Korg Concert C-540 - Page 11

Control panel > Main features
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+/YES / -/NO (Value) but-
tons: Change the value
of the parameters
appearing in the display.
The editable parameter
is shown by the cursor
(


) placed on its left, or
(when editing text) with
the character/cipher in
edit flashing. By keeping
them pressed, the values
start changing automati-
cally, first slowly, then
slightly faster. By press-
ing them together, the
parameter is reset to its
default value.
While in the Main page,
these buttons can be
used to select a different
bank for the current
sound.
EDIT button: Press it
to access the Edit
mode relevant to
the current type of
data selected in the
display. Four Edit
modes are avail-
able: Sound (see
page 38), Perfor-
mance (see
page 38), Song (see
page 34) and Global
(see page 47). Glo-
bal edit mode can
be accessed by
keeping the EDIT
button pressed for
more than one sec-
ond).
EXIT button: Press it to
exit Edit mode, or to
return to the Main page
from other pages. When
exiting from the Edit
mode, the Save proce-
dure will be recalled.
When a drum pattern is
assigned to the Metro-
nome, and it is running,
this button doubles as a
Fill In control (see
page 21, page 30).
REVERB but-
ton: Turns the
reverb on/off.
This adds
ambience to
the sound.
Keep it
pressed for
more than one
second to
access the
Reverb edit
page (see
page 17).
TEMPO buttons:
Adjust the metro-
nome tempo. The +
button makes it
faster, while the –
button makes it
slower.
MET.SET buttons:
Pressed together,
they give access to
metronome editing.
See page 20.
TRANSPOSE button:
Press this button to open
the Transpose page and
change the master trans-
pose value. When the
indicator is turned on,
transposition is active.
Changes made after
pressing this button are
not saved to memory,
and are reset when turn-
ing the instrument off.
See page 16.
CHORUS but-
ton: Turns the
chorus on/off.
This makes the
sound richer.
Keep it pressed
for more than
one second to
access the Cho-
rus edit page
(see page 17).
BRILLIANCE button: Press
this button to open the Bril-
liance page and change the
brilliance value. When the
indicator is turned on, a bril-
liance variation is active.
Changes made after press-
ing this button are not
saved to memory, and are
reset when turning the
instrument off. See page 17.
DEMO buttons: Pressed
together with the CHORUS
button it gains access to the
Demo mode, where you can
listen to the demo songs.
Select the songs with the
sound selection buttons (see
page 11). You can play
along the demo songs.
SONG SELECT button:
Press this button to open
the Song Selection page
(see page 23).
NEW SONG buttons:
Pressed together with
the SONG PLAY button
creates a new Song (see
page 27.
RECORDER but-
tons: Control the
playback or record-
ing of the songs.
See page 23,
page 27.
METRONOME but-
ton: Turns the metro-
nome click on/off. The
tempo and time sig-
nature depend on the
chosen values, or the
selected song (see
page 20).
SONG PLAY
button: Press
this button to
gain access to
the Song Play
mode (see
page 23).
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