Chord Step Recording - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-7000 Owner's Manual

Chord Step Recording

The CHORD STEP recording feature makes it possible to record accompaniment chord changes one at a time
with precise timing. Since the changes don't have to entered in real time, it is easy to create even complex
accompaniments before recording the melody.
Select the
Z
Select an Entry Point
Use the < >
the cursor at the measure and beat at which you want
to enter a chord or other accompaniment event. The
large < > controls move the cursor in 1-measure
steps while the small
cursor in the smallest increment allowed for the
current style. Measure numbers appear above each
measure division on the "data line", and the smaller
division represent the smallest increment available
for the current style. The measure numbers will
scroll accordingly when the cursor is moved past the
last or first measure on the display (but not back-
wards past measure 1).
X
Specify a Chord, Volume Change, or Other Event
To specify a chord change use the
LCD dials to specify the chord. It is also
possible to enter chords directly via the AUTO
BASS CHORD section of the keyboard.
To specify a volume change use the
dial to specify the new volume level.
Other events which can be entered via the panel
controls are: STYLE changes, [MAIN A], [MAIN
B], [INTRO A/FILL to A], [INTRO B/FILL to B],
[ENDING], and TEMPO changes. STYLE change,
[MAIN A], [MAIN B], and [ENDING] events can
only be entered at the top of each measure. The
edited event appears in inverse text.
display via the [ ] or [
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LCD dials to position
< >
controls position the
< >
and
LCD
Song Playback & Recording
] LCD button to the right of the display.
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