Korg SP-500 manual

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ii T o ensure long, trouble-free operation, please read this manual carefully . Precautions Location Using the unit in the follo wing locations can result in a mal- function. • In direct sunlight • Locations of extreme temper ature or humidity • Excessively dusty or dirty locations • Locations of excessiv e vibration Power supply Please con[...]

3 T able of Contents Introduction .................................................................... 7 1. Before you begin .................................................................... 7 Check the included items ............................................................................. 7 2. How to use this manual .......................[...]

4 3. Combining sounds ................................................................ 26 Layer function (play two sounds together) ................................................... 26 Selecting different sounds for the lower and upper ranges of the keyboard (the Split function) ....................................................................[...]

5 Recording the automatic accompaniment without performing (Step Recording) ....................................................................................... 55 Let’s use step recording to input chords ...................................................... 56 3. Editing functions .............................................................[...]

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7 Introduction Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Kor g SP-500 digital piano. In order to enjoy this instr ument to its fullest potential, please read this owner ’s manual car e- fully and use the instrument as dir ected. 1. Before you begin Please read the sections entitled “Pr ecautions” on p.ii of this manual. Check the included ite[...]

8 3. Main features Grand piano-like touch The SP-500 features an RH2 (Real W eighted Hammer Action 2) keyboard, which pr o- vides a differing key weight in each of four keyboar d ranges, just as on a grand piano. Diverse sounds Use the keyboard to play 412 dif ferent sounds (including 16 dr um kits) produced by Korg’s pr oprietary stereo sampling[...]

9 Introduction T ouch control Playing touch is a vital aspect of a piano’s response, and you can choose fr om six dif fer- ent touch settings. This allows the SP-500 to be played by anyone from childr en (who tend to have a lighter touch) to experienced pianists. Y ou can also select a setting in which playing dynamics will have no effect on the [...]

10 4. Panel layouts Front panel 1. Operating panel For the names of each switch, refer to p.12 “Operating panel.” 2. [ACC VOLUME] (accompaniment volume) slider When using automatic accompaniment or when playing the demo songs, this slider adjusts the volume of the sounds that are not being played from the keyboar d. If this slider is set to 0 ,[...]

11 Introduction Rear panel 1. AC 9V connector Connect the included AC/AC power supply here. ( ☞ p.14) 2. [POWER] switch This switch turns the power on or off. Each time you press it, the power will be switched on or off. ( ☞ p.14) 3. ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack The included pedal or a separately sold DS-1H damper pedal can be connected here. ( ☞ p[...]

12 Operating panel 1. [DEMO] switch ☞ p.19 2. [HELP] switch ☞ p.17 3. [ACC] (accompaniment) switch ☞ p.37 4. [SMALL ACC] switch ☞ p.45 5. [ACC RESET] switch ☞ p.38 6. [RHYTHM STYLE GROUP] ☞ p.38 7. [FILL 1, 2] switches ☞ p.44 8. [INTRO/ENDING 1, 2] switches ☞ p.43 9. [ENSEMBLE] switch ☞ p.42 10. [SINGLE TOUCH] switch ☞ p.44 11. [...]

13 Introduction Preparations for playing 1. Before you turn on the power Before you turn on the power , connect the included pedal and your powered monitor speaker/ audio system (sold separately). Connections When using headphones Connect the plug (stereo mini plug) of your headphones to one of the headphone jacks located at the front left of the i[...]

14 Using the music stand T o use the music stand, insert it into the two holes located on the rear panel. T urning the power on 1 Connect the AC/AC power supply Insert the round connector of the AC/AC power adaptor into the AC9V jack located on the rear of the SP-500. Connect the plug of the AC/AC power supply to an electrical outlet. The [POWER] s[...]

15 Introduction Basic operation 1. LCD screen Items in the LCD screen The LCD screen of the SP-500 featur es the T ouch V iew system that uses a one touch-panel. By directly touching buttons or cells (r eferred to as “objects”) that ar e displayed in the LCD screen, you can dir ectly select pages, set values, move a selected region, or modify a[...]

