Using Rhythms; Selecting A Rhythm; Starting And Stopping Rhythm Play - Casio LD-80 User Manual

Using Rhythms

This section explains how to select accompaniment rhythms and control
their playback.

Selecting a Rhythm

Use the following procedure to select from among the 100 rhythm patterns
built into your Digital Drum.
• See "Rhythm List" on page A-3 for a list of available rhythms and their
rhythm numbers.
NOTE
• The initial default rhythm setting is 00 after you turn on Digital Drum power.
To select a rhythm
1.
Press the RHYTHM button.
• The RHYTHM indicator lights and the currently selected rhythm's number
appears on the display.
001
RHYTHM indicator
2.
Use the number pad to input the number of the rhythm you want to use.
• You can input a two-digit rhythm number, or use the (+) and (–) keys to
scroll through numbers on the display. Holding down (+) or (–) scrolls at
high speed.
• Make sure you always input a two-digit number in the range of 00 to 99.
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About rhythm types
• There are two types of rhythms: looped rhythms and fixed-length rhythms.
Looped rhythms (rhythm numbers 00 to 79) keep playing in an endless loop
until you stop them. Fixed-length rhythms (rhythm numbers 80 to 99) stop
playing automatically when they reach their end.

Starting and Stopping Rhythm Play

Perform the following steps to start and stop rhythm play.
To start and stop rhythm play
1.
Select the rhythm you want to play.
• See "Selecting a Rhythm" on this page.
2.
Press the START/STOP button to start rhythm play.
• After a count that sounds like two drum sticks hitting together, the
• The beat count value increments with each beat, cycling back to 1 each
Rhythm number
• The ASSIGN indicator flashes for each beat. The RHYTHM, DRUM SET,
3.
If you want, you can use the number pad to change the rhythm number
while rhythm play is in progress. See "To select a rhythm" on this page.
4.
To stop rhythm play, press START/STOP.
rhythm starts to play
time the rhythm pattern restarts.
and ASSIGN indicators all flash for the first beat of each measure.
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