Yamaha PSR-A350 PSR-A350 Owners Manual - Page 24
Playing Styles
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Playing Styles This instrument includes the Auto Accompaniment feature that plays appropriate "Styles" (rhythm + bass + chord accompaniment). You can select from a huge variety of Styles covering a wide range of musical genres. 1 Press the [STYLE] button, then use the number buttons [0]-[9], [+], [-] to select the desired Style. The Style List is provided on the front panel, or in the Style List (page 72). Style Number 139 LoveSong Style Name This icon appears when the [STYLE] button is pressed. 2 Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn on the Auto Accompaniment. 139 LoveSong 3 Press the [SYNC START] button to turn Synchro Start on. 139 LoveSong Flashes when sync start is on. 4 Play a chord in the Auto Accompaniment range to start playback. Play a melody with the right hand and chords with the left hand. For information about chords, refer to "Chord Types for Style Playback" (page 27) or use the Chord Dictionary function (page 28). Split Point This icon appears when automatic accompaniment is on. With this operation, the area of the keyboard to the left of the Split Point (054: F#2) becomes the "Auto Accompaniment range" and is used only for specifying the chords. Split Point ... default setting: 054 (F#2) 036 048 060 (C1) (C2) (C3) 072 084 096 (C4) (C5) (C6) Auto Accompaniment range The highest key for the Auto Accompaniment range is referred to as the "Split Point," which can be changed from the default of F#2 via Function number 007 (page 42). 5 Press the [START/STOP] button to stop playback. You can add intro, ending and rhythm variations to Style playback by using "Sections." For details, refer to page 25. To play back the rhythm part only If you press the [START/STOP] button (without pressing the [ACMP ON/OFF] button in step 2), only the rhythm part can be played back, and you can play a melody performance using the entire keyboard range. NOTE • Since the Pianist category Styles (204-210) have no rhythm parts, no sound will be produced if you start rhythm-only playback. When playing these Styles, make sure to carry out Steps 2-4 on this page. Adjusting the Style Volume To adjust the volume balance between Style playback and keyboard, you can adjust the Style Volume. This can be set via Function number 001 (page 42). 24 PSR-A350 Owner's Manual