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Casio WK1630 Musical Instrument User Manual

1. e je woe ejo cvo EIE E NT NIE ecco VN ET MAE WWM UWM T 7 B 733A E 087A WK 1800 1600 Appendix Chord Conversion Table The applicable chord conversion table depends on the particular combination of elements and parts The symbol in the table below indicates that a chord table is applicable while x indicates that a chord table is not applicable The explanations in the Description column all assume the following conditions for the recorded accompaniment pattern Root C Major chords unless specified otherwise The explanations in the Description column describe how the recorded accompaniment 12 notes from C to B are modified when an accompan
2. E 25 Using Auto Harmonize E 25 Using One touch Preset E 26 Using Free Session E 26 Turning Auto Accompaniment Parts On ANG m E 27 Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume E 27 Mixer Function E 28 Mixer Features E 28 Mixer Modes E 28 Turning Channels On and Off E 29 Changing the Parameters of a Channel E 30 Synthesizer Mode E 32 Synthesizer Functions E 32 Creating a User Tone E 34 Naming a User Tone and Storing It In REED D E 35 Registration Memory E 37 Registration Memory Features E 37 733A E 008A 03 7 31 5 20 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC B 6 To Setup in Registration E 38 Using the Floppy Disk Drive To Recall a Setup from Registration WK 1800 Only E 67 REPRE EORR TT E 38 Floppy Disk Drive Features E 67 Using the Song Seguencer E 39 About Floppy Diskettes E 67 Songs and Tracks E 39 Basic Diskette Operation E 68 Recording E 39 Playing Back an SMP E 69 Glo
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6. NOTESI As with the FINGERED mode page E 23 you can play the notes that form a chord in any combination When the lowest note of a chord is separated from its neighboring note by six or more semitones the lowest note becomes the bass note E 24 WK 1800 1600 E 21 27 Page 24 gt AUTO HARMONIZE Music Example Tone 016 Rhythm 002 Tempo 072 D Bm A D Bm A G A G Using an Intro Pattern This keyboard lets you insert a short intro into a rhythm pattern to make startup smoother and more natural The following procedure describes how to use the Intro feature Be fore starting you should first select the rhythm you want to use and set the tempo PREPARATION Select a rhythm and set its tempo Select the accompaniment mode you want to use To insert an intro Press the INTRO button to start the selected rhythm with an intro pattern With the above setup the intro pattern is played and the auto accompaniment with intro pattern starts as soon as you play chords on the accompaniment keyboard 1 NOTE I The standard rhythm pattern starts to play after the intro pattern is com plete Using a Fill in Pattern Fill in patterns let you momentarily change the rhythm pattern to add some interesting variation to your performances The following procedure describes how to use the Fill in feature To insert a fill in Press the START STOP button to start rhythm play 2 Pre
7. This keyboard can be powered by current from a standard house hold wall outlet using the specified AC adaptor or by batteries Al ways make sure you turn the keyboard off whenever you are not using it Using Batteries Always make sure you turn off the keyboard before loading or re placing batteries To load batteries 1 Remove the battery compartment cover 2 Load six D size batteries into the battery compartment Make sure that the positive and negative ends fac ing correctly 69 g 3 Insert the tabs on the battery compartment cover into the holes provided and close the cover tab The keyboard may not function correctly if you load or replace bat teries with power turned on If this happens turning the keyboard off and then back on again should return functions back to normal Important Battery Information The following shows the approximate battery life Alkaline batteries serere 2 hours The above value is standard battery life at normal temperature with the keyboard volume at medium setting Temperature ex tremes or playing at very loud volume settings can shorten bat tery life Any of the following symptoms indicate low battery power Re place batteries as soon as possible whenever any of the following occurs Dim power supply indicator Instrument does not turn on Display that is f
8. PCM sgi gt Amp set Output o Attack rate Pitch Pitch envelope set Release rate Level Touch sensitivity These parameters affect pitch Filter sensitivity Filter level Pan Transpose These parameters affect volume tone quality and how notes are sounded 1 Tone Characteristic Parameter Wi PCM Set This parameter determines the characteristics of a tone by switching its digitally sampled waveform You can select a piano guitar syn thesizer or any other of a variety of musical instrument and digitally sampled waveforms 2 Volume Characteristic Parameter Wi Amp Envelope Set This set gives you a choice of a variety of different volume envelopes changes in volume over time slow attack when a key is pressed quick attack when a key is pressed continued sound while a key is depressed etc Volume Time Press key Release key Gradual attack followed by a lingering tone E 32 WK 1800 1600 E 32 38 Page 32 Volume Time Press key Release key Sudden attack followed by a gradual decay 3 Tone Pitch Parameters Wi Pitch This parameter controls the overall pitch of the tone Wi Pitch Envelope Set This parameter provides a variety of pitch envelopes from which you can choose NOTEI Pitch envelope 00 selects change flat 01 through 17 selects Vibra to and 18 through 45 selects Other 4 Volume Tone Quality Parameters
9. Pitch Bend range KZ a 505 ack ao Assignable jack function fv 4 7 Sound range shift setting oFFShift wit SD 1 7 Svo A 2 A W ta BulkRcv lt gt wit Bulk send receive page E 65 1 Use and 1 1 the number keys to change the setting Settings you make are applied even if you do not press the ENTER button Pressing and at the same time returns the display val ue to its initial default See the following section titled Setting Screens for details on each setting A After making the settings you want press the TUNE MIDI button MIDI button on the WK 1600 1630 to clear the setting screen The setting screen also clears automatically if you do not per form any operation for about five seconds 733A E 060A 03 7 31 5 22 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Setting Screens Pitch Bend Range lnitial Default 02 This setting specifies the change in pitch caused when the pitch bender is at its maximum position You can set a value in the range of 00 no change to 12 12 semitones uc Bend Assignable Jack Function Initial Default SUS This setting specifies the function of the foot pedal as sustain soste nuto soft or rhythm pedal Sustain Pedal SUS Applies a sustain effect when the pedal is pressed 5u5 ack Sostenuto Pedal SoS Applies a sostenuto effect when the pedal is pressed 505 a
10. WK 160V 1630 ES rune Oi CS af TUNE Come RESPONSE O orsu Z2ESGNse To make MIDI settings on the WK 1800 1 1 Press the TUNE MIDI button Use the A and V cursor keys to display the MIDI screen for the setting you want to make as shown below Tuning screens page 19 Iv ta on GM Mode gt wif 0 IKevbd Che 197 aFF Chord ES N 7 MIDI settings on Local wit of F AcompOut lt gt 7 7 Ge Bend 17 See Keyboard Settings on SUS ac 202 page 58 for details on set 717 747 tings off Shift lt KZA ta Bul kSnd gt Iv 7 kRcv lt V Bulk send receive page E 65 22 Use and the number keys to change the setting Settings you make are applied even if you do not press the ENTER button Press the TUNE MIDI button to clear the setting screen The setting screen also clears automatically if you do not perform any operation for about five sec onds To make MIDI settings on the WK 1600 1630 1 e Press the MIDI button d Z Use the A and V cursor keys to display the MIDI screen for the setting you want to make as shown below E 62 WK 1800 1600 E 60 66 Page 62 on GM Mode ivi 7 0 1
11. ied Original key Tempo display Indicates currently enabled cursor keys Perform the key operations described below to dis play a different main menu or sub menu Use the A and V cursor keys to move between main menus Press the ENTER button 4 gt to scroll through the sub menu of the current main menu The sample display below is the Global menu s metronome sub menu Indicates the Abbreviation of Global menu sub menu name Current setting of sub menu k i 120 Original key e Use and to change the setting of the sub menu on the display To return to a main menu from one of its sub menus press the ENTER button To return to the Pattern Create Mode maneuver to the Escape screen and then press ENTER 733A E 054A 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Main menu and Sub menu Screens Edt Escape tdt Global lt Edt Element ka Edt Part ENTER ENTER ENTER Main menu Sub menu bMet EL E 5 02 Prt Chordz00 NEN ELE OrKey C The above shows the main menu and sub menu screens The text inside the frames are the main menu and sub menu names that appear on the display Global Menu For details on what each sub menu controls and its available settings This menu is for making settings that affect all sub menus that make
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13. This automatically makes the one touch preset settings in ac cordance with the rhythm you selected Start rhythm and Auto Accompaniment and play something on the keyboard Accompaniment is played using the one touch preset set tings E 26 WK 1800 1600 E 21 27 Page 26 Ep B 8800 Cursor keys Using Free Session This keyboard comes pre programmed with a collection of Free Ses sions which are Auto Accompaniments that automatically match chord progression tone tempo and other settings to the currently selected rhythm pattern Starting a Free Session causes the entire key board to become a melody keyboard for play along with the repeat ing chord progression of the Free Session Pre programmed settings in accordance with the selected rhythm pattern are used whenever Free Session is turned on Chord progression Keyboard tone and volume Layer or Auto Harmonize on off Layered tone and volume when layer is turned on or harmonize tone and volume when harmonize is turned on Tempo Accompaniment volume To use Free Session 1 Select the rhythm you want to use 4 Press the FREE SESSION button The lamp above the button lights to indicate that Free Ses sion is turned on J Press the START STOP button This starts the repeating chord progression of the preset Auto Accompaniment to match the selected rhythm Press START STOP again if you want to stop the p
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17. 4 initial value Metronome sound The first beat is a chime followed by a standard metronome click for the other beats 5 4 Use and to change the metronome setting 6 4 7 4 Song Delete 2 Use this operation to delete a song from a specific user song area SongODel m This setting specifies the initial tempo value for song playback 11111 Use and to change the setting From the Global menu use 4 and gt to display the SongODel screen and then press and at Tmp 0 1 2 the same time A message appears to confirm whether you want to delete Mm the song Use and to set the initial tempo value within the range of 030 to 255 The setting you make here does not affect the tempo during real time recording You can use the TEMPO buttons to change the tempo of a song while it is playing Pressing both the TEMPO buttons at the same time during song playback returns the tempo to the initial default value you set here 2 Press YES to delete the song NO to abort the delete operation without deleting anything Pressing YES causes the message shown below to appear for about one second Next the display returns to the Record Playback Mode screen dei Complete E 46 733 048 WK 1800 1600 E 39 47 Page 46 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Record Quantize Setting 5 This setting determines the quantize value aft
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20. Use the 4 and gt cursor keys to display the screen for the type of data you want to save and then press ENTER Su Pattern a The remainder of this example is based on selecting Tone in the above step Specify the location tone number of the data you want to save and then press ENTER Use the number keys to input a two digit number or use and to increase and decrease the displayed number Inputting a user tone number displays the name assigned to the tone You can leave this as the name of the file you are saving or you can assign a different name Skip this step if you are saving registration memory data or all data Input the name of the file Use and to scroll through letters at the current cursor location Use the 4 and gt cursor keys to move the cursor left and right 733A E 072A 03 7 31 5 22 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC After inputting the file name press the ENTER button to start the save operation e If the diskette already contains a file with the name you spec ified in step 7 the message Replace appears asking if you want to replace the existing file with the new one Press the YES button to replace the existing file or NO to return to step 7 of this procedure The message Pls Wait remains on the display while the file save operation is being performed IMPORTANT Do not perform any key operation while the message Pls Wait
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23. Accompaniment mode Touch Response settings Assignable jack setting Transpose Tuning Pitch Bend range Sound range shift on off I NOTESI Registration memory functions are disabled while you are using the Syn thesizer Song Sequencer Pattern Sequencer demo tune function or floppy disk operations WK 1800 only Registration memory contains factory default setups when you first pur chase the keyboard and after you initialize the keyboard page E 15 Try recalling some of the default setups to see what they do 7 WK 1800 1600 E 32 38 Page 37 Setup Names Set ups are stored into registration memory by assigning them names Each setup name consists of a bank number from 0 to 3 followed by a letter from to E The 20 setup names range from 0A through as shown below tH REGISTRATION 0 1 2 3 0 Use the BANK button to select the bank Each press of BANK cle through the bank numbers from 0 to 3 2 Use the REGISTRATION buttons to specify the letter part of the setup name I NOTES I Whenever you save a setup and assign it a setup name any setup data previously assigned to that name is replaced with the new data The keyboard comes with a built in lithium battery that supplies power to the memory to retain memory contents while
24. Stardrdplug Keyboadoar guitar arp NOTEI You can also connect the keyboard s MIDI terminal to a computer se guencer See MIDI on page E 60 for details Sustain Assignable Jack Terminal You can connect an optional sustain pedal SP 2 or SP 10 to the SUS TAIN ASSIGNABLE JACK terminal to enable the capabilities de scribed below For details on how to select the pedal function you want see As signable Jack Function on page E 59 SUSTAIN ASSIGNABLE JACK Terminal Ge 9008 eco IN ASSIGNABLEJACK LINE QUT DC12V SP 10 Sustain Pedal With piano tones depressing the pedal causes notes to linger much like a piano s damper pedal With organ tones depressing the pedal causes notes to continue to sound until the pedal is released Sostenuto Pedal As with the sustain pedal function described above depressing the sostenuto pedal causes notes to be sustained The difference between a sostenuto pedal and sustain pedal is the timing With a sostenuto pedal you press the keys and then de press the pedal before you release the keys Only the notes that are sounding when the pedal is depressed are sustained Soft Pedal Depressing the pedal softens the sound of the notes being played Rhythm Start Stop Pedal In this case the pedal performs the same functions as the START STOP button 733A E 015A E 1 3 WK 1800 1600 E 08 15 Page 13 03 7 31 5 20 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Power Supply
25. This parameter controls the overall volume of the tone The greater the value the greater the volume Setting a level of zero means that the tone does not sound at all 1111 d iLvel z0965 Wil Touch Sensitivity 64 to 63 This parameter controls changes in the volume of the tone in accor dance with the pressure applied to the keyboard keys A greater pos itive value increases the volume of the output as pressure increases while a negative value decreases volume with increased keyboard pressure A setting of zero specifies no change in output volume in accordance with keyboard pressure d iTsnsz 3254 64 to 63 This parameter controls the stereo center point when using the key board s built in speakers and when otherwise producing stereo out put A larger value moves the center point to the right while a small er value moves it to the left d iPanz 00 0 111 E Filter Sensitivity 000 to 127 This parameter controls changes in the guality of the tone dance with pressure applied to the keyboard keys A greater value increases the change in tone guality as pressure increases while a smaller value decreases the change in tone guality A setting of zero specifies no change d i Fsns 12 11 733 037 WK 1800 1600 E 32 38 Page 35 Wi Filter Level 000 to 127 This parameter controls the extent to which the digital filter is ap plied The g
26. Use the following procedures to specify the file characteristics for each type of data during the rhythm data conversion procedure These steps should be performed for step 9 of the procedure under Con verting Rhythm Pattern Data From Another Keyboard on page E 72 A To specify Technics file characteristics Use and to specify Bank A B or C and then press ENTER Use and to specify Area 0 or 1 and then press ENTER Lon 0 B To specify Roland file characteristics Use and to select either basic B or advanced A and the chord type M m 7th Various combina tions are available so scroll through the selections until you find the one you want and then press EN TER Lon ModezB M 2 Use and to specify one of the three available conversion processes and then press ENTER 5 0 To delete a file from diskette IMPORTANT The file delete operation cannot be undone Make sure you no longer need a file before you delete it Insert the diskette that contains the file you want to delete into the keyboard s disk drive At this time close the diskette s write protect tab to enable writing 2 Press the DISK button twice This causes the Option disk operation screen to appear on the display The indicator lamp above the DISK button flashes at this time Press three times to display the Utility screen 733A E 075A WK 1800 1600
27. Wi Attack Rate This parameter lets you set the speed of the attack the period from the point when you press a key to the point that the tone reaches its maximum volume Use this parameter to make fine adjustments to the tone characteristics of the amp envelope you are using Volume Attack Rate Time Press key Tone with slow attack Volume Attack Rate Time Press key Tone with quick attack 733A E 034A 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Wi Release Rate This parameter controls the speed of a tone s release the period from the point when you release a key to the point that the tone stops sound ing Use this parameter to make fine adjustments to the tone charac teristics of the amp envelope you are using Volume Release Rate Time Release key Tone with slow release Volume 1 1 1 1 Release Rate A Time Release key Tone with guick release E Level This parameter controls the overall volume of the tone E Touch Sensitivity This parameter controls changes in the volume of the tone in accor dance with pressure applied to the keyboard keys You can specify more volume for stronger and less volume for lighter pressure less volume for stronger pressure or the same volume regardless of how much pressure is applied to the keys Wi Filter Sensitivity This parameter uses a digital filter to controls change in the quality of the tone in accordance with pressure applied to the keyboard key
28. is on the display In particular never turn off keyboard power Doing So can cause all data on the disk to become corrupted and unus able Sudden power loss due to low battery power during the data save operation can corrupt the data on a diskette Because of this use of the specified AC adaptor is recommended whenever you are saving data to diskette The message Complete appears on the display for about one second when the data save operation is complete The keyboard returns to step 5 of this procedure after the Complete message clears from the display Repeat steps 5 through 9 if you want to save more data After you finish your diskette operations press the DISK button so the indicator lamp above it goes out Next press the eject button to eject the diskette and then remove it by hand A NOTES I When saving registration memory data or all data simply skip step 6 of the above procedure See Letters and Numerals on page E 36 for the characters that can be input for the file name We recommend that you make a separate record of the names of files and their contents to make it easier to find the data you need when you need it To exit the disk operation screens at any time during the above proce dure press the DISK button so the indicator lamp above it goes out When saving Pattern type data single user rhythm each file can hold a maximum of about 5 000 notes To save a user rhythm pattern that has more
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30. 5516 1 nternal Channel The internal mode allows independent control of there 16 internal channels External Mode The External Mode provides control of each channel external chan nels when the keyboard s sound source is under control MIDI in put SMF playback of an external device MIDI input or SMF plauback 1 11213415 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Lt ff v 1111 v 1 1 1 The External Mode allows independent control of there 16 external channels The External Mode has three sub modes External External Solo and External Play External This is the basic External Mode which is used for most external channel parameters External Solo This mode turns one channel on and all other channels off It is used playing MIDI input or SMF playback that simultaneously uses multi ple channels of the keyboard s sound source External Play This mode is a mirror of the External Solo Mode It turns one channel off and all other channels on It comes in handy for example when you want to turn off a specific part of SMF playback and play along on the keyboard I NOTES I The internal channels controlled by the internal mode are completely different from the external channels controlled by the external mode This means that there are a to
31. 6 WK ISOO WK I630 WK IGOO USER S GUIDE 1 2 5 2 uu CASIO WK1800 E 1 2 65 Page 1 03 7 31 5 20 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC GUIDELINES LAID DOWN BY FCC RULES FOR USE THE UNIT IN THE U S A not applicable to other areas NOTICE This eguipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This eguipment generates uses and can radiate radio freguency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC WARNING Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could voi
32. 733A E 053A Page 51 After you finish recording press the START STOP but ton again This stops recording which causes the REC indicator to dis appear from the display Repeat steps 2 through 7 for each of the elements of the accompaniment pattern See To exit the Pattern Sequencer Mode and save work area contents on page E 56 for details on how to save patterns If you want to turn off the Pattern Sequencer without saving anything perform the procedure under To exit the Pattern Sequencer Mode without saving work area contents on page ES 1 You can change the tone setting by pressing button and then using the number keys to specify a tone number The tone number input display clears automatically if you do not perform any operation for about five seconds 4 NOTES I You cannot change the selected parts and element while recording is in progress If you are having problems getting the timing right when trying to input notes starting from the first beat of the first measure skip step 5 pres sing the START STOP button of the above sequence As soon as you play something on the keyboard recording starts right at the first beat of the first measure Recording Parts The following describes how to record each part Perform these op erations when you reach step 6 of the procedure under To record an accompaniment pattern on this page 1 NOTESI See delete specific notes on p
33. 91 3W 009 L AM 008 L AM 733A E 094A Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC 03 7 31 5 22 PM Page 2 WK 1800 1600 E MIDI Chart ON X 69 0 ONON 440 ININO ONON NO INNO 2 ATOd 440 INNO ATOd NO 1 9poIN xyoog 5 0691 4 0091 4 So 40 962 Z x 821 exea 0081 90 30 AA AA 0691009 1 4M 018 X za Ho Ho 01 o 7 101 1 10 101 AAT Ert 04 0081 XM 0401 X za Ho 10 kol 10 101 01 CHOI 101 AA AA vt loa duunp ying 440 40 55 60 1eDuejJ 80 0 ds 90 GO 0 SNJOUJA eo ZO 10 1 819 9 00 24 xx 60 gol vp 04 z4 zo 60 42 34 04 440 Mo 24 L0 60 42 32 04 NO Mo HO UO IND s ejqeuBisse e2uepa4022 U 9AI9281 INN PUB eunj esues pueq Yid py 12999 JU JOJ pue UONEJNPOLN y X X yesoy X asuas aAnoy sabessayy O X 330 89100 X X 440 16901 xny X O spueuuo3 X 2 wia sAS x X X
34. AAH 2 16 199 SET 8 ORCHESTRA SET 160 HARP ENS 2 16 161 VOICE ENS 2 16 162 BRASS ENS 2 16 163 OCTAVE SAX 2 16 164 PIPE ENS 2 16 165 PERC ENS 2 16 166 VIBES ENS 2 16 167 REVERSE ORCH 2 16 What you hear differs according to how strongly you press the keyboard 7 03 7 31 5 20 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Polyphony The term polyphony refers to the maximum number of notes you can play at the same time The keyboard has 32 note polyphony which includes the notes you play as well as the rhythms and auto accom paniment patterns that are played by the keyboard This means that when a rhythm or auto accompaniment pattern is being played by the keyboard the number of notes polyphony available for key board play is reduced Also note that some of the tones offer only 16 note polyphony Digital Sampling A number of the tones that are available with this keyboard have been recorded and processed using a technique called digital sam pling To ensure a high level of tonal quality samples are taken in the low mid and high ranges and then combined to provide you with sounds that are amazingly close to the originals You may notice very slight differences in volume or sound quality for some tones when you play them at different positions on the keyboard This is an un avoidable result of multiple sampling and it is not a sign of malfunc tion Using Layer With layer you can assign
35. Chess 12 a Chord ap MIDI settings fv 1 7 on Local SE Iwi ta See Keyboard Settings on 7 8151 ES page E 58 for details on set 7 tings wit Ta mgs oFF Shift wit taj BulkSnd gt v Bulk send receive page E 66 BulkRcv 2 Use and the number keys to change the setting Settings you make are applied even if you do not press the ENTER button 4 Press the MIDI button to clear the setting screen The setting screen also clears automatically if you do not perform any operation for about five seconds MIDI Messages There is a wide variety of messages defined under the MIDI stan dard This section details the particular messages that can be sent and received by this keyboard An asterisk is used to mark mes sages that affect the entire keyboard while messages without an as terisk are those that affect only a particular channel NOTE ON OFF This message sends data when a key is pressed NOTE ON or re leased NOTE OFF A NOTE ON OFF message includes a note number to indicate the note whose key is being pressed or released and velocity keyboard pressure as a value from 1 to 127 NOTE ON velocity is always used to determine the relative strength of the note This keyboard does not receive NOTE OFF velocity data Pressing a keyboard key sends the corresponding NOTE ON mes sage from the MIDI OUT terminal while releasing the key s
36. Es 17 C8 1 9 1039 lt gt a gt CEJ Channels CH 11 through CH 16 of the level meter show which tracks already contain recorded data See Level Meter Dur ing Record Operations on this page for details on how to read the level meter Select the track whose contents you want to delete Use CHANNEL buttons CH11 Track 1 through CH16 Track 6 to select the track you want Press and at the same time 11111111 dELSure 11111111 Press YES to delete the selected track to abort the delete operation dei Complete After a few moments the keyboard exits the record opera tion The message dEL Data appears on the display for about one second if the track you selected in step 4 does not con tain any data 733 046 03 7 31 5 21 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Playing Back Song Memory Use the following procedure when you want to play back the con tents of Song Seguencer memory Skip steps 1 and 2 of the following procedure if you have just fin ished a real time recording operation To play back from Song Seguencer memory Press the SONG button once This causes the indicator lamp above the SONG button to light 2 Select the user song area that contains the song you want to play back e Use and to select User Song Area 0 560 or User Song Area 1 501 Press the START STOP button to start p
