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Connecting and calibrating the Damper pedal

Programming the Damper pedal

Touch the Foot Contr. tab to select the “Foot Controllers” page.

This is the page where you can program the Assignable Pedal/Footswitch and the Damper ped-
als.

Touch the “Calibration” button, to make the “Damper & Pedal/Footswitch Calibration”
dialog box appear.

Fully press the Damper pedal down, and while continuing to press touch the “Push”
button to confirm the maximum value.

When the following dialog box appears, release the pedal.

Touch the “Push” button in the display to confirm the minimum value.

Check if the pedal is working properly. In case it isn’t, repeat the procedure.

Press the EXIT button to return to the previous operative mode.

As all the other Global parameters, your settings have been automatically memorized.

Summary of Contents for PA 600

Page 1: ...Quick Guide ENGLISH OS Ver 1 0 MAN0010047 1 E ...

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Page 4: ... or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders Disclaimer The information contained in this manual have been carefully revised and checked through Due to our constant efforts to improve our products the specifications might differ to those in the manual Korg is not responsible for any eventual differences found between the specifications and the contents of the instruc tion...

Page 5: ...aving the My Setting Performance 44 Selecting the default parameters the My Setting Performance 44 Saving the default parameters into the My Setting Performance 44 Selecting and playing Styles 45 Selecting and playing a Style 45 Tempo 47 Intro Variation Fill Break Ending 48 Single Touch Settings STS 49 The Pads 50 Adjusting the balance between the Style and the keyboard 51 Adjusting the volume of ...

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Page 8: ...pressed to memorize the current scale into the corresponding SC Preset Joystick lever The joystick is on the left side of the front panel JOYSTICK This joystick triggers different func tions depending on the direction it is moved towards X Move the joystick towards the left to lower the pitch or towards the right to raise it This effect is called the Pitch Bend Y Move the joystick forward to trigg...

Page 9: ... effective maximum value is determined by the MASTER VOLUME knob position When moved a magnified version of a virtual slider appears in the display for more accurate adjustment It can be programmed to work as the volume control for the Accompaniment Song tracks only leaving the Keyboard tracks unchanged in the Controllers Hand Controllers page of the Global mode Note This does not work in the Sequ...

Page 10: ...rience the sonic power of the Pa600 To exit from this mode press any of the MODE buttons Special Mode Buttons These buttons are used to recall settings file management and record modes GLOBAL This button recalls the Global mode where you can adjust vari ous global settings Most Global settings are automatically mem orized as soon as you edit them This mode overlaps any operating mode that will sti...

Page 11: ...r One Shot Loop status see the Pad Type parameter in the Pad Record mode You can stop all sequences or just some of them by pressing the STOP button of the PAD section Press STOP to stop all sequences at once Keep STOP pressed and press one or more of the PAD buttons to stop the corresponding sequence s Press one of the ENDING buttons to stop both the accom paniment and the Pads at the same time A...

Page 12: ...ttons 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...

Page 13: ...n to start and or stop a Style or just play the keyboard in the Chord Scan area Start On Stop Off In this situation just play a chord in the chord recognition area to automatically start the Style If you like turn one of the INTROs on before start ing the Style Start On Stop On When both LEDs are lit raising your hands from the keyboard will momentarily stop the Style If you play a chord again the...

Page 14: ...e previous or next Song in the Jukebox list HOME Sends the Song Position back to measure 1 i e the beginning of the Song In Sequencer mode if you set a Locate Measure other than 1 the Song Position will go back to that measure PLAY STOP Starts the Song from the current Song Position or stops it at the current Song Position Lyrics Score Marker Use these buttons to access the Lyrics Score or Marker ...

Page 15: ...board mode By default turning on the Split mode automati cally selects the Lower chord scanning mode In this mode chords are detected below the split point Off The Upper 1 Upper 2 and or Upper 3 tracks play over the whole keyboard range The Lower track does not play This is also called the Full key board mode Turning off the Split mode automatically selects the Full chord scanning mode In this mod...

Page 16: ...e You can also transpose MP3 files Keep in mind however that transposition always remains inside the range 5 6 semi tones This range is enough to cover all keys but allows to avoid excessive audio degradation Any further transposing will be reversed to fit the range So you might see a 7 transpose value Just Fifth Up shown in the display but the MP3 will actually play 5 semitones lower Just Fourth ...

