The iS40 Guide

Korg iS40 Guide

Table of Contents
Product Overview
Features and Benefits

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Arrangements and Styles

The Backing Sequencer
Programs and Effects
Song Play / Edit modes
Disk/Global mode
The Display

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Tutorial:
Listening to the Demo Songs
About the Accessory Disk
The JukeBox Function
Loading the Factory Data
Working with Arrangements
The SYNCHRO button
The FADE IN/OUT button
Working with the Tempo
The TEMPO LOCK button
The SINGLE TOUCH button
The VOLUME section
Muting the tracks
The ACC1-3 MUTE button
Getting the original arrangement back
Changing the Keyboard tracks in an arrangement
Changing Backing tracks in an arrangement
More on the Keyboard tracks - splits, layers, etc.
The KEYBOARD MODE section
Transposing in Arrangement mode
Chord Scanning and Recognition
Warp-speed tour of Arrangements
Keyboard Sets
Working with the Backing Sequencer
Working with Standard MIDI files
Working with the JukeBox function
Editing Standard MIDI files - Song Edit mode
Program mode, Performance Editing, Program editing
Additional Features

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Product Overview
The iS40 is a complete music production system for todays musician. In the home
studio, on a gig, for commercial and demo productions, from beginner to professional,
the iS40 interactive music workstation gets the job done - easily!
Its a Korg Synthesizer
With 14 Mbyte of PCM memory and 384 sounds onboard, as well as 2 independent
effect processors with 47 selectable effects available, the iS40 stands on its own as a
very sophisticated programmable synthesizer and performance keyboard.
Its an Accompaniment Keyboard
With 144 Styles and 192 Arrangements, the iS40 has the largest library of the best
interactive Styles and Arrangements in an i-series instrument to date! The expanded
RAM area allows for loading of many new Styles and Arrangements, with the built-in
DOS-compatible disk drive!

Read Standard MIDI files direct from disk, a new JukeBox play function, and editing of
Standard MIDI files means more song features than ever before!

Individual Accompaniment volume slider lets you create a better balance between
Style and real time parts!

Large, easy to read display!

Brand new, Real-World Styles that work superbly with any kind of music, plus the
ability to load new styles and arrangements!

More Chord recognition options and Ensemble types!

Put these features together with the incredibly easy-to-use Backing Sequencer and
youve got a great performance-based accompaniment instrument!
Its a Songwriting Tool for All Musicians
The iS40 has a complete 40,000 note, 16-track sequencer with real and step-entry
recording and plenty of editing tools. But it really becomes fast and musical when you
use the Backing Sequencer. This is a quick songwriting tool that uses the autoaccompaniment features to put a song together, complete with drums, percussion,
bass, piano, etc., FAST! Insert/delete drum fills, change the chord from a Cm to a G7 and
the bass and harmony parts instantly change to reflect your choice, and more! Theres
no easier way to get started writing music without programming parts!

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iS40 Features and Benefits

Feature
61-key keyboard
with velocity sensitivity and aftertouch
sensitivity

384 onboard sounds

320 ROM Programs {including full GM
soundset}
64 RAM Programs
16 drumkits

Benefit
The addition of aftertouch makes the iS40
more expressive and professional allowing
you to control a sounds vibrato or other
effects directly from the keyboard. Aftertouch
is also important for computer users who
will be using the iS40 as their main input
keyboard.
This selection of sounds goes way beyond
just a GM engine, and includes plenty of
locations for your own sound creations.

Simple sound editing

The iS40 allows the you to easily tweak and

even create new sounds from scratch.

14 MB of PCM ROM

This wide range of samples covers way

more than the full GM soundset, and also
includes an expressive stereo panned
piano. Many of these samples are {the
same as} used in professional Korg
keyboards like the Trinity, M1, O1/W, NSeries and SGproX.

includes new 2MB piano.

2 independent stereo digital

multi effects processors with
dynamic control

Each processor offers 47 different effects

types with real-time modulation control.

144 Styles

Styles are the musical basis for autoaccompaniment - they contain the recorded
performances for each part.

{128 ROM/16 RAM}

Each Style includes 4 Variations, 2 Fills, 2
Intros, and 2 Endings

The iS40 offers up to 4 effects at the same

time with a number of routing configurations,
perfect for mixing the group of instruments
used within each Arrangement or sequence.

This is the largest number of Styles ever

offered in a Korg i-Series instrument, and all
are newly-created by experts in the field.
They are amazingly musical and never
sound canned or mechanical!

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Feature
192 Arrangements
{128 ROM/64 RAM}

Benefit
Arrangements assign specific sounds
and effects to each part in a Style.
Again, this is the largest number ever
offered in a Korg i-Series instrument, and
all are newly-created by professional
musicians.

Backing Sequencer
10 Backing Sequences
40,000 events
1 Keyboard Track
1 Chord Track
1 Control Track
8 Real-time Tracks
Full editing
SMF export

Full 16-track Sequencer

10 Sequences
40,000 events
Full editing
SMF import/export

The Backing Sequence mode is a

powerful tool for quickly realizing your
musical ideas.
By recording a Backing Sequence you
can get an idea down quickly without
having to build drum, bass and chordal
parts from scratch. And then changing a
chord, or adding/deleting a drum fill is as
easy as changing a single event, with all
the parts immediately changing to reflect
your new idea!
If you prefer traditional sequencing the
iS40 has all the features you need.
You can also load in Standard MIDI Files
and use the sequencer to make edits to
the tracks and then re-save the file,
customizing it to suit your needs.

Plays SMFs directly from disk

During live performance this is a musthave feature - never have to wait between
songs again!

JukeBox play from disk

Allows you to select the order that SMFs

will play from disk for custom setlists.

Built-in PC Interface

This allows you to connect the iS40 up

directly to your Mac or PC without the
need for a MIDI interface.

2 Audio Inputs

This allows you to plug a microphone or

CD player through the iS40s excellent
speaker system for ease-of-use on gigs.

Powerful 4-speaker system with

bass reflex box

This speaker system gives the iS40 highquality sound reproduction with amazing
low-end response!

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A redesigned front panel, where countless design hours spent have resulted in a
logic and friendliness that were sure you'll appreciate!

A powerful new 4-way speaker system with incredible low-end!

The most natural-sounding and totally musical accompaniment patterns ever, thanks
to Korgs world-wide network of Style and Arrangement developers!

Once youve worked with the iS40, and experienced these new improvements, youll see
and appreciate the fact that this product is truly different and innovative!

Arrangements and Styles

This is the main operative mode in the i-series. As soon as you power-up the iS40, it is
in Arrangement mode. There are 192 arrangements available, and youll find them
organized into 3 banks of 64 arrangements each. Banks A and B are preset
arrangements, and the arrangements in the USER bank are freely modifiable. The
USER bank can be used to load new data from disk. As well, A, B and USER
Arrangements can be edited and stored in the USER bank.
Each arrangement combines up to 2 programs (sounds) on the keyboard with a Style. A
Style is the musical sequence data ( drum/percussion/bass/ multiple chording and
background patterns) that provides a particular genre of music, e.g. rock, pop, ethnic,
etc. Each style contains 4 variations, 2 intros, 2 endings and 2 fill-ins. These styles can
detect which chord is being played on the keyboard, and then trigger patterns that adapt
to that particular chord.
A Style lives in an Arrangement, which when selected, provides orchestration for
six tracks: drums, percussion, bass and accompaniment tracks 1-3. These are
referred to as the Backing Tracks. In addition, there are {Upper} Upper 1, Upper 2 and
Lower assignments for live keyboard playing on top of the Backing Tracks. All of the
tracks in an arrangement can be edited for sound selection, volume, panning, muting,
etc., and then stored in the USER bank, and on disk as custom arrangements. New
styles and arrangements can also be loaded from disk. A Style can even be changed
inside an Arrangement , e.g. the Polka band plays Motown!
* Note that Arrangement banks A and B are grouped by musical style, as referenced
(screened) on the upper - left of the front panel.

