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CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO
USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC
1.
Read all the instructions (Safety, Installation and FCC if applicable) before using the product.
2.
Do not use this product near water (example, near a swimming pool, spa, tub, sink or wet basement) and do not expose to
rain.
3.
This product should be used only with a cart or stand that is recommended by the manufacturer, or should be used with the
components supplied. If this product requires assembly before being played, take special care to follow the assembly
instructions found at the back of the manual.
4.
This product, whether 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 long periods 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.
5.
WARNING: Do not place this product or any other objects on the power cord, or place it in a position where one could walk
on, trip over or roll anything over power or connecting cords of any kind.
6.
This product should be located so that its location does not interfere with its proper ventilation.
7.
This product should be located away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, or other products that produce heat.
8.
This product should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked
on the product.
9.
This product may be equipped with a polarised line plug (one blade wider than the other). This is a safety feature. If you
are unable to insert the plug into the wall outlet, contact an electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety
purpose of the plug.
10.
The power supply cord of the product should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for long periods of time.
11.
Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings.
12.
This 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 product has been exposed to rain; or
d)
the product does not appear to operate normally or exhibits marked changes in performance; or
e)
the product has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.
13.
Do not attempt to service the product beyond that described in the user-maintenance instructions. All servicing should be
referred to qualified service personnel.
14.
Some Generalmusic products may have benches and/or accessory mounting fixtures that are either supplied as part of the
product or as optional accessories. Please ensure that benches are correctly assembled and stable and any optional fixtures
(where applicable) are well secured before use.
15.
Electromagnetic Interference (RFI) This electronic product utilises digital sample wave processing technology (S.W.P.)
that may adversely affect radio/TV reception. Read the FCC note on the inside back cover of the owner's manual for
additional information.
SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an
equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the
product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to
constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is
intended to alert the user to the presence of important
operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the product.

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March 19, 2025

Key board is not working but getting on

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Mr. Anderson
March 19, 2025

The GEM PK5 Oriental keyboard may not be working despite turning on due to the following possible reasons:

1. Power Issues: If using batteries, ensure they are correctly inserted with the proper polarity and are not depleted. If using a power supply, confirm that it is properly connected to both the keyboard and a working wall outlet.

2. TOUCH PLAY Mode: If TOUCH PLAY is active, ensure that the correct sound is assigned to the active keyboard section (Upper 1, Upper 2, or Lower) using the corresponding buttons.

3. Sound Selection: If no sound is assigned to the active section, select a sound using the SOUNDS section or selection keypad.

4. Key Start Function: If using automatic accompaniments, confirm that the KEY START function is properly activated by pressing a note on the lower keyboard or manually starting the accompaniment.

If the keyboard powers on but does not produce sound or function correctly, verifying these aspects should help resolve the issue.

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  • Page 1: Important Safety Instructions

    The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the CAUTION presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to DO NOT OPEN constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
  • Page 2 Owner’s manual English PK5 Oriental...
  • Page 3 Generalmusic declines all liability for damage to property or persons resulting from improper use of the instrument. Copyright Generalmusic © 1998. All rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. PK5 Oriental...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Rear Panel PK5 Oriental (Connections) ..........7 • 1 Get started ....................12 Powering up and preliminary operations ..........8 PK5 Oriental - Power-Up status (default) ..........8 Playing PK5 Oriental ................9 Play on the keyboard in real time ............9 Play manual Bass ..................
  • Page 5 The Performance name ............... 34 To Restore the original Performance settings ........34 • 5 Styles and Oriental Styles ................. 35 About the PK5 Oriental Styles ............35 Selecting Styles ................... 35 Recall a Style by selecting the Performances ........36 Restart Style ..................
  • Page 6 Principal MIDI applications ..............57 Piloting an expander (or other keyboard) with PK5 Oriental ....57 Using the PK5 Oriental with a computer (or external sequencer) ..58 Piloting PK5 Oriental with a master keyboard ........59 • 09 MIDI/General ..................61 The parameters of this section ...............
  • Page 7 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○...

