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QQTG0701 ENGLISH ENGLISH SX-PR54/M ENGLISH SX- PR54/M DIGITAL ENSEMBLE QQTG0701 Se0503S0 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Web Site: http://www.panasonic.co.jp/global/ Printed in Japan Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read these instructions completely.
2 QQTG0701 Caution for AC Mains Lead (For United Kingdom) (For the type as shown i n figures A and B) F or y our s af ety , plea se read t he f oll owi ng te xt careful ly . This appli ance is suppli ed with a m oulded three pin mai ns plug f o r y our sa f ety and c onv eni ence.
3 QQTG0701 THE FOLLO WING APPLIES O NL Y IN THE U .S.A . AND CANAD A The lightni ng flash with arrowhead symbol , within an eq uilateral tri- angle, is inten ded to aler t the us er to the pres ence o.
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6 QQTG0701 THE FOLLO WING APPLIES ONL Y IN THE U .S.A. Read these operating inst ruct ions carefully be fore us ing the unit. Follo w the safety i ns truct ions on the un it and the safety p recautio ns l isted belo w. K eep the se operating ins truc tion s hand y for fu ture reference.
7 QQTG0701 Cautions for safest use of this unit Installation loca tion 1. A well-ventilated p lace. T ake care not to use this un it in a place whe re it will not re ceive sufficient ventilation , and not to per mit the ventil ation hole s to be c ov ered by cur- tains, or any similar mate rials.
8 QQTG0701 Contents Caution s for safest use of this unit ........ ...... .......... ......... .......... .......... ...... .......... .......... ......... .......... ....... .... 7 Controls and functions ........... ....... .......... ......... .....
9 QQTG0701 Part V Disk Drive .......... ...... .......... .......... ......... .......... ...... .......... .......... .......... ......... ....... ......... .......... ....... .. 90 Outline of the Disk Dri ve function ...... .......... ......... ....
10 QQTG0701 Contr ols and functions MAIN VOLUME MAX MIN MAX OFF AUT O PLA Y CHORD RHYTHM GROUP TEMPO / PROGRAM PROGRESSIVE PIANIST PIANO STYLIST SPLIT POINT METRONOME POP ROCK FUNK & SOUL DISCO PO.
11 QQTG0701 PA G E DISPLA Y HOLD EXIT GRAND UPRIGHT ELECTRIC MODERN SIMPLE PIANO TECHNI-CHORD BANK AB C P .MEM 5-8 SET 1 / 5 2 / 6 3 / 7 4 / 8 SOUND GROUP SEQUENCER PIANO STRINGS BASS MALLET & ORC.
12 QQTG0701 Basi c function s Getting started MAIN VOLUME MAX MIN MAX OFF AUTO PLA Y CHORD RHYTHM GROUP TEMPO / PROGRAM PROGRESSIVE PIANIST PIANO STYLIST SPLIT POINT METRONOME POP ROCK FUNK & SOUL.
13 QQTG0701 Basi c function s Playing the piano Your piano i s equipped with v arious f ine funct ions wh ich make i t an ext remely ver satile ins trument. But it shou ld be re membered that i t i s first of all a fi ne piano. Sele ct one of the p iano s ounds and e njoy its excell ent qu ality.
14 QQTG0701 Basi c function s Progressive Pianist Your p iano offers a fun method of lear ning to play piano. St art one of the 100 e tudes incorporate d in this piano , read the mu sic in th e displa.
15 QQTG0701 Basi c function s See and listen to the demonstration • If you press and hold the DEMO butto n fo r a fe w se co nds, or if you press fir st th e DEMO button and then the START/STOP bu tton, all th e internal dem o tunes are demons trated in ord er in a medley perform ance.
16 QQTG0701 Basi c function s Select a sound Add re verberation . MAIN VOLUME MAX MIN MAX OFF AUTO PLA Y CHORD RHYTHM GROUP TEMPO / PROGRAM PROGRESSIVE PIANIST PIANO STYLIST SPLIT POINT METRONOME POP .
17 QQTG0701 Basi c function s Select the registration for a music style (PIANO STYLIST) MAIN VOLUME MAX MIN MAX OFF AUTO PLA Y CHORD RHYTHM GROUP TEMPO / PROGRAM PROGRESSIVE PIANIST PIANO STYLIST SPLI.
18 QQTG0701 Basi c function s Automatic panel settings (ONE TOU CH PLAY) MAIN VOLUME MAX MIN MAX OFF AUTO PLA Y CHORD RHYTHM GROUP TEMPO / PROGRAM PROGRESSIVE PIANIST PIANO STYLIST SPLIT POINT METRONO.
19 QQTG0701 Basi c function s • In th is ex ampl e you played chor ds by pr ess ing th e key s for the “ root n otes ” (ONE FINGER chords). But you can also specify th e chord by play ing all th e note s in the chord.
20 QQTG0701 Basi c function s Record your performance (SEQUE NCER) MAIN VOLUME MAX MIN MAX OFF AUTO PLA Y CHORD RHYTHM GROUP TEMPO / PROGRAM PROGRESSIVE PIANIST PIANO STYLIST SPLIT POINT METRONOME POP.
21 QQTG0701 Basi c function s Playing back your recorded performance MAIN VOLUME MAX MIN MAX OFF AUTO PLA Y CHORD RHYTHM GROUP TEMPO / PROGRAM PROGRESSIVE PIANIST PIANO STYLIST SPLIT POINT METRONOME P.
