Casio Lk230 Instruction Manual

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Playing the Digital Keyboard
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You can use the voice pads to sound various sound effects or 
even sounds you have sampled (“Sampling”, page E-13). Use 
the voice pads to add something extra to your performances.
1.Press bq.
2.Press a pad (1 through 5, bs through cm) to 
sound what is assigned to it.
There are four sets of voice pad sounds numbered 1 
through 4 (see below). Each press of 
cn cycles thorough 
the sound sets 1 through 4.
Example:When Set 2 is selected
 While a sound set number is displayed, you can change it 
using 
bo (10-key). If you do not perform any operation for a 
few seconds after the indicator appears, the display will 
return to the previous screen automatically.Sampling sounds will change the tones assigned to sets 1 
through 3 to the sampled sounds. For more information, see 
page E-13.
The metronome lets you play and practice along with a steady 
beat to help keep you on tempo.
1.Press 6.
This starts the metronome.
2.Press 6 again to stop the metronome.
You can configure the metronome to use a bell sound for the 
first beat of each measure of the song you are playing.
 You can specify 0, or a value from 2 to 6 as the number of 
beat per measure.
 When playing a built-in song, the beats per measure setting 
(which determines when the bell sounds) is configured 
automatically for the currently selected song.
1.Hold down 6 until the beats per measure 
setting screen appears on the display.
 If you do not perform any operation for after the beats 
per measure setting screen appears, the display will 
return to the screen displayed before you pressed 
6.
2.Use bo (10-key) to enter the number of beats 
per measure.
 The bell will not sound if you specify 0 for this setting. In 
this case, all beats are indicated by a click sound. This 
setting lets you practice with a steady beat, without 
worrying how many beats there are in each measure.
Using the Voice Pads
Pad 1Pad 2Pad 3Pad 4Pad 5
Set 1TONE 402
“VOICE 
PAD 1”TONE 403
“VOICE 
PAD 2”TONE 404
“VOICE 
PAD 3”TONE 401 “ORIGINAL” *1
Set 2Set 1 sounds with various pitches.*2
Set 3Set 1 sounds repeated.*3
Set 4XIAO LUO GUNSHOT BONGO CONGATAMBOURINE
*1: Pad 5 plays original sound raised a perfect fifth.
*2: Pad 1: Up a perfect fifth; Pad 2: Down a perfect fifth; 
Pad 3: Same as Set 1; Pad 4: Up a major third; 
Pad 5: Down a perfect fifth
*3: Pads 1 and 5: Gradually rising pitch; 
Pad 2: Gradually falling pitch
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bs bt ck cl cm cn
P a  d  S e  t
Sounding Sampled Sounds with the Voice 
Pads
Using the Metronome
Start/Stop
Changing the Beats Per Measure
This pattern changes with each beat.
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Use the following procedure to change the tempo of the 
metronome.
1.Press bn.
Use y (slower) and t (faster) to change the tempo 
setting. Holding down either button changes the setting at 
high speed.
Pressing y and t at the same time will initialize the 
tempo setting in accordance with the currently selected 
song or rhythm.
Pressing 
bn causes the tempo value to flash on the 
display. While the tempo value is flashing, you can use 
bo (10-key) to change it.
Note that you must input leading zeros, so 89 is input 
as 089.
 The tempo value will stop flashing if you do not perform 
any operation for a short while.
The metronome volume setting is changed automatically with 
the volume level of the currently selected Auto 
Accompaniment or song. The metronome volume cannot be 
adjusted independently.
 For information about changing the Auto Accompaniment 
volume, see page E-33.
 For information about changing the song volume, see page 
E-19.
 You cannot adjust the balance between the metronome 
and note volume during Auto Accompaniment and built-in 
tune play.
Changing the Metronome Tempo
Changing the Metronome Sound Volume
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Controlling the Keyboard Sounds
Your Digital Keyboard lets you select tones for a wide variety 
of musical instrument sounds, including violin, flute, orchestra, 
and more. Even the same song sound takes on a different feel 
by changing the instrument type.
1.Press br.
2.Use bo (10-key) to select the tone number you 
want.
