Korg XE20 Digital Ensemble Piano User Manual

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XE20/XE20SP Owner’s Manual

Table of Contents

Main Features .........................................................................3

Part Names .............................................................................. 4

Front panel .................................................................................. 4

Rear panel ................................................................................... 4

Underside .................................................................................... 4

Control panel .............................................................................. 5

Display ......................................................................................... 6

Preparing to Play .................................................................... 7

Using the AC adapter ................................................................ 7

Turning the power on/o .......................................................... 7

Adjusting the volume ................................................................ 7

Using music stand ...................................................................... 7

Using headphones ..................................................................... 7

Using a pedal .............................................................................. 8

Preparing to Play: What is Auto-Accompaniment? ..............9

What is auto-accompaniment? ................................................. 9

Basic operations ...................................................................12

About modes ............................................................................ 12

Other functions ......................................................................... 12

Selecting sounds and changing values .................................. 12

Playing the XE20 (style mode) ............................................. 13

Selecting a grand piano ........................................................... 13

Selecting sounds in the style set ............................................. 13

Muting parts and changing sounds ....................................... 13

Selecting a set list ..................................................................... 14

Changing the sounds on the le and right (split) ................ 14

Playing in time with the metronome ..................................... 15

Seing the key and octave ...................................................... 16

Adding eects and embellishments to your playing .......... 16

Auto-accompaniment (style mode) ....................................18

Playing along with auto-accompaniment ............................. 18

Making changes to the auto-accompaniment ...................... 19

Choosing a music style and playing ...................................... 20

Saving the set list (WRITE) ..................................................... 21

Recording your performance.................................................. 21

Song mode ............................................................................22

Listening to the demo songs ................................................... 22

Playing along with a song ....................................................... 22

Playing back using dierent methods ................................... 22

Editing a song ........................................................................... 23

SETTING functions ................................................................25

Basic methods of use ................................................................ 25

Main SETTING functions ........................................................ 25

List of SETTING functions ...................................................... 26

MEDIA functions ................................................................... 28

Connecting and removing USB ash drives ........................ 28

Basic method of use ................................................................. 28

List of MEDIA functions ......................................................... 29

Connecting to an external device .......................................30

Connecting an audio player.................................................... 30

Connecting powered monitor speakers ................................ 30

Connecting to a computer ....................................................... 31

Appendix ............................................................................... 32

Checking the soware version ............................................... 32

Restoring the XE20 to factory default seings ..................... 32

Calibrating an expression pedal ............................................. 32

Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 32

List of chords recognized ........................................................ 34

Specications ........................................................................ 35

MIDI Implementation Chart .................................................36

Main Features

Thank you for purchasing the Korg XE20/XE20SP digital

ensemble piano. To help you get the most out of your new

instrument, please read this manual carefully.

About this manual

The XE20 comes with the following manuals.

• Quick Start Guide (printed)

• Owner’s Manual (this document, PDF)

• Voice Name List (PDF)

• Stand Assembly Guide (printed, XE20SP only)

Quick Start Guide (booklet)

Read this manual rst. This guide explains the basic operations

and other features of the XE20.

Owner’s Manual (this document, PDF)

This explains how to use the detailed functions of the XE20.

Voice Name List (PDF)

This is a list of the styles, demo songs and other data used on

the XE20.

Stand Assembly Guide (printed, XE20SP only)

This explains how to assemble the stand for the XE20SP.

Download the PDF from the following Korg website.

www.korg.com

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Conventions in this manual

Symbols ,

Note

Tip

These symbols respectively indicate a caution, a supplementary

note, or a tip.

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Example screen displays

The parameter values shown in the example screens of this

manual are only for explanatory purposes, and may not

necessary match the values that appear in the screen of your

instrument.

Main Features

High-denition piano sounds

The XE20 features Korg’s unique high-denition grand piano

sounds, such as the German Piano. You can play the grand

piano amongst many other sounds with the touch of a buon.

................................................................................................. page 13

Playing with dierent sounds

The XE20 lets you play many dierent kinds

of instrument sounds in addition to piano,

violin, sax, drums and so on. ..............page 13

Playing along with a style (auto-

accompaniment)

You can select from dierent genres of

“styles,” which are like a backing band

or rhythm accompaniment. Try playing a

melody in your right hand while playing a

chord with your le hand. .................. page 18

Playing back a sound source from a USB

ash drive

The XE20 lets you play back MP3, WAV and

SMF les contained on a USB ash drive.

Select the sound you want and enjoy playing

along. ......................................................page 22

Connecting to an external device and

playing back audio

You can play audio from external devices, such as MP3 players,

smartphones and other mobile devices, computers and so on,

and hear it through the built-in speakers of the XE20.

................................................................................................. page 30

Adding eects to sounds

You can add distortion or reverb to sounds, giving the sound a

dierent character. ............................................................... page 16

Part Names

Front panel

Rear panel

DC 19V jack

( )

................................................................... page 7

Cable hook

....................................................................................... page 7

AUDIO IN jack

........................................................................... page 30

AUDIO OUT L/MONO and R jacks

............................... page 30

Headphone jack

( )

..................................................................... page 7

FOOT CONTROLLER jack

.................................................... page 8

USB TO DEVICE port, USB TO HOST port

( ) .............................................................................................. page 28, 31

Music stand holes

........................................................................ page 7

Underside

PEDAL jack (page 8)

Built-in speakers

(page 7)

Built-in speakers

(page 7)

Keyboard

Display (page 6) Music stand holes (page 7)

Part Names

Control panel

Power buon ( )

......................................................................... page 7

VOLUME knob

.............................................................................. page 7

PIANO1/2 buon

........................................................................ page 13

STYLE SET buon

..................................................................... page 13

REVERB buon

........................................................................... page 17

MODE section

.............................................................................. page 12

STYLE/[MUSIC STYLE] buon

..................................... page 13, 20

SONG/[DEMO SONG] buon

............................................. page 22

SETTING/[MEDIA] buon

............................................. page 25, 28

[SHIFT] buon

When seing a function enclosed in white lines for a buon,

hold the [SHIFT] buon down and press that buon.

You may sometimes need to hold down

the [SHIFT] buon and then press another

buon or turn the dial.

This icon is used in these cases.

+ buon, − buon

...................................................................... page 12

10.

Dial

................................................................................................... page 12

11 .

CATEGORY buons

..................................................... page 12

12.

ENSEMBLE buon

.................................................................... page 16

13.

SPLIT buon

................................................................................ page 14

14.

TAP TEMPO/[TEMPO LOCK] buon

.......................... page 15

15.

(metronome)/[BEAT SELECT] buon

......................... page 15

16.

TRANSPOSE

♭

♯

/[OCTAVE −, +] buons

........................ page 16

17.

SET LIST section

.................................................................. page 14, 21

• BANK/WRITE buon

• Buons 1–4

18.

STYLE/SONG section

STYLE section

............................................................................ page 18

• VARIATION 1/2, 3/4 buons

• FILL buon

• COUNT IN/BREAK buon

• INTRO/ENDING buon

• Start/stop buon

( )

• SYNCHRO START/STOP buon

• Record buon

( )

SONG section

............................................................................ page 22

• LOOP buon

• A

B buon

• Rewind buon

( )

• Fast-forward buon

( )

• Pause buon

( )

• Start/stop buon

( )

• ERASE buon

• Record buon

( )

19.

PART MUTE/[SOUND SELECT] section

................. page 14, 20

Keyboard part

............................................................................ page 13

• LOWER buon

• UPPER 1 buon

• UPPER 2 buon

• UPPER 3 buon

Accompaniment part

............................................................... page 18

• DRUM buon

• PERCUSSION buon

• BASS buon

• OTHER PARTS buon

Part Names

Display

Chord

Displays the name of the chord played

within the chord recognition range.

USB icon

Displays when a USB ash drive is

plugged into the USB TO DEVICE

port.

: Displays when the style or

song has stopped.

The octave and transpose seings are

displayed to the right.

オクターブトランスポーズ

Octave Transpose

: Displays when a style or

song is being played back.

The current measure position or

remaining number of measures are

displayed to the right.

: Displays the tempo

of the style or song.

: Lights up to display the beat

of the style or song.

Tempo lock icon (page 15)

Displays when the tempo is

locked.

Bank

Displays the bank of the currently

selected set list.

These show the current mode and function. When the display is blinking, the

blinking items indicate what operations are in eect.

: Displays when using style mode. The style name and number appear

below on the display.

: Displays when using song mode. The song name and number appear

below on the display.

: Displays when a music style is selected. The music style name and

number appear below on the display.

: Displays when style mode or song mode are in use. The keyboard

set name used by the style or song appear below on the display.

: Displays when the sound for each part used in the keyboard set is

selected. The sound name and number appear below on the display.

: Displays when accessing the SETTING functions. The parameter

name, number, value and so on that are being set appear in the display.

Preparing to Play

The XE20SP includes a stand with pedal unit, for use only with

the XE20SP. Follow the steps below aer puing the stand

together.

Using the AC adapter

Make sure that the power on this instrument is turned o.

Connect the DC plug of the included AC adapter to the

DC 19V jack located on the rear panel of the XE20.

Be sure to use only the included AC adapter. Using any

other AC adapter may cause malfunctions.

Hook the AC adapter cord onto the cord hook. Do not use

excessive force when pulling the cord o the hook.

