Generalmusic WS 2 Manual de usuario
PIANO
WORKSTATION
KEYBOARD
WORKSTATION
INSTRUCTION PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS.
WARNING - When using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following:
1. Read all the Safety and Installation instructions and explanations of Graphic Symbols before using the product .
2. This product must be earthed. If it should malfunction or breakdown, grounding provides a path of least resistance for
electric current to reduce the risk of electric shock. This product is equipped with a cord having an equipment-grounding
conductor and a grounding plug. The plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet that is properly installed and earthed in
accordance with all local codes and ordinances.
DANGER -Improper connection of the equipment-grounding conductor can result in a risk of electric shock. Check
with a qualified electrician or serviceman if you are in doubt as to whether the product is properly grounded. Do not modify
the plug provided with the product - if it will not fit the outlet, have a proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician.
3. To reduce the risk of injury, close supervision is necessary when this product is used near children.
4. Do not use this product near water - for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, in a wet basement, or near a
swimming pool or the like.
5. This product should only be used by a stand or cart that is recommended by the manufacturer.
6. This product, either alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers, may be capable of producing
sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss. Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at a
level that is uncomfortable. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you should consult an audiologist.
7. This product should be located so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation.
8. This product should be located away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, or other products that produce
heat.
9. The product should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked
on the product.
10. This product may be equipped with a polarized line plug (one blade wider than the other). This is a safety feature. If you
are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact an electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety
purpose of the plug.
11. The power-supply cord of the product should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time.
When unplugging the power supply cord, do not pull on the cord, but grasp it by the plug.
12. Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings.
13. The product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when:
A. The power-supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or
B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the product; or
C. The products has been exposed to rain; or
D. The product does not appear to be operating normally or exhibits a marked change in performance; or
E.The product has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.
14. Do not attempt to service the product beyond that described in the user-maintenance instructions. All other servicing
should be referred to qualified service personnel.
15. WARNING - Do not place objects on product power cord or place it in a position where anyone could trip
over, walk on or roll anything over it. Do not allow the product, or its bench, or its pedal board to rest on or to be installed
over power cords of any type. Improper installations of this type create the possibility of fire hazard and/or personal injury.
16.Electromagneticinterference(RFI).Thiselectronicproductutilizesdigitalsampledwaveprocessingtechnology(S.W.P.)that
may adversely affect radio/tv reception. Read FCC information inside back cover for additional information.
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within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alertthe userto thepresence ofuninsulated
“dangerous voltage” within the product’s
enclosurethatmaybeofsufficientmagnitude
toconstituteariskofelectricshocktopersons.
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presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
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Owner’sManual
The information in this Owner’s Manual has been carefully prepared
and checked. No responsibility will however be assumed for eventual
errors. All rights are reserved and this document may not be copied,
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circuits described herein.
Copyright © 1993 by Generalmusic S.p.A. All rights reserved.
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INTRODUCTION
AsfarasGENERALMUSICisconcernedthereisnodifferencebetween
the functions of instruments such as a Digital Piano and any other
keyboard, just as there is no difference between the requirements of a
piano keyboard player and a player of other types of keyboard. For this
reason we have employed the same generation centre for both models
oftheWSserieswhichwehavecalled:KeyboardWorkstationandPiano
Workstation. The substantial difference between the WS instruments
andotherexistingkeyboardsonthemarket,liesinthefactthattheothers
are evolutions or updates of the Home Keyboard concept whereas the
WS 2 Keyboard Workstation and WS 400 Piano Workstation are
reallysomethingnewintheHomeKeyboardandDigitalPianofields.The
WS 2 e WS 400 givethe best oftwo worlds, withan advanced synthesis
of the professional functions of a Workstation combined with the ideal
simplicity of use of a Home Keyboard or Digital Piano. For this reason,
althoughdesignedforsimpleandimmediateuse,thankstotheirflexibility
theyarealsoideal formoreadvancedmusicians, whowillfindin theWS
2and WS 400, besides the built in amplification, top quality sounds and
the professional functions to which they are used to.
