Rhythm Style Section; Basic Operations; A) Selecting A Rhythm Style - Yamaha PortaSound PSS-795 Owner's Manual

Rhythm Style Section
The PSS-795 has 50 kinds of realistic pre-set Rhythm
Styles which have been professionally recorded. Each
Rhythm Style has a variety of patterns such as Normal,
Bridge, Intro., Ending, and two kinds of Fill-in patterns. So
you have a storehouse of Styles and patterns to work with
in varying your playing. Plus, the PSS-795 provides 50
kinds of percussion sounds, which you can play using the
pads or keys, along with the Rhythm Style, in a flexible way
that fits to the mood you wish to create. If you utilize the
Song Memory function (explained in the Song Memory
Section) it's possible to memorize the original Rhythm. We
hope you enjoy the many options available for a variety of
Rhythm Styles.
The following diagram shows the various patterns which
one Rhythm Style contains, you can use it for reference as
you learn more about each Style selection.
One Rhythm Style
Introduction pattern
(When starting Rhythm play with
INTRO LED on)
Normal pattern Bridge pattern
(With BRIDGE LED off) (With BRIDGE LED on)
Fill-in pattern 1 ҒІН-іп pattern 2
(Fill-in leading Normal pattern) (Fill-in leading Bridge pattern)
Ending pattern
START/ENDING button pressed
Every pattern is provided for you to construct a song as you
wish. That is, each pattern is taken as a section of a song,
so that you have various combination possibilities.
Following are typical examples for song construction:
Ex.1
Introduction — Normal > Fill-in 2 — Bridge > Ending
BRIDGE off INTRO FILL TO BRIDGE SYNCHRO START/ENDING
Ex.2
Introduction — Bridge — Fill-in 1 ^ Normal — Ending
BRIDGE on INTRO FILL TO NORMAL SYNCHRO START/ENDING
Ex.3
Normal > Bridge > Fill-in 1 -^*Normal — Bridge
BRIDGE ofi FILL TO NORMAL FILL TO BRIDGE
Ex.4
Bridge — Fill-in 1» Normal > Fill-in 2 — Bridge — Ending
BRIDGE on FILL TO NORMAL FILL TO BRIDGE SYNCHRO START/ENDING
You can easily order the patterns to press each
corresponding button. Now, you learn about the operations
of the Rhythm Style.
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a. Basic Operations
a) Selecting a Rhythm Style
Step 1: Press the STYLE button.
Press the STYLE button of STYLE/VOICE select.
The Style LED in the STYLE/VOICE display will light up.
The Number displayed indicates the Style number. For now
do the Style selection.
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Step 2: Select a Rhythm Style.
Consult the Style Liston the Control Panel and enter the 2
digit number using the Numeric buttons of the STYLE/
VOICE select. For example, if you want ROCK, which is
Style number 06, you first press «0», then <6>. You can |
increase or decrease the Number selected by using the
<+>/<—> buttons.
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* To press and hold the ««»/«—» buttons you will increase or decrease
the number at an accelerated rate.
Step 3: Assigning NORMAL/BRIDGE:
Decide which you want, NORMAL pattern or BRIDGE
pattern, of the selected Rhythm Style.
* Normal pattern offers a basic pattern of the Style (including its Auto
Accompaniment). And Bridge pattern offers additional sounds or little
complicated pattern. Actually, you can take Normal pattern is pre-made
intended to fit the introduction of a Song. Oppositely, a Bridge pattern
is pre-made to fit the most interesting part of a song, in other words a
climax.
How you assign NORMAL/BRIDGE: Press the BRIDGE
button located in the Orchestration. The BRIDGE LED
lights up and indicates the BRIDGE pattern has been
assigned. Oppositely, when this LED is not lit, assigned is
the NORMAL pattern.
* [When powering up, the NORMAL pattern is assigned.