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CONTENTS

Introduction•••••••••••••··~·············••••••••••••••••••···

KIDI

and

Control

Connections••••••••••••·······•••••••••••••••

The

Back

Panel

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••···~·············•

Haster Keyboard

Operation,

.the

Display••••••••••••••••••••••••

Progra••ing

Patches•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Da

t

A

Entry ••••••••••..•••••••••..•

, ,

•.•••••••••••••••.••.••.••.•••••.•••

Assigning

Sound

Progr a•s •......•..•.....•••••••....•.•...•.••......

Progra••ing

Spllt9

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Transpose

Functions•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Tr

011b

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eshoo

ting

s

Connections

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, • ,

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,

, •

,

•••

The

Keyboard

Naps

The

Di

api

ay

•••••

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,

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,

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KIDI

CHANNEL

TRS

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

"JDI

IN

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External

Settings•••••••••••••••••········••••••••••••••••••••

Channel

Assign

to

Controllers

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

No.

Assign

to Controllers········~··•••••••••··················

Saving

and

Copying Patches

within

He•ory •••••••••••••••••.••••

Exchanging

Patches

within

He•ory ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

/

The

Cassette

Interface

•••••••••••••••••••

~

••..••••••••••••••••

Storing

Data

on

Cassette······••••••••••••••••••••············

Verification

of

Data

Transfers••••••••·•·•········••••••••••••

Loading

Data fro•

Cassette···•··········•••••••••••••••••·•···

Troubleshootings

Data

Transfer

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Connection

of

an

External

Sequencer

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••

The

Sequencer1

Playing

a

Sequence

or

Song

•••••••••••••••······

Sequencer

Control

Buttons•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Recording

Sequencesi

Sequence/Function

Node•••••••••••••••••••

Function

11

Setting

Sequence Para•eters ··········•·•••••••••••

Function

2a

Setting Record

Paraaeters

••••············•••••••••

Function

31

HIDI

Channel OUT••••••••••••••••••••••············

4:

5:

Function

Setting

Run

Node

Para•eter•··••••••••••••••••••••••

Copying

Tr1:ck1

••.•..•.••

•.•

••••••••••••.•...••..•..•

Deleting within

a

.Track,

••

,

••••••

,

• , • ,

,

, ,

, •

,

••

,

••

Hhing

Tracks

Function

l:t'

7:

a:

.,

~

.

Erasing

Sequences ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.

Fune

t

ion

91

Cop yin

g

Sequences ••••••••••••••••.••

,

••••••••••.

,

••

Function

Os

Chaining

Sequence•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Function

100:

Progra•

Change/OMNI

coa•ands

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Song Node

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Ill

Inserting

and

Deleting

Sequences···········••••••••••••·······

Appendix

A1

Appendix

e:

Appendix

Ca

Patch

Map

Display

"essages ••••••••••••••••••••··············

HIDI

Exclusive

Codes•••••••···········••••••••••••

He•ory

Transfers~·····•·••••••••················••

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Abi

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and

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Isler

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1.0,

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1986

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Copyright

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by

BIT

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All

rights

reserved.

All

r•production

by

any

•eans,

in

whole

or

ln

part,

only

with

prior

written authorization

of

the

publish•r.

2

Congratulations

on

your

ne•

BIT

NASTER

KEYBDARD!

Your

choice

of

this

fine

instru•ent

clearly

shows

that

you

have

read the

Nriting

on

the

"all

(spelling

•NIDI•>,

and

that you have

a

fair

idea

of

state-of-the-

art

•usical

instru•ents

and

their

i•plications/applications.

All

the

sa•e,

we

strongly advise-you

to

read this

Users

Nanual

carefully

so

that

you

can

take

full

advantage

of

the

advanced features

the

BIT

nASTER

KEYBOARD

hag

to

offer.

Any

instru•ent equipped

Nith

as

•any

features

as

the

BIT

NASTER

KEYBDARD,

and

dealing

with

a

subject

as

co•pleK

as

NID]

aight

create

a

bit

of

initial

confusion

for

the

new

user.

To

help

avoid

this,

the

•anual

introduces

each

feature

in

turn

and

allows

•hands

on•

learning.

If

you work

through

the

instructions

step-by-step,

you

should

have

a

pretty

good

grasp

of

how

things

work

by

the ti•e you reach the

last

page.

