Balance Slider | Korg KORG Pa50 guide

THE BALANCE SLIDER

When turning the instrument on, please be assured the BALANCE slider is set to the center. This sets both Sequencer 1 (SEQ1) and Sequencer 2 (SEQ2) to their maximum level. This will avoid you start a Song without hearing anything.

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Korg KORG Pa50 user manual Balance Slider

Contents

English Important Safety Instructions Keep These Instructions Clean only with a DRY ClothCE Mark for European Harmonized Standards Keeping foreign matter out of your equipment Service and USER’S Assistance Data HandlingLCD Display Trademarks Balance Slider HOW TO… Keyboard Table of Contents Page Disk edit environment Effects225 Midi Controllers Introduction Welcome Live PerformingUseful Links About this Manual Loading the Operating System Reloading the Factory Data Start UP Demo Damper PedalMusic Stand Front Panel B C ` a Master Volume Mode section Style section Numeric Keypad Variation 1-4 Note Length buttonsFill 1-2 Note Length buttons Ending 1-2 DOT, Triplet buttons Intro 1-2 buttons -/+ Single Touch Setting F1-F4 Function Keys buttons VOLUME/VALUE Mute A-H buttonsTEMPO/VALUE section Keyboard Mode section PerformProgram PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section Pads 1-4, Stop TransposeOctave Balance slider Display and User Interface Display ControlsMixerFX Send DiskLoad Interface Structure Operating modes Symbols and Icons Message Windows Rear Panel Power switchInput 1 Basic Guide Playing on the Keyboard Basic OperationsSELECTING, MUTING/UNMUTING and Soloing a Track Selecting a Performance Style Change buttonStereoGrand Data type Parameters Selecting a Program Selecting a StyleSingle Touch button Piano TU1 No song Song Selection Playing in Realtime TutorialSoftBeat Playing a Style Sync Playing a SongNeed more information? Recording a Song BSNew SongRecord RecNewSong New Song Editing a SongLoad Song MixerVolume Change the volumeMySong Song Edit Menu Arabic Scale Other editings What is MIDI? MidiMidifiles General Midi Standard Connections and settings Midi SetupControl Channel Connecting the PA50 to a Midi Accordion Connecting the PA50 to AN External SequencerConnection and settings Local Off Playing Another Instrument with the PA50 KeyboardSequencer Arranger Reference Guide Style Play Operating Mode How to make the Direct FD bankWHAT’S a STYLE? Styles and Performances Main HOW to Select ProgramsStyle Tracks Write Window MenuEdit page Structure Write to 1 Mixer Volume 2 Mixer PAN3 Mixer FX Send MixerPan 4 Tuning Detune 5 Tuning Scale7 FX A/B Select 8 FX C/D Select 9 FX a Editing 10 FX B Editing11 FX C Editing 12 FX D Editing 14 Track Mode Reset15 Track INTERNAL/EXTERNAL TrackMode 16 R.T. Controls Damper RT CtlDmpr&ExprRT CtlJoystick RT CtlDynRange 20 Style Controls DRUM/FILL StyCtlDrums 22 Pads 23 Preferences LockStyCtlWrap/Rng Pads Chord Recognition Mode PrefCtl Gbl Scale Mode Memory Mode STYLE’S Structure Chord Chord Variations CVs Style IMPORT/EXPORT Entering the Record Mode Listening to the Style While in RECORD/ Edit ModeExit and SAVE/ABORT Style What to record Fast Delete Using the Control Panel Buttons List of Recorded Events NewBossa Resol Resolution NewBossa V1-CV1Meter Original Key/Chord Step Record Buttons used in Step Record modeStep V1-CV1 TDR Realtime Record procedure Style Record ProcedurePreparing to record Step Record procedure RStp Chords and second voices in Step Record mode Ex.2 All edit pages share the same structure Record MenuEditQuantize 2 Edit Transpose 1 Edit QuantizeEditTranspose 3 Edit Velocity 4 Event EditTransport, navigation and editing controls EditVelocity Event Edit Procedure 5 Event FilterEdit Ev. Filter F3 and F4 buttons Position 6 Edit Delete 7 Edit Delete ALLEditDelete EditDelete All 8 Edit Copy 9 Style Element Controls ProgramsCopying on a Chord Variation with a different