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Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices, Selecting and Playing a Voice

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Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices Selecting and Playing a Voice You can change the keyboard Voice to another instrument Voice, such as strings, electric piano and others. 1. Press the Voice button corresponding to the desired category. Each press on one of the four Voice buttons alternates among the three Voices assigned to that button. Lamp Voice buttons Voice list Voice category SYNTH PIANO GUITAR OTHER Voice name Saw Lead Square Lead Synth Brass Piano Electric Piano Organ Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar Electric Bass Strings Synth Bass Dance Kit Lamp Red Pink White Red Pink White Red Pink White Red Pink White MSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127 LSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PC No. (1-128) 83 81 63 1 5 17 30 26 34 50 39 113 NOTE • The list above conveniently includes program change numbers (PC No.), which you should use when playing the instrument via MIDI from an external device. • Program change numbers are often specified as numbers "0 - 127." Since this list uses a "1 - 128" numbering system, in some cases it may be necessary to subtract 1 from the actually transmitted program change numbers to select the appropriate sound. For example, to select No. 83 in the list above, actually transmit program change number 82. • The Dance Kit Voice independently assigns various drum and percussion sounds to each key for playing on the keyboard. Details on the instruments and key assignments of each Drum Kit can be found in the Drum Kit List on page 36. 20 SHS-300 Owner's Manual

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SHS-300 Owner’s Man
u
al
Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices
You can change the keyboard Voice to another instrument Voice, such as strings, electric piano and
others.
1.
Press the Voice button corresponding to the desired category.
Each press on one of the four Voice buttons alternates among the three Voices assigned to that
button.
Voice list
NOTE
The list above conveniently includes program change numbers (PC No.), which you should use when playing the
instrument via MIDI from an external device.
Program change numbers are often specified as numbers “0 – 127.” Since this list uses a “1 – 128” numbering
system, in some cases it may be necessary to subtract 1 from the actually transmitted program change numbers
to select the appropriate sound. For example, to select No. 83 in the list above, actually transmit program change
number 82.
The Dance Kit Voice independently assigns various drum and percussion sounds to each key for playing on the
keyboard. Details on the instruments and key assignments of each Drum Kit can be found in the Drum Kit List on
page 36.
Selecting and Playing a Voice
Voice
category
Voice name
Lamp
MSB
LSB
PC No.
(1-128)
SYNTH
Saw Lead
Red
0
0
83
Square Lead
Pink
0
0
81
Synth Brass
White
0
0
63
PIANO
Piano
Red
0
0
1
Electric Piano
Pink
0
0
5
Organ
White
0
0
17
GUITAR
Electric Guitar
Red
0
0
30
Acoustic Guitar
Pink
0
0
26
Electric Bass
White
0
0
34
OTHER
Strings
Red
0
0
50
Synth Bass
Pink
0
0
39
Dance Kit
White
127
0
113
Lamp
Voice
bu
ttons