Yamaha PF-1000 Owner's Manual page 60

Styles
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When the [ACMP] button is set to on, you can play/indicate chords from the auto
accompaniment section of the keyboard. (Depending on the settings, this may be
the range of the Left voice, or the entire keyboard.)
ACMP AUTO FILL IN
BREAK INTRO
4
ACMP
BREAK
5
As soon as you play a chord with the auto accompaniment section, the style starts.
For details about chord fingerings, refer to page 62.
The Tempo can be adjusted
using the TEMPO [–][+] or [TAP
TEMPO] button.
If you tap the [TAP TEMPO]
button, the tempo will adjust to
the same speed that you tapped.
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Stop the style.
SYNC.STOP SYNC.START
Accompaniment Style Characteristics
The defining characteristics of some of the accompaniment styles are indicated above the relevant style names in the Open/Save display.
Session!
These styles provide even greater realism and authentic backing by mixing in original chord types and changes, as well as special riffs with
chord changes, with the Main sections. These have been programmed to add "spice" and a professional touch to your performances of
certain songs and in certain genres. As a result, the styles may not necessarily be appropriate — or even harmonically correct — for all
songs and for all chord playing. In some cases for example, playing a simple major triad may result in a seventh chord, or playing an on-
bass chord may result in incorrect or unexpected accompaniment.
Piano Combo!
These accompaniment styles feature a basic piano trio (piano, bass, and drums), augmented in some cases with other instruments. Since
this is a small combo sound, the accompaniment backing is appropriately sparse, making it useful and effective for a wide variety of songs.
Pianist!
These special styles provide piano-only accompaniment — effectively recreating the left-hand performance of an accomplished pianist.
Just by playing the proper chords with your left hand, you can automatically add complicated arpeggios and bass/chord patterns — such as
difficult-to-play stride piano parts.
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PF-1000
OTS LINK
MAIN
A B C
STYLE CONTROL
Turn SYNC. (SYNCHRONIZED) START on.
AUTO FILL IN OTS LINK
INTRO
MAIN
A B C
STYLE CONTROL
Auto Accompaniment section
START/STOP
ENDING/rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START
D
ENDING/rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START
D
Split point
E
ND
Turn ACMP off.
ACMP
BREAK
You can set the key range
for auto accompaniment
(page 127).
START/STOP
Sync. Start
Enabling this lets you start
the style simply by playing
the keyboard.
START/STOP
• You can begin the rhythm
channels (tracks) of the
Style by pressing the
[START/STOP] button.
• The rhythm channels of
the style can also be
started by tapping the
[TAP TEMPO] button.
With the style stopped,
tap the [TAP TEMPO]
button three, four or five
times (three for 3/4 time,
four for 2/4 or 4/4 time,
five for 5/4 time).
When you simultaneously
play back accompaniment
styles with a song, the
accompaniment parts
recorded to the song (chan-
nels 9 - 16) are temporarily
replaced by the selected
accompaniment style — let-
ting you try out and use dif-
ferent accompaniment with
the song (page 75).