PRECAUTIONS

LOCATIONUsing the unit in the following locations can result in amalfunction. In direct sunlight Locations of extreme temperature or humidity Excessively dusty or dirty locations Locations of excessive vibration Close to magnetic fields

POWER SUPPLYPlease connect the designated AC adapter to an ACoutlet of the correct voltage. Do not connect it to an ACoutlet of voltage other than that for which your unit isintended.

INTERFERENCE WITH OTHER ELECTRICALDEVICESRadios and televisions placed nearby may experiencereception interference. Operate this unit at a suitabledistance from radios and televisions.

HANDLINGTo avoid breakage, do not apply excessive force to theswitches or controls.

CAREIf the exterior becomes dirty, wipe it with a clean, drycloth. Do not use liquid cleaners such as benzene orthinner, or cleaning compounds or flammable polishes.

KEEP THIS MANUALAfter reading this manual, please keep it for later refer-ence.

KEEPING FOREIGN MATTER OUT OF YOUREQUIPMENTNever set any container with liquid in it near thisequipment. If liquid gets into the equipment, it couldcause a breakdown, fire, or electrical shock.Be careful not to let metal objects get into the equip-ment. If something does slip into the equipment,unplug the AC adapter from the wall outlet.Then contact your nearest Korg dealer or the storewhere the equipment was purchased.

THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (FOR USA)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 rea-sonable protection against harmful interference in a resi-dential 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 interfer-ence by one or more of the following measures:Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit differ-

ent from that to which the receiver is connected.Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV techni-

cian for help.Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the users authority to operate this equipment.

NOTICE REGARDING DISPOSAL (EU ONLY)When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol isdisplayed on the product, owners manual, bat-tery, or battery package, it signifies that when youwish to dispose of this product, manual, packageor battery you must do so in an approved manner.Do not discard this product, manual, package orbattery along with ordinary household waste.

Disposing in the correct manner will prevent harm tohuman health and potential damage to the environment.Since the correct method of disposal will depend on theapplicable laws and regulations in your locality, please con-tact your local administrative body for details. If the batterycontains heavy metals in excess of the regulated amount, achemical symbol is displayed below the crossed-outwheeled bin symbol on the battery or battery package.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERSThis product has been manufactured according to strictspecifications and voltage requirements that are applicablein the country in which it is intended that this productshould be used. If you have purchased this product via theinternet, through mail order, and/or via a telephone sale,you must verify that this product is intended to be used inthe country in which you reside.WARNING: Use of this product in any country other thanthat for which it is intended could be dangerous and couldinvalidate the manufacturers or distributors warranty.Please also retain your receipt as proof of purchase other-wise your product may be disqualified from the manufac-turers or distributors warranty.

DATA HANDLINGData stored in memory may occasionally be lost due toincorrect user action. Be sure to save your importantdata to a memory card. KORG will not be responsiblefor damages caused by data loss.

LCD DISPLAYSome pages of the manuals show LCD screens alongwith an explanation of operation and functionality. Allsound names, parameter names, and values are merelyexamples and may not always match the actual displaythat you are working on.

TRADEMARKSMac, the Mac logo and the Audio Units logo are trade-marks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and othercountries.MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks ofMicrosoft Corporation, registered in the U.S. and othercountries.All product names and company names are the trade-marks or registered trademarks of their respectiveowners.

COPYRIGHT WARNINGThis professional device is intended only for use withworks for which you yourself own the copyright, forwhich you have received permission from the copy-right holder to publicly perform, record, broadcast,sell, and duplicate, or in connection with activitieswhich constitute fair use under copyright law. If youare not the copyright holder, have not received permis-sion from the copyright holder, or have not engaged infair use of the works, you may be violating copyrightlaw, and may be liable for damages and penalties. Ifyou are unsure about your rights to a work, please con-sult a copyright attorney.KORG TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYINFRINGEMENT COMMITTED THROUGH USE OFKORG PRODUCTS.

THE BALANCE SLIDERWhen turning the instrument on, please be assured the BALANCE slider is set to the cen-

ter. This sets both Sequencer 1 (SEQ1) and Sequencer 2 (SEQ2) to their maximum level. This will avoid you start a Song without hearing anything.

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HOW TOKeyboardselect a Sound Program 25select a Performance 25play a Sound Program across the

whole keyboard, as with a piano 24split the keyboard in two 24add sounds to the right hand 24mute/unmute sounds 24

Style Play modeselect a Style 26start/stop the Style 27select a Fill or a Break 27select a Style Variation 27see the Style tracks 41create a new Style 52

Song Play modeplay a Song (Standard MIDI File) 31see the Lyrics 74see the Song tracks 73start both Sequencers at the same time 18, 80

Backing Sequence moderecord a new Backing Sequence (Song) 82

Song moderecord a new Song 91edit a Standard MIDI File 89

In generalturn the speakers off 126change the Damper polarity 127select the Arabic Scale 34

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TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroductionWelcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Useful links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Loading the operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Reloading the Factory Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Start up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Connecting the AC power adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Turning the instrument on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Controlling the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10The BALANCE slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Audio Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Audio Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11MIDI connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Damper Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11The music stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Display and User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Display controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Interface structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Message windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Symbols and Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Grayed-out non-available parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Basic GuideBasic operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Playing on the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Selecting, muting/unmuting and soloing a track . . . 24Selecting a Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Selecting a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Selecting a Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Selecting a Single Touch Setting (STS) . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Changing all keyboard tracks at once . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Shortcut to see the original bank for a Style,

Performance or Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Playing a Style (Automatic Accompaniment) . . . . . . 27Playing in Realtime

(Without using Automatic Accompaniment) . . . . 28Recording a Song (Simultaneously recording t

he Style and realtime performance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Playing a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Editing a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32The Arabic Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35What is MIDI? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Midifiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35The General MIDI standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35The Global channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35The Chord 1 and Chord 2 channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36The Control channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36MIDI Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Connecting Liverpool to a Master keyboard . . . . . . . 36Connecting the Liverpool to a MIDI accordion . . . . . 37Connecting the Liverpool to an external sequencer . 37Playing another instrument with the Liverpool . . . . . 38

Reference GuideStyle Play operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Whats a Style? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Styles and Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Changing and resetting the Tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40The DIRECT SD bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Style tracks page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41How to select Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41The Write window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Page 1 - Mixer: Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Page 2 - Mixer: Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Page 3 - Mixer: FX Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Page 4 - Tuning: Detune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Page 5 - Tuning: Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Page 6 - Tuning: PitchBend Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Page 7 - FX: A/B Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Page 8 - FX: C/D Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Page 9 - FX: A editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Page 10 - FX: B editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Page 11 - FX: C editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Page 12 - FX: D editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Page 13 - Track: Easy edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Page 14 - Track: Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Page 15 - Track: Internal/External . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Page 16 - R.T. controls: Damper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Page 17 - R.T. controls: Joystick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Page 18 - R.T. controls: Dynamic range . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Page 19 - R.T. controls: Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Page 20 - Style controls: Drum/Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Page 21 - Style controls:

Wrap Around / Keyboard Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Page 22 - Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Page 23 - Preferences: Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Page 24 - Preferences: controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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Style Record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52The Styles structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Style Import/Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Entering the Record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Listening to the Style while in Record/Edit mode . . . 53Exit and Save/Abort Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54The Write window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54List of recorded events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Fast Delete using the control panel buttons . . . . . . . . 54Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Style Tracks page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Step Record page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Style Record procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Page 1 - Edit: Quantize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Page 2 - Edit: Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Page 3 - Edit: Velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Page 4 - Event Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Page 5 - Event Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Event Edit procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Page 6 - Edit: Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Page 7 - Edit: Delete All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Page 8 - Edit: Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Page 9 - Style Element Controls: Programs . . . . . . . . 68Page 10 - Style Element Controls: Expression . . . . . . 68Page 11 - Style Element Controls: Keyboard Range . 68Page 12 - Style Element Controls:

