Korg 61key, 73key, 88key Connecting a foot pedal

Connections Connecting a damper pedal, foot switch, or foot pedal
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•Arpeggiatoron/off
•SwitchtheDrumTrackon/off
•UsevariousKROMEcontrols(realtimecontrol
knobs,joystick,SW1/SW2,etc.)
Thisbuttonwillalwaysfunctioninthesameway
regardlessoftheProgram,Combination,orSong
you’veselected.Youcanassignthefunctioninthe
Globalmode.
Using a foot switch to select Programs
Youcanselectprogramsbyusingafootswitch
connectedtotheASSIGNABLESWITCHjack.By
assigningtheappropriatefunction,youcanincrement
ordecrementtheprogramnumberinstepsofone.
ThisletsyouchangeProgramswithoutusingyour
hands–greatforquickProgramchangesinlive
performancesituations.
Therearetwowaysofdoingthis:byassigningthefoot
switchtoProgramUp/Down,ortoValueInc/Dec.Each
oftheseissuitedtoaparticularapplication,as
describedbelow.
•ProgUp/Down:WhenperforminginthenormalP0
screen
• VALUEInc/Dec:Whenperformingwhilealistsuch
astheCategory/ProgramSelectmenuisopen
Assigning the foot switch to Program Up/Down
AssigningthefootswitchtoProgramUporProgram
DownletsyoudirectlycontrolProgramchangesfrom
thefootswitch.Formostsituations,thisisthemore
straightforwardmethod.
Tosetthisup:
1. Connectafootswitchtotherear‐panel
ASSIGNABLESWITCHinput.
UseanoptionalPS‐1pedalswitch.
2. AccesstheGlobalP2:Controllers–Foot
Controllerspage.
Proceedasfollows.
PresstheGLOBALbuttontoenterGlobalmode.
PressthePAGEbuttontoaccesstheGLOBALPage 
Select.PressP2Controllers,thenpresstheFoot
Controltabinthedisplay.
3. Set“FootSwitchAssign”toeitherProgramUpor
ProgramDown.
IfyouchooseProgramUp,thenextprogramnumber
upwillbeselectedeachtimeyoupressthefootswitch.
IfyouchooseProgramDown,thenextprogram
numberdownwillbeselectedeachtimeyoupressthe
footswitch.
4. Setthe“FootSwitchPolarity”tomatchthe
polarityofthepedalyou’veconnected.
Ifyou’veconnectedtheoptionalPS‐1orPS‐3pedal,
choose(–)KORGStandard.
Now,thefootswitchwillstepthroughthePrograms,
onebyone.
5. Ifyouwanttopreservethissettingevenwhenthe
poweristurnedoff,besuretoWritethedata.(See
page116)
6. PressthePROGbuttontoenterProgP0:Play,and
pressthefootswitchtochangetheProgram.
Note:
ThissettingappliestoselectingCombinations,aswell.
Note:Wit htheProgramUp/Downmethod,youwon’t
beabletoselectprogramswhiletheBank/Program
SelectorCategory/ProgramSelectmenusareopen.
Usethe“AssigningthefootswitchtoValueInc/Dec”
methoddescribedbelow.
Assigning the foot switch to Value Inc/Dec
ThisletsyouusetheAssignableFootSwitchtoduplicate
thefunctionsofthefront‐panelINCorDECbuttons.
Thismethodisconvenientifyouwanttoopenthe
Bank/ProgramSelectmenuortheCategory/Program
Selectmenuandswitchprogramswhileviewingthe
programorcombinationmenu.
1. Followsteps1–2under“Assigningthefootswitch
toProgramUp/Down,”above.
2. Atthetopofthepage,settheFootSwitchAssign
parametertoValu eInc(orVal ueDec).
3. Now,thefootswitchwillactjustlikeyou’re
pressingthefront‐panelINCorDECbuttons.
Note:Thefootswitchwillwor klikethisfortheentire
KROME–notjustwhentheBank/Programselectmenu
orCategory/ProgramSelectmenuisopen.
Connecting a foot pedal
IfyouconnectanoptionalEXP‐2footcontrolleror
XVP‐10expression/volumepedaltotheASSIGNABLE
PEDALjack,youcanuseittoapplymodulationto
soundsoreffects,ortoadjusttheoverallvolume.
Thispedalwillalwaysfunctioninthesameway
regardlessoftheProgram,Combination,orSong
you’veselected.Youcanassignthefunctioninthe
Globalmode.
LiketheAssignableFootSwitch,describedabove,the
FootPedalcanbeusedformanydifferentfunctions,
including:
• MasterVolume
•ChannelVolume,Pan,orExpression
•Assignablesoundmodulation,asseveraldifferent
AMSorDmodsources
•EffectsSendlevelcontrol
•UsevariousKROMEcontrols(realtimecontrol
knobs,Joystick,SW1/SW2,etc.)
1. ConnectanoptionalXVP‐10orEXP‐2tothe
ASSIGNABLEPEDALjacks.
2. Afterturningthepoweron,useGlobalP2:
Controllers–FootControllerspage“FootPedal
Assign”toassignthefunctioncontrolledbythe
footpedal.(Seepage111,andpages202,350ofthe
ParameterGuide)