Korg X50 51b: Lgth, Reso, Oct, Sort, Latch, K.Sync, Kbd, 51c: Arpeggio Pattern Setup, 51d: Fixed Note, Mode, Tone No., Fixed Note No.

Pat (Pattern)

[Preset-0...Preset-4, U000...U250]

Selects the pattern that you wish to edit.

 (Tempo) [040...240, EXT]

This speciﬁes the tempo.

This can also be adjusted by the REALTIME CONTROLS C-

mode [TEMPO] knobs.

If “MIDI Clock” (1–1a) is set to Ext-MIDI or Ext-USB, or set

to Auto and operating as a slave, this will indicate EXT, and

the arpeggiator will synchronize to MIDI clock messages

from an external MIDI device.

5–1b: Lgth, Reso, Oct, Sort, Latch, K.Sync, Kbd

Lgth (Length) [01...48]

This speciﬁes the length of the arpeggio pattern. After the

note value speciﬁed by “Reso” occurs for the number of

times speciﬁed here, the pattern will return to the beginning.

This parameter is not valid for preset patterns Preset-0–Pre-

set-4.

Reso (Resolution) [   ,  ,   ,  ,   ,  ]

Oct (Octave) [1, 2, 3, 4]

Sort [Off, On]

Latch [Off, On]

K.Sync (Key Sync.) [Off, On]

Kbd (Keyboard) [Off, On]

☞PROG 7: Ed–Arp/Ctrls “Setup(Arpeg. Setup)”

“Pat,” “ (Tempo),” “Oct,” “Reso,” “Sort,” “Latch,”

“K.Sync,” and “Kbd” are parameters that can be set in

Program, Combination, multi set, but you can also set

them here.

If you move here from Program or Combination mode

and set these parameters, you must return to the origi-

nal mode and write them. These parameters cannot be

written by the “Write Arpeggio Patterns” command in

this page.

5–1c: Arpeggio Pattern Setup

These parameters are not valid for preset patterns Pre-

set-0–Preset-4.

Type (Arpeggio Type)[As Played...Up&Down]

This speciﬁes the correspondence between the arpeggio

notes speciﬁed from the keyboard and the Tone at each step.

As Played: If there are more Tones in a step than arpeggio

notes speciﬁed (notes played on the keyboard), those steps

will not sound.

As Played (Fill): If there are more Tones in a step than

arpeggio notes speciﬁed (notes played on the keyboard), the

last arpeggio note (the last-played note if “Sort” is Off, or

the highest note if “Sort” is On) will sound for those steps.

Running Up: If there are more Tones in a step than arpeggio

notes speciﬁed (notes played on the keyboard), the arpeggio

will return to the ﬁrst note (the ﬁrst-pressed note if “Sort” is

Off, or the lowest note is “Sort” is On) and sound it.

Up&Down: If there are more Tones in a step than arpeggio

notes speciﬁed (notes played on the keyboard), the arpeggio

will return in reverse direction from the last arpeggio note

back toward the ﬁrst.

Example)

If you set “Lgth” to 04, “Step” 01 to Tone0, “Step” 02 to

Tone1,” “Step” 03 to Tone2, “Step” 04 to Tone3, and

simultaneously play three notes to produce an arpeggio,

the following results will be produced depending on the

“Type.”

As Played: 0 → 1 → 2 → rest → 0 → 1 → 2 → rest → 0 ...

As Played (Fill): 0 → 1 → 2 → 2 → 0 → 1 → 2 → 2 → 0 ...

Running Up: 0 → 1 → 2 → 0 → 0 → 1 → 2 → 0 → 0 ...

Up&Down: 0 → 1 → 2 → 1 → 0 → 1 → 2 → 1 → 0 ...

Octave Motion [Up, Down, Both, Parallel]

Speciﬁes the operation when “Oct” is set to 2–4 octaves.

Up: Notes will repeatedly ascend within the speciﬁed range

of octaves.

Down: Notes will repeatedly descend within the speciﬁed

number of octaves.

Both: Notes will repeatedly ascend and descend within the

speciﬁed number of octaves.

Parallel: The notes of the speciﬁed octaves will sound simul-

taneously.

5–1d: Fixed Note, Mode, Tone No., Fixed Note No.

Fixed Note [Off, On]

Speciﬁes the Tone type (the “●” or “❍” displays in 5–2) of

the arpeggio pattern.

Off (unchecked): This is the normal arpeggiator type. The

Tone pitches will be expanded into an arpeggio based on the

note number played on the keyboard.

On (checked): You can specify the note number for each

Tone. The note numbers from the keyboard will be ignored

for the purposes of the Tone pitch, and the arpeggio will be

sounded using the note numbers speciﬁed for each Tone.

The note numbers from the keyboard will only control the

timing at which the arpeggiator is triggered. This setting is

suitable for arpeggio patterns used for drum patterns etc.

The Tone indication in 5–2: Arp.Pattern, Edit page will be

“●” if this setting is Off (unchecked), or “❍” if this is On

(checked).

Mode (Fixed Note Mode)

[Trigger As Played, Trigger All Tones]

Speciﬁes how tones will be triggered when “Fixed Note” is

checked.

Trigger As Played: The Tones will be triggered according to

the number of keys pressed.

Trigger All Tones: Pressing a single key will trigger all

Tones.

Example)

Here’s how the drums pattern will sound when “Fixed

Note” is checked. Tone 1 is assigned a note number that

plays a kick sound, Tone 2 a snare, and Tone 3 a hi-hat.

With a setting of Trigger As Played, pressing one key

will sound only Tone 1 (kick). Pressing two keys will

sound Tone 1 (kick) and Tone 2 (snare). Pressing three

keys will sound all three Tones 1–3 (kick, snare, hi-hat). If

the “Vel (Velocity)” of each Tone is set to Key, each Tone

will be sounded at the velocity with which each key was

played.

Preset-0…Preset-4 Preset Arpeggio Patterns

U000...250 Preload user Arpeggio Patterns