Chord Variation Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Page 13 - Style Controls: Mode/Tension . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Song Play operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70The Songs and the Standard MIDI File format . . . . . 70Transport controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70MIDI Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Switching between sequencers during editing . . . . . 70Selecting a Song composing its progressive number 70Realtime and sequencer tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Master Volume, Sequencer Volume, BALANCE . . . 71Effects in Song Play mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Groove Quantize window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71The Write window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Tracks 18 page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Tracks 916 page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Song Select page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74The Lyrics page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Playing a Jukebox file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Page 1 - Mixer: Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Page 2 - Mixer: Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Page 3 - Mixer: FX send A/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Page 3 - Mixer: FX send C/D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Page 4 - FX: A/B Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Page 4 - FX: C/D Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Page 5 - FX: A editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Page 6 - FX: B editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Page 5 - FX: C editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Page 6 - FX: D editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Page 7 - Track: Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Page 8 - Track: Internal/External . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Page 9 - Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Page 10 - Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Saving a list of Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Backing Sequence operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . 82Transport controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82The Backing Sequence, Song and Song Play modes . 82How to playback a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Realtime Recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Chord/Acc Step recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Main Page (Backing Sequence Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Load Song page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Save Song page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Realtime Recording page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Chord/Acc Step Recording page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86How to delete a whole Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Song operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Transport controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Master Volume and Sequencer Volume . . . . . . . . . . . 89The Songs and the Standard MIDI File format . . . . . 89Fast track deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89How to delete a whole Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Tracks 18 page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Tracks 916 page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Load Song page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Save Song page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Realtime Record procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Step Record procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Song Record page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Step Record page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Page 1 - Mixer: Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Page 2 - Mixer: Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Page 3 - Mixer: FX Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Page 4 - Mixer: FX Send A/B (or C/D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Page 5 - Tuning: Detune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Page 6 - Tuning: Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Page 7 - Tuning: PitchBend/Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Page 8 - FX: A/B Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Page 9 - FX: C/D Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Page 10 - FX: A editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Page 11 - FX: B editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Page 12 - FX: C editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Page 13 - FX: D editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Page 14 - Track: Easy edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Page 15 - Track: Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Page 16 - Track: Internal/External . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Page 17 - Edit: Quantize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Page 18 - Edit: Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Page 19 - Edit: Velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Page 20 - Edit: Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Page 21 - Edit: Cut Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Page 22 - Edit: Insert Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Page 23 - Edit: Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Page 24 - Event Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Page 25 - Event Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Event Edit procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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Program operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Sound Programs and Drum Programs . . . . . . . . . . . 106Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107The Compare function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107How to select oscillators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Erase Program/Oscillator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107The Write window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Page 1 - Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Page 2 - Sample (Sound Programs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Page 2 - DK Samples (Drum Programs) . . . . . . . . . . 109Page 3 - Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Page 4 - Pitch LFO1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Page 5 - Pitch LFO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Page 6 - Pitch EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Page 7 - Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Page 8 - Filter Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Page 9 - Filter LFO1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Page 10 - Filter LFO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Page 11 - Filter EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Page 12 - Amp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Page 13 - Amp Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Page 14 - Amp LFO1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Page 15 - Amp LFO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Page 16 - Amp EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Page 17 - LFO1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Page 18 - LFO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Page 19 - Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Page 20 - FX1 editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Page 21 - FX2 editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list . . . . . . . . . 124

Global edit environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126The Write window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126Page 1 - General controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126Page 2 - Master Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Page 3 - Assignable Pedal/Footswitch,

Assignable Slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Page 4 - MIDI Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Page 5 - MIDI Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128Page 6 - MIDI IN Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128Page 7 - MIDI IN Controls (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Page 8 - MIDI IN Controls (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Page 9 - MIDI IN Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Page 10 - MIDI OUT Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Page 11 - MIDI OUT Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Card Edit environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131The WRITE/CARD IN USE LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Supported cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Loading data created with the Pa80/Pa60/Pa50 . . . 132Card structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132File types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132File and folder size display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Navigation tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Page 1 - Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Page 2 - Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136Page 3 - Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Page 4 - Erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Page 5 - Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Page 6 - New Dir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Page 7 - Rename . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Page 8 - Utilities 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Page 9 - Utilities 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

AppendixFactory Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Style Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Single Touch Settings (STS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Internal Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Programs (bank order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Programs (Program Change order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Drum Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Drum Kit instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176MIDI Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Dynamic Modulation sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Filter/Dynamic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Pitch/Phase Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Mod./P.Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197ER/Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210Mono Mono Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Assignable parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227List of functions assignable to the Footswitch . . . . . 227List of functions assignable to the Pedal or Assignable

Slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228List of sounds assignable to the Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228List of functions assignable to the Pads . . . . . . . . . . . 229Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

MIDI Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Recognized chords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Error messages & Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . 237Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Alphabetical Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

INTRODUCTION

8 Welcome!Useful links

1. WELCOME!Thank you for purchasing the Korg Professional Arranger Liverpool.This instrument is an ideal keyboard for song produc-tion it lets you select a desired musical style and gen-erate a high-quality band accompaniment simply byplaying chords, and then you can play the melodyyourself to easily create an original song.

Here are some of the features of your new instrument: Powerful HI (Hyper Integrated) KORG sound gen-

eration system, as seen in our best professionalsynthesizers.

OPOS (Objective Portable Operating System) mul-titasking operating system, to let you load datawhile playing your instrument.

Operating System updates, to load new featuresfrom card. Dont let your instrument get old!

Solid State Disk (SSD), for any system updateasmart way to replace the usual ROM memory.

SD card slot, capable of reading and writing on SDand MMC memory types.

Directly access Styles stored in internal memory(SSD) or on an SD card.

General MIDI Level 2 Sounds-compatible. More than 662 Sound Programs. 4 multieffect processor, each with 89 effect types. 160 Performances and 960 Single Touch Settings

(STS), for fast setting of keyboard sounds andeffects.

240 Styles. XDS Double Sequencer with Crossfader. Style Record and Edit Full-featured sequencer (Song Record and Edit) Integrated speakers, for the most true sound

reproduction. Wide Custom Display.

USEFUL LINKSYour preferred KORG dealer also carries a wide rangeof Korg hardware and software accessories. Please askyour dealer about additional Programs, Styles, andother useful music materials.Each KORG distributor can supply you with usefulinformation. Just give him a call for additional services.In the English-speaking world, here are the relevantaddresses:USA KORG USA, 316 South Service Road, Mel-

ville, New York, 11747, USA Tel:1-516-333-9100, Fax:1-516-333-9108

UK KORG UK Ltd, 1 Harrison Close, Knowl-hill, Milton Keynes, MK5, 8PA, UKTel: 01908 304600, Fax: 01908 304699UK Technical Support Tel: 01908 304637E-mail: info@korg.co.uk

Many KORG distributors also have their own webpage on the internet, where you can find infos and soft-ware. Useful web pages in English are the following:

http://www.korg.com/A place to find operating system updates and varioussystem files (for example, a full backup of the factorydata) is at the following link:

http://www.korgpa.com/

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9Welcome!About this manual

ABOUT THIS MANUALThis manual is divided in three sections: A Basic Guide, containing an overview of the

instrument, as well as a series of practical guides(named Tutorials).

A Reference Guide, with each page and parame-ter described in detail.

An Appendix, with a list of data and useful infor-mation for the advanced user.

Within the manual, you will find the following abbrevi-ations:

The parameter can be saved onto a Perfor-mance by pressing the WRITE button.The parameter can be saved onto the cur-rent Style Performance by pressing theWRITE button.The parameter can be saved onto a SingleTouch Setting by pressing the WRITE but-ton.The parameter can be saved onto a Globalsetting by going to the Global environ-ment (see Global edit environment onpage 126) and pressing the WRITE button.

LOADING THE OPERATING SYSTEMYour Liverpool can be constantly updated as new ver-sions of the operating system are released by KORG.You can download the operating system from http://www.korgpa.com/. Please, read the Readme fileincluded with the operating system itself.You can see which version of the operating systems isinstalled in your Liverpool by keeping the SHIFT but-ton pressed, and pressing the ENTER and EXIT buttonstogether. The operating system version number willappear in the display. Press EXIT to close the messagewindow.To load a new system, follow these instructions:1. Copy the three operating systems files in the root

of an SD card. These are the needed files: BLIVR.SYS NBLIVR.SYS LIVR.LZX

2. Turn the instrument off, and insert the card con-taining the operating system into the card slot.

3. Turn the instrument on. A message appears in thedisplay, asking if you want to load the operatingsystem.

4. Press ENTER to load, or EXIT to cancel the loadingprocedure. If you press ENTER, wait until theloading is finished.When the operating system is finished loading, amessage appears, asking you to remove the cardand press any button.Hint: When done, delete the operating system files, toavoid Liverpool starts the upgrade procedure each timeit is turned on with the same card in the drive.

