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Reference Manual
This Reference Manual explains advanced features of Genos that are not explained in the Owner's Manual.
Please read the Owner's Manual first, before reading this Reference Manual.
Manual Development Group
© 2017 Yamaha Corporation
v1.30 EN
Published 04/2018 PO-D0
Contents
Function List 4
1 Styles 6
Style Types (Characteristics) ............................................................................................................................6
Registering Files to the Favorite Tab ................................................................................................................7
Changing the Chord Fingering Type .................................................................................................................8
Using the Chord Tutor Function ........................................................................................................................9
Turning Each Channel of the Style On/Off ......................................................................................................10
Style Playback Related Settings .....................................................................................................................11
Adjusting the Tempo .......................................................................................................................................12
Creating/Editing Styles (Style Creator)............................................................................................................13
2 Voices 27
Voice Part Setup Display.................................................................................................................................27
Voice Selection Display-related Settings.........................................................................................................29
Voice Types (Characteristics) .........................................................................................................................30
Registering Files to the Favorite Tab ..............................................................................................................32
Metronome Settings ........................................................................................................................................32
Keyboard/Joystick-related Settings .................................................................................................................33
Keyboard Part-related Settings (Voice Setting)...............................................................................................35
Transposing the Pitch in Semitones................................................................................................................36
Fine-tuning the Pitch (Tuning) .........................................................................................................................37
Making Detailed Settings for Harmony/Arpeggio ............................................................................................38
Editing Voices (Voice Edit) ..............................................................................................................................40
Editing Organ Flutes Voices (Voice Edit) ........................................................................................................44
Editing Ensemble Voices (Voice Edit) .............................................................................................................46
3 Multi Pads 52
Creating a Multi Pad via MIDI (Multi Pad Creator--MIDI Multi Pad Recording)..............................................52
Creating a Multi Pad with Audio files (Multi Pad Creator--Audio Link Multi Pad) ...........................................54
Editing Multi Pads............................................................................................................................................56
4 Song Playback 57
Creating a Song List for Playback ...................................................................................................................57
Using Repeat Playback Mode .........................................................................................................................58
Editing Music Notation (Score) Settings..........................................................................................................59
Displaying Lyrics and Setting Up the Display..................................................................................................61
Displaying Text and Setting Up the Display ....................................................................................................62
Using the Auto Accompaniment Features with MIDI Song Playback..............................................................63
Turning Each Channel of a MIDI Song On/Off ................................................................................................64
Song Playback Related Settings .....................................................................................................................65
5 MIDI Song Recording/Editing 67
Overview of MIDI Song Recording ..................................................................................................................67
Recording Each Channel Individually (Realtime Recording)...........................................................................69
Re-recording a Specific Section--Punch In/Out (Realtime Recording) ..........................................................71
Recording Panel Setups to a Song .................................................................................................................73
Editing Channel Events of Existing Song Data ...............................................................................................74
Step Recording/Editing Songs (Step Edit) ......................................................................................................77
6 Audio Multi Recording 86
Recording Your Performance with Audio Multi Recording ..............................................................................86
Converting a file (Import/Export) .....................................................................................................................90
Editing the Recorded Data (Multi Track Audio file) .........................................................................................91
Re-recording a Multi Track Audio File .............................................................................................................94
7 Registration Memory 100
Disabling Recall of Specific Items (Registration Freeze) ..............................................................................100
Calling Up Registration Memory Numbers in Order (Registration Sequence) ..............................................101
Searching for a Registration Memory Bank File............................................................................................103
8 Playlist 105
Importing Music Finder Records to the Playlist .............................................................................................105
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9 Microphone 107
Making the Microphone Settings (Mic Setting)..............................................................................................107
