User manual KORG PA500

[. . . ] Pa500-110UM-ENG. book Page i Friday, March 28, 2008 11:12 AM E 3 ENGLISH OS Ver. 1. 1 User’s Manual Pa500-110UM-ENG. book Page ii Friday, March 28, 2008 11:12 AM Important safety instructions Location Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction. • • • • • In direct sunlight Locations of extreme temperature or humidity Excessively dusty or dirty locations Locations of excessive vibration Close to magnetic fields THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for U. S. A. ) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. [. . . ] Select the target device and directory, then press Save. Page menu Press the page menu icon to open the page menu. Press anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command. Write Pad When done recording or editing a Pad, and you want to save the changes, select this command to open the Write Pad dialog box, and save the Pad to the internal memory. See “Write Pad dialog box” on page 145 for more information. Undo Only available in the Main page of the Pad Record mode, and in some Pad Edit pages. While in Record mode, cancels the latest recorded data and restores the previous situation. Selected a second time, it restores recorded data again (“Redo” function). Pa500-110UM-ENG. book Page 145 Friday, March 28, 2008 11:12 AM Pad Record mode Write Pad dialog box 145 Delete Pad Track Only available in the Main page of the Pad Record mode. Overdub Step Recording Only available in the Main page of the Pad Record mode. Select this command to open the Overdub Step recording window (see the Style Record chapter in the User’s Manual for more information). Exit from Record Select this command to exit from Record without saving changes to the Pad. Write Pad dialog box Open this window by selecting the Write Pad item from the page menu. Here you can save the recorded or edited Pad to memory. Parameters saved in the Pad are marked with the PAD symbol through the user’s manual. However, you can overwrite a Factory Pad, when the “Factory Style and Pad Protect” parameter is left unchecked (see page Media > Preferences). Select… button Press this button to open the Pad Select window, and select a target location. Reference Name of the Pad to be saved. Press the (Text Edit) button next to the name to open the Text Edit window. Pa500-110UM-ENG. book Page 146 Friday, March 28, 2008 11:12 AM 146 Song Play operating mode Transport controls Song Play operating mode The Song Play operating mode is where you can listen to Songs. Since the Pa500 is equipped with two onboard sequencers, you can play two Songs at the same time. This is very useful to mix between two Songs during a live performance. You can play along with the Song with up to four Keyboard tracks (Upper 1-3, Lower). You can select different Sounds and Effects for Keyboard tracks by selecting Performances and STSs. While in Song Play, you can use the SongBook to automatically select Songs for a desired music genre. Song Play mode can also be used in Easy Mode (see page 6). Master Volume, Balance, Sequencer Balance While the MASTER VOLUME slider controls the general volume of the instrument, you can use the BALANCE slider (next to the MASTER VOLUME slider) to balance the Song tracks against the Keyboard and Pad tracks. Overall instrument’s volume Balance of Song and Pad against RealTime (Keyboard) tracks Transport controls You can use the separate transport controls for each of the two onboard sequencers. Use the SEQUENCER 1 controls for Sequencer 1, and SEQUENCER 2 controls for Sequencer 2. See “SEQUENCER 1 TRANSPORT CONTROLS” on page 13 for more information). Use the SEQUENCER BALANCE slider to mix between Sequencer 1 and Sequencer 2. Move it to the center for the maximum volume of both sequencers. Sequencer 1 Sequencer 2 MIDI Clock In Song Play mode the MIDI Clock is always generated by the internal sequencer, even if the Clock parameter is set to MIDI or USB (see “Clock Source” on page 208). [. . . ] Here is the list of “shortcuts”. Shift + Functions Shift + Upper Octave (either) Style Sound/Performance STS Song Play mode Song Play Play/Stop–Seq 1 or 2 Upper Octave (either) Fade In/Out Selects the General Control page (Preferences section) Sync Start of either sequencers Selects the Tuning page (Mixer/Tuning section) Selects the Fade In/Out parameter in the Basic page, Preferences section, of the Global mode Selects the Key Velocity page (Keyboard/ Ensemble section) Selects the Pad page (Pad/Assignable Switches section) Selects the Switch page (Pad/Assignable Switch section) Opens the “Write Performance” window. Functions Selects the Tuning page (Mixer/Tuning section) Opens the “Write Current Style Performance” window. Opens the “Write STS” window. Any operating modes Dial Scroll Arrows Tempo Change When a list of Songs or SongBook entries is shown: Next/Previous alphabetical section. Sends the Sound assigned to the selected track to the Sound mode Selects the Setup/General Controls page, MIDI section, of the Global mode. [. . . ]