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XE20/XE20SP Owner’s Manual Table of Contents Main Features.......................................................................... 3 Part Names............................................................................... 4 Appendix................................................................................32 Checking the software version................................................ 32 Restoring the XE20 to factory default settings...................... 32 Calibrating an expression pedal.....
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. 3 Main Features About this manual High-definition piano sounds The XE20 comes with the following manuals.
Part Names Part Names Front panel Display (page 6) Music stand holes (page 7) Built-in speakers (page 7) Built-in speakers (page 7) Keyboard Rear panel 1. DC 19V jack ( ) ................................................................... page 7 5. Headphone jack ( )...................................................................... page 7 2. Cable hook........................................................................................ page 7 6. FOOT CONTROLLER jack ...............
Part Names 5 Control panel 1. Power button ( )......................................................................... page 7 2. VOLUME knob............................................................................... page 7 3. PIANO1/2 button......................................................................... page 13 4. STYLE SET button...................................................................... page 13 5. REVERB button...................................................................
Part Names Display : Displays the tempo of the style or song. : Lights up to display the beat of the style or song. Chord Displays the name of the chord played within the chord recognition range. Tempo lock icon (page 15) Displays when the tempo is locked. USB icon Displays when a USB flash drive is plugged into the USB TO DEVICE port. : Displays when the style or song has stopped. The octave and transpose settings are displayed to the right.
Preparing to Play 7 Preparing to Play The XE20SP includes a stand with pedal unit, for use only with the XE20SP. Follow the steps below after putting the stand together. Using the AC adapter 1. 2. Make sure that the power on this instrument is turned off. Adjusting the volume yy 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.
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 settings, according to which kind of pedal you will connect (see page 25 “Changing the pedal polarity” and page 25 “Changing the pedal function”).
Preparing to Play: What is Auto-Accompaniment? 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 left hand (the accompaniment part). 1. Playing along with auto-accompaniment 1. 2. Press the STYLE/[MUSIC STYLE] button. 3. Press the button to activate the keyboard split when the SPLIT button is off.
Preparing to Play: What is Auto-Accompaniment? 2. Adding a melody line when playing Now, try playing a melody line along with the accompaniment. 1. 2. Press the STYLE/[MUSIC STYLE] button. 3. Press the button to activate the keyboard split when the SPLIT button is off. 4. Turn the dial while holding down the [SHIFT] button to set the tempo to 100. 5. 5,7 Press the start/stop button. The rhythm will play back.
Preparing to Play: What is Auto-Accompaniment? 11 3. Adding an intro and ending to a song Try adding an intro and ending to finish up the song. 1. 2. Press the STYLE/[MUSIC STYLE] button. 3. Press the button to activate the keyboard split when the SPLIT button is off. 4. Turn the dial while holding down the [SHIFT] button to set the tempo to 100. 5. 6. 7. Press the INTRO/ENDING button. 8. 9. When the intro ends, you can start playing. Select a style by turning the dial.
Basic operations Basic operations About modes Selecting sounds and changing values The XE20 features two different modes, a style mode and a song mode. Use the dial, the + and − buttons and the CATEGORY buttons t/u when selecting sounds or changing the values of the settings. Press the appropriate MODE section button on the front panel to enter one of the modes. 1. Dial This is used to change numbers and values.
Playing the XE20 (style mode) 13 Playing the XE20 (style mode) Selecting a grand piano What is a style set? yy Press the PIANO1/2 button. This will quickly select the grand piano sound. You can switch between pianos 1 and 2 with each press of the button. Piano 1: German Piano Piano 2: Italy Piano Keyboard sets that are most suitable for each style (accompaniment) are available. These are called “style sets.” 1. Press the STYLE SET button. A keyboard set appropriate for the style will be recalled.
Playing the XE20 (style mode) Selecting a set list Set lists are used to save and quickly recall your favorite settings (style, tempo, effects 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 after the power is turned on. The keyboard set will be “German Piano.” 1. Press the BANK/WRITE button several times to select the bank. The bank will change in sequential order (A"B"C...J"A...
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] button to turn the metronome on (the button will light), and press the button again to make it stop. 15 Note: Pressing the TAP TEMPO/[TEMPO LOCK] button any more times will start the accompaniment (tap start function). You can turn the tap start function disable (see page 26 “Tap Auto Start”).
Playing the XE20 (style mode) yy 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 five 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] button.
Playing the XE20 (style mode) Turning the reverb on/off This switches the reverb (an effect that make the sound linger) on/off. 1. Press the REVERB button. When you press the button while reverb is being applied, the reverb will shut off. When you press the button while reverb is not being applied, the reverb will be turned on. 1 Note: Some keyboard sets do not use a reverb effect, and you will not be able to apply reverb for these sets. This setting will be lost when the power is turned off.
