Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PA50 Korg
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USER'S MANUAL ENGLISH V er . 1.0 1 E.
Instructions pertaining to a risk of fire , electric shock, or injury to persons IMPORTANT S AFETY IN S TRUCTION S W ARNIN G — W hen using electrical products, basic pr e- cautions should be followed, including the following: Location. U sing the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction.
DATA HANDLIN G Data in memor y may sometimes be lost due t o incorrect user action. Be sure to sa ve important data to card. K ORG will not be responsible for damages caused by data loss. LCD DI S PLAY Some pages of the manuals show L CD screens along with an explanation of functions and operations.
THE BALANCE S LIDER W hen turning the inst rument on, please be assured the BALANCE slider is set to the center . This sets both Sequencer 1 (SEQ1) and Sequencer 2 (SEQ2) t o their maximum level. This will avoid y ou start a Song w ithout hearing anything.
3 HOW TO… Keyboard …select a Sound Program 26 …select a Perfor mance 25 …play a Sound Program across the whole keyboard, as with a piano 24 …split the keyboard in two 24 …add sounds to the.
4 T ABLE OF CONTENT S Introduction Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Live Performing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Useful links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 Step Record page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Style Record procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 Page 3 - Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Page 4 - Pitch LFO1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Page 5 - Pitch LFO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INTRODUCTION.
8 Welcome! Live Performing 1 . W ELCOME! W elc ome to the world of K ORG P a50SD Professional Arranger! Pa50SD is one of the most powerful arranger avail- able today , both for professional and home entertainment use.
9 Welcome! Loading the operating system LOADIN G THE OPERATIN G S Y S TEM Y our P a50SD can be constantly updated as new versions of the operating system are released b y K OR G. Y ou can down- load the operating system from www .korgpa.com . Please, read the R eadme file included w ith the operating system itself.
10 Start up Connecting the AC power adapter 2. S TART UP CONNECTIN G THE AC POWER ADAPTER Connect the supplied AC powe r adapter to the dedi- cated sock et on the rear of the instrument. Then, plug it into a wall socket. W arning: U se only the sup- plied adapter , or an adapt er suggested by K org.
11 Start up Damper Pedal transmit on more than one channel (see more informa- tion in the MIDI chapter). 3. On the P a50SD , select the MIDI Setup that best fit your controllers type (see “P age 4 - MIDI Setup” on page 126). DAMPER PEDAL Connect a Damper (Sustain) pedal t o the D AMPER connec- tor on the back panel.
12 Front panel 3. FR ONT PANEL 12 3 4 56 78 90A B C D EF G H I J K P Q S T U g h K L MNO d e f R S U V W X YZ [ ] `a b c g h.
13 Front panel 1 MA S TER VOLUME This slider controls the o verall volume of the inst rument, both of the internal speakers, the L/MONO and RIGHT out- puts, and the HEADPHONES output. W arning: A t the max imum level, w ith rich-sounding Song s, Styles or Programs, the internal speakers could distor t during signal peaks.
14 Front panel ON The automatic acc ompaniment stops playing (apart for the Drum and Per cussion tr acks), and you can manually pla y the Bass track on the Lower part of the keyboard. Y ou can start the automatic acc ompaniment again by press- ing one of the CHORD SCANNING buttons.
15 Front panel Pr ess them tw ice (LED blinking) to let them pla y in loop, and select any other Style element (Fill, Intro , V ariation…) to exit the loop. ENDING1 also doubles as a DO T function, and ENDING2 doubles as a TRIPLET function, to be used in Song mode (see chapter 13).
16 Front panel S VOLUME/V ALUE (MUTE) A-H buttons W ithin this user’ s manual, each button pair is marked with an alphabetic letter (A -H). See “Displa y and U ser Interface ” on page 19 for more details. A corresponding track name is printed over eac h button pair .
17 Front panel DO WN/- and UP/+ DO WN/- decreases the value or tempo; UP/+ increases the value or tempo . K eep the SHIFT button pressed do w n, and press either the DO WN/- or UP/+ button to r eset the T empo to the value memorized onto the selected Style.
18 Front panel Pr og rams “USER1” and “USER2” are locations where y ou can load new Pr og rams from car d. “USER DK” is where you can load new drum kits. Each Pr ogr am bank contains various pages, each with up to 8 Pr og rams. Y ou can bro wse them using the P A GE buttons.
19 Display and User Interface Display controls 4. DI S PLAY AND U S ER INTERFACE The display sho ws the current status of the P a50SD and its performance and editing parameters.
20 Display and User Interface Interface structure Backing Sequence 4 Realtime tracks, 8 Style tr acks, 4 Pads. Song 16 Song tr acks. Y ou can only see up to 8 tracks in the display . So , use the TRA CK SELECT button to switch to the other (hidden) tracks.
21 Display and User Interface Message windows Edit environment. (See diagram at the bottom of this page). W hen you press GL OBAL or SD CARD , an edit en v i- ronment o verlaps the current operating mode. P ress EXIT to go back to the current operating mode.
22 Rear panel 5. REAR PANEL 1 AC POWER ADAPTER CONNECTOR Plug the supplied powe r adapter into this connect or . 2 POWER switch U se this switch to turn the instrument on or off.
BASIC GUIDE.
24 Basic operations Playing on the keyboard 6. BA S IC OPERATION S PLAYIN G ON THE KEYBOARD J ust play on the keyboar d. Y ou will hear the Realtime tracks playing. Ther e are four Realtime tracks: U pper 1-3 and Lower . They may pla y all at the same time, or just one or a few of them, depending on their M ute status.
25 Basic operations Selecting a Performance S ELECTIN G A PERFORMANCE A P erformance is a set of Pr ogr ams and settings for the K ey- board and Style tracks, that mak es selecting complex c ombi- nations liv e fast and easy . W hen the STYLE CHANGE LED is on, a Pe rformance can also select a different Style.
26 Basic operations Selecting a Program S ELECTIN G A PRO G RAM Y ou can select a different Pr ogr am (i.e., sound) to be play ed by a track. Before selecting a Pr og ram, you must select the track you want to assign the Pr ogr am to . Note: T o assig n different Programs to the S tyle t racks, pr ess TRA CK SELECT to see the Style tracks.
27 Basic operations Selecting a Single Touch Setting (STS) S ELECTIN G A S IN G LE T OUCH S ETTIN G ( S T S ) A Single T ouch Setting (STS) contains R ealtime (K eyboard) tracks’ settings. Four STS are included in eac h St yle, and can be recalled by pr essing the SINGLE TOUCH SETTING (F1- F4) buttons under the displa y .
28 Tutorial 1 - Playing in realtime 7. T UTORIAL This chapter is fully dev oted to step-by-st ep instr uctions, that we hope may be useful t o learn the basics—on-field. 1 - PLAYIN G IN REALTIME As soon as y ou turn your P a50SD on, it is in Style Play mode, and you can pla y it in realtime.
29 Tutorial 2 - Playing a Style 8 S et the relative volume of the Realtime tracks. U se each E-H V OL UME/V AL UE button pair to set the v ol- ume of the R ealtime t racks. Press one of the V OL UME/ V AL UE button to select a track. Then press the rig ht one to increase the v olume, the left one to lo wer it.
30 Tutorial 3 - Playing a Song 6 S elect other V ariations. There are four V ARIA TION buttons. These are four different versions of the same Style. T r y them all! Y ou can go to a V ariation after a Fill. J ust press a FILL button, then, immediately after , a V ARIA TION button.
31 Tutorial 4 - Recording a Song 8 S top it. Sure, the Song automatically stops when reaching the end. But you can st op it before the end, just by pressing PLA Y/ ST OP again. 4 - RECORDIN G A S ON G The Backing Sequence mode is a fast and effectiv e way of reco rding a new Song, making full use of the features of the Style Play mode.
32 Tutorial 5 - Editing a Song 0 Listen to the S ong. W hen back in the Backing Sequence Play page, press PLA Y / ST OP (SEQ1) to listen to the new Song. How smart were you? If the Song is fine, y ou can sw itch to the Song mode and do some editing. Or y ou can save it (as seen belo w), and pla y it in Song Play mode.
