Korg The iS40 Turntable User Manual
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1. will flash in the display 10 Korg iS40 Guide 6 Press the ENTER YES button again to load all the Factory data from disk When all data has been loaded the display will prompt Completed Press any other MODE button to exit from DISK GLOBAL mode Working With Arrangements 1 Press ARR PLAY to enter Arrangement Play mode The LED will light 2 Press ARRANGEMENT BANK A then press ARRANGEMENT NUMBER 2 twice to select Arrangement A22 Windy Beat Notice the front panel LED indicators for a moment VARIATION 1 LED is flashing and INTRO 1 LED is lit 3 Press the SYNCHRO START button it will flash 4 Play a chord in the lower range of the keyboard INTRO 1 will now play When it has played through its pattern it will automatically go to VARIATION 1 as originally programmed for this arrangement 5 Play a melody in the right hand as VARIATION 1 plays to follow the original chord you played in the lower range of the keyboard As the arrangement plays press VARIATION 2 Press FILL 1 then press VARIATION 3 Now you re getting it o N p Press FILL 2 then press VARIATION 4 9 Finally press INTRO ENDING 1 Don t play the keyboard at this time INTRO ENDING 1 has been pre programmed with melody and chords to end the song for you Note that if you had pressed INTRO ENDING 2 the ending would have been more open to your melody and chord input allowing you to be in more control of how the song ended Thi2. s manual Working with Standard MIDI Files The Accessory Disk that ships with the iS40 contains 16 SMF s plus a silly little SMF called ISLANDS which is thankfully only eight bars long The 16 SMF files titled DEMO1 16 are the same sequences that are already resident in the ROM demo section of the iS40 However you can use these files or any other SMF files available to demo the Song Play Edit features 26 Korg iS40 Guide To playback SMF files 1 Insert the Accessory Disk FDD 1004 or any SMF disk into the disk drive 2 Press the SONG PLAY button in the MODE section and press START STOP The iS40 will play through all the SMF s on the disk To play a particular song from the disk use the TEMPO VALUE buttons to select the SMF you want and press START STOP You can even do this while an SMF is playing Note that these files are in Format 0 SMF so they will playback immediately If you need to load a Format 1 SMF the file will load first and then play If there is a backing sequence or another song in memory previous to loading the Display will prompt OK to erase B Seq amp Song Edit Press ENTER YES to erase the data in internal memory and load playback the Format 1 SMF Working with the JukeBox Function With the JukeBox function you can create a custom play list of songs contained on disk The songs will playback in the order you desire 1 Insert the disk then press the UP button or DIAL to
3. 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 Korg iS40 Guide the functions you would expect to find in a sophisticated sequencer You can then save your sequences in Standard MIDI file format Disk Global Mode In Disk mode you can save and load data via the internal DOS compatible drive When you press the DISK GLOBAL button the display will indicate the pages within this mode and you can press the PAGE buttons to move through the pages The Global pages access tuning MIDI and
4. and appreciate the fact that this product is truly different and innovative Arrangements and Styles This is the main operative mode in the i series AS soon as you power up the iS40 it is in Arrangement mode There are 192 arrangements available and you ll find them organized into 3 banks of 64 arrangements each Banks A and B are preset arrangements and the arrangements in the USER bank are freely modifiable The USER bank can be used to load new data from disk As well A Band USER Arrangements can be edited and stored in the USER bank Each arrangement combines up to 2 programs sounds on the keyboard with a Style A Style is the musical sequence data drum percussion bass multiple chording and background patterns that provides a particular genre of music e g rock pop ethnic etc Each style contains 4 variations 2 intros 2 endings and 2 fill ins These styles can detect which chord is being played on the keyboard and then trigger patterns that adapt to that particular chord A Style lives in an Arrangement which when selected provides orchestration for six tracks drums percussion bass and accompaniment tracks 1 3 These are referred to as the Backing Tracks In addition there are Upper Upper 1 Upper 2 and Lower assignments for live keyboard playing on top of the Backing Tracks All of the tracks in an arrangement can be edited for sound selection volume panning muting etc and then stored in the USER b
5. Light Rock ooo 112 B71 Country 000 120 B81 9 8 Roman 097 B52 6 8 Bues _ 105 Be2 PopRock___ 113 B72 County Beat 121 B82 Ciftetell 098 B53 Gospel f1oe Bes Open Rock 114 B73 County Balad 122 B83 Mariachi 099 B54 Blues Shuffle 107 B64 HeavyRock 115 B74 Dixieland 123 B84 Raspa 100 B55 PopShufie 108 B65 Rock Balaa 116 B75 OnTheBridge 124 B85 Venezia 101 Bse UncieFunk 109 Bee Hait Time 117 876 Taranteia 125 B86 Minuetto 102 B57 GetFunked 110 Be7 Rock amp Ron 118 877 Sevilana 12 B87 Bolero 10s B58 Electric Funk 111 Bes Rock HipHop 119 B78 Gipsy 127 Bes New Age 32 Korg iS40 Guide Programs You can select the programs via MIDI sending Bank Select MSB Bank Select LSB shown in table as BS and Program Change shown in table as PC messages through the MIDI channel you wish to change the program to The Bank Select MSB is always 00 es ecf ft estrc it estec st estrpc Piano Chromatic percussion Organ Guitar 000 000 At1 Pianot 000 008 A21 Celesta 000 ote AI Organi 000 024 Asi Nylon gtr 001 At2 Piano2 __ 009 A22 Glockenspiel 017 as2 Organ2 025 As2 Steel Gtr oo2 A13 Pianos oto A23 MusicBox 018 ass Organa _ 026 ass JazzGtr 003
