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2•8 User Guide
23. SOUND GROUPS
Each button comprises a group of 8 Sounds. Each Sound
Group consists of 3 banks which are selected with the
Page/Bank buttons, or via MIDI with BankSelect mes-
sages MSB (CC00). Bank 1 Sounds conform to General
MIDI standards, while all other banks contain sound var-
iations of Bank 1 Sounds.
24. EDIT
Each button gives you access to the edit of the function
specified on the button (except the Sample button).
• G
ENERAL
: edit of the General parameters which affect
the instrument as a whole.
• S
OUND
: edit of the macro Sound & Drumkit parameters.
• M
IDI
: edit of the MIDI parameters.
• P
RESET
: edit of the Preset parameters.
• M
IXER
: edit of the Mixer parameters.
• S
AMPLE
: gains access to the Samples bank (battery-
backed Sample-RAM).
• S
AMPLE
/R
ECORD
: gains access to the Sampling and the
Programmable Pads assign functions.
25. SONG EDIT
Each button gains access to a sequencer editing facility
when PS1500 is in Style, Song/Style or Song Record
mode.
• T
EXT
: displays Song Lyrics (active for Songs or MIDI
Files with a Lyrics track only);
• Q
UANTIZE
: an auto corrector of timing errors;
• E
RASE
: facilities for cancelling recorded events;
• M
ASTER
T
RACK
: “Ghost track” which determines the ini-
tial status of a Style, Song/Style or Song before record-
ing;
• C
OPY
: facilities for copying recorded data;
• M
ETRONOME
: activates/deactivates a metronome to prac-
tice with or to use in recording sessions.
26. THE DISK DRIVE
The Disk Drive, located on the extreme right hand side of
the control panel, handles 3.5” double density (2DD) or
high density (2HD) floppy disks.
27. GRAND PIANO
Recalls the Grand Piano preset for the Upper 1 keyboard
section and overrides the currently selected Preset. The
keyboard sets to Full mode, regardless of the current
mode prior to the selection of the button. The Upper 2
section turns off and Lower is disabled.
28. PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS
These buttons gain access to the Programmable Presets,
arranged in 8 groups of 8 Presets each. Each Preset
can memorize a configuration of keyboard sounds (up to
3) and a Style Preset.
29. PROGRAMMABLE PADS
4 buttons which provide sounds or samples that can be
played in real time in any mode. The configuration of the
Pads is programmable and can be stored to the Presets.
30. STORE PRESET
Saves the modifications applied to the Presets in RAM
and allows the Preset name to be changed. The modifi-
cations can be stored to the current Preset, or any other
Preset destination. Modified Style Presets can also be
stored to the same locations.
31. 16 TRACK RECORDING STUDIO
This section represents the on-board sequenc-
er.
• R
ECORD
: Activates the sequencer for Style, Song/Style
or Song recording.
• S
TOP
: Stops the recording and playback process.
• P
LAY
: Starts the recording and playback process.
• <<, >>: Fast forward (>>) or “rewind” (<<) buttons for
Songs. When pressed together, the “Measure” function
activates, opening an active zone where you can specify
a measure of the current Song. Confirming with Enter
passes directly to the measure and closes the active zone.
• LED
S
1 - 16, T
RACK
S
ELECT
: Activators for tracks 1 - 08
and 9 - 16 when recording Styles, Song/Styles and Songs.
T
RACK
S
ELECT
toggles between the first and second set of
8 tracks; used in Song recording only (multi-track record-
ing).
32. DISK
Enters the Disk operating functions (Load, Save, Utility
[Format, Erase]) which allow the transfer of files to and
from disk and other utility functions.
33. PLAY ALL SONGS
If a Song or MidiFile disk is inserted in the Disk drive, this
button triggers the playback of all the Songs or MidiFiles
directly from disk, playing them back one after the other
as a medley.