Song Play Menu, Song Play icon | Korg KORG Pa50 specification

PLAY/STOP Starts or stops the current Song. When you stop the Song, the sequencer goes back to mea- sure 1 of the current Song.

If the Jukebox page is open, you can start from the Song at the ﬁrst line of the display. See “Page 9 - Jukebox” on page 79.

MENU

From any page, press MENU to open the Song Play edit menu. This menu gives access to the various Song Play edit sections.

When in the menu, select a section using the VOLUME/ VALUE buttons, press PAGE+ to select a page, or press EXIT to exit the menu.

When in an edit page, press EXIT to go back to the Song Play mode main page.

Song Play Menu

Mixer Preferences

Effects

Track ctrls

Jukebox

Each item of this menu corresponds to an edit section. Each edit section groups many edit pages.

EDIT PAGE STRUCTURE

Select an edit section from the Menu, and/or use the PAGE buttons to reach the desired page.

Press EXIT to go back to the main page of the Song Play mode.

All edit pages share the same structure.

Selected Sequencer

Song Play icon

Page header

Page number

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Menu

Song Play icon

When on, this icon indicates that the instrument is in Song Play mode.

Page header

The header shows the name of the current edit page. Usually, the header is divided into a ﬁrst word, identifying the section name (e.g., “Mixer:FX Send” is a “Mixer” section page), and a second word, referring to the page name (e.g. “FX Send”).

Section name

Page name

Mixer:FX Send

Selected Sequencer

These indicators show if the currently selected sequencer is Seq1 or Seq2. Go to the Main page and use the A and B VOL- UME/VALUE buttons to select a sequencer.

Page

This area shows the current page number.

A-H

Each pair of VOLUME/VALUE buttons select a different parameter of command, depending on the edit page.

PAGE 1 - MIXER: VOLUME

Here you can adjust the volume for each of the 16 sequencer tracks. Press both VOLUME/VALUE button to mute/unmute the corresponding track.

A muted track remains muted even when selecting a different Song.

Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch between Song tracks 1-8, Song tracks 9-16, and back again.

