Accompaniment Track Control; Large/Small Accompaniment - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-320 Owner's Manual

Using Auto Accompaniment
The PSR-320/420 has five accompaniment tracks — RHYTHM, BASS,
CHORD, PAD, and PHRASE — that you can control to modify the "orchestra-
tion" and therefore the overall sound of the accompaniment.
What's in the Tracks
RHYTHM
BASS
CHORD
PAD
PHRASE

Large/Small Accompaniment

The simplest form of accompaniment track control is provided by the
[ACCOMP LARGE/SMALL] button. This button alternately turns the
PAD and PHRASE tracks on and off, thereby changing the number of parts
in the accompaniment. When the LARGE accompaniment is selected and
the PAD and PHRASE tracks are ON, their respective icons (violins for the
PAD track and a trumpet for the PHRASE track) will appear in the appropri-
ate positions in the display. The PAD and PHRASE 1 icons will not show
when the SMALL accompaniment is selected. Please note that some styles
do not use the PAD track, so the PAD icon may not appear even if the
LARGE accompaniment is selected.
MAIN ENDING
AUTO FILL
B
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Accompaniment Track Control

RHYTHM BASS CHORD PAD
1 1
ON /
OFF
1 39 28 19 30
VOICE
VOL
ACCOMP TRACK
This is the main rhythm track. The RHYTHM track usually
plays one of the keyboard percussion kits.
The BASS track always plays a bass line, but the voice will
change to fit the selected style ... acoustic bass, synth bass,
tuba, etc.
This track provides the rhythmic chordal accompaniment re-
quired by each style. You'll find guitar, piano, and other chordal
instruments here.
This track plays long chords where necessary, using sustained
instruments such as strings, organ, choir.
This is where the musical embellishments reside. The
PHRASE track is used for punchy brass stabs, arpeggiated
chords, and other extras that make the accompaniment more
interesting.
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ACCOMP
LARGE/SMALL
PHRASE
1
RHYTHM BASS CHORD PAD
1 1
ON /
OFF
• Some INTRO and ENDING
sections have 2 PHRASE tracks
(PHRASE 1 and PHRASE 2).
The melody of the INTRO and
ENDING sections is played using
the PHRASE 2 track.
• The icons for all tracks that con-
tain data in any section will ap-
pear whenever an accompani-
ment style is selected.
• The LARGE accompaniment is
always selected whenever a new
style is selected.
• When SMALL accompaniment is
selected for a cartridge style
(page 45), the appropriate track
for that style will be turned off.
PHRASE
1