Peavey Pro 2 Electronic Keyboard User Manual
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3. Ready for dump Press to start 4 Prepare the storage device to receive a MIDI dump 5 Respond to the Ready for dump press to start by pressing the Page up button once more You will see the dump progress screen until the dump is complete The time taken for a MIDI dump depends on the amount of data being transferred To receive a Dump When you want to send the dumped data back into the PRO 1 PRO 2 it is not necessary to select any special function Simply connect a cable between the storage device s MIDI OUT and the instrument s MIDI IN and begin sending the data The screen of the PRO 1 PRO 2 will not change while a dump is being received After the dump is completed you will immediately be able to use your performances sequences etc which were transferred during the dump Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 33 16 Numbering This feature allows you to select your preferred program numbering system when controlling external instruments in LOCAL OFF mode In some sound modules and keyboards the first sound is referred to as program 1 and the last sound as 128 In other systems the first sound is referred to as program 0 and the last sound as 127 This parameter allows you to select which of the two systems 0 127 or 1 128 you wish to use For more information about sending MIDI program changes to external instruments see the description of the LOCAL OFF feature on page 22 17 PRO 2 Model Only Piano Frame
4. two sounds together simply press two sound buttons at the same time for example Piano 1 and Choir Although the volume levels of the two sounds can be adjusted in PERF EDIT see section 4 there is a simple method of volume control which can be applied without any editing When you press two sound buttons the one you press first will be the loudest This means that when mixing Piano and Choir as in the above example if you held the Choir button and then pressed Piano the Choir would be louder than the Piano If you held the Piano button first and then pressed Choir the Piano would be the loudest When mixing two sounds together in this way you may want to use a different variation for sound 1 and sound 2 for example mixing Piano 1 no variation with Strings Variation 1 To do this press Piano 1 and Strings at the same time In the screen you will now see the sound names Piano 1 and Strings displayed one above the other To the left of one of these names will be an arrow This arrow points to the current sound You can move the arrow to the other sound by pressing the PAGE buttons Move the arrow so that it points to the Strings sound Now you can select variation 1 without affecting the Piano 1 sound Split Mode You can easily split the keyboard on the PRO 1 and PRO 2 by pressing the SPLIT button This will divide the keyboard into separate left and right sections with a different sound on each side After pressing SPLIT any
5. Table of contents Section 1 Instrument Layout Front panel layout PRO doin 4 PRO AA aa 5 Back panel serge dee soscdi geg 6 Power and headphones 7 Pedal connections oooccccnncccnnnncn n 8 Section 2 Quick Study Guide Sounds and effects ccc 10 Performances ooononocccccnccnonnnnnon 12 Section 3 Basic Features Sounds and performances 16 Tuning and tone controls 18 Effects and touch s s 20 Other controls canta 22 Section 4 Performance Edit List of functions eee 24 Special features aid 28 Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO 2 Section 5 Master Midi Midi functions ccoooccccnnnncccnnnnnno 30 Master functions 0eeeeeee 32 Section 6 Sequencer Recorder Description of controls 36 Recording tri dass 37 Advanced features ooooononcnnnn 40 Section 7 Reference Technical specifications PRO Li ee 43 GEN 44 Description of technology 45 Alphabetical index oooocooocn 47 Appendix MIDI Implementation chart PRO Tiscusirainni ici 111 PRO EE v Special Control Messages PRO cada iv PRO 2 Slice etek ures eu vi PRO 2 Effects Selection vil Page 1 Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 2 Instrument Layout Front and rear panel Front panel PRO 1 6 7 8 12 ERILLIAH SSTAGE OTREMOLO OMORMAL HALL CPHASER SHARD ap PODOJOJDO 0 ea
6. Volume amp Transpose In the top line of the screen you will see the name of the sound currently selected Moving the DATA slider will adjust the volume of this sound 1 PIANO1 1 Vol 127 Trns 0 The pitch of the currently displayed sound can be transposed by simply using the TRANSPOSE buttons to the left of the sound selection buttons This function is most useful for octave shifting when using a split or layer An octave shift can be achieved by setting the transpose value to 12 one octave lower than normal or 12 one octave higher than normal 2 b Reverb Send Level If a reverb effect has been selected this function can be used to control how much reverb is applied to each sound being used It works in the same way as an Effect Send control on a mixer board When two sounds are being used either in split or layer mode screen 2 controls the reverb amount for Sound 1 and screen 2b controls the reverb amount for Sound 2 If only one sound is being used then screen 2b is not displayed Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 24 3 Reverb Time If a reverb effect has been selected this function can be used to control the reverb time or the delay amount for the particular reverb preset Basically this allows you to make the overall effect larger or smaller than the factory programmed settings For example 1f you select HALL in the reverb section adjusting the reverb time allows you to create the effect
7. Auto Wah Wah Auto Wah Wah is a classic effect from the vintage keyboard era The effect can be applied to a single sound or to either of the two sounds in a layer or split Use the DATA slider to assign the effect The Auto Wah Wah effect is particularly effective on CLAVI and E PIANO sounds 13 Microtuning This feature allows you to select from a variety of alternative tunings The selection available is as follows EQUAL Equal temperament tuning PIANO 1 Preferred Stretch tuning method adopted by piano tuners PIANO 2 Another popular tuning method favoured by piano tuners MEANTONE Actually Meantone C A mathematically accurate tuning to optimize the notes of the C scale KIRNBERGER Popular alternate classical tuning TARTINI VALOTTI Popular alternate classical tuning USER See User Tuning below PRO 2 model only User Tuning Using this function you can accurately retune every note of the instrument to recreate a preferred tuning It is even possible to have a professional piano tuner create any tuning of your choice by using this simple feature After using the DATA slider to select MICROTUNING USER from PERF EDIT page 13 you are ready to create your personal tuning preset The operation of this function is very simple Press any key on the keyboard The screen will catch the key that you played Fig 1 shows the screen after the key C5 has been played MICROTUNING 13 USER C5 00 Fig l
8. Use this function to adjust the volume of the Piano Frame effect between 0 and 127 The Piano Frame effect simulates the natural ambiance or ringing of the uppermost strings in a grand piano s soundboard which are always heard to some degree when any note is played This effect is only applied to the main Piano 1 sound no variation and will be most noticeable when the instrument is played without reverb Although this effect is characteristic of an acoustic piano some players may prefer to reduce the level of the effect or disable it completely The recommended level to simulate a 9ft grand piano is 50 Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 34 sequencer Recorder The PRO 2 features a simple but powerful sequencer which allows you to faithfully record your playing or create simple two track songs Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 35 Play and record The recorder or sequencer section in the PRO 2 allows you to record a two track Song of about 45 000 events around 20 000 notes You can record one track at a time In playback you can play along with up to two Sounds in real time you can deactivate a recorded track and play along with just one recorded track Controls QUO Play Stop Pause Rewind FF Forward Record Track 1 2 e LED off e LED on e LED flashing Metronome Time Sig Erase PLAY STOP PAUSE sty S REC Starts and stops either playback or recording Stops a playbac
9. independently control the effect assignment of each sound in each layer or split using REVERB SEND and EFFECT SEND before recording each track Remember that you must select both effects before recording track 1 If you recorded track 1 using a split keyboard but you now want to play along using a full keyboard sound either to record track 2 or to play live first commence playback and then turn off the SPLIT button after playback of track 1 has started Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 40 Reference Section Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 42 Technical specifications PRO 1 Keyboard 88 keys Hammer action Play Modes Single Split programmable Layer mode 2 sounds max 64 programmable performances 64 oscillators Dynamic Filter Polyphony 64 notes maximum 32 notes minimum Sound Generation Presets 32 sounds Pianol Piano2 El Grand El Piano 1 El Piano 2 Dx Piano Clav Vibes Harpsi Organ Pipe Strings Choir Pad 1 Pad 2 Bass Each sound has 2 variations Effects Reverb Room Stage Hall DSP Effects Chorus Tremolo Phaser Brilliance Display 2x16 backlit Outputs Midi In Out Thru Stereo Out Stereo In Pedals Headphones Speakers Computer Ac in Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 43 Technical specifications PRO 2 Keyboard 88 keys Hammer action Play Modes Single Split programmable Layer mode 2 sounds max 64 programmable performances Sound Generation 128 oscillators Dynamic Filte
