Yamaha PSR-E253 Owner's Manual - Page 18
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 40). 3 Press the [SYNC START] button to turn Synchro Start on. 018 LoveSong Style Number 001 8BtModrn Style Name This icon appears when the [STYLE] button is pressed. 2 Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn on the Auto Accompaniment. 018 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 20) or use the Chord Dictionary function (page 21). 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) Auto Accompaniment range 072 084 096 (C4) (C5) (C6) 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 005 (page 30). 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 19. 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 (093-100) 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 30). 18 PSR-E253/YPT-255 Owner's Manual