37. Specifications Model WK 1800 WK 1600 WK 1630 Keyboard 76 standard size keys 6 1 4 octaves with touch response on off ExLight Light Normal Heavy touch Tones 232 128 General MIDI 64 variation 8 drum 32 user with layer and split Rhythm Instrument Tones 61 Polyphony 32 notes maximum 16 for certain tones Digital Effects 10 REVERB 1 2 3 CHORUS TREMOLO PHASE SHIFTER ORGAN SPEAKER ENHANCER FLANGER EQ LOUDNESS Auto Accompaniment Rhythm Patterns Tempo Chords Rhythm Controller Accomp Volume One Touch Presets Auto Harmonize 130 120 10 user rhythms Variable 226 steps J 30 to 255 3 fingering methods CASIO CHORD FINGERED FULL RANGE CHORD Start Stop Intro Normal Normal Fill In Variation Variation Fill In Synchro Ending 0 to 127 128 steps Recalls settings for tone tempo layer and Auto Harmonize in accordance with rhythm Automatic addition of notes that harmonize with melody note in accordance with specified Auto Accompaniment chords Free Session Number of Patterns 120 Auto Accompaniment function based on preset chord progressions Song Sequencer Songs Recording Tracks Recording Method Memory Capacity total for two songs Punch In 2 6 2 through 6 are melody tracks Real time Approximately 8 000 notes WK 1800 Approximately 4 900 notes WK 1600 1630 Supported Pattern Sequencer Number of Patt
38. This data can be sent and received in bulk as MIDI exclusive data through the MIDI termi nals This capability makes it possible for you use a computer or oth er MIDI machine as an external storage device for your data Before performing the following procedures you must first connect this keyboard s MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals to an external machine using MIDI cables 1 NOTE I Some software does not support MIDI exclusive data 733 067 WK 1800 1600 E 60 66 Page 65 To bulk send data from the keyboard to an external device with the WK 1800 Set up the other device by putting it in its receive stand by mode See the documentation that comes with the other device for details Press the TUNE MIDI button Press the W cursor key to display the bulk send screen BulkSnd lt Press the YES key to start the bulk send operation The bulk send screen is automatically cleared from the dis play of the keyboard after the operation is complete To bulk import data from another device with the WK 1800 Press the TUNE MIDI button Press the V cursor key to display the bulk receive screen BulkRcv lt Press the YES key to enter bulk receive standby Perform the bulk send operation on the other device See the documentation that comes with the other device for details The bulk receive screen is automatically cleared from the dis play of the keyboard after the operation is complete
39. a computer or other external device as MIDI data for storage See Bulk Sending Key board Data on page E 65 for details With the WK 1800 you can also store Song Seguencer memory data on a floppy diskette See Using the Floppy Disk Drive WK 1800 Only on page E 67 for details Song Seguencer Modes The song seguencer has two modes a Record Playback Mode for real time recording punch in recording and song playback and a Global Mode The following illustration shows how each of these modes is indicated Song Seguencer Off Unlit SONG Record Playback Mode Lit SONG 500 TUNE1 Global Mode Flash M 2 ii PTA sona etrzRec rece The indicator lamp above the SONG button is off when the Song Seguencer is turned off Pressing the SONG button once turns on the Song Seguencer and enters the Record Playback Mode The indicator lamp above the SONG button turns on at this time Pressing the SONG button again changes to the Global Mode which causes the indicator lamp above the SONG button to flash Pressing the SONG button exits the Global Mode Pressing the ENTER button in the Global Mode returns to the Record Playback Mode Real time Recording Note that the procedure you use for Track 1 is different from that for Tracks 2 through 6 PREPARATION Determine the tones and rhythms if any that you want to use Use the MODE button
40. and Melody Key board A IL Melody keyboard IMPORTANT The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing chords only No sound will be produced if you try playing single melody notes on the ac companiment keyboard 733 025 WK 1800 1600 E 21 27 Page 23 e ej je Csus4 C7 e e ele ej jej Cm7 2 Cm7 e e 75 C7sus4 Cadd9 e e eje CmM7 Cdim7 See the Fingered Chord Chart on page A 6 for details on playing chords with other roots 1 Inverted fingerings cannot be used The lowest note is the root 2 The same chord can be played without pressing the 5th G NOTES I Except for the chords specified in note above inverted fingerings i e playing E G C or G C E instead of C E G will produce the same chords as the standard fingering Except for the exception specified in note above all of the keys that make up a chord must be pressed Failure to press even a single key will not play the desired FINGERED chord Ell FULL RANGE CHORD This accompaniment method makes it possible to play a total of 38 chord variations the 15 available with FINGERED plus 23 addition al variations The keyboard interprets any inpu
41. by selecting Touch Off as the sensitivity setting 1 NOTES I Touch response operations affect the keyboard s internal sound source as well as MIDI OUT data Touch response settings do not affect Song Sequencer playback ac companiment or MIDI note data received from an external source Touch response affects different tones in different ways 733A E 020A 03 7 31 5 20 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC 2 Transpose lets you and lower the overall key of the keyboard in semitone units If you want to play accompaniment for a vocalist whose sings in a specific key for example you can use transpose to change the key of the keyboard without having to learn to play the Using DSP Effects DSP effects make it possible for you to add a variety nuances to your music guickly and easily The following is a list of 10 DSP effects that are available Try using each one to find out how it changes the sound produced by the keyboard Note that only one effect can be applied WK 1800 1600 E 16 20 song in another key ata time Displa To transpose the keyboard No Effect Name Description 0 Reverb1 Reverb1 Deep reverb Use the TRANSPOSE buttons A and to change the trans T TR 52 R 55 T M tting of the keyboard ever ever edium rever z le To transpose the ke board five semitones upwards Revere Reverb3 Sollow reverb MU dd P 3 Chorus Chorus More depth an
42. close prox imity to heaters or other heating appliances This may cause the cord to melt leading to possible fire or electrical shock When unplugging the AC adaptor from an electrical outlet always make sure to pull on the adaptor itself and not the cord Pull ing excessively on the cord may cause it to be damaged or break leading to possible fire or electrical shock Do not touch the AC adaptor with wet hands when it is plugged in This may cause electrical shock When not using the instrument for an ex tended period such as when traveling al ways make sure to unplug the AC adaptor from the electrical outlet for safety reasons After use turn off the power switch of the instrument and unplug the AC adaptor from the electrical outlet At least once a year unplug the AC adaptor from the power outlet and clean the area around the prongs of the plug Dust build up around the prongs can create the danger of fire Batteries Improper battery use may cause batteries to rupture and leak This may cause injury malfunction of the instrument or discolora tion of furniture and other articles that come into contact with battery fluid Take care to observe the following Install batteries so their polarity matches that indicated on the instrument For safety and to prevent possible leakage of battery fluid always make sure to re move batteries from the instrument when you do not plan to use it for a
43. display 11111111 To abort the save operation without saving anything press NO which causes the message Delete to appear on the display Press NO to return to the parameter setting screen without deleting the tone Pressing YES while the Delete message is on the screen deletes the tone and exits the Synthesizer Press YES in response to the Save message to dis play the destination user area tone number Lil No 00 n Use the number keys to change the user area tone number on the display until the one where you want to store the tone is shown You can select any tone number from 200 to 231 7 111 n Press ENTER This displays the user tone input screen to appear with the first character of the default tone name flashing which indi cates that you can input letters If you do not want to assign a name skip steps 6 and 7 2 ISUSERI6 E 36 WK 1800 1600 32 38 Page 36 Use and and the number keys to display the first character of the name e and input alpha characters while the number keys input numerals 2 ISMSERI6 Press gt to move to the next character Repeat step 6 to input the rest of the characters of the name 215 MYSYNTH gt Press ENTER to save the user tone 1111111111111 Replace 1111111111111 Press YES to save the new tone and replace any tone data already assigned to the tone number you selected P
44. intro pattern In place of step 5 press the SYNCHRO ENDING button and then the INTRO button Auto Accompaniment will start with the intro pattern when you play a chord on the accompaniment keyboard To start Auto Accompaniment part way into a record ing In place of step 5 press the SYNCHRO ENDING button and then start playing on the melody keyboard to start recording without ac companiment When you reach the point where you want accompa niment to start play a chord on the accompaniment keyboard to start Auto Accompaniment E 41 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC CHANNEL nag MUSICAL INFORMATION svsrem 550506055555 p 8588 8888 1 8 8 BAO START STOP To use real time recording in Tracks 2 through 6 1 NOTE 1 If you are performing real time recording in Tracks 2 through 6 immediate ly after you finished real time recording in Track 1 skip steps 1 and 2 of the following procedure Press the SONG button once This causes the indicator lamp above the SONG button to light Select the user song area to which you want to record Use and to select User Song Area 0 560 or User Song Area 1 501 Change Mixer settings for the channel if you want The Mix er settings you make for the channel are copied to applica ble track during recording Press the REC
45. is selected using the control values of control numbers 100 and 101 and then settings are made using the control values of DATA ENTRY control num bers 6 and 38 This keyboard supports pitch bend sense coarse tune and fine tune RPNs sent from other MIDI machines NOTEI Sustain CONTROL NUMBER 64 sostenuto CONTROL NUMBER 66 and soft CONTROL NUMBER 67 effects applied using the foot pedal can also be sent and received ALL SOUND OFF This message forces all sound being produced over the current chan nel to stop ALL NOTES OFF This message causes all notes being produced over the current chan nel due to NOTE ON messages to stop This message is valid only for MIDI data notes RESET ALL CONTROLLERS This messages initializes pitch bend and all other control changes SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE This message is used to control system exclusives which are fine ad justments that are unigue to a particular MIDI device Originally sys tem exclusives were unigue to a particular model but now there are also universal system exclusives that are applicable to machines that are different models and even produced by different manufacturers The following are the system exclusive messages supported by this keyboard GM SYSTEM ON 0 7E 7F 09 01 F7 GM SYSTEM ON is used by an external machine to turn on this key board s GM system stands for General MIDI GM SYSTEM ON takes more time to process than
46. keyboard power is turned off See Lithium Battery Precautions on page E 4 for important infor mation about the lithium battery You can use the keyboard s MIDI capabilities to save your setup data to a computer or other external storage device See Bulk Sending Key board Data on page E 65 for details With the WK 1800 you can use the built in disk drive to save setup data to diskette See Using the Floppy Disk Drive WK 1800 Only on page E 67 for details E 37 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC REGISTRATION musica BANK To Save a Setup in Registration Memory 1 Select a tone and rhythm and otherwise set up the keyboard the way you want it See Registration Memory Settings on page E 37 for details on what data is stored in the registration memory lt Use the BANK button to select the bank you want If you do not perform any operation for about five seconds after pressing the BANK button the display returns to the contents in step 1 above Bank 0 selected D Bank 9 Bank 1 selected 3 While holding down the STORE button press REG ISTRATION button The following display appears when you press the B button Release the STORE and REGISTRATION button I NOTESA The setup is saved as soon as you press a REGISTRATION button in step 3 above With
47. mode you are in as described below Internal Mode Each press of a CHANNEL button toggles the applicable channel on and off except CH5 The on off status of each channel determines the on off status of the corresponding part for keyboard play Auto Accompaniment and Song Seguencer playback Changing to a different rhythm causes Mixer Settings for CH6 through to change to the default settings assigned to the new rhythm These settings also change to the defaults for the currently selected rhythm pattern whenever you switch between the Intro Normal Variation Fill in and Ending patterns External Mode On off settings in this mode affect MIDI input and SMF playback channels WK 1800 only In the External Mode each press of CHANNEL button CH1 through 16 toggles the applicable channel on and off n the External Solo Mode pressing a CHANNEL button turns on that channel and turns all the other channels off In the External Play Mode pressing a CHANNEL button turns off that channel and turns all the other channels on E 29 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC up p o Lu o uc E BE Changing the Parameters of a Channel Use the following procedure to change the parameters of each indi vidual channel PREPARATION Turn off the Synthesizer Song Sequencer or Pattern Sequencer if any of them are turned on To
48. more natural Select the part of an element whose setting you want to change and then use and to specify a value in the range of 00 to 18 which specifies the chord conversion table number See Chord Conversion Table on page A 8 for details on chord conversion table numbers and contents Break Point Sub menu Use this sub menu to specify the break point of the accompaniment pattern for each part of an element 8 1 Prt 6 55 03 7 31 5 21 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Number Keys YES NO GOGO BB B Break Point Once you specify a break point any chord above the break point is played in the next lower octave when playing back chords using CASIO CHORD FINGERED and FULL RANGE CHORD Use and to change settings Quantize Setting This setting determines the quantize value after recording The tim ing of notes previously recorded from the keyboard can be matched with the note timing made with this setting Meaning Quantize quarter notes initial value Quantize 8th notes Quantize 8th triplicate notes Quantize 16th notes Quantize 16th triplicate notes Quantize 32 nd notes Quantize 32 triplicate notes Quantize 64th notes 1 NOTEI The length of the last note of the accompaniment pattern you cre
49. other messages so it can take more than 100 msec until the next message is pro cessed GM SYSTEM OFF F0 7E 7F 09 02 F7 GM SYSTEM OFF is used by an external device to turn off this key board s GM system EFFECT CHANGE F0 44 0B 09 XX F7 EFFECT CHANGE switches between the keyboard s internal digital effects The XX parameter in the syntax shown above stands for a hexadecimal value that represents an effect number sent from an ex ternal machine A list of the hexadecimal values that can be specified and their meanings is shown below E 63 03 7 31 5 22 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC CHANNEL WK 4600 1630 eam TUNEMID VO dienen svsrem 2 C 5 3 EIE UBI B Effect Number Digital Effect REVERB 1 REVERB 2 REVERB3 CHORUS TREMOLO PHASE SHIFTER ORGAN SPEAKER ENHANCER FLANGER EO LOUDNESS OFF MIDI Functions and Mixer Functions As explained under Mixer Modes on page E 28 this keyboard has a total of 32 channels 16 internal channels and 16 external channels Of these you can use the external channels to play notes on the key board in accordance with received MIDI data and select tones Inter nal channel settings have no affect on MIDI receive data Excluding External Play 1 NOTEI The above explanation applies to the Extern
50. read on the diskette Use a diskette that contains data stored by this key board or compatible data from another device Err Protect The diskette is write protected 1 Use a different diskette 2 Close the diskette s write protect hole to enable data rr X E 67 Err Convert The accompaniment pattern data you are trying to convert is of a type that cannot be converted by this keyboard Try converting other accompaniment pattern data Err WrongDat E 74 WK 1800 1600 E 67 74 The data on the diskette is corrupted Page 74 Use other data or another diskette 733A E 076A 03 7 31 5 22 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Problem Possible Cause Action See page No sound when keyboard keys are pressed Batteries are not loaded correctly Power is not turned on MAIN VOLUME setting is too low Playing in the accompaniment key board area while the MODE button setting is CASIO CHORD or FIN GERED LOCAL CONTROL is off Mixer Channel 1 is off Mixer Channel 1 volume or expres sion setting is too low Check to make sure the AC adaptor is connected correctly and that the t ends of the batteries are facing correctly Check for dead batteries Press the POWER button to turn on power Use the MAIN VOLUME slider to increase volume None of the accompaniment mode indicators are lit which means Auto Accom
51. recorded normally play back These are called playback tracks You can turn playback tracks on so they play during recording or off so they don t play See Turning Channels On and Off on page E 29 for details Level Meter During Record Operations Channels CH11 through CH16 correspond to Tracks 1 through 6 During record standby the level meter shows which tracks are al ready recorded Three level meter segments indicate a channel is al ready quoted while no segment indicates that the channel is empty unrecorded Recorded tracks 34 wmm 619 Empty unrecorded tracks To Delete the Contents of a Specific Track Note that a track delete operation cannot be undone Make sure you no longer need the contents of a track before you delete them Press the SONG button once This causes the indicator lamp above the SONG button to light lt Select the user song area that contains the track whose contents you want to delete Use and to select User Song Area 0 560 or User Song Area 1 SG1 500 TUNE1 E 44 WK 1800 1600 39 47 Page 44 8 Bp B CNSA KYS Press the RECORD button to enter record standby o The REC indicator appears and the frame around the CH11 Track 1 flashes on the display SUUTUNE 1 E MEASURE BEAT imo 120 0012 INTERNAL m DEJES Cs Es
52. tempo of the pattern does not change immediately The value you specify becomes the current pattern s default tempo val ue so you need to press both TEMPO buttons at the same time to have the newly set tempo take effect for an ongoing pattern 1 When you turn on the Pattern Seguencer the initial default tempo value of the accompaniment pattern you are using as a base is ap plied first 733A E 056A 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Element Sub menus After displaying the Element menu in the Pattern Edit Mode use the 4 and gt cursor keys to scroll through the Element sub menus Setting the Number of Measures for Each Element You can specify the number of measures for each element except for the fill in element of an accompaniment pattern before you start re cording it IMPORTANT You can specify the number of measures for each element only in the following cases Immediately after clearing Pattern Sequencer work area contents page E 54 After all the parts of the element whose number of measures you want to change have been deleted using the Pattern Create Mode In all other cases the number of measures that is pre programmed for the base accompaniment pattern cannot be changed e Use and to input a value of 01 to 16 for the number of mea sures Setting the Original Key for Each Element You can set the basic key for each element when recording an acc
53. than 5 000 notes select All in step 5 of the above procedure to save all keyboard data See File Name Extensions on page 70 for details on the extensions appended to file names To load keyboard data from a diskette NOTEI The following procedure describes how to load a user tone as an example of the load operation The procedures for loading other types of data is identical except where noted Insert the diskette that contains the data you want to load into the keyboard s disk drive 2 Press the DISK button twice Press the V cursor key once to display the Disk Load screen Use the 4 and gt cursor keys to display the screen for the type of data you want to load and then press ENTER 733A E 073A WK 1800 1600 E 67 74 Page 71 Pattern ua 147 a 7 147 Pressing ENTER causes the name of the first file of the type you specify to appear on the display The remainder of this example is based on selecting Tone in the above step Use and to display the name of the file you want to load and then press ENTER Specify the location tone number where you want to store the data Use the number keys to input a two digit number or use and to increase and decrease the displayed number Skip this step if you are saving registration memory data or all data Press the ENTER button to start the load operation The message Replace appears
54. the WK 1800 you can batch save all setups to diskette See Us ing the Floppy Disk Drive WK 1800 Only on page E 67 for details E 38 WK 1800 1600 E 32 38 Page 38 To Recall a Setup from Registration Memory Use the BANK button to select the bank If you do not perform any operation for about five seconds after pressing the BANK button the keyboard automatical ly clears the registration memory recall screen i4 Banke9 2 Press the REGISTRATION button to input the letter part of the setup name ib Recall The setup name along with the message Recall appear on the display for about five seconds NOTEI If you press a REGISTRATION button without using the BANK button to select a bank first the last bank number selected is used 733A E 040A 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC WK 1800 1600 E 39 47 Using the Song Seguencer PITCH BEND MODULATION 0 8 4 5 1 2 5 gt NTRO 1 NORMALAILL L The built in Song Sequencer lets you record up to two separate songs in memory for later playback Songs and Tracks The Song Sequencer records and plays back much like a standard tape recorder You can have up to two separate independent songs in Song Sequencer memory at the same time Each song is make up of a total of six
55. to select the Auto Accompaniment mode you want to start recording with If you do not want to start with Auto Accompani ment select OFF Set the tempo that you want to use during recording 733A E 042A 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC I NOTESA You can change the tone and rhythm while recording is in progress Any changes you make become part of the recorded data The tempo you use for recording does not affect the tempo of the play back This means you can record at a very slow tempo for easy play and then speed up the tempo for playback If you are using a rhythm pattern notes are recorded using the meter time of the rhythm pattern If you are not using a rhythm pattern you must set the meter yourself using the procedure under Meter 3 on page E 46 The following procedure shows the most basic operations for real time recording to Track 1 For other variations see Track 1 Real time Re cording Variations on this page To use real time recording in Track 1 Press the SONG button once This causes the indicator lamp above the SONG button to light Select the user song area to which you want to record Use and to select User Song Area 0 560 or User Song Area 1 501 500 TUNE1 Change Mixer settings CH1 if you want The Mixer settings you make for are copied to Track 1 during recording Press the RECORD button to enter record standby The REC indicator and the fram
56. ton once Parameters and Their Settings The following describes the function of each parameter and also shows its setting range PCM Set 000 to 288 This parameter switches the digitally sampled waveform d 050 lt lt TT Amp Envelope Set 000 to 288 This parameter controls volume characteristics over time d i kenvz0505 Wil Attack Rate 001 to 127 This parameter controls the speed of the attack The greater the val ue the faster the attack of the selected amp envelope 11111 d iAt 127 733A E 036A 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Wi Release Rate 001 to 127 This parameter controls the speed of a tone s release The greater the value the faster the release of the selected amp envelope 4 1 1 012 5 Wi Pitch Envelope Set 00 to 45 This parameter controls the pitch of a tone over time 1 00 45 IH Wii Pitch 64 to 63 This parameter controls the overall pitch of the tone A greater posi tive value raises the pitch from standard while a negative value low ers the pitch A setting of zero sets the pitch to the standard setting for the selected tone d 00 lt T This parameter raises and lowers overall tuning by semitone units A Wi Transpose 12 to 12 setting of 12 is one octave lower while 12 is 1 octave higher d Trans 00 55 Wil Level 000 to 127
57. tracks each of which can be recorded separately Then when you play back the tracks together it sounds like an entire group of musicians each playing a different part Song As shown in the illustration above you add tracks one by one while listening to the tracks you recorded previously 1 NOTESI With this keyboard Track 1 can be used to record keyboard play and Auto Accompaniment Tracks 2 through 6 can be used for keyboard play only so they are called melody tracks As shown in the illustration above you record Tracks 2 through 6 while listening to what you have already recorded up to that point Note that each track is independent of the others This means that even if you make a mistake while recording you only need to re record the track where the mistake was made Tone settings can be changed during recording and each tone change is recorded in the applicable track This means you can have up to six different instrument parts in one song Recording There are two methods you can use to record with the Song Sequenc er real time recording and punch in recording Real time Recording With this method notes are recorded as you play them on the key board Punch in Recording This method lets you re record from a specific section of a song that is already in memory You can use punch in recording to correct mis takes you made during real time recording 733 041 39 5 8B B 08000 SYNCHR
58. two different tones a main tone and a lay ered tone to the keyboard both of which play whenever you press a key For example you could layer the FRENCH HORN tone on the BRASS tone to produce a rich and brassy sound MM Main tone UPPER1 Layered tone UPPER2 To layer two tones Select the main tone and layered tone Use the Mixer to select the tones following the procedure under Changing the Parameters of a Channel on page E 30 The main tone is UPPERI while the layered tone is UP PER2 f you don t want to use the Mixer select a keyboard tone as you normally would page E 16 This is the main tone Next proceed to step 2 Press LAYER to turn on tone layering This causes the LAYER indicator to appear on the display LAYER The layered tone name and number appear on the display for about five seconds During this time you can use the num ber keys to input a tone number to change the layered tone if you want After about five seconds the display changes to the main tone name and number Now try playing something on the keyboard Both tones are played at the same time Press LAYER to unlayer the tones and return the key board to normal This causes the LAYER indicator to disappear NOTE I Layering is produced by sounding Mixer internal mode CH 1 UPPER1 and CH 2 UPPER2 at the same time This means you can use the Mixer to change the volume balance and stereo pan position parameter