10. the pedal functions will change according to the way they were set when that performance was stored This function allows you to disable these changes permitting you to select any performance without changing the pedal settings After you have switched this function on you may adjust the pedal settings as you wish Any subsequent changes that you make to the pedal settings will remain in effect until you change them again or until you turn off the Lock Pedals function 11 PRO 2 Model Only Lock EQ Normally when you store a performance in the PRO 2 the shape of the Graphic EQ sliders is memorized and saved into that performance When you recall that performance it also recalls the EQ shape even though the sliders themselves may be in a different position This function allows you to lock the current EQ shape so that you may use the EQ sliders as a Global control When Lock EQ is turned on selecting different performances will not affect the EQ settings This allows you to adjust the EQ effects in real time as needed 12 Display Contrast Use this function to improve the visibility of the display screen under different lighting conditions A higher value will give a stronger contrast Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 32 13 Restore Perfs This feature allows you to restore all of the factory pre programmed performances NOTE Doing this will destroy any performances which you have saved into the instrume
11. HARD O USER TOUCH PRO 2 model only User The USER touch setting allows you to use the DATA slider to accurately adjust the touch response to suit your playing style With the slider set at minimum there is almost no touch response less than the factory preset SOFT setting With the slider set at maximum the response is harder than the factory preset HARD setting Use the DATA slider to select any value between these two extremes Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 21 Other controls Local Off This button isolates the PRO 2 from its internal sound engine allowing it to be used as a MIDI controller When Local Off is selected the display will show only the current program number but not the name of the related internal sound When in Local Off mode you may select any bank and program number to be sent to the external MIDI instrument To do this press the Page up button and use the DATA slider to select a bank number in the range 0 127 Now you can press Page up once more and select any program number in the range 0 127 Configurations created in this way can be stored into performances and the related bank program number will be sent when the performance is subsequently recalled NOTE Another way of turning a track to Local Off mode is to press the Page up button when the arrow in the screen is pointing to that particular track This has the exact same effect as pressing the Local Off button MIDI Panic The PRO 1 and PRO 2 feature a hid
12. can record the second track For example you can record a Bass sound in Track 1 and a Piano sound in Track 2 Refer to the recording procedure detailed on the next page Recording your song just as you play it To record something exactly as you play it could not be simpler on the PRO 2 1 Press RECORD REC The screen now shows the following REC Bar 0 count in Tempo 120 2 Press PLAY STOP O e PLAY STOP 3 Play something on the keyboard When you have finished playing press PLAY STOP You can now listen to what you recorded by pressing PLAY STOP once again Erasing To erase what you just recorded in Track 1 1 Check that playback is stopped bar beat indicator is not counting 2 Exit record mode by pressing REC to turn it off 3 While holding the ERASE button press TRACK 1 until the LED goes off Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 37 Recording a two track song Setting up You can enter record mode after selecting the sound or sounds that you want to use for your recording or you can select the required sound configuration after entering record mode e When you first enter record mode the PRO 2 will be configured to record a song in 4 4 time with a Tempo of 120 beats per minute e The tempo can be adjusted by pressing the METRON button and using the page buttons to increase or decrease the current tempo You can modify the Time Signature only after activating record mode and before
13. of the LED If the LED is off then the button will function as PAUSE If the LED is on then the button will function as CONTINUE You can also use the PAUSE button to cue a section of a recorded song for overdubbing or to continue recording from where you had previously stopped While the song playback or recording is paused use the FF and REW buttons to locate the measure where you want to pick up the recording Press PAUSE to commence playback from the measure you had selected Using effects with a recording Your recorded song can utilize effects from the REVERB and EFFECT sections of the instrument You must choose the two effects which you want to use before recording the first track If you want the first track to use only one of these effects or none at all then after selecting the TRACK1 button you should use the REVERB SEND and EFFECT SEND functions under the PERF EDIT button to set the desired levels of both effects for that track When you are ready to record the second track after pressing the TRACK2 button use REVERB SEND and EFFECT SEND controls once again to set the amount of each effect required for the second track Recording layers and splits Each track is also capable of recording a layered or split sound Simply create the layer or split before recording each track If you record a layered or split sound into both tracks the volume of Sound 1 and Sound 2 must be the same for both layers You can however
14. will hear the sympathetic resonance of the low C strings in response to the new note played This natural effect replicates exactly what happens on a grand piano If you experiment with different combinations of notes you will hear harmonic colors particular to each Because this effect is produced by physical modelling and not by samples or DSP effects the result is a musically and technically accurate simulation of a piano s soundboard and virtually infinite combinations of harmonics can be produced Damper physical model The second technology patented by Generalmusic is Damper Physical Model Although it looks like an ordinary damper footswitch the special continuous damper pedal for the PRO 1 and PRO 2 is not a switch but instead a continuous pedal which accurately simulates the effect of the dampers being moved closer to or further away from the strings of the piano Because of this effects such as partial or half damping can be achieved The dampers can even be slowly squeezed back against the strings When the damper pedal is depressed the damper physical model will simulate the effect of sympathetic resonances being produced by the un damped strings Even if you are using a standard switch type pedal you can hear the effect of the Damper Physical Model by comparing the sounds of notes played in the highest octave of the instrument with and without the damper pedal depressed Advanced release technology The third and
15. 40Hz by pressing both tuning buttons together NOTE The TUNE feature is also available on the PRO 1 It can be found under the Master MIDI button See page 30 for more details Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 18 Tone control PRO 1 model only Brilliance controls The BRILLIANCE controls on the PRO 1 model allow you to adjust the brightness of the instrument s tone E BRILLIANCE When both LEDs are off the tone of the instrument is normal Press the button for a brighter tone and the button for a softer tone PRO 2 model only EQ Section 63 125 250 500 1k 2K 4K K EQUALIZER ces The EQ section of the PRO 2 allows you to accurately adjust the tone color of the sound according to taste The effects you create with the EQ will be saved into memory when you store a performance In this way recalling different performances will automatically adjust the EQ settings according to the way they were when that performance was saved The EQ ON OFF button allows you to disable the effect of the EQ section Turning this button off will give the equivalent sound of all the EQ sliders being set to mid position flat NOTE Because the EQ settings are recalled along with a performance the shape of the EQ will sometimes be different from the actual positions of the physical sliders To look at the real shape that you re currently hearing go to the Lock EQ screen in the MASTER MIDI section This will show you a graphic repre
