Korg KORG Pa50 manual

USER'S MANUAL ENGLISH V er . 1.0 E[...]

Instructions pertaining to a risk of fire , electric shock, or injury to persons IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS W ARNING — W hen using elect rical products, basic pre- cautions should be followed, including the following: Location. U sing the unit in the f ollowing lo cations can result in a malfunction. • In direct sunlight • Locations of ex[...]

DATA HANDLING Data in memory may sometimes be lost d ue t o incorr ect user action. Be sure to sa ve important data to floppy disk. K OR G will not be responsible for damag es caused b y data loss. LCD DISPLAY Some pages of the manuals sho w LCD scr eens along w ith an explanation of functions and o perations. All sound names, parameter names, and[...]

THE BALANCE SLIDER W hen turning the instrument on, please be assured the BALANCE slider is set t o 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 right hand 24 …mute/unmute sounds 24 Style Play mode …select a Style 26 …start/stop the Style 29 …select a Fill or a Break 29 …select a Sty[...]

4 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Live Performing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Useful links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

5 Step Record page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Style Record procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 Page 3 - Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Page 4 - Pitch LFO1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Page 5 - Pitch LFO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Page 6 - Pitch EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1[...]

INTRODUCTION[...]

8 Welcome! Live Performing 1. W ELCOME! W elc ome to the world of K ORG P a50 Professional Arr anger! P a50 is one of the most powerful arranger available toda y , both for professional and home entertainment use. Her e are some of the features of your new instrument: • P owerful HI (H y per Integrated) K ORG sound genera- tion system, as seen in[...]

9 Welcome! Loading the operating system LOADING THE OPERATING SYSTEM Y our P a50 can be constantly updated as new versions of the operating system are released b y K ORG. Y ou can download the operating system from www .ko rgpa.c om . Please, r ead the Readme file included with the operating system itself. Y ou can see which version of the operati[...]

10 Start up Connecting the AC power adapter 2. START UP CONNECTING THE AC POWER ADAPTER Connect the supplied AC powe r adapter to the dedi- cated sock et on the r ear 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. Other adapters ma y look similar , but they may da[...]

11 Start up Damper Pedal 3. On the P a50, select the MIDI Setup that best fit y our 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. U se a K ORG PS1, PS2 or DS1H foot- switch pedal, or a compatible one. T o sw itch the Damper polarity , see [...]

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 KL M N O d e f R S U V W X YZ [ ] `a b c g h[...]

13 Front panel 1 MASTER VOLUME This slider controls the o verall volume of the instr ument, both of the internal speakers, the L/MONO and RIGHT out- puts, and the HEADPHONES output. W ar ning: A t the maximum le vel, with r ich-sounding Song s, Styles or Programs, the internal speakers could distor t during signal peaks. Should this happen, lower t[...]

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. OFF The bass track is automatically play ed by the Style. 0 SPLIT P[...]

15 Front panel Pr ess them twice (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, t o be used in Song mode (see chapter 13). Note: E nding 1 plays a short sequence w ith different chords, wh[...]

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 “Display and U ser Interfac e” on page 19 for more details. A corresponding track name is printed over eac h button pair . These names show the c or responding track the button pair affects in the mai[...]

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. X V ALUE LED This LED shows the status of the DIAL and DOWN/- and UP/+ buttons. ON The DIAL [...]

18 Front panel Pr ogr ams “USER1” and “USER2” are locations where y ou can load new Pr ogr ams from disk. “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. Shortcut to see the or ig inal bank for a Performance or Pro- g[...]

19 Display and User Interface Display controls 4. DISPLAY AND USER INTERFACE The display sho ws the current status of the P a50 and its per- formance and editing parameters. Y ou can select each param- eter by using the V OL UME/V AL UE (A-H) buttons on the side of the display , or each page c ommand appear ing along the last line using the F1-F4 b[...]

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. F or example, when in St yle Play , y ou can use this but- ton to switch fr om the Realtime t[...]

21 Display and User Interface Message windows Edit environment. (See diagram at the bottom of this page). W hen you press GL OBAL or DISK, an edit environ- ment ov erlaps the cur re nt operating mode. Pr ess EXIT to go back to the current operating mode. An edit en v ironment is made up of a menu and a series of edit pages. Use the MENU and P A GE [...]

22 Rear panel 5. REAR PANEL 1 AC POWER ADAPTER CONNECTOR Plug the supplied power adapt er into this connect or . 2 POWER switch U se this switch to turn the instrument on or off. 3 MIDI INTERF ACE The MIDI interface allo ws your P a50 to be c onnected to an external c ontr oller (mast er keyboard, MIDI guitar , wind con- troller , MIDI ac cordion?[...]

BASIC GUIDE[...]

24 Basic operations Playing on the keyboard 6. BASIC OPERATIONS PLAYING 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 Low er . They may play all at the same time, or just one or a few of them, depending on their M ute status. I f you cannot hear a track, chec[...]

25 Basic operations Selecting a Performance SELECTING A PERFORMANCE A P erformance is a set of P rograms and setting s 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 P erformance can also select a different Style. It is alwa ys advisable to use P erforman[...]

26 Basic operations Selecting a Program SELECTING A PROGRAM 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 Progr ams to the Style t racks, press TRA CK SELECT to see the Style tracks. If you select[...]

27 Basic operations Selecting a Single Touch Setting (STS) SELECTING A SINGLE T OUCH SETTING (STS) 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 . Note: Y ou can se lect a STS only w[...]

28 Tutorial 1 - Playing in realtime 7. T UTORIAL This chapter is fully dev ot ed to st ep-b y-st ep instructions, that we hope may be useful t o learn the basics—on-field. 1 - PLAYING IN REALTIME As soon as y ou turn your P a50 on, it is in Style Play mode, and you can pla y it in realtime. Please follow me… 1 Play on the keyboard. W hen you t[...]

29 Tutorial 2 - Playing a Style 8 Set 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 Realtime tracks. 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. 9 Press FULL UPPER on the KEYBOARD MODE s[...]

30 Tutorial 3 - Playing a Song 6 Select 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. 7 Stop it! OK, you could sa y : “O , that ’ s easy , I know ho w [...]

31 Tutorial 4 - Recording a Song 8 Stop 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 - RECORDING A SONG The Backing Sequence mode is a fast and effectiv e way of recor ding a new Song, making full use of the features of the Style Play mode. So, arm your rec[...]

32 Tutorial 5 - Editing a Song 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. 0 And … if I want to delete and recor d again one of the tracks, or the whole Song? That’ s easy! 1. Pr ess RECORD again to enter R ecord mode. 2. Set the track to dele[...]

33 Tutorial 5 - Editing a Song 4 Listen to the Song. 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. But we can further improv e on it. 5 Stop the Song. [...]

34 Tutorial 6 - The Arabic Scale 8 Save the Song. 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. Save y our Song with a new name. H ow to acc o[...]