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The Backing Sequencer

When you select Backing Sequence mode, you can record or play back a song created
from Arrangements, and even add 8 extra tracks! The main tracks of a backing sequence
are: the Keyboard track, Control track, and Chord track. The Keyboard track records
whatever is played freely on the keyboard, or can be left empty for live playing. The
Control track records your button selections on the front panel (e.g. Fill 1, Bass Inversion,
etc.), and the Chord track records the sequence of chords you play. All of this data can be
freely edited. The 8 extra tracks allow you to record additional parts to the Backing
Sequence.

Programs and Effects

There are 384 Programs in the iS40s internal memory, organized into six banks of 64
programs each (A,B,C,D,E,F-USER), plus a DRUM bank which contains 16 drum
programs. Any of the programs or drum kits can be edited and stored in the available
USER banks.
The iS40 contains two independent effect processors, with 47 different types of effects
selectable for each. These effects can be used in Program, Arrangement, Backing
Sequence, and Song Play / Edit modes. The effects themselves use dynamic
modulation, so that you can control their intensity in real-time and via foot switch and
pedal. This is great for changing Rotary Speaker speed with pedals, After Touch, etc.
Each of the backing tracks and programs, as well as the drum sounds have individual
Pan and Send levels to the effect groups, and various effect routing setups are available
to process the signal flow of the sounds into the effects.

Song Play Mode

This mode allows for playback of Standard MIDI Files (SMF) direct from disk! In addition,
you can change programs, volume, pan, effects and effect send levels, and tempo and
transpose settings.

Song Edit Mode

In Song Edit mode, you can load a Standard MIDI file, then edit and re-save it as a
Standard MIDI file. Both formats 1(16 separate tracks) and 0 (1 multi-channel track) are
supported, and the iS40 converts format 1 files to format 0, which is accessed faster in
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the functions you would expect to find in a sophisticated sequencer! You can then save
your sequences in Standard MIDI file format.

Disk/Global Mode
In Disk mode, you can save and load data via the internal DOS-compatible drive. When
you press the DISK/GLOBAL button, the display will indicate the pages within this mode,
and you can press the PAGE+/- buttons to move through the pages. The Global pages
access tuning, MIDI and HOST port parameters, pedal and external controller (EC5)
settings, Lower Memory, Velocity curves, as well as Chord Recognition, Auto Scan,
Scales, and MIDI dump procedures. Joystick settings for pitch control of Upper1 and 2
sounds, WRITE GLOBAL, and Calibration procedures are also part of the Global mode
pages.

Display Pages
Each of the parameters and functions of the various modes are grouped into pages and
sub-pages in the display. The current page number is always in the right-hand side of
the display. Use the PAGE+/- buttons to scroll through pages, and the CURSOR <> and
ENTER/YES buttons to go to any associated sub pages.

Pro-User Tip:
You can direct-select specific pages by holding down a MODE button, followed by
pressing one of the Arrangement or Program number buttons. For instance, pressing
the ARRANGEMENT button, then pressing ARRANGEMENT NUMBER button 8 will take
you to page 8 of Arrangement Play mode. Pressing PROGRAM NUMBER 1 will take you
to page 9 of Arrangement Play mode. You can also re-configure these direct access
pages so that the same type of page is accessed from the same button. (see manual
page 19)

Listening to the Demo Songs

There are 16 ROM demos in the iS40. Heres how to access them:
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Press the ARR.PLAY and B.SEQ (DEMO) buttons together. The Demo page will
appear in the display.

To listen to all the demo songs:

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Press START/STOP. The demos will playback one after the other.

2.

Press START/STOP to stop the demos.

To listen to a single demo song:

1.

Select the desired demo song by pressing the ARRANGEMENT NUMBER or

PROGRAM NUMBER buttons.

2.

Press START/STOP to stop the demo song.

3.

Press EXIT/NO or one of the MODE buttons to exit from Demo mode. (see manual
page 20 for a listing of the individual demo songs)

About the Accessory Disk

The disk that comes with the iS40 contains all of the Factory preset data, as well as
additional files, including demonstration Backing Sequence and Standard MIDI file data.
iS40s ability to play songs direct from disk, as well as playing the Backing Sequence
demo. Make sure to backup a copy of the Accessory Disk to a computer, and/or make a
disk copy of the Factory data for backup. (See manual page 21 for information on
how to load / play demo data from the Accessory Disk)

About the JukeBox function:

The JukeBox function allows you to create a list of songs to be played back with just one
command. Various songs on disk can be accessed for playback in any order you wish.
(more on this later in the tutorial)

Loading the Factory Data

1.

Power-OFF, then Power-ON the iS40.

2.

Press the DISK/GLOBAL button. LOAD will be flashing in the display.

3.

Press the ENTER/YES button. ALL will be flashing in the display.

4.

Press the ENTER/YES button again. ALL will again appear and flash in the
display.

5.

Press the ENTER/YES button again. FACTORY will flash in the display.
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Press the ENTER/YES button again to load all the Factory data from disk. When all
data has been loaded, the display will prompt Completed. Press any other MODE
button to exit from DISK/GLOBAL mode.

Working With Arrangements

1.

Press ARR.PLAY to enter Arrangement Play mode. The LED will light.

2.

Press ARRANGEMENT BANK [A], then press ARRANGEMENT NUMBER [2] twice to
select Arrangement A22 Windy Beat.
Notice the front panel LED indicators for a moment. VARIATION 1 LED is flashing,
and INTRO 1 LED is lit.

3.

Press the SYNCHRO START button - it will flash.

4.

Play a chord in the lower range of the keyboard.

INTRO 1 will now play. When it has played through its pattern, it will automatically
go to VARIATION 1, as originally programmed for this arrangement.

5.

Play a melody in the right hand as VARIATION 1 plays, to follow the original chord
you played in the lower range of the keyboard.

6.

As the arrangement plays, press VARIATION 2.

7.

Press FILL 1, then press VARIATION 3. Now youre getting it!

8.

Press FILL 2, then press VARIATION 4.

9.

Finally, press INTRO/ENDING 1. Dont play the keyboard at this time.

INTRO/ENDING 1 has been pre-programmed with melody and chords - to end the
song for you. Note that if you had pressed INTRO/ENDING 2, the ending would have
been more open to your melody and chord input, allowing you to be in more
control of how the song ended. This holds true as well, for INTRO 2.

10. Press START/STOP again, and the last Variation you accessed will begin to play,
then press INTRO/ENDING 2 to hear the difference in endings.

ProUser Tip
INTRO/ENDINGS can also be used as Fill-ins, if you press an INTRO/ENDING button,
and then press a Variation or Fill button before the ending actually occurs.
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The SYNCHRO buttons:

On the iS40, the SYNCHRO START and SYNCHRO STOP buttons function in two ways:
The SYNCHRO START button allows you to begin playing an arrangement when you
trigger a chord in the chord scanning area. When you activate the SYNCHRO STOP
button, the arrangement will only play when you are triggering chords, and will stop when
you take your hand off the keyboard.