22 QQTG0701 Basi c function s Store your panel settings (PANEL MEMORY) MAIN VOLUME MAX MIN MAX OFF AUTO PLA Y CHORD RHYTHM GROUP TEMPO / PROGRAM PROGRESSIVE PIANIST PIANO STYLIST SPLIT POINT METRONOME.
23 QQTG0701 Basi c function s Save data on a floppy disk MAIN VOLUME MAX MIN MAX OFF AUTO PLA Y CHORD RHYTHM GROUP TEMPO / PROGRAM PROGRESSIVE PIANIST PIANO STYLIST SPLIT POINT METRONOME POP ROCK FUNK.
24 QQTG0701 Basi c function s Recall dat a from a floppy disk ■ ■ ■ ■ The following data can be saved/loaded: MAIN VOLUME MAX MIN MAX OFF AUTO PLA Y CHORD RHYTHM GROUP TEMPO / PROGRAM PROGRESS.
25 QQTG0701 Basi c function s Load rhythm data from a Technics pattern disk (COMP OSER LOAD) MAIN VOLUME MAX MIN MAX OFF AUTO PLA Y CHORD RHYTHM GROUP TEMPO / PROGRAM PROGRESSIVE PIANIST PIANO STYLIST.
26 QQTG0701 Basi c function s Play back commercial song disks (DIRECT PLAY) • DIRECT PLA Y is possi ble from the following disks: * All product and com pany nam es are tradema rks or register ed trademar ks of their respectiv e owners. * DISK ORCHESTRA COLLECTION is a trademark of the YAMAHA Cor poration.
27 QQTG0701 About th e displ ay About the displa y A large- size d ispla y, eas y to oper ate wi th exc ellen t readabi lity, is used for displ aying vario us inform ation such as the names of the se lected sou nds and rhyt hms etc. an d when sett ing the fu nctions .
28 QQTG0701 About th e displ ay PAGE When t here are additi onal par ts to t he curre nt displ ay, a pag e number indicat ion, f or example PAGE1 /2, a ppears in t he upp er right corner of the sc reen. F or exa mple, 1/2 indi cates that th ere are t wo pages o f the d isplay, and the curre nt page is page 1.
29 QQTG0701 About th e displ ay DISP LAY HOL D Pres s this butt on to turn it on when you wish to main tain the curre nt di splay. You can ke ep a dis - play which is no rmally au tomatic ally cance led, for e xample, o r even du ring a pe rform ance, you can m onitor in format ion whic h is not shown on the norm al dis play.
30 QQTG0701 About th e displ ay Favorites With up to 9 types of sounds, rhyth ms, fun ctions, etc., yo u can arrang e them to make up your own uniq ue scree n pattern. 1. Pres s the FAV ORIT ES button t o turn it on. • The di spla y looks si mila r to the fol lowi ng.
31 QQTG0701 Sound s and effe cts Part I Sounds and effects Selecting sounds Selec t the sou nds fo r the th ree par ts you can play on the keyboar d— RIGHT 1 , RIGHT 2 and LEFT . After fir st select ing a part a nd a SOUND GROUP , choose t he desi red sound from the d isplay.
Part I Sounds and effe c ts 32 QQTG0701 Sound s and effe cts • The soun ds in DRUM KITS are percu ssion sou nds that you play by striki ng th e keyboar d keys. • MEMORY is rese rved for stor ing sounds y ou modify . (Refer to page 119.) 3. Selec t the desir ed sound fro m the list on the disp lay.
Part I Sounds and effe c ts 33 QQTG0701 Sound s and effe cts 䡲 䡲 䡲 䡲 TREMOLO Tremol o is a rapid oscill ation in vo lume, like th e effec t of a ro tating speaker. The tre molo speed can be c hanged while yo u are playi ng. Use the T REMOLO but ton to switc h between th e SLOW a nd FAST rot ating speed s.
Part I Sounds and effe c ts 34 QQTG0701 Sound s and effe cts Assigning parts to the keyboard The CONDUCTOR butto ns are us ed to assi gn the pa rts ( RIGHT 1 , RIGHT 2 , LEFT ) to th e keybo ard in many differe nt way s.
Part I Sounds and effe c ts 35 QQTG0701 Sound s and effe cts SPLIT POINT You can spl it t he keyboard i nto rig ht and left sec- tions ( SPLIT ), and assig n a diff erent sound to each s ection. 1. Press the LEFT butt on in the CONDUCTOR to turn it on.
Part I Sounds and effe c ts 36 QQTG0701 Sound s and effe cts 2. Use the ∧ a nd ∨ butt ons to adjust the amou nt of res onance (0 to 9 9). • The hig her the num ber, the greater the amount o f reso- nance. • When se t t o 0, there is n o s tri ng re sonance.
Part I Sounds and effe c ts 37 QQTG0701 Sound s and effe cts Effects DIGI TAL E FFEC T DIG ITAL E FFECT gives t he sound ri chness and enhan ces your pe rforman ce. 1. In the CONDUCTOR or PART SEL ECT sec- tion, turn on the part to w hich this effect will b e appli ed.
