Casio LK-50 Song Bank User Manual
Song bank, Adjusting the tempo

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Song Bank
This keyboard features a built-in Song Bank of 100 tunes that can be
used for Auto Accompaniment playback. You can select a song sim-
ply to enjoy listening to it, or you can cut out its melody part and
play along on the keyboard using the 3-step lesson. Melody and ac-
companiment fingerings and notes appear on the keyboard’s display,
and the keys you should press light up on the keyboard to help you
on your way to keyboard mastery.
To select a tune
1.
Find the tune you want to play in the Song Bank List,
and note its number.
2.
Press the SONG BANK button.
• This causes the number and name of the currently selected
Song Bank tune to appear on the display.
3.
Use the number buttons to input the two-digit tune
number.
Example: To select “21 TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR”,
input 2 and then 1.
❚ NOTE ❚
You can also change the displayed song number using [+] (increase) and
[–] (decrease).
To play a tune
1.
Select the tune you want to play.
2.
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to start play of the tune.
• The current measure and beat numbers are shown on the
display.
3.
To stop play, press the STOP button.
• The tune you select continues to play until you stop it.
❚ NOTE ❚
While a tune is playing, you can use the number buttons or [+] and [–] to
change to another tune. The change is made as soon as you input a differ-
ent number, even if the current tune is not finished playing.
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Key Lighting System Operation and Display
Contents During Song Bank Play
Keyboard keys light to show the keys that should be pressed to play
along with Song Bank tunes as they play back. At the same time, the
display shows fingerings, chord forms, notes, tempo and other infor-
mation.
Adjusting the Tempo
Each tune has a preset default tempo (beats per minute) that is set
automatically whenever you select a tune. While the tune is playing,
you can change the tempo setting to a value in the range of 40 to 255.
To set the tempo
1.
Use the TEMPO buttons to set the tempo.
▲ : Increases the tempo value.
▼ : Decreases the tempo value.
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❚ NOTES ❚
• While the tempo value is flashing, you can also use the number buttons
or [+] and [–] to input a three-digit value. Note that you must input lead-
ing zeros, so 90 is input as 090.
• Pressing both the
▲ and ▼ TEMPO buttons at the same time automat-
ically returns the currently selected rhythm to its default tempo.
• Tunes 70 to 99 have tempo changes part way through in order to pro-
duce specific musical effects. Note that the tempo setting automatically
returns to the default whenever a tempo change occurs within one of
these tunes.
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9
4
5
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POWER
MODE
VOLUME
MAX
TEMPO
INTRO
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
DEMO
NORMAL/
FILL-IN
VARIATION/
FILL-IN
SYNCHRO/
ENDING
FULL RANGE
KEY LIGHT
KEY LIGHT
TOUCH
RESPONSE
METRONOME BEAT
TOUCH
TRANSPOSE/
TUNE/MIDI
MEMORY
STEP
SPLIT
LAYER
GM
MEMORY
STEP
RESPONSE
ACCOMP
VOLUME
CHORD
FINGERED
CASIO CHORD
NORMAL
MIN
START/
STOP
STOP
PLAY/PAUSE
REW
FF
LEFT/TRACK1 R
IGHT/TR
ACK2
SONG BANK CONTROLLER
3-STEP LESSON
REST
(TIE)
PLAY/PAUSE
STOP
REW
FF
SONG BANK
TONE
DEMO
START/STOP
Number buttons
[+]/[–]
TEMPO
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Dynamic mark
Fingering
Note pitch
Chord name
Tempo value
Measure number
Beat number
Flash
Tempo value
Measure number
Beat number