Korg PA80, User Manual

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11-1 Song Play operating mode
The Songs and the Standard MIDI File format
11 . S ON G PLAY OPERATIN G MODE
The Song Play operating mode is where you can listen to
Songs (played directly from disk), and play along with the
Song on the four Realtime (Keyboard) tracks (Upper 1-3,
Lower). Since the Pa80 is equipped with two onboard
sequencers, you can play two Songs at the same time. This is
very useful to mix between two Songs during a live perfor-
mance.
THE S ON GS AND THE S TANDARD MIDI FILE
FORMAT
The native Song file format of the Pa80 is the Standard MIDI
File (SMF), an universal standard set by all manufacturers.
You can read these files with any musical instrument or com-
puter.
A difference could be in the sound played by each track. If
you recorded a Song with the Pa80 (Song mode), using only
General MIDI programs, you can play the same Song on vir-
tually any other musical instrument or computer. If you used
KORG native programs, you cannot reproduce the same
sounds on instruments from other brands.
When you read SMFs in Song Play mode, there is no problem
reading files made using only General MIDI sounds. Sounds
could be different when playing a Song made on a different
instrument: despite the wide compatibility of Pa80 with
other, non-standard formats, differences may arise.
If so, go to the Song operating mode and load the SMF. Then,
manually reassign the non-matching Programs, replacing
them with similar Programs on the Pa80. Then, save the SMF
again, and you will be able to play it in Song Play mode with
the correct Programs.
TRAN S PORT CONTROL S
You can use the separate transport controls for each of the
two onboard sequencers. Use the SEQ1 controls for
Sequencer 1, and SEQ2 controls for Sequencer 2. See
“SEQUENCER TRANSPORT CONTROLS - SEQ1 and
SEQ2” on page 3-7 for more information).
MIDI CLOCK
In Song Play mode the MIDI Clock is always generated by the
internal sequencer, even if the Clock parameter is set to
External (see “Clock” on page 16-4). Pa80 transmits only the
MIDI Clock message generated by Sequencer 1.
S WITCHIN G BETWEEN S EQUENCER S DURIN G
EDITIN G
When you enter Edit mode, you can edit the selected
sequencer’s parameters. Go to the main page of Song Play
mode, and select the S1 (A buttons) or S2 (B buttons) to
select the sequencer you wish to edit (see “Main page” on
page 11-3).
S ELECTIN G A S ON G COMPO S IN G IT S
PRO G RE SS IVE NUMBER
Each Song on disk (up to 9,999) has a progressive number
assigned. You can see this number before the Song’s name in
the Song Select page.
While in the Main, Song Select, or Lyrics page, the STYLE
section doubles as a numeric keypad. You can use it for com-
posing the 4-digit number corresponding to the Song you
wish to select; the folder selected in the Song Select page will
become the current folder. This way, you can speed up the
Song retrieval, when you are using an hard disk filled with
midifiles.
Selecting a Song in the Song Select page
1 . Open the Song Select page.
2.
Select the disk and open the folder containing the Song
to be selected. This folder will be used also in the Main
and Lyrics page.
3.
Compose the 4-digit number corresponding to the Song
you wish to select (for example: if the Song is number
“1043”, dial 1, 0, 4, 3).
After the fourth digit has been inserted, the window
automatically disappears, and the Song is selected.
• If the Song number is just 1, 2 or 3-digit long, dial the
number, then press ENTER to confirm (for example: if
the Song is number “52”, dial 5, 2, ENTER).
Note: If no Song corresponds to the dialed number, the
“Song not available” message appears. Press any button to
make it disappear.
Selecting a Song in the Main page
While the S1 or S2 field is selected, compose the number
corresponding to the Song you wish to select. The current
folder is the one selected in the Song Select page.
Selecting a Song in the Lyrics page
Compose the number corresponding to the Song you wish
to select. The current folder is the one selected in the Song
Select page.
REALTIME AND S EQUENCER TRACK S
The Pa80 is equipped with a double sequencer. Each Song
can play a maximum of 16 tracks, for a total of 32 sequencer
tracks.
In addition, you can play on the keyboard with four addi-
tional Realtime tracks (Upper 1-3 and Lower). You can edit
the Volume, Mute status, and Program selection for these
tracks on the main page of the Song Play mode.
0001 MYSONG.MID
Song number:
000-