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Rhythm and Accompaniment, 1 Selecting Rhythms from the Panel

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4 Rhythm and Accompaniment The Rhythm features of the Electone use actual drum and percussion sampled sounds to automatically play various rhythms. Automatic Accompaniment functions are used with the rhythms, providing appropriate and completely automatic accompaniment to match the style of the selected rhythm. Moreover, the Electone has a Keyboard Percussion feature that allows you to play drum and percussion sounds from the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard. Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 1 Selecting Rhythms from the Panel Ten different rhythm categories in various styles can be instantly selected from the front panel. The Electone has many more 'hidden' rhythms, however. A total of 66 rhythms are available, and can be selected by using the display. 1) To select and play a rhythm: 1 Press any of the RHYTHM buttons once. RHYTHM SEQ. SEQ. MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW 1 1 2 ROCK MAX SEQ. SEQ. TANGO LATIN LATIN 8 BEAT 16 BEAT 2 3 4 1 2 MIN Designated Rhythm Menu page will be displayed. NOTE: In addition to 10 different rhythm styles, four types of metronome sounds, simple metronome, two four, three four and four four, are assigned to the SEQ 1 - 4 buttons, respectively, as the defaults. 8Beat1 8Beat2 DATA CONTROL DancePop1 DancePop2 DATA CONTROL The first letter of the currently selected rhythm will start blinking. 2 Press the Data Control button corresponding to the rhythm you wish to play, as you do with the voices. The first letter of the selected rhythm will start blinking. Dance Pop 1 is selected here, for example. 8Beat1 8Beat2 DATA CONTROL DancePop1 DancePop2 DATA CONTROL NOTE: The chord/bass patterns matching with the designated rhythm will be selected automatically when the A.B.C. function is turned on. (Refer to the Auto Bass Chord section, page 51, for details on Auto Bass Chord and Memory.) 44

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Rhythm and Accompaniment
4
NOTE:
The chord/bass patterns matching with the
designated rhythm will be selected
automatically when the A.B.C. function is
turned on. (Refer to the Auto Bass Chord
section, page 51, for details on Auto Bass
Chord and Memory.)
NOTE:
In addition to 10 different rhythm styles,
four types of metronome sounds, simple
metronome, two four, three four and four
four, are assigned to the SEQ 1 – 4
buttons, respectively, as the defaults.
Designated Rhythm Menu page will be displayed.
DATA
CONTROL
DATA
CONTROL
8Beat1
8Beat2
DancePop1 DancePop2
The first letter of the currently selected rhythm will start blinking.
2
Press the Data Control button corresponding to the rhythm you wish to
play, as you do with the voices.
The first letter of the selected rhythm will start blinking.
Dance Pop 1
is selected here, for example.
DATA
CONTROL
DATA
CONTROL
8Beat1
8Beat2
DancePop1 DancePop2
1
Selecting Rhythms from the Panel
Ten different rhythm categories in various styles can be instantly selected
from the front panel. The Electone has many more ‘hidden’ rhythms,
however. A total of 66 rhythms are available, and can be selected by using
the display.
1) To select and play a rhythm:
1
Press any of the RHYTHM buttons once.
SEQ.
1
SEQ.
2
SEQ.
3
SEQ.
4
RHYTHM
MAX
MIN
MARCH
WALTZ
SWING
BOUNCE
SLOW
ROCK
1
TANGO
LATIN
1
LATIN
2
8 BEAT
16 BEAT
2
4
Rhythm and Accompaniment
The Rhythm features of the Electone use actual drum and percussion sampled sounds to automatically play
various rhythms. Automatic Accompaniment functions are used with the rhythms, providing appropriate and
completely automatic accompaniment to match the style of the selected rhythm. Moreover, the Electone has a
Keyboard Percussion feature that allows you to play drum and percussion sounds from the Lower keyboard
and Pedalboard.