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SONG MEMORY

The SONG MEMORY section (4) comprises ten memory banks in which you can digitally record melodies

and chord progressions for instant automatic playback. Difficult (fast) or complicated passages can be

memorized at a comfortable low speed and played any time with the correct tempo at the touch of a button,

making perfect performances easier than ever.

The SONG MEMORY consists of five MELODY (4b) and five CHORD (4a) banks, which are treated here

separately.

• The MELODY and CHORD memory functions can be used to record simultaneously when you want

to memorize melodies complete with accompaniment. (The CHORD memory will thereby store the

timing with which MELODY banks were turned on or off.)

MELODY Memory

The five MELODY banks are all monophonic. This means

you can only store melodies where one note is played at a

time (i.e. melodies not containing chords) in any of these

memories. However, you can use several MELODY banks

together to

memorize polyphonic passages with a maximum

of five voices. Each bank can store up to about 250 melody

notes.

Memorized Data

The MELODY SONG MEMORY not only memorizes note

data, but also voice numbers, effects (except stereo chorus

and Duet) and pitch bends. In other words, you can change

voices during a recorded performance, use the PITCH BEND

wheel and switch VIBRATO, SUSTAIN, REVERB and/or

PORTAMENTO on or off — and the PortaSound will re-

member all of this. When you play back the melody, the voices

will change with the correct timing, and all other alterations

will be made automatically, just as you intended.

In addition, the current values for melody volume, pitch bend

range and portamento speed, along with the present MIDI

transmission channel number, are automatically stored for

each bank at the beginning of a recording. During playback,

the PortaSound operates according to these settings.

You can use the entire keyboard for melody recording if

the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT MODE is set to

NORMAL (3a). Otherwise, only the MELODY SEC-

TION may be played.

During MELODY MEMORY playback, you can use any

of the Auto Accompaniment functions as usual and, in

addition, play along “live”.

How many notes you can play live depends on the number

of voices being reproduced by the MELODY MEMORY

and the orchestration of the AUTO ACCOMPANI-

MENT. If a full bass, chord and orchestra accompaniment

is playing (= 7 voices) and you are reproducing all five

MELODY MEMORY banks, this leaves no additional

live voice as the PortaSound can play a maximum of 12

notes simultaneously. (See the paragraph on ORCHES-

TRATION.)

How to Memorize a Melody

• When you begin, the rhythm must be stopped (off) to be

able to use the MELODY memory. Once you start re-

cording, though, the currently selected rhythm will start

by itself, helping you to keep time. Therefore, be sure to

select the right style for the melody you wish to memorize,

and adjust the tempo before starting to record.

Operation

While holding down the red RECORD button (4c), press

the MELODY bank selector for the memory you want to

store your melody in.

Should you wish to memorize a polyphonic melody, press

as many MELODY selectors as you need to accommodate

all the voices. For example, if the melody contains triads

(three-note chords), you have to select three memory banks

while holding down RECORD.

The red LED indicator(s) of the MEMORY selector(s)

you pressed will start to flash with alternating long/short

intervals, showing that the selected memory is on standby,

ready for recording. To turn off a memory if you decide

to use a different one instead, simply press its selector

again.

Also note that the BEAT indicators in the TEMPO/

PARAMETER & VALUE display begin to blink, indi-

cating the tempo.

2. Start playing the melody.

This automatically starts the rhythm and recording.

During the recording, the LED(s) of the respective bank(s)

will blink rapidly.

Instead of beginning to play right away, you can press the

RHYTHM CONTROL START/STOP button or use a

FILL IN if you want the melody to start with a pause.

(The interval between starting the rhythm and playing the

first note on the keyboard is memorized.)

3. Press START/STOP to end the recording.

As soon as you do, the melody performance is stored and

remains so even if power is turned off. The number

indicator(s) of the bank(s) in which the data is stored will

go out.

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