Korg iS50 User Manual

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New parameter pages are inserted in the Disk/Global mode. In
the Owner’s Manual:
The evolution of the operating system
The iS40/iS50 operating system has been constantly updated
since the instrument was first launched on the market. The fol-
lowing paragraphs illustrate the new functions introduced by the
various releases, that are not included in the manual supplied
with the instrument.
Release 1.5 (970934)
• Lyrics function, compatible with SMF in M-Live and Solton
format
Release 2.0 (970941) and 2.0.2 (970943)
• Compatibility with SMF in Tune1000 and compatible formats
(Roland Edirol, GEM GMX, KAR, HitBit, Yamaha XF) added
to the Lyrics function
• Recall Arrangement function
• Drum Mapping function
• Kick&Snare Designation function
• Speaker Off function
• Erase All Style function
• Compatibility with KORG i30 data
Release 2.5 (970945)
• Arab scale recognition
• Lyrics and chords maintained when saving the songs in SMF
format
• SMF (song) chords displayed in XF format
• Arrangement loading in the A and B banks
Release 3.0 (970956)
In Arrangement Play mode:
• Arrangement and Program Preview
• Master Transpose memorization in the arrangements and
Keyboard Sets
• Programming and memorization of the Upper 1, Upper 2 and
Lower track status in the arrangements and Keyboard Sets
• Manual Bass
In Song Play mode:
• Program Preview
• Mute Keyboard
In Disk/Global mode:
• Higher compatibility with data of other i-Series instruments.
• Global Protect
• Midi Setup
• Echo Back
• MIDI IN Octave
• Separate MIDI channels for the Upper 2 and Lower tracks
• Master Transpose Lock
• New pedal-assignable functions
• Trigger Note On/Off
• 14 USER scales
• Separate joystick programming for the Upper 2 and Lower
tracks
Page Number Number
MIDI Setting -
beco-
mes
3
MIDI General Parameters 3 4
Echo Back / MIDI IN Oct. - 5
MIDI (1) Channels 4 6
MIDI (3) Channels 6 7
MIDI (2) Channels 5 8
MIDI Filter 7 9
Master Transpose Lock - 10
Assignable Pedal 8 11
Lower Memory/Velocity
Curve
10 13
Chord Recognition Mode /
Trigger Mode
11 14
Auto Chord Scanning 12 15
Main SCale 13 16
Sub Scale 14 17
User Scale 15 18
MIDI Data Dump 16 19
Joystick Programming 17 20
Write Global 18 21
Calibration 19 22

Korg iS50 Specifications

General

Brand	Korg
Model	iS50
Category	Music Equipment
Language	English