6. Telephone 2 037 D56 Bell Cnoir f 045 Dee Jaw Haro 053 D7e OilDrum f o61 Da6 Train 038 D57 Big Panner__ 046 De7 MandoTrem 054 D77 Rev Tom __ 062 D87 Stadium 039 D58 Odyssey 047 pea Hichiriki 055 D78 RevSnare 063 D88_ Explosion ae ne Fe ee See eit ia oe ee ee 4 002 000 E11 Pianoastrgs 002 008 E21 ToneWheel__ 002 016 E31 R amp R Guitar 002 024 E41 _ FingerDark oor_ E12 PianoPad 009 E22 70 Organ ot7 E82 Dobro __ 025 E42 Dyno Bass 002 E13 Midi Piano oto E23 Theatre Org 018 33 Electricac __ 026 E43_ Bass Mute 003 E14 FreshAir _ ott E24 Jimmy Org f o9 E84 MrClean __ 027 Stick Bass 004 E15 Markitbis 012 E25 DblBrass 020 E35 Hackbrett_ __ 028 E45_ Deep House 005 Ete HardTines 013 26 SiowSunset__ 021 E36 Gtr Strings 029 E46 Dr Octave oos E17 FunkyRoads 014 E27 UltraRez _ 022 37 StereoDist___ __ 030 E47 Rap Bass 007 E18 PianoVibes 015 E28 DanceReMix 023 Esa GtrBass __ 031 E48 Zap bass ef E S a L a 8 002 032 E51 Velo Flute 002 040 E61 is Strings 0o02 048 E71 LiteVoices 002 o56 E81 Jet Star 033 E52 Flute Muted_ 041 E62 N Strings 049 E72 Digitaiair 057 E82 Space Wing 034 Ess TrumpEns f 042 63 RavelPad
7. along with how they were programmed for every arrangement But on occasion you may want to retain the same Keyboard sounds as originally selected even if you change arrangements If so simply press the SINGLE TOUCH button to turn OFF it s LED The Keyboard sounds will always stay the same from arrangement to arrangement but the backing tracks will change with each new arrangement you select 13 Korg iS40 Guide The VOLUME section Below the Display you ll find a set of buttons which determine the volume and muting status of each of the tracks in an arrangement Note that in Song Play mode these buttons become Track MIDI channel buttons 1 16 and that in Program mode these buttons function as Performance Edit buttons When you are working with an arrangement pressing any of these buttons will cause the Display to indicate the selected Program If you look in the Display you ll also see the volume level indicators for each track left to right in the lower part of the Display Let s get an idea of how this works 1 Press the ARR PLAY button 2 Press ARRANGEMENT BANK A then press ARRANGEMENT NUMBERS 56 Hip Hop 3 Play a chord in the lower range of the keyboard then press START STOP to start the arrangement 4 Inthe VOLUME section press the DRUMS button The Display will indicate the drum program that is being used in this arrangement 5 Press and hold the lower button below the DRUMS button Notice that the
8. like the Trinity M1 O1 W N Series and SGprox Each processor offers 47 different effects types with real time modulation control The iS40 offers up to 4 effects at the same time with a number of routing configurations perfect for mixing the group of instruments used within each Arrangement or sequence Styles are the musical basis for auto accompaniment they contain the recorded performances for each part This is the largest number of Styles ever offered in a Korg i Series instrument and all are newly created by experts in the field They are amazingly musical and never sound canned or mechanical Feature 192 Arrangements 128 ROM 64 RAM Backing Sequencer 10 Backing Sequences 40 000 events 1 Keyboard Track 1 Chord Track 1 Control Track 8 Real time Tracks Full editing SMF export Full 16 track Sequencer 10 Sequences 40 000 events Full editing SMF import export Plays SMF s directly from disk JukeBox play from disk Built in PC Interface 2 Audio Inputs Powerful 4 speaker system with bass reflex box Korg iS40 Guide Benefit Arrangements assign specific sounds and effects to each part in a Style Again this is the largest number ever offered in a Korg i Series instrument and all are newly created by professional musicians The Backing Sequence mode is a powerful tool for quickly realizing your musical ideas By recording a Backing Sequence you can get an idea
9. other 2 Press START STOP to stop the demos To listen to a single demo song 1 Select the desired demo song by pressing the ARRANGEMENT NUMBER or PROGRAM NUMBER buttons 2 Press START STOP to stop the demo song 3 Press EXIT NO or one of the MODE buttons to exit from Demo mode See manual page 20 for a listing of the individual demo songs About the Accessory Disk The disk that comes with the iS40 contains all of the Factory preset data as well as additional files including demonstration Backing Sequence and Standard MIDI file data iS40 s ability to play songs direct from disk as well as playing the Backing Sequence demo Make sure to backup a copy of the Accessory Disk to a computer and or make a disk copy of the Factory data for backup See manual page 21 for information on how to load play demo data from the Accessory Disk About the JukeBox function The JukeBox function allows you to create a list of songs to be played back with just one command Various songs on disk can be accessed for playback in any order you wish more on this later in the tutorial Loading the Factory Data 1 Power OFF then Power ON the iS40 2 Press the DISK GLOBAL button LOAD will be flashing in the display 3 Press the ENTER YES button ALL will be flashing in the display 4 Press the ENTER YES button again ALL will again appear and flash in the display 5 Press the ENTER YES button again FACTORY
