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Change a Song’s Style, Using the Easy Song Arranger

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Q e uick Guid Change a Song's Style In addition to each song's default style, you can select any other style to play the song with the Easy Song Arranger feature. This means that you can play a song that is normally a ballad, for example, as a bossa nova, as a hip-hop tune, etc. Since songs are combinations of a melody and a style, you can create totally different arrangements by changing the style with which a song is played. You can also change the song's melody voice and the keyboard voice for a complete change of image. Using the Easy Song Arranger 1 Press the [EASY SONG ARRANGER] button. The song number and name in the EASY SONG ARRANGER MAIN display will be highlighted. You can now use the dial to select a different song. The currently selected song number and name are displayed here. 2 Select a song. Use the dial to select the song you want to arrange. For this example select "004 Down By The River." NOTE • You can't use the Easy Song Arranger directly with user songs (031 - 035), but you can convert user songs to SMF (Standard MIDI File) format and save them to SmartMedia memory (page 76), from where they can be used with the Easy Arranger feature. 3 Listen to the song. Press the [START/STOP] button to begin playback of the song. Move on to the next step while the song is playing. Song start! NOTE • When playing song numbers 022 - 024 while using the Easy Song Arranger, melody tracks will be automatically muted and no melody will sound. In order to hear the melody tracks you will need to press the SONG MEMORY buttons [3] - [5]. 4 Press the [EASY SONG ARRANGER] button. The style number and name in the EASY SONG ARRANGER MAIN display will be highlighted. You can now use the dial to select a different style. The currently selected style number and name are displayed here. DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual 43

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DGX-505/305
Owner’s Manual
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Change a Song’s Style
In addition to each song’s default style, you can select any other style to
play the song with the Easy Song Arranger feature. This means that you
can play a song that is normally a ballad, for example, as a bossa nova,
as a hip-hop tune, etc. Since songs are combinations of a melody and a
style, you can create totally different arrangements by changing the
style with which a song is played. You can also change the song’s mel-
ody voice and the keyboard voice for a complete change of image.
Press the [EASY SONG ARRANGER] button.
The song number and name in the EASY SONG ARRANGER MAIN display
will be highlighted. You can now use the dial to select a different song.
Select a song.
Use the dial to select the song you want to arrange. For this example select
“004
Down By The River.”
Listen to the song.
Press the [START/STOP] button to begin playback of the song. Move on to the
next step while the song is playing.
Press the [EASY SONG ARRANGER] button.
The style number and name in the EASY SONG ARRANGER MAIN display
will be highlighted. You can now use the dial to select a different style.
Using the Easy Song Arranger
1
The currently selected song
number and name are dis-
played here.
2
•
You can’t use the Easy Song
Arranger directly with user
songs (031 – 035), but you can
convert user songs to SMF
(Standard MIDI File) format and
save them to SmartMedia mem-
ory (page 76), from where they
can be used with the Easy
Arranger feature.
NOTE
3
•
When playing song numbers
022 – 024 while using the Easy
Song Arranger, melody tracks
will be automatically muted and
no melody will sound. In order
to hear the melody tracks you
will need to press the SONG
MEMORY buttons [3] – [5].
NOTE
Song start!
4
The currently selected style
number and name are dis-
played here.