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• Dynamic Style
The Style numbers 81~00 are the Dynamic Styles, which play more complex and interesting accompaniment patterns
than the others since they may contain tension notes and so on. Because the note other than the notes derived from
the chord you designated may be played back, some Dynamic Styles may not match the song you play.
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Start the selected Style.
You can do this in one of three ways:
Pressing the START/STOP button
The rhythm starts playing immediately without bass and chord accompaniment. The currently
selected Main A or B section will play. (You can select either pattern by pressing the appropriate
button — MAIN/AUTO FILL A or B — before pressing the START/STOP button.)
Using Synchro Start
The PortaTone also has a Synchro Start function that allows you to start the rhythm/accompaniment
by simply playing a chord on the keyboard. To use Synchro Start, first press the SYNC-START
button (the metronome icon flashes to indicate Synchro Start stand-by), then play a chord in the Auto
Accompaniment section of the keyboard.
Using Synchro Start with an Intro pattern
First, press one of the section buttons — MAIN/AUTO FILL A, B, or JAM — to select which pattern
follows the Intro. Next, press the INTRO button, followed by the SYNC-START button. (The INTRO
indication in the display lights, and the metronome icon and the MAIN A /B/JAM indication flashes to
indicate Synchro Start stand-by.) To actually start the Intro pattern and accompaniment, play a chord
in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard.
• Selecting the Style mode by pressing the STYLE button automatically sets Synchro Start to stand-by.
• Pressing the SYNC-START button during accompaniment playback automatically stops the accompaniment and sets
Synchro Start to stand-by.
About the METRONOME Icon
The METRONOME icon in the display moves in time with the current tempo during playback of an
accompaniment Style (or Song). The flashing pattern provides a visual indication of both the tempo and
time signature of the Style or Song. The icon flashes at the first beat of each measure.
• The metronome sound can be turned on or off as needed. (See page 19.)