Mixer:Volume

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Mixer:Volume

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Mixer:Volume

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Contents

English Keep These Instructions Clean only with a DRY Cloth Important Safety InstructionsCE Mark for European Harmonized Standards Keeping foreign matter out of your equipment Data Handling Service and USER’S AssistanceLCD Display Trademarks Balance Slider Keyboard HOW TO… Table of Contents Page Effects Disk edit environment225 Midi Controllers Introduction Live Performing WelcomeUseful Links About this Manual Reloading the Factory Data Loading the Operating System Start UP Music Stand Damper PedalDemo B C ` a Front Panel Mode section Master Volume Variation 1-4 Note Length buttons Style section Numeric KeypadFill 1-2 Note Length buttons Ending 1-2 DOT, Triplet buttons -/+ Intro 1-2 buttons TEMPO/VALUE section VOLUME/VALUE Mute A-H buttonsSingle Touch Setting F1-F4 Function Keys buttons Perform Keyboard Mode sectionProgram PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section Transpose Pads 1-4, StopOctave Balance slider Display Controls Display and User InterfaceMixerFX Send DiskLoad Operating modes Interface Structure Message Windows Symbols and Icons Input 1 Power switchRear Panel Basic Guide SELECTING, MUTING/UNMUTING and Soloing a Track Basic OperationsPlaying on the Keyboard Style Change button Selecting a PerformanceStereoGrand Data type Parameters Selecting a Style Selecting a ProgramSingle Touch button Piano TU1 Song Selection No song SoftBeat TutorialPlaying in Realtime Playing a Style Need more information? Playing a SongSync BSNew Song Recording a SongRecord RecNewSong Load Song Editing a SongNew Song Change the volume MixerVolumeMySong Song Edit Menu Other editings Arabic Scale Midi What is MIDI?Midifiles General Midi Standard Control Channel Midi SetupConnections and settings Connecting the PA50 to AN External Sequencer Connecting the PA50 to a Midi AccordionConnection and settings Local Off Keyboard Playing Another Instrument with the PA50Sequencer Arranger Reference Guide How to make the Direct FD bank Style Play Operating ModeWHAT’S a STYLE? Styles and Performances Style Tracks HOW to Select ProgramsMain Menu Write WindowEdit page Structure Write to 2 Mixer PAN 1 Mixer Volume3 Mixer FX Send MixerPan 5 Tuning Scale 4 Tuning Detune7 FX A/B Select 8 FX C/D Select 10 FX B Editing 9 FX a Editing11 FX C Editing 12 FX D Editing Reset 14 Track Mode15 Track INTERNAL/EXTERNAL TrackMode RT CtlDmpr&Expr 16 R.T. Controls DamperRT CtlJoystick RT CtlDynRange StyCtlDrums 20 Style Controls DRUM/FILL 23 Preferences Lock 22 PadsStyCtlWrap/Rng Pads PrefCtl Gbl Chord Recognition Mode Memory Mode Scale Mode Chord Chord Variations CVs STYLE’S Structure Listening to the Style While in RECORD/ Edit Mode Style IMPORT/EXPORT Entering the Record ModeExit and SAVE/ABORT Style What to record List of Recorded Events Fast Delete Using the Control Panel Buttons NewBossa NewBossa V1-CV1 Resol ResolutionMeter Original Key/Chord Step V1-CV1 TDR Buttons used in Step Record modeStep Record Preparing to record Style Record ProcedureRealtime Record procedure RStp Step Record procedure Ex.2 Chords and second voices in Step Record mode EditQuantize Record MenuAll edit pages share the same structure EditTranspose 1 Edit Quantize2 Edit Transpose 4 Event Edit 3 Edit VelocityTransport, navigation and editing controls EditVelocity 5 Event Filter Event Edit ProcedureEdit Ev. Filter F3 and F4 buttons Position 7 Edit Delete ALL 6 Edit DeleteEditDelete EditDelete All 9 Style Element Controls Programs 8 Edit CopyCopying on a Chord Variation with a different length EditCopy 11 Style Element Controls Keyboard Range 10 Style Element Controls Expression Tension Song Play Operating