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Learning to Play by Playing (For Synthesizer Novices)
There are a variety of different built-in arpeggio types. You
can select one the same way as you select a preset tone, edit
it, and then save it as a user arpeggio type. Let's go over the
procedure for selecting a preset arpeggio type.
• The arpeggios of this Synthesizer are divided into 10 type
groups called "banks". There are a total of 10 arpeggio
banks numbered 0 through 9, with 10 arpeggios in each
bank for a total of 100 arpeggios.
bn
Hold down
ARPEGGIO until the screen shown below
appears on the display.
Screen title (arpeggio type)
bp
Now rotate the
dial and select a preset phrase type the
same way you select a tone (page E-11).
For details about arpeggios, see "Sounding Arpeggios
Automatically" on page E-40.
Phrase Sequencer
To give you an idea about what a musical phrase is, let's
listen to a preset phrase.
bo
Hold down
KEY PLAY until the screen shown below
appears on the display.
Phrase Sequencer Mode
Phrase name
bo
Press
PLAY/STOP. This will start playback of one of the
Synthesizer's built-in preset phrases. Next, try rotating the
dial and selecting other preset phrases.
bo
Instead of using
PLAY/STOP, you can also start playback
of a phrase by pressing a key on the keyboard. Let's see how
this works.
E-14
Bank-Type number
Preset
Bank-Phrase number
Preset
bp
bo
First, press
KEY PLAY so the button becomes lit.
bo
Lit
This is Key Play Mode. Pressing a keyboard key while in the
Key Play Mode will automatically start playback of a phrase.
Pressing another key will play the phrase using a different
pitch. In the Key Play Mode, the keyboard can be used to
sequentially play a phrase at different pitches to create an
interesting effect.
The Phrase Sequencer main chapter covers information
about how you can record your own phrases and play them
back when you want to. For more information see "Recording
a New Phrase" on page E-47.
Step Sequencer
Let's start out our explanation of the Step Sequencer by
listening to some preset sequence data.
7
Press
STEP SEQ to enter the Step Sequencer Mode.
7
Lit
Step Sequencer Mode
Sequence name
Bank-Sequence number
Preset
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