Korg Pa3XLe User Manual

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Pa3X

| User’s Manual

ENGLISH | OS Version 1.0

Important safety instructions

• Read these instructions.

• Keep these instructions.

• Heed all warnings.

• Follow all instructions.

• Do not use this apparatus near water.

• Clean only with dry cloth.

• Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

• Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

• Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized 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.

• Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

• Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

• 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.

• Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

• Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. 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.

• WARNING – This apparatus shall be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection.

• Turning off the standby switch does not completely 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 coupler remains readily accessible.

• Mains powered apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases or cups, shall be placed on the apparatus.

• Install this product near the wall socket and keep the power plug easily accessible.

• Do not install this equipment on the far position from wall outlet and/or convenience receptacle.

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

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 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.

• Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a box for the conveyance or similar unit.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

CAUTION - The Pa3XLe for use only with KORG ST-SV1 BK stand. Use with other stands is capable of resulting in instability causing possible injury.

ATTENTION – Le Pa3XLe est conçu pour être utilisé avec le support KORG STSV1 BK. L'utilisation avec d'autres supports peut causer une déstabilisation du Pa3XLe et provoquer des blessures.

THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (USA)

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

CE MARK FOR EUROPEAN HARMONIZED STANDARDS

CE mark which is attached to our company’s products of AC mains operated apparatus until December 31, 1996 means it conforms to EMC Directive (89/336/ EEC) and CE mark Directive (93/68/EEC).

And, CE mark which is attached after January 1, 1997 means it conforms to EMC Directive (89/336/EEC), CE mark Directive (93/68/EEC) and Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC).

Also, CE mark which is attached to our company’s products of Battery operated apparatus means it conforms to EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and CE mark Directive (93/68/EEC).

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS

This product has been manufactured according to strict specifications and voltage requirements that are applicable in the country in which it is intended that this product shoul d be used. If you have purchas ed this product via t he internet, through mail order, and/or via a telephone sale, you must verify that this product is intended to be used in the country in which you reside.

WARNING: Use of this product in any country other than that for which it is intended could be dangerous and could invalidate the manufacturer's or distributor's warranty.

Please also retain your receipt as proof of purchase otherwise your product may be disqualified from the manufacturer's or distributor's warranty.

NOTICE REGARDING DISPOSAL (EU)

If this symbol is shown on the product, manual, battery, or package, you must dispose of it in the correct manner to avoid harm to human health or damage to the environment. Contact your local administrative body for details on the correct disposal method. If the battery contains heavy metals in excess of the regulated amount, a chemical symbol is displayed below the symbol on the battery or battery package.

PERCHLORATE (CALIFORNIA, USA)

Perchlorate Material – special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.

Automatic Power-Off

To avoid wasting power, Pa3XLe will by default automatically turns to standby after two hours of non-active use (playing, pressing buttons or using the touchscreen). Please save your data (Performances, 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 memory or to an external USB device. Korg will not be responsible for damages caused by data loss.

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 liquids on the LCD screen directly. Always apply the solution to your cloth first, then clean the screen.

Side panels

This instrument features side panels made from real wood, and is hand treated and hand machined to the final high quality finish that you now see. Unlike the synthetic and industrially shaped material you can find in many products, where the grain appears unnaturally consistent, the wood used in the surface of these parts may appear uneven and possibly disfigured. However, please note that this is a consequence of wood being natural instead of a synthetic, industrially treated material.

Also, grain and color of these parts may be uneven, due to the natural and unequal absorbing of pigments. Real wood is a material that naturally changes over time, making this instrument even more precious and unique as the years go by.

Please clean the side panels only by wiping with clean, dry cloth. Do not use liquid cleaners such as benzene or thinner, or cleaning compounds or flammable polishes.

Example screens

Some pages of the manuals show LCD screens along with an explanation of functions and operations. All sound names, parameter names, and values are merely examples and may not always match the actual display you are working on.

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 difference found between the specifications and the contents of the instruction manual – the specifications being subject to change without prior notice.

Trademarks

Mac is a registered trademark of Apple, Inc. MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. TC-Helicon is a registered trademark of TC-Helicon Vocal Technologies Ltd. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Open source 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 www.korg.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Making a safety copy of your data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Restoring the original factory data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Loading the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Start up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Connecting the AC power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Turning the instrument on (or off) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Controlling the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

The X-Fader slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Loudspeakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Audio Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

MIDI connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Damper pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Assignable pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

The music stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Keyboard tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

The LOGO decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Interface basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Color TouchView graphical user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Operative modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Selected, highlighted items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Non-available, grayed-out parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Easy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

The Style Play page in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

The Song Play page in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Quick Guide

Turning the instrument on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Turning the instrument on and viewing the main screen . . . 34

Connecting and calibrating the Damper pedal . . . . . . . . 35

Programming the Damper pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Playing the Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Starting and stopping the Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Playing Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Selecting a Sound and playing it on the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . 39

Playing two or three Sounds at the same time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Playing different Sounds with your left and right hand . . . . . 43

Changing the split point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Raising or lowering the Upper octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Selecting and saving Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Selecting a Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Saving your settings to a Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Selecting and saving the “My Setting” Performance . . . 50

Selecting the startup parameters (the “My Setting”

Performance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Saving the startup parameters into the “My Setting”

Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Drawbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Choosing a Drawbars Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Editing the Drawbars Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Selecting and playing Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Selecting and playing a Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Intro, Variation, Fill, Break, Ending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Single Touch Settings (STS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

The Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Adjusting the balance between the Style and the keyboard . . 60

Adjusting the volume of the separate tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Turning the Style tracks on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Adding harmony notes to your right-hand melody with

the ENSEMBLE function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

The Chord Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Song Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Selecting a Song to play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Playing back a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Changing the tracks’ volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Turning the Song tracks on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Soloing a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Removing the Melody track from a Standard MIDI File or

the Lead Vocal from an MP3 file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Mixing two Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

The SongBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Selecting the desired Entry from the Main List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Displaying Artist or Genre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Sorting Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Searching for Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Adding Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Editing the Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Creating a Custom List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Selecting and using a Custom List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Using the SongBook with external software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Singing with a microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Connecting a microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Setting up your voice tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Choosing a Voice Processor Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Applying harmony to your voice while playing with

the Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Applying harmony to your voice while playing with a Song . 90

Balancing the voice, effects and tracks level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Soloing your voice (Talk) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Recording a new Song (Standard MIDI File) . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Preparing the Style and Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Accessing the Backing Sequence (Quick Record) mode . . . . . 92

Setting the Record parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Introduction

Table of Contents

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Second-take recording (Overdubbing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Saving a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Recording a new Song (MP3 file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Searching files and musical resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

How to use the Search function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Notes about searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Reference

Selecting elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Style Select window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Sound Select window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Performance Select window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

STS Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Pad Select window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Song Select window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Style Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Start-up settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

How Styles, Variations, Performances and STSs are

linked together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Styles and Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Master Volume and Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Factory, Favorite and User Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

STS Name panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Volume panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Pad panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Split panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Sub-Scale panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Mic panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Mixer/Tuning > Volume/Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Mixer/Tuning > FX Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Mixer/Tuning > EQ Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Mixer/Tuning > EQ Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Mixer/Tuning > Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Mixer/Tuning > Sub Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Effects > A/B FX Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Effects > Master 1, 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Track Controls > Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Track Controls > Drum Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Track Controls > Easy Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Keyboard/Ensemble > Key/Velocity Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Keyboard/Ensemble > Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Keyboard/Ensemble > Keyboard Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Pad/Switch > Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Pad/Switch > Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Style Controls > Drum/Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Style Controls > Keyboard Range On/Off / Wrap Around . . 130

Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Write Performance dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Write Single Touch Setting dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Write Current Style Settings dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

The Favorite banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Style/Pad Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Recording Styles and Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Style/Pad Import/Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Entering the Style/Pad Record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Exit by saving or deleting changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Listening to the Style while in Edit mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

List of recorded events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Main page > Record 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Main page > Record 2/Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Main page > Guitar Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Style/Pad Record procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Event Edit > Event Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Event Edit > Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Style/Pad Edit > Quantize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Style/Pad Edit > Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Style/Pad Edit > Velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Style/Pad Edit > Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Style/Pad Edit > Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Style/Pad Edit > Delete All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Style/Pad Edit > Copy from Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Style/Pad Edit > Copy from Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Style Element Track Controls > Sound/Expression . . . . . . . .157

