Korg KORG Pa50 CHORD/ACC Step Recording, Step Chord/Acc, Backing Sequence icon, Load Song

right from bar 1, keep the chord pressed during the pre- count, and press START/STOP before the end of the precount. Otherwise, the Style will start playing from the next bar, following the one where you pressed

START/STOP.

Since you can use any Style control, you could start with the usual combinations (INTRO, ENDING, FILL… see “2 - Playing a Style” on page 29 for more information).

Note: While in Backing Sequence mode, you can’t record the SYNCHRO, FADE IN/OUT, TAP TEMPO/RESET, ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME controls.

8.Play your music. You can even stop the Style by pressing START/STOP. If you stop the Style while recording, start it again with the START/STOP button.

9.When finished recording your performance, press the left PLAY/STOP button. The RECORD LED will turn off, and you will go back to the Playback page (see “How to playback a Song” before).

The recorded Song will be automatically converted to the Standard MIDI File format.

10.At this point, you can edit the Song in Song mode (see “Song operating mode” on page 88), or save it on disk (see “Save Song page” on page 84).

Warning: The recorded Song is in RAM (Random Access Memory), and will be deleted when turning the instru- ment off, or entering Record again (either in Backing Sequence or Song mode). Save the Song on disk, if you wish to preserve it.

CHORD/ACC STEP RECORDING

While in the Backing Sequence operative mode, you can enter the Chord/Acc Step Mode to create or edit the Style (Chord/Acc) part of a Song. This mode lets you enter chords even if you are not a keyboard player, or fix any error made playing chords or selecting Style controls, during the Real- time Recording mode.

You can edit only Songs created on the Pa50 or Pa80 (Backing Sequence mode), provided that you have the same Styles in the same locations. When saving a Song created in Backing Sequence mode, all Chord/Acc data is preserved, and can be loaded later, to be edited using the Chord/Acc Step Mode.

Here is how to enter the Chord/Acc Step Mode, and execute your editing:

1.Press B.SEQ to 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 B (Chord/Acc Step Mode) VOLUME/ VALUE buttons to enter the Step Mode. The Chord/Acc

Backing Sequence operating mode 83

Chord/Acc Step recording

Step mode page appears (see “Chord/Acc Step Record- ing page” on page 85).

Step Chord/Acc

M001.01.000 Tempo:120

Style:Umpl_Bossa

Perf :01-1 SE:Off

C Maj - /C

4.Select the M(easure) parameter, and go to a different position into the Song, using the TEMPO/VALUE con- trols, or the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons. Alternatively, you can move the locator using the < > and << >> but- tons. See “Transport controls” on page 87.

5.Select the parameter type to insert, edit or delete at the

current position. If an arrow ( ) appears next to a parameter, the shown event has been inserted at the cur- rent position.

6.Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to modify the selected event. Delete it using the DELETE button. When editing

a parameter without the arrow ( ) next to it, a new event is inserted.

7.Exit the Chord/Acc Step Mode by pressing the RECORD button.

8.Press START/STOP to listen to the results of your edit- ing. If they are fine, save the Backing Sequence on a disk.

MAIN PAGE (BACKING SEQUENCE PLAY)

This is the main page of the Backing Sequence mode.

To access this page from another operating mode, press the B.SEQ button.

Note: When in this page, the keyboard doesn’t play.

Backing Sequence icon Page header

BS:New Song

Load Song Metro:Off

Save Song Meter:4/4

Sel.Tempo Tempo:Auto

Backing Sequence icon

When on, this icon indicates that the instrument is in Back- ing Sequence mode.

Page header

This header shows the name of the selected Song.

B (Load Song)

Use these buttons to select a Song (i.e., a Standard MIDI File). The Song Select page opens, and you can select a Song (see below “Load Song page”).

C (Save Song)

This command saves the recorded Song as a Standard MIDI File. The file is automatically added the “.MID” extension.