Creating Arpeggios; Use The Arpeggio Function - Yamaha PSR-E423 Owner's Manual

Creating Arpeggios

The arpeggio function lets you create arpeggios (broken chords) by simply playing the
required notes on the keyboard. For example, you could play the notes of a triad—the
root, third, and fifth—and the arpeggio function will automatically create a variety of
interesting arpeggio-type phrases. By changing the arpeggio type and the notes you
play it is possible to create a wide range of patterns and phrases that can be used for
music production as well as performance.

Use the Arpeggio Function

1
Press the ARPEGGIO [ON/OFF] button to turn the
arpeggio function on.
The indicator lights when the Arpeggio function is on.
2
Play a note or notes on the keyboard to trigger
Arpeggio playback.
The sound of the arpeggio produced will change according to the
number of notes you play and the area of the keyboard you play in.
When the split function is on, the arpeggio applies to the split voice.
The arpeggio applies to the main and dual voices when the split func-
tion is off. Arpeggios cannot be played using the split and main/dual
voices simultaneously.
3
When you have finished playing with the arpeggio
function, press the ARPEGGIO [ON/OFF] button to
turn it off.
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NOTE
• When you select a voice
number between 199 and
238 the arpeggio function
will automatically be turned
on.
NOTE
• Play a key to the left of the
keyboard split point
because the arpeggio func-
tion applies only to the split
voice when you select a
voice between 229 and 238.
NOTE
• When an FC4 or FC5 foot-
switch is connected to the
SUSTAIN jack is pressed,
the Arpeggio will continue to
play after the note is
released (page 59).