Korg Liverpool Owner's Manual

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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

To avoid breakage, do not apply excessive force to the switches or controls.

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.

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.

NOTICE REGARDING DISPOSAL (EU ONLY)

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. WARN I NG: U se o f th i s pr o d uc t 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.

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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.

TRADEMARKS

Mac, the Mac logo and the Audio Units logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation, registered in the U.S. and other countries.

All product names and company names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

This professional device is intended only for use with works for which you yourself own the copyright, for which you have received permission from the copyright holder to publicly perform, record, broadcast, sell, and duplicate, or in connection with activities which constitute “fair use” under copyright law. If you are not the copyright holder, have not received permission from the copyright holder, or have not engaged in fair use of the works, you may be violating copyright law, and may be liable for damages and penalties. If you are unsure about your rights to a work, please consult a copyright attorney.

KORG TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INFRINGEMENT COMMITTED THROUGH USE OF KORG PRODUCTS.

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THE BALANCE SLIDER

When 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 TO…

Keyboard

…select a Sound Program 25 …select a Performance 25 …play a Sound Program across the

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

Style Play mode

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

Song Play mode

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

Backing Sequence mode

…record a new Backing Sequence (Song) 82

Song mode

…record a new Song 91 …edit a Standard MIDI File 89

In general

…turn the speakers off 126 …change the Damper polarity 127 …select the Arabic Scale 34

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Introduction

Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Useful links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Loading the operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Reloading the Factory Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Start up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Connecting the AC power adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Turning the instrument on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Controlling the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

The BALANCE slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Audio Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Audio Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

MIDI connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Damper Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

The music stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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

Display and User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Display controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Interface structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Message windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Symbols and Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Grayed-out non-available parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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

Basic Guide

Basic operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Playing on the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Selecting, muting/unmuting and soloing a track . . . 24

Selecting a Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Selecting a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Selecting a Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Selecting a Single Touch Setting (STS) . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Changing all keyboard tracks at once . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Shortcut to see the original bank for a Style,

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

Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Playing a Style (Automatic Accompaniment) . . . . . . 27

Playing in Realtime

(Without using Automatic Accompaniment) . . . . 28

Recording a Song (Simultaneously recording t

he Style and realtime performance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Playing a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Editing a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

The Arabic Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

What is MIDI? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Midifiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

The General MIDI standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

The Global channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

The Chord 1 and Chord 2 channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

The Control channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

MIDI Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Connecting Liverpool to a Master keyboard . . . . . . . 36

Connecting the Liverpool to a MIDI accordion . . . . . 37

Connecting the Liverpool to an external sequencer .37

Playing another instrument with the Liverpool . . . . . 38

Reference Guide

Style Play operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

What’s a Style? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Styles and Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Changing and resetting the Tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

The DIRECT SD bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Style tracks page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

How to select Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

The Write window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Page 1 - Mixer: Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Page 2 - Mixer: Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Page 3 - Mixer: FX Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Page 4 - Tuning: Detune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Page 5 - Tuning: Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Page 6 - Tuning: PitchBend Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Page 7 - FX: A/B Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Page 8 - FX: C/D Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Page 9 - FX: A editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Page 10 - FX: B editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Page 11 - FX: C editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Page 12 - FX: D editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Page 13 - Track: Easy edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Page 14 - Track: Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Page 15 - Track: Internal/External . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Page 16 - R.T. controls: Damper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Page 17 - R.T. controls: Joystick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Page 18 - R.T. controls: Dynamic range . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Page 19 - R.T. controls: Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Page 20 - Style controls: Drum/Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Page 21 - Style controls:

Wrap Around / Keyboard Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Page 22 - Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Page 23 - Preferences: Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Page 24 - Preferences: controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

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Style Record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

The Style’s structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Style Import/Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Entering the Record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Listening to the Style while in Record/Edit mode . . . 53

Exit and Save/Abort Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

The Write window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

List of recorded events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Fast Delete using the control panel buttons . . . . . . . . 54

Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Style Tracks page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Step Record page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Style Record procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Page 1 - Edit: Quantize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Page 2 - Edit: Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Page 3 - Edit: Velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Page 4 - Event Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Page 5 - Event Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Event Edit procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Page 6 - Edit: Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Page 7 - Edit: Delete All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Page 8 - Edit: Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Page 9 - Style Element Controls: Programs . . . . . . . . 68

Page 10 - Style Element Controls: Expression . . . . . . 68

Page 11 - Style Element Controls: Keyboard Range . 68 Page 12 - Style Element Controls:

Chord Variation Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Page 13 - Style Controls: Mode/Tension . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Song Play operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

The Songs and the Standard MIDI File format . . . . . 70

Transport controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

MIDI Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Switching between sequencers during editing . . . . . 70

Selecting a Song composing its progressive number 70

Realtime and sequencer tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Master Volume, Sequencer Volume, BALANCE . . . 71

Effects in Song Play mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Groove Quantize window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

The Write window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Tracks 1–8 page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Tracks 9–16 page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Song Select page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

The Lyrics page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Playing a Jukebox file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Page 1 - Mixer: Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Page 2 - Mixer: Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Page 3 - Mixer: FX send A/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Page 3 - Mixer: FX send C/D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Page 4 - FX: A/B Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Page 4 - FX: C/D Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Page 5 - FX: A editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Page 6 - FX: B editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Page 5 - FX: C editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Page 6 - FX: D editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Page 7 - Track: Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Page 8 - Track: Internal/External . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Page 9 - Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Page 10 - Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Saving a list of Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Backing Sequence operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Transport controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

The Backing Sequence, Song and Song Play modes . 82

How to playback a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Realtime Recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Chord/Acc Step recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Main Page (Backing Sequence Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Load Song page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Save Song page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Realtime Recording page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Chord/Acc Step Recording page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

How to delete a whole Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Song operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Transport controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Master Volume and Sequencer Volume . . . . . . . . . . . 89

The Songs and the Standard MIDI File format . . . . . 89

Fast track deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

How to delete a whole Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Tracks 1–8 page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Tracks 9–16 page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Load Song page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Save Song page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Realtime Record procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Step Record procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Song Record page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Step Record page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Page 1 - Mixer: Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Page 2 - Mixer: Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Page 3 - Mixer: FX Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Page 4 - Mixer: FX Send A/B (or C/D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Page 5 - Tuning: Detune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Page 6 - Tuning: Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Page 7 - Tuning: PitchBend/Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Page 8 - FX: A/B Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Page 9 - FX: C/D Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Page 10 - FX: A editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Page 11 - FX: B editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Page 12 - FX: C editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Page 13 - FX: D editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Page 14 - Track: Easy edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Page 15 - Track: Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Page 16 - Track: Internal/External . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Page 17 - Edit: Quantize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Page 18 - Edit: Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Page 19 - Edit: Velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Page 20 - Edit: Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Page 21 - Edit: Cut Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Page 22 - Edit: Insert Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Page 23 - Edit: Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Page 24 - Event Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Page 25 - Event Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Event Edit procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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Program operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Sound Programs and Drum Programs . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

The Compare function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

How to select oscillators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Erase Program/Oscillator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

The ‘Write’ window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Page 1 - Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Page 2 - Sample (Sound Programs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Page 2 - DK Samples (Drum Programs) . . . . . . . . . . 109

Page 3 - Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Page 4 - Pitch LFO1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Page 5 - Pitch LFO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Page 6 - Pitch EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Page 7 - Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Page 8 - Filter Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Page 9 - Filter LFO1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Page 10 - Filter LFO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Page 11 - Filter EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Page 12 - Amp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Page 13 - Amp Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Page 14 - Amp LFO1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Page 15 - Amp LFO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Page 16 - Amp EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Page 17 - LFO1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Page 18 - LFO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Page 19 - Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Page 20 - FX1 editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Page 21 - FX2 editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list . . . . . . . . . 124

Global edit environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

The Write window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Page 1 - General controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Page 2 - Master Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Page 3 - Assignable Pedal/Footswitch,

Assignable Slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Page 4 - MIDI Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Page 5 - MIDI Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Page 6 - MIDI IN Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Page 7 - MIDI IN Controls (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Page 8 - MIDI IN Controls (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Page 9 - MIDI IN Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Page 10 - MIDI OUT Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Page 11 - MIDI OUT Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Card Edit environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

The WRITE/CARD IN USE LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Supported cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Loading data created with the Pa80/Pa60/Pa50 . . . 132

Card structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

File types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

File and folder size display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Navigation tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Page 1 - Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Page 2 - Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Page 3 - Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Page 4 - Erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Page 5 - Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Page 6 - New Dir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Page 7 - Rename . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Page 8 - Utilities 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Page 9 - Utilities 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Appendix

Factory Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Style Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Single Touch Settings (STS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Internal Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Programs (bank order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Programs (Program Change order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Drum Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Drum Kit instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

MIDI Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Dynamic Modulation sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Filter/Dynamic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Pitch/Phase Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Mod./P.Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

ER/Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Mono – Mono Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Assignable parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

List of functions assignable to the Footswitch . . . . . 227

List of functions assignable to the Pedal or Assignable

Slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

List of sounds assignable to the Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

List of functions assignable to the Pads . . . . . . . . . . .229

Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

MIDI Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231

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

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

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

Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

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

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

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INTRODUCTION

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Welcome!

Useful links

1. WELCOME!

Thank you for purchasing the Korg Professional Arranger Liverpool. This instrument is an ideal keyboard for song produc-

— it lets you select a desired musical style and gen-

tion erate a high-quality band accompaniment simply by playing chords, and then you can play the melody yourself to easily create an original song.

Here are some of the features of your new instrument:

• Powerful HI (Hyper Integrated) KORG sound generation system, as seen in our best professional synthesizers.

• OPOS (Objective Portable Operating System) multitasking operating system, to let you load data while playing your instrument.

• Operating System updates, to load new features from card. Don’t let your instrument get old!

• Solid State Disk (SSD), for any system update–a smart way to replace the usual ROM memory.

• SD card slot, capable of reading and writing on SD and 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 and effects.

•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 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. Just give him a call for additional services. In the English-speaking world, here are the relevant addresses:

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, UK Tel: 01908 304600, Fax: 01908 304699

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 infos 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/

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Welcome!

About this manual

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This 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 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 (see “Global edit environment” on page 126) and pressing the WRITE button.

LOADING THE OPERATING SYSTEM

Your Liverpool can be constantly updated as new versions of the operating system are released by KORG. You can download the operating system from http://

www.korgpa.com/. Please, read the Readme file

included with the operating system itself. You can see which version of the operating systems is installed in your Liverpool by keeping the SHIFT button pressed, and pressing the ENTER and EXIT buttons together. The operating system version number will appear in the display. Press EXIT to close the message window. To load a new system, follow these instructions:

1. Copy the three operating system’s 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 containing the operating system into the card slot.

3. Turn the instrument on. A message appears in the display, asking if you want to load the operating system.

4. Press ENTER to load, or EXIT to cancel the loading procedure. If you press ENTER, wait until the loading is finished.

When the operating system is finished loading, a message appears, asking you to remove the card and press any button.

Hint: When done, delete the operating system files, to avoid Liverpool starts the upgrade procedure each time it is turned on with the same card in the drive.

5. Remove the card, and press any button.

RELOADING THE FACTORY DATA

Should the internal memory content get damaged, you can reload the original Factory Data from the backup card. See “Restore Data” on page 142.

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Start up

Connecting the AC power adapter

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.

War ning:

ned in RAM (a volatile memory, used for Song editing) will be lost. On the contrary, data contained in the SSD disk (a nonvolatile memory, used for Factory and User data) will be preserved.

Note:

being read or written.

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. (“AutoOff” on page 126)

When turning the instrument off, all data contai-

Never turn off the power while the SD card data is

CONTROLLING THE VOLUME

• 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

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.

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

HEADPHONES

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). Use a headphone distributor to connect more than one pair of headphones.

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Start up

Audio Outputs

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.

Stereo. Connect two mono cables to the L/MONO & RIGHT OUTPUTS. Connect the other end of the cables to a stereo channel of your mixer, two mono channels, two powered monitors, or the TAPE/AUX input of your audio system. Don’t use the PHONO inputs of your audio system!

Mono. Connect a mono cable to the L/MONO OUTPUT. Connect the other end of the cable to a mono channel of your mixer, a powered monitor, or a channel of your TAPE/AUX input of a hi-fi system (you will hear that channel only, unless you can set the amplifier to Mono mode).

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 minijack). 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.

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.

DAMPER PEDAL

Connect a Damper (Sustain) pedal to the DAMPER connector on the back panel. Use a KORG PS-1, PS-3 or DS-1H footswitch pedal, or a compatible one. To switch the Damper polarity, see “Damper Pol. (Damper Polarity)” on page 127.

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.

4. Stop the Demo by pressing START/STOP.

5. Exit the Demo mode by pressing one of the MODE buttons.

THE MUSIC STAND

A music stand comes standard with your Liverpool. Fit it into the two dedicated holes in the back panel.

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 (see more information in the MIDI chapter).

3. On the Liverpool, select the MIDI Setup that best fits your controllers type (see “Page 4 - MIDI Setup” on page 127).

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3. FRONT PANEL

1 Power switch ( )

This turns the Liverpool's power on or off.

2 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.

Warni ng: 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.

3 ACC/SEQ VOLUME

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.

4 ASSIGN.SLIDER

This is a freely programmable slider (see “Sld (Slider)” on page 127). By default, it acts as the Keyboard Expression control, to let you balance the relative volume of the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks.

5 MODE section

Each of these buttons recalls one of the operating modes of the instrument. Each mode excludes the others.

STYLE PLAY

Style Play mode, where you can play Styles (automatic accompaniments) and/ or play up to four Realtime tracks on the keyboard. 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.

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. 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.

B.SEQ 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 Song mode, where you can play, record, or

edit a Song.

PROGRAM Program mode, to play single Sound Pro-

grams on the keyboard, or edit them. 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.

6GLOBAL

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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SINGLE TOUCH

7 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 any operating mode, that still remains active in the background. Press EXIT to go back to the underlying operating mode.

8 MEMORY (TIE)

This button turns the Lower and Chord Memory functions on or off. Go to the “Page 24 - Preferences: controls” edit page (Style Play mode, see page 51) 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:

O N 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 (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 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 (see chapter 13).

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 The automatic accompaniment stops play-

ing (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.

OFF 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 into memory (see “The Write window” on page 126).

This button doubles as a PREVIOUS EVENT func-

tion for the Backing Sequence and Song modes (see chapters 12 and 13).

12 G.QUANTIZE (>)

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). See “Groove Quantize window” on page 71.

This button doubles as a NEXT EVENT function for

the Backing Sequence and Song modes (see chapters 12 and 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 doesn’t change. You can still change it using the DIAL or the TEMPO buttons.

OFF When you select a different Style or Per-

formance, the memorized tempo value is automatically selected.

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 26. 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). See “The DIRECT SD bank” on page 40. 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.

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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 (see “Selecting a Song composing its progressive number” on page 70).

16 FADE IN/OUT

When the Style stoped, 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.

17 VARIATION 1–4 (NOTE LENGTH) buttons

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 (see chapter 13).

18 FILL 1–2 (NOTE LENGTH) buttons

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.

They also double as a NOTE LENGTH function for

the Song mode (see chapter 13).

19 COUNT IN / BREAK

While the Style is not running, press this button, then press START/STOP. This combination triggers a onebar 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 (see chapter 13).

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.

Note: Intro 1 plays a short sequence with different chords, while Intro 2 plays on the last recognized chord.

22 START/STOP

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.

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 LED ON

→ START+STOP → OFF.

When this LED is lit-up, just play a chord in the chord recognition area (usually under the split point, see “CHORD SCANNING section” on page 17) to automatically start the Style running. If you like, you can turn one of the INTROs on before starting the Style.

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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.

OFF All Synchro functions are turned off.

This button doubles as a DELETE function for the

Backing Sequence and Song modes (see chapters 12 and 13). 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 Te mp o : 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 (see chapters 12 and 13). 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. (See “The Write window” on page 42). In the Global edit environment, press it to save Global parameters in memory. (See “The Write window” on page 126).

This button’s LED works as a CARD IN USE indica-

tor, and turns on when the card slot is in use.

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 but-

tons 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 differ-

ent page in a Style Select or Program Select window.

30 VOLUME/VALUE (MUTE) A–H buttons

Within this user’s manual, each button pair is marked

with an alphabetic letter (A–H). See “Display and User

Interface” on page 19 for more details.

A corresponding track name is printed over each but-

ton pair. These names show the corresponding track

the button pair affects in the main page of the Style

Play mode.

• The left half is for the main page, where you can see the Realtime tracks, and the Style tracks grouped together:

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: The Ensemble function works only when the keyboard is in SPLIT mode, and the LOWER Chord Scanning mode selected.

27 RECORD

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

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.

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

See “Symbols and Icons” on page 21. 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.

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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.

MUTE Press both buttons in a pair to mute the

corresponding track. Press both buttons again to unmute the track.

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.

To exit the solo mode, keep the SHIFT button pressed again, and press both the VOLUME/VALUE buttons corresponding to the soloed track.

VALUE Use each button pair to change the corre-

sponding parameter’s value. The left button decreases the value, the right button increases it.

31 TRACK SELECT

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.

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 con-

trols) 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

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 to a second function.

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.

DOWN/- and UP/+

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

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.

35 VALUE LED

This 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 value of the selected parameter in the display.

OFF The DIAL and DOWN/- and UP/+ buttons

control the Tempo.

36 EXIT/NO

Use this button to perform various actions, leaving from 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

37 ENTER/YES

Use this button to perform various actions, agreeing the current selected status:

• answer “Yes” to any question that appears in the display

• confirm a command

38 DISPLAY HOLD

This button turns the Display Hold function on or off. ON 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.

OFF Any temporary window closes after a cer-

tain time, or after selecting an item in the window.

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PERFORM.

PROGRAM

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 (see “Chord Recognition Mode” on page 51).

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.

40 KEYBOARD MODE section

These buttons define how the four Keyboard (or Realtime) tracks are positioned on the keyboard.

SPLIT 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 (see “Chord Recognition Mode” on page 51).

FULL UPPER

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 (see “Chord Recognition Mode” on page 51).

41 STYLE CHANGE

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.

Press this button to use the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section to select a Performance.

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 25, or “Selecting a Performance” on page 25. For a list of available Programs, see “Programs (Program Change order)” on page 157. 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.

Shortcut to see the original bank for a Performance or Program. You can see the original bank where a Perfor-

mance 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. (See “List of sounds assignable to the Pads” on page 228). Each Pad corresponds to a dedicated Pad track.

46 TRANSPOSE

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 this button to use the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section to select a Program, and assign it to the selected track.

Press both buttons together, to reset the Master Transpose to zero.

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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). See “Page 14 - Track: Mode” on 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 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.

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 >> 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.

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 (see “Page 9 Jukebox” on page 79).

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

Realtime (Keyboard) tracks

Style (accompaniment/backing) tracks

Status icons area

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.

DISPLAY CONTROLS

VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) buttons and display parameters. These buttons are used to select the correspond-

ing 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 15 for more information.

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:

First, select the line using a VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) button. Then, select a column using the F-1–F-4 function button.

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.

See “SINGLE TOUCH SETTING (F-1–F-4 FUNCTION KEYS) buttons” on page 16 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 15 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.

TRACK SELECT. Each of the operating modes have a different number of tracks:

Style Play 4 Realtime tracks, 8 Style tracks, 4 Pads.

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Interface structure

Operating modes

Main page Menu Edit pages

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.

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, Pro-

gram Select, Performance Select).

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

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.

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Message windows

Text in solid black

Text in gra y

Edit environment. (See diagram at the bottom of this page). 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.

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.

MESSAGE WINDOWS

Sometimes, 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 you

sure” window below:

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).

Grouped Drum and Percussion tracks.

Bass track (Style track view).

Grouped accompaniment tracks. This symbol indicates the five grouped accom-

paniment tracks (Acc1–5).

Accompaniment tracks (Style track view).

Sequencer tracks.

Selected track or parameter. When this symbol appears, you can execute any available operation on the selected item.

(no icon) 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:

Edit environment

Menu Edit pages

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5. REAR PANEL

1 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.

2INPUT

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.

3OUTPUTS

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.

4 DAMPER

Use this to connect a Damper pedal, like the KORG PS1, PS3 or DS1H. To change its polarity, see “Damper Pol. (Damper Polarity)” on page 127.

5 ASSIGN. PDL/SW

Use 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 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. For more information on how to use the MIDI interface, see the MIDI chapter.

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.

7 DC 12V (AC power adapter connector)

Plug the supplied power adapter into this connector.

8 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.

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.

Connector side

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BASIC GUIDE

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Basic operations

Playing on the keyboard

LOWER UPPER

Selected track

6. BASIC OPERATIONS

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.

• 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 1

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

Lower

Split Point

• 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.

Upper 2

Upper 3

SELECTING, MUTING/UNMUTING AND SOLOING A TRACK

Selecting. Use the VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) buttons to

select a track.

The selected track is shown with a solid square surrounding its status icons.

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.

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.

To save the selected split point note, press the GLOBAL button, then press WRITE to save the Global in memory (see “The Write window” on page 126).

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

Play status; the track plays on the keyboard.

(no icon) 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.

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Basic operations

Selecting a Performance

Last selected Performance

SELECTING A PERFORMANCE

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 Tracks

Style Tracks

Other “performance” parameters are saved in the Global.

Global Chord Recognition Mode, Memory Mode, Velocity

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).

3. Press one of the 1–0 buttons to select the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE bank containing the Performance you are looking for.

Upper 1, Upper 2, Upper 3, Lower

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

Trigger, Lock

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

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

The Performance Select window appears. There are 8 Performances for each bank.

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.

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.

SELECTING A PROGRAM

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.

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.

Each Style Element (Variations, Fills…) can have different Programs, so your selection might be automatically reset when selecting a different Element. To avoid this reset, see “Prog (Program)” on page 49.

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.

2. Press the PROGRAM button. This changes the

PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section into a Program selector.

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Last selected Program

Selected track

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).

The Program Select window appears. See “Programs (Program Change order)” on page 157 for a list of Factory Programs.

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 STYLE

A Style is a set of rhythm and accompaniment patterns. You can select a Style from the internal memory, or from a memory card (see “The DIRECT SD bank” on page 40).

1. Use the leftmost STYLE button to select a row of Style banks (upper, lower).

The Style Select window appears.

3. Each bank has one or two pages, each page containing up to eight Styles. Select a page using the PAGE buttons.

4. As you find the Style you are looking for, select it using the VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) buttons.

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.

• 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.

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.

CHANGING ALL KEYBOARD TRACKS AT ONCE

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.

2. Select the STYLE bank containing the Style that you’re looking for.

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.

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Playing a Style (Automatic Accompaniment)

7. TUTORIAL

The selected Style

This chapter is fully devoted to step-by-step instructions, that we hope may be useful to learn the basics— in 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 go with a

1. Select the second row of Styles. Press the leftmost

2. Now, you are free to press button number 3, called

LIVERPOOL STYLES—the “HalloGoodby”.

STYLE button to switch the lower LED on.

“G - H”.

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.

3 Start the Style!

Play a chord, and press the START/STOP button.

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.

The Style Select window appears.

3. Press one of the D VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select “HalloGoodby”.

4 Play your chords and your melody.

Go on playing. As you may notice, the Liverpool features a very sophisticate 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 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.

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Performance bank-number

Select a Performance with the VOLUME/VALUE buttons

7Stop 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 pre-programmed, while ENDING2 asks for your chord progression.

In Sync

“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.

1 While the Style is stopped, press the SYN-

CHRO button.

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

2 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 17). 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.

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?

Need more information?

Go to “Style Play operating mode” on page 40. The Reference Guide includes all the information you need.

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

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

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Press the F VOLUME/VALUE buttons

Press the H VOLUME/VALUE buttons

Press the E–G VOLUME/VALUE buttons

Press the left one to lower…

…and the right one to raise.

