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Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY ................................... 3
Important Notes.................................................... 5
Main Features ....................................................... 6
How to Use This Manual...................................... 8
Panel Descriptions ................................... 11
Front Panel ........................................................................... 11
Rear Panel............................................................................. 11
Connecting to Your Computer/MIDI Keyboard ... 12
Connecting to a Computer ................................ 12
Connecting to a Computer via the USB Connector ....... 12
Connecting to a Computer via the Serial Connector ..... 14
Connecting to a Computer via the MIDI Connectors .... 16
How MIDI Messages Are Exchanged
with a Computer ............................................................. 17
Do You Hear Sound? .......................................................... 18
Connecting to Headphones .............................. 19
Connecting to an Audio Input Jacks................ 19
Connecting to a MIDI Keyboard........................ 20
Making Connections........................................................... 20
Turning the Power ON/OFF............................................. 21
Do You Hear Sound? .......................................................... 21
Connecting Another MIDI Sound Source
to the SC-8850 ................................................. 22
Making Connections........................................................... 22
Restoring the Factory Settings (Initialize) ... 23
Initializing All Settings to the Factory
Condition (Factory Preset) ............................. 23
Initializing for General MIDI/GS Format ........... 24
Try Out the Various Sounds .................... 27
Try Out the Various Sounds of the SC-8850.... 27
Listening to the Demo Songs............................................. 27
Demo Songs ......................................................................... 28
Listening to the Basic Sounds (Capital sounds)
(PHRASE PREVIEW)...................................................... 29
Listening to the Variation Sounds .................................... 30
Listening to the Drum Set Sounds .................................... 31
Parameter Settings for the Sound Source....... 32
Adjusting the Volume(VOLUME, LEVEL) ..................... 32
Adjusting the Pan (Stereo Position).................................. 33
Transpose the Key (KEY SHIFT)....................................... 35
Silencing a Specific Part / All Parts (MUTE) .................. 35
Listening to Only a Specific Part (SOLO) ........................ 36
Selecting the Same Sounds As the
SC-88Pro/SC-88/SC-55.................................................. 36
Parts and Sounds .....................................37
Switching the Sound of Each Part.................... 37
Types of Part ........................................................................ 37
Which MIDI IN Will be Used by Each Part? ...................38
Selecting a Part..................................................................... 38
Selecting Basic Sounds (Normal Part) ..............................39
Selecting Variation Sounds (Normal Part) ......................39
Using MIDI Messages to Select Instruments
from Other Devices or Sequencing Software ..............41
Selecting Drum Sets (Drum Part)......................................43
Using MIDI Messages to Select Drum Sets
from Other Devices or Sequencing Software ..............44
Selecting the Same Sounds As the
SC-88Pro/SC-88/SC-55 .................................................. 45
Legato-enabled Sounds ...................................................... 46
Assigning a MIDI Channel to the Part .............. 46
How the Number of Simultaneous Notes
and Voices Are Related .................................. 48
About Parts and Parameters....................49
Setting Parameters that Affect All Parts
(Edit All screen)............................................... 49
Procedure.............................................................................. 49
Parameters............................................................................ 50
What Each Parameter Does ............................................... 50
The Functions of Parameters Set
Individually for Each Part (Edit screen) ........ 51
Procedure.............................................................................. 51
Parameters............................................................................ 52
What Each Parameter Does ............................................... 54
Setting Parameters that Affect
the SC-8850 Itself (Utility Screen).................. 62
Procedure.............................................................................. 62
What Each Parameter Does ............................................... 63
Creating a Sound or Drum Set.................64
Try an Original Sound........................................ 64
Modifying the Elements of Sound to Create
a New Sound.................................................................... 64
Parameters for Sound Editing ........................................... 65
Creating and Saving a Sound (User Instrument) ...........67
Create and Save a Drum Set (User Drum) ....... 70
Drum Edit............................................................................. 70
Saving a Drum Set You Created (User Drum Set)..........73
