Arpeggio Playback Types - Yamaha S90 ES Owner's Manual

Internal Structure (System Overview)
Arpeggio
This function lets you automatically trigger musical and rhythmic phrases using the current Voice by simply pressing a note
or notes on the keyboard. The Arpeggio sequence also changes in response to the actual notes or chords you play, giving
you a wide variety of inspiring musical phrases and ideas — both in composing and performing.
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A single Arpeggio type can be played back at the same time even in the Performance, Multi mode, enabling you to play multiple tone generator's parts
simultaneously.
Arpeggio type categories
The Arpeggio types are divided into 18 categories as listed below.
LCD Category Name
Seq Synth Sequence
ChSq Synth Chord Sequence
HySq Synth Hybrid Sequence
APKb Acoustic Piano & Keyboard
Orgn Organ
GtPl Guitar & Plucked
GtKM Guitar - Keyboard Mega Voice
Bass Bass
BaKM Bass - Keyboard Mega Voice
Strn Strings
Bras Brass
RdPp Reed & Pipe
Lead Synth Lead
PdMe Synth Pad & Musical FX
CPrc Chromatic Percussion
DrPc Drum & Percussion
Comb Combination
Cntr Control

Arpeggio playback types

The S90 ES features a total of 1787 Arpeggio types divided into 18 categories, each with its own playback type designed for
use with particular types of Voices, as described below.
Arpeggios for Normal Voices
Arpeggio types (belonging to the categories except for the DrPC and Cntr) created for use of Normal Voices have the
following two playback types.
Playback only of the played notes
Playback of a programmed sequence
according to the played chord
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The two playback types above are not distinguished by the category name or type name. You'll have to actually play the types and hear the difference.
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Since these types are programmed for Normal Voices, using them with Drum Voices may not give musically appropriate results.
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Various arpeggio phrases suited for synth voices.
Various rhythmic chord phrases or synth voices.
Various arpeggio types programmed so that bass phrases are played with the lower keys and chords or
melodies are played with the midrange and higher keys. These arpeggio types ar e useful for split voice
combinations. In addition, there are also Hybrid Velocity ("HybVel...") types that feature different phrases for
different velocity ranges, letting you change the arpeggio phrase depending on how str ongly you play the
keyboard.
Various arpeggio types suited for piano and other keyboar d voices, such as electric piano and clav.
Various arpeggio types suited for organ voices.
Various arpeggio types suited for guitar and harp voices.
Various arpeggio types suited for guitar Keyboard Mega voices (see note below).
Various arpeggio types suited for bass or synth bass voices.
Various arpeggio types suited for bass Keyboard Mega voices (see note below).
Various arpeggio types suited for strings and pizzicato voices.
Various arpeggio types suited for brass voices.
Various arpeggio types suited for saxophone and fl ute voices.
Various arpeggio types suited for synth lead voices.
Various arpeggio types suited for synth pad voices and special musical ef fects voices, including percussive
sounds.
Various arpeggio types suited for chromatic percussion voices.
Various arpeggio types suited for drum and percussion voices (drum kits).
Various arpeggio types suited for Per formances. These are combination arpeggios, with separate phrases
suitable for drum voices, bass voices, and chord/melody instruments.
Various arpeggio types programmed primarily with Control Change and Pitch Bend data. These arpeggio
types change the tone or pitch of the sound, rather than play specifi c notes. In fact, some types contain no
note data at all. When using a type of this categor y, set the KeyMode parameter to "direct" in each mode.
The Arpeggio is played back using only the played note and its octave notes.
These Arpeggio types have the several sequences each of which is suited for a certain chord type. Even if you
press only one note, the Arpeggio is played back using the programmed sequence — meaning that notes other
than the ones you play may be sounded. Adding notes to those already held changes the sequence
accordingly — in other words, the arpeggio plays back according to the chord you play.
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