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.

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.

7 Mute/unmute various tracks.

Press both H VOLUME/VALUE buttons. You will mute the Lower track.

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.

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 (see “The Write window” on page 126).

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.

9 Press FULL UPPER on the KEYBOARD MODE

section, and play.

Again, the Upper tracks can play across the full keyboard range.

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. See “The Write window” on page 42 for more information.

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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.

Don’t worry about this display: it’s something you don’t need to learn at this point. You may find more information on it, going to the Reference Guide (see “Backing Sequence operating mode” on page 82). 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.

3 Select the Realtime recording mode.

Simply press one of the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons. The Record page appears.

4 If you think the selected Style is not what you

like for your backing tracks, select a different one.

(see “Selecting a Style” on page 26). 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 25, or “Selecting a Single Touch Setting (STS)” on page 26). 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 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 for going to the next step.

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9 Finish the recording.

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.

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).

create

5. 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:

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.

a new file, move the “NEW_NAME.MID”

Need more information?

Go to “Backing Sequence operating mode” on page 82. The Reference Guide includes all the information you need.

PLAYING A SONG

1 If you want to select a song from internal mem-

ory (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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Page commands

3 Press the A (S1:) VOLUME/VALUE button to

open the Song Select window.

The songs in internal memory (SSD) are displayed.

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 VOL-

UME/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.

Need more information?

Go to “Backing Sequence operating mode” on page 82. The Reference Guide includes all the information you need.

EDITING A SONG

You can edit a Song, either a Standard MIDI File bought at the shop, or one of your Songs made in Backing Sequence mode.

Note: Songs on the internal SSD cannot be edited.

What about changing those boring General MIDI sounds with those gorgeous original KORG sounds? You can do it—in Song mode.

1 Press SONG to go to the Song mode.

This is the Song garage, where you may find tools to reshape your Song.

2 Insert in the card slot the card containing the

midifile you wish to edit.

Midifiles are files generated by a computer sequencer or a musical instrument, usually after a conversion. For example, if working with a computer, you should find a command whose name could sound a little like “Convert to .MID”. A midifile has a “.MID” or “.KAR” extension.

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 cursor to mix between Sequencer 1 and Sequencer 2.

Stop the Song(s) using the PLAY/STOP button for the corresponding Sequencer.

3 Load the Song.

Press one of the B VOLUME/VALUE buttons (corresponding to the Load Song command). As expected, the Load page will appear.

If you replaced the card, press F-1 (SD) to read the SD card again. Move the midifile to load to the first line of the display. Use the DIAL or the UP and DOWN buttons to scroll the list; or use the E–F (Scroll Up) or G–H (Scroll down) VOLUME/VALUE buttons.

When the midifile is on the first line of the display, press F-2 (LOAD) to load it. The “Are you sure?” message will appear. Press ENTER to confirm.

Note: When loading a Standard MIDI File, the first MIDI events are converted to the Song Performance events. You

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will see them as the Programs, Volume, Pan, Effect settings assigned to the tracks.

4 Listen to the Song.

After loading you are back to the main page of the Song mode.

Press PLAY/STOP (SEQ1) to listen to the Song. The LED on the button turns on.

Does it sound good? If it is a General MIDI-compatible midifile, there is a good chance it does. But we can further improve on it.

5 Stop the Song.

This one is easy: press PLAY/STOP (SEQ1). The LED on the PLAY/STOP button turns off.

Please, always remember: make any changes to the Song when the sequencer is not playing. Otherwise, a Stop command will reset all your changes.

(Not funny, huh?)

6 Select different Programs.

You can replace General MIDI Programs with KORG Programs. It will sound more rich, more lively.

1. Press TRACK SELECT to see tracks 1–8. The LED turns on.

one of the buttons corresponding to the track to select. For example, one of the A buttons to select track 1:

3. Select a Program. You should know how to do. If not, what about going back for a little to the “Basic operations” chapter, “Selecting a Program” section, page25? It will be of a great help in the future…

Which Programs to choose? With >662 Programs, you will for sure find your preferred sound. Just browse any Program bank, and listen to them. Turn on the DISPLAY HOLD LED, to stay in the Selecting Window until you have found the right Program. (Then, press EXIT or DISPLAY HOLD to exit the window.)

4. Execute as many changes as you like to the other tracks.

7 Change the volume.

Yes, this is another obvious change. Press MENU to open the edit menu.

You are watching at tracks 1–8. You can switch to tracks 9–16 by pressing the TRACK SELECT button again.

If you press TRACK SELECT again, you are back to the main page. Press TRACK SELECT AGAIN to go to tracks 1–8…

2. Select the track you wish to assign a different Program using the VOLUME/VALUE buttons. Press

Press one of the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons, to select the Mixer/Tuning item. Suddenly, a Volume edit page appears…

Select a track, and use the DIAL or the UP and DOWN buttons, or the VOLUME/VALUE buttons, to change the track’s volume.

Modify all tracks you think need to be modified.

8 Save the Song.

Your changes will be lost when you load a new Song, switch to the Song Play mode, or turn the instrument

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The Arabic Scale

off. So, press EXIT to go back to the main page of the Song mode.

Press one of the C VOLUME/VALUE buttons, to select the Save Song command. Save your Song with a new name. How to accomplish this simple operation is described in great details on page 91 (“Save Song page”).

Note: When saving a Song the Song Performance events (initial Program, Volume, Pan, Effect Send settings) are saved at the beginning of the Standard MIDI File. Effect settings are saved as Liverpool SysEx events, ignored by other musical instruments.

Other editings

The Volume is not the only parameter you can edit. You can edit a lot more things, like the Pan, the Effects, the Tuning… you can even use up to 4 effects (A–D Internal FX Processors), but this will be useful only when reading the Song back on the Liverpool only, since other General MIDI-compliant instruments use only 2 effects.

Need more information?

Go to “Song operating mode” on page 89. The Reference Guide includes all the information you need.

THE ARABIC SCALE

You can program an Arabic scale in real time, by assigning a footswitch or a pad the “Quarter Tone” function. Another way of changing the scale is assigning it to a Performance or Single Touch Setting (STS), but this is the most convenient way to change the pitch in real time.

1 Program a footswitch to be the Quarter tone

switch.

Simply go to the Global environment, and reach “Page 3 - Assignable Pedal/Footswitch, Assignable Slider”. There, you will find the “P/S (Pedal/Switch)” parameter, to which you can assign the Quarter tone function.

Press WRITE to save the Global status in memory (see “The Write window” on page 126).

2 Lower some note pitches.

Keep the Quarter tone pedal pressed. The keyboard will not play at this time. Press the notes you want to lower a quarter of tone. Release the pedal.

3 Play with your new scale.

The notes you pressed are now lowered of a quarter of tone.

4 Reset the original scale.

Press the Quarter tone pedal again. All pitches will be reset, and the scale selected by the Performance, STS or Style Performance will be recalled.

Need more information?

As stated, you can assign an alternative scale to a Performance or STS. Go to “Page 5 - Tuning: Scale” on page 44, and give also a look to the “Scale Mode” parameter (see page 51).

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What is MIDI?

8. MIDI

WHAT IS MIDI?

Here is a brief overview of MIDI, as related to the Liverpool. If interested, you may find more information on the general use of MIDI in the various specialized magazines and books.

In general

MIDI stands for Musical Instruments Digital Interface. This interface lets you connect two musical instruments, or a computer and various musical instruments.

Physically, MIDI is composed of three different connectors. The MIDI IN receives data from another device; the MIDI OUT sends data to another device; the MIDI THRU sends to another device exactly what was received on the MIDI IN (this is useful to daisy-chain more instruments).

Channels and messages

Basically, a MIDI cable transmits 16 channels of data. Think to each MIDI channel as a TV channel: the receiver must be set on the same channel of the transmitter. The same happens with MIDI messages: when you send a Note On message on channel 1, it will be received on channel 1 only. This allows for multitimbricity: you can have more than one sound playing on the same MIDI instrument. There are various messages, but here are the most commonly used:

Note On – This message instructs an instrument to play a note on a specific channel. Notes have both a name (C4 standing for the center C) and a number (60 being the equivalent for C4). A Note Off message is often used to say the note has been released. In some case, a Note On with value “0” is used instead.

Together with the Note On message, a Velocity value is always sent. This value tells the instrument how loud the note must play. Pitch Bend (PB) – You can generate this message acting on the joystick (X movement). The pitch is translated up or down.

Program Change (PC)– When you select a Program, a Program Change message is generated on the channel. Use this message, together with Control Change 00 and 32, to remotely select Liverpool data from a sequencer or a master keyboard.

Control Change (CC) – This is a wide array of messages, controlling most of the instrument parameters. Some examples:

CC00, or Bank Select MSB, and CC32, or Bank

• Select LSB. This message pair is used, together with the Program Change message, to select a Program.

• CC01, or Modulation. This is the equivalent of pressing up the joystick. A vibrato effect is usually triggered on.

• CC07, or Master Volume. Use this controller to set the channel’s volume.

• CC10, or Pan. This one sets the channel’s position on the stereo front.

• CC64, or Damper Pedal. Use this controller to simulate the Damper pedal.

Tempo

Tempo is a global MIDI message, that is not tied to a particular channel. Each Song includes Tempo data.

Lyrics

Lyrics are non-standard MIDI events, made to display text together with the music. Liverpool can read many of the available Lyrics format on the market.

MIDIFILES

Midifiles, or Standard MIDI Files (SMF), are a practical way of exchanging songs between different instruments and computers. Liverpool has the SMF format as its default song format, so reading a song from a computer, or saving a song that a computer software can read, is not a problem at all.

Liverpool sequencers are compatible with the SMF in format 0 (all data in one track; it is the most common format) and 1 (multitrack). It can read the SMF in Song Play mode and modify/save them in Song mode. It can save a Song in SMF 0 format in the Backing Sequence or Song mode. When in Song Play mode, the Liverpool can also display SMF lyrics in Solton, M-Live (Midisoft), Tune1000 and compatible (Edirol, GMX, HitBit, XF) formats, and the chord abbreviations of SMF in Solton, M-live (Midisoft), GMX, and XF format.

THE GENERAL MIDI STANDARD

Some years ago, the musical instruments world felt a need for some further standardization. Then, the General MIDI Standard (GM) was born. This extension of the basic MIDI sets new rules for compatibility between instruments:

• A minimum of 16 MIDI channels was required.

• A basic set of 128 Programs, correctly ordered, was mandatory.

• The Drum Kit had a standard order.

• Channel 10 had to be devoted to the Drum Kit.

A most recent extension is the GM2, that further expands the Programs database. The Liverpool is soundwise-compatible with the GM2 standard

THE GLOBAL CHANNEL

Any channels with the Global option assigned (see “Page 6 - MIDI IN Channels” on page 128) can simulate the Liverpool integrated keyboard. When the Liverpool is connected to a master keyboard, transmission should take place over the Global channel of the Liverpool.

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The Chord 1 and Chord 2 channels

The MIDI messages received over a Global channel and not over a standard channel are affected by the buttons of the KEYBOARD MODE section, as well from the split point. Therefore, if the SPLIT button LED is lit up, the notes that arrive to the Liverpool over this channel will be divided by the split point into the Upper (above the split point) and Lower (below the split point) parts.

The notes that arrive to a Global channel are used for the chord recognition of the automatic accompaniment. If the KEYBOARD MODE is SPLIT, only the notes below the split point will be used. These notes will be combined with the ones of the special Chord 1 and Chord 2 channels.

THE CHORD 1 AND CHORD 2 CHANNELS

You can set two special Chord channels (see page 129) to send to the Liverpool notes for the chord recognition. The notes will be combined with the notes that go through the channel set as Global (Global notes are recognized only under the split point, if the SPLIT LED is lit up). The Chord channels are not affected by the split point and the KEYBOARD MODE section of the control panel. All the notes – both above and below the split point – will be sent to the chord recognition. The buttons of the CHORD SCANNING section have a particular effect on the Chord channels:

if you have selected LOWER, the chord recognition

• mode will be set by the “Chord Recognition Mode” parameter in the Style Play mode (see page 51);

• if you have selected UPPER or FULL, the chord recognition mode will always be Fingered 2 (you need to play at least three notes in order for the chord to be detected).

These two channels are especially useful for accordion players to assign a different Chord channel to the chords and the bass played with the left hand. In this way, chords and bass will participate to the creation of chords for the chord recognition of the automatic accompaniment.

THE CONTROL CHANNEL

You can set a MIDI IN channel as the Control channel (see page 129), to select Styles and Performance from an external device. See the Appendix for a list of messages corresponding to Liverpool internal data.

MIDI SETUP

You can pla y Liverpool w i t h an external controller, and use it simply as a gorgeous sound generator. To help you configure the MIDI channels, we have provided a set of MIDI Setups. Go to Global mode to select the one that fits your MIDI needs. (See “Page 4 - MIDI Setup” on page 127 for more information).

We recommend you to consider each MIDI Setup as a starting point you can freely tweak. Once you have

selected the most appropriate MIDI Setup for the connection to be made, you can modify the parameters as necessary and save the Global in the memory with the Write function (see “The Write window” on page 126).

CONNECTING LIVERPOOL TO A MASTER KEYBOARD

You can control the Liverpool with a master keyboard or any other MIDI keyboard. You only need to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the master keyboard to the MIDI IN connector of the Liverpool. The master keyboard will become the integrated keyboard of the Liverpool if it transmits over the same channel programmed as Global in the Liverpool.

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

If the master keyboard transmits over the Global channel of the Liverpool, the split point and the status of the KEYBOARD MODE section in the control panel will affect the notes received from the master keyboard.

Connections and settings

To connect the master keyboard to the Liverpool follow this procedure:

1. Connect the MIDI OUT connector of the master keyboard to the MIDI IN connector of the Liverpool.

2. Program the master keyboard to transmit over the Global channel of the Liverpool (see “Page 6 MIDI IN Channels” on page 128).

For information on the master keyboard programming, see the user’s manual of the master keyboard.

3. Press GLOBAL to enter the Global mode, then go to “Page 4 - MIDI Setup” (see page 127).

4. Select the Master Keyboard Setup.

Note: The settings can change when new data is loaded from a card. To protect the settings from loading, use the Global Protect function (see “Global Protect” on page 143).

5. Press WRITE, select Global, and press ENTER to save the Global. The “Are you sure?” message will appear. Press ENTER to confirm, or EXIT to abort.

6. Press one of the buttons in the MODE section to go to the desired operative mode.

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Connecting the Liverpool to a MIDI accordion

MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

MIDI OUTMIDI IN

CONNECTING THE LIVERPOOL TO A MIDI

3. Go to “Page 4 - MIDI Setup” (see page 127). Select

ACCORDION

There are different types of MIDI accordion and each type requires a different configuration of the Liverpool. Select one of the MIDI “Accordion” Setups to configure the module properly (see page 127).

Connection and settings

To connect the accordion to the Liverpool follow this procedure:

1. Connect the MIDI OUT connector of the accordion to the MIDI IN connector of the Liverpool.

2. Press GLOBAL to enter the Global mode, then go to “Page 4 - MIDI Setup” (see page 127).

3. Select one of the Accordion Setups.

Note: The settings can change when new data is loaded from a card. To protect the settings from loading, use the Global Protect function (see “Global Protect” on page 143).

4. Press WRITE, select Global, and press ENTER to save the Global. The “Are you sure?” message will appear. Press ENTER to confirm, or EXIT to abort.

5. Press one of the buttons in the MODE section to go to the desired operative mode.

CONNECTING THE LIVERPOOL TO AN EXTERNAL SEQUENCER

You can program a new Song on an external sequencer, using Liverpool as a multi-timbral expander.

Connections and settings

In order to connect the Liverpool to a computer, you need to have a computer with the MIDI interface.

1. Connect the Liverpool and the computer as in the following diagram.

4. Press WRITE, select Global, and press ENTER to

5. Set the Upper 1 track in play, and press FULL

6. At this point, the notes played on the Upper 1

The Local Off

When the Liverpool is connected to an external sequencer, we recommend you to set the Liverpool in Local Off mode (see “Local” on page 128) to avoid that the notes are simultaneously played by the keyboard and by the MIDI events sent by the external sequencer.

When the Liverpool is in Local Off, the Liverpool keyboard transmits data to the external sequencer, but not to the internal sound generation. The sequencer will receive the notes played on the Liverpool keyboard (Upper 1) and send them to the selected track of the song. The track will transmit the data to the internal sound generation of the Liverpool.

Note: In order to send data to the Liverpool sound generation, the “MIDI Thru” function must be activated in the external sequencer (normally active; the name may be different according to the type of sequencer). For more information refer to the instructions manual of the sequencer.

the Ext.Seq Setup.

Note: The settings can change when new data is loaded from a card. To protect the settings from loading, use the Global Protect function (see “Global Protect” on page 143).

save the Global. The “Are you sure?” message will appear. Press ENTER to confirm, or EXIT to abort.

UPPER in the KEYBOARD MODE section. This way, you can transmit to the external sequencer on the full keyboard range.

track go from the MIDI OUT of the Liverpool to the MIDI IN of the computer/MIDI interface. The notes generated by the computer (i.e. a Song played by its sequencer) are sent thru the MIDI OUT of the MIDI interface to the MIDI IN connector of the Liverpool.

2. Press GLOBAL, and go to “Page 5 - MIDI Controls”. Set the Local parameter to Off (see page 128).

The programs

The Song that is played back by the computer sequencer can select the Liverpool Programs through

the MIDI messages LSB (bank selection, two messages) and Program Change (program selection). For a list of Programs and MIDI values, see “Programs (Program Change order)” on page 157. A suggestion for those who program songs on computer: Even though it is not essential, you usually set the bass on channel 2, melody on channel 4, drum kit on channel 10, control for an external voice harmonizer on channel 5.

Bank Select MSB and Bank Select

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Playing another instrument with the Liverpool

PLAYING ANOTHER INSTRUMENT WITH THE LIVERPOOL

You can use the Liverpool as the master controller for your MIDI setup.

1. Connect Liverpool’s MIDI OUT to the other instrument’s MIDI IN.

2. Set-up the other instrument’s tracks to the same channels you want to play from Liverpool. For example, if you wish to play the Upper 1 and Upper 2 tracks with the other instrument’s sound, set the other instrument to receive on the same channels of the Upper 1 and Upper 2 tracks (by default, channels 1 and 2).

3. Set the general volume of the other instrument with its own volume controls.

4. Mute/unmute any track right from the Liverpool front panel. Set each track’s volume using Liverpool own VOLUME/VALUE controls.

5. Play on Liverpool’s keyboard.

The Keyboard

Liverpool’s physical keyboard can drive up to 4 tracks via the MIDI OUT (Upper 1–3 and Lower). MIDI output channels are set in Global mode (see “Page 10 MIDI OUT Channels” on page 130).

As a default situation (Default Setup), each of Liverpool Realtime Tracks transmit on these channels:

Track Out Channel

Upper1 1

Upper2 2

Upper3 3

Lower 4

When a track is in mute, it can’t transmit any MIDI data to an external expander or sequencer connected Liverpool’s MIDI OUT.

To hear only the expander’s sounds, you can lower the MASTER VOLUME control on the Liverpool, or set the

Realtime Tracks to the External status (see “Page 15 Track: Internal/External” on page 47).

The Sequencer

Any Sequencer’s track can drive a channel on an external instrument. To set each track’s MIDI output channel, see “Page 10 - MIDI OUT Channels” on page 130. To hear only the expander’s sounds, you can lower the MASTER VOLUME control on the Liverpool, or set the Song tracks to the External status (see “Page 8 - Track: Internal/External” on page 79).

Select the Sequencer 1 or Sequencer 2 MIDI Setup (depending on the Sequencer you are using on the Liverpool) to set the channels as follows.

Track Out Channel

Song 1…16 1…16

The Arranger

One of the most interesting aspect of MIDI, is that you can use your Liverpool to play an external instrument with its onboard arranger. Yes, it’s hard to beat the audio quality of Liverpool, but you could wish to use that old faithful synth you are still accustomed to…

To assign some of Liverpool Style tracks to an external instrument, set them to the External status (see “Page 15 - Track: Internal/External” on page 47).

Select the Default MIDI Setup to set the channels as follows (this is the default status of Liverpool).

Track Out Channel

Bass 9

Drums 10

Percussion 11

Acc1…5 12…16

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REFERENCE GUIDE

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What’s a Style?

9. STYLE PLAY OPERATING MODE

The Style Play mode is the boot-up operating mode. When in this mode, you can play Styles (i.e. automatic accompaniments), or just play with one to four Realtime tracks on the keyboard (Upper 1…3 and Lower).

WHAT’S A STYLE?

A Style is a rhythm/accompaniment structure, that simulates a band backing your solos. In a vertical direction, it is composed of 8 different tracks (Drums, Percussion, Bass, and 5 different harmonic or melodic instruments). You can play on the keyboard with 4 more Realtime tracks (Upper 1–3 and Lower).

In a horizontal direction, it is a series of Style Elements (i.e., the various sets of patterns for each chord and each of the Intros, Variations, Fills, Breaks and Endings).

Folder DIRECT SD pages

*.SET > ST-YLE > USER01 1, 2

*.SET > STYLE > USER02 3, 4

*.SET > STYLE > USER03 5, 6

How to make the DIRECT SD bank

To configure the DIRECT SD bank, save your Styles into the first folder in the card. Folders are read in alphabetical order.

Note: The following procedures requires you overwrite the User Style banks. Save these banks before proceeding, to avoid loosing important data.

1. Insert the card into the card slot.

2. Press SD CARD and go to the Load page.

STYLES AND PERFORMANCES

Styles and Performances are linked in many ways.

• When the SINGLE TOUCH LED is on, selecting a Style also changes the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks (a Single Touch Setting is selected). The Performance settings are overridden.

• When the STYLE CHANGE LED is on, selecting a Performance also selects a Style (the one whose number is memorized with the Performance).

• When pressing the WRITE button, you can save the track’s settings either in a Performance, a Style Performance, or a Single Touch Setting (STS).

CHANGING AND RESETTING THE TEMPO

While in the main page of the Style Play mode, you can change the Tempo using the DIAL or the DOWN/- and UP/+ buttons.

In any other page, keep the SHIFT button pressed, and use the DIAL to change the Tempo.

To recall the Tempo stored in the current Style, keep the SHIFT button pressed, and press one of the DOWN/- or UP/+ buttons.

THE DIRECT SD BANK

In addition to the internal memory Styles, you can have DIRECT SD Styles, directly accessed from the card. Just insert a card, and press the DIRECT SD Style bank. The card slot will read the first (in alphabetical order) “.SET” folder in the card, and will give you direct access to the Styles it contains (no loading required).

Browse through the DIRECT SD Styles using the PAGE buttons. You can have up to 6 pages, and up to 48 DIRECT SD Styles in a card.

3. Use the F-1 (SD) button to rescan the SD card.

4. Load three banks of Styles, to be transformed into the DIRECT SD bank.

5. Go to the Save page.

6. While the “ALL” item is selected, press F-3 (OPEN) to open it.

7. Use the E–F (Scroll Up) and G–H (Scroll Down) VOLUME/VALUE buttons (or the TEMPO/VALUE section controls) to move the “STYLE” item to the first line of the display, and press F-2 (SAVE).

8. Select the SD card (SD) as the target, using the F-1 button.

9. The card directory appears. Use the E–F (Scroll Up) and G–H (Scroll Down) VOLUME/VALUE buttons (or the TEMPO/VALUE section controls), to scroll the card content. Move the first folder of the directory to the first line of the display.

