Korg pa 500 User Manual page 20

16 Front panel
You can jump to the Style Play > Ensemble page by
keeping SHIFT pressed, and pressing the ENSEMBLE button.
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SPLIT
In Style Play, Song Play and Sequencer-Backing Sequence mode,
use this button to define how the four Keyboard tracks are posi-
tioned on the keyboard, and how chords are recognized by the
arranger.
Note: Even if chords are recognized, the ACCOMP. LED must be
turned on for the accompaniment to play.
On The Lower track plays below the split point, while
the Upper 1, Upper 2 and Upper 3 tracks play
above it. This is called the Split keyboard mode.
Chords are detected below the split point. The
number of notes you should play to form a chord
is defined by the "Chord Recognition Mode"
parameter (see page 99).
Off The Upper 1, Upper 2 and/or Upper 3 tracks play
over the whole keyboard range. The Lower track
does not play. This is called the Full keyboard
mode.
Chords are detected over the full keyboard range.
You must always play three or more notes to let
the arranger recognize a chord (see "Chord Rec-
ognition Mode" on page 99)
You can jump to the Style Play > Key Velocity page by
keeping SHIFT pressed, and pressing the SPLIT button.
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TRANSPOSE
These buttons transpose the whole instrument in semitone steps
(Master Transpose). The transposition value is usually shown on
the page header in the display.
Press both buttons together, to reset the Master Transpose to zero.
Note: The Master Transpose has no effect on tracks set to Drum
mode (and, even if set in a different status, on the Drum and Per-
cussion tracks). See "Track Controls: Mode" on page 92, and
"Track Controls: Mode" on page 159.
Lowers the Master Transpose in steps of a semi-
tone.
Raises the Master Transpose in steps of a semi-
tone.
You can jump to the Global > Transpose Control page
by keeping SHIFT pressed, and pressing one of the TRANSPOSE
buttons.
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