Page 17: ...supplied in the Accessory Disk that comes with the instrument or can be down loaded from our web site Pedals Use these connectors to connect various types of pedals ASSIGNABLE Use this port to connect a continuous or footswitch type pedal like the optional Korg EXP 2 XVP10 PS 1 or PS 3 To pro gram and calibrate it go to the Controllers Foot Controllers page of the Global mode DAMPER Use this to co...

Page 18: ...nce of 16 200 Ohms 50 Ohms sug gested Use a headphone splitter to connect more than one pair of headphones AUDIO IN Section Use these connectors to input sound from another line level device The signal goes directly to the final mix LEFT RIGHT Use these connectors to connect a line level input source such as a keyboard synthesizer a CD or MP3 player or a mixer s non powered output Adjust the input...

Page 19: ...and Pad Record including the enhanced Guitar Mode 2 for even more realistic guitar parts Chord Sequencer function to record on the fly any chord progression Standard MIDI File player and recorder and MP3 player with Vocal Remover Lyrics Score and Marker display Enhanced compatibility with Lyrics in graphical format G for Standard MIDI Files and MP3 files Full featured 16 track sequencer Fully edit...

Page 20: ...f hardware and software accessories You should ask him for more Sounds Styles and other useful music stuff Each Korg distributor can give you useful information Just give them a call for additional services In the English speaking world here are the relevant addresses USA KORG USA 316 South Service Road Melville New York 11747 USA Tel 1 516 333 9100 Fax 1 516 333 9108 Canada KORG CANADA a division...

Page 21: ...ta In case you want to restore the original data use the Media Utility Factory Restore command Loading the Operating System Your Pa600 can be constantly updated as new versions of the operating system are released by Korg You can download the operating system from our web site Please read the instructions supplied with the operating system on the site You can see which version of the operating sys...

Page 22: ... maximum level is determined by the MASTER VOLUME knob position When moved a magnified version of the virtual slider appears in the display for more accurate positioning As an alternative the knob can be used to control the Style Song Volume without affecting the Keyboard tracks choose the desired behavior by editing the Balance parameter in the Global Controllers Hand Control page Note This knob ...

Page 23: ... an optional Korg PS1 or PS3 footswitch pedal a Korg EXP 2 expression pedal a Korg XVP 10 volume pedal or a compatible one To cal ibrate the pedal go to the Controllers Foot Controller page of the Global mode The music stand A music stand comes standard with your Pa600 Insert its legs into the two dedicated holes on the rear panel as shown in the illustration ...

Page 24: ...ch Variation is a slightly different version of the others As you progress from Variation one to Variation four the arrangements will become more complex and more parts Tracks may be added This allows your performance to have a more dynamic arrangement without losing the original feel of the Style Fill in Break During a performance a drummer may often perform a fill such as when transitioning from...

Page 25: ... a song recorded quickly The sequencer can also behave as a tradi tional 16 track linear sequencer where each track is recorded individually one at a time Player The Player lets you playback your performances or any Standard MIDI File or MP3 file The LOGO decoder On the front panel of your Pa600 you have probably noticed a series of logos and may have even wondered what they stand for Well here is...

Page 26: ...utton Overlapping windows Several windows like the Style Selection the Global the Media or the Lyrics overlap the current window After you select an item in the window or press the EXIT button the window closes and the underlying page is shown again The following example is the Sound Select window Dialog boxes Similar to selecting windows dialog boxes overlap the underlay ing page Touch one of the...

Page 27: ...meric field in the main page of the Style Play Song Play and Sequencer modes Editable names When the Text Edit button appears next to a name touch it to open the Text Edit window and edit the name The virtual keyboard works exactly as a personal computer s keyboard Some of the symbols are context sensitive and only appear when they can actually be used Lists and scrollbars Files on storage media a...

Page 28: ...erstand at first sight where you are Two special modes Global and Media overlap the current operating mode that remains active in the background The Record mode can be accessed from the Style Play and Sequencer modes and allows for creating new Styles or Songs Selected highlighted items Any operation on parameters data or list entries is executed on highlighted items First select the parameter or ...

Page 29: ...te Turning the Easy Mode on Touch the little rectangle on the top right corner of the display to open the page menu Touch the Easy Mode menu item to make the checkmark appear At this point the Easy Mode has been activated and the ele ments in the display appear less crowded Turning the Easy Mode off The instrument will stay in this mode even after having been turned off Repeat the above operation ...