16 The main page This is the page that is displayed when the power is turned on. Most of the time, you will be playing the SP-500 in this main page . Noise may appear in the LCD screen when the power is turned on or off, but this is not a malfunction. 2. Operating panel [P AGE √ , ® ] switches If the LCD screen shows “1/2” or “1/3” when [...]

17 Introduction 3. Help function By using the Help function, you can view a simple explanation of the SP-500’s functions in the LCD screen. 1 Press the [HELP] switch The [HELP] switch indicator will light, and the LCD screen will show a list of the Help items. 2 Select the language for display The contents of Help can be displayed in either Engli[...]

18 4 Move through the pages Press the [P AGE ® ] switch to advance to the next page. Press the [P AGE √ ] switch to return to the pr evious page. T o view another item Press the [EXIT] switch. Y ou will return to the list of Help items. 5 T o exit Help Press the [HELP] switch to turn of f the indicator , and you will return to the pr evious scre[...]

19 Demo playback Demo playback 1. Listening to the demo The SP-500 contains twenty-fourth piano demo songs, nine style demo songs, and nine sound demo songs. Listen to these demo performances to get an introduction to the rich sounds of the SP-500 and their expressive potential. T o listen to the demo songs 1 Press the [DEMO] switch The [DEMO] swit[...]

20 4 Star t demo playback Press the RECORDER [PLA Y/STOP] switch. If the [ACC VOLUME] slider is set to 0, you will not be able to hear the demo perfor- mance. Use the [ACC VOLUME] slider and [MASTER VOLUME] slider to adjust the volume. Stopping the demo perfor mance T o stop the performance, press the [PLA Y/STOP] scr een. When you have finished l[...]

21 Demo playback 2. Practicing along with a demo song If the “Demo Group” radio button “Piano” is selected, you can use the following functions to practice playing along with the song. Practicing right hand and left hand separately For the piano demo songs, you can select either the right or left hand part to be played by the demo; you can [...]

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23 Playing the SP-500 Playing the SP-500 1. Playing a sound First let’s turn on the power and play the keyboard to pr oduce sound. T uring the power on As described in the connection procedur e on p.14, connect the AC/AC power supply , head- phones, and pedal. Then turn on the power of the SP-500. 1 T ur n on the power Leave the [VOLUME] slider s[...]

24 2. Selecting sounds The 412 sounds of the SP-500 are or ganized into ten groups. Each of the sounds stored in these gr oups is called a Program . Changing sounds 1 Select the program group Press the [DISPLA Y HOLD] switch to turn on the DISPLA Y HOLD function. Then press one of the [PROGRAM GROUP] switches to select that pr ogram gr oup. A popup[...]

25 Playing the SP-500 Selecting percussion instr ument sounds Y ou can play percussion instrument sounds fr om the keyboard. 1 Press the PROGRAM GROUP [PERCUSSION] switch 2 Select a program If you select one of the programs ending with the wor d “kit” - (“GM kit 1”–“SFX kit”) on page “5/6,” a differ ent instrument will be assigned[...]

26 3. Combining sounds Layer function (play two sounds together) This allows you to combine two programs to be played together when you play a single note. This is called the Layer function . 1 Press the [LA YER] switch The [LA YER] switch indicator will light, and the “Layer” page will appear . 2 Select each sound T o select the “Upp1” pro[...]

27 Playing the SP-500 5 Return to the main page If the [DISPLA Y HOLD] switch is on, pr ess the [EXIT] switch to return to the main page. The names of the “Upp2” and “Upp1” programs will be displayed in the main page. In this screen you can also you can use the “ ▼ Upp2 ▲ ” and “ ▼ Upp1 ▲ ” buttons to select differ ent progr[...]

28 3 Adjust the volume balance of the two sounds Use the dial or the [V ALUE] switches to adjust the value of the “V ol” (volume) cell. The volume can be adjusted from 0 (minimum) – 127 (maximum). 4 Specify the octave of each sound The pitch played by the keyboard can be adjusted for each sound in one-octave steps. Use the “Octave” cell ?[...]