35 MIDI What is MIDI? 8. MIDI WHAT IS MIDI? Her e is a brief overv iew of MIDI, as related to the P a50. If interest ed, you ma y find mor e information on the general use of MIDI in the various specialized magazines and books. In general MIDI stands for M usical Instruments Digital Interface. This interface lets y ou connect two m usical instr um[...]

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. These notes will be[...]

37 MIDI Connecting the Pa50 to a MIDI accordion CONNECTING THE PA50 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 a50. Select one of the MIDI “ Acc ordion ” Setups to configure the module pr op- erly (see page 126). Connection and settings T o connect the acc ord[...]

38 MIDI Playing another instrument with the Pa50 PLAYING ANOTHER INSTRUMENT WITH THE PA50 Y ou can use the P a50 as the master controller for y our MIDI setup. 1. Connect P a50’ 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 a50. For example, if you wish[...]

REFERENCE GUIDE[...]

40 Style Play operating mode What’s a Style? 9. STYLE PLAY OPERATING MODE The Style Play mode is the boot-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). WHAT ’ S A STYLE? A Style is a rhythm/accompaniment struc[...]

41 Style Play operating mode Main page MAIN PAGE 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. T o return to this p[...]

42 Style Play operating mode The Write window THE WRITE WINDOW Open this window by pressing the WRITE button. Here, you can sav e all track setting s into a P erfor mance, the Realtime (K eyboard) track settings into a Single T ouch Setting , or the Style tr ack settings into the current Style P erformance. 1. Select the kind of object you want t o[...]

43 Style Play operating mode Page 1 - Mixer: Volume ing one of the two buttons in a pair , or using the TEMPO/ V AL UE controls. PAGE 1 - MIXER: V OLUME This page lets you set the v olume for each of the Realtime (K eyboard) or Style tracks. U se the TRA CK SELECT button to switch from the R ealtime (K eyboard) tracks to the Style tr acks, and vice[...]

44 Style Play operating mode Page 4 - Tuning: Detune PAGE 4 - T UNING: 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. Detune This is the fine tuning value. -64 Lowest pitch. 00 Standard tuning. +6[...]

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 (chorus, flanger , delay…). For a list of the available effects, see “Effects” on page 175. ModT rk (Modulating T rack) Source track for modulating MIDI messages. Y ou can mo[...]

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 butt ons. Aft er y ou pr ess the ab[...]

47 Style Play operating mode Page 16 - R.T. controls: Damper PAGE 16 - R.T . CONTROLS: 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. Off The Damper pedal is not activ e on any track [...]

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. Block Block harmonization – v er y ty pical of jaz[...]

49 Style Play operating mode Page 21 - Style controls: Wrap Around / Keyboard Range PAGE 21 - STYLE CONTROLS: W RAP AR OUND / KEYBOARD RANGE 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. U se the V OL UME/V AL UE (A-H) butt ons to select a parameter . 2. U se [...]

50 Style Play operating mode Page 24 - Preferences: controls Scale 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 . Auto Octave This lock lets the instrument automatically transpose the U pper tr acks when switching between the FULL UPPER and the SPLIT K [...]

51 Style Play operating mode Page 24 - Preferences: controls Scale 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. Up p er t r a c k s The scale will only affect the Upper 1-3 R eal- time (K eyboard) track[...]

52 Style Record mode The Style’s structure 10. STYLE RECOR D MODE By entering the Style Rec ord mode, you can create y our own Styles, or edit an existing Style. THE STYLE ’ S STRUCTURE The term “Style” relates with music sequences automatically play ed by the arr anger of the P a50. A St yle c onsists of a pr e- defined number of St yle E[...]

53 Style Record mode Style Import/Export A CC1-5 are for acco mpaniment sequences (string , guitar , piano or other acco mpaniment instr uments). J ust to summarize, when y ou play a chor d on the chord rec- ognition area, the arr anger determines which Style Element is used, then determines which Chord V ariation should be used for the play ed 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 ec ord mode. Here y ou can sa v e the rec or ded or edited Style in memor y . • T o sav e the St yle t o the internal memor y , pr ess the A or B V OL UME/V AL UE buttons, then press ENTER. The “ Are you sure?” messag[...]

55 Style Record mode Main page MAIN PAGE 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. Style Play icon W hen this ic on appears in the display , y ou are in Style Play or Style Reco rd mode. Chord W hile in the Main and Style T racks page, this area sho ws the Original K[...]

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.  (1/32)…  (1/8) Grid resolution, in musical values. For exam- ple, when you select 1/[...]

57 Style Record mode Step Record page allow y ou t o pla y back louder an y referenc e 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. W hen in play , a track can play back the reco r[...]

58 Style Record mode Style Record procedure STYLE 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 or ding allows y ou t o creat e a new Style by ente r - ing the single notes or chords in each track. This is very[...]

59 Style Record mode Style Record procedure page 127) is als o automatically se t to On, to allow pla y ing on the keyboard. 8. W hen finished recording, press ST ART/ST OP to sto p the arranger . Select a differ ent tr ack, and go on recor d- ing the whole Chord V ariation. Note: Y ou can se lect a different track only when the arranger is not ru[...]

60 Style Record mode Style Record procedure At this point, you ma y go on, inser ting new events in ov erdub mode (the previously inser ted events will not be deleted). This is very useful when recording a drum or percussion track, where you ma y want to recor d the bass drum on a first cycle, the snare drum on the second cycle, and the hi-hat and[...]

61 Style Record mode Menu MENU Fr om any page of the Style Rec ord mode, press MENU to open the Style Record edit men u. This men u g iv es access to the various Style Rec ord 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). Stop the[...]

62 Style Record mode Page 1 - Edit: Quantize PAGE 1 - EDIT: QUANTIZE The quantize function may be used t o correct an y rhythm error after rec ording, or t o giv e the pattern a “groovy” feeling . After setting the various parameters, press ENTER to e x ecut e. The “ Are you sur e?” message will appear . Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to abo[...]

63 Style Record mode Page 3 - Edit: Velocity PAGE 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 e x ecut e. The “ Are you sur e?” message will appear . Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to abort. E/CV (Style Element/Chord V ariation[...]

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 second value of the event in edit. ST ART/STOP button Pr ess ST AR T/STOP and pla y some chords on the k eyboard to test the pattern in edit. Press[...]

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 w indow appears. U se the TEMPO/V AL UE controls to select a track, and press ENTE[...]

66 Style Record mode Page 6 - Edit: Delete PAGE 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 e x ecut e. The “ Are you sur e?” message will appear . Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to abort. E/CV (Style Element/Chord V ariation) (Non edit[...]

67 Style Record mode Page 8 - Edit: Copy PAGE 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). After setting the various parameters, press EN[...]

68 Style Record mode Page 10 - Style Element Controls: Expression PAGE 10 - STYLE ELEMENT CONTROLS: EXPRESSION 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, without reducing the ov er all V olume of the St yle. This is a very[...]

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. This parameter specifies whether or not the T ension inclu[...]

