Korg user's manual digital piano c-320 (189 pages)
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i3 Owner’s Manual Table of Contents Introduction Changing the Style Settings ...........19 Turning the accompaniment part on/off, changing the volume and sounds ................19 Main Features ..............3 Selecting effects for the accompaniment parts ......19 Adjusting the volume balance between the keyboard and Part Names ................
Introduction Main Features Main Features Thank you for purchasing the Korg i3 Music Workstation. To help you get the most out of your new instrument, please read this manual carefully. Playing with different sounds About this Manual The i3 features a large number of sounds from...
Introduction Part Names Display 1. MEASURE 9. Item to set, number Displays the current measure of the auto-accompaniment Displays the name and number of the setting shown in the (style) or song. The symbol will light up when the first display.
Introduction Getting Ready to Play Getting Ready to Play Connecting the AC adapter Replacing the batteries A battery indicator is shown at the upper right-hand corner of Make sure that the power on the i3 is turned off. the display. Note: This indicator will not be displayed when the i3 is con- Connect the DC plug of the included AC adapter to the DC...
Connecting a foot controller Turn the dial or press the + button to select “Media For- mat”. Connect a Korg EXP-2 foot controller to control the volume of “Push[ENTER]” will appear on the display. the keyboard part (page 12). Press the CATEGORY u (ENTER) button.
Introduction Getting Ready to Play Using a MIDI tone generator Turn the dial to select “Yes,” and press the CATEGORY u (ENTER) button. You can play a MIDI tone generator using the i3’s keyboard by When the message “Completed!” is displayed, press the connecting it to the MIDI OUT connector on the rear panel.
Introduction Basic operations Basic operations Turning the power on/off Modes of operation on the i3 Turn the VOLUME knob of the i3 to the left to turn the The i3 has four operating modes. Use the front panel buttons volume all the way down. to switch between modes.
Introduction Basic operations Selecting parameters on the display Adjusting the tonal character and changing values (equalizer) Use the buttons shown below to select parameters or change You can use the equalizer to adjust the tonal character of the values on the display. i3’s sound as you like.
Performance Mode Playing the Keyboard Playing the Keyboard Selecting sounds These keyboard parts can be individually turned off (muted) (page 13). The status of each part will change depending on the sound set you select. Press the GRAND PIANO/SOUND button. y Upper parts This lets you play the sound of the grand piano in sound set These parts are played in the high note range of the key-...
Performance Mode Changing the sound set settings Changing the sound set settings You can freely change the settings of a sound set that you have Use the dial, +/– button and CATEGORY t, u buttons to selected. Here, we will try making changes to the content of a select the sound set you want to play.
Performance Mode Changing the sound set settings Changing the key (transpose) Making the lower part recognize chords only (split hold) You can play in different keys on the keyboard, by changing When split hold is on, the range of the lower part will be used the key.
Performance Mode Changing the sound set settings Changing how the effect is applied This changes the how effects 1 and 2 are applied (specifically, their send levels). These settings can be set for each keyboard part (lower, upper 1–3). Press the EFFECT button. Effect 1 can be set.
Performance Mode Using the set lists Using the set lists Saving the set list (WRITE) You can save your favorite settings (sound sets, styles, tempo, effects, etc.) together as a set list. This also allows you to quick- ly recall your favorite settings. There are ten banks of set lists The changes you have made will revert to their default (A–J), and five settings can be saved in each bank (for a total state once you turn off the power.
Performance Mode Playing along with auto-accompaniment (styles) Playing along with auto-accompaniment (styles) Playing with a style you choose The style function automatically plays accompaniment to match the chord that you specify. The i3 features accompa- niment patterns in many different styles. The sounds used by styles consist of eight parts (bass, drums, percussion and other y When the LOWER/SPLIT button lights up green: parts 1–5).
Performance Mode Playing along with auto-accompaniment (styles) Tip: You can make playback start automatically when the Press the INTRO/ENDING button to select the intro. tempo changes (tap tempo start). To enable this feature, set Each press of the button will switch between intro 1 and 2. “Tap Auto Start”...
Performance Mode Changing the Style Settings Changing the Style Settings Selecting effects for the You can freely change the settings of the styles you select. Feel free to change the style settings to match your preferences. accompaniment parts The changes you have made will revert to their default state once you turn off the power.
