Korg Pa600, Pa600QT Users manual

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ENGLISH | OS Ver. 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Turning off the power 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 couple remains readily accessible.

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

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

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

• 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.

• When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

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.

THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for U.S.A.)

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).

Notice regarding disposal (EU only)

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 only)

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

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 should be used. If you have purchased this product via the 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.

Further notices

Automatic Power-Off

To avoid wasting power, Pa600 will by default automatically turn off 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.

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.

Example screens

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

Cleaning the display

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

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

Trademarks

Open Source notice

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

Liability

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

Service and User’s Assistance

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

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Keep your keyboard up-to-date

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

Table of Contents

Reference

Selecting elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Style Select window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Sound Select window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Performance Select window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Pad Select window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

STS Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Song Select window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Style Play operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Start-up settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

How Styles, Variations, Performances and STSs are

linked together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Styles and Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Master Volume and Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Factory, Favorite and User Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

STS Name panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Volume panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Pad panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Split panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Sub-Scale panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Mixer/Tuning: FX Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Mixer/Tuning: Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Effects: A/B FX Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Effects: Master 1, 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Track Controls: Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Track Controls: Drum Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Track Controls: Easy Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Keyboard/Ensemble: Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Keyboard/Ensemble: Keyboard Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Pad/Switch: Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Pad/Switch: Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Style Controls: Drum/Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Style Controls: Keyboard Range On/Off / Wrap Around . . . . 32

Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Write Performance dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Write Single Touch Setting dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Write Style Settings dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

The Favorite banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Style/Pad Record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Recording Styles and Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Style/Pad Import/Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Entering the Style/Pad Record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Exit by saving or deleting changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Listening to the Style while in Edit mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

List of recorded events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Main page - Record 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Main page - Record 2/Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Main page - Guitar Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Style/Pad Record procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Event Edit: Event Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Event Edit: Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Style/Pad Edit: Quantize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Style/Pad Edit: Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Style/Pad Edit: Velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Style/Pad Edit: Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Style/Pad Edit: Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Style/Pad Edit: Delete All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Style/Pad Edit: Copy from Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Style/Pad Edit: Copy from Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Style Element Track Controls: Sound/Expression . . . . . . . . . . 59

Style Element Track Controls: Keyboard Range . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Style Element Track Controls: Noise/Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Pad Track Controls: Sound/Expression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Style Element/Pad Chord Table: Chord Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Style Track Controls: Type/Trigger/Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Import: Import Groove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Import: Import SMF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Export SMF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Write Style/Pad dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Copy Key/Chord dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Copy Sounds dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Copy Expression dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Copy Key Range dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Copy Chord Table dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Overdub Step Recording window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Song Play operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

MIDI Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Tempo Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Master Volume, Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Track parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Standard MIDI Files and Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Keyboard, Pad and Player tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Main page (Normal view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

STS Name panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Volume panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Pad panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Split panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Sub-Scale panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Jukebox panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Mixer/Tuning: FX Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Mixer/Tuning: Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Effects: A/B FX Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Effects: Master 1, 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Track Controls: Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Track Controls: Drum Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Track Controls: Easy Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Keyboard/Ensemble: Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Keyboard/Ensemble: Keyboard Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Pad/Switch: Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Pad/Switch: Assignable Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Introduction

Table of Contents

Jukebox Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Sequencer operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Standard MIDI Files and MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Sequencer Play - Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Entering Record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Record mode: Multitrack Sequencer page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Record mode: Step Record page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Record mode: Backing Sequence (Quick Record) page . . . . . . 91

Record mode: Step Backing Sequence page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Mixer/Tuning: FX Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Mixer/Tuning: Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Effects: A/B FX Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Effects: Master 1, 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Track Controls: Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Track Controls: Drum Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Track Controls: Easy Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Event Edit: Event Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Event Edit: Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Song Edit: Quantize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Song Edit: Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Song Edit: Velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Song Edit: Cut/Insert Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Song Edit: Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Song Edit: Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Song Edit: Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Song Edit: RX Convert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Song Select window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Save Song window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Sound Edit operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

The MIDI channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

How to select oscillators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Sounds, Drum Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Basic: Sound Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Basic: OSC Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Basic: Vel/Key Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Basic: Damper Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Basic: Damper Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Basic: EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

DrumKit: Sample Setup (Drum Kits) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

DrumKit: EQ (Drum Kits) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

DrumKit: Voice Mixer (Drum Kits) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Pitch: Pitch Mod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Pitch: Pitch EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Filter: Filter Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Filter: Filter Mod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Filter: Filter LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Filter: Filter EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Amp: Amp Level/Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Amp: Amp Mod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Amp: Amp EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

LFO: LFO1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

LFO: LFO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Effects: “B” FX Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Effects: Master 1 / Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Effects: Master 2 / Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

User PCM Samples: User Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Write Sound dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Copy Oscillator dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Copy Drum Kit dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Global mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Overview on the Global mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

General Controls: Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

General Controls: Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

General Controls: Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

General Controls: Clock & Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Mode Preferences: Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Mode Preferences: Song & Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Mode Preferences: Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Controllers: Hand Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Controllers: Foot Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Tuning: Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Tuning: Transpose Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Tuning: Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

MIDI: General Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

MIDI: MIDI In Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

MIDI: MIDI In Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

MIDI: MIDI Out Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

MIDI: Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Audio & EQ: MP3 / Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Audio & EQ: Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Audio & EQ: Master EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Touch Panel Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Write Quarter Tone SC Preset dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Write Midi Preset dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Write Limiter Preset dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Write Master EQ Preset dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Media mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Storage devices and internal memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Supported device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Selecting and deselecting files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Searching files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

File types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Media structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Navigation tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Care of mass storage devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Merging PCM Samples from various sources . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Table of Contents

SongBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Custom List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

List Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Book Edit 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Book Edit 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Book Edit 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Lyrics, Score, Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Lyrics page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Score page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Markers page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

What is MIDI? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

What is MIDI Over USB? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Standard MIDI Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

The General MIDI standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

The Global channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

The Chord 1 and Chord 2 channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

The Control channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

MIDI Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Connecting Pa600 to a Master keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Connecting Pa600 to a MIDI accordion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Connecting Pa600 to an external sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Playing another instrument with Pa600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Appendix

Factory data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Style Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Style and Player controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Single Touch Settings (STS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Sounds (Bank order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Sounds (Program Change order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Drum Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Multisamples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Drum Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

MIDI Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Assignable parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

List of Pedal/Footswitch functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

List of Assignable Switches functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243

Dynamic Modulation sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Dynamics (Dynamic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models (OD Amp Mic) . 254

Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser) . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Reverb and Early Reflections (Reverb ER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Double Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Installing the Korg USB MIDI Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

Connecting Pa600 to a personal computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

KORG USB-MIDI Driver system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Please note before use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Windows: Installing the KORG USB-MIDI Driver . . . . . . . . 314

Mac OS X: Installing the KORG USB-MIDI Driver . . . . . . . 314

MIDI Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316

MIDI Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

Recognized chords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321

Introduction

Table of Contents

Selecting elements

Style Select window

Side tabs (banks)

Lower tabs (pages)

Style sets

Styles

Selecting elements

The following windows are shown in the various operating modes, whenever you try to select a Sound, Performance, Style or Song.

Style Select window

To open the Style Select window, touch the Style area whereas it appears in the display, or the STYLE button in the SELECTION section on the control panel.

Press EXIT to exit from this page and go back to the previous page without selecting any Style.

Style Select page menu

Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command.

Copy and Paste

Use this command to copy the selected Style to a different selection,

1. Select the Style to be copied. To select more items, keep the

SHIFT button and touch all the item to be selected for copying. Hint: You can deselect one of the selected items by

touching it while still keeping the SHIFT button pressed.

2. Choose the Copy and Paste command.

3. Select the target location. In case you are copying more

than a single item, all subsequent items will sequentially follow the first one. Wa r n in g : Any Style already existing at

the target location will be overwritten!

Note: Depending on the status of the “Auto Select” parameter (see page 140), a Style may be immediately selected when pressing one of the STYLE SELECT buttons. The latest selected Style for that bank will be selected.

Style sets

Selected set of Styles. Factory Styles are Styles supplied as stan- dard. Fav/User are Favorite Styles (locations for custom-made Styles with editable names) and User Styles (locations for cus- tom-made Styles with fixed names).

Side tabs (banks)

Use these tabs to select a bank of Styles. Favorite tabs can be renamed (see “Renaming the Favorite banks” on page 35).

Lower tabs (pages)

Use these tabs to select one of the available pages in the selected bank.

Styles

Touch one of these buttons in the display to select a Style. Unless the “Display Hold” parameter (see page 140) is turned on, the window automatically closes shortly after you select a Style.

After selecting a Style from this window, and another Style is playing, the name of the new Style name begins to flash, meaning it is ready to start playing at the beginning of the next measure.

Delete

Choose this command from the page menu, and delete the selected item. Please keep in mind that you can only delete nonprotected items.

1. Select the Style to be deleted,

2. Choose the Delete command, and confirm deletion. Wa r n -

ing: Unless you have a copy of it, the deleted item will be gone forever!

Rename

Choose this command from the page menu, and edit the name of the selected item. Please keep in mind that you can only rename non-protected items.

1. Select the Style to be renamed,

2. Choose the Rename command, and use the virtual key-

board to edit the name.

3. When done, touch OK to confirm.

Selecting elements

Sound Select window

Side tabs (banks)

Lower tabs (pages)

Sound sets

Sounds

If more than five pages are available, the Previous/Next tabs are shown in this area

Rename Favorite

Choose this command from the page menu, and edit the name of the Favorite Style banks.

The assigned name can be spanned over two lines, by separating them with the paragraph character (¶). For example, to write “World Music” on two lines, enter “World¶Music”.

In any case, the Pa600 will try to automatically put on two lines two words separated by two spaces.

Be careful not to write words exceeding the width of the side tabs of the Style Select window.

1. Choose the Rename Favorites command.

2. Touch the (Text Edit) symbol next to the bank to be

renamed.

3. Use the virtual keyboard to edit the name.

4. When done, touch OK to confirm.e

Sound sets

Selected set of Sounds. Factory Sounds are the Sounds supplied as standard. Legacy Sounds are Sounds compatible with older Pa-Series models. GM are Drum Kits mapped according to the General MIDI 2 or XG standards. User Sounds are custom-created or edited Sounds.

Side tabs (banks)

Use these tabs to select a bank of Sounds.

Lower tabs (pages)

Use these tabs to select one of the available pages in the selected bank.

Previous/Next tabs

Scroll the lower tabs to the left or the right, when additional tabs are available but cannot be seen in the display.

Sounds

Touch one of these buttons in the display to select a Sound. Unless the “Display Hold” parameter (see page 140) is turned on, the window automatically closes shortly after you select a Sound.

Program Change

Program Change number. Shown only when the “Show” parameter is turned on in Global mode. (See page 140).

Sound Select window

To open the Sound Select window, touch the Sound area whereas it appears in the display, or the SOUND button in the SELECTION section of the control panel.

Press EXIT to exit from this page and go back to the previous page without choosing any Sound.

Sound Select page menu

Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command.

The commands are the same seen for the Style Select window’s page menu, apart for a difference with the Delete command.

Delete

When deleting a Sound based on User PCM Samples, you are asked if you want to delete the Samples and Multisamples. Confirm deletion only if you don’t plan to reuse the same Samples and Multisamples for some other new User Sounds. Choosing to delete them frees PCM Sample memory for other data.

Hint: In case you need more free PCM Sample memory, and you know there are unused Samples and Multisamples in memory, use the “Delete Non-assigned User PCM Samples” command in the Sound > User PCM Sample page to clean memory (see page 133).

Reference

Selecting elements

Performance Select window

Side tabs (banks)

Lower tabs (pages) Performances

Side tabs (banks)

Lower tabs (pages)

Pad sets

Pads

Performance Select window

To open the Performance Select window, touch the Performance area whereas it appears in the display, or one of the PERFORMANCE buttons on the control panel,. Use the PERFORMANCE buttons to go directly to the selected bank.

Press EXIT to exit from this page and go back to the previous page without selecting any Performance.

Note: Depending on the status of the “Auto Select” parameter (see page 140), a Performance may be immediately selected when pressing one of the PERFORMANCE buttons. The latest selected Performance for that bank will be selected.

Side tabs (banks)

Use these tabs to select a bank of Performance. Each tab corresponds to one of the PERFORMANCE buttons on the control panel.

Lower tabs (pages)

Use these tabs to select one of the available pages in the selected bank.

If you press again the same PERFORMANCE button on the control panel, the next page in the same bank is selected. This way, you do not need to touch one of the corresponding tabs in the display in order to select a different page.

Performances

Touch one of these buttons in the display to select a Performance. Unless the “Display Hold” parameter (see page 140) is turned on, the window automatically closes shortly after you select a Performance.

Performance Select page menu

Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command.

Pad Select window

Touch the Pad area whereas it appears in the display, to open the Pad Select window.

Press EXIT to exit from this page and go back to the previous page without selecting any Pad.

Pad sets

Selected set of Pads. Hit are single-note, pre-programmed factory Pads. Sequence are sequence-based, pre-programmed fac- tory Pads. Locale are like Factory Pads, but contain Pads customized for the music of your Country. User can be either single-note or sequence-based Pads, and can be user-recorded or modified.

Side tabs (banks)

Use these tabs to select a bank of Pads.

Lower tabs (pages)

Use these tabs to select one of the available pages in the selected bank.

Pad

Touch one of these buttons in the display to select a Pad. Unless the “Display Hold” parameter (see page page 140) is turned on, the window automatically closes short after you select a Pad.

Sound Select page menu

Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command.

The commands are the same seen for the Style Select window’s page menu.

Selecting elements

STS Select

Song path

Song Select window

This page appears when you touch the Song name in the display, or press the SONG buttons in the SELECTION section on the control panel.

Press EXIT to exit from this page and go back to the main page of the Song Play operating mode without selecting a Song.

Selecting a Song by its ID number

Each Song in a folder on a device (up to 9,999) has a progressive ID number assigned. When the “Show Song Number” option is selected in the Song Select page menu (see below), you can see this number before the Song’s name in the Song Select window. You can use this number to select the Song by composing the corresponding number, speeding up the Song retrieval when you are using an hard disk filled with midifiles.

While in the Song Select window, press the SONG button in the SELECTION section to open the keypad, and enter the number corresponding to the Song to be selected.

While in any page of the Song Play mode, press the SONG button in the SELECTION section twice to open the keypad.

Note: If no Song corresponds to the dialed number, the “Song not available” message will appear.

Wa r ni n g : While the directory may contain more than 9999 files, you can’t select Songs outside the 0001-9999 range when using the numeric keypad.

Song Select page menu

Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command.

Export Song List

Select this command to save the current list as a text file. This way, you will be able to print a list of Songs, to see which number matches each Song.

1. While in the Song Select window, select the folder whose

Song list you wish to save as a text file.

2. Select the Export Song List command from the page menu.

3. A dialog box will appear, asking you to select either the

internal storage memory or the HOST USB ports.

4. Select one of the options, and touch OK to confirm.

Note: The text file will contain a list of “*.mid”, “*.kar”, “.mp3” and “*.jbx” files only. Folders and other types of files will not be included.

When saved, the text file will be named after the selected folder. For example, a folder named “Dummy” will generate a “Dummy.txt” file. If a file with the same name already exists in the target, it will be overwritten without waiting for any confirmation. A file containing the list of all valid files contained into the root of the disk will generate a “Root.txt” file.

The list will include the progressive number assigned to each Song, the file names, the total number of files in the list.

To correctly display and print the list on a personal computer, use a fixed size (i.e., non-proportional) character in your text editor.

Selecting elements

Song Select window

Show Song Number

Check this option to make the Song’s progressive ID number appear in the list, next to each Song.

Show Song Extension

Check this option to make the file extension (“*.mid”, “*.kar”, “*.jbx”, “*.mp3”) appear in the list, at the end of each Song’s name.

Create New Folder

This command will let you create a new generic folder in the root of any device, or inside any other generic folder. You can’t create a “.SET” folder with this command, since this type of folder is reserved to the Save operations (and can be created with the New SET button in any Save page).

Rename

Available only when an item is selected in a list.

Use this function to change the name of an existing file or folder. You cannot change the 3-character extension of files and “.SET” folders, since they are used to identify the type of file or folder.

Touch the (Text Edit) button to open the Text Edit window. Enter the new name, then touch OK to confirm and close the

Text Edit window.

Delete

Use this command to delete the selected file or folder.

By touching the (Text Edit) button you can open the Text Edit window. Enter the name, then touch OK to confirm and

close the Text Edit window.

Reference

Style Play operating mode

Start-up settings

Overall instrument’s

volume

Balance of Style and Pad tracks against the Keyboard tracks

Style Play operating mode

The Style Play mode is the boot-up operating mode. When in this mode, you can play with Styles (i.e. automatic accompaniments), while playing with one to four tracks (Upper 1-3 and Lower) on the keyboard. You can choose different Sounds and Effects by selecting Performances and STSs. Four Pads will provide single-shot sounds or repeating patterns in sync with the Style. You can also use the SongBook to automatically select Styles suited for a particular song.

Start-up settings

Since the “My Setting” Performance is automatically selected when turning the instrument on, you can save to it your preferred start-up settings.

Select the Sounds, Effects, and other settings you would like to see automatically selected when turning the instrument on. Then keep the MY SETTING button pressed for about one second. When the Write Startup Settings window appears, confirm by touching OK.

Note: If you like some settings to be preserved even when choosing different Performances, STSs and Styles, turn on the desired “locks” to avoid changes to the selected parameters (see “General Controls: Lock” on page 141).

Styles and Pads

Each Style includes four Pads. Each time you select a Style, the four Pads are assigned to the four PAD buttons. The Style and the Pads will play using the same Tempo value.

Master Volume and Balance

While the MASTER VOLUME knob controls the general volume of the instrument, you can use the BALANCE knob to balance the Style Accompaniment and Pad tracks against the Keyboard tracks.

Note: As an alternative, the BALANCE knob can also work as a volume control. See “Balance Slider” on page 146.

How Styles, Variations, Performances and STSs are linked together

Styles, Variations, Performances and STSs are linked in many ways.

• When the STS MODE LED is steadily on or blinking, selecting a Style also changes the Keyboard tracks (STS 1 is automatically selected). Performance settings are overridden.

• When the STS MODE LED is blinking, selecting a Variation also select the corresponding STS.

• When the STYLE CHANGE LED is on, selecting a Performance also selects a Style (the one memorized with the Performance).

• Current track settings can be saved either to a Performance, an STS, or the Style Settings, depending on the page menu command you select.

Factory, Favorite and User Styles

There are three different types of Style locations:

• Factory Style banks are the preloaded Styles, that you can’t usually edit (unless you don’t want to do so, by turning the protection off, see “Factory Style and Pad Protect” on page 145).

• Favorite Style banks are Styles loaded from an external device, created or edited by yourself. You can rename the tabs in the Style Select window to create places for custom banks, or for additional music genres that are not already included among the supplied banks. See “The Favorite banks” on page 35 for information on how to manage these Styles.

• User Style banks are, like the Favorite banks, Styles loaded from an external device, created or edited by yourself (the User). These are banks conceived as a ‘workbench’ – a place where to manage Styles and banks before saving them to a final location. See the “Style/Pad Record mode” chapter for information on how to edit or create Styles.

Style Play operating mode

Main page

Style area Page header Page menu icon

Song

area

Perfor-

mance/

STS area

Keyboard tracks area

Panel s

Operating mode Master Transpose (in

semitones)

Recognized chord

Style name

Style Element meter

Style bank

Measure length/number

Current Tem po

Current beat

This is the page you see after you turn the instrument on.

To access this page from another operating mode, press the STYLE PLAY button.

To return to this page from one of the Style Play edit pages, press the EXIT button.

Recognized chord

Displays the recognized chord, when you play a chord on the keyboard. If no chord abbreviation is shown, check if the ACCOMP LED is turned on.

You can choose how chords are recognized by using the “Chord Recognition” parameter in the Global > Style page (see page 143).

Page menu icon

Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. See “Page menu” on page 32 for more information.

Style area

This is where the Style name is shown, together with its Tempo and Meter (Time Signature) parameters.

Details on individual tracks can be seen by pressing the Volume tab. Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch between Normal view (Keyboard tracks, grouped Style tracks) and Style view (individual Style tracks). (See “Volume panel” starting from

page 15).

Page header

This line shows the current operating mode, transposition and recognized chord.

Operating mode name

Name of the current operating mode.

Master transpose

Master transpose value in semitones. This value can be changed using the TRANSPOSE buttons on the control panel.

Note: Transpose may be automatically changed when selecting a different Performance or Style. It may also be changed when loading a Standard MIDI File generated with an instrument of the Korg Pa series.

To avoid transposition, the Master Transpose is “locked” by default. If you want to lock or unlock it, change the Master Transpose Lock parameter’s status (see “General Controls: Lock” on page 141).

Style name

Currently selected Style. Touch the Style name (or press the STYLE button in the SELECTION section) to open the Style Select window.

Style bank

Bank the current Style belongs to.

Style Element meter

Meter (time signature) of the current Style Element.

Measure length/number

While the Style is playing, an ‘M’ appears, to show the current measure number of the current Style Element playing. While it is in stop, an ‘L’ appears, to show the length (total number of measures) of the current Style Element.

Current beat

Beat number currently playing.

Current Tempo

Metronome Tempo (from 30 to 250). Use the TEMPO buttons to change the Tempo.

As an alternative, keep the SHIFT button pressed and use the VALUE DIAL to change the Tempo. Also, you can touch the Tempo field and drag it with your finger, or change it with the VAL U E DI A L.

To recall the Tempo stored in the current Style, press the TEMPO– and + buttons together.

Reference

Style Play operating mode

Main page

Song name

Selected Performance

or STS

Sound

name

Track name

Track’s octave transpose

Sound bank’s icon

Track status

Volume panel

Tab s

You can prevent the Tempo from changing by turning the TEMPO LOCK LED on.

Note: Tempo may change while a Style Element is playing. Each Style Element may contain Tempo Change data.

Song area

This is where the Song assigned to the onboard Player is shown.

Song name

Name of Song assigned to the Player. You can select Songs while playing Styles, to have them ready when switching to Song Play mode.

Performance/STS area

This is where the latest selected Performance or STS name is shown.

• If the track is already selected (white background), touch the

Sound name to open the Sound Select window.

• If the track is not selected (dark background), first select it,

then touch the Sound name to open the Sound Select window.

You can also open the Sound Select window by using the SOUND button in the SELECTION section of the control panel.

For more information about the Sound Select window, see “Sound Select window” on page 7.

Keyboard track octave transpose

Non editable. Octave transpose of the corresponding track. To individually edit the octave transpose for each track, go to the “Mixer/Tuning: Tuning” edit page (see page 22).

You can also transpose all Upper tracks by using the UPPER OCTAVE buttons on the control panel.

Bass & Lower Backing icon

When the Bass & Lower Backing function is active, the Backing icon appears in the Lower track Sound area (see “Bass & Lower Backing” on page 144).

Keyboard track name

Non editable. Name of the corresponding track:

Selected Performance or STS

This is the latest selected Performance (Perf) or Single Touch Setting (STS#).

Touch the name to open the Performance Select window (see “Performance Select window” on page8). As an alternative, use the PERFORMANCE section to select a different Performance.

To select a different STS, use the four STS buttons under the display, or the STS panel.

Keyboard tracks area

This is where Keyboard tracks are shown.

Abbreviation Track Hand

UP1 Upper 1 Right hand

UP2 Upper 2

UP3 Upper 3

LOW Lower Left hand

Sound bank’s icon

This picture illustrates the bank the current Sound belongs to.

Keyboard track status

Play/mute status of the current track. Select the track, then touch this area to change the track status.

No icon Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Panels

The lower half of the main page contains the various panels, you can select by touching the corresponding tabs. See more information in the relevant sections, starting from page 15.

Sound name

Name of the Sound assigned to the corresponding Keyboard track.

Style Play operating mode

STS Name panel

Sliders

Track status icons

STS Name panel

Touch the STS Name tab to select this panel. Single Touch Settings (STS) are memory locations intended for quickly choosing Keyboard Sounds, contained in each Style or SongBook entry. While in this panel, you can see the name of the four STSs belonging to the latest selected Style or SongBook entry. Touch one of the names to select the corresponding STS.

Note: You cannot edit the STS names in this panel. To edit a name, select the STS to be renamed, then select the Write Single Touch Setting command from the page menu (see “Write Single Touch Setting dialog box” on page 34).

Volume panel

Touch the Volume tab to select this panel. This is where you can set the volume of each track, and mute/unmute them.

Note: The volume of the Keyboard tracks may be saved to a Performance or STS. The volume of the separate Style tracks (Style Tracks view) can be memorized to the current Style Settings.

Changing the tracks’ volume

You can change the volume of each track by dragging the sliders in the display. You can also change the volume by touching a track’s slider, then using the VALUE DIAL.

Changing the Play/Mute status

Play/mute status of the current track. Select the track, then touch this area to change its status.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Saving the track’s volume and play/mute status

Each set of tracks can be saved into a different structure. This allows for a great flexibility when mixing Keyboard and Accompaniment tracks through the use of Performances, STSs and Styles.

• The volume and play/mute status of the Keyboard tracks can be saved to a Performance or STS (see “Write Performance” on page 32 and “Write Single Touch Setting” on page 32).

• The volume and play/mute status of the separate Style tracks can be saved to the current Style Settings (see “Write Current Style Settings” on page 32).

• The offset volume of the grouped Style tracks is automatically saved to the Global.

Reference

Style Play operating mode

Volume panel

Grouped Style tracks

Keyboard tracks

Grouped Style Tracks

Selected

track

info area

Sounds

area

Style tracks Volume

Track name

Sound name

Sound bank

Program Change sequence

Track names

Under the sliders, a label for each track is shown. Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch between the Nor-

mal (grouped Style tracks, Keyboard tracks) and the Style Tracks view (separate Style tracks).

Track Description

Normal View

(*)

DR/PERC

(*)

ACCOMP

(*)

BASS

LOWER Lowe r track.

UPPER1…3 Upper tracks.

Style Tracks View

DRUM Drum Style track.

PERC Percussion Style track.

BASS Bass Style track.

ACC1…5 Accompaniment Style tracks.

(*).Volume for these grouped tracks is a global offset, that can be adjusted in the Global > Mode Preferences > Style page.

Grouped Drum and Percussion tracks.

Grouped Accompaniment tracks (Acc1-5).

Grouped Bass Style track.

Normal view

In Normal view you can see the grouped Style tracks (Play/Mute only), and the separate controls for the Keyboard tracks:

Grouped Style tracks

In the Normal view, Style tracks are grouped together (Dr/Perc, Accomp, Bass groups), to allow for instant play/mute of several tracks at the same time.

Changing the volume of the grouped Style tracks can be done (as a general control) in the Global mode > Mode Preferences > Style page (see “Style Tracks Global Volume” on page 144).

Keyboard tracks

Here you can separately control the volume and play/mute status of each Keyboard track.

Style Tracks view

Press the TRACK SELECT button to switch from the Normal view to the Style Tracks view. In this view, individual Style tracks are shown in the lower half of the display, while the upper half of the main page changes to show parameters for the selected Style track.

