Korg PA1000 User Manual

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Pa1000 | User Manual

Important safety instructions

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with dry cloth.

7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install

in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as

radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including ampliﬁers) that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the po-

larized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not ﬁt into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on

or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11. Only use attachments/accessories speciﬁed

by the manufacturer.

12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket,

or table speciﬁed by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

▪ The ventilation should not be impeded by

covering the ventilation openings with items, such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc.

▪ No naked ﬂame sources, such as lighted can-

dles, should be placed on the apparatus.

▪ Do not install this equipment in a conﬁned

space such as a box for the conveyance or similar unit.

▪ WARNING – This apparatus shall be connect-

ed to a mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection.

▪ Turning off the standby switch does not com-

pletely isolate this product from the power line, so remove the plug from the socket if not using it for extended periods of time, or before cleaning. Please ensure that the mains plug or appliance couple remains readily accessible.

▪ Mains powered apparatus shall not be ex-

posed to dripping or splashing and that no objects ﬁlled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

▪ Install this product near the wall socket and

keep the power plug easily accessible.

▪ The marking plate is located at the bottom

of the instrument. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are located on this plate.

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning

storms or when unused for long periods of time.

14. Refer all servicing to qualiﬁed service per-

sonnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

Serial number

Please record the model number, serial number, and date of purchase below. Keep this manual, as use these information as a record of your purchase.

Model ________________________________

Serial No. _____________________________

Purchase Date ________________________

WARNING – Do not ingest battery, chemical burn hazard. This product contains a coin/button cell ba ttery.

If the coin/button cell battery is swallowed it can cause severe internal burns in just 2 hours and can lead to death.

Keep new and used batteries away from children. If the battery compartment does not close securely, stop using the product and keep it away from children.

If you think the battery may have been swallowed or placed inside any part of the body seek immediate medical attention.

▪ WARNING – Date/time Lithium button cell

battery inside. Danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type. The internal date/time Lithium button cell battery is user replaceable.

▪ Do not expose batteries to excessive heat,

such as direct sunshine, ﬁre or the like.

▪ Dispose of used batteries according to the

battery manufacturer’s instructions.

The lightning ﬂ ash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle , is inten ded to alert the user to the presence of uni nsulated “da ngerous voltage” withi n the product’s e nclosure that may b e of sufﬁ cient magnitude to con stitute a r isk of ele ctric shock to persons.

The excla mation p oint within an equilateral triang le is intended to alert the user to the presen ce of importan t operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

This sym bol is intended to identify Class II equip ment with func tional ear thing (ground ing).

Other notices

Automatic power-off

To avoid wasting power, Pa1000 will by default automatically enter standby mode after two hours of non-active use (playing, pressing buttons or using the touch-screen). Please save any edited data (Keyboard Sets, Styles, Songs, and so on) before taking a prolonged pause.

Data handling

Data in memory may sometimes be lost due to incorrect user action. Be sure to save important data to the internal drive or to an external USB device. KORG will not be responsible for damages caused by data loss.

Display handling

Be very careful not to apply too much pressure on the display while carrying the instrument, or it might break.

Cleaning

If the exterior becomes dirty, wipe it with a clean, dry cloth. Do not use liquid cleaners such as benzene or thinner, or cleaning compounds or ﬂammable polishes.

Use a soft cotton cloth to clean the display. Some materials, such as paper towels, could cause scratches and damage it. Computer wipes are also suggested, provided they are speciﬁcally designed for LCD screens.

Do not spray any liquid on the LCD screen directly. Always apply the solution to your cloth ﬁrst, then clean the screen.

Example screens

Some pages of the manuals show snapshots of the screen along with an explanation of functions and operations. All sound, style, song or parameter names, as well as shown values, are merely examples and may not always match the actual display you are working on.

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Disclaimer

The information contained in this manual have been carefully revised and checked through. Due to our constant efforts to improve our products, the speciﬁcations might differ to those in the manual. KORG is not responsible for any differences found between the speciﬁcations and the contents of the instruction manual – all speciﬁcations being subject to change without prior notice.

