Playing The G1/G1 Air; Playing A Single Sound (Single Mode) - Korg G1 Owner's Manual

Playing the G1/G1 Air

Playing a single sound (Single Mode)

The default sound setting when turning on the G1/G1
Air is the German Concert Piano. By using the Save Pa-
rameter settings feature, you can instead have the G1/
G1 Air power up with any sound you choose (refer to
"Save parameter settings" on page 13).
Sound Abbre-
No.
button viation
1
G.PIANO
2
3
1
A.PIANO
2
3
1
J.PIANO
2
3
1
OTHERS
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
FAVORITE – –
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 16.)
Playing the G1/G1 Air while using a single sound such
as an acoustic piano is referred to as the Single Mode.
The G1/G1 Air can also be played using two sounds
in the Split Mode or Layer Mode. For details on the
various modes, refer to "Performance Modes" on page
10.
When the G1/G1 Air is turned on, Piano Song number
" " appears in the display. However, if a perfor-
mance was recorded (see page 9), the User Song number
Sound name #
German Concert Piano 4
Classic Piano 4
Pop Piano 4
Austrian Concert Piano 4
Ballad Piano 4
Baroque Piano 2
Japanese Concert Piano 4
Jazz Piano 4
Honky-Tonk Piano 2
Salsa Piano 3
Modern Piano 2
Electric Grand 1
Stage Electric Piano 2
Bright Electric Piano 1
Tremolo Electric Piano 2
Digital Electric Piano 2
60's Electric Piano 1
Harpsichord 3
Clav 1
Jazz Organ1 3
Jazz Organ2 3
Pipe Organ 3
Positive Organ 1
Vibraphone 2
Choir 2
Acoustic Guitar 1
Violin & Cello 3
Strings 3
Symphony Strings 4
–
Any sound
" " will appear instead.
If multiple User Songs have been recorded, the highest User
Song number appears in the display.
If the Save Parameter Settings feature was used, the
song number that appears will be the one that was
selected before the G1/G1 Air was turned off (refer to
"Save parameter settings" on page 13).
Selecting a piano sound
1. Press the G.PIANO, A.PIANO or J.PIANO button.
The button you've pressed will light, and the abbrevia-
tion for the Sound name will appear in the display for
a few seconds.
2. Each PIANO button can access three sounds.
Each PIANO button can call up a concert grand piano
sound, plus two additional piano sounds. For example,
to select the Ballad Piano sound, press the A.PIANO
button twice.
The abbreviation for the selected Sound name will ap-
pear in the display for a few seconds.
While the sound name appears in the display, the avail-
able sounds can be selected by pressing the SELECT
or button.
The selected sound remains the same, even if a dif-
ferent Sound button is pressed.
1,2
1,2 1,2
Selecting one of the Other Sounds
1. Press the OTHERS button.
The button you've pressed will light, and the abbrevia-
tion for the Sound name will appear in the display for
a few seconds.
2. There are 20 Other Sounds available.
The abbreviation for the selected Sound name will ap-
pear in the display for a few seconds.
While the sound name appears in the display, the avail-
able sounds can be selected by pressing the SELECT
or button.
The selected sound remains the same, even if a dif-
ferent Sound button is pressed.
1,2
Using the FAVORITE button
You can assign your favorite sound to the FAVORITE but-
ton, so it can be recalled instantly with a single button press.
Select the sound to be stored, and then store it by holding
down the FAVORITE button until the button lights up.
Your FAVORITE sound assignment will remain even if the
G1/G1 Air is turned off.
Your FAVORITE sound assignment will remain even if the
G1/G1 Air is turned off, regardless of the setting selected for
Save Parameter Settings in the Function Mode.
The default setting for the FAVORITE button is the
Stage Electric Piano sound.
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2
2
2
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