Korg Liverpool Quick guide

PRECAUTIONS
LOCATION
Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction.
• In direct sunlight
• Locations of extreme temperature or humidity
• Excessively dusty or dirty locations
• Locations of excessive vibration
• Close to magnetic fields
POWER SUPPLY
Please connect the designated AC adapter to an AC outlet of
the correct voltage. Do not connect it to an AC outlet of voltage other than that for which your unit is intended.
INTERFERENCE WITH OTHER
ELECTRICAL DEVICES
Radios and televisions placed nearby may experience reception interference. Operate this unit at a suitable distance from
radios and televisions.
HANDLING
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 reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver.
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can
void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
To avoid breakage, do not apply excessive force to the
switches or controls.
NOTICE REGARDING DISPOSAL (EU ONLY)
CARE
If the exterior becomes dirty, wipe it with a clean, dry cloth.
Do not use liquid cleaners such as benzene or thinner, or
cleaning compounds or flammable polishes.
KEEP THIS MANUAL
After reading this manual, please keep it for later reference.
KEEPING FOREIGN MATTER OUT OF
YOUR EQUIPMENT
Never set any container with liquid in it near this equipment.
If liquid gets into the equipment, it could cause a breakdown,
fire, or electrical shock.
Be careful not to let metal objects get into the equipment. If
something does slip into the equipment, unplug the AC
adapter from the wall outlet.
Then contact your nearest Korg dealer or the store where the
equipment was purchased.
When this “crossed-out wheeled bin” symbol is
displayed on the product, owner’s manual, battery, or battery package, it signifies that when you
wish to dispose of this product, manual, package
or battery you must do so in an approved manner.
Do not discard this product, manual, package or
battery along with ordinary household waste.
Disposing in the correct manner will prevent harm to
human health and potential damage to the environment.
Since the correct method of disposal will depend on the
applicable laws and regulations in your locality, please contact your local administrative body for details. If the battery
contains heavy metals in excess of the regulated amount, a
chemical symbol is displayed below the “crossed-out
wheeled bin” symbol on the battery or battery package.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
This product has been manufactured according to strict
specifications and voltage requirements that are applicable
in the country in which it is intended that this product
should be used. If you have purchased this product via the
internet, through mail order, and/or via a telephone sale,
you must verify that this product is intended to be used in
the country in which you reside.
WARNING: Use of this product in any country other than
that for which it is intended could be dangerous and could
invalidate the manufacturer’s or distributor’s warranty.
Please also retain your receipt as proof of purchase otherwise your product may be disqualified from the manufacturer’s or distributor’s warranty.
DATA HANDLING
Data stored in memory may occasionally be lost due to incorrect user action. Be sure to save your important data to a
memory card. KORG will not be responsible for damages
caused by data loss.
LCD DISPLAY
Some pages of the manuals show LCD screens along with an
explanation of operation and functionality. All sound names,
parameter names, and values are merely examples and may
not always match the actual display that you are working on.
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for which you yourself own the copyright, for which you
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Useful links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Start up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Connecting the AC power adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turning the instrument on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Controlling the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The BALANCE slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Audio Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Audio Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MIDI connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Damper Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The music stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Display and User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Display controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Interface structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Message windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Symbols and Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Grayed-out non-available parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Basic operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Playing on the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selecting, muting/unmuting and soloing a track . . .
Selecting a Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selecting a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selecting a Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selecting a Single Touch Setting (STS) . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changing all keyboard tracks at once . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shortcut to see the original bank
for a Style, Performance or Program . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Playing a Style (Automatic Accompaniment) . . . . . .
Playing in Realtime
(Without using Automatic Accompaniment) . . . .
Recording a Song (Simultaneously recording
the Style and realtime performance) . . . . . . . . . . . .
Playing a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Internal Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Start up
Useful links
1. WELCOME!
Thank you for purchasing the Korg Professional Arranger
Liverpool.
This instrument is an ideal keyboard for song production —
it lets you select a desired musical style and generate a highquality band accompaniment simply by playing chords, and
then you can play the melody yourself to easily create an
original song.
USEFUL LINKS
Your preferred KORG dealer also carries a wide range of
Korg hardware and software accessories. Please ask your
dealer about additional Programs, Styles, and other useful
music materials.
Each KORG distributor can supply you with useful information. In the English-speaking world, here are the relevant
addresses:
USA
KORG USA, 316 South Service Road, Melville,
New York, 11747, USA
UK
KORG UK Ltd, 1 Harrison Close, Knowlhill,
Milton Keynes, MK5, 8PA, UK
Tel: 01908 304600, Fax: 01908 304699
Tel:1-516-333-9100, Fax:1-516-333-9108
UK Technical Support
Tel: 01908 304637
E-mail: [email protected]
Many KORG distributors also have their own web page on
the internet, where you can find information and software.
Useful web pages in English are the following:
http://www.korg.com/
A place to find operating system updates and various system
files (for example, a full backup of the factory data) is at the
following link:
http://www.korgpa.com/
ABOUT THIS MANUAL
The documentation for this instrument consists of the "Quick
Start Guide" (the document you're reading) and a more
detailed PDF owner's manual provided on the accessory disc.
The PDF owner's manual is divided into the following three
sections.
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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 parameter
described in detail.
•
An Appendix, with a list of data and useful information
for the advanced user.
The quick start guide and PDF owner's manual use the following abbreviations.
The parameter can be saved onto a Performance by pressing the WRITE button.
The parameter can be saved onto the current
Style Performance by pressing the WRITE button.
The parameter can be saved onto a Single
Touch Setting by pressing the WRITE button.
The parameter can be saved onto a Global setting by going to the Global environment and
pressing the WRITE button.
2. START UP
CONNECTING THE AC POWER ADAPTER
Connect the supplied AC power adapter to the dedicated
socket on the rear of the instrument. Then, plug it into a wall
socket.
Warning: Use only the supplied adapter, or an adapter suggested by Korg. Other adapters may look similar, but they
may damage your instrument!
TURNING THE INSTRUMENT ON AND OFF
Turning 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 a
time it will display the main page in Style Play mode
and 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 contained in RAM (a volatile memory, used for Song editing) will
be lost. On the contrary, data contained in the SSD disk (a
non-volatile memory, used for Factory and User data) will be
preserved.
Note: Never turn off the power while the SD card data is
being read or written.
Start up
Controlling the Volume
ABOUT THE AUTO POWER-OFF FUNCTION
With the factory settings, this instrument will automatically
power-off when four hours have passed since you last played
the keyboard or used the buttons. If desired, you can turn off
(disable) this function.
The power will also turn off automatically after four hours
pass with only songs or demo songs being played.
To adjust power on/off settings, press the [GLOBAL] button
to enter the GLOBAL page, and adjust the settings on the
Page1-Gen.Controls page.
CONTROLLING THE VOLUME
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•
•
Use the MASTER VOLUME
slider to control the overall
volume of the instrument.
This slider controls the volume of the sound going to
the internal speakers, the L/
MONO & RIGHT OUTPUTS, and the HEADPHONES connector.
Note: Start at a moderate
level, then raise the MASTER VOLUME up. Don’t keep the
volume at an uncomfortable level for too long.
Use the ACC/SEQ VOLUME slider to control the Style
tracks (drums, percussion, bass…) volume. This slider
also controls both of the Sequencers tracks, excluding
the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks.
By default, you can use the ASSIGN.SLIDER to control the
keyboard tracks volume. This slider is user-assignable, but
is set to the Keyboard Expression parameter by default.
THE BALANCE SLIDER
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Use the connected device’s volume control to adjust the input
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 Liverpool’s outputs is too low, you
should increase the output level of the connected device.
•
if it sounds fine, it’s ok.
•
if it distorts, you should lower the level a little, until the
sounds is fine again.
MIDI CONNECTIONS
You can play the internal sounds of your Liverpool with an
external controller, i.e. a master keyboard, a MIDI guitar, a
wind controller, a MIDI accordion, or a digital piano.
1.
Connect a standard MIDI cable from the MIDI OUT of
your controller to the MIDI IN connector on the Liverpool.
2.
Select a transmission MIDI channel on your controller.
Some controllers, like the MIDI accordions, usually
transmit on more than one channel.
3.
On the Liverpool, select the MIDI Setup that best fits
your controller’s type.