Press TRACK SELECT again to return to the Normal view (Keyboard tracks, grouped Style tracks, Mic/In controls).

Style tracks Volume

Here you can change the volume and play/mute status of each of the individual Style tracks.

Original Style Sounds

This parameter lets you choose if the Style has to play the Sounds saved in the Performance or Style Settings, or the ones saved in each Style Element.

Note: When assigning a Sound to a Style track, the “Original Style Sounds” parameter is automatically turned off.

Note: This parameter can be saved with the Performance or Style Settings.

On Style tracks always use the original Sounds

recorded in each Style Element. If you assign a different Sound to a Style track, this parameter is automatically set to Off.

Off You can assign different Sounds to each Style

track, and save them in a Performance or Style Settings. The selected Sounds are the same for all Style Elements (there are no different Sounds for each Style element).These Sounds can be saved into a Performance or Style Settings with the “Write Performance” or “Write Current Style Settings” commands (see page 32). Assigned Sounds are shown in the Sounds area of this page.

Selected Track Info area

This line lets you see the Sound assigned to the selected track. It appears both in the main page, and in several edit pages.

Style Play operating mode

Pad panel

Track name

Style track’s octave transpose icon

Sound bank’s icon

Name of the selected track.

Pad panel

Sound name

Sound assigned to the selected track. Touch anywhere in this area to open the Sound Select window, and select a different Sound.

Sound bank

Bank of the selected Sound.

Program Change

Program Change number sequence (Bank Select MSB, Bank Select LSB, Program Change).

Sounds area

This area lets you see the Sound bank’s icon and octave transposition for the eight Style tracks.

Touch the Pad tab to select this panel. This is where you can assign a different Hit or Sequence Pad to each of the four pads, and see at a glance how pads are programmed. For more options, go to the “Pad/Switch: Pad” page (see page 30).

Pad assignment

Name of the Hit or Sequence assigned to each Pad. Touch the box to make the Pad Select window appear (see “Pad Select window” on page 8).

When the Lock is open, Pads can be changed when choosing a Style or SongBook entry.

Pads lock icon ( )

Close this lock to prevent Pads from changing when choosing a different Style or SongBook entry.

Style track’s octave transpose icon

Non editable. Octave transpose of the corresponding track. To change the octave transpose, use the UPPER OCTAVE buttons, or go to the “Mixer/Tuning: Tuning” edit page (see page 22).

Sound bank’s icon

This picture illustrates the bank the current Sound belongs to. Touch an icon a first time to select the corresponding track (detailed information are shown on the Selected Track Info area, see above). Touch it a second time to open the Sound Select window.

Reference

Style Play operating mode

Split panel

Touch the Split tab to select this panel. This is where you can set the split point and activate the Bass Inversion.

Split Point

Use this parameter to select a different split point. A full-range piano keyboard is shown in the display, divided at the selected split point. Upper tracks play on the right of this point, while the Lower track plays on the left.

Keyboard diagram

Touch anywhere on the keyboard diagram. A message will appear, asking you to press the new split point on the keyboard of your Pa600 (or to press the EXIT button to close the message with no changes).

Global

There is a global split point, and “local” one, that can be memorized into the Performances and STSs.

On You are editing the global split point. The global

split point is considered when selecting a Performance or STS that does not contain a local split point.

Off You are editing the “local” split point memorized

in the current Performance or STS.

Sub-Scale panel

Touch the Sub-Scale tab to select this panel. This panel replicates the “Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale” edit page (see page 22). When the Quarter Tone button is pressed, it corresponds to the QUARTER TONE section on the control panel (Pa600 Quarter tone only).

With the “Quarter Tone” button non-pressed

With the “Quarter Tone” button pressed

Bass Inversion

Use this parameter to turn 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 144.

Style Play operating mode

Edit menu

Operating mode Edit section

Selected track info

Page menu icon

Parameters area

Tab s

From any page, press the MENU button to open the Style Play edit menu. This menu gives access to the various Style Play edit sections.

When in the menu, select an edit section, or press EXIT or STYLE PLAY to exit the menu and return to the main page. To return to the main page, you can also select the Main Page menu item.

When in an edit page, press EXIT or the STYLE PLAY button to return to the main page of the Style Play operating mode.

Page menu icon

Touch this icon to open the page menu (see “Page menu” on page 32).

Parameters area

Each page contains various parameters. Use the tabs to select one of the available pages. For detailed information on the various types of parameters, see sections starting below.

Ta bs

Use tabs to select one of the edit pages of the current edit section.

Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan

This page lets you set the volume and pan for each of the Keyboard or Style tracks. Volume settings are the same as in the Volume panel of the main page.

Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from the Keyboard to the Style tracks, and vice versa.

Each item in this menu corresponds to an edit section. Each edit section groups various edit pages, that may be selected by touching the corresponding tab on the lower part of the display.

Edit page structure

All edit pages share some basic elements.

Upper Volume Link

With this parameter, you define if changing the volume of one of the Upper tracks also proportionally changes the volume of the other Upper tracks.

On When changing the volume of one of the Upper

tracks, volume for the other Upper tracks changes in proportion.

Off When changing the volume of one of the Upper

tracks, only that track’s volume is changed. Other Upper tracks are left unchanged.

Reference

Operating mode

This indicates that the instrument is in Style Play mode.

Edit section

This identifies the current edit section, corresponding to one of the items of the edit menu (see “Edit menu” on page 19).

Style Play operating mode

Mixer/Tuning: FX Send

Track L/R Out

Master FX

Track L/R Out

Master FX

Dry

Use this checkbox to turn the dry (direct) track signal on or off from the outputs.

On When checked, the direct signal coming from the

track is sent to the output, mixed with the Master FXs.

Off When unchecked, the direct signal coming from

the track is removed from the audio output, and only sent to the Master FXs. The effected signal will still be panned (in stereo FXs only) according to the Pan value.

Pan

Track position in the stereo field.

L-64…L-1 Left stereo channel.

C 00 Center.

R+1…R+63 Right stereo channel.

Volum e

Track’s volume. This is the volume of each track, as saved in the Style (Style Settings), Performance or STS. It may change when choosing a different Style, Performance or STS.

0…127 MIDI value of the track’s volume.

Mixer/Tuning: FX Send

Pa600 includes two groups of effects (FX A and FX B). While in Style Play mode, the A group is reserved to the Style and Pad tracks, the B group to the Keyboard tracks.

Choosing and editing the effects is done in the dedicated Effect section (see “Effects: A/B FX Configuration” on page 24).

This page lets you set the level of the track’s signal going to the Master FX processors. The Master FX processors are connected in parallel with the dry/direct signal, so you can decide the amount of direct signal that will be sent to the Master FX processors.

In case you do not want to hear the direct signal, just set the Dry parameter to Off (see “Dry” above).

You can assign to the Master FXs any kind of available effects, but we found it convenient to arrange them in the following way, for most of the Styles, STS and Performances included with the Pa600:

A-Master 1 Reverb processor for the Style and Pad tracks.

A-Master 2 Modulating FX processor for the Style and Pad

tracks.

B-Master 1 Reverb processor for the Keyboard tracks.

B-Master 2 Modulating FX processor for the Keyboard

tracks.

Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from Keyboard to Style tracks, and vice-versa.

Play/Mute icon

Track’s play/mute status.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

FX Group

This indicates the FX group (A or B) assigned to the group of tracks shown.

Send level (Master 1, Master 2)

0…127 Level of the track (direct) signal sent to the corre-

sponding Master FX effect processor.

Play/Mute icon

Track’s play/mute status.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Style Play operating mode

Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain

Trac k Reset buttons

Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain

In this page you can set the three-band equalization (EQ) for each individual track.

Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from the Keyboard to the Style tracks, and vice-versa.

Hi (High) Gain

This parameter lets you adjust the high frequencies equalization on each individual track. This is a shelving curve filter. Values are shown in decibels (dB).

-18…+18dB High gain value in decibels.

Mid (Middle) Gain

This parameter lets you adjust the middle frequencies equalization on each individual track. This is a bell curve filter. Values are shown in decibels (dB).

-18…+18dB Middle gain value in decibels.

Low Gain

This parameter lets you adjust the low frequencies equalization on each individual track. This is a shelving curve filter. Values are shown in decibels (dB).

-18…+18dB Low gain value in decibels.

Play/Mute icon

Track’s play/mute status.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control

This page lets you reset or bypass the track’s equalization, programmed in the previous page.

Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from the Keyboard to the Style tracks, and vice-versa.

Reset All Tracks button

Touch this button to reset (i.e., “flatten”) equalization for all tracks (both Realtime and Style tracks).

Track Reset buttons

Use these buttons to reset (i.e., “flatten”) equalization for the corresponding track.

Bypass

Check any of these checkboxes to bypass the equalization for the corresponding track. When bypassed, equalization has no effect on the track, but all parameters are preserved. When the box is unchecked, equalization is activated again.

On The bypass function is engaged, so no equaliza-

tion is active on the corresponding track.

Off The bypass function is not engaged, so the equal-

ization is active on the corresponding track.

Input Trim

This knob allows you to limit the level of the signal passing through the equalizer. Extreme equalization values can overload the audio circuits and lead to distortion. This control lets you set equalization as desired, and at the same time avoid overloading.

0…99 Limiting value. The higher, the most effective it is.

Play/Mute icon

Track’s play/mute status.

Reference

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Style Play operating mode

Mixer/Tuning: Tuning

This page is where you can set the octave transpose and fine tuning for each track. Plus, you can program the Pitch Bend range for each track.

Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from the Keyboard to the Style tracks, and vice-versa.

PB Sensitivity

These parameters show the Pitch Bend range for each track, in semitones.

1…12 Maximum up/down pitch bend range (in semi-

tones). 12 = ±1 octave.

0 No pitch bend allowed.

Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale

You can assign a different scale (a sub-scale) to the Keyboard tracks, the Upper tracks or all tracks. This will allow, for example, to play a solo with a particular Quarter Tone tuning, while the backing tracks play in the Equal tuning.

This page is where you can program the sub-scale for the selected tracks; a different sub-scale can be associated to each Performance or STS. Track selection is general, and can be done with the “Scale Mode” parameter of the Global > Mode Preferences > Style page (see page 144).

The remaining tracks will use the basic scale set in the Global > Tuning > Scale page (see “Main Scale” on page 148). This is the “standard” scale of the instrument.

With the “Quarter Tone” button non-pressed

Octave Transpose

This is the octave transpose value.

-3 Lowest octave.

0 Standard tuning.

+3 Highest octave.

Detune

This is the fine tuning value.

-64 Lowest pitch.

00 Standard tuning.

+63 Highest pitch.

Play/Mute icon

Track’s play/mute status.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

With the “Quarter Tone” button pressed

Note: Quarter Tone selection can be received by MIDI (i.e., by an external sequencer or controller). Conversely, selection of Quarter Tone settings can be sent by the Pa600 to an external MIDI recorder as System Exclusive data.

Scale

Selected scale. See “Scales” on page 242 for a list of the available scales. When selecting the User scale, the keyboard diagram becomes active, letting you program a custom scale (see “How to create a custom scale by fine-tuning each note of the User scale” below).

Key

This parameter is needed by some scales to set the preferred key (see

“Scales” on page 242).

Style Play operating mode

Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale

Fine tuning values

Quarter Tone

Pa600 Quarter Tone only: When this option is turned on, this page corresponds to the QUARTER TONE section of the control panel. You can program the Quarter Tone scale on the display, or by using the keys on the control panel. The controls on the control panel remain functional, even when going to a different page.

Press the Quarter Tone button to make the keyboard diagram active (Pa600 Quarter Tone only: this also activates the QUAR- TER TONE section of the control panel). In the display, touch any note you want to lower a quarter tone, making a big dot appear on the note diagram. Touch the note again to make the dot disappear.

Touch one of the four SC Preset buttons to recall the corresponding preset, and touch any note you want to lower a quarter tone down, making a big dot appear on the detuned note in the diagram. Touch the note again to make the dot disappear.

Scale alteration made in this page is momentary and is not memorised. It is only meant to allow for fast scale alteration while playing.

To make realtime changes faster, you can also assign the Quarter Tone function to the footswitch or an Assignable Switch (see below “How to use the Quarter Tone function with a footswitch or Assignable Switch” for more information).

The use of SC Presets allows for immediate recall of previously programmed Quarter Tone scales (see below “How to use the Quarter Tone function with the SC Presets” for more information).

SC Preset buttons

These buttons appear only when the “Quarter Tone” parameter is checked. Use these buttons to recall the corresponding custom

scale presets. See “How to use the Quarter Tone function with the SC Presets” below for information on how to use them.

Keyboard diagram

When “Quarter Tone” is checked, this diagram allows for lowering each note of a quarter tone. When a User scale is selected, it allows you to fine-tune each note’s pitch.

Scale lock icon

When locked, Scale parameters remain unchanged when selecting a different Performance or STS.

For more information on parameter locks, see “General Controls: Lock” on page 141.

How to create a custom scale by fine-tuning each note of the User scale

way, you can create a custom scale, that you can save to a Performance or STS.

After having selected the User scale, touch a note in the keyboard diagram, and use VALUE DIAL to adjust the selected note tuning in cents.

Note: These settings can be saved to a Performance or STS, as described below.

How to use the Quarter Tone function with the SC Presets

When the “Quarter Tone” button is pressed, four “SC Preset” buttons appear, and you can select one of four SC Presets to recall a preset custom scale. (Pa600 Quarter Tone: these buttons

correspond to the SC buttons in the QUARTER TONE section of the control panel.)

1. Program and save a custom scale into an SC Preset.

To do so, go to the Global mode, and reach the “Tuning: Scale” page. When programming is done, choose the “Write SC Preset” command from the page menu, then select one of the preset locations where to save the current settings (see “Write Quarter Tone SC Preset dialog box” on page 155).

2. Return to this page, and touch the “Quarter Tone” button to

make the “SC Preset” buttons appear.

3. Touch one of the “SC Preset” buttons to recall a preset cus-

tom scale.

Each preset contains custom detuning of each note of the scale, and memorizes the selected degree(s) of the scale.

When no preset is selected, the default scale is automatically recalled. This scale assigns a -50 cent value to all notes, and turns all scale degrees off.

You can also select an SC Preset by assigning the relevant function to an Assignable Switch (see “Pad/Switch: Switch” on page 31) or Assignable Footswitch (see “Controllers: Foot Controllers” on page 146).

4. Use the keyboard diagram to turn the note detuning on or

off.

Make a big dot appear to detune the corresponding note, or make it disappear to reset tuning.

5. Reset the original scale.

Touch the “Quarter Tone button again, to deselect it and recall the main scale.

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When the User scale is selected, the keyboard diagram becomes active. You can then change each note tuning in cents of a semitone (within a range of ±99 cents, referred to Equal tuning). This

Style Play operating mode

Effects: A/B FX Configuration

FX group

How to use the Quarter Tone function with a footswitch or Assignable Switch

Effects: A/B FX Configuration

You can assign the “Quarter Tone” function to a footswitch or an Assignable Switch, to program a custom scale in realtime, for example to allow for those sudden scale changes typical of the Arabic music. These changes are not saved anywhere, so the scale is easily “wiped-out” when selecting a different Performance or STS, or when pressing the Quarter Tone pedal again.

Note: While in Style Play mode, you can create a custom scale, to be assigned to a Performance or STS, simply by selecting and editing a User scale, and saving any change to a Performance or STS. See “How to create a custom scale by fine-tuning each note of the User scale” above.

While in Global mode, you can create a custom scale and save it to one of the four SC Presets, and recall it by touching one of the SC Preset buttons in the display. Then, you can start your realtime scale editing from the selected preset. See “How to use the Quarter Tone function with the SC Presets” above.

1. Program the footswitch or an Assignable Switch to be the

Quarter Tone switch.

Simply go to the Global mode, and reach the “Controllers: Foot Controllers” page. There, you will find the “Pedal/ Footswitch” parameter, to which you can assign the Quarter Tone function.

2. Lower some note pitches.

Keep the Quarter Tone pedal pressed. The keyboard will not play at this time. Press the notes you want to lower a quarter tone. Release the pedal.

3. Play with your new scale.

Notes you pressed on step 2 are now lowered of a quarter tone.

4. Reset the original scale.

Press and release the Quarter Tone pedal again, without playing any note. All pitches will be reset, and the scale selected by the Performance or STS will be recalled.

This page allows you to select the A (Style and Pads) and B (Keyboard) groups of effects. Please use the “FX A” and “FX B” side tabs to switch from one group to the other one.

FX Groups (FX A, FX B)

Pa600 includes two groups of effects (FX A and FX B). There are two master FXs for group. In Style Play mode, the A group is reserved to the Style and Pad tracks, the B group to the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks.

Master FX 1, 2

Effects assigned to the corresponding effect processors. Usually, FX1 are reverbs, while FX2 are modulating effects (chorus, flanger, delay…). For a list of the available effects, see in the Appendix.

Effects assigned to both FX groups can be saved to a Performance. Effect assigned to the FX A group (Style and Pad tracks) can be saved to the Style Settings. Effects assigned to the FX B group (Keyboard tracks) can be saved to an STS.

W/D

Use this parameter to set the amount of the effect (Wet) against the non-effected (Dry) signal coming from the track.

MFX2 to MFX1

Amount of the MFX2 effect going back to the input of the MFX1 effect.

M.T. (Modulating Track)

Source track for modulating MIDI messages. You can modulate an effect parameter with a MIDI message generated by an internal physical controller.

Style Play operating mode

Effects: Master 1, 2

Selected effect

FX parameters

FX group

Control Change/Program Change area

CC#0 value

CC#32 value

PC value

Effects: Master 1, 2

These pages contain the editing parameters for the four effect processors. Here is an example of the FX A page, with the Reverb Wet P la te ef f ect a ss i gne d .

Selected effect

Select one of the available effects from this pop-up menu.

Note: Effects can be different for each one of the editing pages.

FX parameters

Parameters may be different, depending on the selected effect. See the relevant chapter in the Appendix for a list of the available parameters for each effect type.

Wet /Dr y

Use this parameter to set the amount of the effect (Wet) against the non-effected (Dry) signal coming from the track.

Track Controls: Mode

This page lets you connect each track to the internal sound generator and to external MIDI devices. This is very useful to let a Style track drive an external expander, or play a digital piano with one of Pa600’s Keyboard tracks. In addition, here you can set the polyphony mode for each track.

Int./Ext. (Internal/External)

Internal The track plays the sounds generated by the

internal sound engine. It does not play an external instrument connected to the MIDI OUT.

External The track plays an external instrument connected

to the MIDI OUT. The connected device must receive on the MIDI channel associated with this track on the Pa600 (see “MIDI: MIDI Out Channels” on page 151).

A track set to this status cannot play the internal sounds.

Instead of the assigned Sound name, the <E: aaa.bbb.ccc> indicator is shown on a track’s area in the Main page:

Src (Source)

Modulation source. To select the track generating this message, see the “M.T. (Modulating Track)” parameters found in the “Effects: A/B FX Configuration” page (see above). See the relevant chapter in the Appendix for a list of the modulation sources.

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This indicator begins with a remark saying the track is in External (”E”) mode, and continues with a strings of transmitted Control Change and Program Change data. This will let you know what the track is transmitting to the MIDI OUT. In the following example, CC#0 is the Control Change 0 (Bank Select MSB), CC#32 is the Control Change 32 (Bank Select LSB), PC is the Program Change:

When touching the Sound area, the numeric keypad appears, instead of the Sound Select window. You can enter the Control Change/Program Change bundle shown above, separating the three parts with a dot (.).

Style Play operating mode

Track Controls: Drum Edit

Both The track plays both the internal sounds and an

external instrument connected to the MIDI OUT.

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Drum Drum/Percussion track. Set a track to Drum

mode if you wish to separately adjust the volume and set a different output for each percussive family of the assigned Drum Kit Sound. (See “Track Controls: Drum Edit” on page 26).

Note: Tracks set to Drum or Percussion mode while in Style Record (see “Track Type” on page 62) cannot be edited here. This option appears in grey. Other Style tracks cannot be set to Drum mode here.

Note: Drum Kits are not affected by transpose whichever the type of track they are assigned to.

Hint: Set any track to Drum mode, if you don’t want the assigned Sound to be transposed (it will behave as a Drum Kit).

Poly Tracks of this kind are polyphonic, i.e. they can

play more than one note at the same time.

Mono Tracks of this kind are monophonic, i.e. each new

note stops the previous note.

Mono Right A Mono track, but with priority assigned to the

rightmost (highest) note.

Mono Left A Mono track, but with priority assigned to the

leftmost (lowest) note.

Play/Mute icon

Track’s play/mute status.

Track Controls: Drum Edit

In this page you can adjust the volume and edit the main parameters for each family of Drum and Percussion instrument for the selected track. A list of families is shown below.

These parameters can be accessed only on tracks set to the Drum mode (see above). Use them on tracks with a Drum Kit assigned, or you will not be able to hear any change.

Hint: Use the TRACK SELECT button to cycle between the track groups. After selecting a track, choose the “Solo Track” command from the page menu to avoid listening to the other tracks during editing.

Note: All values are offsets referred to the value of the original Sounds.

Family Select

Use these icons/buttons to select the drum family you want to edit. These buttons are only accessible when you select a Drum track.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Drum family icon Drum family

Kick drums

Snare drums

Tom s

Hi-Hat cymbals

Ride, Crash and other cymbals

Low-pitched percussions

High-pitched percussions

Special effects

Overview of the current parameter

Under the icons of the Drum families you can see the value of the selected parameter for all the families. This will let you compare the value of the selected family with all the others. The values are shown in grey (non editable).

Style Play operating mode

Track Controls: Easy Edit

Drum Edit parameters

Use these parameters to adjust the offset value.

Sound parameters Meaning

Volume Instrument’s Volume.

EQ Hi Equalization, High band.

EQ Mid Equalization, Middle band.

EQ Low Equalization, Low band.

Attack Attack time. This is the time during which the sound

goes from zero (at the moment when you strike a key) to it’s maximum level.

Decay Decay time. Time to go from the final Attack level to

the minimum level.

Cutoff Filter cutoff. This sets the sound brightness.

Resonance Use the Filter Resonance to boost the cutoff fre-

quency.

Fine Tune Fine instrument tuning.

Coarse Tune Coarse instrument tuning.

MFX 1 Send Scales the Send level to the Master FX1.

MFX 2 Send Scales the Send level to the Master FX2.

0…127 Volume (see above).

-64…0…+63 Offset value for all sound generation parameters. ‘0’ means no change to the original value memorized in the Drum or Percussive instrument, while any other value means a decrease or increase to the original value.

5. While listening to the Style, select the Snare family, then

select the Volume parameter, and use the VALUE DIAL to turn the volume completely off.

You’ll notice how all snares stops sounding.

6. Touch the Reset Track button in the display to recall the

original Snare’s volume.

Track Controls: Easy Edit

In this page you can edit the main parameters of the Sounds assigned to each track.

Note: All values are offsets referred to the value of the original Sound.

Select

Use these buttons to select the track to edit. The button corresponding to the selected track turns green.

Reset Family

Touch this button to reset all changes to the selected family.

Reset Track

Touch this button to reset all changes to percussive instrument volumes in the selected track.

Play/Mute icon

Track’s play/mute status.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

How to edit a single Drum Family

Here is a quick example of the use of the Drum Volume function.

1. While in this page, press TRACK SELECT to see individual

Style tracks.

2. Touch the “Select” button, in the display, corresponding to

the Drum track to edit.

3. Press START/STOP to let the Style go.

4. If you like, choose the “Solo Track” command from the

page menu to solo the Drum track.

Easy Sound Edit parameters

Use these knobs to adjust the offset value.

Sound parameters Meaning

Attack Attack time. This is the time during which the sound

goes from zero (at the moment when you strike a key) to it’s maximum level.

Decay Decay time. Time to go from the final Attack level to

the beginning of the Sustain.

Release Release time. This is the time during which the

sound goes from the sustaining phase, to zero. The Release is triggered by releasing a key.

Cutoff Filter cutoff. This sets the sound brightness.

Resonance Use the Filter Resonance to boost the cutoff fre-

quency.

LFO Depth Intensity of the Vibrato (LFO).

LFO Speed Speed of the Vibrato (LFO).

LFO Delay Delay time before the Vibrato (LFO) begins, after the

sound starts.

-64…0…+63 Offset value. ‘0’ means no change to the original value memorized in the Sound, while any other value means a decrease or increase to the original value.

Portamento knob and switch

Use the Time knob to adjust the speed of the portamento (a slide between notes). Check the box to turn portamento on, or uncheck it to turn portamento off.

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Style Play operating mode

Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range

Select

Use these buttons to select the track to edit. The button corresponding to the selected track turns green.

Reset Track

Touch this button to reset all changes to Sound parameters in the selected track.

Reset All Tracks

Touch this button to reset all changes to Sound parameters in all tracks.

Play/Mute icon

Track’s play/mute status.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

How to adjust sound parameters for a single Sound

Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range

This page lets you program a key and dynamic (velocity) range for each of the Keyboard tracks.

Key range is useful to create a set of Keyboard tracks playing in different zones of the keyboard. For example, you may have french horns and woodwinds playing in the center range of the keyboard, while only woodwinds play on the higher range.

Velocity range is useful to create a sound made of up to three dynamic layers, assigning each of the Upper tracks to a different dynamic range.

As an example, you may assign the El.Piano 1 Sound to the Upper 1, and the El.Piano 2 Sound to the Upper 2 track. Then, set Upper 1 to [Bottom=0, Top=80], and Upper 2 to [Bottom=81, Top=127]. The El.Piano 1 will play when playing softer, the El.Piano 2 when playing louder.

Here is a quick example of the use of the Easy Sound Edit function.

1. If needed, while in this page press TRACK SELECT to see

Keyboard tracks.

2. Touch the “Select” button, in the display, corresponding to

the Upper 1 track.

3. While playing on the keyboard to hear the Sound, select

the Cutoff knob, and use VALUE DIAL to turn its value completely off.

You’ll notice how the filter progressively cuts out high frequencies, making the sound darker and mellower.

4. Touch the Reset Track button in the display to recall the

original Cutoff value.

Top/Bottom Key (Key Range)

This parameter pair sets the Top and Bottom key range for the track.

C-1…G9 Selected key.

Top/Bottom Vel. (Velocity Range)

This parameter pair sets the Top and Bottom dynamic range for the track.

0 Lowest velocity value.

127 Highest velocity value.

Play/Mute icon

Track’s play/mute status.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Style Play operating mode

Keyboard/Ensemble: Ensemble

This page lets you program the Ensemble function. This function harmonizes the right-hand melody (played in realtime) using the recognized chords of the left-hand.

Note: The Ensemble function also works in Song Play mode (with these same settings). Chords are recognized in the Lower Chord Scan area.

Ensemble

Harmonization type.

Duet Adds a single note to the melody.

Close Adds a closed-position chord to the melody.

Open 1 Adds an open-position chord to the melody.

Open 2 As the above, but with a different algorithm.

Block Block harmonization – very typical of jazz music.

Power Ensemble

Adds a fifth and an octave to the melody, as heard in hard rock.

