Korg KORG Pa50 Playing a Jukebox File, Lyrics display on an external monitor, S1Michelle

74Song Play operating mode

The Lyrics page

F3 (Open)

Opens the selected folder (item whose name begins with

“”).

F4 (Close)

Closes the current folder, returning to the parent (“upper”) folder.

THE LYRICS PAGE

This page shows the lyrics and chord abbreviations included in the midifile (if any).

To access this page, select the Lyrics command, or press PAGE+ twice, from the main page of the Song Play mode (see “Main page” on page 72).

Chords

S1:Michelle

Michelle, ma belle

Lyrics display on an external monitor

As soon as you enter the Song Play mode, lyrics included in the Song assigned to the Sequencer 1 are shown in the dis- play. To select a different sequencer, go to the Lyrics page, and press one of the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select Sequencer 1, or one of the B VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select Sequencer 2.

S1:Michelle

Michelle, ma belle

Sequencer 2 Sequencer 1

Note: You can have Sequencer 2 selected in the Main page of the Song Play mode, and Sequencer 1 selected in the Lyrics page, or vice-versa. In this way, you can select a Song whose lyrics to dis- play on the external monitor, while selecting a different sequencer for editing operations.

Exit from this display, and go back to the main page of the Song Play mode, by pressing the EXIT button.

While the Song is playing, the text flows in the display, and the chord abbreviations (if any) will appear on the chords area of the display. The lyrics at the current position are underlined:

Michelle, ma belle

A (1)

Press this button pair to show Lyrics and Chords of Sequencer 1.

B (2)

Press this button pair to show Lyrics and Chords of Sequencer 2.

PLAYING A JUKEBOX FILE

With Sequencer 1, you can select a Jukebox file (a file with the “.JBX” extension) instead of a single Song. This lets you play a list of Songs without multiple selections.

S1:MEDLEY1.JBX

S1:Sunday Piano01

S2:no song Guitar01

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Note: The Jukebox file can be assigned to the Sequencer 1 only.

Note: To create a Jukebox file, go to the Jukebox page (see page 79).

Warning: Should you delete a Song included into the Jukebox list currently in play, the sequencer will stop, and the “No Song” message will appear. At this point, press SHIFT+>> (Seq1) to go to the next Song, and press PLAY/STOP again.

Transport controls

When you select a Jukebox file, Sequencer 1 transport con- trols are slightly different than with single Songs.

<<and >> Pressed alone, these buttons are the Rewind and Fast Forward commands.

Keep the SHIFT button pressed, and press these buttons to scroll to the previous or next Song in the Jukebox list.

PAUSE Pauses the Song at the current position. Press PAUSE or PLAY/STOP to start the Song play- ing again.