Yamaha P-255 Owner's Manual - Page 20

Playing Rhythm Tracks Your digital piano's Rhythm function provides ten different rhythm tracks for you to play along with. The following describes how to use this function. 1 Turn on a rhythm track. Press the [RHYTHM] button and verify that a rhythm track starts to play. If intro playback has been turned on using the corresponding Function parameter (page 40), the rhythm track's intro section will be played first. 120. The beat indicator flashes in time as a rhythm track plays. Selecting a rhythm track Whenever the [RHYTHM] button is being held down, the display will show the number of the current rhythm track. Refer to the Rhythm Track list for the corresponding names. You can select rhythm tracks 1 to 10 using the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons with the [RHYTHM] button held down. NOTE • A rhythm track cannot be played together with the metronome. NOTE • The rhythm track volume can be set using the corresponding Function parameter (page 40). Adjusting the tempo You can adjust the rhythm track tempo using the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons with the [TEMPO] button held down. Settings between 5 and 500 beats per minute (BPM) are supported. To restore the default setting of 120 BPM, press the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons together with the [TEMPO] button held down. 2 Turn off the rhythm track. You can stop a rhythm track by pressing the [RHYTHM] button once again. If ending playback has been turned on using the corresponding Function parameter (page 40), the rhythm track's ending section will be played first. To restore the default setting of 1, press the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons together with the [RHYTHM] button held down. Rhythm Track list Number Track name 1 8 Beat 1 2 8 Beat 2 3 16 Beat 1 4 16 Beat 2 5 Shake 6 12/8 7 Shuffle 8 Swing 9 Bossanova 10 Jazz Waltz 20 P-255 Owner's Manual