10. volume of the drum program is decreasing 6 Press and hold the DRUMS button to increase the volume Watch the Display and release the button when the Display indicates a volume level of 126 Muting the tracks 1 Let Arrangement 56 continue to play change to another Variation if you are getting bored or change arrangements to something else if you like 2 Press both the upper and lower DRUMS buttons to MUTE the drum track Press them both again to UN MUTE the track The ACC1 3 MUTE button To the right of the VOLUME section there is a button labeled ACC 1 3 MUTE When playing an arrangement you can press this button to mute the accompaniment tracks In Backing Sequence mode this button selects extra tracks 14 Korg iS40 Guide Getting the original arrangement settings back Just re select the arrangement again and the original settings for all tracks will be recalled ProUser Tip If you create a mix that you like you can quickly WRITE it to a USER bank location by pressing the REC WRITE button The display will prompt with a USER bank location Use the DIAL or TEMPO VALUE buttons to view and select the desired USER bank arrangement number then press ENTER YES to write the new arrangement Press EXIT NO to exit the WRITE operation Changing the Keyboard tracks in an Arrangement Perhaps you like everything about an arrangement but want to easily change the Keyboard sounds Let s give it a try 1
11. 050 E73 Airvox f 058 E83 Ambience 035 E54 Lyle Stack 043 E64 DarkPad 051 E74 AmbiVoice 059 E84 Glide Fx 036 ESS Folk Clar 044 Ee5 YoshiPad 052 E75 Airways oso E85 SteamCioua 037 E56 SectWinds 045 E66 SwellPad 053 E76 StabPad __ 061_ E86 WniteNoise 038 E57 FallAngels f 046 E67 Light Pizz 054 E77 PoppinPad 062 E87 Fragments 039 Esse Lylesircs 047 E68 DolStrings 055 Eza Monolead oss 88 Brass Fall pum Drum 2 074 127 oi f Dn omk 048 055 Dr22 Orchestra Kit 008015 Dris Roomkit 064 067 071 Dr23 Percussion Kit 016023 Dris Powerkit GA Latin Perc Kit o4 Dris Electroniokit 25 Arabian Kit 025 Drie Analog Kit 057 063 Dr26 SFX Kit 028031 Dri7 Dance Kit ova Dr27 User 1 032039 ris Jazz Kit 7s 28 User 2 34
12. 10 Press and Hold the REC WRITE button In the KEYBOARD SET section repeatedly press the BANK button and watch the Display until you see Bank B Press KEYBOARD SET NUMBER 5 to select BANK B5 Release the REC WRITE button then press the ENTER YES button twice to WRITE your new Keyboard Set into memory Now re select Arrangement A13 L A R amp B Note that the original track assignments are recalled but when playing this arrangement or any other 23 Korg iS40 Guide arrangement you can quickly select Keyboard Set B5 and access the Piano Bass split as the live keyboard track ProUser Tip You can also write the selected Keyboard set as the new keyboard tracks in a desired arrangement so that the set is automatically selected when you pick an arrangement Simply select the arrangement then the keyboard set then press the REC WRITE button and write the new arrangement into a USER bank location Working With The Backing Sequencer How about recording and playing back an arrangement complete with chord control and keyboard data That s what the Backing Sequencer is all about Not only that but once you ve done it you can add a few extra tracks save your Backing Sequence as a Standard MIDI file and attach it to the email you send daily to your friends The Accessory Disk that is included with the iS40 contains a Backing Sequence Demo When you turn off the iS40 you will lose any Backing Sequ
13. 2 Salsa 034 A53 Junge 042 AGS Miss Bossa 0o50 A73 PasoDoble__ _ 058 Merengue 035 A54 Garage 043 ae4 Samea 051 A74 Cumbia _ 059 as4 Meneito oss ASS Euro Rap 0 A65 Sambalegre 052 Azs Byon foso 85 Macarena 037 ase HipHop oss ase Beguine foss Aze Calypso ot Ase Tikitikit oss AS Dancing Tribe 046 A67 LastRhumba 054 A77 Reggae _ 062 as7 Lambada os9 A58 DownBeat 047 aes ChaChaCha 055 A78 DanceReggae __ 063 ass Discosamba Jazz amp Funk 000 064 B11 Waltz 00 072 B21 Wiener Waltz 000 080_ B31 Big Band4o s 000 oss B41 Ballad 065 B12 Mazurka 073 B22 SlowWalz1 081 B32 BigBand f 089 B42 MediumSwing ose Bis Poka 074 B23 SlowWaltz2 062 833 FastBigBand f 090 B43 Be Bop 087 B14 German Waltz 075 B24 Operetta foss B34 Latin BigBand __ 091 Acid Jazz oes 815 Laender 076 B25 Fox Trot 084 B35 Broadway 092 B45 Latin Jazz 069 B16 German Poa 077 B26 Ciub Fox oss B36 Hollywood fo093 B46 Still Life 070 B17 W Musette 078 B27 Quickstep oss B37 Jazz watz 094 B47 Party Funk o7 B18 French marcn 079 B28 Charleston 087 B38 5 4 swing o B48 Groove World Music 2 000 ose B51 R amp B o00 104 Be1
14. 41 Fantasia Flute ost as2 SawWave _ 089 B42_ Warm Pad 082 A33 Syn Caliope 090 B43 PolySynth 083 A34 ChifferLead_ 091 B44 Space Voice n A81 A82 A83 A84 A85 A86 A87 A88 A35 Charang __ 092 A36 SoloVox __ 093 A37 5thWave 094 B47 HaloPad A38 Bass amp lead 095 848 Sweep Pad _ Effects O B71 _ Tinkle Bell 000 120 B81 Gt FretNoise _ B72 Agogo 121 B82 Breath Noise B73 Steel Drums 122 B83 Seashore B74 Woodblock 123 B84 Bird B75 Taiko 124 B85 Telephone1 _ B76 Melo Tom 125 B86_ Helicopter _ B77 Synth Drum 126 B87 Applause B78 ReverseCym 127 B88 GunShot C31 G g 024 C32 025 C33 026 C34 027 C35 028 C36 029 C37 030 031 056 057 058 059 ottle Blow Shaku 1 Whistle 1 B21 P B23 R B24 P B25 B B62 B B64 K B65 K Bes B _ 046 047 064 000 072 065 073 066 074 067 075 068 B15 Oboet _ 078 069 i 077 070 B17 Basson _ 078 071 i os 000 104 ios 106 107 ios ios 110 din 6 68 71 7 2 lee pe 000 Bagpipe fe i Echo Drops Fiddle Star Theme Piano Chromatic percussio
15. A14 Honky tonk __ 011 A24 Vibraphone 019 A384 ChurchOrgan __ 027 As4 Clean Gir foo AIS EPianot 012 A25 Marimba _ 020 A35_ ReedOrgan 028 A45_ Muted Gtr oos Ate EPiano2 ots A26 Xylophone 021 Ase Musette __ 029 Ase Overdrive oos A17 Harpsichord __ 014 A27 Tubular Ben 022 A37 Harmonica _ oor Ais Ciavinet 015 A28 Santur 023 ass Bandoneon Bas Strings _Esensemble 000 032 A51 Acoustic Bs 000 o40 A61 Violin 000 048 Az Strings A81 Trumpet 033 A52 Fingered Bs 041 A62 Viola 049 A72 Slow Strings A82 Trombone os4 Asa PickedBs1 042 ass Cello 050 A73 SynStrings 1_ A83 Tuba i A84 MuteTrumpet 75 i A85 French Horns i A36 B o 031 000 056 _ 057 _ 058 035 A54 Fretless Bs 043 A64 Contrabass __ 051 SynStrings2 059 _ 060 _ 061 031 056 057 058 059 036 A55 SlapBass1 044 A65 Tremolo Str 052 A75_ Choir Aahs 037 A56 SlapBass2 __ 045 A66 PizzicatoStr 053 Aze Voice Oohs 061 A67 Harp 054 A77 SynVox____ __ 062 A87_ SynBrassi A68 Timpani __ 055 Aza OrchestraHit __ 063 A88_ Syn Brass2_ _ 038 A57 SynthBass 1_ _ 39 A58_ SynthBass 2 _ Piccolo 000 oso As1 SquareWave 000 088 B