33 Tutorial 5 - Editing a Song 4 Listen to the S ong. After loading y ou are back to the main page of the Song mode. Pr ess PLA Y/STOP (SEQ1) to list en to the Song. The LED on the button turns on. Does it sound good? If it is a Gener al MIDI-compatible mid- ifile, there is a good chance it does.
34 Tutorial 6 - The Arabic Scale 8 S ave the S ong. Y our changes will be lost when you load a new Song, switch to the Song Pla y mode, or turn the instrument off. So , press EXIT to go back to the main page of the Song mode. Pr ess one of the C V OL UME/V AL UE buttons, to select the Sav e Song command.
35 MIDI What is MIDI? 8. MIDI WHAT I S MIDI? Her e is a brief overv iew of MIDI, as related to the P a50SD . If interest ed, y ou may find more information on the general use of MIDI in the various specialized magazines and books. In general MIDI stands for M usical Instruments Digital Interface.
36 MIDI The Chord 1 and Chord 2 channels split point into the U pper (above the split point) and Lo wer (below the split point) parts. The notes that arrive to a Global c hannel are used for the chord r ecognition of the automatic accompaniment. If the KEYBO ARD MODE is SPLIT , only the not es below the split point will be used.
37 MIDI Connecting the Pa50SD to a MIDI accordion CONNECTIN G THE PA50 S D TO A MIDI ACCORDION There are differ ent ty pes of MIDI accor dion and each ty pe requires a differ ent configuration of the P a50SD . Select one of the MIDI “ Acc ordion ” Setups to configure the module pr op- erly (see page 126).
38 MIDI Playing another instrument with the Pa50SD PLAYIN G ANOTHER IN S TRUMENT WITH THE PA50 S D Y ou can use the P a50SD as the master controller for y our MIDI setup. 1 . Connect P a50SD’ s MIDI OUT to the other instrument’ s MIDI IN. 2. Set-up the other instrument’ s t racks to the same chan- nels you want t o play from P a50SD .
REFERENCE GUIDE.
40 Style Play operating mode What’s a Style? 9. S TYLE PLAY OPERATIN G MODE The Style Play mode is the bo ot-up operating mode. When in this mode, you can play Styles (i.e. automatic acc ompani- ments), or just play with one to four Realtime tracks on the keyboard (U pper 1…3 and Low er).
41 Style Play operating mode Main page MAIN PA G E This is the page you see aft er you turn the instrument on. T o access this page from another operating mode, press the STYLE PLA Y button. Note: When sw itching from Song Play to S t yle Play , a Perfor - mance is automatically selected, and various t rack parameters may change.
42 Style Play operating mode The Write window THE WRITE WINDOW Open this window by pressing the WRITE button. Her e, y ou can sav e all tr ack settings into a P erformance, the Realtime (K eyboard) track settings into a Single T ouch Setting , or the Style tr ack settings into the current Style P erformance.
43 Style Play operating mode Page 1 - Mixer: Volume ing one of the two butto ns in a pair , or using the TEMPO/ V AL UE controls. PA G E 1 - MIXER: V OLUME This page lets you set the v olume for each of the Realtime (K eyboard) or Style tracks.
44 Style Play operating mode Page 4 - Tuning: Detune PA G E 4 - T UNIN G : DETUNE This page is the place where y ou can set the fine tuning for each track. U se the TRA CK SELECT button to switch from the R ealtime (K eyboard) tracks to the Style tr acks, and v ice-v ersa.
45 Style Play operating mode Page 9 - FX: A editing C, D Effects assigned to the C and D effect processors. Usually , C is the reverb , while D is the modulating effect (c horus, flanger , delay…). For a list of the available effects, see “Effects” on page 175.
46 Style Play operating mode Page 14 - Track: Mode P ercus1V “Classic” percussion set volume. P ercus2V “Ethnic” percussion set volume. SFX V Special effects volume. Reset Y ou can reset the parameters’ value by keeping the SHIFT button pressed, while pressing one of the selected track V OL- UME/V AL UE buttons.
47 Style Play operating mode Page 16 - R.T. controls: Damper PA G E 1 6 - R.T . CONTROL S : DAMPER This page lets you enable/disable the Damper pedal for each of the R ealtime (K e yboard) tracks. D (Damper) On W hen you press the Damper pedal and release the keys, the track’ s sound is kept sustained.
48 Style Play operating mode Page 20 - Style controls: Drum/Fill E(nsemble) Harmonization type. Duet Adds a single note to the melod y . Close Adds a closed-position c hord to the melody . Open 1 Adds an open-position c hord to the melody . Open 2 As the abov e, but with a different algorh y thm.
49 Style Play operating mode Page 21 - Style controls: Wrap Around / Keyboard Range PA G E 2 1 - S TYLE CONTROL S : W RAP AROUND / KEYBOARD RAN G E In this page y ou can program the W rap Ar ound function and the K eyboard Range for the Style tracks. Her e is the edit procedur e: 1 .
50 Style Play operating mode Page 24 - Preferences: controls S cale W hen this lock function is On, the Scale parameter does not change when selecting a different P erformance, Style or Sin- gle T ouch Setting .
51 Style Play operating mode Page 24 - Preferences: controls S cale Mode This parameter determines which tracks will use the selected alternativ e scale (see “Scale” on page 44). Realtime tracks The scale will only affect the Realtime (K ey- board) tracks.
52 Style Record mode The Style’s structure 1 0. S TYLE RECOR D MODE By entering the Style Rec ord mode, you can create y our own Styles, or edit an existing Style. THE S TYLE’ S S TRUCTURE The term “Style” relates with music sequences automatically play ed by the arr anger of the P a50SD .
53 Style Record mode Style Import/Export A CC1-5 are for acco mpaniment sequences (str ing, guitar , piano or other acco mpaniment instr uments). J ust to summarize, when y ou play a chor d on the cho.
54 Style Record mode The Write window THE WRITE WINDOW This page appears when you pr ess the WRITE or RECORD button while in R ecord mode. He re you can sa ve the recor ded or edited Style in memor y . • T o sav e the St yle to the internal memory , press the A or B V OL UME/V AL UE buttons, then press ENTER.
55 Style Record mode Main page MAIN PA G E After pr essing the RECORD button, and selected the Style to reco rd/edit, the M ain page of the Style Recor d mode appears. S tyle Play icon W hen this icon appears in the display , y ou are in Style Play or Style Reco rd mode.
56 Style Record mode Style Tracks page On1 Metr onome on, with a one-bar precount before starting recor ding . On2 Metr onome on, with a two-bar prec ount before starting recor ding . Resol (Resolution) This parameter sets the quantization during recor ding .
57 Style Record mode Step Record page allow y ou to play back louder an y reference track, or the track you ar e recording. T rack status W hen in the St yle T racks page, eac h tr ack can be in one of three status. Play (Visible status icon). This status is available only for non-selected tracks.
58 Style Record mode Style Record procedure S TYLE RECORD PR OCEDUR E There are tw o different methods for reco rding a Style: Real- time and Step . • Realtime R ecording allo ws you to rec ord Style patterns in realtime. • Step Rec ording allows y ou to create a new Style by ente r- ing the single notes or chords in each track.
59 Style Record mode Style Record procedure page 127) is als o automatically set to On, to allow playing on the keyboard. 8. W hen finished recording, press ST ART/ST OP to stop the arranger . Select a differ ent tr ack, and go on recor d- ing the whole Chord V ariation.
60 Style Record mode Style Record procedure At this point, you ma y go on, inserting new events in ov erdub mode (the previously inser ted events will not be deleted).
61 Style Record mode Menu MENU Fr om any page of the Style Rec ord mode, press MENU to open the Style Reco rd edit menu. This menu gives acc ess to the various Style Reco rd edit sections. Note: While the Style is in play , you cannot access the Edit sec- tion pages from the Main page and the Style T racks page (see page 55 and page 56).
