User manual KURZWEIL MARK 12 V2.0 ADDENDUM

[. . . ] KURZWEIL MARK 12 USER'S GUIDE ADDENDUM Kurzweil Mark 152/12 Version 2. 0 User's Guide Addendum In our ongoing effort at Kurzweil to make your musical experience on the Mark 152/12 as rewarding as possible, we have made a number of improvements and added several new features to the instrument. This document describes these changes that make up Version 2. 0 of the Kurzweil Mark 152/12. All changes described in this Addendum apply identically to the Mark 152 and Mark 12 models. 910320 1 KURZWEIL MARK 12 USER'S GUIDE ADDENDUM TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT PAGE Style Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 UNDERSTANDING STYLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] You can change this sound using the EZ-RECORD functions as described previously. However, if you want to make a quick fix to all the tracks on a given part, you may do so using this page. The sound "None" indicates that each track will use its own sound, but if you select the override field and press a sound button that sound will now be active for all sections on this part. If you want to create a custom layered sound on the keyboard, you can utilize that special sound in the style by using the COPY PANEL soft button. 910320 11 KURZWEIL MARK 12 USER'S GUIDE ADDENDUM AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT Style Editor STYLE KEY OF COMPOSITION (TRANSPOSE) The style player on the Mark 12 works on the assumption that the style music itself is composed in the key of C; this allows the Style Player to transpose the style on playback to match the chord played by the user. If you want to record style music in another key, you may do so, but to make things work correctly on playback you need to specify the recording key in this menu. Use the Up/Down buttons to select the key in which you've recorded. CREATING AN AUTO SETUP The Auto Setup feature can be edited along with the style. If a style is copied from an existing Mark 12 style, it will receive the Auto Setup from the original. A newly recorded style will have a basic default. To customize the Auto Setup, place the Mark 12 in whatever state you wish to have associated with the Auto Setup, and then press the COPY soft button in this menu. SAVING EDITED STYLES All styles created or edited in the Style Editor will be saved automatically when you turn off the Mark 12. Nevertheless, it is always a good idea to save any serious work onto a floppy disk to protect against any power outages or other hazards of computer memory!The styles listed for disk saving will be in the same order that you've created them in the Style Editor. (See pages 55-56 in your User's Manual for further information on the Save feature). New `Auto Chord' Feature The Mark 12 now supports Automatic Chord play using one finger. If you activate the Chord Reader, you will find that the left side of the keyboard is silent. Now press one of the Custom Split buttons. Chords formed in the left hand (even with one note) will play in the split sound. The bass also plays the root of the chord. Note that you can use the Bass and Accompaniment sliders to adjust the volume of the chord you hear. (See page 21 in your User's Manual for further information on Custom Splits). A new menu can be accessed by pressing a custom split followed by Menu; this menu allows you to vary the Bass sound played with the Auto Chord. Chord Reader Enhancement The Advanced Chord Reader mode has been improved to support simpler chord forms. Now a single note will play the major chord based on that note. A minor third will play the minor chord, and two notes, a step apart, will play the seventh chord based on the upper note (dominant 7th for a whole step, major 7th for a half step). In combination with Auto Chord this will allow one or two finger play for most common chords. [. . . ] To assign a pedal, enter the Panel Memory Menu and assign Pedal Step to one of the three pedals. Note that this process overrides any other function that is assigned to that pedal. 910320 21 KURZWEIL MARK 12 USER'S GUIDE ADDENDUM MISCELLANEOUS New Features PANEL MEMORY RESET You can reset the Mark 12 back to its default operating state by pressing and holding the Panel 1 button, and then pressing the Grand Piano button. All the options that are generally stored in a panel memory will be restored to the power-on defaults: sounds, autoaccompaniment, and so on. This gives you a convenient way to return the Mark 12 to a known state without having to reset the entire instrument. USER VARIATION FROM PANEL MEMORY If a Panel Memory calls up a sound that is not the default or the variation choice for a sound select, the User Variation is assigned to the new sound. [. . . ]