Yamaha Electone EL-37 Owner's Manual page 72

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While holding down the PATTERN button, select
a preset rhythm pattern to be copied to the Rhythm
Pattern Program. Releasing the PATTERN button
without selecting a rhythm loads a blank pattern to
the Programmer.
Copying a preset rhythm lets you make changes to an existing rhythm
pattern, saving your time if you want to program a rhythm that is similar to
an existing preset pattern. Two measures of the selected rhythm pattern will
be copied to the Rhythm Pattern Program.
Loading a blank rhythm pattern allows you to create your own rhythm
pattern from scratch.
COPYING A PATTERN FROM THE RHYTHM MENUS:
You can also copy a specific rhythm pattern from among the choices in a Rhythm Menu. To do this, press
the desired panel Rhythm button, then select the desired pattern with the Data Control buttons—BEFORE
calling up the Rhythm Pattern Program and performing steps #1 and #2 above. The specified rhythm will be
copied once you execute steps #1 and #2.
Copying the Fill Ins and Endings:
The similar procedure can be used with the FILL IN and INTRO. ENDING buttons for copying Fill In and
Ending patterns. Select the rhythm to which the desired Fill In or Ending belongs beforehand. Then press
the FILL IN or INTRO. ENDING button while holding down the PATTERN button.
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When preset rhythm patterns
are copied to the Rhythm
NOTE
Pattern Program, the copied
patterns may differ in volume from the
original patterns.
The User rhythm you have
created can also be copied to
NOTE
the Rhythm Pattern Program.
You can edit it again and improve it.
Some Ending patterns consists
of more than two measures. If
NOTE
you copy such a pattern, only
the first two measures can be copied
but the rest cannot be copied.
The Intro. patterns cannot be
NOTE copied.