Yamaha PSR-270 manual Start the accompaniment, Pressing the START/STOP button, Using Sync-Start

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT — THE STYLE MODE

Style numbers can be selected in the same way as with the voices (see page 28). You can use the numeric keypad to directly enter the style number, use the +/- keys to step up and down through the styles, or press the STYLE button to advance through the style numbers.

3 Start the accompaniment.

You can do this in one of the following ways:

Pressing the START/STOP button

The rhythm starts playing immediately without bass and chord accompaniment. The currently selected Main A or B section will play.

ACMP	SYNC-	START/	INTRO/	A	MAIN B
ON/OFF	START	STOP	ENDING rit.		AUTO FILL

You can select the Main A or B section by pressing the appropriate button — MAIN A or MAIN B — before pressing the START/STOP button. (The icon section of the display briefly shows the letter of the selected section: “A” or “B.”)

ACMP	SYNC-	START/	INTRO/	A	MAIN B
ON/OFF	START	STOP	ENDING rit.		AUTO FILL

	Indicates
MEASURE 001 116TEMPO	selected section
	(Main A or B).

Using Sync-Start

The PortaTone also has a Sync-Start function that allows you to start the rhythm/accompaniment by simply pressing a key on the key- board. To use Sync-Start, first press the SYNC-START button (the beat bars below the style name all flash to indicate Sync-Start stand- by), then press any key on the keyboard. (When auto accompani- ment is on, play a key or chord in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard.)

ACMP	SYNC-	START/	INTRO/	A	MAIN B
ON/OFF	START	STOP	ENDING rit.		AUTO FILL

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This function can also be controlled by using a connected footswitch. (See page 91.)

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