Yamaha PortaTone PSR-6000 Owner's Manual page 25

Using the Accompaniment Section
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Set the Tempo
When you select a different style while the ac-
companiment is not playing, the "default" tempo for
that style is also selected, and the tempo is displayed
on the display in quarter-note beats per minute. If
the accompaniment is playing, the same tempo is
maintained even if you select a different style.
You can change the tempo to any value between
40 and 280 beats per minute, however, by using the
TEMPO [–] and [+] buttons, or the TEMPO LCD
dials. This can be done either before the accompani-
ment is started or while it is playing. To use the [–]
and [+] buttons, press either button briefly to decre-
ment or increment the tempo value by one, or hold
the button for continuous decrementing or
incrementing.
NOTE
• The default tempo for the selected style can be re-
called at any time by pressing both the TEMPO [-] and
[+] buttons simultaneously.
B
Start the Accompaniment
There are several ways to start the accompani-
ment:
Straight start: Press the [START/RE-START]
button. If you press the [START/RE-START]
button, the rhythm will begin playing immedi-
ately without bass and chord accompaniment.
NOTE
• If you press the [START/RE-START] button while the
accompaniment is playing, playback will immediately
return to the first beat of the current accompaniment
pattern, making it possible to create measures with
odd time signatures.
• It is also possible to select one of the several sections
available prior to a straight start — refer to "7. Select
Sections as Required," below.
Start with an introduction followed by the
VERSE 1 section: press the [INTRO 1] but-
ton.
Start with an introduction followed by the
VERSE 2 section: press the [INTRO 2] but-
ton.
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TEMPO
– +
SOLO SYNCHRO START/
START RE-START
FILL IN FILL IN ENDING/ VERSE VERSE
rit. 1 2
INTRO 1 INTRO 2 INTRO 3
FILL IN FILL IN ENDING/ VERSE VERSE
rit. 1 2
INTRO 1 INTRO 2 INTRO 3
STOP
CHORUS CHORUS SOLO
1 2
CHORUS CHORUS SOLO
1 2