29 Playing the SP-500 4. Applying ef fects to a sound Depending on the program that you select, it may be dif ficult to hear the reverb or chorus (effects). If you have selected a dr um kit, the effect will not apply even if you press the [CHORUS etc.] switch. Adding Reverb to the sound Applying this effect to a selected sound will cr eate the ill[...]

30 T o cancel Reverb Press the [REVERB] switch to make the [REVERB] indicator lamp turn of f. Adding Chor us or other modulation ef fects to the sound Y ou can apply modulation to the selected sound to create a sensation of rich spaciousness, or apply distortion to give the sound an Rock’n Roll character . These are called Effects . 1 Press the [[...]

31 Playing the SP-500 3 Adjust the ef fect depth Press the “Balance” cell, and use the dial or the [V ALUE] switches to adjust the setting. The selectable range is Dry (no effect), 01–99, Fx (maximum). 4 Return to the main page If the [DISPLA Y HOLD] switch is on, pr ess the [EXIT] switch to return to the main page. T o cancel the ef fect Pre[...]

32 2 Return to the main page If the [DISPLA Y HOLD] switch is on, pr ess the [EXIT] switch to return to the main page. Stopping the metronome T o stop the metronome, press the [METRONOME] switch once again. The [METRONOME] switch indicator will turn off, and the metr onome will stop. Adjusting the tempo Press the “T empo” cell in the “Metrono[...]

33 Playing the SP-500 6. Using pedals T wo pedals can be connected to the SP-500. The included pedal switch, a DS-1H or a PS-1 (both sold separately) can be connected to the Damper pedal jack and/or Assignable Switch jack located on the rear panel. Assignable switch Connect the included pedal or a separately sold pedal to the Assignable Switch jack[...]

34 7. Changing the touch response of the keyboard Y ou can change the way the piano will respond to how hard you strike the keyboar d. This function is called T ouch Control . 1 Press the [TOUCH] switch 2 Select the desired touch Press a radio button to select the desir ed playing touch. Light 1, 2: Even soft playing can produce loud notes. (Light [...]

35 Playing the SP-500 4 Press the “ Copy ” button The “Custom Copy” page will appear . 5 Select the program that you wish to copy Press the “Sour ce Prog” cell, and select the program you wish to copy to the pr o- gram that was selected in step 2. Use the same procedur e as usual when selecting a program. ( ☞ p.24) After making your s[...]

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37 Automatic accompaniment Automatic accompaniment 1. Per forming with automatic accompaniment When using the Automatic Accompaniment function, you can simply specify a chord fr om the keyboard, and an accompaniment appr opriate for that chord will be added automatically . A variety of accompaniment styles are provided, including [PIANIST] (which m[...]

38 4 Selecting a rhythm style Select a rhythm style group Press one of the [RHYTHM STYLE GROUP] switches to select a r hythm style group. By pressing the [PIANIST] switch, you can select an accompaniment style for only piano sounds. Select a rhythm style The rhythm styles in the selected gr oup will appear in the LCD screen. If the screen indicates[...]

39 Automatic accompaniment During the performance, the [BEA T] indicators will light in time with the beat. While playing, you can change chords, add a fill, change variations for the r hythm style, or automatically add harmony to the part that you yourself play . ( ☞ p.42) T o stop automatic accompaniment Press the [ST ART/ST OP] switch once ag[...]

40 Adjusting the overall volume The [ACC VOLUME] slider will adjust the volume balance between the automatic accompani- ment and the keyboard performance. T o adjust the overall volume including your keyboard performance, use the [MASTER VOL- UME] slider . Adjusting the volume of individual par ts T o adjust the volume of each automatic accompanime[...]

41 Automatic accompaniment 2. V arious automatic accompaniment functions Selecting how you will star t and stop automatic accompaniment There ar e several ways to start/stop automatic accompaniment. Use the method that is appropriate for your perfor - mance. a. Basic star t and stop 1 Specify a chord Specify a chord by playing notes in the keyboard[...]

