Optimus MD-1200 - Manual (Page 18)

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Free Session — lets you play the melo-
dy using the entire keyboard while the
MD-1200 plays accompaniment based
on your auto-rhythm selection (see “Us-
ing FREE SESSION” on Page 21).
Notes:
• After you press the auto accompani-
ment keys when using concert
chord or standard fingering, the MD-
1200 plays the same chord until you
press other accompaniment keys to
play a different chord or you press
START/ STOP .
• You can use the MD-1200’s rhythm
controls ( INTRO , NORMAL/FILL-IN ,
VARIATION/FILL-IN , and SYNCHRO/
ENDING ) with all three types of auto
accompaniment.
Adjusting the Accompaniment
Volume
The MD-1200 lets you adjust the volume
of your accompaniment separately from
the overall volume of the keyboard.
1. Press ACCOMP VOLUME . The three-
digit number of the last selected
accompaniment volume appears on
the display.
2. Within 5 seconds, enter a number
from 0 0 0 (softest) to 1 2 7 (loudest)
on the keypad. The numbers appear
on the display as you press the
keys.
To select the next highest or lowest
accompaniment volume number,
you can also press
+ or – after
pressing ACCOMP VOLUME . Hold
down + or – to quickly increase or
decrease the accompaniment vol-
ume.
To reset the accompaniment volume to
its default value of 87, press
ACCOMP
VOLUME then press + and – at the same
time.
Note: The auto-accompaniment pat-
terns consist of four parts: chord 1,
chord 2, bass, and rhythm. You can de-
lete any of the parts by using the mixer
function. See “Using the Mixer” on
Page 22.
ACCOMP
VOLUME
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