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Korg iS40 Guide
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The KEYBOARD MODE section:
The KEYBOARD MODE section is used to choose the way the Upper 1,2 and Lower
tracks are placed on the keyboard, and these settings are written as part of an
arrangement. Also, in this section you can play manual drum sounds on the keyboard by
pressing the M.DRUMS button.
1. Select Arrangement “B53 Gospel”. Note by the KEYBOARD MODE settings that this
arrangement is a SPLIT.
2. Press the FULL UPPER button in the KEYBOARD MODE section.
3. Don’t START the arrangement - simply play notes across the entire range of the
keyboard to hear the FULL UPPER sound.
To Layer sounds...
4. Now press the UPPER2 button in the KEYBOARD ASSIGN section - to the left of the
KEYBOARD MODE section. Play the keyboard to hear the LAYERED sound.
5. Press the UPPER1 button in the KEYBOARD ASSIGN section to turn it OFF, then
play the keyboard. You’ll hear just the organ - the UPPER2 sound - across the
entire range of the keyboard.
6. Press the M.DRUMS button in the KEYBOARD MODE section. Play the keyboard to
hear drum sounds across the keyboard - the Display indicates the drum program /
kit that is accessed, and you can use the PROGRAM NUMBER select buttons to
change drum programs.
Transposing in Arrangement mode:
All tracks in an arrangement, except for Drum and Percussion tracks, can be transposed
by individual octaves. The overall transposition of the arrangement in semitones is also
available. Both the semitone and octave transpose buttons are located to the right of the
REC/WRITE button.
To transpose tracks in an arrangement...
1. Select Arrangement “B46 Still Life”. Note that the UPPER1 and UPPER2 buttons are
lit, so the Keyboard sounds are layered.