Part II | Playing the rhythm |
■ VARIATION | ■ Synchronized start |
Playing the rhythm
There are four variations available for each rhythm. Use the VARIATION buttons to select the desired variation.
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MUSIC STYLE ARRANGER | VARIATION |
•Confirm that the MUSIC STYLE ARRANGER button is off. (If it is on, press it once to turn it off.)
•The nuance of the pattern differs with each variation number.
•You can change to a different variation while the rhythm is playing.
METRONOME
1.In the RHYTHM GROUP section, select MET-
RONOME.
•The following display appears.
2.Select the time signature for the metronome.
•Select “Metronome Off” if you do not wish the first beat of the measure to be accented.
•Press the START/STOP button to start the metronome.
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.
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START / STOP
•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.
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 dial.
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 61.
■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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