59. units Coarse Tune This parameter controls the coarse tuning of the selected channel s pitch in semitone units Expression This parameter controls the volume of the selected channel Though this parameter is identical to the volume parameter it is used for desktop music applications 7 3 1 WK 1800 1600 E 28 31 Page 31 03 7 31 5 21 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Synthesizer Mode The Synthesizer of this keyboard provides all the tools you need for creating your own original tones Simply select one of the built in tones and change its parameters to create your own original sound You can even store your sounds in memory for later recall using the same procedure as that used to select a preset tone Synthesizer Functions The following describes how to use each of the functions available with the Synthesizer Synthesizer Parameters The sounds of the preset tones built into this keyboard are controlled by settings called parameters To create a user tone you first recall a preset tone and then change its parameters Note that drum set tones 192 through 199 cannot be used as the basis of a user tone The figure below shows the parameters that make up the preset tones and what each parameter does As you can see these parameters can be divided into four groups each of which is described in detail in the following pages This parameter affects This parameter affects characteristics ume
60. use as a basis for your user tone a Ot ChrchOrsg TEMPO 20 2 Press the SYNTH button This causes the indicator lamp next to the SYNTH button to light and displays a screen that shows whether the tone you selected is a DCO1 or DCO2 tone EdeDCO 1 118 Use 4 and gt to display the parameter whose set ting you want to change d 02 6 a Each press of 4 or gt changes to the next parameter See Parameters and Their Settings on this page for informa tion about each parameter E 34 WK 1800 1600 E 32 38 Page 34 Cursor keys Use and to change the setting of the currently displayed parameter You can also use the number keys to input a value to change a parameter setting See Parameters and Their Settings be low for information on setting range for each parameter If the preset tone you selected in step 1 is 2DCO tone press W twice to display the DCO2 parame Edt Dco 2 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to DCO2 parameters Press A two more times to return to the DCO1 parameters Play something on the keyboard To save the tone you created perform the procedure under Naming a User Tone and Storing It In Memory page E 35 starting from step 2 To exit user tone creation and return the tone to its original parameters press the SYNTH button twice or the TONE but
61. while a channel number frame is flashing See To make additional channel parameter settings for details on making additional channel parameters E 30 WK 1800 1600 E 28 31 Page 30 After making additional settings in step 4 press the ENTER button If you do not perform any operation for about five seconds while a channel number frame is flashing the display re turns to that in step 1 of the above procedure automatically NOTESI Internal Mode and External Mode settings you make with the above procedure are stored separately You can change the parameters of a channel regardless of whether the channel is on or off Changing a Mixer internal mode channel setting causes the MIDI mes sage that corresponds to the change to be output through the MIDI OUT terminal To make additional channel parameter settings When making channel parameter settings press the ENTER button to display the first additional channel parameter screen Use the A and V cursor keys to scroll through the setting screens shown below While any setting screen is on the display use the number keys or and to change the parameter to the value you want Parameter Screen Setting Range Program Change Number GGGProg No QU 231 Al Volume 110 Volume 27 7 127 alj fw G64 Pan 000 27 277 alj jw Effect Send GIGEffect 90 020727 Al lv Fine Tune FineTu
62. 0 3 NOTES I The keyboard can be tuned within a range of 50 cents to 50 cents 50 cents 100 cents is equivalent to one semitone The default tuning setting is 00 when keyboard power is turned on The display changes from the tuning screen back to its normal screen if you do not perform any key operation for about five seconds To return the tuning setting to its initial default of 00 display the tuning Screen and press the and buttons at the same time The tuning setting also affects the sequencer and Auto Accompaniment It does not however affect Auto Accompaniment drum parts 733 021 19 03 7 31 5 20 19 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC PITCH BEND MODULATION MAIN VOL UM SL INFORMATION SYSTEM 0000 0 B B 8 00000 dili ES Turning DSP Effects On and Off You can turn the currently selected DSP effect on and off by pressing the DSP button The current DSP effect s on off status is indicated on the display by the indicator The digital effect is on while this indicator is displayed and off when it is not displayed Press the DSP button to toggle the currently selected digital effect on and off To turn the DSP effect on and off Press the DSP button This causes one o
63. 001 7002 Q Unlit PATTERN Press PATTERN Pattern Create Mode z Lit Ptn Normal Press ENTER Press PATTERN Pattern Edit Mode 1 19 1119 Flash ive Edt Escape 22 Edt Global gt Edt Element Im Fdt Part pattern DAD DAD 9 140 1 Press PATTERN Save Press PATTERN The Pattern Seguencer has two modes a Pattern Create Mode for recording a new pattern and a Pattern Edit Mode for changing the settings of a pattern After you finish creating or editing a pattern you store it in memory and assign it a number for later recall The following procedure provides the basics for navigating between Pattern Seguencer modes To navigate between Pattern Seguencer modes Before turning on the Pattern Seguencer select the rhythm you want to use as a base for your original rhythm Press the PATTERN button This enters the Pattern Create Mode which is indicated when the indicator lamp above the PATTERN button is lit The in dicator Ptn in the tone rhythm number area of the dis play item 3 on page E 10 also indicates that the Pattern Cre ate Mode Entering the Pattern Create Mode copies the rhythm you se lected in Step 1 into the Song Sequencer work area Opera tions you perform with the Pattern Sequencer affect the pat tern that is currently in the work area If the r
64. 077127 GM Tone Select the preset tone Change parameters 128 7191 Synthesized tone 192 199 Drum Set Save as an original tone 200 7231 User Area E 33 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC 1 NOTES I When the keyboard is shipped from the factory the user area tones 200 to 231 contain the same tones as tones 128 through 159 You cannot use a drum set tone 192 to 199 as the basis of a user tone Whenever you save a tone and assign it one of the tone numbers in the user area any tone data previously assigned to that number is replaced with the new data The keyboard comes with a built in lithium battery that supplies power to the memory to retain memory contents while keyboard power is turned off See Lithium Battery Precautions on page E 4 for important infor mation about the lithium battery You can use the keyboard s MIDI capabilities to save your original tones to a computer or other external storage device See Bulk Sending Key board Data on page E 65 for details With the WK 1800 you can use the built in disk drive to save original tones to diskette See Using the Floppy Disk Drive WK 1800 Only on page E 67 for details Creating a User Tone Use the following procedure to select a preset tone and change its parameters to create a user tone First select the preset tone you want to
65. 090 9 Touch Sense 64 00 63 09 59 10 64 00 63 63 63 11 Filter Sense 000 127 000 118 12 Filter Level 000 127 079 087 Press keys hard soft Tone Name LFO Bell Saw Base tone number 088 No Parameter Range of Value DCO1 1 PCM Set 000 288 112 113 2 Amp Envelope Set 000 288 112 113 3 Attack Rate 001 127 089 115 4 Release Rate 001 127 028 028 5 Pitch Envelope Set 00 45 00 00 6 Pitch 64 00 63 04 04 7 Transpose 12 00 12 00 00 8 Level 000 127 087 095 9 Touch Sense 64 00 63 63 63 10 64 00 63 00 00 11 Filter Sense 000 127 019 019 12 Filter Level 000 127 075 095 Hold down keys Naming a User Tone and Storing It In Memory The following procedure shows how to assign a name to a user tone and store the tone in memory Once a tone is stored you can call it up just as you do with a preset tone E 35 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC TET mp To name a user tone and store it in memory Select a preset tone to use as the basis for the user tone Next press the SYNTH button and change the parameter settings to create your tone After making parameter settings to create the user tone press the SYNTH button This causes the message Save to appear on the
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68. CHORD Selecting a Rhythm This keyboard provides you with 120 exciting built in rhythms that you can select using the following procedure To select a rhythm 1 Find the rhythm you want to use in the keyboard s Rhythm List and note its rhythm number 2 Press the RHYTHM button 3 Use the number keys to input the three digit rhythm number for the rhythm you want to select Example To select 042 JUNGLE press 0 4 then 2 542 ungle MEASURE BEAT 213001 1 733 023 WK 1800 1600 E 21 27 Page 21 5 Always input three digits numbers including any leading ze ros if necessary as in 032 The rhythm number input display clears after a few seconds if you don t input three digits You can also change the displayed rhythm number using and The 10 rhythm numbers 120 to 129 are provided for storage of rhythm patterns created by you using the Pattern Seguencer You can also re call these rhythms using the procedure described above Simply input a rhythm number from 000 to 119 Rhythms 110 through 119 FOR PIANO 11 are made up of chord ac companiments only without drum or other rhythm sounds Because of this these rhythms do not sound while auto accompaniment is turned off all the indicator lamps above the MODE button are off You can specify chords by using these rhythms while auto accompaniment is turned on indicated when one of the indicato
69. Chord Types Example Major chords Major chord names are marked above the keys of the accompaniment key board Note that the chord produced when you press an accompaniment keyboard does not change octave re gardless of which key you use to play it C Major C CODE FPGAABB F Minor chords m To play a minor chord keep the ma jor chord key depressed and press any other accompaniment keyboard key located to the right of the major chord key C minor Cm CODE E FPGAABB CODEE F seventh FPGAABB CODBE F Seventh chords 7 To play a seventh chord keep the major chord key depressed and press any other two accompaniment key board keys located to the right of the major chord key Minor seventh chords m7 To play a minor seventh chord keep the major chord key depressed and press any other three accompaniment keyboard keys located to the right of the major chord key C minor seventh Cm7 CODE E FPGAABB CODBE F I NOTEI It makes no difference whether you press black or white keys to the right of a major chord key when playing minor and seventh chords FINGERED FINGERED provides you with a total of 15 different chord types The following describes the FINGERED Accompaniment keyboard and Melody keyboard and tells you how to play a C root chord using FINGERED FINGERED Accompaniment Keyboard
70. DU Tune eS Tuning screens page E 19 Iv ta on GM Mode 1 vi ta 0 1 Che 122 TA off ora MIDI settings page 62 KZ 747 on Loca ee N KZ ta See Keyboard Settings on 815 eS E 58 for details on set 1 177 7 Bulk send BulkSnd gt NIM ft B u kR C v ED Bulk receive E 65 03 7 31 5 22 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC WK 1800 1600 E 60 66 BOSE To bulk send data from the keyboard to external device with the WK 1600 1630 1 Setup the other device by putting it in its receive stand by mode See the documentation that comes with the other device for details Press the MIDI button 22 Press the V cursor key to display the bulk send screen BulkSnd lt 4 Press the YES key to start the bulk send operation The bulk send screen is automatically cleared from the dis play of the keyboard after the operation is complete E 66 Page 66 To bulk import data from another device with the WK 1600 1630 1 Press the MIDI button 2 Press the V cursor key to display the bulk receive screen BulkRcv gt Press the YES key to enter bulk receive standby Perform the bulk send operation on the other device See the documentation that comes with the other dev
71. E 67 74 Page 73 Use and gt to display the FileDel file delete screen and then press the ENTER button This causes a file name to appear on the screen as shown below File dei TUNE 155 File name extension Use and to display the name of the file you want to delete and then press the ENTER button The message Sure appears on the display to confirm whether or not you really want to delete the file Press YES to delete the file or NO to abort the opera tion without deleting anything After the file is deleted the message Complete appears on the display for about one second Then the keyboard returns to step 4 of the above procedure NOTES To exit the above procedure at any time press the DISK button so the indicator lamp above it goes out This keyboard cannot delete an SMF from a disk To format a floppy diskette IMPORTANT Formatting a diskette that contains data deletes the data Make sure you no longer need any data that may be on a diskette before you format it Press the DISK button twice This causes the Option disk operation screen to appear on the display The indicator lamp above the DISK button flashes at this time 2 Press V three times to display the Utility screen Use and gt to display the Format screen and then press the ENTER button This causes the message Insert FD to appear prompting you to inse
72. E 14 Using Batteries E 14 Using the AC Adaptor E 14 Auto Power Off E 15 Settings and Memory Contents E 15 Basic Operations E 16 Getting E 16 Selecting a Tone E 16 Using Layer 17 Using Split iii 17 Using Layer and Split Together E 18 Using Touch Response E 18 Transposing the Keyboard E 19 Tuning the Keyboard E 19 Using DSP Effects E 19 Tuning DSP Effects On and Off E 20 E 6 Using the PITCH BEND Wheel E 20 Using the MODULATION Wheel E 20 Auto Accompaniment E 21 About the MODE Button E 21 Selecting a E 21 Playing a Rhythm E 21 Adjusting the Tempo E 22 Using Auto Accompaniment E 22 Using an Intro Pattern E 24 Using a Fill in Pattern E 24 Using Variation Rhythm Patterns E 25 Synchro Starting Accompaniment with Rhythm Play eiie dades E 25 Finishing with an Ending Pattern
73. Escape screen and then pressing the ENTER button returns to the Pattern Create Mode in step 2 Press the PATTERN button again The indicator lamp above the PATTERN button continues to flash and the message Save appears on the display See Exiting the Pattern Sequencer Mode on page E 56 for de tails on how to save Pattern Sequencer data Work Area The work area is an area of memory where rhythm pattern data is stored temporarily during recording and editing After you are fin ished recording or editing you can specify whether you want to save work area contents or delete them without saving E 49 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 50 WK 1800 1600 E 48 57 CHANNEL START STOP SYNCHROENDING VARIA TIONFFILL Saving an Edited Pattern The 10 rhythm numbers 120 through 129 make up the user rhythm area where you can store your original rhythms You can recall a user rhythm with the same operation as that for recalling a built in pattern and you can even use a user rhythm pattern as the base for creating a new rhythm pattern The keyboard comes with a built in lithium battery that supplies power to the memory to retain memory contents while keyboard power is turned off See Power Reguirements on page E 15 for important information about the lithium battery You can use the keybo
74. External Play Graphic keyboard Notes you play on the keyboard notes played back from mem ory and received MIDI data are indicated on the graphic key board Any receive data outside the range of E1 to G7 is not displayed 733A E 012A 03 7 31 5 20 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC 1 NOTESA Display examples shown in this User s Guide are intended for illustra tive purposes only The actual text and values that appear on the dis play may differ from the examples shown in this User s Guide Backlight brightness may appear somewhat unstable immediately after the keyboard is turned on This does not indicate malfunction and bright ness will stabilize after a few seconds The back lighting of the display is provided by a fluorescent light which loses its brightness over very long periods of use When this happens contact your original dealer or a CASIO service provider about having the backlight replaced Note that you will be charged for such replacement Adjusting Display Contrast Display contrast can be adjust to one of 100 levels for easy view ing Adjusting display contrast helps to make figures easier to read from any viewing angle Within five seconds after pressing the CONTRAST button press to increase the contrast value making the display darker or to decrease it making the display lighter After you release CONTRAST the message Contrast remains on the display for a few moments during whi
75. OENDING A 4810 Global Settings and Operations A global setting or operation is one that affects all the tracks that make up a song The following is a list of the global settings and opera tions Metronome setting Song delete Meter setting Initial tempo value Quantize setting after recording See Global Settings and Operations on page E 45 for full details on what each setting and operation does and how to use them Song Sequencer Data The type of data that is stored by the Song Sequencer during a re cording operation depends on whether you are using real time re cording or punch in recording The same type of data is recorded regardless of the track except that only Track 1 records Auto Accom paniment Real time Recording Track 1 Only The following data is recorded by Track 1 in addition to the data list ed described under Real time Recording All Tracks below Rhythm pattern and rhythm pattern changes during recording INTRO SYNCHRO ENDING NORMAL FILL IN VARIATION FILL IN button operations Chords played on the accompaniment keyboard Real time Recording All Tracks Notes played on the keyboard Initial tone setting and any changes made during recording PITCH BEND Wheel operations MODULATION Wheel operations Pedal operations when an optional pedal is connected Punch in Recording Track 1 Only The following data is recorded by Track 1 only duri
76. ORD button to enter record standby The REC indicator appears and the frame around the cur rently selected channel track flashes on the display SUUTUNE 1 MEASURE BEAT Em20 DD UDI 1 INTERNAL n lt gt Channels CH 11 through 16 of the level meter show which tracks already contain recorded data See Level Meter Dur ing Record Operations on page E 44 for details on how to read the level meter 20 Select the track to which you want to record Use CHANNEL buttons CH12 Track 2 through CH16 Track 6 to select the track you want CH 11 CH 12 CH 13 CH 14 CH 15 CH 16 TR1 TR2 TR3 TR4 TR5 TR6 SEOUENCER TRACH 2 Make any tone setting you want Press the START STOP button to start recording At this time the REC indicator stops flashing The metronome normally sounds during recording If you want to turn off the metronome use the procedure under Metronome Setting on page 46 Play the notes you want to record on the keyboard E 42 WK 1800 1600 E 39 47 Page 42 o LHA NE SS ENTER After you are finished press START STOP to stop re cording The REC indicator disappears from the display when record ing is stopped At this point you can repeat steps 3 through 8 for oth er tracks if you want Punch in Reco
77. PPC Je Use the number keys or and to specify the user rhythm number where you want to save the pattern and then press the ENTER button You can input any number in the range of 120 to 129 11111 1111 re Press the or gt cursor key to move the cursor to the rhythm name input area and input a name for the rhythm Use and to scroll through letters at the current cursor location e Use the 4 and cursor keys to move the cursor left and right SERO1 After you are finished inputting the name press the ENTER button to save the rhythm pattern under the name you specified The message Complete appears on the display for about one second and then the Pattern Sequencer turns off The currently selected rhythm at this time is the one you just saved If the rhythm number you specified already contains rhythm the message Replace appears when you press ENTER in step 5 above to ask whether you want to replace the existing rhythm with the new one Press YES to replace or NO to return to step 1 of the above procedure so you can specify a different rhythm number To exit the Pattern Sequencer Mode without saving work area contents 1 Press the PATTERN button This causes the message shown below to appear which asks if you want to save work area contents 1111 1 22 Press the NO key above message asks if you rea
78. SSIGNABLE JACK 8 MIDI terminal 63 MIDIIN terminal SUSTAIN ASSIGNABLE JACK terminal DC 12V terminal 733A E 011A amp CAAO NORMAL FILL IN button VARIATION FILL IN button SYNCHRO ENDING button START STOP button TEMPO buttons a BANK button b REGISTRATION buttons A to E c STORE button a MIXER SELECT button b CHANNEL buttons CH1 to CH16 TRANSPOSE button AUTO HARMONIZE button ENTER button Cursor keys In this User s Guide cursor key operations are indi cated as 4 gt A V WK 1800 a DEMO button b SYNTH button c TUNE MIDI button d TOUCH RESPONSE button e DISK button WK 1600 1630 a DEMO button b SYNTH button c TUNE button d MIDI button e TOUCH RESPONSE button Percussion instrument indicators Access lamp Eject button WK 1800 PHONES terminal WK 1600 1630 PHONES OUTPUT terminal Attaching the Score Stand Insert the music stand into the slot in the top of the key 03 7 81 5 20 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC About the Display 10 11 dim sus4 B m7 M7 19 E EI 18 17 16 15 DSP indicator Appears when a DSP effect is turned on TONE RHYTHM indicator TONE is shown during tone selection and display while RHYTHM is shown during rhythm selection and display Tone Rhythm number Number of currently selected tone o
79. STOP again File play also stops automatically when the end of the file is reached 1 NOTEI After you stop file play part way through by pressing the START STOP button you can exit the file play mode by pressing the DISK button twice 733A E 071A WK 1800 1600 E 67 74 Page 69 To play back all files on a diskette Insert the diskette that contains the files into the keyboard s disk drive PREPARATION The diskette that comes with the keyboard contains files you can use for this procedure Press the DISK button twice This causes the Option disk operation screen to appear on the display The indicator lamp above the DISK button flashes at this time Fat Option 2 Use the 4 and cursor keys to select the play back type oPt Single Single Plays the currently selected file only Chain Plays back all files on the diskette While Chain is on the display press the ENTER but ton to start playback The name of the file that is playing is shown on the display File name ME 77 L U 17 WV Y Press the START STOP button to start playback To stop SMF play press START STOP again f you do not press START STOP SMF play plays one file after the other in an endless loop NOTE I After you stop SMF play part way through by pressing the START STOP button you can exit the disk operation screen by pressing the DISK button twice Operations During Playback You can ch
80. T ch 112131415617 8 9 10111213 4516 112 gg 5 6 7 819 141218 41518 External Channels Internal Channels 13114115116 1112 gg 5 6 7 8 9 10112131 4518 turned on and off Mixer functions tone volume etc Ch 1 through 16 can be 1 Keyboard play This mode is the opposite of the External Solo Mode in that pressing a CHANNEL button turns off only the channel assigned to that but ton and turns all other channels on This capability comes in handy when you want to cut out a part of the MIDI receive data and play that part on the keyboard This is different from the play along capa bility of the Internal Mode where you play along as all the parts of the MIDI receive data play For example let s say the keyboard is receiving a tune that uses MIDI Channels 1 through 10 and you want to play the horn section part on Channel 5 on the keyboard Simply enter the External Play Mode and press the CH5 CHANNEL button This turns off CH5 and copies its Mixer settings tone control changes and other data to internal channel CH1 which is the channel that controls the keyboard tone main tone Now you can use the keyboard to play the horn section part on the keyboard using the appropriate MIDI data settings Bulk Sending Keyboard Data This keyboard stores a variety of internal data including data re corded with the sequencers and synthesizer
81. The keyboard comes with a built in lithium battery that supplies power to the memory to retain Song Seguencer Pattern Seguencer and other data while keyboard power is turned off If the power of the lithium battery is low turning off keyboard power can result in deletion of all data stored in its memory The normal life of the original battery is five years from the time it is loaded at the factory Due to time spent in transit and storage the original battery probably will not provide a full five years of service life It is up to you to contact your nearest CASIO service provider about having the lithium battery replaced periodically CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD shall not be held responsible for any losses to you or any third party due to loss or corruption of data caused by malfunction or repair of this keyboard or by bat tery replacement NOTE 1 You may notice lines in the finish of the case of this keyboard These lines are a result of the molding process used to shape the plastic of the case They are not cracks or breaks in the plastic and are no cause for concern 733A E 006A 03 7 31 5 20 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Main Features Song Sequencer A built in six track sequencer gives you full control over the tone volume pan position and other parameters for each recorded track Use in combination with Auto Accompaniment the Song Sequencer provides you with all the tools you need to create your own full fledged ense
82. UME MEA r BEAT VERE 895 GENERAL E LAYER TOUCH RESPONSE SPLIT AARAA om SOLOPLAY CCAE2IES 2 3E LCS Pb 1030 112 13 11114 1155 1 16 1 14 13 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 12 Indicators An indicator appears to indicate that a function Layer Auto Harmonize Split General MIDI Mode Touch Response is cur rently in use Beat number Shows the beat number during rhythm and Auto Accompani ment play and while the Song Seguencer or Pattern Seguencer is turned on Measure Shows the measure number from the start of play during rhythm and Auto Accompaniment play and while the Song Seguencer or Pattern Seguencer is turned on In the Mixer Mode displays the current channel s on off status Tempo indicator Shows the tempo as a value indicating the number of beats per minute during rhythm and Auto Accompaniment play and while the Song Seguencer or Pattern Seguencer is turned on This display area also shows other information in other modes Metronome You can turn on the metronome to provide a reference beat for your keyboard play Level meter The numbers 1 through 16 correspond to Mixer channels The level meter indicates which channels are on and off and also indicates the volume level Mixer mode indicator Indicates the current Mixer mode Internal External External Solo