DAMPER PEDAL
Connect a Damper (Sustain) pedal to the DAMPER connector
on the back panel. Use a KORG PS-1, PS-3 or DS1H footswitch pedal, or a compatible one.
DEMO
Listen to the built-in Demo Songs to appreciate the power of the
Liverpool.
1.
Press the STYLE PLAY and SONG PLAY buttons
together. Their LEDs start blinking.
At this point, if you don’t press any other button, all the
Demo 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 Demo will
automatically start.
Note: When turning the instrument on, move this slider to the center, to avoid starting a Song at the minimum level.
4.
Stop the Demo by pressing START/STOP.
5.
Exit the Demo mode by pressing one of the MODE buttons.
HEADPHONES
THE MUSIC STAND
You can connect a pair of headphones to the rear panel headphone jack (PHONES: stereo mini-jack). You can use headphones with an impedance of 16–200Ω (50Ω recommended).
A music stand comes standard with your Liverpool. Fit it into
the two dedicated holes in the front panel.
The BALANCE slider sets the relative volume of the two
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.
AUDIO OUTPUTS
You can send the sound to an external amplification system,
instead of the internal speakers. This is useful when recording, or when playing live.
AUDIO INPUTS
You can connect the output of another electronic musical
instrument, an unpowered mixer, or any audio device to the
rear panel input jack (INPUT: stereo mini-jack). Since this is a
line-level input, you'll need to use a separately sold mic preamp or mixer if you're connecting a mic.
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Front panel
The music stand
3. FRONT PANEL
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Power switch (
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)
This turns the Liverpool's power on or off.
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MASTER VOLUME
This slider controls the overall volume of the instrument,
both of the internal speakers, the L/MONO and RIGHT outputs, and the HEADPHONES output.
Warning: At the maximum level, with rich-sounding Songs, Styles
or Programs, the internal speakers could distort during signal
peaks. Should this happen, lower the Master Volume a little.
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In addition to the Song tracks, you can play
one to four Realtime (Keyboard) tracks, along
with the Song(s). In the main page, Realtime
(Keyboard) tracks are shown on the right half
of the display. You can reach the main page by
pressing EXIT from any of the Song Play edit
pages. If you are in a different operating mode,
press SONG PLAY to recall the Song Play
mode. If the TRACK SELECT LED is on or
flashing, press TRK SELECT one or two times
to turn it off and see the Realtime tracks.
ACC/SEQ VOLUME
ASSIGN.SLIDER
This is a freely programmable slider. By default, it acts as the
Keyboard Expression control, to let you balance the relative
volume of the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks.
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SONG PLAY This button enters Song Play mode. Here you
can play back 16-track Standard MIDI Files
(SMF), ".MID," or ".KAR" files from internal
memory (SSD) or directly from an SD card
(without loading the file into internal memory). Since the Liverpool is equipped with two
sequencers, you can even play two Songs at the
same time, and mix them with the BALANCE
slider.
This slider controls the accompaniment tracks volume (Style
Play mode) or the Song tracks volume, excluding the Realtime tracks (Song and Song Play modes). This is a relative
control, where the effective maximum value is determined by
the MASTER VOLUME slider position.
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B.SEQ
Each of these buttons recalls one of the operating modes of
the instrument. Each mode excludes the others.
Backing Sequence mode, where you can record
a new Song based on the Realtime and Style
tracks, and save it as a new Standard MIDI File.
SONG
STYLE PLAY Style Play mode, where you can play Styles
(automatic accompaniments) and/or play up to
four Realtime tracks on the keyboard.
Song mode, where you can play, record, or edit
a Song.
PROGRAM Program mode, to play single Sound Programs
on the keyboard, or edit them.
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MODE section
In the main page, Realtime (Keyboard) tracks
are shown on the right half of the display. You
can reach the main page by pressing EXIT from
any of the Style Play edit pages. If you are in a
different operating mode, press STYLE PLAY
to recall the Style Play mode. If the TRACK
SELECT LED is on, press TRACK SELECT to
turn it off and see the Realtime tracks.
This operating mode is automatically selected
when the instrument is turned on.
DEMO
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Press the STYLE PLAY and SONG PLAY buttons
together to select the Demo mode. This mode
lets you listen to some Demo Songs, to let you
hear the sonic power of the Liverpool.
GLOBAL
This button recalls the Global edit environment where you
can select various global settings. This edit environment overlaps any operating mode, which will still remain active in the
background. Press EXIT to go back to the underlying operating mode.
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SD CARD
This button recalls the Card edit environment, where you can
execute various operations on files and cards (Load, Save, Format, etc…). This edit environment overlaps the current oper-
Front panel
The music stand
ating mode, which will still remain active in the background.
Press EXIT to go back to the underlying operating mode.
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OFF
MEMORY (TIE)
This button turns the Lower and Chord Memory functions on
or off. Go to the “Page 24 - Preferences: controls” edit page to
decide if this button should be a Chord Memory only, or a
Lower/Chord Memory button. When it works as a Lower/
Chord Memory:
ON
The sound to the left of the split point, and the
chord for the automatic accompaniment, are
kept in memory even when you raise your
hand from the keyboard.
OFF
The sound and chords are released as soon as
you raise your hand from the keyboard.
This button doubles as a TIE function for the Song mode.
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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 as the root note of
the chord. Thus, you can specify to the arranger
composite chords such as Am7/G or “F/C”.
OFF
The lowest note is scanned together with the
other chord notes, and is not always considered as the root note.
This button doubles as a REST function for the Song mode.
10 MAN. BASS
This button turns the Manual Bass function on or off.
Note: When you press the MAN. BASS button, the Bass track volume is automatically set to the maximum value. The volume is
automatically set back to the original value when the MAN. BASS
button is deactivated.
ON
OFF
The automatic accompaniment stops playing
(apart for the Drum and Percussion tracks),
and you can manually play the Bass track on
the Lower part of the keyboard. You can start
the automatic accompaniment again by pressing one of the CHORD SCANNING buttons.
The bass track is automatically played by the
Style.
11 SPLIT POINT (<)
Keep this button pressed to open the Split Point window.
While this window is open, you can set the split point simply
by playing the split point note on the keyboard. Then, release
the SPLIT POINT button.
To memorize the selected split point note, press the GLOBAL button, then press WRITE to save the Global settings into memory.
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When you select a different Style or Performance, the memorized tempo value is automatically selected.
14 SINGLE TOUCH
This 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) is automatically selected, meaning that the Realtime
tracks and effects will change, together with
the Style tracks and effects.
OFF
When you select a different Style (or the same
again), the Style tracks and effects are changed,
while the Realtime tracks are not changed.
15 STYLE section (NUMERIC KEYPAD)
Use these buttons to open the Style Select window and select
a Style. See “Selecting a Style” on page 13.
The leftmost button lets you select the upper or lower row of
Style banks. Press it until you’ve selected the row you’re looking for. (After both LEDs have turned on, 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 SD” Styles
are Styles directly accessed from the memory card (no need
to load from card).
Styles from “USER1” to “USER3” are locations where you
can load new Styles from the memory card.
Each of the Style bank keys has one or two pages, with up to
eight Styles in each page. Browse through the Styles 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 contained. Just keep
the SHIFT button pressed, and then press the lefmost button of
the STYLE section. A message window will appear, showing
the name of the original bank. Release the SHIFT button to exit
the window.
There is a shortcut to see all pages of the selected bank. To
cycle all pages for a selected bank, press the bank’s button
until you see the page that you’re looking for.
These buttons double as a numeric keypad on certain pages.
16 FADE IN/OUT
This button doubles as a PREVIOUS EVENT function for
the Backing Sequence and Song modes .
When the Style stopped, press this button to start it with a
volume fade-in (the volume goes from zero to the maximum).
When the Style is playing, press this button to stop it with a
volume fade-out (the volume gradually decreases).
You don’t need to press START/STOP to start or stop the Style.
12 G.QUANTIZE (>)
17 VARIATION 1–4 (NOTE LENGTH) buttons
Press this button to open the Groove Quantize window,
where you can select a realtime groove quantization to be
applied to the Song (only Sequencer 1).
This button doubles as a NEXT EVENT function for the
Backing Sequence and Song modes.
13 TEMPO
(= LOCK)
Each of these buttons will select one of the four variations of
the current Style. Each variation can vary in patterns and
sounds.