Style Element Track Controls > Keyboard Range . . . . . . . . . .158

Style Element Track Controls > Noise/Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Pad Track Controls > Sound/Expression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Style Element/Pad Chord Table > Chord Table . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Style Track Controls > Type/Trigger/Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Import > Import Groove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Import > Import SMF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Export SMF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Write Style/Pad dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Copy Key/Chord dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Copy Sounds dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Copy Expression dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Copy Key Range dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Copy Chord Table dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Overdub Step Recording window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Song Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Transport controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

MIDI Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Tempo Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Master Volume, Balance, X-Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Track parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Standard MIDI Files and Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Keyboard, Pad and Player tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Main page (Normal view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

STS Name panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Volume panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Pad panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Split panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Sub-Scale panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Jukebox panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Mic panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Mixer/Tuning > Volume/Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Mixer/Tuning > FX Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Mixer/Tuning > EQ Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Mixer/Tuning > EQ Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Mixer/Tuning > Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Effects > A/B FX Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Effects > Master 1, 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Track Controls > Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Track Controls > Drum Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Track Controls > Easy Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Keyboard/Ensemble > Key/Velocity Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

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Keyboard/Ensemble > Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Keyboard/Ensemble > Keyboard Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Pad/Switch > Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Pad/Switch > Assignable Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Jukebox Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Transport controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Standard MIDI Files and MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Songs and Voice Processor Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Sequencer Play - Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Entering Record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Record mode > Multitrack Sequencer page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Record mode > Step Record page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Record mode > Backing Sequence (Quick Record) page . . . 188

Record mode > Step Backing Sequence page . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Mixer/Tuning > Volume/Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Mixer/Tuning > FX Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Mixer/Tuning > EQ Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Mixer/Tuning > EQ Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Mixer/Tuning > Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Mixer/Tuning > Sub Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Effects > A/B FX Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Effects > Master 1, 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Track Controls > Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Track Controls > Drum Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Track Controls > Easy Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Event Edit > Event Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Event Edit > Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Song Edit > Quantize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Song Edit > Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Song Edit > Velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Song Edit > Cut/Insert Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Song Edit > Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Song Edit > Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Song Edit > Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Song Edit > RX Convert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Song Select window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Save Song window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

The MIDI channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

How to select oscillators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Sounds, Drum Kits, Digital Drawbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Digital Drawbars page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Basic > Sound Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Basic > OSC Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Basic > Vel/Key Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Basic > Damper Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Basic > Damper Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Basic > EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

DrumKit > Sample Setup (Drum Kits) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

DrumKit > EQ (Drum Kits) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

DrumKit > Voice Mixer (Drum Kits) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Pitch > Pitch Mod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Pitch > Pitch EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Filter > Filter Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Filter > Filter Mod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Filter > Filter LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Filter > Filter EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Amp > Amp Level/Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Amp > Amp Mod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Amp > Amp EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

LFO > LFO1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

LFO > LFO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Effects > “B” FX Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Effects > Master 1 / Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Effects > Master 2 / Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Write Sound dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Copy Oscillator dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Copy Drum Kit dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Entering and exiting the Sampling mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

The Record (Sampling) procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Creating new Sounds from the Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Creating new Drum Kits from the Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Creating new Sounds from an Audio Groove . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Sample Edit > Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Sample Edit > Loop Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Sample Edit > Sampling Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Sample Edit > Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Time Slice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

The Time Slice procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

The Extend procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

MultiSample > Edit MS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

MultiSample > Key Assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Write Sample dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Write MultiSample dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Write Slice dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Delete Sample dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Delete Multisample dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Export Sample page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Export Multisample page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Merging Samples from various sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Global . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Overview on the Global mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

General Controls > Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

General Controls > Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

General Controls > Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

General Controls > Clock & Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Mode Preferences > Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Mode Preferences > Song & Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Mode Preferences > Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Controllers > Hand Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Controllers > Foot Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Tuning > Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Tuning > Transpose Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Tuning > Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

MIDI > General Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

MIDI > MIDI In Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

MIDI > MIDI In Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

MIDI > MIDI Out Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

MIDI > Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Audio & Video > MP3 / Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

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Audio & Video > Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

Audio & Video > Master EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Audio & Video > Video Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Audio & Video > Audio In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Mic > Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271

Mic > Harmony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Mic > Harmony Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Mic > Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274

Mic > Global Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

Mic > Global Dynamics / EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

Harmony and Tuning with the Voice Processor . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Touch Panel Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Write Quarter Tone SC Preset dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Write Midi Preset dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Write Limiter Preset dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Write Master EQ Preset dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Write Voice Processor Preset dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Storage devices and internal memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Supported device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Selecting and deselecting files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Searching files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

File types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

Media structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Navigation tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286

Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295

Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Care of mass storage devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299

Loading User Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Merging Samples from various sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

SongBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Custom List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

List Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

Book Edit 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Book Edit 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Book Edit 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

SongBook Entries and the MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Lyrics, Score, Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Selected Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Lyrics page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Score page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Markers page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

What is MIDI? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

What is MIDI Over USB? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315

Standard MIDI Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

The General MIDI standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

The Global channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

The Chord 1 and Chord 2 channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

The Control channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316

MIDI Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316

Connecting Pa3XLe to a Master keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317

Connecting Pa3XLe to a MIDI accordion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317

Connecting Pa3XLe to an external sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . .318

Playing another instrument with Pa3XLe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319

Appendix

Factory data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325

Drum Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338

DNC Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .340

Multisamples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343

Drum Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350

Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361

Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .364

Dynamic Modulation sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366

Dynamics (Dynamic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367

EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370

Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models (OD Amp Mic) . .377

Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser) . . . . . . . . . . . .382

Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .388

Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399

Reverb and Early Reflections (Reverb ER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409

Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411

Double Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .428

Assignable parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437

List of Pedal/Footswitch functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .437

List of Assignable Knob functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .438

List of Assignable Switches functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439

Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439

Recognized chords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440

MIDI Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442

MIDI Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .442

Style Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .444

Style and Player controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .444

Single Touch Settings (STS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .444

MIDI Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .445

Installing the Korg USB MIDI Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446

Connecting Pa3XLe to a personal computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .446

KORG USB-MIDI Driver

system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .446

Please note before use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .446

Windows: Installing the KORG USB-MIDI Driver . . . . . . . .446

Mac OS X: Installing the KORG USB-MIDI Driver . . . . . . . .446

Replacing the clock backup battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .448

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .448

Installing a microSD card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .450

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .450

Accessing the microSD card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .451

Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .451

Installing the Pa3XLe Amplification System (PaAS) . . . 452

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .452

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .452

Table of Contents

Assembling the ST-SV1 BK stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454

Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458

Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459

MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .461

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463

Introduction

Table of Contents

Welcome!

Welcome to the world of Korg Pa3XLe Professional Arranger! Pa3XLe is one the most powerful arranger available today, both for professional and home entertainment use.

Here are some of the features of your new instrument:

Physical Features and User Experience

• 76 semi-weighted keys with velocity and aftertouch.

• Aluminum cabinet with elegant design.

• Wide 7" TFT graphic touch screen display. Professional TouchView™ graphic interface for direct access to the onscreen controls and to the musical resources.

• High quality optional PaAS – Amplification System with Easy Connection systems (no support, no cables, no power supply needed).

• RX (Real eXperience) Technology, the cutting edge engine that drives every aspect of the Pa3XLe – from the synthesis to the display and how it all works together.

• Three assignable switches, an assignable knob, a joystick and an assignable pedal ensure total control for all the various levels of articulation of the sound.

Sounds and Effects

• Powerful sound generation system, for crystal-clear, realistic sounds.

• DNC (Defined Nuance Control) Sounds, more realistic and vivid than ever.

• 128 voices of polyphony.

• General MIDI Level 2 Sound-compatible. Enhanced Sound compatibility for GM Songs.

• More than 1,100 Sounds, including a Stereo Piano and more than 90 Drum Kits.

• 320 Performance locations, plus 4 Single Touch Settings (STS) for each Style and SongBook Entry, for fast setting of keyboard sounds and effects.

• Four Stereo Master FX, with 125 effect types, including a selection of fine guitar effects created using Korg’s REMS™ (Resonant structure and Electronic circuit Modeling System) technology, to deliver truly great sounding effects.

• Mastering Limiter and Final 4-band Parametric EQ

• Onboard sampling to create and edit new sounds and audio grooves. 192 MB of Sample memory for User PCM Samples.

Styles and Songs

• Over 400 Factory Styles with 4 Variations and 4 Fill In + Break, plus 12 Favorite and 3 User Style banks for unlimited storage of your custom Styles and settings.

• Style and Pad Record, including the enhanced “Guitar Mode 2” for even more realistic guitar parts.

• “Chord Sequencer” function to record on-the-fly any chord progression.