Editing the Vocal Harmony Type (Vocal Harmony).......................................................................................110
Editing the Synth Vocoder Types (Vocal Harmony) ......................................................................................114
10 Mixer 116
Editing Filter Parameters (Filter) ...................................................................................................................116
Editing EQ Parameters (EQ) .........................................................................................................................117
Editing Effect Parameters (Effect) .................................................................................................................119
Editing Effect Parameters (Chorus/Reverb) ..................................................................................................121
Editing Pan/Volume Settings (Pan/Volume)..................................................................................................121
Editing Master Compressor Settings (Compressor)......................................................................................122
Contents
Block Diagram ...............................................................................................................................................124
11 Controller Function Settings 125
Assigning Specific Functions to the Pedals and Panel Buttons (Assignable) ...............................................125
Editing the Assign Types of the Live Control Knobs and Sliders (Live Control)............................................129
12 MIDI Settings 132
Basic Procedure for MIDI Settings ................................................................................................................132
System--MIDI System Settings ....................................................................................................................134
Transmit--MIDI Transmit Channel Settings..................................................................................................135
Receive--MIDI Receive Channel Settings....................................................................................................136
On Bass Note--Setting the Bass Note for Style Playback via MIDI..............................................................137
Chord Detect--Settings the Chord for Style Playback via MIDI....................................................................137
External Controller--MIDI Controller Setting.................................................................................................138
13 Network Settings 142
Wireless LAN Settings...................................................................................................................................142
Making the Time Settings..............................................................................................................................144
14 Utility 145
Speaker/Connectivity ....................................................................................................................................145
Display/Touch Screen ...................................................................................................................................146
Parameter Lock .............................................................................................................................................146
Storage--Formatting the Drive......................................................................................................................146
System ..........................................................................................................................................................147
Factory Reset/Backup ...................................................................................................................................148
15 Expansion Pack Related Operations 150
Installing the Expansion Pack Data from the USB Flash Drive .....................................................................150
Saving the Instrument Info File to the USB Flash Drive ................................................................................151
16 Connections 152
Accessing the User Drive of Genos from the Computer (USB Storage Mode) .............................................152
Selecting the Output Destination of Each Sound (Line Out) .........................................................................153
Index 154
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Function List
This section simply and very briefly explains what you can do in the displays called up by pressing the buttons
on the panel, or by touching each icon on the Menu display.
For more information, refer to the page indicated below or the Owner's Manual. The "" mark indicates that the
function is described in the Owner's Manual.
Displays accessible by the panel buttons
Owner's
Display Button to access Description Pages
Manual
Portal of the instrument's display structure, which provides at-a-
Home [HOME] -
glance information on all current settings.
By touching each of the icons, you can call up the menus for the
Menu [MENU] -
various functions listed below.
Style Selection [STYLE] For selecting Style files. -
For confirming the current Voice settings, and making Voice-related
Voice Part Setup [VOICE] 27 -
settings such as Effects.
Song Player [SONG] For controlling Song playback. 57
Playlist [PLAYLIST] For selecting and editing Playlists, and managing your repertoire. 105
Song Recording [RECORDING] For recording your performance. 68, 86
VOICE SELECT
Voice Selection For assigning Voices to each of the keyboard parts. -
[LEFT][RIGHT 3]
Multi Pad MULTI PAD CONTROL
For selecting Multi Pads. 56
Selection [SELECT]
Registration
REGISTRATION BANK [-]
Memory Bank For selecting Registration Memory Banks. 101
and [+]
Selection
Registration
[MEMORY] For registering the current panel settings. -
Memory window
Menu display functions
Owner's
Menu Description Pages
Manual
For adjusting the parameters of each part, such as volume, pan, and EQ. It also
Mixer allows you to adjust overall sound controls, such as Master Compressor and 116
Master EQ.
Channel On/Off For turning on and off the each channel of the Style, and MIDI Song. 10, 64 -
Determines which jack is used to output each part and each drum & percussion
Line Out 153 -
instrument.
Score For displaying the music notation (score) of the current MIDI Song. 59
Lyrics For displaying the lyrics of the current Song. 61
Text Viewer For displaying text files created on your computer. 62 -
Mic Setting Makes settings for the microphone sound. 107
For adding Vocal Harmony effects to your singing. You can edit the Vocal
Vocal Harmony 110, 114
Harmony and save as your original harmony.
For adding the Harmony/Arpeggio effect to the right-hand section of the keyboard.
Kbd Harmony/Arp 38
Parameters such as Harmony/Arpeggio type can be set.
For setting the Split Point or change the Chord Fingering type and Chord
Split & Fingering 8
Detection area.
Determines the order for calling up Registration Memory settings when using the
Regist Sequence 101 -
pedal.
Determines the item(s) that remain unchanged even when you call up panel
Regist Freeze 100 -
setups from the Registration Memory.
For adjusting the tempo of MIDI Song, Style or Metronome. The same operation
Tempo 12
as using the TEMPO [-]/[+] and [TAP TEMPO] buttons can be done on the display.
