Casio MZ-x500 Musical Toy Instrument User Manual


 
Controlling Sounds
EN-25
English
The sound source of this Digital Keyboard is capable of
sounding multiple parts simultaneously. Each part can
be controlled individually, and each part can be
assigned a different tone.
The mixer can be used to assign tones and to configure
other settings for each part, to configure global effect
settings applied to all parts, and to configure other
detailed settings.
1.
On the MENU screen, touch “MIXER”.
This displays the MIXER screen.
2.
Press the co PORT button to select port A,
B, or C.
You can also select a port by touching “PORT” on the
screen. For details about ports, see the separate
“Tutorial” manual.
3.
Use the cp 1-8/9-16 button to select which
group of eight parts (01 through 08, or 09
through 16) whose settings you want to
configure.
Each press of the cp 1-8/9-16 button toggles the
selection between parts 01 through 08 (The button is
unlit) and parts 09 through 16 (The button is lit).
Buttons for four of the parts in the group you select
will appear along the top of the MIXER screen.
Parts 01 through 08 can be modified while the cp 1-8/
9-16 button lamp is unlit, while parts 09 through 16
tones can be modified while the lamp is lit.
4.
Shift the cr sliders to change the setting of
the corresponding part.
The MIX slider on the far right changes the settings of
all the parameters.
For information about parameters that can be
modified on the MIXER screen, see “MIXER Screen”
under “Configuring Digital Keyboard Settings” (page
EN-57).
The transpose feature lets you raise or lower the overall
pitch of the Digital Keyboard in semitone steps. You
can use this feature to adjust keyboard tuning to a key
that better matches a vocalist, another musical
instrument, etc.
1.
Use the eo TRANSPOSE w, q buttons to
change the setting value.
You can change the tuning of the keyboard within the
range of –12 to 00 to +12.
Pressing the eo TRANSPOSE w, q buttons at the
same time changes the setting to 0.
The current transpose setting is shown on the MAIN
screen.
For information about tuning the pitch in Hertz
units, see “SYSTEM SETTING Screen” under
“Configuring Digital Keyboard Settings” (page
EN-55).
Using the Mixer
Changing the Pitch of Notes
(Transpose, Octave Shift)
Transposing the Keyboard Semitone
Units
MZX300_X500-ES-1A.indd 27 2015/10/07 15:46:43