ProUser Tip
In Arrangement Play mode, page 5: Ensemble/Variation change, you can determine
which variation will be played after you press one of the FILL buttons!

The FADE IN / OUT button:

1.

Make sure the current arrangement is stopped, and that the SYNCHRO START and
STOP buttons are OFF (unlit).

2.

Play a chord in the chord scanning area of the keyboard.

3.

Press the FADE IN/OUT button. The arrangement will start, with the volume levels of
all tracks gradually increasing to full.

4.

When the arrangement volume is at full, press FADE IN/OUT again. The
arrangement will gradually fade from full volume to zero. the accompaniment will
stop, and the volumes will then default to full.

Working with the Tempo

When the arrangement is stopped, you can use the DIAL or the TEMPO/VALUE buttons
to change the tempo of the current arrangement. On the iS40, you can also tap the
tempo you want with the TAP TEMPO button. The time between taps is calculated and
the resulting tempo is changed and shown in the Display. As the arrangement plays, you
can use TAP TEMPO, the DIAL or the TEMPO/VALUE button to change tempo.

The TEMPO LOCK button:

The TEMPO LOCK button, when lit, will hold the current setting of tempo, even if you
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change to different Arrangements for each section of a song, or for a medley that keeps
the people dancing!
When this button is off, the tempo which was originally written for each arrangement will
be recalled as new arrangements are selected.

The SINGLE TOUCH button:

Keep in mind that any given arrangement includes Keyboard programs for Upper 1/2
and Lower ranges. These programs can be layered or split, and used for live playing
over the backing tracks of an arrangement. In the iS40, there are 15 Keyboard Sets
available as well (more on that later). The SINGLE TOUCH button allows you to
distinguish which Keyboard sounds will be used when going from one arrangement to
another. Most of the time, this button is activated, so that when you change
arrangements, the Keyboard sounds will change as well - to go along with how they
were programmed for every arrangement. But on occasion you may want to retain the
same Keyboard sounds as originally selected, even if you change arrangements. If so,
simply press the SINGLE TOUCH button to turn OFF its LED. The Keyboard sounds will
always stay the same from arrangement to arrangement, but the backing tracks will
change with each new arrangement you select.

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The VOLUME section

Below the Display, youll find a set of buttons which determine the volume and muting
status of each of the tracks in an arrangement. (Note that in Song Play mode, these
buttons become Track/MIDI channel buttons 1-16, and that in Program mode, these
buttons function as Performance Edit buttons)
When you are working with an arrangement, pressing any of these buttons will cause
the Display to indicate the selected Program. If you look in the Display, youll also see
the volume level indicators for each track left-to-right, in the lower part of the Display.

Lets get an idea of how this works:

1.

Press the ARR.PLAY button.

2.

Press ARRANGEMENT BANK [A], then press ARRANGEMENT NUMBERS [56] Hip
Hop.

3.

Play a chord in the lower range of the keyboard then press START/STOP to start the
arrangement.

4.

In the VOLUME section, press the DRUMS button. The Display will indicate the
drum program that is being used in this arrangement.

5.

Press and hold the lower button, below the DRUMS button. Notice that the volume
of the drum program is decreasing.

6.

Press and hold the DRUMS button to increase the volume. Watch the Display and
release the button when the Display indicates a volume level of 126.

Muting the tracks:

1.

Let Arrangement 56 continue to play - change to another Variation if you are getting
bored...or change arrangements to something else if you like...

2.

Press both the upper and lower DRUMS buttons to MUTE the drum track. Press
them both again to UN-MUTE the track.

The ACC1-3 MUTE button:

To the right of the VOLUME section, there is a button labeled ACC1-3 MUTE. When
playing an arrangement, you can press this button to mute the accompaniment tracks. In
Backing Sequence mode, this button selects extra tracks.
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Getting the original arrangement settings back:

Just re-select the arrangement again, and the original settings for all tracks will be
recalled.

ProUser Tip
If you create a mix that you like, you can quickly WRITE it to a USER bank location by
pressing the REC/WRITE button. The display will prompt with a USER bank location.
Use the DIAL or TEMPO/VALUE buttons to view and select the desired USER bank
arrangement number, then press ENTER/YES to write the new arrangement. Press
EXIT/NO to exit the WRITE operation.

Changing the Keyboard tracks in an Arrangement:

Perhaps you like everything about an arrangement, but want to easily-change the
Keyboard sounds. Lets give it a try:
1.

Select Arrangement [B32] Big Band.

2.

Play notes in the upper range to hear the assigned Keyboard sound. The Display
indicates that it is UP1: E24 Jimmy Org.

3.

Press PROGRAM NUMBER buttons [21]. The display will indicate that you have
selected E21 Tone Wheel as the Upper Keyboard sound. Play the keyboard to
hear the new sound.

4.

Start the Arrangement. Then, as it plays, select PROGRAM BANK [A], followed by
pressing PROGRAM NUMBER [43] Jazz Guitar.

Changing Backing Tracks in an arrangement:

1.

Select Arrangement A31 Pop 6/8.

2.

Play a chord on the lower part of the keyboard and start the Arrangement, then
press the DRUMS button in the VOLUME section. The Display indicates the
assigned drum program for that track.

3.

Press PROGRAM NUMBER buttons [17] to select Dr17 Dance Kit. Listen to the
arrangement - the drum track is now using Dr17 as the drum kit.

4.

Press the BASS button in the VOLUME section.

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5.

Press PROGRAM NUMBER buttons [51] to change the bass track to an acoustic
bass sound.

6.

Re-select Arrangement A31 again, to recall the original setup.

* Remember that you can write edited arrangements to the USER bank, and retain the
original arrangement in the A and B banks.

More on the Keyboard tracks- splits, layers etc.

So far, youve learned quite a bit, but weve only just begun...sounds like a song, dont it?
(wonder what arrangement would work for that?...never mind...) OK, back to work...Look
to the right of the DIAL and youll notice a set of buttons labeled KEYBOARD ASSIGN.
Here is a very important part of the i-series interactive functions, and understanding how
it works is important. Notice the LOWER, UPPER2, and
UPPER1 buttons...
1.

Select Arrangement B66 Half time. Notice that in the KEYBOARD ASSIGN section,
the UPPER1 LED is lit. In the Display, the UP1 program is indicated.

2.

Play in the upper range of the keyboard to hear the Dist Lead sound.

3.

Press the UPPER2 button, then press the UPPER1 button to turn its LED off. Youll
hear a Clavinet sound. Pressing both buttons will layer the programs!

4.

In the VOLUME section, press the LOW/UPP2 button. The Display will indicate
UP2: A18 Clavinet as the UPPER2 sound. Note that because you have selected
the LOW/UPP2 button, you can now change sounds using the PROGRAM BANK
AND NUMBER buttons, and also change volumes or mute the UPPER2 track.

5.

Press the LOWER button in the KEYBOARD ASSIGN section. Notice that the
UPPER2 button automatically turns OFF. This is how you choose between Layering
two sounds or Splitting two sounds.

Splitting the Keyboard:

1.

Re-select Arrangement B66 Half Time. Again note that the UPPER1 button is lit.
Also note that the SPLIT button is lit in the KEYBOARD MODE section, located
above the PROGRAM section.

