Baldwin Piano & Organ Company PS1500 Bedienungshandbuch

OWNER’SMANUALCod. 271101U.S.English

ii IntroductionSPECIFICATIONS• Polyphony & multitimbricityMaximum polphony: 32 voices. Multitimbric-ity: 8 parts (Style/Preset modes) or 16 par

5•12 User GuideMODIFYING THE CHORD RECOGNITIONMODESThe three chord recognition modes are accessedby holding the PIANO STYLE button pressed forapprox

Styles 5•13CHANGING THE SPLIT POINTThe Split Point is:a) the point that separates the Upper and Lowerkeyboard sections in Style/Preset mode and,b) t

5•14 User GuideSINGLE TOUCH PLAYThe SINGLE TOUCH PLAY button recalls all thememorized parameters associated to the ROMStyles, including the sounds a

Styles 5•15How to select the Harmony TypeType B:Octave 1: doubles the note of the right hand byplaying an octave higher. No left hand chord re-quir

5•16 User GuideSELECTING PROGRAMMABLE PRESETSDURING STYLE PLAYYou can select Programmable Presets while theaccompaniment is playing to change the co

Styles 5•17Examples: Selecting Presets during Style play4. Press INTRO, ENDING or FILL to activate the in-troduction.4INTROKEY STARTCONTINUEENDINGS

5•18 User Guide9. Stop the accompaniment with ENDING or START/STOP.Examples: Selecting Presets during Style play9INTROKEY STARTCONTINUEENDINGSTART

Styles 5•19MUTE ONE OR MORE ACCOMPANIMENTTRACKSWhile playing Styles, you may want to temporar-ily deactivate (mute) one of more accompanimenttracks

5•20 User GuideCHANGING STYLE WITHOUT STOPPINGTHE ACCOMPANIMENTIt is not necessary to stop the automatic accom-paniment when you want to change Styl

Styles 5•214. Play normally. Examples: Changing Style without stopping the accompaniment4F5 F6 F7 F8k Boogie SlBlueSoftRk Blues8 BEATSWING C

Introduction iii- Ms-Dos format). PS1500 is able to initializedisks for both formats. If the Sample-RAM isinstalled, it is also possible to load Sa

5•22 User Guide11 Examples: Changing Style without stopping the accompaniment8. Before the Fill, Intro or Ending cycle finishes, se-lect a different

Styles 5•23Tempo TempoThe Style Tempo, shown in the display, can beadjusted while playing by rotating the DIAL.The current tempo setting can be sav

5•24 User GuideRestore PresetRESTORING THE ORIGINAL PRESET SET-TINGSIt is possible to cancel all modifications made tothe Presets and restore factor

iv IntroductionIMPORTANT INFORMATION1. The PS1500 should contain the following items from the factory.a) Instrument;b) Bench;c) 3 Floppy disks (2 OS

Introduction vIMPORTANT PRELIMINARY NOTESObserve these important preliminary notes before using your instrument.AVOID PLACING DISKS NEAR MAGNETS - Do

vi Introduction

UserGuide• 1 Guick Guide• 2 Layouts• 3 Basic concepts• 4 Sounds & Presets• 5 Styles• 6. Disk• 7. Songs & MIDI Files• 8 Song/Styles• 9 Digital

User GuideGENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSPower source• Be sure that your local AC mains voltage matches the voltage specified on the name plate beforeconn

Quick guide 1•1 • 1 Quick GuidePOWER UP AND GET TO KNOW THEBASICS1. Be sure that the power switch on the left keyblock is in the “OFF” position befor

1•2 User GuideTHE INITIAL STATUS (DEFAULT)After turning on, PS1500 sets to Style/Presetmode with the Grand Piano preset ready to playacross the full

Quick guide 1•3PLAY WITH AUTO ACCOMPANIMENTSTYLESPS1500 has 96 auto accompaniment Styles withfour Variations four Intros, a Fill and four End-ings fo

CAUTIONRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO NOT OPENThe lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alertthe user to the

1•4 User Guide2” or “Free”, either by selecting a Preset orby entering the PIANO STYLE options. Seethe PIANO STYLE function in the Styleschapter 5,

Quick guide 1•5Demo Style Demo StyleLISTEN TO THE DEMO STYLESYou can listen to the automatic playback of yourPS1500 to get an idea of what the instru

1•6 User GuideMultimedia MultimediaPS1500 can display Lyrics when playing PS Se-ries Disks. There are a large number of disksthat display lyrics whe

Quick guide 1•77. Press PLAY or START/STOP to start the SONG play-back.START / STOPPLAYOR8take ME out to the ballgame, take meout to the crowd, buy m

