Korg The iS40 manual Program Mode, Performance editing

Korg iS40 Guide

Program Mode

There are 384 onboard sounds in the iS40. They are located in the PROGRAM section, and are organized into six banks (A-F) plus a drum bank. Banks A-E include 320 ROM programs (A&B are GM). Bank F/USER contains 64 RAM programs. Pressing Bank button F repeatedly toggles between the F and DRUM bank. There are 16 Drumkits in the DRUM bank.

The iS40 is a fully programmable synthesizer, so in addition to its interactive features, Programs and Drumkits can be played and edited by entering PROGRAM mode.

1.Press the PROGRAM mode button, to the left of the Display.

2.Press PROGRAM BANK button A, then press PROGRAM NUMBERS 1 two times, to select Program “A11 Piano 1”.

Performance editing:

3.Press the VDF CUTOFF button, located in the VOLUME section.

4.Press the upper VOLUME button repeatedly (the button above VDF CUTOFF), or hold it down, as you play the keyboard, to brighten the sound of the piano. Press the lower VOLUME button repeatedly, or hold it down, and as you play you’ll hear the sound becoming darker. Press both upper and lower VOLUME buttons together to set the value back to “0”.

5.Press the VELOCITY SENS. button, and change it’s values as in the previous step. This performance edit lets you modify the playing dynamics for each program. Press both upper and lower VOLUME buttons together to set the value back to “0”.

6.Press the EFFECT BALANCE button and modify the dry-wet balance with the lower and upper VOLUME buttons. Press both upper and lower VOLUME buttons together to set the value back to “0”.

*Once you have used the Performance Editor to modify a program, you can write the new program to any location in the F/USER bank, by pressing the REC/WRITE button and the ENTER/YES button.

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