Index

A
Accompaniment	37
Assignable switch	33
Automatic accompaniment	37
C
Chords
Specifying the chord	37, 41
Chorus	30
Control event type	56
Copy	35, 45
Custom	45
D
Damper pedal	33
Drum Kit	25
E
Effect	30
Ending	39, 44
Ensemble	42
Event Edit	58
Event type	58
F
Fill	39, 44
Front panel	10
H
Harmony	39
I
Intro	39, 43
L
Layer function	26
Location	55
M
Metronome	31
MIDI	69
Multitrack recording	53
Mute	40
O
Operating panel	12

P
Parameter	47
Part	40
Pedal	33
PIANIST	37
[PLAY PIANO] switch	28
Popup screen	16, 24, 68
Program	24
Program group	24
Program name	35
[USER] program group	25, 34
Q
Quantize	53, 57
R
Rear panel	11
Recording mode	53
Rename	35
Resolution	53, 57
Reverb effect	29
Rhythm style	37, 38
Custom rhythm style	46
Rhythm style group	38
Rhythm style name	46
[USER] rhythm style group	45
S
[SINGLE TOUCH] switch	44
Split function	27
Split point	28, 40
Synchro Start/Stop	39
T
Tempo	32, 39
Touch Control function	34
V
Variation	39, 43

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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 Move through the pages To exit HelpTo view another item Demo playback Listening to the demoTo listen to the demo songs Stopping the demo performance Press the Recorder PLAY/STOP switchPausing the demo performance Start demo playback Practicing along with a demo song Practicing right hand and left hand separatelyChanging 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 Press the Program Group User switch Selecting percussion instrument soundsSelecting sounds from the User program group Layer function play two sounds together Combining sounds 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 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 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 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 an ending Adding a ﬁllSelecting 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 Using Quantize while you record Various recording methodsMultitrack 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 functions Editing previously-saved dataEdit the data Event type list Event Edit Song Name Initial Edit Bounce TrackInsert Measure Delete Measure Initial Edit 1/2 Initial Edit 2/2Memory 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 left/right balance Adjusting the display time of a popup screenConvenient 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 Synchronizing to an external sequencer Midi TransposeMidi Filter Control Control change After TouchExclusive Appendices Troubleshooting Speciﬁcations Program list PianoProg 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

Korg Sp-500 manual Index

Models: Sp-500

Index

MIDI

Rhythm style