1•8 User GuideSELECTING INSTRUMENT SOUNDSPS1500 has almost 400 instrument Sounds, in-cluding orchestral, percussion and contemporarymusical instrumen

Quick guide 1•94. Repeat step 2 and listen to other Sounds.This time, after pressing a SOUND GROUPSbutton, select a Sound Bank with the PAGE+/BANK+ b

1•10 User GuideSELECTING THE PROGRAMMABLE PRE-SETSThe Pianovelle PS1500 contains 64 Program-mable Presets organized into eight differentbanks: 32 pr

Quick guide 1•114. Press the UPPER 2 activator.A second sound is introduced (String), lay-ered with the first.4< ------------ Layered sounds (Upp

1•12 User GuideCHANGE THE TOUCH SENSITIVITYIf the keyboard of your PS1500 is too “hard” or“soft”, you may want to modify the touch sensi-tivity setti

Quick guide 1•13PLAY WITH EFFECTS OR BYPASS THEMOne or both effects buttons in the Digital Effectsection will be active (LED on), showing that thecur

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1•14 User GuidePLAY WITH HEADPHONES• Plug a set of headphones into the left headphonesocket.The headphones sockets panel is located onthe left side o

Quick guide 1•15general Effect volumes and loudnessREGULATE THE GENERAL EFFECTVOLUMES AND ACTIVATE LOUDNESSIt is possible to regulate the general eff

1•16 User GuideTranspose the instrumentTRANSPOSE THE INSTRUMENT (SEMI-TONES)If you would like to play a Song in a different key,or a song is too high

Quick guide 1•17Play all Songs Play All SongsUse the PLAY ALL SONGS button (located in the16 Track Recording Studio section) to play all theSongs or

1•18 User Guide Song Play - Direct from DiskSong Play - Direct from Disk121/4 LOAD: Styles Style SampleSlow Song MidiFile Preset All

Quick guide 1•19Song Play - Direct from Disk4. Rotate the DIAL to select a Song or MidiFile.Scroll through the files and select a Song orMidiFile.45P

1•20 User GuidePS1500 allows you to record a simple 8 tracksong (Song/Style) using recording method thatexploits existing Styles. In practice, the

Quick guide 1•214. Press RECORD in the Sequencer.On the top line of the Song/Style display ap-pear the letters “MT” to indicate that the Met-ronome i

1•22 User Guide7. When you have finished, stop the recording ei-ther with STOP or START/STOP.START/STOP stops the recording of the Chordevents while

Front & Rear panel 2•1• 2 Front & Rear PanelEach button on the Pianovelle PS1500 controlpanel activates a specific function, selects an item

Stock Code 271101PRINTED IN ITALYSpecifications are subject to change without prior notice.Baldwin Piano & Organ Company, 422 Wards Corner Rd., Lo

2•2 User GuideFront panelOFF ONMAXMINMAXMINMASTERMIC / LINE DRUMS VOLUME ACCOMPANIMENTBASS ACCOMP.1 ACCOMP.2 ACCOMP. 3 LOWER UPPER 2 UPPER 1SINGLE

Front & Rear panel 2•3 Control panel (left section)MAXMINMAXMINMASTERMIC / LINE DRUMS VOLUME ACCOMPANIMENTBASS ACCOMP.1 ACCOMP.2 ACCOMP. 3 LOWE

2•4 User Guide Control panel (central section)INTROKEY STARTCONTINUEENDINGSTART / STOPTRANSPOSEDISPLAYCONTRASTPAGE+ / BANK+PAGE– / BANK–DISPLAY HOLDT

Front & Rear panel 2•5 Control panel (right section)REEDPIANO MALLETFLUTEORGANSYN LEADGUITARSYN PADBASS STRINGSSYN SFX ETHNICENSEMBLEPERCUSSIVEB

2•6 User Guide1. VOLUME SLIDERSMASTER VOLUME. Adjusts the general volume (speak-ers, headphones and outputs). Not transmitted or re-ceived via MIDI.

