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Playing Back Recorded Songs
3. Start playback.
Press the SONG [START/STOP] button.
Starting playback automatically as you start playing the keyboard (Syn-
chro Start)
You can start playback as soon as you start playing the keyboard. This is called
the “Synchro Start” function.
To enter Synchro Start standby mode, press and hold down the [TOP] button
and press the SONG [START/STOP] button. The SONG [START/STOP]
indicator flashes.
Now play the keyboard. Playback starts simultaneously.
To cancel the Synchro Start function, press the [TOP] button while the PF-
500 is in Synchro Start standby mode.
Bar: measure
You can play the metronome
along with the song play-
back. When you stop play-
back, the metronome is also
stopped.
In the song select screen:
You can move back and forth (rewind and fast forward) through the bars by
using the B [–]/[+] buttons in the song select screen while the PF-500 is play-
ing or stopped.
You can play the keyboard while the PF-500 is playing back a song. You can
also play the notes in a voice different from the playback voice by selecting the
voice from the panel, and adjusting the volume balance between the playback
parts and your current performance using the [SONG BALANCE] slider. (See
page 42.)
Press either of the SONG SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons to return to the song
select screen.
Adjusting the tempo
You can use the TEMPO [DOWN]/[UP] buttons to adjust the playback
tempo as required before or during playback. The default tempo (the song’s
original tempo) is set when you press the [DOWN] and [UP] buttons simul-
taneously.
Press either of the SONG SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons to return to the song
select screen.
4. Stop playback.
When playback is complete, the PF-500 automatically stops and
locates the top of the song. To stop playback in the middle of a song,
press the [TOP] button. You can also pause playback by pressing the
SONG [START/STOP] button. Playback stops when you press the
button.
5. Return to the main screen.
Press the [EXIT] button.
TERMINOLOGY
TIP
TIP
•Press the SONG
SELECT [ ] or the C[–
] button while playback is
stopped in the middle of
the song to locate the
top of the song.
•Press the SONG
SELECT [ ] or the C[–
] button during playback
to restart playback from
the top of the song.
•Press the SONG
SELECT [ ] or the
C[+] button during play-
back to start playback
from the next song.
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A
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B
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The bar number in playback