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Korg D32XD DJ Equipment User Manual

1. 38 SAVING E EE 38 HEET AE da em cosmos 39 See hE VOlUINE ge annee RA 40 ACESUNe TRE Panne de ha soucie une i 40 Adusune the ce aa de de chtis nd 41 Semne The ever EE 4 Setting the chorus or modulation effect 42 Serine the insert eleis irlanda leer 42 Setting the octave transposition 43 AUS UNS the TISANE ucraina did sieurs 44 Programming the pedals istriani iii 44 S E E o EE 45 Resetting the current sound and performance 46 Global settings scio rea 47 enert ege dech ERE 47 Turning the internal speakers on or off 47 Master WINE 6 gt eg whet ala cit dev tions 48 Elle a a E Bae oh 48 Default split ee GENEE 48 Assigning functions to the pedals 49 Quarter Tone SubScale realtime programming 50 EC VARO FRS RR I 50 JUL EE EE 50 Turning the keyboard on or off Local Control 51 MIDLCIOCK oso oleae douse eee care can ae co ou S 51 MIDI IN Channels csi 51 MIDI OUT Channels dee ee e dr amet ii doe EE 52 MIDLENE eebe EE EER 53 Data transier via the USB DOr assai tabella 53 Erasing songs from the User Song album 54 CENSURE Re a un ca dodo ou on 55 System Veronesi dirti 55 MIDI sirene derit ada 56 Whatis MIDI ulisse delia 56 What is MIDI Over USB AE Eed cause eeas dbeceuae sedan 56 What can you do with MIDP pirati 56 MIDI connections e
2. 0123456789 1 AIBICIDIEIF GIHII UK MINJO PJQIRIS TJUSVIWIXIYIZIL albicidielfig hii jj Kk I min o p q r s t u v wx y z Note The first character is a blank space When saving it will be automatically removed if added to the beginning or end of the name You can give the song a long name as explained below If it will not fit the display it will scroll entirely when it is selected When saved the MID extension will be auto matically added to the file name When you reach the end of the name a flashing asterisk appears Save Song 7 MyNal g Save Flashing asterisk At this point you can either use the YES and NO but tons to choose a new character or press SCROLL to moves the cursor to the Save command Save Song 7 MyName Save Editing a song gt Saving the song after editing Press the YES button to save the song into the User Song album or the NO button to return to the Song Play mode without saving the song As an alternative you can press EXIT to exit without saving or to continue recording the current song The Are you sure message appears Press YES to con firm NO to cancel and exit At the end the Song Play display will appear again and you will be able to choose a different song for playing 37 Editing sounds and performances gt Accessing the Sound edit mode Editing sounds and performances The Sound edit mode is where you c
3. 19 With the finished surface woodgrain facing forward at tach the rear panel G on the back of the instrument us ing the ten screws for wood d 66 20 Loosen the pedal adjuster and adjust it so that it is in firm contact with the floor Check after assembly Are any parts left over If any parts are left over check the diagrams to see where they should be used Caution Caution when transporting the instrument Remove the piano from its stand and transport them sepa rately After transportation refer to these instructions and re assemble the piano and stand Screw loosening After assembly the various screws and bolts of the stand may loosen as time goes by causing the stand to wobble If this oc curs re tighten the screws Assembling the stand gt Check after assembly Note Unless the adjuster is in firm contact with the floor the pedal will wobble possibly causing malfunctions Make sure that all screws are tight Disassembly If you need to packup the piano reverse the assembly order by which the piano was attached to the stand and the stand was assembled After disassembly save the screws and other parts so that no parts are lost 67 Appendix gt Sounds Appendix Sounds Var Name PIANO 1 1 GrandPiano 2 BriteGrand 3 Rock Piano 4 Piano amp Str PIANO 2 1 Honky Tonk 2 MelloGrand 3 Piano amp Pad 4 Elec Grand 5 M1 Piano E PIANO 1 1 Tine
4. Going even further the C 720 uses the sound of the key being released and the hammer returning as well as the sympathetic damper resonance of the strings to create all of the subtle shad ings that create a superior instrument sound This attention to detail defines the sound of the new C 720 providing an instru ment that can interpret every nuance of touch into a meaning ful musical gesture Piano eXperience or EPx effects are particularly evident in sounds like GrandPiano BriteGrand and MelloPiano One hundred eighty five songs The C 720 includes a huge library of songs based on famous pieces and lesson books These songs are perfectly suitable for piano lessons being recorded into two separate parts left hand on Part 1 right hand on Part 2 that you can easily turn off and play on the keyboard In addition you can change the metronome s tempo and let a defined passage play in cycle SongBook included The SongBook album is also included as a printed music book a great resource for practicing and playing along with your preferred tunes Onboard recorder A multi track easy to use onboard recorder lets you record your own songs or read Standard MIDI Files that you can transfer via the integrated USB port from an external comput er Metronome The built in metronome allows you to select the time signa ture tempo and volume and use a bell sound as the accent It can even give you a drum accompaniment in
5. CONCERT C 720 DIGITAL PIANO ENGLISH MAN0010006 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these instructions Keep these instructions Heed all warnings Follow all instructions Do not use this apparatus near water Mains powered apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus Clean only with dry cloth Do not block any ventilation openings install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat reg isters stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that pro duce heat Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or ground ing type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obso lete outlet for U S A and Canada Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched par ticularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time Turning off the power switch does not completely isolate this product fr
6. minimum effect applied Nega tive inverted phase Dry i e with no effect at all Mostly dry i e minimum effect applied Mostly wet Wet i e maximum effect applied Setting the octave transposition Here you can set the individual octave transposition for the Main and the Layer Left sounds 7 After having pressed the EDIT button use the SCROLL w button to go to the Octave edit page with the M Main parameter selected Octave 9 M 02 L 00 Use the YES and NO buttons to change the octave transposition within a range of 4 octaves Value 04 01 00 01 04 Meaning Four to one octave lower No transposition One to four octave higher This is the diagram of the mix betweeen Wet and Dry set tings 100 100 Dry Wet 100 0 Dry Wet If you are in Layer or Split mode press SCROLL w again to select the L Layer Left parameter IFX Wet Dry 8 M W099 L D020 Use the YES and NO buttons to set the amount of IFX applied to the Layer Left sound Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page and save the changes see Exit from the Sound edit mode on page 38 or the SCROLL w button to go to the next edit page see below If you are in Layer or Split mode press SCROLL w again to select the L Layer Left parameter Octave 9 M 02 L 00 Use the YES and NO buttons to change the octave transposition Press the EXIT button to return to t
7. this can be very useful for practicing Together with the C 720 come a huge number of classical songs 185 with which you can play along for practicing or for enjoying your preferred tunes Songs are organized in al bums that include famous lesson books Beyer Burgmiiller Accessing the Song Play mode After you press the SONG button the Song Play page appears Song name 01 Prelude 1 M 4 4 4120 Tempo Current measure Time signature How to select a song To play a song you must first select it from an album Songs are contained into a permanent memory and are preserved when turning the instrument off 1 If you are in the Main page press the SONG button twice Ifyou are already in Song Play mode press the SONG but ton once to access the Song Selection page Album SongBoo Album 01 Prelude 1 Song 2 Use the YES and NO buttons to select one of the avail able songs inside the selected album If the name is longer than the display it will scroll up to the end then returns to the beginning 3 To select a different album use the SCROLL a button to move the cursor to the first line of the display Album SongBook l Prelude 1 Scroll w g lbum SongBook 01 Prelude 1 Playing back a song gt Accessing the Song Play mode a collection of famous songs and all the pieces included in the supplied SongBook The recorder can also read 16 track songs in the Standard MIDI
8. If you are in Layer or Split mode press SCROLL w again to select the L Layer Left parameter Chorus Send 6 M 127 L Off Use the YES and NO buttons to set the amount of chorus applied to the Layer Left sound 0 127 5 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page and save the changes see Exit from the Sound edit mode on page 38 or the SCROLL w button to go to the next edit page see below Use the YES and NO buttons to select a different effect Off means no effect See below the list of available IFX effects a more detailed list is on page 71 IFX LoGain HiGain HLGain MdGain Echo Echo2 Echo3 Dly4th Dly3 4 Dly8th Pan Trem Phaser Rotary AmpSim Comp Limit Excit Wah PhaTrm AmpTrm CmpAmp OD Wah WahAmp 2 Ifyou are in Layer or Split mode press SCROLL w again to select the IFX assigned to the Layer Left sound IFX M L Type 7 LoGain Phaser Use the YES and NO buttons to select a different effect Editing sounds and performances gt Setting the octave transposition Press the SCROLL w button to go to the IFX Wet Dry edit page with the M Main parameter selected IFX Wet Dry 8 M W099 L D020 Use the YES and NO buttons to set the amount of IFX applied to the Main sound Value Met W 99 W 51 D 50 D 01 Dry D001 D050 W051 W099 Wet Meaning Wet i e maximum effect applied Negative inverted phase Mostly wet with negative value Mostly dry i e
9. In case you choose a drum pattern it will be recorded with the song as the Drum part and sent out via MIDI 2 If done press the EXIT button to return to the Record page 3 If you wish to set a different starting tempo use the TEM PO buttons to change the tempo value Record Untitled M 001 4 4 4120 Tempo the initial pause will be ignored during playback see Fast Play on page 50 3 Press STOP to stop recording As an alternative press the RECORD button or the pedal assigned as the Stop func tion The indicator on the RECORD button turns off The song returns to the beginning C Recording with a drum pattern Recording with a drum pattern is a bit different since you must decide how to start the drum pattern 1 Use one of the following ways to start recording If you want to start with a keyboard only intro and start the drum pattern at a measure other than the first one press the PLAY PAUSE button As an alternative you can play a note on the keyboard or press the pedal assigned as the Play Pause function When it is time to start the drum pattern press the METRONOME button and wait until the next measure for the drum pattern to actually start it will start with a 1 measure intro If you want to immediately start with a drum pattern press the METRONOME button to start recording A 1 measure intro will play then the regular pattern will start playing An Intro will be played back be
10. The previous sound or combination of sounds will be recalled The indicator will turn off Using performances gt Changing the sounds assigned to a performance Changing the sounds assigned to a performance You can change the sound or sounds assigned to the current performance without the need of accessing the Edit mode Note You cannot change performance sounds while in Perfor mance Edit mode Note The EPx effects are not available when you are in Layer mode 1 While you are in the Main page of the Performance mode press both SCROLL a buttons together The sound or sounds assigned to the performance are shown in the display Main sound Piano amp Str Ac Bass Layer Left sound Editing a performance If there are two sounds use the SCROLL a Is buttons to move the cursor to the sound you want to change Use the YES and NO button to choose a different sound Press the EXIT button to exit from the above page If you chose a different performance changes are lost To save the changes use one of the save procedures ex plained in Saving a performance on page 39 You can edit any performance according to your taste You can also save any combination of sounds over an existing performance See Editing sounds and performances on page 38 19 The metronome gt Starting and stopping the metronome adjusting the tempo The metronome The C 720 incorporates a metronome
11. YES and NO buttons to change the quantize value indicated as a musical figure Off means free rhythm with no quantization Quantize values Off 1 32 124 1165 112 3 18 3 Recording a song gt Step 3 Setting the record options dicator will continue flashing Go on recording your right hand When done start recording your left hand with the PART 1 indicator flashing and the PART 2 indicator steadily on This way you will be recording your left hand to Part 1 while Part 2 will be playing back the recorded right hand way of correcting e Li ie timing errors notes 7 76 ih i iN i i iN played too soon or gt gt ii too late are moved 1 8 i dg i to the nearest axis of a rhythmic grid set with this parameter thus playing perfectly in time For example when you select 1 16 all notes are moved to the nearest 1 16 division When you select 1 8 all notes are moved to the nearest 1 8 division Beware that choosing too low a value will over correct and make everything sound mechanical Press SCROLL to go to the third page and set the Tem po Record mode Tempo Record Auto Use the YES and NO buttons to change the mode There are three options Tempo Record mode Meaning Manual The latest manual tempo setting made using the TEMPO buttons is considered the current tempo value No tempo change events will be recorded This is very useful to record th
12. gt Cutting measures at the end of the song Cutting measures at the end of the song You can cut measures at the end of the song For example you could have recorded a long section and then you erased it Af ter recording a shorter section you ended up with a series of empty measures at the end of the song With this function you can cut them away 1 After having pressed the EDIT button while in Song Play mode use the SCROLL w button to go to the Cut Mea sures edit page Cut Measures 3 From 99 Exec Quantizing the song Quantize allows you to correct any timing error after record ing see page 29 for more information With this function all parts including the Drum part will be quantized 1 After having pressed the EDIT button while in Song Play mode use the SCROLL w button to go to the Quantize edit page Quantize 4 O 1 16 Exec 2 Choose one of the quantization options from 1 32 to 1 8 A b f character added after the value means swing Choose a measure where you want to start cutting The value ranges from 1 to the last measure of the song Press the SCROLL wv button to move the cursor to the Fxec command Press YES to start cutting The Are you sure message appears Press YES to confirm NO to cancel and keep the measures Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page and save the changes see Saving the song after editing on page 36 or the SCR
13. if there is not enough memory for all 999 measures to be recorded Loading Song Error The song could not be loaded for problems in file integrity excessive file size or other errors USB Working Wait please Disconnecting the C 720 from the computer cannot be done yet since the computer is still working on the files This may happen when you press Enable and then immediately after Disable Wait a little for the USB operation to complete Memory Full The internal storage memory the one preserved when turning the instrument off and seen when connecting the C 720 via USB is full so you cannot save the song To free some space you can either delete some songs by connecting the C 720 via USB or using the dedicated internal function see Erasing songs from the User Song album on page 54 Invalid Name Your song s name is still blank i e no characters were insert ed or all characters were deleted Assign a name to the song and try saving again Song Exists Execute The song already exists in the internal storage memory If you press YES the older version is deleted and replaced by the new one If you press NO or EXIT saving is canceled and the older version is preserved 74 Record Mode Not Allowed You are trying to access recording on a protected song e all the songs contained in albums different than UserSong This is not possible Song Modified Save A new or modified song exists i
14. so that playing the keyboard will produce sound MIDI Clock MIDI Clock allows for synchronization of two MIDI devices for example the internal recorder of the C 720 and an external sequencer Note When the power is turned on the MIDI Clock will be au tomatically set to Internal 7 After having kept the EDIT button pressed use the SCROLL button to show the MIDI Clock page MIDI Clock 12 External MIDI MIDI IN Channels When C 720 is controlled from an external MIDI device it can work as a 16 part multitimbral tone generator You can select a different sound on each of the 16 MIDI channels These channels are not accessible from the control panel and are separate from the Main Layer Left Recorder Part 1 and Part 2 and Drum tracks Therefore you can continue playing with the piano while MIDI data are received from an external MIDI device Note MIDI data is received both from the MIDI IN port and the USB port at the same time For more information about MIDI Over USB see What is MIDI Over USB on page 56 Note When the power is turned on the Local will be automat ically set to On 1 After having kept the EDIT button pressed use the SCROLL button to show the Local Control page Local Control 11 gt On 2 Use the YES and NO button to turn the function on or off 3 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main or Song Play page or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page see belo
15. with which you can beat the tempo during practice or song recording The metronome can beat ordinary times or drum patterns Starting and stopping the metronome adjusting the tempo Use the METRONOME button to start and stop the metro nome 1 Press the METRONOME button to make the metronome start the indicator on the button turns on Tempo and time signature display The metronome s tempo and time signature are always shown in the Main page Metronome s time signature GrandPiano 474 Strings 1120 Metronome s tempo The metronome s tempo and time signature also appear in Performance mode Metronome s time signature Perf 01 Split amp Layr Metronome s tempo When a drum pattern is selected as the time signature the sep arator between the fraction s numerator and denominator is a Adjusting the tempo When turning the metronome on for the first time while in the Main page the default tempo of 120 BPM beats per minute is chosen You can adjust it by using the TEMPO but tons 20 2 Press the METRONOME button again to stop it the indi cator turns off hyphen see page 21 for information o how to select drum patterns 4 4 drum pattern selected GrandPiano 4 4 Strings 4120 When listening to a song the tempo and time signature are those of the current song You can use the TEMPO buttons to adjust the tempo while the song plays On the contrary the ti
16. 01 4 4 Split amp Layr 4120 18 Performance Button Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 5 HARPSI CLAV EGrand Pad EP amp NoFret Guitar Pad 6 VIBES GUITAR Piano Pad Scat amp Bass GrandPiano 7 ORGAN1 Pno Choirs Vibes amp Bass BriteGrand 8 ORGAN2 Pno Guitar Bass amp Guitr MelloGrand 9 STRINGS CHOIR Piano BX3 Org amp Bass 1 2 Pianists 10 BASS DualManual Org amp Bass 2 PnoEXp DEMO Note These performances with sounds set in Layer mode do not use EPx effects Note Performance 30 PnoExpDEMO is designed to demon strate our Piano eXperience technology by exaggerating the amount of key off hammer return portion of the Grand Piano sound it is not intended to be a play able timbre Normally these additional Piano eXperience sounds are not perceived as separate elements but together with the other sample layers they are a vital part of the realism and the authentic piano tone 2 Use the sound selection buttons to select a different group of performance a amp HARPSI PIANO PIANO2 E PIANOT E PIANO2 CLAV O p dd VIBES STRINGS GUITAR ORGANI ORGAN2 CHOIR BASS 3 Ifneeded use the VARIATION button to select a different performance inside the same group There are three per formances for each group of performances As an alternative use the YES and NO buttons to choose a different performance inside the selected group 4 Press the PERFORMANCE button again to exit Perfor mance mode
