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Playing Styles, Select a Style Rhythm

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31 Q e uick Guid Playing Styles This instrument has an auto accompaniment feature that produces accompaniment (rhythm + bass + chords) in the style you choose to match chords you play with your left hand. You can select from 155 different styles covering a range of musical genres and time signatures (see the separate Data List for a complete list of the available styles). In this section we'll learn how to use the auto accompaniment features. Select a Style Rhythm Most styles includes a rhythm part. You can select from a wide variety of rhythmic types-rock, blues, Euro trance, and many, many more. Let's begin by listening to just the basic rhythm. The rhythm part is played using percussion instruments only. 1 Press the [STYLE] button. The style number and name will appear in the display. Style Name 8BtModrn 001 This icon appears when a style number and name is displayed. Style Number 2 Select a style. Use the dial to select the style you want to use. A list of all the available styles is provided in the separate Data List. PopBossa 092 NOTE • An external style file loaded to style number 156 can be selected and used in the same way as the internal styles. The style file must be loaded to style number 156 after transferring it to the instrument from a computer. For details, refer to the section "Loading Style Files" on page 74. 3 Press the [START/STOP] button. The style rhythm will start playing. Press the [START/STOP] button a second time when you want to stop playback. NOTE • Style numbers 131, 143-155 have no rhythm part and therefore no rhythm will play if you use them for the above example. For these styles first turn auto accompaniment on as described on page 34, press the [START/STOP] button, and the accompaniment bass and chord parts will begin playing when you play a key to the left of the keyboard split point. YPT-420 Owner's Manual 33

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YPT-420
Owner’s Manual
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Playing Styles
This instrument has an auto accompaniment feature that produces
accompaniment (rhythm + bass + chords) in the style you choose to
match chords you play with your left hand. You can select from 155 dif-
ferent styles covering a range of musical genres and time signatures
(see the separate Data List for a complete list of the available styles).
In this section we’ll learn how to use the auto accompaniment features.
Most styles includes a rhythm part. You can select from a wide variety of rhythmic types—rock, blues, Euro
trance, and many, many more. Let’s begin by listening to just the basic rhythm. The rhythm part is played
using percussion instruments only.
1
Press the [STYLE] button.
The style number and name will appear in the display.
2
Select a style.
Use the dial to select the style you want to use.
A list of all the available styles is provided in the separate Data List.
3
Press the [START/STOP] button.
The style rhythm will start playing.
Press the [START/STOP] button a second time when you want to stop
playback.
Select a Style Rhythm
001
8BtModrn
Style Number
Style Name
This icon appears when a style
number and name is displayed.
•
An external style file loaded to
style number 156 can be
selected and used in the same
way as the internal styles. The
style file must be loaded to style
number 156 after transferring it
to the instrument from a com-
puter. For details, refer to the
section “Loading Style Files” on
page 74.
NOTE
092
PopBossa
•
Style numbers 131, 143–155
have no rhythm part and there-
fore no rhythm will play if you
use them for the above exam-
ple. For these styles first turn
auto accompaniment on as
described on page 34, press the
[START/STOP] button, and the
accompaniment bass and chord
parts will begin playing when
you play a key to the left of the
keyboard split point.
NOTE
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