Technics SX-G5 - Page 21

Tempo Set
Two of your favorite tempos, once they are stored can be
recalled at any time by simply pressing the appropriate
tempo set button.
To store:
(Press tempo set buttons | and II simultaneously to turn them
off.)
1. Adjust the tempo to your favorite speed by sliding the
tempo control.
2. With the record button pressed, press tempo set button I.
This stores the tempo in button I.
3) Arrange Percussion
Arrange percussion is designed to change the patterns and
to add various percussion instrument sounds to enrich each
of the 23 rhythms.
lis the simplest rhythm pattern.
With il on, an enriched bass, for example, with a conga is
added for pattern variations.
With III (land II pressed simultaneously), an enriched treble,
for exmaple, with a tambourine, is added for greater pattern
variations.
@) Fill In & Intro
This feature lets you use a one measure drum solo (or “fill”)
as an introduction to a song, or to connect different sections
of a song. Using the bossa nova rhythm, let’s see how this
works.
As an intro (introduction):
. Press bossa nova I.
. Press fill in & intro — indicator lights up.
. Start the rhythm (press Rhythm start/stop). You'll hear the
drums start with the intro and continue on to the bossa
nova. After the intro, the indicator light goes out.
As a fill-in:
. Press bossa nova I.
. Start the rhythm.
. Whenever you want the “drummer” to “fill-in”, press fill in
& intro — the fili-in is Immediately played for one measure,
after which the bossa nova rhythm resumes.
Pressing the fill in & intro | and I] buttons simultaneously
produces solo effects.
¢The solo only slightly affects the sound of the automatic
rhythm performance when there is constant movement on
the keyboard, buta brilliant drum solo is produced when the
(G5-G7)
eYou can store another favorite tempo using tempo set
button II.
e To make more precise adjustments using the sliding
tempo control, first press the Fine button.
© To adjust the tempo using the tempo control, first press
tempo buttons | and II simultaneously to switch them off.
(Manual mode)
arrange percussion
Hie
e Try this feature for all individual automatic rhythm patterns.
Automatic rhythms are designed so that their patterns
change according to performance conditions (such as the
number of keys being pressed). This “play response”
function creates a greater change of patterns when Arrange
Percussion II or Ill is turned on.
fill in & intro
solo
1 Measure,
Fill In Bossa
Nova
Bossa
er,
Nova
4
Press FILL IN & INTRO.
Two patterns, | and Il, are available for Fill In & Intro. Trya
variety of rhythms with these patterns.
notes are held or when the keyboard is not being played.
Pressing the fill in & intro | or Il button returns the rhythm to
normal after one measure of fill in is played.
If the rhythm starts after the | and If buttons are pressed
simultaneously, a solo introduction is brought in for 8
measures before the normal rhythm begins.
DIwH--ozm