62 Style Record mode Page 1 - Edit: Quantize PA G E 1 - EDIT: QUANTIZE The quantize function may be used t o correct an y rhythm error after rec ording, or t o g iv e the pattern a “ groovy” feeling . After setting the various parameters, press ENTER to ex ecute.
63 Style Record mode Page 3 - Edit: Velocity PA G E 3 - EDIT: V ELOCITY In this page y ou can change the velocity (dynamics) value of notes in the selected track. After setting the various parameters, press ENTER to ex ecute. The “ Are you sur e?” message will appear .
64 Style Record mode Page 5 - Event Filter F3 and F4 buttons After selecting the parameter value ar ea with the G V OL- UME/V AL UE buttons, use these buttons to select, respec- tiv ely , the first and sec ond value of the event in edit. S TA R T / S TOP button Pr ess ST ART/ST OP and play some chords on the k eyboard to test the pattern in edit.
65 Style Record mode Event Edit procedure display (see “P age 5 - E vent Filter” on page 64 for more information). 6. Pr ess P AGE- t o go back to the Ev ent Edit page. 7. Pr ess the A V OL UME/V AL UE button (T rk), to select the track to edit. The Go T o T rack window appears.
66 Style Record mode Page 6 - Edit: Delete PA G E 6 - EDIT: DELETE This page is where y ou can delete single elements or MIDI events out of the St yle. After setting the various parameters, press ENTER to ex ecute. The “ Are you sur e?” message will appear .
67 Style Record mode Page 8 - Edit: Copy PA G E 8 - EDIT: COPY Her e you can cop y a tr ack, Chord V ar iation or Style Element inside the same Style, or fr om a different one. Further more, you can c opy a whole Style. W ar ning: The C opy operation deletes all data at the target location (over wr ite).
68 Style Record mode Page 10 - Style Element Controls: Expression PA G E 1 0 - S TYLE ELEMENT CONTROL S : EXPRE SS ION In this page y ou can modify the Expression (CC#11) value for each of the St yle tracks. This lets y ou reduce the relativ e level of a t rack in a single St yle Element, w ithout reducing the ov er all V olume of the Style.
69 Style Record mode Page 13 - Style Controls: Mode/Tension sound. This is very useful on Guitar and Bass tracks. T (T ension) T ension adds notes (a 9th, 11th and/or 13th) that have actu- ally been play ed to the accompaniment, even if they haven't been wr itten in the Style pattern.
70 Song Play operating mode The Songs and the Standard MIDI File format 11 . S ON G PLAY OPERATIN G MODE The Song Play operating mode is where y ou can listen to Songs (played dir ectly from the card), and play along with the Song on the four Realtime (K eyboard) tracks (Upper 1-3, Lower).
71 Song Play operating mode Master Volume, Sequencer Volume, BALANCE quick way t o select Programs and Effects for the Realtime tracks is choosing a different P erformance.
72 Song Play operating mode The Write window 100 The quantize window extends t o the nearest window ; all ev ents are quantized. THE WRITE WINDOW Y ou can save ont o the internal memor y a Seq1+Seq2 Setup. There is a separate Setup for each of the two onboard sequencers.
73 Song Play operating mode Tracks 1-8 page Bar number This counter sho ws the current bar number position of the selected Song. A ( S1 : S ongName) Pr essed a first time (w ith a Song already select ed) this button pair selects Sequencer 1.
74 Song Play operating mode The Lyrics page will be updated. F2 ( S elect) Selects the item on the first line in the displa y (Song or Juk e- bo x file). If a Song is already pla y ing, it st ops, and the new Song starts playing . Y ou are returned to the M ain page.
75 Song Play operating mode Edit page structure Each item of this menu corresponds to an edit section. Each edit section groups man y edit pages. EDIT PA G E S TRUCTURE Select an edit section from the M enu, and/or use the P A GE buttons to r each the desired page.
76 Song Play operating mode Page 2 - Mixer: Pan PA G E 2 - MIXER: PAN Her e you can adjust the pan for each Song track. U se the TRA CK SELECT button to switch between Song tracks 1-8, Song tracks 9-16, and back again. Pan -64 Hard L eft. +00 Center .
77 Song Play operating mode Page 4 - FX: A/B Select PA G E 4 - FX: A/B S ELECT This page lets you select the A and B effects. U sually , the A effect is a reve r b , while the B effect is a modulating effect. Effects A and B ar e usually reserved to Sequencer 1.
78 Song Play operating mode Page 6 - FX: D editing PA G E 6 - FX: D EDITIN G This page contains the editing parameters for the D effect. Y ou can access this page only when the “S2 FX M ode” param- eter is set to C/D (see “ S2 FX Mode” on page 80).
79 Song Play operating mode Page 9 - Jukebox PA G E 9 - JUKEBOX The J ukebo x function lets you play a list of Songs (127 max), at the simple touch of a button. Y ou can pla y a Juk ebox file by selecting it in the Song Select page (see “Playing a J ukebo x file” on page 74), just as if it was a normal Song .
80 Song Play operating mode Saving a list of Songs Link Beat The two sequencers T empo are link ed together . The T empo data wr itten into the Songs are ignored. A djust the T empo using the TEMPO/ V AL UE controls. Start one of the sequencers, by pressing its own PLA Y/ST OP control.
81 Song Play operating mode Saving a list of Songs How to sa ve a list of Songs contained in a Jukebo x file 1 . Pr ess SONG PLA Y to select the Song Play operativ e mode. 2. T o select an existing J ukebo x file, press one of the A (S1:) V OL UME/V AL UE buttons to select the Load Song page.
82 Backing Sequence operating mode Transport controls 1 2. BACKIN G S EQUENCE OPERATIN G MODE The Backing Sequence mode lets y ou record a li ve perfor - mance with the Styles. The fr ont panel controls work mostly as in Style Play mode, but here you ar e recording what y ou are pla y ing.
83 Backing Sequence operating mode Chord/Acc Step recording right from bar 1, k eep the chord pressed during the pre- count, and press ST ART/ST OP before the end of the precount. Other wise, the Style will star t playing from the next bar , follo w ing the one where y ou pressed ST ART/ST OP .
84 Backing Sequence operating mode Load Song page C ( S ave S ong) This command sa ves the rec orded Song as a Standard MIDI File. The file is automatically added the “ .MID” extension. After pr essing this command, the Save Song page appears (see “Sav e Song page” on page 84).
85 Backing Sequence operating mode Realtime Recording page REALTIME RECORDIN G PA G E W hile you are in Backing Sequence mode, press RECORD , then one of the A V OL UME/V AL UE buttons, t o access the Realtime R ecor ding mode. The RECORD LED turns on.
86 Backing Sequence operating mode Chord/Acc Step Recording page M(easure) This is the locator . I t shows the current position of the Step Editor . T o go to a differ ent position w ithin the Song, s.
87 Backing Sequence operating mode How to delete a whole Song Note: I f the side arrow doesn ’t appear , the event was not selected at the current posit ion, and will not be deleted.
88 Song operating mode Transport controls 1 3. S ON G OPERATIN G MODE The Song operating mode is the full-featured onboard sequencer , wher e you can creat e from scratch or edit a Song.
89 Song operating mode Tracks 1-8 page Man(ual) W hen the cursor is on the “D (Select T empo)” parameter , y ou can change the T empo using the TEMPO/V AL UE section controls. The Song will be played back using the manually selected te mpo. A uto The T empo r ecorded to the Song will be used.
90 Song operating mode Save Song page S AVE S ON G PA G E The new or edited Song is contained in RAM, and is lost when turning the instrument off. The Song is also lost when you o verw rite it in Backing Sequence R ecord mode, or when switching to the Song Pla y mode.
91 Song operating mode Realtime Record procedure REALTIME RECORD PR OCEDURE Her e is the general procedure t o follow for the Realtime Rec ording. 1 . Pr ess SONG to enter the Song mode. 2. Pr ess RECORD to enter the Song R ecord mode.Y ou are now in the M ain page of the Song Recor d mode, and you can pr epare your rec ording.