42 Changing how you specify the chords There ar e several differ ent ways to use the key- board to specify chor ds, as appropriate for your prefer ences and abilities. 1 Press the [ACC] switch The [ACC] switch indicator will light, and the “Accompaniment” page will appear . 2 Select how you will specify the chord Press one of the radio buttons [...]

43 Automatic accompaniment Open1: T wo notes will normally be added below the melody to create thr ee voices (sometimes three notes will be added to cr eate four voices). Open2: T wo notes will normally be added above the melody to create thr ee voices (some- times three notes will be added to cr eate four voices). Octave: T wo notes will be added [...]

44 Adding an ending 1 While automatic accompaniment is playing, press the [INTRO/ ENDING 1] switch or the [INTRO/ENDING 2] switch The ending will be played, and then the accompaniment will stop automatically . The switch indicator of the selected ending will continue blinking until the playback switches to that ending. After the ending has begun, t[...]

45 Automatic accompaniment Reducing the number of par ts in the accompaniment 1 Press the [SMALL ACC] switch The Acc1 and Acc3 parts will automati- cally be muted. Use this when you want fewer parts than the normal accompaniment. This function will have no effect if you have already muted the Acc1 and Acc3 parts in the “Mixer” page, or if you a[...]

46 T o modify the name of the rhythm style If you wish to modify the name of the rhythm style, pr ess the “Rename” button before you write it, and then modify the rhythm style name. ( ☞ p.48) 7 Press the “ W rite ” button to write the rhythm style If you are satisfied with the changed rhythm style, pr ess the “W rite” button to write[...]

47 Automatic accompaniment 5 Edit the rhythm style Y ou can modify the settings in “Custom Style” pages 1/2 and 2/2. For details on the settings that can be modified, refer to “Custom style parame- ter list”. 6 Name your custom style In the “Custom Style 2/2” page, press the “Rename” button to access the “Reneme” page. Assign a[...]

48 With setting “ 2 ” C chord fi 1 C# chord fi Raise 1 by a semitone 4 D chord fi 3 “Status” cell: This setting can be made for the Drum, Per c, Bass, Acc1, Acc2, and Acc3 parts. Y ou can whether the automatic accom- paniment of each part will be played by the SP-500 itself, or by an external MIDI tone device. Off: Ther e will be no outp[...]

49 Recording Recording 1. Recording your per formance Just as you would recor d your performance on a tape recor der , you can capture your playing on the SP-500 song recor der . Y ou can also recor d multiple tracks and edit any mistakes you may make. Basic recording (Realtime Recording) Here’s how to r ecord a song you play fr om the keyboard w[...]

50 3 Specify the time signature Press the [METRONOME] switch to specify the time signatur e. ( ☞ p.31) If you do not need the metronome during r ecording, pr ess the [METRONOME] switch once again to turn it off. If recor ding with the [ACC] switch on, you will not be able to specify the time signa- ture her e. T o change the time signature during[...]

51 Recording T o stop recording When you are finished performing, pr ess the RECORDER [PLA Y/STOP] switch. Y ou will return to the “Rec 1/3” page, and the track you had set to “Rec” will be set to “Play .” At this time the performance data will be automatically stored in internal memory . A message will be displayed while this is occur[...]

52 T o pause the playback Press the RECORDER [P AUSE] switch. When you press the [P AUSE] switch once again, playback will resume. T o fast-for ward Press the RECORDER [FF] switch while the r ecorder is stopped or paused. T o rewind Press the RECORDER [REW] switch while the r ecorder is stopped or paused. T o stop the playback When playback ends, p[...]

53 Recording 2. V arious recording methods Using Quantize while you record The Quantize function corrects the timing of your performance while you recor d. In the “Rec 2/3” page, press the “Quantize” cell, and use the dial or the [V ALUE] switches to specify the resolution (timing pr ecision). “High”: Data will be recor ded at the maxi-[...]

