The Style Controls; Start/Stop; Key Start; Intro - GEM PK5 Owner's Manual

The Style controls

The next few paragraphs explain buttons dedicated to the control of the Styles.
START / STOP
Starts or stops the Style auto accompaniment. In Song Style record mode, this button triggers the auto accom-
paniments; the Song Style recording is started with the PLAY/STOP button.
The display shows 4 Tempo monitoring signals under the Metronome icon which monitor the playback Tempo
of the Style or Song.
Before pressing START/STOP you can preset one of either INTRO, FILL or ENDING to play as an Introduction
to the Style.

KEY START

This function synchronises the start of the automatic accompaniments with a note pressed on the lower split
keyboard without having to use START/STOP. If you are using Free/Style, you can key-start a Style by playing
a chord anywhere on the keyboard.
KEY START can be deactivated by:
• pressing START/STOP to start the accompaniment.
• pressing ENDING and allow the Style to run freely to the end.
• pressing KEY START once more.
KEY START cannot be deactivated by:
• pressing START/STOP while the accompaniment is playing.
• pressing INTRO, FILL or ENDING before starting the accompaniment.
The KEY START function can be activated or deactivated during Style play.

INTRO

Plays an introductory sequence of one or two measures. After pressing INTRO (the corresponding display
indicator turns on), press START/STOP to start the Style with the Intro.
INTRO can also play as a Fill In if pressed during Style play.
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Note 1: The Continue func-
tion does not operate in
STYLE mode. Refer to the
SONG STYLES chapter for
an explanation.
Note 2: When KEY START
is selected, the 4 Tempo in-
dicators under the word
TEMPO start to flash.
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