Casio At5 User Manual

							Using the Song Sequencer
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1.Display the event editor screen of the track 
where you want to insert the event.
 See “To select a track for editing” (page E-86).
2.Use the R-17 (t, y) buttons to move the 
cursor to the position where you want to insert 
an event.
 The new event will be inserted at the same timing as 
the event where the cursor is located. You can fine tune 
the timing after inserting the new event.
3.Press the C-11 (INSERT) button.
 This inserts the event at the specified location and 
displays a screen like the one shown below.
4.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to select an 
event type.
 For information about events that can be specified, see 
“Event Types and Screen Content” (page E-83).
 When a note event is specified as the event type, 
specify the note type (note length) using the buttons 
shown in the table below. You specify the pitch of the 
note in step 6 of this procedure.
*For dotted notes and triplets, first select the note and then 
add the dot or triplet. To specify a dotted quarter note, for 
example, press the R-3 (2) button and then the  
button.
5.After everything is the way you want, press the 
R-16 (ENTER) button.
 This inserts the specified event.
6.Adjust the settings of the event as desired.
R-17 (u, i) buttons to move the cursor, and 
then use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to change the 
value at the cursor position. The cursor flashes during a 
value change operation.
 For information about data types and setting value 
ranges for events that can be edited, see “Event Types 
and Screen Content” (page E-83).
7.To apply the event data, press the R-16 (ENTER) 
button.
 This causes the cursor to stop flashing.
 You also can perform the operation in step 3 by moving the 
0 to “Insert” on the event editor menu and then pressing 
the R-16 (ENTER) button.
1.Display the event editor screen of the track that 
contains the events you want to copy.
 See “To select a track for editing” (page E-86).
2.If required, you can perform a song playback 
operation to check the range you want to select 
for copying and the copy location.
 See “To play back a song from the event editor screen 
(Quick Play)” (page E-86).
To insert an event
To specify this type of 
note:Press this button:
WholeR-1 (5)
HalfR-2 (1)
QuarterR-3 (2)
EighthR-7 (6)
SixteenthR-8 (7)
Thirty-secondR-9 (8)
Dotted
*
Triplet
*R-10 (,)
Event type name Note type (for note event only)
To copy the events within a specific range to 
a desired location
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3.Press the C-12 (COPY) button.
 This displays the “Copy” screen.
 If you have already specified a range using the locator 
screen (page E-75), that range will be displayed on the 
range specification screen.
4.Use the R-17 (u, i) buttons to move the 
cursor, and then use the dial or R-14 (–, +) 
buttons to change the value at the cursor 
position.
5.After everything is the way you want, press the 
R-16 (ENTER) button.
6.In response to the “Sure?” message that 
appears, press the R-14 (YES) button to copy or 
the R-14 (NO) button to cancel.
 Pressing the R-14 (YES) button executes the copy 
operation. The message “Complete” appears and the 
display returns to the “Copy” screen after the copy is 
complete.
 At this time, the “
2 Copy destination position” value on 
the locator screen moves forward by the length 
specified by “
1 Copy source range”.
If you want to continue by copying the same copy 
source range to another location, repeat steps 5 and 6 
again.
7.To return to the event editor screen, press the 
R-15 (EXIT) button.
1.Display the event editor screen of the track that 
includes the event you want to quantize.
 See “To select a track for editing” (page E-86).
2.Use the R-17 (t, y) buttons to move the 
cursor to the event you want to quantize.
3.Press the C-13 (QUANTIZE) button.
 This displays the “Quantize” screen.
4.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to change the 
setting in the thick brackets (%) to “Cursor”.
5.Specify the note you want to use as the 
quantize reference note.
*For a triplet, first select the note and then add the triplet. To 
specify a triplet made up of quarter notes, for example, 
press the R-3 (2) button and then the R-10 (,) button.
6.After everything is the way you want, press the 
R-16 (ENTER) button.
 This performs quantization and returns to the event 
editor screen.
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To quantize an individual note event
To specify this type of 
note:Press this button:
QuarterR-3 (2)
EighthR-7 (6)
SixteenthR-8 (7)
Thirty-secondR-9 (8)
Triplet
*R-10 (,) 
						

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1.Display the event editor screen of the track you 
want to quantize.
 See “To select a track for editing” (page E-86).
2.Press the C-13 (QUANTIZE) button.
 This displays the “Quantize” screen.
3.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to change the 
setting in the thick brackets (%) to “All”.
4.Perform step 5 under “To quantize an individual 
note event” on page E-90.
5.Press the L-17 (START/STOP) button when you 
want to play back with quantization applied.