Along

the way

we'll

be

pointing

out

so•e

potential

problea

areas

concerning

'slaves'

or

the

NASTER KEYBOARD

itself

and

-

of

course

providing

hints

on

hoN

to

circuavent

the•.

In

fact,

quite

a

bit

of

nIDI

proble•

solving

is

built right

into

the

instruaent's

hard

and

softNare.

Whenever

the

BIT

NASTER KEYBOARD

recognizes

a

proble•,

the

display

will

show you

an

error

code.

(A

co•plete

listing

of

these

codes

Î9

included

in

an

Appendix

at

the

back

of

this

•anual).

For the sake

of

clarity,

we

won't

elaborate

on

NJDI

ter•inology

in

the

•ain

text,

so

if

you're unfa•ili&r

with such

esoteric goodies

as •ALL

ONNI

Off•

and

other

NIDI

co•••nds,

you •ight find

it

hRlpful

to

consult

a

general

teKt

on

"IDI,

or

at

least

broNse through

the

glossary

to

catch

up

with

soae

of

the

jargon.

Ne

took

great

care

in

writing

thi•

here

•anual

(instead

of

lying

on

the

beach

and

watching

the

-

er -

waves,

which

we

•ould

have

preferred).

If

anything

has

sneaked

in

that

leaves

you

absolutely

confused,

we'd

like

to

knoN about

it,

so we

can

correct

it in

future

versions

and

updates!

lf

you have any

suggestions

for

i•prove•ents,

additions, deletions, fancy

applications

or

weirdly-wonderful

uses

of

this

instru•ent

that

even

we

didn't

think

of,

don't

hesitate

to drop

us a

line

and

tell us

all

about

it.

(Please!)

Other

users

•ight

just

love

you

for

il!

Have you

filled

out

your

warranty registration

card yet?

If

not,

you

should

do

so,

have

your

dealer

sta•p

it

and

•ail

it

presto.·

.•

3

...

NARNINI

HON

NOT

TD

ENDAN8ER YOURSELF

OR THE

NABTER

KEYBOARD••••

Ne

are

convinced

that

you've

read

thit

a

aillion ti•es

before,

but

before

you

plug

in

your

new

in1tru•ent,

do

check

the

label

•t

the back

to

•ake

sure

that

the

unit

is

•et

to

the~orrect

line voltage.

The

BIT

NASTER

KEYBOARD

has

been

designed

and

•anufactured

with

great

care,

to

assure

your

safety.

l•proper

u1e

can

result

in

potential

electric

shock

or

fire

hazards.

You

too can

do

your

part,

never

use

any

electrical instru•ent

in

extreae huaidity

·

or

•hen

wet!

All

functions

are

accessible

fro•

the

outside;

there

are

no

user

servicable

parts

inside.

Refer

all

servicing

to

authorized

personnel.

Any

unauthorized

ta•pering

will

void

your

warranty!

Bee

the

warranty

card

for

•ore

detaîled

infor•ation.

SPECIAL

NOTE1

EXTERNAL

SEQUENCER

CONNECTION

We

can

fully

understand

-

and

sy•pathize

-

if

you have itchy

fingers

and

Nant to

start

exploring

your

new

keyboard

right

aw1y.

Well,

DON'T!

We

1ugge1t

you read

a

little

further

first.

Nhile

you

can't

actually

daaage

the

internal

circuits

if an

external

sequencer

or

co•puter

is

hooked

up

wrongly,

you can

still

cause

havoc!

So

it

is

vital

to

read

the

special

section

•External

Sequencer

Connection•

BEFDRE

plugging

in

an

external

sequencer

unit!

4

NlDI

AND

CONTROL

CONNECTlONB

OU'I

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The

BIT

NASTER

KEYBOARD

is

-

as

its

name

suggests

-

the

control center

for

your

entire

MIDI

universe.

It

lets

you

control

synthesizers,

dru•

~achines, expanders, computers, effects

and

Khat-have-you.

It

also

brings

a

great

tidying effect

to

any

stage

setup:

this

one

key~oard

is

all

you

will

ever

need

on

stage.

