Yamaha Electone EL-500 Owner's Manual page 57

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Turn the rhythm on. You can use one of three buttons to turn on the
rhythm:
INTRO.
ENDING
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1 START
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.
2 SYNCHRO START
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.
3 INTRO. ENDING
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 beat, to cue you in to the beginning of
the song.
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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 (page 59).
SEQ. SEQ. MARCH
1 2
USER 1
SEQ. SEQ. TANGO
3 4
USER 5
SYNCHRO START
START
2 1
FILL IN
BAR/BEAT
TEMPO
RHYTHM
WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW
ROCK
USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A
LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT
USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C
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The Left Footswitch can also be used to
turn the rhythm on and off in the middle
of song. To assign the Footswitch for
rhythm control, see page 148.)
ABOUT SYNCHRO START:
Synchro Start functions quite differently
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 Auto Bass Chord
section, page 65, for details on Auto Bass
Chord and Memory.)
When the Electone is turned on, the
Rhythm Volume is automatically set to 0.
MAX
1
B
2
D
MIN
NOTE:
NOTE:
NOTE:
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