Casio At5 User Manual

Selecting and Playing a Tone
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1.Press the L-10 (METRONOME) button.
 This will start the metronome.
 The display will show the tempo along with a count of 
the measures and beats since you started the 
metronome.
2.Press the L-10 (METRONOME) button again to 
stop the metronome.
1.Hold down the L-10 (BEAT) button until the 
metronome beat screen shown below appears 
on the display.
2.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to select a 
beat setting.
 You can select 0, or a value within the range of 2 to 6....

Selecting and Playing a Tone
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■To adjust the tempo by tapping a beat
1.While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION) 
button, tap the L-12 (TAP) button four times at 
the speed (tempo) you want to set.
 The first tap of the L-12 (TAP) button will cause the 
display shown below to appear.
 The tempo setting will change in accordance with your 
tapping speed as soon as you tap the fourth time.
 The setting will be canceled if you release the R-13 
(FUNCTION) button before tapping the L-12 (TAP) 
button four...

Selecting and Playing a Tone
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With the arpeggiator, you can play various arpeggios and 
other phrases automatically by simply pressing keys on the 
keyboard. You can select from a number of different 
arpeggiator options, including playing arpeggios from a chord, 
playing various phrases automatically, and more.
1.Hold down the R-18 (AUTO HARMONIZE/
ARPEGGIATOR) button until the type selection 
screen shown below appears on the display.
2.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to select the 
arpeggiator...

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Playing with an Oriental Scale
You can change the scale of the keyboard to various Oriental 
scales or other temperaments.
 The settings you configure with the scale function are 
retained even when the Digital Keyboard is turned off.
You can use the procedure below to instantly lower the note 
assigned to all the keyboard keys that play it by one quarter 
tone (50 cents) and to return it to its original tuning.
1.Use buttons D-6 (KEY C) through D-17 (KEY B) 
to specify the note you want to lower....

Playing with an Oriental Scale
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You can use the procedure below to instantly fine tune the 
note assigned to all the keyboard keys that play it in 1 cent 
(1/100 semitone) steps.
1.Use buttons D-6 (KEY C) through D-17 (KEY B) 
to specify the key whose note you want to fine 
tune. Hold down the button you want until the 
scale fine tuning screen shown below appear.
Example: To fine tune the E-note keys
 The button you press will start flashing.
2.Use the dial or the R-14 (–, +) buttons to adjust 
the...

Playing with an Oriental Scale
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2.Press the R-16 (ENTER) button.
 This displays a preset temperament selection screen 
like the one shown below.
3.Use the dial or the R-14 (–, +) buttons to select a 
temperament.
 Selecting a temperament other than 01: Equal will 
cause the C indicator to appear on the display.
 The following shows the temperament numbers and 
names that appear on the display.
4.Perform the following steps to specify the root 
note of a temperament.
While the scale screen is...

Playing with an Oriental Scale
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You can use the following procedure to store up to four scale 
setups in memory for quick and easy recall whenever you 
want to use them.
1.While holding down the D-5 (STORE) button, 
press the SCALE MEMORY number button (D-1 
through D-4) to which you want to assign the 
current scale setup.
 This will save the current scale setup to the button you 
press.
 If there is a setup already assigned to the number key 
you press, it will be replaced (deleted) by the new...

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Using Auto Accompaniment
With Auto Accompaniment, simply select the accompaniment 
rhythm you want and the matching accompaniment (drums, 
guitar, etc.) will play automatically when you play a chord with 
your left hand. It’s like having your own personal backup 
group along with you wherever you go.
This Digital Keyboard has 250 built-in Auto Accompaniment 
patterns, which are divided into five groups. You can edit 
built-in rhythms to create your own original rhythms (called 
“user rhythms”),...

Using Auto Accompaniment
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6.Press the L-16 (SYNCHRO/ENDING) button.
 This enters synchro standby (Auto Accompaniment 
waiting for you to play a chord), with the F 
indicator flashing on the display. The flashing F 
indicator means that the normal Auto Accompaniment 
pattern is standing by.
7.You also can use the buttons described below 
to change to intro or variation pattern standby.
For details about intro and variation patterns, see “Modifying 
Auto Accompaniment Patterns” (page E-29).
8.Play the...

Using Auto Accompaniment
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While Auto Accompaniment is playing, you use the chord 
keyboard to specify the chord root and type. The area of the 
keyboard to the left of the split point (page E-17) is the chord 
keyboard. The illustration below shows the chord keyboard 
range under AT-5 initial default settings.
You can select from among the following five chord fingering 
modes.
1: Fingered 1
2: Fingered 2
3: Fingered 3
4: CASIO Chord
5: Full Range
1.Hold down the L-18 (ACCOMP ON/OFF) button 
until...