70 Song Play operating mode The Songs and the Standard MIDI File format 11. SONG PLAY OPERATING MODE The Song Play operating mode is where y ou can listen to Songs (played dir ectly from disk), and play along with the Song on the four Realtime (K eyboard) tracks (Upper 1-3, Lower). Since the P a50 is equipped w ith two onboard sequencers, you can p[...]

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. MASTER V OLUME, SEQUENCER V OLUME, BALANCE W hile the MASTER V OL UME slider controls the general vol- ume of the instrument, y ou can use the A CC/SEQ V OL UME slider to contr [...]

72 Song Play operating mode The Write window 100 The quantize window extends t o the nearest window ; all events ar e 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. This Setup memorizes the Internal FX settings, the Internal/ External status o[...]

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:SongName) Pr essed a first time (w ith a Song already selected) this button pair selects Sequencer 1. Pr essed a second time (or with no Song selected), it opens the Song Selection page (see “Song Select page” [...]

74 Song Play operating mode The Lyrics page F3 (Open) Opens the selected folder (item whose name begins with “ ”). F4 (Close) Closes the current folder , returning to the par ent (“upper”) folder . THE L YRICS PAGE This page shows the lyrics and chord abbreviations included in the midifile (if an y). T o access this page, select the L yr i[...]

75 Song Play operating mode Menu PLA Y/STOP Starts or stops the current Song. W hen you stop the Song, the sequencer goes back to mea- sure 1 of the cur rent Song. If the Juk ebox page is open, you can start from the Song at the first line of the display . See “P age 9 - Juk ebox” on page 79. MENU Fr om any page, press MENU to open the Song Pl[...]

76 Song Play operating mode Page 2 - Mixer: Pan PAGE 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 . +63 Har d Rig ht. Off The direct (uneffected) signal does not go to the outputs; only the FX signal [...]

77 Song Play operating mode Page 4 - FX: A/B Select PAGE 4 - FX: A/B SELECT 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. Y ou can, howev er , create Songs by using all four effects in Song mode. Depending on the[...]

78 Song Play operating mode Page 6 - FX: D editing PAGE 6 - FX: D EDITING 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). F or more details, see “Page 5 - FX: A editing” abo ve. Note: C and D effects are used also [...]

79 Song Play operating mode Page 9 - Jukebox PAGE 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 play a J ukebo x 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 . In this page, you can creat e, edit[...]

80 Song Play operating mode Saving a list of Songs Link Beat The two sequencers T empo are link ed t ogether . 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, b y pr essing its o wn PLA Y/ST OP control. Then, start the other sequencer , b y pressing the other PL[...]

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 uk ebo x file, press one of the A (S1:) V OLUME/V ALUE butt ons to select the Load Song page. If you are creating a new J ukebox file, press MENU in[...]

82 Backing Sequence operating mode Transport controls 12. BACKING SEQUENCE OPERATING 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. After reco rding, the result is a new Song made of the Realtime[...]

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 . Since y ou can use any Style control, you could start [...]

84 Backing Sequence operating mode Load Song page After pr essing this command, the Save Song page appears (see “Sav e Song page” on page 84). D (Select T empo) Select this parameter to use the TEMPO/V AL UE section to select the T empo. W hen y ou select this parameter , the V AL UE LED turns off. F (Metro) U se these buttons to turn the metro[...]

85 Backing Sequence operating mode Realtime Recording page REALTIME RECORDING PAGE 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. Style This non-editable parameter shows the selected Style. If no Style is selected, the name w ill [...]

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, select this parameter , then use the TEMPO/V AL UE contr ols, the A V OLUME/V ALUE butt ons, or the < > butt ons (while the << >> but[...]

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. SHIFT + DELETE W hen the Pe rf parameter is selected, press SHIFT + DELETE to delete all P erformance Change events, starting from the current posi- tion to the end [...]

88 Song operating mode Transport controls 13. SONG OPERATING MODE The Song operating mode is the full-featured onboard sequencer , wher e you can creat e from scratch or edit a Song. Y ou can also use this mode to edit the initial parameters of a Standard MIDI File, either made with an external sequencer or with Pa50 o w n Song and Backing Sequence[...]

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. T RACKS 1-8 PAGE T o see and edit tr acks 1-8, press[...]

90 Song operating mode Save Song page SAVE SONG PAGE 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. Y ou must sav e on disk any Song you wish to preserve. The Song is sav ed as a Standar[...]

91 Song operating mode Realtime Record procedure REALTIME RECORD PR OCEDUR E 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. (F or more details, [...]

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. It is au[...]

93 Song operating mode Song Record page SONG RECORD PAGE 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 record ed events will be mix ed to an y existing events. Overwr ite The newly recorded ev ents w ill repla[...]

94 Song operating mode Step Record page STEP RECORD PAGE A ccess this page from the M ain page of the Song Rec ord mode, by selecting the “StepDub ” or “StepOwr” recording mode (“Rec ” parameter), and pressing SEQ1 PLA Y/ST OP . (a) section Pr eviously inser ted event. Y ou may delete this event, and set it in edit again, by pressing th[...]

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. W hen in an edit page, press EXIT to go back[...]

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. PAGE 3 - MIXER: FX BLOCK This page lets you select a pair of effect processor (AB or CD) for each of the Song t rack. U se the TRA CK SELECT but[...]

97 Song operating mode Page 6 - Tuning: Scale PAGE 6 - T UNING: SCALE This page lets you pr ogr am the alternativ e scale for the Song tracks. Scale Alternativ e scale for the Song tr acks. See “Scales” on page 227 for a list of available scales. T o enable/disable the alternative scale for each Song track, see “P age 7 - T uning: Pitc hBend/[...]

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…). For a list of the available effects, s[...]

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 Pe r- 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. T om V T oms volume. HiH at V Hi-H at volume. C y mbalV Ride, Crash and other cymbal[...]

100 Song operating mode Page 17 - Edit: Quantize PAGE 17 - EDIT: QUANTIZE The quantize function corrects an y rhythm error after reco rding. After setting the various parameters, press ENTER to e x ecut e. The “ Are you sur e?” message will appear . Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to abort. T rk (T rack) U se this parameter to select a track. All[...]

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. If you select the same note as the Bottom and T op par[...]

102 Song operating mode Page 23 - Edit: Copy PAGE 23 - EDIT: COPY Her e you can cop y tr acks or phrases. After setting the various parameters, press ENTER to e x ecut e. The “ Are you sur e?” message will appear . Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to abort. Note: I f you cop y too many eve nts on the same “tick ” , the “T oo many events!” [...]

103 Song operating mode Page 25 - Event Filter And here ar e the events contained in the M aster track. 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. T o select and edit the event’ s value, use the F3 and F4 func[...]

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. Her e is the general e vent editing pr ocedure. 1. W hile in the M ain page of the Song mode, [...]

105 Program operating mode Main page 14. PR OGRAM OPERATING MODE The Pr og ram operating mo de is where you can listen to individual Pr og rams, and edit them. T o select a Pr og ram, see the “Basic operations” chapter . In this mode, the se lected Pr ogr am can always be pla yed across the full k eyboard range. T o automatically select the Pr [...]

