Yamaha PSR-510 Owner's Manual - Page 34

Auto Accompaniment BASS: The BASS track always plays a bass line, but the voice will change to fit the selected style ... acoustic bass, synth bass, tuba, etc. RHYTHMIC CHORD 1 & 2: Both these tracks provide the rhythmic chordal accompaniment required by each style. You'll find guitar, piano, and other chordal instruments here. PAD CHORD: This track plays long chords where necessary, using sustained instruments such as strings, organ, choir. PHRASE 1 & 2: This is where the musical embellishments reside. The PHRASE tracks are used for punchy brass stabs, arpeggiated chords, and other extras that make the accompaniment more interesting. Try different combinations of tracks with each style. Some styles will sound best with the full arrangement (all tracks ON), while others might suit your needs better if a smaller arrangement is used. To "thin out" an arrangement, the PHRASE 1 and PHRASE 2 tracks are the first ones you'll want to turn OFF. Another way to use the tracks is to gradually build up the arrangement during the course of a song. Start with a small arrangement - e.g. RHYTHM 1, BASS, and RHYTHMIC CHORD 1 - then add tracks one by one as you want to thicken the musical texture. Some styles will actually sound quite different depending on the combination of tracks you choose. Try, for example, just RHYTHM 1, BASS, and PAD CHORD. s Re-voicing the Tracks To make the TRACK buttons even more versatile, the PSR-510 features a REVOICE function that lets you individually change the voices and several related VOICE section parameters assigned to each track. The parameters that can be changed using the REVOICE function are as follows: • Voice Number (Percussion Kit Number) • Volume • Pan • DSP Depth • Octave ZSelect a Track to Re-voice ... RHYTHM 1 2 BASS RHYTHMIC CHORD 1 2 REVOICE TRACK Press the TRACK button corresponding to the track you want to re-voice while holding the [REVOICE] button. Both the selected TRACK and [REVOICE] button indicators will flash. At the same time, the number of the voice currently assigned to the selected track will appear on the MULTI DISPLAY. NOTES • At this point you can play the selected track's voice on the keyboard. • Keyboard percussion is automatically turned on if the RHYTHM 1 or 2 track is selected. 32