Alesis Harmony 61 User Guide - Page 8

Styles Harmony 61 has 100 built-in styles in a variety of musical genres. Each style has two accompaniment patterns (A & B) to which you can play along. See Appendix > Styles for the complete list of styles. Selection & Playback To select a style: 1. Press Style. STYLE will appear in the display. 2. Use the number buttons to select the number of the style you want to play. 3. Press Start/Stop to start or stop playback of the accompaniment. To play a fill and then automatically play the A pattern of that style, press Fill A. To play a fill and then automatically play the B pattern of that style, press Fill B. Note: To repeat the fill, hold down Fill A or Fill B, and then release the button to continue normal playback. Chord Mode Chord Mode lets you play an entire chord (multiple notes) by pressing a single key. When you change the chord, the accompaniment of the current style will change, as well. To turn Chord Mode on or off, press Chord. When on, A.B.C will appear in the display. In Chord Mode, you can change the type of chord you are playing by pressing multiple keys instead of just one key. To play a major chord (M), press a key. To play a minor chord (m), press a key and the key 2 semitones below it. To play a dominant-seventh chord (7), press a key and the key 1 semitone below it. To play a minor-seventh chord (m7), press a key, the key 1 semitone below it, and the key 2 semitones below it. Major (M) Minor (m) Dominant Seventh (7) Minor Seventh (m7) Sync Start The Sync Start feature causes the accompaniment of a style to start playing when you press a key on the keyboard. If Chord Mode is off, pressing a key will automatically play only the drums of the current style. If Chord Mode is on, pressing a key in the lower section of the keyboard (played by the left hand) will automatically play the complete accompaniment of the current style. To turn Sync Start on or off, press Sync Start. When on, the Beat indicators will flash in the display. 8