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VARIATION
1 (white) / 2 (red), 3 (white) / 4 (red)
Adding an intro or variations to your playing
You can add variation to the song you are playing by adding an
intro to the beginning, as well as fill‑ins and breaks and finally
an ending to finish.
1.
Follow steps 1–4 in "Playing with a style you choose"
(page 8).
2.
Press VARIATION buttons 1/2 or 3/4 to select a variation.
The variation will switch from variation 1 (lights up white)
to variation 2 (lights up red), and from variation 3 (lights up
white) to variation 4 (lights up red) with each press of the
buttons.
The arrangement will become progressively more complex
as you go up from variation 1 to 4.
3.
Press the INTRO/ENDING button to select the intro.
The intro will switch between intro 1 (lights up white) and
intro 2 (lights up red) with each press of the button.
Intro 1 and ending 1 feature harmonized changes in chords,
whereas intro 2 and ending 2 feature fixed chords.
Tip:
When you press the INTRO/ENDING button before
you start to play, this will select the intro; and when you
press the button 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 button.
The intro will begin, and then the variation accompaniment
will play back.
6.
Play the chords with your left hand and the melody with
your right hand.
7.
Press VARIATION buttons 1/2 and 3/4, as well as the
FILL button and COUNT IN/BREAK button to change the
playback of the song while you play.
8.
To end the song, press the INTRO/ENDING button and
select the ending.
The ending will switch between ending 1 (lights up white)
and ending 2 (lights up red) with each press of the button.
The accompaniment will finish after the ending.
PERFORMANCE REC/MEDIA button
FILL INTRO/ENDING
1 (white) / 2 (red)
COUNT IN/BREAK
Playing along with the auto‑accompaniment
Chord name
Record
Start/stop
Recording your performance
You can record what you played along with the auto‑
accompaniment as a user song or as audio data.
„ Recording as a user song
1.
Follow steps 1–5 in "Playing with a style you choose"
(page 8), or steps 1–4 in "Adding an intro or variations
to your playing" (page 9).
2.
Press the record button to put the instrument in record
standby mode (the button will light red).
3.
Press the start/stop button to begin recording. Use your
left hand to play the chords, and your right hand to play
the melody.
4.
To finish recording, press the start/stop button or the
INTRO/ENDING button.
The data that you recorded will automatically be saved as
a user song. The name of the user song will be "UserSong,"
with a sequential number added to the end.
Tip: To hear your recorded performance, see "Playing
along with a song" (page 10).
„ Recording as audio data (WAV file; Performance
rec song)
1.
Connect a USB flash drive (sold separately) to the USB TO
DEVICE port on the rear panel.
2.
Follow steps 1–5 in "Playing with a style you choose"
(page 8), or steps 1–4 in "Adding an intro or variations
to your playing" (page 9).
3.
Press the PERFORMANCE REC/MEDIA button (the
button lights up red) to begin recording, and start playing
the keyboard.
Tip: The audio input from the AUDIO IN jack is recorded
along with what you play.
4.
Press the PERFORMANCE REC/MEDIA button when
you're finished recording.
The PERFORMANCE REC/MEDIA button will go dark. The
audio data you recorded is saved on the USB flash drive with
the name "AudioSong".
Note: Recording will automatically stop one hour after you start
recording.
Note:
Note that you may not be able to correctly record the
data when using certain USB flash drives. For details, see the
Korg website.
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