User’s Manual ENGLISH | OS Ver. 1.
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1 Table of Contents Introduction Raising or lowering the Upper octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Table of Contents Second-take recording (Overdubbing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Saving a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Recording a new Song (MP3 file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Searching files and musical resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 How to use the Search function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Notes about searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Keyboard/Ensemble: Keyboard Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pad/Switch: Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pad/Switch: Assignable Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jukebox Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 174 175 175 176 Sequencer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 Table of Contents Audio & Video: Audio In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Mic: Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Mic: Harmony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Mic: Harmony Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Mic: Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 Welcome! Welcome! Welcome to the world of Korg Pa900 Professional Arranger! Pa900 is one the most powerful arranger available today, both for professional and home entertainment use. Styles and Songs • Over 400 Factory Styles with 4 Variations and 4 Fill In + Break, plus 12 Favorite and 3 User Style banks for unlimited storage of your custom Styles and settings. • Style and Pad Record, including the enhanced “Guitar Mode 2” for even more realistic guitar parts.
What’s in the box Making a safety copy of your data After you buy your Pa900, please check that all the following items are included in the package. If any of the following items is missing, please contact your Korg dealer immediately. Making a safety copy 7 In case you like to customize your Musical Resources (Sounds, Performances and Styles), we suggest you use the Media > Utility > Backup Resources command to make frequent backup copies into compact archives.
8 Overview Front Panel Overview Phones Front Panel When connecting a jack to this connector, the integrated speakers are automatically turned off. The AUDIO OUT will however continue to work. Speakers Joystick Lever The integrated speakers give a faithful reproduction of the sound of Pa900. They are automatically deactivated when inserting a jack into the PHONES connector.
Overview 9 Introduction Front Panel Y– Move the joystick backward, to trigger the function assigned in Sound mode. control, whose effective maximum value is determined by the MASTER VOLUME knob position. Volume Controls When moved, a magnified version of a virtual slider appears in the display, for more accurate adjustment. Use these knobs to control the master volume, and to balance between the Keyboard and the Style or the Song.
10 Overview Front Panel Mode Selection Each of these buttons recalls one of the instrument’s operating modes. When selected, each mode excludes all the others. Songs, to let you experience the sonic power of the Pa900. To exit from this mode, press any of the MODE buttons. Special Mode Buttons These buttons are used to recall global settings and manage files.
Front Panel Each button (Style banks) contains five pages, each with up to eight Styles. Repeatedly press a STYLE button to cycle between the available pages. the chord. Thus, you can specify to the arranger composite chords such as “Am7/G” or “F/C”. Off By keeping one of these buttons pressed for about one second, the “Write Current Style Settings” dialog box will appear. This button lets you cycle between the following functions.
12 Overview Front Panel SEQUENCER MODE Toggles between Song tracks 1-8 and Song tracks 9-16. STS Section Use the STS (Single Touch Settings) buttons to assign Sounds to the keyboard. STS 1-4 buttons PAD 1-4 STOP Each Pad button corresponds to a dedicated Pad track. Use these buttons to trigger up to four sounds or sequences at the same time. • Press a single PAD button to trigger a single sound or sequence. • Press more PAD buttons to trigger several sounds or sequences.
Overview Front Panel In Jukebox mode (Player 1), keep the SHIFT button pressed, and press these buttons to scroll to the previous or next Song in the Jukebox list (see “Jukebox Editor” on page 175). (HOME) Sends the Song Position back to the beginning of the Song. In Sequencer mode, if you set a “Start from” measure other than 1, the Song Position goes back to that measure (see “Start from” on page 178). VARIATION 1-4 buttons Each of these buttons selects one of the four Variations of the current Style.
14 Overview Front Panel Note: This button only works while in Style Play mode. Tap Tempo: When the Style is not playing, you can “beat” the tempo on this button. Tap as many times as the Time Signature’s numerator (for example, four times with a 4/4 Time Signature, or three times with a 3/4 one). At the end, the accompaniment starts playing, using the “tapped in” tempo. Reset: If you press this button while the Style is playing back, the Style pattern goes immediately back to the beginning of measure 1.
Front Panel EXIT On When you select a different Style or Performance, or select a different Song, the Tempo will not change. You can still manually change it, by using the TEMPO +/– buttons, or select the Tempo value and change it by using the VALUE dial. Off When you select a different Style or Performance, or select a different Song, the memorized Tempo will be automatically selected.
16 Overview Front Panel FULL (both LEDs On) Chords are detected on the full keyboard range. You must always play three or more notes to let the arranger recognize a chord. (You can use this mode even when the Split keyboard mode is selected). The “Fingered” Chord Recognition Mode is automatically selected (see “Chord Recognition” on page 252). OFF No chords detected. After pressing START/STOP, only the Drum and Percussion accompaniment tracks will play.
Front Panel 17 STYLE CHANGE MIC ON/OFF This button turns the Style Change function on or off. Press this button to turn the microphone input on or off. The LED shows the status of the microphone section. On Off When you select a Performance, the Style might change according to which Style is memorized onto the Performance. When you select a Performance, the Style will remain the same. Only Keyboard tracks (Sounds, Effects…) will be changed.
18 Overview Front Panel Standby On/Off STANDBY Use this button to let the instrument exit (LED off) or enter (LED on) standby. Press it briefly to let the instrument exit standby. In case there are User Sounds based on User PCM Samples, loading may take some time. Keep it pressed for about one second to let it enter standby. Warning: When the instrument is in standby mode, it is still connected to the power line. Accessing the inside of the instrument can be dangerous.
Overview Rear Panel 19 Music stand Music stand holes A music stand comes standard with your Pa900. Insert its legs into these two dedicated holes. Introduction Rear Panel MIDI over USB is supported, so you can use this connector instead of the MIDI ports. The drivers for PC and Mac, needed to make full use of this type of connection, are supplied in the Accessory Disc that comes with the instrument, or can be downloaded from our web site. Pedals Use these connectors to connect various types of pedals.
20 Overview Rear Panel LEFT, RIGHT Use these line-level outputs to send the final stereo mix to an external device. Connect either of them to output the signal in mono. Adjust the output level with the MASTER VOLUME knob. Connect two mono cables to these outputs. Connect the other end of the cables to a stereo channel of your mixer, two mono channels, two powered monitors, or the CD, LINE IN or TAPE/ AUX input of your audio system.
21 Start up Connecting the AC power cord Connect the supplied power cord to the dedicated socket on the rear of the instrument. Then, plug it into a wall socket. You don’t need to worry about the local voltage, since the Pa900 uses a universal power adapter. When the cable is connected to the power, the instrument automatically enters standby mode. Turning the instrument on (or in standby) Press the STANDBY button on the front panel to let the instrument exit standby.
22 Start up Loudspeakers Loudspeakers The music stand Pa900 is fitted with four powerful, high-quality integrated speakers and a bass-reflex box, powered by a 20+20 Watt amplification system. A music stand comes standard with your Pa900. Insert its legs into the two dedicated holes on the rear panel, as shown in the illustration: The overall volume can be controlled via the MASTER VOLUME knob.
Sound 23 Glossary of Terms Before you begin, take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the names and terms we will be using to talk about the various elements of the Pa900. In this section, you will find a brief description of various key elements of the Pa900. A professional arranger (Pa) keyboard uses different terminology than a traditional synthesizer or workstation.
24 Glossary of Terms Performance mance. Four STS (Single Touch Settings) can be saved with each Style or SongBook Entry. Ensemble By turning the Ensemble feature on, a single note played on one of the Keyboard tracks will be embellished by additional notes to create a complete chord voicing. The Ensemble knows which notes to add by looking at the chord that you are playing.
25 Interface basics Color TouchView graphical user interface Pa900 features our exclusive easy-to-use TouchView graphic interface, based on a touch‐panel LCD screen. By touching items on the LCD screen, you can select pages, tabs, and parameters, and set parameter values via on‐screen menus and buttons. Here are the basic elements of the user interface. Overlapping windows Several windows, like the Style Select or Pad Select, the Global, the Media, or the Lyrics, overlap the current window.
26 Interface basics Color TouchView graphical user interface Pop-up menus Editable names When an arrow appears next to a parameter name, touch it to open a pop-up menu. Select any of the available options (or anywhere else on the screen to make the menu disappear). When the (Text Edit) button appears next to a name, touch it to open the Text Edit window and edit the name. Checkboxes This kind of parameters are on/off switches. Touch them to change their status.
Operative modes Virtual knobs To change a virtual knob’s position, select it, then use the VALUE dial to change its position. As an alternative, touch a knob with your finger and keep it held; then move your fingers up (or right) to rotate it clockwise, or move it down (or left) to rotate the knob counter-clockwise. 27 Operative modes The pages of Pa900 are grouped in various operating modes. Each mode is accessed by pressing the corresponding button in the MODE section on the control panel.
28 Easy Mode Easy Mode If you have never used an arranger before, we suggest you to switch to the Easy Mode. Easy Mode allows you to play Styles and Songs with a simple user interface, free from the many advanced parameters that you will want to learn at a later date.
29 The Style Play page in detail To see this page, press the STYLE PLAY button. Style name and info. Touch the Style’s name to open the Style Select window and choose a different Style. Tempo. Use the TEMPO buttons to change it. Length of the accompaniment pattern, and current beat. Performance or STS. Touch it to open the Performance Select window and choose a different Performance. Sounds on the keyboard will change. Voice Processor Preset. Touch here to choose a different Preset.
Easy Mode 30 The Song Play page in detail The Song Play page in detail To see this page, press the SONG PLAY button. Song assigned to Player 1. Touch it to open the Song Select window and choose a different Song. Tempo. Use the TEMPO buttons to change it. Meter (or Time Signature) and current beat. Song assigned to Player 2. Touch it to open the Song Select window and choose a different Song. Performance or STS. Touch it to open the Performance Select window and choose a different Performance.
32 Turning the instrument on Turning the instrument on and viewing the main screen Turning the instrument on First of all, turn the instrument on and familiarize with the main screen. You can also listen to the demos. Display Standby (On/Off) button Turning the instrument on and viewing the main screen 1 Turn Pa900 on (exit from standby) by pressing the STANDBY button located in the control panel.
Connecting and calibrating the Damper pedal Programming the Damper pedal 33 Connecting and calibrating the Damper pedal If you want to play Piano, you will want to connect a Damper pedal to sustain notes while playing. You can connect a Korg PS1, PS3 or DS1H to the DAMPER connector on the back of the instrument.
34 4 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 pedals. 5 Touch the “Calibration” button in the Damper section, to make the “Damper & Pedal/ Footswitch 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.
Playing the Demo Starting and stopping the Demo 35 Playing the Demo Listen to the built-in Demo Songs to appreciate the power of Pa900. There are several Demo Songs to choose from. Starting and stopping the Demo Here is how to start, choose and stop the Demo Songs. 1 Press the STYLE PLAY and SONG PLAY buttons together. The LED of the two buttons will start blinking. Pa900 will be set in Demo mode. At this point, if no other button is pressed, all the Demo Songs will be played back.
36 Playing the Demo Starting and stopping the Demo 3 Choose one of the Demo. To stop it, touch the STOP button on the display. 4 Exit from the Demo mode by pressing any one of the MODE buttons.
Playing Sounds Selecting a Sound and playing it on the keyboard 37 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). Quick Guide Split button Performance section Selecting a Sound and playing it on the keyboard 1 Be sure the Upper 1 track is selected and set to play. A selected track is shown with a white background.
38 3 Playing Sounds Selecting a Sound and playing it on the keyboard Touch the Upper 1 track’s area in the display to open the Sound Select window. Type of Sounds. Sound’s name The currently selected Sound appears in the page header. Target track for the selected Sound i Note: You can also open the Sound Select window by first touching the track to which to assign the new Sound, then pressing the SOUND SELECT Sound bank icon The selected Sound is highlighted. Touch a Sound’s name to select it.
Playing Sounds Playing two or three Sounds at the same time 39 Playing two or three Sounds at the same time You can layer all three Upper tracks and play them on the keyboard. Please note how the icon appears in the Upper 2 and Upper 3 status boxes. These tracks will not be heard. 1 Touch the icon in the Upper 2 status box, to set the Upper 2 track to play. 2 Quick Guide After touching in this area, the icon disappears. The Upper 2 track will be set to play and will be heard. Play the keyboard.
40 6 Playing Sounds Playing two or three Sounds at the same time 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. 7 Touch the bank icon in the Upper 2 status box, to mute the Upper 2 track again. 8 Play the keyboard. 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.
Playing Sounds Playing different Sounds with your left and right hand 41 Playing different Sounds with your left and right hand You can play a single Sound with your left hand, in addition to playing up to three Sounds with your right hand. Press the SPLIT button to turn its LED on, and split the keyboard in the Lower (left hand) and Upper (right hand) parts. Upper Lower 2 Be sure the Lower track is set to play. If the Lower track is muted, touch its icon to make it disappear from this area.
42 4 Playing Sounds Playing different Sounds with your left and right hand Return to the full keyboard playing mode by pressing the SPLIT button to turn its LED off. (Full) Upper 5 Play the keyboard. Note how the keyboard once again plays the Upper tracks over the entire length of the keyboard.
Playing Sounds Changing the split point 43 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. 2 Touch the keyboard in the display, then play the lowest note of the Upper section on the keyboard. i Hint: As an alternative, keep the SPLIT button pressed to open the Split Point dialog.
44 Playing Sounds Raising or lowering the Upper octave Raising or lowering the Upper octave If all Upper tracks sound too high or too low, you can quickly change which octave they are playing in. 1 Use the UPPER OCTAVE buttons on the control panel, to transpose all Upper tracks at the same time. i Note: The Octave Transpose value for each of the keyboard track is shown under the Sound’s name. Each time you press this button, the pitch will be lowered by one octave.
Selecting and saving Performances Selecting a Performance 45 Selecting and saving Performances Performances are the musical heart of Pa900. Unlike selecting single Sounds, selecting a Performance 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). Performance can be considered a snapshot of the current situation. You can save these settings to a Performance memory location.
46 2 Selecting and saving Performances Saving your settings to a Performance Select one of the Performances in the Performance Select window, then press the EXIT button to close the window. After pressing the EXIT button, the Performance Select window closes, and the main screen appears again. Sounds, Effects, and other settings, change according to the setting memorized in the selected Performance. Note: Selection windows may automatically close after a selection.
Selecting and saving Performances Saving your settings to a Performance 2 47 If you like, you may assign a new name to the Performance. Use the ‘<–’ and ‘–>’ buttons or the DIAL to move the cursor. Touch the ‘Backspace’ symbol to delete just a single character, ‘Clear’ to delete the whole string. Use the alphabetic characters to enter text. (Text Edit) symbol to open the Text Edit dialog box. 3 Touch the Shift key to switch between capitals and small characters.
48 Selecting and saving the “My Setting” Performance Selecting the startup parameters (the "My Setting" Performance) Selecting and saving the “My Setting” Performance There is a special Performance, where you can save your preferred startup settings for things like Keyboard Sounds, Effects, Transposition, Assignable Switches. This Performance is automatically selected when the instrument is turned on (exit from standby). It is called the “My Setting” Performance.
Drawbars Choosing a Drawbars Preset 49 Drawbars Organ Performance bank Choosing a Drawbars Preset Here is how to select and use the Drawbars. 1 Press the ORGAN button in the PERFORMANCE section to open the Performance Select window, and choose the “DWB Organ Y+” Performance. While you could assign the DRAWBARS Sound to an Upper track, choosing a Performance will also give you all the preset settings for the drawbars. 2 Play the keyboard to hear a realistic electro-magnetic organ sound.
50 Drawbars Editing the Drawbars Preset Editing the Drawbars Preset You can edit the Drawbars settings memorized in the selected Performance, and save it to the same or a new Performance. 1 While in the main screen, touch the DRAWBARS Sound to open the Sound Select window, then touch the selected DRAWBARS Sound to open the Drawbars Setting page. 2 Drag the virtual sliders to change the various drawbar settings.
Drawbars Editing the Drawbars Preset 3 51 Touch the “Tone/Noise” tab, and try the sound parameters of the second page. Timbre Volume of the noise generated when pressing or releasing the keys 4 When you have found some settings that you like, keep one of the ORGAN Performance buttons pressed to open the Write Performance window, and save your settings to a Performance. 5 Press the EXIT button to go back to the main page.
52 Selecting and playing Styles Selecting and playing a Style Selecting and playing Styles Pa900 is an arranger, i.e. a musical instrument providing automatic accompaniments, or arrangements. Each arrangement style is called, as a consequence, a Style. A Style is made of several Style Elements (Intro, Variation, Fill, Break, Ending), corresponding to the various sections of a song. By selecting Style Elements, you can make your playing more varied and musical.
Selecting and playing Styles Selecting and playing a Style 2 53 Select a Style from the Style Select window. After pressing the EXIT button, the Style Select window closes, and the main screen appears again, with the selected Style ready to go. Be sure one of the Chord Scan modes is selected. Quick Guide 3 For chord scanning to work, either of both LEDs must be turned on.
54 Selecting and playing Styles Tempo Tempo While a Tempo setting is saved with each Style or Performance, you can change it to be whatever you like. You can use either of the following two methods. • 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.
Selecting and playing Styles Intro, Variation, Fill, Break, Ending 55 Intro, Variation, Fill, Break, Ending When playing Styles, you can select various “Style Elements” to cover the various sections of a song. A Style is made of three Intros (or two Intros and a Count-In), up to four basic patterns (Variations), four Fills, a Break, and three Endings. 1 Make sure the SYNCHRO-START LED is turned on (otherwise, press the button to turn it on).
56 6 Selecting and playing Styles Single Touch Settings (STS) When you like to stop playing, press one of the ENDING buttons to stop the Style with an Ending. When the Ending is finished, the Style automatically stops. Single Touch Settings (STS) Each Style or SongBook Entry may come with up to four Keyboard track settings, called the STS (short for “Single Touch Settings”). STSs are very similar to Performances, but they are fine-tuned to the Style or SongBook Entry they are associated to.
Selecting and playing Styles The Pads 6 Then press the various VARIATION buttons, and see how an STS is automatically selected when the corresponding Variation is selected. 7 Press the STS MODE again to turn its LED on (or off). 57 Quick Guide The Pads Each Style or SongBook Entry can assign different sounds or patterns to the four PADS. These sounds or patterns can be played along with the Keyboard and Style tracks.
58 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. • While the Style is playing, use the BALANCE knob to balance between the Keyboard (KBD) and Style’s Accompaniment (ACC) volume. This knob also balances between the Keyboard and the Pad tracks.
Selecting and playing Styles Turning the Style tracks on/off 3 59 To separately adjust each Style track, press the TRACK SELECT button to change the track’s view. i 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. In Style view, all separate Style tracks are shown, and their volume can be adjusted by dragging the corresponding sliders.
60 Selecting and playing Styles Adding harmony notes to your right-hand melody with the ENSEMBLE function 4 To mute/unmute each single Style track, first press TRACK SELECT to switch to the Style Tracks view, then repeat the above procedure. 5 Press the TRACK SELECT button again to go back to the Normal view. Adding harmony notes to your right-hand melody with the ENSEMBLE function Chords played with your left hand may be applied to the right-hand melody.
Selecting and playing Styles Adding harmony notes to your right-hand melody with the ENSEMBLE function 5 61 When the right harmonization type has been selected, press the EXIT button to go back to the main page. While in an Edit page, press EXIT to go back to the Main page of the current operating mode. Press the ENSEMBLE button again to turn its LED off. The automatic harmonization will be turned off.
62 Selecting and playing Styles The Chord Sequencer The Chord Sequencer In case you need both hands free for playing a solo while a Style is playing, you can record a Chord Sequence and let Pa900 play the chords for you. 1 Press the START/STOP button to set the Style to play. 2 Press the BASS INV. and M. BASS (RECORD) buttons together to start recording. 3 Start recording your Chord Sequence at the beginning of the next measure. While recording, you will see a red flashing icon in the display.
Selecting and playing Styles The Chord Sequencer Press the MEMORY and BASS INV. (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 set Pa900 to standby.
64 Song Play Selecting a Song to play Song Play Pa900 is equipped with two onboard Players that can be run at the same time to mix different Songs. The Players can read Songs in Standard MIDI File (MID), Karaoke™ (KAR) and MP3 format. It may be of great interest to singers and guitar players to know that if a Standard MIDI File or an MP3 file contains lyrics and chords, they can be seen in the display. Lyrics can also be seen on an external video monitor.
Song Play Selecting a Song to play 2 65 Touch the Player 1 area to open the Song Select window. This window is very similar to the one you can see when pressing the MEDIA button on the control panel, and touching the Load tab to see the Load page. This page is, however, “filtered” to only show Song files. 3 Quick Guide i Hint: As an alternative, you can open the Song Select window by pressing the SELECT button in the PLAYER 1 section on the control panel.
