Tascam POCKETSTUDIO 5 Reference Manual

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4 – Patterns on the Pocketstudio 5TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Reference Manual 21Octave There are three settings here: • sets thechord at normal pitch, + takes it up an octave, and -takes it down an active, relative to normal.Root chord This is the basic key in which thechord will be played. Chords are always expressed asflats, not sharps, so if you need an F# chord, youmust dial Gb.Chord type This provides you with access to themost common (and many of the uncommon!) chordtypes that you can play. The list of available settingsis: If you are in doubt regarding what any of thesechords really mean in musical terms, consult a refer-ence book on harmony.“On” field This field provides you with the abilityto specify the bass note for the chord (assuming youdon’t want the root note to be the bass note). Use thewheel to select the bass note for the chord.InstrumentsThe instruments that you assign to parts follow theGeneral MIDI standard, and are as follows (in mostcases, the names shown on screen explain them-selves, but in some cases, they may need a littleexplanation).TIPIf you have a MIDI instrument connected to the MIDIjack of the Pocketstudio 5, you can preview the instru-ments as you select them (use MIDI channel 2 for instru-Display-aMMadd9M6M69M7M7(9)M7(#11)M7(#5)mmadd9m6m69m7m7b5m7(9)B 0 0 1 xk • 8 • 8 • 8 •• D - / -( 4 / 4 I n t r o )B 0 0 1 xk • 8 • 8 • 8 •• D - / -( 4 / 4 I n t r o )m7(11)mM7mM7(9)77b57sus47(9)7(b9)7(#9)7(13)7(b13)7(#11)7(#5)sus4#5dima. Means that the chord type selected is the defaultone for this type of pattern (for instance, an introoften has a lead line with which the chord mustharmonize). Any changes to the default maychange the pattern’s feel.DisplayB 0 0 1 xk • 8 • 8 • 8 •• D m 7 / -( 4 / 4 I n t r o )B 0 0 1 xk • 8 • 8 • 8 •• D - / A( 4 / 4 I n t r o )