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RHYTHM MACHINE FUNCTIONS

A rhythm (or drum) machine provides a background of rhythm patterns played by various percussion

instruments. This not only makes most popular music sound better, it also helps you keep perfect time,

just like a metronome.

This section introduces the PortaSound’s rhythm machine functions. Most of the following operations

can be applied in exactly the same way for the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT features explained further below,

so it is a good idea to memorize them well.

STYLE SELECT – Choosing the Rhythm

Overview

The STYLE LIST (6) shows the 100 basic rhythm styles at

your disposal. Choosing one that suits your music is practi-

cally identical with selecting a voice — except that the STYLE

indicator on the VOICE/STYLE display must be lit instead

of the VOICE indicator.

Operation

1. Check whether the dot in the VOICE/STYLE number

display (8) is located above “STYLE”. If it is not, press

the blue STYLE selector (11b).

2. Enter the style number.

Use the VOICE/STYLE SELECT number buttons (11c)

to input the number of the desired style.

As with voice numbers, all style numbers have two digits,

so be sure to input enter both.

Points to Remember

Which style is currently selected can be checked on the

VOICE/STYLE display by pressing the STYLE se-

lector. (This is not necessary if the indicator dot is al-

ready above STYLE.)

When power is turned on, the style last selected is

automatically chosen.

The number of beats per rhythm pattern depends on

the selected style. ‘Many patterns consist of two mea-

sures with a slightly differing structure (see paragraph

on BEAT Display below).

If you wish, you can set the AUTO ACCOMPANI-

MENT MODE to NORMAL by pushing that button

(3a) when using the PSS-680 like a rhythm machine.

This will allow you to play the selected voice over the

entire keyboard. (For details on AUTO ACCOMPA-

NIMENT MODE, see p.18.)

RHYTHM CONTROL

Overview

Now that you have selected a rhythm style, the RHYTHM

CONTROL section (20) lets you start, change and stop the

percussion in a variety of ways. This gives you incredibly

flexible and realistic live control over the drum patterns. The

rubber pads are large and easy to hit so you can operate them

quickly without interrupting your keyboard playing.

With a bit of practice, you will be able to control the rhythm

(and Auto Accompaniment) with these pads as naturally as

if you were a drummer — simply by hitting them at the right

time.

Operation

Starting the Rhythm

a) START/STOP (20a)

Hitting this pad starts the rhythm right away.

b) SYNCHRO START/ENDING (20b)

When this pad is pressed, both BEAT indicator dots in

the TEMPO/PARAMETER & VALUE display start to

blink simultaneously, indicating the tempo, but the

rhythm does not start yet.

In NORMAL mode, the rhythm will start as soon as

you play any key(s) on the keyboard. In SINGLE

FINGER and FINGERED, you can start the rhythm

by pressing keys in the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

SECTION.

Points to Remember

The Synchro Start function can be canceled prior to

rhythm start by pressing SYNCHRO START/END-

ING again.

When using Synchro Start, you can watch the blinking

indicator dots to get a feel for the beat until you are

ready to start performing.

Instead of playing a key, you can also start the rhythm

by pressing START/STOP (20a).

c) INTRO/FILL IN 1, 2, 3 (20c)

These three pads in the right part of the RHYTHM

CONTROL section start the rhythm right away with a

special “INTRO” (introduction) pattern. (No other Auto

Accompaniment instrument sounds are heard during the

intro even if an AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT SECTION

key is being pressed.) When the intro is finished (after

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