RadioShack MD-982 - Manuals

B a sic O perat io n 5 $#5+% " 12'4#6+10 1. To turn on the keyboard, set POWER/ MODE to NORMAL . The POWER/MODE indicator lights. ± 2. To hear a sample of the keyboard’s many sounds, play a prerecorded tune (see “Playing the Prerecorded Tunes”). To make your own music, simply begin playing the k...

Using t he Pre s et T ones 6 7. To temporarily stop playing the tune, press PLAY/PAUSE again. To stop the tune completely, press STOP . 2 .#;+0) " # .10) " 9+6* " # " 2 4'4'%14&'& " 6 70' Follow these steps to have the keyboard not play the melody or accompaniment of a pr...

Using t he Pre s et Aut o -Rhy th m s 7 - ';$1#4& " 5 2.+6 " 6 10'5 The preset tones numbered 90 through 96 on your keyboard let you automatically play two different musical instruments or sound effects independently on opposite sides of the keyboard. The instrument listed first in the t...

Using Aut o A ccom paniment 8 original rhythm automatically resumes at the end of the current measure. 75+0) " #761 " #%%1/2#0+/'06 The 18 keys on the left side of the keyboard with note labels above them are called accompaniment keys. You can set the keyboard to play two different types of ...

Us in g t he Chor d B ook Us in g t he Chor d B ook 9 5 6#0&#4& " ( +0)'4+0) The standard fingering method uses standard formations of three or four notes, and lets the experienced musician play a wider variety of accompaniment chords. ± This chart shows the 15 chord types you can play o...

Spe c ial F eatur es 10 52'%+#. " ('#674'5 % *#0)+0) " - ';5 The keyboard automatically selects the key of middle C each time you turn it on. For added flexibility as you play, the keyboard lets you change (transpose) the musical key in which it plays. ± 1. Repeatedly press TRANSPOSE/TUNE/ M...

Us ing MIDI 11 Note On/Off — specifies which keys are pressed (Note On) or released (Note Off). Also includes how loud a note is played as a value from 0 to 127. ± Program Change — specifies the tone. The keyboard sends program change data in the range of 0 to 99, corresponding to tone numbers. It r...

T roubleshoot ing 12 Pitch Bender — The keyboard receives (but cannot send) pitch bending signals. Control Change — This feature sends data on various controllers, each having its own number. For the details of each parameter, see “MIDI Data” on Page 10. Program Change — This feature changes the pre...

16 Not e T able Legend: Range of keyboard play Playable range (when receiving MIDI data) Range transposed to nearest octave (when receiving MIDI data or using the keyboard’s transpose function) (1) The received MIDI data is played one octave lower (2) The received MIDI data is played one octave high...

M IDI I m plem ent at ion Char t M IDI I m plem ent at ion Char t 17 /+&+ " +/2.'/'06#6+10 " %*#46 *2: If MAIN VOLUME is set to 0 or 1 , V (velocity) is set to 75. If MAIN VOLUME is set to 2 or higher, V is set to 100. *4: Depends on GM tone map setting. See “Changing MIDI Settings” on P...

42-4056 MD982E-1/MA0206-A 04A02 Printed in China RadioShack CorporationFort Worth, Texas 76102 Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under nor-mal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack comp...