16. BANK and NUMBER buttons select Program C57 Dance Bass 15 Transpose this Program down 2 octaves then play a bass line in the lower range of the keyboard 16 Press FILL2 then press VARIATION 2 and keep playin that PHAT bass line 21 Korg iS40 Guide Warp speed tour cont 17 If you are a player go for it Change chords in the right hand while playing a live bass line in the left hand If you re not don t worry about it just have FUN 18 Press the INTRO ENDING2 button and stop dancin around it looks ridiculous hence the word interactive right 1 Load ALL the Factory data into memory 2 Study the A B and USER Banks of Arrangements and make a list of 8 16 favorites Pick the ones you like best in a variety in styles 3 Select each of your favorites and as you do write them to new locations in the USER bank Put them in order of music genre i e U11 12 Latino U13 14 Dance etc 4 Save ALL to a new file on disk Give it a name that you ll easily recognize as your Favorite s file try something creative like Joe s Favs File Now that you ve created your custom user bank of arrangements Remember you can always get the original User bank data back it s on the Accessory Disk that ships with the iS40 Keyboard Sets On the iS40 there are 15 Keyboard sets available These allow you to recall a setup of control panel memories simply by selecting a desired K
17. HOST port parameters pedal and external controller EC5 settings Lower Memory Velocity curves as well as Chord Recognition Auto Scan Scales and MIDI dump procedures Joystick settings for pitch control of Upper1 and 2 sounds WRITE GLOBAL and Calibration procedures are also part of the Global mode pages Display Pages Each of the parameters and functions of the various modes are grouped into pages and sub pages in the display The current page number is always in the right hand side of the display Use the PAGE buttons to scroll through pages and the CURSOR lt gt and ENTER YES buttons to go to any associated sub pages Pro User Tip You can direct select specific pages by holding down a MODE button followed by pressing one of the Arrangement or Program number buttons For instance pressing the ARRANGEMENT button then pressing ARRANGEMENT NUMBER button 8 will take you to page 8 of Arrangement Play mode Pressing PROGRAM NUMBER 1 will take you to page 9 of Arrangement Play mode You can also re configure these direct access pages so that the same type of page is accessed from the same button see manual page 19 Listening to the Demo Songs There are 16 ROM demos in the iS40 Here s how to access them 1 Press the ARR PLAY and B SEQ DEMO buttons together The Demo page will appear in the display To listen to all the demo songs Korg iS40 Guide 1 Press START STOP The demos will playback one after the
18. Select Arrangement B32 Big Band 2 Play notes in the upper range to hear the assigned Keyboard sound The Display indicates that it is UP1 E24 Jimmy Org 3 Press PROGRAM NUMBER buttons 21 The display will indicate that you have selected E21 Tone Wheel as the Upper Keyboard sound Play the keyboard to hear the new sound 4 Start the Arrangement Then as it plays select PROGRAM BANK A followed by pressing PROGRAM NUMBER 43 Jazz Guitar Changing Backing Tracks in an arrangement 1 Select Arrangement A31 Pop 6 8 2 Play a chord on the lower part of the keyboard and start the Arrangement then press the DRUMS button in the VOLUME section The Display indicates the assigned drum program for that track 3 Press PROGRAM NUMBER buttons 17 to select Dr17 Dance Kit Listen to the arrangement the drum track is now using Dr17 as the drum kit 4 Press the BASS button in the VOLUME section 15 Korg iS40 Guide 5 Press PROGRAM NUMBER buttons 51 to change the bass track to an acoustic bass sound 6 Re select Arrangement A31 again to recall the original setup Remember that you can write edited arrangements to the USER bank and retain the original arrangement in the A and B banks More on the Keyboard tracks splits layers etc So far you ve learned quite a bit but we ve only just begun sounds like a song don t it wonder what arrangement would work for that n
19. The 1S40 Guide Korg iS40 Guide Table of Contents Product Overview Features and Benefits Arrangements and Styles The Backing Sequencer Programs and Effects Song Play Edit modes Disk Global mode The Display Tutorial Listening to the Demo Songs About the Accessory Disk The JukeBox Function Loading the Factory Data Working with Arrangements The SYNCHRO button The FADE IN OUT button Working with the Tempo The TEMPO LOCK button The SINGLE TOUCH button The VOLUME section Muting the tracks The ACC1 3 MUTE button Getting the original arrangement back Changing the Keyboard tracks in an arrangement Changing Backing tracks in an arrangement More on the Keyboard tracks splits layers etc The KEYBOARD MODE section Transposing in Arrangement mode Chord Scanning and Recognition Warp speed tour of Arrangements Keyboard Sets Working with the Backing Sequencer Working with Standard MIDI files Working with the JukeBox function Editing Standard MIDI files Song Edit mode Program mode Performance Editing Program editing Additional Features Arrangement Program listings O CO CO ON Korg iS40 Guide Product Overview The iS40 is a complete music production system for today s musician In the home studio on a gig for commercial and demo productions from beginner to professional the iS40 interactive music workstation gets the job done easily It s a Korg Synthesizer With 14 Mbyte of PCM memory and 384 sou
20. and the ON setting gives you better control over chord inversions alternate bass lines 29 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 ECS Pedal The op
21. ank and on disk as custom arrangements New styles and arrangements can also be loaded from disk A Style can even be changed inside an Arrangement e g the Polka band plays Motown Note that Arrangement banks A and B are grouped by musical style as referenced screened on the upper left of the front panel 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
