Operation Manual

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TheleftsideofthescreennowshowssomeveryinterestingBASSfeaturesunder2columns–ARRANGE

(whereyoucanusethesefeatureswiththeSTYLE’sbass/autobass)orMANUAL(withyouplayingbass

manuallyontheleftsideofthesplitpoint).

Let’sexploittheARRANGE(ARRANGER/STYLE)bassfeatures:‐

o ALTERNATE:

‐ This is a special mode for the alternate Bass that adapts it to the chor d

changeaccordingtothecorrectruleofmusicalharmony.Forexample,bynotrepeating

thebasicnoteorthefifththatyouhaveplayed.ThisfunctionworksonlyinStyleswhere

thealternateBass

isprogrammedwithtonicandfifthintervals.

o LIVE BASS:‐ This function synchronizes the Bass immediately regardless of when the

chordisplayedwithinameasure.InotherwordstheBassplaysimmediatelywhenyou 

playthenotewithoutwaitingforthe“downbeat”ofthemeasure

.Whenthisisoff,the

bassnotisonlyheardonthedownbea

tofthestyle’smeasure.

o VOICE LOCK:‐ When on (yellow), this locksthe bass sound so that regardless of which

styleyou pick orkeyboard setting/Registrationyou load,  thebass instrument does not

change.

o BASSTOC0:‐Whenon(ye

llow),thise

xtendsthearranger’sbasslinesdowntoC0.This

isveryniceespeciallyfor5StringElectricbassguitars.

o TOROOT:‐Whenon(yellow),thearrangertakesallthemelodicnotesoftheautomati c

Bassandplaysthemasa basicnoteofthechord.Whenplayingas

ng,youcanturnthis

onandoffatvariouspartsofthesongtoemulatealive‐bandfeel.

 OntheleftsideofthepanelisabuttoncalledLOWEST.

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