Casio Lk40 Instruction Manual

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3. Input the two digit number for the tune you want to play.
4. Press the START/STOP button to start play of the selected tune.
•The tune you select plays repeatedly, with the keyboard keys lighting
to indicate the melody notes.
5. To stop Song Bank tune play, press the START/STOP button again.
6. To exit the SONG Mode, press the SONG BANK button again.
•When you do, the SONG BANK icon goes out.
•At this time the tone number or rhythm number appears on the dis-
play.
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Notes
•Always enter two digits for the Song Bank number.
•You can input a Song Bank tune number even while another Song Bank tune is
playing.
•If you input the wrong first digit for a Song Bank tune number, you can return to the
previous setting by pressing the SONG BANK button.
•The RHYTHM button is disabled in the Song Bank Mode. If you want to play a
rhythm, press the SONG BANK button to return to the normal mode first.
Using the Three Step Lesson System with Song Bank Tunes
When you use a Song...

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How the Three Step Lesson System operates in Steps 1 through 3
When using an auto-accompaniment Song Bank tune with the Three Step Lesson
System, the lights indicate not only the note you should play, but how long you
should play it (how long you should keep the key depressed). The following de-
scribes what illumination of keys indicates.
•Note Guide: A lit key indicates the note to be played.
•Length Guide: Key remains lit for as long as note should be played.
•Next Note Guide: A flashing key...

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Turning Off Key Lighting
1. Press the KEY LIGHT button.
•Press the KEY LIGHT button again to turn key lighting back on.
Note
•Key lighting turns on automatically in any of the following cases:
•When keyboard power is turned on.
•When demo tune play is started.
•When the SONG BANK button is pressed in the normal mode (page E-29 to steps
1 to 3).
•When the power on alert function operates (page E-16).
Number of Simultaneously Lit Keys
Up to four keyboard keys can be lit at the same time.
To change the...

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Step 1: Easy Play
You can press the ONE KEY PLAY buttons or any of the keyboard keys to play along
with the melody (right hand part) of the Song Bank tune. You do not have to worry
about pressing the right key, so you can concentrate on getting the timing right.
1. Press the STEP 1 button.
•When you do, the STEP 1 icon lights.
•After a count sounds, the keyboard stands by and waits
for you to play the first note of the tune. If the tune in-
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2. Play the notes indicated by the Three Step Lesson System.
•The accompaniment (left hand) part of the tune follows along as you play the melody
(right hand) part.
•The keyboard key that corresponds to the next note to be played flashes, and lights
when you play the note.
•The rhythm (percussion) part does not sound.
Press keyboard keys as they light. More
than one key may light when you are play-
ing a two-hand tune. Press all keys that
light.
3. To interrupt an Slow Play session, press the...

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To practice the left hand part
Once you master right hand part play, you can use the two-hand tunes (numbers 85
through 99) to practice left hand part.
1. Press the STEP 1, STEP 2, or STEP 3 button.
•When you do, the STEP 1, STEP 2, or STEP 3 icon lights.
2. Press the PART SELECT button to switch the left hand play.
•After a count beat sounds, the right-hand part starts to play and the
keys for the left-hand part notes flash.
3. Press the PART SELECT button to return the part selection to its...

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MIDI
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What is MIDI?
The letters MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which is the name of
a worldwide standard for digital signals and connectors that makes it possible to
exchange musical data between musical instruments and computers (machines) pro-
duced by different manufacturers. MIDI compatible equipment can exchange key-
board key press, key release, tone change, and other data as messages.
Though you do not need any special knowledge about MIDI to use this...

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MIDI Channels
MIDI allows you to send the data for multiple parts at the same time, with each part
being sent over a separate MIDI channel. There are 16 MIDI channels, numbered 1
through 16, and MIDI channel data is always included whenever you exchange data
(key press etc.)
Both the sending machine and the receiving machine must be set to the same channel
for the receiving unit to correctly receive and play data. If the receiving machine is set
to Channel 2, for example, it receives only...

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NOTE ON/OFF
This message sends data when a key is pressed (NOTE ON) or released (NOTE OFF).
A NOTE ON/OFF message include a note number (to indicate note whose key is
being pressed or released) and velocity (keyboard pressure as a value from 1 to 127).
NOTE ON velocity is always used to determine the relative volume of the note. This
keyboard does not receive NOTE OFF velocity data.
Whenever you press or release a key on this keyboard, the corresponding NOTE ON
or NOTE OFF message is sent by...