Casio CTK-3400 - Manual (Page 17)

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Using Auto Accompaniment
With Auto Accompaniment, simply select an accompaniment
pattern. Each time you play a chord with your left hand the
appropriate accompaniment will play automatically. It’s like
having a personal backup group along with you wherever you
go.
• Auto Accompaniments are made up of the following three
parts.
(1) Rhythm
(2) Bass
(3) Harmony
You can have only the rhythm part play, or you can have all
three parts play at the same time.
The rhythm part is the foundation each Auto Accompaniment.
Your Digital Keyboard comes with a variety of built-in rhythms,
including 8-beat and waltz. Use the following procedure to
play the basic rhythm part.
1.
Press one of the four bq (RHYTHM) buttons to
select the rhythm group you want.
2.
Use bo (–/+) to select the rhythm number you
want.
• See the separate “Appendix” for information about
individual rhythms.
• With rhythms D19 to D28, nothing will sound until you play
a chord on the keyboard.
3.
Press bl (START/STOP) or 8 (NORMAL/FILL-
IN).
This starts the rhythm.
4.
Play along with the rhythm.
5.
To stop the rhythm, press bl again.
• Holding down any one of the rhythm buttons while the tone
screen is displayed will cause the currently selected rhythm
name to appear without changing the rhythm setting.
• Holding down any one of the tone buttons while the rhythm
screen is displayed will the currently selected tone name to
appear without changing the tone setting.
bl bl
6 6 3 3
7 7 8 8 9 9 bm bm bk bk
bo bo bq bq bp bp
Playing the Rhythm Part only
Starting and Stopping the Rhythm Part only
F u n k 8 B t
Rhythm pattern name
Rhythm number
This pattern changes with each beat.
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