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Johnathon If the SY-77 had that limitation, then I am sure the SY-55 did too, but I could swear I used to split and layer that thing with the Performances. Maybe I am just remembering the Rolands, and even then, maybe it wasn't until the JV-1000 or the XP's that we could do splits and layers with the Performances. No ! I just checked an old PDF copy of the SY-55 manual. "Performance" was the Roland term. Yamaha called it Multi-Play Mode, but they dedicated 2/3 of a page explaining that if you played all 16 voices at the same time, with the SY-55's 16 voice polyphony limit, you could only play one note at a time, and this assumed that they were all single element voices. The SY-55 also allowed voices with up to 4 elements (oscillators). I thought the JV-80 was my first ROMpler with 4 element voices. I guess the SY-55 was more advanced than I remembered, in every respect except polyphony. You actually did splits at the voice or element level by limiting their keyboard range, then layering the "limited range" voices in Multi-Play mode. That is to say - there was no "SPLIT" button back then. You had to do it the hard way !

Nigel Go ahead and run through those YouTube videos I recommended. For now, you can skip the ones pertaining to designing or editing tones or designing and editing rhythms or recording your performances. You can come back to those when you are ready for them, but the others will help you, at least somewhat, in selecting a particular tone to play, or selecting a particular rhythm to accompany what you play, and in general, just setting up your keyboard to play what you want, but all of these are simple enough procedures that the user's manual will be your best reference. The videos will just be aids. As far as learning to read and play music, you have a choice to make - whether to seek instruction from a professional private teacher, or to use self teaching method books, or to use an online learning curriculum. Each one has its pros and cons, and every individual you would ask for advice about them would have their own, usually very, very strong, opinion about which is best and which is worse. The bottom line there is - whatever works best for you, but you have to be realistic about your choice. Private, professional instruction is very regimented and a lot of hard work, even just trying to make it to lessons sometimes, and very expensive. Probably overkill, if you just want to plunk around a bit on the keyboard, but you will most likely never become a fully accomplished pianist or keyboardist out of a self-help book or online lessons. The choice is yours, and needs to be made with an eye toward your expectations and ultimate goal in this regard. Sometimes the self teaching methods can be used to determine if your interest is serious enough to seek professional instruction. Good luck ! Regards, Ted

Brett The "Performances" of the Yamaha SY's and the Roland JV's (and ultimately the succeeding XP's in the late 90's), released back in the early, 90's had two purposes. One was to provide a 16 part multi-timbral sound generator for the keyboard's internal sequencer or for an external sequencer. The other was for layering (or spliting) up to 16 parts for live play from the keyboard. Any of the parts could be quickly switched on or off during play, which was the actual intent - to provide a 16 part sound palette whose parts could be quickly switched on or off at will by the player during live play. The designers did not really see layering all 16 parts at once as a common practice, as you are correct - doing so could run you out of polyphony very quickly - especially on the Roland XP's, as any one of their 16 "parts" could consist of up to 4 basic tones - for a possibility of 64 oscillators all going at once. The original SY-55 only had a polyphony of 16 and the original JV-80 only had a polyphony of 28, so even though both had the capabilities of layering up to 16 parts, neither one had the polyphony to keep up with having all 16 parts going at the same time, unless you only played single notes at a time. As their processor designs evolved through the years, it was possible to include more and more complex EFX set ups within the various parts that made up the performance. I believe the contemporary Korgs were able to do the same thing with their "Combis". I had assumed, until now, that the XW's allowed this same type of operation with their "Performance" mode. I had seen Korakios' discussion, at some time in the past, and wondered why all of that was necessary. Now I understand, especially in an age when "massive stacks" are somewhat of a necessity.