Page 30: ...e and cannot be heard If the icon does not appear the Sound is in play and can be heard See page 34 Sounds assigned to the right hand UP1 to UP3 and to the left hand LOW Touch the Sound s name to open the Sound Select window and choose a different Sound Style name and info Touch the Style s name to open the Style Select window and choose a dif ferent Style Tempo Use the TEMPO buttons to change it ...

Page 31: ...d status If the icon appears the Sound is in mute and cannot be heard If the icon does not appear the Sound is in play and can be heard See page 34 Sounds assigned to the right hand UP1 to UP3 and to the left hand LOW Touch the Sound s name to open the Sound Select window and choose a different Sound Song assigned to the Player Touch it to open the Song Select window and choose a different Song Te...

Page 32: ...28 Easy Mode The Song Play page in detail ...

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Page 34: ...to turn the Pa600 off keep the STANDBY button pressed for about one second and release it when the screen appears dimmed After having pressed the STANDBY button the display brightness will be dimmed At this point the shutdown procedure will begin and will take a few seconds while various data are saved to the internal memory Please do not disconnect the power cable during this procedure In case th...

Page 35: ...NG PLAY buttons together The LED of the two buttons will start blinking Pa600 will be set in Demo mode 2 At this point if no other button is pressed all the Demo Songs will be played back 3 In case you want to listen to a specified Demo Song select one of the available options on the display Full Songs Solo Instruments Styles 4 To stop the Demo touch the STOP button on the display 5 Exit from the ...

Page 36: ...f you hear more than one sound see also page 34 for how to mute tracks 2 If you want to play the Sound on the whole keyboard be sure the keyboard is in Full Upper mode i e no SPLIT LED turned on If it is split in two parts press the SPLIT but ton to turn its LED off Playing Sounds Performance section Split button Sound Select button i A selected track is shown with a white back ground In this exam...

Page 37: ...obal General Controls Interface page In this case press the EXIT but ton only if you don t make any selection but want to close the window i The selected Sound is highlighted Touch a Sound s name to select it Touch one of the side tabs to select a different Sound bank Touch one of the lower tabs to select a different Sound page A Previous and Next Page pair of button may appear in this area when m...

Page 38: ...ck again Please note how the icon appears in the Upper 2 and Upper 3 status boxes These tracks will not be heard After touching in this area the icon disappears The Upper 2 track will be set to play and will be heard Note how the Dark Pad Sound assigned to the Upper 2 track has been layered with the Grand Piano RX assigned to the Upper 1 track As above after touch ing in this area the icon disap p...

Page 39: ... status box to mute the Upper 2 track again 8 Play the keyboard Note how the Strings Ens 2 GM Sound assigned to the Upper 3 track has been muted again Only tracks Upper 1 and Upper 2 can be heard at this time Note how the Dark Pad Sound assigned to the Upper 2 track has been muted again Only track Upper 1 can be heard at this time ...

Page 40: ...SPLIT button to turn its LED on and split the keyboard in the Lower left hand and Upper right hand parts 2 Be sure the Lower track is set to play 3 Play the keyboard Lower Upper If the Lower track is muted touch its icon to make it disappear from this area If the Bass Lower Backing function is turned on and the Style is not running the Lower track will always play Note how the keyboard is split in...

Page 41: ...left and right hand Quick Guide 4 Return to the full keyboard playing mode by pressing the SPLIT button to turn its LED off 5 Play the keyboard Full Upper Note how the keyboard once again plays the Upper tracks over the entire length of the keyboard Upper ...

Page 42: ...FT button pressed and press the SPLIT button to open the Split Point dialog 2 Touch the keyboard in the display then play the lowest note of the Upper section on the keyboard 3 As an alternative touch the Split Point parameter to select it and use the VALUE dial to select the new split point There is no need at the moment to uncheck the Global parameter Just keep in mind that when this parameter i...

Page 43: ...VE buttons on the control panel to transpose all Upper tracks at the same time Note The Octave Trans pose value for each of the keyboard track is shown under the Sound s name 2 Press both UPPER OCTAVE buttons together to reset the octave to the value saved in the current Performance i Each time you press this button the pitch will be lowered by one octave Each time you press this button the pitch ...

