Yamaha CVP-202 Owner's Manual - Page 58

Playing with the Auto Accompaniment Starting the Auto Accompaniment You may want to select an accompaniment mode (page 59) before you start playing. If the accompaniment mode is set to your liking, you can start the Auto Accompaniment as follows: Z Select a style...Select the desired style. (See page 49.) POP & ROCK POP BALLADS DANCE ST YLE SWING & JAZZ R&B PIANIST MUSIC DATABASE COUNTRY LATIN MARCH & WORLD WALTZ BALLROOM DISK HARMONY CUSTOM X Set the tempo and accompaniment volume Use the TEMPO buttons to adjust the tempo (page 25), and the [ACMP/SONG VOLUME] slider to adjust the volume of the accompaniment parts (page 23). Pianist styles You can play the PIANIST styles and Guitar Serenade in the WALTZ style group with the Auto Accompaniment (page 49). Since these styles do not contain drum parts, you'll have to indicate a chord as you start the style to hear the accompaniment. C Turn on the Auto Accompaniment Press the [ACMP ON] button. ACMP ON ➔ The [ACMP ON] lamp lights. The [SYNCHRO] lamp also lights, indicating that you can start the Auto Accompaniment with the Synchronized Start function (page 53). Also, a keyboard lamp shows the current split point. V Start the Auto Accompaniment Begin playing to start the Auto Accompaniment with the Synchronized Start function, or start the style using one (or more) of the other methods described on pages 52 and 55. The methods used to indicate Auto Accompaniment chords are described in the following pages. Stopping the Auto Accompaniment • The Auto Accompaniment will automatically turn on when you select a style in the Pianist style group. • The Auto Accompaniment can also be turned on during playback of song data recorded on the CVP-202. • If you turn the Auto Accompaniment on while playing back songs recorded using the Auto Accompaniment, the recorded accompaniment track will be dropped in favor of the accompaniment you play on the keyboard. • You can also select style variations and play fill-in patterns as described on page 51 while playing along with the Auto Accompaniment. • Press the [ACMP ON] button again to turn the Auto Accompaniment off before you start playing. Use one of the methods described on page 55 to stop playback of the style, including the Auto Accompaniment. To turn Auto Accompaniment off, press the [ACMP ON] button so that the lamp goes out. 58 CVP-202 56