Front & Rear panel 2•7Name write: In name writing situations when the key-board activates as a source of alphanumeric data, Trans-pose – moves t

2•8 User Guide23. SOUND GROUPSEach button comprises a group of 8 Sounds. Each SoundGroup consists of 3 banks which are selected with thePage/Bank bu

Front & Rear panel 2•9 Rear PanelCOMPUTERTHRUOUT IN PEDALSVOLUMERIGHT MONO LEFT RIGHT MONO LEFTMIDIINPUT OUTPUTRGB S–VHS MIC LINE IN GAINVIDE

2•10 User GuideRear Panel (Connections)1. AUDIO/VIDEO INTERFACE• RGB: VIDEO OUTPUT IN RGB/Composite VideoSTANDARD.• SVHS: Video output in SVHS/Compo

Basic concepts 3•1• 3 Basic conceptsIn this chapter, you’ll find information regardingthe principal elements that make the PianovellePS1500 work, in

Contents iContentsUSER GUIDEIntroductionHow to use the owner’s manual iSpecifications iiUpdate the Operating System with OS-Disks vSystem Reset

3•2 User GuideThe STYLE LOCK and SINGLE TOUCH PLAY but-tonsIn Style/Preset mode the selection of the Soundsand the Accompaniments is determined by t

Basic concepts 3•3SONG MODEA Song is sequenced data consisting of one ormore tracks (instrumental parts). A Song can beloaded from disk as a PS Song

3•4 User GuideStyle Preset112 Presets associated to the Styles and UserStyles and stored in the STYLE GROUPS (Style/Song Groups section: Swing, Coun

Basic concepts 3•5when you play PS1500 as a stand-alone unit.Selecting Sounds and Presets via MIDI is dis-cussed in a later chapter.TRACKSA Track is

3•6 User GuidePCM Samples to the first 6 locations of the Sam-ple-Ram (in replacement of an eventual sampleoccupying location 8).Location 7 can acce

Basic concepts 3•7• Disk (file handling operations to and fromConnectionsRAM and disk).The various Edit modes are explained in detail inthe relevant

3•8 User Guidea channel that corresponds to the PS1500Common Channel (refer to the chapters ded-icated to MIDI).MKMIDI OUTPS1500MIDI IN• To record S

Basic concepts 3•9ConnectionsAUDIO/VIDEO INTERFACEThe Baldwin Audio/Video Interface providesPS1500 with additional connection possibilitiesas well as

3•10 User GuideThe DisplayThe main displayThe main display activates every time PS1500 isturned on and is what is shown in normal playingconditions.

Basic concepts 3•11The DisplayRECORD WINDOWSThese types of windows appear when PS1500is set to record a User Style, Song/Style or Song.The display di

ii Contents• 4 Sounds & Presets 4. 1The Sounds and Tracks 4. 1Selecting Single Sounds 4. 3Selecting Presets 4. 6The Grand Piano Pres

3•12 User GuideEDIT PAGESThe Edit environments consist of several param-eters spread across more than one “Edit page”.The pages are scrolled with th

Basic concepts 3•13Data EntryInserting numeric values, selecting options andnavigating between the PS1500 parameters ofthe edit pages is achieved wit

3•14 User GuideMODIFYING THE PARAMETER VALUESThe value or status of a selected parameter canbe changed with the Dial. For On/Off situations,the cor

Basic concepts 3•15INSERTING ALPHANUMERIC DATAIn Name Write situations (Presets, Songs, UserStyles, Disk files, etc.), the keyboard activatesas a sou

3•16 User GuideData EntryInserting measuresIn Song mode, as an alternative to the Fast For-ward and Fast Reverse functions, you can passdirectly to

Sounds & Presets 4•1•Split mode - the Upper tracks (7 and 8) playto the right of the split point while the Lowertrack (6) plays to the left from

4•2 User GuideKeyboard ActivatorsThe three Keyboard Activators (Upper 2, Upper1, Lower), located to the right of the display un-der the Select butto

Sounds & Presets 4•3d *********** Bk1: STRINGT Bk1: SLOSTR Bk1: PIANO1Selecting Single SoundsAUPPER 2UPPER 1LOWERSELECT1d *********** Bk

4•4 User Guide3. Select a Bank containing the desired Sound us-ing the PAGE+/BANK+ or PAGE–/BANK– but-tons.Each Group can contain up to 3 banks. Th

Sounds & Presets 4•5Assigning a Sound to the GRAND PIANO presetThe GRAND PIANO Preset accepts a soundchange using the method already described.Ho

Contents iiiSong/Style Playback 8. 3Restore Song/Style memory 8. 9• 9 Digital Effects 9. 1Selecting the effect types 9. 2Bypassing the e

4•6 User Guide Selecting PresetsSelect a Preset when you want to change thewhole keyboard sound combination, not just asingle sound.1. Press one of

Sounds & Presets 4•7USE PAGE+/BANK+ AND PAGE–/BANK–TO SELECT THE PRESETSYou can select Presets in increasing or decreas-ing order with the Page+/

4•8 User Guide THE GRAND PIANO PRESETThe Grand Piano Preset is an exception to therule because, unlike the Presets of the PRO-GRAMMABLE PRESETS sect

Sounds & Presets 4•9SELECT SOUNDS, PRESETS OR STYLESUSING DISPLAY HOLDNormally, after selecting an item from a selectionwindow, the display retur

