Korg KORG Pa50 user manual Tracks 1-8, Tracks 9-16, Song Select, S1MySong

Bar number

This counter shows the current bar number position of the selected Song.

A (S1:SongName)

Pressed a first time (with a Song already selected) this button pair selects Sequencer 1. Pressed a second time (or with no Song selected), it opens the Song Selection page (see “Song Select page” on page 73), allowing for selection of a single Song or a Jukebox file for Sequencer 1.

If you select another Song, while a Song is in play within the same Sequencer, the new Song will start playing.

While this parameter is selected, you can select a Song by composing its progressive number (see “Selecting a Song composing its progressive number” on page 70).

B (S2:SongName)

Pressed a first time (with a Song already selected) this button pair selects Sequencer 2. Pressed a second time (or with no Song selected), it opens the Song Selection page (see “Song Select page” on page 73), allowing for selection of a single Song for Sequencer 2.

If you select another Song, while a Song is in play within the same Sequencer, the new Song will start playing.

While this parameter is selected, you can select a Song by composing its progressive number (see “Selecting a Song composing its progressive number” on page 70).

C (Lyrics)

Open the Lyrics page (see “The Lyrics page” on page 74). Lyr- ics will be shown only if included into the selected Song, and compatible with a standard format that Pa50 can recognize.

E (Upper 1 Program), F (Upper 2 Program), G (Upper 3 Pro- gram), H (Lower)

Name of the Programs assigned to the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks. Use these buttons to select, mute/unmute or change the volume of the corresponding tracks.

TRACKS 1-8 PAGE

To see and edit tracks 1-8, press TRACK SELECT from the main page. The TRACK SELECT LED turns on.

Press the TRACK SELECT button twice, to go back to the main page.

S1:MySong

Piano1 Piano1

DkStrings Guitar01

Legato StrngEns2

BrassyHorn VoxPad1

A-H (Tracks 1-8 Programs)

Name of the Programs assigned to tracks 1-8. Use these but- tons to select, mute/unmute or change the volume of the cor- responding tracks.

TRACKS 9-16 PAGE

To see and edit tracks 9-16, press TRACK SELECT once from the Tracks 1-8 page, or twice from the main page. The TRACK SELECT LED begins flashing.

Song Play operating mode 73

Tracks 1-8 page

Press the TRACK SELECT button again, to go back to the main page.

S1:MySong

Strings1 VocaEns

DkStrings Bassi

Legato StrngEns2

BrassyHorn Strings2

A-H (Tracks 9-16 Programs)

Name of the Programs assigned to tracks 9-16. Use these but- tons to select, mute/unmute or change the volume of the cor- responding tracks.

SONG SELECT PAGE

This page appears when you press either the A (S1:) or B (S2:) button while you are in the main page. You can also access the Song Select page by pressing PAGE +.

Press EXIT (or PAGE-) to go back to the main page of the Song Play operating mode, without selecting a Song.

Song Selection

CLUB

BALLADS

0001 MYSONG.MID

FD SELECT OPEN CLOSE

While in this page, select a Song for the selected Sequencer, or a Jukebox file for Sequencer 1.

Note: There is a separate working directory for each onboard sequencer.

A-C (File, folder)

Move the “.MID”, “.KAR” or “.JBX” file, or folder, to be selected to the first line of the display. To select a file, press the F2 (Select) button. To open a folder, press the F3 (Open) but- ton.

The “” symbol identifies a folder.

E-F (Scroll Up)

Scroll the list up. Keep SHIFT pressed and press one of these buttons to jump to the previous alphabetical section.

G-H (Scroll Down)

Scroll the list down. Keep SHIFT pressed and press one of these buttons to jump to the next alphabetical section.

F1 (FD)

Press this button after replacing a floppy disk in the floppy disk drive. The new floppy disk will be read, and the file list shown on the display will be updated.

F2 (Select)

Selects the item on the first line in the display (Song or Juke- box file). If a Song is already playing, it stops, and the new Song starts playing. You are returned to the Main page.