Yamaha EL-500 Owner's Manual - Page 67

6 Accompaniment Controls The Accompaniment function described in this section is independent of the A.B.C. accompaniment. When rhythms are used, A.B.C. provides rhythmical chords and bass, while the Accompaniment of this section provides arpeggiated chords and other instrumental embellishments. Accompaniment controls include the setting of the Accompaniment type and its volume. These controls are selected from the Rhythm Menu and Rhythm Condition pages. To select and set up the Accompaniment controls: 1 Press any of the RHYTHM buttons once. RHYTHM MAX SEQ. 1 SEQ. 2 MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW ROCK 1 USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B SEQ. 3 SEQ. 4 TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT 2 USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C D MIN Rhythm Menu Page 5 NOTE: To turn the Accompaniment function off, press the Data Control button corresponding to the currently selected type. (When off, all types should appear in normal display.) Rhythm and Accompaniment 1 ACCOMPANI. (Accompaniment) 1 Type 1-Type 4 These settings provide various types of rhythmic and melodic accompaniment, and generally become more complex according to the type number. 2 Press the same rhythm button again to display the Rhythm Condition page. Rhythm Condition Page NOTE: Even if the Accompaniment Type is changed, the Intro/Ending and Fill In patterns remain the same. 2 2 Volume Determines the volume of the Accompaniment. Accompaniment can also be turned off by setting this parameter to the minimum value. Range: 0 - 24 NOTE: When the Electone is turned on, the Accompaniment Volume is automatically set to 0. Be sure to set the Accompaniment Volume to the appropriate value when using the Accompaniment function. 67