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New Functions in GW-8 Version 2.0
• You can easily create a new Style by accessing the STYLE MAKEUP screen for an existing style, then changing the
sounds or modifying the way the sounds are produced.
• Dedicated MFX (Multi Effects) for Styles are now provided, allowing you to apply MFX to the sound of a style
independently from the keyboard performance.
• You can use realtime recording or step recording to create a new Style by recording a performance for individual
parts.
• You can now specify two or more Style parts as drum parts.
• You can use editing functions such as quantize and copy to create Styles efficiently.
• The STYLE MICROSCOPE screen lets you edit the individual notes of a Style in detail.
• You can use the EZ Convert function to create Styles easily.
• You can access the SONG MAKEUP screen and easily change the sounds in a song or adjust how the sounds are
produced.
• Dedicated MFX (Multi Effects) for Songs are now provided, allowing you to apply MFX to the sound of a Song
independently from the keyboard performance.
• In addition to “realtime recording,” which records your performance just as you play it, version 2.0 provides “step
recording,” which lets you enter notes and rests one at a time. You can select the recording method that’s most
appropriate for the part you want to record.
• You can use editing functions such as quantize and copy to create songs efficiently.
• You can use the SONG MICROSCOPE screen or SONG MASTER TRACK screen to edit a song’s individual notes or
tempo data in detail.
• The “STYLE FINDER” screen has been added, allowing you to select a Style from a list sorted by number, name, or
tempo.
• The system pedal setting now allows you to assign BEND MODE to the pedal.
• A place for making MIDI settings related to the performance of Styles has been added to the system settings; it’s
named “SYSTEM STYLE MIDI (NTA).”
• The performance settings now provide a “Chord Zone” parameter, which lets you specify the key range for chord
detection.
Creating a User Style
Recording or Editing a Song
Other Added Functions
The section “Recording and Editing a Song” in this document includes the content of the section titled “Song” in the
Owner’s Manual (p. 27–29).
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