92 Song operating mode Step Record procedure page 94 for more information on each parameter of this page). The first two lines (a) are the lat est inser ted event. The second tw o lines (b) are the event currently in edit, ready t o be inser ted. The “Empt y” event marks the beginning of the Song , when there are no ev ents inser ted.
93 Song operating mode Song Record page S ON G RECORD PA G E W hile in the Song mode, press RECORD t o enter the Song Rec ord mode. The Song Reco rd page appears. Rec (Record mode) Set this parameter to select a r ecording mode. Over dub The newly recor ded events will be mixed to an y existing events.
94 Song operating mode Step Record page S TEP RECORD PA G E A ccess this page from the M ain page of the Song Rec ord mode, by selecting the “StepDub ” or “StepOwr” rec ording mode (“Rec ” parameter), and pressing SEQ1 PLA Y/STOP . (a) section Pr ev iously inserted event.
95 Song operating mode Menu MENU W hile in any page, press MENU to open the Song edit menu. This menu gives ac cess to the various Song edit sections. W hen in the menu, select an edit section using the V OL UME/ V AL UE (A-H) butt ons, select an edit page using P A GE +, or press EXIT to e xit the menu.
96 Song operating mode Page 3 - Mixer: FX Block Pan -64 Hard L eft. +00 Center . +63 Har d Rig ht. Off The direct (uneffected) signal does not go to the outputs; only the FX signal is heard for this track. PA G E 3 - MIXER: FX BLOCK This page lets you select a pair of effect processor (AB or CD) for each of the Song t rack.
97 Song operating mode Page 6 - Tuning: Scale PA G E 6 - T UNIN G : S CALE This page lets you pr og ram the alternativ e scale for the Song tracks. S cale Alternativ e scale for the Song tr acks. See “Scales” on page 227 for a list of available scales.
98 Song operating mode Page 10 - FX: A editing Song, change the effects, then start the Song again. Edit the Song in Song mode to permanently change the e ffects. C, D Effects assigned to the C and D effect processors. Usually , C is the reverb , while D is the modulating effect (c horus, flanger , delay…).
99 Song operating mode Page 15 - Track: Mode Drum tracks W hen a tr ack is set in Drum Mode (lik e the Drum and Per - cussion tracks), y ou can adjust the volume for each of the Drum and P ercussion categories. Kick V Kick drums volume. Snare V Snare drums v olume.
100 Song operating mode Page 17 - Edit: Quantize PA G E 1 7 - EDIT: QUANTIZE The quantize function corrects an y rhythm error after reco rding. After setting the various parameters, press ENTER to ex ecute. The “ Are you sur e?” message will appear .
101 Song operating mode Page 20 - Edit: Delete If you wish to select a four-measur e sequence starting at the beginning of the Song, the Start will be positioned at 1.01.000, and the End at 5.01.000. Bottom / T op U se these parameters to set the bottom and t op of the key- board range to edit.
102 Song operating mode Page 23 - Edit: Copy PA G E 23 - EDIT: COPY Her e you can cop y tr acks or phrases. After setting the various parameters, press ENTER to ex ecute. The “ Are you sur e?” message will appear . Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to abort.
103 Song operating mode Page 25 - Event Filter And here ar e the events contained in the Mast er tr ack. T o change the event ty pe, use the C V OLUME/V ALUE but- tons to select the E vent line, then use the same buttons or the TEMPO/V AL UE controls t o select a different event ty pe.
104 Song operating mode Event Edit procedure EVENT EDIT PROCEDUR E The E vent Edit is the page where y ou can edit each single MIDI event of the selected tr ack. Y ou can, for example, replace a not e w ith a different one, or change its playing strength.
105 Program operating mode Main page 1 4. PR O G RAM OPERATIN G MODE The Pr og ram operating mode is where you can listen t o individual Pr og rams, and edit them. T o select a Pr og ram, see the “Basic operations” chapter . In this mode, the selected Pr ogram can always be pla yed across the full k eyboard range.
106 Program operating mode The Compare function Pr ess EXIT to go back to the main page of the Pr ogr am mode. All edit pages share the same structure. Program icon W hen sw itched on, this icon sho ws that the instr ument is in Pr ogr am mode. Page header The header shows the name of the cur rent edit page.
107 Program operating mode Page 2 - Sample (Sound Programs) Oscillators U se this parameter to specify the basic P rogram t ype; whether it will use one or more oscillators (up to four). Drum Programs use only one osc illator . 1…4 N umber of oscillators the P rogram w ill use.
108 Program operating mode Page 2 - DK Samples (Drum Programs) V elocity S witch This is the velocity value dividing the High and Low lay ers for the selected oscillator .
109 Program operating mode Page 3 - Pitch Receive Note Off U se this parameter to enable/disable the rec eption of the N ote Off (K ey Off ) message. Y es The sound will stop as soon as you r elease the ke y . N o The sound w ill contin ue playing up to the end of the sample.
110 Program operating mode Page 4 - Pitch LFO1 E G AM S (E G Alternate Modulation S ource) This parameter selects the sourc e that w ill modulate the pitc h EG of the selected oscillator . See “ AMS (Alternate Modula- tion Source) list ” on page 123).
111 Program operating mode Page 6 - Pitch EG tors is adjusted b y the “Intensity (AMS1/2 Intensity)” param- eter (see page 14-111). Pitch en velope S tart/Attack/Decay/Release Level These parameters specify the amount of pitch c hange.
112 Program operating mode Page 7 - Filter ting of 0, the pitch EG times will be just as specified by the “ Attack/Decay/R elease Time ” settings. The alternate modulation value at the moment that the EG reaches eac h point w ill determine the actual value of the EG time that comes next.
113 Program operating mode Page 8 - Filter Modulation Resonance modulation AM S (Alternate Modulation S ource) Selects the source that will co ntrol the “R esonance” level.
114 Program operating mode Page 9 - Filter LFO1 Filter EG modulation V elocity to A This parameter specifies the depth and direction of the effect that velocity will have on the time-varying changes created by the filter EG (as set on “P age 11 - Filter EG”) t o control the filter A cutoff frequency .
115 Program operating mode Page 10 - Filter LFO2 Intensity to B Specify the depth and direction of the modulation that LFO1 will have on the cuto ff frequency of filter B (see “Int ensit y to A ”).
116 Program operating mode Page 11 - Filter EG Decay T ime This parameter specifies the time ov er which the level will change from the attack lev el to the break point level. Slope T ime This parameter specifies the time ov er which the level will change after the deca y time has elapsed until the sustain level is reached.
117 Program operating mode Page 12 - Amp PA G E 1 2 - AMP These parameters contr ol the volume and pan of the selected oscillator . S elected U se this parameter to select an oscillator t o put in edit. Alter- nativ ely , you can select oscillators using the F1-F4 buttons.
118 Program operating mode Page 14 - Amp LFO1 Amplifier Modulation These parameters specify how the v olume of the selected oscillator will be affected by v elocit y . V elocity Intensity W ith positive (+) values, the volume will increase as y ou play more strongly .
119 Program operating mode Page 16 - Amp EG Start Level This parameter specifies the volume lev el at note-on. I f you want the note to begin at a loud level, set this to a high value. Attack Level This parameter specifies the volume lev el that w ill be reached after the attack time has elapsed.
120 Program operating mode Page 17 - LFO1 (–) values will cause EG times to shorten as you play mor e strongly . With a setting of 0, the EG times will be as specified by the “ Amp env elope” parameters (see page 14-118).
121 Program operating mode Page 18 - LFO2 Her e is how “Fade In ” affects the LFO (when “K ey Sync” is On): 00…99 Fade rate. Frequency MIDI/T empo Sync MIDI/T empo S ync This parameter enables/disables the LFO synchronization with Sequencer 1 T empo.
122 Program operating mode Page 20 - FX1 editing N o Both the effected signal and direct signals w ill be sent to the A udio Outputs. PA G E 20 - FX 1 EDITIN G In this page y ou can edit the effected assigned to the FX1 (A or C) effect proc essor (usually reverb).
