Playing Along With The Auto-Accompaniment; Playing With A Style You Choose; Chord With Your Left Hand - Korg XE20 Guia De Inicio Rapido

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Playing along with the auto-accompaniment

Playing along with the auto-accompaniment
You can play the keyboard along with the auto-accompaniment function.
STYLE/[MUSIC STYLE]
Accompaniment
part
Keyboard
part

Playing with a style you choose

The sounds used in a style (auto-accompaniment) are assigned
to four parts (drums, percussion, bass and other parts).
Together, these four parts are called an accompaniment part.
1.
Press the STYLE/[MUSIC STYLE] button to enter style
mode.
will blink on the display, and the style name will
be shown.
2.
Select the style using the dial or the +/– buttons.
Use the CATEGORY buttons to switch the style between
different musical genres.
3.
Press the STYLE SET button.
A keyboard set appropriate for the style will be recalled.
4.
Press the SPLIT button to activate the keyboard split
feature (the button will light).
When you turn the split on, all keys to the left of the split
point (the lower part) will become the "chord recognition
range."
Turn the split off to make the entire keyboard become the
chord recognition range.
Chord recognition range
Lower part
Left side
Split point
STYLE SET button
Style name
button
[SHIFT] button
Start/stop button
Upper parts 1–3
Right side
Chord name
Tip: To change the split point, press a key while holding
down the SPLIT button. See page 11 "Setting a split" for
details on the split feature.
5.
Play a chord within the chord recognition range.
The chord name that you played is recognized and shown
on the display.
Split point
6.
Press the start/stop button.
The auto-accompaniment will begin, and the start/stop
button will light up green.
7.
Play a melody on the right side of the split point on the
keyboard, while playing a chord in the chord recognition
range.
When you change the chord, the accompaniment will
automatically follow along.
Tip: See the "List of chords recognized" (page 71) to see
which chords are recognized by this instrument.
Tip: To change or lock the tempo, see "Adjusting the
tempo" (page 7). When you lock the tempo, the tempo
will not change when you select a different style.
8.
To stop the auto‐accompaniment, press the start/stop
button.
Dial
CATEGORY buttons
SPLIT button