Yamaha PortaTone PSR-1700 Owner's Manual page 82

Appendix
Style List
# Name Rhythm
World Music
80 Polka 8-Beat
81 Traditional Waltz Three-Four
82 Sevillianas Three-Four
83 Bolero Lento 8-Beat
84 Rumba Espagnole 16-Beat
85 Dangdut 8-Beat
March
86 Military March 8-Beat
87 6/8 March Six-Eight
88 Tarantella Six-Eight
Ballroom Standard
89 Slow Waltz Three-Four
90 Tango Argentina 8-Beat
91 Tango Habanera 8-Beat
92 Slowfox 12-Beat
93 Viennese Waltz Three-Four
94 Foxtrot 12-Beat
95 Jive 12-Beat
Ballroom Latin
96 Rumba 8-Beat
97 Samba 16-Beat
98 Cha Cha 8-Beat
99 Pasodoble 8-Beat
Custom
00 Enka 8-Beat
Disk Style
FILE # Rap 16-Beat
05
FILE # Rave 16-Beat
06
FILE # Enka 8-Beat
07
FILE # Zouk 16-Beat
08
FILE # Charleston 12-Beat
09
FILE # Modern Jazz 12-Beat
10
FILE # Batucada 16-Beat
11
FILE # Rock Cha Cha 8-Beat
12
* Disk Style (FILE# 05 ... 12) are the styles provided on the supplied PSR-1700/2700 demonstration disk.
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Comments
Traditional Polka style with acoustic instruments. Try altering the arrangement by bringing the accordion
and the horn parts in and out.
European waltz with guitar, accordion, clarinet, bass, drums and a string pad. Use CHORD 1 & 2 and
PHRASE 1 for guitar/accordion arrangement.
Fast waltz time — almost flamenco style.
Guitar-based style, quite romantic. Bolero Lento is related to Rumba and can be used as a slower varia-
tion.
Spanish guitar style, with relatively full orchestration.
Contemporary Indonesian pop sound.
Traditional march style. Trombones at CHORD 1, trumpets at CHORD 2, french horn at PHRASE 1,
piccolo at PHRASE 2, xylophone at PAD.
Marching brass band. Brass is added to the drum sound when you change chords during Intro B. Enjoy
different drum fills with breaks A and B.
Named after the Tarantula spider, whose bite might cause one to dance in this style, this rhythm is used
in the popular song "Funiculi Funicula."
This slow waltz (or English waltz) style has been arranged in the style of a small band.
Traditional ballroom style Tango.
Latin rhythm best known from the opera "Carmen."
A standard ballroom dance. This style is suitable for many ballads and slow mellow jazz or swing tunes.
Relaxed, ballroom waltz. Guitar is at CHORD 1, accordion at CHORD 2, pizzicato strings at PHRASE 1,
clarinets at PHRASE 2 and mid-register strings at PAD.
Strict tempo Foxtrot for ballroom dancing.
Jive (or Boogie) is a fast ballroom dance.
Rumba played in the style of a ballroom orchestra. Related to Beguine and Bolero Lento.
Standard ballroom Samba. Guitar is at CHORD 1 & 2, with 2 playing the lower strings. Turning
RHYTHM 2 on/off provides additional variation.
Strict tempo ChaCha style for ballroom dancing. Try starting only with RHYTHM 2, BASS and CHORD ,
then bring in other instruments one by one.
Flamenco-style rhythm, featuring Spanish guitar. Turning RHYTHM 2 on/off provides additional variation.
Modern arrangement of old Japanese pop style.
Modern rap/hip-hop rhythm with turntable scratching and other effects. RHYTHM 1 & 2 can
stand on their own as basic rhythm tracks.
Hard-driving synth bass and "space bleep" synth percussion.
Modern arrangement of old Japanese pop style.
Upbeat Afro-Caribbean dance rhythm with kalimba at PHRASE 1 and xylophone at PHRASE 2.
'20s dance music.
Contemporary jazz style. Rhythm 2 adds drum comping.
Also known as a Carnival or Street Samba.
An exciting rock style embellished with Latin percussion instruments.