Third Up This option adds a third over the melody note

(depending on the recognized chord).

Fourths LO Typical of jazz, this option adds two perfect

fourths under the melody.

Fourths UP As the above, but with notes added over the mel-

ody.

Fifths This adds a series of fifths below the original

note.

Octave Adds one or more octaves to the melody.

Dual This option adds to the melody line a second

note, at a fixed interval set with the “Note” parameter. When selecting this option, a transposition value appears (-24…+24 semitones to the original note).

Brass Typical Brass section harmonization.

Reed Typical Reed section harmonization.

Trill When two notes are played on the keyboard, this

option trills them. If three or more notes are played, only the last two are trilled. You can set the trill speed by using the Tempo parameter (see below).

Repeat The played note is repeated in sync with the

Tempo parameter (see below). When playing a chord, only the last note is repeated.

Echo As the Repeat option, but with the repeated notes

fading away after the time set with the Feedback parameter (see below).

AutoSplit1 If more than a single Upper track is in play, the

Upper 1 track plays the melody in mono, while the other Upper tracks play the chord notes.

If only the Upper 1 track is in play, it plays polyphonically all the chord notes.

AutoSplit2 Similar to AutoSplit1, but the Upper 1 track

always plays the uppermost note.

Note Velocity

This parameter sets the velocity difference between the righthand melody and the added harmonization notes.

-10…0 Subtracted velocity value.

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Note: This parameter only appears when the Trill, Repeat or Echo options are selected.

Note value for the Trill, Repeat or Echo Ensemble options. This is in sync with the Metronome Tempo.

Feedback

Note: This parameter only appears when the Echo option is selected.

This parameter sets how many times the original note/chord is repeated by the Echo option.

Ensemble Track Assign

Use these parameters to separately set Upper tracks for the Ensemble function.

Off There is no harmonization on this track.

Normal This track is included in the harmonization.

Mute This track only plays the Ensemble notes, but not

the original note.

Play/Mute icon

Track’s play/mute status.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

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Style Play operating mode

Keyboard/Ensemble: Keyboard Control

This page lets you enable/disable the Damper and Expression pedals, plus the Joystick, for each of the Upper Keyboard tracks.

Damper

On When you press the Damper pedal and release

the keys, the track’s sound is kept sustained.

Off The Damper pedal is not active on any track set

to this status.

Joystick X

This enables/disables the left/right movement of the Joystick (Pitch Bend, and sometimes a Sound parameter’s control; for Pitch Bend settings, see “Mixer/Tuning: Tuning” on page 22).

Joystick Y

This enables/disables the front/rear movement of the Joystick (Y+: Modulation, and sometimes a different Sound parameter’s control; Y-: Various controls, or non-active).

Expression

This parameter allows you to switch the Expression control on/ off on each individual Keyboard track. The Expression control is a relative level control, always subtracted from the Volume value of the track.

As an example, imagine you have a Piano sound assigned to Upper 1, and a Strings sound assigned to Upper 2. If you turn the Expression switch on on Upper 2, and off on Upper 1, you can use a continuous pedal to control only the Strings’ volume, while the Piano remains unchanged.

To program a pedal or Assignable Slider to act as an Expression control, see “Controllers: Foot Controllers” on page 146. You can only assign this function to a volume-type pedal, not to a switchtype one. Assign the “KB Expression” option to the pedal or Assignable Slider, then select Write Global-Global Setup from the page menu to save the setting to the Global.

Play/Mute icon

Track’s play/mute status.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Pad/Switch: Pad

This page lets you select a different hit sound or sequence for each of the four PAD buttons.

Assignments can be saved into the current Style Settings or SongBook entry. The Pads share the FX A group with the Style tracks.

Note: You can also choose different Hits or Sequences from the Pad panel of the main page.

Note: Each Style or SongBook entry can change the Pad assignment.

Pad assignment

Name of the Hit or Sequence assigned to each Pad. Touch the box to make the Pad Select window appear (see “Pad Select window” on page 8).

Volum e

Volume for each of the four Pad tracks.

0…127 Volume level.

Pan

Pan for each of the four Pad tracks.

-64…-1 Left stereo channel.

0Center.

+1…+63 Right stereo channel.

FX Send (Master 1, 2)

Send level to the Master FX processors for each of the four Pad tracks.

0…127 Level of the Pad track (direct) signal sent to the

effect processor.

EQ Gain [dB] (Hi, Mid, Low)

Equalization for each of the four Pad tracks.

-18.0…+0.0…18.0 Gain value of the High, Middle, or Low band.

Pad lock icon

This lock avoids selecting a different Style or SongBook entry changes also the Hit or Sequence Pads assigned to the Pads.

For more information on parameter locks, see “General Controls: Lock” on page 141.

Style Play operating mode

Pad/Switch: Switch

This page lets you select a different function for each of the ASSIGNABLE SWITCH buttons.

Assignable Switches can be saved into a Performance, STS or SongBook entry.

Switch 1, 2

Each of the ASSIGNABLE SWITCH buttons. Use these pop-up menus to assign a function to each switch. See “List of Assignable Switches functions” on page 241.

Assignable Switch lock icon

This lock avoids selecting a different Performance or STS changes also the functions assigned to the switches.

For more information on parameter locks, see “General Controls: Lock” on page 141.

Style Controls: Drum/Fill

In this page you can select various general parameters for the Style.

Drum Mapping (Var.1…Var.4)

The Drum Mapping lets you select an alternative arrangement of percussive instruments for the selected Drum Kit, without any additional programming. Just select a Drum Map, and some percussive instruments will be replaced with different instruments.

Off Standard mapping.

Drum Mapping 1…7

Drum Map number. Mapping 1 is “soft-sounding”, while mapping 7 is “loud-sounding”.

Kick and Snare Designation

The Kick Designation replaces the original Kick (Bass Drum) sound with a different Kick of the same Drum Kit, while the Snare Designation replaces the original Snare Drum sound with a different Snare of the same Drum Kit.

Hint: Select different Designations while listening to the Style, and see how they affect the Style. When you like the result, save your setting to a Performance or Style Settings.

Off Original Kick or Snare.

Type 1…3 Kick or Snare replacing the original one.

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Track s tatu s

Track play/mute status. Touch these icons to change it.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Style Play operating mode

Style Controls: Keyboard Range On/Off / Wrap Around

In this page you can program the Wrap Around point, and turn on/off the Keyboard Range included in each Style tracks.

Keyboard Range On/Off

This parameter is an on/off switch for the Key Range parameter memorized into each Style Element track.

On The Keyboard Range is considered – provided it

has been programmed (see “Style Element Track Controls: Keyboard Range” on page 60 in Style Record mode). When a track goes over the lower or higher Keyboard Range point, it is automatically transposed, to stay in the programmed range.

Off No Keyboard Range used.

Wrap Around

The wrap-around point is the highest register limit for the backing track. The accompaniment patterns will be transposed according to the detected chord. If the chord is too high, the Style tracks might play in a register that is too high, and therefore unnatural. If, however, it reaches the wrap-around point, it will be automatically transposed an octave lower.

The wrap-around point can be individually set for each track in semitone steps up to a maximum of 12 semitones, relative to the chord root set in Style Record mode (see “Key/Chord” on page 41).

It is advisable to set different Wrap Around points for each track, to avoid all tracks “jump” to a different octave at the same time.

1…12 Maximum transposition (in semitones) of the

track, referred to the original key of the Style pattern.

Play/Mute icon

Track’s play/mute status.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Page menu

Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command.

Write Performance

Select this command to open the Write Performance dialog box, and save most of the current control panel settings to a Performance.

See “Write Performance dialog box” on page 33 for more information.

Write Single Touch Setting

Select this command to open the Write Single Touch Setting (STS) dialog box, and save Keyboard track settings to one of the Single Touch Settings (STS) of the current Style.

See “Write Single Touch Setting dialog box” on page 34 for more information.

Write Current Style Settings

Select this command to open the Write Current Style Settings dialog box, and save Style track settings to the current Style.

See “Write Single Touch Setting dialog box” on page 34 for more information.

Solo Track

Select the track to be soloed, and check this item. You will hear only the selected track, and the ‘Solo’ warning will flash on the page header.

Uncheck this item to exit the Solo function.

The Solo function works in a slightly different way, depending on the selected track:

• Keyboard track: The selected Keyboard track is the only track

you can hear when playing on the keyboard. All other Keyboard tracks are muted. The status of the Style tracks is unaffected.

• Style track: The selected track is the only Style track you can

hear. All other Style tracks are muted. The status of the Keyboard tracks is unaffected.

• Grouped Style tracks: The Solo function does not work on these

special tracks.

Keep the SHIFT button pressed and touch one of the tracks to solo it. Do the same on a soloed track to deactivate the Solo function.

Style Play operating mode

Write Performance dialog box

Copy/Paste FX

You can copy a single effect (Master 1, Master 2), or both effects of an FX group (A or B). You can copy them between different elements (for example, between Styles and Performances, or STSs and Songs or Sounds).

Note: This operation only copies the parameters of the “Effects” section. Parameters contained in other sections, like “Dry” or “FX Send”, are not copied. Please note that these parameters are relevant in the overall sound of the effect, so please fine-tune them.

To copy a single effect:

1. Select the source Performance, STS, Style, Song or Sound.

2. Choose the source FX group (A or B) by touching the cor-

responding side tab.

3. Go to the page of the single effect you want to copy (Master

1, Master 2).

4. Choose the “Copy FX” command from the page menu.

5. Select the target Performance, STS, Style, Song or Sound,

6. Choose the same FX group (A or B) as the target by touch-

ing the corresponding side tab.

7. Go to the page of the single effect you want to paste (Master

1, Master 2).

8. Choose the “Paste FX” command from the page menu.

To copy all the effects in an FX group:

1. Select the source Performance, STS, Style, Song or Sound,

then go to the Effects > A/B FX Config page, to copy all the effects.

2. Choose the source FX group (A or B) by touching the cor-

responding side tab.

3. Choose the “Copy FX” command from the page menu.

4. Select the target Performance, STS, Style, Song or Sound,

then go to the page of the Effects > A/B FX Config page.

5. Choose the FX group (A or B) as the target by touching the

corresponding side tab.

6. Choose the “Paste FX” command from the page menu.

Easy Mode

Easy Mode allows you to use the Style Play and Song Play modes with an easier-to-use user interface. It is recommended to beginners, and to professionals alike that do not want to deal with the extra parameters of the Advanced mode.

At any time, you can manually turn the Easy Mode on/off with the Easy Mode command in the page menu of the Style Play and Song Play modes.

Write Performance dialog box

Open this window by selecting the Write Performance item from

the page menu. Here, you can save all track settings, the selected

Style, and various Style settings to a Performance.

Keep the SHIFT button pressed and press one of the

PERFORMANCE buttons to open this window.

Name

Name of the Performance to be saved. Touch the (Text Edit)

button next to the name to open the Text Edit window.

Perf Bank

Target bank of Performances. Each bank corresponds to one of

the PERFORMANCE buttons. Use the VALUE DIAL to select a

different bank.

Performance

Target Performance location in the selected bank. Use the

VALUE DIAL to select a different location.

Select… button

Touch this button to open the Performance Select window, and

select a target location.

Reference

Style Play operating mode

Write Single Touch Setting dialog box

Open this window by selecting the Write Single Touch Setting item from the page menu. Here, you can save Keyboard track settings, and the selected Voice Processor Preset, to one of the four single Touch Settings (STS) belonging to the current Style.

Keep the SHIFT button pressed and press one of the STS

buttons to open this window.

Note: When the “Factory Style and Pad Protect” option is checked in the Global > Mode Preferences > Media page, you cannot write an STS over a Factory Style. The “Write Single Touch Setting” command in the page menu is greyed out and cannot be selected. All original settings of the Factory Styles will be left untouched.

Name

Name of the STS to be saved. Touch the (Text Edit) button next to the name to open the Text Edit window.

Current Style

Non editable. Settings are saved in one of the four STSs belonging to the current Style. This parameter displays the name of the “parent” Style.

Write Style Settings dialog box

Open this window by selecting the Write Style Settings item from the page menu. Here, you can save Style track settings to the Style Settings of the current Style.

Keep the SHIFT button pressed and press one of the STYLE SELECT buttons to open this window.

Note: When the “Factory Style and Pad Protect” option is checked in the Global > Mode Preferences > Media page, you cannot write any Style Settings onto Factory Styles. The “Write Current Style Settings” command in the page menu is greyed out and cannot be selected. All original settings of the Factory Styles will be left untouched.

Style bank

Non editable. Bank of Styles the current Style belongs to.

Current Style

Non editable. Name of the current Style.

STS

Target STS location. The name of the STS currently saved at the target location is shown. Use the VALUE DIAL to select a different location.

Style Play operating mode

The Favorite banks

You can create a custom set of Styles, made of up to ten Favorite banks. You can assign a different name to the tabs that appear in the Style Select window, in order to add musical genres not included among the Factory Styles.

The Favorite Styles are contained in ten files, automatically created by the Pa600 inside the Style folder in the SYS area of the internal storage memory. Even if different bank names can appear in the display, these files have fixed names:

Renaming the Favorite banks

While the Style Select window is in the display, you can choose

the “Rename Favorite” command from the page menu, and

assign the Favorite Style tabs any name you like.

File Name FAVORITE Banks

FAVORITE01…10.STY Bank 1…10

Hint: New Styles are released from time to time on our web site.

Creating the Favorite banks

There are two ways to create the Favorite banks:

• While in Style Record mode, you can write the new or edited Style in the Favorite banks, as an alternative to the User Style banks. See the “Style Record” chapter for more information on saving a Style.

• While in Media mode, you can load any Style into the Favorite banks, as an alternative to the User Style banks. See the “Media” chapter for more information on the Load operations.

The assigned name can be spanned over two lines, by separating them with the paragraph character (¶). For example, to write “World Music” on two lines, enter “World¶Music”.

Be careful not to write words exceeding the width of the side tabs of the Style Select window.

Reference

Style/Pad Record mode

Recording Styles and Pads

P op Balla d

Va ri ation 1

CV1

Dr um P erc Bass Acc1 Acc2 Acc3 Acc4 Acc5

CV2

CV3

CV4

CV5

CV6

Va ri ation 2

Va ri ation 3

Va ri ation 4

Intro1

CV1

CV2

Intro 2

Intro 3/C.In

Fill 1

Fill 2

Break

Fill 3

Fill 4

Ending 1

Ending 2

Ending 3

Style/Pad Record mode

By entering the Style/Pad Record mode, you can create your own Styles or Pads, or edit an existing Style or Pad.

Recording Styles and Pads

Styles and Pads share most of the same structure and recording/ editing operations. Here is how they are made.

The Style’s structure

The term “Style” relates with music sequences automatically played by the arranger of the Pa600. A Style consists of a predefined number of Style Elements (E) (Pa600 features fifteen different Style Elements: Variation 1-4, Intro 1-3, Fill 1-4, Break, Ending 1-3). When playing, most of these Style Elements can be directly selected by using the corresponding buttons on the control panel.

To explain the Style structure, we can use a tree structure, as shown in the following diagram:

Each Style Element is made up of smaller units, called Chord Vari a t io ns (C V), but not all of them have the same number of CVs. Variations 1-4 have up to 6 CVs each, while the other Style Elements have only up to 2 CVs.

When you play in the chord recognition area (Lower, Upper

or Full, depending on the On or Off status of the SPLIT button), the arranger scans the keyboard and determines which chord you are playing. Then, depending on the selected Style Element, it determines which Chord Variation (CV) should be played for the scanned chord. Which Chord Variation corresponds to each scanned chord is a setting of the Style: the Chord Variation Ta bl e . Each Style Element contains a Chord Variation Table, whose prototype is the following:

Chord Chord Variations (CVs)

Intro 1-2, Count-In, Fill 1-4, Break,

Ending 1-3

Major

(b5)

sus

sus2

M7sus

(b5)

(M7)

(b5)

7sus4

dim

(M7)

dim

(#5)

1+5

1+8

dim7

Variation 1-4

CV1 – CV6 CV1 – CV2

After deciding what CV to play, the arranger triggers the right sequence for each track. Since each sequence is written in a particular key (for example, CMajor, GMajor or Emin), the arranger transposes it according to the scanned chord. Notes in the sequence are carefully transposed, to make them work fine with all recognized chords.

Going deeper into the Style structure, we can see that each Chord Variation is made up of Tra c k Se quen c e s, and the Pa600 supports 8 different tracks. DRUM and PERC are used for drum and percussion sequences, BASS for bass and ACC1-5 are for

Style/Pad Record mode

Recording Styles and Pads

Pad

CV1

Pad Track

CV2

CV3

CV4

CV5

CV6

accompaniment sequences (string, guitar, piano or other accompaniment instruments).

Just to summarize, when you play a chord on the chord recognition area, the arranger determines which Style Element is used, then determines which Chord Variation should be used for the played chord, then Style sequences for every track of that Chord Variation are transposed from the original chord to the recognized chord, and so on every time you play a chord.

The Pad’s structure

A Pad is basically a single-track Style. Most of what applies to Style recording also applies to Pad recording.

There are two different categories of Pads:

•“Hit” Pads. While they are mostly used as non-transposing events, they can also be transposing notes or chords. Basically, they are single-note or single-chord Sequences (see below).

• “Sequence” Pads, i.e., complex single-track patterns, that can be transposed by playing different chords on the keyboard – exactly as a Style track. They are roughly equivalent to single-element, single-track, multi-chord variation Styles (see illustration).

Each Pad is made up of up to six smaller units, called Chord Var i at ions ( CV ) . Each Chord Variation is made of a single track (the Pad track).

Exactly as with the Styles, when playing a chord in the chord recognition area, the corresponding Chord Variation is recalled. Recognized chords are associated to a Chord Variation by means of the Chord Variation Table. Each Pad contains a Chord Varia- tion Table.

As with the Styles, the Note Transposition Tables (NTT) applies to the Pads.

The same differences between the different types of tracks applies (see “Track Type” on page 61).

Ordinary, Guitar and Drum tracks

There are different types of tracks (see “Track Type” on page 62), and each of them is treated in a different way by the arranger;

• Acc (Accompaniment) and Bass tracks: When a chord is recognized, the programmed chord notes are transposed to a suitable scale, according to the Note Transposition Tables (NTT) The NTT allows you to record just some Chord Variations, and have all the notes play in the right place, avoiding dissonances and transposing the pattern notes to the notes of the recognized chord.

• Drum & and Perc (Percussion) tracks: No transposition is applied.The original pattern plays always.

• Gtr (Guitar) tracks: When a chord is recognized, the arranger triggers single notes, strumming and arpeggios on a “virtual guitar”, keeping care of the way notes are played on the guitar keyboard. Note that inside a Guitar track you can also have some parts typical of an Acc track - a useful addition for short “free-form” passages.

What to record in a Style

Recording a Style means recording tracks, inside a series of Chord Variations, inside a series of Style Elements, inside the Style itself.

You don’t have to record all Chord Variations for all Style Elements. It is often only needed to record a single Chord Variation for each Style Element. Exceptions are the Intro 1 and Ending 1, where we suggest to record both a Major and minor Chord Variations.

What to record in a Pad

Recording a Pad is a matter of recording a single track, inside a series of Chord Variations, inside the Pad itself.

You don’t need to record all Chord Variations. It is often only needed to record just a Chord Variation.

Pattern data vs. track data

While the Style/Pad Record mode is where you can create or edit the music patterns, track parameters (like Volume, Pan, Octave Transpose, FX settings…) are to be edited in Style Play mode.

• After having created or edited music patterns in Style/Pad Record mode, save them by selecting the “Write Style” or “Write Pad” command from the page menu of the Style Record mode (see “Write Style/Pad dialog box” on page 67).

• After having edited track parameters in Style Play mode, save them to the Style Settings by selecting the “Write Current Style Settings” command from the page menu of the Style Play mode (see “Write Style Settings dialog box” on page 34).

Reference

Sounds

There are two ways of assigning Sounds to the Style tracks.

• While in Style Record mode you can assign different Sounds to each Style Element in the “Style Element Track Controls: Sound/Expression” page (see “Sounds area” on page 43). You can assign a Sound to the Pad in the same page of the Pad Record mode.

• While in Style Play mode, you can assign a single Sound to the Style Settings (together with the other track parameters), that remains the same for all Style Elements.

Which Sounds are used by the Style tracks depends on the status of the “Original Style Sounds” parameter (see page 16).

Note: When assigning a Sound in Style Play mode, the “Original Style Sounds” parameter is automatically turned off.

Style/Pad Record mode

Style/Pad Import/Export

As an alternative to creating Styles on the Pa600, you can import a Standard MIDI Files (SMF) from your computer to a Pa600’s Style. See “Import: Import SMF” on page 63 and “Export SMF” on page 65.

Note: After a record or edit operation, the memory is automatically reorganized. Therefore, when you press START/STOP there is a delay before you can actually listen to the Style. This delay is higher with a Style containing more MIDI events.

Note: While in Record mode, the footswitch is disabled. On the contrary, volume/expression-type pedals can be used.

Exit by saving or deleting changes

Entering the Style/Pad Record mode

While in the Style Play operating mode, press the RECORD button. The following page will appear in the display:

You can edit Factory Styles of Pads, assuming the status of the “Factory Style and Pad Protect” parameter in the Global > Mode Preferences > Media page is set to Off (see page 145)

•Select Record/Edit Current Style to edit the current Style.

•Select Record New Style to start from a new, empty Style.

Default Style Settings will be recalled. When finished recording, you will save the new Style onto a Favorite or User Style location. (Styles may also be saved onto Factory Style locations only when the “Factory Style and Pad Protect” parameter is set to Off ).

•Select Record/Edit Pad to select an existing Pad to edit.

•Select Record New Pad to start from a new, empty Pad.

When finished recording, you will save the new Pad into a User Pad location. (Pads can be saved into Factory Pad locations only when the “Factory Style and Pad Protect” parameter is set to Off).

After having edited the Style or Pad, please save it (see “Exit by saving or deleting changes” below) and exit the Style/Pad Record mode.

Then, edit the Style or Pad track settings.

• With a Style: Go to the Style Play mode, edit the Style Settings to adjust track settings (Tempo, Volume, Pan, FX Send… see page 19 and following in the “Style Play operating mode” chapter) and save it by selecting the “Write Current Style Settings” from the page menu (see “Write Style Settings dialog box” on page 34).

• With a Pad: Go to the Pad page of the Style Play or Song Play mode, assign the new Hit or Sequence to a Pad button, and adjust the various Pad settings (Volume, Pan, and FX Send… see “Pad/Switch: Pad” on page 30). Finally, save the Pad settings by selecting the “Write Current Style Settings” command from the page menu.

When finished editing, you can save your Style or Pad in memory, or abort any change.

• To save changes, select the “Write Style/Pad” command from the page menu (see “Write Style/Pad dialog box” on page 67).

• To abort all changes, select the “Exit from Record” command from the page menu, or press the RECORD button, to exit from record and return to the main page of the Style Play mode.

Hint: Save often while recording, to avoid accidentally losing your changes to the Style/Pad.

Listening to the Style while in Edit mode

While you are in Style/Pad Record mode, you can listen to the selected Chord Variation or to the whole Style or Pad, depending on the page you are in.

To select a Chord Variation, go to the Main page of the Record/ Edit mode. For more details, see “Element (Style Element)” and “Chord Var (Chord Variation)” on page 40.

• When you are in the Main, Event Edit, Quantize, Transpose, Velocity, or Delete pages, you can listen to the selected Chord Variation. Press START/STOP to check how it works. Press START/STOP again to stop the playback.

• When you are in the Sounds/Expression, Keyboard Range, Chord Table, Trigger/Tension, Delete All, Copy, Style/Pad Element Controls or Style/Pad Control pages, you can listen to the whole Style or Pad. Press START/STOP and play some chords to do your tests. Select any Style/Pad Element using the control panel buttons (VARIATION 1-4, INTRO 1-3, AUTO FILL, BREAK, ENDING 1-3). Press START/ STOP again to stop the playback.

• When you are in the Guitar Mode page, you can listen to the pattern you are programming, played in the selected Key.

Note: When entering Style Record mode, the Chord Recognition mode changes according to the mode that was selected while in Style Play mode. For a chord to be recognized, a minimum of three notes must be played.

Chord Recognition Mode

Style Play mode Style Record mode Notes (min.)

One Finger Fingered 3

Fingered Fingered 3

Expert Expert 3

Note: In this mode, the pattern is always played back in loop, even if the “Pad Type” parameter is set to “One Shot” (see page 61).

Style/Pad Record mode

List of recorded events

Page h eader Page menu icon

Selected track

info area

Key/Chord area

Track volume/status area

Recording

parameters area

Page s ub-header

NTT area

Page h eader Page menu icon

Selected track

info area

Track volume/status area

Key/Chord area

Recording

parameters area

Page s ub-header

NTT area

Operating mode Master Transpose (in

semitones)

List of recorded events

The Style/Pad Record mode filters out some events that may cause wrong operation of the Style or Pad. Here are the recorded events, and the most important filtered-out events.

Control function CC#

Allowed

Note On

RX Noise On

Pitch Bend

Channel After Touch

Modulation 1

Breath 2

Pan 10

Expression 11

CC#12 12

CC#13 13

Damper (Hold 1) 64

Filter Resonance (Harmonic Content) 71

Low Pass Filter Cutoff (Brightness) 74

CC#80 (General Purpose #5) 80

CC#81 (General Purpose #6) 81

CC#82 (General Purpose #7) 82

Main page - Record 1

After having pressed the RECORD button, and having chosen whether you want to edit an existing Style or create a new one, the main page of the Style Record mode appears, with the tab “Record 1” selected.

Style Record

Note: Some Control Change messages cannot be recorded directly by using the integrated controls of Pa600.

All allowed controllers can be assigned to an Assignable Pedal/ Slider/Switch.

MIDI Control Change messaged inserted by using a software on an external computer are imported when using the Import function (“Import: Import SMF” on page 63).

Some controllers are reset at the end of the pattern.

Reference

Pad Record

Page header

This line shows the current operating mode and transposition.

Operating mode name

Name of the current operating mode.

Master Transpose

Master Transpose value in semitones. This value can be changed using the TRANSPOSE buttons on the control panel.

Style/Pad Record mode

Main page - Record 1

Style/Pad in record/edit Beat counter Measure number

No quantiza-

tion

1/16

1/8

The beat counter

Page menu icon

Touch this icon to open the page menu. See “Page menu” on page 66.

Page sub-header

This area shows some performing info on the Style/Pad.

Style in record/edit

Name of the Style currently in edit or record.

Beat counter

This indicator shows the current beat.

Measure number

Current measure you are recording.

Recording parameters area

Element (Style Element)

(Style only) This parameter lets you select a Style Element for editing. Each Style Element corresponds to a button on the control panel carrying the same name. After selecting a Style Element, select a Chord Variation for actual editing (see below).

Var1…End3 This is the selected Style Element

Grid resolution, in musical values. For example, when you select 1/16, all notes are moved to the nearest 1/16 division. When you select 1/8, all notes are moved to the nearest 1/8 division. A ‘3’ after the quantization value means triplet.

