Table Of Contents - Korg Tastiera i3 Owner's Manual

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i3 Owner's Manual
Introduction
Main Features .................................................................... 3
Part Names ........................................................................ 4
Front panel .............................................................................................4
Rear panel ..............................................................................................4
Control panel .........................................................................................5
Display.....................................................................................................6
Getting Ready to Play ...................................................... 7
Connecting the AC adapter ................................................................7
Using this instrument with batteries ................................................7
Connecting speakers ............................................................................7
Using headphones ............................................................................... 8
Using a pedal switch or foot controller ........................................... 8
Using a USB flash drive ...................................................................... 8
Connecting an audio player ................................................................9
Using a MIDI tone generator ...............................................................9
Connecting to a computer ..................................................................9
Basic operations ..............................................................10
Turning the power on/off .................................................................. 10
Adjusting the volume ......................................................................... 10
Modes of operation on the i3 ........................................................... 10
Selecting parameters on the display and changing values ..........11
Using the joystick .................................................................................11
Adjusting the tonal character (equalizer) ........................................11
Listening to the demo songs ..............................................................11
Turning on the metronome .................................................................11
Performance Mode
Playing the Keyboard ......................................................12
Selecting sounds ..................................................................................12
Selecting a sound set ..........................................................................12
Changing the sound set settings ...................................13
Turning the keyboard parts on/off, and changing their volume
and sounds ............................................................................................13
Changing the sounds on the left and right (split) .........................13
Changing the octave .......................................................................... 14
Changing the key (transpose) .......................................................... 14
Selecting the effect for the keyboard parts .................................. 14
Adding harmony to a melody (ensemble) ...................................... 15
Using the set lists ............................................................16
Recalling a set list ............................................................................... 16
Saving the set list (WRITE) ............................................................... 16
Playing along with auto-accompaniment (styles) ........ 17
Playing with a style you choose ........................................................17
Changing the accompaniment pattern ........................................... 18

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Changing the Style Settings ...........................................19
Recording your performance ..........................................21
Sequencer Mode
Playing Back and Editing Songs ....................................22
Settings Mode
Making Settings on the i3 ..............................................25
Media Mode
Using a USB Flash Drive ................................................28
Other settings
Appendix ..........................................................................30
Specifications ..................................................................34
MIDI Implementation Chart ........................................... 35
Turning the accompaniment part on/off, changing the
volume and sounds ............................................................................ 19
Selecting effects for the accompaniment parts ........................... 19
Adjusting the volume balance between the keyboard and
accompaniment parts ....................................................................... 20
Recording as MIDI data .......................................................................21
Recording as audio data (performance recording) .......................21
Songs (music files) that can be played back .................................22
Playing a song .....................................................................................22
Playing back using different methods ............................................23
Editing a user song .............................................................................23
Setting mode: basic method of use ................................................ 25
Main settings ...................................................................................... 25
List of SETTING mode functions .................................................... 26
Media mode: basic method of use .................................................. 28
Loading user styles ........................................................................... 28
List of MEDIA mode functions......................................................... 29
Checking the software version ........................................................ 30
Restoring the i3 to factory-set default settings ........................... 30
Calibrating the expression pedal .................................................... 30
Troubleshooting ................................................................................. 30
List of chords recognized ..................................................................32
List of shortcuts ..................................................................................33