Tempo/Tap; Tempo / Tap - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-540 Owner's Manual

Auto Accompaniment

Tempo/Tap

Each style of the PSR-540 has been programmed with a default or standard tempo;
however, this can be changed by using the [TEMPO/TAP] button.
You can change the tempo to any value between 32 and 280 beats per minute.
The following steps can be used even during playback.
1
Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button.
2
Change the tempo.
Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons
[1]-[0].
3
To restore the default tempo setting, press the [+/YES]/[-/NO]
buttons simultaneously.
Using the Tap function
The auto accompaniment can be started at any tempo you desire by "tapping" out the
tempo with the [TEMPO/TAP] button.
1
Press the [STYLE] button.
2
Select a style (page 32).
Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons
[1]-[0].
3
Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button four times successively (in a
consistent rhythm).
When a 4-beat style is selected
Tap 4 times
The auto accompaniment starts automatically at the tempo you tapped the
button.
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Tempo
Tempo
Tempo
* When a 3-beat style is selected,
tap 3 times.
=116
• When you select a different
style while the accompani-
ment is not playing, the
"default" tempo for that style
is also selected. If the
accompaniment is playing,
the same tempo is
maintained even if you select
a different style.
=124
=116
• The Tempo can also be
changed during playback by
tapping the TEMPO/TAP
button twice at the desired
tempo.