WS 2 and WS 400 are easy instruments to use, having been designed
with a great deal of attention to the ergonomics. The layout of the WS
instrumentsenables agreat dealof informationto beabsorbed in avery
easyway,becauseallthemanualoperationsandthevisualcontrolhave
been confined to a limited area on the control panel. The man/machine
interfacing is the most evolutionary in instruments of this category:
- big 'easy to read' display
- soft keys
- alpha dial
- pitch ball
STRUCTURE AND SOUND GENERATION
TheWS2 /WS400iscomposedofagroupofelementswhichrepresent
the functions of several incorporated units. The A - B - C - D and E
sections correspond to 5 perfectly equivalent expanders. While in
traditional instruments some sections are strictly assigned to specific
functions (Drums, Bass, Accompaniment etc.) in the WS designs the 5
sections have free access to a data base with 128 editable sounds,
referred to as VOICES.
Each VOICE is made up of 5 parts: Timbre, ADSSR, Modulation, Skew
and Special (Dynamic Switch). A Timbre is a sound source obtained by
using various tecniques of synthesis (pure PCM, multi-loop, single
wavetable, crossfade loops, etc.), and forms the basis for Voice con-
struction.
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GETTING STARTED
From this moment the WS is operative !!!
BEGIN PLAYING:
* VOICES - Selecting the required voice.
* GLOBALS - Pressing the PAGE + e PAGE - buttons.
* INT. STYLES - Selecting an appropriate Rhythm.
* DEMO - Pressing CHAIN COMPOSE, JUKEBOX and then
START/STOP.
THE FIRST IMPACT WITH THE WS WILL BE VERY SURPRISING.
a. Connectthepowercablesuppliedwiththeinstrumenttothesocket
on the back panel (see IN/OUT section of manual), then plug this
intoanA.C.poweroutletsocketofthecorrectvoltage(seelabelon
underside of the instrument).
b. Turn the instrument 'On' by pressing the switch.
c. After a few seconds the display will show the following:
96bossa a GLOBAL_00 WELCOME
off off off off Grand P
NOTE1: Itisadvisable
to try all 128 VOICES
available, activating
only one section (for
exampleE),thendisac-
tivating the others
(OFF). To select the
VOICES not available
on the front panel, see
VOICE chapter further
ahead. Check that the
SPLITofthesectionse-
lected,inthiscaseE, is
positioned on A0 - C8
to obtain the full key-
board length.
NOTE2: Carefullycon-
sult this operating
manual and keep it in a
safe,handyplaceready
to be used at any time.
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PROBLEM REMEDY
BEFORE CALLING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
The WS does not play over
the entire keyboard:
No sound is heard:
The tonality of the sound is
strange:
Effects 1 and 2 are not heard:
The selected effect is not ac-
tive:
The PITCH MODULATION
BALL does not work in all
sections (A B C D E):
The sound is heard to be
coming from only one loud-
speaker:
It is not possible to make any
type of recording:
MIDI
The instrument is not capable
of receiving MIDI messages:
It is not possible to make a
syncronization:
Pressing the START/STOP
button the rhythm does not
start:
Control the SPLIT exten-
sions in all the sections.
Control that the MASTER
VOLUME is advanced
from the zero point.
Verifythatthe5sectionsA
BCDE,inthe2ndand3rd
pages of the GLOBAL
menu, are all positioned
on 00.
Activate the relative sec-
tions (ON).
PressENT.afterselecting
the effect.
Activate the relative sec-
tions (ON).
Select the CENTRE func-
tion for the relative sec-
tions in page 2 of the
MIXERmenu.(seeMIXER
further ahead).
Therecordingspaceinthe
memory of the WS is full.
Cancelsomedataortrans-
fer the contents to a disk.
Controlthatthecablecon-
nections have been made
satisfactorily.
Select that the EXTER-
NAL CLOCK mode has
been selected if this is not
so.
Control that the sections
are not 'OFF' or empty;
also check that the EX-
TERNAL CLOCK mode
has not been selected.
