Generalmusic wk1or - Manual (Page 8)

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Introduction
Congratulations, and thank you for purchasing WK1 oriental Multimedia Workstation. The instrument in your hand is the
successful result of the combination of extraordinary sound quality, automatic accompaniment and a surprisingly easy-to-
operate user interface.
MULTIMEDIA WORKSTATION
WK1 oriental is an Arranger Keyboard with multimedia features that render making music real fun. With WK1 oriental you
can sing following the lyrics both on the display and on a TV monitor (TV Karaoke).
THE OWNER’S MANUAL
Our best advice: read the Owner’s Manual carefully: it is the best way to learn how WK1 oriental operates.
The Manual is divided into separate User Guides. An Appendix with tables and MIDI specifications is given at the end.
Specifications
Poliphony and multitimbrality
WK1 oriental is 32-note polyphonic (maximum), 16-part multi-timbral in Song mode and 8-part multi-timbral in Style
mode. Each part is assigned to a track. In Real Time mode, 3 tracks (maximum) are assigned to the keyboard.
• Sound Generation
WK1 oriental Sound Generation uses PCM e Wavetable technology. Sounds are based on processed sampled
waveforms. The keyboard’s 32 obscillators generate “single oscillator” (32-note maximum polyphony) and “dual oscillator”
(16-note maximum polyphony) sounds.
• ROM Sound
WK1 oriental’s ROM (Read Only Memory) contains 464 Sounds including 16 Drumkits + 1 arabic kit.
• Sample-RAM
The back-up memory can hold Samples that can be loaded from Floppy Disk.
• Arabic Scale
A special section consisting of twelve buttons arranged in keyboardoctave style and a set of buttons which provide
several associated functions. Each Arabic Scale button lowers the corresponding note of the keyboard by 1/4 of a tone
in real time. The Arabic Scale Memory section provides 4 locations for preset Arabic Scales, a general Cancel button
and a Store command.
• Digital Signal Processor
WK1 oriental features a double Digital Signal Processor that can be controlled in Real Time. Two different effects (1
Reverb and 1 Modulation/Delay) can be assigned and stored to each Performance.
• Sequencer
The on-board Sequencer allows you to record Song Styles (Real-Time recording method), to play Songs back and to
play with Styles. Data saved in the sequencer is stored to the System-RAM (battery backed-up).
• Play Direct from Disk
Playing Direct from Disk means playing a Song in WK, PK, or SMF format directly from the Floppy Disk without having
to load all data to memory. This feature becomes useful when you wish to play a Song or a Midi File that exceeds the
available Sequencer mermory.
• Automatic Accompaniments
WK1 oriental features 96 ROM Styles that add automatic accompaniments to the 3 Real Time keyboard sections
(Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower). Each Style features 4 Variations that contain Basic, Intro, Ending and Fill patterns, totalling
40 different patterns. Up to 7 User Styles (Styles loaded from disk) can be stored to WK1 oriental memory.
· The Disk Drive is a device used to transfer data from and to Floppy Disks. Floppy Disks can be stored to create an
external library of Songs, Styles, Performances and Samples. A disk drive reads from and saves to 3,5” Floppy Disks
that can respectively store up to 720 kb (2DD disks) and 1,44 Mb (2HD disks). (1,44 Mb) and Atari ST/Falcon (720 kb)
are recognized formats to exchange Midi Files.