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Playing Voices Playing Voices Reference The PF-1000 features a stunning variety of over 800 dynamic, rich and realistic voices. Try playing on page 54 some of these voices now and hear what they can do for your music. Here, you'll learn how to select individual voices, combine two voices in a layer, and split two voices between your left and right hands. Voice related buttons Playing a Voice 1 Press the [F] button to call up the menu for selecting the MAIN voice. If the MAIN screen is not displayed, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button followed by the [EXIT] button. VOICE PART F ON/OFF LAYER G LEFT H I J The voice you're selecting here belongs to the MAIN part, and is called the MAIN voice. (See page 56 for more information.) You'll want to hear the MAIN voice all by itself - so make sure that the LAYER and LEFT parts are turned off. 2 Select a voice group. PIANO & ORGAN & HARPSI. E.PIANO ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS BRASS WOODWIND STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG VOICE USER For this example, STRINGS is selected. Press the [BACK]/[NEXT] button to select the memory location of the voice. For this example, PRESET is selected. Quick Guide 25

Section	Page
Introduction	2
PRECAUTIONS	3
About this Owner’s Manual and Data List	5
Accessories	6
“50 greats for the Piano” Disk (and Music Book)	6
Recording disk	6
Owner’s Manual	6
Data List	6
Pedal Unit	6
Bench (included or optional depending on locale)	6
Dust Cover	6
Music Rest	6
Keyboard Stand	6
Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disk	6
Compatible Disk Type	6
Inserting/Ejecting Floppy Disks	6
To insert a floppy disk into the disk drive:	6
To eject a floppy disk:	6
Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Head	7
About the Floppy Disks	7
To handle floppy disks with care:	7
To protect your data (Write-protect Tab):	7
Data backup	7
About the Display Messages	8
Application Index	12
What can you do with the PF-1000?	14
SONG	14
DEMO	14
STYLE	14
DIGITAL RECORDING	14
LCD	15
MUSIC FINDER	15
TO HOST terminal	15
PIANO	15
VOICE	15
Setting Up the PF-1000	16
Connect the power cable.	16
Adjusting the display contrast	17
Setting the volume	17
Panel Controls and Terminals	18
Quick Guide	20
Playing the Demos	20
Song Playback	21
Playback of Songs	21
Playing Voices	25
Playing a Voice	25
Playing Two Voices Simultaneously	26
Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands	27
Playing Styles	28
Playing a style	28
Style Sections	30
Accompaniment Structure	31
One Touch Setting	32
Music Finder	33
Using the Music Finder	33
Searching the Music Finder Records	34
Saving and Recalling Music Finder Data	35
Playing and Practicing with the Songs	36
Playing Along with the PF-1000	36
Recording	37
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data	38
Selecting Files and Folders	40
File/Folder-related Operations	41
Naming Files/Folders	41
Moving Files/Folders	42
Copying Files/Folders	43
Deleting Files/Folders	43
Saving Files	44
Organizing Files by Creating a New Folder	44
Displaying Upper Level pages	44
Entering Characters and Changing Icons	44
Entering Characters	45
Converting into Kanji (Japanese language)	45
Entering special character marks (umlaut, accent, Japanese “” and “”)	45
Entering miscellaneous characters (marks)	45
Entering numbers	45
Changing the Icon	46
Using the [DATA ENTRY] Dial	46
Adjusting values	46
Selecting items	46
Direct Access — Instant Selection of Displays	47
Help Messages	49
Using the Metronome	50
Adjusting the Tempo	50
Tap Tempo	51
Tempo Indications — MAIN Display	51
Reference	52
Playing the Demos	52
Voices	54
Selecting a Voice	54
One-touch Piano Play	55
Layer/Left — Playing Several Sounds Simultaneously	56
Layer — Layering Two Different Voices	56
Left — Setting Separate Voices for the Left and Right Sections of the Keyboard	57
Applying Voice Effects	57
REVERB	57
DSP	57
VARIATION (Regular voice only; page86)	57
HARMONY/ECHO	58
MONO	58
LEFT HOLD	58
Using the Pedals	58
Damper Pedal (Right)	58
Sostenuto Pedal (Center)	58
Left Pedal	58
Foot Controller/Footswitch	58
Styles	59
Playing a style	59
Playing a Style’s Rhythm Channels only	61
Adjusting the Volume Balance/Channel Muting	61
Chord Fingerings	62
Arranging the Style Pattern (SECTIONS: MAIN A/B/C/D, INTRO, ENDING, BREAK)	64
Stopping the Style Playback While Releasing Keys (SYNC. STOP)	65