The corresponding tone number and tone name will 
appear on the screen.
 See the separate “Appendix” for a complete list of available 
tones.
 You also can find out instrument numbers using the tone 
groups printed on the Digital Keyboard’s console.
 Use the number buttons to enter the tone number. Specify 
three digits for the tone number.
Example:To select 001, enter 0 3 0 3 1.
 When one of the drum sets is selected (tone numbers 395 
through 400), each keyboard key is assigned a different 
percussion sound.
3.Try playing something on the keyboard.
The tone of the instrument you selected will sound.
1.Press bq and br at the same time.
This selects the grand piano tone.
Settings
bq bqbr
br
bo
bo
5
54
43
3
ck
ckbt
btbs
bscl
clcm
cm
Select from a variety of musical 
instrument sounds
To select an instrument for playing
S t  . G r P n o
Tone nameTone number
Playing with a Piano Tone (Piano Setup)
Tone Number: “001”
Reverb: “06”
Transpose: 00
Touch Response: Off: Returns to initial default
On: No change
Pedal Effect: SUS
Rhythm Number: “131”
Accompaniment: Rhythm part only
Local Control: On
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Reverb adds reverberation to notes. You can change the 
duration of the reverb.
1.Press 4 a number of times until “Reverb” 
appears on the display (page E-4).
2.Use the bo (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select the 
reverb setting you want.
A pedal can be use to change notes in various ways while 
playing.
 A pedal unit does not come with the Digital Keyboard. 
Purchase one separately from your retailer. See page E-1 
for information about options.
Connect an optional pedal unit.
1.Press 4 a number of times until “Jack” 
appears on the display (page E-4).
2.Use the bo (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select the 
pedal effect you want.
 The following shows the available pedal effects.
Using Reverb
Off (oFF)Turns off reverb.
1 to 10The larger the number selected, the longer 
the reverb duration.
Using a Pedal
Connecting a Pedal Unit
Reverb
R e v e  r  b
Indicator disappears when reverb is turned off.
SUSTAIN jack
Selecting the Pedal Effect
Sustain 
(SUS)Sustains notes played while the pedal is 
depressed. Organ and other similar tone 
notes are sustained even if the pedal is not 
pressed.
Sostenuto 
(SoS)Sustains notes that are playing when the 
pedal is depressed before the keyboard keys 
are released.
Soft 
(SFt)Slightly softens notes played while the pedal 
is depressed.
Rhythm 
(rHy)Pressing the pedal starts and stops Auto 
Accompaniment or song playback.
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The transpose feature lets you change the pitch, in semitone 
steps. A simple operation lets you instantly change the pitch 
to match that of a singer.
 The transpose setting range is –12 to +12 semitones.
1.Press 4.
2.Use the bo (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select the 
transpose setting you want.
Use the tuning feature when you need to adjust the pitch 
slightly to play along with another musical instrument. Also, 
some artists perform their music with slightly altered tuning. 
You can use the tuning feature to adjust tuning so it exactly 
matches a performance on a CD.
 The tuning setting range is –99 to +99 cents.
1.Press 4 a number of times until “Tune” 
appears on the display (page E-4).
2.Use the bo (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to adjust the 
tuning.
You can use the Digital Keyboard to sample a sound from a 
microphone, and then play the sound with the keyboard keys 
or voice pads. For example, you could sample the bark of 
your dog and then use the sound in a melody. The sampling 
feature is a great way to create new sounds that are highly 
creative.
Connect a microphone.
 Use of a commercially available microphone also is 
supported.
 Turn off the microphone and the Digital Keyboard 
before connecting them.
 It will take a few seconds before you can use the 
microphone after you turn on the keyboard.
 Sampled sounds are recorded in monaural.
 You cannot sample sounds input from through the 
AUDIO IN jack.
There are two sampling methods: full sampling and short 
sampling.
■Full Sampling
This method allows sampling of a single sound with a duration 
of one second.
1.Turn the volume levels of the Digital Keyboard 
down.
2.Turn on the microphone and then the Digital 
Keyboard.
3.Use 3 to adjust the volume level of 
microphone input.
