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5Start the Accompaniment
There are several ways to start the accompaniment:
It is possible to select the
MAIN A or B section prior to
a straight start — refer to
“7. Select the MAIN A and
B Sections as Required,”
below.
Straight start
Press the [START/STOP] button. The rhythm will be gin playing immediately
without bass and chord accompaniment. The currently selected MAIN [A] or
[B] section will play.
Start with an introduction followed by the MAIN A section
Press the [INTRO] button so that its indicator lights, press the MAIN/AUTO
FILL [A] button (not necessary if its indicator is already flashing), then press
[START/STOP].
Start with an introduction followed by the MAIN B section
Press the [INTRO] button so that its indicator lights, press the MAIN/AUTO
FILL [B] button (not necessary if its indicator is already flashing), then press
[START/STOP].
Synchronized start
Any of the above start types can be synchronized to the first note or chord
played on the left-hand section of the keyboard (i.e. keys to the left of and
including the split-point key — normally 54) by first pressing the [SYNC
START] button.
If you press the [SYNC
START] button while the
accompaniment is playing,
the accompaniment will
stop and the synchro start
mode will be engaged.
The [INTRO] button can be
used to select the INTRO
section even while the ac-
companiment is playing.
The accompaniment split
point can be changed via
the “Accompaniment Split
Point” function in the
OVERALL menu — see
page 29.
START/STOP
/
MAIN/AUTO FILL ENDINGINTRO
AB
SYNC
STOP
SYNC
START
MAIN/AUTO FILL ENDINGINTRO
AB
START/STOP
/
SYNC
STOP
SYNC
START
MAIN/AUTO FILL ENDINGINTRO
AB
START/STOP
/
SYNC
STOP
SYNC
START
MAIN/AUTO FILL ENDINGINTRO
AB
SYNC
STOP SYNC
START
Auto Accompaniment