These buttons double as a NOTE LENGTH function for the
Song mode.
This button turns the Tempo Lock function on or off.
18 FILL 1–2 (NOTE LENGTH) buttons
ON
These two buttons trigger a fill-in. Press them twice (LED blinking) to let them play in loop, and select any other Style element
(Fill, Intro, Variation…) to exit the loop.
When you select a different Style or Performance, the tempo doesn’t change. You can still
change it using the DIAL or the TEMPO buttons.
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Front panel
The music stand
They also double as a NOTE LENGTH function for the
Song mode.
19 COUNT IN / BREAK
While the Style is not running, press this button, then press
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 a break
(an empty measure beginning with a kick + crash shot). Press
it twice to let it play in loop, and select any other Style element (Fill, Intro, Variation…) to exit the loop.
20 ENDING 1–2 (DOT, TRIPLET) buttons
While the Style is running, these two buttons trigger an Ending, and stop the Style. Press one of them, and the Style will
stop running with an Ending. If pressed while the Style is
stopped, they act as an additional couple of Intros.
Press them twice (LED blinking) to let them play in loop, and
select any other Style element (Fill, Intro, Variation…) to exit
the loop.
ENDING1 also doubles as a DOT function, and ENDING2
doubles as a TRIPLET function, to be used in Song mode.
Note: Ending 1 plays a short sequence with different chords, while
Ending 2 plays on the last recognized chord.
21 INTRO 1–2 buttons
These two buttons set the arranger in Intro mode. After pressing one of these buttons, start the Style, and it will begin with
the selected intro. The INTRO LED will automatically go off
at the end of the intro.
Press them twice (LED blinking) to let them play in a loop,
and select any other Style element (Fill, Intro, Variation…) to
exit the loop.
OFF
All Synchro functions are turned off.
This button doubles as a DELETE function for the Backing
Sequence and Song modes.
It is also used to delete the selected character, during text
editing.
24 TAP TEMPO/RESET (INSERT)
This is a double-function button, acting in a different way
depending on the Style status (stop/play).
Tap Tempo: When the Style is not playing, you can “beat” the
tempo on this button. At the end, the accompaniment starts
playing, using the “tapped in” tempo.
Reset: When you press this button while the Style is in play,
the Style pattern goes back to the previous strong beat.
This button doubles as an INSERT function for the Backing
Sequence and Song modes.
It is also used to insert a character at the cursor position, during text editing.
25 WRITE/CARD IN USE
In Style Play mode, this button opens the Write window, that
lets you save all the tracks onto a Performance, the Realtime
(Keyboard) tracks in a Single Touch Setting (STS), or the
accompaniment tracks onto a Style Performance.
In the Global edit environment, press it to save Global parameters in memory.
This button’s LED works as a CARD IN USE indicator, 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 with the left-hand
chords.
Note: Intro 1 plays a short sequence with different chords, while
Intro 2 plays on the last recognized chord.
Note: The Ensemble function works only when the keyboard is in
SPLIT mode, and the LOWER Chord Scanning mode selected.
22 START/STOP
27 RECORD
Starts or stops the Style that’s running.
You can reset all ‘frozen’ notes and controllers on the
Liverpool and any instrument connected to its MIDI OUT, by
using the “Panic” key combination. Just press SHIFT +
START/STOP to stop all notes and reset all controllers.
This button sets the instrument in Record mode (depending
on the current operating mode).
23 SYNCHRO START / STOP (DELETE)
This button turns the Synchro Start and Synchro Stop functions
on or off. Press it repeatedly to turn the functions 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 chord in the
chord recognition area to automatically start
the Style running. If you like, you can turn one
of the INTROs on before starting the Style.
START+STOP LEDs ON
When both LEDs are lit-up, raising your hand
from the keyboard momentarily will stop the
Style from playing. If you play a chord again,
the Style starts again.
28 MENU
This button opens the Menu page for the current operating
mode or edit environment. After opening a menu, you can
jump to one of the edit pages by pressing the corresponding
VOLUME/VALUE buttons; or browse them using the PAGE
buttons. Otherwise, go back to the main page of the current
operating mode, or close the edit environment, by pressing
the EXIT button.
See the relevant chapter devoted to each operating mode or
edit environment, to see their “maps” in detail.
29 PAGE -/+
After pressing MENU to open a menu, use these buttons to
browse the edit pages of an operating mode or editing environment. Press EXIT to go back from an edit page to the main
page of the current operating mode, or to close the Global or
Card Edit environment.
In addition, you can use these buttons to select a different
page in a Style Select or Program Select window.
Front panel
The music stand
30 VOLUME/VALUE (MUTE) A–H buttons
VALUE
Within this user’s manual, each button pair is marked with an
alphabetic letter (A–H). See “Display and User Interface” on
page 9 for more details.
31 TRACK SELECT
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Use each button pair to change the corresponding parameter’s value. The left button decreases
the value, the right button increases it.
Depending on the operating mode, this button switches
between the various tracks view.
STYLE PLAY MODE
Switches between the Realtime tracks and the
Style tracks.
SONG PLAY MODE
Switches between the main page (showing the
Realtime/Keyboard tracks), Song tracks 1–8,
and Song tracks 9–16.
A corresponding track name is printed over each button pair.
These names show the corresponding track the button pair
affects in the main page of the Style Play mode.
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The left half is for the main page, where you can see the
Realtime tracks, and the Style tracks grouped together:
SONG MODE
Switches between the main page, Song tracks
1–8 and Song tracks 9–16.
The TRACK SELECT LED shows the current page view:
Off
Main page (Realtime tracks, or Song controls)
On
2nd page (Style tracks, or Song tracks 1–8)
Flashing
3rd page (Song tracks 9–16)
32 SINGLE TOUCH SETTING
(F-1–F-4 FUNCTION KEYS) buttons
•
The right half is for the Style tracks page, where you can
see each of the accompaniment tracks:
While in the main page of the Style Play or Backing Sequence
mode, these buttons select a Single Touch Setting each. Each
of the Styles includes a maximum of four Single Touch Settings (STS), to automatically configure the Realtime tracks
and effects at the touch of a finger. When the SINGLE
TOUCH LED is lit, an STS is automatically selected when
selecting a Style.
In Edit mode, these buttons double as function keys, to
select the corresponding items in the display.
33 SHIFT
With this button held down, pressing certain other buttons
will access a second function.
See “Symbols and Icons” on page 11.
Use these buttons to perform various operations on the commands and functions appearing in the display.
SELECTING Use each button pair to select the corresponding item in the display (i.e. a track, a parameter
or a command). Use either the left or right button in a pair.
VOLUME
While you are in the main pages of any operating mode, select a track and use these buttons to
change the track’s volume. Use the left button to
decrease it, or the right button to increase it.
34 TEMPO/VALUE section
The DIAL and the DOWN/- and UP/+ buttons can be used to
control the Tempo, assign a different value to the selected
parameter in the display or scroll a list of files in the Song
Select and Card pages. The VALUE LED shows the status of
this section.
DIAL
Turn the dial clockwise to increase the value or
tempo. Turn it counter-clockwise to decrease
the value or tempo.
When used while pressing the SHIFT
button, this control always acts as a Tempo
control.
MUTE
Press both buttons in a pair to mute the corresponding track. Press both buttons again to
unmute the track.
DOWN/- and UP/+
DOWN/- decreases the value or tempo; UP/+
increases the value or tempo.
SOLO
While in the Style Play, Song Play and
Song modes, you can solo one of the tracks.
Just keep the SHIFT button pressed, and press
both of the VOLUME/VALUE buttons corresponding with the track you wish to solo.
Keep the SHIFT button pressed down,
and press either the DOWN/- or
UP/+ button to reset the Tempo to the value
that’s saved onto the selected Style.
To exit the solo mode, keep the SHIFT button
pressed again, and press both the VOLUME/
VALUE buttons corresponding to the soloed
track.
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Front panel
The music stand
35 VALUE LED
40 KEYBOARD MODE section
This LED shows the status of the DIAL and DOWN/- and UP/
+ buttons.
These buttons define how the four Keyboard (or Realtime)
tracks are positioned on the keyboard.
ON
The DIAL and DOWN/- and UP/+ buttons act
as Value controls, to change the value of the
selected parameter in the display.