Page 44: ...y and can be selected with the four dedicated buttons under the display Note As for Style tracks they are saved to a third object called the Style Settings Please note that settings saved in the My Setting Performance are automatically selected when the instrument is turned on This means you can save your preferred startup settings to this Perfor mance see below for more information Selecting a Pe...

Page 45: ...ds Effects for the Style tracks Saving your settings to a Performance The Sounds and Effects assigned to the Keyboard tracks together with the parameters you can access by pressing the MENU button while in Style Play and Song Play mode can be saved into a single Per formance to be quickly recalled at a later time Note To open the Write Performance dialog box you can press the SHIFT one of the PERF...

Page 46: ...ormance menu item the Write Performance dialog box appears Touch the Text Edit symbol to open the Text Edit dialog box Use the alphabetic characters to enter text Use the and buttons or the DIAL to move the cursor Use the SHIFT button to switch between capitals and small characters Touch the Backspace symbol to delete just a single character Clear to delete the whole string When done touch OK to c...

Page 47: ...ted the name to the Performance and selected the target location touch OK to save the Performance to memory or Cancel to stop the operation Warning Saving a Per formance to an already used location overwrites any exist ing data at that location The old data are lost Make a backup of all your important data ...

Page 48: ...eters of the Global mode Selecting the default parameters the My Setting Performance After having done some changes to the Sounds transposition or other parameters you can return to the startup situation by pressing the MY SETTING button in the control panel Press the MY SETTING button to recall the startup settings Saving the default parameters into the My Setting Performance You can save the sta...

Page 49: ...le track patterns that can be triggered with the dedicated PAD buttons more about them later in this manual If the STS MODE LED is turned on the first of the four Single Touch Settings STS associated to the Style is also selected and Keyboard tracks Effects and some other useful parameters are automatically configured Use the Style controls to start or stop the Style Selecting and playing a Style ...

Page 50: ... Synchro Start function allows you to make the Style start in sync with your playing on the key board Therefore it may be considered a more musical way of starting a Style 5 Play the keyboard Note The chord scan area depends on the status of the SPLIT LED and the Chord Recognition parameter Global Mode Preferences Style 6 Press START STOP to stop the Style After pressing the EXIT button the Style ...

Page 51: ... or left right or change the value with the VALUE dial Use the TEMPO or buttons to change the Tempo value Press the TEMPO and buttons together to recall the saved Tempo value As an alternative keep the SHIFT button pressed and use the VALUE dial to change the Tempo The selected tempo will be shown in a small window If you like to keep the currently selected Tempo value unchanged turn on the LED of...

Page 52: ...ght be handy 2 Press one of the INTRO buttons to set the corresponding Intro to play 3 Play the keyboard 4 Be sure the LED of the AUTO FILL button is turned on When the Auto Fill function is turned on a Fill is automatically performed before switching to a different variation 5 While playing press one of the VARIATION buttons to select a different variation of the basic pattern If you turned the A...

Page 53: ... 1 is automatically selected when choosing a Style STS 1 is also recalled each time a SongBook entry is selected 1 In case it is not shown touch the STS Name tab to see the STS Name panel 2 Press one of the four STS buttons under the display or touch the name of an STS in the STS panel in the display 3 Play the keyboard 4 Try all the other STSs and see how settings change with each of them 5 You c...

Page 54: ...cur rent Style touch the Pad tab to see the Pad panel Hint You can open the Pad Select window to assign a different sound or pattern to the Pads by pressing SHIFT one of the PADs 2 Press one of the four PADS to play the corresponding Pad 3 If the selected PAD triggers an endless sound or pattern i e an applause or a guitar arpeggio pressing STOP will stop that sound 4 Select a different Style and ...

Page 55: ...yboard and Style tracks may be useful to gently fade them and adjust their respective volume While the Style is playing use the BALANCE knob next to the MASTER VOLUME knob to balance between the Keyboard KBD and Style s Accompaniment ACC volume This knob also balances between the Keyboard and the Pad tracks Also it balances between the Keyboard and the Song tracks in Song Play mode ...

Page 56: ...drag the Virtual Sliders in the display to adjust each Keyboard track s volume 3 To separately adjust each Style track press the TRACK SELECT button to change the track s view Hint As an alternative you can change each track s volume by touching a track s area to select it then using the VALUE dial to change the volume 4 To return to the Keyboard Tracks view press the TRACK SELECT button again i I...

