Korg Pa300, User Manual

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112 Song Play
Keyboard, Pad and Player tracks
Keyboard, Pad and Player tracks
Pa300 is equipped with a Player that can play up to a maximum
of 16 Song tracks. In addition, you can play the keyboard with
four additional Keyboard tracks (Upper 1-3 and Lower).
When the Volume panel is shown in the main page of the Song
Play mode (see illustration below), you can adjust the Volume
and Play/Mute status of these tracks, but please keep in mind
that these changes will not be saved in the Standard MIDI File.
While in Song Play mode, you can select Performances or STSs.
STSs are from the latest selected Style; choose a different Style to
select a different set of STSs. You can see the name of the avail-
able STSs when the STS Name panel is shown in the main page
of the Song Play mode (see illustration):
Selecting a different Style or SongBook Entry may also change
the Pads.
When entering Song Play mode from the Style Play mode, Key-
board and Pad tracks remain the same they were in Style Play
mode.
Main page (Normal view)
Press the SONG PLAY button to access this page from another
operating mode.
Note: When switching from Style Play to Song Play mode, various
track parameters and settings may change.
To return to this page from one of the Song Play edit pages, press
the EXIT or SONG PLAY button.
Details on individual tracks can be seen by touching the Volume
tab. To switch between Keyboard tracks (Normal view) and Song
tracks (Song Tracks views), use the TRACK SELECT button.
Pressed a first time, you will see tracks 1-8; a second press will
show tracks 9-16; pressed again will go back to Keyboard tracks.
Page header
This line shows the current operating mode, transposition and
recognized chord.
Operating mode name
Name of the current operating mode.
Master Transpose
Master Transpose value in semitones. This value can be changed
using the TRANSPOSE buttons on the control panel.
Note: You can also transpose MP3 files. Keep in mind, however,
that transposition always remains inside the -5…+6 semitones
range. This is enough to cover all keys, while avoiding 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 Down).
Note: Transpose may automatically change when selecting a differ-
ent Performance. It may also change when loading a Standard
MIDI File generated with an instrument of the Korg Pa-Series.
To avoid transposing, “lock” the Master Transpose parameter in
the Global (see “General Controls: Lock” on page 149).
Keyboard tracks
STS names
Song area Page header Page menu icon
Style
area
Perf./
STS area
Keyboard tracks area
Panels
Operating mode Master Transpose (in
semitones)
Recognized chord
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