Yamaha PSR-450 Owner's Manual - Page 18

STEP 3 - Play Using a Style, Rhythm-only Accompaniment

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Quick Guide STEP 3 Play Using a Style This instrument features an auto-accompaniment (Style) function that can produce complete accompaniments based on left-hand chords you play. You can select from 140 different musical styles. The supplied floppy disk also contains style files that you can load into the PSR450 and use as style number 141 in the same was as you use the internal styles. See page 57 for information on loading the style data. Rhythm-only Accompaniment 1 Press the [STYLE] button. Style number Style name 001 Cool 8Bt Style icon 2 Select a style. Referring to the style list on the PSR-450 panel or at the end of the manual (page 76), use the number buttons [0] ~ [9] or the [+] and [-] buttons to select a style. 001 Cool 8Bt 3 Press the [START/STOP] button to start playback of the selected style's rhythm tracks. Press the [START/STOP] button again to stop playback. 18 PSR-450 Owner's Manual NOTE • Since the pianist styles (128 ~ 140) and the guitar serenade style (121) have no rhythm parts, no sound will be produced if you start rhythm-only playback. To use these styles turn the style on and play on the keyboard (the non-rhythm accompaniment parts will sound). Refer to page 19 for information on turning styles on and off.

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18
PSR-450
Owner’s Manual
Quick Guide
STEP
3
Play Using a Style
This instrument features an auto-accompaniment (Style) function that can pro-
duce complete accompaniments based on left-hand chords you play. You can
select from 140 different musical styles.
The supplied floppy disk also contains style files that you can load into the PSR-
450 and use as style number 141 in the same was as you use the internal styles.
See page 57 for information on loading the style data.
1
Press the [STYLE] button.
2
Select a style.
Referring to the style list on the PSR-450 panel or at the end of the manual
(page 76), use the number buttons [0] ~ [9] or the [+] and [–] buttons to select
a style.
3
Press the [START/STOP] button to start playback of the
selected style’s rhythm tracks. Press the [START/STOP] but-
ton again to stop playback.
Rhythm-only Accompaniment
Style number
Style name
Style icon
Cool 8Bt
001
Cool 8Bt
001
•
Since the pianist styles (128 ~
140) and the guitar serenade
style (121) have no rhythm
parts, no sound will be pro-
duced if you start rhythm-only
playback. To use these styles
turn the style on and play on
the keyboard (the non-rhythm
accompaniment parts will
sound). Refer to page 19 for
information on turning styles on
and off.
NOTE