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 it ched on, this ic on shows that the instrument is in Pr ogr am mode. Page header The header shows the name of the cur rent edit page. Oscillator in edit W hen in an 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. The total amount of poly phony varies depend- ing on the number of os[...]

108 Program operating mode Page 2 - DK Samples (Drum Programs) V elocity Switch This is the velocity value dividing the High and Low lay ers for the selected oscillator . Notes struck harder than this value will be played by the H igh multisample. V -Zone T op/Bottom (V elocity Zone) Her e you can specify the v elocit y range for the selected oscil[...]

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. The Note Off message is ignored. W ar ning: If the “Single T r igger”[...]

110 Program operating mode Page 4 - Pitch LFO1 EG AMS (EG Alternate Modulation Source) This parameter selects the sourc e that will modulate the pitc h EG of the selected oscillator . See “ AMS (Alternate Modula- tion Source) list ” on page 123). Intensity (AMS Intensity) This parameter specifies the depth and direction of the effect that “ [...]

111 Program operating mode Page 6 - Pitch EG tors is adjusted b y the “I nt ensity (AMS1/2 Intensity)” param- eter (see page 14-111). Pitch en velope Start/Attack/Decay/Release Level These parameters specify the amount of pitch c hange. The actual amount of pitc h change w ill depend on the “Int ensit y (AMS1/2 Intensity)” parameter (see be[...]

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 det ermine the actual value of the EG time that comes next. For e xample, the deca y time w ill be det ermined by t[...]

113 Program operating mode Page 8 - Filter Modulation Resonance modulation AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) Selects the source that will co ntrol the “R esonance” level. See “ AMS (Alternate Modulation Sourc e) list” on page 123. Intensity (AMS Intensity) This parameter specifies the depth and direction of the effect that “ AMS (Alterna[...]

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 . W ith positive (+) values, playing more [...]

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 “Intensity to A ”). -99…+99 Paramete r value. Joystick – Y to A By moving the joystick in the Y direction (towar d yourself ), you can c ontrol the depth at which LF[...]

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. Release T ime This par[...]

117 Program operating mode Page 12 - Amp PAGE 12 - AMP These parameters contr ol the volume and pan of the selected oscillator . Selected 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. Level V olume of the selected oscillator . Note: The volume of a Pr ogram can b[...]

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 . W ith negative (–) values, the volume will decrease 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. Break Level This parameter specifies the volume l[...]

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). Attack Time Swing This parameter specifies the direction of the effect that “ AMS1” w ill hav e on “ Attack T ime?[...]

121 Program operating mode Page 18 - LFO2 Her e is how “Fade I n ” affects the LFO (when “K ey Sync” is On): 00…99 Fade rate. Frequency MIDI/T empo Sync MIDI/T empo Sync This parameter enables/disables the LFO synchronization with Sequencer 1 T empo. On The LFO frequency will synchronize t o the tempo (MIDI Clock) of Sequencer 1. I n this[...]

122 Program operating mode Page 20 - FX1 editing N o Both the effected signal and direct signals will be sent to the A udio Outputs. PAGE 20 - FX1 EDITING In this page y ou can edit the effected assigned to the FX1 (A or C) effect processor (usually r ev e rb). See the “Effects” chap- ter for more information. PAGE 21 - FX2 EDITING In this page[...]

123 Program operating mode AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list AMS (ALTER NATE MODULATION SOUR CE) LIST Flt KT rk +/+ (Filter Keyboard T rack +/+) Flt KT rk +/ – (Filter Keyboard T rack +/ – ) Flt KT rk 0/+ (Filter Keyboard T rack 0/+) Flt KT rk +/0 (Filter Keyboard T rack +/0) Amp KT rk +/+ (Amp Keyboard T rack +/+) Amp KT rk +/ – (Amp Ke[...]

124 Program operating mode AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list +/0 The sig n of the “Ramp Low” setting will deter- mine the direction of its effect. “Ramp High ” will have no AMS effect. JS +Y & A T/2 (Joy Stick +Y & After T ouch/2) The effect will be controlled by the jo ystick +Y (vertically upward) and b y after touch data (r [...]

125 Global edit environment The Write window 15. GLOBAL EDIT ENVIR ONMENT The Global edit enviro nment is the place where you can set most of the P a50 global functions, i.e. functions overriding any operating mode. This edit en v ironment overlaps the cur - rent operating mode (Style, Song Pla y , Song, Backing Sequence). THE WRITE WINDOW Open thi[...]

126 Global edit environment Page 2 - Master Transpose PAGE 2 - MASTER T RANSPOSE This page is where y ou can turn the Master T ranspose on or off. Style/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. Off N o Master T r anspose is applied to the Style and Realtime tracks. Sync Sync m[...]

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 a50 with a master keyboard. Mast er Kbd Select this setting when you ar e connecting a mute mast er keyboard. Sequencer 1 This setting is for pla y ing a Song (Sequencer 1) with an exter[...]

128 Global edit environment Page 7 - MIDI IN Controls (1) PAGE 7 - MIDI IN CONTROLS (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. There are tw o separate Chord channels. This is very useful when you must send c hords to P a50 on [...]

129 Global edit environment Page 9 - MIDI IN Filters PAGE 9 - MIDI IN FILTERS U se this page to set up to 8 filters for the MIDI data r eceived by the P a50. Filters Selected MIDI IN filters. Off N o filter . Pitch Bend Pitc h Bend. Mo noT ouch M ono (or Channel) After T ouch. P olyT ouch P oly A fter T ouch. PrgChange Pr og ram Change. SysEx cl[...]

130 Disk edit environment The WRITE/DISK IN USE LED 16. DISK EDIT ENVIR ONMENT The Disk edit enviro nment is the place where you 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). THE WRITE/DISK IN USE LED W hen a disk is reading or wr iting data, the WRIT[...]

131 Disk edit environment Loading data created with the Pa80 Precautions • Do not remove the disk or mo ve the instrument while the disk drive is operating (disk drive LED and WRITE/ DISK IN USE LED lit up). • Make a backup c opy of the disks, in order not to loose data forever in case of damage. I f you hav e a personal compute r , y ou can ke[...]

132 Disk edit environment Disk structure DISK STRUCTURE Each disk (and the internal memory) can contain files and folders. The data str ucture in Pa50 is slightly more rigor ously determined than in a comput er , due to the pre-configur ed data structure inside the instrument’ s memor y . The diagram on the left shows the global structure of a [...]

133 Disk edit environment Page structure PAGE STRUCTURE Her e is the ty pical structure of a Disk page. Operating mode icon W hen in the Disk edit environment, one of the operating modes is still activ e in the backg round. The operating mode icon sho ws which mode is currently active. Pr ess EXIT to go back to the current operating mode from an y [...]

134 Disk edit environment Page 1 - Load W hen the oper ation is complet ed (the “W ait” indicator disappears), the source page comes back in the displa y , and you ma y perform fur ther loading operations. Note: Data loaded from disk, and data already in memory is merged. F or example, if there is data in all three USER Style banks in memor y ([...]

