Rhythm And Accompaniment; Selecting Rhythms From The Panel - Yamaha Electone EL-87 Owner's Manual

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Rhythm and Accompaniment

The Rhythm features of the Electone use actual drum and percussion sampled sounds to automatically
play various rhythms. Automatic Accompainment functions are used with the rhythms, providing
appropriate and completely automatic accompaniment to match the style of the rhythm selected.
Moreover, the Electone has a Keyboard Percussion feature that allows you to play drum and percussion
sounds from the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard.
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Selecting Rhythms from the Panel

Ten different rhythm categories in various styles can be instantly
selected from the front panel. The Electone has many more
"hidden" rhythms, however. A total of 66 rhythms are available,
and can be selected by using the display.
(1) To select and play a rhythm:
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Choose a rhythm by pressing one of the Rhythm buttons in the
Rhythm section on the panel.
From this display, you can also select other rhythms. These
additional patterns are generally variations on the basic rhythm
categories.
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Press the Data Control button corresponding to the rhythm you
wish to play, as you do with the voices. The selected rhythm
will be shown at the upper row of LCD.
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