123 Program operating mode AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list AM S (ALTER NATE MODULATION S OUR CE) LI S T Flt KT rk +/+ (Filter Keyboard T rack +/+) Flt KT rk +/– (Filter Keyboard T rack +/–).
124 Program operating mode AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list +/0 The sig n of the “Ramp Low” setting w ill deter - mine the direction of its effect.
125 Global edit environment The Write window 1 5. G LOBAL EDIT ENVIR ONMENT The Global edit enviro nment is the place where you can set most of the P a50SD global functions, i.e. functions overrid- ing any operating mode. This edit enviro nment overlaps the current operating mode (Style, Song Pla y , Song , Backing Sequence).
126 Global edit environment Page 2 - Master Transpose PA G E 2 - MA S TER T RAN S PO S E This page is where y ou can turn the Master T ranspose on or off. S tyle/Realtime This is a flag to turn the Mast er T r anspose on or off on the Style and Realtime (K e yboard) tracks.
127 Global edit environment Page 5 - MIDI Controls Default This a default setting. It is suitable both for programming on an external sequencer , and for playing P a50SD with a master keyboard. Mast er Kbd Select this setting when you ar e connecting a mute mast er keyboard.
128 Global edit environment Page 7 - MIDI IN Controls (1) PA G E 7 - MIDI IN CONTROL S ( 1 ) This page is where y ou can program the Chord Recognition channels for the internal arranger , and a fixed v elocit y value for all notes appearing at the input.
129 Global edit environment Page 9 - MIDI IN Filters PA G E 9 - MIDI IN FILTER S U se this page to set up to 8 filters for the MIDI data r eceived by the P a50SD . Filters Selected MIDI IN filters. Off N o filter . Pitch Bend Pitc h Bend. Mo noT ouch Mono (or Channel) After T ouch.
130 Card Edit environment The WRITE/CARD IN USE LED 16. CAR D EDIT ENVIR ONMENT The Card Edit en vironment is the place where y ou can man- age files. This edit environment ov erlaps the current operat- ing mode (Style Play , Song Pla y , Backing Sequence, Song, Pr ogr am).
131 Card Edit environment Loading data created with the Pa80/Pa60 LOADIN G DATA CREATED WITH THE PA80/PA60 P a50SD data is perfectly interchangeable with its P a80 and P a60 counterparts.
132 Card Edit environment File and folder size display FILE AND FOLDER S IZE DI S PLAY The size of any file and folder in the card can be seen in the display .
133 Card Edit environment Page 1 - Load PA G E 1 - LOAD In this page y ou can load files from a card to the int er nal memor y . Pr ess SD CARD and use the MENU button to reach this page. Loading all the User data Y ou can load all the U ser data (Performanc es, U ser Pr ogr ams, U ser Styles, Global) with a single oper ation.
134 Card Edit environment Page 1 - Load 6. Pr ess F3 (Open) to open the selected folder . A list of U ser banks appears. 7. U se the E-H (Scroll) buttons (or the TEMPO/V AL UE controls) t o move the desir ed bank to the first line of the display . 8.
135 Card Edit environment Page 2 - Save in memor y . The e xisting St yle in memory w ill be deleted and ov er wr itten. 11 . Scroll the a vailable locations in memor y , using the E-H (Scroll) butto ns (or the TEMPO/V AL UE controls). W hen the target location is selected (i.
136 Card Edit environment Page 2 - Save • C reate a new “ .SET ” folder (see “Cr eating a new “ .SET ” folder” on page 137). • Sav e onto an existing “ .SET ” folder . 6. If you are saving into an e xisting folder , mo ve the desired “ .
137 Card Edit environment Page 2 - Save 4. Once the data type is selected, pr ess F3 (Open) to open the folder and gain access t o the separate banks. 5. U se the E-H (Scroll) buttons (or the TEMPO/V AL UE controls) t o move the bank c ontaining the file to sav e to the first line of the display .
138 Card Edit environment Page 3 - Copy PA G E 3 - COPY In this page y ou can copy single files (i.e., midifiles of Juk ebox files), whole folders (gener ic or “ .SET” folders), or a generic folder’ s content. Note that y ou can copy data only inside the same card.
139 Card Edit environment Page 4 - Erase 8. Once the target is selected, press F2 (Cop y). The “Ov er- wr ite?” message appears: Pr ess ENTER to confirm ov er wr iting, EXIT to avo id it. W hen you decide to ov er wr ite , the data you are co pying will replace the existing data on the target.
140 Card Edit environment Page 7 - Rename PA G E 7 - RENAME U se the Rename function t o change the name of a folder or a file. T o preserve data structure consist ence, y ou can ’t r ename single files inside a “ .SET ” folder , or the “ .SET ” folder name extension.
141 Card Edit environment Page 9 - Utilities 2 Backup Data This command starts a backup of all internal factory data (Styles, P rograms, P erfor mances…) ex cluding the Operating Syst em itself. Note: S hould you not do a back-up and your internal data is changed, you can download the data from www .
142 Card Edit environment Page 9 - Utilities 2.
APPENDIX.
144 Factory Data Styles 1 7. FACTORY DATA S TYLE S Note: Y ou can remotely se lect Styles on the P a50SD, by se nding it B ank Select MSB (CC#0), Bank Select LSB (CC#32) and Program Change messages on the Control channel (see page 127).
145 Factory Data Styles # CC#0 CC#32 PC Bank: World 3 CC#0 CC#32 PC Bank: Latin 1 CC#0 CC#32 PC Bank: Latin 2 1 0 9 0 Hora 0 10 0 UnplugBossa 0 11 0 EnglishT ango 2 1 Sevillana 1 1 Basic Bossa 1 Orch.
146 Factory Data Style Elements S TYLE ELEMENT S Note: Y ou can remotely se lect the various Style Eleme nts on the P a50SD, by se nding it Progr am Change messages on the Control chan- nel (see page 127).
147 Factory Data Programs (bank order) PRO G RAM S (BANK OR DER) The following table enlists all P a50SD Factory Programs in the same order as they appear by pr essing the PROGRAM/ PERFORMANCE bank buttons. Legend: The table also includes MIDI data us ed to remotely select the Programs.
148 Factory Data Programs (bank order) Accordion 2 121 1 21 Arab.Accord 121 10 21 Bank: Organ 1 Jimmy Organ 121 10 18 BX3 V elo Sw 121 1 18 ClassiClick 121 4 18 M1 Organ 121 5 17 Jazz Organ 121 8 16 Dist. Organ 121 5 18 RotaryOrgan 121 8 17 DarkJazzOrg 121 4 16 Bx3ShortDec 121 7 17 SuperBXPerc 121 6 18 Percuss.
149 Factory Data Programs (bank order) Sitar 2 121 1 104 SitarT ambou 121 2 104 IndianStars 121 3 104 Oud 121 2 105 Kanun 121 2 107 Kanun T rem. 121 3 107 Kanun Mix 121 4 107 Shamisen 121 0 106 Koto 121 0 107 T aisho Koto 121 1 107 IndianFrets 121 4 104 Bank: S trings & V ocals Solo Violin 121 2 40 StringQuart 121 9 48 Ens.
150 Factory Data Programs (bank order) T rumpet Ens 121 9 61 Glen & Boys 121 6 61 MutEnsembl2 121 4 59 French Horn 121 0 60 Syn Brass 121 0 63 Brass Hit 121 25 61 AttackBrass 121 8 61 BrassSect.
151 Factory Data Programs (bank order) Super Sweep 121 4 90 Wave Sweep 121 5 90 Cross Sweep 121 6 90 Digi IcePad 121 2 101 Crimson5ths 121 1 86 Freedom Pad 121 7 89 Noble Pad 121 5 97 Mellow Pad 121 4.
