Yamaha PortaSound PSS-51 Owner's Manual page 27

€ BRIDGE
The other main pattern is BRIDGE. This pattern is
selected when the [BRIDGE] button is pressed and the
[BRIDGE] indicator is lit. BRIDGE produces more
complex rhythm patterns and sounds that will continue
to play until the BRIDGE indicator goes out. If the
NORMAL or BRIDGE pattern is selected while a
rhythm is playing, the corresponding pattern will begin
from the top of the next measure.
@ FILL 1
The PSS-51 provides two rhythmic fill-in patterns,
FILL 1 and FILL 2, FILL 1 can be selected from any
of the other patterns, but always leads to the NOR-
MAL pattern. Press the [FILL 1] button at any time
while the accompaniment is playing to add a short
fill-in automatically followed by the NORMAL pat-
tern. If the [FILL 1] button is held down, the pattern
will repeat until the button is released, then the
NORMAL pattern will begin from the beginning of
the next measure.
@ FILL 2
The other fill-in pattern is FILL 2 which always leads
to the BRIDGE pattern. FILL 2 can be selected from
any of the other patterns. Press the [FILL 2] button at
any time while the accompaniment is playing to add a
short fill-in automatically followed by the BRIDGE
pattern. Holding the [FILL 2] button down repeats the
pattern until the button is released, then the BRIDGE
pattern will begin from the beginning of the next
measure.
* FILL 1 is followed by a NORMAL pattern and FILL 2 is
followed by a BRIDGE pattern automatically. However, if.the '
INTRO, ENDING, NORMAL (for FILL 2), or BRIDGE (for
FILL 1) pattern is selected before the end of the fill, the
ACCOMPANIMENT will lead to the selected pattern.
€ ENDING
Press the [ENDING] button while the accompaniment
is playing to select a pre-set ending phrase suitable for
the selected rhythm style. The ENDING pattern will
begin from the first beat of the next measure, and will
stop the accompaniment automatically. While the
ENDING phrase is being played, the leftmost dot on
the MULTI DISPLAY will flash.
* A fill-in will play if either the [FILL 1] or [FILL 2] button is
pressed during the ending pattern, followed by a return to
the NORMAL or BRIDGE patterns, respectively.
2. OPERATION GUIDE
Ш Accompaniment Control
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$ START/STOP
Press the [START/STOP] button to begin the selected
rhythm immediately. The rhythm will play without
chord or bass accompaniment. Selecting either the
SINGLE FINGER or FINGERED mode, and playing
any note or chord in the ACCOMPANIMENT SEC-
TION of the keyboard will add chord and bass parts
to the rhythm. Pressing the [START/STOP] button
again will stop the accompaniment immediately.
About the Beat Display
While the rhythm is playing, the 3 dots on the MULTI DIS-
PLAY provide a visual indication of the beat.
MULTI DISPLAY
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* SYNCHRO START/STOP
Press the [SYNCHRO START/STOP] button to begin
the accompaniment with the first note played on the
keyboard. The [SYNCHRO START/STOP] indicator
will light when selected. Chord and bass parts can be
added by playing in the ACCOMPANIMENT SEC-
TION of the keyboard after the SINGLE FINGER or
FINGERED mode has been selected. Pressing the
[SYNCHRO START/STOP] button again will stop the
accompaniment and reset the synchro start function.
When the [SYNCHRO START/STOP] button is
pressed, the three dots on the MULTI DISPLAY and
the [SYNCHRO START/STOP] indicator will flash to
the beat of the current tempo.
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