16
Operation
7. To select a different rhythm, repeat
Steps 1
–
2.
8. To stop the auto-rhythm, press
START/
STOP
.
Using SYNCHRO
This feature lets you synchronize the start of
an auto-rhythm with the beginning of your
music.
After you select and enter an auto-rhythm,
press
SYNCHRO/ENDING
, then begin playing
the keyboard. The keyboard automatically
begins to play the rhythm when you press
any key within the first 2 octaves and a tone
of the lower end of the keyboard (the first 26
keys from the left side of the keyboard).
Using INTRO
This feature lets you start the selected auto-
rhythm with a light, 3- to 8-measure introduc-
tion that blends easily into the selected
rhythm.
To start a rhythm with an introduction, select
and enter the rhythm, then press
INTRO
. The
introduction plays, then the selected auto-
rhythm automatically starts.
Using NORMAL/FILL-IN
This feature lets you insert a short (1- to 2-
measure) variation in the beat pattern of a
selected auto-rhythm.
Simply press and release
NORMAL/FILL-IN
while the auto-rhythm is playing. The key-
board inserts a 1- to 2-measure variation,
then the original rhythm automatically re-
sumes at the end of the current measure.
Using VAR/FILL-IN
Each of the keyboard’s 120 preset auto-
rhythms has a built-in variation (alternate) to
its normal beat pattern. The variation differs
slightly from the normal rhythm, so it is al-
most like having two rhythms in one!
To play the alternate rhythm, press
VAR/FILL-
IN
. The variation plays continuously at the
selected tempo.
To insert the fill-in segment in the alternate
rhythm, press
VAR/FILL-IN
. The keyboard
adds a 1- to 2-measure variation in the
rhythm.
To return to the normal rhythm, press
NOR-
MAL/FILL-IN
.
To stop the auto-rhythm, press
START/ STOP
.
Using ENDING
To end the selected rhythm with a special 3-
to 8-measure flourish, press
SYNCHRO/END-
ING
while the auto-rhythm is playing, about 3
– 8 measures before you want the rhythm to
end. The keyboard plays a special ending,
then automatically stops the rhythm.
USING AUTO
ACCOMPANIMENT
The 26 keys on the left side of the keyboard
with note labels above them are called
Ac-
companiment Keys.
You can set the keyboard to play three differ-
ent types of auto accompaniment using the
accompaniment keys.
•
Concert Chord — lets you play chords
on the accompaniment keys using chord
formations of one to four notes. The
number of keys you press determines
the type of chord that plays (see “Con-
cert Chord” on Page 17).
•
Standard Fingering — lets you play
chords on the accompaniment keys
using standard chord formations of three
Summary of Contents for MD-1700
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