Korg C-900 Owner's Manual page 59

2. Step input
In Backing Sequence mode Step Recording, you can
press this key to directly specify the step (note
value).
☞Reference Guide p.21 "Page 2 Step Recording"
INTRO/ENDING 1 = dotted ...the specified note
value will be multiplied by 1.5
INTRO/ENDING 2 = triplet...the specified note
value will be cut to 2/3
K
Key
1. In this manual, the switch buttons on the operating
panel of the C-900 are referred to as keys; e.g., "the
START/STOP key" or "a PROGRAM NUMBER
key."
2. In the context of musical theory, key refers to the
key signature.
Keys can be classified as major or minor.
Depending on the position of the tonic, there are 12
major keys (C major, C# major, D major etc.) and 12
minor keys (C minor, C# minor, D minor, etc.).
If the key of a song is too low or too high for you to
sing or for another instrument to accompany, the
C-900 provides a Transpose function that lets you
raise or lower the key in semitone steps. ☞p.58
"Transpose"
Also, when you need to specify the key for the
Interactive Composition function, you can use the
automatic key detection function if you are not sure
of the key. ☞p.41
KEYBOARD
In general, this refers to the set of black and white
notes on a keyboard instrument, or to the instru-
ment itself. In the context of the C-900, "keyboard"
refers to the black and white notes.
KEYBOARD ASSIGN
Keyboard Assign is the function which lets you
specify how the two keyboard timbres of the C-900
will be assigned to the keyboard. Split mode lets
you assign different timbres to the right hand
(upper) and left hand (lower) ranges of the key-
board (bounded by the split point), and Layer mode
lets you assign two timbres to each note of the key-
board.
KEYBOARD ASSIGN
Use this key to specify how the two keyboard tim-
bres of the C-900 will be assigned to the keyboard.
BACK.SEQ
Single mode assigns the same sound to the entire
keyboard. Split mode lets you assign different tim-
bres to the right hand (upper) and left hand (lower)
ranges of the keyboard, bounded by the split point.
Layer mode lets you assign two timbres to each
note of the keyboard. Manual Drum mode lets you
play a different percussion instrument sound from
each note of the keyboard.
Each time you press this key, the mode will cycle
through the choices: SINGLE, LAYER, SPLIT, and
M.DRUMS (manual drums).
KBD LOCK (keyboard lock)
By pressing this key, you can keep the tempo and
keyboard sound of the current arrangement even
when you switch to a different arrangement.
When this key is pressed, the tempo, program,
octave, keyboard track mute/unmute status, bass
inversion, keyboard assign, split point, transpose,
chord scan, volume, pan, send, and effect parame-
ters will all be locked.
☞p.25
KEYBOARD TIMBRE
The basic components of the sound that is heard
when you play the keyboard are called keyboard
timbres. Keyboard timbres produce various sounds
according to the programs that are selected.
The C-900 has two keyboard timbres, and these two
can be sounded in combination. The way in which
these are combined is determined by the KEY-
BOARD ASSIGN key.
Keyboard tracks
The areas of the C-900 sequence which record melo-
dies you play on the keyboard are referred to as
keyboard tracks. In addition to these tracks, there is
also a chord track which records chord data, and a
control track which records operations of the panel
switches.
ARR.PLAY BACK.SEQ
L
LAYER (Layer mode)
The C-900 can be set to produce two different
sounds simultaneously when you press a single
note. The two sounds are normally determined by
the arrangement, but you may change them if you
wish.
7. Functions, operations and terminology
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