Liability

KORG products are manufactured under strict speciﬁcations and voltages required by each country. These products are warranted by the KORG distributor only in each country. Any KORG product not sold with a warranty card or carrying a serial number disqualiﬁes the product sold from the manufacturer’s/distributor’s warranty and liability. This requirement is for your own protection and safety.

Service and user’s assistance

For service, please contact your nearest Authorized KORG Service Center. For more information on KORG products, and to ﬁnd software and accessories for your keyboard, please contact your local Authorized KORG distributor. For up-to-date information, please point your web browser to our web site.

Keep your keyboard up-to-date

Your instrument can be constantly updated as new versions of the operating system are released by KORG. You can download the operating system from our web site. Please, read the instructions supplied with the operating system.

MS-DOS and Windows are

Contents

Part I 1 Let’s start!

3 Introduction

3 Welcome to Pa1000!

7 Before starting to play…

9 Overview of the instrument

15 Setting up the pedals, audio connections, music stand

15 Connecting the pedals

16 Turning the integrated speakers on and off

16 Connecting the headphones

16 Connecting the audio outputs

17 Installing the music stand

18 Powering up

18 Turning the instrument on

19 Calibrating the touch screen

20 Adjust the display brightness

20 Tilting the display

21 Listening to the Demo Songs

22 Interface basics

22 The main page

23 The user interface in detail

30 Navigating through the pages

33 Selecting the musical resources

Part II 35 Playing and singing

37 Playing the Sounds

38 Choosing your preferred set of Sounds

39 Choosing the Keyboard Sets

45 Playing and controlling the Sounds

47 Tempo and Metronome

47 Tem po

49 Metronome

51 Playing the Styles

51 Choosing the Styles

56 Playing a manual accompaniment (Bass & Lower Backing)

57 Playing the automatic accompaniment

63 Adjusting the accompaniment volume

65 Manually playing the Bass line

66 Playing the Pads

66 Choosing the Pad sets

67 Playing the Pads

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68 Playing the Songs

68 Choosing the Songs

73 Playing a Song

75 Mixing two Songs

76 Playing along with the Song

79 Adjusting the volume levels

80 Playing all the Songs in a folder

82 Playing a Jukebox list

85 Lyrics, chords, markers and score

85 Choosing one of the Players

86 Reading the lyrics and chords contained in a Song

88 Reading the lyrics and chords loaded as a text ﬁle

90 Reading the lyrics and chords loaded as a CDG ﬁle

91 Moving through a Song with the markers

94 Reading the music score

97 Searching for ﬁles and other items

97 Using the Search function

Part III 103 SongBook

105 Using the SongBook

105 Choosing the SongBook Entries

115 Using the Set Lists

119 Editing the SongBook

119 Creating and editing the SongBook Entries

129 Creating and editing the Set Lists

133 Deleting all the SongBook Entries and Set Lists

134 Using the SongBook with a personal computer

Part IV 135 Customizing and editing the Sound sets

137 Customizing the Keyboard Sets

137 Playing different Sounds with the left and right hand

141 Playing two or three Sounds at the same time

142 Choosing different Sounds

144 Mixing the Keyboard Sounds

147 Transposing the Upper Sounds to a different octave

148 Using the Ensemble to add harmony

151 Advanced editing of the Sound sets

151 The editing procedure

154 Mixing the Sounds

156 Adding effects

167 Equalizing the Sounds

170 Octave transpose and ﬁne tuning

171 Programming the sound routing and polyphony

174 Quick editing of Drum Kits

177 Quick editing of Sounds

179 Programming the key and velocity range

181 Editing the Digital Drawbars

185 Writing the Sound sets

185 Writing the Keyboard Sets to the library

187 Writing Keyboard Sets into a Style

189 Writing Keyboard Sets into a SongBook Entry

192 Writing Style Settings, Song Settings and MIDI Song Sounds

Part V 193 Customizing, recording and editing the Styles and Pads

195 Customizing the Styles

195 Setting the Chord Recognition

199 Automatically holding chords and Lower notes (Memory)

201 Recognizing the root note (Bass Inversion)

202 Setting how velocity controls the accompaniment

203 Mixing the grouped Accompaniment Sounds

