Korg Sp-500 manual Speciﬁcations

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Speciﬁcations

Keyboard	88 notes (RH2 keyboard)

Touch control	Six velocity curves

Tone generator system	Stereo sampling tone generator

Polyphony	64 voices

Number of sound programs	ROM: 332
	RAM: 64

Number of drum programs	ROM: 14
	RAM: 2

Sound program groups	Piano, Electric piano/organ, Flute/sax, Brass/choir, Strings, Guitar, Bass,
	Synth/sound effects, Percussion, User

Automatic accompaniment	Number of rhythm styles; ROM=128, user=64
function	Pianist rhythm styles: ROM=26

Effects	Reverb: 13 types, Other: 24 types

Recorder	8 tracks (Control, Chord, KBD+5 tracks)
	Song controls (Pause, Rew, FF, Play/Stop, Record)
	Maximum 40,000 notes per song, maximum 16,300 notes per track
	Maximum number of notes: 128,000 (when 12 songs are recorded)
	Maximum number of songs: 100 songs (total for all songs: 72,000 notes)

Help screen	Switchable between Japanese (kanji and kana) and English

Demo songs	Style demos: 9 songs
	Sounds: 9 songs, Piano songs (right hand/left hand can be divided): 24
	songs

Metronome	O (on/off, tempo, time signature, volume)

Display	240 · 64 full graphic liquid crystal display (with touch panel)

Key transpose	–11– +11 semitones

Pitch control	427.5–453.0 Hz (0.5 Hz steps)

Temperaments	10 + 4 user scales

Layer	O

Split	O

Pedal jacks	Damper, Assignable

Output jacks	L/MONO, R: phone jacks

Input jack	Stereo mini jack (1/8")

Headphone jacks	Stereo mini jacks (1/8") · 2

MIDI connectors	IN, OUT

Power supply	Included AC/AC power supply

Power consumption	14 W

Dimensions	1,285 (W) · 320 (D) · 122 (H) mm

Weight	19.4 kg

Included items	Pedal, AC/AC power supply, Music stand

*Speciﬁcations and appearance are subject to change without notice for improve- ment.

•Other product names and company names are the registered trademarks and trade- marks of their respective owners.

•Sound processed with INFINITY ™.

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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 view another item Move through the pagesTo exit Help To listen to the demo songs Demo playbackListening to the demo Start demo playback Press the Recorder PLAY/STOP switchPausing the demo performance Stopping the demo performanceChanging the tempo of the demo playback Practicing along with a demo songPracticing right hand and left hand separately Page Playing a sound Turing the power onPlaying the SP-500 Play the keyboardSelect the program group Selecting soundsChanging sounds Select a programSelecting sounds from the User program group Press the Program Group User switchSelecting percussion instrument sounds Combining sounds Layer function play two sounds togetherLow lower range. p.24 2. Selecting sounds Press the Split switchTo cancel the Layer function To change the split point Playing the SP-500 as a piano Play Piano modeTo cancel the Split function 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 chordTo stop automatic accompaniment Press the Tempo DOWN, UP switchesUsing the TAP Tempo feature Muting a part Adjusting the overall volumeAdjusting the volume of individual parts 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 introSelecting the most appropriate program for a Rhythm Style Adding an endingAdding a ﬁll 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 playbackMultitrack recording Using Quantize while you recordVarious recording methods 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 WorkingEdit the data Editing functionsEditing previously-saved data Event Edit Event type listSong Name Delete Measure Bounce TrackInsert Measure Initial EditMemory Utility Initial Edit 1/2Initial Edit 2/2 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 contentsConvenient functions Adjusting the left/right balanceAdjusting the display time of a popup screen 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 Filter Synchronizing to an external sequencerMidi Transpose Exclusive Control Control changeAfter Touch Troubleshooting AppendicesSpeciﬁcations Prog Program listPiano 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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