Technics sx-PR804/M Outline of the Composer, Rhythm components which can be stored, Composer menu

Part V Composer

Outline of the Composer

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 &

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

TECHNI-CHORD

SOLO

DIGITAL EFFECT

BRILLIANCE

VOLUME

VOLUME

SET

NEXT

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

The COMPOSER enables you to create your own accompaniment patterns. A pattern is comprised of 8 parts: DRUMS 1, 2, BASS and ACCOMP1–5parts. These parts would form the backing of a song.

Rhythm components which can be stored

Different INTRO 1, 2, VARIATION 1 to 4, ENDING 1, 2 pat- terns can be created for each MEMORY (A, B, C).

•Each VARIATION is made of a PATTERN, FILL 1 and FILL 2.

•A Maj (major) and Min (minor) pattern is available for each of the INTRO and ENDING 1 and 2.

INTRO	VARI 1	VARI 2	VARI 3	VARI 4	ENDING
1 Maj	PATTERN	PATTERN	PATTERN	PATTERN	1 Maj
1 Min	FILL IN 1	FILL IN 1	FILL IN 1	FILL IN 1	1	Min
2 Maj	FILL IN 2	FILL IN 2	FILL IN 2	FILL IN 2	2	Maj
2 Min					2 Min

•The patterns in the table above can be created for each MEMORY (A, B, C).

Memory capacity

Expressed in terms of notes, the total number of notes which		MEMORY
can be stored in all the COMPOSER memories is about	Because the contents of the MEMORY are erased after about
13,000. The remaining memory available for recording is
	80 minutes after the power is turned off, you should save
shown on the recording display as a percentage (%).
	the data on floppy disks if you wish to keep it. (Refer to page
• When “Memory full!” appears on the display no more data
	99.)
can be stored in the COMPOSER.

Composer

COMPOSER menu

1.Press the PROGRAM MENUS button to turn

it on.

•The display looks similar to the following.

2.Select COMPOSER.

• The display looks similar to the following.

Summary of the COMPOSER menu items

RECORDING MEMORY-A

Create a memory in the MEMORY A bank.

RECORDING MEMORY-B

Create a memory in the MEMORY B bank.

RECORDING MEMORY-C

Create a memory in the MEMORY C bank.

PATTERN COPY (page 92)

Copy a rhythm/COMPOSER pattern into a memory.

SEQ TO COMPOSER COPY (page 93)

Copy recorded data in the SEQUENCER to the

COMPOSER.

LOAD SINGLE COMPOSER

Recall the desired COMPOSER data from data saved on a disk. This procedure is the same as when COMPOSER is selected for SINGLE LOAD. (Refer to page 96.)

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