Yamaha Portatone PSR-5700, Authorized Product Manual

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The Custom Accompaniment Programmer
6 QUANTIZE
Purpose:
Aligns notes in the specified track to the nearest specified
beat.
Procedure:
Use the and buttons to switch between the two
display screens, and the left [-] and [+] buttons to set the
track number (Track) and the quantize size (Size).
Once the track number and quantize size have been se-
lected, press the [+] button below “Execute” on the right side
of the display to actually execute the quantize operation.
Immediately after execution “Undo” will appear above the
right [-] button, and that button can be used to undo the
quantize operation if it was executed by mistake. The undo
function is only available until the next operation is per-
formed.
The Quantize Sizes are:
1/4 = 1/4 note
1/6 = 1/4 note triplet
1/8 = 1/8 note
1/12 = 1/8 note triplet
1/16 = 1/16 note
1/24 = 1/16 note triplet
1/32 = 1/32 note
Notes:
Quantization is generally used to tighten up sloppy timing.
Use it judiciously, however, because timing that is too per-
fect can sound cold and mechanical — unless, of course,
you’re specifically aiming for a cold, mechanical feel. Al-
ways use a quantize value that is at least as “short” as the
shortest notes in the track to be quantized. If you quantize a
track containing 16th notes to 1/8 (8th notes), for example,
some of the 16th notes will be aligned with 8th note beats,
thus ruining the track.
Quantization can not be applied to tracks containing preset
data. If you attempt to quantize a track containing preset
(including disk style) data, “!” will appear on the display in
place of “=”.
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