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5•2 Reference Guide
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5•2 Reference Guide
In the Upper&Lower and Multi modes, the func-
tion is used to keep the Drum part playing even
when you have taken your hand off the keys.
TEMPO LOCK
If TEMPO LOCK is off, when a Style or a Per-
formance is selected the tempo changes too. If
the function is on, the tempo will not change.
MIXER LOCK
A Performance also memorizes the track vol-
umes. If MIXER LOCK is off, when a Style or a
Performance is selected the track volumes
change too. If it is on, all the volumes of the tracks
assigned to the keyboard will change while the
accompaniment track volumes will not.
BASS TO LOWEST
If BASS TO LOWEST is on, the bass part of the
auto accompaniment of the current Style plays
around the lowest note of the current chord. If
you play a different inversion of the same chord,
the lowest note also changes resulting in a dif-
ferent bass note being played.
If off, the bass will follow the original programmed
pattern of the Style.
Bass To Lowest permits real time changes to the
otherwise fixed bass pattern of a Style, by play-
ing different chord inversions.
HARMONY ON/OFF
This button enables (LED on) or disables (LED
off) the current Harmony Type selected in the
HARMONY function of the «Edit Tracks» envi-
ronment.
Harmony can orchestrate your Style playing,
making simple one-note melodies sound as if they
are being played by a full orchestra. Harmony is
associated to Styles only. Songs cannot exploit
this function. For more information on the Har-
mony types available, see «Edit Tracks/Split» in
the Performance chapter of the Reference Guide.
STYLE LOCK (PERFORMANCE GROUPS SECTION)
If STYLE LOCK is on, selecting PERFORM-
ANCES recalls the sounds for the keyboard sec-
tions while the sounds of the accompaniment
sections of the current Style remain unchanged.
If this button is off, you can recall memorized
Styles by selecting the Performances. This will
allow you to change the entire sound configura-
tion of both keyboard sections as well as accom-
paniment tracks.
SINGLE TOUCH PLAY
When you activate the SINGLE TOUCH PLAY
button, all the sounds memorized in the ROM
Style Performance are assigned to all the tracks.
Selecting a Style changes the sounds of the ac-
companiment tracks as well as the keyboard
tracks.
Pressing SINGLE TOUCH PLAY automatically
activates the ARRANGE ON/OFF button, the
MEMORY function and the KEY START button.
When SINGLE TOUCH PLAY is off, selecting
Styles recalls only the Style accompaniment sec-
tions without changing the keyboard sounds.
STYLE PERFORMANCE
The Styles are rendered more versatile by their
Performances, 8 for each Style. Once you se-
lect a Style, you can assign up to 8 different Per-
formances to the Style while you play. Simply
press the STYLE P button to open the Style Per-
formance selection window related to the current
Style.
When Single Touch Play is on, each SK760/
880SE Style is associated to 8 Style Perform-
ances which you can assign at any time before
or during play. The Style Performances are per-
manent and cannot be destroyed. They are, how-
ever, rewritable (keyboard and accompaniment
sounds). Their default settings can be restored
with the Restore command.
In the Upper&Lower and Multi modes, the func-
tion is used to keep the Drum part playing even
when you have taken your hand off the keys.
TEMPO LOCK
If TEMPO LOCK is off, when a Style or a Per-
formance is selected the tempo changes too. If
the function is on, the tempo will not change.
MIXER LOCK
A Performance also memorizes the track vol-
umes. If MIXER LOCK is off, when a Style or a
Performance is selected the track volumes
change too. If it is on, all the volumes of the tracks
assigned to the keyboard will change while the
accompaniment track volumes will not.
BASS TO LOWEST
If BASS TO LOWEST is on, the bass part of the
auto accompaniment of the current Style plays
around the lowest note of the current chord. If
you play a different inversion of the same chord,
the lowest note also changes resulting in a dif-
ferent bass note being played.
If off, the bass will follow the original programmed
pattern of the Style.
Bass To Lowest permits real time changes to the
otherwise fixed bass pattern of a Style, by play-
ing different chord inversions.
HARMONY ON/OFF
This button enables (LED on) or disables (LED
off) the current Harmony Type selected in the
HARMONY function of the «Edit Tracks» envi-
ronment.
Harmony can orchestrate your Style playing,
making simple one-note melodies sound as if they
are being played by a full orchestra. Harmony is
associated to Styles only. Songs cannot exploit
this function. For more information on the Har-
mony types available, see «Edit Tracks/Split» in
the Performance chapter of the Reference Guide.
STYLE LOCK (PERFORMANCE GROUPS SECTION)
If STYLE LOCK is on, selecting PERFORM-
ANCES recalls the sounds for the keyboard sec-
tions while the sounds of the accompaniment
sections of the current Style remain unchanged.
If this button is off, you can recall memorized
Styles by selecting the Performances. This will
allow you to change the entire sound configura-
tion of both keyboard sections as well as accom-
paniment tracks.
SINGLE TOUCH PLAY
When you activate the SINGLE TOUCH PLAY
button, all the sounds memorized in the ROM
Style Performance are assigned to all the tracks.
Selecting a Style changes the sounds of the ac-
companiment tracks as well as the keyboard
tracks.
Pressing SINGLE TOUCH PLAY automatically
activates the ARRANGE ON/OFF button, the
MEMORY function and the KEY START button.
