Korg KORG Pa50 user manual Start UP

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Connecting the AC power adapter

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CONNECTING THE AC POWER ADAPTER

Connect the supplied AC power adapter to the dedi- cated socket on the rear of the instrument. Then, plug it into a wall socket.

Warning: Use only the sup- plied adapter, or an adapter suggested by Korg. Other adapters may look similar, but they may damage your instrument!

•Move it fully right to set Sequencer 1 to zero and Sequencer 2 to the maximum level.

•Move it to the center to set both Sequencer at the same level.

Note: When turning the instrument on, move this slider to the center, to avoid starting a Song at the minimum level.

HEADPHONES

Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES output, on the rear of the insturment. You can use headphones with an impedance of 16-200Ω(50Ω suggested). Use a headphone distributor to connect more than one pair of headphones.

TURNING THE INSTRUMENT ON AND OFF

•Press the POWER switch on the rear panel to turn the instrument on. The display will light up, showing a wel- come message.

•Press again the POWER switch on the rear panel to turn the instrument off.

Warning: When turning the instrument off, all data con- tained in RAM (a volatile memory, used for Song editing) will be lost. On the contrary, data contained in the SSD disk (a non-volatile memory, used for Factory and User data) will be preserved (see “Memory Mode” on page 51).

CONTROLLING THE VOLUME

• Use the MASTER VOL- UME slider to control the overall volume of the instrument. This slider controls the volume of the sound going to the internal speakers, the L/MONO & RIGHT OUTPUTS, and the HEADPHONES con- nector.

Note: Start at a moderate level, then raise the MASTER VOLUME up. Don’t keep the volume at an uncomfortable level for too long.

•Use the ACC/SEQ VOLUME slider to control the Style tracks (drums, percussion, bass…) volume. This slider also controls both Sequencers tracks, excluding the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks.

•By default, you can use the ASSIGN.SLIDER to control the keyboard tracks volume. This slider is user-assign- able, but is set to the Keyboard Expression parameter by default.

THE BALANCE SLIDER

The BALANCE slider sets the relative volume of the two onboard sequencers (Sequencer1 and Sequencer 2).

•Move it fully left to set Sequencer 1 to the maximum level and Sequencer 2 to zero.

AUDIO OUTPUTS

You can send the sound to an external amplification system, instead of the internal speakers. This is useful when record- ing, or when playing live.

Stereo. Connect two mono cables to the L/MONO & RIGHT OUTPUTS. Connect the other end of the cables to a stereo channel of your mixer, two mono channels, two pow- ered monitors, or the TAPE/AUX input of your audio system. Don’t use the PHONO inputs of your audio system!

Mono. Connect a mono cable to the L/MONO OUTPUT. Connect the other end of the cable to a mono channel of your mixer, a powered monitor, or a channel of your TAPE/AUX input of a hi-fi system (you will hear that channel only, unless you can set the amplifier to Mono mode).

AUDIO INPUTS

Connect any other electronic musical instrument, a mixer’s output (non-powered), or a CD/tape player, to the INPUTS on the back of the instrument. These inputs expect a line- level signal. To connect a microphone, you need a dedicated microphone preamplifier or a mixer.

Use the connected device’s volume control to adjust the input level. Be careful not to make it distort (or “clip”). Here is how to set the volume of the connected device:

•if the sound heard on Pa50’s outputs is too low, you should increase the output level of the connected device.

•if it sounds fine, it’s ok.

•if it distorts, you should lower the level a little, until the sounds is fine again.

MIDI CONNECTIONS

You can play the internal sounds of your Pa50 with an exter- nal controller, i.e. a master keyboard, a MIDI guitar, a wind controller, a MIDI accordion, or a digital piano.

1.Connect a standard MIDI cable from the MIDI OUT of your controller to the MIDI IN connector on the Pa50.

2.Select a transmission MIDI channel on your controller. Some controllers, like the MIDI accordions, usually transmit on more than one channel (see more informa- tion in the MIDI chapter).