Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-670, Owner'S Manual

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Changing Variation (Sections) During Style Playback
Each Style features four different Main sections, four Fill-in sections and a Break section. By using these
sections effectively, you can easily make your performance sound more dynamic and professional. The
section can be freely changed while the Style is playing back.
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MAIN VARIATION [A] − [D] buttons
Press one of the MAIN VARIATION [A] – [D] buttons to select the desired Main section (the button lights
in orange). Each is an accompaniment pattern of a few measures and it plays indefinitely. Pressing the
selected MAIN VARIATION button again plays an appropriate fill-in pattern to spice up the rhythm and
break the repetition. After the fill-in finishes playing, it leads smoothly into the Main section.
Automatically Shifting the Main Variations (Adaptive Style)
For Styles which have an “ Adaptive ” indication above the Style name on the Style Selection display, the Adaptive
Style function can be used. When the Adaptive Style function is turned on, the Main variations changes
automatically depending on how dynamically you play the keyboard (such as playing strength and numbers of
notes you play) without needing to press the MAIN VARIATION buttons. In between the Main A, B, C and D
sections, three variations similar to the adjacent section(s) are provided and there are 13 types of variations (as
shown below). From these variations, the most appropriate variation for your current performance is played back.
For example, as you play the keyboard more dynamically, the Auto Accompaniment of the Style increases in
dynamic intensity. Naturally, the opposite is also true; you can bring the dynamics down by playing more sparsely.
To use this function, turn the function on via [MENU] → Cursor buttons [
U ][ D ][
L
][
R
] Style Setting , [ENTER]
→ TAB [
R
] Adaptive → [1 UD ] ( Adaptive Style ), and then play a Style with Auto Accompaniment (page 48).
If necessary, you can adjust the sensitivity (how the variations respond to your performance) by using the [3
UD
]/
[4 UD ] ( Sensitivity ) buttons.
• Hard : Requires strong playing for making changes. Suitable for energetic music such as rock music.
• Medium : Medium sensitivity.
• Easy : Changes easily even with light playing strength. Suitable for gentle music such as ballad music.
By default, the Main variation shifts cross over the sections A, B, C and D, however, you can limit the changes
within the variations so that they’re close to the current Main variation. For example, when Main B is selected, the
variation is changed within the 7 types including B, and never changes to A, C or D. To do this, use the [5
UD
]/
[6 UD ] ( Auto Section Change ) buttons to set the function to Off . When you want to make large variation changes,
use the MAIN VAIRIATION buttons.
Press the selected Main section
(lit in orange) again. The fill-in of the selected Main section plays
(flashes in orange).
Main variations