The

rest

of

the

MIDI

units

(the

ones

Nhich

actually

produce

the

sounds)

can

be

stashed

away

so1eNhere

out

of

sight,

quietly

and

efficiently

controlled

by

the

"ASTER

KEYBOARD,

all

linked

si~ply

by

MIDI

cables

(standard

5pin

DIN

cablel,

And

Nhile

Ne're making

life

si•pler,

why

stop

at

clearing

the

jungle

of

cables

from

your

stage

set-up:

when

we

say

it

was

designed

as

the

'heart'

(and

brain!>

of

your

MIDI

syste•,

we

really

mean

it!

The

HASTER

KEYBOARD

lets

you

change

Sound

Progra•s

and

control

features

such

as

Split

Point

or

Pitch

Transpose

plus

loads

of

other

synthesizer

control

infor1ation

(like

Key

Velocity

and

After Touch

values,

Release

Pedal

or

Modulation

Bend

info,

to

naMe

just

a

few}.

What's

the

big deal?

Well,

Nhile changing

settings

on

a

host

of

keyboards

without rushing

all

over

the

stage

Might

save

energy,

there

is

far

more

to

the

BIT

"ASTER

KEYBOARD

than

that!

Like

no

•ore

racking

your

brains

trying

to

reMember

all

the

coaplex codes

to

run

your MIDI

set-up

in

hectic

situations.

Just

take

a

few

quiet

Mo•ents

at

hoae

to

put the

relevant

info

into

the

memory

banks

and let

the

BIT

"ASTER

KEYBDARD

take

the heat!

There

are

b4

'Patches·

to

hold your

pre-set

data, and

reproduce

it

at

the

flick

of

a

switch. Saves your

nerves

in

rehearsal

rooDs

and

at

live

gigs; and

just think

of

the

ti•e

you'll

save

in

the

studio

••••

where,

as

Ne

all

know,

ti•e

equals 1oney

1

~oney,

money!

NIDl control

flow

1nd

c1bl111 th1

b11ic1

HIDl

instru1ents

are

plugged

into

one

of

the

KASTER

KEYBOARD's

NlDJ-

Out

connectors,

using

a

standard

5pin

DIN

cable

connected

to

the

NIDI-

In

socket

of

the

NJDJ

instru•ent.

If

your

set-up

includes •ore

than

two

MlDI

units,

MIDI-Thru

of

the

first

instrument

in

each

chain

is

connected

to

MIDI-In

of

the

neKt

instrument,

HIDI-Thru

of

that

instrument

is

connected

to

MIDI-In

of

the

next unit

and

so

on.

You

needn't-

Horry

about

following

any

particular sequence

when

connecting

instruments:

as

you

will

see

later

on

in

this

manual,

NIDI

provides

a

•eans

of

properly identifying

and

addressing

instru1ents

hooked

up

anyNhere

in

the chain,

regardless

of

their

position.

(NDTEs

If

you

have any

trouble getting

the

NASTER

KEYBOARD

to

'play'

your

other

units

when

first

setting

up,

check out

the section

on

•HJDl

CHANNEL

1ns•

on

Page

17},

5pin

DIN

cables

of

various lengths

are

readily

available

at

your

local

music

store

or

radio

dealer.

Although

current

MIDI

standards

suggest

a

uxillu•

cable

length

of

15

meters

I

approx

•.

50ft),

we

strong}

y

reco~&end

not

exceeding

5

meters

(approx.

15ft)

in

cable

length

to

ensure

trouble-free

operation.

5

NHAT

YOU'LL

FIND

ON

THE

BACK

PANEL

••••

Nh•t,

no

1udio

?!?

That's

right

-

strange

though

it

•ight

see•

-

there

•re

no

audio

connections

to

•ake: the

NASTER KEYBOARD

doe•

not

generate

any

sound

itself.

Instead,

it

sends

"JDI

infor1ation

(dat1)

to

the

connected

units,

Nhich

in

turn

Nill

use

this

MIDl

data

to

play notes

and

change

progra•

settings,

to

start/stop

in

the

case

of

sequencers

and

dru•

eachines

and

to

perfor•

various •housekeeping•

tasks

etc.

If

you

have

a

nice

large

MIDI setup

with

•any instru1ents

1

you

should

try

to

avoid

connecting

~ore

than

four MIDI

units

in

series

(what

they

call

a

•daisy-chain•

configuration: hooking

up

NIDI-Out

on

the

"ASTER

KEYBOARD

to

MIDI-In

on

the

first unit,

patching

its

HlDI-Thru

to

HIOI-

In of

the

etc.

as

described

above).

