Owner's Manual

CVP-601 Owner’s Manual

Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –

Style Characteristics

The Style type and its defining characteristics are indicated on the Preset Style icon.

• Pro (P)

These Styles provide professional and exciting arrangements combined with perfect

playability. The resulting accompaniment exactly follows the chords of the player. As a

result, your chord changes and harmonies/voicings are instantly transformed into

lifelike musical accompaniment.

• Session (S)

These Styles provide even greater realism and authentic backing by mixing in original

chord types and changes, as well as special riffs with chord changes, with the Main

sections. These have been programmed to add “spice” and a professional touch to your

performances of certain songs and in certain genres. Keep in mind, however, that the

Styles may not necessarily be appropriate — or even harmonically correct — for all

songs and for all chord playing. In some cases for example, playing a simple major triad

for a country song may result in a “jazzy” seventh chord, or playing an on-bass chord

may result in inappropriate or unexpected accompaniment.

• Pianist (P)

These special Styles provide piano-only accompaniment. Just by playing the proper

chords with your left hand, you can automatically add complicated, professional-

sounding arpeggios and bass/chord patterns.

Style file compatibility

This instrument uses the SFF GE file format (page 7). This instrument can play back

existing SFF files, but they will be saved in the SFF GE format when the file is saved (or

pasted) in this instrument. Please keep in mind that the saved file can only be played back

on instruments that are compatible with the SFF GE format.