Home
Bookmarks
Home
Korg
Korg PA300 User Manual
Korg PA300 Professional Arranger
Manual
For PA300.
PDF File Manual
,
378 pages
,
Read Online
|
Download pdf file
Important safety instructions
Further notices
Automatic Power-Off
Data Handling
Cleaning
Example screens
Trademarks
Open Source notice
Disclaimer
Liability
Service and Userâs Assistance
Keep your keyboard up-to-date
Table of Contents
Introduction
Welcome!
Physical Features and User Experience
Sounds and Effects
Styles and Songs
Other Features
Whatâs in the box
About this manual
Contacts
Making a safety copy of your data
Making a safety copy
Restoring a safety copy
Restoring the original factory data
Loading the Operating System
Overview
Front Panel
Music stand holes
Speakers
Joystick lever
Volume controls
Mode selection
Special Mode Buttons
Accompaniment, Memory, Manual Bass
Pads
Selection
Style Elements
Style Controls
Display and Brightness Controls
Special Function Controls
STS Section
Player Controls
Lyrics, Score
Data Entry and Navigation
Tempo Section
Split
Ensemble
Performance Select Section
Transpose Section
Power On/Off
Rear Panel
Glossary of Terms
Sound
Style
Drums
Percussion
Bass & Accompaniment
Variation
Fill-in & Break
Intro & Ending
Pad
Keyboard tracks
Ensemble
Performance and STS
Sequencer
Player
The LOGO decoder
Interface basics
Color TouchView graphical user interface
Menus and sections
Pages
Overlapping windows
Dialog boxes
Page menus
Pop-up menus
Checkboxes
Numeric fields
Editable names
Lists and scrollbars
Virtual sliders
Virtual knobs
Icons
Operative modes
Selected, highlighted items
Non-available, grayed-out parameters
Shortcuts
Easy Mode
Turning the Easy Mode on
Turning the Easy Mode off
The Style Play page in detail
The Song Play page in detail
Quick Guide
Turning the instrument on
Turning the instrument on and viewing the main screen
Connecting and calibrating the Damper pedal
Programming the Damper pedal
Playing the Demo
Starting and stopping the Demo
Playing Sounds
Selecting a Sound and playing it on the keyboard
Playing two or three Sounds at the same time
Playing different Sounds with your left and right hand
Changing the split point
Raising or lowering the Upper octave
Selecting and saving Performances
Selecting a Performance
Saving your settings to a Performance
Selecting and saving the âMy Settingâ Performance
Selecting the startup parameters (the âMy Settingâ Performance)
Saving the startup parameters into the âMy Settingâ Performance
Selecting and playing Styles
Selecting and playing a Style
Tempo
Intro, Variation, Fill, Break, Ending
Single Touch Settings (STS)
The Pads
Adjusting the balance between the Style and the keyboard
Adjusting the volume of the separate tracks
Turning the Style tracks on/off
Adding harmony notes to your right-hand melody with the ENSEMBLE function
Song Play
Selecting a Song to play
Playing back a Song
Changing the tracksâ volume
Turning the Song tracks on/off
Soloing a track
The SongBook
Selecting the desired Entry from the Main List
Displaying Artist or Genre
Sorting Entries
Searching for Entries
Adding Entries
Editing the Entries
Creating a Custom List
Selecting and using a Custom List
Recording a new Song (Standard MIDI File)
Preparing the Style and Sounds
Accessing the Backing Sequence (Quick Record) mode
Setting the Record parameters
Recording
Second-take recording (Overdubbing)
Saving a Song
Searching files and musical resources
How to use the Search function
Notes about searching
Wildcards
Reference
Selecting elements
Style Select window
Style Select page menu
Sound Select window
Sound Select page menu
Performance Select window
Performance Select page menu
Pad Select window
Pad Select page menu
STS Select
Song Select window
Selecting a Song by its ID number
Song Select page menu
Style Play
Start-up settings
Styles and Pads
Master Volume and Balance
Factory, Favorite and User Styles
Main page
Page header
Page menu icon
Style area
Songs area
Performance/STS area
Keyboard tracks area
Panels
STS Name panel
Volume panel
Changing the tracksâ volume
Changing the Play/Mute status
Saving the trackâs volume and play/mute status
Track names
Normal view
Style Tracks view
Selected Track Info area
Sounds area
Pad panel
Split panel
Sub-Scale panel
Edit menu
Edit page structure
Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan
Mixer/Tuning: FX Send
Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain
Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control
Mixer/Tuning: Tuning
Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale
How to create a custom scale by fine-tuning each note of the User scale
How to use the Quarter Tone function with the SC Presets
How to use the Quarter Tone function with a footswitch
Effects: A/B FX Configuration
FX Groups (FX A, FX B)
Effects: Master 1, 2
Track Controls: Mode
Track Controls: Drum Edit
How to edit a single Drum Family