• XDS Double Player with X-Fader. Plays Standard MIDI Files and MP3 files.

• Full-featured 16-track sequencer. Quick Record function to record playing with the Styles.

• Lyrics, Score and Marker display. Multi-lingual extended character set. Enhanced compatibility with Lyrics in graphical format (+G) for Standard MIDI Files and MP3 files.

• MP3 recorder. MP3 player with Vocal Remover.

• Fully editable SongBook music database, for fast song retrieving.

Microphone and Vocal Effects

• High-quality microphone preamplifier, to connect a dynamic microphone.

• Sophisticated TC-Helicon Voice Processor, with dedicated professional effects, including a 3-voice harmonizer.

Other Features

• Search function, for instant retrieving of any musical resource or file.

• Operating System updates, to load new features and enhancements. Don’t let your instrument get old!

• Generous internal memory, to store the greatest amount of data, including a slot for an (optional) microSD card.

• USB 2.0 High Speed Host port, for connecting external devices like hard disks, CD-ROM drives, USB memory sticks, etc.

• USB 2.0 High Speed Device port, to connect a personal computer to your Pa3XLe. This port can be used for file transfer or for MIDI connection (without the need of a dedicated MIDI interface for the personal computer).

Welcome!

What’s in the box

After you buy your Pa3XLe, 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.

•Pa3XLe

•Music stand

•Power cable

•Quick Guide

• Accessory Disc (containing the Video manuals, additional manuals, an USB driver)

About this manual

This manual contains all the informations divided in four sections:

•An Introduction, containing an overview of the instru- ment and of basic operations.

•A Quick Guide, containing a series of practical guides.

•A Reference Guide, with each page and parameter described in detail.

•An Appendix, with a list of data and useful information for the advanced user.

In addition, in the DVD that comes with the instrument (as well as in our web site) you will find a multilingual Video Manual, showing how to use your Pa3XLe in easy steps.

Contacts

Your preferred Korg dealer not only delivers this keyboard, but also a whole bunch of hardware and software accessories, as well as service information. You should ask them for any help should you eventually need.

Our international web site is www.korg.com. Korg distributors around the world may have their own web page on the internet. A list of all Korg Distributors can be found in our dedicated web site (www.korg.co.jp/English/Distributors/).

Making a safety copy of your data

Making a safety copy

In case you like to customize your Musical Resources (Sounds, Performances and Styles), we suggest you use the Media > Utility > Backup Resources command to make frequent backup copies into compact archives.

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

Restoring a safety copy

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

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.

Wa r n in g : This operation will overwrite all the Factory, Local, Favorite and User data!

Loading the Operating System

Your Pa3XLe 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 on the site.

You can see which version of the operating systems is installed in your Pa3XLe by going to the Media > Utility page.

Wa r n in g : Do not install an OS other than the official OS supplied by Korg for the Pa3XLe. 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.

Introduction

Overview

Front Panel

Overview

Phones

Front Panel

Display and Brightness Controls

COLOR TOUCHVIEW™ GRAPHICAL DISPLAY

Use this display to interact with the instrument. To adjust the display brightness, keep the MENU button pressed, and turn the VALUE DIAL counter-clockwise to make the display darker, or clockwise to make it brighter.

Data Entry and Navigation

The VALUE DIAL can be used to assign a different value to the parameter selected in the display, or to scroll a list of files in the Song Select, SongBook, Search and Media pages.

VALUE DIAL

Turn the dial clockwise to increase the value of the selected parameter. Turn it counterclockwise to decrease its value.

When used while pressing the MENU button, this con-

trol always acts as a Display Brightness control.

EXIT

Use this button to perform various actions, leaving from the current status:

• Exit the Edit menu page, without selecting any item.

• Make the page menu disappear, without selecting any item.

• Return to the main page of the current operating mode.

• Exit the Global or Media edit environment, and return to the current page of the current operating mode.

• Exit from the SongBook mode.

Overview

Front Panel

Introduction

• Exit from the Lyrics, Score and Marker pages.

• Exit from a Style, Pad, Performance or Sound Select window.

This button opens the edit menu page for the current operating mode. After opening an edit menu, you can jump to one of the edit sections by touching the corresponding button in the display.

Otherwise, press EXIT to return to the main page of the current operating mode, or the current page of the underlying operating mode.

Headphones and controllers

The left side of the front panel contains the manual physical controllers and the headphones connector.

ASSIGNABLE SWITCH

Freely assignable switches, that can be programmed in the Pad/ Assignable Switch > Switch page of the Style Play or Song Play mode.

JOYSTICK

This joystick triggers different functions, depending on the direction it is moved towards.

X (+/–)Move the joystick towards the left (–) to lower the pitch, or towards the right (+) to raise it. This effect is called the Pitch Bend.

Y+ Move the joystick forward to trigger Modulation

Y– Move the joystick backward, to trigger the func-

tion assigned in Sound mode.

PHONES

Connect a pair of headphones to this output. You can use headphones with an impedance of 16-200 Ohms (50 Ohms suggested). Use a headphone splitter to connect more than one pair of headphones.

Overview

Front Panel

Volume Controls

Use these knobs to control the master volume, and to balance between the Keyboard and the Style or the Song.

MASTER VOLUME

This knob controls the overall volume of the instrument, both of the integrated speakers, the AUDIO OUT and the PHONES outputs. It also controls the volume of the AUDIO IN inputs in the final mix.

BALANCE

While in Style Play and Song Play mode, this knob usually balances the volume of the Keyboard (KBD) tracks against the Style (ACC, Accompaniment), Song and Pad tracks. This is a relative control, whose effective maximum value is determined by the MASTER VOLUME knob position.

When moved, a magnified version of a virtual slider appears in the display, for more accurate adjustment.

It can be programmed to work as the volume control for the Accompaniment/Song tracks only, leaving the Keyboard tracks unchanged (in the Controllers > Hand Controllers page of the Global mode).

Note: This does not work in the Sequencer and Sound modes.

Assignable Knob

ASSIGNABLE KNOB

Freely assignable knob, that can be programmed in the Global > Controllers > Hand Controllers page.

Mode Selection

Each of these buttons recalls one of the instrument’s operating modes. When selected, each mode excludes all the others.

Pads along with the Song(s). In the main page, Keyboard tracks are shown in the right half of the display.

You can recall the main page of this mode by pressing EXIT from any of the Song Play edit pages. If you are in a different operating mode, press SONG PLAY to recall the Song Play mode. Use the TRACK SELECT button to cycle between the Keyboard and Song tracks.

SEQUENCER

Sequencer mode, where you can play, record or edit Songs (in Standard MIDI File format). The Backing Sequence (Quick Record) mode lets you record a new Song based on the Keyboard and Style tracks, and save it as a Standard MIDI File.

Note: While in this mode, you cannot play MP3 files.

SOUND

Sound mode, to play single Sounds on the keyboard, or edit them.

User Sounds may be based on User PCM Samples that are loaded into the dedicated Sample RAM memory.

Note: Pa3XLe cannot load compressed User PCM Samples from other Pa-Series models.

While in any other operating mode, keep the SHIFT button pressed and press this button, to send the Sound assigned to the selected track to the Sound mode.

DEMO

Press the STYLE PLAY and SONG PLAY buttons together to select the Demo mode. This mode lets you listen to some Demo Songs, to let you experience the sonic power of the Pa3XLe. To exit from this mode, press any of the MODE buttons.

Special Mode Buttons

These buttons are used to recall global settings and manage files.

STYLE PLAY

Style Play mode, where you can play Styles (eight tracks of automatic accompaniments) and play up to four Keyboard tracks and four Pad tracks. In the main page, Keyboard tracks are shown on the right half of the display.

You can recall the main page by pressing EXIT from any of the Style Play edit pages. If you are in a different operating mode, press STYLE PLAY to recall the Style Play mode. If Keyboard tracks are not shown in the display, press the TRACK SELECT button to see them.

This operating mode is automatically selected when turning the instrument on. The “My Setting” Performance will be automatically selected.

SONG PLAY

Song Play mode, where you can play back Songs in Standard MIDI File (MID or KAR) or MP3 format. In addition to the Song tracks, you can play up to four Keyboard tracks and four

GLOBAL

This button recalls the Global mode, where you can adjust various global settings. Most Global settings are automatically memorized as soon as you edit them. This mode overlaps any operating mode, that will still remain active in the background. Press EXIT to go back to the underlying operating mode.

MEDIA

This button recalls the Media mode, where you can perform various operations on files and storage devices (Load, Save, Format, etc…). This mode overlaps any operating mode, that still remains active in the background. Press EXIT to go back to the underlying operating mode.

