Casio CTK720 - Manual (Page 20)

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Auto Accompaniment
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Adjusting the Tempo
You can adjust the tempo of rhythm play within a range of
40 to 255 beats per minute. The tempo setting is applied to
Auto Accompaniment chord play, and song bank operations.
To adjust the tempo
1
Use the TEMPO buttons ( / ) to adjust the tempo.
: Increases the tempo value.
: Decreases the tempo value.
Example: Hold down the button until the tempo
value 110 is on the display.
NOTE
• Pressing both TEMPO buttons ( and ) at the same
time resets the tempo to the default value of the currently
selected rhythm.
About the Graphic Metronome
The graphic metronome appears on the display along with
the tempo value and beat of a rhythm or built-in tune. The
graphic metronome helps you keep in time as you play along
with a rhythm or built-in tune.
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
Set the POWER/MODE switch to CASIO CHORD
or FINGERED.
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 current POWER/MODE switch
position. Refer to the following pages for details on
chord play.
CASIO CHORD ............... This page
FINGERED ....................... Page E-19
4
To stop Auto Accompaniment play, press the
START/STOP button again.
NOTE
• If you press the SYNCHRO button in place of the START/
STOP button in step 2, the rhythm pattern starts to play
automatically when you perform the operation in step 3.
For details about these buttons, see page E-20.
• You can adjust the accompaniment part volume level
independently of the main volume. For details, see
“Adjusting Accompaniment and Song Bank Volume” on
page E-28.
CASIO CHORD
This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to
easily play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge
and experience. The following describes the CASIO CHORD
“Accompaniment keyboard” and “Melody keyboard”, and
tells you how to play CASIO CHORDs.
Tempo value Graphic metronome
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Basic fingering of current chord
(May be different from chord actually
being played on the keyboard.)
Chord name
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