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analog synthesis, 9, 25, 241, 245, 303 • A • analog tape recorder, 217 Abeton Live, 298 … And Then There Were Three … Abeton Sampler, 302 (Genesis), 166 accidental, 90, 93 “Angry Young Man” (Joel), 44 accompaniment. See also auto- Apple accompaniment; full accompaniment GarageBand, 298, 299 features, 43, 50–51 iTunes, 236 pattern, 185 , 298 playing with, 182–185 Logic’s EXS24, 302 with recordings, 275–277 Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC), 236 spicing it up, 190–195 ARP 2600, 241 for vocalists, 54–55 ARP electronic keyboard, 22 acoustic guitar, music styles that work arp patterns, 209–210 with, 148 arpeggiation, 12, 203–209 acoustic instruments, 8, 16–18, 37–38 arpreggiator (arp), 168, 172, 203 acoustic , 139–140, 147, 164 arrangers, 10, 35–36, 169–171, 176, 177 adapters, 64, 67, 68, 71, 74, 278, 292, 297 Ars Nova software, 300 additive synthesis, 24, 239 artists’ reviews, 303 “adjacent black key” guidelines, 91–92 Asia, accompaniment keyboards in, 181 Adobe Reader, 64 attack (in ADSR), 247 ADSR (attack, decay, sustain, release), audio applications, 284 246, 247 audio devices, 277–279 advanced features/options, 12–13, 44 Audio MIDI Setup utility, 295 Adventus software, 300 audio recording, 13, 216–219, 220–221 aftertouch, 32 audio tracks, 4, 319–324 Akai brand, 24, 302 Auger, Brian (musician) Alan Parsons Project (musical group) “Live Oblivion,” 165 “Games People Play,” 203 non-Leslie user, 166 Alfred Music, 111 augmented chords, 125 Alfred Publishing software, 300 auto-accompaniment algorithmic synthesis,COPYRIGHTED 24 adding MATERIAL harmony, 201–202 “All Cows Eat Grass” mnemonic, 89 breaking down pattern, 185 “All Through the Night” (Lauper), 203 chord pads, 202 ambience, 154 chord triggering, 185–190 amp parameters, 252 drum fi lls, 193 amplifi cation system, 18, 20 exchanging groups of sounds, 198–199 amplifi er (amp), 34, 75, 246 how it works, 182–183 analog electronics, 22 images of, 181 analog recording, 216 intros and endings, 193–195

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auto-accompaniment (continued) Berry, Chuck (musician), 127 mixing, 195–198 Best Service ENGINE, 302 music database, 200–201 bidirectional, 290 one-touch settings, 199–200 big-band music, 52 overview, 12 Bismark bs-16i, 302 pattern variations, 191–193 black keys, 86–87 section-to-section style changes, 195 Blind Faith (musical group), 165 starting pattern playing, 183–185 block chords, 201 who plays what part, 198 bluegrass music, 52 automatic playing features, 12 blues music, 51 auto-wah fi lter, 163–164 blues progression, 128, 129, 132 Avid Booker T. & the MG’s (musical group), 165 , 298, 302 Booker T. (musician), 165 Scorch, 301 Bosendorfer brand, 47 Sibelius, 301 Bouncing/Bouncing Down, 234 Sibelius First, 301 BPM (beats per minute), 173 brake, 162, 165 • B • brand samples, 47 brass instruments Bach, J. S. (composer) effects for creating sounds of, 166 “Minuet in G Major,” 114, 115 music styles that work with, 148 backing tracks software, 299 brightness, 137, 250–252 balance, 75 Broadway music, 52 ballads music, 52 Brubeck, Dave (musician), 139 band work, 56 built-in demos, 310 band-reject fi lter, 246 built-in songs, 257–261 bands, 159 built-in speakers, 68 (musical group) bundle promotions, 65 “Up on Cripple Creek,” 165 “Burnin’ and Lootin’” (Marley and the bandwidth, 160 Wailers), 165 Bank Select message, 289 banks, 143–144, 289 • C • Banks, Tony (musician) … And Then There Were Three …, 166 C (note), 84–85 Duke, 166 C major scale, 85–86, 91, 92, 117 Wind and Wuthering, 166 cables, 64, 65, 74, 278, 279 bar line, 96 Sonar, 298 basic ADSR envelope, 247 Cara, Irene (musician) basic features, 11–12 “Flashdance (What a Feeling),” 203 bass, 159 care/upkeep, of keyboard, 76–78 bass clef, 88, 89–90, 94 Carlos, Wendy (musician), 148 bass sounds, 145 case, 77, 78 Beatles (musical group), 280 Casio brand beats per minute (BPM), 173 accompaniment backing, 183 Beepstreet iSequence, 299 accompaniment pattern variation, 191 Beethoven (composer) chord triggering, 185–187 “Ode To Joy,” 111, 112, 113 CZ, 24 beginners, choosing keyboard for, 41–43 drum grooves, 168 bending pitch, 51 Function parameter, 280

