Casio MA-150 User Manual

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E-24Percussion PadsUsing the Percussion PadsEach of the five built-in percussion pads isassigned the sound of a percussion instrument(ACOUSTIC SNARE 1, OPEN HI-HAT,CLOSED HI-HAT, BASS DRUM 1, HIGH TOM).Tapping a pad with your finger plays the soundassigned to it.Assigning Sounds to PercussionPadsYou can assign the percussion sound you wantto each of the percussion pads.❚ NOTE• Turning off power causes the sounds assignedto the percussion pads to return to their initialdefaults.1. While holding down the TONEbutton, use the number buttons toi n p u t 4 9 , w h i c h s e l e c t s t h ePercussion tone.2. Look at the 16 white keys (C3through D5) in the center of thekeyboard that are marked withimages of percussion instruments,and find the sound you want toassign to a pad.3. W h i l e p r e s s i n g d o w n o n t h epercussion pad to which you wantto assign the sound, press the whitekey you selected in step 2.4. Tap the percussion pad with yourfinger to hear the sound assigned toit.TransposeThe initial power default setting is middle C(00). You can transpose the key of the keyboardin semitone steps in the range of –6 to +6 (12semitone steps).1. Press the TRANSPOSE [] button toraise the key one semitone, or theTRANSPOSE [] button to lower itone semitone.• To return the tuning to its initial poweron default setting (00), press theTRANSPOSE [] and [] buttons at thesame time.• Transpose is also returned to its initialpower on default setting (00) wheneveryou turn on power.274B-E-026AMA150_e_23-25.p65 03.10.8, 10:45 AMPage 24 Adobe PageMaker 6.5J/PPC