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Learning to Play by Playing (For Synthesizer Novices)
E-16
If you have read all of the information in this introductory part
of the manual, you are finally ready to start using the
Performance function. In the Tone Mode, you saw how you
can select a single tone and play it on the keyboard. In the
Performance Mode, you can perform with up to four tones
simultaneously. You also can use the Performance Mode to
register tone, Step Sequencer, and other settings as setup
called a “Performance”. A Performance can be recalled at any
time, even while you are playing, to instantly change the
sequencer’s setup.
Press
7
PERFORM to enter the Performance Mode.
The Performance Mode keyboard uses the four tones
selected as Zone Part 1 through 4. For more information
about zone parts and their tones, see “Selecting and Creating
Tones” on page E-18.
• As shown in the illustration below, the tones of the three
categories on the left can be assigned to Zone Part 1 only.
Always configure Zone Part 1 first. Press
bl
PCM PIANO to
enter the Quick Tone Mode, which you can use for simple
Performance editing.
If the pointer (e) on the display is not under 1, use the
9
PART minus (–) and plus (+) buttons to move it to 1.
After ensuring that the pointer (e) is located at 1, use
bl
bo
bp
bq
to select the tone for Zone Part 1.
Next, use the
9
PART minus (–) and plus (+) buttons to
move the display pointer (e) to 2 and then use the same
procedure as above to select a tone for Zone Part 2. Repeat
the above step for Zone Parts 3 and 4.
After selecting tones for each of the zone parts,
bq
EXIT to
return to the Performance Mode screen. Next, play something
on the keyboard to see what it sounds like. All four of the
tones that you selected above should sound.
The exclamation point ( ! ) indicator on the display indicates
that there are pending edits that have not been saved yet.
Press
7
WRITE to enter the save mode. Next, perform the
same procedure that you used when saving a user tone to
save your user Performance data.
Using the Performance Function
7
bl
Lit
Performance Mode Bank-Performance number
Preset
Performance name
Can be assigned to
Zone Part 1 only
Can be assigned to
Zone Parts 1 through 4
bl
Quick Tone Mode
Zone part tone being edited
Zone part being edited
Edits pending indicator