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Press them twice (LED blinking) to let them play in loop, and
select any other Style element (Fill, Intro, Variation…) to exit
the loop.
ENDING1 also doubles as a DOT function, and ENDING2
doubles as a TRIPLET function, to be used in Song mode
(see chapter 13).
Note: Ending 1 plays a short sequence with different chords,
while Ending 2 plays on the last recognized chord.
JINTRO 1-2 buttons
These two buttons set the arranger in Intro mode. After
pressing one of these buttons, start the Style, and it will begin
with the selected intro. The INTRO LED automatically goes
off at the end of the intro.
Press them twice (LED blinking) to let them play in loop, and
select any other Style element (Fill, Intro, Variation…) to exit
the loop.
Note: Intro 1 plays a short sequence with different chords, while
Intro 2 plays on the last recognized chord.
KSTART/ STOP
Starts or stops the Style running.
You can reset all ‘frozen’ notes and controllers on the
Pa50SD and any instrument connected to its MIDI OUT, by
using the “Panic” key combination. Just press SHIFT +
START/STOP to stop all notes and reset all controllers.
LSYNCHRO START / STOP (DELETE)
This button turns the Synchro Start and Synchro Stop func-
tions on or off. Press it repeatedly to turn the functions on or
off. The LEDs cycle in this order: START ➛ START+STOP ➛
OFF.
START LED ON
When this LED is lit, just play a chord in the
chord recognition area (usually under the split
point, see “CHORD SCANNING section” on
page 17) to automatically start the Style run-
ning. If you like, you can turn one of the
INTROs on before starting the Style.
START+STOP LEDs ON
When both LEDs are lit, raising your hand
from the keyboard momentarily stops the Style
running. If you play a chord again, the Style
starts again.
OFF All Synchro functions are turned off.
This button doubles as a DELETE function for the Backing
Sequence and Song modes (see chapters 12 and 13).
It is also used to delete the selected character, during text
editing.
MTAP TEMPO/RESET (INSERT)
This is a double-function button, acting in a different way
depending on the Style status (stop/play).
Tap Tempo: When the Style is not playing, you can “beat” the
tempo on this button. At the end, the accompaniment starts
playing, using the “tapped in” tempo.
Reset: When you press this button while the Style is in play,
the Style pattern goes back to the previous strong beat.
This button doubles as a INSERT function for the Backing
Sequence and Song modes (see chapters 12 and 13).
It is also used to insert a character at the cursor position, dur-
ing text editing.
NWRITE/CARD IN USE
In Style Play mode, this button opens the Write window, that
lets you save all the tracks onto a Performance, the Realtime
(Keyboard) tracks in a Single Touch Setting (STS), or the
accompaniment tracks onto a Style Performance. (See “The
Write window” on page 42).
In the Global edit environment, press it to save Global
parameters in memory. (See “The Write window” on
page 125).
This button’s LED works as a CARD IN USE indicator, and
turns on when the card drive is in use.
OENSEMBLE
This button turns the Ensemble function on or off. When on,
the right-hand melody is harmonized with the left-hand
chords.
Note: The Ensemble function works only when the keyboard is
in SPLIT mode, and the LOWER Chord Scanning mode
selected.
PRECORD
This button sets the instrument in Record mode (depending
on the current operating mode).
QMENU
This button opens the Menu page for the current operating
mode or edit environment. After opening a menu, you can
jump to one of the edit pages by pressing the corresponding
VOLUME/VALUE buttons; or browse them using the PAGE
buttons. Otherwise, go back to the main page of the current
operating mode, or close the edit environment, by pressing
the EXIT button.
See the relevant chapter devoted to each operating mode or
edit environment, to see their “maps” in detail.
RPAGE -/+
After pressing MENU to open a menu, use these buttons to
browse the edit pages of an operating mode or editing envi-
ronment. Press EXIT to go back from an edit page to the
main page of the current operating mode, or to close the Glo-
bal or Card Edit environment.
In addition, you can use these buttons to select a different
page in a Style Select or Program Select window.