Roland G-800 Reference Manual page 30

G-800 Reference Manual
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> Master page: [F2] (Param)> [F1] (Glbal)
[PAGE] A/V (select page 4)
Chord Family Assign (Arranger parameter)
The fourth ParamiGlbal page is entirely devoted to the assignment of more "elaborate"
chords to one of the three modes (major, minor, seventh) of the G-800's Arranger. If the cur-
rent Performance Memory or the currently active registration does not contain any assign-
ment, you can only assign Chord memory 1. Only after assigning a chord to Chord memory
1 can you select memory 2 etc. (and also 1 by going backwards).
E Chord
Indicates the number of the selected Chord memory. Play a chord in the chord recognition
area, whose name is then displayed to the right of the memory number.
E Family
After specifying the chord, you must use the Family parameter to assign it to one of the three
Modes: select Maj (major), min (minor) or 7th (seventh). Whenever you play the newly
assigned chord in the chord recognition area of the keyboard, the accompaniment pattern cor-
responding to the mode you select here will be triggered. Use this parameter to assign "6",
"7/11" etc. chords to a particular Mode.
You may remember that Modes are in fact "invisible" divisions that cannot be selected on the
front panel — while others, such as Basic/Original, Advanced/Variation, etc., are selectable
either manually or via an optional FC-7.
MH Alteratn
The Alteration parameter allows you to specify whether your "elaborate" chords should be
played during playback of an Intro (Tr) or Ending (Ex!). In On mode, playing a complex
chord at the onset of an Intro or Ending may change the chord sequence of the entire Intro or
Ending pattern to a degree that you may have your doubts about the "sanity" of your G-800.
In most cases, you will probably select Off, so that your favorite G7,5 etc. chord only takes
effect after the Intro is finished (or does not influence the chord sequence of the Ending pat-
tern).
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