Creating Original Styles (Style Creator)

■Part Settings:● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Select a Part

1 Press the CATEGORY[<]/[>] button repeatedly until “Part” appears in the display.

2 Rotate the dial and select a recorded Part.

Range: RHYTHM 1–2, BASS, CHORD 1–2, PAD, PHRASE 1–2

3 Press the [EXECUTE] button to set the Part.

Select a Voice

1 Press the CATEGORY[<]/[>] button repeatedly until “Voice” appears in the display.

2 Press a desired [VOICE CATEGORY] button to select the Voice category.

3 Rotate the dial to select a Voice.

Range: When RHY 1 is selected as the Part, all Voices can be selected.

When RHY 2 is selected as the Part, drum Voices can be selected.

When other Part is selected, all Voices excepting drums can be selected.

Part Volume

1 Press the CATEGORY[<]/[>] button repeatedly until “Part Volume” appears in the dis- play.

2 Rotate the dial and set the Part Volume.

Range: 0–127

Pan

1 Press the CATEGORY[<]/[>] button repeatedly until “Pan” appears in the display.

2 Rotate the dial and set the Pan position.

Range: 0–64–127

Reverb Level

1 Press the CATEGORY[<]/[>] button repeatedly until “Reverb Level” appears in the dis- play.

2 Rotate the dial and set the Reverb depth.

Range: 0–127

Chorus Level

1 Press the CATEGORY[<]/[>] button repeat-

edly until “Chorus Level” appears in the display.

2 Rotate the dial and set the Chorus depth.

Range: 0–127

■Recording a Part ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Part buttons indication

Unlit, does not contain data or is a non-playing Part (mute)

Lit in Green, contains data and selected as playing Part

Lit in Red, recorded Part

Rhythm Part recording

Confirm that desired section name appears at the upper right area in the display, and then follow the instructions below.

1 Simultaneously hold down the [REC] button and press a [RHY 1] or [RHY 2] button in the rhythm Part.

“RHYTHM1” or “RHYTHM2” appears in the display.

2 Press the [EXECUTE] button.

A REC mark appears at the recorded Part on the display. In this condition, the [PART] button also changes to red.

Current measure number

Contains no data

Contains data, sounds (Part ON)

Recorded part

Contains data, but is muted (Part OFF)

Play the keyboard to check that the appropriate drum Voices can be heard. You can mute the Parts during recording (except for the Part you’re recording), by simply pressing the [PART] button so that the mute mark is indicated at the Part. In this condition, the [PART] button also changes from green to unlit.

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