Pad Sync

(Pad only) This parameter allows you to set a synchronization mode for the Pad’s pattern.

Off No synchronization. The sequence will start as

soon as you press the PAD button.

Continued The pattern will start immediately, in sync with

the arranger’s or active player’s tempo. Depending on the current position of the beat counter, it might not start from its very beginning; instead, it will continue from the current position.

For example, if the arranger’s or player’s beat counter shows the third beat, and is playing tick 91, the Pad will start from its third beat, at tick 91.

Chord Var (Chord Variation)

This parameter lets you select a Chord Variation for editing (inside the selected Style Element or Pad).

Note: When this parameter and the assigned value is in small letters (cv1…cv6), the Chord Variation is empty; when it is in capitals (CV1…CV6), it is already recorded.

• If the Style Element is Var1, Var2, Var 3 or Var4, you can select one of 6 Chord Variations to edit.

• If the Style Element is Intro1, Intro2, Intro3, Fill1, Fill2, Fill3, Fill4, Ending1, Ending2 or Ending3, you can select one of 2 Chord Variations to edit.

• With a Pad you can choose one of the six available Chord Variations (CV1 … CV6).

Note: When this parameter and the assigned value is in small letters (cv1…cv6), the Chord Variation is empty; when it is in capitals (CV1…CV6), it is already recorded.

Resolution

Use this parameter to set the quantization during recording. Quantization is a way of correcting timing errors; notes played too soon or too later are moved to the nearest axis of a rhythmic “grid”, set with this parameter, thus playing perfectly in time.

Note: To quantize after recording, use the Quantize function in the Edit section (see “Style/Pad Edit: Quantize” on page 54).

High No quantization applied.

(1/32)… (1/8)

This works exactly as if it was a Fill.

Beat The sequence will start at the next beat, in sync

with the arranger’s or player’s tempo. It will start from its very beginning (i.e., tick 1 or measure 1).

Rec Length (Recording Length)

This parameter sets the recording length (in measures) of the selected track. Its value is always equal to, or a divider of, the Chord Variation Length (see next parameter).

This is not the total length of the Chord Variation, but just of the current track. For example, you may have a Chord Variation eight measures long, with a drum pattern repeating each two measures. If so, set the CV Length parameter to “8”, and the Rec Length parameter to “2” before starting recording the Drum track. When playing back the Style, saving it or executing any edit operation on the Style, the 2-measures pattern will be extended to the full 8-measures length of the Chord Variation.

Wa r ni n g : If you assign a value lower than Rec Length to CV Length, the value of Rec Length is not immediately updated in the display. Therefore, you are still free of changing the value of CV Length, before the measures exceeding its value are deleted. For more details, see the warning in “CV Length (Chord Variation Length)” below.

Style/Pad Record mode

Main page - Record 1

Track name

Sound name

Sound bank

Program Change sequence

However, if you press START/STOP to begin recording, the real Rec Length value is changed to the new one, even if the display still shows the old value.

For example, you may have CV Length = 4 and Rec Length = 4. If you set CV Length to 2, and press START/STOP to begin recording, Rec Length is still shown as 4, but it is in reality set to 2, and recording will cycle for just 2 measures. After you press START/ STOP to stop recording, Rec Length is updated to 2, and all measures after the second measure are deleted.

CV Length (Chord Variation Length)

This parameter sets the total length (up to 32 measures) for the selected Chord Variation. When playing a Style, this will be the length of the accompaniment pattern, when the chord corresponding to the Chord Variation is recognized on the keyboard.

Wa r n in g : If you reduce the Chord Variation Length after recording, any measure after the selected length will be deleted. Be very careful when setting the CV Length to a lower value after recording! If it happens, we suggest to exit from record without saving (see “Exit from Record” on page 67).

Te mp o

Select this parameter to use the TEMPO controls to set the Temp o v al u e.

Hint: You can always change the Tempo, when other parameters are selected, by keeping the SHIFT button pressed, and rotating the DIAL.

Note: When recording Tempo, old data is always replaced by the new data.

Note: The actual Tempo of the Style will be the one shown when saving the Style Settings in Style Play mode (see “Current Tempo” on page 13).

Meter

This is the meter (time signature) of the Style Element or the Pad Sequence. You can edit this parameter only when the Style Element or Pad is empty, i.e. before you begin recording anything.

Track n ame

Name of the selected track.

Drum…Acc5 Style track.

Sound name

Sound assigned to the selected track. You can touch the name to open the Sound Select window, and select a different Sound.

Sound bank

Bank the selected Sound belongs to.

Program Change

Program Change number sequence (Bank Select MSB, Bank Select LSB, Program Change).

Key/Chord area

Key/Chord

This parameter pair allows you to define the track’s original key and chord type, for the current Chord Variation. When playing the pattern back, this chord will be played back exactly as it was recorded, without any NTT processing (see above).

Note: To conform to Korg specifications, it is advisable to record both the “Major” and “minor” Chord Variations for the Intro 1 and Ending 1 Style Elements.

When you select a track, the original key/chord assigned to the selected track will be shown. All recorded tracks will play back on that key/chord. For example, if the original key/chord for the Acc1 track is A7th, when selecting the Acc1 track all the remaining tracks will play on the A7th key/chord.

In the example above, you will record the Acc1 track in the AMajor key, with notes pertaining to the A7th scale. This exact pattern will be recalled, when an A7th chord will be recognized.

Note: This does not apply to Guitar Mode, relying on a different rule. See “Main page - Guitar Mode” on page 44 for more information.

Selected track info area

This line lets you see the Sound assigned to the selected track.

Reference

Style/Pad Record mode

Main page - Record 1

as written as played back

As recorded with NTT = Root or 5t h (Key/Chord = C)

When you play a C7 with NTT = Root

When you play a C7 with NTT = 5th

As recorded with NTT = i-Series (Key/Chord = CM7 )

When you play a C with NTT = i-Series

When you play a C7 with NTT = i-Series

NTT Area

NTT Type/Table

NTTs (Note Transposition Tables) are the sophisticated algorithms that allow Korg arrangers to convert recognized chords into musical patterns. The Note Transposition Table (NTT) determines how the arranger will transpose pattern notes, when a chord is recognized that does not exactly match the original chord of a Chord Variation. For example, if you only recorded a Chord Variation for the CMaj chord, when a CMaj7 is recognized on the keyboard the arranger must transpose some notes to create the missing 7th.

Note: These parameters cannot be selected with Drum or Percussion tracks, and are therefore greyed out.

Note: NTT parameters are separately programmed for each track of the Style Element.

There are two general types of NTTs:

•When Parallel types are selected, notes are transposed inside the area set by the Wrap Around parameter. These tables are ideally suited to melody parts.

•When Fixed types are selected, the arranger moves as few notes as possible, making legato lines and chord changes more natural. They are ideally suited to chord tracks (strings, piano etc…).

Note: To conform to Korg specifications, it is advisable to set the NTT to “No Transpose” on the Intro 1 and Ending 1.

Parallel/Root The root note (in CMaj = C) is transposed to the

missing notes.

Parallel/Fifth The 5th note (in CMaj = G) is transposed to the

missing notes.

Parallel/i-Series

All original patterns must be programmed on the “Maj7” or “min7” chords. When loading old Korg i-Series Styles, this option is automatically selected.

Parallel/No Transpose

The chord is not modified, and is moved to the new key unchanged. The pattern plays exactly the recorded notes, and is moved to the new key as is. This is the standard setting of Intro 1 and Ending 1 in Korg’s original Styles (where a chord progression is usually recorded, and should remain unchanged in any key).

Fixed/Chord This table moves as few notes as possible, making

legato lines and chord changes more natural. It is ideally suited to chord tracks (strings, piano etc…). Contrary to the Parallel mode, the programmed chord is not transposed according to the Wrap Around parameter, but always stays around its original position, looking for common notes between the chords.

Fixed/No Transpose

The programmed notes can only be transposed by the Master Transpose. They are never transposed when chords are changed.

Style/Pad Record mode

Main page - Record 2/Cue

Delete Note button

Sounds area

Cue area

Octave transpose icon

Sound bank’s icon

Use this command to delete a single note or a single percussive instrument from a track. For example, to delete a snare, keep the D2 note (corresponding to the snare) pressed.

1. Select a track.

2. Touch the “Delete Note” button, and keep it pressed.

3. Press START/STOP to start the Style.

4. When you reach the passage containing the note to be

deleted, play the note on the keyboard. Keep it pressed, up to the last note to be deleted.

5. When finished, release the Delete button and the note to be

deleted, and press START/STOP again to stop the Style.

Note: If the note is at the beginning of the pattern, press the note before starting the Style.

Tracks volume/status area

Virtual slider(s)

Drag a virtual sliders on the display to change the volume of the corresponding track.

As an alternative, touch a track to select it, and use VALUE DIAL to change the value.

Main page - Record 2/Cue

(Style only) While in the main page, touch the “Record 2/Cue” tab to see this page. Most parameters in this page are the same as in “Main page - Record 1”. In addition, here you can see and select Sounds for each Style track, and the Cue mode for the Style Element.

Sounds area

This area lets you see Sounds and octave transposition for the eight Style tracks.

Track s tatu s icons

Status of tracks. Touch this icon to change the status.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Record status. After starting recording, the track will receive notes from the keyboard and the MIDI IN connector.

Track names

(Style only) Under the sliders, a label for each track is shown.

Drum…Acc5 Shown Style tracks.

Octave transpose icon

Non editable. This indicator shows the track’s octave transposition. Tracks will be recorded with the selected octave transposition. To change this value, use the UPPER OCTAVE buttons, or go to the “Mixer/Tuning: Tuning” edit page in the Style Play mode (see page 22). Save this value to the Style Settings.

Sound bank’s icon

This picture illustrates the bank the current Sound belongs to. Touch an icon a first time to select the corresponding track (detailed information are shown on the Selected Track Info area, see the “Main page - Record 1” page above). Touch it a second time to open the Sound Select window.

Note: These Sounds can be replaced by Sounds selected by a Performance, provided the “Original Style Sounds” parameter is left unchecked in Style Play mode (see page 16).

Reference

Style/Pad Record mode

Main page - Guitar Mode

Cue area

Cue mode for [Style element]

This parameter lets you decide how the current Style Element will enter after it has been selected. This setting is only available for the ‘Variation’ and ‘Fill’ Style Elements.

Immediate, first measure

The Style Element enters immediately, and begins from the first measure. Only available on Fills.

Immediate, current measure

The Style Element enters immediately, and begins from the current measure. Only available on Fills.

Next measure, first measure

The Style Element enters at the beginning of the next measure, and begins from the first measure of the new pattern. Available on both Fills and

Va ri at i on s .

Next measure, current measure

The Style Element enters at the beginning of the next measure, and begins from the current measure. Only available on Variations.

Main page - Guitar Mode

While in the main page, and a Guitar track has been selected, touch the “Guitar Mode” tab to see this page. This is where you can access Guitar Mode programming:

Note: To access this page, a Guitar track must first be selected (see “Track Type” on page 62). The Pad track must be of Guitar type (Pad Track Controls > Sound/Expression page, see “Track Type” on page 61). Otherwise, the Guitar Mode tab will remain grey (not selectable).

Note: When programming a Guitar track from an external sequencer, you must be sure the Guitar tracks is associated to the right channel. Go to the Global > MIDI > MIDI IN Channels page, and assign the corresponding Style track (usually Acc1 ~ Acc5) to the same channel of the Guitar track on the external sequencer. Then, go to the Style Record > Style Track Controls > Type/Tension/Trigger page, and set the track as a track of type “Gtr” (see “Track Type” on page 62).

Guitar Mode allows for easy creation of realistic rhythm guitar parts, without the artificial, unmusical playing typical of MIDI programming of guitar parts. Just record a few measures, and you will end up with realistic rhythm guitar tracks, where each chord is played according to its real position on the guitar, and not generated by simply transposing a written pattern.

Recording overview

Recording a Guitar track is unlike recording the other tracks, where you play exactly all the notes of a melody line or all the chords of an accompaniment part. With Guitar tracks you can:

a) play the keys corresponding to the strumming modes,

b) play an arpeggio using the six keys corresponding to the six

guitar strings (and the special keys corresponding to the root and fifth notes),

c) play RX Noises to add realism to the pattern,

d) add regular patterns, for short melodic passages without wast-

ing an Acc track,

e) use the finest MIDI programing to select Chord Shapes, and recreate any nuance of a guitar performance.

The following sections describe the various control keys available for this guitar simulation.

Style/Pad Record mode

Main page - Guitar Mode

61-keys

76-keys

Full Up

Full D own Mute

Full Up Mute

Full Down

Full Down Mute Body

Full D own Slow Mute

Full Up Slow

Full D own

Slow

Up 4-Strings

Down 4-Strings

Down Mute 4-Strings

Up Mute 4-Strings

IV String (D)

V String (A) II String (B)

Down/Up 4-Strings

Full Down/Up

All Mute

VI String (E)

III String (G)

I String (e)

Recognized

Chord Root

Recognized Chord

Fifth

Power Ch ord

61-keys

76-keys

RX Noises

Recording strumming types

The octave from C1 to B1 is devoted to selecting a strumming type. By pressing these keys, you play fast strumming samples:

key; with them, you can always play the lowest notes of an arpeggio. This octave also includes an ‘all mute’ key (F#):

76-keys 61-keys

Recording single strings

The octave from C2 to B2 is devoted to selecting a single string (or more than one) for playing arpeggios or power chords. You can either play a free arpeggio with the six guitar chords assigned to the C~A keys, or play one of the faster sampled arpeggios on the higher keys. The root note is always available on the C# key, while the fifth note is always assigned to the D#

Recording RX Noises

Further on, the upper octaves are used to trigger RX Noises:

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Selecting a Capo

Together with strumming types, single strings and RX Noises, you can choose a Capo (“capotasto”). Note that this might prevent some single strings to sound, depending on the composed chord. You can always see which strings are playing and which are not, as described in the “Diagram” section below.

Recording a regular pattern

Together with strums and arpeggios, you can record regular patterns, exactly as if the track was of Acc type (see “Track Type” on page 62). This will save an Accompaniment track, when all you need is just to record some short melodic passages (for example, the closing of a strumming pattern).

Style/Pad Record mode

Main page - Guitar Mode

61-keys

76-keys

You can record the pattern by playing it in the range shown by the diagram.

Recording a Chord Shape

You can finely choose Chord Shapes by using MIDI messages. When you play a C0 note with the velocity value shown in the following table, a chord is played in a particular position and on a certain number of strings.

Vel. Range from Str. to Str. Position

06 Strings I VI 0

16 Strings I VI 0

26 Strings I VI 1

36 Strings I VI 2

46 Strings I VI 3

56 Strings I VI 4

66 Strings I VI 5

7 5 Strings Bass II VI 0

8 5 Strings Bass II VI 1

9 5 Strings Bass II VI 2

10 5 Strings Bass II VI 3

11 5 Strings Bass II VI 4

12 5 Strings Bass II VI 5

13 5 Strings Treble I V 0

14 5 Strings Treble I V 1

15 5 Strings Treble I V 2

16 5 Strings Treble I V 3

17 5 Strings Treble I V 4

18 5 Strings Treble I V 5

19 4 Strings Bass III VI 0

20 4 Strings Bass III VI 1

21 4 Strings Bass III VI 2

22 4 Strings Bass III VI 3

23 4 Strings Bass III VI 4

24 4 Strings Bass III VI 5

25 4 Strings Middle II V 0

26 4 Strings Middle II V 1

27 4 Strings Middle II V 2

28 4 Strings Middle II V 3

29 4 Strings Middle II V 4

30 4 Strings Middle II V 5

31 4 Strings Treble I IV 0

32 4 Strings Treble I IV 1

33 4 Strings Treble I IV 2

Vel. Range from Str. to Str. Position

34 4 Strings Treble I IV 3

35 4 Strings Treble I IV 4

36 4 Strings Treble I IV 5

37 3 Strings Bass IV VI 0

38 3 Strings Bass IV VI 1

39 3 Strings Bass IV VI 2

40 3 Strings Bass IV VI 3

41 3 Strings Bass IV VI 4

42 3 Strings Bass IV VI 5

43 3 Strings MiddleBas III V 0

44 3 Strings MiddleBas III V 1

45 3 Strings MiddleBas III V 2

46 3 Strings MiddleBas III V 3

47 3 Strings MiddleBas III V 4

48 3 Strings MiddleBas III V 5

49 3 Strings MiddleTreble II IV 0

50 3 Strings MiddleTreble II IV 1

51 3 Strings MiddleTreble II IV 2

52 3 Strings MiddleTreble II IV 3

53 3 Strings MiddleTreble II IV 4

54 3 Strings MiddleTreble II IV 5

55 3 Strings Treble I III 0

56 3 Strings Treble I III 1

57 3 Strings Treble I III 2

58 3 Strings Treble I III 3

59 3 Strings Treble I III 4

60 3 Strings Treble I III 5

61 2 Strings Bass V VI 0

62 2 Strings Bass V VI 1

63 2 Strings Bass V VI 2

64 2 Strings Bass V VI 3

65 2 Strings Bass V VI 4

66 2 Strings Bass V VI 5

67 2 Strings MiddleBas IV V 0

68 2 Strings MiddleBas IV V 1

69 2 Strings MiddleBas IV V 2

70 2 Strings MiddleBas IV V 3

71 2 Strings MiddleBas IV V 4

72 2 Strings MiddleBas IV V 5

73 2 Strings Middle III IV 0

74 2 Strings Middle III IV 1

75 2 Strings Middle III IV 2

76 2 Strings Middle III IV 3

77 2 Strings Middle III IV 4

78 2 Strings Middle III IV 5

79 2 Strings MiddleTreble II III 0

80 2 Strings MiddleTreble II III 1

81 2 Strings MiddleTreble II III 2

82 2 Strings MiddleTreble II III 3

83 2 Strings MiddleTreble II III 4

84 2 Strings MiddleTreble II III 5

85 2 Strings Treble I II 0

86 2 Strings Treble I II 1

Style/Pad Record mode

Main page - Guitar Mode

Vel. Range from Str. to Str. Position

87 2 Strings Treble I II 2

88 2 Strings Treble I II 3

89 2 Strings Treble I II 4

90 2 Strings Treble I II 5

Choosing a Key/Chord for Intro 1 and Ending 1

The pattern is recorded in the key indicated by the Key/Chord pair of parameters. However, this parameter is only used for playback by the Intro 1 and Ending 1 Style Elements. All other Style Elements will be played back according to the recognized chord.

With Intro 1 and Ending 1 (both Chord Variation 1 and 2) you can also prefer to enter a chord progression, to be played on the lowest MIDI octave (C-1 ~ B-1). Chord types are inserted by using velocity values, as shown in the following table:

Vel. Chord Type Vel. Chord Type

1 Major 2 Major 6th

3 Major 7th 4 Major 7th flatted 5th

5 Suspended 4th 6 Suspended 2nd

7 Major 7th suspended 4th 8 Minor

9 Minor 6th 10 Minor 7th

11 Minor 7th flatted 5th 12 Minor major 7th

13 Dominant 7th 14 7th flatted 5th

15 7th suspended 4th 16 Dimished

17 Diminished major 7th 18 Augmented

19 Augmented 7th 20 Augmented major 7th

21 Major w/o 3rd 22 Major w/o 3rd and 5th

23 Flatted 5th 24 Diminished 7th

Playing back the pattern

Guitar mode parameters

Here is a detailed description of the parameters of the Guitar Mode page.

Key/Chord

This parameter pair allows you to define the track’s original key and chord type. This parameter works in a different way than the other tracks. While with other tracks this is always the reference key used for NTT transposition, with Guitar tracks there is a difference, whether you are recording a Chord Variation contained in an Intro 1 or Ending 1 Style Element, or any other Chord Va r ia t i on :

• With Intro 1 and Ending 1, this chord will be used as the reference key for the chord progression.

• With all the other Chord Variations, this chord will be used only for listening during recording. During playback in Style Play mode, the chord will follow chord recognition.

Capo - Fret

A capo (from the Italian “capotasto”, “head of fingerboard”) is a movable bar attached to the fingerboard of the guitar, to uniformly raise the pitch of all the strings. Its use makes the strings shorter, therefore changing the timbre and position of the chords (but not its shape).

0 Open string – no capo.

I…X Position of the capo over the fingerboard (i.e., “I”

corresponds to the first fret, “II” to the second one, and so on).

Strings - High/Low

Use this pair of parameters to choose the strings the pattern will be played on.

1…6 Position of the capo over the fingerboard (i.e., “I”

corresponds to the first fret, “II” to the second one).

When in Stye Play mode, the recorded Guitar pattern is transposed according to the chord recognized on the keyboard. The way it is transposed depends on the programmed pattern, with the chosen positions, strumming mods, etc…

Diagram

The diagram shows how a chord would be composed on the fingerboard. Here is the meaning of the various symbols:

Red dot Fingered string (i.e., played note).

White dot Fifth, playing on the D#2 key.

X Non played or muted note.

Light grey bar Barré (a finger crossing all the strings, like a

mobile capo).

Dark grey bar Capo.

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Style/Pad Record mode

Style/Pad Record procedure

There are two different methods for recording a Style/Pad: Realtime and Step.

• Realtime Recording allows you to record Style/Pad patterns in realtime.

• Step Recording allows you to create a new Style/Pad by entering single notes or chords in each track. This is very useful when transcribing an existing score, or needing a higher grade of detail, and is particularly suitable to create drum and percussion tracks.

In addition, you can program a Style/Pad on a personal computer, and then import it via the Import function (see “Import: Import SMF” on page 63).

Preparing to record

1. If you like to edit an existing Style/Pad, select it.

2. Press the RECORD button to enter the Style/Pad Record

mode. You are prompted to either select the Current Style or an existing Pad, or create a New Style or Pad.

Select “Record/Edit Current Style” or “Record/Edit Current Pad” if you want to edit the current Style/Pad, or make a new Style/Pad starting from an existing one. Select “Record New Style/Pad” if you want to start from scratch with an empty Style/Pad.

3. After you select your preferred option, the main page of the

Style/Pad Record mode will appear.

4. Use the Element (Style Element) (Style only) and Chord Var

(Chord Variation) parameters, to select the Chord Variation to be recorded/edited.

Note: For more information on the Style Elements and Chord Variations, and the Style/Pad structure in general, see “The Style’s structure” on page 36 or “The Pad’s structure” on page 37.

5. Use the Rec Length (Recording Length) parameter to set

the length (in measures) of the pattern to record.

6. Use the Meter parameter to set the Style Element’s or Pad’s

meter (time signature).

Note: You can edit this parameter only if you selected the “Record New Style/Pad” option when entering the Record mode, or when editing an empty Style Element.

7. Select the Tempo parameter and set the Tempo.

8. (Style only) Touch the Record 2 tab to see the Sounds area.

Here you can assign the right Sound to each Style track.

(Pad only) Press the SOUND button to select a Sound to be assigned to the Pad track.

9. If needed, set the Octave Transpose for each track. Note:

The Octave Transpose will affect only the notes coming from the keyboard, and not from the arranger.

10. At this point, if you want to do a Realtime Recording go on

reading “Realtime Record procedure” below. Otherwise, if you prefer to do a Step Record, jump to “Step Record procedure” on page 49.

Realtime Record procedure

1. Select the track to record. Its status icon will turn to

‘Record’. (For more details, see “Tracks volume/status area” on page 43).

Note: When entering the Record mode, a track is already in Record status. When you press START/STOP after entering the Record mode, you can immediately start recording.

If you like, you can try your part before recording:

•Mute the track, by repeatedly touching its icon status,

until the (Mute) status icon appears.

• Press START/STOP to let any recorded track play back, and practice on the keyboard.

• When you have finished practicing, press START/STOP to stop the arranger, and unmute the track by repeatedly

touching its icon status, until the (Record) status icon appears again.

2. While the shown status icon is Record, press START/STOP

to begin recording. A 1-bar precount will play before the recording actually begins. When it begins, play freely. The pattern will last for some measures, according to the Rec Length value, then restart.

Since the recording will happen in overdub, you can add notes on any following passage. This is very useful to record different percussive instruments at any cycle on a Drum or Percussion track.

Note: While recording, the track’s Keyboard Range (see page 60) is ignored, and notes can be recorded and played back over the whole keyboard range. The Local parameter (see “Local Control On” on page 150) is also automatically set to On, to allow playing on the keyboard.

3. When finished recording, press START/STOP to stop the

arranger. Select a different track, and go on recording the full Chord Variation.

Note: You can select a different track only when the arranger is not running.

4. When finished recording the Chord Variation, select a dif-

ferent Chord Variation or Style Element (Style only) to go on recording the full Style/Pad.

5. When finished recording the new Style/Pad, select the

“Write Style/Pad” command from the page menu, to open the Write Style/Pad dialog box (see “Write Style/Pad dialog box” on page 67) and save it to memory.

To exit the Style/Pad Record mode without saving any change, select the “Exit from Record” command from the page menu, or press the RECORD button.

Style/Pad Record mode

Style/Pad Record procedure

Step Record procedure

1. While in the main page of the Style/Pad Record mode,

select the “Overdub Step Recording” command from the page menu, to enter the Overdub Step Record mode.

2. The “Pos” parameter shows the current position.

• If you do not want to insert a note or chord at the current position, insert a rest instead, as shown in step 4.

• To jump to the next measure, filling the remaining beats with rests, touch the Next M. button in the display.

3. To change the step value, use the “Step Time values” area in

the display.

4. Insert a note, rest or chord at the current position.

• To insert a single note, just play it on the keyboard. The inserted note length will match the step length. You may change the velocity and relative duration of the note, by editing the “Duration” and “Velocity” parameters (see page 70).

• To insert a rest, just touch the Rest button in the display. Its length will match the step value.

• To tie the note to be inserted to the previous one, touch the Tie button in the display. A note will be inserted, tied to the previous one, with exactly the same name. You don’t need to play it on the keyboard again.

• To insert a chord or a second voice, see “Chords and second voices in Step Record mode” on page 90.

5. After inserting a new event, you may go back by touching

the Back button in the display. This will delete the previously inserted event, and set the step in edit again.

6. When the end of the pattern is reached, the “End of Loop”

event is shown, and the recording restarts from the “001.01.000” position. Any note exceeding the pattern length, inserted at its end, will be reduced to fit the total length of the pattern.

At this point, you may go on, inserting new events in overdub mode (the previously inserted events will not be deleted). This is very useful when recording a drum or percussion track, where you may want to record the bass drum on a first cycle, the snare drum on the second cycle, and the hi-hat and cymbals during the following cycles.

7. When finished recording, touch the Done button in the

display to exit the Step Record mode.

A dialog box appears, asking you to either cancel, discard or save the changes.

If you touch Cancel, exit is canceled, and you can continue editing. If you choose No, changes are not saved, and the Step Record window is closed. If you choose Yes, changes are saved, and the Step Record window is closed.

8. When back to the main page of the Style Record mode, you

may turn all tracks to the play status, then press START/ STOP to listen to the Style. Press START/STOP again to stop the playback.

9. From the main page of the Style Record mode, select the

“Write Style/Pad” command to save, or the “Exit from Record” command to exit from the Style/Pad Record mode (see “Write Style/Pad dialog box” on page 67), or by canceling any change.