Part I Sounds and effe c ts 38 QQTG0701 Sound s and effe cts REVERB REVERB applies a r everbe ration ef fect t o the soun d. Pres s the REVERB button t o turn it on. 䡲 䡲 䡲 䡲 Type and param eter settings 1. Pres s and hold the REVERB butt on for a f ew seconds .
Part I Sounds and effe c ts 39 QQTG0701 Sound s and effe cts MIC RE VERB & E FFECT You ca n add r everb and other effect s to so und from a co nnected mi crophone. • Connec t a microph one to this i nstrument. ( Refer to pa ge 134.) 1. Pres s the PROGRAM MENUS butt on to tu rn it on.
Part I Sounds and effe c ts 40 QQTG0701 Sound s and effe cts Techni-chord TECHNI-C HORD tur ns your sing le note me lodies i nto full chords a nd offers y ou a choi ce of diff erent typ es from a si mple du et which add s one harmo ny note to y our me l ody note, to big band reeds which adds four harmon y notes t o your mel ody note .
41 QQTG0701 Play ing the r hythm Part II Playing the rhyth m Selecting rhythms Many exciti ng rhythm s are s tored in the memory of thi s instru ment. F irst select one of the r hythm groups and th en ch oose the de sired rhythm . Select a rh yth m 1.
Pa rt II Play ing the rh ythm 42 QQTG0701 Play ing the r hythm 䡲 䡲 䡲 䡲 VARIATION There a re four vari ations availa ble for each rhythm. Use the VARIATION buttons t o select the des ired vari ation. • Confirm that the MUSIC STYLE ARRANGER button is off.
Pa rt II Play ing the rh ythm 43 QQTG0701 Play ing the r hythm Playing the rhythm Intro, fil l-in and endin g patte rns fi tting eac h differe nt rhyth m pattern are perman ently recorde d in your PR, thus a llowin g a versat ile rhythm perfo rmanc e.
Pa rt II Play ing the rh ythm 44 QQTG0701 Play ing the r hythm ENDI NG Finis h the rhyt hm performa nce with an endi ng pattern . 1. Selec t a rhythm and press the START/STOP button . 2. Press the INTRO & ENDING 1 or INTRO & ENDING 2 button t o turn it on.
Pa rt II Play ing the rh ythm 45 QQTG0701 Play ing the r hythm Minor , seventh and mino r seven th chord s are a lso easily pro duced. • When t hree o r more keys of a c hord are pres sed, it is r ecognized as a <fi ngered> cho rd.
Pa rt II Play ing the rh ythm 46 QQTG0701 Play ing the r hythm 6. Speci fy a c hord. • If the BASIC or ADVANC ED mode was select ed, specify the chor d on the key board sec tion to the left of the spli t point. • An acc ompani ment patt ern i n the sp ecif ied c hord i s a uto- maticall y played.
Pa rt II Play ing the rh ythm 47 QQTG0701 Play ing the r hythm • Use this c ontrol to lower the automati c accompaniment volume whe n it is too loud rela tive to you r manual perf or- mance.
Pa rt II Play ing the rh ythm 48 QQTG0701 Play ing the r hythm Fade In/Fade Out Add in terest to your pe rformanc e by st arting a pa rt with a fade-in or endi ng it with a fade- out. FADE IN At the begi nning of the son g, the volume of ea ch part rise s slow ly.
Pa rt II Play ing the rh ythm 49 QQTG0701 Play ing the r hythm Sound Arranger The S OUND ARRANGER feature l ets you s elect ot her sou nds for the AUTO PLAY CHORD parts o f each r hythm. 1. Selec t the rh ythm whose sound you wish to chan ge. • Do not sel ect the METRONOME or the MEMORY button.
Pa rt II Play ing the rh ythm 50 QQTG0701 Play ing the r hythm Piano Stylist This f eatur e automa ticall y launche s the ap propri ate in strumen t setting s when you selec t the st yle of the arr angement you wish to play in. By us ing thi s feature , you can e asil y achieve a performa nce like that of a fi rst-ra te p iani st.
Pa rt II Play ing the rh ythm 51 QQTG0701 Play ing the r hythm Music Style Arranger The MUSIC S TYLE ARRANGER helps you to make professio nal regist ration ch anges d uring your perfo r- manc e.
Pa rt II Play ing the rh ythm 52 QQTG0701 Play ing the r hythm Panel Memory PANEL MEMORY stores all the c urrent panel s etting s so you can recall them at the push of a button.
Pa rt II Play ing the rh ythm 53 QQTG0701 Play ing the r hythm Recall the panel setu p 1. Use th e BANK button to sel ect a bank (A, B, C). 2. Pres s the desir ed PANEL MEMORY nu mber button ( 1 to 8 ). • Tur ning t he P.MEM 5 -8 button ON ena bles the sele ction of pane l set tings for num bers 5 to 8 .
54 QQTG0701 Sequen cer Part III Sequence r Outline of the Sequencer A seque ncer re cords yo ur perfor mance in a simila r way to a t ape rec order. T his inst rument’s SEQUENCER allows you to rec ord up to 10 performa nces in a va riety of ways.
Part I II Sequencer 55 QQTG0701 Sequen cer SEQUEN CER menu The conf igurat ion of th e SEQUE NCER setting displ ay is a s follows. 1. Pres s the PROGRAM MENUS butt on to tu rn it on. • The d isplay lo oks sim ilar to t he follow ing. 2. Select SE QUENCER.
