Yamaha PSR-EW400 PSR-E453_PSR-EW400 Owners Manual - Page 26

Playing Styles This instrument includes an 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 dial to select the desired Style. For the Style List, refer to the separate Data List. Style Name BritRock 001 Style Number Appears when Style mode is active. 2 Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn on the Auto Accompaniment (ACMP). 4 Play a chord in the Auto Accompaniment area to start playback. Play a melody with the right hand and chords with the left hand. Split Point NOTE • For information about how to play chords, refer to pages 54 and 55. 5 Press the [START/STOP] button to stop playback. Quick Guide Appears when the Auto Accompaniment is on. With this operation, the area of the keyboard to the left of the Split Point becomes the "Auto Accompaniment area" and is used only for specifying the chords. The rhythm part as well as the bass and chord accompaniment play back when you play chords. Split Point ... default value: 054 (F#2) 036 048 (C1) (C2) 060 (C3) 072 084 096 (C4) (C5) (C6) Auto Accompaniment area The Split Point can be changed as desired (page 53). 3 Press the [SYNC START] button to turn Synchro Start on. EuTrance 057 Flashes when sync start is on. This puts the Style playback in "standby" and Style starts playing back when you play the keyboard. 26 PSR-E453/PSR-EW400 Owner's Manual You can easily add variations to your performance by changing the section of the Style. For details, refer to page 50. Using the Music Database With this function, you can easily call up suitable panel settings such as Voice and Style simply by selecting your desired music genre. 1 Press the [MUSIC DATABASE] button. Both the ACMP and Synchro Start are automatically turned on. Music Database name Jude Hey 001 Music Database number Appears when Music Database is in use. 2 Rotate the dial to select the desired Music Database. This operation calls up panel settings, such as for Voice and Style, that are registered to the selected Music Database. For the Music Data- base List, refer to the separate Data List. 3 Play the keyboard as described in steps 4-5 of the previous section.