When SINGLE TOUCH PLAY is off, selecting
Styles recalls only the Style accompaniment sec-
tions without changing the keyboard sounds.
STYLE PERFORMANCE
The Styles are rendered more versatile by their
Performances, 8 for each Style. Once you se-
lect a Style, you can assign up to 8 different Per-
formances to the Style while you play. Simply
press the STYLE P button to open the Style Per-
formance selection window related to the current
Style.
When Single Touch Play is on, each SK760/
880SE Style is associated to 8 Style Perform-
ances which you can assign at any time before
or during play. The Style Performances are per-
manent and cannot be destroyed. They are, how-
ever, rewritable (keyboard and accompaniment
sounds). Their default settings can be restored
with the Restore command.
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Performances - Edit Performance 3•3
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Performances - Edit Performance 3•3
By selecting a Performance, all the settings
memorized to the Performance are recalled in a
single step. In addition to the panel changes, a
Performance can also memorize other param-
eters, such as effect settings, the status of the
controllers, (pedals, Pitch/Mod Trackball, etc.), the
MIDI channel configuration and many others.
Let’s examine all the Performance parameters
that can be modified and saved to the Perform-
ances.
To construct a Performance, you start by select-
ing a number of sounds, or Tracks. A Perform-
ance can contain as little as only one Track or as
many as 16 Tracks layered together. Regard-
less of how many Tracks you actually decide to
use, you will always be able to view 16 Tracks
within your Performance. How many of the
sounds you actually decide to activate and use
is entirely your choice. If you only decide, for
example, that you want to layer three sounds to-
gether, then you only need to be concerned with
the first three Tracks in the Multi Track List
MULTI TRACK LIST
The Track List can be viewed by pressing the
MULTI button (F7/F8). If you are not currently in
one of the default displays, press the Group 1
button of the Performances and select the Grand
Piano Performance.
You can move from one Track to another with
the Cursor up/down keys. The part shown se-
lected (negative highlight) is the active zone of
the display, therefore, the activation of the Track
is made with the corresponding Soft button (A-
H) and other tracks can be brought into view with
the Track Scroll buttons. The active tracks are
shown by the track status icon in the left display
column. If all the tracks are set to MUTE, you
will hear no sound.
The 8 panel sliders, (marked A-H underneath)
adjust the volumes of the tracks shown in the dis-
play.
Sound assignments are made using the SOUND
GROUPS buttons and +/– Page/Bank buttons to
scroll the banks. Sound assignments are best
made with the DISPLAY HOLD function off, so
that the display returns to the Performance you
are programming every time you select a Sound.
EDIT MENU
Every track of the current Performance can be
independently programmed in the Performance
Edit Menus which are accessed with the buttons
of the EDIT/NUMBER section.
The buttons which gain access to the Perform-
ance Edit Menus are
Effects, Midi, Mixer, Control/Pads, Tracks and
Sound.
Press one of the Edit buttons to gain access to
the parameters of the section. For example, if
you press the MIDI button, you will gain access
to all the MIDI parameters:
Programming the Performances
By selecting a Performance, all the settings
memorized to the Performance are recalled in a
single step. In addition to the panel changes, a
Performance can also memorize other param-
eters, such as effect settings, the status of the
controllers, (pedals, Pitch/Mod Trackball, etc.), the
MIDI channel configuration and many others.
Let’s examine all the Performance parameters
that can be modified and saved to the Perform-
ances.
To construct a Performance, you start by select-
ing a number of sounds, or Tracks. A Perform-
ance can contain as little as only one Track or as
many as 16 Tracks layered together. Regard-
less of how many Tracks you actually decide to
use, you will always be able to view 16 Tracks
within your Performance. How many of the
sounds you actually decide to activate and use
is entirely your choice. If you only decide, for
example, that you want to layer three sounds to-
gether, then you only need to be concerned with
the first three Tracks in the Multi Track List
MULTI TRACK LIST
The Track List can be viewed by pressing the
MULTI button (F7/F8). If you are not currently in
one of the default displays, press the Group 1
button of the Performances and select the Grand
Piano Performance.
You can move from one Track to another with
the Cursor up/down keys. The part shown se-
lected (negative highlight) is the active zone of
the display, therefore, the activation of the Track
is made with the corresponding Soft button (A-
H) and other tracks can be brought into view with
the Track Scroll buttons. The active tracks are
shown by the track status icon in the left display
column. If all the tracks are set to MUTE, you
will hear no sound.
The 8 panel sliders, (marked A-H underneath)
adjust the volumes of the tracks shown in the dis-
play.
Sound assignments are made using the SOUND
GROUPS buttons and +/– Page/Bank buttons to
scroll the banks. Sound assignments are best
made with the DISPLAY HOLD function off, so
that the display returns to the Performance you
are programming every time you select a Sound.
EDIT MENU
Every track of the current Performance can be
independently programmed in the Performance
Edit Menus which are accessed with the buttons
of the EDIT/NUMBER section.
The buttons which gain access to the Perform-
ance Edit Menus are
Effects, Midi, Mixer, Control/Pads, Tracks and
Sound.
Press one of the Edit buttons to gain access to
the parameters of the section. For example, if
you press the MIDI button, you will gain access
to all the MIDI parameters:
Programming the Performances

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BrandGEM
ModelSK760
CategoryElectronic Keyboard
LanguageEnglish

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