17. 9 On 2 Use the YES and NO button to turn the Fast Play func tion on or off 3 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main or Song Play page and save the changes see Exit from the Global edit mode on page 47 or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page see below 2 Use the YES and NO button to choose the mute level Setting Perceived level 0 Silence 1 30 Soft 31 60 Medium 61 90 Loud 3 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main or Song Play page and save the changes see Exit from the Global edit mode on page 47 or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page see below Global settings gt Turning the keyboard on or off Local Control Turning the keyboard on or off Local Control Local is the parameter that allows you to establish whether the keyboard has to play the internal sounds and transmit MIDI data at the same time Local On or whether it just has to transmit MIDI data and not play the internal sound Local Off Local Off should be chosen when you wish to use the C 720 as a mute keyboard to play another instrument via the MIDI OUT port It should also be chosen when C 720 is connected to an external sequencer via its MIDI IN and MIDI OUT con nectors This will avoid the notes to be played twice by the keyboard and by the sequencer producing an annoying echo effect Normally you will choose Local On automatically selected when turning the C 720 on
18. EP 1 2 SuitTineEP 3 DynoTineEP 4 Tine EP 2 E PIANO 2 1 Dig EP 1 2 Dig EP 2 3 Reed EP 4 TremReedEP HARPSI CLAV 1 Harpsi 8 2 Harpsi 16 3 Clav 4 Synth Clav VIBES GUITAR 1 Vibes 1 2 Vibes 2 3 Nylon Gtr 68 cco CC32 121 0 121 0 121 1 121 2 121 0 121 1 121 121 0 121 1 121 0 121 1 121 2 121 4 121 0 121 1 121 3 121 5 121 0 121 1 121 0 121 1 121 0 121 1 121 0 PC N O W 11 11 24 Osc N A A N Description Samples recorded from a gorgeous sounding concert grand piano It also includes four dynamic levels sustain samples and key off samples plus other EPx effects Per fect for classical compositions as well as any other style that requires an accurate acoustic piano sound As the above but slightly more open sounding Bright spacious and clean piano Excellent for pop or rock music A mix of warm piano and full lush strings Classic detuned saloon piano Warm slightly dark sounding piano Mostly good for classical music A mix of warm piano and warm synthetic pads An electronic piano sound typical of the late 70s Extremely dynamic with varying timbre according to keyboard dynamics Good for pop and funky music The classic ringing sound of the Korg M1 sampled piano so often heard in pop music during the late 80s The most classic electric piano using hammer struck metallic tines It is extremely dynamic producing a soft tone when played lightly or an a
19. Exit from the Sound edit mode on page 38 or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page see below Adjusting the effects The C 720 is equipped with three types of effects Effect Meaning IFX Insert Effect The sound pass entirely through this effect This is used for effects being part of the sound itself like the phaser of the rotary speaker There is a separate IFX for each of the sounds Rev Reverb This effect adds ambience to the sounds In Layer or Split mode there is a single reverb for all selected sounds This effect adds modulation to the sounds In Layer or Split mode there is a single cho rus for all selected sounds Ch Chorus Setting the reverb effect Reverb adds ambience to the sound Either you are in Single Layer or Split mode a single reverb effect is available for both sounds see diagram A different amount of reverb can be ap plied to each sound thanks to the Reverb Send parameter see below 7 After having pressed the EDIT button use the SCROLL w button to go to the Reverb Type edit page with the reverb type selected Reverb Type 3 Hall 1 On Use the YES and NO buttons to select a different reverb See below the list of available reverb effects a more detailed list is on page 71 Reverb Hall 1 Hall 2 Hall 3 Wet Plate Dry Plate Room 1 Room 2 Bright Room 2 Press SCROLL w again to select the Reverb On Off pa rameter Reverb Type 3 Hall 1 On Ed
20. MIDI Driver before connecting the C 720 to a personal computer Be sure your personal com puter meets the requirement shown on KORG USB MIDI Driver system requirements below KORG USB MIDI Driver system requirements Windows Computer A computer with an USB port that satisfies the re quirements of Microsoft Windows XP Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Professional x64 Edition a driver for the x64 Edition is in beta release Please note before use Copyright to all software included in this product is the prop erty of Korg Inc Macintosh Computer An Apple Macintosh with an USB port that satis fies the requirements of Mac OS X Operating system Mac OS X version 10 3 or later The license agreement for this software is provided separately You must read this license agreement before you install this software Your installation of this software will be taken to in dicate your acceptance of this agreement 59 Installing the Korg USB MIDI Driver gt Windows Installing the KORG USB MIDI Driver Windows Installing the KORG USB MIDI Driver Please connect the C 720 to the computer via an USB cable only after having installed the KORG USB MIDI Driver Tools Warning C 720 cannot use the KORG MIDI Data Filer at the same time Note You must install a separate driver for each USB port you will use 1 Insert the included CD ROM into your CD ROM drive Normally the Digital Piano
21. PIANOI PIANO2 0 10 MASTER VOLUME SPLIT button Turns Split mode on or off When in Split mode a sound is assigned to your right hand and a different one to the left hand Keep it pressed and play a note on the keyboard to choose a differ ent split point See page 15 POWER switch On Off switch When in the Standbay position the piano is turned off t Power LED SPLIT VIBES ORGANI arameters a parameters name H SOUND SELECTION buttons Press a button to select a sound Sin gle mode You can press two buttons at the same time to play two sounds at the same time on the keyboard Layer mode Press SPLIT to play a sound with your right hand and a different one with your left hand Split mode See page 13 When the PERFORMANCE indicator is turned on Performance mode these buttons allow for selection of performances See page 18 YES NO Value but tons Change the value of the parameters appearing in the display The editable parameter is shown by the cursor placed on its left or when editing text with the character cipher in edit flashing By keeping them pressed the values start changing automati cally first slowly then slightly faster By pressing them together the param eter is reset to its default value While in the Main page these buttons can be used to select a different varia tion of the current sound from other pages When exiting
22. YES and NO but tons to choose a different sound variation 3 If you want use the SCROLL buttons to move the cur sor back to the Main sound Using the pedals The C 720 has three assignable pedals usually acting as damp er sostenuto and soft However you can assign the pedals dif ferent functions see page 44 for sound level assignment or page 49 for global programming With the default settings you can use these pedals to add ex pression to your playing as on a traditional piano 3 2 Soft Damper Sostenuto 1 Damper pedal The damper pedal simulates the natural string resonances of an acoustic piano Pressing this pedal will sustain the sound Transposing In some cases a song may be written in a difficult key e g many black keys or you may wish to shift the pitch to match another instrument or vocalist In such cases you can trans pose shift the pitch so that you can use an easier fingering or use the same familiar fingering to play at a different pitch This is called the Transpose function 16 Balancing sounds in Split mode You can adjust the sound s volume balance Keep the Main sound button the one whose indicator is turned on pressed to increase its volume and after the maximum value has been reached decrease the volume of the Left sound Release the button when done Keep the SPLIT button pressed or press the SCROLL w button to move the cursor to the second line of the di
23. ess esi 23 Howto SOS siria do octo 23 How to start playback 4e ia ass Nine oo amies 24 Starting from a different measure 24 Muting unmuting a recorder s part 25 Changing the sone tempo spice ne cenare ad 25 Play along With the SOng cise tseceravactatewsesns sear ep 25 Cycle PIA a ee coe Do Coste 26 Recording a song 27 Quick recording procedure eet candids piane 27 Step 1 Entering the Record mode 27 Siep 2 Selec ne SOUNIGS 32644454 te A 28 Step 3 Setting the record Options sicilia eee ss 29 Step 4 Setting the time signature and tempo 30 Sepa EE EEN 30 Step 6 Second pass recording 31 Changing sounds to a recorded song 31 Changing tempo to a recorded song gg gege EE dE 32 Pedal Picco dio saint oa 32 Auto Eechen so curseurs 32 Save OO a a eee oem ae ul 33 Editing ASONG 4 seems ee oe ee se 34 DARCOS nn a oc cu code 34 SAS Be EE 34 Cutting measures at the end of the song 35 Ouse INS SONS spiana 35 Tra sposing th song iuris niet store diese 36 Deleting he SONG ee SR ne ed ec eme too 36 Saving the song after en Li en ir costa moe don ina 36 Editing sounds and performances 38 Accessing the Sound edit mode o5c400ssesge eet Ee EEN e ge ans 38 Exit from the Sound edit mode
24. for both sounds see diagram above A different amount of chorus can be applied to each sound thanks to the Chorus Send parameter see below 1 After having pressed the EDIT button use the SCROLL w button to go to the Chorus Type edit page with the chorus type selected Chorus Type 5 Chorus Off Use the YES and NO buttons to select a different cho rus effect See below the list of available chorus type effects a more detailed list is on page 71 Chorus Chorus Harm Chorus Chorus Delay Ensemble Flanger Tremolo 2 Press SCROLL e again to select the Chorus On Off pa rameter Chorus Type 5 Chorus Off Setting the insert effects In addition to the reverb and chorus effects common to both sounds in Layer and Split mode an insert effect IFX is avail able for each sound see diagram above The insert effect strongly modifies the sound and is to be considered as part of the sound itself 1 After having pressed the EDIT button use the SCROLL v button to go to the IFX Type edit page with the IFX as signed to the Main sound selected IFX M L Type 7 EO1 Phaser 42 Use the YES and NO buttons to turn the chorus on or off This corresponds to the status of the CHORUS indica tor 3 Press SCROLL to go to the Chorus Send edit page with the M Main parameter selected Chorus Send 6 M 127 L Off Use the YES and NO buttons to set the amount of chorus applied to the Main sound 0 127 4
25. inputs For mono amplification connect only the L MONO output Connecting other audio devices to the C 720 Use the INPUT connectors to connect a computer mixer drum machine synthesizer MP3 or tape player to your C 720 and hear their sound run through its speakers For mono Before you begin gt Open the key cover Before you begin Open the key cover Gently lift the center of the sliding key cover by the indented portion and support it while you slide it carefully and fully into the C 720 Before you open the key cover make sure that no foreign objects such as papers or coins are on the top of the key cover itself otherwise these objects may fall into the in e Turning the instrument on Connect the supplied power cord to the dedicated socket un der the rear of the instrument Then plug it into a wall socket You don t need to worry about the local voltage since the C 720 uses a universal power adapter After having connected the power cable press the POWER switch When the instrument is turned on the buttons on the control panel and the display will light up Also an LED on the front of the instrument also visible when the key cover is closed will light up Using the music stand Opening and closing the music stand Tilt the music stand up right and use the two stoppers located on the rear to hold the music stand in place To lower the
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27. music stand release the stoppers and rest the music stand on the flat top 10 To close the key cover gently lift the center by the indented portion and slide it forward The cover has a soft landing mechinism that makes closing it safer Note Be careful not to pinch your fingers or hand while open ing or closing the key cover Note The key cover may be damaged if you use excessive force when opening or closing it To turn the instru ment off press the POWER switch again Power LED Using the score holders To keep a music book open use the two score holders in front of the music stand Push on the shorter side to make them slide up Push on the longer side to make them slide down Do not apply excessive strength or weight to the holders or you will risk to break them Adjusting the volume Rotate the MASTER VOLUME knob towards the right to in crease the volume towards the left to decrease the volume The maximum value is 10 the minimum silence is 0 This control adjusts the output level of the headphones the internal speakers and of the OUTPUTs Using the headphones For playing or practicing during night hours or when you don t want to be heard by others in the same room connect one or two pairs of high quality headphones 32Q impedance suggested to the appropriate PHONES connectors These connectors are standard 1 4 phone jacks If your headphones Listening to the De
28. on the selected channel Here is a list of the avail able tracks for each of the MIDI OUT channels Tracks Meaning Off No data sent on the selected channel This is useful when you want to play notes on the piano alone without sending them to another MIDI device con nected to the C 720 s MIDI OUT port Main Main sound Layer Layer sound when in Layer mode Left Left Sound when in Split mode Part 1 2 Recorder part 1 or 2 Drum Drum when a drum pattern is selected 5 Press the SCROLL a button to move the cursor to the channel again MIDI OUT Ch 14 ch Main 6 Use the YES and NO button to choose another chan nel to be programmed and repeat the above procedure 7 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main or Song Play page and save the changes see Exit from the Global edit mode on page 47 or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page see below MIDI Filters When you choose a sound operate the damper pedal adjust the level balance in Layer mode or make other adjustments on the control panel a MIDI message is sent to a connected exter nal MIDI and or USB device At the same time C 720 can receive a MIDI message from an external MIDI and or USB device connected to its MIDI IN or USB port to control the sounds damper pedal volume adjustment and other data You can choose to deactivate i e filter these data selective ly to avoid unwanted changes or mixing data gener
29. one of the sound selection buttons in order to select a sound type gi GH Gi NO1 VIBES GUITAR PIANO2 E PIANO1 E PIANO2 Sound Var 3 Var 4 Var 5 Var 6 Rock Piano Piano amp Str Piano amp Pad Elec Grand M1 Piano DynoTineEP Tine EP 2 Reed EP TremReedEP Clav Synth Clav Nylon Gtr Perc Org 2 Pipe Tutti String Pad Choir ScatVoices Vocal Pad Fretless B Bass amp Ride The indicator on the button you pressed will light The name of the selected sound will appear in the display Sound name LE 2 Use the VARIATION button to select one of the available variations of the base sound see table above When the last variation has been selected press it again to select the base sound again As an alternative use the YES button to scroll the sound variation list forward the NO button to scroll it back wards 13 Basic functions gt Playing two sounds at the same time Layer mode Playing two sounds at the same time Layer mode You can play two sounds at the same time on the keyboard It is like having two overlapping sounds This is called the Lay er mode II Main IAT Teaver TTT Keep in mind that when in Layer mode the total number of voices that you can play at the same time is reduced depend ing on the total number of oscillators used by the selected sounds Entering the Layer mode To access Layer mode from any other mode pr
30. song both PART indicators will be flashing This means both sounds will be recorded Go on with actual recording in Single mode then switch to the Layer or Split mode by respectively pressing two sound selection buttons or pressing the SPLIT the Layer or Left sound will go to Part 1 Example 4 Recording each hand of a piano piece in two separate parts In this case enter recording in Single mode and press the PART 1 button to turn its indicator off Only the PART 2 in Step 3 Setting the record options Before starting to record you can set some options Note The Pedal Punch and Auto Punch functions will not work on an empty song At least one track must already be recorded 1 While the RECORD indicator is lit press the EDIT button to access the Record Option pages The first page is the Record Mode option page Record Mode Overwrite Use the YES and NO buttons to choose a recording mode Recording mode Meaning Overdub Notes are added to a previous recording Overvwrite Notes replace any older recording every thing is deleted Pedal Punch Lets you use a pedal to enter recording on the fly see Pedal Punch recording on page 32 Pnc Auto Punch Lets you set a start and end measure for recording see Auto Punch recording on page 32 2 Press SCROLL e to go to the second page and set the Quantize value This is the quantize that happens during recording Quantize Off Use the
31. the pedal you wish to reprogram Setting Function Each time the pedal is pressed the master transpose is lowered by one semitone Transpose Down Play Pause The pedal duplicates the PLAY PAUSE but ton s function Stop The pedal duplicates the STOP button s function Pedal Punch This is used for Pedal Punch recording This function is detailed on page 32 3 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main or Song Play page and save the changes see Exit from the Global edit mode on page 47 or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page see below 49 Global settings gt Quarter Tone SubScale realtime programming Quarter Tone SubScale realtime programming The Quarter Tone function allows you to program a custom scale in realtime for example those sudden scale change typi cal of Arabic music Changes are not saved anywhere they are only used in realtime so the scale is easily wiped out when selecting a different sound or performance or when pressing the Quarter Tone pedal again Note Quarter Tone can only be used if the SubScale has been activated for the Main and or Layer Left sounds in Sound edit mode see SubScale Switch on page 45 You can assign the Quarter Tone function to any of the ped als 1 Assign the Quarter Tone function to one of the pedals as seen above Fast Play When you record a song with the onboard recorder or read a Standard MIDI File from an extern
32. you use your body to apply pressure to the side panel of the stand while slid ing the instrument onto the stand Make sure that there are no uneven gaps between the top surface of the instrument and the top of the side panels If you notice any unsightly gap make adjustments by loosening the screws a that fasten the side panels to the pedal beam front bar and speaker box If there is a very noticeable gap between the instrument and the side panels of the stand or if the gap is uneven it may be that the instrument was not placed correctly on the stand If so lift up the entire instrument and place it correctly on the stand 15 Finally remove the cardboard hoods and save them in a safe place for future use After removing the hoods the bolts on top of the metal columns of the stand will fit the corresponding holes under the piano Warning Be very careful not to pinch your fingers between the piano and the stand 65 Assembling the stand gt Assembling procedure 16 Fasten the C 720 to the stand by inserting two screws c 18 Connect the cable of the left and right speakers to the cor into the metal fittings of the right side panel responding connectors under the piano Unfasten the ped al cable you will find in the front bar B and connect it to the corresponding connector under the piano Left Speaker Right Speaker 17 Insert the remaining two screws c into the metal fittings of the left side panel
33. 121 0 121 0 121 0 121 0 121 0 121 0 121 0 121 121 121 1 PC 16 17 17 19 20 19 48 49 50 52 53 54 32 33 35 32 Osc N NN NN Appendix gt Sounds Description An aggressive tonewheel electric organ often heard in jazz and rock music The rotary effect is sampled right at the source The leftmost pedal is used to switch between fast pedal up and slow pedal down rotary speaker with several degrees in the middle half pedal As the above but with the rotary speaker applied as a generated effect and a more transparent sound The leftmost pedal is used to switch between rotary speaker fast and slow press for switch A variation of the above The leftmost pedal is used to switch between rotary speaker fast and slow press for switch A grandious Tutti pipe organ with a lot of sampled reverb Great for sacred music from the Baroque to the late Romantic age A recitativo like pipe organ with a particularly emotional blend of Flute and Vox Humana A slightly softer Tutti especially suited for Baroque music A large strings ensemble sampled in stereo with a realistic natural reverb Very dynamic and expressive Emotive cinematic strings with a slower attack Great for movie soundtracks Sampled strings with a synthetic quality They are particularly suited for layers A large mixed choir with natural reverb A synthetic choir with a lot of breath Lush warm pad with a v
