Korg X50 What you can do in Multi mode

What you can do in Multi mode

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What you can do in Multi mode

A multi set has sixteen tracks. Each track consists

of one program, and parameters such as keyboard

zone, velocity zone, mixer settings, MIDI channel,

and ﬁlter settings.

See the illustration “Multi set structure and corre-

sponding pages.”

Multi mode has the following major functions.

• There are 128 multi sets. Each set lets you

assign a program to each of the sixteen tracks,

and you can combine these programs as splits

and layers just as in a combination.

• Each multi set lets you make settings for one

stereo insert effect, two master effects, and a

stereo master EQ.

•You can use two arpeggiators, and you can syn-

chronize them to your MIDI sequencer.

• By setting the “Status” of a track to INT or

BTH, you can play the X50 from your external

MIDI sequencer as a multi-track sound mod-

ule. (☞PG p.55 “Multi Mode”)

• By setting the “Status” of a track to BTH, EXT,

or EXT, you can play an external sound module

on the MIDI channel of the “Control Track.”

(☞PG p.56 “Multi Mode”)

•You can control the program parameters of a

track in realtime using AMS (Alternate Modu-

lation) or control changes. You can also use the

MIDI Sync. function to synchronize the LFO

speed to the tempo.

•You can use the Dmod (Dynamic Modulation)

function to control effect parameters in real-

time. You can also use MIDI Sync. to synchro-

nize the LFO speed or delay time to the tempo.

•You can assign a name to the multi set and to

each track.

•You can copy the settings of a combination to a

multi set.

• The “PLAY/MUTE” setting lets you quickly

mute or un-mute a desired track.

• The Tone Adjust function lets you make

detailed adjustments to the program used by

each track.

Overview of Multi set parameters

Select a program for each track

In the MULTI 0: Play, Program page, select a pro-

gram for each track.

Status and MIDI settings

In the MULTI 2: Track Param, MIDI page, set “Sta-

tus” to INT for the tracks that you want to play,

and set their MIDI channel to the global MIDI

channel.

Adjust the programs so that they ﬁt

within the multi set

For each track program, specify the poly/mono

setting and adjust timbre parameters such as por-

tamento and transpose.

Layer, split, and velocity switch

In the MULTI 5: Key Zone, Key page and the 6: V el

Zone, Vel page, specify the range (layer, split,

velocity switching, etc.) in which each program

will sound.

Effects

The output of each track can be sent to the insert

effect, the master effects, and the master EQ. You

can use the mixer section to freely specify how the

audio signals will be routed.

Insert Effect :

8–3, 4

AUDIO OUTPUT

L/MONO, R

Master Effect 1, 2 :

9–1...3

AUDIO OUTPUT

INDIVIDUAL 1,2

MasterEQ : 9–4

Controller Setup : 7–5

Arpeggiator: 7–1…5

(A, B)

BUS : 8–1, 2

Track

Insert Effect

Master Effect

Individual Outputs

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

Track 6

MIDI IN

Track 7

Track 8

Control Track

MIDI Ch

Track 16

USB

Multi set structure and corresponding pages

1–1, 9–4, etc. indicate the X50 on-screen pages and tabs.

External MIDI

sequencer

The X50’s keyboard

Setting parameters