16. Creating a USER tuning temperament You can now repeatedly play this key and adjust its tuning with the DATA slider When you have finished tuning this key simply press another key and proceed as before When you have finished tuning all of the keys you need simply press PERF EDIT to escape from the edit screen If you want to reset the user tuning this procedure will program the user tuning to be the same as the EQUAL temperament this can be done from the Restore Tuning function under the MASTER MIDI button See section 5 of this manual for more details Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 27 Other features of PERF EDIT 14 Detune NOTE This function is only available when a layered or split sound is being used Increasing the detune value with the DATA slider will detune sound 1 by the number of cents displayed Lower values are useful for creating a natural chorus effect between two sounds At higher values a Honky Tonk effect can be achieved 15 Delay Snd 2 NOTE This function is only available when a layered sound is being used This feature allows you to apply a delay to the second sound in a layer In this way some useful delay effects can be achieved without having to use the effects section leaving that section free to apply another effect Choose the desired value with the DATA slider The value shown represents the number of milliseconds which will elapse before the second sound is heard Special features Wh
17. ELAY TIME the time it takes for a repeat to occur while screen 6 will adjust the FEEDBACK the number of repeats which are heard before the effect fades out Here is a list of the different parameters which are available for the 16 effects on the PRO 2 EFFECT NAME Chorus Tremolo Phaser Flanger Ensemble Delay T Rotary Pitch Shift Chorus Tren Phaser Trem Chorus Delay Chorus 2 Tremolo 2 Phaser 2 Ensemble 2 Delay 2 Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 25 Assigning pedal functions 7 Pedal 1 Function 8 Pedal 2 Function When a foot pedal is connected to the Pedal 1 or Pedal 2 jack it can perform a number of different functions These screens are used to select the function of your choice for each pedal respectively Each jack can accept either a switch type pedal or a continuous type volume pedal Whenever a pedal is inserted into one of the available jacks the instrument performs an auto detect routine and automatically figures out which type of pedal has been inserted Therefore the functions available in these menus will depend upon which type of pedal has been detected in each jack The available functions are as follows IF A SWITCH TYPE PEDAL HAS BEEN CONNECTED OFF The pedal has no function DAMPER The pedal functions like the right pedal of a piano providing a sustain effect to the notes being played SOSTENUTO The pedal functions like the centre pedal of a grand piano sustaining only those notes whi
18. In most cases each screen contains only one changeable value You normally use the DATA slider to adjust this value Although there are only twelve functions available under PERF EDIT there are many cases in which you will see more than twelve screens This occurs when two sounds are being used in either split or layer mode Many screens such as Volume or Reverb Send will appear twice first for sound 1 and then again for sound 2 When this occurs the second instance of each screen displays the same screen number but with the addition of a b For example if you layer Piano and Strings the first screen would be screen 1 Volume for the Piano sound and the second screen would be Screen 1b Volume for the Strings Next you would see screen 2 Reverb Send for the Piano followed by screen 2b Reverb send for the Strings If you were using only one sound then you would not see screens 1b and 2b since these are redundant in a single sound performance NOTE When using a layered sound you can decide which sound you want to be 41 and which sound you want to be 2 This determination is made according to which button you pressed first If you hold PIANO I and then press PAD 1 PIANO I will be sound 1 and PAD 1 will be sound 2 Perf Edit functions Following is a list of the PERF EDIT screens in numeric order If you see b by a screen number it indicates that there will be two instances of this screen when a split or layer is being used 1 b
19. LIT mode it becomes the MIDI channel of the right hand or upper sound Sound number 1 or 2 MIDI CH 1 Midi Channel 2 2 Midi Channel This allows you to change the secondary MIDI channel This channel is only in effect when more than one sound is being used in LAYER or SPLIT modes The selected channel will be both the send and receive channel for sound 2 the second sound of a layer or the left hand or lower sound of a split 3 Common Channel This channel is primarily used for the sending and receiving of PERFORMANCE messages A program change message received on the common channel will not change one of the individual sounds on the keyboard Instead it will be interpreted as a PERFORMANCE CHANGE message 4 Midi Transpose It is possible using this function to have the midi note messages from a particular sound transposed to a higher or lower key In this way the PRO 1 PRO 2 s internal sounds will not be transposed but the sounds from the attached sound module will play at a different pitch Use the DATA slider to choose which sounds you want to affect and use the front panel TRANSPOSE buttons to choose the amount of transposition This feature is particularly useful when for example you might want to mix the internal piano sound with a synth sound from another sound module When you connect the module via MIDI you find that the synth voice is playing in the wrong octave Using the Midi transpose function yo
20. TRANSPOSE Soe gt o gt o gt o o gt ES dich rees SE GE DETIENE E AE 1 VOLUME SLIDER 2 DATA SLIDER 3 Pace Up Down Y BUTTONS 4 MASTER MIDI 5 PERF EDIT 6 STORE 7 SPLIT S BRILLIANCE 9 TRANSPOSE 10 SELECTION BUTTONS 11 Sounps PERF 12 VARIATION 13 REVERB 14 EFFECT 15 ToucH 16 LOCAL OFF 17 Demo 4 5 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 Controls the main volume of the instrument Adjusts values shown in the display when using programmable functions Use these buttons to step through the various functions in the PERF EDIT and MASTER MIDI menus This button provides access to the various MIDI functions of the instrument plus some additional master features such as Restore Performances and EQ Lock Use this button to edit a variety of performance features such as reverb and effect levels pedal functions and alternative tunings Any changes made here will be memorized when the performance is saved Press this button when you are ready to store the changes you have made Complete storage by choosing a bank A H and a program 1 8 Turning this button on will split the keyboard into separate left and right parts While the button is held you can choose the split note and the lower left sound Use these buttons to adjust the overall tone of the instrument Increases or decreases the overall pitch of the instrument in half s
21. art the recording e If you chose to use the Metronome you will hear a one measure count in before recording actually starts The display will show this count in period as measure 0 You should commence playing at 1 1 6 Play on the keyboard Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 38 7 When you have finished press Play Stop to stop the recording e The instrument will remain in Record mode e The recorded track is confirmed the relative LED stops flashing and remains permanently on NOTE If you pressed REC to exit record mode at this point you could play along with the recorded track using any sound of your choice Press the Track 2 button e The led above the button starts to flash You may select a sound for the new track a this stage 9 Press the Play button to start recording e Track 1 will playback allowing you to record Track 2 in time with Track 1 10 When you have finished recording Track 2 press the Play Stop button to stop recording e The second track will be confirmed automatically 11 Press the Rec button to exit Record mode e The LED indicators of the recorded tracks will remain permanently on NOTE The sequencer records the initial program changes and any sound changes you make during recording Playing back the recording To play back the recording press Play Stop e During playback you can deactivate activate the track of your choice and play along with one or two sounds in real time Select the Sounds us
