARCH dial B Reverb This function is to add reverberation effectto the voices which can create live effect and sound as if you were performing in a small room or a concert Atotal of eight different Reverb types simulating various different performance environments are available Press the REVERB button to shift this mode Press the REVERB button for at least 3 seconds to enable this function and there appears the Reverb icon in the LCD You can change the reverberation type by using YES and NO buttons or SEARCH dial E Chorus It is to add chorus effect to the voices There are 8 different types available Press the FUNCTION button to choose this function and the Chorus icon appea
45. ies The accompaniment does not sound properly Make sure that the Accompaniment Volume is set to an appropriate level The voice chosen does not sound properly or the volume istoo low Make sure the settings are appropriate master volume dualbalance Not all of the voices seem to sound or the sound seems to be cut off The W8808A is polyphonic up to a maximum of 64 notes If the Dual voice is being used and a style or song is playing back at the same time some notes sounds may be omitted or stolen fromthe accompanimentor song The sound of a voice changes from note to note This is normal The AWM tone generation method uses multiple recordings samples of an instrument across the range of the keyboard thus the actual sound of the voice may be slightly differentfrom note to note The foot switch for sustain seems to produce the opposite effect For example pressing the foot switch cuts off the sound and releasing it sustains the sounds The polarity of the foot switch is reversed Make sure that the foot switch plug is properly connected to the SUSTAIN jack before turning on the power 45 Technical Specification Keyboard e 88 standard touch response keys Voice 348 PCM voices e the maximum coinstantaneous voice 64 e the keyboard percussive 1 9 group sound effect 1 group O volume 00 127 octachord 2 2 e phasic 7 7 keyboard split left ha
46. ill and getinside the instrument amp G Containers filled with water or otherliquids including vases potted plants cups cosmetics and medicines e Small metal objects including hairpins sewing needles and coins Flammable objects In the event a foreign object should happen to getinside the instrument please take the following actions 1 Turn power off ax 2 Unplug the AC adaptor from the wall outlet 3 If there are any batteries loaded in the keyboard remove them Donot touch the batteries directly with your hands when removing them They may be hotor battery fluid may be leaking from them 4 Consult with the dealer where you purchase the keyboard or with an authorized PRELUDE service provider B Do notdisassemble or modify the instrument Never attempt of take apart or modify the instrument its accessories orseparately sold options Doing so may cause fire electrical shock or malfunction Consult your dealer concerning all inspection adjustment or repair of internal components B Do notuse ifthere isan abnormality or malfunction A Do notuse theinstrument ifthere appearto be abnormalities such as the presence of smoke or abnormal odor Also do notuse the instrument if there appear to be mal functions such as the power not coming on or sound not being produced Use under such conditions may cause fire orelectrical shock In such cases take the following actions immediately Never attempt to repair the instrument yoursel
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48. mory button Melody track 1 to 5 can only be chosen once at a time and the display light of time signature flicks The track number temporarily appears in the LCD before it recovers to its the previous display REGISTRATION MEMORY BANK M N4 METRONOME preso AOMP SPLIT 4 G e BD G ACM NUMBER RECORD AOM CLEAR aw d e C c qum a s SONG MEMORV REGISTRATION MEMORV i ORecording to the Chord Track NOTE Keep in mind that all recording operations replace all the information recorded before In other words if vou record toa track that alreadv has recorded data all previous data in the track will be erased and replaced bv the