The internal memory contains an area where to save data (“DISK [KORG DISK]”).

You can install an (optional) microSD card in the dedicated slot on the back of the instrument, and gain access to the SD unit (“SD [KORG SD]”). See for information on how to install a microSD card.

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Style Section

Here you can select a Style, and activate the automatic selection of the STSs.

STYLE buttons

Use these buttons to open the Style Select window and choose a Style. See “Style Select window” on page 104.

The FAVORITE/USER button gives access to twelve Favorite Style banks and three User Style banks. You can use User locations to temporarily load new Styles from an external device, or save newly created or edited Styles.

Favorite locations, too, can be used to load new Styles from an external device, or to save newly created or edited Styles, but in addition you can edit the names of these Style banks, so that you can create a custom set of Styles. See “The Favorite banks” on page 133.

Each button (Style banks) contains five pages, each with up to eight Styles. Repeatedly press a STYLE button to cycle between the available pages.

By keeping one of these buttons pressed for about one sec-

ond, the “Write Current Style Settings” dialog box will appear.

STS MODE

This button lets you cycle between the following functions.

On When a Style is selected, STS 1 is also automati-

cally selected. The Keyboard’s sounds and effects will change, along with the Style’s sounds and effects.

Flashing Variation/STS Link function activated. This func-

tion makes each Variation recall the corresponding STS when selected. For example, select Variation 2, and STS 2 will be automatically recalled; select Variation 3, and STS 3 will be automatically recalled.

Off When you select a Style, the Style’s sounds and

effects will change. The Keyboard’s sounds and effects will not change.

MEMORY

This button allows you to choose whether the Lower notes and/ or chord triggering the accompaniment will remain in memory after raising your hand from the keyboard.

On Depending on the setting of the “Memory Mode”

parameter (in the Global > Mode Preferences > Style), the sound on the left of the split point (Lower), and/or the chords for the automatic accompaniment can kept in memory even when you raise your hand from the keyboard.

Off Both the sound and chord are released as soon as

you raise your hand from the keyboard.

Note: This function can be automatically activated by playing the keyboard harder, by setting the “Velocity Control” parameter (in the Global > Mode Preferences > Style page).

You can jump to the Global > Mode Preferences > Style page by keeping SHIFT pressed and pressing the MEMORY button.

BASS INV. (Bass Inversion)

This button turns the Bass Inversion function on or off.

On The lowest note of a chord played in inverted

form will always be detected as the root note of the chord. Thus, you can specify to the arranger composite chords such as “Am7/G” or “F/C”.

Off The lowest note is scanned together with the

other chord notes, and is not always considered as the root note.

Note: This function can be automatically activated by playing the keyboard harder. See “Velocity Control” on page 258.

M. BASS (Manual Bass)

This button turns the Manual Bass function on or off.

On The automatic accompaniment stops playing

(except for the Drum and Percussion tracks), and you can manually play the Bass track on the Lower part of the keyboard. You can start the automatic accompaniment again after pressing this button to turn off the Manual Bass function.

Off The bass track is automatically played by the Style.

Note: When you press the MANUAL BASS button, the Bass track volume is automatically set to its maximum value. The volume is automatically set back to the original value when the MANUAL BASS button is deactivated.

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Memory, Bass Inversion, Manual Bass, Chord Sequencer

These buttons let you decide what should remain in memory, and how to play the bass. In addition, they have the Chord Sequencer as a second function.

CHORD SEQUENCER

While a Style is in play, you can use this section as a Chord Sequencer and record a looping sequence of chords. The chords will drive the arranger, leaving your hands free for solo playing.

RECORD (BASS INV. + M. BASS): Press these buttons together to start recording the Chord Sequence. Recording will start from the next measure. Press these buttons again to stop recording.

PLAY/STOP (MEMORY + BASS INV.): Press these buttons together to let the Chord Sequence play in loop, and automatically drive the arranger. The Chord Sequence will start on the next measure. Press these buttons again to stop the sequence.

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The Chord Sequence will remain in memory up until you record a new Chord Sequence, or you turn the Pa3XLe off.

Style Elements

This section contains the separate elements of a Style (Intro, Vari a ti on, et c. ).

INTRO 1-3 buttons

These buttons turn the corresponding Intro on. Intro 1 plays a sequence including a chord progression, while Intro 2 plays a fixed chord. Intro 3 is usually a one-bar Count In.

After pressing one of these buttons, start the Style, and it will begin with the selected intro. The INTRO LED will automatically go off at the end of the intro.

At the end of the Intro, the Variation whose LED was blinking will be selected.

Press one of the INTRO buttons twice (LED blinking) to let the corresponding Intro play in loop, and select any other Style element (Intro, Variation, Ending) to exit the loop.

VARIATION 1-4 buttons

Each of these buttons selects one of the four Variations of the current Style. The higher the Variation number, the denser the arrangement.

You can jump to the Style Play > Drum Map page by keeping SHIFT pressed and pressing one of the VARIATION buttons.

ENDING 1-3 buttons

These buttons trigger the corresponding Ending. Ending 1 plays a sequence including a chord progression, while Ending 2 plays a fixed chord. Ending 3 starts immediately, and is just two measures long.

While the Style is running, these three buttons trigger an Ending, and stop the Style. Press one of them, and the Style will stop running with an Ending.

Press them twice (LED blinking) to let them play in loop, and select any other Style element (Intro, Variation...) to exit the loop.

Style Controls

Use these buttons to start/stop the accompaniment.

FADE IN/OUT

When a Style or Song is not playing, press this button to start it with the volume “fading in” (the volume goes from zero to maximum).

When a Style or Song is playing back, press this button to stop it with the volume “fading out” (the volume gradually decreases).

You don’t need to press START/STOP or PLAY/STOP to start or stop the Style or Song.

Note: This does not work in Sequencer mode.

You can jump to the Global > General Controls page by

keeping SHIFT pressed and pressing the FADE IN/OUT button.

AUTO FILL

This button allows to turn the Auto Fill function on or off.

On When selecting a different Variation, the Fill hav-

ing the same number of the previous Variation is automatically selected. For example, if going from Variation 2 to Variation 3, Fill 2 is automatically selected.

Off When choosing a Variation, no fill is selected.

FILL 1-4 buttons

These buttons trigger a fill-in. Press them twice (LED blinking) to let them play in loop, and select any other Style element (Fill, Intro, Variation…) to exit the loop (or press the same button again).

Note: This function can be automatically activated by playing the keyboard harder. See “Velocity Control” on page 258.

Note: If the Auto Fill function is activated, a Fill will be automatically selected when choosing the corresponding Variation.

You can jump to the Style Play > Drum/Fill page by keeping SHIFT pressed, and pressing one of the FILL buttons.

BREAK

This button triggers a break. Press it twice (LED blinking) to let it play in loop. Press it again or select any other Style Element (Intro, Variation, Ending) to exit from the loop.

TAP TEMPO/RESET

This is a double-function button, acting in a different way depending on whether the Style is running or not.

Note: This button only works while in Style Play mode.

Tap Temp o : When the Style is not playing, you can “beat” the tempo on this button. Tap as many times as the Time Signature’s numerator (for example, four times with a 4/4 Time Signature, or three times with a 3/4 one). At the end, the accompaniment starts playing, using the “tapped in” tempo.

Reset: If you press this button while the Style is playing back, the Style pattern goes immediately back to the beginning of measure

START/STOP

Starts or stops the Style.

Note: This function can be automatically activated by playing the keyboard harder, by setting the “Velocity Control” parameter (in the Global > Mode Preferences > Style page).

You can reset all ‘frozen’ notes and controllers on the

Pa3XLe and any instrument connected to its MIDI OUT or the USB Device port, by using the “Panic” (SHIFT + START/STOP) “Velocity Control” on page 258key combination. Just press SHIFT + START/STOP to stop all notes and reset all controllers.

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SYNCHRO START / STOP button

These buttons turn the Synchro Start and Synchro Stop functions on or off. With this feature, you can choose to press the START/STOP button to start and/or stop a Style, or just play the keyboard in the Chord Scan area.

Note: This button only works while in Style Play mode.

Start On, Stop Off

In this situation, just play a chord in the chord recognition area to automatically start the Style. If you like, turn one of the INTROs on before starting the Style.

Start On, Stop On

When both LEDs are lit, raising your hands from the keyboard will momentarily stop the Style. If you play a chord again, the Style will start again.

