Casio Lk55 Instruction Manual

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Using a Fill-in Pattern with a
Variation Rhythm
You can also insert a fill-in pattern while a variation rhythm
pattern is playing.
To insert a fill-in into a rhythm variation
1While a variation rhythm pattern is playing, press
the VARIATION/FILL-IN button to insert a fill-in
pattern for the variation rhythm you are using.
Synchro Starting Accompaniment
with Rhythm Play
You can set up the keyboard to start rhythm play at the same
time you play the accompaniment on the keyboard.
The following procedure describes how to use synchro start.
Before starting, you should first select the rhythm you want
to use, set the tempo, and use the MODE switch to select the
chord play method you want to use (NORMAL, CASIO
CHORD, FINGERED, FULL RANGE CHORD).
To use synchro start
1Press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button to put the
keyboard into synchro start standby.
2Playing a chord and the rhythm pattern starts to
play automatically.
NOTE
•If the MODE switch is set to NORMAL, only the rhythm
plays (without a chord) when you play on the
accompaniment keyboard.
•If you press the INTRO button before playing anything
on the keyboard, the rhythm starts automatically with
an intro pattern when you play something on the
accompaniment keyboard.
•Pressing the VARIATION/FILL-IN button before playing
anything on the keyboard causes play to start with the
variation pattern when something is played on the
keyboard.
•To cancel synchro start standby, press the SYNCHRO/
ENDING button one more time.
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Auto Accompaniment
Using a Fill-in Pattern
Fill-in patterns let you momentarily change the rhythm
pattern to add some interesting variation to your
performances.
The following procedure describes how to use the Fill-in
feature.
To insert a fill-in
1Press the START/STOP button to start rhythm play.
2Press the NORMAL/FILL-IN button to insert a fill-
in pattern for the rhythm you are using.
NOTE
•The fill-in pattern does not play if you press the
NORMAL/FILL-IN button while an intro pattern is playing.
Using a Rhythm Variation
In addition to the standard rhythm pattern, you can also
switch to a secondary “variation” rhythm pattern for a bit of
variety.
To insert the variation rhythm pattern
1Press the START/STOP button to start rhythm play.
2Press the VARIATION/FILL-IN button to switch to
the variation pattern for the rhythm you are using.
NOTE
•To switch back to the standard rhythm pattern, pressthe NORMAL/FILL-IN button.
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Auto Accompaniment
Finishing with an Ending Pattern
You can end your performances with an ending pattern that
brings the rhythm pattern you are using to a natural-sounding
conclusion.
The following procedure describes how to insert an ending
pattern. Note that the actual ending pattern played depends
on the rhythm pattern you are using.
To finish with an ending pattern
1While the rhythm is playing, press the SYNCHRO/
ENDING button.
•This causes the ending pattern to play, which brings
rhythm accompaniment to an end.
NOTE
•The timing when the ending pattern starts depends on
when you press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button. If you
press the button before the second beat of the current
measure, the ending pattern starts playing immediately.
Pressing the button at any point in the measure after
the second beat results in the ending pattern playing
from the beginning of the following measure.
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TRACK2TRACK1 SONG MEMORY
RHYTHM
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You can store up to two separate songs in song memory for
later playback. The song memory function records your
keyboard play in real time, as you play it.
NOTE
•To use song memory, first press the RHYTHM button toenter the Rhythm Mode.
Tracks
The song memory of this keyboard records and plays back
notes much like a standard tape recorder. There are two tracks,
each of which can be recorded separately. Besides notes, each
track can be assigned its own tone number. During playback
you can adjust the tempo to change the speed of playback.
NOTE
•Track 1 is the basic track, which can be used to record
Auto Accompaniment along with the melody. Track 2 can
be used for melody only, and is for adding to what is
recorded in Track 1.
•Note that each track is independent of the other. This
means that if you make a mistake while recording, you
need to re-record only the track where the mistake was
made.
Song Memory Function
Track 1Start End
Track 2
Auto Accompaniment
(rhythm, bass, chords), melody
Melody
Data recorded in track
SONG MEMORY Button Operation
Each press of the SONG MEMORY button cycles through the
functions shown below.
Selecting a Track
Press the TRACK 1 button to select Track 1 and the TRACK 2
button to select Track 2. The letter “L” (left) appears on the
display to indicate Track 1 is selected, and the letter “R” (right)
appears to indicate Track 2 is selected.
Playback
Each press of the TRACK 1 and TRACK 2 button while the
keyboard is in playback standby (see “SONG MEMORY
Button Operation” above) toggles playback of the
corresponding track on and off. The letter that identifies a
track (L or R) appears on the display whenever playback of
that track is turned on.
•With the above setting, Track 1 will play while Track 2 will
not play.