135 Disk edit environment Page 2 - Save W hen the oper ation is complet ed (the “W ait” indicator disappears), the source page comes back in the displa y , and you ma y perform fur ther loading operations. Loading a single item Y ou can load a single User item (i.e., a sing le U ser Program, a single User Style, or a single Performanc e) with a[...]

136 Disk edit environment Page 2 - Save Saving the whole memory content Y ou can save the whole c ontent of the memory with a sing le operation . 1. Insert the target disk into the disk drive. 2. The whole content (“ All”) of the internal memory is already select ed. P ress F2 (Sav e) to confirm the selec- tion. 3. The content of the target di[...]

137 Disk edit environment Page 2 - Save folder . A list of User data types appear (each ty pe is a separate folder). 3. U se the E-H (Scroll) buttons (or the TEMPO/V AL UE controls) t o move the data type you are looking for to the first line of the display . 4. Once the data type is selected, pr ess F3 (Open) to open the folder and gain access t [...]

138 Disk edit environment Page 2 - Save 8. The content of the target disk appears in the display . At this point, you can: • C reate a new “ .SET ” folder (see “C reating a new “ .SET ” folder” on page 138). • Sav e onto an existing “ .SET ” folder (sav ed data is merged with the existing data on disk). 9. If you are saving into[...]

139 Disk edit environment Page 3 - Copy PAGE 3 - COPY In this page y ou can cop y single files (i.e., midifiles of Juk ebo x files), whole folders (gener ic or “ .SET” folders), or a generic folder’ s content. Y ou can copy within the same disk, or fr om a disk to a different one. T o preserve the data structure integrit y , during Copy op[...]

140 Disk edit environment Page 4 - Erase Pr ess ENTER to confirm ov er wr iting, EXIT t o avoid it. W hen you decide to ov er w rite , the data y ou are co pying will replace the existing data on the target. For e xample, if the same midifile e xists on the target folder , it w ill be overwritten. Data that doesn ’t e xist on the source folder [...]

141 Disk edit environment Page 7 - Rename the cursor position by pressing the INSER T button. Delete a character at the cursor position b y pressing the DELETE button. 4. Pr ess F2 (Create) to c onfirm. The “ Are you sur e?” mes- sage appears. Press ENTER to c onfirm, EXIT t o abor t. PAGE 7 - RENAME U se the Rename function t o change the na[...]

142 Disk edit environment Page 9 - Utilities 2 1. Pr epare 5 disks. Disks don ’t need to be formatted, because P a50 w ill format them for you during the Backup procedur e. 2. Select the Backup Data command. 3. The “ Are you sur e?” message appears. Press ENTER to continue, EXIT to abor t. 4. The “Insert backup disk #1 and press Ent er” m[...]

APPENDIX[...]

144 Factory Data Styles 17. FACTORY DATA STYLES Note: Y ou can remotely se lect Styles on the P a50, by sending it Bank Select MSB (CC#0), Bank Select LSB (CC#32) and Program Change messages on the Control channel (see page 127). # CC#0 CC#32 PC Bank: 8/16 Beat 1 CC#0 CC#32 PC Bank: 8/16 Beat 2 CC#0 CC#32 PC Ballad 1 0 0 0 Soft Beat 0 1 0 Guitar Bl[...]

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. T ango 3 2 Sevillana 2 2 L.A. Bossa 2 T ango.it 4 3 Jota 3 New Bossa 3 Habanera 1 5 4 Copla 4 Miss Bossa 4 Habanera 2 6 5 Classic 3/4 5 Lite Bossa 5 [...]

146 Factory Data Style Elements STYLE ELEMENTS Note: Y ou can remotely se lect the various Style Eleme nts on the P a50, by sending it Program Change messages on the C ontrol channel (see page 127). SINGLE T OUCH SETTINGS (STS) Note: Y ou can remotely se lect Single T ouch Setting s (STS) on the P a50, by sending it Bank Select MSB (CC#0), Bank Sel[...]

147 Factory Data Programs (bank order) PROGRAMS (BANK OR DER) The following table enlists all P a50 Factory Programs in the same order as they appear by pr essing the PROGRAM/PER - FORMANCE bank buttons. Legend: The table also includes MIDI data us ed to remotely select the Programs. CC00: Control Change 0, or Bank Select MSB. CC32: Control Change [...]

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.BX3 121 4 17 Killer B 121 2 18 Drawb.O[...]

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: Strings & V ocals Solo Violin 121 2 40 StringQuart 121 9 48 Ens. & Solo 121 11 48 [...]

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.2 121 1 61 T romboneEns 121 10 61 Sax & Brass 121 5 61 Flute Muted 121 6 73 FrenchHorn2 121 1 60 Syn Brass 3 121 1 62 Euro Hit 121 3 55 T ightBrass2[...]

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 95 Lonely Spin 121 1 100 Cinema Pad 121 5 95 VirtualT rav 121 1 88 Syn Ghostly 121 2 100 MotionOcean 121 1 96 Moon Cycles 121 5 102 Farluce 121 11 90[...]

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 . Octave 121 16 38 Nasty Bass 121 6 39 30303 Bass 121 5 38 Ste[...]

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 Machine Gun 121 1 127 Lasergun 121 2 127 Explosion 121 3 127 Ice Rain 121 0 96 Jaw Harp 121 3 105 HitInIndia 121 5 55 Stadium 121 6 126 Name CC00 CC32 PC[...]

154 Factory Data Programs (Program Change order) PROGRAMS (PR OGRAM CHANGE OR DER) The following table enlists all P a50 Fact ory Programs in order of Bank Select-Pr ogr am Change number . Legend: The table also includes MIDI data us ed to remotely select the Programs. CC00: Control Change 0, or Bank Select MSB. CC32: Control Change 32, or Bank Sel[...]

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 2 √ 121 3 19 PipeMixture Organ 2 121 4 19 ChurchPipes Organ 2 121 5 19 Full Pipes Organ 2 121 6 19 Pipe T utti Organ 2 121 7 19 PositiveOrg Organ 2[...]

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 30303Square Bass 121 7 38 Bass Square Bass 121 8 38 SynBass Res Bass 121 9 38 Digi Bass 1 Bass 121 10 38 Digi Bass 2 Bass 121 11 38 Digi Bass 3 Bass 121 1[...]

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.1 Brass √ 121 1 61 BrassSect.2 Brass √ 121 2 61 Tight Brass Brass 121 3 61 Glen&Friend Brass 121 4 61 BigBandBrs Brass 121 5 61 Sax & Brass Brass 121 6 61[...]

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 3 84 Sync Kron Synth 2 121 4 84 MetallicRez Synth 2 121 5 84 Brian Sync Synth 2 121 6 84 Arp T wins Synth 2 121 0 85 V oice Lead Strings & V ocals[...]

