Yamaha PortaSound PSS-780 Operating Manual page 16

RHYTHM MACHINE FUNCTIONS
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STYLE SELECT — Choosing the Rhythm
RHYTHM CONTROL
@ Overview
The STYLE LIST (6) shows the 100 basic rhythm styles at
your disposal. Choosing one that suits your music is practi-
cally identical with selecting a voice —- except that the STYLE
indicator on the VOICE/STYLE display must be lit instead
of the VOICE indicator.
@ Operation
1, Check whether the dot in the VOICE/STYLE number
display (8) is located above "STYLE". If it is not, press
the blue STYLE selector (11b).
VOICE/STYLE
Indicator dot
Lise L STYLE
2. Enter the style number.
Use the VOICE/STYLE SELECT number buttons (11c)
to input the number of the desired style.
As with voice numbers, all style numbers have two digits,
so be sure to input enter both.
— Points to Remember
@ Which style is currently selected can be checked on the
VOICE/STYLE display by pressing the STYLE se-
lector. (This is not necessary if the indicator dot is al-
ready above STYLE.)-
e@ When power is turned on, the style last selected is
automatically chosen.
e@ The number of beats per rhythm pattern depends on
the selected style. Many patterns consist of two mea-
sures with a slightly differing structure (see paragraph
on BEAT Display below).
e If you wish, you can set the AUTO ACCOMPANI-
MENT MODE to NORMAL by pushing that button
(3a) when using the PSS-780 like a rhythm machine.
This will allow you to play the selected voice over the
entire keyboard. (For details on AUTO ACCOMPA-
NIMENT MODE, see p.18.)
@ Overview
Now that you have selected a rhythm style, the RHYTHM
CONTROL section (20) lets you start, change and stop the
percussion in a variety of ways. This gives you incredibly
flexible and realistic live control over the drum patterns. The
rubber pads are large and easy to hit so you can operate them
quickly without interrupting your keyboard playing.
With a bit of practice, you will be able to control the rhythm
(and Auto Accompaniment) with these pads as naturally as
if you were a drummer — simply by hitting them at the right
time.
@ Operation
Starting the Rhythm
a) START/STOP (20a)
Hitting this pad starts the rhythm right away.
b) SYNCHRO START/ENDING (20b)
When this pad is pressed, both BEAT indicator dots in
the TEMPO/PARAMETER & VALUE display start to
blink simultaneously, indicating the tempo, but the
rhythm does not start yet.
In NORMAL mode, the rhythm will start as soon as
you play any key(s) on the keyboard. In SINGLE
FINGER and FINGERED, you can start the rhythm
by pressing keys in the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT
SECTION.
Points to Remember
@ The Synchro Start function can be canceled prior to
rhythm start by pressing SYNCHRO START/END-
ING again.
@ When using Synchro Start, you can watch the blinking
indicator dots to get a feel for the beat until you are
ready to start performing.
@ Instead of playing a key, you can also start the rhythm
by pressing START/STOP (20a).
c) INTRO/FILL IN f, 2, 3 (20c)
These three pads in the right part of the RHYTHM
CONTROL section start the rhythm right away with a
special "INTRO" (introduction) pattern. (No other Auto
Accompaniment instrument sounds are heard during the
intro even ifan AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT SECTION
key is being pressed.) When the intro is finished (after
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