Korg PS60 OSC/Pitch

OSC/Pitch Program Basic

OSC/Pitch

Thesepagescontrolthefirstandmostbasicelementsof

sounds:theMultisamplesthattheoscillatorsplay,andthe

pitchusedtothem.Forinstance,youcan:

• SelectMultisamplesforSingleandDoublePrograms.

•Setupvelocitysplits,crossfades,andlayersforSingle

andDoublePrograms.

•Setthebasicpitchofthesound,includingtheoctave,fine

tuning,andsoon.

•Controlpitchmodulationusingavarietyofcontrollers

suchasLFO,pitchEG,andthejoystick.

NotethatwhentheOscillatorModeissettoSingle,only

Oscillator1’sfiltersareactive;thepagesforOscillator2’sfil‐

terswillbegrayedout.

OSC1

ThissettingwilldependontheOscillatorModesetting.

IfitisSingleorDouble,eachoscillatorcanuseuptofour

multisamples.

•Multisampleslayoutoneormoresamplesacrossthe

keyboard.Forinstance,averysimpleguitarMultisample

mighthavesixsamples–oneforeachstring.

Velocity splits, crossfades, and layers

Asmentionedabove,eachOscillatorhasfourvelocity

zones,namedHighthroughLow.Eachofthesezonescan

playaMultisample,andeachhasseparatesettingsfor

Level,StartOffset,andsoon.

Eachofthezonescanfadeintothenext,tocreatesmoother

velocitytransitions.Zonescanevenbelayeredtogether,two

atatime.

Youcanstackamaximumoftwovelocityzones,causing

twosamplestosoundsimultaneously(layering).Youcan

alsousevelocitytosmoothlyfadebetweenthesamplesof

thesetwozones(velocitycrossfading).

“Oscillator Mode” Single, Double

High

Thesearethesettingsforthefirstandhighestvelocityzone.

IfyouwanttocreateasimplesetupwithonlyasingleMul‐

tisample,justsetupHighasdesired,andthensetthe“Bot‐

tomVel.”(BottomVelocity)to1andthe“Range”toOff.

Multisample On/Off [Off, On]

ThisspecifieswhethertheHighmultisamplewillsound.It

willsoundifthisisOn.

Bank [Mono, Stereo]

ThisisdisplayedifMultisampleOn/OffisOn.

YoucanchoosebetweenlookingatmonoandstereoMulti‐

samples.NotethatstereoMultisampleswillrequiretwiceas

manyvoicesasmonoMultisamples.

Mono:Internalmonauralmultisamples.

Stereo:Internalstereomultisamples.

Multisample select [List of Multisample]

ThisspecifiesamultisampleforHigh.

Somemultisampleshaveanupperlimit;notesplayed

abovethatlimitwillnotsound.

SettheScale“Type”(page22)toEqualTemperament

whenusingmono:0002,00003,0006,0007,0009,Stereo:

0001,or0003asthemultisample.