Playback
StandbyRecord
Standby
Indicator appears
Flash Unlit
Normal
Playback
turned onPlayback
turned off Track 1 Track 2
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Song Memory Function
START/STOP[+] / [–] TRACK1TRACK2
NORMAL/FILL-IN
SYNCHRO/ENDINGVARIATION/FILL-IN
MODEINTRO
SONG MEMORY
Record
Each press of the TRACK 1 and TRACK 2 button while the
keyboard is in record standby (see “SONG MEMORY Button
Operation”) toggles recording to the corresponding track on
and off. The letter that identifies a track (L or R) flashes on
the display whenever recording to that track is turned on.
•The above indicates that Track 1 will play back while Track
2 is being recorded to.
Real-time Recording to Track 1
With real-time recording, the notes and chords you play on
the keyboard are recorded as you play them.
To record to Track 1 using real-time
recording
1Use the SONG MEMORY button to enter record
standby.
2Use [+] and [–] to select 0 or 1 as the song number.
•The track is not yet selected at this point.
•The above song number screen remains on the display
for about five seconds. If it disappears before you have
a chance to select a song number, use the SONG
MEMORY button to display it again.
3Press the TRACK 1 button to select Track 1.
•The “L” flashes on the display to indicate the track
that will be recorded to.
4Make any of the following settings if you want.
•Tone number (page E-19)
•Rhythm number (page E-34)
•MODE switch (page E-35)
•If you are not confident about playing at a fast tempo,
try using a slower tempo setting (page E-35).
5Press the START/STOP button to start real-time
recording to Track 1.
6Play something on the keyboard.
•Any melody and accompaniment you play on the
keyboard (including Auto Accompaniment chords
played on the accompaniment keyboard) is recorded.
•If you use a pedal during recording, pedal operations
are also recorded.
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Playback
turned onRecord
turned on
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7Press the START/STOP button to end recording
when you are finished playing.
•If you make a mistake while recording, stop the record
operation and begin over again from step 1.
NOTE
•Using real-time recording to record to a track that already
contains recorded data replaces the existing recording
with the new one.
Track 1 Contents After Real-time
Recording
In addition to keyboard notes and accompaniment chords,
the following data is also recorded to Track 1 during real-
time recording. This data is used whenever Track 1 is played
back.
•Tone number
•Rhythm number
•INTRO, SYNCHRO/ENDING, NORMAL/FILL-IN,
VARIATION/FILL-IN button operations
•Pedal operations
Memory Capacity
The keyboard has memory for approximately 5,100 notes. You
can use all 5,100 notes for a single song, or you can divide
memory between two different songs.
•The measure number and note number flash on the display
whenever remaining memory is less than 100 notes.
•Recording automatically stops (and Auto Accompaniment
and rhythm stops playing if they are being used) whenever
memory becomes full.
Memory Data Storage
•Anything previously stored in song memory is replaced
whenever you make a new recording.
•Memory contents are retained as long as the keyboard is
supplied with electrical power. Unplugging the AC adaptor
when batteries are not loaded or when loaded batteries are
dead cuts off the keyboard’s electrical power supply,
causing all data stored in song memory to be deleted. Be
sure to plug the keyboard into an electrical outlet with the
AC adaptor before replacing batteries.
•Turning off the keyboard while a record operation is in
progress causes the contents of the track you are currently
recording to be lost.
Track 1 Real-time Recording
Variations
The following describes a number of different variations you
can use when recording to Track 1 using real-time recording.
All of these variations are based upon the procedure described
under “To record to Track 1 using real-time recording” on
page E-42.
To record without rhythm
Skip step 5. Real-time recording without rhythm starts when
you press a keyboard key.
To start recording with synchro start
In place of step 5, press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button.
Auto Accompaniment and recording will both start when you
play a chord on the accompaniment keyboard.
To record using an intro, ending, or fill-in
During recording, the INTRO, SYNCHRO/ENDING,
NORMAL/FILL-IN, and VARIATION/FILL-IN buttons
(pages E-38 through E-40) can all be used as they normally
are.
To synchro start Auto Accompaniment with an intro
pattern
In place of step 5, press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button and
then the INTRO button. Auto Accompaniment will start with
the intro pattern when you play a chord on the
accompaniment keyboard.
To start Auto Accompaniment part way into a recording
In place of step 5, press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button and
then play something on the melody keyboard to start. When
you reach the point where you want Auto Accompaniment
to start, play a chord on the accompaniment keyboard.
Song Memory Function
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Playing Back from Song Memory
Use the following procedure to play back song memory
contents.
To play back from song memory
1Use the SONG MEMORY button to enter playback
standby, and then use [+] and [–] to select 0 or 1 as
the song number.