4.Press 5 and immediately release it.
This enters record standby.
Changing the Pitch 
(Transpose, Tuning)
Changing the Pitch in Semitone Steps 
(Transpose)
Fine Tuning (Tuning)
Trans .
Tune
Sampling a Sound and Playing It 
on the Keyboard (Sampling)
Connection
Sampling a Sound and Playing It
MIC IN jack
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5.Output the sound from the microphone.
The Digital Keyboard will start sampling automatically, 
and stop after one second.
What you sample is stored as tone number 401.
6.Try playing something on the keyboard.
 You can press pad 4 or 5 (cl or cm) to sound the 
sampled sound (page E-9).
 Sampling will not start if the volume of the sound picked up 
by the microphone is too low.
 A new sample replaces sample data currently assigned to 
tone number 401. All of the old data (including short 
sampled sounds) is deleted.
■Short Sampling
With short sampling, you can sample up to three sounds, 
each one with a duration of approximately 0.3 seconds. You 
can sound the short sampled sounds using voice pads 
1 through 3.
1.Connect a microphone to the keyboard.
Refer to steps 1 through 3 under “Full Sampling” (page 
E-13).
2.While holding down 5, press the voice pad (bs, 
bt, or ck) that corresponds to the tone number 
where you want to store the sound.
 The relationship between tone numbers and voice pads 
is shown below.
Example:When voice pad 3 (Tone Number 404) is 
selected
Record standby is entered when you release 
5.
3.Output the sound from the microphone.
Sampling starts automatically and stops after about 0.3 
seconds.
4.Try playing something on the keyboard.
You also can sound the sampled sound by pressing the 
voice pad you pressed in step 2.
 Sampling will not start if the volume of the sound picked up 
by the microphone is too low.
 Sampling a new sound deletes the sound assigned to the 
same tone number and the full sampling sound (page 
E-13).
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Selected Tone 
Number402403404
Pressed Voice Pad Pad 1 (
bs) Pad 2 (bt) Pad 3 (ck)
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Turning off power will causes all sampled sound data to be 
deleted.
■How sampled sounds are played
Pressing Middle C (C4) will play back the original sound. The 
keys to the left and right of C4 play the sound at different 
pitches.
Set 1 of voice pads 1 through 4 (
bs through cl) produce 
sampled sounds without modification.
1.Press 4 a number of times until “SmplAuto” 
appears on the display (page E-4).
2.Press the bo (10-key) [–] key to select the OFF 
setting.
This enables manual sampling. When this setting is 
selected, sampling starts as soon as you release 
5 in 
step 4 under “Full Sampling” (page E-13) or step 2 under 
“Short Sampling” (page E-14).
 When the above setting is “oFF”, sampling starts when 
you release 
5, not when you press it. Sampling will not 
start if you keep 
5 depressed.You can use the following procedure to apply various settings 
to the sampled tone assigned to tone number 401.
1.Use bo (10-key) to select a tone number from 
405 to 414.
Tone numbers 405 to 414 actually represent effects 
assigned to tone number 401. Selecting a tone will play 
the sampled sound in a loop, along with the applicable 
effect, as described below.
Turning off power clears sampled data!
Starting a Sampling Operation Manually
C4
S  m p l A u t o
Applying Effects to a Sampled Sound
Tone 
No.Effect 
NameDescription
405 Loop 1 Loops the sampled sound.
406 Loop 2Loops the sample sound and raises the 
pitch of the resonating sound when the 
keyboard key is released.
407 Loop 3Loops the sample sound and lowers 
the pitch of the resonating sound when 
the keyboard key is released.
408 Pitch 1Changes the pitch from low to high, at 
an increasing rate.
409 Pitch 2Changes pitch from high to low, at a 
decreasing rate.
410 Pitch 3Changes pitch from high to low, at a 
decreasing rate, and then raises the 
pitch when the key is released.
411 TremoloAlternates volume between high and 
low.
412 Funny 1Adds vibrato and changes pitch by a 
gradually increasing amount.
413 Funny 2Alternates between high pitch and low 
pitch.
