Korg Sp-500 Introduction, Before you begin, How to use this manual, Check the included items

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Korg SP-500 digital piano.

In order to enjoy this instrument to its fullest potential, please read this owner’s manual care- fully and use the instrument as directed.

1.Before you begin

Please read the sections entitled “Precautions” on p.ii of this manual.

Check the included items

Please make sure that the following items were included with the SP-500.

•“Owner’s manual” (the book you are reading)

•AC/AC power supply

•Pedal

•Music stand

2.How to use this manual

Printing conventions in this manual

☞p.■■: This indicates a page to which you can refer.

, : These symbols respectively indicate points of caution and advice.

Panel: […] switch, dial, […] slider: The names enclosed by [square brackets] are printed on the front panel. Operate the corresponding item.

LCD screen: “…” cell, “…” button: The names enclosed by double quotation marks appear in the LCD screen, and you can operate the corresponding cell, button, check box, or radio button that is displayed.

A check box is considered to be “on” when it is displayed as an outlined box; a check box that is ﬁlled in is considered to be “off.”

If you select “English” as the language for the Help function, the display will be entirely in English. If you select “Japanese,” some of the display will not be in Japa- nese.

*LCD screen display: The parameter values etc. shown in the screens printed in this manual are only examples for explanatory purposes, and may not necessarily match the screens that appear on your instrument.

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Contents Page Data handling Table of Contents Automatic accompaniment Recording the automatic accompaniment without performing FunctionsPage Check the included items How to use this manualIntroduction Before you beginMain features Touch-View LCD screen Pitch adjustment TransposeTouch control TemperamentsFront panel Panel layoutsRear panel Operating panel Demo switch √, switches Help switch Value -, + switchesFill 1, 2 switches START/STOP switchConnections Before you turn on the powerWhen using headphones Preparations for playingConnect the AC/AC power supply Using the music standTurning the power on Adjusting the volumeItems in the LCD screen Using the LCD screenBasic operation LCD screenMain Use this switch to return to the previous screenValue + switch, switch, dial Operating panelSelect the item Press the Help switchHelp function Select the language for displayTo exit Help Move through the pagesTo view another item Listening to the demo Demo playbackTo listen to the demo songs Stopping the demo performance Press the Recorder PLAY/STOP switchPausing the demo performance Start demo playbackPracticing right hand and left hand separately Practicing along with a demo songChanging the tempo of the demo playback Page Play the keyboard Turing the power onPlaying the SP-500 Playing a soundSelect a program Selecting soundsChanging sounds Select the program groupSelecting percussion instrument sounds Press the Program Group User switchSelecting sounds from the User program group Layer function play two sounds together Combining soundsTo 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 Adding Reverb to the sound Press the Reverb switchAdjust the reverb depth Applying effects to a soundSelect the type of effect Press the Chorus etc. switchTo cancel Reverb Adding Chorus or other modulation effects to the soundStarting the metronome Adjust the effect depthPress the Metronome switch Playing along with the metronomeStopping the metronome Adjusting the tempoDamper pedal Using pedalsAssignable switch Damper pedal settings for Layer and SplitCollecting favorite sounds into a User program group Using the User pro- gram groupChanging the program name Page Automatic accompaniment Using automatic accompanimentPress the ACC switch Select how to specify chordsUse the keyboard to specify the chord Press the START/STOP switchSelecting a rhythm style Select a sound for the part that you yourself will playUsing 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 Access the Func 3/10 SwitchWhen you take your hand off Stop switchSelect how you will specify Press the Ensemble switchChanging how you specify the chords Performing with an ensembleAdding an intro To change the variationAdding a ﬁll Adding an endingSelecting the most appropriate program for a Rhythm Style Reducing the number of parts in the accompaniment Using the User rhythm style groupCustomizing a rhythm style Save your custom style to inter Custom style parameter listEdit the rhythm style Name your custom styleMidi OUT Basic recording Realtime Recording Press the Recorder Record switchRecording Recording your performanceTo record the tempo as well Specify the time signatureStart recording To change the time signature during a songLoading performance data that you recorded Press the Recorder PLAY/STOP switchPress the Recorder Song Select switch Recording with automatic accompanimentTo stop the playback To pause the playbackTo fast-forward To rewindVarious recording methods Using Quantize while you recordMultitrack recording Auto punch-in/out Recording from the middle of the songStop recording Access the Rec 3/3Step recording procedure Chord Inputting chords Set the end measure cell Press the Step Rec button’ve Been Working Let’s use step recording to input chordsCtrl Inputting control events Control event type listEditing previously-saved data Editing functionsEdit the data Event type list Event EditSong Name Initial Edit Bounce TrackInsert Measure Delete MeasureInitial Edit 2/2 Initial Edit 1/2Memory Utility Page Changing the key Transposing Adjusting the pitchFine adjustments to the pitch FunctionsChange the desired Octave SettingSelecting a temperament Changing the octaveCreating your own temperament Selecting a temperamentMake the desired settings Using the pedalsDamper pedal settings for Layer and Split Specifying the function of the assignable switchSetting contents All setupTo store these settings into internal memory Access the Func 7/10Adjusting the display time of a popup screen Adjusting the left/right balanceConvenient functions Midi channel settings Connecting other equipmentConnecting Midi equipment What is MIDI?Press a Local radio button Using the SP-500 as a multi-tim- bral tone generatorLocal on/off setting Access the Func 4/10Midi Transpose Synchronizing to an external sequencerMidi Filter After Touch Control Control changeExclusive Appendices TroubleshootingSpeciﬁcations Piano Program listProg Bass Brass/ChoirStrings GuitarPercussion Synth/S.EStyle Name Rhythm style listポップ 6/8 User Drum kits list OFF Program demo Demo songs listPiano demo songs Style demo songsMajorC Major 6th Major 7th CM7 Sus Csus4 Csus2 Dominant 7th List of detected chordsAppendices Chart Index

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