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Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion

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4 Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion 4 Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion The Rhythm features of the Electone use actual drum and percussion sampled sounds to automatically play various rhythm patterns. Automatic Accompaniment functions are used with the rhythm patterns, providing appropriate and completely automatic accompaniment to match the style of the rhythm pattern selected. Moreover, the Electone has a Keyboard Percussion feature that allows you to play drum and percussion sounds from the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard. 1. Selecting Rhythm Patterns from the Panel Ten different rhythm menus in various styles can be instantly selected from the front panel. The Electone has additional "hidden" rhythm patterns, however. A total of 24 rhythm patterns are available, and can be selected by using combination of the RHYTHM buttons and the LCD display. To select and play a rhythm pattern: 1. Choose a rhythm pattern by pressing one of the RHYTHM buttons on the panel. RHYTHM SEQ. SEQ. MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW 1 MAX 1 2 ROCK SEQ. SEQ. TANGO LATIN LATIN 8 BEAT 16 BEAT 2 3 4 1 2 MIN March Country Broadway The first character of the selected rhythm pattern's name flashes on the LCD display. (Refer to the Rhythm Menu list on page 38 for selecting a rhythm pattern.) 2. Press the DATA CONTROL buttons to select a rhythm pattern from the Rhythm menu. From the example display shown below, select Broadway. March Country Broadway Press either of these DATA CONTROL buttons that correspond to Broadway on the display. 31

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4 Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion
4 Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion
The Rhythm features of the Electone use actual drum and percussion sampled sounds to
automatically play various rhythm patterns. Automatic Accompaniment functions are used with
the rhythm patterns, providing appropriate and completely automatic accompaniment to match
the style of the rhythm pattern selected. Moreover, the Electone has a Keyboard Percussion
feature that allows you to play drum and percussion sounds from the Lower keyboard and
Pedalboard.
1. Selecting Rhythm Patterns from the Panel
Ten different rhythm menus in various styles can be instantly selected from the front panel. The Electone
has additional "hidden" rhythm patterns, however. A total of 24 rhythm patterns are available, and can be
selected by using combination of the RHYTHM buttons and the LCD display.
To select and play a rhythm pattern:
1.
Choose a rhythm pattern by pressing one of the
RHYTHM buttons on the panel.
The first character of the selected rhythm pattern's name flashes on the
LCD display. (Refer to the Rhythm Menu list on page 38 for selecting a
rhythm pattern.)
2.
Press the DATA CONTROL buttons to select a rhythm
pattern from the Rhythm menu.
From the example display shown below, select Broadway.
March
Country
Broadway
Press either of these
DATA CONTROL buttons
that correspond to
Broadway on the
display.
Country
Broadway
March
MARCH
WALTZ
SWING
BOUNCE
SLOW
ROCK
MAX
MIN
TANGO
LATIN
1
LATIN
2
8 BEAT
16 BEAT
RHYTHM
1
2
SEQ.
SEQ.
1
3
SEQ.
SEQ.
2
4