thomann Startone MK-300, User Manual

Page 1: ...Startone MK 300 keyboard user manual ...

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Page 3: ...s 19 8 2 1 Selecting voices 19 8 2 2 Dual mode 19 8 2 3 Split mode 20 8 2 4 Sustain 20 8 2 5 Transposing 20 8 2 6 Pitch bend wheel 21 8 3 Style operation and Auto Accompaniment 21 8 3 1 Starting Auto Accompaniment rhythm track only 21 8 3 2 Starting Auto Accompaniment all tracks 22 8 3 3 Auto Accompaniment patterns 22 8 3 4 Varying with different Accompaniment patterns 23 8 3 5 Tempo 23 8 3 6 Fade...

Page 4: ...pping rehearsal songs 35 8 10 Learning mode 35 8 11 Chord dictionary 36 8 12 MIDI functions 37 8 12 1 What is MIDI 37 8 12 2 USB connection 38 8 12 3 MIDI connection 38 8 12 4 MIDI applications 38 8 13 Troubleshooting 39 9 Voice List 40 10 Style List 47 11 Song List 49 12 Demo List 51 13 Chord List 52 14 MIDI implementation chart 54 15 Technical specifications 56 16 Plug and connection assignment ...

Page 5: ...l is also available as PDF file for you to download Keyword search Use the search function in the electronic version to find the topics of interest for you quickly Online guides Our online guides provide detailed information on technical basics and terms Personal consultation For personal consultation please contact our technical hotline Service If you have any problems with the device the custome...

Page 6: ...tion you will find an overview of the meaning of symbols and signal words that are used in this manual Signal word Meaning DANGER This combination of symbol and signal word indicates an immediate dangerous situation that will result in death or serious injury if it is not avoided CAUTION This combination of symbol and signal word indicates a possible dangerous situation that can result in minor in...

Page 7: ... children do not detach any small parts e g knobs or the like from the unit They could swallow the pieces and choke Never let children unattended use electrical devices DANGER Electric shock caused by short circuit Always use proper ready made insulated two wire mains cabling power cord Do not modify the mains cable or the plug Failure to do so could result in electric shock death or fire If in do...

Page 8: ...upply Before connecting the external power supply ensure that the input voltage AC outlet matches the voltage rating of the device and that the AC outlet is pro tected by a residual current circuit breaker Failure to do so could result in damage to the device and possibly the user Unplug the external power supply before electrical storms occur and when the device is unused for long periods of time...

Page 9: ...ty n 64 voice polyphony n 390 voices n 100 styles n 110 rehearsal songs n 8 demo songs n Record and playback function n 4 memory locations n Reverb n Chorus n Split mode n Metronome n Transpose function n Speaker 2 10 W n Connections Headphones output sustain pedal USB n Automatic shutoff Features Startone MK 300 9 ...

Page 10: ...r disconnect it 2 Turn the volume knob counter clockwise to minimum before connecting the keyboard to the power supply or to other devices This is to protect the speakers from damage 3 Take off the battery compartment cover on the underside of the keyboard 4 Insert six AA R6 size batteries Pay attention to the correct polarity according to the marks NOTICE Possible damage by leaking batteries Leak...

Page 11: ...clockwise to minimum before connecting the keyboard to the power supply or to other devices This is to protect the speakers from damage 3 Connect the cable from the power adapter outlet to the input socket 12V on the rear panel of the keyboard Plug the AC power cord into a properly wired mains wall outlet Assembly instructions Startone MK 300 11 ...

Page 12: ...d on and off 2 Rotary control VOLUME to set the volume 3 TEMPO TEMPO buttons to increase decrease the tempo 4 CHORD DICT LESSON buttons to activate the learning mode and call the chord dictionary Overview Operating panel Control panel and connections keyboard 12 ...

Page 13: ...tart the automatic playback of the demo songs 16 STYLE button to call up the STYLE mode Pressing both STYLE and VOICE buttons simultaneously will start the automatic playback of the demo songs 17 SONG button to call up the SONG mode 18 STORE button to save the current settings to a specific memory location 19 M1 to M4 buttons to call up the saved settings 20 O T S button One Touch Setting for soun...