SPLIT
OFF
The DIAL and DOWN/- and UP/+ buttons control the Tempo.
The Lower track plays below the split point,
while the Upper 1, Upper 2 and Upper 3 tracks
play above it. By default, selecting this keyboard mode automatically selects the Lower
chord scanning mode.
36 EXIT/NO
FULL UPPER
Use this button to perform various actions, leaving 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 operating mode
•
exit from a Style, Performance or Program Select window
41 STYLE CHANGE
37 ENTER/YES
Use this button to perform various actions, confirming the
current selected status:
•
answer “Yes” to any question that appears in the display
•
confirm a command
The Upper 1, Upper 2 and/or Upper 3 tracks
play on the whole keyboard range. The Lower
track does not play. By default, selecting this
keyboard mode automatically selects the Full
chord scanning mode.
This button turns the Style Change function on or off.
ON
When you select a Performance, the Style could
change, according to which Style number is
memorized onto the Performance.
OFF
When you select a Performance, the Style and
Style track settings remain unchanged. Only
Realtime (Keyboard) tracks settings are
changed.
42 PERFORM.
38 DISPLAY HOLD
Press this button to use the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE
section to select a Performance.
This button turns the Display Hold function on or off.
43 PROGRAM
ON
Press this button to use the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE
section to select a Program, and assign it to the selected track.
OFF
When you open a temporary window (like the
Program Select window), it remains in the display until you press EXIT/NO, or an operating
mode button.
Any temporary window closes after a certain
time, or after selecting an item in the window.
39 CHORD SCANNING section
In Style Play and Backing Sequence mode, use these buttons
to define the way chords are recognized by the arranger.
LOWER
Chords are detected below the split point. The
number of notes you should play to form a
chord is defined by the Chord Scanning Mode
parameter.
UPPER
Chords are detected above the split point. You
must always play three or more notes to let the
arranger recognize a chord.
FULL (both LEDs on)
Chords are detected on the full keyboard
range. You must always play three or more
notes to let the arranger recognize a chord.
OFF
No chords will be detected. After pressing
START/STOP, only the Drum and Percussion
accompaniment tracks can play.
44 PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section
Use these buttons to open the Program Select or Performance
Select window, and select a Program or a Performance. See
“Selecting a Program” on page 13, or “Selecting a Performance” on page 12.
The leftmost button selects the upper or lower row of Program or Performance banks. Press it until you’ve selected the
row that you’re looking for. (After both LEDs have consecutively turned on, press the button again to turn them off).
UPPER LED ON
Upper row of Programs or Performances selected.
LOWER LED ON
Lower row of Programs or Performances selected.
On the front panel, Program banks are identified by the
instrument names, while Performance banks are identified
by numbers (1–10; 0=bank 10).
A note about Program banks and names. Programs from
“PIANO” to “SFX” are standard Programs, the user can’t
directly modify.
Programs “USER1” and “USER2” are locations where you
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 with up to 8
Programs. You can browse them using the PAGE buttons.
Front panel
The music stand
Shortcut to see the original bank for a Performance or Program. You can see the original bank where a Performance or
Program is contained. Just keep the SHIFT button pressed,
and then press the lefmost button of the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section. A message window will appear, showing the name of the original bank. Release the SHIFT button
to exit the window.
Shortcut to see all pages of the selected bank. To cycle all of
the pages for a selected bank, press the bank’s button.
45 PADS (1–4, STOP)
These programmable pads can be used to trigger a sound
effect. Use the STOP button to stop a cyclic sound.
Each Pad corresponds to a dedicated Pad track.
48 BALANCE slider
In Song Play mode, this slider balances the volume of the 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 - SEQ1
and SEQ2
The instrument is equipped with two sequencers (Sequencer
1 and Sequencer 2), each with its own set of transport controls.
<< and >>
46 TRANSPOSE
Lowers the Master Transpose a semitone.
Raises the Master Transpose a semitone.
47 OCTAVE
These buttons transpose the selected track
in steps of a whole octave (12 semitones;
max ±2 octaves). The transposition value is
shown (in octaves) on the top right area of
the display.
Press both buttons together, to reset the
Octave Transpose to zero.
Note: The Octave Transpose has no effect on tracks set to Drum
mode (and, even if set in a different status, on the Drum and Percussion tracks).
–
+
Lowers the selected track an octave.
Raises the selected track an octave.
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 move the
Song to the previous or following measure.
When kept pressed, they make the Song scroll
continuously, until you release them.
These buttons transpose the whole instrument in semitone steps (Master Transpose).
The transposition value is shown (as a note
name) on the top right of the display.
Press both buttons together, to reset the Master Transpose to zero.
Note: The Master Transpose has no effect on tracks set to Drum
mode (and, even if set in a different status, on the Drum and Percussion tracks).
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In Jukebox mode (Sequencer 1), keep
the SHIFT button pressed, and press these buttons to scroll to the previous or next Song in
the Jukebox list.
PAUSE
Pauses the Song at the current position. Press
PAUSE or PLAY/STOP to start the Song playing again.
PLAY/STOP Starts or stops the current Song. When you
stop the Song, the Song Position goes back to
measure 1.
In Song Play mode, pressing this button
while keeping SHIFT pressed, starts both
sequencers at the same time.
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Display and User Interface
Display controls
4. DISPLAY AND USER INTERFACE
The display shows the current status of the Liverpool and its
performance and editing parameters. You can select each
parameter by using the VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) buttons on
the side of the display, or each page command appearing
along the last line using the F-1–F-4 buttons. You can vary
many of the parameter’s values by pressing the left (-) or right
(+) button of any VOLUME/VALUE pair.
Status icons area
Style (accompaniment/backing) tracks
DISPLAY CONTROLS
VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) buttons and display parameters.
These buttons are used to select the corresponding parameter
or command in the display, to change the parameter’s value,
or to change the volume of the corresponding track.
While you are on the main page, these buttons can select a
track, change the track’s volume, or mute/unmute a track.
See “VOLUME/VALUE (MUTE) A–H buttons” on page 6 for
more information.
Realtime (Keyboard) tracks
In the Card Edit environment, the F-1–F-4 buttons can be
used also to select one of the page commands appearing in
the last line of the display.
F-1–F-4 buttons. When in an Edit page, these buttons may
be used when there are four parameters in a row, as in the following example:
See “SINGLE TOUCH SETTING (F-1–F-4 FUNCTION KEYS)
buttons” on page 6 for more information.
PAGE. The PAGE buttons select the previous or next edit
page. When selecting a Style or a Program, they select a different page of Styles or Programs. See “PAGE -/+” on page 5
for more information.
MENU. The MENU button opens the current operating mode
or edit environment’s Menu. When in a Menu, you can use the
VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select an edit section to jump to.
First, select the line using a VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) button.
Then, select a column using the F-1–F-4 function button.
TRACK SELECT. Each of the operating modes have a different number of tracks:
Style Play
4 Realtime tracks, 8 Style tracks, 4 Pads.
Song Play
4 Realtime tracks, 2 x 16 Song Tracks, 4 Pads.
Backing Sequence
4 Realtime tracks, 8 Style tracks, 4 Pads.
Song
16 Song tracks.
You can only see up to 8 tracks in the display. So, use the
TRACK SELECT button to switch to the other (hidden)
tracks. For example, when in Style Play, you can use this button to switch from the Realtime tracks and the Style tracks.
Display and User Interface
Interface structure
INTERFACE STRUCTURE
Thanks to its multitasking operating system, the Liverpool
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, Program
Select, Performance Select).
When opening an edit environment or a selecting page, the
current operating mode is still working in the background.
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Edit environment. (See diagram at the bottom). When you
press GLOBAL or SD CARD, an edit environment 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 series of
edit pages. Use the MENU and PAGE buttons to browse
across the various edit pages.
Edit environment
Menu
Edit pages
Selecting windows. When you press one of the STYLE or
PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE buttons, you open a selecting
window. This window closes after selecting one of the items
in it, or after pressing EXIT.
If the DISPLAY HOLD LED is light up, the window doesn’t
close after selecting an item. Press EXIT to close the window,
and go back to the underlying page.
Operating modes. (See diagram at the bottom of this page).