34. Application Installer will start up automatically If your computer is set so that the installer does not run automatically double click KorgSetup exe on the CD ROM 2 Please follow the installation instructions appearing on screen 3 Restart the computer and turn on the C 720 Connect the C 720 to the computer via an USB cable 4 Select the following command from the task bar to open the installation instructions Start gt all programs gt KORG gt KORG USB MIDI Driver Tools gt Installation manual 5 Select the following command from the task bar to open the installation program Start gt all programs gt KORG gt KORG USB MIDI Driver Tools gt Install KORG USB MIDI Device 6 Please follow the installation instructions appearing on screen to install the KORG USB MIDI Driver Driver s ports After installation the following ports will be shown in you MIDI application e g sequencer among the other MIDI de vices C720 KEYBOARD This allows for reception of MIDI messag es from the C 720 keyboard and controller s data to the MIDI application running on the computer C720 SOUND This allows for transmission of MIDI messages from the MIDI application running on the computer to the internal tone generator of the C 720 Mac OS X Installing KORG USB MIDI Driver 1 Insert the included CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Please double click on the KORG USB MIDI Driver pkg in the KOR
35. Before you begin 10 Openthe key Coy de ee e 10 Turning the instrument On sis Lise awed bean dieu 10 Usine the music SAS Re ne ee eta 10 Adjusting the volume sperrir i totr re Crise esy ae po tenes EES 11 Usinge the headphones ess eds iero 11 Listening to the DEMO EE 11 BASIC TUNCUONS 55654 5 a Ee 13 Playing a single sound Single mode 13 Playing two sounds at the same time Layer mode 14 Playing different sounds with your l h and r h Split mode 15 RISING the D da de a ane 16 TYANSPOSINS a abri EE E Ee EE 16 Changing the brilliance sorrise dinars eue wes 17 FOIS the CLICS OO Re a no ee de 17 Using Performances a Eer EE eed ttaes cess 18 Choosing perlormances 2 4 52 Le arrete Nasri cow dente 18 Changing the sounds assigned to a performance 19 Editing a D ROPMANCE 28 dE ee e eas 19 The metronome asporto sia ale 20 Starting and stopping the metronome adjusting the tempo 20 Tempo and time signature display 20 EECH EAR EEN 20 Choosing a time signature 21 Drum patterns ss sise a i 21 Adjusting the metronome level Aa NENNEN eee 72 Adjusting the drum pattern s reverb 22 Selecting the ACCENT ri ess van eed hed ist sisi ire 22 Saving the metronome settings 22 Playing back a SONG EEN 23 Accessing the Song Play mode 200
36. ES and NO buttons to select one of the avail able scales chosen among the following ones Scale Meaning Equal Temp Nearly all keyboard instruments today use equal temperament This temperament spaces all semitones at equal distances and allows identical scales to be played in any key Pure Major Major chords in the selected key are perfectly tuned Pure Minor Minor chords in the selected key are perfected tuned Arabic An arabic scale with the E and B notes tuned a quarter tone lower Pythagorean Pythagorean scale based on the music theo ries of the great Greek philosopher and mate matician It is most suitable for melodies Werckmeister This is the Werckmeister III scale invented by Andreas Werckmeister the German organist and music theoretician This scale was created in the later Baroque period to allow relatively free transposition EI Editing sounds and performances gt Selecting a scale Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page and save the changes see Exit from the Sound edit mode on page 38 or the SCROLL w button to go to the next edit page see below Scale Meaning Kirnberger This is the Kirnberger III scale invented by Johann Phillip Kirnberger in the early 18th century and is used mainly for tuning harpsi chords Slendro Scale of the Indonesian Gamelan The octave is divided in 5 notes C D F G A The remaining notes are tuned as in the Equal tuning Pelog Scale o
37. Files SMF format that can be created on a computer or easily found on the market or in the public domain Please note that while the C 720 complies with General MIDI GM sound mapping it does not include all GM sounds For a de tailed list of sounds see page 68 To return to the Main page just press one of the sound selec tion buttons to select a sound or press the EXIT button The selected song will still be active but you will no longer see its name in the display until you press the SONG button again As an alternative you can use the first six sound select buttons to choose an album See table on the next page 4 Use the YES and NO buttons to select one of the avail able albums Various song albums are available see page 72 for a detailed list of the included songs Correspondin Album Content g sound button UserSong Songs created using the internal 1 PIANO 1 recorder or created with an exter nal sequencer and then trans ferred to the C 720 via a USB connection see page 53 SongBook All the songs of the supplied 2 PIANO 2 SongBook Classics A collection of famous classical 3 E PIANO 1 pieces Beyer A The Preparatory School Op 101 4 E PIANO 2 Beyer B lesson book by Ferdinand Beyer 5 HARPSI splitted in two separate parts A CLAV and B Burgmir Burgm ller s 25 Easy and Pro 6 VIBES gressive Studies Op 100 lesson GUITAR book 23 Playing back a song gt How to start playba
38. G USB MIDI Driver folder inside the CD ROM to run the installer Install it according to the in structions appearing on screen Driver s ports After installation the following ports will be shown in you MIDI application e g sequencer among the other MIDI de vices 60 C720 KEYBOARD This allows for reception of MIDI messag es from the C 720 keyboard and controller s data to the MIDI application running on the Mac C720 SOUND This allows for transmission of MIDI messages from the MIDI application running on the Mac to the internal tone generator of the C 720 Assembling the stand gt Cautions for assembly Assembling the stand Cautions for assembly When placing the piano on the stand be careful not to Do not apply weight to the front edge of the piano before pinch your hands tightening the screws otherwise the piano may fall down Be sure that the correct parts are assembled in the correct orientation and position and follow the steps in order 61 Assembling the stand gt Assembling procedure Assembling procedure 1 Open the packing carton and take out the contents Check that all of the following items are available 62 List of parts A Pedal beam x 1 B Front bar x 1 C Left side panel x 1 D Right side panel x 1 E Speaker box x 1 F C 720 x 1 G Rear panel x 1 a Screws M4x10 TC x 14 b Screws M4x20 TC x5 C Screws M6x20 TBL x 4 d Screws 4x15 TFR x 10 e Protective card
39. Global settings gt MIDI Filters 2 Use the YES and NO buttons to choose one of the fil ters to be programmed Here is a list of the available filters Filter Meaning CC Control Changes messages e g pedal modulation volume pan etc PC Program Change messages i e the messages sent to select a sound PB Pitch Bend SysEx System Exclusive e g the messages used to program effect parameters 3 Press the SCROLL button to move the cursor to the sta tus of the selected filter MIDI Filters 15 Flt CC Off 4 Use the YES and NO buttons to change the filter s sta tus On means that the corresponding data is filtered not sent or received Off means that it is not filtered it is sent and received 5 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main or Song Play page and save the changes see Exit from the Global edit mode on page 47 or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page see below 1 First of all connect the C 720 to a personal computer via a standard USB cable Make sure that the connector is ori ented correctly and insert it all the way into the jack 2 Then turn USB Data Connect on on the C 720 to let the computer see its internal memory as a USB disk After having kept the EDIT button pressed use the SCROLL button to show the USB Connect page USB Connect 16 Enable 3 Press the YES button to activate data connection The Disable
40. IDI IN are considered as if they came from the inte grated keyboard and pedals The split point if any is considered MIDI OUT Channels The standard MIDI has 16 separate channels available for transmission and reception of data C 720 can transmit on six channels at the same time To transmit data from the C 720 you need to choose which of the 16 MIDI channels you wish to transmit data on and which track they are assigned to Note MIDI data is sent both to the MIDI OUT port and the USB port at the same time For more information about MIDI Over USB see What is MIDI Over USB on page 56 7 After having kept the EDIT button pressed use the SCROLL button to show the MIDI OUT Channels page MIDI OUT Ch 14 Ch 1 Main 2 Use the YES and NO button to choose one of the 16 available channels Ch to be programmed 3 Press the SCROLL button to move the cursor to the as signed track MIDI OUT Ch 14 Ch 1 Main 52 5 Press the SCROLL button to move the cursor to the channel again MIDI IN Ch 13 gt Ch 01 TrOl 6 Use the YES and NO button to choose another chan nel to be programmed and repeat the above procedure 7 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main or Song Play page and save the changes see Exit from the Global edit mode on page 47 or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page see below 4 Use the YES and NO buttons to choose a track trans mitting
41. Layer sound balancing and global data Backup this data to a personal computer before doing a gener al reset User Songs will not be deleted 1 After having kept the EDIT button pressed use the SCROLL button to show the General Reset page General Reset 18 Exec Yes No System version number You can see the operating system s version number while in Global mode Press both the SCROLL az and YES buttons Global settings gt General Reset Press YES to start the reset procedure or NO or EXIT to cancel and exit The Are you sure message appears Press YES again to confirm reset NO to cancel and leave your custom data untouched If you choose to reset the instrument is reset and all data are restored to the original values Please do not turn the instrument off during reset together The version number will appear in the display Press EXIT to close the message 55 MIDI gt What is MIDI MIDI What is MIDI MIDI is the abbreviation of Musical Instrument Digital Interface It is an international standard that was created to connect and transfer data between electronic musical instruments computers and other devices What is MIDI Over USB You can let the C 720 communicate MIDI data with a com puter using the USB port instead of the MIDI ports This way you can connect your C 720 to a personal computer without the need of a dedicated MIDI interface Most C 720 MIDI features can be u
42. OLL w button to go to the next edit page see be low quantization i e correction with a human feel Triplets are intermediate values 12 24 Quantize values u4 J 18a 1122 116a 124 132 3 b f swing Press the SCROLL button to move the cursor to the Exec command Press YES to start quantization The Are you sure message appears Press YES to confirm quantization NO to cancel and keep the original value Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page and save the changes see Saving the song after editing on page 36 or the SCROLL s button to go to the next edit page see be low 35 Editing a song gt Transposing the song Transposing the song You can transpose the entire song to make it match a different key 1 After having pressed the EDIT button while in Song Play mode use the SCROLL w button to go to the Transpose edit page Transpose 5 V 00 Exec 2 Choose a transposition value in semitones Value Meaning 127 127 semitones lower 00 No transposition 127 127 semitones higher Deleting the song The Delete Song command allows you to delete the whole song from memory resulting in an empty song This is the same as choosing the New Song command from the control panel see page 33 1 After having pressed the EDIT button while in Song Play mode use the SCROLL button to go to the Delete Song edit page Delete Son
43. SE button turns off The song returns to the begin ning measure different measure YES is sometimes called Fast For ward while NO is called Rewind 01 Prelude 1 M 4 4 4120 Press the PLAY PAUSE button to start playback from the selected measure Muting unmuting a recorder s part During playback you can mute or unmute a recorder s part Muting is useful to play a part on the keyboard while letting the recorder to continue playing the other Depending on the settings made in Global mode see Mute Level on page 50 muting may completely silence the part or just attenuate it Attenuation is very useful for practicing since it lets you play over a part that you can still hear at a very soft level Note The part s status is automatically restored when you choose a different song it is turned on if there are notes or turned off if the part is empty Changing the songs tempo Each song contains its own tempo You can however change it during playback for example to make it easier playing along with the song 1 Use the TEMPO button to increase the tempo and make the song play faster Play along with the song During playback you can play along with the song The latest selected sounds are still active on the keyboard You can select different sounds as seen before When you press a sound se lection button the Main page appears Press the SONG button to return to the Song Pla
44. TER VOLUME knob to set the output volume MIDI OUT IN connectors Connectors that are used to connect other MIDI devices sequencer keyboards etc OUT Data output to be connected to the MIDI IN connector of another MIDI device IN Data input to be connected to the MIDI OUT connector of another MIDI device USB connector Type B slave INPUT L MONO R connectors Line audio inputs Connect to these connectors an external audio source such as a CD MP3 or tape player or another key board To connect a microphone you need an external microphone preamplifier or a mixer Warning Avoid connecting the output of a power amplifier to these inputs PHONES connectors Con nect one or two pairs of headphones to these jacks The integrated speakers will turn off USB 1 1 compliant standard connector Connects to a per sonal computer PC or Mac Can be used for data transfer see page 53 or USB Over MIDI use see page 56 Connections gt Connecting to external audio devices Connecting to external audio devices Connecting to an external amplification system amplification connect only the LIMONO output Do not con Use the OUTPUT connectors if you like to connect your C nect the output of a power amplifier 720 to a high quality mixer stereo hi fi or a couple of active monitors When using a stereo hi fi connect the OUTPUTs to L MONO the LINE AUX CD or TAPE inputs never use the PHONO
45. a musical style of your choice drum patterns Data transfer via USB When connected to a personal computer via the USB port the C 720 s internal memory can be seen as a USB disk This way you can backup your data or transfer files between the C 720 and the personal computer MIDI capabilities The C 720 supports the MIDI protocol the standard that al lows music data to be transferred between musical instru ments and computers MIDI allows two or more devices to control or be controlled by each other and also allows you to use the C 720 as a 16 part multitimbral tone generator MIDI over USB The USB port also carries MIDI data so that you can connect the C 720 directly to your personal computer with a single ca ble and without the need of a dedicated MIDI interface A ded icated KORG USB MIDI Driver is freely available for full use of the C 720 s MIDI features Temperaments In addition to the Equal temperament the C 720 allows you to select nine alternative temperaments for historically accurate performance of classical music or experimenting When se lecting an acoustic piano sound the typical Stretched Tuning is automatically selected Adjustable pitch The Transpose function lets you change the pitch of the piano and the Master Tuning function allows you to make fine tune adjustments Effects The C 720 provides built in digital effects that can simulate the natural ambience of a concert hall reverb
46. again to end recording The recorder stops Use the SCROLL a w buttons to move the cursor to the S Start Measure or E End Measure parameters and use the YES and NO buttons to choose the start and end recording measures Press the EXIT button to return to the Record page Make the PART 1 and or PART 2 indicator flash depend ing on the part s you want to record Press PLAY STOP to start the recorder Recording will au tomatically begin at the Start position and stop at the End position When finished press STOP to end recording Saving the song After recording the song is stored into a temporary non per manent memory To preserve it from deletion when turning the instrument off or choosing a different song you must save it into the User Song album There are several ways to do it By choosing the Save Song command You can select the Save Song command at any moment The Save Song page also allows you to assign or modify the name of the song and save all the changes 1 After having pressed the EDIT button while in Song Play mode use the SCROLL button to go to the Save Song edit page save song ug itled Save Flashing character 2 Use the SCROLL buttons to select the character to be edit ed it will start flashing Use the YES and NO buttons to change it Press the SCROLL buttons together to insert a new character or the YES and NO buttons to gether to delete the cha
47. al sequencer one or more empty beats can exist at the beginning of the song However when the Fast Play function is activated all empty beats are skipped making the song playback immediately begin from the first note If setup data are contained inside these empty beats they are read faster Mute Level Muting is useful with piano lessons when you may want to play one or both song parts to play them on the keyboard You mute a part by pressing the corresponding PART button while in Song Play mode In this page you can choose either the mute completely silenc es a part or just attenuates it 7 After having kept the EDIT button pressed use the SCROLL button to show the Mute Level page Mute Level 10 Volume 0 50 2 Keep the Quarter Tone pedal pressed The keyboard will not play at this time Press the notes you want to lower a quarter tone 3 Release the Quarter Tone pedal 4 Play with your new scale Notes you pressed on step 2 are now lowered of a quartertone 5 To reset the original scale press and release the Quarter Tone pedal again without playing any note All pitches will be reset and the scale selected by the sound or perfor mance will be recalled see Selecting a scale on page 45 As an alterative you can reset the Quarter Tone settings by choosing a different sound or performance 1 After having kept the EDIT button pressed use the SCROLL button to show the Fast Play page Fast Play
48. amp Ebas PnoStrings EGrand Pad Piano Pad Pno Choirs Pno Guitar Piano BX3 DualManual Digital EP PaddedTine R amp B EPno EP Choir EP amp NoFret Scat amp Bass Vibes amp Bass Bass amp Guitr Org amp Bass 1 Org amp Bass 2 Baroque Harpsi Ch Harpsi Org Church Mix Guitar Pad GrandPiano BriteGrand MelloGrand 2 Pianists PnoEXpDEMO Sounds Timbres Piano amp Str Ac Bass GrandPiano Bass amp Ride GrandPiano El Bass GrandPiano String Pad Elec Grand String Pad Piano amp Pad String Pad GrandPiano Vocal Pad Piano amp Str Nylon Gtr BriteGrand Perc Org 2 Perc Org 2 Jazz Organ GrandPiano Dig EP 1 Tine EP 1 Vocal Pad DynoTineEP TremReedEP Tine EP 1 Vocal Pad Tine EP 2 Fretless B ScatVoices Bass amp Ride Vibes 1 Bass amp Ride Nylon Gtr Ac Bass Perc Org 1 Ac Bass Jazz Organ Ac Bass Harpsi 8 Strings Harpsi 8 Choir Harpsi 8 Pipe Tutti Church Org Choir Nylon Gtr Slow Str GrandPiano BriteGrand MelloGrand GrandPiano GrandPiano GrandPiano Btn Button Bank Select it with the VARIATION button Notes Mode Split Split Split Layer Layer Layer Layer Layer Layer Layer Layer Layer Layer Layer Split Split Split Split Split Split Layer Layer Layer Layer Layer Single Single Single Split Single Remarks Stereo sound No EPx for increased polyphony The same piano sound is assigned to the two halves of the keyboard simulating two separa
