Korg X50 Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
Precautions............................................................... ii
About this manual .......................................iii
Quick Start.........................................1
Setup ......................................................................1
Playing programs and combinations................ 2
Listening to the demo songs...............................8
Introduction ......................................9
Main features ................................................9
Front and rear panel................................... 11
Front panel..........................................................11
Rear panel............................................................14
Objects in the Display and their functions..... 15
Basic Information........................................ 17
About the X50’ modes....................................... 17
Basic operations..................................................19
Setup................................................23
Turning the power on/off........................... 23
Connecting the AC adapter..............................23
Turning the power on........................................23
Turning the power off....................................... 24
Connections.................................................25
Basic connections................................................25
Connecting a damper pedal, foot switch,
or foot pedal........................................................26
Connecting a computer.....................................27
Connecting MIDI devices .................................34
Playing and Editing Programs.......37
Playing programs........................................37
Selecting programs ............................................37
Using Controllers...............................................40
Simple program editing .............................43
Performance Edit................................................43
REALTIME CONTROLS [1], [2], [3], [4],
[SELECT].............................................................43
Saving your edits................................................45
Detailed Editing with Programs ................46
Before you begin editing...................................46
Basic oscillator settings......................................47
Using LFOs and Envelopes (EGs)....................50
Using Alternate Modulation ............................51
Controlling Pitch................................................51
Using Filters........................................................52
Using the Amp section......................................55
Effects...................................................................56
Playing and Editing Combinations .57
Playing combinations................................. 57
Selecting combinations......................................57
Using Controllers...............................................59
Simple combination editing ......................60
Changing the programs within the
Combination .......................................................60
Adjusting a timbre’s pan and volume ............60
REALTIME CONTROLS [1], [2], [3], [4],
[SELECT].............................................................61
Saving your edits................................................61
Detailed Editing with Combinations......... 62
Before you begin editing...................................62
Selecting a program for each timbre ...............63
Status and MIDI settings...................................63
Layers, Splits, and Velocity switches.............. 64
Altering Programs to fit within a
Combination .......................................................66
Effects...................................................................68