Radio Shack MD-1600, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Cat No 42 4043 OWNER S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment Electronic Keyboard MD 1600 42 4043 fm Page 1 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 AM...

Page 2: ...lt your local RadioShack store if the problem still exists WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard do not expose this product to rain or moisture CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN...

Page 3: ...n so you can add emotion to your music Backlit Liquid Crystal Display shows the notes and chords as you play them along with the current tone rhythm and tempo The built in back light makes it easy to...

Page 4: ...tion lets you use different sounds for the low end and high end keys Mixer Function lets you make the MD 1600 sound multiple tones for auto accompaniment memory playback or to play MIDI data received...

Page 5: ...14 Using the Preset Auto Rhythms 15 Selecting Playing an Auto Rhythm 15 Using SYNCHRO 16 Using INTRO 16 Using FILL IN 17 Using VARIATION 17 Using ENDING 17 Using Auto Accompaniment 17 Adjusting the Ac...

Page 6: ...ing 38 Changing Navigation Track 39 Editing Memory Contents 39 Editing Techniques and Display Contents 40 Deleting Individual Data 40 Deleting All Data in a Specific Track 40 Using MIDI 41 About MIDI...

Page 7: ...nd longest life we recom mend RadioShack alkaline batteries Cautions Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recommended type If you do not plan to use the MD 1600 with batteries for a week...

Page 8: ...Insert the adapter s barrel plug into the DC 12V jack on the back of the MD 1600 2 Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet CONNECTING HEADPHONES To listen to your MD 1600 without dis turbing others...

Page 9: ...nch 6 35 mm plug To connect an external amplifier to your keyboard insert the cable s 1 4 inch 6 35 mm plug into the PHONES OUT PUT jack on the back of the keyboard and connect the cable s other end t...

Page 10: ...h time you turn it on after that it recalls the last selected tone To select a different tone see Using the Preset Tones on Page 11 To select an auto rhythm see Using the Preset Auto Rhythms on Page 1...

Page 11: ...preset tones however are capable of only 12 note polyphony Most tones on this keyboard have been recorded and processed using a technique called digital sampling To ensure a high level of tonal qual...

Page 12: ...mbers 168 199 are user tones See Using the Custom Tone Synthesizer on Page 24 3 Play the keyboard to hear the selected tone 4 Adjust the volume to the desired level To select a different tone while TO...

Page 13: ...To turn off REVERB press REVERB so no indicator appears on the display USING SPLIT The MD 1600 s SPLIT feature lets you play two different tones on opposite ends of the keyboard so the low end keys p...

Page 14: ...one is called the layer tone 1 Press TONE 2 Enter the three digit number for the base tone 3 Press LAYER The LAYER indicator appears 4 Enter the three digit number for the layer tone 5 Play the keyboa...

Page 15: ...e MD 1600 s dis play You can play a preset auto rhythm on the MD 1600 in any of these ways Select and play a rhythm See Selecting Playing an Auto Rhythm on Page 15 Synchronize the start of a rhythm wi...

Page 16: ...keypad To reset the tempo to its default original speed press TEMPO and at the same time To select a different rhythm repeat Steps 1 and 2 To stop the auto rhythm press START STOP Using SYNCHRO The M...

Page 17: ...in the rhythm To return to the normal rhythm press NORMAL FILL IN To stop the auto rhythm press START STOP Using ENDING To end the selected rhythm with a spe cial 3 to 8 measure flourish press SYN CHR...

Page 18: ...on the display 2 Within 5 seconds enter a number from 0 0 0 softest to 1 2 7 loudest on the keypad The numbers appear on the display as you press the keys To select the next highest or lowest accompan...

Page 19: ...Set MODE to CONCERT CHORD 2 Select and enter an auto rhythm 3 To start the auto rhythm before the auto accompaniment press START STOP or INTRO To synchronize the start of the selected auto rhythm wit...

Page 20: ...7 chord the lowest note you play determines the root of the chord Be sure your fingering correctly defines the root you want The diagrams above show only one possible fingering position for each chord...

Page 21: ...he full range chord method lets you play chords of any type on any of the MD 1600 s keys Set MODE to FULL RANGE CHORD and follow the steps under Standard Finger ing If you press three or more keys any...

Page 22: ...h a short introduction press INTRO 5 Each free session has its default tone If desired you can change the tone by pressing TONE and entering the tone number 6 Adjust TEMPO and VOLUME to the desired le...

Page 23: ...rs on the display 2 Use or on the keypad to select the channel you want to edit 3 Press or to display the current status of the channel on oFF or SoL solo 4 Use or to select the status you want on def...

Page 24: ...cted channel Pan 000 to 127 controls the pan 000 is fully left 64 is the center position and 127 is fully right Fine Tune 50 to 50 fine tunes the pitch of the selected chan nel in cent units A cent is...

Page 25: ...c Waveform PCM Set Volume Characteristic Amp Envelope Set Tone Pitch Pitch and Pitch Envelope Set Tone Characteristic Attack Rate Release Rate Level Touch Sensitivity and Pan Understanding 1DCO and 2D...

Page 26: ...note Attack Rate Atk Rate 1 to 127 Sets the speed of the attack the period from when you press a key to when the tone reaches its maximum volume The greater the value the quicker the attack Use this p...

Page 27: ...om Tone Synthe sizer mode without storing a new tone press twice so Delete appears then press To store the settings press to display the tone number where you want to save the user tone 6 Use or until...

Page 28: ...se two parameters to get the general sound you want and then set the other parameters to add the finishing touches Experiment with different settings There are no real rules about what a tone should s...