49. an edit sounds or perfor mances Edit parameters are exactly the same in both cases but performances also memorize the split point if the sounds are in Split mode Single sounds and sound combinations can be pro grammed in different ways Cao Main i green For example when you press the PIANO button l the Piano volume can be set ACER to the maximum If you press the PIANO and pre th STRINGS buttons together bel ba SOUNDS Accessing the Sound edit mode To access the Sound edit mode choose a sound sound com bination or performance then press EDIT During editing the Layer Left parameters can only be accessed when you are in Layer or Split mode If you are in Sound Exit from the Sound edit mode After having edited some parameter press EXIT to exit the Sound edit mode If nothing was modified you immediately exit If something was modified the Sound Modified message will appear Sound Modified Save Yes No Saving a sound If you make some changes during editing when you press EXIT to exit the Sound edit mode you are prompted to save your sound See above 38 to turn the Layer mode on the Piano volume could be low ered to mix it with the Strings sound It is like having a differ ent sound when the Piano is playing alone and when it is playing in layer with a String sound Left sounds are exactly the same as Main sounds When you are in Split mode it is like having two diff
50. and add rich ness to the sound chorus In addition each sound includes Introduction gt Main features an insert effect delay phaser equalizer rotary speaker etc that is specially suited to each particular sound Powerful integrated amplification The C 720 includes a powerful 2 x 35 Watt plus 2 x 12 Watt double stereo amplifier with two woofers in closed box and two dome tweeters This gives the most authentic sound re production together with enough volume to deliver the full power of an acoustic piano Two sets of headphones You can connect two stereo headphones to play with your teacher or another musician Connecting a headphone set au tomatically disconnects the speakers so there is no risk to dis turb others when practicing by night Control panel gt Control panel PERFORMANCE button Enters exits Performance mode While in this mode the sound selection buttons are used to choose perfor mances instead of single sounds See page 18 amp w Scroll but tons Move the cursor in the display from VARIATION button one parameter to the MASTER VOLUME Selects one of the avail following or the previ knob Adjusts the vol able variations of the cur ous one Tha aori ume for the speakers rently selected sound or indicated by a point Display Shows the vari the Output and the one of the three perfor O gt mer te ous sound names and Phones connectors mance banks PERFORMANCE VARIATION
51. ange numbers corresponding to each C 720 sound Transmitting Program Change messages You can send a MIDI Program Change message to a MIDI de vice connected to the C 720 MIDI OUT or USB port to change its sound When selecting one of the internal sounds of the C 720 by using the sound selection buttons a MIDI Pro gram Change number will be transmitted on the sound s MIDI channel Program Change numbers are shown in the ta ble on page 68 the C 720 to a personal computer through the USB port see Installing the Korg USB MIDI Driver on page 59 2 Transmit MIDI data from the connected sequencer or other device See Program Change on page 57 for in structions on how to select a sound using the MIDI Pro gram Change message Program Change reception must be activated on the C 720 it is by default Read the other devices user s manual for details on send ing Program Change messages Receiving Program Change messages When a Program Change message is received from an external device on a MIDI channel the corresponding internal sound will be selected on the C 720 for that MIDI channel Program Change numbers are shown in the table on page 68 Program Change enable disable The C 720 usually receives Program Change data If you don t want to receive or transmit them use the Filter function Please remember that to enable full remote program switch ing both the PC and CC filters must be turned off to al
52. ant edit the performance name A performances name can be up to 10 characters long Use the SCROLL buttons to select the character to be edited it is flashing Use the YES and NO buttons to change it Press the SCROLL buttons together to insert a new character or the YES and NO buttons together to delete the character at the cursor s position 4 When you reach the end of the name pressing SCROLL v moves the cursor to the To command Performance Name JazzCombo TO 5 Press the YES button to go to the Save To Performance page Save To Perf 01 JazzCombo Save Editing sounds and performances gt Saving a performance 6 Use the sound selection buttons including the VARIA TION button to select the location where you want to save your performance VARIATION SS HARPSI PIANO2 E PIANOT E PIANO2 CLAV de VIBES STRINGS di ORGANT ORGAN2 STRINGS pass Here is the table of the Performance locations Performance Button Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 1 PIANO 1 01 11 21 2 PIANO 2 02 12 22 3 E PIANO 1 03 13 23 4 E PIANO 2 04 14 24 5 HARPSI CLAV 05 15 25 6 VIBES GUITAR 06 16 26 7 ORGAN1 07 17 27 8 ORGAN2 08 18 28 9 STRINGS CHOIR 09 19 29 10 BASS 10 20 30 7 The location number appears in the top right corner of the display while the name of the performance already stored at that location appears in the lower left corner Target location number Name of t
53. art 1 2 status Meaning On The part already contains data lt may happen when you are recording over an existing song or doing second pass recording During record ing you will hear this part but not record over it Off The part does not contain data or is in mute and is not enabled for recording Flashing The part is enabled for recording If you are recording in Overdub mode new data will be added to the old data if any If you are recording in Overwrite mode new data will replace the old data What if I record a Layer or Split on a single part When only a single part is enabled for recording only the Main sound will be recorded The Layer or Left sound will be ignored Example 1 Recording a single sound When you enter recording with a single sound on a new emp ty song both PART indicators will be flashing You don t need to do anything else Go on with actual recording and your sound will be recorded over Part 2 When recording is fin ished the PART 1 indicator will turn off and the PART 2 in dicator will stay steadily on Example 2 Recording a single sound into Part 1 When you enter recording with a single sound on a new emp ty song both PART indicators will be flashing Press the PART 2 button to turn its indicator off At this point you can go on with actual recording over Part 1 Example 3 Recording first with a single sound then both When you enter recording a single sound on a new empty
54. ated by ex ternal devices and internal controls Also you could want to avoid sending MIDI data to an external MIDI device for ex ample Program Change message selecting unwanted sounds on a different musical instrument 7 After having kept the EDIT button pressed use the SCROLL button to show the MIDI Filters page MIDI Filters 15 bFlt CC Off Data transfer via the USB port The USB is a high speed data port installed on most modern computers You can use it to transfer data from the internal memory of the C 720 to a computer and vice versa Before you do this you must enable USB connection for data transfer Note While data transfer is active no MIDI over USB communi cation is allowed Windows ME 2000 XP and Mac OS 9 0 4 to OS X are sup ported with no need for special drivers To use the C 720 with Windows 98SE you need the dedicated KORG Driver a special software that you can freely download from our website Warning Since activating the USB port for data transfer au tomatically deactivates MIDI over USB exit from any MIDI software on your personal computer before turning the USB Connect function on Failing to do so could damage the C 720 s internal memory data Warning When you turn the USB connection off the C 720 will be reinitialized and all unsaved data in the instrument s memory Will be deleted Save any unsaved sound perfor mance song or global setting before activating the USB connection
55. aved with the sound itself To permanently change the effect s status edit the sound by keeping one of these buttons pressed for a couple seconds See page 41 for more details 17 Using performances gt Choosing performances Using performances Performances are registrations of sound combinations In stead of selecting single sounds or a combination of sounds you simply select a performance performance then recalls one or two sounds each one with their own settings plus the memorized split point if the sounds are in Split mode There are 30 performances 10 groups x 3 banks each Each group corresponds to one of the numbered sound select but tons 1 10 You can then choose one of the three banks in side the selected group by using the VARIATION button more details are on page 70 Performance Button Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 1 PIANO 1 Split amp Layr Digital EP Baroque 2 PIANO 2 Grand amp Ride PaddedTine Harpsi Ch 3 E PIANO 1 Grand amp Ebas R amp B EPno Harpsi Org 4 E PIANO 2 PnoStrings EP Choir Church Mix Choosing performances Here is how to choose a performance Note While in Performance mode you cannot switch between Single Layer and Split modes However if you select a perfor mance with two sounds in Split the SPLIT indicator will turn on 1 Press the PERFORMANCE button to enter Performance mode The indicator turns on and the latest selected per formance is recalled Perf
56. board sheets x 2 NB You will need a cross point Phillips 2 screwdriver for assembly With the finished surface woodgrain facing forward to ward the pedals attach the pedal beam A to the front bar B by inserting the four bolts on the front of the pedal beam A into the corresponding holes in the front bar B Fasten the two pieces using two screws a Assembling the stand gt Assembling procedure 3 Lay the left side panel C on one of the protective card bolts of the pedal beam into the corresponding holes of the board sheets e and fasten to it the pedal beam and front right side panel D bar assembly Warning Be careful not to scratch the wooden surface of the side panels 4 Fix the left leg to the pedal beam and front bar assembly with three screws a 5 With the stand assembly still in the same position attach the right side panel D by inserting the remaining four 7 Turn the stand assembly up making the two feet firmly lay on the floor 63 Assembling the stand gt Assembling procedure 8 64 While one of the people keeps it in position fasten the In two people lay the speaker box E over the front bar 10 Then fasten the speaker box E to the right side panel D B making it fill the space between the left and right side with the remaining three screws a panels Turn it up until it touches the metal fittings on the side panels Warning Be careful not to le
57. cent page Metro Accent 3 Bello Saving the metronome settings Metronome settings can be saved so that they are not reset to the default values when turning the instrument off This pro cedure saves time signature volume setting reverb setting ac cent On the contrary tempo settings are always reset 1 Press the TEMPO MET SET buttons together The first Metronome page appears 22 2 If you are not there use the SCROLL w buttons to se lect the Rv Reverb parameter Metro Lev Rev 2 Lv 100 Rv 64 2 3 Use the YES and NO buttons to change the metro gt nome s reverb 4 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page 3 Use the YES and NO buttons to turn the bell on or off and choose one of the available accent options Option Meaning Off No accent Marcato The first beat is played louder Bell The first beat is played by a bell sound 4 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page 2 Press the SCROLL e button four times to go to the fourth Metronome page The Metro Settings Save param eter will be selected Metro Settings 4 ne me ge 3 Press YES to confirm saving or NO to cancel saving You are automatically kept back to the Main page Playing back a song The C 720 incorporates a multitrack recorder with which you can record and play back songs Since you can turn off a single part say the left hand and leave another part playing say the right hand
58. ck 5 After having selected an album use the SCROLL but ton to move the cursor to the song name again then choose a different song g lbum SongBook NWAlbum SongBook Q l Prelude 1 How to start playback After having selected a SS song you can play it O O r OO back METRONOME MET SET NEW SONG PAR Note During playback O C O O CMQ TEMPO RECORD STOP PLAY PAUS song parts can be sent out via MIDI Song parts are the following Part 1 Part 2 and Drum this latter is active only if a drum patterns is playing Starting from a different measure You can start playback from a measure different than the first one Note When releasing the YES or INO button you may hear the EPx effects due to Damper data recorded in the song 1 While in the Song Play page the M Measure parameter is selected Use the YES and NO buttons to choose a 24 6 Press the PLAY PAUSE button to start playback and re turn to the Song Play page or the EXIT button to just re turn to the Song Play page without starting the song 01 Prelude 1 M 4 4 J120 Press PLAY PAUSE to start playing the song The indica tor on the button turns on Press PLAY PAUSE again to stop the song at the current position The indicator on the button starts flashing Press PLAY PAUSE again to resume playback The indica tor on the button stays on steadily Press STOP to stop the song The indicator on the PLAY PAU
59. command will appear in the display USB Connect 16 Disable Warning Do not press the INO button while transferring data or you could damage the C 720 s memory content and cause malfunctioning on your personal computer 53 Global settings gt Erasing songs from the User Song album At this point the C 720 should appear on your com puter s desktop or disk window as an external USB drive with the name KORG SSD i e KORG Solid State Disk the technical name of the internal permanent memory E KORG SSD E OE SGD Windows Mac OS X Move files to or from the C 720 and the personal comput er as you would with any other USB drive When moving files consider the following Warning Do not turn the C 720 off before disconnecting it from the personal computer Doing so could damage the C 720 s memory content and cause malfunctioning on your personal computer Data inside the C 720 s memory are organized in four folders also called sub directories Each folder contains a different type of data created by yourself The different data is explained in the following table Folder Content Global Global settings Metronome settings Perform Performances Preset Modified sounds and sound combinations UserSong Your personal songs i e songs you created with the internal recorder or created with an external sequencer You can copy from the computer to this folder songs in Standard MIDI File format files
60. corded by the internal recorder They can also be transmitted via MIDI so you can record them on an ex ternal sequencer or make them play with an external instru ment see MIDI on page 56 Drum patterns are in the second half of the time signature list While the list is selected either scroll to it or press both the YES and NO buttons together to quick jump to the drum patterns Press these buttons together again to quick jump to the ordinary time signatures 4 4 selected Drum patterns 8 Beat 1 Ballroom 2 Bossa 1 Swing 2 8 Beat 2 Ballroom 3 Bossa 2 Swing 3 8 Beat 3 Slow 6 8 Samba Slow Waltz 1 16 Beat 1 Funk 1 Cha Cha Slow Waltz 2 16 Beat 2 Funk 2 Salsa Waltz The metronome gt Choosing a time signature 2 Use the YES and NO buttons to select a time signature Ordinary times are at the beginning while drum patterns are at the end You can quick jump from the one to the other by pressing the YES and NO button together Ordinary times 1 2 16 2 1 4 16 4 1 8 16 8 3 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page Drum patterns 16 Beat 3 Rock Mambo Foxtrot Ballad 1 Rock 6 8 Tango March Ballad 2 Dance Rhumba Ballad 3 Beguine Gospel Ballroom 1 Unplugged Swing 1 Latin Here is how to use the drum patterns 1 While in the Main page press the METRONOME button to start the metronome A Count In is heard then the drum pattern begins 2 While in the Main page either with a sound or a p
61. d the Master Tune page will appear Master Tune 3 440 0 Hz Brilliance Brilliance is the sound s brightness You can set an overall in crease or decrease of brilliance This is the same parameter you can change with the BRIL LIANCE button see page 17 However contrary to the but ton these changes can be memorized and are preserved even when turning the instrument off Note Brilliance changes can be recorded into a song If you lat er change them again values recorded in the song are left un changed 7 After having kept the EDIT button pressed use the SCROLL button to show the Brilliance page As an al ternative press the BRILLIANCE button to immediately access the Brilliance page Brilliance 4 Normal Default split point You can set a default split point that will be automatically re called each time you press the SPLIT button when playing sounds Note The split point may be different from the default split point if you change it after turning the instrument on Also it may vary when choosing a performance with two sounds in Split mode The last selected split point remains selected until you turn the instrument off 48 2 Use the YES and NO button to select a different tun ing Setting Tuning 415 439 5 Lower tuning The lowest value corresponds to about 100 cents one semitone from the stan dard tuning 440 Standard tuning 440 5 465 Higher tuning The highest value correspond
62. d names parameter names and values are merely examples and may not always match the actual display you are work ing on CLEANING THE DISPLAY Use a soft cotton cloth to clean the screen Some materials such as paper towels could cause scratches and damage it Computer wipes are also sug gested provided they are specifically designed for LCD screens Do not spray any liquids on the LCD screen directly Always apply the solu tion to your cloth first then clean the screen TRADEMARKS Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders DISCLAIMER The information contained in this manual has been carefully revised and checked through Due to our constant efforts to improve our products the specifications might differ to those in the manual Korg is not responsible for any eventual differences found between the specifications and the contents of the instruction manual the specifications being subject to change with out prior notice WARRANTY KORG products are manufactured according to the strictest electrical and mechanical regulations that exist in various countries of the world These products are warranted by the KORG distributor only in each country Any KORG product that is not sold with the manufacturer s or distributor s war ranty or without a ser
63. dPiano 4 4 Ac Bass 4120 2 Use the VARIATION button to select a different sound variation As an alternative use the YES and NO but tons to choose a different sound variation Selecting a different Left sound You can select a different Left sound after accessing the Split mode 1 Keep the SPLIT button pressed The indicator of the Left sound lights up 2 Use the sound selection buttons to select a different sound 3 Release the SPLIT button As an alternative use the display controls 1 Use the SCROLL buttons to move the cursor to the Left sound g randPiano 4 4 C Bass J120 Scroll w randPiano 4 4 IC Bass J12 2 Use the sound selection buttons as you would do to select a sound in Single mode 3 Use the a buttons to move the cursor back to the Main sound Selecting a variation of the Left sound You can select a variation of the Left sound after accessing the Split mode 1 Keep the SPLIT button pressed The indicator of the Left sound lights up 2 Use the VARIATION button to select a different sound variation 3 Release the SPLIT button 15 Basic functions gt Using the pedals As an alternative use the display controls 1 Use the SCROLL buttons to move the cursor to the Left sound g randPiano 4 4 Ac Bass J120 Scroll w randPiano 4 4 CG Bass J12 2 Use the VARIATION button to select a different sound variation As an alternative use the
64. ditional set of 30 timbres 3 banks of 10 perfor mances Performances also store a custom split point for custom combinations of sounds over the keyboard Four zones keyboard The new high quality realistic Korg RH3 keyboard features four zones with different weights This gives you the same re alism and feeling as a grand piano keyboard Touch control You can choose from nine different settings to adjust how the sound will respond to your keyboard playing dynamics Pedal effects The C 720 provides the same three pedals as a grand piano controlling the soft sostenuto and damper functions respec tively The damper pedal simulates the natural string reso nances and noises of an acoustic piano by means of the innovative Korg EPx Piano eXperience technology Both the damper and soft pedals let you vary the amount of the effect by how far you press down on them half pedal function In addition pedals can be freely assigned to other functions like starting the recorder or changing the speed of the rotary speak er Piano eXperience While existing piano sampling techniques have resembled an audio snapshot our new Piano eXperience technology is more of a hologram accurately reproducing every dimension al detail of the sound All piano sampling for the C 720 is done in stereo to preserve the natural imaging of the sound Differ ent dynamic levels are captured to extend the instrument s ex pressive vocabulary