Page 14: ...G Voice Style Demo Song number display 6 CHORD Chord display 7 MEASURE Measure display 8 BEAT Beat display within the bar 9 TEMPO Tempo display 10 MEMORY1 2 3 4 O T S Memory location display 1 to 4 and O T S 11 LED TOUCH Lights up when the velocity sensitivity is being adjusted Display Control panel and connections keyboard 14 ...

Page 15: ...ight hand 15 Note display 16 A B C FADE A B Display of automatic bass accompaniment Fade A B 17 USB 1 USB USB MIDI interface to connect a computer 2 SUSTAIN Sustain pedal connection 3 PHONES Output for headphones or external audio devices like active speakers or amplifiers 4 12V Connection for the power adapter Rear panel connections Control panel and connections Startone MK 300 15 ...

Page 16: ...ifier stereo device mixing console or recording device Plug one end of the audio cable into the PHONES socket on the rear panel of the keyboard and the other end into the input of the respective audio device NOTICE To prevent damage to the speakers turn the volume down to Min imum before you connect other devices to the keyboard MIDI data is sent and received through the USB MIDI interface Headpho...

Page 17: ...g used for 30 minutes it switches off automatically To turn it on again press the power button on the unit The automatic shutoff is activated automatically when powering up the keyboard 7 2 Adjusting the volume Adjust the rotary control VOLUME for a pleasant volume for playback and rehearsal Turn this control clockwise to increase the volume Turn it counter clockwise to reduce the volume Switching...

Page 18: ... VOICE buttons simultaneously to enter the DEMO mode 2 Select a demo song using the numeric keys or the and buttons After four beats the first demo song starts and all eight demo songs will be played in an endless loop 3 Press the buttons STYLE and VOICE again or the START STOP button to stop playback and exit the DEMO mode Switching on off and basic operation keyboard 18 ...

Page 19: ...another voice press the and buttons or the numeric buttons If Dual or Split mode is turned on you can repeatedly press the VOICE button to navigate through the current selection for the first right hand voice VOICE R1 the second right hand voice VOICE R2 and left hand voice VOICE L 8 2 2 Dual mode In Dual mode you can play two voices simultaneously 1 Press the DUAL button to enter Dual mode The di...

Page 20: ...sired voice 3 Press the LOWER button again to exit Split mode The symbol LOWER turns off in the display 8 2 4 Sustain When the Sustain function is turned on all tones played on the keyboard linger Press the SUSTAIN button to turn the Sustain effect on or off 8 2 5 Transposing With this function you can adjust the pitch of the keyboard in 12 semitone steps up to one octave up or down Press the TRAN...

Page 21: ... musical genres see Ä Chapter 10 Style List on page 47 The Auto Accompaniment feature gives you a full backing band To use it you only need to play chords with your left hand while playing with your right hand 8 3 1 Starting Auto Accompaniment rhythm track only 1 Press the STYLE button to enter STYLE mode The display shows STYLE and the currently selected Style 2 Select the desired Style using the...

Page 22: ...l start 5 Try playing other chords with your left hand 6 Press the START STOP button again to stop the Auto Accompaniment 8 3 3 Auto Accompaniment patterns Auto Accompaniment is controlled via several patterns Intro Main A B Fill in A B and Ending 1 INTRO To insert an Intro press the INTRO ENDING button before beginning to play Depending on the selected Style the rhythm starts with two to four bar...

Page 23: ... Accompaniment flows seamlessly into main part A 6 Press the FILL B button A Fill part is inserted that flows seamlessly into main part B 7 Press the INTRO ENDING button to conclude the song with an Ending The style stops after the ending Hold the FILL A or FILL B button pressed while a Style is being played so the selected fill pattern is played until you release the key 8 3 5 Tempo 1 Each style ...

Page 24: ...rument voices With this function four parameter types M1 to M4 can be loaded 1 Press the O T S button to enter this mode O T S appears in the display Press one of the keys M1 to M4 then the device loads the corresponding parameter types that match the current Style The ABC mode is automatically turned on at that 2 Press one of the keys M1 to M4 that provides the desired settings 3 Press the O T S ...

