Korg pa50 sd user manual

This is a relative Page 16 Front panel The automatic accompaniment stops playing A word about Style banks and names. Note: The Octave Transpose has no effect on tracks set to Drum mode and, even if set in a different status, on the Drum and Each Program bank contains various pages, each with up to 8 Percussion tracks.

You can vary many of formance and editing parameters. Page Basic Operations Basic operations Playing on the keyboard 6. You will hear the Realtime tracks playing. There are four Realtime tracks: Upper and Selecting. There can be various pages for each You can select a different Program i. The disk content appears. Page Tutorial Grand Piano. Please follow me… Pa50 plays a complex passage to let you take a breath.

These are four different Nothing easier than playing a Song on the Pa Try them all! Sure, the Song automatically stops when reaching the end. Page 35 Change the volume. Select different Programs. Yes, this is another obvious change. It will sound more rich, more lively. Page The Arabic Scale Release the pedal. Effect settings are saved as Pa50 SysEx events, ignored by other musical instruments. Play with your new scale.

The notes you pressed are now lowered of a quarter of tone. Use this controller to simulate the Damper pedal. To unmute, press both buttons again. To change the volume, select the track, then keep one of the but- This is the page you see after you turn the instrument on. Page Mixer: Volume Keyboard tracks to the Style tracks, and vice versa. The effect processors included in Pa50 are connected in parallel, so you can decide which percentage of the direct signal should be effected After you press the above button com- tracks.

Page R. In this page you can select various general parameters for the Duet Adds a single note to the melody. Close Adds a closed-position chord to the melody.

Page 53 Style Play operating mode Page 24 - Preferences: controls chord is reset when raising the hand from the Scale Mode keyboard, and the Lower track is not sustained. Press the right directly using Pa50 integrated controls. Page Style Tracks Page 7th. Grid resolution, in musical values. Page Step Record Page Style Record mode Step Record page allow you to play back louder any reference track, or the track mode, before actually starting recording see step 6 on you are recording.

Track status key? When in the Style Tracks page, each track can be in one of This is a prompt, asking for a note or chord to be played on three status. There are two different methods for recording a Style: Real- time and Step. Page 62 54 for information on how to save a Style. There are several ways to insert chords and double voices.

Lets look at some. This menu gives access to the various Style Record edit sections. See the table on page 54 for This page is where you can delete single elements or MIDI more information on the allowed data. In this page you can modify the Expression CC 11 value for each of the Style tracks. This is very useful on Guitar and Bass whether or not the Tension included in the recognized chord tracks.

The Tension will be added. T Tension No Tension will be added. This way, you can speed up the File SMF , an universal standard set by all manufacturers.

When you Song Play icon stop the Song, the sequencer goes back to mea- When on, this icon indicates that the instrument is in Song sure 1 of the current Song. Play mode. You can, however, stop the Here you can adjust the pan for each Song track. Song, change the effects, then start the Song again. Edit the Song in Song mode to permanently change the effects.

This page lets you select the A and B effects. Usually, the A C, D effect is a reverb, while the B effect is a modulating effect. The Tempo data written into the Songs are ignored. The front panel controls work mostly While in Backing Sequence mode, you can record a new Song as in Style Play mode, but here you are recording what you in realtime mode i. Backing Sequence icon Page header You can edit only Songs created on the Pa50 or Pa80 Backing Sequence mode , provided that you have the same Styles in the same locations.

Recording begins with a 1-bar precount. The Pa50 internal Tempo Change at the same position. A Style Change will not sequencers feature a resolution of ticks per quarter. Select a character using the DIAL. Depending on the Metro option you Here is the general procedure to follow for the Realtime selected, a 1- or 2-bars precount may play before the Recording.

Page 94 Chords and second voices With Pa50, you are not obliged to insert single notes in a track. Changing the Sound of an Accompaniment Part Assigning new Real-Time Sounds Working with Effects Mixing it all Together Saving Your New Performance Using your New Performance Using the Audio Inputs Ask a question.

Korg PASD specifications. Related product manuals. How can I best clean my Keyboard? If pressed while the Style is stopped, they act as an additional couple of Intros.

Note: Ending 1 plays a short sequence with different chords, while Ending 2 plays on the last recognized chord. These two buttons set the arranger in Intro mode. After pressing one of these buttons, start the Style, and it will begin with the selected intro. Note: Intro 1 plays a short sequence with different chords, while Intro 2 plays on the last recognized chord. This button turns the Synchro Start and Synchro Stop functions on or off.

Press it repeatedly to turn the functions on or off. Reset: When you press this button while the Style is in play, the Style pattern goes back to the previous strong beat. It is also used to insert a character at the cursor position, during text editing.

In the Global edit environment, press it to save Global parameters in memory. This button turns the Ensemble function on or off. When on, the right-hand melody is harmonized with the left-hand chords.

This button sets the instrument in Record mode depending on the current operating mode. This button opens the Menu page for the current operating mode or edit environment. Otherwise, go back to the main page of the current operating mode, or close the edit environment, by pressing the EXIT button.

