Casio Keyboard WK-500 User Manual

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Contents

E-2ContentsGeneral Guide ............................. E-4Using the 10-key Pad (bs) .................................E-6FUNCTION Button (ct) Functions .....................E-6Getting Ready to Play ................ E-8Preparing the Music Stand .................................E-8Power Supply .....................................................E-8Playing the Digital Keyboard..... E-9Turning on Power and Playing ...........................E-9Using Headphones.............................................E-9Changing Keyboard Response toTouch Pressure (Touch Response)..................E-10Adjusting Display Contrast ...............................E-10Using the Metronome .......................................E-11Controlling theKeyboard Sounds..................... E-12Select from a variety ofmusical instrument sounds ...............................E-12Layering Two Tones.........................................E-13Splitting the Keyboard betweenTwo Different Tones .........................................E-13Using Reverb....................................................E-14Using Chorus....................................................E-14Using a Pedal ...................................................E-15Changing the Pitch(Transpose, Tuning, Octave Shift)....................E-15Using the Pitch Bend Wheel to Shift thePitch of Notes (WK-500 Only) ..........................E-16Sampling Sounds andPlaying Them on theDigital Keyboard ....................... E-17Connection and Preparation.............................E-17Sampling and Playing a Melody Sound(Melody Sampling) ...........................................E-18Incorporating a Sampled Sound into aDrum Set (Drum Sampling) ..............................E-20Other Sampling Functions ................................E-22Playing Built-in Songs.............. E-25Playing the Demo Songs ................................. E-25Playing Back a Particular Song........................ E-26Increasing the Selection of Songs ................... E-28Using Built-in Songs toMaster Keyboard Play .............. E-29Phrases............................................................ E-29Step Up Lesson Flow....................................... E-29Selecting the Song, Phrase, andPart You Want to Practice................................ E-30Lessons 1, 2, and 3.......................................... E-31Lesson Settings ............................................... E-32Using Auto Step Up Lesson............................. E-34Music ChallengeKeyboard Game ........................ E-35Using Auto Accompaniment.... E-36Playing the Rhythm Part Only.......................... E-36Playing All Parts............................................... E-37Using Auto Accompaniment Effectively ........... E-39Using One-Touch Preset ................................. E-40Using Auto Harmonize ..................................... E-41Editing Auto AccompanimentPatterns...................................... E-42Saving Keyboard Setups toRegistration Memory ................ E-46To save a setup to registration memory........... E-47To recall a setup from registration memory ..... E-47Recording YourKeyboard Play ........................... E-48Recording and Playing Back Keyboard Play ... E-48Using Tracks to Record and Mix Parts ............ E-49Recording Two or More Songs, andSelecting One for Playback.............................. E-51Recording while Playing Along with aBuilt-in Song..................................................... E-51Saving Recorded Data on anExternal Device................................................ E-52