Page 57: ...the Play button to set the track to Mute Hint To turn all Accom paniment tracks including the Bass track off while you are not in the Main page press the ACCOMP button on the control panel to turn its LED off 3 To set the tracks back to the Play status touch the Mute icon on the muted track Hint When moving the slider of a muted track the track is automatically set to On again 4 To mute unmute eac...

Page 58: ...ords with the left hand and single notes in the right hand 4 To select a different harmonization style keep the SHIFT button pressed and press the ENSEMBLE button to open the Ensemble page This is a fast shortcut to recall this page The longer procedure would have consisted in access ing the Edit mode by pressing the MENU button touching the Keyboard Ensemble section and then going to the Ensemble...

Page 59: ...Quick Guide 5 When the right harmonization type has been selected press the EXIT button to go back to the main page 6 Press the ENSEMBLE button again to turn its LED off The automatic harmonization will be turned off While in an Edit page press EXIT to go back to the Main page of the cur rent operating mode ...

Page 60: ...s turned off The chord scan area also depends on the status of the Chord Recognition parameter Global Mode Preferences Style Hint You can avoid stop ping the Chord Sequencer after recording and immedi ately set the Sequence to play as explained in the fol lowing step 5 When the Chord Sequence is done press the MEMORY and MAN BASS RECORD but tons together again to stop recording 6 Press the ACCOMP ...

Page 61: ... the ACCOMP and MEMORY PLAY STOP buttons together again to stop playback of the recorded Chord Sequence The last chord played by the Chord Sequence remains in memory The Chord Sequence will remain in memory up until you record a new Chord Sequence or you turn the Pa600 off ...

Page 62: ... also see the score in traditional notation and the markers to quickly jump to any section of a Song Selecting a Song to play 1 Press the SONG PLAY button to switch to the Song Play mode Hint In Style Play mode you can pre select the Song to be assigned to the Player This way you will be ready to start it as soon as you switch to Song Play mode Song Play Player controls The SONG PLAY button i The ...

Page 63: ... confirm your selection this will automatically close the Song Select window i The selected Song is high lighted Touch a Song s name to select it Use the scroll bar to see all Songs in the list Keep SHIFT pressed and touch the Up Down arrow to scroll to the next previous alphabetic sec tion As an alternative you can use the VALUE dial Use the Open and Close buttons to browse through the folders Us...

Page 64: ...l automatically stop when the end of the Song is reached After pressing the PLAY STOP button the but ton s LED turns on and the measure counter begins to show the current measure number Press the REWIND button once to go back Keep it pressed to go back more Press the FAST FORWARD button once to go for ward Keep it pressed to go forward more Press the PLAY STOP button to stop the Song at the curren...

Page 65: ...2 As seen for the Styles you can hold drag the Virtual Sliders on the display to adjust each track s volume Use the TRACK SELECT button to cycle between track groups 3 In Normal view you can adjust each Keyboard track s volume Hint As an alternative you can change each track s volume by touching a track s area to select it then using the VALUE dial to change the volume Use the TRACK SELECT button ...

Page 66: ...ce again to see tracks 9 16 Track 9 16 view 6 Press TRACK SELECT again to return to the Normal view Keyboard tracks 7 Press the PLAY STOP button to start the Song 8 While listening to the Song switch from Normal view to Track 1 8 and Track 9 16 view to see which tracks are playing To see if a track is playing look at the label with its name and see if it is changing color i In Track 1 8 view the f...

Page 67: ...s edit the Song in Sequencer mode While playing back a Standard MIDI File you may wish to mute one or more tracks for example to sing along with the Song or play an instrumental part live on the keyboard To mute unmute Song tracks you simply touch the Play Mute icon in the Volume panel as seen for the Style tracks See Turning the Style tracks on off on page 53 for more information Selected track A...

Page 68: ...witches Hint You can open this page by keeping the SHIFT button pressed and pressing one of the ASSIGNABLE SWITCHES 1 Program the Assignable Switches as the Song Melody and Vocal Remover switches Press the MENU button and choose the Pad Assignable Switch section Then touch the Switch tab to open the Switch page While in this page assign the Song Melody function to the ASSIGNABLE SWITCH 1 and the V...

Page 69: ...ABLE SWITCH 2 to deactivate the Vocal Remover and let the original lead singer s voice appear again 5 Stop the player Choosing a different Melody track You can choose a different Melody track in case the Standard MIDI Files does not use a standard con figuration of tracks 1 Keep the SHIFT button pressed and press the SONG PLAY button to open the Global Mode Preferences Song Play Sequencer page 2 C...

