Auto Accompaniment
Playing a RhythmUsing Auto Accompaniment
Use the following procedure to start and stop rhythm play.The following procedure describes how to use the keyboardOs
Auto Accompaniment feature. Before starting, you should
first select the rhythm you want to use and set the tempo of
To play a rhythmthe rhythm to the value you want.
1Set the MODE switch to NORMAL.To use Auto Accompaniment
2Press the START/STOP button to start play of the
currently selected rhythm.1Set the MODE switch to CASIO CHORD,
FINGERED, or FULL RANGE CHORD.
3To stop rhythm play, press the START/STOP button
again.2Press the START/STOP button to start play of the
currently selected rhythm.
NOTE
3Play a chord.
Y All of the keyboard keys are melody keys while the
MODE switch is set to NORMAL.Y 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-32
Adjusting the TempoFINGERED................................... Page E-33
FULL RANGE CHORD ............. Page E-34
The tempo (beats per minute) can be set to a value in the
range of 30 to 255. The tempo value you set is use for Song
Bank, 3-step lesson, and Auto Accompaniment chord play,
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as well as playback from the recorder and metronome
operation.
To set the tempo
(The chord form that appears here may show
1Use the TEMPO buttons to set the tempo.
notes that differ from those actually pressed on
: Increase the tempo value.the keyboard. With some chords, inverted chord
: Decreases the tempo value.forms may be displayed.)
Chord name
Flash
Metronome
Tempo value4To stop Auto Accompaniment play, press the START/
STOP button again.
NOTE
Beat number
Y If you press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button and then
NOTEthe INTRO button in place of the START/STOP button
in step 2, accompaniment will start with an intro pattern
Y While the tempo value is flashing, you can also use the
when you perform the operation in step 3. For details
number buttons or [+] and [�] to input a three-digit value.about these buttons, see pages E-35 and E-36.
Note that you must input leading zeros, so 90 is input
Y If you press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button in place of
as 090.the START/STOP button in step 4, an ending pattern
Y Pressing both the and TEMPO buttons at the same
will play before accompaniment play is ended. For details
time automatically returns the currently selected rhythmabout this button, see page E-36.
to its default tempo.
Y You can adjust the accompaniment part volume level
independently of the main volume. For details, see
OAdjusting Accompaniment and Song Bank Volume� on
page E-47.
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