Adding Entries - Korg pa 500 User Manual

Adding entries

You can add your own entries to the SongBook database.
1
Go to the Style Play or Song Play mode, depending on the type of entry
you want to add to the SongBook database.
2
Select the Style, Standard MIDI File to be added to the SongBook.
Assign the selected Song to Sequencer 1. (Only Songs assigned to Sequencer 1 will be saved in
the SongBook entry. Songs assigned to Sequencer 2 will not be saved).
3
Edit Keyboard and Style tracks as you prefer, by selecting different
Sounds and Effects, or editing any other parameter.
Please note that changes to a Standard MIDI File's tracks will not be saved as SongBook data.
Data included in the Standard MIDI File will always be considered.
4
When your entry is ready, press the SONGBOOK button, then the Book
Edit 1 tab to see the Book Edit 1 page.
When checked, current settings for Style
tracks, or the path for the SMF or KAR file,
are saved with the entry. If unchecked,
original Style track settings are saved with
This parameter is mandatory when creat-
ing a new entry by pressing the New Song
When checked, current Keyboard track
settings are saved to one of the four STSs
available for each entry. You can also exit
the SongBook, edit Keyboard tracks, then
return to the SongBook and save the new
settings to a different STS. Press the Text
Edit icon to edit the STS name.
5
When done with this page, press the tab to go to the Book Edit 2 page.
Entry's parameters
Entry's progressive number
Press New Song to
create a new entry.
Name of the Style, SMF or KAR file, memorized
with the entry (provided "Write Current Resource"
is selected when saving it).
Entry's name
the entry.
button.
Press New Song to
create a new entry.
Name of the Style, SMF or KAR file, memorized
with the entry (provided "Write Current Resource"
is selected when saving it).
Entry's name
The SongBook
Adding entries
Entry's parameters
Currently selected resource. If a
different Style, SMF or KAR file
has been selected, it may differ
from the saved resource
One of the four STS available
for each entry, where you can
save the current settings for
Keyboard tracks.
Choose All Current Style STS to save the four
STSs (recalled by the latest selected Style)
with the new entry.
Text file linked to the entry.
This text will be seen as Lyrics
in the display. See "Lyrics as
text files associated to a Song-
Book entry" on page 172.
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