The Style Controls; Start/Stop; Key Start; Intro - Generalmusic WK2000 SE Owner's Manual

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The Style functions buttons and controls are explained in the next paragraphs.

START/STOP

Starts or Stops the automatic accompaniments (Styles). When recording a
Song Style, this key will be used to start the Style: the Song Style will be
recorded by the Sequencer area with the PLAY/STOP button. While the Style
or Song is playing, the display shows 4 tempo monitoring indicators next to
the metronome icon. Before pressing START/STOP you can preset one of
either INTRO, FILL or ENDING play as an introduction to the Style.

KEY START

This function synchronises the start of the automatic accompaniments with a
note pressed on the lower split keyboard without having to use START/STOP
(if you are not playing in Free Style mode, you can start the accompaniment
playing in the lower keyboard section).
Key Start can be disabled by:
• Pressing ENDING: the Style runs freely to the end;
• Pressing Key Start once again: the Style terminates.
Key Start is not disabled when:
• Pressing START/STOP to interrupt the Style;
• Pressing INTRO, ENDING, or FILL before starting the Style.
Key Start function can be enabled or disabled also when a Style is playing

INTRO

Plays an introductory sequence of one or two measures. After pressing INTRO
(the corresponding display indicator turns on), press START/STOP to start the
Style with the Intro. INTRO can also play as a Fill In if pressed during the
Style play.
ENDING
Stops a Style accompaniment with an ending (coda). The corresponding
display indicator turns on when ending is selected. If you press ENDING
before the Style start, it plays as an Introduction.
VAR 1 - VAR 2 - VAR 3 - VAR 4
These buttons control 4 different variations of the same Style. Before starting
the accompaniment, you can decide in which Variation you wish to play.
While you are playing, you can switch from a Variation to another by simply
pressing the desired Variation key. An appropriate INTRO, a FILL and an
ENDING are associated to each Variation.
FADE IN/OUT, FILL A, FILL, FILL B
FADE IN/OUT
You may wish the accompaniment to start or end with a gradual increase
or decrease of the Style volume level. Press the FADE button before the
starting the accompaniment. The Style volume gradually increase over the
fi rst measures. If you press FADE while the Style is playing, the volume of the
accompaniment will dissolve to silence, and the Style will stop automatically.
The FADE function is shown at the left in the display.
FILL A, FILL, FILL B
These keys add Fill patterns to a Style. FILL A adds the pattern and recalls
the Variation preceding the current one. FILL adds the pattern and does
not change the current Variation. FILL B adds the pattern and recalls the
Variation following the current one. Fills are normally one or two measures
long. If you press and hold down the Fill key you will listen to the entire Fill
pattern playing continuously. You can preset a Fill pattern before starting a
Style. In this case Fill will be used as an INTRO.
TAP TEMPO (FILL B second feature)
Tap a beat on this pad when the accompaniment is off. You will set the
Tempo speed and the Style will be playing with that Tempo. The display
will show the new setting. To mark the tempo, you should tap on the pad
as many times as the Time Signature number is: that is, tap 4 times to mark
4/4 or three times to mark 3/4. A sound of drumsticks will click to mark the
Tempo beat.
Styles

THE STYLE CONTROLS

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