66 Song Play Playing back a Song Playing back a Song Once a Song has been selected, it may be played back by the Player. 1 Be sure the X-Fader is completely moved to the left (toward Player 1). 2 Press the (PLAY/STOP) button in the PLAYER 1 section to start playback. After pressing the (PLAY/STOP) button, the button’s LED turns on, and the measure counter begins to show the current measure number. 3 Use the PLAYER 1 control section to control the Song’s playback.
Song Play Changing the tracks’ volume 67 Changing the tracks’ volume 1 Be sure the Volume panel is shown, or touch the Volume tab to show it. 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. Quick Guide While playing back a Standard MIDI File, you may wish to change each track’s volume, to create a mix “on the fly”.
68 4 Song Play Changing the tracks’ volume Press the TRACK SELECT button once to see tracks 1-8 (Track 1-8 view). i Note: Changes to Song tracks will not be saved, and are reset each time you press the (Home) button, or you select a different Marker. To save changes, you must edit the Song in Sequencer mode. In Track 1-8 view, the first 8 tracks of the selected Song are shown. 5 Press TRACK SELECT once again to see tracks 9-16 (Track 9-16 view).
Song Play Turning the Song tracks on/off Touch each track’s channel strip, to see each track’s detail in the Track Info line. Selected track • Assigned Sound. Touch it to open the Sound Select window. Sound bank Program Change Also, you can see which type of Sound is assigned to each track in the Sound area of the Track 1-8 and Track 9-16 views. Octave Transpose Sound bank icons. Touch to open the Sound Select window.
70 Song Play Soloing a track Soloing a track Opposite to the above, you may want to make a single track of a Standard MIDI File play alone. This is called the Solo function. 1 While the Song is playing, keep the SHIFT button pressed and touch the track you want to listen to in Solo mode. 2 To set all tracks back to the Play status, keep the SHIFT button pressed again, and touch the track that is currently in Solo mode.
Song Play Removing the Melody track from a Standard MIDI File or the Lead Vocal from an MP3 file 4 When done, you can press the ASSIGNABLE SWITCH 1 to unmute the Song’s Melody track and let the original MIDI instrument play the Melody line again, or press the ASSIGNABLE SWITCH 2 to deactivate the Vocal Remover and let the original lead singer’s voice appear again. 5 Stop the Player.
72 Song Play Mixing two Songs Mixing two Songs You can select two Songs at the same time, and mix them by using the X-FADER slider. 1 Touch the Player 1 area to open the Song Select window and select the Song to be played by Player 1. Touch Select to confirm. 2 Once a Song is assigned to Player 1, touch the Player 2 area once to select it, and a second time to open the Song Select window. Select a Song to be assigned to Player 2, and touch Select to confirm.
The SongBook Selecting the desired Entry from the Main List 73 The SongBook One of the most powerful features of Pa900 is the onboard music database, that allows you to organize your Styles and Songs for easy retrieving. Each Entry of this database may include the artist, title, genre, number, key, tempo, and meter (time signature) of a specified song.
74 2 The SongBook Displaying Artist or Genre Browse through the Entries. Icons in the Type column will help you identify the type of the Entry. The Genre column is shown by default, but you can switch to the Artist column (see “Displaying Artist or Genre” below). 3 When the Entry you are looking for becomes visible in the display, select it and touch the Select button in the display.
The SongBook Sorting Entries 75 Sorting Entries You can change the order of the Entries shown in the display. 1 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. 2 Quick Guide You can do the same by touching the Type, Name, Genre, Artist, Key, Number, Tempo or Meter label. Each time you touch the same label again, the order changes between ascending and descending.
76 The SongBook Searching for Entries For example, you may want to find all songs containing the word “love” in the title (in any position in the string). If so, select the ‘Name’ criterion, and enter the word ‘love’. Capitals are not relevant for the search. 3 Touch OK in the 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.
The SongBook Adding Entries 77 Adding Entries You can add your own Entries to the SongBook database. 1 Go to the Style Play or Song Play mode, depending on the type of Entry you want to add to the SongBook database. 2 Select the Style, Standard MIDI File or MP3 file to be added to the SongBook. Assign the Song to Player 1 (only Songs assigned to Player 1 will be saved to the SongBook Entry.
78 The SongBook Editing the Entries While in the Book Edit 1 page, you will be able to see the name of the selected Style or Song, and choose whether to replace them or not. Name of the Style or Song file linked to the Entry. Name of the Entry Song Selection number (ID number for numeric selection) If checked, the current Style track settings, or the path of the Song file (shown on the right), are saved with the Entry. If unchecked, current settings are left unchanged.
6 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. 7 Touch the (Text Edit) button to assign a name to the Entry, then touch OK to save the Entry to the SongBook database. Select Rename/Overwrite to replace an existing Entry. This option is automatically selected when editing an existing Entry; it cannot be selected when saving a new Entry. Warning: the older Entry will be deleted! Entry’s name.
80 3 The SongBook Creating a Custom List 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. Use the scroll bar or the VALUE DIAL to see all the Songs in the list. Keep SHIFT pressed and touch the Up/Down arrow to jump to the next/previous alphabetic section.
The SongBook Selecting and using a Custom List 81 Selecting and using a Custom List After having created one or more Custom Lists, you can select one and use it for your show. 1 Touch the Custom List tab to select the Custom List page. 2 Use the List pop-up menu to select one of the available Custom Lists. Entry in play. To select a different one, highlight it and touch the Select button in the display. Use the List pop-up menu to select one of the available Custom Lists.
82 Singing with a microphone Connecting a microphone Singing with a microphone Pa900 features a high-quality microphone input for a dynamic microphone. It also features a powerful digital voice processor, based on technologies developed by TC Helicon, including dedicated effects and three-part harmonization.
Singing with a microphone Setting up your voice tone 4 Connect a microphone. 5 Turn the MIC switch on, and slightly increase the MIC VOLUME level. Sing into the microphone, and adjust the MIC GAIN until you achieve the correct settings. 83 Adjust the input level by using the MIC GAIN knob next to the LEFT audio input. Sing into the microphone, and watch at the AUDIO IN LED on the control panel – it ought to stay green.
84 2 Singing with a microphone Setting up your voice tone To filter out the “boominess”, use the “Low Cut Freq.” parameter and remove some bass frequencies. Start with the lowest frequency, and then try to up in case it does not solve the problem. In some cases, boominess can be solved by singing a bit farther from the microphone. 3 Then, touch the Global Dyn./EQ tab and adjust the level and tone of your voice. The Global Dynamics/EQ page appears.
Singing with a microphone Choosing a Voice Processor Preset 85 Choosing a Voice Processor Preset You can add several effects to your voice, and you can set them up quickly through the Voice Processor Presets. These are memories containing all the settings for the Voice Processor effects. You can customize these memories at will. 1 Press the PRESET button in the MIC SETTING sections, and choose one of the Presets from the VP Preset Select window.
86 Singing with a microphone Applying harmony to your voice while playing with the Styles Applying harmony to your voice while playing with the Styles You can let Pa900 add automatically-generated harmonies to your lead voice, with up to three backing voices. Each VP Preset may contain a different harmonization style (for example, changing the number of voices, or the way notes are reveiced from the keyboard, a Style or a Song). Here, we will use a VP Preset set to sing over a Style.
Singing with a microphone Balancing the voice, effects and tracks level 87 Balancing the voice, effects and tracks level When all effects have been set, you can balance your voice against the effects, the Styles and the Songs. 1 If you like, start a Style or Song. 2 Adjust the microphone’s final volume by using the MIC VOLUME knob. The position of the MIC VOLUME knob is not saved to memory, so it remains consistent when selecting different Styles, Performances, Songs or Voice Processor settings.
88 Recording a new Song (Standard MIDI File) Preparing the Style and Sounds Recording a new Song (Standard MIDI File) There are several ways to create a Song on the Pa900. 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 accompaniment tracks.
Recording a new Song (Standard MIDI File) Accessing the Backing Sequence (Quick Record) mode 2 89 Press the RECORD button to open the Song Record Mode Select dialog box. Press the RECORD button, to open the Song Record Mode Select dialog box Select the Backing Sequence (Quick Record) option and touch OK to enter the Backing Sequence Record mode. Quick Guide 3 After having chosen the Backing Sequence (Quick Record) option, the Backing Sequence Record page appears.
90 Recording a new Song (Standard MIDI File) Setting the Record parameters Setting the Record parameters When you enter Backing Sequence Record, the latest selected Style and Sounds are already selected, and all tracks are ready to record. You could simply start recording as if you were playing in realtime with the Styles. However, there are some further settings that you may want to do. • If you like, adjust any editable parameter in the display.
Recording a new Song (Standard MIDI File) Recording 4 91 When finished recording your Song, press the (PLAY/STOP) button in the PLAYER 1 section to exit recording, and return to the main page of the Sequencer mode. After pressing the PLAY/STOP button, the main page of the Sequencer mode will appear again. While in the main page of the Sequencer mode, press the the PLAYER 1 section to listen to the recorded Song.
92 Recording a new Song (Standard MIDI File) Second-take recording (Overdubbing) Second-take recording (Overdubbing) You may want to record an additional “grouped” track, or replace a bad-recorded track with a new one. A good idea may be to record all chords and Style Element changes during the first take, then record Keyboard tracks and Pads during the second take. 1 Press the RECORD button to enter Record mode again.
Recording a new Song (Standard MIDI File) Saving a Song 2 93 Select the Save Song command to open the Save Song window. This window is very similar to the one you can see when pressing the MEDIA button on the control panel, and touch the Save tab to see the Save page. This page is, however, “filtered” to only see Song files. After you select the Save song command, the Save Song page appears. Select a device and folder where you want to save your Song. Use the scroll bar to see all Songs in the list.
94 Recording a new Song (MP3 file) Recording a new Song (MP3 file) With Pa900, you can record your performance as an MP3 file. Keep in mind what follows: • All you play on the keyboard, the Styles and the Standard MIDI Files performed by the Players will be recorded. • Any audio signal entering the Audio Inputs is recorded (single microphone input with the “Mic In to Voice Processor” option selected, or the Left and Right line inputs with the “Audio In to Direct Out” option selected.
Recording a new Song (MP3 file) 6 If you like, you can press the EXIT button to exit this dialog box and navigate through the Style Play and Song Play pages, without stopping to record. 7 To access the dialog box again, and see the file length or stop recording, press SHIFT+REC again. 95 During recording, if you exit from the MP3 Record dialog box while still recording, a red recorder icon will flash in the display.
96 Searching files and musical resources How to use the Search function Searching files and musical resources With Pa900, you can press the SEARCH button to search for files or musical resources. 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…).
Searching files and musical resources How to use the Search function 3 97 In case you are searching for a file in a disk, touch the “Browse” button to open the Media window. When you see the folder containing the file you are looking for, touch it, then touch the Select button to close the Media window. The name of the selected folder will be shown in the title bar of the Search window.
98 6 Searching files and musical resources Notes about searching You can touch one of the found items to select it, and then touch the “Info” button to see information on it. Touch OK to close the Info dialog box. 7 If you want to return to the main Search page and type a search string again, touch the icon. Otherwise, 8 If you have found what you were looking for, touch its name and then touch the “Select” command.
100 Selecting elements Style Select window Selecting elements The following windows are shown in the various operating modes, whenever you try to select a Sound, Performance, Style or Song. Style Select page menu Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command.
Selecting elements Sound Select window 101 Rename Favorite Sound sets Choose this command to edit the name of the Favorite Style banks. Selected set of Sounds. Factory Sounds are the Sounds supplied as standard. Legacy Sounds are Sounds compatible with older Pa-Series models. GM are Drum Kits mapped according to the General MIDI 2 or XG standards. User Sounds are custom-created or edited Sounds. Side tabs (banks) Use these tabs to select a bank of Sounds.
102 Selecting elements Performance Select window Performance Select page menu Performance Select window To open the Performance Select window, touch the Performance area whereas it appears in the display, or one of the PERFORMANCE buttons on the control panel. Use the PERFORMANCE buttons to go directly to the selected bank. Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command.
Selecting elements STS Select Pad Select page menu Directory Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command. This is the list of the selected device’s content. 103 File status The commands are the same seen for the Style Select window’s page menu. Type of the file or folder STS Select File or folder name Use the scrollbar to scroll the list items.
104 Selecting elements Song Select window Storage device Use this menu to select one of the available storage devices. Device Type USB Optional device connected to the rear USB Host port While in any page of the Song Play mode, press the SELECT button in the corresponding PLAYER section twice to open the keypad. Note: If no Song corresponds to the dialed number, the “Song not available” message will appear. The actual name (label) of the device appears within square brackets ([]).
Selecting elements Song Select window 105 Show Song Number Rename Check this option to make the Song’s progressive ID number appear in the list, next to each Song. (Only available when an item is selected in a list) Use this function to change the name of an existing file or folder. You cannot change the 3-character extension of files and “.SET” folders, since they are used to identify the type of file or folder. Show Song Extension Check this option to make the file extension (“*.mid”, “*.kar”, “*.
106 Style Play mode Start-up settings Style Play mode The Style Play mode is the boot-up operating mode. When in this mode, you can play along with the Styles (i.e. automatic accompaniments), using up to four tracks (Upper 1-3 and Lower) to play on the keyboard. You can choose different Sounds and Effects by selecting Performances and STSs. Four Pads will provide single-shot sounds or repeating patterns in sync with the Style.
Style Play mode Main page 107 Recognized chord Main page This is the page you see when you turn the instrument on. To access this page from another operating mode, press the STYLE PLAY button. To return to this page from one of the Style Play edit pages, press the EXIT button. Keyboard tracks area Style area Page header Page menu icon Displays the recognized chord, when you play a chord on the keyboard.
108 Style Play mode Main page You can prevent Tempo from changing by turning the TEMPO LOCK LED on. • If the track is already selected (white background), touch the Sound name to open the Sound Select window. Note: Since Style Elements may contain Tempo Change data, Tempo may change while a Style Element is playing. • If the track is not selected (dark background), first select it, then touch the Sound name to open the Sound Select window.
Style Play mode STS Name panel 109 STS Name panel Volume panel Touch the STS Name tab to select this panel. Single Touch Settings (STS) are memory locations intended for quickly choosing Keyboard Sounds, contained in each Style or SongBook Entry. While in this panel, you can see the name of the four STSs belonging to the latest selected Style or SongBook Entry. Touch one of the names to select the corresponding STS. Touch the Volume tab to select this panel.
110 Style Play mode Volume panel Normal (grouped Style tracks, Keyboard tracks) and the Style Tracks view (separate Style tracks). Track Description Normal View DR/PERC (*) Grouped Drum and Percussion tracks. ACCOMP (*) Grouped Accompaniment tracks (Acc1-5). BASS (*) Grouped Bass Style track. LOWER Lower track. UPPER1…3 Upper tracks. Style Tracks view Press the TRACK SELECT button to switch from the Normal view to the Style Tracks view.
Style Play mode Pad panel 111 Track name Name of the selected track. Sound name Sound assigned to the selected track. Touch anywhere in this area to open the Sound Select window, and select a different Sound. Pad panel Touch the Pad tab to select this panel. This is where you can assign a different Hit or Sequence Pad to each of the four pads, and see at a glance how pads are programmed. For more options, go to the “Pad/Switch: Pad” page (see page 125). Sound bank Bank of the selected Sound.
112 Style Play mode Split panel Split panel Sub-Scale panel Touch the Split tab to select this panel. This is where you can set the split point and activate the Bass Inversion. Touch the Sub-Scale tab to select this panel. This panel replicates the “Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale” edit page (see page 117). . Split Point Use this parameter to select a different split point. A full-range piano keyboard is shown in the display, divided at the selected split point.
Style Play mode Mic panel 113 Mic panel Edit menu Touch the Mic tab to select this panel. This is where you can set the various Voice Processor options. From any page, press the MENU button to open the Style Play edit menu. This menu gives access to the various Style Play edit sections. When in the menu, select an edit section, or press EXIT or STYLE PLAY to exit the menu and return to the main page. To return to the main page, you can also select the Main Page menu item.
114 Style Play mode Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan Page menu icon Dry Touch this icon to open the page menu (see “Page menu” on page 127). Use this checkbox to turn the dry (direct) track signal on or off from the outputs. Parameters area On Each page contains various parameters. Use the tabs to select one of the available pages. For detailed information on the various types of parameters, see sections starting below.
Style Play mode Mixer/Tuning: FX Send 115 Mixer/Tuning: FX Send Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain Pa900 includes two groups of effects (FX A and FX B). While in Style Play mode, the A group is reserved to the Style and Pad tracks, the B group to the Keyboard tracks. In this page you can set the three-band equalization (EQ) for each individual track. Choosing and editing the effects is done in the dedicated Effect section (see “Effects: A/B FX Configuration” on page 119).
116 Style Play mode Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control Mixer/Tuning: Tuning This page lets you reset or bypass the track’s equalization, programmed in the previous page. This page is where you can set the octave transpose and fine tuning for each track. Plus, you can program the Pitch Bend range for each track. Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from the Keyboard to the Style tracks, and vice-versa.
Style Play mode Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale 117 Quarter Tone Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale You can assign a different scale (a sub-scale) to the Keyboard tracks, the Upper tracks or all tracks. This will allow, for example, to play a solo with a particular Quarter Tone tuning, while the backing tracks play in the Equal tuning. This page is where you can program the sub-scale for the selected tracks; a different sub-scale can be associated to each Performance or STS.
118 Style Play mode Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale Note: These settings can be saved to a Performance or STS, as described below. How to use the Quarter Tone function with a footswitch or Assignable Switch How to use the Quarter Tone function with the SC Presets You can assign the “Quarter Tone” function to a footswitch or an Assignable Switch, to program a custom scale in realtime, for example to allow for those sudden scale changes typical of the Arabic music.
Style Play mode Effects: A/B FX Configuration 119 Effects: A/B FX Configuration Effects: Master 1, 2 This page allows you to select the A (Style and Pads) and B (Keyboard) groups of effects. Please use the “FX A” and “FX B” side tabs to switch from one group to the other one. These pages contain the editing parameters for the four effect processors. Here is an example of the FX A page, with the Reverb Wet Plate effect assigned.
120 Style Play mode Track Controls: Mode Both Track Controls: Mode The track plays both the internal sounds and an external instrument connected to the MIDI OUT. Type This page lets you connect each track to the internal sound generator and to external MIDI devices. This is very useful to let a Style track drive an external expander, or play a digital piano with one of Pa900’s Keyboard tracks. In addition, here you can set the polyphony mode for each track. Drum Drum/Percussion track.
Style Play mode Track Controls: Drum Edit 121 Drum Edit parameters Track Controls: Drum Edit Use these parameters to adjust the offset value. In this page you can adjust the volume and edit the main parameters for each family of Drum and Percussion instrument for the selected track. A list of families is shown below. Sound parameters Meaning Volume Instrument’s Volume. EQ Hi Equalization, High band. These parameters can be accessed only on tracks set to the Drum mode (see above).
122 5. Style Play mode Track Controls: Easy Edit While listening to the Style, select the Snare family, then select the Volume parameter, and use the VALUE DIAL to turn the volume completely off. Select Use these buttons to select the track to edit. The button corresponding to the selected track turns green. You’ll notice how all snares stops sounding. 6. Touch the Reset Track button in the display to recall the original Snare’s volume.
Style Play mode Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range 123 Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range Keyboard/Ensemble: Ensemble This page lets you program a key and dynamic (velocity) range for each of the Keyboard tracks. This page lets you program the Ensemble function. This function harmonizes the right-hand melody (played in realtime) using the recognized chords played by the left hand. Key range is useful to create a set of Keyboard tracks playing in different zones of the keyboard.
124 Style Play mode Keyboard/Ensemble: Keyboard Control Trill When two notes are played on the keyboard, this option trills them. 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 below). Repeat The played note is repeated in sync with the Tempo parameter (see below). When playing a chord, only the last note is repeated.
Style Play mode Pad/Switch: Pad 125 Pad/Switch: Pad Pad/Switch: Switch This page lets you select a different hit sound or sequence for each of the four PAD buttons. This page lets you select a different function for each of the ASSIGNABLE SWITCH buttons. Assignments can be saved into the current Style Settings or SongBook Entry. Assignable Switches can be saved into a Performance, STS or SongBook Entry. Note: Each Style or SongBook Entry can change the Pad assignment.
