Start the rhythm
There are two ways to start the rhythm.
Normal start
1. Select a rhythm.
2. Press the START/STOP button to turn it on.
• The selected rhythm pattern immediately
begins to play.
• You can stop the rhythm by pressing the
START/STOP button again to turn it off.
• The BEAT indicators above the START/STOP
button light to indicate the beat.
Synchronized start
With the synchronized start feature, the rhythm
pattern starts when you play a key on the key-
board.
1. Select a rhythm.
2. Press the SYNCHRO & BREAK button to turn
it on.
3. Play a key to the left of the keyboard split
point.
• The rhythm pattern begins to play.
• You can use the synchronized start feature
even when the keyboard is not divided into left
and right sections. To start the rhythm, press
a key to the left of the specified split point.
Adjust the tempo
The tempo of the rhythm pattern is adjusted with
the TEMPO/PROGRAM dial.
• The tempo is shown on the display as a
numerical value ( = 40 to 300).
• When the TEMPO/PROGRAM indicator is lit,
the TEMPO/PROGRAM cannot be used to ad-
just the tempo.
• To adjust the tempo during playback, refer to
page 83.
TAP TEMPO
You can set the tempo of the rhythm by tapping
this button few times with your finger at the tempo
you wish to play.
• The tempo at which the button is tapped is
detected, and the tempo automatically
changes correspondingly.
START/STOP
1234 BEAT
SYNCHRO
& BREAK
TEMPO/PROGRAM
TAP
TEMPO
Playing the rhythm
Part II Playing the rhythm
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