Yamaha PSR-SX600 PSR-SX600 Owners Manual - Page 53

Letting Style playback follow your performance (Unison & Accent) The powerful Unison & Accent function gives you expressive and nuanced control over Style playback, making it closely follow your performance and letting you create various musical variations in the accompaniment. With the Unison function turned on, you can play a melody and have it reproduced in unison (i.e., the same melody is performed by two or more instruments) or tutti (i.e., all players perform at the same time) - expressively enhancing your performance and letting you create dynamic phrases. With the Accent function turned on, the composition of Style playback changes subtly, adding notes according to the accents of your performance. This allows you to temporary change the Style playback to include rhythmic syncopation. For the Styles to which this function can be used, refer to the Data List on the website. 1 Call up the Style Setting display. [MENU] → TAB [E] Menu1 → the Cursor buttons [][][E][F] Style Setting → [ENTER] → TAB [E] Setting1 → the Cursor button [] 1 Unison 2 Styles - Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment - 2 Use the [1 ] - [6 ] buttons to set each parameter. [1 ] Unison On/Off Turns the Unison function on/off. When this function is on during Style playback, each part of Style follows your performance as a unison phrase. This is useful for emphasizing melodic phrases or creating dynamic breaks in your performance. NOTE You can use a connected pedal to conveniently turn the Unison function on/off as you perform. To assign the function to a pedal, press the [4 ] (Pedal Function) buttons to call up the display for pedal settings, and then select "Unison." For details, refer to the Reference Manual on the website, Chapter 9. [2 ]/ [3 ] Unison Type Determines the Unison type. • All Parts: Suitable for a one-hand performance. In this type, all the accompaniment parts follow your performance. This is recommended when playing unison phrases with only one hand. • Split: Suitable for a both-hands performance. In this type, with the keyboard divided by the Split Point (Left), the accompaniment parts suitable for each hand follow your performance independently. For example, low-pitched sound musical instruments (such as bass guitar, baritone saxophone, and contrabass) follow the left hand, and solo musical instruments (such as flute) follow the right. It is useful for playing with different Voices between left-hand and right-hand. • Auto Split: Suitable for a both-hands performance. In this type, the accompaniment parts that follow your performance are automatically assigned to each hand by automatically detecting the appropriate left-hand and right-hand sections from your performance. This is recommended when playing tutti with Voices having a wide range, such as piano or strings. It enables enormous flexibility in your performance, freeing you from the limitations of a specific Split Point. For information on setting the Split Point, refer to page 57. [4 ] Pedal Function Directly calls up the pedal setting display. [5 ]/ [6 ] Accent Threshold When switching the Accent function to High/Medium/Low, the composition of Style playback changes subtly, adding notes according to the accents of your performance. • Off: Turns the Accent function off. • High: Requires strong playing in order to let this instrument recognize accents. • Medium: Standard setting. • Low: Allows this instrument to recognize accents even with relatively light playing strength. For more information about the Unison & Accent function, refer to the Reference Manual on the website, Chapter 2. PSR-SX600 Owner's Manual 53