Nigel Welcome to the world of Casio music, in general, and to the Casio Music Forums, in particular. I think you will enjoy it here. The original models of your line were the CTK-6000 and WK-6500 and the CTK-7000 and WK-7500, released about 6 years ago. The current models are the CTK-6200 and WK-6600 and the CTK-7200 and WK-7600, released about 3 years ago. The CTK models are the 61 key units, while the WK models are the 76 key units. Within the release groupings I mention above, the CTK units and their WK unit counterparts are electronically and musically identical, differing only in the number of keys. You are going to find that, with the following exceptions, what applies to any one of these units, pretty much applies to them all. Because of that, I normally just refer to them collectively as the CTK/WK-6XXX models and the CTK/WK-7XXX models. The major differences between the latest releases and the originals are some button locations on the front panel, the inclusion of an onboard Equalizer in all models, and replacement of the 4-position slider/drawbars with 8-position slider.drawbars in the latest CTK/WK-7XXX units. While all of these units are equipped with 17-track linear Song Sequencers (MIDI), the 7XXX models include a 16-track looping Pattern Sequencer (MIDI) for the onboard creation and editing of User Rhythms as well as the onboard ability to record your performances directly to audio files on an SD Card. I cover all of this so you will know that, when it comes to demos and tutorials, you will be interested in anything that applies to any of these models. I include demos in this, because while a demo may not show you HOW to do something, it at least shows you that you CAN do something. You can not ask HOW to do something until you know that you CAN do something, so I consider demos as important as tutorials for new-comers, like yourself. Needless to say, your best, and probably sole, source of demos and tutorials will be YouTube. When you do searches, do not do them outside of YouTube from Google or Bing. Actually go to the YouTube site itself and use its own internal search engine, That will cut down on the number of extraneous hits you get Start by searching on "Casio Select Workshop". This is a series of tutorials for various Casio models by Paul Noble and Jared Beany of the, now defunct, Casio Australia site. You will have to pick out those that apply to the particular models that you are interested in. Now, do a search on "Mike Martin CTK WK". This should return a couple of tutorials that Mike did several years ago, when these models were first released - one on using the 7XXX Pattern Sequencer for creating a User Rhythm. Finally, try searching on "CTK XXXX demo tutorial" or "WK XXXX demo tutroial", and one at a time, enter each of the model numbers I mention above for the "XXXX". When you do this, DO NOT INCLUDE THE CASIO NAME, or you will get hits for every electronic item that Casio makes - including all the watches and calculators. At this stage, you do not need that kind of distracton. Much the same as, when you search for info on a particular Yamaha music keyboard, if you include the Yamaha name, you will get hits for every motorcycle and ATV that Yamaha makes. Once you get to this point, you may want to go back, particularly to the Casio Select Workshop stuff, and watch some of the tutorials and demos for the other, smaller ("smaller" meaning "less expensive") CTK/WK models. Much of what applies to them will also apply to your CTK-7200, with one major exception. Many (most ?) of the less expensive units inlude rudimentary "sampling" capabilities that were not provided in the higher priced models. Most importantly, these demonstrators have developed advanced playing techniques that have been honed to show off a keyboard's ultimate qualities in the shortest possible time. I have learned much just from watching them play, and I don't mean just the "keys". With these keyboards, you need to learn how to play the "buttons" just as much as how to play the "keys". OK, like I said above, this should get you started and take you a little while to digest. When you finish with this, if you need more, or have some specific questions, come back and we will see what we can do. Good luck, and enjoy that new CTK-7200 ! Regards, Ted PS Thanks for the "plug", Johnathon ! The traffic down here in CTK/WK land is really starting to wane these days. That must mean that everybody is pretty much getting used to what they already have. Maybe that means it's time for a new release from Casio, but if the changes are drastic, I will probably have to fade from this scene a bit. I don't feel comfortable trying to provide in-depth support or advice for something I don't have here at my side, but these days, I am trying to clear out gear, not add more. The family is trying to get me to move up to Eugene, Oregon so that we can all keep an eye on one another during our "golden" years. I guess that's what we call progress, huh ? Although, I do have to say that, as I was composing the above, I was predicting what Nigel's next round of questions will be, and was already formulating my response(s) in the back of my head. Since remote support is what I did for the last 15 years of my career with IBM, I guess old habits really do die hard. Oh well, enjoy it for what it's worth while it's there. In the meantime, I need to get out of here and get to work on my yard, in between the rain storms, trying to reclaim it from the jungle it has turned into. Should be able to get it all done just in time to get the snow blower serviced and ready to go. Never a dull moment around this place. See ya !