83. age E 52 for details on deleting spe cific notes See To delete a part on page E 52 for details on deleting an entire part Bass Chord 1 Chord 2 and Chord 3 are all normally recorded with a root note of C Use the procedure under Setting the Original Key for Each Element on page E 55 for information about recording with a dif ferent root note To record the Rhythm part Press CHANNEL button CH10 to select the rhythm part Select a drum sound tone number 192 through 199 Use the keyboard to play the rhythm part Use the measure and beat values that appear on the display for timing HI HAT SNARE DRUM BASS DRUM E 51 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 50 PATTERN CHANNEL Wooo YES NO Cursor Keys To record the Bass part Press CHANNEL button 9 to select the bass part 2 Select a bass tone Use the keyboard to play the bass part Use the mea sure and beat values that appear on the display for timing To record Chord 1 2 and 3 parts Use CHANNEL buttons CH6 CH7 and CH8 to se lect a chord part 2 Select a chord tone Use any tone besides the drum sounds Use the keyboard to play the chord part Use the mea sure and beat values that appear on the display for timing To delete specific notes Play the accompaniment pattern While holding down a
84. al Solo and Internal Modes only It does not apply to the External Play Mode Channels sounded by received MIDI data Internal Channels 11213141516 718 91411213 41516 1121314 5 617181911011112113114115116 External Channels Channels sounded by play or other internal operation The Mixer can be used in combination with MIDI functions to per form a variety of operations The following examples show how to use each Mixer mode for controlling MIDI send and receive opera tions 1 NOTE 1 The following examples assume that you are already familiar with Mixer operations especially how to change and use the Mixer modes If you aren t see Mixer Function on page E 28 for details E 64 WK 1800 1600 E 60 66 Page 64 Internal Mode MIDI IN ch MIDI OUT ch 112 gg 51617 9 8 3456 1121314 gg 7 1819110111112113114115116 Ch 1 through 16 can turned on and off External Channels Mixer functions tone volume etc Keyboard play In the Internal Mode Mixer settings channel on off volume and other settings are affected by internal channel settings only MIDI input can be controlled using the external channels only so the Mix er can be used without af
85. and stereo pan position parameters for each of the tones See Mixer Function on page E 28 for details You can use the Mixer to turn off individual channels layer split tones This means you could turn off CH 4 LOWER2 for example to sound single tone in the lower range and two layered tones in the upper range See Turning Channels On and Off on page E 29 for details Using Touch Response Turning on touch response causes the volume and sound quality of keyboard output to change in accordance with the amount of pres sure applied to the keyboard To turn touch response on and off Press the TOUCH RESPONSE button to toggle touch re sponse on and off Turning on touch response causes the TOUCH RESPONSE indica tor to appear on the display TOUCH RESPONSE To set the touch response sensitivity Press TOUCH RESPONSE to turn on touch response The TOUCH RESPONSE indicator appears on the display Within five seconds after pressing TOUCH RESPONSE use and or number keys 0 to 3 to select the sensitivity setting you want to use 0 ExLight 1 Light 2 Normal 3 Heavy Touch Off ExLight outputs powerful sound even with light key pres sure while Heavy requires very heavy key pressure to out put powerful sound Pressing and at the same time returns sensitivity to the Normal setting In addition to pressing the TOUCH RESPONSE button you can also turn off touch response
86. ange the following settings while a file is playing from diskette Mixer settings See Mixer Function on page E 28 Tempo settings NOTES I Even after you make Mixer and tempo settings during SMF playback they may change to other settings if the data in the file contains such settings File data is played over External Channels E 69 03 7 81 5 22 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC e m We MUSICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM Saving and Recalling Memory Data The built in disk drive lets you save sequencer synthesizer and oth er data from the keyboard s memory to diskette for later recall when you need it Savable Data The following is a list of keyboard data that can be saved to diskette 1 User rhythms created using the Pattern Sequencer 2 User song data created using the Song Sequencer 3 User tones created using the Synthesizer 4 Setups saved in registration memory Saving tone rhythm or song data only causes each tone rhythm or song to be saved as a separate file Saving registration memory data only causes all 20 setups 5 set ups x 4 banks in registration memory to be saved as a single file Using the save all operation causes all the data currently in key board memory to be saved as a single file I NOTES I You can save individual tones rhythms and songs in separate files o
87. ant to use MEASURE BEAT rir te 4 5 TEMPO 0001 To select a tone Find the tone you want to use in the keyboard s Tone List and note its tone number Press the TONE button Use the number keys to input the three digit tone num ber for the tone you want to select Example To select 032 ACOUSTIC BASS input 0 3 then 2 03g Aco Bass E 16 WK 1800 1600 E 16 20 Page 16 NOTES I Always input all three digits for the tone number including leading zeros if any If you input one or two digits and stop the display will automat ically clear your input after a few seconds You can also increment the displayed tone number by pressing and decrement it by pressing When one of the drum sets is selected tone numbers 192 through 199 each keyboard key is assigned a different percussion sound See page A 5 for details The 32 tones number 200 through 231 are for storage of original tones created using the synthesizer page E 32 Once original tones are Stored they can be recalled and used just like the built in tones When the keyboard is shipped from the factory tones 200 through 231 contain the same contents as tone number 128 to 159 Names of tone numbers 128 through 199 No Tone Name DCO polyph
88. ard s MIDI capabilities to save your original accompaniment patterns to a computer or other external storage device See Bulk Sending Keyboard Data on page E 65 for de tails With the WK 1800 you can use the built in disk drive to save orig inal accompaniment patterns to diskette See Using the Floppy Disk Drive WK 1800 Only on page E 67 for details You can store up to 10 accompaniment patterns in the user area but the actual number of patterns you will be able to store depends on their sizes If the patterns you store are relatively large memo ry become full after fewer than 10 patterns are stored Using the Pattern Create Mode This section describes how to use the Pattern Create Mode to create an original accompaniment pattern IMPORTANT The procedures in this section all assume that you have read and are familiar with the information under Pattern Seguencer Basics on page E 48 and that you already know how to navigate between Pat tern Seguencer modes 1 NOTEI Be sure to save your work whenever you quit an accompaniment pattern creation session See Exiting the Pattern Sequencer Mode on page E 56 for details Pattern Creation Techniques You can use either of the two following techniques to create an ac companiment pattern Base Pattern Editing While playing back the part of a built in pattern or previously cre ated user pattern you can add or delete notes or completely de lete a part and re
89. asking if you want to re place the existing data with the loaded data Press the YES button to replace the existing data or NO to return to step 4 of this procedure The message Pls Wait remains on the display while the file save operation is being performed IMPORTANT Do not perform any key operation while the message PIs Wait is on the display In particular never turn off keyboard power Doing so can cause all data on the disk to become corrupted and unusable The message Complete appears on the display for about one second when the data load operation is complete The keyboard returns to step 4 of the above procedure after the Complete message clears from the display Repeat steps 4 through 8 if you want to load more data You can guit diskette operations at any time during the above operation by pressing the DISK button so the indicator lamp above it goes out I NOTES I When loading registration memory data or all data simply skip step 6 of the above procedure To exit the disk operation screens at any time during the above proce dure press the DISK button so the indicator lamp above it goes out If an error occurs while data saved to a diskette by a Save All operation is being loaded back into keyboard memory user tones user rhythms Song Sequencer data and registration memory data that was in memo ry when the load operation started will all be deleted Using the Utilities T
90. ata you want to convert Eject and remove any diskette currently in the WK 1800 disk drive Make sure there is a user rhythm number available to store the converted data Press the DISK button twice This displays the first disk operation screen Press the W cursor key three times to display the Utility screen Use the 4 and gt cursor keys to display the Pt nConv pattern conversion screen Press the ENTER button This causes a data type selection screen to appear on the dis play Lon Display Manufacturer Name Technics Roland E 72 WK 1800 1600 67 74 Page 72 ENTER Cursor keys Use and to display the indicator for the type of data you are converting from and then press the EN TER button The following shows the display indicator for each data type InsConFD Insert the WK1800 ACCESSORY DISK into the disk drive of the WK 1800 and then press the ENTER but ton The message Pls Wait appears followed by the message shown below Lon ChgPtnFD Eject and remove the WK1800 ACCESSORY DISK and insert the diskette that contains the data you want to convert Next press the ENTER button Inserting the data disk causes the message Select to ap pear on the display for about one second Next the name of one of the files on the disk appears N SN Use and to display the name
91. ate may be altered by the quantize setting E 56 WK 1800 1600 E 48 57 Page 56 1 Cursor Keys ENTER Quantize Execute Use the following procedure to execute the quantize operation in ac cordance with current quantize settings Prt Otz Exe In the Global menu use the 4 and gt cursor keys to display the message Prt Otz Exe 2 Press the YES key to execute the quantize operation or NO to abort the operation Pressing YES causes the qt Pls Wait message to appear and remain on the display until the quantize operation is com plete The message shown below appears for about 1 second after the quantize operation is complete Then the keyboard returns to the part menu dt Complete Exiting the Pattern Sequencer Mode Use the following procedures to exit the Pattern Sequencer Mode The procedure you should use depends on whether you want to save or discard the contents of the work area To exit the Pattern Sequencer Mode and save work area contents 1 NOTEI Perform this operation only after you have finished creating the pattern you want to save Press the PATTERN button This causes the message shown below to appear which asks if you want to save work area contents 2 Press the YES key to save the pattern See To exit the Pattern Sequencer Mode without saving work area contents on page E 57 for details on what how to exit without saving 733A E 058A 03 7 31 5 22 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J
92. back the song that you just finished recording See Playing Back from Song Sequencer Memory on page E 45 for details on song play back A NOTES I Real time recording to a track that already contains data replaces the previous recording with the new one If you make a mistake while recording you can either record over again from step 1 or you can use punch in recording page E 42 to correct them If you change the rhythm pattern part way through real time recording the meter value indicated on the display remains unchanged even if the new rhythm has a different meter Track 1 Real time Recording Variations The following describes a number of different variations you can use when recording to Track 1 using real time recording of these vari ations are based upon the procedure described under To use real time recording in Track 1 on this page To record without rhythm Skip step 5 Real time recording without a rhythm starts when you press a keyboard key To start recording with synchro start In place of step 5 press the SYNCHRO ENDING button Auto accom paniment and recording will both start when you play a chord on the accompaniment keyboard To record using an intro ending or fill in During recording the INTRO SYNCHRO ENDING NORMAL FILL IN and VARIATION FILL IN buttons page E 24 to 25 can all be used to perform their normal operation To synchro start Auto Accompaniment with an
93. bal Settings and Operations E 39 Saving and Recalling Memory Data Song Seguencer Data 39 Using the 89988829 0777 71 Song Sequencer Memory Capacity E 40 Disk Drive Error Messages E 74 Song Sequencer Memory Precautions E 40 Troubleshooting E 75 Song Sequencer Mods E 40 Real time Recording E 40 Specifications E 77 Punch in Recording E 42 To Delete the Contents of a 1 Specific Track E 44 Note Table A 1 Playing Back from Song Sequencer Free Session Chord Progression Chart A 2 MEMON 45 Drum Assignment List A 5 Song Sequencer and Mixer Operations E 45 Fingered Chord A 6 Global Settings and Operations E 45 Chord Conversion Table A 8 Pattern Sequencer E 48 9 MIDI Implementation Chart Pattern Sequencer Basics E 48 Using the Pattern Create Mode E 50 Using the Pattern Edit Mode E 52 Exiting the Pattern Sequencer Mode E 56 Keyboard Settings E 58 Usi
94. cators 2HD A 2HD diskette is marked with the letters HD in the up per right corner of the front side Also there is a square hole in the lower right corner IMPORTANT 2DD This type of diskette does not have a hole in the lower right Avoid the following locations when storing and using diskettes corner Any of the conditions noted below can cause data stored on the diskette to become corrupted Near TVs on top of audio equipment or in any area exposed to magnetism Take special care to keep diskettes away from any source of magnetism Areas exposed to direct sunlight or subject to high humidity temperature extremes Failure to observe any of the following precautions can cause data stored on the diskette to become corrupted e Never try to take a diskette apart e Never open the shutter of the diskette or touch the film inside with your fingers e Never bend a diskette or otherwise subject it to rough handling e Affix labels in the spaces provided only and do not affix labels on top of previous ones Floppy Diskette Precautions Write Protection IMPORTANT e You can write protect a diskette so data on it cannot be deleted and no new data can be stored on the diskette Also a write protected diskette cannot be formatted You can read data from a diskette regardless of whether or not it is write protected Do not eject the diskette from the drive
95. ccompaniment keyboard will be sounded during pattern play Metronome sounds during recording and back Settings can be made for each part of an accompaniment pat playback tern The letters Prt indicate the Part menu while the other letters are abbreviations of sub menu names as listed below Metronome sound The first beat is a chime followed by a standard metronome click for the other beats Chord Chord conversion table BkPnt Break point Otz Quantize Otz Exe Ouantize Execute 733A E 055A E 53 WK 1800 1600 E 48 57 Page 53 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC YES NO START STOP Octave Shift When using the piccolo tone there may be cases when very high notes you want to play are not included within the range of the keyboard When this happens you can use octave shift to shift the keyboard range one octave up In this case you can use octave shift to shift the range of the tone up or down Note that octave shift is available with the Pattern Seguencer only Use and to select the octave shift setting you want 1 Range shifted one octave down 0 No shift 1 Range shifted one octave up Work Area Clear Use this operation to clear Pattern Sequencer work area contents You must clear the work area when you plan to create an original accom panime
96. ccompaniment mode is the one whose lamp is lit See About the MODE Button on page E 21 for details Z Press the START STOP button to start play of the cur rently selected rhythm De Play a chord to start Auto Accompaniment The actual procedure you should use to play a chord depends on the currently selected accompaniment mode Refer to the following pages for details on chord play CASIO CHORD FINGERED FULL RANGE CHORD Page E 22 Page E 23 Page E 23 ungle _ 8 TEMPO j Current measure and beat Name of chord being played E 22 WK 1800 1600 E 21 27 Page 22 To stop Auto Accompaniment play press the START STOP button again Ell CASIO CHORD This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to easily play chords regardless of previous musical knowledge and experience The following describes the CASIO CHORD Accompaniment key board and Melody keyboard and tells you how to play CASIO CHORDs CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard Accompaniment keyboard a vi IMPORTANT The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing chords only No sound will be produced if you try playing single melody notes on the ac companiment keyboard 733A E 024A 03 7 31 5 20 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play four types of chords with minimal fingering
97. ce batteries as soon as possible after any sign they are get ting weak Never attempt to recharge batteries Using the AC Adaptor Make sure that you use only the AC adaptor specified for this key board Specified AC Adaptor AD 12 AC outlet Also note the following important warnings and precautions when using the AC adaptor WARNING Take care to avoid any damage to or breakage of the power cord Never place any heavy objects on the power cord or expose it to direct heat Doing so creates the danger of power cord damage fire and electrical shock Use only the specified AC adaptor Use of another type of adaptor cre ates the danger of fire and electrical shock CAUTION For safety sake be sure to unplug the AC adaptor from the wall outlet whenever leaving the keyboard unattended for a long time such as when leaving on a trip Always turn off the keyboard and unplug the AC adaptor from the wall outlet when you are not using the keyboard IMPORTANT Make sure that the keyboard is turned off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor Using the AC adaptor for a long time can cause it to become warm to the touch This is normal and does not indicate malfunction 733A E 016A 03 7 31 5 20 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Auto Power When you are using battery power keyboard power turns off auto matically whenever you leave it on without performing any opera tion for abou
98. ch you can change the contrast setting further using and or by inputting a contrast value with the number keys The contrast can be set to a value from 0 to 99 The initial default setting is 50 733A E 013A E 1 1 WK 1800 1600 E 08 15 Page 11 03 7 31 5 20 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Connections e WK 1800 Phones and Line Out Terminals Before connecting phones or other external equipment be sure to first turn down the volume settings of the keyboard and the connected equipment You can then adjust volume to the desired level after con nections are complete Front PHONES Terminal Prones Stereo standard plug Connecting Phones Figure Connecting phones cuts off output from the keyboard s built in speak ers so you can play even late at night without disturbing anyone Rear Panel 2 Audio amplifier AUX IN etc Standard jacks Guitar amplifier keyboard amplifier etc Standard plugs INPUT 1 lt 2 INPUT 2 lt gt Connecting to Audio Eguipment 2 Use commercially available cords to connect to the two jacks as shown in Figure 2 It is up to you to purchase connecting cables like the ones shown in the illustration for connection Normally in this configuration you must set the audio equipment s input selector to the setting that specifies the terminal such as AUX IN that the key board is connected to Use the keyboard s VOLUME slider to a
99. change channel parameters Press the MIXER SELECT button to select the Mixer mode you want to use Select the internal mode to make layer split Auto Accompa niment or Song Sequencer settings Select the External Mode to make MIDI settings You can also make settings using the External Solo or Exter nal Play Modes but we recommend using the External Mode Use the 4 and gt cursor keys to select the channel whose parameters you want to change See page 28 for details on layer split Auto Accompani ment and Song Sequencer channel assignments The frame around the currently selected channel the cur rent channel flashes to indicate that it is selected TITA Channel number frame The on off status of the current channel is indicated in the measure number area of the display item 11 on page E 10 E ITI Off TH J Change the current channel s tone and volume pa rameters while a channel number frame is flashing if you want Use the number keys or and keys to change the tone Use A and V to change the volume The current volume setting is shown as a value in the metronome area of the dis play item 15 on page E 10 and by the level indicator VOLUME om 3 segment level I indicator shows volume level of each channel CL TH and A To make additional settings for the current channel press the ENTER button
100. ck Soft Pedal SFt Softens notes played while pedal is depressed 5Ft ack Rhythm Pedal rHy Pedal performs same operations as the START STOP button rHY 1 Sustain Effect With piano tones and other sounds that decay the pedal acts as a damper pedal with sounds being sustained longer when the pedal is depressed With organ tones and other continuous sounds notes played on the keyboard continue to sound until the pedal is re leased In either case the sustain effect is also applied to any notes that are played while the pedal is depressed N Sostenuto Effect This effect performs the same way as sustain except that it is ap plied only to notes that are sounding already when the pedal is depressed It does not affect notes that are played after the pedal is depressed 733A E 061A WK 1800 1600 E 58 59 Page 59 Sound Range Shift Initial Default oFF This setting shifts the range of a specific tone one octave up or down This makes it possible to shift the piccolo tone range so you can play it within the keyboard range You can also shift bass and other low range tones so they can be played within the keyboard range oF F Shift Sound Range Shift Off Sound within range specified by General MIDI Sound Range Shift On 72 032 Acoustic Bass 033 Fingered Bass 034 Picked Bass 035 Fretless Bass 036 Slap Bass 1 Slap Bass 2 038 Synth Bass 1 039 Synth Bass 2 Co
101. cks Use the track select buttons to select Track 1 Pages E 40 42 Nothing happens when the LAYER or SPLIT button is pressed 1 Oneor more of the melody channels 2 through 4 is turned off 2 The volume or expression setting of one or more of the melody channels 2 through 4 is too low Use the Mixer to turn on Channels 2 through 4 Use the Mixer to raise the volume or expression setting of Channels 2 through 4 Page E 29 Page E 30 No sound is produced when playing MIDI data from a com puter MIDI cables are not connected prop erly Channel is turned off or volume or expression setting is too low Connect MIDI cables properly Use the Mixer to turn the channel on or raise the volume or expres sion setting Page E 60 Pages E 29 to 30 The bass notes of General MIDI data being played back by a computer are one octave too low GM SYSTEM is turned off Turn on the GM SYSTEM Page E 61 Playing on the keyboard pro duces an unnatural sound when connected to a computer The computer s MIDI THRU function is turned on Turn off the MIDI THRU function on the computer or turn off LOCAL CON TROL on the keyboard Page E 61 Cannot record chord accompa niment data on a computer E 76 Page 76 ACCOMP MIDI OUT is turned off Turn on ACCOMP MIDI OUT 03 7 31 5 22 PM Page E 61 733A E 078A Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC
102. ctions Pitch Bend Range Modulation Transpose Tuning Adjustable 12 semitones upwards and downwards Equipped 25 steps 12 semitones to 12 semitones Adjustable A4 approximately 440 2 50 cents Terminals MIDI Terminal Sustain Assignable Jack WK 1800 Headphones Line Out L MONO WK 1600 1630 Headphones Output Power IN OUT Standard jack sustain sostenuto soft rhythm start stop Stereo standard jack Output Impedance 2000 Output Voltage 220mV RMS MAX Standard jack x 2 Output Impedance Output Voltage 1 5V RMS Stereo standard jack Output Impedance 2009 Output Voltage 5 5V RMS MAX 12V DC Floppy Disk Drive WK 1800 only Type Formats Functions 3 5 FDD 2DD 720KB MS DOS format 2HD 1 44MB MS DOS format Save and load of user tones user rhythms sequencer and registration data playback of SMF disk formatting file delete accompaniment pattern style conversion Power Supply Batteries Battery Life AC Adapter Auto Power Off Dual power supply system Six D size batteries Approximately 2 hours continuous operation on alkaline batteries AD 12 Turns power off approximately six minutes after last key operation Enabled under battery power only can be disabled manually Speaker Output 5W 5W Power Consumption 12 18W Dimensions 122 5 x 42 3 16 7 cm 481 x 16 11 16 x 6 9 46 inc
103. d breadth Slight modulation of vol nt T r a n S 4 Tremolo Tremolo LI LI 23 5 Phase Shifter Phaser Rotary speaker effect Electronic organ rotar 3 NOTES I 6 Organ Speaker Organ Speaker k id y The keyboard be transposed within a range of 12 one octave Speaker Eve downwards to 12 one octave upwards 7 Attack effect by enhanc The default transpose setting is 00 when keyboard power is turned on ancer anget ing high harmonics display changes from the transpose screen back to its normal screen Jet plane effect that caus if you do not perform any key operation for about three seconds 1 1 To return the transpose setting its initial default of 00 display the trans 8 Flanger Flanger es the sound to build and pose screen and press the TRANSPOSE buttons and V at the same then decay time 9 EO Loudness Loudness Enhanced lower tones The transpose setting also affects the seguencer and Auto Accompani ment It does not however affect Auto Accompaniment drum parts Tuning the Keyboard The tuning feature lets you fine tune the keyboard to match the tun ing of another musical instrument To tune the keyboard Press the TUNE MIDI button to display the tuning screen With the WK 1600 1630 this button is named Tune 9900 2 Use and buttons to change the tuning setting of the keyboard Example To lower the tuning by 20 00 Tune 990
104. d the user s authority to operate the equipment 733A E 002A WK1800 E 1 2 65 Page 2 2 03 7 31 5 20 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 50 41 Welcome To the happy family of satisfied CASIO electronic musical instrument owners To get the most out of the many features and functions of the keyboard be sure to carefully read this manual and keep it on hand for future reference Important When using batteries be sure to replace them or shift to one of the alternate power sources whenever you notice any of the following symptoms Dim power supply indicator nstrument does not turn on Display that is flickering dim or difficult to read Abnormally low speaker headphone volume Distortion of sound output Occasional interruption of sound when playing at high volumes Sudden power failure when playing at high volumes Flickering or dimming of the dispaly when playing at high volume Continued sound output even after you release a key A totally different tone may sound Abnormal rhythm pattern and demo tune play Loss of power sound distortion or low volume when playing from a connected computer or MIDI device Sudden power failure while reading from or writing to a diskette WK 1800 only CASIO ELECTRONICS CO LTD C Unit 6 1000 North Circular Road London NW2 7JD U K This mark is valid in the EU countries only Please keep all information for future
105. d which has 16 parts 16 channels and then that data is sent to the Company B keyboard which can receive only 10 parts 10 channels the parts that cannot be played will not be heard The standard for the tone numbering sequence the number of parts and other general factors that determine the sound source configura tion which was arrived at by mutual consultations by manufactur ers is called General MIDI The General MIDI standard defines the tone numbering sequence the drum sound numbering sequence the number of MIDI channels that can be used and other general factors that determine the sound source configuration Because of this musical data produced on a General MIDI sound source can be played back using similar tones and identical nuances as the original even when played on another manufacturers sound source This keyboard conforms with General MIDI standards so it can be connected to a computer or other device and used to play back Gen eral MIDI data that has been purchased downloaded from the Inter net or obtained from any other source 733A E 062A 03 7 31 5 22 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Making MIDI Settings This section describes the MIDI settings you need to make when con necting this keyboard to a seguencer synthesizer or other external device Once connected you can send and receive data and even play back commercially available General MIDI data MIDI Settings GM SYSTEM ON OFF Default on The
