Changing The Tempo - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-225 Owner's Manual

SELECTING AND PLAYING SONGS — THE SONG MODE
2
Select the desired song number.
Use the numeric keypad.
Song numbers can be selected in the same way as
with the voices (see page 28). You can use the
numeric keypad to directly enter the song number,
use the +/- keys to step up and down through the
songs, or press the SONG button to advance
through the song numbers.
3
Start the selected song.
Press the START/STOP button. As the song plays back, the measure num-
ber and chords are shown in the display.
ACMP
ON/OFF
4
If you want to change to another song, repeat step
2 above.
5
Stop the song.
Press the START/STOP button. If playback was started by pressing the
START/STOP button, the selected song stops automatically.

CHANGING THE TEMPO

The tempo of song (and style) playback can be adjusted over a range of 32
- 280 bpm (beats per minute).
1
Select the Tempo function in the Overall menu.
Press one of the OVERALL / buttons, repeatedly if necessary, until
"Tempo" appears in the display.
DEMO START
76
MAIN A
SYNC- START/ INTRO/
START STOP ENDING rit.
Indicates Tempo is
selected
205
TEMPO
SONG
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
rest 3
0
velocity
BWD
NO
MAIN B
AUTO FILL
Current Tempo value
Tempo
FWD
YES
• You can play along with
the song using the currently
selected voice, or even select
a different voice for playing
along. Simply call up the
Voice mode while the song
is playing back and select
the desired voice.
• This function can also be
controlled by using a
connected footswitch. (See
page 91.)