Yamaha EL-500 Owner's Manual - Page 122

9 Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence Program The Electone also includes powerful Rhythm Program functions: the Rhythm Pattern Program and the Rhythm Sequence Program. The Rhythm Pattern Program allows you to record your own original rhythms using the 120 different high-quality percussion sounds of the Electone. The Rhythm Sequence Program lets you connect your original rhythms together with the Preset rhythms to create complete rhythm tracks, which you can automatically play back during your performance. Outline of the Rhythm Programming Operation The following is a brief outline of the steps necessary in programming your own rhythms and rhythm sequences. Rhythm Pattern Program Press the PATTERN button to call up the Rhythm Pattern Program and select the BEAT/QUANTIZE page. RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE Make Beat, Quantize, and Metronome settings. Select the EDIT page to record percussion sounds and program the pattern. Up to 16 tracks can be used to enter each percussion instrument sound. Step Write Real Time Write 9 (Optional) Select the Accompaniment page to determine which accompaniment pattern will be used with your newly created rhythm, or to create your own backings for the rhythm using the Lower Rhythmic function. Save your new rhythm to memory in the SAVE page. Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence Program Rhythm Sequence Program Press the SEQUENCE button to call up the Rhythm Sequence Program for connecting rhythms together in sequence to create songs. RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE Save your new rhythm sequence buttons. (No actual saving procedure is necessary since the rhythm sequences you program will automatically be saved to the selected Sequence button.) (Optional) Finally, save all the User rhythm data you've created in the above steps to disk. 122