Yamaha Portatone PSR-300 Owner's Manual - Page 9

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RHYTHM ACCOMPANIMENT

Selecting an Accompaniment

Style

If the STYLE indicator is not lit, press the [VOICE/

STYLE] button once so that it does light. The number of

the currently selected style will appear on the MULTI

DISPLAY when the STYLE indicator is lit.

Select any of the PSR-200/PSR-300's 50 accompaniment

styles by using one of the two following methods:

1: Choose one of the 50 accompaniment styles — num-

bered "00" through "49" — shown on the STYLE LIST

then enter its number using the numeric VOICE/STYLE

buttons. To select FUSION1 (number 27), for example,

first press "2" and then "7." The number "27" should then

be displayed on the MULTI DISPLAY.

2: The [+] and [-] buttons in the VOICE/STYLE group

can be used to increment (increase by one) or decrement

(decrease by one) the current accompaniment style

number. Press the [+] button briefly to select the accompa-

niment style one number higher than the current accompa-

niment style, or the [-] button to select the accompaniment

style one number lower than the current accompaniment

style. If you hold the [+] or [-] button down, the accompa-

niment style number will increment or decrement continu-

ously – simply release the button when the desired ac-

companiment style number has been reached.

When the power is initially turned ON, the 00 DANCE1 style is

automatically selected.

Setting the Tempo

The first time the TEMPO

current tempo will appear on the MULTI DISPLAY. While the

current tempo value is still showing on the display, press the

TEMPO

button to increase the tempo, or the TEMPO

button to decrease the tempo. The selected tempo will be dis-

played on the MULTI DISPLAY (in quarter-note beats per

minute) while the TEMPO

approximately 2 seconds after either TEMPO button is released.

The available tempo range is from 40 to 240 beats per

minute. Each accompaniment style has a different "default"

tempo which is automatically set whenever a new style is se-

lected (but not when a new style is selected while the accompa-

niment is playing). The default tempo for the currently selected

accompaniment style can be recalled at any time by pressing

both the TEMPO

and

The tempo is automatically set to the default value for the DANCE1

style whenever the power switch is turned ON.

It is also possible to adjust the tempo after starting playback of the

accompaniment. This allows you to set the optimum tempo by ear.

Starting the Accompaniment

Press the [START/STOP] button to start the selected accom-

paniment immediately, or press the [SYNCHRO START/END-

ING] button if you want the accompaniment to start when you

play the first note on the keyboard. If you press the [SYNCHRO

START/ENDING] button, the three dots along the bottom of

the MULTI DISPLAY will flash at the selected tempo.

The three LED dots at the bottom of the MULTI DISPLAY provide a

visual indication of the selected tempo as follows:

1st. Beat

2nd. Beat

3rd. Beat

4th. Beat

If neither the FINGERED or SINGLE FINGER mode is selected, the

accompaniment will consist only of rhythm (drums & percussion)

sounds. Operation of the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT SINGLE FINGER

and FINGERED modes is described on page 9 and 10.

A different accompaniment style can be selected at any time while the

accompaniment is playing. The style number display will change as

soon as the selection is made, but the new style will begin playback

from the top of the next measure. The tempo will not change when the

new style begins playing.

button is pressed the

button is pressed, and for

buttons at the same time.