Korg LP-180 - Using Other Functions

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Using Other Functions
The LP-180 allows you to play back demo songs or adjust various functions by pressing a specic
key while also pressing and holding down the PIANO PLAY and SOUND buons. Please refer to
the “MIDI” section on the next page for more information on MIDI channels and program change
messages.
While pressing and holding down the PIANO PLAY and SOUND buons, do not play the key-
board. Otherwise, you might get an unexpected result.
For information on the functions that are assigned to the keys, please refer to “Key Functions” on
pages 6 and 7.
About the conrmation sound
When you press a key to adjust seings for a function, you will hear the conrmation sound. To
turn this sound o, simultaneously press and hold down the PIANO PLAY and SOUND buons
and press the A
#
0 key. To turn on the conrmation sound, repeat the previous procedure but press
B0 instead of A
#
0. The conrmation sound is set to On by default (when you turn the unit on).
Playing Back Songs
The LP-180 features 10 songs that use 10 preset sounds.
While pressing and holding down the PIANO PLAY and
SOUND buttons, press one of the keys ranging from C6 to
A6 (on the right side of the keyboard). The song assigned to
the key that you pressed (as shown below) will start playing.
Playback starts from the selected song, then continues and
repeats all songs in ascending order until you stop playback.
1
2
4 7 9
3 5 6 8
10
To stop playback, press the PIANO PLAY and SOUND but-
tons simultaneously.
During playback of a song, you can switch the sound us-
ing the PIANO PLAY and SOUND buons while playing
the keyboard. The eect seing of the song will also be
applied to the sound.
Even if you change the sound during playback of a song,
the corresponding MIDI data (such as MIDI Program
Change messages) will not be output.
Song name
1 (Piano 1): Un Sospiro /F.Liszt
2 (Piano 2): Amazing Grace/Hymn (arr. : N.Nishi)
3 (E. Piano 1): Ramble/M.Sakaguchi
4 (E. Piano 2): KORG Orignal
5 (Harpsichord): Invention No.8/J.S.Bach
6 (Clavichord): KORG Orignal
7 (Vibraphone): KORG Orignal
8 (P. Organ): Toccata in D moll/J.S.Bach
9 (E. Organ): KORG Orignal
10 (Strings): First Snow/M.Sakaguchi
Effects (Reverb and Chorus)
You can use a reverb eect to add depth to the sound, and a
chorus eect to add width and space.
•
Simultaneously press and hold down the PIANO PLAY and
SOUND buons, and then press the A5 key to turn on the
reverb eect. To turn o the reverb eect, repeat the previ-
ous procedure but press the G
#
5 key instead of A5.
• Simultaneously press and hold down the PIANO PLAY and
SOUND buons, and then press the B5 key to turn on the
chorus eect. To turn o the chorus eect, repeat the previ-
ous procedure but press the A
#
5 key instead of B5
.
You can apply eects to each preset sound.
When you turn on the power to the unit, the eects will use
the optimum seings for each preset sound.
Key Touch Control function
The Key Touch Control function enables you to change the
way that your playing strength will aect the output level.
You can set this function by using the white keys in a range
from D2 to F2. (See the gure on the le.)
• To play fortissimo with so strokes (Light touch), press and
hold down the PIANO PLAY and SOUND buttons , and
then press the D2 key.
• To play fortissimo with very strong strokes (Heavy touch),
press and hold down the PIANO PLAY and SOUND but-
tons, and then press the F2 key.
• To simulate a normal piano touch (Standard touch), press
and hold down the PIANO PLAY and SOUND buons, and
then press the E2 key.
Loud
Loudness
Quiet
Quiet
Loud
Playing
strength
Light
Standard
Heavy
The default seing (when you turn on the unit) is Standard
touch.