Yamaha Electone EL-900 Owner's Manual page 61

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Set t he t em po.
1 T E M PO D i al
For adj ust i ng t he speed of t he rhyt hm . T urn t he di al cl ockw i se t o
i ncrease t he t em po, and count er-cl ock w i se t o decrease i t .
2 T E M PO D i spl ay (B A R / B E A T Indi cat or)
Show s t he current t em po. (D i spl ayed val ues are gi ven i n beat s per
m i nut e, j ust as on a convent i onal m et ronom e. ) T he t em po range i s
40 t o 240 beat s per m i nut e.
W hen the rhythm begins playing, the T E M PO display changes
funct i on t o a B ar/ B eat i ndi cat or.
2) T o use t he Fi l l In pat t erns:
Fi l l In pat t erns are desi gned t o be used as t em porary and regul ar rhyt hm i c
breaks t o spi ce up a repeat i ng rhyt hm . L i ke t he regul ar rhyt hm s, al l Fi l l In
pat t erns have been desi gned t o perfect l y m at ch t he bass and chord part s of
t he A ut om at i c A ccom pani m ent feat ure.
1
Sel ect and pl ay a rhyt hm .
2
A s you pl ay t he E l ect one al ong w i t h t he rhyt hm , occasi onal l y press
t he FIL L IN but t on.
For best resul t s, press t he FIL L IN but t on j ust at t he begi nni ng or t he
fi rst beat of a m easure.
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TEMPO
1
(TEMPO Display: shows current tempo)
BAR/BEAT
TEMPO
(BAR/BEAT Indicator: shows the
current position in the measures)
INTRO.
ENDING
BAR/BEAT
TEMPO
2
The number on the left
indicates the current bar
or measure and the one
on the right indicates
the number of the beat
in each bar.
The beat indicator lamp
above the display also
indicates the beats.
SYNCHRO START
START
FILL IN
N O T E :
W hen you turn the T E M PO D ial even
w hi l e t he rhyt hm i s pl ayi ng, t he di spl ay
m om ent ari l y changes t o show t he current
t em po.
N O T E :
U SI N G A FI LL I N FO R TH E STA R T O F A
SO N G :
F ill In patterns can also be used as
i nt roduct i ons; si m pl y press t he FIL L IN
but t on before st art i ng t he rhyt hm w i t h t he
STA R T or SY N C H R O STA R T but t ons.
N O T E :
PLA Y I N G PA R TI A L FI LL I N PA TTER N S:
Y ou can al so st art Fi l l In pat t erns w i t hi n a
bar, i n order t o pl ay onl y t he fi nal one or
t w o beat s of t he Fi l l In pat t ern and creat e
addi t i onal rhyt hm i c i nt erest . Si nce t he Fi l l
In feature is very sensitive to bar/beat
boundari es, you shoul d be very careful t o
ﾒpl ayﾓ t he FILL IN but t on preci sel y on (or
j ust sl i ght l y before) t he beat t hat you w ant
t he Fi l l In pat t ern t o begi n.
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