newlv recorded data A special chord track is prepared for recording accompaniment data This is automaticallv recorded to the Chord track track A Selecting the chord track will also automaticallv turns on the accompaniment REGISTRATION MEMORV TT Wa METRONOME phere ROME c e am BD G NUMBER RECORD tite CLEAR G CD c c c e G SONG MEMORY i ORecording to a Melody Track 1 to 5 Five independent melody tracks are prepared to record your keyboard performance Usually you ll want to record these after you ve recorded the Chord track But you can also simultaneously record Chord track and one Melody track Muting Tracks During Playback display is off Kod settings While the recording is enabled you can selectively mute different tracks This is useful for when you want
49. nd and right hand voice O dual voice right hand voice 1 right hand vioce2 e harmony and resonance 10 styles e DSP reverb styles 8 styles e DSP chorus styles 8 styles e The DSP reverb and chorus send ing level 00 127 e The DSP reverb and chorus return level 00 127 Auto Accompaniment Function 100 rhythms 0 accompaniment track rhythm Bass rhythmic chord long chord sentence1 2 e large small accompaniment mode O accompaniment track setting ON OFF voice volume O accompaniment control synchro intro Main A B Auto Fill ins ending start stop tempo 40 240 O accompaniment volum 00 127 O accompaniment split Songs 22 Demo songs and 5 User songs Record track O 5 record tracks Accompaniment mode Normal Play Keyboard Split Single Finger Fingered Chord Panel Control Demo songs Voice Style Mode Accompaniment Volume Touch Sense Reverb Sustain Dual Function Song Number Memory Song Memory Registration Memory Functions Dual Voice Dual Balance Sustain Pitch bend Roller Touch Response Reverb Tuning Transpose Tempo Harmony Metronome Large LCD Screen Display MIDI function Receive and Send Auxiliary Interfaces DC input earphone auxiliary output Foot Switches Sustain Pedal Damper Pedal Power Ouput 010W 10W O earphone auxiliary output the resistance output 32 2 O loudspeaker e 16 5 cmx2 5cm xX 2 the resistance output 4 2 Volt
50. o close it The screen will show the current track number in the state column NOTE If no power is provided the recorded data can only be reserved for one week or more Important data should be stored in other equipment through the function of batch output 27 28 SONG CLEAR The Song Clear operation completely erases all the recorded data on all tracks of a selected User song Use this operation only when you are sure you want to erase a song and record a new one To erase an individual track of a song while leaving the other tracks intact use the Track Clear operation Select the desired song Press the SONG NO button and then use YES or NO button to select the desired song between No 1 to No 5 REGISTRATION MEMORY REGISTRATION ACMP ACMP MEMORY BANK NI N4 METRONOME FREEZE SPLIT SONG ACMP NUMBER RECORD Mi E CLEAR mA A A A A SONG MEMORV 2 While holding down the RECORD button press Song Memory buttons All track indications in the LCD flash indicating that all tracks are to be erased REGISTRATION MEMORY N Bank N Na METRONOME PR ACME eu GB Gum a e BD D D GOD SONG ACMP NUMBER RECORD TRACK CLEAR G CO c c e e c SONG MEMORY S Press YES button 2 Atthe Sure prompt press the yes button or press the NO button to abort Press the YES button is to clear the desired song LCD shows Sure Again press the YES button an
51. on must be performed Indications within this symbol are actions thatare specifically instructed tobe performed The example atleft indicates that the power plug must beunplugged fromthe electrical socket A WARNING B Please use caution regardingthe handling of the AC adaptor AN Do notuse a voltage other than the indicated power supply voltage Use ofa voltage other thanthat indicated may causefire orelectrical shock elf the power cord should become damaged expose wired disconnection etc purchase anew AC adaptor Use of adamaged powercord may cause fire or electrical shock O Do notcut or damage the power cord Also do not place heavy objects ontop ofit or subject itto excessive heat Damage tothe power cord may cause fire