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one-touch setting, 200 computer as pioneer in portable electronic connecting keyboard to iPad, 297 keyboards, 33 connecting keyboard to Mac or PC, playing chords yourself, 188 291–296 Setting parameter, 280 using to learn songs, 284–285 SK-1, 23 computer connection, 13 Song Bank button, 257 computer software sound terminology, 136, 137 for audio recording, 218 step-up lesson system, 261–268 digital audio workstations (DAWs), virtual keyboard lessons, 14, 261–268 298–299 CDs, 13, 64, 216, 221, 277, 284 digital sheet music, 301–302 celeste, 18 music notation software, 300–301 “Chains of Love” (Erasure), 203 types of music software, 298–303 “Chameleon” (Hancock), 165 computer speakers, 74–75 channels, 279 connections, for keyboard, 62, 67–68 Chicago (musical group), 165 console organ, 21, 26 children, purchasing keyboard for, 57 Control Change message, 288–289 chord charts, 128 controllers, 10, 36–37, 51 chord inversions, 128–132 Corea, Chick (musician), 165 chord pads, 202 counting, 94–104 chord progression, 126, 127 country music, 52 chord qualities, 122 cover, 77 chord symbols, 10 crescendo, 231 chord triggering, 185–190 Croce, Jim (musician) chord types, 121–126 “Time In a Bottle,” 94 chordal parts, 185 crossing over/under, 115–116 chords cutoff, 163, 246 as built on intervals, 121 C/V (expression) pedal, 51 online learning resource, 303 relating of to scale or key signature, • D • 126–128 three-note chord, 129, 130–131 damper mechanism, 48 two-handed chords, 131–132 damper pedal, 29, 42, 65, 117, 118, 119, 309, chord-to-scale relationship, 122, 126–128 315 chorus effect, 157, 165 damper resonance, 47 classical composers, 303 damping, 156, 157 classical music, 52, 55 data list (to keyboard), 59 clavichord, 18 DAWs (digital audio workstations), 204, (clav), 8, 18, 24, 26, 154, 165 219, 223, 298–299 cleaning keyboard, 77 Day, Holly (musician/author) clef, 88 Music Theory For Dummies, 126, 281 clonewheels, 24 decay, 163, 247 Cockos Reaper, 298 decrescendo, 231, 232 “Come Away With Me” (Jones), 94 Deep Dish Designs Deep Dish GigBook, 301 commercial music magazines, 60 Deep Purple (musical group), 161, 166 common MIDI messages, 288 (echo) effect, 156–157, 165, 211 common time, 95, 96 delay time, 156 compressed fi les, 235, 236

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depth, chorus parameter, 157 Duke, George (musician), 165 devices/speakers, connections to, 72–75, Duran Duran (musical group) 277–279 “Hungry Like the Wolf,” 203 DG Software MagicStore Maestro, 301 “Rio,” 203 diatonic scales, 92 “Save a Prayer,” 203 digital audio workstations (DAWs), 204, duration parameter, 208 219, 223, 298–299 dust/dirt, 77 digital instruments, advantages of, 38–39 dynamics, 9, 25, 232, 254 digital language, 219. See also Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) • E • standard digital organs, 31–32 ear training, 276, 281–282 digital , 9, 15, 30–31 earbuds, 70, 71 Digital Pianos—Synths & Keyboards East West Play engine, 302 sub-forum, 60 echo (delay), 156–157 digital recorder, hand-held, 218 The Edge (musician), 211 digital recording, 216 editing digital signal processing (DSP), 224, common edits, 248–256 239, 240 digital synthesis, 239–240 digital synthesis, 24, 26 MIDI, 219, 227, 229, 230, 231–232 diminished chords, 124 physical modeling, 240–241 DIN connectors, 290, 291, 297 sampled sounds, 238–239 direct parameter, 208 sounds, 237–256 display screen, 144 synthesis forms, 237–242 distortion effect, 161, 165 virtual analog, 241–242 distortion guitar sound, 147 educational software, 299–300 distractions, avoiding of in keyboard effects setup, 63 adding, 210–211 dividing the beat, 99–101 auto-wah fi lter, 163 Dolby, Thomas (musician), 203 categories of, 153–154 “Don’t Stop Believin’” (Journey), 164 choosing, 164–166 Doobie Brothers (musical group), 164 chorus/fl anging/phase shifting, 157–158 doo-wop progression, 128, 130, 131, 132 defi ned, 11 “Do-Re-Mi” (song), 85–86 delay (echo), 156–157 DoReMIR Score Cleaner, 301 distortion, 161 drag, 167 EQ, 158–161 “Drama” (Erasure), 203 fi lter, 163 drivers, 296 global, 224 drum, onboard. See onboard drum insert (insertion), 224 rhythms master, 224 drum fi lls, 174, 177–178, 193 reverb, 155–156 drum grooves, 168, 171 rotary speaker, 162 drum rhythms, 12, 29, 43, 50 system, 224 dry signal, 155 types of, 154–164 DSP (digital signal processing), 224, wah-wah fi lter, 163 239, 240 EG (envelope generator), 13, 34, 246, 248 Dual Mode, 149 EG waveform shapes, 250 Dual Voice Mode, 149 eighth notes, 99, 100 Duke (Genesis), 166

