Playing with accompaniment
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(3) Press the numeric button [4] to select
bank “4”.
Note: The name (“Piano 2” in the illustration) still
refers to the previously selected Tone.
(4) Press the numeric button [1] to select the
“HeavenKey” Tone.
Notice how the Tone name in the display
changes. If you now play in the right half of
the keyboard, you will hear the “HeavenKey”
Tone.
Note: See p. 28 for how to select Tone Variations.
Note: You can also press [TONE] repeatedly to scroll
through all available Tones (excluding the Varia-
tions).
Note: In many cases, the EM-55 does not select
exactly the Tone you asked for, but an even better
one. See p. 28 for details.

Tone selection via EZ Search

Your EM-55 contains 3,559 Tones (or sounds), which means that you have plenty of options – but it also
means that you may have to spend several minutes before locating the desired Tone.
One way of doing that is by looking at the list on p. 59 and then entering the number via the BANK/
NUMBER pad. Another, more intuitive, approach is this:
(1) Press the [TONE] button. The [TONE] icon
now appears in the display.
(2) Press the [EZ SEARCH] button (indicator
lights).
The display now shows the number and
name of the currently selected Tone.
(3) Look at the TONE list in the upper left
part of the front panel to select a Tone
bank (there are 16 banks), then press the
[A/B] and a number button [1]~[8] to
select that bank.
Example: if you need an Organ sound, select
A and then press [3]. To be able to select
solo synthesizer sound, press [A/B] to select
group b, the press [3].
(4) Use the [TEMPO/DATA] dial to select the
desired Tone from that bank.
You can now only select Tones that belong
to the bank (and group) you selected above.
This is very convenient for trying out differ-
ent alternatives.
Note: It is also possible to use several sounds at a
time. See pages 17 and 28.
Note: EZ Search also provides access to Tones that
cannot be selected via the BANK/NUMBER keypad.
(The keypad allows you to select up from among
1616 Tones.) Those additional Tones cannot be
selected via SysEx.
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