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Chapter 3 Let's Play!
@ Playing Drums
lf Using Styles
What's a Music Style?
Music Style Sticker
The RA-30 can play Tones from a large variety of scaled instruments, but it also has
built-in Drum Tones for percussion performances. Drum Tones let you play a different
drum sound with each key on the keyboard.
Drum Tones include the eight types at the others button (Variation No. 17-24), and one
other that can be selected with the SFX button (Variation No. 17).
* See the Drum Tone Chart for a list of the Drum Tones that can be played with the different
keys (p.51).
See "How to Choose a Tone Group" and "How to Choose a Tone Variation" for details
on how to choose a Drum Tone.
* If you're using an acoustic piano, you can play drum sounds in the two octaves where the KP-
24 is located. No Drum Tone will sound if you play a key outside this range. If you want play a
drum sound outside this range, you should use the Octave Shift function. See "Changing the
Pitch (Register) of a Tone by Octaves" (p.42).
E.P./A.P. / MIDI
The RA-30 features an Arranger that makes it possible for a single performer to enjoy
ensembles in a wide range of musical genres, with just simple keyboard play. The
Arranger automatically adds features such as rhythm, bass, and backing in accord with
the built-in music styles covering each genre. By using the Arranger, you can get an auto-
matic accompaniment in the Music Style you've chosen that is matched to the chords you
play with the left hand. You can then play the melody with the right hand while adding
the Music Style accompaniment with the left hand.
Using this Arranger function in a performance is called "Style Play." Now let's try play-
ing with the Music Styles in the RA-30.
There are many types of music in the world, and each type has its own unique features.
Jazz, for instance has a "jazziness" that we can perceive, and classical music also has
qualities that make it distinct from other types of music. This seems to be because the
particular rhythms, tempos, instruments used, and phrasing combine and interact to give
a certain kind of music its own particular character. A collection of such factors grouped
according to a particular musical genre is called a "Music Style." For each Style, you can
enjoy automatic accompaniment made up of the rhythms, bass, and chords for the partic-
ular Style, or use just the rhythm part. The RA-30 offers a large number of built-in styles
grouped into eight different categories.
A "Music Style" sticker was supplied with the RA-30. You may want to affix it to the top
of the unit so you always have a convenient reference.
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