205 Editing the Style Settings

205 Mixing the individual Accompaniment Sounds

209 Changing the Sounds of the accompaniment par ts

212 Setting the Style controls

215 Choosing and mixing the Pads

218 Writing the Style Settings

220 The Chord Sequencer

220 Recording Chord Sequences

223 Playing back Chord Sequences

224 Managing the Chord Sequences

227 Recording the Styles and Pads

227 How are Styles and Pads made?

233 Programming the Style Settings, then recording the musical sequences

234 Accessing the Style/Pad Record mode

236 Listening to the recorded Style

237 Setting the recording parameters

242 Assigning Sounds to the Style Element and Pads

245 Choosing the original key/chord and the note transposition table

248 Recording a Style or Pad in Realtime Record

251 Recording a Style or Pad in Step Record

256 Recording a Guitar track

266 Editing the Styles and Pads

266 Editing the track parameters

272 Editing the Chord Table

273 Checking the available Chord Variations

274 Editing the track type, trigger, tension

276 Editing the Style/Pad sequences

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288 Editing the MIDI events

292 Copying the Style track settings

293 Importing and exporting the Styles and Pads

293 Importing a Standard MIDI File to a Chord Variation

296 Importing a Standard MIDI File to a Style

299 Importing a MIDI Groove to a Style or Pad

300 Exporting a Chord Variation

302 Converting a MIDI Song to a Style

302 The Style Creator Bot

304 Writing the new/edited Style or Pad

304 Writing the Styles

306 Writing the Pads

Part VI 307 Customizing, recording and editing the Songs

309 Customizing the Songs

309 How to play a Song – Song Play vs. Sequencer mode

310 Special tracks (Melody, Drum & Bass), Fast Play

312 Mixing the Song Sounds

316 Changing the Sounds of the MIDI Song tracks

317 Writing the Song Play Settings

317 Writing the default Players’ settings

318 Listening the MIDI Songs in Sequencer mode

318 Loading and listening a MIDI Song

321 Recording MIDI Songs

321 Multitrack Song Recording

328 Step Recording a Song

333 Quick Recording a Backing Sequence Song

341 Step Recording a Backing Sequence Song

346 Editing the MIDI Songs

346 Editing the Song tracks

358 Editing the MIDI events

362 Saving MIDI Songs

362 Saving the MIDI Song

364 Recording MP3 Songs

364 Recording and saving an MP3 Song

368 Creating text ﬁles (lyrics)

368 Creating text ﬁles on a personal computer

Part VII 373 Customizing and editing the Sounds

375 Listening and customizing the Sounds

375 Accessing the Sound mode

376 Listening to individual Sounds

377 Customizing the Sound

380 Editing the Sounds

382 Setting the Sound’s basic parameters

388 Setting the oscillator’s basic parameters

395 Programming the Damper pedal

399 Equalizing the Sound

400 Setting the Drum Kit’s basic parameters

404 Equalizing the Drum Kit

406 Mixing the Drum Kit layers

407 Mixing and retriggering the drum samples

409 Modulating pitch

414 Programming the pitch envelope (Pitch EG)

418 Programming the ﬁlters

421 Modulating the ﬁlters

426 Programming the ﬁlter envelope (Filter EG)

430 Programming amplitude and pan

432 Modulating amplitude

435 Programming the amplitude envelope (Amp EG)

439 Programming the LFO

444 Adding effects to the Sound

447 Sound Edit utilities

449 AMS (Alternate Modulation Sources)

452 Writing the Sounds

452 Writing the edited Sound

454 Making new sounds with Sampling

456 Loading samples and multisamples

460 Recording samples or audio grooves

462 Editing the samples

466 Editing the loop

469 Getting information on the Sampling memory

471 Writing, exporting or deleting the samples

475 Creating multisamples

479 Writing, exporting or deleting the multisamples

482 Creating new Sounds from multisamples

483 Creating new Drum Kits from percussive samples

484 Assigning the new Sound or Drum Kit to a part/track

485 Creating Audio Groove Slices with Time Slicing

491 Writing the Audio Groove Slices

492 Using the Audio Groove Slices in a Style or Pad

494 Using the Audio Groove Slices in other Sounds

Part VIII 495 Audio In/Out, Voice and Guitar Processor

497 Connecting the audio outputs and setting the ﬁnal effects

497 Connecting the audio outputs

498 Programming the master effects

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503 Connecting the audio inputs

