Korg'S Piano Sounds: The Choice Of Professional Musicians Korg instruments are praised by professional musicians around the world for their superior sound. The new SP-500 Digital Piano continues that tradition with it rich sampled pianos -- including a stunning stereo grand piano. And with a generous 64 notes of polyphony, the SP-500 ensures that notes will not be interrupted, even when you perform with full use of the damper pedal. The SP-500 is loaded with 396 sound programs, all taken from Korg's professional synthesizers. In addition to 19 different piano sounds, the SP-500 boasts a selection of electric piano, organ, flute/sax, brass, strings, guitar, drum and synthesizer sounds. There are also eight special Melody Voice programs featuring natural-sounding vibrato that realistically captures each instrument's expressivity. Any two sounds can be layered together or split between the SP-500's high and low ranges. The Sp-500 Features True Grand Piano Touch The SP-500 Digital Piano features Korg's newest Real Weighted Hammer Action II keyboard that responds to your playing in the same way a grand piano does. It provides a heavier touch in the low register and a lighter touch in the high register. The SP-500's Key Touch Control function can be adjusted in six stages, letting you select the sensitivity you prefer. Automatic Accompaniment Brings Your Music To Life The SP-500's professionally-produced accompaniment styles make it easy for you to create great sounding ensemble performances. Its Pianist Rhythm Styles provide accompaniments featuring piano-type left-hand passages that enable even novice players to sound like accomplished pianists. A wide range of Rhythm Styles covering rock, pop, jazz and more enable the SP-500 to deliver the full-sounding performance of a complete pro backup band. The SP-500 comes loaded with 128 Rhythm Styles, 26 Pianist Rhythm Styles and room for 64 User Styles you can create and save to memory. Touchview Puts The Power Of The Sp-500 At Your Fingertips The new SP-500 Digital Piano boasts Korg's advanced TouchView Graphical User Interface, a feature found on the company's flagship music workstations. The touch-panel LCD lets you select or modify sounds and accompaniment styles by simply touching words or images displayed on the screen. Operation is easy, and the functions are literally at your fingertips. The SP-500 also provides a Help function to ensure that even first-time users can quickly master its operation. Just press the Help button at any time and an explanation of each function appears in the large TouchView display. Digital Effects Add Drama And Sparkle To Your Music The SP-500 delivers a full complement of 37 different effects. These include reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, exciter, distortion, overdrive, phaser, rotary speaker auto-pan and tremolo. The SP-500 Digital Piano's high-quality effects share the same heritage as the effects in Korg's professional and stage instruments. Two Easy-To-Use Recording