Making Changes To The Auto-Accompaniment - Korg EK-50L Owner's Manual

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Making changes to the auto‑
accompaniment
Adding an intro or setting a variation
Use the buttons in the STYLE section to make changes to the
auto‑accompaniment, such as adding an intro, fill‑ins and
breaks, and an ending.
VARIATION 1/2, 3/4
FILL
1.
Follow steps 1–4 in "Playing with a style you choose"
(page 14).
2.
Press VARIATION buttons 1/2 or 3/4 to select a variation.
Each press of the buttons will switch between VARIATION
1 and 2, or VARIATION 3 and 4.
VARIATION
VARIATION
button
1
1/2
2
1/2
3
3/4
4
3/4
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.
Each press of the button will switch between intro 1 and 2.
INTRO/
Button state
ENDING
1
Lights green
2
Lights red
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 green)
and ending 2 (lights up red) with each press of the button.
The accompaniment will finish after the ending.
Start/stop
INTRO/ENDING
COUNT IN/BREAK
Button state
Variation complexity
Lights green
Simple
Lights red
Slightly complex
Lights green
Complex
Lights red
Advanced, complex
Intro/ending content
Includes chord changes
Chord stays the same
Auto-accompaniment (style mode)
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 button. The button
will blink green.
This turns on the SYNCHRO START function.
2.
Play a chord in the chord recognition range to start the
accompaniment.
The button will change to being continually lit in green.
3.
Press the start/stop button to stop the accompaniment.
„ SYNCHRO START/STOP
1.
Press the SYNCHRO START/STOP button several times,
to make the button 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 fingers
off the keyboard the accompaniment will stop. Playing
again will restart the accompaniment.
The button will blink green while the accompaniment is
playing.
3.
To cancel SYNCHRO START/STOP, press the SYNCHRO
START/STOP button several times to make the button go
dark.
Changing the style and keyboard set combination
Each style contains the keyboard set that is optimal for that
style. For keyboard sets on which "
name on the display, a keyboard set will automatically be
selected whenever you change the style.
Change the keyboard set to create your own combinations of
styles and keyboard sets.
1.
Follow steps 1–4 in "Playing with a style you choose"
(page 14).
2.
Press the KEYBOARD SET button and then use the dial or
other means to select the keyboard set.
will blink in the display, and the keyboard set
name will be shown below it.
Note:
When you use a keyboard set aside from STS, the
keyboard set will not change, even when you change the
style.
3.
To change the keyboard set back to STS, hold down the
[SHIFT] button and press the KEYBOARD SET/[STS]
button.
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SYNCHRO START/STOP
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