Mode Effects in Song Play Mode Master VOLUME, Sequencer VOLUME, BalanceGroove Quantize Window Groove Quantize Selected Sequencer Tracks 9-16 Tracks 1-8Song Select S1MySong Playing a Jukebox File LyricsLyrics display on an external monitor S1Michelle Song Play icon Song Play Menu MixerFXSend 3 Mixer FX Send A/B3 Mixer FX Send C/D 4 FX C/D Select 4 FX A/B Select5 FX a Editing 6 FX B Editing 8 Track INTERNAL/EXTERNAL 7 Track Mode6 FX D Editing 10 Preferences 9 JukeboxJB ListNEWNAME JBX Save Saving a List of Songs How to save a list of Songs contained in a folder Press Song Play to select the Song Play operative mode How to save a list of Songs contained in a Jukebox ﬁle HOW to Playback a Song Backing Sequence Operating ModeRealtime Recording Mode Backing SEQUENCE, Song and Song Play Modes Step Chord/Acc CHORD/ACC Step RecordingBacking Sequence icon Load Song BSSave Song Load SongSave Song Realtime Recording Perf Tempo Transport controls HOW to Delete a Whole Song Song icon Fast Track Deletion Scroll the list up Save Song Play/Mute status saved with the SongMaster Transpose saved with the Song Step Record Procedure Realtime Record Procedure Step Owr Chords and second voices Moved to the nearest 1/16 division. When Song RecordYou select 1/8, all notes are moved to Nearest 1/8 division SEQ1 PLAY/STOP button Track status icons MixerFX Block 5 Tuning Detune3 Mixer FX Block 7 Tuning PITCHBEND/SCALE 6 Tuning ScaleTuningPB/Scale 8 FX A/B Select 11 FX B Editing 10 FX a Editing12 FX C Editing 13 FX D Editing 16 Track INTERNAL/EXTERNAL 15 Track Mode 18 Edit Transpose 17 Edit Quantize19 Edit Velocity 32… 1/4 21 Edit CUT Measures 20 Edit Delete22 Edit Insert Measures EditCut Meas FromTrk From Track ToTrk To Track 23 Edit Copy24 Event Edit EditEv.Filter 25 Event Filter Ev Note 105 Program Operating ModeEffects Midi channel Compare Function HOW to Select OscillatorsErase PROGRAM/OSCILLATOR ‘WRITE’ Window Single Trigger OscillatorsLegato Priority DK Samples Pitch modulation 3 PitchPitch EG modulation Pitch Osc1 5 Pitch LFO2 4 Pitch LFO16 Pitch EG Portamento Pitch EG ‘Level’ modulation Pitch envelopePitch EG ‘Time’ modulation Pitch EG Filter Osc1 7 Filter Resonance modulation 8 Filter ModulationFilter B Filter keyboard tracking Filter EG modulation 9 Filter LFO1Filter A/B modulation Filter LFO1Osc1 11 Filter EG 10 Filter LFO2Filter LFO1 modulation Filter envelope Filter EG ‘Time’ modulation Filter EG ‘Level’ modulation 13 AMP Modulation 12 AMPPan modulation Ampliﬁer keyboard tracking 16 AMP EG 14 AMP LFO115 AMP LFO2 Amp EG ‘Time’ modulation Amp EG ‘Level’ modulationBreak Point Level Swing AMS1T Alternate Modulation Source 1 Time Attack Time Swing Wave DelayRelease Time AMS2 Alternate Modulation Source Frequency MIDI/Tempo Sync 19 EffectsFrequency modulation Effects 21 FX2 Editing 20 FX1 Editing AMS Alternate Modulation Source List 123 JS -Y & AT/2 Joy Stick -Y & After Touch/2 JS +Y & AT/2 Joy Stick +Y & After Touch/2 1 General Controls Global Edit Environment125 GblMidi Setup 4 Midi Setup2 Master Transpose GblM.Transpose 6 Midi in Channels 5 Midi ControlsGblMIDI Ctl GblMidi In Chnl GblMidiIn Ctl 7 Midi in Controls8 Midi in Controls 11 Midi OUT Filters 9 Midi in Filters10 Midi OUT Channels Floppy Disk Handling WRITE/DISK in USE LED Loading Older I-SERIES Data PrecautionsPossible problems Disk Structure 132File Types File and Folder Size Display Navigation Tools Structure1 Load Loading all the User data Loading a single bank Loading all data of a speciﬁed type ﬁle/folder …contains… …and will create on Type… Disk… 2 SaveLoading a single item Saving a single bank Saving the whole memory contentSaving all data of a speciﬁc type Saving a single item Creating a new .SET folder NEWNAME.SET 3 Copy Copying a whole folder or folder’s contentCopying a single ﬁle DiskCopy from 6 NEW DIR 4 Erase5 