Casio MZ-X500 User Manual

EN-34
Using the Pattern Sequencer
3. Configure advanced settings for the data to
be imported.
• Touching “” plays the data specified by “Start
Measure” and “Measure Length”. This way you can
check the measures to be imported.
4. Touch “Execute”.
5. Touch “Yes”.
• To cancel the operation, touch “No”.
1. On the RHYTHM EDIT MENU screen, touch
“Pattern Sequencer”.
2. Touch “All Clear”.
3. Touch “Yes”.
This initializes the rhythm being edited.
• To cancel the operation, touch “No”.
4. Touch bo EXIT to return to the RHYTHM
EDIT MENU screen.
5. Save the edited rhythm using the procedure
under “Saving a User Rhythm” (page EN-34).
Use the procedure below to save a user rhythm after
editing it. The initial tempo of a saved rhythm is the
tempo that is set when you save it.
1. On the RHYTHM EDIT MENU screen, touch
“Write”.
2. Touch “Rename”.
3. Input a name for the user rhythm.
4. After inputting what you want, touch “Enter”.
This returns to the RHYTHM EDIT MENU screen.
5. Touch the destination user rhythm number.
If the rhythm number already has data assigned, there
will be an asterisk (*) next to it.
6. Touch “Execute”.
7. Touch “Yes”.
This saves the user rhythm.
• To cancel the operation, touch “No”.
Item Description Setting
Element Selects an element. Intro 1, 2
Variation 1 to 4
Fill-in 1 to 4
Ending 1, 2
Beat Shows the beat setting of the
MIDI data.
–
Start
Measure
Specifies the start measure. –
Measure
Length
Specifies the length of the
rhythm.
Intro, Variation,
Ending: 01 to 16
Fill-in: 01, 02
Key Shift Changes the key. –12 to +12
Normalize When “On”, forcibly recalls
chord notes and base notes
only.
This option is available for
Variation and Fill-In only.
Off, On
Chord
Type
Selects a chord for a
specified measure. C or Cm
only can be selected for an
intro or ending.
C, Cm, C7, CM7
Part
Channel
Specifies the MIDI channel
of each part.
Each part:
1 to 16
Convert
Type
Selects the element to be
converted.
Current Element: Converts
the currently selected
element.
All Elements: Converts all
elements.
Current Element
All Elements
To initialize data being edited
Saving a User Rhythm

Casio MZ-X500 Specifications

General

Control type	Buttons
MIDI-keyboard number of keys	61 keys
Product color	Blue
Sound effects	Chorus, Equalization, Flanger/Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Phaser, Pitch shift, Reverberation
Volume control	Digital
Octave adjustment	Yes
Maximum polyphony (notes)	128
Music memory capacity (songs)	100
Interface	USB
Headphone outputs	1
USB ports quantity	2
Cables included	AC
Display type	LCD

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	400 mm
Width	950 mm
Height	151 mm
Weight	7600 g