Style Characteristics - Yamaha Clavinova CVP-601 Owner's Manual

Style Characteristics

The Style type and its defining characteristics are indicated on the Preset Style icon.
• Pro (P)
These Styles provide professional and exciting arrangements combined with perfect
playability. The resulting accompaniment exactly follows the chords of the player. As a
result, your chord changes and harmonies/voicings are instantly transformed into
lifelike musical accompaniment.
• Session (S)
These Styles provide even greater realism and authentic backing by mixing in original
chord types and changes, as well as special riffs with chord changes, with the Main
3
sections. These have been programmed to add "spice" and a professional touch to your
performances of certain songs and in certain genres. Keep in mind, however, that the
Styles may not necessarily be appropriate — or even harmonically correct — for all
songs and for all chord playing. In some cases for example, playing a simple major triad
for a country song may result in a "jazzy" seventh chord, or playing an on-bass chord
may result in inappropriate or unexpected accompaniment.
• Pianist (P)
These special Styles provide piano-only accompaniment. Just by playing the proper
chords with your left hand, you can automatically add complicated, professional-
sounding arpeggios and bass/chord patterns.
Style file compatibility
This instrument uses the SFF GE file format (page 7). This instrument can play back
existing SFF files, but they will be saved in the SFF GE format when the file is saved (or
pasted) in this instrument. Please keep in mind that the saved file can only be played back
on instruments that are compatible with the SFF GE format.
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