Yamaha EZ-300 EZ-300 Owners Manual - Page 28

Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices Adding Harmony or Arpeggio You can add harmony or arpeggio notes to the Voice played on the keyboard. By specifying the Harmony Type, you can apply harmony parts, such as duet or trio, or add tremolo or echo effects to the played sound of the Main Voice. Also, when the Arpeggio Type is selected, arpeggios (broken chords) are automatically played back when you simply play the appropriate notes on the keyboard. For example, you could play the notes of a triad-the root, third, and fifth-and the Arpeggio function will automatically create a variety of interesting phrases. 1 Press the [HARMONY/ARPEGGIO] button to turn on the Harmony or Arpeggio function. 001CncertGP Appears when the Harmony is turned on. or 044NylnGtrH Appears when the Arpeggio is turned on. When the Harmony or the Arpeggio is turned on, the most suitable one will be selected for the current Main Voice. If you want to select a specific type, select it by the operation steps 2 and 3 at right. NOTE • The Harmony effect can be added to only the Main Voice. • When selecting a Voice number between 264 and 283, the Arpeggio function will automatically be turned on. • When selecting a Harmony Type between 001 and 005, the harmony effect will only be added to your right-hand melody play if you turn on the Style (page 45) and press chords in the auto accompaniment range of the keyboard. 2 Hold down the [HARMONY/ARPEGGIO] button for longer than a second so that "Harm/Arp" (Function 026; page 61) appears on the display. After "Harm/Arp" is shown for a few seconds, the current type appears. Harm/Arp 026 Hold for longer than a second. 002Trio 026 Current type 3 Use the number buttons [0]-[9], [+/YES], [-/NO] buttons to select the desired type. When you want to specify a Harmony Type, refer to the Harmony Type list on page 89; to specify an Arpeggio Type, refer to the Arpeggio Type list on page 90. NOTE • When playing one of the Arpeggio Types 143 to 176, select the corresponding Voice below as the Main Voice. 143-173: Drum Kit Voices (Voice No. 242-252) 174 (China): StdKit1 + Chinese Perc. (Voice No.253) 175 (Indian): Indian Kit 1 (Voice No.254) or Indian Kit 2 (Voice No. 255) 176 (Arabic): Arabic Kit (Voice No. 259) 4 Press a note or notes on the keyboard to trigger the Harmony or Arpeggio. When a Harmony Type is selected, a harmony part (for example, duet or trio) or an effect (for example, tremolo or echo) can be added to the played sound of the Main Voice. Also, when an Arpeggio Type is selected, arpeggios (broken chords) are automatically played back when you simply play the appropriate notes on the keyboard. The particular arpeggio phrase differs depending on the number of pressed notes and the area of the keyboard. Reference 28 EZ-300 Owner's Manual 5 To turn the Harmony or Arpeggio off, press the [HARMONY/ARPEGGIO] button again.