Track Controls: Easy Edit
How to adjust sound parameters for a single Sound
Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range
Keyboard/Ensemble: Ensemble
Keyboard/Ensemble: Keyboard Control
Pads: Pad
Style Controls: Drum Map
Style Controls: Keyboard Range On/Off / Wrap Around
Page menu
Write Performance dialog box
Write Single Touch Setting dialog box
Write Current Style Settings dialog box
The Favorite banks
Creating the Favorite banks
Renaming the Favorite banks
Song Play
MIDI Clock
Tempo Lock
Master Volume, Balance
Track parameters
Standard MIDI Files and Sounds
Keyboard, Pad and Player tracks
Main page (Normal view)
Page header
Page menu icon
Song area
Style area
Performance/STS area
Keyboard tracks area
Panels
STS Name panel
Volume panel
Changing the tracksâ volume and play/mute status
Saving the tracksâ volume and play/mute status
Track names
Pad panel
Split panel
Sub-Scale panel
Jukebox panel
Transport controls for the Jukebox
Edit menu
Edit page structure
Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan
Mixer/Tuning: FX Send
Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain
Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control
Mixer/Tuning: Tuning
Effects: A/B FX Configuration
Effects: Master 1, 2
Track Controls: Mode
Track Controls: Drum Edit
Track Controls: Easy Edit
Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range
Keyboard/Ensemble: Ensemble
Keyboard/Ensemble: Keyboard Control
Pads: Pad
Jukebox Editor
Page menu
Sequencer
Standard MIDI Files and MP3
The Songs and the Standard MIDI File format
Sequencer mode and the MP3
Sequencer Play - Main page
Page header
Page menu icon
Song area
Selected track info area
Sounds area
Track volume/status area
Entering Record mode
Record mode: Multitrack Sequencer page
Page header
Page menu icon
Page sub-header
Recording parameters area
Selected track info area
Sounds area
Track volume/status area
Multitrack recording procedure
Record mode: Step Record page
Page header
Page sub-header
Step Time area
Note parameter area
Event list area
Buttons
Step Record procedure
Chords and second voices in Step Record mode
Record mode: Backing Sequence (Quick Record) page
Page header
Page menu icon
Page sub-header
Recording parameters area
Backing Sequence tracks area
Selected track info area
Track volume/status area
Backing Sequence (Quick Record) recording procedure
Record mode: Step Backing Sequence page
Page menu icon
Parameters area
âSoftâ transport buttons
Done button
Step Backing Sequence page menu
Step Backing Sequence procedure
Edit menu
Edit page structure
Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan
Mixer/Tuning: FX Send
Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain
Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control
Mixer/Tuning: Tuning
Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale
Effects: A/B FX Configuration
Effects: Master 1, 2
Track Controls: Mode
Track Controls: Drum Edit
Track Controls: Easy Edit
Event Edit: Event Edit
Event Edit procedure
Event Edit: Filter
Song Edit: Quantize
Song Edit: Transpose
Song Edit: Velocity
Song Edit: Cut/Insert Measures
Song Edit: Delete
Song Edit: Copy
Song Edit: Move
Song Edit: RX Convert
Page menu
Song Select window
Save Song window
Empty measure at the beginning of the Standard MIDI File
Play/Mute status saved with the Song
Master Transpose saved with the Song
Save Song procedure
Global
Overview on the Global mode
Main page
Edit menu
Edit page structure
General Controls: Basic
Metronome
Global Reverb
General Controls: Interface
Language
Background Color
Display Hold
Program Change
Track Activity
Auto Select
General Controls: Lock
Tuning pane
Control pane
Style pane
General Controls: Date & Power
Set Date & Time for Save
Auto Power Off
Mode Preferences: Style
Mode Preferences: Song & Sequencer
Mode Preferences: Media
Media Preferences
Show Columns
Controllers: Hand Controllers
Keyboard Settings
Controllers: Foot Controllers
Pedal/Footswitch
Tuning: Basic
Global Tuning
Tuning: Transpose Control
Transpose Control
Position
Standard MIDI File and chord transpose
Drum Kits and transpose
Tuning: Scale
Main Scale
User Quarter Tone SubScale
MIDI: General Controls
MIDI Preset
General Controls
MIDI: MIDI In Controls
Midi In Controls
MIDI: MIDI In Channels
MIDI: MIDI Out Channels
MIDI: Filters
Audio & EQ: MP3 / Output
MP3 Player
Phones/Audio Out
Audio & EQ: Master EQ
Touch Panel Calibration
Page menu
Write Quarter Tone SC Preset dialog box
Write Midi Preset dialog box
Write Master EQ Preset dialog box
Media
Storage devices and internal memory
User-accessible storage devices
Supported device
Selecting and deselecting files
Searching files
Preferences
File types
Media structure
Main page
Page structure
Navigation tools
Load
Merging data
Loading all the User data
Loading all data of a specified type
Loading a single bank
Loading a single item
