Technics SX-G5 - Page 27

@ Program Rhythm Computer
In addition to providing a wide variety of standard rhythm
patterns to complement your music, Technics has now made
it possible for you to make up your own drum rhythms. Not
only that—you can store them in a memory and recall them
for use whenever you wish!
shuffle funk rock swing rock guaracha cha-cha
march 8beat ballad rumba mambo waltz
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jazz
waltz
The controls illustrated below, along with the main portion of
your lower keyboard, make all this possible.
rhythmic orchestra
volume
rhythmic melodic
rhythm composer Se combination YS@ / organ presets
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J SF Se aa Ca
Here's a brief description of each control button used in the
composing and programming process:
Composer I, Hl and Ill (pressing two buttons at one time) are
where your rhythms are stored (in memory). An indicator
light tells you which button is in use. Each button is also
pressed to play back the stored rhythms.
Rhythm instruments.These fourteen voices provide the
sounds for the rhythm patterns you create.
. Closed hi-hat
. Open hi-hat
. Cymbals
. Snare drum
Tom-tom
. Rim shot
. Bass drum
. Hand clap
. Shaker
. Tambourine
. Agogo bell
. Cowbell
. Conga
. Bongo
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The following keys on the lower keyboard are also used in
programming your own rhythms:
Clear is pressed, when Compose |, I! or III is activated, to
cancel all voices assigned to that particular track.To cancel
an individual voice from a rhythm you've created, press the
button for that voice and then press the Clear key; all other
voices will remain.
Beat is used to program any rhythm, other than four-beat
rhythms.
2nd bar is used for storing two-measure rhythms such as the
bossa nova, or certain rock and disco patterns. The rhythm in
this measure continually alternates with the rhythm you
program in the first measure.
Triplet is the black key used to store four-beat triplet
rhythms, such as the rock ballad (12/8 time).
Accent/pitch is used to accent the voice of a specific timing
or to change its pitch.
I, Hl, Ill provide frequently-used rhythms for storage and
replay. All three are based on salsa rock, or Latin-disco,
rhythms. (Preset keys).