Adjusting The Tempo; Using Auto Accompaniment - Casio CTK-496 User Manual

Adjusting the Tempo

You can adjust the tempo of rhythm play within a range of
20 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
110 is on the display.
NOTE
• Pressing both TEMPO buttons (
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.
Tempo value

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.
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button until the tempo value
and ) at the same
Beat
Graphic metronome
Auto Accompaniment
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-20
Basic fingering of current chord
(May be different from chord actually
being played on the keyboard.)
4
To stop Auto Accompaniment play, press the
START/STOP button again.
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.
CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody
Keyboard
Accompaniment
keyboard
NOTE
• The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing
chords only.
No sound will be produced if you try playing single
melody notes on the accompaniment keyboard.
Chord name
Melody keyboard
E-19