Introduction, Before you begin | Korg Sp-500 specification

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Korg SP-500 digital piano.

In order to enjoy this instrument to its fullest potential, please read this owner’s manual care- fully and use the instrument as directed.

1.Before you begin

Please read the sections entitled “Precautions” on p.ii of this manual.

Check the included items

Please make sure that the following items were included with the SP-500.

•“Owner’s manual” (the book you are reading)

•AC/AC power supply

•Pedal

•Music stand

2.How to use this manual

Printing conventions in this manual

☞p.■■: This indicates a page to which you can refer.

, : These symbols respectively indicate points of caution and advice.

Panel: […] switch, dial, […] slider: The names enclosed by [square brackets] are printed on the front panel. Operate the corresponding item.

LCD screen: “…” cell, “…” button: The names enclosed by double quotation marks appear in the LCD screen, and you can operate the corresponding cell, button, check box, or radio button that is displayed.

A check box is considered to be “on” when it is displayed as an outlined box; a check box that is ﬁlled in is considered to be “off.”

If you select “English” as the language for the Help function, the display will be entirely in English. If you select “Japanese,” some of the display will not be in Japa- nese.

*LCD screen display: The parameter values etc. shown in the screens printed in this manual are only examples for explanatory purposes, and may not necessarily match the screens that appear on your instrument.

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Korg Sp-500 Introduction, Before you begin, How to use this manual, Check the included items

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 exit Help Move through the pagesTo view another item Listening to the demo Demo playbackTo listen to the demo songs Stopping the demo performance Press the Recorder PLAY/STOP switchPausing the demo performance Start demo playback Practicing right hand and left hand separately Practicing along with a demo songChanging the tempo of the demo playback 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Various recording methods Using Quantize while you recordMultitrack recording 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 Editing previously-saved data Editing functionsEdit the data Event type list Event Edit Song Name Initial Edit Bounce TrackInsert Measure Delete Measure Initial Edit 2/2 Initial Edit 1/2Memory Utility 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 Adjusting the display time of a popup screen Adjusting the left/right balanceConvenient functions 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 Transpose Synchronizing to an external sequencerMidi Filter After Touch Control Control changeExclusive Appendices Troubleshooting Speciﬁcations Piano Program listProg 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