Korg pa 500 User Manual page 179

Page menu icon
Press the page menu icon to open the menu. See "Page menu" on
page 196 for more information.
Song area
This is where the Song name is shown, together with its tempo
and meter parameters, and the current measure.
Song name Measure number
Song name
Displays the name of the selected Song. "NEWSONG" means
that a new (blank) Song is selected, and you can record it.
Touch the Song name to make the Song Select window appear,
allowing for selection of a different Song (see "Song Select win-
dow" on page 78).
To select a Song, you can also press the SONG SELECT button in
the SEQUENCER 1 section of the control panel. Press SONG
SELECT a second time to select a Song by dialing in its ID num-
ber (see "Selecting a Song by its ID number" on page 79).
Meter
Current Time Signature.
Measure number
Current measure number.
Tempo
Metronome tempo. Select this parameter and use the TEMPO/
VALUE dial to change the tempo. As an alternative, when a dif-
ferent parameter is selected, or you are in a different page, keep
the SHIFT button pressed and use the DIAL to change the
tempo of the sequencer.
Locate measure
When checked, the measure shown by this parameter is a tem-
porary start point of the song, instead of measure 1. When you
press the (HOME) button, or use the << (REWIND) button
to go back to the beginning, the Song returns to this point.
Metro
Check this box to turn the metronome on during playback.
Tempo (Tempo mode)
Use this menu to select the Tempo change mode.
Manual
Auto
Selected track info area
This line lets you see the Sound assigned to the selected track.
Beat counter
Not only it is shown on the main page, but also in several edit
pages.
Tempo
Track name
Track name
Name of the selected track.
Sound name
Sound assigned to the selected track. Press anywhere in this area
to open the Sound Select window, and select a different Sound.
Sound bank
Bank the selected Sound belongs to.
Program Change
Program Change number sequence (Bank Select MSB, Bank
Select LSB, Program Change).
Sounds area
This area lets you see Sounds and octave transposition for the
eight tracks currently displayed.
Song track octave transpose
Sound bank icon
Song track octave transpose
Non editable. Octave transpose of the corresponding track. To
edit the octave transpose, go to the "Mixer/Tuning: Tuning" edit
page (see page 89 for programming information).
Sound bank's icon
This picture illustrates the bank the current Sound belongs to.
Touch an icon a first time to select the corresponding track
(detailed information are shown on the Selected Track Info area,
see above). Touch it a second time to open the Sound Select win-
dow.
Sequencer operating mode
Sequencer Play - Main page
In this mode, you can change the Tempo using
the TEMPO/VALUE dial. The Song will be played
back using the manually selected tempo.
The Tempo recorded to the Song will be used.
Sound bank
Sound name
175
Program Change