106. ding is stopped you can press the START STOP button to playback what you have just recorded See Play ing Back from Song Sequencer Memory on page E 45 for details on the type of data recorded to Song Sequencer mem ory 733 045 WK 1800 1600 E 39 47 Page 43 To use punch in recording in Tracks 2 through 6 1 NOTE 1 If you are performing punch in recording in Tracks 2 through 6 immediate ly after you finished punch in recording in Track 1 skip steps 1 and 2 of the following procedure 1 Press the SONG button once This causes the indicator lamp above the SONG button to light 4e Select the user song area that contains the song whose contents you want to change using punch in record ing e Use and to select User Song Area 0 560 or User Song Area 1 501 Je Press the RECORD button to enter record standby The REC indicator appears and the frame around the CH11 Track 1 flashes on the display SUUTUNE 1 gt 5 EMPO 20 MEASURE BEAT AMI a t INTERNAL IES TET 1C ES lt gt ERE EGER CE Channels 11 through 16 of the level meter show which tracks already contain recorded data See Level Meter Dur ing Record Operations on page E 44 for details on how to read the level meter Select the track whose contents you want to change Use CHANNEL buttons CH12 Track 2 through CH16 Track 6 to sel
107. display Use the 4 and gt cursor keys to scroll through the global setting and operation screens The numbers shown to the left of the sample displays below correspond to the following sections that provide details on each setting 1111 MetrsRec 012 Exe gt When the item you want is on the screen change it to the setting you want See the explanations following this procedure for details on making each global setting After you are finished making a particular setting press the ENTER button to return to the Record Playback Mode screen e Press 4 or gt in place of ENTER if you want to change to another setting screen and make other settings E 45 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC CHANNEL YES NO Cursor keys 99088 ENTER Metronome Setting Meter This setting controls whether or not the metronome sounds during This setting specifies the meter of the song Song Seguencer real time recording and playback 11111 Metr zRecsi 1 NOTEI Display indicator Me 5 If a song is already recorded with rhythm the meter of the rhythm is set 000 Metronome off automatically Metronome sounds during recording 000 only initial default setting 2 4 3 4 Metronome sounds during recording and playback 000 4
108. djust the volume level Connecting to a Musical Instrument Amplifier 3 Use commercially available cords to connect to the two jacks as shown in Figure 3 It is up to you to purchase connecting cables like the ones shown in the illustration for connection Use the keyboard s VOL UME slider to adjust the volume level If your amplifier has only one input jack use an adapter like the one shown below Standard plug Standard jack E 12 WK 1800 1600 E 08 15 Page 12 NOTEI You can also connect the keyboard s MIDI terminal to a computer or se quencer See MIDI on page E 60 for details e WK 1600 1630 Phones Output Terminal Before connecting phones or other external equipment be sure to first turn down the volume settings of the keyboard and the connected equipment You can then adjust volume to the desired level after con nections are complete Front PHONES OUTPUT Terminal po D n 9 Keyboard amp guitar amp etc 2 Red PIN plug Ia LEFT RIGHT AUX IN or similar terminal of audio amplifier Connecting Phones Figure 0 Connecting phones cuts off output from the keyboard s built in speak ers so you can play even late at night without disturbing anyone Audio Eguipment Figure 2 Connect the keyboard to a audio eguipment using a commercially available connecting cord with a standard plug on one end and two PIN plugs on the other e
109. e Mixer to raise the volume or expression setting for the appli cable channel Page E 27 Page E 29 Page E 30 Sound output does not change when key pressure is varied Touch response is turned off Press the TOUCH RESPONSE button to turn it on Page E 18 The key or tuning does not match when playing along with another MIDI machine 733 077 WK 1800 1600 75 78 The tuning or transpose parameter is set to a value other than 00 Page 75 Change the transpose or tuning param eter value to 00 03 7 31 5 22 PM Page E 19 E 75 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC WK 1800 1600 E 75 78 Problem Possible Cause Action See page Some parts stop playing at some point during Seguencer play back Playback exceeds the maximum po lyphony of the keyboard Use the Song Sequencer to decrease the number of parts playing at the same time by turning off channels Page E 45 Some parts don t play at all dur ing Sequencer playback 1 The Mixer mode setting for the cor responding channel is off or Exter nal Solo 2 Volume or expression setting is too low 1 Use the Mixer to make sure that channels are turned on 2 Use the Mixer to check the volume or expression setting Page E 29 Page E 30 Cannot record Auto Accompa niment or rhythm Track other than Track 1 is selected as the recording track Tracks 2 through 6 are melody tra
110. e around the CH11 Track 1 flashes on the display SUUTUNE 1 gt ksi MEASURE BEAT ED UDI 1 INTERNAL ES IET JES JES TES co lt gt 155 lt gt Track 1 CH11 is automatically selected as the record track whenever you enter record standby Channels CH 11 through CH 16 of the level meter show which tracks already contain recorded data See Level Meter Dur ing Record Operations on page E 44 for details on how to read the level meter Make any tone rhythm or accompaniment mode set ting you want Press the START STOP button to start recording At this time the REC indicator stops flashing The metronome normally sounds during recording If you want to turn off the metronome use the procedure under Metronome Setting on page 46 Play the notes you want to record on the keyboard Chords played on the accompaniment keyboard in accor dance with the accompaniment method selected with the MODE button are also recorded in Track 1 PITCH BEND Wheel and pedal operations are also record ed See Real time Recording All Tracks on page E 39 for details 733A E 043A WK 1800 1600 39 47 Page 41 After you are finished playing press START STOP again to stop recording The REC indicator clears from the display when recording is stopped Pressing START STOP again at this point plays
111. e described for step 2 under To play back elements of the accompaniment pattern in the work area on page E 50 Press the RECORD button to enter record standby This causes the REC indicator to appear on the display If the accompaniment pattern is once converted using the Pattern Conversion Disk the message NotCASIO appears on the display indicating that it cannot be recorded WK 1800 only Select the parts you want to record The Rhythm part CH10 is selected initially whenever you turn on the Pattern Sequencer Use CHANNEL buttons CH6 through CH10 to select parts The frames around the channel numbers that conform to the currently selected parts flash to show they are selected Note that you cannot select parts once recording starts Be sure to select the parts you want before you start recording Press the START STOP button At this time the REC indicator stops flashing All parts of the selected element play back in an endless loop You can record notes in the currently selected parts Measure and beat numbers are shown on the display during recording Pressing any keyboard key starts actual recording Record in part in sequence You can perform the following operations during element recording Turn parts channels to be recorded on and off Tempo changes Tone operations See Recording Parts on this page for details on recording to each part
112. e distortion for certain tones and rhythm patterns When this happens lower the MAIN VOL UME setting E 20 WK 1800 1600 E 16 20 Page 20 Using the PITCH BEND Wheel As its name suggests the PITCH BEND wheel lets you bend the pitch of a sound This makes it possible to add a touch of realism to saxophone and other tones To use the PITCH BEND wheel While holding down a keyboard key with your right hand use your left hand to rotate the PITCH BEND wheel up and down Releasing the PITCH BEND wheel returns the note to its original pitch 4 NOTES I With saxophone and electrical guitar tones the most realistic sounding effects can be produced if you play notes and operate the PITCH BEND wheel simultaneously See Pitch Bend Range Initial Default 02 on page E 59 for changing the bend range of the PITCH BEND wheel Never turn on keyboard power while the PITCH BEND wheel is rotated Using the MODULATION Wheel Modulation applies vibrato which modulates the pitch of a note It works best with notes that are sustained held by keeping a key board key held down especially when playing the melody with a violin or other similar tone To use the MODULATION Wheel While playing melody notes with your right hand rotate the MODULATION wheel with your left to apply vibrato to the notes The amount of vibrato applied depends on how far you rotate the MODULATION wheel upwards Setting the wheel to its neutral positi
113. e is damaged Use a different diskette Err DiskFull The diskette is full 1 Use a different diskette 2 Delete any files you no longer need in order to make room for the data you want to save E 73 Err Mem Full Keyboard memory became full while importing data from diskette If you have user patterns stored in Pattern Sequenc er memory use the following procedure to delete user patterns you no longer need from the user area patterns 120 to 129 CD Clear the work area using the procedure under Work Area Clear on page E 54 2 While the work area empty cleared use the pro cedure under To exit the Pattern Sequencer Mode and save work area contents on page E 56 to save the work area to the accompaniment pattern user area accompaniment numbers that contain patterns you no longer need Saving the empty work area effectively deletes data currently stored in memory If you have song data stored in Song Sequencer memory 560 5 1 delete the song data you no longer need icit E 46 Err Not SMFO The file you are reading is not an SMF 0 format file Use SMF 0 format files only E 69 Err No Disk 1 The diskette is not loaded in the drive correctly 2 No diskette is loaded in the drive 1 Eject the diskette from the drive and reload it 2 Load diskette into the drive Err No File The keyboard cannot find any file it can
114. ect the track you want CH11 12 CH 13 CH 14 CH 15 CH 16 SEOUENCER TRACH Make any tone setting you want Press the ENTER button to enter the Punch in Mode 1111111111111 In 1111111111111 Pressing the ENTER button again exits the Punch in Mode Press the START STOP button to start playback of the song in the user song area you selected in step 2 When playback reaches the part you want to change play the new part on the keyboard Playback of the current track stops and punch in recording starts as soon as you play something on the keyboard Pressing the ENTER button instead of playing something on the keyboard starts recording of a blank in the selected track except for the accompaniment of Track 1 until you play something Continue playing until the end of the song 43 03 7 31 5 21 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC CHANNEL YES NO musical INFORINAION svsrem RECORD TP 0000 START STOP TEMPO 7 After you are finished press START STOP to stop re cording The REC indicator disappears from the display when record ing is stopped At this point you can repeat steps 3 through 9 for oth er tracks if you want Playback Tracks When recording to a track with the Song Sequencer the contents of any tracks that are already
115. ements VARIATION FILL IN Toggles between Variation and Vari ation Fill In elements INTRO Selects Intro element SYNCHRO ENDING Selects Ending element 3 Press the START STOP button The selected element plays in a loop repeating itself The display shows measure and beat numbers during ele ment playback You can perform the following operations during element playback Tempo changes Part on and off Mixer operations Tone operations 4 To stop playback press START STOP again 1 The cursor keys and ENTER button function as Mixer operation buttons during playback Auto Accompaniment uses internal chan nels CH6 through CH10 which can be used when making part settings See Changing the Parameters of a Channel on page E 30 for details on using the Mixer to make settings 2 You can change the tone setting by pressing TONE button and then using the number keys and to specify a tone number The Pattern Sequencer turns off automatically if you do not per form any operation for about five seconds You can change the tone settings of each part inside each element A NOTES I Pressing the PATTERN button while a pattern is playing stops accom paniment playback and enters the Pattern Edit Mode Use the Mixer to adjust the volume balance between channels First set the Global Volume parameter to 127 Next adjust the Expression pa rameter volume balance See Additiona
116. ends the corresponding NOTE OFF message 733A E 064A 03 7 31 5 22 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Press the key MIDI OUT Terminal NOTE ON Note number tone Velocity volume Release the key XE MIDI OUT Terminal I NOTEI The pitch of a note depends on the tone that is being used as shown in the Note Table on page A 1 Whenever this keyboard receives note number that is outside its range for that tone the same tone in the nearest available octave is substituted NOTE OFF Note number tone Velocity 00 PROGRAM CHANGE This is the tone select message PROGRAM CHANGE can contain tone data within the range of 0 to 127 A PROGRAM CHANGE message is sent out through the keyboard s MIDI OUT terminal whenever you manually change its tone num ber Receipt of a PROGRAM CHANGE message from an external device changes the tone setting of this keyboard PITCH BEND This message carries pitch bend information for sliding pitch upwards or downwards during keyboard play Performing a pitch bend operation on this keyboard simultaneously changes the pitch of the built in sound source and sends a PITCH BEND message out through the MIDI OUT terminal CONTROL CHANGE This message adds effects such as vibrato and volume changes CON TROL CHANGE data includes a control number to identify the ef fect type and a control value to specify the on off status and depth of the effect The following is a list of data tha
117. ent feature and seguencers of this keyboard can play up to 16 different musical instrument parts at the same time You can also play along on the keyboard and even use layer and split to add even more instrument parts For example the following table shows the seven parts that would play if you use layer to play two tones on the keyboard while Auto Accompaniment play is in progress 1 Keyboard Main tone 2 Layered tone 3 Auto Accompaniment Chord 1 4 Chord 2 5 3 6 Bass 7 Rhythm The Mixer makes it possible for you to turn each of the above parts on and off and also specify the tone volume stereo pan point and DSP effect for each I NOTE I The above explanation applies to the Mixer s Internal Mode Parts and Channels Each part for keyboard play Auto Accompaniment patterns and Song Sequencer tunes is assigned to one of 16 channels You can use the Mixer to select a channel and adjust various parameters of the as signed part The following table shows the parts assigned to each channel E 28 WK 1800 1600 E 28 31 Page 28 Channel Part Channel Button Number Name CHI Main tone UPPER1 Layered tone CH2 UPPER2 Auto Harmonize harmony tone CH3 Split tone LOWERI CH4 Layered split tone LOWER2 Auto Harmonize split tone CH5 Main accompaniment volume ACC VOL CH6 Auto Accompanime
118. er recording After re cording quantize adjusts the timing of notes input to each track on the keyboard to match those selected by the setting you make here 0175 sk Use the CHANNEL buttons to select the channel whose guantize setting you want to change 2 Use and to change the setting Display Indicator Ouantize guarter notes initial value Ouantize 8 th notes Ouantize 8th triplicate notes Quantize 16th notes Quantize 16th triplicate notes Quantize 32nd notes Quantize 32nd triplicate notes Quantize 64 th notes Quantize Execute 6 Use this procedure to execute the quantize setting made under Record Quantize Setting on this page 012 Exe gt Use the 4 and cursor keys to display the Otz Exe A message appears to confirm whether you want to execute 2 Press YES to execute or NO to abort the operation Pressing YES causes the message qt Pls Wait to appear for about one second Next the display returns to the record playback mode gt Complete 733 049 4 7 WK 1800 1600 E 39 47 Page 47 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Pattern Seguencer PITCH BEND MODULA TION PATTERN NORMAL FILL li NTRO The Pattern Seguencer lets you modify the keyboard s 120 built
119. er settings See Changing the Pa rameters of a Channel on page E 30 1 NOTES I All settings except for Channel on off are changed at the next MIDI message receive after the setting is made Though you can play on the keyboard without affecting MIDI input as with the Internal Mode you cannot change keyboard settings Except for when a channel other than the current channel is selected you can change the main tone setting using the standard tone selection proce dure shown under Selecting a Tone on page E 16 733A E 066A 03 7 31 5 22 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC External Solo Mode MIDI IN ch MIDI OUT ch 112 gg 5 6 7 8 9 11 5 3 41518 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 1516 External Channels Internal Channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10111213 141516 Ch 1 through 16 can turned on and off Mixer functions K tone volume etc eyboard play In this mode only the channel on off method is different from the External Mode Pressing a CHANNEL button turns on only the chan nel assigned to that button and turns all other channels off This mode is normally used for checking the contents of a specific channel during MIDI receive You can change settings play on the keyboard and perform other operations just as you do in the Exter nal Mode External Play Mode MIDI IN ch MIDI OU
120. erns Memory Capacity Elements Parts Recording Method 10 Rhythm numbers 120 to 129 Approximately 6 800 notes WK 1800 Approximately 5 800 notes WK 1600 1630 Intro Normal Variation Normal Fill In Variation Fill In Ending Chord 1 2 3 Bass Rhythm Real time Registration Memory Number of Setups Memory Contents 20 5 setups x 4 banks Tone Rhythm Tempo Split on off Split point Layer on off Auto Harmonize on off Mixer set tings Keyboard channel on off DSP digital effect on off DSP digital effect settings Accompa niment mode Touch Response settings Assignable jack setting Transpose Tuning Pitch Bend range Sound range shift on off Demo Tunes 733A E 079A WK 1800 1600 E 75 78 Page 77 2 Tune Number Title Composer Time 1 Over The Edge TECH NOTE INTERNATIONAL LTD 2720 2 Night Breeze Hage Software 1756 77 03 7 31 5 22 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC WK 1800 1600 E 75 78 Synthesizer Parameters PCM set amp envelope set attack rate release rate pitch envelope set pitch level touch sensitiv ity pan filter sensitivity filter level transpose Mixer Channels Modes Parameters 16 Internal External External Solo External Play Program change number volume expression pan coarse tuning fine tuning Effect Send MIDI 16 channel multi timbre receive General MIDI Level 1 Other Fun
121. ette that comes with the keyboard contains sample data and programs It is write protected to avoid accidental erasure or formatting Make sure you handle this diskette carefully to avoid damaging or erasing its data 733A E 069A E 67 WK 1800 1600 E 67 74 Page 67 03 7 31 5 22 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Inserting and Ejecting Diskette The following describes how to insert a diskette into the disk drive and how to eject it To insert a diskette into the floppy disk drive With the label area of the diskette facing up insert the diskette shutter first into the disk drive as shown in the illustration 2 Slide the diskette into the drive as far as it will go until it clicks into place To eject a diskette from the floppy disk drive IMPORTANT Before ejecting a diskette always check to make sure that the ac cess lamp is not lit or flashing A lit or flashing access lamp means that the keyboard is performing a data read or write operation Eject ing a diskette while it is being accessed can cause its data to become corrupted Press the Eject button This causes the diskette to be partially ejected from the disk drive Remove the diskette from the drive by hand BB Ug ENTER Cursor keys Basic Diskette Operation The following is the basic procedure when using a diskette Insert a diskette into the keyboards disk dr
122. f the two digital effect screens shown be low to appear When the current digital effect is turned on Indicates effect is turned on Effect number and name When the current digital effect is turned off The above screens clear if you do not perform any operation within about five seconds 2 Whilea digital effect screen is on the display use the and buttons to scroll through the digital ef fects until the one you want is displayed 1 NOTES I Playing a demo tune page E 8 automatically changes the effect to the one that is assigned to the tune You cannot change or cancel a demo tune effect Changing the effect setting while sound is being output by the keyboard causes a slight break in the sound when the effect changes The DSP effect is applied not only to the notes you play on the key board but also to rhythms and Auto Accompaniment patterns Note that effects 3 through 6 and effect 8 can produce a mood that is not suitable for certain types of music when they are applied to rhythms and Auto Accompaniment When this happens you can turn off application of the effect to the rhythm and Auto Accompaniment by using the Mixer to set the effect send volume of the accompaniment channel to zero For de tails on the actual procedure for doing this see Changing the Parame ters of a Channel on page E 30 Setting the keyboard s MAIN VOLUME slider to high volume when Ef fect 9 EQ Loudness is being applied can caus
123. fecting MIDI input Because of this the In ternal Mode is best for the following type of application When you want to use the multi timbre capabilities of the key board s sound source to play along on the keyboard with playback of external MIDI data and make separate settings for the keyboard notes You can use the Internal Mode to change the tone layer split and other settings for keyboard play without affecting MIDI in put External Mode Operations are different in the External External Solo and Exter nal Play Modes External Mode MIDI IN ch MIDI OUT ch 112 131415 617 8 9 8 11234 56 112 gg 51617 8 a Channels Internal Channels External turned on and off Mixer functions tone volume etc Ch 1 through 16 can 1 Keyboard play In the External Mode Mixer functions affect the external channels so they also have a direct affect on the corresponding MIDI input channels Because of this the External Mode is best for the following types of applications To control MIDI input channel on off settings The CH1 through CH16 CHANNEL buttons correspond to MIDI channels 1 through 16 so channels can be toggled on and off by pressing the corre sponding button You can use the Mixer to change the tone and volume for each chan nel and to make a variety of oth
124. ferably use a CASIO musical instru ment stand designed for your keyboard Do not place heavy objects on the instrument Do not place heavy objects on the instru ment This may cause the instrument to tip over or break resulting in injury Volume Very high volume levels can damage hear ing Avoid using the instrument at very high volume settings for long periods Consult with a physician immediately if you experience impaired hearing or ringing in the ears Liguid Crystal Display LCD Precautions Avoid subjecting the keyboard s LCD to strong impact which can crack or break the LCD s glass creating the danger of per sonal injury Should the LCD glass ever crack or break do not allow the liguid inside the LCD to come into contact with your skin which can cause inflammation and reddening Should the LCD liguid get into your mouth immediately wash out your mouth with water and then consult a physician Should the LCD liguid get in your eyes or on your skin immediately flush with wa ter for at least 15 minutes and then consult a physician Do not get onto the instrument or stand Do not crawl on top of the instrument or its optional stand Particular caution is re quired in homes having small children This may cause the instrument or stand to tip over and break resulting in injury Optional Stand Carefully assemble the stand following the assembly instructions that come with it Se curely tigh
125. ft indicates that the power plug must be unplugged from the electrical socket IN WARNING Please use caution regarding the handling of the AC adaptor Do not use a voltage other than the indi cated power supply voltage Use of a volt age other than that indicated may cause fire or electrical shock If the power cord should become damaged exposed wires disconnection etc pur chase a new AC adaptor Use of a damaged power cord may cause fire or electrical shock E 2 do not place heavy objects on top of it or subject it to excessive heat Damage to the power cord may cause fire or electrical shock Do not attempt to shape the power cord or subject it to excessive bending twisting or pulling This may cause fire or electrical shock Please use the adaptor specified for this in strument Use of another adaptor may cause fire electrical shock or malfunction Do not cut or damage the power cord Also Do not locate the instrument or its stand on an uneven or unstable surface Locating the instrument or its stand on an uneven or unstable surface can cause it to fall creating the danger of personal injury Do not place containers containing water or other liq uids on the instrument Do not place the following objects on the instrument Placing such objects on the in AN strument may cause fire or electrical shock if they spill and get inside the instrument Containe
126. gs WK 1800 only Memory Contents In addition to the above settings Registration Song Sequencer Pat tern Sequencer and Synthesizer memory contents are also retained when power is turned off Power Requirements The keyboard comes with a built in lithium battery that supplies power to the memory to retain Song Sequencer Pattern Sequencer and other data while keyboard power is turned off If the power of the lithium battery is low turning off keyboard power can result in deletion of all data stored in its memory The normal life of the original battery is five years from the time it is loaded at the factory Due to time spent in transit and storage the original battery probably will not provide a full five years of service life It is up to you to contact your nearest CASIO service provider about having the lithium battery replaced periodically Note that you will be charged separately for lithium battery replace ment To protect against loss of valuable memory data we strongly suggest that you use either of the following methods to back it up Perform a MIDI dump of the data to a computer or other external device for storage See Bulk Sending Keyboard Data on page E 65 for details Save the data to diskette WK 1800 only See Using the Floppy Disk Drive on page E 67 for details 733A E 017A WK 1800 1600 E 08 15 Page 15 To initialize the keyboard and delete all data You can either fully initialize the keyboa
127. h Weight without batteries E 78 Page 78 Approximately 9 8kg 21 6 Ibs WK 1800 Approximately 9 3kg 20 5 Ibs WK 1600 1630 733A E 080A 03 7 31 5 22 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 50 DET esodsuei ejep pue JO e se soseau ui si esodsueij peuni 4IHS ADNVY ANNOS 129 jo uo 1 5 JONYH ANNOS jo S U0 10 25 ON 1064 3 punos nono aiti youd prepuejs 1 BuO 1146 0 9 pue SO y9 ZE 1 ed eBuei sesneo 66 1 1 5 ANNOS 892 0 9 921 pesseud si UJIUM 0 ZE 4881 ou jou xsueise ue JO youd
