Auto Accompaniment
MODE | RHYTHM |
TEMPO | Number buttons | |
| START/STOP | |
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This keyboard automatically plays bass and chord parts in accordance with the chords you finger. The bass and chord parts are played using sounds and tones that are automatically selected to select the rhythm you are using. All of this means that you get full, realistic accompaniments for the melody notes you play with your right hand, creating the mood of a
Selecting a Rhythm
This keyboard provides you with 100 exciting rhythms that you can select using the following procedure.
You can also transfer accompaniment data from your computer and store up to four of them as user rhythms in keyboard memory. See “Using the Data Download Service” on page
To select a rhythm
1. Find the rhythm you want to use in the keyboard’s rhythm list and note its rhythm number.
2. Press the RHYTHM button.
Number and name of selected rhythm
8 B e a t 1
Appears when RHYTHM button is pressed
3. Use the number buttons to input the three digit rhythm number for the rhythm you want to se- lect.
Example: To select “031 ROCK”, input 0, 3 and then 1.
R o c k 2
❚NOTE
•You can also increment the displayed rhythm number by press- ing [+] and decrement it by pressing
Playing a Rhythm
To play a rhythm
1. Set the MODE switch to NORMAL.
2. Press•This starts the play of the selected rhythm.
•To stop rhythm play, press the START/STOP button.
❚NOTE
•All of the keyboard keys are melody keys while the MODE switch is set to NORMAL.
Adjusting the Tempo
You can adjust the tempo of rhythm play within a range of 30 to 255 beats per minute. The tempo setting is used for Auto Accompaniment chord play, and song memory operations.
To adjust the tempo
Press one of the TEMPO buttons ( or ).
: Increments displayed value (increases tempo)
: Decrements displayed value (decreases tempo)