BlT

MIDI

circuitry

is

of

high

quality

and

uses

extreaely

fast

co1ponents.

HoNever

1

depending

on

the

quality

and

speed

of

certain electronic co•ponent1

used

by

other

~anufacturers

for

their

instruments"

NIDl

circuitry

(Optocouplers,

for

any

electronics

freaks

out

there),

s•all

ti•e

delays

could

occur,

and

these might

•ccumulate

to

cause

an

audible

delay

as NIDI

data

is

passed through

a

chain

of

instru1ents.

An

elegant

and

tidy

way

of

co•ing

to

grips with large

setups

is to

use

one

or

several

"HIDI

Thru-Boxes"

{a.k.a.

•NIDI

Split

Box•

or

•NJDJ

Parallel

Box•),

a

number

of

Nhich

are

co••ercially

available,

NlDl-ln

and

NIDJ-Thru

on

a

NASTER

KEYBOARD?

Yes,

sur•!

You

•ight have

wondered

why

the

NA&TER

KEYBOARD

is

equipped

with

a

NIDI-In

connector, There

are tHo

good

reason1i

firstly,

the

keyboard

is

designed

so

that

it

can

be

•played•

(or

ratherz

controlled)

by

a

re1ote

keyboard.

The

second reason

is,

that

the

NA&TER KEVBOARD"s

built-in

aicroprocessors

are

capable

of

filtering

and/or

otherwise

•odifying

HIDI

data

input

fro•

a

co1puter

or

sequencer

for

advance4

operation.

This

•custo1ized•

NIDI

datai,

then available

at

the

HIDI-

Out

connectors,

Nhereas

the

unaltered

data

is

always

routed

to

the

MlDI-Thru

connector.

But

•ore

about this later

•••

You

1i9ht ••nt

to

u11

p1d•l•,

too

•••

The

CONTROL/PEDAL

socket

on

the

back

panel

lets

you

connect

a

volu•e

pedal.

Internal

circuitry

translates

pedal

action

into NIDI

data,

"hich

can

then

be

assigned

to

a

nu1ber

of

different functions

(such

as

Vibrato

or

Volu1e

etc.)

1

depending

on

the

particular

capabilities

of

your

HIDI

instru1ents.

The

FOOT

SWITCH

socket

is

used

to

connect

(surprise!) foot

s"itches

1

such as

a

sustain

foot switch,

Another

pedal

you

1ight find

useful

with

your

NASTER

KEYBOARD

is

the

PATCH ADVANCE

pedal. Just

tap

your foot

to

step

through chains

of

progra•st

without

ever

taking

your

fingers

off

the

keyboard.

6

Did

"e

say you

need never

take

your

fingers

off

the

keyboard?

Quite

right!

You

can

plug

a

foot

pedal

into

the

RUN

socket,

and

use

it

to

start

a

sequence

stored

in

the

internal

sequencer.

A

pedal

linked

to

the

STOP/CONTINUE

socket

lets

you

stop

a

sequence

in

1id-flight,

and

restart

it

fro•

the

sa•e

position

later

on.

The

C"ultl)-Tape

Connection

What we

have here

are t"o

sockets

that

serve

several purposes.

For

one,

you can

save

and

load

Patches

(settings

fro•

the

HASTER

KEYBOARD's progra~

ae1ory)

to

and

fro•

a

cassette

tape.

They

are

also

used

to

save

and

load

Sequences

(i,e,

your

personal

sy1~honies

co1posed

with

or

stored

in

the

built-in

sequencer),

Yet

another

option:

these

very sa•e

connectors

let

you

synchronize

the

built-in

sequencer

with

a

multitrack

aachine

1

using

a

FSK-signal.

That's

what

they ~ean when

they

say

1ulti-purpose!

·And yes,

we'll

be

telling

you

all

about these "onderful things

a

bit later,

too,

But

let's

look

at

a

couple

•ore

feature5

on

the

back

panel

first.