503 Connecting a line audio device, a microphone, a guitar

505 Setting the routing and mixing the effects

509 Shaping the sound of the lead voice

514 Talking with your audience

516 Using the effects and voice harmonization

516 Choosing a Voice/Guitar Preset

521 Harmonizing your voice

523 Doubling your voice

524 Using the effects

527 Controlling the Voice/Guitar Processor via MIDI

530 Editing the Voice/Guitar Presets

531 Choosing, enabling and mixing the effects

532 Editing the harmony voices

540 Editing the Double voice

542 Editing the Voice/Guitar Effects

543 Creating new presets by assembling FX blocks

546 Writing a Voice/Guitar Preset

Part IX 549 Effects for the Sounds, Voice, Guitar

551 The effects

551 Editing the effects

556 Adapting reverb to the room size

557 Effects list

559 Effect parameters

559 REV (Reverbs)

570 DEL (Delay)

606 MOD (Modulation)

653 DYN (Dynamics)

665 AMP (Ampliﬁer)

705 FILT (EQ and Filters)

734 FREQ (Frequency)

747 MISC (Miscellaneous)

792 DMS (Dynamic Modulation Sources)

Part X 795 KAOSS Effects

797 Using the KAOSS effects

797 The KAOSS page

799 Choosing the KAOSS Presets

801 KAOSS Preset list

804 Using the KAOSS effects

Part XI 807 Controllers

809 Hand controllers

809 Programming the joystick

811 Programming the keyboard’s velocity and aftertouch

813 Programming the assignable knobs

815 Programming the assignable switches

818 Foot co ntro llers

818 Programming the damper pedal

819 Programming the assignable pedal/footswitch

826 Calibrating the pedal and setting its polarity

Part XII 827 Global settings and preferences

829 Customizing the user interface

829 Display and control panel preferences

831 Program Change and activity indicators

833 Automatic selection and locking

833 Automatically choosing Styles and Keyboard Sets

835 Locking parameters to prevent changes

839 System preferences

839 Setting the date and time for ﬁle saving

840 Automatic power off

841 Master Transpose and Tuning

841 Master Tuning

842 Master Transpose

847 Scale

847 Main Scale

849 Sub-Scale

853 Quarter Tone Sub-Scale (Scale Presets)

858 Retuning the Style while playing

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Part XIII 861 MIDI

863 Connecting MIDI devices

863 Introduction to MIDI

868 Connecting via the MIDI interface

869 Connecting via the USB DEVICE port

871 Quick settings using MIDI Presets

876 Synchronizing Tempo with other instruments

878 MIDI data routing, processing and transposing

884 Programming the MIDI channels

888 Connecting Pa1000 to a personal computer or tablet

889 Control Change messages

892 Controlling the Arranger and Players via MIDI

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Part XIV 895 File management

897 Managing ﬁles in the internal memory

897 Copying, renaming and deleting

900 The Direct data

904 Renaming the User/Direct banks

905 Managing ﬁles on disk

905 Overview on ﬁle management

910 Loading musical resources and settings

917 Saving musical resources and settings

921 Copying ﬁles and folders

924 Deleting ﬁles and folders

925 Selecting more items at once

927 Exporting playlists

930 Managing media

930 Formatting storage devices

932 Backing up and restoring musical resources

936 Connec ting the internal drive to a personal computer

938 Storage device organization

941 Changing the media display preferences

942 Protecting storage devices and ﬁles

944 Care of storage devices

Part XV 945 Appendix

947 Musical Resources

948 Styles

955 Keyboard Set Library

960 Sounds

987 DNC Sounds and controls

991 Drum Kits

993 Multisamples

1003 Drum Samples

1023 Pads

1028 Recognized chords

1030 Connecting an external display

1032 Installing the options

1032 Replacing the clock backup battery

1036 Installing a microSD card

1039 Shortcuts

1042 Troubleshooting

1044 Specs

PART I: LET’S

START!

