Casio Lk270 Instruction Manual

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Using Auto Accompaniment
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Playing a chord with your left hand automatically adds bass 
and harmony accompaniment parts to the currently selected 
rhythm. It is just like having your own personal back up group 
on call.
1.Start play of the Auto Accompaniment rhythm 
part.
2.Press bn.
This enables chord input on the accompaniment 
keyboard.
3.Use the accompaniment keyboard to play 
chords.
This will cause bass and harmony Auto Accompaniment 
parts to be added to the rhythm part.
4.Play other chords with left hand as you play the 
melody with your right hand.
5.Pressing bn again returns to rhythm only 
accompaniment.
 For information about starting Auto Accompaniment as 
soon as a chord is played, see “Using Synchro Start” on 
page E-42.
 You can use the split point to change the size of the 
accompaniment keyboard range (page E-15).
You can select from among the following five chord input 
modes.
 FINGERED 1
 FINGERED 2
 FINGERED 3
 CASIO CHORD
 FULL RANGE CHORD
1.Hold down bn until the chord input mode 
selection screen appears on the display.
2.Use the bs (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select the 
chord input mode you want.
 For information about each chord input mode, see the 
separate “Appendix”.
 If you do not perform any operation after the chord input 
mode selection screen appears, the display will return 
automatically to the screen that was displayed before 
you held down 
bn.
Playing All Parts
Auto Accompaniment with Chords
Example: Pressing D-F#-A-C on the accompaniment keyboard
4
Accompaniment for the D-F
#-A-C chord (D7) sounds.
Accompaniment keyboard
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Melody
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Selecting a Chord Input Mode
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■FINGERED 1, 2, and 3
With these three input modes, you finger 3-note or 4-note 
chords on the accompaniment keyboard. Note that with some 
chords, even if you do not finger the third or fifth note, they will 
be played anyway.
●FINGERED 1
Play the component notes of the chord on 
the keyboard.
●FINGERED 2
Unlike FINGERED 1, 6th input is not 
possible. m7 or m7
b5 is input.
●FINGERED 3
Unlike FINGERED 1, allows input of 
fraction chords with the lowest keyboard 
note as the bass note.
■CASIO CHORD
With CASIO CHORD, you can use 
simplified fingerings to play the four types 
of chords described below.CASIO CHORD Fingering
 When playing a minor, seventh, or minor seventh chord, it 
makes no different whether the additional keys you press 
are black or white.
■FULL RANGE CHORD 
With this mode, you can use the full range 
of the keyboard to play chords and the 
melody.
Accompaniment keyboard
Accompaniment keyboard
Chord TypeExample
Major Chords
Letters above the accompaniment 
keyboard indicate the chord 
assigned to each key. Pressing a 
single accompaniment area key in 
the CASIO CHORD mode will play 
the major chord whose name is 
marked above the key. All of the 
accompaniment area keys that are 
marked with the same chord name 
play exactly the same chord.C (C Major)
Minor Chords
To play a minor chord, press the 
accompaniment area key that 
corresponds to the major chord, 
while also pressing one other 
accompaniment area key to the 
right.Cm (C Minor)
Seventh Chords 
To play a seventh chord, press the 
accompaniment area key that 
corresponds to the major chord, 
while also pressing two other 
accompaniment area keys to the 
right.C7 (C Seventh)
Minor Seventh Chords
To play a minor seventh chord, 
press the accompaniment area key 
that corresponds to the major 
chord, while also pressing three 
other accompaniment area keys to 
the right.Cm7 
(C Minor Seventh)
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CDE F F#bE#GbABBbC
CDE FE#b
AC
CDE F F#bE#GbABBbC
CDE FE#b
AC
CDE F F#bE#GbABBbC
CDE FE#b
AC
CDE F F#bE#GbABBbC
CDE FE#b
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Using Auto Accompaniment
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Use the following procedures to play intro and ending 
patterns, to play fill-in patterns, and to play variations of basic 
Auto Accompaniment patterns.
■Auto Accompaniment Variation
Each Auto Accompaniment pattern has a basic “normal 
pattern” as well as a “variation pattern”.