  • Page 8: Introduction 1

    Oriental Demo Style. THE OWNER’S MANUAL Don’t use it as a paperweight: read it. It helps to understand how PK5 Oriental operates, saving much time. The first part of the manual is divided into several User Guides while the second part contains the Appendix with various tables and MIDI specifications.

  • Page 9: Important Information

    ○ ○ • MIDI Thanks to the fully implemented MIDI features, PK5 Oriental can act as a Master controlling device, or as a 16 part multi-timbral slave device, regardless of the cur- rent playing mode. IMPORTANT INFORMATION 1. The PK5 Oriental should contain the following items from the factory: a) Instrument;...

  • Page 10: How To Update Your Instrument

    ○ Important preliminary notes HOW TO UPDATE YOUR INSTRUMENT To update the PK5 Oriental, you must contact an authorised Generalmusic technical assist- ance centre or your retailer. SYSTEM RESET To restore the instrument’s factory status (default settings), proceed as described below: •...

  • Page 11: Front Panel Pk5 Oriental

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Front Panel PK5 Oriental 1. POWER ON/OFF. Push button to turn the instrument on and off. 2. VOLUME. Regulates the overall volume of the entire in- strument (speakers, headphones, stereo aux out). 3. ARRANGER. 4 functions which control the Styles: A...
  • Page 12 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ mum range of ±2 octaves. Pressing both + and – buttons at the same only without changing Style. When off (display indicator off), select- ing Performances recalls keyboard and accompaniments sounds and time cancels the setting.
  • Page 13 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 25. STYLE/SONG. A table listing all the Styles arranged in Groups. Also included are two Arabic groups (Arab 1 & 2 ), an Ethnic group (4 Greek and 4 Turkish Styles) and a Song Style group (4 Song Styles).

  • Page 14: Rear Panel Pk5 Oriental (Connections)

    MIDI interface (keyboards, computers, etc.). MIDI cables are not supplied with the instrument. When using PK5 Oriental on its own, these sockets do not require to be connected. 2. DAMPER. A pedal connector for an optional footswitch preset for Sustain which affects all Performances.

  • Page 15: Get Started

    4. Turn the instrument the right way up and turn it on. POWER SUPPLY UNIT PK5 Oriental can be powered from the mains via an optional power supply unit. You can purchase the power supply from your retailer with the following technical character- istics: 12 Volts D.C.

  • Page 16: Playing Pk5 Oriental

    ○ The Manual Bass track corresponds to the Bass accom- In Real Time Mode, PK5 Oriental adds a fourth Sound to the keyboard, allowing you to paniment track of the current Style. When the Styles are not playing, you can choose to play the Bass accompani- play bass manually.

  • Page 17: Play With A Preset Arabic Scale

    The LED of the Lower button goes off and the Lower keyboard sound is cancelled, leaving the “Bass” Sound on its own. It is also possible to set PK5 Oriental to power up with the Manual Bass active (by memorising the panel situation with Arrange ON/OFF = ON). Manual Bass is also governed by the AUTO MANUAL BASS option found in the ARRANGE MODE function (see page 43).

  • Page 18: Select Single Sounds From The Sounds Section

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Select single sounds from the SOUNDS section You can recall a single Sound (Oriental or ‘Western’) directly from the SOUNDS section and assign it to the currently selected Keyboard section (or accompaniment section).

  • Page 19: Select Performances And Play Keyboard Sounds

    • recall different Styles. Select Oriental (or Western) Styles and play with automatic accompaniments PK5 Oriental defaults with an Oriental Style already selected but you can select another Style in the following two ways: 1. Press SINGLE TOUCH PLAY. The S.T.PLAY function on the right of the display turns on. Also activated are the ARRANGE ON/OFF button (panel LED on) and ARR MEM function (display indi- cator on the right).

  • Page 20: Add Pitch Bend To Your Playing

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ passed. Note: 22 Reverbs (Reverb) and 22 Modulation/Delays (Chorus) are available in the PK5 Oriental. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○...

