Rhythm Section Basic Operation; Rhythm Section Style - Kawai ES7 Owner's Manual

Rhythm Section Basic Operation

The ES7's Rhythm Section feature contains 100 built-in accompaniment styles, covering a wide range of musical
genres. Each style can be used simply as a drum or percussion track, or as a full musical accompaniment with bass,
guitar, organ, brass, etc. parts. In addition, each style includes separate introduction, fill-in, variation, and ending
passages, allowing musicians to enliven their performances at the touch of a button.
For a complete listing of the available Rhythm Section styles, please refer to page 125 of this owner's manual.
Rhythm Section pattern types
Pattern type Description
Count-in A short introduction pattern used to count-in the Basic/Variation pattern.
(drums only)
Basic A simple, unobtrusive backing accompaniment pattern.
Variation A more complicated version of the basic pattern, with additional phrases etc.
A short pattern that can be used when repeating phrases or as a bridge between the Basic
Fill-in
and Variation patterns.
Ending A short pattern used to bring the currently playing accompaniment style to an end.
1. Entering the Rhythm Section
Press the RHYTHM SECTION button.
The LED indicator for the RHYTHM SECTION button will turn on
to indicate that the Rhythm Section is in use.
Information about the currently selected style will also be
shown in the LCD display.
Selected style
FnkShuffle1
Chord
C
name
Style tempo
The keyboard will be split into lower and upper sections, used to control the accompaniment and play the melody respectively.
By default, the lower section keys will not produce a sound unless Split Mode is turned on.
Lower section:
Used to control the accompaniment.
* The default split point is set between keys F # 2 and G2.
* The Rhythm Section and Split Mode share the same split point. Please refer to page 21 for information about changing the split point.
* The 'Full Keyboard' ACC Mode setting allows the entire keyboard to be used for both playing the melody and controlling the rhythm section key/
chord without lower/upper section splits. Please refer to page 44 for more information.
36
All
Style
part(s)
œ=108
Upper section:
Used to play the melody.
Split point: adjustable, please refer to page 21.
No. of bars
1 or 2
4 or 8
4 or 8
1
1