Rhythm Accompaniment; Setting The Tempo; Selecting Accompaniment Style; Starting The Accompaniment - Yamaha PortaTone Owner's Manual

RHYTHM ACCOMPANIMENT

Selecting an Accompaniment
Style
1.
If the STYLE indicator is not lit, press the [VOICE/
STYLE] button once so that it does light. The number of
the currently selected style will appear on the MULTI
DISPLAY when the STYLE indicator is lit.
2.
Select any of the PSR-200/PSR-300's 50 accompaniment
styles by using one of the two following methods:
1: Choose one of the 50 accompaniment styles — num-
bered "00" through "49" — shown on the STYLE LIST
then enter its number using the numeric VOICE/STYLE
buttons. To select FUSION1 (number 27), for example,
first press "2" and then "7." The number "27" should then
be displayed on the MULTI DISPLAY.
2: The [+] and [-] buttons in the VOICE/STYLE group
can be used to increment (increase by one) or decrement
(decrease by one) the current accompaniment style
number. Press the [+] button briefly to select the accompa-
niment style one number higher than the current accompa-
niment style, or the [-] button to select the accompaniment
style one number lower than the current accompaniment
style. If you hold the [+] or [-] button down, the accompa-
niment style number will increment or decrement continu-
ously – simply release the button when the desired ac-
companiment style number has been reached.
When the power is initially turned ON, the 00 DANCE1 style is
automatically selected.

Setting the Tempo

The first time the TEMPO
current tempo will appear on the MULTI DISPLAY. While the
current tempo value is still showing on the display, press the
TEMPO button to increase the tempo, or the TEMPO
button to decrease the tempo. The selected tempo will be dis-
played on the MULTI DISPLAY (in quarter-note beats per
minute) while the TEMPO
approximately 2 seconds after either TEMPO button is released.
The available tempo range is from 40 to 240 beats per
minute. Each accompaniment style has a different "default"
tempo which is automatically set whenever a new style is se-
lected (but not when a new style is selected while the accompa-
niment is playing). The default tempo for the currently selected
accompaniment style can be recalled at any time by pressing
both the TEMPO and
The tempo is automatically set to the default value for the DANCE1
style whenever the power switch is turned ON.
It is also possible to adjust the tempo after starting playback of the
accompaniment. This allows you to set the optimum tempo by ear.

Starting the Accompaniment

Press the [START/STOP] button to start the selected accom-
paniment immediately, or press the [SYNCHRO START/END-
ING] button if you want the accompaniment to start when you
play the first note on the keyboard. If you press the [SYNCHRO
START/ENDING] button, the three dots along the bottom of
the MULTI DISPLAY will flash at the selected tempo.
The three LED dots at the bottom of the MULTI DISPLAY provide a
visual indication of the selected tempo as follows:
1st. Beat
2nd. Beat
3rd. Beat
4th. Beat
If neither the FINGERED or SINGLE FINGER mode is selected, the
accompaniment will consist only of rhythm (drums & percussion)
sounds. Operation of the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT SINGLE FINGER
and FINGERED modes is described on page 9 and 10.
A different accompaniment style can be selected at any time while the
accompaniment is playing. The style number display will change as
soon as the selection is made, but the new style will begin playback
from the top of the next measure. The tempo will not change when the
new style begins playing.
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buttons at the same time.
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