Song Memory Function

Specifying Chords in the Normal Mode

When the MODE button is set to Normal during step recording, you can specify chords using a method that is different from CASIO Chord and Fingered fingerings. This chord specification method can be used to input 18 different chord types using only two keyboard keys, so chords can be specified even if you don’t know how to actually play them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chord type input

 

 

 

 

Root input keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

keyboard

1 Major

 

0 Seventh flat five
2 Minor

 

A Minor seventh flat five
3 Augmented

 

B Seventh suspended four
4 Diminished

 

C Diminished seventh
5 Suspended four

 

D Minor add ninth
6 Seventh

 

E Add ninth
7 Minor seventh

 

F Minor sixth
8 Major seventh

 

G Sixth
9 Minor major seventh

 

H Six ninth

To specify a chord, hold down the key on the root input keyboard that specifies the root, and press the key in the chord type input keyboard to specify the chord type. When inputting a chord with a specified bass note, pressing two keys of the root input keyboard causes the lower note to be specified as a bass note.

Example 1: To input Gm7, hold down G on the root input keyboard and press the m7 key on the chord type input keyboard.

(G)

(m7)

Hold down key to specify chord

Press key to specify chord

root.

type

Example 2: To input Gm/C, hold down C and G on the root input keyboard and press the m key on the chord type input keyboard.

(C)

(G)

(m)

Hold down key to specify on bass

Press key to specify

and chord root.

 

chord type.

Specifying the Length of a Note

During step recording, the number buttons are used to specify the length of each note.

Note lengths

Use number buttons [1] through [6] to specify whole notes (), half notes ( ), quarter notes ( ), eighth notes (), 16th notes (), and 32nd notes ( ).

Example: To specify a quarter note ( ), press [3].

Dots ( ) and triplicates ( )

While holding down the [7] (dot) or [9] (triplicate), use buttons [1] through [6] to input the lengths of the notes.

Example: To input a dotted eighth notes (), hold down [7] and press [4].

Ties

Input the first and then the second note.

Example: To input , press [4] and then [8]. Next, press

[5].This note will be tied to the next note you input (16th note in this example).

Rest

Hold down [0] and then use number buttons [1] through [9] to specify the length of the rest.

Example: To input an eighth note rest, hold down [0] and press [4].

•Pressing the [￿] CURSOR button inputs rests up to the beginning of the next measure.

Track 1 Step Recording Variations

The following describes a number of different variations you can use when recording to Track 1 using step recording. All of these variations are based upon the procedure described under “To record chords with step recording” on page E-55.

To start accompaniment with an intro pattern

In step 4, press INTRO/ENDING 1 or INTRO/ENDING 2 button after the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN NEXT button.

To switch to a rhythm variation

In step 5, press VARIATION/FILL-IN 1 or VARIATION/ FILL-IN 2 button immediately before inputting the chord.

To insert a fill in

In step 5, press VARIATION/FILL-IN 1 or VARIATION/ FILL-IN 2 button at the measure or beat immediately before the chord or beat where you want to insert the fill in.

To insert an ending

In step 5, press INTRO/ENDING 1 or INTRO/ENDING 2 button at the measure or beat immediately before the chord where you want to insert the ending.

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