126 Style Play mode Style Controls: Drum/Fill Style Controls: Drum/Fill In this page you can select various general parameters for the Style. Style Controls: Keyboard Range On/Off / Wrap Around In this page you can program the Wrap Around point, and turn on/off the Keyboard Range included in each Style tracks. Drum Mapping (Var.1…Var.4) The Drum Mapping lets you select an alternative arrangement of percussive instruments for the selected Drum Kit, without any additional programming.
Style Play mode Page menu 127 Copy/Paste FX Page menu Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command. You can copy a single effect (Master 1, Master 2), or both effects of an FX group (A or B). You can copy them between different elements (for example, between Styles and Performances, or STSs and Songs or Sounds). Note: This operation only copies the parameters of the “Effects” section.
128 Style Play mode Write Performance dialog box Write Performance dialog box Write Single Touch Setting dialog box Open this window by keeping one of the PERFORMANCE buttons pressed for about one second, or by choosing the Write Performance item from the page menu. Here, you can save all track settings, the selected Style, and various Style settings to a Performance.
Style Play mode Write Current Style Settings dialog box 129 Write Current Style Settings dialog box The Favorite banks Open this window by keeping one of the STYLE buttons pressed for about one second, or by selecting the Write Style Settings item from the page menu. Here, you can save Style track settings to the Style Settings of the current Style. You can create a custom set of Styles, made of up to twelve Favorite banks.
130 Style/Pad Record mode Recording Styles and Pads Style/Pad Record mode By entering the Style/Pad Record mode, you can create your own Styles or Pads, or edit an existing Style or Pad. Each Style Element is made up of smaller units, called Chord Variations (CV), but not all of them have the same number of CVs. Variations 1-4 have up to 6 CVs each, while the other Style Elements have only up to 2 CVs.
Style/Pad Record mode Recording Styles and Pads accompaniment sequences (string, guitar, piano or other accompaniment instruments). Just to summarize, when you play a chord on the chord recognition area, the arranger determines which Style Element is used, then determines which Chord Variation should be used for the played chord, then Style sequences for every track of that Chord Variation are transposed from the original chord to the recognized chord, and so on every time you play a chord.
132 Style/Pad Record mode Style/Pad Import/Export Style/Pad Import/Export As an alternative to creating Styles on the Pa900, you can import a Standard MIDI Files (SMF) from your computer to a Pa900’s Style. See “Import: Import SMF” on page 157 and “Export SMF” on page 160. Note: After a record or edit operation, the memory is automatically reorganized. Therefore, when you press START/STOP there is a delay before you can actually listen to the Style.
Style/Pad Record mode List of recorded events 133 List of recorded events Main page - Record 1 The Style/Pad Record mode filters out some events that may cause wrong operation of the Style or Pad. Here are the recorded events. After having pressed the RECORD button, and having chosen whether you want to edit an existing Style or create a new one, the main page of the Style Record mode appears, with the tab “Record 1” selected.
134 Style/Pad Record mode Main page - Record 1 Page menu icon Touch this icon to open the page menu. See “Page menu” on page 161. notes are moved to the nearest 1/8 division. A ‘3’ after the quantization value means triplet. No quantization Page sub-header 1/16 This area shows some performing info on the Style/Pad. 1/8 Style/Pad in record/edit Beat counter Measure number Style in record/edit Pad Sync Name of the Style currently in edit or record.
Style/Pad Record mode Main page - Record 1 For example, you may have CV Length = 4 and Rec Length = 4. If you set CV Length to 2, and press START/STOP to begin recording, Rec Length is still shown as 4, but it is in reality set to 2, and recording will cycle for just 2 measures. After you press START/ STOP to stop recording, Rec Length is updated to 2, and all measures after the second measure are deleted. 135 Track name Name of the selected track. Drum…Acc5 Style track.
136 Style/Pad Record mode Main page - Record 1 NTT Area Parallel/Root The root note (in CMaj = C) is transposed to the missing notes. NTT Type/Table Parallel/Fifth The 5th note (in CMaj = G) is transposed to the missing notes. NTTs (Note Transposition Tables) are the sophisticated algorithms that allow Korg arrangers to convert recognized chords into musical patterns.
Style/Pad Record mode Main page - Record 2/Cue Delete Note button Use this command to delete a single note or a single percussive instrument from a track. For example, to delete a snare, keep the D2 note (corresponding to the snare) pressed. 137 Main page - Record 2/Cue (Style only) While in the main page, touch the “Record 2/Cue” tab to see this page. Most parameters in this page are the same as in “Main page - Record 1”.
138 Style/Pad Record mode Main page - Guitar Mode Cue area Main page - Guitar Mode Cue mode for [Style element] This parameter lets you decide how the current Style Element will enter after it has been selected. This setting is only available for the ‘Variation’ and ‘Fill’ Style Elements. While in the main page, and a Guitar track has been selected, touch the “Guitar Mode” tab to see this page.
Style/Pad Record mode Main page - Guitar Mode Recording strumming types 139 This octave also includes an ‘all mute’ key (F#): The octave from C1 to B1 is devoted to selecting a strumming type.
140 Style/Pad Record mode Main page - Guitar Mode You can record the pattern by playing it in the range shown by the diagram. 76-keys 61-keys Recording a Chord Shape You can finely choose Chord Shapes by using MIDI messages. When you play a C0 note with the velocity value shown in the following table, a chord is played in a particular position and on a certain number of strings. Vel. Range from Str. to Str.
Style/Pad Record mode Main page - Guitar Mode Range from Str. to Str. Position 87 2 Strings Treble I II 2 88 2 Strings Treble I II 3 89 2 Strings Treble I II 4 90 2 Strings Treble I II 5 Choosing a Key/Chord for Intro 1 and Ending 1 The pattern is recorded in the key indicated by the Key/Chord pair of parameters. However, this parameter is only used for playback by the Intro 1 and Ending 1 Style Elements.
142 Style/Pad Record mode Style/Pad Record procedure Style/Pad Record procedure Realtime Record procedure 1. There are two different methods for recording a Style/Pad: Realtime and Step. • Realtime Recording allows you to record Style/Pad patterns in realtime. • Step Recording allows you to create a new Style/Pad by entering single notes or chords in each track.
Style/Pad Record mode Style/Pad Record procedure Step Record procedure 1. While in the main page of the Style/Pad Record mode, select the “Overdub Step Recording” command from the page menu, to enter the Overdub Step Record mode. 2. The “Pos” parameter shows the current position. • If you do not want to insert a note or chord at the current position, insert a rest instead, as shown in step 4. • To jump to the next measure, filling the remaining beats with rests, touch the Next M. button in the display.
144 Style/Pad Record mode Edit menu Edit menu Edit page structure From any page (apart for Step Record), press the MENU button to open the Style Record or Pad edit menu. This menu gives access to the various Style/Pad Record edit sections. Most edit pages share some basic elements. Operating mode Chord Edit section Selected track info Selected Style Element When in the menu, select an edit section, or press EXIT to exit the menu and return to the main page.
Style/Pad Record mode Event Edit: Event Edit 145 Parameters area Track status Use these buttons to mute/unmute tracks while editing. Tabs Use tabs to select one of the edit pages of the current edit section. Event Edit: Event Edit The Event Edit is the page where you can edit each single MIDI event of the selected Chord Variation. You can, for example, replace a note with a different one, or change its playing strength (i.e., velocity value).
146 Style/Pad Record mode Event Edit: Event Edit Touch the event to be selected. Selected events are highlighted and can be heard. Position Go Meas. While the Style is not running, touch this button to open the Go to Measure dialog box: Position of the event, expressed in the form ‘aaa.bb.ccc’: • • • ‘aaa’ is the measure ‘bb’ is the beat ‘ccc’ is the tick (each quarter beat = 384 ticks) You can edit this parameter to move the event to a different position.
Style/Pad Record mode Event Edit: Filter 9. 147 Scroll though the various events by using the scrollbar. 10. Select an event to be edited by touching it in the display. Event Edit: Filter This is usually a note, that you can edit. For more information on the event types and their values, see “Event Edit: Event Edit” on page 145. This page is where you can select the event types to be shown in the Event Edit page. 11. Edit the event. • Select the “M” parameter.
148 Style/Pad Record mode Style/Pad Edit: Quantize Style/Pad Edit: Quantize The quantize function may be used to correct any timing mistake after recording, or to give the pattern a “groovy” feeling. Top parameters, you can select a single percussive instrument in a Drum or Percussion track. Note: These parameters are available only when a Drum or Percussion track is selected. Execute Touch this button to execute the operation set in this page. Track status icon Status of tracks.
Style/Pad Record mode Style/Pad Edit: Velocity If a Chord Variation is four measures long, and you want to select it all, the Start will be positioned at 1.01.000, and the End at 5.01.000. Bottom / Top Note Use these parameters to set the bottom and top of the keyboard range to be transposed. If you select the same note as the Bottom and Top parameters, you can select a single percussive instrument in a Drum or Percussion track.
150 Style/Pad Record mode Style/Pad Edit: Cut Track status icon Status of tracks. Touch this icon to change the status. Play status. The track can be heard. Mute status. The track cannot be heard. Track names Style/Pad Edit: Delete This page is where you can delete MIDI events out of the Style/ Pad. This function does not remove measures from the pattern. To remove whole measure, use the Cut function (see “Style/Pad Edit: Cut” on page 150) Under the buttons, a label for each track is shown.
Style/Pad Record mode Style/Pad Edit: Delete All Start / End Tick All Use these parameters to set the starting and ending points of the range to delete. If a Chord Variation is four measures long, and you want to select it all, the Start will be positioned at 1.01.000, and the End at 5.01.000. Note: These parameters are available only when the All or Note option is selected. All Style Elements, i.e. the whole Style.
152 Style/Pad Record mode Style/Pad Edit: Copy from Pad All All Style Elements, i.e. the whole Style. You can’t change the target, that is automatically set to All. Var1…End2 Style/Pad Edit: Copy from Pad Single Style Element. V1-CV1…E2-CV2 Single Chord Variation. Here you can copy a Chord Variation from a Pad. Furthermore, you can copy a whole Pad. Warning: The Copy operation deletes all data at the target location (overwrite).
Style/Pad Record mode Style Element Track Controls: Sound/Expression 153 Expression In this page you can assign a different Sound to each track of the selected Style Element. Each Style Element can have different Sound; after saving the new Style, please don’t forget to check the “Original Style Sounds” parameter in the Style Play mode (see page 110), to let the Style select the Sound bypassing the Style Settings.
154 Style/Pad Record mode Style Element Track Controls: Keyboard Range Style Element Track Controls: Keyboard Range The Keyboard Range automatically transposes any pattern note that would otherwise play too high or too low in pitch, compared to the original acoustic instrument, when transposed by the arranger. This will result in a more natural sound for each accompaniment instrument.
Style/Pad Record mode Pad Track Controls: Sound/Expression Rt (Retrigger) The sound will be stopped, and new notes matching the recognized chord will be played back. Rp (Repitch) New notes matching the recognized chord will be played back, by repitching notes already playing. There will be no break in the sound. This is very useful on Guitar and Bass tracks.
156 1…12 Style/Pad Record mode Style Element/Pad Chord Table: Chord Table Maximum transposition (in semitones) of the track, referred to the original key of the Pad pattern. Style Element/Pad Chord Table: Chord Table This is the page where you can assign a Chord Variation to each of the most important recognized chord. When a chord is recognized, the assigned Chord Variation will be automatically selected by the arranger to play the accompaniment.
Style/Pad Record mode Import: Import Groove 157 Import: Import Groove Import: Import SMF The Import Groove function allows the loading of MIDI Grooves (“.GRV” files). By importing these data to a track, and assigning the Sound based on the sliced samples to the same track, you can play the original audio groove, and freely change its Tempo.
158 Style/Pad Record mode Import: Import SMF Hint: If a note extends beyond the last measure of the Chord Variation, an additional measure is appended (for example, if a note extends after the end of the fourth measure in a 4-measure pattern, a 5-measure Chord Variation will be generated). If so, change the CV Length value to reset the Chord Variation length. The exceeding note will be cut, to fit the new pattern length.
Style/Pad Record mode Import: Import SMF Whenever they are not saved in the SMF, Program Change, Control Change 00, 11 and 32, can be still programmed in Style Record mode, by using the edit features available. Warning: Pa900 can only handle SMF format 0 (Zero). If you are in trouble importing your file, maybe your sequencer (or DAW) is exporting using SMF format 1. Please refer to the software’s user’s manual. 159 The order of the Chord Variations inside the SMF is not relevant.
160 Style/Pad Record mode Export SMF Export SMF Exporting a Style as an SMF separated by Markers The Export SMF function allows you to export a Chord Variation as a Standard MIDI File (SMF), and edit it on your preferred external sequencer. As an alternative to exporting single Chord Variations to individual Standard MIDI Files, you can export a whole Style as an SMF separated by Markers, i.e., a single SMF containing all the Chord Variations (Variation 1, Variation 2, etc.
Style/Pad Record mode Page menu 161 Copy Expression Page menu Touch the page menu icon to open the page menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command. (Only available in some edit pages). 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 assigned to the current Style Element tracks to a different Style Element.
162 Style/Pad Record mode Write Style/Pad dialog box Write Style/Pad dialog box Copy Key/Chord dialog box Open this window by choosing the Write Style or Write Pad item from the page menu. Here you can save the recorded or edited Style/Pad to memory. (Style only) Open this window by choosing the Copy Key/Chord item from the page menu. Here you can copy Key/Chord settings of the currently selected track to all other tracks of the same Chord Variation, or to the whole Style.
Style/Pad Record mode Copy Expression dialog box 163 Copy Expression dialog box Copy Chord Table dialog box (Style only) Open this window by choosing the Copy Expression item from the page menu. Here you can copy all Expression values assigned to the current Style Element tracks to a different Style Element. (Style only) Open this window by choosing the Copy Chord Table item from the page menu. Here you can copy the Chord Table of the current Style Element to a different Style Element.
164 Style/Pad Record mode Overdub Step Recording window Free Memory Overdub Step Recording window The Step Record allows you to create a new Style/Pad by entering single notes or chords to each track, by playing them on the keyboard one at a time, with no need to play on time. This is very useful when transcribing an existing score, or needing a higher grade of detail, and is particularly suitable to create drum and percussion tracks.
Song Play mode Transport controls 165 Song Play mode The Song Play operating mode is where you can listen to Songs, while reading Lyrics and Chords (where available). An automatically-generated Score can also be seen for Standard MIDI Files, and Markers can let you quickly jump to a Song section. You can mix two Songs by using the X-FADER. Songs can be in Standard MIDI File, Karaoke™ or MP3 format. The MID+G and MP3+G formats are also supported.
166 Song Play mode Standard MIDI Files and Sounds Standard MIDI Files and Sounds Keyboard, Pad and Player tracks The native Song file format of Pa900 is the Standard MIDI File (SMF), an universal standard set by all manufacturers. Filename extension is .MID, but Pa900 can also read files with the .KAR extension. You can read these files with any musical instrument or computer. Pa900 is equipped with a double player. Each Song can play up to a maximum of 16 Song tracks, for a total of 32 tracks.
Song Play mode Main page (Normal view) 167 Recognized chord Main page (Normal view) Press the SONG PLAY button to access this page from another operating mode. This displays the recognized chord when you play a chord on the keyboard. If no chord abbreviation is shown, it means that no chord recognition mode has been selected by using the CHORD SCAN buttons. Note: When switching from Style Play to Song Play mode, various track parameters and settings may change.
168 Song Play mode Main page (Normal view) instead, together with the name of the currently selected Song, in the Jukebox list. Note: To create or edit a Jukebox file, go to the Jukebox Edit page (see page 175). are smoothly accelerated or slowed down (inside a range of ±30% of the original tempo). This may seem trivial, but it is really rocket-science instead, and it is made possible by Korg sophisticated time-stretching algorithms.
Song Play mode STS Name panel • If the track is not selected (dark background), first select it, then touch the Sound name to open the Sound Select window. You can also open the Sound Select window by using the SOUND SELECT button on the control panel. For more information about the Sound Select window, see “Sound Select window” on page 101. 169 STS Name panel Select this panel to see the name of the four available STSs. See “STS Name panel” on page 109 for details.
170 Song Play mode Pad panel This allows for leaving the track status unchanged even when playing a different Standard MIDI File. You can leave, for example, the bass track in mute, and let your bassist play it live for the whole show. However, an exception to the above is when reading a Standard MIDI File created with a Pa-Series instrument. These files do include special commands to force the Play/Mute status of each track.
Song Play mode Mic panel 171 Song list Use this list to browse through the Songs in the Jukebox list. Use the scrollbar to scroll the list. Selected Song Name of the Song currently in play. You can select a different Song from the list, and touch the Select button in the display to select it for playback. Select button Touch this button to select the Song highlighted in the list, and assign it to the player. If a Song is already playing, it will be stopped, and the selected Song will start playing back.
172 Song Play mode Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from Keyboard to Song tracks, and vice-versa. This page lets you set the volume and pan for each of the Keyboard or Song tracks. Note: The play/mute status of a Song track may be reset when selecting a Song created on a Pa-Series instrument. Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from the Keyboard to the Song tracks, and vice versa.
Song Play mode Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control 173 Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control Effects: A/B FX Configuration This page lets you reset or bypass track equalization, programmed in the previous page. This page allows you to select the effects for the A (Song) and B (Keyboard) FX groups. You can use the “FX A” and “FX B” side tabs to switch from one group to the other one. (Songs created in Sequencer mode on a Pa-Series instrument can also use the B FX group).
174 Song Play mode Effects: Master 1, 2 Effects: Master 1, 2 Track Controls: Easy Edit These pages contain the editing parameters for the effect processors. Here is an example of the FX A page, with the Reverb Hall effect assigned. These parameters let you “fine-tune” edit parameters for Sounds assigned to the tracks. Easy Sound Edit parameters Selected effect FX group The parameters shown in this page are the same already seen for the Style Play mode.
Song Play mode Pad/Switch: Assignable Switch Pad/Switch: Assignable Switch This page lets you select a different function for each of the ASSIGNABLE SWITCH buttons. Parameters The parameters shown in this page are the same already seen for the Style Play mode. See “Pad/Switch: Switch” on page 125 for details. 175 Note: A Jukebox list can include only Songs contained in the same folder. Hint: Instead of a single Song, you can select a Jukebox file, and insert its whole content to the current Jukebox list.
176 Song Play mode Page menu Page menu Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command. For the correct display and printing of the list on a personal computer, use a fixed size (i.e., non-proportional) character in your text editor. Solo Track Select the track of the current Player to be soloed, and check this item.
Sequencer mode Transport controls 177 Sequencer mode The Sequencer operating mode is the full-featured onboard sequencer, where you can create a Song from scratch, or edit it. You can also use this mode to edit the initial parameters of a Standard MIDI File, either made with an external sequencer or with Pa900’s own sequencer. You can save the new or edited Song as a Standard MIDI File (SMF, i.e., a file with the “.
Sequencer mode 178 Sequencer Play - Main page Song area Selected track info area This is where the Song name is shown, together with its tempo and meter (time signature) parameters, and the current measure. 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. Beat counter Song name Measure number Tempo Track name Sound bank Sound name Program Change sequence Track name Name of the selected track.
Sequencer mode Entering Record mode Track volume/status area This area is where you can set the volume of each Song track, and mute/unmute tracks. Volume and virtual sliders 179 Entering Record mode To enter Record mode, press the RECORD button while you are in Sequencer mode. The following dialog box will appear: Drag the sliders to adjust the volume of the corresponding tracks. You can also change the volume by touching a slider and using the VALUE DIAL.
180 Sequencer mode Record mode: Multitrack Sequencer page Overdub The newly recorded events will be mixed to any existing events. Overwrite The newly recorded events will replace any existing events. Auto Punch Recording will automatically begin at the “Start” position, and stop at the “End” position. Record mode: Multitrack Sequencer page While in Sequencer mode, press the RECORD button and select the “Multitrack Sequencer” option. The Multitrack Sequencer page appears.
Sequencer mode Record mode: Multitrack Sequencer page 181 Tempo (Tempo mode) Multitrack recording procedure This parameter sets the way tempo events are read or recorded. Here is the general procedure to follow for the Multitrack Recording. Auto Record Manual reading. The latest manual Tempo setting (made using the TEMPO buttons) is considered the current Tempo value. No Tempo change events will be recorded.
182 Sequencer mode Record mode: Step Record page Note parameter area Record mode: Step Record page Meter The Step Record allows you to create a new Song by entering single notes or chords to each track. This is very useful when transcribing an existing score, or needing a higher grade of detail, and is particularly suitable to create drum and percussion tracks. To access this page, select the “Overdub Step Recording” or “Overwrite Step Recording” command from the page menu.
