Section
1 - EZ Play Button An ideal way to set up
the Q Chord is to concentrate first on the Chord and Strumplate voices
(because when you turn the Q Chord on, all sections will activate
automatically). a) Press the ‘Power
on’ button b) Press the ‘EZ
Play’ button once (You will notice that
there the Autochord, Chord Hold and Manual Chord buttons are now lit.) c) Press any chord
button and you will also be able to play the Strumplate voices and the
chord selected will hold. To play the chord
buttons normally (ie without the chord holding) press the button between
Autochord and Chord Plus once (after steps a and b). You can now play the
chord buttons normally, together with the Strumplate.
Playing
the Strumplate unaccompanied In order to play the
Strumplate voices in isolation, press the EZ button once and the button
between Autochord and Chord Plus twice (which will deactivate the LEDs
next to the same buttons). Press any chord button first and then the
Strumplate, to activate the Strumplate sounds. You can effectively use
the Strumplate and chord buttons together in any of the above options. Start/stop Use the ‘start
stop’ button to instantly stop the particular piece you are playing,
without interfering with your settings, or any adjustments made on Sustain, reverb and vibrato
etc. When using the power on/off button, this will set everything back to
the original settings. Section
2 –Strumplate Use the ‘Select’
buttons under the Strumplate voices section to determine which sound to
use from the Strumplate. There is an indicator light to show which side of
the selected sounds you are currently using. Section
3 –additional Strumplate sounds To access the total 99
sounds for the Strumplate, please do the following: a) Press the Power button on. b) Press the button between Melody Keyboard and Bass control
twice (which will make the Melody control LED up as opposed to the Bass
control). c) Press the F# button
once d) Press the button
between Melody Keyboard and Bass control again (once this time). The Bass
control LED will now be lit again. e) Press the
‘Select’ button in the upwards direction, until track/voice no. 6 is
showing in the Q-Card control display. f) Press any chord
button and then you can access the Strumplate sound. In this instance, it
will be no 6, which is easily recognisable as the Harpsichord voice. Scroll up and down the
total 99 sounds, using the select buttons. Remember, you can
de-select the rhythm section by following the points in section 1. Sustain Use the sustain button
for the Strumplate sounds. By pressing and holding the sustain button, a
bar will automatically come up until you stop pressing (showing the length
of sustain you can set). When you switch the Q Chord off, the
‘sustain’ will automatically revert back to its original factory
setting. Section
4- Chord Buttons. To access the Chord
button sounds only, repeat the original basic steps: a) Press the ‘Power
on’ button b) Press the ‘EZ
Play’ button once (You will notice that
there the Autochord, Chord Hold and Manual Chord buttons are now lit.) c) Press any chord
button and the chord selected will hold. Alternative
sounds from the Chord buttons: Now press the
‘select’ buttons under the Rhythm section to achieve alternative
sounds from the chord buttons. Further
additional sounds from the Chord buttons: As in section 1, set
the chord buttons to play normally (ie without the chord holding) by
pressing the button between the ‘Autochord’ and ‘Chord Plus’ once
(after steps a and b). Now you can achieve a
further set of different sounds, just by using the ‘select’ buttons
under the Rhythm section. Section
5 – Rhythm controls There are 10 easily
accessible rhythms. These can be selected by using the ‘select’
buttons on the rhythm section. Tempo
Use the tempo button to
increase or decrease the tempo accordingly. Section
6 – Addition Rhythms Apart from the 10
Rhythms already contained in the Q Chord, there are 30 additional Rhythms
available on a rhythm cartridge. To access these
rhythms, please note the following: a)
With the Q Chord switched off, plug in the cartridge in the
concealed slot at the end, near the chord buttons. This should be with the
label in the uppermost position. Please note that the cartridge should
have a tight fit, so make sure it is fully engaged. b)
Turn the Q Chord on. c)
Under the Q Chord control section of the Q Chord, press down the
‘Stop’ and ‘Play/pause’ buttons simultaneously. d)
Press any chord button to activate the rhythms. e)
Use the ‘search’ buttons to go through the various rhythm
styles, which will be displayed through the ‘track/voice’ window. A list of the 30
rhythms is available on our web site www.suzukimusic.co.uk Please note that if you
activate the ‘EZ button’ it will automatically revert back to the 10
built in rhythms. Section
7 – How to make a keyboard. a) Lay the template
supplied with your Q Chord over the chord buttons. b) Press the Melody
keyboard button twice (the LED will light up). You now have a basic
keyboard with black and white keys! c) Change the sounds of
the piano keys by using the select button under the Strumplate voices
section. You can also access the 99 voices to the keyboard as mentioned in
section 3. Try
a simple tune! For the absolute
beginners, try a well know tune like ‘Row, Row your boat’. The keys
are marked clearly on the melody keyboard overlay. (Start with the C to
the far left of the keyboard) C - C -
C - D -
E - E - D -
E - F -
G CCC (use the higher C)
GGG, EEE, CCC (lower C again) G - F - E - D - C Section
8 – Song Cartridges As well as the rhythm
cartridge, there is a number of song cartridges available that slot in to
the concealed entrance located at the end of the Q Chord. a)
With the Q Chord switched off, plug in the song cartridge in the
concealed slot at the end, near the chord buttons. This should be with the
label in the uppermost position. Please note that the cartridge should
have a tight fit, so make sure it is fully engaged. b)
Activate the songs by pressing the ‘play/pause’ button. c)
Use the search buttons to scroll through the list of songs. Strum
along! Use the strum plate
voices over the top of the song cartridge songs to enhance the particular
song you are enjoying! Play
along! Please note – when a
song cartridge is inserted, the chord button section is automatically
altered to a keyboard layout, so –with the keyboard overlay provided-
you can play along to the song being played! As with the rhythm
section, you can change the tempo of any of the songs. This can be helpful
when learning to play along to your favourite tunes! Song
cartridges Details of the various
songs contained on each song cartridges can be found on our web site www.suzukimusic.co.uk
and the words to the various tracks are included with the song cartridges
themselves. Have
fun! The Q Chord is a unique
instrument that can inspire you to create wonderful sounds.
It is also a great
learning tool and above all…. lot’s of fun!
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