•The above song number screen remains on the display
for about five seconds. If it disappears before you have
a chance to select a song number, use the SONG
MEMORY button to display it again.
2Press the START/STOP button to start playback of
the song you selected.
•During memory playback you can use the TRACK 1
and TRACK 2 buttons to turn playback of either track
on or off.
•You can use the TEMPO buttons to adjust the tempo.
3Press the START/STOP button again to stop
playback.
[+] / [–]
MODE
TEMPO
START/STOPTRACK1
TRACK2
SONG MEMORY
Pl ao.Ny
Pl ay. No
Indicators appear
NOTE
•During memory playback, the entire keyboard functions
as a melody keyboard, regardless of the MODE switch
setting.
•You can play along on the keyboard while playing back
from song memory. You can also use layer (page E-46)
and split (page E-46) to play along with more than one
tone.
•You cannot use pause, fast forward or fast reverse
operations with song memory playback.
Real-time Recording to Track 2
After you record Track 1, you can use real-time recording to
add a melody in Track 2.
To record to Track 2 while playing
back Track 1
1Use the SONG MEMORY button to enter record
standby, and then use [+] and [–] to select 0 or 1 as
the song number.
•The track is not yet selected at this point.
2Press the TRACK 2 button to select Track 2.
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3Make any of the following settings if you want.
•Tone number (page E-19)
•If you are not confident about playing at a fast tempo,
try using a slower tempo setting (page E-35).
4Press the START/STOP button to start real-time
recording to Track 2 along with playback from
Track 1.
5Listening to the playback from Track 1, play what
you want to record to Track 2 on the keyboard.
6Press the START/STOP button to end recording
when you are finished playing.
•If you make a mistake while recording, stop the record
operation and begin over again from step 1.
NOTE
•Track 2 is a melody-only track, so chords cannot be
recorded there. Because of this, the entire keyboard is
a melody keyboard, regardless of the MODE switch
setting.
To record to Track 2 without playing
back Track 1
1Use the SONG MEMORY button to enter record
standby.
2Press the TRACK 1 button to turn off playback of
Track 1.
3Continue from step 1 under “To record to Track 2
while playing back Track 1”.
•Note that the above procedure does not turn off
rhythm and Auto Accompaniment.
Track 2 Contents After Real-time
Recording
The following data is recorded to Track 2 during real-time
recording.
•Tone number
•Pedal operations
Deleting the Contents of a Specific
Track
Use the following procedure to delete all of the data currently
recorded in a specific track.
To delete all of the data in a specific
track
1Use the SONG MEMORY button to enter record
standby, and then use [+] and [–] to select the song
(0 or 1) whose track you want to delete.
2Hold down the SONG MEMORY button until the
track delete screen appears on the display.
3Use the TRACK 1 or TRACK 2 button to select the
track whose data you want to delete.
Example:To select Track 1
4Press the [+] button.
•This deletes the selected track and enters song
memory playback standby.
NOTE
•The track delete screen is cleared from the display
automatically if you leave the keyboard with the track
delete message on the display for about five seconds
without doing anything.
•Once you select a track in step 3, you cannot change to
a different track without quitting the track delete operation
and starting again.
•You cannot select a track for deletion if that track does
not contain any data.
•Pressing the SONG MEMORY button while the track
delete screen is on the display returns to record standby.
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This section describes how to use layer (to play two tones
with a single key) and split (to assign different tones to either
end of the keyboard), and how to make touch response,
transpose, and tuning settings.
NOTE
•Note that the layer and split functions are not available
while playing a built-in tune or while using the lesson
functions.
Using Layer
Layer lets you assign two different tones (a main tone and a
layered tone) to the keyboard, both of which play whenever
you press a key. For example, you could layer the FRENCH
HORN tone on the BRASS tone to produce a rich and brassy
sound.
To layer tones
1First select the main tone.
Example:To select “078 BRASS” as the main tone, press
the TONE button and then use the number
buttons or [+] and [–] buttons to input 0, 7 and
then 8.
2Press the LAYER button.
TONE
[+] / [–]
SPLITLAYER
Number buttons
Keyboard Settings
Brass
Strigns
Selected layer tone Indicator appears
3Select the layered tone.
Example:To select “077 FRENCH HORN” as the layered
tone, use the number buttons or [+] and [–]
buttons to input 0, 7 and then 7.
4Now try playing something on the keyboard.
•Both tones are played at the same time.
5Press the LAYER button again to unlayer the tones
and return the keyboard to normal.
LAYER
Using Split
With split you can assign two different tones (a main tone
and a split tone) to either end of the keyboard, which lets
you play one tone with your left hand and another tone with
your right hand. For example, you could select STRINGS as
the main (high range) tone and PIZZICATO STRINGS as the
split (low range) tone, putting an entire string ensemble at
your fingertips.