Format 8 Utilities 7 RenameDiskRename DiskUtilities1 9 Utilities Restore DataDiskUtilities2 Global Protect Appendix Styles Factory Data144 145 Style Elements Single Touch Settings STS146 147 Programs Bank Order Bank Guitar Name CC00 CC32Bank Organ Bank Strings & Vocals 149Bank Trumpet & Trombone Bank Brass Bank Synth Bank SaxName CC00 CC32 Bank Woodwind Bank Bass 151 Bank SFX Bank Drum & Perc 153 CC00 CC32 Name Pa50 Bank Programs Program Change Order Name Pa50 Bank 155 SFX 156 157 158 159 CC00 CC32 Name Drum Kits 161 Drum KIT Instruments 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 Performances 173 174 Effects DiagramsDynamic Modulation Sources FILTER/DYNAMIC Limiter Compressor Multiband Limiter MBandLimitAttack, d Release Side PEQ Insert, g Side PEQ Cutoff Hz, g Q, g Gain dB 006 OD/HGainWah Gate Param.4B Eq 009 Wah/AutoWah Graph.7B Eq Random Filt Excit/Enhan Talking Mod Sub Oscill Formant Shift DecimatorStereo Decimator Pre LPF Chorus PITCH/PHASE MODAnalog Rec Harm.Chorus Multitap Chorus/DelayMTap Ch/Dly Stereo Harmonic Chorus Flanger EnsembleShimmer Stereo Flanger Envel.Flang RandomFlang Stereo Phaser Phaser189 EG Attack, d EG Decay Stereo Envelope Phaser Stereo Random PhaserRandomPhser Envel.Phser Stereo Biphase Modulation BiphaseModVibrato Stereo Vibrato Stereo Auto Fade Modulation AutoFadeMod029 2Voice Res Doppler 193 Scratch Source, b Response ScratchEnvelope Select, c Src, d Threshold Response EnvelTremol MOD./P.SHIFTTremolo Auto-Pan LFO PhaseDepth= 100, Envelope Amount= Stereo Auto Pan RingModulat Phaser/Trem Detune OSC ModeFixed Frequency Hz Input Level Dmod %, d Src PitchShift 199Pitch Shifter Feedback Position, f Feedback RotarySpeak PitShiftMod Mic Distance, g Mic Spread Manual Speed CtrlHorn Acceleration, e Rotor Acceleration AutoReverse ER/DELAYEarly Reﬂ Cross Delay 043 L/C/R DelayStereo/Cross Delay High Damp %, e Low Damp % 204 045 M.Tap Delay Modul.Delay Stereo Dynamic Delay Dynam.Delay205 Control Target AutoPan Dly Stereo Auto Panning Delay LCR BPM Dly BPM DelayStereo BPM Delay Reverb 056 Rev. Room Pre Delay msec, b Pre Delay Thru %057 R.BriteRoom ER Level, d Reverb Level 058 Par4Eq-Exc Mono Mono Chain059 Par4Eq-Wah Parametric 4-Band EQ Exciter Parametric 4-Band EQ Phaser Output Mode060 4EqPhsrChFl 061 Par4Eq-Phsr 062 P4Eq-TapDly Parametric 4-Band EQ Multitap DelayCmp-AutoWah Compressor Wah/Auto Wah Cmp-OD/HiG Cmp-AmpSimCompressor Amp Simulation Compressor Overdrive/Hi.Gain Cmp-ChorFlg Cmp-Par.4EqCompressor Parametric 4-Band EQ Compressor Chorus/Flanger Compressor Phaser Cmp-PhaserCompressor Multitap Delay 215 Lim-ChorFlg Lim-Par.4EqLimiter Parametric 4-Band EQ Limiter Chorus/Flanger 217 Lim-PhaserLim-MTapDly Exc-Compr Exc-Limiter 218Exc-ChorFlg Exciter Limiter 079 OD/HG-Amp S Exc-PhaserExc-MTapDly Overdrive/Hi.Gain Chorus/Flanger 080 OD/HG-ChoFl Overdrive/Hi.Gain Multitap Delay Overdrive/Hi.Gain Phaser221 081 OD/HG-Phser Decim-Cmp Wah-AmpSimDecim-Amp S AmpS-Tremol Chorus/Flanger Multitap Delay087 Ch/Fl-MTDly Amp Simulation Tremolo Phser-ChoFl Phaser Chorus/FlangerRev-Gate Reverb Gate Assignable Parameters List of Functions Assignable to the Footswitch225 Function Meaning List of Sounds Assignable to the Pads 226 Scales List of Functions Assignable to the Pads CC Name Pa50 Function Midi Controllers 229 Midi Implementation Chart Control panel and operating modes parameters Parameters230 231 Song Play Mode Style and Song parameters 232 233 Recognized Chords 234 235 Error Messages & TroubleshootingError Messages Program Disk mode Overwrite on Backup? Enter/Exit Insert Backup FD n.n and Press EnterFile Not Found Press Exit Format Completed Press Exit Problem TroubleshootingGeneral problems Disk related problems Model Korg Pa50 Technical Specifications239 Balance 10, 18, 27 Alphabetical Index Pads 18 241 Alphabetical Index Page Address