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electric guitar, music styles that “Every Good Boy Does Fine” mnemonic, 88 work with, 148 expression (C/V) pedal, 51 Electric Peel Note-A-Lator, 300 expressive options, 44 electric pianos external MIDI clock, 207 music styles that work with, 147 external power supply, 64 Rhodes, 18, 19, 24, 26 Wurlitzer, 18, 19, 24, 26 • F • electrical connection, 67–68 electro-mechanical instruments, 8, 18 F major scale, 117 electronic dance music, 52 “FACE” mnemonic, 88 electronic instruments, 9 fade-in/fade-out, 195 electronic keyboards Fagen, Donald (musician) advantages of, 38–39 “Green Flower Street,” 164 arrangers, 35–36 Fairlight CMI, 24 categories of, 30–37 fake books, 11 controller keyboards, 36–37 Farfi sa Compact electronic described, 21–23 keyboard, 21, 23 digital organs, 31–32 Fazioli brand, 47 digital pianos, 30–31 feedback, 156–157, 158 portable keyboards, 33 feel, 167 stage pianos, 32–33 female jacks, 73 , 33–34 Fender Rhodes, 18 workstations, 34–35 fi le transfer service, 235 Electronic Musician (magazine), 60 fi lls, 12 “Elephants Get Big Dirty Feet” fi lter, 13, 34, 163, 246 mnemonic, 88 fi lter cutoff, 163, 210, 246 e-mailing recording, 235 Filter EG parameter, 251 Emerson, Keith (musician), 21, 166 fi lter envelope, 253 “Eminence Front” (Who), 204 fi lter fl uctuation, 34 EML electronic keyboard, 22 Fine Tune parameter, 280 EMS electronic keyboard, 22 fi ngered method, 188–190 E-mu Emulator sampling keyboard, 23, 24 fi ngering, 106 endings, 194–195 fi ngers, assigning numbers to, 109 Ensemble (Korg), 201 FL Studio Mobile, 299 Ensoniq Mirage, 24 FLAC, 236 envelope amplitude, 247 fl anger/fl anging effect, 158 envelope depth, 247 “Flashdance (What a Feeling)” (Cara), 203 envelope fi lter, 163 fl at keys/fl ats, 86, 87, 90–91 envelope follow fi lter, 163 fl at switch pedal, 118 envelope generator (EG), 13, 34, 246, 248 fl at/fl atted, 122 EQ (), 137, 154, 156, 158–161, folk music, 52 165, 197, 232, 251 footswitch, 117, 173, 315 Erasure (musical group) forums, 60 “Chains of Love,” 203 four-channel mixer, 279 “Drama,” 203 4/4 time, 95, 96, 97, 98 ethics of software use/piracy, 303 4Pockets Meteor, 299 Europe, keyboards in, 36, 181 “free gifts” with purchase, 65 Eurythmics (musical group) frequency, EQ parameter, 160 “Here Comes the Rain Again,” 203 frequency modulation (FM), 24, 239

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full accompaniment, 170, 179, 183, 190, 195 half notes, 96–99 full-beat notes, 99 half step, 90, 91, 121 fully weighted keys, 27 Hammer, Jan (musician), 165 fundamental (pitch), 244 Hammond A-100, 20 music, 52 Hammond B-3 organ, 20, 21 Future Music (magazine), 60 Hammond B3 organ, 10 Hammond C-3 organ, 20 • G • Hammond L-100, 20 Hammond organ, 8, 20, 24, 31, 162 G major scale, 117 Hammond/Suzuki brand, sound G position, 112 terminology, 136 gain (volume), 154 Hancock, Herbie (musician) gain, EQ parameter, 160 “Chameleon,” 165 gain booster, 161 “Headhunters,” 165 “Games People Play” (Alan Parsons “Mwandishi,” 165 Project), 203 hand-held digital recorder, 218 Gargant Studios Refl ow, 301 hands/fi ngers Garritan Aria player, 302 putting in place, 108–114 gate time, 208, 247 shaping, 107–108 GB (gigabytes), 238 hardware, for keyboard, 65 General Arranger Keyboard forum, 60 harmonic progression, 126 General MIDI 2 (GM2), 138 harmonic series, 244 General MIDI (GM), 4, 137–139 Harmonic Vision software, 300 Genesis (musical group) harmonics, 244 … And Then There Were Three …, 166 harmony, 126, 201–202 Duke, 166 Harmony Central, for product reviews, 60 Wind and Wuthering, 166 Harmony/Echo (Yamaha), 201 “Get Up, Stand Up” (Marley and the harpsichord, 17, 18, 26 Wailers), 165 “Headhunters” (Hancock), 165 global effects, 224 headphones, 62, 69–72, 309 “Good Boys Do Fine Always” mnemonic, 89 Hendirx, Jimi (musician, 135, 161 “Goodbye Stranger” (Supertramp), 165 “Here Comes the Rain Again” graded action/graded hammer action, 45 (Eurythmics), 203 grand staff, 93–94 hertz (Hz), 159 granular synthesis, 239 high-end arranger keyboards, 176 graphic EQ, 159 high-end digital pianos, 169–171 “Gravity” (Mayer), 95 “Higher Ground” (Wonder), 165 “Great Big Dogs Fight Animals” high-pass fi lter, 163, 246 mnemonic, 89 high-quality sounds, 49 “Green Flower Street” (Fagen), 164 highs (upper frequencies), 159 “Grizzly Bears Don’t Fly Airplanes” hip-hop music, 52 mnemonic, 89 hi-shelf EQ, 160 groove, 167 Hohner brand guitar cable, 75 Clavinet (clav), 18, 20 guitar sounds, effects for creating, 166 D6 Clavinet, 20 Pianet, 18 • H • hold parameter, 209

