The Tempo Synchro Function - Yamaha Portatone PSR-5700 Owner's Manual

G faster
5
faster
G a tempo
6
a tempo
G slower
7
slower
G rit.
(Ritardando)
8
rit.

The TEMPO SYNCHRO Function

MULTI REPEAT
PERC. BREAK
TEMPO SYNCHRO
MODE
SELECT
Tap the [faster] pad to increase the tempo by a fixed amount, whether the
accompaniment is playing or not.
If this pad is used during an accelerando or ritardando, the accelerando or
ritardando stops immediately and the [faster] value takes effect.
DETAIL
This pad recalls the tempo prior to the last tempo change — e.g. any
change incurred by pressing the [Tempo Change], [accel.], [faster],
[slower], or [rit.] pad.
If this pad is used during an accelerando or ritardando, the accelerando or
ritardando stops immediately and the [a tempo] value takes effect.
DETAIL
Tap the [slower] pad to decrease the tempo by a fixed amount, whether
the accompaniment is playing or not.
If this pad is used during an accelerando or ritardando, the accelerando or
ritardando stops immediately and the [slower] value takes effect.
DETAIL
Pressing the [rit.] pad immediately starts a 2-measure ritardando (tempo
decrease) that is executed by decreasing the tempo by a small amount on
every 8th beat. The ritardando is stopped if the [rit.] pad is pressed again
before the 2 measures are completed.
The [PAD 8/rit.] pad has essentially the same effect on the tempo as the [END-
ING/rit.] pad (page 23), except that while the [ENDING/rit.] pad causes the
tempo to return to its initial value after the rhythm stops, the tempo does not
DETAIL
return to its initial value if the [PAD 8/rit.] pad is used, even after the rhythm is
stopped.
If a fill-in pattern is selected during a ritardando, the ritardando continues during
the fill-in but then original tempo is then restored as soon as the fill-in ends.
DETAIL
If you press the button immediately to the right of the pad [MODE SE-
LECT] button so that the indicator above it lights while the TEMPO mode
is engaged, the TEMPO SYNCHRO function is engaged — any tempo
change initiated by a TEMPO pad takes place at the beginning of the next
measure instead of immediately when the pad is tapped (TEMPO SYN-
CHRO has no effect on Tap Start operation).
The SYNCHRO mode is turned off by pressing the button to the right of
the [MODE SELECT] button again.
Using the Pads
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