Yamaha DGX 205 Owner's Manual - Page 36

Change a Song's Style, Using the Easy Song Arranger

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Q e uick Guid Change a Song's Style In addition to each song's default style, you can select any other style to play the song with the Easy Song Arranger feature. This means that you can play a song that is normally a ballad, for example, as a bossa nova, as a hip-hop tune, etc. Since songs are combinations of a melody and a style, you can create totally different arrangements by changing the style with which a song is played. You can also change the song's melody voice and the keyboard voice for a complete change of image. Using the Easy Song Arranger 1 Press the [EASY SONG ARRANGER] button. The song number and name will be displayed. You can now use the dial to select a different song. Londonde 011 The currently selected song number and name 2 Select a song. Use the dial to select the song you want to arrange. For this example select "004 Down By The River." Riversid 004 3 Listen to the song. Press the [START/STOP] button to begin playback of the song. Move on to the next step while the song is playing. Song start! 4 Press the [EASY SONG ARRANGER] button. The style number and name will be displayed. You can now use the dial to select a different style. NOTE • When playing song numbers 022 - 024 while using the Easy Song Arranger, melody tracks will be automatically muted and no melody will sound. In order to hear the melody tracks you will need to press the SONG MEMORY buttons [3] - [5]. PopShf 1 012 The currently selected style number and name 36 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner's Manual

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DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293
Owner’s Manual
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Change a Song’s Style
In addition to each song’s default style, you can select any other style to
play the song with the Easy Song Arranger feature. This means that you
can play a song that is normally a ballad, for example, as a bossa nova,
as a hip-hop tune, etc. Since songs are combinations of a melody and a
style, you can create totally different arrangements by changing the
style with which a song is played. You can also change the song’s mel-
ody voice and the keyboard voice for a complete change of image.
Press the [EASY SONG ARRANGER] button.
The song number and name will be displayed. You can now use the dial to select
a different song.
Select a song.
Use the dial to select the song you want to arrange. For this example select “004
Down By The River.”
Listen to the song.
Press the [START/STOP] button to begin playback of the song. Move on to the
next step while the song is playing.
Press the [EASY SONG ARRANGER] button.
The style number and name will be displayed. You can now use the dial to select
a different style.
Using the Easy Song Arranger
1
011
Londonde
The currently selected
song number and name
2
004
Riversid
3
When playing song numbers
022 – 024 while using the Easy
Song Arranger, melody tracks
will be automatically muted and
no melody will sound. In order
to hear the melody tracks you
will need to press the SONG
MEMORY buttons [3] – [5].
NOTE
Song start!
4
012
PopShf 1
The currently selected
style number and name