Selecting a Rhythm

Using Synchro Start

When synchro start is turned on, rhythm play starts from the point when you play something on the keyboard.

PREPARATION

•Select a rhythm and set its tempo.

•Select the accompaniment mode you want to use.

1Press the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button.

•This causes a black dot to appear on the display under the tempo indicator. The black dot indicates that synchro start is turned on.

2Play a chord on the accompaniment keyboard.

•The rhythm pattern starts to play automatically as soon as you play a chord.

NOTE

•If you set the mode to NORMAL, only the rhythm plays (without a chord) when you play on the keyboard.

Inserting a Rhythm Fill-in

A“fill-in” is a momentary change of the rhythm pattern.

1While rhythm is playing, press the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button.

•This inserts the fill-in pattern, followed by a return to the normal rhythm pattern from the next measure.

•To insert a long fill-in, keep the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button depressed. The fill-in pattern will continue to be played as long as you keep the button depressed.

Using One-Touch Preset

The One-Touch Preset feature automatically makes the tone and tempo settings that are most suitable for the rhythm pattern you select.

1Press the RHYTHM button.

2Input the two-digit number of the rhythm you want to use.3Press the ONE TOUCH PRESET button.

•This causes the ONE TOUCH PRESET indicator to appear on the display.

•This keyboard automatically sets the tone and tempo in accordance with the rhythm you selected.

•If you want to see the tone setting, press the TONE button.

4Start the rhythm and play something on the keyboard.

•Changing to a different rhythm while One- Touch Preset is turned on also causes the tone and tempo setting to change accordingly.

5To turn off One-Touch Preset, press the ONE TOUCH PRESET button again so the ONE TOUCH PRESET indicator is not on the display.

Adjusting Accompaniment Volume

You can adjust the volume of the accompaniment independently of the notes you play on the keyboard.

1Use the ACCOMP VOLUME buttons to adjust the accompaniment volume level.

•Press [] to raise the volume and [] to lower it.

•The “ACC.” (accompaniment volume) value on the display indicates the current accompaniment volume level.

•You can set the accompaniment volume to one of 11 levels, from 0 to 10.

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