Synchroni11tion

it

th1 n1•1

of

th•

a•••···

Making

sure

the BlT

NASTER

KEYBOARD

stays

in

sync with

e~ternal

sequencers

or

dru•

~achines

is

easy

with

·clock

pulses

trans•itted

via

the

SYNC-JN

and

SYNC-OUT

sockets,

and

avoids

such

disasters

as

the

dru~

beat

running

away fro•

the

rest

of

the

band!

Though

technology

hasn't found

a

way

of

hooking

real

live

drum•ers

into

"IOI

yet

•••

Play it H.hl

You can't

always

stop

curious people

fro•

pressing

buttons

on

your

precious

hardNare

(known

as

the

nose-pressed-on-the-Ferrari-window

syndro•e,

or

eat

your

heart

out

•••

>,

but you

can

stop

the•

froa

creating

a

Mess

with your

patches

and

sequences:~hroN

the

HEMORY

PROTECT

switch

at

the

back

to

the

ON

position,

·and

there's

no

way

anybody

can

change

any

of

your

stored

settings!

It's

always

a

good

idea

to

play

it

safe,

and

keep

the

switch

in

the

ON

position unless

you

actually

Nant

to

change

or

progra•

soaething.

NEMORY

PROTECT

doesn't

affect

cassette

interface operation

or

the

loading

of

data

by

aeans

of

a

MIDI

dump:

patches

and/or

sequencer

•e1ory

can

be

loaded

regardless

of

the

switch's

setting.

Hitting

th1t

perf1ct

b••t

••••

The

KETRDNDNE

OUT

socket

lets

you

send

a

signal

fro•

the

integrated

•etrono•e

speaker

to an

external

~mplifier

or

•ixer, when

the

sound

of

this built

in

'pace•aker'

goes

under

in

the

sy1phony

you're

creating!

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that

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KEYBOARD

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all

your

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not

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th1

NASTER

KEYBOARD

"ill

briefly

flash

•ee·ee·ee•

in

the

LED

display.

This

•ark,

the

initialization

of

the

aicroprocessors,

and

at

the

same

ti•e

gives

you

a

visual

check

that

all

LED

5eg•ents

are

Norking.

The

display

will

then

change

to

whatever

it

Nas

showing

when the

power was

last

turned

off,

giving

you

an

overview

of

the

status

of

various

para1eters.

Depending

on

the

current

•ode

-

shown

by

the

LEDs above

the

SCROLL

buttons

<HIDI

CHannel,

PR06RAH

1

SPLIT,

TRANSPOSE)

1

different

LEDs

in

the

LED

Matrix

(upper

part

of

the

display)

will light.

With the

LED

lit

for

KBO

MAP,

some

LEDs

in

the

Hatrix •ight

blink.

Don't

worry:

that's

just fine.

~e'll

be

explaining

the

mysteries

of

all

these

glowing

lights

as we

coae

to

the

functions

they show,

Just

a

bit

further

on

•••

After

that

quick

overview

of

the

display, let's

•ove

on

to

pressing

so•~ buttons!

8

As

we

~entioned

a

bit

earlier, you

can

control

a

huge nuGber

of

NIDI

devices

"ith

the

NASTER

KEYBOARD,

But

let's

not

go

overboard

to

start

off

Nith: for

siaplicity's

sake

Me'll

assu•e

that

you'll

be

working

with

three

MIDI

synthesizers

or

expanders

(Ne"ll call the•

MIDI

units),

a)l

of

Nhich

are

capable

of

supporting

the

NIDI

ONNION

and

ONNI

OFF

•odes.

If

in

doubt

about

which aodes

your

instruments

can

handle

1

check

out

their

Users

Manuals

and

look

for

the

•NIDI

I~plementation•

section,

which should

provide

you

with

the

neccessary

inforaation.

If

you

can't see•

to

locate

it,

y-u

should

consult

your

friendly

dealer.

Dur

first

"101

Ch1nnel

Patch

Right

then, let's

get

started.

We'll

begin

by

progra~1ing

what

is

known

as

a

MIDI

Channel

Patch

-

sounds

sophisticated

already,

but

don't

panic,

it's going

to

be

painless

••••

and

I

knoM

that's

what

the

dentist

always

said, but

this ti•e

it's

true,

pro•ise!

