Yamaha YPT-230 - Manual (Page 17)

Play with a Style
PSR-E233/YPT-230 Owner’s Manual 17
Here we’ll see how to add bass and chord accompaniment to the basic rhythm to produce a full, rich accompani-
ment that you can play along with.
1
Press the [STYLE] button and select the desired Style.
For instructions on how to select a Style, see page 12.
2
Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn automatic accompani-
ment on.
Pressing this button a second time will turn automatic accompaniment off.
3
Press the [SYNC START] button to turn the Sync Start function on.
4
Start playing.
Style playback will begin as soon as you play a chord in the Auto Accompani-
ment range of the keyboard. Try playing other chords with your left hand and
play a melody with your right hand.
5
Stop playing.
Playback will stop as soon as you press the [START/STOP] button.
You can also stop playing by pressing the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button so that
an appropriate ending pattern will play and then Style playback will stop (page
18).
Play Along with a Style
LoveSong
001
Appears when auto
accompaniment is on
• The Split Point setting can
be changed in the Function
settings (page 29 Function
005).
NOTE
When auto accompaniment is on ...
The keys to the left of the Split Point (54; F
#2) will play only chords. This is
known as the “Auto Accompaniment range.”
36 48
72 60
Split Point........ default setting: 54 (F #2)
Auto
Accompaniment
range
LoveSong
018
001
Flashes when Sync Start is on.
• You can also press the
[START/STOP] button to
begin the rhythm of the
selected Style. The bass
and chords will begin play-
ing as soon as you play a
key in the Auto Accompani-
ment range of the keyboard.
NOTE
• The Style Volume can be
adjusted in the Function set-
tings (page 29 Function
001).
SHORTCUT
You can jump directly to the
Functions Settings by press-
ing and holding the [STYLE]
button for longer than a sec-
ond.
NOTE