Creating a rhythm song

root has been changed to A.

5.To specify the chord type, press the cursor [W] key once to make the display read "CHORD."

6.Turn the dial to select the chord type.

You can choose from the following chord types.

Display

Content

Display

Content

No conversion

The following screen shows an example of when the chord type has been changed to minor (m). With these settings, chord data of "A minor" has been input at the beginning of the rhythm song.

HINT

If you select "--" (no conversion) as the chord type, only the bass will be transposed, and the phrase will not be converted. Select this when you want the original phrase to be played without change.

7.Move to the location at which you want to input the next chord data, and input chord data in the same way as described in steps 2 – 5.

Chord data does not necessarily have to be input at the same location as the rhythm pattern data. You can also change the chord in the middle of a rhythm pattern, or in the middle of a measure. The input location can be changed in the following ways.

(1) Moving in steps of a measure

Use the cursor [E]/[R] keys to move to the beginning of the preceding or following measure.

(2) Specify the location in 4th note units

Use the REW [T]/FF [Y] keys to move to the beginning of the preceding or following quarter note.

(3) Specify the location in 16th note units

Repeatedly press the cursor [Q] key to make the display read "EV→", and turn the dial to move forward or backward in 12-tick (16th note) units.

When you use methods (1) or (2), a "" symbol will be displayed to the left of "CHORD" or "ROOT" at locations where no chord data has been input. This indicates that the preceding chord data will remain in effect.

When you use method (3), the symbol displayed at the right of "EV→" will indicate the type of data that is input at the current location. For example, "Pt" indicates rhythm pattern data, and "TS" indicates time signature data. (For details refer to the table on p.63.)

8.Input the remaining chord data in the same way.

Chord data that you input can be edited in the following ways.

●To change the chord

Move to the location at which the chord data is input, use the cursor [Q]/[W] keys to switch the display to "ROOT" (chord root) or "CHORD" (chord type), and turn the dial to change the chord.

●To delete chord data

Move to the location at which the chord data is input, use the cursor [Q]/[W] keys to switch the display to "ROOT" or "CHORD," and press the [ERASE] key. The chord data will be erased, and the display will change to "ROOT" or "CHORD."

9.When you have finished, press the STOP [P] key.

You will return to the rhythm song screen. Then press the

[EXIT] key to return to the main screen.

[Rhythm] Reference

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