Casio MZ-x500 Musical Toy Instrument User Manual


 
EN-28
Using Auto Accompaniment
5.
Press the dn SYNCHRO START button.
This puts Auto Accompaniment into “synchro
standby”. Playing a chord during synchro standby will
cause Auto Accompaniment to start to play
automatically.
Next, pressing an cs INTRO 1, 2 button or a ct
VARIATION/FILL-IN 1 to 4 button will enter intro
or variation standby. For details about intro and
variation patterns, see “Modifying Auto
Accompaniment Patterns” (page EN-30).
6.
Play a chord on the Auto Accompaniment
keyboard (left-side keyboard).
Auto Accompaniment will start playing when you play
the chord.
To start percussion part play without playing a
chord, press the dp a button.
Example: To play a C chord
7.
Play other chords with your left hand as you
play the melody with your right hand.
You can use “CASIO Chord” or other simplified
chord fingering modes to play chords. For details, see
“To select a chord fingering mode” in the following
section.
You can also modify Auto Accompaniment patterns
using the ct VARIATION/FILL-IN 1 to 4 buttons,
the dk BREAK button, and the dl FADE IN/OUT
button. For details, see “Modifying Auto
Accompaniment Patterns” (page EN-30).
8.
When you are finished, press the dp a
button to stop Auto Accompaniment.
Pressing the dm ENDING 1, 2 button instead of the
dp a button will play an ending pattern before
stopping Auto Accompaniment play. For details
about ending patterns, see “Modifying Auto
Accompaniment Patterns” (page EN-30).
You can adjust the volume level of the Auto
Accompaniment, without affecting the volume of
Digital Keyboard output. For details, see
“BALANCE Screen” (page EN-52).
You can change the size of the Auto Accompaniment
keyboard using the split function to move the split
point (page EN-18). The keyboard keys to the left of
the split point are the Auto Accompaniment
keyboard.
Flashing
Auto Accompaniment keyboard
Melody keyboard
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