Cord hook

When hooking the cord onto

the cord hook, be careful not

to bend this part any more

than necessary.

AC adapter Power cord for the AC adapter

to AC outlet

Connect the plug of the AC adapter to an AC outlet.

Be sure to use an AC outlet of the correct voltage for

your adapter.

Turning the power on/o

Turn the VOLUME knob all the way to the le, so that the

volume is down.

Press the power buon to turn the instrument on.

When turning o the power, hold the power buon down

until the display shows the message “Power O”.

Note:

The XE20 will automatically turn o if it has not been

played or operated for a certain amount of time (via the auto

power-o function).

The time interval is set to 30 minutes at factory default. This

interval can be changed (see page 25 “Changing the auto

power-o function”).

Adjusting the volume

Turn the VOLUME knob on the front panel to adjust the

sound to the optimum level.

The VOLUME knob sets the volume of sound coming

from the built-in speakers, the headphone jack (

) and the

AUDIO OUT jacks.

Using music stand

Insert music stand into the two holes for the same on the rear

panel.

Using headphones

Connect the stereo mini‐plug of a pair of commercially

available headphones to the headphone jack on the rear

panel.

Note:

The built-in speakers will not make a sound if a pair of

headphones has been connected to the headphone jack (but

sound will still be outpued from the AUDIO OUT jacks).

Using headphones at high volume for an extended time

may cause hearing damage. Avoid excessively high volume

levels.

Headphones

Preparing to Play

Using a pedal

You can plug a pedal into the FOOT CONTROLLER jack on the

rear panel or into the pedal jack on the underside of the XE20 to

use as a damper pedal, or to control the volume.

Use the SETTING function to make the pedal seings, according

to which kind of pedal you will connect (see page 25

“Changing the pedal polarity” and page 25 “Changing the

pedal function”).

For the XE20: damper pedal included with the XE20, or the

PU-2 pedal unit (sold separately)

For the XE20SP: pedal unit included with the XE20SP,

which aaches to the stand

Connect the pedal to the PEDAL jack on the underside of

the keyboard unit.

Tip:

On German Piano and Italy Piano sounds, the pedal

unit included with the XE20SP (or the PU-2, which is sold

separately) lets you control the degree of the damper eect

(the half-pedal eect) according to how far you press the

pedal. For other sounds, this will function as a damper

switch. While the pedal is pressed, the notes you play will

sustain, even aer you take your ngers o the keyboard.

Note:

Note that the damper eect does not work on the

lower part.

Tip:

With the pedal unit included with the XE20SP (or the

PU-2, which is sold separately), sostenuto works only on the

German Piano and Italy Piano sounds.

XE20, XE20SP: When using the DS-1H (damper pedal, sold

separately) or PS-1/PS-3 (pedal switch, sold separately)

Plug the pedal into the FOOT CONTROLLER jack on the

rear panel.

Tip:

On German Piano and Italy Piano sounds, the DS-1H

damper pedal lets you control the degree of the damper

eect (the half-pedal eect) according to how far you press

the pedal. For other sounds, this will function as a damper

switch. While the pedal is pressed, the notes you play will

sustain, even aer you take your ngers o the keyboard.

Note:

Note that the damper eect does not work on the

lower part.

• Connect a Korg EXP-2 foot controller to control the volume

of the keyboard part (see page 13 “Selecting sounds in the

style set”).

Damper pedal,

pedal switch, etc.

Preparing to Play: What is Auto-Accompaniment?

What is auto-accompaniment?

Auto-accompaniment is a function that automatically plays an accompaniment to match the chords that you play in the le hand (the

accompaniment part).

1. Playing along with auto-accompaniment

Press the STYLE/[MUSIC STYLE] buon.

Select a style by turning the dial.

In this example, we will select “209:Jazz Brush”.

Press the buon to activate the keyboard split

when the SPLIT buon is o.

What is a keyboard split?

Keyboard split is a

function that lets you separate the keyboard into

two dierent ranges, one for playing chords and

another for playing a melody line.

Turn the dial while holding down the [SHIFT]

buon to set the tempo to 100.

Press the start/stop buon.

The rhythm will play back.

* If a chord has already been recognized, the accompaniment will match that chord when playing.

If a chord is recognized If a chord is not recognized

Play the chords shown below using your le hand. The accompaniment will match the chords that you play.

To stop playback, press the start/stop buon.

2,4

5,7

C F C F C G C

C F C G C F C G

C F C F C G C

Preparing to Play: What is Auto-Accompaniment?

2. Adding a melody line when playing

Now, try playing a melody line along with the accompaniment.

Press the STYLE/[MUSIC STYLE] buon.

Select a style by turning the dial.

In this example, we will select “209:Jazz Brush”.

Press the buon to activate the keyboard split

when the SPLIT buon is o.

Turn the dial while holding down the [SHIFT]

buon to set the tempo to 100.

Press the start/stop buon.

The rhythm will play back.

* If a chord has already been recognized, the accompaniment will match that chord when playing.

Play the music shown below.

To stop playback, press the start/stop buon.

2,4

5,7

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F C F C G C

C F C G C F C G

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F C F C G C

Preparing to Play: What is Auto-Accompaniment?

3. Adding an intro and ending to a song

Try adding an intro and ending to nish up the song.

Press the STYLE/[MUSIC STYLE] buon.

Select a style by turning the dial.

In this example, we will select “209:Jazz Brush”.

Press the buon to activate the keyboard split

when the SPLIT buon is o.

Turn the dial while holding down the [SHIFT]

buon to set the tempo to 100.

Press the INTRO/ENDING buon.

Play the rst chord to make the XE20 recognize it.

Press the start/stop buon.

The intro will play back. The display shows the number of measures before the intro will end.

Wait for the time to begin playing by checking the number of measures left.

You can play chords along with the intro to change the actual chords played back.

When the intro ends, you can start playing.

Press the INTRO/ENDING buon when you are nished playing.

The ending will play back, and the song will automatically end.

You can use the other functions of the XE20 to further broaden your performance.

We hope you’ll enjoy these features, as we explain the details beginning on the next page.

2,4

75,9

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F C F C G C

C F C G C F C G

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F C F C G C

Ending plays back

Intro plays back

Press the play button

Press the INTRO/ENDING

button

Before playing: press the INTRO/ENDING button.

Play the rst chord to make the XE20 recognize it.

Basic operations

About modes

The XE20 features two dierent modes, a style mode and a song

mode.

Press the appropriate MODE section buon on the front panel

to enter one of the modes.

When turning on the XE20, the instrument will automatically

enter style mode.

Style mode

Style mode lets you select a sound in this instrument and play

it together with another sound you like on the keyboard, as

well as play along with auto-accompaniment (style). You can

also record your playing when using the auto-accompaniment

function.

Song mode

In song mode, you can play back demo songs and user songs as

well as music data les (MP3, WAV and SMF), and play along

with them. You can also edit the user songs easily.

Other functions

SETTING functions

These functions include global seings for the instrument like

keyboard touch, master tune, scale and so on. There are also

seings for pedals that you connect, as well as MIDI-related

seings.

MEDIA functions

These functions are for saving or loading set lists to/from USB

ash drives, as well as for saving user songs. This also includes

functions for formaing USB ash drives and for system

updates.

Selecting sounds and changing values

Use the dial, the + and − buons and the CATEGORY buons

t/u when selecting sounds or changing the values of the

seings.

Dial

This is used to change

numbers and values.

Turn the dial clockwise to

increase the value, and turn

the dial counter‐clockwise

to decrease the value.

CATEGORY buons

When you press the

CATEGORY buon

select a style, sound and so on in style mode or song mode,

the rst digit of the number group corresponding to the

category or genre will be selected.

When using the SETTING or MEDIA functions, press the

CATEGORY buon

to select a page.

+ and − buons

• Press either the + or − buon once to increment or

decrement a number.

• Hold down the + or − buon to continually change the

number.

Playing the XE20 (style mode)

Selecting a grand piano

Press the PIANO1/2 buon.

This will quickly select the grand piano sound. You can

switch between pianos 1 and 2 with each press of the buon.

Piano 1: German Piano

Piano 2: Italy Piano

Selecting sounds in the style set

What is a keyboard set?

The keyboard set is a group of sounds used in keyboard

performance.

Four parts are allocated to the keyboard set (the lower part

and upper parts 1–3), which include sounds like piano, strings,

synthesizer, drums and so on. These four parts together are

called a keyboard part.

Tip:

See the “Voice Name List” (PDF) for a list of the keyboard

sets and sounds.

What is a style set?

Keyboard sets that are most suitable for each style

(accompaniment) are available. These are called “style sets.”

Press the STYLE SET buon.

A keyboard set appropriate for the style will be recalled.

Muting parts and changing sounds

On the keyboard part (upper 1–3 and lower) and on the

accompaniment part (drums, percussion, bass and other parts),

you can mute (turn o) individual parts, or change the part’s

sound.

Muting parts

Pressing the part buons will mute the respective part(s)

(the buon will go dark). Pressing the buons again will

cancel muting (the buon will light).

Changing sounds

Press the part buon for the part you want to change while

holding down the [SHIFT] buon (the part buon will

blink).

and the sound name will blink on the display.

Note:

The sounds for “other parts” cannot be changed.

Use the dial or the +/− buons to select a sound.

Press the [SHIFT] buon to return to the previous mode.

