Farfisa TK 78 User Manual

Summary of TK 78

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    2 1. Technical caracteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 2. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 music-stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    English 3 music-stand insert the music-stand in the special holes located on the back- side of the keyboard. Power supply this electronic keyboard can function with mains or bat- tery. Mains supply the instrument can be sup- plied by the ac/dc “ad 177.12” (vdc = 12v / i = 1,2a) positive central adap...

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    4 style – selects the rhythm styles. Song – selects the pre-recorded songs. Sound – selects the right-hand sound or two sounds to mix together. Touch – turns the touch sensitivity on keys on and off (dynamics). Full keyb. / split – splits the keyboard between two sounds or to set just one. Maestro –...

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    English 5 1) indicates the name of sounds, rhythm styles, volumes and other functions. 2) indicates the selec- tion for the tone of the left side of the keyboard or lower. 3) shows the selection of the two mixed sounds. 4) indication of “intro”, ”ending”, ”keystart” controls for the rhythm style. 5)...

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    6 switch on and switch off the instrument can be turned on and off by using the on/off button. When tur- ned on, the keyboard is set to operate with the piano sound, the 8 beat 1 rhythm and the song la cucaracha. Demo – chosen excerpt switching on the demo button, a melody that will emphasise the ch...

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    English 7 the sounds the keyboard features 131 sounds divided into 17 families (e.G. 025-032 guitar). They are selected when the sound button is on by entering a three digit number between 001 and 131 of the sounds list you will find at the end of the instructions manual. Example: for nylon guitar t...

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    8 the metronome the metronome helps you to learn the music, giving the beat during musical exercises and simulating the traditional time-marking instrument. It can be turned on and off with the metronome button. To change the tempo, use the “tempo +/–“ buttons. To set the volu- me, press the style o...

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    English 9 the styles the keyboard has 100 rhythmic styles enriched by automatic accompaniments and completed by drums. They are sub-divided into 12 families (e.G. 015- 023 dance) , see the list on page 94. To select them press the style button and then a 3 digit figure from the styles list. Example:...

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    10 intro / ending when a rhythm is stopped, by pressing the intro button the display will show “intro” and a rhythm style is predisposed, and a preliminary music sequence will then starts when you press the start / stop or key start buttons. When a rhythm is on, by pressing the ending button, a fina...

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    English 11 split 19 or split 24 it is possible to set the point where the keyboard will be divided in two ways: a. By entering 24, the display indicates “ split 19 ”; this means that the left side of the keyboard goes from the first to the ninete- enth key. B. By entering 25, the display indicates “...

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    12 the effects the effects modify the tone-colour characteristics of the sounds. Portamento on / off the portamento creates a pitch slide between two keys; it is more evident when two keys far away one from the other are played. It can be enabled by entering 34 portamento on and disabled with 35 por...

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    English 13 display directions press a key on the keyboard. The display shows which key you are pressing and the relative note will be shown on the pentagram. 1 st level: tempo of the song at the 1st level, you can become familiar with the melody notes and learn the tempo of the song. === how to do i...

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    14 4 th level: the song chords at this level the song will be played with the rhythm section and the melody; you will be able to play the accompaniment chords using the left side of the keyboard. If you do not play the right chord, the rhythm part will keep on going with the last chord and the melod...

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    English 15 10. Table of dictionary c c m c 7 c 7+ c m7 c dim c sus4 c 6 c 5 c 7 5 c 7 9 5 c m7+ c m9 7+ c m7 5 c m9 5 c 7 9sus4 c m6 c m6 9 c 7+ 5 c 7+ 5 c m7 9 c 7 4 9 c 7dim c 6 9 c 7 4 c 7 9 c m7 5 c 5 c 9 c 7 9 c 7 9 c 7 5 c 7 9 5 c 9 7+ c 7 9 5 c 7 9 5 9. Maintenance and remarks • keep this man...

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    16 what is “midi” the initials midi are an abbreviation for "musical instrument digital interface" and represent a standard for the transmis- sion of data via cable between a musical instrument (usually a keyboard) and a personal computer (or another musical instrument). The general midi system (gen...

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    English 17 configuration of the computer - windows xp to open the control panel, select: - start - then layout - and finally control panel. Double click on sound and audio peripheral this window will open: chose the audio file it is necessary to select a peripheral that corresponds with the midi mus...

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    18 configuration of the computer - windows 2000 / millennium to open the control panel, select: - start then layout - and finally control panel. - double click on multimedia this window will open: chose the audio file. It is necessary to select a peripheral that corresponds with the midi music repro...

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    English 19 now the computer is configured to use the external midi interface and every midi file will be reproduced on the key- board. N.B.: even if the procedure is very simple, it can become difficult in the presence of particular computer configu- rations. In this case it is advisable to contact ...

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    92 midi message note off note on program change pitch bend ctrl 06 ctrl 07 ctrl 10 ctrl 11 ctrl 64 ctrl 100 ctrl 101 ctrl 120 ctrl 121 ctrl 123 rpn 0000h real time message “start” real time message “stop” real time message “clock” description / notes midi channel n(0-15) - note off #kk(1-127) - vv i...

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    93 001 grand piano 002 bright piano 003 el. Grd piano 004 honky tonk 005 el. Piano 1 006 el. Piano 2 007 harpsichord 008 clavinet 009 celesta 010 glockenspiel 011 music box 012 vibraphone 013 marimba 014 xylophone 015 tubular bells 016 dulcimer 017 drawbar organ 018 percuss. Organ 019 rock organ 020...

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    94 8 beat 1 8 beat2 8 beat3 8 beat 4 16 beat 1 16 beat 2 16 beat 3 pop ballad rock hard rock new age soul funky fusion techno house rap ska disco 70 disco 1 disco 2 disco samba hully gully big band 1 big band 2 electric jazz medium swing jazz blues shuffle foxtrot 1 foxtrot 2 jazz waltz blues rock'n...

  • Page 23: Arantee

    95 gu arantee • garantie • garantie • garantia • garanzia ✂ ✂ cut out this coupon and return it, b y post, to your local farfisa office (see farfisa - organization in your countr y) découper ce coupon et l’expedier , sous en veloppe , à l’adr esse figur ant dans la liste par pays des distr ibuteur s...

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    96 ✂ ✂ questionnaire • q uestion aire • fra gebogen • cuestion ario • questionario user’ s ag e • v otr e ag e • alter des spielers/in • edad de quien lo usa • leeftijd • età dell’utilizzator e user’ s se x • v otr e se xe • w eib lich/männlich • se xo de quien lo usa • se x van de gebruik er • sess...

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    97 gb - guarantee this guarantee is valid when it is duly completed in all parts and returned, by post, within 15 days of purchase directly to your local farfisa office (see farfisa - organization in your country). It is recommanded you keep the purchase receipt or invoice received, so as to show in...

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