Technics sx-PR604/M Overview of rhythm performance, Selecting rhythms, Rhythm and Style

Part II Playing the rhythm

Overview of rhythm performance

An explanation follows of the terms related to this instrument’s rhythm performance.

Rhythm and accompaniment pattern

Each rhythm is comprised of not only a DRUMS pattern, but also of accompaniment patterns called BASS and AC- COMP. The combination of all of these is the rhythm.

•The accompaniment pattern sounds when you perform using the AUTO PLAY CHORD (APC). (Refer to page 47.)

Rhythm and Style

One rhythm of this instrument is comprised of four VARIA- TION patterns, and for each one the optimum sounds and effects are set.

STYLE

RHYTHM

VARIATION 1

VARIATION 2

VARIATION 3

VARIATION 4

PANEL setting

PANEL setting

PANEL setting

PANEL setting

rhythm

Selecting rhythms

SX-PR804

AUTO PLAY CHORD

PIANO PERFORMANCE PADS

RHYTHM GROUP

SOUND

PROGRESSIVE

TEMPO / PROGRAM

SOUND GROUP

THEATRE SONIC

EFFECT

SEQUENCER

ARRANGER

PIANO STYLIST

PIANIST

TRANSPOSE

R1/R2 OCTAVE

SPLIT

8&16

MOVIE &

SAX &

ORGAN &

SOUND

MULTI EFFECT

PROGRAM

DEMO

POINT

MODE

OFF/ON

AUTO SETTING

BANK

STOP

BEAT

ROCK & POP

BALLAD

JAZZ & SWING

SHOW

METRONOME

SET

OFF/ON

FAVORITES

–

+

–

+

STRINGS

BRASS

WOODWIND

ACCORDION

SYNTH

SOLOIST

EXPLORER

CHORUS

REVERB

PLAY

EASY REC

MENUS

DISK

CHORD FINDER

SOUL &

GOSPEL

COUNTRY &

MARCH &

LATIN &

FADE

ONE TOUCH

SIMPLE PIANO

PART SELECT

GUITAR

MALLET &

TECHNI-CHORD

SOLO

DIGITAL EFFECT

BRILLIANCE

MAIN

APC/SEQUENCER

DISCO

& BLUES

WESTERN

WALTZ

WORLD

MEMORY

IN

OUT

PLAY

LEFT

RIGHT 2

RIGHT 1

VOCAL

& HARPSI

ORCH PERC

BASS

DRUM KITS

MIXTURES

MEMORY

VOLUME

VOLUME

SET

NEXT BANK

BANK VIEW

MAX

MAX

1

2

3

LOAD

MUSIC STYLE

VARIATION

SYNCHRO

PIANO

ARRANGER

FILL IN

INTRO & ENDING

START / STOP

START

DIGITAL

1

2

3

4

GRAND

UPRIGHT

ELECTRIC

MODERN

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

4

5

6

1

2

3

4

1

2

1

2

BEAT

LEFT

RIGHT 2

RIGHT 1

DRAWBAR

TAP TEMPO

MIN

OFF

HELP OTHER PARTS/TR

DISPLAY HOLD

EXIT

CONDUCTOR

PANEL MEMORY

Many exciting rhythms are stored in the memory of this instrument. First select one of the rhythm groups and then choose the desired rhythm.

Playing the

Select a rhythm

1.In the RHYTHM GROUP section, select a rhythm group.

		RHYTHM GROUP
8&16	ROCK & POP	BALLAD	JAZZ & SWING	MOVIE &	METRONOME
BEAT				SHOW
SOUL &	GOSPEL &	COUNTRY &	MARCH &	LATIN &	MEMORY
DISCO	BLUES	WESTERN	WALTZ	WORLD

LOAD

•For information about the METRONOME, see the follow- ing section.

•MEMORY is the group in which you store the rhythms you create with the COMPOSER. (Refer to page 85.)

•A list of rhythms available for each rhythm group can be found in the separate REFERENCE GUIDE provided.

•If there is more than one page to the display, use the PAGE buttons to move from one screen page to another.

•Because the “Classic Ballad” rhythm of the BALLAD group does not have a drum part, no sound is produced if you play this rhythm without the AUTO PLAY CHORD.

VARIATION

There are four variations available for each rhythm. Use the VARIATION buttons to select the desired variation.

MUSIC STYLE	VARIATION
ARRANGER
1	2	3	4

2.Select the desired rhythm from the list on the

display.	• Confirm that the MUSIC STYLE ARRANGER button is
	off. (If it is on, press it once to turn it off.)
	• The nuance of the pattern differs with each variation
	number.
	• You can change to a different variation while the rhythm
	is playing.

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