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In the CTK-500, the feature adjusts the entire keyboard so that any key you play
matches the auto- accompaniment or "Jukebox" song being played. The entire
keyboard consists of only correct notes!
Arpeggio
Has a series of preset 4-note arpeggios.
Auto-Accompaniment
System in which you can generate complete backgrounds with drums, bass, and
chord parts with the left hand, while you play melodies and solos with right hand.
3 different systems are available: Casio Chord, Fingered Chord, and Full Range Chord
(only on certain models).
Auto-Harmonize
Feature which adds chord notes of the auto-accompaniment to each note you play
in the melody with your right hand.
Break Beat
Manually activated (rather than automatic) patterns which can be stopped instantly
or retriggered anytime to create new or interesting patterns.
Casio Chord
Simplified auto-accompaniment system for the novice player. Ability to play chords
not required.
Chord Memory
Memorizes a background pattern for you to play over, consisting of a sequence of
left-hand auto-chord (Casio Chord or Fingered Chord).
Echo
A voice enhancing effect which provides a close echo of your voice as you sing. This
gives a more professional sound, and obscures some mistakes and tuning problems
for poor singers.
Effects, Reverb or Digital Signal Processor (DSP)
Sound enhancement device that adds spacious, large room effect to sounds and
rhythms.
ELA
"Expert Logic Accompaniment" in the CTK-500, a new intelligent auto-accompaniment
system that makes real-time decisions about the chords being played, and
how they relate to each other. It creates a more musically logical and satisfying
background.
Fingered Chord
Auto-accompaniment system for the more advanced player; actual chord formations
are played and complete bass/chord/drum background pattern is generated.
Free Session
Automatic moving chord progression 4, 8, or 12 bars, so you have both hands free
for soloing.
Full-Range Chord
Auto-accompaniment system that allows either the triggering of chords or the playing
of the melody across the entire keyboard, depending on whether you play a
chord or single note melody.
General MIDI
International standard layout for keyboard tones and other parameters, which
ensures that all MIDI keyboards, modules and software from all manufacturers will be
functionally compatible, and offers somewhat greater ease of use. Some CASIO units
do not follow the General MIDI scheme, but are fully functional in most MIDI applications
nonetheless. Most of the larger Casios are of the General MIDI design.
Graphic Equalizer
Expanded tone control, often 3, 5 or 7 sections. Gives you more control over the
sound than a conventional bass/treble control.
Karaoke
Cassette machine with microphone for sing-along. The correct pronunciation is "kahdah-oh-kay."
In Japanese, it literally means "empty orchestra."
Layer
Allows you to stack two sounds together across the entire range of the keyboard, so
both will sound on each key.
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display, a screen which gives an informative and attractive readout of
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keyboard functions. Display is often backlit, meaning there is a lighted screen.
Magi-Comp
Has chord progressions that change according to your phrasing of the melody.
Magical Light
Keyboard with illuminating keys, to guide your fingers to the correct note.
Magical Presets
In the "Music Designer Series" keyboards, a section that offers numerous interactive
and fun ways to play along with automatic functions, such as: Free Session, Break
Beat, Magi-Comp, Shadow Drum, Tone Cycle and Arpeggio.
Melody Off
Allows you to switch off the melody part of a preset song so you can play or sing the
melody part over the preset accompaniment.
Memory (song)
Songs with multiple instrumental parts can be recorded directly into the keyboard.
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface -- language by which keyboards, other MIDI
instruments, and computers can universally communicate.
Minus-One
The deletion of the melody lead so that user can manually play melody only, backed
by full accompaniment
Mixer
A function that provides 16-channel control over volume, tone, panning, effects,
tuning, and expression. Offers the versatility of a stand-alone mixer built right into the
keyboard.
Modesty Panel
Piece of wood included with Digital Piano stands, to cover the back part of the unit.
Multi-Timbral
Defined as a MIDI instrument can reproduce more than one sound at a time when
driven by a multi-channel MIDI sequence.
Multi-Track Memory
Songs with multiple instrumental parts can be recorded directly into the keyboard.
One-Touch Preset
Press this button after you select a rhythm style, and it will set the rhythm to the
proper tempo and provide an appropriate melody sound automatically.
PCM
"Pulse Code Modulation" - Digital recordings of real instruments or percussion sound
sources.
Polyphonic
The number of notes that can be played simultaneously.
Real-Time Memory
The instrument records exactly what is played, in real time.
Registration Memory
Allows you to configure your keyboard with a particular sound, rhythm, volume setting,
effect and other associated parameters, and store all the settings for easy recall
at the press of a single button. These are custom One-Touch Presets.
Sampling
The digital recording of a sound, which can later be triggered by a keyboard or other
device.
Sequencer
Feature, computer program, or stand-alone device that allows you to record MIDI
note data and edit it.
Shadow Drum
Triggers a percussion sound with each note, forming a pattern as you play.
Split
Allows you to divide the keyboard into two sections with a different sound in each.
Point at which the keyboard divides is often assignable.
Standard MIDI File
Note data that can be played on any MIDI keyboard. It is accessed by the keyboard
either from a computer-based sequencer or, in the case of keyboards that have a
floppy disk drive built in, directly from a disk. These files are generally in General
MIDI format, but can be modified in your sequencer to play in non-GM keyboards as
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