Casio VA-10 - Page 19

Operations
To playback from Real-Time
Memory
Press the START/STOP button to play-
back the contents of REAL-TIME Memory.
Playback stops automatically when the end
Of the data in memory is reached. To stop
playback part way through, press the
START/STOP button,
Note
* During playback, you can change the
tempo, tone, volume, rhythm, and digital
effect settings.
To delete Real-Time Memory
contents
Important!
‘The following operation cannot be undone.
Once you delete Real-Time Memory con-
tents, they cannot be recovered,
1, Press the RECORD button.
2, Press the START/STOP button.
3, After an introductory count, press
the START/STOP button again to
delete the data in memory.
How Data is Retained in
Real-Time Memory
Note the following important points about
how data is retained in memory.
+ Whenever you store new data, any exist-
ing data is automatically deleted.
+ Data stored in memory is retained as long
as elecirical power is being supplied by
batteries or through the AC adaptor.
+ Data stored in memory is lost whenever
power supply is interrupted by unplug-
ging the AC adaptor while batteries are
not loaded or dead, or by removing bat-
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teries or letting them go dead while the
keyboard is not plugged into an AC out-
let.
‘+ We recommend that you plug the key-
board into an AC outlet with the AC
adaptor before replacing batteries.
Recordings with the Pitch
Sensor
Note the following points when recording
sounds produced using the Pitch Sensor
(page 33).
* To record using the Pitch Sensor, use the
microphone instead of the keyboard to
start recording in step $ under “To record
into Real-Time Memory”
*+ Be sure to use a tempo setting that allows
you to sing properly with the Pitch Sen-
sor. See page 15 for information on
changing the
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“HARMONY ARRANGER button
MELODY OFF PLAY button
MELODY GUANTLE button
START/STOP button,
Using Melody Quantize
Melody Quantize automatically corrects
crrors in the recording such as Pitch Sensor
distortion and notes that are off the rhythm
beat. To apply MELODY QUANTIZE,
press the MELODY QUANTIZE button:
aller you complete a recording.
Note
+ When MELODY QUANTIZE corrects a
chord (two or more notes pressed played
at the same time), it corrects it to a single
note.
Using Harmony Arranger
Harmony Arranger lets you add Auto Ac-
‘companiment chords to a melody recorded
in the Real-Time Memory. You get a selec-
tion of four accompaniment pattems for
‘each melody.
To use Harmony Arranger to
assign chords
1. Record the melody (page 35),
2 Press the HARMONY ARRANGER
BUTTON. The red indicator on the
left (above the MEMORY buttons)
lights to indicate that the process
has started. After a few seconds
(the actual amount of time de-
ends on the size and complexity
of the melody), the left indicator
goes out and the red indicator in
the midale lights. A few seconds
more, and the middle indicator
g0@s out and the green indicator
(on the right lights. When the pro-
cedure is complete, the green
indicator goes out and the key-
board plays a short closed hi-hat
strike,
3. Press the START/STOP button topiay
back the melody with the chords.
Not
* If there is a chord (more than one note
played at the same time) included in the
melody you record with the above proc
dure, HARMONY ARRANGER uses
only one of the notes within the chords as
the melody. ‘The other notes are elimi-
nated.
If the melody recorded using the above
procedure is long or relatively complex, it
may take some time for the keyboard to
assign chords.
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