Casio WK-1500 User Manual

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About
Magical
Presets
The following are detailed explanations of each type of Magical Preset.
Break Beat (00 to 17)
With Break Beat, pressing any of the keys in the range shown below, causes the selected Break Beat
Phrase to sound. Each phrase is four measures long, and it continues to sound as long as you keep
the key depressed. The phrase is played in the key that corresponds to the keyboard key that you
press (pressing C plays the phrase in C). Note that you can also control the tempo of the phrase
using the TEMPO buttons.
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Break Beat Application Examples
* Keep a Break Beat keyboard key depressed and play along with a melody for ad-lib practice with a
single chord.
* Press a different Break Beat keyboard key at the point where a progression changes chords and
play the chord using the accompaniment keyboard.
* Play a song’s bass part on the Break Beat keyboard.
Melodycomp (18 to 25)
Melodycomp contains a variety of chord progressions which can be controlled by your phrasing of
the melody. If you play a smooth (legato) melody line leaving no space between the notes,
Melodycomp will play the first chord of the progression behind you. To advance to the next chord,
simply lift your hand and start a new legato melody fine.
When playing a song with a melody that corresponds to a Melodycomp chord progression, a full
orchestra effect can be achieved by simply playing the melody.
Example : Greensleeves
Magical Preset Number: 19
Tone Number : 046
* In general, play in legato without completely removing your fingers from the keyboard.
* Momentarily release ail keys where marked with’ in the score.
* If you want to stop and start again from the beginning, reset the Magical Preset and tone numbers.
Shadow Drum (26 to 29)
With Shadow Drum, pressing a keyboard key plays the percussion sound. As shown in the score
below, if you play notes at fixed intervals, it creates the effect of playing along with a drummer.
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Free Session (30 to 49)
Free Session gives you a selection of preset chord progressions (see page A-2 for a full list) that you
can play along with. Free Session chord changes play automatically, independent of what you play
on the keyboard. Use the following procedure to start a Free Session progression.
To start a Free Session progression :
1. After selecting the Free Session progression you want to use (see “To change the Magical
Preset” on page E-49), press a key on the Free Session accompaniment keyboard to define the
key of the progression.
* Pressing one of the keys in the above illustration starts auto-accompaniment play in the key
that matches the key you press. You can then use any of the keyboard’s keys to play Free
Session chords. To select the key of C for example, press the C key.
2. You can also change the rhythm being used with a Free Session progression.
3. To stop play of the Free Session progression, press the START/STOP button.
° * Note that you can use ending patterns (see “Improvising with the preset pat-
sor terns” on page E-30) with Free Session progressions.
ie * Whenever you play a fill-in pattern during a performance using Free Session,
play returns to the first chord of the selected chord progression.
M@ Using TONE button with Magical Presets
You can use the TONE button to, change tones while you are using Magical Presets.
To change the tone
1. Press the MAGICAL PRESET button.
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4. Use the 10-key pad to input a tone number.
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Casio WK-1500 Specifications

General

Brand	Casio
Model	WK-1500
Category	Electronic Keyboard
Language	English