Korg XE20 - Modifying Accompaniment (Intros, Variations); Synchro Start;Stop Functions

Auto-accompaniment (style mode)
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Making changes to the auto-
accompaniment
Adding an intro or setting a variation
Use the buons in the STYLE section to make changes to the
auto-accompaniment, such as adding an intro, ll-ins and
breaks, and an ending.
1.
Follow steps 1–4 in “Playing with a style you choose”
(page 18).
2.
Press VARIATION buons 1/2 or 3/4 to select a variation.
Each press of the buons will switch between VARIATION
1 and 2, or VARIATION 3 and 4.
VARIATION
VARIATION
buon
Buon state Variation complexity
1 1/2 Lights green Simple
2 1/2 Lights red Slightly complex
3 3/4 Lights green Complex
4 3/4 Lights red Advanced, complex
The arrangement will become progressively more complex
as you go up from variation 1 to 4.
3.
Press the INTRO/ENDING buon to select the intro.
Each press of the buon will switch between intro 1 and 2.
INTRO/
ENDING
Buon state Intro/ending content
1 Lights green Includes chord changes
2 Lights red Chord stays the same
Tip:
When you press the INTRO/ENDING buon before
you start to play, this will select the intro; and when you
press the buon while you are playing, this will select the
ending.
4.
Play a chord within the chord recognition range.
The chord name that you played is recognized and shown
on the display.
5.
Press the start/stop buon.
The intro will begin, and then the variation accompaniment
will play back.
6.
Play the chords with your le hand and the melody with
your right hand.
7.
Press VARIATION buons 1/2 and 3/4, as well as the FILL
buon and COUNT IN/BREAK buon to change the
playback of the song while you play.
8.
To end the song, press the INTRO/ENDING buon and
select the ending.
The ending will switch between ending 1 (lights up green)
and ending 2 (lights up red) with each press of the buon.
The accompaniment will nish aer the ending.
Using the SYNCHRO START and SYNCHRO START/
STOP functions
This function allows you to start the accompaniment when you
play the keyboard (SYNCHRO START), or accompany you only
when you are playing the keyboard (SYNCHRO START/STOP).

SYNCHRO START
1.
Press the SYNCHRO START/STOP buon. The buon
will blink green.
This turns on the SYNCHRO START function.
2.
Play a chord in the chord recognition range to start the
accompaniment.
The buon will change to being continually lit in green.
3.
Press the start/stop buon to stop the accompaniment.

SYNCHRO START/STOP
1.
Press the SYNCHRO START/STOP buon several times,
to make the buon start blinking red.
This turns on the SYNCHRO START/STOP function on.
2.
When you play a chord in the chord recognition range, the
accompaniment will start; and when you take your ngers
o the keyboard the accompaniment will stop. Playing
again will restart the accompaniment.
The buon will blink green while the accompaniment is
playing.
3.
To cancel SYNCHRO START/STOP, press the SYNCHRO
START/STOP buon several times to make the buon go
dark.
VARIATION 1/2, 3/4
FILL
INTRO/ENDING
COUNT IN/BREAK
Start/Stop
SYNCHRO START/STOP