Loading Global data from other Pa-Series instruments
Loading Pa3X data
Loading Pa900/Pa600 data
Loading Pa2X, Pa800, Pa1X, Pa800, Pa588 data
Loading Pa80/60/50/50SD data
Loading i-Series data
Save
Creating a new â.SETâ folder
Saving the full memory content
Saving all data of a specified type
Saving a single bank
Saving a single item
Copy
Copying a folderâs content
Copying a single file or folder
Multiple file selection
Overwriting existing files or folders
Delete
Delete procedure
Multiple file selection
Format
Utility
USB
Page menu
Care of mass storage devices
Internal memory write protection
Precautions
Possible problems
SongBook
Book
List Header
Full list
Scrollbar
Commands
Numeric selection of entries
Selecting SongBook Entries via MIDI
MIDI messages sent when selecting SongBook Entries
Custom List
List header
Custom list
Scrollbar
Commands
List Edit
List Name
Custom list
Scrollbar
Commands
Book Edit 1
Header
Resource
STS
Buttons
Book Edit 2
Header
Database
Book Edit 3
Info
Page menu
Lyrics, Score
Lyrics page
Viewing lyrics and chords with Songs
Viewing lyrics with the Styles
The Lyrics page in detail
Text in MP3+CGD files
Text files loaded with Standard MIDI Files and MP3 files
On-the-fly TXT loading
Score page
Style/Pad Record
Recording Styles and Pads
The Styleâs structure
The Padâs structure
Ordinary, Guitar and Drum tracks
What to record in a Style
What to record in a Pad
Pattern data vs. track data
Sounds
Style/Pad Import/Export
Entering the Style/Pad Record mode
Exit by saving or deleting changes
Listening to the Style while in Edit mode
List of recorded events
Main page - Record 1
Page header
Page menu icon
Page sub-header
Recording parameters area
Selected track info area
Key/Chord area
NTT Area
Delete Note button
Tracks volume/status area
Main page - Record 2/Cue
Sounds area
Cue area
Main page - Guitar Mode
Recording overview
Recording strumming types
Recording single strings
Recording RX Noises
Selecting a Capo
Recording a regular pattern
Recording a Chord Shape
Choosing a Key/Chord for Intro 1 and Ending 1
Playing back the pattern
Guitar mode parameters
Style/Pad Record procedure
Preparing to record
Realtime Record procedure
Step Record procedure
Chords and second voices
Edit menu
Edit page structure
Event Edit: Event Edit
Page header
Page menu icon
Page sub-header
Event list
Other elements
Event Edit procedure
Event Edit: Filter
Style/Pad Edit: Quantize
Style/Pad Edit: Transpose
Style/Pad Edit: Velocity
Style/Pad Edit: Cut
Style/Pad Edit: Delete
Style/Pad Edit: Delete All
Style/Pad Edit: Copy from Style
Copying to a Chord Variation of a different length
Style/Pad Edit: Copy from Pad
Style Element Track Controls: Sound/ Expression
Selected Track Info area
Sounds area
Expression area
Expression leveling
Volume area
Style Element Track Controls: Keyboard Range
Volume area
Style Element Track Controls: Noise/Guitar
Pad Track Controls: Sound/Expression
Style Element/Pad Chord Table: Chord Table
Style Track Controls: Type/Trigger/Tension
Import: Import Groove
Import: Import SMF
Importing an SMF separated by Markers into a Style
Export SMF
Exporting a Style as an SMF separated by Markers
Page menu
Write Style/Pad dialog box
Copy Key/Chord dialog box
Copy Sounds dialog box
Copy Expression dialog box
Copy Key Range dialog box
Copy Chord Table dialog box
Overdub Step Recording window
Sound Edit
The MIDI channel
How to select oscillators
Sounds, Drum Kits
Main page
Page header
Page menu icon
Sound Info area
Realtime Controls area
Voice Assign Mode
FX Area
Edit menu
Edit page structure
Basic: Sound Basic
Oscillator Count
Transpose Range
Voice Assign Mode
Legato as OSC Trigger
Basic: OSC Basic
OSC Multisample
OSC Trigger Mode
Basic: Vel/Key Zone
Basic: Damper Mode
Damper Mode
Resonance/Halo
No Note Off Range
Basic: Damper Trigger
Damper On Trigger
Damper Off Trigger
Basic: EQ
DrumKit: Sample Setup (Drum Kits)
Key
Layer Selector & Velocity Sample Switch
Drum Sample
DrumKit: EQ (Drum Kits)
Key
Layer Selector & Velocity Sample Switch
Drum Sample Equalizer
DrumKit: Voice Mixer (Drum Kits)
Key
Voice Assign Mode
Mixer
Pitch: Pitch Mod
Pitch
Pitch EG
Portamento
LFO 1/2
Pitch: Pitch EG
Diagram
Level
Time
Level Modulation
Time Modulation
Filter: Filter Type
Filter A
Filter B
Filter: Filter Mod
Keyboard Tracking
Filter EG
Filter A/B Modulation
Filter: Filter LFO
LFO 1
LFO 2
Filter: Filter EG
Diagram
Filter envelope
Level
Time
Level Modulation
Time Modulation
Amp: Amp Level/Pan
Pan modulation
Amp: Amp Mod
Keyboard Tracking
Amp Modulation
Amp: Amp EG
Diagram
Level
Time
Level Modulation
Time Modulation
LFO: LFO1
Frequency Modulation
Frequency MIDI/Tempo Sync
LFO: LFO2
Effects: âBâ FX Config
Effects: Master 1 / Reverb
Effects: Master 2 / Chorus
Page menu
Write Sound dialog box
Copy Oscillator dialog box
Copy Drum Kit dialog box
AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list
MIDI
What is MIDI?
