IBM PS1500 owner manual The Style Controls, Start/Stop, Key Start/Continue, 5 6 User Guide

The Style Controls

The Style Controls

Certain buttons on the control panel are dedicated to the control of the Styles and the selection of the variation, fill, intro and ending.

START/STOP

Starts or stops the Style accompaniment play- back as well and Song/Style and Song playback. The two LEDs under the button act as a visual metronome: the left LED flashes on the first beat of the measure and the right LED flashes every successive beat.

In User Style record mode, this button also starts the recording (see User Style Recording).

Before pressing START/STOP to start the accom- paniment, you can pre-select one of either INTRO, ENDING or FILL to play as an Introduction.

KEY START/CONTINUE

Synchronizes the start of the automatic accom- paniment with a note or chord pressed on the keyboard without having to press START/STOP.

When KEY START is selected, the LED turns on to indicate the activation of the function. This button activates automatically when you select

SINGLE TOUCH PLAY.

The CONTINUE function operates for Song/ Styles and Songs only and is explained after- wards.

KEY START

CONTINUE

INTRO ENDING

START / STOP

KEY START can be turned off by:

•pressing START/STOP to start the accompaniment.

•pressing ENDING while the accompani- ment is running.

•pressing KEY START once more to deactivate the function.

KEY START is not turned off by:

•pressing START/STOP while the accompa- niment is running.

•pressing INTRO, ENDING or FILL before starting the accompaniment.

KEY START can be used in various situations. The most common use is as follows:

1.Make sure that MEMORY or LOWER MEMORY are on.

▶ Note: If MEMORY or LOWER MEMORY are off, the accompaniment plays while your notes are pressed on the keyboard and stops instantly when the notes are released. If, instead, one of these two functions are active, the accompaniment of the Drum track will continue playing after releasing the keys.

2.When the accompaniment is not playing, press KEY START (if not already activated).

3.You can press one of INTRO, FILL or END- ING to preset the relative function. The LED of the function activated remains on.

4.Play a chord or note with your left hand. The accompaniment starts immediately (eventu- ally preceded by the introductory pattern if selected. The LED of the intro function se- lected remains on until the cycle of the rela- tive intro function is complete.

5.Stop the accompaniment with START/STOP if KEY START is still on.

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