Casio Lk 280 User Guide

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Using Auto Accompaniment
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■FINGERED 1, 2, and 3
With these three input modes, you play chords on the 
accompaniment keyboard using their normal chord fingerings. 
Some chord forms are abbreviated, and can be fingered with 
one or two keys.
See page E-69 for information about chords that are 
supported and how they are fingered on the keyboard.
●FINGERED 1
Play the component notes of the chord on 
the keyboard.
●FINGERED 2
Unlike FINGERED 1, 6th input is not 
possible. m7 or m7
b5 is input.
●FINGERED 3
Unlike FINGERED 1, allows input of 
fraction chords with the lowest keyboard 
note as the bass note.
■CASIO CHORD
With CASIO CHORD, you can use 
simplified fingerings to play the four types 
of chords described below.CASIO CHORD Fingering
 When playing a minor, seventh, or minor seventh chord, it 
makes no different whether the additional keys you press 
are black or white.
■FULL RANGE CHORD
With this mode, you can use the full range 
of the keyboard to play chords and the 
melody.
See page E-69 for information about 
chords that are supported.
Accompaniment keyboard
Accompaniment keyboard
Chord TypeExample
Major Chords
Letters above the accompaniment 
keyboard indicate the chord assigned 
to each key. Pressing a single 
accompaniment area key in the 
CASIO CHORD mode will play the 
major chord whose name is marked 
above the key. All of the 
accompaniment area keys that are 
marked with the same chord name 
play exactly the same chord.C (C Major)
Minor Chords
To play a minor chord, press the 
accompaniment area key that 
corresponds to the major chord, while 
also pressing one other 
accompaniment area key to the right.Cm (C Minor)
Seventh Chords 
To play a seventh chord, press the 
accompaniment area key that 
corresponds to the major chord, while 
also pressing two other 
accompaniment area keys to the right.C7 (C Seventh)
Minor Seventh Chords
To play a minor seventh chord, press 
the accompaniment area key that 
corresponds to the major chord, while 
also pressing three other 
accompaniment area keys to the right.Cm7 
(C Minor Seventh)
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CDE F F#bE#GbABBbC
CDE FE#b
AC
CDE F F#bE#GbABBbC
CDE FE#b
AC
CDE F F#bE#GbABBbC
CDE FE#b
AC
CDE F F#bE#GbABBbC
CDE FE#b
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Use the following procedures to play intro and ending 
patterns, to play fill-in patterns, and to play variations of basic 
Auto Accompaniment patterns.
■Auto Accompaniment Variation
Each Auto Accompaniment pattern has a basic “normal 
pattern” as well as a “variation pattern”.
1.Press 8.
This starts the variation pattern.
2.Pressing 7 returns to normal pattern.
■Auto Accompaniment Intro
Use the following procedure to play an intro of a few 
measures.
1.Press 6.
This starts the intro pattern. Normal pattern play will start 
when the intro pattern is finished.
 If you press 
8 while an intro pattern is being played, 
the variation pattern will start when the intro pattern is 
finished.
■Auto Accompaniment Fill-in
Use the procedure below to play a fill-in pattern during a 
performance.
 A “fill-in” is a short phrase played where you want to change 
the mood of a piece. A fill-in pattern can be used to create a 
link between two melodies or an accent.
 Normal and variation patterns have their own unique fill-in 
patterns.
●Normal Pattern Fill-in
1.While a normal pattern is playing, press 7.
This plays the fill-in for the normal pattern.
 Normal pattern play will resume after the fill in pattern is 
complete.
●Variation Pattern Fill-in
1.While a variation pattern is playing, press 8.
This plays the fill-in for the variation pattern.
 Variation pattern play will resume after the fill in pattern 
is complete.
■Auto Accompaniment Ending
Use the following procedure to play an ending of a few 
measures.
1.While an Auto Accompaniment is playing, press 
9.
This will play the ending pattern and then stop Auto 
Accompaniment play automatically.
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Auto Accompaniment Pattern Variations
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■Using Synchro Start
Use the following procedure to configure the Digital Keyboard 
to start Auto Accompaniment play as soon as you press a 
keyboard key.
1.Press 9.
This enters accompaniment start standby.
2.Play a chord on the keyboard.
This will start full part accompaniment (normal).
Any of the following operations can be performed while in 
synchro standby to start a non-normal pattern.
 To start with intro pattern, press 
6.
 To start with variation pattern play, press 
8.
Use the following procedure to change Auto Accompaniment 
speed to a level that suits you.
1.Press bm.
Use y (slower) and t (faster) to change the tempo 
setting. Holding down either button changes the setting at 
high speed.
y and t at the same time will initialize the 
tempo setting in accordance with the currently selected 
rhythm.
 While the tempo value is flashing, you also can use 
br 
(10-key) to change it.
 If you do not perform any operation for a few seconds 
after the tempo setting screen appears, the display will 
return to the screen displayed before you pressed 
bm.Use the following procedure to adjust the balance between 
what you are playing on the keyboard and the volume of the 
Auto Accompaniment.
1.Press ct (FUNCTION) and then use the br 
(10-key) [4] (o) and [6] (p) keys to display 
“AcompVol” (page E-7).
