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Also See for PA Quick manual https://www.osegredodovitorio.com/ – 96 pages. Table Of Contents. Reference Guide. Table of Contents. Previous Page. Next Page. Page 4: Cleaning The Display Be sure to save important data to the internal memory or the manual.

Korg is not responsible for any eventual differences to an external USB device. Korg will not be responsible for dam- found between the specifications and the contents of the instruc- ages caused by data loss. Page 6 Table of Contents Jukebox Editor Page 8 Table of Contents Page Selecting Elements Selecting elements Style Select window Selecting elements The following windows are shown in the various operating Style Select page menu modes, whenever you try to select a Sound, Performance, Style Touch the page menu icon to open the menu.

Touch a command or Song pilar168. Scroll the lower tabs to the left or the right, when additional tabs In any case, the Pa will try to automatically put on two lines are available but cannot be seen in the display. Use this function to change the name of an existing file or folder. When in Styles and Pads this mode, you can play with Styles i.

Sound name to open the Sound Select window. Note: Tempo may change while a Style Element is playing. Single Touch Set- Touch the Volume tab to select this panel.

Sound name Touch the Pad tab to select this panel. This is where you can Sound assigned to the selected track. Touch anywhere in this assign a different Hit or Sequence Pad to each of the four pads, area to open the Sound Select window, and select a different and see at a glance how pads are programmed.

Page Split Panel Touch anywhere on the keyboard diagram. This menu gives access to the various Style Play edit Each page contains various parameters. While in Style Play mode, the A group is reserved to the Style and Pad track is sent to the output, mixed with the Master tracks, the B group to the Keyboard tracks. Page 27 Perfor- mance or STS. You can program the Quarter Tone scale on the display, or by using the keys on the control panel.

There are two master FXs for group. This is very useful to let a Wet Plate effect assigned. In addition, here you can FX group Selected effect set the polyphony mode for each track. The button corre- sponding to the selected track turns green. This page lets you program a key and dynamic velocity range Reset Track for each of the Keyboard tracks.

If three or more notes are played, only the last two are trilled. You can set the trill speed by using the Tempo parameter see This page lets you program the Ensemble function. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu In this page you can program the Wrap Around point, and turn without selecting a command. The Favorite Styles are contained in ten files, automatically cre- ated by the Pa inside the Style folder in the SYS area of the internal storage memory.

Even if different bank names can appear in the display, these files have fixed names As an alternative to creating Styles on the Pa, you can import Note: While in Record mode, the footswitch is disabled. Page 45 NTT processing see above. Tempo value. They are never trans For example, to delete a snare, keep the D2 note corresponding to the snare pressed. Range from Str. Position the diagram. This menu gives Chord Selected Style Page Use the tabs to select one of the available pages.

For detailed information on the vari- ous types of parameters, see sections starting from page Selected events are highlighted Go Meas. Event Edit: Filter Select an event to be edited by touching it in the display. This is usually a note, that you can edit. This page is where you can select the event types to be shown in the Event Edit page.

Note: These parameters are available only when a Drum or Per- cussion track is selected. Touch this icon to change the status. Play status. The track can be heard. Var1…End2 Single Style Element. Furthermore, you can copy a whole Pad.

Different Expression values can be defined for each Style Ele- In this page you can assign a different Sound to each track of the ment. The Keyboard Range automatically transposes any pattern note that would otherwise play too high or too low in pitch, com- pared to the original acoustic instrument, when transposed by the arranger. Repitch New notes matching the recognized In this page you can assign a Sound to the Pad track, adjust its chord will be played back, by repitching notes Volume CC 07 and Expression CC 11 values, and set vari- already playing.

Drum Drum track. Page Import: Import Groove Tempo. Note: After importing a groove generated by a melody line not by a percussive groove , the imported groove and samples will not be When importing an SMF, parameters like CV Length, Meter, transposed together with the other Style tracks. Page Export Smf Change 00, 11 and 32, can be still programmed in Style Record mode, by using the edit features available.

While the Style Element Track Control edit section is selected, use this command to open the Copy Expression dialog box and copy all Expression values Open this window by choosing the Write Style or Write Pad item assigned to the current Style Element tracks to a different Style from the page menu. Here you can copy the Chord single notes or chords to each track, by playing them on the key- Table of the current Style Element to a different Style Element.

