The Lock Button; Usb Disk; Play Midi Files - Samick SG 500 Owner's Manual

THE LOCK BUTTON

This is a very useful feature that expands the potential of the Memory Registrations.
By pressing the LOCK button On, the different sounds registrations stored in each one of memory
location can be recalled, whilst the style accompaniment settings will be LOCKED to the last
selected style.
This enables the player to make changes to the melody part(s) of the music 'on the fly'. The
accompaniment section will remain LOCKED, therefore all levels and other parameters pertaining
to this section will remain unchanged.

USB DISK

It is important to understand what a "MIDI" file is. "MIDI" stands for "MUSIC INDUSTRY
DIGITAL INTERFACE". Unlike much of the music you may have recorded on other devices as
audio files like tape recorders or MP3 recorders, MIDI files are recordings of the events that occur
as you record. A device that records MIDI files is called a sequencer. It records the "sequence of
events. An event might be when a key is played rather than the sound that occurs when it is played.
When a MIDI file is played back through a MIDI instrument, it is "playing" the instrument rather
than playing back an audio recording. The advantages of this way of recording music are many.
Smaller file sizes, editing abilities and changing keys, tempos and more.
When inserting the USB disk (Thumb Drive) in this slot you will notice that the display will
immediately indicate the first available file stored in the memory. If it is a new USB thumb drive
with no data, the display will indicate – NO FILES.
It is possible to use different type of files in the USB disk:
1 Standard Midi File songs
2 Panel Registrations Settings
The display will show the files in alphabetic order or related to the numbers indicating the file
name.

PLAY MIDI FILES

To play the midi files, insert your USB thumb drive with the files and the display will show "DISK
IN" and then, the first available midi file.
Select on the display the desired song file on the display using the DATA CONTROL wheel.