Page 25: ...he root determines whether the result is a major or minor third n Chord structure The lower interval in our triad between root and third determines whether the result is a major or minor triad In addition we can shift the highest note by a half step up or down to produce two additional chords The basic characteristic of the triad remains even if we change the order of the notes to create different...

Page 26: ... only one two or three fingers within the capabilities of the auto accompaniment Here we show you some examples of single finger chords C Cm C7 and Cm7 n Multi finger chords With this method you can play chords with normal fingering within the capabili ties of the auto accompaniment Here we show you 32 chords using the example of C chords Chord recognition modes Functions keyboard 26 ...

Page 27: ...splay 8 4 Function menu Press the FUNCTION button to enter the function menu The first function to appear each time after activation is Octave Press the FUNCTION button repeatedly to select the desired option Then you can change the parameters using the numeric buttons or the buttons Option Display Control range Default value Octave shift XXX Octave 1 to 1 0 Digital effects DSP ON OFF ON Reverb ef...

Page 28: ...ly closed 8 4 1 Octave shift 1 First press the FUNCTION button to enter the Octave menu The display shows the current setting XXX Octave 2 Press the or buttons or the numeric buttons to shift the keyboard setting by one octave up or down The default value here is 000 8 4 2 DSP With the built in digital effects you can give your music more expression and depth in many ways e g by using reverb effec...

Page 29: ...meric buttons or the buttons to change the Reverb effect depth in a range from 0 to 32 8 4 5 Chorus effect The Chorus effect lets you simulate the acoustic effects of different environmental conditions 1 Press the FUNCTION button to select the setting for the Chorus effect The dis play shows the current setting XXX Chr Type 2 Press the or buttons to change the Chorus type in a range from 0 to 7 8 ...

Page 30: ...ameter Description OFF Touch sensitivity is off This can be very recommendable when playing the organ voice 001 Soft In this setting the volume is higher than usual even when playing with a soft touch 002 Normal This setting corresponds to the usual touch response of a key board 003 Hard In this setting the volume is lower than usual even when playing with a hard touch 1 Press the FUNCTION button ...

Page 31: ... default value The fine tuning affects both keyboard and styles 8 4 11 MIDI channels Press the FUNCTION button to select the setting for the MIDI channels The display shows the current setting XXX Midi In and XXX Midi Out In the func tion menu Midi In you can define on which MIDI channels the Keyboard receives MIDI information from other devices Use the numeric buttons or the buttons to select the...

Page 32: ... 8 5 Mixer menu This menu is used to adjust the volume of the various style elements 1 Press the MIXER button to enter the Mixer menu By default when you open this menu the option Accomp appears 2 Press the MIXER button repeatedly to select the desired option Then you can adjust the selected parameter using the or buttons If you don t press any key within five seconds after entering the Mixer menu...

Page 33: ...032 Intermezzo 2 Voice R1 Volume XXX Voice R1 000 to 032 Right hand voice Voice R2 Volume XXX Voice R2 000 to 032 Second right hand voice in Dual mode Voice L Volume XXX Voice L 000 to 032 Left hand voice 8 6 Metronome 1 Press the METRO button to turn the Metronome on or off 2 Press the TEMPO or TEMPO button to adjust the Metronome tempo 8 7 Memory You can store the control panel configuration in ...

Page 34: ...oard lets you record your playing together with the accompaniment 1 Press the RECORD button The record icon left of the display is lit and the beats are flashing in time 2 Play the notes you want to record or press the START STOP button to start recording If you want to record your playing with style accompaniment turn on the auto accompaniment and play the chords with your left hand on the keyboa...

Page 35: ...g mode LESSON 1 appears in the dis play In this mode it is only rated whether you play the notes at the right time but not whether you hit the right notes 1 Press the START STOP button to start practising 2 If you have selected R the right hand voice is muted and you have to play the right hand yourself As long as you are in time you will hear the right hand voice If you have selected L the left h...