22. ch were being held down while the pedal was pressed SOFT The pedal functions like the left pedal of a piano softening the tone of the instrument START STOP PRO 2 Only Duplicates the PLAY STOP button in the recording section of the PRO 2 PERF When the pedal is pressed the next PERFORMANCE is selected PERF When the pedal is pressed the previous PERFORMANCE is selected ROTARY S F PRO 2 Only If the ROTARY effect is selected simulated Leslie type organ effect the pedal can be used to switch between fast and slow speeds IF A CONTINUOUS VOLUME TYPE PEDAL HAS BEEN CONNECTED OFF The pedal has no function VOLUME The pedal controls the overall volume of the assigned sound with a range of 0 127 EXPRESSION The pedal controls the overall volume of the assigned sound but the maximum level available will be equal to the volume level set for that sound For example if piano and strings are mixed with the strings level set at 75 the expression pedal will sweep from 0 to 75 9 Pedal 1 Assign 10 Pedal 2 Assign 11 Damper Assign Using these functions you can select which of the selected sounds the pedals will affect In each menu you can assign the pedal to Sound 1 Sound 2 or Sound 1 amp 2 For example if you mixed Piano and Strings and you wanted the damper pedal to sustain the piano but not to affect the strings you would set the DAMPER ASSIGN screen to Sound 1 Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 26 12
23. den MIDI Panic function This function can be used in the event of problems or lock ups during MIDI transmission or reception To perform MIDI Panic first hold the VIBES button and then press the SOUNDS PERF button MIDI Panic MIDI Panic sends All Notes Off and Reset All Controllers commands on all active channels Demo Pressing this button will start playback of the factory pre programmed demonstration song This song has a number of different parts which will demonstrate various sounds on the instrument Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 22 Section 4 Performance Edit When you construct a combination of sounds there are many powerful features available under the PERF EDIT button which can help you tailor the sound combination to your needs Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 23 Editing your performance The functions available under PERF EDIT are divided into a series of individual numbered screens The screen you see when you press the PERF EDIT button will be the last one used during a previous PERF EDIT session If you have not used PERF EDIT since first switching the instrument on you will see the first screen Volume amp Transpose For each PERF EDIT function you will see the screen number in the top right corner of the display You can select the next or previous screen by using the Page Up Down buttons to the right of the DATA slider Screens for layered and split Sounds
24. djust the volume level of the PRO 1 PRO 2 s internal sounds independently without affecting the volume of the sounds in the module Under normal circumstances this would not be possible with a regular MIDI connection When you reduce the volume of the PRO 1 PRO 2 it sends a Midi Volume message to the sound module This message would cause the sound module to reduce in volume also Another problem which might occur is when you select a new sound on the PRO 1 PRO 2 a Program Change message would also be sent to the sound module causing its sound to be changed too Both of these problems could be overcome by selecting the MIDI OUT FILTER for Prog Vol This means that the instrument would no longer send out these unwanted messages They have been filtered out of the MIDI data stream The messages that can be filtered are as follows Program Midi program change messages Volume Midi volume message All Cont All midi controller functions volume modulation pan etc Prog Vol Program change and volume Pedals Hold sustain sostenuto soft 7 Midi Clock Use the DATA slider to select the timing clock for the sequencer There are two options Internal The internal metronome controls the sequencer timing External The MIDI IN signal controls the sequencer timing Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 31 Master functions 8 Computer Here you can set the operating mode for the computer serial port on the inst
25. e particular key and transpose the instrument to sound in a different key Transpose can be cancelled by pressing both buttons together When you use the transpose buttons the amount of transposition is displayed in the screen as a relative value For example if you were to press the foes three times a transpose value of 3 would be displayed This indicates that each note played would be pitch shifted up by three half steps If you now play in the key of C the instrument would sound in the key of Eb three half steps above C If you play in F the instrument would sound in Ab and so on These buttons can also be used for transposing a single sound in a layer or split see Section 4 Volume amp Transpose and transposing a midi instrument see Section 5 Midi Transpose This feature is most useful for octave shifting one of the sounds being used For one octave up set the transpose value to 12 For one octave down set the value to 12 PRO 2 model only Tune buttons The TUNE buttons are located above the TRANSPOSE buttons on the PRO 2 model ESTE TUNE The TUNE feature allows the entire instrument to be tuned to match another instrument or backing track which may be slightly out of tune Press the button to increase the pitch and the button to decrease the pitch The tuning display uses a standard reference for the pitch of concert A 440Hz The available range is 427 5 452 5 You can reset the tuning to A 4
26. e cancelled 17 Touca This button adjusts the touch of the keyboard according to your playing style Selecting USER allows you to vary the touch with the DATA slider 18 PLAY AND RECORD The on board digital recording section sequencer allows you to record what you play See the dedicated Sequencer recorder section of this manual for more details 19 LocaL OFF This isolates the keyboard from the internal voices allowing the instrument to be connected in a midi loop a typical configuration for using external sequencers 20 Demo Activates the factory programmed demonstration of the internal sounds Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 5 Rear panel PRO 1 PRO 2 INPUT SPEAKERS RIGHT LEFTIM OUTPUT RIGHT LEFTAM DAMPER PEDI PED2 DUT COMPUTER 1 SPEAKER JACK 2 RIGHT INPUT 3 LEFT Mono INPUT 4 RIGHT OUTPUT 5 LEFT MONO OUTPUT 6 DAMPER 7 PEDAL 1 8 PEDAL 2 9 MIDI in 10 MIDI THRU 11 MIDI our 12 COMPUTER JACK 13 D C POWER JACK 4 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 This jack allows you to connect a pair of multimedia monitor speakers for practice This output offers a small amount of power to drive the speakers at a low level You can use these inputs to connect another instrument or sound module to the piano The output of the other instrument will be mixed with the main signal of the piano and sent to the OUTPUT SPEAKER and HEADPHONE jacks If you are con
27. e could not achieve this by pressing two buttons together because both sounds reside under the same button We can create this effect in the following way 1 Mix E Piano 1 with any other sound 2 Press PERF EDIT 3 Use the page buttons to select either the Volume Reverb or Effect screen for the other sound 4 Now use the sound selection buttons and the VAR button to select E Piano 1 variation 1 Now you can turn off PERF EDIT to return to normal playing or you can continue to edit the sound combination using the other features in PERF EDIT Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 28 Master MIDI Functions The Master MIDI button contains both the MIDI controls of the instrument and a number of important Master Control Features Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 29 MIDI functions PRO 1 Model Only Tuning This feature allows the entire instrument to be tuned to match another instrument or backing track which may be slightly out of tune The tuning display uses a standard reference for the pitch of concert A 440Hz The available range is 427 5 452 5 NOTE PRO 2 users have a separate front panel control for this same feature see page 18 1 1 Midi Channel This allows you to change the primary MIDI channel for the instrument This is both the send and receive channel for the instrument when only one sound is being used across the entire keyboard In LAYER mode this becomes the MIDI channel of Sound 1 and in SP
28. e sound selection buttons When the light above the button is ON the instrument is in SOUNDS mode When this light is OFF the instrument is in PERF mode SOUNDS mode is used for normal operation of the instrument and this is where you should start if you are new to the instrument In this mode you can use the sound selection buttons in conjunction with the VAR variation button to choose any desired sound You can easily add effects to the selected sound by using the REVERB and EFFECTS buttons O ROOM O CHORUS O STAGE O TREMOLO O HALL O PHASER O OTHERS OTHERS REVERE EFFECT If you want to mix two sounds together this can be achieved by simply pressing the two required sound buttons together at the same time You may also split the keyboard by pressing SPLIT If you select a sound while holding the split button this assigns that sound to the left side of the keyboard If you press a key while holding the split button the note you pressed will become the new split point it actually becomes the lowest note of the right or upper section Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 10 If you wish to further edit the sound combination you are making for example to adjust the relative volumes of the two sounds or to change the effect send amount for each sound you can use the features in the PERF EDIT menu O PERF EDIT Pressing PERF EDIT will display one of the many available edit pages allowing you to change some aspect of the current combi
29. eceiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate this product DE o ER E A ae A DEE EE EREE Stock Code 271099 Specifications are subject to change without prior notice PRINTED IN ITALY gt GENERALMUSIC Sales Division 47848 S Giovanni in Marignano RN Italy Via delle Rose 12 Tel 39 541 959511 fax 39 541 957404 tlx 550555 GMUSIC Internet http www generalmusic com
30. edal Whenever one of the above pedal types is connected to either the DAMPER PED 1 or PED 2 jacks the instrument will automatically detect which type of pedal it is This auto detect procedure normally takes about 1 2 seconds In order for the system to correctly evaluate the pedal type it is important not to press or move the pedal until the pedal change screen Fig 1 has disappeared PEDAL CHANGE Pedal1 On Off Fig 1 Detecting the pedal type Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 8 Section 2 Quick Study Guide For those of you who don t like to read manuals or wish to read the manual in detail later here is everything you need to get started Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 9 Basic Functions and Features If you are eager to dive in to your new keyboard or if you plan to study the manual more carefully at a later date read this section first to get an overall feel for the basic operation of the PRO1 and PRO2 These instruments follow a simple and logical design so you should be able to use and understand many of the features without exhaustive description If you need more explanation of a particular feature you will find a comprehensive description of each function further on in this manual Simple Operation There are two different ways of using the instrument 1 SOUNDS mode 2 PERF mode Performance mode Either mode can be selected by use of the SOUNDS PERF button to the right of th
31. final technology applied to the piano sounds in the PRO 1 and PRO 2 is Advanced Release Technology patent pending Sample based electronic pianos traditionally use envelope generators to control what happens when a key is released This simply allows the sample loop to continue for a set period of time until it s amplitude is reduced to zero by the envelope generator In an acoustic piano vibrating strings are silenced by the action of a damper making contact with the string When this happens depending on the velocity with which the key was struck and the length of the string itself certain frequencies are damped earlier than others producing a distinctive harmonic ring as the different frequencies in the string s tone dissipate throughout the piano soundboard The Key Release Model in the PRO 1 and PRO 2 simulates exactly this feature with complete accuracy throughout the 88 note range Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 45 Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 46 Index A Advanced release technology oooonconcnicnnnnincnioncononnncnnnos 45 ANOS O GE 22 Alternate tunings ooocccocnnonnnononnconconnconccnnonn non ncnnnonncanncnnnns 27 Auto detect pedal oooconconconncnicnnonnonnconconnconconccnncnnncnnnnns 8 Auto Wah Wah oooocococononocnionnocconnonnconncnnonnnonncnnncnncnnnonnnos 27 B Bank number MIDI 22 Basic functions id Eet 10 ET E EE 38 Bl e 19 Bulk Dump senna ennei a a ai 33 Cc Common Channel 30 Computer P
32. he light above the button is ON the instrument is in SOUNDS mode When this light is OFF the instrument is in PERF mode Once in PERF mode you can begin to use the factory performances The 64 performances are stored in 8 banks A H Each bank contains 8 performances 1 8 If you look beneath the sound buttons you will see that the lower row has the letters A H and the upper row has the number 1 8 Performances 1 8 O O oO O O 0 O O To listen to the performances in bank A first press A PIANO 1 button and then select the first performance button 1 the HARPSI button Now switch to number 2 the ORGAN button and so on through number 8 the BASS button When you get to performance A 8 you can switch to the first performance in the B bank B1 by pressing B PIANO 2 button and then 1 HARPSI button Performance Banks A H To return to normal playing press SOUNDS PERF so that the light comes on again Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 17 Changing the pitch of the instrument Transpose The TRANSPOSE buttons are located to the left of the sound selection buttons O QO ED TRANSPOSE Pressing either button will adjust the pitch of the instrument in half step semitone increments Each press of the p flat button will reduce the pitch of the instrument by one half step Each press of the f sharp button will increase the pitch of the instrument by one half step In this way it is possible to play a piece in on
33. iano sound with no effects To activate this Quick Piano feature first hold the PIANO 1 button and then press the SOUNDS PERF button o O O o o e O O o Oi ie o o O e e ie o o pe Quick Piano function It is important to remember that PIANO 1 must be held down before you press SOUNDS PERF NOTE Using Quick Piano will not affect any settings which have been stored in the instrument s memory Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 14 Basic Features This section will explain how to approach the instrument for the first time in a simple fashion It will help you to get quickly acquainted with the most important features of the instrument Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 15 Selecting sounds O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O After switching the instrument on pressing any of the sound selection buttons on the front panel will instantly change the sound The display will show the name of the sound which is currently selected Variations On the PRO 1 each sound button actually contains two sounds The second sound can be selected by pressing the VAR button Refer to the screen to see the name of the variation sound O2 On the PRO 2 each sound button actually contains three sounds O1 You can use the VAR button to select either variation 1 variation 2 or no variation Refer to the screen to see the name of the currently selected sound Mixing sounds together To mix or layer
34. ile in PERF EDIT mode you can utilize a couple of extra features which give you more flexibility when creating a layered sound When two sounds are used together either in split or layer mode it is possible from the Volume amp Transpose screen the Reverb Send screen or the Effect Send screen to select a different variation of either sound or change the sound without affecting the other sound When any one of these screens is displayed the sound selection buttons will appear as though only one sound has been selected This isolates the individual sound from the layer so you can have more control over it In this mode you can use the sound selection buttons and the VARI button to change this sound without affecting the other sound For example Mixing Piano 1 no variation with Strings variation 1 In SOUNDS mode press PIANO 1 and STRINGS together this will create a mixture of the basic PIANO 1 and basic STRINGS sounds Next press PERF EDIT and go to screen 1b Volume Transpose Tuning for the STRINGS sound Notice that according to the sound selection buttons only STRINGS appears to be selected Press the VARI button so that Variation 1 is selected You can immediately hear the piano sound mixed with this new string sound when you play on the keyboard You can also use this method to mix two sounds from the same group For example if we wanted to mix Rhodes 1 with Rhodex 2 that s E Piano 1 no variation with E Piano 1 variation 1 w
35. ing the normal selection procedure e You can deactivate the track of your choice before starting playback Overdubbing The PRO 2 allows you to record in Overdub mode letting you add additional events to those already recorded e After recording a track press Pause to stop the recording e Press the Rewind button to take the track to the beginning or to any point before the stop point e Press Pause again to start recording from your cue point Anything you now play will be merged with the previously recorded events Erasing You can cancel the Song entirely or partially by using the Erase function Partial Erase Hold the Erase button and press the track button that you want to erase for about 2 3 seconds The relative LED above the erased track goes off Erase all Hold the Erase button and press both Track buttons simultaneously The LED indicators above both buttons will go off Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 39 Advanced features Pause Continue The PAUSE button actually has two functions 1 PAUSE To temporarily stop playback while recording or listening 2 CONTINUE To commence playback or recording from a pre determined point If PAUSE is pressed during playback or recording the song will immediately stop If you wish to resume playback or recording from the point where you stopped then you must press PAUSE again instead of pressing START STOP The function of the PAUSE button can easily be determined by the state
