Korg microARRANGER, Owner'S Manual

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227 Assignable parameters
List of functions assignable to the Pads
LIST OF FUNCTIONS ASSIGNABLE TO THE
PADS
You can assign the following functions to the Pads, and
use them as switch controls.
SCALES
The following is a list of scales (or tunings) you can
select in Style Play (“Scale” on page 44) and Global
(“Scale” on page 125) modes.
Equal Equal tuning, the standard scale for mod ‐
ern Western music. It is made of 12 identi ‐
cal semitones.
Pure Major Major chords in the selected key are per ‐
fectly tuned.
Pure Minor Minor chords in the selected key are per ‐
fected tuned.
Arabic An arabic scale, using quarters of tone. Set
the Key parameter as follow:
C ‐ for the “rast C/bayati D” scale
D ‐ for the “rast D/bayati E” scale
F ‐ for the “rast F/bayati G” scale
G ‐ for the “rast G/bayati A” scale
A# ‐ for the “rast Bb/bayati C” scale
PythagoreanPythagorean scale, based on the music
theories of the great Greek philosopher
and matematician. It is most suitable for
melodies.
Werckmeister
Late Baroque/Classic Age scale. Very suit ‐
able for XVIII Century music.
Kirnberger Harpsichord scale, very common during
the XVIII Century.
Slendro Scale of the Indonesian Gamelan. The
octave is divided in 5 notes (C, D, F, G, A).
The remaining notes are tuned as in the
Equal tuning.
Pelog Scale of the Indonesian Gamelan. The
octave is divided in 7 notes (all white
keys, when Key is = C). The black keys are
tuned as in the Equal tuning.
Stretch Simulates the “stretched” tuning of an
acoustic piano. Basically an equal tuning,
the lowest notes are slightly lower, while
the highest notes are slightly higher than
the standard.
User User scale, i.e. scale programmed by the
user for the Style Play, Backing Sequence
and Song Play modes. The user scale can
be saved to a Performance, Style Perfor ‐
mance, STS or Song. You can’t select a
User scale in Global mode.
Function Meaning
StyleUp Selects the next Style
StylDown Selects the previous Style
PerfUp Selects the next Performance
PerfDown Selects the previous Performance
ProgUp Selects the next Program
ProgDown Selects the previous Program
PunchI/O Turns the Punch Recording on/off
FxA Mute Mute of the Internal FX A
FxB Mute Mute of the Internal FX B
FxC Mute Mute of the Internal FX C
FxD Mute Mute of the Internal FX D
Fx Mute Mute of all Internal FXs
Upp1Mute Mute of the Upper 1 track
Upp2Mute Mute of the Upper 2 track
Upp3Mute Mute of the Upper 3 track
Low Mute Mute of the Lower track
DrumMute Mute of the Drum track
PercMute Mute of the Percussion track
BassMute Mute of the Bass track
Acc1Mute Mute of the Acc1 track
Acc2Mute Mute of the Acc2 track
Acc3Mute Mute of the Acc3 track
Acc4Mute Mute of the Acc4 track
Acc5Mute Mute of the Acc5 track
Acc Mute Mute of all Acc tracks
Mel.Mute Mute of the Song’s track 4 (usually, the Melody
track)
Drum&Bas Mute of all tracks, apart for track 2 (usually
Bass) and 10 (usually Drum)
QuarterT Quarter Tone on/off
Fx CC12
Standard FX controllers
Fx CC13