22. ass Band 038 c57 DanceBass 046 ce7 Mydream 054 C77 Glassglide 062 C87_ Syn Brass3 ieee Soa Red a ete Pie Synth lead Synth pad 001 000 D11 AltoBreath 001 008 D21 Synth Fite 001 o16 D31 SoftSolo____ 001 024 D41 Thick Pad oor_ B12 FokSax _ 009 D22 BreathFlute 017 D32 Biglead o25 D42 Soft Pad 002 D13 SoftTenor oto D23 Traverso 018 D33 PurePantd __ 026 D43 Farluce 003 D14 PerkySaxes 011 D24 Kawala 019 D34 Rubby 027 D44 Heaven 00 D15 Oboe 012 D25 BottleBlow _ 020 D35 Distlead 028 D45 Glass Pad 005 Die Woodwinds 013 D26 Shaku2 021 D36 Voxlead __ 029 D46 Panner Pad oo D17 SmaitOren 014 D27 Whistle2 f 022 D37 Big Fives oso D47 Polar Pad 007 D18 Ciarn Ens 015 D28 Ocarna2 028 D38 Biga Raw 081 D48 Celestial SynthSFX Ethie S Percussion _ Effects 001 032 D51 Caribean 001 040 Det Tambra 001 048 D71 WindChimes 001 056 Da1 Heart Beat 033 D52 Rave os De2 Bouzouki 049 D72 Cowbell 057 D82 Laughing 034 D53 BeiPaa 042 Des Oud 050 D73 Claves _ 058 Da3 Wind 035 D54 AmbientPad _ 043 D64 Kanoon 0o51 D74 Castanets 059 D84 Gallop 036 D55 Elastikad___ 044 De5 Ukulele 052 D75 Tsuzumi oso D85
23. change drum programs Transposing in Arrangement mode All tracks in an arrangement except for Drum and Percussion tracks can be transposed by individual octaves The overall transposition of the arrangement in semitones is also available Both the semitone and octave transpose buttons are located to the right of the REC WRITE button To transpose tracks in an arrangement 1 Select Arrangement B46 Still Life Note that the UPPER1 and UPPER2 buttons are lit so the Keyboard sounds are layered 18 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 UPPER 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 achord 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 octav
24. d in the Backing Sequencer Press INTRO ENDING1 and let the Backing Sequence end That s it You ve done it 9 Press START STOP to listen to your new Backing Sequence What s that You don t like what you ve done Not a problem just hit the RESET button and begin recording again you ll overwrite everything in the current Backing Sequence 25 Korg iS40 Guide Let s review the Backing Sequencer 1 Play the Factory Backing Sequence Demo Notice the Display and front panel changes that are occuring 2 Record a new Backing Sequence Cursor and select BSQ1 then select the type of arrangement you like Select an Intro and Record the Backing Sequence including keyboard control and chord data Playback the new Backing Sequence Now record a new Backing Sequence Don t forget that your sequence will be erased when you turn off the unit You might want to save your Backing Sequences to disk before shutting off the iS40 The Backing Sequencer cont In the previous exercise you learned how to record a Backing Sequence in a quick and easy way by recording the keyboard control and chord tracks all at once This is a great way to check out the iS40 but just so you know there are other ways to record Backing Sequences and many more features like quantizing and event editing of recorded data even Step Recording For more information on the Backing Sequencer consult the owner
25. down quickly without having to build drum bass and chordal parts from scratch And then changing a chord or adding deleting a drum fill is as easy as changing a single event with all the parts immediately changing to reflect your new idea If you prefer traditional sequencing the iS40 has all the features you need You can also load in Standard MIDI Files and use the sequencer to make edits to the tracks and then re save the file customizing it to suit your needs During live performance this is a must have feature never have to wait between songs again Allows you to select the order that SMF s will play from disk for custom setlists This allows you to connect the iS40 up directly to your Mac or PC without the need for a MIDI interface This allows you to plug a microphone or CD player through the iS40 s excellent speaker system for ease of use on gigs This speaker system gives the iS40 high quality sound reproduction with amazing low end response Korg iS40 Guide e A redesigned front panel where countless design hours spent have resulted in a logic and friendliness that were sure you ll appreciate e A powerful new 4 way speaker system with incredible low end e The most natural sounding and totally musical accompaniment patterns ever thanks to Korg s world wide network of Style and Arrangement developers Once you ve worked with the iS40 and experienced these new improvements you ll see
26. e current split point for Arrangement A75 4 While Holding the SPLIT POINT button press any key on the keyboard and the Display will indicate the new selected split point Release the SPLIT POINT button and play the keyboard to hear the new split 17 Korg iS40 Guide The KEYBOARD MODE section The KEYBOARD MODE section is used to choose the way the Upper 1 2 and Lower tracks are placed on the keyboard and these settings are written as part of an arrangement Also in this section you can play manual drum sounds on the keyboard by pressing the M DRUMS button 1 Select Arrangement B53 Gospel Note by the KEYBOARD MODE settings that this arrangement is a SPLIT 2 Press the FULL UPPER button in the KEYBOARD MODE section 3 Don t START the arrangement simply play notes across the entire range of the keyboard to hear the FULL UPPER sound To Layer sounds 4 Nowpress the UPPER2 button in the KEYBOARD ASSIGN section to the left of the KEYBOARD MODE section Play the keyboard to hear the LAYERED sound 5 Press the UPPER1 button in the KEYBOARD ASSIGN section to turn it OFF then play the keyboard You ll hear just the organ the UPPER2 sound across the entire range of the keyboard 6 Press the MLDRUMS button in the KEYBOARD MODE section Play the keyboard to hear drum sounds across the keyboard the Display indicates the drum program kit that is accessed and you can use the PROGRAM NUMBER select buttons to