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01 Introduction

Welcome to Pa1000!

Many thanks, and congratulation on purchasing the KORG Pa1000 Professional Arranger! We’re sure it’ll give you countless hours of great tones that will feel as good as they sound.

Slim, powerful and easy to use

With the elegant cabinet, Pa1000 provides a professional and stylish look, that will be much appreciated on stage or at home. The main panel’s logical layout ensures easy access to buttons, knobs and all controls.

Using your Pa1000 is easy, thanks to the touch screen and the clean, clearly laid-out, modern user interface, based on icons reproducing real objects in the real world. The tilting display will make access easy under any circumstances.

The real solo and band experience

Pa1000 has been designed to assist you equally well during live performance and songwriting. The detailed natural sounds and ﬁnely crafted styles have been created by some of the ﬁnest musicians in the music industry. You will feel you are playing in a real band – no matter what your musical tastes are.

The naturally responsive 61-note semi-weighted keyboard is designed for musicians of all levels, from beginners to demanding keyboard players, and gives you a completely authentic feel and full control of expression.

More than just recorded sounds

The huge, realistic collection of classic and contemporary keyboard, band and orchestral sounds, includes new multi-layer stereo grand pianos (with damper and body resonance) and electric pianos; wind instruments, basses and stunning acoustic and electric guitars; plus digital drawbars with leakage and key on/off noises.

Sounds have been recorded with the most up-to-date technologies, and KORG’s own proprietary EDS-X (Enhanced Deﬁnition Synthesis-eXpanded)

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sound engine allows for ﬁne detail to be accurately reproduced. The integrated sampler and sound editor allows to ﬁll the vast user memory with newly created or imported sounds.

All these authentic sounds become alive with KORG’s DNC (Deﬁned Nuance Control) system, allowing the performer to accurately and expressively introduce the most subtle nuances and sound articulation. For example, the joystick and assignable switches can introduce the growl of a saxophone, breath elements found in trumpet, clarinet and harmonica, and add authenticity to the pizzicato and bowed sounds of a string section. You will even hear keys opening when saxophone notes are going up, and closing when going down!

Listen the natural way

Each Pa1000 sound go through separate EQs and studio-quality effect processors, that further reﬁne your sound before coming through high-quality stereo audio outputs. Effects run from the standard reverbs and delays through to the more unusual effects (like a Vocoder), realistic amp simulators and carefully recreated vintage effects. The ﬁnal mastering effects make the sound louder, clearer, fuller, and more polished.

The sound of the super high-ﬁdelity integrated speakers is clear and detailed even at the lowest volume level, for the pleasure of the late-night rehearsing musician.

A band always ready to play with you

Ultra-realistic sounds in the Pa1000 are always ready to play along with you, in the music style best ﬁtting your music. The high number of included Styles will satisfy any music genre, but can also be expanded by adding new Styles. You may also create your Styles, customize the existing ones, or easily convert MIDI Songs to Styles.

There are eight accompaniment parts which will follow your chords. The Auto Fill function will automatically choose a Fill for you. You can play in the simplest way or with the rich harmonization of a competent jazz player. We have programmed them to sound natural, and give you the feeling of a real band, ready to play with you at any time.

The convenient Chord Sequencer function records your chord progressions on-the-ﬂy allowing the users to immediately play along with their own chord sequence, which is useful not only for practice, but for freeing up a hand while performing live. Chord Sequences can also be saved in Styles and SongBook Entries for easy recall.

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Play and write songs

Play Songs in MID and MP3 formats with KORG’s patented XDS Crossfade Dual Sequencer/Player. With both Songs and Styles, you can show lyrics for your singer and chords for your fellow guitarist. Any MIDI Song track can be converted into a readable score. Markers allow for jumping back to a passage you wish to repeat, for example in a piece you are studying or rehearsing.

