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Summary of Contents for Alesis HARMONY54
- Page 1 User Guide English ( 3 – 11 ) Guía del usuario Español ( 12 – 21 ) Guide d’utilisation Français ( 22 – 31 ) Guida per l’uso Italiano ( 32 – 41 ) Benutzerhandbuch Deutsch ( 42 – 51 ) Appendix English ( 53 )
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Page 2: Box Contents
User Guide Safety & Warranty Manual Support For the latest information about this product (system requirements, compatibility information, etc.) and product registration, visit alesis.com. For additional product support, visit alesis.com/support. Setup Connection Diagram Items not listed in Introduction > Box Contents are sold separately. -
Page 3: Top Panel
Features Top Panel 16 17 18 7 8 9 10 11 Power On/Off: Press this button to turn the keyboard on or off. Note: After 5 minutes of inactivity, Harmony 54 will power off. If you press any key, it will turn back on. Display: This LED Display will update when you make changes to settings such as the tone, rhythm, tempo, etc. -
Page 4: Rear Panel
17. Fill In: While an accompaniment rhythm is playing, press this button to make the keyboard temporarily play a new rhythm or “drum fill.” See Operation > Adding Background Music > Accompaniment Rhythms for more information. 18. Intro/Ending: Press this button to make the keyboard play either an introductory or ending drumbeat, depending on whether an accompaniment rhythm is already playing. -
Page 5: Operation
Operation Choosing Your Keyboard Tone Harmony 54 comes with 300 unique tones for you to choose from. To select a tone for the keyboard: 1. Press the Tone button. 2. Use the Number buttons to pick a specific tone or use the + / – buttons to cycle through the tones one-by-one. -
Page 6: Split Mode
Split Mode Split Mode allows you to split the 54 keys into two zones so that you can have one tone for each hand on the keyboard. For example, you may want one of the piano tones for your right hand and one of the bass tones for your left hand. - Page 7 To insert a drum fill into the accompaniment rhythm, press the Fill In button while the accompaniment rhythm is playing. The accompaniment rhythm will automatically return to its regular pattern after the fill. The drum fill will vary depending on when you press the Fill In button. To play an introductory drumbeat for the selected accompaniment rhythm, press the Intro/Ending button while the accompaniment rhythm is not playing.
- Page 8 Single Chord: If you press the Single Chord button, you can use a condensed set of keys to quickly produce an accompaniment chord. To produce a chord, press the keys corresponding to the chord that you want to play (as diagrammed below).
- Page 9 Rhythm Programming You can use the rhythm programming feature to create your own custom drum rhythm to accompany you while you play the keys. To create a custom accompaniment rhythm: 1. Press the Program button to enter Programming Mode. Prg will appear on the Display, and the keys will automatically shift to percussion sounds.
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Page 10: Demo Songs
Recording You can use the recording feature on Harmony 54 to record yourself playing the piano. To record your playing: 1. Press the Record button to enter Recording Mode. REC will remain on the Display. 2. When you are finished playing what you wanted to record, press the Play button to stop the recording and automatically hear it play back.
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