36. k or recording midway Pressing this button a second time will continue playback from where it was stopped Rewinds the sequence one bar at a time You can rewind faster if you hold the button down Advances the sequence one bar at a time You can scroll forward much faster if you hold the button down Activates Record mode Recording actually starts when you press the Play or Pause buttons Buttons that activate the sequencer tracks for recording or playback The status of each track is indicated by the state of the LED track is empty or switched off track contains data and is ready for playback track is ready to record or to be overdubbed Activates deactivates the Metronome click and also lets you adjust the record playback tempo Offers a selection of Time Signatures and activates the metronome bell This button is tied to the Metronome function and will only work if the Metronome function is selected Cancels the events recorded in the sequencer tracks While pressing this button press the button for the track you wish to erase The LED of the erased track goes off to indicate that the track is now empty Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 36 Quick 8 easy recording There are two ways to record on the PRO 2 A Record your song just as you play it For example you may want to record in Layer mode using Concert Grand and Strings B Record one track at a time While the first recorded track is in playback you
37. lly edited using the EFFECT DEPTH and EFFECT RATE functions under the PERF EDIT button PRO 2 model only Others When the Others light is displayed in the effects section you can use the DATA slider to choose from 13 additional effect types These are as follows O CHORUS Flanger Ensemble TREMOLO Delay 1 Rotary O PHASER Pitch Shift Chorus Trem O OTHERS Phaser Trem Chorus Delay Chorus 2 Tremolo 2 EFFECT Phaser 2 Ensemble 2 Delay 2 The selected effect type will remain selected as the others preset until a different performance is recalled NOTE Depending on the effect selected the edit functions offered under PERF EDIT will be different See the section on PERF EDIT screens 5 4 6 for more details Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 20 Keyboard response Touch Soft Normal Hard Both the PRO 1 and PRO 2 offer three different keyboard touch responses or velocity curves These can be selected by repeatedly pressing the TOUCH button until the light for the desired effect turns on The responses available are SOFT This is useful for a player with a lighter touch or somebody more accustomed to a synth action keyboard It requires only a relatively soft touch to achieve maximum volume NORMAL This setting has been deigned to most accurately represent the touch response of a piano HARD This setting is for stronger players It requires a fairly powerful touch to achieve maximum volume O SOFT O NORMAL O
38. nation The DATA slider is used to adjust the value of whatever is currently displayed Other screens can be selected by pressing the PAGE buttons to the right of the DATA slider MAN MIN VOLUME DATA Page down The number of features available in the PERF EDIT menu will be different depending on whether you have one sound or two sounds currently active When you have two sounds selected either mixed together or using a split keyboard you will see many of the screens twice For example if you have two sounds mixed together the first PERF EDIT screen allows you to adjust the volume of Sound 1 with the DATA slider When you page forward to the next screen you can now adjust the volume of Sound 2 with the DATA slider If you had selected only one sound you would not see this second screen After you have spent some time adjusting things like the effect levels mixing pedal assignments and other features contained in PERF EDIT you will have created what we call a PERFORMANCE In simple terms a PERFORMANCE is just the end result of some tweaking and editing where the instrument now sounds the way you want it to At this stage your PERFORMANCE can be saved in memory so that you can instantly recall it the next time you need to use it Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 11 Storing a Performance O O O O O 0 O O O O O O O O O O There are 64 PERFORMANCE memories on board the PRO1 and PRO2 They are arranged in eight banks from A to H Each ba
39. necting a mono signal e g a microphone then you should use only the Left Mono connector These outputs are used to connect the instrument to an amplifier mixer or recording device in stereo If you are connecting to mono equipment e g a guitar amplifier then you should use only the Left Mono connector You can connect either a standard footswitch or the special Real Piano Continuous Damper Pedal available from your Generalmusic dealer to simulate the right pedal of a piano Each socket can accept either a footswitch or a continuous volume type pedal The function for each pedal can be selected in the PERF EDIT section Allows the sounds of the PRO1 2 to be played by an external device e g a controller keyboard or a sequencer Provides a copy of the information being received by the MIDI IN Use MIDI THRU when connecting a number of different instruments together Sends MIDI information from the PRO 1 2 to other equipment so that the instrument can be used as a controller Allows direct connection of the instrument to an IBM or Macintosh computer without the need to use a MIDI interface Connection for the power supply unit Use only the unit supplied with your instrument Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 6 Power switch and headphones Power switch The power switch is located on the back panel at the lower left side You should always ensure that the power switch is in off position when connecting or disconnecting the p
40. nk contains eight Performances numbered 1 8 The sound selection buttons are used to select Performances when the instrument is in PERF mode Beneath each button you will see different coloured print which indicates that button e function when the instrument is in PERF mode Each Performance has both an alpha numeric reference e g C5 or F2 and an actual text name which is displayed in the screen after it has been selected Performance selection Although the procedure for saving and naming a Performance is described in detail elsewhere in this manual the basic steps are very simple After creating a performance which you want to store press the STORE button O STORE Next choose the BANK A H by pressing one of the lower row of sound selection keys Finally choose one of the eight locations in that bank by pressing one of the upper row of sound selection keys Your performance is now stored You can recall it at any time by activating PERF mode SOUNDS PERF light OFF and selecting first the BANK letter followed by the location number EXAMPLE Saving the current sound settings into Performance E6 With the instrument in SOUNDS mode and a performance ready to be saved 1 Press STORE at this stage you can use the DATA slider and the page buttons to enter a text name for this performance 2 Press E the E PIANO 2 button 3 Press 6 the PAD 1 button You have now stored this sound setting in
41. nt yourself To activate the function move the DATA slider until the screen says All Performances Then press the Page up button Respond to the Press to restore prompt by pressing the Page up button once more 14 Restore Tune This feature allows you to reset the USER tuning temperament PERF EDIT page 12 This is a useful feature if you have been trying to create a user tuning unsuccessfully and wish to start from scratch again This function will not affect special tunings which you have already made and stored into other performances It simply allows you to reset the current user tuning to EQUAL temperament To activate the function move the DATA slider until the screen says Press to restore Respond to this prompt by pressing the Page up button once more 15 Midi Dump Using the MIDI dump feature you can send all of the information currently held in the instrument s memory to an external storage device such as a MIDI sequencer data filer librarian etc Refer to the instructions of your MIDI software sequencer or data filer for instructions on how to receive MIDI dumps from other equipment Here is the procedure for sending and capturing a MIDI dump 1 Connect a MIDI cable between the PRO 1 PRO 2 MIDI OUT and the storage device MIDI IN 2 Access the MIDI dump feature from the MASTER MIDI button and use the DATA slider to select On 3 Press the Page up button The screen should show as below
42. of a larger hall or a smaller hall according to your preference 4 b Effect Send Level This function works in exactly the same way as Reverb Send If an effect has been chosen from the EFFECT group you can use this function to control how much of the effect is applied to each sound being used When two sounds are being used either in split or layer mode screen 4 controls the reverb amount for Sound 1 and screen 4b controls the reverb amount for Sound 2 If only one sound is being used then screen 4b is not displayed 5 PRO 1 model only Effect Depth This function allows you to control the maximum amount of effect available If you find for example that when you adjust the EFFECT SEND for a particular sound you are still not hearing enough of the effect you need increase the overall effect depth in this screen 6 PRO 1 model only Effect Rate This function allows you to adjust the speed at which the selected effect moves or modulates 5 and 6 PRO 2 model only Effect Editing The functions available in screen 5 and screen 6 will be different depending on which effect has been selected These functions allow you to modify the way a particular effect sounds For example if TREMOLO is selected screen 5 will adjust the EFFECT DEPTH the total amount of available tremolo and screen 6 will adjust the EFFECT RATE the speed of the tremolo If instead you selected DELAY 1 from the OTHERS group screen 5 will adjust the D