Upper parts 1–3

Split point

Lower part

ft side Right side

Keyboard

part

MutingUnmute

Playing the XE20 (style mode)

Selecting a set list

Set lists are used to save and quickly recall your favorite seings

(style, tempo, eects and so on; see page 21 “Saving the set

list (WRITE)”).

The recommended set lists are stored in locations 1–4 of banks A

and B. Bank A-1 will be selected right aer the power is turned

on. The keyboard set will be “German Piano.”

Press the BANK/WRITE buon several times to select the

bank.

The bank will change in sequential order (A

C...J

A...)

with each press of the BANK/WRITE buon.

Tip:

Pressing this buon while holding down the [SHIFT]

buon will select banks in reverse order.

Use buons 1–4 to select the set list.

Changing the sounds on the left and

right (split)

You can divide the keyboard into a high note range (for upper

1–3 parts) and a low note range (for lower part). This is called a

split function, and the key where the sound changes (the next

note directly below the upper part) is called the split point.

Turn the split function on when you want to play dierent

sounds with your le and right hands. You can also change the

sounds for each part (see page 13 “Changing sounds”).

To turn the split on: Press the SPLIT buon to turn the split

function on (the buon will light). The keyboard will be

divided into two ranges.

To turn the split o: Press the SPLIT buon once more

to turn the split o (the buon will go dark). The entire

keyboard range will play upper parts 1–3.

To change the split point: Press a key on the keyboard

while holding down the SPLIT buon.

アッパー1〜3パートロワー・パート

Lower part Upper parts 1–3

Upper parts 1–3Lower part

Split point

ft side Right side

Upper parts 1–3

Playing the XE20 (style mode)

Playing in time with the metronome

You can practice along with the tempo and beat of the metronome.

Setting the metronome

Turning on the metronome: Press the (metronome)/[BEAT

SELECT] buon to turn the metronome on (the buon will

light), and press the buon again to make it stop.

Seing the beat: Press the

(metronome)/[BEAT SELECT]

buon a number of times while holding down the [SHIFT]

buon.

2/2...16/16

Click HI

Click LOW

2/2...

2/2, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 7/4, 6/8, 8/8, 16/16: Beat

Click HI: Accent sound

Click LOW: No accent sound

You cannot change the time signature of the auto-

accompaniment.

Adjusting the volume: Turn the dial while holding down

the

(metronome)/[BEAT SELECT] buon.

Adjusting the tempo

Turn the dial while holding down the [SHIFT] buon.

Press the TAP TEMPO/[TEMPO LOCK] buon to match

the number of beats of the style at the tempo timing you

wish to set. (For instance, if you want to set a 4/4 beat, press

the buon four times; and for a 3/4 beat, press the buon

three times.)

Note:

Pressing the TAP TEMPO/[TEMPO LOCK] buon

any more times will start the accompaniment (tap start

function). You can turn the tap start function disable (see

page 26 “Tap Auto Start”).

Locking the tempo (tempo lock)

Press the TAP TEMPO/[TEMPO LOCK] buon while

holding down the [SHIFT] buon (the tempo lock icon

will light on the display).

Using the keyboard to set the metronome

You can also change the time signature seings as well as adjust

the tempo and volume by pressing a key on the keyboard while

holding down the

(metronome)/[BEAT SELECT] buon.

Specifying the beat: The Beat function provides an accent

on the rst beat of the measure. Pressing the corresponding

Beat key will advance through the Beat options in a cycle:

2/2 ¨...¨ 16/16 ¨ Click HI ¨ Click LOW ¨ 2/2 ¨...

You cannot change the time signature of the auto-

accompaniment.

Adjusting the Volume: Pressing the Down key reduces

the metronome volume; pressing the Up key raises it. The

volume can be increased or decreased in steps of 10. For

instance, when the volume is at 93 and you press the key

on the keyboard corresponding to “Up,” the volume will

increase to 103.

100

Beat (Time signature)

Down

Playing the XE20 (style mode)

Adjusting the tempo: The Tempo ( 𝅘𝅥 ) can be set from 30 to

240 using the corresponding ×100, ×10, and ×1 keys. For

Example: To set the Tempo to ( 𝅘𝅥 ) = 85, press the ×10 key

eight times and the ×1 key ve times; to set the Tempo to ( 𝅘𝅥

) = 140, press the ×100 key once and the ×10 four times. The

value will be set when you release the

(metronome)/

[BEAT SELECT] buon. The range of seings is from 𝅘𝅥 =

30–240, with values below this being set to 𝅘𝅥 = 30, and values

above this being set to 𝅘𝅥 = 240.

Setting the key and octave

Transposing (changing the key)

You can change the key of this instrument in semitones, over a

range of ±1 octave.

The key that is currently set is shown in the display.

To lower the key: Press the TRANSPOSE

♭

/[OCTAVE −]

buon.

To raise the key: Press the TRANSPOSE

♯

/[OCTAVE +]

buon.

To reset the key: Press both the TRANSPOSE

♭

/[OCTAVE −]

and TRANSPOSE

♯

/[OCTAVE +] buons together.

Changing the octave

You can change the pitch of the note that actually sounds when

you play a note on the keyboard, up or down in one-octave

units. You can set the octave within a range of ±2 octaves.

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Changing the octave for the entire keyboard part

To lower the octave: Press the TRANSPOSE

♭

/[OCTAVE −]

buon while holding the [SHIFT] buon.

To raise the octave: Press the TRANSPOSE

♯

/[OCTAVE +]

buon while holding down the [SHIFT] buon.

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Changing the octave for each part

Press the part buon for the part you want to change while

holding down the [SHIFT] buon (the part buon will

blink).

and the sound name will blink on the display.

Press the TRANSPOSE

♭

/[OCTAVE −] or TRANSPOSE

♯

[OCTAVE +] buons while holding down the [SHIFT]

buon.

Tip:

You can change the octave for each part by pressing the

TRANSPOSE

♭

/[OCTAVE −] or TRANSPOSE

♯

/[OCTAVE +]

buons while holding down the respective PART buon.

Adding eects and embellishments to

your playing

Adding a harmony to the melody

This adds a harmony to the melody you are playing, to match

the chord. The harmony will vary depending on the style you

have selected.

Press the ENSEMBLE buon.

Press the SPLIT buon to activate the keyboard split

feature (the buon will light).

When you turn the split on, all keys to the le of the split

point (the lower part) will become the “chord recognition

range.”

Turn the split o to make the entire keyboard become the

chord recognition range.

Tip:

To change the split point, press a key while holding

down the SPLIT buon. See page 14 “Changing the

sounds on the le and right (split)” for details on the split

feature.

Play a chord within the chord recognition range, and play

a melody with your right hand.

1,2

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アッパー1〜3パート

Chord recognition range

Split point

Left side Right side

Playing the XE20 (style mode)

Turning the reverb on/o

This switches the reverb (an eect that make the sound linger)

on/o.

Press the REVERB buon.

When you press the buon while reverb is being applied,

the reverb will shut o.

When you press the buon while reverb is not being

applied, the reverb will be turned on.

Note:

Some keyboard sets do not use a reverb eect, and

you will not be able to apply reverb for these sets.

This seing will be lost when the power is turned o.

Applying eects

Each keyboard set contains two eects (eects 1 and 2), which

change the nal output depending on the amount of sound that

is sent through the eects (the send level).

Note:

Depending on the type of eect, the change in sound

may not be too noticeable.

Press the SETTING/[MEDIA] buon.

Press the CATEGORY buon t/u to select from the

P14–21 eects (for eect 1 or 2) and the part to which the

eect will be applied (lower, upper 1–3), on the screen.

Use the dial or the +/– buons to set the eect send level.

When the send level is at “0”, the eect will not be heard.

The greater the send level, the more you will hear the eect.

Press the [SHIFT] buon to return to the previous mode.

Tip:

If you want to save your seings, save them as a set list.

Selecting an equalizer (EQ)

You can add an equalizer eect to make the sound outpued

from the built-in speakers easier to listen to, or to adjust the

tonal character of the sound to match the musical genre you are

playing.

Press the SETTING/[MEDIA] buon.

Press the CATEGORY buon t/u to select “P12:Speaker

EQ”.

Select the equalizer using the dial or the +/− buons.

There are eight types of speaker EQ:

Standard

Bass Boost

Bass Cut

Treble Boost

Treble

Cut

Mid Boost

Mid Cut

Loudness

Standard ...

(The default seing is “Bass Boost.”)

Press the [SHIFT] buon to return to the previous mode.

Tip:

If you want to save your seing, save it as a set list.

Auto-accompaniment (style mode)

Playing along with auto-accompaniment

Auto-accompaniment is a function that automatically plays

accompaniment to match the chord that you specify. The XE20

features accompaniment paerns in various styles, such as

dance, rock, jazz, Latin and so on. These paerns are called

styles.

There are over 280 styles, divided into 17 groups.

Playing with a style you choose

The sounds used in a style (auto-accompaniment) are assigned

to four parts (drums, percussion, bass and other parts).

Together, these four parts are called an accompaniment part.

Press the STYLE/[MUSIC STYLE] buon to enter style

mode.

will blink on the display, and the style name will be

shown.

Select the style using the dial or the +/– buons.

Use the CATEGORY buons

to switch the style

between dierent musical genres.

Tip:

See the “Voice Name List” (PDF) for a list of musical

genres available for the styles.

