Korg The iS40 manual The Backing Sequencer, Programs and Effects, Song Play Mode, Song Edit Mode

Korg iS40 uide

The Backing Sequencer

When you select Backing Sequence mode, you can record or play back a song created from Arrangements, and even add 8 extra tracks! The main tracks of a backing sequence are: the Keyboard track, Control track, and Chord track. The Keyboard track records whatever is played freely on the keyboard, or can be left empty for live playing. The Control track records your button selections on the front panel (e.g. Fill 1, Bass Inversion, etc.), and the Chord track records the sequence of chords you play. All of this data can be freely edited. The 8 extra tracks allow you to record additional parts to the Backing Sequence.

Programs and Effects

There are 384 Programs in the iS40’s internal memory, organized into six banks of 64 programs each (A,B,C,D,E,F-USER), plus a DRUM bank which contains 16 drum programs. Any of the programs or drum kits can be edited and stored in the available USER banks.

The iS40 contains two independent effect processors, with 47 different types of effects selectable for each. These effects can be used in Program, Arrangement, Backing Sequence, and Song Play / Edit modes. The effects themselves use dynamic modulation, so that you can control their intensity in real-time and via foot switch and pedal. This is great for changing Rotary Speaker speed with pedals, After Touch, etc. Each of the backing tracks and programs, as well as the drum sounds have individual Pan and Send levels to the effect groups, and various effect routing setups are available to process the signal flow of the sounds into the effects.

Song Play Mode

This mode allows for playback of Standard MIDI Files (SMF) direct from disk! In addition, you can change programs, volume, pan, effects and effect send levels, and tempo and transpose settings.

Song Edit Mode

In Song Edit mode, you can load a Standard MIDI file, then edit and re-save it as a Standard MIDI file. Both formats 1(16 separate tracks) and 0 (1 multi-channel track) are supported, and the iS40 converts format 1 files to format 0, which is accessed faster in Song Play mode. Song Edit mode also gives you 16 tracks to record a new song, with all

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