54 OVDB (overdub): The newly r ecorded data will be added to the previously- recor ded data. AUTP (auto punch-in/out): Auto punch- in/out recor ding will be performed. In the “Rec 1/3” page, “OVWR” will be used regar dless of this setting. For “OVWR” and “OVDB,” the “start mea- sure” cell and the “end measur e” cell settings[...]

55 Recording 6 Set the “ end measure ” cell Press the “end measur e” cell, and use the dial or the [V ALUE] switches to specify the last measure that you will r e-recor d. 7 Star t recording When you press the RECORDER [P AUSE] switch, the song will play back from the measur e you specified in step 2. Recording will begin automatically whe[...]

56 8 “Delete” button: The chord indicated by “ fi ” will be deleted. 9 “Put” button: Insert the specified chord at the specified measure and location. 0 “T ime signature” cell: Specify the time sig- nature of the measur e indicated by “ fi ”. 3 , 4 , 5 and 6 can be input from the key- board. T o input these from the keyboard[...]

57 Recording 3. Editing functions Editing previously-saved data Data that you recor ded in realtime or by step recor ding can be recalled again, so that you can edit the data or add an additional performance. 1 Select the per formance data that you saved Load performance data that you saved in “Basic recor ding” or step recor ding. ( ☞ p.51) [...]

58  : 8th note  : quarter note “Start” cell: Specify the starting measure. “End” cell: Specify the ending measure. “QNTZ” button: Execute the Quantize oper- ation. “Cancel” button: Return to the previous screen without executing Quantize. “ Event Edit ” page Here you can dir ectly rewrite or add to the data. Select the tra[...]

59 Recording Event editing procedure when the Ctrl track is selected The procedur e is the same as for the Kbd track, but the “Event Filter” page will not appear . Also, the events that are displayed will be differ ent. ( ☞ p.56 “Control event type list”) Event editing procedure when the Chord track is selected The procedur e is the same [...]

60 “ Bounce T rack ” page Here you can select two tracks fr om the Kbd track and T rack 1–T rack 5, and combine them into a single track. “Source” cell: Specify the first track. “Destination” cell: Specify the second track. “Bounce” button: When you press the “Bounce” button, the two tracks will be com- bined into the “Dest[...]

61 Recording “ Initial Edit 1/2 ” page Here you can make ef fect settings, and spec- ify the keyboard sound and octave. “Reverb” cell: Specify the depth of the reverb. “Reverb type” cell: Specify the reverb type. “Chorus” cell: Specify the depth of the cho- rus or other ef fect. “Chorus type” cell: Specify the type of the chorus[...]

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63 Functions Functions 1. Adjusting the pitch Fine adjustments to the pitch Here’s how you can make fine adjustments to the pitch. When you are playing together with other instr u- ments, you can use this function to tune the SP-500 to the other instruments. The pitch can be adjusted in half-step (0.5) Hz intervals over a range of 427.5 – 453.[...]

64 Changing the octave 1 Press the [FUNCTION] switch 2 Change the desired “ Octave ” setting Press the “ ▲ ” or “ ▼ ” of the “Octave” cell to change the setting. The range is –2, –1, 0, +1, +2 octaves. Upp1: The first sound when [LA YER] or [SPLIT] are on, or the keyboar d when [LA YER] or [SPLIT] are of f Upp2: The sound l[...]

65 Functions Selecting a temperament 1 Press the [FUNCTION] switch 2 Access the “ Func 9/10 ” page 3 Select a temperament Use the dial or the [V ALUE] switches to change the “Main Scale” cell or the “Sub Scale” cell. Refer to the temperaments list on the pre- vious page. When the power is turned on, “Main Scale” will be selected. Y [...]

66 3. Using the pedals Damper pedal settings for Layer and Split Y ou can specify whether the damper pedal effect will apply to one or both sounds when you use the Layer or Split functions. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] switch 2 Access the “ Func 3/10 ” page Press the [P AGE ® ] switch twice to access the “Func 3/10” page. 3 Make the desired sett[...]

