The Songbook - Korg pa 500 User Manual

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The SongBook

Mixing two Songs
The SongBook
One of the most powerful features of the Pa500 is the onboard music database, that allows you to
organize your Styles and Songs (in SMF and KAR format) for easy retrieving. Each entry of this data-
base may include the artist, title, genre, number, key, tempo, and meter of a specified song. When
selecting one of the entries, the associated Style or Standard MIDI File – as well as the Style Play or
Song Play mode – is automatically recalled.
In addition to helping you organizing your shows, the SongBook allows you to associate up to four
Pads, and up to four STSs to each Standard MIDI File. This way, it is easy to recall a complete setup
for Keyboard tracks and effects, for realtime playing over a Standard MIDI File.
Also, you can link a text file to a Standard MIDI File or to a Style, to read the Lyrics in the display, even
if there are no Lyrics events in the midifile, or if you prefer to play the song live with the help of the
Styles.
You can add your own entries to the SongBook, as well as edit the existing ones. Korg has already sup-
plied some hundred entries as standard. Furthermore, the SongBook allows you to create various cus-
tom lists, that may suit your different shows.
The SONGBOOK button