Sequencer mode Record mode: Step Record page 8. From the main page of the Multitrack Recording mode, either select the “Exit from Record” command from the page menu, or press the RECORD button to exit the Record mode. 9. While in the main page of the Sequencer mode, you may Goes to the previous step, erasing the inserted event. Next M. (Next Measure) Goes to the next measure, and fills the remaining space with rests.
184 Sequencer mode Record mode: Backing Sequence (Quick Record) page Ex.2: Record mode: Backing Sequence (Quick Record) page Step Time = Step Time = Step Time = Off Release F On Press G (continue holding C) (continue holding C) On Press F and C Step Time = Step Time = Off Release G (continue holding C) Backing Sequence (Quick Record) mode allows you to quickly record your live performance with the backing of the Styles.
Sequencer mode Record mode: Backing Sequence (Quick Record) page Resolution Use this parameter to set the quantization during recording. Quantization is a way of correcting timing errors; notes played too soon or too late are moved to the nearest axis of a rhythmic “grid”, set with this parameter, thus playing perfectly in time. High Kbd/Pad: This Backing Sequence track includes the four Keyboard tracks and the four Pads.
186 Sequencer mode Record mode: Backing Sequence (Quick Record) page Individual track status icons 5. While you can use the Kbd/Pad Backing Sequence track to change the status of all Keyboard tracks at once, you can also change the status of each separate track. Touch this icon to change the status of the corresponding individual track. Play status. The track can be heard. Warning: Tracks set to REC are automatically overwritten when starting recording.
Sequencer mode Record mode: Step Backing Sequence page 187 The locator value is shown in the “measure.beat.tick” format. Record mode: Step Backing Sequence page The Step Backing Sequence mode allows you to enter single chords, to create or edit the Style (Chord/Acc) part of a Song. This mode lets you enter chords even if you are not a keyboard player, or fix any error made playing chords or selecting Style controls, during a Backing Sequence (Quick Record) recording.
188 Sequencer mode Record mode: Step Backing Sequence page Note: If you replace a chord with a different one, please remember that the Lower track (if recorded) will not be automatically changed, and may cause a dissonance against the accompaniment. Done button Style Element Touch this button to exit the Step Backing Sequence mode. All changes will be saved to memory. This is the Style Element (i.e., a Variation, Fill, Intro, or Ending).
Sequencer mode Edit menu Here is the general Step Backing Sequence recording procedure. Hint: Before entering Step Backing Sequence mode to edit an existing Song, select the “Save Song” command from the page menu, and save the Song to a storage device. This way, you will have a copy of the Song, in case you don’t like the results of your editing. 1. While in Sequencer mode, press the RECORD button, and choose the “Step Backing Sequence” recording option. 2.
190 Sequencer mode Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan Tabs Parameters Use tabs to select one of the edit pages of the current edit section. All parameters in this page are the same found in the same page of the Style Play mode (see “Mixer/Tuning: FX Send” on page 172). Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan This page lets you set the volume and pan for each Song track. Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch between Song tracks 1-8 and 9-16.
Sequencer mode Mixer/Tuning: Tuning Mixer/Tuning: Tuning 191 Effects: A/B FX Configuration All parameters in this page are the same found in Global mode. See “Mixer/Tuning: Tuning” on page 116). This page allows you to select the effects for the A (Song) and B (Keyboard) FX groups. You can use the “FX A” and “FX B” side tabs to switch from one group to the other one. Songs created in Sequencer mode on a Pa-Series instrument can also use the B FX group.
192 Sequencer mode Effects: Master 1, 2 Effects: Master 1, 2 Event Edit: Event Edit These pages contain the editing parameters for the effect processors. Here is an example of the FX A page, with the Reverb Hall effect assigned. The Event Edit is the page where you can edit each single MIDI event of the selected track. You can, for example, replace a note with a different one, or change its playing strength.
Sequencer mode Event Edit: Event Edit And here are the events contained in the Master track. 193 Go/Catch This is a dual-function command. Type First value Second value Tempo Tempo change – Volume Master Volume value – Meter Meter (time signature) – • While the sequencer is not running, it works as a Go to Measure command.
194 7. Sequencer mode Event Edit: Filter In the case of a Note event, select the Length parameter, and use the VALUE DIAL (or touch the parameter again to open the numeric keypad) to change the event’s length. • While the sequencer is not running, you may touch the Go/Catch button in the display to go to a different measure (see “Go/Catch” above) • While the sequencer is running, you may use the Go/ Catch button in the display to see the currently playing event in the display (see “Go/Catch” above).
Sequencer mode Song Edit: Transpose 195 Bottom / Top Note Use these parameters to set the bottom and top note of the keyboard range to quantize. If you select the same note as the Bottom and Top parameters, you can select a single percussive instrument in a Drum track. Note: These parameters are available only when a Drum track is selected. Song Edit: Velocity Here you can change the Velocity value for the notes.
196 Sequencer mode Song Edit: Cut/Insert Measures Curve (Only available in Advanced mode). Use this parameter to select one of the six curves, and to specify how the velocity will change over time. Song Edit: Delete This page is where you can delete MIDI events from the Song.
Sequencer mode Song Edit: Copy Top parameters, you can select a single note, or a single percussive instrument in a Drum track. Note: These parameters are available only when the All or Note options are selected. 197 Song Edit: Move Here you can shift a track forward or backward by just a few ticks or whole measures. Song Edit: Copy Here you can copy tracks or phrases. After setting the various parameters, touch Execute to complete the operation.
198 Sequencer mode Page menu Add RX Noises to Guitar track Use this parameter to automatically analyze the Standard MIDI File, and add RX Noises to Guitar tracks. This command scans a single track or the whole Standard MIDI File, looking for guitar strumming played by nylon, steel or electric guitars. After scanning, a suitable Guitar sound will be automatically assigned to the relevant tracks, and RX Noises automatically added where needed. Page menu Touch the page menu icon to open the menu.
Sequencer mode Song Select window Delete Song Select this command to delete the Song and create a new, blank Song. 199 Press EXIT to cancel saving and go back to the main page of the Sequencer operating mode. Directory Delete Current Track Select this command to delete the track currently selected in the Track area (see “Track volume/status area” on page 181). Solo Track Select the track to be soloed, and check this item.
200 Sequencer mode Save Song window Locate Master Transpose saved with the Song Touch this button to see the Song assigned to the Sequencer. This is useful to quickly locate it, after you have browsed through long directories and “dug” into different folders. When saving a Song, the Master Transpose value is saved with the Song. Since this value is saved as System Exclusive data, it is preserved also when playing back the Song in Song Play mode.
Sound mode The MIDI channel 201 Sound mode Details on how to select a Sound are included in the “Selecting elements” chapter (see “Sound Select window” on page 101). While in a different operating mode, you can easily select the Sound to be edited when switching to the Sound mode. Just select the track the Sound to be edited is assigned to, then keep the SHIFT button pressed while pressing the SOUND button. Note: Notes pointing to special Drum Kit features are marked by the icon.
202 Sound mode Main page Bank Select / Program Change sequence Voice Assign Mode Bank Select MSB / Bank Select LSB / Program Change numbers, in the form “CC00.CC32.PC”. Poly CC00 This section shows the value of the Control Change (CC) 00 message (or Bank Select MSB) for the selected Sound. The Sound will play polyphonically, allowing you play chords. CC32 This section shows the value of the Control Change (CC) 32 message (a.k.a. Bank Select LSB) for the selected Sound.
Sound mode Digital Drawbars page 203 Mode (Percussion Mode) Digital Drawbars page DIGITAL DRAWBARS are different from ordinary Sounds. Their parameters are not saved as a new Sound, but can be saved to a Performance. Therefore, when entering the Digital Drawbars page, the MENU button is disabled. Note: In Style Play and Backing Sequence mode, only a Digital Drawbar Sound is available for the Keyboard tracks, and one for the Style tracks.
204 Sound mode Edit menu Edit menu Edit page structure From any page, press the MENU button to open the Sound edit menu. This menu gives access to the various Sound edit sections. All edit pages share some basic elements. When in the menu, select an edit section, or press EXIT or SOUND to exit the menu and return to the main page. To return to the main page, you can also select the Main Page menu item.
Sound mode Basic: Sound Basic 205 Oscillator Count Legato Oscillators Count This parameter is only available when the selected mode is Mono. It is the same found on the main page of the Sound mode. Use this box to specify the number of oscillators (up to 24) the Sound is based on. See “Legato” on page 202 for information on this parameter. The total amount of polyphony varies depending on the number of oscillators used by the Sound (a maximum of 128 with only 1 oscillator per voice).
206 Sound mode Basic: OSC Basic Basic: OSC Basic The multisample(s) on which the Sound will be based can be selected here for each of the sixteen oscillators. Each oscillator can use 1 or 2 multisamples, each one assigned to the High or Low layer. 1st…6th The sound will begin from the offset location predetermined for each sample. No Attack The initial portion of the multisample is ignored. AMS Activates the Alternate Modulation Source (see below).
Sound mode Basic: OSC Basic Mode Cycle 2 As the above, for use with a different (and parallel) group of Oscillators. Having two Cycle Trigger Modes allows for cycling stereo multisamples. Random As the above, but with a random selection of Oscillators within the assigned group. This is the trigger that allows the selected Oscillator to play. Normal The Oscillator always plays when a key is pressed (unless the “OSC Off when Sound Controllers are On” parameter is checked).
208 Sound mode Basic: Vel/Key Zone Sound Controllers (Sound Controller 1, Sound Controller 2, Sound Controller Y+, Sound Controller Y-) is activated. It should be applied to Oscillators with Normal, Legato, Staccato, Cycle 1, Cycle 2, Random, After Touch Trigger On, Y+ Trigger On, Y- Trigger On, Legato Up and Legato Down trigger modes, that can be turned off by using a switch, footswitch, or the Joystick, programmed as a Sound Controller.
Sound mode Basic: Damper Trigger Repedaling This mode acts as the Normal mode, but also enables the Damper pedal effect when the pedal is pressed after the note has been released (Note Off). In this case, the Damper effect starts from the current Release level, and decays slowly. Warning: Do not use Sounds with the “Repedaling” assigned to any Oscillator in a Style, or the sustained sound could cause unwanted dissonances.
210 Sound mode Basic: EQ Basic: EQ DrumKit: Sample Setup (Drum Kits) In this page, you can set the semi-parametric three-band equalizer for the selected oscillator. This page appears when you edit a Drum Kit. Here you can select a different percussive sample for each key and layer. Drum Kits use only one oscillator. Selected Layer Velocity Switches Enable Check this box to activate the equalizer on the selected oscillator.
Sound mode DrumKit: Sample Setup (Drum Kits) The sample you select for the current layer will be triggered by velocities higher than the value of the “Velocity Switches” parameter (see page 210). If you do not wish to use velocity switching, assign just one layer to the selected key, and assign a sample only to Layer 1. ROM The Factory bank. The internal Factory area of the Flash-ROM memory contains 1065 different samples (preset samples), supplied by Korg as standard. RAM RAM sample, read from the RAM.
212 Sound mode DrumKit: EQ (Drum Kits) DrumKit: EQ (Drum Kits) DrumKit: Voice Mixer (Drum Kits) This page appears when you edit a Drum Kit. In this page, you can set the semi-parametric three-band equalizer for the selected key, layer and Drum sample. This page appears when you edit a Drum Kit. Here you can set various parameters for the different percussive sample assigned to the selected key and layer. Key Key See “Key” on page 210. See “Key” on page 210.
Sound mode Pitch: Pitch Mod Off The sound will continue playing up to the end of the sample. The Note Off message is ignored. Mixer Pan This parameter sets the position in the stereo panorama of the selected key. Send to MFX1, MFX2 213 Pitch: Pitch Mod Here you can make pitch settings for each oscillator. These settings specify how keyboard location will affect the pitch of each oscillator, and select the controllers that will affect the oscillator pitch and specify the depth of control.
214 Sound mode Pitch: Pitch Mod Lowest Pitch Bend only On this oscillator, Pitch Bend is only activated on the lowest note currently playing on the keyboard. Ribbon to Pitch Pitch Bend range assigned to the Ribbon Controller message (CC#16). The Ribbon Controller message can be received from MIDI or contained in a Standard MIDI File. -12…0…+12 Maximum bending, when touching the extreme left or right of the Ribbon Controller.
Sound mode Pitch: Pitch EG 215 JS+Y -12…0…+12 Parameter value. Negative values invert the LFO shape. AMS / Intensity Alternate Modulation Source for the LFO. See “AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list” on page 229. Use the “Intensity” parameter to set the intensity of the modulation. Pitch: Pitch EG Here you can make settings for the pitch EG, which creates timevariant changes in the pitch of the oscillators.
216 Sound mode Pitch: Pitch EG Attack Time At (Attack Level Swing) Specifies the time over which the pitch will change from note-on until it reaches the pitch specified as the attack level. This parameter specifies the direction of change in “Attack Level” caused by “AMS1/2”. If “Intensity” is a positive (+) value, a setting of + will raise the EG level, and a setting of – will decrease it. With a setting of 0 there will be no change. 0…99 Parameter value.
Sound mode Filter: Filter Type 217 Resonance (Resonance A) Filter: Filter Type Here you can make settings for the filters that will be used by the oscillators. You can select either a 24 dB/octave low pass filter with resonance, or a series connection of a 12 dB/octave low pass filter and a 12 dB/octave high pass filter. The resonance emphasizes the overtone components that lie in the region of the cutoff frequency specified by “Frequency”, producing a more distinctive sound.
218 Sound mode Filter: Filter Mod Tracking to A/B Filter: Filter Mod These settings let you apply modulation to the cutoff frequency (“Frequency”) of the filter for the selected oscillator to modify the tone. These parameters specify the note numbers at which keyboard tracking will begin to apply, and set the “Intensity to A” and “Intensity to B” parameters to specify the depth and direction of the change applied to filters A and B.
Sound mode Filter: Filter LFO 219 AMS (EG Alternate Modulation Source) Selects the source that will control the depth and direction of the effect that the time-varying changes produced by the filter EG will have on the cutoff frequency of filters A and B. See “AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list” on page 229.
220 Sound mode Filter: Filter EG Intensity to A Start Specifies the depth and direction of the effect that “AMS” will have on filter A. This parameter specifies the change in cutoff frequency at the time of note-on. For example if “AMS” is Joystick Y+, higher settings of this parameter will allow greater change to be applied to LFO1 when you move the Joystick up in the Y axis. -99…+99 -99…+99 This parameter specifies the change in cutoff frequency after the attack time has elapsed.
Sound mode Filter: Filter EG Level Modulation Time Modulation Filter 1 EG changes (level) (AMS = Velocity, Intensity = a positive (+) value) Note-off Note-off Softly played note with Start Level Swing, Attack Level Swing, and Break Level Swing set to + Filter 1 EG changes (Time) (AMS = Velocity, Intensity = a positive (+) value) Note-on Note-off Strongly played note with Start Strongly played note with Start Level Swing, Attack Level Swing, Level Swing, Attack Level Swing, and Break Level Swing set
222 Sound mode Amp: Amp Level/Pan and setting this parameter to – will allow AMS to shorten the time. With a setting of 0 there will be no change. as you play higher), and toward the left as the note numbers decrease (i.e., as you play lower). Negative (–) values of this parameter will have the opposite effect. -99…+99 Parameter value. Amp: Amp Level/Pan These parameters control the volume and pan of the selected oscillator.
Sound mode Amp: Amp EG 223 Amp Modulation Diagram These parameters specify how the volume of the selected oscillator will be affected by velocity. The diagram on top of the page shows the Amplitude envelope line. Velocity Intensity Level With positive (+) values, the volume will increase as you play more strongly. With negative (–) values, the volume will decrease as you play more strongly. These parameters are the level of the envelope segment.
224 Sound mode Amp: Amp EG Slope Time Modulation This parameter specifies the time over which the volume will change from when it reaches the break point level until it reaches the sustain level. These parameters let you use an alternate modulation source to modify the amp EG times that were specified in “Time” on page 223. 0…99 Time value.
Sound mode LFO: LFO1 Sl (Slope Time Swing) Frequency This parameter specifies the direction of the effect that “AMS1” will have on “Slope”. With positive (+) values of “Intensity”, setting this parameter to + will allow AMS1 to lengthen the time, and setting it to – will allow AMS1 to shorten the time. With a setting of 0 there will be no effect. Set the LFO frequency. A setting of 99 is the fastest.
226 Sound mode LFO: LFO2 AMS1 (Alternate Modulation Source1) Selects the source that will adjust the frequency of the selected oscillator LFO1 (see “AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list” on page 229). LFO1 can be modulated by LFO2. Intensity (AMS1 Intensity) This parameter specifies the depth and direction of the effect that “AMS1(F)” will have.
Sound mode Effects: Master 1 / Reverb 227 Effects: Master 1 / Reverb Page menu In this page you can edit the effect assigned to the Master FX 1 effect processor (usually Reverb). See “Effects” on page 357 for more information. Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command. Effects: Master 2 / Chorus In this page you can edit the effect assigned to the Master FX 2 effect processor (usually Chorus).
228 Sound mode Write Sound dialog box Write Sound dialog box Copy Oscillator dialog box Open this window by selecting the Write Sound item from the page menu. Here, you can save all Sound parameters to a Sound location in memory. Open this window by selecting the Copy Oscillator item from the page menu. Here, you can copy all settings between oscillators. Warning: If you write over an existing Sound, the Sound will be deleted and replaced by the one you are saving (“overwrite”).
Sound mode AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list 229 AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list Off Do not use Alternate Modulation Pitch EG Pitch EG Filter EG Filter EG within the same oscillator Amp EG Amp EG within the same oscillator LFO1 LFO1 within the same oscillator LFO2 LFO2 within the same oscillator Flt KTrk +/+ (Filter Keyboard Track +/+) Filter keyboard tracking within the same oscillator Flt KTrk +/– (Filter Keyboard Track +/) Filter keyboard tracking within the same oscillator
230 0/+ +/0 Sound mode AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list “Ramp Low” will have no AMS effect. The sign of the “Ramp High” setting will determine the direction of its effect. The sign of the “Ramp Low” setting will determine the direction of its effect. “Ramp High” will have no AMS effect.
Sampling mode Entering and exiting the Sampling mode 231 Sampling mode Pa900 can read common file formats, like WAV, AIFF and SF2 files, and load data from Korg Trinity and Triton files. Creating new Sounds from the Samples Here is how to create a new Sounds from new Samples and Multisamples. 1. Create new Samples with the procedures described in the following pages. 2. Select the Write command from the page menu to save the Sample in edit.
232 Sampling mode Creating new Drum Kits from the Samples Creating new Drum Kits from the Samples Creating new Sounds from an Audio Groove Here is how to create a new Drum Kits from new Samples. 1. 2. 3. Create new Samples with the procedures described in the following pages. Select the Write command from the page menu to save the Sample in edit. The Write Sample dialog box will appear (see “Write Sample dialog box” on page 243). Assign a name to the new Sample, and confirm saving.
Sampling mode Edit menu 233 Edit menu Sampling: Edit From any page of the Sampling mode, press the MENU button to open the Sampling edit menu. This menu gives access to the various Sampling edit sections. This page allows you to cut, trim or normalize a sample, as well as edit the loop points. The sample can played on the full keyboard. When in the menu, select an edit section, or press EXIT to exit the menu and return to the Sample Edit page.
234 Sampling mode Sampling: Loop Edit When editing audio grooves, the Loop Start should match the Sample Start point. This parameter usually differs from the Sample Start in ordinary sounds (i.e., a guitar, a piano, a voice…). Loop Start (L) Loop End (E) Loop Changing the sample length and finding good-sounding loop points To adjust the sample length and loop points, check the “Loop On” parameter, then use the “Start”, “Loop Start” and “End” parameters to create a fine sounding cycling loop.
Sampling mode Sampling: Sampling Info Use Zero See “Use Zero” on page 234. 235 When you touch the Crossfade button, the Crossfade Loop dialog box appears: Loop Lock This fixes the length of the loop being edited. Off The “Loop S.” and “End” parameters can be edited separately. On When the “Loop S.” or “End” parameter is edited, the other one will be automatically adjusted so that the distance between them (i.e., the loop length) does not change.
236 Sampling mode Time Slice Drum Samples Number of drum samples in memory. Multisamples Number of multisamples in memory. Available Memory RAM Bank Pa900 comes with 192MB of Sample RAM. This is the maximum amount of Sample data that can be loaded or recorded. Mono Time Remaining sample memory (in seconds). This value is given for mono samples. With stereo samples, this time has to be halved. Bytes Remaining memory for sampling (in Bytes). This value is given for mono samples.
Sampling mode Time Slice Ex.1 - Generating samples and MIDI Groove data: 237 Ex.