152 Factory Data Programs (bank order) Fretless Sw 121 2 35 Thumb Bass 121 1 37 Finger Slap 121 1 33 Attack Bass 121 1 39 Rubber Bass 121 2 39 FingElBass3 121 4 33 DarkR&BBass 121 4 35 Sweet Fret 121 3 35 Dyna Bass 121 2 37 Stick Bass 121 5 33 Gtr Bass 121 4 34 Bass Mute 121 5 34 Dr .
153 Factory Data Programs (bank order) Jetplane 121 7 125 Starship 121 8 125 Burst Noise 121 9 125 Laughing 121 1 126 Screaming 121 2 126 Punch 121 3 126 Heart Beat 121 4 126 Footsteps 121 5 126 Machi.
154 Factory Data Programs (Program Change order) PRO G RAM S (PR O G RAM CHAN G E ORDER) The following table enlists all P a50SD Factory Programs in order of Bank Select-Program Change number . Legend: The table also includes MIDI data us ed to remotely select the Programs.
155 Factory Data Programs (Program Change order) 121 9 18 Perc.Wheels Organ 1 121 10 18 Jimmy Organ Organ 1 121 0 19 ChurchOrg.1 Organ 2 √ 121 1 19 ChurchOcMix Organ 2 √ 121 2 19 DetunChurch Organ.
156 Factory Data Programs (Program Change order) 121 1 38 SynBassWarm Bass √ 121 2 38 SynBassReso Bass √ 121 3 38 Clav Bass Bass √ 121 4 38 Hammer Bass √ 121 5 38 30303 Bass Bass 121 6 38 3030.
157 Factory Data Programs (Program Change order) 121 1 60 FrenchHorn2 Brass √ 121 2 60 French Sect Brass 121 3 60 ClassicHorn Brass 121 4 60 Horns & Ens Brass 121 0 61 BrassSect.
158 Factory Data Programs (Program Change order) 121 0 82 Calliope Synth 2 √ 121 0 83 Chiff Synth 2 √ 121 0 84 Charang Synth 2 √ 121 1 84 Wire Lead Synth 2 √ 121 2 84 Synchro City Synth 2 121 .
159 Factory Data Programs (Program Change order) 121 0 108 Kalimba Mallet & Bell √ 121 1 108 V eloKalimba Mallet & Bell 121 0 109 Bag Pipe Woodwind √ 121 1 109 War Pipes Woodwind 121 0 110.
160 Factory Data Drum Kits DRUM KIT S The following table enlists all P a50SD Factory Dr um Kit P ro- grams in order of Bank Select-Program Change number . Legend: The table also includes MIDI data used to remotely select the Programs. CC00: Control Change 0, or Bank Select MSB.
161 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments DRUM KIT IN S TRUMENT S 1 20-0-0: S td. Kit 11 20-0- 1 : S td. Kit2 1 20-0-2: S td. Kit3 Note S ample Excl. S ample Excl.
162 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments 1 20-0-3: AcousticKit 1 20-0-4: S td. Kit4 1 20-0-8: Room Kit 11 20-0-9: HipHop Kit 1 Note S ample Excl. S ample Excl.
163 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments 1 20-0- 1 0: Jungle Kit 1 20-0- 11 : T echno Kit 11 20-0- 1 2: Room Kit2 1 20-0- 1 3: HipHop Kit2 Note S ample Excl.
164 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments 1 20-0- 1 4: T echno Kit2 1 20-0- 1 5: T echno Kit3 1 20-0- 1 6: Power Kit 11 20-0- 1 7: Power Kit2 Note S ample Excl.
165 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments 1 20-0-24: Electro Kit 1 20-0-25: Analog Kit 1 20-0-26: House Kit 11 20-0-27: House Kit2 Note S ample Excl. S ample Excl.
166 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments 1 20-0-28: House Kit3 1 20-0-29: House Kit4 1 20-0-32: Jazz Kit 1 20-0-40: Brush Kit 1 Note S ample Excl. S ample Excl.
167 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments 1 20-0-4 1 : Brush V . S .2 1 20-0-48: OrchestraK 1 20-0- 11 6: Arabian Kit 11 20-0- 11 7: Arabian Kit 2 Note S ample Excl.
168 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments (continued) 1 20-0-4 1 : Brush V . S .2 1 20-0-48: OrchestraK 1 20-0- 11 6: Arabian Kit 11 20-0- 11 7: Arabian Kit 2 Note S ample Excl.
169 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments 1 20-0-50: Bdrum & S drum 1 20-0-56: S FX Kit 1 20-0-64: Percus.Kit 11 20-0-65: Latin P .Kit Note S ample Excl.
170 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments (continued) 1 20-0-50: Bdrum & S drum 1 20-0-56: S FX Kit 1 20-0-64: Percus.Kit 11 20-0-65: Latin P .Kit Note S ample Excl.
171 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments 1 20-0-66: TRI-Per .KIT 1 20-0-67: i30 Perc.Kit Note S ample Excl. S ample Excl. 0C - 1 1 C#- 1 2D - 1 3 D#- 1 4E - 1 5F - 1 6 F#- 1 7 G - 1 8 G #- 1 9A - 1 1 0 A.
172 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments (continued) 1 20-0-66: TRI-Per .KIT 1 20-0-67: i30 Perc.Kit Note S ample Excl. S ample Excl. 83 B5 224 Agogo-Bell Off 119 SD-Orch.
173 Factory Data Performances PERFORMANCE S All P erformances are user -editable. U se the following table as a model for your own P erfomance lists. Note: Y ou can remotely se lect P er formances on the P a50SD, by se nding it Bank Select MSB (CC#0), Bank Select LSB (CC#32) and Program Change messages on the C ont rol channel (see page 127).
174 Factory Data MIDI Setup MIDI S ETUP DEFAUL T Master Kbd S equencer 1S equencer 2 Accordion 1 Accordion 2 Accordion 3 Ext. S eq MIDI IN Channel 1 S1_T r 1 Global S1_T r 1 S2_T r 1 Global Upp1 Upp1 .
175 Effects Diagrams 1 8. EF FECT S P a50SD is equipped w ith four pow erful Effect Proc essors (A, B, C, D). Y ou can send them the internal tracks. DIA G RAM S The following instructions show the signal path diagr am for each of the effect t ypes. The signal coming from the tracks ( Send ) is mono .
176 Effects Filter/Dynamic 002: Compressor (Stereo Compr essor) This effect compr esses the input sig nal to r egulate the level and give a “punc hy” effect. I t is useful for guitar , piano , and drum sounds. This is a st ereo compr essor . Y ou can link left and right channels, or use each c hannel separ ately .
177 Effects Filter/Dynamic Adjust the output level using the “Gain Adjust” parame- ter , since compression causes the entire level to be reduced. d: Attack, d: Release These parameters set the attack time and release time. A higher attack time will cause the compression to be applied more slowly .
178 Effects Filter/Dynamic 005: Gate (Stereo Gate) This effect mutes the input signal if its le vel is lo wer than the specified level. It also rev erses the on and off operation of the gate, and uses Not e On and Off messages to turn the gate on and off.
179 Effects Filter/Dynamic a: W ah The Wah parameter switches the wah ef fect on/off. a: S w This parameter sets how the wah effect is switched on and off via the modulation source. When “Sw” = Moment , the wah effect is usually turned off. It is turned on only when you press the pedal or oper - ate the joystick.
180 Effects Filter/Dynamic d: Band2 Dynamic G ain S rc, d: Amt [dB], f: G ain [dB] Y ou can control the gain of Band 2 using the modulation source. 008: Graph.7B Eq (Stereo Graphic 7 Band EQ) This is a stereo 7-band graphic equalizer . The bar graph of the gain setting for each band gives y ou a clear , v isual idea of frequency responses.
181 Effects Filter/Dynamic a: Frequency Bottom, a: Fr equency T op The sweep width and direction of the wah filter are deter- mined by the “Frequency T op” and “Frequency Bottom” settings. b: S weep Mode This parameter changes the wah control mode.