65. e keyboard press the PLAY PAUSE button or if you chose a drum pattern as the time signature the METRONOME button to start recording Play freely 7 Press the STOP or RECORD button to stop recording 9 If you try to access Record mode while a new or modified song has not been saved you are asked whether you want to save it or not Song Modified Save Yes No If you press the YES button you are kept to the Save Song page See Saving the song on page 33 for more information Entering Record mode with an existing user song You can enter recording with the current User song De a song contained in the UserSong album to add more notes Overdub recording or add an additional part to You can even record an existing part again Overwrite recording 27 Recording a song gt Step 2 Selecting sounds To record over an existing song select the song and press the RECORD button Existing song name Record Michelle M 4 4 4120 Step 2 Selecting sounds When you enter Record mode with a new empty song the sounds that were selected for playing on the keyboard are also selected for recording If you enter recording on a part already recorded the sound previously used to record that part is se lected again If you are not happy with them you can still select different sounds now Note Sounds also carry their own effects By choosing a sound you also choose its associated effects Use the sound se
66. e song much slower than its actual tempo Auto The recorder plays back all recorded tempo events No tempo change events are recorded Record All tempo changes made during record 4 ing will be recorded If done press the EXIT button to return to the Record page 29 Recording a song gt Step 4 Setting the time signature and tempo Step 4 Setting the time signature and tempo Before starting to record tempo and time signature are those you last selected with the TEMPO and MET SET buttons You can however choose a different tempo and time signature Note After having started recording a song you can no longer change its time signature However you can append a second section with a different time signature see Step 6 Second pass recording on page 37 step 6 Note You can record a drum pattern only during the first pass You will not be able to add or change it later However you can append a second section using a drum pattern see Step 6 Sec ond pass recording on page 31 step 6 1 If you wish to set a different time signature at the begin ning of the song press the TEMPO MET SET buttons to gether to access the Metro TS Tempo page Metro TS Tempo 1 aya zo LE Step 5 Recording After you have entered the Record mode chosen the part s to be recorded and having set the various options you can start recording A Recording with no metronome Here is how to record freely witho
67. ed cr der ac no ho Hees 56 Standard MIDI setings esi iaia daccord 57 Using the C 720 as a multitimbral tone generator 57 Program EE 57 Control EE 58 Installing the Korg USB MIDI Driver 59 Connecting the C 720 to a personal computer 59 KORG USB MIDI Driver system requirements 59 Please note before use 54 244 Ee de dee ce 59 Windows Installing the KORG USB MIDI Driver 60 Mac OS X Installing KORG USB MIDI Driver 60 Assembling the stand 61 Cautions OP assembly hire atea en 61 Assembling EE 62 Check Ter assembly irritante 67 Caution ae a la di bee a ai lolo ais 67 APPRENDE Se E re editare tes eeu ernest Sch 68 Sounds EE 68 POI cae ce dE de el on nr cie 70 Effects a lib ia ini ice 71 SONOS ege ee ee ORIO NOE 72 EE 74 EE credete 75 POW PHONY pics ii die ion in dan diam etes 75 Technical specifications 76 MIDI Implementation Chart 77 Introduction gt Main features Introduction Main features Wide range of sounds Forty different and expressive high quality sounds including a Stereo Concert Grand Piano You can use the Layer and Split functions to simultaneously play a combination of two sounds Sounds and sound combinations can be freely modi fied Performances Sound combination can also be saved into performances giv ing you an ad
68. edit page instead of the first one Use the SCROLL a button to reach it 1 While in Song Play mode press the EDIT button The first page of the Song Edit mode will appear This is the Cycle Erasing a track You can erase a single or all song tracks to start recording them again or just remove them from the song for example the voice track you want to sing live 7 After having pressed the EDIT button use the SCROLL v button to go to the Erase Track edit page Erase Track 2 YALL Exec 2 Use the YES and NO buttons to select one of the fol lowing tracks Option Meaning All All tracks this results in an empty song Tr01 P2 Tr02 P1 Respectively Recorder Parts 2 Track 1 and 1 Track 2 Tr 10 Dr Drum part Track 10 Tr03 09 11 16 Tracks 3 9 11 16 Extra tracks 34 Play mode whose use has been seen above see Cycle Play on page 26 Cycle Play 1 On S 001 E 001 Start Measure End Measure Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page and start practicing Press the SCROLL button to move the cursor to the Exec command Press YES to start erasing The Are you sure message appears Press YES to confirm NO to cancel and keep the track Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page and save the changes see Saving the song after editing on page 36 or the SCROLL w button to go to the next edit page see be low Editing a song
69. erent Main sounds assigned to each of your hand There are 40 Main sounds 40 Left sounds plus a variable number of Layer combinations There is space for any kind of sound combination you wish to add to your sonic palette mode you can switch mode at any time during editing If you are in Performance mode you cannot switch mode However if you select a performance with two sounds in Split the SPLIT indicator will light Press YES to save NO or EXIT to cancel If you choose to cancel all changes will be deleted when choosing a different sound If you choose to save the edited sound replaces the old er sound Saving a performance There are three ways to save a performance Please find them below After editing a sound 1 Ifyou entered Sound edit mode with the PERFORMANCE indicator turned off Sound mode after modifying some thing and pressing EXIT the Sound Modified page seen above will appear Sound Modified Save Yes No While in this page the PERFORMANCE indicator will start flashing PERFORMANCE button and LED indicator p PERFORMANCE VARIATION PIANO PIANO2 E PIANOT E PIAN 7 os 4 0 10 SPLIT VIBES ORGANI ORGAN2 STRIN MASTER VOLUME GUITAR CHC 2 Press the PERFORMANCE button to save the current sound or sound combination into a performance After you press the button the Performance Name page appears Performance Name pa zCombo To Flashing character 3 If you w
70. erfor mance selected or in the Record page press EXIT or a pedal with the Fill In function assigned see page 49 A Fill In is played then a variation of the base drum pattern start playing 3 Press EXIT or the pedal again A second Fill In is played then the base drum pattern returns playing 4 Press the METRONOME button to stop the metronome 21 The metronome gt Adjusting the metronome level Adjusting the metronome level You can adjust the metronome s level in relation to the overall instrument s volume 1 Press the TEMPO MET SET buttons together The first Metronome page should appear 2 Press the SCROLL w button to go to the second Metro nome page Metro Lev Rev The Lv Level parameter will be selected Metro Lev Rev 2 DLv 100 gt Rv 64 3 Use the YES and NO buttons to change the metro nome s volume 4 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page Adjusting the drum pattern s reverb You can add a reverb effect to the drum patterns Note Reverb does not apply to the metronome click i e when an ordinary time signatures is chosen 1 Press the TEMPO MET SET buttons together Selecting the accent The accented beat of the ordinary times signatures can be changed to a marcato or bell sound Note The accent does not apply to drum patterns 1 Press the TEMPO MET SET buttons together 2 If you are not there use the SCROLL a w buttons to go to the Metro Ac
71. ess together two sound selection buttons The lowest numbered sound in the following diagram will be the Main sound while the high est numbered sound will be the Layer sound EK NO PIANO2 E PIANO1 E PIANOZ HARKSI VIBES STRIN GUITAR ORGANI CH Si The name of the two sounds will appear in the display Main sound GrandPlano 4 4 String 4120 Layer sound Exit from the Layer mode To exit Layer mode press a single sound selection button or the SPLIT button You will return to the Single mode with a single sound playing on the keyboard or to the Split mode with a sound on the left and one on the right of the split point Selecting a different pair of sounds To select different sounds press a different pair of sound selec tion buttons The last selected variation of the sounds corre sponding to the new buttons will be selected 14 Selecting a variation of the Main sound You can select a variation of the current Main sound 1 Be sure the cursor is in the first line of the display If it isn t use the SCROLL button to move it there Cursor O randPiano 4 4 trings J120 2 Use the VARIATION button to select a different sound variation As an alternative use the YES and NO but tons to choose a different sound variation Selecting a variation of the Layer sound You can select a variation of the current Layer sound 1 Use the SCROLL w button to move the cursor to the Lay er sound g randPian
72. f the Indonesian Gamelan The octave is divided in 7 notes all white keys The black keys are tuned as in the Equal tuning Stretched Simulates the stretched tuning of an acous tic piano Basically an equal tuning the lowest notes are slightly lower while the highest notes are slightly higher than the standard This scale is automatically recalled when select ing the GrandPiano BriteGrand and MelloPi ano sounds Press SCROLL to go to the SubScale Switch edit page with the M Main parameter selected SubScale Sw 15 M On L Off Use the YES and NO button to turn the sub scale on or off for the Main sound If it is off the sound will continue playing using the equal temperament Press SCROLL to select the L Layer Left parameter SubScale Sw 15 M On L Off Use the YES and NO button to turn the sub scale on or off or the Layer Left sound If it is off the sound will con tinue playing using the equal temperament Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page and save the changes see Exit from the Sound edit mode on page 38 or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page see below 45 Editing sounds and performances gt Resetting the current sound and performance Resetting the current sound and performance Any custom programming of the current sound sound com bination or performance can be reset to the original values Hint To reset all data use the dedica
73. fore the main pattern of the drum pattern begins 2 During recording you can press the EXIT button to trigger a Fill In break the rhythm and go to a variation of the ba sic pattern Press it again to play a different Fill In and re turn to the basic pattern 3 Press STOP to stop recording As an alternative press the RECORD button or the pedal assigned as the Stop func Step 6 Second pass recording After the first recording you can start recording again over the same song to add parts or notes 1 Press the RECORD button again Its indicator will turn on The Record page will appear again Record Untitled M 4 4 J120 2 If needed set the Record options again see page 29 You can choose Overdub to add notes Overwrite to replace notes up to the point where you stop recording or one of the Punch options to record over a passage 3 Choose the part to be recorded When you enter Record mode again the indicator of the recorded part will be turned on the other off Press a PART button to make its indicator start flashing and record over that part s 4 If needed select a different sound or sound combination Please remember that if you record in Layer or Split mode over a single recorder s part only the Main sound will be recorded When you record over an already recorded part the sound is the same as the previous recording However you can select a different sound 5 If needed change the tempo
74. from the Edit mode the Save proce dure will be recalled When a drum pattern is assigned to the Metro nome and it is running this button doubles as a Fill In control see page 21 page 30 EDIT button Press it to access the Edit mode relevant to the current type of data selected in the dis play Four Edit modes are available Sound see page 38 Perfor mance see page 38 Song see page 34 and Global see page 47 Global edit mode can be accessed by keeping the EDIT button pressed for more than one second REVERB button Turns the reverb on off This adds ambience to the sound Keep it pressed for more than one second to access the Reverb edit page see page 17 Control panel gt CHORUS button Turns the chorus on off This makes the sound richer METRONOME button Keep it pressed Turns the metronome click for more than on off The tempo and one second to time signature depend on access the Chorus the chosen values or the edit page see selected song see page 17 page 20 TEMPO MET SET but tons Adjust the met ronome tempo The page and change the master transpose value When the indicator is turned on transposi tion is active Changes made after pressing this button are not saved to memory and are reset when turning the instrument off See page 16 page and change the brilliance value When the indicator is turned on a brilliance varia tion is active Changes
75. g 6 Exec Saving the song after editing With the Save Song page you can assign or modify the name of the edited song and save all changes 1 After having pressed the EDIT button while in Song Play mode use the SCROLL button to go to the Save Song edit page Save Song 7 Un itled Save Flashing character 2 Use the SCROLL buttons to select the character to be edit ed it will start flashing Use the YES and NO buttons to change it Press the SCROLL buttons together to 36 3 Press the SCROLL button to move the cursor to the Exec command 4 Press YES to start transposing The Are you sure mes sage appears Press YES to confirm NO to cancel and keep the original value 5 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page and save the changes see Saving the song after editing on page 36 or the SCROLL w button to go to the next edit page see be low 2 Press YES to execute the command or NO to cancel and exit from the Song Edit mode If you press YES the Are you sure message appears Press YES to confirm or NO to cancel 3 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page and save the changes see Saving the song after editing on page 36 or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page see below insert a new character or the YES and NO buttons to gether to delete the character at the cursor s position 1 amp
76. ggressive tone when played hard As the above but warmer and with the addition of a phaser effect This electric piano has a very wide dynamic range and is particularly suited to funky music As Tine EP1 but with a tremolo effect An electronic piano sound created by means of the FM synthesis extremely popular during the mid 80s Wide dynamic range It is particularly suited to pop music of the age As the above but slightly brighter An electric piano sound often heard in pop music As the above but with a tremolo effect This is the classic instrument for baroque music Harpsichord uses plucked strings so there is no touch response As the above but with the addition of a register one octave lower The clavinet sound This is often heard in funk and soul music The leftmost pedal is used to trigger glide down A synth generated clavinet sound The leftmost pedal is used to trigger glide down A sampled orchestral vibraphone with a great dynamic range As the above but with no tremolo A gorgeous full sounding nylon strings guitar The leftmost pedal is used to trigger glide down Var Name ORGAN 1 1 Jazz Organ 2 Perc Org 1 3 Perc Org 2 ORGAN 2 1 Church Org 2 Pipe Flute 3 Pipe Tutti STRINGS CHOIR 1 Strings 2 Slow Str 3 String Pad 4 Choir 1 ScatVoices 2 Vocal Pad BASS 1 Ac Bass 2 El Bass Fretless B 4 Bass amp Ride cco CC32 121 0 121 0 121 1 121 0 121 0 121 1
77. he Global channel Mono Channel SR True Voice Note On Control Change Program Change System Exclusive System Common System Real Time Aux Messages Bank Select MSB LSB 1 2 Modulations 6 Data Entry MSB 38 Data Entry LSB 7 Volume 11 Expression 10 91 93 Panpot Reverb Send Chorus Send 64 66 67 Damper Sostenuto Soft 65 5 Portamento On Off Portamento Time 71 72 73 Resonance EG time Release Attack 74 Brightness 75 76 77 78 Decay Time Vibrato Rate Depth Delay 98 99 NRPN LSB MSB 100 101 RPN LSB MSB O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 120 121 All sounds off Reset all controllers Oli as O O O O O O O O O O O O O O Transmitted recognized numbers 2 0 7 11 16 17 19 20 24 32 33 35 48 50 52 54 kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk 0 127 Song Position Song Select Tune Clock Commands Local On Off All Notes Off O 123 127 O LI Active Sense X Reset 1 Only recorder data are transmitted 2 Sent and received when MIDI Filter is set to Off in Global mode 3 Received but not recorded by the onboard Recorder 4 LSB MSB 01 00 Fine Tune Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY 5 Includes Inquiry and GM Mode On Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO O Yes Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO X No 77 Address KORG ITALY Spa Via Cagiata 85 60027 Osimo An Italy Web servers www korgpa com www korg co jp www
78. he Main page and save the changes see Exit from the Sound edit mode on page 38 or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page see below 43 Editing sounds and performances gt Adjusting the fine tune Adjusting the fine tune You can fine tune the Main and the Layer sounds in Layer mode so that there is some beating between them 7 After having pressed the EDIT button use the SCROLL v button to go to the Fine Tune edit page Fine Tune 10 M 00 L 00 Use the YES and NO buttons to adjust fine tune for the Main sound within a range of 99 cents 1 cent 1 100 of a semitone Value Meaning 99 01 Ninety nine to one cent lower 00 No transposition 01 99 One to 99 cents higher Programming the pedals By default the three pedals act from right to left as damper sostenuto and soft You can freely reassign them according to your need or preference You can either assign them to the sounds by these pages or globally see page 49 Global pro gramming override these settings Hint Use sound programming to assign sound effects like damper rotary speaker speed and glide use global program Pedal 3 G 13 NM Gott L Off 2 Use the SCROLL buttons to move the cursor to the M Main or L Layer Left parameter Use the YES and NO buttons to choose the required function You can assign different functions to the Main and Layer Left sounds depending on the type of sound Th
79. he Song Edit mode Cycle Play will appear Cycle Play 1 Off 2 Press the YES button to turn the Cycle Play mode on The S Start Measure and E End Measure parameters will appear Cycle Play fon s Start Measure End Measure 3 Press the SCROLL button to select the S Start Mea sure parameter and use the YES and NO buttons to choose the measure where the cycle will be starting Keep them pressed to scroll faster Cycle Play 1 On Crs 1 Es 1 By default the S parameter corresponds to the first mea sure 4 Press the SCROLL button to select the E Ending Mea sure parameter and use the YES and NO buttons to choose the measure where the cycle will be ending Keep them pressed to scroll faster Cycle Play On S 1 1 UD 26 5 Press the EXIT button to return to the Song Play page You Il notice the Cycle Play icon appearing on the top right corner of the display indicating the function has been ac tivated 01 Prelude 1 a Cycle Play icon M 4 4 j1 This icon will stay steadily on when cycle measures are playing back It will flash when measures located before or after the cycle measures are playing for example it will flash if measure 2 or 16 is playing back when the cycle is delimited by measures 4 and 12 6 Press PLAY PAUSE to start playing The song will cycle be tween the chosen starting and ending points During playback you can press the PLAY PAUSE button to
80. he number of oscillators used by each sound 75 Technical specifications gt Polyphony Technical specifications Specifications Keyboard Touch selection Key cover Tuning Sound generation Polyphony Modes Sounds Effects Demo Metronome Recorder Pedals Connections Controls Display Amplification Speakers Power supply Consumption Dimensions W x D x H Weight Color and grain Music stand Included accessories C 720 88 key Graded Hammer Action RH3 Eight velocity curves plus fixed Wooden soft landing sliding key cover Transpose Fine tuning 10 Temperaments Quarter Tone Piano eXperience stereo sampling 62 notes max The use of 2 or more oscillator sounds and the Layer mode reduces the maximum number of simultaneous notes Single Layer Split Performance 30 40 types 7 Acoustic Pianos Honky Tonk Electric Grand 8 Electric Pianos 2 Harpsichords 2 Clavs 2 Vibra phones Acoustic Guitar 3 Jazz Organs 3 Church Organs 3 Strings 3 Choirs 4 Basses 8 Reverb types 6 Chorus types 24 Insert types including Tremolo Delay Rotary Speaker Equalizer etc Brilliance 5 settings 205 songs 20 demo songs 185 classical songs with separate R H and L H parts Tempo Time Signature Accent Standard Bell Volume controls Drum patterns 2 parts 45 000 notes per song Controls Record Play Pause Stop Part 1 On Off Part 2 On Off Functions Cycle Erase Track Qua