43. onnnos 27 Technical specifications ooooonoccnonocnoncocnonncnncnononnnnnss 43 44 Technology A il ae ee Sd 45 EOIN PO toi eege ees 38 Time signature eet kan See ete Ae a 38 Touch oido 21 E ui tai nents 18 24 Tuna PROD canica eege 18 Tunings PRO Di eee ee 30 Two track recording oooococonocnocnnononononnconnnononnnonnconccnnnnn nos 38 U LEI ai carita lab 21 Us tU iaa 27 V VAIO ee 16 Velocity CURVES ini ace 21 Volume split layer mode ooooonccincninnincnoonconnnnnoos 13 24 Volume pedal nori eek ee ieee ee 8 26 W Wah Wah oil lees laca 27 Page 48 Y NS ES a E a a a ae O a a TE O FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this instrument does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the instrument off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the r
44. ort esearo i E EE EESE canada 6 32 Continue function sequencer ooconncnicniocnocnnonconnonnconnnns 40 Continuous damper pedal oooocoonccnncnicnnoccooncnnonononnnnnnnnnos 8 COMAS EE 32 Cue sequencen eeii e E a iia 40 D DC power Jack eea a a TERRE ERS 6 12 Damper pedal assign 26 Damper pedal ooooooconocciccnccniononononnconcnnnonn non a a i 8 Damper physical model 45 DATA der iii 11 Delay Sound Zi ld 28 DU aan eet EE eege 28 Display Contrast hehe ieee cee 32 Dynamic sensitivity touch ooooonconcnnncnncnionnocnnnnonnncnnoos 21 E A aie ee 20 25 Effects Selection tables PRO 2 Appendix vii Effects using when recording ceceseeseeseeeteeteees 40 EQ Sections eninin rei nono ccoo nncnnn nono nonnnos 19 EOL Ka ii 32 Equal tin il d ees 27 Erase citar al des Dese 36 External Clock oooonoooinonicconnocnooncocooononncorncnncorncnnconnonnnnos 31 F Factory performances cccccesesseeseesseeeeeeeeseeeseeseenaees 12 FF Fast forward ccccccsssssssssecssecesesesneseneseesenesenentees 36 Frame effect iii a a 34 Front panel controls ooonconocniccnonncononnconnnoncnnnonncnnnonnnnos 4 5 Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO 2 G Generalmusic damper pedal oooonccnicniccnccnionionononcononnnonnos 8 H Hard touch setting ccceceseeseeseeseeeseeeeeeseenseeeeseeeseees 21 Headphones eisene e ed H l IBM serial port SEELEN in iie 32 o e esotere its 6 K Keyboard response
45. ower adaptor Applying power while the switch is on may damage the components inside the unit Pr O A IN 12 THRU OUT COMPUTER 19 d c Power switch Headphone jack The headphone jack is located at the extreme left side of the metal rail which runs beneath the keyboard Headphone jack Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 7 Pedal connections There are three pedal jacks on the back panel of the PRO 1 PRO 2 The DAMPER pedal jack can accept any type of generic footswitch to provide a sustain pedal effect It should be noted however that this socket can also accept a special continuous damper pedal available from your Generalmusic dealer which more faithfully replicates the action of an acoustic piano s damper pedal When this continuous type of pedal is used the amount of damping will vary according to the position of the pedal The other two pedal jacks PED1 and PED2 can accept either a pedal switch or a continuous type pedal These pedals when connected can be used for a variety of different functions These functions are detailed in section 4 of this manual PERF EDIT Pedal 1 Function Pedal 2 Function Pedal switch Continuous pedal A note about pedals and footswitches There are four types of pedals which may be connected to the PRO 1 PRO 2 1 Footswitch normal polarity or normally open 2 Footswitch reverse polarity or normally closed 3 Continuous volume pedal 4 Generalmusic continuous damper p
46. rs Polyphony 128 notes maximum 64 notes minimum Presets 48 sounds Pianol Piano2 El Grand El Piano 1 El Piano 2 Dx Piano Clav Vibes Harpsi Organ Pipe Strings Choir Pad 1 Pad 2 Bass Each sound has 3 variations Effects Reverb Room Stage Hall Others DSP Effects Chorus Tremolo Phaser Others Display 2 x 16 backlit Sequencer 45 000 events Start Stop Pause FF Rew Rec Track1 Track2 Metronome Timing Erase Demo Outputs Midi In Out Thru Stereo Out Stero In Pedals Headphones Speakers Computer Ac in 8 band programmable equalizer Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 44 Technology The PRO 1 and PRO 2 feature three unique applications of sound design technology including physical modelling to simulate the internal characteristics of a piano soundboard Natural string resonance The first physical modelling technology patented by Generalmusic as Natural String Resonance allows all of the complex harmonics normally produced by the piano soundboard to be faithfully reproduced This means that a note s individual sound will always be slightly different depending upon which other notes are currently being held and consequently which strings are un damped and free to resonate in sympathy If you hold a low C and let the note decay the strings for that note are still un damped for as long as the key remains depressed If you now strike another C higher up the keyboard staccato you
47. rument s back panel This port allows two way communication between the instrument and a PC without the need for a MIDI interface A cable to connect the instrument to your IBM or Macintosh serial port can be obtained from your Generalmusic dealer There are three modes which can be selected from this screen Select the one which is most compatible with your type of computer 1 Apple Macintosh Any Macintosh computer 2 PC Fast 80486 Pentium or faster processor 3 PC Slow 80386 or earlier model 9 Lock MIDI This feature allows you to lock the MIDI settings of the instrument Normally the MIDI channels MIDI transpose settings and MIDI filters are memorized for each performance This means that as you recall different performances the instrument s MIDI settings will change according to the way they were set when that performance was stored This function allows you to disable these changes permitting you to select any performance without changing the current MIDI settings After you have switched this function on you may adjust the MIDI settings as you wish Any subsequent changes that you make to the MIDI settings will remain in effect until you change them again or until you turn off the Lock MIDI function 10 Lock Pedals This feature allows you to lock the functions of the three foot pedals Normally these pedal functions are memorized for each performance This means that as you recall different performances
48. rument s tone 5 EQ ON OFF Activates and deactivates the EQ section 6 STORE Press this button when you are ready to store the changes you have made Complete storage by choosing a bank A H and a program 1 8 7 SPLIT Turning this button on will split the keyboard into separate left and right parts While the button is held you can choose the split note and the lower left sound 8 TUNE Use these buttons to adjust the tuning of the instrument 9 MasTER MIDI This button provides access to the various MIDI functions of the instrument plus some additional master features such as Restore Performances and EQ Lock 10 PERF EDIT Use this button to edit a variety of performance features such as reverb and effect levels pedal functions and alternative tunings Any changes made here will be memorized when the performance is saved 11 TRANSPOSE Increases or decreases the overall pitch of the instrument in half step semitone increments 12 SELECTION BUTTONS Use these buttons to select sounds or performances depending on the state of the SOUNDS PERF button 13 VARIATION Pressing this button in SOUNDS mode will provide two variations of the current sound 14 Sounps PERF This button switches between SOUNDS mode and PERFORMANCE mode 15 REVERB Use this button to select a reverb type When all LEDs are off the reverb is cancelled 16 EFFECT Use this button to select an effect type When all LEDs are off the effects ar
49. sentation of the EQ shape which is currently in effect If the current EQ shape is different from the slider positions as described above slightly moving each slider will update the position of that slider NOTE 2 Because the EQ section is digital it is quite normal to hear some noise called zipper noise if these sliders are moved while a sound is being played Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 19 Adding effects Reverb Room Stage Hall Both the PRO 1 and PRO 2 offer three reverb presets These can be selected by repeatedly pressing the REVERB button until the light for the desired effect turns on The size and depth of these effects can be fully edited using the REVERB SEND and REVERB TIME functions under the PERF EDIT button PRO 2 model only Others When the Others light is displayed in the reverb section you can use the DATA slider to choose from 13 additional reverb types These are as follows O ROOH Small Room 1 Church 1 O STAGE Plate 1 Slap 1 O HALL Concert 1 Room 2 O OTHERS Stage 2 Hall 2 Small Room 2 Church 2 REVERB Plate 2 Slap 2 Concert 2 The selected reverb type will remain selected as the others preset until a different performance is recalled Effects Chorus Tremolo Phaser Both the PRO 1 and PRO 2 offer three effect presets These can be selected by repeatedly pressing the EFFECTS button until the light for the desired effect turns on The depth and rate of these effects can be fu
