Yamaha PortaTone PSR-8000 Owner's Manual page 29

The PSR-8000 automatically determines the voices to be
used for the accompaniment bass and chords according to the
accompaniment style you select.
• Custom and groove styles which can be selected via the [CUSTOM
STYLE] and [GROOVE STYLE] buttons can be created as described
on pages 62 and 76, respectively, or loaded from disk.
• Styles loaded from the floppy disk provided with the PSR-8000 or
optional SFF (Style File Format) disks can also be used as CUSTOM
STYLES.
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Set the Tempo
If necessary, set the playback tempo as required (see "Tempo
Control, page 35).
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Start the Accompaniment
Use one of the start modes described in "Auto Accompani-
ment Start Modes", below, to start the accompaniment.
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Play On the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT Section Of the Keyboard
As soon as you play any chord that the PSR-8000 can
"recognize" on the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT section of the
keyboard (to the left of the auto accompaniment split point —
F#2 by default), the PSR-8000 will automatically begin to play
the chord along with the rhythm and an appropriate bass line.
The accompaniment will continue playing even if you release
the left-hand keys. See "Auto Accompaniment Fingering Modes",
below, for information on the individual fingering modes.
If the MANUAL BASS mode is selected only the rhythm
accompaniment will play automatically, and the bass voice set
for the style can be played on the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT
section of the keyboard.
• The AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT section split point can be changed via
the SPLIT POINT/FINGERING FUNCTION display, described on page
123.
• The appropriate chord and bass note will sound if you play in the AUTO
ACCOMPANIMENT section of the keyboard while the AUTO ACCOM-
PANIMENT function is on but the accompaniment is stopped (but not
in the FULL KEYBOARD and MANUAL BASS modes).
• The four LED dots of the TEMPO display provide a visual indication of
the selected tempo.
• The SPLIT POINT/FINGERING display can be accessed
directly by pressing the [AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT] button
while holding the [DIRECT ACCESS] button.
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Using the Accompaniment Section
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Split Point
Auto Accompani-
ment Section
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Melody Section
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