Metronome For making settings of the metronome and the [TAP TEMPO] button. 32
Live Control Determines the functions assigned to the Live Control knobs & sliders. 129
Determines the functions assigned to the pedals, assignable buttons, and the
Assignable 125
shortcuts on the Home display.
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Owner's
Menu Description Pages
Manual
For locking the panel settings. When the panel settings are locked, nothing
Panel Lock -
happens even when pressing any panel buttons.
Demo For calling up the Demo display. -
For editing the preset Voices to create your own Voices. The display differs 40, 44,
Voice Edit -
depending on whether an Organ Flutes Voice or another kind of Voice is selected. 46
For creating a Style by editing the preset Style, or by recording Style channels
Style Creator 13 -
one by one.
For recording your performance. (This is same as the [RECORDING] button on
Song Recording 67
the panel.)
For creating a Multi Pad by editing an existing preset Multi Pad, or by recording a
Function List
M.Pad Creator 52, 54 -
new one.
Determines the detailed settings of the keyboard parts, such as the pitch for each
Voice Setting 35 -
part, Voice Set filter, and Super Articulation Voice related settings.
For making Style playback related settings such as OTS Link timing, Dynamics
Style Setting 11 -
Control, etc.
For making Song playback related settings such as Guide function, Channel
Song Setting 65 -
settings, etc.
Chord Tutor Indicates how to play chords that correspond to the specified chord names. 9 -
Tuning For fine-tuning the pitch of the entire instrument, and setting the scale type. 37 -
For transposing the pitch of the entire sound in semitones, or just the sound of the
Transpose 36
keyboard or MIDI Song.
Keyboard/Joystick Determines the Touch Response of the keyboard and Joystick-related settings. 33 -
For installing Expansion Packs for adding extra contents downloaded from the
Expansion 150 -
website or created on your own by using the Yamaha Expansion Manager.
MIDI For making MIDI-related settings. 132 -
For making global settings, managing the USB flash drives, initializing the
Utility instrument to the factory default, or backing up the data stored in the instrument, 145
etc.
Time For making settings of the time shown on the Home display. 144 -
For making settings for connecting the instrument to a smart device such as iPad
Wireless LAN* 142 -
via the wireless LAN function.
* This icon appears only when the wireless LAN function is included.
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1 Styles
Contents
Style Types (Characteristics) ............................................................................ 6
Registering Files to the Favorite Tab ............................................................... 7
· Removing Files from the Favorite Tab......................................................... 7
Changing the Chord Fingering Type ............................................................... 8
Using the Chord Tutor Function ...................................................................... 9
Turning Each Channel of the Style On/Off ................................................... 10
Style Playback Related Settings ..................................................................... 11
· Setting......................................................................................................... 11
· Change Behavior ........................................................................................ 12
Adjusting the Tempo........................................................................................ 12
Creating/Editing Styles (Style Creator) ......................................................... 13
· Style Data Structure--Consisting of Source Patterns ................................ 13
· Basic Procedure for Creating a Style ......................................................... 14
· Realtime Recording.................................................................................... 15
· Step Recording ........................................................................................... 18
· Assembly--Assigning the Source Pattern to Each Channel ...................... 19
· Channel Edit ............................................................................................... 19
· SFF Edit--Making Style File Format Settings .......................................... 21
· Editing the Rhythm Part of a Style (Drum Setup)...................................... 25
Style Types (Characteristics)
The particular type of Style is indicated the upper left of the Style name in the Style Selection display. The defining
characteristics of these Styles and their performance advantages are described below.
Session For information on these types, refer to "Style Characteristics" in the Owner's Manual.
Free Play
DJ
+Audio The Audio Styles (+Audio) have been specially produced by adding audio recordings of studio
musicians playing in various recording studios worldwide. This adds all the natural feel, ambience
and warmth to the drums and percussion of the Style, giving your performance greater expressive
potential. Specifically, it retains the subtle nuances and grooves that are difficult to reproduce using
the preset drum/percussion kit. Yamaha Time Stretch Technology allows the audio to follow your
tempo changes without changing pitch, so everything stays in perfect sync.
Audio Styles can be played back and controlled by this instrument; however, by default the data is
not included on this instrument. Audio Styles or Expansion Packs that contain Audio Styles may be
available at the Yamaha website.