Press the STYLE SET buon.

A keyboard set that matches the style will be recalled, and

“

” (Style Set) will be displayed before the keyboard set

name.

Press the SPLIT buon to activate the keyboard split

feature (the buon will light).

When you turn the split on, all keys to the le of the split

point (the lower part) will become the “chord recognition

range.”

Turn the split o to make the entire keyboard become the

chord recognition range.

Tip:

To change the split point, press a key while holding

down the SPLIT buon. See page 14 “Changing the

sounds on the le and right (split)” for details on the split

feature.

Play a chord within the chord recognition range.

The chord name that you played is recognized and shown

on the display.

Tip:

You can change how this instrument recognizes the

chords you play, by changing the Chord Detect seing in the

SETTING functions (see page 26 “Chord Detect”).

Press the start/stop buon.

The auto-accompaniment will begin, and the start/stop

buon will light up green.

Play a melody on the right side of the split point on the

keyboard, while playing a chord in the chord recognition

range.

When you change the chord, the accompaniment will

automatically follow along.

Tip:

See “List of chords recognized” (page 34) for a list of

the chords that this instrument can recognize.

Tip:

To change or lock the tempo, see “Adjusting the

tempo” (page 15). When you lock the tempo, the tempo

will not change when you select a dierent style.

To stop the auto‐accompaniment, press the start/stop

buon.

Accompaniment part

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アッパー1〜3パート

Chord recognition range

Split point

Left side Right side

6,8

Auto-accompaniment (style mode)

Making changes to the auto-

accompaniment

Adding an intro or setting a variation

Use the buons in the STYLE section to make changes to the

auto-accompaniment, such as adding an intro, ll-ins and

breaks, and an ending.

Follow steps 1–4 in “Playing with a style you choose”

(page 18).

Press VARIATION buons 1/2 or 3/4 to select a variation.

Each press of the buons will switch between VARIATION

1 and 2, or VARIATION 3 and 4.

VARIATION

buon

Buon state Variation complexity

1 1/2 Lights green Simple

2 1/2 Lights red Slightly complex

3 3/4 Lights green Complex

4 3/4 Lights red Advanced, complex

The arrangement will become progressively more complex

as you go up from variation 1 to 4.

Press the INTRO/ENDING buon to select the intro.

Each press of the buon will switch between intro 1 and 2.

INTRO/

ENDING

Buon state Intro/ending content

1 Lights green Includes chord changes

2 Lights red Chord stays the same

Tip:

When you press the INTRO/ENDING buon before

you start to play, this will select the intro; and when you

press the buon while you are playing, this will select the

ending.

Play a chord within the chord recognition range.

The chord name that you played is recognized and shown

on the display.

Press the start/stop buon.

The intro will begin, and then the variation accompaniment

will play back.

Play the chords with your le hand and the melody with

your right hand.

Press VARIATION buons 1/2 and 3/4, as well as the FILL

buon and COUNT IN/BREAK buon to change the

playback of the song while you play.

To end the song, press the INTRO/ENDING buon and

select the ending.

The ending will switch between ending 1 (lights up green)

and ending 2 (lights up red) with each press of the buon.

The accompaniment will nish aer the ending.

Using the SYNCHRO START and SYNCHRO START/

STOP functions

This function allows you to start the accompaniment when you

play the keyboard (SYNCHRO START), or accompany you only

when you are playing the keyboard (SYNCHRO START/STOP).

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SYNCHRO START

Press the SYNCHRO START/STOP buon. The buon

will blink green.

This turns on the SYNCHRO START function.

Play a chord in the chord recognition range to start the

accompaniment.

The buon will change to being continually lit in green.

Press the start/stop buon to stop the accompaniment.



SYNCHRO START/STOP

Press the SYNCHRO START/STOP buon several times,

to make the buon start blinking red.

This turns on the SYNCHRO START/STOP function on.

When you play a chord in the chord recognition range, the

accompaniment will start; and when you take your ngers

o the keyboard the accompaniment will stop. Playing

again will restart the accompaniment.

The buon will blink green while the accompaniment is

playing.

To cancel SYNCHRO START/STOP, press the SYNCHRO

START/STOP buon several times to make the buon go

dark.

VARIATION 1/2, 3/4

FILL

INTRO/ENDING

COUNT IN/BREAK

Start/Stop

SYNCHRO START/STOP

Auto-accompaniment (style mode)

Adjusting the volume of the keyboard and

accompaniment parts

You can adjust the volume balance between the keyboard and

accompaniment parts. This is useful for making a solo that you

play on the keyboard stand out over the accompaniment, or for

simply performing with good sound balance.

Adjusting the overall volume of the keyboard part (upper

1–3 and lower): Turn the dial while holding down the

STYLE SET buon.

Adjusting the overall volume of the accompaniment part

(drums, percussion, bass and other parts): Turn the dial

while holding down the STYLE/[MUSIC STYLE] buon.

Adjusting the volume of individual parts:

Turn the dial

while holding down the respective buons in the PART

MUTE/[SOUND SELECT] section.

Choosing a music style and playing

Instead of choosing a style, you can select a music style and

then play or record.

A music style is based on a style, but is optimized to include

a keyboard set that easily matches the mood of existing songs,

and contains other seings like tempo.

You can use music styles when playing music from your

favorite genre.

Note:

The music styles cannot be saved to a set list.

Press the STYLE/[MUSIC STYLE] buon while holding

down the [SHIFT] buon.

The instrument will enter music style mode, and

will blink on the display.

Use the dial or the +/– buons to select a music style.

Tip:

See the “Voice Name List” (PDF) for a list of music

styles available.

Follow steps 3 and on in “Playing with a style you choose”

(page 18), or steps 2 and on in “Adding an intro or

seing a variation” (page 19).

Tip:

You can also mute the sound or adjust the volume

of the part, as shown in “Making changes to the auto-

accompaniment” (page 19).

Keyboard part

Accompaniment part

Accompaniment part volume

Keyboard part

volume

Volume of each part

Auto-accompaniment (style mode)

Saving the set list (WRITE)

A set list contains saved seings such as style, tempo, keyboard

set and eect seings. Once you have customized the seings

for a style, we recommend that you save your seings as a set

list.

In style mode, customize the style such as changing the

sound of the keyboard part, changing the octave and so

on.

Press the BANK/WRITE buon to select the bank to save

to.

The bank will change in sequential order (A

C...J

A...)

with each press of the BANK/WRITE buon.

• Banks A–B: preloaded

• Banks C–J: initialized

Tip:

Press the BANK/WRITE buon while holding the

[SHIFT] buon to reverse the order.

Press one of buons 1–4 while holding down the BANK/

WRITE buon.

Your seings will be saved to the set list, and the buon you

pressed will light.

Tip:

Bank A-1 will be selected right aer the power is

turned on.

The seings shown below are saved in the set list.

Styles

Style number, volume, variation, intro

Keyboard sets

Keyboard set number, volume, octave seings

Part

Sounds assigned to each part, volume, mute, octave seings

Other seings

Eect selected for eect 1 and 2, send level for eect 1 and 2,

tempo, transpose, split on/o, split point, ensemble on/o,

metronome volume, speaker EQ

Note:

Note that the section may not correctly change when you

switch set lists while playing, depending on the set list.

Recording your performance

You can record as you play along with the auto-accompaniment.

Follow steps 1–5 in “Playing with a style you choose”

(page 18), or steps 1–4 in “Adding an intro or seing a

variation” (page 19).

Tip:

You can also mute the sound or adjust the volume

of the part, as shown in “Making changes to the auto-

accompaniment” (page 19).

Press the record buon to put the instrument in record

standby mode (the buon will light red).

Note:

Parts that are muted will not be recorded. To record

a part, make sure that muting is canceled (see page 13

“Muting parts and changing sounds”).

Press the start/stop buon to begin recording.

Play the chords with your le hand and the melody with

your right hand.

Press VARIATION buons 1/2 and 3/4, as well as the FILL

buon and COUNT IN/BREAK buon to change the

playback of the song while you play.

To nish recording, press the start/stop buon or the

INTRO/ENDING buon.

The data that you recorded will automatically be saved as a

user song.

Tip:

The name of the user song will be “UserSong,” with a

sequential number added to the end. Up to 999 songs can be

recorded.

Tip:

See “Playing along with a song” (page 22) when you

want to listen to a user song.

Tip:

You can make simple edits to user songs (see page 23

“Editing a song”).

Tip:

You can record just the keyboard part (for example, when

playing the piano) without using auto-accompaniment.

Before pressing the record buon as shown in step 2, press

each of the buons for the accompaniment parts (DRUM,

PERCUSSION, BASS, OTHER PARTS) to mute them (the

buons will go dark), and then press the SPLIT buon to turn

the split o.

Refer to “Muting parts and changing sounds” (page 13) for

more on how to mute a part.

3,6

Rec Start Rec Stop

↓ ↓

Mute

Upper 1 MIDI ch 1

Upper 2 MIDI ch 2

Upper 3 MIDI ch 3

Lower MIDI ch 4

Bass MIDI ch 9

Drum MIDI ch 10

Percussion MIDI ch 11

Other Parts MIDI ch 12-16

Part

Recording

Rec Start Rec Stop

↓ ↓

Upper 1 MIDI ch 1

Upper 2 MIDI ch 2

Upper 3 MIDI ch 3

Lower MIDI ch 4

Bass MIDI ch 9

Drum MIDI ch 10

Percussion MIDI ch 11

Other Parts MIDI ch 12-16

Part

Song mode

Listening to the demo songs

The XE20 has 21 built-in demo songs. This shows you how to

listen to the songs.