Chris It is mostly a matter of personal preference. What sounds beautiful to one person, may not sound so beautiful to another. You can try increasing the Cutoff Frequency for a little brighter tone, or decreasing it for a darker or more mellow tone, and you can increase the Release Time a bit for a little more realistic "after strike" sustain, but not so much that it sounds like you are holding down a sustain pedal. For piano tones, I do not usually recommend changing the Attack Time, as the tone can very quickly lose its "hammer-strike" identity, but you can try increasing it very slightly, if you want a little more mellow sound. The Casio Tone Editors lack a Resonance control, which would add a lot to the realism of a piano tone. Ambience can be controlled by the selection of the Reverb Type and the amount of Reverb Send, but you do not want so much reverb that it sounds like you are playing in a band shell, or across a body of water, unless, of course, that is what you are after to begin with. A fuller sound can be had by adding a little chorus, but you have to be very careful with this, or the tone will take on a nasal or "honky-tonk" quality. For fuller sounds, you can also experiment with layering two different piano tones with the keyboard's Layer feature. Personally, I have never found a combination that I really cared for, but then I have never spent much time tweaking the tones that I am layering. All-in-all, your most limiting factors will be the keyboard's limited tone editing parameters and size and quality of the basic wave samples that you have to work with. While the wave samples in the CTK/WK models are of good quality, they are of limited size, compared to those of a stage piano, in order to provide a large sound palette at a reasonable selling price. While you may be able to improve on the preset tones, to your ears, at least, what you devise will most likely never compare to the piano tones of, say, a PX-5S. There is only one way to have that. There are some user piano tones available in the Downloads section of this forum that you can try, either for your own direct use, or for studying to learn how adjusting various parameters can affect a given tone: http://www.casiomusicforums.com/index.php?/files/category/39-ctk-wk/ Good luck ! Regards, Ted

Since the inception of arranger keyboards, their country rhythms have been pretty much generic, and the Casio models do not have the after-market manufacturer or user support of the more expensive models of their competitors, in that respect. For something as specific as what you are looking for, I am afraid that you will probably have to craft your own rhythm, which you can do, if you have one of the CTK/WK-7XXX models, but not the CTK/WK-6XXX units, as they lack the Pattern Sequencer for creating or editing the actual rhythm pattern. They can edit the basic parameters, such as instrument choice, volume, pan, etc, of a rhythm, but not the musical pattern.

You would need a service manual to determine that. I am sure the CTK-5000 circuit boards use several different types of diodes, depending upon their particular function and current/voltage requirements in the circuit, So the question is not only what type of diode, but which particular diode. I recommend doing a Google search on "CTK-5000 Service Manual" to see if a downloadable version is available.

Sarah I think we need a little more information in order to give you an answer. What is the metronome doing or not doing that does not seem right to you ? What are you trying to do with the metronome ? How are you trying to use it ? Regards, Ted

This is indicative of debris (cookie crumbs, cracker crumbs, toast crumbs, pizza crust, dead bug, hairpins, straight pins, needles, etc, etc, etc) under the keys - between the keys and the rubber contact strip under the keys, but that normally affects only a single key or maybe two keys right next to each other. For one key to affect the velocity level of several other keys sounds more like a contact strip or circuit problem, but before getting into that, get a can of compressed air and try blasting it generously under the keys to see if that clears the problem. If it does, then one of the items I mentioned at the start was probably the cause. If it doesn't, then you may be looking at a trip to the service center. The keyboard resets itself each time it is powered on. The is no separate factory reset or initialize function.

Just do a Google search on "free MIDI software for PC" and have yourself a download fest !