In general
Channels and messages
Tempo
Lyrics
MIDI and personal computers
Standard MIDI Files
The General MIDI standard
The Global channel
The Control channel
MIDI Presets
Connecting Pa300 to a personal computer
Connections and settings
The Local Off
The Sounds
Appendix
Factory data
Styles
Sounds
Drum Kits
Pads
Effects
Effect list
For FX Master 1/2
For FX Master 2 only
Dynamic Modulation sources
Dynamics (Dynamic)
EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter)
Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models (OD Amp Mic)
Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser)
Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift)
Delay
Reverb and Early Reflections (Reverb ER)
Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono)
Double Size
Assignable parameters
List of Pedal/Footswitch functions
Scales
Recognized chords
MIDI Data
MIDI Controllers
Style Element controls
Style and Player controls
Single Touch Settings (STS) controls
MIDI Presets
Installing the Korg USB MIDI Driver
Connecting Pa300 to a personal computer
KORG USB-MIDI Driver system requirements
Windows
Mac
Please note before use
Windows: Installing the KORG USB-MIDI Driver
Driverâs ports
Mac OS X: Installing the KORG USB-MIDI Driver
Driverâs ports
Shortcuts
Shift functions
Long keypress
Special functions
Troubleshooting
Technical specifications
MIDI Implementation Chart
Index
Page 1/378
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
Page 11
Page 12
Page 13
Page 14
Page 15
Page 16
Page 17
Page 18
Page 19
Page 20
Page 21
Page 22
Page 23
Page 24
Page 25
Page 26
Page 27
Page 28
Page 29
Page 30
Page 31
Page 32
Page 33
Page 34
Page 35
Page 36
Page 37
Page 38
Page 39
Page 40
Page 41
Page 42
Page 43
Page 44
Page 45
Page 46
Page 47
Page 48
Page 49
Page 50
Page 51
Page 52
Page 53
Page 54
Page 55
Page 56
Page 57
Page 58
Page 59
Page 60
Page 61
Page 62
Page 63
Page 64
Page 65
Page 66
Page 67
Page 68
Page 69
Page 70
Page 71
Page 72
Page 73
Page 74
Page 75
Page 76
Page 77
Page 78
Page 79
Page 80
Page 81
Page 82
Page 83
Page 84
Page 85
Page 86
Page 87
Page 88
Page 89
Page 90
Page 91
Page 92
Page 93
Page 94
Page 95
Page 96
Page 97
Page 98
Page 99
Page 100
Page 101
Page 102
Page 103
Page 104
Page 105
Page 106
Page 107
Page 108
Page 109
Page 110
Page 111
Page 112
Page 113
Page 114
Page 115
Page 116
Page 117
Page 118
Page 119
Page 120
Page 121
Page 122
Page 123
Page 124
Page 125
Page 126
Page 127
Page 128
Page 129
Page 130
Page 131
Page 132
Page 133
Page 134
Page 135
Page 136
Page 137
Page 138
Page 139
Page 140
Page 141
Page 142
Page 143
Page 144
Page 145
Page 146
Page 147
Page 148
Page 149
Page 150
Page 151
Page 152
Page 153
Page 154
Page 155
Page 156
Page 157
Page 158
Page 159
Page 160
Page 161
Page 162
Page 163
Page 164
Page 165
Page 166
Page 167
Page 168
Page 169
Page 170
Page 171
Page 172
Page 173
Page 174
Page 175
Page 176
Page 177
Page 178
Page 179
Page 180
Page 181
Page 182
Page 183
Page 184
Page 185
Page 186
Page 187
Page 188
Page 189
Page 190
Page 191
Page 192
Page 193
Page 194
Page 195
Page 196
Page 197
Page 198
Page 199
Page 200
Page 201
Page 202
Page 203
Page 204
Page 205
Page 206
Page 207
Page 208
Page 209
Page 210
Page 211
Page 212
Page 213
Page 214
Page 215
Page 216
Page 217
Page 218
Page 219
Page 220
Page 221
Page 222
Page 223
Page 224
Page 225
Page 226
Page 227
Page 228
Page 229
Page 230
Page 231
Page 232
Page 233
Page 234
Page 235
Page 236
Page 237
Page 238
Page 239
Page 240
Page 241
Page 242
Page 243
Page 244
Page 245
Page 246
Page 247
Page 248
Page 249
Page 250
Page 251
Page 252
Page 253
Page 254
Page 255
Page 256
Page 257
Page 258
Page 259
Page 260
Page 261
Page 262
Page 263
Page 264
Page 265
Page 266
Page 267
Page 268
Page 269
Page 270
Page 271
Page 272
Page 273
Page 274
Page 275
Page 276
Page 277
Page 278
Page 279
Page 280
Page 281
Page 282
Page 283
Page 284
Page 285
Page 286
Page 287
Page 288
Page 289
Page 290
Page 291
Page 292
Page 293
Page 294
Page 295
Page 296
Page 297
Page 298
Page 299
Page 300
Page 301
Page 302
Page 303
Page 304
Page 305
Page 306
Page 307
Page 308
Page 309
Page 310
Page 311
Page 312
Page 313
Page 314
Page 315
Page 316
Page 317
Page 318
Page 319
Page 320
Page 321
Page 322
Page 323
Page 324
Page 325
Page 326
Page 327
Page 328
Page 329
Page 330
Page 331
Page 332
Page 333
Page 334
Page 335
Page 336
Page 337
Page 338
Page 339
Page 340
Page 341
Page 342
Page 343
Page 344
Page 345
Page 346
Page 347
Page 348
Page 349
Page 350
Page 351
Page 352
Page 353
Page 354
Page 355
Page 356
Page 357
Page 358
Page 359
Page 360
Page 361
Page 362
Page 363
Page 364
Page 365
Page 366
Page 367
Page 368
Page 369
Page 370
Page 371
Page 372
Page 373
Page 374
Page 375
Page 376
Page 377
Page 378
Contents
Table of Contents
Search
Previous
Next
Troubleshooting
Bookmarks
U
s
er Manual
ENGLISH | OS V
er
. 1.5
2
E
Loading ...