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 W oodwind √ 121 1 109 War Pipes Woodwind 121 0 110 Fiddle Strings & V ocals √ 121 0 111 Shanai Woodwind √ 121 1 111 Zurna Woodwind 121 2 111 Hichiriki Woodwind 121 0 112 T inkle Bell Mallet &[...]

160 Factory Data Drum Kits DRUM KITS The following table enlists all P a50 Factory Drum Kit Pro- grams in order of Bank Select-Program Change number . Legend: The table also includes MIDI data used to remotely select the Programs. CC00: C ontrol Change 0, or Bank Select MSB. CC32: Control Change 32, or Bank Select LSB. PC: Program Change. CC00 CC32[...]

161 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments DRUM KIT INSTRUMENTS 120-0-0: Std. Kit1 120-0-1: Std. Kit2 120-0-2: Std. Kit3 Note Sample Excl. Sample Excl. Sample Excl. 8 G#-1 0 BD-Dry 1 Off 9A - 1 17 BD-House 1 Off 17 BD-House 1 Off 17 BD-House 1 Off 10 A#-1 125 99-SD Off 125 99-SD Off 125 99-SD Off 11 B-1 123 88-BD Off 123 88-BD Off 123 88-BD Off 12 C0 12[...]

162 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments 120-0-3: AcousticKit 120-0-4: Std. Kit4 120-0-8: Room Kit1 120-0-9: HipHop Kit1 Note Sample Excl. Sample Excl. Sample Excl. Sample Excl. 9A - 1 17 BD-House 1 Off 17 BD-House 1 Off 13 BD-Squash Off 13 BD-Squash Off 10 A#-1 125 99-SD Off 125 99-SD Off 59 SD-Hip 6 Off 59 SD-Hip 6 Off 11 B-1 123 88-BD Off 123 88-BD[...]

163 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments 120-0-10: Jungle Kit 120-0-11: T echno Kit1 120-0-12: Room Kit2 120-0-13: HipHop Kit2 Note Sample Excl. Sample Excl. Sample Excl. Sample Excl. 9A - 1 13 BD-Squash Off 21 BD-Hip 3 Off 13 BD-Squash Off 13 BD-Squash Off 10 A#-1 59 SD-Hip 6 Off 59 SD-Hip 6 Off 59 SD-Hip 6 Off 59 SD-Hip 6 Off 11 B-1 123 88-BD Off 12[...]

164 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments 120-0-14: T echno Kit2 120-0-15: T echno Kit3 120-0-16: Power Kit1 120-0-17: Power Kit2 Note Sample Excl. Sample Excl. Sample Excl. Sample Excl. 9A - 1 13 BD-Squash Off 13 BD-Squash Off 24 BD-Dance 99 Off 24 BD-Dance 99 Off 10 A#-1 59 SD-Hip 6 Off 59 SD-Hip 6 Off 125 99-SD Off 125 99-SD Off 11 B-1 123 88-BD Off[...]

165 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments 120-0-24: Electro Kit 120-0-25: Analog Kit 120-0-26: House Kit1 120-0-27: House Kit2 Note Sample Excl. Sample Excl. Sample Excl. Sample Excl. 9A - 1 19 BD-Hip 1 Off 271 Explosion Off 23 BD-Pop Kick Off 23 BD-Pop Kick Off 10 A#-1 125 99-SD Off 59 SD-Hip 6 Off 67 SD-Vintage6 Off 125 99-SD Off 11 B-1 123 88-BD Off[...]

166 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments 120-0-28: House Kit3 120-0-29: House Kit4 120-0-32: Jazz Kit 120-0-40: Brush Kit1 Note Sample Excl. Sample Excl. Sample Excl. Sample Excl. 9A - 1 23 BD-Pop Kick Off 23 BD-Pop Kick Off 17 BD-House 1 Off 79 T om 2-Floor Off 10 A#-1 125 99-SD Off 125 99-SD Off 125 99-SD Off 79 T om 2-Floor Off 11 B-1 29 BD-Deep 88[...]

167 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments 120-0-41: Brush V .S.2 120-0-48: OrchestraK 120-0-116: Arabian Kit 1 120-0-117: Arabian Kit 2 Note Sample Excl. Sample Excl. Sample Excl. Sample Excl. 9A - 1 79 T om 2-Floor Off 17 BD-House 1 Off 17 BD-House 1 Off 10 A#-1 79 T om 2-Floor Off 125 99-SD Off 125 99-SD Off 11 B-1 79 T om 2-Floor Off 123 88-BD Off 1[...]

168 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments (continued) 120-0-41: Brush V .S.2 120-0-48: OrchestraK 120-0-116: Arabian Kit 1 120-0-117: Arabian Kit 2 Note Sample Excl. Sample Excl. Sample Excl. Sample Excl. 89 F6 356 Ramazan DVL1 3 175 Djembe-Open 3 90 F#6 358 Ramazan DVL3 3 301 Dbk-Tky-Open 3 91 G6 355 Kup 2 5 312 Bells Open 5 92 G#6 83 T om Jazz Hi 5 3[...]

169 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments 120-0-50: Bdrum & Sdrum 120-0-56: SFX Kit 120-0-64: Percus.Kit1 120-0-65: Latin P .Kit Note Sample Excl. Sample Excl. Sample Excl. Sample Excl. 0C - 1 257 T ribe Off 1 C#-1 142 Zap1 Off 2D - 1 133 88-T om Off 3 D#-1 123 88-BD Off 4E - 1 123 88-BD Off 5F - 1 22 BD-Hip 4 Off 6 F#-1 23 BD-Pop Kick Off 7G - 1 1[...]

170 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments (continued) 120-0-50: Bdrum & Sdrum 120-0-56: SFX Kit 120-0-64: Percus.Kit1 120-0-65: Latin P .Kit Note Sample Excl. Sample Excl. Sample Excl. Sample Excl. 81 A5 124 88-SD Off 273 Wind Off 195 T aiko Open Off 220 Cabasa-Down Off 82 A#5 125 99-SD Off 281 Noise White Off 143 Zap2 Off 334 T ambourin-Mute2 Off [...]

171 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments 120-0-66: TRI-Per .KIT 120-0-67: i30 Perc.Kit Note Sample Excl. Sample Excl. 0C - 1 1 C#-1 2D - 1 3 D#-1 4E - 1 5F - 1 6 F#-1 7G - 1 8 G#-1 9A - 1 10 A#-1 11 B-1 12 C0 322 Rik3 Off 13 C#0 321 Rik2 Off 14 D0 320 Rik1 Off 15 D#0 319 Rek-Jingle Off 16 E0 318 Rek-dom-ak Off 17 F0 303 Djembe-Bass Off 18 F#0 195 T ai[...]

172 Factory Data Drum Kit instruments (continued) 120-0-66: TRI-Per .KIT 120-0-67: i30 Perc.Kit Note Sample Excl. Sample Excl. 83 B5 224 Agogo-Bell Off 119 SD-Orch.Roll 5 84 C6 183 → 182 MaracasPull → MaracasPush Off 120 SD-Orch. 5 85 C#6 217 → 217 Shaker1 → Shaker1 Off 117 Orch Cymb 6 86 D6 218 → 218 Shaker2 → Shaker2 Off 117 Orch Cymb[...]

