Rhythm Accompaniment; Auto Chord Accompaniment - Suzuki MDG-330 Owner's Manual

RHYTHM ACCOMPANIMENT

• Direct start: Press the START/STOP button to start percussion rhythm. Press the button again to
stop it.
• Introduction and ending: Press the INTRO/ENDING button. The rhythm will start to play the
introduction followed by the main part of the style. During the rhythm playing, press the INTRO/
ENDING button to stop with a piece of ending music.
• Fill-in: Press the FILL-IN button. One measure of fill-in will be inserted.
• Variation: Each style has two patterns. Press the VARIATION button to switch pattern variation.
• Tempo: Each style has default tempo. Press the TEMPO +/- button to change the tempo range from
20 – 250. Press both TEMPO +/- buttons simultaneously to reset the default tempo.
• Slide the ACCOMP VOLUME fader to adjust the accompaniment volume.

AUTO CHORD ACCOMPANIMENT

There are 3 auto chord accompaniment fingering modes: Single, Fingered and Piano. Press the ACCOMP
button repeatedly until the corresponding indicator of desired mode lights up.
Synchronized start: When one of the fingering mode is engaged, Press the SYNC START button and the
auto accompaniment is in standby status. The beat indicators will flash. The style will start as soon as you
play on the keyboard.
Note: you must play a recognized chord to start the chord accompaniment.
Single mode: Single fingering mode makes it simple to produce four types of orchestrated
accompaniment chords using a minimum of fingers, while playing in the auto accompaniment section of
the keyboard.
Major Chord: Press any key in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard.
The key you press determines the root note of the major chord.
Minor Chord: Press the root key and any black key to its left in the auto
accompaniment section of the keyboard simultaneously.
Seventh Chord: Press the root key and any white key to its left in the auto
accompaniment section of the keyboard simultaneously.
Minor-Seventh Chord: Press the root key and any white and black keys to its left
in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard simultaneously.
Fingered mode: It allows you play the chords in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard that
produce more chord types. Refer to the list on the following page.
Piano mode: You may play chords anywhere on the keyboard but not limited to the auto
accompaniment section.
The chord type and its root note will be shown in the PERFORMANCE window.
The split point divides the keyboard into 2 sections: The left hand section is for Auto Accompaniment
and the right hand section is for melody playing. The default split key is G2.
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