length EditCopy 10 Style Element Controls Expression 11 Style Element Controls Keyboard Range Tension Song Play Operating Mode Master VOLUME, Sequencer VOLUME, Balance Effects in Song Play ModeGroove Quantize Window Groove Quantize Selected Sequencer Tracks 1-8 Tracks 9-16Song Select S1MySong Lyrics Playing a Jukebox FileLyrics display on an external monitor S1Michelle Song Play Menu Song Play icon 3 Mixer FX Send C/D 3 Mixer FX Send A/BMixerFXSend 4 FX A/B Select 4 FX C/D Select5 FX a Editing 6 FX B Editing 6 FX D Editing 7 Track Mode8 Track INTERNAL/EXTERNAL 9 Jukebox 10 PreferencesJB ListNEWNAME JBX Save How to save a list of Songs contained in a folder Saving a List of Songs How to save a list of Songs contained in a Jukebox ﬁle Press Song Play to select the Song Play operative mode Backing Sequence Operating Mode HOW to Playback a SongRealtime Recording Mode Backing SEQUENCE, Song and Song Play Modes CHORD/ACC Step Recording Step Chord/AccBacking Sequence icon Load Song Save Song Load SongBSSave Song Realtime Recording Tempo Perf HOW to Delete a Whole Song Transport controls Fast Track Deletion Song icon Scroll the list up Master Transpose saved with the Song Play/Mute status saved with the SongSave Song Realtime Record Procedure Step Record Procedure Chords and second voices Step Owr Song Record Moved to the nearest 1/16 division. WhenYou select 1/8, all notes are moved to Nearest 1/8 division SEQ1 PLAY/STOP button Track status icons 3 Mixer FX Block 5 Tuning DetuneMixerFX Block 6 Tuning Scale 7 Tuning PITCHBEND/SCALETuningPB/Scale 8 FX A/B Select 10 FX a Editing 11 FX B Editing12 FX C Editing 13 FX D Editing 15 Track Mode 16 Track INTERNAL/EXTERNAL 17 Edit Quantize 18 Edit Transpose19 Edit Velocity 32… 1/4 20 Edit Delete 21 Edit CUT Measures22 Edit Insert Measures EditCut Meas 24 Event Edit 23 Edit CopyFromTrk From Track ToTrk To Track 25 Event Filter EditEv.Filter Ev Note Program Operating Mode 105Effects Midi channel HOW to Select Oscillators Compare FunctionErase PROGRAM/OSCILLATOR ‘WRITE’ Window Oscillators Single TriggerLegato Priority DK Samples 3 Pitch Pitch modulationPitch EG modulation Pitch Osc1 4 Pitch LFO1 5 Pitch LFO26 Pitch EG Portamento Pitch envelope Pitch EG ‘Level’ modulationPitch EG ‘Time’ modulation Pitch EG 7 Filter Filter Osc1 8 Filter Modulation Resonance modulationFilter B Filter keyboard tracking 9 Filter LFO1 Filter EG modulationFilter A/B modulation Filter LFO1Osc1 10 Filter LFO2 11 Filter EGFilter LFO1 modulation Filter envelope Filter EG ‘Level’ modulation Filter EG ‘Time’ modulation 12 AMP 13 AMP ModulationPan modulation Ampliﬁer keyboard tracking 15 AMP LFO2 14 AMP LFO116 AMP EG Amp EG ‘Level’ modulation Amp EG ‘Time’ modulationBreak Point Level Swing AMS1T Alternate Modulation Source 1 Time Delay Attack Time Swing WaveRelease Time AMS2 Alternate Modulation Source 19 Effects Frequency MIDI/Tempo SyncFrequency modulation Effects 20 FX1 Editing 21 FX2 Editing 123 AMS Alternate Modulation Source List JS +Y & AT/2 Joy Stick +Y & After Touch/2 JS -Y & AT/2 Joy Stick -Y & After Touch/2 125 Global Edit Environment1 General Controls 4 Midi Setup GblMidi Setup2 Master Transpose GblM.Transpose 5 Midi Controls 6 Midi in ChannelsGblMIDI Ctl GblMidi In Chnl 8 Midi in Controls 7 Midi in ControlsGblMidiIn Ctl 10 Midi OUT Channels 9 Midi in Filters11 Midi OUT Filters WRITE/DISK in USE LED Floppy Disk Handling Possible problems PrecautionsLoading Older I-SERIES Data 132 Disk StructureFile Types File and Folder Size Display Structure Navigation Tools1 Load Loading all the User data Loading all data of a speciﬁed type Loading a single bank Loading a single item 2 Saveﬁle/folder …contains… …and will create on Type… Disk… Saving all data of a speciﬁc type Saving the whole memory contentSaving a single bank Saving a single item NEWNAME.SET Creating a new .SET folder Copying a whole folder or folder’s