At the lowest level, an operating mode is always active. The
current operating mode is indicated by the lit LED on the
STYLE PLAY, B.SEQ, SONG PLAY, SONG or PROGRAM button in the MODE section. The relevant icon lights up in the
display.
An operating mode is divided into a main page (the page
where you usually play a Style, a Song or a Program), a
menu, and a series of edit pages.
Press MENU to access the Menu. Use the MENU and PAGE
buttons to browse across the various edit pages. Press EXIT to
go back to the main page.
Operating modes
Main page
Menu
Edit pages
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Rear panel
Message windows
MESSAGE WINDOWS
Sometimes, a message might appear in the display, warning
about an error or an incorrect operation:
5. REAR PANEL
Press ENTER or EXIT to exit one of these windows.
Other messages ask for an answer, as in the “Are you sure”
window below:
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1
Press ENTER/YES for Yes, or EXIT/NO for No.
SYMBOLS AND ICONS
Many icons and symbols, on the custom display, show the
status of a parameter or the display content.
Realtime/Keyboard track
(Upper 1–3, Lower).
Drum track (Style track view).
Percussion track (Style track view).
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4 5
6
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PHONES
Use this jack to connect a pair of headphones. You can use
headphones with an impedance of 16–200Ω (50Ω suggested).
Use a headphone distributor to connect more than one pair of
headphones.
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INPUT
Use these unbalanced connectors to input another keyboard/
synthesizer, a (non-powered) mixer’s output, or a CD/tape
player (line impedance). The signal is automatically routed to
the speakers, the Audio Outputs and the Phones.
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OUTPUTS
Use these unbalanced connectors to send the audio signal
(sound) to a mixer, a PA system, a set of powered monitors,
or your hi-fi system. Set the output level with the MASTER
VOLUME slider.
Grouped Drum and Percussion tracks.
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Bass track (Style track view).
Use this to connect a Damper pedal, like the KORG PS1, PS3
or DS1H.
Grouped accompaniment tracks. This symbol
indicates the five grouped accompaniment
tracks (Acc1–5).
5
Accompaniment tracks (Style track view).
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Sequencer tracks.
Selected track or parameter. When this symbol
appears, you can execute any available operation on the selected item.
(no icon)
2
The track is in mute, and can’t play on the keyboard.
GRAYED-OUT NON-AVAILABLE
PARAMETERS
Currently non-available parameters are now shown in “gray”
in the display, i.e. with a “ghost” texture. Here is an example
of a grayed-out parameter, compared to a normal parameter:
Text in solid black
Text in gray
DAMPER
ASSIGN. PDL/SW
Use this to connect a continuous or footswitch pedal, like the
KORG EXP2 or XVP10.
MIDI interface
The MIDI interface allows your Liverpool to be connected to
an external controller (master keyboard, MIDI guitar, wind
controller, MIDI accordion…), to an expander, or to a computer running a sequencer or an editor.
IN
This connector receives MIDI data from a computer or a controller. Connect it to an external
controller’s or computer’s MIDI OUT.
OUT
This connector sends MIDI data generated by
the Liverpool’s keyboard, controllers, and/or
the internal sequencer. Connect it to an
expander’s or computer’s MIDI IN.
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DC 12V (AC power adapter connector)
Plug the supplied power adapter into this connector.
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SD Card Slot
To insert an SD card (or SDHC card), push it
into the slot until it clicks into place. To
remove the SD card, push it in; the card will
pop out slightly, allowing you to pull it out.
Note: Carefully read the owner's manual that
came with your SD card, and observe the instructions regarding care and handling.
Connector
side
Note: Take care to insert the SD card in the correct direction and
orientation, and be sure to press it all the way into the slot. Do not
use excessive force.
Basic operations
Playing on the keyboard
6. BASIC OPERATIONS
If you can’t see the track that you’re
looking for, use the TRACK SELECT
button to scroll up or down the
tracks, and find the hidden ones.
PLAYING ON THE KEYBOARD
Just play on the keyboard. You will hear the Realtime tracks
playing. There are four Realtime tracks: Upper 1–3 and
Lower. They may play all at the same time, or just one or a
few of them, depending on their Mute status. If you cannot
hear a track, check the mute status of that part.
Tracks can be set in different ways: use the KEYBOARD
MODE section to select the way they are configured on the
keyboard.
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Press FULL UPPER to play the Upper 1–3 tracks on the
full range of the keyboard, just as you would on a piano.
Upper 2
Upper 3
Press SPLIT to let the Upper 1–3 tracks play on the right
of the Split Point, and the Lower track on the left.
Upper 1
Upper 2
Lower
Play status; the track plays on the keyboard.
Split Point
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LOWER
Mute status; the track doesn’t play on the keyboard.
Solo. While in the Style Play, Song Play and Song modes, you
can solo one of the tracks. Just keep the SHIFT button pressed,
and press both VOLUME/VALUE buttons corresponding to the
track you wish to solo.
To exit the solo mode, keep the SHIFT button pressed again,
and press both VOLUME/VALUE buttons corresponding to
the soloed track.
SELECTING A PERFORMANCE
Upper 3
Keep the SPLIT POINT
button pressed, and
play a note to change
the point where the
keyboard is divided in
an Upper and a Lower
part.
To save the selected split point
note, press the GLOBAL button, then press WRITE to save
the Global in memory.
Mute/unmute.
Press both VOLUME/VALUE (A–H)
buttons to mute or unmute a track. For
example, if you are on the main page
that appears after turning the instrument on, and you want to mute the
Upper 1 track, press the E (UPPER1/ACC2) buttons together.
The mute/play status is shown by the relevant icon in the display:
(no icon)
Upper 1
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UPPER
A Performance is a set of Programs and settings for the Keyboard and Style tracks, that makes selecting complex combinations live fast and easy. When the STYLE CHANGE LED is
on, a Performance can also select a different Style.
It is always advisable to use Performances, rather than single
Programs, when playing even a solo sound, since a Performance
lets you select the right effects, transposition, plus many other
parameters, together with the Programs.
Data type
Parameters
Realtime Upper 1, Upper 2
Tracks
Upper 3, Lower
SELECTING, MUTING/UNMUTING AND
SOLOING A TRACK
Style
Tracks
Selecting. Use the VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) buttons to select
a track.
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
Drum, Percussion, Program, Volume, Pan, Octave,
Bass, Acc1, Acc2, Detune, Pitch Bend, Poly/Mono/
Acc3, Acc4, Acc5 Drum, Int/Ext, Wrap Around, Keyboard Range, A&B Effect Send level,
Type, Parameters, Program parameters, Drum Mapping, Kick&Snare
Assignment
Other “performance” parameters are saved in the Global.
Global
The selected track is shown with a solid square surrounding
its status icons.
Selected track
Chord Recognition Mode, Memory Mode, Velocity
Trigger, Lock
1.
Press the PERFORM button. This
changes the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section into a Performance
selector.
2.
Use the leftmost button of the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section to select the first row
of ten banks (1–10, upper LED turned on), or the second
row of ten banks (11–20, lower LED turned on).
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3.
Basic operations
Selecting a Program
Press one of the 1–0 buttons to select the PROGRAM/
PERFORMANCE bank containing the Performance you
are looking for.
The Performance Select window appears. There are 8
Performances for each bank.
2.
Press the PROGRAM button. This
changes the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section into a Program selector.
3.
Use the leftmost PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE button to select a row of
Program banks (upper, lower).
4.
Select the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE
bank containing the Program you are
looking for (Program banks are identified by instrument
names).
Last selected Performance
The Program Select window appears.
Last selected Program
4.
Select a Performance using the VOLUME/VALUE (A–H)
buttons.
5.
If the DISPLAY HOLD LED is on, press EXIT to exit this
window.
Selected track
The STYLE CHANGE button
When you select a Performance, the Style may or may not
change, depending on the status of the STYLE CHANGE button. (When you save a Performance, the current 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 doesn’t
change.
5.
Browse all the Programs in the selected bank using the
PAGE buttons. There can be various pages for each
bank, containing up to 8 Programs each.
6.
As you find the Program you are looking for, select it
using the VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) buttons.
7.
If the DISPLAY HOLD LED is on, press EXIT to exit this
window.
SELECTING A PROGRAM
SELECTING A STYLE
You can select a different Program (i.e., sound) to be played by
a track. Before selecting a Program, you must select the track
that you want to assign the Program to.