Touch this button to insert a rest. Duration Relative duration of the inserted note. The percentage is always Touch this button to tie the note to be inserted to the previous referred to the step value.

In addition, you can play the keyboard with operating mode. Page 77 This parameter only appears when an MP3 file has been selected. Currently selected Style. You can select a Style while playing Songs, to have it ready when switching to Style Play mode.

You can leave, for exam- ple, the bass track in mute, and let your bassist play it live for the whole show. Use the scrollbar to scroll the list. Select this panel to select a secondary scale for the Keyboard Selected Song tracks.

Pa is equipped with two groups of effect processors A and B. This will help adapting the Pa’s sound to personal Keyboard FX groups. The Save Jukebox File dialog box appears, allowing you to edit the name and save your file. Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Page 89 Sequencer operating mode Sequencer Play – Main page Song area Selected track info area This is where the Song name is shown, together with its tempo This line lets you see the Sound assigned to the selected track.

Not only it is shown on the main page, but also in several edit pages. Overwrite The newly recorded events will replace any exist- ing events.

Page 92 Sequencer operating mode Record mode: Multitrack Sequencer page Meter Multitrack recording procedure This is the basic meter or time signature of the Song. You can Here is the general procedure to follow for the Multitrack edit this parameter only when the Song is empty, i. This parameter The Step Record allows you to create a new Song by entering sin- cannot be edited. You can set a Meter change by using the Insert gle notes or chords to each track. After finishing recording, they Use this parameter to set the quantization during recording.

Tick Smallest position value. Both Pa internal play- This mode lets you enter chords even if you are not a keyboard ers feature a resolution of ticks per quarter.

Page 99 Sequencer operating mode Record mode: Step Backing Sequence page Note: If you replace a chord with a different one, please remember Done button that the Lower track if recorded will not be automatically changed, and may cause a dissonance against the accompaniment.

Done Touch this button to exit the Step Backing Sequence mode. If you select the same note as the Bot- tom and Top parameters, you can select a single percussive Here you can change the Velocity value for the notes. Use this parameter to select one of the six curves, and to specify how the velocity will change over time.

Note: These parameters are available only when the All or Note options are selected. Here you can shift a track forward or backward by just a few ticks or whole measures. Select this command to delete the Song and create a new, blank Song.

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Page 6 Contents Use these knobs to control the Note: This does not work in the Sequencer and Sound modes. In addition to the Song Styles of the Favorite type ment Intro, Variation, Ending to exit the loop or press the can be used to load new Styles from an external device, or to save same button again.

Note: This does not work in Sequencer mode. Page 15 Overview Front Panel Otherwise, press EXIT to return to the main page of the current this mode, chords are detected below the split operating mode, or the current page of the underlying operating point. Page Welcome Welcome!

Live Performing Welcome! Welcome to the world of Korg Pa Professional Arranger! A list of all Korg Distrib- utors can be found in our site.

Page Glossary Of Terms Glossary of Terms Sound Glossary of Terms Before you begin, take a few moments to familiarize yourself Variation with the names and terms we will be using to talk about the vari- For each Style, there are four Variations, to be used for the Verse, ous elements of the Pa Page Performance Sounds and 9 Drum Kits instead of and 1.

Sequencer Every nuance and every detail of the sound can be assigned to a different control, be it the keyboard velocity or a physical controller. Page Interface Basics The following Pa features an easy-to-use graphical user interface, based on example is the Sound Select window.

Here are the basic elements of the user interface. Pages Parameters are grouped into separate pages, to be selected by touching the corresponding tabs on the lower area of the display. Select any of the available options or any- it to open the Text Edit window and edit the name. As an alternative, touch a knob with your finger and keep it held; then move your fingers up or The pages of Pa are grouped in various operating modes. Easy Mode allows you to play Styles appear: and Songs with a simple user interface, free from the many advanced parameters that you will want to learn at a later date.

Touch it to open the the left hand LOW. Page Turning The Instrument On And Listening To The Demos Turning the instrument on and listening to the demos Turning the instrument on and viewing the main screen Turning the instrument on and listening to the demos First of all, turn the instrument on and familiarize with the main screen.

You can also listen to the demos. Page Playing The Demos Turning the instrument on and listening to the demos Playing the demos Playing the demos Listen to the built-in Demo Songs to appreciate the power of the Pa There are several Demo Songs to choose from. The LED of the two buttons will start blinking. Page Playing Sounds Playing Sounds Selecting a Sound and playing it on the keyboard Playing Sounds You can play up to three sounds at the same time on the keyboard. You can also split the keyboard in two parts, to play up to three sounds with your right hand Upper , and one with your left hand Lower.

