Alesis Coda User Guide - Page 7

Quickstart

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Quickstart Playing Demo Songs This piano features 2 demo songs. Follow these steps to play a demo song: 1. Press the Demo button, the display will show d-1 while playing the demo songs in a continuous loop. 2. Press the +/Yes or -/No button to select the desired demo song. 3. Press the Demo or Start/Stop button to stop playing, and exit Demo Mode. Selecting a Voice 1. Press the Voice button. The display will show the current voice number, such as 0.01. 2. Press the +/Yes or -/No button to select a voice you want to play. You can also press one of the Voice Select buttons to select one. 3. Play the keys to hear the voice. Playing Styles This piano features 50 piano styles in a variety of musical genres. Follow these steps to select a different style to play: 1. Press the Style button. The display shows the current style number, such as 0.01. 2. Press the +/Yes or -/No button to select a style you want to play. You can also press and hold the Shift button, then press the keys marked Style 0-9 to select the desired style. Note: If you press key(s) marked Style 0-9 to select the desired style, press and hold the Shift button, then tap 2 consecutive keys. For example, tap 0 then 8 in sequence to select the 08 style. 3. Press the Start/Stop button and once you play the keys in the left hand area, the auto accompaniment (piano style) will start. Playing Songs Follow these steps to access the play-along songs: 1. Press the Song button. The display will show the current song number, and it will play all songs in a loop. 2. Press the +/ Yes or -/No button to select a song you want to play. You can also press and hold the Shift button, then press one of the keys marked Song 0-9 to select the desired song. Note: If you press key(s) marked Song 0-9 to select the desired song, press and hold the Shift button, then tap 2 consecutive keys. For example, tap 0 then 8 in sequence to select the 08 song. 3. Press the Start/Stop button to play the selected song in a loop. 4. When the selected song has finished, press the Voice or Style button to exit the Song Mode. 7

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Quickstart
Playing Demo Songs
This piano features 2 demo songs. Follow these steps to play a demo song:
1.
Press the
Demo
button, the display will show
d-1
while playing the demo songs in a
continuous loop.
2.
Press the
+/Yes
or
–/No
button to select the desired demo song.
3.
Press the
Demo
or
Start/Stop
button to stop playing, and exit Demo Mode.
Selecting a Voice
1.
Press the
Voice
button. The display will show the current voice number, such as
0.01
.
2.
Press the
+/Yes
or
–/No
button to select a voice you want to play. You can also press
one of the
Voice Select
buttons to select one.
3.
Play the keys to hear the voice.
Playing Styles
This piano features 50 piano styles in a variety of musical genres.
Follow these steps to select a different style to play:
1.
Press the
Style
button. The display shows the current style number, such as
0.01
.
2.
Press the
+/Yes
or
–/No
button to select a style you want to play. You can also press
and hold the
Shift
button, then press the keys marked
Style 0–9
to select the desired
style.
Note:
If you press key(s) marked
Style 0–9
to select the desired style,
press and hold the
Shift
button, then tap 2 consecutive
keys. For example, tap
0
then
8
in sequence to
select the 08 style.
3.
Press the
Start/Stop
button and once you play the keys in the left hand area, the auto
accompaniment (piano style) will start.
Playing Songs
Follow these steps to access the play-along songs:
1.
Press the
Song
button. The display will show the current song number, and it will play all
songs in a loop.
2.
Press the
+/ Yes
or
–/No
button to select a song you want to play. You can also press
and hold the
Shift
button, then press one of the keys marked
Song 0–9
to select the
desired song.
Note:
If you press key(s) marked
Song 0–9
to select the desired song, press and hold the
Shift
button, then tap 2 consecutive keys. For example, tap
0
then
8
in sequence to
select the 08 song.
3.
Press the
Start/Stop
button to play the selected song in a loop.
4.
When the selected song has finished, press the
Voice
or
Style
button to exit the Song
Mode.