Yamaha PSR-230 Owner's Manual - Page 26

Change the accompaniment ensemble, LARGE/SMALL, if you wish., Change Set the Accompaniment Volume,

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Jam Track The Jam Track is a special accompaniment pattern that includes automatic chord progressions and section changes that match the selected Style. Press the JAM TRACK button during playback, and the accompaniment will continue, changing chords according to the programmed progression and sections letting you "jam" or play along with the changes. JAM TRACK JAM JAM JAM TRACK button JAM indication in display Since the Jam Track progression is based on the last chord played, you may want to play the root chord before pressing JAM TRACK. (For example, if you are playing a song in the key of E, play an E chord before pressing JAM TRACK.) NOTE • If you press the MAIN A or B button, the Fill-in will begin immediately, and the new section will actually begin playing from the top of the next measure - unless the MAIN A or B button is pressed during the last beat of the measure, in which case the Fill-in will begin from the first beat of the next measure. 7 Change the accompaniment ensemble "size" (LARGE/SMALL), if you wish. Press the LARGE/SMALL button. SYNC- LARGE/ STOP SMALL LARGE/SMALL button LARGE/SMALL LARGE/SMALL LARGE icon SMALL icon This switches between "large" ensemble and "small" ensemble accompaniment, allowing you change the instrumental texture and dynamics of the Auto Accompaniment as you play. (The icon shows four people when set to LARGE, and one person when set to SMALL.) NOTE • LARGE is selected whenever the power is turned on. 8 Change Set the Accompaniment Volume, if you wish. You may want to adjust the accompaniment volume, separate from the overall instrument volume. To do this, use the VOLUME buttons in the STYLE mode. ACCOMPANIMENT SONG VOLUME RESET VOLUME Press VOLUME˛ to increase the accompaniment volume and VOLUME˝ to decrease it; holding down the appropriate button continuously increases/decreases the accompaniment volume. The level is shown in the display. VOLUME To reset the accompaniment volume to its original default setting, press both VOLUME buttons simultaneously. 23

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Jam Track
The Jam Track is a special accompaniment pattern that includes automatic chord progressions and
section changes that match the selected Style.
Press the
JAM TRACK
button during playback, and
the accompaniment will continue, changing chords according to the programmed progression and
sections letting you
“
jam
”
or play along with the changes.
Since the Jam Track progression is based on the last chord played, you may want to play the root
chord before pressing
JAM TRACK
.
(For example, if you are playing a song in the key of E, play an
E chord before pressing JAM TRACK.)
•
If you press the MAIN A or B button, the Fill-in will begin immediately, and the new section will actually begin
playing from the top of the next measure
—
unless the MAIN A or B button is pressed during the last beat of the
measure, in which case the Fill-in will begin from the first beat of the next measure.
7
Change the accompaniment ensemble
“
size
”
(LARGE/SMALL), if you wish.
Press the
LARGE/SMALL
button.
This switches between
“
large
”
ensemble and
“
small
”
ensemble accompaniment, allowing you change
the instrumental texture and dynamics of the Auto Accompaniment as you play.
(The icon shows
four people when set to LARGE, and one person when set to SMALL.)
•
LARGE is selected whenever the power is turned on.
8
Change Set the Accompaniment Volume, if you wish.
You may want to adjust the accompaniment volume, separate from the overall instrument volume.
To do this, use the
VOLUME
buttons in the STYLE mode.
Press
VOLUME
▲
to increase the accompaniment volume and
VOLUME
▼
to decrease it; holding
down the appropriate button continuously increases/decreases the accompaniment volume. The level
is shown in the display.
To reset the accompaniment volume to its original default setting, press both
VOLUME
buttons
simultaneously.
VOLUME
VOLUME
VOLUME
RESET
ACCOMPANIMENT
SONG
NOTE
LARGE/SMALL button
LARGE icon
SMALL icon
SYNC-
STOP
LARGE/
SMALL
SYNC-
STOP
LARGE/
SMALL
LARGE/SMALL
LARGE/SMALL
NOTE
JAM indication in display
JAM TRACK button
JAM TRACK
JAM
JAM