10. Press ENTER twice to save the banks.

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Main page

Style Play icon

Selected Style

Selected STS or

Performance

Realtime (Keyboard) tracks

Accompaniment (backing) tracks (grouped)

MAIN PAGE

This is the page you see after you turn the instrument on. To access this page from another operating mode, press the STYLE PLAY button.

Note: When switching from Song Play to Style Play, a Performance is automatically selected, and various track parameters may change.

To return to this page from one of the Style Play edit pages, press the EXIT/NO button. To switch between the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks and the Style tracks, use the TRACK SELECT button.

press both VOLUME/VALUE buttons. To unmute, press both buttons again. To change the volume, select the track, then keep one of the buttons pressed.

C (Acc.1–5 grouped tracks)

Use these buttons to select, mute/unmute or change the volume of the instrumental accompaniment tracks (tracks 1–5, other than Bass, Drum and Percussion). To mute these tracks, press both VOLUME/VALUE buttons. To unmute them, press both buttons again. To change the volume, keep one of the buttons pressed.

E (Upper 1 Program), F (Upper 2 Program), G (Upper 3 Program), H (Lower Program)

Name of the Programs assigned to the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks. Use these buttons to select, mute/unmute or change the volume of the corresponding tracks.

STYLE TRACKS PAGE

To see and edit the Style tracks, press TRACK SELECT from the main page. The TRACK SELECT LED turns on.

Style Play icon

When on, this icon indicates that the instrument is in Style Play mode.

Selected Style

Currently selected Style.

Selected STS or Performance

The last selected Single Touch Setting (STS) or Performance.

A (Drum/Perc grouped tracks)

Use these buttons to select, mute/unmute or change the volume of both Drum and Percussion tracks (grouped together) at the same time. To mute these tracks, press both VOLUME/VALUE buttons. To unmute, press both buttons again. To change the volume, select the track, then keep one of the buttons pressed.

B (Bass track Program name)

Name of the Program assigned to the Bass backing track. Use these buttons to select, mute/unmute or change the volume of the Bass track. To mute this track,

Press the TRACK SELECT button once again to go back to the main page.

A–H (Style Track Programs)

Name of the Programs assigned to the Style tracks. Use these buttons to select, mute/unmute or change the volume of the corresponding tracks.

HOW TO SELECT PROGRAMS

You can assign a different Program to each of the Realtime (Keyboard) and Style tracks. See “Selecting a Program” on page 25 for more information. After selecting a new Program, save your changes into a Performance, Style or STS (see below “The Write window” section).

Note: If you select a Program while grouped tracks (Drum/ Percussion or ACC) are selected, the Program will be assigned to the last selected track.

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The Write window

Style Play icon

Page header

Page number

Section name

Page name

THE WRITE WINDOW

Open this window by pressing the WRITE button. Here, you can save all track settings into a Performance, the Realtime (Keyboard) track settings into a Single Touch Setting, or the Style track settings into the current Style Performance.

1. Select the kind of object you want to save your tracks into.

• Select the “Perf No.” line to save all tracks (and the current selected Style settings) into a Performance. Use the corresponding VOLUME/VALUE buttons, or the TEMPO/VALUE section controls, to select a Performance location in memory. The name of the Performance already at the target destination will be shown.

• Select the “STS No.” line to save the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks into a Single Touch Setting (STS). Use the corresponding VOLUME/VALUE buttons or the TEMPO/VALUE section controls, to select a Single Touch Setting number.

• Select the Current Style line, to save the Style tracks into the current Style Performance.

EDIT PAGE STRUCTURE

Select an edit section from the Menu, and/or use the PAGE buttons to reach the desired page.

Press EXIT to go back to the main page of the Style Play mode. All edit pages share the same structure.

If you select… …you save… …to this location…

Performance All track settings,

selected Style number, Master Transpose

STS Realtime (Key-

board) track settings

Current Style Style track settings,

Master Transpose

Selected Performance

Selected Single Touch Setting (a part of the current Style)

Current Style Performance

2. If you are saving a Performance, you can change its name. Select the “Perf name” line.

3. Press ENTER to save the settings in memory. The “Are you sure?” message appears. Press ENTER to confirm, or EXIT to abort.

Style Play icon

When on, this icon indicates that the instrument is in Style Play mode.

Page header

The header shows the name of the current edit page. As a general rule, the header is divided into a first word, identifying the section name (e.g., “Mixer:FX Send” is a “Mixer” section page), and a second word, referring to the page name (e.g. “FX Send”).

Page number

This area shows the current page number.

A–H

Each pair of VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) buttons selects a different parameter of command, depending on the

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Page 1 - Mixer: Volume

edit page. After selecting a parameter, you can change its value by pressing one of the two buttons in a pair, or using the TEMPO/VALUE controls.

PAGE 1 - MIXER: VOLUME

This page lets you set the volume for each of the Realtime (Keyboard) or Style tracks.

Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks to the Style tracks, and vice versa.

Volume

Track’s volume. 0…127 MIDI value of the track’s volume.

R+63 Hard Right. Off The direct (uneffected) signal does not go

to the outputs; only the FX signal is heard for this track.

PAGE 3 - MIXER: FX SEND

This page lets you set the level of the track’s direct (uneffected) signal going to the Internal FX processors. The effect processors included in Liverpool are connected in parallel, so you can decide which percentage of the direct signal should be effected:

Track

FX Processor

There are four Internal FX processors in Style Play mode. You can assign them any kind of available effects, but we found it convenient to arrange them in the following way, for all the Styles included with the Liverpool:

A Reverb processor for the Style tracks. B Modulating FX processor for the Style tracks. C Reverb processor for the Realtime (Keyboard)

tracks.

D Modulating FX processor for the Realtime (Key-

board) tracks. Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks to the Style tracks, and vice-versa.

Output

PAGE 2 - MIXER: PAN

This page lets you set the pan (position in the stereo front) for each track.

Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks to the Style tracks, and vice-versa.

Pan

L-64 Hard Left. C+00 Center.

To select a parameter and edit its value:

1. Use the VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) buttons to select

a track.

2. Use the F-1–F-4 buttons to select one of the effect

processors.

3. Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to change the value.

Send level

000 No effect. Only the direct (uneffected) sig-

nal goes to the outputs.

127 100% effect. The direct (uneffected) and

effected signals go to the outputs with the same level.

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Page 4 - Tuning: Detune

PAGE 4 - TUNING: DETUNE

This page is the place where you can set the fine tuning for each track. Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks to the Style tracks, and vice-versa.

Detune

This is the fine tuning value.

-64 Lowest pitch. 00 Standard tuning. +63 Highest pitch.

PAGE 5 - TUNING: SCALE

This page lets you program the alternative scale for the selected tracks (see “Scale Mode” on page 51). The remaining tracks use the Scale set in the Global mode (see “Scale” on page 126).

Note

Note in edit, to be detuned. This parameter can be accessed when a User Scale is selected.

Detune

Note detune, relative to the standard Equal tuning. This parameter can be accessed when a User Scale is selected.

PAGE 6 - TUNING: PITCHBEND SENSITIVITY

This page lets you program the Pitch Bend range for the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks.

Parameters

These parameters show the Pitch Bend range for each track, in semitones. 01…12 Maximum up/down pitchbend range (in

semitones). 12 = ±1 octave.

Off No pitchbend allowed.

PAGE 7 - FX: A/B SELECT

This page enables you to select the A and B effects. Usually, the A effect is the reverb, and the B effect is the modulating effect for the Style tracks.

Scale

Selected scale. See “Scales” on page 229 for a list of the available scales.

Key

Parameter required for some Scales, when you should select a preferred key.

A, B

Effects assigned to the A and B effect processors. Usually, A is the reverb, while B is the modulating effect (chorus, flanger, delay…). For a list of the available effects, see “Effects” on page 177.

ModTrk (Modulating Track)

Source track for modulating MIDI messages. You can modulate an effect parameter with a MIDI message generated by a physical controller.

B>Asend (B>A Send)

Amount of the B effect going back to the input of the A effect.

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Page 8 - FX: C/D Select

PAGE 8 - FX: C/D SELECT

This page lets you select the C and D effects. Usually, the C effect is the reverb, and the D effect is the modulating effect for the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks.

C, D

Effects assigned to the C and D effect processors. Usually, C is the reverb, while D is the modulating effect (chorus, flanger, delay…). For a list of the available effects, see “Effects” on page 177.

ModTrk (Modulating Track)

Source track for modulating MIDI messages. You can modulate an effect parameter with a MIDI message generated by a physical controller.

D>Csend (D>C Send)

Amount of the D effect going back to the input of the C effect.

PAGE 12 - FX: D EDITING

This page contains the editing parameters for the D effect (usually modulating effect for the Realtime tracks). For more details, see “Page 9 - FX: A editing” above.

Parameters

PAGE 13 - TRACK: EASY EDIT

In this page you can edit the main parameters of the Programs assigned to each track.

Note: All values are relative to the value of the original Program.

You can also change the volume for each class of Drums and Percussion, if the selected track is set in Drum mode (see below “Page 14 - Track: Mode”).

PAGE 9 - FX: A EDITING

This page contains the editing parameters for the A effect (usually, reverb for the Style tracks).

Use the E and H VOLUME/VALUE buttons to scroll the parameter list.

Parameters

See “Effects” on page 177 for a list of available parameters for each effect type.

PAGE 10 - FX: B EDITING

This page contains the editing parameters for the B effect (usually modulating effect for the Style tracks). For more details, see “Page 9 - FX: A editing” above.

Parameters

PAGE 11 - FX: C EDITING

This page contains the editing parameters for the C effect (usually reverb for the Realtime tracks). For more details, see “Page 9 - FX: A editing” above.

Parameters

Here is the edit procedure:

1. Use the VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) buttons to select

a track.

2. Use the F-1–F-4 buttons to select a Program

parameter, or its value. (For the Drum and Percus-

sion tracks, see below the “Drum tracks” section).

3. Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to change the

Program parameter or its value.

Parameters

Attack Attack time. This is the time during which

the sound goes from zero (at the moment when you strike a key) to it’s maximum level.

Decay Decay time. Time to go from the final

Attack level to the beginning of the Release.

Release Release time. This is the time during

which the sound goes from the sustaining (or Decay) phase, to zero. The Release is triggered by releasing a key.

Cutoff Filter cutoff. This sets the sound bright-

ness.

Resonance Use the Filter Resonance to define the

width of the frequency range affected by the Filter.

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Page 14 - Track: Mode

Vibrato RateSpeed of the Vibrato. Vibrato Depth

Intensity of the Vibrato.

Vibrato Delay

Delay time before the Vibrato begins, after the sound starts.

Drum tracks

When a track is set in Drum Mode (like the Drum and Percussion tracks), you can adjust the volume for each of the Drum and Percussion categories.

Kick V Kick drums volume. Snare V Snare drums volume. Tom V Toms volume. HiHat V Hi-Hat volume. CymbalV Ride, Crash and other cymbals volume. Percus1V “Classic” percussion set volume. Percus2V “Ethnic” percussion set volume. SFX V Special effects volume.

Reset

You can reset the parameters’ value by keeping the SHIFT button pressed, while pressing one of the selected track VOLUME/VALUE buttons. After you press the above button combination, the Reset window appears:

Parameters

Drum This is a Drum/Percussion track. No Mas-

ter or Octave Transpose applies to this track. You can set a different volume for each class of percussive instruments (see “Page 13 - Track: Easy edit” on page 45).

Poly Tracks of this kind are polyphonic, i.e.

they can play more than one note at the same time.

Mono Tracks of this kind are monophonic, i.e.

each new note stops the previous note.

Mono Right A Mono track, but with priority assigned

to the rightmost (highest) note.

Press ENTER/YES to reset the currently selected track. Keep SHIFT pressed, and press ENTER/YES, to reset all tracks. Press EXIT/NO to abort and keep all parameters unchanged.

PAGE 14 - TRACK: MODE

This page lets you set the polyphony mode for each track.

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Page 15 - Track: Internal/External

CC#0

CC#32

PAGE 15 - TRACK: INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

This page lets you set the Internal or External status for each track. It is very useful to let a Style track drive an external expander, or play a digital piano with one of Liverpool’s Realtime tracks.

Parameters

Internal The track plays the sounds generated by

the internal sound engine. It does not play an external instrument connected to the MIDI OUT.

External The track plays an external instrument

connected to the MIDI OUT. It does not play the internal sounds, therefore saving polyphony.

When a track is set to “External”, a strings of transmitted Control Change and Program Change data is shown instead of the Program name assigned to the track. In the following example, CC#0 is the Control Change 0 (Bank Select MSB), CC#32 is the Control Change 32 (Bank Select LSB), PC is the Program Change.

PAGE 16 - R.T. CONTROLS: DAMPER

This page lets you enable/disable the Damper pedal for each of the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks.

D (Damper)

On When you press the Damper pedal and

release the keys, the track’s sound is kept sustained.

Off The Damper pedal is not active on any

track set to this status.

E (Expression)

This parameters allows you to switch the Expression control on/off on each individual Realtime track. The Expression control is a relative level control, always subtracted from the Volume value of the track.

As an example, imagine you have a Piano sound assigned to Upper 1, and a Strings sound assigned to Upper 2. If you turn the Expression switch on on Upper 2, and off on Upper 1, you can use a pedal to control only the Strings’ volume, while the Piano remains unchanged.

To program a pedal or the Assignable Slider to act as an Expression control, see “Page 3 - Assignable Pedal/ Footswitch, Assignable Slider” on page 127. You can only assign this function to a volume-type pedal, not to a switch-type one. Assign the “KB Expression” option to the pedal or Assignable Slider, then press WRITE to save the setting into the Global.

PAGE 17 - R.T. CONTROLS: JOYSTICK

This page lets you enable/disable the Joystick for each of the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks.

Both The track plays both the internal sounds

and an external instrument connected to the MIDI OUT.

Here is the edit procedure:

1. Use the VOLUME/VALUE (E–H) buttons to select

a track.

2. Use the F-3–F-4 buttons to select the X or Y param-

eter for that track.

3. Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to change the

status.

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This enables/disables the left/right movement of the Joystick (Pitch Bend, and sometimes the sound parameter’s control).

This enables/disables the front/rear movement of the Joystick (Y+: Modulation, and sometimes the sound parameter’s control; Y-: Various controls, or nonactive).

PAGE 18 - R.T. CONTROLS: DYNAMIC RANGE

This page lets you program a dynamic range for each of the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks. This is useful to create a sound made of up to three dynamic layers, assigning each of the Upper tracks to a different dynamic range.

As an example, you may assign the El.Piano 1 Program to the Upper 1, and the El.Piano 2 Program to the Upper 2 track. Then, set Upper 1 to [L=0, H=80], and Upper 2 to [L=81, H=127]. The El.Piano 1 will play when playing softer, the El.Piano 2 when playing louder.

Here is the edit procedure:

1. Use the VOLUME/VALUE (E–H) buttons to select a track.

2. Use the F-3–F-4 buttons to select the L or H parameter for that track.

3. Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to change the parameter’s value.

L/H

This parameter pair sets the Lower and Higher dynamic range for the track.

0 Lowest velocity value. 127 Highest velocity value.

PAGE 19 - R.T. CONTROLS: ENSEMBLE

This page lets you program the Ensemble function. This function harmonizes the right-hand played melody with the left-hand recognized chords.

Up1…Up3

Right-hand (Upper) tracks. Off There is no harmonization on this track. Normal This track is included in the harmoniza-

tion.

Mute This track only plays the Ensemble notes,

but not the original note.

E(nsemble)

Harmonization type. Duet Adds a single note to the melody. Close Adds a closed-position chord to the mel-

ody.

Open 1 Adds an open-position chord to the mel-

ody.

Open 2 As the above, but with a different algo-

rhythm.

Block Block harmonization – very typical of jazz

music.

Power Ensemble

Adds a fifth and an octave to the melody, as heard in hard rock.

Fourths LO Typical of jazz, this option adds a perfect

fourth and a minor seventh under the melody.

Fourths UP As the above, but with notes added over

the melody.

Fifths This adds a series of Fifths below the orig-

inal note. Octave Adds one or more octaves to the melody. Dual This option adds to the melody line a sec-

ond note, at a fixed interval set with the

“Note” parameter. When selecting this

option, a transposition value appears (-

24…+24 semitones to the original note). Brass Typical Brass section harmonization. Reed Typical Reed section harmonization. Trill This option trills the melody note. You can

set the trill speed by using the Tempo

parameter (see below).

Note: You must play at least two notes with

this option!

Repeat The played note is repeated in sync with

the Tempo parameter (see below). When

playing a chord, only the first note is

repeated. Echo As the Repeat option, but with the

repeated notes fading away after the time

set with the Feedback parameter (see

below).

Dyn(amics)

This parameter sets the velocity difference between the right-hand melody and the added harmonization notes.

-10…0 Subtracted velocity value.

Tem po

Note: This parameter only appears when the Trill, Repeat or Echo options are selected.

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Note value for the Trill, Repeat or Echo Ensemble options. This is in sync with the Metronome Tempo.

Feedback

Note: This parameter only appears when the Echo option is selected.

This parameter sets how many times the original note/ chord is repeated by the Echo option.

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In this page you can select various general parameters for the Style.

V1–V4 Drum Map

The Drum Mapping lets you select an alternative arrangement of percussive instruments for the selected Drum Kit, without any additional programming. Just select a Drum Map, and some percussive instruments will be replaced with different instruments.

0…7 Drum Map number. Number 0 is the stan-

dard mapping.

Kick D(esignation)

The Kick Designation replaces the original Kick (Bass Drum) sound with a different Kick of the same Drum Kit.

Off, 1…3 Kick replacing the original one. Off corre-

sponds to the original Kick.

Snare D(esignation)

The Snare Designation replaces the original Snare Drum sound with a different Snare of the same Drum Kit. Off, 1…3 Snare replacing the original one. Off corre-

sponds to the original Snare.

Fill1/2

These parameters set a Variation to be automatically selected at the end of the Fill.

Off The same Variation, playing before select-

ing a Fill, will be selected again.

1&2…3&4 The specified Variations will be alterna-

tively selected. For example, with the “1&2” option, Variation 1 and Variation 2 will be alternatively selected after the end of the Fill.

Up/Down The next higher/lower numbered Varia-

tion is selected, in cycle. After Variation 4, an Up command will select Variation 1. After Variation 1, a Down command will select Variation 4.

Inc/Dec The next higher/lower numbered Varia-

tion is selected. When Variation 4 is reached, an Inc command will select Variation 4 again. When Variation 1 is reached, a Dec command will select Variation 1 again.

->1…->4 “Fill to Variation” (->1, ->2, ->3, ->4) automatically selects one of the four available Style Variations at the end of the fill.

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In this page you can program the Wrap Around function and the Keyboard Range for the Style tracks.

Here is the edit procedure:

1. Use the VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) buttons to select

a parameter.

2. Use the F-1–F-4 buttons to move the cursor

between the parameter and its status or value.

3. Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to change the

parameter’s status or value.

Prog (Program)

This parameter lets you select a different Program, other than the one recorded into the Style Element (Variations, Fills, Intros, Endings).

Note: This parameter is automatically set to On each time you assign a Program to any of the Style tracks, either from the front panel or via MIDI.

Original Style tracks always use the original Pro-

grams. If you assign a different Program to a Style track, it may be reset to the original one when selecting a different Style Element.

On You can assign different Programs to each

Style track, and save them in a Performance or Style Performance. This becomes the only track’s Program for all Style Elements.

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W (Wrap Around)

The wrap-around point is the highest register limit for the backing track. The accompaniment patterns will be transposed according to the detected chord. If the chord is too high, the Style tracks might play in a register that is too high, and therefore unnatural. If, however, it reaches the wrap-around point, it will be automatically transposed an octave lower.

The wrap-around point can be set for each track in semitone steps up to a maximum of 12 semitones, relative to the chord root. This value will be the interval between the key specified by the Style Element and the wrap-around point. 1…12 Maximum transposition (in semitones) of

the track, referred to the original key of the pattern.

KR (Keyboard Range)

This parameter is an on/off switch for the Key Range parameter memorized into the Style. Or(iginal) The Keyboard Range is used. When a

track goes over the lower or higher limit set by this (hidden) parameter, it is transposed, to play into the programmed range.

Off No Keyboard Range used.

PAGE 22 - PADS

This page lets you select a different sound or function for each of the four PAD buttons.

1–4

Each of the four PAD buttons. See “List of sounds assignable to the Pads” on page 228 and “List of functions assignable to the Pads” on page 229.

Note: Function names are preceded by an asterisk (*)

Volu me

Volume for each of the four Pad tracks.

Pan

Pan for each of the four Pad tracks.

-64 Fully Left. 00 Centered. +63 Fully Right.

C Send

Send level to the C Internal FX processor (usually reverb) for each of the four Pad tracks.

D Send

Send level to the D Internal FX processor (usually modulating effect) for each of the four Pad tracks.

PAGE 23 - PREFERENCES: LOCK

You can “lock” various functions, to avoid they can be changed when selecting a different Performance, Style or Single Touch Setting.

Hint: When turning the instrument on, Performance 1 is automatically selected. Therefore, if you wish your parameters to stay unchanged, save your preferred default settings into Performance 1 (see “The Write window” on page 42), and turn these locks on. Note: These settings are stored in the Global file. After changing these settings, press WRITE to save them into the Global. The Write Global window will appear (see “The Write window” on page 126).

Pads

Sounds or functions assigned to the Pads.

Scale

When this lock function is On, the Scale parameter does not change when selecting a different Performance, Style or Single Touch Setting.

Auto Octave

This lock lets the instrument automatically transpose the Upper tracks when switching between the FULL UPPER and the SPLIT Keyboard modes.

On When switching to the FULL UPPER or

SPLIT Keyboard Mode, the Upper tracks transposition is left unchanged.

Off When switching to the FULL UPPER Key-

board Mode, the Upper tracks Octave Transpose is automatically set to “0”.

When switching to the SPLIT Keyboard Mode, the Upper tracks Octave Transpose is automatically set to “-1”.

M.Trnsp (Master Transpose)

The Master Transpose value is memorized into the Performance or Style Performance. To prevent the Master Transpose to be automatically changed when selecting a Style or Performance, this lock should be set to On.

On (Default) The lock is engaged. When

selecting a Style or Performance, the Master Transpose will not change.

Off The lock is turned off. When selecting a

Style or Performance, the Master Transpose value may change, according to the data memorized into the Performance or Style Performance.

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In this page you can set various general parameters for the Style.

Note: These settings are stored in the Global file. After changing these settings, press WRITE to save them into the Global. The Write Global window will appear (see “The Write window” on page 126).

Chord Recognition Mode

This parameter sets how chords are recognized by the auto-accompaniment engine. Please note that when in Full or Upper Chord Scanning mode, the Fingered 3 mode is always selected, and you must always play at least three notes, to let a chord be recognized. Fingered 1 Play one or more notes, according to the

selected Chord Scanning Mode. A full Major chord will be recognized even if only a single note is played.

Fingered 2 You must always play three or more notes

for a full chord to be recognized. If you play just one note, a unison will be played. If you play a suspended 5th, a suspended chord will be played. The full chord will be recognized when you play three or more notes.

Fingered 3 You must always play three or more notes

for a chord to be recognized.

One Finger You can also compose a chord using a sim-

plified chord playing technique:

• If you play only one note, a Major chord is recognized.

• Play the root note, plus a white key on the left, for a 7th. Ex.: C3 + B2.

• Play the root note, plus a black key on the left, for a Minor chord. Ex.: C3 + Bb2.

• Play the root note, plus a white and a black key on the left, for a Minor 7th. Ex.: C3 + B2 + Bb2.

Scale Mode

This parameter determines which tracks will use the selected alternative scale (see “Scale” on page 44).

Realtime tracks

The scale will only affect the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks.

Upper tracks

The scale will only affect the Upper 1–3 Realtime (Keyboard) tracks.

