Yamaha QY-8 User Manual page 49

Sharp. Raises the pitch of the note by a semitone.
Natural. Returns a sharped or flatted note to its normal pitch.
Flat. Lowers the pitch of the note by a semitone.
An "accidental" is a sharp or flat that is not specified by the key
signature of the song. Accidentals only apply to a single note.
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Phrasing
To specify a phrasing mark for the next note to be entered, move
the cursor to the phrasing symbols on the display (the bar under
the phrasing symbols will flash), use the [-1] and [+1] buttons to
select the phrasing you want to enter. A bracket will appear around
the selected phrasing symbol. The second note has to be
sequentially entered.
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Staccato. Shortens the note.
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Tenuto. Lengthens the note.
Slur/tie. Lengthens the note to the point that it produces a
slur when the notes are of different pitch, or a tie
when the notes are of the same pitch.
• When the second note of a tie pair is entered, no dot will appear
on the 1 MEASURE bar.
• The tenuto and slur phrasing marks have essentially the same
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effect. To produce a slur effect with two notes of the same
pitch use the tenuto phrasing mark.
• The volume setting for the first note will automatically be set to
the second note.
Rests
Move the cursor to the rest symbols on the display (the currently
selected rest will flash), use the [-1] and [+1] buttons to select the
rest you want to enter.
Programming the Sequencer Parts
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