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Auto Accompaniment

Using Virtual Arranger

Simply pressing chords causes the Auto Accompaniment automatically plays the slightly different chord variations and becomes livelier and more melodic when you turn on the Virtual Arranger function while the Auto Accompaniment is active.

1 Select the Style Menu

Press the [STYLE] button to select the STYLE menu (the triangular indicator will appear next to “STYLE” to the right of the display).

STYLE

•Simultaneously press- ing the [SYNC STOP] and [SYNC START] buttons causes the Virtual Arranger to switch between off and on. The current on/off status will be shown at the top left of the display. (The on/off display will re- turn to its original con- dition after a few sec- onds.)

2 Select the Virtual Arranger Function

Use the SUB MENU [▲] and [▼] buttons to select the “VirtArng” function. The current on/off status will be shown at the top left of the display.

onVirtArng

Then use the [–]and [+] buttons or the Dial to select “on” or “off.”

Accompaniment Track Muting

The PSR-530 has eight accompaniment tracks — RHYTHM 1, RHYTHM 2, BASS, CHORD 1, CHORD 2, PAD, PHRASE 1, and PHRASE 2 — that you can control to modify the “orchestration” and therefore the overall sound of the accom- paniment. When a style is selected the icons corresponding to the tracks which contain data for any section of that style will light.

● What’s in the Tracks

RHYTHM 1 & 2

These are the main rhythm tracks. The RHYTHM tracks produce the

 

drum and percussion sounds.

 

 

BASS

The BASS track always plays a bass line, but the voice will change to

 

fit the selected style … acoustic bass, synth bass, tuba, etc.

 

 

CHORD 1 & 2

These tracks provide the rhythmic chordal accompaniment required by

 

each style. You’ll find guitar, piano, and other chordal instruments here.

 

 

PAD

This track plays long chords where necessary, using sustained instru-

 

ments such as strings, organ, choir.

 

 

PHRASE 1 & 2

This is where the musical embellishments reside. The PHRASE tracks

 

are used for punchy brass stabs, arpeggiated chords, and other extras

 

that make the accompaniment more interesting.

 

 

•Individual track voic- es, volume, and other parameters can be changed by using the REVOICE function — page 80.

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