Basic Functions; Playing A Single Sound (Single Mode) - Korg C-520 User Manual

Basic functions

Playing a single sound (Single mode)

When you turn the instrument on, it is in Single mode.
Main
The single Grand Piano sound is selected, and plays over the
full keyboard. Its name is shown in the display:
Button
PIANO 1 GrandPiano*
PIANO 2 Honky-Tonk
E.PIANO 1 Tine EP 1
E.PIANO 2 Dig. EP 1
HARPSI/CLAV Harpsi 8'
VIBES/GUITAR Vibes 1
ORGAN1 Jazz Organ
ORGAN2 Church Org
STRINGS/CHOIR Strings
BASS Ac. Bass
* Note: The EPx effects are not available when you are in Layer mode.
Selecting a sound
You can use the sound selection buttons to select a different
sound.
1.
Press one of the sound selection buttons in order to select
a sound type.
1 2
6 7
Var. 1 Var. 2
BriteGrand*
MelloGrand*
SuitTineEP
Dig. EP 2
Harpsi 16'
Vibes 2
Perc.Org.1
Pipe Flute
Slow Str.
El. Bass
3 4 5
8 9 10
Basic functions > Playing a single sound (Single mode)
Main sound
GrandPiano
You can replace it with any of the 40 sounds supplied with the
instrument. See the list of sounds in the following table (more
details on each sound are on page 277):
Sound
Var. 3 Var. 4
Rock Piano Piano&Str.
Piano&Pad Elec.Grand
DynoTineEP Tine EP 2
Reed EP TremReedEP
Clav Synth Clav
Nylon Gtr.
Perc.Org.2
Pipe Tutti
String Pad Choir
Fretless B Bass&Ride
The indicator on the button you pressed will light. The
name of the selected sound will appear in the display:
Sound name
GrandPiano
2.
Use the VARIATION button to select one of the available
variations of the base sound (see table above). When the
last variation has been selected, press it again to select the
base sound again.
As an alternative, use the +/YES button to scroll the sound
variation list forward; the -/NO button to scroll it back-
wards.
4/4
120
Var. 5 Var. 6
M1 Piano
ScatVoices Vocal Pad
4/4
120
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