Start Off, Stop On

In this case, raising your hands from the keyboard will stop the Style.

Start Off, Stop Off

All Synchro functions are turned off.

You can jump to the Global > MIDI > General Control by keeping the SHIFT button pressed and pressing the SYNCHRO START/STOP button.

Pads

Here you can play (and stop) the Pads, i.e. single sounds or looping sequences.

PAD 1 -4 STOP

Each Pad button corresponds to a dedicated Pad track. Use these buttons to trigger up to four sounds or sequences at the same time.

• Press a single PAD button to trigger a single sound or

sequence.

• Press more PAD buttons to trigger several sounds or

sequences.

Sequences will play up to the end. Then, they will stop or continue repeating, depending on their “One Shot/Loop” status (see the “Pad Type” parameter in the Pad Record mode).

You can stop all sounds or sequences at the same time, or just some of them:

• Press STOP (in the PAD section) to stop all sequences at

once.

• Press a single PAD button to stop the corresponding

sequence.

About Pad synchronization. In Style Play mode, Pads are synchronized to the Style’s Tempo. In Song Play mode, they are synchronized to the latest Player you set to play. For example, assume you pressed PLAYER 2-PLAY; when pressing one of the PAD buttons, it will play in sync with Player 2.

Note: There is no synchronization with MP3 files. Pads can only be synchronized to the Tempo of the latest selected Standard MIDI Files. Therefore, when an MP3 file is assigned to the latest select Player, Pads will synchronize to the Tempo of the latest Standard MIDI File that has been played back.

About the Play command of Players and the Pads. When you press one of the PLAY buttons to start the corresponding Player, all Pads will stop playing.

You can jump to the Style Play > Pad/Assignable Switch page by keeping SHIFT pressed, and pressing one of the PAD buttons.

Record, Track Select

Use the RECORD and TRACK SELECT buttons to create or edit Styles, Songs or Sounds, or select track groups.

RECORD

This button sets the instrument to the Record mode (which one depends on the current operating mode).

TRACK SELECT

Depending on the operating mode, this button switches between the various track views.

STYLE PLAY MODE

Toggles between Keyboard and Style tracks.

SONG PLAY MODE

Toggles between Keyboard tracks, Song tracks 18, and Song tracks 9-16.

SEQUENCER MODE

Toggles between Song tracks 1-8 and Song tracks 9-16.

STS Section

Use the STS (Single Touch Settings) buttons to assign Sounds to the keyboard.

STS 1-4 buttons

These buttons allow to select up to four Single Touch Settings (abbreviated as STS). Each of the Styles and SongBook Entries includes four Single Touch Settings (STS), to automatically configure Keyboard tracks and effects at the touch of a finger.

By keeping one of these buttons pressed for about one sec-

ond, the “Write Single Touch Setting” dialog box will appear.

Note: STS contained inside Factory Styles are usually write-protected (unless you uncheck the “Factory Style and Pad Protect” option in the Global > Mode Preferences > Media page)

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Search, Shift

Use the SEARCH and SHIFT buttons to search the memory’s content or activate a button’s seconds function.

Press this button to open the Search window, and look for a specified file or musical resource. The Search window appears slightly different depending on the context.

SHIFT

With this button held down, pressing certain other buttons gives access to a second function. The list of shortcuts is in the Appendix.

Players and Sequencer Controls

Pa3XLe is equipped with two players (Player 1 and Player 2), each with its own set of transport controls. The Player 1 group is also used for the Sequencer mode.

SELECT

Press this button to open the Song Select window and choose a Song. This is the same as touching the Song name in the display.

<< and >>

Rewind and Fast Forward commands. If you use them while the Song is in play, they make it scroll back or forward.

When pressed once, these buttons move the Song to the previous or following measure (with a Standard MIDI File) or to the previous or next second (with an MP3 file). When kept pressed, they make the Song scroll continuously, until you release them.

In Sequencer mode, if you set a “Start from” measure other than 1, when pressing the << button the Song rewinds up to that measure instead of the first one (see “Start from” on page 182).

In Jukebox mode (Player 1), keep the SHIFT button pressed, and press these buttons to scroll to the previous or next Song in the Jukebox list (see “Jukebox Editor” on page 179).

(HOME)

Sends the Song Position back to the beginning of the Song.

In Sequencer mode, if you set a “Start from” measure other than 1, the Song Position goes back to that measure (see “Start from” on page 182).

(PLAY/STOP)

Starts or stops the Song from the current Song Position.

In Song Play mode, pressed while keeping SHIFT

pressed, starts both players at the same time.

X-FADER

In Song Play mode, this slider balances the volume of the two onboard Players. When fully on the left, only Player 1 can be heard. When fully on the right, only Player 2 can be heard. When in the middle, both Players play at full volume.

This slider also selects the Lyrics, Score and Markers from one of the Players.

Note: This slider does not work in Style Play, Sequencer or Sound mode.

PLAYER 2 TRANSPORT CONTROLS

Transport controls for Player 2. See instructions for Player 1 above.

SongBook

The SongBook is a database of song titles, that can automatically choose the more appropriate Style, Standard MIDI File or MP3 file for you.

SONGBOOK

While you are in Style Play or Song Play mode, press this button to open the SongBook. While the SongBook is shown on the display, you can browse through the music database.

By keeping this button pressed for about one second, a new SongBook Entry with the current settings is added to the database. You will be able to give it a name and save.

You can jump to the SongBook > Custom List page by

keeping SHIFT pressed and pressing the SONGBOOK button.

Ensemble

The Ensemble function automatically harmonizes the melody you play with your right hand.

ENSEMBLE

This button turns the Ensemble function on or off. When on, the right-hand melody is harmonized with the left-hand chords.

Note: The Ensemble function only works when the keyboard is in SPLIT mode.

You can jump to the Style Play > Keyboard/Ensemble page by keeping SHIFT pressed and pressing the ENSEMBLE button.

Tempo Section

The TEMPO and METRO buttons can be used to control the Tempo and the Metronome.

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TEMPO +/– buttons

TEMPO– decreases the speed of the Style or Song. TEMPO+ increases it.

Press both buttons together to reset the Tempo to the value memorized in the Style or Standard MIDI File. With MP3 files, the original speed of the file is recalled (value reset to “0”).

TEMPO LOCK ( )

This button turns the Tempo Lock function on or off.

On When you select a different Style or Performance,

or select a different Song, the Tempo will not change. You can still manually change it, by using the TEMPO +/– buttons, or select the Tempo value and change it by using the VALUE DIAL.

Off When you select a different Style or Performance,

or select a different Song, the memorized Tempo will be automatically selected.

Note: This button does not work with MP3 files.

You can jump to the Global > General Controls > Lock

page by keeping SHIFT pressed and pressing this button.

METRO

Use this button to turn the Metronome on or off.

You can jump to the Global > General Controls > Basic

page by keeping SHIFT pressed, and pressing this button.

Lyrics, Score, Marker

Use these buttons to access the Lyrics, Score or Marker pages. Use the X-Fader to select either Player 1 or Player 2.

LY RI C S

This button recalls the Lyrics page for the Song or the Style.

SCORE

Press this button to open the Score page (in Song Play mode).

MARKER

Press together the LYRICS and SCORE buttons to open the Marker page (in Song Play mode).

Sound Select

SOUND SELECT

Use this button to open the Sound Select window and select a Sound to be assigned to the selected track. This is the same as touching a Sound name in the display. Repeatedly press it to cycle between the Sound bank pages.

For each type of Sounds there are several Sound banks, that can be selected by touching the side tabs. Each Sound bank contains various pages, each with up to eight Sounds, that can be selected by touching the lower tabs.

Sounds of the Factory type are usually write-protected (unless you uncheck the “Factory Sound Protect” option in the Global > Mode Preferences > Media page). Sounds of the Legacy type are standard Factory Sounds allowing greater compatibility with older Pa-Series instruments. Factory Sounds of the GM type allow for compatibility with General MIDI sounds. Sounds of the User type are locations where you can load new Sounds from an external device, or save new or edited Sounds. The User DK type is where you can load new Drum Kits, or save new or edited Drum Kits.

Chord Scan and Keyboard Split

Use these buttons to choose chord recognition and keyboard splitting.

CHORD SCAN section

In Style Play, Song Play and Sequencer-Backing Sequence mode, use these buttons to define the way chords are recognized.

LOWER Chords are detected below the split point. The

number of notes you should play to form a chord is defined by the Chord Scan Mode parameter (see “Chord Recognition” on page 258).