Tip:

See “Playing along with a song” (page 22) for how to

play along with a demo song.

Press the SONG/[DEMO SONG] buon while holding

down the [SHIFT] buon.

will blink in the display, and the demo songs will

start playing back in order from song D01.

When you want to play back a specic demo song, use the

dial or the +/– buons to select the demo song. The demo

songs will play back starting with the song you selected.

Press the [SHIFT] buon to stop.

Playing along with a song

You can play the XE20 while playing back a song.

To play back an MP3, WAV or standard MIDI le on a

USB ash drive, connect the USB ash drive with your

data to the USB TO DEVICE port of the real panel on this

instrument.

The USB icon (

) will be shown in the top right of the

display.

Tip:

See “MEDIA functions” (page 28) for more

information on the devices and playback formats supported

by the XE20.

Press the SONG/[DEMO SONG] buon to enter song

mode.

will blink on the display, and the song name will be

displayed.

3,5

Select the song type using the CATEGORY buons t/u,

and use the dial or the +/– buons to select the song.

The song types and SONG/[DEMO SONG] buon states are

as follows:

D01–D21: Demo song (blinks green)

001–999: User song (blinks red)

M01–M99: Music data (blinks green)

Note:

User songs are recordings of songs that you have

played on the XE20 (see page 21 “Recording your

performance”).

Press the start/stop buon (the buon will light up green).

Play the keyboard along with the song.

Tip:

To change the tempo, see “Adjusting the tempo”

(page 15).

To stop playback of a song, press the start/stop buon.

Tip:

The user songs can be edited and then saved to USB

ash drive (see page 23 “Editing a song” and page 29

“Song Convert”).

Playing back using dierent methods

Rewinding, fast-forwarding or pausing a song

Rewind buon: Press this once to go back one measure. (For

MP3 and WAV les, this will go back two seconds.)

Hold down the buon to continue rewinding.

Fast-forward buon: Press this once to move forward one

measure. (For MP3 and WAV les, this will move forward

two seconds.)

Hold down the buon to continue fast-forwarding.

Pause buon: Press this during playback to pause. Press the

buon again to resume playback from where you stopped.

Rewind

Fast-forward

Pause

Song mode

Playing back part of a song in a loop

This feature lets you play back part of a song over and over (loop

playback).



Quick loop playback

Press the LOOP buon to loop the playback of the current

measure. (For MP3 and WAV les, playback will be looped

from 1 second prior to the point where the LOOP buon was

pressed.)

(MP3, WAV)

1 measure

1 sec.

Press the start/stop buon to play back the song.

2,3

Press the LOOP buon at the measure (position) where

playback will loop back (the buon will light up green).

Tip:

The loop can be extended to play back for a maximum

of 9 measures before (or 9 seconds before, in the case of MP3

and WAV les). Use the dial during loop playback to extend

the length of the loop.

To cancel loop playback, press the LOOP buon again.

The instrument will return to normal playback, and the

buon will go dark.



A–B loop playback

Use the A1 B buon to specify a part of a song to play back in

an A–B loop.

Press the start/stop buon to play back the song.

2,3,4

Press the A1 B buon at the start of where you want to

begin the loop (the buon will blink green).

Press the A1 B buon again at the end of where you want

to end of the loop (the buon will light up green).

This will play back the song in a loop between points A and

To cancel the loop playback, press the A1 B buon.

The instrument will return to normal playback, and the

buon will go dark.

Editing a song

You can edit the user songs.

Erasing part of a recording (erase function)

Here’s how to erase part of what you played using the keyboard

part in a user song.

Note:

This will erase a specied range for the keyboard part,

whether it is muted or not.

Select a user song.

Press the start/stop buon to play back the song.

3,4

Press the ERASE buon at the point where you want to

start erasing (the buon will light up red).

Press the ERASE buon again at the point where you want

to stop erasing (the buon will go dark).

Tip:

To erase a dierent part, press the start/stop buon to

stop playback, and go to step 2 to erase.

Erase

Erase On Erase Off

↓ ↓

Upper 1 MIDI ch 1

Upper 2 MIDI ch 2

Upper 3 MIDI ch 3

Lower MIDI ch 4

Bass MIDI ch 9

Drum MIDI ch 10

Percussion MIDI ch 11

Other Parts MIDI ch 12-16

Part

Song mode

Overlaying parts when recording (overdubbing

function)

You can overlay parts that you play using the keyboard part

when recording a user song. You can also record changes in the

sounds used for the keyboard and accompaniment parts.

Select a user song.

Press the start/stop buon to play back the song.

Press the record buon.

The buon will light up red, and overdubbing will begin.

Play the keyboard and make changes to the sounds.

To change the sounds of a part, press the PART buon

while holding down the [SHIFT] buon, and use the dial

or the +/– buons to select a sound.

When you change the sound, that information is recorded in

the part.

Note:

During overdubbing, you can mute or unmute the

keyboard part, but this will not be recorded.

Note:

To record changes to the sound, make the changes

while the part is unmuted. Changes to a sound can be made

to any part besides the other parts. The changes you make to

a sound, as well as your keyboard playing will be recorded

while the part is unmuted.

Press the record buon when you are nished changing

the notes you recorded.

The buon will go dark, and overdubbing will end. The rest

of the song will then play back.

Note:

To overdub again, press the start/stop buon to stop

playback, and follow the steps from step 2 on.

To check the song that you have overdubbed your playing

on, press the start/stop buon and then unmute the part

you overdubbed.

Song Play Rec Stop

↓ ↓

Upper 1 MIDI ch 1

Upper 2 MIDI ch 2

Upper 3 MIDI ch 3

Lower MIDI ch 4

Bass MIDI ch 9

Drum MIDI ch 10

Percussion MIDI ch 11

Other Parts MIDI ch 12-16

Part

Overdubbing

Rec Start Rec Stop

↓ ↓

Upper 1 MIDI ch 1

Upper 2 MIDI ch 2

Upper 3 MIDI ch 3

Lower MIDI ch 4

Bass MIDI ch 9

Drum MIDI ch 10

Percussion MIDI ch 11

Other Parts MIDI ch 12-16

Part

Rec Start

↓

Overdubbing

Deleting a user song

This will delete a user song that you have selected.

Select a user song.

Press the ERASE buon.

“Delete? No” will appear on the display.

Turn the dial to select “Yes”.

Press the ERASE buon.

The user song will be deleted, and the display will show

“Completed”.

3,5

2,4

SETTING functions

Basic methods of use

The basic methods of using the SETTING functions are shown

below.

Press the SETTING/[MEDIA] buon.

This will enter the SETTING functions, and

will

blink on the display.

Press the CATEGORY buon t/u and select the

parameter to set.

Turn the dial to select a value.

Aer you are nished, press the [SHIFT] buon to return

to the previous mode.

Main SETTING functions

Changing the auto power-o function

This instrument has an auto power-o function that

automatically turns o the power when the unit has not been

played or operated for a certain length of time. The time interval

is set to 30 minutes at factory default, but this can be changed.

In the SETTING functions, press the CATEGORY buon

t/u several times to select “P23:Auto PowerO”.

Turn the dial to select “Disable” or a specic time aer

which the power will turn o.

Press the [SHIFT] buon to return to the previous mode.

Changing the pedal polarity

If the pedal connected to the FOOT CONTROLLER jack does

not sustain the sound even when pressed, and if the sound

sustains when you take your foot o the pedal, you will need to

change the pedal polarity on this instrument.

In the SETTING functions, press the CATEGORY buon

t/u several times to select “P03:Pedal Polarity”.

Turn the dial to change the polarity.

− (KORG): This is the factory default seing. Use this seing

when using a DS-1H, PS-1 or PS-3 pedal.

+ (Reverse): Use this seing when the eect of the pedal

appears to be reversed.

Press the [SHIFT] buon to return to the previous mode.

Changing the pedal function

Change the pedal function on this instrument to match the type

of pedal connected, whether a pedal switch, expression pedal or

volume pedal.

Connect the pedal to the FOOT CONTROLLER jack.

In the SETTING functions, press the CATEGORY buon

t/u several times to select “P02:Pedal Function”.

Turn the dial to select the pedal function.

No Assign: Use this when you are not using a pedal.

Damper: This is the factory default seing. Select this when

using a damper pedal or a pedal switch like the Korg DS-

1H, PS-1 or PS-3.

Expression: Select this when using a expression pedal like

the Korg EXP-2.

Press the [SHIFT] buon to return to the previous mode.

SETTING functions

List of SETTING functions

(*: Factory default seing value)

Page Parameter Seings Contents of seings

P.01 KeyResponse So Touch

Medium Touch*

Hard Touch

Fixed_001...127

You can specify how the sound changes in response to the force used when you press a

key on the keyboard.

The “So Touch” seing produces a louder sound than usual when you play soly on

the keyboard; and the “Hard Touch” seing produces a soer sound than usual, until

you play harder. The “Fixed_001” through “Fixed_127” seings produce a set volume

like with an organ, regardless of how hard or so you play the keyboard.

P.0 2 Pedal Function No Assign

Damper*

Expression

See page 25 “Changing the pedal function”.