2.

Press the LOWER button in the KEYBOARD ASSIGN section.

3.

Without starting the arrangement, simply play notes in the lower and upper ranges
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4.

Press and Hold the SPLIT POINT button, located to the left of the display in the
MODE section. Look in the Display as you do this, and in the upper-right area, youll
see SPLIT and C4 below it. This is the current split point for Arrangement B66.

5.

While Holding the SPLIT POINT button, press any key on the keyboard, and the
Display will indicate the new selected split point. Release the SPLIT POINT button
and play the keyboard to hear the new split.

6.

Re-select Arrangement B66 again, to recall the original setup.

7.

Start the arrangement by pressing START/STOP.

8.

Press the LOWER button in the KEYBOARD ASSIGN section, and then play chords
in the lower range. Youll hear the Lite Voices program assigned to the lower split
point. Play in the upper range to hear the Dist Lead sound.

Or:

Changing the Split Point:

1.

Select Arrangement A75 By on. Again note that the UPPER1 button is lit. Also note
that the SPLIT button is lit in the KEYBOARD MODE section, located above the
PROGRAM section.

2.

Without starting the arrangement, simply play notes in the lower and upper ranges
of the keyboard.

3.

Press and Hold the SPLIT POINT button, located to the left of the display in the
MODE section. Look in the Display as you do this, and in the upper-right area, youll
see SPLIT and C4 below it. This is the current split point for Arrangement A75.

4.

While Holding the SPLIT POINT button, press any key on the keyboard, and the
Display will indicate the new selected split point. Release the SPLIT POINT button
and play the keyboard to hear the new split.

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The KEYBOARD MODE section:

The KEYBOARD MODE section is used to choose the way the Upper 1,2 and Lower
tracks are placed on the keyboard, and these settings are written as part of an
arrangement. Also, in this section you can play manual drum sounds on the keyboard by
pressing the M.DRUMS button.
1.

Select Arrangement B53 Gospel. Note by the KEYBOARD MODE settings that this
arrangement is a SPLIT.

2.

Press the FULL UPPER button in the KEYBOARD MODE section.

3.

Dont START the arrangement - simply play notes across the entire range of the
keyboard to hear the FULL UPPER sound.

To Layer sounds...
4.

Now press the UPPER2 button in the KEYBOARD ASSIGN section - to the left of the
KEYBOARD MODE section. Play the keyboard to hear the LAYERED sound.

5.

Press the UPPER1 button in the KEYBOARD ASSIGN section to turn it OFF, then
play the keyboard. Youll hear just the organ - the UPPER2 sound - across the
entire range of the keyboard.

6.

Press the M.DRUMS button in the KEYBOARD MODE section. Play the keyboard to
hear drum sounds across the keyboard - the Display indicates the drum program /
kit that is accessed, and you can use the PROGRAM NUMBER select buttons to
change drum programs.

Transposing in Arrangement mode:

All tracks in an arrangement, except for Drum and Percussion tracks, can be transposed
by individual octaves. The overall transposition of the arrangement in semitones is also
available. Both the semitone and octave transpose buttons are located to the right of the
REC/WRITE button.

To transpose tracks in an arrangement...

1.

Select Arrangement B46 Still Life. Note that the UPPER1 and UPPER2 buttons are
lit, so the Keyboard sounds are layered.

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2.

Play the upper sound on the keyboard, then press the OCTAVE [+] button to
transpose this sound up an octave. Note that you are only transposing the UPPER1
sound at this time. Press both the OCTAVE [+] and [-] buttons together to cancel the
transposition.

3.

Press the LOW/UPP2 button in the VOLUME section. The Display indicates UP2:
A43 Jazz Guitar.

4.

Press the OCTAVE [-] button, and as you play, notice that only the guitar sound is
being transposed. Press both OCTAVE buttons together to cancel the transposition.

5.

Play a chord in the lower range of the keyboard then press START/STOP.

6.

Press the BASS button in the VOLUME section.

7.

Press the OCTAVE [+] button to raise the bass sound an octave. Press the OCTAVE
[+] again to raise the bass sound another octave, and note the setting changes in
the Display. Now press both OCTAVE buttons to cancel the transposition.

So you see, in order to change octaves on desired tracks, you must first select the track
in the VOLUME section. This is what determines which sounds get transposed.

To transpose in semitones...
1.

Start Arrangement B46 again.

2.

Press the TRANSPOSE [#] button and listen to the arrangement. Transpose will not
occur until the first beat of the following measure. The Display indicates the current
transposition key.

3.

Press both TRANSPOSE buttons to cancel the transposition.

Chord Scanning and Recognition

Whenever an arrangement or backing sequence is selected, this section of the iS40
specifies which area of the keyboard will be used to detect the chords you play. Almost
all of the arrangements have been written using LOWER CHORD SCANNING, so the
changes you make are only affected below the split point of C4, and the live parts you
play above that split point will have no effect on the chord scanning area. You are free to
change this mode whenever you like, from LOWER to UPPER or FULL.
FULL scanning allows you to play the entire keyboard range at will, and the chord
changes you make will be detected and played by the backing tracks. In normal
operation, chords will not change unless you play three or more notes together as a
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chord. However, this can be changed on page 11 of Global mode. For more information
on chord scanning and recognition, consult the owners manual.
The number of notes you have to play for the backing tracks to detect a chord depends
on the settings in the Chord Recognition mode (page 11 of Global mode). The default
setting is FINGERED2, which means that three or more notes have to be played to
trigger chord scanning. This can be changed to even include the easy fingered method
as adopted by Yamaha for the more novice player. See the manual pg. 131 for more
information.

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Warp-Speed Tour of an Arrangement

Now that youre getting to be an expert on the iS40, lets work with Chord Scanning,
backing tracks, styles, etc., at an accelerated pace, and completely change the way an
arrangement can work:
1.

Select Arrangement A52 Underground.

2.

SYNCHRO START the arrangement.

3.

Mute the accompaniment tracks with the ACC1-3 MUTE button.

4.

Raise the DRUMS volume to 118.

5.

Un-mute the ACC1 track by pressing both buttons.

6.

Un-mute the ACC2 track as well.

7.

Press FILL1, then press VARIATION 4.

8.

Mute the BASS track.

9.

Press the LOWER button in the CHORD SCANNING section to turn it OFF.

10. Press the UPPER button in the CHORD SCANNING section to turn it ON. Then play
chords in the upper section of the keyboard to activate scanning.
* Keep that arrangement playin! Youre a Dancin Fool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11. Press the LOWER button in the KEYBOARD ASSIGN section.
12. Play notes in the lower range of the keyboard, to hear the lower split sound.
13. Press the LOW/UPP2 button in the VOLUME section. Check the Display to verify that
you are on LOW: E64 Dark Pad.
14. Using the PROGRAM BANK and NUMBER buttons, select Program C57 Dance
Bass.
15. Transpose this Program down 2 octaves, then play a bass line in the lower range of
the keyboard.
16. Press FILL2, then press VARIATION 2, and keep playin that PHAT bass line!

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Warp speed tour (cont.)

17. If you are a player - go for it! Change chords in the right hand while playing a live
bass line in the left hand! If youre not, dont worry about it, just have FUN!
18. Press the INTRO/ENDING2 button, and stop dancin around...it looks ridiculous!

...hence the word interactive, right?