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Home Recording For Musicians For Joel, Billy (musician) Dummies (Strong), 234 “Angry Young Man,” 44 home stereo, connecting to, 73 “Just the Way You Are,” 164 horn/rotor acceleration/deceleration, 162 “Piano Man,” 94 horn/rotor balance, 162 John, Elton (musician), 139 horn/rotor speed, 162 Jones, Howard (musician), 203 Horowitz, Vladimir (musician), 139 Jones, Norah (musician) “Hungry Like the Wolf” (Duran Duran), 203 “Come Away With Me,” 94 Hz (hertz), 159 Jones, Quincy (musician), 165 Journey (musical group) • I • “Don’t Stop Believin’,” 164 “Joy To The World” (song), 115 “I Feel Love” (Summer), 203 JPEG scores, 301 icons, explained, 3 “Just the Two of Us” (Washington), 164 IK Multimedia SampleTank, 302 “Just the Way You Are” (Joel), 164 Image-Line FL Studio, 299 in the pocket, 167 • K • “Inner Mounting Flame” (Mahavishnu Orchestra), 165 Karajan input gain, as distortion parameter, 161 Beginner, 300 insert effect (insertion effect), 224 Ear Trainer, 300 inspiration, listening to recordings for, 316 Pro Music, 300 intervals, 121, 122, 276, 284 Kawai brand intros, 193–194 K-series, 24 Intua Beatmaker, 299 sound terminology, 136, 137 inversions, 128–132 key (of song), 92 iPad key action, 25 hooking up to, 297 key feel/response, 25–28 software and resources for, 299–303 key resistance/spacing, 45 iPhone, resources for, 300 key signatures, 92–93 key weight, 9, 27–28 • J • key-based attributes, 44–49 Keyboard (magazine), 60 jacks, 70, 277 keyboard designs, history of, 8–9 jamming, 55–56 keyboard parameter, 208 jammit.com, 300 keyboard split, 150–151 Jarre, Jean Michel (musician), 203 keyboards. See also specifi c topics Jarreau, Al (musician), 165 researching, 57–60 Jarrett, Keith (musician), 139 shopping for, 307–311 Jaws (movie), 284 types/groupings, 9–10, 16–23 Jay Z (musician), 95 keys jazz music, 52 black, 86–87 cleaning, 77 white, 85–86 Keys, Alicia (musician), 139

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Keytron brand, accompaniment Legend, John (musician), 139 backing, 183 length parameter, 208 kilhertz (kHz or k), 159 Lennon, John (musician), 158, 162 King, B. B. (musician), 127 Leoné MusicReader PDF, 301 King, Carole (musician), 139 Leslie, Donald (inventor), 32, 162 Korg brand Leslie speaker, 20, 21, 32, 162, 165, 166 accompaniment backing, 183 lesson systems adding harmony, 201 Casio, 261–268 chord triggering, 187, 188 Yamaha, 268–273 drum track, 171 lessons, for children, 57 electronic keyboard, 22 Lewis, Jerry Lee (musician), 139 Global parameter, 280 Lewis, Ramsey (musician) Krome, 23 “Sun Goddess,” 165 M1 music workstation, 23 LFO (low frequency oscillator), 13, 34, 210, music database, 200, 201 245, 248 one-touch setting, 200 LFO-based modulation, 252 PA-3X, 177 LH (left hand), 260 playing chords yourself, 188 Lightning connector, 297 sound terminology, 136, 137 line input, 277 Kurzweil brand line mixer, 279 Function parameter, 280 Little Richard (musician), 139 sound terminology, 136, 137 liturgical music, 52 kybd parameter, 208 “Live Oblivion” (Auger), 165 L/Mono line output, 73, 75 • L • location, of keyboard, 53, 61–63 “Logical Song” (Supertramp), 165 labeled names/categories (on keyboard), loop, 46, 48, 284 143 looping, 46, 48 latch (hold) parameter, 209 Lord, Jon (musician) Lauper, Cyndi, (musician) “Machine Head,” 166 “All Through the Night,” 203 “Made in Japan,” 166 layer/layered sound, 29, 149–150, 249 low frequency oscillator (LFO), 13, 34, 210, learning software, 299–300 245, 248 learning songs lower end sounds, 145 by ear training, 281–282 low-pass fi lter, 246 by listening to phrases, 282–283 lows (low frequencies), 159 online resources, 303 low-shelf EQ, 160 repeating small sections, 260–261 “Lucky Man,” 21 turning off RH or LH, 260 Lugert Verlag Forte, 301 using computer, 284–285 learning to play • M • by ear, 14 practice routine, 314–315 Mac with a teacher, 317 DAW titles, 298–299 from YouTube, 316 hookups, 294–296 Led Zeppelin (musical group) software for, 300–302 “Trampled Under Foot,” 165 legato, 208