P.0 3 Pedal Polarity -(KORG)*

+(Reverse)

See page 25 “Changing the pedal polarity”.

P.0 4 MasterTuning 427.5 ... 440.0* ...

452.9 Hz

Sets the overall tuning for the instrument (drums excepted).

P.0 5 Chord Detect Fingered1*

Fingered2

Fingered3

Fingered3/Bass

One Finger

Sets the method of chord recognition.

This seing is enabled when the split function is on. When split is o, “Fingered3” is

enabled.

Fingered1: You can play a single note or multiple notes. When you play a single note,

this is recognized as a major chord.

Fingered2: You can play a single note or multiple notes. Playing only one note will play

back in unison. The root and the 5th will be recognized as a major chord when you play

them.

Fingered3: You always need to play at least three notes for the chord to be recognized.

Fingered3/Bass: The Fingered3 seing is enabled, with the addition of bass inversions.

The lowest note of an inverted chord (the lowest note that you play of a chord) is always

considered to be the root of the chord. You can use this to make specify composite

chords like Am7/G, F/C and so on.

One Finger: Chord recognition works as follows.

- Single notes played are recognized as major chords.

- Play the root of the chord and then the white note to the le of it together for a seventh

chord (for example. if you play C3 and B2 together, you will get a C7 chord).

- Play the root of the chord and then the black note to the le of it together for a minor

chord (for example, if you play C3 and B

♭

2 together, you will get a C minor chord).

- Play the root of the chord and then the black and white notes to the le of it together

for a minor seventh chord (for example, if you play C3, B2 and B

♭

2 together, you will

get a Cm7 chord).

P.0 6 UpperScaleTyp

(Upper Scale Type)

KeyboardSet*

Equal

PureMajor

PureMinor

Arabic

Pythagorean

Werckmeister

Kirnberger

Slendro

Pelog

“P.06 UpperScaleTyp” sets the scale for the upper part.

“P.07 StyleScaleTyp” sets the scale used for the style accompaniment part and the lower

part.

KeyboardSet: This is the scale set for each style.

Equal (equal temperament tuning): This is a widely-used scale in general use, where the

dierence in pitch between each semitone is uniform.

PureMajor (just temperament major scale): This is a scale in which the major chord for

the primary overtones selected harmonizes perfectly.

PureMinor (just temperament minor scale): This is a scale in which the minor chord for

the primary overtones selected harmonizes perfectly.

Arabic: This is a scale that includes quarter tones used in Arabian music.

Pythagorean: This is the scale used in ancient Greece, and is eective for playing

melodies.

Werckmeister: This is an equal temperament tuning used in later-era baroque music.

Kirnberger: This was a scale created in the 18th century, mainly used for harpsichord

tuning.

Slendro: This is a scale used on gamelans in Indonesia, with ve notes per octave.

Pelog: This is another scale used on gamelans in Indonesia, with seven notes per octave.

When the key is set to “C”, use only white notes when playing (the black note pitches

use equal temperament tuning).

P.0 7 StyleScaleTyp

(Style ScaleType)

Equal*

PureMajor

PureMinor

Arabic

Pythagorean

Werckmeister

Kirnberger

Slendro

Pelog

P.0 8 Tap Auto Start Disable

Enable*

Pressing TAP TEMPO/[TEMPO LOCK] buon continuously will set whether

performance begins automatically or not.

P.0 9 MIDI Clock Internal*

External

Sets whether the MIDI clock of this instrument is controlled by the internal clock

(Internal) or by an external clock (External).

SETTING functions

Page Parameter Seings Contents of seings

P.10 Local Control O

On*

Sets whether the sound generator of this instrument will play or not (“On” to play, “O”

to not play) when the keyboard is played.

On: Notes that you play on the keyboard and MIDI data will be sent to the internal

sound generator and to the USB TO HOST port.

O: Notes that you play on the keyboard and MIDI data will be sent to the USB TO

HOST port, but the internal sound generator will not sound. Turn this seing to “O”

when this instrument is connected to a computer that is set to echo back and when

you want to use this instrument as a sound generator, in order to prevent notes from

sounding in duplicate.

P.11 Audio In Level 0 ... 100* ... 127 Sets the input level from audio devices connected to the AUDIO IN jack.

P.12 Speaker EQ Standard, Bass Boost*,

Bass Cut, Treble Boost,

Treble Cut, Mid Boost,

Mid Cut, Loudness

See page 17 “Selecting an equalizer (EQ)”.

Standard: Outputs a standard, natural sound.

Bass Boost: Boosts the low range.

Bass Cut: Cuts the low range.

Treble Boost: Boosts the high range.

Treble Cut: Cuts the high range.

Mid Boost: Boosts the mid-frequency range.

Mid Cut: Cuts the mid-frequency range.

Loudness: Increases the overall loudness of the sound.

P.13 Speaker O, On*

See page 30 “When you will not be using the built-in speakers”.

P.14 Fx1 Send Level

Lower

0...127

See page 17 “Applying eects”.

P.15 Fx1 Send Level

Upper1

0...127

P.16 Fx1 Send Level

Upper2

0...127

P.17 Fx1 Send Level

Upper3

0...127

P.18 Fx2 Send Level

Lower

0...127

P.19 Fx2 Send Level

Upper1

0...127

P. 2 0 Fx2 Send Level

Upper2

0...127

P. 2 1 Fx2 Send Level

Upper3

0...127

P. 2 2 Auto PowerO

Disable,

5, 10, 30*, 60,

120 Minutes

See page 25 “Changing the auto power-o function”.

MEDIA functions

Connecting and removing USB ash drives

Turn o the power.

Connect a USB ash drive (commercially available) to the

USB TO DEVICE port.

Make sure that the USB ash drive is facing the right

direction when you insert it. If you try to push the drive in

the wrong way too hard, the port on the instrument or the

drive itself may break, or you may lose your data.

Turn the power back on.

The USB icon (

) will be shown in the top right of the

display.

Note:

If does not display, turn o the power and

reconnect the USB ash drive.

Note:

Be sure to format the USB ash drive before using it for

the rst time on this instrument.

When removing the USB ash drive, be sure to turn o the

power rst.

Basic method of use

The basic method of making seings using the MEDIA

functions is as shown below.

The MEDIA functions will not work unless you plug a USB

ash drive into this instrument.

Connect a USB ash drive.

See “Connecting and removing USB ash drives”

(page 28).

Press the SETTING/[MEDIA] buon while holding down

the [SHIFT] buon.

This will enter the MEDIA functions.

Select the menu to set using the CATEGORY buons t/u.

Press the BANK/WRITE buon.

“Cancel [<]” will be displayed.

Turn the dial to select the next function, and follow the

directions shown in the display.

For instance, to select “Yes [WRITE]”, press the BANK/

WRITE buon to go to the next step. To select “Cancel [<]”,

press the CATEGORY buon

to stop the operation and

return to step 2.

When the operation is nished, the message “Completed!”

will be displayed. Press the [SHIFT] buon to return to

the previous mode.

Formatting a USB ash drive

In order to use a USB ash drive on this instrument, you will

need to format (initialize) it rst.

In the MEDIA functions, press the CATEGORY buon t/

u and select “Media Format”.

The message “Enter [WRITE]” will be displayed.

Press the BANK/WRITE buon.

“Cancel [<]” will be displayed.

Turn the dial to select “Yes [WRITE]”, and press the

BANK/WRITE buon.

“Are You Sure?” will be displayed.

Turn the dial to select “Yes [WRITE]”, and press the

BANK/WRITE buon.

When the operation is nished, the message “Completed!”

will be displayed. Press the [SHIFT] buon to return to

the previous mode.

Loading user styles

You can load and use Pa50, Pa50SD and microARRANGER user

styles on the XE20.

Copy the user styles (les with an .STY extension) and the user

programs (le with a .PCG extension) to a USB ash drive, and

then load them into the XE20.

Note:

Specications vary by product, so the sounds that play

back on the XE20 may sound dierent from the instrument on

which you created the original data.

On your computer, create a folder named “XE20” on the

root directory of your USB ash drive, and then make a

“STYLE” and “PROGRAM” subfolder in that folder.

Copy the user styles to the STYLE folder, and the user

programs to the PROGRAM folder.

• User styles

From USER01.STY to USER06.STY

• User programs

USER01.PCG, USER02.PCG, USERDK.PCG

Tip:

You can select specic data to load for the user styles

and user programs.

Connect the USB ash drive that contains your user style

and user program data to the USB TO DEVICE port of the

XE20.

Following the “Basic method of use,” select and execute

“UserStyleLoad” in the MEDIA function.

When the operation is nished, the message “Completed!”

will be displayed. Press the [SHIFT] buon to return to

the previous mode.

The user styles will be loaded into the XE20 memory from

style 901. onward, and the user programs will be loaded

into memory from sound 001. onward. A dot (“.”) will be

shown aer each number.

Note:

If you load a dierent user style aer loading these

styles, the previous user styles will be erased.

MEDIA functions

List of MEDIA functions

Page Menu Contents of seings

P.01 SetListBackUp Saves all set lists to the USB ash

drive.

P.0 2 SetListRestore Loads all set lists from the USB ash

drive.

P.0 3 Song Convert Saves the user songs to the USB ash

drive in SMF (Standard MIDI File)

format.

Current: This saves the user song

currently selected in song mode.