H-D Yes ! You can do what you want with either an iPad or an iPhone and the WK-7600, but there are a few caveats that you need to know about before you start investing. Essentially, you will be using the iOS app as a sound module, with its own rotary function, for the upper (right) tone and one of the WK-7600's own internal tones for the lower (left) tone. The WK-7600 transmits MIDI note-on/off signals for the Upper-1 (Right) tone on MIDI Channel 1, those for the Upper-2 (Layered) tone on MIDI Channel 2, and those for the Lower (Left) tone on MIDI Channel -3. This brings up to the first item you need to check for when selecting the iOS app. Some (most ? / many ?) apps allow you to set the MIDI channel that the app will respond to. This is ideal. Some are fixed and only respond to Channel 1. While this may be severly limiting to most users, it would work for you, as that is the channel you want it to respond to - the one associated with the upper (right) portion of the keyboard split, but some are fixed in Omni mode, which means the app responds to any note-on/off signals on any of the 16 channels. These apps will not work for you, as they would respond, not only to the Channel 1 (Upper-1 (Right)) signals, but to the Channel 3 (Lower (Left)) signals as well, so you end up with your single organ tone on the right and that same organ tone layered with your Lower tone on the left. The strangest one is the Garage Band app that comes with the iOS devices. It allows you to differentiate between MIDI channels, but only during the recording process. In normal play mode, it defaults to Omni mode. So, the organs in Garage Band will not work for you. There is an app that will allow you to filter off unwanted channels, but it will only output to external or network connected devices. It will not output to internal sound module apps. Once you have an app and all the necessary cables and adapters, you need a way to silence the keyboard's internal tone on the upper (right) so it does not layer with your external (right) tone. You can not use the keyboard's MIDI "Local Off" function for this, as it applies to the full range of the keyboard. You can not "split" the Local Off function. If you use it, it will silence your Lower (Left) tones as well as the upper (right) internal tones. What I did on my CTK-7000 and WK-7500 is take the default Stereo Grand Piano, went into Tone Edit, reduced its volume to zero, named it "Zero Volume", and saved it as User Tone 001. Then I just select that as my Upper (Right) tone. I could have done it as a registration, but why waste an entire set-up registration just to silence the internal response to the upper zone of the keyboard. Besides, if I do want a complete registration, I can just include that User Tone as a part of the registration. I am using an app called "Organ+", but even though it allows assigning the incoming MIDI channels to each of the upper and lower manuals of a full, dual manual. organ, I will not recommend it to you as its rotary function is horribly rudimentary. It sounds OK, but it is strictly ON/OFF. Even thought it does have a "depth" control, it has no fast/slow speed switching, and there is no acceleration/deceleration when you turn it on and off. Definitely not much realism. Too bad, as it is a fairly decent app otherwise, and its chorused tremolo voices are really nice. An app called "Galileo Organ" appears to be the current ultimate in drawbar organ emulators, but it appears to be for the iPad only. That leaves the one titled "C3B3". It claims to be for both the iPhone and the iPad. My concern about doing this with the iPhone is that, if you intend to manipulate the drawbars in realtime, as you play, you may find the smaller screen of the iPhone just too cramped for accurate control. If you do decide to go down this path, you will need to research whatever app you are interested in on your own. I can not test them for you as both of those I mentioned require iOS-7 or higher. I am currently stuck with the older iOS 6.3 in order to keep my Akai SynthStation working. Akai bailed out of the iOS arena several years ago and will no longer offer updates, and I rely on it way too much to sacrifice it for my drawbar organ wants/needs, no matter how much I would dearly love to have "Galileo" ! I don't know if my old iPad-3 clunker would even run the latest 9.X iOS. As far as cables and adapters, if you have an iPhone 4, you will need the same Camera Connector Kit that is used on the older iPads, and a standard USB cable. Try to get a cable that is as light weight as possible to reduce the torque stress that it applies to the connectors. If you have an iPhone 5, you will need the above, plus a USB-to-Lightning adapter to adapt the 30 pin connector of the Camera Connector to the smaller "Lightning" connectors of the newer iPads and iPhones. You will also need an audio cable with a 3.5 mm TRS (stereo) connector on one end and the appropriate connector/adapter on the other end to connect the iPhone's "Phones-out" connection to whatever audio system you are going to. You can use a cable with 3.5 mm connectors on both ends to connect the iPhone's output to the WK-7600's Audio-In and allow the keyboard to mix it with the its own output to its internal speakers or to its Line Out jacks. None of this allows for powering the iPhone as you play, so you need to start with a fully charged battery. If you do use one of the devices that allow you to charge the battery as you play, you will most likely not be able to connect the iPhone's audio out to the keyboard's audio in, or you risk running into the dreaded USB ground loop hum. This one is an unknown before you actually try it. Some set ups work OK. Most don't. As for your questions regarding octave offsets, when the WK-7600 is running in "Splt" mode, you can control the Octave Offsets of the Upper-1 (Main), Upper-2 (Layered), and Lower (Split) tones from the front panel of the keyboard with the "Octave" control, but if you intend to shift octave offsets in realtime, as you play, the number of button presses required may throw your timing off. In that case, you might want to save your octave offset "schemes" into consecutive registrations within a given bank, so that you can switch between them with a single button press, as you play. OK, I think I have covered everything you asked about, but if not, or if you have additional questions, give a shout. I hope this helps. Good luck ! Regards, Ted

