Yamaha QS300, Owner'S Manual

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2.
Simultaneously hold down
(
and press the
desired note on the lowest octave of the keyboard
(C1 - B1).
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Chord Entry
Press * to clear
the highlighted data.
F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8
Change the Time Signature,
if desired.
Select a
measure.
Select a chord block and enter a chord.
Use the designated keys on the keyboard
to enter the root note and chord type.
(See page 108.)
You can also specify a bass note and a
bass phrase chord (see below).
In Step Recording, there is no need to
press
E after specifying a chord.
The basic operations (moving around, selecting mea-
sures, changing time signatures, clearing data at the
highlight, etc.) are exactly the same as in Pattern Entry
above.
To selecting chords in the Chord Entry page: ............
1.
Highlight the desired chord “block.”
Each measure row in the Chord Entry page is
divided into quarter-note blocks. One chord can be
entered in each quarter-note block. Highlight the
block corresponding to the beat at which you want
the chord change to occur. Syncopated chords
(chords playing slightly ahead of the beat) can also
be entered. (See “Syncopated Chords” below for
details.)
2.
Specify the chord root note and chord type by
pressing the designated keys on the keyboard.
Specifying the chord is done in the normal manner.
The chord root and type are automatically entered; it
is not necessary to press
E
in Step Recording
here.
Specifying the Bass Note For a Chord
This function allows you to specify the bass note (other
than the normal root) to be used with the current chord.
To specify the bass note: ................................................
1. Highlight the chord block in the display.
Specifying the Bass Phrase
Chord Type (Harmonization)
This function takes the Bass Note function above one
step further by allowing you to specify the chord type
on which the bass pattern will be based.
To specify the bass phrase chord: .................................
1.
Highlight the chord block in the display.
2. Simultaneously hold down
(
and press the
desired note on the lowest octave of the keyboard
(C1 - B1).
3.
Continue to hold down
(
and select a chord
type, by pressing the appropriately marked key
(from C2 to E
b
4).
Refer to the Chord Types chart on page 108.
Syncopated Chords
Entered chords can be syncopated, allowing you to have
a chord “anticipate” a downbeat by beginning an eighth-
note or sixteenth-note before the beat.
To enter a syncopated chord: ........................................
1.
Highlight the chord block in the display and enter
a chord in the normal way.
2.
Press numeric keypad button
4
(eighth-note
syncopation) or
5
(sixteenth-note syncopation).
A note with a tie marking appears just before the chord
name, crossing the beat line. In the example above, the
chord is syncopated by an eighth-note, so that it begins
sounding an eighth-note before the third beat of the
fourth measure.
To cancel the syncopation, make sure the chord is
highlighted, and press the same button (
4
or
5
) a
second time.
Eighth-note syncopation.