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“Machine Head” (Lord), 166 microphone, 217 “Made in Japan” (Lord), 166 micro-sized controllers, 36 Mahavishnu Orchestra, 165 middle C, 85 major chords, 122–123 Middle East, keyboards in, 36, 181 major intervals, 122 middle sounds, 146 major scale chord tones, 126 MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) major scale triads, 127 standard, 10, 13, 26, 30, 35, 37, 39, 43, major scales, 90–92, 126 138, 207, 219, 287–291 major second, 121 MIDI Channel message, 289 major triad chord, 122 MIDI DIN connectors, 290 Make Music MIDI event list, 220, 229 Finale, 301 MIDI interface, 291, 292–294, 297 Finale Notepad, 301 MIDI Monitor utility, 294 Finale Songbook, 301 MIDI Port message, 289 Print Music, 301 MIDI ports, 290 male plugs, 73 MIDI recording, 219–234 mallet sounds, music styles that MIDI-OX utility, 294 work with, 148 mids (middle frequencies), 159 Mannheim Steamroller mini-controllers, 36 (musical group), 148 Minimoog, 241 manuals, 32, 308 mini-plug (for headphones), 71, 72 manufacturers’ websites, 58, 308 minor chords, 123–124 Marley, Bob (musician) minor intervals, 122 “Burnin’ and Lootin’,” 165 minor scales, 91 “Get Up, Stand Up,” 165 minor second, 121, 284 Martin, George (Beatles’ producer), 158 “Minuet in G Major” (Bach), 114, 115 Master Clock, 207 “Minute by Minute” (Doobie Brothers), 164 master effects, 224 mix controls, 155 master keyboard, 138 mixers, 75, 279–280 Master Tune parameter, 280 mixing, 195–198, 232 “Maybe Your Baby” (Wonder), 165 mnemonic devices, 88, 89 Mayer, John (musician) Modartt Pianoteq, 25 “Gravity,” 95 mode, as rotary speaker adjustable MB (megabytes), 238 factor, 162 measure, 96 model, distortion parameter, 161 Medeski, John (musician), 165 modeling, 9, 22, 31, 33, 240–242 Medeski Martin & Wood models, 47 (musical group), 165 modes, 91 Mellotron, 20, 51 modesty panel, 53 Melody Intelligence (Roland), 201 modulation, 154, 252–253 memory, for piano samples, 45, 46 Modulation Matrix page/section, 253 metronome, 43, 50, 103–104 momentary pedal, 42, 51 metronome apps, 300 mono, 71, 75, 278, 279 Metronome Plus app, 300 monophonic, 28, 29, 137 MGS Development forScore, 301 mood of room, 313 microfi ber cloth, 78

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Moog brand Polymoog and Polymoog Keyboard, 26 • N • sound terminology, 136 Native Instrument , 21, 22 Battery, 302 Moroder, Giorgio (musician), 203 Kontakt, 302 MOTU natural sign, 93 , 299 Neely, Blake (author) MachFive, 302 Piano For Dummies, 8, 83 MP3, 13, 70, 216, 236, 277, 284 Nitrovery Rhythm, 300 MP4, 236 non-dynamic keyboards, 25 multi pads, 202 non-weighted keys, 9, 28 multioutlet strip, 68 Nord brand, sound terminology, 136 multipart sounds, 136, 148–151 notation, 87–94 multiple key strikes, 37 Note Number message, 288 multisamples/multisampling, 238 Note On/Note Off message, 288 multitimbral, 289 notes, 84–87 multitrack MIDI, 223–234 Notion Music Notion, 301 MuseScore, 301 nuances, 47 music, types of, 51–53 Numan, Gary (musician), 203 Music Assistant/Performance List numeric locations, 143–144 (Roland), 200 music buddy, 315–316 music databases, 200–201 • O • Music Finder (Yamaha), 200 Oberheim electronic keyboard, 22 music notation, 10–11, 87–94 octave, 85 music notation software, 300–301 “Ode To Joy” (Beethoven), 111, 112, 113 music publishers, 303 Ogg Vorbis, 236 music recorder function, 215 “On the Run” (Pink Floyd), 206 music styles, 147–148 onboard drum rhythms, 167–178 music tech products info, 303 onboard learning systems Music Theory For Dummies (Pilhofer and built-in songs, 257–261 Day), 126, 281 Casio’s step-up lesson system, 261–268 Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) Yamaha Educational Suite (Y.E.S., standard, 10, 13, 26, 30, 35, 37, 39, 43, 268–273 138, 207, 219, 287–291 onboard music rack/stand, 53 musical language/notation, 10–11 “Once In a Lifetime” (Talking Heads), 203 music-sharing site, 235 one pass recording, 220–223 Musictheory.net 1/8-inch plug, 71 Tenuto, 300 one-man band, 54 Theory Lessons, 300 1/4-inch plug, 73, 74, 75 Mute parameter, 197 one-touch settings, 199–200 muting, 196 online documentation, 64 “Mwandishi” (Hancock), 165 online product reviews, 60 “My First Song” (JayZ), 95 online resources, 303 My Rhythm HD software, 300 operation guide, 64

