Pad Chord Table - Korg pa 500 User Manual

Expression
Use this knob to set the Expression (CC#11) value for the Pad
track. This value can be seen at the beginning of the Event Edit
list.
The Expression is useful to balance the Pad with the other Pads.
For example, if you want the Pad you are recording to be mel-
lower than the average, just lower the Expression value.
Volume
Use this slider to set the Volume (CC#07) value for the Pad track.
This value is not saved with the Pad, and is only used to test the
Pad's volume during editing or recording.
Keyboard Range
The Keyboard Range automatically transposes any pattern note
that would otherwise play too high or too low in pitch, com-
pared to the original acoustic instrument, when transposed by
the arranger. This will result in a more natural sound for the Pad
instrument.
Note: The Keyboard Range is ignored while recording. The Pad
track can play on the full range of the keyboard.
Trigger Mode
(Not available if Track Type = Drum). This setting lets you define
how Bass and Acc-type tracks are retriggered when the chord is
changed.
Off Each time you play a new chord, current notes
will be stopped. The track will remain silent until
a new note will be encountered in the pattern.
Rt (Retrigger) The sound will be stopped, and new
notes matching the recognized chord will be
played back.
Rp (Repitch) New notes matching the recognized
chord will be played back, by repitching notes
already playing. There will be no break in the
sound. This is very useful on Guitar and Bass
tracks.
Track Type
Use this parameter to set the type of the Pad track.
Drum Drum track. This type of track is not transposed
by the arranger, and is used for Drum Kits, or for
tracks that you don't want to be transposed when
playing a different chord.
Bass Bass track. This type of track always plays the
root when changing chord.
Acc Accompaniment track. This type of track can be
used freely, for melodic or harmonic accompani-
ment patterns.
Gtr Guitar track. This type of track uses Guitar Mode
to create guitar strumming (see "Main page -
Guitar Mode" on page 136). When this type is
selected, the "Tension" parameter can no longer
be edited.
Tension
PAD
Tension adds notes (a 9th, 11th and/or 13th) that have actually
been played, even if they haven't been written in the Pad pattern.
This parameter specifies whether or not the Tension included in
the recognized chord will be added to an Acc-type track.
On The Tension will be added.
Off No Tension will be added.
RX Noise
Use this control to adjust the volume of RX Noises in the track.
This control applies to all types of tracks (provided the Sound
includes RX Noises).
PAD
Humanize GTR
Use this control to apply a random value to the position, velocity
and length of notes of a Guitar track (see "Track Type" on
page 143). This control has no effect on other types of track.
Wrap Around
The wrap-around point is the highest register limit for the Pad
track. The Pad pattern will be transposed according to the
detected chord. If the chord is too high, the Pad track might play
PAD
in a register that is too high, and therefore unnatural. If, how-
ever, it reaches the wrap-around point, it will be automatically
transposed an octave lower.
The wrap-around point can be individually set in semitone steps
up to a maximum of 12 semitones, relative to the chord root set
in the main page of the Pad Record mode (see "Key/Chord" on
page 134).
1...12 Maximum transposition (in semitones) of the
track, referred to the original key of the Pad pat-
tern.

Pad Chord Table

This is the page where you can assign a Chord Variation to each
PAD
of the most important recognized chord. When a chord is recog-
nized, the assigned Chord Variation will be automatically
selected by the arranger to play the Pad track.
Chord / Chord Variation
Use these parameters to assign a Chord Variation to each of the
most important chords.
Pad Record mode
Pad Chord Table
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