Korg Pa588, User Manual

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Style Play operating mode
Main page (Normal view)
Recognized chord
Displays the recognized chord, when you play a chord on the
keyboard. If no chord abbreviation is shown, it means the
ACCOMP. LED is turned off (see page 12).
Page menu icon
Press the page menu icon to open the menu. See “Page menu” on
page 101 for more information.
Style area
This is where the Style name is shown, together with its tempo
and meter parameters.
Style name
Currently selected Style. Press the Style name to open the Style
Select window. As an alternative, use the STYLE SELECT section
on the control panel.
Style bank
Bank the current Style belongs to.
Style Element meter
Meter of the current Style Element.
Measure number
While the Style is playing, an ‘M’ appears, and it shows the cur-
rent measure number of the current Style Element playing.
While it is in stop, an ‘L’ appears, and it shows the total number
of measures of the current Style Element.
Current beat
Beat number of the current measure, that is currently playing.
Current tempo
Metronome tempo (from 30 to 250). Select this parameter and
use the TEMPO/VALUE dial to change the tempo.
As an alternative, you don’t need to select this parameter; just
keep the SHIFT button pressed and use the DIAL to change the
tempo.
To recall the Tempo stored in the current Style, press the EXIT
and MENU buttons at the same time.
Note: Tempo may change while a Style Element is playing. Each
Style Element may contain Tempo Change data.
Sequencer 1/2 area
This is where Songs assigned to the two onboard sequencers are
shown.
Song name
Name of Songs assigned to Sequencer 1 (S1) and Sequencer 2
(S2). You can select Songs while playing Styles, to have them
ready when switching to Song Play mode.
The icon shows the type of the selected Song.
Standard MIDI File, often abbreviated as SMF
(file extension: *.MID or *.KAR).
Only assignable to Sequencer 1 . A Jukebox file (file
extension: *.JBX) can be assigned to Sequencer 1,
but its name is not shown in this area. The JBX
icon appears, together with the name of the cur-
rently selected Song in the Jukebox list.
Performance/STS area
This is where the latest selected Performance or STS name is
shown.
Selected Performance or STS
This is the latest selected Performance (PERF) or Single Touch
Setting (STS).
Press the name to open the Performance Select window (see
“Performance Select window” on page 76). As an alternative, use
the PERFORMANCE/SOUND SELECT section to select a dif-
ferent Performance.
To select a different STS, use the four SINGLE TOUCH SET-
TING buttons under the display.
Keyboard tracks area
This is where Keyboard tracks are shown.
Style name
Style Element’s meter
Style bank
Measure number
Current
tempo
Current
beat
Sty
Song name
Selected Performance
or STS
Sound
name Track name
Track’s octave transpose
Sound
bank’s icon
Track status
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