81. he performance at the target location 8 Press the YES button to save the performance into the selected location or the EXIT button to return to the Main page without saving with the last performance still select ed If you press YES the Are you sure message ap pears Are you sure Press YES to confirm NO to cancel 39 Editing sounds and performances gt Setting the volume After editing a performance 1 Ifyou entered Sound edit mode with the PERFORMANCE indicator turned on Performance mode after modifying something and pressing EXIT the Perf Modified page will appear Perf Modified Save Yes No 2 While this page is shown press the YES button to save the changes into a performance After you press the but Setting the volume Use this page to set each sound s volume Note If you return to editing later you might see a different edit page instead of the first one Use the SCROLL a button to reach it 1 After having pressed the EDIT button the Volume page will appear Volume 1 M 127 L 120 2 While the Main M part is selected use the YES and NO buttons to select a different value Value Meaning 0 Minimum no sound 127 Maximum very loud Adjusting the panning Panning is the position of each part in the stereo front or panorama 1 After having pressed the EDIT button use the SCROLL w button to go to the Pan edit page with the M Main pa ramete
82. his equipment CE MARK FOR EUROPEAN HARMONIZED STANDARDS CE mark which is attached to our company s products of AC mains operated apparatus until December 31 1996 means it conforms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC And CE mark which is attached after January 1 1997 means it conforms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC and Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC Also CE mark which is attached to our company s products of Battery operated apparatus means it conforms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS This product has been manufactured according to strict specifications and voltage requirements that are applicable in the country in which it is intended that this product should be used If you have purchased this product via the internet through mail order and or via a telephone sale you must verify that this product is intended to be used in the country in which you reside WARNING Use of this product in any country other than that for which it is intended could be dangerous and could invalidate the manufacturer s or distributor s warranty Please also retain your receipt as proof of purchase otherwise your product may be disqualified from the manufacturer s or distributor s warranty EXAMPLE SCREENS Some pages of the manuals show LCD screens along with an explanation of functions and operations All soun
83. hoven J Haydn 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Title La fille aux cheveux de lin Arabesque No 1 Prelude Suite Bergamasque Golliwog s Cake walk Claire de lune Suite Bergamasque Waltz No 6 Db major Op 64 1 Waltz No 7 E minor Op 64 2 Nocturne Op 9 2 Mazurka Op 7 1 Fantasie Impromptu Op 66 Etude Op 10 3 Etude Op 10 5 Promenade Tableaux d une exposition Gymnopedie No 1 Je Te Veux Salut d Amour Title Moments Musicaux Op 94 3 Jagerlied Op 19 3 Von fremden Landern und Menschen Kinderszenen Etudes de Mecanisme Op 849 No 1 Wiener Marsch The New Doll Op 39 9 Sonata K331 1st Mov Theme Anitras Tanz Op 46 No 3 Blumenlied Flower Song Tango Espana Libestraume Nr 3 Album Beyer A Ferdinand Beyer Preparatory School Op 101 La scuola preparatoria Op 101 1 2 Title Thema Var 1 12 Thema Var 1 8 Note Part 1 Teacher Part 2 Student 3 53 Title Study 3 53 Album Beyer B Ferdinand Beyer Preparatory School Op 101 La scuola preparatoria Op 101 72 54 106 Title Study 54 106 Composer C Debussy C Debussy C Debussy C Debussy C Debussy F Chopin F Chopin F Chopin F Chopin F Chopin F Chopin F Chopin M P Moussorgsky E Satie E Satie E Elgar Composer F P Schubert F Mendelssohn R Schumann Carl Czerny Carl Czerny P I Tchaikovs
84. ial number cannot benefit from servicing under the warranty This regulation is for the consumer s own protection DATA RESET When the instrument is turned off any unsaved parameters or songs are reset UPDATING THE SOFTWARE The system software of your C 720 can be updated From time to time Korg might release new versions including bug fixes and new features Please check our website for more information LIABILITY Korg products are manufactured under strict specifications and voltages required by each country These products are warranted by the Korg distrib utor only in each country Any Korg product not sold with a warranty card or carrying a serial number disqualifies the product sold from the manufac turer s distributor s warranty and liability This requirement is for your own protection and safety ASSISTANCE AND SERVICE FOR MUSICIANS For repairs contact your nearest Authorized KORG Service Center For more information on KORG products and to find software and accessories for your piano please contact your local Authorized KORG distributor KORG ON THE INTERNET Korg Inc www korg co jp Korg USA www korg com Korg UK www korg co uk Korg Canada www korgcanada com Korg Italy www korgpa com 2006 Korg Inc Printed in Italy Contents Jaeger e EE 4 IVECO PER ORE O OA Belag ee NEE 6 CONNECHONS Eee d s oui tens peed deka aes bes 8 Connecting to external audio devices 9
85. ified the Save page will appear Global Modified Save Yes No Press YES to save NO to cancel This is the diagram of the touch curves gt Strong Playing strength PP Soft 3 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main or Song Play page and save the changes see Exit from the Global edit mode on page 47 or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page see below Turning the internal speakers on or off Whether you prefer listening to the internal speakers or to an external amplification system you can turn the internal speak ers on or off Note The speakers are automatically turned on when the in strument is turned on again Hint You can also turn the speaker off by inserting a jack in the headphone connectors 7 After having kept the EDIT button pressed use the SCROLL button to show the Speaker page Speaker 2 On 2 Use the YES and NO button to turn the internal speak ers on or off 3 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main or Song Play page or the SCROLL s button to go to the next edit page see below 47 Global settings gt Master tuning Master tuning In order to adapt the C 720 pitch to that of another instru ment you can adjust the pitch Standard tuning is A4 440 HZ Note If you enter editing later you might see a different edit page instead of the first one Use the SCROLL amp button to reach it 1 After having kept the EDIT button presse
86. is allows for a great flexibility in pedal assignment Some examples A Grand Piano is the Main sound and a String Ensemble is the Layer sound Pedal 1 triggers the Damper effect for the Piano sound only it is Off for the Layer sound 44 Pedal 2 M Sost G 12 2 Ifyou are in Layer or Split mode press SCROLL w again to select the L Layer Left parameter Fine Tune 10 M 00 L 00 Use the YES and NO buttons to change the fine tune of the Layer Left sound 3 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page and save the changes see Exit from the Sound edit mode on page 38 or the SCROLL w button to go to the next edit page see below ming to assign global controls like drum pattern recorder and quarter tone control Note When a function other than Sound is assigned to a pedal in Global edit therefore overriding sound programming a G abbreviation appears in the following pedal assignment pages 1 After having pressed the EDIT button use the SCROLL w button to show the Pedal assignment page for the pedal you wish to reprogram Pedal 1 G 11 L Off M Damper L Off allowing for long held Piano notes At the same time Pedal 3 triggers the Soft effect for both sounds e A Grand Piano is the Main sound and an Acoustic Bass is the Left sound The Damper effect is assigned to the Main sound on Pedal 1 it is Off for the Left sound while the Glide effect is assigned to the Left sound
87. iting sounds and performances gt Adjusting the effects The following diagram shows the effect s routing Re eae Layer Left Sound IFX 2 Ee Chorus Send O nee an D Chorus Send Reverb Send OSAV a O Reverb Send HI Chorus o Reverb Use the following parameters to select the reverb chorus and insert effects and adjust how much of the sound must be pro cessed ___ ___Gh Use the YES and NO buttons to turn reverb on or off This corresponds to the status of the REVERB indicator 3 Press SCROLL to go to the Reverb Send edit page with the M Main parameter selected Reverb Send 4 M 127 L 100 Use the YES and NO buttons to set the amount of reverb applied to the Main sound 0 127 4 If you are in Layer or Split mode press SCROLL w again to select the L Layer Left parameter Reverb Send 4 M 127 L 100 Use the YES and NO buttons to set the amount of reverb applied to the Layer Left sound 0 127 5 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page and save the changes see Exit from the Sound edit mode on page 38 or the SCROLL w button to go to the next edit page see below 41 Editing sounds and performances gt Setting the chorus or modulation effect Setting the chorus or modulation effect The chorus or modulation effect adds depth to the sound Ei ther you are in Single Layer or Split mode a single chorus ef fect is available
88. k in cycle If you want to select a different song press one of the sound selection buttons To pause the current song press the PLAY PAUSE button Press it again to restart playback from the same position 6 To stop the current song without exiting from the Demo mode press STOP Choose a different song and wait for it to start playing back To stop the playback and exit the demo mode press the DEMO or EXIT button Basic functions Basic functions gt Playing a single sound Single mode Playing a single sound Single mode When you turn the instrument on it is in Single mode WA rell The single Grand Piano sound is selected and plays over the full keyboard Its name is shown in the display Button Var 1 Var 2 PIANO 1 GrandPiano BriteGrand PIANO 2 Honky Tonk MelloGrand E PIANO 1 Tine EP 1 SuitTineEP E PIANO 2 Dig EP 1 Dig EP 2 HARPSI CLAV Harpsi 8 Harpsi 16 VIBES GUITAR Vibes 1 Vibes 2 ORGANI Jazz Organ Perc Org 1 ORGAN2 Church Org Pipe Flute STRINGS CHOIR Strings Slow Str BASS Ac Bass El Bass Main sound GrandPiano 4 4 4120 You can replace it with any of the 40 sounds supplied with the instrument See the list of sounds in the following table more details on each sound are on page 68 Note The EPx effects are not available when you are in Layer mode Selecting a sound You can use the sound selection buttons to select a different sound 7 Press
89. ky W A Mozart Greig G Lange Albeniz F Liszt Note Student only Note Album Burgm ller F J F Burgmuller 25 Easy and Progressive Studies Op 100 25 Studi Facili e Progressivi Op 100 Title La candeur L Arabesque La pastorale La petite reunion Innocence Progres Le courant limpide La gracieuse LD ON A Un Bi WN La chasse Tendre fleur _ O La bergeronnette N l adieu Consolation _ LA Composer F Burgm ller 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Title Composer La Styrienne FBurgm ller Ballade Douce plainte La babillarde Inquietude Ave Maria La tarentelle L harmonie des anges Barcarolle Le retour L hirondelle La chevaleresque Appendix gt Error messages Error messages Write Protect While saving a song you are trying to write over a write pro tected file The song has been previously copied from a PC and it had the write protect attribute turned on while on the computer s disk Change name to the song before repeating the save operation Out of Memoy The song is too long and the memory has been filled out When the maximum memory capability has been reached re cording is automatically stopped Press EXIT to close this mes sage Maximum song length reached A song can t exceed 999 measures in length When you reach that limit the recorder is automatically stopped Please note that recording can end earlier
90. lection buttons to select different sounds for recording You can also select a different mode e g switching from Single to Split during recording When you enter Record ona new empty song both re corder s parts are ready for f SCH geren recording actually if you L play something on the key board recording begins Therefore everything you play on the keyboard will be fi SS par recorded to the song De m pending on the current mode Single Layer or Split one or both parts will be recorded SINGLE Mode LAYER SPLIT Mode gee Oe Layer Left gt PARTI Each sound is recorded into a separate recorder s part Nor mally the Main sound goes to Part 2 while the Layer or Left sound go to Part 1 see diagram You can change this for example if you don t want to record the Layer sound or if you want to record the Main sound into Part 1 instead of Part 2 To change a part s status repeatedly press the corresponding PART button Main sound Layer Left sound button The Main sound will be recorded over Part 2 while 28 Please remember that you can only access Record mode on User songs Songs contained in albums other than UserSong cannot be modified Exit from the Record mode To exit from the Record mode press the RECORD button again or the STOP button to end the Record session The RECORD indicator will turn off Here is what the indicators status mean P
91. led procedures follow starting from Step 1 Entering the Record mode 1 Select the preferred sound sound combination or perfor mance 2 Press the SONG and RECORD buttons together to access Record mode with a new empty song Record Untitled M 4 4 J120 3 Use the TEMPO buttons to set the tempo Step 1 Entering the Record mode Entering Record mode with a new blank song To enter record with a new empty song with default settings press the SONG and RECORD buttons at the same time the recorder must not be playing Waltz M 3 4 4120 ve RECORD Blank song name Record Untitled M 4 4 4120 Recording a song gt Quick recording procedure When you try to select a different song while a new or modi fied song has not yet been saved you are asked whether you want to save it or not the Song Modified message appears If you press the YES button you are kept to the Save Song page See Saving the song on page 33 for more information Note A song is recorded into a temporary memory that is lost when the instrument is turned off To preserve a new or modi fied song save it into the User Song album before turning the instrument off See Saving the song on page 33 4 Press the TEMPO MET SET buttons together to open the Metro TS Tempo page Select the time signature then press the EXIT button to exit Metro TS Tempo 1 4 4 1120 Time Signature 5 Either play th
92. low transmission of Program Change and Bank Select messages See MIDI Filters on page 53 57 MIDI gt Control Change Control Change When you operate the damper pedal adjust the balance in Layer mode or make other adjustments on the control panel a Control Change message is sent to a connected external MIDI device At the same time C 720 can receive a Control Change message from an external MIDI device connected to its MIDI IN to control the damper pedal volume adjustment and other data 58 Control Change enable disable The C 720 usually receives Control Change data If you don t want to receive or transmit them use the Filter function See MIDI Filters on page 53 Installing the Korg USB MIDI Driver gt Connecting the C 720 to a personal computer Installing the Korg USB MIDI Driver The USB port can be used to transfer MIDI data between the C 720 and a personal computer this is called the MIDI Over USB function This is useful when your computer is not fitted with a MIDI interface USB can be used in parallel with the MIDI ports For example you can connect your C 720 to a sequencer running on your computer and at the same time control another MIDI instru ment connected to the MIDI ports of the piano Connecting the C 720 this ways makes it at the same time a MIDI input device a controller and a sound generator Connecting the C 720 to a personal computer Please install the KORG USB
93. made after pressing this button are not saved to memory and are reset when turning the instrument off See page 17 ES CR A A A button makes it faster while the button makes it slower Pressed SONG together they give C Q O O Or access to metronome editing See page 20 YES REVERB CHORUS METRONOME e IEW SONG PARTI PART2 gt 11 O O O O a NO EXIT TRANSPOSE BRILLIANCE TEMPO RECORD STOP PLAY PAUSE ares Comal e playback or record SS LE ing of the songs See page 23 page 27 EXIT button Press it to TRANSPOSE button BRILLIANCE button DEMO button Turns exit Edit mode or to Press this button to Press this button to the Demo mode on off return to the Main page open the Transpose open the Brilliance to listen to the demo songs Select the songs with the sound selec tion buttons see page 11 You can play together with the demo songs Connections gt Connections PEDALS i 0000 CT vue gt H Ze a 0000 01 e LI LI e OUTPUT EE ee INPUT R L MONO R L MONO MAINS socket Connect the power cord to this connector Pedals connec tor Connect the supplied pedals to this connector OUTPUT L MONO R connec tors Audio outputs Connect these connectors to an external amplifying system With a hi fi system use the LINE AUX CD or TAPE connectors not the PHONO connector To amplify the C 720 in mono connect the single LIMONO connector Use the MAS
94. me signature cannot be modified after recording Songs time signature 01 Prelud 1 M 1 4 4 4120 Song s tempo Please remember you can exit from the Song Play page and return to the Main page by pressing the EXIT button When turning it on from the Song Play page 23 or Record page see page 27 the tempo is that of the current song You can adjust it by using the TEMPO buttons The last change is preserved until you don t choose a different song and start playing it back Choosing a time signature When turning the metronome on from the Main page the de fault time signature of 4 4 is chosen but you can adjust it by accessing the Metronome page as shown below Note If the PLAY PAUSE button is flashing you cannot change the time signature Note If you enter editing later you might see a different edit page instead of the first one Use the SCROLL button to reach it 1 Press the TEMPO and TEMPO or MET SET buttons together The first Metronome page Metro TS Tempo will appear with the Time Signature parameter selected Metro TS Tempo 1 ste 2o LE Drum patterns Instead of an ordinary time signature 4 4 3 4 etc a drum pattern can be assigned to the metronome This will give you the sense you are playing together with a real drum player You can also record a drum pattern into a song Note Contrary to ordinary metronome clicks drum pattern notes can also be re
95. mo The C 720 contains 20 pre recorded demo songs Listen to them to experience the rich sound and expressive potential of this instrument Here is a list of the available demo songs Button Bank 1 1 10 Bank 2 11 20 PIANO 1 GrandPiano1 GrandPiano2 PIANO 2 Honky Tonk Piano Pad E PIANO 1 El Piano 1 El Piano 2 E PIANO 2 Digi Piano Vintage EP HARPSI CLAV Harpsichord Clav VIBES GUITAR Vibes Ac Guitar ORGAN 1 Jazz Organ1 Jazz Organ2 ORGAN 2 Full Pipe Pipe Flute STRING CHOIR Strings Choir BASS Ac Bass El Bass During the demo playback you can t use any other buttons However you can still play the keyboard to play along with the demo songs Listen to all songs at once You can listen to all demo songs with a single command 7 Press the DEMO button The sound selection indicators will blink sequentially from left to right The Demo page will appear in the display PBk1 Press Sound 2 Wait some seconds without pressing any button The first demo song will begin to play The indicator corresponding Before you begin gt Adjusting the volume It does not control the volume of an audio device connected to the INPUT connectors Use the audio device s own controls to set its volume It is always better to start with a low volume and then increase gradually have a mini jack adapter grasp the adapter when plugging in or out the headphones Warning When using headphones protect your hearing by avoiding extended lis
96. n memory and has not yet been saved Press YES to save it or NO to cancel and aban don all changes In this latter case the song in memory will be lost Sound Modified Save The current sound or sound combination has been modified Press YES to save it or NO to cancel and abandon all changes Perf Modified Save The current performance has been modified Press YES to save it or NO to cancel and abandon all changes Globals Modified Save Global settings have been modified Press YES to save it or NO to cancel and abandon all changes Save Global Failure There was an error during save Global settings have not been saved Save Preset Failure There was an error during save The sound or sound combina tion has not been saved a preset is the common technical name for sounds and sound combinations Save Midi Failure There was an error during save Midi settings have not been saved General Reset Wait Please You are resetting the internal data General Reset nn This message shown the percentage of data being reset Warn ing Do not turn the instrument off while this message is in the display Troubleshooting If during use any of the following problems should occur carefully examine the instrument to see if you can find out what the problem is and try resolving it by following the sug gestions below If the instrument will still not function prop erly refer to your dealer or
