polyphonic squarewave mini- keyboard with audiogames

This keyboard is almost identical with the Yamaha HS-200, but like the Bontempi HT 313.10 it features additional "music games" to teach note and chord recognition, melody play etc. using an LCD display.

(I strongly retouched this photo, since my original box is very bleached out.)

different main features:

• 5 built-in audiogames with each 3 levels
• LCD display to indicate note letters and game scores
• CPU "IG06070, E2210K-208" (64 pin SMD) + separate sound IC "Yamaha YM-1018B, 24 07 21" (24 pin DIL)

While opening the case, be careful not to crack off these plastic tabs at the front rim.

notes:

The audiogames include various polyphonic sound effects and jingles played in the current main voice preset sound. At the end of each game (usually after time runs out) the game score is displayed to indicate how well the player played. The games are selected with the 'function' button, the level with 'level'. To begin press 'start'.  (I don't own the manual of this instrument, thus some game details may be explained inaccurately here.)

function 1: keyboard play

Normal keyboard play mode; the last played note letter is indicated on the LCD. Strange is that also here the 'level' button cycles through '1'..'3' despite these and the 'start' button seem to change nothing in this mode.

• function 2: play displayed notes

The instrument displays note letters and the player has to play the corresponding notes before the next note comes.

levels:
1. = play 1 note (monophonic)
2. = play 2 notes together
3. = play 3 notes together

• function 3: play heard notes

The instrument slowly plays notes (one per second). The player has to hit the corresponding key in time. Correct hits play a glissando sound.

levels:
1. = instrument repeats note until correct key is hit.
2. = instrument plays ascending and descending tone scales (only flats).
3. = instrument plays ascending and descending notes including sharps.

• function 4: repeat the note sequence

The instrument slowly plays a monophonic note sequence. The player has to repeat that sequence with correct note length. When played well, the instrument plays a fanfare. Leading wrong notes are ignored.

levels:
1. = sequence is made from 3 adjacent note pitches (only flats).
2. = sequence is made from 4 adjacent note pitches (only flats).
3. = sequence is made from any notes within an octave.

• function 5: repeat the chord

The instrument plays a 3 note chord. The player has to repeat that chord on the keyboard. When he plays wrong 2 times , the correct note letters are displayed. First the 3 notes play separately before the chord sounds. After 30 points only the chord sounds.

levels:
1. = only flats
2. = with sharps
3. = like 2 (but more different chord types?)

• function 6: audio tennis

This is a 2 player game in the tradition of Pong. But instead of seeing a tennis ball, you only hear its position as a glissando. The 1st player serves the ball by pressing the lowest F key. Then a line of ascending notes sounds to indicate the ball position. The 2nd player has to press the corresponding key on the right keyboard halve to return the ball (which makes the note line descend again). When he misses the ball, he has to serve the next ball with the high E key. Wrong key presses take no effect. They play notes only while the ball is not flying. Remember, this is an audiogame, not a videogame, thus the LCD only displays the score (like "1-3").

levels:
1. = slow, only flat keys
2. = faster, flat & sharp keys
3. = like 2, but only one try to hit a flying ball (i.e. any previous wrong key press misses the ball).

removal of these screws voids warranty...
	back