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organ “touch,” 48 Piano For Dummies (Neely), 8, 83 organs, 10 piano lessons, for children, 57 oscillator, 13, 34, 245–246 “Piano Man” (Joel), 94 “Outa-Space” (Preston), 165 Piano Marvel software, 300 output level, distortion parameter, 161 piano roll view, 228, 229 overdrive fuzz, 161 piano samples, 45–47 owner’s manual, 59, 64 piano-centric keyboards, 44–49 piano-type sounds, effects for creating, • P • 164–166 pickup per strong/tone, 18 PA systems, 75 Pilhofer, Michael (musician/author) pads, 202 Music Theory For Dummies, 126, 281 palm smear, 31 Pink Floyd (musical group) pan control, 75 “On the Run,” 206 panning, 195, 210, 224, 246, 253 pipe organ, 17, 18, 26, 147 paper scores, 53 pitch, 242 parameter guide, 64 pitch fl uctuation, 34 parametric EQ, 160 placement exercises, 109–111 partials, 244 plate, 155 passing thumb under, 116 play along software, 299 patch remain, 56 player engines, 302 PC Playground Sessions software, 300 digital sheet music, 301 playing along with recordings, 276–277 hookups, 296 playing position, 109–116 PCM playback, 238 playing with others PDF scores, 301 accompanying vocalists, 54–55 Pearl, David (musician/author) jamming, 55–56 Piano Exercises For Dummies, 111 overview, 316 Ped. marking, 118 performing classical music, 55 pedal effects, 161 Play This! icon, 3 pedals, 45, 51, 117–119. See also damper plug-and-play, 296 pedal; sustain pedal plugs, 70, 277 perfect fi fth, 284 polyphony, 28–29, 44, 137, 208 perfect intervals, 122 Polyrhythm software, 300 perfect pitch, 281 pop music, 52 PG Music Band-In-A-Box, 299 pop progression, 128 phase distortion (PD), 24, 239 portable keyboards, 9, 33, 168–169, phase shifting effect, 158, 164 174–176 phase vocoding, 239 posture, 106–107, 314 Phish (musical group) power adapter, 68 “Tubes,” 165 power cable, 64, 68 phone plugs, 70, 72, 278 powered speakers, 75 phrases, 282 practicing physical modeling, 24–25, 240–241 being productive, 119–120 Pianist (magazine), 60 practice routine, 314–315 pianistic style, 131–132 scales, 116–117 Piano Exercises For Dummies (Pearl), 111 with and without help, 14 pre-delay, 156

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Preparatory Exercises, Opus 16 for The multitrack MIDI, 223–234 Piano (Schmitt), 111 one pass, 220–223 prerecorded backing track, 182 reed piano, 18, 24, 165 preset, 137 reference guide (to keyboard), 59 Presley, Elvis (musician), 127 reference songs, 284 PreSonus , 299 refi ned touch/control of dynamics, 38 pressurized air (wind), 18 reggae music, 165, 180, 199 Preston, Billy (musician) reinitialize, 79 “Outa-Space,” 165 release (in ADSR), 247 product reviews, 60, 308 release samples, 47 Program Change message, 289 Remember icon, 3 programming, 13 resolution, 207 programs (drum groove), 171 resolving, 125 ProMetronome app, 300 resonance (Q), 160, 163, 246 Propellerhead Reason, 299, 302 response/rate, auto-wah parameter, 163 Prophet 5, 241 restrikes, 37 pulse wave, 245 rests/rest symbol, 102–103 pulse width modulation (PWM), 245 resynthesis, 239 Return to Forever (musical group), 165 reverb (reverberation), 155–156 • Q • reverb effect, 197–198 Reverb Nation, 235 Q (resonance), 160, 163, 246 reverb tail, 156 quantize (quantization) tool, 228 reverb time, 156 quarter notes, 96–99 RH (right hand), 260 1/4-inch phone plug, 278, 279 Rhodes brand quick guide (to keyboard), 59 electric piano, 8, 18, 19, 24, 26, 164 MK1 suitcase electric piano, 19 rhythm, 94–104, 182 • R • Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer software, 300 R&B music, 52 ritardando (ritard), 195 range parameter, 206 rock music, 51 range/manual/frequency, auto-wah Roland brand parameter, 163 adding harmony, 201 rate, 247 chord triggering, 187, 188 rate/frequency, chorus parameter, 157 Function parameter, 280 RCA inputs/outputs, 73, 74, 278, 279 GS standard, 138 recorder function, 215 Jupiter 4, 204 recorder transport controls, 222 music database, 200 recording one-touch setting, 200 audio, 216–219 playing chords yourself, 188 distribution of, 234–236 sound terminology, 136, 137 forms of, 216–220 System parameter, 280 listening to, 316 V-Piano, 25 MIDI, 216, 219–220 rolling bags/cases, 78 Rolling Stones (musical group), 161

