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Select a Harmony/Echo Type

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Playing the PSR-620 2 Select a Harmony/Echo Type Use the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial to select one of the available harmony/echo types (listed below). q The Harmony(01...10) & Echo(11...22) Types Type Description 01: Duet This harmony type produces a duophonic melody with the second voice below the melody line. 02: 1+5 A parallel voice is produced a fifth above the melody voice. 03: Country Similar to Duet, but the second voice is above the melody line. 04: Trio This harmony type generates two voices in addition to the melody voice. 05: Block Three or four notes are added to the melody to produce four or five-note chords. 06: 4WayClose1 Three harmony notes are generated to produce a four-note chord. 07: 4WayClose2 Similar to the preceding type, but depending on the chords played this type will sometimes produce a more colorful sound. 08: 4WayOpen Four-note chords with open voice (large intervals between the notes). The result is a very "open" sound. Since the harmony notes can be as much as two octaves below the melody, avoid playing in the lower registers. 09: Octave One note is added an octave below the melody. 10: Strum The notes and assignments are the same as in the Block type, but the notes are arpeggiated. 11: Echo1/4 This type creates quarter-note delayed repeats. 12: Echo1/6 This type creates quarter-note triplet delayed 3 repeats. 13: Echo1/8 This type creates 8th-note delayed repeats. 14: Echo1/12 This type creates 8th-note triplet delayed 3 repeats. • If the VOICE SET function is ON (page 79), the harmony/echo type will change automatically whenever a different voice is selected via the VOICE function. • The harmony/echo type can be reset to its default by simultaneously pressing the [-/NO] and [+/ YES] buttons. 21

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Playing the PSR-620
2
Select a Harmony/Echo Type
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Use the
[–/NO]
and
[+/YES]
buttons, the number buttons or the data dial
to select one of the available harmony/echo types (listed below).
●
The Harmony(01…10) & Echo(11…22) Types
Type
Description
01: Duet
This harmony type produces a duophonic melody with the
second voice below the melody line.
02: 1+5
A parallel voice is produced a fifth above the melody voice.
03: Country
Similar to Duet, but the second voice is above the melody
line.
04: Trio
This harmony type generates two voices in addition to the
melody voice.
05: Block
Three or four notes are added to the melody to produce
four or five-note chords.
06: 4WayClose1
Three harmony notes are generated to produce a four-note
chord.
07: 4WayClose2
Similar to the preceding type, but depending on the chords
played this type will sometimes produce a more colorful
sound.
08: 4WayOpen
Four-note chords with open voice (large intervals between
the notes). The result is a very “open” sound. Since the
harmony notes can be as much as two octaves below the
melody, avoid playing in the lower registers.
09: Octave
One note is added an octave below the melody.
10: Strum
The notes and assignments are the same as in the Block
type, but the notes are arpeggiated.
11: Echo1/4
This type creates quarter-note delayed repeats.
12: Echo1/6
This type creates quarter-note triplet delayed
repeats.
13: Echo1/8
This type creates 8th-note delayed repeats.
14: Echo1/12
This type creates 8th-note triplet delayed
repeats.
•
If the VOICE SET function is ON
(page 79), the harmony/echo
type will change automatically
whenever a different voice is
selected via the VOICE function.
•
The harmony/echo type can be
reset to its default by simultane-
ously pressing the [–/NO] and [+/
YES] buttons.
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