Yamaha YPR50 Owner's Manual - Page 16

Professional-sounding "Pianist" The powerful yet easy-to-use Pianist feature automatically provides professionalquality piano accompaniment for your own performances - all you have to do is play the desired chords with your left hand and use your right hand to play the melody. Twenty different Pianist styles are available. The included Song Book also gives you easy-to-read sheet music to help you get the most out of these styles. Try it out now and see how easy it is to sound like a pro! 1. Select the desired Pianist style To select the desired Pianist style pattern, simultaneously hold down the PIANIST STYLE button and press the appropriate key (E0 - B1). The style is automatically set to standby. n Pressing only the PIANIST STYLE button (without selecting a style) sets the previously selected style to standby. n Pressing the PIANIST STYLE button while standby is active turns off the Pianist feature. E0 B1 3. Stop the Pianist style To stop the Pianist style, press the PIANIST STYLE button again. An ending pattern automatically plays back before the style is stopped. Changing the tempo When you select the Pianist style, the best-suited tempo and time signature is automatically called up as well. Naturally, you can change the tempo of the song - for example, you can make it slower to help when you practice. Adjusting the tempo To raise or lower the tempo, press the TEMPO UP or DOWN button. The tempo speeds up by a small amount with each press of the TEMPO UP button. The tempo slows down by a small amount with each press of the TEMPO DOWN button. Each song has been given a "preset" or ideal tempo for playback. To instantly reset the preset tempo for the song, simultaneously press both the TEMPO UP and TEMPO DOWN buttons. Setting the tempo value directly Simultaneously hold down both the TEMPO UP and TEMPO DOWN buttons and press the appropriate key (E 5 - G6) corresponding to the desired tempo. 16