5. Remove the card, and press any button.

RELOADING THE FACTORY DATAShould the internal memory content get damaged, youcan reload the original Factory Data from the backupcard. See Restore Data on page 142.

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10 Start upConnecting the AC power adapter

2. START UPCONNECTING THE AC POWER ADAPTERConnect the supplied AC power adapter to the dedi-cated socket on the rear of the instrument. Then, plug itinto a wall socket.Warning: Use only the supplied adapter, or an adaptersuggested by Korg. Other adapters may look similar,but they may damage your instrument!

TURNING THE INSTRUMENT ON AND OFFTurning the power on Press the power button ( ) located on the upper right

side of the front panel.The startup screen will appear in the LCD, and after atime it will display the main page in Style Play modeand the unit will be ready for sound output.

Turning the power off Press the power button ( ) located on the upper right

side of the front panel to turn off the power.Warning: When turning the instrument off, all data contai-ned in RAM (a volatile memory, used for Song editing) will belost. On the contrary, data contained in the SSD disk (a non-volatile memory, used for Factory and User data) will be pre-served.Note: Never turn off the power while the SD card data isbeing read or written.

ABOUT THE AUTO POWER-OFF FUNCTIONWith the factory settings, this instrument will automat-ically power-off when four hours have passed sinceyou last played the keyboard or used the buttons. Ifdesired, you can turn off (disable) this function.The power will also turn off automatically after fourhours pass with only songs or demo songs beingplayed.To adjust power on/off settings, press the [GLOBAL]button to enter the GLOBAL page, and adjust the set-tings on the Page1-Gen.Controls page. (AutoOff onpage 126)

CONTROLLING THE VOLUME Use the MASTER

VOLUME slider to controlthe overall volume of theinstrument. This slidercontrols the volume of thesound going to the internalspeakers, the L/MONO &RIGHT OUTPUTS, and theHEADPHONES connector.Note: Start at a moderate level, then raise the MASTERVOLUME up. Dont keep the volume at an uncomfortablelevel for too long.

Use the ACC/SEQ VOLUME slider to control the Styletracks (drums, percussion, bass) volume. This slideralso controls both of the Sequencers tracks, excludingthe Realtime (Keyboard) tracks.

By default, you can use the ASSIGN.SLIDER to controlthe keyboard tracks volume. This slider is user-assigna-ble, but is set to the Keyboard Expression parameter bydefault.

THE BALANCE SLIDERThe BALANCE slider sets the relative volume of thetwo onboard sequencers (Sequencer1 and Sequencer 2). Move it fully left to set Sequencer 1 to the maximum

level and Sequencer 2 to zero. Move it fully right to set Sequencer 1 to zero and

Sequencer 2 to the maximum level. Move it to the center to set both Sequencers at the same

level.Note: When turning the instrument on, move this slider tothe center, to avoid starting a Song at the minimum level.

HEADPHONESYou can connect a pair of headphones to the rear panelheadphone jack (PHONES: stereo mini-jack). You canuse headphones with an impedance of 16200 (50recommended). Use a headphone distributor to con-nect more than one pair of headphones.

11Start upAudio Outputs

AUDIO OUTPUTSYou can send the sound to an external amplificationsystem, instead of the internal speakers. This is usefulwhen recording, or when playing live.Stereo. Connect two mono cables to the L/MONO &RIGHT OUTPUTS. Connect the other end of the cablesto a stereo channel of your mixer, two mono channels,two powered monitors, or the TAPE/AUX input ofyour audio system. Dont use the PHONO inputs ofyour audio system!Mono. Connect a mono cable to the L/MONO OUT-PUT. Connect the other end of the cable to a monochannel of your mixer, a powered monitor, or a channelof your TAPE/AUX input of a hi-fi system (you willhear that channel only, unless you can set the amplifierto Mono mode).

AUDIO INPUTSYou can connect the output of another electronic musi-cal instrument, an unpowered mixer, or any audiodevice to the rear panel input jack (INPUT: stereo mini-jack). Since this is a line-level input, you'll need to use aseparately sold mic preamp or mixer if you're connect-ing a mic.Use the connected devices volume control to adjust theinput level. Be careful not to make it distort (or clip).Here is how to set the volume of the connected device: if the sound heard on Liverpools outputs is too low, you

should increase the output level of the connected device. if it sounds fine, its ok. if it distorts, you should lower the level a little, until the

sounds is fine again.

MIDI CONNECTIONSYou can play the internal sounds of your Liverpoolwith an external controller, i.e. a master keyboard, aMIDI guitar, a wind controller, a MIDI accordion, or adigital piano.1. Connect a standard MIDI cable from the MIDI OUT of

your controller to the MIDI IN connector on the Liver-pool.

2. Select a transmission MIDI channel on your controller.Some controllers, like the MIDI accordions, usuallytransmit on more than one channel (see more informa-tion in the MIDI chapter).

3. On the Liverpool, select the MIDI Setup that best fitsyour controllers type (see Page 4 - MIDI Setup onpage 127).

DAMPER PEDALConnect a Damper (Sustain) pedal to the DAMPERconnector on the back panel. Use a KORG PS-1, PS-3 orDS-1H footswitch pedal, or a compatible one. To switchthe Damper polarity, see Damper Pol. (Damper Polar-ity) on page 127.

DEMOListen to the built-in Demo Songs to appreciate thepower of the Liverpool.1. Press the STYLE PLAY and SONG PLAY buttons

together. Their LEDs start blinking.At this point, if you dont press any other button, all theDemo Songs will be played back.

2. Choose a page using the PAGE buttons.3. Select a Demo Song by pressing the corresponding

VOLUME/VALUE button around the display. The Demowill automatically start.

4. Stop the Demo by pressing START/STOP.5. Exit the Demo mode by pressing one of the MODE but-

tons.

THE MUSIC STANDA music stand comes standard with your Liverpool. Fitit into the two dedicated holes in the back panel.

12 Front panel

3. FRONT PANEL

1 Power switch ( )This turns the Liverpool's power on or off.

2 MASTER VOLUMEThis slider controls the overall volume of the instru-ment, both of the internal speakers, the L/MONO andRIGHT outputs, and the HEADPHONES output.Warning: At the maximum level, with rich-sounding Songs,Styles or Programs, the internal speakers could distort dur-ing signal peaks. Should this happen, lower the Master Vol-ume a little.

3 ACC/SEQ VOLUMEThis slider controls the accompaniment tracks volume(Style Play mode) or the Song tracks volume, excludingthe Realtime tracks (Song and Song Play modes). Thisis a relative control, where the effective maximumvalue is determined by the MASTER VOLUME sliderposition.

4 ASSIGN.SLIDERThis is a freely programmable slider (see Sld (Slider)on page 127). By default, it acts as the KeyboardExpression control, to let you balance the relative vol-ume of the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks.

5 MODE sectionEach of these buttons recalls one of the operating modesof the instrument. Each mode excludes the others.STYLE PLAY

Style Play mode, where you can playStyles (automatic accompaniments) and/or play up to four Realtime tracks on thekeyboard.In the main page, Realtime (Keyboard)tracks are shown on the right half of thedisplay. You can reach the main page bypressing EXIT from any of the Style Playedit pages. If you are in a different operat-ing mode, press STYLE PLAY to recall theStyle Play mode. If the TRACK SELECTLED is on, press TRACK SELECT to turnit off and see the Realtime tracks.This operating mode is automaticallyselected when the instrument is turnedon.

