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Auto Accompaniment
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Press the [MAIN A] button.
6
Press the [INTRO] button.
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As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the auto
accompaniment starts.
For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below).
For information on how to enter chords, see “Chord Fingerings” on page 38.
When the playback of the intro is finished, it automatically leads into main A
section.
•The indicator of the
destination section (MAIN A
or B) will flash while the
corresponding fill-in is
playing. During this time you
can change the destination
section by pressing the
appropriate MAIN/AUTO
FILL [A] or [B] button.
•You can use the intro section
even in the middle of the
song by pressing the
[INTRO] button during the
song.
•If the MAIN/AUTO FILL A/B
button is pressed after the
final half beat (eighth note) of
the measure, fill-in will begin
from the next measure.
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Press the [MAIN B] button.
A fill-in plays, automatically followed by the main B section.
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Press the MAIN buttons as desired during your performance.
The main section corresponding to the pressed button plays following an
automatic fill-in.
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Press the [ENDING] button.
This switches to the ending section. When the ending is finished, the auto
accompaniment automatically stops.
You can have the ending gradually slow down (ritardando) by pressing the
[ENDING] button again while the ending is playing back.
•If you press the INTRO
button while the ending is
playing, the intro section will
begin playing after the
ending is finished.
•If you press a MAIN/AUTO
FILL button while the ending
is playing, the fill-in
accompaniment will
immediately start playing,
continuing with the main
section.
•If you press the [SYNC
START] button while the
accompaniment is playing,
the accompaniment will stop
and the PSR-550 will enter
Synchronized Start standby
status.
•You can begin the
accompaniment by using the
ending instead of the intro
section.
Split Point
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