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Korg Sp-500 manual

Models: Sp-500

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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 itemMove through the pages To exit HelpTo view another item Demo playback Listening to the demoTo listen to the demo songs Start demo playback Press the Recorder PLAY/STOP switchPausing the demo performance Stopping the demo performancePracticing along with a demo song Practicing right hand and left hand separatelyChanging the tempo of the demo playback Page Playing a sound Turing the power onPlaying the SP-500 Play the keyboardSelect the program group Selecting soundsChanging sounds Select a programPress the Program Group User switch Selecting percussion instrument soundsSelecting sounds from the User program group Combining sounds Layer function play two sounds togetherPress the Split switch To cancel the Layer functionLow lower range. p.24 2. Selecting sounds Playing the SP-500 as a piano Play Piano mode To cancel the Split functionTo change the split point 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 chordPress the Tempo DOWN, UP switches Using the TAP Tempo featureTo stop automatic accompaniment Adjusting the overall volume Adjusting the volume of individual partsMuting a part 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 introAdding an ending Adding a ﬁllSelecting the most appropriate program for a Rhythm Style 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 playbackUsing Quantize while you record Various recording methodsMultitrack recording 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 WorkingEditing functions Editing previously-saved dataEdit the data Event Edit Event type listSong Name Delete Measure Bounce TrackInsert Measure Initial EditInitial Edit 1/2 Initial Edit 2/2Memory Utility 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 contentsAdjusting the left/right balance Adjusting the display time of a popup screenConvenient functions 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 buttonSynchronizing to an external sequencer Midi TransposeMidi Filter Control Control change After TouchExclusive Troubleshooting AppendicesSpeciﬁcations Program list PianoProg 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