2.Use the br (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to adjust 
the accompaniment volume.
With One-Touch Preset, the Digital Keyboard automatically 
configures optimal tone, tempo, and other settings in 
accordance with the rhythm pattern you select.
1.Hold down bo (RHYTHM) until the current tone 
screen appears on the display.
This will automatically apply the One-Touch Preset 
settings in accordance with the rhythm pattern that is 
currently selected.
2.Play a chord on the keyboard.
This will start accompaniment automatically.
Changing Auto Accompaniment Speed 
(Tempo)
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Auto Harmonize automatically adds harmony to notes you 
play with your right hand, which adds rich depth to the melody 
of your performances. You can select from among 12 types of 
Auto Harmonize to suit the type of music you are playing.
 Auto Harmonize is controlled using the same button cq as 
the Arpeggiator (page E-51). Because of this, these two 
functions cannot be used at the same time.
1.Press bl to enable Auto Accompaniment with 
chords (ACCOMP indicator lit) (page E-38).
 Auto Harmonize cannot be used while FULL RANGE 
CHORD is selected as the chord input mode. Select 
another mode if you want to use Auto Harmonize.
2.Hold down cq until the Auto Harmonize or 
Arpeggiator type number and type name appear 
on the display.
 If you do not perform any operation for a few seconds, 
the display will return to previous screen automatically.
3.Use the br (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select 
the Auto Harmonize type you want.
 013 through 102 are Arpeggiator types (page E-51). Do 
not select them when using the Auto Harmonize.
4.Press cq to turn on Auto Harmonize.
If you play chords with your left hand and the melody with 
your right hand, harmony notes will be added to the 
melody.
 Press 
cq again to turn off Auto Harmonize.
Using Auto Harmonize
Du e t 1
Type number Type name
Du e t 2
Type 
numberType NameDescription
001 Duet 1 Adds close (separated by 2 to 4 
degrees) 1-note harmony below 
the melody note.
002 Duet 2 Adds open (separated by more 
than 4 to 6 degrees) 1-note 
harmony below the melody note.
003 Country Adds country style harmony.
004 Octave Adds the note from the next lower 
octave.
005 5th Adds the fifth degree note.
006 3-Way Open Adds 2-note open harmony, for a 
total of three notes.
007 3-Way Close Adds 2-note close harmony, for a 
total of three notes.
008 Strings Adds harmony that is optimal for 
strings.
009 4-Way Open Adds 3-note open harmony, for a 
total of four notes.
010 4-Way Close Adds 3-note close harmony, for a 
total of four notes.
011 Block Adds block chord notes.
012 Big Band Adds big band style harmony.
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Using Auto Accompaniment
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You can use the Chord Book to look up chords that you do not 
know how to play.
1.Press cs.
2.On the chord keyboard, press the keyboard key 
that corresponds to the root note of the chord 
you want to look up.
3.Use the br (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select 
the type of chord you want.
Selecting a chord type sounds the chord. The chord type 
and chord notes appear on the display, and the notes that 
form the chord light on the keyboard.
 You can select any one of the following chord types.
 To display inverted forms of the chord, use 
br (10-key) 
keys [0] through [4] as shown below.
4.After you are finished looking up what you 
want, press 
cs to exit the Chord Book.
 You can also exit the chord book by pressing bn 
(TONE), 
bo (RHYTHM), bp (SONG BANK), or bq.
Looking Up the Notes of Chords 
(Chord Book)
Example:To look up C
Ch o r dB k
Chord keyboard
Ch o r dB k
Root note
Example:Selecting M (Major)
M(Major), m(minor), dim, aug, sus4, sus2, 7th, m7, 
M7, m7
b5, 7b5, 7sus4, add9, madd9, mM7, dim7, 69, 
6th, m6
To display this inverted form:Press this key:
Normal form 0
First inversion 1
Second inversion 2
Third inversion 3
Fourth inversion 4
M(Major)
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Recording Your Keyboard Play
The recorder feature lets you record your keyboard play.
Use the following procedure to record everything you play on 
the keyboard.
1.Press bo (RHYTHM).
2.Press 3.
3.Press 3 again.
This will enter record standby.
4.Configure the tone, rhythm, and other settings 
you want to use.
5.Start playing.
Recording starts as soon as you play something on the 
keyboard.
 You can use Auto Accompaniment while playing. If you do, 
Auto Accompaniment also will be recorded.
6.To stop recording, press bk.
7.To play back what you have recorded, press bk 
again.
Each press of bk starts and stops playback.
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8.Press 3 twice to exit the recorder mode.
 The flashing on the screen shown in step 3 becomes 
faster when remaining recorder memory capacity 
becomes less than 100 notes.
 Total recorder memory capacity is approximately 
12,000 notes. Recording will stop automatically when 
there is no more unused recorder memory remaining.
 Each press of 
3 cycles through the settings shown 
below. You can listen to the recorded data as many 
times as you like by pressing 
bk while in playback 
standby.
■To delete recorded data
After step 3 of the above procedure, do hold down 3 
(without pressing any keyboard key) until the message 
“Tr.Del?” appears on the display. Press [+] (YES) to delete the 
data, or [–] (NO) to cancel the delete operation.
