Other Functions; Touch Settings; Transpose; Function Mode - Korg SP-280 Manuel D'utilisation

Touch settings

The keyboard sensitivity, or touch, can be programmed.
The "Light" setting produces a louder sound than usual
when you play softly on the keyboard; and the "Heavy"
setting produces a softer sound than usual, until you play
harder.
To change the setting, hold down the TOUCH button and
press the UP or DOWN button beside the display.
Display Touch sensitivity
1 Light. Loud notes can be produced even by
playing lightly.
2 Normal. Normal piano touch.
3 Heavy. Loud notes can be produced only by
playing very hard.
The diagram below shows the relationship between how
hard you play the keyboard and how loud or soft the notes
will sound.
Loud
Light
Quiet
Quiet
When the instrument is turned on, the touch setting is
reset to Normal.
The settings are applied to all sounds.

Transpose

In some cases, a song may be written in a difficult key (e.g.,
many black keys), or you may wish to shift the pitch to
match another instrument or vocalist. In such cases, you
can transpose (shift the pitch) so that you can use an easier
fingering, or use the same familiar fingering to play at a
different pitch. This is called the Transpose function.
For example if you transpose upward by one semitone,
playing the notes shown at the lower left will produce the
pitches shown at the right.
When the instrument is turned on, the transposing is
reset.
While holding down the TRANSPOSE button, press the
keyboard key (F ♯ 6–F7) for the desired transposition.
If a keyboard key other than C7 is pressed, the TRANS-
POSE LED lights up to indicate that the keyboard is trans-
posed.
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Other functions

Normal
Heavy
Playing
Loud
strength
The pitch of the entire keyboard is transposed according
to the pitch of the pressed keyboard key in relation to C7.
To return to the original pitches, hold down the TRANS-
POSE button and press the C7 key. The TRANSPOSE LED
turns off, and transposition is canceled.
key Effect
F ♯ 6–B6
6–1 semitones below
C7 Standard pitch
C ♯ 7–F7
1–5 semitones higher

Function mode

The temperament as well as other pitch settings can be
specified from the Function mode.
Setting procedure for functions in the Function mode.
1. Press the FUNCTION button.
The FUNCTION and PIANO1 LEDs light up.
2. Press the sound button corresponding to the desired
function.
The current setting appears in the display.
3. Specify the desired setting.
4. After specifying the desired settings, press the
FUNCTION button to return to the mode for playing.
The FUNCTION LED turns off.
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When the SP-280 is turned off, all functions, except
the auto power off function, return to their default set-
tings.
The settings are applied to all sounds.
Fine tuning
In order to adapt the SP-280 pitch to that of another instru-
ment, you can adjust the pitch in steps of 0.5 Hz over a
range of A4 = 427.5–452.5 Hz.
27.5–52.5 appears in the display.
The standard pitch is A = 440 Hz, and the default setting is
40.0.
1. After entering the Function mode, the LED for the
PIANO1 sound button lights up.
When the Function mode is entered, the pitch setting
normally appears.
2. To specify the pitch after changing other settings in
the Function mode, press the PIANO1 button.
3. Specify the setting with the UP or DOWN button be-
side the display.
F 6
C4
C7 F7
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