Using Pedals; Effects - Korg Poetry Owner's Manual

ORGAN2 1 Pipe Organ1
2 Pipe Organ2
3 Positive Organ
STRINGS 1 Strings
2 Cinema Strings
3 Analog Strings
CHOIR 1 Aah Choir
2 Ooh Voices
3 Classical Choir
The # column shows the number of oscillators, or voices,
used to create a single note for that sound. (Refer to "About
maximum polyphony" on page 20.)
*1: PLEYEL pianos manufactured in Chopin's era were
tuned at 430 Hz (A4). Playing with the pitch of each
PLEYEL sound set to 430 Hz therefore allows you to
enjoy the ambiance of that era.
For details on changing the pitch, refer to "List of func-
tions" on page 16 and "Additional Functions and De-
scriptions" on page 17.
*2: The Pleyel 1843 sound reproduces the 1843 Pleyel piano
with 80 sound-producing keys. Keys A0 to B0 and G ♯ 7
to C8 do not produce sound.
In addition, the touch sensitivity for producing quiet
notes is subtle.

Using pedals

Soft pedal
Sostenuto pedal
The Poetry includes all three of the pedals found on a
grand piano. Using the pedals can add expression, control,
and sophistication to any performance.
Soft pedal (left)
The Soft pedal slightly reduces the volume and softens
the tone. Accurate half-pedaling allows you to control the
depth of the effect by how far down the pedal is pressed.
("half-pedaling").
Sostenuto pedal (center)
This pedal provides a similar effect as the Damper ped-
al—allowing notes to continue to sound after the key is
released—but the effect only applies to the notes already
being held down when the Sostenuto pedal is pressed. New
notes played after the Sostenuto pedal has been pressed
will not sustain.
Damper pedal (right)
As mentioned above, the Damper pedal allows notes to
continue to sound after the key has been released, adding a
rich, resonant decay. You can also add damper resonance to
the PIANO and PLEYEL sounds. Accurate half-pedaling al-
lows you to control the depth of the effect by how far down
the pedal is pressed. ("half-pedaling").

Effects

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Brilliance
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This effect changes the brightness of the tone.
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The setting can be changed by holding down the BRIL-
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LIANCE button and pressing the + or – button beside the
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display.
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3
The setting appears in the display with 003 producing a
brighter sound and 001 producing a less bright sound.
Reverb
This effect adds ambience and depth to the sound, produc-
ing the sense of performing in a concert hall.
Each press of the REVERB button turns the reverb on
(button lights up) or off (button turns off).
To change this setting, hold down the REVERB button
and press the + or – button beside the display.
Damper pedal
The setting appears in the display with 003 producing a
deep reverb effect and 001 producing a light reverb effect.
Chorus
Chorus adds modulation to the sound, producing an ex-
pansively rich sound.
Each press of the CHORUS button turns the Chorus effect
on (button lights up) or off (button turns off).
To change this setting, hold down the CHORUS button
and press the + or – button beside the display.
The setting appears in the display with 003 producing a
deep chorus effect and 001 producing a light chorus effect.
Brilliance cannot be turned off.
The same setting is applied to all sounds and remains
applied until the Poetry is turned off. When the instru-
ment is turned on, the default setting 002 is selected.
By performing the "Save parameter settings" (see page
16) operation before the Poetry is turned off, the new
settings specified for each sound can be saved as the
default settings.
As a factory default, the on/off setting for this effect as
well as this effect's setting are saved with each sound.
By performing the "Save parameter settings" (see page
16) operation before the sound is switched, the new
settings specified for each sound can be saved as the
default settings.
As a factory default, the on/off setting for this effect as
well as this effect's setting are saved with each sound.
By performing the "Save parameter settings" (see page
16) operation before the sound is switched, the new
settings specified for each sound can be saved as the
default settings.
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