67 Functions 4. All setup Settings such as the [FUNCTION] settings are stored in internal memory . If you execute this operation, the settings will be preserved in internal memory even when the power is turned off, so that the same settings will still be in effect when the power is next turned on. The following items are r emembered. ❍ Setting co[...]

68 5. Convenient functions Adjusting the left/right balance Here’s how to adjust the left/right balance of the sound. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] switch 2 Access the “ Func 2/10 ” screen 3 Adjust the “ Pan ” If you are not using layer or split, or if you wish to change the panning of Upp1 when using Layer , press “ ▲ ” or “ ▼ ” for[...]

69 Functions Connecting other equipment 1. Connecting MIDI equipment What is MIDI? MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a standard for connecting a variety of MIDI instr u- ments together allowing to talk to each other . By playing the SP-500, you can connect other MIDI- equipped instruments. When doing so, your sound selections and dampe[...]

70 “ Keyboard ” Receive channel functions Use this when you wish to use an exter- nal device to control the SP-500 via MIDI with the same operation as the SP-500’s own keyboard. If [LA YER] or [SPLIT] is on, note events will be sounded in the same way as when the SP-500’s own key- board is used. However , program changes will not be receive[...]

71 Functions T o return to the previous display If you press the [EXIT] switch or the [FUNCTION] switch, the [FUNCTION] switch indicator will go dark, and you will return to the pr evious LCD screen. When the power is turned on, this setting will automatically be Local On. Synchronizing to an external sequencer An external sequencer or drum machine[...]

72 When a program change number is received fr om an external device, sound will be selected on the SP-500 as shown in the tables on p.75–. T o allow these messages to be transmitted and received, turn on the “Pr og.” check box. T o prevent these messages from being transmitted or received, turn of f the “Prog.” check box. “ Prog Bank ?[...]

73 Appendices Appendices T roubleshooting Power does not turn on • Is the AC/AC power supply connected to an appropriate AC outlet? ( ☞ p.14) • Is the AC/AC power supply connected to the AC9V connector of the SP-500? ( ☞ p.14) • Is the power switch turned on? ( ☞ p.14) • If the power still does not turn on, disconnect the AC/AC power [...]

74 Specifications * Specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice for impr ove- ment. • Other product names and company names ar e the register ed trademarks and trade- marks of their respective owners. • Sound processed with INFINITY ™. Keyboar d 88 notes (RH2 ke yboard) T ouch control Six velocity curves T one generat[...]

75 Appendices Program list * “No.” is the pr ogram number used in the “Mixer 1/3” page etc. • Programs with a “MIDI Bank#” of “0” ar e GM programs. • s: Programs with up to 64-note polyphony w: Programs with up to 32-note polyphony Program Name Piano プログラム名 ピアノ No.* MIDI# Bank Prog Grand Piano1 グランドピ?[...]

76 Syn.Brass3 シンセ ・ ブラス 3 190 1 62 w Sfz<Brass Sfz ・ ブラス 191 1 63 w DblBrass ダブル ・ ブラス 268 2 12 w T r ump Ens. トランペット Ens. 290 2 34 w Brass F all ブラス ・ フォール 319 2 63 w Choir Aahs クァイア アー 52 0 52 s Solo V o x ソロ ・ ボックス 85 0 85 w Space V oice スペース ・[...]

77 Appendices Program Name Synth/S.E. プログラム名 シンセ / 効 果音 No.* MIDI# Bank Prog SquareW av e スクエア ・ ウェーブ 80 0 80 w Saw W a ve ソウ ・ ウェーブ 81 0 81 w 5Th W av e フィフス ・ ウェーブ 86 0 86 w Bass & Lead ベース & リ ード 87 0 87 w P olySynth ポリ ・ シンセ 90 0 90 w Ice R[...]

78 Rhythm style list Program Name USER プログラム名 ユーザー No.* MIDI# Bank Prog Ambipiano Ambipiano 320 3 0 w Respiano Respiano 321 3 1 w FusionEP FusionEP 322 3 2 w Click EP Click EP 323 3 3 w SoftEP/P ad SoftEP/P ad 324 3 4 w Reed EP Reed EP 325 3 5 w BuzzBassEP BuzzBassEP 326 3 6 w Syn Piano Syn Piano 327 3 7 w ScannerOrg ScannerOrg [...]