1.Press bk.
This starts the variation pattern.
2.Pressing 9 returns to normal pattern.
■Auto Accompaniment Intro
Use the following procedure to play an intro of a few 
measures.
1.Press 8.
This starts the intro pattern. Normal pattern play will start 
when the intro pattern is finished.
 If you press 
bk while an intro pattern is being played, 
the variation pattern will start when the intro pattern is 
finished.
■Auto Accompaniment Fill-in
Use the procedure below to play a fill-in pattern during a 
performance.
 A “fill-in” is a short phrase played where you want to change 
the mood of a piece. A fill-in pattern can be used to create a 
link between two melodies or an accent.
 Normal and variation patterns have their own unique fill-in 
patterns.
●Normal Pattern Fill-in
1.While a normal pattern is playing, press 9.
This plays the fill-in for the normal pattern.
 Normal pattern play will resume after the fill in pattern is 
complete.
●Variation Pattern Fill-in
1.While a variation pattern is playing, press bk.
This plays the fill-in for the variation pattern.
 Variation pattern play will resume after the fill in pattern 
is complete.
■Auto Accompaniment Ending
Use the following procedure to play an ending of a few 
measures.
1.While an Auto Accompaniment is playing, press 
bl.
This will play the ending pattern and then stop Auto 
Accompaniment play automatically.
Using Auto Accompaniment 
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Auto Accompaniment Pattern Variations
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■Using Synchro Start
Use the following procedure to configure the Digital Keyboard 
to start Auto Accompaniment play as soon as you press a 
keyboard key.
1.Press bl.
This enters accompaniment start standby.
2.Play a chord on the keyboard.
This will start full part accompaniment (normal).
Any of the following operations can be performed while in 
synchro standby to start a non-normal pattern.
 To start with intro pattern, press 
8.
 To start with variation pattern play, press 
bk.
Use the following procedure to change Auto Accompaniment 
speed to a level that suits you.
1.Press bo.
Use y (slower) and t (faster) to change the tempo 
setting. Holding down either button changes the setting at 
high speed.
Pressing y and t at the same time will initialize the 
tempo setting in accordance with the currently selected 
rhythm.
 While the tempo value is flashing, you also can use 
bs 
(10-key) to change it.
 If you do not perform any operation for a few seconds 
after the tempo setting screen appears, the display will 
return to the screen displayed before you pressed 
bo.Use the following procedure to adjust the balance between 
what you are playing on the keyboard and the volume of the 
Auto Accompaniment.
1.Press ct and then use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) 
and [6] ( ) keys to display “AcompVol” (page 
E-6).
2.Use the bs (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to adjust the 
accompaniment volume.
With One-Touch Preset, the Digital Keyboard automatically 
configures optimal tone, tempo, and other settings in 
accordance with the rhythm pattern you select.
1.Hold down bq until the current tone screen 
appears on the display.
This will automatically apply the One-Touch Preset 
settings in accordance with the rhythm pattern that is 
currently selected.
2.Play a chord on the keyboard.
This will start accompaniment automatically.
Changing Auto Accompaniment Speed 
(Tempo)
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Auto Harmonize automatically adds harmony to notes you 
play with your right hand, which adds rich depth to the melody 
of your performances. You can select from among 12 types of 
Auto Harmonize to suit the type of music you are playing.
 Auto Harmonize is controlled using the same button cr as 
the Arpeggiator (page E-50). Because of this, these two 
functions cannot be used at the same time.
1.Press bn to enable Auto Accompaniment with 
chords (ACCOMP indicator lit) (page E-39).
 Auto Harmonize cannot be used while FULL RANGE 
CHORD is selected as the chord input mode. Select 
another mode if you want to use Auto Harmonize.
2.Hold down cr until the Auto Harmonize or 
Arpeggiator type number and type name appear 
on the display.
 If you do not perform any operation for a few seconds, 
the display will return to previous screen automatically.
3.Use the bs (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select the 
Auto Harmonize type you want.
 013 through 102 are Arpeggiator types (page E-50). Do 
not select them when using the Auto Harmonize.
