Volume Control in real time

[Carol]

When playing in real time on my WK-245, using chord and rhythm accompaniment, the treble volume is much lower than the base.  Any suggestions on how to raise the treble volume?

 

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Carol

 

Are you connecting your WK-245's audio output to some type of external sound system?  If so, adjust the bass/treble balance with the controls on that system.

 

Are you using the WK-245's internal sound system (amplifiers and speakers)?  It is designed to have essentially flat (equal) response between bass and treble.  If it is not, there may be a problem with its internal sound system.  The WK-245 is not equipped with any type of equalizer or mixer circuitry for adjusting this internally.

 

If you are using headphones, and they are "bass enhanced" or DJ type phones that boost the bass for a boombox type effect, then you will need to replace them with "studio monitor" type phones with a fairly flat response.  Professional models of these can get quite pricey, but a music shop should be able to suggest reasonably priced models that will do the job for home use without breaking the bank.  Some? many? most? all? of the headphone models offered at big-box stores for "general" music listening can get a bit "boomy", even if they are not listed as "bass enhanced" devices.  That is why I recommend a music shop. 

 

Now, all of that said. if you are simply saying that the Auto Accompaniment BASS instrument (eg, acoustic string bass, fingered bass, picked bass, fretless bass, slap bass, etc) is too loud, you can use the WK-245's Accompaniment pattern editor to lower the volume of just the BASS instrument.  Once you become proficient at this, you should be able to make the adjustment on the fly, from song to song, as you change Accompaniment patterns, but the WK-245 has User Rhythm memory slots that will allow you to save up to ten of your favorite edited rhythm patterns for quick recall.  See Pages EN-45 through EN-47 of the WK-245's manual for instructions on editing, saving, and deleting User Rhythms.

 

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