SONG PLAYThis button enters Song Play mode. Hereyou can play back 16-track Standard MIDIFiles (SMF), ".MID," or ".KAR" files frominternal memory (SSD) or directly from anSD card (without loading the file intointernal memory). Since the Liverpool isequipped with two sequencers, you caneven play two Songs at the same time, andmix them with the BALANCE slider.In addition to the Song tracks, you canplay one to four Realtime (Keyboard)tracks, along with the Song(s). In the mainpage, Realtime (Keyboard) tracks areshown on the right half of the display. Youcan reach the main page by pressing EXITfrom any of the Song Play edit pages. Ifyou are in a different operating mode,press SONG PLAY to recall the Song Playmode. If the TRACK SELECT LED is on orflashing, press TRK SELECT one or twotimes to turn it off and see the Realtimetracks.

B.SEQ Backing Sequence mode, where you canrecord a new Song based on the Realtimeand Style tracks, and save it as a new Stan-dard MIDI File.

SONG Song mode, where you can play, record, oredit a Song.

PROGRAM Program mode, to play single Sound Pro-grams on the keyboard, or edit them.Press the STYLE PLAY and SONG PLAYbuttons together to select the Demo mode.This mode lets you listen to some DemoSongs, to let you hear the sonic power ofthe Liverpool.

6 GLOBALThis button recalls the Global edit environment whereyou can select various global settings. This edit envi-ronment overlaps any operating mode, which will stillremain active in the background. Press EXIT to go backto the underlying operating mode.

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7 SD CARDThis button recalls the Card edit environment, whereyou can execute various operations on files and cards(Load, Save, Format, etc). This edit environmentoverlaps any operating mode, that still remains activein the background. Press EXIT to go back to the under-lying operating mode.

8 MEMORY (TIE)This button turns the Lower and Chord Memory func-tions on or off. Go to the Page 24 - Preferences: con-trols edit page (Style Play mode, see page 51) todecide if this button should be a Chord Memory only,or a Lower/Chord Memory button. When it works as aLower/Chord Memory:O N The sound to the left of the split point, and

the chord for the automatic accompani-ment, are kept in memory even when youraise your hand from the keyboard.

OFF The sound and chords are released assoon as you raise your hand from the key-board.

This button doubles as a TIE function for the Songmode (see chapter 13).

9 BASS INV. (REST)This button turns the Bass Inversion function on or off.ON The lowest note of a chord played in

inverted form will always be detected asthe root note of the chord. Thus, you canspecify to the arranger composite chordssuch as Am7/G or F/C.

OFF The lowest note is scanned together withthe other chord notes, and is not alwaysconsidered as the root note.

This button doubles as a REST function for the Songmode (see chapter 13).

10 MAN. BASSThis button turns the Manual Bass function on or off.Note: When you press the MAN. BASS button, the Basstrack volume is automatically set to the maximum value. Thevolume is automatically set back to the original value whenthe MAN. BASS button is deactivated.ON The automatic accompaniment stops play-

ing (apart for the Drum and Percussiontracks), and you can manually play theBass track on the Lower part of the key-board. You can start the automatic accom-paniment again by pressing one of theCHORD SCANNING buttons.

OFF The bass track is automatically played bythe Style.

11 SPLIT POINT () Press this button to open the Groove Quantize window,where you can select a realtime groove quantization tobe applied to the Song (only Sequencer 1). See GrooveQuantize window on page 71.

This button doubles as a NEXT EVENT function forthe Backing Sequence and Song modes (see chapters 12and 13).

13 TEMPO (= LOCK)This button turns the Tempo Lock function on or off.ON When you select a different Style or Per-

formance, the tempo doesnt change. Youcan still change it using the DIAL or theTEMPO buttons.

OFF When you select a different Style or Per-formance, the memorized tempo value isautomatically selected.

14This button turns the Single Touch function on or off.ON When a different Style (or the same again)

is selected, a Single Touch Setting (STS1) isautomatically selected, meaning that theRealtime tracks and effects will change,together with the Style tracks and effects.

OFF When you select a different Style (or thesame again), the Style tracks and effectsare changed, while the Realtime tracks arenot changed.

15 STYLE section (NUMERIC KEYPAD)Use these buttons to open the Style Select window andselect a Style. See Selecting a Style on page 26.The leftmost button lets you select the upper or lowerrow of Style banks. Press it until youve selected therow youre looking for. (After both LEDs have turnedon, press the button again to turn them off).UPPER LED ON

Upper-row Styles selected.LOWER LED ON

Lower-row Styles selected.A word about Style banks and names. DIRECT SDStyles are Styles directly accessed from the memorycard (no need to load from card). See The DIRECT SDbank on page 40.Styles from USER1 to USER3 are locations whereyou can load new Styles from the memory card.Each of the Style bank keys has one or two pages, withup to eight Styles in each page. Browse through theStyles using the PAGE buttons.There is a shortcut to see the original bank for a Style.You can see the original bank where a Style is con-tained. Just keep the SHIFT button pressed, and thenpress the lefmost button of the STYLE section. A mes-sage window will appear, showing the name of theoriginal bank. Release the SHIFT button to exit the win-dow.

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There is a shortcut to see all pages of the selectedbank. To cycle all pages for a selected bank, press thebanks button until you see the page that youre lookingfor.

These buttons double as a numeric keypad on certainpages (see Selecting a Song composing its progressivenumber on page 70).

16 FADE IN/OUTWhen the Style stoped, press this button to start it witha volume fade-in (the volume goes from zero to themaximum).When the Style is playing, press this button to stop itwith a volume fade-out (the volume graduallydecreases).You dont need to press START/STOP to start or stopthe Style.

17 VARIATION 14 (NOTE LENGTH) buttons

Each of these buttons will select one of the four varia-tions of the current Style. Each variation can vary inpatterns and sounds.

These buttons double as a NOTE LENGTH functionfor the Song mode (see chapter 13).

18 FILL 12 (NOTE LENGTH) buttons These two buttons trigger a fill-in. Press them twice (LEDblinking) to let them play in loop, and select any otherStyle element (Fill, Intro, Variation) to exit the loop.

They also double as a NOTE LENGTH function forthe Song mode (see chapter 13).

19 COUNT IN / BREAK While the Style is not running, press this button, thenpress START/STOP. This combination triggers a one-bar initial count, then the Style starts playing.While the Style is already in play, this button triggers abreak (an empty measure beginning with a kick + crashshot). Press it twice to let it play in loop, and select anyother Style element (Fill, Intro, Variation) to exit theloop.

20 ENDING 12 (DOT, TRIPLET) buttons

While the Style is running, these two buttons trigger anEnding, and stop the Style. Press one of them, and the

Style will stop running with an Ending. If pressedwhile the Style is stopped, they act as an additionalcouple of Intros.Press them twice (LED blinking) to let them play inloop, and select any other Style element (Fill, Intro,Variation) to exit the loop.

ENDING1 also doubles as a DOT function, andENDING2 doubles as a TRIPLET function, to be usedin Song mode (see chapter 13).Note: Ending 1 plays a short sequence with different chords,while Ending 2 plays on the last recognized chord.

21 INTRO 12 buttons These two buttons set the arranger in Intro mode. Afterpressing one of these buttons, start the Style, and it willbegin with the selected intro. The INTRO LED willautomatically go off at the end of the intro.Press them twice (LED blinking) to let them play in aloop, and select any other Style element (Fill, Intro,Variation) to exit the loop.Note: Intro 1 plays a short sequence with different chords,while Intro 2 plays on the last recognized chord.

22 START/STOPStarts or stops the Style thats running.

You can reset all frozen notes and controllerson the Liverpool and any instrument connected to itsMIDI OUT, by using the Panic key combination. Justpress SHIFT + START/STOP to stop all notes and resetall controllers.

23 SYNCHRO START / STOP (DELETE)This button turns the Synchro Start and Synchro Stopfunctions on or off. Press it repeatedly to turn the func-tions on or off. The LEDs will cycle in this order:START START+STOP OFF.START LED ON

When this LED is lit-up, just play a chordin the chord recognition area (usuallyunder the split point, see CHORDSCANNING section on page 17) to auto-matically start the Style running. If youlike, you can turn one of the INTROs onbefore starting the Style.

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START+STOP LEDs ONWhen both LEDs are lit-up, raising yourhand from the keyboard momentarily willstop the Style from playing. If you play achord again, the Style starts again.

OFF All Synchro functions are turned off. This button doubles as a DELETE function for the

Backing Sequence and Song modes (see chapters 12and 13).It is also used to delete the selected character, duringtext editing.