4.Press cr to turn on Auto Harmonize.
If you play chords with your left hand and the melody with 
your right hand, harmony notes will be added to the 
melody.
 Press 
cr again to turn off Auto Harmonize.
Using Auto Harmonize
D u  e  t  1
Type number
Type name
D u  e  t  2
Type 
numberType NameDescription
001 Duet 1 Adds close (separated by 2 to 4 
degrees) 1-note harmony below 
the melody note.
002 Duet 2 Adds open (separated by more 
than 4 to 6 degrees) 1-note 
harmony below the melody note.
003 Country Adds country style harmony.
004 Octave Adds the note from the next lower 
octave.
005 5th Adds the fifth degree note.
006 3-Way Open Adds 2-note open harmony, for a 
total of three notes.
007 3-Way Close Adds 2-note close harmony, for a 
total of three notes.
008 Strings Adds harmony that is optimal for 
strings.
009 4-Way Open Adds 3-note open harmony, for a
total of four notes.
010 4-Way Close Adds 3-note close harmony, for a
total of four notes.
011 Block Adds block chord notes.
012 Big Band Adds big band style harmony.
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Recording Your Keyboard Play
The recorder feature lets you record your keyboard play.
Use the following procedure to record everything you play on 
the keyboard.
1.Press bq.
2.Press 5.
3.Press 5 again.
This will enter record stnadby.
4.Configure the tone, rhythm, and other settings 
you want to use.
5.Start playing.
Recording starts as soon as you play something on the 
keyboard.
 You can use Auto Accompaniment while playing. If you do, 
Auto Accompaniment also will be recorded.
6.To stop recording, press bm.
7.To play back what you have recorded, press bm 
again.
Each press of bm starts and stops playback.
bm bmbt
btck
ckcl
clcm
cmcn
cnco
cobn
bn
5
5br
brbq
bqbs
bsbp
bp1
1
Recording and Playing Back 
Keyboard Play
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8.Press 5 twice to exit the recorder mode.
 The flashing on the screen shown in step 3 becomes 
faster when remaining recorder memory capacity 
becomes less than 100 notes.
 Total recorder memory capacity is approximately 
12,000 notes. Recording will stop automatically when 
there is no more unused recorder memory remaining.
 Each press of 
5 cycles through the settings shown 
below. You can listen to the recorded data as many 
times as you like by pressing 
bm while in playback 
standby.
■To delete recorded data
After step 3 of the above procedure, do hold down 5 (without 
pressing any keyboard key) until the message “Tr.Del?” 
appears on the display. Press [+] (YES) to delete the data, or 
[–] (NO) to cancel the delete operation.
 Turning off the Digital Keyboard while recording is in 
progress will cause any data in recorder memory to be 
deleted.
 A new recording replaces (deletes) previously recorded 
contents.
■Maintaining Data in Recorder Memory
After you save data in recorder memory, it will remain there as 
long as power is supplied to the keyboard. However, if you 
disconnect the AC adaptor when there are no batteries 
loaded, data in recorder memory will be deleted.
Tips for Maintaining Data
 Use both batteries and the AC adaptor together.
 Make sure that batteries with sufficient power are loaded 
whenever you disconnect the AC adaptor.
 Connect the AC adaptor to the keyboard and plug it into a 
power outlet before replacing batteries.
Before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor or 
replacing batteries, first press 
1 to turn off power.You can divide a song according to various types of parts 
(instrument, left and right hand, etc.), and record each part to 
a specific track. You can mix up to six tracks (the original track 
plus five additional tracks) into a final song.
■About tracks
Tracks are numbered from 1 to 6.
 If you do not specify a track number when recording, 
recording is performed to Track 1 automatically.
In addition to what you play on the keyboard, the following 
information also is recorded.
 Track 1
Settings:
Tone number, rhythm number, tempo, reverb, chorus, 
chords, layer/split settings, Auto Harmonize/Arpeggiator 
setting
Operations:
Pedal, INTRO button, SYNCHRO/ENDING button, 
NORMAL/FILL-IN button, VARIATION/FILL-IN button
 Tracks 2 through 6
Tone number, pedal operation
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1.Record the first part to Track 1.
