Yamaha Electone EL-900 Owner's Manual page 60

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N O T E :
T he L eft Foot sw i t ch can al so be used t o
t urn t he rhyt hm on and off i n t he m i ddl e
of song. T o assign the Footsw itch for
rhyt hm cont rol , see page 151. )
N O T E :
A B O U T SY N C H R O STA R T:
Synchro St art funct i ons qui t e di fferent l y
w hen the A uto B ass C hord feature is
turned on and the A ccom panim ent
M em ory i s t urned off. T he rhyt hm st art s
w hen a key on the L ow er keyboard is
pl ayed, but t hen i m m edi at el y st ops w hen
the key is released. T o keep this from
happeni ng, t urn t he M em ory funct i on on.
(R efer t o t he A ut om at i c A ccom pani m ent
sect i on, page 68, for det ai l s on A ut o B ass
C hord and M em ory. )
N O T E :
W hen the E lectone is turned on, the
R hyt hm V ol um e i s aut om at i cal l y set t o 0.
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T urn t he rhyt hm on. Y ou can use one of t hree but t ons t o t urn on t he
rhyt hm :
INTRO.
ENDING
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1 STA R T
T hi s but t on does as i t s nam e i ndi cat es; t he rhyt hm begi ns as soon as
t he but t on i s pressed. T o st op t he rhyt hm , press t hi s but t on agai n.
2 SY N C H R O STA R T
Thi s but t on put s t he rhyt hm i n ﾒst and-byﾓ; t he rhyt hm w i l l st art w hen
you press a not e on t he L ow er keyboard or Pedal board. T o st op t he
rhyt hm , press t hi s but t on agai n.
3 IN T R O . E N D IN G
Pressi ng t hi s but t on aut om at i cal l y adds a short i nt roduct i on (of up t o
ei ght m easures) before st art i ng t he act ual rhyt hm . Fi rst , press t he
IN TR O . EN D IN G but t on, t hen t he STA R T or SY N C R O STA R T but t on
t o act ual l y st art t he rhyt hm .
W hi l e t he i nt roduct i on i s pl ayi ng, t he di spl ay show s t he count dow n t o
t he fi rst m easure of t he pat t ern. For exam pl e, i f t here i s a ei ght -m easure
l ead-i n for a pat t ern i n 4/ 4 t i m e, t he fol l ow i ng di spl ay appears:
Pressi ng t he IN TR O . EN D IN G but t on agai n w hi l e t he pat t ern i s bei ng
pl ayed w i l l aut om at i cal l y add an endi ng phrase before st oppi ng t he
rhyt hm .
LEA D I N
Pressi ng t he ST A R T but t on w hi l e hol di ng dow n t he IN T R O .
E N D IN G but t on aut om at i cal l y pl ays a speci al one-m easure L ead
In, w i t h a cl i ck on each beat , t o cue you i n t o t he begi nni ng of t he
song.
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Set t he vol um e.
Pr ess t he V O LU M E cont r ol s t o t he r i ght of t he R hyt hm but t ons t o set t he
desi r ed l evel of t he r hyt hm . The cont r ol s have seven vol um e set t i ngs, f r om
a m i ni m um of 0, or no sound, t o a m axi m um of f ul l vol um e.
Fi ne adj ust m ent s i n t he vol um e of t he rhyt hm can al so be m ade from
t he R hyt hm C ondi t i on page (page 62).
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