After pressing MENU to open a menu, use these buttons to browse the edit pages of an operating mode or editing environment. Press EXIT to go back from an edit page to the main page of the current operating mode, or to close the Global or Card Edit environment. In addition, you can use these buttons to select a different page in a Style Select or Program Select window. A corresponding track name is printed over each button pair.

These names show the corresponding track the button pair affects in the main page of the Style Play mode. Use these buttons to execute various operations on the commands and functions appearing in the display. Depending on the operating mode, this button switches between the various tracks view.

In Edit mode, these buttons double as function keys , to select the corresponding items in the display. With this button held down, pressing certain other buttons accesses to a second function. Use this button to perform various actions, agreeing the current selected status:. Chords are detected on the full keyboard range. You must always play three or more notes to let the arranger recognize a chord.

The Lower track does not play. The leftmost button selects the upper or lower row of Program or Performance banks. After both LEDs have consecutively turned on, press the button again to turn them off.

A note about Program banks and names. Each Program bank contains various pages, each with up to 8 Programs. You can browse them using the PAGE buttons. Shortcut to see the original bank for a Performance or Program. You can see the original bank where a Performance or Program is contained. These programmable pads can be used to trigger a sound effect. Use the STOP button to stop a cyclic sound. These buttons transpose the whole instrument in semitone steps Master Transpose.

The transposition value is shown as a note name on the top right of the display. Note: The Master Transpose has no effect on tracks set to Drum mode and, even if set in a different status, on the Drum and. The transposition value is shown in octaves on the top right area of the display.

Note: The Octave Transpose has no effect on tracks set to Drum mode and, even if set in a different status, on the Drum and Percussion tracks. In Song Play mode, this slider balances the volume of the two on-board sequencers.

When fully on the left, only the Sequencer 1 can be heard. When fully on the right, only the Sequencer 2 can be heard. When in the middle, both sequencers play at full volume. The instrument is equipped with two sequencers Sequencer 1 and Sequencer 2 , each with its own set of transport controls.

The display shows the current status of the Pa50SD and its performance and editing parameters. F1-F4 buttons. When in an Edit page, these buttons may be used when there are four parameters in a row, as in the following example:. Then, select a column using the F1-F4 function key.

In the Card Edit environment, the F1-F4 buttons can be used also to select one of the page commands appearing in the last line of the display. The PAGE buttons select the previous or following edit page. When selecting a Style or a Program, they select a different page of Styles or Programs. Each of the operating modes have a different number of tracks:.

You can only see up to 8 tracks in the display. For example, when in Style Play, you can use this button to switch from the Realtime tracks and the Style tracks. When opening an edit environment or a selecting page, the current operating mode is still working in the background.

From the lower level:. Operating modes. See diagram at the bottom of this page. At the lowest level, an operating mode is always active. The relevant icon lights up in the display.

An operating mode is divided into a main page the page where you usually play a Style, a Song or a Program , a menu, and a series of edit pages.

Press EXIT to go back to the main page. Edit environment. Press EXIT to go back to the current operating mode. An edit environment is made up of a menu and a series of edit pages. Selecting windows. This window closes after selecting one of the items in it, or after pressing EXIT.

Press EXIT to close the window, and go back to the underlying page. Many icons and symbols, on the custom display, show the status of a parameter or the display content. Grouped accompaniment tracks. Sometimes, a message appears in the display, warning about an error or a wrong operation:. Here is an example of a grayed-out parameter, compared to a normal parameter:.

The signal is automatically routed to the speakers, the Audio Outputs and the Phones. Use this connector to connect a pair of headphones. Just play on the keyboard. You will hear the Realtime tracks playing. There are four Realtime tracks: Upper and Lower. They may play all at the same time, or just one or a few of them, depending on their Mute status. If you cannot hear a track, check the mute status of that part.

Upper 2. Upper 3. Play status; the track plays on the keyboard. A Performance is a set of Programs and settings for the Keyboard and Style tracks, that makes selecting complex combinations live fast and easy. It is always advisable to use Performances, rather than single Programs, when playing even a solo sound, since a Performance lets you select the right effects, transposition, plus many other parameters, together with the Programs.

When you save a Performance, the current Style number is always memorized. You can select a different Program i. Before selecting a Program, you must select the track you want to assign the Program to.

Each Style Element Variations, Fills… can have different Programs, so your selection might be automatically reset when selecting a different Element. There can be various pages for each bank, containing up to 8 Programs each. A Style is a set of rhythm and accompaniment patterns. The Program Select window appears. There are 2 pages for each bank, each containing 8 Styles.

Select a page using the PAGE buttons. Note: The new Style will enter at the next strong beat. Programs, and the Keyboard Mode, may change. Select a Performance or a Single Touch Setting F1-F4 buttons, when you are in the Style Play main page to change keyboard Programs and effects at the touch of a button.

Insert the card containing the Song into the card drive. No song. The card content appears. The E-F buttons. You can see the original bank where your Style, Performance or Program came from. Please follow me…. This sets the Realtime Keyboard tracks for you.