Page 29: ...0 automatically resets the key to the default value of 0 middle C each time you turn off the keyboard The transpose setting also affects memory playback see Playing Back from Memory on Page 34 and aut...

Page 30: ...auto accompaniment or received MIDI data The MIDI data sent out from the MD 1600 is affected by the touch response setting CHANGING AUTO POWER OFF When you operate the MD 1600 with battery power the...

Page 31: ...en the key board s sound and even start or stop an auto rhythm To connect a sustain pedal to your MD 1600 insert the plug on the pedal s cord into ASSIGNABLE JACK on the back of the keyboard You can a...

Page 32: ...ach track is independent of the others you only need to re record a single track if you make a mistake while recording on it REAL TIME RECORDING With real time recording the notes are recorded as you...

Page 33: ...play 1 Repeatedly press MEMORY until Rec No appears Note MEMORY is a three way switch When you press it once the keyboard enters the memory play back mode When you press it again it enters the memory...

Page 34: ...o Track 1 The memory can store a total of about 5 200 notes If the remaining memory is less than 100 notes the measure and beat numbers flash on the display When memory becomes full recording automati...

Page 35: ...ing To insert an ending or fill in press SYNCHRO ENDING or NORMAL FILL IN VAR FILL IN for variation rhythm immediately before entering the chord in Step 6 of Step Recording To step record chords witho...

Page 36: ...he notes you played rhythm number INTRO SYNCHRO ENDING NOR MAL FILL IN and VAR FILL IN oper ations See Recording Multiple Tracks on Page 37 to record on the other five tracks Specifying Chords in the...

Page 37: ...ou can press or to move the entry point to another location if you want Note TrackEnd appears on the display if you press at the end of the recording RECORDING MULTIPLE TRACKS In addition to the Track...

Page 38: ...enter the chords using the keyboard When you use or to enter a note a staff on the display shows the note you enter To delete a rest entry press 0 again 7 Use 1 9 to enter the length of the note or r...

Page 39: ...hing Make the desired changes to the selected parameter The actual procedures you use to change a parameter depend on the type of data it contains See Editing Techniques and Display Contents on Page 4...

Page 40: ...ss and at the same time DataDel appears 3 Press to delete the selected data Or press or or or to cancel the procedure without deleting any thing Deleting All Data in a Specific Track 1 Press MEMORY un...

Page 41: ...ts MIDI IN ter minal The cable that connects MIDI devices does not actually carry sound between them like a speaker wire carries sound from a receiver to a speaker Instead MIDI equipped devices talk t...

Page 42: ...a value from 0 to 127 Notes The pitch of a note depends on the tone that is being used as shown in the Note Table on Page 52 If the keyboard receives a request to play notes outside of its range highe...

Page 43: ...bend range transpose and tune control from an external MIDI device All Sound Off forces all sound on the current channel to turn off regardless of how the sound is being produced All Notes Off turns...

Page 44: ...to select the parameter you want to change GM Mode on off Default Off set to on when you want to have the key board receive GM data from another MIDI device Turning GM mode on automatically turns CHOR...

Page 45: ...port MIDI exclusive data Dumping Data Follow these steps to dump data from the keyboard to an external device 1 Put the other device in its receive standby mode See the Owner s Manual that comes with...

Page 46: ...t velocity pianissimo 127 is the loudest fortissimo 0 means the key is released 9n This means that the Note On mes sage is 9 hexadecimal and n is the channel number For example if you select Channel 1...

Page 47: ...ops the sounds cur rently playing The MD 1600 only re ceives this message Active Sensing This means the MD 1600 s sound turns off in the event the connection cable to MIDI IN terminal is accidentally...

Page 48: ...ed Disconnect headphones Power supply problem Make sure the batteries are facing correctly to match the marked polarity Replace the batteries with fresh ones Connect the AC adapter properly You are pr...

Page 49: ...and dirt which can cause prema ture wear of parts Handle the MD 1600 gently and carefully Dropping it can damage cir cuit boards and cases and can cause the MD 1600 to work improperly Use only fresh b...

Page 50: ...r Start Stop Intro Normal Fill In Variation Fill In Synchro Ending Accompaniment Volume 0 to 127 128 steps Free Session 100 patterns auto accompaniment in accordance with selected chord progression Me...

Page 51: ...Terminal 1 4 Inch Phone Jack sustain sostenuto soft rhythm start stop Power Supply 12V DC Jack Headphones Stereo Standard Jack Output Impedance 200 Ohms Output Voltage 4 9 V RMS MAX Power Sources DC 6...

Page 52: ...52 APPENDIX NOTE TABLE 42 4043 fm Page 52 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 AM...

Page 53: ...led Oscillator 4 Range type 5 Recommended sound range for General MIDI Tones without scale The following shows maximum polyphone for synthesized tones 128 through 159 141 BASS SLIDE 24 notes Other ton...

Page 54: ...54 FREE SESSION CHORD PROGRESSION CHART 42 4043 fm Page 54 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 AM...

Page 55: ...55 42 4043 fm Page 55 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 AM...

Page 56: ...56 DRUM ASSIGNMENT LIST 42 4043 fm Page 56 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 AM...

Page 57: ...57 STANDARD FINGERING CHORD CHARTS 42 4043 fm Page 57 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 AM...

Page 58: ...16 1 16 1 Held in memory with power supplied Mode Default Messages Altered Mode 3 X Mode 3 X Note Number True voice 24 96 0 127 1 108 2 2 See Note Table on Page 52 Velocity Note ON Note OFF O 9nH v 1...

Page 59: ...59 NOTES 42 4043 fm Page 59 Tuesday August 3 1999 6 51 AM...

Page 60: ...the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option un less otherwise provided by law a correct the de...