Terence With your Data Manager software running, left click on the "Preferences" tab at the top of the window, then look at the data field labeled "WAVE File Folder Path", which shows you where Data Manager has been storing your audio files on your computer's hard drive. You can change that to something more convenient if you like, but you would need to use Windows Explorer to manually move the files that have already been stored there, to the new location, then use the "Browse" at the right of that data field to point Data Manager at the new location. Data Manager will always remember the last location it was pointed at. The "User Data File Folder Path", above that, does the same thing for non-audio files. If you download, say, some new User Rhythm files to your PC's hard drive, you use the "Browse" at the right of that field, to point it at the location on your hard drive where you put the downloaded files, so that Data Manager can download them to the keyboard's User Memory. Data Manager will remember and come back to that same location the next time you run it. Yes, you can use Windows Explorer to bulk load User Files from your PC's hard drive to the MUSICDAT folder on the SD Card, but once you put the SD Card back in the keyboard, you have to load those files into the keyboard's User Memory one-at-a time, which for large numbers of files, can take " f - o - r - e - v - e - r ". Data Manager can bulk load files directly from the hard drive to the keyboard's User Memory in one fell swoop, but if you do this, I recommend not transferring more than 15 files at a time, otherwise, you run the risk of buffer overflow and end up with some files missing on the keyboard. On a typical bulk download of 100 files, 14 or 15 just get lost, and only 85 or 86 make it to the keyboard. The transfer is just a "copy" process, so all of the original files will still be on the PC's hard drive, but it can take some time to figure out which files did not make it and re-transfer them, so it is easier and faster to transfer fewer files at a time and get it done right the first time. If you have not already done so, you can download a Data Manager 6.1 User's Guide from: http://support.casio.com/storage/en/support/download_files/en/008/manuals/DM61-E-1A.pdf Good luck ! Regards, Ted

NO ! Firmware in the CTK/WK models is not software (user) updateable. Their firmware is permanently burned into a Read Only Memory (ROM) chip at the factory. Firmware updates would require returning the keyboard to a service center to have the firmware ROM chip replaced with an updated chip.

Terence The audio recorder in the Casio CTK/WK-7XXX models is not a multi-track recorder. It records a simultaneous stereo pair in an "erase as it records" process, which explains why you can not add additional tracks or over-dubs on additional recording passes. Any attempt to record additional data would erase any previously recorded data. When the CTK/WK-7XXX units record audio to the SD Card, they do so in a Casio proprietary format to a hidden partition (that a computer's operating system can not see) on the SD Card. The Casio Data Manager software is required to convert those files to the standard Windows WAV fornat and export them to a computer's harddrive. Once they are imported into Audacity, you can use it to record any additional data. For the type of recording you want to do, you might also want to consider a stand-alone digital 8 track recorder, such as the Tascam DP-008 EX: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/DP008EX You can download the Casio Data Manager 6.1 software from here: http://support.casio.com/en/support/download.php?cid=008&pid=67

A microphone connected to the WK-6600 uses the WK-6600's audio circuits strictly for effects processing and amplification. None of the CTK/WK-6XXX model line has digital audio recording capabilities. For that, you would need to move up into the CTK/WK-7XXX model line. However, you can connect the WK-6600's Line-Out connections to an external recording device or to your computer's Line-In connections (with the computer running DAW or digital audio recording software) and record the mix of the WK-6600's output and the voice signal (with effects) from the microphone.

El dispositivo que muestran se hace para conectar a un ordenador. No se puede conectar a un teclado Casio, y dudo que va a trabajar con un dispositivo Android.

Teclados Casio guardar sus archivos de audio en un formato especial de Casio a una carpeta oculta especial en la tarjeta SD. Una PC no puede ver o leer directamente. Necesitará usar el software "Gestor de datos 6.1" convertir archivos "WAV Windows" estándar y exportarlos a una PC. Puede descargar el software "Gestor de datos 6.1" desde el sitio de soporte de Casio por área geográfica.

Todos los teclados de Casio CTK/WK-6XXX/7XXX funcionará con cualquiera de los dispositivos de Apple y cualquier reciente PCs con Windows, pero hasta el momento, no pude llegar a cualquiera de mis 4 dispositivos Android para funcionar bien con cualquiera de mis teclados Casio, a pesar de que tengo el correcto OTG (On The Go - en el camino) los cables. El sistema operativo y hardware Android no están realmente diseñados para producción musical. Conexiones de éxito son muy inciertas. Aquí hay enlaces a dos discusiones y un vídeo sobre este tema. Lo siento están en inglés. http://community.acer.com/t5/2013-Archives/Iconia-B1-Connect-a-USB-MIDI-keyboard/td-p/59257 http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-note-pro-12-2/391604-using-music-keyboard-notepro.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GygpDwYMVk Conductores no se requieren para los dispositivos de "Apple" y "Windows" ya que ya están incorporadas en los sistemas operativos. No hay ningún controlador para Andriod. Tienen que incluirse en cada aplicación por el escritor de aplicación. Los problemas con "Android" son básicas de conectividad y latencia excesiva. Recomiendo la aplicación Cáustica-3.