  • Page 21: Regulate The General Effect Volumes

    If you are playing a difficult tune that requires the use of several black keys, or a tune that is too high or too low for a singer or another instrument, you can transpose PK5 Oriental to play the tune in an easier key.

  • Page 22: Demo

    Demo HOW TO LISTEN TO THE DEMO STYLES At any moment you can listen to the automatic playback of your PK5 Oriental to get an idea of what the instrument is capable of doing. Initially, set the instrument’s Volume control to about the half way mark.

  • Page 23: Style And Realtime Modes

    2 seconds, PK5 Oriental enters automatically into the edit of the function. This method allows rapid interventions and shortens your editing times.

  • Page 24: Style Lock And Single Touch Play Buttons

    CHORD track. Up to 3 keyboard sections can be recorded. Song Styles are excellent providers of backing tracks for singers or solo instruments. Up to 4 Song Styles can reside in the PK5 Oriental memory. Via MIDI, PK5 Oriental can be exploited as a 16 part multi-timbral sound generator. ○ ○...

  • Page 25: Performance

    There are 63 programmable Performances available to choose from, giving you a variety of possibilities of setting the PK5 Oriental to your liking with the least number of opera- tions. In addition, in ROM (non-programmable) there are as many Style-Performances as there are ROM Styles, which you can recall at the touch of a button using the SINGLE TOUCH PLAY function.

  • Page 26: Tracks

    PK5 Oriental sounds fall in two categories: • ROM-Sounds • Drumkits Rom-Sounds PK5 Oriental contains 273 sample-based ROM Sounds (including Oriental Sounds and 9 different Drumkits). The Oriental Sounds and an Arab Drumkit reside in Bank 3 (Bank 4 via MIDI). Drumkits Drumkits assign a different percussive sound to each note of the keyboard.

  • Page 27: Connections

    Connect the PK5 Oriental MIDI IN to the MIDI OUT of the external device, the MIDI OUT MIDI IN PK5 Oriental MIDI OUT to the MIDI IN of the external device. Set the Upper 1 MIDI IN MIDI OUT track for Local Off operation (in EDIT/GENERAL) in order to send PK5 Oriental keyboard data to its own internal sound engine via the computer/sequencer.

  • Page 28: Basic Concepts 21

    Plugging the headphones into the HEADPHONES jack excludes the internal speakers to allow private listening. MUSIC STAND PK5 Oriental is supplied with a music stand which is attached by inserting it into appro- priate holes on the rear panel. ○...

  • Page 29: The Display

    ○ ○ ○ ○ The Display PK5 Oriental has a large liquid crystal backlit display of the multifunction type which simplifies all your operations. This user interface is divided into 5 zones: KANOUN 1 METRONOME TEMPO 119 34 05 24 49 109 48 61 104 1) Menu (left) This is a list of functions which determine how the instrument works.

  • Page 30: Data Entry

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Data Entry Numeric value insertion, function and parameter selection is carried out as follows: selection of a MENU function with the corresponding arrowhead using the CUR- SOR buttons;...
  • Page 31 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ • E2 : SPACE - inserts a space at the flashing cursor position. • F2 : DELETE - cancels an entry at the flashing cursor position. •...

  • Page 32: The Arabic Scale

    Tuning function (which tunes all the current Arabic GENERAL chapter for more details). notes), and a Microtune function (which tunes individual Arabic notes). To simplify the explanations, you can reset your PK5 Oriental so that the instrument is ○ ○ ○...

  • Page 33: How To Cancel An Arabic Scale

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Recalling an Arabic Scale affects the keyboard regardless of how it is currently set to play; in Split or Layer mode. 3.

  • Page 34: Sounds & Performances

    THE 4 REAL TIME TRACKS (UPPER 1, UPPER 2, LOWER & MANUAL BASS) At all times the PK5 Oriental display shows the tracks of both the accompaniment sections as well as the keyboard sections (unless the instrument is set to a mode which deactivates one or more tracks).

  • Page 35: Auto Manual Bass

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ To recap, the possible situations are as follows: When ARRANGE ON/OFF is off (LED off, accompaniments off); a) UPPER 1 only on: Sound of track 9 across the entire keyboard;...