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MASTER
DESCRIPTION
The MASTER is the "Control Centre" of the digital pre-amplifier of
the WS.
MASTER : Overall volume control.
LOW : Bass tone control (- 12 + 12 dB at 80 Hz).
HI : Treble tone control (- 12 +12 dB at 5 KHz).
Press MASTER in the EDIT section, when the display will show the
following menu:
WARNING - You are
advised not to use
aneccessive levelof
BASS tones (more
than 4 db) when the
OVERALL VOLUME
control is near to it's
maximum level. On
thecontrary,whenthe
OVERALLVOLUME is
at a low level, you
should increase the
level of the BASSES
tocompensateforthe
physiologicallossof
sensitivity at these
frequencies.
OPERATING PROCEDURE
To vary the OVERALL VOLUME of the instrument:
1. Press button Aunder the display.
2. Turn the ALPHA DIAL until the required volume is obtained.
To vary the BASS tones:
1. Press button C.
2. Turn the ALPHA DIAL until the required BASS tone level is
obtained.
To vary the TREBLE tones:
1. Press button E.
2. Turn the ALPHA DIAL until the required TREBLE tone level is
obtained.
MASTER :equalization volume /page 1of1
vol= 00db low= 00db hi= 00db
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GLOBAL
DESCRIPTION
Thisfunctionincorporates128programmableGLOBALPRESETS.Any
panel set up can be memorized by means of each of these. A SEVEN
PAGE DISPLAY for each GLOBAL allows all the main controls of the
instrument to be immediately programmed, and furthermore: MIDI (8
simultaneous channels), MIXER, EFF. 1/2, SPLITS. All these parame-
ters can be independently memorized in each of the 128 GLOBAL
PRESETS. They are sub-divided into 4 groups of 32 as follows:
00 - 31 - REAL TIME (Direct call up).
32 - 63 - SONGPATT.(Recalledbytherelativefunctionsofthe
SEQ.).
64 - 95 - PROG. STYLES (Programmable Arrangements).
96 - 127 - INT. STYLES (Internal Arrangements).
To memorize a panel set-up by means of a GLOBAL:
1. Press ENT in the EDIT section.
2. Turn the ALPHA DIAL to select the desired GLOBAL.
3. Repress ENT.
PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE
Select the 7 pages of the GLOBAL function displays as follows:
1. Press GLOBAL in the EDIT section.
2. Press PAGE+ to advance the display to the next page. (Press
PAGE- to show the previous page display).
To modify the state of the parameters of a GLOBAL:
1. Press the corresponding button (A - E).
2. Turn the ALPHA DIAL to select the desired value or state.
PAGE 1(SECTION TYPE)
SECTION TYPE enables you to select the working mode of the
keyboard, section by section (poly, mono L or mono R).
GLOBAL00:section type /page 1of7
poly poly poly poly poly
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GLOBAL00:section detune /page 2of7
00 00 00 00 00
GLOBAL00:dynamic norm/inverse /page 4of7
norm norm norm norm norm
GLOBAL00:section transposer /page 3of7
00 00 00 00 00
DYNAMICNORM/ INVERSEcontrols thedynamics ofthekeyboard for
each section.
NORM : Each specific section plays from soft to loud
(normally) when NORM is selected.
INVERSE : Each specific section plays from loud to soft
(inversally) when INVERSE is selected.
SECTIONTRANSPOSER performs the individualtransposition of each
section in steps of one semitone.
PAGE 4 (DYNAMIC NORM / INVERSE )
SECTIONDETUNEcontrolstheDETUNEforeachsection(+32 to-32).
PAGE 3 (SECTION TRANSPOSER)
GLOBAL continued
POLYcontrolsaspecificsectionpolyphonically.(Whenonlyonesection
is activated in POLY, the keyboard can be played with16 note polypho-
ny).
MONO L. : Thespecificsectioniscontrolledmonophonically,
playing the extreme left hand note only.
MONO R. : Thespecificsectioniscontrolledmonophonically,
playing the extreme right hand note only.
PAGE 2 (SECTION DETUNE )
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