Korg iS40 Guide
ENSEMBLE button:
In Arrangement Play and Backing Sequence modes, pressing the ENSEMBLE button harmonizes the right hand melody based on the chords played in the left hand. This only works when chord scanning is set to LOWER. There are ten available types of Ensemble settings, located on page 5 of Arrangement Play mode. For more information on the various Ensemble types, see pg. 60 in the owner’s manual.
SUSTAIN button:
In all available modes, pressing this button increases (sustains) the length of the notes played by a keyboard track or program.
RESET button:
In Backing Sequencer, Song Play and Song Edit modes, the RESET button returns the sequence to the first measure. In Arrangement Play and Backing Sequencer mode, this button restarts the chord scanner and returns to the beginning of the measure. The RESET button can also be used as a MIDI “Panic” button for stuck notes.
Scale Types:
There are ten preset scales, plus four user scales available. Programming of the user scales is done on page 15 of Disk/Global mode. In addition to the Main scale, there is a Sub scale, and you can use a foot switch, EC5 pedal, or MIDI to change between Main and Sub scales. Settings for these scales are located on pages 13 and 14 of Disk/Global mode. For more information, see pages 61 and 133 in the owner’s manual.
EC5 Pedal:
The optional EC5 pedal can be used to control many of the iS40 functions, including Start/Stop, Variation and Fill changes, Effect On/Off, Muting of tracks, etc. there are five switches on the pedal, and their functions can be set on page 9 of Global mode.
About the Owner’s Manual:
“Owner’s Manuals”...those two words can send chills up the spines of just about anybody, right? Well, not in the case of the iS40! You’ll be pleased to know that the
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