Stylele Creator

Groove & Dynamics (Easy Edit)

The Groove and Dynamics parameters give you a comprehensive variety of tools for changing the rhythmic “feel” of your original style.

The explanations here apply to step #5 of the Basic Procedure on page 128.

●Select the Style and the Section.

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●Edit the Groove parameters.

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●Edit the Dynamics parameters.

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●Store as a Flash style to Flash ROM by following

the on-screen instructions.

Groove parameters

Beat

Specifies the beats to which groove timing is to be applied (i.e., if

 

“8” is selected, groove timing is applied to 8th notes in the selected

 

section; or if “12” is selected groove timing is applied to 8th-note

 

triplets).

 

 

Beat Converter

Actually changes the timing of the beats specified by the Beat to

 

the specified value. The available Beat Converter settings change

 

according to the selected Beat. With a Beat setting of “8” and a

 

Beat Converter setting of “12”, for example, all 8th notes in the

 

section are shifted to 8th-note triplet timing. The “16A” and “16B”

 

Beat Converter settings which appear when Beat is set to “12” are

 

variations of the “16” setting.

 

 

Swing

Produces a “swing” feel by shifting the timing of “back beats,” as

 

specified by the Beat parameter. For example, if the specified

 

Beat value is 8th notes, then the swing parameter will delay the

 

2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th beats of each measure to create a swing

 

feel. The “A” through “E” settings produce different degrees of

 

swing feel, with “A” being the most subtle and “E” being the stron-

 

gest.

 

 

Fine

Selects a range of “groove templates” to be applied to the current

 

section. “PUSH” settings cause certain beats to be played early,

 

while “HEAVY” settings delay the timing of certain beats. The

 

number — “2”, “3”, “4”, or “5” — determines which beats are to be

 

affected. All beats up to the specified beat, but not including the

 

first beat, will be played early or delayed: e.g., the 2nd and 3rd

 

beats if “3” is selected. In all cases “A” types produce minimum ef-

 

fect, “B” types produce medium effect, and “C” types produce the

 

maximum effect.

 

 

Dynamics parameters

Accent Type

Selects the type of accent template to be applied to the select-

 

ed section/part.

 

 

Strength

Determines how “strongly” the selected Accent Type will be

 

applied. Higher values produce a stronger effect.

 

 

Expand/

Expands or compresses the range of velocity values in the se-

Compression

lected section, based on a “central” velocity value of “64.” Val-

 

ues higher than 100% expand the dynamic range, and values

 

lower than 100% compress the dynamic range.

 

 

Boost/Cut

Boosts or cuts all velocity values in the selected section/part.

 

Values above 100% boost the overall velocity and values be-

 

low 100% reduce the overall velocity.

 

 

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