Part II | Playing the rhythm |
Playing the rhythm
Start the rhythm
There are two ways to start the rhythm.
■Normal start
1.Select a rhythm.
2.Press the START/STOP button to turn it on.
START/STOP
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2 
3 
4 BEAT
•The selected rhythm pattern immediately begins to play.
•You can stop the rhythm by pressing the START/STOP button again to turn it off.
•The BEAT indicators above the START/STOP button light to indicate the beat.
■Synchronized start
With the synchronized start feature, the rhythm pattern starts when you play a key on the key- board.
1.Select a rhythm.
2.Press the SYNCHRO & BREAK button to turn it on.
SYNCHRO &
BREAK
3.Play a key to the left of the keyboard split
point.
•The rhythm pattern begins to play.
•You can use the synchronized start feature even when the keyboard is not divided into left and right sections. To start the rhythm, press a key to the left of the specified split point.
■Adjust the tempo
The tempo of the rhythm pattern is adjusted with the TEMPO/PROGRAM buttons.
TEMPO/ 
PROGRAM
•The tempo is shown on the display as a numerical value ( q = 40 to 300).
•When the TEMPO/PROGRAM indicator is lit, the TEMPO/PROGRAM cannot be used to adjust the tempo.
•To adjust the tempo during playback, refer to page 81.
■TAP TEMPO
You can set the tempo of the rhythm by tapping this button few times with your finger at the tempo you wish to play.
TAP TEMPO
•The tempo at which the button is tapped is detected, and the tempo automatically changes correspondingly.
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