  • Page 36: Selecting Sounds

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Selecting Sounds Sounds can be selected using either the SOUNDS section or the numeric keypad acti- vated for Sound selection (SOUND LED on). The SOUNDS section is a direct selection zone where each button recalls one sound only according to the markings near the buttons.

  • Page 37: Sound Banks

    Each bank contains 128 Sounds (except Bank 3); those of Bank 1 are compatible with General MIDI standards. PK5 Oriental has 2 banks of 128 Sounds, the first containing GM Sounds. The Drumkits are in Bank 2 (112-119). A third Bank is also available; this contains only two groups of Oriental Sounds and an Arabic Drumkit (Arabkit).

  • Page 38: Selecting Performances

    STYLE LOCK function. Programming the tracks of a Performance (Edit track) PK5 Oriental contains 63 user-programmable Performances which you can modify to suit your needs. Performance programming tasks are a simple matter and they offer the possibility of recalling preferred Sound combinations, Styles and panel settings.

  • Page 39: The Performance Parameters

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 3) Change the ON/OFF status of the accompaniment tracks (Drum, Bass, Acc1 Acc2, Acc3). Press the corresponding function button repeatedly to obtain the OFF status. It is not possible to change the ON/OFF status of the real time keyboard tracks with the cor- responding function buttons (F7…F9) - this is done with the corresponding activa- tors (Upper 1, Upper 2;...

  • Page 40: Store Performance

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ - VOL_PED: (ON/OFF) enables or disables the track for the action of the optional Vol_Ped> Volume Pedal (connected to the rear panel jack). Damper >...

  • Page 41: Save To A Different Performance (Or Create A New One)

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ SAVE TO A DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE (OR CREATE A NEW ONE) GrandPN? To save the Performance to a location other than the current position where the modifica- tion were carried out, use the following procedure: 1.

  • Page 42: Styles And Oriental Styles

    Each PK5 Oriental Style has 2 Variations, 2 Intros, 2 Fills and 2 Endings. A Style, therefore, provides a complete range of musical structures with which you can create an entire song.

  • Page 43: Recall A Style By Selecting The Performances

    2. To select an Oriental Style, press one of the buttons of the STYLES section or, specify the number corresponding to the desired STYLE on the selection keypad with the STYLE / SONG button active (LED on). PK5 Oriental sets automatically to Style mode. 3. Press START/STOP to start the Style. The Drum accompaniment starts to play.

  • Page 44: Restart Style

    4. Change Performance Group by means of the + or – buttons of the selection keypad. Selecting a Performance automatically deactivates the SINGLE TOUCH PLAY func- tion and the PK5 Oriental sets to the status corresponding to the situation recalled by the Performance. If TEMPO LOCK is off, selecting the Performance also changes the Tempo.

  • Page 45: The Style Tempo

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ The Style Tempo The Tempo of a Style can be changed by pressing the Tempo/Data +/– buttons, either TEMPO before or after starting the Style and regardless of the status of the TEMPO LOCK but- ton.

  • Page 46: The Split Point

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ The Split Point The Split corresponds to the point which divides the keyboard into two parts, left (lower) and right (upper).

  • Page 47: The Style Controls (Start/Stop, Key Start, Intro, Ending)

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ The Style controls START/STOP Starts or stops the Style auto accompaniment. During play, the display shows 4 Tempo monitoring indicators under the Metronome icon which monitor the playback Tempo of the Style or Song Style.

  • Page 48: Fill A, Fill B/Tap Tempo

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ FILL A, FILL B/TAP TEMPO These buttons trigger a Fill In, or break, of the current Variation. FILL A plays the fill then continues with the current Variation.

  • Page 49: The Arranger Section

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ The Arranger section ARRANGE ON/OFF When ARRANGE ON/OFF is on (LED on), all the Style accompaniment tracks are enabled for play.

