Yamaha PSR-140 manual Start the selected style, Intro³A

SELECTING AND PLAYING STYLES — THE STYLE MODE

Start the selected style.

You can do this in one of the following ways:

HINT:

The PortaTone also features chord and bass accompani- ment that can be played with the rhythm. For informa- tion on this dynamic function, see page 31.

Pressing the START/STOP button The rhythm starts playing immediately without bass and chord accompaniment. The currently selected Main A or B section will play. (You can select either section by pressing the appropriate button — AUTO FILL/MAIN A or B — before pressing the START/ STOP button.)

P	SYNC-	START/	INTRO/
F	START	STOP	ENDING

Using Sync-Start with an Intro section

First, press the MAIN A or MAIN B button — to select which section (A or B) is to follow the Intro. Next, press the INTRO button so that “IntromA” or “IntromB” is shown in the display.

Indicates that Intro will be followed by the Main A section.

Intro³A

TEMPO

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Using Sync-Start

The PortaTone also has a Sync-Start function that allows you to start the rhythm/accompaniment by simply pressing a key on the keyboard. To use Sync-Start, first press the SYNC-START button (the handclap icon flashes to indicate Sync-Start stand-by), then press any key in the ACMP section of the keyboard (or any key when accompa- niment is off).

ACMP	SYNC-	START/	Handclap icon
ON/OFF	START	STOP	flashes
			ACMP

Finally, press the SYNC-START button to enable Sync-Start, and start the Intro section and style by playing any key in the ACMP section of the keyboard.

ACMP	SYNC-	START/	Handclap icon
			flashes
ON/OFF	START	STOP
			ACMP

Starting with an Intro section

First, press the MAIN A or MAIN B button — to select which section (A or B) is to follow the Intro. Next, press the INTRO button so that “IntromA” or “IntromB” is shown in the display.

Indicates that Intro is on, and will be followed by the Main A section.

Intro³A

TEMPO

116

P	SYNC-	START/	INTRO/	To actually start the Intro
F	START	STOP	ENDING	section and accompaniment,
				press the START/STOP
				button.

About the Beat Display

The handclap icon in the display flashes in time with the current tempo during playback of a style (or song). The flashing pattern provides a visual indication of both the tempo and time signature of the style or song. (For more information, see pages 14, 22.)

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