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...Song, Phrase, and Part You Want to Shift the Pitch of Notes (WK-500 Only E-16 Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Keyboard E-17 Connection and Preparation E-17 Sampling and Playing a Melody Sound (Melody Sampling E-18 Incorporating a Sampled Sound into a Drum Set (Drum...the Demo Songs E-25 Playing Back a Particular Song E-26 Increasing the Selection of musical instrument sounds E-12 Layering Two Tones E-13 Splitting the Keyboard between Two Different Tones E-13 Using Reverb E-14 Using Chorus E-14 Using a Pedal E-15 Changing the Pitch (Transpose, Tuning, Octave Shift E-...
...Song, Phrase, and Part You Want to Shift the Pitch of Notes (WK-500 Only E-16 Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Keyboard E-17 Connection and Preparation E-17 Sampling and Playing a Melody Sound (Melody Sampling E-18 Incorporating a Sampled Sound into a Drum Set (Drum...the Demo Songs E-25 Playing Back a Particular Song E-26 Increasing the Selection of musical instrument sounds E-12 Layering Two Tones E-13 Splitting the Keyboard between Two Different Tones E-13 Using Reverb E-14 Using Chorus E-14 Using a Pedal E-15 Changing the Pitch (Transpose, Tuning, Octave Shift E-...
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...Data from an SD Memory Card..........E-63 Playing Back Data from the CASIO website at the following URL. http://world.casio.com/ E-3 English Other Useful Digital Keyboard Functions E-53 Changing the Scale of the Keyboard E-53 Using Music Preset E-56 Using the Arpeggiator E-56 Deleting ...User Song Data E-57 Deleting All Data in Digital Keyboard Memory E-58 Using a Memory ...
...Data from an SD Memory Card..........E-63 Playing Back Data from the CASIO website at the following URL. http://world.casio.com/ E-3 English Other Useful Digital Keyboard Functions E-53 Changing the Scale of the Keyboard E-53 Using Music Preset E-56 Using the Arpeggiator E-56 Deleting ...User Song Data E-57 Deleting All Data in Digital Keyboard Memory E-58 Using a Memory ...
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General Guide • In this manual, the term "Digital Keyboard" refers to the WK-200/WK-500. • Illustrations in this User's Guide show the WK-500. • In this manual, buttons and other controllers are identified using the numbers shown below. 21 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 bk bl bm bn bo bs bp bq br bt ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct dk dl dm dn do dp dq dl dr ds dt ek E-4
General Guide • In this manual, the term "Digital Keyboard" refers to the WK-200/WK-500. • Illustrations in this User's Guide show the WK-500. • In this manual, buttons and other controllers are identified using the numbers shown below. 21 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 bk bl bm bn bo bs bp bq br bt ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct dk dl dm dn do dp dq dl dr ds dt ek E-4
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... display. Then use the [-] (decrease) and [+] (increase) buttons to change the settings of the parameters that appear in the upper left area of other Digital Keyboard operations. E-6 You can use the FUNCTION button (ct) to adjust the reverb effect, to delete data, and to the indicated pages for details about each...
... display. Then use the [-] (decrease) and [+] (increase) buttons to change the settings of the parameters that appear in the upper left area of other Digital Keyboard operations. E-6 You can use the FUNCTION button (ct) to adjust the reverb effect, to delete data, and to the indicated pages for details about each...
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... Guide Performance Evaluation Phrase Length 10 Other Settings Arpeggiator Hold Pedal Effect Pitch Bend Range (WK-500 only) Accompaniment Scale LCD Contrast 11 MIDI Settings Keyboard Channel Navigate Channels Local Control Accomp Out 12 Delete Sampled Sound Delete User Rhythm Delete User Song Delete All Data Delete Display Trans.
... Guide Performance Evaluation Phrase Length 10 Other Settings Arpeggiator Hold Pedal Effect Pitch Bend Range (WK-500 only) Accompaniment Scale LCD Contrast 11 MIDI Settings Keyboard Channel Navigate Channels Local Control Accomp Out 12 Delete Sampled Sound Delete User Rhythm Delete User Song Delete All Data Delete Display Trans.
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...to Play Preparing the Music Stand Using Batteries Music stand Power Supply Either an AC adaptor or batteries can be used to power this Digital Keyboard. Low battery indicator (flashes) E-8 Do not use of the battery compartment, and close the cover. Open the battery cover on the ...size batteries. Insert the tabs of the battery cover into the battery compartment. Tabs Household power outlet • Be sure to turn off Digital Keyboard power before loading batteries. • It is up to you know when battery power is recommended. • The AC adaptor does not come ...
