Table Of Contents; Introduction; Main Features - Korg SP-280 Owner's Manual

Table of Contents

Introduction ---------------------------------------3
Main features ------------------------------------------3
Parts and their function -----------------------4
Preparation and demo performances ----5
Before you begin playing ---------------------------5
Listening to demo performances -----------------6
Playing the SP-280 ------------------------------7
Playing a single sound (Single mode) -----------7
Playing two sounds
at the same time (Layer mode) -----------7
Performing with
another person (Partner mode) ----------8
Using pedals -------------------------------------------8
Effects ---------------------------------------------------8
The metronome ---------------------------------------9
Other functions -------------------------------- 10
Touch settings --------------------------------------- 10
Transpose -------------------------------------------- 10
Function mode -------------------------------------- 10
MIDI ------------------------------------------------ 13
What is MIDI? --------------------------------------- 13
What can you do with MIDI? -------------------- 13
Connections ----------------------------------------- 13
MIDI function mode -------------------------------- 13
Appendix ----------------------------------------- 15
Troubleshooting ------------------------------------- 15
Specifications --------------------------------------- 15
Installing the stand --------------------------- 16
Installation precautions --------------------------- 16
Other precautions ---------------------------------- 16
Installation procedure ----------------------------- 16
Adjusting front leg clearances to floor -------- 17
Check after installation --------------------------- 17
Installing optional
pedal unit (sold separately) -------------- 17
MIDI implementation chart ----------------- 99

Introduction

Main features

Thirty high-quality sounds
The SP-280 provides 30 built-in expressive high-quality
sounds, including a stereo concert grand piano. You can
use Layer mode to simultaneously play two sounds at once,
or you can use Partner mode, which allows two people to
play the same range, one on each half of the keyboard.
Effects
The SP-280 provides 3 built-in digital effects. These effects
can adjust the brightness of the tone (Brilliance), simulate
the natural ambience of a concert hall (Reverb) and add
richness to the sound (Chorus).
Pedal effects
You can obtain the same damper effect as that of an acous-
tic piano using the damper pedal that is included with the
unit. You can also add the damper resonance to the classic
piano and the grand piano tone (bank 1 and 2 of PIANO1).
Furthermore, the damper pedal can function as a half
damper pedal so that you can change the condition that
the damper is applied by the depth to which the pedal is
pressed.
Use optional pedal unit (sold separately) for soft and soste-
nuto effects in addition to the damper effect.
Metronome
The built-in metronome allows you to select the time sig-
nature, tempo, and volume, and you can even choose a bell
sound as the accent.
Touch control
You can choose from three different settings to adjust how
the sound will respond to your keyboard playing dynamics.
Temperaments
For authentic performance of a wide range of music, the
SP-280 allows you to select from nine temperaments, in-
cluding the equal temperament, pure temperaments (ma-
jor and minor), classical temperaments (Kirnberger and
Werckmeister) as well as temperaments used with Middle
Eastern and Indian folk music. When an acoustic piano
sound is selected, the stretched tuning used on pianos is
automatically selected.
Adjustable pitch
The Transpose function lets you change the pitch of the
piano, and the Pitch Control function allows you to make
finely tuned adjustments.
Two headphone jacks
Two headphone jacks (one each on the front and back of
the SP-280) are provided, allowing two people to listen si-
multaneously.
LINE IN/LINE OUT jacks
When connecting a sound system or other electronic musi-
cal instrument to the LINE IN jack, sound from the con-
nected device will be heard through the speakers of the SP-
280. In addition, powered monitors or a recording system
can be connected by using the LINE OUT jacks.
MIDI capabilities
The SP-280 supports the MIDI protocol, the standard that
allows music data to be transferred between musical instru-
ments and computers. MIDI allows two or more devices to
control or be controlled by each other, and also allows you
to use the SP-280 as a 16-part multitimbral tone generator.
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