Yamaha 301, 303, CVP-305

Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles

Playing Only the Rhythm Channels of a Style

CVP-305/303/301 Owner’s Manual

Playing Only the Rhythm Channels

of a Style

Rhythm is one of the most important parts of a Style. Try to play the melody along

with just the rhythm. You can sound different rhythms for each Style. Keep in mind,

however, that not all Styles contain rhythm channels.

1Select a Style (page 45).

2Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] to turn Auto Accompaniment off.

3Press the STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP] button to play back the

rhythm channels.

4Press the STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP] button to stop the rhythm.

AI:

Artiﬁcial Intelligence

Starting the rhythm with Sync

Start

You can also start the rhythm

simply by playing a key of the

chord section of the keyboard, if

Sync Start is enabled (turn on the

[SYNC START] button).

The rhythm does not sound for

the Pianist Styles (or other similar

Styles). When you want to use

any of these Styles, always make

sure that ACMP ON/OFF is

turned on.

SINGLE FINGER Makes it simple to produce

orchestrated accompani-

ment using major, seventh,

minor and minor-seventh

chords by pressing a mini-

mum number of keys on the

Chord section of the key-

board. This type is available

only for Style playback.

The abbreviated chord ﬁn-

gerings described at right are

used:

MULTI FINGER Automatically detects Single Finger or Fingered chord ﬁngerings, so you

can use either type of ﬁngering without having to switch ﬁngering types.

FINGERED Lets you ﬁnger your own chords on the Chord section of the keyboard,

while the CVP supplies appropriately orchestrated rhythm, bass, and

chord accompaniment in the selected Style. The Fingered type recog-

nizes the various chord types which are listed on the separate Data List

booklet and can be looked up using the Chord Tutor function (page 48).

FINGERED ON

BASS

Accepts the same ﬁngerings as the Fingered, but 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 mode 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 indicate the chords (based on the previously

played chord, etc.).

AI FULL KEYBOARD When this advanced ﬁngering type is engaged, the CVP will automati-

cally create appropriate accompaniment while you play just about any-

thing, anywhere on the keyboard using both hands. You don’t have to

worry about specifying the Style chords. Although the AI Full Keyboard

type is designed to work with many songs, some arrangements may not

be suitable for use with this feature. This type is similar to Full Key-

board, 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. This type is available only for

Style playback.

Cm7

For a major chord,

press the root key only.

For a minor chord,

simultaneously press the root

key and a black key to its left.

For a seventh chord,

simultaneously press the root

key and a white key to its left.

For a minor-seventh chord,

simultaneously press the root key a

both a white and black key to its lef