27. ence data so it s important that you backup ALL your data The Backing Sequencer Demo Before you learn how to record your own Backing Sequence let s take a quick tour of the Backing Sequence Demo make sure you ve loaded it into memory before we start 1 Press the B SEQ button BSQO B Seq Demo will appear in the Display 24 2 Korg iS40 Guide Press START STOP The demo will start Listen and watch the Display and front panel as it plays note the chord and control changes The demo is only 28 measures in length very effective as an initial look at the Backing Sequencer Record your own Backing Sequence 1 2 SEOD Or Le Press the CURSOR gt button once BSQO will flash in the Display Press the UP button or rotate the DIAL until BSQ1 flashes in the Display indicating that you ve selected a new Backing Sequence Select Arrangement A11 8 Beat with the buttons in the ARRANGEMENT section Press the INTRO ENDING1 button Press REC WRITE Press START STOP You ll hear a two measure pre count before recording begins Play a chord in the lower range of the keyboard during the pre count the Display will indicate the chord you played As recording continues Play a melody in the in the upper range of the keyboard Press either FILL button followed by one of the VARIATION buttons Remember the keyboard control and chord tracks are all being recorde
28. es 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 19 Korg iS40 Guide chord However this can be changed on page 11 of Global mode For more information on chord scanning and recognition consult the owner s manual The number of notes you have to play for the backing tracks to detect a chord depe
29. ever mind OK back to work Look to the right of the DIAL and you ll notice a set of buttons labeled KEYBOARD ASSIGN Here is a very important part of the i series interactive functions and understanding how it works is important Notice the LOWER UPPER2 and UPPER1 buttons 1 Select Arrangement B66 Half time Notice that in the KEYBOARD ASSIGN section the UPPER LED is lit In the Display the UP1 program is indicated 2 Play in the upper range of the keyboard to hear the Dist Lead sound 3 Press the UPPER2 button then press the UPPER1 button to turn its LED off You ll hear a Clavinet sound Pressing both buttons will layer the programs 4 Inthe VOLUME section press the LOW UPP2 button The Display will indicate UP2 A18 Clavinet as the UPPER2 sound Note that because you have selected the LOW UPP2 button you can now change sounds using the PROGRAM BANK AND NUMBER buttons and also change volumes or mute the UPPER2 track 5 Press the LOWER button in the KEYBOARD ASSIGN section Notice that the UPPER2 button automatically turns OFF This is how you choose between Layering two sounds or Splitting two sounds Splitting the Keyboard 1 Re select Arrangement B66 Half Time Again note that the UPPER1 button is lit Also note that the SPLIT button is lit in the KEYBOARD MODE section located above the PROGRAM section 2 Press the LOWER button in the KEYBOARD ASSIGN section 3 Without starting the a
30. eyboard set Splits or layers of specific programs effects octaves scanning keyboard assign and keyboard mode all of these settings can be stored as Keyboard sets Then when playing an arrangement or just playing sounds you can instantly choose the sets you need 22 Korg iS40 Guide Selecting Keyboard Sets 1 Repeatedly press the BANK button in the KEYBOARD SET section until you see the A bank LED light Now press KEYBOARD SET NUMBER button 1 Play the keyboard to hear the selected set Storing a new Keyboard Set 1 2 Select Arrangement A13 L A R amp B Press the LOWER button in the KEYBOARD ASSIGN section Press the LOW UPP2 button in the VOLUME section In the PROGRAM section press BANK F followed by NUMBER 8 then 1 to select Program F81 AmbassFret Play in the lower range of the keyboard to hear the selected program Press the OCTAVE button once to transpose the bass down an octave Press the PAGE button twice to move to PAGES On this page you can adjust pan and effect send levels for the selected track Press the CURSOR3 gt button to move and set both the C and D effect send levels to a value of 0 so that the bass track has no effect processing Play in both ranges of the keyboard you ve created a Piano Bass split Adjust the volumes of the LOWER and UPPER tracks by pressing the appropriate buttons in the VOLUME section Now to write the new Keyboard set 9
31. eys easier to use dedicated switches 31 Korg iS40 Guide Arrangement and Program Listings iS40 50 Arrangements You can select the arrangements via MIDI sending Bank Select MSB Bank Select LSB shown in table as BS and Program Change shown in table as PC messages through the ARNG channel The Bank Select MSB is always 00 BS po Bs pc eBS po es pc Dance 7 000 000 Ati 8Beat coo 08 A21 16Beat coo 016 A31 Popes 000 024 A41 Party Polka 001 At2 Guitar Ballad 009 A22 Windy Beat fotz A32 Backtoeos _ 025 Ad2 NonstopParty 002 ats La RB oio A23 HomeBeat fois A33 Rockes __ 026 A43 Motown 00s A14 SweetBeat o1 A24 ColorBeat o A34 Flipperers 027 A44 Love disco 0o04 A15 Analog Nigt 012 a25 MiamiBeat 020 A35 Flipper 4 4 028 a45 Disco 70 005 Ate BBeatRock _ 013 A26 Anaiogyst o2 ase Twist fo29 A46 80 s Dance 0 A17 Shufie Shade 014 A27 Thin Funk f o22 A37 HullyGully f oso A47 House 007 Ats RhytnmaBeat 015 a28 Easy Rock o23 A38 Beach Surfer __ os1 ass Techno Dance Latini _ Latin Latin Dance 000 0o32 A51 Progressive 000 040 A61 Basic Bossa _ 000 048 A71 Tango 000 056 Asi Mambo 033 A52 Underground 041 A62 Bossanueva 049 A72 Habanera 057 A8