238 Sampling mode Time Slice Metronome Information Slices Meter This (non-editable) parameter shows the number of generated slices, i.e. generated samples and notes in the midifile. To change this value, edit the Release and Threshold parameters. Use this parameter to specify the Meter of the original sample. Note: You can have a maximum of 100 slices. Measures Use this parameter to specify the number of measures of the original sample. Usually, you will load a groove 1- or 2-measures long.
Sampling mode The Time Slice procedure This option is most suitable for cymbals, whose sound should be sustained up until the next note. The “tail” envelope is sustained and falls slowly, then falls suddenly next to the end. A MIDI Groove with the original pattern will also be generated. The screen will change, to show slices separated by vertical lines: 4. Extend Test the generated sliced drum kit on the keyboard.
240 Sampling mode The Extend procedure The Extend procedure 1. Set the By parameter, according to the tempo of the groove you will use. If you will slow down the groove very much, assign higher values to this parameter, otherwise you may assign lower values. 2. Select the Extend Mode. “Long” is more suitable for cymbals. 3. Select the Extend command. 4. After the Extend operation is complete, test the full pattern at different speed, by playing notes from C2 (half speed) to C3 (original speed).
Sampling mode Multisample: Key Assign 241 Pitch Fine tuning of the selected sample in cents (1 cent = 1/100 of a semitone). From … To Range of the selected Zone (or Index). The minimum size is one key. When reducing the range of a zone, the adjacent one is automatically increased to fill the gap. Page menu Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command.
242 Sampling mode Page menu Select All Import Use this command to select the whole sample. Use the Import command to import Sounds and Multisamples (including the contained Samples) in formats other than the native Pa-Series format. Init Multisample Only available in the Multisample page. Select this command to create a new, blank multisample. Only one Zone will be available, with no sample assigned. Load Sample Use this command to load single samples (mono or stereo), in KSF, AIFF or WAVE format.
Sampling mode Write Sample dialog box Choose MultiSample to choose a single Multisample (i.e., SF2 Instruments); touch the Multisample number and dial in the corresponding number. Choose Complete bank to import all the Multisamples from the selected bank. Check Override Sample Names if you want to assign the Sample names a progressive number. In this case, when importing a Multisample whose name is, for example, “Piano”, you will have all Samples renamed as “Piano_001”, “Piano_002”, and so on.
244 Sampling mode Write Slice dialog box Write Slice dialog box Delete Sample dialog box Open this dialog box by selecting the Write command from the page menu, while in the Time Slice page. In this dialog box you can save the Sound, sliced Samples and Multisample generated by the Time Slice function, together with the generated MIDI Groove. Open this dialog box by selecting the Delete command from the page menu, while you are in any page of the Sample Edit/Sample Record section.
Sampling mode Export Sample page • • 245 desired samples have been assigned to a multisample or drumkit. Export Multisample page Select “MultiSamples” to delete all multisamples. No samples will be deleted, including those associated with the deleted multisamples. Open this page by selecting the Export command from the page menu, while you are in any page of the Multisample section.
246 Global mode Overview on the Global mode Global mode The Global mode is where you can set global functions. This mode overlaps the current operating mode (Style Play, Song Play, Sequencer, Sound). When in a page, press EXIT to go back to current operating mode in the background (Style Play, Song Play, Sequencer, Sound).
Global mode General Controls: Basic General Controls: Basic This page contains various general parameters, setting the status of the keyboard, the fade in/out, and the accelerando/ritardando. 247 Fade In/Out Time These parameters allows you to set the speed for the Fade In/Out function. Fade In Time Time for a full fade in (from zero to maximum volume), after you press the FADE IN/OUT button. 5…20 Fade time (in seconds).
248 Global mode General Controls: Interface General Controls: Interface Program Change Show This page contains parameters related to user interface. Check this parameter to show Program Change numbers next to Sound names in the Sound Select window. By default, this parameter is turned on. Note: Program Change numbers are always shown in the various Track Info areas. Track Activity Show Language Language Use this pop-up menu to select one of the available languages for the on-screen keyboard.
Global mode General Controls: Lock turning the SPLIT button on (Split keyboard mode) the Upper tracks Octave Transpose will be automatically set to “-1”. General Controls: Lock This page, split in more panes that can be selected by means of the corresponding side tabs, contains all the available locks. Locks prevent parameter values to be changed when choosing a different Performance, Style or STS. 249 Control pane Locks All the available locks, listed below.
250 Lower Global mode General Controls: Lock When this lock is closed, the Lower track remains unchanged when a different Style, Performance or STS is selected. Style pane This is useful if, for example, you prefer to always play with the left hand muted and reserved only to the chords. Hint: If you want the same Lower settings to be used during all your shows, save your preferred Lower settings to the MY SETTING Performance (automatically selected on startup).
Global mode General Controls: Clock & Power General Controls: Clock & Power 251 Auto Power Off Pa900 can automatically enter standby after two hours of being unused, to save power and help preserving the environment. Date & Time On Pa900 includes a battery-backed system calendar and clock. This allows for automatically adding a time-stamp to the files when they are created or edited.
252 Global mode Mode Preferences: Style If you play just one note, a unison will be played. If you play a fifth, a “root+5th” chord will be played. Mode Preferences: Style With this mode, you can play rootless and slashed chords, often used in jazz, fusion, modern pop and light music. This type of chord recognition is very useful to play piano chords typical of jazz piano players. You don’t always need to play the root note, doubling the note already played by the bass track.
Global mode Mode Preferences: Song & Sequencer 253 Memory Mode This parameter sets the way the MEMORY button works. Chord When the MEMORY LED is on, recognized chords are kept in memory even when raising your hand from the keyboard. When the LED is off, chords are reset when raising your hand. Mode Preferences: Song & Sequencer In this page, you can set various general parameters for the Song Play and Sequencer modes.
254 Global mode Mode Preferences: Media Mode Preferences: Media This page includes various settings for the Media mode. When Off, you can load or save User Styles or Pads into the Factory Style banks and Factory Pad banks. This way, you can customize your Factory Style and Pad banks. A Save All procedure also saves the Favorite and User Style, and the User Pad banks. Note: This parameter is automatically set to On when the instrument enters standby.
Global mode Controllers: Hand Controllers 255 Controllers: Hand Controllers Controllers: Foot Controllers In this page you can program those controls you can operate with your hands. This page lets you select a function to the Assignable Pedal/Footswitch, and select the polarity for the Damper and Assignable Pedal/Footswitch.
256 4. Global mode Tuning: Basic Touch the “Push” button in the display to confirm the maximum value. The following dialog box appears: Tuning: Basic This is the general tuning of the instrument. 5. You are now asked to set the pedal to the minimum value. Release the footswitch, or press the pedal to the minimum position (usually back pressed). 6. Touch the “Push” button in the display to confirm the minimum value. 7. Check if the pedal or footswitch is working properly, and assign it a function.
Global mode Tuning: Scale In Realtime 257 When you press either the TRANSPOSE [ ] or Standard MIDI File and chord transpose [ ] buttons, the new transpose setting will occur when the next note is played for both the Style and Keyboard tracks individually. When changing the Master Transpose, chord abbreviations contained in a Standard MIDI File are transposed and correctly shown in the display. Master Transpose must be activated on the Players, but not on the Keyboard.
258 Global mode MIDI: General Controls User Quarter Tone SubScale This section is where you can program the Quarter Tone scale, and save up to four Quarter Tone Scale (SC) Presets. SC Preset buttons MIDI: General Controls This page allows you to select a MIDI Preset and set global parameters for the MIDI communication. Touch these buttons to recall the corresponding presets. Each preset contains a custom detuning of each note of the scale (shown in the upper scale diagram).
Global mode MIDI: MIDI In Controls 259 Clock Source This parameter selects the MIDI Clock source for the Style Play and Sequencer modes. Note: In Song Play mode, the Internal clock is always used. Note: This parameter is always set to “Internal” when the instrument enters standby. Internal MIDI: MIDI In Controls This page lets you program parameters for the MIDI IN and USB Device port, like the Chord Recognition channel. All these parameters can be saved into a MIDI Preset. Internal, i.e.
260 Global mode MIDI: MIDI In Channels Lower Octave Transp (Transpose) Octave transposition of data received on the MIDI IN or USB Device port for the Lower track. For example, if you select the +1 value, a C4 received via MIDI will play a C5 on the Pa900. This parameter may be useful to many MIDI accordion players, whose MIDI interface may transmit on an unexpected octave.
261 MIDI: MIDI Out Channels MIDI: Filters In this page, you can assign Pa900 tracks to any of the MIDI channels sent to the MIDI OUT and USB Device ports. All these parameters can be saved into a MIDI Preset. Use this page to set up to 8 filters for the MIDI data received or sent by the Pa900 on the MIDI and USB Device ports. All these parameters can be saved into a MIDI Preset. Channels Midi In Filters You can assign to each channel one of the following tracks: Selected MIDI IN filters.
262 Global mode Audio & Video: MP3 / Speakers Audio & Video: MP3 / Speakers Audio & Video: Limiter This page lets you define various parameters for the MP3 player and the speakers. The Limiter allows for an increased loudness of the MIDI tracks (Styles and Songs), by compressing the signal exceeding a defined threshold. MP3 files are not affected by the Limiter (since they are usually already “produced”, and do not need to pass through the Limiter again).
Global mode Audio & Video: Master EQ • Look at the gain reduction indicator, to understand the amount of limiting going on. Excessive limiting may dramatically change the quality of the musical program. Audio & Video: Master EQ In this page you can access the fully parametric Master EQ. This EQ is placed at the end of the audio path, just before the audio outputs. Both MIDI tracks (Styles and Songs) and MP3 files are equalized.
264 Global mode Audio & Video: Video Out Audio & Video: Video Out Audio & Video: Audio In Use this page to adjust the Video Out parameters. This page lets you route the Audio Inputs to the Voice Processor and/or the audio outputs. System Microphone (Left In) to Voice Processor Selects the video standard (PAL or NTSC). PAL Used in most European, South American, Asian and African Countries.
Global mode Mic: Preset Mic: Preset The Voice Processor applies effects and three-part harmony to your voice. The dedicated controllers in the MIC SETTING section on the control panel allows you to quickly access the most often used functions. In addition, in these pages you can edit the various effects and harmony styles, and save them into a Voice Processor Preset (VP Preset). With the latest two pages, you can edit the general settings for the singer’s voice.
266 Global mode Mic: Harmony Note: For this to work, a value other than zero must be assigned to the “Pitch Bend Range” in the “Mic: Global Setup” page (see page 269). Note Octave Transpose This transposes the harmony voices in Notes mode; the value corresponds to octaves (±4). When receiving notes from MIDI, this value is summed to the value of the “Octave Transpose In” parameter, found in the “MIDI: MIDI In Controls” page (see page 259).
Global mode Mic: Harmony Voices 267 voicing) which give the lowest note received. Root2 and Bass2 are the higher pitch Root and Bass settings. Mic: Harmony Voices Shift Mode Presets The Voice Processor can add up to three Harmony Voices to the Lead voice. Here you can adjust parameters for each individual voice. In this mode the voices are shifted relative to the input note. The values range from -24 semitones to +24 semitones.
268 Global mode Mic: Effects UNI Unison. The same note received on the input is sent to the output. NC No Change. The harmony voice will keep its previous pitch until the lead voice pitch changes to a non “NC” note. Mono Mono delay. Stereo Maintains the panning of the sends. PingPong1 Sends the lead voice to the left effect end only. PingPong2 Sends the lead voice to the sends depending on the lead pan setting. Copy to… button Use this button to copy the current custom map to other voices.
Global mode Mic: Global Setup Mic: Global Setup In this page you can select a Voice Processor Preset, and set some general parameters for your voice. These parameters are general setting, that will not change when a different Preset is selected. 269 Talk The Talk function can be used when having to address the audience, speaking over the background music. Mic Talk button On/off switch for the Talk function. This is the same switch you can find in the Mic panel of the Style Play and Song Play modes.
270 Global mode Harmony and Tuning with the Voice Processor Ratio knob Harmony and Tuning with the Voice Processor Compression ratio. Range: 1.1:1 to 64:1. Gate knob Gate Threshold. Range: Off, -70dB to 0dB Harmony EQ The Voice Processor has an extremely flexible 3-band EQ with frequency and gain-adjustable high and low shelving bands, as well as a fully parametric band with Q control. Harmony Modes Low Frequency Low Shelving 80Hz…16kHz.
Global mode Harmony and Tuning with the Voice Processor Chord (Chordal) Mode Chordal harmonies take your chord information to create intelligent, diatonic harmonies based on your voice. To make Chordal harmonies, you need to input in real time the chords of the song. This may be done either by playing on the keyboard, via MIDI or through a programmed sequence of chords included in the Harmony Track of a Song.
272 Global mode Harmony and Tuning with the Voice Processor create a custom scale or pitch map see the parameter description under “Custom Voice Mapping” on page 267. Scale (Scalic) mode Harmonies use key and scale information to create musically correct, diatonic harmonies. Most popular music uses a single scale, so you usually only have to input the information at the beginning of your song.
Global mode Harmony and Tuning with the Voice Processor Diatonic and Chromatic We've described scalic and chordal harmonies as diatonic, and shift harmonies as chromatic; but what do those words mean? Look at a piano keyboard. Between middle “C” and the next “C” there are twelve keys – 7 white keys and 5 black keys. Each of those keys are pitched one semitone apart for a total of, you guessed it, 12 semitones. The chromatic scale uses all twelve semitone notes opposed to the diatonic scales.
274 Global mode Touch Panel Calibration Touch Panel Calibration Page menu From time to time (for example, after loading a new operating system), calibrating your Color TouchView™ display may be necessary to make pointing more precise. If so, use this page. Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command.
Global mode Write Quarter Tone SC Preset dialog box 275 Write Quarter Tone SC Preset dialog box Write Limiter Preset dialog box Open this dialog box by selecting the Write Quarter Tone SC Preset item from the page menu. Here, you can save the current scale settings in one of the four available SC Presets. Open this dialog box by selecting the Write Limiter Preset item from the page menu. Here, you can save current settings for the Limiter edit section (see starting from page 262).
276 Global mode Write Voice Processor Preset dialog box Write Voice Processor Preset dialog box Open this dialog box by keeping the PRESET button in the MIC SETTING section pressed for about one second, or by selecting the Write Voice Processor Preset item from the page menu. Here, you can save current settings for the VP Preset in the Mic edit section (see starting from page 265). Name Name of the VP Preset to be saved.
Media mode Storage devices and internal memory 277 Media mode The Media mode is where you can manage files. This mode overlaps the current operating mode (Style Play, Song Play, Sequencer, Sound). Supported device Storage devices and internal memory Pa900 supports external devices, like hard disks or USB memory sticks, formatted in FAT16 or FAT32 with long file names. NTSF (Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/7), HFS (Mac OS 9) and HFS+ (Mac OS X) formats are not supported.
278 Media mode File types Pa900 can also read (but not write) the following types of data. File types Extension The following tables describe all the file and folder types the Pa900 can manage. Here are the files you can read or write with the Pa900. File type PKG Operating System and Musical Resource files KAR Karaoke file CDG CD+Graphics file PCG Korg Triton Programs Extension File/folder type KSF Korg Trinity/Triton Sample SET All the User data.
Media mode Media structure 279 Media structure Each device (and the internal memory) can contain files and folders. Data in the Pa900 is slightly more rigidly structured than in a computer, due to the pre-configured type of data inside the instrument’s memory. The diagram below shows the global structure of a Pa900 device.
280 Media mode Main page Scrollbar Main page There is no main page in the Media mode. When pressing EXIT, you exit the Media mode, and the underlying operating mode in the background is recalled. Touching the arrows while SHIFT is kept pressed jumps to the previous or next alphabetical section, or file/folder type (depending on the selected display order). Device pop-up menu Page structure Use this menu to select one of the available storage devices. Commands All pages share some basic elements.
Media mode Load Load In this page you can load User data files (Performances, User Sounds, User Styles, the SongBook, the Global) from an internal or external storage device to the internal memory. 281 Loading all the User data You can load all the User data with a single operation. 1. If loading from an external device, connect the device to the USB Host port. 2. Use the Device pop-up menu to select the source device. When the device is selected, its content will appear in the display. 3.
282 Media mode Load Loading a single bank 7. You can load a single bank of data (Sounds, Styles, Performances) with a single operation. Each bank corresponds to each of the side tabs in the various Select windows (Style Select, Performance Select…). 1. If loading from an external device, connect the device to the USB Host port. 2. Use the Device pop-up menu to select the source device. When the device is selected, its content will appear in the display. 3.
Media mode Load 6. Select the bank file you are looking for, and touch Open to open it. A list of items appears. 283 Loading Pa600 data You can load Pa600 data exactly as if they were Pa900 data, apart for the Global data. Due to the different order in memory, Styles must be reassigned to SongBook Entries by using the SongBook Editor software (freely available on www.korg.com). Loading Pa2X/Pa800 data You can load Pa2X/Pa800 data exactly as if they were Pa900 data, apart for the Global data.
284 Media mode Save • To load the whole folder, touch the Load button in the display. If it contains more than 40 Styles, they will be loaded into the USER banks sequentially, otherwise you will be prompted to select one of the USER Style banks or the FAVORITE Style banks in memory. Once the target bank is selected, touch Load to load the bank. The “Are you sure?” message will appear. Touch OK to confirm, or Cancel to abort.
Media mode Save 285 Creating a new “.SET” folder Saving the full memory content Pa900 proprietary data must be saved in special folders with the “.SET” extension. These special folders can be saved inside ordinary folders. You can save the full memory content with a single operation. Depending on the status of the “Factory Style and Pad Protect” parameter, you may or may not see the Factory Style and Pad banks (see “Factory Style and Pad Protect” on page 254).
286 Media mode Save Warning: After confirming, all data of the selected type in the target folder is deleted. Saving all data of a specified type Saving a single bank You can save a single User bank with a single operation. Each bank corresponds to each of the side tabs in the various Select windows (Style Select, Performance Select…). In addition to the above, you can save all data of a specified type by selecting the corresponding folder. 1.
Media mode Save 7. A dialog box appears, asking you to select one of the available User (or Favorite/User Style) locations inside the folder: In the above dialog box, the previously selected bank of Styles will be saved to bank User 01 inside the selected folder. Three User banks are available. 8. 287 4. Select the desired bank file, and touch Open to gain access to the single items. 5. Once you have selected the file that you want to save, touch Save To to confirm the selection.
288 Media mode Copy During Copy, a dialog box shows the progress of the operation. Copy In this page you can copy files and folders. Folders can be generic or “.SET” folders. In addition, you can copy the content of the generic folder you are in. You can copy inside the same device, or from a device to a different one (both devices must be connected to the Pa900 during the copy operation). To preserve data structure integrity, during Copy operations you can’t open “.
Media mode Delete 289 To select more files or folders consecutively: 1. Touch the Mode button to choose the SHIFT button. 2. Select the first file or folder to be selected. 3. Press and keep the SHIFT button pressed. 4. Select the last file or folder to be selected. 5. Release the SHIFT button. option for the Delete The Delete function lets you delete files and folders from the devices. To select more files or folders discontinuously: Touch the Mode button to choose the SHIFT button.
290 Media mode Format Format Utility The Format function lets you initialize a device. Pa900 uses a PC-compliant device format (DOS FAT16 and FAT32): This page includes a set of backup and restore utilities. The Backup command should be used for archiving purpose only, since you will not be able to load individual data from a backup file.
Media mode Utility After touching Backup, a dialog box will appear, asking you to assign a name to the backup file. 291 Factory Restore In case you want to erase all changes to your Factory and User data, and restore your Pa900 to the same condition it was when it was new, you can use the Factory Restore procedure. Warning: This command deletes all data from memory (including your custom data). 1. Select the Factory Restore command, then touch Execute. 2.
292 Media mode USB HD Connection USB Use this page to enable or disable the USB Device port for file transfer. Usually, the USB Device port is not enabled for file transfer on the Pa900 (it is always on, however, for MIDI connection). Touch the Enable button to turn it on, or the Disable button (with all the caveats) to turn it off. 1. Connect Pa900 to a personal computer by using a standard USB cable 2. Touch the “Enable” button to enable file transfer.
Media mode Page menu 293 Object(s) info Page menu Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command. Select this command to see the size of any selected file or folder. Also, the number of files and directories (folders) it contains are shown.
294 Media mode Care of mass storage devices Care of mass storage devices Merging Samples from various sources The Pa900 can save most of the data contained in memory to the internal memory, or to external devices (like hard drives or USB memory sticks) connected to the USB Host port. Here are some precautions when handling these devices. When you load a .SET folder, all User PCM Samples in memory are deleted. So, there is no way to merge different samples by loading complete .SET folders.
