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Playing with accompaniment
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Changing the tempo
(6) Use the [TEMPO/DATA] dial to decrease
(turn left) or increase (turn right) the
tempo (if necessary).
To return to the Music Style’s default
tempo, press and hold [EXECUTE/TAP
TEMPO] for a few seconds.
Alternatively, you can also press the [EXE-
CUTE/TAP TEMPO] button several times at
the desired tempo.
Stopping Arranger playback
(7) Press [START/STOP] again to stop playback.
You can also press [ENDING]. In that case, you first hear an ending phrase. When it is finished,
Arranger playback stops automatically.
Automatic playback start & stop (Sync Start/Stop)
Press [SYNC START/STOP] (indicator lights). “Sync Start” means that the Arranger will start Music
Style playback as soon as you play a note or a chord with your left hand.
If you like, you can also activate the Sync Stop function by pressing this button several times until
the indicator starts flashing. In that case, Music Style playback will stop as soon as you release all
keys in the left half of the keyboard.
Selecting other Music Styles
Selection via the numeric keypad
Your EM-55 OR comes with 64 different accompaniments (called “Music Styles”) that reside in eight
banks. Here is how to select them:
(1) Press the [STYLE] button.
(2) Press the [A/B] button to select Group A
(the A appears in the upper left-hand cor-
ner of the display).
(3) Use the numeric keypad to select the
desired Music Style bank (1~8).
See the STYLE bank list in the left half of the
front panel and p. 73 for locating the Music
Style bank.
Example: press [5] to select bank 5.
(4) Use the numeric keypad to select a Music
Style memory of that bank (x1~x8).
Example: press [2] to select the “Arabi” Style.
Note: You can also press [STYLE] to scroll through
all 64 Music Styles of the currently selected group
(A or B).
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