Yamaha CS1x Owner's Manual - Page 12

Switching On The Power And Producing Sound Once all connections have been properly made, you're ready to switch on the power and start having fun with the CS1x. 1. Turn the volume of the CS1x to its minimum position. 2. Press the POWER switch, located on the rear panel. 3. After a brief greeting message, the CS1x will power up. 4. Gradually turn the VOLUME knob to the right while playing the keyboard until you achieve a comfortable listening level. Playing The Demo Songs Before you dive in and start exploring the many Performances and other versatile features of the CS1x, you may want to listen to the preprogrammed demonstration song. The Demo provides a dynamic example of just how powerful the CS1x really is. To play the Demo, perform the following operation: 1. In Performance mode, hold the PERFORMANCE button and press the MULTI button. 2. The word "DEMO" will appear in the LCD, and after a brief moment the Demo song will begin, and continue playing. 3. To stop the Demo, simply press a mode button, such as PERFORMANCE. Playing Arpeggiated Chords Take a moment and try out the Arpeggiator function, which creates automatic arpeggios based on the chords you play. First select a Performance with a fast attack, such as a percussive type sound. (Note: The Arpeggiator function only works in Performance mode.) 1. Press ARPEGGIATOR. An indicator will appear in the lower right area of the LCD. 2. Play a chord. The arpeggiated chord will begin playing, based on the Arpeggiator Type, Tempo and Subdivide parameter settings. 3. Change the Arpeggiator Type, Tempo and Subdivide parameters using the Common Edit 1 menu. (See page 22.) ARPEGGIO HOLD SHIFT + PART/LAYER/ OCTAVE PRESET USER + PROGRAM Arpeggiator Hold The handy Arpeggiator Hold function lets you play a chord to start the automatic arpeggio, then take your hand off the keyboard-the arpeggiated chord will play continuously in a loop. Play another chord and the automatic arpeggios will change accordingly. 1. Hold SHIFT and press ARPEGGIATOR. The Arpeggiator indicator in the LCD will start blinking. 2. Play a series of chords. 3. To stop the arpeggiated chords, press ARPEGGIATOR again. DEMO PERFORMANCE MULTI STORE UTILITY Arpeggiator Split The Arpeggiator Split function greatly increases the performance capability of the CS1x. When Arpeggiator Split is engaged, any chord you play to the left of the split point (B2 and below) will produce an arpeggiated chord, while chords you play to the right of the split point will play normally. When the Demo mode is engaged, you can select a Demo song from the various Demo songs using the numeric keypad. 1. Press ARPEGGIATOR to activate the Arpeggiator function. 2. Set the Edit Parameter Rotary Switch to the Common Edit 1 menu. 3. Hold SHIFT and press the left-most Parameter Value UP/DOWN button (Arpeggiator Type parameter). 4. Pressing [UP] will turn on the Arpeggiator Split feature (the letter "S" 11 will display in the LCD); pressing [DOWN] will turn it off.