 Note that the actual data still has not been changed yet.
6.Press the R-16 (ENTER) button.
7.In response to the “Sure?” message that 
appears, press the R-14 (YES) button to 
quantize or the R-14 (NO) button to cancel.
1.Display the event editor screen of the track that 
includes the events you want to quantize.
 See “To select a track for editing” (page E-86).
2.If required, you can perform a song playback 
operation at this time to check the range you 
want to select for quanitization.
 See “To play back a song from the event editor screen 
(Quick Play)” (page E-86).
3.Press the C-13 (QUANTIZE) button.
 This displays the “Quantize” screen.
4.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to change the 
setting in the thick brackets (%) to “Locator”.
 This displays a range specification screen like the one 
shown below.
 If you have already specified a range using the locator 
screen (page E-75), that range will be displayed on the 
range specification screen.
5.Use the R-17 (u, i) buttons to move the 
cursor, and then use the dial or R-14 (–, +) 
buttons to change the value at the cursor 
position.
6.Perform step 5 under “To quantize an individual 
note event” on page E-90.
7.Press the L-17 (START/STOP) button when you 
want to play back with quantization applied.
 Note that the actual data still has not been changed yet.
8.After everything is the way you want, press the 
R-16 (ENTER) button.
9.In response to the “Sure?” message that 
appears, press the R-14 (YES) button to 
quantize or the R-14 (NO) button to cancel.
To quantize all note events in a track
To quantize all note events within specific 
range of a track
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You can use the procedures in this section to delete all pitch 
bender events from a track or from a specific range in a track.
 To delete individual pitch bender events, perform the 
operation under “To delete an individual event” (page 
E-87).
 After deleting the pitch bender events in one track from 
Track 01 through Track 16, you can overdub new pitch 
bender (PITCH BEND wheel (S-1)) operations for that 
track. To do so, use the procedure under “To record to 
Tracks 01 through 16” (page E-68), and select “OVDB” 
(Overdub) for the “RecType” setting in step 6-(5).
 Since “OVDB” cannot be selected for “RecType” when 
recording to the system track, you will not be able to 
overdub pitch bender operations after deleting pitch bender 
events from the system track. You can use the procedure 
under “To insert an event” (page E-89) to insert pitch 
bender events.
■To delete all pitch bender events in a track
1.Display the event editor screen of the track 
whose pitch bender events you want to delete.
 See “To select a track for editing” (page E-86).
2.While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION) 
button, press the C-17 (MENU) button to display 
the event editor menu.
3.Use the R-17 (t, y) buttons to move the 0 to 
“DeleteBender” and then press the R-16 
(ENTER) button.
 This causes “Delete Bender” screen to appear.
4.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to change the 
setting in the thick brackets (%) to “All”, and 
then press the R-16 (ENTER) button.
5.In response to the “Sure?” message that 
appears, press the R-14 (YES) button to delete 
or the R-14 (NO) button to cancel.■To delete all pitch bender events within a specific 
range of a track
1.Display the event editor screen of the track 
whose pitch bender events you want to delete.
 See “To select a track for editing” (page E-86).
2.If required, you can perform a song playback 
operation at this time to check the range you 
want to select for deletion.
 See “To play back a song from the event editor screen 
(Quick Play)” (page E-86).
3.While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION) 
button, press the C-17 (MENU) button to display 
the event editor menu.
4.Use the R-17 (t, y) buttons to move the 0 to 
“DeleteBender” and then press the R-16 
(ENTER) button.
 This causes “Delete Bender” screen to appear.
5.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to change the 
setting in the thick brackets (%) to “Locator”.
 This displays a range specification screen like the one 
shown below.
 If you have already specified a range using the locator 
screen (page E-75), that range will be displayed on the 
range specification screen.
6.Use the R-17 (u, i) buttons to move the 
cursor, and then use the dial or R-14 (–, +) 
buttons to change the value at the cursor 
position.
7.After everything is the way you want, press the 
R-16 (ENTER) button.
8.In response to the “Sure?” message that 
appears, press the R-14 (YES) button to delete 
or the R-14 (NO) button to cancel.
Deleting Pitch Bender Events
Range start point Range end point 
						

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1.Display the event editor screen of the track you 
want to edit.
 See “To select a track for editing” (page E-86).
2.Depending on the type of adjustment you want 
make, perform one of the operations below.
3.While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION) 
button, press the C-17 (MENU) button to display 
the event editor menu.
4.Use the R-17 (t, y) buttons to move the 0 to 
“VelocityMod.” and then press the R-16 
(ENTER) button.
