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Selecting and Playing Styles — The Style Mode
Start the selected style.
You can do this in one of the following 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 section by pressing
the appropriate button —
AUTO FILL/MAIN A or B —
before pressing the START/
STOP button.)
Using Sync-Start with an Intro section
First, press the MAIN A or MAIN B button — to select
which section (A or B) is to follow the Intro. Next, press
the INTRO button so that “Intro
mA” or “IntromB” is
shown in the display.
Using Sync-Start
The PortaTone also has a Sync-Start function that allows
you to start the rhythm/accompaniment by simply
pressing a key on the keyboard. To use Sync-Start, first
press the SYNC-START button (the handclap icon flashes to
indicate Sync-Start stand-by), then press any key in the
ACMP section of the keyboard (or any key when accompa-
niment is off).
Starting with an Intro section
First, press the MAIN A or MAIN B button — to select
which section (A or B) is to follow the Intro. Next, press
the INTRO button so that “Intro
mA” or “IntromB” is
shown in the display.
To actually start the Intro
section and accompaniment,
press the START/STOP
button.
Finally, press the SYNC-START button to enable Sync-Start,
and start the Intro section and style by playing any key in
the ACMP section of the keyboard.
About the Beat Display
The handclap icon in the display flashes in time
with the current tempo during playback of a style
(or song). The flashing pattern provides a visual
indication of both the tempo and time signature
of the style or song. (For more information, see
pages 14, 22.)
P
F
INTRO/
ENDING
START/
STOP
SYNC-
START
TEMPO
Intro≥A
116
Indicates that Intro is on, and will be
followed by the Main A section.
TEMPO
Intro≥A
116
Indicates that Intro will be followed by
the Main A section.
ACMP
ON/OFF
START
/
STOP
SYNC-
START
ACMP
Handclap icon
flashes
ACMP
Handclap icon
flashes
HINT:
The PortaTone also features chord and bass accompani-
ment that can be played with the rhythm. For informa-
tion on this dynamic function, see page 31.
P
F
INTRO/
ENDING
START/
STOP
SYNC-
START
ACMP
ON/OFF
START
/
STOP
SYNC-
START