Casio XW-G1 - Manual (Page 14)

Learning to Play by Playing (For Synthesizer Novices)
E-12
Play something on the keyboard to hear what the tone sounds
like. Use
6
VOLUME to adjust the volume.
• Note that the Solo Synthesizer tones are monophonic. If
you press multiple keys, only the note of the last key
pressed will sound.
Solo Synthesizer actually is a category that contains 100
built-in (preset
*) tones. What we played here is just one of
them. Now let’s play some more of the preset tones in this
category.
* There are also “user tones” which are those that you create
and store for later recall. The terms “preset” and “user” are
also used for other types of data, such as Step Sequencer
data, performance data, etc.
Press the
br
plus (+) button. Each press increases the
preset tone number and changes the tone setting.
You can use the same operations to select the tones in the
other categories besides Solo Synthesizer, so experiment for
yourself to find out what tones are available.
Tone creation is actually what using a synthesizer is all about.
Starting from a preset tone, you can change various
parameters to create a tone that is your own original sound.
With this setting, pressing the
7
EDIT button provides you
with a collection of powerful editing capabilities (page E-20).
In addition, you also can use the
5
sliders to easily alter
tones without using the
7
EDIT button. Here we will take a
simplified look at editing a Solo Synthesizer tone. This
process is covered in greater detail later in this manual.
Press
7
TONE and then rotate the
bp
dial to select a tone
number.
Play some notes on the keyboard. As you do, rotate the
3
ASSIGNABLE KNOBS. This will change the characteristics
of the tone that is sounding. Make adjustments until the tone
sounds the way you want.
Example: Rotating K1 while P:000 is selected as the tone
After you are finished, you can save the result as a user tone.
Press
7
WRITE to enter the save mode. The save
destination will appear on the display screen.
Use the
bp
dial or
br
minus (–) and plus (+) buttons to
specify the tone number where you want to save your user
tone.
br
Back Forward
Tone number
Tone name P: Preset
U: User
Creating Tones
• Rotate right to make the tone brighter.
• Rotate left to make the tone darker.
Save destination
U: User number
000: Tone Number 000