Page 70: ...d your own entries to the SongBook as well as edit the existing ones Korg has already sup plied some hundred entries as standard Furthermore the SongBook allows you to create various cus tom lists that may suit your different shows Selecting the desired entry from the Main List A large database is already included with the instrument and you can later customize it You may browse through this datab...

Page 71: ...Play or Song Play Up to four STSs and four Pads will also be recalled Any TXT file associated with the entry can be seen in the Lyrics page The selected Style MID or KAR file or MP3 is shown in the higher part of the screen Displaying Artist or Genre For space matters either the Genre or Artist column can be seen in the display You cannot see both at the same time 1 Touch the page menu icon to ope...

Page 72: ...ing for entries The SongBook database may be really huge You can however look for say specific artists or song titles using the filtering functions 1 Touch the Filter button in the display to open the Filter dialog box 2 Touch the Text Edit button next to the search criteria even more than one you want to enter Touch the Name label to alphabetically reorder the names in the list Each time you touc...

Page 73: ...e display and close the Text Edit dialog box The entered text is now the search criteria 4 Touch OK to close the Filter dialog box and return to the SongBook page Once the Filter dialog box has been closed by touching OK the Filtered check box is automati cally checked and the filter is activated Only entries matching the entered criterion are seen in the Main List 5 To see the whole SongBook data...

Page 74: ...ss the Book Edit 2 tab to see the Book Edit 2 page and edit the SongBook database details Entry s name Name of the Style MID or KAR or MP3 file memorized with the entry If checked the current settings for Style tracks or the path of the MID KAR or MP3 file are saved with the entry If unchecked nothing is changed This parameter is automatically checked when touching the New Song button to create a ...

Page 75: ...xt file to the entry 9 After having filled up all the desired fields be as comprehensive as you can touch the Write button in the display to open the Write dialog box 10 Touch the Text Edit button to assign a name to the new entry then touch OK to save the entry to the SongBook database i Text file linked to the entry This text will be seen as Lyr ics in the display Synchro for Style and Memory fo...

Page 76: ...he List Edit tab to open the List Edit page and touch the New List button to create a new blank list 3 Touch the Book tab to open the Book page and see the full database Use the various sorting searching and filtering options seen above to find the entries you are looking for Touch the Add to List button when the desired entry has been selected After you check the Enable List Edit item the List Ed...

Page 77: ...ed entry Touch New List to create a new Custom List Touch Del List to delete the current Custom List Warning Del List will delete the current Custom List Touch Write to save the cur rent Custom List Select an entry to be edited from the list List name Scrollbar Touch the Text Edit symbol to open the Text Edit dialog box Use alphabetic char acters to enter text Use the arrows or the VALUE DIAL to m...

Page 78: ...y It doesn t matter if it is based on a Style a Standard MIDI File or an MP3 file 1 Press the LYRICS button to open the Lyrics STS page and see the four STSs associated to the current SongBook entry 2 Select the desired STS by pressing the corresponding STS button on the control panel As an alternative touch its name in the display The STS is selected Keyboard track settings may change Use the Lis...

Page 79: ...nger gives you the accompani ment tracks Accessing the Backing Sequence Quick Record mode 1 Press the SEQUENCER button to switch to the Sequencer mode 2 Press the RECORD button to open the Song Record Mode Select dialog box Recording a new Song Standard MIDI File Style Controls Style Elements Player controls SEQUENCER button After pressing the SEQUENCER button the main page of the Sequencer mode a...

Page 80: ...d page appears Touch the Style parame ter or the STYLE button to open the Style Select window and select a dif ferent Style Track s status Rec means they are ready to record Play means they are recorded and you can hear them Mute means they cannot be heard Measure counter The negative number 1 is the precount after which you can start recording Style s Tempo Change it if you like Grouped tracks Du...

Page 81: ... again Please remember that while recording in Backing Sequence Record mode you cannot use the SYNCHRO TAP TEMPO RESET BALANCE controls 4 When finished recording your Song press the PLAY STOP button in the PLAYER section to exit recording and return to the main page of the Sequencer mode 5 While in the main page of the Sequencer mode press the PLAY STOP button in the PLAYER section to listen to th...