24 TAP TEMPO/RESET (INSERT)This is a double-function button, acting in a differentway depending on the Style status (stop/play).Tap Tempo: When the Style is not playing, you canbeat the tempo on this button. At the end, the accom-paniment starts playing, using the tapped in tempo.Reset: When you press this button while the Style is inplay, the Style pattern goes back to the previous strongbeat.

This button doubles as an INSERT function for theBacking Sequence and Song modes (see chapters 12and 13).It is also used to insert a character at the cursor posi-tion, during text editing.

25 WRITE/CARD IN USEIn Style Play mode, this button opens the Write win-dow, that lets you save all the tracks onto a Perfor-mance, the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks in a SingleTouch Setting (STS), or the accompaniment tracks ontoa Style Performance. (See The Write window onpage 42).In the Global edit environment, press it to save Globalparameters in memory. (See The Write window onpage 126).

This buttons LED works as a CARD IN USE indica-tor, and turns on when the card slot is in use.

26 ENSEMBLE This button turns the Ensemble function on or off.When on, the right-hand melody is harmonized withthe left-hand chords.Note: The Ensemble function works only when the keyboardis in SPLIT mode, and the LOWER Chord Scanning modeselected.

27 RECORDThis button sets the instrument in Record mode(depending on the current operating mode).

28 MENUThis button opens the Menu page for the current oper-ating mode or edit environment. After opening amenu, you can jump to one of the edit pages by press-ing the corresponding VOLUME/VALUE buttons; orbrowse them using the PAGE buttons. Otherwise, goback to the main page of the current operating mode,or close the edit environment, by pressing the EXITbutton.

See the relevant chapter devoted to each operatingmode or edit environment, to see their maps in detail.

29 PAGE -/+After pressing MENU to open a menu, use these but-tons to browse the edit pages of an operating mode orediting environment. Press EXIT to go back from anedit page to the main page of the current operatingmode, or to close the Global or Card Edit environment.In addition, you can use these buttons to select a differ-ent page in a Style Select or Program Select window.

30 VOLUME/VALUE (MUTE) AH buttons

Within this users manual, each button pair is markedwith an alphabetic letter (AH). See Display and UserInterface on page 19 for more details.

A corresponding track name is printed over each but-ton pair. These names show the corresponding trackthe button pair affects in the main page of the StylePlay mode. The left half is for the main page, where you can

see the Realtime tracks, and the Style tracksgrouped together:

The right half is for the Style tracks page, whereyou can see each of the accompaniment tracks:

See Symbols and Icons on page 21.Use these buttons to perform various operations on thecommands and functions appearing in the display.SELECTING

Use each button pair to select the corre-sponding item in the display (i.e. a track, aparameter or a command). Use either theleft or right button in a pair.

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VOLUME While you are in the main pages of anyoperating mode, select a track and usethese buttons to change the tracks vol-ume. Use the left button to decrease it, orthe right button to increase it.

MUTE Press both buttons in a pair to mute thecorresponding track. Press both buttonsagain to unmute the track.

SOLO While in the Style Play, Song Playand Song modes, you can solo one of thetracks. Just keep the SHIFT buttonpressed, and press both of the VOLUME/VALUE buttons corresponding with thetrack you wish to solo.To exit the solo mode, keep the SHIFT but-ton pressed again, and press both theVOLUME/VALUE buttons correspondingto the soloed track.

VALUE Use each button pair to change the corre-sponding parameters value. The left but-ton decreases the value, the right buttonincreases it.

31 TRACK SELECTDepending on the operating mode, this buttonswitches between the various tracks view.STYLE PLAY MODE

Switches between the Realtime tracks andthe Style tracks.

SONG PLAY MODESwitches between the main page (showingthe Realtime/Keyboard tracks), Songtracks 18, and Song tracks 916.

SONG MODESwitches between the main page, Songtracks 18 and Song tracks 916.

The TRACK SELECT LED shows the current pageview:Off Main page (Realtime tracks, or Song con-

trols)On 2nd page (Style tracks, or Song tracks 18)Flashing 3rd page (Song tracks 916)

32 SINGLE TOUCH SETTING (F-1F-4 FUNCTION KEYS) buttons

While in the main page of the Style Play or BackingSequence mode, these buttons select a Single TouchSetting each. Each of the Styles includes a maximum offour Single Touch Settings (STS), to automatically con-figure the Realtime tracks and effects at the touch of afinger. When the SINGLE TOUCH LED is lit, an STS isautomatically selected when selecting a Style.

In Edit mode, these buttons double as function keys,to select the corresponding items in the display.

33 SHIFTWith this button held down, pressing certain other but-tons will access to a second function.

34 TEMPO/VALUE sectionThe DIAL and the DOWN/- and UP/+ buttons can beused to control the Tempo, assign a different value tothe selected parameter in the display or scroll a list offiles in the Song Select and Card pages. The VALUELED shows the status of this section.DIAL Turn the dial clockwise to increase the

value or tempo. Turn it counter-clockwiseto decrease the value or tempo.

When used while pressing theSHIFT button, this control always acts as aTempo control.

DOWN/- and UP/+DOWN/- decreases the value or tempo;UP/+ increases the value or tempo.

Keep the SHIFT button presseddown, and press either the DOWN/- or UP/+ button to reset the Tempo to thevalue thats saved onto the selected Style.

35 VALUE LEDThis LED shows the status of the DIAL and DOWN/-and UP/+ buttons.ON The DIAL and DOWN/- and UP/+ buttons

act as Value controls, to change the valueof the selected parameter in the display.

OFF The DIAL and DOWN/- and UP/+ buttonscontrol the Tempo.

36 EXIT/NOUse this button to perform various actions, leavingfrom the current status: exit a dialog box answer No to any question that appears in the

display exit the Menu window go back to the main page of the current operating

mode exit the Global or Card Edit environment, and go

back to the main page of the current operatingmode

exit from a Style, Performance or Program Selectwindow

37 ENTER/YESUse this button to perform various actions, agreeingthe current selected status: answer Yes to any question that appears in the

display confirm a command

38 DISPLAY HOLDThis button turns the Display Hold function on or off.ON When you open a temporary window (like

the Program Select window), it remains inthe display until you press EXIT/NO, oran operating mode button.

OFF Any temporary window closes after a cer-tain time, or after selecting an item in thewindow.

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39 CHORD SCANNING section In Style Play and Backing Sequence mode, use thesebuttons to define the way chords are recognized by thearranger.LOWER Chords are detected below the split point.

The number of notes you should play toform a chord is defined by the ChordScanning Mode parameter (see ChordRecognition Mode on page 51).

UPPER Chords are detected above the split point.You must always play three or more notesto let the arranger recognize a chord.

FULL (both LEDs on)Chords are detected on the full keyboardrange. You must always play three ormore notes to let the arranger recognize achord.

OFF No chords will be detected. After pressingSTART/STOP, only the Drum and Percus-sion accompaniment tracks can play.

40 KEYBOARD MODE section These buttons define how the four Keyboard (or Real-time) tracks are positioned on the keyboard.SPLIT The Lower track plays below the split

point, while the Upper 1, Upper 2 andUpper 3 tracks play above it. By default,selecting this keyboard mode automati-cally selects the Lower chord scanningmode (see Chord Recognition Mode onpage 51).

FULL UPPERThe Upper 1, Upper 2 and/or Upper 3tracks play on the whole keyboard range.The Lower track does not play. By default,selecting this keyboard mode automati-cally selects the Full chord scanning mode(see Chord Recognition Mode onpage 51).

41 STYLE CHANGEThis button turns the Style Change function on or off.ON When you select a Performance, the Style

could change, according to which Stylenumber is memorized onto the Perfor-mance.

OFF When you select a Performance, the Styleand Style track settings remainunchanged. Only Realtime (Keyboard)tracks settings are changed.

42Press this button to use the PROGRAM/PERFOR-MANCE section to select a Performance.

43Press this button to use the PROGRAM/PERFOR-MANCE section to select a Program, and assign it tothe selected track.

