Front Panel - Korg pa 500 User Manual

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Front panel

Front panel
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JOYSTICK
This joystick triggers different functions, depending on the
direction it is moved towards.
X (+/–) Move the joystick towards the left (–) to lower the
pitch, or towards the right (+) to raise it. This is
also called Pitch Bend.
Y+ Move the joystick forward to trigger Modulation.
Y– Move the joystick backward, to trigger the func-
tion assigned in Sound mode.
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MASTER VOLUME
This slider controls the overall volume of the instrument, both
of the internal speakers, the L/MONO and RIGHT audio out-
puts, and the HEADPHONES output.
This slider does not control the signal entering the AUDIO
INPUTs (1 and 2).
Warning: At the maximum level, with rich-sounding Songs, Styles
or Sounds, the internal speakers of Pa500 might distort during sig-
nal peaks. Should this happen, lower the Master Volume a little.
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BALANCE
While in Style Play and Song Play mode, this slider balances the
volume of the Keyboard tracks, against the Style (Accompani-
ment), Pad and Song tracks. This is a relative control, whose
effective maximum value is determined by the MASTER VOL-
UME slider position.
When moved, a magnified version of the virtual slider appears in
the display, for more accurate positioning.
Note: This does not work in Sequencer mode.
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ASSIGNABLE SLIDER
This is a freely assignable slider (see "Controllers: Pedal/Switch/
Slider" on page 206 for information on how to assign it a func-
tion). By default it controls Upper VDF Cutoff (filter/brilliance
for the Upper tracks).
You can use this slider to change the volume of several
tracks at once. While in Style Play or Sequencer mode, select one
of the Upper tracks, or one of the separate Style or Song tracks in
the display; then keep the SHIFT button pressed, and move this
slider to proportionally change the volume of all similar tracks.
Note: This does not work in Song Play mode on the Song tracks, but
still work on the keyboard tracks.
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