Selecting Intro and Ending Types (INTRO/ENDING)	66
Playing Fill-in patterns automatically when changing accompaniment sections — Auto Fill In	66
Appropriate Panel Setting for the Selected Style (ONE TOUCH SETTING)	67
Automatically Changing One Touch Settings with the Sections — OTS Link	68
Registering the Panel Controls in One Touch Setting (ONE TOUCH SETTING)	68
Calling Up Ideal Setups for Your Music — Music Finder	69
Searching the Ideal Setups — Music Finder Search	70
[A] MUSIC	70
[B] KEYWORD	70
[C] STYLE	70
[D] BEAT	70
[E] SEARCH AREA	70
[F]~[H] CLEAR	70
[1st] TEMPO FROM	70
[2st]TEMPO TO	70
[3st]~[5st] GENRE	70
[8t] CANCEL	70
Editing Records — Music Finder Record Edit	71
[A] MUSIC	71
[B] KEYWORD	71
[C] STYLE	71
[D] BEAT	71
[E] FAVORITE	71
[F]~[H] CLEAR	71
[I] DELETE RECORD	71
[J] NEW RECORD	72
[1ts] TEMPO	72
[3ts]~[5ts] GENRE	72
[6ts] GENRE NAME	72
[8s] OK	72
[8t] CANCEL	72
Song Playback	73
Compatible Song Types	73
Song Playback	74
Playing the Internal Songs	74
Playing Back Songs on Disk	76
Other Playback-related Operations	76
Repeat / Rewind / Fast forward	76
Adjusting the Volume Balance / Muting Specific Channels	76
Muting Specific Parts — Track1/Track2/Extra Tracks	77
Repeat Playback of a Specific Range	77
Displaying Music Notation — Score	78
[1st] LEFT CH/[2st] RIGHT CH	79
[3st], [4st] KEY SIGNATURE	79
[5st] QUANTIZE	79
Note resolution:	79
[6st] NOTE NAME	80
[8s] OK	80
[8t] CANCEL	80
Displaying the Lyrics	81
Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memory	82
Registering Panel Setups — Registration Memory	82
Saving Your Registration Memory Setups	83
Recalling a Registration Memory Setup	84
Recalling the Registered Settings	84
Selecting the Freeze Settings	84
Editing Voices — Sound Creator	85
Operation	85
SOUND CREATOR Parameters	86
PIANO (Piano Voice has been selected)	87
COMMON	87
SOUND (Regular Voice only)	87
FILTER	88
EG	88
VIBRATO	88
EFFECT	89
HARMONY	89
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator	90
About Song Recording	90
Quick Recording (page91)	90
Multi Recording (page92)	90
Step Recording (page94)	90
Song Editing (page100)	90
Quick Recording	91
When creating a new song:	91
Play back your new song	91
Multi Recording	92
When creating a new song:	92
Recording Individual Notes — Step Record	94
Operation	94
Measure/Beat/Clock	95
Velocity	95
Gate Time	95
Recording Melodies — Step Record (Note)	96
Play back the newly created melody	96
Recording Chord Changes for the Auto Accompaniment — Step Record (Chord)	97
Entering Chords and Sections (Chord Step)	97
Play back the newly created chord progression	98
Select the Recording Options: Starting, Stopping, Punching In/Out — Rec Mode	99
Editing a Recorded Song	100
Editing Channel-related Parameters — Channel	100
Quantize	100
About Quantize Size	100
Delete	101
Mix	101
Channel Transpose	102
Set Up	102
Editing Note Events — 1 - 16	103
Editing Chord Events — CHD	104
Editing System Events — SYS/EX. (System Exclusive)	104
Inputting and Editing Lyrics	105
Customizing the Event List — Filter	105
Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator	106
About Creating Accompaniment Styles	106
Realtime Recording (page108)	106
Step Recording (page109)	106
Assembling an Accompaniment Style (page110)	106
Editing the created Accompaniment Style (page111)	106
Style File Format	107
Operation	107
Realtime Recording — Basic	108
Step Recording	109
Assembling an Accompaniment Style —Assembly	110
Edit the Created Accompaniment Style	111
Change the Rhythmic Feel — Groove and Dynamics	111
Groove	111
Dynamics	112
Editing the Channel Data	113
Quantize	113
Velocity Change	113
Bar Copy	113
Bar Clear	113
Remove Event	113
Making Style File Format Settings —Parameter	114
Source Root/Chord	114
NTR (Note Transposition Rule) and NTT (Note Transposition Table)	114
High Key/Note Limit	115
RTR (Retrigger Rule)	115
Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console	116
Operation	116
About the parameters	116
Setting the Level Balance and Voice — Volume/Voice	117
Changing the Tone of the Voice — Filter	118
Changing Pitch-related Settings — Tune	118
Adjusting the Effects	119
Effect Structure	121
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function	122
Operation	122
Adjusting the Pitch and Tuning — Master Tune and Scale Tune	122
Master Tune (page124)	122
Scale Tune (page124)	122
Setting Song-related Parameters — Song Settings (page126)	122
Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters — Style Setting, Split Point, and Chord Fingering	122
Style Setting / Split Point (page127)	122
Chord Fingering (page128)	122
Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard — Controller	123
Pedal (page128)	123
Keyboard / Panel (page130)	123
Setting the Registration Sequence, Freeze, and Voice Set	123
Registration Sequence (page131)	123
Freeze (page131)	123
Voice Set (page132)	123
Setting Harmony and Echo (page132)	123
Showing the PF-1000 Display on a TV — Video Out (page133)	123
Making MIDI Settings	123
System (page134)	123
Transmit (page135)	123
Receive (page136)	123
Root (page136)	123
Chord Detect (page136)	123
Other Settings — Utility	123
Config 1 (page137)	123
Config 2 (page138)	123
Disk (page139)	123
Owner (page140)	123
System Reset (page140)	123
Fine Tuning the Pitch/Selecting a Scale — Master Tune/Scale Tune	124
Tuning the Overall Pitch — Master Tune	124
Selecting a Scale — Scale Tune	124
Scale	125
Equal Temperament	125
Pure Major/Pure Minor	125
Pythagorean	125
Mean-Tone	125
Werckmeister/Kirnberger	125
Arabic	125
Setting Song-related Parameters — Song Settings	126
Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters — Style Setting, Split Point, and Chord Fingering	127
Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters — Style Setting and Split Point	127
Setting the Fingering Method — Chord Fingering	128
Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard — Controller	128
Making Settings for the Pedals	128
Pedal-controllable Functions	129
Changing the Touch Sensitivity and Transpose — Keyboard/Panel	130
Keyboard Touch	130
Transpose Assign	130
Setting the Registration Sequence, Freeze, and Voice Set	131
Specifying the Order for Calling Up Registration Memory Presets — Registration Sequence	131
Maintaining Panel Settings — Freeze	131
Changing the Automatically Selected Voice Settings — Voice Set	132
Setting Harmony and Echo	132
About the Harmony Types	133
When a normal Harmony type (“Standard Duet” through “Strum”) is selected	133
When “Multi Assign” is selected	133
When “Echo” is selected	133
When “Tremolo” is selected	133
When “Trill” is selected	133
About the Harmony Assignments	133
Showing the PF-1000 Display on a TV — Video Out	133
Setting the MIDI Parameters	134
Making Overall System Settings (Local Control, Clock, etc.) — System	134
Local Control	134
Clock, Transmit Clock, Receive Transpose, Start/Stop	135
Clock	135
Transmit Clock	135
Receive Transpose	135
Start/Stop	135
Message Switch	135
Transmitting MIDI Data — Transmit	135
Receiving MIDI Data — Receive	136
Setting Root Note Channels — Root	136
Setting Chord Channels — Chord Detect	136
Other Settings — Utility	137
Making Settings for Fade In/Out, Metronome, Parameter Lock, and Tap — CONFIG 1	137
Fade In Time, Fade Out Time, Fade Out Hold Time	137
Metronome	137
Parameter Lock	138
Tap Count	138
Making Settings for the Display, Speaker System, and Voice Number Indication — CONFIG 2	138
Copying and Formatting Disks — Disk	139
Entering Your Name and Language Preference — Owner	140
Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings of the PF-1000 — System Reset	140
Using Your PF-1000 with Other Devices	141
1 Using the Headphones (PHONES jacks).	141
2 Connecting the Microphone or Guitar (MIC/LINE IN jack).	141
345 Connecting Audio & Video Devices	142
3 Playing the sounds of the PF-1000 through an external audio system, and recording the sounds to...	142
4 Outputting the sound of an external device through the built-in speakers of the PF-1000 (AUX IN...	142
5 Showing the display of the PF-1000 on a connected TV monitor (VIDEO OUT)	142
6 Using the Pedal (footswitch) or Foot Controller (AUX PEDAL jack)	143
7 Connecting external MIDI devices (MIDI terminals)	143
8 Connecting to a Computer (MIDI terminals/TO HOST terminal)	143
Using the TO HOST terminal	144
IBM-PC/AT (Windows)	144
Macintosh	144
Using the MIDI terminals	144
Using the USB terminal on your computer with a USB/MIDI interface (UX256/UX96/ UX16, etc.)	145
What’s MIDI?	145
Example Keyboard Data	146
Channel Messages	146
MIDI channels	147
System Messages	147
What You Can Do With MIDI	147
Data Compatibility	148
Disk format	148
Sequence Format	148
SMF (Standard MIDI File)	148
ESEQ	148
XF	148
Style File	148
Voice Allocation Format	149
GM System Level 1	149
XG	149
DOC	149
Assembling the Keyboard Stand	150
Troubleshooting	152
Specifications	154