ProUser Tip

1. Load ALL the Factory data into memory.

2. Study the A, B and USER Banks of Arrangements, and make a list of 8-16 favorites.
Pick the ones you like best in a variety in styles.
3. Select each of your favorites, and as you do, write them to new locations in the USER
bank. Put them in order of music genre, i.e. U11-12 Latino, U13-14 Dance, etc.
4. Save ALL to a new file on disk (Give it a name that youll easily recognize as your
Favorite's file...try something creative like Joes Favs File).
Now that youve created your custom user bank of arrangements.

*Remember, you can always get the original User bank data back - its on the Accessory
Disk that ships with the iS40.

Keyboard Sets
On the iS40 there are 15 Keyboard sets available. These allow you to recall a setup of
control panel memories, simply by selecting a desired Keyboard set! Splits or layers of
specific programs, effects, octaves, scanning, keyboard assign and keyboard mode - all
of these settings can be stored as Keyboard sets. Then, when playing an arrangement
or just playing sounds, you can instantly choose the sets you need.

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Selecting Keyboard Sets:

1.

Repeatedly press the BANK button in the KEYBOARD SET section, until you see the
A-bank LED light.

2.

Now press KEYBOARD SET NUMBER button 1. Play the keyboard to hear the
selected set.

Storing a new Keyboard Set:

1.

Select Arrangement A13 L.A. R&B.

2.

Press the LOWER button in the KEYBOARD ASSIGN section.

3.

Press the LOW/UPP2 button in the VOLUME section.

4.

In the PROGRAM section, press BANK F, followed by NUMBER 8, then 1, to select

Program F81 AmbassFret. Play in the lower range of the keyboard to hear the
selected program.

5.

Press the OCTAVE [-] button once, to transpose the bass down an octave.

6.

Press the PAGE+ button twice, to move to PAGE3. On this page you can adjust pan
and effect send levels for the selected track.

7.

Press the CURSOR> button to move and set both the C and D effect send levels to
a value of 0, so that the bass track has no effect processing.

8.

Play in both ranges of the keyboard - youve created a Piano/Bass split. Adjust the
volumes of the LOWER and UPPER tracks by pressing the appropriate buttons in
the VOLUME section.

Now to write the new Keyboard set:

9.

Press and Hold the REC/WRITE button.

10. In the KEYBOARD SET section, repeatedly press the BANK button and watch the
Display, until you see Bank B. Press KEYBOARD SET NUMBER 5 to select
BANK B5.
11. Release the REC/WRITE button, then press the ENTER/YES button twice, to WRITE
your new Keyboard Set into memory.
12. Now re-select Arrangement A13 L.A. R&B. Note that the original track
assignments are recalled, but when playing this arrangement, or any other
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arrangement, you can quickly select Keyboard Set B5 and access the Piano/Bass
split as the live keyboard track!

ProUser Tip:
You can also write the selected Keyboard set as the new keyboard tracks in a desired
arrangement, so that the set is automatically selected when you pick an arrangement.
Simply select the arrangement, then the keyboard set, then press the REC/WRITE button
and write the new arrangement into a USER bank location.

Working With The Backing Sequencer

How about recording and playing back an arrangement, complete with chord, control,
and keyboard data? Thats what the Backing Sequencer is all about! Not only that, but
once youve done it, you can add a few extra tracks, save your Backing Sequence as a
Standard MIDI file and attach it to the email you send daily to your friends.

The Accessory Disk that is included with the iS40 contains a Backing Sequence Demo.
When you turn off the iS40, you will lose any Backing Sequence data, so its important
that you backup ALL your data!

The Backing Sequencer Demo

Before you learn how to record your own Backing Sequence, lets take a quick tour of
the Backing Sequence Demo - make sure youve loaded it into memory before we start...
1.

Press the B.SEQ button. BSQ0: B. Seq. Demo will appear in the Display.

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2.

Press START/STOP. The demo will start. Listen, and watch the Display and front
panel as it plays - note the chord and control changes. The demo is only 28
measures in length - very effective as an initial look at the Backing Sequencer.

Record your own Backing Sequence...

1.

Press the CURSOR> button once. BSQ0 will flash in the Display.

2.

Press the UP/+ button, or rotate the DIAL until BSQ1 flashes in the Display,
indicating that youve selected a new Backing Sequence.

3.

Select Arrangement A11 8 Beat with the buttons in the ARRANGEMENT section.

4.

Press the INTRO/ENDING1 button.

5.

Press REC/WRITE.

6.

Press START/STOP. Youll hear a two measure pre-count before recording begins.

7.

Play a chord in the lower range of the keyboard during the pre-count - the Display
will indicate the chord you played.

As recording continues...
- Play a melody in the in the upper range of the keyboard.
- Press either FILL button, followed by one of the VARIATION buttons.
Remember - the keyboard, control and chord tracks are all being recorded in the
Backing Sequencer.
8.

Press INTRO/ENDING1 and let the Backing Sequence end.

Thats it ! Youve done it!

9.

Press START/STOP to listen to your new Backing Sequence!

Whats that? You dont like what youve done? Not a problem - just hit the RESET button
and begin recording again - youll overwrite everything in the current Backing Sequence.

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Lets review the Backing Sequencer:

1. Play the Factory Backing Sequence Demo.
Notice the Display and front panel changes that are occuring!

2. Record a new Backing Sequence.

- Cursor and select BSQ1, then select the type of arrangement you like.
-Select an Intro and...
- Record the Backing Sequence, including keyboard, control and chord data.

- Playback the new Backing Sequence.

- Now record a new Backing Sequence!

*Dont forget that your sequence will be erased when you turn off the
unit. You might want to save your Backing Sequences to disk before
shutting off the iS40!
The Backing Sequencer (cont.)
In the previous exercise, you learned how to record a Backing Sequence in a quick and
easy way - by recording the keyboard, control, and chord tracks all at once. This is a
great way to check out the iS40, but just so you know, there are other ways to record Backing
Sequences, and many more features like quantizing and event editing of recorded data even Step Recording! For more information on the Backing Sequencer, consult the
owners manual.

Working with Standard MIDI Files

The Accessory Disk that ships with the iS40 contains 16 SMFs plus a silly little SMF
called ISLANDS, which is thankfully only eight bars long. The 16 SMF files (titled
DEMO1-16) are the same sequences that are already resident in the ROM demo section
of the iS40. However, you can use these files (or any other SMF files available) to demo
the Song Play/ Edit features.

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To playback SMF files:

1.

Insert the Accessory Disk (FDD-1004) or any SMF disk into the disk drive.

2.

Press the SONG PLAY button in the MODE section and press START/STOP. The
iS40 will play through all the SMFs on the disk.
To play a particular song from the disk, use the TEMPO/VALUE buttons to select the
SMF you want and press START/STOP. You can even do this while an SMF is
playing.

* Note that these files are in Format 0 SMF, so they will playback immediately. If you need
to load a Format 1 SMF, the file will load first, and then play. If there is a backing
sequence or another song in memory previous to loading, the Display will prompt OK to
erase B.Seq & Song Edit. Press ENTER/YES to erase the data in internal memory and
load/playback the Format 1 SMF.