A Style is a set of rhythm and accompaniment patterns. You
can select a Style from the internal memory, or from a memory card.
Note: To assign different Programs to the Style tracks, press
TRACK SELECT to see the Style tracks. If you select a Program
while grouped tracks (Drum/Percussion or ACC) are selected, the
Program will be assigned to the last selected track.
1.
Use the leftmost STYLE button to select a
row of Style banks (upper, lower).
2.
Select the STYLE bank containing the
Style that you’re looking for.
Each Style Element (Variations, Fills…) can have different
Programs, so your selection might be automatically reset
when selecting a different Element.
1.
Use the VOLUME/VALUE (E–H) buttons on the right side
of the display, to select the Realtime (Keyboard) track you
wish to assign a different Program to.
The Style Select window appears.
Tutorial
Selecting a Single Touch Setting (STS)
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3.
Each bank has one or two pages, each page containing
up to eight Styles. Select a page using the PAGE buttons.
7. TUTORIAL
4.
As you find the Style you are looking for, select it using
the VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) buttons.
This chapter is fully devoted to step-by-step instructions, that
we hope may be useful to learn the basics—in the field.
Note: The new Style will enter at the next strong beat.
5.
If the DISPLAY HOLD LED is on, press EXIT to exit this
window.
The SINGLE TOUCH button
When you select a Style, the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks can
be changed.
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If the SINGLE TOUCH LED is on, the Single Touch Setting (STS) #1 is automatically selected, and the Realtime
tracks are changed. Programs, and the Keyboard Mode,
may change.
•
If the SINGLE TOUCH LED is off, Realtime tracks don’t
change.
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.
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OK, select your favorite musical Style.
There are plenty of Styles to choose from. We will go with a
LIVERPOOL STYLES—the “HalloGoodby”.
1.
Press the leftmost STYLE button to switch the upper
LED on.
2.
Now, you are free to press button number 3, called “G H”.
SELECTING A SINGLE TOUCH SETTING (STS)
A Single Touch Setting (STS) contains Realtime (Keyboard)
tracks’ settings. Four STS are included in each Style, and can
be recalled by pressing the SINGLE TOUCH SETTING (F-1–
F-4) buttons under the display.
Note: You can select a STS only when you are in the main page of
the Style Play or Backing Sequence operating mode.
The Style Select window appears.
CHANGING ALL KEYBOARD TRACKS AT ONCE
The selected Style
Select a Performance or a Single Touch Setting (F-1–F-4 buttons,
when you are in the Style Play main page) to change keyboard
Programs and effects at the touch of a button.
SHORTCUT TO SEE THE ORIGINAL BANK FOR
A STYLE, PERFORMANCE OR PROGRAM
You can see the original bank where your Style, Performance or
Program came from. Just keep the SHIFT button pressed, and
press the lefmost button of the STYLE or PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section. A message window will appear, showing the
name of the original bank.
Release the SHIFT button to exit the window.
3.
Press one of the D VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select
“HalloGoodby”.
2
Call an Intro.
You can engage an Intro to be played before the Style. Press
INTRO1 or INTRO2. The former plays more freely, without
letting you decide the chords. The latter lets you play a chord
progression while it’s playing.
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3
Tutorial
Playing in Realtime (Without using Automatic Accompaniment)
Start the Style!
In Sync
Play a chord, and press the START/STOP button.
“What if I want to avoid all that START/STOP stuff? I mean, I prefer to have my hands free for playing music!”
Good point. The SYNCHRO button is there right for this purpose.
Then begin playing.
Usually (when the SPLIT LED is on) chords are recognized
under the split point, i.e. on the Lower part of the keyboard.
With the UPPER or FULL Chord Scanning mode, you must
play three or more notes to have a chord recognized.
1
The SYNCHRO-START LED begins blinking. The Synchro
Start function is enabled.
2
4
Play your chords and your melody.
Go on playing. As you may notice, the Liverpool features a
very sophisticated chord recognition engine. Recognized
chords are shown in the display.
5
Make a break—or should we say “a fill”?
During your playing, you are free to call a one-bar break. Try
it:
PRESS BREAK
Do you see? Music stopped for one bar. Then, it is back again.
After a while, let’s go for something different…
PRESS FILL1 OR FILL2
No silence, this time. Liverpool plays a complex passage to let
you take a breath. FILL1 is the simpler one, where FILL2 is
more sophisticated. Usually, you will use FILL1 when playing with Variations 1 and 2 (the most easy), FILL2 when
working with Variations 3 and 4 (more complex ones).
6
While the Style is stopped, press the SYNCHRO button.
Play a chord on the keyboard.
You must play a chord for the chord recognition engine. Usually, it will be to the left of the split point, but it depends on
the CHORD SCANNING section (see “CHORD SCANNING
section” on page 7).
The Style starts.
3
Stop the Style using your chosen method.
PLAYING IN REALTIME
(Without using Automatic Accompaniment)
As soon as you turn your Liverpool on, it is in Style Play
mode, and you can play it in realtime. Please follow me…
1
Play on the keyboard.
When you turn the Liverpool on, Performance 1-1 is automatically selected.
Performance bank-number
Select other Variations.
There are four VARIATION buttons. These are four different
versions of the same Style. Try them all!
You can go to a Variation after a Fill. Just press a FILL button,
then, immediately after press a VARIATION button.
7
Stop it!
OK, you could say: “Oh, that’s easy, I know how to do it, I can
just press that big red START/STOP button again”.
Yes, you are perfectly right. But that’s the easy way. Let us
suggest a more colorful way:
PRESS ENDING1 OR ENDING2
An ending is instantaneously called, and will begin playing,
to lead the Style to a colorful end. As usual, ENDING1 is preprogrammed, while ENDING2 asks for your chord progression.
This sets the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks for you. In this case
you get the Upper 1 track playing on the full keyboard range,
with the Grand Piano Program selected.
As you may know, there are four available Realtime tracks:
Upper 1–3 and Lower. Upper Realtime tracks may play on
the full range of the keyboard (the selected KEYBOARD
MODE shall be FULL UPPER). Otherwise, the Lower track
plays on the left of the Split Point, and the Upper tracks on
the right (KEYBOARD MODE shall be SPLIT).
If you are not satisfied with this setting at startup, you can
simply select another Performance. Or change the track’s settings—as you will see in this tutorial—and save them into
Performance 1-1. You’ll soon see how to do it.
2
Select a different Performance.
Is the PERFORM. LED on?
Tutorial
Playing in Realtime (Without using Automatic Accompaniment)
If so, press one of the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE buttons,
and select a Performance with the VOLUME/VALUE buttons
(on the side of the display).
6
Set the split point.
Not happy with the current split point? Keep the SPLIT
POINT button held down, and play the new split point on the
keyboard. You can even save this setting in memory.
7
Select a Performance with the VOLUME/VALUE buttons
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Mute/unmute various tracks.
Press both H VOLUME/VALUE buttons. You will mute the
Lower track.
Go ahead and try out the different Performances. We provided 160 of them for you.
3
Select Performance 1-1 (“Grand Piano”) again.
As above: press Performance bank 1, and use the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select Performance 1-1.
4
Unmute the Upper 2 track.
Press both F VOLUME/VALUE buttons.
The Upper 2 track will be selected and
unmuted. The Play icon will appear, surrounded by the “selected track” frame and
accompanied by the pointing arrow. You will hear the Dark Pad
Program play together with the Grand Piano.
Press the H VOLUME/VALUE buttons
Press them again to unmute the Lower track.
Try also with the Upper tracks, using the E, F and G VOLUME/VALUE buttons. You will notice the sound becomes
more or less fuller-sounding, depending on the number of
tracks muted or unmuted.
Press the F VOLUME/VALUE buttons
5
Press SPLIT on the KEYBOARD MODE section,
and play.
Now, the keyboard is split in two parts: the Lower part on the
left, and the Upper part on the right. The AnalogStr Program
is playing on the Lower part, while the Grand Piano and the
Dark Pad are playing on the Upper part.
Press the E–G VOLUME/VALUE buttons
8
Set the relative volume of the Realtime tracks.
Use each E–H VOLUME/VALUE button pair to set the volume of the Realtime tracks. Press one of the VOLUME/
VALUE button to select a track. Then press the right one to
increase the volume, the left one to lower it.
