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As a beginner of casio keyboard playing I like to record songs and song parts with the sequenzer of my WK 6600. But everytime I start recording, the automatic rhythm accompany disappears and just some kind of rhythmic piano sounds are stored. Is it possible to record the automatic rhythm with chord acc, and how? Thank you!

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Generally speaking, there is a 17th "system track" for the song sequencer.  That is what is used for rhythm recording.  You will want to first set up your rhythm and tempo and chord mode before start recording.  When it is all set up, you can enter record mode and start playing the rhythm.  

Easy record mode takes you straight to the system track of the song sequencer.  Just press the record button after you set up everything and you should be set.  

 

You might want to review the manual.....
http://support.casio.com/storage/en/manual/pdf/EN/008/CTK6200_WK6600_EN.pdf#page=65

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I`m sorry, but that‘s the point: I have set up my rhythm, chosen the acc mode and it‘s running fine. But the moment I press the rec key, rhythms and acc disappear and to be heard (and recorded!) is only the piano sound of the pressed keynotes. No rhythm, no acc. Cannot record them.... :-( And even if I first press "rec" and then try to start the rhythm with "start", it doesn‘t work: the start button doesn‘t start the rhythm. Guess I better play triangle... ;-)

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I don't have access to that particular model, but I have experience with similar Casio instruments.  It sounds like the record mode is going into a regular sequencer track instead of system track.  I would try the other way to record.  Check out this part in the manual....

 

http://support.casio.com/storage/en/manual/pdf/EN/008/CTK6200_WK6600_EN.pdf#page=69

 

Go into the normal song sequencer mode and make sure you are recording the "system track".  

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notebynote

 

Those extraneous piano notes you are hearing appear to be some kind of a short recording test done by Casio before the keyboard is shipped.  I had the same thing on my CTK-6000.  For some reason, they recorded it to one of the "B" tracks.  Easy Record records to the "A": tracks, so when you try to do your recording, the keyboard thinks you want to ADD your performance to the test that Casio left on that "B" track, so we need to clear that off for you.  My CTK-6000 only had it in the Song-1 User Memory slot.  So that we know where you are starting, power your keyboard OFF and back ON.  It should be at what I call the home display screen.  Momentarily press the SONG SEQUENCER button.  The top line of the display should show [[ SONG ]] ------- 1.  Now. PRESS AND HOLD the FUNCTION button as you again momentarily press the SONG SEQUENCER button to go into the song EDIT mode.  The top line of the display should show - EDIT -.  Press the DOWN ARROW button TWICE to select SongEdit (the bottom item in the menu)..It should now have a large blue dot to the left of it, indicating that it is selected.  Press ENTER.  The top menu item ( CLEAR ) should already be selected with a large blue dot to the left of it.  Press ENTER.  Use the Data Wheel or the - / + buttons to select the song you want to clear.  Most likely this should be SONG 1.  Press ENTER.  Press the YES button.  Your song is now clear.  Press the EXIT button FIVE times to return to the home display screen.

 

Now, if you have an accompaniment pattern playing when you press the RECORD button, the rhythm stops, because the first press of the RECORD button stops everything and places the keyboard into the RECORD STANDBY mode.  This is indicated by the flashing of the RECORD button.  The keyboard is waiting for you to press a chord, but if you press one at this point, you will only get a static chord, because when you went into standby mode, you knocked off the accompaniment sync start.  You would need to press the SYNCHRO button before you press your first chord, but we are coming into this in the middle of things.  Let's start from the beginning.

 

For you, at this stage, I strongly recommend the REASY RECORD method.  The auto accompaniment will only record to the System Track (the "A" Tracks).  The EASY RECORD method sets all of that up for you and ignores the "B" Tracks, which you do not need at this point. That will come later, when you want to add additional parts to your performance.  See the table in the right hand column of Page 66 of the manual to see which "parts" of your performance are recorded to which tracks.

 

Make sure you are at the home display screen.  Select the right hand tone(s), rhythm, tempo, etc that you want.  Press the ACCOMP ON/OFF button to turn it ON.  ACCOMP should appear in the lower left corner of the display.  Press the SYNCHRO button.  NORMAL should be flashing at the bottom of the display.  If you want to start with the VARIATION pattern or an INTRO, press the appropriate button and the associated indicator should flash at the bottom of the screen.  Press the RECORD button ONCE and it should begin flashing.  Use the Data Wheel or - / + buttons to select the song number you want to record.  The keyboard is now waiting for you to begin your performance.  Start playing, and the RECORD button light turns steady.  When you are finished, you can press the STOP button for an abrupt ending or you can press the ENDING button for an outtro pattern.  In this case, recording will end automatically when the ending pattern is finished.  No special SAVE procedure is necessary.  Your performance is saved automatically to User Memory when recording is stopped.

 

Good luck !

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The song-1-memory slot had been occupied indeed, but I already had it cleared. And still...

BUT:

The decisive hint was to start the recording of the rhythm part with pressing the SYNCHRO button, and not the START button, which I did! Sorry I missed this idea. But man, it works!

Thank you all for your efforts and help,

and many thanks, Ted, for saving me from playing just a triangle... ;-)

Great!

Best greetings from Hattingen, Germany!

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notebynote

 

Glad you got it all sorted, and you don't need to apologize for missing the bit about the SYNCHRO button.  I don't think it is there to begin with.  Casio could use a couple of good sessions in how to write manuals.  Believe it or not, these things have more similarities than they have differences, so I am drawing on about 25 years of experience when I run into these situations.

 

If at some point in the future, you should decide you want to be able to add additional tracks, come back and we can cover that at the time, but just a few words of caution for the interim.  What you are recording now, is going to the System Track - the "A" Tracks.  You can not add anything to the System Track - the "A" Tracks - EVER.  That is a one pass recording system.  Any attempts to add anything will erase all previously recorded data.  Added tracks must be added to the "B" Tracks, which is basically just your standard 16 track linear sequencer with multi-track/multi-pass capabilities, but if not done properly, can result in loss of data from either the "A" or the "B" tracks.  BUT . . the most important caution of all is to never work with previously recorded data without having a backup copy somewhere.

 

Best of luck and enjoy that new WK-6600 !

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Kurt

 

Go into the MIXER and turn off the "A" Track parts that you do not want.  The DRUMS are on Track A10, so don't turn it off.  If you want to keep the BASS, as well,  it is on Track A11.  The rest of the band is on Tracks A12 thru A16.  Turn any or all of those on or off to suit yourself.  Do not turn off any tracks below A10, as those are the real-time (live) parts that you play on the keys.  If you want to record this, use the EASY REC method.  Then, if you want to add any tracks, use the track-at-a-time (individual track) record method to the "B" Tracks.  If you try to add anything to the "A" Tracks, you will erase EVERYTHING you have previously recorded to ALL of the "A" tracks.  "A" Track recording is stricty a "one shot" deal, but you can record, erase, rerecord to any or all of the "B" Tracks to your heart's content.

 

Good luck!

 

- T -

 

P.S.

 

For future reference, so that we can refer you directly to correct parts in the manual, which keyboard model do you have?

 

 

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Casio needs to hire technical writers experienced in writing keyboaard manuals. They should include a lesson book with their keyboards so that if you want to do something like use a preset rythm in a recording, it would give each step to get there. It's like I'd like to find out how to set up and record my own rythms and then get them to sync with the rest on a recording. That takes information in steps, not just a mention. It took me 4 months to find the drums preset. I had no idea all I had to do was turn the knob and find the drums, so I could play them on the keyboard.

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