Portatone Owner's Manual

Styles
PSR-A1000
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Stopping the Style Playback While Releasing Keys (SYNC. STOP)
When the Synchro Stop function is engaged, style playback will stop completely when all
keys in the Auto Accompaniment area of the keyboard are released. Style playback will
start again as soon as the key in the Auto Accompaniment area is played.
Fade-in/Fade-out
The accompaniment style also include a convenient Fade-in/Fade-out function that
gradually fades in and fades out the accompaniment. To start the style with a fade-in,
press the [FADE IN/OUT] button, then turn SYNC. START on. To cancel the fade-in
before starting the style, press the button again.
To fade out and stop the Style, press this button while the style is playing. The time of the
fade-in/fade-out can also be set (page 132).
• Styles can also be started
by pressing the STYLE
[START/STOP] button.
• You can select the Intro
and Ending type by press-
ing the [E] button in the
MAIN window (page 63).
• If you press the [INTRO]
button while the ending is
playing, the Intro section
will begin playing after the
ending is finished.
• When the [AUTO FILLIN]
button is set to on and you
press a MAIN button while
the ending is playing, fill-in
accompaniment will
immediately start playing,
continuing with the Main
section.
• You can begin the accom-
paniment by using the
Ending instead of the Intro
section. In this case, the
auto accompaniment
doesn’t stop when the
ending is finished.
• If you select a different
style while the style is not
playing, the “default”
tempo for that style is also
selected. If the style is
playing, the same tempo
is maintained even if you
select a different style.
• When STOP ACMP is set
to on and the accompani-
ment is not playing, you
can play both chords and
bass in the Auto Accom-
paniment area in the key-
board (page 122).
ACMP INTRO START/STOP
MAIN
ENDING
/ rit.
AUTO
FILL IN
FADE
IN/OUT
SYNC.
STOP
SYNC.
START
BREAK
STYLE CONTROL
This switches to the ending section. When the ending is finished, the Style stops
automatically. You can have the ending gradually slow down (ritardando) by
pressing the same [ENDING/rit.] button again while the ending is playing back.
5
Auto Accompaniment area
Split point
END
1
Turn ACMP (Accompaniment) on.
ACMP INTRO START/STOP
MAIN
ENDING
/ rit.
AUTO
FILL IN
FADE
IN/OUT
SYNC.
STOP
SYNC.
START
BREAK
STYLE CONTROL
2
Turn SYNC. STOP on. SYNC. START is also automatically set to on when
SYNC. STOP is turned on.
3
As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the style starts.
You can also use the SYNC.
STOP function by pressing
the auto accompaniment
area/left-hand range briefly
(page 122).
4
The style stops when you release your left hand from the keys.
5
Playing a chord with your left
hand automatically restarts the
style.
Press the [SYNC. STOP]/
[SYNC. START] button
again to stop the style.
Synchro Stop cannot be set
to on when the fingering
mode is set to Full Key-
board/AI Full Keyboard or
the auto accompaniment on
the panel is set to off.