Working with the JukeBox Function:

With the JukeBox function, you can create a custom play list of songs contained on disk.
The songs will playback in the order you desire.
1. Insert the disk, then press the UP/+ button or DIAL to select the first song.
2. Press the ENTER/YES button to insert the song in the list.
3. Choose the second song with the UP/+ button or DIAL, then press ENTER/YES to
insert the song in the list.
4. Continue as above to finish creating the play list.
5. Press START/STOP to playback and stop the songs using the JukeBox function.
6. Press EXIT/NO to exit JukeBox mode.

Editing Standard MIDI files - Song Edit mode:

The iS40 will automatically convert a Format 0 SMF file to Format 1, so that you can freely
edit any of the tracks available. Once the song has been edited, you can save it as a SMF
in either Format 0 or 1.
For more information on editing SMF files, consult the manual pg. 33.

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Program Mode
There are 384 onboard sounds in the iS40. They are located in the PROGRAM section,
and are organized into six banks (A-F) plus a drum bank. Banks A-E include 320 ROM
programs (A&B are GM). Bank F/USER contains 64 RAM programs. Pressing Bank
button F repeatedly toggles between the F and DRUM bank. There are 16 Drumkits in
the DRUM bank.
The iS40 is a fully programmable synthesizer, so in addition to its interactive features,
Programs and Drumkits can be played and edited by entering PROGRAM mode.
1.

Press the PROGRAM mode button, to the left of the Display.

2.

Press PROGRAM BANK button A, then press PROGRAM NUMBERS 1 two times, to
select Program A11 Piano 1.

Performance editing:
3.

Press the VDF CUTOFF button, located in the VOLUME section.

4.

Press the upper VOLUME button repeatedly (the button above VDF CUTOFF), or
hold it down, as you play the keyboard, to brighten the sound of the piano. Press the
lower VOLUME button repeatedly, or hold it down, and as you play youll hear the
sound becoming darker. Press both upper and lower VOLUME buttons together to
set the value back to 0.

5.

Press the VELOCITY SENS. button, and change its values as in the previous step.
This performance edit lets you modify the playing dynamics for each program.
Press both upper and lower VOLUME buttons together to set the value back to 0.

6.

Press the EFFECT BALANCE button and modify the dry-wet balance with the lower
and upper VOLUME buttons. Press both upper and lower VOLUME buttons together
to set the value back to 0.

* Once you have used the Performance Editor to modify a program, you can write the
new program to any location in the F/USER bank, by pressing the REC/WRITE button
and the ENTER/YES button.

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Program Editing:
All of the parameters used to create the programs and effects are easily accessible by
pressing the PAGE +/- buttons, or by direct page selecting. To go to a specific edit page,
hold the PROGRAM button, then press ARRANGEMENT NUMBER BUTTONS 1-8 or
PROGRAM NUMBER buttons 1-8.
More detailed information on program editing is available in the owners manual pgs.
143-169.

Additional Features
This tutorial has provided you with a basic understanding of the iS40. There are some
additional and important features that havent been discussed yet:

MEMORY-CHORD / button:
When this button is ON in Arrangement Play and Backing Sequencer modes, the
accompaniment and bass track continue to play, even when you release the keyboard. If
it is OFF, the accompaniment and bass tracks will stop when you release the keyboard,
but the drum and percussion tracks will continue to play.

MEMORY-LOWER / button:
This holds the Lower sound without keeping your hand on the keyboard. In Global mode,
pg10, you can set this function to work in one of three ways: ACTUAL - chords
reproduced exactly as played. AUTO - completes chords with missing notes, i.e. playing
notes C-E-B will trigger a Cmajor7th chord and the C, E, B and G will be played. BASS when accompaniment is stopped, the bass note will sustain as well.

BASS INV. button:

In Arrangement Play and backing Sequence modes, this setting ensures that the lowest
note of a chord played in inverted form will be used as the bass note. In other words, if
BASS INV. is ON, and you play an F chord with a C bass, the accompaniment will play in
F, with the bass player playing a C note. If BASS INV. is OFF, and you play the same
chord, the accompaniment will play in F, and the bass will play the root note (F) of the
chord. So the OFF setting is the simpler way to play chords without worrying about your
chord voicing, and the ON setting gives you better control over chord inversions alternate
bass lines.

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ENSEMBLE button:
In Arrangement Play and Backing Sequence modes, pressing the ENSEMBLE button
harmonizes the right hand melody based on the chords played in the left hand. This only
works when chord scanning is set to LOWER. There are ten available types of
Ensemble settings, located on page 5 of Arrangement Play mode. For more information
on the various Ensemble types, see pg. 60 in the owners manual.

SUSTAIN button:
In all available modes, pressing this button increases (sustains) the length of the notes
played by a keyboard track or program.

RESET button:
In Backing Sequencer, Song Play and Song Edit modes, the RESET button returns the
sequence to the first measure. In Arrangement Play and Backing Sequencer mode, this
button restarts the chord scanner and returns to the beginning of the measure. The
RESET button can also be used as a MIDI Panic button for stuck notes.

Scale Types:
There are ten preset scales, plus four user scales available. Programming of the user
scales is done on page 15 of Disk/Global mode. In addition to the Main scale, there is a
Sub scale, and you can use a foot switch, EC5 pedal, or MIDI to change between Main
and Sub scales. Settings for these scales are located on pages 13 and 14 of
Disk/Global mode. For more information, see pages 61 and 133 in the owners manual.

EC5 Pedal:
The optional EC5 pedal can be used to control many of the iS40 functions, including
Start/Stop, Variation and Fill changes, Effect On/Off, Muting of tracks, etc. there are five
switches on the pedal, and their functions can be set on page 9 of Global mode.

About the Owners Manual:

Owners Manuals...those two words can send chills up the spines of just about
anybody, right? Well, not in the case of the iS40! Youll be pleased to know that the

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people who put the owners manual together did an incredible job! Take a look at it...go
on...get it out and read it! We think you will agree - this is one of the
best-written product manuals available!

What are the main differences between the iS40 and iS50?
iS40 ($1695)

iS50 ($1450)

Aftertouch
14 Mbyte PCM
15 Keyboard sets
2 pedal inputs
EC5 pedal input
2 audio inputs
MIDI in, out, thru
Host port
2x14 watt amp
4 speakers
Joystick, Dial controls
Synchro-Start and Synchro-Stop keys

NO
12 Mbyte PCM
NONE
1 pedal input
NO
NO
MIDI in, out
NO
2x8 watt amp
2 speakers
Joystick only
Synchro-Start/Stop key only

Important Features
iS40 ($1695)

What makes this feature important?