Part I II Sequencer 56 QQTG0701 Sequen cer RECORD & EDIT These f uncti ons are re cordin g and editi ng oper ations u sed fo r creati ng a ne w perfor- manc e. REALTIME RECORD (page 59) Record eac h part of your performa nce just as you p lay it on the keyboard.
Part I II Sequencer 57 QQTG0701 Sequen cer Sequencer parts The f ollowing summ ary expla ins what is stored in each SEQUENCER part. • You can use the TR ACK AS SIGN function to assign parts to tracks as you wish.
Part I II Sequencer 58 QQTG0701 Sequen cer Easy Record Suppos e you are play ing you r instr ument and you wish to record and play back your perfor mance to hear how it sounds. You ca n bypass the set -up pr ocedure s of t he full -scale se quence r and beg in reco rding quickl y and easi ly.
Part I II Sequencer 59 QQTG0701 Sequen cer Realtime Record With REALT IME RECORD, your performanc e is record ed with the timi ng exactly as you played it on t he keyboar d. Use thi s mode to recor d your per formance in up to 1 6 tracks and create your own orchestra or band.
Part I II Sequencer 60 QQTG0701 Sequen cer 10. Play t he keyboar d. • Recordi ng begins. • You can al so press t he START/STOP button to start the rhythm and begin record ing. • If t he metr onome is on, wh en you pr ess the START/STOP button, a two-mea sure count plays, after which rec ording autom atically be gins.
Part I II Sequencer 61 QQTG0701 Sequen cer Sequencer Play Play b ack your re corded perf orm ance. 1. Pres s the SEQUENCER PLAY button to t urn it on. • The di spla y looks si mila r to the fol lowi ng. 2. After pre ssing th e SONG button, u se the SONG ∧ and ∨ button s to sel ect a so ng num- ber for pl ayback .
Part I II Sequencer 62 QQTG0701 Sequen cer CYCLE P LAY You ca n have sp ecifie d measur es playe d back repea tedly. 1. On the SE QUENCER PLAY display, sp ecify “ PLAY ” for t rack numb ers you wish to have playe d back. 2. Pres s the CYCLE button.
Part I II Sequencer 63 QQTG0701 Sequen cer Namin g Here is th e way to assign a name to yo ur recorded song. 1. On the SEQ MENU di splay use t he SONG SELECT ∧ and ∨ butto ns to selec t a song. 2. Press t he NAMING but ton. • The di spla y looks si mila r to the fol lowi ng.
Part I II Sequencer 64 QQTG0701 Sequen cer Song Select You c an select a d esired so ng from the li st of recor ded songs. 1. On the SEQ ME NU display, select RECORD & EDIT . 2. On the RE CORD & EDIT display, select SONG SELECT. • The d isplay lo oks sim ilar to t he follow ing.
Part I II Sequencer 65 QQTG0701 Sequen cer 7. Pres s the REC STOP but ton at t he poin t you want to sto p recordin g. • Punch r ecording stop s immedi ately. • You can also be gin p unch- in r ecor ding by play ing t he keyboar d. • You ca n specify the punch- in/punch -out poin ts with the Pedal.
Part I II Sequencer 66 QQTG0701 Sequen cer • The dis play chan ges to the STE P R ECORD input di splay similar to the foll owing. • If you selected the tra ck to which the CHORD part has been assi gned, th e display ch anges to the STEP RECORD: CHORD d isplay.
Part I II Sequencer 67 QQTG0701 Sequen cer Correcting the data 1. In the STEP RECORD mode, speci fy the tr ack you wish to cor rec t. 2. Use th e MEAS butt ons to go to the mea sure you wish t o modify. Use the CURSOR butt ons to mov e the cu rsor to the poi nt ( ∗ ) yo u wish to edit.
Part I II Sequencer 68 QQTG0701 Sequen cer Example of storin g a chord progression 1. On the SEQ MENU di splay, use the SONG SELECT ∧ and ∨ butt ons to select the s ong number. Then sel ect RECORD & EDIT. 2. On the RECORD & EDIT d isplay, select STEP RECORD.
Part I II Sequencer 69 QQTG0701 Sequen cer Chor d data When t he chord name is di splayed at the curso r positi on, yo u can press the DELETE key to erase the d ata and then s tore a new chord.
Part I II Sequencer 70 QQTG0701 Sequen cer Track Assign Each SE QUENCER part is alread y assigned to a tra ck number. Howe ver, you can use the TRA CK ASSIGN funct ion to a ssign p arts to t racks as yo u wish. 1. On the SEQ MENU di splay, use the SONG SELECT ∧ and ∨ butt ons to select the s ong number.
Part I II Sequencer 71 QQTG0701 Sequen cer Quantize The QUANT IZE funct ion can corre ct the t iming o f your per formance after it has been re corded. If the rhyt hm is slightl y out of sy nc or inexact, it wi ll automa ticall y be corrected to the spe cified quantize level.
Part I II Sequencer 72 QQTG0701 Sequen cer Song Clear Eras e the record ed content s of all t racks. 1. On tne SEQ ME NU display, select RECORD & EDIT . 2. On the RECORD & EDIT display, selct SONG CLEAR. • The di spla y looks si mila r to the fol lowi ng.
Part I II Sequencer 73 QQTG0701 Sequen cer Note Edit You can ed it perf ormance (NOTE) data on a piano rol l display . This dif fers fro m the norma l STEP RECORD edit proce dure, and is a c onvenien t way to check the d ata for each note. • Data other than NOT E data cannot be correcte d or re corded .
