Adjusting the Tempo

You can adjust the tempo of rhythm play within a range of 20 to 255 beats per minute. The tempo setting is applied to Auto Accompaniment chord play, and song bank operations.

To adjust the tempo

Use the TEMPO buttons (￿ / ￿) to adjust the tempo.

￿: Increases the tempo value.

￿: Decreases the tempo value.

Example: Hold down the ￿ button until the tempo value 110 is on the display.

❚NOTE

•Pressing both TEMPO buttons (￿ and ￿) at the same time resets the tempo to the default value of the currently selected rhythm.

About the Graphic Metronome

The graphic metronome appears on the display along with the tempo value and beat of a rhythm or built-in tune. The graphic metronome helps you keep in time as you play along with a rhythm or built-in tune.

Beat

Tempo value Graphic metronome

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 POWER/MODE switch to CASIO

CHORD or FINGERED.

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2. Press the START/STOP button to start play of the currently selected rhythm.

3. Play a chord.

•The actual procedure you should use to play a chord depends on the current POWER/MODE switch po- sition. Refer to the following pages for details on chord play.

CASIO CHORD ........................... This page FINGERED ................................... Page E-20

Chord name

Basic fingering of current chord (May be different from chord actually being played on the keyboard.)

4. To stop Auto Accompaniment play, press the

START/STOP button again.

CASIO CHORD

This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to easily play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge and experience. The following describes the CASIO CHORD “Accompaniment keyboard” and “Melody keyboard”, and tells you how to play CASIO CHORDs.

CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard

Accompaniment

 

keyboard

Melody keyboard

❚NOTE

•The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing chords only.

No sound will be produced if you try playing single melody notes on the accompaniment keyboard.

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