KORG SP-500 - Manual (Page 41)

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Automatic
accompaniment
2. Various automatic
accompaniment functions
Selecting how you will start and
stop automatic accompaniment
There are several ways to start/stop automatic
accompaniment.
Use the method that is appropriate for your perfor-
mance.
a. Basic start and stop
1 Specify a chord
Specify a chord by playing notes in the
keyboard area selected for this purpose.
The name of the selected chord will
appear in the main page.
2 Press the [START/STOP] switch
Automatic accompaniment will start.
The [BEAT] indicators will light in time with
the meter.
3 Press the [START/STOP] switch
once again
Automatic accompaniment will stop.
b. Synchro start, Synchro stop
You can use Synchro Start to start automatic
accompaniment at the moment you press a key,
and Synchro Stop to stop automatic accompani-
ment at the moment you take your hand off of the
keyboard.
1 Press the [SYNCHRO START/
STOP] switch
The [SYNCHRO START/STOP] switch
indicator will light.
2 Specify a chord, and playback
will start (Synchro start)
☞p.42 “Changing how you specify the
chords”
3 While a chord is specified, press
the [SYNCHRO START/STOP]
switch.
4 When you take your hand off of
the chord-specifying keys, auto-
matic accompaniment will stop
(Synchro Stop)
You can use this to break the accompani-
ment when you wish to add a right-hand
solo.
When you play notes in the chord-speci-
fying area, the accompaniment will begin
from the first measure of the accompani-
ment pattern.
To cancel this, press the [SYNCHRO
START/STOP] switch to make the indica-
tor go dark.
c. Pedal Start, Pedal Stop
You can start/stop the automatic accompaniment
by pressing the assignable switch.
1 Access the “Func 3/10” page
After pressing the [FUNCTION] switch,
use the [PAGE ®] switch to access the
“Func 3/10” page.
2 Set the “Assignable Switch” set-
ting to “Start/Stop”
The pedal connected to the Assignable
Switch jack will now function in the same
way as the [START/STOP] switch.
(☞p.66)
3 Press the [EXIT] or [FUNCTION]
switch
You will return to the main page.
4 Specify a chord
Specify a chord by playing notes in the
keyboard area selected for this purpose.
The name of the selected chord will
appear in the main page.
5 Press the pedal
Automatic accompaniment will start
when you press the pedal connected to
the Assignable Switch jack. It will stop
when you press the pedal once again.