Part I II Sequencer 74 QQTG0701 Sequen cer CYCLE PLAY You can aurall y check the dat a you are edi ting by accessi ng the CYCLE PLAY di splay from t he NOTE EDI T displa y. • If you wi sh other tracks t o be played back , they s hould b e selected befor ehand on th e SEQUENCER PLAY display.
Part I II Sequencer 75 QQTG0701 Sequen cer Inser ting DRUMS dat a You can also store DRU MS data on this display. 1. Speci fy the poi nt where the new note data wil l be stor ed. 2. Use th e VEL ∧ and ∨ butt ons to spec ify th e veloc ity (how ha rd the key is play ed).
Part I II Sequencer 76 QQTG0701 Sequen cer • The t rack a ssig nment sett ings ar e also copi ed. Not e th at in some cases, the CONTROL, RHYTHM and CHORD part d ata in the des tination tr acks may be lost.
Part I II Sequencer 77 QQTG0701 Sequen cer 4. Use the ERASE DAT A ∧ and ∨ button s to spec ify the ty pe of da ta to b e erased . ALL: All da ta is er ased. NOTE: Only n ote data is erased. CONTROL: Only control data (volume, effe ct and other panel se ttings as well as selec tion chan ges) is eras ed.
Part I II Sequencer 78 QQTG0701 Sequen cer APC TO S MF CONVERT This fu nction co nverts da ta to Sta ndard MIDI File (SMF ) format, allowi ng you to pl ay back song data cr eated usi ng this instru ment ’ s auto matic accompan iment on an exte rnal seque ncer or soun d generator.
Part I II Sequencer 79 QQTG0701 Sequen cer 5. Use the CHANGE TO ∧ and ∨ buttons t o spec ify the p itch you wish to change to. 6. Pres s the OK bu tton. • The confir mation displ ay appea rs. Press the YES button to execute the functio n, or pr ess the NO butto n to cancel the fu nc tion .
80 QQTG0701 Composer Part IV Compos e r Outline of the Composer The COMPOSER enables you to cr eate y our own a ccompanime nt patt erns. A patt ern is com prised of 8 parts: DRUMS 1 , 2 , BASS and ACCOMP1 – 5 par ts. These part s would form the backing o f a so ng.
Part I V Composer 81 QQTG0701 Composer Three ways to r ecord in the COMPOSER Ther e are three ways t o create and record a rhythm . 䡲 䡲 䡲 䡲 Simple reco rding method Use EASY COMPO SER to qui ckly create a unique rhythm just by s electi ng a patt ern fo r each pa rt.
Part I V Composer 82 QQTG0701 Composer Create a completely new rhyth m Clear the memor ies and comp ose a c ompletely ne w rhy thm from sc ratch. • You can a lso use this meth od when copying a pat tern f rom a preset rhyt hm or the SEQUE NCE R . Prepare t o reco r d 1.
Part I V Composer 83 QQTG0701 Composer KEY SETTING Set the ke y and chord in which you wish t he recor ded patter n to be playe d. If the recor ded perf ormance is play ed in a key or chord differe nt from this se tting, the au tomatic accompani ment will n ot be able t o disti nguish th e correct chord.
Part I V Composer 84 QQTG0701 Composer QUAN TIZE: Smoot h out any uneven ness in t he timi ng of your pe rformanc e. • Before reco rding, se lect the note value for the d esired quantize l evel. (The qu antize le vel is shown on the dis- play as QUAN TIZE=.
Part I V Composer 85 QQTG0701 Composer PITCH POINT : The pit ch at wh ich the pa tte rn progre ssion soun d is lowere d by one octave . • Whe n the ro ot not e of the sp ecif ied ch ord i s highe r .
Part I V Composer 86 QQTG0701 Composer Step Record Use STEP RECORD to st ore the notes one-by- one on the display. This is a convenient way to store com- plic ated pattern s that ar e difficul t to pl ay. Recording procedure 1. While you ar e recor ding, p ress t he STEP RECORD button.
Part I V Composer 87 QQTG0701 Composer Measure Edit You c an edit t he recorded data one measure at a time . Select the fu nction y ou wish to edit . 1. During record ing, press the MEASURE E DIT button . • The d isplay lo oks sim ilar to t he follow ing.
Part I V Composer 88 QQTG0701 Composer MEASURE DELETE Delete specifie d measures f rom all pa rts at once. • The lengt h of the per formance ac cordingl y decreases by the num ber of deleted mea sures. 1. Use the FIRST MEASURE ∧ and ∨ button s, to speci fy the fi rst measur e to de lete.
Part I V Composer 89 QQTG0701 Composer 䡲 䡲 䡲 䡲 Copy ing ind ividu al par ts 1. Use the PAG E ∧ an d ∨ button s to select PAGE 2/ 2. • The d isplay lo oks sim ilar to t he follow ing. 2. On the FROM side, use th e butto ns to spe cify the pa rt to co py fro m.
90 QQTG0701 Disk Drive Part V Disk Driv e Outline of the Disk Drive function The Disk Drive enables y ou to sto re recor ded and st ored data from th is instr ument’ s memorie s on disks , as well as play commerc ial record ed d isks on this instrument .
