Technics sx-PR604/M Manuel D’Utilisation

Selecting rhythms

Many exciting rhythms are stored in the memory of this instrument. First select one of the rhythm groups and then choose the
desired rhythm.

Select a rhythm

1.

In the RHYTHM GROUP section, select a
rhythm group.

• For information about the METRONOME, see the follow-

ing section.

• MEMORY is the group in which you store the rhythms

you create with the COMPOSER. (Refer to page 85.)

2.

Select the desired rhythm from the list on the
display.

• A list of rhythms available for each rhythm group can be

found in the separate REFERENCE GUIDE provided.

• If there is more than one page to the display, use the

PAGE buttons to move from one screen page to another.

• Because the “Classic Ballad” rhythm of the BALLAD

group does not have a drum part, no sound is produced
if you play this rhythm without the AUTO PLAY CHORD.

There are four variations available for each rhythm. Use the
VARIATION buttons to select the desired variation.

• Confirm that the MUSIC STYLE ARRANGER button is

off. (If  it is on, press it once to turn it off.)

• The nuance of the pattern differs with each variation

number.

• You can change to a different variation while the rhythm

is playing.

SPLIT
POINT

MAIN

VOLUME

APC/SEQUENCER

VOLUME

MODE

CHORD FINDER

OFF/ON

AUTO SETTING

BANK

STOP

8&16
BEAT

ROCK & POP

BALLAD

JAZZ & SWING

MOVIE &

SHOW

SOUND

ARRANGER

ONE TOUCH

PLAY

SIMPLE PIANO

FADE

IN

OUT

INTRO & ENDING

START / STOP

SYNCHRO

START

TAP TEMPO

FILL IN

1

2

1

1

2

3

4

BEAT

2

METRONOME

SET

OFF/ON

1

2

3

4

GOSPEL
& BLUES

SOUL &
DISCO

COUNTRY &
WESTERN

LATIN &
WORLD

MARCH &

WALTZ

MEMORY

LOAD

1

2

3

4

5

6

MAX

MIN

MAX

OFF

SOLO

SOLO

SAX &

WOODWIND

ORGAN &

ACCORDION

SOUND

EXPLORER

BRASS

SYNTH

SOLOIST

MULTI EFFECT CHORUS

REVERB

PLAY

EASY REC

SET

NEXT BANK

BANK VIEW

PROGRAM

MENUS

DISK

LOAD

CHORD STEP REC

DISK

IN USE

SOLO

TECHNI-CHORD

DIGITAL EFFECT BRILLIANCE

STRINGS

TRANSPOSE

R1/R2 OCTAVE

–

LEFT

RIGHT 2

RIGHT 1

LEFT

RIGHT 2

RIGHT 1

+

–

+

GRAND

UPRIGHT

ELECTRIC

MODERN

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

DIGITAL

DRAWBAR

VOCAL

BASS

DRUM KITS

MIXTURES

MEMORY

GUITAR

& HARPSI

MALLET &

ORCH PERC

FAVORITES

OTHER PARTS/TR

HELP

DISPLAY HOLD EXIT

LCD CONTRAST

PAGE

MUTE

SEQUENCER

RESET

COUNT
INTRO

SX-PR804

8&16

BEAT

ROCK & POP

BALLAD

JAZZ & SWING

MOVIE &

SHOW

METRONOME

GOSPEL &

BLUES

SOUL &

DISCO

COUNTRY &

WESTERN

LATIN &
WORLD

MARCH &

WALTZ

MEMORY

LOAD

1

2

3

4

Part II  Playing the rhythm

Overview of rhythm performance

An explanation follows of the terms related to this instrument’s rhythm performance.

Rhythm and accompaniment pattern

Each rhythm is comprised of not only a DRUMS pattern,
but also of accompaniment patterns called BASS and AC-
COMP. The combination of all of these is the rhythm.
• The accompaniment pattern sounds when you perform

using the AUTO PLAY CHORD (APC). (Refer to page
47.)

Rhythm and Style

One rhythm of this instrument is comprised of four VARIA-
TION patterns, and for each one the optimum sounds and
effects are set. 

VARIATION 1

VARIATION 2

VARIATION 3

VARIATION 4

PANEL setting

PANEL setting

PANEL setting

PANEL setting

  RHYTHM

  STYLE

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