NOTE
· If the tempo is set to over 160% of the default, the audio part is muted.
· Keep in mind that the Audio Styles may take more time to load than others, and that they may have certain restrictions and
differ in the specific functions that can be handled.
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Registering Files to the Favorite Tab
You can call up your favorite or often used preset Styles or Voices quickly by registering them to the Favorite tab on
the File Selection display.
1 In the File Selection display, select the desired category in the Preset tab.
2 Touch (File) to call up the "File Edit" window.
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Styles
3
3 Touch [Favorite] to call up the display for selecting the files.
4 Select the desired files for registering to the Favorite tab.
5
5 Touch [Favorite] to actually register the files to the Favorite tab.
The selected files are shown on the Favorite tab.
Removing Files from the Favorite Tab
1 In the Favorite tab of the File Selection display, touch (File) to call up the "File Edit"
window.
2 Touch [Favorite] to call up the display for selecting the files.
3 Select the files which you want to remove from the Favorite tab.
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4 Touch [Clear] to actually remove the files from the Favorite tab.
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Changing the Chord Fingering Type
The Chord Fingering type determines how chords are specified for Style Playback. You can select the desired type on
the display called up via [MENU] [Split & Fingering].
Single Finger Makes it simple to produce orchestrated accompaniment using major, seventh, minor and minor-
seventh chords by pressing only one, two or three keys on the Chord section of the keyboard.
C C7
Major chord Seventh chord
Press the root key only. Simultaneously press the
root key and a while key to
its left.
Cm Cm 7
Minor chord Minor Seventh chord
Simultaneously press Simultaneously press the root
the root key and a black key and both a white and black
key to its left. key to its left.
Multi Finger Automatically detects Single Finger or Fingered chord fingerings, so you can use either type of fin-
gering without having to switch fingering types.
Fingered Lets you specify the chord by pressing the notes making up a chord in the left hand section of the
keyboard when ACMP is turned on or the Left part is turned on. For information on which notes to
press for each chord, refer to the Data List (Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode) down-
loadable from Yamaha Manual Library, or use the Chord Tutor function as described in the next
section.
Fingered On Bass Accepts the same fingerings as Fingered; however, the lowest note played in the Chord section of
the keyboard is used as the bass note, allowing you to play "on bass" chords. (In the Fingered type,
the root of the chord is always used as the bass note.)
Full Keyboard Detects chords in the entire key range. Chords are detected in a way similar to Fingered, even if you
split the notes between your left and right hands--for example, playing a bass note with your left
hand and a chord with your right, or by playing a chord with your left hand and a melody note with
your right.
AI Fingered Basically the same as Fingered, with the exception that less than three notes can be played to indi-
cate the chords (based on the previously played chord, etc.).
AI Full Keyboard This type is similar to Full Keyboard, with the exception that less than three notes can be played to
indicate the chords (based on the previously played chord, etc.). 9th, 11th and 13th chords cannot
be played.
NOTE
· "AI" stands for "Artificial Intelligence."
· When the chord detection area is set to "Upper," only "Fingered*" is available. This type is basically same as "Fingered," except that "1+5," "1+8" and Chord Cancel are
not available.
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Using the Chord Tutor Function
The Chord Tutor function lets you can see which notes to press for specifying the chord. If you know a chord name but
don't know how to play it, use this function.
This function can be used on the display called up via [MENU] [Chord Tutor].
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Styles
Root Lets you select the desired chord root.
Type Lets you select the desired chord type.
The notes you need to play are shown in the display.
NOTE
· Although this function shows how to play a chord only in case of "Fingered," the indication is useful also when a type other than "Single Finger" is selected.
· Depending on the chord, some notes will be omitted.
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Turning Each Channel of the Style On/Off
You can add variations and change the feeling of a Style by selectively turning channels on/off as the Style plays.
Style channels
Each Style contains the channels listed below.
· Rhythm 1/2: These are the basic parts of the Style, containing the drum and percussion rhythm patterns.
· Bass: The bass part uses various appropriate instrument sounds to match the Style.
· Chord 1/2: These are the rhythmic chord backing, commonly consisting of piano or guitar Voices.
· Pad: This part is used for sustained instruments such as strings, organ, choir, etc.
· Phrase 1/2: These parts are used for punchy brass stabs, arpeggiated chords, and other extras that make the accom-
paniment more interesting.
· Audio: This is an audio part of the Audio Style.