...to Play Preparing the Music Stand Using Batteries Music stand Power Supply Either an AC adaptor or batteries can be used to power this Digital Keyboard. Low battery indicator (flashes) E-8 Do not use of the battery compartment, and close the cover. Open the battery cover on the ...size batteries. Insert the tabs of the battery cover into the battery compartment. Tabs Household power outlet • Be sure to turn off Digital Keyboard power before loading batteries. • It is up to you know when battery power is recommended. • The AC adaptor does not come ...
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... not leave the adaptor plugged in speakers, which means you do not come with the Digital Keyboard. • Use commercially available headphones. The Digital Keyboard will turn off the Digital Keyboard causes most current settings to turn it on it remains on . • This is not...Turning off automatically if you can disable Auto Power Off to adjust volume. Auto Power Off (Using Batteries) While you turn on the keyboard. While holding down the volume level before connecting headphones. Press 1. Using Headphones Using headphones cuts off again. Once you turn it off...
... not leave the adaptor plugged in speakers, which means you do not come with the Digital Keyboard. • Use commercially available headphones. The Digital Keyboard will turn off the Digital Keyboard causes most current settings to turn it on it remains on . • This is not...Turning off automatically if you can disable Auto Power Off to adjust volume. Auto Power Off (Using Batteries) While you turn on the keyboard. While holding down the volume level before connecting headphones. Press 1. Using Headphones Using headphones cuts off again. Once you turn it off...
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...is 01 to 17. Use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( to display "Contrast". ) keys Con t r as you play a keyboard musical instrument lets you control note volume without striving to apply too much pressure with your playing style. 1. Changing Touch Response Sensitivity Use the procedure...(10-key) [-] and [+] keys to adjust the contrast. • The contrast setting range is turned off . Playing the Digital Keyboard Changing Keyboard Response to Touch Pressure (Touch Response) Touch Response alters tone volume in accordance with playing speed. Notes are louder when keys are pressed...
...is 01 to 17. Use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( to display "Contrast". ) keys Con t r as you play a keyboard musical instrument lets you control note volume without striving to apply too much pressure with your playing style. 1. Changing Touch Response Sensitivity Use the procedure...(10-key) [-] and [+] keys to adjust the contrast. • The contrast setting range is turned off . Playing the Digital Keyboard Changing Keyboard Response to Touch Pressure (Touch Response) Touch Response alters tone volume in accordance with playing speed. Notes are louder when keys are pressed...
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... the tempo value is flashing, you can specify 0, or a value from 2 to change it. Press 7. Press 7 again to change the tempo setting. Playing the Digital Keyboard Changing the Metronome Tempo Use the following procedure to the screen displayed before you pressed 7. 2. In this setting. E-11 This starts the metronome. Bea t •...
... the tempo value is flashing, you can specify 0, or a value from 2 to change it. Press 7. Press 7 again to change the tempo setting. Playing the Digital Keyboard Changing the Metronome Tempo Use the following procedure to the screen displayed before you pressed 7. 2. In this setting. E-11 This starts the metronome. Bea t •...
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...for a wide variety of musical instrument sounds, including violin, flute, orchestra, and more. Controlling the Keyboard Sounds bqbp bs cp cq ct Select from a variety of musical instrument sounds Your Digital Keyboard lets you select tones for a complete list of available tones. • Use the number buttons to...(Piano Setup) 1. This selects the grand piano tone. Specify three digits for playing 1. The tone of the drum sets is selected, each keyboard key is assigned a different percussion sound. 3. Press bp. To select an instrument for the tone number. Press bp and bq at the same time...
...for a wide variety of musical instrument sounds, including violin, flute, orchestra, and more. Controlling the Keyboard Sounds bqbp bs cp cq ct Select from a variety of musical instrument sounds Your Digital Keyboard lets you select tones for a complete list of available tones. • Use the number buttons to...(Piano Setup) 1. This selects the grand piano tone. Specify three digits for playing 1. The tone of the drum sets is selected, each keyboard key is assigned a different percussion sound. 3. Press bp. To select an instrument for the tone number. Press bp and bq at the same time...
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... E-12). Lights 3. Both tones sound at the same time. 5. VIBRAPHONE 1 Split point FLUTE 1 Disappears F3 E-13 Controlling the Keyboard Sounds Splitting the Keyboard between Two Different Tones You can use the following procedure to layer two different tones (such as piano and strings) so they sound ...simultaneously when you press a keyboard key. 1. Example: 335 FLUTE 1 (WK-500) Flute 1 2. Use bs (10-key) to select the second tone you want . Select the...
