The Custom Accompaniment Programmer; Basic Programming Procedure - Yamaha PORTATONE PSR-5700 Authorized Product Manual

The Custom Accompaniment Programmer

The PSR-5700 CUSTOM ACCOMPANIMENT feature allows you to create and store up to six original accompa-
niments — including rhythm, bass, and chords — in addition to 36 internal preset accompaniment styles. You can
even create intro, fill-in, and ending patterns that can be saved with your accompaniments. More custom accom-
paniments can be created and saved to floppy disk (page 42, 46). Your original accompaniments can be selected
and played at any time, just like the presets.
Although many of the steps outlined below do not have to be carried out in the order given, the basic pro-
gramming procedure presented below will serve as useful guide to get you started.
Select a Suitable Accompani-
ment Style
Engage the Custom Accom-
paniment Programmer
Select an Accompaniment
Variation
Program the Rhythm Part

Basic Programming Procedure

Begin by selecting one of the preset accompaniment styles that is close to
the type of accompaniment you want to create. For example, select a
WALTZ accompaniment style if you want to program a rhythm pattern in
3/4 time.
Press the [CUSTOM ACCOMPANIMENT PROGRAMMER] button.
The selected accompaniment style will begin playing, with accompaniment
based on a C major chord. Also, the rhythm track will be set to the record
mode (red REC indicator lit) and the 98 DRUM KIT voice will be selected.
All ocher tracks containing data will be set to the PLAY mode (green PLAY
indicator lit). PLAY tracks can be muted by pressing the corresponding
track button (the green PLAY indicator will flash when the track is muted).
Use the [VERSE1], [VERSE2], [CHORUSl], [CHORUS2], and [SOLO]
buttons to select the accompaniment variation you want to program (varia-
tions cannot be selected when a custom style is selected).
Intro, fill-in, and ending patterns will be based on the selected variation.
If you delete all existing data to program an accompaniment from scratch,
and change the time signature (beat), the intro, fill-in, and ending patterns
cannot be used.
Since the RHYTHM track is initially set to the REC mode and the 98
DRUM KIT voice is selected, you can start programming the RHYTHM
track immediately.
You can add new notes to the rhythm by playing the keys corresponding
to the PSR-5700 drums and percussion instruments. The drums and percus-
sion instruments produced are indicated by the symbols, immediately above
the keys (see the "KEYBOARD PERCUSSION KEYS" chart on page 14 of
the "Getting Started" manual). Please note that pitch bend can not be ap-
plied to the rhythm instruments.
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