All Tracks The scale will affect all tracks (Realtime,

Style, Pads).

Memory Mode

This parameter sets the way the MEMORY button works.

Chord When its LED is on, the MEMORY button

keeps the recognized chord in memory. When its LED is off, the chord is reset when raising the hand from the keyboard.

Chord + Lower

When its LED is on, the MEMORY button keeps the recognized chord in memory, and keeps the Lower track held until the next note or chord is played. When its LED is off, the chord is reset when raising the hand from the keyboard, and the Lower track is not sustained.

Lower When its LED is on, the MEMORY button

keeps the Lower track held until the next note or chord is played. When off, the Lower track is not sustained when raising the hand from the keyboard. The chord is always kept in memory.

Vel ocit y Con trol

Set this parameter to trigger a Fill or a Break simply by playing louder with your left hand. When playing on the Lower track with a velocity higher than 95, the selected Style Element will start. For this function to work, the SPLIT Keyboard Mode and LOWER Chord Scanning Mode must be selected. Off The function is turned off.

Break, Fill 1, Fill 2

When playing with a velocity higher than 95 on the Lower track, the selected element is automatically triggered.

Start/Stop You can start or stop the Style by playing

harder on the keyboard.

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The Style’s structure

Pop Ballad

Variation 1

CV1

Drum Pe r c Bass Acc1 Acc2 Acc3 Acc4 Acc5

CV2

CV3

CV4

CV5

CV6

Variation 2

Variation 3

Variation 4

Intro1

CV1

CV2

Intro 2

Fill 1

Fill 2

Ending 1

Ending 2

10. STYLE RECORD MODE

By entering the Style Record mode, you can create your own Styles, or edit an existing Style.

Note: LIVERPOOL STYLES cannot be edited.

THE STYLE’S STRUCTURE

The term “Style” relates with music sequences automatically played by the arranger of the Liverpool. A Style consists of a predefined number of Style Ele- ments (E) (Liverpool features ten different Style Elements: Variation 1–4, Intro 1–2, Fill 1–2, Ending 1–2). When playing, these Style Elements can be selected directly from the control panel, using the corresponding buttons.

To explain the Style structure, we can use a tree-structure, as shown in the following diagram:

Each Style Element is made up of smaller units, called Chord Variations (CV), but not all of them have the same number of CVs. Variations 1–4 have up to 6 CVs each, while the other Style Elements have only up to 2 CVs. When you play on the chord recognition area (Lower, Upper or Full, depending on the Chord Scanning section on the control panel), the arranger scans the keyboard and determines which chord you are playing. Then, depending on the selected Style Element, it determines which Chord Variation (CV) should be played for the scanned chord. Which Chord Variation corresponds to each scanned chord is a setting of the Style: the Chord Variation Table. Each Style Element contains a Chord Variation Table, whose prototype is the following:

Chord Chord Variations (CVs)

Variation 1–4 Intro 1–2, Fill 1–2, Ending 1–2

Maj

M7b5

Sus4

Sus2

M7sus4

min

m7b5

mM7

7b5

7sus4

dim

dimM7

aug

aug7

augM7

no 3rd

no 3rd, no 5th

CV1 – CV6 CV1 – CV2

After deciding what CV to play, the arranger triggers the right sequence for each track. Since each sequence is written in a particular key (for example, CMajor, GMajor or Emin), the arranger transposes it according to the scanned chord. Notes in the sequence are carefully transposed according to the Note Transposition Tables (NTT), to make them work fine with all recognized chords. The NTT allows you to record just some Chord Variations, and have all the notes play in the right place, avoiding dissonances and transposing the pattern notes to the notes of the recognized chord.

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Style Import/Export

Going deeper into the Style structure, we can see that each Chord Variation is made up of Track Sequences, and the Liverpool supports 8 different tracks. DRUM and PERC are used for drum and percussion sequences, BASS for bass and ACC1–5 are for accompaniment sequences (string, guitar, piano or other accompaniment instruments).

Just to summarize, when you play a chord on the chord recognition area, the arranger determines which Style Element is used, then determines which Chord Variation should be used for the played chord, then Style sequences for every track of that Chord Variation are transposed from the original chord to the recognized chord using the NTT, and so on every time you play a chord.

Note: The Break and the Count In are not Style Elements, and cannot be programmed by the user. While in record/edit, the BREAK/COUNT IN button does not work.

What to record

Recording a Style is a matter of recording tracks, inside a series of Chord Variations, inside a series of Style Elements, inside the Style itself.

You don’t need to record all Chord Variations for all Style Elements. It is often only necessary to record just a Chord Variation for each Style Element. Exceptions are the Intro 1 and Ending 1, where we suggest to record both a Major and minor Chord Variations.

STYLE IMPORT/EXPORT

You can use Korg’s Style To Midi application to exchange Styles between your computer and the Liverpool, through the Standard MIDI File (SMF) format. The application is freely downloadable from http://

www.korgpa.com/. Please read the included instruc-

tions.

ENTERING THE RECORD MODE

While in the Style Play operating mode, press RECORD.

Note: LIVERPOOL STYLES cannot be edited.

The following page will appear in the display:

• Select Current Style to edit the current Style. If it is

a Factory Style, you will not be able to save it on the original location; you will select a User Style instead.

When editing an existing Style, the original Style Performance is recalled, but the following parameters are reset to their default values: Drum Mapping (0), Snare & Kick Designation (Off), Program (Original), Keyboard Range (Original). This means that you can hear some differences between the Style in play and the same Style being edited; for example, resetting the Drum Mapping may lead to some instrument’s replacement.

After editing the Style, please save it (see “Exit and Save/Abort Style” below). Then, edit the Style Performance to adjust the track’s settings (Tempo, Volume, Pan, FX Send… see page 43 and following in the “Style Play operating mode” chapter) and save it by pressing the WRITE button.

• Select New Style to start from a new, empty Style.

A default Style Performance will be recalled. When finished recording, you will save the new Style onto a User Style location.

After recording the Style, please save it (see “Exit and Save/Abort Style” below). Then, edit the Style Performance to adjust the track’s settings (Tempo, Volume, Pan, FX Send… see page 43 and following in the “Style Play operating mode” chapter) and save it by pressing the WRITE button.

Note: After a record or edit operation, the Style is rewritten in memory. When you press START/STOP there is a delay before you can actually listen to the Style. This delay is higher with a Style containing more MIDI events.

Note: While in Record mode, all footswitches are disabled.

LISTENING TO THE STYLE WHILE IN RECORD/EDIT MODE

While you are in Record/Edit mode, you can listen to the selected Chord Variation or to the whole Style, depending on the page you are in.

To select a Chord Variation, go to the Main page of the Record/Edit mode (see “E (Style Element)” and “CV (Chord Variation)” on page 55).

• When you are in the Quantize, Transpose, Veloc-

ity, or Delete pages, you can listen to the selected Chord Variation. Press START/STOP to check how it works. Press START/STOP again to stop the playback.

• When you are in the Delete All, Copy, Style Ele-

ment Controls or Style Control pages, you can listen to the whole Style. Press START/STOP and play some chords to do your tests. Select any Style Element using the control panel buttons (VARIATION 1–4, INTRO 1–2, FILL 1–2, ENDING 1–2). Press START/STOP again to stop the playback.

Note: When doing the above tests, the Fingered 3 Chord Scanning mode is automatically selected.

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Exit and Save/Abort Style

EXIT AND SAVE/ABORT STYLE

When finished editing, you can save your Style in memory, or abort any change. Press WRITE or RECORD to go to the Write page (see “The Write window” on page 54).

Note: When saving the Style in memory, Liverpool automatically compresses it to reduce its size and save memory.

Hint: Save often while recording, to avoid accidentally losing your Style.

THE WRITE WINDOW

This page appears when you press the WRITE or RECORD button while in Record mode. Here you can save the recorded or edited Style in memory

• To save the Style to the internal memory, press the A or B VOLUME/VALUE buttons, then press ENTER. The “Are you sure?” message will appear. Press ENTER to confirm, or EXIT to abort.

• To return to the previous Style Record page, leaving all untouched and the Style unsaved, press EXIT.

• To delete all changes to the Style, press one of the D VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select the Abort command. The “Are you sure message?” will appear. Press ENTER to confirm deletion, or EXIT to return to the Write page.

Style name

Use this parameter to change the Style’s name. Press the right A VOLUME/VALUE button to enter editing, and modify the name using the UP/DOWN buttons to move the cursor, and the DIAL to select a character. Press INSERT to insert a character at the cursor position, or DELETE to delete it

To (Style number)

Use the B VOLUME/VALUE buttons, or the TEMPO/ VALUE controls, to select a different User Style location in memory.

Note: Only User locations are available.

Abort

Select this command to delete any change to the Style.

LIST OF RECORDED EVENTS

The Style Record mode filters out some events that may damage the right operation of the Style. Here are the recorded events, and the most important filteredout events.

Control function CC# (Control Change Number)

Allowed

Note On

Note Off*

Pitch Bend

Modulation 1 1

Modulation 2 2

Pan 10

Expression 11

CC#12 12

CC#13 13

Damper 64

Filter Resonance 71

Low Pass Filter Cutoff 74

CC#80 80

CC#81 81

CC#82 82

Not allowed

After Touch

Volume 7

All other Control Change messages

(*) A Note Off will always be inserted at the end of

the Chord Variation.

Note: Some Control Change messages cannot be recorded directly using Liverpool integrated controls.

FAST DELETE USING THE CONTROL PANEL BUTTONS

While in the Main page or the Style Tracks page, you can use the control panel buttons to delete various elements of the Style:

DELETE + note

When a track is selected, you can use this key sequence to delete a single note or a single percussive instrument.

If the Style is playing, this shortcut deletes the instrument only while the key is kept pressed, leaving all other notes untouched within the track.

DELETE + Track

While in the Style Tracks page, you can delete a whole track with a single shortcut. Keep the DELETE button pressed, then press one of the VOLUME/VALUE buttons corresponding to the track to be deleted. The “Are you sure?” message appear. Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to abort.

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Main page

Style Play icon

Measure counter

Track in record/editStyle name

Chord

MAIN PAGE

After pressing the RECORD button, and selected the Style to record/edit, the Main page of the Style Record mode appears.

Style Play icon

When this icon appears in the display, you are in Style Play or Style Record mode.

Chord

While in the Main and Style Tracks page, this area shows the Original Key/Chord (see “Original Key/ Chord” on page 56) for the selected track.

Style name

This is the name of the Style in record/edit.

Measure counter

This counter shows the measure in record. The measure range is specified by the “RecLen” parameter (see “RL (Recording Length)” on page 55).

Track in record/edit

Most editing in this edit mode are executed on a single track. While in the main page, the currently selected track is shown on the upper right area of the display. The abbreviations are: DR (Drums), PC (Percussion), BS (Bass), A1…A5 (Accompaniment 1…5). To select the track to edit, press TRACK SELECT to jump to the Style Tacks page (see “Style Tracks page” on page 56) and use the VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select it.

E (Style Element)

Use the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select the line, and the F-1 button to select this parameter. This parameter lets you select the Style Element to put in edit. Each Style Element corresponds to one of the buttons on the control panel carrying the same name.

Note: When this parameter and the assigned value is in small letters (e:v1), the Style Element is empty; when it is in capitals (E:V1), it is already recorded

V1…V4 Variation 1 to Variation 4 I1…I2 Intro 1 to Intro 2 F1…F2 Fill 1 to Fill 2 E1…E2 Ending 1 to Ending 2

CV (Chord Variation)

Use the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select the line, and the F-2 button to select this parameter. This parameter lets you select the Chord Variation to edit, after selecting the Style Element this Chord Variation pertains to.

Note: When this parameter and the assigned value is in small letters (cv:cv1), the Chord Variation is empty; when it is in capitals (CV:CV1), it is already recorded

SE:V1…V4 You can select one of 6 Chord Variations to

edit.

SE:I1…E4 You can select one of 2 Chord Variations to

edit.

R (Recording Mode)

This parameters lets you select between the Realtime and the Step recording modes. Use one of the E VOLUME/VALUE buttons and the F-3 function button to select this parameter. Change its status using the E VOLUME/VALUE buttons, or the TEMPO/VALUE controls.

RT Realtime. This methods allows you to

record in realtime each pattern of the Style.

Stp Step Record. This method allows you to

enter the events one at a time. See “Style Record procedure” below for more information.

RL (Recording Length)

This parameter sets the recording length (in measures) of the selected track. Its value is always equal to, or a divider of, the Chord Variation Length (see next parameter).

This is not the total length of the Chord Variation, but just of the current track. For example, you may have a Chord Variation eight measures long, with a drum pattern repeating each two measures. If so, set the CV Len parameter to “8”, and the RecLen parameter to “2” before starting recording the Drum track. When saving the Style, or executing any edit operation on the Style, the 2-measures pattern will be extended to the full 8measures length of the Chord Variation.

Warning: If you assign CVLen a value lower than RecLen, the value of RecLen is not immediately updated in the display. Therefore, you are still free of changing the value of CVLen, before the measures exceeding its value are deleted (see warning in “CVLen (Chord Variation Length)” below).

However, if you press START/STOP to begin recording, the real RecLen value is changed to the new one, even if the display still shows the old value.

For example, you may have CVLen = 4 and RecLen = 4. If you set CVLen to 2, and press START/STOP to begin recording, RecLen is still shown as 4, but it is in reality set to 2, and recording will cycle for just 2 measures. After you press START/STOP to stop recording, RecLen is updated to 2, and all measures after the second measure are deleted.

CVLen (Chord Variation Length)

This parameter sets the total length (in measures) for the selected Chord Variation. When playing a Style, this will be the length of the accompaniment pattern to be cycled, when the chord corresponding to the Chord Variation is recognized on the keyboard.

Warning: If you reduce the Chord Variation Length after recording, any measure after the selected length will be deleted. Be very careful when setting the CVLen to a lower value after recording!

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No quanti-

zation

1/16

1/8

As recorded with NTT = Root or 5th (Key/Chord = CMaj)

When you play a CM7 with NTT = Root

When you play a CM7 with NTT = 5th

As recorded with NTT = i-Series (Key/Chord = CM7)

When you play a CMaj with NTT = i-Series

When you play a CM7 with NTT = i-Series

Style in record/edit

Style Element-Chord Variation in

record/edit

Style tracks

Metro (Metronome)

This is the metronome heard during recording. Off No metronome click will be heard during

recording. A one-bar precount will be played before starting recording.

On1 Metronome on, with a one-bar precount

before starting recording.

On2 Metronome on, with a two-bar precount

before starting recording.

Resol (Resolution)

This parameter sets the quantization during recording.

 (1/32)… (1/8)

Grid resolution, in musical values. For example, when you select 1/16, all notes are moved to the nearest 1/16 division. When you select 1/8, all notes are moved to the nearest 1/8 division.

Meter

This is the meter (time signature) of the Style. You can edit this parameter only when the Style is empty, i.e. before you begin recording anything.

Original Key/Chord

This is the track’s original key and chord. Use the D VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select the line, and the F1 and F-2 buttons to switch from the key/chord name and the key/chord type (Maj, min…). When in Style Play mode, this chord will be played back exactly as it was recorded, without any NTT processing (see below). To record just one Chord Variation for a Style Element, the suggested original key/chord is “maj7”. Be very careful to play the 7th+ note (i.e., with a “Cmaj7th” key/chord, the B), to avoid the lack of notes, or a bad NTT conversion when playing different chords.

Note: To conform to Korg specifications, it is advisable to record both the “Major” and “minor” Chord Variations for the Intro 1 and Ending 1 Style Elements.

When you select a track, the original key/chord assigned to the selected track will be activated. All recorded tracks will play back on that key/chord. For example, if the original key/chord for the Acc1 track is A7th, when selecting the Acc1 tracks all the remaining tracks will play according to the A7th key/chord. In the above example, you will record the Acc1 track in the AMajor key, with notes that will comply with the A7th chord. This is the pattern that will be recalled exactly as it was recorded, when playing an A7th chord.

Copying the Key/Chord value to all other tracks of the same Chord Variation.

While in this page, you can keep

the SHIFT button pressed, while pressing one of the [D]

VOLUME/ VALUE buttons, to copy the Key of the currently selected track to all other tracks of the same Chord Variation. This function is useful to speed-up pattern programming, and to avoid having different tracks in different keys within the same Chord Variation.

NTT

The Note Transposition Table (NTT) determines how the arranger will transpose pattern notes, when playing a chord that does not exactly match to the original chord of a Chord Variation. For example, if you only recorded a Chord Variation for the CMaj chord, when a CMaj7 is recognized on the keyboard the arranger must transpose some notes to create the missing 7th.

Note: To conform to Korg specifications, it is advisable to set the NTT to “No Transpose” on the Intro 1 and Ending 1.

Root The root note (in CMaj = C) is transposed

to the missing notes.

5th The 5th note (in CMaj = G) is transposed to

the missing notes.

i-Series All original patterns must be programmed

on the “Maj7” or “min7” chords. When loading old Korg i-Series instruments, this option is automatically selected.

No Transp No transposition applied. The pattern will

always play as recorded. This is the standard setting of Intro 1 and Ending 1 in Korg’s original Styles.

STYLE TRACKS PAGE

While in the main Style Record page, press TRACK SELECT to jump to this page. Here you can see and select any Style track.

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(a)

(b)

Previous event

Event to be inserted

Current position

Waiting for a keystroke…

Step value

Program name

Select a track using the VOLUME/VALUE buttons. Select a Program using the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section.

While in this page, you can set the track’s volume using the VOLUME/VALUE buttons. Since the track’s volume is memorized in the Style Performance and not in the pattern, this setting will not be recorded and saved. However, this will allow you to play back louder any reference track, or the track you are recording.

Track status

When in the Style Tracks page, each track can be in one of three status. Play (Visible status icon). This status is available

only for non-selected tracks. When in play, a track can play back the recorded pattern.

Mute (Hidden status icon). When in this status,

you can play the track on the keyboard, but you can’t record on it. This is useful to do some preliminary test, before actually start recording.

To set a track in mute, first select it, then press both corresponding VOLUME/ VALUE buttons to hide the status icon. To set the track in record again, press again the corresponding VOLUME/VALUE buttons.

Record (Flashing status icon). When in this status,

the track is ready to record. Just select a track to set it in record status.

STEP RECORD PAGE

Access this page from the Main page of the Style Record mode, by selecting the “Stp” recording mode (“R” parameter), and pressing START/STOP.

Meter

Meter of the current measure. This parameter can’t be edited. You can set the Meter in the Main page of the Style Record mode, before actually starting recording (see step 6 on page 58 for more information).

key?

This is a prompt, asking for a note or chord to be played on the keyboard, to enter an event on the current step.

Step value

Length of the event to be inserted. Use the NOTE VALUE buttons, on the lower left area of the control panel, to change this value.

 …  Note value.

Dot (.) Augments the selected note by one half of

its value.

Triplet (3) Makes the selected note a triplet note.

V (Velocity)

Set this parameter before entering a note or chord. This will be the playing strength (i.e., velocity value) of the event to be inserted. KBD Keyboard. You can select this parameter,

by turning all counter-clockwise the dial. When this option is selected, the playing strength of the played note is recognized and recorded.

1…127 Velocity value. The event will be inserted

with this velocity value, and the actual playing strength of the note played on the keyboard will be ignored.

D (Duration)

Relative duration of the inserted note. The percentage is always referred to the step value.

50% Staccato. 85% Ordinary articulation. 100% Legato.

(a) section

Previously inserted event. You may delete this event, and set it in edit again, by pressing the < button.

(b) section

Event to be inserted. See the following parameters for information on each element of this section.

M (Measure)

This is the position of the event (note, rest or chord) to be inserted.

Buttons used in Step Record mode

TIE button

Ties the note to be inserted to the previous note.

REST button

Inserts a rest.

NOTE VALUE buttons

Select the step value.

START/STOP button

Exits the Step Record mode.

< (Previous step)

Goes to the previous step, deleting the inserted step.

>> (Fast Forward)

Goes to the next measure, and fill the remaining space with rests.

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STYLE RECORD PROCEDURE

There are two different methods for recording a Style: Realtime and Step.

• Realtime Recording allows you to record Style patterns in realtime.

•

Step Recording allows you to create a new Style by entering the single notes or chords in each track. This is very useful when transcribing an existing score, or needing a higher grade of detail, and is particularly suitable to create drum and percussion tracks.

Preparing to record

1. If you like to edit an existing Style, select that Style.

2. Press RECORD to enter the Style Record mode. You are prompted to select either the Current Style, or a New Style.

8. At this point, if you want to do a Realtime Recording go on reading “Realtime Record procedure” below. Otherwise, if you prefer to do a Step Record, jump to “Step Record procedure” on page 59.

Realtime Record procedure

1. When still in the Main page of the Style Record mode, press one of the E VOLUME/VALUE buttons, to select the “R” parameter. Use these buttons, or the TEMPO/VALUE controls, to select the “RT” (Realtime) recording mode.

2. Press TRK SELECT to switch to the Style Tracks page. Here you can assign the right Program to each Style track. (For more details, see “Style Tracks page” on page 56).

Select “Current Style” if you want to edit the current Style, or make a new Style starting from an existing one. Select “New Style” if you want to start from scratch with an empty Style.

3. After you select your preferred option, the Main page of the Style Record mode will appear.

4. Use the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons, and the F-1 and F-2 function keys to select the E (Style Element) and CV (Chord Variation) parameter.

Note: For more information on the Style Elements and Chord Variations, and the Style structure in general, see “The Style’s structure” on page 52.

5. Use the RL (Recording Length) parameter to set the length (in measures) of the pattern to steprecord. Select this parameter using the E VOLUME/VALUE buttons and the F-4 function button. Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to set the value.

6. Use the Meter parameter to set the Style’s meter. You can edit this parameter only if you selected the New Style option when entering the Record mode.

7. Set the tempo. Keep the SHIFT button pressed, and use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to change the tempo.

3. If you like, you can set the tempo again from this page: just use the TEMPO/VALUE controls.

4. Assign a Program to each track, by using the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section.

5. If needed, set the Octave Transpose for each track.

Note: The Octave Transpose will affect only the notes coming from the keyboard, and not from the arranger.

6. Select the track to put in record. Its status icon will begin flashing.

Note: When entering the Record mode, the last selected track is already in record. When you press START/STOP after entering the Record mode, you can immediately start recording.

If you like, you can try your part before recording:

• Set the track in mute, by pressing both corresponding VOLUME/VALUE buttons; the status icon disappears.

• Press START/STOP to play back the other tracks, if already recorded, and practice on the keyboard.

• When you have finished practicing, press START/STOP to stop the arranger, and unmute the track by pressing both VOLUME/VALUE buttons; the track will be in record again.

7. While the status icon is flashing, press START/ STOP to begin recording. Depending on the “Metro” (metronome) option you selected, a 1- or 2-bars precount may play before the recording actually begins. When it begins, play freely. The pattern will last for some measures, according to the RecLen value, then restart. Since the recording will happen in overdub, you can add notes on any following passage. This is

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(a)

(b)

Previous event

Event to be inserted

Current position

Waiting for a keystroke…

Step value

very useful to record different percussive instruments at any cycle on a Drum or Percussion track.

Note: While recording, the track’s Keyboard Range (see page 68) is ignored, and the track can play over the whole keyboard range. The Local parameter (see “Local” on page 128) is also automatically set to On, to allow playing on the keyboard.

8. When finished recording, press START/STOP to stop the arranger. Select a different track, and go on recording the whole Chord Variation.

Note: You can select a different track only when the arranger is not running.

9. When finished recording the Chord Variation, select a different Chord Variation or Style Element to go on recording the whole Style.

