CASIO Oriental Maestro AT1 Manuals

Table of Contents

• 2

  Main Features
• 3

  Contents
• 4

  Quick Reference
• 7

  Before Using the Keyboard
• 7

  About the Power Supply
• 7

  Installing the Batteries
• 7

  Using AC Power
• 8

  General Overview of AT-1 Operation
• 8

  About Tuning
• 8

  How the Display Shows Data
• 8

  About AT-1 Modes
• 9

  Basic Operations
• 9

  To Switch Power on and off
• 9

  To Change Tones
• 9

  Touch Response
• 10

  Bend Range Setting
• 10

  Playing the Demo Tunes
• 10

  Using Effects
• 10

  Types of Effects
• 11

  Playing Rhythms
• 11

  Improvising with the Preset Patterns
• 11

  To Select an Effect
• 11

  To Switch Effects on and off
• 12

  Using Auto-Accompaniment
• 12

  To Play Intro and Ending Patterns
• 12

  Using the CASIO CHORD System
• 12

  To Play Casio Chord Auto-Accompaniment
• 13

  Using Standard Fingerings
• 13

  To Play a Fingered Auto-Accompaniment
• 13

  To Start an Accompaniment with Synchro Start
• 14

  Removing the Chord Part from the Accompaniment Pattern
• 14

  Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume
• 14

  Switching Fine Tuning for the Accompaniment Keyboard on and off
• 14

  Using Full-Range Chords
• 15

  Temperament
• 15

  Scale Set-Up Function
• 15

  Buttons and Indicators Used by Setting Scales
• 15

  Selection of Unit Used to Adjust Temperament
• 16

  Using the Cent Mode
• 16

  Specifying the Cent Fine Tuning Amount
• 17

  Using the Koma Mode
• 17

  Specifying the Koma Fine Tuning Amount
• 18

  How to Tell Current Scale Settings
• 18

  Storing Fine Tunings in Scale Memory
• 18

  Effective Use of Scale Memories
• 19

  Advanced Operations
• 19

  Using the Split Function
• 19

  Using the Layer Function
• 19

  To Split the Keyboard
• 20

  Using Split and Layer Together
• 20

  Using the Sound/Control Pads
• 20

  To Split and Layer the Keyboard
• 21

  Assigning Rhythms to the Intro, Variation, and Ending Buttons
• 21

  To Change the Pad Functions
• 21

  To Change the Intro, Fill-In, and Ending Button Rhythm Assignments
• 23

  Using Tone Buttons with Magical Presets
• 23

  Using the Registration Function
• 23

  To Change the Tone
• 23

  To Store a Set-Up
• 24

  Assignable Jack
• 24

  To Switch the Registration Function off
• 24

  To Change the Assignable Jack Function
• 25

  Using the Song Memory
• 25

  Basic Song Memory Operations
• 25

  To Record to Song Memory
• 25

  To Play Back a Song from Song Memory
• 26

  About Data Recorded in the Song Memory
• 26

  How Touch Response Is Handled by Song Memory
• 27

  MIDI
• 27

  About the MIDI Terminals
• 27

  What Is a MIDI Channel?
• 28

  MIDI Send Channel Allocation
• 28

  Ranges
• 28

  Pedal Effects
• 28

  Tone Type Changes
• 29

  Bass Octave Shift
• 29

  Local Control Settings
• 29

  Bend Range Settings
• 29

  Accompaniment Data
• 30

  Specifying a Tone for each Receive Channel
• 32

  Other Settings
• 32

  To Tune the Entire Keyboard
• 32

  To Transpose the Entire Keyboard
• 33

  To Set the Touch Sensitivity
• 34

  Technical Reference
• 34

  Troubleshooting
• 34

  Care of Your Keyboard
• 35

  Specifications