Page 36: ...root note If you have pressed the keys for chord type and root note the display shows the chord name and the individual notes in the notation system For example If you want to play a Cm7 chord press the C6 key root note C in the Cm7 chord You will hear no sound but the root note is displayed Press the A4 key chord type for minor seventh chord m7 You will hear no sound but the chord name and the no...

Page 37: ...7sus4 B4 7 B5 sus4 8 12 MIDI functions 8 12 1 What is MIDI 1 MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface and represents the standard interface between a computer and electronic instruments 2 You can use the USB connection to exchange MIDI data with computers or other USB devices that support USB audio via USB cable 3 The keyboard can be connected to computers or other USB devices 4 MIDI d...

Page 38: ... hibernation wake the computer before connecting the USB cable Establish the USB connection between computer and instrument before turning on the instrument 8 12 3 MIDI connection 1 Tips on connecting At MIDI connections the device that controls other devices is referred to as the Master A device that is controlled via MIDI is called Slave Connect the MIDI OUT of the master to the MIDI IN of the s...

Page 39: ...hen using a mobile phone Using a mobile phone near the keyboard may cause interfer ence To prevent this turn off the mobile phone or use it only at a safe distance The Auto Accompaniment does not start although the Sync Start function is enabled and a key is pressed Maybe you try to start the Auto Accompaniment by pressing a button in the right hand area Auto Accompaniment with Sync Start function...

Page 40: ...lectric Grand Piano dark E GrPnoD Organ Accordion 15 Honky Tonk Piano HnkyTonk 43 Drawbar Organ DrawOrgn 16 Honky Tonk Piano wide HnyTonkW 44 Detuned Drawbar Organ DeDraOrg 17 Honky Tonk Piano dark HonkToDa 45 Italian 60 s Organ 60 sOrgn 18 Harpsichord Harpsi 46 Drawbar Organ 2 DrawOrg2 19 Harpsichord octave mix HarpsiO 47 Percussive Organ PercOrgn 20 Harpsichord wide HarpsiW 48 Detuned Percussive...

Page 41: ...esonance ResoBass 71 12 Strings Guitar 12StrGtr 102 Clavi Bass ClavBass 72 Mandolin Mandolin 103 Hammer Hammer 73 Mandolin 2 Mandoli2 104 Synth Bass 4 attack AtackBas 74 Steel Guitar with Body Sound SteelBdy 105 Synth Bass rubber RubbBass 75 Electric Guitar jazz JazzGtr 106 Attack Pulse AtackPls 76 Electric Guitar pedal steel PedalGtr Strings Ensemble 77 Electric Guitar clean CleanGtr 107 Violin V...

Page 42: ... Anlong Voice AnlVoice 160 Tenor Sax 2 TenoSax2 131 Orchestra Hit OrchHit 161 Baritone Sax BariSax 132 Bass Hit Plus BassHit 162 Baritone Sax 2 BariSax2 133 6th Hit 6thHit 163 Sax Band SaxBand 134 Euro Hit EuroHit Flute Woodwind Brass Saxophone 164 Oboe Oboe 135 Trumpet Trumpet 165 Oboe 2 Oboe2 136 Dark Trumpet Soft DarkTrp 166 English Horn EngHorn 137 Trombone Trombone 167 English Horn 2 EngHorn2...

Page 43: ...fer Lead 2 ChiffLd2 191 Lead 2d sequenced analog SquAnaLd 222 Chiffer Lead 3 ChiffLd3 192 Lead 3 calliope CaliopLd 223 Charang 2 CharaLd2 193 Lead 4 chiff ChiffLd 224 Wire Lead 2 WireLd2 194 Lead 5 charang CharanLd 225 Charang 3 CharaLd3 195 Lead 5a wire lead WireLead 226 Soft Vox SVoiceLd 196 Lead 6 voice VoiceLd 227 5th SawWave 2 FifthLd2 197 Lead 7 fifths FifthsLd 228 Fifth Lead Soft FiftLdSf 1...