  • Page 50: Arrange Mode

    START/STOP. This feature guarantees that the Style auto accompaniment is enabled after starting the Style. AutoArr> PK5 Oriental is factory-programmed to power up with the AUTO ARRANGE function enabled. When you press START/STOP, the Arrange On/Off button activates automati- cally.

  • Page 51: Chord Recognition Options

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ CHORD RECOGNITION OPTIONS The four options which follow after Auto Arrange and Auto Bass all relate to the Style chord recognition mechanism.

  • Page 52: Single Touch Play

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Single Touch Play The SINGLE TOUCH PLAY button assigns the factory set sounds stored in ROM to all the tracks (accompaniment as well as keyboard) for each Style.

  • Page 53: The Utility Section

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ The Utility section The UTILITY section, on the right of the control panel, consists of 6 buttons: METRONOME, TOUCH, HARMONY, SUSTAIN, REVERB and CHORUS.

  • Page 54: Sustain

    If you want to sustain the Sounds of the UPPER 1, UPPER 2 and LOWER sections, activate this function. REVERB PK5 Oriental has two internal multi-effect signal processors which affect the sections independently. The first is the REVERB processor, which is activated by the corresponding button.

  • Page 55: Song Styles

    At this point, if you press PLAY/STOP the sequencer starts to record and allows you to record the real time tracks without the accompaniment. While you play, the PK5 Oriental records the panel situation and all the operations that you carry out.

  • Page 56: Recording

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ RECORDING If you have already started recording the keyboard tracks without the accompaniment, you can continue by introducing the accompaniments as follows. 2.

  • Page 57: To Select And Playback A Song Style

    ○ To select and playback a Song Style PK5 Oriental can memorise up to 4 Song Styles (96 - 99). SELECT A SONG STYLE 1. Specify the number corresponding to the desired Song Style (96 - 99) on the selection keypad enabled for Song Style selection (Style / Song LED on).

  • Page 58: Clear Song Style

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Clear Song Style If the Song Style is not to your satisfaction, it is possible to intervene by cancelling some events by means of the CLEAR function available in Song Style Record mode.

  • Page 59: Digital Signal Processor

    ○ ○ • 7 Digital Signal Processor PK5 Oriental allows you to route the Performances (Style/RealTime and Song Style Performances) to the on-board multi-effects processor which renders the overall sound more realistic. The Digital Signal Processor section consists of two units which process the Perform- ances with Reverbs and Delay/Modulation effects.

  • Page 60: Deactivating (Bypassing) The Effects

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ You can also change the general effect volume with the Tempo/Data +/– buttons or the + and – buttons of the selection keypad. To change the Rotary effect from Slow to Fast and vice versa, use the ENTER or ESCAPE buttons.
  • Page 61 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 3. Modify the send value with the Tempo/Data +/– buttons, or the + / – buttons of the selection keypad. 4.

  • Page 62: Midi

    PK5 Oriental is equipped with a standard MIDI interface consisting of a MIDI IN and MIDI OUT port. To use PK5 Oriental as a stand alone instrument, it is not necessary to connect the MIDI ports. With MIDI it is possible to: •...

  • Page 63: Midi Connection Rules

    • To programme Songs on an external sequencer, the MIDI OUT of PK5 Oriental is connected to the MIDI IN of the sequencer; the MIDI OUT of the sequencer is con- nected to the MIDI IN of PK5 Oriental.

  • Page 64: Principal Midi Applications

    MIDI IN MIDI OUT 2. Set PK5 Oriental to operate in Real time mode in order to be able to play at least three sounds at the same time (Upper 1, Upper 2 and Lower keyboard sections). With this setup (Real Time), the MIDI messages generated by the PK5 Oriental keyboard are sent from the PK5 Oriental MIDI OUT port to the MIDI IN port of the expander.

  • Page 65: Using The Pk5 Oriental With A Computer (Or External Sequencer)

    If you prefer to use a computer software sequencer to record your Songs in order to exploit some of the advanced editing functions, follow the general instructions which follow. The idea is to use the PK5 Oriental keyboard to generate the MIDI messages to send to the computer’s sequencer. Connect the equipment as follows: •...

