Adding Accompaniment To Your Performance (Rhythm); Adjusting The Volume; Adjusting The Tempo - Yamaha P-125a Owner's Manual

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Adding Accompaniment to Your Performance (Rhythm)

You can select a Rhythm (drums and bass accompaniment) from a variety of musical genres, such as Pop and
Jazz, and play along with it. Refer to the Rhythms on page 28.
1
While holding [RHYTHM], press one of
the C3 – G4 keys to select the desired
Rhythm.
For details on which Rhythm is assigned to each
key, see separate "Quick Operation Guide."
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While holding
down
C0
C1
C2
2
Press [RHYTHM] to start the percussion
part of the selected Rhythm from the
Intro section.
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NOTE
• Intro will not be played back when you start the Rhythm during Song
playback.
Setting Intro/Ending on or off
This adds an Intro/Ending to the beginning or at
the end of the rhythm section. You can enable
(On) or disable (Off) the sound of the Intro/Ending
as desired. While holding down [RHYTHM],
press one of the keys: F5 (Intro Off), F#5 (Intro
On), G5 (Ending Off) or G#5 (Ending On).
Default setting: on
3
Play your performance along with the Rhythm.
Play the keyboard with your both hands. The
instrument will automatically create appropriate
accompaniment bass sound while you play, based
on the chords you play. Less than three notes can
be played to indicate the chords (based on the pre-
viously played chord, etc.). 9th, 11th and 13th
chords cannot be played.
NOTE
• For details on how to play Chords, refer to commercially available chord
books.
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C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C3 – G4
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Bass On/Off
While holding down [RHYTHM], press C5 (Off)
or C#5 (On; default setting).
4
Press [RHYTHM] to stop playback.
The lamp turns off, and the keyboard returns to the
original status.

Adjusting the Volume

Setting range: 1 – 10 (Default setting: 7)
While holding down [RHYTHM], press the F0 key to
decrease the value by 1, F#0 to reset to the default
value, or G0 to increase by 1.
* Refer to the "VOLUME" indications (-1/default/+1) printed
above these keys.

Adjusting the Tempo

Setting range: 5 – 280 (default setting: 120)
Voice confirmation of current Tempo value (in
English):
While holding down [RHYTHM], press the lowest
key.
To increase or decrease the value by 1:
When the Rhythm is playing back, press [+] to
increase or [-] to decrease. When it is stopped, press
[+] to increase or [-] to decrease while holding down
the [RHYTHM].
Holding either button continuously
increases or decreases the value
Pressing simultaneously resets to
the default value
NOTE
• The Rhythm tempo setting is reflected also in the Metronome
To increase or decrease the value by 10 or to
specify a three-digit value:
While holding down [RHYTHM], press the same key
as in Metronome Tempo (page 16).

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