Split also lets you specify the split point, which is the location
on the keyboard where the changeover between the two tones
occurs.
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Keyboard Settings
To split the keyboard
1First select the main tone.
Example:To select “062 STRINGS” as the main tone,
press the TONE button and then use the
number buttons or [+] and [–] buttons to input
0, 6 and then 2.
2Press the SPLIT button.
3Select the split tone.
Example:To select “060 PIZZICATO STRINGS” as the
split tone, use the number buttons or [+] and
[–] buttons to input 0, 6 and then 0.
4Specify the split point. While holding down the
SPLIT button, press the keyboard where you want
the leftmost key of the high end range to be.
Example:To specify G3 as the split point, press the G3
key.
5Now try playing something on the keyboard.
• Every key from F

3 and below is assigned the
PIZZICATO STRINGS tone, while every key from G3
and above is assigned the STRINGS tone.
6Press the SPLIT button again to unsplit the keyboard
and return it to normal.
SPLIT
Strigns
Aco .B sas
Indicator appears
Pizz S.tr
G3
Main Tone (STRINGS)Split Tone
(PIZZICATO STRINGS)
Split point
Using Layer and Split Together
You can use layer and split together to created a layered split
keyboard. It makes no difference whether you layer tones
first and then split the keyboard, or split the keyboard and
then layer tones. When you use layer and split in combination,
the high range of the keyboard is assigned two tones (main
tone + layered tone), and the low range two tones (split tone
+ layered split tone).
To split the keyboard and then layer
tones
1Press the TONE button and then input the tone
number of the main tone.
2Press the SPLIT button and then input the number
of the split tone.
• After specifying the split tone, press the SPLIT button
to unsplit the keyboard.
3Press the LAYER button and then input the number
of the layered tone.
• Note that you can reverse steps 2 and 3, specifying
the layered tone first and then the split tone.
4Press the SPLIT button or the LAYER button so both
of the SPLIT and LAYER indicators are displayed.
5Input the number of the layered split tone.
6Specify the split point.
• While holding down the SPLIT button, press the
keyboard where you want the leftmost key of the low
end range to be.
Brass
Pizz. tSr
Indicator appears
Fr.Ho nr
Indicator appears
Strin sg
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7Play something on the keyboard.
•Press the LAYER button to unlayer the keyboard, and
the SPLIT button to unsplit it.
LAYER SPLIT
RHYTHMSETTING
KEY CONTROL/
TRANSPOSE[+] / [–]
Number buttons
SPLITLAYER
Split Tone (PIZZICATO STRINGS)
+
Layered Split Tone (STRINGS)Main Tone (BRASS)
+
Layered Tone (FRENCH HORN)
Split point
Transposing the Keyboard
Transpose lets you raise and lower the overall key of the
keyboard in semitone units. If you want to play an
accompaniment for a vocalist who sings in a key that’s
different from the keyboard, for example, simply use
transpose to change the key of the keyboard.
To transpose the keyboard
1Press the RHYTHM button to enter the Rhythm
Mode.
•Note that you cannot transpose the keyboard while
in the Song Bank Mode or Piano Bank Mode.
2Use the KEY CONTROL/TRANSPOSE buttons (  /
 ) to change the key of the keyboard.
 : Raises the key by one semitone : Lowers the key by one semitone
Example:To transpose the keyboard five semitones
upwards.
Trans .
NOTE
•The keyboard can be transposed within a range of –12
(one octave downwards) to +12 (one octave upwards).
•The default transpose setting is “00” when keyboard
power is turned on.
•If you leave the transpose screen on the display for about
five seconds without doing anything, the screen is
automatically cleared.
•The transpose setting also affects playback from memory
and Auto Accompaniment.
•To return the keyboard to its default key, perform the
above procedure and press both of the KEY CONTROL/
TRANSPOSE buttons ( 
 and  ) at the same time in
step 2. You could also use the [+] and [–] buttons to
change the transpose setting to “00”.
•The effect of a transpose operation depends on the pitch
of each note and on the tone you are currently using. If
a transpose operation causes a note to be outside of
the allowable range for a tone, the same note in the
nearest octave within the range will be substituted.
Using Touch Response
When touch response is turned on, the relative volume of
sound output by the keyboard is varied in accordance with
the amount of pressure applied, just like an acoustic piano.
Touch response provides a choice of three settings, described
below.
OFF:This setting turns off touch response. Keyboard pressure
does not have any affect on the output notes.
1:This setting provides touch response that is suited for
normal play.
2:This setting increases touch response, so stronger keyboard
pressure has a greater effect than the “1” setting.
Keyboard Settings
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