10. When finished recording the new Style, press WRITE or RECORD to save it in memory. The Write page will appear:

2. Press TRK SELECT to switch to the Style Tracks page. Here you can assign the right Program to each Style track. (For more details, see “Style Tracks page” on page 56).

3. Assign a Program to each track, by using the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section.

4. Press START/STOP to turn on its LED and enter the Step Record page. (See “Step Record page” on page 57 for more information on each parameter of this page).

• To change the Style’s name: press the right A VOLUME/VALUE button to enter editing, and modify the name using the UP/DOWN buttons to move the cursor, and the DIAL to select a character. Press INSERT to insert a character at the cursor position, or DELETE to delete it.

• To select a different location in memory, press one of the B VOLUME/VALUE buttons, then select a location with these buttons or the TEMPO/ VALUE controls. Press ENTER to confirm, or one of the D (Abort) VOLUME/VALUE buttons to abort the save. The “Are you sure?” message will appear in the display. Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to abort. After pressing ENTER, you will exit from the Record mode. If you press EXIT while in the Write page, you will go back to the previous Style Record page, without any change.

Step Record procedure

The first two lines (a) are the latest inserted event. The last two lines (b) are the event currently in edit, ready to be inserted. The “Empty” event marks the beginning of the pattern, when there are no events inserted. It is automatically inserted when entering the Record mode. It will be removed when an event is inserted.

5. The “Maaa.bb.ccc” parameter in (b) is the current position. This is the place where the note in edit will be inserted.

• If you don’t want to insert a note at this position, insert a rest instead, as shown in step 7.

• To jump to the next measure, filling the remaining beats with rests, press the >> button.

6. To change the step value, use the NOTE VALUE buttons, on the lower left area of the control panel.

7. Insert a note, rest or chord at the current position.

• To insert a single note, just play it on the keyboard. The inserted note length will match the step length. You may change the velocity and relative duration of the note, by editing the V (Velocity) and D (Duration) parameters. See “V (Velocity)” and “D (Duration)” on page 57.

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

Step Time =



Step Time =

Press E and C

Press G









Off

Release G and C

Release E (continue holding C)



Step Time =



Step Time =

Press C

Press G (continue holding C)







Off

Release G and C

Tie

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Step Time =



Step Time =



Step Time =

Press F and C

Press G

(continue holding C)





OffOn On

Release F

(continue holding C)



Step Time =



Step Time =

Press E

(continue holding C)

OffOn

Release E and C



Step Time =



Step Time =

Press D

(continue holding C)

Off On

Release G

(continue holding C)



Step Time =

Off

Release D

(continue holding C)

• To insert a rest, just press the REST button. Its length will match the step value.

• To tie the note to be inserted to the previous one, press the TIE button. A note will be inserted, tied to the previous one, with exactly the same name. You don’t need to play it on the keyboard again.

• To insert a chord or a second voice, see “Chords and second voices in Step Record mode” below.

8. After inserting a new event, you may go back by pressing the < button. This will delete the previously inserted event, and set the step in edit again.

9. When the end of the pattern is reached, the “End Loop” (End of Loop) event is shown in the first two lines of the display (a), and the recording restarts from the “M001.01.000” position. Any note exceeding the pattern length, inserted at its end, will be reduced to fit the total length of the pattern. At this point, you may go on, inserting new events in overdub mode (the previously inserted events will not be deleted). This is very useful when recording a drum or percussion track, where you may want to record the bass drum on a first cycle, the snare drum on the second cycle, and the hi-hat and cymbals during the following cycles.

10. When finished recording, press START/STOP to turn off its LED. The Main page of the Style Record mode appears.

Inserting a chord with notes with different velocity values. You can make the upper or lower note of a

chord, for example, louder than the remaining ones, to make the most important note emerge from the chord. Here is how to insert a three-note chord:

1. Edit the Velocity value of the first note.

2. Press the first note and keep it pressed.

3. Edit the Velocity value of the second note.

4. Press the second note and keep it pressed.

5. Edit the Velocity value of the third note.

4. Press the third note, then release all notes. Inserting a second voice. You can inser t pass a ges

where one note is kept pressed, and another voice moves freely.

Ex. 1:

When exiting, the “RT” recording mode is automatically selected. You m a y press S TART/STOP t o

listen to the Style. Press START/STOP again to stop the playback. To enter the Step Record mode again, select the “Stp” recording mode, and press START/STOP.

11. From the Main page of the Style Record mode, press RECORD to exit the Record mode. You will be prompted to assign a new name to the Style, and select a memory location where to save it. See “The Write window” on page 54 for information on how to save a Style.

Chords and second voices in Step Record mode

With Liverpool, you are not obliged to insert single notes in a track. There are several ways to insert chords and double voices. Lets look at some.

Inserting a chord. When the “key?” prompt appears in the display, play a chord instead of a single note. The event’s name will be the first note of the chord you pressed, followed by the “…” marking.

Ex.2:

Ex.3:

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EDIT PAGE STRUCTURE

Select an edit section from the Menu, and/or use the PAGE b ut t ons to reach the desired page.

Press EXIT to go back to the main page of the Style Record mode.

All edit pages share the same structure.

Style Play icon

When on, this icon indicates that the instrument is in Style Play mode.

Page header

The header shows the name of the current edit page. As a general rule, the header is divided in a first word, identifying the section name (e.g., “Edit:Quantize” is an “Edit” section page), and a second word, referring to the page name (e.g. “Quantize”).

Page number

This area shows the current page number.

A–H

Each pair of VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) buttons selects a different parameter of command, depending on the edit page. After selecting a parameter, you can change its value by pressing one of the two buttons in a pair, or using the TEMPO/VALUE controls.

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No quanti-

zation

1/8

1/4

PAGE 1 - EDIT: QUANTIZE

The quantize function may be used to correct any rhythm error after recording, or to give the pattern a “groovy” feeling.

After setting the various parameters, press ENTER to execute. The “Are you sure?” message will appear. Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to abort.

E/CV (Style Element/Chord Variation)

(Non editable) These read-only parameters show which Style Element and Chord Variation are currently selected for editing. See the Main page “E (Style Element)” and “CV (Chord Variation)” parameters on page 55 for information on selecting a different Style Element and Chord Variation.

Trk (Tra ck)

Use this parameter to select a track. All All tracks selected. Drum…Acc5Selected track.

Resol (Resolution)

This parameter sets the quantization after recording. For example, when you select 1/8a, all notes are moved to the nearest 1/8 division. When you select 1/4, all notes are moved to the nearest 1/4 division.

 (1/32)… (1/4)

Grid resolution, in musical values. An “a” after the value means no swing. A “b…f” after the value means swing-quantization.

S / E (Start/End)

Use these parameters to set the starting (S) and ending (E) points of the range to quantize.

If a Chord Variation is four measures long, and you want to select it all, the Start will be positioned at

1.01.000, and the End at 5.01.000.

Bottom / Top

Use these parameters to set the bottom and top of the keyboard range to quantize. If you select the same note as the Bottom and Top parameters, you can select a single percussive instrument in a Drum or Percussion track.

Note: These parameters are available only when a Drum or Percussion track is selected.

PAGE 2 - EDIT: TRANSPOSE

In this page you can transpose the selected track(s).

Note: After transposing, please don’t forget to readjust the “Original Key/Chord” parameter in the Style Record page (see page 56).

After setting the various parameters, press ENTER to execute. The “Are you sure?” message will appear. Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to abort.

E/CV (Style Element/Chord Variation)

Trk (Track)

Use this parameter to select a track. All All tracks selected, apart for tracks set in

Drum mode (like the Drum and Percussion tracks). The whole selected Chord Variation will be transposed.

Drum…Acc5Single selected track.

Value

Transpose value (±127 semitones).

S / E (Start/End)

Use these parameters to set the starting (S) and ending (E) points of the range to be transposed.

If a Chord Variation is four measures long, and you want to select it all, the Start will be positioned at

1.01.000, and the End at 5.01.000.

Bottom / Top

Use these parameters to set the bottom and top of the keyboard range to be transposed. If you select the same note as the Bottom and Top parameters, you can select a single percussive instrument in a Drum or Percussion track. Since in a Drum Kit each instrument is assigned to a different note of the scale, transposing a percussive instrument means assigning the part to a different instrument.

Note: These parameters are available only when a Drum or Percussion track is selected.

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Event Type First value Second value

PAGE 3 - EDIT: VELOCITY

In this page you can change the velocity (dynamics) value of notes in the selected track.

After setting the various parameters, press ENTER to execute. The “Are you sure?” message will appear. Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to abort.

E/CV (Style Element/Chord Variation)

Trk (Track)

Use this parameter to select a track. All All tracks selected. The velocity for all

notes of the whole selected Chord Variation will be changed.

Drum…Acc5Selected track.

Val ue

Velocity change value (±127).

S / E (Start/End)

Use these parameters to set the starting (S) and ending (E) points of the range to be modified.

If a Chord Variation is four measures long, and you want to select it all, the Start will be positioned at

1.01.000, and the End at 5.01.000.

Bottom / Top

Use these parameters to set the bottom and top of the keyboard range to be modified. If you select the same note as the Bottom and Top parameters, you can select a single percussive instrument in a Drum or Percussion track.

Note: These parameters are available only when a Drum or Percussion track is selected.

PAGE 4 - EVENT EDIT

The Event Edit page allows you to edit each event in a single track. See “Event Edit procedure” on page 65 for more information on the event editing procedure.

Trk (Track)

Track in edit. To select a different track, press one of the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons to open the Go To Track window.

Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to select a track, and press ENTER to confirm, or EXIT to abort.

E/CV (Style Element/Chord Variation)

Selected Style Element and Chord Variation. This parameter can’t be edited. To select a different Style Element and Chord Variation, press EXIT to go back to the Main page of the Style Record mode (see “Main page” on page 55).

Position

Position of the event shown in the display, expressed in the form ‘aaa.bb.ccc’:

• ‘aaa’ is the measure

• ‘bb’ is the beat

• ‘ccc’ is the tick (each quarter beat = 384 ticks) You can edit this parameter to move the event to a different position.

Ev (Event)

Type and values of the event shown in the display. Depending on the selected event, the value may change. This parameter also shows the (non-editable) “End Loop” marking, when the end of a track is reached.

Event First value Second value

Note Note name Velocity

Ctrl Control Change number Control Change value

Bend Bending value –

To change the event type, use the C VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select the Event line, then use the same buttons or the TEMPO/VALUE controls to select a different event type. To select and edit the event’s value, use the F-3 and F-4 function keys, and use the G/VOLUME/VALUE buttons or the TEMPO/VALUE controls.

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Length

Length of the selected Note event. The value format is the same as the Position value.

Note: If you change a length of “000.00.000” to a different value, you can’t go back to the original value. This rather uncommon zero-length value may be found in some drum or percussion tracks.

Transport, navigation and editing controls

E/F and H VOLUME/VALUE buttons

These buttons are the “Scroll to previous event” (E/F) and “Scroll to next event” (H) controls. They corresponds to the scrolling arrows shown on the screen.

G VOLUME/VALUE buttons

Use these buttons to select the corresponding parameter value area.

F-3 and F-4 buttons

After selecting the parameter value area with the G VOLUME/VALUE buttons, use these buttons to select, respectively, the first and second value of the event in edit.

START/STOP button

Press START/STOP and play some chords on the keyboard to test the pattern in edit. Press START/STOP again to stop the pattern running.

SHIFT + << or >>

Keep the SHIFT button pressed and press the << or >> button to open the Go to Measure window.

Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to select a measure, then press ENTER to confirm, or EXIT to abort.

INSERT

Press the INSERT button to insert a new event at the current shown Position. The default values are Type = Note, Pitch = C4, Velocity = 100, Length = 192.

After inserting an event, use the C VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select the Event line, and the same buttons or the TEMPO/VALUE controls to select a different event type.

DELETE

Press the DELETE button to delete the event shown in the display.

PAGE 5 - EVENT FILTER

This page is where you can select the event types to be shown in the Event Edit page. You can access this page by pressing the PAGE+ button, while you are in the Event Edit page.

Turn Off the filter for all event types you wish to see in the Event Edit page.

Note: Some of the events are “ghosted”, and non editable, since the corresponding events are not editable in a Style.

Note Notes. Ctrl Control Change events. Only the follow-

ing Control Change numbers are allowed.

Control function CC# (Control Change Number)

Modulation 1 1

Modulation 2 2

Pan 10

Expression

CC#12 12

CC#13 13

Damper 64

Filter Resonance 71

Low Pass Filter Cutoff 74

CC#80 80

CC#81 81

CC#82 82

(a) Expression events cannot be inserted at the starting Position (001.01.000). An Expression value is already among the default “header” parameters of the Style Element.

(a)

Bend Pitch Bend events.

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Style Element

Chord Variation

Measure Beat Tick

Event Type

First value

Second value

EVENT EDIT PROCEDURE

The Event Edit is the page where you can edit each single MIDI event of the selected Style Element. You can, for example, replace a note with a different one, or change its playing strength (i.e., velocity value). Here is the general event editing procedure.

1. Select the Style to edit, and press RECORD. Select the “Current Style” option to enter recording. The LED on the RECORD button will turn on, and the Main page of the Style Record mode will appear.

2. Use the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons, and the F-1 and F-2 function keys to select the E (Style Element) and CV (Chord Variation) parameters.

Note: For more information on the Style Elements and Chord Variations, and the Style structure in general, see “The Style’s structure” on page 52.

3. Press MENU, and use the VOLUME/VALUE (A– H) buttons to select the Event Edit section. The Event Edit page appears (see “Page 4 - Event Edit” on page 63 for more information).

6. Press PAGE- to go back to the Event Edit page.

7. Press the A VOLUME/VALUE button (Trk), to select the track to edit. The Go To Track window appears.

Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to select a track, and press ENTER to confirm (or EXIT to abort).

8. The list of events contained in the selected track (in the Style Element and Chord Variation selected on step 2) will appear in the display. The first step, or Measure Start, is currently shown. Since it contains an initialization event, it is not editable and appears “in grey” (i.e., written with a “ghost” character).

9. Press one of the H VOLUME VALUE buttons (Scroll Down arrow), to go to the next step. This is usually a note, that you can edit.

4. Press START/STOP to listen to the selected Chord

5. Press PAGE+ to go to the Event Filter page, and

Variation. If you like, play some chords on the keyboard, to test the pattern. Press START/STOP to stop it.

turn “Off” the filters for the event types you wish to see in the display (see “Page 5 - Event Filter” on page 64 for more information).

For more information on the event types and their values, see “Page 4 - Event Edit” on page 63.

10. Use the B VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select the Position line. Use these buttons or the TEMPO/ VALUE controls to change the event’s position.

11. Use the C VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select the Event line. You may use the C VOLUME/VALUE buttons or the TEMPO/VALUE controls to change the event type. Use the G VOLUME/VALUE buttons, and the F-3 and F-4 function keys to respectively select the first and second value of the parameter. Use the G VOLUME/VALUE buttons or the TEMPO/VALUE controls to modify the selected value.

12. If a Note event is selected, use the D VOLUME/ VALUE buttons to select the Length line, and use

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Measure Beat Tick

the same buttons, or the TEMPO/VALUE controls, to change the event’s length.

• After having modified the shown event, you may scroll to the next event with the H VOLUME/ VALUE buttons (Scroll to next), or to the previous event with the E/F VOLUME/VALUE buttons (Scroll to previous).

• You may use the SHIFT + << or >> shortcut to go to a different measure (see “SHIFT + << or >>” on page 64)

• As described in step 4, you may press START/ STOP and play some chords to listen how the pattern sounds after your changes. Press START/ STOP again to stop the pattern running.

13. Use the INSERT button to insert an event at the Position shown in the display (a Note event with default values will be inserted). Use the DELETE button to delete the event shown in the display.

14. When the editing is complete, you may select a different track (go to step 7), or a different Style Element and Chord Variation (press EXIT to go back to the Main page of the Style Record mode, then go to step 2).

15. When finished editing the whole Style, press WRITE to open the Write Style page.

• Use the A or E VOLUME/VALUE buttons to enter the Text Editing mode. Use the UP and DOWN buttons to move the cursor, and the dial to select a character.

• Use the B VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select a target location. The name of the Style already existing at the selected location is shown after the Style Bank-Location number.

Warni ng: If you select an existing Style and confirm writing, the older Style is deleted and replaced by the new one. Save the Styles you don’t want to loose on a card, before overwriting them.

16. Press ENTER to save the Style to the internal memory, or one of the D VOLUME/VALUE buttons (Abort) to delete any changes made in Style Record mode. When the “Are you sure?” message appears, press ENTER to confirm, or EXIT to go back to the Write Style page.

PAGE 6 - EDIT: DELETE

This page is where you can delete single elements or MIDI events out of the Style.

After setting the various parameters, press ENTER to execute. The “Are you sure?” message will appear. Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to abort.

E/CV (Style Element/Chord Variation)

Trk (Track)

Use this parameter to select a track. All All tracks selected. After deletion, the

selected Chord Variation will remain empty.

Drum…Acc5Selected track.

Ev (Event)

Type of MIDI event to delete. All All events. The measures are not removed

from the Chord Variation. Note All notes in the selected range. Dup.Note All duplicate notes. When two notes with

the same pitch are encountered on the

same tick, the one with the lowest velocity

is deleted. A.Touch After Touch eve n ts.

Note: This kind of data is automatically

removed during recording.

P.Bend Pitch Bend events. PrChange Program Change events, excluding the

bundled Control Change #00 (Bank Select

MSB) and #32 (Bank Select LSB).

Note: This kind of data is automatically

removed during recording.

C.Change All Control Change events, for example

Bank Select, Modulation, Damper, Soft

Pedal… CC00/32…CC127

Single Control Change events. Double

Control Change numbers (like 00/32) are

MSB/LSB bundles.

Note: Some CC data are automatically

removed during recording. See the table on

page 54 for more information on the allowed

data.

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S / E (Start/End)

Use these parameters to set the starting (S) and ending (E) points of the range to delete.

If a Chord Variation is four measures long, and you want to select it all, the Start will be positioned at

1.01.000, and the End at 5.01.000.

Bottom / Top

Use these parameters to set the bottom and top of the keyboard range to delete. If you select the same note as the Bottom and Top parameters, you can select a single percussive instrument in a Drum or Percussion track.

Note: These parameters are available only when the All or Note option is selected.

PAGE 7 - EDIT: DELETE ALL

This function lets you quickly delete a selected Style Element or Chord Variation, or the whole Style, resetting it to the default parameter’s values.

After setting the various parameters, press ENTER to execute. The “Are you sure?” message will appear. Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to abort.

When in this page, press the corresponding button on the control panel to select a Style Element (VARIATION1 … ENDING2).

Del (Delete)

Use this parameter to select the whole Style, a single Style Element, or a single Chord Variation. All All Style Elements, i.e. the whole Style.

When Del=All and Trk=All, the whole Style is deleted, and all parameters set to

the default status. Var1…End2 Single Style Element. V1-CV1…E2-CV2

Single Chord Variation.

Trk (Track)

All All tracks of the selected Style, Style Ele-

ment or Chord Variation. Drum–Acc5 Single track of the selected Style, Style Ele-

ment or Chord Variation.

PAGE 8 - EDIT: COPY

Here you can copy a track, Chord Variation or Style Element inside the same Style, or from a different one. Furthermore, you can copy a whole Style.

Warn ing: The Copy operation deletes all data at the target location (overwrite).

After setting the various parameters, press ENTER to execute. The “Are you sure?” message will appear. Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to abort.

Note: If you copy too many events on the same “tick”, the “Too many events!” message appears, and the copy operation is aborted.

Note: When you copy over an existing Chord Variation, Program Change data is not copied, to leave the original Programs unchanged for that Chord Variation.

When in this page, press the corresponding button on the control panel to select a Style Element (VARIATION1 … ENDING2).

From Style

Use the first parameter to select the source Style to copy the track, Chord Variation or Style Element from.

From… to Style Element/Chord Variation

Use these parameters to select the source and target Style Elements or Chord Variations.

Note: You can’t copy from a Variation to a different Style Element (or vice-versa), because of their different structure.

All All Style Elements, i.e. the whole Style.

You can’t change the target, that is auto-

matically set to All. Var1…End2 Single Style Element. V1-CV1…E2-CV2

Single Chord Variation.

From… to Track

Use these parameters to select the source and target track to copy.

All All tracks of the selected Style, Style Ele-

ment or Chord Variation. Drum–Acc5 Single track of the selected Style, Style Ele-

ment or Chord Variation.

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Style Record mode

Page 9 - Style Element Controls: Programs

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2

5 6

Bottom

Top

Copying on a Chord Variation with a different length

You can copy a Chord Element on a different Chord Element with a different length. Just keep in mind the following:

• If the source length is a divider of the target length, the source Chord Variation will be multiplied to fit the target Chord Variation. For example, if the source is 4-measures long, and the target 8-measures, the source will be copied two times.

• If the source length is not a divider of the target length, the source Chord Variation will be copied for as many measures as can fit the target Chord Variation. For example, if the source is 6-measures long, and the target 8-measures, the source will be copied once, then the fist 2 measures will be copied to fit the remaining 2 measures.

Note: Avoid copying on a Chord Variation with a different meter, for example a 4/4 Chord Variation onto a 3/4 one.

PAGE 10 - STYLE ELEMENT CONTROLS: EXPRESSION

In this page you can modify the Expression (CC#11) value for each of the Style tracks. This lets you reduce the relative level of a track in a single Style Element, without reducing the overall Volume of the Style.

This is a very useful control, when you have different Programs assigned to the same track in different Style Elements, and the internal level of these Programs is different.

When in this page, press the corresponding button on the control panel to select a Style Element (VARIATION1 … ENDING2).

To copy the settings of this page to another Style Element, keep the SHIFT button pressed, and press the button of the target Style Element.

Value

Use this parameter to set the Expression value for the corresponding track.

PAGE 9 - STYLE ELEMENT CONTROLS: PROGRAMS

In this page you can assign a different Program to each track of the selected Style Element. Each Style Element can have different Programs; after saving the new Style, please don’t forget to set the “Prog” parameter to “Original” (see “Prog (Program)” on page 49), to let the Style select the Program bypassing the Style Performance settings.

When in this page, press the corresponding button on the control panel to select a Style Element (VARIATION1 … ENDING2).

To copy the settings of this page to another Style Element, keep the SHIFT button pressed, and press the button of the target Style Element.

Program

Use the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section to assign a Program to the selected track.

PAGE 11 - STYLE ELEMENT CONTROLS: KEYBOARD RANGE

The Keyboard Range automatically transposes any pattern note that would otherwise play too high or too low in pitch, compared to the original acoustic instrument, when transposed by the arranger. This will result in a more natural sound for each accompaniment instrument. For example, the lower limit for a guitar is E2. If you play a chord under the E2, the transposed pattern could exceed this limit, and sound unnatural. A Bottom limit set to E2 for the guitar track will solve the problem.

Note: The Keyboard Range is ignored while recording. The selected track can play on the full range of the keyboard.

When in this page, press the corresponding button on the control panel to select a Style Element (VARIATION1 … ENDING2).

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Page 12 - Style Element Controls: Chord Variation Table

To copy the settings of this page to another Style Element, keep the SHIFT button pressed, and press the button of the target Style Element.

Bottom/Top

Use these parameters to set the bottom and top of the keyboard range for the corresponding track.

PAGE 12 - STYLE ELEMENT CONTROLS: CHORD VARIATION TABLE

This is the page where you can assign a Chord Variation to each recognized chord. When a chord is recognized, the assigned Chord Variation will be automatically selected by the arranger to play the accompaniment.

When in this page, press the corresponding button on the control panel to select a Style Element (VARIATION1 … ENDING2).

E–F (Scroll Up), G–H (Scroll Down)

Use these buttons to scroll the available parameters in the display.

Chords / Chord Variation

Use these parameters to assign a Chord Variation to each of the enlisted chords.