UPPER Chords are detected above the split point. You

must always play three or more notes to let the arranger recognize a chord.

FULL (both LEDs On)

Chords are detected on the full keyboard range. You must always play three or more notes to let the arranger recognize a chord. (You can use this mode even when the Split keyboard mode is selected). The “Fingered” Chord Recognition Mode is automatically selected (see “Chord Recognition” on page 258).

OFF No chords detected. After pressing START/STOP,

only the Drum and Percussion accompaniment tracks will play.

SPLIT

In Style Play, Song Play and Sequencer-Backing Sequence mode, use this button to choose how the four Keyboard tracks are positioned on the keyboard, and how chords are recognized by the arranger.

Note: One of the Chord Scan options must be selected for the accompaniment to play.

On The Lower track plays below the split point, while

the Upper 1, Upper 2 and Upper 3 tracks play above it. This is called the Split keyboard mode.

By default, turning on the Split mode automatically selects the Lower chord scanning mode (see above). In this mode, chords are detected below the split point. The number of notes you should play to form a chord is defined by the “Chord Recognition” parameter (see page 258).

Off The Upper 1, Upper 2 and/or Upper 3 tracks play

over the whole keyboard range. The Lower track

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does not play. This is also called the Full keyboard mode.

By default, turning off the Split mode automatically selects the Full chord scanning mode (see above). In this mode, chords are detected over the full keyboard range. You must always play three or more notes to let the arranger recognize a chord (see “Chord Recognition” on page 258).

By keeping this button pressed for about one second, the Split Point window appears. When there, play the new split point on the keyboard.

Transpose Section

Use these buttons to transpose the Sounds.

UPPER OCTAVE

Use these buttons to transpose the Upper tracks in steps of one whole octave (12 semitones; max ±3 octaves). The octave transposition value is always shown (in octaves) next to the Sound’s name.

Press both buttons together, to reset the Octave Transpose to the saved value.

– Lowers the selected track by one octave.

+ Raises the selected track by one octave.

You can jump to the Style Play > Mixer/Tuning > Tuning page by keeping SHIFT pressed and pressing one of the UPPER OCTAVE buttons. Hint: Go to the Tuning page to separately

transpose each track.

TRANSPOSE

These buttons transpose the whole instrument in steps of one semitone (Master Transpose). The transpose value is usually shown in the page header.

You can jump to the Global > Tuning > Transpose Control page by keeping SHIFT pressed, and pressing one of the TRANSPOSE buttons.

Performance Select Section

Use these buttons to select a Performance. Performances memorize all Sounds assigned to the keyboard, most control panel settings, and an associated Style.

MY SETTING

This is a special direct-access Performance, that is automatically selected when the instrument is turned on. When pressing this button, the Performance is immediately selected.

Keep this button pressed for about one second to save the

current settings into the My Setting Performance.

PERFORMANCE buttons

Use these buttons to open the Performance Select window, and select a Performance.

Each Performance bank contains five pages, each with up to eight Performances. Repeatedly press a PERFORMANCE button to cycle between the available pages.

All Performances can be freely customized, by accessing the edit pages of the Style Play and Song Play modes by pressing the MENU button.

By keeping one of these buttons pressed for about one sec-

ond, the “Write Performance” dialog box will appear.

STYLE CHANGE

This button turns the Style Change function on or off.

On When you select a Performance, the Style might

change according to which Style is memorized onto the Performance.

Off When you select a Performance, the Style will

remain the same. Only Keyboard tracks (Sounds, Effects…) will be changed.

Press both buttons together, to reset the Master Transpose to zero.

Note: You can also transpose MP3 files. Keep in mind, however, that transposition always remains inside the range -5…+6 semitones. This range is enough to cover all keys, but allows to avoid excessive audio degradation. Any further transposing will be reversed to fit the range. So, you might see a +7 transpose value (Just Fifth Up) shown in the display, but the MP3 will actually play 5 semitones lower (Just Fourth Down).

♭ Lowers the Master Transpose in steps of one

semitone.

♯ Raises the Master Transpose in steps of one semi-

tone.

Mic Setting Section

Use these buttons to check the audio input level, set the volume of the microphone input and effects, and turn the microphone and harmony voices on or off.

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AUDIO IN LED

This LED shows the level of the audio signal entering the AUDIO IN connectors (either mic or line). Three different colors (green, orange, red) show the level. Try to keep the level so that this LED remains on green most of the time, with orange appearing at signal peaks. Never go to red.

Off: No signal entering.

Green: Low- to mid-level signal entering. If the LED

turns off too often, the input gain is too low. When a microphone is connected to the LEFT connector, use the MIC GAIN control to increase the input level. When a line-level device is connected, use the source device’s own volume control.

Orange: Slight overload in the signal path. This is fine if it

turns on only on signal peaks.

Red: Clipping is occurring in the signal path. Use the

MIC GAIN control and/or the source device’s volume control to lower the input level.

See “AUDIO IN Section” on page 20 for more information on the AUDIO IN connectors.

MIC VOLUME

Use this knob to set the overall volume of the microphone signal (including the Voice Processor effects). This is equivalent to the MIC/IN track you can see in the Volume pane of the main display.

Standby On/Off

STANDBY ( )

Use this button to let the instrument exit (LED off) or enter (LED on) standby.

Press it briefly to let the instrument exit standby. In case there are User Sounds based on User PCM Samples, loading may take some time.

Keep it pressed for about one second to let it enter standby.

Wa r n in g : When the instrument is on standby mode, 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.

Note: To avoid wasting power, Pa3XLe will by default automatically enter standby mode after two hours of non-active use (playing, pressing buttons or using the touch-screen). Please save your data (Performances, Styles, Songs, and so on) before taking a prolonged pause. You can change the auto power-off timer in Global > General Controls > Clock & Power.

USB Host connector

Use this connector to connect USB mass storage devices.

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FX LEVEL

Use this knob to set the volume of the Delay and Reverb sections of the Voice Processor.

MIC

Press this button to turn the microphone input on or off. The LED shows the status of the microphone section.

If you keep the SHIFT button pressed, and press this buttons, the Global > Mic > Global Setup page will appear (see “Mic: Global Setup” on page 454).

HARMONY

Turns the Voice Harmony effect on or off. This adds harmonization voices to the lead voice.

If you keep the SHIFT button pressed, and press this button, the Global > Mic > Harmony page will appear (see “Mic: Harmony” on page 450).

PRESET

Use this button to open the Voice Processor Preset Select window and select a Preset to be assigned to the microphone signal entering the LEFT input. This is the same as touching a Preset name in the display.

For each type of Preset there are several Preset banks, that can be selected by touching the side tabs. Each Preset bank may contain up to eight Presets.

USB HOST(F) CONNECTOR

This is a USB Type A (Master/Host) connector, USB 2.0 compliant (High Speed). Use it to connect to the Pa3XLe an USB Flash Memory stick, an external CD-ROM drive, an USB hard disk. To access the connected device, go to the Media edit mode (see “Media” on page 283).

By keeping this button pressed for about one second, the

“Write Voice Processor Preset” dialog box will appear.

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Music stand and speakers

Music stand / Amplification bar support

This guide can be used to connect either the supplied music stand or the optional PaAS amplification system.

A music stand comes standard with your Pa3XLe. For instructions on how to install it, see on page 24.

The (optional) PaAS – Amplification System can be installed, adding a three-way amplification system, a pair of integrated speakers and a bass-reflex box. For instructions on how to install it, see “Installing the Pa3XLe Amplification System (PaAS)” on page 452.

Speakers connector and pin hole

The connector (a) and pin hole (b) are used when the (optional) PaAS – Amplification System is installed.

MIC GAIN

Use this controls to adjust the input sensitivity of the RIGHT connector (from 0 to +40dB) when it is set to the microphone input sensitivity (see above). You can check the input level by watching at the AUDIO IN LED on the control panel (see “Mic Setting Section” on page 18).

LEFT, RIGHT

Use these connectors to connect a line-level input source, such as a CD player or a synthesizer, or a dynamic microphone. The signal routing, and the correct impedence for these inputs, can be selected with the “Input Routing” parameter in the Global > Audio & Video > Audio In page (see page 270).

• When the “Input Routing” parameter is set to “Right In to Voice Processor”, you can connect a dynamic microphone to the RIGHT audio input, and a mono line-level source to the LEFT audio input. Use the MIC GAIN knob to adjust the input gain. Set the volume level of the microphone signal in the mix by using the MIC VOLUME knob, while watching at the AUDIO IN LED on the control panel (see “Mic Setting Section” on page 18).