79 Appendices Style Name BALLROOM スタイル名 ボールルーム No.* P op 6/8 ポップ 6/8 80 Back to 60's バック ・ トゥー60's 81 Rock 6/8 ロック 6/8 82 Flipper 6/8 フリッパー6/8 83 Flipper 4/4 フリッパー4/4 84 T wist ツイスト 85 Hully Gully ハリー ・ ガリー 86 Beach Surfer ビーチ ・ サーファ?[...]

80 * These are the n umbers and MIDI n umbers that are loaded into [USER] with the factory settings. Style Name USER スタイル名 ユーザー No.* P op Ballad Pop Ballad 0 P op Ballad 2 Pop Ballad 2 1 4/4 Ballad 4/4 Ballad 2 4/4 Ballad 2 4/4 Ballad 2 3 8 Beat 5 8 Beat 5 4 Unplugged Unplugged 5 16 Beat 5 16 Beat 5 6 Analog Soul Analog Soul 7 Red[...]

81 Appendices Dr um kits list Key GM Kit 1 GM Kit 2 Room Kit Power Kit Electronic Kit Analog Kit Dance Kit Jazz Kit # Note Inst Excl Inst Excl Inst Excl Inst Excl Inst Excl Inst Excl Inst Excl Inst Excl 21 A0 Syn Kick 1 --- Syn Kick 1 --- Syn Kick 2 --- Dance Kick --- Dance Kick --- Explosion --- Snare 1 --- Syn Kick 1 --- 22 A#0 SynSnare 2 --- Syn[...]

82 Key Brush Kit Orchestra Kit Percussion Kit Latin Perc. Kit Arabian Kit SFX Kit T echno Kit Rock Kit # Note Inst Excl Inst Excl Inst Excl Inst Excl Inst Excl Inst Excl Inst Excl Inst Excl 21 A0 T om 1 Lo --- OFF OFF OFF Metronome2 --- OFF Dry Kick 2 --- Syn Kick 1 --- 22 A#0 T om 1 Lo --- OFF OFF MuteT riang 7 T ubular 3 --- OFF Rock Snare --- Sy[...]

83 Appendices Demo songs list Piano demo songs Style demo songs Program demo 曲名 Piano Demo Songs 1 J.S. バッハ / プレリュード （ 平均律第 1 番より） J.S .Bach/The equal temperament No .1~Prelude 2 W.A. モーツァルト / ソナタ K.545 第 1 楽章 W .A.Mozar t/Sonata K.545 3 W.A. モーツァルト / ソナタ K.331 第 3 [...]

84 List of detected chords Each of the chords pictur ed rught are shown in r oot position with a root note of C. In or der for the SP-500 to correctly r ecognize major 6th and minor 6th chords, they must be played in r oot position as pictured. This is because these chor ds consist of the same notes as the minor 7th and minor 7th flatted 5th of th[...]

85 Appendices Minor "Cm" Minor 6th "Cm6" Minor 7th "Cm7" Minor-Major 7th "CmM7" Diminished "Cdim" Diminished Major 7th "CdimM7" Minor 7th  5 "Cm7  5" 3-note 3-note 3-note 2-note 4-note 4-note 4-note 3-note 4-note 4-note Dominant 7th Sus 4 "C7sus4" 4-note 3-note 9 [...]

MIDI Implementation Char t Recorder data All Sound Off, Reset All Controllers [Digital Piano] SP-500 MIDI Implementation Chart Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel: Default Changed Memorized Messages Altered Mode Note Number: True Voice Velocity: Note On Note Off Aftertouch: Polyphonic (Key) Monophonic (Channel) Pitch Bend Control [...]

87 Index A Accompaniment ..................................................... 37 Assignable switch .................................................. 33 Automatic accompaniment .................................. 37 C Chords Specifying the chord .................................. 37, 41 Chorus .......................................................[...]