Re-Voicing The Tracks - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-510 Owner's Manual

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RHYTHMIC CHORD 1 & 2:
PAD CHORD:
PHRASE 1 & 2:
Try different combinations of tracks with each style. Some styles will sound best with the full arrangement
(all tracks ON), while others might suit your needs better if a smaller arrangement is used. To "thin out" an
arrangement, the PHRASE 1 and PHRASE 2 tracks are the first ones you'll want to turn OFF.
Another way to use the tracks is to gradually build up the arrangement during the course of a song. Start
with a small arrangement — e.g. RHYTHM 1, BASS, and RHYTHMIC CHORD 1 — then add tracks one by
one as you want to thicken the musical texture.
Some styles will actually sound quite different depending on the combination of tracks you choose. Try,
for example, just RHYTHM 1, BASS, and PAD CHORD.
To make the TRACK buttons even more versatile, the PSR-510 features a REVOICE function that lets you
individually change the voices and several related VOICE section parameters assigned to each track. The param-
eters that can be changed using the REVOICE function are as follows:
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BASS: The BASS track always plays a bass line, but the voice will change to fit
the selected style ... acoustic bass, synth bass, tuba, etc.
Both these tracks provide the rhythmic chordal accompaniment required by
each style. You'll find guitar, piano, and other chordal instruments here.
This track plays long chords where necessary, using sustained instruments
such as strings, organ, choir.
This is where the musical embellishments reside. The PHRASE tracks are
used for punchy brass stabs, arpeggiated chords, and other extras that make
the accompaniment more interesting.
Press the TRACK button corresponding to the track you want to re-voice
while holding the [REVOICE] button. Both the selected TRACK and
[REVOICE] button indicators will flash. At the same time, the number of
the voice currently assigned to the selected track will appear on the MULTI
DISPLAY.