Use the video output to display lyrics or score on an external monitor, making it perfect for karaoke or band leading.

You can record a MIDI Song using a full-featured Sequencer, or by using the Styles to record your live performance. Even easier, just record what you sing and play (including MP3 Songs) as an MP3 ﬁle, and listen to it anywhere you like.

Your music book

What is a huge collection of Styles and Songs, without an effective form of organization? Pa1000 has the one most known to musicians: the SongBook, a music database allowing for fast song retrieving based on name, artist, genre or tempo. Styles and Songs are easily recalled by the SongBook.

Particularly useful for live use, the SongBook can assign songs from any custom Set List to dedicated buttons on the control panel. Your entire show will be under your ﬁngers, with immediate access to any Style, Song and Sounds needed for your performance.

The SongBook can even be edited from a personal computer through our free editor. It can also be synchronized with most modern tablets to become your handy external digital music sheet reader (third-party software needed).

Sing naturally

Connect a dynamic microphone, and adjust parameters such as the EQ, Compressor, Gate, Reverb, Delay and De-Esser to make the vocals sound smooth and studio-produced. The Vocal Remover will even let you remove the voice from MP3 Songs, and let you sing along with them.

For years, KORG has teamed with TC•Helicon®, the world leaders in vocal harmonies, to create and constantly improve the included Voice Processor. TC•Helicon’s Voice Processor ensures that your vocals have the highest possible sound quality, and adds up to three realistic voices to your voice.

To ensure professional vocal performance, 2 knobs and 3 buttons controlling the most important vocal functions have been added to the top panel within easy reach.

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Reﬁne your guitar’s pure sound

Guitar FXs let you add pedal and studio effects to a guitar connected to the dedicated Guitar input on the back of the instrument. We selected some of the best guitar effects from the KORG collection, to add the sound of alltube ampliﬁers, realistic distortion, chorus or delay pedals, and the highestquality studio reverbs.

Creative control with the KAOSS effects

KAOSS effects give you creative control on your performance. From subtle morphing between Variations and Drum Kit types, ﬁne mixing between accompaniment Sounds, live reshaping of ongoing rhythms, to the most radical note-crunching effects of DJ heritage, to tape delay and arpeggios, you can add ‘liquid mixing’ to any Style or MIDI Song with the aid of easy-to-use computer-assisted composition features. Break the boundaries of preset music!

Open to the world, ready to the future

The use of standard ﬁle formats, like MID or MP3 for songs, or WAV and AIFF for samples, opens a world of possibilities when exchanging ﬁles. The USB ports allow for connecting Pa1000 to any external storage device or personal computer, smartphone or tablet without the need for a dedicated MIDI interface. However, you can connect Pa1000 to any existing MIDI musical instrument, thanks to its complete set of programmable MIDI ports.

Even m ore!

There is more, much more, but to know more, you need to explore Pa1000 in depth. Pa1000 is the most evocative, powerful, easy-to-use complete Arranger ever produced. Enjoy your musical life with the new Pa1000!

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Before starting to play…

What’s in the box

After you get your Pa1000, please check that all the following items are included in the package. If any of the following items is missing, please contact your KORG dealer immediately.

▪ Pa1000

▪ Music stand

▪ AC power cable

▪ Quick Guide

What you can add

After having purchased Pa1000, you might want to add one of the sturdy pedals and footswitches from the KORG catalogue.

Contacts

Your KORG dealers not only deliver this instrument, but also carry hardware and software accessories, as well as useful information on how to use these products. Ask them for any help you should eventually need.

Our international web site is www.korg.com. A list of all KORG Distributors can be found in our dedicated web page (www.korg.com/us/corporate/dis-

tributors/).

Making a safety copy of your data

In case you like to customize your musical resources, we suggest you use the

Media > Utility > Full Resources Backup command to make frequent backup

copies into compact and easy-to-store archives.

Also, you can use the Media > Save All command to save individual ﬁles that you can separately reload one by one.

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Restoring a safety copy

To restore a backup, use the Media > Utility > Resources Restore command.

