Yamaha GW50 Owner's Manual - Page 97
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BACKING SECTION SONG MODE 6 A Repeat function (A-B Repeat) lets you re- peatedly and continuously record over a HINT specified section of the song. (See page 93 for details.) • Mute (page 86) - The Mute function can be used to create sophisticated arrangements and textures, allowing you to selectively bring instruments in and out, adding variety to the song. USING POSITION CONTROLS IN RECORDING- 7 The Position Controls ([n], [v], [ /], and HINT [ m]) can be used to pause the song during Realtime recording (for recording standby), and select a different measure or position in the song. You can also set events such as effect program number and effect on/off settings at the paused position, and these will be automatically entered once you resume recording. To do this: 1. While the song is recording in realtime, press any of the Position Controls ([n], [v], [ /], and [ m]). Song recording will then pause. 2. Use the Position Controls to select a dif- ferent position in the song. (The jump- b to-beginning ( b) and jump-to-end ( ) controls can also be used in this condi- tion.) The effective chords, patterns and mute on/off status events at the current position are indicated in the LCD display, when the Backing mode display is selected (the cursor arrow appears at the PTN or TEMPO box). 3. If you want, you can set additional events here as recording is paused. These will automatically be recorded to the current position when you press [START/STOP] to resume recording in realtime. Then, as Realtime recording continues, you can "overdub" additional events as you wish. 8 MUTE, BASS NOTE, AND RETRIGGER-The various automatic accompaniment and re- HINT cording features of the GW50 make it possi- ble to easily create polished, complex com- positions. Here are three important tools and some ideas on how to use them: • Changing the bass note function (page 75) - This lets you make your own bass lines; keep in mind that you can enter a different bass note for each 16th note in a measure. • Retrigger - The Retrigger function lets you record rhythmic "hits" in which some of the Backing parts sound altogether, to create accents in a song. Special Retrigger patterns (nos. 241 - 244) are provided for this purpose, letting you enter the retrigger "hits" by entering a chord event at the desired 16th note position. However, the Retrigger function can be used with any of the other patterns by entering a chord event while a note of the pattern data is playing (in other words, not during a rest). To get a better idea of how the above tools can be effectively used, refer to the section "USE OF ADVANCED RECORDING TECHNIQUES-FACTORY SET SONG 1" on page 153. 9 MUTING SUSTAINED SOUNDS-Since mute events only affect notes on or after the HINT event, it is possible that certain backing sounds may continue even after the mute. For example, if a whole note bass note starting at the top of a measure is muted part of the way through the measure, the note will continue to sound to the end of the measure. You can mute the note part of the way through the measure by entering both a mute event and a Retrigger or chord event at the desired position. In effect, this cuts off the current note, replacing it with the new Retrigger or chord event; however, this new event is not heard, since a muting event occurs at the same position. (Also see page 154.) STEP RECORDING MODE (STEP RECORDING) Step recording allows you to individually and precisely enter data "step-by-step" to each 16th note in a measure, without having to worry about the timing problems inherent in Realtime recording. 88 STEP RECORDING MODE (STEP RECORDING) The following chart indicates the types of data that can be recorded in Step recording as well as how and when they can be recorded.