173 Factory Data Performances PERFORMANCES 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 Performances on the P a50, by sending it Bank Select MSB (CC#0), Bank Select LSB (CC#32) and Pro- gram Change messages on the Control channel (see page 127). # CC#0 CC#3[...]

174 Factory Data MIDI Setup MIDI SETUP DEFAUL T Master Kbd Sequencer1 Sequencer 2 Accordion 1 Accordion 2 Accordion 3 Ext. Seq MIDI IN Channel 1 S1_T r 1 Global S1_T r 1 S2_T r 1 Global Upp1 Upp1 S1_T r 1 2 S1_T r 2 - S1_T r 2 S2_T r 2 Lower Lower Lower S1_T r 2 3 S1_T r 3 - S1_T r 3 S2_T r 3 Bass - Bass S1_T r 3 4 S1_T r 4 - S1_T r 4 S2_T r 4 - Up[...]

175 Effects Diagrams 18. EF FECTS P a50 is equipped with four powerful Effect Pr ocessors (A, B, C, D). Y ou can send them the internal tracks. DIAGRAMS 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 . Befor e entering an effect processor , it is split in tw[...]

176 Effects Filter/Dynamic 002: Compressor (Stereo Compr essor) This effect compresses the input signal 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 separately . a: Envelope Select This parameter[...]

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 . f: Side PEQ Insert, g: Side PEQ Cutoff [Hz], g:[...]

178 Effects Filter/Dynamic 005: Gate (Stereo Gate) This effect mutes the input signal if its le vel is low er 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. a: Envelope Select, a: Src The “Envelope Select” parameter selects whether the gate on/of[...]

179 Effects Filter/Dynamic a: W ah The Wah parameter switches the wah ef fect on/off. a: Sw 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. When a value for the modulation [...]

180 Effects Filter/Dynamic d: Band2 Dynamic Gain Src, d: Amt [dB], f: Gain [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 , vi sual idea of frequency responses. Y ou can se[...]

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: Sweep Mode This parameter changes the wah control mode. Setting “Sweep Mode” to Auto will select an auto-wah that sweeps according to envelope ch[...]

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. e: BPM, f: Step Base Note, f: Times The width of an LFO step, or a [...]

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. Y ou can also adjust the oscillator fr[...]

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 Shift This parameter adjusts the frequency level to which the effect is applied. If you wish to apply the ef fect to a higher-range sound, set this parameter to a higher value; to apply the [...]

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 r epr oduces 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. e: Click Level Thi[...]

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 . g: High/Low Split Point This parameter sets the frequency that sp[...]

187 Effects Pitch/Phase Mod. 019: Ensemble This Ensemble effect has three chorus blocks that use LFO to create subtle shimmering, and g ives thr ee dimensional depth and spread to the sound, because the signal is output from the left, r ight, and c enter . c: Shimmer This parameter sets the amount of shimmering of the LFO waveform. Increasing this [...]

188 Effects Pitch/Phase Mod. b: LFO Shape 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. The harmonics will be emphasized when the effect sound is mixed with the dry sound if you set a positive value for both “Feed[...]

189 Effects Pitch/Phase Mod. The “Src” parameter selects the source that starts the envelope generator . If you select, for example, Gate , 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 . Select the modulation source using the “Sr[...]

190 Effects Pitch/Phase Mod. 024: RandomPhser (Stereo Random Phaser) This is a stereo phaser . The effect uses a step-shape wav eform 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. Y ou will obtain the same pattern of phasi[...]

191 Effects Pitch/Phase Mod. 026: BiphaseMod. (Stereo Biphase Modulation) This stereo c horus effect adds two different 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. 027: Vibrato (Ster[...]

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”= Gate1 , “LFO Frequency [Hz]”= 1.0 “LFO Frequency Mod”= AUTOF ADE , “Amt”= 3.0 The effect is of f when a value for the dynamic modulation source spe[...]

193 Effects Pitch/Phase Mod. a: Control Mode, e: V oice1: Resonance, h: V oice2: Resonance This parameter determines the resonance intensity . When “Control Mode” = Manual , the “Resonance” parameter sets the intensity of resonance. If the “Reso- nance” parameter has a negative value, harmonics will be changed, and resonance will occur [...]

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: Scratch Source, b: Response The Scratch Source parameter enables you to select the modulation source that controls simulation. The value of the mo[...]

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. a:LFO W aveform This parameter selects the LFO w[...]

196 Effects Mod./P.Shift “Depth”= 100 , “Envelope Amount”= – 100 034: A uto-Pan (Stereo Auto Pan) This A uto P an effect pans sound between left and rig ht. It is stereo , and shifting the left and r ight LFO phases from each other will simulate the sound of the left and right channels crossing ov er each other by turns, or chasing each o[...]

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 , creating a soothing modulation effect. I t is suitable for electr ic piano ty pe sounds. a: T ype, a: LFO Phase [degree] Select the [...]

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. b: OSC Mode This parameter determines whether or not the oscillator frequency fol[...]

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), M edium, and Slow (pr eserves t o nal quality). Y ou can also create an effect in which the pitch is gradually raised (or dropped) using the delay with feedback. a: Mode This paramete[...]

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 spr ead and width to the sound by pan- ning the effect sound and dr y sound to the left and right. This is especially effectiv e when the effect sound and dr y sound output from ster eo speakers are[...]

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 . b: Sw This parameter sets how the rotation speed (slow and fast) is switched via the m[...]

202 Effects ER/Delay Early reflection and delay effects 041: Early Refl (Early Reflections) This effect is only the early reflection part of a r e v erber ation 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. 042: A utoReverse (Auto[...]

203 Effects ER/Delay c: Envelope Select, c: Src, 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 . When “Envelope Select” is set to [...]

204 Effects ER/Delay 045: M.T ap Delay (Stereo Multitap Delay) The left and right Multitap Dela ys hav e two taps respectiv ely . Changing the routing of feedback and tap output allows y ou to creat e var ious patterns of complex effect sounds. a: Mode Y ou can change how the left and right delay signals are panned by modifying the routing of the l[...]

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. In this way , you can create changes [...]

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 LFO Phase LFO Shape Pan Pan LFO: Tri / Sin Depth Delay Delay High Damp Low Damp High Damp Low Damp Feedback a L Delay Time [msec] Sets the dela y time[...]

207 Effects ER/Delay 049: LCR BPM Dly The L/C/R delay enables y ou t o matc h the dela y time with 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. Delay time is set by notes. Note:[...]

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 the “BPM” parameter (or the MIDI Clock tempo if “BPM” is set to MIDI ), the length of one beat equals the feedback delay time, and the interv[...]

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. 056: Rev . Room This room-typ e rev er b emphasizes the early re ?[...]

