Yamaha PortaTone PSR-510 Owner's Manual page 31

Starting the Accompaniment with an Introduction .............................................................................
INTRO
INTRO MAIN
A
The MAIN [A] and [B] Sections..............................................................................................................
MAIN
A
Adding Fill-ins .........................................................................................................................................
FILL IN 1 FILL IN 2
FILL IN 1 FILL IN 2
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Any of the PSR-510 accompaniment patterns can be started with an appro-
priate introduction by pressing the [INTRO] button and then the [START/
STOP] button.
Once the [INTRO] button is pressed, the [INTRO] indicator will be lit
continuously and the MAIN [A] or [B] indicator will flash to indicate which
section will play when the introduction has finished. You can change the "des-
B
tination" section by pressing the MAIN [A] or [B] button while its indicator is
flashing. When the introduction ends, the [INTRO] indicator will go out and
the [A] or [B] indicator will light continuously.
• It is possible to start the accompaniment from any section — even the
NOTES
• The [INTRO] button can be used to select the introduction pattern even
• If you press the [SYNC-START/STOP] button and then the [INTRO] but-
Each accompaniment style has two main sections — [A] and [B]. If the
MAIN [A] or [B] button is pressed while the accompaniment is playing, the
B
corresponding section will begin from the top of the next measure. You can
also select [A] or [B] before starting the accompaniment.
• The MAIN [A] section is automatically selected whenever the power
NOTES
The PSR-510 provide two types of fill-ins (rhythmic variations) — one
which plays and then returns to the current MAIN section, and one which leads
to the other MAIN section. Press the [FILL IN 1] button at any time while the
accompaniment is playing to add a one-measure fill-in and or return to the cur-
rent MAIN section, or press the [FILL IN 2] button to add a one-measure fill-
in and go to the other MAIN section.
MAIN
tor will flash while FILL IN 1 plays, and the [B] indicator will
A B
flash while FILL IN 2 plays. You can change the section that will
begin playing after the fill-in by pressing the desired section but-
ton while the indicator is still flashing.
• If you hold the [FILL IN 1] or [FILL IN 2] button, the fill-in pattern will re-
NOTES
• If the [FILL IN 1] or [FILL IN 2] button is pressed after the last beat of a
• It is also possible to start the accompaniment with a fill-in by pressing the
ending — by pressing the corresponding button prior to pressing the
[START/STOP] button. The destination MAIN [A] or [B] section can be
selected as described above.
while the accompaniment is playing.
ton, the accompaniment will start from the introduction as soon as a chord
is detected in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard.
switch is turned on.
If the MAIN A section is playing, for example, the [A] indica-
peat until the button is released, then the MAIN A or B section will play
from the beginning of the next measure.
measure, the fill-in will begin from the first beat of the next measure. If
pressed at any other time the fill-in will begin immediately.
desired FILL IN button prior to pressing the [START/STOP] button. The
destination MAIN [A] or [B] section can be selected in the normal way.
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