Korg PA1X owner manual Playing the Demo Songs, Playing Sounds

Pa1X / PA1X Pro EasyStart

!Please begin this guide by powering up the unit, so that the screens come up in the proper order!

Playing the Demo Songs

1.Press both the STYLE PLAY and SONG PLAY buttons. Demos will automatically start to play, however you can also select Solo Instrument, Style or Full Song demos by pressing the appropriate box in the TouchView display, then selecting the desired demo from the list on the screen.

2.Press the EXIT button to return to the main demo screen to select a different demo category.

3.Leave the Demo Play mode by pressing the STYLE PLAY mode button.

Playing Sounds

The Pa1X is the first Korg product based on the new RX Technology (Real eXperience). Each sound can use up to five oscillators and takes advantage of new sample data, including natural vibratos, slides, tongued and overblown flutes, guitar pull-offs and more. What does this mean to you? More realistic, detailed natural sounds and a more “Real eXperience” for both you and your fans!

1.Press the SOUND mode button. Here you can try out and play individual sounds. In this mode the sound will be played across the entire keyboard and will be heard solo without a Style accompaniment.

2.Grand Piano should be the currently selected sound. This is indicated in the “Sound Info” area at the upper part of the display. Try the Piano!

3.Press anywhere in the “Sound Info” area (where Grand Piano is displayed). The sounds are catagorized into banks indicated by the side tabs. Currenty we are in the “Piano” bank. Press the “Guitar” tab then press “Nylon Slide Pro” to select this sound.

4.Play the keyboard with varying degrees of velocity (light,medium and hard) to hear the different guitar articulations including a cool slide!

5.Now select one of the great trombone sounds using the following alternate method of selecting sounds. Press the SOUND SELECT TRUMPET & TROMBONE button Ä press the “P2” tab then select “Trobone Pro Vel”. Again, play with varying degrees of velocity to hear how expressive the Pa1X can be!

6.Press the SOUND SELECT ACCORDION button and select “Harmonica AT”. Play and press down while holding the note. Pretty nice, isn’t it?

7.One last thing here. Press the SOUND SELECT DIGITAL DRAWBARS button. Use the eight sliders on the front panel to adjust the drawbars and try it out. DSP modeling…ain’t it great?!

!In the STYLE PLAY mode (Explored in the next section) up to four sounds can be layered together!

See page 166/167 of Owner’s Manual for details on playing and editing sounds and the Digital Drawbar Mode.

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