Korg Sp-500 Using the User pro- gram group, Collecting favorite sounds into a User program group

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7.Changing the touch response of the keyboard

You can change the way the piano will respond to how hard you strike the keyboard. This function is called Touch Control.

1

Press the [TOUCH] switch

 

2

Select the desired touch

Press a radio button to select the desired

 

playing touch.

 

Light 1, 2: Even soft playing can produce

 

loud notes. (Light touch)

 

Normal: This is the standard piano touch.

 

Heavy 1, 2: You must play strongly to

 

produce loud notes. (Heavy touch)

 

Fix: Playing strength will have no effect;

 

suitable for organ playing.

 

This function does not change the physical

 

weight of the keyboard itself.

3

Return to the main page

If the [DISPLAY HOLD] switch is on,

press the [EXIT] switch to return to the main page.

This setting can be stored in internal memory by selecting the “Func 7/10” page “Setup” and executing “Write,” so that the setting will be in effect when the power is turned on.

(p.67)

8.Using the [USER] pro- gram group

You can use the [USER] program group when you wish to rearrange programs in an order convenient for performance, or when you wish to create a pro- gram group that contains only the programs you use frequently.

For details on the factory-set data, refer to the table on p.78.

Collecting favorite sounds into a [USER] program group

Here’s how to select your favorite programs from the various program groups of the SP-500, and arrange them in the desired order in the [USER] program group.

Drum kits such as “GM kit 1” in the [PERCUS- SION] program group can be copied to page “9/9.”

1

Press the PROGRAM GROUP

[USER] switch

The contents of the currently-loaded [USER] program group will be displayed.

2

Select the copy destination pro-

gram

 

Press the program name of the copy des-

 

tination.

 

The program you select here will be

 

replaced by the program you select in

 

step 5.

 

When you execute the Write operation in step 7,

 

the program you select here will be erased.

3

Press the “Custom” button

The “Custom Prog” page will appear.

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Contents Page Data handling Table of Contents Automatic accompaniment Functions Recording the automatic accompaniment without performingPage Before you begin How to use this manualIntroduction Check the included itemsMain features Temperaments Pitch adjustment TransposeTouch control Touch-View LCD screenPanel layouts Front panelRear panel START/STOP switch Demo switch √, switches Help switch Value -, + switchesFill 1, 2 switches Operating panelPreparations for playing Before you turn on the powerWhen using headphones ConnectionsAdjusting the volume Using the music standTurning the power on Connect the AC/AC power supplyLCD screen Using the LCD screenBasic operation Items in the LCD screenOperating panel Use this switch to return to the previous screenValue + switch, switch, dial MainSelect the language for display Press the Help switchHelp function Select the itemTo exit Help Move through the pagesTo view another item Listening to the demo Demo playbackTo listen to the demo songs Start demo playback Press the Recorder PLAY/STOP switchPausing the demo performance Stopping the demo performancePracticing right hand and left hand separately Practicing along with a demo songChanging the tempo of the demo playback Page Playing a sound Turing the power onPlaying the SP-500 Play the keyboardSelect the program group Selecting soundsChanging sounds Select a programSelecting percussion instrument sounds Press the Program Group User switchSelecting sounds from the User program group Combining sounds Layer function play two sounds togetherTo cancel the Layer function Press the Split switchLow lower range. p.24 2. Selecting sounds To cancel the Split function Playing the SP-500 as a piano Play Piano modeTo change the split point Applying effects to a sound Press the Reverb switchAdjust the reverb depth Adding Reverb to the soundAdding Chorus or other modulation effects to the sound Press the Chorus etc. switchTo cancel Reverb Select the type of effectPlaying along with the metronome Adjust the effect depthPress the Metronome switch Starting the metronomeAdjusting the tempo Stopping the metronomeDamper pedal settings for Layer and Split Using pedalsAssignable switch Damper pedalUsing the User pro- gram group Collecting favorite sounds into a User program groupChanging the program name Page Select how to specify chords Using automatic accompanimentPress the ACC switch Automatic accompanimentSelect a sound for the part that you yourself will play Press the START/STOP switchSelecting a rhythm style Use the keyboard to specify the chordUsing the TAP Tempo feature Press the Tempo DOWN, UP switchesTo stop automatic accompaniment Adjusting the volume of individual parts Adjusting the overall volumeMuting a part Stop switch SwitchWhen you take your hand off Access the Func 3/10Performing with an ensemble Press the Ensemble switchChanging how you specify the chords Select how you will specifyTo change the variation Adding an introAdding a fill Adding an endingSelecting the most appropriate program for a Rhythm Style Using the User rhythm style group Reducing the number of parts in the accompanimentCustomizing a rhythm style Name your custom style Custom style parameter listEdit the rhythm style Save your custom style to interMidi OUT Recording your performance Press the Recorder Record switchRecording Basic recording Realtime RecordingTo change the time signature during a song Specify the time signatureStart recording To record the tempo as wellRecording with automatic accompaniment Press the Recorder PLAY/STOP switchPress the Recorder Song Select switch Loading performance data that you recordedTo rewind To pause the playbackTo fast-forward To stop the playbackVarious recording methods Using Quantize while you recordMultitrack recording Recording from the middle of the song Auto punch-in/outSet the end measure cell Press the Step Rec button Access the Rec 3/3Step recording procedure Chord Inputting chords Stop recordingControl event type list Let’s use step recording to input chordsCtrl Inputting control events ’ve Been WorkingEditing previously-saved data Editing functionsEdit the data Event Edit Event type listSong Name Delete Measure Bounce TrackInsert Measure Initial EditInitial Edit 2/2 Initial Edit 1/2Memory Utility Page Functions Adjusting the pitchFine adjustments to the pitch Changing the key TransposingChanging the octave SettingSelecting a temperament Change the desired OctaveSelecting a temperament Creating your own temperamentSpecifying the function of the assignable switch Using the pedalsDamper pedal settings for Layer and Split Make the desired settingsAccess the Func 7/10 All setupTo store these settings into internal memory Setting contentsAdjusting the display time of a popup screen Adjusting the left/right balanceConvenient functions What is MIDI? Connecting other equipmentConnecting Midi equipment Midi channel settingsAccess the Func 4/10 Using the SP-500 as a multi-tim- bral tone generatorLocal on/off setting Press a Local radio buttonMidi Transpose Synchronizing to an external sequencerMidi Filter After Touch Control Control changeExclusive Troubleshooting AppendicesSpecifications Piano Program listProg Guitar Brass/ChoirStrings BassSynth/S.E PercussionRhythm style list Style Nameポップ 6/8 User Drum kits list OFF Style demo songs Demo songs listPiano demo songs Program demoList of detected chords MajorC Major 6th Major 7th CM7 Sus Csus4 Csus2 Dominant 7thAppendices Chart Index
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