• When the “Input Routing” parameter is set to “Audio In to Direct Out”, you can connect a line-level input source to the LEFT and RIGHT audio inputs. Use the source’s output volume control to adjust the input level, while watching at the AUDIO IN LED on the control panel.

Note: Since Pa3XLe must recognize the new option, the integrated speakers will start operating only a few seconds after the speaker box has been installed.

The output volume of the integrated loudspeakers can be controlled via the MASTER VOLUME slider.

Note: Speakers are automatically deactivated when connecting the headphones. You can manually deactivate them by using the “Speakers On/Off ” parameter of the “Audio Setup” section of the Global mode (see “Speakers On/Off ” on page 268).

AUDIO IN Section

Use these connectors to connect a dynamic microphone, another keyboard/synthesizer, or a CD player.

AUDIO OUT Section

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.

LEFT, RIGHT

Use these line-level outputs to send the final stereo mix to an external device. Connect either of them to output the signal in mono. Adjust the output level with the MASTER VOLUME knob.

Connect two mono cables to these outputs. Connect the other end of the cables to a stereo channel of your mixer, two mono channels, two powered monitors, or 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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Connecting a jack to these outputs will not deactivates the integrated speakers. This way, you can continue to monitor your playing, while the signal is sent to the main mixer.

MIDI Interface

The MIDI interface allows your Pa3XLe to be connected to external controllers (master keyboard, MIDI guitar, wind controller, MIDI accordion…), to a series of expanders, or to a computer running a sequencer.

This connector receives MIDI data from a computer or a controller. Connect it to an external controller’s or computer’s MIDI OUT.

OUT

This connector sends MIDI data generated by Pa3XLe’s keyboard, controllers, and/or the internal player. Connect it to an expander’s or computer’s MIDI IN.

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VIDEO OUT

You can connect Pa3XLe to a TV or video monitor.

Pa3XLe is compatible with the NTSC, PAL and SECAM TV standard. When connecting a SECAMcompliant TV set, select the PAL standard. However, in this latter case, the image will be shown in black and white.

1. Connect the instrument’s video output to the video input of the television set. Depending on the type of television set, you can use a cable of the type “RCA-to-RCA” (if the television set is equipped with a Video Composite input), or “RCA-to-SCART” (if the television set is equipped with a SCART connector). You can buy the needed cables at a store that sells television equipment.

2. Turn the instrument on, and press the GLOBAL button to gain access to the Global mode. Go to the Audio & Video > Video Out page, and select the video standard (PAL or NTSC).

3. Turn the television set on, and tune it on the correct AV input.

4. In the same page of the Global, use the Colors parameter to choose the preferred set of colors for the lyrics and the background.

Introduction

Use these connectors to connect various types of pedals.

ASSIGNABLE

Use this port to connect a continuous- or footswitch-type pedal, like the (optional) Korg EXP-2, XVP10, PS-1 or PS-3. To program and calibrate it, go to the Controllers > Foot Controllers page of the Global mode.

DAMPER

Use this to connect a Damper pedal, like the (optional) Korg PS1, PS3 or DS1H. To change its polarity and calibrate it, go to the Controllers > Foot Controllers page of the Global mode.

Note: Half-pedalling on Piano Sounds is available when connecting a DS1H Damper pedal.

USB Device Connector

Use this connector to connect Pa3XLe to a personal computer.

DEVICE

This is a USB Type B (Slave/Device) connector, USB

2.0 (High Speed). Use it to connect the Pa3XLe to a personal computer, and transfer data to/from its internal memory (Disk). You can enable USB connection in the “USB” page of the Media mode.

MIDI over USB is supported, so you can use this connector instead of the MIDI ports. The drivers for PC and Mac, needed to make full use of this type of connection, are supplied in the Accessory Disc that comes with the instrument, or can be downloaded from our web site.

Expansion slot

This opening gives access to the clock battery and microSD slot.

Clock battery

Pa3XLe contains a backup battery for the internal clock. You can replace the clock backup battery by following the relevant instructions on page 448.

microSD slot

To expand the available onboard memory, you can install an (optional) microSD card inside Pa3XLe, by following the relevant instructions on page 450.

Power

This is where you connect Pa3XLe to the power line.

ACV cable connector

Plug the supplied AC cable into this connector. When the cable is connected, the instrument is on standby mode. To let it enter or exit standby, use the STANDBY switch located on the front

panel.

Start up

Connecting the AC power cord

Player 2Player 1

Start up

Connecting the AC power cord

Keyboard, Style Accompaniment and Song Volume

Connect the supplied power cord to the dedicated socket on the rear of the instrument. Then, plug it into a wall socket. You don’t need to worry about the local voltage, since the Pa3XLe uses a universal power adapter.

When the cable is connected to the power, the

instrument automatically enters standby mode.

Turning the instrument on (or off)

Press the STANDBY button on the front panel to let the instrument exit standby. The display will light up, showing the boot procedure.

Note: When the instrument exits standby, User PCM Samples used by some User Sounds may be automatically loaded. Loading them may take some time.

Keep the STANDBY button pressed for about one second to let the instrument enter standby.

Wa r ni n g : When putting the instrument on standby, all data contained in RAM (Song recorded or edited in Sequencer mode, the Chord Sequence, Samples in edit and not yet saved) will be lost. MIDI Grooves generated by the Time Slice function will be lost, too.

On the contrary, data contained in the internal memory (Factory data, User Sounds, Performances, Styles and Multisamples) will be preserved. Saved Samples will be preserved as well.

By default, the BALANCE knob balances the volume of the Keyboard (KBD) tracks, against the Style’s Accompaniment (ACC), Song and Pad tracks.

•When in Style Play mode, this knob balances between the Keyboard tracks, and the Style and Pad tracks.

• When in Song Play mode, this knob balances between the Keyboard tracks, and the Player and Pad tracks.

This is a relative control, whose effective maximum level is determined by the MASTER VOLUME knob position.

When moved, a magnified version of the virtual slider appears in the display, for more accurate positioning.

As an alternative, the knob can be used to control the Style/Song Volume without affecting the Keyboard tracks (choose the desired behavior by editing the “Balance Control” parameter in the Global > Controllers > Hand Control page).

Note: This knob only works in Style Play and Song Play mode; it does not work in Sequencer mode.

The X-Fader slider

The X-FADER slider sets the relative volume of the two onboard players (Player 1 and Player 2).

Controlling the Volume

Master Volume

Use the MASTER VOLUME knob to control the overall volume of the instrument. This knob controls the volume of the sound going to the integrated speakers (assuming the optional PaAS – Amplification System is installed), the AUDIO OUT and PHONES connectors.

Note: Begin at a moderate level, then raise the MASTER VOLUME up. Don’t keep the volume at an uncomfortable level for too long.

• Move it fully to the left to set Player 1 to the maximum level and Player 2 to zero.

• Move it fully to the right to set Player 1 to zero and Player 2 to the maximum level.

• Move it to the center to set both Players at the same level.

This slider also selects the Harmony source, as well as the Lyrics, Score and Markers of one of the two players.

Headphones

Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES output, on the left side of the keyboard (under the joystick). You can use headphones with an impedance of 16-200 Ohms (50 Ohms suggested). Use a headphone splitter to connect more than one pair of headphones.

Note: When connecting the headphones, the speakers are automatically deactivated.

Start up

Loudspeakers

Connect the optional PaAS – Amplification System to make it the integrated loudspeakers of the Pa3XLe, adding a three-way amplification system, a pair of dual-coil integrated speakers and a bass-reflex box.

To install the amplification system, see “Installing the Pa3XLe Amplification System (PaAS)” on page 452.

After installation, the overall volume can be controlled via the MASTER VOLUME knob.

Speakers can be deactivated with the “Speakers On/Off ” parameter, that you can find in the Global > Audio & Video: MP3/ Speakers page.

Note: When connecting the headphones, the speakers are automatically deactivated.

Audio Outputs

Audio outputs allow for connecting Pa3XLe to an external amplification system. The overall volume can be controlled via the MASTER VOLUME knob.

Damper pedal

Connect a Damper (Sustain) pedal to the DAMPER connector on the back panel. Use an (optional) Korg PS1, PS3 or DS1H footswitch pedal, or a compatible one. With the Korg DS1H, half-pedalling can be used on some Grand Piano sounds. To calibrate and switch the Damper polarity, go to the Controllers > Foot Controller page of the Global mode.