 This displays the “Velocity Modify” screen.
5.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to change the 
mode indicated in the thick brackets (%).
 While the “Locator” mode is selected, use the R-17 (u, 
i) buttons, the dial, or the R-14 (–, +) buttons to 
specify the range whose note event velocity value you 
want to adjust.
6.Press the R-16 (ENTER) button.
 This will display the setting screen like the one shown 
below.
 The following explains the meanings and setting ranges 
of the on-screen items. The settings marked with an 
asterisk (*) in the “Setting Range” column are initial 
defaults.
7.To change the setting to the desired value, 
press the R-16 (ENTER) button.
8.In response to the “Sure?” message that 
appears, press the R-14 (YES) button to execute 
the adjustment or the R-14 (NO) button to 
cancel.
To adjust the velocity value of a note event
To adjust this:Do this:
Individual note event On the event editor screen, 
move the cursor to the note 
event you want to adjust and 
then advance to step 3.
All note events in a track Advance to step 3.
Note events within a 
specific range in a trackAdvance to step 3.
To adjust this:Select this mode:
Individual note event Cursor
All note events in a track All
Note events within a specific range 
in a trackLocator
Item nameDescriptionSetting Range
Fix
(Fixed value)
Specifies a fixed value as the 
velocity value.
Select “oFF” for this setting to 
adjust based on the current 
velocity value of each note 
event.oFF*, 001 to 127
Rate
(Velocity Rate)These settings are enabled 
only when the “oFF” is selected 
for the “Fix” setting. They 
change the velocity value of 
each note event according to 
the mathematical expression 
(decimal parts cut off) shown 
below. 1 is used when the value 
produced by the expression is 
less than 1, and 127 is used 
when it is greater than 127.
(Current velocity)
X (Rate 
setting) + (Offset setting)
000% to 100%* to 
200%
Offset
(Velocity Offset)–126 to 000* to 
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1.Perform steps 1 through 5 under “To adjust the 
velocity value of a note event” on page E-93. In 
step 4, select “GatetimeMod.” instead of 
“VelocityMod.”.
2.Press the R-16 (ENTER) button.
 This will display the setting screen like the one shown 
below.
 The following explains the meanings and setting ranges 
of the on-screen items. The settings marked with an 
asterisk (*) in the “Setting Range” column are initial 
defaults.
3.To change the setting to the desired value, 
press the R-16 (ENTER) button.
4.In response to the “Sure?” message that 
appears, press the R-14 (YES) button to execute 
the adjustment or the R-14 (NO) button to 
cancel.
1.Perform the procedure under “To start an event 
editor operation” on page E-82 to display the 
event editor menu.
2.Use the R-17 (y) button to move the 0 to 
“Beat” and then press the R-16 (ENTER) button.
 This displays the “Beat” screen.
3.Use the R-17 (t, y) buttons to move the 
cursor to the beat event you want to delete.
4.Press the C-10 (DELETE) button.
 The event at the current cursor position will be deleted 
as soon as you press the C-10 (DELETE) button.
To adjust the gate time value of a note event
Item nameDescriptionSetting Range
Fix
(Fixed value)
Specifies a fixed value as the 
time gate value. 99:95 stands 
for quarter note 99 beats, 95 
ticks.
Select “oFF” for this setting to 
adjust based on the current 
gate time value of each note 
event.oFF*, 
00:00 to 99:95
Rate
(Gate Time 
Rate)These settings are enabled 
only when the “oFF” is selected 
for the “Fix” setting. They 
change the gate time value of 
each note event according to 
the mathematical expression 
(decimal parts cut off) shown 
below. 00:00 is used when the 
value produced by the 
expression is less than 00:00, 
and 99:95 is used when it is 
greater than 99:95.
(Current gate time) 
X (Rate 
setting) + (Offset setting)
000% to 100%* to 
200%
Offset
(Gate Time 
Offset)–9:95 to 0:00* to 
+9:95
To delete a beat event 
						

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1.Perform steps 1 and 2 under “To delete a beat 
event” (page E-94).
2.Move the cursor to the beat event that comes 
immediately before the location where you want 
to insert a new beat event.
3.Press the C-11 (INSERT) button.
 This will insert a new beat event into the next measure 
after the cursor position you selected in step 2, which 
does not contain a beat event. If, for example, there are 
beat events already in measures 16 and 17, selecting 
the beat event in measure 16 with the cursor and 
pressing the C-11 (INSERT) button will insert a new 
beat event into measure 18.
4.Change the beat event measure and beat as 
required.