182 Effects Filter/Dynamic When “LFO Waveform” is set to Random , the “LFO Step Freq” parameter uses a random LFO cycle. b: LFO Phase [degree] Offsetting the left and right phases alters how modula- tion is applied to the left and right channels, creating a swelling affect.
183 Effects Filter/Dynamic 012: Sub Oscill (Stereo Sub Oscillator) This effect adds very low frequencies t o the input sig nal. It is very useful when simulating a roaring drum sound or emphasizing powerful lo w range. This effect is differ ent from the equalizer in that you can add v er y low range harmonics.
184 Effects Filter/Dynamic If Sweep Mode is set to LFO , the sound will change cycli- cally from “a” to “i,” “u,” “i,” then “a.” h: Formant S hift This parameter adjusts the frequency level to which the effect is applied.
185 Effects Pitch/Phase Mod. 015: Analog Rec (Stereo Analog Recor d) This effect simulates the noise caused b y scr atches and dust on analog recor ds. I t also reproduces some of the modulation caused by a warped turntable. b: Flutter This parameter enables you to set the depth of the modu- lation caused by a warped turntable.
186 Effects Pitch/Phase Mod. 017: Harm.Chorus (Stereo Harmonic Chorus) 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 . Y ou can also use this chorus block with feedback as a flanger .
187 Effects Pitch/Phase Mod. 019: Ensemble This Ensemble effect has three chorus blocks that use LFO to create subtle shimmering, and g iv es three dimensional depth and spread to the sound, because the signal is output from the left, r ight, and c enter .
188 Effects Pitch/Phase Mod. b: LFO S hape Changing the LFO waveform shape controls the peak sweep of flanging effects. g: Feedback, h: Wet/Dry The peak shape of the positive and negative “Feedback” value is different.
189 Effects Pitch/Phase Mod. The “Src” parameter selects the source that starts the envelope generator . If you select, for example, G ate , the envelope generator will start when the note-on message is received. When “Sweep Mode” = D-mod , the modulation source can control the flanger directly .
190 Effects Pitch/Phase Mod. 024: RandomPhser (Stereo Random Phaser) This is a stereo phaser . The effect uses a step-shape wave for m and random LFO for modulation, cr eating a unique phasing effect. 025: En vel.Phser (Stereo Envelope Phaser) This stereo phaser uses an en velope generator for modula- tion.
191 Effects Pitch/Phase Mod. 026: BiphaseMod. (Stereo Biphase Modulation) This stereo c hor us effect adds two differ ent LFOs together . Y ou can set the Frequency and Depth parameters for eac h LFO individually . Depending on the setting of these LFOs, very complex wa veforms will create an analog-ty pe, unstable modulated sound.
192 Effects Pitch/Phase Mod. The following is an example of fade-in where the LFO speed is increased from “1.0Hz” to “4.0Hz” when a note- on message is received. “AUTOF ADE Src”= G ate 1 , “LFO Frequency [Hz]”= 1 .0 “LFO Frequency Mod”= AUTOF ADE , “Amt”= 3.
193 Effects Pitch/Phase Mod. a: Control Mode, e: V oice 1 : Resonance, h: V oice2: Resonance This parameter determines the resonance intensity . When “Control Mode” = Manual , the “Resonance” parameter sets the intensity of resonance.
194 Effects Pitch/Phase Mod. 031: Scratch This effect is applied by rec ording the input signal and mov- ing the modulation source. It simulates the sound of scratches y ou can make using a turntable. a: S cratch S ource, b: Response The Scratch Source parameter enables you to select the modulation source that controls simulation.
195 Effects Mod./P.Shift Other modulation and pitch shift effects 032: T remolo (Stereo T remolo) This effect modulates the v olume le vel of the input signal. The effect is stereo , and offsetting the LFO of the left and right phases from each other produces a tr emolo effect between left and right.
196 Effects Mod./P.Shift “Depth”= 1 00 , “Envelope Amount”= – 1 00 034: A uto-Pan (Stereo Auto Pan) This A uto P an effect pans sound between left and rig ht.
197 Effects Mod./P.Shift 035: Phaser/T rem (Stereo Phaser + T remolo) This effect has a stereo phaser and tr emolo LFOs linked together . S welling phaser modulation and tremolo effects synchroniz e w ith each other , cr eating a soothing modulation effect.
198 Effects Mod./P.Shift a: Pre LPF This parameter enables you to set the damping amount of the high range sound input to the ring modulator . If the input sound contains lots of harmonics, the effect may sound dirty . In this case, cut a certain amount of high range.
199 Effects Mod./P.Shift 038: PitchShift (Pitch Shifter) This effect changes the pitch of the input signal. Y ou can select from thr ee t ypes: Fast (quick response), Medium, and Slow (pr eser ves tonal quality). Y ou can also create an effect in which the pitch is gradually raised (or dropped) using the delay with feedback.
200 Effects Mod./P.Shift 039: PitShiftMod. (Pitch Shift Modulation) This effect modulates the detuned pitc h shift amount using an LFO , adding a clear spread and width to the sound by pan- ning the effect sound and dr y sound to the left and right.
201 Effects Mod./P.Shift When “Sw” = Moment , the speaker is rotating. It stops only when you press the pedal or operate the joystick. Rotation will occur when the value of the modulation source is less than 64, and will stop when the value is 64 or greater .
202 Effects ER/Delay Early reflection and delay effects 041: Early Refl (Early Reflections) This effect is only the early reflection part of a reverberation sound, and adds presence to the sound. Y ou can select one of the four decay curves. a: T ype This parameter selects the decay curve for the early reflec- tion.
203 Effects ER/Delay c: Envelope S elect, c: S rc, d: Thr eshold These parameters select the source to control the start and end of recording. When “Envelope Select” is set to D-mod , the input signal will be recorded only when the value of the modulation source selected by the Src parameter is 64 or higher .
204 Effects ER/Delay 045: M.T ap Delay (Stereo Multitap Delay) The left and right Multitap Dela ys have tw o taps respectiv ely . Changing the routing of feedback and tap output allows y ou to creat e var ious patterns of complex effect sounds.
205 Effects ER/Delay The “Src” parameter sets the modulation source that resets the LFO. For example, you can assign Gate as a mod- ulation source so that the sweep always starts from the specified point. “L LFO Phase” and “R LFO Phase” set the phase obtained when the left and right LFOs are reset.
206 Effects ER/Delay 048: A utoPan Dl y (Stereo Auto Panning Delay) This stereo dela y effect pans the delay sound left and right using the LFO . Left Right Wet / Dry Wet / Dry Stereo In - Stereo Out .
207 Effects ER/Delay 049: LCR BPM Dly The L/C/R delay enables y ou to match the dela y time w ith the song tempo . Y ou can also synchronize the dela y time with the arpeggiator or sequencer . If you program the tempo before performance, you can achieve a dela y effect that synchronizes with the song in real-time.
208 Effects Reverb 051: Seq. Delay (Sequential Delay) This four-tap dela y enables you to select a t empo and rhythm pattern to set up each tap . a: BPM, b: Rhythm Pattern With the tempo specified by.
209 Effects Reverb b: Pre Delay [msec], b: Pr e Delay Thru [%] The “Pre Delay” sets the delay time to the reverb input, allowing you to control spaciousness. Using the “Pre Delay Thru” parameter , you can mix the dry sound without delay , emphasizing the attack of the sound.
210 Effects Mono – Mono Chain Effects that combine two mono ef fects connected in series 058: P ar4Eq-Exc (Parametric 4-Band EQ – Exciter) This effect combines a mono-type four-band parametric equalizer and an ex citer .
211 Effects Mono – Mono Chain 060: 4EqPhsrChFl (Parametric 4-Band EQ – Chorus/Flanger) This effect combines a mono-type four-band parametric equalizer and a chorus/flanger . i: Output Mode When W et Invert is selected, the right channel phase of the chorus/flanger effect sound is inverted.
212 Effects Mono – Mono Chain 062: P4Eq-T apDly (Parametric 4-Band EQ – Multitap Delay) This effect combines a mono-type four-band parametric equalizer and a multitap dela y . 063: Cmp-A utoW ah (Compressor – W ah/Auto W ah) This effect combines a mono-type compressor and a wah.