97. n you choose different sounds effects are also changed Each sound sound combination or performance also includes its own set of effects 1 Press the RECORD button to access recording again 2 Be sure you are at the beginning of the song measure shown as Record Untitled CTN 4 4 4120 3 Make the PART 1 and or PART 2 indicator flash depend ing on the part s you want to change the sound to 4 Choose a different sound or sounds If you are editing a single part and you select a Layer or Split sound combina tion only the Main sound will be considered 5 Press RECORD to exit song recording 31 Recording a song gt Changing tempo to a recorded song Changing tempo to a recorded song If you are not happy with the tempo used for recording may you recorded with a slower tempo it is easy to adjust it after recording Note After having started recording a song you can no longer change its time signature However you can append a second section with a different time signature see Step 6 Second pass recording on page 31 step 6 1 Press the RECORD button to access recording again Pedal Punch recording With Pedal Punch recording you can use a pedal to start and stop recording Note The Pedal Punch function will not work on an empty song At least one track must already have been recorded Warning The Pedal Punch function overwrites existing notes 1 Be sure a pedal is as
98. nable command appears in the display again the USB connection has been safely turned off USB Connect 16 Enable Press the EXIT button to return to the Main or Song Play page or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page see below Erasing songs from the User Song album You can erase a song from the User Song album On the con trary songs of the other albums cannot be erased Note You can erase a song from the User Song album also via an external computer by means of the USB data connection see above 1 54 After having kept the EDIT button pressed use the SCROLL button to show the Erase Song page Erase Song 17 Prelude Exec 2 Use the YES and NO buttons to choose the song of the User Song album you wish to delete If the name is longer than the display it will scroll up to the end then return to the beginning Press the SCROLL wv button to move the cursor to the Exec command Press YES to start deletion The Are you sure message appears Press YES to confirm deletion NO to cancel and keep the song Press the EXIT button to return to the Main or Song Play page or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page see below General Reset You can reset all memory data to the original factory settings This includes sounds sound combinations performances global data Warning The general reset will delete all your user data like custom performances
99. ns gt Changing the brilliance 2 Use the YES and NO buttons to change the transpose value in steps of one semitone within a range of 11 semi tones When a transposition is active the indicator turns on 3 Press the EXIT button to exit from this page 4 Press the TRANSPOSE button again to turn transposition off The indicator will turn off 5 Press the TRANSPOSE button if you want to turn transpo sition on again with the last value selected The indicator will turn on again Wait some seconds for the page to dis appear or press the EXIT button to exit immediately If you do no changes just wait some seconds for the page to automatically disappear Otherwise you can exit from this page by pressing the EXIT button 2 Use the YES and NO buttons to change the brilliance value When a brilliance change is active the indicator turns on LA Press the EXIT button to exit from this page 4 Press the BRILLIANCE button again to turn brilliance changes off The indicator will turn off 5 Press the BRILLIANCE button if you want to turn bril liance on again with the last value selected The indicator will turn on again Wait some seconds for the page to dis appear or press the EXIT button to exit immediately can turn the reverb and chorus on off as you like by using the REVERB and CHORUS buttons on the control panel However selecting a different sound will reset the status of the buttons since it is s
100. ntize Transpose Delete Song Rename Song Damper supports half pedaling Soft supports half pedaling Sostenuto All freely assignable Audio output OUTPUT L MONO R Audio input INPUT L MONO R 2 x Headphones MIDI IN OUT Pedals USB supports Ms Windows XP Apple Mac OS X 10 2 or later Power switch Master Volume Performance Variation Split Sound selectors Scroll Value Yes No Edit Exit Reverb Chorus Transpose Brilliance Demo Metronome Tempo Recorder 2 line x 16 character backlit LCD Bi amplfied 2 x 35 Watt woofers 2 x 12 Watt tweeters 2 x 16cm woofers in closed boxes 2 x dome tweeters 120 240 V 50 60 Hz 65 Watt 55 94 x 18 50 x 35 43 inch 1421 x 470 x 900 mm including stand with music stand folded down 182 98 lbs 83 kg including stand Realwood Wenge With score holder AC power cable Song Book CD ROM with KORG USB MIDI Driver for Windows XP and Mac OS X Sounds processed with INFINITY Korg reserves the right to change the specifications without notice 76 MIDI Implementation Chart gt Polyphony MIDI Implementation Chart KORG C 720 Version 1 0 Jul 16 2006 Basic Channel Note Number Velocity Aftertouch Default 1 16 1 16 Memorized Changed 1 16 1 16 Default X X KKKKKKKKKKKKKrkKkkX 0 127 0 127 O 120 in the case of piano sounds Messages Altered kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk 0 127 O 9n V 1 127 O 9n V 1 127 Poly Key Recorded though t
101. o 4 4 Strings 4120 Scroll w randPiano 4 4 Q trings J120 2 Use the VARIATION button to select a different sound variation As an alternative use the YES and NO but tons to choose a different sound variation 3 If you desire so use the SCROLL buttons to move the cursor back to the Main sound Balancing layered sounds You can adjust the sound s volume balance Keep the Main sound button pressed to increase its vol ume and after the maximum value has been reached decrease the volume of the Layer sound Release the but ton when done e Keep the Layer sound button pressed to increase its vol ume and after the maximum value has been reached decrease the volume of the Main sound Release the but ton when done While the volume is changing a meter is shown in the display Main sound s volume Layer sound s volume Basic functions gt Playing different sounds with your left and right hand Split mode Playing different sounds with your left and right hand Split mode You can play a sound with your right hand the Main sound and a different one with the left hand the Left sound This is called the Split mode Split Point age EE Entering the Split mode To access Split mode from any other mode press the SPLIT button The Main sound of the Single or Layer mode will be as signed to the right half of the keyboard Main area shown in the first line of the displa
102. ocal heritage Great for layers Upright acoustic bass with a round full bodied sound The ideal Left Hand in Jazz and Latin music A fingered electric bass with a full round sound A mellow singing fretless bass The same acoustic bass as above but with the addition of a ride cymbal for single handed Jazz accompaniments DRUM KITS Selected only by Drum Patterns or via MIDI 1 Standard Kit 2 Jazz Kit 3 Brush Kit Legend 120 120 120 0 0 32 40 1 2 kk 1 2 kk 1 2 kk Var Variation CC0 Bank Select MSB CC32 Bank Select LSB PC Program Change Number Numbering is from 0 54 if the transmitting device uses numbers from 1 55 you will need to increment the number by one Osc Number of oscillators used by the sound Notes Program Change numbers comply with the General MIDI standard However only listed numbers have effect on the C 720 while other numbers are ignored The GrandPiano BriteGrand and MelloGrand sounds lose the EPx features when in Layer This will help save polyphony 1 oscillator in case of mono drum samples 2 oscillators in case of stereo drum samples 69 Appendix gt Performances Performances Btn Bank 1 1 1 Oo ON M UM SW DN LD ON DW UM BB W DN DI Oo ON DW WM BB W DN N O O Bank 3 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Oo ON DW UM BB W DN 30 10 Legend Name Split amp Layr Grand amp Ride Grand
103. om the power line so remove the plug from the socket if not using it for extended periods of time or before cleaning Please ensure that the mains plug or appliance couple remains readily accessible Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate nor mally or has been dropped Do not install this equipment on the far position from wall out let and or convenience receptacle Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a box for the conveyance or similar unit Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over WA ai WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN AVERTISSEMENT RISQUE DE CHOC LECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR EU E EDENDU rEry E BITS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magni tude to consti
104. on Pedal 3 it is Off for the Main sound When you want Piano notes to be held press the rightmost pedal 1 as in a traditional piano when you want the Bass to glide press the leftmost pedal 3 You can use both pedals at the same time Here are the effects that can be assigned to the pedals in Sound edit mode Setting Function Off The pedal does not affect the sound Damper Damper pedal Sost Sostenuto Sostenuto pedal Soft Soft pedal Glide Glide function When the pedal is depressed the sound glides slightly toward the lower pitch Try it on the Ac Guitar sound left pedal Rotary Rotary Speaker control typical of electro mechanical organs Try it on the Percussion Organ 1 amp 2 sounds left pedal Selecting a scale There are numerous classical compositions that were com posed using scales or temperaments that differ from the equal temperament commonly used today In order to re produce the original sound of such compositions the C 720 provides other classical scales in addition to the equal temper ament In addition scales to play ethnic and experimental mu sic are given You can assign the alternative temperament or sub scale to both sounds or just one of them The other sound will contin ue playing using the equal temperament or in some cases the stretch one 1 Press SCROLL to go to the SubScale Type edit page SubScale Type 14 Kirnberger 2 Use the Y
105. ones Transpose value If you do no changes just wait some seconds for the page to automatically disappear Otherwise you can exit from this page by pressing the EXIT button Changing the brilliance Brilliance is the sound s brightness that may be affected by the sound of the room the piano is placed into For example a heavy carpeted room sounds duller than a room containing less carpeting or furniture You can set an overall increase or decrease of brilliance for all sounds This is the same parameter you can change in the Brilliance page of the Global mode see page 48 However contrary to the changes you can make in the Global mode the changes made with this button cannot be memorized and are reset when turning the instrument off Note When the instrument is turned on brilliance set in this page is reset Brilliance may have permanently been set in Glo bal mode see page 48 7 Press the BRILLIANCE button to show the Brilliance dis play Brilliance Bright Brilliance setting Turning the effects on off The C 720 has two global effects reverb and chorus in addi tion to an insert effect for each sound see diagram on page 41 The reverb simulates the sound reverberation in a room while the chorus simulates a modulating effect that makes the sounds richer The insert effect is part of the sound itself and should remain on to avoid a dramatic change in timbre On the contrary you Basic functio
106. pause the sons or restart it from the current point You can press the STOP button to stop the song and go back to the Cycle s Start Measure Note If the S Start Measure parameter has a value other than 1 the song will be set to pause even if you press STOP Turning the Cycle Play off The Cycle Play will continue until you don t select a different song or turn the instrument off Otherwise you can manually turn it off 1 While in Song Play mode press the EDIT button The first page of the Song Edit mode should appear Cycle Play 1 gt On S 1 E l 2 Press the NO button to turn the Cycle Play mode off S 3 Press the EXIT button to return to the Song Play page The Cycle Play icon on the top right corner of the display will be gone Recording a song You can use the onboard recorder to create a song composed of up to three parts left hand right hand drum This song can then be played back on the C 720 or transferred to a com puter see Data transfer via the USB port on page 53 and played back on any other sequencer see MIDI on page 56 User created songs are first contained in a temporary non permanent memory and are to be saved into a special album called the User Song album You must save a song into this al bum before turning the instrument off or choosing a different song Quick recording procedure Recording a song on the C 720 is very easy Here is a short pro cedure More detai
107. r selected Pan 2 M R07 L L07 While the Main M part is selected use the YES and NO buttons to select a different value Value Meaning L64 Hard Left COO Center R63 Hard Right 40 ton the Save To Performance page seen above will ap pear You will be able to save the current sound or sound combination into a performance See procedure above By pressing the Performance button While in the Main page keep the PERFORMANCE button pressed The Performance Name page seen above will ap pear You will be able to save the current sound or sound com bination into a performance See procedure above 3 If you are in Layer or Split mode press the SCROLL button to select the L Layer Left parameter only avail able in Layer or Split mode Volume 1 M 127 L 120 4 While the Layer Left L part is selected use the YES and NO buttons to select a different value 5 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page and save the changes see Exit from the Sound edit mode on page 38 or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page see below 2 If you are in Layer or Split mode press SCROLL e again to go to select the L Layer Left parameter only available in Layer or Split mode Pan 2 M R07 L L07 3 While the Layer Left L part is selected use the YES and NO buttons to select a different value 4 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page and save the changes see
108. r to the MIDI OUT connector of the computer MIDI MIDI OUT WIN MIDI in MIDI OUT rrr 41 w_ A EU Standard MIDI settings When turning the instrument on the default MIDI factory settings of the C 720 are programmed as follows Parameter Setting Transmission channels see MIDI OUT 01 Main sound Channels on page 52 02 Layer sound 03 Left sound 04 Recorder Part 1 05 Recorder Part 2 10 Drum MIDI gt Standard MIDI settings Parameter Setting Reception channel s see MIDI IN All 16 tracks 1 16 Channels on page 51 Local see Turning the keyboard on or On off Local Control on page 51 Using the C 720 as a multitimbral tone generator When C 720 is controlled from an external MIDI device it can work as a 16 part multitimbral tone generator You can select a different sound on each of the 16 MIDI channels Note Sounds on the C 720 are set as in the General MIDI GM standard However not all sounds of the standard are avail able 1 Use a MIDI cable to connect the C 720 s MIDI IN to the MIDI OUT of a sequencer etc As an alternative connect Program Change The sounds of the C 720 can be selected via MIDI by sending a Program Change message on the channel where you wish to assign the sound The Sounds table on page 68 lists the Pro gram Ch
109. racter at the cursor s position 1 1 amp l 10111213141516171819 ABCDEF GHI JKLMNOPQORSTUVWXYZ abcdef ghij ki mnopaqarstuvwxyz Note The first character is a blank space When saving it will be automatically removed if added to the beginning or end of the name You can give the song a long name as explained below If it will not fit the display it will scroll entirely when it is selected When saved the MID extension will be auto matically added to the file name When you reach the end of the name a flashing asterisk appears Save Song 7 MyNal SS Save Flashing asterisk At this point you can either use the YES and NO but tons to choose a new character or press SCROLL v to moves the cursor to the Save command Save Song MyName Save Recording a song gt Saving the song 3 Press the YES button to save the song into the User Song album or the NO button to return to the Song Play mode without saving the song As an alternative you can press EXIT to exit without saving or to continue recording the current song 4 The Are you sure message appears Press YES to con firm NO to cancel and exit At the end the Song Play display will appear again and you will be able to choose a different song for playing By choosing to record a new song You can press the SONG RECORD button combination to start recording a new song If an unsaved song is
110. s play The indicator of the Left sound lights up Then keep the Left sound button pressed to increase its volume and after the maximum value has been reached decrease the volume of the Main sound Release the button when done While the volume is changing a meter is shown in the display Main sound s volume Left sound s volume producing a richly resonant decay You can control the damp er s depth by how far down you press on the pedal half ped aling Sounds like GrandPiano BriteGrand and MelloGrand also trigger EPx effects while in Single and Split mode However these effects are not available when you are in Layer mode 2 Sostenuto pedal Pressing this pedal will apply the damper effect only to the notes that are already being held down on the keyboard and will sustain only those notes The damper effect will not be ap plied to any additional notes that you play while holding down the Sostenuto pedal apart for the notes already held 3 Soft pedal Pressing this pedal will make the tone softer You can control the soft effect depth by how far down you press on the pedal half pedaling For example if you transpose upward by one semitone playing the notes shown at the lower left will produce the pitches shown at the right Ge jel Belew Note When the instrument is turned on transposing is reset 1 Press the TRANSPOSE button to show the Transpose dis play Transpose 02 semit
111. s to about 100 cents one semitone over the stan dard tuning 3 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main or Song Play page and save the changes see Exit from the Global edit mode on page 47 or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page see below After having chosen a brilliance value different than Nor mal the BRILLIANCE indicator will turn on 2 Use the YES and NO button to change the brilliance The following table lists the available settings Setting Brilliance Very Mellow Mellow The sound becomes darker Normal Normal tone Bright Very Bright The sound becomes brighter 3 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main or Song Play page and save the changes see Exit from the Global edit mode on page 47 or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page see below 7 After having kept the EDIT button pressed use the SCROLL button to show the Split Point page Split Point 5 F 3 2 Use the YES and NO button to change the split point When you change this value if you are in Split mode the current split point is also changed 3 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main or Song Play page and save the changes see Exit from the Global edit mode on page 47 or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page see below Assigning functions to the pedals By default the three pedals act as from right to left damper sostenuto and soft You can freely reassign
112. sed on a Windows XP or Mac OS X computer with no need of special software Howev What can you do with MIDI Thanks to MIDI you can use the C 720 to control other in struments use other instruments to control the C 720 and use a sequencer to create complex musical pieces MIDI connections Always connect the MIDI OUT connector of the instrument to the MIDI IN connector of another instrument Never connect two connectors of the same instrument to each other Connect the MIDI OUT connector of the transmitting mas ter device to the MIDI IN connector of the receiving slave device C 520 bottom 23 E e E BE To connect the C 720 to a computer using the MIDI ports you need a MIDI interface for the computer sequencing or musi cal notation software and two standard MIDI cables Connect the C 720 MIDI OUT connector to the MIDI IN connector of 56 er for full and easy use of all MIDI features we suggest you to install the KORG USB MIDI Driver a special software that you can find in the CD that comes with your C 720 Relevant instructions come with the software itself See Installing the Korg USB MIDI Driver on page 59 When you use the C 720 keyboard or pedal or select a sound the notes pedal activation and change in sound are transmit ted to another instrument or are recorded by an external se quencer the computer Connect the C 720 MIDI IN connecto