Page 82: ...again 2 If you are recording just one of the grouped tracks set the track to be preserved to the Play mode 3 Repeat the recording process and press the PLAY STOP button in the PLAYER section to stop recording and to return to the main page of the Sequencer mode 4 While in the main page of the Sequencer mode press the PLAY STOP button in the PLAYER section to listen to the recorded Song Again the B...

Page 83: ...the Save Song page appears If a Song is selected highlighted it will be overwritten If no Song is selected a new Song file will be cre ated on the target device To deselect a selected Song touch anywhere else in the Song list or select the same storage device again Use the scroll bar to see all Songs in the list Keep SHIFT pressed and touch the Up Down arrow to scroll to the next pre vious alphabe...

Page 84: ...mode you can search for several different types of data Styles Songs Lyrics There are some pages where the Search function is not available since there are no relevant data to search for that page for example the pages of the Global mode Here is the general procedure 1 Press the SEARCH button to open the Search window 2 If needed touch the Type pop up menu and choose the type of item you are looki...

Page 85: ...n the control panel to exit from this window and carry on other operations The search will continue in the back ground After you have touched the Search button its name changes to Stop If needed touch this button to stop the ongoing search The name of the button reverts to Search Any file found will remain in the display until you do a new search The time needed to complete a search depends on the...

Page 86: ... at any time by pressing the EXIT or SEARCH but ton Notes about searching Wildcards During search the string entered will be search as a whole word or as part of a word For example if you entered love Pa600 will find Love and LoveSong or any other word containing the string love You can use the wildcards any single character and any sequence of characters to search exactly that string For example ...

Page 87: ...nect a third party Damper pedal and correctly set its polarity be advised that not all pedals share the same polarity so they might actually play in reverse sustaining the notes when they are not pressed 1 Connect the Damper pedal to the DAMPER connector on the back of the instrument 2 Press the GLOBAL button to access the Global mode Global mode is where you can set some global parameters like th...

Page 88: ...h Calibration dialog box appear 6 Fully press the Damper pedal down and while continuing to press touch the Push button to confirm the maximum value 7 When the following dialog box appears release the pedal 8 Touch the Push button in the display to confirm the minimum value Check if the pedal is working properly In case it isn t repeat the procedure 9 Press the EXIT button to return to the previou...

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Page 90: ...o disconnect the instrument from the AC plug before opening it To prevent your body s static electricity from damaging the board s components touch an unpainted metallic component before proceeding with the installation Installation For installation you will need a cross point and a flatt head screwdrivers not supplied 1 Disconnect the instrument from the AC power 2 Extract the battery from its pa...

Page 91: ...tallation Appendix 6 Insert the new battery d into the empty battery slot being sure the positive side is facing up 7 Replace the cover b to the original position Attach the cover to the back of the instrument by using the fixing screw a ⓓ ⓑ ⓐ ...

Page 92: ...Memory Accompaniment On Off Single Touch Chord Sequencer Realtime Style Chord Sequence Recorder PLAYER SEQUENCER Player Player with Song Select Start Stop Home Rewind Fast Forward controls Supported formats MID MID G KAR MP3 lyrics MP3 G Lyrics Score and Chord data can be displayed on screen Markers Jukebox function 4 STS saved with the Song In SongBook Mode Tracks 16 Sequencer Edit Record Edit fu...

Page 93: ... Supply AC Universal Voltage AMPLIFICATION Amplification and Speakers 2 Channel Amplification System 2x15 Watt 2 x 100 mm Double Cone Speakers in Bass Reflex Box ACCESSORIES Supplied Accessories Manual AC Power Cable Music Stand DVD OPTIONS USB Memory Yes Expression Volume Pedal Korg EXP 2 Korg XVP 10 Damper Pedal Korg DS 1H Footswitch Korg PS 1 PS 3 PHYSICAL DATA Consumption 20 Watt Dimensions W ...

Page 94: ...ghtness Decay Time 1 76 77 78 O O Vibrato Rate Depth Delay 1 98 99 O O NRPN LSB MSB 1 2 100 101 O O RPN LSB MSB 1 3 120 121 X O All sounds off Reset all controllers 1 Program Change O 0 127 O 0 127 1 True 0 127 System Exclusive O O 4 System Common Song Position X X Song Select X X Tune X X System Real Time Clock O O 5 Commands O O 5 Aux Messages Local On Off X X All Notes Off X O 123 124 Active Se...

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