Using The Arpeggio Feature - Yamaha S90 ES Owner's Manual

Using the Arpeggio feature

The versatile Arpeggio feature allows you to automatically play various rhythms and phrases by simply pressing a key or
playing a chord. The S90 ES contains a remarkably wide variety of Arpeggios—a total of 1,787—from
conventional, popular phrases to the latest cutting-edge rhythm patterns. In addition, you can assign your favorite
Arpeggios to the [SF1] - [SF5] buttons and switch between Arpeggio phrases instantly. This powerful function is an
unending source of inspiration and will help you create various riffs, phrases and songs quickly and easily.
Since the preset Voices and Performances already have their own Arpeggio types pre-assigned, all you need to do is select
the desired Voice and turn on the Arpeggio function.
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For details about Arpeggio, see page 124.
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Different Arpeggio types cannot be played back for each Part in the Performance or Multi mode.
Press the [ARPEGGIO] button to turn
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Arpeggio on.
Selecting some programs (Voices, Performances, Multis)
automatically turns this lamp on.
EFFECT
REMOTE
BYPASS
Play a note or notes on the keyboard to trigger
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the Arpeggio playback.
The particular rhythm pattern or phrase that plays depends
on the actual notes or chords you play, as well as on the
selected Arpeggio type. For details, see page 124 in the
Basic Structure section.
ARPEGGIO
Changing the Arpeggio type during your
keyboard performance
A different Arpeggio type is assigned to each of the [SF1]
ARP1 - [SF5] ARP5 buttons for each preset Voice. When a
musical note icon appears to the right of each Arpeggio
number in the display (see below), the corresponding
button is assigned an Arpeggio type. The selected
Arpeggio type is highlighted. Try out various Arpeggio
types by pressing the [SF1] - [SF5] buttons.
SF 1 SF 2
You can confirm the currently selected Arpeggio type in the
[F6] ARP display.
Arpeggio type currently selected.
Bank Selects "pre" (Preset) or "usr" (User). To play Arpeggios of
the "usr" bank, User Arpeggio data of the MOTIF ES must
be loaded to the S90 ES.
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Type Refer to the separate Data List booklet for details.
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You can load User Arpeggio data from the MOTIF ES to the S90
ES, but you cannot create User Arpeggio data on the S90 ES itself.
Using the Arpeggio feature
SF 3 SF 4 SF 5
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