Yamaha GW50 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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PATTERN MODE
BACKING SECTION
PATTERN MODE
Note: If the cursor arrow has been moved, “MANUAL”
or the current effect program name may be
displayed instead of the pattern name and
current chord. (This is the Effect mode display.)
To restore the Backing mode display shown
above, press [6 CURSOR]. (See Cursor Control in
Pattern Mode below for details.)
4. To stop the pattern, press [START/STOP]
again.
HINT
You can also use the Pedal Switches to
select and play patterns; see page 12
for more information.
Cursor Control in Pattern Mode
Whether a pattern is playing or not, the cursor
arrow can be moved (using [6 CURSOR]) among
the TEMPO and PTN sections of the Backing
mode display, and the Effect mode display. (The
cursor arrow actually disappears from the LCD
when the Effect mode display is selected.)
Changing Chords
The GW50 features a sophisticated automatic bass
and accompaniment function that automatically
and instantly adds matching bass lines and chord
voicings according to the chords you specify here.
A total of 25 different chord types are available for
each of the 12 keys.
In addition to the methods described below, the
Pedal Switches can be used to assign chords to the
Pedal Switches and change to pre-assigned chords.
See the section “Chord Recall,” page 77, for
details.
Changing the Root Note
Operation —
To change the root note of the chord, press the
Chord button corresponding to the desired note
(written above the button). Press it repeatedly until
the desired note is shown in the LCD.
Note: The mark “
#
” in the LCD is used to
represent “
” or “sharp.”
Note:For this, and all other note/chord
select operations, the Chord buttons
“remember” the last selection made. For
example, if you’ve selected “E” as the root
note by pressing [D/E
E] three times, and
press another Chord button, you will need
to press [D/E
E] only once to call up “E.”
Pattern tempo
Time signature of the pattern
Backing mute status
Pattern name
Current chord
Measure/Beat — This changes as the
pattern in playing; the indication
depends on the length of the pattern and
its time signature.
Pattern number — This display title (“PTN”) changes briefly to
“NEXT PTN” if a second pattern is selected while the first is
still playing. (The second pattern begins from the next measure,
and the title changes back as well.)
Position indicator — Displays the
current position in the measure
(in 16th notes); moves when pattern
is playing.
Beat
1
Beat
2
Beat
3
Beat
4
This flashes
on every beat
in time with
the tempo.