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Chapter 1 Overview of the JS-5
About Songs
A single song on the JS-5 is called a
Song
. The JS-5’s 200
internal Songs are referred to as
Preset Songs
, whereas
Songs created by the user are called
User Songs
.
The JS-5 can hold maximum 100 User Songs, and you can
store up to maximum 100 songs on optional memory cards
(SmartMedia).
The 200 Preset Songs are classified by
category
, such as
“Rock” and “Jazz.”
fig.QS03-01
About Styles
Styles comprise groupings of tempos and performance
patterns and instruments (Parts) in the accompaniment
sections in each category. You can create a song in a certain
genre by basing the song on a Style.
Each of the JS-5’s 200 built-in Styles is called a
Preset Style
,
whereas any Style created by the user is called a
User Style
.
You can create twenty types of User Styles.
The JS-5 can hold maximum 20 User Styles, and you can
store up to maximum 20 styles on optional memory cards
(SmartMedia).
Furthermore, even with Styles in the same category, slightly
different performance patterns are needed for a Song’s
different sections (intro, fill-ins, and so on). A performance
patterns of this type called a
Form
, and up to eight different
Forms may be used in one Style.
About Parts
Style performance patterns are played using four parts:
“INST 1”; “INST 2”; DRUM; and BASS.
fig.RE01-02
About Tracks
Songs feature the following three tracks.
Form Track:
Specifies the order in which the intro, fill-ins, endings, and
other Forms for the selected Style are to be played.
Chord Track:
Specifies the chord progression, which causes the Forms to
be played.
* The Form track and Chord track together are referred to as the
Sequence tracks
.
Audio Track:
Records guitar performances, vocals, and other sounds input
to the REC INPUT.
* Performance data recorded on the Audio Track is called “audio
data.”
About Forms
Here are the eight different types of Forms that can be set up
in each Style.
fig.RE01-03
INTRO:
Intro
VERSE 1, 2:
The main performance patterns. 1 is the basic pattern, and 2
is a variation.
FILL (Fill-In) 1, 2:
Ornamental performance patterns that are inserted at
appropriate points, such as where one Phrase goes into
another. Select 1 or 2 depending on the form that follows the
fill-in.
BREAK 1, 2:
Blank sections that temporarily stop a melody or rhythm.
Two different Breaks can be prepared.
ENDING:
Performance patterns that serves as the concluding portion
of a musical composition.
Verse 1
Ending
Form
Track
B7th
E7th
E7th
Code
Track
Audio
Track
Intro
• Preset
• User
Style
Part
Effect
Song
Drum Kit
Drum
Instrument
Bass
Instrument
Inst 1
Instrument
Inst 2
Style