PAGE 13 - STYLE CONTROLS: MODE/TENSION

In this page you can set the Retrigger mode for the Style tracks, and activate/deactivate the Tension for the Accompaniment tracks.

When in this page, press the corresponding button on the control panel to select a Style Element (VARIATION1 … ENDING2).

M (Mode)

This setting harmonizes the notes of the Bass track or the Acc1–5 tracks to the new chord when the chord is changed.

Off Each time you play a new chord, the cur-

rent notes will be stopped. The track will remain silent until a new note will be encountered in the pattern.

Rt (Retrigger) The sound will be stopped,

and new notes matching the recognized chord will be played back.

Rp (Repitch) New notes matching the recog-

nized chord will be played back, by repitching notes already playing. There will be no break in the sound. This is very useful on Guitar and Bass tracks.

T (Tension)

Tension adds notes (a 9th, 11th and/or 13th) that have actually been played to the accompaniment, even if they haven't been written in the Style pattern. This parameter specifies whether or not the Tension included in the recognized chord will be added to the Acc1–5 tracks.

On The Tension will be added. Off No Tension will be added.

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Song Play operating mode

The Songs and the Standard MIDI File format

11. SONG PLAY OPERATING MODE

The Song Play operating mode is where you can listen to Songs (played directly from the card or the internal SSD), and play along with the Song on the four Realtime (Keyboard) tracks (Upper 1–3, Lower). Since the Liverpool is equipped with two onboard sequencers, you can play two Songs at the same time. This is very useful to mix between two Songs during a live performance.

THE SONGS AND THE STANDARD MIDI FILE FORMAT

The native Song file format of the Liverpool is the Standard MIDI File (SMF), an universal standard set by all manufacturers. You can read these files with any musical instrument or computer.

A difference could be in the sound played by each track. If you recorded a Song with the Liverpool (Song mode), using only General MIDI programs, you can play the same Song on virtually any other musical instrument or computer. If you used KORG native programs, you cannot reproduce the same sounds on instruments from other brands.

When you read SMFs in Song Play mode, there is no problem reading files made using only General MIDI sounds. Sounds could be different when playing a Song made on a different instrument: despite the wide compatibility of Liverpool with other, non-standard formats, differences may arise. If so, go to the Song operating mode and load the SMF. Then, manually reassign the non-matching Programs, replacing them with similar Programs on the Liverpool. Then, save the SMF again, and you will be able to play it in Song Play mode with the correct Programs.

TRANSPORT CONTROLS

You can use the separate transport controls for each of the two onboard sequencers. Use the SEQ1 controls for Sequencer 1, and SEQ2 controls for Sequencer 2. See “SEQUENCER TRANSPORT CONTROLS - SEQ1 and SEQ2” on page 18 for more information).

MIDI CLOCK

In Song Play mode the MIDI Clock is always generated by the internal sequencer, even if the Clock parameter is set to External (see “Clock” on page 128). Liverpool transmits only the MIDI Clock message generated by Sequencer 1.

SELECTING A SONG COMPOSING ITS PROGRESSIVE NUMBER

Each Song on a card (up to 9,999) has a progressive number assigned. You can see this number before the Song’s name in the Song Select page.

While in the Main, Song Select, or Lyrics page, the STYLE section doubles as a numeric keypad. You can use it for composing the 4-digit number corresponding to the Song you wish to select; the folder selected in the Song Select page will become the current folder. This way, you can speed up the Song retrieval.

Selecting a Song in the Song Select page

1. Open the Song Select page.

2. Select the card or the internal SSD and open the folder containing the Song to be selected. This folder will be used also in the Main and Lyrics page.

3. Compose the 4-digit number corresponding to the Song you wish to select (for example: if the Song is number “1043”, dial 1, 0, 4, 3).

After the fourth digit has been inserted, the window automatically disappears, and the Song is selected.

•

If the Song number is just 1, 2 or 3-digit long, dial the number, then press ENTER to confirm (for example: if the Song is number “52”, dial 5, 2, ENTER).

Note: If no Song corresponds to the dialed number, the “Song not available” message appears. Press any button to make it disappear.

Selecting a Song in the Main page

While the S1 or S2 field is selected, compose the number corresponding to the Song you wish to select. The current folder is the one selected in the Song Select page.

Selecting a Song in the Lyrics page

Compose the number corresponding to the Song you wish to select. The current folder is the one selected in the Song Select page.

SWITCHING BETWEEN SEQUENCERS DURING EDITING

When you enter Edit mode, you can edit the selected sequencer’s parameters. Go to the main page of Song Play mode, and select the S1 (A buttons) or S2 (B buttons) to select the sequencer you wish to edit (see “Main page” on page 73).

REALTIME AND SEQUENCER TRACKS

The Liverpool is equipped with a double sequencer. Each Song can play a maximum of 16 tracks, for a total of 32 sequencer tracks.

In addition, you can play on the keyboard with four additional Realtime tracks (Upper 1–3 and Lower). You can edit the Volume, Mute status, and Program selection for these tracks on the main page of the Song Play mode.

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Master Volume, Sequencer Volume, BALANCE

No quanti-

zation

1/8

1/4

When you enter Song Play mode from the Style Play mode, the Realtime tracks are the same as the Style Play mode. A quick way to select Programs and Effects for the Realtime tracks is choosing a different Performance.

MASTER VOLUME, SEQUENCER VOLUME, BALANCE

While the MASTER VOLUME slider controls the general volume of the instrument, you can use the ACC/ SEQ VOLUME slider to control only the Sequencer’s tracks volume. This lets you adjust the Sequencer’s volume alone, while the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks are not affected by this slider.

Use the BALANCE slider to mix between Sequencer 1 and Sequencer 2. Move it to the center for the maximum volume of both sequencers.

EFFECTS IN SONG PLAY MODE

The Liverpool is equipped with four effect processors, or DSPs (Digital Signal Processors). In Song Play mode you can have two or four effects at the same time, depending on the midifile you are reading.

Note: When playing back a Song that makes use of all four effects (A–D), you can’t edit any parameter devoted to the effects. These parameters appear greyed out in the display.

• A Song created on the Liverpool (in Song or Backing Sequence mode) can use up to 4 effects (usually 2 reverbs + 2 modulating effects); each track may use the A/B or C/D pair.

• A Standard MIDI File will only use 2 effects (usually 1 reverb + 1 modulating effect). This lets you use the remaining 2 effects for the Realtime tracks.

When using both sequencers at the same time, and

• the “S2 FX Mode” is set to “A/B Mode” (see page 80), they only use the A/B pair, while the C/D pair is reserved to the Realtime (keyboard tracks).

• When using both sequencers at the same time, and the “S2 FX Mode” is set to “C/D Mode” (see page 80), Sequencer 1 uses the A/B pair, while Sequencer 2 uses the C/D pair, sharing it with the Realtime (keyboard tracks).

While in Song Play, press G.QUANTIZE. The following window will appear.

Press EXIT to exit this window.

Enable

Enables/disable the quantize. It is automatically set to Off each time the instrument is turned on, or when selecting a different Song.

NStart (Note Start)

Enables/disables the quantization of the Note On event (i.e. beginning of the note).

NDurat (Note Duration)

Enables/disables the quantization of the Note Off event (i.e. the length of the note).

Res (Resolution)

Coarse quantize grill resolution. This parameter is the main quantization value, to be varied with the Acc, Swing and Window values.

 (1/32)… (1/4)

Grid resolution, in musical values (a “3” after the value means “triplet”). For example, when you select 1/8, all notes are moved to the nearest 1/8 division. When you select 1/4, all notes are moved to the nearest 1/4 division.

GROOVE QUANTIZE WINDOW

You can apply a realtime “groove-quantization” to Sequencer 1. Groove-quantization is a way of changing the music groove during the playback, moving notes to the nearest axis of a rhythmic “grid”. Please feel free to experiment: this function is a great source of musical invention.

Acc (Accuracy)

Accuracy percentage of quantize. For example, if Acc=50, and the note is 20 tics away from the coarse grid, it is moved to the grid of only 10 tics.

0 No accuracy. The quantize is not executed. 100 Maximum accuracy. The note is moved

exactly at the grid position.

Swing

Asymmetry of quantization. Grid axis are moved to the nearest grid axis.

0 Even-numbered axis are totally moved

over the previous odd-numbered axis.

50 Axis are perfectly equidistant.

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The Write window

Swng=50

Swng=25

Swng=75

Win=0

Win=50

Win=100

100 Even-numbered axis are totally moved

over the following odd-numbered axis.

Window

Area of quantize intervention, bordering the grid axis. 0 The quantize window corresponds to the

axis. No quantization happens.

100 The quantize window extends to the near-

est window; all events are quantized.

the saved Setup is automatically recalled, and all parameters are reset.

• Globally setting the Internal FX parameters allows you, for example, to assign to all Songs a Reverb suitable for the venue where you are performing, without having to modify any of the Songs. (This is true only for non-Liverpool Songs).

• Globally setting the Internal/External status allows you, for example, to send the Piano track of all Songs to a dedicated expander (just set globally the Piano track to the External mode).

• The Play/Mute status allows you to globally mute tracks that you don’t want to play during a show, for example the melody track. (This is ture only for non-Liverpool Songs).

For more information on the Internal FX settings for the Song Play mode, see “Page 3 - Mixer: FX send A/B” or “Page 3 - Mixer: FX send C/D”, and following, on page 76. Here is the procedure to save the Seq1+Seq2 Setup in memory.

1. Press WRITE. The Write page appears.

THE WRITE WINDOW

You can save onto the internal memory a Seq1+Seq2 Setup. There is a separate Setup for each of the two onboard sequencers. This Setup memorizes the Internal FX settings, the Internal/External status of each track, and the Play/ Mute status of each track. When a new Song is selected,

2. Press ENTER to confirm, or EXIT to abort. If you confirm, the Setup is saved into the Global.

You may then save this Setup on the card together with the Global data.

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Main page

Song Play icon

Page header

Realtime (Keyboard) tracks

Song select commands

Selected Sequencer

Measure number

MAIN PAGE

Press SONG PLAY to access this page from another operating mode.

Note: When switching from Style Play to Song Play, the Song Setup is automatically selected, and various track parameters may change.

Press EXIT/NO to access this page from the Menu or any of the Song Play edit pages.

To see the Song’s tracks, use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from the main page (showing the Realtime tracks), to the other tracks. Pressed a first time, you will see tracks 1–8 (enlightened TRACK SELECT LED); a second press will show tracks 9–16 (flashing TRACK SELECT LED); pressed again, you will go back to the Realtime tracks (TRACK SELECT LED switched off).

Song Play icon

When on, this icon shows that the instrument is in Song Play mode.

Page header

This line shows the currently selected sequencer, and the assigned Song (“S1:Song Name” or “S2:Song Name”).

When no Song is assigned to the current sequencer, this line shows only the selected sequencer number (“S1:” or “S2:”, depending on the selected sequencer). When no sequencer or Song is selected, only the “No Song” text appears.

Press either A (S1:) or B (S1:) to switch between Sequencer 1 and Sequencer 2. When one of the sequencers is selected, the sequencer number is also shown at the right of the metronome Tempo.

Bar number

This counter shows the current bar number position of the selected Song.

A (S1:SongName)

Pressed a first time (with a Song already selected) this button pair selects Sequencer 1. Pressed a second time (or with no Song selected), it opens the Song Selection page (see “Song Select page” on page 74), allowing for selection of a single Song or a Jukebox file for Sequencer 1.

If you select another Song, while a Song is in play within the same Sequencer, the new Song will start playing. While this parameter is selected, you can select a Song by composing its progressive number (see “Selecting a Song composing its progressive number” on page 70).

B (S2:SongName)

Pressed a first time (with a Song already selected) this button pair selects Sequencer 2. Pressed a second time (or with no Song selected), it opens the Song Selection page (see “Song Select page” on page 74), allowing for selection of a single Song for Sequencer 2.

If you select another Song, while a Song is in play within the same Sequencer, the new Song will start playing.

While this parameter is selected, you can select a Song by composing its progressive number (see “Selecting a Song composing its progressive number” on page 70).

C (Lyrics)

Open the Lyrics page (see “The Lyrics page” on page 74). Lyrics will be shown only if included into the selected Song, and compatible with a standard format that Liverpool can recognize.

E (Upper 1 Program), F (Upper 2 Program), G (Upper 3 Program), H (Lower)

Name of the Programs assigned to the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks. Use these buttons to select, mute/unmute or change the volume of the corresponding tracks.

TRACKS 1–8 PAGE

To see and edit tracks 1–8, press TRACK SELECT from the main page. The TRACK SELECT LED turns on.

Press the TRACK SELECT button twice, to go back to the main page.

When a Jukebox file is in play, its name appears on the page header.

Selected Sequencer

These indicators show if the currently selected sequencer is Seq1 or Seq2. Use the A and B VOLUME/ VALUE buttons to select a sequencer.

A–H (Tracks 1–8 Programs)

Name of the Programs assigned to tracks 1–8. Use these buttons to select, mute/unmute or change the volume of the corresponding tracks.

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Tracks 9–16 page

Chords

TRACKS 9–16 PAGE

To see and edit tracks 9–16, press TRACK SELECT once from the Tracks 1–8 page, or twice from the main page. The TRACK SELECT LED begins flashing. Press the TRACK SELECT button again, to go back to the main page.

A–H (Tracks 9–16 Programs)

Name of the Programs assigned to tracks 9–16. Use these buttons to select, mute/unmute or change the volume of the corresponding tracks.

SONG SELECT PAGE

This page appears when you press either the A (S1:) or B (S2:) button while you are in the main page. You can also access the Song Select page by pressing PAGE +.

Press EXIT (or PAGE-) to go back to the main page of the Song Play operating mode, without selecting a Song.

F-1 (SD)

Press this button after replacing a card in the card slot. The new card will be read, and the file list shown on the display will be updated.

F-2 (SELECT)

Selects the item on the first line in the display (Song or Jukebox file). If a Song is already playing, it stops, and the new Song starts playing. You are returned to the Main page.

F-3 (OPEN)

Opens the selected folder (item whose name begins

with “ ”).

F-4 (CLOSE)

Closes the current folder, returning to the parent (“upper”) folder.

THE LYRICS PAGE

This page shows the lyrics and chord abbreviations included in the midifile (if any).

To access this page, select the Lyrics command, or press PAGE+ twice, from the main page of the Song Play mode (see “Main page” on page 73).

While in this page, select a Song for the selected Sequencer, or a Jukebox file for Sequencer 1.

Note: There is a separate working directory for each onboard sequencer.

A–C (File, folder)

Move the “.MID”, “.KAR” or “.JBX” file, or folder, to be selected to the first line of the display. To select a file, press the F-2 (SELECT) button. To open a folder, press the F-3 (OPEN) button.

The “ ” symbol identifies a folder.

E–F (Scroll Up)

Scroll the list up. Keep SHIFT pressed and press one of these buttons to jump to the previous alphabetical section.

G–H (Scroll Down)

Scroll the list down. Keep SHIFT pressed and press one of these buttons to jump to the next alphabetical section

Exit from this display, and go back to the main page of the Song Play mode, by pressing the EXIT button.

While the Song is playing, the text flows in the display, and the chord abbreviations (if any) will appear on the chords area of the display. The lyrics at the current position are underlined

A (1)

Press this button pair to show Lyrics and Chords of Sequencer 1.

B (2)

Press this button pair to show Lyrics and Chords of Sequencer 2.

PLAYING A JUKEBOX FILE

With Sequencer 1, you can select a Jukebox file (a file

with the “.JBX” extension) instead of a single Song.

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EDIT PAGE STRUCTURE

Select an edit section from the Menu, and/or use the PAGE buttons to reach the desired page.

Press EXIT to go back to the main page of the Song Play mode. All edit pages share the same structure.

Song Play icon

When on, this icon indicates that the instrument is in Song Play mode.

Page header

The header shows the name of the current edit page. Usually, the header is divided into a first word, identifying the section name (e.g., “Mixer:FX Send” is a “Mixer” section page), and a second word, referring to the page name (e.g. “FX Send”).

Selected Sequencer

These indicators show if the currently selected sequencer is Seq1 or Seq2. Go to the Main page and use the A and B VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select a sequencer.

Page

This area shows the current page number.

A–H

Each pair of VOLUME/VALUE buttons select a different parameter of command, depending on the edit page.

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Page 1 - Mixer: Volume

PAGE 1 - MIXER: VOLUME

Here you can adjust the volume for each of the 16 sequencer tracks. Press both VOLUME/VALUE button to mute/unmute the corresponding track. A muted track remains muted even when selecting a different Song.

Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch between Song tracks 1–8, Song tracks 9–16, and back again.

PAGE 2 - MIXER: PAN

Here you can adjust the pan for each Song track. Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch between Song tracks 1–8, Song tracks 9–16, and back again.

Pan

-64 Hard Left. +00 Center. +63 Hard Right. Off The direct (uneffected) signal does not go

to the outputs; only the FX signal is heard for this track.

PAGE 3 - MIXER: FX SEND A/B

This page lets you set the level of the track’s direct (uneffected) signal going to the A and B Internal FX processors (usually assigned to Sequencer 1).

Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from tracks 1–8 to tracks 9–16.

Note: When playing back a Song that makes use of all four effects (A–D), you can’t edit any effect parameter. These parameters appear greyed out in the display.

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Page 3 - Mixer: FX send C/D

Note: When you stop the Song, or select a different Song, the default effects are selected again. You can, however, stop the Song, change the effects, then start the Song again. Edit the Song in Song mode to permanently change the effects.

Here is the edit procedure:

1. Use the VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) buttons to select a track.

2. Use the F-1–F-4 buttons to select a parameter for that track.

3. Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to change the parameter’s value.

Parameters

000 No effect. Only the direct (uneffected) sig-

nal goes to the outputs.

127 100% effect. The direct (uneffected) and

effected signals go to the outputs with the same level.

PAGE 3 - MIXER: FX SEND C/D

This page lets you set the level of the track’s direct (uneffected) signal going to the C and D Internal FX processors.

Note: You can access this page only while editing the Sequencer 2, and the “S2 FX Mode” parameter is set to “CD Mode” (see page 80).

Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from tracks 1–8 to tracks 9–16.

PAGE 4 - FX: A/B SELECT

This page lets you select the A and B effects. Usually, the A effect is a reverb, while the B effect is a modulating effect. Effects A and B are usually reserved to Sequencer 1. You can, however, create Songs by using all four effects in Song mode. Depending on the status of the “S2 FX Mode” parameter, this effect pair could be reserved to Sequencer 2, too (see page 80).

Note: When playing back a Song that makes use of all four effects (A–D), you can’t edit any effect parameter. These parameters appear greyed out in the display.

A, B

ModTrk (Modulating Track)

Source track for modulating MIDI messages. You can modulate an effect parameter with a MIDI message generated by a physical controller.

B>Asend (B>A Send)

Amount of the B effect going back to the input of the A effect.

Here is the edit procedure:

1. Use the VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) buttons to select a track.

2. Use the F-1–F-4 buttons to select a parameter for that track.

3. Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to change the parameter’s value.

Parameters

000 No effect. Only the direct (uneffected) sig-

nal goes to the outputs.

127 100% effect. The direct (uneffected) and

effected signals go to the outputs with the same level.

PAGE 4 - FX: C/D SELECT

This page lets you select the C and D effects. Usually, the C effect is a reverb, while the D effect is a modulating effect.

Effects C and D are usually reserved to Sequencer 2 and the Realtime tracks. You can, however, create Songs using all four effects in Song mode. Depending on the status of the “S2 FX Mode” parameter, Sequencer 2 might also use the A/B effect pair (see page 80).

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Page 5 - FX: A editing

Note: When playing back a Song that makes use of all four effects (A–D), you can’t edit any effect parameter. These parameters appear greyed out in the display.

C, D

ModTrk (Modulating Track)

Source track for modulating MIDI messages. You can modulate an effect parameter with a MIDI message generated by a physical controller.

D>Csend (D>C Send)

Amount of the D effect going back to the input of the C effect.

PAGE 5 - FX: A EDITING

This page contains the editing parameters for the A effect (usually, reverb for Sequencer 1).

PAGE 5 - FX: C EDITING

This page contains the editing parameters for the C effect. You can access this page only when the “S2 FX Mode” parameter is set to C/D (see “S2 FX Mode” on page 80). For more details, see “Page 5 - FX: A editing” above.

Note: C and D effects are used also by the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks.

PAGE 6 - FX: D EDITING

This page contains the editing parameters for the D effect. You can access this page only when the “S2 FX Mode” parameter is set to C/D (see “S2 FX Mode” on page 80). For more details, see “Page 5 - FX: A editing” above.

Note: C and D effects are used also by the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks.

PAGE 7 - TRACK: MODE

This page lets you set the polyphony mode for each Song track.

Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from tracks 1–8 to tracks 9–16.

Use the E–F and G–H VOLUME/VALUE button pairs to scroll the parameter list.

Use the A–D VOLUMME/VALUE button pairs to select and edit a parameter. Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to edit the selected parameter.

Note: When playing back a Song that makes use of all four effects (A–D), you can’t edit any effect parameter. These parameters appear greyed out in the display.

Parameters

See “Effects” on page 177 for a list of available parameters for each effect type.

PAGE 6 - FX: B EDITING

This page contains the editing parameters for the B effect (usually modulating effect for Sequencer 1). For more details, see “Page 5 - FX: A editing” above.

Parameters

Drum This is a Drum/Percussion track. No Mas-

ter or Octave Transpose applies to this track.

Poly Tracks of this kind are polyphonic, i.e.

they can play more than one note at the same time.

Mono Tracks of this kind are monophonic, i.e.

each new note stops the previous note.

Mono Right A Mono track, but with priority assigned

to the rightmost (highest) note.

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Page 8 - Track: Internal/External

CC#0

CC#32

PAGE 8 - TRACK: INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

This page lets you set the Internal or External status for each track. It is very useful to let a Song track drive an external expander. Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from tracks 1–8 to tracks 9–16.

Parameters

Internal The track plays the sounds generated by

the internal sound engine. It does not play an external instrument connected to the MIDI OUT.

External The track plays an external instrument

connected to the MIDI OUT. It does not play the internal sounds, therefore saving polyphony.

Both The track plays both the internal sounds

and an external instrument connected to the MIDI OUT.

PAGE 9 - JUKEBOX

The Jukebox function lets you play a list of Songs (127 max), at the simple touch of a button. You can play a Jukebox file by selecting it in the Song Select page (see “Playing a Jukebox file” on page 74), just as if it was a normal Song.

In this page, you can create, edit and save a Jukebox file. If a Jukebox file is already selected into a Sequencer, you will enter this page with that file ready to be edited. Otherwise, you will enter this page with an empty “NEW_NAME.JBX” file. To create a new file, even when a Jukebox file is already selected, press SHIFT+ F-4 (Del), and confirm with ENTER (see below the “F-4 (Del)” paragraph). When you press PLAY/STOP from this page, the Jukebox playback begins from the currently selected Song (i.e., the Song on the fist line of the display).

F-1 (SAVE)

Press this button to save the Jukebox file to the card. The Jukebox Save page appears, allowing you to save your file to the card.

Note: You can save your “.JBX” file only in the same folder as the Songs in the list.

You can create a new file, or overwrite an existing one.

1. Move to the first line of the display the “.JBX” file you want to save your list into. Select an existing file if you want to overwrite it. Select the “NEW_NAME.JBX” item to create a new file. Use the E–F (Scroll Up) and G–H (Scroll Down) VOLUME/VALUE buttons, or the TEMPO/VALUE controls to scroll the list.