While

the

confusing

range

of

words

comaonly

used

to

describe

the

'sets'

of

data

stored

in

synthesizers,

expanders,

sequencers

etc.

is

more

or

less

freely interchangeable,

we're going

to be

using

the

Mord

'P~tch'

when

referring

to

the

infor•ation

stored

in

the

NASTER

KEYBOARD's

•e•ory;

this lets

us

save

the

Nord 'Prograe'

to

describe

voice

data

in

other

NIDI

units

-

Nhich

ought

to

cut

down

on

the

confusion!

A

MIDI

Channel

Patch

lets

you

divide

the

keyboard

into

three

zones.

Each

of

the

zones

can

span

Ntiatever

key

range

you like,

and

the

three

ranges

can

even

-0verlap.

Vou can

send

data

for

each

zone

(keystrokes,

progra• change

etc.

etc.I out

on

a

different

MIDI

channel,

so

that

three

MIDI

units

can

be

played

completely

independently.

ln

that case,

of

course

1

the

NlDI

units

•ust

previously

have been

set

to

receive

on

the

selected

NIDI

channels.

9

,

Thlt

it

ho•

d1t1

1ntry

Nork,,

The

LED

for

HIDl

CH

should

be

lit,

shoNing

that

the

keyboard

is

in

HIDI

CHANNEL

•ode.

If

it

isn•t,

you

have

to

press

a

•scROtL•

button

(possibly

several

li•e5)

until

lt

co••s

.on.

By

turning

to

MIDI

CH

aode

1

you

have

at

the

sa•e ti1e

changed

all

the

other

displays

to

shoN

you

infor•ation

pertaining

to

"IOI

channels.

That's

how

the

MASTER

KEYBOARD NOrkss

it

alNays

di•play•

the

setting•

for

the

current

aode,

indicated

by

the

LEDs

in

the labels

above

the SCROLL

buttons,

LEFT RIGHT

PATCH

CENTER

ADDRESS MIDI CH.

KBD MAP

e

VALUE

BB BB BB BB

The

nuMeric

LED

displays

shoN four

one

or

two-digit

nuabers.

The

right•ost display

shows

the

HIOI

Patch

Nu•ber.

There

are

64 MIDI

Channel

Patches

(nu•bered

1-64)

at

your

disposal.

So

let's

go

ahead

and

progra•

Patch

nu•ber

1:

press

the

Nhite

key

under

the

rightaost

display

(the

PATCH

LED

should

noN

co•e

on).

NoN

you

can

enter

the

Patch

nu~ber

u&ing

the

nuaeric

keypad.

Note

that

when

entering

one-

digit

nu•bers

you

NUST

type

a

leading

zero,

though

the

zero

Hill

not

appear

in

the

display.

Alternatively,

you can use

the+/-

keys

to

step

the

nu•ber

in

the

display

up

or

doNn.

Whichever

you

choose,

the

display

should now

shoN

•1•.

Don't

touch

the

Nhite

key

under

the

right1ost

display

again

for

the

•o•ent,

If

you

Nere

to

change

the

NIDI

Patch

Nu•ber

at

this

point

in

ti~e,

all

the values

previously

prograamed

for

this

patch

Nill

be

restored,

and

all

the

ne"

infor•ation

entered

for

the

MIDI

Channel

Patch

"ill

be

lost,

si~ply

because

the

"ASTER

KEYBOARD

would

assu•e

that

you

Nanted

to

start

progra••ing

a

different

MIDI Channel

Patch.

Pressing

the

•EXT.

SET" or

•JAPE•

buttons

has

the

same

effect.

Only

after

entering

all

neccessary

data

for

this

new

Channel Patch

Nill

you

tell

the

NASTER

KEYBOARD

to

store

it

into permanent

1e1ory.

,For

details

see

under

SAVING,

COPYING

AND

EXCHAN6IN6

P~TCHES,

Page

28),

NeKt

you'll instruct

the

NASTER

KEYBOARD

to

use

certain

HIDI

channels

for

the

different

zones.

The

channels

progra••ed

for

each

zone

are

shoNn

in

the

three

LED

displays

to

the

left

of

the

PATCH

display.

If

t"o

horizontal

lines

are

shoNn

in

any

of

the5e

displays,

that

zone

is

inactive

and

cannot

be

program•ed.

(We'll be

giving

details

on

hoN

to

activate

zones

and

assign the~

to

the

keyboard

in

the

SPLIT

section

on

Page

12

beloN).

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