Auto Start; Tempo Control; Tap Tempo - Samick SDP45 Owner's Manual

The Auto Accompaniment pattern changes depending on the chords you play with your left hand.
The fill- in buttons let you add dynamic variations and breaks in the rhythm of the accompaniment,
to make your performance sound even more professional. At the end of the fill- in the appropriate
Style Variation is automatically selected.
The fill- in will play when selected as long as one of the fill- in buttons is pressed.

AUTO START

There are two types of Auto Start features:
- SYNCHRO START
- KEY START
Press the desired [AUTO-START] button if you want the accompaniment to start when you play
the first note or chord on the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT section of the keyboard.
If you select the SYNCHRO START function the START/STOP Led will light up indicating that
the Synchro Start feature is activated. When you than press the first chord on the left part of the
keyboard the Led will work normally indicating the down-beat.
If you select the KEY START function the START/STOP Led will start blinking indicating that
the Key Start feature is activated. When you than press the chord on the left part of the keyboard
the Led will work normally indicating the down-beat.
START/STOP
The [START/STOP] button starts the selected accompaniment style immediately.
Press the [ACCOMP. ON/OFF] button to turn ACCOMPANIMENT on before starting the style.
The accompaniment will start with the rhythm drum sound when the [START/STOP] button is
pressed, then the bass and chord parts will play as soon as the first note or chord is played on the
keyboard.

TEMPO CONTROL

The [-TEMPO+] buttons can be used to control the tempo of the Auto Accompaniment section, the
DEMO songs and the record/play back of a song recording.
Press the [-TEMPO+] buttons to set the desired tempo value (20-280). The current tempo (beats per
minute) will appear on the Message Display.
The instrument also offers the ability to input TEMPO settings via the [+/-] buttons.
Press the [TEMPO+] and [TEMPO-] buttons simultaneously to restore the default tempo setting.

TAP TEMPO

This function allows you to set the rhythm tempo by tapping in tempo on the [TAP] button.
Tap on the button while rhythm playing and the he rhythm tempo will automatically set at the
desired speed.
To set the tempo before starting rhythm, tap on the button 4 times for a 4/4 beat, 3 for a 3/4 beat.
When this feature is selected the Auto Start will automatically start the
style when the first key or chord is pressed.
When this feature is selected the Auto Start will automatically start the
style when the first key or chord is pressed and automatically stop the
style when the key or chord is released.
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