Technics sx-PR604/M - Manual (Page 49)

How to use the AUTO PLAY CHORD
1. Select the desired rhythm and sound(s), and
set the tempo.
• Do not select METRONOME.
2. Press the AUTO PLAY CHORD’s OFF/ON
button to turn it on.
3. Press the AUTO PLAY CHORD’s MODE but-
ton to turn it on.
• The display looks similar to the following.
4. Select an AUTO PLAY CHORD mode.
• After a few seconds, the display returns to the previous
display.
• If the BASIC or an ADVANCED mode was selected, the
keyboard automatically splits into right and left sections.
ON BASS
If the ON BASS button is ON, the BASS part is produced in
the key of the lowest note of the played chord, thus making
it possible to play chords such as C on G (excluding <one-
finger> chords).
• For example, with the ON BASS button on, if you play a
C chord by pressing the keys G, C and E, the BASS part
is produced in the key of G.
5. Press the START/STOP button to begin the
rhythm.
• You can start the rhythm by playing a key on the keyboard.
(Refer to page 45.)
6. Specify a chord.
• If the BASIC or ADVANCED mode was selected, specify
the chord on the keyboard section to the left of the split
point.
• An accompaniment pattern in the specified chord is auto-
matically played. Play the melody with your right hand.
Example of how to play a BASIC <One-Finger> accom-
paniment
• When you use FILL IN, INTRO and ENDING, the auto-
matic accompaniment is also used in these patterns.
• You can set the mode which determines how the LEFT
part sounds during an AUTO PLAY CHORD performance.
(Refer to the following section on “LEFT HOLD”.)
• In the initialized condition, when the rhythm is off, if an
AUTO PLAY CHORD mode is on and a chord is specified,
the specified root note (R. BASS part) and chord notes
(CHORD part) are produced. The volumes of these notes
can be adjusted. (Refer to page 31.)
7. To stop the automatic accompaniment, press
the START/STOP button.
• If you wish the automatic accompaniment to begin and
end the performance, set the OFF/ON button to off.
LEFT HOLD
This setting determines how the LEFT part sounds when the
LEFT button in the CONDUCTOR is on during a performance
with the BASIC or ADVANCED 1, 2 mode.
1. Press the AUTO PLAY CHORD’s MODE but-
ton to turn it on.
• The display changes to the following.
2. Use the LEFT HOLD: ON/OFF button to set
the mode to on or off.
OFF:
The LEFT part sounds from the pressed chord keys.
• When BASIC is selected, the LEFT part turns off. The
LEFT part sounds if you turn it on, but <one-finger> chords
cannot be specified.
ON:
Specifying <one-finger> chords in the BASIC mode pro-
duces the full chords; otherwise the LEFT part notes are
those of the pressed chord keys.
• When BASIC is selected the LEFT part turns off, but it
will sound if you turn it on.
• Touch response does not function for the LEFT part.
• When the mode is set to ON, during a rhythm perform-
ance, the LEFT part continues to play even when the keys
are released.
MODE
CHORD FINDER
OFF/ON
AUTO PLAY CHORD
Split point
C F G C
Left hand
Play the melody with your right hand.
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Part II Playing the rhythm
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