Korg KORG Pa50 Backing Sequence Operating Mode, Backing SEQUENCE, Song and Song Play Modes

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Backing Sequence operating mode

Transport controls

12. BACKING SEQUENCE OPERATING MODE

The Backing Sequence mode lets you record a live perfor- mance with the Styles. The front panel controls work mostly as in Style Play mode, but here you are recording what you are playing. After recording, the result is a new Song made of the Realtime tracks and the Style tracks.

TRANSPORT CONTROLS

When in Backing Sequence mode, use SEQ1 transport con- trols (PLAY/STOP, PAUSE…). See “SEQUENCER TRANS- PORT CONTROLS - SEQ1 and SEQ2” on page 18 for more information).

THE BACKING SEQUENCE, SONG AND SONG PLAY MODES

The Backing Sequence and Song modes are linked together: go to Backing Sequence mode to record a Song, and switch to Song mode to edit it.

Since they use the same sequencer and memory area, record- ing a new Song in Backing Sequence mode deletes the Song loaded in Song mode.

Note: The Song is kept in RAM, so save it before turning the instrument off, or it will be lost.

Warning: When switching to Song Play, the Song is deleted, since Backing Sequence, Song and Song Play share the same sequencer (Sequencer 1). The “Erase Song?” message appears. Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to stay in Backing Sequence mode, and avoid deleting the Song.

HOW TO PLAYBACK A SONG

You can load a Standard MIDI File, and play it back while in Backing Sequence mode.

Note: When in the Main page (Backing Sequence Play) the key- board doesn’t play.

1.Enter the Backing Sequence mode. The Backing Sequence Playback page appears (see page 83).

BS:New Song

Load Song Metro:Off

Save Song Meter:4/4

Sel.Tempo Tempo:Auto

2.Press one of the B (Load Song) VOLUME/VALUE but- tons to load a Song (see “Load Song page” on page 84). You can load any Standard Midi File (files with the “.MID” or “.KAR” extension).

3.Press PLAY/STOP to start the playback.

4.Press PLAY/STOP again to stop the playback. The play- back is automatically stopped at the end of the Song.

REALTIME RECORDING MODE

While in Backing Sequence mode, you can record a new Song in realtime mode (i.e., recording exactly what you play). Realtime (Keyboard) tracks will be Song tracks 1-4, Pads will be Song tracks 5-8, while Style tracks will be Song tracks 9- 16.

1.Enter the Backing Sequence mode.

2.Press RECORD. You will be prompted to select the Real- time Recording mode, or the Chord/Acc Step Mode.

Record

Realtime Recording

Chord/Acc Step Mode

3.Press one of the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select the Realtime Recording mode. The Realtime Recording page appears (see “Realtime Recording page” on page 85).

Rec:NewSong
Style:NewBossa		99%
Perf:01-01	Metro:On1
Resol:HI	RT/Pad:REC
Sel.Tempo	Ch/Acc:REC

4.The last selected Style is currently selected. Should it not be the right one, select a different Style to start recording with. (See “Selecting a Style” on page 26).

5.The last selected Performance or STS is currently selected. If you prefer, select a different Performance or STS. (See “Selecting a Performance” on page 25, and “Selecting a Single Touch Setting (STS)” on page 27).

6.Select the status of the Backing Sequence tracks, using the G (RT) and H (Ch/Acc) button pairs. (RT stays for Realtime/Keyboard; Ch/Acc stays for Chord/Accompa- niment, i.e. the Style tracks). To record all you play on the keyboard, plus the automatic accompaniment, leave their status to REC (see “Realtime Recording page” on page 85).

Warning: Tracks set to REC are automatically deleted when starting recording. Set a track to the PLAY status, when you don’t want to delete it. For example, if you are recording a Realtime (Keyboard) part on and existing Style track, set the Ch/Acc parameter to PLAY, and the RT track to REC.

7.Start recording by pressing the left PLAY/STOP button (or the START/STOP button). After a count-in (see “Metro (Metronome)” on page 85), you can start recording.

Play a solo intro, or start the auto-accompaniment with the START/STOP button. To start with the Style playing