Hmmmm..., has Casio to some extent brought back the Chord Sequencer.?.? Is this like it or close to it? Have a look at the manual on page E-54. The feature is called Music Presets. Read the description section for this feature.
http://support.casio.com/manualfile.php?rgn=1&cid=008011141

No way IMHO.
I have never used a Chord sequencer but from what Diki describes, this Music Presets thing is primarily for home use.

My ancient Casio (CTK 750, TOTL for 1994, coincidence? ) also has this, although it does not have any option to create your own. It gives you a number of "pre-programmed chord progressions", (a ready made accompaniment set, also the chord progressions for each preset are written in the manual so you know what chord comes next) and you simply play whatever you want with the right hand (or both hands).

It has a number of easy chord progressions like Am, F, Dm, E (like a run of the mill pop song, and repeated until you are bored) and also has more advanced and lengthier sets where more complex chords are used.

Useful for practice, nevertheless, you get a chance to play along very complex chords and try to produce something pleasing to the ear. It may also give you an idea of how different chords interact musically when placed in a row.

Alas the functionality and button presses required in this Casio would prohibit it for live use as Diki wants. Maybe next time.

An interesting thing I noticed while browsing the manual, is that this model can import styles from earlier Casio models and play them as is. Useful if you for example had created user styles on the WK you had.

[This message has been edited by trident (edited 09-19-2010).]

No, squeak... Epic Fail!

The Roland Chord Sequencer was a LIVE tool. It wasn't preset changes, it actually recorded what you played, while you were playing it, then played it back seamlessly while you did something else...

Play the head for the tune while in record, then hit Play (no interruption or stopping) and the CS took over the chord input duties for the arranger section while you solo your brains out, play another instrument, have a beer, whatever! Start playing the bridge when it comes in (you can make the CS stop without the style stopping), then hit Play again, vamp out, whatever you feel like.

Play the song differently every night, the CS is different every night.

I see little point in preset changes, or pre-done chord sequences. Might as well use an SMF with Markers... The Roland Chord Sequencer had exactly the same philosophy as the arranger does... no rules, no limits, do what YOU want to do, when YOU want to do it.

That it didn't become as standard a feature on ALL arrangers as SMF playback or mp3 playback is one of life's great mysteries...

Let's face it, once you have played a verse and chorus ONCE, repeating the changes in realtime is a complete WASTE of your LH, if you have a CS to play them for you. 50% of your capability is being wasted on mere repetition. I don't know about you, but I got better and more interesting things to do with my LH that simply input the chords AGAIN and AGAIN for the stupid chord recognition section of your arranger.

Somebody, ANYBODY... Bring back the Chord Sequencer the way Roland got it RIGHT.