213 Effects Mono – Mono Chain 064: Cmp-AmpSim (Compressor – Amp Simulation) This effect combines a mono-type compressor and an amp simulation. Y ou can change the order of the effect connec- tion. 065: Cmp-OD/HiG (Compressor – Over drive/Hi.Gain) This effect combines a mono-type compressor and an ov er- drive/high-gain distortion.
214 Effects Mono – Mono Chain 066: Cmp-P ar .4Eq (Compressor – Parametric 4-Band EQ) This effect combines a mono-type compressor and a four - band parametr ic equalizer . Y ou can change the order of the effect connection. 067: Cmp-ChorFlg (Compressor – Chorus/Flanger) This effect combines a mono-type compressor and a chorus/ flanger .
215 Effects Mono – Mono Chain 068: Cmp-Phaser (Compressor – Phaser) This effect combines a mono-type compressor and a phaser . Y ou can change the order of the effect connection. 069: Cmp-MT apDly (Compressor – Multitap Delay) This effect combines a mono-type compressor and a multi- tap delay .
216 Effects Mono – Mono Chain 070: Lim-P ar .4Eq (Limiter – Parametric 4-Band EQ) This effect combines a mono-type limiter and a four-band parametr ic equalizer . Y ou can change the order of the effect connection. 071: Lim-ChorFlg (Limiter – Chorus/Flanger) This effect combines a mono-type limiter and a chorus/ flanger .
217 Effects Mono – Mono Chain 072: Lim-Phaser This effect combines a mono-type limiter and a phaser . Y ou can change the order of the effect connection. 073: Lim-MT apDly (Limiter – Multitap Delay) This effect combines a mono-type limiter and a multitap delay .
218 Effects Mono – Mono Chain 075: Exc-Limiter (Exciter – Limiter) This effect combines a mono-type exciter and a limiter . Y ou can change the order of the effect connection. 076: Exc-ChorFlg (Exciter – Chorus/Flanger) This effect combines a mono-type limiter and a chorus/ flanger .
219 Effects Mono – Mono Chain 077: Exc-Phaser (Exciter – Phaser) This effect combines a mono-type limiter and a phaser . 078: Exc-MT apDly (Exciter – Multitap Delay) This effect combines a mono-type exciter and a multitap delay . 079: OD/HG-Amp S (Overdrive/Hi.
220 Effects Mono – Mono Chain 080: OD/HG-ChoFl (Overdrive/Hi.Gain – Chorus/Flanger) This effect combines a mono-type overdriv e/hig h-gain dis- tortion and a chorus/flanger . Y ou can change the or der of the effect connection. b [O] Output Le vel 0.
221 Effects Mono – Mono Chain 081: OD/HG-Phser (Overdrive/Hi.Gain – Phaser) This effect combines a mono-type overdriv e/hig h-gain dis- tortion and a phaser .
222 Effects Mono – Mono Chain 083: W ah-AmpSim (W ah/Auto Wah – Amp Simulation) This effect combines a mono-type wah and an amp simula- tion. Y ou can change the or der of the effect connection. 084: Decim-Amp S (Decimator – Amp Simulation) This effect combines a mono-type decimator and an amp simulation.
223 Effects Mono – Mono Chain 086: AmpS-T remol (Amp Simulation – T remolo) This effect combines a mono-type amp simulation and a tremolo . 087: Ch/Fl-MTDly (Chorus/Flanger – Multitap Delay) This effect combines a mono-type chor us/flanger and a mul- titap delay .
224 Effects Mono – Mono Chain 088: Phser-ChoFl (Phaser – Chorus/Flanger) This effect combines a mono-type phaser and a chor us/ flanger . 089: Rev-Gate (Reverb – Gate) This effect combines a mono-type reverb and a gate.
225 Assignable parameters List of functions assignable to the Footswitch 1 9. A SS I G NABLE PARAMETER S LI S T OF FUNCTION S A SS I G NABLE TO THE FOOT S WITCH The following functions can be assigned to a footswitch.
226 Assignable parameters List of functions assignable to the Pedal or Assignable Slider LI S T OF FUNCTION S A SS I G NABLE TO THE PEDAL OR A SS I G NABLE S LIDER The following functions can be assigned to a continuous pedal or to the Assignable Slider .
227 Assignable parameters List of functions assignable to the Pads LI S T OF FUNCTION S A SS I G NABLE TO THE PAD S Y ou can assign the following functions to the Pads, and use them as switch controls.
228 MIDI Controllers 20. MIDI CONTR OLLER S The following is a table including all Control Change mes- sages, and their effect on var ious P a50SD functions. CC# CC Name Pa50 S D Function 0 Bank Select Program selection 1 Mod1 (Y+) Joystick forward 2 Mod2 (Y -) Joystick backward 3 Undef.
229 MIDI Controllers MIDI Implementation Chart MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Function T ransmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default 1–16 1–16 Memorized Changed 1–16 1–16 Mode Default 3 Mes.
230 Parameters 2 1 . PARAMETER S Control panel and operating modes parameter s The following table shows the parameters y ou can save t o memor y when pressing the WRITE butt on in the various oper ating modes and edit enviro nments.
231 Parameters 22 Pad 1-4 V olume Pan C Send Level D Send Level √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – General parameters 23 Pad Lock – .
232 Parameters Style and Song parameters The following table is a list of data sav ed (to memor y or card) when editing a Style or a Song. Note: When saving a Song to card as a Standar d MIDI File (SMF), all parameters are con verted to ordinar y track parameters.
233 Recognized chords 22. RECO G NIZED CHOR D S The following pages show the most important chords r ecognized by the K org P a80, when the select ed Chord Rec og nition mode is Fingered 2 (see “ Chord Rec og nition M ode” on page 50). R ecognized chords ma y var y with a different Chord Rec og nition modes.
234 Recognized chords T = constituent notes of the chord = can be used as tension 4-note TT Minor 7th 3-note T 4-note T T Minor-Major 7th 3-note T 3-note T T Diminished 4-note TT Diminished Major 7th .
235 Error messages & Troubleshooting Error messages 23. ERR OR ME SS A G E S & T ROUBLE S HOOTIN G ERROR ME SS A G E S Y our P a50SD can communicate with you using various mes- sages. Here is the list of these messages. M essages can be of two different ty pes: • W aiting for your c onfirmation ( Y es – No).
236 Error messages & Troubleshooting Error messages S tandard Midi File format 2 Y ou have tried to r ead a Format 2 Standard MIDI File. P a50SD can ’t pla y this kind of file.
237 Error messages & Troubleshooting Error messages Format failed! (Press Exit) An error occurred during F ormat. Fo r mat operation aborted. Illegal name (Press Exit) The name is not allowed on P a-ser ies instruments.
238 Error messages & Troubleshooting Troubleshooting T ROUBLE S HOOTIN G Problem S olution Page G eneral 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.
239 Technical specifications 24. T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATION S * Patent Pending Model: KOR G Pa50 S D Keyboard 61 keys, with velocity . Operating System KORG OPOS (Objective Portable Operating System). Multitasking, Load-While-Play feature. SSD (Solid State Disk)-resident.
240 Alphabetical Index 25. ALPHABETICAL INDEX A Acc/Seq Volume 10, 13 AMS(Alternate Modulation Source) Resonance 112 Arabic Scale 34 Assignable Slider 126 Attack 119 Attack Level Amp EG 119 Attack Tim.
241 Alphabetical Index M Master Transpose 18, 126 Master Tune 125 Master Volume 10, 13 Menu 15 Message window 21 MIDI Chord channels 128 Clock 70, 127 General MIDI 35 Global channel 35 IN channels 127.
242 Alphabetical Index Tune Tune, Program 108 U User Interface 20 Edit Environments 21 Operating Modes 20 Selecting Windows 21 V VALUE slider AMS 123 Variation 14 Velocity AMS 123 Velocity Intensity, Amp Mod.
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