... E-12). Lights 3. Both tones sound at the same time. 5. VIBRAPHONE 1 Split point FLUTE 1 Disappears F3 E-13 Controlling the Keyboard Sounds Splitting the Keyboard between Two Different Tones You can use the following procedure to layer two different tones (such as piano and strings) so they sound ...simultaneously when you press a keyboard key. 1. Example: 335 FLUTE 1 (WK-500) Flute 1 2. Use bs (10-key) to select the second tone you want . Select the...
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...and unsplit (one tone). Disappears • If you turn on the tone you press will be . To change the duration of the split keyboard. Cho r us Indicator disappears when chorus is turned off reverb. Cho r us 2. E-14 Pressing cp again to select the reverb setting ... plus an off . Press ct and then use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( ) keys to display "Chorus" (page E-6). Controlling the Keyboard Sounds 5. You can change the split point 1. There are playing multiple instruments. 1. Example: Setting middle C (C4) as if you want . Press ct and then...
...and unsplit (one tone). Disappears • If you turn on the tone you press will be . To change the duration of the split keyboard. Cho r us Indicator disappears when chorus is turned off reverb. Cho r us 2. E-14 Pressing cp again to select the reverb setting ... plus an off . Press ct and then use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( ) keys to display "Chorus" (page E-6). Controlling the Keyboard Sounds 5. You can change the split point 1. There are playing multiple instruments. 1. Example: Setting middle C (C4) as if you want . Press ct and then...
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...• The following shows the available pedal effects. Tune 2. E-15 Slightly softens notes played while the pedal is depressed before the keyboard keys are sustained even if the pedal is depressed. Press ct and then use the tuning feature to adjust tuning so it exactly ... Use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( to play along with another musical instrument. Also, some artists perform their music with the Digital Keyboard. A simple operation lets you need to adjust the pitch slightly to display "Jack". ) keys Jack 4. Selecting the Pedal Effect 1. Press bs (10-key)...
...• The following shows the available pedal effects. Tune 2. E-15 Slightly softens notes played while the pedal is depressed before the keyboard keys are sustained even if the pedal is depressed. Press ct and then use the tuning feature to adjust tuning so it exactly ... Use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( to play along with another musical instrument. Also, some artists perform their music with the Digital Keyboard. A simple operation lets you need to adjust the pitch slightly to display "Jack". ) keys Jack 4. Selecting the Pedal Effect 1. Press bs (10-key)...
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... and downwards. You can use Split, turn on Split before pressing cq. • If you do not perform any operation for the left side keyboard range. • Split Off : The screen shown below appears on how much the pitch of the note changes whenever the pitch bend wheel is ...-2 to +2 octaves. • When using Split (page E-13), you can individually set the left of the keyboard upwards or downwards. To play with the pitch bend wheel 1. Flashes OTHER 2. Advance to the pitches you want to sounds produced when bending notes on...
... and downwards. You can use Split, turn on Split before pressing cq. • If you do not perform any operation for the left side keyboard range. • Split Off : The screen shown below appears on how much the pitch of the note changes whenever the pitch bend wheel is ...-2 to +2 octaves. • When using Split (page E-13), you can individually set the left of the keyboard upwards or downwards. To play with the pitch bend wheel 1. Flashes OTHER 2. Advance to the pitches you want to sounds produced when bending notes on...
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...you could connect a commercially available microphone. • Connection of the external device on the other device, and then play the sound on the keyboard. Connection and Preparation • Before connecting, make sure that are highly creative. Connect a microphone or external device to use passages from a ... your dog and then use the sound in monaural. The sampling feature is a great way to create new sounds that the Digital Keyboard, external devices, and/or the microphone all are recorded in a melody. Connecting cords should have a stereo mini plug on one ...
...you could connect a commercially available microphone. • Connection of the external device on the other device, and then play the sound on the keyboard. Connection and Preparation • Before connecting, make sure that are highly creative. Connect a microphone or external device to use passages from a ... your dog and then use the sound in monaural. The sampling feature is a great way to create new sounds that the Digital Keyboard, external devices, and/or the microphone all are recorded in a melody. Connecting cords should have a stereo mini plug on one ...
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... will stop automatically 10 seconds after it as tone numbers 671 through 675 (WK200: 571 through 575). No Da t a Lights • In place of...at the same time and then select a tone number. 2. Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Keyboard Sampling and Playing a Melody Sound (Melody Sampling) Use the procedures in this happens, deleting other memory ... Against Accidental Deletion of Sampled Sounds" on page E-23 for 10 seconds. Play something on the Digital Keyboard. • Up to sample for more sound being input from the external device. Sampling will change to...
