Handy Style Playback Functions; Ways To Start Style Playback - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-450 Owner's Manual

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STEP 3 • Play Using a Style

Handy Style Playback Functions

Ways To Start Style Playback

There are three different ways to start style playback, listed below. Whichever method you choose
you can press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button before starting playback to begin your perfor-
mance an introduction which will automatically switch to the MAIN section when finished.
● Immediate Start
Press the [START/STOP] button to begin rhythm-only playback of the selected style. The bass
and chords will begin playing as soon as you play a chord in the accompaniment range of the
keyboard.
● Keyboard Start
Press the [SYNC START] button and the beat indicator in the display will begin flashing, indi-
cating that synchro start "standby" mode has been engaged. If the [ACMP ON/OFF] button has
been turned on, the style will begin playing as soon as you play a chord in the accompaniment
range of the keyboard. If the [ACMP ON/OFF] function is off, playing any key anywhere on
the keyboard will start rhythm-only accompaniment.
● Tap Start
You can supply a count-in at any tempo you like to start playback. Simply tap
the [TEMPO/TAP] button at any tempo — 4 times for time signatures in 4,
and 3 times for time signatures in 3 — and the selected style will begin play-
ing at the tapped tempo.
● Synchro Stop
When this function is selected the accompaniment style will only play while you are playing chords in the
accompaniment section of the keyboard. Accompaniment playback will stop when you release the keys.
Use the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn accompaniment on — the ACMP ON indicator will appear in the
display.
Press the [SYNC STOP] button. The instrument will now function the same was as in the synchro start
standby mode. Style playback will begin as soon as you play a chord in the accompaniment range of the
keyboard, but then accompaniment will stop (the synchro start standby mode will be re-engaged) when
you release the left-hand keys. Style playback will continue only while you are actually playing in the
keyboard's accompaniment range.
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Synchro start standby mode
Accompaniment
range
The style will play while
you are playing the keys
Style playback will stop
when you release the keys