Yamaha QY700 Owner's Manual - Page 211

1. PATCH • You use the phrase table to access the parameters for the currently selected phrase. • Note that it is not possible to edit the parameter values for preset phrases. But you are free to edit the values on your user phrases. • If you wish to change the values for a preset phrase, you can copy it into a user phrase, and then edit the copy. 1. Select the phrase at the PATCH screen. (→ p.208) 2. Press 4 (PhrSolo) once, to set the PATCH screen into "phrase solo" mode. 3. Press 6 (PhrTable) to move to the Phrase Table screen. 4. If you have selected a user phrase: Move the cursor to each of the settings you want to change, and enter the appropriate value using n/y or the data dial. 5. When you have finished, press e to return to the "phrase solo" screen. 6. When you are ready, press e again to release "phrase solo" and resume normal PATCH-screen operation. 1. Phrase number and name • These values identify the currently selected phrase. • You can use the Phrase Name job to set or change the names for your user phrases. (→ p.279) 2. Phrase length • This value shows the phrase's length, in measures. • It is not possible to change this value for existing phrases. Before recording a new user phrase, however, you can set the length value from the Recording Standby screen. (→ p.249) 3. Phrase type • The TYPE value selects the kind of chord conversion used when modulating (transposing) the phrase. Different TYPE settings result in different conversion results, as follows. • The "Melody" types (Mdly1, Mldy2) generate relatively slight, subtle changes in the playback sound. • The "Chord" types (Chrd1, Chrd2) generate relatively large changes in the playback sound. • For Mldy1 and Chrd1 transpositions, the QY700 first converts the original phrase line according to the chord type, and then transposes according to the chord root. For Mldy2 and Chrd2 transpositions, the QY700 attempts to remain closer to the original sound, so that the chord change is somewhat smoother. • The Bass type is used for bass phrases. For these phrases, the QY700 always produces the root note at the start of any chord change. In addition, transposition is always according to the target chord's on-bass or original-bass setting (if any). • The Bypas (Bypass) setting disables all phrase transposition - the phrase always bypasses the conversion process and plays out in its original sound. (Note that drum and percussion voices are always Bypas type.) • The Para (parallel) type transposes by root only; the chord type is ignored. This is useful for phrases that contain implicit internal chord changes, since chord type conversion in this case may produce unpredictable or clashing results. 0101 1101 Mldy1, Mldy2, Chrd1, Chrd2, Bass, Bypas, Para 4. Retrigger • This setting determines how the phrase responds to chord changes that occur while the phrase is already playing. If the setting is OFF, the phrase switches off when the chord change occurs. If ON, the QY700 transposes the phrase (in accordance with the chord-conversion parameters) and continues the playback. 0101 1101 OFF, ON 5. Low and high limits • These values select the highest and lowest notes that can be used for replay of the transposed phrase. If transposition produces a note that is outside the limit, the QY700 shifts the note (by octave) to bring it into range. 0101 1101 Low limit High limit C-2,...,G8 C-1,...,G8 210 Chapter 5. PATTERN MODE