Style Converter
E-80 Music Workstation
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• Press the [EXECUTE] field to confirm your settings
and move the event.
Press [CLOSE] to close the pop-up window without
applying your changes.
■COPY EVENT
This function allows you to copy one or several
events. Use [PLACE¥EVENT] to insert a copy of those
events at the desired position.
Note: For this function, you could take advantage of the VIEW
filter to avoid selecting event types that should not be
included in the copy. See “VIEW” on p. 191.
• To select several consecutive events, press the
[DATA÷ENTRY] dial while turning it towards the left
(upward direction) or the right (downward direction).
All events selected in this way appear on a blue back-
ground.
• Press the [COPY¥EVENT] button icon.
Each new selection will replace the previous one.
■PLACE EVENT
This function is only available if the sequencer’s clip-
board already contains events that you copied using
COPY EVENT. For safety reasons, it would be a good
idea to use this function immediately after copying
events.
Press the [PLACE¥EVENT] button icon. The following
pop-up appears:
• Specify the position where the first event you copied
should be inserted by pressing the [BAR], [BEAT] and
[CPT] fields, and entering the desired value for each
unit using the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC]/[INC]
buttons.
• Press the [EXECUTE] field to confirm your settings
and add the new event(s).
Press [CLOSE] to close the pop-up window without
applying your changes.
Note: Events inserted with PLACE EVENT are added to any
events that may already exist in that area. Existing events are
thus not pushed towards the end of the song.
Style Converter
The E-80’s Style Converter is an easy and intuitive tool
for creating your own Music Styles based on one of
your own songs or a Standard MIDI File created by
someone else. In either case, it is enough to play back
the Standard MIDI File once to transfer its data into the
E-80’s song RAM memory where you can use the Style
Converter. You may want to edit the song before con-
verting parts of it into a Music Style. See “Editing one
or several tracks (TRACK EDIT)” on p. 179 and “GLOBAL
CHANGE” on p. 187 for details.

General considerations

Here are a few guidelines for converting song parts to a
Music Style:
• See “Concept” on p. 201 and “Looped vs. one-shot
patterns” on p. 201 for the different pattern types.
• The Music Style created using the Style Converter can
be used in Arranger mode (not in 16-track Sequencer
mode).
• Music Styles are accompaniment patterns. If the new
Style should be generally usable (i.e. for any song of a
given genre), try avoid chord changes in the “basic”
patterns (MAIN [1]~[4]). Remember that you can
transpose your Styles in real-time by playing differ-
ent chords in the chord recognition area. Also, it is
usually wiser not to include the melody in your con-
version.
• Try to isolate the passages and parts that are really
typical of the song.
• Transitions, rolls, etc., should be converted to Fill-Ins.
The intro should be converted to an Intro pattern.
• For a really professional result, you will also have to
take advantage of the E-80’s Style Composer to
ensure that your new Style also “works” for minor
and seventh chords. See “Programming Styles (Style
Composer)” on p. 201.
• Though pattern length (and memory capacity) is no
issue, try to work in small but meaningful units.
Here’s an example: most songs rely on a structure
based on 4-measure blocks. Converting 6 measures is
thus a bit odd (though perfectly possible).
• Prepare a simple pattern for MAIN [1] and increas-
ingly complex accompaniments for the remaining
patterns.
• Always set the correct KEY (page 199). Only then will
the Style really work as expected when used with the
E-80’s Arranger.
• Your new Style resides in the E-80 Style RAM mem-
ory. Do not forget to save it before selecting another
Style (in Arranger mode) or switching off the E-80.