Auto Accompaniment
This keyboard automatically plays bass and chord parts in accordance
with the chords you finger. The bass and chord parts are played us-
ing sounds and tones that are automatically selected to select the
rhythm you are using. All of this means that you get full, realistic
accompaniments for the melody notes you play with your right hand,
creating the mood of an one-person ensemble.
Selecting a Rhythm
This keyboard provides you with 100 exciting rhythms that you can
select using the following procedure.
To select a rhythm
1.
Find the rhythm you want to use in the "Rhythm List"
(page A-4) and note its rhythm number.
2.
Press the RHYTHM button.
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s
p
Indicator appears
3.
Use the number buttons to input the two digit rhythm
number for the rhythm you want to select.
Example: To select "76 RHUMBA", input 7 and then 6.
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m
NOTE
You can also increment the displayed rhythm number by pressing [+] and
decrement it by pressing [–].
Playing a Rhythm
Use the following procedure to start and stop rhythm play.
To play a rhythm
1.
Set the MODE switch to NORMAL.
2.
Press the START/STOP button to start play of the cur-
rently selected rhythm.
3.
To stop rhythm play, press the START/STOP button
again.
NOTE
All of the keyboard keys are melody keys while the MODE switch is set to
NORMAL.
E-16
TEMPO
TOUCH
ACCOMP
KEY LIGHT
RESPONSE
VOLUME
TOUCH
RESPONSE
KEY LIGHT
METRONOME BEAT
TEMPO
MODE
VOLUME
SYNCHRO/
INTRO
ENDING
MAX
POWER
FULL RANGE
CHORD
FINGERED
START/
CASIO CHORD
STOP
NORMAL
MIN
NORMAL/
VARIATION/
SONG BANK CONTROLLER
FILL-IN
FILL-IN
MODE
START/STOP
B s
1
s
b
a
e
1
RHYTHM
TRANSPOSE/
GM
TUNE/MIDI
MEMORY
STEP
MEMORY
STEP
SPLIT
LAYER
(TIE)
7
8
9
4
5
6
DEMO
3-STEP LESSON
1
2
3
REST
0
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
[+]/[–]
Number buttons
Adjusting the Tempo
The tempo (beats per minute) can be set to a value in the range of 40
to 255. The tempo value you set is use for Song Bank, 3-step lesson,
and Auto Accompaniment chord play, as well as playback from mem-
ory and metronome operation.
To set the tempo
1.
Use the TEMPO buttons to set the tempo.
: Increase the tempo value.
: Decreases the tempo value.
Metronome
Tempo
value
Flash
NOTES
• While the tempo value is flashing, you can also use the number buttons
or [+] and [–] to input a three-digit value. Note that you must input lead-
ing zeros, so 90 is input as 090.
• Pressing both the
and
TEMPO buttons at the same time automat-
ically returns the currently selected rhythm to its default tempo.
Using Auto Accompaniment
The following procedure describes how to use the keyboard's Auto
Accompaniment feature. Before starting, you should first select the
rhythm you want to use and set the tempo of the rhythm to the value
you want.
To use Auto Accompaniment
1.
Set the MODE switch to CASIO CHORD, FINGERED,
or FULL RANGE CHORD.
2.
Press the START/STOP button to start play of the cur-
rently selected rhythm.
3.
Play a chord.
• The actual procedure you should use to play a chord depends
on the current MODE switch position. Refer to the following
pages for details on chord play.
CASIO CHORD .......................................... Page E-17
FINGERED .................................................. Page E-17
FULL RANGE CHORD ............................ Page E-18
Beat
number
474A-E-018B
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