Style channels can be turned on or off on the display called up via [MENU] [Channel On/Off].
If you want to play back only one particular channel (solo playback), touch and hold the desired channel name until it
turns purple. To cancel solo, simply touch the (purple) channel name again.
NOTE
You can also turn the channels on/off on the Mixer display.
To change the Voice for each channel:
Touch the instrument icon below the desired channel to call up the Voice Selection display, then select the desired
Voice.
NOTE
The Voice of the Audio part of the Audio Style cannot be changed.
NOTE
You can save the settings here to Registration Memory. For details, refer to the Owner's Manual.
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Style Playback Related Settings
You can make a variety of settings for Style Playback, on the display called up via [MENU] [Style Setting].
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Styles
Setting
Dynamics Control This determines how the Style playback volume changes depending on the playing strength.
· Off: The volume is kept the same regardless of playing strength.
· Narrow: The volume changes over a narrow range.
· Medium: The volume changes over a medium range.
· Wide: The volume changes over a wide range.
Display Tempo Turns on or off the tempo indication for each Style on the Style Selection display.
Stop ACMP When the [ACMP] button is turned on and the [SYNC START] button is off, you can play chords in
the chord section of the keyboard with the Style stopped, and still hear the accompaniment chord.
In this condition--called "Stop Accompaniment"--any valid chord fingerings are recognized and
the chord root/type are shown in the Style area of the Home display. Here, you can determine
whether the chord played in the chord section will sound or not in the Stop Accompaniment status.
· Off: The chord played in the chord section will not sound.
· Style: The chord played in the chord section will sound via the Voices for the Pad channel and the
Bass channel of the selected Style.
· Fixed: The chord played in the chord section will sound via the specified Pad/Bass chan-
nels' Voices, regardless of the selected Style.
NOTE
When the selected Style contains MegaVoices, unexpected sounds may result when this is set to "Style."
NOTE
When you record a Song, the chord detected by playing the Stop Accompaniment can be recorded regardless of the setting
here. Please note that both the sounding Voice and chord data is recorded when set to "Style," and only the chord data is
recorded when set to "Off" or "Fixed."
OTS Link Timing This applies to the OTS Link function. This parameter determines the timing in which the One
Touch Settings change with the MAIN VARIATION [A][D] change. (The [OTS LINK] button
must be on.)
· Real Time: One Touch Setting is immediately called up when you press a MAIN VARIATION
button.
· Next Bar: One Touch Setting is called up at the next measure, after you press a MAIN VARIA-
TION button.
Synchro Stop Window This determines how long you can hold a chord before the Synchro Stop function is automatically
cancelled. When the [SYNC STOP] button is turned on and this is set to a value other than "Off,"
the Synchro Stop function is automatically cancelled if you hold a chord for longer than the time set
here. This conveniently resets Style playback control to normal, letting you release the keys and
still have the Style play. In other words, if you release the keys more quickly than the time set here,
the Synchro Stop function works.
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Multi Pad Synchro Stop Determines whether or not the repeat playback of a Multi Pad stops when Style playback is
(Style Stop) stopped.
Multi Pad Synchro Stop Determines whether or not the repeat playback of a Multi Pad stops when the Ending section of
(Style Ending) Style is played back.
Change Behavior
Section Set Determines the default section that is automatically called up when selecting different Styles (when
Style playback is stopped). When set to "Off" and Style playback is stopped, the active section is
maintained even if the different Style is selected. When any of the MAIN AD sections is not
included in the Style data, the nearest section is automatically selected. For example, when MAIN
D is not contained in the selected Style, MAIN C will be called up.
Tempo This determines whether the tempo changes or not when you change the Style.
· Lock: Regardless of playback status, the tempo setting of the previous Style is maintained.
· Hold: While the Style is playing back, the tempo setting of the previous Style is maintained.
While the Style is stopped, the tempo changes to that of the default tempo of the selected Style.
· Reset: Regardless of playback status, the tempo changes to that of the default tempo for the
selected Style.
Part On/Off This determines whether the Style Channel on/off status changes or not when you change the Style.
· Lock: Regardless of playback status, the Channel on/off status of the previous Style is main-
tained.
· Hold: While the Style is playing back, the Channel on/off status of the previous Style is main-
tained. While the Style is stopping, all Channels of the selected Style are set to on.
