Auto Accompaniment; Selecting A Rhythm; Playing A Rhythm - Casio CTK-491 User Manual

Auto Accompaniment

POWER/MODE
START/STOP
This keyboard automatically plays bass and chord parts in
accordance with the chords you finger. The bass and chord
parts are played using sounds and tones that are automati-
cally selected to select the rhythm you are using. All of this
means that you get full, realistic accompaniments for the
melody notes you play with your right hand, creating the
mood of an one-person ensemble.

Selecting a Rhythm

This keyboard provides you with 100 exciting rhythms that
you can select using the following procedure.
To select a rhythm
1.
Find the rhythm you want to use in the keyboard's
rhythm list and note its rhythm number.
2.
Press the RHYTHM button.
Appears when RHYTHM button is pressed
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Number buttons
3.
Use the number buttons to input the two digit
rhythm number for the rhythm you want to se-
lect.
Example: To select "64 WALTZ", input 6 and then 4.
NOTE
• "00 CLUB POP" is the initial default rhythm setting whenever
you turn on keyboard power.
• You can also increment the displayed rhythm number by press-
ing [+] and decrement it by pressing [–].

Playing a Rhythm

Use the following procedure to start and stop rhythm play.
To play a rhythm
1.
Set the POWER/MODE switch to NORMAL.
2.
Press the START/STOP button to start play of the
currently selected rhythm.
3.
To stop rhythm play, press the START/STOP but-
ton again.
NOTE
• All of the keyboard keys are melody keys while the POWER/
MODE switch is set to NORMAL.
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