Roland G-800 - Chapter 6. User Style mode; UsrStl\Rec\1 pages

G-800 Reference Manual
6. User Style mode
The User Style mode is used to program your own accompaniments (called User Styles). Pro-
gramming User Styles does not necessarily mean that you record everything from scratch
because the G-800 also allows you to copy tracks (or even entire chunks) from preset Music
Styles (in ROM) or other User Styles (only on disk). Choose whichever is more convenient
for your application.
When programming User Styles, bear in mind that you are only recording the accompani-
ment. If you also record the melody or an accompaniment line that characterizes a particular
song, the User Style in question will not work for other songs. In other words, try to think in
terms of “style” when programming User Styles (house, rave, samba, polka, etc.) if you want
a Style to be “universally” usable (for a given type of music).
Furthermore, though possible, programming chord changes for the Basic/Original, Basic/
Variation, Advanced/Original, and Advanced/Variation patterns is not a very good idea.
After all, the chord changes can be performed in realtime by playing them in the chord rec-
ognition area of the keyboard. Though this warning may sound obvious, you will find that
working on a pattern basis rather than along song part lines requires a lot of thinking and dis-
cipline. — But then again, the User Style functions are so easy to use that programming Styles
on a song-by-song basis is not as time-consuming as it may at first look.
Note: Let us agree to use the word pattern to refer to any possible Mode/Type/Division combi-
nation. Example: “Basic/Original, M” is one possible accompaniment pattern (as is “Advanced,
Fill-In-to Original”.)
Note: The User Style mode can only be selected in the G-800’s Arranger (i.e. normal) mode. If
the function assigned to [F4] reads “Lyrics”, press the [GS/GM MODE] button (indicator must go
off).
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