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Chapter 3 Let's Play!
@ How to Choose a Style Variation
Each Style Group has a large number of Style Variations. Try playing in a number of dif-
ferent Styles to see how they sound.
3. Use the Style Select up/down buttons to choose a Style Variation.
The indicator for the Style Group button flashes, and the Group number and Variation
number for the Style you've selected appear in the display.
Style Group number
A - J
Style Variation number
i)
Each press of a Style Select button switches you to a different Style Variation.
* The number of Style Variations varies from one Style Group to another. Refer to the Music
Style Chart to see the different Style Names and the numibers of Style Variations (p.53).
@ Storing a Style Variation Choice
The selections for a Style Variation you have made so far are only temporary. Whenever
you select from a different Style Group (or perform some other operation), the unit will
go back to the first Style Variation (or, one previously stored in memory). By storing
your choice of Style Variation, you can later select that Style Variation immediately, sim-
ply by pressing the Style Group button.
4. Press a Style Group button while it is flashing, and the Style Variation that you've
selected is stored in memory. The Style Group button stops flashing and remains
continuously lit.
* In addition to the above method, you can also store a Style Variation choice by playing the cur-
rently selected Music Style. See the next section for instructions on how to start Style Play.
* Note that for all Groups, Variation selections return to the first Style when the power is
switched off even if you saved them this way. However, there is a method for storing them even
while power is off. See "Tone and Style Backup" for details (p.40).
@ How to Choose a Tone During Style Play
Each Music Style has preset melody (right-hand) Tones matched to the particular Style.
When you choose a Style, such Tones are selected automatically. If you prefer to play
another Tone, first select the Style and then choose the Tone. The sections "How to
Choose a Tone Group" and "How to Choose a Tone Variation" explain how to do this
(p.21).
* You can also set up the system so that no Tone is automatically selected when you choose a
Style. For details, see "Choosing a Music Style Without Changing Tone or Tempo" (p.34).
@ Starting and Stopping Style Play
In addition to starting or stopping Style Play in the normal manner, you can also start
playing with an intro added first, or stop playing with an ending added. In these cases,
an intro or ending phrase that is optimally matched to the selected Style is played.
The RA-30 is set up so that Style Play is started automatically whenever you play a chard
with the left hand, no matter which kind of start you are using. This function is called
Syne Start.
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