ALL: This saves all user songs.

P.0 4

UserStyleLoad

Loads Pa50, Pa50SD and

microARRANGER style data from a

USB ash drive.

See page 28 “Loading user styles”.

P.0 5 Media Format Format the USB ash drive.

See page 28 “Formaing a USB

ash drive”.

P.0 6 SystemUpdate This updates the system on this

instrument.

Storage media that can be used

The XE20 supports the use of USB storage devices such as

FAT16 or FAT32-formaed ash drives or disks.

Supported capacities

FAT32: Up to 2 TB (2,000 GB)

FAT16: Up to 4 GB

File and folder structure

When saving data to USB ash drives from this instrument, or

when formaing USB ash drive, a folder named “XE20” will

automatically be created on the media.

When using the MEDIA functions “SetListBackUp” and “Song

Convert”, the les shown below will be saved to the folder.

SetList: The “SetList” folder will be created, and a le named

“SetListData_##.json” will be saved to the folder. The “##”

characters above are a placeholder for the le number, which

can be from 01 to 40.

UserSong_###.mid: This represents a user song le on this

instrument that has been converted to a MIDI le (SMF format

0). The “###” characters above are a placeholder for the le

number.

The WAV, MP3, SMF and MID les in the “XE20” folder can be

loaded into this instrument as user songs.

When you insert a USB ash drive into the XE20, the instrument

searches for the relevant les in the “XE20” folder, and displays

these les as a list from M01 to M99 in song mode.

The supported formats for each le type are as shown below.

WAV : Supported sample rate = 44.1 kHz

MP3: Supported sample rate = 44.1 kHz, VBR compatible

SMF, MIDI: SMF formats 0, 1

SetListData_01.json (A-1)

SetListData_05.json (A-4)

SetListData_06.json (B-1)

SetListData_40.json (J-4)

XE20

SetList

.....

USER01.STY (901. −916.)

USER02.STY (917. −932.)

USER06.STY (981. −996.)

STYLE

PROGRAM

.WAV

.MP3

.SMF

.MID

.....

USER01.PCG

USER02.PCG

USERDK.PCG

..... .....

(001. −

)

Connecting to an external device

Connecting an audio player

You can connect an audio device such as an audio player to the

AUDIO IN jack (stereo mini-phone jack) on the rear panel of

this instrument, and hear the sound of the audio device playing

back through the built-in speakers of the XE20. This is useful for

playing along.

Turn the volume on this instrument and on your audio

device all the way down, and then turn the power o on

both units.

Connect your audio device to the AUDIO IN jack on the

rear panel of this instrument using a stereo mini-cable.

Turn the power of the audio device on, and then turn on

the power of the XE20.

Play back sound on the audio device, slowly turning up

the volume. As you raise the volume on the XE20, you

should be able to hear the sound coming through the

speakers.

To adjust the volume balance, raise the volume on your

audio device while playing the keyboard of the XE20

along with the sound.

To adjust the overall volume level, use the VOLUME knob.

Tip:

You can adjust the input level of the audio device using

the “Audio In Level” (page 27) parameter in the SETTING

functions.

When turning o the power, stop playback on the audio

device, turn o the XE20, and then turn o your audio

device, in that order.

Connecting powered monitor speakers

You can connect audio equipment such as powered monitor

speakers or a home stereo to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the rear

panel of the XE20, which lets you hear what you play on this

instrument through your audio equipment.

The audio output on this instrument uses a higher signal

level than ordinary home audio equipment like CD players. For

this reason, playing at an excessive volume may damage the

external audio equipment. Use particular care when seing the

volume.

Turn the volume down all the way on this instrument and

on the external audio equipment, and turn o the power

on both devices.

Connect the AUDIO OUT jacks of this instrument to the

audio input jack(s) of your external audio equipment or

other device.

Tip:

When using monaural sound, connect to the L/MONO

jack.

Turn on the power on the XE20, and then on the external

audio equipment.

Turn up the volume of this instrument gradually and play

the keyboard. Adjust the volume balance by turning up

the volume of both this instrument and the external audio

equipment.

When turning o the power, rst turn the power of the

external audio equipment o, and then turn o the power

of this instrument.

When you will not be using the built-in speakers

You may want to turn o the built-in speakers and output the

sound from the AUDIO OUT jacks only, such as when you are

playing onstage.

Refer to “Connecting powered monitor speakers”

(page 30) when connecting external audio equipment.

Press the SETTING/[MEDIA] buon.

Press the CATEGORY buon t/u to select “P13:Speaker”.

Select OFF using the dial or the +/– buons.

The built-in speakers will turn o and will not make a

sound.

Tip:

Also, if you connect a pair of headphones to the

headphone jack, the built-in speakers will shut o.

Press the [SHIFT] buon to return to the previous mode.

Select “ON” in step 4 when turning on the internal

speakers.

This seing will be lost when the power is turned o.

Audio player or

other device

Stereo mini-cable

Powered monitor speakers

Connecting to an external device

Connecting to a computer

Connect the USB TO HOST port on the back of the XE20 to your

computer with a USB cable to exchange MIDI or audio data.

Using USB-MIDI



What is MIDI?

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a worldwide

standard for communicating various information between

electronic musical instruments and computers.



Connecting to a computer

Connect the USB A port of your Windows PC or Mac to the USB

TO HOST port of the XE20 with a USB cable.

For the MIDI-related seings to make aer connecting, see

“MIDI Clock” (page 26) and “Local Control” (page 27).

When the XE20 is first connected to your Windows

computer, the USB-MIDI driver pre-installed with the operating

system will be used automatically. This pre-installed USB-MIDI

driver will not allow the XE20 to access multiple programs or

applications at the same time. To remedy this situation, simply

download the KORG USB-MIDI driver at www.korg.com and

install the driver as instructed with the supporting

documentation.

Even if the XE20 will not be used with multiple applications,

we recommend installing the KORG USB-MIDI driver, which

should provide improved operating stability.



About MIDI channels

The MIDI channels that are used in style mode and song mode

when you select a user song are as follows.

Ch01: Upper 1 part

Ch02: Upper 2 part

Ch03: Upper 3 part

Ch04: Lower part

Ch09: Bass part

Ch10: Drum part

Ch11: Percussion part

Ch12–16: Other parts

Note:

Note that the MIDI channels used when playing back an

SMF will depend on the seings in that le.

Using USB-AUDIO



Connecting to a computer

Turn the volume all the way down on both the XE20 and

your computer.

Connect the computer to the USB TO HOST port on the

rear panel using a USB cable.

Play back sound on the computer while slowly turning

up the volume. As you raise the volume on the XE20, you

should be able to hear the sound coming through the

speakers.

To adjust the volume balance, raise the volume on your

computer while playing the keyboard of the XE20, along

with the sound played back from the computer.

When connecting to your computer, you may hear a loud

noise depending on the seings, so adjust the volume on your

computer.

Appendix

Checking the software version

Press the power buon while holding down the [SHIFT]

buon.

The soware version number of the XE20 will be displayed

following the opening screen.

Turn o the power, and then turn it on again.

Restoring the XE20 to factory default

settings

This restores the seings of this instrument to the factory

defaults.

Note that this will initialize (reset) all of your song lists,

user songs and the seings you have made in the SETTING

functions. For this reason, any user songs you have recorded

or any new set lists you may have made will be overwrien

and lost. If you want to keep your user songs and set lists, save

the data to a USB ash drive using the MEDIA function (see

page 29 “SetListBackUp”, page 29 “Song Convert”).

Do not turn o the power on this instrument while it is

initializing. If the initialization fails, you may be unable to use

the instrument.

Turn o the power.

While holding down the [SHIFT] buon and the BANK/

WRITE buon in the SET LIST section, press the power

buon.

“FactoryPreload” will be displayed, and the start/stop

buon in the STYLE/SONG section will blink.

Turn the dial to select “Yes”, and press the start/stop

buon in the STYLE/SONG section.

The initialization will begin.

Once the instrument has been restored to the factory default

seings, “Completed” will appear in the display.

Turn o the power, and then turn it on again.

Calibrating an expression pedal

Calibrate the expression pedal (such as a EXP-2) that you have

connected to the FOOT CONTROLLER jack, and set the pedal’s

variable range.

Connect the expression pedal while the XE20’s power is

turned o.

Press the power buon while holding down buon 1 in

the SET LIST section.

“Pedal Calib.” will be displayed, and the start/stop buon in

the STYLE/SONG section will blink.

Press the start/stop buon in the STYLE/SONG section.

“Measuring Min” will appear on the display.

Bring the pedal all the way down (towards you), and take

your foot o.

The value will appear on the display.

Press the start/stop buon.

“Measuring Max” will appear on the display.

Press the expression pedal upward all the way (away from

you), and take your foot o.

The value will appear on the display.

Press the start/stop buon.

“Completed” will appear on the display, which completes

the calibration.

Turn o the power, and then turn it on again.

Try operating the pedal to make sure that it is working as

intended. If the pedal does not work correctly, repeat this

process from step 1.

Troubleshooting

If this instrument is not operating as expected, check the

following points.

The instrument will not turn on.



Is the AC adapter plug connected to the AC outlet?



Have you pressed the power buon?

The power will not go o.



Did you hold down the power buon for a while?

The power turns o by itself.



The auto power-o function may be enabled.

No sound is heard from the speakers of this instrument

when the keys are played.