En este momento hay versiones Sample Tank para iPhone / iPod touch / iPad y Mac / PC pero no para Android. Únicas alternativas (parecidos) Sample Tank están disponibles para Andoid.

Roman Information regarding bulk dumps begins on Page 39 of the MIDI Implementation Chart, but those dumps are limited to current system status and currently stored User Data (User Tones, User Rhythms, User DSP settings, etc). There does not appear to be a general dump of program data stored in system firmware ROM, but there is a way to gather the data you seek, albeit a rather formidable task, as it has to be done on a tone-by-tone and/or DSP-by-DSP basis. When an effect is assigned to a tone, it becomes a part of that tone, such that when the tone is selected, not only are the tone select codes transmitted, but also all of the codes associated with the DSP settings applied to that tone. This applies to factory preset tones, as well as to User Tones. The MIDI-OX software program can be used to capture the various codes that are sent, when a tone is selected. In order to differentiate the tone select codes from DSP codes, select a preset tone with an assigned DSP for editing, remove the DSP, and save the raw tone as a User Tone. Now select the unedited preset and use MIDI-OX to capture the codes sent, then select the raw User Tone and capture those codes. The additional codes associated with the preset will be the codes for the DSP. To gather info on a particular DSP effect, select a preset tone with no DSP, and add the DSP effect you are interested in and save it as a User Tone. Again select the edited and original tones and use MIDI-OX to capture the codes associated with each. The difference will be the DSP codes. and will include not only the DSP Type selection codes but all of the assigned parameter settings (depth, rate, timings, etc), as well. Basically, you should be able to just record a song or phrase on the keyboard then transmit it to Sonar as you play it back, and have Sonar capture the info you want, but many DAW's (particularly Sonar) filter off and discard sysex data as it is received - unless you are using one of the integrated systems such as Yamaha wiith Steinberg/Cubase or Roland with Cakewalk/Sonar. For that reason, I keep hoping that Casio will see the light and integrate with one of the popular DAW's. Well . . . perhaps next year ! Good luck ! Regards, Ted

No ! Both the power connection and the headphone connection are electrically designed for their own specific purpose and nothing more, but the LK-120 lacks, not only a pedal connection, it does not even have the internal electrical circuits for sustaining a tone, and no such "extensions" exist for doing this. If a sustain pedal is important to you, you will need to move up to one of the more advanced models, such as the LK-170/175/260/280.

The reason it does not list the LK-120 as a compatible keyboard is because the LK-120 has no connection for a pedal. The only two connectors on the back of the LK-120 are for a 9 volt power supply and for a set of headphones. If your keyboard has a pedal connection, then it is not an LK-120.

The Song Sequencer in the WK-6600 is a non-looping linear sequencer. It has a "Repeat" feature for the purpose of learning/practice, and therefore includes a one measure count-in, which can not be defeated, at the start of each "repeat". It was not designed as, nor intended to be used as, a looping pattern sequencer. For that, you need one of the CTK/WK-7XXX models with their Pattern Sequencers. The Rhythm Editor in the CTK/WK-6XXX models allows simple edits to existing rhythms, such as adjusting levels of the different instruments within a Rhythm, or substituting different instruments, etc, but it lacks the ability to change the actual rhythm pattern or to create a new rhythm pattern. Here again, for that you need the Pattern Sequencers of the CTK/WK-7XXX models.

The Song Sequencer in the WK-6600 is a non-looping linear sequencer. It has a "Repeat" feature for the purpose of learning/practice, and therefore includes a one measure count-in, which can not be defeated, at the start of each "repeat". It was not designed as, nor intended to be used as, a looping pattern sequencer. For that, you need one of the CTK/WK-7XXX models with their Pattern Sequencers.

Use the "Octave Shift" feature instead of the "Transpose" feature. See the right hand column of Page E18 in the manual.