Music Presets

3. Use the buttons from L-3 ([A] POPS/ROCK/

7. To stop playing, press the L-15 (SYNCHRO/

DANCE) to L-8 ([F] USER RHYTHMS) to select a

 

 

ENDING) button or the L-16 (START/STOP)

music preset group.

 

 

button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The Dindicator continues to flash on the display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

even after you stop playing. Pressing the L-16 (START/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOP) button at this time will restart Auto

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accompaniment play.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Press the R-15 (EXIT) button to exit the music

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

preset screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• You also can press the R-15 (EXIT) button while Auto

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The L-8 ([F] USER RHYTHMS) button is for the user

 

 

Accompaniment play is in progress. In this case, play

 

 

will stop and the music preset screen will be exited as

preset group. For details, see “Creating a User Preset”

 

 

soon as you press the R-15 (EXIT) button.

(page E-58).

 

 

 

 

4. Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to scroll

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Instead of using the preset chord progression, you also can

through the music preset numbers until the one

 

 

use the chord keyboard (page E-26) to play Auto

you want is displayed.

 

 

 

 

Accompaniment chords, and you also can play with the

• Tone, rhythm, and other settings will be configured in

 

 

rhythm only. For details, see “To change music preset Auto

accordance with the music preset you selected. For

 

 

Accompaniment settings” (page E-57).

details about the settings that are configured by a

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During play using a music preset, you can change tone,

music preset, see “Music Preset Settings” (page E-56).

 

 

rhythm, tempo, mixer, effect, and other settings.

5.What you should do to start your performance depends on the music preset you selected as described below.

When the F, E, or H indicator is flashing on the display:

3The flashing indicator means that the Digital Keyboard is in synchro standby. Press a key in the chord keyboard to the left of the split point (page E-17). This will start Auto Accompaniment play along with the chord progression.

When the F, E, or H indicator is not flashing on the display:

3Press the L-16 (START/STOP) button. This will start Auto Accompaniment play along with the chord progression.

6.Play the melody along with the Auto Accompaniment.

•The preset chord progression repeats the same pattern. The number of measures in the progression depends on the music preset that is selected. Shorter progressions are made up of two to four measures, while longer are 30 to 40 measures long. For some chord progressions, a fill-in pattern will be inserted automatically at the end of a progression pattern.

•You can change to a different music preset while Auto Accompaniment play is in progress, or after stopping your performance in step 7, below. Perform steps 3 and 4 of this procedure to change to another music preset. If you change to a different music preset while playing, the change will be executed after playback reaches the end of the measure you are in when you make the change.

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