Korg The iS40 manual Chord Scanning and Recognition, To transpose in semitones

Models: The iS40

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To transpose in semitones...

Korg iS40 Guide

2.Play the upper sound on the keyboard, then press the OCTAVE [+] button to transpose this sound up an octave. Note that you are only transposing the UPPER1 sound at this time. Press both the OCTAVE [+] and [-] buttons together to cancel the transposition.

3.Press the LOW/UPP2 button in the VOLUME section. The Display indicates “UP2: A43 Jazz Guitar”.

4.Press the OCTAVE [-] button, and as you play, notice that only the guitar sound is being transposed. Press both OCTAVE buttons together to cancel the transposition.

5.Play a chord in the lower range of the keyboard then press START/STOP.

6.Press the BASS button in the VOLUME section.

7.Press the OCTAVE [+] button to raise the bass sound an octave. Press the OCTAVE [+] again to raise the bass sound another octave, and note the setting changes in the Display. Now press both OCTAVE buttons to cancel the transposition.

So you see, in order to change octaves on desired tracks, you must first select the track in the VOLUME section. This is what determines which sounds get transposed.

To transpose in semitones...

1.Start Arrangement B46 again.

2.Press the TRANSPOSE [#] button and listen to the arrangement. Transpose will not occur until the first beat of the following measure. The Display indicates the current transposition key.

3.Press both TRANSPOSE buttons to cancel the transposition.

Chord Scanning and Recognition

Whenever an arrangement or backing sequence is selected, this section of the iS40 specifies which area of the keyboard will be used to detect the chords you play. Almost all of the arrangements have been written using LOWER CHORD SCANNING, so the changes you make are only affected below the split point of C4, and the live parts you play above that split point will have no effect on the chord scanning area. You are free to change this mode whenever you like, from LOWER to UPPER or FULL.

FULL scanning allows you to play the entire keyboard range at will, and the chord changes you make will be detected and played by the backing tracks. In normal operation, chords will not change unless you play three or more notes together as a

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Korg The iS40 manual Chord Scanning and Recognition, To transpose in semitones