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Selecting/Playing an Auto-
Rhythm
1. Set
VOLUME
to
MIN
.
2. Set
MODE
to
NORMAL
.
Note:
The Fingered and Concert
Chord modes are described in
“Using Auto Accompaniment” on
Page 13.
3. Press
RHYTHM
.
4. Select an auto-rhythm from the
100 RHYTHMS list and enter the
two-digit number on the
SOUND/
RHYTHM SELECT
keypad. For ex-
ample, to select EURO BEAT (No.
24), press 2, then 4.
5. Press
START/STOP
. The Concert-
mate 690 begins playing the se-
lected rhythm.
6. Adjust
VOLUME
to the desired
level.
7. To speed up the rhythm, press
TEMPO
. To slow it down, press
TEMPO
.
Note:
You can adjust
TEMPO
/
to play an auto-rhythm from 40 to
256 beats per minute.
8. Play the keyboard to hear the se-
lected sound along with the
rhythm.
SOUND/RHYTHYM
SELECT Keypad
9. To select a different rhythm, re-
peat Step 4. Or, if the second digit
of the current rhythm is the same
as the first digit of the new rhythm,
simply enter the second digit of
the new rhythm on the
SOUND/
RHYTHM SELECT
keypad.
10. To stop an auto-rhythm, press
START/STOP
again.
Using FILL-IN
The Concertmate 690 lets you insert a
variation into any of its 100 preset
auto-rhythms.
While an auto-rhythm is playing, press
FILL-IN
. The Concertmate 690 inserts
a 1- to 2-measure variation, then auto-
matically resumes the original rhythm
pattern at the end of the current mea-
sure. To insert another variation, press
FILL-IN
again.
To insert a variation longer than 1–2
measures, hold down
FILL-IN
. The
Concertmate 690 plays the variation
until you release
FILL-IN
, then auto-
matically resumes the original rhythm
pattern at the end of the current mea-
sure.
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