128. he notes you play on the keyboard are called melody notes while the notes added to the melody by Auto Harmonize is called the har monize notes Auto Harmonize normally uses the tone you selected for the melody notes as the tone for the harmonize notes but you can use the Mixer page E 28 to specify a different tone for the harmo nize notes The harmonize note tone is assigned to Mixer Channel 2 so change Channel 2 to the tone you want to use for the harmonize notes In addition to the tone you can also use the Mixer to change a num ber of other parameters such as volume balance See Changing the Parameters of a Channel on page E 30 for details on these proce dures 1 NOTES I The default harmonize note tone when you first turn on Auto Harmonize is the same tone as the melody note tone Changing the melody tone setting automatically changes the harmo nize note tone to the same setting Using One touch Preset One touch preset automatically makes the settings listed below in accordance with the rhythm pattern you are using Keyboard tone and volume Layer or Auto Harmonize on off Layered tone and volume when layer is turned on or harmonize tone and volume when harmonize is turned on Tempo Accompaniment volume To use one touch preset 1 Select the rhythm you want to use Z the MODE button to select the accompaniment mode you want to use Press the ONE TOUCH PRESET button
129. hile the upper range right side is assigned the main tone The location on the keyboard where the changeover between the two tones occurs is called the split point See To change the location of the split point on page E 18 for details on changing the location of the split point Press SPLIT again to unsplit the keyboard and return it to normal This causes the SPLIT indicator to disappear E 17 03 7 31 5 20 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC WK 1800 1600 E 16 20 WK 1800 WK 1607 1630 LO 6 TUNEMIDI EJ EJ TUM must incenmarien SYSTEM TOUCH RESPONSE n 0000 D BB IODOODODODDODOD 1 NOTE 1 Split is produced by using Mixer internal mode CH 1 UPPER1 and CH 3 LOWER1 at the same time This means you can use the Mixer to change the volume balance and stereo pan position parameters for both the main tone and split tone See Mixer Function on page E 28 for details To change the location of the split point While holding down the SPLIT button press the keyboard key where you want the lowest note the leftmost key of the upper range right side range to be Using Layer and Split Together You can use layer and split together to created a layered split key board When you use layer and split in combination the high range of the keyboard is assigned two to
130. hip between accompaniment parts and channel buttons Auto Accompaniment Part Channel Button Chord 1 CH6 Chord 2 CH7 Chord 3 CH8 Bass CH9 Rhythm CH10 See Turning Channels On and Off on page E 29 for full details on how to turn Auto Accompaniment parts on and off NOTE I With some rhythm patterns some parts are assigned all rests which mean they normally do not play even when turned on Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume The following procedure adjusts the overall volume of all the accom paniment parts by specifying a value in the range of 000 minimum to 127 maximum Accompaniment volume can be changed in the Internal Mode only See Mixer Modes on page E 28 for details on the Internal Mode 1 Press the CH5 ACC VOL button Ze Use the A and V cursor keys to increase or de crease the displayed value AcompVol VOLUME 185 New accompaniment volume setting 1 NOTES I Youcan also use the Mixer to adjust the volume for each individual Auto Accompaniment part See Mixer Function on page E 28 for details The accompaniment volume setting screen is cleared if you do not input anything for about five seconds 733 029 27 WK 1800 1600 E 21 27 Page 27 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC CHANNEL MIXER SELECT Mixer Features The Auto Accompanim
131. his section describes the utilities that are provided to convert rhythm pattern data from another keyboard to delete data from a diskette and to format a diskette E 71 03 7 81 5 22 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC 0000 0 88 8B 0 Converting Rhythm Pattern Data From Anoth er Keyboard Use the procedure described here to convert rhythm pattern data cre ated on a Technics or Roland brand keyboard so it can be used on the WK 1800 IMPORTANT The data conversion capabilities of this keyboard are intended for personal non commercial purposes only The sound source and accompaniment system of this keyboard is different from those used by other manufacturers so converted data played on this keyboard may sound different from what it sounds like when played on its eguipment You may not be able to convert some accompaniment patterns created on other keyboards Please direct all inguiries concerning accompaniment pattern version to CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD I NOTES I Data can be converted one files at a time Converted data is stored in the user rhythm area of this keyboard s mem ory To convert rhythm data Before getting started Prepare the diskette labeled WK1800 ACCESSORY DISK which comes with the WK 1800 Prepare the diskette that contains the rhythm pattern d
132. hythm pattern you selected in step 1 is too large to fit in the work area the Message Ptn Mem Full appears on the display for about three seconds After that the keyboard enters to the Pattern Create Mode with the work area empty To make more room in the work area for the rhythm pattern delete user rhythm patterns stored in the user area pattern numbers 100 through 109 that you no longer need In the Pattern Create Mode you can play back the accompa niment pattern in the work area and even record along with the playback See Using the Pattern Create Mode on page E 50 for full details on using the Pattern Create Mode 733 051 WK 1800 1600 E 48 57 Page 49 Press the PATTERN button again This enters the Pattern Edit Mode which is indicated when the indicator lamp above the PATTERN button is flashing The indicator Edt in the tone rhythm number area of the display item 3 on page E 10 also indicates the Pattern Edit Mode The Pattern Edit Mode screen can be scrolled between the following three menus with the A and V cursor keys Global Element and Part In addition to the menus there is also an Escape screen for exiting the Pattern Edit Mode Each contains parameters for making settings for the accompaniment pattern in the Pattern Seguencer work area See Using the Pattern Edit Mode on page 52 for full de tails on using the Pattern Edit Mode Displaying the Pattern Edit Mode s
133. ice for details The bulk receive screen is automatically cleared from the dis play of the keyboard after the operation is complete on GM Mode gt vi GiKeybd Che wit oFF orc MIDI settings page 62 N7 on Loca SKD fv AcompOut See Keyboard Settings on page E 58 for details on set tings Bulk send BulkSnd gt 7 BulkRcv lt gt Bulk receive 733A E 068A 03 7 31 5 22 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Using the Floppy Disk Drive WK 1800 Only Floppy Disk Drive Features About Floppy Diskettes The WK 1800 comes with a built in disk drive which provides you This section contains important information about handling diskettes with the capabilities described below Be sure to read it before going any further You can save seguencer and synthesizer data on a floppy diskette for long term storage When you need the data again simply in sert the diskette into the disk drive and load it Diskette Types You can play back SMF standard MIDI file data created on a per The WK 1800 supports use of both 3 5 2HD 1 44MB formatted and sonal computer and saved to diskette ps You can convert rhythm data saved to diskette from another make vane formatted diskettes Else OF bena sizes and ities is not supported of electronic musical instrument Roland Technics and save it as user rhythm data Diskette Type Indi
134. iment chord is specified The shaded rows are the default numbers for each element and part Basic Bass Element Names Part Names Intro Normal Variation Ending Normal Fill in Variation Fill in Bass Chord 1 Chord 2 Chord 3 Description Normally used for the bass part 7th Bass Used for a bass part recorded by a 7th chord Basic Chord Normally used for the chord part Basic Chord2 A variation of Number 02 with different conversion when Gm7 C is specified during accompaniment Variation Chord1 Specifying a 7th chord during play transforms the 5th note of the scale to the 7th note of the scale In the case of C7 for example G becomes Variation Chord2 Variation of number 04 Variation Chord 1 7th Chord Used for the chord part when a 7th chord is recorded Minor Chord Used for the chord part when a minor chord is recorded Major Phrase Used for the chord part when a phrase is recorded in a major scale Minor Bass Phrase Used for the bass part when a phrase is recorded in a minor scale Penta Phrase Used for the chord part when a phrase is recorded in a penta scale CDEGA Natural Minor Transforms to natural minor when a minor chord is played Melodic Minor Transforms to melodic minor ascending when a minor chord is played Harmonic Minor Transforms to harmonic minor when a minor chord is played No Change O
135. in Auto Accompaniment patterns or create your own original pattern from scratch Pattern Seguencer Basics Each Auto Accompaniment pattern is actually a group of six differ ent elements named normal intro variation normal fill in varia tion fill in and ending Each element is made up of five parts named Rhythm Bass Chord 1 Chord 2 and Chord 3 The following table shows the makeup of each element Chord 1 Chord 2 Chord 3 Chord 1 Chord 2 Chord 3 Variation Chord 1 Chord 2 Chord 3 Normal fill in Chord 1 Chord 2 Chord 3 Chord 1 Chord 2 Chord 3 Chord 1 Chord 2 Chord 3 Pattern Seguencer Recording Contents The Pattern Seguencer lets you record notes for each of the parts that makes up an element You can alter any of the elements of a built in Auto Accompaniment or you can create one or more of your own original elements from scratch Content that can be recorded to each part within each element using real time recording Notes played on the keyboard PITCH BEND wheel operation Bend range fixed at 2 for user pat tern creation MODULATION wheel operation Pedal operation when an optional pedal is connected Content that can be recorded once for each pattern Tempo Beat Only when work area is empty Content that can be recorded to each element Number of measures The number of measures for Intro Normal Variation and Ending can specified on
136. ive Press the DISK button This causes the indicator lamp above the DISK button to light which indicates the SMF Play Mode See Playing Back an 5 on page E 69 for details on using this mode Press the DISK button again to display the first disk operation screen Theindicator lamp above the DISK button flashes at this time Scroll through the disk operation screens Use the A and V cursor keys to scroll through the four available screens Font Option Font DiskLoad gt Fal DiskSavect gt Font Utility Option Use this screen to set SMF playback options See Playing Back an SMF on page E 69 DiskLoad Use this screen to load a file created with the 1800 See To load keyboard data from a diskette on page E 71 DiskSave Use this screen to save data created with the WK 1800 See To save keyboard data to diskette on page E 70 Utility Use this screen to access utilities that let you con vert rhythm data delete data from a diskette and format a diskette See Using the Utilities on page E 71 Perform the operation for the displayed disk opera tion screen e Use the 4 and cursor keys to make settings See the sections that follow this procedure for full details on performing disk operations After you are finished press the DISK button This causes the indicator lamp above the DISK button to go out I NOTEI You wil
137. l Channel Mode Parameters on page E 31 for details 733A E 052A 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC WK 1800 1600 E 48 57 To record an accompaniment pattern PREPARATION Select the accompaniment pattern rhythm that you want to use as a base Use the procedure under To play back elements of the accompaniment pattern in the work area on page E 50 to play back the pattern and become familiar with its elements and parts During playback you can practice playing the notes you plan to record Determine the number 120 to 129 you will assign to the new pattern If you want to use the metronome use the procedure under Metro nome Setting on page E 53 to select the metronome setting you want IMPORTANT You cannot record accompaniment patterns converted using the Pattern Conversion Disk See Using the Utillities on page E 71 for details I NOTE I If you playback the base pattern before recording skip step 1 in the follow ing procedure While the Pattern Sequencer is turned off press the PATTERN button once to enter the Pattern Create Mode Indicates the Pattern Create Mode Indicates the currently selected element A F MEASURE BEAT L TEMPO EU 001 1 INTERNAL IIe eae Frames around the channel numbers that correspond to the currently selected parts flash Select the element you want to record Use the same procedures as thos
138. l be able to start the above procedure even when there is no dis kette in the disk drive E 68 WK 1800 1600 E 67 74 Page 68 733A E 070A 03 7 31 5 22 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Playing Back SMF SMF standard MIDI file is a data format that makes it possible to port MIDI data between sequencers and synthesizers of different type and brand There are actually three different SMF formats named 0 1 and 2 This keyboard supports SMF Format 0 which is the most common Most synthesizers sequencers and commercially available pre recorded software and MIDI files use SMF Format 0 The built in disk drive of the WK 1800 lets you play back files created with a personal computer or other device and saved to diskette To play a specific file from diskette Insert the diskette that contains the file into the key board s disk drive The diskette labeled WK1800 ACCESSORY DISK that comes with the keyboard contains files you can use for this procedure Press the DISK button This causes the indicator lamp above the DISK button to light which indicates the SMF Play Mode At this time the name of one of the files contained on the diskette appears on the display Use and to select the file you want to play Press the START STOP button to start play of the file whose name is flashing on the display File name To stop file play press START
139. layback Use the TEMPO buttons to adjust the playback tempo See the notes below for other operations you can perform during playback Press the START STOP button again to stop playback 1 NOTES I Pressing the START STOP button starts playback from the beginning of the selected song You can play along on the keyboard during Song Sequencer playback You can use layer and split for keyboard play You can use the Mixer to adjust the volume level and stereo points of the playback track Such settings are output from MIDI OUT when they are made You cannot change the MODE button setting during Song Sequencer playback Song Sequencer and Mixer Operations During Song Sequencer playback standby and playback all four cur sor keys and the ENTER button function as Mixer operation buttons This means you can change Mixer settings for each track for both recording and playback Mixer Settings Recorded by Each Track Mixer settings are recorded independently for each track Mixer set tings are recorded as track data under either of the following two conditions e Mixer and bend range settings made for CH1 during Song Sequenc er playback standby are recorded to the track selected for record ing Mixer settings are saved for the applicable channels regardless of whether they are made during recording or playback Mixer Settings During Playback Selecting a song area causes the Mixer settings recorded for each track to be recal
140. led and assigned to their corresponding channels Turning Tracks On and Off During playback standby or actual playback you can turn Tracks 1 through 6 on and off using CHANNEL buttons CH11 through CH16 This means you can select which channels parts you want to play or even play back a single channel You can also turn the playback of previously recorded channels on and off during real time recording I NOTE I During real time recording standby CHANNEL buttons CH11 through CH16 are used to select the record track This means you cannot use the CHAN NEL buttons to turn playback channels on and off during record standby 733 047 WK 1800 1600 E 39 47 Page 45 JO Global Settings and Operations A global setting or operation is one that affects all the tracks that make up a song The following is a list of the global settings and opera tions D Metronome setting 2 Song delete 3 Meter setting 4 Initial tempo value 6 Quantize setting after recording 6 Quantize execution To make global settings Press the SONG button once This causes the indicator lamp above the button to light Select the user song area that contains the song whose global settings you want to change Use and to select User Song Area 0 560 or User Song Area 1 501 Press the SONG button again This causes the indicator lamp above the button to flash and the first global setting screen to appear on the
141. lickering dim or difficult to read Abnormally low speaker headphone volume Distortion of sound output Occasional interruption of sound when playing at high volumes Sudden power failure when playing at high volumes Flickering or dimming of the dispaly when playing at high vol ume Continued sound output even after you release a key A totally different tone may sound Abnormal rhythm pattern and demo tune play E 14 WK 1800 1600 08 15 Page 14 Loss of power sound distortion or low volume when playing from a connected computer or MIDI device Sudden power failure while reading from or writing to a dis kette WK 1800 only IMPORTANT Improper handling of batteries can cause them to burst and leak which creates the danger of personal injury or damage due to con tact with battery fluid Be sure to note the following important precau tions Always make sure that the positive and negative poles are facing correctly as indicated inside the battery compartment To avoid damage caused by leaking batteries be sure to remove batteries from the keyboard whenever you leave it unattended for long periods such as when leaving on a trip Never mix batteries of different types Never mix old batteries with new ones Never discard batteries by incinerating them do not allow their poles to be shorted connected to each other never take batteries apart and do not expose batteries to direct heat Repla
142. lly want to delete work area contents we Press the YES key to exit without saving work area contents or NO to abort this operation and return to the Pattern Sequencer Mode 733A E 059A E 57 WK 1800 1600 48 57 Page 57 03 7 31 5 22 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC WK 1800 1600 E 58 59 2 T Ji p Using the Keyboard Settings Menu The following describes how to use the keyboard settings menu to change the bend range the assignable jack function and the sound range shift setting To use the keyboard settings menu 1 Press the TUNE MIDI button With the WK 1600 1630 this button is named MIDI 2 Use the A and V cursor keys to display the screen for the setting you want to make as shown below WK 1800 GG Tune eS N _ GM Mode gt Iv ft 7 0 1 Che fv ft 7 of F Chord ES 117 on Local KZA ft Tuning screens page E 19 A V MIDI settings page E 62 aFF AcompOut gt vit Assignable jack function Sound range shift setting ofEshift S ly Bulk send receive page E 65 E 58 Page 58 0000 8 DE START STOP D dh GM Mode ev MIDI settings page E 62 A v K I ta of F AcompOut lt gt wit Ge B en d
143. long time Always make sure that the batteries mak ing up a set are all of the same type Never combine new batteries with old ones Never dispose of batteries by incinerating them Never short or disassemble batteries and do not expose them to excessive heat Replace dead batteries as soon as possible Never attempt to recharge batteries Transport When transporting the instrument always make sure to unplug the AC adaptor from the electrical outlet and confirm that all other external connections have been dis connected Only then should the instrument be transported If the above is not done the cord may be damaged leading to possible fire or electrical shock Care Whenever caring make sure to first un plug the AC adaptor from the electrical out let Also remove the instrument s batteries if battery power is being used 03 7 31 5 20 PM E 3 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Location Never locate the instrument in areas sub ject to high humidity or heavy accumula tion of dust Doing so may cause fire or electrical shock Never locate the instrument in areas sub ject to grease splatters or steam such as in a kitchen or near a humidifier Doing so may cause fire or electrical shock Do not place keyboard on lacguered furniture The instrument s silicone rubber feet may eventually blacken or scar lacguered sur faces Use felt cloth pads to insulate the feet or pre
144. ly when recording to a blank element Fill in is always one measure long and cannot be changed Fill in Cannot change inside one measure Original key E 48 WK 1800 1600 E 48 57 Page 48 VARIA 1 SYNCHROENDING Content that can be recorded to each part of each ele ment Tone TONE button or Mixer function setting Cannot change in side element Pan Set using Mixer Effect send Set using Mixer Expression Set using Mixer Chord conversion table Break point Pattern Seguencer Memory Capacity WK 1800 Approximately 6 800 notes 1600 1630 Approximately 5 800 notes The measure number item 11 on page E 10 and beat number item 10 on page E 10 flashing on the display during recording indi cates that memory is almost full space for about 100 notes or less remaining Recording stops automatically as soon as memory becomes full Element Display Indicators Indicator Element How to Select Normal Press the NORMAL FILL IN button to toggle between nor mal and normal fill in Normal Fill In Variation Press the VARIATION FILL IN button to toggle between variation and variation fill in Variation Fill In Intro Press the INTRO button Ending Press the SYNCHRO END ING button 733A E 050A 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Pattern Seguencer Modes Normal suma P1 I TI 0
145. mbles O Pattern Sequencer Alter any of the 120 built in rhythm patterns to create your own original patterns You can even store up to 10 of your patterns in memory for later recall O 130 rhythms 120 built in rhythms include rock pops jazz and other rhythms specially arranged for piano accompaniment You can even store up to 10 of your own rhythm patterns in memory for later recall Auto Accompaniment Simply play a chord and the corresponding rhythm bass and chords parts play along automatically One Touch Presets instantly recalls the most suitable tone and tempo settings to match the rhythm you are using while Free Session automatically produces pre programmed chord progres sions so you can play ensembles with yourself O 232 tones Choose from among a versatile collection of 200 built in orchestra tones synthesized sounds drum sets and more You can even store up to 32 of your own original sound creations in memory for instant recall when you need them Synthesizer Change the parameters of any of the built in sounds to produce your own original creations Up to 32 of original sounds can be stored in memory or later recall O General MIDI compatibility General MIDI compatible tones let you connect to a personal computer for guick and easy desktop music capabilities This keyboard can be used as a desktop music input device or sound source O Mixer You can specify tone volume pan position and other parame
146. nd press the keyboard key that corre sponds to the note you want to delete at the time the note sounds in order to delete it To get the timing right you probably should press the keyboard key just before the note sounds This will de lete that single note only To delete a part During record standby select the part you want to delete and then press and at the same time In response to the message AEL Sure that appears on the display press the YES button to delete all of the contents of the part or NO to abort the delete procedure without deleting anything E 52 WK 1800 1600 E 48 57 Page 52 Using the Edit Mode This section describes how to use the Pattern Edit Mode to change various settings for a pattern you are currently creating or are about to create IMPORTANT The procedures in this section all assume that you have read and are familiar with the information under Pattern Seguencer Basics on page E 48 and that you already know how to navigate between Pat tern Seguencer modes To select main menus and sub menus in the Pattern Edit Mode While in the Pattern Create Mode press the PATTERN button once to enter the Pattern Edit Mode This causes the indicator lamp above the PATTERN button to flash and the Global menu to appear on the display Indicates the Pattern Menu title Global in Edit Mode this case r L 5
147. nd Note that the standard plug you connect to the keyboard must be a stereo plug otherwise you will be able to output only one of stereo channels In this configuration you nor mally set the input selector of the audio eguipment to the terminal usually marked AUX IN or something similar where the cord from the keyboard is connected See the user documentation that comes with your audio eguipment for full details Musical Instrument Amplifier Figure Use a commercially available connecting cord to connect the keyboard to a musical instrument amplifier 1 NOTEI Be sure to use a connecting cord that has a stereo standard plug on the end you connect to the keyboard and a connector that provides dual chan nel left and right input to the amplifier to which you are connecting The wrong type of connector at either end can cause one of the stereo chan nels to be lost When connected to a musical instrument amplifier set the volume of the keyboard to a relatively low level and make output volume ad justments using the amplifier s controls 733A E 014A 03 7 31 5 20 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Connection Example Accessories and Options PIN jack PIN plug red Use only the accessories and options specified for this keyboard Use Toke ip pec ae of non authorized items creates the danger of fire electrical shock 2 mer 5 temna and personal injury Stereo SANAAdNUJ PIN plug white
148. ne 27872 alj jw Coarse Tune 00 C Tune UID alj lv Expression ig Express 127 See the following section titled Additional Channel Mode ters on page E 31 for details on what each of these parameters con trols NOTES I The first screen is normally the pan screen If you used the additional channel parameter screens since turning on power the last setting you used appears first You can use the 4 and gt cursor keys to change the current channel while an additional channel parameter screen is on the display Channel 10 is reserved for drum sounds so only tone number 192 to 199 can be selected 733A E 032A 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Additional Channel Mode Parameters The following describes each of the additional channel mode param eters Program Change Number This parameter controls the tone assigned to the channel Volume This is the parameter that controls the volume of the selected chan nel Pan This parameter controls the pan pot which is the center point of the left and right stereo channels Setting 064 specifies center a value less than 064 moves the point left and a value greater than 064 moves it right Effect Send This parameter controls the depth of the digital effect DSP for each channel Enhancer and Loudness however are not changed Fine Tune This parameter controls the fine tuning of the selected channel s pitch in cent
149. nes main tone layered tone and the low range two tones split tone layered split tone Split point Anim Split tone Layered split tone LOWER1 LOWER2 Main tone Layered tone UPPER1 UPPER2 To layer split the keyboard Select the main tone layered tone split tone and lay ered split tone Use the Mixer to select the tones following the procedure under Changing the Parameters of a Channel on page E 30 The main tone is UPPERI the layered tone is UPPER2 the split tone is LOWERI and the layered split tone is LOW ER2 Turn on both layer and split to layer split the keyboard Press LAYER once to turn on layer Press SPLIT once to turn on split The LAYER and SPLIT indicators should be on the display to indicate that they are turned on The layered split tone name and number appear on the dis play for about five seconds During this time you can use the number keys to input a tone number to change the lay ered split tone if you want After about five seconds the dis play changes to the main tone name and number Now try playing something on the keyboard Press LAYER once and SPLIT once to unlayer split the keyboard and return it to normal E 18 Page 18 TRANSPOSE 1 NOTES I Layer split is produced by using Mixer internal mode CH 1 UPPER1 CH 2 UPPER2 CH LOWER1 and CH 4 LOWER2 at the same time This means you can use the Mixer to change the volume balance
