Operation Manual

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Auto Accompaniment
The PSR-350 provides dynamic rhythm/accompaniment patterns — as well as voice settings
appropriate for each pattern — for various popular music styles.
A total of 106 different styles are available, in several different categories. Each style is made up of separate
“sections” — Intro, Main A and B, and Ending — letting you call up different accompaniment sections as you
perform.
The auto accompaniment features that are built into the rhythms add the excitement of instrumental backing to
your performance, letting you control the accompaniment by the chords you play. Auto accompaniment effec-
tively splits the keyboard into two sections: The upper is used for playing a melody line, and the lower (set by
default to keys F#2 and lower) is for the auto accompaniment function.
The PSR-350 also features the convenient Dictionary function (page 46). Dictionary provides you with a built-
in “chord encyclopedia” that teaches you how to play any chord you specify by showing you the appropriate
notes in the display.
The PSR-350 can also be used with the included disk or commercially available Style File data, allowing you to
load additional styles (auto accompaniment patterns) to the instrument. Style File data is loaded individually as
style number 107, and can be played just like the preset styles.
Selecting a Style
1 Press the [STYLE] button.
2 Select the desired style number.
Use the numeric keypad. The basic categories of styles and their numbers
are shown at the left of the panel. A complete list of the available styles is
given on page 94.
Style numbers can be selected in the same way as with the voices (see page
24). You can use the numeric keypad to directly enter the style number, or
use the [+]/[-] buttons to step up and down through the styles.
8Beat 1
001
Indicates Style mode
is selected
Style name and number