Owner`s manual

• Dynamic Style

The Style numbers 81~00 are the Dynamic Styles, which play more complex and interesting accompaniment patterns

than the others since they may contain tension notes and so on. Because the note other than the notes derived from

the chord you designated may be played back, some Dynamic Styles may not match the song you play.

Start the selected Style.

You can do this in one of three ways:

Pressing the START/STOP button

The rhythm starts playing immediately without bass and chord accompaniment. The currently

selected Main A or B section will play. (You can select either pattern by pressing the appropriate

button — MAIN/AUTO FILL A or B — before pressing the START/STOP button.)

Using Synchro Start

The PortaTone also has a Synchro Start function that allows you to start the rhythm/accompaniment

by simply playing a chord on the keyboard. To use Synchro Start, first press the SYNC-START

button (the metronome icon flashes to indicate Synchro Start stand-by), then play a chord in the Auto

Accompaniment section of the keyboard.

Using Synchro Start with an Intro pattern

First, press one of the section buttons — MAIN/AUTO FILL A, B, or JAM — to select which pattern

follows the Intro. Next, press the INTRO button, followed by the SYNC-START button. (The INTRO

indication in the display lights, and the metronome icon and the MAIN A /B/JAM indication flashes to

indicate Synchro Start stand-by.) To actually start the Intro pattern and accompaniment, play a chord

in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard.

• Selecting the Style mode by pressing the STYLE button automatically sets Synchro Start to stand-by.

• Pressing the SYNC-START button during accompaniment playback automatically stops the accompaniment and sets

Synchro Start to stand-by.

■ About the METRONOME Icon

The METRONOME icon in the display moves in time with the current tempo during playback of an

accompaniment Style (or Song). The flashing pattern provides a visual indication of both the tempo and

time signature of the Style or Song. The icon flashes at the first beat of each measure.

• The metronome sound can be turned on or off as needed. (See page 19.)

NOTE

START/STOP

SYNC-START

START/STOP

NOTE