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Before you start, Master page
1. Before you start
Master page
The main mode of your G-800 is the Arranger Mode. The G-800 automatically selects this
mode each time you power on the instrument.
When the Arranger mode is selected, you can play melody and accompaniment parts in real-
time while controlling a backing section with the chords played in the chord recognition area.
The G-800 contains 128 internal Music Styles. Up to 8 User Styles can be loaded from disk
or created — and selected and used in the same way as the "ROM Styles".
While in Arranger mode, you can scroll through different pages by pressing the Function keys
located to the right of the display.
The Master page is the page that appears after powering on your G-800. While this page is
displayed, you can select Music Style using the STYLE Select buttons on the front panel.
Current Performance Memory a tempo Currently selected Music Style
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Recognized chord Currently selected MIDI Set Music Style division
Style number and name
The number and name of the currently selected Style or song appear in the top line of the dis-
play. The G-800 contains 128 Styles that are divided into 2 Groups [A-B]. Each group con-
tains 8 Banks [1-8], and each bank has 8 Styles (1-8).
Use the Style selection buttons to choose the desired Style. See "Selecting Music Styles" on
page 47 of the Player's Guide for details about selecting Styles.
Performance Memories [A11~C88]
The number and name in the upper left-hand corner show the currently selected Performance
Memory Number and name. The G-800 provides 192 Performance Memories. A Perfor-
mance Memory contains all panel settings and Part parameter values that were active at the
time you saved them.
Using these Performance Memories, you can easily store and recall a complete registration
with the dedicated Performance Memory buttons.
Tempo (40~250)
Using the TEMPO dial you can easily set the right tempo for the Style accompaniments. The
value can be set from 40 to 250. The display always indicates the currently set (and thus
active) tempo.
Realtime Parts Tones
The fields located in this part of the display show the tones assigned to each one of the Real
Time Parts. See "What are Parts?" on page 23 and "Selecting Tones for the Realtime parts"
on page 28 in the Player's Guide for details. The available Realtime parts are: Upper],
Upper2, Lower, M.Bass, and M.Drums.