Performance Mode Changing the Style Settings Adjusting the volume balance between the keyboard and accompaniment parts You can adjust the volume balance between the keyboard and accompaniment parts as you like. y To make the keyboard part softer: Turn the dial to the left while holding down the SOUND SET button.
Note that you may not be able to correctly record the data when using certain USB flash drives. For details, Press the u/ button to make it light up. Recording will see the Korg website. begin. Play a melody in your right hand while playing chords with your left hand.
Sequencer Mode Playing Back and Editing Songs Playing Back and Editing Songs Songs (music files) that can be Playing a song played back You can play the keyboard while a song is playing back. Try playing back different songs and playing along. The following types of songs can be played back when the i3 is To play back songs stored on a USB flash drive, first con- in Sequencer mode.
Sequencer Mode Playing Back and Editing Songs Playing back using different Press the u/ button to play back the song. methods Rewinding, fast-forwarding or pausing a song 2,3,4 Fast-forward Pause Rewind Play, stop Press the A1 B button at the start of where you want to begin the loop (the button will blink).
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Sequencer Mode Playing Back and Editing Songs To listen back to what you overwrote, press the u/ but- Deleting a user song ton. Select the user song you want to delete. Overwriting example (sound set) Press the OVER DUB and OVER WRITE buttons together.
No Assign: Select this when you are not using a pedal. Damper: This is the factory default setting. Select this when using a pedal switch like the Korg PS-1, PS-3 or DS-1H. Expression: Select this when using an expression pedal like the Korg EXP-2.
01–12: Sets the pitch in units of semitones (12=±1 octave). Pedal Function No Assign See “Changing the pedal function” (page 25). Damper* Expression Pedal Polarity –(KORG)* See “Changing the pedal polarity” (page 25). +(Reverse) MasterTuning 427.5...440.0*...452.9 Hz Sets the overall tuning for the instrument (drums excepted). Chord Detect Fingered1* Sets the method of chord recognition.
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Settings Mode Making Settings on the i3 Number Menu Settings Contents of settings MIDI Clock Internal* Sets whether the MIDI clock of the i3 is controlled by the internal clock (Internal) or by an External external clock (External). Local Control Sets whether the sound generator of the i3 will make a sound (“On”...
Loading user styles You can load and use styles (user styles) made for the i3. For details, see the Korg website. Copy the user styles (files with an .STY extension) and the user programs (files with a .PCG extension) to a USB flash drive, and then load them into the i3.
When recording a performance, you may not be able to correctly record STYLE data to USB flash drives that have a slow write speed. For details, see the Korg website. USER01.STY (901. −916.) Media Format Format the USB flash drive. USER02.STY (917. −932.) See “Formatting a USB flash drive”...
Other settings Appendix Appendix Checking the software version Press the u/ button. When the calibration is done, the word “Completed” will be shown on the display. Hold down the EXIT (SHIFT) button and press the power button. Turn off the power, and then turn it on again. When the i3 starts up, the display will show the software Try operating the pedal to make sure that it is working as version.
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Other settings Appendix The pitch is off. Is the transpose function set correctly? Has “MasterTuning” in Setting mode been set correctly, as well as the keyboard part’s octave and other parameters? Is the scale set correctly? Check the settings for “Upper Scale Type” (page 26), “Style Scale Type”...
Other settings Appendix List of chords recognized When the chord recognition type is set to a value besides “Fingered2” you can specify chords by playing the keys shown below. Tip: You can change the chord recognition type by changing the “Chord Detect” setting in Setting mode (page 26). Major Major 6th 3-note...
Other settings Appendix List of shortcuts You can quickly change settings for some of the functions on the i3 by combining the use of the buttons and the dial. For details on which functions support shortcuts, please refer to the explanations for each function. EXIT (SHIFT) button Dial Shortcuts that use the EXIT (SHIFT) button...
Other settings Specifications Specifications Function Function 61 keys FOOT 6.3 mm phone jack (half-damper CONTROLLER Keyboard Soft (light), medium (standard), not supported) Touch control jack hard (heavier), fixed AUDIO IN jack 3.5 mm stereo mini-phone jack Sound Stereo PCM sound generator OUTPUT L/ 6.3 mm TS phone jack generator...
*4: Depending on the selected program, there may be cases in which it is not possible to sound the whole range. O: Yes Mode 1: Omni On, Poly Mode 2: Omni On, Mono X: No Mode 3: Omni Off, Poly Mode 4: Omni Off, Mono Consult your local Korg distributor for more information on MIDI implementation.
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