Pa rt V Disk Drive 91 QQTG0701 Disk Drive Using commercial song dis k s Not only disks reco rded on th is instrume nt, but also dat a from commer cial son g disks can be read on t his instrume nt.
Pa rt V Disk Drive 92 QQTG0701 Disk Drive Outline of the procedure 1. Insert the dis k into t he Disk Drive slot. Pus h it all th e way in until you hear a click. • On this instr ument, if the norma l display is activ e, it auto- matically c hanges to the DISK MENU display when a disk is inserte d into the Disk Driv e (initialized settings).
Pa rt V Disk Drive 93 QQTG0701 Disk Drive Loading data Recall (load) the data from th e disk t o this ins trume nt’s me mories . • No te tha t the lo ad pr ocedu re cause s any data which i s curr ently stored in the relevant memories t o be e ras ed.
Pa rt V Disk Drive 94 QQTG0701 Disk Drive 䡲 䡲 䡲 䡲 SMF LOAD Load dat a which was saved in the “Stan dard MIDI File ” (SMF) format . 1. On the L OAD (PAGE 1/3) dis play, pre ss the SMF butt on. • The d isplay lo oks sim ilar to t he follow ing.
Pa rt V Disk Drive 95 QQTG0701 Disk Drive Direct Play You can enjoy immed iate pl ayback of “ Stan dard MIDI File ” (SMF), “ Disk O rchestra Co llectio n ” (DOC) and “ Piano Disc ” disks — all witho ut loa ding the song data. 1. Inser t the disk wit h the stored dat a into the Disk Drive.
Pa rt V Disk Drive 96 QQTG0701 Disk Drive 䡲 䡲 䡲 䡲 MED LEY PL AY With DIRECT PLAY, songs save d on a disk can be played back c ontinuou sly i n a medley. 1. On the DIRECT PLAY display, set the MED- LEY se ttings . • If ALL i s pressed , all the files are selected, an d the songs are played back in order in a m edley.
Pa rt V Disk Drive 97 QQTG0701 Disk Drive Saving data The reco rded data and panel s ettings of this in strument can be saved on a disk. Disk s You ca n use 3.
Pa rt V Disk Drive 98 QQTG0701 Disk Drive <SAVE OPTI ON> Speci fy the ki nd of dat a you wi sh to sav e to the disk . To maximize ef fectiv e use of disk memor y or to minimi ze the s ave time , select o nly the type of dat a you wish to save . 1.
Pa rt V Disk Drive 99 QQTG0701 Disk Drive • When set to ON, a spac e is added each time a file is save d. T her efor e, if yo u hav e al ready sav ed a fil e onc e with the 1 MEAS URE SPAC E set to ON, please set it to OFF each ti me the file is s ubsequently sa ved.
Pa rt V Disk Drive 100 QQTG0701 Disk Drive Set the automatic display when a disk is inserted When a di sk is inser ted in th e Disk Drive, the disp lay automa ticall y changes to a disk-pro cedure di splay. Follo w thi s procedu re to c ustomize the a utomati c display .
101 QQTG0701 Sound Part VI Soun d Outline of the Sound The SOUND mode is us ed for maki ng fine adj ustments to the functi ons related to s ound, such as tone, and tun ing. 1. Pres s the PROGRAM MENUS butt on to tu rn it on. • The d isplay lo oks sim ilar to t he follow ing.
Part VI Sound 102 QQTG0701 Sound Part Setting Set the va rious s ound a ttributes for each part . S el e c t i n g an attribute 1. On the SOUND MENU display, se lect PART SETTING. 2. Use the P ART SELECT ∧ an d ∨ buttons to selec t the part. 3. Use the butt ons below th e display t o adjust each at tribute (ex plained in detail fo llowin g).
Part VI Sound 103 QQTG0701 Sound EQ LOW: Use the EQ LOW FC , GAIN ∧ a nd ∨ bu ttons to adjus t the s ound q ual ity in th e lower rang e. EQ HIGH: Use the EQ HIGH FC, GAIN ∧ and ∨ but tons to adjust the sou nd quality in t he upper range.
Part VI Sound 104 QQTG0701 Sound Mixer Use the MIXER di splay to visuall y adjust the majo r settin gs of eac h part. Use this di splay t o make br oad, gener al chan ges t o the setti ngs. 1. On the SOUND MENU display, select MIXER. • The MIXER display consi sts of 5 pages.
Part VI Sound 105 QQTG0701 Sound EQUALIZER LOW: Sound q uality c orrecti on in the l ow range. Selec t EQUALIZE R LOW FC; use the but tons below t he displ ay to s et the stan dard fre- quency. Select EQUALIZER LOW GA IN; use the butt ons bel ow the displ ay to se t the r atio of chan ge.
Part VI Sound 106 QQTG0701 Sound Master Tunin g This se tting is used t o fine- tune the pitch of t he enti re instrument. T his is conve ni ent when th is inst rument is play ed with o ther instrum ents or with a recorde d performan ce. 1. On the SOUND MENU display, sele ct MASTER TUNI NG.
Part VI Sound 107 QQTG0701 Sound Sound Load Option The da ta for each i ndividu al sound is set with t he most suitabl e effect setti ngs, et c., but in some cases when switc hing fr om one sound to an other an d these set tings are r ecalle d, the setup i s not the way you want it .
