Yamaha Electone EL-87 Owner's Manual page 54

N O T E :
The left footswitch can also be used to
turn the rhythm off and on in the middle
of song. However, it cannot be used to
start the rhythm at the beginning of a song.
(To assign the footswitch for rhythm
control, see page 131.)
N O T E :
ABOUT SYNCHRO START:
Synchro Start functions quite defferently
when the Auto Bass Chord feature is
turned on and the Accompaniment
Memory is turned off. The rhythm starts
when a key on the Lower keyboard is
played, but then immediately stops when
the key is released. To keep this from
happening, turn the Memory function on.
(Refer to the Automatic Accompaniment
section, page 56, for details on Auto Bass
Chord and Memory.)
N O T E :
When the Electone is turned on, the
Rhythm Volume is automatically set to
0.
50
3
Turn the rhythm on. You can use one of three buttons to turn on
the rhythm:
START
1
This button does as its name indicates; the rhythm begins as
soon as the button is pressed. To stop the rhythm, press this
button again.
SYNCHRO START
2
This button puts the rhythm in "stand-by"; the rhythm will start
when you press a note on the Lower keyboard or Pedalboard.
To stop the rhythm, press this button again.
INTRO. ENDING
3
Pressing this button automatically adds a short introduction (of
up to eight measures) before starting the actual rhythm. First,
press the INTRO. ENDING button, then the START or
SYNCRO START button to actually start the rhythm.
While the introduction is playing, the display shows the
countdown to the first measure of the pattern. For example, if
there is a eight-measure lead-in for a pattern in 4/4 time, the
following display appears:
Pressing the INTRO. ENDING button again while the pattern
is being played will automatically add an ending phrase before
stopping the rhythm.
LEAD IN
Pressing the START button while holding down the INTRO.
ENDING button automatically plays a special one-measure
Lead In, with a click on each bead, to cue you in to the
beginning of the song.
4
Set the volume.
Press the VOLUME controls to the right of the Rhythm buttons
to set the desired level of the rhythm. The controls have seven
volume settings, from a minimum of 0, or no sound, to a
maximum of full volume.
Fine adjustments in the volume of the rhythm can also be made
from the Rhythm Condition page (see page 52).