To record to Track 1, perform steps 1 through 4 under 
“Recording and Playing Back Keyboard Play” (page 
E-44).
2.Press 5.
This will enter record standby.
3.Press a button from ck to co to select the track 
number of the next track to which you want to 
record.
This will enter record standby for the track you selected.
Example:Track 2
 If you want to use a different tone than the one you 
used in Track 1, press 
bp and then use bs (10-key) to 
input the tone number.
4.Press bm.
This will start playback of what you recorded up to this 
point in other tracks and record what you play on the 
keyboard to the currently selected track. Play the notes 
you want on the keyboard.
5.To stop recording, press bm.
 To play back what you have recorded, press bm again. 
Each press of 
bm starts and stops playback.
6.Repeat steps 2 through 5 to record the other 
tracks.
7.After you finish recording all of the tracks, 
press 
bm.
 This will start playback of the recorded tracks. Press bm 
to stop or restart playback.
 At this time you can turn off playback of specific tracks 
using buttons 
bt to co. Pressing a key toggles playback 
of each track on (track number displayed) or off (track 
number not displayed).
 If you want to re-record a track, press 
5. This will 
return to step 2 of the above procedure. Only the tracks 
that are turned on (displayed) above will play as you 
re-record.
Example:Tracks 2 and 3 selected
8.Press 5 twice to exit the recorder mode.
■To delete a recorded track
After step 3 of the above procedure, do hold down 5 (without 
pressing any keyboard key) until the message “Tr.Del?” 
appears on the display. Press [+] (YES) to delete the track, or 
[–] (NO) to cancel the delete operation.
To record to Tracks 1 through 6
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You can record up to five songs (numbered 1 through 5) in 
memory. After that, you can select a specific song for 
playback.
1.Press bq.
2.Press 5.
A song number will appear in the upper left corner of the 
display for a few seconds. While it is, use 
bs (10-key) to 
specify the number of the song you want to record or play 
back. The song number will disappear if you do not 
perform any operation.
Example:Song 2
3.Press 5 to record, or bm to play back.
To stop recording or playback, press bm.
4.Press 5 twice to exit the recorder mode.
■To delete recorded data
After step 2 of the above procedure, do hold down 5 (without 
pressing any keyboard key) until the message “Song Del?” 
appears on the display. Press [+] (YES) to delete the song, or 
[–] (NO) to cancel the delete operation.This section explains how to play along and record along with 
one of the Digital Keyboard’s built-in songs.
●The following operations and settings also are 
recorded along with your keyboard play.
Tone number, song number, pedal operation, tempo, reverb, 
chorus, layer/split settings
 There can be only one recording of keyboard play with a 
built-in song in recorder memory. Making a new recording 
replaces (deletes) previously recorded data.
1.Press br.
2.Press 5.
This will enter playback standby.
3.Press 5 again.
This will enter record standby.
4.Use bs (10-key) to enter the song number you 
want to assign to the recording.
Recording Two or More Songs, 
and Selecting One for Playback
P l  a y N o .
Recording while Playing Along 
with a Built-in Song
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5.Press bn to cycle through the parts in the 
sequence shown below.
Example:Left-hand part recording
 Configure tone and tempo settings at this time as well.
6.Press bm to start built-in song playback and 
recorder recording.
Play along with the playback.
 To stop recording part way through, press 
bm.
7.Recording will stop automatically when the end 
of the built-in song is reached.
This will enter playback standby.
8.Press bm.
This will start playback of what you recorded.
 Each press of 
bm starts and stops playback.
9.Press 5 twice to exit the recorder mode.
■To delete recorded data
After step 2 of the above procedure, do hold down 5 until the 
message “Song Del?” appears on the display. Press [+] (YES) 
to delete the song.You can save data you record with the Digital Keyboard onto 
an SD memory card or on your computer’s hard disk. In the 
case of an SD memory card, you can save recorded song 
data as a standard MIDI file (SMF 0 format).
■To save data to an SD memory card
See page E-55.
■To save data on your computer’s hard disk
See page E-61.
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