Aftertouch
14 Mbyte PCM
15 Keyboard sets
2 pedal inputs
EC5 input
2 audio inputs

more control of sound and effects

2 more Mbyte = a better piano sample
instant access to favorite sound sets
more control - dedicated damper
foot control of front panel switches
external sources like tape, CD,
additional instruments
thru connector for multi-keyboard rigs
connect to computer w/out an external
MIDI interface
almost twice the power of the iS50!
more speakers = better fidelity!
more control of sound, effects, tempo
easier to use - dedicated switches

MIDI in, out, thru

Host port
2x14 watt amp
4 speakers
Joystick, Dial controls
Synchro-Start and Synchro-Stop keys

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Arrangement and Program Listings:

iS40/50 Arrangements
You can select the arrangements via MIDI, sending Bank Select MSB, Bank Select LSB (shown in table as BS)
and Program Change (shown in table as PC) messages through the ARNG channel. The Bank Select MSB is
always = 00.
BS

PC

BS

PC

8 Beat
000

000
001
002
003
004
005
006
007

A11
A12
A13
A14
A15
A16
A17
A18

000

032
033
034
035
036
037
038
039

A51
A52
A53
A54
A55
A56
A57
A58

000

064
065
066
067
068
069
070
071

000

096
097
098
099
100
101
102
103

8 Beat
Guitar Ballad
L.A. R&B
Sweet Beat
Analog Night
8 Beat Rock
Shuffle Shade
Rhythm&Beat

000

008
009
010
011
012
013
014
015

A21
A22
A23
A24
A25
A26
A27
A28

000

040
041
042
043
044
045
046
047

A61
A62
A63
A64
A65
A66
A67
A68

000

072
073
074
075
076
077
078
079

B21
B22
B23
B24
B25
B26
B27
B28

000

104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111

B61
B62
B63
B64
B65
B66
B67
B68

Dance 2
Progressive
Underground
Jungle
Garage
Euro Rap
Hip Hop
Dancing Tribe
Down Beat
Waltz
Mazurka
Polka
German Waltz
Laendler
German Polka
W. Musette
French March
R&B
6/8 Blues
Gospel
Blues Shuffle
Pop Shuffle
Uncle Funk
Get Funked
Electric Funk

PC

16 Beat
Windy Beat
Home Beat
Color Beat
Miami Beat
Analogyst
Thin Funk
Easy Rock
Basic Bossa
Bossa nueva
Miss Bossa
Samba
Sambalegre
Beguine
Last Rhumba
Cha Cha Cha
Wiener Waltz
Slow Waltz 1
Slow Waltz 2
Operetta
Fox Trot
Club Fox
Quick step
Charleston

000

016
017
018
019
020
021
022
023

A31
A32
A33
A34
A35
A36
A37
A38

000

048
049
050
051
052
053
054
055

A71
A72
A73
A74
A75
A76
A77
A78

BS

PC

000

080
081
082
083
084
085
086
087

B31
B32
B33
B34
B35
B36
B37
B38

000

112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119

Pop 6/8
Back to 60s
Rock 6/8
Flipper 6/8
Flipper 4/4
Twist
Hully Gully
Beach Surfer
Tango
Habanera
Paso Doble
Cumbia
By on
Calypso
Reggae
DanceReggae

000

024
025
026
027
028
029
030
031

000

056
057
058
059
060
061
062
063

000

088
089
090
091
092
093
094
095

32

Country
Country Beat
Country Ballad
Dixieland
OnTheBridge
Tarantella
Sevillana
Gipsy

000

120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127

Party Polka
NonstopParty
Motown
Love disco
Disco 70
80s Dance
House
Techno

A81
A82
A83
A84
A85
A86
A87
A88

Mambo
Salsa
Merengue
Meneito
Macarena
Tikitikit
Lambada
Discosamba

Jazz & Funk

World Music 1
B71
B72
B73
B74
B75
B76
B77
B78

A41
A42
A43
A44
A45
A46
A47
A48

Latin Dance

Jazz
Big Band 40s
Big Band
Fast Big Band
Latin BigBand
Broadway
Hollywood
Jazz Waltz
5/4 Swing

Dance 1

Latin 2

Rock
Light Rock
Pop Rock
Open Rock
Heavy Rock
Rock Ballad
Half Time
Rock & Roll
Rock Hip Hop

Ballroom

Traditional 2

Rhythm & Blues

B51
B52
B53
B54
B55
B56
B57
B58

BS

Latin 1

Traditional 1
B11
B12
B13
B14
B15
B16
B17
B18

16 Beat

B41
B42
B43
B44
B45
B46
B47
B48

Ballad
MediumSwing
Be Bop
Acid Jazz
Latin Jazz
Still Life
Party Funk
Groove

World Music 2
B81
B82
B83
B84
B85
B86
B87
B88

9/8 Roman
Ciftetelli
Mariachi
Raspa
Venezia
Minuetto
Bolero
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Programs
You can select the programs via MIDI, sending Bank Select MSB, Bank Select LSB (shown in table as BS)
and Program Change (shown in table as PC) messages, through the MIDI channel you wish to change the
program to. The Bank Select MSB is always = 00.
BS

PC

000

000
001
002
003
004
005
006
007

000

032
033
034
035
036
037
038
039

000

064
065
066
067
068
069
070
071

000

096
097
098
099
100
101
102
103

001

000
001
002
003
004
005
006
007

001

032
033
034
035
036

#
Piano
A11
Piano 1
A12
Piano 2
A13
Piano 3
A14
Honky-tonk
A15
E. Piano 1
A16
E. Piano 2
A17
Harpsichord
A18
Clavinet
Bass
A51
Acoustic Bs.
A52
Fingered Bs.
A53
Picked Bs.1
A54
Fretless Bs.
A55
Slap Bass 1
A56
Slap Bass 2
A57
SynthBass 1
A58
SynthBass 2
Reed
B11
Soprano Sax
B12
Alto Sax
B13
Tenor Sax
B14
Baritone Sax
B15
Oboe 1
B16
English Horn
B17
Basson
B18
Clarinet
Synth SFX
B51
Ice Rain
B52
Soundtrack
B53
Crystal
B54
Atmosphere
B55
Brightness
B56
Goblin
B57
Echo Drops
B58
Star Theme
Piano
C11 90s Piano
C12 Rock Piano
C13 New Piano
C14 M1 Piano
C15 Whirly
C16 DW-8000 EP
C17 HarpsiFunk
C18 Clavmation
Bass
C51 Upright
C52 Bass/ Harm.
C53 Picked Bs.2
C54 Fat Fretty
C55 SuperRound

BS
000

000

000

000

001

001

PC
#
Chromatic percussion
008 A21 Celesta
009 A22 Glockenspiel
010 A23 Music Box
011 A24 Vibraphone
012 A25 Marimba
013 A26 Xylophone
014 A27 Tubular Bell
015 A28 Santur
Strings
040 A61 Violin
041 A62 Viola
042 A63 Cello
043 A64 Contrabass
044 A65 Tremolo Str.
045 A66 PizzicatoStr.
046 A67 Harp
047 A68 Timpani
Pipe
072 B21 Piccolo
073 B22 Flute
074 B23 Recorder
075 B24 Pan Flute
076 B25 Bottle Blow
077 B26 Shaku 1
078 B27 Whistle 1
079 B28 Ocarina 1
Ethnic
104 B61 Sitar
105 B62 Banjo
106 B63 Shamisen
107 B64 Koto
108 B65 Kalimba
109 B66 Bagpipe
110 B67 Fiddle
111 B68 Shanai
Chromatic percussion
008 C21 SynCelesta
009 C22 Sistro
010 C23 Orgel
011 C24 SynVibes
012 C25 Balaphone
013 C26 Gamelan
014 C27 ChurchBell
015 C28 Celtic Plug
Strings
040 C61 The Strings
041 C62 ChambViola
042 C63 Cello Ens.
043 C64 ChamDBass
044 C65 Octave Str.

