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Style Play operating mode
What’s a Style?
9. STYLE PLAY OPERATING MODE
The
Style
Play
mode
is
the
boot
‐
up
operating
mode.
When
in
this
mode,
you
can
play
Styles
(i.e.
automatic
accompaniments),
or
just
play
with
one
to
four
Real
‐
time
tracks
on
the
keyboard
(Upper
1…3
and
Lower).
WHAT’S A STYLE?
A
Style
is
a
rhythm/accompaniment
structure,
that
sim
‐
ulates
a
band
backing
your
solos.
In
a
vertical
direction,
it
is
composed
of
8
different
tracks
(Drums,
Percussion,
Bass,
and
5
different
har
‐
monic
or
melodic
instruments).
You
can
play
on
the
keyboard
with
4
more
Realtime
tracks
(Upper
1–3
and
Lower).
In
a
horizontal
direction,
it
is
a
series
of
Style
Elements
(i.e.,
the
various
sets
of
patterns
for
each
chord
and
each
of
the
Intros,
Variations,
Fills,
Breaks
and
End
‐
ings).
STYLES AND PERFORMANCES
Styles
and
Performances
are
linked
in
many
ways.
•
When
the
SINGLE
TOUCH
LED
is
on,
selecting
a
Style
also
changes
the
Realtime
(Keyboard)
tracks
(a
Single
Touch
Setting
is
selected).
The
Perfor
‐
mance
settings
are
overridden.
•
When
the
STYLE
CHANGE
LED
is
on,
selecting
a
Performance
also
selects
a
Style
(the
one
whose
number
is
memorized
with
the
Performance).
•
When
pressing
the
WRITE
button,
you
can
save
the
track’s
settings
either
in
a
Performance,
a
Style
Performance,
or
a
Single
Touch
Setting
(STS).
CHANGING AND RESETTING THE TEMPO
While
in
the
main
page
of
the
Style
Play
mode,
you
can
change
the
Tempo
using
the
DIAL
or
the
DOWN/
‐
and
UP/+
buttons.
In
any
other
page,
keep
the
SHIFT
button
pressed,
and
use
the
DIAL
to
change
the
Tempo.
To
recall
the
Tempo
stored
in
the
current
Style,
keep
the
SHIFT
button
pressed,
and
press
one
of
the
DOWN/
‐
or
UP/+
buttons.
THE DIRECT SD BANK
In
addition
to
the
internal
memory
Styles,
you
can
have
DIRECT
SD
Styles,
directly
accessed
from
the
card.
Just
insert
a
card,
and
press
the
DIRECT
SD
Style
bank.
The
card
slot
will
read
the
first
(in
alphabetical
order)
“.SET”
folder
in
the
card,
and
will
give
you
direct
access
to
the
Styles
it
contains
(no
loading
required).
Browse
through
the
DIRECT
SD
Styles
using
the
PAGE
buttons.
You
can
have
up
to
6
pages,
and
up
to
48
DIRECT
SD
Styles
in
a
card.
How to make the DIRECT SD bank
To
configure
the
DIRECT
SD
bank,
save
your
Styles
into
the
first
folder
in
the
card.
Folders
are
read
in
alphabetical
order.
Note:
The
following
procedures
requires
you
overwrite
the
User
Style
banks.
Save
these
banks
before
proceeding,
to
avoid
loosing
important
data.
1.
Insert
the
card
into
the
card
slot.
2.
Press
SD
CARD
and
go
to
the
Load
page.
3.
Use
the
F
‐
1
(SD)
button
to
rescan
the
SD
card.
4.
Load
three
banks
of
Styles,
to
be
transformed
into
the
DIRECT
SD
bank.
5.
Go
to
the
Save
page.
6.
While
the
“ALL”
item
is
selected,
press
F
‐
3
(OPEN)
to
open
it.
7.
Use
the
E–F
(Scroll
Up)
and
G–H
(Scroll
Down)
VOLUME/VALUE
buttons
(or
the
TEMPO/VALUE
section
controls)
to
move
the
“STYLE”
item
to
the
first
line
of
the
display,
and
press
F
‐
2
(SAVE).
8.
Select
the
SD
card
(SD)
as
the
target,
using
the
F
‐
1
button.
9.
The
card
directory
appears.
Use
the
E–F
(Scroll
Up)
and
G–H
(Scroll
Down)
VOLUME/VALUE
buttons
(or
the
TEMPO/VALUE
section
controls),
to
scroll
the
card
content.
Move
the
first
folder
of
the
directory
to
the
first
line
of
the
display.
10. Press
ENTER
twice
to
save
the
banks.
Folder
DIRECT SD pages
*.SET > ST-YLE > USER01
1, 2
*.SET > STYLE > USER02
3, 4
*.SET > STYLE > USER03
5, 6
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