Yamaha SY85 Owner's Manual (getting Started) (image) - Page 62

Instrument Display Selection Only one instrument is shown on the step write display line at a time. The name of the instrument (and the key via which it is played) is displayed following "INST=" on the lower display line. To change the displayed instrument, press the key corresponding to the desired instrument on the keyboard while holding the [F4] key. Entered notes appear as a dot (q) if they fall precisely on a beat, or as a cross (X) if slightly off the beat. 6. Continue Until the Track Is Complete Repeat steps 3 through 5 until the required material is entered. You can move the cursor back and forth using the data entry dial, adding notes wherever you like - even on top of other notes. Erasing Notes To erase a note at the current cursor position, hold the [SHIFT] key ("ERASE" will flash on the display) and press the key on the keyboard correpsonding to the instrument to be erased. 7. Press [STOP] When the pattern is finished, press [STOP] to return to the PATTERN play mode. Now you can press [RUN] and hear how the pattern sounds. q BUILDING A RHYTHM TRACK A rhythm track is built up as a sequence or "parts," each part corresponding to a single pattern. The part sequence is specified in the SONG EDIT mode. When the track edit mode is engaged while the rhythm track (track 9) is selected, or when the rhythm track is selected while the track edit mode is engaged, the following display will appear: SONG`EDIT Part:`001``ptn``***`[INS][DEL][CPY][SCH] This initial display allows any existing rhythm part to be selected via [CS2] (001 ... 999), the event located at that part to be changed via [CS3], and the parameter associated with the event to be changed via [CS4]. The various event types and their parameters are as follows: q ptn (Pattern number) Use [CS4] to select a different pattern number as required (I00 ... I99). 60 5. The Sequencer