Loading ...
Loading ...
File type: PDF
File name: 89711170_pa300.pdf
File size: 18.58 MB
File Language: English
Pages: 378
Author: Korg
File created: 2014-10-25
Published:
2023-09-03
Updated: 2023-09-03
Download File
Other documents for Korg PA300
The following documents are available:
User Manual
Manual - (English)
Read Online
|
Download pdf
Photos
Photos:
View Photos
Specifications
Brand:
Korg
Model: PA300
View in the file:
Full Specifications
See other models:
EK50CSA
EK50
EK50U
Related Products
Whirlpool UXL6048YSS0
SINGER 14T968DC
KitchenAid KWCU360WSS0
Whirlpool GXU7130DXS0
Alcolimit ALCO-027
Craftsman 486247072
Whirlpool GXW6536DXS1
Stanley 42280
Ikea IH6302YS0
Jenn-Air JXW5036WS0
Whirlpool UXT5536AAS1
Alcolimit ALCO-065
Korg PA600
Korg PA700
Korg PA1000
Table of Contents
×
Important safety instructions
3
Further notices
4
Automatic Power-Off
4
Data Handling
4
Cleaning
4
Example screens
4
Trademarks
4
Open Source notice
4
Disclaimer
4
Liability
4
Service and Userâs Assistance
4
Keep your keyboard up-to-date
4
Table of Contents
5
Introduction
9
Welcome!
10
Physical Features and User Experience
10
Sounds and Effects
10
Styles and Songs
10
Other Features
10
Whatâs in the box
11
About this manual
11
Contacts
11
Making a safety copy of your data
11
Making a safety copy
11
Restoring a safety copy
11
Restoring the original factory data
11
Loading the Operating System
11
Overview
12
Front Panel
12
Music stand holes
12
Speakers
12
Joystick lever
12
Volume controls
13
Mode selection
13
Special Mode Buttons
14
Accompaniment, Memory, Manual Bass
14
Pads
15
Selection
15
Style Elements
16
Style Controls
16
Display and Brightness Controls
17
Special Function Controls
17
STS Section
17
Player Controls
17
Lyrics, Score
18
Data Entry and Navigation
18
Tempo Section
18
Split
18
Ensemble
19
Performance Select Section
19
Transpose Section
19
Power On/Off
20
Rear Panel
21
Glossary of Terms
22
Sound
22
Style
22
Drums
22
Percussion
22
Bass & Accompaniment
22
Variation
22
Fill-in & Break
22
Intro & Ending
22
Pad
22
Keyboard tracks
22
Ensemble
23
Performance and STS
23
Sequencer
23
Player
23
The LOGO decoder
23
Interface basics
24
Color TouchView graphical user interface
24
Menus and sections
24
Pages
24
Overlapping windows
24
Dialog boxes
24
Page menus
24
Pop-up menus
25
Checkboxes
25
Numeric fields
25
Editable names
25
Lists and scrollbars
25
Virtual sliders
25
Virtual knobs
26
Icons
26
Operative modes
26
Selected, highlighted items
26
Non-available, grayed-out parameters
26
Shortcuts
26
Easy Mode
27
Turning the Easy Mode on
27
Turning the Easy Mode off
27
The Style Play page in detail
28
The Song Play page in detail
29
Quick Guide
31
Turning the instrument on
32
Turning the instrument on and viewing the main screen
32
Connecting and calibrating the Damper pedal
33
Programming the Damper pedal
33
Playing the Demo
35
Starting and stopping the Demo
35
Playing Sounds
37
Selecting a Sound and playing it on the keyboard
37
Playing two or three Sounds at the same time
39
Playing different Sounds with your left and right hand
41
Changing the split point
43
Raising or lowering the Upper octave
44
Selecting and saving Performances
45
Selecting a Performance
45
Saving your settings to a Performance
46
Selecting and saving the âMy Settingâ Performance
48
Selecting the startup parameters (the âMy Settingâ Performance)
48
Saving the startup parameters into the âMy Settingâ Performance
48
Selecting and playing Styles
49
Selecting and playing a Style
49
Tempo
51
Intro, Variation, Fill, Break, Ending
52
Single Touch Settings (STS)
53
The Pads
54
Adjusting the balance between the Style and the keyboard
54
Adjusting the volume of the separate tracks
55
Turning the Style tracks on/off
56
Adding harmony notes to your right-hand melody with the ENSEMBLE function
57
Song Play
59
Selecting a Song to play
59
Playing back a Song
61
Changing the tracksâ volume
62
Turning the Song tracks on/off
64
Soloing a track
65
The SongBook
66
Selecting the desired Entry from the Main List
66
Displaying Artist or Genre
67
Sorting Entries
68
Searching for Entries
68
Adding Entries
70
Editing the Entries
71
Creating a Custom List
73
Selecting and using a Custom List
75
Recording a new Song (Standard MIDI File)
76
Preparing the Style and Sounds
76
Accessing the Backing Sequence (Quick Record) mode
76
Setting the Record parameters
78
Recording
78
Second-take recording (Overdubbing)
80
Saving a Song
80
Searching files and musical resources
82
How to use the Search function
82
Notes about searching
84
Wildcards
84
Reference
85
Selecting elements
86
Style Select window
86
Style Select page menu
86
Sound Select window
87
Sound Select page menu
87
Performance Select window
88
Performance Select page menu
89
Pad Select window
89
Pad Select page menu
89
STS Select
89
Song Select window
89
Selecting a Song by its ID number