SongBook Book 295 SongBook The SongBook is a musical database that allows you to organize songs and automatically recall the associated “musical resources” (Style, Standard MIDI Files, KAR files, and MP3 files). The SongBook overlaps the Style Play and Song Play operating modes. When you select an entry from the full database or a custom list, the Style Play or Song Play mode is automatically selected, depending on the type of file associated with the entry.
296 SongBook Book Filter… Touch this button to open the Filter dialog box, and select one or more filter criteria, to show a restricted set of entries in the main list. To see the numbers while in the Book page, select the “Show Song Numbers (now Key)” command from the page menu: After you select this command, the “Num” column appears: Touch the (Text Edit) button next to the search criteria you want to edit (Name, Genre, or Artist). You can also select a Meter, or a range of Tempo values.
SongBook Custom List 297 NRPN control is sent on the same MIDI channel before selecting a different SongBook Entry. Custom List After the initialization string has been sent, you must send the selection string, made of two Control Change messages: CC#06 (Data Entry MSB) for the thousands and hundreds, and CC#38 (Data Entry LSB) for the tens and units. The range of the Data Entry controls, in this case, is 0~99 (instead of the typical 0~127).
298 SongBook List Edit Commands List Edit Move This page is only available after checking the “Enable List Edit” command in the page menu (see page 302). Use these buttons to move the selected song entry up or down in the list. Use this page to edit the available Custom Lists. A Custom List is a set of SongBook Entries, created by selecting items from the full list in the Book page. Del Song To add entries to a Custom List, first create or select the list to be edited in this page.
SongBook Book Edit 1 Book Edit 1 The Book Edit 1 page is where you link a “musical resource” (Style or Song) to the SongBook Entry, and choose to save STSs and a Voice Processor Preset to the Entry. Hint: Use the Filter in the Book page, to quickly find an entry to be edited. The Book Edit 1 page with a Style-based entry: 299 Entry will no longer point to the right data. Be careful not to delete or move a Style or a file associated with a SongBook Entry from the original location.
300 SongBook Book Edit 2 When you touch Write and choose the Rename/ Overwrite option, only the new STS is overwritten, while the others are left untouched. • STS Name: Name of the current STS. Touch the (Text Edit) button to open the Text Edit window, and modify the name. Book Edit 2 The Book Edit 2 page is where you enter information on the Genre, Artist, Key, etc. to the SongBook Entry.
SongBook Book Edit 3 301 Meter Info Synchro Start / Synchro Stop / Memory Basic meter (time signature) of the Style, or starting meter of the Standard MIDI File associated with the entry. This may change, if a Meter Change event is included with the associated resource. The status of these functions can be memorized in a SongBook Entry. M.Transp. (Master Transpose) Master Transpose. When the entry is selected, the Master Transpose of the whole instrument is automatically changed.
SongBook 302 Info Info Page menu Use the Info page to see the name of the selected entry, the associated resource(s), the total number of Songs in the SongBook, the number of filtered entries, the number of available Custom Lists, and the number of Songs in the current list. Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command.
SongBook Page menu • 303 Touch OK to confirm. Init SongBook Select this command to erase the SongBook list and start with a new, blank list. Reference Warning: Before initializing the SongBook list, save the older one with one of the Media > Save operations.
304 Lyrics, Score, Markers Selected Player Lyrics, Score, Markers By pressing the LYRICS button, you can see lyrics in Style Play mode, lyrics and chord abbreviations in Style Play and Song Play modes. The SCORE button will let you see a traditional score in the Song Play mode. Pressing both MARKER buttons will give you access to the markers in the Song Play mode.
Lyrics, Score, Markers Lyrics page 305 To exit from this page, press either the LYRICS or the EXIT button. Text files loaded with Standard MIDI Files and MP3 files Song chords When a “.TXT” file with the same name exists in the same directory as a Standard MIDI File or MP3 file, it will be loaded with the “.MID” or “MP3” file, and can be seen in the Lyrics page. Chords contained in the Standard MIDI File (if any). This indicator may be easier to read than chords shown within the lyrics.
306 Lyrics, Score, Markers Score page Currently selected staff marker Score page This red vertical line shows the approximate position of the playback, by indicating the current staff in play. When you are in Song Play mode, and you are playing a Standard MIDI File, you can open the Score page by pressing the SCORE button. Song title Measure number Tempo Chord symbols Current measure indicator This red triangle shows the current measure in play.
Lyrics, Score, Markers Markers page 307 How to edit a marker: Markers page 1. Touch the marker to be edited in the display. 2. Touch the Edit button in the display to set the marker to edit. The Edit Marker window will appear. 3. While in Edit Marker window, you can edit the name and position of the marker being edited. 4. Save the markers (as described below). Open the Marker page by pressing both the MARKER (that is, LYRICS+SCORE) buttons.
308 MIDI What is MIDI? MIDI What is MIDI? Here is a brief overview of MIDI, as related to the Pa900. If interested, you may find more information on the general use of MIDI in the various specialized magazines and dedicated books. together with Control Change 00 and 32, to remotely select Pa900 data from a sequencer or a master keyboard. Control Change (CC) – This is a wide array of messages, controlling most of the instrument parameters.
MIDI Standard MIDI Files Standard MIDI Files (a.k.a. SMF) are a practical way of exchanging songs between different instruments and computers. Pa900 uses the SMF format as its default song format, so reading a song from a computer, or saving a song that a computer software can read, is not a problem at all. The internal Players are compatible with SMFs format 0 (all data in one track; it is the most common format) and 1 (multitrack).
310 MIDI Connecting Pa900 to a Master keyboard Connecting Pa900 to a Master keyboard Connecting Pa900 to a MIDI accordion You can control Pa900 with a master keyboard or any other MIDI keyboard. You only need to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the master keyboard to the MIDI IN connector of Pa900. The master keyboard will become the integrated keyboard of the Pa900 if it transmits over the same channel programmed as Global in Pa900.
MIDI Connecting Pa900 to an external sequencer Connecting sequencer Pa900 to an external You can program a new song on an external sequencer, using Pa900 as a multi-timbral expander. Connections and settings In order to connect Pa900 to a computer, you need a computer with either a MIDI interface or a USB port. 1. In case of an USB connection, install the Korg USB MIDI Driver, as explained in “Installing the Korg USB MIDI Driver” on page 428. 2.
312 MIDI Playing another instrument with Pa900 Playing another instrument with Pa900 You can use Pa900 as the master controller for your MIDI setup. 1. Connect the MIDI OUT connector of Pa900 to the other instrument’s MIDI IN. 2. Set the other instrument to the same channels you want to play from Pa900.
314 Factory data Styles Factory data Styles This list shows the Styles and their position number inside the bank.
Factory data Styles Name # Name # 16 Rock & Roll 17 South Shuffle 18 12 Country Pop 16 Habanera 13 Bar Country 17 Rhumba 1 Slow Latin Rock 14 Bluegrass 18 Rhumba 2 19 Latin Rock 1 15 Country Boogie 19 Salsa 20 Latin Rock 2 16 Country Shuffle 20 Latin Big Band 21 Surf Rock 17 Country 8 Beat 21 Cool Latin Jazz 22 60's Rock 18 Country 16 Beat 22 Pop Cha Cha 23 Slow Rock 1 19 Country Ballad 1 23 Latin Bolero 24 Slow Rock 2 20 Country Ballad 2 24 Latin Vo
316 Factory data Styles # Name # Name # Name 10 Swing Ballad 1 5 Classic Funk 31 Minuetto 11 Swing Ballad 2 6 Soul Ballad 32 Baroque 12 Swing Ballad 3 7 Talkin' Jazz 33 Orleans 13 Orchestral Swing 8 Funky Sisters 34 Cajun 14 Jazz Brush 9 Rhythm & Blues 35 Zydeco 15 Medium JazzWaltz 10 Blues 36 Hora 16 Slow Jazz Waltz 11 Soul 17 Jazzy Blues 12 Gospel 18 Organ Swing 13 Gospel Swing 19 Organ Blues 14 Gospel Shuffle 20 Swing Quintet 15 Modern Gospel
Factory data Style Elements 317 Style Elements Note: You can remotely select the various Style Elements on the Pa900, by sending it Program Change messages on the Control channel (see “MIDI: MIDI In Channels” on page 260).
318 Factory data Sounds Name Sounds The following table lists all Pa900 Factory Sounds as they appear in the Sound Select window. Legend: The table also includes MIDI data used to remotely select the Sounds. CC00: Control Change 0, or Bank Select MSB. CC32: Control Change 32, or Bank Select LSB. PC: Program Change. Bank: Sound Select button. Name CC00 CC32 PC Factory: Piano CC00 CC32 PC Digi E. Piano 121 14 5 Classic Tines 121 9 5 DW8000 EP 121 11 5 Natural EP 121 43 4 E.
Sounds Name CC00 CC32 PC Name 319 CC00 CC32 PC Melodica DNC 121 8 22 Gospel Organ V. 121 13 16 Classic Musette 121 29 21 Drawbars Slow V. 121 19 16 Cassotto 16' 121 12 21 Drawbars Fast V. 121 18 16 Cassotto 121 9 21 Drawbars Organ 121 14 16 Master Accordion 121 23 21 Jazz Organ 121 8 16 16 Sweet Musette 121 11 21 Organ Hi V. 121 17 French Musette 121 18 21 Organ LowPc V. 121 4 17 2 Voices Musette 121 16 21 Organ Low 1 V.
320 Factory data Sounds Name CC00 CC32 PC Name CC00 CC32 PC Nylon Guitar DNC 121 18 24 Mute Monster 121 5 30 Natural Nylon 121 19 24 Disto Mute 121 9 28 RealFolk Gtr DNC 121 34 25 Steel Gtr DNC 121 44 25 Real 12 Strings 121 33 25 Nylon Gtr RX1 121 12 24 Nylon Gtr Pro1 121 8 24 Nylon Gtr RX2 121 13 24 Nylon Gtr Pro2 121 11 24 Steel Guitar RX1 121 15 25 Nylon Slide Pro 121 14 24 Steel Guitar RX2 121 16 25 Steel Guitar Pro 121 19 25 12 Strin
Sounds Name CC00 CC32 321 CC00 CC32 PC Name PC Viola Expr. 121 1 41 Trb. Expr. DNC 121 17 57 Violin & Viola 121 2 41 Trombone DNC 121 13 57 Violin Expr. 3 121 4 40 Trumpet Expr.1 121 15 56 Slow Violin 121 3 40 Trumpet Expr.2 121 4 56 Strings Quartet 121 9 48 Cornet Expr. 121 21 56 Chamber Strings 121 12 48 Wah Trumpet 121 2 59 Orchestra Tutti1 121 14 48 Mute Trumpet 121 5 59 Orchestra Tutti2 121 19 48 Sweet FlugelHorn 121 12 56 Orch.
322 Factory data Sounds Name CC00 CC32 PC Name Glenn & Friends 121 3 61 Sax Ensemble 121 2 65 Glenn & Boys 121 6 61 Reed of Power 121 11 66 Sax & Brass 121 5 61 Breath & Key RX 121 2 121 Brass & Sax 121 16 61 Factory: Woodwind Mute Ensemble 1 121 3 59 121 14 71 Mute Ensemble 2 121 4 59 JazzClarinet DNC 121 15 71 Sforzato Brass 121 23 61 SoloClarinet DNC 121 16 71 Movie Brass 121 20 61 Clarinet 1 DNC 121 13 71 Flute Muted 121 6 73 Clarine
Factory data Sounds CC00 CC32 PC Name Techno Stab DNC 121 3 93 Factory: Synth Lead Wave-Sequence 121 4 96 Aerosonic 121 5 96 My Sequencer 121 6 96 Jurassic Pad 121 3 88 Pisco Pad 121 2 99 Tension Scene 121 8 97 Dronas Pad 121 4 93 Bengione 121 1 99 Chiff Touch Pad 121 1 83 Dreaming Coil 121 3 99 Organ Stab DNC 121 4 101 Deep Noise 121 4 127 The Pad 121 4 89 Dark Pad 121 6 89 OB Pad 121 12 89 Analog Pad 1 121 8 89 Analog Pad 2 121 9
324 Factory data Sounds Name CC00 CC32 PC Name CC00 CC32 PC Mandolin Trem. 121 11 25 Finger Bass 1 121 6 33 Mandolin Ens. 1 121 26 25 Finger Bass 2 121 7 33 Mandolin Ens. 2 121 27 25 Finger Bass 3 121 10 33 Banjo Key Off 121 1 105 Finger Bass 4 121 15 33 Banjo RX 121 4 105 Finger Slap 121 12 33 Sitar Tambou 121 2 104 The Other Slap 121 5 37 Kanoun 1 121 5 107 Thumb Bass 121 1 37 Kanoun 2 121 2 107 Pick Bass 1 121 7 34 Kanoun Trem.
Factory data Sounds CC00 CC32 PC Piano Pad 1 121 2 1 Piano Pad 2 121 3 1 90's Piano 121 3 Name CC00 CC32 PC Arabian Organ 121 12 16 Theatre Organ 3 121 24 16 2 Theatre Organ 4 121 25 16 2000's Piano 121 4 2 Tibia 121 26 16 Chorus Piano 121 5 2 Tibia 16+8+4' 121 27 16 Harpsi 16' RX 121 5 6 Tibia & Vox 121 28 16 Harpsi Korg 121 4 6 Post Horn Trem.
326 Factory data Sounds Name CC00 CC32 PC Name CC00 CC32 PC Analog Strings 2 121 2 50 English Horn 121 1 69 Synth Strings 2 121 1 51 Recorder 1 121 1 74 Take Voices 2 121 5 52 Recorder 2 121 2 74 Aah Choir 121 7 52 Legacy: Synth Pad Slow Choir 121 10 52 Sky Watcher 121 2 90 Cyber Choir 121 2 85 Vintage Pad 121 11 89 Odissey 121 4 50 You Decide 121 8 95 Strings Choir 121 13 52 Korgmatose 121 13 90 Analog Velve 121 3 50 Ether Voices 1
Sounds Name CC00 CC32 PC Legacy: Bass Ac. Bass Buzz 121 1 32 Slap Bass 1 121 6 36 Slap Bass 2 121 6 37 Slap Bass 3 121 7 37 Dyna Slap Bass 121 3 37 Chorus Slap Bass 121 4 37 DarkWoody A.Bass 121 5 32 More Mid! Bass 121 11 33 Woofer Pusher 2 121 6 35 Dark R&B Bass1 121 4 35 Dyna Bass 121 2 37 Ticktacing Bass 121 9 34 Fretless Bass 3 121 7 35 Name CC00 CC32 327 PC E. Piano 1 GM 121 0 4 Detuned EP 1 121 1 4 EP 1 Veloc.
328 Factory data Sounds Name CC00 CC32 PC Name CC00 CC32 PC 12 Strings Gtr 121 1 25 Synth Strings1GM 121 0 50 Mandolin 121 2 25 Synth Strings 3 121 1 50 Steel Gtr & Body 121 3 25 Synth Strings2GM 121 0 51 Jazz Guitar GM 121 0 26 Choir Aahs GM 121 0 52 Pedal Steel Gtr 121 1 26 Choir Aahs 2 121 1 52 Clean Guitar GM 121 0 27 Voice Oohs GM 121 0 53 Det.Clean El.
Factory data Sounds CC00 CC32 PC GM: Syn Lead / Syn Pad Name CC00 CC32 PC GM: Percussive Lead Square GM 121 0 80 Tinkle Bell GM 121 0 112 Lead Square 2 121 1 80 Agogo GM 121 0 113 Lead Sine 121 2 80 Steel Drums GM 121 0 114 Lead Saw GM 121 0 81 Woodblock GM 121 0 115 Lead Saw 2 121 1 81 Castanets 121 1 115 Lead Saw & Pulse 121 2 81 Taiko Drum GM 121 0 116 Lead Double Saw 121 3 81 Concert BassDrum 121 1 116 Lead Seq.
330 Factory data Sounds Name CC00 CC32 PC Heart Beat 121 4 126 Footsteps 121 5 126 Gun Shot GM 121 0 127 Machine Gun 121 1 127 Laser Gun 121 2 127 Explosion 121 3 127
Factory data DNC Sounds 331 DNC Sounds The following table lists all Pa900 Factory DNC Sounds as they appear in the Sound Select window. Damper SCY+ Legato (OoR) Sound Name (Bank – Page) Legato (IR) Note: When a Performance contains Sounds making use of Sound Controllers 1 & 2 (SC1, SC2), these controllers must be assigned to the Assignable Switches, the Assignable Footswitch or an EC5 pedal. PC EP+Damper1 DNC 3 121 25 4 Halo EP+Damper2 DNC 3 121 26 4 Halo Jazz Harm.
Factory data PC SC1 SC2 JazzTrumpet3 DNC 1 121 28 56 < ±6st: Smth >±6st: RU/RD Doit FD Trumpet Expr.DNC 1 121 26 56 < ±6st: Smth Doit Jazz Trb.1 DNC 1 121 15 57 < ±12st: Smth Gliss U Jazz Trb.
Factory data Drum Kits 333 Drum Kits Legend: The table also includes MIDI data used to remotely select the Drum Kits. CC00: Control Change 0, or Bank Select MSB. CC32: Control Change 32, or Bank Select LSB. PC: Program Change. CC00 CC32 PC Name CC00 CC32 PC Name Sound Bank 120 0 59 Synth Kit 1 Factory: Drum & SFX 120 0 60 SFX Kit 1 Factory: Drum & SFX 120 0 64 Percussion Kit Factory: Drum & SFX 120 0 65 Latin Perc.Kit 1 Factory: Drum & SFX 120 0 66 Trinity Perc.
334 Factory data Multisamples Multisamples The following is a list of all Pa900 Factory Multisamples. * OrigTune: Original Tune, i.e., samples use the natural tuning of the original instrument, instead of the equal tuning. Beating may occur at the extreme pitch, when the sound is used in conjunction with other sounds. 0 GrandPiano_L 38 E.Piano Dyno f 76 4' 22/3' 2' LF R 1 GrandPiano_R 39 E.Piano Dyno ff 77 4' 22/3' 2' LS L 2 GrandPiano_L OrigTune 40 E.
Multisamples 114 Rotor Noise LF L 159 Flute Frull 204 Tenor Sax mf Vib 115 Rotor Noise LF R 160 Flute Voice 205 Tenor Sax f Vib 116 Rotor Noise LS L 161 Flute Jazz 206 Tenor Sax ff Vib 117 Rotor Noise LS R 162 Flute Vibrato 207 Tenor Sax Glissando 118 H Organ Leakage 163 Flute Attack p 208 Tenor Sax Falls 119 H Organ 2nd Harmonic 164 Flute Attack f 209 Tenor Sax mf Straight 120 H Organ Click Kon 165 Piccolo 210 Tenor Sax Riff Up 121 H Organ Click Koff 166 Pan Flute 211 Tenor Sax Riff
336 Factory data Multisamples 249 Accordion Volkst. 294 2 Trombones mfR 339 Voice Male Dah 250 Accordion Bass 295 2 Trombones fL 340 Voice Scat Buh 251 Accordion Noise KeyOn 296 2 Trombones fR 341 Voice Scat Duh 252 Accordion Noise KeyOff 297 Classic Trumpet p 342 Voice Scat Bah 253 Accordion Change Voice 298 Classic Trumpet mf 343 Voice Scat Dah 254 Harmonica 1 299 Pop Trumpet mf 344 Voice Choir 255 Harmonica 1 Fall 300 Pop Trumpet f 345 Voice Hoo 256 Harmonica 2 301 Trumpet Expr.
Multisamples 384 Ac.Gtr Dwn1 L 429 Nylon Gtr1 Slide p R 474 El. Guitar Tel Mid p 385 Ac.Gtr Dwn1 R 430 Nylon Gtr1 Slide f L 475 El. Guitar Tel Mid mf 386 Ac.Gtr Dwn2 L 431 Nylon Gtr1 Slide f R 476 El. Guitar Tel Mid f 387 Ac.Gtr Dwn2 R 432 Nylon Gtr1 Harmonics L 477 El. Guitar Tel Bridge p 388 Ac.Gtr Dwn3 L 433 Nylon Gtr1 Harmonics R 478 El. Guitar Tel Bridge mf 389 Ac.Gtr Dwn3 R 434 Nylon Gtr2 p 479 El. Guitar Tel Bridge f 390 Ac.Gtr SlideHT Up p L 435 Nylon Gtr2 mf 480 El.