150. ng punch in re cording Rhythm pattern changes during recording Chord specifications INTRO SYNCHRO ENDING NORMAL FILL IN VARIATION FILL IN button operations E 39 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC PITCH BEND MODULATION SNG Kro ui SE RECORD ax Bm m EU NORMALAILL I VARIA TIONAFILL L Punch in Recording Tracks 1 through 6 Notes played on the keyboard Initial tone setting and any changes made during recording PITCH BEND Wheel operations MODULATION Wheel operations Pedal operations when an optional pedal is connected Unrecorded Data The following data is not recorded by the Song Sequencer Touch Response on off setting One touch preset operations Registration memory operations Free Session Layer split Auto Harmonize settings One time Only Settings Tempo Only one tempo setting can be made at the beginning of the record ing Tempo cannot be changed while recording is in progress Mixer CH11 to CH16 Mixer settings can be made at the beginning of the recording only but they can be changed after the recording is complete The Mixer settings in effect when you enter record standby are the ones that are recorded Song Sequencer Memory Capacity Song Sequencer memory capacity depends on the keyboard model 1800 8 000 notes WK 1600 1630 4 900 notes A
151. ng the Keyboard Settings Menu E 58 Setting Screens E 59 jp M E 60 What is MIDI E 60 General 60 Making MIDI Settings E 61 MIDI Messages E 62 MIDI Functions and Mixer Functions E 64 Bulk Sending Keyboard Data E 65 733A E 009A E 7 WK 1800 1600 E 01 07 Page 7 5 03 7 31 5 20 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC General Guide SEQUENCER sone PATTERN CONTRAST C gt e FREE o E ONE TOUCH PRESET REGISTRATION 05101 49 CH9 b 5 RESBONSE pisi e CHi4 We mmer INTERNAL MINER Playing a Demo Pressing the DEMO button starts demo tune play There are two demo tunes which continuously play in seguence To stop demo tune play press either the DEMO button or the START STOP button 1 NOTESI Pressing the keys skips to the next demo tune You can select a tone for the keyboard page E 16 before s
152. nly You cannot save all tones or all rhythms or both songs in a single file All registration memory data can be batch saved in a single file only You cannot save individual banks or setups File Name Extensions A three letter extension is automatically added to file names to iden tify the type of data the file contains The keyboard does not display extensions but they will appear if you view the file names on a com puter Screen A Data Fil ata Type xtension Lum ile Contents Pattern Pattern Single user rhythm Sequencer created with the Pat tern Sequencer Pattern Single user rhythm converted from data created on another make keyboard Song Single user song cre Sequencer ated with the Song Sequencer User Tones Single user tone Registration 20 setups 5 setups x 4 banks Save File produced by a save all operation E 70 WK 1800 1600 E 67 74 Page 70 Cursor keys To save keyboard data to diskette Check the data you want to save Make sure that everything is set up and configured the way you want to save it If you want to save a user tone rhythm or song note its number Insert the diskette to which you want to save the data into the keyboard s disk drive At this time close the diskette s write protect tab to enable writing Press the DISK button twice Press the W cursor key twice to display the Disk Save screen
153. nt chord 1 CHORDI CH7 Auto Accompaniment chord 2 CHORD2 CH8 Auto Accompaniment chord 3 CHORD3 CH9 Auto Accompaniment bass BASS CH10 Auto Accompaniment rhythm RHYTHM CH11 Song Sequencer track 1 TR1 CH12 Song Sequencer track 2 TR2 CH13 Song Sequencer track 3 TR3 CH14 Song Sequencer track 4 TR4 15 Song Seguencer track 5 TR5 CH16 Song Seguencer track 6 TR6 A NOTES I n this manual channel is abbreviated as which matches the channel numbers marked on the keyboard above the CHANNEL but tons The CHANNEL button name in the above table corresponds to the text marked on the keyboard below the CHANNEL buttons The part names shown in the Part column of the above table corre spond to the parts that can be selected using the Mixer s internal mode In the case of the External Mode see following section the part as signed to each channel corresponds to each MIDI channel Mixer Modes The Mixer has two main modes an Internal mode and an External Mode each of which is described in detail below Internal Mode This mode lets you control each channel internal channels when using the keyboard internal control keyboard play Auto Accompa niment Song Sequencer playback This is the default Mixer mode whenever you turn on keyboard power 733A E 030A 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Keyboard Auto Accompaniment Song Seguencer play play play 1121314151817181911111 12138 44
154. nt pattern from scratch GLb5Work Del In the Global menu use 4 and gt to display the Work Del screen and then press the and buttons at the same time 11111111 de S ure 11111111 This message confirms whether or not you really what to clear work area contents 2 Press YES to clear work area contents or NO to abort the clear operation without clearing anything The message shown below appears for about one second and then the display returns to the Global menu dEL Complete E 54 WK 1800 1600 E 48 57 Page 54 Cursor Keys Meter Beat This setting specifies the meter of the accompaniment pattern IH The display shown here appears when you specify a meter that is not included in the table below IMPORTANT You can set the meter immediately after clearing the Pattern Se guencer work area only see above In other cases the meter of the accompaniment pattern currently in the work area is used and can not be changed In this case the display does not flash 2 4 3 4 4 4 initial value 5 4 6 4 7 4 Use and to change the setting Tempo This setting specifies the initial tempo value for the accompaniment pattern 11111 GLb Impoz120 11111 Use and to set the initial tempo value within the range of 030 to 255 If the accompaniment pattern is playing when you change this set ting the
155. ntrabass E 59 03 7 31 5 22 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC DG 4 5 96 ogge BE 8000 ese What is MIDI The letters MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital Interface which is the name of a worldwide standard for digital signals and connec tors that makes it possible to exchange musical data between musi cal instruments and computers machines produced by different manufacturers MIDI compatible equipment can exchange keyboard key press key release tone change and other data as messages Though you do not need any special knowledge about MIDI to use this keyboard as a stand alone unit MIDI operations require a bit of specialized knowledge This section provides you with an overview of MIDI that will help to get you going MIDI Connections MIDI messages are send out through the MIDI OUT terminal of one machine to the MIDI IN terminal of another machine over a MIDI cable To send a message from this keyboard to another machine for example you must use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT termi nal of this keyboard to the MIDI IN terminal of the other machine To send MIDI messages back to this keyboard you need to use a MIDI cable to connect the other machine s MIDI OUT terminal to the MIDI IN terminal of this keyboard To use a computer or other MIDI device to record and playback the MIDI data produced by this keyboard you mu
156. of the file you want to convert and then press the ENTER button Specify the file characteristics File characteristic depend on the type of data you are con verting See File Characteristics on page E 73 for details on how to set file characteristics for each type of data The conversion starts as soon as you specify the file charac teristics The message Pls Wait indicates that conversion is being performed V Specify the user rhythm number where you want to store the converted data Use and to specify a number in the range of 120 to 129 Press the ENTER button to load the converted data If the rhythm number you specify already contains data the message Replace appears asking if you want to replace the existing data with the converted data Press the YES but ton to replace the existing data or NO to return to step 10 of this procedure 2 The message Complete appears when the conver sion is complete Next the message Continu ap pears to ask if you want to convert more data Press the YES button if you want to convert more data from the same manufacturer or NO to return to step 3 of this pro cedure To exit the procedure press the DISK button so the indicator lamp above it goes out I NOTEI To exit the above procedure at any time press the DISK button so the indicator lamp above it goes out 733A E 074A 03 7 31 5 22 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC File Characteristics
157. om paniment pattern The default setting for the original key is C ELEOrKey s When you play the chord that is set as the element s original key while playing back an accompaniment pattern all notes recorded on the element are played back exactly as they are recored and are not affected by chord conversion table 1 NOTES I Youcan change the Original Key setting for each element in the follow ing cases only Immediately after clearing the Pattern Sequencer work area See Work Area Clear on page E 54 for details on the work area clear operation After all parts of the element whose Original Key you want to change have been deleted using the Pattern Create Mode page E 52 In all other cases the Original Key setting of the accompaniment pat tern used as the base pattern is used and cannot be changed In this case the display does not flash Set the original key to C if you want your pattern to be compatible with built in patterns C p G D Ab p B Use and to change settings 733 057 WK 1800 1600 E 48 57 Page 55 Part Sub menus After displaying the Part menu in the Pattern Edit Mode use the 4 and gt cursor keys to scroll through the Part sub menus Part Settings Part menu settings can be made separately for each part The fol lowing shows which parameters can be set for each part Chord 1 Chord 2 Chord Conversion Table Break Poin
158. on rotated as far downwards as it can go turns vibrato off NOTES I Modulation can be used to add greater expression to sustained melody notes being played using a violin synthetic reed or other similar tone Modulation affects different tones in different ways 733A E 022A 03 7 31 5 20 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Auto Accompaniment RHYTHM 0000 57 7 57 This keyboard automatically plays bass and chord parts in accordance with the chords you finger The bass and chord parts are played us ing sounds and tones that are automatically selected in accordance with the rhythm you are using All of this means that you get full realistic accompaniments for the melody notes you play with your right hand creating the mood of an one person ensemble About the MODE Button Use the MODE button to select the accompaniment mode you want to use Each press of the MODE button cycles through the available accompaniment modes as shown in the illustration below MODE FULL RANGE FINGERED CASIO CHORD NI Only rhythm sounds are produced when all accompaniment mode lamps are off The currently selected accompaniment mode is shown by the mode lamps above the MODE button Information on using each of these modes starts from page E 22 Auto Accompaniment off FULL RANGE CHORD FINGERED CASIO
159. on as you play a chord 1 NOTESI Only the rhythm plays without chords if all the lamps above the MODE button are off If you press the INTRO button before playing anything on the keyboard the rhythm starts automatically with an intro pattern when you play some thing on the keyboard To cancel synchro start standby press the SYNCHRO ENDING button one more time Finishing with an Ending Pattern You can end your performances with an ending pattern that brings the rhythm you are using to a natural sounding conclusion To finish with an ending pattern While the rhythm is playing press the SYNCHRO END ING button This causes the ending pattern to play which brings rhythm ac companiment to an end 733 027 WK 1800 1600 21 27 Page 25 1 NOTE 1 The timing when the ending pattern starts depends on when you press the SYNCHRO ENDING button If you press the button before the second beat of the current measure the ending pattern starts playing immediately Press ing the button at any point in the measure after the second beat results in the ending pattern playing from the beginning of the following measure Using Auto Harmonize When you are using Auto Accompaniment Auto Harmonize auto matically adds three additional notes to your melody in accordance with the chord that is being played The result is a harmony effect that makes your melody line richer and fuller To use Auto Harmonize Use the MODE bu
160. ony Tone Name DCO polyphony 128 OCTAVE PIANO 2 16 168 TOUCH STRPNO 2 16 129 BREATHY SAX 1 32 169 TOUCH STRINGS 2 16 130 STEREO PIANO 2 16 170 TOUCH VIB PNO 2 16 131 ELEC PIANO 3 1 32 171 TOUCHBASS 2 16 132 DETUNEDEP 1 2 16 172 BRASS FALL 2 16 133 DETUNED EP 2 2 16 173 BASS SLIDE 1 32 134 DETUNED EP 3 2 16 174 FEEDBACK 2 16 135 DETUNED CLAVI 2 16 175 PIANO n STR 2 16 136 ELEC ORGAN 1 1 32 176 SYNTH PAD 1 2 16 137 ELEC ORGAN 2 1 32 177 SYNTH PAD 2 2 16 138 ELEC ORGAN 3 1 32 178 SYNTH PAD 3 2 16 139 ELEC ORGAN 4 1 32 179 SYNTH PAD 4 2 16 140 ELEC ORGAN 5 2 16 180 SYNTH PAD 5 2 16 141 PIPE ORGAN 2 16 181 SYNTH PAD6 2 16 142 STEREO GUITAR 2 16 182 SYNTH PAD 7 2 16 143 12 STR GUITAR 2 16 183 SYNTH PAD 8 2 16 144 SLAP BASS 3 1 32 184 SYNTH LEAD 1 2 16 145 SYNTH BASS 3 1 32 185 SYNTH LEAD 2 2 16 146 SYNTH BASS 4 1 32 186 SYNTH SFX 1 2 16 147 SYNTH BASS 5 1 32 187 SYNTH SFX2 2 16 148 STRINGS 3 2 16 188 SYNTH SFX 2 16 149 2 1 32 189 SYNTH SFX 4 2 16 150 BRASS SECTION 2 16 190 SEQUENCE 1 2 16 151 SYNTH BRASS 3 2 16 191 SEQUENCE 2 2 16 DRUM SET 152 STRINGS PIANO 2 16 192 DRUM SET 1 STANDARD SET 153 STRINGS EP 2 16 193 DRUM SET2 ROOM SET 154 STR HARPSI 2 16 194 DRUMSET 3 POWER SET 155 STR CELESTA 2 16 195 SET4 ELECTRONIC SET 156 STR KALIMBA 2 16 196 SET 5 SYNTH SET 157 STRINGS HORN 2 16 197 DRUM SET 6 JAZZ SET 158 STEREO STR GTR 2 16 198 SET 7 BRUSH SET 159 SITAR
161. paniment is turned off Turn LOCAL CONTROL on Turn on Mixer Channel 1 Use the Mixer to raise the volume or expression setting for channel 1 Page E 14 Page E 16 Page E 16 Page E 21 Page E 61 Page E 29 Page E 30 Any of the following symptoms while using battery power Dim power supply indicator Instrument does not turn on Display that is fllckering dim or difficult to read Abnormally low speaker headphone volume Distortion of sound output Occasional interruption of sound when playing at high volumes Sudden power failure when playing at high volumes Flickering or dimming of the dispaly when playing at high volume Continued sound output even after you release a key A totally different tone may sound Abnormal rhythm pattern and demo tune play Loss of power sound distor tion or low volume when playing from a connected computer or MIDI device Sudden power failure while reading from or writing to a diskette WK 1800 only Low battery power Replace the batteries with a set of new ones or use the AC adaptor Page E 14 Auto Accompaniment does not sound 1 2 3 Accompaniment volume is set to 000 Auto Accompaniment part Chan nels 6 through 10 are turned off Auto Accompaniment part Chan nels 6 through 10 volume or expres sion setting is too low 1 2 3 Use the 5 VOL button to increase the volume Use the Mixer to turn the channels on Use th
162. parameters of the executable channel are always initialized when ever the GM SYSTEM ON OFF setting is changed on GM Mode on Tones sound within the range prescribed by General MIDI oFF Causes the range of 072 Piccolo to be raised one octave and the range of 032 Acoustic Bass to be lowered one octave 72 032 Acoustic Bass 033 Fingered Bass 034 Picked Bass 035 Fretless Bass 036 Slap Bass 1 037 Slap Bass 2 038 Synth Bass 1 039 Synth Bass 2 043 Contrabass KEYBOARD CHANNEL Default 01 This parameter sets the channel for MIDI messages to an external device You can set any MIDI channel in the range of 01 to 16 as the keyboard channel B iKeybd Ch MIDI IN CHORD JUDGE ON OFF Default oFF Use MIDI IN CHORD JUDGE when you want to use note data re ceived from an external device through MIDI IN to play chords It comes in handy when you want to control Auto Accompaniment chord progressions from a computer or other external device on Turns MIDI IN CHORD JUDGE on which allows chord settings to be made using keyboard channel note data input through the MIDI IN terminal when the chord fingering method is selected by the MODE button oFF Turns MIDI IN CHORD JUDGE off 733 063 WK 1800 1600 E 60 66 Page 61 LOCAL CONTROL Default on This setting determines whether or not the keyboard and sound source of this keyboard are connected internally When recording to a com p
163. place it with a new one From Scratch With this method you must input all the parts for all the elements you want to use With this method you must use the procedure under Work Area Clear on page E 54 to clear the Pattern Sequenc er work area before you start recording The record procedure is identical no matter which of the above meth ods you use The following procedure tells you how to play back individual ele ments of the accompaniment pattern currently stored in the Pattern Sequencer work area If you are going to use the base pattern editing method described above you can use this procedure to become fa miliar with all the parts that make up the pattern before you actually start editing it E 50 Page 50 ono aig 88 B HEBEL To play back elements of the accompaniment epattern in the work area While the Pattern Sequencer is turned off press the PATTERN button once to enter the Pattern Create Mode Indicates the Pattern Indicates the currently Create Mode selected element Ptn Normal MEASURE BEAT ODI F L 5 20 00 INTERNAL co Original Key Select the element you want to play back The Normal element is always selected first when you ini tially turn on the Pattern Seguencer Use the following buttons to select the other elements NORMAL FILL IN Toggles between Normal and Nor mal Fill In el
164. r lamps above the MODE button is lit or with Free Session Playing a Rhythm Press the START STOP button to start play of the currently selected rhythm You can then play along with the rhythm on the keyboard To stop rhythm play press START STOP again NOTEI Chords will sound along with the rhythm if any of the three accompani ment mode lamps above the MODE button is lit If you want to play the rhythm pattern without chords press the MODE button until all of the lamps are off E 21 03 7 31 5 20 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Adjusting the Tempo You can adjust the tempo number of beats per minute of rhythm play within a range of 30 to 255 To adjust the tempo Press one of the TEMPO buttons to increase A or de crease V the tempo setting 19 I NOTESI Pressing both TEMPO buttons A and V at the same time resets the tempo to the default value of the currently selected rhythm The tempo value indicates the number of quarter note beats per minute Using Auto Accompaniment The following procedure describes how to use the keyboard s Auto Accompaniment feature Before starting you should first select the rhythm you want to use and set its tempo to the value you want To use Auto Accompaniment 1 Use the MODE button to select FULL RANGE CHORD FINGERED or CASIO CHORD as the ac companiment mode Thecurrently selected a
165. r rhythm The TONE RHYTHM indicator shows whether the number is a tone or rhythm This display area also shows other information when you are using the Pattern Sequencer and Song Sequencer Chord name display Shows chord names while Auto Accompaniment is being used Tone Rhythm name Name of currently selected tone or rhythm The TONE RHYTHM indicator shows whether the name is a tone or rhythm This area also shows other information in other modes Record indicator While the Song Sequencer or Pattern Sequencer is turned on this indicator flashes to indicate record standby and remains on the display without flashing while recording is in progress VOLUME indicator Appears when you are using the Mixer to change the volume parameter of a specific channel Cursor key indicators Indicated keys are those that are operational for the function you are currently performing Octave symbol 1 One symbol indicates the note being produced by the keyboard is one octave higher than the note shown in the staff notation area 10 Two symbols indicate two octaves higher Staff notation area Notes you play on the keyboard notes played back from mem ory chord forms and received MIDI data are shown here Octave symbol 2 One symbol indicates the note being produced by the keyboard is one octave lower than the note shown in the staff notation area 10 E 10 WK 1800 1600 E 08 15 Page 10 BEG pise VOL
166. rd or initialize parameters only Full Initialization Use this procedure to return all keyboard settings to what they were when you purchased it Note that this procedure clears all data from memory 1 While holding down the ENTER button turn on key board power 4 Press YES to initialize the keyboard or NO to turn on power without changing any settings The above procedure restores registration memory to its fac tory default contents Any setup data stored in registration memory is deleted by the above procedure Parameter Initialization Use this procedure to return all keyboard settings to what they were when you purchased it Note that this procedure does not affect user tones user rhythms registration memory contents and display con trast settings While keyboard power is on press the and ENTER buttons at the same time E 15 03 7 81 5 20 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Basic Operations This section provides information on performing basic keyboard op erations Getting Started To play the keyboard 1 Press the POWER button to turn the keyboard on Use the MAIN VOLUME slider to set the volume to a relatively low level Play something on the keyboard Selecting a Tone This keyboard comes with 200 built in tones Use the following pro cedure to select the tone you w
167. rding Note that the procedure you use for Track 1 is different from that for Tracks 2 through 6 PREPARATION Determine the tones that you want to use Set the tempo that you want to use during recording NOTES I You can change tone and rhythm while recording is in progress The previously recorded rhythm pattern is automatically selected at first but you can change the rhythm during punch in recording Changing the rhythm during punch in recording however may cause the metro nome display and rhythm beat to be out of synch with the rhythm that is playing The tempo you use for recording does not affect the tempo of the play back This means you can record at a very slow tempo for easy play and then speed up the tempo for playback To use punch in recording in Track 1 Press the SONG button once This causes the indicator lamp above the SONG button to light 42 Select the user song area that contains the song whose contents you want to change using punch in record ing e Use and to select User Song Area 0 560 or User Song Area 1 501 500 TUNEL Press the RECORD button to enter record standby The REC indicator appears and the frame around the CH11 Track 1 flashes on the display SLUTUNE 1 ga MEASURE BEAT empo 20 001 1 INTERNAL eI ee lt gt 733 044 03 7 31 5 21 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Channels CH 11 th
168. reater the value the more open the filter and the clearer the sound produced A smaller value softens the sound User Tone Creation Hints The following hits provide helpful advice on making user tone cre ation a bit quicker and easier Use a preset tone that is similar to the one you are trying to create Whenever you already have a rough idea of the tone you are trying to create it is always a good idea to start with a preset tone that is similar If you want to use a layered tone start out with a 2DCO tone Determine the most important parameter The PCM Set and Amp Envelope Set parameters are the major fac tors that determine the overall personality of a tone Start out with these two parameters to get the general sound you want and then use the other parameters to add the finishing touches Experiment with various different settings There are no real rules about what a tone should sound like Let your imagination run free and experiment with different combinations You may be surprised at what you can achieve DATA EXAMPLE Tone Name Strings S Sax Base tone number 169 No Parameter Range of Value DCO1 DCO2 1 PCM Set 000 288 244 245 2 Amp Envelope Set 000 288 244 245 3 Attack Rate 001 127 087 087 4 Release Rate 001 127 027 027 5 Pitch Envelope Set 00 45 00 00 6 Pitch 64 00 63 00 00 7 Transpose 12 00 12 00 00 8 Level 000 127 087
169. reference 7 1 WK 1800 1600 E 01 07 Page 1 5 03 7 31 5 20 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC WK 1800 1600 E 01 07 Page 2 Safety Precautions Symbols Various symbols are used in this operating manual and on the product itself to ensure that the product is used safely and correctly and to prevent injury to the user and other persons as well as damage to property Those symbols along with their meanings are shown below WARNING This indication stipulates matters that have the risk of causing death or serious injury if the product is operated incorrectly while ignoring this indication CAUTION This indication stipulates matters that have the risk of causing injury as well as matters for which there is the likelihood of occurrence of physical damage only if the product is operated incorrectly while ignoring this indication Symbol Examples This triangle symbol means that the user should be careful The example at left indicates electrical shock caution This circle with a line through it Q means that the indicated action must not be per formed Indications within or nearby this symbol are specifically prohibited The ex ample at left indicates that disassembly is prohibited The black dot means that the indicated action must be performed Indications within this symbol are actions that are specifically instructed to be performed example at le
170. ressing NO does not save the tone and returns to the screen in step 2 above To cancel the save operation and exit the Synthesizer press SYNTH or TONE Pressing the SYNTH button again before selecting another tone returns to the Synthesizer with all of your parameter settings still in place NOTEI Auto Harmonize layer split Auto Accompaniment demo tunes Song Seguencer Pattern Seguencer MIDI and floppy disk WK 1800 only op erations are all disabled while you are using the Synthesizer Letters and Numerals The table below shows the letters and numerals that you can input for a tone name APBOCOLDOLO FO GOHO P 4 KY OM ONOOOPO COROSO TA UPVOWOX PY OZO 4 5 7A se ee 76 733A E 038A 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 50 REGISTRATION sed 6000 D 88 BANK Registration Memory Features Registration memory lets you store up to 20 5 sets x 4 banks key board setups for instant recall whenever you need them The follow ing is a list of settings that are saved in registration memory Registration Memory Settings Tone Rhythm Tempo e Split on off Split point Layer on off Auto Harmonize on off Mixer settings Keyboard channel on off DSP digital effect on off DSP digital effect settings
171. riginal chord as recorded in response to chord that is played without transformation to minor or major Melodic Minor 2 Variation of number 12 Melodic Minor Playing a major chord causes recorded B notes to be transformed to B while playing a minor chord plays as it is Dorian Scale Play of a minor chord is transformed to the Dorian scale The Dorian scale lowers the major scale E and B one semitone Minor gt Major Used for intro and ending recorded with minor chords Tension chord WK 1800 1600 Appendix Page 8 Used for the tension chord part used in jazz bossa nova etc 733A E 088A 03 7 31 5 22 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 50 733A E 089A WK 1800 1600 E Appendix Page 9 03 7 81 5 22 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC 733A E 090A WK 1800 1600 Appendix Page 10 03 7 31 5 22 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 50 733A E 091A WK 1800 1600