32. her complete with drums percussion bass piano etc FAST Insert delete drum fills change the chord from a Cm to a G7 and the bass and harmony parts instantly change to reflect your choice and more There s no easier way to get started writing music without programming parts Korg iS40 Guide iS40 Features and Benefits Feature 61 key keyboard with velocity sensitivity and aftertouch sensitivity 384 onboard sounds 320 ROM Programs including full GM soundset 64 RAM Programs 16 drumkits Simple sound editing 14 MB of PCM ROM includes new 2MB piano 2 independent stereo digital multi effects processors with dynamic control 144 Styles 128 ROM 16 RAM Each Style includes 4 Variations 2 Fills 2 Intros and 2 Endings Benefit The addition of aftertouch makes the iS40 more expressive and professional allowing you to control a sound s vibrato or other effects directly from the keyboard Aftertouch is also important for computer users who will be using the iS40 as their main input keyboard This selection of sounds goes way beyond just a GM engine and includes plenty of locations for your own sound creations The iS40 allows the you to easily tweak and even create new sounds from scratch This wide range of samples covers way more than the full GM soundset and also includes an expressive stereo panned piano Many of these samples are the same as used in professional Korg keyboards
33. ll Working with the Tempo When the arrangement is stopped you can use the DIAL or the TEMPO VALUE buttons to change the tempo of the current arrangement On the iS40 you can also tap the tempo you want with the TAP TEMPO button The time between taps is calculated and the resulting tempo is changed and shown in the Display As the arrangement plays you can use TAP TEMPO the DIAL or the TEMPO VALUE button to change tempo The TEMPO LOCK button The TEMPO LOCK button when lit will hold the current setting of tempo even if you change Arrangements This is great for keeping the same groove going while you 12 Korg iS40 Guide change to different Arrangements for each section of a song or for a medley that keeps the people dancing When this button is off the tempo which was originally written for each arrangement will be recalled as new arrangements are selected The SINGLE TOUCH button Keep in mind that any given arrangement includes Keyboard programs for Upper 1 2 and Lower ranges These programs can be layered or split and used for live playing over the backing tracks of an arrangement In the iS40 there are 15 Keyboard Sets available as well more on that later The SINGLE TOUCH button allows you to distinguish which Keyboard sounds will be used when going from one arrangement to another Most of the time this button is activated so that when you change arrangements the Keyboard sounds will change as well to go
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35. n 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 28 Korg iS40 Guide Program Editing All of the parameters used to create the programs and effects are easily accessible by pressing the PAGE buttons or by direct page selecting To go to a specific edit page hold the PROGRAM button then press ARRANGEMENT NUMBER BUTTONS 1 8 or PROGRAM NUMBER buttons 1 8 More detailed information on program editing is available in the owner s manual pgs 143 169 Additional Features This tut
36. nds on the settings in the Chord Recognition mode page 11 of Global mode The default setting is FINGERED2 which means that three or more notes have to be played to trigger chord scanning This can be changed to even include the easy fingered method as adopted by Yamaha for the more novice player See the manual pg 131 for more information 20 Korg iS40 Guide Warp Speed Tour of an Arrangement Now that you re getting to be an expert on the iS40 let s work with Chord Scanning backing tracks styles etc at an accelerated pace and completely change the way an arrangement can work 1 Select Arrangement A52 Underground 2 SYNCHRO START the arrangement 3 Mute the accompaniment tracks with the ACC1 3 MUTE button 4 Raise the DRUMS volume to 118 5 Un mute the ACC1 track by pressing both buttons 6 Un mute the ACC2 track as well 7 Press FILL1 then press VARIATION 4 8 Mute the BASS track 9 Press the LOWER button in the CHORD SCANNING section to turn it OFF 10 Press the UPPER button in the CHORD SCANNING section to turn it ON Then play chords in the upper section of the keyboard to activate scanning 11 Press the LOWER button in the KEYBOARD ASSIGN section 12 Play notes in the lower range of the keyboard to hear the lower split sound 13 Press the LOW UPP2 button in the VOLUME section Check the Display to verify that you are on LOW E64 Dark Pad 14 Using the PROGRAM
37. nds onboard as well as 2 independent effect processors with 47 selectable effects available the iS40 stands on its own as a very sophisticated programmable synthesizer and performance keyboard It s an Accompaniment Keyboard With 144 Styles and 192 Arrangements the iS40 has the largest library of the best interactive Styles and Arrangements in an i series instrument to date The expanded RAM area allows for loading of many new Styles and Arrangements with the built in DOS compatible disk drive e Read Standard MIDI files direct from disk a new JukeBox play function and editing of Standard MIDI files means more song features than ever before e Individual Accompaniment volume slider lets you create a better balance between Style and real time parts e Large easy to read display e Brand new Real World Styles that work superbly with any kind of music plus the ability to load new styles and arrangements e More Chord recognition options and Ensemble types Put these features together with the incredibly easy to use Backing Sequencer and you ve got a great performance based accompaniment instrument It s a Songwriting Tool for All Musicians The iS40 has a complete 40 000 note 16 track sequencer with real and step entry recording and plenty of editing tools But it really becomes fast and musical when you use the Backing Sequencer This is a quick songwriting tool that uses the auto accompaniment features to put a song toget
