Radio Shack MD500 Using Auto Accompaniment, Using Sync, Using FILL-IN, Single Fingering

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SYNC/FILL-IN

•To reset the tempo to its default (orig- inal) speed, press TEMPO UP and TEMPO DOWN at the same time.

6.Play the keyboard along with the auto- rhythm.

7.To select a different rhythm, repeat Steps 1 and 2.

8.To stop the auto-rhythm, press START/ STOP again.

Using SYNC

This feature lets you synchronize the start of an auto-rhythm with the beginning of your music.

After you select and enter an auto-rhythm, press SYNC/FILL-IN. The black dots above the metronome flash to show the keyboard is in a standby mode.

Begin playing the keyboard. The keyboard automatically begins to play the rhythm when you press any key.

Using FILL-IN

This feature lets you insert a short (1- to 2- measure) variation in the beat pattern of a selected auto-rhythm.

Simply presswhile the auto- rhythm is playing. The keyboard inserts a variation, then the original rhythm automati- cally resumes at the end of the current mea- sure. Or, to insert a longer variation, hold down SYNC/FILL-IN. The keyboard plays the

SYNC/FILL-IN.

USING AUTO

ACCOMPANIMENT

The 19 keys on the left side of the keyboard with note labels above them are called ac- companiment keys. The accompaniment

keys you press determine the type of chord that plays.

You can set the keyboard to play with no ac- companiment or two different types of auto accompaniment using the accompaniment keys.

•Normal — normal mode. Chords are turned off in this mode (but you can select tone and rhythm).

•S.Finger — single fingering mode. This mode lets you play chords on the accompaniment keys using standard chord formations (see “Single Finger- ing”).

•Fingered — standard fingering mode. This mode lets you play chords on the accompaniment keys using chord for- mations of from three or more notes. The chord name appears on the display. The number of keys you press deter- mines the type of chord that plays (see “Standard Fingering” on Page 9).

Note: See “Chord Charts” on Page 14 for a list of all the chords you can play on your keyboard.

Your keyboard defaults to the normal mode. Follow the steps under “Single Fingering” or “Standard Fingering” on Page 9 to set it to an accompaniment mode.

Single Fingering

1.Set POWER to ON.

2.Repeatedly press CHORD until a black dot appears next to S.FINGER on the left side of the display.

3.Press RHYTHM.

4.Enter a two-digit auto-rhythm number.

5.To start the auto-rhythm before the auto accompaniment, press START/STOP.

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