Note: You can also open The currently the Sound Select window by selected Sound first touching the track to Target track for the appears in the page Please note how the icon appears in the Upper 2 and Upper 3 status boxes. Only tracks Upper 1 and Upper 2 can be heard at this time. Touch the bank icon in the Upper 2 status box, to mute the Upper 2 track again. Full Upper Play the keyboard. Note how the keyboard once again plays the Upper tracks over the entire length of the keyboard.

Page Changing The Split Point Playing Sounds Changing the split point Changing the split point If you are not comfortable with the selected split point, you may set the split point to a different key. Touch the Split tab to see the Split Point panel. Touch the keyboard in the display, then play the lowest note of the Upper section on Hint: As an alternative, the keyboard.

Unlike selecting single Sounds, selecting a Per- formance will recall several Sounds at the same time, the needed effects and transpositions, plus many more parameters useful for playing in a musical situation like the Assignable Switches.

After choosing the Write Performance menu item, the Write Performance dialog box appears. If you like, you may assign a new name to the Performance. Page 47 Selecting and saving Performances Saving your settings to a Performance When you have edited 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. After pressing the EXIT button, the Style Select window closes, and the main screen appears again, with the selected Style ready to go.

Note: Selection windows automatically close You can use either of the following two methods. When the Ending is fin- ished, the Style auto- matically stops. Page Adjusting The Balance Between The Style And The Keyboard Selecting and playing Styles Adjusting the balance between the Style and the keyboard Adjusting the balance between the Style and the keyboard Balancing between the Keyboard and Style tracks may be useful, to gently fade them and adjust their respective volume.

Page Adjusting The Volume Of The Separate Tracks Selecting and playing Styles Adjusting the volume of the separate tracks Adjusting the volume of the separate tracks You can adjust the volume of each of the Style and Keyboard tracks, for example to soften the bass a little, or to make the keyboard solo louder.

Touch the Volume tab to see the Volume panel. For example, try muting all accompaniment tracks, while drums and bass continue to play. The Ensemble function only works in Split mode. 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 Pa off. This window is very similar to the one you can see when pressing the MEDIA button on the con- trol panel, and touching the Load tab to see the Load page.

Be sure the Volume panel is shown, or touch the Volume tab to show it. This is called the Solo function. Page The Songbook Styles. You can add 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. Icons in the Type column will help you identify the type of the entry.

You can change the sorting order by touching one of the labels in a list of names. Touch the Name label… …to alphabetically reorder the names in the list. Capitals are not rel- evant for the search. Edit Keyboard and Style tracks as you prefer, by selecting different Sounds and Effects, or editing any other parameter. Set all the other parameters. You can write the Genre and Artist name. List name Scrollbar Select an entry to be edited from the list Use the vertical arrows to move the selected Touch the Custom List tab to select the Custom List page.

Use the List pop-up menu to select one of the available Custom Lists. The easiest and fastest is to use the Styles to record what you are playing in realtime on the keyboard, while the arranger gives you the accompani- ment tracks. Preparing to record When you enter Backing Sequence Record, the most recently used Style is already selected, and all tracks are ready to record.

Select any of the Variations before starting to record. Select one of the Intros to start with an introduction. Usually, you will record all chord and Style Element changes during the first take, and record Keyboard tracks and Pads during the second take. This window is very similar to the one you can see when pressing the MEDIA button on the con- trol panel, and touch the Save tab to see the Save page.

How to use the Search function Depending on the page you are in, you can search for different types of data.

For example, while in Media mode you can only search for files, while in Style Play or Song Play mode you can search for several different types of data Styles, Songs, Lyrics…. When you see the folder contain- ing the file you are looking for, touch it, then touch the Select button to close the Media win- dow. Touch OK to close the Info dialog box. If you want to return to the main Search page and type a search string again, touch the icon. Page Replacing The Clock Backup Battery Korg is not responsible for any data loss, damage or injury caused by incorrect installation of this part.

Korg will assume no responsibility for any damage or injury resulting from its improper installation or use. Page 91 Replacing the clock backup battery Installation Insert the new battery d into the empty battery slot, being Replace the cover b to the original position.