content 3 CopyCopying a single ﬁle DiskCopy from 5 Format 4 Erase6 NEW DIR 7 Rename 8 UtilitiesDiskRename DiskUtilities1 Restore Data 9 UtilitiesDiskUtilities2 Global Protect Appendix 144 Factory DataStyles 145 146 Single Touch Settings STSStyle Elements Programs Bank Order 147 Bank Organ Name CC00 CC32Bank Guitar 149 Bank Strings & VocalsBank Trumpet & Trombone Bank Brass Name CC00 CC32 Bank Woodwind Bank SaxBank Synth 151 Bank Bass Bank Drum & Perc Bank SFX 153 Programs Program Change Order CC00 CC32 Name Pa50 Bank 155 Name Pa50 Bank 156 SFX 157 158 159 Drum Kits CC00 CC32 Name Drum KIT Instruments 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 Performances 174 Diagrams EffectsDynamic Modulation Sources FILTER/DYNAMIC Compressor Limiter MBandLimit Multiband LimiterAttack, d Release Side PEQ Insert, g Side PEQ Cutoff Hz, g Q, g Gain dB Gate 006 OD/HGainWah Param.4B Eq Graph.7B Eq 009 Wah/AutoWah Random Filt Excit/Enhan Sub Oscill Talking Mod Decimator Formant ShiftStereo Decimator Pre LPF Analog Rec PITCH/PHASE MODChorus Multitap Chorus/Delay Harm.ChorusMTap Ch/Dly Stereo Harmonic Chorus Ensemble FlangerShimmer Stereo Flanger RandomFlang Envel.Flang Phaser Stereo Phaser189 EG Attack, d EG Decay Stereo Random Phaser Stereo Envelope PhaserRandomPhser Envel.Phser BiphaseMod Stereo Biphase ModulationVibrato Stereo Vibrato 029 2Voice Res AutoFadeModStereo Auto Fade Modulation 193 Doppler Scratch Scratch Source, b ResponseEnvelope Select, c Src, d Threshold Response Tremolo MOD./P.SHIFTEnvelTremol LFO Phase Auto-PanDepth= 100, Envelope Amount= Stereo Auto Pan Phaser/Trem RingModulat OSC Mode DetuneFixed Frequency Hz Input Level Dmod %, d Src 199 PitchShiftPitch Shifter Feedback Position, f Feedback PitShiftMod RotarySpeak Horn Acceleration, e Rotor Acceleration Manual Speed CtrlMic Distance, g Mic Spread Early Reﬂ ER/DELAYAutoReverse 043 L/C/R Delay Cross DelayStereo/Cross Delay High Damp %, e Low Damp % 045 M.Tap Delay Modul.Delay 204 Dynam.Delay Stereo Dynamic Delay205 Control Target Stereo Auto Panning Delay AutoPan Dly Stereo BPM Delay BPM DelayLCR BPM Dly Reverb Pre Delay msec, b Pre Delay Thru % 056 Rev. Room057 R.BriteRoom ER Level, d Reverb Level Mono Mono Chain 058 Par4Eq-Exc059 Par4Eq-Wah Parametric 4-Band EQ Exciter Output Mode Parametric 4-Band EQ Phaser060 4EqPhsrChFl 061 Par4Eq-Phsr Parametric 4-Band EQ Multitap Delay 062 P4Eq-TapDlyCmp-AutoWah Compressor Wah/Auto Wah Cmp-AmpSim Cmp-OD/HiGCompressor Amp Simulation Compressor Overdrive/Hi.Gain Cmp-Par.4Eq Cmp-ChorFlgCompressor Parametric 4-Band EQ Compressor Chorus/Flanger Cmp-Phaser Compressor PhaserCompressor Multitap Delay 215 Lim-Par.4Eq Lim-ChorFlgLimiter Parametric 4-Band EQ Limiter Chorus/Flanger Lim-Phaser 217Lim-MTapDly Exc-Compr 218 Exc-LimiterExc-ChorFlg Exciter Limiter Exc-MTapDly Exc-Phaser079 OD/HG-Amp S 080 OD/HG-ChoFl Overdrive/Hi.Gain Chorus/Flanger Overdrive/Hi.Gain Phaser Overdrive/Hi.Gain Multitap Delay221 081 OD/HG-Phser Decim-Amp S Wah-AmpSimDecim-Cmp Chorus/Flanger Multitap Delay AmpS-Tremol087 Ch/Fl-MTDly Amp Simulation Tremolo Phaser Chorus/Flanger Phser-ChoFlRev-Gate Reverb Gate List of Functions Assignable to the Footswitch Assignable Parameters225 Function Meaning 226 List of Sounds Assignable to the Pads List of Functions Assignable to the Pads Scales Midi Controllers CC Name Pa50 Function Midi Implementation Chart 229 230 ParametersControl panel and operating modes parameters Song Play Mode 231 232 Style and Song parameters Recognized Chords 233 234 Error Messages Error Messages & Troubleshooting235 Disk mode Program Insert Backup FD n.n and Press Enter Overwrite on Backup? Enter/ExitFile Not Found Press Exit Format Completed Press Exit Troubleshooting ProblemGeneral problems Disk related problems 239 Technical SpecificationsModel Korg Pa50 Alphabetical Index Balance 10, 18, 27 241 Pads 18 Alphabetical Index Page Address