4•10 User Guide How to Program PresetsPS1500 contains 64 Programmable Presetsstored in ROM memory. 32 of these are factory-programmed to recall var

Sounds & Presets 4•11ASSIGNING SOUNDS TO TRACKSThe method described on page 3 refers to thedirect method applied to the three keyboardtracks.To a

4•12 User Guide5. Press ESCAPE to close the Edit Preset: ProgramChange page.Assigning Sounds to tracks5ENTER ESCAPE6STOREPRESETENTER ESCAPE6. To sav

Sounds & Presets 4•13CHANGING THE TRACK STATUSThe keyboard tracks ( Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower= Tracks 8, 7, 6 respectively) of a Preset can beset t

4•14 User GuideChanging the Track statusThe tracks not normally shown on the main dis-play (Style, Song/Style or Song tracks) can beactivated/muted

Sounds & Presets 4•15CHANGING THE KEYBOARD MODEThe keyboard Sounds can be set to one of twokeyboard modes:• Full Mode- The tracks Upper 1 and Upp

iv Contents• 18 Song Edit 18.1Quantize function 18. 2Clear function 18. 4Master Track function 18. 9Copy function 18.1 3• 19 SAMPLE /

4•16 User Guide3. Rotate the DIAL to set MODE to FULL or SPLIT asrequired.You can also toggle between the two statesby pressing the corresponding Fu

Sounds & Presets 4•17Changing Track VolumesBALANCE THE SECTION VOLUMES WITHTHE ACCOMPANIMENT SLIDERSPresets also memorize the track volumes, but

4•18 User GuideTRANSPOSING THE TRACKS (BYSEMITONES)The Preset tracks can be individually transposedin semitone steps using the “Section Transposer”f

Sounds & Presets 4•19Store Preset How to Store PresetsUse the STORE PRESET button to save a Pre-set, to create a new one or to change the nameSav

4•20 User GuideSAVING CHANGES TO THE CURRENT PRE-SETSave a Preset to itself if you want to conservethe applied changes (e.g. a section transposition

Sounds & Presets 4•21SAVING CHANGES TO A DIFFERENTPRESET (OR CREATING A NEW ONE)1. Press STORE PRESET.The «Preset Store» window opens showingthe

4•22 User GuideCHANGE THE NAME OF A PRESET1. Press PRESET. in the EDIT section.2. Hold PAGE+/BANK+ pressed to scroll to the lastpage (Page 9) to ope

Sounds & Presets 4•23Restore PresetRESTORING THE ORIGINAL PRESET SET-TINGSIs it possible to cancel all modifications made tothe Presets and resto

4•24 User Guide

Styles 5•1• 5 The StylesYou can enjoy playing the Pianovelle PS1500keyboard sounds in real time while PS1500 takescare of the auto accompaniment, as

Introduction i1. Insert the disk into the disk drive.The first step in loading songs fromdisk is to insert a disk xontaining com-patible songs into

5•2 User GuideSelecting Styles Selecting StylesYou can choose to select Styles and recall ap-propriate keyboard sounds automatically (optionA), or s

Styles 5•3Selecting StylesOPTION B: SELECT STYLES WITHOUTCHANGING THE KEY-BOARD SOUNDS1. Turn off SINGLE TOUCH PLAY.When SINGLE TOUCH PLAY is off, s

5•4 User GuideSELECT A STYLE WITH THE PROGRAM-MABLE PRESETSThe Programmable Presets memorize the sta-tus of the instrument when the STORE PRESETbutt

Styles 5•5The Accompaniment tracksAuto Accompaniment tracksIn the Style/Preset mode, 3 tracks are assignedto the keyboard and 5 to the automatic acc

5•6 User GuideThe Style ControlsKEY START can be turned off by:• pressing START/STOP to start theaccompaniment.• pressing ENDING while the accompani

Styles 5•76. Play a note or chord with your left hand. Theaccompaniment starts playing again.7. Press ENDING or START/STOP to stop theaccompanimen

5•8 User GuideVariation, Fill, Style LockVariation, Fill, Style LockVARIATION 1,2,3,4These buttons control the Style Variations. Eachbutton recalls

Styles 5•9The Accompaniment section The Accompaniment sectionThis section provides functions which control andsimplify Style playing.EASY PLAY / SPL

5•10 User GuideMEMORYWhen this button is on (LED on), the accompani-ment continues to play after releasing the lefthand from the keyboard. When off

Styles 5•11The Chord Recognition modesTHE CHORD RECOGNITION MODESThere are four possible chord recognition modesavailable.• One Finger, Fingered 1 a