Playing Styles; Using The Music Database - Yamaha PSR-I400 Owner's Manual

Playing Styles

This instrument includes the Auto Accompaniment feature that plays appropriate
"Styles" (rhythm + bass + chord accompaniment). You can select from a huge variety
of Styles covering a wide range of musical genres.
1
Press the [STYLE] button, then use the
dial to select the desired Style.
For the Style List, see the front panel or the Data
List on the website.
Style Number
2
Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn
on the Auto Accompaniment.
This icon appears when automatic
accompaniment is on.
With this operation, the area of the keyboard to the
left of the Split Point (54: F#2) becomes the "Auto
Accompaniment range" and is used only for spec-
ifying the chords.
Split Point (F#2)
Auto Accompa-
niment range
3
Press the [SYNC START] button to turn
Synchro Start on.
Flashes when sync start is on.
4
Play a chord in the Auto Accompani-
ment range to start playback.
Play a melody with the right hand and chords with
the left hand.
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Style Name
Bhajan1
030
This icon appears when a Style
number and name is displayed.
EuTrance
079
EuTrance
079
For information about chords, refer to "Chord
List" (page 44) or use the Chord Dictionary func-
tion (page 45).
Split Point
5
Press the [START/STOP] button to stop
playback.
You can add intro, ending and rhythm variations to
Style playback by using "Sections." For details,
refer to page 40.

Using the Music Database

If you have difficulty finding and selecting the desired
Style and Voice, use this feature. From the Music
Database, just selecting the favorite music genre calls
up the ideal settings.
1
Press the [MUSIC DATABASE] button.
Both the Auto Accompaniment and Synchro Start
are automatically turned on.
2
Use the dial to select the desired Music
Database.
This operation calls up the panel settings such as
Voice and Style that are registered to the selected
Music Database. For the Music Database List,
refer to the Data List on the website.
3
Play the keyboard as described in Steps
4–5 above.
Music Database name
Jude Hey
051