Korg KORG Pa50 user manual Style IMPORT/EXPORT Entering the Record Mode, Exit and SAVE/ABORT Style

ACC1-5 are for accompaniment sequences (string, guitar, piano or other accompaniment instruments).

Just to summarize, when you play a chord on the chord rec- ognition 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 origi- nal chord to the recognized chord using the NTT, and so on every time you play a chord.

Note: The Break and the Count In are not Style Elements, and cannot be programmed by the user. While in record/edit, the BREAK/COUNT IN button does not work.

What to record

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

You don’t need to record all Chord Variations for all Style Elements. It is often only necessary to record just a 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.

STYLE IMPORT/EXPORT

You can use Korg’s Style To Midi application to exchange Styles between your computer and the Pa50, through the Standard MIDI File (SMF) format. The application is freely downloadable from www.korgpa.com. Please read the included instructions.

ENTERING THE RECORD MODE

While in the Style Play operating mode, press RECORD. The following page will appear in the display:

Record

Current Style

New Style

•Select Current Style to edit the current Style. If it is a Factory Style, you will not be able to save it on the origi- nal location; you will select a User Style instead.

When editing an existing Style, the original Style Perfor- mance is recalled, but the following parameters are reset to their default values: Drum Mapping (0), Snare & Kick Designation (Off), Program (Original), Keyboard Range (Original). This means that you can hear some differences between the Style in play and the same Style being edited; for example, resetting the Drum Mapping may lead to some instrument’s replacement.

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Style Import/Export

After editing the Style, please save it (see “Exit and Save/ Abort Style” below). Then, edit the Style Performance to adjust the track’s settings (Tempo, Volume, Pan, FX Send… see page 43 and following in the “Style Play operating mode” chapter) and save it by pressing the WRITE button.

•Select New Style to start from a new, empty Style. A default Style Performance will be recalled. When fin- ished recording, you will save the new Style onto a User Style location.

After recording the Style, please save it (see “Exit and Save/Abort Style” below). Then, edit the Style Perfor- mance to adjust the track’s settings (Tempo, Volume, Pan, FX Send… see page 43 and following in the “Style Play operating mode” chapter) and save it by pressing the WRITE button.

Note: After a record or edit operation, the Style is rewritten in memory. 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, all footswitches are disabled.

LISTENING TO THE STYLE WHILE IN RECORD/ EDIT MODE

While you are in Record/Edit mode, you can listen to the selected Chord Variation or to the whole Style, depending on the page you are in.

To select a Chord Variation, go to the Main page of the Record/Edit mode (see “E (Style Element)” and “CV (Chord Variation)” on page 55).

•When you are in the Quantize, Transpose, Velocity, or Delete pages, you can listen to the selected Chord Vari- ation. Press START/STOP to check how it works. Press START/STOP again to stop the playback.

•When you are in the Delete All, Copy, Style Element Controls or Style Control pages, you can listen to the whole Style. Press START/STOP and play some chords to do your tests. Select any Style Element using the control panel buttons (VARIATION 1-4, INTRO 1-2, FILL 1-2, ENDING 1-2). Press START/STOP again to stop the playback.

Note: When doing the above tests, the Fingered 3 Chord Scanning mode is automatically selected.

EXIT AND SAVE/ABORT STYLE

When finished editing, you can save your Style in memory, or abort any change. Press WRITE or RECORD to go to the Write page (see “The Write window” on page 54).

Note: When saving the Style in memory, Pa50 automatically compresses it to reduce its size and save memory.

Hint: Save often while recording, to avoid accidentally losing your Style.