Casio TONEBANK CT-636 - General Operation; Basic Operation Steps; Auto-rhythms; Playing Auto-Rhythms

Auto-rhythms
* Refer to the general guide found on page 4-5 for exact locations of this keyboard controls and
connections.
* To play an auto-rhythm
@)
Press
the
rhythm
SELECT
button
to
switch
between
the
two
rhythms
assigned
to
each
RHYTHM
selector.
When
the
SELECT
indicator
is
lit,
you
can
select
one of the lower rhythms (ROCK 2, 8 BEAT 2, etc.). When it is not lit, you
can
select
one
of
the
upper
rhythms
(ROCK
1,
8
BEAT
1,
etc.).
@
Press
a
RHYTHM
selector
to
choose
an
auto-rhythm.
*
ROCK
1
rhythm
is
automatically
selected
whenever
you
switch
the
power
of
the
keyboard
ON.
@
Press
START/STOP
button
to
start
the
rhythm.
@
Adjust
the
tempo
of
the
rhythm
by
using
the
TEMPO
control
buttons.
Press-
ing
the
<A>
button
will
increase
tempo,
while
pressing
the
<¥>
button
will decrease tempo.
*
Tempo
of
the
auto-rhythm
can
be
adjusted
between
40
and
256
beats
per
minute.
Pressing
both
tempo
keys
at
the
same
time
resets
the
tempo
to
132
beats
per
minute.
* After playing the demonstration tune, the tempo of the auto-rhythm is changed. Adjust the tempo
of the auto-rhythm if you need.
®
You
can
adjust
the
relative
volume
of
the
rhythm
by
using
the
ACCOMP
VOLUME
slider.
Press
START/STOP
button
once
again
to
stop
auto-rhythm
play.
¢ Using SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button
Press
to
enter
synchro
start
standby.
Rhythm
starts
when
an
accompaniment
keyboard
key
(lower
1.5
octave,
C
through
F)
is
pressed.
(See
page
14
to
use
synchro
start
in the
auto-accompaniment
performance.)
When
pressed
during
auto-rhythm
and
accompaniment
performance,
an
appropriate
fill-
in
is
inserted
in
the
rhythm
pattern.
If
the
button
is
held
down,
the
fill-in
pattern
is repeated
until
the
end
of the
measure
during
which
the
button
is released.
« Using INTRO/ENDING button
If
you
press
the
INTRO/ENDING
button
instead
of
pressing
the
START/STOP
button
to
start
an
auto-rhythm,
the
selected
auto-rhythm
begins
after
a
one-
measure
intro
pattern.
This
can
be
an
effective
way
to
lead
into
auto-rhythm
performance.
If
pressed
during
auto-rhythm
and
accompaniment
perfor-
mance,
the
rhythm
stops
after
an
appropriate
ending
pattern.
% Using synchro start with an intro pattern
Press
the
SYNCHRO/FILL-IN
button
to
enter
synchro
start
standby,
and
sub-
sequently
press
the
INTRO/ENDING
button.
Rhythm
starts
when
an accom-
paniment
keyboard
key
is
pressed,
after
a
one-measure
intro
pattern.
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Auto-accompaniment
*
Refer
to
the
general
guide
found
on
page
4-5
for
exact
locations
of
this
keyboard
controls
and
connections.
* POWER/CHORD switch
Slide
to
switch
the
power
ON
and
to
select
one
of
the
Casio
Chord
functions.
For
normal
play
without
auto-accompaniment.
...For
auto-accompaniment
pressing
chords
as
usual.
For
auto-accompaniment
using
the
Casio
Chord
system.
¢
ACCOMP
VOLUME
slider
Adjust
the
volume
of
the
auto-accompaniment.
NOTES:
*
If
the
POWER/CHORD
switch
is
set
to
®
“FINGERED
(1
or
2)”
or
©
“ON”,
the
lower
15
octave
of
the
keyboard
become
accompaniment
keyboard
keys,
and
the
upper
part
of
the
keyboard
becomes
4-note
polyphonic.
Accompaniment
Melody
keyboard
(4-note
polyphonic)
———»|
keyboard
¢
During
auto-accompaniment
performance,
chord
played
on
the
accompani-
ment
keyboard
will
continue
to
sound
after
releasing
the
keys.
*
Auto-accompaniment
starts
with
rhythm,
the
moment
the
accompaniment
keyboard
key
is
pressed
if
synchro
start
is
in
standby
status.