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Multi Pads – Adding Musical Phrases to Your Performance –, Playing the Multi Pads

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5 Multi Pads - Adding Musical Phrases to Your Performance - The Multi Pads can be used to play a number of short prerecorded rhythmic and melodic sequences that can be used to add impact and variety to your keyboard performances. Multi Pads are grouped in Banks of four each. The instrument features a variety of Multi Pad Banks in a variety of different musical genres.Moreover, the Multi Pad Audio Link function allows you to create a new pad with your WAVE data (Audio data) to play back during your performance. Playing the Multi Pads 1 Press the MULTI PAD CONTROL [SELECT] button to call up the Multi Pad Bank Selection display, then select the desired bank. Select pages using the [1 ] - [6 ] buttons that correspond to "P1, P2..." in the display or pressing the MULTI PAD CONTROL [SELECT] button repeatedly, then use the [A] - [J] buttons to select the desired bank. 5 Multi Pads - Adding Musical Phrases to Your Performance - 2 Press any of the MULTI PAD CONTROL [1] - [4] buttons to play a Multi Pad phrase. The corresponding phrase (in this case, for Pad 1) starts playing back in its entirety at the currently set tempo. You can even play two or more Multi Pads at the same time. 3 NOTE There are two types of Multi Pad data. Some types will play back once and stop when they reach to the end. Others will be played back repeatedly (loop). NOTE Pressing the pad during its playback will stop playing and begin playing from the top again. 3 Press the [STOP] button to stop playback of the Multi Pad(s). If you want to stop specific pads, simultaneously hold down the [STOP] button and press the pad(s) you wish to stop. About the color of the Multi Pads • Green: Indicates that the corresponding pad contains data (phrase). • Red: Indicates that the corresponding pad is playing back. • Red (flashing): Indicates that the corresponding pad is in standby (Synchro Start). PSR-S950/S750 Owner's Manual 69

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PSR-S950/S750 Owner’s Manual
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Multi Pads – Adding Musical Phrases to Your Performance –
Multi Pads
– Adding Musical Phrases to Your Performance –
The Multi Pads can be used to play a number of short pre-
recorded rhythmic and melodic sequences that can be used to
add impact and variety to your keyboard performances.
Multi Pads are grouped in Banks of four each. The instrument
features a variety of Multi Pad Banks in a variety of different
musical genres.Moreover, the Multi Pad Audio Link function
allows you to create a new pad with your WAVE data (Audio
data) to play back during your performance.
1
Press the MULTI PAD CONTROL [SELECT] button to call up the
Multi Pad Bank Selection display, then select the desired bank.
Select pages using the [1
] – [6
] buttons that correspond to “P1, P2...” in the
display or pressing the MULTI PAD CONTROL [SELECT] button repeatedly,
then use the [A] – [J] buttons to select the desired bank.
2
Press any of the MULTI PAD CONTROL [1] – [4] buttons to play a
Multi Pad phrase.
The corresponding phrase (in this case, for Pad 1) starts playing back in its
entirety at the currently set tempo. You can even play two or more Multi Pads at
the same time.
3
Press the [STOP] button to stop playback of the Multi Pad(s).
If you want to stop specific pads, simultaneously hold down the [STOP] button
and press the pad(s) you wish to stop.
Playing the Multi Pads
NOTE
There are two types of Multi Pad data.
Some types will play back once and
stop when they reach to the end. Oth-
ers will be played back repeatedly
(loop).
NOTE
Pressing the pad during its playback
will stop playing and begin playing
from the top again.
3
About the color of the Multi Pads
•
Green:
Indicates that the corresponding pad contains data (phrase).
•
Red:
Indicates that the corresponding pad is playing back.
•
Red (flashing):
Indicates that the corresponding pad is in standby (Synchro Start).