Yamaha PSR-420 Owner's Manual - Page 29

Using Auto Accompaniment Accompaniment Track Control The PSR-320/420 has five accompaniment tracks - RHYTHM, BASS, CHORD, PAD, and PHRASE - that you can control to modify the "orchestration" and therefore the overall sound of the accompaniment. q What's in the Tracks RHYTHM 1 ON / OFF BASS CHORD 1 1 VOICE 39 28 VOL PAD PHRASE 1 19 30 ACCOMP TRACK RHYTHM BASS CHORD PAD PHRASE This is the main rhythm track. The RHYTHM track usually plays one of the keyboard percussion kits. The BASS track always plays a bass line, but the voice will change to fit the selected style ... acoustic bass, synth bass, tuba, etc. This track provides the rhythmic chordal accompaniment required by each style. You'll find guitar, piano, and other chordal instruments here. This track plays long chords where necessary, using sustained instruments such as strings, organ, choir. This is where the musical embellishments reside. The PHRASE track is used for punchy brass stabs, arpeggiated chords, and other extras that make the accompaniment more interesting. • Some INTRO and ENDING sections have 2 PHRASE tracks (PHRASE 1 and PHRASE 2). The melody of the INTRO and ENDING sections is played using the PHRASE 2 track. • The icons for all tracks that contain data in any section will appear whenever an accompaniment style is selected. s Large/Small Accompaniment The simplest form of accompaniment track control is provided by the [ACCOMP LARGE/SMALL] button. This button alternately turns the PAD and PHRASE tracks on and off, thereby changing the number of parts in the accompaniment. When the LARGE accompaniment is selected and the PAD and PHRASE tracks are ON, their respective icons (violins for the PAD track and a trumpet for the PHRASE track) will appear in the appropriate positions in the display. The PAD and PHRASE 1 icons will not show when the SMALL accompaniment is selected. Please note that some styles do not use the PAD track, so the PAD icon may not appear even if the LARGE accompaniment is selected. MAIN AUTO FILL B ENDING ACCOMP LARGE/SMALL RHYTHM 1 ON / OFF BASS CHORD 1 PAD PHRASE 1 • The LARGE accompaniment is always selected whenever a new style is selected. • When SMALL accompaniment is selected for a cartridge style (page 45), the appropriate track for that style will be turned off. 28