About Styles And Chord Conversions; About Creating User Songs; About Creating User Styles - Boss JamStation JS-5 Owner's Manual

Chapter 1 Overview of the JS-5
About Styles and Chord
Conversions
With the JS-5, Style performance data is converted according
to the "Chord Name" recorded on the Chord Track. Preset
Style performance data is created based on the conversion of
the chords, and the data is converted and performed just by
designating the chords.
fig.RE01-04
Original Performance Data
Arranger
C D
m7 M7
* Performances may change depending on the Arrange mode
settings at the time the chords are converted (p. 119).
By recording "N.C (Non-Chord Type) to the Chord Track,
you can play performance data without any changes made to
it.

About Creating User Songs

The following shows the main steps in creating User Songs.
(1) Select a Style to use from the Preset Styles
or User Styles.
(2) Record the sequence of Forms to the Form
Track.
There are two methods used for recording the Forms,
Realtime Recording, in which each selected Form is
recorded to the Form Track just as performed, by pressing
the [FORM] button; and Step Recording, where Forms are
specified one measure at a time.
(3) Record the chords played in the Forms to
the Chord Track.
There are two methods for recording the Forms, Realtime
Recording, in which the Chords are recorded while
synchronized with the performance of the Forms, and Step
Recording, where Chords are specified one at a time for
each measure or beat.
* Editing of both Forms and Chords is carried out in Step
Recording mode.
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When there is
no change to
the Chord
C --
(N.C)
Performed with the
original performance
data unchanged
(4) Record your own performance (sounds
input to the REC INPUT) to the Audio Track.
(5) Adjust the volume balance and make the
effect settings.
fig.RE01-05
Select a Style
Recording the Forms
Realtime
Recording
Recording the Chords
Realtime
Recording
Recording to the Audio Track
Adjust the volume balance
Make the effect settings

About Creating User Styles

You can create up to maximum 20 different Styles of your
own. Just as with the Preset Styles, each User Style can be
created using up to eight different Forms.
Performance patterns are made by designating the tones
(instruments) for each part.
Recording of User Styles can also be done using Realtime
Recording.
Although you can record performances just as they are
played using Realtime Recording, you cannot conduct
Realtime Recording using the JS-5 by itself.
Record performance patterns by playing a MIDI keyboard
connected to the JS-5's MIDI IN connector.
Step
Recording
Step
Recording