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About the Keyboard modes
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G-70 Music Workstation
4. About the Keyboard modes
The KBD MODE setting is the singlemost important parameter of your G-70 because it determines which parts (or Tones)
and sections are available. Though the EASY SETTING buttons set these parameters automatically, you should familiarize
yourself with the KBD MODE concept.
Arranger, Piano and Organ modes
The G-70 has three major keyboard modes:
ARRANGER, PIANO and ORGAN. They can be selected
using the EASY SETTING [ARR] and [PIANO] buttons.
The third mode, ORGAN, configures the G-70 like a
virtual drawbar organ (page 33).
In many instances, pressing [ARR], [PIANO] or
[ORGAN] provides a nice starting point for further
fine-tuning. Select ARR (or ORG) when you need the
automatic accompaniment function and wish to
activate its chord recognition in the left half (see
page 80 for details). Select PIANO to activate PIANO
CHORD recognition.
Note: Pressing one of these buttons not only selects the
desired Keyboard Mode but also sets a series of other parame-
ters. In some cases, the parts you may have been using up to
that point are suddenly muted. Another important aspect is
that the split point (see below) will be set to “C3” when you
press [ARR] or [ORGAN].
In ARRANGER mode, the keyboard is split into two
halves. The left half is used for playing chords that
the Arranger uses for transposing the Music Style
patterns in realtime. The right half, on the other
hand, can be used for adding a live melody to the
Arranger’s automatic accompaniment. This melody
can be played using the Upper1 (UP1) part. Feel free
to add other parts for creating richer sounds. See
p. 57.
This setting is also used when you press the [ORGAN]
button. In addition, the G-70 switches on the LW1
part that can be played using your left hand:
The settings affected by the EASY SETTING [ARR] but-
ton are:
• SPLIT mode with the split point at the C4. The KBD
MODE [SPLIT] button lights.
• Only the UP1 part is active in the right half of the
keyboard (see page 29 for an explanation of this con-
cept).
• ZONE= LEFT (page 80).
• INTELLIGENT chord recognition (TYPE, page 80).
One button (here [ARR]) therefore allows you to pre-
pare the main parameters for working with the auto-
matic accompaniment (called “Arranger”).
Except for the addition of the LW1 part, the EASY
SETTING [ORGAN] button has the same effect.
In PIANO mode, the Upper1 part (UP1) is assigned to
the entire keyboard.
Later on, you will discover that this way of using the
keyboard is also called Whole, and that you do not
need to work with a piano sound.
The settings affected by the EASY SETTING [PIANO]
button are:
• Whole mode with only UP1 active.
• The “The Grand X” Tone is assigned to UP1.
• Arranger ZONE= WHOLE (page 80). Press the
[START÷STOP] button to start and stop the Arranger.
See page 27 for how to select internal Music Styles.
• Arranger TYPE= PIANO STYLE (page 80).
Arranger control UP1
Arranger control
+ LW1
UP1
SPLIT
Upper 1 (UP1) using a piano sound