Page 44: ...ute Key Click 2 FlKeyCk2 251 Rising Rising 281 Seashore Seashore FX Effects 282 Rain Rain 252 FX 1 rain FXRain 283 Thunder Thunder 253 FX 2 soundtrack Soundtrk 284 Wind Wind 254 Prelude Prelude 285 Stream Stream 255 FX 3 crystal Crystal 286 Bubble Bubble 256 FX 3a synth mallet SynMalet 287 Seashore 2 Seashor2 257 Crystal 2 Crystal2 288 Bird Tweet Tweet 258 FX 4 atmosphere Atmosphr 289 Dog Dog 259 ...

Page 45: ...Footsteps Footstep 342 Marimba Marimba 314 Gunshot Gunshot 343 Marimba wide MarimbaW 315 Machine Gun MachnGun 344 Xylophone Xylophon 316 Lasergun Lasergun 345 Xylophone 2 Xylopho2 317 Explosion Explosio 346 Tubular Bells TubulBel Ethnic Combined 347 Church Bell ChurBell 318 Sitar Sitar 348 Carillon Carillon 319 Sitar 2 bend Sitar2 349 Dulcimer Dulcimer 320 Banjo Banjo 350 Santur Santur 321 Banjo 2...

Page 46: ...3 381 Reverse Cymbal RevCymbl 366 Taiko Drum TaikoDrm 382 Standard Set StandSet 367 Taiko Drum 2 TaikDrm2 383 Room Set RoomSet 368 Taiko Drum 3 TaikDrm3 384 Power Set PowerSet 369 ConcertBass Drum ConBasDm 385 Electronic Set ElectSet 370 ConcertBass Drum 2 ConBasD2 386 Analog Set AnalgSet 371 ConcertBass Drum 3 ConBasD3 387 Jazz Set JazzSet 372 Melodic Tom MelodTom 388 Brush Set BrushSet 373 Melod...

Page 47: ...Beat2 37 New Shuffle NewShufl 16BEAT 38 R N R 1 R N R1 12 16Beat 1 Pop16Bt1 39 Rock Shuffle 1 RockShf1 13 16Beat R B 16BtR B 40 Rock Shuffle 2 RockShf2 14 Pop 16Beat 2 Pop16Bt2 BALLROOM 15 16Beat Funk 2 16BtFuk2 43 Tango Tango 16 16Beat Dance 16BtDanc 44 Slow Fox SlowFox 17 Pop 16Beat 3 Pop16Bt3 45 Slow Waltz 1 SlowWlz1 18 16Beat 1 16Beat1 46 Salsa 1 Salsa1 19 Cool Beat CoolBeat 47 Cha Cha 1 ChaCh...

Page 48: ...Mazurka ItaMazuk 65 Hip Hop Beat HipHopBt 87 Mariachi Waltz MariWltz 66 R B R B 88 Vienna Waltz VinaWltz 67 Swing Swing 89 Slow Waltz 2 SlowWlz2 68 Cool Jazz Ballad CoolJzBd 90 Polka 1 Polka1 69 Big Band 40 s Band40 s 91 German Polka GerPolka 70 Modern Jazz Ballad MdJzBald 92 March 1 March1 71 Orchestra Swing OrhSwing 93 Polka 2 Polka2 COUNTRY 94 US March USMarch 72 Modern Country ModernCt 95 Mazu...

Page 49: ...ippin Cider Through A Straw SCTStraw 39 Funk Funk 13 Country Country 40 I Can ICan 14 Old Folks at Home OldFolks 41 Sea Shore SeaShore GOLDEN POP 42 Guitar Saxphone Gt Sax 15 On London Bridge LdBridge 43 The Hip Hop s Night HipHopNt 16 House Of Rising Sun HouseSun 44 Blue Lunch BluLunch 17 The Blue Bells Of Scotland BlueBell 45 Cobweb Cobweb 18 It s Been A Long Long Time LongTime 46 Wine Wine 19 E...