338 Factory data Multisamples 519 Dist. Guitar1 Harmo. 564 E.Bass2 RH Stop 609 BouzoukiLP 520 Gtr Harmonic GM 565 E.Bass2 Harmo. 610 Mandolin Dw mf L 521 Dist. Guitar2 Harmo P1 566 E.Bass3 p 611 Mandolin Dw mf R 522 Dist. Guitar2 Harmo P2 567 E.Bass3 mf 612 Mandolin Dw f L 523 Dist. Guitar2 Mute1 568 E.Bass3 f Slap 613 Mandolin Dw f R 524 Dist. Guitar2 Mute2 569 E.Bass4 Pick 614 Mandolin Up L 525 El. Guitar DistMuted p 570 E.Bass4 Harmo. 615 Mandolin Up R 526 El.
Multisamples 654 R&B Saw Bass 699 Square MG 744 Scream 655 R&B Square Bass 700 Square JP 745 Punch 656 Chrom Res 701 Triangle MG 746 Heart Beat 657 NextDance 702 Ramp 747 Footstep 1 658 Detuned Super 703 Ramp MG 748 Footstep2 659 Detuned PWM 704 Sine 749 Door Creak 660 Synth Brass 705 DWGS Syn Sine1 750 Door Slam 661 Pop Synth 706 DWGS Syn Sine2 751 Car Engine 662 An.Strings1 707 DWGS Organ1 752 Car EngineLP 663 An.
340 Factory data Multisamples 789 Cowbell 805 Dumbek - Djambe - Udu 821 Stereo Snare1 L 790 Castanet 806 Caxixi 822 Stereo Snare1 R 791 Temple Blocks 807 Tabla & Baya 823 Stereo Snare2 L 792 Orchestra BD 808 WoodBlock & Castanet 824 Stereo Snare2 R 793 Timpani 809 Mix Latin Percussion 825 FX SD Large Hall1 L 794 Taiko 810 Kangaroo 826 FX SD Large Hall1 R 795 Djembe Open 811 DJ Eddie Set 827 FX SD Large Hall2 L 796 Djembe Mute 812 Claps Natural Set1 L 828 FX SD Large Hall2 R 797 Con
Factory data Drum Samples 341 The following table contains all Pa900 Factory Drum Samples.
342 # Factory data Drum Samples Name Family # Name Family 147 SD Snr Signature p Snare Drum 200 SD Dance23 GM Snare Drum 148 SD Snr Signature mf Snare Drum 201 SD Dance24 Snare Drum 149 SD Snr Signature f Snare Drum 202 SD House1 # Name Family 253 SD Brush3 Swirl Snare Drum 254 SD FX Large Hall1 Snare Drum Snare Drum 255 SD FX Large Hall2 Snare Drum 150 SD Snr Signature Rim mf Snare Drum 203 SD House2 Snare Drum 256 Rim Signature Hi Snare Drum 151 SD Snr Signa
Factory data Drum Samples Name Family 306 Tom2 Floor p Tom 307 Tom2 Floor f Tom 308 Tom3 Hi # Name Family # Name Family 359 HH2 Open p Hi Hat 412 Orchestra Cymbal Cymbal 360 HH2 Open f Hi Hat 413 Finger Snaps Latin Perc. Tom 361 HH3 Closed1 Hi Hat 414 Claps1 Latin Perc. 309 Tom3 Floor Tom 362 HH3 Closed2 Hi Hat 415 Claps2 Latin Perc. 310 Tom4 Hi Tom 363 HH3 Foot Hi Hat 416 Claps3 Latin Perc.
344 # Factory data Drum Samples Name Family # Name Family 465 DJ Vinyl Sliced 24 SFX 518 Conga2 Hi Mute Latin Perc. 571 Bongo3 Lo Stick Latin Perc. 466 DJ Scratch 01 SFX 519 Conga2 Hi Mt Slap Latin Perc. 572 Bongo3 Hi Open Latin Perc. 467 DJ Scratch 02 SFX 520 Conga2 Hi Slap1 Latin Perc. 573 Bongo3 Hi Slap Latin Perc. 468 DJ Scratch 03 SFX 521 Conga2 Hi Slap2 Latin Perc. 574 Bongo3 Hi Stick1 Latin Perc. 469 DJ Scratch 04 SFX 522 Conga2 Heel Latin Perc.
Drum Samples # Name Family 624 Timbales1 Lo Open mp Latin Perc. 625 Timbales1 Lo Open mf Latin Perc. 626 Timbales1 Lo Open mf GM 627 628 629 630 631 Timbales1 Lo Roll # Name Family 677 Finger Cymbal Ethnic Perc. 678 Marc Tree Ethnic Perc. Latin Perc. 679 Marc Tree GM Timbales1 Lo Edge mf Latin Perc. 680 Timbales1 Lo Edge f Latin Perc. 681 Timbales1 Lo RimShot Latin Perc. 682 Timbales1 Lo Abanico Latin Perc. 683 Latin Perc.
346 # Factory data Drum Samples Name Family # Name Family # Name Family 783 Udu Open b Latin Perc. 836 M.E.1 Tabla Flam Latin Perc. 889 M.E.2 Kenar Latin Perc. 784 Udu Open c Latin Perc. 837 M.E.1 Tabla Rim Latin Perc. 890 M.E.2 Kenartek Latin Perc. 785 Udu Open d Latin Perc. 838 M.E.1 Tabla Tak Latin Perc. 891 M.E.2 Ramazangum Latin Perc. 786 Udu Slide a Ethnic Perc. 839 M.E.1 Timbales Ethnic Perc. 892 M.E.2 Ramazantek Latin Perc.
Drum Samples # Name Family 942 Door Creak SFX 943 Door Slam SFX 944 Car Engine 945 946 # Name Family 995 Grv SD2 Snare Drum 996 Grv SD3 Snare Drum SFX 997 Grv SD4 Car Stop SFX 998 Car Pass SFX 999 947 Car Crash SFX 948 Train SFX 949 Helicopter 950 951 952 # 347 Name Family 1048 88 HH Open2 Hi Hat 1049 88 Tom1 Tom Snare Drum 1050 88 Tom2 Tom Grv SD5 Snare Drum 1051 88 Crash Cymbal Grv SD6 Snare Drum 1052 88 Crash GM Cymbal 1000 Grv SD7 Snare D
348 Factory data Pads Pads You can assign the following Hits or Sequences to the four Pads. Older sounds might be still assigned to the Pads when loading musical resources generated with an older operating system (see the following section). # HIT - Drum # HIT - Percussion # HIT - World 1 # Hit - World 2 # HIT - Orchestral 1 88 Cowbell 1 Agogo 1 1 Baja 1 1 Kup 1 1 Brass Fall 2 88 Crash 2 Agogo 2 2 Baja 2 2 Kup 2 2 Orch.
Factory data Pads # HIT - Synth&Pad # HIT - Blocks # HIT - Misc&SFX 1 # 1 Cosmic 1 Aah ! 1 Blk Funk 1 A 1 Applause 1 Bubble 2 VCF Modulation 2 Hit it ! 2 Blk Funk 1 B 2 Bird 1 2 Car Crash 3 Planet Lead 3 Laughing 3 Blk Funk 1 C 3 Bird 2 3 Car Engine 4 Brightness 4 Scream 4 Blk Funk 1 D 4 Cat 4 Car Pass 5 Crystal 5 Uuh ! 5 Blk Funk 2 A 5 Church Bell 5 Car Stop 6 New Age Pad 6 Yeah ! 1 6 Blk Funk 2 B 6 Crickets 6 Explosion 7 Fifths Lead 7
350 Factory data Pads 27 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 # SEQ - Guitar # SEQ - Orchestral # SEQ - Solo # SEQ - Synth&Pad # SEQ - Misc&SFX 1 Gtr Steel Strum1 1 Timpani Roll 1 1 Solo Marimba 1 Synth Seq 1 1 Military 1 2 Gtr Steel Strum2 2 Timpani Roll 2 2 Solo Kalimba 1 2 Synth Seq 2 2 Military 2 3 Gtr Steel Strum3 3 Orch.
Factory data Effects 351 Effects For FX Master 1/2 38 St. Env. Phaser 78 P4EQ - Exciter 0 No Effect 39 Stereo Vibrato 79 P4EQ - Wah 1 Stereo Compressor 40 St. Auto Fade Mod. 80 P4EQ - Cho/Flng 2 Stereo Limiter 41 2Voice Resonator 81 P4EQ - Phaser 3 Multiband Limiter 42 Doppler 82 P4EQ - Mt. Delay 4 St.MasteringLimtr 43 Scratch 83 Comp - Wah 5 Stereo Gate 44 Grain Shifter 84 Comp - Amp Sim 6 St.Parametric4EQ 45 Stereo Tremolo 85 Comp - OD/HiGain 7 St.
352 Factory data Effects For FX Master 2 only 110 St.Mltband Limiter 111 PianoBody/Damper 112 OD/HyperGain Wah 113 GuitarAmp + P4EQ 114 BassTubeAmp+Cab. 115 St. Mic + PreAmp 116 Multitap Cho/Delay 117 St. Pitch Shifter 118 St. PitchShift BPM 119 Rotary SpeakerOD 120 L/C/R Long Delay 121 St/Cross Long Dly 122 Hold Delay 123 LCR BPM Long Dly 124 St.
Factory data 353 MIDI Preset MIDI IN Channel Default Master Kbd Player Acc ordion 1 Acc ordion 2 Acc ordion 3 Extern.
354 Assignable parameters List of Pedal/Footswitch functions Assignable parameters List of Pedal/Footswitch functions Function Meaning STS Mode Same functions of the control panel buttons with the same name The following functions can be assigned to an Assignable Footswitch or Pedal.
Assignable parameters List of Assignable Knob functions Function Meaning Function SubScale Preset 1-SC1 Same functions of the SC Preset buttons in the display.
356 Assignable parameters List of Assignable Switches functions List of Assignable Switches functions Function Meaning SongBook Next Moves to the next SongBook Entry in the selected Custom List. The following functions can be assigned to the Assignable Switches.
Effects Dynamic Modulation sources 357 Effects Pa900 is equipped with four powerful Effect Processors for the internal MIDI tracks (Upper, Lower, Style, Song, Pads). Modulation source Note Damper: #64 Dynamic Modulation sources Prta.SW: #65 Portamento Switch Sostenu: #66 Sostenuto Pedal MIDI(CC#67) When the symbol is encoutered, a Dynamic Modulation can be applied to the corresponding parameter. Dynamic Modulation allows for realtime control of the effect.
358 Effects Dynamics (Dynamic) Compressor - Sensitivity Level Dynamics (Dynamic) Wet Louder Sensitivity=100 0: No Effect Sensitivity=40 Dry Select this option when you do not use any effects. Time c: Attack 1: Stereo Compressor This parameter controls the attack level. This effect compresses the input signal to regulate the level and give a “punchy” effect. It is useful for guitar, piano, and drum sounds. This is a stereo compressor.
Effects Dynamics (Dynamic) a: Envelope Select When L/R Mix is selected for this parameter, the left and right channels are linked to control the Limiter using the mixed signal. If L Only (or R Only) is selected, the left and right channels are linked, and the Limiter is controlled via only the left (or right) channel. With L/R individually, the left and right channels control the Limiter individually.
360 Effects Dynamics (Dynamic) 4: St.MasteringLimtr (Stereo Mastering Limiter) c: Threshold d: Attack d: Release This is a stereo limiter that is optimized for mastering songs. Stereo In - Stereo Out Left FX Amt Out Ceiling Limiter + “Threshold” specifies the level at which gating occurs when “Envelope Select” is set to L/R Mix, L Only, or R Only. “Attack” and “Release” specify the attack time and release time of the gate.
Effects EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) 361 b: Band1 Type c: Band4 Type EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) Selects a filter type for Band 1 and 4. Parametric 4EQ - Band1, Band4 Type 6: St.Parametric4EQ (Stereo Parametric 4-Band EQ) 3dB Band4 Type=Shelving High Band4 Type=Peaking +Gain This is a stereo 4-band parametric equalizer. You can select peaking type or shelving type for Band 1 and 4. The gain of Band 2 can be controlled by dynamic modulation.
Effects 362 j EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) Wet/Dry Dry, 1:99...99:1, Balance between the wet and dry Wet signal Src Off...Tempo Table , “Dynamic Modulation sources,” on page 357 Amt –100...+100 Amount of modulation source b: Emphasis Freq This parameter sets the frequency to be emphasized. Higher values will emphasize lower frequencies. c: Enhancer Delay L [msec] d: Enhancer Delay R [msec] a: Type This parameter selects a combination of center frequencies for each band.
Effects EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) 10: St. Wah/Auto Wah (Stereo Wah/Auto Wah) a: Frequency Bottom a: Frequency Top The sweep width and direction of the wah filter are determined by the “Frequency Top” and “Frequency Bottom” settings.
364 Effects EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) 11: St. Vintage Wah (Stereo Vintage/Custom Wah) This effect simulates the tonal character of a vintage wah pedal. You can customize the tone and range settings. Stereo In - Stereo Out Left FX Amt Wah Envelope Sens + Response D-mod LFO Sweep Mode Auto Shape / Invert Mode D-mod Preset Setting LFO a: Mode b: Frequency Bottom b: Frequency Top c: Resonance Bottom c: Resonance Top If Mode=Preset, this simulates a vintage wah pedal.
Effects EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) a: LFO Phase [degree] Offsetting the left and right phases alters how modulation is applied to the left and right channels, creating a swelling affect. LFO Phase 0 +90 +180 [degree] 13: St. MultiModeFilter (Stereo Multi Mode Filter) This is a multi-mode filter with four types; low pass, high pass, band pass, and band reject. You can use LFO or dynamic modulation to vary the cutoff frequency or resonance.
366 Effects EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) 14: St. Sub Oscillator (Stereo Sub Oscillator) 15: Talking Modulator This effect adds very low frequencies to the input signal. It is very useful when simulating a roaring drum sound or emphasizing powerful low range. This effect is different from the equalizer in that you can add very low range harmonics. You can also adjust the oscillator frequency to match a particular note number, for use as an octaver.
Effects EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) 367 16: Stereo Decimator c: Voice Top d: Voice Center e: Voice Bottom These parameters assign vowels to the top, center, and bottom position of the controller. This effect creates a rough sound like a cheap sampler by lowering the sampling frequency and data bit length. You can also simulate noise unique to a sampler (aliasing). Stereo In - Stereo Out E.g.
368 Effects Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models (OD Amp Mic) 17: St. Analog Record (Stereo Analog Record) This effect simulates the noise caused by scratches and dust on analog records. It also reproduces some of the modulation caused by a warped turntable. Stereo In - Stereo Out Left FX Amt EQ Trim EQ Trim Pre EQ Analog Record Simulation Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models (OD Amp Mic) 18: OD/Hi.Gain Wah (Overdrive/Hi.
Effects Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models (OD Amp Mic) a: Wah The Wah parameter switches the wah effect on/off. a: Sw This parameter sets how the wah effect is switched on and off via the modulation source. 369 19: St. Guitar Cabinet (Stereo Guitar Cabinet) This simulates the acoustical character of a guitar amp’s speaker cabinet. Stereo In - Stereo Out Left When “Sw” = Moment, the wah effect is usually turned off. It is turned on only when you press the pedal or operate the joystick.
370 Effects Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models (OD Amp Mic) Selects the cabinet type 21: Bass Amp Model LA - 4x10 Four 10" speakers / LA sound cabinet This simulates a bass amp.
Effects Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models (OD Amp Mic) 371 22: Bass Amp+Cabinet (Bass Amp Model+Cabinet) 23: Tube PreAmp Model (Tube PreAmp Modeling) This simulates a bass amp and speaker cabinet. This effect simulates a two-stage vacuum tube preamp. You can make individual settings for two vacuum tubes connected in series. This lets you create the warm sound typical of vacuum tubes.
372 Effects Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models (OD Amp Mic) b, f: Saturation [%] With higher settings of this value, the waveform will change at high gain levels, tending to cause distortion. Lower settings of this value will produce linear response. 24: St. Tube PreAmp (Stereo Tube PreAmp Modeling) This is a stereo vacuum tube preamp simulator (See “Tube PreAmp Model (Tube PreAmp Modeling)” on page 371.).
Effects Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser) Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser) 373 27: Black Chorus/Flanger This models a Danish-made stereo chorus + pitch modulator & flanger. Although this effect was originally intended for guitar, it was also used by numerous keyboard players. Used with electric piano, it produces a distinctive tone.
374 Effects Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser) 28: St.HarmonicChorus (Stereo Harmonic Chorus) 29: St. Biphase Mod. (Stereo Biphase Modulation) This effect applies chorus only to higher frequencies. This can be used to apply a chorus effect to a bass sound without making the sound thinner. You can also use this chorus block with feedback as a flanger. This stereo chorus effect adds two different LFOs together. You can set the Frequency and Depth parameters for each LFO individually.
Effects Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser) 30: Multitap Cho/Delay (Multitap Chorus/Delay) 375 31: Ensemble This effect has four chorus blocks with a different LFO phase. You can create a complex stereo image by setting each block’s delay time, depth, output level, and pan individually. You can also fix some of the chorus blocks to combine the chorus and delay effects.
376 Effects Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser) 32: Polysix Ensemble 33: Stereo Flanger This models the ensemble effect built into the classic Korg PolySix programmable polyphonic synthesizer. This effect gives a significant swell and movement of pitch to the sound. It is more effective when applied to a sound with a lot of harmonics. This is a stereo flanger. You can add spread to the sound by offsetting the phase of the left and right LFOs from each other.
Effects Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser) 377 34: St. Random Flanger (Stereo Random Flanger) 35: St. Env. Flanger (Stereo Envelope Flanger) The stereo effect uses a step-shape waveform and random LFO for modulation, creating a unique flanging effect. This Flanger uses an envelope generator for modulation. You will obtain the same pattern of flanging each time you play. You can also control the Flanger directly using the modulation source.
378 Effects Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser) 36: Stereo Phaser This effect creates a swell by shifting the phase. It is very effective on electric piano sounds. You can add spread to the sound by offsetting the phase of the left and right LFOs from each other. 37: St. Random Phaser (Stereo Random Phaser) This is a stereo phaser. The effect uses a step-shape waveform and random LFO for modulation, creating a unique phasing effect.
Effects Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) 379 38: St. Env. Phaser (Stereo Envelope Phaser) Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) This stereo phaser uses an envelope generator for modulation. You will obtain the same pattern of phasing each time you play. You can also control the Phaser directly using the modulation source. 39: Stereo Vibrato Stereo In - Stereo Out Left FX Amt This effect causes the pitch of the input signal to shimmer.
380 Effects Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) 40: St. Auto Fade Mod. (Stereo Auto Fade Modulatiom) a: AUTOFADE Src b: Fade-In Delay [msec] b: Fade-In Rate d: LFO Frequency Mod When “LFO Frequency Mod” is set to AUTOFADE, you can use the modulation source selected in “AUTOFADE Src” as a trigger to automatically fade in the modulation amount. When “MIDI Sync” is set to On, you cannot use this.
Effects Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) 41: 2Voice Resonator This effect resonates the input signal at a specified pitch. You can set the pitch, output level, and pan settings for two resonators individually. You can control the resonance intensity via an LFO.
Effects 382 Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) 42: Doppler This effect simulates the “Doppler effect” of a moving sound with a changing pitch, similar to the siren of an passing ambulance. Mixing the effect sound with the dry sound will create a unique chorus effect.
Effects Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) 383 44: Grain Shifter a: Scratch Source b: Response The Scratch Source parameter enables you to select the modulation source that controls simulation. The value of the modulation source corresponds to the playback position. The Response parameter enables you to set the speed of the response to the modulation source.
Effects 384 Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) 45: Stereo Tremolo This effect modulates the volume level of the input signal. The effect is stereo, and offsetting the LFO of the left and right phases from each other produces a tremolo effect between left and right. 46: St. Env. Tremolo (Stereo Envelope Tremolo) This effect uses the input signal level to modulate a stereo tremolo (LFO volume modulation).
Effects 385 Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) 47: Stereo Auto Pan Stereo Auto Pan - LFO Phase LFO Phase = 0 degrees This is a stereo-in, stereo-out auto-panner. The Phase and Shape parameters lets you create various panning effects, such as making the left and right inputs seem to chase each other around the stereo field.
Effects 386 i Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) Wet/Dry Dry, 1:99...99:1, Balance between the wet and dry Wet signal Src Off...Tempo Table , “Dynamic Modulation sources,” on page 357 Amt –100...+100 Amount of modulation source e a: Type a: LFO Phase [degree] Select the type of phaser LFO and tremolo LFO for the “Type” parameter. How the effect sound moves or rotates depends on the type of LFO.
