Korg iS40 Guide
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Product Overview
The iS40 is a complete music production system for today’s musician. In the home
studio, on a “gig”, for commercial and demo productions, from beginner to professional,
the iS40 interactive music workstation gets the job done - easily!
It’s a Korg Synthesizer
With 14 Mbyte of PCM memory and 384 sounds onboard, as well as 2 independent
effect processors with 47 selectable effects available, the iS40 stands on its own as a
very sophisticated programmable synthesizer and performance keyboard.
It’s an Accompaniment Keyboard
With 144 Styles and 192 Arrangements, the iS40 has the largest library of the best
interactive Styles and Arrangements in an i-series instrument to date! The expanded
RAM area allows for loading of many new Styles and Arrangements, with the built-in
DOS-compatible disk drive!
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Read Standard MIDI files direct from disk, a new JukeBox play function, and editing of
Standard MIDI files means more song features than ever before!
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Individual Accompaniment volume slider lets you create a better balance between
Style and real time parts!
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Large, easy to read display!
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Brand new, Real-World Styles that work superbly with any kind of music, plus the
ability to load new styles and arrangements!
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More Chord recognition options and Ensemble types!
Put these features together with the incredibly easy-to-use Backing Sequencer and
you’ve got a great performance-based accompaniment instrument!
It’s a Songwriting Tool for All Musicians
The iS40 has a complete 40,000 note, 16-track sequencer with real and step-entry
recording and plenty of editing tools. But it really becomes fast and musical when you
use the Backing Sequencer. This is a quick songwriting tool that uses the auto-
accompaniment features to put a song together, complete with drums, percussion,
bass, piano, etc.,
FAST!
Insert/delete drum fills, change the chord from a Cm to a G7 and
the bass and harmony parts instantly change to reflect your choice, and more! There’s
no easier way to get started writing music without “programming” parts!
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