Auto Accompaniment
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 Use the MODE button to select CASIO CHORD, FINGERED, or FULL RANGE CHORD as the accompaniment mode.
• The currently selected accompaniment mode is the one whose lamp is lit. See “About the MODE Button” on page E-32 for details.
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 currently selected accompaniment mode. Refer to the following pages for details on chord play.
CASIO CHORD .............................. Page E-34
FINGERED ...................................... Page E-35
FULL RANGE CHORD ................ Page E-35
Current measure number and beat number
Chord name

Playing a Rhythm

To play a rhythm

1Press VARIATION/FILL-IN button 1 or 2.•This starts the play of the selected rhythm.•To stop rhythm play, press the START/STOP button.

NOTE

•Chords will sound along with the rhythm if any of the three accompaniment mode lamps above the MODE button is lit. If you want to play the rhythm pattern without chords, press the MODE button until all of the lamps are off.

•Some rhythms consist of chord accompaniments only, without any drums or other percussion instruments. Such rhythms do not sound unless CASIO CHORD, FINGERED, or FULL RANGE CHORD is selected as the accompaniment mode.

•Accompaniment sounds (chords, bass, etc.) do not sound while a metronome rhythm (No. 160 to 165: 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Beat) is being used, even if the MODE button setting is CASIO CHORD, FINGERED, or FULL RANGE CHORD. Because of this, you should press the MODE button until all of the lamps are off.

Adjusting the Tempo

You can adjust the tempo of rhythm play within a range of 30 to 255 beats per minute. The tempo setting is used for Auto Accompaniment chord play, and song memory operations.

To adjust the tempo

1Press one of the TEMPO buttons (￿ or ￿).￿: Increments displayed value (increases tempo)￿: Decrements displayed value (decreases tempo)

NOTE

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

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

4To stop Auto Accompaniment play, press the START/ STOP button again.

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