Press the left one to lower…
…and the right one to raise.
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Tutorial
Recording a Song (Simultaneously recording the Style and realtime performance)
Press FULL UPPER on the KEYBOARD MODE
section, and play.
Again, the Upper tracks can play across the full keyboard
range.
3
Select the Realtime recording mode.
Simply press one of the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons. The
Record page appears.
10 Save your track configuration in a Performance.
That’s all! When you find the right sound, you can press the
WRITE button to save the track configuration into a Performance, a Single Touch Setting (STS), or a Style Performance.
The Performance is a handy way to save Realtime tracks.
RECORDING A SONG (Simultaneously
recording the Style and realtime performance)
The Backing Sequence mode is a fast and effective way of
recording a new Song, making full use of the features of the
Style Play mode. So, arm your recorder, and play live with
the Styles—a song will be ready in seconds!
1
First, enter Backing Sequence mode
Press B.SEQ to access the Backing Sequence mode. The Realtime tracks, on the keyboard, will remain the same as you
selected in the Style Play mode.
4
If you think the selected Style is not what you like
for your backing tracks, select a different one.
Here is a fast reminder:
1.
Select one of the Style rows in the STYLE section, using
the leftmost button.
2.
Select one of the Style Banks, by pressing one of the buttons of the STYLE section.
3.
Select one of the pages, using the PAGE buttons.
4. Select a Style, using the VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) buttons.
The Style Bank and number appear after the “Style” parameter in the display.
5
And what about changing the Performance or
Single Touch Setting?
(see “Selecting a Performance” on page 12, or “Selecting a Single Touch Setting (STS)” on page 14). Here is a short recap for
the Performances:
1.
Press the PERFORM button to set the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section act as a Performance selector.
2.
Select one of the Performance Banks, by pressing one of
the buttons of the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section.
3.
Select a Performance, using the VOLUME/VALUE (A–
H) buttons.
…and for the Single Touch Settings (STS):
•
Press one of the SINGLE TOUCH SETTING buttons.
6
This is the Backing Sequence Play page, where you can load,
play or save a Song.
2
Now, press RECORD.
You are prompted to select either the Realtime recording
mode, or the Chord/Acc Step recording mode.
Ok, now we can go.
As you see, both the RT track and the Ch/Acc track are in
RECord mode. This means you can start recording everything you play in a realtime performance with the Styles.
PRESS START/STOP
WAIT FOR THE PRECOUNT TO REACH BAR 1
AND BEGIN PLAYING!
7
Play as if you were playing live.
You can do exactly what you do when playing with the
Styles: select a different Style, Performance, STS, different
Variation, a Fill, and Ending…
You can even start your recording with an Intro: just press
one of the INTRO buttons before pressing START/STOP to
start recording.
8
Stop the Song.
To stop the Song, press either START/STOP or one of the
ENDING buttons. The Song will stop, but the Recording will
still be on. So, you can start with another Song to be recorded
in the same session (go back to step 6, if you like).
Otherwise, finish the Recording. Now forgoing to the next
step.
Tutorial
Playing a Song
9
Finish the recording.
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3.
Press the [F-1] button to select the SD card (SD).
4.
Move the folder where you wish to save your Song to
the first line of the display, using the E–F (Scroll Up) and
G–H (Scroll Down) VOLUME/VALUE buttons, or the
TEMPO/VALUE controls. Press F-3 (OPEN) to open it.
Close the current folder by pressing F-4 (CLOSE).
5.
To create a new file, move the “NEW_NAME.MID” item to
the first line of the display.
6.
When the “NEW_NAME.MID” item is selected, press
one of the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons. You are
prompted to assign a name to the new folder:
PRESS PLAY/STOP (SEQ1)
and the Recording status will be gone. Both Backing Sequence
tracks (RT and Ch/Acc) will be set to the PLAY status.
10 Listen to the Song.
When back in the Backing Sequence Play page, press PLAY/
STOP (SEQ1) to listen to the new Song. How smart were you?
If the Song is fine, you can switch to the Song mode and do
some editing. Or you can save it (as seen below), and play it
in Song Play mode.
11 Deleting one of the tracks, or the whole Song
and record again.
That’s easy!
1.
Press RECORD to enter Record mode.
2.
Set the track to delete and set the REC status to record.
3.
Set the track you want to listen to during recording to
PLAY status. If you don’t want to delete it, but you don’t
want to listen to it, set the track to MUTE status.
4.
Start recording again. If you are recording the RT track,
you can’t use the Style controls.
5.
Press PLAY/STOP (SEQ1) to finish the Song and exit
Recording mode.
12 Time to save your Song.
If you don’t save your Song, it will be lost when you turn the
instrument off, or switch to the Song Play mode. You must
save to a card any Song you wish to preserve.
1.
Insert your SD card into the card slot.
2.
In the Backing Sequence Play page, select the "Save
Song" parameter.
Move the cursor using the DOWN/- and UP/+ buttons.
Select a character using the DIAL. Insert a character at
the cursor position by pressing the INSERT button.
Delete a character at the cursor position by pressing the
DELETE button.
7.
When you have finished writing a name for the new
midifile, press F-2 (SAVE) to confirm. The “Are you
sure?” message will appear. Press ENTER to confirm, or
EXIT to abort.
PLAYING A SONG
1
If you want to select a song from internal memory (SSD), simply continue to the next step. If
you want to select a song from an SD card,
insert the SD card into the card slot.
2
Press the SONG PLAY button to access the
Song Play mode.
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3
Specifications
Playing a Song
Press the A (S1:) VOLUME/VALUE button to
open the Song Select window.
The songs in internal memory (SSD) are displayed.
8. Specifications
Operating conditions
0–+40°C (no condensation)
Keyboard
61 keys (C2–C7), natural-touch mini-keyboard with velocity
Power
AC adapter DC 12V (included)
Dimensions (W x D x H)
873 x 277 x 91 (mm) /34.37”× 10.91” × 3.58”
Page commands
Note: You can also access the Song Select window by pressing
the PAGE+ button from the main page. You can exit this window either by pressing EXIT or PAGE-.
4
If you want to select a song from the SD card,
press the F-1 button to select the SD card (SD).
The card content appears.
5
Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls, or the VOLUME/VALUE (E–H) buttons to scroll the list.
The E–F buttons are the Scroll Up ( ), while the
G–H buttons are the Scroll Down ( ).
Move the file you are looking for to the first line of the display.
6
If the file you are looking for is in a folder (a file
whose name begins with “ ”), move the
folder to the first line in the display, then select
the F-3 (OPEN) command.
Select the F-4 (CLOSE) command to close a folder and go
back to the upper level.
7
When the file you are looking for is in the first
line of the display, press the F-2 (SELECT) button.
8
When the Song appears in the S1 line on the
main page of the Song Play mode, press the
left (SEQ 1) PLAY/STOP button to start the playback.
Note: If the BALANCE slider is all the way to the right,
Sequencer 1 is at the minimum volume and can’t be heard.
If you wish to play a different Song on Sequencer 2 at
the same time, press the B (S2:) VOLUME/VALUE button (press it twice if a Song is already selected for
Sequencer 2), and repeat the above procedure to select a
Song for Sequencer 2. Use the right (SEQ 2) PLAY/STOP
button to start/stop the second Song. Use the BALANCE
slider to mix between Sequencer 1 and Sequencer 2.
Stop the Song(s) using the PLAY/STOP button for the corresponding Sequencer.
