The following buttons are called Variation buttons. 1. Press the Variation buttons to change the arrangement of the accompaniment. The indicator of the button you pressed will light. The Variation [1] button produces the simplest arrangement, and the [Full] button produces the most florid. For an intro or ending, Variation [1] is the shortest and simplest. The functions of the Variation buttons and [Break] button can be assigned to the foot switches located on each side of the Expression Pedal. Please refer to “Changing the Function of the Foot Switch” (p. 134). You can change the behavior of the Fill In [Auto] button and [Break] button (p. 215). Using 89 Using Rhythm Performance Using Rhythm Performance Playing Chords with Simple Fingering (Chord Intelligence) “Chord Intelligence” is a feature that intelligently plays the correct accompaniment chords the moment you play a key specifying a chord on the Lower keyboard during Automatic Accompaniment. For example, in order to make the instrument detect a “C Major” chord, you must normally play the three keys “C,” “E,” and “G.” If you use the Chord Intelligence function, you can simply press a single “C” key in the lower keyboard to sound a C Major chord with the voice selected for the Lower part. 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Rhythm screen appears. 2. Touch < > (Utility) on the Rhythm screen. The Utility screen appears. For more information about chord fingering, refer to the “Chord List” (p. 277). You can also open the rhythm screen by pressing a Rhythm button. If you press the root note of the chord (p. 279) in the lower keyboard when the Chord Intelligence function is ON, all notes in that chord will sound. For example, if you press the root “C” of the C major chord in the lower keyboard, the notes of the C major chord “C,” “E,” and “G” will be sounded by the voice selected for the lower part. 3. Touch . The Rhythm Options screen appears. 4. Touch the Chord Intelligence setting to turn it “ON.” The Chord Intelligence function can now be used. Each time you touch the Chord Intelligence setting, it will be switched ON/ OFF. 5. If you wish to turn off the Chord Intelligence function, switch it “OFF.” When the Leading Bass function (p. 92) is on and the Chord Intelligence function is off, you can specify chords with a combination of the lower keyboard and pedalboard. When you touch the [One Touch Program] button, the Chord Intelligence setting will automatically be turned ON. Using 91 Using Rhythm Performance Using Rhythm Performance Leading Bass Function When Automatic Accompaniment is used, and the Pedal [To Lower] button is ON, the Pedal Bass voice will normally play the root note (p. 279) of the chord you play on the Lower keyboard. If the Leading Bass function is enabled, the lowest note of the chord you play on the Lower keyboard will then be used as the bass note (the bottom note of the chord). This allows the bass to be a note other than the root of the chord you play and the bass note will change when inverted chords are played (p. 279). 1. Touch on the Main screen. The Rhythm screen appears. 2. Touch < > (Utility) on the Rhythm screen. The Utility screen appears. You can also open the Rhythm screen by pressing the Rhythm buttons. When the Leading Bass function is on and the Chord Intelligence function (p. 90) is off, you can specify chords with a combination of the lower keyboard and pedalboard. 3. Touch . The Rhythm Options screen appears. 4. Touch the Leading Bass setting to turn it “ON.” Each time you touch the Leading Bass setting, it will be switched ON/OFF. 5. To turn off the Leading Bass function, set the Leading Bass setting to “OFF.” You can assign the Leading Bass functions to either of the foot switches located on each side of the Expression Pedal. Please refer to “Changing the Function of the Foot Switch” (p. 134). Using 93 Using Rhythm Performance Using Rhythm Performance A Simple Way to Make Automatic Accompaniment Settings (One Touch Program) The ATELIER provides a very convenient [One Touch Program] button. By simply pressing this button once, the Arranger function will be turned ON, and keyboard voices that are most appropriate for playing with the currently selected Rhythm/Automatic Accompaniment are selected. By pressing the [One Touch Program] button, you can make the following settings. • Panel settings (e.g., sounds and volume) suitable for the rhythm • Arranger [On/Off] button lit (Automatic Accompaniment playing) • [Sync Start] button lit, [Intro] button blinking (Waiting for Sync Start) • Chord Intelligence function is ON (p. 90) What is Sync Start? Sync Start is a function that starts the rhythm at the moment that you play the lower keyboard. What is Chord Intelligence? “Chord Intelligence” is a feature that intelligently decides on accompaniment chords the moment you play some keys specifying a chord during automatic accompaniment. The panel settings specified by the One Touch Program f...
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