 Use the R-17 (u, i) buttons to move the cursor, and 
then use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to change the 
value at the cursor position. The cursor flashes during a 
value change operation. Pressing the R-16 (ENTER) 
button applies the setting and causes the cursor to stop 
flashing.
5.To return to the event editor screen, press the 
R-15 (EXIT) button.
Step input is an event editor function. You can use step input 
to specify the length and pitch of each individual note (note 
event). In the system track, you also can perform step input of 
Auto Accompaniment chords (chord events) as well.
 Performing step input into a track that already contains 
recorded data will not delete the existing data. This means 
you can use step input to add to existing recorded data.
1.Display the event editor screen of the track 
where you want to perform step input.
 See “To select a track for editing” (page E-86).
2.Press the C-14 (STEP) button.
 This will display a step screen like the one shown 
below. The cursor is always flashing during step input.
3.Configure step input settings.
4.Use the L-15 (dFF) and L-14 (sREW) 
buttons to move the cursor to the location from 
which you want to perform step input.
 The cursor will move in one-measure steps.
To insert a beat event
Directly Inputting Note Events 
(Step Input)
To perform step input
(1) While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION) button, 
press the C-17 (MENU) button.
This displays the input menu shown below.
(2) Use the R-17 (t, y) buttons to move the 0 to the 
setting item you want to change.
(3) Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to change the 
setting value.
For information about the meanings and setting ranges 
of the on-screen items, see “Input Menu Setting Items” 
(page E-96).
(4) Press the R-15 (EXIT) button to exit the menu.
Cursor (flashing) 
						

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5.Use buttons R-1 (56) to R-10 (,) to specify the length of the note you want 
to input.
 For information about how to specify note lengths, see step 4 under “To insert an event” (page E-89).
 You can perform the following operations during step input to insert ties and rests.
6.Press the keyboard key that corresponds to the note you want to input.
 The note is input as soon as you press the keyboard key, and the cursor will move by the length you specified in step 5 to the 
next measure:beat:tick. From there you can input the next note, if you want.
7.Repeat steps 5 and 6 to input the notes you want.
 If you want to input a series of notes of the same length, skip step 5 and perform step 6 only.
8.After inputting all of the notes you want, press the R-15 (EXIT) or R-17 (t, y) buttons.
 This returns to the event editor screen.
Pressing the C-17 (MENU) button while holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION) button during step input will display the input menu. 
The following explains the meanings and setting ranges of the input menu items. The settings marked with an asterisk (*) in the 
“Setting Range” column are initial defaults.
To do this:Perform this operation:
Tie the note at the 
current cursor position 
with the note event 
immediately before it1. At the current cursor position, specify the length of the note you want to tie with the immediately 
preceding note event.
2. Press the R-11 (.) button.
 This adds the length of the note you specified in step 1 to the length of the note immediately 
preceding it. At this time, the cursor will move forward by the timing of the added amount.
Insert a rest before the 
current cursor position1. At the current cursor position, specify a note that is the same length as the rest you want to insert.
2. Press the R-5 (REST) button.
 The cursor will move forward by the length of the note you specified in step 1.
Input Menu Setting Items
Item nameDescriptionSetting Range
GateRate
(Gate Rate)Specifies the gate rate as a percentage of the actually input gate length for the 
length (gate length) of the note event that was specified using buttons R-1 (5) 
through  and R-7 (6) through R-10 (,). Specifying a GateRate of 
080% and inputting a quarter note (96 ticks), for example, will result in a GATE 
setting of 00:76 (96
X0.8 = 76.8, cut off to 76).001% to 080%
* to 100%
Velocity
(Velocity)Specifies the velocity value of an input note event or chord event. Specifying 
“KeyOn” inputs a velocity value in accordance with applied key pressure.KeyOn, 001 to 100
* to 127
SysTrack
(System Track)Selects either note event input or chord event input when inputting to the 
system track.note
*, Chord
2 6
AB
22 6
AC
APreceding note event
BCurrent cursor position
CCursor position after process
2 6
B
2 6
C
BCurrent cursor position
CCursor position after process 
						

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Using the Pattern Sequencer
You can use the pattern sequencer to create accompaniment 
patterns that sound while using the Digital Keyboard’s Auto 
Accompaniment function and store them as user rhythms.
Each of the Digital Keyboard’s rhythms provides six different 
accompaniment patterns named INTRO, NORMAL, NORMAL 
FILL-IN, VARIATION, VARIATION FILL-IN, and ENDING. 
Each accompaniment pattern can be made up of eight 
instrument parts (drums, percussion, bass, and chord 1 
through chord 5).
The overall configuration of a single rhythm is as shown 
below.
