Korg Sp-500 instruction

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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 items Main features Temperaments Pitch adjustment TransposeTouch control Touch-View LCD screen Panel layouts Front panel Rear panel START/STOP switch Demo switch √, switches Help switch Value -, + switchesFill 1, 2 switches Operating panel Preparations for playing Before you turn on the powerWhen using headphones Connections Adjusting the volume Using the music standTurning the power on Connect the AC/AC power supply LCD screen Using the LCD screenBasic operation Items in the LCD screen Operating panel Use this switch to return to the previous screenValue + switch, switch, dial Main Select the language for display Press the Help switchHelp function Select the item Move 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 performance Practicing 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 keyboard Select the program group Selecting soundsChanging sounds Select a program Press the Program Group User switch Selecting percussion instrument soundsSelecting sounds from the User program group Combining sounds Layer function play two sounds together Press 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 sound Adding Chorus or other modulation effects to the sound Press the Chorus etc. switchTo cancel Reverb Select the type of effect Playing along with the metronome Adjust the effect depthPress the Metronome switch Starting the metronome Adjusting the tempo Stopping the metronome Damper pedal settings for Layer and Split Using pedalsAssignable switch Damper pedal Using the User pro- gram group Collecting favorite sounds into a User program group Changing the program name Page Select how to specify chords Using automatic accompanimentPress the ACC switch Automatic accompaniment Select a sound for the part that you yourself will play Press the START/STOP switchSelecting a rhythm style Use the keyboard to specify the chord Press 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 3/10 Performing with an ensemble Press the Ensemble switchChanging how you specify the chords Select how you will specify To change the variation Adding an intro Adding 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 accompaniment Customizing a rhythm style Name your custom style Custom style parameter listEdit the rhythm style Save your custom style to inter Midi OUT Recording your performance Press the Recorder Record switchRecording Basic recording Realtime Recording To change the time signature during a song Specify the time signatureStart recording To record the tempo as well Recording with automatic accompaniment Press the Recorder PLAY/STOP switchPress the Recorder Song Select switch Loading performance data that you recorded To rewind To pause the playbackTo fast-forward To stop the playback Using Quantize while you record Various recording methodsMultitrack recording Recording from the middle of the song Auto punch-in/out Set the end measure cell Press the Step Rec button Access the Rec 3/3Step recording procedure Chord Inputting chords Stop recording Control event type list Let’s use step recording to input chordsCtrl Inputting control events ’ve Been Working Editing functions Editing previously-saved dataEdit the data Event Edit Event type list Song Name Delete Measure Bounce TrackInsert Measure Initial Edit Initial Edit 1/2 Initial Edit 2/2Memory Utility Page Functions Adjusting the pitchFine adjustments to the pitch Changing the key Transposing Changing the octave SettingSelecting a temperament Change the desired Octave Selecting a temperament Creating your own temperament Specifying the function of the assignable switch Using the pedalsDamper pedal settings for Layer and Split Make the desired settings Access the Func 7/10 All setupTo store these settings into internal memory Setting contents Adjusting the left/right balance Adjusting the display time of a popup screenConvenient functions What is MIDI? Connecting other equipmentConnecting Midi equipment Midi channel settings Access the Func 4/10 Using the SP-500 as a multi-tim- bral tone generatorLocal on/off setting Press a Local radio button Synchronizing to an external sequencer Midi TransposeMidi Filter Control Control change After TouchExclusive Troubleshooting Appendices Speciﬁcations Program list PianoProg Guitar Brass/ChoirStrings Bass Synth/S.E Percussion Rhythm style list Style Name ポップ 6/8 User Drum kits list OFF Style demo songs Demo songs listPiano demo songs Program demo List of detected chords MajorC Major 6th Major 7th CM7 Sus Csus4 Csus2 Dominant 7th Appendices Chart Index

Korg Sp-500 manual

Models: Sp-500