You may know there are four available Realtime tracks: Upper and Lower. Now, the keyboard is split in two parts: the Lower part on the left, and the Upper part on the right. Not happy with the current split point? You will notice the sound becomes more or less fuller-sounding, depending on the number of tracks muted or unmuted. Then press the right one to increase the volume, the left one to lower it. The Performance is a handy idea for saving Realtime tracks. A Style will be your virtual band in your best solos.

There are plenty of Styles to choose from. Select the second row of Styles. The Style Select window appears. You can engage an Intro, to be played before the Style. The former plays more freely, without letting you decide of the chords. The latter lets you play a chord progression during its playing. Then begin playing. Go on playing.

As you may notice, Pa50SD features a very sophisticate chord recognition engine. Recognized chords are shown in the display. Do you see? Music stopped for one bar. Then, it is back again. No silence, this time. Pa50SD plays a complex passage to let you take a breath.

These are four different versions of the same Style. Try them all! You can go to a Variation after a Fill. Yes, you are perfectly right. Let us suggest a different way:. An ending is instantaneously called, and will begin playing, to led the Style to a colorful end. I mean, I prefer to have my hands free for music! You must play a chord for the chord recognition engine.

The Reference Guide includes all the information you need. Nothing easier than playing a Song on the Pa50SD. Make sure your card is FAT formatted. Another easy task. Song Selection. Press the F1 button to select the card drive.

Sure, the Song automatically stops when reaching the end. The Backing Sequence mode is a fast and effective way of recording a new Song, making full use of the features of the Style Play mode. So, arm your recorder, and play live with the Styles—a song will be ready in seconds! Press B. SEQ to access the Backing Sequence mode. The Realtime tracks, on the keyboard, will remain the same you selected in the Style Play mode. BS:New Song. But here is a fast reminder:. Select one of the pages, using the PAGE buttons.

But, here is a short recap for the Performances:. This means you can start recording all you play in a realtime performance with the Styles. The Song will stop, but the Recording will still be on. So, you can start with another Song to be recorded in the same session go back to step 6, if you like.

How smart were you? Or you can save it as seen below , and play it in Song Play mode. Set the track to delete and record again to the REC status. Set the track you want to listen to during recording to the PLAY status. Start recording again. So, save it to a card. You can do it— in Song mode. As expected, the Load page will appear. Load Song. You will see them as the Programs, Volume, Pan, Effect settings assigned to the tracks. Does it sound good? But we can further improve on it.

Please, always remember: make any changes to the Song when the sequencer is not playing. Otherwise, a Stop command will reset all your changes. It will sound more rich, more lively. The LED turns on. You are watching at tracks Press one of the buttons corresponding to the track to select. For example, one of the A buttons to select track Select a Program. You should know how to do.

It will be of a great help in the future…. Which Programs to choose? Just browse any Program bank, and listen to them. Execute as many changes as you like to the other tracks. Suddenly, a Volume edit page appears…. Your changes will be lost when you load a new Song, switch to the Song Play mode, or turn the instrument off. Save your Song with a new name. The Volume is not the only parameter you can edit.

Another way of changing the scale is assigning it to a Performance or Single Touch Setting STS , but this is the most convenient way to change the pitch in real time. Keep the Quarter tone pedal pressed. The keyboard will not play at this time. Press the notes you want to lower a quarter of tone. Release the pedal.

Press the Quarter tone pedal again. As stated, you can assign an alternative scale to a Performance or STS. This interface lets you connect two musical instruments, or a computer and various musical instruments.

Physically, MIDI is composed of three different connectors. Basically, a MIDI cable transmits 16 channels of data. The same happens with MIDI messages: when you send a Note On message on channel 1, it will be received on channel 1 only. This allows for multitimbricity: you can have more than one sound playing on the same MIDI instrument. Notes have both a name C4 standing for the center C and a number 60 being the equivalent for C4.

A Note Off message is often used to say the note has been released. Together with the Note On message, a Velocity value is always sent. This value tells the instrument how loud the note must play. The pitch is translated up or down. Use this message, together with Control Change 00 and 32, to remotely select Pa50SD data from a sequencer or a master keyboard. Control Change CC — This is a wide array of messages, controlling most of the instrument parameters.

Some examples:. This message pair is used, together with the Program Change message, to select a Program. This is the equivalent of pressing up the joystick. A vibrato effect is usually triggered on. Use this controller to simulate the Damper pedal. Tempo is a global MIDI message, that is not tied to a particular channel. Each Song includes Tempo data. Lyrics are non-standard MIDI events, made to display text together with the music. Pa50SD can read many of the available Lyrics format on the market.

Pa50SD has the SMF format as its default song format, so reading a song from a computer, or saving a song that a computer software can read, is not a problem at all. Pa50SD sequencers are compatible with the SMF in format 0 all data in one track; it is the most common format and 1 multitrack.

Some years ago, the musical instruments world felt a need for some further standardization. This extension of the basic MIDI sets new rules for compatibility between instruments:.