108 QQTG0701 Reverb & Effect Part VII Reverb & Effect Outline of the Reverb & Effect In the REVERB & EFFECT mode, you can make deta iled settings related to this in strument’s effects. 1. Pres s the PROGRAM MENUS butt on to tu rn it on.
109 QQTG0701 Soun d Edit Part VIII Sound Edi t Outline of the Sound Edit SOUND EDIT enable s you to creat e your own new sound by alt ering on e of t he this i nstru ment’s pr eset soun ds. Your new sou nd can be stor ed in one of the sound memo ry locatio ns.
Part VI II Sound Edi t 110 QQTG0701 Soun d Edit Easy Edit The mos t comm only us ed edit func tions are consol i dated on one dis play , pro vidi ng conv enient and quick edit ing ope ration. 1. On the SOUND EDIT menu display, sele ct EASY E DIT. • The d isplay c hanges t o the follo wing.
Part VI II Sound Edi t 111 QQTG0701 Soun d Edit TONE SELECT 1. On the SOUND EDIT menu, select TONE. • The di spla y looks si mila r to the fol lowi ng. • Use the ▲ and ▼ button s to sel ect a sett ing it em and then the ∧ and ∨ butto ns to specify a se lection.
Part VI II Sound Edi t 112 QQTG0701 Soun d Edit 4. Selec t HIGH and u se the ∧ and ∨ button s an d select H-FADE a nd use the ∧ and ∨ butt ons to defin e the are a of the hi gher r ange of to ne out- put.
Part VI II Sound Edi t 113 QQTG0701 Soun d Edit Pitch Edit Adjus t the sett ings r elated to the pitch o f the sound . KEY SHIFT & DETUNE 1. On the SOUND EDIT menu display, sele ct PITCH.
Part VI II Sound Edi t 114 QQTG0701 Soun d Edit Filter Edit Make ma jor ch anges to t he sound b y eliminat ing speci fic fr equency r anges. FILTER & EQUALIZER 1. On the SOUND EDIT menu, select FILTER. • The d isplay lo oks sim ilar to t he follow ing.
Part VI II Sound Edi t 115 QQTG0701 Soun d Edit FILTER ENVELOPE Speci fy how t he fil ter c hanges o ver ti me, from the ti me the key is pla yed to the ti me the sound dies o ut. 1. Use the PAGE butto ns view the 3/ 4 displa y. • The di spla y looks si mila r to the fol lowi ng.
Part VI II Sound Edi t 116 QQTG0701 Soun d Edit Amplitude Edit Adjus t the sett ings r elated to the volume o f the sound . LEVEL 1. On the SOUN D EDIT menu , select AM PLI- TUDE.
Part VI II Sound Edi t 117 QQTG0701 Soun d Edit LFO Edit LFO c an be applied to the pitc h, am plitud e, filte r and/ or pan to produc e a cycl ic modul ation o f the sound. • Twelve LF O groups can be used. LFO 1. On the SOUND EDIT MEN U display, se lect LFO.
Part VI II Sound Edi t 118 QQTG0701 Soun d Edit Effect Edit These are setti ngs relate d to the vario us eff ects applied t o your e dited sound. EFFECT 1. On the SOUND EDIT menu display, sele ct EFFECT. • The di spla y looks si mila r to the fol lowi ng.
Part VI II Sound Edi t 119 QQTG0701 Soun d Edit 6. Repeat st eps 2 to 5 for th e other cont roller s, as des ired. 7. Use the GLI DE ∧ and ∨ butt ons to se lect whether or not the gli de effect is active . ENABLE : The glid e effe ct is en abled .
120 QQTG0701 Control Part IX Contro l Outline of Control functions Vari ous sett ings related to the operat ion of t his instru ment are adjusted with the CONTROL funct ions. 1. Pres s the PROGRAM MENUS butt on to tu rn it on. • The d isplay lo oks sim ilar to t he follow ing.
Part I X Control 121 QQTG0701 Control 2. Use the ∧ and ∨ bu ttons to select its fu nction . OFF: No fun ction is as signed. SOFT PEDAL : Soft peda l o n/off SOSTENUTO P EDAL*: Sost enuto pedal o n/off P. MEM INC REMEN T: Inc rement the PANEL MEMORY number select ion by 1.
122 QQTG0701 Customiz e Part X Customiz e Outline of Customize functions Many of this in strume nt’s s ett ings ca n b e cust omize d for maxi mum playi ng conve n ience and ea se. 1. Pres s the PROGRAM MENUS butt on to tu rn it on. • The d isplay lo oks sim ilar to t he follow ing.
Part X Customize 123 QQTG0701 Customiz e Display Time Out Numerou s message d isplays a nd setti ng display s conven iently guide you through t he operat ion ste ps of this in strument. Once you become f amiliar wi th the opera tion of you r instrume nt, ho wever, you may wish to short en or even suspend the display time of the mes sage displays.
Part X Customize 124 QQTG0701 Customiz e Data Protection Data which you don’t want to chan ge but which is no rmally overwritt en during di sk load, song change , or the a utomati c setti ng functio ns, etc. can be protec ted f rom acci denta l overwrit ing.
125 QQTG0701 MIDI Part XI MID I What is MIDI ? MIDI ( Musical Instr ument Di gital Interf ace) is the intern ational standa rd fo r di gital communica tion o f el ec- tronic m usical ins trument data.
