KORG LP-380-73 User Manual
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Table of Contents
Introduction ---------------------------------------3
Main features ------------------------------------------3
Parts and their functions ---------------------4
Preparation and demo performances ----5
Before you begin playing ---------------------------5
Listening to demo performances -----------------7
Playing the LP-380 ------------------------------8
Playing a single sound (Single mode) -----------8
Playing two sounds at the same time
(Layer mode) ----------------------------------8
Performing with another person
(Partner mode) -------------------------------9
Using pedals -------------------------------------------9
Effects ---------------------------------------------------9
The metronome -------------------------------------10
Other functions -------------------------------- 11
MIDI ------------------------------------------------ 14
Appendix ----------------------------------------- 16
Assembling the Stand ----------------------- 17
Caution during assembly ------------------------- 17
Other cautions -------------------------------------- 17
Assembly procedure ------------------------------ 17
Check following assembly ----------------------- 18
MIDI implementation chart ----------------- 87
Introduction
Main features
Thirty high-quality sounds
The LP-380 provides 30 built-in expressive high-quality
sounds, including a stereo concert grand piano. You can
use Layer mode to simultaneously play two sounds at
once, or you can use Partner mode, which allows two
people to play the same range, one on each half of the key-
board.
Effects
The LP-380 provides 3 built-in digital effects. These effects
can adjust the brightness of the tone (Brilliance), simulate
the natural ambience of a concert hall (Reverb) and add
richness to the sound (Chorus).
Pedal effects
As on an acoustic piano, the LP-380 has three pedals that
control the damper, sostenuto and soft effects. The damper
pedal and soft pedal will respond to half-pedaling, allow-
ing you to vary the depth of the effect by how far you’re
pressing the pedal. When pressing the damper pedal, you
can also add the damper resonance to the classic piano
and the grand piano tone (bank 1 and 2 of Piano1).
Metronome
The built-in metronome allows you to select the time sig-
nature, tempo, and volume, and you can even choose a
bell sound as the accent.
Touch control
You can choose from three different settings to adjust how
the sound will respond to your keyboard playing dynamics.
Temperaments
For authentic performance of a wide range of music, the
LP-380 allows you to select from nine temperaments, in-
cluding the equal temperament, pure temperaments (ma-
jor and minor), classical temperaments (Kirnberger and
Werckmeister) as well as temperaments used with Middle
Eastern and Indian folk music. When an acoustic piano
sound is selected, the stretched tuning used on pianos is
automatically selected.
Adjustable pitch
The Transpose function lets you change the pitch of the
piano, and the Pitch Control function allows you to make
finely tuned adjustments.
Two headphone jacks
Two headphone jacks are provided, allowing two people
to listen simultaneously.
LINE OUT jack
An amplified speaker or recording equipment can be con-
nected by using the LINE OUT jack.
MIDI capabilities
The LP-380 supports the MIDI protocol, the standard
that allows music data to be transferred between musi-
cal instruments and computers. MIDI allows two or more
devices to control or be controlled by each other, and also
allows you to use the LP-380 as a 16-part multitimbral tone
generator.