or electrical shock O Do notattempt to shape the power cord or subjectit to excessive bending twisting or pulling This may cause fire or electrical shock O Please use the adaptor specified for this instrument Use if another adaptor may cause fire electrical shock or malfunction E Do notlocate the instrument or its stand on an uneven or unstable surface Locating the instrument orits stand on anuneven orunstable surface can cause it to full creating the danger of personal injury B Do not place containers containing water or other liquids on the instrument Qe Do not place the following objects on the instrument Placing such objects on the AN instrument may cause fire or electrical shock ofthey p
52. r with the nearest press the rootkey together press the rootkey together with the chord ble kag Otha isi oit with the nearestwhite key the nearest white and black keys y to the leftof it three kevs together Fingered Chords Using the kev of C as an example the chart below shows the tvpes of chords that can be recognized in the Fingered mode Example for C chords C co C6 C6 CM HN HH IHH CM D CQA CM 55 TENE ATT HI e A cC EB g ga Cy aO B aO B an Q B B jE Q B CmM 9 CM ajeje U ojeje e ejeje o eee e e Csus M aug Cm CmM7 5 Cdim Cdim 7 C7 C7 69 C7 413 KAT ma wa wm m e e je e e e joj 6 e je a gt O lt c e A e DO Notes enclosed inparenthesis are optional The chords will be recognized without them 21 22 Chord Name abr Common Voicing Chord C Display Major M 1 3 5 C Add ninlh 9 Sixth 6 1 2 3 5 1 3 5 6 C 9 C6 Sixth add ninth 6 9 Major seventh M7 1 2 3 5 6
53. rateit into melody Melody Track 3 track and chord track according to your Melody Track 4 performance Thus you can re record a Melodv Track 5 certain track or correct an error after eo Y rac double track recording Chord Track In addition each track can save what stated below Melody1 5 the melody played on the keyboard voice dual on off and the choice of the second voice dual balance reverb on off sustain on off pitch bend roller touch response on off percussion chord on off with the parameters you ve set transpose on off with the parameters you ve set ASUS matamos SAE Ee Chord the chord played on the keyboard regardless of change in the recording will be recorded auto bass chord mode Style choice accompaniment as parts ofthe song proceeding intro fill in ending A B variation on off change of accompaniment volume 25 SONG RECORDING W8808A features powerful and easy to use song recording features that let you record your keyboard performancesusing up to six independent tracks including one track for accompaniment for creating your own complete full orchestrated compositions You can record and save up to five User songs REGISTRATION MEMORY REGISTRATION ACMP ACMP MEMORY BANK N N4 METRONOME FREEZE SPLIT We D p B GOD GOD ACMP SONG NUMBER RECORD Mi TRACK CLEAR M2 M3 M4 M5 SONG MEMORY Song recording on the W8808A is similar to using a tape recorder whatever you play on
54. rd split point you want DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY NEL PERCUSSION SYNC CHORD SYNCSTOP START START STOP INTRO MAINA MANB ENDING CHOOSE amp PLAY 19 SYNC Stop This convenient feature lets you stop pause the auto accompaniment by releasing your fingers from the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard Playing the chord again restarts the auto accompaniment This is ideal for putting dynamic breaks in your performance for example stopping the rhythm and accompaniment briefly while you play a melodic break or solo with your right hand Press the ACMP button To enable the accompaniment function By pressing CHORD button repeatedly you can get KEYBOARD SPLIT SINGLE FINGER CHORD FINGERED CHORD CHORD CLOSE ACCOMPANIMENT functions in order DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT MINUS DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY cHANNEL PERCUSSION CHORD SYNC STOP Ed START STOP INTRO MAINA MAIN B ENDING at mm GD G GPD s CHOOSE 8 PLAY Press the SYNC STOP button Setting Sync Stop to on before starting the auto accompaniment automatically sets Sync Start on as well DEMO SONGS CONTROL amp EFFECT MINUS DEMO DUAL REVERB TOUCH CHORUS HARMONY CHANNEL PERCUSSION SYNC CHORD SYNCSTOP rART START STOP INTRO MAINA MAINB ENDING CHOOSE amp PLAY 5 Play a chord onthe keyboard in the auto accompaniment section ofthe keyboard The auto accompaniment starts automati