Chords and second voices

With Pa600, you are not limited to inserting single notes in a track. There are several ways to also insert chords and double voices. For more information, see “Chords and second voices in Step Record mode” on page 90.

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Style/Pad Record mode

Edit menu

Operating

mode

Edit section

Selected track info

Page menu icon

Parameters areaTab s

Selected Style Element

Chord

Operating

mode

Edit section

Page menu icon

Track stat usTab s

Chord

Parameters area

Edit menu

From any page (apart for Step Record), press the MENU button to open the Style Record or Pad edit menu. This menu gives access to the various Style/Pad Record edit sections.

When in the menu, select an edit section, or press EXIT to exit the menu and return to the main page. To return to the main page, you can also select the Main Page menu item.

When in an edit page, press the EXIT button to return to the main page of the Style Record mode.

Style Record menu

Edit page structure

Most edit pages share some basic elements.

Other pages have a slightly different structure.

Pad Record menu

Note: While the Style/Pad is in play, you cannot access the Edit section pages from the main page (see page 39). Stop the playback before pressing MENU.

Note: When switching from the Edit section pages (Quantize, Transpose, Velocity, Delete) to the other pages, or vice-versa, the Style (if in play) is automatically stopped.

Operating mode

This indicates that the instrument is in Style/Pad Record mode.

Edit section

This identifies the current edit section, corresponding to one of the items of the edit menu (see “Edit menu” on page 50).

Chord

(Style only) Chord in edit.

Selected Style Element

(Style only) In Style Record mode, edits always happen on the selected Style Element.

Page menu icon

Touch this icon to open the page menu (see “Page menu” on page 66).

Style/Pad Record mode

Event Edit: Event Edit

Parameters area

Page header Page menu icon

Trac k

pop-up

Tab s

Event

list

Page sub-

header

Scrollbar

Chord

Selected track Selected Style

Element

Selected Chord Variation

Each page contains various parameters. Use the tabs to select one of the available pages. For detailed information on the various types of parameters, see sections starting from page 51.

Track s tatu s

Use these buttons to mute/unmute tracks while editing.

Tab s

Use tabs to select one of the edit pages of the current edit section.

Event Edit: Event Edit

The Event Edit is the page where you can edit each single MIDI event of the selected Chord Variation. You can, for example, replace a note with a different one, or change its playing strength (i.e., velocity value). See “Event Edit procedure” on page52 for more information on the event editing procedure.

Page header

See “Page header” on page 39.

Page menu icon

Touch this icon to open the page menu. See “Page menu” on page 66.

Page sub-header

This area shows some performing info on the Song.

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Selected track

(Style only) Name of the track in edit. Use the Track pop-up menu to select one of the Style tracks.

SE/CV (Style Element/Chord Variation)

Selected Style Element (Style only) and Chord Variation. This parameter cannot be edited. To select a different Style Element and Chord Variation, press EXIT to go back to the main page of the Style/Pad Record mode (see “Main page - Record 1” on page 39).

Event list

Use the Event list to see all events contained in the selected track in the selected Style Element.

Use the scrollbar to browse through the events. You can also scroll by using the SHIFT + VALUE DIAL combination.

Style/Pad Record mode

Event Edit: Event Edit

Touch the event to be selected. Selected events are highlighted and can be heard.

Position

Position of the event, expressed in the form ‘aaa.bb.ccc’:

•‘aaa’ is the measure

•‘bb’ is the beat

• ‘ccc’ is the tick (each quarter beat = 384 ticks)

You can edit this parameter to move the event to a different position. You can edit a position in either of the following ways:

(a) select the parameter, and use the VALUE DIAL to change

the value, or

(b) select the parameter, then touch it again; the numeric key-

pad will appear. Enter the new position by dialing in the three parts of the number, separated by a dot. Zeroes at the beginning can be omitted, as well as the least important parts of the number. For example, to enter position

002.02.193, dial “2.2.193”; to enter position 002.04.000 dial “2.4”; to enter position 002.01.000, simply dial “2”.

Type, Value 1, Value 2

Type and values of the event shown in the display. Depending on the selected event, the value may change. This parameter also shows the (greyed-out, so non editable) “CC#11” (Expression) event at the beginning of the pattern, and the “End Of Track” marking, when the end of a track is reached.

To change the event type, select the Type parameter, then use the VALUE DIAL to select a different event type. A set of default values will be automatically assigned to the event.

To select and edit the event’s value, select the corresponding parameter, and use VALUE DIAL.

Length

Length of the selected Note event. The value format is the same as the Position value. This is only available for Note events.

Note: If you change a length of “000.00.000” to a different value, you can’t go back to the original value. This rather uncommon zero-length value may be found in some drum or percussion tracks.

Scrollbar

Use the scrollbar to browse the event through the list. (As an alternative, use SHIFT + VALUE DIAL).

Other elements

Track p op-up m enu

Use this pop-up menu to select the track to edit, inside the current Chord Variation.

Drum…Acc5 Style track.

Go Meas.

While the Style is not running, touch this button to open the Go to Measure dialog box:

When in this dialog box, select a target measure, and touch OK. The first event available in the target measure will be selected.

Insert

Touch the Insert button in the display to insert a new event at the current shown Position. The default values are Type = Note, Pitch = C4, Velocity = 100, Length = 192.

Delete

Touch the Delete button in the display to delete the event selected in the display.

Event Edit procedure

Here is the general procedure to follow for the event editing.

1. Select the Style/Pad to edit, and press the RECORD button.

Select the “Current Style/Pad” option to enter recording. The main page of the Style/Pad Record mode will appear.

2. Select the “Element (Style Element)” (Style only) and

“Chord Var (Chord Variation)” parameters.

Note: For more information on the Style Elements and Chord Variations, and the Style structure in general, see “The Style’s structure” on page 36.

3. Press MENU, and select the Event Edit section. The Event

Edit page appears (see “Event Edit: Event Edit” on page 51 for more information).

4. Press START/STOP to listen to the selected Chord Varia-

tion. Press START/STOP to stop it. Chord Scanning does not work, so you will listen the pattern at the original Key/ Chord.

5. Touch the Filter tab to select the Filter page, and uncheck

the filters for the event types you wish to see in the display (see “Event Edit: Filter” on page 53 for more information).

6. Touch the Event Edit tab to go back to the Event Edit page.

7. (Style only) Use the Track pop-up menu to select the track

to edit (see “Track pop-up menu” on page 52).

8. The list of events contained in the selected track (inside the

Chord Variation selected on step 2) will appear in the display. Some events on the beginning of the Chord Variations, as well as the “EndOfTrk” event (marking its ending point) cannot be edited, therefore appearing in grey.

Style/Pad Record mode

Event Edit: Filter

9. Scroll though the various events by using the scrollbar.

10. Select an event to be edited by touching it in the display.

This is usually a note, that you can edit.

For more information on the event types and their values, see “Event Edit: Event Edit” on page 51.

11. Edit the event.

• Select the “M” parameter. Use VALUE DIAL to change the event’s position.

• Select the Type parameter. You may use VALUE DIAL to change the event type, as well as its Value 1 and Value 2.

• If a Note event is selected, select the Length parameter, and use VALUE DIAL to change the event’s length.

12. You may use the Go Meas. command to go to a different

measure (see “Go Meas.” on page 52)

13. As described in step 4, you may press START/STOP to lis-

ten how the pattern sounds after your changes. Press START/STOP again to stop the pattern running.

14. Touch the Insert button in the display to insert an event at

the Position shown in the display (a Note event with default values will be inserted). Touch the Delete button in the display to delete the selected event.

15. When editing is complete, you may select a different track

to edit (go to step 7).

16. When finished editing the selected Chord Variation, press

EXIT to go back to the main page of the Style Record mode, then go to step 2 to select and edit a different Chord Va ri a ti o n .

17. When finished editing the whole Style, select the “Write

Style/Pad” command from the page menu to open the Write Style/Pad dialog box (see “Write Style/Pad dialog box” on page 67), or select the “Exit from Record” command to cancel all changes.

• Touch the (Text Edit) button to enter the Text Edit dialog box. Enter a name and confirm by selecting OK.

• Select a target memory location where to save the Style/ Pad. The name of the Style/Pad already existing at the selected location is shown after the Bank-Location number.

Wa r ni n g : If you select an existing Style/Pad and confirm writing, the older Style/Pad is deleted and replaced by the new one. Save the Styles/Pads you don’t want to lose to a storage device, before overwriting them.

18. Touch OK to save the Style/Pad to the internal memory, or

Cancel to delete any changes made in Style/Pad Record mode. When the “Are you sure?” message appears, touch OK to confirm, or Cancel to go back to the “Write Style” or “Write Pad” dialog box.

Event Edit: Filter

This page is where you can select the event types to be shown in the Event Edit page.

Turn On the filter for all event types you do not wish to see in the Event Edit page.

Note: Some of the events are “ghosted”, and non editable, since the corresponding events are not editable in a Style/Pad.

Note/RX Noise

Notes and RX Noises.

Control Control Change events. Only the following Con-

trol Change numbers are allowed with Styles/ Pads.

Control function CC# (Control Change Number)

Modulation 1 1

Modulation 2 2

Pan 10

Expression

CC#12 12

CC#13 13

Ribbon 16

Damper 64

Filter Resonance 71

Low Pass Filter Cutoff 74

CC#80 80

CC#81 81

CC#82 82

(a). Expression events cannot be inserted at the starting Position (001.01.000). An Expression value is already among the default “header ” parameters of the Style Element or Pad Track.

(a)

Tempo/Meter Tempo and Meter (time signature) changes (Mas-

ter Track only).

Pitch Bend Pitch Bend events.

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Style/Pad Record mode

Style/Pad Edit: Quantize

No quantiza-

tion

1/8

1/4

Style/Pad Edit: Quantize

The quantize function may be used to correct any timing mistake after recording, or to give the pattern a “groovy” feeling.

After setting the various parameters, touch Execute.

Tra ck

(Style only) Use this parameter to select a track.

All All tracks selected.

Drum…Acc5 Selected track.

E / CV (Style Element/Chord Variation)

Use these parameters to select the Style Element (Style only) and Chord Variation for editing.

Top parameters, you can select a single percussive instrument in a Drum or Percussion track.

Note: These parameters are available only when a Drum or Percussion track is selected.

Execute

Touch this button to execute the operation set in this page.

Track s tatu s icon

Status of tracks. Touch this icon to change the status.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Track n ames

Under the buttons, a label for each track is shown.

Style/Pad Edit: Transpose

In this page you can transpose the selected track(s).

Note: After transposing, please don’t forget to readjust the “Key/ Chord” parameter in the main page of the Style Record mode (see page 41).

Resolution

This parameter sets the quantization after recording. For example, when you select 1/8, all notes are moved to the nearest 1/8 division. When you select 1/4, all notes are moved to the nearest 1/4 division.

(1/32)… (1/4)

Grid resolution, in musical values. A “b…f” character added after the value means swing-quantization. A “3” means triplet.

Start / End Tick

Use these parameters to set the starting and ending points of the range to quantize.

If a Chord Variation is four measures long, and you want to select it all, the Start will be positioned at 1.01.000, and the End at 5.01.000.

Bottom / Top Note

Use these parameters to set the bottom and top of the keyboard range to quantize. If you select the same note as the Bottom and

After setting the various parameters, touch Execute.

Tra ck

(Style only) Use this parameter to select a track.

All All tracks selected, apart for tracks set in Drum

mode (like the Drum and Percussion tracks). The whole selected Chord Variation will be transposed.

Drum…Acc5 Single selected track.

E / CV (Style Element/Chord Variation)

Use these parameters to select the Style Element (Style only) and Chord Variation for editing.

Value

Transpose value (±127 semitones).

Start / End Tick

Use these parameters to set the starting and ending points of the range to be transposed.

Style/Pad Record mode

Style/Pad Edit: Velocity

Start Value

Curve 1

Velocity

Start Value = 0%, End Value = 100%

127

End Value

Start Value

Curve 2

Velocity

127

End Value

Start Value

Curve 3

Velocity

127

End Value

Start Value

Curve 4

Velocity

127

End Value

Start Value

Curve 5

Velocity

127

End Value

Start Value

Curve 6

Velocity

RANDOM

127

End Value

If a Chord Variation is four measures long, and you want to select it all, the Start will be positioned at 1.01.000, and the End at 5.01.000.

Bottom / Top Note

Use these parameters to set the bottom and top of the keyboard range to be transposed. If you select the same note as the Bottom and Top parameters, you can select a single percussive instrument in a Drum or Percussion track. Since in a Drum Kit each instrument is assigned to a different note of the scale, transposing a percussive instrument means assigning the part to a different instrument.

Execute

Touch this button to execute the operation set in this page.

Track s tatu s icon

Status of tracks. Touch this icon to change the status.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Track names

Under the buttons, a label for each track is shown.

E / CV (Style Element/Chord Variation)

Use these parameters to select the Style Element (Style only) and Chord Variation for editing.

Value

Velocity change value (±127).

Start / End Tick

Use these parameters to set the starting and ending points of the range to be modified.

If a Chord Variation is four measures long, and you want to select it all, the Start will be positioned at 1.01.000, and the End at 5.01.000.

Bottom / Top Note

Use these parameters to set the bottom and top of the keyboard range to be modified. If you select the same note as the Bottom and Top parameters, you can select a single percussive instrument in a Drum or Percussion track.

Advanced

When this checkbox is checked, the “Intensity”, “Curve”, “Start Velo ci ty Va l u e” a n d “ En d Vel o city Va lu e” p ar am eter s can b e edited.

Style/Pad Edit: Velocity

In this page you can change the velocity (dynamics) value of notes in the selected track. An Advanced mode is available, allowing you to select a velocity curve for the selected range. This is useful to create fade-ins or fade-outs.

After setting the various parameters, touch Execute.

Note: When an RX Sound is assigned to the track being edited, the resulting sound may change, since this kind of Sounds is made of several different layers triggered by different velocity values.

Also, a fade-out may result in the level “jumping” up next to the zero, since a higher-level layer may be selected by low velocity values.

Tra ck

(Style only) Use this parameter to select a track.

All All tracks selected. The velocity for all notes of

Drum…Acc5 Selected track.

the whole selected Chord Variation will be changed.

Intensity

(Only available in Advanced mode). Use this parameter to specify the degree to which the velocity data will be adjusted toward the curve you specify in “Curve”.

0…100% Intensity value. With a setting of 0 [%], the veloc-

ity will not change. With a setting of 100 [%], the velocity will be changed the most.

Curve

(Only available in Advanced mode). Use this parameter to select one of the six curves, and to specify how the velocity will change over time.

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Start / End Vel. Value

(Only available in Advanced mode). Velocity change at the starting and ending ticks of the selected range.

0…100 Velocity change in percentage.

Execute

Touch this button to execute the operation set in this page.

Style/Pad Record mode

Style/Pad Edit: Cut

Track s tatu s icon

Status of tracks. Touch this icon to change the status.

Style/Pad Edit: Delete

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Track n ames

Under the buttons, a label for each track is shown.

Style/Pad Edit: Cut

This function lets you quickly delete a selected measure (or a series of measures) from the selected Chord Variation. All following events are moved back, to replace the cut measure(s).

This page is where you can delete MIDI events out of the Style/ Pad. This function does not remove measures from the pattern. To remove whole measure, use the Cut function (see “Style/Pad Edit: Cut” on page 56)

After setting the various parameters, touch Execute.

Tra ck

(Style only) Use this parameter to select a track.

All All tracks selected. After deletion, the selected

Chord Variation will remain empty.

Drum…Acc5 Selected track.

After setting the various parameters, touch Execute.

E / CV (Style Element/Chord Variation)

Use these parameters to select the Style Element (Style only) and Chord Variation for editing.

Start

First measure to be cut.

Length

Number of measures to be cut.

Execute

Touch this button to execute the operation set in this page.

Track s tatu s icon

Status of tracks. Touch this icon to change the status.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Track n ames

Under the buttons, a label for each track is shown.

E / CV (Style Element/Chord Variation)

Use these parameters to select the Style Element (Style only) and Chord Variation for editing.

Event

Type of MIDI event to delete.

All All events. The measures are not removed from

the Chord Variation.

Note All notes in the selected range.

Dup.Note All duplicate notes. When two notes with the

same pitch are encountered on the same tick, the one with the lowest velocity is deleted.

Af t er Tou c h A fte r Touc h ev e nts .

Pitch Bend Pitch Bend events.

Prog.Change Program Change events, excluding the bundled

Control Change #00 (Bank Select MSB) and #32 (Bank Select LSB).

Note: This kind of data is automatically removed during recording.

Ctl.Change All Control Change events, for example Bank

Select, Modulation, Damper, Soft Pedal…

CC00/32…CC127

Single Control Change events. Double Control Change numbers (like 00/32) are MSB/LSB bundles.

Note: Some CC data are automatically removed during recording. See the table on page 39 for more information on the allowed data.

Style/Pad Record mode

Style/Pad Edit: Delete All

Start / End Tick

Use these parameters to set the starting and ending points of the range to delete.

If a Chord Variation is four measures long, and you want to select it all, the Start will be positioned at 1.01.000, and the End at 5.01.000.

Bottom / Top Note

Use these parameters to set the bottom and top of the keyboard range to delete. If you select the same note as the Bottom and Top parameters, you can select a single percussive instrument in a Drum or Percussion track.

Note: These parameters are available only when the All or Note option is selected.

Execute

Touch this button to execute the operation set in this page.

Track s tatu s icon

Status of tracks. Touch this icon to change the status.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

All All Style Elements, i.e. the whole Style. When E/

Track=All and CV=All, the whole Style is deleted, and all parameters are set to the default status.

Va r 1… C o u nt I n

Single Style Element.

V1-CV1…CI-CV2

Single Chord Variation.

Execute

Touch this button to execute the operation set in this page.

Track s tatu s icon

Status of tracks. Touch this icon to change the status.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Track n ames

Under the buttons, a label for each track is shown.

Style/Pad Edit: Copy from Style

Track names

Under the buttons, a label for each track is shown.

Style/Pad Edit: Delete All

This function lets you quickly delete a selected Style Element or Chord Variation, or the whole Style.

After setting the various parameters, touch Execute.

Tra ck

(Style only) Use this parameter to select a track.

All All tracks of the selected Style, Style Element or

Chord Variation.

Drum-Acc5 Single track of the selected Style, Style Element or

Chord Variation.

E / CV (Style Element/Chord Variation)

Use these parameters to select the Style Element (Style only) and Chord Variation for editing.

Here you can copy a track, Chord Variation or Style Element inside the same Style, or from a different one. Furthermore, you can copy a whole Style.

Wa r n in g : The Copy operation deletes all data at the target location (overwrite).

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After setting the various parameters, touch Execute.

Note: If you copy too many events on the same “tick”, the “Too many events!” message appears, and the copy operation is aborted.

Note: When you copy over an existing Chord Variation, Program Change data is not copied, to leave the original Sounds unchanged for that Chord Variation.

From Style

Choose this option to select the source Style to copy the track, Chord Variation or Style Element from. Touch the Select button to open the Style Select window and select the source Style.

From… To E/CV (Style Element/Chord Variation)

Use these parameters to select the source and target Style Elements or Chord Variations.

Note: You can’t copy from a Variation to a different Style Element (or vice-versa), because of their different structure.

Style/Pad Record mode

Style/Pad Edit: Copy from Pad

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2

5 6

All All Style Elements, i.e. the whole Style. You can’t

change the target, that is automatically set to All.

Var1…End2 Single Style Element.

V1-CV1…E2-CV2

Single Chord Variation.

From… To Track

Use this parameter to select the source and target track to copy. You can double a track, to strengthen a pattern.

All All tracks of the selected Style, Style Element or

Chord Variation.

Drum-Acc5 Single track of the selected Style, Style Element or

Chord Variation.

Execute

Touch this button to execute the operation set in this page.

Style/Pad Edit: Copy from Pad

Here you can copy a Chord Variation from a Pad. Furthermore, you can copy a whole Pad.

Wa r ni n g : The Copy operation deletes all data at the target location (overwrite).

Track s tatu s icon

Status of tracks. Touch this icon to change the status.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Track n ames

Under the buttons, a label for each track is shown.

Copying to a Chord Variation of a different length

You can copy a Chord Variation to a different one of a different length. Just keep in mind the following:

• If the source length is a divider of the target length, the source Chord Variation will be multiplied to fit the target Chord Variation. For example, if the source is 4-measures long, and the target 8-measures, the source will be copied two times.

After setting the various parameters, touch Execute.

Note: If you copy too many events on the same “tick”, the “Too many events!” message appears, and the copy operation is aborted.

Note: When you copy over an existing Chord Variation, Program Change data is not copied, to leave the original Sounds unchanged for that Chord Variation.

From Pad

Choose this option to select the source Pad to copy the Chord Var i at io n fr o m . Tou c h t he Select button to open the Pad Select window and select the source Pad.

From CV (Chord Variation)

Use this parameter to select the source Chord Variation.

All All Chord Variations, i.e. the whole Pad. You can’t

change the target, that is automatically set to All.

CV1…CV6 Single Chord Variation.

To CV (Chord Variation)

Use this parameter to select a target Chord Variation inside the current Style/Pad.

CV1…CV6 Target Chord Variation. Automatically set to All

if the “From CV” parameter is also set to All.

• If the source length is not a divider of the target length, the source Chord Variation will be copied for as many measures as can fit the target Chord Variation. For example, if the source is 6-measures long, and the target 8-measures, the source will be copied once, then the first 2 measures will be copied to fit the remaining 2 measures.

Note: Avoid copying to a Chord Variation with a different meter (time signature), for example a 4/4 Chord Variation onto a 3/4 one.

To Trac k

(Style only) Use this parameter to select the target track to copy.

All All tracks of the selected Style, Style Element or

Chord Variation.

Drum-Acc5 Single track of the selected Style, Style Element or

Chord Variation.

Execute

Touch this button to execute the operation set in this page.

Style/Pad Record mode

Style Element Track Controls: Sound/Expression

Style Element Track Controls: Sound/

Selected Style E lement

Expression level

Expression

In this page you can assign a different Sound to each track of the selected Style Element. Each Style Element can have different Sound; after saving the new Style, please don’t forget to check the “Original Style Sounds” parameter in the Style Play mode (see page 16), to let the Style select the Sound bypassing the Style Settings.

In this page you can also check and modify the Expression (CC#11) value for each of the Style Element tracks. This lets you reduce the relative level of a track in a single Style Element, without reducing the overall Volume of the Style. This is a very useful control, when you have different Sounds assigned to the same track in different Style Elements, and the internal level of these Sounds must be different.

Expression

Use these knobs to set the Expression (CC#11) value for the corresponding track. This value can be seen at the beginning of the Event Edit list (see “Event Edit: Event Edit” on page 51).

Different Expression values can be defined for each Style Element. This way, you can set a different volume in each Style Element, relative to the general Volume value set in the Style Header.

Expression leveling

You can quickly and easily adjust the Expression level of all tracks in a Style Element (Variation, Intro…). This allows for a more precise control over the volume level of all Style Element.

1. While in this page, select one of the Style Elements by

pressing its button in the control panel.

When in this page, press the corresponding button on the control panel to select a Style Element (VARIATION1 … ENDING3).

To copy the settings of this page to another Style Element, use the “Copy Sound” and “Copy Expression” commands from the page menu (see “Copy Sounds dialog box” and “Copy Expression dialog box” starting from page 68).

Selected Track Info area

See “Selected track info area” on page 41 for detailed information.

Sounds area

See “Sounds area” on page 43 for detailed information.

Expression area

Expression Monitor

You can use these indicators to check if CC#11 (Expression) messages are contained in a track. Expression messages contained in a track can vary the volume of the track. It is very difficult to catch them out – unless you carefully read all the events in the Event Edit page.

This monitor should help you keeping track of them, and let you access Event Edit only on the tracks containing the messages. Press the START/STOP button to start playback, and look at the indicators. When one of them lights up, you can enter Event Edit on the corresponding track, and edit or remove the Expression messages.

2. Keep the SHIFT button pressed, and press the TEMPO+

button to increase the Expression value of all the Style Variation’s tracks, TEMPO- to decrease it.

3. Release the SHIFT button.

4. Repeat the above operation with all the desired Style Ele-

ments.

Note: A track’s volume may be changed by an Expression event contained in a track. To check if any of these events exist in a track, let the Style Element play and look at the Expression Monitor in this same page. If one or more Expression events are found, go to the Event Edit page and delete it (or them)

Volume area

Use these controls to set the volume and status of each track. See page 43 for more information.

The Volume value is the same for the whole Style. Use the Expression controls to adjust the relative balance between tracks in each Style Element.

Reference

Style/Pad Record mode

Style Element Track Controls: Keyboard Range

The Keyboard Range automatically transposes any pattern note that would otherwise play too high or too low in pitch, compared to the original acoustic instrument, when transposed by the arranger. This will result in a more natural sound for each accompaniment instrument.

For example, the lower limit for a guitar is E2. If you play a chord under the E2, the transposed pattern could exceed this limit, and sound unnatural. A Bottom limit set to E2 for the guitar track will solve the problem.

Different Keyboard Range values can be set for each Style Element.

Style Element Track Controls: Noise/Guitar

The Noise/Guitar page is where you can set the RX Noise level and the ‘human feel’ of Guitar tracks.

RX Noise

Use these controls to adjust the volume of RX Noises in the corresponding tracks. This control applies to all types of tracks (provided the Sound includes RX Noises).

Humanize GTR

Use these controls to apply a random value to the position, velocity and length of notes of Guitar tracks (see “Track Type” on page 62). This control has no effect on other types of track.

Note: The Keyboard Range is ignored while recording. The selected track can be recorded and played back on the full range of the keyboard.

When in this page, press the corresponding button on the control panel to select a Style Element (VARIATION1 … ENDING3).

To copy the settings of this page to another Style Element, use the “Copy Keyboard Range” command from the page menu (see “Copy Key Range dialog box” on page 68).

To p/ B ot t om

Use these parameters to set the bottom and top of the keyboard range for the corresponding track of the current Style Element.

Volume area

Use these controls to set the volume and status of each track. See page 43 for more information.

Style/Pad Record mode

Pad Track Controls: Sound/Expression

In this page you can assign a Sound to the Pad track, adjust its Volume (CC#07) and Expression (CC#11) values, and set various other parameters, like the Keyboard Range, Track Type, Trigger Mode, Tension and Wrap Around.

Sound/Bank

Sound assigned to the Pad track.

Volum e

Use this slider to set the Volume (CC#07) value for the Pad track. This value is not saved with the Pad, and is only used to test the Pad’s volume during editing or recording.

Pad Type

Use this parameter to decide if the Pad will play once or if it will loop.

Note: While in Pad Record mode, the pattern is always played back in loop, even if this parameter is set to “One Shot”.

One Shot When you press one of the PAD buttons, the cor-

responding Pad is only played once. This is useful for playing Hits or Sequences that must only play once.

Loop When you press one of the PAD buttons, the cor-

responding Pad plays up to the end, then continues playing from the start. Press STOP in the PAD section to stop it playing. This is useful for playing cyclic sequences.

