Playing A Rhythm; Using Auto Accompaniment - Radio Shack LK-1500 Owner's Manual

Auto Accompaniment

Playing a Rhythm

Use the following procedure to start and stop rhythm play.
To play a rhythm
1
Set the MODE switch to NORMAL.
2
Press the START/STOP button to start play of the
currently selected rhythm.
3
To stop rhythm play, press the START/STOP button
again.
NOTE
• All of the keyboard keys are melody keys while the
MODE switch is set to NORMAL.

Using Auto Accompaniment

The following procedure describes how to use the keyboard's
Auto Accompaniment feature. Before starting, you should
first select the rhythm you want to use and set the tempo of
the rhythm to the value you want.
To use Auto Accompaniment
1
Set the MODE switch to CONCERT CHORD,
FINGERED, or FULL RANGE CHORD.
2
Press the START/STOP button to start play of the
currently selected rhythm.
3
Play a chord.
• The actual procedure you should use to play a chord
depends on the current MODE switch position. Refer
to the following pages for details on chord play.
CONCERT CHORD ................... Page E-34
FINGERED ................................... Page E-35
FULL RANGE CHORD ............. Page E-36
Basic Chord Form
Chord name
E-34
R h u m b a
4
To stop Auto Accompaniment play, press the START/
STOP button again.
NOTE
• If you press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button and then
the INTRO button in place of the START/STOP button
in step 2, accompaniment will start with an intro pattern
when you perform the operation in step 3. For details
about these buttons, see pages E-37 and E-38.
• If you press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button in place of
the START/STOP button in step 4, an ending pattern
will play before accompaniment play is ended. For details
about this button, see page E-38.
• You can adjust the accompaniment part volume level
independently of the main volume. For details, see
"Adjusting Accompaniment and Song Volume" on page
E-49.
CONCERT CHORD
This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to
easily play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge
and experience. The following describes the CONCERT
CHORD "Accompaniment keyboard" and "Melody
keyboard", and tells you how to play CONCERT CHORDs.
CONCERT CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and
Melody Keyboard
Accompaniment
keyboard
NOTE
• The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing
chords only. No sound will be produced if you try playing
single melody notes on the accompaniment keyboard.
Melody keyboard
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