Korg PA1X User Manual page 15

PLAY/STOP Starts or stops the current Song. When you stop
the Song, the Song Position goes back to measure
1 (i.e., the beginning of the Song).
In Song Play mode, pressed while keep-
ing SHIFT pressed, starts both sequencers at the
same time.
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BALANCE slider
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.
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SEQUENCER 2 TRANSPORT CONTROLS
Transport controls for Sequencer 2. See instructions for
Sequencer 1 above.
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TEMPO/VALUE section
The DIAL and the DOWN/- and UP/+ buttons can be used to
control the Tempo, assign a different value to the selected
parameter in the display, or scroll a list of files in the Song Select
and Disk pages.
DIAL Turn the dial clockwise to increase the value or
tempo. Turn it counter-clockwise to decrease the
value or tempo.
When used while pressing the SHIFT
button, this control always acts as a Tempo con-
trol.
DOWN/- and UP/+
DOWN/- decreases the value or tempo; UP/+
increases the value or tempo.
Press both buttons together to reset the Tempo to
the value memorized in the selected Style.
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AUDIO IN LED
This LED shows the level of the audio signal entering the INPUT
connectors. Three different colors show the level.
Off No signal entering.
Green Low- to mid-level signal entering. If the LED
turns off too often, the input gain is too low. Use
the GAIN controls and/or the source device's vol-
ume to raise the input level.
Orange Optimum level. Try to keep the gain at this level.
Red Clipping is occurring at the input stage. This is
fine if the LED goes to red only occasionally dur-
ing a signal peak. If it turns red too often, the
input level is too high, and you should reduce it
by using the GAIN controls and/or the source
device's volume control.
See page 15 for more information on the INPUTs and volume
control.
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EXIT
Use this button to perform various actions, leaving from the cur-
rent status:
• exit the edit menu page, without selecting any item
• make the page menu disappear, without selecting any
item
• return to the main page of the current operating mode
• exit the Global or Disk edit environment, and return to
the current page of the current operating mode
• exit from a Style, Performance or Sound Select window
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MENU
This button opens the edit menu page for the current operating
mode or edit mode. After opening an edit menu, you can jump
to one of the edit sections by touching the corresponding button
in the display.
Otherwise, press EXIT to return to the main page of the current
operating mode, or the current page of the underlying operating
mode.
See the relevant chapter devoted to each operating mode or edit
environment, to see their "maps" in detail.
Sty
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TEMPO LOCK
This button turns the Tempo Lock function on or off.
On When you select a different Style or Performance,
the tempo does not change. You can still manu-
ally change it, by using the DIAL.
Off When you select a different Style or Performance,
the memorized tempo is automatically selected.
Z
DISPLAY HOLD
This button turns the Display Hold function on or off.
On When you open a temporary windows (like the
Sound Select window), it remains in the display
until you press EXIT or an operating mode but-
ton.
Off Any temporary window closes after a certain
time, or after selecting an item in the window.
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SONGBOOK
Press this button to recall the SongBook mode. While in this
mode, you can browse through the music database.
You can jump to the SongBook > Custom List page by
keeping SHIFT pressed, and pressing the SONGBOOK button.
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ENSEMBLE
This button turns the Ensemble function on or off. When on,
the right-hand melody is harmonized with the left-hand chords.
Note: The Ensemble function works only when the keyboard is in
SPLIT mode, and the LOWER Chord Scanning mode selected.
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CHORD SCANNING section
In Style Play and Sequencer-Backing Sequence mode, use these
buttons to define the way chords are recognized by the arranger.
LOWER Chords are detected below the split point. The
number of notes you should play to form a chord
is defined by the Chord Scanning Mode parame-
ter (see "Chord Recognition Mode" on page 95).
UPPER Chords are detected above the split point. You
must always play three or more notes to let the
arranger recognize a chord.
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