33

BS

PC

000

016
017
018
019
020
021
022
023

000

048
049
050
051
052
053
054
055

000

080
081
082
083
084
085
086
087

000

112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119

001

016
017
018
019
020
021
022
023

001

048
049
050
051
052

#
Organ
A31
Organ 1
A32
Organ 2
A33
Organ 3
A34
ChurchOrgan
A35
Reed Organ
A36
Musette
A37
Harmonica
A38
Bandoneon
Esensemble
A71
Strings
A72
Slow Strings
A73
SynStrings 1
A74
SynStrings 2
A75
Choir Aahs
A76
Voice Oohs
A77
SynVox
A78
OrchestraHit
Synth lead
A31
SquareWave
A32
Saw Wave
A33
Syn.Calliope
A34
Chiffer Lead
A35
Charang
A36
Solo Vox
A37
5Th Wave
A38
Bass & Lead
Percussion
B71
Tinkle Bell
B72
Agogo
B73
Steel Drums
B74
Woodblock
B75
Taiko
B76
Melo. Tom
B77
Synth Drum
B78
ReverseCym.
Organ
C31 Gospel Org.
C32 ClickOrgan
C33 Rotary Org.
C34 EuroPipe
C35 SmallPipe
C36 Fr.Musette
C37 Akordeon
C38 Cassotto
Esensemble
C71 Marcato
C72 Exp. Str.
C73 AnalogPad
C74 AnaStrings
C75 Doolally

BS

PC

000

024
025
026
027
028
029
030
031

000

056
057
058
059
060
061
062
063

000

088
089
090
091
092
093
094
095

000

120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127

001

024
025
026
027
028
029
030
031

001

056
057
058
059
060

#
Guitar
A41
Nylon gtr
A42
Steel Gtr.
A43
Jazz Gtr.
A44
Clean Gtr.
A45
Muted Gtr.
A46
Overdrive
A47
Dist. Gtr.
A48
GT.Harm.
Brass
A81
Trumpet
A82
Trombone
A83
Tuba
A84
MuteTrumpet
A85
French Horns
A86
Brass
A87
Syn.Brass1
A88
Syn.Brass2
Synth pad
B41
Fantasia
B42
Warm Pad
B43
PolySynth
B44
Space Voice
B45
BowedGlass
B46
Metal Pad
B47
Halo Pad
B48
Sweep Pad
Effects
B81
Gt.FretNoise
B82
Breath Noise
B83
Seashore
B84
Bird
B85
Telephone 1
B86
Helicopter
B87
Applause
B88
Gun Shot
Guitar
C41 L&R Ac.Gtr.
C42 12 Strings
C43 PedalSteel
C44 L&R El. Gtr.
C45 Clean Funk
C46 DistoMutes
C47 Solo Dist.
C48 PowerChord
Brass
C81 FlugelHorn
C82 Dynabone
C83 OB. Tuba
C84 Mute Ens.
C85 Horns Ens.

Korg iS40 Guide

037
038
001

001

002

002

004

C56
DynaSlap
045
C57
Dance Bass
046
Reed
000
D11
AltoBreath
001 008
001
D12
Folk Sax
009
002
D13
SoftTenor
010
003
D14
PerkySaxes
011
004
D15
Oboe 2
012
005
D16
Woodwinds
013
006
D17
Small^Orch
014
007
D18
Clarn. Ens.
015
Synth SFX
032
D51
Caribean
001 040
033
D52
Rave
041
034
D53
BellPad
042
035
D54
AmbientPad
043
036
D55
ElastikPad
044
037
D56
Bell Choir
045
038
D57
Big Panner
046
039
D58
Odyssey
047
1
000
E11
Piano&Strgs
002 008
001
E12
PianoPad
009
002
E13
Midi Piano
010
003
E14
Fresh Air
011
004
E15
Mark II bis
012
005
E16
Hard Tines
013
006
E17
FunkyRoads
014
007
E18
PianoVibes
015
5
032
E51
Velo Flute
002 040
033
E52
Flute/Muted
041
034
E53
Trump Ens.
042
035
E54
Lyle Stack
043
036
E55
Folk Clar.
044
037
E56
SectWinds
045
038
E57
FallAngels
046
039
E58
Lylesircs
047
Drum 1
000, 002-007,
Dr11
GM Kit 1
074-127
001
Dr12
GM Kit 2
008-015
Dr13
Room Kit
016-023
Dr14
Power Kit
024
Dr15
Electronic Kit
025
Dr16
Analog Kit
028-031
Dr17
Dance Kit
032-039
Dr18
Jazz Kit

C66
OctavePizz.
C67
My dream
Pipe
D21
Synth Fife
D22
BreathFlute
D23
Traverso
D24
Kawala
D25
BottleBlow
D26
Shaku 2
D27
Whistle 2
D28
Ocarina 2
Ethnic
D61
Tambra
D62
Bouzouki
D63
Oud
D64
Kanoon
D65
Ukulele
D66
Jaw Harp
D67
MandoTrem.
D68
Hichiriki
2
E21
Tone Wheel
E22
70 Organ
E23
Theatre Org.
E24
Jimmy Org.
E25
DblBrass
E26
SlowSunset
E27
Ultra Rez
E28
DanceReMix
6
E61
i3 Strings
E62
N-Strings
E63
Ravel Pad
E64
Dark Pad
E65
Yoshi Pad
E66
Swell Pad
E67
Light Pizz
E68
DblStrings

053
054
001

001

002

002

004

C76
AirVoxDbl
061
C77
Glassglide
062
Synth lead
016
D31
Soft Solo
001 024
017
D32
Big Lead
025
018
D33
PurePanLd.
026
019
D34
Rubby
027
020
D35
Dist.Lead
028
021
D36
Vox Lead
029
022
D37
Big Fives
030
023
D38
Big & Raw
031
Percussion
048
D71
WindChimes
001 056
049
D72
Cowbell
057
050
D73
Claves
058
051
D74
Castanets
059
052
D75
Tsuzumi
060
053
D76
Oil Drum
061
054
D77
Rev. Tom
062
055
D78
Rev Snare
063
3
016
E31
R&R Guitar
002 024
017
E32
Dobro
025
018
E33
ElectricAc.
026
019
E34
Mr.Clean
027
020
E35
Hackbrett
028
021
E36
Gtr.Strings
029
022
E37
StereoDist.
030
023
E38
Gtr/Bass
031
7
048
E71
LiteVoices
002 056
049
E72
DigitalAir
057
050
E73
Air Vox
058
051
E74
Ambi.Voice
059
052
E75
Airways
060
053
E76
Stab Pad
061
054
E77
PoppinPad
062
055
E78
MonoLead
063
Drum 2
040-047
Dr21
Brush Kit
048-055
064, 067-071
065
066
057-063
072
073

34

Dr22
Dr23
Dr24
Dr25
Dr26
Dr27
Dr28

Orchestra Kit
Percussion Kit
Latin Perc. Kit
Arabian Kit
SFX Kit
(User 1)
(User 2)

C86
Brass Band
C87
Syn.Brass3
Synth pad
D41
Thick Pad
D42
Soft Pad
D43
Farluce
D44
Heaven
D45
Glass Pad
D46
Panner Pad
D47
Polar Pad
D48
Celestial
Effects
D81
Heart Beat
D82
Laughing
D83
Wind
D84
Gallop
D85
Telephone 2
D86
Train
D87
Stadium!!
D88
Explosion
4
E41
FingerDark
E42
Dyno Bass
E43
Bass/Mute
E44
Stick Bass
E45
Deep House
E46
Dr.Octave
E47
Rap Bass
E48
Zap bass
8
E81
Jet Star
E82
Space Wing
E83
Ambience
E84
Glide Fx
E85
SteamCloud
E86
WhiteNoise
E87
Fragments
E88
Brass Fall