Yamaha PSR-2700 Owner's Manual - Page 32

Auto Accompaniment q Starting the Accompaniment with an Introduction INTRO Any of the accompaniment styles can be started with an appropriate intro- duction by pressing the [INTRO] button and then the [START/STOP] button. If you press the [SYNC-START/STOP] button and then the [INTRO] button, the accompaniment will start from the introduction as soon as a chord is de- tected in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard. INTRO VARIATION Once the [INTRO] button is pressed, the [INTRO] indicator will be lit A B continuously and the VARIATION [A] or [B] indicator will flash to indicate which section will play when the introduction has finished. You can change the "destination" section by pressing the VARIATION [A] or [B] button while its indicator is flashing. When the introduction ends, the [INTRO] indicator will go out and the [A] or [B] indicator will light continuously. The introductions for the VARIATION [A] and [B] sections are different. The A intro has no chord progression while the B intro has its own chord progression. The actual format of the intro, however, depends on the selected style. Although it is generally not advisable to change chords manually while the B intro is playing, the A intro has no progression of its own so you can play your own chords as required. NOTES • It is possible to start the accompaniment from any section - even the ending - by pressing the corresponding button prior to pressing the [START/STOP] button. The destination MAIN [A] or [B] section can be selected as described above. • The [INTRO] button can be used to select the introduction pattern even while the accompaniment is playing. q The Main [A] and [B] Sections ... VARIATION A B Each accompaniment style has two main sections - [A] and [B]. These are variations of the same musical style. If the VARIATION [A] or [B] button is pressed while the accompaniment is playing, the corresponding section will begin from the top of the next measure. You can also select [A] or [B] before starting the accompaniment. NOTES • The Main [A] section is automatically selected whenever the power switch is turned on (the VARIATION [A] indicator will be lit). q Adding Fill-ins & Breaks ... FILL IN 1 FILL IN 2 BREAK The PSR-1700 and PSR-2700 provide two types of fill-ins that can be used as musical transitions between sections of a song or simply to add variety where required. Press the [FILL IN 1] button at any time while the accompaniment is playing to add a one-measure fill-in and or return to the current MAIN section, or press the [FILL IN 2] button to add a one-measure fill-in and go to the other MAIN section. Although there are two FILL IN buttons there are actually four fill-ins per style: FILL IN 1 for the MAIN [A] section, FILL IN 1 for the MAIN [B] section, FILL IN 2 for the transition MAIN [A] to [B], and FILL IN 2 for the transition MAIN [B] to [A]. While the fill-ins are one measure long, the BREAK is two measures. The first measure is similar to a fill-in while the second measure is an actual rhythmic break - a thinner arrangement with drums and percussion predominating. Like the fill-ins, there are actually two BREAK patterns - one for the MAIN [A] section and one for the MAIN [B] section. 30