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Using the Minus One Function

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Using the Minus One Function Minus One, as its name implies, takes away (or mutes) a part of the Song, allowing you to play that part yourself. You can turn Minus One on before starting a Song, or do it even while a Song is playing. 1 Select a Song. 2 Select the part of the Song you wish to mute. Minus One lets you choose which part of a Song is to be muted. For example, you can mute the right-hand melody part and play it yourself, or do the same for the left-hand chord backing part. With "MinusMod" selected in the Song menu, select the desired Minus One Part setting: left-hand, right-hand, or both. (See page 32.) NOTE • The Minus One Part parameter in the Song menu can be directly selected (in Song mode only) by pressing and holding the GUIDE button (PSR-230). ˙ Selecting individual channels for Minus One Each Song actually has more than just one right-hand and one left-hand part. For example, one Song may be made up of a melody, a harmony, chord backing, pad, and rhythm parts - each on a different channel. Also, the right-hand and left-hand parts have different channels. Minus One lets you specify which channel you wish to mute, for both the right-hand and left-hand parts. With "MinusChR" or "MinusChL" selected in the Song menu, select an individual channel for the Minus One right-hand and left-hand parts. Also, set the desired Minus One Part setting: left-hand, right-hand, or both. (See "SONG Sub Menu" chart below.) NOTE • The "MinusChR" parameter in the Song menu can be directly selected (in Song mode only) by pressing and holding the MINUS ONE button. • If the selected Song contains Minus One right- and left-hand channel settings, the channel for the corresponding parts will be automatically selected.(A "--" indication appears in the display.) 3 Turn on the Minus One function. Press the MINUS ONE button. (The Minus One icon appears in the display.) MAIN/AUTO FILL MINUS ONE MINUS ONE button MINUS ONE MINUS ONE icon in display 4 Start playback. Play the appropriate part along with the Song. Song playback stops automatically when the end is reached. To stop the Song manually, press the START/STOP button. 31

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Using the Minus One Function
Minus One, as its name implies, takes away (or mutes) a part of the Song, allowing you to play that part yourself.
You can turn Minus One on before starting a Song, or do it even while a Song is playing.
1
Select a Song.
2
Select the part of the Song you wish to mute.
Minus One lets you choose which part of a Song is to be muted.
For example, you can mute the
right-hand melody part and play it yourself, or do the same for the left-hand chord backing part.
With
“
MinusMod
”
selected in the Song menu, select the desired Minus One Part setting: left-hand,
right-hand, or both. (See page 32.)
•
The Minus One Part parameter in the Song menu can be directly selected (in Song mode only) by pressing and
holding the GUIDE button (PSR-230).
■
Selecting individual channels for Minus One
Each Song actually has more than just one right-hand and one left-hand part.
For example, one Song
may be made up of a melody, a harmony, chord backing, pad, and rhythm parts
—
each on a different
channel.
Also, the right-hand and left-hand parts have different channels.
Minus One lets you specify
which channel you wish to mute, for both the right-hand and left-hand parts.
With
“
MinusChR
”
or
“
MinusChL
”
selected in the Song menu, select an individual channel for the Minus
One right-hand and left-hand parts.
Also, set the desired Minus One Part setting: left-hand, right-hand, or
both.
(See
“
SONG Sub Menu
”
chart below.)
•
The
“
MinusChR
”
parameter in the Song menu can be directly selected (in Song mode only) by pressing and holding
the MINUS ONE button.
•
If the selected Song contains Minus One right- and left-hand channel settings, the channel for the corresponding
parts will be automatically selected.(A
“
--
”
indication appears in the display.)
3
Turn on the Minus One function.
Press the
MINUS ONE
button.
(The Minus One icon appears in the display.)
4
Start playback.
Play the appropriate part along with the Song.
Song playback stops automatically when the end is
reached.
To stop the Song manually, press the
START/STOP
button.
MINUS ONE button
MINUS ONE icon in display
MAIN/AUTO FILL
MINUS ONE
MINUS ONE
NOTE
NOTE
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