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Recording Bass, Chord 1–2, Pad and Phrase 1–2
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On the "Rec Channel" display, touch and hold the desired channel until it turns red.
If the selected channel already contains data, a confirmation message appears, prompting you whether or not to
delete the existing data of the selected channel. Touch [Yes] to delete data and the selected channel is specified as
Record target. Note that channel data other than the Rhythm channels of the preset Style cannot be overdubbed.
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If necessary, select a Voice, and then practice the bass line, chord backing, or phrase to
be recorded.
Touch the instrument icon (illustration) to call up the Voice Selection display, and then select the desired Voice.
After selecting, close the Voice Selection display to return to the Style Creator display. With the selected Voice,
practice the phrase or chord backing to be recorded.
Available Voices for recording
Any Voices except for the Organ Flutes/Drum kit/SFX kit Voices can be used for recording.
• Record a phrase in the key of C major (CM7) which will play appropriate notes as you change chords
during performance
Basics when recording a Main or Fill-in
With the default initial settings, the Source Root/Chord is set to CM7. This means that you should record a
Source Pattern which is to be triggered by specifying CM7 during normal performance. Record a bass line,
phrase or chord backing which you want to hear when CM7 is specified. Specifically, see the basics below.
• Use the notes from the C Ionian scale, which is the primary chord scale of CM7 in the key of C Major—
excepting the following notes, which should be avoided:
• "F" (4th)
• "D" (tension 9th, which doesn't work with chords with "b9th" or "#9th" in the Style engine)
In other words, use only the notes C, E, G, A, and B (Root, 3rd, 5th, 6th or 13th and Maj7th).
• Use only the chord tones when recording the Chord and Pad channels (i.e., C, E, G, and B).
If you observe these basics, Style playback notes are appropriately converted for most chords depending on the
chord changes you make during your performance.
Basics when recording an Intro or Ending
These Sections are designed assuming that the chord is not changed during playback. This is why you need not
observe the basics for Main and Fill-In Sections described above, and you can create a special chord progression
in recording. However, you should follow the basics below to ensure that your phrases work well in common sit-
uations, since the Source Root/Chord is set to CM7 by default.
• When recording the Intro, make sure that the phrase with the chord progression you record leads properly into
the its tonic chord at the end of the Intro. For example, in the key of C Major, the G7 chord is commonly used,
since it strongly leads back into the tonic chord of the key of C Major.
• When recording the Ending, make sure that the phrase with the chord progression you record resolves to the
original key at the beginning of the Ending. Recommended chords, which resolves to the key smoothly, are the
diatonic chords (i.e., CM7, Dm7, Em7, FM7, G7, Am7, and Bm7(b5) in the key of C Major).
• Set the Source Root/Chord if necessary
Although the default Source Root/Chord is set to CM7 as described above, you can change this to any desired
one in which you can play easily. Call up the "SFF Edit" display, set the Source Root and Chord to the favorite
or desired Root and Chord type. Keep in mind that when you change the Source Chord from the default CM7 to
another chord, the chord notes and recommended notes will also change. For details, refer to
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C = Chord tones
R = Recommended notes
* When recording the Source Pattern, you should use the "C" and "R" notes
C C C R C
based on the above, and avoid the others.
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