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Playing to an automatic accompaniment
E-80 Music Workstation
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(3) Press the [INTRO] and the numeric button [1]~[4]
that corresponds to the Intro pattern you want to
use.
(4) Press the [START÷STOP] button to start Arranger
playback.
The Arranger plays the introduction of the currently
selected Music Style. The “MEASURE” field on the
main page now counts backwards (“–4”, “–3”, etc.) to
indicate the Intro’s duration. If you like, you can now
try out the remaining three Intro patterns by pressing
[INTRO] and [1]~[4]. The number refers to the degree
of complexity.
Note: Do not play while the Intro is running. Most Intro pat-
terns indeed contain chord changes, so that playing different
chords may lead to highly annoying results.
(5) Press one of the VARIATION [1]~[4] buttons to
select the pattern that should be played after the
Intro is finished (the button flashes).
By pressing [MAIN] at this stage, you leave the Intro
pattern on the next downbeat (i.e. before the Intro
phrase is finished).
(6) Wait until the selected MAIN pattern is playing,
then press the [END/RIT] button.
At the end of the current pattern cycle, the Arranger
starts playing the Ending pattern and then stops.
While the Ending phrase is playing, the “MEASURE”
field on the main page counts backwards (“–4”, “–3”,
etc.) to indicate the pattern’s duration.
Again, there are four Ending phrases to choose from.
If you don’t press a numeric button [1]~[4] after
switching on [END/RIT], the Arranger automatically
uses the ENDING phrase that corresponds to the
MAIN number you have been using up to that point.
Note: Here again, it would be wiser not to play chords while
the Ending phrase is running.
Note: See “Additional Arranger/Style functions” on p. 82 for
more Arranger functions.
Note: You can also select patterns via the Aftertouch function.
See p. 83.
So far, we have been using only one Music Style (the
one that is selected automatically at power-on). Here is
how to select a different accompaniment:
(1) Press a button of the STYLE pad to select a Music
Style family.
The indicator of that button lights and the display
looks as follows:
The display shows a list of 10 Music Styles available
for the family you selected. If the name of the desired
Style is not displayed…
(2) Use the [PAGE¥1]~[PAGE¥5] fields to switch pages.
The number of pages depends on the selected family.
Some families have only one page, while others may
have two, three, four, or five.
(3) Press the field of the Music Style you want to use.
If the Arranger is running while you select another
Style, the new Style starts on the next downbeat.
During Arranger playback, the [START÷STOP] button
flashes red on the downbeat and green on the
remaining beats of the bars to indicate the tempo.
While the Arranger is stopped, this visual tempo
indication is provided by the [METRONOME] button
(that only flashes in red, though). See “Flashing Met-
ronome” on p. 247 for how to switch that indication
off.
INTRO MAIN END/RIT START
START
STOP
STOP
BASS
INVERSION
AUTO
FILL IN
VARIATION
123 4
SYNC
STYLE CONTROL
INTRO MAIN END/RIT START
START
STOP
STOP
BASS
INVERSION
AUTO
FILL IN
VARIATION
123 4
SYNC
STYLE CONTROL
Selecting Music Styles
8 BEAT 16 BEAT ROCK
LATIN WORLD
CONTEMP
LIVE
BAND
BALL
ROOM
JAZZ
BLUES
BOSSA
SAMBA
50's & 60's
DISCO
DANCE
STYLE