BASIC CONTROLS
This chapter discusses the basic 
operations that are used to play 
the Concert Performer, such as 
sound selection, Part 
configuration and effect 
settings.

SELECTING A PART
When you are in the CP's main 
play screen (such as when you 
first turn the machine on), you 
are presented with four sound 
Parts that can be played from the 
keyboard.  These four Parts are 
named LEFT, RIGHT 1, RIGHT 2, and 
SOLO, and each has an instrument 
sound assigned to it from the 
selection of 300 onboard sounds.  
You can selectively turn on and 
off any combination of these four 
Parts, allowing you to have up to 
four different sounds heard at 
the same time across the 
keyboard.  Whatever sounds are 
assigned to Parts RIGHT 1, RIGHT 
2 and SOLO will be layered on top 
of each other if all three Parts 
are active at the same time.  
Activating the LEFT Part 
automatically splits the keyboard 
so that only the sound that is 
assigned to the LEFT Part is 
heard when you play in the lower 
octave keys.  Each Part has a 
dedicated Select button on the 
front panel.  

Selecting a Part is easy:

1) Press the Part button that you 
wish to activate.  The Indicator 
light on the button will turn on.

2) To deactivate a Part, simply 
press that Part button again.  
The Indicator will go out.

If the LCD screen is currently 
showing the main play screen, you 
can tell which Part is active by 
looking at the name of the sound 
assigned to it.  If the name of 
the sound is in large typeface, 
then the Part is active.  If the 
sound name is displayed in small 
typeface, then the Part is not 
active.


SPLITTING THE KEYBOARD
When the LEFT Part is activated, 
the CP automatically splits the 
keyboard such that only the sound 
assigned to the LEFT Part will be 
heard when you play below a 
specified key on the keyboard. 
The key that serves as this split 
point can be chosen by you.  

To change the split point:

1) Press the LEFT/SPLIT button to 
activate the LEFT part.  The LCD 
screen will display a diagram of 
the CP's 88 note keyboard.

2) Press the LEFT/SPLIT button 
again, and while still holding 
it down, play the actual key on 
the keyboard that you want to 
serve as the split point (the 
lowest note that you want to 
still play the RIGHT1, RIGHT2, 
and/or SOLO sounds). 

You may also use the L4 and R4 
buttons to move the split point.  
On the LCD screen the split point 
marker will move across the 88 
note keyboard diagram as you 
press these buttons. 

PORTAMENTO
The Solo Part is monophonic (only 
plays one note at a time) no 
matter what sound is assigned to 
it.  You can use Portamento on 
this Part.  Portamento is a 
gradual slide in pitch from one 
note to the next, and is useful 
for adding very expressive 
qualities to many instruments.

To use Portamento:

1) Press the PORTAMENTO button to 
activate it.

2) Press the button again to 
deactivate it.

You can adjust the Portamento 
Time, which determines how 
quickly the pitch will slide from 
one note to the next.  

SELECTING SOUNDS
The Concert Performer has 300 
built-in sounds selectable from 
the front panel.  You can freely 
assign any of these sounds to the 
four Parts, keeping in mind that 
there is always a sound assigned 
to each of the Parts, even if 
they are not currently active and 
you don't hear them.
The sounds span a tremendous 
variety of  instruments, ranging 
from traditional acoustic sounds 
to modern electronic tones.  To 
help you quickly find the sound 
that you want, they are grouped 
into 15 categories by their type, 
each group having a dedicated 
Sound Selection button on the 
CP's front panel. 

To select a Sound:

1) In the main play screen, 
select the Part to which you wish 
to assign a new sound, using the 
L3, or R1-R3 buttons and checking 
to see that the name of the old 
sound currently assigned to that 
Part becomes boxed.

2) Press the SOUND button for the 
sound category that your are 
interested in.  A menu of nine or 
ten instrument sound names from 
that category will then be 
displayed.

3) Choose a sound by pressing the 
L or R button that is next to the 
displayed name.  

4) If the currently displayed 
menu of sounds does not have the 
one that you are looking for, you 
can press the F1 or F2 buttons to 
jump to another SOUND category 
(alternatively you can of course 
just press the other category's 
dedicated Select button), or turn 
the Dial and scroll through all 
300 sounds one by one until you 
find it.

The USER button lets you select 
any sounds that may be stored in 
the User Sound category.

MIXER
The Mixer feature allows you 
adjust the volume, panning, and 
reverb levels of each Part.

To use the Mixer:

1) Press the MIXER/REVERB button 
(F1) while in the main play 
screen.

2) Use the F2-F7 buttons to 
select which Part you wish to 
adjust.

3) Use the L and R buttons to 
select a setting to modify

4) Turn the Dial to change the 
value.
	
Volume level can be also adjusted 
from the main play screen, using 
the VOLUME buttons (F4, F5).

The Mixer not only lets you 
adjust overall volume level for 
the Style, but individual levels 
for the 6 Sections.

To adjust the individual Section 
level:

1) When in the Mixer screen, 
press the MORE button (F1).  A 
Style Mixer menu will come up.

2) Use the F2-F7 buttons to 
choose a Section, and change the 
volume level by turning the Dial.

3) When leaving the Mixer, press 
the EXIT button to go back to the 
main play screen.  Or press the 
BACK button (F1) to go back the 
previous Mixer menu.

If you turn off a Section from 
within the Conductor menus, you 
will see "Mute" displayed over 
that Section, and changes in the 
Style Mixer volume settings for 
that Section will not have any 
affect.  (See page 74 for 
details.)

REVERB TYPES
Hall 1, Hall 2	
Creates the ambience of a concert 
hall or theater.

Stage 1, Stage 2	
Creates the ambience of a small 
hall or live house.

Room 1, Room 2	
Creates the ambience of a living 
room or small rehearsal room.

Plate	
Creates the effect of a metal 
plate reverb.