Keyboard Range

Note: The Keyboard Range is ignored while recording. The Pad track can play on the full range of the keyboard.

Trigger Mode

(Not available if Track Type = Drum). This setting lets you define how Bass and Acc-type tracks are retriggered when the chord is changed.

Off Each time you play a new chord, current notes

will be stopped. The track will remain silent until a new note will be encountered in the pattern.

Rt (Retrigger) The sound will be stopped, and new

notes matching the recognized chord will be played back.

Rp (Repitch) New notes matching the recognized

chord will be played back, by repitching notes already playing. There will be no break in the sound. This is very useful on Guitar and Bass tracks.

Track Ty pe

Use this parameter to set the type of the Pad track.

Drum Drum track. This type of track is not transposed

by the arranger, and is used for Drum Kits, or for tracks that you don’t want to be transposed when playing a different chord.

Bass Bass track. This type of track always plays the

root when changing chord.

Acc Accompaniment track. This type of track can be

used freely, for melodic or harmonic accompaniment patterns.

Expression

Use this knob to set the Expression (CC#11) value for the Pad track. This value can be seen at the beginning of the Event Edit list.

The Expression is useful to balance the Pad with the other Pads. For example, if you want the Pad you are recording to be mellower than the average, just lower the Expression value.

Te ns i on

Tension adds notes (a 9th, 11th and/or 13th) that have actually been played, even if they haven't been written in the Pad pattern. This parameter specifies whether or not the Tension included in the recognized chord will be added to an Acc-type track.

On The Tension will be added.

Off No Tension will be added.

RX Noise

Use these controls to adjust the volume of RX Noises in the corresponding tracks. This control applies to all types of tracks (provided the Sound includes RX Noises).

Humanize GTR

Use these controls to apply a random value to the position, velocity and length of notes of Guitar tracks (see “Track Type” on page 61). This control has no effect on other types of track.

Wrap Around

The wrap-around point is the highest register limit for the Pad track. The Pad pattern will be transposed according to the detected chord. If the chord is too high, the Pad track might play in a register that is too high, and therefore unnatural. If, however, it reaches the wrap-around point, it will be automatically transposed an octave lower.

The wrap-around point can be individually set in semitone steps up to a maximum of 12 semitones, relative to the chord root set in the main page of the Pad Record mode (see “Key/Chord” on page 41).

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Style/Pad Record mode

Style Element/Pad Chord Table: Chord Table

1…12 Maximum transposition (in semitones) of the

track, referred to the original key of the Pad pattern.

Style Element/Pad Chord Table: Chord Table

This is the page where you can assign a Chord Variation to each of the most important recognized chord. When a chord is recognized, the assigned Chord Variation will be automatically selected by the arranger to play the accompaniment.

When in this page, press the corresponding button on the control panel to select a Style Element (VARIATION1 … ENDING3).

Chord / Chord Variation

Use these parameters to assign a Chord Variation to each of the most important chords.

Style Track Controls: Type/Trigger/Tension

In this page you can set the Mode, Trigger mode for the Style tracks, and activate/deactivate the Tension for the Accompaniment tracks.

Track Type

Use this parameter to set the type of the corresponding track.

Drum Drum track. This type of track is not transposed

by the arranger, and is used for Drum Kits made of Drum sounds. It can be affected by the Drum Mapping of the Style Play mode (see “Drum Mapping (Var.1…Var.4)” on page 31).

Perc Percussion track. This type of track cannot be

transposed, and is used for Drum Kit made of Percussion sounds. It is NOT affected by the Drum Mapping.

Bass Bass track. This type of track always plays the

root when changing chord.

Acc Accompaniment track. This type of track can be

used freely, for melodic or harmonic accompaniment patterns.

Gtr Guitar track. This type of track uses Guitar Mode

to create guitar strumming (see “Main page Guitar Mode” on page44). When this type is selected, the “Tension” parameter can no longer be edited.

Trigger Mode

This setting lets you define how Bass and Acc-type tracks are retriggered when the chord is changed.

Off Each time you play a new chord, current notes

will be stopped. The track will remain silent until a new note will be encountered in the pattern.

Rt (Retrigger) The sound will be stopped, and new

notes matching the recognized chord will be played back.

Rp (Repitch) New notes matching the recognized

chord will be played back, by repitching notes already playing. There will be no break in the sound. This is very useful on Guitar and Bass tracks.

Te ns i on

Tension adds notes (a 9th, 11th and/or 13th) that have actually been played to the accompaniment, even if they haven't been written in the Style pattern. This parameter specifies whether or not the Tension included in the recognized chord will be added to the Acc-type tracks.

On The Tension will be added.

Off No Tension will be added.

When in this page, press the corresponding button on the control panel to select a Style Element (VARIATION1 … ENDING3).

Style/Pad Record mode

Import: Import Groove

The Import Groove function allows the loading of MIDI Grooves (“.GRV” files)). By importing these data to a track, and assigning the Sound based on the sliced samples to the same track, you can play the original audio groove, and freely change its Tempo.

Note: After importing a groove generated by a melody line (not by a percussive groove), the imported groove and samples will not be transposed together with the other Style tracks. Audio data cannot be transposed by the arranger.

Note: Please execute the Import Groove operation before turning the instrument off. All “.GRV” files generated by a Time Slice operation are deleted when turning the instrument off.

From

Use this parameter to select one of the MIDI Groove patterns (“.GRV” files) generated when saving data after a Time Slice operation.

To E/CV (Style Element/Chord Variation)

Use this parameter to select the target Style Element (Style only) and Chord Variation.

To Trac k

(Style only) Use this parameter to select the target track inside the selected Chord Variation. The Percussion track is usually suggested, since the Drum track is still suitable for standard Drum Kit sounds (count-in, break etc.). After importing the MIDI Groove pattern, assign the Sound, to which the sliced samples are assigned, to the track playing the MIDI Groove pattern.

Import: Import SMF

The Import SMF function allows you to import MIDI data from a Standard MIDI File (SMF) created on your preferred external sequencer, and transform them in a Chord Variation.

Note: You cannot use this function to import data from any generic Song. The Standard MIDI File to be imported must be programmed as if it was one of Pa600’s Chord Variations.

When importing an SMF, parameters like CV Length, Meter, Tempo Changes, Program Changes and Expression are recognized. These parameters will be imported as the header of the Style Element containing the Chord Variation, provided the “Initialize” parameter is checked, or the Style Element is empty.

Hint: It is a good idea to check the “Initialize” parameter when importing the first Chord Variation of a Style Element, and uncheck it when importing the following Chord Variations.

• Sounds assigned to each track can be imported, provided the Program Change, Bank Select MSB and LSB events are on the first ‘tick’ of the SMF. These data are loaded in the Style Element’s header, and not as Sounds assigned to the Style Performance.

Note: Sounds in the Style Element header can be overridden by Sounds assigned to the Style Settings, by checking the “Original Style Sound” parameter in the main page of the Style Play mode (Style Track view).

• If the above data was not found on the first ‘tick’ of the imported SMF, Sounds must be manually assigned to each track. You can do this in the “Record 1” or “Record 2”, or the “Sound/ Expression” page of the Style Record mode,.

• Key/Chord, Chord Table, Expression, and any other Style Variation parameter, must be manually programmed in the relevant Style Record pages.

• The starting Tempo, and each track’s Volume, must be programmed as Style Settings data, and then saved in the Style Settings.

• Meter (time signature) Change is not allowed, therefore not recognized.

• The Chord Variation length is the same as the imported SMF. You can change length by changing the value of the CV Length parameter, on the main page of the Style/Pad Record mode.

Reference

Style/Pad Record mode

Import: Import SMF

Hint: If a note extends beyond the last measure of the Chord Variation, an additional measure is appended (for example, if a note extends after the end of the fourth measure in a 4-measure pattern, a 5-measure Chord Variation will be generated). If so, change the CV Length value to reset the Chord Variation length. The exceeding note will be cut, to fit the new pattern length.

When programming a Chord Variation on an external sequencer, please assign each Style track to the correct MIDI channel, according to the following table.

Style Track MIDI Channel

Bass 09

Drum/Pad 10

Percu ssion 11

Accompaniment 1 12

Accompaniment 2 13

Accompaniment 3 14

Accompaniment 4 15

Accompaniment 5 16

When programming a Chord Variation on the external sequencer, please assign the Pad track to the MIDI channel #10.

Note: Only SMF in format 0 can be loaded.

From Song

This is the name of the Standard MIDI File to be loaded. Touch the Select button to open the file selector, and select an “.SMF” file.

Select

Touch this button to open the file selector and load the SMF.

Initialize

Check this parameter if you want all settings of the target Style Element (i.e., Key/Chord, Chord Table, Sounds…) are reset when loading the SMF.

Hint: It is a good idea to check the “Initialize” parameter when importing the first Chord Variation of a Style Element, and uncheck it when importing the following Chord Variations.

Importing an SMF separated by Markers into a Style

As an alternative to importing single Chord Variations, you can import a whole Style as an SMF separated by Markers, i.e., a single SMF containing all the Chord Variations (Variation 1, Variation 2, etc.) each one separated by a Marker (the same events used in Song Play mode).

1. While in this page, touch the Select button, and choose the

Standard Midi File to be imported.

2. Keep the SHIFT button pressed.

3. Without releasing the SHIFT button, touch the Execute

button in the display.

4. Release the SHIFT button.

When creating a new Style, we suggest to check the “Initialize” checkbox. Do not check it if the SMF you are loading was previously exported from a Style to be edited; in this case, it is very important to keep all the previous settings.

Style Tracks and MIDI Channels must be lined as in the previous table, as per Korg’s standard Style format definition.

Note: Tracks/MIDI Channels other than the above mentioned are ignored during the import procedure.

For a list of MIDI events supported during the import operations, please see “List of recorded events” on page 39. If any, the following events are stripped off and automatically transferred to the Style Element header during the import procedure:

• Time signature (this event is mandatory)

• Control Change bundle #00-32 (Bank Select MSB/LSB)

• Program Change

• Control Change #11 (Expression)

Control Change 00, Control Change 32 and Program Change messages must be placed at the very beginning of each Chord Vari at io n ( ti c k 0 ) .

To E/C V

Use this parameter to select a target Chord Variation.

Execute

After setting all parameters in this page, touch this button to import the Standard MIDI File into the target Chord Variation.

Style/Pad Record mode

Export SMF

Whenever they are not saved in the SMF, Program Change, Control Change 00, 11 and 32, can be still programmed in Style Record mode, by using the edit features available.

Wa r n in g : Pa600 can only handle SMF format 0 (Zero). If you are in trouble importing your file, maybe your sequencer (or DAW) is exporting using a different format. Please refer to the software’s user’s manual.

The naming structure for the Markers inside the SMF is “EnCVn”, whose single components are shown in the following table:

Component Meaning

E Style Element (‘v’ = variation, ‘i’ = intro, ‘f ’ = fill,

‘e’ = ending)

n Style Element number (‘1’~’4’ for variations, ‘1’~’2’ for all

other style elements)

CV Chord Variation (‘cv’ = chord variation – no other choices

allowed)

n Chord Variation number [1~6 for Variations, 1~2 for all oth-

ers]

Wa r n in g : It is mandatory not to use capital letters in Marker names. Some examples of valid names:

‘i1cv2’ = Intro1 – Chord Variation 2

‘v4cv3’ = Variation 4 – Chord Variation 3

Examples of non accepted names:

‘V1cv2’, ‘v1CV2’, ‘intro i1cv2’, ‘v1cv1 chorus’

The order of the Chord Variations inside the SMF is not relevant. They can be freely placed inside the SMF.

At the end of this page you can find a screenshot of a test file created in Steinberg Cubase, just as an example of how a SMF sepa- rated by Markers can look like. Considering analogies between actual workstations, it will not look much different in other applications like Logic, Digital Performer, Pro Tools or Sonar.

Export SMF

The Export SMF function allows you to export a Chord Variation as a Standard MIDI File (SMF), and edit it on your preferred external sequencer.

To Song

This (non editable) parameter shows the name of the Standard MIDI File to be generated. The (automatically assigned) name will be the same of the exported Chord Variation.

From E/CV

Use this pop-up menu to select one of the available Chord Variations from the current Style.

Execute

After selecting a Chord Variation, touch this button to export it as a Standard MIDI File. A standard file selector will appear. Select the target device and directory, then touch Save. After you touch Save, a dialog box appears, letting you assign a name to the file.

Reference

Style/Pad Record mode

Page menu

Exporting a Style as an SMF separated by Markers

Page menu

As an alternative to exporting single Chord Variations to individual Standard MIDI Files, you can export a whole Style as an SMF separated by Markers, i.e., a single SMF containing all the Chord Variations (Variation 1, Variation 2, etc.) each one separated by a Marker (the same events used in Song Play mode).

1. While in this page, keep the SHIFT button pressed.

2. Without releasing the SHIFT button, touch the Execute

button in the display.

3. Release the SHIFT button.

4. Assign a name to the Standard Midi File where to save the

Style in edit.

This operation creates, in the selected device, an SMF format 0 (Zero), containing all the MIDI data included in the selected Style, with each Chord Variation starting from a different Marker (named as per the naming convention explained in the Import section above).

Each Chord Variation will include, at the very beginning (tick 0), the following informations:

•Time signature

• Control Change bundle #00-32 (Bank Select MSB/LSB)

• Program Change

• Control Change #11 (Expression)

Touch the page menu icon to open the page menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command.

Style Record

Pad Record

Write Style/Pad

Select this command to open the Write Style or Write Pad dialog box, and save the Style/Pad to the internal memory.

See “Write Style/Pad dialog box” on page 67 for more information.

Undo

Only available in Record mode. While in Record mode, cancels the latest recorded data and restores the previous situation. Selected a second time, it restores recorded data again (“Redo” function).

Delete Pad Track

Only available in the Main page of the Pad Record mode. Select this command to delete the Pad track.

Copy Key/Ch (Copy Key/Chord) button

Select this command to open the Copy Key/Chord dialog box, and copy Key/Chord settings of the currently selected track to all other tracks of the same Chord Variation, or to the whole Style.

See “Copy Key/Chord dialog box” on page 68 for more information.

Copy Sound

(Only available in some edit pages). While the Style Element Track Control edit section is selected, use this command to open the Copy Sound dialog box and copy all Sounds assigned to the current Style Element tracks to a different Style Element.

See “Copy Sounds dialog box” on page 68 for more information.

Style/Pad Record mode

Write Style/Pad dialog box

Copy Expression

(Only available in some edit pages). While the Style Element Track Control edit section is selected, use this command to open the Copy Expression dialog box and copy all Expression values assigned to the current Style Element tracks to a different Style Element.

See “Copy Expression dialog box” on page 68 for more information.

Copy Keyboard Range

(Only available in some edit pages). While the Style Element Track Control edit section is selected, use this command to open the Copy Keyboard Range dialog box and copy all Keyboard Range values for the current Style Element tracks to a different Style Element.

See “Copy Key Range dialog box” on page 68 for more information.

Copy Chord Table

Only available while in the Style Element Chord Table page. Select this command to open the Copy Chord Table dialog box (see “Copy Chord Table dialog box” on page 69).

Delete Current Track

(Only available in the Main Record pages). Select this command to delete the selected track.

Overdub Step Recording

(Only available in the Main Record pages). Select this command to open the Overdub Step recording window (see “Overdub Step Recording window” on page 69).

Solo Track

Select the track to be soloed, then check this item. You will hear only the selected track, and the ‘Solo’ warning will flash on the page header.

Uncheck this item to exit the Solo function.

Write Style/Pad dialog box

Open this window by choosing the Write Style or Write Pad item from the page menu. Here you can save the recorded or edited Style/Pad to memory.

Name

Name of the Style/Pad to be saved. Touch the (Text Edit) button next to the name to open the Text Edit window.

Style/Pad Bank

Target bank of Styles/Pad. Use the Select button on the display, or the VALUE DIAL to select a different bank.

Style

Target Style/Pad location in the selected bank. Use the Select button on the display, or the VALUE DIAL to select a different location.

Note: A User or Favorite Style, or a User Pad, is usually prompted when writing a Style/Pad. However, you can overwrite a Factory Style/Pad when the “Factory Style and Pad Protect” parameter is left unchecked (see page 145).

Select… button

Touch this button to open the Style/Pad Select window, and select a target location.

Keep the SHIFT button pressed and touch one of the tracks to solo it. Do the same on a soloed track to deactivate the Solo function.

Exit from Record

Select this command to exit from Record without saving changes to the Style.

Reference

While in the Style/Pad Select window, use the buttons on top of the window to select either the User or the Favorite banks.

Style/Pad Record mode

Copy Key/Chord dialog box

(Style only) Open this window by choosing the Copy Key/Chord item from the page menu. Here you can copy Key/Chord settings of the currently selected track to all other tracks of the same Chord Variation, or to the whole Style. This function is useful to speed-up pattern programming, and to avoid having different tracks in different keys within the same Chord Variation.

Current Chord Variation Tracks

The Key/Chord of the current track will be cop-

ied to all tracks of the current Chord Variation.

All Style Tracks

The Key/Chord of the current track will be cop-

ied to all tracks of the Style (i.e., all Chord Varia-

tions).

Copy Expression dialog box

(Style only) Open this window by choosing the Copy Expression item from the page menu. Here you can copy all Expression values assigned to the current Style Element tracks to a different Style Element.

From Style Element

Non editable. Currently selected Style Element.

To Style Element

Target Style Element.

All Settings will be copied to all Style Element of the

Style in edit.

Va r1 … C ou n tI n

Single Style Element where to copy settings to.

Copy Sounds dialog box

(Style only) Open this window by choosing the Copy Sounds item from the page menu. Here you can copy all Sounds assigned to the current Style Element tracks to a different Style Element.

From Style Element

Non editable. Currently selected Style Element.

To Style Element

Target Style Element.

All Settings will be copied to all Style Element of the

Style in edit.

Va r1 … C ou n tI n

Single Style Element where to copy settings to.

Copy Key Range dialog box

(Style only) Open this window by choosing the Copy Keyboard Range item from the page menu. Here you can copy all Keyboard Range values for the current Style Element tracks to a different Style Element.

From Style Element

Non editable. Currently selected Style Element.

To Style Element

Target Style Element.

All Settings will be copied to all Style Element of the

Style in edit.

Va r1 … C ou n tI n

Single Style Element where to copy settings to.

Style/Pad Record mode

Copy Chord Table dialog box

(Style only) Open this window by choosing the Copy Chord Table item from the page menu. Here you can copy the Chord Table of the current Style Element to a different Style Element.

To Style Element

Target Style Element.

All Settings will be copied to all Style Element of the

Style in edit.

Va r 1… C o u nt I n

Single Style Element where to copy settings to.

Overdub Step Recording window

The Step Record allows you to create a new Style/Pad by entering single notes or chords to each track, by playing them on the keyboard one at a time, with no need to play on time. This is very useful when transcribing an existing score, or needing a higher grade of detail, and is particularly suitable to create drum and percussion tracks.

To access this page, select the “Overdub Step Recording” command from the page menu.

Track (Selected track)

Name of the selected track in record.

DRUM…ACC5

Style track.

SE (Selected Style Element)

See “Element (Style Element)” on page 40.

CV (Selected Chord Variation)

See “Chord Var (Chord Variation)” on page 40.

Pos (Position)

This is the position of the event (note, rest or chord) to be inserted.

Event list

Previously inserted events. You may delete this event, and set it in edit again, by touching the Back button.

Step Time values

Length of the event to be inserted.

… Note value.

Standard (–) Standard value of the selected note.

Dot (.) Augments the selected note by one half of its

value.

Triplet (3) Triplet value of the selected note.

Reference

Meter

Meter (time signature) of the current measure. This parameter cannot be edited. You can set the Meter in the main page of the Style Record mode, before actually starting recording (see step 6 on page 48 for more information).

Style/Pad Record mode

Overdub Step Recording window

Free Memory

Remaining memory for recording.

Duration

Relative duration of the inserted note. The percentage is always referred to the step value.

25% Staccatissimo.

50% Staccato.

85% Ordinary articulation.

100% Legato.

Veloc ity

Set this parameter before entering a note or chord. This will be the playing strength (i.e., velocity value) of the event to be inserted.

Kbd Keyboard. You can select this parameter, by turn-

ing all counter-clockwise the dial. When this

option is selected, the playing strength of the

played note is recognized and recorded.

1…127 Velocity value. The event will be inserted with

this velocity value, and the actual playing

strength of the note played on the keyboard will

be ignored.

Rest

Touch this button to insert a rest.

Tie

Touch this button to tie the note to be inserted to the previous note.

Back

Goes to the previous step, erasing the inserted event.

Next M. (Next Measure)

Goes to the next measure, and fills the remaining space with rests.

Done

Exits the Step Record mode. If you have inserted some notes, a dialog box appears, asking you to either cancel, discard or save the changes.

If you touch, Cancel, exit is canceled, and you can continue editing. If you choose No, changes are not saved, and the Step Record window is closed. If you choose Yes, changes are saved, and the Step Record window is closed.

Song Play operating mode

MIDI Clock

Song Play operating mode

Overall instrument’s

volume

Balance of Songs and Pads against the Keyboard tracks

The Song Play operating mode is where you can listen to Songs. Songs can be in Standard MIDI File, Karaoke™ or MP3 format. The MID+G and MP3+G formats are also supported.

You can play along with the Song with up to four Keyboard tracks (Upper 1-3, Lower) and four Pads. You can select different Sounds and Effects for Keyboard tracks by selecting Performances and STSs.

While in Song Play mode, you can use the SongBook to automatically select Songs for a desired music genre. With each Song entry in the SongBook, up to four STSs are also selected.

Song Play mode can also be used in Easy Mode.

MIDI Clock

In Song Play mode the MIDI Clock is always generated by the internal player, even if the Clock parameter is set to MIDI or USB mode in the Global > MIDI > Setup/General Controls page (see “Clock Source” on page 150). While in this mode, Pa600 cannot receive MIDI Clock messages from the MIDI IN.

For MIDI Clock messages to be sent, the “Clock Send” parameter must be activated in the Global > MIDI > Setup/General Controls page (see “Clock Send” on page 149).

Tempo Lock

If you don’t want the Tempo to change when selecting a new Song, turn on the Tempo Lock function by using the TEMPO LOCK buttons on the control panel. When the LED of this button is turned on, you can still manually change the Tempo with the TEMPO +/– buttons, or by touching the Tempo field and using the VALUE DIAL. As an alternative, you can keep the SHIFT button pressed and use the VALUE DIAL to change the Te mp o .

Master Volume, Balance

Track parameters

Changes to Keyboard tracks can be saved to a Performance. You can then recall different settings by just selecting a single Performance.

Settings for Song tracks, like Pan, Volume and FX Sends, depend on each individual Standard MIDI File. Changes to Song tracks made in Song Play mode cannot be saved to a Standard MIDI File, and are only intended for realtime control.

To make permanent changes Song tracks, edit and save the Standard MIDI File in Sequencer mode.

Standard MIDI Files and Sounds

The native Song file format of Pa600 is the Standard MIDI File (SMF), an universal standard set by all manufacturers. Filename extension is .MID, but Pa600 can also read files with the .KAR extension. You can read these files with any musical instrument or computer.

Even if the Standard MIDI File format is standard, differences may appear in sounds when playing the various files. If you recorded a Song on the Pa600 in Sequencer mode using only General MIDI sounds (i.e., those of the “GM” type), you can be confident you can play the same Song on virtually any other musical instrument or computer. If you used Korg native sounds, you may not find the same sounds on instruments from other manufacturers.

When you read Standard MIDI Files in Song Play mode, there is no problem reading files made using only General MIDI sounds. Sounds could be different when playing a Song made on a different instrument: despite the wide compatibility of Pa600 with other standards (like GS or XG), differences may arise.

Should this happen, load the Standard MIDI File in Sequencer mode, then manually reassign the non-matching Sounds, replacing them with similar Sounds on the Pa600. Finally, save the Standard MIDI File again, and you will be able to play it in Song Play mode with the correct Sounds.

Reference

While the MASTER VOLUME knob controls the general volume of the instrument, you can use the BALANCE knob to balance the Song and Pad tracks against the Keyboard tracks.

Song Play operating mode

Keyboard, Pad and Player tracks

Keyboard traks

STS names

Song area Page header Page menu icon

Style

area

Perf./

STS area

Keyboard tracks area

Panel s

Operating mode Master Transpose (in

semitones)

Recognized chord

Keyboard, Pad and Player tracks

Pa600 is equipped with a player that can play up to a maximum of 16 Song tracks. In addition, you can play the keyboard with four additional Keyboard tracks (Upper 1-3 and Lower).

When the Volume panel is shown in the main page of the Song Play mode (see illustration below), you can adjust the Volume and Play/Mute status of these tracks, but please keep in mind that these changes will not be saved in the Standard MIDI File.

While in Song Play mode, you can select Performances or STSs. STSs are from the latest selected Style; choose a different Style to select a different set of STSs. You can see the name of the available STSs when the STS Name panel is shown in the main page of the Song Play mode (see illustration):

Main page (Normal view)

Press the SONG PLAY button to access this page from another operating mode.

Note: When switching from Style Play to Song Play mode, the Song Setup is automatically selected, and various track parameters and settings may change.

To return to this page from one of the Song Play edit pages, press the EXIT or SONG PLAY button.

Details on individual tracks can be seen by touching the Volume tab. To switch between Keyboard tracks (Normal view) and Song tracks (Song Tracks views), use the TRACK SELECT button. Pressed a first time, you will see tracks 1-8; a second press will show tracks 9-16; pressed again will go back to Keyboard tracks.

Selecting a different Style or SongBook entry may also change the Pads.

When entering Song Play mode from the Style Play mode, Keyboard and Pad tracks remain the same they were in Style Play mode.

Page header

This line shows the current operating mode, transposition and recognized chord.

Operating mode name

Name of the current operating mode.

Master Transpose

Master Transpose value in semitones. This value can be changed using the TRANSPOSE buttons on the control panel.

Note: You can also transpose MP3 files. Keep in mind, however, that transposition always remains inside the -5…+6 semitones range. This is enough to cover all keys, while avoiding 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).

Note: Transpose may automatically change when selecting a different Performance. It may also change when loading a Standard MIDI File generated with an instrument of the Korg Pa-Series.

Song Play operating mode

Main page (Normal view)

Song name

Meter

Current measure

Song type icon

Tem po

Song name

Total time

Elapsed time

Song type icon

Tempo variation

To avoid transposing, “lock” the Master Transpose parameter in the Global (see “General Controls: Lock” on page 141).

Recognized chord

Displays the recognized chord, when you play a chord on the keyboard.

Page menu icon

Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. See “Page menu” on page 82 for more information.

Song area

This is where the Song name is shown, together with parameters depending on the selected type of Song.

This is how a Song’s area appears when a Standard MIDI File or Karaoke file has been selected:

shown in this area. The JBX icon will instead appear, together with the name of the currently selected Song, in the Jukebox list.

Note: To create or edit a Jukebox file, go to the Jukebox Edit page (see page 81).

Song name

Displays the name of the Song assigned to the player.