38. orial has provided you with a basic understanding of the iS40 There are some additional and important features that haven t been discussed yet MEMORY CHORD button When this button is ON in Arrangement Play and Backing Sequencer modes the accompaniment and bass track continue to play even when you release the keyboard If it is OFF the accompaniment and bass tracks will stop when you release the keyboard but the drum and percussion tracks will continue to play MEMORY LOWER button This holds the Lower sound without keeping your hand on the keyboard In Global mode pg10 you can set this function to work in one of three ways ACTUAL chords reproduced exactly as played AUTO completes chords with missing notes i e playing notes C E B will trigger a Cmajor7th chord and the C E B and G will be played BASS when accompaniment is stopped the bass note will sustain as well BASS INV button In Arrangement Play and backing Sequence modes this setting ensures that the lowest note of a chord played in inverted form will be used as the bass note In other words if BASS INV is ON and you play an F chord with a C bass the accompaniment will play in F with the bass player playing a C note If BASS INV is OFF and you play the same chord the accompaniment will play in F and the bass will play the root note F of the chord So the OFF setting is the simpler way to play chords without worrying about your chord voicing
39. rrangement simply play notes in the lower and upper ranges of the keyboard 16 Korg iS40 Guide 4 Press and Hold the SPLIT POINT button located to the left of the display in the MODE section Look in the Display as you do this and in the upper right area you ll see SPLIT and C4 below it This is the current split point for Arrangement B66 5 While Holding the SPLIT POINT button press any key on the keyboard and the Display will indicate the new selected split point Release the SPLIT POINT button and play the keyboard to hear the new split 6 Re select Arrangement B66 again to recall the original setup 7 Start the arrangement by pressing START STOP 8 Press the LOWER button in the KEYBOARD ASSIGN section and then play chords in the lower range You ll hear the Lite Voices program assigned to the lower split point Play in the upper range to hear the Dist Lead sound Or Changing the Split Point 1 Select Arrangement A75 By on Again note that the UPPER1 button is lit Also note that the SPLIT button is lit in the KEYBOARD MODE section located above the PROGRAM section 2 Without starting the arrangement simply play notes in the lower and upper ranges of the keyboard 3 Press and Hold the SPLIT POINT button located to the left of the display in the MODE section Look in the Display as you do this and in the upper right area you ll see SPLIT and C4 below it This is th
40. s holds true as well for INTRO 2 10 Press START STOP again and the last Variation you accessed will begin to play then press INTRO ENDING 2 to hear the difference in endings ProUser Tip INTRO ENDINGS can also be used as Fill ins if you press an INTRO ENDING button and then press a Variation or Fill button before the ending actually occurs 11 Korg iS40 Guide The SYNCHRO buttons On the iS40 the SYNCHRO START and SYNCHRO STOP buttons function in two ways The SYNCHRO START button allows you to begin playing an arrangement when you trigger a chord in the chord scanning area When you activate the SYNCHRO STOP button the arrangement will only play when you are triggering chords and will stop when you take your hand off the keyboard ProUser Tip In Arrangement Play mode page 5 Ensemble Variation change you can determine which variation will be played after you press one of the FILL buttons The FADE IN OUT button 1 Make sure the current arrangement is stopped and that the SYNCHRO START and STOP buttons are OFF unlit 2 Play achord in the chord scanning area of the keyboard 3 Press the FADE IN OUT button The arrangement will start with the volume levels of all tracks gradually increasing to full 4 When the arrangement volume is at full press FADE IN OUT again The arrangement will gradually fade from full volume to zero the accompaniment will stop and the volumes will then default to fu
41. select the first song 2 Press the ENTER YES button to insert the song in the list 3 Choose the second song with the UP button or DIAL then press ENTER YES to insert the song in the list 4 Continue as above to finish creating the play list 5 Press START STOP to playback and stop the songs using the JukeBox function 6 Press EXIT NO to exit JukeBox mode Editing Standard MIDI files Song Edit mode The iS40 will automatically convert a Format 0 SMF file to Format 1 so that you can freely edit any of the tracks available Once the song has been edited you can save it as a SMF in either Format 0 or 1 For more information on editing SMF files consult the manual pg 33 27 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 amp 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 butto
42. tional 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 30 Korg iS40 Guide people who put the owner s manual together did an incredible job Take a look at it go on get it out and read it We think you will agree this is one of the best written product manuals available What are the main differences between the iS40 and i850 i540 1695 i550 1450 eee O o o o O s ynchro Start and Synchro Stop keys Important Features 1IS40 1695 What makes this feature important Aftertouc more control of sound and effects 2 more Mbyte a better piano sample instant access to favorite sound sets more control dedicated damper oot control of front panel switches 2 audio inputs external sources like tape CD additional instruments IDI in out thru thru connector for multi keyboard rigs Host port connect to computer w out an external MIDI interface 2x14 watt amp almost twice the power of the 1S50 more speakers better fidelity Joystick Dial controls more control of sound effects tempo ynchro Start and Synchro Stop k
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