User Guide

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The PDP-400 features a built-in “sequencer” which can be used to independently record up to ten separate
parts of a single musical composition, plus a rhythm track. Each part is recorded on one of the Performance
Memory “tracks” accessed via the [RIGHT/1TR], [LEFT/2TR], [ORCH/3-10TR], and [RHYTHM] buttons. The
music data that you record is stored on a 3.5" floppy disk loaded into the PDP-400’s disk drive unit. Up to ap-
proximately 60 songs can be recorded on a single disk, depending on the amount of data contained in each
song. Before you can record, however, you must “format” a new disk, as described on page 38.
ZInsert a Formatted Disk..........................................................................................................................
If you haven’t already done so, make sure that a properly formatted disk is loaded
into the PDP-400 disk drive (see page 38), and that the disk’s write protect tab is set to
the “write” position (tab closed).
NOTES
• If you insert an unformatted disk, “ For ” will appear on the SONG NUMBER display.
Please format the disk before proceeding.
• If a disk is already loaded and the [SONG SELECT] indicator is out, press the [SONG
SELECT] button so that the indicator lights before proceeding.
Easy One-pass Recording & Playback
Select a SONG NUMBER between 1 and 60 for the piece you are about to record
(up to 60 different songs, each with a different song number, can be recorded on a
single disk). Make sure the song number you select has not already been used for a
song previously recorded on the disk you are using.
NOTES
• If the [RIGHT/1TR], [LEFT/2TR], [ORCH/3-10TR], or [RHYTHM] button indicator
glows green when a song number is selected, the corresponding track of the selected
song already contains recorded data. Before recording over a song that contains
previous data, we recommend that you delete the entire song as described in “Delet-
ing a Song” on page 40.
XSelect a Song Number ...........................................................................................................................
CSelect a Voice .........................................................................................................................................
Use the VOICE selectors to select the voice you want to record with. You can try
out the selected voice on the keyboard before proceeding.
VEngage the Record Ready Mode...........................................................................................................
Press the [REC] button so that its indicator lights. The [RIGHT/1TR] indicator
should also glow red at this point, indicating that you are ready to record on track 1.
● Remaining Disk Space Display
When you release the [REC] button the amount of disk space available for record-
ing will appear on the SONG NUMBER display (in approximate kilobytes). With
an empty disk you should have about 700 kilobytes of space for recording (room
enough for about 50,000 notes if no other PDP-400 functions are used). If no space
is available for recording, “FUL” will appear on the display.
Performance Memory
NOTES
• The Performance Memory playback data is not transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector.
TAP TEMPO
METRONOME
SONG NUMBER
MAX
MIN
MAX
MIN
MAX
MIN
MIN MAX
VARIATION NORMAL
INTRO/ENDING
START/STOP
AUTO BASS CHORD
SOLO
STYLEPLAY
SYNCHRO
START
SINGLE FINGERFULL KEYBOARD FINGERED
JAZZ
ROCK
POP
DANCE
POP
16BEAT
BALLAD
ROCK’N’
ROLL
ROCK
SHUFFLE
SWING
BOOGIE
BIG BAND
SAMBA
BOSSA
RHUMBA
CHA-CHA
POLKA
MARCH
JAZZ
WALTZ
WALTZ
BLUE-
GRASS
STYLE
POWER
HOUSE
16BEAT
POP
16BEAT
SHUFFLE
SLOW
ROCK
COUNTRY
SHUFFLE
DISK
STYLE 1
DISK
STYLE 2
JAZZ
BALLAD
PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT
ORGAN CHOIR
UPRIGHT
BASS
ELEC
BASS
DRUMS VOICE 13-60
CLAVINOVA
TONE
VOICE
8
1
2
3
4567
90
DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY
PHRASE
REPEAT
CHORD
SEQUENCE
REC
FORMAT
COPY
PAUSE
F F
REW
START/STOP
SONG
SELECT
RIGHT/1TR
LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM
/
DISK CONTROL
GUIDE
COSMIC
HALL 2
HALL 1
ROOM
SOLO STYLEPLAY
START/STOP
SOSTENUTO
REVERB
DEMO
SOFT
MIDI/
TRANSPOSE
MASTER VOLUME
RHYTHM
CHORD 1
CHORD 2
BASS
AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT
BEAT
FOOT SWITCH
SONG NUMBER
DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY
PHRASE
REPEAT
CHORD
SEQUENCE
RECPAUSE
F F
REW
START/STOP
SONG
SELECT
RIGHT/1TR
LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM
/
GUIDE
REC
680
SONG NUMBER
1
SONG NUMBER