  • Page 66: Piloting Pk5 Oriental With A Master Keyboard

    Master keyboards are generally mute instruments (without sound generators) and require external sound sources to produce sounds. The PK5 Oriental sound generator can oper- ate as an external sound source for a master keyboard, using PK5 Oriental as a slave device.
  • Page 67 Selecting Song Styles via MIDI Common To select a Song Style from the master keyboard, send a Bank Select (CC62) and Pro- gram Change (PC) message to PK5 Oriental via the Common channel with the values shown in the following table:...

  • Page 68: • 09 Midi/General

    Sounds quickly without taking your hands off the keyboard. St/Stop Start/Stop: this option allows the PK5 Oriental sequencer to be started by kicking the Damper pedal. FillA Fill A: this option allows you to trigger the Fill A function by kicking the Damper pedal when playing Styles.
  • Page 69 External correspond to that set by an External device (computer, sequencer) connected via MIDI to PK5 Oriental. In this case, select the option External with the Tempo/Data +/– buttons. - G.Midi: by setting this General MIDI parameter to ON, the PK5 Oriental G.Midi...

  • Page 70: Dump Procedure

    To receive the data (that was dumped on a previous occasion), connect the MIDI OUT of the external device to the MIDI IN of the PK5 Oriental and send the data. The PK5 Oriental configures itself automatically to receive the MIDI DUMP.
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  • Page 72: Reference Section

    Reference Section • Technical specifications • Index (alphabetical)
  • Page 73 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Technical Specifications PK5 Oriental Keyboard : 61 notes (C2 - C7) - velocity sensitive. Display : Large backlit multi-function LCD display. Control buttons : 4 cursor, enter, escape, tempo/data buttons, + / – buttons.

  • Page 74: Index

    Fingered 2 44 section 31 FreeStyle 44 Change the sound of a Style track 37 Front Panel PK5 Oriental 4 Change the status of the Auto Arrange function 43 Full mode 27 Change the status of the Auto Bass function 43...
  • Page 75 Performances via MIDI 18 Jazz 46 Piloting an expander 57 Piloting P5 Oriental with a master keyboard 59 PK5 Oriental piloted by a master keyboard 20 Key Start 40 PK5 Oriental piloting another instrument 20 Key Start/Continue 40 Play a Song Style 50...
  • Page 76 Selecting Performances 31 Upper 1 19 Selecting Song Styles via MIDI Common 60 Upper 2 19 Selecting Sounds 29 Using the PK5 Oriental with a computer 58 Selecting Styles 35 Utility 52 Selecting Styles via MIDI Common 59 Utility section 46...
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  • Page 78: Appendix

    Appendix Anhang...

  • Page 79: Sounds Table

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Sounds table Bank 3 [via MIDI = Bank 4] Bank 3 [via MIDI = Bank 4] BRASS group PIANO group...
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  • Page 81: Style/Song Style Tables

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Style/Song Style tables CC32 Style CC32 Style CC62 Song Style 8 BEAT U.S.

  • Page 82: Reverb Table

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  • Page 83: Drumkit Tables

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Drumkit tables BANK 2 DK_STAND1 112-2 DK_ROOM 113-2 DK_POWER 114-2 DK_ELECT.
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  • Page 85: Recognized Chords - Example In The Key Of C

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  • Page 86: Midi Implementation Chart

    ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ MIDI Implementation Chart Manufacturer: Generalmusic S.p.A. Model: PK5 Oriental Version: 1.00 Function Transmitted Recognised Remarks Basic Default 1-16 1-16 1 MIDI IN; 1 THRU; OUT Channel Changed 1-16 1-16 EXTRA COMMON/CHORD CH.
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  • Page 88 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 89 Internal Stock Code 271262 Les spécifications sont sujettes à modifications sans préavis. Änderungen - auch ohne Vorankündigung- sind vorbehalten. PRINTED IN ITALY Sales Division: I -47048 S.Giovanni in Marignano (RN) - Italy – Via delle Rose, 12 – tel. +39 541 959511 – fax +39 541 957404 – telex 550555 GMUSIC I...

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