Part XI MIDI 127 QQTG0701 MIDI Part Setting Follow this pro cedure to set the function s which can be set for each part: MIDI CHANNELs, the OCTAVE data to NOTE data duri ng transmiss ion, and LOCAL CONT ROL (whether or not the sou nd generato r of this in strumen t is active during tr ansmission).
Part XI MIDI 128 QQTG0701 MIDI 4. Use the OCT AVE ∧ and ∨ butt ons to se t the octav e shift va lue ( − 3 to 3). • Octave shift is set fo r transmitte d data only; h owever the transmitte d and rec eived octa ve shifts ar e linked.
Part XI MIDI 129 QQTG0701 MIDI Common Setting Set the fu nction s which are c ommon to all parts. 1. On the M IDI MENU display, select COMMON SETTING. • The d isplay lo oks sim ilar to t he follow ing. 2. Use ▲ and ▼ buttons to sele ct the i tem.
Part XI MIDI 130 QQTG0701 MIDI Mode Setting Initiali ze the settings for when the NX SOUND or GM LEVEL 2 mode is ON. 1. On the MIDI MENU dis play, sele ct MODE SETTING. • The d isplay lo oks sim ilar to t he follow ing. 2. Selec t the m ode. • Th ere are two modes for GM LEV EL 2 depending on the parts to use .
Part XI MIDI 131 QQTG0701 MIDI AUTO OCTAVE SHIFT OUTPU T ON: If the octave has been auto matical ly chan ged, th e data o f the t ranspos ed notes is tr ansmitt ed, de pending on t he sound. OFF: The not e data of the played keys is transm itted. 3. Use the ∧ and ∨ b uttons to sel ect th e setting.
Part XI MIDI 132 QQTG0701 MIDI Computer Connection These settings are used to s elect the mode related to MIDI sig nal flow wh en a p ersonal com puter is con- necte d to the USB te rminal of thi s instru ment. • When con necting to a personal co mputer, inst all the USB d river on the includ ed CD-RO M to the com puter firs t.
133 QQTG0701 Initialize This i nstrument has many set table func tions and storab le memories. However, y ou can retur n the settin gs and memor y to the fa ctory-pr eset status. IN ITIA L 1. Pres s the PROGRAM MENUS butt on to tu rn it on. • The d isplay c hanges t o the follo wing.
134 QQTG0701 Connections (on the rear panel) AUX IN Other instrumen ts such as a sound generato r can b e c onnec ted t o this terminal , and the sound will be outp ut from t his instr ument’s speakers . To recei ve monaur al soun d, conn ect the ot her ins trument to the R/MONO termi nal.
135 QQTG0701 Assembly Follo w the ste ps below t o assembl e your Tec hnics pi ano. Make sure you are using t he correc t parts a nd that th ey are i n the correc t direction . • At lea st 2 people are req uired for assem bly. • To disassembl e the piano, reve rse the procedu re.
136 QQTG0701 Symptoms which appear to be signs of trouble Phenomenon Remedy The buttons, keys, etc. malfunction. • Turn off the PO WER button once, then turn it on again.
137 QQTG0701 Stora ge is not possi ble. • The remaini ng mem ory capac ity o f the COMPOSER is 0. Setting the time signature is not possible. • The time signature cannot be changed for a pattern which is currently recorded in the COMPOSER . If you wish to change the time signature, first follow the pro- cedure to clear the memory.
138 QQTG0701 No. Content s 00 The dat a on the disk th at you ar e usin g is for a d ifferen t pro duc t. 01 An error has occurr ed while t he disk was load ing. Please try again ! 02 There is no d isk in the Disk Driv e. 03 The file that you t ried to load is empty.
139 QQTG0701 56 AUTO PUNCH recording has been unsucc essful be cause SEQUENCER operat ion was inter rupted bef ore the PUNCH OUT measure was reache d. 58 The song that you h ave trie d to load exceeds t his inst rument’s availab le memory an d cannot be loaded.
140 QQTG0701 Index A ADVANCE D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 APC/SEQ UENCER VO LUME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 62 AUTO PLAY CHO RD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
141 QQTG0701 Specifications SX-PR5 4/M KEYBO ARD 88 KEYS SOUND GENERATOR PCM MAX. POLY PHONY 64 NOTES NUMBER OF SOUNDS 1025 SOUNDS (990 SOUNDS + 2 ORGAN DRAWBARS + 33 DRUM KITS) PIANO GROUP GRAND, UPR.
142 QQTG0701 • Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. • In some markets, some models may not be available. REVERB & EFFECT MIC REVERB & EFFECT, TONE CONTROL, REVER.
Part XI MIDI 126 QQTG0701 MIDI The following kinds of data can be transmitt ed/rec eived. 䡲 䡲 䡲 䡲 NOTE data This i s the most basic kind of MIDI dat a which is exchang ed, and is use d to specif y which keys are play ed and how ha rd they are play ed.
143 QQTG0701 (For U.S.A. ) Customer Services Directory Limited Warranty Coverage If your product does not work properly because of a defect in materials or workmanship, Panasonic Consumer Electronics .
QQTG0701 ENGLISH ENGLISH SX-PR54/M ENGLISH SX- PR54/M DIGITAL ENSEMBLE QQTG0701 Se0503S0 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Web Site: http://www.panasonic.co.jp/global/ Printed in Japan Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read these instructions completely.
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