· Reset: Regardless of playback status, all Channels of the selected Style are set to on.
Adjusting the Tempo
You can adjust the tempo of Style, MIDI Song and metronome, on the display called up via [MENU] [Tempo].
q w
e
r
q Indicates the tempo value during playback of the metronome, Style and MIDI Song. The tempo can be changed by using
the Data dial, the [DEC]/[INC] buttons or the TEMPO [-]/[+] buttons.
When you select an Audio Style (page 6), the upper limit of the tempo will be shown below the tempo value in this way:
Audio: ** max. The Audio part is muted if the tempo is over the upper limit.
w Equivalent to the [TAP TEMPO] button on the panel.
e Indicates the tempo value of the current MIDI Song. The Song will be started at this tempo.
r Indicates the tempo value of the current Style. The Style will be started at this tempo.
NOTE
The tempo value of an Audio Song is set via the Time Stretch function. Refer to the Owner's Manual.
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Creating/Editing Styles (Style Creator)
The Style Creator function lets you create your original Style by recording the rhythm pattern via the keyboard and
using already-recorded Style data. Basically, select a preset Style that is closest to the type you want to create, then
record the rhythm pattern, bass line, chord backing, or phrase (referred to as "Source Pattern" in the Style Creator) for
each channel of each Section.
Style Data Structure--Consisting of Source Patterns
A Style is made up of the different Sections (Intro, Main, Ending, etc.) and each Section has eight separate channels,
each of which is referred to as a "Source Pattern." With the Style Creator feature, you can create a Style by separately
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recording the Source Pattern for each channel, or by importing pattern data from other existing Styles.
Styles
Ending 3
Ending 2
Intro
Fill In
Main B
Used as is when selecting an Audio Style as starting
Main A data. This cannot be edited or deleted.
Audio Part
Rhythm 1 Recording or copying from another Style
Rhythm 2 Recording or copying from another Style
Bass Recording or copying from another Style
Chord 1 Recording or copying from another Style
Creating a Source Pattern
Chord 2 Recording or copying from another Style for each channel separately
Pad Recording or copying from another Style
Phrase 1 Recording or copying from another Style
Phrase 2 Recording or copying from another Style
Limitations on the Audio part:
· If you select an Audio Style as starting data, the Audio part will be used as is. The Audio part cannot be deleted,
edited or created from scratch.
· The created Style containing the Audio part can be used only via an instrument that supports Audio Styles as well
as the SFF GE format.
· The Audio part cannot be copied from another Style or Section in the "Assembly" display (page 19). If you want to
use a specific Audio part, make sure to select the corresponding Audio Style before calling up the Style Creator
display.
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Basic Procedure for Creating a Style
1 Select the desired Style to be used as the basis for the new Style.
2 Call up the Style Creator display via [MENU] [Style Creator].
3 On the "Basic" display, select the desired Section.
As necessary, make the following settings.
· If you want to create a Style entirely from scratch, touch [Initialize Style] to make the current Style empty.
· If you initialize the Style, set the "Pattern Length" (measure amount of the Source Pattern). After inputting the
value, touch [Execute] to actually enter the changes. Note that if an Audio Style is selected as starting data,
changing the pattern length deletes the corresponding Audio part.
· Set the overall parameters such as "Tempo" and "Beat." The settings here commonly applies to all Sections.
After setting the Beat, touch [Execute] to actually enter the changes.
4 Create the Source Pattern for each channel.
· Realtime Recording (page 15)
Lets you record the Style by simply playing the keyboard.
· Step Recording (page 18)
Lets you enter each note individually.
· Style Assembly (page 19)
Lets you copy various patterns from other preset Styles or Styles you have already created.
5 Edit the already recorded channel data.
· Channel Edit (page 19)
Lets you edit the MIDI data of the already recorded channels.
· SFF Edit (page 21)
Lets you edit the SFF (Style File Format) related parameters of the already recorded channels other than Rhythm
channels.
· Drum Setup (page 25)
Lets you edit the rhythm part of the Style, such as changing the sounds of the individual instruments.
6 Repeat steps 35 as desired.
7 Touch (Save) to save the created Style. NOTICE
The created Style will be lost if
you change to another Style or
turn off the power to the instru-
ment without carrying out the
Save operation.
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Realtime Recording
The explanations here apply to step 4 of the Basic Procedure on page 14. In the "Rec Channel" display, you can create
the channel data via the Realtime Recording.
