Casio WK3500 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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Auto Accompaniment
Selecting a Rhythm
This keyboard provides you with 140 exciting rhythms that
you can select using the following procedure.
You can also transfer accompaniment data from your
computer and store up to 16 of them as user rhythms in
keyboard memory. See Using the Data Download Service
on page E-91 for more information.
NOTE
Initially, nothing is stored in the user rhythm memory
area.
To select a rhythm
1
Find the rhythm you want to use in the rhythm list
and note its rhythm number.
2
Press the RHYTHM button.
Not all of the available rhythms are shown on the
rhythm list printed on the keyboard console. For a
complete list, see the Rhythm List on page A-14.
3
Use the number buttons to input the three digit
rhythm number for the rhythm you want to select.
Example: To select 041 ROCK 2, input 0, 4 and then 1.
NOTE
You can also increment the displayed rhythm number
by pressing [+] and decrement it by pressing [].
Appears when RHYTHM button is pressed
Number and name of selected rhythm
8Beat 1
Roc k 2
Playing a Rhythm
To play a rhythm
1
Press 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.
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
1
Press 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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