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NO CHORD (N.C.):
When a Rhythm Style is playing there are three ways to achieve a No Chord, printed N.C.
in music.
1.
Play a group of three, four, or five consecutive keys at the same time on the Lower Keyboard, as
illustrated below. For example: C, C#, D or F, F#, G, A
b
.
2.
Press the
DRUM ONLY
button, turning the feature on for the duration of the N.C.
3.
Assign the
NO CHORD
feature to a
TOUCH BAR
or to a
FOOT SWITCH
. See page 120 for the procedure.
When
MCS
is active, the Touch Screen will display the Lower Keyboard chord being played. Look under
the word “Chord” on the screen.
A TIP FROM LOWREY:
When playing Minor chords, Seventh chords or Diminished chords with MCS, two notes need to be played,
as described above. There is a new feature on your Sterling that will enable you to play that second note of
the MCS chord from another section. For example, you can change the Left Touch Bar from the FX func-
tion to the “Chord - Minor” function. Now a C Minor chord could be formed by playing a “C” note on the
lower keyboard (under the red MCS chord light) while touching the Left Touch Bar instead of playing the C
and E
b
notes on the Lower Keyboard, as illustrated previously.
You can assign the “Chord-Minor” function to the long (natural) pedals also. A “C Minor” chord could be
played by playing a “C” note on the Lower Keyboard while pressing down any of the long pedals with your
foot. See
FEATURE PAGE 9
on page 120.