2. If you are making a new file, when the “NEW_NAME.JBX” item is on the first line of the display, press one of the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons. You are prompted to assign a name to the selected item:

3. Move the cursor using the DOWN/- and UP/+ buttons. Select a character using the DIAL. Insert a

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character at the cursor position by pressing the INSERT button. Delete a character at the cursor position by pressing the DELETE button.

4. When you have finished writing a name, press F-2 (SAVE) to confirm. The “Are you sure?” message appears. Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to abort.

F-2 (Add)

Adds a Song at the end of the current list. You can add up to 127 Songs in a list.

Note: A Jukebox list can include only Songs contained in the same folder.

F-3 (Ins)

Inserts a Song at the cursor position (i.e., the first line of the display). All subsequent Songs are moved to the next higher-numbered slot. You can add up to 127 Songs in a list.

Note: A Jukebox list can include only Songs contained in the same folder.

F-4 (Del)

This command let’s you delete the Song on the first line of the display.

Pressed while keeping SHIFT pressed, the whole Jukebox list is deleted. (The instrument asks for a confirmation with the “Are you sure?” message; press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to abort). The Jukebox file name changes to “NEW_NAME.JBX”.

PAGE 10 - PREFERENCES

In this page, you can set various general parameters.

Use the A–D VOLUME/VALUE button pairs to select a parameter.

Note: You can always start both sequencers simultaneously. Start both sequencers simultaneously by keeping SHIFT held down while pressing one of the PLAY/STOP controls.

Link Mode

The two onboard Sequencers can work each with a different Tempo (Off), or use the same Tempo (Link modes).

Off The sequencers Tempo are not linked.

Each sequencer uses its own Tempo.

Link Measure

The two sequencers Tempo are linked together. The Tempo data written into the Songs are ignored. Adjust the Tempo using the TEMPO/VALUE controls. Start one of the sequencers, by pressing its own PLAY/STOP control. Then, start the other sequencer, by pressing the other PLAY/STOP control; the second sequencer starts at the next measure.

Link Beat The two sequencers Tempo are linked

together. The Tempo data written into the Songs are ignored. Adjust the Tempo using the TEMPO/VALUE controls.

Start one of the sequencers, by pressing its own PLAY/STOP control. Then, start the other sequencer, by pressing the other PLAY/STOP control; the second sequencer starts at the next beat (quarter or octave, depending on the Song’s Time Signature).

S2 FX Mode

This parameter selects the effects mode for Sequencer

2. When a 4-effects Song is loaded, all four effects are used, independently from this setting. AB The A and B effect pair is used. Sequencer

2 shares its effects with Sequencer 1.

CD The C and D effect pair is used.

Note:

When this parameter is set to CD, Sequencer 2 shares its effects with the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks, so these effects can be changed either selecting a Song for Sequencer 2, or selecting a Performance (unless the “Performance FX Mode” parameter is set to Off – see below).

Performance FX Mode

This parameter selects the effects mode for the Performance. Off When selecting a Performance, no effect is

selected.

CD The Performance selects the C and D effect

pair.

Note: When both this parameter and the “S2 FX Mode” parameter are set to CD, Sequencer 2 shares its effects with the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks, so these effects can be changed either selecting a Song for Sequencer 2, or selecting a Performance.

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Saving a list of Songs

SAVING A LIST OF SONGS

How to save a list of Songs contained in a folder

1. Press SONG PLAY to select the Song Play operative mode.

2. Press one of the A (S1:) VOLUME/VALUE button to select the Load Song page.

3. Use the F-3 (OPEN) and F-4 (CLOSE) buttons to browse through the folders inside the card.

4. Move the folder you are looking for to the first line of the display. Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls, or the E–F (Scroll Up) and G–H (Scroll Down) VOLUME/VALUE buttons.

5. Once the folder is selected, press SHIFT + F-2.

6. A dialog box will appear, asking you to insert a new card into the card slot. Insert the card, and press ENTER to confirm, or EXIT to abort.

Note: The text file will contain a list of “*.mid”, “*.kar” and “*.jbx” files only (i.e., the files you can select using the numeric keypad – see “Selecting a Song composing its progressive number” on page 70). Folders and different kinds of files will not be included. When saved, the text file will be named after the selected folder. For example, a folder named “Dummy” will generate a “Dummy.txt” file. If a file with the same name already exists on the card, it will be overwritten without waiting for any confirmation. A file containing the list of all valid files contained into the root of the card will generate a “Root.txt” file.

The list will include the progressive number assigned to each Song, file names in MS-DOS format (8.3), the total number of files in the list.

For the correct display and printing of the list on a personal computer, use a fixed size (i.e., non-proportional) character in your text editor. Warn ing: While the list may contain more than 9999 files, you can’t select Songs outside the 0001–9999 range when using the numeric keypad.

How to save a list of Songs contained in a Jukebox file

1. Press SONG PLAY to select the Song Play operative mode.

2. To select an existing Jukebox file, press one of the A (S1:) VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select the Load Song page.

If you are creating a new Jukebox file, press MENU instead, select the Jukebox page, and jump to step 7.

3. Use the F-3 (OPEN) and F-4 (CLOSE) buttons to browse through the folders inside the card.

4. Move the folders and files to select to the first line of the display. Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls, or the E–F (Scroll Up) and G–H (Scroll Down) VOLUME/VALUE buttons.

5. When the Jukebox file you are looking for is selected, press F-2 (SELECT) to select it.

6. Once the Jukebox file is selected, press MENU and select the Jukebox page.

7. While you are in the Jukebox page, press SHIFT + F-2 to save the list.

8. A dialog box will appear, asking you to insert a new card into the card slot. Insert the card, and press ENTER to confirm, or EXIT to abort.

Note: When saved, the text file will be named after the selected Jukebox file. For example, a Jukebox file named “Dummy.jbx” will generate a “Dummy.txt” file. A new, unnamed Jukebox file will generate a “New_name.txt” file. If a file with the same name already exists on the card, it will be overwritten without waiting for any confirmation.

The list will include the progressive number assigned to each Song, file names in MS-DOS format (8.3), the total number of files in the list. For the correct display and printing of the list on a personal computer, use a fixed size (i.e., non-proportional) character in your text editor.

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Transport controls

12. BACKING SEQUENCE OPERATING MODE

The Backing Sequence mode lets you record a live performance with the Styles. The front panel controls work mostly as in Style Play mode, but here you are recording what you are playing. After recording, the result is a new Song made of the Realtime tracks and the Style tracks.

TRANSPORT CONTROLS

When in Backing Sequence mode, use SEQ1 transport controls (PLAY/STOP, PAUSE…). See “SEQUENCER TRANSPORT CONTROLS - SEQ1 and SEQ2” on page 18 for more information).

THE BACKING SEQUENCE, SONG AND SONG PLAY MODES

The Backing Sequence and Song modes are linked together: go to Backing Sequence mode to record a Song, and switch to Song mode to edit it.

Since they use the same sequencer and memory area, recording a new Song in Backing Sequence mode deletes the Song loaded in Song mode.

Note: The Song is kept in RAM, so save it before turning the instrument off, or it will be lost. Warni ng: When switching to Song Play, the Song is deleted, since Backing Sequence, Song and Song Play share the same sequencer (Sequencer 1). The “Erase Song?” message appears. Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to stay in Backing Sequence mode, and avoid deleting the Song.

REALTIME RECORDING MODE

While in Backing Sequence mode, you can record a new Song in realtime mode (i.e., recording exactly what you play). Realtime (Keyboard) tracks will be Song tracks 1–4, Pads will be Song tracks 5–8, while Style tracks will be Song tracks 9–16.

1. Enter the Backing Sequence mode.

2. Press RECORD. You will be prompted to select the Realtime Recording mode, or the Chord/Acc Step

Mode

3. Press one of the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select the Realtime Recording mode. The Realtime Recording page appears (see “Realtime Recording page” on page 85).

HOW TO PLAYBACK A SONG

You can load a Standard MIDI File, and play it back while in Backing Sequence mode.

Note: Songs on the internal SSD cannot be selected. Note: When in the Main page (Backing Sequence Play) the

keyboard doesn’t play.

1. Enter the Backing Sequence mode. The Backing Sequence Playback page appears (see page 83).

2. Press one of the B (Load Song) VOLUME/VALUE buttons to load a Song (see “Load Song page” on page 84). You can load any Standard Midi File (files with the “.MID” or “.KAR” extension).

3. Press PLAY/STOP to start the playback.

4. Press PLAY/STOP again to stop the playback. The playback is automatically stopped at the end of the Song.

4. The last selected Style is currently selected. Should it not be the right one, select a different Style to start recording with. (See “Selecting a Style” on page 26).

5. The last selected Performance or STS is currently selected. If you prefer, select a different Performance or STS. (See “Selecting a Performance” on page 25, and “Selecting a Single Touch Setting (STS)” on page 26).

6. Select the status of the Backing Sequence tracks, using the G (RT) and H (Ch/Acc) button pairs. (RT stays for Realtime/Keyboard; Ch/Acc stays for Chord/Accompaniment, i.e. the Style tracks). To record all you play on the keyboard, plus the automatic accompaniment, leave their status to REC (see “Realtime Recording page” on page 85).

Warni ng: Tracks set to REC are automatically deleted when starting recording. Set a track to the PLAY status, when you don’t want to delete it. For example, if you are recording a Realtime (Keyboard) part on and existing Style track, set the Ch/Acc parameter to PLAY, and the RT track to REC.

7. Start recording by pressing the left PLAY/STOP button (or the START/STOP button). After a countin (see “Metro (Metronome)” on page 85), you can start recording.

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Play a solo intro, or start the auto-accompaniment with the START/STOP button. To start with the Style playing right from bar 1, keep the chord pressed during the precount, and press START/ STOP before the end of the precount. Otherwise, the Style will start playing from the next bar, following the one where you pressed START/STOP.

Since you can use any Style control, you could start with the usual combinations (INTRO, ENDING, FILL… see “Playing a Style (Automatic Accompaniment)” on page 27 for more information).

Note: While in Backing Sequence mode, you can’t record the SYNCHRO, FADE IN/OUT, TAP TEMPO/ RESET, ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME controls.

8. Play your music. You can even stop the Style by pressing START/STOP. If you stop the Style while recording, start it again with the START/STOP button.

9. When finished recording your performance, press the left PLAY/STOP button. The RECORD LED will turn off, and you will go back to the Playback page (see “How to playback a Song” before). The recorded Song will be automatically converted to the Standard MIDI File format.

10. At this point, you can edit the Song in Song mode (see “Song operating mode” on page 89), or save it to a card (see “Save Song page” on page 84).

Warning: The recorded Song is in RAM (Random Access Memory), and will be deleted when turning the instrument off, or entering Record again (either in Backing Sequence or Song mode). Save the Song to the card, if you wish to preserve it.

CHORD/ACC STEP RECORDING

While in the Backing Sequence operative mode, you can enter the Chord/Acc Step Mode to create or edit the Style (Chord/Acc) part of a Song. This mode lets you enter chords even if you are not a keyboard player, or fix any error made playing chords or selecting Style controls, during the Realtime Recording mode.

You can edit only Songs created on the Liverpool, microARRANGER, Pa50, Pa60 or Pa80 (Backing Sequence mode), provided that you have the same Styles in the same locations. When saving a Song created in Backing Sequence mode, all Chord/Acc data is preserved, and can be loaded later, to be edited using the Chord/Acc Step Mode. Here is how to enter the Chord/Acc Step Mode, and execute your editing:

1. Press B.SEQ to enter the Backing Sequence mode.

2. Press RECORD. You will be prompted to select the Realtime Recording mode or the Chord/Acc Step Mode.

3. Press one of the B (Chord/Acc Step Mode) VOLUME/VALUE buttons to enter the Step Mode. The Chord/Acc Step mode page appears (see “Chord/ Acc Step Recording page” on page 86).

4. Select the M(easure) parameter, and go to a different position into the Song, using the TEMPO/ VALUE controls, or the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons. Alternatively, you can move the locator using the < > and << >> buttons. See “Transport controls” on page 87.

5. Select the parameter type to insert, edit or delete at the current position. If an arrow ( ) appears next to a parameter, the shown event has been inserted at the current position.

6. Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to modify the selected event. Delete it using the DELETE button. When editing a parameter without the arrow ( ) next to it, a new event is inserted.

7. Exit the Chord/Acc Step Mode by pressing the RECORD button.

8. Press START/STOP to listen to the results of your editing. If they are fine, save the Backing Sequence on a card.

MAIN PAGE (BACKING SEQUENCE PLAY)

This is the main page of the Backing Sequence mode. To access this page from another operating mode, press

the B.SEQ button.

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Backing Sequence icon

Page header

Note: When in this page, the keyboard doesn’t play.

Backing Sequence icon

When on, this icon indicates that the instrument is in Backing Sequence mode.

Page header

This header shows the name of the selected Song.

B (Load Song)

Use these buttons to select a Song (i.e., a Standard MIDI File). The Song Select page opens, and you can select a Song (see below “Load Song page”).

C (Save Song)

This command saves the recorded Song as a Standard MIDI File. The file is automatically added the “.MID” extension. After pressing this command, the Save Song page appears (see “Save Song page” on page 84).

D (Select Tempo)

Select this parameter to use the TEMPO/VALUE section to select the Tempo. When you select this parameter, the VALUE LED turns off.

F (Metro)

Use these buttons to turn the metronome on/off during playback.

G (Meter)

This non-editable parameter shows the starting meter (or time signature) of the selected Song.

H (Tempo mode)

This sets the Tempo change mode. Man(ual) When the cursor is on the “D (Select

Tempo)” parameter, you can change the Tempo using the TEMPO/VALUE section controls. The Song will be played back using the manually selected tempo.

Auto The Tempo recorded into the Song will be

used instead.

LOAD SONG PAGE

This page appears when you press PAGE+ or either the B (Load Song) buttons while you are in the main page.

Note: Songs on the internal SSD cannot be selected.

Press EXIT to go back to the main page of the Backing Sequence operating mode, without selecting a Song.

A–C (File, folder)

Move the file or folder to be selected to the first line of the display. To select a file, press the F-2 (SELECT) button. To open a folder, press the F-3 (OPEN) button.

The “ ” symbol identifies a folder.

E–F (Scroll Up)

Scroll the list up. Keep SHIFT pressed and press one of these buttons to jump to the previous alphabetical section.

G–H (Scroll Down)

Scroll the list down. Keep SHIFT pressed and press one of these buttons to jump to the next alphabetical section.

TEMPO/VALUE section

These controls scroll the list up or down.

F-1 (SD)

Press this button after replacing a card in the card slot. The new card will be read, and the file list shown on the display will be updated.

F-2 (LOAD)

Load the Song at the first line of the display.

F-3 (OPEN)

Opens the selected folder (file whose name begins with

the “ ” symbol).

F-4 (CLOSE)

Closes the current folder, returning to the parent (“upper”) folder.

SAVE SONG PAGE

The recorded Song is contained in RAM, and is lost when turning the instrument off. The Song is also lost when you overwrite it in Record mode, or when switching to the Song Play mode. You must save to a card any Song you wish to preserve.

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Hi (no quan-

tization)

1/16

1/8

1. If you are in Record mode (RECORD LED on), stop the sequencer and press RECORD to go back to the Backing Sequence Playback page.

2. Select the Save Song button. The Save Song page appears.

3. 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).

4. When in the selected folder, you can save the Song over an existing file, or create a new file.

•To overwrite an existing file, move it to the first line of the display.

•To

create

a new file, move the “NEW_NAME.MID”

item to the first line of the display.

5. 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:

Style

This non-editable parameter shows the selected Style. If no Style is selected, the name will be empty. You can select a different Style, using the STYLE section (see “Selecting a Style” on page 26).

0…99%

This non-editable parameters shows the remaining recording space in memory, as a percentage.

Perf or STS (Performance or STS)

This non-editable parameter shows the selected Performance or STS (depending on the last item selected). If no Performance or STS is selected, the name will be empty. You can select a different Performance, using the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section (see “Selecting a Performance” on page 25). To select one of the four STS for the current Style, use the F-1–F-4 buttons.

Resol (Resolution)

Use this parameter to set the quantization during recording. Quantization is a way of correcting timing errors; notes played too soon or too later are moved to the nearest axis of a rhythmic “grid”, set with this parameter, thus playing perfectly in time.

Hi No quantization applied.

 (1/32)… (1/8)

Grid resolution, in musical values. For example, when you select 1/8, all notes are moved to the nearest 1/8 division. When you select 1/4, all notes are moved to the nearest 1/4 division.

6. 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.

REALTIME RECORDING PAGE

While you are in Backing Sequence mode, press RECORD, then one of the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons, to access the Realtime Recording mode. The RECORD LED turns on.

Sel.Tempo (Select Tempo)

Select this parameter to use the TEMPO/VALUE section to select the Tempo. When you select this parameter, the VALUE LED turns off.

Metro (Metronome)

This parameter sets the metronome mode during recording.

Off The metronome can be heard only during

the precount.

On1 The metronome plays during recording.

Recording begins with a 1-bar precount. Start recording after bar -1.

On2 The metronome plays during recording.

Recording begins with a 2-bar precount. Start recording after bar -1.

RT/Pads

Ch/Acc

These parameters let you decide the track status during recording.

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Measure

Beat

Tick

RT/Pads: This Backing Sequence track includes the four Realtime (Keyboard) tracks, and the four Pads. They will be Song tracks 1–8, as in the following table:

RT/Pad track Song track/Channel

Upper 1 1

Upper 2 2

Upper 3 3

Lower 4

Pad 1 5

Pad 2 6

Pad 3 7

Pad 4 8

Ch/Acc: This Backing Sequence track includes all Style tracks, including recognized chords. They will be Song tracks 9–16. MUTE The track is muted. If this tracks has

already been recorded, it will not be heard during recording of the other Backing Sequence track.

PLAY The track is in play. If there are recorded

data, they will be heard during recording of the other Backing Sequence track.

REC The track is in record. All previously

recorded data will be deleted.

CHORD/ACC STEP RECORDING PAGE

While you are in Backing Sequence mode, press RECORD, then one of the B VOLUME/VALUE buttons, to access the Chord/Acc Step Recording mode. The RECORD LED turns on.

Side arrow ( )

The small arrow next to a parameter means that its value is effective at the current position. For example, if you are at the “M003.01.000” position, and an arrow lights up next to the Chord parameter, this means that a chord change happens at the “M003.01.000” position.

M(easure)

This is the locator. It shows the current position of the Step Editor. To go to a different position within the Song, select this parameter, then use the TEMPO/ VALUE controls, the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons, or the < > buttons (while the << >> buttons let you move to the previous or following measure). When using one of these controls, the locator moves in steps of 1/8 (192 ticks), or jumps to the next event.

The locator’s format is as follows:

Measure: Measure or bar number. Beat: Divider in the Time Signature ratio (e.g., a quar-

ter in a 3/4 time). Tick: Minimal sequencer’s resolution. The Liverpool

internal sequencers feature a resolution of 384 ticks per quarter.

INSERT When the Measure parameter is selected,

press INSERT to insert a measure starting from the current position. All Chord/Acc events contained into the current measure will be moved to the following measure. The event at the Mxxx.xx.000 position (i.e., exactly at the beginning of the measure, like a Time Signature or Style change) will not be moved.

DELETE When the Measure parameter is selected,

press DELETE to delete the current measure. All Chord/Acc event contained into the following measures are moved to the current measure.

SHIFT + DELETE

When the Measure parameter is selected, press SHIFT + DELETE to delete all events in the Style tracks, starting from the current position to the end of the Song. To delete all events in the Style tracks, go back to the M001.01.000 position, and press SHIFT + DELETE.

Note: All events on the very first tick (M001.01.000), like Style, Tempo, Chord, Style Element selection, cannot be deleted.

Tem po

This is the Tempo Change parameter. To insert a Tempo Change event at the current position, select this parameter and use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to change its value. DELETE When the Tempo parameter is selected,

and the side arrow ( ) – showing that a Tempo Change event has been selected at the current position – appears next to it, press DELETE to delete the Tempo Change at the current position.

Note: If the side arrow doesn’t appear, the event was not selected at the current position, and will not be deleted.

SHIFT + DELETE

When the Tempo parameter is selected, press SHIFT + DELETE to delete all Tempo Change events, starting from the current position to the end of the Song. To

delete all Tempo Change events in the Song, go back to the M001.01.000 position,

and press SHIFT + DELETE.

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Note:

Name Type Tension Extension

All events on the very first tick (M001.01.000), like Perf, Style, Tempo, Chord, Style Element selection, cannot be deleted

Style

This is the last selected Style. To insert a Style change at the current position, follow the standard selecting procedure using the buttons of the STYLE section.

Note: Any Style Change inserted after the beginning of the measure (i.e., to a position other than Mxxx.01.000) will be effective at the following measure. For example, if a Style Change event has been inserted at M004.03.000, the selected Style will be effectively selected at M005.01.000. (This works exactly as in Style Play mode). Note: When inserting a Style Change, you may also insert a Tempo Change at the same position. A Style Change will not automatically insert the Style’s Tempo.

DELETE When the Style parameter is selected, and

the side arrow ( ) – showing that a Style Change event has been selected at the current position – appears next to it, press DELETE to delete the Style Change at the current position.

Note: If the side arrow doesn’t appear, the event was not selected at the current position, and will not be deleted.

SHIFT + DELETE

When the Style parameter is selected, press SHIFT + DELETE to delete all Style Change events, starting from the current position to the end of the Song. To delete all Style Change events in the Song, go back to the M001.01.000 position, and press SHIFT + DELETE.

Note: All events on the very first tick (M001.01.000), like Perf, Style, Tempo, Chord, Style Element selection, cannot be deleted.

Perf

This is the last selected Performance. Select a Performance to recall the Style it memorizes. To insert a Performance change at the current position, follow the standard selecting procedure using the buttons of the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section.

Note: The STYLE CHANGE LED is automatically turned on when entering the Chord/Acc Step Mode. This means that selecting a Performance automatically selects the Style memorized into the Performance.

The SINGLE TOUCH and STS buttons are automatically disabled, meaning that you can’t change the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks while in Chord/Acc Step Mode.

DELETE When the Perf parameter is selected, and

the side arrow ( ) – showing that a Performance Change event has been selected at the current position – appears next to it, press DELETE to delete the Performance Change at the current position.

Note: If the side arrow doesn’t appear, the event was not selected at the current position, and will not be deleted.

SHIFT + DELETE

When the Perf parameter is selected, press SHIFT + DELETE to delete all Performance Change events, starting from the current position to the end of the Song. To

delete all Performance Change events in the Song, go back to the M001.01.000 posi-

tion, and press SHIFT + DELETE.

Note: All events on the very first tick (M001.01.000), like Perf, Style, Tempo, Chord, Style Element selection, cannot be deleted.

SE (Style Element)

This is the Style Element (i.e., a Variation, Fill, Intro, or Ending). The length of the selected Style Element is always shown on the measure counter, at the top of the display:

This will let you know where to place the following Style Element Change. For example, if you inserted an Intro event lasting for 4 measures, you can insert 4 empty measure after this event, and a Variation event at the end of the Intro, beginning at the 4th empty measure.

“Off” means that the accompaniment will not play at the selected position – only the Realtime tracks will play.

Hint: Insert a Style Element Off event exactly where the auto-accompaniment must stop, at the end of the Song.

Chord

Use the D VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select the Chord line. Use the F-1–F-4 buttons to select the part of the chord you wish to edit.

Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to modify the selected parameter. You can also play a chord, and it will be automatically recognized. While recognizing a chord, the status of the BASS INV. button will be considered.

“No chord” means that the accompaniment will not play at the current position (apart for the Drum and Percussion tracks). To select the “No chord” option, press F-1 to select the Name part of the Chord, then use the TEMPO/VALUE section to select the very last value (C…B, Off).

Note: If you replace a chord with a different one, please remember that the Lower track will not be automatically changed.

