Auto Accompaniment; Selecting A Rhythm; Playing A Rhythm - Casio CTK-496 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
automatically 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 RHYTHM
List and note its rhythm number.
• 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-7.
2
Press the RHYTHM button.
Appears when RHYTHM button is pressed
E-18
TEMPO
3
NOTE

Playing a Rhythm

Use the following procedure to start and stop rhythm play.
1
2
3
NOTE
RHYTHM
Use the number buttons to input the two digit
rhythm number for the rhythm you want to select.
Example: To select "64 WALTZ", input 6 and then 4.
• "00 CLUB POP" is the initial default rhythm setting
whenever you turn on keyboard power.
• You can also increment the displayed rhythm number
by pressing [+] and decrement it by pressing [–].
To play a rhythm
Set the POWER/MODE switch to NORMAL.
Press the START/STOP button to start play of the
currently selected rhythm.
To stop rhythm play, press the START/STOP button
again.
• All of the keyboard keys are melody keys while the
POWER/MODE switch is set to NORMAL.
Number buttons
627A-E-020A