Williams Sound Sonata 88 manual Accompaniment Control, Sync

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3. Accompaniment Control

This digital piano provides a wide variety of automatic functions that make itself very easy to play. The functions are found in the Accompaniment Control section.

START/STOP

Press the START/STOP button to start/stop the style.

SYNC

1.The SYNC function allows you to synchronize the start of your Style with a note or chord pressed on the keyboard without using the START/STOP button. When you press the SYNC button, the display shows the beat pattern indicators and the FILL-IN A indicator to indicate the synchro is in standby mode.

A B

A B

2.If you are in Normal mode, you can start the style by playing any key on the keyboard.

If you are in Fingered, S.Finger or Split mode, you have to play the chord that is corresponding to the style pattern you selected.

3.To stop the style, press either the START/STOP button or the SYNC button.

INTRO

Before starting the Style, press the INTRO button to place the piano on intro-start standby. The LED of the current Style pattern starts to flash to indicate that the INTRO has been preset. Now press the START/STOP button to play a note or chord on the lower part of the piano. The Style starts with an introductory pattern then it proceeds with the selected auto- accompaniment.

FILL in A/B

HARMONY

OCTAVE DOWN

TOUCH

A B

Beat pattern indicators

FILL-IN A is the normal situation of the styles, all the 99 styles in the piano are playing in this situation. FILL-IN B is the situation that adds variations to FILL-IN A.

When you press the FILL-IN A or the FILL-IN B during playback, the current pattern is interrupted by an appropriate Fill-in, then it proceeds with the same pattern, depending on which button you press.

FADE

While playing your style, you can fade the overall volume down simply by pressing the FADE button. After pressing the button, the Style continues to play but the volume decreases gradually until no volume is heard.

A B

A B

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Contents Page Precautions Contents Digital Piano Set-up Guide Digital Piano Set-up Guide Cable stabling hook General Guide OC1, OC2, OC3 Using the AC power jack ConnectorsUsing Headphones Using the AUX.OUT jackUsing the Midi IN/OUT Jack Using the Foot PedalsBasic Operation Power Switch & VolumeVoices and Effects DemonstrationHarmony Dual VoiceDigital Effects Drum KitInstant select Piano voice Touch Response KeyboardOctave Down Control Select a Style Split KeyboardPlaying the Styles Chord Recognition Modes Sync Accompaniment ControlJam Track MetronomeMemorize Panel Settings One Touch SettingSelecting the One Touch Setting How to store a memorized setting?Record a New Song SequencerPlayback the recorded song Utility Functions Mixer Volume ControlMuting the sections Changing the TempoPan Utility Functions ContiunedPitch TransposeControl Change filter Midi channel selectionTroubleshooting SpecificationsChord Name Abbreviation Normal Voicing Display Appendix 1A Single Finger Chord ChartAppendix 3 Voice List Appendix 1B Fingered Chord Chart Appendix 2 Style ListAppendix 5 Digital Effect List Appendix 4 Demo Song List

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