Transport controls

While in Step Mode, you can use various control panel buttons to accomplish the editing procedure.

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How to delete a whole Song

<< or >> (Rewind or Fast Forward)

Use these buttons to move to the previous or following measure. These commands are effective even if the M(easure) parameter is not selected.

< or > (Previous or Next Step)

Use these button to go to the previous or next step (1/8, or 192 ticks). If an event is located before the previous or next step, the locator stops on that event. For example, if you are positioned on M001.01.000, and no event exists before M001.01.192, the > button moves to the M001.01.192 location. If an event exists on M001.01.010, the > button stops to the M001.01.010 location.

These commands are effective even if the M(easure) parameter is not selected.

+ < or > (Previous or Next Event)

Keep the SHIFT button pressed while pressing the < or > button, to move to the previous or next recorded event.

HOW TO DELETE A WHOLE SONG

You can delete a whole Song with the simple SHIFT + DELETE button sequence.

1. Enter the Backing Sequence mode. You must be in the main page of the mode. If you are in Record mode, go back to the Playback mode.

2. Press SHIFT + DELETE.

3. The “Delete Song?” message appears. Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to abort.

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13. SONG OPERATING MODE

Song icon

Page header

Bar number

The Song operating mode is the full-featured onboard sequencer, where you can create from scratch or edit a Song. You can also use this mode to edit the initial parameters of a Standard MIDI File, either made with an external sequencer or with Liverpool own Song and Backing Sequence modes. You can save the edited Song as a Standard MIDI File (“.MID” file), and playback it either in Song Play, Backing Sequence or Song mode.

For a practical example of Song editing, see “Editing a Song” on page 32.

Note: Songs on the internal SSD cannot be edited.

TRANSPORT CONTROLS

While in Song mode, use the SEQ1 transport controls for the Song playback. See “SEQUENCER TRANSPORT CONTROLS - SEQ1 and SEQ2” on page 18 for more information).

MASTER VOLUME AND SEQUENCER VOLUME

You can use the MASTER VOLUME and ACC/SEQ VOLUME sliders to set the volume. See “Master Volume, Sequencer Volume, BALANCE” on page 71.

Move the BALANCE slider to the center (or the left) for the maximum volume of the sequencer (Song mode relies on Sequencer 1).

3. The “Delete Song?” message appears. Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to abort.

MAIN PAGE

Press SONG to access this page from another operating mode.

Note: When switching from Style Play to Song, the Song Setup is automatically selected, and various track parameters may change.

Press EXIT/NO to access this page from the Menu or any of the Song Play edit pages. To see the Song’s tracks, use the TRK SELECT button to switch from the Main page to the Tracks pages. Pressed a first time, you will see tracks 1–8 (enlightened TRK SELECT LED); a second press will show tracks 9–16 (flashing TRK SELECT LED); pressed again, you will go back to the Main page (TRK SELECT LED switched off).

THE SONGS AND THE STANDARD MIDI FILE FORMAT

The native Song format for Liverpool is the Standard MIDI File. See “The Songs and the Standard MIDI File format” on page 70.

When saving a Song as a SMF, an empty measure in automatically inserted to the beginning of the Song. This measure contains various Song initialization parameters. When a SMF is loaded, the empty measure is automatically removed.

FAST TRACK DELETION

When you are in the Main page of the Song Record mode, and the Song tracks are shown in the display, keep the DELETE button pressed, and press one of the VOLUME/VALUE buttons corresponding to the track to delete. The “Are you sure?” message will appear. Press ENTER to delete the track, or EXIT to abort.

HOW TO DELETE A WHOLE SONG

While in the Main page, you can delete a whole Song, with the simple SHIFT + DELETE button sequence.

1. Enter the Song mode. You must be in the Main page of the mode. If you are in Record mode, go back to the Playback mode.

2. Press SHIFT + DELETE.

Song icon

When on, this icon shows that the instrument is in Song mode.

Page header

This line shows the selected Song name.

Bar number

This counter shows the current bar number position of the selected Song.

B (Load Song)

Use these buttons to select a Song (i.e., a Standard MIDI File). The Song Select page opens, and you can select a Song (see below “Song Select page”).

C (Save Song)

This command saves the edited Song as a Standard MIDI File. After pressing this command, the Save Song page appears (see “Save Song page” on page 91).

D (Select Tempo)

Select this parameter to use the TEMPO/VALUE section to select the Tempo. When you select this parameter, the VALUE LED turns off.

Note: The tempo is always record in overwrite mode (old data is replaced by the new data).

F (Metro)

Use these buttons to turn the metronome on/off during playback.

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G (Meter)

This non-editable parameter shows the starting meter (or time signature) of the selected Song.

H (Tempo mode)

This sets the Tempo change mode. Man(ual) When the cursor is on the “D (Select

Tempo)” parameter, you can change the Tempo using the TEMPO/VALUE section controls. The Song will be played back using the manually selected tempo.

Auto The Tempo recorded to the Song will be

used.

TRACKS 1–8 PAGE

To see and edit tracks 1–8, press TRACK SELECT from the main page. The TRACK SELECT LED turns on.

Press the TRACK SELECT button twice, to go back to the main page.

A–H (Tracks 1–8 Programs)

Name of the Programs assigned to tracks 1–8. Use these buttons to select, mute/unmute or change the volume of the corresponding tracks.

TRACKS 9–16 PAGE

LOAD SONG PAGE

This page appears when you press PAGE+ or either the B (Load Song) buttons while you are in the main page.

Note: Songs on the internal SSD cannot be edited.

Press EXIT to go back to the Main page of the Song operating mode, without selecting a Song.

A–C (File, folder)

Move the file or folder to be selected to the first line of the display. To select a file, press the F-2 (LOAD) button. To open a folder, press the F-3 (OPEN) button.

The “ ” symbol identifies a folder.

E–F (Scroll Up)

Scroll the list up.

G–H (Scroll Down)

Scroll the list down.

TEMPO/VALUE section

These controls scroll the list up or down.

F-1 (SD)

Press this button after replacing a card in the card slot. The new card will be read, and the file list shown on the display will be updated.

F-2 (LOAD)

Load the Song at the first line of the display.

F-3 (OPEN)

Opens the selected folder (file whose name begins with

the “ ” symbol).

F-4 (CLOSE)

Closes the current folder, returning to the parent (“upper”) folder.

A–H (Tracks 9–16 Programs)

Name of the Programs assigned to tracks 9–16. Use these buttons to select, mute/unmute or change the volume of the corresponding tracks.

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SAVE SONG PAGE

The new or edited Song is contained in RAM, and is lost when turning the instrument off. The Song is also lost when you overwrite it in Backing Sequence Record mode, or when switching to the Song Play mode. You must save to a card any Song you wish to preserve. The Song is saved as a Standard MIDI File (SMF).

Note: When saving a Song as a SMF, an empty measure in automatically inserted to the beginning of the Song. This measure contains various Song initialization parameters.

1. If you are in an edit page, press EXIT to go back to the Main page.

2. Select the Save Song button. The Save Song page appears.

Master Transpose saved with the Song

When saving a Song, the Master Transpose value is saved with the Song. Since this value is saved as System Exclusive data, it is preserved when playing back the Song in Song Play mode.

Hint: Since the Master Transpose is a global parameter, loading a Song with a non-standard transposition may result in unwanted transposing when loading other Songs that do not contain their own transposition data. To transpose a Song it is advisable to use the Edit-Transpose function; you can access this function by pressing the MENU button and one of the E VOLUME/VALUE buttons (see “Page 18 - Edit: Transpose” on page 101).

You may also lock the Master Transpose for various tracks, to avoid unwanted transposition. See “Page 2 - Master Transpose” on page 127 of the Global chapter. As a general rule, you should use the Master Transpose (TRANSPOSE buttons on the control panel) when you need to transpose the Realtime tracks together with the Song. You should use the Edit-Transpose function (Song Edit mode) when only the Song has to be transposed.

Note: The Master Transpose value is always shown in the upper right corner of the display:

4. When in the selected folder, you can save the Song over an existing midifile (a file with a “.MID” extension), or create a new midifile.

•To overwrite an existing midifile, move it to the first line of the display.

•To create a new midifile, move the “NEW_NAME.MID” item to the first line of the display.

5. 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 file:

6. 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.

Play/Mute status saved with the Song

When saving a Song, the Play/Mute status is saved with the Song. This status is preserved when playing back the same Song in Song Play mode.

REALTIME RECORD PROCEDURE

Here is the general procedure to follow for the Realtime Recording.

1. Press SONG to enter the Song mode.

2. Press RECORD to enter the Song Record mode.You are now in the Main page of the Song Record mode, and you can prepare your recording. (For more details, see “Song Record page” on page 93).

3. Be sure one of the Overdub or Overwrite recording options is selected (see “Rec (Record mode)” on page 93).

4. Set the tempo. There are two ways of changing tempo:

• Keep the SHIFT button pressed, and use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to change the tempo.

• Move the cursor to the “Sel.Tempo” parameter, and use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to change tempo.

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(a)

(b)

Previous event

Event to be inserted

Current position

Waiting for a keystroke…

Step value

5. Press TRK SELECT to switch to the Song Tracks 1– 8 page.

Press the button again to switch to the Song Tracks 9–16 page.

6. If you like, you can set the tempo again from these pages: just use the TEMPO/VALUE controls.

7. Assign the right Program to each track.

8. Select the track to put in record. Its status icon will automatically begin flashing.

9. While the status icon is flashing, press PLAY/STOP to begin recording. Depending on the Metro option you selected, a 1- or 2-bars precount may play before the recording actually begins. When it begins, play freely.

• If you selected the Auto Punch recording mode, the recording will begin only when reaching the Start point.

• If you selected the Pedal Punch recording mode, press the pedal when you want to begin recording. Press it again to finish recording.

Note: The Punch functions will not work on an empty Song. At least one track must already be recorded.

10. When finished recording, press PLAY/STOP to stop the sequencer. Select a different track, and go on recording the whole Song.

11. When finished recording the new Song, press RECORD to exit the Record mode. The Song will be saved in memory.

Warni ng: Save the Song to a card, to avoid it is lost when turning the instrument off. Note: When exiting the Record mode, the Octave Transpose is automatically reset to “0”.

12. Edit the new Song; press the MENU page, and select the various edit pages.

STEP RECORD PROCEDURE

The Step Record allows you to create a new Song by entering the single notes or chords in each track. This is very useful when transcribing an existing score, or needing a higher grade of detail, and is particularly suitable to create drum and percussion tracks.

1. While in the Main screen of the Song mode, press RECORD to enter the Song Record mode. The Main page of the Song Record mode will appear.

2. Use the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select the “Rec” (Recording Mode) parameter. Use these buttons, or the TEMPO/VALUE controls, to select the “Step Dub” (Step Overdub) or the “StepOwr” (Step Overwrite) recording mode.

• The Step Overdub mode lets you add events to the existing events.

• The Step Overwrite mode will overwrite all existing events.

3. Press SEQ1 PLAY/STOP to turn its LED on, and enter the Step Record page. (See “Step Record page” on page 94 for more information on each parameter of this page).

The first two lines (a) are the latest inserted event. The second two lines (b) are the event currently in edit, ready to be inserted.

The “Empty” event marks the beginning of the Song, when there are no events inserted. It is automatically inserted when entering the Record mode. It will be removed when an event is inserted.

4. The “Maaa.bb.ccc” parameter in (b) is the current position. This is the place where the note in edit will be inserted.

• If you don’t want to insert a note at this position, insert a rest instead, as shown in step 6.

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• To jump to the next measure, filling the remaining beats with rests, press the >> button.

5. To change the step value, use the NOTE VALUE buttons, on the lower left area of the control panel.

6. Insert a note, rest or chord at the current position.

• To insert a rest, just press the REST button. Its length will match the step value.

• To insert a chord or a second voice, see “Chords and second voices” below.

7. After inserting a new event, you may go back by pressing the < button. This will delete the previously inserted event, and set the step in edit again.

8. When finished recording, press SEQ1 PLAY/STOP to turn off its LED. The Main page of the Song Record mode appears again.

9. From the Main page of the Song Record mode, press RECORD to exit the Record mode. While in the Main page of the Song mode, you may press SEQ1 PLAY/STOP to listen to the Song, or select the Save Song command to save the Song to the card.

Chords and second voices

With Liverpool, you are not obliged to insert single notes in a track. There are several ways to insert chords and double voices. For more information, see the “Chords and second voices in Step Record mode” section on page 60 of the “Style Record mode” chapter.

SONG RECORD PAGE

While in the Song mode, press RECORD to enter the Song Record mode. The Song Record page appears.

Rec (Record mode)

Set this parameter to select a recording mode. Overdub The newly recorded events will be mixed

to any existing events.

Overwrite The newly recorded events will replace

any existing events.

Auto Punch Recording will automatically begin at the

“S” position, and stop at the “E” position (see the following line).

Note: The Auto Punch function will not work on an empty Song. At least one track must already be recorded.

PedalPunch Recording will begin when pressing a

pedal set to the “Punch In/Out” function, and will finish when pressing the same pedal again.

Note: The Pedal Punch function will not work on an empty Song. At least one track must already be recorded.

StepDub Step Overdub. This recording mode lets

you enter events one at a time, adding events to the existing events.

StepOwr Step Overwrite. This recording mode lets

you enter events one at a time, overwriting all existing events.

Trk (Track)

Track in record. 1…16 One of the 16 tracks selected. To select a

track, go to the Track pages (see “Tracks 1– 8 page” on page 90 and “Tracks 9–16 page” on page 90).

S/E (Start/End)

These parameters appear only when the “Auto Punch” recording mode is selected. They set the starting and ending points of the Punch recording.

Metro (Metronome)

This is the metronome heard during recording. Off No metronome click will be heard during

recording. A one-bar precount will be played before starting recording.

On1 Metronome on, with a one-bar precount

before starting recording.

On2 Metronome on, with a two-bar precount

before starting recording.

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zation

1/16

1/8

(a)

(b)

Previous event

Event to be inserted

Current position

Waiting for a keystroke…

Step value

Resol (Resolution)

Hi No quantization applied.

 (1/32)… (1/8)

Grid resolution, in musical values. For example, when you select 1/16, all notes are moved to the nearest 1/16 division. When you select 1/8, all notes are moved to the nearest 1/8 division

Meter

This is the meter (or time signature) of the Song. You can edit this parameter only when the Song is empty, i.e. before you begin recording anything. To insert a meter change in the middle of the Song, use the “Insert Measure” function (see page 102).

Sel.Tempo (Select Tempo)

Select this parameter to use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to set the tempo.

Note: You can always change the Tempo, when other parameters are selected, by keeping the SHIFT button pressed, and rotating the DIAL.

Note: The tempo is always record in overwrite mode (old data is replaced by the new data).

Tempo (Tempo mode)

This parameter sets the way tempo events are read. Record All Tempo changes made during record-

ing will be recorded to the Master Track.

Auto The Sequencer plays back all recorded

Tempo events. No new Tempo events are recorded.

Manual The latest manual Tempo setting (made

using the TEMPO/VALUE controls) is considered the current Tempo value. No Tempo change will be recorded. This is very useful to record the Song much slower than its actual Tempo.

STEP RECORD PAGE

Access this page from the Main page of the Song Record mode, by selecting the “StepDub” or “StepOwr” recording mode (“Rec” parameter), and pressing SEQ1 PLAY/STOP.

(a) section

Previously inserted event. You may delete this event, and set it in edit again, by pressing the < button.

(b) section

Event to be inserted. See the following parameters for information on each element of this section.

M (Measure)

This is the position of the event (note, rest or chord) to be inserted.

Meter

Meter of the current measure. This parameter can’t be edited. You can set a Meter change by using the Insert function of the Edit menu, and inserting a new series of measures with a different Meter (see “Page 22 - Edit: Insert Measures” on page 102).

key?

This is a prompt, asking for a note or chord to be played on the keyboard, to enter an event on the current step.

Step value

Length of the event to be inserted. Use the NOTE VALUE buttons, on the lower left area of the control panel, to change this value.

 …  Note value.

Dot (.) Augments the selected note by one half of

its value.

Triplet (3) Makes the selected note a triplet note.

V (Velocity)

Set this parameter before entering a note or chord. This will be the playing strength (i.e., velocity value) of the event to be inserted.

KBD Keyboard. You can select this parameter,

by turning all counter-clockwise the dial. When this option is selected, the playing strength of the played note is recognized and recorded.

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EDIT PAGE STRUCTURE

Select an edit section from the Menu, and/or use the PAGE buttons to reach the desired page. Press EXIT to go back to the main page of the Song mode.

All edit pages share the same structure.

Song icon

When on, this icon indicates that the instrument is in Song mode.

Page header

The header shows the name of the current edit page. Usually the header is divided in a first word, identifying the section name (e.g., “Mixer:FX Send” is a “Mixer” section page), and a second word, referring to the page name (e.g. “FX Send”).

Page

This area shows the current page number.

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Page 1 - Mixer: Volume

A–H

Each pair of VOLUME/VALUE buttons select a different track, parameter of command, depending on the edit page.

Track status icons

A series of icons near each track show the track’s status.

Selected track or parameter. When this symbol appears, you can execute any available operation on the selected item.

Track in play or already recorded.

(no icon) The track is in mute, or does not contain

data.

PAGE 1 - MIXER: VOLUME

Here you can adjust the volume for each of the 16 sequencer tracks. Press both VOLUME/VALUE button to mute/unmute the corresponding track.

A muted track remains muted even when selecting a different Song.

Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch between Song tracks 1–8, Song tracks 9–16, and back again.

PAGE 2 - MIXER: PAN

Here you can adjust the pan for each Song track. Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch between Song tracks 1–8, Song tracks 9–16, and back again.

Pan

-64 Hard Left. +00 Center. +63 Hard Right. Off The direct (uneffected) signal does not go

to the outputs; only the FX signal is heard for this track.

PAGE 3 - MIXER: FX BLOCK

This page lets you select a pair of effect processor (AB or CD) for each of the Song track.

Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch between Song tracks 1–8, Song tracks 9–16, and back again.

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PAGE 4 - MIXER: FX SEND A/B (OR C/D)

This page lets you set the level of the track’s direct (uneffected) signal going to the A and B, or C and D Internal FX pair. Go to the previous page (“Page 3 Mixer: FX Block”) to select an FX pair. Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from tracks 1–8 to tracks 9–16.

PAGE 5 - TUNING: DETUNE

This page is where you can set the fine tuning for each track. Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch between Song tracks 1–8, Song tracks 9–16, and back again.

Here is the edit procedure:

1. Use the VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) buttons to select a track.

2. Use the F-1–F-4 buttons to select a parameter for that track.

3. Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to change the parameter’s value.

Parameters

000 No effect. Only the direct (uneffected) sig-

nal goes to the outputs.

127 100% effect. The direct (uneffected) and

effected signals go to the outputs with the same level.

Detune

This is the fine tuning.

-64 Lowest pitch. 0 Standard tuning. +63 Highest pitch.

PAGE 6 - TUNING: SCALE

This page lets you program the alternative scale for the Song tracks.

Scale

Alternative scale for the Song tracks. See “Scales” on page 229 for a list of available scales. To enable/disable the alternative scale for each Song track, see “Page 7 Tuning: PitchBend/Scale” on page 98.

Key

Parameter required for some Scales, when you should set a preferred key.

Note

Note in edit, to be detuned. This parameter can be accessed when a User Scale is selected.

Detune

Note detune, compared to the standard Equal tuning. This parameter can be accessed when a User Scale is selected.

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PAGE 7 - TUNING: PITCHBEND/SCALE

This page lets you program the Pitch Bend range for the Song tracks. Furthermore, it lets you activate/deactivate the alternative scale for each track. Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch between Song tracks 1–8, Song tracks 9–16, and back again.

PB(end)

This parameters shows the Pitch Bend range for each track, in semitones. 01…12 Maximum positive/negative pitchbend

range (in semitones). 12 = ±1 octave.

Off No pitchbend allowed.

Sc(ale)

This parameter lets you activate/deactivate the alternative scale for each track. (See “Page 6 - Tuning: Scale” on page 97 for more information on selecting an alternative scale).

Yes The track is tuned according to the alter-

native scale.

No The track is tuned according to the Global

scale (see “Scale” on page 126).

PAGE 8 - FX: A/B SELECT

This page lets you select the A and B effects. Usually, the A effect is a reverb, while the B effect is a modulating effect.

Standard MIDI Files usually require two effects only. You can, however, assign all four effects to a Song (see “Page 3 - Mixer: FX Block” on page 96).

Note: When you stop the Song, or select a different Song, the default effects are selected again. You can, however, stop the Song, change the effects, then start the Song again. Save the Song to permanently change the effects.

A, B

ModTrk (Modulating Track)

Source track for modulating MIDI messages. You can modulate an effect parameter with a MIDI message generated by a physical controller.

B>Asend (B>A Send)

Amount of the B effect going back to the input of the A effect.

PAGE 9 - FX: C/D SELECT

This page lets you select the C and D effects. Usually, the C effect is a reverb, while the D effect is a modulating effect.

Standard MIDI Files usually require two effects only. You can, however, assign all four effects to a Song (see “Page 3 - Mixer: FX Block” on page 96).

C, D

ModTrk (Modulating Track)

Source track for modulating MIDI messages. You can modulate an effect parameter with a MIDI message generated by a physical controller.

D>Csend (D>C Send)

Amount of the D effect going back to the input of the C effect.

Korg Liverpool Owner's Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Useful links

1. WELCOME!

About this manual

LOADING THE OPERATING SYSTEM

RELOADING THE FACTORY DATA

Connecting the AC power adapter

2. START UP

TURNING THE INSTRUMENT ON AND OFF

CONTROLLING THE VOLUME

THE BALANCE SLIDER

HEADPHONES

Audio Outputs

AUDIO INPUTS

DAMPER PEDAL

DEMO

THE MUSIC STAND

MIDI CONNECTIONS

3. FRONT PANEL

Display controls

4. DISPLAY AND USER INTERFACE

Interface structure

Message windows

SYMBOLS AND ICONS

GRAYED-OUT NON-AVAILABLE PARAMETERS

5. REAR PANEL

BASIC GUIDE

Playing on the keyboard

6. BASIC OPERATIONS

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

Playing a Style (Automatic Accompaniment)

7. TUTORIAL

Playing in Realtime (Without using Automatic Accompaniment)

Recording a Song (Simultaneously recording the Style and realtime performance)

Playing a Song

Editing a Song

The Arabic Scale

What is MIDI?

8. MIDI

MIDIFILES

THE GENERAL MIDI STANDARD

THE GLOBAL CHANNEL

The Chord 1 and Chord 2 channels

THE CONTROL CHANNEL

MIDI SETUP

CONNECTING LIVERPOOL TO A MASTER KEYBOARD

Connecting the Liverpool to a MIDI accordion

CONNECTING THE LIVERPOOL TO AN EXTERNAL SEQUENCER

Playing another instrument with the Liverpool

REFERENCE GUIDE

What’s a Style?

9. STYLE PLAY OPERATING MODE

STYLES AND PERFORMANCES

CHANGING AND RESETTING THE TEMPO

THE DIRECT SD BANK

Main page

STYLE TRACKS PAGE

HOW TO SELECT PROGRAMS

The Write window

MENU

EDIT PAGE STRUCTURE

Page 1 - Mixer: Volume

PAGE 3 - MIXER: FX SEND

PAGE 2 - MIXER: PAN

Page 4 - Tuning: Detune

PAGE 5 - TUNING: SCALE

PAGE 6 - TUNING: PITCHBEND SENSITIVITY

PAGE 7 - FX: A/B SELECT

Page 8 - FX: C/D Select

PAGE 12 - FX: D EDITING

PAGE 13 - TRACK: EASY EDIT

PAGE 9 - FX: A EDITING