Yamaha QY700 Owner's Manual - Page 39

BASIC CONCEPTS 3. Phrases Instrument category Beat Number Phrase name Beat • Beat categorizes phrases by their basic rhythm, into the following three types. Display 16 08 34 16 beat 8 beat 3/4 beat Type : 16-beat phrases : 8-beat phrases : 3/4 time or 6/8 time phrases • "Phrases" are musical accompaniment phrases for a single instrument, such as a rhythm pattern for the rhythm part, a bass line for the bass part, or a chord backing for the guitar part. Phrases are the smallest unit that makes up the accompaniment of a song. • The QY700 provides 3,876 Preset Phrases, and 99 User Phrases for each Style. • Preset phrases and user phrases are categorized by three parameters: "instrument category," "beat" and "number." This lets you efficiently find desired phrases without having to be familiar with each individual phrase. Instrument category • Instrument category refers to the type of instrument or playing technique. There are the following 15 instrument categories. "US" indicates a "User Phrase," and all others are preset phrases. Display Category Da Drum-a Drum phrases Db Drum-b(General) Drum phrases Fa Drum Fill-a(Pop & Rock) Drum fill-in phrases Fb Drum Fill-b(Specific) Drum fill-in phrases Fc Drum Fill-c(General) Drum fill-in phrases DP Durm Parts Drum phrases separated by instrument PC Percussion Percussion phrases PF Percussion Fill Percussion fill-in phrases Ba Bass-a Bass phrases Bb Bass-b(General) Bass phrases GC Guitar Chord Guitar chord backing phrases GA Guitar Arpeggio Guitar arpeggio phrases GR Guitar Riff Guitar riff phrases KC Keyboard Chord Keyboard chord backing phrases KA Kbd Arpeggio Keyboard arpeggio phrases KR Keyboard Riff Keyboard riff phrases PD Pad Pad-type phrases BR Brass Brass phrases SE Sound Effect Sound effect phrases US User User phrases Number • Number specifies phrases within Instrument Category and Beat by a number 001 - 256. (User phrases are numbered 001 - 099.) 4. How chord conversion works Chord conversion table • • Chord root • Chord type • • • The QY700's "chord conversion table" allows phrases to be developed and played according to the Chord Root and Chord Type that you specify. The chord conversion table provides pitch data corresponding to 12 chord roots and 28 chord types. The data played back by a phrase passes through the chord conversion table and is converted to the pitches that correspond to the chord root and chord type. In this way, the phrase is developed into the specified chord. The Source Chord indicates the chord with which the phrase was originally recorded. The source chord plays an important role in the chord conversion of phrases. This is because the original chords must be known in order for the chords of a phrase to be converted into the specified chords. In other words, chord conversion is performed by reading relative pitch differences between the source chord and the specified chord from the chord conversion table. You can specify the Phrase Type of each phrase so that chord conversion will be performed in a manner appropriate for the instrument. There are seven phrase types: melody 1 and 2, chord 1 and 2, bass, bypass, and parallel. The chord conversion table is switched according to the phrase type. The Phrase Type and Source Chord can be set for each phrase in the phrase table (→ p.209). 38 Chapter 1