90
Song Select page menu
91
Style Play
92
Start-up settings
92
Styles and Pads
92
Master Volume and Balance
92
Factory, Favorite and User Styles
92
Main page
93
Page header
93
Page menu icon
93
Style area
93
Songs area
94
Performance/STS area
94
Keyboard tracks area
94
Panels
94
STS Name panel
95
Volume panel
95
Changing the tracksâ volume
95
Changing the Play/Mute status
95
Saving the trackâs volume and play/mute status
95
Track names
96
Normal view
96
Style Tracks view
96
Selected Track Info area
96
Sounds area
97
Pad panel
97
Split panel
98
Sub-Scale panel
98
Edit menu
99
Edit page structure
99
Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan
99
Mixer/Tuning: FX Send
100
Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain
101
Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control
101
Mixer/Tuning: Tuning
102
Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale
102
How to create a custom scale by fine-tuning each note of the User scale
103
How to use the Quarter Tone function with the SC Presets
103
How to use the Quarter Tone function with a footswitch
104
Effects: A/B FX Configuration
104
FX Groups (FX A, FX B)
104
Effects: Master 1, 2
105
Track Controls: Mode
105
Track Controls: Drum Edit
106
How to edit a single Drum Family
107
Track Controls: Easy Edit
107
How to adjust sound parameters for a single Sound
108
Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range
108
Keyboard/Ensemble: Ensemble
109
Keyboard/Ensemble: Keyboard Control
110
Pads: Pad
110
Style Controls: Drum Map
111
Style Controls: Keyboard Range On/Off / Wrap Around
111
Page menu
112
Write Performance dialog box
113
Write Single Touch Setting dialog box
113
Write Current Style Settings dialog box
113
The Favorite banks
114
Creating the Favorite banks
114
Renaming the Favorite banks
114
Song Play
115
MIDI Clock
115
Tempo Lock
115
Master Volume, Balance
115
Track parameters
115
Standard MIDI Files and Sounds
115
Keyboard, Pad and Player tracks
116
Main page (Normal view)
116
Page header
116
Page menu icon
117
Song area
117
Style area
117
Performance/STS area
118
Keyboard tracks area
118
Panels
118
STS Name panel
119
Volume panel
119
Changing the tracksâ volume and play/mute status
119
Saving the tracksâ volume and play/mute status
119
Track names
119
Pad panel
119
Split panel
119
Sub-Scale panel
120
Jukebox panel
120
Transport controls for the Jukebox
120
Edit menu
121
Edit page structure
121
Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan
121
Mixer/Tuning: FX Send
121
Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain
122
Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control
122
Mixer/Tuning: Tuning
122
Effects: A/B FX Configuration
123
Effects: Master 1, 2
123
Track Controls: Mode
123
Track Controls: Drum Edit
123
Track Controls: Easy Edit
124
Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range
124
Keyboard/Ensemble: Ensemble
124
Keyboard/Ensemble: Keyboard Control
124
Pads: Pad
124
Jukebox Editor
124
Page menu
125
Sequencer
127
Standard MIDI Files and MP3
127
The Songs and the Standard MIDI File format
127
Sequencer mode and the MP3
127
Sequencer Play - Main page
127
Page header
127
Page menu icon
127
Song area
128
Selected track info area
128
Sounds area
128
Track volume/status area
129
Entering Record mode
129
Record mode: Multitrack Sequencer page
130
Page header
130
Page menu icon
130
Page sub-header
130
Recording parameters area
130
Selected track info area
131
Sounds area
131
Track volume/status area
131
Multitrack recording procedure
131
Record mode: Step Record page
132
Page header
132
Page sub-header
132
Step Time area
132
Note parameter area
132
Event list area
132
Buttons
132
Step Record procedure
133
Chords and second voices in Step Record mode
133
Record mode: Backing Sequence (Quick Record) page
134
Page header
134
Page menu icon
134
Page sub-header
134
Recording parameters area
134
Backing Sequence tracks area
135
Selected track info area
135
Track volume/status area
135
Backing Sequence (Quick Record) recording procedure
136
Record mode: Step Backing Sequence page
137
Page menu icon
137
Parameters area
137
âSoftâ transport buttons
138
Done button
138
Step Backing Sequence page menu
138
Step Backing Sequence procedure
139
Edit menu
139
Edit page structure
139
Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan
140
Mixer/Tuning: FX Send
140
Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain
140
Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control
140
Mixer/Tuning: Tuning
141
Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale
141
Effects: A/B FX Configuration
141
Effects: Master 1, 2
142
Track Controls: Mode
142
Track Controls: Drum Edit
142
Track Controls: Easy Edit
142
Event Edit: Event Edit
142
Event Edit procedure
143
Event Edit: Filter
144
Song Edit: Quantize
144
Song Edit: Transpose
145
