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QUICK GUIDE
Selecting Voices
To choose any instrument sound you like, simply look
up its name in the VOICE LIST (6a) and input the corre-
sponding number with the number buttons (5c). (It may
be necessary to press the turquoise VOICE switch (5a)
first.)
Effects
Add special effects to the instrument sounds by pressing
these selectors.
Single Finger Chords
You can
play entire chords
automatically with just a
finger or two — press the SINGLE FINGER selector (3a),
then play keys in the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT SECTION
(18).
Automatic Accompaniment
With SINGLE
FINGER
mode on, press the red START/
STOP switch (14a) to start the rhythm. Play the AUTO
ACCOMPANIMENT SECTION and enjoy automatic bass,
chord and orchestra accompaniment.
To stop it, press
SYNCHRO START/ENDING (14р).
Selecting Styles
The STYLE LIST (6b) shows you which rhythm and ac-
companiment styles you can choose from. Press the red
STYLE (5b) switch, then enter the desired style number
with the number buttons (5c).
Tempo
To adjust the speed of the rhythm/accompaniment, press
TEMPO (10a), then use the VALUE buttons (12) to make
it faster or slower.
© Rhythm Control
START/STOP (14a) starts or stops the selected rhythm.
Press the yellow INTRO/FILL IN buttons (14c) instead for
a different beginning or for variations while the drum
sounds are playing.
(Works for Auto Accompaniment
too.) SYNCHRO
START/ENDING
(14b) lets the rhythm
begin automatically when you play the AUTO ACCOM-
PANIMENT SECTION (18), or ends it with a special pat-
tern.
(Н) Orchestration
These switches (3b) turn the four components of the Auto
Accompaniment — bass, rhythm
(drums), chords and
orchestra parts — on and off to suit your music.