T H E   S Y N T H O P H O N E   M A N U A L 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.   INTRODUCTION 4.   DYNAMIC HARMONY
1.1  Finally - MIDI for sax players 4.1  Play up to 5-part HARMONY
1.2  The SYNTHOPHONE - some background 4.2  Choosing new tonality
1.3  Warranty and software support 4.3  Using FREEZE HARMONY
4.4  Select new harmony tables
2.   SETTING UP THE INSTRUMENT 4.5  Input personal harmony tables
2.1  Precautions 4.6  Chord variations through lip pressure
2.2  Unpacking and assembly 4.7  Harmony table exchange through lip
2.3  Reed mounting 4.8  Multi-channel mode
2.4  System connections
2.5  Getting started 5.   ADDITIONAL CONTROL FUNCTIONS
5.1  "Thumb-X-press" functions
3.   PERFORMANCE CONTROLS 5.2  Lip switching functions
3.1  Panic Function 5.3  Additional performance facilities
3.2  Alternate tunings in Bb, C, Eb
3.3  Preset selection 6.   SOUND DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
3.4  MIDI channel selection 6.1  Programming expressive voices
3.5  Patch selection 6.2  Sound enhancement with ext. process
3.6  Store patch to memory 6.3  MIDI event processing
3.7  Total memory reset 6.4  Sequencing with the SYNTHOPHONE
3.8  Modulation control
3.9  Pitch bend control 7.   CARE & CUSTOMIZING
3.10  Breath control 7.1  Cleaning your mouthpiece
3.11  Volume control 7.2  Getting your personal altissimo fingerings
3.12  Aftertouch control 7.3  Installing new software
3.13  Velocity control
3.14  Key speed control 8.   TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
3.15  Transposition by octaves
3.16  Extended playing range 9.   APPENDIX
3.17  Start / Continue / Stop 9.1  MIDI implementation chart
9.2  Altissimo fingerings
9.3  Harmony illustrations

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