Rear panel | Korg Sp-500 instruction

Rear panel

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Introduction

1.AC 9V connector

Connect the included AC/AC power supply here. (☞ p.14)

2.[POWER] switch

This switch turns the power on or off. Each time you press it, the power will be switched on or off. (☞ p.14)

3.ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack

The included pedal or a separately sold DS-1H damper pedal can be connected here. (☞ p.13, 33, 66)

4.DAMPER (pedal) jack

The included pedal or a separately sold DS-1H damper pedal can be connected here. (☞ p.13, 33, 66)

5.OUTPUT jacks

These jacks can be connected to the input jacks of an audio devise to output the sound, or to a tape recorder to record your performance. Use the [MASTER VOLUME] slider of the SP-500 to adjust the volume.

When making connections in stereo, use the L/ MONO jack and the R jack. When making con- nections in mono, use only the L/MONO jack. Use cables with 1/4 inch monaural phone plugs.

6.INPUT jack

The output jack of a CD player or other audio device can be connected to this jack, so that its sound can be heard through the SP-500’s head- phones. Use the controls of the connected audio device to adjust the volume.

Use a stereo mini-plug (1/8 inch) cable.

7.[MIDI] connectors

These connectors can be connected to other MIDI devices such as a synthesizer, sequencer, or rhythm machine, so that data can be exchanged with these devices.

☞ p.69 “1. Connecting MIDI equipment”

8.Contrast

This adjusts the contrast of the screen. (☞ p.15)

9.Holes for attaching the music stand (☞ p.14) Attach the included music stand using these two holes.

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Korg Sp-500 manual Rear panel

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 begin Main features Touch-View LCD screen Pitch adjustment TransposeTouch control Temperaments Front panel Panel layouts Rear panel Operating panel Demo switch √, switches Help switch Value -, + switchesFill 1, 2 switches START/STOP switch Connections Before you turn on the powerWhen using headphones Preparations for playing Connect the AC/AC power supply Using the music standTurning the power on Adjusting the volume Items in the LCD screen Using the LCD screenBasic operation LCD screen Main Use this switch to return to the previous screenValue + switch, switch, dial Operating panel Select the item Press the Help switchHelp function Select the language for display To view another item Move through the pagesTo exit Help To listen to the demo songs Demo playbackListening to the demo Stopping the demo performance Press the Recorder PLAY/STOP switchPausing the demo performance Start demo playback Changing the tempo of the demo playback Practicing along with a demo songPracticing right hand and left hand separately Page Play the keyboard Turing the power onPlaying the SP-500 Playing a sound Select a program Selecting soundsChanging sounds Select the program group Selecting sounds from the User program group Press the Program Group User switchSelecting percussion instrument sounds Layer function play two sounds together Combining sounds Low 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 Adding Reverb to the sound Press the Reverb switchAdjust the reverb depth Applying effects to a sound Select the type of effect Press the Chorus etc. switchTo cancel Reverb Adding Chorus or other modulation effects to the sound Starting the metronome Adjust the effect depthPress the Metronome switch Playing along with the metronome Stopping the metronome Adjusting the tempo Damper pedal Using pedalsAssignable switch Damper pedal settings for Layer and Split Collecting favorite sounds into a User program group Using the User pro- gram group Changing the program name Page Automatic accompaniment Using automatic accompanimentPress the ACC switch Select how to specify chords Use the keyboard to specify the chord Press the START/STOP switchSelecting a rhythm style Select a sound for the part that you yourself will play To 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 Access the Func 3/10 SwitchWhen you take your hand off Stop switch Select how you will specify Press the Ensemble switchChanging how you specify the chords Performing with an ensemble Adding an intro To change the variation Selecting the most appropriate program for a Rhythm Style Adding an endingAdding a ﬁll Reducing the number of parts in the accompaniment Using the User rhythm style group Customizing a rhythm style Save your custom style to inter Custom style parameter listEdit the rhythm style Name your custom style Midi OUT Basic recording Realtime Recording Press the Recorder Record switchRecording Recording your performance To record the tempo as well Specify the time signatureStart recording To change the time signature during a song Loading performance data that you recorded Press the Recorder PLAY/STOP switchPress the Recorder Song Select switch Recording with automatic accompaniment To stop the playback To pause the playbackTo fast-forward To rewind Multitrack recording Using Quantize while you recordVarious recording methods Auto punch-in/out Recording from the middle of the song Stop 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 list Edit the data Editing functionsEditing previously-saved data Event type list Event Edit Song Name Initial Edit Bounce TrackInsert Measure Delete Measure Memory Utility Initial Edit 1/2Initial Edit 2/2 Page Changing the key Transposing Adjusting the pitchFine adjustments to the pitch Functions Change the desired Octave SettingSelecting a temperament Changing the octave Creating your own temperament Selecting a temperament Make the desired settings Using the pedalsDamper pedal settings for Layer and Split Specifying the function of the assignable switch Setting contents All setupTo store these settings into internal memory Access the Func 7/10 Convenient functions Adjusting the left/right balanceAdjusting the display time of a popup screen 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 4/10 Midi Filter Synchronizing to an external sequencerMidi Transpose Exclusive Control Control changeAfter Touch Appendices Troubleshooting Speciﬁcations Prog Program listPiano Bass Brass/ChoirStrings Guitar Percussion Synth/S.E Style Name Rhythm style list ポップ 6/8 User Drum kits list OFF Program demo Demo songs listPiano demo songs Style demo songs MajorC Major 6th Major 7th CM7 Sus Csus4 Csus2 Dominant 7th List of detected chords Appendices Chart Index