LIST OF FUNCTIONS ASSIGNABLE TO THE PADS

You can assign the following functions to the Pads, and use them as switch controls.

Function

Meaning

 

 

StyleUp

Selects the next Style

 

 

StylDown

Selects the previous Style

 

 

PerfUp

Selects the next Performance

 

 

PerfDown

Selects the previous Performance

 

 

ProgUp

Selects the next Program

 

 

ProgDown

Selects the previous Program

 

 

PunchI/O

Turns the Punch Recording on/off

 

 

FxA Mute

Mute of the Internal FX A

 

 

FxB Mute

Mute of the Internal FX B

 

 

FxC Mute

Mute of the Internal FX C

 

 

FxD Mute

Mute of the Internal FX D

 

 

Fx Mute

Mute of all Internal FXs

 

 

Upp1Mute

Mute of the Upper 1 track

 

 

Upp2Mute

Mute of the Upper 2 track

 

 

Upp3Mute

Mute of the Upper 3 track

 

 

Low Mute

Mute of the Lower track

 

 

DrumMute

Mute of the Drum track

 

 

PercMute

Mute of the Percussion track

 

 

BassMute

Mute of the Bass track

 

 

Acc1Mute

Mute of the Acc1 track

 

 

Acc2Mute

Mute of the Acc2 track

 

 

Acc3Mute

Mute of the Acc3 track

 

 

Acc4Mute

Mute of the Acc4 track

 

 

Acc5Mute

Mute of the Acc5 track

 

 

Acc Mute

Mute of all Acc tracks

 

 

Mel.Mute

Mute of the Song’s track 4 (usually,

 

the Melody track)

 

 

Drum&Bas

Mute of all tracks, apart for track 2

 

(usually Bass) and 10 (usually Drum)

 

 

QuarterT

Quarter Tone on/off

 

 

Fx CC12

Standard FX controllers

 

Fx CC13

 

 

 

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List of functions assignable to the Pads

SCALES

The following is a list of scales (or tunings) you can select in Style Play (“Scale” on page 44) and Global (“Scale” on page 125) modes.

Equal

Equal tuning, the standard scale for modern

 

Western music. It is made of 12 identical semi-

 

tones.

Pure Major

Major chords in the selected key are perfectly

 

tuned.

Pure Minor

Minor chords in the selected key are perfected

 

tuned.

Arabic

An arabic scale, using quarters of tone. Set the

 

Key parameter as follow:

 

C - for the “rast C/bayati D” scale

 

D - for the “rast D/bayati E” scale

 

F - for the “rast F/bayati G” scale

 

G - for the “rast G/bayati A” scale

 

A# - for the “rast Bb/bayati C” scale

Pythagorean

Pythagorean scale, based on the music theories

 

of the great Greek philosopher and matemati-

 

cian. It is most suitable for melodies.

Werckmeister

 

 

Late Baroque/Classic Age scale. Very suitable

 

for XVIII Century music.

Kirnberger

Harpsichord scale, very common during the

 

XVIII Century.

Slendro

Scale of the Indonesian Gamelan. The octave is

 

divided in 5 notes (C, D, F, G, A). The remain-

 

ing notes are tuned as in the Equal tuning.

Pelog

Scale of the Indonesian Gamelan. The octave is

 

divided in 7 notes (all white keys, when Key is

 

= C). The black keys are tuned as in the Equal

 

tuning.

Stretch

Simulates the “stretched” tuning of an acoustic

 

piano. Basically an equal tuning, the lowest

 

notes are slightly lower, while the highest notes

 

are slightly higher than the standard.

User

User scale, i.e. scale programmed by the user

 

for the Style Play, Backing Sequence and Song

 

Play modes. The user scale can be saved to a

 

Performance, Style Performance, STS or Song.

 

You can’t select a User scale in Global mode.

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Korg KORG Pa50 user manual List of Functions Assignable to the Pads, Scales