KORG EASY START SP-500 - Manual (Page 5)

SP-500 EasyStart
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Recording a Song
The SP-500 Recorder allows you to record, edit and save your performance with or without the accompaniment. (Up to eight tracks
can be recorded including the accompaniment). Let’s start by recording a performance without using the accompaniment.
1. Make sure the Accompaniment is off by pressing the [ACC] key (So it is not lit)
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Press the RECORDER [RECORD] key.
The “Rec 1/3” page will appear on the screen. Press one of the PROGRAM GROUP keys to select a program for
recording. On the TouchView screen, touch the name of any displayed program to select it.
2. Press the [METRONOME] key
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set the time signature and tempo for your performance by touching the desired time
signature radio button and rotate the DIAL to set the tempo. Press the [PLAY/STOP] key to begin recording (There will be
a two measure count- in). When finished, press [PLAY/STOP].
3. Press the [METRONOME] key to turn off the metronome (The metronome will still sound for the two measure count-in).
Now let’s record a second part. Press the [PAGE ► ] key to select the “Rec 2/3” page
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Touch the “Track 1”cell and set it
to Rec.
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Select a program for recording
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Press the [PLAY/STOP] key to begin recording. When finished, press
[PLAY/STOP]. You can repeat the process for tracks 2-5 for a total of six tracks.
4. To name your song press the [PAGE ► ] key and select the “Rec 3/3” page
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Touch the “Song Name” cell
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Rotate the
DIAL to select characters and touch the “Set” cell to select and advance to the next character. When done, press the
“Return” cell. Your named song will be saved to internal memory. To delete a song, touch the “Memory Utility” cell
Rotate the DIAL to select the song you wish to delete and touch the “Delete” cell. When prompted “Are you Sure?” touch
“OK”
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If you wish to record additional material on a previously recorded track (overdub), touch the “Recording mode” cell on
the “Rec 2/3” page and select “OVDB”. When set to “OVWR” (Overwrite), the newly recorded data will replace the
previously recorded data.
Recording using the Accompaniment:
1. Make sure the Accompaniment is on by pressing the [ACC] key (So it is lit)
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Press one of the RHYTHM STYLE GROUP
keys
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Select a “rhythm style” from the group by using the [<-PAGE->] keys and touching the style name on the screen
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Press the RECORDER [RECORD] key. The “Rec 1/3” page will appear on the screen. Make sure that the “KBD,”
“Control,” and “Chord” track buttons on the screen are set to “Rec.”
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Press one of the PROGRAM GROUP keys to
select a program for the right hand melody
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Press the [PLAY/STOP] key to begin recording. When finished, press
[PLAY/STOP].
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For more in-depth information on recording and editing a song, see pages 49-61 of the Owner’s Manual.
Important Owner’s Manual References
Restoring the Factory Settings page 67
Using the SP-500 as a Multi-Timbral tone generator/Synchronizing to an external sequencer pages 70-71
Selecting a temperament/Creating your own temperament pages 64-65
Creating a custom rhythm style pages 46-48
Editing recorded data page 57-61
List of detected chords page 84
Troubleshooting page 73