50 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’s Manual
Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –
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Style Characteristics
The Style type and its defining characteristics are indicated on the Preset
Style icon.
•Pro (P): These Styles provide professional and exciting arrangements
combined with perfect playability. The resulting accompaniment exactly
follows the chords of the player. As a result, your chord changes and col-
orful harmonies are instantly transformed into lifelike musical accompani-
ment.
•Session (S): These Styles provide even greater realism and authentic back-
ing by mixing in original chord types and changes, as well as special riffs
with chord changes, with the Main sections. These have been programmed
to add “spice” and a professional touch to your performances of certain
songs and in certain genres. Keep in mind, however, that the Styles may
not necessarily be appropriate—or even harmonically correct-for all songs
and for all chord playing. In some cases for example, playing a simple
major triad for a country song may result in a “jazzy” seventh chord, or
playing an on-bass chord may result in inappropriate or unexpected
accompaniment.
•Free Play (F) (CVP-509/505): These Styles are characterized by rubato
performance. You can perform freely with remarkably expressive accom-
paniment, without being constrained by a strict tempo.
•Pianist (P): These special Styles provide piano-only accompaniment. Just
by playing the proper chords with your left hand, you can automatically
add complicated, professional-sounding arpeggios and bass/chord pat-
terns.
Style file compatibility
The CVP-509/505/503/501 uses the SFF GE file format (page 9). The CVP-
509/505/503/501 can play back existing SFF files, but they will be saved in
the SFF GE format when the file is saved (or pasted) in the CVP-509/505/
503/501. Please keep in mind that the saved file can only be played back on
instruments that are compatible with the SFF GE format.