Korg KORG Pa50 user manual Buttons used in Step Record mode, Step V1-CV1 TDR

Keyboard. You can select this parameter, by turning all counter-clockwise the dial. When this option is selected, the playing strength of the played note is recognized and recorded.

Velocity value. The event will be inserted with this velocity value, and the actual playing strength of the note played on the keyboard will be ignored.

(Visible status icon). This status is available only for non-selected tracks. When in play, a track can play back the recorded pattern.

(Hidden status icon). When in this status, you can play the track on the keyboard, but you can’t record on it. This is useful to do some preliminary test, before actually start record- ing.

To set a track in mute, first select it, then press both corresponding VOLUME/VALUE buttons to hide the status icon. To set the track in record again, press again the corresponding VOLUME/VALUE buttons.

(Flashing status icon). When in this status, the track is ready to record. Just select a track to set it in record status.

allow you to play back louder any reference track, or the track you are recording.

Track status

When in the Style Tracks page, each track can be in one of three status.

Play

Mute

Record

STEP RECORD PAGE

Access this page from the Main page of the Style Record mode, by selecting the “Stp” recording mode (“R” parame- ter), and pressing START/STOP.

Previous event Event to be inserted

	Step V1-CV1 T:DR
(a)	M001.01.000
	C4	V:64 D:85%

(b)M001.01.192 Meter: 4/4

key? V:64 D:85%

Current position Step value

Waiting for a keystroke…

(a) section

Previously inserted event. You may delete this event, and set it in edit again, by pressing the < button.

(b) section

Event to be inserted. See the following parameters for infor- mation on each element of this section.

M (Measure)

This is the position of the event (note, rest or chord) to be inserted.

Meter

Meter of the current measure. This parameter can’t be edited. You can set the Meter in the Main page of the Style Record

Style Record mode 57

Step Record page

mode, before actually starting recording (see step 6 on page 58 for more information).

key?

This is a prompt, asking for a note or chord to be played on the keyboard, to enter an event on the current step.

Step value

Length of the event to be inserted. Use the NOTE VALUE buttons, on the lower left area of the control panel, to change this value.

…Note value.

Dot (.) Augments the selected note by one half of its value.

Triplet (3) Makes the selected note a triplet note.

V (Velocity)

Set this parameter before entering a note or chord. This will be the playing strength (i.e., velocity value) of the event to be inserted.

KBD

1…127

D (Duration)

Relative duration of the inserted note. The percentage is always referred to the step value.

50%	Staccato.
85%	Ordinary articulation.
100%	Legato.

Buttons used in Step Record mode

TIE button

Ties the note to be inserted to the previous note.

REST button

Inserts a rest.

NOTE VALUE buttons

Select the step value.

START/STOP button

Exits the Step Record mode.

< (Previous step)

Goes to the previous step, deleting the inserted step.

>> (Fast Forward)

Goes to the next measure, and fill the remaining space with rests.