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 . 059: P ar4Eq-W ah (Parametric 4-Band EQ – W ah/Auto Wah) This effect combines a mono-type four-band parametric equalizer an[...]

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 Wet Invert is selected, the right channel phase of the chorus/flanger effect sound is inverted. This creates pseudo-stereo effects and adds spread. Ho[...]

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. Y ou can change the order of the connection. a [E] T r im Sets t[...]

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. Y ou can ch[...]

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 . Y ou [...]

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 . Y ou can change the order of the effect connecti[...]

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 . Y ou can change the[...]

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-typ e limiter and a multitap delay . Y ou can change the order of the effect connection. 074: Exc-Compr (Exciter – Co[...]

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 . a [X] Exciter Blend Sets the intensity (depth) of the Exci[...]

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-typ e ex citer and a multitap delay . 079: OD/HG-Amp S (Overdrive/Hi.Gain – Amp Simulation) This effect combines a mono-type overdriv e/hig h-gain d[...]

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...50 Sets the ov erdrive output lev el ☞ Fx:006, Src Off...T empo Selects the modulation sour[...]

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 . Y ou can change the order of the effect connection. 082: OD/HG-MTDly (Overdrive/Hi.Gain – Multitap Delay) This effect combines a mono-type overdriv e/hig h-gain dis- tortion and a multi[...]

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. Y ou can change the order of the effe[...]

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 . g Wet/Dry Dry , 1:99...99:1, W et Ta b l e , “ Sets the balance between the [...]

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. f: Envelope Select, f: Src, g: Input Reverb Mix, g: Thr eshold The “Envelope Select” parameter enables you to select wh[...]

225 Assignable parameters List of functions assignable to the Footswitch 19. ASSIGNABLE PARAMETERS LIST OF FUNCTIONS ASSIGNABLE TO THE FOOTSWITCH The following functions can be assigned to a footswitch. Function Meaning Off No function assigned Start/stop Same functions of the control panel buttons with the same name Play/Stop Seq1 Play Stop Seq2 S[...]

226 Assignable parameters List of functions assignable to the Pedal or Assignable Slider LIST OF FUNCTIONS ASSIGNABLE TO THE PEDAL OR ASSIGNABLE SLIDER The following functions can be assigned to a continuous pedal or to the Assignable Slider . LIST OF SOUNDS ASSIGNABLE TO THE PADS Y ou can assign the following sounds to the Pads. Function Meaning M[...]

227 Assignable parameters List of functions assignable to the Pads LIST OF FUNCTIONS ASSIGNABLE TO THE PADS Y ou can assign the following functions to the Pads, and use them as switch controls. SCALES The following is a list of scales (or tunings) you can select in Style Play (“Scale ” on page 44) and Global (“Scale” on page 125) modes. Equ[...]

228 MIDI Controllers 20. MIDI CONTR OLLERS The following is a table including all Control Change mes- sages, and their effect on var ious P a50 functions. CC# CC Name Pa50 Function 0 Bank Select Program selection 1 Mod1 (Y+) Joystick forward 2 Mod2 (Y -) Joystick backward 3 Undef. ctl 4 Foot ctl 5 Port.time 6 Data ent. 7 V olume T rack volume 8 Bal[...]

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 Messages X X Altered **************** Note Number: 0–127 0–127 T rue V oice **************** 0–127 V elocity Note On O 9n, V=1–127 O 9n, V=1–12[...]

230 Parameters 21. PARAMETERS Control panel and operating modes parameter s The following table shows the parameters y ou can save t o memor y when pr essing the WRITE button in the various operating modes and edit enviro nments. Page Parameter Performance Single T ouch Setting (STS) Style Performance Global Seq1+Seq2 Setup Note Control Panel – M[...]

231 Parameters 22 Pad 1-4 V olume Pan C Send Level D Send Level √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – General parameters 23 Pad Lock – – – √ – Scale Lock – – – √ – Auto Octave Lock – – – √ – Master T ranspose Lock – – – √ – 24 Chord Recognition Mod[...]

232 Parameters Style and Song parameters The following table is a list of data sav ed (to memor y or disk) when editing a Style or a Song. Note: When saving a Song to disk as a Standard MIDI File (SMF), all parameters are converted to ordinary track parameters. P a80 exclusive data are conv erted to SysEx or Meta-E vents, that will be ignored when [...]

233 Recognized chords 22. RECOGNIZED CHOR DS The following pages show the most important chords r ecognized by the K org P a80, when the selected Chord R ecognition 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 R ecognition modes. 2-note T T T T 3-note T T T T T Major 2-no[...]

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 4-note TT T Minor 7th 5 3-note T T Augmented 4-note T T T T Augmented 7th 4-note T T T T Augmented Major 7th No 3rd, no 5th No 3rd 1-note 2-note 3-not[...]

235 Error messages & Troubleshooting Error messages 23. ERR OR MESSAGES & T ROUBLESHOOTING ERROR MESSAGES Y our P a50 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). Press ENTER/YES to go on, EXIT/NO to stop [...]

236 Error messages & Troubleshooting Error messages Standard Midi File format 2 Y ou have tried to r ead a Format 2 Standard MIDI File. P a50 can ’t pla y this kind of file. Select a Standard MIDI Files in 0- and 1-format. Program Overwrite Program? (Enter/Exit) Y ou are tr ying to store a P rogram to a memor y location already oc cupied by [...]

237 Error messages & Troubleshooting Error messages File Not Found (Press Exit) The file is not in the current medium. The disk has probably been replaced befor e finishing the disk operation. Insert the disk again, and tr y again. Format Completed (Press Exit) Formatting has been suc cessfully completed. Format aborted (Press Exit) Format op[...]

238 Error messages & Troubleshooting Troubleshooting T ROUBLESHOOTING Problem Solution Page General problems Power does not turn on Make sure that (1) the power cable is plugged into the outlet, (2) the cable is plugged into the connector on the back of the instrument, (3) and is not damaged, (4) there are no problems with the mains. Is the pow[...]

239 Technical specifications 24. T ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS * Patent Pending Model: KORG Pa50 Keyboard 61 keys, with velocity . Operating System KORG OPOS (Objective Portable Operating System). Multitasking, Load-While-Play feature. SSD (Solid State Disk)-resident. Upgradable from floppy disk. Display Backlit custom LCD Data storage 8MB (>20MB e[...]

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 Time Filter EG 116 Audio Inputs 10, 22 Audio Outputs 10, 22 B Backing Sequence mode 31, 82–87 Backup 8, 141 Balance 10, 18, 27, 30 Bank Select 37 BPM M[...]

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 Interface 22, 37 OUT channels 129 Setting a track for MIDI 78, 99 Setup 36, 126 Standard MIDI File 70, 88 MIDI interface 22, 37 MIDI Setup 36, 126 Mi[...]

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. 118 Velocity, Filter EG 114 Velocity Curve 125 Volume Acc/Seq 10, 13, 71, 88 Balance 10 Individual tracks (Song Play) 75 Individual tracks (S[...]

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