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ROMpler, 238 setup, of keyboard “Rondo” (Emerson), 166 location, 61–63 Roni Music Amazing Slow Downer, 300 stands, 66–67 root (of chord), 122 turning on, 68–69 root position (of three-note chord), 129 unboxing, 63–65 rotary speaker, 162, 165 seventh chords, 4, 121 Rubinstein, Arthur (musician), 139 Seventh String Software Transcribe! 300 Rufus (musician) sharp fi ve chord, 125 “Tell Me Something Good,” 165 sharp keys/sharps, 86, 87, 90–91 running arp pattern, 205 sharp/raised, 122 rush, 167 Shearing, George (musician), 201–202 shopping (for keyboards), 307–311 • S • shuffl e, 207 shutting down, 72 sample, 238 Sibelius software, 300 sample-playback, 24, 30, 33, 238, 302 sideband harmonics, 239 sampling, 24, 45, 238–239 Simon, Paul (musician), 164 Samplr, 302 sine wave, 245 “Satisfaction” (Rolling Stones), 161 6/8 time, 95 “Save a Prayer” (Duran Duran), 203 sixteenth notes, 100 sawtooth (saw) wave, 245 sixth chords, 4, 121 scale the velocity, 231–232 size control, reverb parameter, 155–156 scale-based runs, 116 slave keyboard, 138 scales “Smoke on the Water” (Deep Purple), 161 C major, 85–86, 91, 92, 117 smooth sound transition, 56 defi ned, 91 software instruments, 302–303 diatonic, 92 software synthesizers, 302 F major, 117 solo pianist, 54 G major, 117 song bank, 257–259 major, 90–92, 126 SongBook (Korg), 200 minor, 91 songs, 4, 284 practicing, 116–117 sostenuto pedal, 45 relating chords to, 126–128 sound considerations, in keyboard setup, Schmitt, Aloys (musician/author) 62–63 Preparatory Exercises, Opus 16 for The sound design, 13 Piano, 111 sound effects. See effects seamless sound change, 56 sound libraries, 302 semi-weighted keys, 9, 27 sound module, 36 send amount parameter, 224 sound nuances, 47 sensitivity, auto-wah parameter, 164 Sound on Sound (SOS) (magazine), 60 sequencer/MIDI recorder category of sound production, 8, 35, 238, 242. See also software, 298–299 sounds sequencers, 34, 204, 215, 222, 223, 224 sound selection Sequential Circuits from bank or numeric locations, 143–144 electronic keyboard, 22 from display screen, 144 Prophet T8, 26 from labeled names/categories, 141–143 overview, 140–141

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sound terminology, 136–139 Strong, Jeff (musician/author) Soundcloud, 235 Home Recording For Musicians For sounds Dummies, 234 additional/adding, 49, 210–211 Stuff (musical group), 164 adjustable, 50 styles, 182 common styles of music for, 147–148 subwoofer, 74–75 editing. See editing Summer, Donna (musician) exchanging groups of, 198–199 “I Feel Love,” 203 fundamental concepts about, 242–248 “Sun Goddess” (Lewis), 165 high-quality, 49 Supertramp (musical group) matching with arp patterns, 209–210 “Goodbye Stranger,” 165 methods of, 24–25 “Logical Song,” 165 playing in chordal fashion, 146–147 surface feel, 45 playing in right note range, 145–146 surge suppression/protection, 68 playing in single-note fashion, 147 sus chords (suspended chords), 125–126 playing more than one at a time, 148–151 sustain (in ADSR), 247 qualities of, 243–244 sustain pedal, 29, 42, 65, 117, 118, 119, 309 shaping, 13 sweeping (the cutoff), 163 terminology for, 136–139 sweeping (the fi lter), 246 working with, 11 -type pedal, 51 spaces, 88–90, 102 swing, 207–208 speakers, 68, 75 switches, 51 splits, 148, 150–151 sympathetic vibrations, 38 spring, 155 Sync Start/Synchro Start, 172 square wave, 245 synth sounds staff (stave), 88 effects for creating, 166 stage pianos, 9, 32–33 music styles that work with, 148 stands, 66–67 synth-action, 9, 28 Star Wars (movie), 284 synthesis, 237–248 stave (staff), 88 synthesizers (synths) Steely Dan (musical group), 164 artists and producers on, 203 Steinberg defi ned, 10, 23, 33–34 Cubase, 299 drum rhythms, 171–172 Cubasis, 299 system effects, 224 Halion, 302 System Exclusive message, 289 Sequel, 299 Steinway brand, 47 • T • step sequencer, 206 stereo, 29, 71, 75, 277 tablet computers, as music readers, 53 stomp boxes, 161 Talking Heads (musical group) stretching/warming up, 313–314 “Once In a Lifetime,” 203 string instruments Tap , 173, 259 effects for creating sounds of, 166 teachers, 14, 317 music styles that work with, 148 technical problems, 78–79 string resonance, 38 Tee, Richard (musician), 164 string/note interaction, 38 “Tell Me Something Good” (Rufus), 165