Song Edit: Velocity
145
Song Edit: Cut/Insert Measures
146
Song Edit: Delete
146
Song Edit: Copy
147
Song Edit: Move
147
Song Edit: RX Convert
147
Page menu
148
Song Select window
149
Save Song window
149
Empty measure at the beginning of the Standard MIDI File
150
Play/Mute status saved with the Song
150
Master Transpose saved with the Song
150
Save Song procedure
150
Global
151
Overview on the Global mode
151
Main page
151
Edit menu
151
Edit page structure
151
General Controls: Basic
152
Metronome
152
Global Reverb
152
General Controls: Interface
152
Language
152
Background Color
152
Display Hold
152
Program Change
153
Track Activity
153
Auto Select
153
General Controls: Lock
153
Tuning pane
153
Control pane
154
Style pane
155
General Controls: Date & Power
155
Set Date & Time for Save
155
Auto Power Off
156
Mode Preferences: Style
156
Mode Preferences: Song & Sequencer
157
Mode Preferences: Media
158
Media Preferences
158
Show Columns
158
Controllers: Hand Controllers
159
Keyboard Settings
159
Controllers: Foot Controllers
159
Pedal/Footswitch
159
Tuning: Basic
160
Global Tuning
160
Tuning: Transpose Control
160
Transpose Control
160
Position
160
Standard MIDI File and chord transpose
161
Drum Kits and transpose
161
Tuning: Scale
161
Main Scale
161
User Quarter Tone SubScale
161
MIDI: General Controls
162
MIDI Preset
162
General Controls
162
MIDI: MIDI In Controls
163
Midi In Controls
163
MIDI: MIDI In Channels
163
MIDI: MIDI Out Channels
164
MIDI: Filters
164
Audio & EQ: MP3 / Output
165
MP3 Player
165
Phones/Audio Out
165
Audio & EQ: Master EQ
165
Touch Panel Calibration
166
Page menu
167
Write Quarter Tone SC Preset dialog box
167
Write Midi Preset dialog box
167
Write Master EQ Preset dialog box
168
Media
169
Storage devices and internal memory
169
User-accessible storage devices
169
Supported device
169
Selecting and deselecting files
169
Searching files
169
Preferences
169
File types
170
Media structure
171
Main page
172
Page structure
172
Navigation tools
172
Load
173
Merging data
173
Loading all the User data
173
Loading all data of a specified type
173
Loading a single bank
174
Loading a single item
174
Loading Global data from other Pa-Series instruments
175
Loading Pa3X data
175
Loading Pa900/Pa600 data
175
Loading Pa2X, Pa800, Pa1X, Pa800, Pa588 data
175
Loading Pa80/60/50/50SD data
175
Loading i-Series data
175
Save
176
Creating a new â.SETâ folder
176
Saving the full memory content
177
Saving all data of a specified type
177
Saving a single bank
178
Saving a single item
178
Copy
179
Copying a folderâs content
179
Copying a single file or folder
180
Multiple file selection
180
Overwriting existing files or folders
180
Delete
181
Delete procedure
181
Multiple file selection
181
Format
181
Utility
182
USB
183
Page menu
184
Care of mass storage devices
185
Internal memory write protection
185
Precautions
185
Possible problems
185
SongBook
186
Book
186
List Header
186
Full list
186
Scrollbar
186
Commands
186
Numeric selection of entries
187
Selecting SongBook Entries via MIDI
187
MIDI messages sent when selecting SongBook Entries
188
Custom List
189
List header
189
Custom list
189
Scrollbar
189
Commands
189
List Edit
189
List Name
189
Custom list
189
Scrollbar
189
Commands
190
Book Edit 1
190
Header
190
Resource
190
STS
191
Buttons
191
Book Edit 2
192
Header
192
Database
192
Book Edit 3
192
Info
193
Page menu
194
Lyrics, Score
195
Lyrics page
195
Viewing lyrics and chords with Songs
195
Viewing lyrics with the Styles
195
The Lyrics page in detail
195
Text in MP3+CGD files
196
Text files loaded with Standard MIDI Files and MP3 files
196
On-the-fly TXT loading
196
Score page
197
Style/Pad Record
198
Recording Styles and Pads
198
The Styleâs structure
198
The Padâs structure
199
Ordinary, Guitar and Drum tracks
199
What to record in a Style
199
What to record in a Pad
199
Pattern data vs. track data
199
Sounds
199
Style/Pad Import/Export
200
Entering the Style/Pad Record mode
200
Exit by saving or deleting changes
200
Listening to the Style while in Edit mode
200
List of recorded events
201
Main page - Record 1
201
Page header
201
Page menu icon
202
Page sub-header
202
Recording parameters area
202
Selected track info area
203
Key/Chord area
203
NTT Area
204
Delete Note button
205
Tracks volume/status area
205
Main page - Record 2/Cue
205
Sounds area
205
Cue area
206
Main page - Guitar Mode
206
Recording overview
206
Recording strumming types
207
Recording single strings
207
Recording RX Noises
207
Selecting a Capo
207
Recording a regular pattern
207
Recording a Chord Shape
208
Choosing a Key/Chord for Intro 1 and Ending 1
209
Playing back the pattern
209
Guitar mode parameters
209
Style/Pad Record procedure
210
Preparing to record
210
Realtime Record procedure
210
Step Record procedure
211
Chords and second voices
211
Edit menu
212
Edit page structure