Assignable pedal

Connect either a footswitch or an expression pedal to the ASSIGNABLE connector on the back panel. Use an (optional) Korg PS1 or PS3 footswitch pedal, a Korg EXP-2 expression pedal, a Korg XVP-10 volume pedal, or a compatible one. To calibrate the pedal, go to the Controllers > Foot Controller page of the Global mode.

Introduction

MIDI connections

You can play the internal sounds of your Pa3XLe with an external controller, i.e. a master keyboard, a MIDI guitar, a wind controller, a MIDI accordion, or a digital piano.

You can also control other MIDI devices with Pa3XLe, or connect it to a computer for use with an external sequencer.

As an alternative to the MIDI connectors, you can use the USB Device port for direct connection to a personal computer.

See the “MIDI” chapter on page 315 for more information on MIDI connections.

Start up

The music stand

A music stand comes standard with your Pa3XLe.

• If the (optional) PaAS – Amplification System is not installed, insert the music stand into this dedicated guide on the back of the Pa3XLe, as shown in the illustration:

• If the (optional) PaAS – Amplification System is installed,

make it rest over the nylon supports in front of the PaAS, as shown in the illustration.

The music stand can be freely adjusted, by sliding it to the left or the right of the standard central position.

Glossary of Terms

Sound

Glossary of Terms

Before you begin, take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the names and terms we will be using to talk about the various elements of the Pa3XLe.

In this section, you will find a brief description of various key elements of the Pa3XLe. A professional arranger (Pa) keyboard uses different terminology than a traditional synthesizer or workstation. By familiarizing yourself with the names and functions in this section, you will get a better understanding of how all the different parts of the Pa3XLe work together to create a realistic musical performance. This will also help you to get the most out of the rest of the manual.

Sound

A Sound is the most basic unit of an Arranger Keyboard performance. A Sound is basically a playable instrument timbre (piano, bass, sax, guitar…) that can be edited, saved, recalled and assigned to any track. An individual Sound can be played on the keyboard in the Sound mode. In the Style Play, Song Play or Sequencer mode, Sounds may be freely assigned to Sequencer tracks, Style tracks, or Keyboard tracks.

Style

Variation

For each Style, there are four Variations, to be used for the Verse, Bridge and Chorus of a song. In general, each Variation is a slightly different version of the others. As you progress from Variation one to Variation four, the arrangements will become more complex, and more parts (Tracks) may be added. This allows your performance to have a more dynamic arrangement, without losing the original “feel” of the Style.

Fill-in & Break

During a performance, a drummer may often perform a “fill” such as when transitioning from a verse to a chorus – adding extra dynamics and keeping the beat from getting too repetitive. The Pa3XLe offers four Fill-ins specifically programmed for each Style, that may be automatically recalled when choosing the corresponding Variation (Auto Fill). A Fill-in may be drums alone or drums with instrumentation. Then, there is even a silent “break”.

Intro & Ending

Each Style also allows you to complete your performance with a set of musical introductions and endings. A long and short version of the Intro and Ending are usually provided, with the former more harmonically elaborated, and the latter with a fixed chord. A “count-in” Style Intro is also provided, as well as the quick Ending 3.

Introduction

The Style is the heart of a professional arranger keyboard. At its basic level, a Style will consist of up to eight parts, or “Tracks”.

Drums

The Drum track will provide a repeating rhythmic phrase, played by the standard instruments of a Drum Kit.

Percussion

An additional rhythmic phrase played by various percussion instruments (conga, shaker, cowbell, etc.) is provided by the Percussion track.

Bass & Accompaniment

The Bass track and the (up to) five additional Accompaniment tracks will each play musical phrases that are musically related to and in sync with the Drum and Percussion tracks. However, the notes being played by these tracks will change to follow the chord progression that you play on the keyboard.

Again, any Sound you choose may be assigned to any track in a Style.

Pad

Pads are single sounds or single-track patterns, that can be triggered by using the dedicated PAD buttons. They can be used to play in realtime single sounds, as well as short, cycling sequences that play in time with the Style or Standard MIDI File, and are transposed according to the recognized chords.

Keyboard tracks

In addition to the Style and Pad tracks, up to four additional parts can be played on the keyboard in real-time. Each of these Keyboard tracks can be limited to a particular range of keys or velocities, but in general up to three can be assigned to play above the split point (Upper), and one below (Lower). This allows the Upper Sounds to be layered together. The split point can be set to any note on the keyboard. In addition to performing along with a Style, these same Keyboard tracks will allow you to play along with the Players.

STS (Single Touch Settings)

Single Touch Settings allow you to instantly change the sounds assigned to each of the Keyboard tracks with a single button press, allowing for wide variation in sounds during a perfor-

Glossary of Terms

Performance

mance. Four STS (Single Touch Settings) can be saved with each Style or SongBook Entry.

The LOGO decoder

Ensemble

By turning the Ensemble feature on, a single note played on one of the Keyboard tracks will be embellished by additional notes to create a complete chord voicing. The Ensemble knows which notes to add by looking at the chord that you are playing. In addition, the Ensemble parameters allow you to select the type of voicing that will be added – from a simple one-note harmony to a full “Brass” section – even a marimba-style trill!

Performance

The Performance is the most encompassing setting on the Pa3XLe – a single setting that can remember a Style (with all the appropriate sounds), the Keyboard tracks (with all the appropriate sounds) and all their Tempo, transposition, effects, etc… A Performance can be stored in one of the Performance bank locations, or it can be saved in a “database” format using the SongBook function.

Sequencer

The Sequencer acts as a recorder, so you can capture and playback your performances. The Pa3XLe sequencer can function in different modes. In the Backing Sequence mode, each Style element and each Keyboard and Pads element can be recorded on a separate track in a single pass. This can be a big help in getting a song recorded quickly. The sequencer can also behave as a traditional 16-track linear sequencer, where each track is recorded individually one at a time.

On the front panel of your Pa3XLe you have probably noticed a series of logos, and may have even wondered what they stand for. Well, here is a quick explanation of each one.

General MIDI (GM) is a standard that ensures the compatibility of sounds and messages between GM compatible instruments available

from different manufacturers. For example, sequenced songs created on any GM equipped product and saved in the GM format will playback correctly on the Pa3XLe.

General MIDI 2 extends the basic features of the General MIDI, allowing for 256 Sounds and 9 Drum Kits (instead of 128 and 1).

RX Technology is the cutting edge engine that drives every aspect of the Pa3XLe – from the synthesis to the display and how it all works together.

DNC (Defined Nuance Control) is the way of fine-controlling Korg’s powerful sound engine. Every nuance and every detail of the sound can be assigned to a different control, be it the keyboard

velocity or a physical controller.

TouchView is the sophisticate technology allowing for touching the objects in the

display, instead of pointing to them through an external device (a mouse, a series of buttons). Go straight to the musical elements, instead of catching keys somewhere on the control panel.

Player

The two Players let you playback your performances or any Standard MIDI File or MP3 file. Like a DJ console, you can mix two songs with the X-Fader slider.

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Korg Pa3XLe User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Important safety instructions

Table of Contents

Welcome!

Physical Features and User Experience

Sounds and Effects

Styles and Songs

Microphone and Vocal Effects

Other Features

What’s in the box

About this manual

Contacts

Making a safety copy of your data

Making a safety copy

Restoring a safety copy

Restoring the original factory data

Loading the Operating System

Overview

Front Panel

Display and Brightness Controls

Data Entry and Navigation

Headphones and controllers

Volume Controls

Assignable Knob

Mode Selection

Special Mode Buttons

Style Section

Memory, Bass Inversion, Manual Bass, Chord Sequencer

Style Elements

Style Controls

Pads

Record, Track Select

STS Section

Search, Shift

Players and Sequencer Controls

SongBook

Ensemble

Tempo Section

Lyrics, Score, Marker

Sound Select

Chord Scan and Keyboard Split

Transpose Section

Performance Select Section

Mic Setting Section

Standby On/Off

USB Host connector

Rear Panel

Music stand and speakers

AUDIO IN Section

AUDIO OUT Section

MIDI Interface

Pedals

Video

USB Device Connector

Expansion slot

Power

Start up

Connecting the AC power cord

Keyboard, Style Accompaniment and Song Volume

Turning the instrument on (or off)

The X-Fader slider

Controlling the Volume

Master Volume

Headphones

Loudspeakers

Audio Outputs

Damper pedal

Assignable pedal

MIDI connections

The music stand

Glossary of Terms

Sound

Style

Variation

Fill-in & Break

Intro & Ending

Drums