Is the instrument’s volume turned up?



Is a pair of headphones connected to this instrument?

The speakers will not produce sound when headphones are

connected to this instrument.



The part buons might all be muted.



Is the volume down on the pedal connected to the FOOT

CONTROLLER jack?



If sound is not heard when pressing some keys, you may

have exceeded the instrument’s maximum polyphony.



The local control in the SETTING functions should be set to

“On”.



Are the speakers set to o?

Is the speaker seing in the seing functions set to “On”?



The keyboard parts might all be muted.

The sound will not stop.



The functions or polarity for the pedal might not be set

correctly.

The sound seems to be doubled.



If you are using a DAW, make sure that the local control

seing in the SETTING functions is set to “O”.

The sound coming from external audio equipment is

distorted.



The inputs of the powered monitor speakers and other

equipment might be overloaded.

Adjust the volume on this instrument using the VOLUME

knob.

The pitch is o.



Is the transpose function set correctly?



Has “MasterTuning” in the SETTING functions been set

correctly, as well as the program’s octave and tune edit

parameters?



Is the scale set correctly?

See “UpperScaleTyp” (page 26) and “StyleScaleTyp”

(page 26) for these seings in the SETTING functions.

Appendix

I hear unwanted noise.



When the volume for a part is raised, the digital signal

processing may overload the signal, which could cause

distortion or other noises. This is not a malfunction.

Try lowering the volume on each part buon.



You may hear distorted or noisy sounds due to input

overload with certain eects. This is not a malfunction.



In certain electrical environments, you may hear noise due

to a ground loop or other factors.

The pedal switch or expression pedal connected to the

FOOT CONTROLLER jack doesn’t work like it should.



The functions or polarity for the pedal might not be set

correctly.

See “Pedal Function” (page 26) and “Pedal Polarity”

(page 26) for these seings in the SETTING functions.



Is the variable range of the expression pedal set correctly?

Calibrate as shown on “Calibrating an expression pedal”

(page 32).

I cannot record a user song.



The maximum number of user songs is 999.

You may need to delete one (see page 24 “Deleting a user

song”.)

MIDI signals sent to/from this instrument and a

computer are not being correctly received.



Is the USB cable connected correctly to the USB TO HOST

port?

The instrument does not let me access the MEDIA

functions.



Is your USB ash drive correctly plugged in?

If the USB ash drive is correctly plugged in, you should see

in the display.

Appendix

List of chords recognized

These are the main chords that will be recognized when the chord recognition on this instrument is set to “Fingered2”.

= constituent notes of the chord = can be used as tension

2-note

3-note

T T

Major

2-note4-note

Major 6th

3-note

4-note

Major 7th

2-note

3-note

Sus

2-note 3-note

Sus 2

3-note

T T

2-note

T T

4-note

T T

TT T

Dominant 7th

4-note

Dominant 7th Sus 4

3-note

Flat 5th

4-note

Major 7th Sus 4

4-note

Major 7th 5

T T

4-note

Dominant 7th 5

4-note

T T

Minor 7th

3-note

4-note

T T

Minor-Major 7th

3-note

Diminished

4-note

Diminished 7th

4-note

T T

Diminished Major 7th

4-note

T T T

Minor 7th 5

3-note

Augmented

4-note

TT T

Augmented 7th

4-note

TT T

Augmented Major 7th

3-note

T T

Minor

2-note

4-note

T T

Minor 6th

Specications

Specications

Function XE20/XE20SP

Keyboard NH (Natural Weighted Hammer Action)

Keyboard

88 keys (A0-C8)

Touch control So (light), medium (standard),

hard (heavier), xed

Sound

generator

Stereo PCM sound generator

Maximum

polyphony

184 voices

(Maximum of 120 voices (German Piano and

Italy Piano sounds); maximum of 64 voices (other

sounds))

Sounds Over 705 sounds, 41 drum kits (including GM-

compatible sound sets)

Eects Accompaniment part:

2 stereo digital multi-eects

Keyboard part:

2 stereo digital multi-eects

Styles More than 280 presets

2 intros, 4 variations, 2 lls, 1 break, 2 endings,

synchro start/stop, tap tempo

Music styles More than 64

Demo songs 21

Audio player MP3 (44.1 kHz)

WAV (44.1 kHz)

Sequencer Record Real-time recording (style

mode), maximum of 999 songs

(approx. 100,000 notes), 12 tracks

(4 keyboard parts + 8 auto-

accompaniment parts), original

format (can convert to SMF0)

Playback Supports song play (playing

on the keyboard during song

playback), SMF (Standard MIDI

File) format 0 or 1

Scales

(Temperament)

9 types

Controls Power buon, VOLUME knob, PIANO1/2

buon, STYLE SET buon, REVERB buon,

STYLE/[MUSIC STYLE] buon, SONG/[DEMO

SONG] buon, each buon in the PART MUTE/

[SOUND SELECT] section, SETTING/[MEDIA]

buon, [SHIFT] buon, ENSEMBLE buon,

SPLIT buon,

(metronome)/[BEAT SELECT]

buon, TAP TEMPO/[TEMPO LOCK] buon,

TRANSPOSE

♭

and

♯

/[OCTAVE −/+] buons, dial,

CATEGORY buons

, + buon, − buon,

each buon in the STYLE/SONG section, each

buon in the SET LIST section

Set lists 10 banks × 4

Metronome Tempo, beat, volume

Tempo 30–240

Transpose

C (

−

12) to C (0) to C (+12)

Tuning 427.5–452.9 Hz

Function XE20/XE20SP

Input/output

jacks

FOOT

CONTROLLER

jack

6.3 mm (1/4”) phone jack

AUDIO IN

jack

3.5 mm (1/8”) stereo mini-phone

jack

AUDIO

OUT

L/MONO, R

jacks

6.3 mm (1/4”) phone jack

(unbalanced)

Headphone

jack

3.5 mm (1/8”) stereo mini-phone

jack

USB TO

DEVICE port

USB Type-A: For connecting USB

ash drive and controllers

USB TO HOST

port

USB Type-B: For connecting

personal computers

PEDAL jack

For connecting damper pedal

(included with the XE20), pedal

unit (included with the XE20SP),

PU-2 pedal unit (sold separately)

Speaker system Amp: 18 W × 2

Speakers: 57 mm (2.24”) × 126 mm (4.96”)

Elliptical speakers × 2 (bass reex box-type)

Speaker EQ: 8 types

MIDI USB MIDI

Display Custom LCD with backlighting

Power supply AC adapter (DC19V,

)

Power

consumption

13 W

Dimensions

(width × depth

× height)

XE20: 1,312 × 336 × 118 mm / 51.65 × 13.23 × 4.65

inches (excluding music stand)

XE20SP: 1,312 × 336 × 751 mm / 51.65 × 13.23 ×

29.57 inches (excluding music stand)

Weight XE20: 11.4 kg / 25.13 lbs. (excluding music stand)

XE20SP: 21 kg / 46.30 lbs. (excluding music stand)

Included items Quick Start Guide, AC adapter, sheet music

stand, damper pedal (XE20 only),

stand with pedal unit (XE20SP only)

Accessories

(sold

separately)

DS-1H damper pedal (half-pedal eect operates

only with German Piano and Italy Piano sounds)

PU-2 pedal unit (damper half-pedal eect and

sostenuto operate only with German Piano and

Italy Piano sounds)

PS-1 pedal switch

PS-3 pedal switch

EXP-2 foot controller

* Specications and appearance are subject to change without

notice for improvement.

MIDI Implementation Chart

Function...

Transmitted Recognized Remarks

Default

Change

Mode

Default

Messages

Altered

Note

Number

True Voice

Velocity

Note On

Note Off

After

Touch

Key’s

Channel

Pitch Bend

Control

Change

Program

Change

True Number

System Exclusive

System

Common

Song Position

Song Select

Tune Request

System

Real Time

Clock

Commands

Aux

Meassages

Local On/Off

All Notes Off

Active Sense

System Reset

Notes

Mode 1: Omni On, Poly

Mode 3: Omni Off, Poly

Mode 2: Omni On, Mono

Mode 4: Omni Off, Mono

O: Yes

X: No

Consult your local Korg distributor for more information on MIDI implementation.

Basic

Channel

[DIGITAL ENSEMBLE PIANO]

Model: XE20/XE20SP

O 0–127

*************

O 0–127

0–127

0, 32

1, 2

7, 11

10, 91, 93

71, 72, 73

74, 75

76, 77, 78

98, 99

100, 101

120, 121

1–16

0–127

O 9n, V=1–127

X 8n, V=64

O 9n, V=1–127

0–127

*************

Date: 2019.11.06

Version: 1.00

*************

O (123–127)

*1: XE20 will transmits Sequencer data.

*2: Includes setting of inquiry and master volume.

*3: When the MIDI Clock setting of the Setting function is External, the XE20 will recieve this message.

*4: Depending on the selected program, there may be cases in which it is not possible to sound the whole range.

Bank Select (MSB, LSB)

Modulation *1

Damper

Data Entry (MSB) *1

Volume, Expression

Pan pot, Effect 1/2 send *1

Harmony contents, EG time (Release, Attack) *1

Brightness, Decay time *1

Vibrato rate, Depth, Delay *1

NRPN (LSB, MSB) *1

RPN (LSB, MSB) *1

All sound off, Reset all Controllers *1

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