Effects Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) 387 50: Detune 51: Pitch Shifter Using this effect, you can obtain a detune effect that offsets the pitch of the effect sound slightly from the pitch of the input signal. Compared to the chorus effect, a more natural sound thickness will be created. This effect changes the pitch of the input signal. You can select from three types: Fast (quick response), Medium, and Slow (preserves tonal quality).
Effects 388 Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) value for the Feedback parameter, the pitch will be raised (or lowered) more and more each time feedback is repeated. If Feedback Position is set to Post, the feedback signal will not pass through the pitch shifter again. Even if you specify a higher value for the Feedback parameter, the pitch-shifted sound will be repeated at the same pitch. 52: Pitch Shifter BPM 53: Pitch Shift Mod.
Effects Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) 54: Organ Vib/Chorus (Organ Vibrato/Chorus) 389 55: Rotary Speaker This effect simulates the chorus and vibrato circuitry of a vintage organ. The modulation speed and depth can be customized. This effect simulates a rotary speaker, and obtains a more realistic sound by simulating the rotor in the low range and the horn in the high range separately. The effect also simulates the stereo microphone settings.
390 Effects Delay b: Speed Switch This parameter controls how the rotation speed (slow and fast) is switched via the modulation source. When Mode = Toggle, the speed will switch between slow and fast each time you press the pedal or move the joystick. Via MIDI, the speed will switch each time the modulation amount exceeds 64. When Mode = Moment, the speed is usually slow. It becomes fast only when you press the pedal or move the joystick.
Effects Delay 57: Stereo/CrossDelay This is a stereo delay, and can by used as a cross-feedback delay effect in which the delay sounds cross over between the left and right by changing the feedback routing. 391 58: St. Multitap Delay (Stereo Multitap Delay) The left and right Multitap Delays have two taps respectively. Changing the routing of feedback and tap output allows you to create various patterns of complex effect sounds.
Effects 392 Delay 59: St. Mod Delay (Stereo Modulation Delay) This stereo delay uses an LFO to sweep the delay time. The pitch also varies, creating a delay sound which swells and shimmers. You can also control the delay time using a modulation source.
Effects Delay a: Control Target This parameter selects no level control, delay output control (effect balance), or feedback amount control. a: Polarity b: Threshold b: Offset c: Attack d: Release 393 61: St. AutoPanningDly (Stereo Auto Panning Delay) This stereo delay effect pans the delay sound left and right using the LFO.
394 Effects Delay 62: Tape Echo This effect simulates a tape echo unit with three playback heads. The distortion and tonal change typical of magnetic tape are also reproduced. FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Stereo Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In - Stereo Out Left FX Amt The feedback output from Tap 1, 2, and 3 is mixed according to the “FB Amt,” and then the final amount of feedback is specified by “Feedback.
Effects Delay Mode/Reverse Time Rec Reverse Rec Reverse Envelope Select = Input 395 64: Sequence BPM Dly (Sequence BPM Delay) This four-tap delay enables you to select a tempo and rhythm pattern to set up each tap.
Effects 396 Delay 65: L/C/R BPM Delay 66: Stereo BPM Delay The L/C/R delay enables you to match the delay time with the song tempo. You can also synchronize the delay time with the arpeggiator or sequencer. If you program the tempo before performance, you can achieve a delay effect that synchronizes with the song in real-time. Delay time is set by notes. This stereo delay enables you to set the delay time to match the song tempo.
Effects Delay 397 67: St.BPM Mtap Delay (Stereo BPM Multi tap Delay) 68: St.BPM Mod. Delay (Stereo BPM Modulation Delay) This four-tap delay enables you to select a tempo and rhythm pattern to set up each tap. This is a stereo modulation delay that lets you synchronize the delay time to the tempo of the song.
398 Effects Delay Wet/Dry -Wet, 1:99...Dry...99:1 Balance between the wet and dry signal , Wet Src Off...Tempo Table , “Dynamic Modulation sources,” on page 357 Amt –100...+100 Amount of modulation source l 69: St.BPMAutoPanDly (Stereo BPM Auto Panning Delay) This stereo auto panning delay enables you to set the delay time to match the song tempo. i: Time Over? L, R Stereo In - Stereo Out Left FX Amt You can set the delay time up to 2,550msec.
Effects Delay 70: Tape Echo BPM This is a tape echo that lets you synchronize the delay time to the tempo of the song. FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Stereo Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In - Stereo Out Left FX Amt (3) Feedback (2) (1) Feedback Amt Tape Saturation + Trim Pre Tone BPM High / Low Damp Base Note x Times Tap2/3 Position Delay Time FX Amt D-mod a MIDI, 40.00... 300.00 MIDI syncs to the system tempo; 40– 300 sets the tempo manually for this individual effect Tap1 Dmod Src Off...
400 Effects Reverb and Early Reflections (Reverb ER) Reverb and Early Reflections (Reverb ER) b: Pre Delay [msec] b: Pre Delay Thru [%] The “Pre Delay” sets the delay time to the reverb input, allowing you to control spaciousness. 71: Reverb Hall This hall-type reverb simulates the reverberation of mid-size concert halls or ensemble halls. Using the “Pre Delay Thru” parameter, you can mix the dry sound without delay, emphasizing the attack of the sound.
Effects Reverb and Early Reflections (Reverb ER) 401 76: Reverb BrightRoom FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Stereo Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In - Stereo Out Left This room-type reverb emphasizes the early reflections that make the sound brighter. FX Amt EQ Trim LEQ HEQ + Pre Delay Early Reflections FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Stereo Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In - Stereo Out Left FX Amt EQ Trim ER Level ERs EQ Trim LEQ Right Pre Delay Reverb Reverb Level ERs b ER Time [msec] 10...
402 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 79: P4EQ - Wah (Parametric 4-Band EQ Wah/Auto Wah) Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) This effect combines a mono four-band parametric equalizer and a wah. You can change the order of the connection. 78: P4EQ - Exciter (Parametric 4-Band EQ - Exciter) FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Mono Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In - Stereo Out This effect combines a mono four-band parametric equalizer and an exciter.
Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 403 80: P4EQ - Cho/Flng (Parametric 4-Band EQ - Chorus/Flanger) 81: P4EQ - Phaser (Parametric 4-Band EQ - Phaser) This effect combines a mono four-band parametric equalizer and a chorus/flanger. This effect combines a mono four-band parametric equalizer and a phaser.
Effects 404 Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 82: P4EQ - Mt. Delay (Parametric 4-Band EQ Multitap Delay) This effect combines a mono four-band parametric equalizer and a multitap delay. 83: Comp - Wah (Compressor - Wah/Auto Wah) This effect combines a mono compressor and a wah. You can change the order of the connection.
Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 405 84: Comp - Amp Sim (Compressor - Amp Simulation) 85: Comp - OD/HiGain (Compressor - Overdrive/Hi.Gain) This effect combines a mono compressor and an amp simulation. You can change the order of the effects. This effect combines a mono compressor and an overdrive/highgain distortion. You can change the order of the effects.
406 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 86: Comp - P4EQ (Compressor - Parametric 4-Band EQ) 87: Comp - Cho/Flng (Compressor - Chorus/Flanger) This effect combines a mono compressor and a four-band parametric equalizer. You can change the order of the effects. This effect combines a mono compressor and a chorus/flanger. You can change the order of the effects.
Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 407 88: Comp - Phaser (Compressor - Phaser) 89: Comp - Mt. Delay (Compressor - Multitap Delay) This effect combines a mono compressor and a phaser. You can change the order of the effects. This effect combines a mono compressor and a multitap delay. You can change the order of the effects.
408 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 90: Limiter - P4EQ (Limiter - Parametric 4-Band EQ) a: [L]Ratio a: Threshold [dB] c: [L]Gain Adjust [dB] This effect combines a mono limiter and a four-band parametric equalizer. You can change the order of the effects. FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Mono Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In - Stereo Out Left Routing Limiter + FX Amt Parametric 4Band EQ This parameter sets the signal compression “[L]Ratio”.
Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 91: Limiter - Cho/Flng (Limiter - Chorus/Flanger) 409 92: Limiter - Phaser This effect combines a mono limiter and a chorus/flanger. You can change the order of the effects. This effect combines a mono limiter and a phaser. You can change the order of the effects.
410 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 93: Limiter - Mt.Delay (Limiter - Multitap Delay) 94: Exciter - Comp (Exciter -Compressor) This effect combines a mono limiter and a multitap delay. You can change the order of the effects. This effect combines a mono exciter and a compressor. You can change the order of the effects.
Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 95: Exciter - Limiter This effect combines a mono exciter and a limiter. You can change the order of the effects. 96: Exciter - Cho/Flng (Exciter - Chorus/Flanger) This effect combines a mono limiter and a chorus/flanger.
412 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 97: Exciter - Phaser 98: Exciter - Mt.Delay (Exciter - Multitap Delay) This effect combines a mono limiter and a phaser. This effect combines a mono exciter and a multitap delay.
Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 99: OD/HG - Amp Sim (Overdrive/Hi.Gain Amp Simulation) This effect combines a mono overdrive/high-gain distortion and an amp simulation. You can change the order of the effects. 413 100: OD/HG - Cho/Flng (Overdrive/Hi.Gain - Chorus/Flanger) This effect combines a mono overdrive/high-gain distortion and a chorus/flanger. You can change the order of the effects.
414 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 101: OD/HG - Phaser (Overdrive/Hi.Gain - Phaser) 102: OD/HG - Mt.Delay (Overdrive/Hi.Gain - Multitap Delay) This effect combines a mono overdrive/high-gain distortion and a phaser. You can change the order of the effects. This effect combines a mono overdrive/high-gain distortion and a multitap delay.
Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 415 103: Wah - Amp Sim (Wah - Amp Simulation) 104: Decimator - Amp (Decimator - Amp Simulation) This effect combines a mono wah and an amp simulation. You can change the order of the effects. This effect combines a mono decimator and an amp simulation. You can change the order of the effects.
416 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 105: Decimator - Comp (Decimator - Compressor) 106: AmpSim - Tremolo (Amp Simulation- Tremolo) This effect combines a mono decimator and a compressor. You can change the order of the effects. This effect combines a mono amp simulation and a tremolo.
Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 107: Cho/Flng - Mt.Dly (Chorus/Flanger - Multitap Delay) 108: Phaser - Cho/Flng (Phaser - Chorus/Flanger) This effect combines a mono chorus/flanger and a multitap delay. This effect combines a mono phaser and a chorus/flanger.
418 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 109: Reverb - Gate f: [G]Envelope Select f: Src g: [G]Input Reverb Mix g: Threshold This effect combines a mono reverb and a gate. FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Mono Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In - Stereo Out Left FX Amt Reverb EQ Trim + Pre Delay Reverb Gate Reverb Balance LEQ HEQ Right FX Amt Input Reverb Mix Input Envelope - Control Gate+Dmpr D-mod Envelope Select Gate REVERB a b c [R]Reverb Time 0.1...10.
Effects Double Size 419 Double Size 111: PianoBody/Damper (PianoBody/Damper Simulation) Double-size effects can be used only with FX processors B and D take two processing units, therefore “stealing” one unit to the following FX processors. This effect simulates the resonance of the piano sound board caused by the string vibration, and also simulates the resonance of other strings that are not being played when you press the damper pedal.
Effects 420 Double Size 112: OD/HyperGain Wah (Overdrive/Hyper Gain Wah) This distortion effect has two modes: overdrive and hyper-gain that produces a strong distortion. A higher high-gain setting is required for this effect relative to a normal-size effect.
Effects Double Size 421 a: Amp Type d: Presence 114: BassTubeAmp+Cab. (Bass Tube Amp Model + Cabinet) If the Amp Type is VOX AC15...VOX AC30TB, this sets the attenuation of the high-frequency range. For other types, this sets the boost of the high-frequency range. This simulates a bass amp (with gain and drive) and speaker cabinet. This corresponds to the Cut knob control of amps made by the VOX Corporation.
Effects 422 Double Size 115: St. Mic + PreAmp (Stereo Mic Modeling + PreAmp) This is a stereo mic and preamp simulator (See “Mic Model+PreAmp (Mic Modeling + PreAmp)” on page 372.). For example you might use this to simulate micing of a stereo source such as a rotary speaker. Tap6 (300) [msec] 0...2000 Sets the Tap1 (LFO phase=300 degrees) delay time Depth 0...
Effects Double Size 423 117: St. Pitch Shifter (Stereo Pitch Shifter) 118: St. PitchShift BPM (Stereo Pitch Shifter BPM) This is a stereo pitch shifter. The pitch shift amount for the left and right channels can be reversed from each other. This stereo pitch shifter enables you to set the delay time to match the song tempo.
Effects 424 Double Size 119: Rotary SpeakerOD (Rotary Speaker Overdrive) a: Sw This is a stereo rotary speaker effect. It has an internal speaker simulator that simulates overdrive (recreating the amp distortion) and characteristics of the rotary speaker, producing a very realistic rotary speaker sound.
Effects Double Size 121: St/Cross Long Delay (Stereo/Cross Long Delay) 425 122: Hold Delay This is a stereo delay, and can by used as a cross-feedback delay effect in which the delay sounds cross over between left and right by changing the feedback routing. You can set a maximum of 2,730msec for the delay time. This effect records the input signal and plays it back repeatedly. You can control the start of recording and reset via a modulation source. Easy to use for real-time performances.
426 Effects Double Size “Times.” Even in this case, the delay time cannot exceed 10,800 msec. “Hold” procedure (when Loop Time = Auto) 1. The L/C/R delay enables you to match the delay time with the song tempo. “Rec Src”JS +Y: #01 “Reset Src”JS –Y: #02 “Manual REC Control”REC Off “Manual RST Control”RESET “Loop Time [msec]”Auto “MIDI/Tempo Sync”Off It should be noted that all recordings will be deleted while Reset is On. 2. “Manual RST Control”Off Reset is cancelled and the unit enters Rec ready mode.
Effects Double Size 124: St. BPM Long Dly (Stereo BPM Long Delay) 427 125: Early Reflections The stereo delay enables you to match the delay time with the song tempo. This early reflection effect has more precise early reflections with twice the maximum length of a normal-size effect (See “Early Reflections” on page 401.). You can create a very smooth and dense sound.
428 Installing the Korg USB MIDI Driver Connecting Pa900 to a personal computer Installing the Korg USB MIDI Driver The USB Device port can be used to transfer MIDI data between the Pa900 and a personal computer (this is called the MIDI Over USB function). This is useful when your computer is not fitted with a MIDI interface. USB can be used in parallel with the MIDI ports.
Installing the Korg USB MIDI Driver Mac OS X: Installing the KORG USB-MIDI Driver 1. Insert the included Accessory DVD into the optical drive of your Mac. 2. If the DVD content does not appear on screen, double-click the DVD icon to open a window in the Finder. 3. Open the folder /USB-MIDI Driver/Mac - KORG USBMIDI Driver v.n.nn/ and double-click on “KORG USBMIDI Driver v.n.n.n.dmg” to open a virtual drive in the Finder (“n.n.n” meaning the version number). 4. Double-click on “KORG USB-MIDI Driver.
430 MIDI Data MIDI Controllers page 430 MIDI Data MIDI Controllers The following is a table including all Control Change messages, and their effect on various Pa900 functions. Note that not all controllers are available in all operative modes. CC# CC Name Pa900 Function 0 Bank Select Sound selection 1 Mod1 (Y+) Joystick forward 2 Mod2 (Y-) Joystick backward 3 Undef. ctl 4 Foot ctl 5 Port.time 6 Data ent. 7 Volume 8 Balance 9 Undef.
Recognized chords 431 Recognized chords The following pages show the most important chords recognized by the Pa900, when the selected Chord Recognition mode is Fingered 2 (see “Chord Recognition” on page 252 of the User’s Manual). Recognized chords may vary with a different Chord Recognition mode. Note: Fingered 2 is selected while in Split keyboard mode; in Full Upper keyboard mode, Fingered 3 or Expert are selected instead.
432 Recognized chords Minor Minor 6th 3-note 2-note T T 4-note T T Minor 7th Minor-Major 7th 4-note T T 3-note T T Diminished T Diminished 7th 3-note 3-note 4-note 4-note T Diminished Major 7th 4-note T T T T Minor 7th 5 4-note T T Augmented 3-note T T No 3rd 2-note T Augmented 7th 4-note T T Augmented Major 7th 4-note T T T T T T No 3rd, no 5th 1-note = constituent notes of the chord T = can be used as tension T
Replacing the clock backup battery Precautions 433 Replacing the clock backup battery You can replace the clock backup battery with a standard lithium battery (model CR2032). Do not use replacements different than the one suggested by Korg, or you risk to damage the instrument! The battery can be replaced by the user. Korg is not responsible for any data loss, damage or injury caused by the incorrect installation of this part. 3.
434 5. Replacing the clock backup battery Installation Insert the new battery (d) into the empty battery slot, being sure the positive (+) side is facing up. Be very careful not to let it fall inside the instrument. 6. Replace the cover (b) to the original position. Attach the cover to the back of the instrument by using the fixing screw (a).
Installing a microSD card Precautions 435 Installing a microSD card To expand the available onboard memory, you can install an (optional) microSD card inside Pa900. The card can be installed by the user. Korg is not responsible for any data loss, damage or injury caused by the incorrect installation of this part. 3. Use the flat-head screwdriver to open the cover (b) to gain access to the inside of the microSD slot, and keep the cover apart.
436 5. Installing a microSD card Accessing the microSD card Replace the cover (b) to the original position. Attach the cover to the back of the instrument by using the fixing screw (a). Accessing the microSD card Once the microSD Key is installed, restart your Pa900. You can access the microSD card from any Media page, by using the Device selector and choosing the “SD [KORG SD]” storage device.
Shortcuts 437 Shortcuts You can keep the SHIFT button pressed, and press another button on the control panel to directly jump to an edit page or dialog box.
438 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Problem Solution Page General problems Power does not turn on Make sure that (1) the power cable is plugged into the outlet, (2) the cable is plugged into the connector on the back of the instrument, (3) and is not damaged, (4) there are no problems with the mains. Is the STANDBY LED turned on? If the power still does not turn on, contact your dealer or the nearest KORG Service Center.
Technical specifications 439 Features Pa900 Keyboard 61 keys semi–weighted with velocity and aftertouch System Upgradable Operating System, RX (Real eXperience), DNC (Defined Nuance Control), Multitasking, Load while play feature Display Color TouchView™, 7” TFT display Tone Generator KORG EDS (Enhanced Definition Synthesis) sound generator, 128 Voices, 128 Oscillators, Filters with Resonance, Three band EQ for each track Effects Up to 4 Stereo Digital Multi-Effects block system, 125 Master Eff
440 MIDI Implementation Chart MIDI Implementation Chart KORG Pa900 OS Version 1.
Index 441 Index A AIFF file format 242 Amp EG 224 AMS(Alternate Modulation Source) Amp EG 224 Filter Cutoff 219 Filter EG 219 Filter LFO 219 Pan 222 Pitch 214 Pitch EG 216 Resonance 217 Arabic Scale 112, 117 Attack Level Amp EG 224 Attack Time Filter EG 221 Audio Inputs 17, 264 Audio Outputs 22 Auto Style/Perf/Sound Select 248 B Backup 7 Balance (Keyboard/Style or Ply) 9, 21 Balance (Player) 21 Bank Select 311 Bass & Lower Backing 253 BPM MIDI/Tempo Sync.
442 Index Local Off 259, 311 Lower Lock 250 M Markers 307 Master Transpose 16, 256 Master Tune 256 Master Volume 21 Media 277–294 Format 290 Menu 15 MIDI Clock 165, 259 General MIDI 309 Global channel 309 IN channels 260 Interface 311 OUT channels 261 Preset 258, 309 Standard MIDI File 166, 177 MIDI interface 311 MIDI Preset 258, 309 Write 275 Midifile 166, 177, 309 Mode Sampling 231–245 Sequencer 177–200 Song Play 165–168 SongBook 295–303 Sound 201–230 Style Play 106–129 Style Record 130–164 MP3 167, 17
Index 443 Synchro Start/Stop 14 T Talk Auto On/Off 269 On/Off 113 Settings 269 Tap Tempo 13 Tempo/Value section 15 Touch Panel Calibration 274 Track Select 11 Tracks Drum/Percussion 120, 121, 126 Keyboard tracks 106, 166 Octave Transpose 16 Volume 114, 172, 190 Transpose 16, 116 Auto Octave 249 Midi In 259 Trinity 231, 242 Triton 231, 242 Tune Tune (Sound parameter) 206 U Upper Volume Link 114 USB 292 V W WAVE file format 242 Index Variation 13 Velocity AMS 229 Velocity Intensity, Amp Mod.
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