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Glossary

Arrangement

This refers to changes that have been made in an original

tune, by adding a new accompaniment or by changing the

instruments used.

Automatic Accompaniment

Automatic Accompaniment is automatic accompaniment

when just a few keys in the lower section of the keyboard are

pressed to specify the chord.

Basic Chord

This refers to the most commonly used types of chord, which

are generally the following six types: major chords, minor

chords, minor seventh chords, minor seventh ( 5) chords,

dominant seventh chords, and diminished seventh chords.

Chord

Notes of two or more pitches sounded simultaneously.

Chords consisting of three notes are called “triads,” and are

the most basic type of chord.

Ending

This is the last part of the accompaniment. When you stop

playing the Automatic Accompaniment, the AT-15 plays an

Ending appropriate for the Rhythm.

Glide

An effect that temporarily lowers the pitch and then

gradually returns it to normal.

Intro

This is the introductory portion of an Automatic Accompa-

niment performance. The AT-15 plays an intro ideally suited

to each Rhythm when it starts playing the Automatic Accom-

paniment.

Inversion

When the lowest note of a chord is the root, the chord is said

to be in “root position.” In contrast, forms of a chord in

which other notes are the lowest pitch are called “inver-

sions.”

Mute

To silence a sound. The AT-15 provides a Track Mute

function that allows you to turn off the Track Mute button

indicator of a track on which music data has been recorded,

so that the corresponding track will temporarily be silenced.

Panel Settings

Settings such as sound selections, tempo, Rotary fast/slow.

Registration

A unit of data that contains the performance state of the

instrument, such as sound selections and panel settings.

Reverb

An effect that simulates the reverberation of a room or

concert hall.

Root Note

The root note is the basis of a chord. All chords are built on a

root note, which is the part of the chord name given in

uppercase letters.

Rotary

An effect which simulates the modulation given to the sound

when a rotating speaker is used. The Rotary effect produces

two types of modulation: fast or slow.

Sustain

An effect that adds a decay to each note. The AT-15 allows

sustain to be applied to the voices of the upper part, lower

part, and pedal part.

Voice

The AT-15 is able to produce the sounds of various instru-

ments. These sounds are called “Voices.”

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