Using Auto Accompaniment

6. Press the L-16 (SYNCHRO/ENDING) button.

10. When you are finished, press the L-17 (START/

• This enters synchro standby (Auto Accompaniment

 

STOP) button again to stop Auto

waiting for you to play a chord), with the F

 

Accompaniment.

indicator flashing on the display. The flashing F

 

• Pressing the L-16 (SYNCHRO/ENDING) button instead

indicator means that the normal Auto Accompaniment

 

 

of the L-17 (START/STOP) button will play an ending

pattern is standing by.

 

 

 

 

pattern before stopping Auto Accompaniment play. For

 

 

 

 

7. You also can use the buttons described below

 

details about ending patterns, see “Modifying Auto

 

Accompaniment Patterns” (page E-27).

to change to intro or variation pattern standby.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To enter synchro

 

Display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

standby for this

Press this key:

• You can use the following procedure to adjust the volume

Indicator:

pattern:

 

 

level of the Auto Accompaniment, without affecting the

 

 

 

Intro

L-13 (INTRO)

E

 

volume of Digital Keyboard output. For details, see

 

“AccompVol. (Auto Accompaniment Volume)” (page E-99).

 

button

flashing

 

 

• You can change the size of the chord keyboard by using

 

 

 

Variation

L-15 (VARIATION/

H

 

the split feature to move the split point (page E-17). The

 

FILL-IN) button

flashing

 

 

 

keyboard keys to the left of the split point make up the

 

 

 

 

For details about intro and variation patterns, see “Modifying

 

chord keyboard.

 

 

 

Auto Accompaniment Patterns” (page E-27).

 

 

 

 

8.Play the chord you want on the chord keyboard (left keyboard keys).

•Auto Accompaniment will start playing when you play the chord.

•To start percussion part play without playing a chord, press the L-17 (START/STOP) button.

Example: To play a C chord

Chord keyboard

Melody keyboard

•The chord root and type that corresponds to the keys you press appear in the chord area of the display.

9.Play other chords with your left hand as you play the melody with your right hand.

•You can use “CASIO Chord” or other simplified chord fingering modes to play chords. For details, see “Selecting a Chord Fingering Mode” in the following section.

•You can use the L-14 (NORMAL/FILL-IN) and L-15 (VARIATION/FILL-IN) buttons to modify accompaniment patterns. For details, see “Modifying Auto Accompaniment Patterns” (page E-27).

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