Global settings > Quarter Tone (SubScale realtime programming)

Quarter Tone (SubScale realtime programming)

The Quarter Tone function allows you to program a custom scale in realtime, for example those sudden scale change typi- cal of Arabic music. Changes are not saved anywhere (they are only used in realtime), so the scale is easily “wiped-out” when selecting a different sound or performance, or when pressing the Quarter Tone pedal again.

Note: Quarter Tone can only be used if the SubScale has been activated for the Main and/or Layer/Left sounds in Sound edit mode (see “SubScale Switch” on page 45).

You can assign the “Quarter Tone” function to any of the ped- als.

1.Assign the Quarter Tone function to one of the pedals, as seen above.

2.Keep the Quarter Tone pedal pressed. The keyboard will not play at this time. Press the notes you want to lower a quarter tone.

3.Release the Quarter Tone pedal.

4.Play with your new scale. Notes you pressed on step 2 are now lowered of a quartertone.

5.To reset the original scale, press and release the Quarter Tone pedal again, without playing any note. All pitches will be reset, and the scale selected by the sound or perfor- mance will be recalled (see “Selecting a scale” on page 45).

As an alterative, you can reset the Quarter Tone settings by choosing a different sound or performance.

Fast Play

When you record a song with the onboard recorder, or read a Standard MIDI File from an external sequencer, one or more empty beats can exist at the beginning of the song. However, when the Fast Play function is activated, all empty beats are skipped, making the song playback immediately begin from the first note. If setup data are contained inside these empty beats, they are read faster.

1.After having kept the EDIT button pressed, use the

SCROLL button to show the Fast Play page:

Fast Play

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On

 

 

 

2.Use the +/YES and -/NO button to turn the Fast Play func- tion on or off.

3.Press the EXIT button to return to the Main or Song Play page and save the changes (see “Exit from the Global edit

mode” on page 47), or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page (see below).

Mute Level

Muting is useful with piano lessons, when you may want to play one or both song parts to play them on the keyboard. You mute a part by pressing the corresponding PART button while in Song Play mode.

In this page, you can choose either the mute completely silenc- es a part, or just attenuates it.

1.After having kept the EDIT button pressed, use the

SCROLL button to show the Mute Level page:

Mute Level

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Volume: 0

 

 

 

2.Use the +/YES and -/NO button to choose the mute level.

Setting

Perceived level

 

 

0

Silence

 

 

1 ~ 30

Soft

 

 

31 ~ 60

Medium

 

 

61 ~ 90

Loud

 

 

3.Press the EXIT button to return to the Main or Song Play page and save the changes (see “Exit from the Global edit

mode” on page 47), or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page (see below).

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Korg C-720 user manual Quarter Tone SubScale realtime programming, Fast Play, Mute Level

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