44 PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section

Use these buttons to open the Program Select or Perfor-mance Select window, and select a Program or a Perfor-mance. See Selecting a Program on page 25, orSelecting a Performance on page 25. For a list ofavailable Programs, see Programs (Program Changeorder) on page 157.The leftmost button selects the upper or lower row ofProgram or Performance banks. Press it until youveselected the row that youre looking for. (After bothLEDs have consecutively turned on, press the buttonagain to turn them off).UPPER LED ON

Upper row of Programs or Performancesselected.

LOWER LED ONLower row of Programs or Performancesselected.

On the front panel, Program banks are identified bythe instrument names, while Performance banks areidentified by numbers (110; 0=bank 10).A note about Program banks and names. Programsfrom PIANO to SFX are standard Programs, theuser cant directly modify.Programs USER1 and USER2 are locations whereyou can load new Programs from the memory card.USER DK is where you can load new drum kits.Each Program bank contains various pages, each withup to 8 Programs. You can browse them using thePAGE buttons.Shortcut to see the original bank for a Performance orProgram. You can see the original bank where a Perfor-mance or Program is contained. Just keep the SHIFTbutton pressed, and then press the lefmost button ofthe PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section. A messagewindow will appear, showing the name of the originalbank. Release the SHIFT button to exit the window.Shortcut to see all pages of the selected bank. To cycleall of the pages for a selected bank, press the banksbutton.

45 PADS (14, STOP) These programmable pads can be used to trigger asound effect. Use the STOP button to stop a cyclicsound. (See List of sounds assignable to the Pads onpage 228).Each Pad corresponds to a dedicated Pad track.

46 TRANSPOSE These buttons transpose the whole instrument in semi-tone steps (Master Transpose). The transposition valueis shown (as a note name) on the top right of the dis-play.

Press both buttons together, to reset the Master Trans-pose to zero.

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Note: The Master Transpose has no effect on tracks set toDrum mode (and, even if set in a different status, on theDrum and Percussion tracks). See Page 14 - Track: Modeon page 46, and Page 7 - Track: Mode on page 78. Lowers the Master Transpose a semitone. Raises the Master Transpose a semitone.47 OCTAVE These buttons transpose the selected track in steps of awhole octave (12 semitones; max 2 octaves). The trans-position value is shown (in octaves) on the top rightarea of the display.

Press both buttons together, to reset the Octave Trans-pose to zero.Note: The Octave Transpose has no effect on tracks set toDrum mode (and, even if set in a different status, on theDrum and Percussion tracks). Lowers the selected track an octave.+ Raises the selected track an octave.48 BALANCE sliderIn Song Play mode, this slider balances the volume ofthe two on-board sequencers. When fully on the left,only Sequencer 1 can be heard. When fully on the right,only Sequencer 2 can be heard. When in the middle,both sequencers will play at full volume.

49 SEQUENCER TRANSPORT CONTROLS - SEQ1and SEQ2

The instrument is equipped with two sequencers(Sequencer 1 and Sequencer 2), each with its own set oftransport controls.> Rewind and Fast Forward commands. If

you use them while the Song is in play,they make it scroll back or forward.When pressed once, these buttons movethe Song to the previous or followingmeasure. When kept pressed, they makethe Song scroll continuously, until yourelease them.

In Jukebox mode (Sequencer 1),keep the SHIFT button pressed, and pressthese buttons to scroll to the previous ornext Song in the Jukebox list (see Page 9 -Jukebox on page 79).

PAUSE Pauses the Song at the current position.Press PAUSE or PLAY/STOP to start theSong playing again.

PLAY/STOPStarts or stops the current Song. Whenyou stop the Song, the Song Position goesback to measure 1.

In Song Play mode, pressing thisbutton while keeping SHIFT pressed,starts both sequencers at the same time.

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4. DISPLAY AND USER INTERFACEThe display shows the current status of the Liverpooland its performance and editing parameters. You canselect each parameter by using the VOLUME/VALUE(AH) buttons on the side of the display, or each page

command appearing along the last line using the F-1F-4 buttons. You can vary many of the parameters val-ues by pressing the left (-) or right (+) button of anyVOLUME/VALUE pair.

DISPLAY CONTROLSVOLUME/VALUE (AH) buttons and display param-eters. These buttons are used to select the correspond-ing parameter or command in the display, to changethe parameters value, or to change the volume of thecorresponding track.While you are on the main page, these buttons canselect a track, change the tracks volume, or mute/unmute a track.See VOLUME/VALUE (MUTE) AH buttons onpage 15 for more information.F-1F-4 buttons. When in an Edit page, these buttonsmay be used when there are four parameters in a row,as in the following example:

First, select the line using a VOLUME/VALUE (AH)button. Then, select a column using the F-1F-4 func-tion button.

In the Card Edit environment, the F-1F-4 buttons canbe used also to select one of the page commandsappearing in the last line of the display.

See SINGLE TOUCH SETTING (F-1F-4 FUNCTIONKEYS) buttons on page 16 for more information.PAGE. The PAGE buttons select the previous or nextedit page. When selecting a Style or a Program, theyselect a different page of Styles or Programs. SeePAGE -/+ on page 15 for more information.MENU. The MENU button opens the current operatingmode or edit environments Menu. When in a Menu,you can use the VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select anedit section to jump to.TRACK SELECT. Each of the operating modes have adifferent number of tracks:Style Play 4 Realtime tracks, 8 Style tracks, 4 Pads.

Realtime (Keyboard) tracksStyle (accompaniment/backing) tracks

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Song Play 4 Realtime tracks, 2 x 16 Song Tracks, 4 Pads.

Backing Sequence4 Realtime tracks, 8 Style tracks, 4 Pads.

Song 16 Song tracks.You can only see up to 8 tracks in the display. So, usethe TRACK SELECT button to switch to the other (hid-den) tracks. For example, when in Style Play, you canuse this button to switch from the Realtime tracks andthe Style tracks.

INTERFACE STRUCTUREThanks to its multitasking operating system, the Liver-pool user interface is structured in overlapping,active layers. From the lower level: operating modes (Style Play, Backing Sequence,

Song Play, Song, Program) edit environments (Global, Card) selecting windows (Style Select, Song Select, Pro-

gram Select, Performance Select).

When opening an edit environment or a selecting page,the current operating mode is still working in the back-ground.

Operating modes. (See diagram at the bottom of thispage). At the lowest level, an operating mode is alwaysactive. The current operating mode is indicated by thelit LED on the STYLE PLAY, B.SEQ, SONG PLAY,SONG or PROGRAM button in the MODE section. Therelevant icon lights up in the display.An operating mode is divided into a main page (thepage where you usually play a Style, a Song or a Pro-gram), a menu, and a series of edit pages.Press MENU to access the Menu. Use the MENU andPAGE buttons to browse across the various edit pages.Press EXIT to go back to the main page.

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Edit environment. (See diagram at the bottom of thispage). When you press GLOBAL or SD CARD, an editenvironment overlaps the current operating mode.Press EXIT to go back to the current operating mode.An edit environment is made up of a menu and a seriesof edit pages. Use the MENU and PAGE buttons tobrowse across the various edit pages.Selecting windows. When you press one of theSTYLE or PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE buttons, youopen a selecting window. This window closes afterselecting one of the items in it, or after pressing EXIT.If the DISPLAY HOLD LED is light up, the windowdoesnt close after selecting an item. Press EXIT to closethe window, and go back to the underlying page.

MESSAGE WINDOWSSometimes, a message might appear in the display,warning about an error or an incorrect operation:

Press ENTER or EXIT to exit one of these windows.Other messages ask for an answer, as in the Are yousure window below:

Press ENTER/YES for Yes, or EXIT/NO for No.

SYMBOLS AND ICONSMany icons and symbols, on the custom display, showthe status of a parameter or the display content.

Realtime/Keyboard track (Upper 13, Lower).

Drum track (Style track view).

Percussion track (Style track view).

Grouped Drum and Percussion tracks.

Bass track (Style track view).

Grouped accompaniment tracks. Thissymbol indicates the five grouped accom-paniment tracks (Acc15).

Accompaniment tracks (Style track view).

Sequencer tracks.

Selected track or parameter. When thissymbol appears, you can execute anyavailable operation on the selected item.