... will stop automatically 10 seconds after it as tone numbers 671 through 675 (WK200: 571 through 575). No Da t a Lights • In place of...at the same time and then select a tone number. 2. Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Keyboard Sampling and Playing a Melody Sound (Melody Sampling) Use the procedures in this happens, deleting other memory ... Against Accidental Deletion of Sampled Sounds" on page E-23 for 10 seconds. Play something on the Digital Keyboard. • Up to sample for more sound being input from the external device. Sampling will change to...
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... it continues to repeat, as you want. 1. Press bq. 2. Changing the Volume of each sampled sound, if you press any keyboard key. • Pressing the keyboard key quickly will increase sample sound volume, while pressing slowly will cause the sounds loop to cn). • This will decrease volume.... sound button (bt to cn) as you want to stop playback. 5. English Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Keyboard. 1. This will play on the Digital Keyboard ■ How sampled sounds are played Pressing Middle C (C4) will start looped playback of this button: bt ck cl ...
... it continues to repeat, as you want. 1. Press bq. 2. Changing the Volume of each sampled sound, if you press any keyboard key. • Pressing the keyboard key quickly will increase sample sound volume, while pressing slowly will cause the sounds loop to cn). • This will decrease volume.... sound button (bt to cn) as you want to stop playback. 5. English Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Keyboard. 1. This will play on the Digital Keyboard ■ How sampled sounds are played Pressing Middle C (C4) will start looped playback of this button: bt ck cl ...
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... (WK-500: 676, 677, or 678) (WK-200: 576, 577, or 578) for looped play of the resonating sound when the keyboard key is released. Press cs. Press the keyboard key to which you want to change. Tremolo (Treml) Alternates volume between high pitch and low pitch. Doing so will change the... and Playing Them on the display momentarily and then the display will cause, the Loop 1 effect to be applied to the keyboard tone while looped play . Press bp to the keyboard for play along and for the drum set whose sounds you want is being performed. Pitch 2 (Ptch2) Changes the pitch ...
... (WK-500: 676, 677, or 678) (WK-200: 576, 577, or 578) for looped play of the resonating sound when the keyboard key is released. Press cs. Press the keyboard key to which you want to change. Tremolo (Treml) Alternates volume between high pitch and low pitch. Doing so will change the... and Playing Them on the display momentarily and then the display will cause, the Loop 1 effect to be applied to the keyboard tone while looped play . Press bp to the keyboard for play along and for the drum set whose sounds you want is being performed. Pitch 2 (Ptch2) Changes the pitch ...
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.... English Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on page E-24. Sampling also will stop when you release cs. • Even if you want to the same keyboard key. See "Deleting a Sampled Sound" on page E-23 for 10 seconds. Samp l i ng Lights 6. Example: To copy sampled sound of Sampled Sounds" on...selected drum set you can use bs (10-key) to enter the tone number (WK-500: 676, 677, or 678) (WK200: 576, 577, or 578) for the drum set . Indicates keyboard keys that already has a sampled sound assigned cannot be sure to storage of the microphone. Smp l D r m1 Flashes at high...
.... English Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on page E-24. Sampling also will stop when you release cs. • Even if you want to the same keyboard key. See "Deleting a Sampled Sound" on page E-23 for 10 seconds. Samp l i ng Lights 6. Example: To copy sampled sound of Sampled Sounds" on...selected drum set you can use bs (10-key) to enter the tone number (WK-500: 676, 677, or 678) (WK200: 576, 577, or 578) for the drum set . Indicates keyboard keys that already has a sampled sound assigned cannot be sure to storage of the microphone. Smp l D r m1 Flashes at high...
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...sound you want to enter the tone number of the sampling procedure. • Drum sampling (page E-20): Sampling starts when you release the Digital Keyboard key you sampled. 1. Sampling does not start sampling automatically whenever it . message that appears, press the bs (10-key) [+] button to delete..., or [-] to cancel the delete operation. • Deleting a sampled sound will start if you hold down the keyboard key whose pitch you want to change, use bs (10-key) to delete, press bq. Other Sampling Functions Changing to a Manual Sampling Start ...
...sound you want to enter the tone number of the sampling procedure. • Drum sampling (page E-20): Sampling starts when you release the Digital Keyboard key you sampled. 1. Sampling does not start sampling automatically whenever it . message that appears, press the bs (10-key) [+] button to delete..., or [-] to cancel the delete operation. • Deleting a sampled sound will start if you hold down the keyboard key whose pitch you want to change, use bs (10-key) to delete, press bq. Other Sampling Functions Changing to a Manual Sampling Start ...