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Editing an arpeggio – Casio PX-5S Tutorial User Manual

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Sounding Arpeggios Automatically (Tutorial)

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1.

Hold down the

bn

(ARPEGGIO) button until

the arpeggio type selection screen appears
on the display.

This will cause the button’s lamp to light.

2.

Use the

dk

(ZONE, –/+) buttons to display the

number of the zone you want to select.

3.

After making sure that

X

is next to the

arpeggio number, display the number of the
arpeggio you want to select for the zone.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 as many times as necessary to
select arpeggios for each of the zone.

1.

Hold down the

bn

(ARPEGGIO) button until

the arpeggio type selection screen appears
on the display.

This will cause the button’s lamp to light.

2.

Use the

ds

(u),

dt

(w),

ek

(q), and

el

(i) buttons to select “ZONE”.

3.

Use the

eo

minus (–) and plus (+) buttons to

turn the arpeggio of the zone on or off.

NOTE

Note that no arpeggio also will play if the zone has
been muted. To unmute a zone, press the

dr

(EXIT)

button to exit the arpeggio type selection screen, and
then press the two

dk

(ZONE, –/+)

buttons at the

same time.

There are two arpeggio types: step type and variation
type.

With a step type arpeggio, you can edit its steps and
its parameters. A step type arpeggio can contain up
to 16 steps. You can change the following settings for
each step.

With a variation type arpeggio, you can edit only its
parameters.

1.

Select the arpeggio type you want to edit.

2.

Press the

ep

(EDIT) button.

3.

Use the

dt

(w) and

ek

(q) buttons to select

“Step Edit” and then press the

em

(ENTER)

button.

The “Step Edit” option will not be displayed if you
selected a variation type arpeggio in step 1, above.

To select a different arpeggio
for each zone

To turn the arpeggio for a
specific zone on or off

Zone number

Editing an Arpeggio

TYPE : Specifies which note of the arpeggio should be

played in each step, in relation to the lowest note
(L1) or the highest note (U1) of the arpeggio. There
is also a TYPE (P2-P5) that can be used to sound
up to five notes at the same time.

NOTE : When you want to shift the note from the

keyboard key that is pressed, use this setting
specify the shift value in semitone steps.

VELO : Specifies the volume level.
CTRL : This is MIDI control data.