Auto Chord And Fixed Chord Modes; Chord Recognition Modes - GEM SK760 Owner's Manual

A Style Performance be programmed to change
the keyboard sounds as well as the accompani-
ment sounds, but the accompaniment patterns
of the current Style remain unchanged.
ARRANGE MODE
The ARRANGE MODE button gains access to
several options associated to the Styles: the Auto
and Fixed Chord modes, the Style Chord Rec-
ognition modes, Dynamic Arrange and
Autobacking and the Mixer Lock and Bass Fol-
low functions.

AUTO CHORD AND FIXED CHORD MODES

Chord recognition can be set to remain fixed re-
gardless of the keyboard mode setting, or to
change automatically according to the change in
the keyboard mode.
AUTO CHORD MODE: active by default, allows
changes of the chord recognition mode accord-
ing to the selected keyboard mode (Full Key-
board, Upper&Lower or Multi).
Given that the keyboard mode is memorized in a
Performance, the chord recognition can change
along with the Performance.
FIXED CHORD MODE: allows you to set a chord
recognition mode which does change with
changes in the keyboard mode (and consequently
any Performance changes).
The option selected remains memorized after
power down.
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STYLE LOCK

CHORD RECOGNITION MODES

The Chord Recognition modes generate the au-
Thanks to the STYLE LOCK function, you can
tomatic accompaniments of the Styles in various
decide to select Performances and change Style
different ways according to how many notes are
every time, or simply recall keyboard sounds with-
pressed and where on the keyboard (above or
out changing the Style accompaniment.
below the split point). The programmed accom-
When STYLE LOCK is on, (LED on), selecting
paniment patterns are always fully generated with
Performances recalls keyboard sounds only.
a fully recognised chord. Major, minor and sev-
enth chords each can generate completely dif-
ferent accompaniment patterns. The chord rec-
ognition modes available are:
When STYLE LOCK is off, (LED off), selecting
Performances recalls sounds for the keyboard
ONE FINGER: A single note played below the
as well as a Style.
Split Point is interpreted as the root of a major
In Real Time mode, when the ARRANGE ON/
chord. A minor chord requires the root note and
OFF button is off (LED off), changing Perform-
the minor third (e.g. C and Eb). A seventh chord
ances with STYLE LOCK on would be useful to
requires the root and seventh (e.g. C with a Bb
play live with the Drum Track of the memorized
either above or below C).
Style. Simply press START/STOP to start the
Drum pattern. When you select other Perform-
FINGERED 1: Needs at least three notes for full
ances, you could change the real time keyboard
chord recognition. With less than three notes,
sounds without changing the Drum pattern.
the chord is not recognized - the notes played
With STYLE LOCK off, you could select Perform- are considered 'stray'.
ances and recall the Drum track of a different Style
every time.
FINGERED 2: At least three notes must be
played to obtain the fully programmed pattern. If
less than three notes are played, the arranger
recognizes the chord but triggers a 'partial' ac-
companiment.
FREE 1: A three note chord is recognized any-
where along the keyboard, overriding the Split
Point. Less then three notes does not affect the
chord recognition mechanism. Up to 4 chord
notes are recognized by Free 1.
FREE 2: As above, but up to 6 notes are recog-
nized.
The option selected can be stored to the Per-
formances.
Note: The symbols of the recognized chord ap-
pear on the main Style display screen. If the
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