Yamaha DGX-500 Owner's Manual - Page 40

MAIN A, Using Tap Tempo to Start, Using Sync Start - stand

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Selecting and Playing Styles You can select the Main A or B section by pressing the appropriate button - [MAIN A/B] - before pressing the [START/STOP] button. (The display briefly shows the letter of the selected section: "MAIN A" or "MAIN B.") Indicates selected section (Main A or B). MAIN A I Using Tap Tempo to Start This useful feature lets you tap out the speed (tempo) of the style and automatically start the style at that tapped speed. Simply tap the [TEMPO/TAP] button four times (or three times for a 3/4 time style), and the style starts automatically at the tempo you tapped. You can also change the tempo while the style is playing by tapping the [TEMPO/TAP] button twice at the desired tempo. I Using Sync Start The DGX-500/300 also has a Sync Start function that allows you to start the style by simply pressing a key on the keyboard. To use Sync Start, first press the [SYNC START] button (the beat marks all flash to indicate Sync Start stand-by), then press any key on the keyboard. (When auto accompaniment is on, play a key or chord in the auto accompaniment area of the keyboard.) Auto accompaniment area 40

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Selecting and Playing Styles
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You can select the Main A or B section by pressing the appropriate button —
[MAIN A/B] — before pressing the [START/STOP] button.
(The display
briefly shows the letter of the selected section: “MAIN A” or “MAIN B.”)
■
Using Tap Tempo to Start
This useful feature lets you tap out the speed (tempo) of the style and auto-
matically start the style at that tapped speed.
Simply tap the [TEMPO/TAP] button four times (or three times for a 3/4
time style), and the style starts automatically at the tempo you tapped.
You
can also change the tempo while the style is playing by tapping the
[TEMPO/TAP] button twice at the desired tempo.
■
Using Sync Start
The DGX-500/300 also has a Sync Start function that allows you to start the
style by simply pressing a key on the keyboard.
To use Sync Start, first press
the [SYNC START] button (the beat marks all flash to indicate Sync Start
stand-by), then press any key on the keyboard.
(When auto accompaniment
is on, play a key or chord in the auto accompaniment area of the keyboard.)
Indicates selected section (Main A or B).
MAIN A
Auto accompaniment area