172. rogres sion 4 turn off Free Session press the FREE SESSION but ton again The lamp above the FREE SESSION button is not lit when Free Session is turned off 1 NOTES I The default root note of the first chord is C See Free Session Chord Progression Chart on page A 2 for details You can change to a differ ent root by pressing the corresponding key within the accompaniment keyboard instead of START STOP in the above procedure You can also use the INTRO NORMAL FILL IN VARIATION FILL IN and SYNCHRO ENDING buttons while Free Session accompaniment is playing Tone and tempo settings can be changed while a Free Session Auto Accompaniment is playing The rhythm pattern can also be changed while a Free Session Auto Accompaniment is playing but the chord progression does not change in this case unless you stop Auto Accom paniment and restart it You must stop the Auto Accompaniment to change the root note of the first chord Changing to a rhythm pattern with a different meter can affect chord change timing 733A E 028A 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Turning Auto Accompaniment Parts On and Off Auto Accompaniment patterns are made up of five parts named Chord 1 Chord 2 Chord 3 Bass and Rhythm You can turn these parts on and off to create exactly the type of accompaniment pattern you want Parts are turned on and off using channel buttons 6 through 10 The table below shows the relations
173. rough CH 16 of the level meter show which tracks already contain recorded data See Level Meter Dur ing Record Operations on page E 44 for details on how to read the level meter Make any tone setting you want Press the ENTER button to enter the Punch in Mode 1111111111111 S5 Punch In 111111111 111 Press the START STOP button to start playback of song in the user song area you selected in step 2 e When playback reaches the part you want to change play the new part on the keyboard Playback from memory stops and recording begins as soon as you play something on the keyboard You can change the rhythm setting while recording is in progress Continue playing until the end of the song In MEASURE BEAT TEMPO 00 001 01 INTERNAL T E COCO 719 7770 E22 E533 ed lt gt a You can also change Auto Accompaniment chords during punch in recording by playing chords on the accompaniment keyboard e If a synchro start operation is already recorded in Track 1 playing something on the accompaniment keyboard starts rhythm play and records it See Synchro Starting Accompaniment with Rhythm Play on page E 25 or details on using synchro start After you are finished press START STOP to stop re cording The REC indicator disappears from the display when record ing is stopped After recor
174. rs filled with water or other lig N uids including vases potted plants cups N cosmetics and medicines Small metal objects including hairpins sewing needles and coins e Flammable objects In the event a foreign object should happen to get inside the instrument please take the following actions 1 Turn power off 2 Unplug the AC adaptor from the wall outlet 3 If there batteries loaded in the keyboard remove them Do not touch the batteries directly with your hands when removing them They may be hot or battery fluid may be leak ing from them 4 Consult with the dealer where you pur chased the keyboard or with an autho rized CASIO service provider Do not disassemble or modify the instrument Never attempt of take apart or modify the instrument its accessories or separately D sold options Doing so may cause fire elec trical shock or malfunction Consult your dealer concerning all inspection adjustment or repair of internal components 733A E 004A 03 7 31 5 20 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 50 Do not use if there is an abnormality or malfunction Do not use the instrument if there appear to be abnormalities such as the presence of smoke or abnormal odor Also do not use the instrument if there appear to be mal functions such as the power not coming on or sound not being produced Use under such conditions may cause fire or electrical shock In s
175. rt the diskette you want to format into the disk drive Insert the diskette that you want to format into the keyboard s disk drive and then press the ENTER but ton The message Sure appears on the display to confirm whether or not you really want to format the diskette Press YES to format the diskette or NO to abort the operation The message Pls Wait remains on the display while the format operation is being performed After the diskette is formatted the message Complete ap pears on the display for about one second Then the key board returns to step 3 of the above procedure A NOTES I To exit the above procedure at any time press the DISK button so the indicator lamp above it goes out A diskette formatted by MS DOS or Windows can be used as it is on WK 1800 Diskettes formatted for other types of computers are not com patible E 73 03 7 81 5 22 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Disk Drive Error Messages Message Cause Action Err ReadOnly Attempt to save a file using the same name as an existing file that is read only Save the new file to a different diskette or use another name Err Format 1 The format of the diskette is not compatible with this keyboard 2 The diskette is not formatted 3 The diskette is damaged 1 Change to a diskette that has the proper format 2 Format the diskette E 73 3 Use a different diskette Err Disk R W The diskett
176. s Wi Filter Level This parameter controls how the digital filter is applied Mm Pan This parameter controls the stereo center point when using the key board s built in speakers and when otherwise producing stereo out put MI Transpose This parameter controls how much the key of the keyboard should be raised or lowered 7 WK 1800 1600 E 32 38 Page 33 1DCO and 2DCO Tones DCO stands Digitally Controlled Oscillator and it represents the smallest unit of sound output by this keyboard Some of the built in tones are simple tones 10 and some are layered tones 20 Whenever you select a 2DCO tone as the basis for creating a user tone remember that you must change the parameters of both of the tones DCO1 DCO2 that make up the layered 2DCO tone v e 2 9 Pitch Attack rate Release rate 4 Level Touch sensitivity Transpose Pitch envelope set Saving User Tones The group of tone numbers from 200 through 231 USERO1 through USER32 is called the user area because they are reserved for stor age of user tones After you recall a preset tone and change its pa rameters to create your own user tone you can store it in the user area for later recall You can recall your tones using the same proce dure that you use when selecting a preset tone Tone numbers Tone 00
177. s for both the main tone and layered tone See Mixer Function on page E 28 for details 733 019 WK 1800 1600 E 16 20 Page 17 Using Split With split you can assign two different tones a main tone and a split tone to either end of the keyboard which lets you play one tone with your left hand and another tone with your right hand For ex ample you could select STRINGS as the main high range tone and PIZZICATO as the split low range tone putting an entire string ensemble at your fingertips Split point ANITA Split tone LOWER1 Main tone UPPER1 To split the keyboard Select the main tone and split tone Use the Mixer to select the tones following the procedure under Changing the Parameters of a Channel on page E 30 The main tone is UPPER1 while the split tone is LOW 1 If you don t want to use the Mixer select a keyboard tone as you normally would page E 16 This is the main tone Next proceed to step 2 2 Press SPLIT This causes the SPLIT indicator to appear on the display SPLIT The split tone name and number appear on the display for about five seconds During this time you can use the num ber keys to input a tone number to change the split tone if you want After about five seconds the display changes to the main tone name and number Now try playing something on the keyboard The lower range left side of the keyboard is assigned the split tone w
178. see Part oub menus page E55 up the accompaniment pattern The letters GLb indicate the Glo bal menu while the other letters are abbreviations of sub menu names as listed below Escape Screen When this screen is on the display press the ENTER button to return Metronome to the Pattern Create Mode Octave Shift Work area clear Delete Global Setting Sub menus After displaying the Global menu in the Pattern Edit Mode use the For details on what each sub menu controls and its available settings 4 and gt cursor keys to scroll through the Global sub menus see Global Setting Sub menus on this page Metronome Setting 2 Element Menu This setting controls whether or not the metronome sounds during tt di d playback This menu is for making settings for individual elements that make up accompaniment pattern The letters ELE indicate the Ele ment menu while the other letters are abbreviations of sub menu names as listed below GL 1 zR e C Meas Measure OrKey Original Key T For details on what each sub menu controls and its available settings Displav Indi 3 see Element Sub menus on page 55 isplay indicator Meaning Metronome off 8 Part Menu Metronome sounds during recording only This menu contains sub menus for specifying how chords played on initial default setting the a
179. ss the NORMAL FILL IN button to insert a fill in pattern for the rhythm you are using NOTEI The fill in pattern does not play if you press the NORMAL FILL IN button while an intro pattern is playing 733A E 026A 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC Using Rhythm Patterns In addition to the standard rhythm pattern you can also switch to a secondary variation rhythm pattern for a bit of variety To change to the variation rhythm pattern Press the START STOP button to start rhythm play Press the VARIATION FILL IN button to switch to the variation pattern for the rhythm you are using I NOTEI To switch back to the normal non variation rhythm pattern press the NORMAL FILL IN button To insert a fill in into a variation rhythm While a variation rhythm pattern is playing press the VARI ATION FILL IN button to insert a fill in pattern for the vari ation rhythm you are using Synchro Starting Accompaniment with Rhythm Play You can set up the keyboard to start rhythm play at the same time you play the accompaniment on the keyboard PREPARATION Select a rhythm and set its tempo Select the accompaniment mode you want to use To use synchro start Press the SYNCHRO ENDING button to put the key board into synchro start standby 2 2 20 Play chord on the accompaniment keyboard The rhythm pattern starts to play automatically as so
180. st connect the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals of both machines in order send and re ceive data Computer etc MIDI Channels MIDI allows you to send the data for multiple parts at the same time with each part being sent over a separate MIDI channel There are 16 MIDI channels numbered 1 through 16 and MIDI channel data is always included whenever you exchange data key press pedal op eration etc This keyboard is equipped with multi timbre capabilities which means it can receive messages over all 16 MIDI channels and play up to 16 parts at the same time Keyboard and pedal operations performed on this keyboard are sent out by selecting a MIDI channel 1 to 16 and then sending the appro priate message E 60 WK 1800 1600 E 60 66 Page 60 General MIDI As we have already seen MIDI makes is possible to exchange musi cal data between devices produced by different manufacturers This musical data does not consist of the notes themselves but rather in formation on whether a keyboard key is pressed or released and the tone number If tone number 1 on a keyboard produced by Company A is PIANO while tone number 1 on a Company B s keyboard is BASS for exam ple sending data from Company A s keyboard to Company B s key board produces a result entirely different from the original If a com puter sequencer or other device with auto accompaniment capabili ties is used to produce music data for the Company A keyboar
181. t Quantize Setting Quantize Execute See To play back elements of the accompaniment pattern in the work area on page E 50 for details on how to select elements and parts to make settings Accompaniment Pattern Playback During Part Setting Pressing the START STOP button while setting Part menu parame ters starts playback of the Auto Accompaniment pattern so you can immediately hear how a change in a parameter affects the accompa niment You can perform the following operations while Auto Ac companiment is playing You can specify chords using the chord play method CASIO CHORD FINGERED FULL RANGE CHORD that suits the ac companiment mode selected with the MODE button You can change sub menu settings and immediately hear how changes affect the accompaniment pattern Chord Conversion Table Sub menu Use this sub menu to specify the chord conversion table of the ac companiment pattern for each part of an element Pre Chdtds00 TIH Accompaniment patterns are normally recorded in the key of C When you select an accompaniment pattern and specify a key by with the accompaniment keyboard the pattern is transposed from the key of C to the specified key Simply transposing chords on a one to one basis however can result in mechanical unnatural sounding pat terns To compensate for this the keyboard has 19 built in chord con version tables that make chord progressions in different keys sound
182. t 6 minutes When this happens press the POWER but ton to turn power back on NOTEI Auto Power is disabled does not function when you are using the AC adaptor to power the keyboard To disable Auto Power Off Hold down the TONE button while turning on the keyboard to dis able Auto Power Off When Auto Power Off is disabled the keyboard does not turn off automatically no matter how long it is left with no operation being performed Settings and Memory Contents The following describes what happens to settings and memory con tents when power is turned off Settings Tone rhythm and other main keyboard settings in effect when the keyboard is turned off manually by pressing POWER or automati cally by Auto Power Off are still in effect the next time you turn pow er back on Main Keyboard Settings Tone number rhythm number touch response on off touch response sensitivity accompaniment mode DSP on off DSP selection assignable jack setting tempo Mixer parameters tone volume pan effect send channel on off accompani ment volume keyboard channel General MIDI on off Pitch Bend range accomp MIDI out on off MIDI in chord judge on off registration bank layer on off auto harmo nize on off split on off split point Song Sequencer set tings song number metronome quantize Pattern Sequenc er settings metronome quantize sound range shift on off contrast setting SMF playback settin
183. t can be send or received using CON TROL CHANGE BANK SELECT Modulation Volume Pan Expression Hold1 Sostenuto Soft Pedal Effect depth RPN 100 101 Data Entry 6 38 1 The BANK SELECT setting of PROGRAM CHANGE can be used to access any of this keyboard s 232 tones when selecting tones on this keyboard from an external device The 232 tones are divided between four banks as described below Bank 0 128 General MIDI tones PROGRAM CHANGE 0 to 127 Bank 1 64 variation tones PROGRAM CHANGE 0 to 63 Bank 2 8 drum sets PROGRAM CHANGE 0 to 7 Bank 3 32 user tones PROGRAM CHANGE 0 to 31 733 065 WK 1800 1600 E 60 66 Page 63 Immediately prior to sending the PROGRAM CHANGE message send two successive CONTROL CHANGE messages containing the following data CONTROL NUMBER 0 CONTROL VALUE bank number gt CONTROL NUMBER 32 CONTROL VALUE 0 4 NOTEI Data received by the sound source of this keyboard over MIDI Channel 10 is always treated as drum set data and can be sounded using one of the eight drum set sounds only Because of this PROGRAM CHANGE 0 through 7 always corresponds to drum set tones so BANK SELECT data is not necessary when PROGRAM CHANGE is received over channel 10 2 stands for Registered Parameter Number which is a spe cial control change number used when combining multiple con trol changes The parameter being controlled
184. t of three or more keys that matches a FULL RANGE CHORD pattern to be a chord Any multi key input that is not a FULL RANGE CHORD pattern is inter preted as melody play Because of this there is no need for a separate accompaniment keyboard and the entire keyboard from end to end can be used for both melody and chords FULL RANGE CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard Accompaniment keyboard Melody E 23 03 7 31 5 20 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 50 VARIA li WVORMAL FIL L 1 SYNCHROENDING Chords Recognized by This Keyboard The following table identifies patterns that are recognized as chords by FULL RANGE CHORD Number of Chord Variations Pattern Type The 15 chord patterns shown under FINGERED on page E 23 See the Fingered chord chart on page A 6 for details on playing chords with other roots FINGERED 23 standard chord fingerings The fol lowing are examples of the 23 chords available with C as the bass note Ce Cme Ceo Standard Fingerings C D E F G B B Gm Dm75 A Fz Fm7 Gmz Apso C C C C C C Example To play the chord C major Either of the fingerings shown in the illustration below will produce C major
185. tal of 32 different channels The Mixer mode saves internal mode and External Mode parameters separately from each other The External Mode is for MIDI or SMF playback Operation of the External Play Mode is particularly suited to MIDI play See MIDI on page E 60 for information about how the Mixer is used during MIDI op erations x SMF Playback WK 1800 only The built in disk drive of the WK 1800 allows playback of SMF standard MIDI files from diskette See Using the Floppy Disk Drive WK 1800 Only on page E 67 for details 7 WK 1800 1600 E 28 31 Page 29 To select the Mixer mode Press the MIXER SELECT button to toggle between the Mixer mode sub modes as shown in the illustration below The currently selected mode is indicated on the display INTERNAL wm amp um Internal eum s EXTERNAL ww External en vem guy qui TERNAL 5 External Solo L lt p ae IL umm umm um A External Play AY IKC Turning Channels On and Off Press the CHANNEL buttons to toggle individual channels on and off Indicators on the display show the current on off status of each channel my oo wm CICICICI CI ICICI ICI CI CI CI CI a Channel on Channel off The channel affected and the operation performed when a CHAN NEL button is pressed depends on what Mixer
186. tarting demo tune play and then use that tone to play along with the demo tune MIDI are disabled while a demo tune is playing Auto Harmonize layer split and Auto Accompaniment Mode settings are automatically cancelled whenever demo tune is playing These settings are restored after demo tune play is complete WK 1800 1600 E 08 15 Page 8 UPHER UPPER2 LOWER LOWER2 ACCVOL CHORD CHORD2 CHORDS BASS RHYTHM O TRA TRS SEOUENCER TRACH 03 7 31 5 20 PM 733A E 010A Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC WK 1800 1600 E 08 15 Page 9 Key button other names are indicated in the text of this manual using type Illustrations in this User s Guide shows the WK 1800 D Speakers 2 Sequencer a RECORD button b SONG button c PATTERN button POWER button Rhythm list MODE button MAIN VOLUME slider a DSP digital effect button b CONTRAST button c FREE SESSION button d ONE TOUCH PRESET button Display a TONE button b RHYTHM button c LAYER button d SPLIT button Tone list 6 a Number b keys YES NO keys PITCH BEND wheel MODULATION wheel CHORD name INTRO button 00 2 9 KE Rear Panel WK 1800 8 MIDI OUT terminal 83 MIDI IN terminal SUSTAIN ASSIGNABLE JACK terminal 89 LINE OUT R LINE OUT L MONO terminal DC 12V terminal WK 1600 1630 SUSTAIN A
187. ten all bolts nuts and fasteners and make sure that you mount the instru ment correctly onto the stand Incorrectly or insufficiently tightening screws or in correctly mounting the instrument onto the stand can cause the stand to tip over or the instrument to fall off the stand possibly leading to injury The stand is available as an option E 4 WK 1800 1600 E 01 07 Page 4 Care of your keyboard Avoid strong impact and rough handling Your keyboard is made of precision components that can malfunc tion when subjected to strong impact and rough handling Avoid heat humidity or direct sunlight Do not overexpose the instrument to direct sunlight or place it near an air conditioner or in any extremely hot place Do not use near a TV or radio This instrument can cause video or audio interference with TV and radio reception If this happens move the instrument away from the TV or radio Do not use lacquer thinner or similar chemi cals for cleaning Clean the keyboard with a soft cloth dampened in a weak solution of water and a neutral detergent Soak the cloth in the solution and squeeze until it is almost dry Avoid use in areas subjected to temperature extremes Extremely high or low temperature can cause figures on the LCD screen to become dim and difficult to read This condition should correct itself when the keyboard is brought back to normal tempera ture Lithium Battery Precautions
188. ters for each built in Auto Accompaniment part and each track recorded with the Pattern Seguencer or Song Seguencer You can also control the same parameters for each channel during MIDI input O Registration Memory Keyboard setups can be stored in memory for later recall and instant settings whenever you need them Up to 20 setups 5 setups x 4 banks can be stored in registration memory DSP Effects 10 DSP effects such as reverb and chorus come built in 7 Built in floppy disk drive WK 1800 only Save original tones and rhythms or songs you created with the Song Sequencer to disk for long term storage You can also load a disk with a standard MIDI file SMF and play it back on the keyboard 733 007 5 WK 1800 1600 E 01 07 Page 5 03 7 31 5 20 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC WK 1800 1600 E 01 07 Page 6 Contents 1 Safety Precautions 2 Care of your keyboard E 4 Main Features E 5 Contents 6 General 8 About the E 10 Connections E 12 Phones and Line Out Terminals E 12 Phones Output Terminal E 12 Sustain Assignable Jack Terminal E 13 Accessories and Options E 13 Power Supply
189. tton to select FINGERED or CASIO CHORD as the accompaniment mode Thecurrently selected accompaniment mode is the one whose lamp is lit See About the MODE Button on page E 21 for details SNODE EUL RANGE Auto Accompaniment off CHORD o 1 FULL RANGE CHORD FINGERED FINGERED CASIO CHORD LO Press AUTO HARMONIZE to turn on Auto Harmo nize This causes the AUTO HARMONIZE indicator to appear on the display AUTO HARMONIZE Start Auto Accompaniment play and play something on the keyboard CASIO CHORD To turn off Auto Harmonize press AUTO HARMO NIZE This causes the AUTO HARMONIZE indicator to disappear 1 NOTES I Auto Harmonize turns off temporarily whenever you start demo tune play or perform a Synthesizer or floppy disk operation WK 1800 only It turns back on as soon as the operation or function that caused it to turn off is finished Note that you cannot use Auto Harmonize and layer at the same time Auto Harmonize is enabled only when the Auto Accompaniment mode is FINGERED or CASIO CHORD E 25 03 7 31 5 21 PM Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC CH5 ACC VOL CHANNEL FREE SESSION ONE TOUCH PRESET MODE e O ose VARIATIONFILL WMORMALJFIL L hi INTRO SYNCHROENDING y t START STOP About Auto Harmonize notes and tones T
190. uch cases take the following ac tions immediately Never attempt to repair the instrument yourself 1 Turn power off 2 Unplug the AC adaptor from the wall outlet 3 If there are any batteries loaded in the keyboard remove them Do not touch the batteries directly with your hands when removing them They may be hot or battery fluid may be leak ing from them 4 Consult with the dealer where you pur chased the keyboard or with an autho rized CASIO service provider When the instrument has been dropped In the case the instrument has been dropped or damaged take the following actions Continued use may cause fire or electrical shock 1 Turn power off 2 Unplug the AC adaptor from the wall outlet 3 If there are any batteries loaded in the keyboard remove them Do not touch the batteries directly with your hands when removing them They may be hot or battery fluid may be leak ing from them 4 Consult with the dealer where you pur chased the keyboard or with an autho rized CASIO service provider Be careful of the bags around children Neverallow anyone to place the plastic bags of the instrument its accessories and its separately sold options over their heads Doing so may cause suffocation Particular caution is reguired in homes with small children 733 005 WK 1800 1600 E 01 07 Page 3 gt Is CAUTION AC Adaptor Do not locate the power cord in
191. uter or other external device connected to this keyboard s MIDI IN OUT terminal it helps if you turn LOCAL CONTROL off on Local on Anything played on the keyboard is sounded by the internal sound source and simultaneously output as a MIDI message from the MIDI OUT terminal oFF Anything played on the keyboard is output as a MIDI message from the MIDI OUT terminal without being sounded by the in ternal sound source Turn LOCAL CONTROL off whenever you are using the MIDI THRU function of a computer or other exter nal device Also note that no sound is produced by the keyboard if LOCAL CONTROL is turned off and no external device is con nected MIDI OUT LOCAL CONTROL On Notes played on the keyboard are sounded by the internal sound source and output as MIDI mes sages from the MIDI OUT termi nal LOCAL CONTROL Off Notes played on the keyboard are output as MIDI messages from the MIDI OUT terminal but not sounded directly by the internal sound source The MIDI THRU terminal of the connected device can be used to return the MIDI message and sound it on this key board s sound source ACCOMP MIDI OUT Default oFF aFF AcompOut on Auto Accompaniment is played by the keyboard and the corre sponding MIDI message is output from the MIDI OUT termi nal oFF Auto Accompaniment MIDI messages are not output from the MIDI OUT terminal 03 7 31 5 22 PM E 61 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC
192. vailable notes can all be used for a single song or divided be tween two songs The measure number item 11 on page E 10 and beat number item 10 on page E 10 flashing on the display during recording indi cates that memory is almost full space for about 100 notes or less remaining Recording stops automatically as soon as memory becomes full Auto Accompaniment and rhythm pattern play also stops at this time if you are using them Song Sequencer Memory Precautions Note the following important points about data stored in Song Se quencer Memory Recording to a track that already contains data replaces the previ ous recording with the new one The keyboard comes with a built in lithium battery that supplies power to the memory to retain Song Sequencer memory data If this lithium battery goes dead memory contents are deleted any time keyboard power is turned off The normal life of the original battery is five years from the time it is loaded at the factory It is up to you to contact your nearest CASIO service provider about hav ing the lithium battery replaced periodically Note that the cost for battery replacement will be charged to you E 40 WK 1800 1600 E 39 47 Page 40 ij BB B 009 SYNCHAOENDI NG 50980 Turning off the keyboard while a record operation is in progress causes any data partially recorded to a track to be deleted Song Seguencer memory contents can be sent to
193. while the access lamp is lit or flashing or turn off keyboard power with a diskette in the drive Doing either can cause data on the diskette to become corrupted and can even cause malfunction of the disk drive Write protect hole open Write enabled Never insert any foreign objects into the disk drive Doing so can hole blocked with tab cause it to malfunction Data save data delete disk formatting are all The disk drive uses a magnetic head A dirty head cannot read data enabled from a diskette properly and can corrupt existing data on the dis kette To avoid this be sure to use a commercially available head cleaning diskette to periodically clean the head Do not use a computer another electronic musical instrument or any other device to change a file name or file contents created with this keyboard Doing so can make the data unusable by this key board and even cause malfunction of the keyboard Write protect tab Note that CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD shall not be held liable When the write protect hole is open as shown in the illustration for any loss to you or any third party due to corruption or acci you can read the contents of the diskette but you cannot write data dental erasure of data on a diskette to or delete data from the diskette After saving important data to a diskette be sure to open its write protect hole to protect the data against accidental changes or deletion The disk

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