Playing With Different Tones; Selecting And Playing A Tone; Adjusting The Brilliance Of A Tone - Casio Privia PX-700 User Manual

Playing with Different Tones

Selecting and Playing a Tone

The piano comes with 11 built-in tones.
• The names of the tones are marked above the
keyboard keys to which they are assigned.
Tone Keys
B C
0 1
A B C D
0 0 1
1 GRAND PIANO
2 GRAND PIANO 2
3 ELEC PIANO 1
4 ELEC PIANO 2
5 HARPSICHORD
6 VIBRAPHONE
• The GRAND PIANO tone was recorded with stereo
sampling.
To select a tone
Press the POWER button.
1
Select the tone you want.
2
G To select GRAND PIANO
Press the GRAND PIANO button.
G To select one of the other tones
• While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the keyboard key that corresponds to
the tone you want to select.
• You can also select a tone by holding down
the FUNCTION button and pressing the
GRAND PIANO button. Each press of the
GRAND PIANO button cycles through the
tone settings in sequence from 1 through
A as shown in the illustration.
* A note does not sound when you press a
keyboard key while holding down the
FUNCTION button.
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E G
1 1
E F G
1 1 1 1
A RIDE ACO BASS
> ACOUSTIC BASS
9 STRINGS
8 PERC ORGAN
7 PIPE ORGAN
Use the VOLUME knob to adjust the
3
volume.
NOTE
• Changing the tone selection causes DSP* to switch
automatically to the default setting for the newly
selected tone. This causes any notes that are
sounding at the time of the change to be interrupted
momentarily. The DSP* will be set to the default
setting for the newly selected tone when the note
resumes. (*See page E-7)

Adjusting the Brilliance of a Tone

You can adjust the clarity and sharpness of a tone to
suit your music and personal preferences.
While holding down the FUNCTION
1
button, use the keyboard keys shown below
to adjust the brilliance of a tone to the level
that you want.
L L L L
C C C C
1 2 3 4
: produces a more mellow sound
: produces a brighter sound
• To return the brilliance setting to its initial
default, hold down the FUNCTION button and
press both of the keyboard keys [ ] and [ ] at
the same time.
L L L L
C C C C
5 6 7 8
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