212
Event Edit: Event Edit
213
Page header
213
Page menu icon
213
Page sub-header
213
Event list
213
Other elements
214
Event Edit procedure
214
Event Edit: Filter
215
Style/Pad Edit: Quantize
216
Style/Pad Edit: Transpose
216
Style/Pad Edit: Velocity
217
Style/Pad Edit: Cut
218
Style/Pad Edit: Delete
218
Style/Pad Edit: Delete All
219
Style/Pad Edit: Copy from Style
219
Copying to a Chord Variation of a different length
220
Style/Pad Edit: Copy from Pad
220
Style Element Track Controls: Sound/ Expression
221
Selected Track Info area
221
Sounds area
221
Expression area
221
Expression leveling
221
Volume area
221
Style Element Track Controls: Keyboard Range
222
Volume area
222
Style Element Track Controls: Noise/Guitar
222
Pad Track Controls: Sound/Expression
223
Style Element/Pad Chord Table: Chord Table
224
Style Track Controls: Type/Trigger/Tension
224
Import: Import Groove
225
Import: Import SMF
225
Importing an SMF separated by Markers into a Style
226
Export SMF
228
Exporting a Style as an SMF separated by Markers
228
Page menu
229
Write Style/Pad dialog box
230
Copy Key/Chord dialog box
230
Copy Sounds dialog box
230
Copy Expression dialog box
231
Copy Key Range dialog box
231
Copy Chord Table dialog box
231
Overdub Step Recording window
232
Sound Edit
233
The MIDI channel
233
How to select oscillators
233
Sounds, Drum Kits
233
Main page
233
Page header
233
Page menu icon
233
Sound Info area
233
Realtime Controls area
234
Voice Assign Mode
234
FX Area
234
Edit menu
235
Edit page structure
235
Basic: Sound Basic
235
Oscillator Count
236
Transpose Range
236
Voice Assign Mode
236
Legato as OSC Trigger
236
Basic: OSC Basic
237
OSC Multisample
237
OSC Trigger Mode
237
Basic: Vel/Key Zone
239
Basic: Damper Mode
239
Damper Mode
239
Resonance/Halo
240
No Note Off Range
240
Basic: Damper Trigger
240
Damper On Trigger
240
Damper Off Trigger
240
Basic: EQ
241
DrumKit: Sample Setup (Drum Kits)
241
Key
241
Layer Selector & Velocity Sample Switch
241
Drum Sample
241
DrumKit: EQ (Drum Kits)
243
Key
243
Layer Selector & Velocity Sample Switch
243
Drum Sample Equalizer
243
DrumKit: Voice Mixer (Drum Kits)
243
Key
243
Voice Assign Mode
243
Mixer
244
Pitch: Pitch Mod
244
Pitch
244
Pitch EG
245
Portamento
245
LFO 1/2
245
Pitch: Pitch EG
246
Diagram
246
Level
246
Time
246
Level Modulation
247
Time Modulation
247
Filter: Filter Type
248
Filter A
248
Filter B
248
Filter: Filter Mod
249
Keyboard Tracking
249
Filter EG
249
Filter A/B Modulation
250
Filter: Filter LFO
250
LFO 1
250
LFO 2
251
Filter: Filter EG
251
Diagram
251
Filter envelope
251
Level
251
Time
251
Level Modulation
252
Time Modulation
252
Amp: Amp Level/Pan
253
Pan modulation
253
Amp: Amp Mod
253
Keyboard Tracking
253
Amp Modulation
254
Amp: Amp EG
254
Diagram
254
Level
254
Time
254
Level Modulation
255
Time Modulation
255
LFO: LFO1
256
Frequency Modulation
256
Frequency MIDI/Tempo Sync
257
LFO: LFO2
257
Effects: âBâ FX Config
257
Effects: Master 1 / Reverb
258
Effects: Master 2 / Chorus
258
Page menu
258
Write Sound dialog box
259
Copy Oscillator dialog box
259
Copy Drum Kit dialog box
259
AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list
260
MIDI
262
What is MIDI?
262
In general
262
Channels and messages
262
Tempo
262
Lyrics
262
MIDI and personal computers
262
Standard MIDI Files
263
The General MIDI standard
263
The Global channel
263
The Control channel
263
MIDI Presets
263
Connecting Pa300 to a personal computer
264
Connections and settings
264
The Local Off
264
The Sounds
264
Appendix
265
Factory data
266
Styles
266
Sounds
270
Drum Kits
282
Pads
283
Effects
286
Effect list
286
For FX Master 1/2
286
For FX Master 2 only
286
Dynamic Modulation sources
287
Dynamics (Dynamic)
288
EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter)
291
Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models (OD Amp Mic)
298
Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser)
303
Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift)
309
Delay
320
Reverb and Early Reflections (Reverb ER)
330
Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono)
332
Double Size
349
Assignable parameters
358
List of Pedal/Footswitch functions
358
Scales
359
Recognized chords
360
MIDI Data
362
MIDI Controllers
362
Style Element controls
364
Style and Player controls
364
Single Touch Settings (STS) controls
364
MIDI Presets
365
Installing the Korg USB MIDI Driver
366
Connecting Pa300 to a personal computer
366
KORG USB-MIDI Driver system requirements
366
Windows
366
Mac
366
Please note before use
366
Windows: Installing the KORG USB-MIDI Driver
366
Driverâs ports
366
Mac OS X: Installing the KORG USB-MIDI Driver
367
Driverâs ports
367
Shortcuts
368
Shift functions
368
Long keypress
368
Special functions
368
Troubleshooting
369
Technical specifications
370
MIDI Implementation Chart
371
Index
373
Search:
×
Search
