Korg KORG Pa50 user manual Realtime Record Procedure, Step Record Procedure

REALTIME RECORD PROCEDURE

Here is the general procedure to follow for the Realtime Recording.

1.Press SONG to enter the Song mode.

2.Press RECORD to enter the Song Record mode.You are now in the Main page of the Song Record mode, and you can prepare your recording. (For more details, see “Song Record page” on page 93).

Rec:NewSong

Rec:Overdub Trk:1 98%

S: E: Metro:On1

Resol: Meter:4/4

Sel.Tempo Tempo:Auto

3.Be sure one of the Overdub or Overwrite recording options is selected (see “Rec (Record mode)” on page 93).

4.Set the tempo. There are two ways of changing tempo:

•Keep the SHIFT button pressed, and use the TEMPO/ VALUE controls to change the tempo.

•Move the cursor to the “Sel.Tempo” parameter, and use the TEMPO/VALUE controls to change tempo.

5.Press TRK SELECT to switch to the Song Tracks 1-8 page.

Rec:NewSong

Piano1 Piano1

DkStrings Guitar01

Legato StrngEns2

BrassyHorn VoxPad1

Press the button again to switch to the Song Tracks 9-16 page.

Rec:NewSong

Strings1 VocaEns

DkStrings Bassi

Legato StrngEns2

BrassyHorn Strings2

6.If you like, you can set the tempo again from these pages: just use the TEMPO/VALUE controls.

7.Assign the right Program to each track.

8.Select the track to put in record. Its status icon will auto- matically begin flashing.

Song operating mode 91

Realtime Record procedure

9.While the status icon is flashing, press PLAY/STOP to begin recording. Depending on the Metro option you selected, a 1- or 2-bars precount may play before the recording actually begins. When it begins, play freely.

•If you selected the Auto Punch recording mode, the recording will begin only when reaching the Start point.

•If you selected the Pedal Punch recording mode, press the pedal when you want to begin recording. Press it again to finish recording.

Note: The Punch functions will not work on an empty Song. At least one track must already be recorded.

10.When finished recording, press PLAY/STOP to stop the sequencer. Select a different track, and go on recording the whole Song.

11.When finished recording the new Song, press RECORD to exit the Record mode. The Song will be saved in memory.

Warning: Save the Song on a disk, to avoid it is lost when turning the instrument off.

Note: When exiting the Record mode, the Octave Trans- pose is automatically reset to “0”.

12.Edit the new Song; press the MENU page, and select the various edit pages.

STEP RECORD PROCEDURE

The Step Record allows you to create a new Song by entering the single notes or chords in each track. This is very useful when transcribing an existing score, or needing a higher grade of detail, and is particularly suitable to create drum and percussion tracks.

1.While in the Main screen of the Song mode, press RECORD to enter the Song Record mode. The Main page of the Song Record mode will appear.

Rec:NewSong

Rec:Overdub Trk:1 98%

S: E: Metro:On1

Resol: Meter:4/4

Sel.Tempo Tempo:Auto

2.Use the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select the “Rec” (Recording Mode) parameter. Use these buttons, or the TEMPO/VALUE controls, to select the “Step Dub” (Step Overdub) or the “StepOwr” (Step Overwrite) recording mode.

•The Step Overdub mode lets you add events to the existing events.

•The Step Overwrite mode will overwrite all existing events.

3.Press SEQ1 PLAY/STOP to turn its LED on, and enter the Step Record page. (See “Step Record page” on