55. riate for each pattern for various popular music styles A total of 100 kinds of different accompaniment styles are available in two different categories Group A and Group B All leading styles are printed on the panel At the upper part of each style button are styles of Group A and lower part Group B Each style is made up of separate sections Intro Main A Auto Fill in Main B Auto Fill in and Ending letting you call up accompaniment sections as you perform The auto accompaniment features that are built into the rhythms add the excitement of instrumental backing to your performance letting you control the accompaniment by the chords you play Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into two sections the upper is used for playing a melody line and the lower set by default to keys F 2 and lower is for the auto accompaniment function i OSelecting a Style Press Group A B button to choose the group you prefer When the LED light is on it means Group B is selected if off it means Group A 2 By pressing STYLE button you can choose the leading pattern in each accompaniment style 8 You can change the rhythm by using YES and NO buttons or adjusting the SEARCH dial i OVariation Each accompaniment style has its own variations There are Variation A B button on the panel i OAdjusting the Accompaniment Volume Use the A V volume buttons to adjust the accompaniment volume The range of this
56. rs in the LCD 2 You can close this function and change the chord type by using YES and NO buttons or SEARCH dial NOTE This Roller has no effect on Auto Bass chord The primary setting is 200 dieresis 2 semitones and the adjust range is 4 1 octachord ITCH BENI m NOTE The keyboard will automatically call up touch response after you turn it on Its default touch type is medium response As to setting the parameter in touch function please see P 63 NOTE More information please see P 43 This instrument will automatically call up Reverberation On mode after youturn it on NOTE By pressing YES and NO at the same time the tuning would return to its primary setting More information please see P 43 B Tuning This function determines the fine pitch setting of both the main voice and the bass chord accompaniment of the selected style It also determines the pitch of the songs This allows you to accurately match the tuning with that of other instruments without changing your fingering The Tuning setting can be adjusted over a range of 4 100 approx 1 semitone Press the FUNCTION button to select this function and the Tune icon appears in the LCD 2 You can change the tuning by using YES and NO buttons or SEARCH dial B Transpose This function determines the key of both the main voice and the bass chord accomp
57. s and 3 D stereo effect which could create various sound field effects Be able to record at most 5 user songs and they could be played repeatedly 0 22 demonstration songs making great contributions to lifting your performance level e Panel register function could save your beloved panel and recall it whenever you want
58. the keyboard is recorded in real time as you play it Also when you record subsequent parts to other tracks you can hear the previously recorded parts as you record new ones Recording a User Song The data that can be recorded to normal melody tracks are listed as below Note on off Velocity Touch Type Sustain Voice Number Tempo Time Signature if it is not in the chord track Reverb Type Chorus Type The data recorded into Chord track Style number Accompaniment Volume Chord changes and timing Tempo Time Signature Changing Sections Intro Main A B Fill in Ending etc Those settings can be recorded only once when the music begins while others can be changed during the music To make all desired W8808A settings Before you actually start recording you ll need to make various settings for the songsuch as selecting a style setting the Tempo and selecting a voice If desired also make other settings Refer to the list above for settings that can be recorded to a song 26 2 To select a User song number for recording Press SONG NO button and use Yes or No button to choose song number you want for recording REGISTRATION MEMORY REGISTRATION BANK NI N4 METRONOME peers QMP e G e a G SONG ACMP NUMBER RECORD Mi TRACK CLEAR DB G H c e e ED Em SONG MEMORY 3 To chose the recorded track number While holding down the RECORD button press the appropriate Song Me