 Turning off the Digital Keyboard while recording is in 
progress will cause any data in recorder memory to be 
deleted.
 A new recording replaces (deletes) previously recorded 
contents.You can divide a song according to various types of parts 
(instrument, left and right hand, etc.), and record each part to 
a specific track. You can mix up to six tracks (the original track 
plus five additional tracks) into a final song.
■About tracks
Tracks are numbered from 1 to 6.
 If you do not specify a track number when recording, 
recording is performed to Track 1 automatically.
In addition to what you play on the keyboard, the following 
information also is recorded.
 Track 1
Settings:
Tone number, rhythm number, tempo, reverb, chorus, 
chords, layer/split settings, Auto Harmonize/Arpeggiator 
setting
Operations:
Pedal, INTRO button, SYNCHRO/ENDING button, 
NORMAL/FILL-IN button, VARIATION/FILL-IN button
 Tracks 2 through 6
Tone number, pedal operation
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1.Record the first part to Track 1.
To record to Track 1, perform steps 1 through 4 under 
“Recording and Playing Back Keyboard Play” (page 
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2.Press 3.
This will enter record standby.
3.Press a button from bt to cn to select the track 
number of the next track to which you want to 
record.
This will enter record standby for the track you selected.
 If you want to use a different tone than the one you 
used in Track 1, press 
bn (TONE) and then use br 
(10-key) to input the tone number.
4.Press bk.
This will start playback of what you recorded up to this 
point in other tracks and record what you play on the 
keyboard to the currently selected track. Play the notes 
you want on the keyboard.
5.To stop recording, press bk.
 To play back what you have recorded, press bk again. 
Each press of 
bk starts and stops playback.
6.Repeat steps 2 through 5 to record the other 
tracks.
7.After you finish recording all of the tracks, 
press 
bk.
 This will start playback of the recorded tracks. Press 
bk to stop or restart playback.
 At this time you can turn off playback of specific tracks 
using buttons 
bs to cn. Pressing a key toggles 
playback of each track on (track number displayed) or 
off (track number not displayed).
 If you want to re-record a track, press 
3. This will 
return to step 2 of the above procedure. Only the tracks 
that are turned on (displayed) above will play as you 
re-record.
8.Press 3 twice to exit the recorder mode.
■To delete a recorded track
After step 3 of the above procedure, do hold down 3 
(without pressing any keyboard key) until the message 
“Tr.Del?” appears on the display. Press [+] (YES) to delete the 
track, or [–] (NO) to cancel the delete operation.
To record to Tracks 1 through 6
Example:Track 2
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Recording Your Keyboard Play
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You can record up to five songs (numbered 1 through 5) in 
memory. After that, you can select a specific song for 
playback.
1.Press bo (RHYTHM).
2.Press 3.
A song number will appear in the upper left corner of the 
display for a few seconds. While it is, use 
br (10-key) to 
specify the number of the song you want to record or play 
back. The song number will disappear if you do not 
perform any operation.
3.Press 3 to record, or bk to play back.
To stop recording or playback, press bk.
4.Press 3 twice to exit the recorder mode.
■To delete recorded data
After step 2 of the above procedure, do hold down 3 
(without pressing any keyboard key) until the message “Song 
Del?” appears on the display. Press [+] (YES) to delete the 
song, or [–] (NO) to cancel the delete operation.This section explains how to play along and record along with 
one of the Digital Keyboard’s built-in songs.
●The following operations and settings also are 
recorded along with your keyboard play.
Tone number, song number, pedal operation, tempo, reverb, 
chorus, layer/split settings
 There can be only one recording of keyboard play with a 
built-in song in recorder memory. Making a new recording 
replaces (deletes) previously recorded data.
1.Press bp (SONG BANK).
2.Press 3.
This will enter playback standby.
3.Press 3 again.
This will enter record standby.
4.Use br (10-key) to enter the song number you 
want to assign to the recording.
Recording Two or More Songs, 
and Selecting One for Playback
Example:Song 2
Pl ayNo .
Recording while Playing Along 
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5.Press bl to cycle through the parts in the 
sequence shown below.
 Configure tone and tempo settings at this time as well.
6.Press bk to start built-in song playback and 
recorder recording.
Play along with the playback.
 To stop recording part way through, press 
bk.
7.Recording will stop automatically when the end 
of the built-in song is reached.
This will enter playback standby.
8.Press bk.
This will start playback of what you recorded.
 Each press of 
bk starts and stops playback.
9.Press 3 twice to exit the recorder mode.
■To delete recorded data
After step 2 of the above procedure, do hold down 3 until 
the message “Song Del?” appears on the display. Press [+] 
(YES) to delete the song.You can save data you record with the Digital Keyboard onto 
a memory card or on your computer’s hard disk. In the case of 
a memory card, you can save recorded song data as a 
standard MIDI file (SMF 0 format).
■To save data to a memory card
See page E-56.
■To save data on your computer’s hard disk
See page E-62.
Example:Left-hand part recording
Right-hand Recording
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Saving Recorded Data on an 
External Device