50. so that the arrow in the display appears next to the Choir sound 4 Press the VAR button to select variation 1 Now let s add the reverb effect 5 Repeatedly press the REVERB button until the HALL effect is selected At this stage we have mixed our two sounds and selected the effect This gives us a basic combination We now need to edit the combination so that each sound has a different volume level and a different amount of reverb 6 Press PERF EDIT 7 If you do not see page 1 use the page buttons to step back to it Adjust the volume of the E Piano 1 sound to maximum 9 Now page forward to Page 1b volume for the Choir sound 10 Adjust the level to about 64 11 Use the page buttons to select REVERB SEND for the piano Page 2 12 Choose a small value such as 40 or 50 13 Now move to page 2b REVERB SEND for the Choir 14 Choose a high value such as 100 This completes the editing 15 Press PERF EDIT to turn it off Let s now store this sound combination into performance B1 16 Press STORE 17 Press B PIANO 2 button 18 Press 1 HARPSI button That s it To recall this sound combination at any time simply switch to PERFORMANCE mode and press B followed by 1 Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 13 Quick Piano feature Since the PRO 1 and PRO 2 are designed to be played primarily as a piano both instruments include a function designed to quickly return the instrument to a basic p
51. sound you select will affect only the sound on the right side of this split If you want to change the sound on the left side of the split simply select a sound while holding the SPLIT button down When the SPLIT button is held in this way you can also press a key on the keyboard to define a new split point Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 16 Performances What is a performance A Performance is simply a memory location in which a sound or combination of sounds has been stored Usually when you use an instrument like the PRO 1 or PRO 2 you will spend some time experimenting with different single sounds or combinations of sounds different effects etc until you really get the instrument sounding the way you want At this stage the instrument allows you to store all of the settings and changes which you have made into a memory called a PERFORMANCE The PRO1 and PRO2 contain 64 performances Many of these have been programmed at the factory so you can already hear some powerful combinations and sounds before you get into making your own Selecting the Performances While the procedure for making and storing a performance is covered in the Quick study guide section of this manual you might be interested in listening to some of those which we have created for you To get to these performances you need to switch from SOUNDS mode to PERF mode using the SOUND PERF button This button is located to the right of the sound selection buttons When t
52. starting the actual recording Once you start recording the Time Signature parameter cannot be changed Points 3 and 4 below explain more about changing the Tempo and Time signature 1 Press the REC button to enter record mode e The LED above the Track 1 button starts to flash e In the screen you will see the Song Pointer 1 1 which counts the measures while the sequencer is running The figure on the left shows the current bar while the second figure on the right shows the current beat 2 Select the Sound to record e For example choose a bass sound so you can play a piano sound on track 2 3 Activate the Metronome if required e The Metronome Volume can be changed with the DATA slider while the Tempo can be changed with the page buttons NOTE You can only change the Metronome features while the top line of screen displays METRONOME about three seconds after the METRONOME button has been pressed If you wish to change these features after the screen has reverted to REC mode simply press the METRON button once again 4 Choose a Time Signature if you want a bell accent NOTE you can only do this if you are using the metronome already Press TIME SIG and use the page buttons to select the desired timing The DATA slider will adjust the bell volume NOTE Like the Metronome feature it is only possible to adjust these values within the first three seconds of pressing the TIME SIG button 5 Press the Play button to st
53. tep semitone increments Use these buttons to select sounds or performances depending on the state of the SOUNDS PERF button This button switches between SOUNDS mode and PERFORMANCE mode Pressing this button in SOUNDS mode will provide a variation of the current sound Use this button to select a reverb type When all LEDs are off the reverb is cancelled Use this button to select an effect type When all LEDs are off the effects are cancelled This button adjusts the touch of the keyboard according to your playing style This disconnects the keyboard from the internal voices allowing the instrument to be connected in a midi loop a typical configuration for using external sequencers Activates the factory programmed demonstration of the internal sounds Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page A Front panel PRO 2 6 7 8 13 ach db CC me De Di OOOO TUNE as HALL SOTHERS OOTHERS OUSER i UN ep l OOOO RG Y i i i COOC tt EQUAy Ep lt eel Fiat ene 1 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 14 if a 18 a 1 VOLUME SLIDER Controls the main volume of the instrument 2 DATA SLIDER Adjusts values shown in the display when using programmable functions 3 PAGE Ur Down amp Y BUTTONS Use these buttons to step through the various functions in the PERF EDIT and MASTER MIDI menus 4 EQ SEcTION Provides accurate control of the inst
54. to Performance E6 When your PRO1 or PRO 2 leaves the factory many of the performances have been pre programmed to let you hear some of the possibilities of the instrument The first of these is a basic piano setting which has been stored in Performance A1 You can listen to some of the instrument s powerful capabilities by listening to the combinations stored in A2 A3 A4 etc Even if you have erased or overwritten some of these factory performances they can be fully restored at any time by turning the power on while holding the PERF EDIT button or by using the RESTORE PERFs function in the MASTER MIDI section This function will erase any Performances you had previously saved Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 12 Making a Performance from scratch Lets try a complete step by step example The aim is to make a combination of E Piano 1 without variation and Choir Variation 1 We need the Choir sound to be about half the volume of the Electric Piano We will add some hall reverb to the sound but we need to have much more reverb on the Choir than on the Electric Piano When we have finished making this sound combination we will store it in performance B1 1 Switch the instrument on just to be sure that we are really starting from scratch 2 While holding E Piano 1 press Choir This mixes the basic E Piano 1 sound with the basic Choir sound Now we need to select Choir variation 1 without changing the piano 3 Use the PAGE buttons
55. u can transpose the external synth sound without affecting the internal piano sound 5 Midi IN Filters This function allows you to block the reception of certain MIDI messages which might be unwanted on some occasions For example if you were playing a midi file from an external sequencer using the ELECTRIC PIANO 2 sound on the PRO 1 or PRO 2 you might find that every time you start playback of the sequence it switches to PIANO 1 This happens because the sequence includes a Program Change message at the beginning of the song To overcome this problem you would select the MIDI IN FILTER for Program messages This means that the instrument would then ignore any Program Change messages that it receives These messages are said to have been filtered out of the incoming MIDI data stream Generalmusic PRO 1 PRO2 Page 30 The messages that can be filtered are as follows Program Midi program change messages Volume Midi volume message All Cont All midi controller functions volume modulation pan etc Prog Vol Program change and volume Pedals Hold sustain sostenuto soft Pitch Pitch bend 6 Midi OUT Filters This function is used to stop the instrument from transmitting certain MIDI messages which might be unwanted on some occasions For example if you were to connect the instrument to an external MIDI sound module and mix the module s sounds with the instrument s own internal sounds you might wish to a
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