Korg Sp-500 instruction

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Page Data handling Table of Contents Automatic accompaniment Recording the automatic accompaniment without performing FunctionsPage Introduction How to use this manualBefore you begin Check the included items Main features Touch control Pitch adjustment TransposeTemperaments Touch-View LCD screen Front panel Panel layouts Rear panel Fill 1, 2 switches Demo switch √, switches Help switch Value -, + switchesSTART/STOP switch Operating panel When using headphones Before you turn on the powerPreparations for playing Connections Turning the power on Using the music standAdjusting the volume Connect the AC/AC power supply Basic operation Using the LCD screenLCD screen Items in the LCD screen Value + switch, switch, dial Use this switch to return to the previous screenOperating panel Main Help function Press the Help switchSelect the language for display Select the item To exit Help Move through the pagesTo view another item Listening to the demo Demo playbackTo listen to the demo songs Pausing the demo performance Press the Recorder PLAY/STOP switchStart demo playback Stopping the demo performance Practicing right hand and left hand separately Practicing along with a demo songChanging the tempo of the demo playback Page Playing the SP-500 Turing the power onPlaying a sound Play the keyboard Changing sounds Selecting soundsSelect the program group Select a program Selecting percussion instrument sounds Press the Program Group User switchSelecting sounds from the User program group Layer function play two sounds together Combining sounds To 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 Adjust the reverb depth Press the Reverb switchApplying effects to a sound Adding Reverb to the sound To cancel Reverb Press the Chorus etc. switchAdding Chorus or other modulation effects to the sound Select the type of effect Press the Metronome switch Adjust the effect depthPlaying along with the metronome Starting the metronome Stopping the metronome Adjusting the tempo Assignable switch Using pedalsDamper pedal settings for Layer and Split Damper pedal Collecting favorite sounds into a User program group Using the User pro- gram group Changing the program name Page Press the ACC switch Using automatic accompanimentSelect how to specify chords Automatic accompaniment Selecting a rhythm style Press the START/STOP switchSelect a sound for the part that you yourself will play Use the keyboard to specify the chord Using 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 When you take your hand off SwitchStop switch Access the Func 3/10 Changing how you specify the chords Press the Ensemble switchPerforming with an ensemble Select how you will specify Adding an intro To change the variation Adding 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 group Customizing a rhythm style Edit the rhythm style Custom style parameter listName your custom style Save your custom style to inter Midi OUT Recording Press the Recorder Record switchRecording your performance Basic recording Realtime Recording Start recording Specify the time signatureTo change the time signature during a song To record the tempo as well Press the Recorder Song Select switch Press the Recorder PLAY/STOP switchRecording with automatic accompaniment Loading performance data that you recorded To fast-forward To pause the playbackTo rewind To stop the playback Various recording methods Using Quantize while you recordMultitrack recording Auto punch-in/out Recording from the middle of the song Step recording procedure Chord Inputting chords Access the Rec 3/3Set the end measure cell Press the Step Rec button Stop recording Ctrl Inputting control events Let’s use step recording to input chordsControl event type list ’ve Been Working Editing previously-saved data Editing functionsEdit the data Event type list Event Edit Song Name Insert Measure Bounce TrackDelete Measure Initial Edit Initial Edit 2/2 Initial Edit 1/2Memory Utility Page Fine adjustments to the pitch Adjusting the pitchFunctions Changing the key Transposing Selecting a temperament SettingChanging the octave Change the desired Octave Creating your own temperament Selecting a temperament Damper pedal settings for Layer and Split Using the pedalsSpecifying the function of the assignable switch Make the desired settings To store these settings into internal memory All setupAccess the Func 7/10 Setting contents Adjusting the display time of a popup screen Adjusting the left/right balanceConvenient functions Connecting Midi equipment Connecting other equipmentWhat is MIDI? Midi channel settings Local on/off setting Using the SP-500 as a multi-tim- bral tone generatorAccess the Func 4/10 Press a Local radio button Midi Transpose Synchronizing to an external sequencerMidi Filter After Touch Control Control changeExclusive Appendices Troubleshooting Speciﬁcations Piano Program listProg Strings Brass/ChoirGuitar Bass Percussion Synth/S.E Style Name Rhythm style list ポップ 6/8 User Drum kits list OFF Piano demo songs Demo songs listStyle demo songs Program demo MajorC Major 6th Major 7th CM7 Sus Csus4 Csus2 Dominant 7th List of detected chords Appendices Chart Index

Korg Sp-500 manual

Models: Sp-500