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Using the Category Search function, Touch and select the desired sub category

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Selecting Performances Using the Category Search function The Performances are conveniently divided into specific Categories, irrespective of their bank locations. The categories are divided based on the general instrument type or sound characteristics. The Category Search function gives you quick access to the sounds you want. 1 Press the [CATEGORY] button while the Performance Play display is shown. This calls up the Category Search display. NOTE You can open the Category Search display by selecting [Category Search] from the menu that is called up when the Performance name is touched.           Bank  Attribute NOTE Attributes are Performance properties and sorted according to tone generator types or parts of Performances.  Keyword search  Main categories  Sub categories  Performance list of the selected category NOTE The selected Performance is displayed in white, Performances with a single part are in green, and Performances with multi parts are in blue.  For changing the sorting order  For changing the Performance list page  Adding to or deleting from the Favorite List 2 Touch and select the desired main category (). NOTE • You can filter the Performance lists by touching [Bank] () and selecting the desired bank type from the list. • You can also filter the Performance lists by touching [Attribute] () and selecting the desired attribute type from the list. • You can also call up your own favorite Performances instantly. To enable this, touch [Set] () on the screen and bookmark your favorite Performances beforehand. 3 Touch and select the desired sub category (). This calls up the Performance lists of the selected category (). 4 Touch the desired Performance. 5 Touch the HOME icon or EXIT icon to actually call up the selected Performance. This closes the Category Search display. NOTE You can also use the [ENTER] button, the [EXIT] button, or the [PERFORMANCE (HOME)] button to finalize the selection. Below is a list of the Categories and their panel abbreviations. Abbreviation Piano Keyboard Organ Guitar Bass Strings Brass Woodwind Syn Lead Pad/Choir Syn Comp Chromatic Perc Drum/Perc Sound FX Musical FX Ethnic No Assign Init Category Piano Keyboard instruments (Harpsichord, Clav, etc.) Organ Guitar Bass Strings Brass Woodwind instruments Synth Lead Synth Pad Synth Comp Chromatic Percussion (Marimba, Glockenspiel, etc.) Drum/Percussion Sound Effect Musical Effect Ethnic No Assign Initialize 6 Play the keyboard. 24 MODX Owner's Manual

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MODX Owner’s Manual
24
Selecting Performances
Using the Category Search
function
The Performances are conveniently divided into specific
Categories, irrespective of their bank locations. The
categories are divided based on the general instrument type
or sound characteristics. The Category Search function
gives you quick access to the sounds you want.
1
Press the [CATEGORY] button while the
Performance Play display is shown.
This calls up the Category Search display.
NOTE
You can open the Category Search display by selecting
[Category Search] from the menu that is called up when the
Performance name is touched.
1
Bank
2
Attribute
NOTE
Attributes are Performance properties and sorted according
to tone generator types or parts of Performances.
3
Keyword search
4
Main categories
5
Sub categories
6
Performance list of the selected category
NOTE
The selected Performance is displayed in white,
Performances with a single part are in green, and
Performances with multi parts are in blue.
7
For changing the sorting order
8
For changing the Performance list page
9
Adding to or deleting from the Favorite List
2
Touch and select the desired main category
(
4
).
NOTE
You can filter the Performance lists by touching [Bank] (
1
)
and selecting the desired bank type from the list.
You can also filter the Performance lists by touching [Attribute]
(
2
) and selecting the desired attribute type from the list.
You can also call up your own favorite Performances instantly.
To enable this, touch [Set] (
9
) on the screen and bookmark
your favorite Performances beforehand.
3
Touch and select the desired sub category
(
5
).
This calls up the Performance lists of the selected
category (
6
).
4
Touch the desired Performance.
5
Touch the HOME icon or EXIT icon to actually
call up the selected Performance.
This closes the Category Search display.
NOTE
You can also use the [ENTER] button, the [EXIT] button, or the
[PERFORMANCE (HOME)] button to finalize the selection.
Below is a list of the Categories and their panel
abbreviations.
6
Play the keyboard.
6
4
5
1
2
3
7
8
9
Abbreviation
Category
Piano
Piano
Keyboard
Keyboard instruments (Harpsichord, Clav,
etc.)
Organ
Organ
Guitar
Guitar
Bass
Bass
Strings
Strings
Brass
Brass
Woodwind
Woodwind instruments
Syn Lead
Synth Lead
Pad/Choir
Synth Pad
Syn Comp
Synth Comp
Chromatic Perc
Chromatic Percussion (Marimba,
Glockenspiel, etc.)
Drum/Perc
Drum/Percussion
Sound FX
Sound Effect
Musical FX
Musical Effect
Ethnic
Ethnic
No Assign
No Assign
Init
Initialize