Touch the Song name to open the Song Select window. When the Song Select window appears, you can select a single Song or a Jukebox file (see “Song Select window” on page 9).

If you select another Song while a Song is playing, the previous Song will stop, and the new Song will be selected and be ready to play.

To select a Song, you can also press the SONG button in the SELECTION section of the control panel. Press it a second time to select a Song by dialing in its ID number (see “Selecting a Song by its ID number” on page 10).

Meter

This parameter only appears when a Standard MIDI File or Karaoke file has been selected.

Current Song’s meter (time signature).

And this is how it appears when an MP3 File has been selected:

Song type icon

Songs of different types can be assigned to the players. This icon shows the file type.

Standard MIDI File, often abbreviated as SMF (file extension: *.MID or *.KAR). The SMF (*.MID) is the industry standard song format, used by Pa600 as its basic Song format when recording a new Song. A MIDI Karaoke File (*.KAR) is an extension of the SMF format.

MPEG Layer-3 format, or MP3 (file extension: *.MP3). This is a compressed audio file, that may be generated on any personal computer, or on the Pa600 itself.

Measure number

This parameter only appears when a Standard MIDI File or Karaoke file has been selected.

Current measure number.

Te mp o

This parameter only appears when a Standard MIDI File or Karaoke file has been selected.

Metronome Tempo. Select this parameter and use the TEMPO+ and TEMPO– buttons to change the Tempo. As an alternative, touch this parameter and drag with your finger.

Total time

This parameter only appears when an MP3 file has been selected.

Total length (in minutes:seconds) of the selected MP3 file.

Elapsed time

This parameter only appears when an MP3 file has been selected.

Elapsed time (in minutes:seconds) of the MP3 file currently in play.

Tempo va r i ation

This parameter only appears when an MP3 file has been selected.

Variation of the original MP3 file’s tempo, inside a range of ±30% of the original tempo. When Tempo is changed, MP3 files are smoothly accelerated or slowed down (inside a range of ±30% of the original tempo). This may seem trivial, but it is really rocket-science instead, and it is made possible by Korg sophisticated time-stretching algorithms.

Reference

A Jukebox file (file extension: *.JBX) can be assigned to the Player, but its name will not be

Song Play operating mode

Main page (Normal view)

Selected Style

Selected Performance or STS

Sound

name

Track name

Track’s octave transpose

Sound bank’s icon

Track status

Volume panel

Tab s

Style area

Currently selected Style. You can select a Style while playing Songs, to have it ready when switching to Style Play mode. Also, this lets you change the Pads and STSs (both are recalled by selecting a Style).

Touch the Style name to open the Style Select window. As an alternative, use the STYLE button in the SELECTION section of the control panel.

Performance/STS area

This is where the Performance or STS name is shown.

Selected Performance or STS

This is the latest selected Performance (PERF) or Single Touch Setting (STS).

Touch the name to open the Performance Select window. As an alternative, use the PERFORMANCE section to select a different Performance.

To select a different STS from the latest selected Style, use the four STS buttons under the display.

For more information about the Sound Select window, see “Sound Select window” on page 7.

Keyboard track octave transpose

Non editable. Octave transpose of the corresponding track. To individually edit the octave transpose for each track, go to the “Mixer/Tuning: Tuning” edit page of the Song Play mode (see “Mixer/Tuning: Tuning” on page 22 for more details).

You can also transpose all Upper tracks by using the UPPER OCTAVE buttons on the control panel.

Keyboard track name

Non editable. Name of the corresponding track:

Abbreviation Track Hand

UP1 Upper 1 Right hand

UP2 Upper 2

UP3 Upper 3

LOW Lower Left hand

Sound bank’s icon

This icon shows the bank the current Sound belongs to.

Keyboard track status

Play/mute status of the current track. Touch this icon to change the status.

No icon Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Keyboard tracks area

This is where Keyboard tracks are shown.

Sound name

Name of the Sound assigned to the corresponding Keyboard track.

• If the track is already selected (white background), touch the Sound name to open the Sound Select window.

• If the track is not selected (dark background), first select it, then touch the Sound name to open the Sound Select window.

You can also open the Sound Select window by using the SOUND button in the SELECTION section of the control panel.

Panels

The lower half of the main page contains the various panels, you can select by touching the corresponding tabs. See more information in the relevant sections, starting from page 75.

Song Play operating mode

STS Name panel

Virtual sliders

Track status icons

Select this panel to see the name of the four available STSs. See “STS Name panel” on page 15 for details.

Volume panel

This allows for leaving the track status unchanged even when playing a different Standard MIDI File. You can leave, for example, the bass track in mute, and let your bassist play it live for the whole show.

However, an exception to the above is when reading a Standard MIDI File created with a Pa-Series instrument. These files do include special commands to force the Play/Mute status of each track.

Track names

Under the sliders, a label for each track is shown. Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch between the Key-

board Traks and the Song Tracks 1-8 and Song Tracks 9-16 views.

Touch the Volume tab to select this panel. This is where you can set the volume of each track, and mute/unmute tracks.

Note: The volume of the Keyboard tracks can be saved to a Performance or STS, while the Song tracks volume cannot be memorized.

Changing the tracks’ volume and play/mute status

You can change the volume and play/mute status of each track in the same way seen for the Style (see “Volume panel” on page 15 for details).

Abbreviation Track

UPPER1…3 Upper tracks. Volume and play/mute status memo-

rized into a Performance or STS.

LOWER Lo wer trac k. Volume and play/mute status memorized

into a Performance or STS.

T01…T16 Song tracks. Volume memorized into a Standard MIDI

File. Play/mute status memorized as a general setting.

Pad panel

Select this panel to see which Hit or Sequence Pads are assigned to the four Pads. See “Pad panel” on page 17 for details.

Split panel

Reference

Select this panel to adjust the split point for the Keyboard tracks. See “Split panel” on page 18 for details.

Saving the tracks’ volume and play/mute status

Each set of tracks can be saved into a different structure. This allows for a great flexibility when mixing Keyboard and Song tracks through the use of Performances, STSs and Standard MIDI Files.

•The status of Keyboard tracks can be saved to a Performance or STS (see “Write Performance” on page 32 and “Write Single Touch Setting” on page 32).

• The status of the Song tracks can saved as a general setting in the Global > Mode Preferences > Song & Sequencer page (see “Save Trk & FX” on page 145).

Song Play operating mode

Sub-Scale panel

Song list Jukebox fileSelected Song

Sub-Scale panel

Select this panel to select a secondary scale for the Keyboard tracks. See “Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale” on page 22 for details.

Song list

Use this list to browse through the Songs in the Jukebox list. Use the scrollbar to scroll the list.

Selected Song

Name of the Song currently in play. You can select a different Song from the list, and touch the Select button in the display to select it for playback.

Select button

Touch this button to select the Song highlighted in the list, and assign it to the player. If a Song is already playing, it will be stopped, and the selected Song will start playing back.

Jukebox file

Name of the selected Jukebox file. To edit this file, see “Jukebox Editor” on page 81.

Jukebox panel

When a Jukebox (JBX) file is assigned to the player, you can use the list shown in this panel to browse the Jukebox list, and touch the Select button in the display to select a Song to play. This way, you can select any Song in the list as your starting Song, and manually change the order of the Songs to play.

Note: This panel is only available after loading a Jukebox file.

Hint: To create or edit a Jukebox file, go to the Jukebox Edit page

(see page 81). A quick way to create a Jukebox list is to touch the “Play All” button in the Song Select window (see page 10).

Wa r ni n g : If you delete a Song included in the Jukebox list currently in play, the player will stop, and the “No Song” message will appear. At this point, you can select the JukeBox tab to open the Jukebox panel, and select a different Song.

As an alternative, you can select the next Song by pressing SHIFT + >> (FAST FORWARD) in the PLAYER section of the control

panel, then press (PLAY/STOP) in the PLAYER section again.

Transport controls for the Jukebox

When you select a Jukebox file, the player’s transport controls behave in a slightly different way than with single Songs.

<< and >> Pressed alone, these buttons are the Rewind and

Fast Forward commands.

Keep the SHIFT button pressed, and press these buttons to scroll to the previous or next Song in the Jukebox list.

(HOME) Returns to measure 1 of the current Song.

(PLAY/STOP)

Starts or stops the current Song. When you stop the Song, it is stopped at the current position. Press HOME to go back to measure 1 of the current Song.

If the Jukebox panel is open, you can select the Song from which to start. See “Jukebox panel” above.

Song Play operating mode

Edit menu

From any page, press the MENU button to open the Song Play edit menu. This menu gives access to the various Song Play edit sections.

When in the menu, select an edit section, or press EXIT or SONG PLAY to exit the menu.

When in an edit page, press the EXIT or SONG PLAY button to go back to the main page of the Song Play operating mode.

Each item in this menu corresponds to an edit section. Each edit section groups various edit pages, that may be selected by touching the corresponding tab on the lower part of the display.

Note: Some of the edit parameters are only meant for realtime. As a general rule, Keyboard track parameters can be saved to a Performance or SongBook STS, while Song track’s Play/Mute status and FX settings can be saved as a general setting in the Global > Mode Preferences > Song & Sequencer page (see “Save Trk & FX” on page 145).

Edit page structure

All edit pages share some basic elements, already described for the Style Play mode (see “Edit page structure” on page 19 for details).

Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan

This page lets you set the volume and pan for each of the Keyboard or Song tracks.

Note: The play/mute status of a Song track may be reset when selecting a Song made on a Pa-Series instrument.

Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from the Keyboard to the Song tracks, and vice versa.

Parameters

The parameters shown in this page are the same already seen for the Style Play mode. See “Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan” on page 19 for details.

Mixer/Tuning: FX Send

Pa600 is equipped with two groups of effect processors (A and B). In Song Play mode, these groups can be used to process Keyboard, Pad and MIDI tracks.

• Keyboard tracks always use the effects of the FX B group.

• Pad tracks always use the effects of the FX A group.

• Standard MIDI Files and Karaoke files can only use the effects of the FX A group.

• Standard MIDI Files created on a Pa-Series instrument (in Sequencer mode) can use effects of the FX A and B groups.

Choosing and editing the effects is done in the dedicated Effect section (see “Effects: A/B FX Configuration” on page 79).

In case you do not want to hear the direct signal, just set the Dry parameter to Off (see the “Dry” parameter above).

You can assign to the Master FXs any kind of available effects, but we suggest you assign the effects based on this scheme:

A-Master 1 Reverb processor for the Song tracks.

A-Master 2 Modulating FX processor for the Song tracks.

B-Master 1 Reverb processor for the Keyboard tracks.

B-Master 2 Modulating FX processor for the Realtime (Key-

board) tracks.

Reference

Song Play operating mode

Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain

Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from Keyboard to Song tracks, and vice-versa.

Note: When you stop, then start the Song again, or select a different Song, the default Song track settings are selected again. You can, however, pause the Song, change the effects, then exit from pause and start the Song again. Edit the Song in Sequencer mode to permanently change the effects.

Note: Track FX setting can be saved as a general setting in the Global > Mode Preferences > Song & Sequencer page (see “Save Trk & FX” on page 145). This will help adapting the Pa600’s sound to personal taste for any Standard MIDI File (excluding those saved by a Pa-Series instrument, that may override the general preferences).

Parameters

The parameters shown in this page are the same already seen for the Style Play mode. See “Mixer/Tuning: FX Send” on page 20 for details.

Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain

In this page you can set the three-band equalization (EQ) for each individual track.

Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from the Keyboard to the Song tracks, and vice-versa.

Hint: Track EQ can be saved as a general setting in the Global > Mode Preferences > Song & Sequencer page (see “Save Trk & FX” on page 145). This will help adapting the Pa600's sound to personal taste for any Standard MIDI File you will ever play (excluding those saved by a Pa-Series instrument, that may override the general preferences). Need a lighter Bass track? Save the right equalization, and the Bass will stay light with all the subsequent Songs.

Parameters

The parameters shown in this page are the same already seen for the Style Play mode. See “Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain” on page 21 for details.

Song Play operating mode

Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control

FX group

Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control

This page lets you reset or bypass track equalization, programmed in the previous page.

Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from the Keyboard to the Song tracks, and vice-versa.

Parameters

The parameters shown in this page are the same already seen for the Style Play mode. See “Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control” on page 21 for details.

Mixer/Tuning: Tuning

Parameters in this page let you set various tuning settings. All parameters in this page are the same found in Global mode. See “Mixer/Tuning: Tuning” on page 22 for details.

Effects: A/B FX Configuration

This page allows you to select the effects for the A (Song) and B (Keyboard) FX groups. You can use the “FX A” and “FX B” side tabs to switch from one group to the other one. (Songs created in Sequencer mode on a Pa-Series instrument can also use the B FX group).

The effect types and the FX matrix are the same seen for the Style Play mode (see “Effects: A/B FX Configuration” on page 24).

Note: The default effect settings can be saved as a general setting in the Global > Mode Preferences > Song & Sequencer page (see “Save Trk & FX” on page 145).

Note: When you stop the Song, or select a different Song, the default effects are selected again. You can, however, stop the Song, change the effects, then start the Song again with the new effects. Edit the Song in Sequencer mode to permanently change the effects.

Parameters

The parameters shown in this page are the same already seen for the Style Play mode. See “Effects: A/B FX Configuration” on page 24 for details.

Parameters

The parameters shown in this page are the same already seen for the Style Play mode. See “Mixer/Tuning: Tuning” on page 22 for details.

Note: Song track values edited in this page are not saved, and are only intended for realtime use.

M.T. (Modulating Track)

Source track for modulating MIDI messages. You can modulate an effect parameter with a MIDI message generated by an internal physical controller, or a MIDI message coming from a Song track.

Reference

Song Play operating mode

Effects: Master 1, 2

Selected effect

FX parameters

FX group

Effects: Master 1, 2

These pages contain the editing parameters for the effect processors. Here is an example of the FX A page, with the Reverb Hall effect assigned.

Parameters

The parameters shown in this page are the same already seen for the Style Play mode. See “Effects: Master 1, 2” on page 25 for details.

Track Controls: Easy Edit

These parameters let you “fine-tune” edit parameters for Sounds assigned to the tracks.

Easy Sound Edit parameters

The parameters shown in this page are the same already seen for the Style Play mode. See “Track Controls: Easy Edit” on page 27 for details.

Note: Song track values edited in this page are not saved, and are only intended for realtime use.

Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range

These parameters let you select a note and velocity range for the Keyboard tracks.

Parameters

The parameters shown in this page are the same already seen for the Style Play mode. See “Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range” on page 28 for details.

Track Controls: Mode

These parameters let you set the Internal/External, and the Poly/ Mono status of Song tracks.

Parameters

The parameters shown in this page are the same already seen for the Style Play mode. See “Track Controls: Mode” on page 25 for details.

Note: These parameters can be saved as a general setting in the Global > Mode Preferences > Song & Sequencer page (see “Save Trk & FX” on page 145).

Track Controls: Drum Edit

These parameters let you adjust the volume and edit the main parameters for each percussive instrument family.

Drum Edit parameters

The parameters shown in this page are the same already seen for the Style Play mode. See “Track Controls: Drum Edit” on page 26 for details.

Note: Song track values edited in this page are not saved, and are only intended for realtime use.

Keyboard/Ensemble: Ensemble

This page lets you program the Ensemble function.

Parameters

The parameters shown in this page are the same already seen for the Style Play mode. See “Keyboard/Ensemble: Ensemble” on page 29 for details.

Keyboard/Ensemble: Keyboard Control

These parameters let you set parameters for the Keyboard tracks.

Parameters

The parameters shown in this page are the same already seen for the Style Play mode. See “Keyboard/Ensemble: Keyboard Control” on page 30 for details.

Pad/Switch: Pad

This page lets you select a different hit sound or sequence for each of the four PAD buttons.

Parameters

The parameters shown in this page are the same already seen for the Style Play mode. See “Pad/Switch: Pad” on page 30 for details.

Song Play operating mode

Pad/Switch: Assignable Switch

This page lets you select a different function for each of the ASSIGNABLE SWITCH buttons.

Parameters

The parameters shown in this page are the same already seen for the Style Play mode. See “Pad/Switch: Switch” on page 31 for details.

Jukebox Editor

The Jukebox function lets you play a list of Songs (127 max), at the simple touch of a button. You can play a Jukebox file by assigning it to the Player, after having selected it in the Song Select page, just as if it was an ordinary Song (see “Jukebox panel” on page 76).

In this page you can create, edit and save a Jukebox file. A Jukebox list can contain Standard MIDI Files, Karaoke™ files, and MP3 files.

If a Jukebox file is already selected, you will enter this page with that file ready to be edited. Otherwise, you will enter this page with an empty list.

To create a new Jukebox file, touch Del All to remove all Songs from the current list. Add new Songs, then touch Save and enter a different name before confirming. A new Jukebox file will be saved to the storage device.

Move Up/Down

Use these button to move the selected item up or down in the list.

Add

Adds a Song at the end of the current list. You can add up to 127 Songs to a list. When this button is pressed, a standard file selector opens up in the display.

Note: A Jukebox list can include only Songs contained in the same folder.

Hint: Instead of a single Song, you can select a Jukebox file, and add its whole content to the current Jukebox list.

Insert

Inserts a Song at the current position (i.e., between the selected item and the preceding one). All subsequent Songs are moved to the next higher-numbered slot. You can add up to 127 Songs to a list.

Note: A Jukebox list can include only Songs contained in the same folder.

Hint: Instead of a single Song, you can select a Jukebox file, and insert its whole content to the current Jukebox list.

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Delete

This command lets you delete the selected Song from the list.

Del All

Select this command to delete the whole Jukebox list.

Song Play operating mode

Page menu

Save

Touch this button to save the Jukebox file. The Save Jukebox File dialog box appears, allowing you to edit the name and save your file.

Touch the (Text Edit) button to open the Text Edit window, and edit the name.

If you are editing an existing list, and do not change its name, the old file is overwritten. If you change it, a new file will be created in the storage device.

If you are saving a new list, the “NEWNAME.JBX” name is automatically assigned, and you can edit it.

Note: You can save your “.JBX” file only in the same folder as the Song files included in the list.

Page menu

Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command.

Write Performance

Select this command to open the Write Performance dialog box, and save most of the current control panel settings to a Performance.

See “Write Performance dialog box” on page 33 for more information.

Save Song Marker

Select this command to save the markers created in the corresponding player (see “Markers page” on page 186).

Export Jukebox List

Only available when a Jukebox list is selected. Select this command to save the current Jukebox list as a text file to a storage device. Here is how it works.

1. While a Jukebox file is assigned to the player, select the

Export Jukebox List command from the page menu.

2. A dialog box will appear, asking you to select either the

internal disk or a storage device connected to one of the USB Host ports.

3. Select an option, and touch OK to confirm.

Note: When saved, the text file will be named after the selected Jukebox file. For example, a Jukebox file named “Dummy.jbx” will generate a “Dummy.txt” file. A new, unnamed Jukebox file will generate a “New_name.txt” file. If a file with the same name already exists on the target device, it will be overwritten without waiting for any confirmation.

The list will include the progressive number assigned to each Song, the file names, the total number of files in the list.

For the correct display and printing of the list on a personal computer, use a fixed size (i.e., non-proportional) character in your text editor.

Song Play operating mode

Page menu

Solo Track

Select the track of the current Player to be soloed, and check this item. You will hear only the selected track, and the ‘Solo’ warning will flash on the page header.

Uncheck this item to exit the Solo function.

The Solo functions works in a slightly different way, depending on the selected track:

• Keyboard track: The selected Keyboard track is the only track you can hear when playing on the keyboard. All other Keyboard tracks are muted. Song tracks are left in play status.

• Song track: The selected track is the only Song track you can hear. All other Song tracks are muted. Keyboard tracks are left in play status.

Keep the SHIFT button pressed and touch one of the tracks to solo it. Do the same on a soloed track to deactivate the Solo function.

Copy/Paste FX

Use this command to copy a single effect, or both effects of an FX group (A or B). See “Copy/Paste FX” on page 33 for detailed instructions.

Easy Mode

At any time, you can manually turn the Easy Mode on/off with the Easy Mode command in the page menu of the Style Play and Song Play modes.

Reference

Sequencer operating mode

Standard MIDI Files and MP3

Song area Page header

Page menu icon

Selected

track info

area

Sounds

area

Track volume/status area

Operating mode Master Transpose (in

semitones)

Sequencer operating mode

The Sequencer operating mode is the full-featured onboard sequencer, where you can create a Song from scratch, or edit it. You can also use this mode to edit the initial parameters of a Standard MIDI File, either made with an external sequencer or with Pa600’s own sequencer.

You can save the new or edited Song as a Standard MIDI File (SMF, i.e., a file with the “.MID” extension), and play it back either in Song Play or Sequencer mode – or on any external sequencer.

While in Sequencer mode, use the PLAYER transport controls to play back the Song.

Standard MIDI Files and MP3

Sequencer Play - Main page

Press the SEQUENCER button to access this page from another operating mode. In this page you can load a Song, and play it back using the PLAYER transport controls.

Note: When switching from Style Play to Sequencer mode, the Sequencer Setup is automatically selected, and various track parameters may change.

To return to this page from any of the Sequencer edit pages, press the EXIT or SEQUENCER button.

To switch between Song tracks 1-8 and 9-16, use the TRACK SELECT button.

The Songs and the Standard MIDI File format

The native Song format for Pa600 is the Standard MIDI File (“.MID” file).

When saving a Song as a SMF, a setup measure is automatically inserted at the beginning of the Song. This measure contains various Song initialization parameters.

When an SMF is loaded, the setup measure is automatically removed.

Sequencer mode and the MP3

While in Sequencer mode, you cannot load nor record MP3 files. This mode only allows for editing of the Standard MIDI Files.

Page header

This line shows the current operating mode and transposition.

Operating mode name

Name of the current operating mode.

Master Transpose

Master transpose value in semitones. This value can be changed using the TRANSPOSE buttons on the control panel.

Note: Transpose may be automatically changed when loading a Standard MIDI File generated with an instrument of the Korg PaSeries.

Page menu icon

Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. See “Page menu” on page 105 for more information.

Sequencer operating mode

Sequencer Play - Main page

Song name

Tem po

Measure number

Beat counter

Track name

Sound name

Sound bank

Program Change sequence

Song track octave transpose icon

Sound bank’s icon

Song area

This is where the Song name is shown, together with its tempo and meter (time signature) parameters, and the current measure.

Song name

Displays the name of the selected Song. “NEWSONG” means that a new (blank) Song is selected, and you can record it.

Touch the Song name to make the Song Select window appear, allowing for selection of a different Song (see “Song Select window” on page 9).

To select a Song, you can also press the SONG button in the SELECTION section of the control panel. Press SONG a second time to select a Song by dialing in its ID number (see “Selecting a Song by its ID number” on page 10).

Note: Only Standard MIDI Files can be loaded. MP3 files cannot be loaded in Sequencer mode.

Selected track info area

This line lets you see the Sound assigned to the selected track. Not only it is shown on the main page, but also in several edit pages.

Track n ame

Name of the selected track.

Sound name

Sound assigned to the selected track. Touch anywhere in this area to open the Sound Select window, and select a different Sound.

Sound bank

Bank the selected Sound belongs to.

Program Change

Program Change number sequence (Bank Select MSB, Bank Select LSB, Program Change).

Sounds area

This area lets you see Sounds and octave transposition for the eight tracks currently displayed.

Meter

Current meter (time signature).

Measure number

Current measure number.

Te mp o

Metronome Tempo. Select this parameter and use the TEMPO buttons to change Tempo. As an alternative, when a different parameter is selected, or you are in a different page, keep the SHIFT button pressed and use the DIAL to change Tempo for the sequencer.

Start from

When checked, the measure shown by this parameter is a temporary start point of the song, instead of measure 1. When you press the (HOME) button, or use the << (REWIND) button to go back to the beginning, the Song returns to this point.

Tempo (Tempo mode)

Use this menu to select the Tempo change mode.

Manual In this mode, you can change Tempo by using the

Auto Tempo recorded in the Song will be used.

TEMPO buttons. The Song will be played back using the manually selected tempo.

Song track octave transpose

Non editable. Octave transpose of the corresponding track. To edit the octave transpose, go to the “Mixer/Tuning: Tuning” edit page (see page 22 for programming information).

Sound bank’s icon

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Sequencer operating mode

Entering Record mode

Virtual sliders

Track volume/status area

This area is where you can set the volume of each Song track, and mute/unmute tracks.

Volume and virtual sliders

Drag the sliders to adjust the volume of the corresponding tracks. You can also change the volume by touching a slider and using the VALUE DIAL.

Entering Record mode

To enter Record mode, press the RECORD button while you are in Sequencer mode. The following dialog box will appear:

Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch between Song Tracks 1-8 and Song Tracks 9-16,

Track s tatu s icon

Play/mute status of the current track. Select the track, then touch this area to change the track status. The status of Song tracks is saved when saving the Song.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Track n ames

Under the sliders, a label for each track is shown. Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch between tracks 1-8 and 9-16.

Abbreviation Track

T01…T16 Song tracks. Volume memorized into a Standard MIDI

File. Play/mute status memorized into the Standard MIDI File as well, and can be read in Song Play mode.

Select one of the three available recording options and touch OK (or Cancel if you don’t want to enter Record mode).

Multitrack Sequencer

Full-featured sequencer. Select this option for classic multitrack recording. (See “Record mode: Multitrack Sequencer page” on page 87).

Backing Sequence (Quick Record)

Easy way of recording. Just play with Styles, and record your realtime performance.

Step Backing Sequence

Step-record. Edit chords and controls for the Style. Very useful if you are not a keyboard player.

Sequencer operating mode

Record mode: Multitrack Sequencer page

Page header Page menu icon

Selected

track

info area

Sounds

area

Tracks volume/status area

Recording parameters area

Page sub-header

Song name Beat counter Measure numberFree m emory %

No quantiza-

tion

1/16

1/8

While in Sequencer mode, press the RECORD button and select the “Multitrack Sequencer” option. The Multitrack Sequencer page appears.

Overdub The newly recorded events will be mixed to any

existing events.

Overwrite The newly recorded events will replace any exist-

ing events.

Auto Punch Recording will automatically begin at the “Start”

position, and stop at the “End” position.

Note: The Auto Punch function will not work on an empty Song. At least one track must already be recorded.

PedalPunch Recording will begin when pressing a pedal set to

the “Punch In/Out” function, and will finish when pressing the same pedal again.

Note:

The Pedal Punch function will not work on an

empty Song. At least one track must already be recorded.

Start from

When checked, the measure shown by this parameter is a temporary start point of the song, instead of measure 1. When you

press the (PLAY/STOP) button to stop recording, or use the << (REWIND) button to go back to the beginning, the Song returns to this point.

See “Multitrack recording procedure” on page 88 for information on the record procedure.

Page header

See “Page header” on page 84.

Page menu icon

See “Page menu icon” on page 84.

Page sub-header

This area shows some performing info on the Song.

Song name

Name of the Song in record.

Free memory %

Percentage of remaining memory available for recording.

Beat counter

This indicator shows the current beat inside the current measure.

Measure number

Current measure you are recording.