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temperature extremes, 76 type tempo, adjustments, 259–260 distortion parameter, 161 Technical Stuff icon, 3 fi lter parameter, 163 theatre organ, 21, 26 reverb parameter, 155 3/4 time, 95, 99 types, of keyboards, 16–23 three-note chord, 129, 130–131 3.5 millimeter plug, 74, 277, 278, 279 • U • ties/tie symbol, 101–102 TIFF scores, 301 U2 (musical group), 211 timbre, 239, 243, 244, 248–250 unbalanced cable, 75 “Time In a Bottle” (Croce), 94 UnReal Book, 301 time signatures, 94–96 “Up on Cripple Creek” (The Band), 165 timed delays, 211 upper end sounds, 146 tine piano, 18, 24, 164 USB audio interfaces, 294 Tip icon, 3 USB cables/ports, 65, 290, 291, 292 toggle pedal, 51 user groups, 60, 308 Tomita (musical group), 148 user product reviews, 60 “Tomorrow Never Knows” (Lennon), 162 tonal coloration/tonal correction, 154 tone, 137 • V • tonewheel method, 20 velocity, 46 tonewheel organ, 24, 31, 32, 147, 162, 165 velocity curves, 44 Toto (musical group), 165 velocity levels, 46–47 touch curves, 44 Velocity message, 288 touch response, 254–255 velocity sensitivity, 25, 26 touch sensitivity, 15, 25–26 velocity switch points, 255–256 Townsend, Pete (musician) vibrato, 34, 248, 253 “Eminence Front,” 24 virtual analog, 25, 241–242 Traffi c (musical group), 165 virtual instruments (VIs), 303 “Trampled Under Foot” (Led Zeppelin), 165 virtual keyboard lessons, 14 transcribing, 285, 300 virtual recording studio, 13 transient, 32 vocalists, accompanying, 54–55 transport controls, 222 voice, 129, 137 transporting keyboard, 78 voice leading, 129 transposing, 54, 231 voice name list (to keyboard), 59 treble clef, 88, 89, 94 volume control, 154, 196–197, 242 tremolo, 34, 248, 253 volume fl uctuation, 34 triad, 122 Vox Continental combo organ, 21, 22, 23 triangle wave, 245 triple feel, 207 “Tubes” (Phish), 165 • W • tuning, 39, 280–281 wah-wah fi lter, 163 turning on/off, 72 wah-wah types of sound, 34, 51, 165, 248 12/8 time, 95 Wailers (musical group) two-choice variation buttons, 174 “Burnin’ and Lootin’,” 165 two-handed chords, 131–132 “Get Up, Stand Up,” 165 2001: A Space Odyssey (movie), 284

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wall-wart type of power supply, 64, 68 Warning icon, 3 • Y • warming up/stretching, 313–314 Y cords/cables, 73, 74, 278 warping, 13 Yamaha brand warranty card, 65 accompaniment backing, 183 Washington, Grover (musician) accompaniment pattern variation, 191 “Just the Two of Us,” 164 adding harmony, 201 waterfall key, 31 brand samples, 47 waveforms, 13, 237, 239, 245, 246, 248–250 CP-70/80, 18 waveshaping, 239 CS-80, 26 wavetable look-up, 239 direct parameter, 208 “We Can Work It Out” (Wonder), 165 drum groove variations, 174 weighted keys, 9, 27 drum grooves, 168 wet signal, 155, 161 DX series, 23, 24, 239 wet/dry mix, 155, 156, 157, 161, 224 E-70, 204 white keys, 85–86 Educational Suite (Y.E.S.) lesson system, Who (musical group) 268–273 “Eminence Front,” 204 Function parameter, 280 whole notes, 96–99 Mobile , 299 whole step, 91, 121 music database, 200, 201 wind (pressurized air), 18 one-touch setting, 200 Wind and Wuthering (Genesis), 166 as pioneer in portable electronic wind instruments, effects for creating keyboards, 33 sounds of, 166 playing chords yourself, 188 Windows Song button, 257 DAW titles, 298–299 sound terminology, 136, 137 software for, 300–302 Utility parameter, 280 Windows Media Player, 236 virtual keyboard lessons, 14, 268–273 Winwood, Steve (musician), 165 XG standard, 138 Wonder, Stevie (musician) Yellowjackets (musical group), 165 on clav, 45 YouTube “Higher Ground,” 165 for instructional material, 316 “Maybe Your Baby,” 165 for product reviews, 60 “We Can Work It Out,” 165 for recording distribution, 235 woodwinds, music styles that work with, 148 workstations, 10, 34–35, 171–172. See also • Z • digital audio workstations (DAWs) Zappa, Frank (musician), 165 Wurlitzer electric piano, 8, 18, 19, 24, 26, 165 • X • Xewton Music Studio, 299

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