Yamaha PSR-A5000 Reference Manual page 52

3
If you want to create a new Multi Pad in an empty new Bank, touch
4
Touch to select a particular Multi Pad for recording.
5
If necessary, select the desired Voice via the PART SELECT [RIGHT 1] button.
After selecting the Voice, press the [EXIT] button to return to the previous display.
6
Touch [] (Rec) to enter recording standby status for the Multi
Pad selected in step 4.
7
Play the keyboard to start recording.
To ensure that your recording will be in sync with the tempo, touch [Metronome] to turn on the metronome.
If you want to insert silence before the actual phrase, press the STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP] to start both
the Recording and rhythm playback (of the current Style). Keep in mind that the rhythm part of the current Style
plays back during recording although it is not recorded.
Recommended notes for phrases to match basic chords
If you intend to create a phrase to match basic chords, use the notes of C, E, G, A and B, or in other words, play the
phrase with a chord scale of CM7 without its avoid the 4th and tension 9th, which conflicts with altered 9th ten-
sions (b9th, #9th). This makes the phrase work harmonically and match most basic chords used in tonal music that
are covered by the PSR-A5000's Style engine.
8
Stop recording.
Press the MULTI PAD CONTROL [STOP] button or the STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP] button to stop
recording when you've finished playing the phrase.
9
Listen back to your newly recorded phrase, by pressing the appropriate MULTI PAD
CONTROL [1]–[4] button. To re-record the phrase, repeat steps 6–8.
10
Touch Repeat [On]/[Off] for each pad to turn it on or off.
If the Repeat parameter is on for the selected pad, playback of the corresponding pad will continue until the
MULTI PAD CONTROL [STOP] button is pressed. When you press a Multi Pad for which Repeat is turned on
during Song or Style playback, playback will start and repeat in sync with the beat.
If the Repeat parameter is off for the selected pad, playback will simply play back once and end automatically as
soon as the end of the phrase is reached.
11
Touch Chord Match [On]/[Off] for each pad to turn it on or off.
If the Chord Match parameter is on for the selected pad, the corresponding pad is played back according to the
chord specified in the chord section of the keyboard generated by turning [ACMP] on, or specified in the LEFT
part of the keyboard generated by turning [LEFT] on (when [ACMP] is off).
12
Touch (Rename), and then enter the desired name for each Multi Pad.
13
If you want to record other Multi Pads, repeat steps 4–12.
14
Touch (Save) to save the Multi Pad, and then save the Multi
Pad data as a Bank containing a set of four Pads.
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C = Chord tones
R = Recommended notes
* When recording the Source Pattern, you should create it using the C and R
C C C R C
notes, as described above, and avoid the others.
(New).
NOTE
To cancel the recording, touch []
(Rec) again before going on to step 7.
NOTICE
The edited Multi Pad data will be
lost if you select another Multi
Pad Bank or turn off the power to
the instrument without carrying
out the Save operation.