Page 50: ...he Wagtail Wagtail 94 Inquietude Inquietu 67 Tender Blossom Blossom 95 Frankness Franknes 68 Grace Grace 96 Mazurka Mazurka 69 Cherish The Memories Memories 97 Tchaikovsky Waltz TchWaltz 70 Chopsticks Chopstik 98 Harmony Of The Angels Harmony 71 Four Little Swans FLSwans 99 Gavotte Gavotte 72 Old France OldFranc 100 Neapolitan Song Neapolit 73 Progress Progress 101 Minuet In D Major Minuet 74 Eclo...

Page 51: ... Long description Display 1 Ballad Ballad 2 Funk Funk 3 Jazz Band JazzBand 4 Dancing Melody DanceMld 5 Mystic River MystRivr 6 Jazz Piano JazzPiano 7 Dream Of Freedom Dream 8 Fusion Fusion Demo List Startone MK 300 51 ...

Page 52: ...5 1 b3 b5 b7 Cm7b5 Cm7 b5 12 Minor chord with additional ninth madd9 1 2 b3 5 Cmadd9 Cm 9 13 Minor ninth chord m9 1 2 b3 5 b7 Cm9 Cm7 9 14 Minor eleventh chord m11 1 2 b3 4 5 b7 Cm11 Cm7 11 15 Minor seventh chord with major seventh mM7 1 b3 5 7 CmM7 CmM7 16 Minor seventh chord with ninth mM9 1 2 b3 5 7 CmM9 CmM7 9 17 Diminished chord dim 1 b3 b5 Cdim Cdim 18 Diminished seventh chord dim7 1 b3 b5 6...

Page 53: ...h diminished thir teenth 7b13 1 3 5 b6 b7 C7b13 C7 b13 27 Flat major seventh chord with augmented ninth 7 9 1 2 3 5 b7 C7 9 C7 9 28 Major seventh chord with augmented fifth M7aug 1 3 5 7 CM7aug CM7aug 29 Flat major seventh chord with augmented fifth 7aug 1 3 5 b7 C7aug C7aug 30 Suspended fourth sus4 1 4 5 Csus4 Csus4 31 Suspended second 1 2 5 1 2 5 C1 2 5 C Chord List Startone MK 300 53 ...

Page 54: ...1 16 1 16 Mode Default No Mode 3 Messages No No Altered No Note Number 0 127 0 127 True voice 0 127 Velocity Note Note ON Yes 9nH v 1 127 Yes 9nH v 1 127 Note OFF No 9nH v 0 Yes 9nH v 0 or 8nH v 0 127 After Touch Keys No No Channels No No Pitch Bend Yes Yes MIDI implementation chart keyboard 54 ...

Page 55: ...F Sostenuto Pedal Soft Pedal Reverb Program Chorus Program Reverb Level Chorus Level All Sound Off Reset All Controllers All Notes Off Program Change True Yes Yes 0 127 System Exclusive No Yes System Common Song Position Pointer No No Song Select No No Tune Request No No System Real Time Clock Yes No Commands No No Aux Messages Local ON OFF No No ALL Notes OFF No Yes Active Sensing Yes Yes System ...

Page 56: ...Tempo Mixer Record Saving Memory Locations M1 to M4 O T S Play back Voices Styles Demo and Rehearsal songs Dual Mode Split Mode Metronome Reverb and Chorus effects Touch Sensitivity Transposition Fine Tuning Auto Accompaniment START STOP SYNC START INTRO ENDING FILL A B FADE IN OUT CHORD Recording function Record and playback Connections DC IN headphones 1 4 USB Speaker 2 10 W 4 Ω Operating voltag...

Page 57: ...signal is transmitted through the core Unbalanced transmission is susceptible to electromagnetic interference especially at low levels such as microphone signals and when using long cables In a professional environment therefore the balanced transmission is preferred because this enables an undisturbed transmission of signals over long distances In addition to the conductors Ground and Signal in a...

Page 58: ...es according to national or local regulations regarding hazardous waste To protect the environment dispose of empty batteries at your retail store or at appropriate collection sites This product is subject to the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive WEEE Do not dispose with your normal household waste Dispose this device through an approved waste disposal firm or through yo...

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