If you saved your data with the Media > Save All command, use the Media >

Load operations to reload them.

Restoring the original factory data

In case you want to restore the original factory data, use the Media > Utility

> Factory Restore command.

Warning: This operation will overwrite all the Factory, Local and User data!

Loading the Operating System

Your Pa1000 can be constantly updated as new versions of the operating system are released by KORG. You can download the most up-to-date operating system from our web site. Please, read the instructions supplied with the operating system on the site.

You can see which version of the operating systems is installed in your Pa1000 by going to the Media > Utility page.

Warning: Do not install an OS other than the ofﬁcial OS supplied by KORG for the

Pa1000. Trying to install an OS created for different models or downloaded from unofﬁcial web sites may cause data loss and permanent damage to the instrument. KORG is not responsible for any damage caused by improper installation of the OS.

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Overview of the instrument

The following pages show the functional areas of the front and real panels.

Front panel

The front panel is where you can ﬁnd the instrument’s controls and the loudspeakers.

Left speaker Right speaker

Headphones

Speakers

Control the output volume of the integrated speakers with the MASTER

VOLUME knob.

The speakers are automatically deactivated when connecting the headphones. You can also manually deactivate them by deselecting the Speakers checkbox in the Global > Audio & Video > MP3/Speakers page.

Headphones connector

Connect a pair of headphones to this output. You can use headphones with an impedance of 16-200 Ohms (50 Ohms suggested).

Keyboard

Use the keyboard to play notes and chords. Depending on the status of the

SPLIT indicator, the keyboard may be joint or split between different sounds.

Keyboard

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Control panel

The control panel is the part of the front panel where you can ﬁnd the instrument’s controls.

Styles area

DisplayKnobs

Players area

Metronome and Tempo area

Navigation area

Sounds/Set List area

Display

Use this touchscreen display to interact with the instrument. The display can be tilted for optimal visualization. There are controls around the display, to help you select the various elements.

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Navigation area

Use these controls to go through the menus, pages and parameters, and search for the various musical resources (see page 22).

Sounds (and Set Lists) area

Sounds are what you can play on the keyboard (see page 3). Here you can choose Sound sets saved as Keyboard Sets in a dedicated library. Or you can choose Set Lists from the SongBook, that are collections of Sound sets with an associated Style or Song.

Styles (and Pads) area

Styles supply the automatic accompaniment with a virtual band (see page

51). You can play Sounds (selected via the Keyboard Sets) and Pads along with the automatic accompaniment.

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Players area

Songs can be played back by the two onboard Players (see page 68). You can play Sounds (selected via the Keyboard Sets) and Pads along with the Songs.

Metronome and Tempo area

Use these controls to practice with the metronome and control the Tempo of the metronome, the Styles and the Songs (see page 47).

Audio input controls

Here you will control the audio inputs, the voice and guitar effects, and the voice harmonization and doubling.

USB connector

Use this connector to connect an USB memory device, like an USB pendrive (HOST-F ), or other musical instruments to be used as controllers. You can also use it to attach a small USB lamp and illuminate the control panel or the music stand.

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Rear panel

The rear panel is where you can ﬁnd the various connections (see page

15).

Holes for the music stand

Connectors Power connector

Battery and

microSD slot

Video out

ports

PedalsUSB

MIDI

ports

Audio

outputs

Audio inputs

Music stand

A music stand is included with your Pa1000. Insert its legs into the two dedicated holes on the rear panel.

Power connector

Use this socket to plug in the supplied IEC power cable.

Battery and microSD slot

This opening contains the clock battery and the microSD card slot.

Video out

Connect Pa1000 to a TV or video monitor, to read lyrics and chords on a bigger display.

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USB ports

Use these connectors to connect your Pa1000 to a personal computer or a tablet (DEVICE) or to connect an USB memory device, like an USB pendrive, or another musical instrument to be used as a controller (HOST-R).

Pedal connectors

Use the DAMPER connector to connect a damper pedal, and the ASSIGNABLE connector to connect either a continuous pedal or footswitch.

