Korg SP-170S User Manual

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Playing Different Sounds
TheSP-170Sfeatures10presetsounds.
PressingtheSOUNDbuonrepeatedlywillchangethesoundinthefollowingsequence.
Piano1
→
Piano2
→
E.Piano1
→
E.Piano2
→
Harpsi
→
Clav
→
Vibraphone
→
P.Organ
→

E.Organ
→
Strings
AerStrings,thesoundwillreturntoPiano1.PressingthePIANOPLAYbuonwillswitchany
soundtoPiano1.
Wheneveryouturnontheunit,thedefaultpresetsound(Piano1)willberecalled.
PIANO 1: Elegant and warm grand piano
PIANO 2: Clear and bright grand piano
E. Piano 1: Smooth, authentic electric piano
E. Piano 2: Modern, percussive electric piano
Harpsichord: Classical harpsichord
Clavichord: Expressive electric clavichord
Vibraphone: Smooth vibraphone
P. Organ: Pipe organ
E. Organ: Drawbar electronic organ
Strings: Ensemble string section
YoucanalsochangethesoundbypressingoneofthekeysrangingfromC7toA7whilesimulta-
neouslypressingandholdingdownthePIANOPLAYandSOUNDbuons.(Pleasereferto“Key
Functions”onpages2and3.)
Using Other Functions
TheSP-170Sallowsyoutoplaybackthe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mes-
sages.PleasevisittheKorgwebsite(hp://www.korg.com/)toviewtheMIDIImplementationChart.
 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2and3.
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).
PIANO PLAY
button
SOUND
button
C1[24]*C2[36]*C3[48]*
C4[60]*
C7[96]*
C8[108]*
C5[72]*E5F5B3A3 E5 G5 C6[84]*
D2B0 E2 F2
2
4
5
7
9
10
12
14
16
16
86
11
13
15
31
2
4
5
7
9
10
8631
Down
Up
Reverb On/Off
Chorus On/Off
Enabling/Disabling
Program Change
transmission
Enabling/Disabling
Control Change
transmission
Preset Sounds (C7–A7)
Demo Songs (
C6–A6)
Key Touch
Std.
Transpose (F
�
2–F3)
Light
Heavy
MIDI
Pitch
DIS
DIS
ENA
ENA
Off
Off
On
On
Piano 1
E. Piano 1
Clav
Vibraphone
P. Organ
E. Organ
Strings
Piano 2
E. Piano 2
Harpsi
F
�
G
�
A
�
C
�
D
�
GABCDEF
Off
On
A
�
5A
�
0 G
�
3A
�
3 G
�
5
Press and hold simultaneously
Confirmation sound On/Off
Loud
Loudness
Quiet
Quiet
Loud
Playing
strength
Light
Standard
Heavy
Key Functions
[]*indicatesMIDINotenumber.

Korg SP-170S Specifications

General

Keyboard	88-key (A0–C8), Natural Weighted Hammer Action (NH)
Amplifier Output	9 W x 2
Power Supply	DC 12 V
Power Consumption	9 W
Touch Control	Light, Normal, Heavy
Polyphony	120 voices
Sounds	10 sounds
Effects	Reverb, Chorus
Demo Songs	10 songs
Metronome	Yes (adjustable tempo and beat)
Transpose	Yes
Tuning	Yes
Pedal	Damper Pedal (included)
Connectors	Headphone (x2)
Included Accessories	AC adapter, Damper Pedal, Music stand
Sound Generation	Stereo Sampling