Selecting And Playing Phrases - Yamaha QS300 Owner's Manual

Although you'll normally use the Phrase mode when
creating new Phrases (see below), you can also simply
listen to or audition the Preset Phrases (as well as any User
Phrases you've created) in the Phrase mode.
To select and play Phrases in the Phrase mode: ...............
Select the Phrase mode by pressing P.
1.
The display below (or similar) appears.
Category Beat Type Number
Current Phrase's
Voice and Bank
2. Select the Preset or User bank, then select the
desired Phrase.
To do this:
• First, highlight the Category parameter and use the
D/I buttons or rotary dial to select the User
(US) Phrases or Preset Phrases (any other Category).
• Then, highlight and change the desired section of the
Phrase: Category, Beat, Type, or Number (see chart
below).
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Selecting and Playing Phrases

Phrase name
Full indication of Category,
Beat and Type
The Category, Beat, and Type are abbreviated in the
parameter itself, but are also listed in full in the display
just below the parameter.
Category
DR Drums 08
PC Percussion 16
BA Bass 34
GC Guitar Chord
GR Guitar Riff
KC Keyboard Chord
KR Keyboard Riff
US User Phrase
* The difference between the "General" and "Specific" types
is that while the General Phrases are, as their name
implies, for general use, the Specific Phrases are actually
parts of specific Patterns. In other words, if you combine
specific Phrases of the same beat and number from
different categories, you will end up with a specific
Pattern.
NOTE: The Beat and Type parameters are not available when
User Phrase (US) is selected.
Beat Type
8 Beat M Main
16 Beat O Fill Loop
3/4 Beat X Fill Cross
I Intro
E Ending
S Specific*
G General*