Applying effects to a sound – KORG EASY START SP-500 User Manual

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Applying Effects to a sound

1. With

[DISPLAY HOLD] on, press the [REVERB] key so it is lit

Rotate the DIAL to select one of the thirteen Reverb

types. Touch the “Balance” cell and rotate the DIAL to adjust the amount of reverb applied to the sound (Dry/Wet Mix)

2. Press

the

[CHORUS etc.] key

Rotate the DIAL to select one of the twenty-four modulation and distortion effects. Touch

the “Balance” cell and rotate the DIAL to adjust the effect level.

See pages 29-30 of the Owner’s Manual for a list and explanation of Effect types.

Using the Accompaniment section

The SP-500 contains 217 “Rhythm Styles” organized into ten groups (8/16 BEAT, DANCE, LATIN, etc.). Each ‘Rhythm Style’
consists of six parts (tracks), four variations, two Intro/endings, and two fills. When using the Accompaniment feature, you can simply
play a chord on the keyboard, and accompaniment parts appropriate for that chord and style will be added automatically. Let’s try it:

1. Press

the

[ACC] key so it is lit

select “Fingered 1” as the chord input method by touching the “Fingered 1” radio button

on the screen (See page 42 of the Owner’s Manual for explanations of chord input methods)

Touch the “After Fill1” cell

and select Var+ using the DIAL

Press one of the RHYTHM STYLE GROUP keys

Select a “rhythm style” from the

group by using the [<-PAGE->] keys and touching the style name on the screen

Press [EXIT].

2. Play a chord on the keyboard below the split point (G3 is the default). The chord name is displayed in the lower left corner

of the screen. When you press the [START/STOP] key, the accompaniment will start with an INTRO (indicated by the lit
INTRO/ENDING [1] key) then lead into “Variation 1” of the selected style.

3. Adjust the tempo by pressing the TEMPO [DOWN] or [UP] keys or “tap” the tempo by pressing the [TAP] key at the

desired tempo. (The tempo is displayed in the upper left corner of the screen)

Play along with the accompaniment! While

playing, add a Fill by pressing the FILL [1] key. Each time FILL [1] is pressed, the Accompaniment will advance to the next
Variation after the Fill has played

Press [START/STOP] to stop the accompaniment or Press the INTRO/ENDING [1] or

[2] key to play an ending.

4. Press

the

[MIXER] key. The “Mixer” page will appear on the screen. Here you can adjust the volume of the

accompaniment parts by touching the “Vol” cell for each part and rotating the DIAL. You can also mute (Silence) a part by
touching the check box to the left of the Part name.

When you select a Rhythm Style with the [SINGLE TOUCH] key on, a sound and automatic accompaniment settings
suitable for that style will automatically be selected. When the [SMALL ACC] key is on, the accompaniment will have fewer

parts (The Acc1 and Acc3 parts will automatically be muted).

For more in-depth information on the Accompaniment features, including creating custom Rhythm Styles, see pages 37-
48 of the Owner’s Manual.