113. signed the Pedal Punch function see Assigning functions to the pedals on page 49 2 Be sure to choose the Pedal Punch recording mode see Step 3 Setting the record options on page 29 Record Mode 1 Pedal Punch Auto Punch recording With Auto Punch recording you can set the start and stop re cording points so that recording automatically begins and ends at the defined measures Note The Auto Punch function will not work on an empty song At least one track must already be recorded Warning The Auto Punch function overwrites existing notes 1 Be sure to choose the Pnc Auto Punch recording mode see Step 3 Setting the record options on page 29 Record Mode 1 Pnc S 001 E 001 Start Measure End Measure 32 w w Be sure you are at the beginning of the song measure shown as Record Untitled CTN 001 4 4 4120 Be sure neither the PART 1 or PART 2 indicator is flashing Use the TEMPO buttons to adjust the tempo Press PLAY PAUSE to start the song Just let a few beats play Press STOP or RECORD to exit song recording Press the EXIT button to return to the Record page Make the PART 1 and or PART 2 indicator flash depend ing on the part s you want to record Press PLAY STOP to start the recorder The song will be heard When it is time to start recording press the pedal set to the Pedal Punch function and start recording When finished press the pedal
114. still in mem ory the Song Modified page will appear see below By choosing a different song Ifyou try to choose a different song while the current one has been recorded or modified and has not yet been saved you are prompted to save it 1 Press the SONG button to select a different song If the current song has been recorded or edited but not yet been saved the Song Modified message will appear Song Modified Save Yes No 2 Press the NO button to delete the song or abandon the changes to a previously saved song Or press EXIT to re turn to the current song without saving Otherwise press the YES button to make the Save Song page appear Save Song Untitled Save 3 From here on the save procedure is the same seen above How I delete a Song from the UserSong album To delete a song from memory after having saved it use the procedure described in Erasing songs from the User Song al bum on page 54 33 Editing a song gt Setting Cycle Play Editing asong After having been recorded a user created song can be edited and then saved again in the User Song album Please note that songs con tained in albums other than UserSong cannot be edited The only Edit function that can be accessed with these songs is the Cycle Play Setting Cycle Play Cycle Play allows you to repeat a passage during play to prac tice with it over and over Note If you enter editing later you might see a different
115. t the speaker box fall down or you will damage it 11 Finally fasten the speaker box E to the front bar B with the five screws b speaker box E to the left side panel C using three screws a 12 Fold the two protective cardboard sheets e so that they are transformed into safety hoods for the side panels 13 Apply the hoods e to the rounded sides of the side pan els 14 Attach the instrument Warning The side panels are easily scratched please use caution Lift the instrument with both hands being careful to keep them not closer than 70mm from both ends of the piano to avoid pinching Position the screw heads pro truding from the inside of the left and right side panels so that they are aligned with the grooves at the left and right ends of the instrument and gently lower the instrument onto the stand If the instrument is aligned correctly the screws on the inside of the side panels will fit firmly into the grooves Warning Carefully lower the left and right ends of the instrument evenly keeping the instrument at level and being careful not to pinch your hand or drop the instru ment Lifting only one side is very dangerous and may also damage the metal fixtures of the instrument itself You must raise or lower both left and right ends of the instrument simultaneously keeping the instrument at level Assembling the stand gt Assembling procedure You can perform this step more easily if
116. te pianos on the same keyboard Useful when both the teacher and student are playing on the piano at the same time GrandPiano demo with enhanced PnoExp effects These performances with sounds set in Layer mode do not use EPx effects Performance 30 PnoExpDEMO is designed to demonstrate our Piano eXperience technology by exaggerating the amount of key off hammer return portion of the Grand Piano sound it is not intended to be a play able timbre Normally these additional Piano eXperience sounds are not perceived as separate elements but together with the other sample layers they are a vital part of the realism and the authentic piano tone 70 Effects Reverb Hall 1 Hall 2 Hall 3 Wet Plate Dry Plate Room 1 Room 2 BrightRoom IFX EQ LoGain HiGain HLGain MdGain Delay Echo 1 Echo 2 Echo 3 Dly4th Dly3 4 Dly8th Description Beschreibung Reverb Smooth Hall Reverb Smooth Hall Reverb Smooth Hall Reverb Wet Plate Reverb Dry Plate Reverb Room Reverb Room Reverb Bright Room Description Low Boost Hi Boost Hi Lo Boost Mid Boost Short Delay Medium Delay Long Delay Midi BPM Sync quarters Midi BPM Sync quarters triplets Midi BPM Sync eights Chorus Chorus Harm Chor Chorus Dly Ensemble Flanger Tremolo IFX Single FX Pan Trem Phaser Rotary AmpSim Comp Limit Excit Wah Double FX PhaTrm AmpTrm CmpAmp OD Wah WahAmp Appendix gt Effec
117. ted function in Global mode see General Reset on page 55 1 After having pressed the EDIT button use the SCROLL w button to show the Reset Sound Performance page Reset Snd Prf 16 Exec 46 2 Press YES to start resetting The Are you sure message appears Press YES to confirm resetting NO to cancel and leave your custom data untouched If you choose to reset the current performance sound or sound combination is reset to the factory values Global settings Global edit is where you can edit some general parameters not tied to the single sounds or songs Accessing Global edit Keep the EDIT button pressed for more than one second to access the Global edit mode Touch settings The keyboard sensitivity or touch can be programmed 1 After having kept the EDIT button pressed use the SCROLL button to show the Touch Sensitivity page Touch Sens 1 Medium 2 2 Use the YES and NO button to change sensitivity The following table lists the available touch settings Setting Touch sensitivity Fixed Fixed dynamic 100 Soft 1 3 Loud notes can be produced even by playing lightly Medium 1 2 Hard 1 3 Normal piano touch Loud notes can be produced only by playing very hard Global settings gt Touch settings Exit from the Global edit mode After having edited some parameter press EXIT to exit the Global mode If nothing was modified you exit immediately If something was mod
118. tening at high volumes Note When not using them you can append your headpho hones to the dedicated hook under the piano to the demo song currently in play will turn on The name of the song will be shown in the display DEMO GrandPianols Bkl Pre Ound All demo songs will be played back one after the other After the last song the playback will begin again from the first song 3 To pause the current song press the PLAY PAUSE button Press it again to restart playback from the same position 4 To stop the playback and exit the demo mode press the DEMO or the EXIT button Listen to a specified song You can select just one demo song to be played back 1 First of all you must select one of the demo song banks e To select the first bank BKI songs 1 10 press the DEMO button once The indicators will blink sequentially from left to right The Demo page will appear in the display Press Sound e To select the second bank Bk2 songs 11 20 press the YES button To return to the first bank press the NO button 2 Press one of the sound selection buttons to select the cor responding demo song in the selected bank The demo is based on the sound associated with the button The indi cator on the selected demo button will stay on while the other indicators will turn off 11 Before you begin gt Listening to the Demo 12 After the end of the selected song all the songs will be played bac
119. them according to your need or preference You can either assign them to the sounds see page 44 or globally by these pages Global pro gramming override sound settings Hint Use sound programming to assign sound effects like damper rotary speaker velocity and glide use global program 2 Use the YES and NO button to choose the assigned function Setting Function Sound The pedal is programmed by the selected sound sound combination or performance see Programming the pedals on page 44 Fill In The pedal triggers as the Fill In command for the drum pattern see Drum patterns on page 21 The pedal activates the Quarter Tone func tion When this function is turned on you can detune some notes in realtime to make custom scales See Quarter Tone SubScale realtime programming below Quarter Tone Each time the pedal is pressed the master transpose is raised by one semitone Transpose Up Pedal 3 Glob 8 Pedal 2 Glob 7 Pedal 1 Glob 6 Sound Sound Sound Global settings gt Assigning functions to the pedals ming to assign global controls like drum pattern recorder and quarter tone control Note When a function other than Sound is assigned to a pedal therefore overriding sound programming a G abbreviation appears in the pedal assignment pages in Sound Edit mode 1 After having kept the EDIT button pressed use the SCROLL button to show the Pedal assignment page for
120. to an Authorized Korg Service Center Problem Possible remedy Page The instrument Check that the AC adapter is correctly 10 will not turn on connected to the piano and the out let No sound 1 Make sure that the volume is not 10 set on 0 If it is bring it up to an ade quate level 2 Make sure there is not a jack 11 plugged into one of the PHONES con nectors This would turn the internal speakers off if so unplug the jack 3 Make sure that the MIDI Local 51 function is not set on OFF If it is set it to ON or turn the instrument off and then on again Appendix gt Troubleshooting Polyphony The C 720 contains sampled sounds which have been record ed analyzed and processed from the actual sounds of the orig inal musical instruments These sounds usually consist of one or more different samples reproduced by pressing a key Each sample is played back by a single oscillator Sounds using just one oscillator have a full polyphony of max 62 voices while sounds using two oscillators have a limited polyphony of max 31 notes Sounds using more oscillators have a more limited polyphony When the number of notes exceeds the limit of the sound some notes will be stopped so that the new ones can be heard Furthermore when playing in Layer mode with more than two notes the max polyphony depends on how many oscillators are used in total Please refer to the table on page 68 for more information about t
121. ts Description Chorus Harmonic Chorus Chorus Delay Ensemble Flanger Tremolo Description Auto Pan Tremolo Phaser Rotary Speaker Amp Simulator Compressor Stereo Limiter Exciter Wah Phaser Tremolo Amp Simulator Tremolo Compressor Amp Simulator Overdrive Wah Wah Amp Simulator 71 Appendix gt Songs songs Album SongBook LD ON DW UM Bi WN _ ida a a WIN O 14 15 16 Title Prelude 1 The Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 Invention No 1 Jesu Joy of Man s Desiring Sonata K 545 Turkish March Sonata K 331 For Elise Piano Sonate Op 13 2 A Maiden s Prayer Arabesque Op 100 2 La styrienne Op 100 14 La chevaleresque Op 100 25 Springs Song Op 62 6 Traumerei Op 15 7 Heidenroslein Spinning Song Dolly s Dreaming and Awakening Album Classics 1 LA LD ON OO UN A 10 11 Title Frohlicher Landmann La Violette Op 99 1 Menuett G dur BWV Anh 114 Gavotte 3 Sonatinen 1 C dur Op 20 1 6 Sonatinen 1 C dur Op 55 1 Sonatine C dur Op 36 1 Piano Sonate Op 49 2 1 Piano Sonate Op 27 2 1 Menuett G dur Op 10 Andante Composer J S Bach J S Bach J S Bach W A Mozart W A Mozart L v Beethoven L v Beethoven T Badarzewska F Burgmuller F Burgmuller F Burgmuller F Mendelssohn R Schumann G Lange A Ellmenreich T Oesten Composer R Schumann R Streabbog J S Bach J S Bach Fr Kuhlau Fr Kuhlau M Clementi L v Beethoven L v Beethoven L v Beet
122. tute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and mainte nance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product THE FCC REGULATION WARNING FOR U S A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the user s authority to operate t
123. ut using the metronome 1 Press the PLAY PAUSE button to start recording The in dicator on the PLAY PAUSE button will turn on As an al ternative you can play a note on the keyboard or press the pedal assigned as the Play Pause function To start with a pick up measure or anacrusis start with the PLAY PAUSE button then wait until the desired beat is playing Assuming the Fast Play option has been left on the initial pause will be ignored during playback see Fast Play on page 50 2 Press STOP to stop recording As an alternative press the RECORD button or the pedal assigned as the Stop func tion The indicator on the RECORD button turns off The song returns to the beginning B Recording with the metronome Here is how to record if you chose an ordinary time signature 1 Press the METRONOME button to hear the click before starting to record 2 Press the PLAY PAUSE button to start recording The in dicator on the PLAY PAUSE button will turn on As an al ternative you can play a note on the keyboard or press the pedal assigned as the Play Pause function To start with a pick up measure or anacrusis start with the PLAY PAUSE button then wait until the desired beat is playing Assuming the Fast Play option has been left on 30 Use the YES and NO buttons to choose a time signa ture You can select either an ordinary time signature 4 4 3 4 and the like or a drum pattern 8 Beat Jazz Waltz
124. w 2 Use the YES and NO button to choose the source of the clock message Setting MIDI Clock Internal The MIDI Clock is generated by the C 720 itself The message is also sent to the MIDI OUT and USB ports External MIDI The MIDI Clock is received from an external MIDI device connected to the C 720 s MIDI IN port The MIDI Clock is received from an external device connected to the C 720 s USB port External USB 3 Press the EXIT button to return to the Main or Song Play page or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page see below 7 After having kept the EDIT button pressed use the SCROLL button to show the MIDI IN Channels page MIDI IN Ch 13 Ch 1 Track 1 2 Use the YES and NO button to choose one of the 16 available channels Ch to be programmed 3 Press the SCROLL button to move the cursor to the as signed track MIDI IN Ch 13 Ch 1 Trackl 51 Global settings gt MIDI OUT Channels 4 Use the YES and NO buttons to choose a different track Here is a list of the available tracks for each of the MIDI IN channels Tracks Meaning Off No data received on the selected channel This is useful when an external sequencer is sending data to two or more different devices Turn off all channels you want to reserve to the other device s Track 1 16 One of the 16 tracks of the C 720 Global Global track All notes and pedal controls damper sostenuto soft received via the M
125. with the MID extension To select the correct sounds on the C 720 imported songs must comply with the General MIDI GM standard Not all GM sounds can be played since C 720 includes only a subset of the GM standard This is the diagram of the data GLOBAL PERFORM PRESET USERSONG L i i i I I t After data transfer is completed remove the KORG SSD icon from the computer desktop Please refer to your com puter s documentation for any care on ejecting removing USB storage devices However here is what you should commonly do On a Windows PC Right click the KORG SSD icon dis played in the right side of your computer s taskbar In the menu that appears left click Stop USB disk driver drive name Make sure that a message indicating that the USB disk may be disconnected safely is displayed At this point the C 720 should have been automatically dis connected from your personal computer and the Enable command should appear again in the C 720 s display meaning connection has been deactivated On a Mac Drag the KORG SSD icon over the Eject icon on the Dock Mac OS 9 drag it to the trashcan on the desktop and wait until the icon disappears When it is no longer shown go to the C 720 and press the NO button to deactivate data connection The C 720 will be reinitial ized and the Enable command will appear in the display again meaning connection has been deactivated 6 When the E
126. with the TEMPO buttons If the Tempo Record option see page 29 has been activated any tempo change will be recorded Recording a song gt Step 6 Second pass recording tion The indicator on the RECORD button turns off The song returns to the beginning Note After 999 measures the record automatically ends 6 You cannot change the time signature or drum pattern chosen during 4 4 the first recording pass However if you are start ing to record from the end of the song you can move there by assigning the highest possible value to the M Measure parameter you can choose a different time signature or a drum pattern for a new section to be appended at the end of the current sec tion This is useful to create a song with different time sig natures or with a drum pattern starting to play at a section following the first one see diagram First pass recording 3 4 l Second pass recording 7 Choose a measure to start recording from You can start recording from a measure other than the first one by changing the M Measure parameter before starting the recorder Record Untitled QM 001D 4 4 4120 YES Record Untitled M 099 94 4 4120 8 Start recording 9 When done press the STOP or RECORD button to stop recording Changing sounds to a recorded song If you are not happy with the sounds used for recording it is easy to replace them with different sounds Note Whe
127. y and a Bass sound will be assigned to the left half of the keyboard Left area shown in the second line of the display Main sound GrandPiano 4 4 Ac Bas 4120 Left sound While the Ac Bass sound will be chosen as the Left sound the first time you enter Split mode the last selected sound will be assigned if you return to Split mode later Exit from the Split mode To exit Split mode press the SPLIT button again to return to the Single mode or press two sound selection buttons together to enter Layer mode Choosing a different split point If the selected split point is too high or too low you can choose a different one Please note that you can set a default split point to have it ready each time you turn the instrument on see Default split point on page 48 1 Keep the SPLIT button pressed The current split point is shown in the display while you keep the button pressed SplitPoint F 3 2 Playa note to set a different split point 3 Release the SPLIT button Selecting a different Main sound You can select a different Main sound after accessing the Split mode Use the sound selection buttons as you would do to se lect a sound in Single mode Selecting a variation of the Main sound You can select a variation of the Main sound after accessing the Split mode 1 Be sure the cursor is in the first line of the display If it isn t use the SCROLL a button to move it there Cursor O ran
128. y page Playing back a song gt Muting unmuting a recorder s part 1 Press the PART 1 or PART 2 button de A pending on the Part METRONOME METSET NEW SONG you want to mute O Ol usually Part 1 left GEM TEMPO RECORD STOP PLAY PAUSE hand Part 2 right hand This may be different with songs imported via USB The muted part s indicator turns off SONG PART 1 PART2 At this point you can play the muted part on the keyboard 2 Press the same button again to unmute the part and let its indicator turn on again 2 Use the TEMPO button to decrease the tempo and make the song play slower 3 Press both the YES and NO buttons at the same time to recall the original tempo of the song When selecting different sounds their effects are also recalled Be careful since this can dramatically affect the song s overall sound When selecting a different song the song s effects are selected again 25 Playing back a song gt Cycle Play Cycle Play When practicing you can choose a passage to be repeated again and again This way you can try it until it is perfect This is called the Cycle Play function Note When the Cycle Play is activated the Fast Play function no longer works see page 50 Note If you enter editing later you might see a different edit page instead of the first one Use the SCROLL a button to reach it 1 While in Song Play mode press the EDIT button The first page of t

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