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Each button (Style bank) contains four pages, each with up to
eight Styles. Repeatedly press a bank button to cycle between the
available pages.
If you keep the SHIFT button pressed, and press one of
the buttons of this section, the "Write Style Performance" win-
dow appears in the display, and you can save the current Style
Performance (see "Write Style Performance dialog box" on
page 113).
E
SINGLE TOUCH
This button turns the Single Touch and Variation/STS Link
functions on or off.
On
When a different Style (or the same again) is
selected, a Single Touch Setting (STS1) is auto-
matically selected. The Keyboard sounds and
effects will change, along with the Style sounds
and effects.
Flashing
Variation/STS Link function activated. This func-
tion makes each Variation recall the correspond-
ing STS when selected. For example, select
Variation 2, and STS 2 will be automatically
recalled; select Variation 3, and STS 3 will be
automatically recalled.
Off
When you select a different Style (or the same
again), the Style sounds and effects will change.
The Keyboard sounds and effects will not change.
F
FADE IN/OUT
When the Style or Song is not playing, press this button to start
it with a volume fade-in (the volume goes from zero to the max-
imum).
When the Style or Song is playing back, press this button to stop
it with a volume fade-out (the volume gradually decreases).
You don't need to press START/STOP or PLAY/STOP to start or
stop the Style or Song.
Note: This does not work in Sequencer mode.
You can jump to the Global > Basic page by keeping
SHIFT pressed, and pressing the FADE IN/OUT button.
G
INTRO 1-3/COUNT IN buttons
These buttons turn the corresponding Intro on. After pressing
one of these buttons, start the Style, and it will begin with the
selected intro. The INTRO LED automatically goes off at the end
of the intro.
Press them twice (LED blinking) to let them play in loop, and
select any other Style element (Fill, Intro, Variation...) to exit the
loop.
Note: Intro 1 plays a short sequence with different chords, while
Intro 2 plays on the latest recognized chord. Intro 3 is usually a one-
bar Count In.
H
VARIATION 1-4 buttons
Each of these buttons selects one of the four variations of the
current Style. Each variation can vary in patterns and sounds.
You can jump to the Style Play > Drum/Fill page by
keeping SHIFT pressed, and pressing one of the VARIATION
buttons.
I
FILL 1-3/BREAK buttons
These buttons trigger a fill-in. Press them twice (LED blinking)
to let them play in loop, and select any other Style element (Fill,
Intro, Variation...) to exit the loop.
Note: Fill 3 is usually a Break.
Note: This function can be automatically activated by playing the
keyboard harder. See "Velocity Control" on page 109.
You can jump to the Style Play > Drum/Fill page by
keeping SHIFT pressed, and pressing one of the FILL buttons.
J
ENDING 1-3 buttons
While the Style is running, these three buttons trigger an End-
ing, and stop the Style. Press one of them, and the Style will stop
running with an Ending.
Press them twice (LED blinking) to let them play in loop, and
select any other Style element (Fill, Intro, Variation...) to exit the
loop.
Note: Ending 1 plays a short sequence with different chords, while
Ending 2 plays on the latest recognized chord. Ending 3 starts
immediately, and is just two measures long.
K
START/STOP
Starts or stops the Style running.
Note: This function can be automatically activated by playing the
keyboard harder. See "Velocity Control" on page 109.
You can reset all 'frozen' notes and controllers on the Pa2X
and any instrument connected to its MIDI OUT or the USB
Device port, by using the "Panic" key combination. Just press
SHIFT + START/STOP to stop all notes and reset all controllers.
L
SYNCHRO START / STOP buttons
These buttons turn the Synchro Start and Synchro Stop func-
tions on or off. This lets you decide if you must press START/
STOP to start and/or stop a Style, or just play the keyboard in the
Chord Scanning area.
Start On, Stop Off
In this situation, just play a chord in the chord
recognition area (usually under the split point,
Sty
SB
see "ACCOMPANIMENT – CHORD SCAN-
NING section" on page 11) to automatically start
the Style. If you like, turn one of the INTROs on
before starting the Style.
Start Off, Stop On
In this case, raising your hands from the keyboard
stops the Style running.
Start On, Stop On
When both LEDs are lit, raising your hands from
the keyboard momentarily stops the Style running.
If you play a chord again, the Style starts again.
Sty
SB
Start Off, Stop Off
All Synchro functions are turned off.
Front panel
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Sty
SB
Sty
SB
SB

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