Korg SP-170S User Manual

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Playing Back Songs
TheSP-170Sfeatures10songsthatuse10presetsounds.
Whilepressingandholding downthePIANOPLAYand
SOUNDbuons, 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.
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play-
ing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): Fantaisie-Impromptu Op.66 /F.Chopin
2 (Piano 2): Amazing Grace/unknown (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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.
Thedefaultseing(whenyouturnontheunit)isStandard
touch.
Transpose function (Shifting the key)
In somecases,asongmaybewrienin a dicultkey(e.g.,
usingmanyblackkeys),oryoumaywishtoshithekeyto
matchanotherinstrumentorvocalist.Insuchcases,youcan
transpose(shithekey)touseaneasierngering,ortouse
thesamefamiliarngeringtoplayinadierentkey.Thisis
calledtheTransposefunction.Youcanshithekeyinarange
ofelevensemitones.
Forexampleifyoutransposeupwardbyonesemitone,play-
ingthenotesshowninthescoreonthelebelowwillpro-
ducethepitchthat’sshowninthescoreontheright.
• Totransposethekey,pressandholddownthePIANO
PLAYandSOUND buttons,andthenpressakeyfrom
F
#
2toB3orfromC
#
3toF3.Thenameofthekeythatyou
pressedwillbecomethetransposedkey.
Forexample,ifyouwishtousetheC3keytoplaynoteA2
(lowerbythreesemitones),pressandholddownthePIANO
PLAYandSOUNDbuons,andpresstheA2key.Ifyouwish
tousetheC3keytoplaynoteD
#
3(higherbythreesemitones),
pressandholddownthePIANOPLAYandSOUNDbuons,
andpresstheD
#
3key.
ToresettheTransposefunctionto“NoTransposition(+/-0),”
pressandholddownthePIANOPLAYandSOUNDbuons,
andthenpresstheC3key.
Thedefaultseing(whenyouturnontheunit)is“NoTrans-
position.”
C1[24]*C2[36]*C3[48]*
C4[60]*
C7[96]*
C8[108]*
C5[72]*C6[84]*
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5
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10
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Down
Up
Reverb On/Off
Chorus On/Off
Preset Sounds (C7–A7)
Songs (
C6–A6)
Key Touch
Std.
Transpose
Light
Heavy
MIDI Channel (C4–D
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Pitch
DIS
DIS
ENA
ENA
Off
Off
On
On
Piano 1
E. Piano 1
Clavichord
Vibraphone
P. Organ
E. Organ
Strings
Piano 2
E. Piano 2
Harpsichord
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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