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Start the selected Style.
You can do this in one of three ways:
• Pressing the START/STOP button
The rhythm starts playing immediately without bass and
chord accompaniment. The currently selected Main A or B
section will play. (You can select either pattern by pressing
the appropriate button — MAIN/AUTO FILL A or B — before
pressing the START/STOP button.)
• Using Synchro Start
The PortaTone also has a Synchro Start function that
allows you to start the rhythm/accompaniment by simply
pressing a key on the keyboard. To use Synchro Start,
first press the SYNC-START button (the metronome icon
flashes to indicate Synchro Start stand-by), then press
one of the keys in the AUTO ACCOMP SECTION of the
keyboard.
Synchro Start is automatically set to stand-by when you
select the Style mode.
• Using Synchro Start with an Intro pattern
First, press one of the section buttons — MAIN/AUTO
FILL A, B, or JAM — to select which pattern follows the
Intro. Next, press the INTRO button, followed by the
SYNC-START button. (The INTRO indication in the
display lights, and the metronome icon and the MAIN
A /B/JAM indication flashes to indicate Synchro Start
stand-by.) To actually start the Intro pattern and
accompaniment, play one of the keys in the AUTO
ACCOMP SECTION of the keyboard.
About the METRONOME Icon
The METRONOME icon in the display flashes
in time with the current tempo during
playback of a Style (or Song). The flashing
pattern provides a visual indication of both
the tempo and time signature of the Style or
Song.
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4.
Change chords using
the Auto Accompaniment feature.
Try playing a few successive single notes with your left
hand, and notice how the bass and chord
accompaniment change with each key you play. (Refer
to the boxed sections on pages 8 for more information
on how to use Auto Accompaniment.)
Chords played in the AUTO ACCOMP SECTION of the
keyboard are also detected and played when the accompaniment is
stopped. In this condition (Stopped Accompaniment function), the
Voices used for the bass and chords are automatically selected.
5.
Change the tempo of the Style, if you
wish.
Use the TEMPO buttons to change the tempo of the Style.
Press TEMPO a to increase the speed and TEMPO z to
decrease it; holding down the appropriate button
continuously increases/decreases the speed. The
tempo value appears in the display. Tempo range is
from 40 to 240 bpm (in 1 bpm steps).
To reset the tempo to its original default setting, press
both TEMPO buttons simultaneously.
Default Tempos — Each Song and Style has been given a
default or standard tempo. If you change the tempo, you can set it
back to the original default setting, by pressing both TEMPO buttons
simultaneously. Also, the tempo of a Song or Style returns to the
default setting when selecting a different Song or Style. If the style is
playing and the One Touch Setting function is off (see page 9), the
tempo remains even if you select a different style. When you turn on
the power of the PortaTone, the tempo is automatically set to the
default setting of Style 01.
3/4 Time
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