(no icon) The track is in mute, and cant play on thekeyboard.

GRAYED-OUT NON-AVAILABLE PARAMETERSCurrently non-available parameters are now shown ingray in the display, i.e. with a ghost texture. Hereis an example of a grayed-out parameter, compared toa normal parameter:

Edit environment

Menu Edit pages

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5. REAR PANEL

1 PHONESUse this jack to connect a pair of headphones. You canuse headphones with an impedance of 16200 (50suggested). Use a headphone distributor to connectmore than one pair of headphones.

2 INPUT Use these unbalanced connectors to input another key-board/synthesizer, a (non-powered) mixers output, ora CD/tape player (line impedance). The signal is auto-matically routed to the speakers, the Audio Outputsand the Phones.

3 OUTPUTSUse these unbalanced connectors to send the audio sig-nal (sound) to a mixer, a PA system, a set of poweredmonitors, or your hi-fi system. Set the output level withthe MASTER VOLUME slider.

4 DAMPERUse this to connect a Damper pedal, like the KORGPS1, PS3 or DS1H. To change its polarity, see DamperPol. (Damper Polarity) on page 127.

5 ASSIGN. PDL/SWUse this to connect a continuous or footswitch pedal,like the KORG EXP2 or XVP10. To program it, see P/S(Pedal/Switch) on page 127.

6 MIDI interfaceThe MIDI interface allows your Liverpool to be con-nected to an external controller (master keyboard,

MIDI guitar, wind controller, MIDI accordion), to anexpander, or to a computer running a sequencer or aneditor. For more information on how to use the MIDIinterface, see the MIDI chapter.IN This connector receives MIDI data from a

computer or a controller. Connect it to anexternal controllers or computers MIDIOUT.

OUT This connector sends MIDI data generatedby the Liverpools keyboard, controllers,and/or the internal sequencer. Connect itto an expanders or computers MIDI IN.

7 DC 12V (AC power adapter connector)Plug the supplied power adapter into this connector.

8 SD Card SlotTo insert an SD card (or SDHC card),push it into the slot until it clicks intoplace. To remove the SD card, push it in;the card will pop out slightly, allowingyou to pull it out.Note: Carefully read the owner's manualthat came with your SD card, and observethe instructions regarding care and han-dling.Note: Take care to insert the SD card in the correct directionand orientation, and be sure to press it all the way into theslot. Do not use excessive force.

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24 Basic operationsPlaying on the keyboard

6. BASIC OPERATIONSPLAYING ON THE KEYBOARDJust play on the keyboard. You will hear the Realtimetracks playing. There are four Realtime tracks: Upper13 and Lower. They may play all at the same time, orjust one or a few of them, depending on their Mute sta-tus. If you cannot hear a track, check the mute status ofthat part.Tracks can be set in different ways: use the KEY-BOARD MODE section to select the way they are con-figured on the keyboard. Press FULL UPPER to play the Upper 13 tracks

on the full range of the keyboard, just as youwould on a piano.

Press SPLIT to let the Upper 13 tracks play on theright of the Split Point, and the Lower track on theleft.

Keep the SPLIT POINT button pressed, and play anote to change the point where the keyboard isdivided in an Upper and a Lower part.

To save the selected split point note, press the GLOBALbutton, then press WRITE to save the Global in mem-ory (see The Write window on page 126).

SELECTING, MUTING/UNMUTING AND SOLOING A TRACKSelecting. Use the VOLUME/VALUE (AH) buttons toselect a track.

The selected track is shown with a solid square sur-rounding its status icons.

If you cant see the track that youre looking for, use theTRACK SELECT button to scroll up or down thetracks, and find the hidden ones.

Mute/unmute. Press both VOLUME/VALUE (AH)buttons to mute or unmute a track. For example, if youare on the main page that appears after turning theinstrument on, and you want to mute the Upper 1track, press the E (UPPER1/ACC2) buttons together.

The mute/play status is shown by the relevant icon inthe display:

Play status; the track plays on the key-board.

(no icon) Mute status; the track doesnt play on thekeyboard.

Solo. While in the Style Play, Song Play and Songmodes, you can solo one of the tracks. Just keep theSHIFT button pressed, and press both VOLUME/VALUE buttons corresponding to the track you wish tosolo.To exit the solo mode, keep the SHIFT button pressedagain, and press both VOLUME/VALUE buttons corre-sponding to the soloed track.

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SELECTING A PERFORMANCEA Performance is a set of Programs and settings for theKeyboard and Style tracks, that makes selecting com-plex combinations live fast and easy. When the STYLECHANGE LED is on, a Performance can also select adifferent Style.It is always advisable to use Performances, rather thansingle Programs, when playing even a solo sound,since a Performance lets you select the right effects,transposition, plus many other parameters, togetherwith the Programs.

Other performance parameters are saved in theGlobal.

1. Press the PERFORM button. This changes thePROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section into a Per-formance selector.

2. Use the leftmost button of the PROGRAM/PER-FORMANCE section to select the first row of tenbanks (110, upper LED turned on), or the secondrow of ten banks (1120, lower LED turned on).

3. Press one of the 10 buttons to select the PRO-GRAM/PERFORMANCE bank containing the Per-formance you are looking for.

The Performance Select window appears. Thereare 8 Performances for each bank.

4. Select a Performance using the VOLUME/VALUE(AH) buttons.

5. If the DISPLAY HOLD LED is on, press EXIT toexit this window.

The STYLE CHANGE buttonWhen you select a Performance, the Style may or maynot change, depending on the status of the STYLECHANGE button. (When you save a Performance, thecurrent Style number is always memorized). If the STYLE CHANGE LED is on, the Style saved

in the Performance will be selected. If the STYLE CHANGE LED is off, the Style

doesnt change.

SELECTING A PROGRAMYou can select a different Program (i.e., sound) to beplayed by a track. Before selecting a Program, you mustselect the track that you want to assign the Program to.Note: To assign different Programs to the Style tracks, pressTRACK SELECT to see the Style tracks. If you select a Pro-gram while grouped tracks (Drum/Percussion or ACC) areselected, the Program will be assigned to the last selected track.Each Style Element (Variations, Fills) can have dif-ferent Programs, so your selection might be automati-cally reset when selecting a different Element. To avoidthis reset, see Prog (Program) on page 49.1. Use the VOLUME/VALUE (EH) buttons on the

right side of the display, to select the Realtime(Keyboard) track you wish to assign a differentProgram to.

2. Press the PROGRAM button. This changes thePROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section into a Pro-gram selector.

Data type Parameters

Realtime Tracks

Upper 1, Upper 2, Upper 3, Lower

Master Transpose, Program, Volume, Pan, Octave, Scale, Detune, Pitch Bend, Poly/Mono/Drum, Int/Ext, Damper, Dynamic Range, Joystick, C&D Effect Send level, Type, Parameters,Program parameters, Pads

Style Tracks

Drum, Percussion, Bass, Acc1, Acc2, Acc3, Acc4, Acc5

Program, Volume, Pan, Octave, Detune, Pitch Bend, Poly/Mono/Drum, Int/Ext, Wrap Around, Keyboard Range, A&B Effect Send level, Type, Parameters,Program parameters,Drum Mapping, Kick&Snare Assignation

Global Chord Recognition Mode, Memory Mode, Velocity Trigger, Lock

Last selected Performance

26 Basic operationsSelecting a Style

3. Use the leftmost PROGRAM/PERFORMANCEbutton to select a row of Program banks (upper,lower).

4. Select the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE bank con-taining the Program you are looking for (Programbanks are identified by instrument names).

The Program Select window appears. See Pro-grams (Program Change order) on page 157 for alist of Factory Programs.

5. Browse all the Programs in the selected bank usingthe PAGE buttons. There can be various pages foreach bank, containing up to 8 Programs each.

6. As you find the Program you are looking for, selectit using the VOLUME/VALUE (AH) buttons.

7. If the DISPLAY HOLD LED is on, press EXIT toexit this window.

SELECTING A STYLEA Style is a set of rhythm and accompaniment patterns.You can select a Style from the internal memory, orfrom a memory card (see The DIRECT SD bank onpage 40).1. Use the leftmost STYLE button to select a row of

Style banks (upper, lower).

