Adding Harmony To A Melody; Applying Effects; Selecting The Equalizer; Saving The Set List (Write) - Korg XE20 Quick Start Manual

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Connecting to audio equipment

„ Changing the octave
You can change the pitch of the note that actually sounds when
you play a note on the keyboard, up or down in one-octave
units. You can set the octave within a range of ±2 octaves.
y To lower the octave: Press the TRANSPOSE
button while holding the [SHIFT] button.
y To raise the octave: Press the TRANSPOSE
button while holding down the [SHIFT] button.

Adding harmony to a melody

This adds a harmony to the melody you are playing, to match
the chord. The harmony will vary depending on the style you
have selected.
1.
Press the ENSEMBLE button.
2.
Press the SPLIT button to activate the keyboard split
feature (the button will light).
3.
Play a chord within the chord recognition range, and play
a melody with your right hand.

Applying effects

Each keyboard set contains two effects (effects 1 and 2), which
change the final output depending on the amount of sound that
is sent through the effects (the send level).
1.
Press the SETTING/[MEDIA] button.
y Press the CATEGORY button t/u to select from the
P14–21 effects (for effect 1 or 2) and the part to which the
effect will be applied (lower, upper 1–3), on the screen.
2.
Use the dial or the +/ – buttons to set the effect send level.
When the send level is at "0", the effect will not be heard.
The greater the send level, the more you will hear the effect.
Tip: When the effect type is "reverb," use the REVERB button
to switch the reverb on and off.
Tip:
If you want to save your settings, save them as a set list.

Selecting the equalizer

You can add an equalizer effect to make the sound outputted
from the built-in speakers easier to listen to, or to adjust the
tonal character of the sound to match the musical genre you are
playing.
1.
Press the SETTING/[MEDIA] button.
2.
Press the CATEGORY button t/u to select "P12:Speaker
EQ".
3.
Select the equalizer using the dial or the +/– buttons.
4.
Press the [SHIFT] button to return to the previous mode.
Tip:
If you want to save your setting, save it as a set list.

Saving the set list (WRITE)

You can save settings such as style, tempo, keyboard sets and
effects in a set list. Once you have customized the settings for a
style, we recommend that you save your settings as a set list.
See "Selecting a set list" (page 7) for details on how to use
the set list.
1.
In style mode, customize the style such as changing the
sound of the keyboard parts, the octave and so on (see
page 11 "Customizing and saving your styles and
keyboard sets").
2.
♭
/[OCTAVE –]
3.
♯
/[OCTAVE +]
Connecting to audio equipment
Playing sounds from your audio device
through the XE20
You can connect a device such as an audio player to the AUDIO
IN jack (stereo mini-phone jack) on the rear panel of the XE20,
or connect a computer to the XE20 via the USB port. In either
case, you'll be able to hear the sound of the audio device or
computer playing back through the built-in speakers of the
XE20. You can also play along with the sound.
„ Playing audio from devices connected to the
AUDIO IN jack
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Press the BANK/WRITE button to select the bank to save to.
The bank will change in sequential order (A¦B¦C...J¦A...)
with each press of the BANK/WRITE button.
Press the BANK/WRITE button while holding the [SHIFT]
button to reverse the order.
Banks A–B: preloaded; Banks C–J: initialized
Press one of buttons 1–4 while holding down the BANK/
WRITE button.
Your settings will be saved to the set list, and the button you
pressed will light.
Tip: Bank A-1 will be selected right after the power is
turned on. The keyboard set will be "German Piano".
Stereo mini-cable
Turn the volume on this instrument and on your audio
device all the way down, and then turn the power off on
both units.
Connect your audio device to the AUDIO IN jack on the
rear panel of this instrument using a stereo mini-cable.
Turn the power of the audio device on, and then turn on
the power of the XE20.
Play back sound on the audio device, slowly turning up
the volume. As you raise the volume on the XE20, you
should be able to hear the sound coming through the
speakers.
To adjust the volume balance, raise the volume on your
audio device while playing the keyboard of the XE20
along with the sound.
To adjust the overall volume level, use the VOLUME knob.
Tip: You can adjust the input level of the audio device
using the "AudioInLevel" parameter in the settings function.
See the Owner's Manual (PDF) for details.
When turning off the power, stop playback on the audio
device, turn off the XE20, and then turn off your audio
device, in that order.
Audio player or
other device