Korg E F G 1 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


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Playing DifferentPreset Sounds
(Play Mode)
Youcanselectasoundforyourperformancefrom61preset
sounds.Eachsoundalreadyhasasuitableeectapplied.
When you turn the unit on or stop song playback, the unit will en-
ter Play mode.
1. While pressing and holding down the SOUND button (lo-
cated on the top panel), press one of the keys ranging from
C2 to C7.
The sound will change depending on the key that you press.
(See"SoundandSongList"onthenextpage.)ShortPhrase
sounds are assigned to the black keys.
Whenyouturntheuniton,thedefaultsound(GrandPiano)will
be selected.
What are Short Phrase sounds?
Twenty-veShortPhrasesoundsareassignedtotheblackkeys.
If you select one of these sounds by pressing the correspond-
ing black key, the microPIANO will automatically play the pro-
grammedphrase.TheseShortPhrasesincludeaccompaniment
tunesincluding(thoseoenheardplayedwithabarrel(roller)
organ),partofafamouspieceforpipeorgans,ashortpiano
phrase of low-range accompaniment typically played by the
lehand(sothatyoucanplayamelodywithyourrighthand),
etc.
Listening to Songs (Song Mode)
The microPIANO features 40 songs.
Eachsongusesanappropriatesoundandeect.
1. WhilepressingandholdingdowntheSONGbuon,press
one of the keys ranging from C2 to D
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5.
Playbackstartsfromtheselectedsong(see"SoundandSong
List"onthenextpage),thencontinuesandrepeatsallofthe
songs in ascending order until you stop playback.
2. PresstheSONGbuonagaintostopplayback.
Youcanselectadierentsongbypressingandholdingdown
theSONGbuttonandpressingoneofthekeyswithinthat
range.
Playingthekeyboardwhilelisteningtoasong
You can play the keyboard using your favorite preset sound
while listening to a song.
Whileasongisplaying,pressandholddowntheSOUNDbut-
ton and press one of the keys ranging from C2 to C7 to select
your favorite sound.
Youcanalsoselectadierentpresetsound(foryourperfor-
mance)inPlayModebeforethesongstartsplayingback.
If you select a preset sound during playback of a song, the ef-
fect that’s applied to the selected preset sound will also be ap-
pliedtothecurrentsong.Ifyouswitchtoadierentsong,the
eectthat’sappliedtotheselectedsongwillalsobeappliedto
the preset sound of your performance on the keyboard.
ListeningtoaSongusingaDifferent
Sound(UserAutoperformMode)
Eachsongusesarecommendedpresetsound.Youcanswitchthis
sound to one of your choosing.
1. While pressing and holding down the SOUND and SONG
buonsonthetoppanel,pressoneofthekeysrangingfrom
C2 to D
#
5.
Playbackstartsfromtheselectedsong(see"SoundandSong
List"onthenextpage),thencontinuesandrepeatsallofthe
songs in ascending order until you stop the playback.
2. While the song is playing, on the top panel press and hold
downtheSOUNDbuonandpressoneofthekeysranging
fromC2toC7toselectadierentsound.
The song will start using the newly selected preset sound.
YoucanalsoselectasoundinPlayModebeforeyoustartplay-
ing back the song.
3. Tostopplayback,presstheSOUNDandSONGbuonssi-
multaneously.
Youcanselectadierentsongbypressingandholdingdown
theSOUNDandSONGbuonsandpressingoneofthekeys
within that range.
YoucanalsoselectasonginSongmode.Todoso,pressand
holddowntheSONGbuontostopplayback,andenterSong
mode while pressing a desired key to select the song.
YoucannotselectthepresetShortPhrasesoundsthatareas-
signedtoblackkeys.Ifyouselectanyofthem,MusicBox1will
automatically be selected.
UsingOtherFunctions
C2 C3
Confirmation sound On/Off
Off
On
G
�
3
A3
EBCDF
AG
F
�
G
�
A
�
C
�
D
�
Transpose (F
�
2–F3)
Press
these
simul-
taneously
Transposefunction
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an-
otherinstrumentorvocalist.Insuchcases,youcantranspose(shi
thekey)touseaneasierngering,ortousethesamefamiliarn-
geringtoplayinadierentkey.Youcanshithekeyinarangeof
eleven semitones.
For example if you transpose upward by one semitone, playing the
notesshowninthescoreonthelebelowwillproducethepitches
shown in the score on the right.
• Totransposethekey,pressandholddowntheC2andC
#
2
keys(ontheleendofthekeyboard),andpressakeyinthe
range from F
#
2 to B2 or from C
#
3 to F3.
Forexample,ifyouwishtousetheC4keytoplaynoteA3(lower
bythreesemitones),pressandholddowntheC2 and C
#
2 keys
(ontheleendofthekeyboard), and press the A2 key.
If you wish to use the C4 key to play note D
#
4 (higher by three
semitones),pressandholddowntheC2andC
#
2 keys (on the
leendofthekeyboard),andpresstheD
#
3key.
ToresettheTransposefunctionto“NoTransposition(+/-0),”
press and hold down the C2 and C
#
2keys(ontheleendofthe
keyboard),andpresstheC3key.
Thedefaultseing(whenyouturnontheunit)is“NoTrans-
position.”
Abouttheconrmationsound
When you simultaneously press the C2 and C
#
2 keys (on the
leendofthekeyboard),orwhenyoupressakeytoselecta
presetsoundorsong,youwillheartheconrmationsound.
Youcanturnthissoundo,asdescribedbelow.
While simultaneously pressing and holding down the C2 and
C
#
2keys,pressG
#
3toturnotheconrmationsound.Toturn
iton,pressA3whilesimultaneouslypressingandholding
down the C2 and C
#
2 keys.
Thedefaultseing(whenyouturnontheunit)is"Conrma-
tionsoundOn.”
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