Realtime Recording Characteristics in the Style Creator
· Loop Recording
Style playback repeats the rhythm patterns of several measures in a "loop," and Style recording is also done using
loops. For example, if you start recording with a two-measure Main section, the two measures are repeatedly
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recorded. Notes that you record will play back from the next repetition (loop), letting you record while hearing
previously recorded material.
· Overdub Recording
This method records new material to a channel already containing recorded data, without deleting the original data.
Styles
In Style recording, the recorded data is not deleted, except when using functions such as "Clear Drum Inst"
(page 16) "Delete" (pages 16, 17) and "Remove Event" (page 20). For example, if you start recording with a two-
measure Main section, the two measures are repeated many times. Notes that you record will play back from the
next repetition, letting you overdub new material to the loop while hearing previously recorded material. When
creating a Style based on an existing internal Style, overdub recording is applied only to the rhythm channels. For
all other channels (except rhythm), you need to delete the original data before recording.
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2
Turns playback of
Audio Part on/off
Recording Rhythm Channels 12
If you select an Audio Style as starting data:
Playback of the Audio part can be turned on or off, but it cannot be edited or deleted. Note that the rhythm pattern of
this part will be used in the new Style you intend to create. If you want to create a rhythm phrase in addition to the
Audio part, follow the steps below.
1 On the "Rec Channel" display, touch and hold the desired channel until it turns red.
The selected channel becomes the Recording target no matter whether the channel already contains data or not. If
recorded data is already included, you should record the additional notes to the selected channel as Overdub
Recording.
2 If necessary, select a Voice, and then practice the rhythm pattern to be recorded.
Touch the instrument icon (illustration) to call up the Voice Selection display then select the desired Voice such as
a Drum Kit. After selecting, close the Voice Selection display to return to the Style Creator display. With the
selected Voice, practice the rhythm pattern to be recorded.
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Available Voices for recording
For the Rhythm 1 channel, any except Organ Flutes Voices can be used for recording.
For the Rhythm 2 channel, only Drum/SFX kits can be used for recording.
NOTE
For information on which key to play for each Drum/SFX sound, refer to the "Drum/SFX Kit List" in the Data List on the website.
3 Press the STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP] button to start recording.
Since already recorded data plays back, turn each channel on or off by touching the channel on the "Rec Channel"
display as desired. If you selected an Audio Style as starting data, turn the Audio part on or off by touching the
[Audio] channel.
If necessary, delete a channel by touching [Delete] located under the desired channel.
4 As soon as loop playback returns to the first beat in the first measure, start playing the
rhythm pattern to be recorded.
If the rhythm is difficult to play all at once, you can break it down into isolated parts, such as in this example:
Loop 1st round
Bass Drum
Loop 2nd round
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Loop 3rd round
Hi-Hat
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Deleting mistakenly recorded notes
If you make a mistake or play any wrong notes, you can delete those specific notes. Touch [Clear Drum Inst] to
call up a message, then press the corresponding key on the keyboard while the message is shown. After deleting
the desired drum instrument, touch [Exit] to close the message.
5 Press the [START/STOP] button to stop playback.
If you want to add more notes, press the [START/STOP] button again to continue recording.
6 Touch and hold the Recording channel for a while (until the but- NOTICE
ton changes color) to exit from the Recording mode. The edited Style will be lost if you
change to another Style or turn off
the power to the instrument with-
out carrying out the Save opera-
tion (step 7 on page 14).
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1 On the "Rec Channel" display, touch and hold the desired channel until it turns red.
If the selected channel already contains data, a confirmation message appears, prompting you whether or not to
delete the existing data of the selected channel. Touch [Yes] to delete data and the selected channel is specified as
Record target. Note that channel data other than the Rhythm channels of the preset Style cannot be overdubbed.
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2 If necessary, select a Voice, and then practice the bass line, chord backing, or phrase to
be recorded.
Styles
Touch the instrument icon (illustration) to call up the Voice Selection display then select the desired Voice. After
selecting, close the Voice Selection display to return to the Style Creator display. With the selected Voice, practice
the phrase or chord backing to be recorded.
Available Voices for recording
Any except for the Organ Flutes/Drum kit/SFX kit Voices can be used for recording.
· Record a phrase in CM7 which will play appropriate notes as change chords during performance
Rules when recording a Main