Recording parameters area

Rec mode (Recording mode)

Set this parameter before starting record, to select a recording mode.

Resolution

Use this parameter to set the quantization during recording. Quantization is a way of correcting timing errors; notes played too soon or too late are moved to the nearest axis of a rhythmic “grid”, set with this parameter, thus playing perfectly in time.

High No quantization applied.

(1/32)… (1/8)

Grid resolution, in musical values. For example, when you select 1/16, all notes are moved to the nearest 1/16 division. When you select 1/8, all notes are moved to the nearest 1/8 division.

Reference

Start/End

Start and End locators. These parameters area available only when the “Auto Punch” recording mode is selected. They set the starting and ending points of the Punch recording.

Te mp o

Select this parameter, and use the TEMPO or VALUE controls to set the Tempo value.

Note: You can always change the Tempo, when other parameters are selected, by keeping the SHIFT button pressed, and rotating the VALUE DI A L.

Sequencer operating mode

Record mode: Multitrack Sequencer page

Meter

This is the basic meter (or time signature) of the Song. You can edit this parameter only when the Song is empty, i.e., before you begin recording anything. To insert a meter change in the middle of the Song, use the “Insert Measure” function (see page 103).

Tempo (Tempo mode)

This parameter sets the way tempo events are read or recorded.

Manual Manual reading. The latest manual Tempo setting

(made using the TEMPO buttons) is considered

the current Tempo value. No Tempo change

events will be recorded. This is very useful when

you want to record the Song at a much slower

speed than the actual Tempo.

Auto Auto reading. The Sequencer plays back all

recorded Tempo events. No Tempo change events

are recorded.

Record All Tempo changes made during recording will

be recorded to the Master Track.

Note: Tempo is always recorded in overwrite mode

(old data is replaced by the new data).

Selected track info area

This line lets you see the Sound assigned to the selected track. See “Selected track info area” on page 85 for more information.

Sounds area

This area lets you see Sounds and octave transposition for the eight tracks currently displayed. See “Sounds area” on page 85 for more information.

Track volume/status area

This area is where you can set the volume of each Song track, and change track status. See “Track volume/status area” on page 86.

Track status icons

Play/mute/record status of the current track. Select the track, then touch this area to change its status.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Record status. After pressing (PLAY/

STOP) to start recording, the track will receive

notes from the keyboard and the MIDI IN or

USB Device connector.

Multitrack recording procedure

Here is the general procedure to follow for the Multitrack Recording.

1. Press the SEQUENCER button to enter Sequence mode.

2. Press the RECORD button, and select the “Multitrack

Sequencer” option to enter the Multitrack Record mode. Now you can prepare your recording parameters. (For more details, see “Record mode: Multitrack Sequencer page” on page 87).

3. Be sure the Overdub or Overwrite recording options is

selected (see “Rec mode (Recording mode)” on page 87).

4. Set the Tempo. There are two ways of changing Tempo:

• Use the TEMPO buttons to change the tempo

• Touch the “Tempo” parameter, and use the VALUE DIAL to change Tempo.

5. Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch between Song

Tracks 1-8 and Song Tracks 9-16, and assign the desired Sound to each track (see “Sound bank’s icon” on page 85).

6. Select the track to be recorded. Its status icon will automat-

ically change to Record (see “Track status icons” on page 88).

7. If this is a second-pass recording, use the “Start from”

parameter to enter a measure where you want to start recording.

8. Press the METRO button to turn the metronome on, and

start practicing.

9. Press (PLAY/STOP) to start recording. After a 1-bar

precount, the recording actually begins. After the precount, play freely.

• If you selected the Auto Punch recording mode, the recording will begin only when reaching the Start point.

• If you selected the Pedal Punch recording mode, press the pedal when you want to begin recording. Press it again to finish recording.

Note: The Punch functions will not work on an empty Song. At least one track must already be recorded.

10. When finished recording, press (PLAY/STOP) to

stop the sequencer. Select a different track, and go on recording the whole Song.

11. When finished recording the new Song, either press the

RECORD button, or select the “Exit from Record” command from the page menu (see page 106).

Wa rn i n g : Save the Song to a storage device, to avoid losing it when turning the instrument off.

Note: When exiting the Record mode, the Octave Transpose is automatically reset to “0”.

12. If you wish, edit the new Song, by pressing the MENU but-

ton, and selecting the various edit pages.

Sequencer operating mode

Record mode: Step Record page

Page header Note parameters

Step time

Buttons

Page sub-header

Event list

The Step Record allows you to create a new Song by entering single notes or chords to each track. This is very useful when transcribing an existing score, or needing a higher grade of detail, and is particularly suitable to create drum and percussion tracks.

To access this page, select the “Overdub Step Recording” or “Overwrite Step Recording” command from the page menu.

In Overdub Step Recording mode you will add to existing events, while in Overwrite Step Recording mode you will overwrite all existing events.

See “Step Record procedure” below, for information on the record procedure.

Page header

Note parameter area

Meter

Meter (Time Signature) of the current measure. This parameter cannot be edited. You can set a Meter change by using the Insert function of the Edit menu, and inserting a new series of measures with a different Meter (see “Song Edit: Cut/Insert Measures” on page 103).

Free Memory

Available memory for recording.

Duration

Relative duration of the inserted note. The percentage is always referred to the step value.

50% Staccato.

85% Ordinary articulation.

100% Legato.

Veloc ity

Set this parameter before entering a note or chord. This will be the playing strength (i.e., velocity value) of the event to be inserted.

Kbd Keyboard. You can select this parameter, by turn-

ing the VALUE DIAL all counter-clockwise. When this option is selected, the playing strength of the played note is recognized and recorded.

1…127 Velocity value. The event will be inserted with

this velocity value, and the actual playing strength of the note played on the keyboard will be ignored.

This line shows the current operating mode.

Page sub-header

Tra ck

Name of the selected track in record.

Tr01…Tr16 Song track.

Pos (Position)

This is the position of the event (note, rest or chord) to be inserted.

Step Time area

Step Time

Length of the event to be inserted.

… Note value.

Standard (–) Standard value of the selected note.

Dot (.) Augments the selected note length by one half of

its value.

Triplet (3) Triplet value of the selected note.

Event list area

List of inserted events

Previously inserted events. You may delete the last of these events, and make it ready for a new event, by touching the Back button in the display.

Position Position where the event has been inserted. The

value is shown in the “measure.beat.tick” format.

Note/RX Noise

Name of the inserted Note or RX Noise. When entering a chord, a series of dots is shown after the name of the root note.

Vel. Velocity of the inserted event.

Dur.% Percentage duration of the inserted event.

Buttons

Rest

Touch this button to insert a rest.

Tie

Touch this button to tie the note to be inserted to the previous one. A note with the same pitch, and the specified length, will be created, and tied to the previous one.

Reference

Sequencer operating mode

Record mode: Step Record page

Step Time =

Press E and C

Press G

Off

Release G and C

Release E (continue holding C)

Back

Goes to the previous step, erasing the inserted event.

Next M. (Next Measure)

Goes to the next measure, and fills the remaining space with rests.

Done

Exits the Step Record mode.

Step Record procedure

Here is the general procedure to follow for the Step Recording.

1. Press the SEQUENCER button to enter Sequencer mode.

2. Press the RECORD button, and select the “Multitrack

Sequencer” option to enter the Multitrack Record mode. From the page menu, select the “Overdub Step Recording” or “Overwrite Step Recording” mode. At this point, the Step Record window will appear in the display.

3. The next event will be entered at the position shown by the

Pos indicator in the upper right corner of the display.

• If you don’t want to insert a note at this position, insert a rest instead, as shown in step 5.

• To jump to the next measure, filling the remaining beats with rests, touch the Next M. button in the display.

4. To change the step value, use the Step Time parameters.

5. Insert a note, rest or chord at the current position.

• To insert a single note, just play it on the keyboard. The inserted note length will match the step length. You may change the velocity and relative duration of the note, by editing the Velocity and Duration parameters. See “Velocity” and “Duration” on page 89.

• To insert a rest, just touch the Rest button in the display. Its length will match the step value.

• To tie the note to be inserted to the previous one, touch the Tie button in the display. A note will be inserted, tied to the previous one, with exactly the same pitch. You don’t need to play it on the keyboard again.

• To insert a chord or a second voice, see “Chords and second voices in Step Record mode” on page 90.

6. After inserting a new event, you may go back by touching

the Back button in the display. This will delete the previously inserted event, and set the step in edit again.

7. When finished recording, touch the Done button in the

display. A dialog box appears, asking you to either cancel, discard or save the changes.

8. From the main page of the Multitrack Recording mode,

either select the “Exit from Record” command from the page menu, or press the RECORD button to exit the Record mode.

9. While in the main page of the Sequencer mode, you may

press the (PLAY/STOP) button in the PLAYER section to listen to the Song, or select the Save Song command from the page menu to save the Song to a storage device (see “Save Song window” on page 106).

Chords and second voices in Step Record mode

You are not obliged to insert single notes in a track. There are several ways to insert chords and double voices. Lets look at some.

Entering a chord. Simply play a chord instead of a single note. The event name will be the first note of the chord you pressed, followed by the “…” abbreviation.

Entering a chord made of notes with different velocity values.

You can make the upper or lower note of a chord, for example, louder than the remaining ones, to let the most important stand out from the chord. Here is how to insert a three-note chord:

1. Edit the first note’s Velocity value.

2. Press the first note and keep it pressed.

3. Edit the second note’s Velocity value.

4. Press the second note and keep it pressed.

5. Edit the third note’s Velocity value.

6. Press the third note, then release all notes.

Entering a second voice. You can insert passages where one note is kept pressed, while another voice moves freely.

Ex. 1:

Sequencer operating mode

Record mode: Backing Sequence (Quick Record) page

Ex.2:

Step Time = Step Time = Step Time =

Press F and C

Press G

(continue holding C)

OffOn On

Release F

(continue holding C)

Step Time = Step Time =

Press E

(continue holding C)

OffOn

Release E and C

Step Time = Step Time =

Press D

(continue holding C)

Off On

Release G

(continue holding C)

Step Time =

Off

Release D

(continue holding C)

Step Time = Step Time =

Press C

Press G (continue holding C)

Off

Release G and C

Tie

Page header Page menu icon

Selected

track

info area

B.S.

groupe

d tracks

area

Track volume/status area

Recording

parameters area

Page sub-header

Record mode: Backing Sequence (Quick Record) page

Backing Sequence (Quick Record) mode allows you to quickly record your live performance with the backing of the Styles. To make things easier, just two grouped tracks are provided: Kbd/

Pad (Keyboard and Pads) to record keyboard and pads, and Ch/ Acc (Chords/Accompaniment) to record chords and the accom-

paniment provided by the Style.

While in Sequencer mode, press the RECORD button and select the “Backing Sequence (Quick Record)” option. The Backing Sequence (Quick Record) page appears.

Ex.3:

See “Backing Sequence (Quick Record) recording procedure” on page 93 for information on the record procedure.

Page header

See “Page header” on page 84. Here, this line also shows the recognized chord.

Page menu icon

See “Page menu icon” on page 84.

Page sub-header

See “Page sub-header” on page 87.

Recording parameters area

Style

This parameter shows the selected Style. Either touch it, or press the STYLE button in the SELECTION section to open the Style Select window and select a different Style (see “Style Select window” on page 6).

Free memory

Percentage of remaining memory for recording.

Reference

Sequencer operating mode

Record mode: Backing Sequence (Quick Record) page

High (no

quantization)

1/16

1/8

Resolution

High No quantization applied.

(1/32)… (1/8)

Grid resolution, in musical values. For example,

when you select 1/8, all notes are moved to the

nearest 1/8 division. When you select 1/4, all

notes are moved to the nearest 1/4 division.

Chord/Acc Track, Kbd/Pad Track

These parameters let you define grouped track status during recording. This status is reflected by the big status indicator above the track sliders.

Play The Backing Sequence track is set to play. If there

are recorded data, they will be heard while

recording the other Backing Sequence track.

Mute The Backing Sequence track is muted. If this

tracks has already been recorded, it will not be

heard during recording of the other Backing

Sequence track.

Rec The Backing Sequence track is in record. All pre-

viously recorded data will be deleted. After press-

ing (PLAY/STOP) to start recording, the

track will receive notes from the keyboard, the

MIDI IN or the USB Device connector.

Chord/Acc: This Backing Sequence track groups all Style tracks, together with recognized chords and Style controls and Style Elements selection. After finishing recording, they will be saved as Song tracks 9-16, as in the following table:.

Kbd/Pad: This Backing Sequence track includes the four Keyboard tracks and the four Pads. After finishing recording, they will be saved as Song tracks 1-8, as in the following table:

Kbd/Pad track Song track/Channel

Upper 1 1

Upper 2 2

Upper 3 3

Lower 4

Pad 1 5

Pad 2 6

Pad 3 7

Pad 4 8

Te mp o

Metronome Tempo. Select this parameter and use the VALUE DIAL to change Tempo. You can always change Tempo using the TEMPO buttons.

Meter

(Non Editable). This parameter shows the meter (or time signature) of the selected Style for reference.

PERF or STS (Performance or STS)

This parameter shows the selected Performance or STS (depending on the latest item selected).

To select a Performance, either touch it, or press one of the PERFORMANCE buttons to open the Performance Select window and select a different Performance (see “Performance Select window” on page 8).

To select an STS (Single Touch Setting), use the four STS buttons under the display.

Backing Sequence tracks area

Backing Sequence tracks status indicators

These giant indicators show the status of the Backing Sequence tracks. They reflect the status of the Kbd/Pad and Ch/Acc parameters (see “Chord/Acc Track, Kbd/Pad Track” above).

Selected track info area

Chord/Acc track Song track/Channel

Bass 9

Drum 10

Percu ssion 11

Accompaniment 1 12

Accompaniment 2 13

Accompaniment 3 14

Accompaniment 4 15

Accompaniment 5 16

This line lets you see the Sound assigned to the selected track. See “Selected track info area” on page 85 for more information.

Track volume/status area

This area is where you can set the volume of each single Keyboard track, and mute/unmute tracks.

Sliders (track volume)

Graphical display of each track’s volume.

Sequencer operating mode

Record mode: Backing Sequence (Quick Record) page

Individual track status icons

While you can use the Kbd/Pad Backing Sequence track to change the status of all Keyboard tracks at once, you can also change the status of each separate track. Touch this icon to change the status of the corresponding individual track.

Play status. The track can be heard.

Mute status. The track cannot be heard.

Track names

Under the sliders, a label for each track is shown.

Abbreviation Track

UPPER1…3 Upper tracks.

LOWE R Lower track.

Backing Sequence (Quick Record) recording procedure

Here is the general procedure to follow for the Backing Sequence (Quick) Recording.

1. Press the SEQUENCER button to enter the Song mode.

2. Press the RECORD button, and select the “Backing

Sequence (Quick Record)” option to enter the Backing Sequence (Quick Record) mode. Now you can prepare your recording parameters. (For more details, see “Record mode: Backing Sequence (Quick Record) page” on page 91).

3. The latest selected Style is currently selected. If it is not the

right one, select a different Style to start recording with. (See “Style Select window” on page 6).

4. The latest selected Performance or STS is currently

selected. If you prefer, select a different Performance or STS. (See “Performance Select window” on page 8, and “STS Select” on page 9).

5. Select the status of the Backing Sequence tracks, by using

the Kbd/Pad and Ch/Acc parameters. (Kbd/Pad stays for Keyboard and Pads; Ch/Acc stays for Chord and Accompaniment, i.e. the Style tracks). To record all you play on the keyboard, plus the automatic accompaniment, leave their status to Rec (see “Track status icons” on page 88).

Wa r n in g : Tracks set to REC are automatically overwritten when starting recording. Set a track to the PLAY or MUTE status, when you don’t want to delete it. For example, if you are recording a keyboard part on an existing Style track, set the Ch/Acc parameter to PLAY, and the Kbd/Pad track to REC.

6. Start recording by pressing the left (PLAY/STOP)

button (or the START/STOP button, if you want the Style to start immediately).

•By pressing the left (PLAY/STOP) button (or the START/STOP button), you can record a keyboard intro with no Style playing. After a count-in, start recording.

Play a solo intro, then start the auto-accompaniment by pressing the START/STOP button.

• By pressing the START/STOP button you can start the Style right at the beginning of the Song.

Since you can use any Style control, you could start with the usual combinations (INTRO, ENDING…).

Note: While in Backing Sequence mode, you can’t record the SYNCHRO, TAP TEMPO/RESET, MANUAL BASS, BALANCE controls.

7. Play your music. While recording you can even change the

Style, or stop it by pressing START/STOP or one of the ENDINGs. While recording you can even start the style again, by pressing START/STOP.

8. When finished recording your performance, press the

(PLAY/STOP) button in the PLAYER section. You will go back to the Sequencer Play Main page (see “Sequencer Play - Main page” on page 84).

At this point, you may press the (PLAY/STOP) button in the PLAYER section to listen to the new Song.

You may also edit the Song by pressing the MENU button (see “Edit menu” on page 96).

9. Save the song to a storage device (see “Save Song window”

on page 106).

Wa r n in g : The recorded Song will be deleted when turning the instrument off, switching to the Style Play or Song Play mode, or entering Record again. If you wish to preserve it, save the Song to a storage device.

Reference

Sequencer operating mode

Record mode: Step Backing Sequence page

Parameters area“Soft” transport buttons

Page menu icon

Name Type Extension

Record mode: Step Backing Sequence page

The Step Backing Sequence mode allows you to enter single chords, to create or edit the Style (Chord/Acc) part of a Song. This mode lets you enter chords even if you are not a keyboard player, or fix any error made playing chords or selecting Style controls, during a Backing Sequence (Quick Record) recording.

In this mode, you can only edit Songs created using the Backing Sequence (Quick Record) recording mode. When saving a Song created using the Backing Sequence (Quick Record) recording mode, all Chord/Acc data is preserved, and can be loaded later, to be edited again by using the Step Backing Sequence mode.

While in Sequencer mode, press the RECORD button and select the “Step Backing Sequence” option. The Step Backing Sequence window appears.

The locator value is shown in the “measure.beat.tick” format.

Measure Measure or bar number.

Beat Divider in the Time Signature ratio (e.g., a quar-

ter in a 3/4 time).

Tick Smallest position value. Both Pa600 internal play-

ers feature a resolution of 384 ticks per quarter.

Style

This is the latest selected Style. To insert a Style change at the current position, touch the Style name to open the Style Select window, or follow the standard selecting procedure using the STYLE button in the SELECTION section.

Note: Any Style Change inserted after the beginning of the measure (i.e., to a position other than Mxxx.01.000) will be effective at the following measure. For example, if a Style Change event has been inserted at M004.03.000, the selected Style will be effectively selected at M005.01.000. (This works exactly as in Style Play mode).

Note: When inserting a Style Change, you may also insert a Tempo Change at the same position. A Style Change will not automatically insert the Style’s Tempo.

See “Step Backing Sequence procedure” on page 96 for information on the record procedure.

Page menu icon

Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. See “Step Backing Sequence page menu” on page 95 for more information.

Parameters area

Side arrow ( )

The small arrow next to a parameter means that its value is effective at the current position. For example, if you are at the “003.01.000” position, and an arrow lights up next to the Chord parameter, this means that a chord change happens at the “003.01.000” position.

Performance

This is the latest selected Performance. Select a Performance to recall the Style it links to. To insert a Performance change at the current position, touch the Performance name to open the Performance Select window, or follow the standard selecting procedure using the PERFORMANCE section.

Note: The STYLE CHANGE LED is automatically turned on when entering the Chord/Acc Step Mode. This means that selecting a Performance automatically selects the Style memorized in the Performance.

The STS MODE and STS buttons are automatically disabled, meaning that you can’t change Keyboard tracks while in Chord/ Acc Step Mode.

Te mp o

This is the Tempo Change parameter. To insert a Tempo Change event at the current position, select this parameter and use the VALUE DIAL to change its value.

Chord

The chord parameter is divided in four separate parts:

Measure

This parameter shows the current position of the Step Editor. To go to a different position within the Song, use one of the following systems:

• Select this parameter, then use the VALUE DIAL to go to a different measure.

• Use the Measure buttons in the display to move to a different measure. Use the Step buttons in the display to move in steps of 1/8 (192 ticks). Use the Event buttons in the display to jump to the next event.

Select one of the parts, then use the VALUE DIAL to modify it. As an alternative, you can play a chord, and it will be automatically recognized. While recognizing a chord, the status of the Bass Inversion parameter will be considered.

The lack of a chord (--) means that the accompaniment will not play at the current position (apart for the Drum and Percussion tracks). To select the “--” option, select the Name part of the Chord parameter, then use VALUE DIAL to select the very last value (C…B, Off).

Sequencer operating mode

Record mode: Step Backing Sequence page

Note: If you replace a chord with a different one, please remember that the Lower track (if recorded) will not be automatically changed, and may cause a dissonance against the accompaniment.

Style Element

This is the Style Element (i.e., a Variation, Fill, Intro, or Ending). The length of the selected Style Element is always shown by the “Length” parameter (see below).

“Off ” means that the accompaniment will not play at the selected position – only Keyboard and Pad tracks will play.

Hint: Insert a Style Element Off event exactly where the automatic accompaniment must stop (at the end of the Song).

Length

This parameter will let you know where to place the following Style Element Change. For example, if you inserted an Intro event lasting for 4 measures, you can insert 4 empty measure after this event, and a Variation event at the end of the Intro, beginning at the 4th empty measure.

Del (Delete) button

When a side arrow ( ) is shown next to a parameter, there is an event at the current position. You can touch the Del button next to it, to delete the event at the current position.

Hint: To delete all events starting from the current position, select the “Delete All from Selected” command from the page menu (see below).

“Soft” transport buttons

Previous or Next Event

Use these buttons to move to the previous or next recorded event.

Previous or Next Step

Use these buttons to go to the previous or next step (1/8, or 192 ticks). If an event is located before the previous or next step, the locator stops on that event. For example, if you are positioned on M001.01.000, and no event exists before M001.01.192, the > button moves to the M001.01.192 location. If an event exists on M001.01.010, the > button stops to the M001.01.010 location.

These commands are effective even if the Measure parameter is not selected.

Previous or Next Measure

Use these buttons to move to the previous or following measure. These commands are effective even if the Measure parameter is not selected.

Done button

Done

Touch this button to exit the Step Backing Sequence mode. All changes will be saved to memory.

Hint: Save the Song to a storage device, by selecting the “Save Song” command from the page menu, to avoid losing it when turning the instrument off.

Step Backing Sequence page menu

Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command.

Insert Measure

Use this command to insert an empty measure starting from the current measure. All Chord/Acc events contained in the current measure will be moved to the following measure. The event at the Mxxx.01.000 position (i.e., exactly at the beginning of the measure, like a Time Signature or Style change) will not be moved.

Cut Measure

Use this command to delete the current measure. All Chord/Acc event contained in the following measures will be moved one measure back.

Delete All from Selected

Use this command to delete events of all types, starting from the current position.

Note: All events on the very first tick (M001.01.000), like Perf, Style, Tempo, Chord, Style Element selection, cannot be deleted.

Delete All Styles/Perfs from Selected Delete All Styles Elements from Selected Delete All Chords from Selected Delete All Tempos from Selected

Select one of these commands to delete all events of the corresponding type, starting from the current position to the end of the Song. To delete all events of the same type from the whole Song, go back to the M001.01.000 position, and select one of these commands.

Note: All events on the very first tick (M001.01.000), like Perf, Style, Tempo, Chord, Style Element selection, cannot be deleted.

Reference

Sequencer operating mode

Edit menu

Operating mode Edit section

Selected track info

Page menu

icon

Parameters area

Tab s

Step Backing Sequence procedure

Here is the general Step Backing Sequence recording procedure.

Hint: Before entering Step Backing Sequence mode to edit an existing Song, select the “Save Song” command from the page menu, and save the Song to a storage device. This way, you will have a copy of the Song, in case you don’t like the results of your editing.

1. While in Sequencer mode, press the RECORD button, and

choose the “Step Backing Sequence” recording option.

2. Select the Measure parameter, and go to the desired posi-

tion in the Song, by using the VALUE DIAL. Alternatively, you can move the locator using the “soft” transport buttons in the display. See ““Soft” transport buttons” on page 95.

3. Select the parameter type (Style, Performance, Tempo…) to

insert, edit or delete at the current position. If an arrow ( ) appears next to a parameter, the shown event has been inserted at the current position.

4. Use the VALUE DIAL to modify the selected event. Delete

it by touching the Del button next to the event. When editing a parameter without the arrow ( ) next to it, a new event is inserted at the current position.

5. Exit the Step Backing Sequence recording mode, by touch-

ing the Done button in the display.

Edit menu

From any page, press the MENU button to open the Sequencer edit menu. This menu gives access to the various Sequencer edit sections.

When in the menu, select an edit section, or press EXIT to exit the menu.

When in an edit page, press EXIT or the SEQUENCER button to go back to the main page of the Sequencer operating mode.

Each item in this menu corresponds to an edit section. Each edit section groups various edit pages, that may be selected by touching the corresponding tab on the lower part of the display.

6. Press (PLAY/STOP) in the PLAYER section to listen

to the result of your editing. If it is fine, save the Song to a storage device.

Edit page structure

All edit pages share some basic elements.

Operating mode

This indicates that the instrument is in Sequencer mode.

Edit section

This identifies the current edit section, corresponding to one of the items of the edit menu (see “Edit menu” on page 96).

Page menu icon

Touch this icon to open the page menu (see “Page menu” on page 105).

Parameters area

Each page contains various parameters. Use the tabs to select one of the pages. For detailed information on the various types of parameters, see sections starting below.

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Table of Contents

Selecting elements

Style Select window

Style Select page menu

Sound Select window

Sound Select page menu

Performance Select window

Performance Select page menu

Pad Select window

Sound Select page menu

STS Select

Song Select window

Selecting a Song by its ID number

Song Select page menu

Style Play operating mode

Start-up settings

Styles and Pads

Master Volume and Balance

How Styles, Variations, Performances and STSs are linked together

Factory, Favorite and User Styles

Main page

Page menu icon

Style area

Page header

Song area

Performance/STS area

Keyboard tracks area

Panels

STS Name panel

Volume panel

Changing the tracks’ volume

Changing the Play/Mute status

Saving the track’s volume and play/mute status

Track names

Normal View

Style Tracks View

Selected Track Info area

Pad panel

Sounds area

Split panel

Sub-Scale panel

Edit menu

Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan

Edit page structure

Mixer/Tuning: FX Send

Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain

Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control

Mixer/Tuning: Tuning

Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale

How to create a custom scale by fine-tuning each note of the User scale

How to use the Quarter Tone function with the SC Presets

Effects: A/B FX Configuration

How to use the Quarter Tone function with a footswitch or Assignable Switch

FX Groups (FX A, FX B)

Effects: Master 1, 2

Track Controls: Mode

Track Controls: Drum Edit

Track Controls: Easy Edit

How to edit a single Drum Family

Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range

How to adjust sound parameters for a single Sound

Keyboard/Ensemble: Ensemble

Keyboard/Ensemble: Keyboard Control

Pad/Switch: Pad