Weight
4.2 kg / 9.26 lbs
Power consumption
9W
Included items
AC adapter (DC12V:
Quick Start Guide
Music stand
Accessory Disc
)
Options
XVP-10: expression/volume pedal
EXP-2: foot controller
DS-1H: damper pedal
PS-1 or PS-3: pedal switch
Specifications
Internal Song
INTERNAL SONG
No. Song name
1
Across the Universe
File name
No. Song name
ACROSS
51
I Will
File name
I_WILL
2
All I've got to do
ALL_IGOT
52
Julia
JULIA
3
All My Loving
ALL_MYLV
53
Lady Madonna
LADY_MAD
4
All You Need is Love
ALL_YOUN
54
Let It Be
LETITBE
5
And I Love Her
AND_ILOV
55
The Long And Winding Road
LONGWIND
6
And Your Bird Can Sing
AND_YOUR
56
Lovely Rita
LOVELY
7
Back in the USSR
BACK_IN
57
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
LUCY_IN
8
The Ballad Of John And Yoko
BALLADJY
58
Magical Mystery Tour
MAGICAL
9
Because
BECAUSE
59
Martha My Dear
MARTHA
10
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite
BEINGFOR
60
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
MAXWELLS
11
Blackbird
BLACKBRD
61
Michelle
MICHELLE
12
Can't Buy Me Love
CANT_BUY
62
Mother Nature's Son
MOTHER
13
Carry That Weight
CARRY_TH
63
The Night Before
NIGHTBEF
NOREPLY
14
Come Together
COME_TOG
64
No Reply
15
A Day In The Life
DAY_IN
65
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
NORWEGIA
16
Day Tripper
DAY_TRIP
66
Nowhere Man
NOWHERE
17
Dear Prudence
DEARPRUD
67
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
OB_LA_DI
18
Don't Let Me Down
DONT_LET
68
Oh! Darling
OHDARLIN
19
Drive My Car
DRIVE_MY
69
One After 909
ONEAFTER
20
Eight Days A Week
EIGHTDAY
70
Paperback Writer
PAPERBAK
21
Eleanor Rigby
ELEANOR
71
Penny Lane
PENNY
22
Fixing A Hole
FIXING_A
72
Rain
RAIN
23
The Fool On The Hill
FOOL_ON
73
Revolution
REVOLUTI
24
For No One
FORNOONE
74
Rocky Raccoon
ROCKYRAC
25
Getting Better
GETTING
75
Sexy Sadie
SEXYSADI
26
Get Back
GET_BACK
76
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
SGT_PEPP
27
Girl
GIRL
77
She's a woman
SHEWOMAN
28
Golden Slumbers
GOLDEN
78
She Came In Through The Bathroom
SHE_CAME
29
Good Night
GOODNITE
79
She's Leaving Home
SHE_LEAV
SHE_SAID
30
Got To Get You Into My Life
GOTTOGET
80
She Said, She Said
31
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
HAPPINES
81
Strawberry Fields Forever
STRAWBER
32
A Hard Day's Night
HARDDAYS
82
Sun King
SUN_KING
33
Hello, Goodbye
HELLO_GB
83
Tell Me Why
TELLME_Y
34
Help!
HELP
84
The Word
THE_WORD
35
Helter Skelter
HELTERSK
85
Things We Said Today
THINGSWE
36
Here, There And Everywhere
HERETHER
86
Ticket To Ride
TICKETTO
37
Hey Bulldog
HEYBULLD
87
Tomorrow Never Knows
TOMORROW
38
Hey Jude
HEYJUDE
88
Two of us
TWO_OFUS
39
Honey Pie
HONEYPIE
89
Wait
WAIT
40
I Am The Walrus
IAM_WLR
90
We Can Work It Out
WECANWRK
41
I Feel Fine
IFEELFIN
91
When I'm Sixty-Four
WHENIMSX
42
If I Fell
IF_IFELL
92
With A Little Help From My Friends
WITHALIT
43
I'm So Tired
IMSOTIRE
93
Yellow Submarine
YELLOWSU
44
I'm Down
IM_DOWN
94
Yer Blues
YERBLUES
45
In My Life
INMYLIFE
95
Yesterday
YESTERDY
YOUNEVER
46
I Should Have Known Better
ISHOULD
96
You Never Give Me Your Money
47
It Won't Be Long
ITWONTBE
97
You're Going To Lose that Girl
YOURGOIN
48
I've Got a Feeling
IVE_GOTA
98
Your Mother Should Know
YOURMOTH
49
I've Just Seen a Face
IVE_JUST
99
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
YOUVEGOT
50
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
IWANTYOU
100
You Can't Do That
YOU_CANT
All Songs are written by John Lennon, Paul McCartney.
Copyright © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC All Rights Reserved.
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Styles
A-C
Across Univ
All I'veGot
AllMyLoving
AndILoveHer
AndYourBird
BackInUSSR
BalladJohn
Can'tBuyMe
LIVERPOOL STYLES
C-G
CarryWeight
ComeTogethr
Day Tripper
Don'tLetMe
DriveMyCar
Eight Days
Get Back
GettingBett
SOUL&FUNK JAZZ
Rubber Funk
Groove Funk
Acid Jazz 1
Double Beat
Groove
Jazz Funk 1
Al Swing
HipHop Funk 1
Jazz Brush
Med. Swing
Slow Swing
JazzWaltz
5/4 Swing
Be Bop
Unpl.Swing
Big Band
HipHop Soul
MotownShufl
PopBallad 2
RhythmBlues
Soul 1
Memphis
Motown 1
Gospel
FastBigBand
LatinBigBnd
BigBnd Fox
Fusion
Ragtime Pno
Dixieland
Hollywood
Broadway
G-H
Girl
GotToGetYou
AHardDay's
HelloGoodby
Help!
HelterSkelt
HereThere
Hey Jude
H-I
Honey Pie
ImTheWalrus
I Feel Fine
I want you
IshouldHave
I Will
If I Fell
I'm Down
I-L
I'm SoTired
In My Life
It Won't Be
IveJustSeen
I'veGotFeel
LadyMadonna
Let It Be
LongAndWind
LATIN
DANCE
HouseGarage
House
Dream
Techno
Underground
Progressive
Jungle
Rap
WORLD
UnplugBossa
DiscoChaCha
Beguine
Mambo
Salsa
Disco Samba
Merengue
Cumbia
Rumba
Gypsy
Engl. Tango
Latin Rock
Calypso
Lambada
Meneito
Macarena
Hip Hop
Disco 70
80's Dance
Love Disco
Disco Party
Disco Funky
Disco Gully
Twist
Norteno
Quebradita
Tejano
Tarantella
Vahde
Oriental
Roman
Ciftetelli
OberkrWaltz
OberkrPolka
Cajun
Zydeco
Bluegrass
Country3/4
Orleans
Jig
L-O
P-T
T-Y
Lovely Rita
Maxwell's
Michelle
NightBefore
No Reply
Nowhere Man
Ob-La-Di
Oh! Darling
Paperback
Penny Lane
Revolution
Sexy Sadie
Sgt.Pepper
She Came In
Tell Me Why
ThingsWeSay
TicketToRid
WeCanWorkIt
WhenI'm64
WithALittle
YellowSub
YouCan'tDo
YoureMother
You'reGoing
AMBIENT
DIRECT SD
USER 1
New Age
Color Beat
8Bt Analog 2
8BeatGroove
Windy Beat
Groove Bld
16BtAnalog1
16BtAnalog2
Fusion
Acid Jazz
NaturalBeat
UnplugLatin
CelticDream
Classic3/4
Minuetto
Baroque
POP
ROCK
Analogyst
Standard 8beat
Trendy Beat
Slow Ballad
6Strings Bt
Std 16Beat
Pop 16Beat
Cinema Bld
Half Time
Rock 6/8
Abbey Road
Surf Rock
Pop Shuffle 1
BluesShuffl
60's Rock
Rock & Roll
Soft Beat
Pop Beat
Unplug8Bt
UK 8 Beat
PopBallad 1
ClassicBeat
Guitar Bld
8Bt Analog
Open Rock 1
Open Rock 2
Pop Rock
Fire Rock
Hard Rock
Heavy Rock
RockShuffle
Rock Ballad
Foxtrot 3
Hully Gully
Mazurka 3
Polka 3
It. Valzer2
Slow Waltz3
Trad.Bolero
NewBeguine
16Beat John
8 Beat John
2Bt Country
Bajon
Ipanema
SanbaDeSol
Ricky
Mambo 99
USER 2
USER 3
SchlagerMx1
SchlagerMx2
Dance Mix
Soca Dance
60's Dance
70's Disco
Motown 2
Dance 80
PopShuffle2
Front Beat
Long Train
2000 Hits
Questions
8BeatRock1
8BeatRock2
L.A. R & B
6/8 Swing
The Avalon
6/8 R & B
Groovin'
90's Funk
Party Funk
6/8 Blues
Fusion Funk
Soul 2
Boston Boy
6/8 JazzPop
J-Pop
HipHopFunk2
Schuffle
Jazz Funk 2
Blues