MIDI ports

Use these ports to connect Pa1000 to external controllers (master keyboard, MIDI guitar, wind controller, MIDI accordion, MIDI pedalboard…), to a series of expanders, or to a computer with a MIDI interface.

Audio outputs

Use these connectors to send the audio signal (sound) to a mixer, a PA system, a set of powered monitors, or your hi-ﬁ system.

Audio inputs

Use these connectors to connect a microphone, a guitar or another musical instrument. You can also connect the audio output of a media player, a smartphone or a tablet.

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02 Setting up the pedals,

audio connections, music stand

Connecting the pedals

Connecting the damper pedal

Use the PEDAL > DAMPER connector to connect a damper pedal, like the (optional) KORG PS1, PS3 or DS1H. The DS1H pedal supports all the nuances of half-pedaling on some acoustic piano sounds. You can experiment how it works by gradually pressing it down, and gradually releasing it, while playing the Concert Grand Sound.

If you need to change the pedal’s polarity and calibrate it, go to the Global >

Controllers > Foot page.

Connecting a pedal or footswitch

Use the PEDAL > ASSIGNABLE connector to connect a footswitch pedal like the (optional) KORG PS1, PS3 or DS1H, or a continuous pedal like the (optional) KORG XVP-10 Volume pedal or EXP-2 Expression pedal.

By default, this connector will work as an Expression pedal. If you want to change the assigned function, or you need to change the pedal’s polarity and calibrate it, go to the Global > Controllers > Foot page.

What if the pedals do not behave correctly?

If needed, you might want to recalibrate the pedals. Or you might need to reverse the pedal’s polarity. See how to do in Calibrating the pedal and set-

ting its polarity on page 799.

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Turning the integrated speakers on and off

The integrated speakers are automatically deactivated when inserting a jack into the PHONES connector. They can also be deactivated from the display.

Turn the speakers off (or back on)

1 Go to the Global > Audio & Video > MP3/Speakers page.

2 Use the Speakers On/Off checkbox to turn the integrated speakers on or off.

3 Press the EXIT button to return to the previous page.

Connecting the headphones

Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES connector. You can use headphones with an impedance of 16-200 Ohms (50 Ohms suggested). When connecting the headphones, the integrated speakers are automatically deactivated.

Adjust the output level with the MASTER VOLUME knob.

Connecting the audio outputs

Use the AUDIO OUT connectors to send the audio output to a mixer, a set of powered monitors, or an audio ampliﬁcation system. These are unbalanced (TS) 6.35 mm, or 1/4”, jack connectors.

When using a home audio ampliﬁer, connect the other end of the cable to the CD, LINE IN or TAPE/AUX input of your audio system. Don’t use the PHONO inputs of your audio system!

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Use either the LEFT or RIGHT connector to output a mono signal.

Adjust the output level with the MASTER VOLUME knob.

If they are not deactivated, the integrated speakers will work in parallel with the main audio outputs.

Installing the music stand

A music stand comes with your Pa1000. Insert its legs into the two dedicated holes on the rear panel, as shown in the following illustration. Please note that the latest 0,5 cm (0.2”) require more strength to ﬁt. Push harder, until you feel a ‘click’ and the legs are completely inserted.

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03 Powering up

Turning the instrument on

Connecting the power cable

Plug the supplied power cable into the AC IN socket on the back of the instrument, and the cable plug into a wall power socket.

When the cable is connected, the instrument is in standby.

Warning: When the instrument is in standby, it is still connected to the power line.

Accessing the inside of the instrument can be dangerous. To completely disconnect the instrument from the power, unplug the power plug from the power socket on the wall.

Turning the power on or off

Turn the instrument on

▪ Press the POWER (

standby’). After you turn the instrument on, wait for the welcome screen to disappear, then the main page of the Style Play mode will be shown in the display.

Turn the instrument off (standby)

▪ Keep the POWER (

it when the screen appears dimmed. The shutdown procedure will begin and last for a few seconds. Please do not disconnect the power cable during this procedure.

) button to turn the instrument on (that is, ‘exit from

) button pressed for about one second, then release

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