Playing The A-4501; Selecting A Sound; Adding Effects To The Sound - Korg concert A-4501 Owner's Manual

Playing the A-4501

1. Selecting a sound

❍ Press a [Sound selector] switch to select the
desired sound.
The indicator of the [Sound selector] switch you
pressed will light.
The following sounds can be selected.
PIANO 1 Piano 1: A deep and rich stereo grand piano with
sparkling re verberation
PIANO 2 Piano 2: A clear and bright grand piano
E.PIANO Electric piano 1: A light and transparent electric
piano sound
HARPSI Harpsichord: A delicate harpsichord with a
classical fla vor
ORGAN Or gan: A solemn pipe or gan sound
STRINGS Strings: The sound of an ensemble with violin and
other string instruments
Playing two sounds together (the Layer
function)
You can cause tw o sounds (for e xample [PIANO 1]
and [STRINGS]) to be heard simultaneously when
you play a note. This is called the Layer function.
1. Simultaneously press two [Sound selector]
switches.
The indicators of the tw o [Sound selector] switches
you pressed will light. Up to 32 notes can be
played simultaneously . (Up to 21 notes if PIANO 1
is selected.)
2. To turn off the Layer function, press a single
[Sound selector] switch.
Adjusting the volume balance of the two sounds
❍ While holding down the [Sound selector] switch
for the instrument you wish to reduce the
volume of, repeatedly press the [Sound selector]
switch for the instrument you wish to increase
the volume of.
When you ha ve set the desired balance, use the
[MASTER VOLUME] slider to adjust the v olume.
The volume balance is remembered e ven after the Layer
MeMO
function is cancelled, and after the po wer is turned of f.

2. Adding effects to the sound

Adjusting the brightness
The brightness can be adjusted independently for each
sound. This setting is remembered for each sound until
you change it.
1. Hold down the [BRILLIANCE] switch, and
press either the [PIANO 1/L], [PIANO 2/M], or
[E.PIANO/H] sound selector switch to select the
brightness of the tone.
PIANO 1/L MELLO W: The tone will become more muted.
PIANO 2/M NORMAL: The "MELLO W" or "BRIGHT"
settings will be cancelled, and the tone will return
to normal.
E.PIANO/H BRIGHT : The tone will become brighter .
2. To check the currently selected brilliance, hold
down the [BRILLIANCE] switch.
The indicator of either the [PIANO 1/L], [PIANO
2/M], or [E.PIANO/H] sound selector switch will
light to indicate the current brilliance setting.
Adding reverberation
You can add re verberation and depth to the sound
currently selected by the [Sound selector] switches, to
create a sense of presence as though you playing in a
concert hall. This is called the reverb effect.
The re verb ef fect can be set independently for each
sound. This setting is remembered for each sound until
you change it.
1. Hold down the [REVERB] switch, and press
either the [PIANO 1/L], [PIANO 2/M], or
[E.PIANO/H] sound selector switch to select the
depth of reverb.
PIANO 1/L Shallow reverb will applied.
PIANO 2/M Moderate re verb will be applied.
E.PIANO/H Deep re verb will be applied.
2. To check the currently selected reverb depth,
hold down the [REVERB] switch.
The indicator of either the [PIANO 1/L], [PIANO
2/M], or [E.PIANO/H] sound selector switch will
light to indicate the current re verb depth.
3. If you do not want to apply reverb, press the
[REVERB] switch.
Reverb will be turned of f, and the [REVERB]
switch indicator will go dark.
Since the [PIANO 1] and [PIANO 2] sounds simulate the
MeMO
string resonance of an acoustic piano, a small amount of
reverb will remain e ven if re verb is turned of f.
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