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Rhythm Pattern Program

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1 Rhythm Pattern Program The Rhythm Pattern Program works with the Keyboard Percussion feature to let you use any of 75 different percussion sounds in creating your own rhythms. Up to 16 separate rhythm "tracks" are provided in a single pattern for each instrument part, and up to 40 patterns-eight User numbers, each with five variations- can be memorized. (1) Entering Rhythm Pattern Program To call up the Rhythm Pattern Program function : 1 Press and hold down the PATTERN button in the DISPLAY SELECT section. The LED of the button lights and the display prompts you to select a rhythm. NOTE: Pressing the PATTERN button here also automatically stops the rhythms and rhythm sequences. NOTE: Use of the playback and recording functions on the Music Disk Recorder automatically cancels the Rhythm Programming/Rhythm Sequencing operations. There are two ways to program a User pattern: copying a preset rhythm which is similar to the rhythm you want to create and creating your own rhythm from scratch. 109

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Rhythm Pattern Program
The Rhythm Pattern Program works with the Keyboard Percussion
feature to let you use any of 75 different percussion sounds in
creating your own rhythms.
Up to 16 separate rhythm “tracks”
are provided in a single pattern for each instrument part, and up
to 40 patterns—eight User numbers, each with five variations—
can be memorized.
(1) Entering Rhythm Pattern Program
To call up the Rhythm Pattern Program function :
1
Press and hold down the PATTERN button in the DISPLAY
SELECT section.
The LED of the button lights and the display
prompts you to select a rhythm.
NOTE:
Pressing the PATTERN button here also
automatically stops the rhythms and
rhythm sequences.
NOTE:
Use of the playback and recording
functions on the Music Disk Recorder
automatically cancels the Rhythm
Programming/Rhythm Sequencing
operations.
There are two ways to program a User pattern: copying a preset
rhythm which is similar to the rhythm you want to create and
creating your own rhythm from scratch.