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Selecting and Playing Styles - The Style Mode Start the selected style. You can do this in one of the following ways: HINT: The PortaTone also features chord and bass accompaniment that can be played with the rhythm. For information on this dynamic function, see page 31. Pressing the START/STOP button The rhythm starts playing immediately without bass and chord accompaniment. The SYNC- START currently selected Main A or B section will play. (You can select either section by pressing the appropriate button - AUTO FILL/MAIN A or B - before pressing the START/ STOP button.) START/ INTRO/ A STOP ENDING rit. A Using Sync-Start The PortaTone also has a Sync-Start function that allows you to start the rhythm/accompaniment by simply pressing a key on the keyboard. To use Sync-Start, first press the SYNC-START button (the handclap icon flashes to indicate Sync-Start stand-by), then press any key in the ACMP section of the keyboard (or any key when accompaniment is off). ACMP SYNCON/OFF START START/ INT STOP EN Handclap icon flashes ACMP Using Sync-Start with an Intro section First, press the MAIN A or MAIN B button - to select which section (A or B) is to follow the Intro. Next, press the INTRO button so that "IntromA" or "IntromB" is shown in the display. Indicates that Intro will be followed by the Main A section. Intro≥A TEMPO 116 Finally, press the SYNC-START button to enable Sync-Start, and start the Intro section and style by playing any key in the ACMP section of the keyboard. ACMP SYNCON/OFF START START/ INT STOP EN Handclap icon flashes ACMP Starting with an Intro section First, press the MAIN A or MAIN B button - to select which section (A or B) is to follow the Intro. Next, press the INTRO button so that "IntromA" or "IntromB" is shown in the display. Indicates that Intro is on, and will be followed by the Main A section. Intro≥A TEMPO 116 SYNCSTART START/ INTRO/ A STOP ENDING rit. A To actually start the Intro section and accompaniment, press the START/STOP button. About the Beat Display The handclap icon in the display flashes in time with the current tempo during playback of a style (or song). The flashing pattern provides a visual indication of both the tempo and time signature of the style or song. (For more information, see pages 14, 22.) 29

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Selecting and Playing Styles — The Style Mode
Start the selected style.
You can do this in one of the following ways:
Pr
essing the ST
AR
T/STOP button
The rhythm starts playing
immediately without bass and
chord accompaniment.
The
currently selected Main A or B
section will play.
(You can
select either section by pressing
the appropriate button —
AUTO FILL/MAIN A or B —
before pressing the START/
STOP button.)
Using Sync-Start with an Intro section
First, press the MAIN A or MAIN B button — to select
which section (A or B) is to follow the Intro.
Next, press
the INTRO button so that “Intro
m
A” or “Intro
m
B” is
shown in the display.
Using Sync-Start
The PortaTone also has a Sync-Start function that allows
you to start the rhythm/accompaniment by simply
pressing a key on the keyboard.
To use Sync-Start, first
press the SYNC-START button (the handclap icon flashes to
indicate Sync-Start stand-by), then press any key in the
ACMP section of the keyboard (or any key when accompa-
niment is off).
Starting with an Intro section
First, press the MAIN A or MAIN B button — to select
which section (A or B) is to follow the Intro.
Next, press
the INTRO button so that “Intro
m
A” or “Intro
m
B” is
shown in the display.
To actually start the Intro
section and accompaniment,
press the START/STOP
button.
Finally, press the SYNC-START button to enable Sync-Start,
and start the Intro section and style by playing any key in
the ACMP section of the keyboard.
About the Beat Display
The handclap icon in the display flashes in time
with the current tempo during playback of a style
(or song).
The flashing pattern provides a visual
indication of both the tempo and time signature
of the style or song.
(For more information, see
pages 14, 22.)
TEMPO
Intro≥A
116
Indicates that Intro is on, and will be
followed by the Main A section.
TEMPO
Intro≥A
116
Indicates that Intro will be followed by
the Main A section.
A
A
rit.
INTRO/
ENDING
SYNC-
START
START/
STOP
ACMP
Handclap icon
flashes
INT
EN
ACMP
ON/OFF
SYNC-
START
START/
STOP
ACMP
Handclap icon
flashes
HINT:
The PortaTone also features chord and bass accompani-
ment that can be played with the rhythm.
For informa-
tion on this dynamic function, see page 31.
A
A
rit.
INTRO/
ENDING
SYNC-
START
START/
STOP
INT
EN
ACMP
ON/OFF
SYNC-
START
START/
STOP