59. u press this button right after youturn on thisinstrument stringed instruments ensemble 1 would be automatically set as defaulted second voice In this mode you cannot choose the first voice so you oughtto settle the first voice before entering into this mode NOTE By pressing YES and NO at the same time the volume would return to the primary setting This digital piano offers you various types of effects You can freely choose your favourite one The Usage of Function buttons H Press each button once to choose different function 1 Voice 2 Style mode 3 Demo Song 4 Minus Channel 5 Harmony 6 Chorus 7 Transpose for demon songs 8 Tuning 9 Dual Balance 10 Metronome M Stop certain function or return to the primary setting by pressing YES and NO at the same time Withdraw from the Function MENU FUNCTION A p E Press the FUNCTION button for 2 seconds to withdraw from the Function MENU Using the SEARCH dial E Adjust the SEARCH dial to select certain function directly SEARCH f NW E Any function that can be controlled by the YES and NO can be applied to this dial E Adjust the SEARCH dial 11 12 E Pitchbend Roller It is used to adjust the voice volume when playing this instrument simulating the pitch bend of natural musical instruments This enables certain voices e g guitar to be more vivid and display different mus
60. ush 54 F 3 808CHH EXC1 808 CHH EXC1 TimpaniF amp Scratch Pull 55 G3 808LowTom2 ElecLowTomi TimpaniG_ Sticks 56 G 3 808 CHH EXC JTimpaniG Square Click 57 A3 808 Mid Tom2 ElecMidTom2 TimpaniA_ Metronome Click p Timpani iman o i y 58 A 3 TimpaniA Metronome Bell 59 B3 TimpaniB Guitar Slide 60 C4 Timpanic Gt Cut Noise down 61 C 4 808 Cymbal Timpanic Gt Cut Noise up 62 D4 808Hifomt___ ElecHiTom Timpanid_ Double Bass Slap 63 D 4 L X Timpanidit Key Click 64 E4 JReverseCvmbal Timpanie Laughing 65 F4 Timpaif Screaming p66 PHA Punch 67 64 J p 4 JO JHeariBeat O 68 G 4 808Cowbell 1 32340O Fotses 69 A4 1 5 ConcertCymbal2 Footsteps2 TO A A Do LCt Applause aq 71 B4 Concert Cymbal1 Door Creaking Door Closing Scratch Wind Chime AAA yyl le C HERE ES Car Engine Start i oi AE HEN NNI 72 C5 73 C 5 74 D5 75 D 5 76 ES 77 F5 78 F 5 ASE lg 79 65 Car Breaking Car Pass Car Crash Ez PoliceSiren 80 GH5 pm Train 81 A5 Poet Take off 82 AHS 808 Maracas o
61. uto Accompaniment uses a number of the available notes so when Auto Accompaniment is used the total number of available notes for playing on the keyboard is correspondingly reduced The same applies to the Split Voice and Song functions Caution The Voice List includes MIDI program change numbers for each voice Use these program change numbers when playing the W8808A via MIDI from an external device n die Name of Voice PLAP ua NG Name of Voice PAAR PIANO STRINGS K 01 0 ACOUSTIC GRAND PIANO RAKKE 41 40 VOLIN Mes 02 1 BRIGHT ACOUSTIC PIANO SRAM 42 41 VLOLA md 03 2 ELECTRIC GRAND PIANO BOTAS 43 42 CELLO ARE 04 3 HONKY TONK PIANO AE 44 43 CONTRABASS RERS 05 4 ELECTRIC PIANO1 451 45 44 TREMOLO ATRINGS EAT 06 5 ELECTRIC PIANC2 m 49352 46 45 PIZZICATO STRINGS HER 07 6 HARPSICHORD HANS 47 46 ORCHESTRAL HARP E 08 7 CLAV1 DEAE 48 47 TIMPANI CHROMATIC PERCUSSION ERA RNSEMBLE E 09 8 CELESTA S ELSE 49 48 STRINGS ENSEMBLE1 I IKAZZI 10 9 GLOCKENSPIEL pes 50 49 STRINGS ENSEMBLE12 2422 11 10 MUSIC BOX BRE 51 50 SYNTH STRINGS1 Sk SE RA 12 11 VIBRAPHONE ix 52 51 SYNTH STRINGS2 BGR 13 12 MARINBA She 53 52 CHOIR AAHS la NU 14 13 XYLOPHONE KE 54 53 VOICE OOHS AB IB 15 14 TUBULAR BELLS eH 55 54 SYNTH VOICE ARAE 16 15 DULCIMER RE 56 55 ORCHESTRA HIT BY RTS ORGANA BRASSiH E 17 16 DRAWBAR ORGAN ES 57 56
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