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The Multi PadsThe Multi Pads
The PSR-8000 features 4 “MULTI PADs” that can be used to record and play
back short sequences of notes and chords. The multi pads can be used to add
phrases and sound effects as you play, they can be used to supplement the
AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT feature with extra phrases and fills, or when the
REPEAT mode is on they can function as an extra style track, providing auto-
matic arpeggios and other embellishments.
There are 60 MULTI PAD “banks”, each of which includes the four MULTI PAD
buttons. Banks 01 through 50 contain preset phrases, and banks 51 through 60
are “user” banks in which you can record your own phrases.

MULTI PAD Playback

Use the M.PAD BANK [–] and [+] buttons to select the desired bank, then press one of the MULTI PAD buttons —
[1] … [4] — to play the corresponding phrase. The phrase will play back whether the accompaniment is playing or
not, but will always play at the currently set tempo. Unless the REPEAT mode is on for the selected pad (page 121),
playback will end automatically as soon as the end of the phrase is reached. A phrase can be stopped while it is playing
by pressing the MULTI PAD [STOP] button. A currently playing phrase can be retriggered by pressing the
corresponding pad button. It is also possible to play back several phrases at the same time.
If a MULTI P AD is played while AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT is playing and the CHORD MA TCH function for
that pad is ON (see “The Repeat & Chord Match Modes”, below), the phrase will be automatically re-harmonized
to match the accompaniment chords.

Procedure: MULTI PAD Recording

ZGo to the MULTI PAD RECORD display. .........
Press the [SONG/M. PAD RECORDING] button to go to the
RECORDING MENU, and then the MULTI PAD RECORD-
ING LCD button to go to the MULTI PAD RECORD display.
You can return to the previous display by pressing the [SONG/
M. PAD RECORDING] button again, or by pressing the
[EXIT] button.
• Use the M.PAD controls in the FADER and FULL MIXING CONSOLE
displays to adjust the playback volume and other aspects of the MULTI
PAD sound.
• Although new phrases cannot be recorded to banks 1 through 50, the
CHORD MATCH and REPEAT modes can be set as desired for these
banks as well as the user banks (page 121).
M.PAD BANK 1~60 STOP
1
MULTI PAD
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