About the Keyboard modes
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E-80 Music Workstation
4. About the Keyboard modes
The KBD MODE setting is the singlemost important parameter of your E-80 because it determines which parts (or Tones)
and sections are available. Though the EASY SETTING buttons set these parameters automatically, you should familiarize
yourself with the KBD MODE concept.

Arranger, Organ, Guitar and Piano

modes

The E-80 has four major keyboard modes:
ARRANGER, ORGAN, GUITAR and PIANO. They can be
selected using the EASY SETTING buttons. The second
mode, ORGAN, configures the E-80 like a virtual
organ (page 33). The GUITAR mode transforms the
E-80 into a virtual guitar (see p. 36).
In many instances, pressing [ARR], [ORGAN],
[GUITAR], or [PIANO] provides a nice starting point
for further fine-tuning. Select ARR (or ORG) when
you need the automatic accompaniment function
and wish to activate its chord recognition in the left
half (see page 89 for details). Select PIANO to acti-
vate PIANO CHORD recognition.
Note: Pressing one of these buttons not only selects the
desired Keyboard Mode but also sets a series of other parame-
ters. In some cases, the parts you may have been using up to
that point are suddenly muted. Another important aspect is
that the split point (see below) will be set to “C4” when you
press [ARR] or [ORGAN].
In ARRANGER mode, the keyboard is split into two
halves. The left half is used for playing chords that
the Arranger uses for transposing the Style patterns
in realtime. The right half, on the other hand, can be
used for adding a live melody to the Arranger’s auto-
matic accompaniment. This melody can be played
using the Upper1 (UP1) part. Feel free to add other
parts for creating richer sounds. See p. 65.
This setting is also used when you press the [ORGAN]
button. In addition, the E-80 switches on the LW1
part that can be played using your left hand:
The settings affected by the EASY SETTING [ARR] but-
ton are:
•SPLIT mode with the split point at the C4. The KBD
MODE [SPLIT] button lights.
• Only the UP1 part is active in the right half of the
keyboard (see page 29 for an explanation of this con-
cept).
• ZONE= LEFT (page 89).
•INTELLIGENT chord recognition (TYPE, page 88).
One button (here [ARR]) therefore allows you to pre-
pare the main parameters for working with the auto-
matic accompaniment (called “Arranger”).
Except for the addition of the LW1 part, the EASY
SETTING [ORGAN] button has the same effect.
In PIANO mode, the Upper1 part (UP1) is assigned to
the entire keyboard.
Later on, you will discover that this way of using the
keyboard is also called Whole and that you do not
need to work with a piano sound.
The settings affected by the EASY SETTING [PIANO]
button are:
•Whole mode with only UP1 active.
• The “Natural Piano” Tone is assigned to UP1.
• Arranger ZONE= WHOLE (page 89). Press the
[START÷STOP] button to start and stop the Arranger.
See page 27 for how to select internal Styles.
• Arranger TYPE= PIANO STYLE (page 89).
Arranger control UP1
Arranger control
+ LW1
UP1
SPLIT
Upper 1 (UP1) using a piano sound