414 Funny 3Adds vibrato and changes pitch from 
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Use the following procedure to replace a percussive 
instrument with a sampled sound you sampled with short 
sampling and play auto accompaniment rhythms (page E-29) 
with it.
1.Press 4 and 5 at the same time.
The display will return to the previous screen if you do not 
perform the next step for some time.
2.Use the bo (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select the 
drum assign type you want.
3.Start rhythm play (page E-29).
The rhythm sounds in accordance with the drum assign 
type you selected in step 2.
 If the rhythm does not include a bass drum and snare drum, 
the sampled sound will not sound while Type 1 is selected.
 Rhythm numbers 140, and 142 to 150 do not use 
percussive instruments, so the sampled sound does not 
sound when these rhythm numbers are selected.
Using a Sampled Sound in a 
Rhythm (Drum Assign)
Off (oFF)Sampled sound does not sound.
Type 1 (dr1)Replaces the bass drum of the rhythm 
pattern with tone number 402, and the 
snare drum with tone number 403.
Type 2 (dr2)Replaces more of the percussive 
instruments than Type 1 with tone numbers 
402, 403, and 404.
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Playing Built-in Songs
With this Digital Keyboard, built-in tune data is referred to as 
“songs”. You can listen to the built-in songs for your own 
enjoyment, or you can play along with them for practice.
 In addition to simple listening enjoyment, the built-in songs 
can be used with the lesson system (page E-21) for 
practice.
Use the following procedure to play back built-in songs (001 to 
090).
1.Press bl and bm at the same time.
This will start playback of the demo songs. Demo 
playback continues until you stop it.
 Song list are printed on the Digital Keyboard’s console.
 Demo playback always starts from song number 001.
2.To change to another song while demo 
playback is in progress, use 
bo (10-key) [–] and 
[+] keys to enter the song number you want 
(page E-4).
This will cause demo playback to jump to the song whose 
number you entered.
 You cannot use 
bo (10-key) number buttons to select a 
song.
3.To stop demo playback, press bl.
Demo playback continues until you stop it by pressing bl.Use the procedure below to play back one of the built-in 
songs. You can play along on the keyboard with song 
playback.
1.Press bp.
2.Use bo (10-key) to enter the number of the song 
you want.
 Song list are printed on the Digital Keyboard’s console.
bp bp9
98
87
7bk
bkbl
blbm
bm
bo
bo
bn
bn
4
4
Playing the Demo Songs
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Tune name Song number Flashes
Playing Back a Particular Song
Start/Stop
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3.Press bl.
This starts playback of the song. Keyboard keys will light 
as notes are played.
4.Press bl again to stop playback.
Song playback will continue (repeat) until you press bl to 
stop it. You can cancel song repeat by pressing 
7 
(“REPEAT” indicator disappears from the display).
Use the operations in this section to perform pause, skip 
forward, and skip back operations.
■Pause
1.Press bk.
This pauses song playback.
2.Press bk again to resume playback from the 
point where you paused it.■Skip Forward
1.Press 9.
This skips song playback forward to the next measure. 
Each press of 
9 skips ahead one measure. Holding 
down 
9 skips forward at high speed until you release it.
 Pressing 
9 while song playback is stopped performs 
lesson function phrase skip forward (page E-22).
■Skip Back
1.Press 8.
This skips song playback back to the previous measure. 
Each press of 
8 skips back one measure. Holding down 
8 skips back at high speed until you release it.
 Pressing 
8 while song playback is stopped performs 
lesson function phrase skip back (page E-22).
You can use the procedure in this section to repeat particular 
measures for practice playing along until you master it. You 
can specify the start measure and the end measure of the 
section you want to play and practice.
1.Press 7 to temporarily turn off song repeat 
(“REPEAT” disappears from the display).
2.When song playback reaches the measure you 
want to specify as the start measure, press 
7.
This specifies the measure as the start measure.
Pause, Skip Forward, Skip Back
M o o n  l   i g h
Key Note
Tempo
Beat MeasureFingering Sustain pedal
Repeating Playback of Specific Measures
Measure number
Start End
These measures are repeated.
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