Casio MA1003-A Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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Playing Back a MIDI File
E-43
To practice with either hand (Part Off)
NOTE
To perform the procedure below, use a MIDI file that
has the left-hand part recorded in Channel 3 and the
right-hand part recorded in Channel 4.
1.
Enter the CARD PLAYER mode and select
the MIDI file you want to play.
2.
Press the
(PART) button.
This will display the part on/off screen (L-[ON]
R-[ON]) to appear on the display.
3.
Use the

(w, q) buttons to toggle the
parts on and off.
w toggles the left-hand part and q toggles the
right-hand part.
4.
Press the
(PART) button to exit the part
on/off screen.
5.
To start playback, press the
(PLAY/STOP)
button.
This starts playback of the part you turned on in
step 2. You can play the part you turned off on the
keyboard along with the playback.
To repeat play a specific section of a
song
1.
Press the
(PLAY/STOP) button to start
song playback.
2.
When playback reaches the first beat of the
section you want to select for repeat, press
the
(REPEAT) button.
This will cause the
(REPEAT) button lamp to
flash.
3.
When playback reaches the last beat of the
section, press the
(REPEAT) button again.
The
(REPEAT) button lamp will remain lit, which
indicates that repeat playback is being performed.
After a one-measure (four beats in the cast of a 4/4
time song) rest, the Digital Piano will start playing
the section you selected. Playback of the selected
section continues, with a one-measure rest before
each playback.
You can use the
(PLAY/STOP) button to stop and
re-start playback of the section.
4.
To exit repeat playback, press the
(REPEAT) button again so its lamp goes out.
Using the

(w, q) buttons to switch to another
song also will exit repeat playback.
To play on the keyboard along with
playback
1.
In the MASTER CONTROL mode, select the
tones you want to use for each zone you will
play on the keyboard.
See “Selecting a Tone” (page E-11) and “Layering and
Splitting Tones” (page E-12).
2.
Enter the CARD PLAYER mode and start
MIDI file playback.
See “MIDI File Playback Operations” (page E-41).
3.
Play on the keyboard along with playback.
NOTE
The parts used for MIDI file playback (Song01
through Song16) are independent of the parts used
for Digital Piano keyboard play (Upper1, Upper2,
Lower1, Lower2). For more information, see “Sound
Source Configuration” (page E-5). This means that
playing on the keyboard does not interfere with
proper MIDI file playback.
You can select the tones for each zone you will play
on the keyboard after entering the CARD PLAYER
mode. For more information, see “To select a tone
for each zone in the CARD PLAYER mode” (page
E-44).