Yamaha ELS-02 Owner's Manual - Page 144

Rhythm Pattern Program You can also select a rhythm pattern currently being created as the COPY FROM RHYTHM. To create a MAIN B section based on MAIN A, create the MAIN A rhythm in the INPUT page, copy it to MAIN B, then edit the MAIN B rhythm as desired. To select the rhythm currently being created, select "Current Rhythm" on the 5th page of the "USER" category. When selecting the desired part, a display prompting confirmation of the operation appears. Select [CLEAR] to execute the operation, or select [CANCEL] to abort the operation. NOTE If you select BASS here, the bass phrase in the A.B.C. will be cleared. Deleting the current Section Pressing the [ALL] button on the CLEAR PART window will delete all data of the current Section. To conserve remaining memory capacity (page 156), delete unnecessary Sections which may not be used for your performance.  CLEAR PART Clears a specific part or parts from the currently selected rhythm. Pressing this button calls up the following display. Select the part you want to delete from the displayed parts. You cannot select a part that contains no data (the button is grayed out). If you select [ALL] here, the percussion and all accompaniment parts are cleared. Reference page • Accompaniment (page 65) Step Write and Real Time Write There are two different methods you can use to program rhythms: Step Write and Real Time Write. Step Write allows you to enter percussion sounds as individual note values. As a method, it is very similar to writing down the notes on a sheet of music paper; each note is entered one at a time, and though you can hear each individual note entered, you cannot actually hear the pattern playing as you create it. Step Write is good for precision and for entering percussion sounds whose note placement and rhythmic value has been determined, such as a bass drum that plays every beat in a measure. Real Time Write on the other hand, is similar to using a multi-track tape recorder; you can hear previously recorded parts of the pattern as you record new parts on top. Real Time Write is best for capturing the "feel" of a rhythm, because it allows you to actually play the pattern as you are creating it. Each method has its own advantages and uses. Which method you use depends partly on the type of rhythm you intend to create and partly on your own personal preference. You can switch between the two methods in editing to create a single rhythm by the use of both methods. This would come handy, for example, in programming the basic beats of a rhythm with Step Write, then using Real Time Write to add percussion accents and embellishments. Which mode of the operation is selected depends on the play status of the rhythm. If the rhythm is stopped, Step Write is automatically selected. If the rhythm is playing, Real Time Write is selected. See the instructions page 145 for Step Write, and page 149 for Real Time Write. 144 ELS-02/ELS-02C Owner's Manual