The pattern sequencer is a function that allows editing and 
creation of the various accompaniment patterns that make up 
a single rhythm, part-by-part. You can record each part of all 
of the accompaniment patterns from scratch to create a 
completely original new rhythm. You also can partially edit an 
existing rhythm (by, for example, editing only one of the parts 
of an accompaniment pattern) or simply modify its mixer 
settings if you want.You can use the pattern sequencer to record keyboard play 
(note data), PITCH BEND wheel (S-1) operations, and S-2 
(MODULATION) button operations.
As a general rule, pattern sequencer editing operations are 
performed on an instrument part basis. The pattern sequencer 
maintains special memory areas called “rec areas” for each 
instrument part during rhythm editing. These areas are used 
when recording keyboard notes.
When editing with the pattern sequencer, there may be 
previously existing rhythm data remaining for some of the 
instrument parts, which will make it impossible to use the rec 
areas. The status of an instrument part that still contains 
previously existing rhythm data is “Fix Data”.
You can use the pattern sequencer screen to check whether 
the currently selected instrument part is in the rec area or if it 
is “Fix Data”.
You can display the pattern sequencer screen by pressing the 
C-4 (PATTERN SEQUENCER) button. This will display the 
pattern sequencer editing screen for the currently selected 
rhythm (preset rhythm or previously stored user rhythm). The 
initial screen shows the drum part of the NORMAL 
accompaniment pattern of the rhythm being edited. Note “Fix 
Data” in the lower left corner. This is the current status of the 
currently displayed instrument part.
R-15 R-15
R-16
R-16 R-14
R-14
C-7
C-7 C-4
C-4R-13
R-13
R-17
R-17
L-17
L-17
L-16
L-16
L-15
L-15
L-14
L-14 L-13 L-13
L-9
L-9
C-17
C-17C-10
C-10
About the Pattern Sequencer
Rhythms, Accompaniment Patterns, and 
Instrument Parts
Rhythm
INTRONORMALNORMAL FILL-IN
DrumsDrumsDrums
PercussionPercussionPercussionBassBassBass
Chord 1 to Chord 5Chord 1 to Chord 5Chord 1 to Chord 5
VARIATIONVARIATION FILL-INENDING
DrumsDrumsDrums
PercussionPercussionPercussionBassBassBass
Chord 1 to Chord 5Chord 1 to Chord 5Chord 1 to Chord 5
Recordable Data
Instrument Part Editing and Rec Areas 
						

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The following describes each of the different instrument part 
statuses that appear in the lower left corner of the screen.
Rhythm areas numbered F:001 through F:100 are for storage 
of user rhythms. You can have up to 100 user rhythms stored 
in memory at one time. You can recall a stored user rhythm by 
pressing the L-9 ([F] USER RHYTHMS) button. See “Playing 
an Auto Accompaniment” (page E-26) for more information.This section explains the various methods you can use to 
create user rhythms.
■Editing One or More Parts of an Existing Rhythm
With this procedure, you edit an existing preset rhythm or 
previously stored user rhythm to create a new rhythm.
With this method, you can select and edit (or record anew) 
specific parts of an existing accompaniment pattern and store 
the result.
The following is the general flow for this method.
*You cannot edit the INTRO or ENDING of an 
accompaniment pattern of an existing rhythm.
For full details about this procedure, see “To rehearse before 
editing an existing rhythm” (page E-99) and “To edit an 
existing rhythm” (page E-102).
When this is 
displayed:It means this:
Fix Data
(Fixed Data)Instrument part data from a preset 
rhythm or user rhythm. The only 
settings that can be edited for an 
instrument part with this status are 
mixer settings. Real-time recording of 
keyboard notes and event editing are 
not allowed.
Recorded Data
(Recorded Data)Instrument part is being edited using a 
rec area, and recorded data is 
contained in the rec area. Mixer 
settings, real-time recording of 
keyboard notes, and event editing are 
allowed for an instrument part with this 
status.
Empty
(No data)Instrument part is being edited using a 
rec area, but there is no recorded data 
in the rec area (rec area empty). Mixer 
settings, real-time recording of 
keyboard notes, and event editing are 
allowed for an instrument part with this 
status.
User Rhythm Numbers
Creating a User Rhythm
Check the content of the rhythm you will edit and 
determine how (what part of what accompaniment 
pattern*) you will edit it.
Use the rec menu to configure settings related to 
accompaniment pattern recording.
Display the instrument part for the accompaniment 
pattern you want to edit and then configure the desired 
mixer settings and record keyboard notes.
After editing is complete, store the rhythm as a user 
rhythm.