Korg PA 600, Quick Manual

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Overview
Front Panel
> Mode Preferences > Media page). Styles of the Favorite type
can be used to load new Styles from an external device, or to save
newly created or edited Styles into banks with a freely editable
name. Styles of the
User type are like the Favorites, but you can-
not edit the bank name, and are better suited for temporary
materials.
You can keep the SHIFT button pressed and press this
button, to make the “Write Style Settings” window appear in the
display. Then, you can save the current Style Setup.
SOUND
Use this button to open the Sound Select window and select a
Sound to be assigned to the selected track. This is the same as
touching a Sound name in the display. Repeatedly press it to
cycle between the Sound bank pages.
For each type of Sounds there are several Sound banks, that can
be selected by touching the side tabs. Each Sound bank contains
various pages, each with up to eight Sounds, that can be selected
by touching the lower tabs.
Sounds of the
Factory
type are usually write-protected (unless
you uncheck the “Factory Sound Protect” option in the Global >
Mode Preferences > Media page). Sounds of the
Legacy type are
standard Factory Sounds allowing greater compatibility with
older Pa-Series instruments. Factory Sounds of the
GM
type
allow for compatibility with General MIDI sounds. Sounds of
the
User type are locations where you can load new Sounds from
an external device, or save new or edited Sounds. The User DK
type is where you can load new Drum Kits, or save new or edited
Drum Kits.
SONGBOOK
Press this button to open the SongBook (when you are in Style
Play or Song Play mode). While the SongBook is shown on the
display, you can browse through the music database.
You can jump to the SongBook > Custom List page by
keeping SHIFT pressed and pressing the SONGBOOK button.
SONG
Press this button to open the Song Select window and choose a
Songs. This is the same as touching the Song name in the display.
Style Elements
This section contains the separate elements of a Style (Intro,
Variation, etc.).
INTRO 1-3 buttons
These buttons turn the corresponding Intro on. After pressing
one of these buttons, start the Style, and it will begin with the
selected intro. The INTRO LED will automatically go off at the
end of the intro.
At the end of the Intro, the Variation whose LED was blinking
will be selected.
Press one of the INTRO buttons twice (LED blinking) to let the
corresponding Intro play in loop, and select any other Style ele-
ment (Intro, Variation, Ending) to exit the loop (or press the
same button again).
Note: Intro 1 plays a short sequence with different chords, while
Intro 2 plays on the latest recognized chord. Intro 3 is usually a
one-bar Count In.
VARIATION 1-4 buttons
Each of these buttons selects one of the four Variations of the
current Style. The higher the Variation number, the denser the
arrangement.
When the STS MODE LED is flashing, the Variation/STS Link
function is activated: when selected, each Variation recalls the
corresponding STS.
You can jump to the Style Play > Drum/Fill page by
keeping SHIFT pressed and pressing one of the VARIATION
buttons.
AUTO FILL
This button allows to turn the Auto Fill function on or off.
On When selecting a different Variation, the Fill hav-
ing the same number of the previous Variation is
automatically selected. For example, if going from
Variation 2 to Variation 3, Fill 2 is automatically
selected.
Off When choosing a Variation, no fill is selected.
BREAK
This button triggers a break. Press it twice (LED blinking) to let
it play in loop. Press it again or select any other Style Element
(Intro, Variation, Ending) to exit from the loop.
ENDING 1-3 buttons
While the Style is running, these three buttons trigger an End-
ing, and stop the Style. Press one of them, and the Style will stop
running with an Ending.
Press them twice (LED blinking) to let them play in loop, and
select any other Style element (Intro, Variation…) to exit the
loop (or press the same button again).
Note: Ending 1 plays a short sequence with different chords, while
Ending 2 plays on the latest recognized chord. Ending 3 starts
immediately, and is just two measures long.
Style Controls
Use these buttons to start/stop the accompaniment.
FADE IN/OUT
When a Style or Song is not playing, press this button to start it
with the volume “fading in” (the volume goes from zero to the
maximum).
When a Style or Song is playing back, press this button to stop it
with the volume “fading out” (the volume gradually decreases).