2. Select the STYLE bank containing the Style thatyoure looking for.

The Style Select window appears.

3. Each bank has one or two pages, each page con-taining up to eight Styles. Select a page using thePAGE buttons.

4. As you find the Style you are looking for, select itusing the VOLUME/VALUE (AH) buttons.Note: The new Style will enter at the next strong beat.

5. If the DISPLAY HOLD LED is on, press EXIT toexit this window.

The SINGLE TOUCH buttonWhen you select a Style, the Realtime (Keyboard)tracks can be changed. If the SINGLE TOUCH LED is on, the Single Touch

Setting (STS) #1 is automatically selected, and theRealtime tracks are changed. Programs, and theKeyboard Mode, may change.

If the SINGLE TOUCH LED is off, Realtime tracksdont change.

SELECTING A SINGLE TOUCH SETTING (STS)A Single Touch Setting (STS) contains Realtime (Key-board) tracks settings. Four STS are included in eachStyle, and can be recalled by pressing the SINGLETOUCH SETTING (F-1F-4) buttons under the display.Note: You can select a STS only when you are in the mainpage of the Style Play or Backing Sequence operating mode.

CHANGING ALL KEYBOARD TRACKS AT ONCESelect a Performance or a Single Touch Setting (F-1F-4buttons, when you are in the Style Play main page) tochange keyboard Programs and effects at the touch of abutton.

SHORTCUT TO SEE THE ORIGINAL BANK FOR A STYLE, PERFORMANCE OR PROGRAMYou can see the original bank where your Style, Perfor-mance or Program came from. Just keep the SHIFT but-ton pressed, and press the lefmost button of the STYLEor PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section. A messagewindow will appear, showing the name of the originalbank.Release the SHIFT button to exit the window.

Last selected Program Selected track

27TutorialPlaying a Style (Automatic Accompaniment)

7. TUTORIALThis chapter is fully devoted to step-by-step instruc-tions, that we hope may be useful to learn the basicsin the field.

PLAYING A STYLE(Automatic Accompaniment)A Style will be your virtual band for your best solos.Select one of the 240 Styles we fitted in this machine

1 OK, select your favorite musical Style.There are plenty of Styles to choose from. We will gowith a LIVERPOOL STYLESthe HalloGoodby.1. Select the second row of Styles. Press the leftmost

STYLE button to switch the lower LED on.

2. Now, you are free to press button number 3, calledG - H.

The Style Select window appears.

3. Press one of the D VOLUME/VALUE buttons toselect HalloGoodby.

2 Call an Intro.You can engage an Intro to be played before the Style.Press INTRO1 or INTRO2. The former plays morefreely, without letting you decide the chords. The latterlets you play a chord progression while its playing.

3 Start the Style!Play a chord, and press the START/STOP button.

Then begin playing. Usually (when the SPLIT LED ison) chords are recognized under the split point, i.e. onthe Lower part of the keyboard. With the UPPER orFULL Chord Scanning mode, you must play three ormore notes to have a chord recognized.

4 Play your chords and your melody.Go on playing. As you may notice, the Liverpool fea-tures a very sophisticate chord recognition engine. Rec-ognized chords are shown in the display.

5 Make a breakor should we say a fill?During your playing, you are free to call a one-barbreak. Try it:

PRESS BREAKDo you see? Music stopped for one bar. Then, it is backagain. After a while, lets go for something different

PRESS FILL1 OR FILL2No silence, this time. Liverpool plays a complex pas-sage to let you take a breath. FILL1 is the simpler one,where FILL2 is more sophisticated. Usually, you willuse FILL1 when playing with Variations 1 and 2 (themost easy), FILL2 when working with Variations 3 and4 (more complex ones).

6 Select other Variations.There are four VARIATION buttons. These are four dif-ferent versions of the same Style. Try them all!

You can go to a Variation after a Fill. Just press a FILLbutton, then, immediately after press a VARIATIONbutton.

The selected Style

28 TutorialPlaying in Realtime (Without using Automatic Accompaniment)

7 Stop it!OK, you could say: Oh, thats easy, I know how to doit, I can just press that big red START/STOP buttonagain.Yes, you are perfectly right. But thats the easy way. Letus suggest a more colorful way:

PRESS ENDING1 OR ENDING2An ending is instantaneously called, and will beginplaying, to lead the Style to a colorful end. As usual,ENDING1 is pre-programmed, while ENDING2 asksfor your chord progression.

In SyncWhat if I want to avoid all that START/STOP stuff? Imean, I prefer to have my hands free for playingmusic!Good point. The SYNCHRO button is there right forthis purpose.

1 While the Style is stopped, press the SYN-CHRO button.

The SYNCHRO-START LED begins blinking. The Syn-chro Start function is enabled.

2 Play a chord on the keyboard.You must play a chord for the chord recognitionengine. Usually, it will be to the left of the split point,but it depends on the CHORD SCANNING section (seeCHORD SCANNING section on page 17).The Style starts.

3 Stop the Style using your chosen method.

Need more information?Go to Style Play operating mode on page 40. The Ref-erence Guide includes all the information you need.

PLAYING IN REALTIME(Without using Automatic Accompaniment)As soon as you turn your Liverpool on, it is in StylePlay mode, and you can play it in realtime. Please fol-low me

1 Play on the keyboard.When you turn the Liverpool on, Performance 1-1 isautomatically selected.

This sets the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks for you. In thiscase you get the Upper 1 track playing on the full key-board range, with the Grand Piano Program selected.As you may know, there are four available Realtimetracks: Upper 13 and Lower. Upper Realtime tracksmay play on the full range of the keyboard (theselected KEYBOARD MODE shall be FULL UPPER).Otherwise, the Lower track plays on the left of the SplitPoint, and the Upper tracks on the right (KEYBOARDMODE shall be SPLIT).If you are not satisfied with this setting at startup, youcan simply select another Performance. Or change thetracks settingsas you will see in this tutorialandsave them into Performance 1-1. Youll soon see how todo it.

2 Select a different Performance.Is the PERFORM. LED on?

If so, press one of the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCEbuttons, and select a Performance with the VOLUME/VALUE buttons (on the side of the display).

Go ahead and try out the different Performances. Weprovided 160 of them for you.

Performance bank-number

Select a Performance with the VOLUME/VALUE buttons

29TutorialPlaying in Realtime (Without using Automatic Accompaniment)

3 Select Performance 1-1 (Grand Piano) again.As above: press Performance bank 1, and use the AVOLUME/VALUE buttons to select Performance 1-1.

4 Unmute the Upper 2 track.Press both F VOLUME/VALUE but-tons. The Upper 2 track will beselected and unmuted. The Play iconwill appear, surrounded by the selected track frameand accompanied by the pointing arrow. You will hearthe Dark Pad Program play together with the GrandPiano.

5 Press SPLIT on the KEYBOARD MODE section,and play.

Now, the keyboard is split in two parts: the Lower parton the left, and the Upper part on the right. The Ana-logStr Program is playing on the Lower part, while theGrand Piano and the Dark Pad are playing on theUpper part.

6 Set the split point.Not happy with the current split point? Keep the SPLITPOINT button held down, and play the new split pointon the keyboard. You can even save this setting inmemory (see The Write window on page 126).

7 Mute/unmute various tracks.Press both H VOLUME/VALUE buttons. You will mutethe Lower track.

Press them again to unmute the Lower track.Try also with the Upper tracks, using the E, F and GVOLUME/VALUE buttons. You will notice the soundbecomes more or less fuller-sounding, depending onthe number of tracks muted or unmuted.

8 Set the relative volume of the Realtime tracks.Use each EH VOLUME/VALUE button pair to set thevolume of the Realtime tracks. Press one of the VOL-UME/VALUE button to select a track. Then press theright one to increase the volume, the left one to lower it.

9 Press FULL UPPER on the KEYBOARD MODEsection, and play.

Again, the Upper tracks can play across the full key-board range.

10 Save your track configuration in a Performance.Thats all! When you find the right sound, you canpress the WRITE button to save the track configurationinto a Performance, a Single Touch Setting (STS), or aStyle Performance. The Performance is a handy way tosave Realtime tracks. See The Write window onpage 42 for more i