Auto-accompaniment (style mode) Auto-accompaniment (style mode) Playing along with auto-accompaniment 4. Auto-accompaniment is a function that automatically plays accompaniment to match the chord that you specify. The XE20 features accompaniment patterns in various styles, such as dance, rock, jazz, Latin and so on. These patterns are called styles. There are over 280 styles, divided into 17 groups. Press the SPLIT button to activate the keyboard split feature (the button will light).
Auto-accompaniment (style mode) Making changes to the autoaccompaniment Adding an intro or setting a variation Use the buttons in the STYLE section to make changes to the auto-accompaniment, such as adding an intro, fill-ins and breaks, and an ending. 19 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).
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. Keyboard part Choosing a music style and playing Instead of choosing a style, you can select a music style and then play or record.
Auto-accompaniment (style mode) Saving the set list (WRITE) Recording your performance A set list contains saved settings such as style, tempo, keyboard set and effect settings. Once you have customized the settings for a style, we recommend that you save your settings as a set list. You can record as you play along with the auto-accompaniment. 1. 1. In style mode, customize the style such as changing the sound of the keyboard part, changing the octave and so on. 2.
Song mode Song mode 2. 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. 1. Press the SONG/[DEMO SONG] button while holding down the [SHIFT] button. will blink in the display, and the demo songs will start playing back in order from song D01. Select the song type using the CATEGORY buttons t/u, and use the dial or the +/– buttons to select the song.
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 button to loop the playback of the current measure. (For MP3 and WAV files, playback will be looped from 1 second prior to the point where the LOOP button was pressed.) 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.
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. 1. 2. This will delete a user song that you have selected. 1. 2. Select a user song. Select a user song. Press the ERASE button. “Delete? No” will appear on the display. Press the start/stop button to play back the song. 2 3,5 3. Press the record button.
SETTING functions 25 SETTING functions Basic methods of use Changing the pedal function The basic methods of using the SETTING functions are shown below. 1. Press the SETTING/[MEDIA] button. This will enter the SETTING functions, and blink on the display. 1 will Change the pedal function on this instrument to match the type of pedal connected, whether a pedal switch, expression pedal or volume pedal. 1. 2. Connect the pedal to the FOOT CONTROLLER jack. 3.
SETTING functions List of SETTING functions (*: Factory default setting value) Page Parameter Settings Contents of settings P.01 KeyResponse Soft 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 “Soft Touch” setting produces a louder sound than usual when you play softly on the keyboard; and the “Hard Touch” setting produces a softer sound than usual, until you play harder.
SETTING functions 27 Page Parameter Settings Contents of settings P.10 Local Control Off On* Sets whether the sound generator of this instrument will play or not (“On” to play, “Off” 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. Off: 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.
MEDIA functions MEDIA functions Connecting and removing USB flash drives Formatting a USB flash drive 1. 2. 1. In the MEDIA functions, press the CATEGORY button t/ u and select “Media Format”. The message “Enter [WRITE]” will be displayed. 2. Press the BANK/WRITE button. “Cancel [<]” will be displayed. 3. Turn the dial to select “Yes [WRITE]”, and press the BANK/WRITE button. “Are You Sure?” will be displayed. 4. Turn the dial to select “Yes [WRITE]”, and press the BANK/WRITE button. 5.
MEDIA functions List of MEDIA functions Menu Contents of settings P.01 SetListBackUp Saves all set lists to the USB flash drive. P.02 SetListRestore Loads all set lists from the USB flash drive. P.03 Song Convert Saves the user songs to the USB flash 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.05 P.06 UserStyleLoad Media Format SystemUpdate SetList SetListData_01.json (A-1) SetListData_05.
Connecting to an external device 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. 1. Turn the volume down all the way on this instrument and on the external audio equipment, and turn off the power on both devices. 2.
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.
Appendix Appendix Checking the software version 1. Press the power button while holding down the [SHIFT] button. The software version number of the XE20 will be displayed following the opening screen. 2. Turn off the power, and then turn it on again. Restoring the XE20 to factory default settings This restores the settings of this instrument to the factory defaults. Note that this will initialize (reset) all of your song lists, user songs and the settings you have made 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 button. You may hear distorted or noisy sounds due to input overload with certain effects. This is not a malfunction. In certain electrical environments, you may hear noise due to a ground loop or other factors.
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”.
Specifications 35 Specifications Function XE20/XE20SP Function XE20/XE20SP Keyboard NH (Natural Weighted Hammer Action) Keyboard 88 keys (A0-C8) 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.
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