Programmable Styles (User Styles); The Basic Structure Of A Style Riff; Style Riffs; Setting The User Styles Parameters - Generalmusic WK2000 SE Owner's Manual

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WK2000 SE sequencer memory can store up to 7 programmable USER STYLES (locations 96/103) which can

either be loaded from disk or programmed by the user. Styles can be created according to two methods. The

easier of the two consists in modifying existing Styles. The second method, which may be more complex but is

sure more interesting, is programming Styles from scratch, creating every single part of the Style (Drums, Bass,

Acc.1, Acc.2, Acc.3, Variation, Intro, Fill and Ending). Use the MODE, COPY, CLEAR, and QUANTIZE to program

a Style (these buttons are more frequently used in Style Playback mode, as Fills, Tap Tempo and Fade functions).

Follow the steps below to program your own Style.

It is important to be familiar with the basic structure of a Style. Styles provide automatic accompaniments

based on the chords. Major, minor and 7th chords generate three very different types of accompaniment. Each

accompaniment generated by Major, minor or 7th chords, is divided into four Variations. Each Variation is

divided into various parts: Basic, Intro, Fill, Ending, which compose the basic structure of each Style, in 40 short

patterns, or the [RIFF]. A RIFF is a music pattern that plays cyclically. When you play with Styles you will hear brief

patterns that repeat themselves. A .basic. RIFF is the main part of a Style, repeatedly played until it is stopped,

or until it is interrupted by Fill, a Intro or an Ending. The length of a RIFF is variable between 1 measure (MIN)

and 16 measures (MAX).

Setting the User Styles parameters

The following example will show the options available recording a new style. Select ﬁ rst an empty USER STYLE

location.

Ensure that the STYLE led in the numeric keypad is ON

Digit an USER STYLE location number

The Location num. 96 is selected in this example. The display will show

the selected location number [User01]. The number changes with each

Style selected (01=96, 02=97, etc.).

Press and hold the REC button in the Sequencer section for at least 2 seconds

to switch to RECORD mode

WK2000 SE directly sets to User Style recording mode. The Drums track (U01:DRM:Maj>) is ready to record the

.Major. RIFF. The relative Program Change number in the Drums track starts blinking in the display. Playing now on the

keyboard, you will hear a drum sound with each note you play.

Selecting a Variation - [Optional Step]

The Variation currently being recorded is shown on the top left display area.

You can change the Variation by pressing the relative button. Variation No.

1 is recorded in this example.

Modifying the recording Tempo - [Optional Step]

Rotate the DIAL if you wish to select a different Tempo for your Style. The

default setting value of Tempo speed is 120 BPM (beat per minute). The

Variations to the Tempo effected while programming are not recorded. If the

120 default setting for your Tempo is too slow, rotate the DIAL to select the

desired speed.

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