Korg XE20 - Basic Operations and Functions; Understanding Modes: Style and Song; Style Mode Operations; Song Mode Operations

Connecting to audio equipment
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Changing the octave
You can change the pitch of the note that actually sounds when
you play a note on the keyboard, up or down in one-octave
units. You can set the octave within a range of ±2 octaves.
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To lower the octave: Press the TRANSPOSE
♭
/[OCTAVE–]
buonwhileholdingthe[SHIFT]buon.
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To raise the octave
: Press the TRANSPOSE
♯
/[OCTAVE+]
buonwhileholdingdownthe[SHIFT]buon.
Adding harmony to a melody
This adds a harmony to the melody you are playing, to match
the chord. The harmony will vary depending on the style you
have selected.
1.
Press the ENSEMBLE buon.
2.
Press the SPLIT buon to activate the keyboard split
feature (the buon will light).
3.
Play a chord within the chord recognition range, and play
a melody with your right hand.
Applying eects
Eachkeyboardsetcontainstwoeects(eects1and2),which
changethenaloutputdependingontheamountofsoundthat
issentthroughtheeects(thesendlevel).
1.
Press the SETTING/[MEDIA] buon.
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Press the
CATEGORY buon t/u to select from the
P14–21 eects (for eect 1 or 2) and the part to which the
eect will be applied (lower, upper 1–3), on the screen.
2.
Use the dial or the +/– buons to set the eect send level.
Whenthesendlevelisat“0”,theeectwillnotbeheard.
Thegreaterthesendlevel,themoreyouwillheartheeect.
Tip:
Whentheeecttypeis“reverb,”usetheREVERBbuon
toswitchthereverbonando.
Tip:
Ifyouwanttosaveyourseings,savethemasasetlist.
Selecting the equalizer
Youcanaddanequalizereecttomakethesoundoutpued
from the built-in speakers easier to listen to, or to adjust the
tonal character of the sound to match the musical genre you are
playing.
1.
Press the SETTING/[MEDIA] buon.
2.
Press the CATEGORY buon t/u to select “P12:Speaker
EQ”.
3.
Select the equalizer using the dial or the +/– buons.
4.
Press the [SHIFT] buon to return to the previous mode.
Tip:
Ifyouwanttosaveyourseing,saveitasasetlist.
Saving the set list (WRITE)
Youcansaveseingssuchasstyle,tempo,keyboardsetsand
eectsinasetlist.Onceyouhavecustomizedtheseingsfora
style,werecommendthatyousaveyourseingsasasetlist.
See “Selecting a set list” (page 7) for details on how to use
the set list.
1.
In style mode, customize the style such as changing the
sound of the keyboard parts, the octave and so on (see
page 11 “Customizing and saving your styles and
keyboard sets”).
2.
Press the BANK/WRITE buon to select the bank to save to.
The bank will change in sequential order (A
¦
B
¦
C...J
¦
A...)
witheachpressoftheBANK/WRITEbuon.
PresstheBANK/WRITEbuonwhileholdingthe[SHIFT]
buontoreversetheorder.
Banks A–B:preloaded;Banks C–J: initialized
3.
Press one of buons 1–4 while holding down the BANK/
WRITE buon.
Yourseingswillbesavedtothesetlist,andthebuonyou
pressed will light.
Tip:
Bank A-1 will be selected right after the power is
turned on. The keyboard set will be “German Piano”.
Connecting to audio equipment
Playing sounds from your audio device
through the XE20
You can connect a device such as an audio player to the AUDIO
IN jack (stereo mini-phone jack) on the rear panel of the XE20,
or connect a computer to the XE20 via the USB port. In either
case, you’ll be able to hear the sound of the audio device or
computer playing back through the built-in speakers of the
XE20. You can also play along with the sound.
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Playing audio from devices connected to the
AUDIO IN jack
1.
Turn the volume on this instrument and on your audio
device all the way down, and then turn the power o on
both units.
2.
Connect your audio device to the AUDIO IN jack on the
rear panel of this instrument using a stereo mini-cable.
3.
Turn the power of the audio device on, and then turn on
the power of the XE20.
4.
Play back sound on the audio device, slowly turning up
the volume. As you raise the volume on the XE20, you
should be able to hear the sound coming through the
speakers.
5.
To adjust the volume balance, raise the volume on your
audio device while playing the keyboard of the XE20
along with the sound.
To adjust the overall volume level, use the VOLUME knob.
Tip:
You can adjust the input level of the audio device
usingthe“AudioInLevel”parameterintheseingsfunction.
See the Owner’s Manual (PDF) for details.
6.
When turning o the power, stop playback on the audio
device, turn o the XE20, and then turn o your audio
device, in that order.
Audio player or
other device
Stereo mini-cable