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DIGITAL PIANO
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MAN0010006
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© KORG Italy 2006. All rights reserved PART NUMBER: MAN0010006
User’s Manual
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C720_English.fm Page 1 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:14 PM The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s • Read these instructions. enclosure that may be of sufficient magni- • Keep these instructions. tude to constitute a risk of electric shock to • Heed all warnings. persons. • Follow all instructions. • Do not use this apparat
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C720_English.fm Page 2 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:14 PM EXAMPLE SCREENS UPDATING THE SOFTWARE Some pages of the manuals show LCD screens along with an explanation of The system software of your C-720 can be updated. From time to time, Korg functions and operations. All sound names, parameter names, and values are might release new versions including bug fixes and new features. Please merely examples and may not always match the actual display you are work- check our web
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C720_English.fm Page 3 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:14 PM > Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Editing sounds and performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Main features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Accessing the Sound edit mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Exit from the Soun
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C720_English.fm Page 4 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:14 PM Introduction > Main features Introduction Main features Wide range of sounds Piano eXperience (or EPx) effects are particularly evident in sounds like GrandPiano, BriteGrand and MelloPiano. Forty different and expressive high-quality sounds, including a Stereo Concert Grand Piano. You can use the Layer and Split One-hundred eighty-five songs functions to simultaneously play a combination of two sounds. So
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C720_English.fm Page 5 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:14 PM Introduction > Main features Temperaments an insert effect (delay, phaser, equalizer, rotary speaker, etc…), that is specially suited to each particular sound. In addition to the Equal temperament, the C-720 allows you to select nine alternative temperaments, for historically accurate Powerful integrated amplification performance of classical music, or experimenting. When se- lecting an acoustic piano sound, the typica
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C720_English.fm Page 6 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:14 PM Control panel > 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. / (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- ab
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C720_English.fm Page 7 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:14 PM Control panel > +/YES / -/NO (Value) but- tons: Change the value of the parameters appearing EDIT button: Press it in the display. The editable to access the Edit parameter is shown by the mode relevant to the current type of data cursor ( ) placed on its selected in the dis- left, or (when editing text) play. Four Edit modes with the character/cipher in are available: Sound edit flashing. By keeping R
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C720_English.fm Page 8 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:14 PM Connections > Connections MAINS socket: Connect the power cord to this connector. MIDI (OUT, IN) connectors: Pedals connec- OUTPUT (L/MONO, R) connec- Connectors that are used to tor: Connect the tors: Audio outputs. Connect connect other MIDI devices supplied pedals these connectors to an external (sequencer, keyboards, etc.). to this connector. amplifying system. (With a hi-fi OUT: Data output (to be system use t
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C720_English.fm Page 9 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:14 PM Connections > Connecting to external audio devices Connecting to external audio devices Connecting to an external amplification system amplification, connect only the L/MONO output. Do not con- nect the output of a power amplifier! Use the OUTPUT connectors, if you like to connect your C- 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
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C720_English.fm Page 10 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:14 PM Before you begin > Open the key cover Before you begin Open the key cover Gently lift the center of the sliding key cover by the indented To close the key cover, gently lift the center by the indented portion, and support it while you slide it carefully and fully portion, and slide it forward. The cover has a soft-landing into the C-720. Before you open the key cover, make sure that mechinism, that makes closing it
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C720_English.fm Page 11 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:14 PM Before you begin > Adjusting the volume Adjusting the volume Rotate the MASTER VOLUME knob towards the right to in- It does not control the volume of an audio device connected to crease the volume; towards the left to decrease the volume. The the INPUT connectors. Use the audio device’s own controls to maximum value is “10”; the minimum (silence) is “0”. This set its volume. control adjusts the output level of t
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C720_English.fm Page 12 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:14 PM Before you begin > Listening to the Demo 3. After the end of the selected song, all the songs will be 6. To stop the current song without exiting from the Demo played back in cycle. mode, press STOP. Choose a different song and wait for it to start playing back. 4. If you want to select a different song, press one of the sound selection buttons. 7. To stop the playback and exit the demo mode, press the DEMO or EXIT button. 5. To pause
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C720_English.fm Page 13 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:14 PM Basic functions > Playing a single sound (Single mode) Basic functions Playing a single sound (Single mode) When you turn the instrument on, it is in Single mode. Main sound Main GrandPiano 4/4 120 The single Grand Piano sound is selected, and plays over the full keyboard. Its name is shown in the display: You can replace it with any of the 40 sounds supplied with the instrument. See the list of sounds in the follo
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C720_English.fm Page 14 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:14 PM Basic functions > 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 Selecting a variation of the Main sound is like having two “overlapping” sounds. This is called the Lay- You can select a variation of the current Main sound. er mode. 1. Be sure the cursor is in the first line of the display. If it isn’t, use the SCROLL
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C720_English.fm Page 15 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:14 PM Basic functions > 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), Selecting a variation of the Main sound and a different one with the left hand (the Left sound). This is You can select a variation of the Main sound after accessing the called the Split mode. Split mode. 1. Be sure the curs
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C720_English.fm Page 16 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:14 PM Basic functions > Using the pedals As an alternative, use the display controls: Balancing sounds in Split mode 1. Use the SCROLL buttons to move the cursor to the Left You can adjust the sound’s volume balance. sound. • Keep the Main sound button (the one whose indicator is turned on) pressed, to increase its volume and (after the GrandPiano 4/4 maximum value has been reached) decrease the volume of Ac.Bass 120 the
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C720_English.fm Page 17 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:14 PM Basic functions > Changing the brilliance Note: When the instrument is turned on, transposing is reset. 2. Use the +/YES and -/NO buttons to change the transpose value in steps of one semitone, within a range of ±11 semi- 1. Press the TRANSPOSE button to show the Transpose dis- tones. When a transposition is active, the indicator turns play: on. Transpose 3. Press the EXIT button to exit from this page. +02 semitones 4. Press th
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C720_English.fm Page 18 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:14 PM Using performances > Choosing performances Using performances Performances are registrations of sound combinations. In- Performance stead of selecting single sounds, or a combination of sounds, Button Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 you simply select a performance. A performance then recalls one or two sounds, each one with their own settings, plus the 5 (HARPSI/CLAV) EGrand Pad* EP&NoFret Guitar Pad* memorized split point (if the sounds are in S
