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Using the Repeat Play Function

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3 Start the selected Song. Press the START/STOP button. NOTE • You can play along with the Song using the currently selected Voice, or even select a different Voice for playing along. Simply select MAIN VOICE in the Main Menu while the Song is playing back and select the desired Voice. • Pressing the VOICE or STYLE button during Song playback selects the VOICE or STYLE menu but does not change the mode; the Song mode is still active. 4 If you want to change to another Song, repeat step 2 above. 5 Stop the Song. Press the START/STOP button. If playback was started by pressing the START/STOP button, the selected Song stops automatically at the end. NOTE • If you start Song playback with the DEMO button, all Songs play back repeatedly in succession (starting with Song #01), indefinitely. Using the Repeat Play Function The Repeat Play function in the Song mode lets you continuously repeat playback of any portion of a Song. This comes in particularly handy when practicing a Song with the Minus One and/or Guide (PSR-230 only) functions. For example, you could have the verse portion of a Song repeatedly play back while you practice with it. While the Song is playing, press the REPEAT PLAY button twice - once to set the beginning point for the repeat and a second time to set the end point. Press the REPEAT PLAY button once at the beginning of the section to be repeated (the REPEAT "A" indication lights), and a second time at the end of the section (the REPEAT "B" indication lights). INTRO REPEAT PLAY A REPEAT A B REPEAT REPEAT PLAY button REPEAT PLAY "A" and REPEAT PLAY "A-B" indicators As soon as the end point (B) has been selected, the specified section begins playing back repeatedly. To stop playback, press the START/STOP button. You can use START/STOP to alternately start and stop Repeat Play of the specified section. To cancel Repeat Play at any time, press the REPEAT PLAY button again. NOTE • When only the A point is set, playback repeats from the A point to the end of the Song. • Repeat playback is per measure. • The end point (B) tempo or your manually adjusted tempo will be used during Repeat playback. 29

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3
Start the selected Song.
Press the
START/STOP
button.
•
You can play along with the Song using the currently selected Voice, or even select
a different Voice for playing
along. Simply select MAIN VOICE in the Main Menu while the Song is playing back and select the desired Voice.
•
Pressing the VOICE or STYLE button during Song playback selects the VOICE or
STYLE menu but does not change
the mode; the Song mode is still active.
4
If you want to change to another Song, repeat step 2 above.
5
Stop the Song.
Press the
START/STOP
button.
If playback was started by pressing the
START/STOP
button, the
selected Song stops automatically at the end.
•
If you start Song playback with the DEMO button, all Songs play back repeatedly in succession (starting with Song
#01), indefinitely.
Using the Repeat Play Function
The Repeat Play function in the Song mode lets you continuously repeat playback of any portion of a Song.
This
comes in particularly handy when practicing a Song with the Minus One and/or Guide (PSR-230 only) functions.
For example, you could have the verse portion of a Song repeatedly play back while you practice with it.
While the Song is playing, press the REPEAT PLAY button twice
—
once to set the beginning point for the
repeat and a second time to set the end point.
Press the
REPEAT PLAY
button once at the beginning of the section to be repeated (the REPEAT
“
A
”
indication
lights), and a second time at the end of the section (the REPEAT
“
B
”
indication lights).
As soon as the end point (B) has been selected, the specified section begins playing back repeatedly.
To stop
playback, press the
START/STOP
button.
You can use
START/STOP
to alternately start and stop Repeat Play of the
specified section.
To cancel Repeat Play at any time, press the
REPEAT PLAY
button again.
•
When only the A point is set, playback repeats from the A point to the end of the Song.
•
Repeat playback is per measure.
•
The end point (B) tempo or your manually adjusted tempo will be used during Repeat playback.
NOTE
REPEAT PLAY "A" and
REPEAT PLAY "A
–
B" indicators
REPEAT PLAY button
INTRO
REPEAT PLAY
REPEAT
A
REPEAT
A
B
NOTE
NOTE