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This operating mode is automatically selected
when turning the instrument on.
SONG PLAY Song Play mode, where you can play back Songs
in Standard MIDI File (SMF or KAR) and MP3
format. Since the Pa2X is equipped with two
players, you can even play two Songs at the same
time, and mix them with the X-Fader.
In addition to the Song tracks, you can play up to
four Keyboard tracks and four Pads along with
the Song(s). In the main page, Keyboard tracks
are shown in the right half of the display. You can
reach the main page by pressing EXIT from any
of the Song Play edit pages. If you are in a differ-
ent operating mode, press SONG PLAY to recall
the Song Play mode. Use the TRACK SELECT
button to cycle between Keyboard and Song
tracks.
SEQUENCER Sequencer mode, where you can play, record or edit
a Song. The Backing Sequence mode lets you record
a new Song based on the Keyboard and Style tracks,
and save it as a new Standard MIDI File.
SOUND
Sound mode, to play single Sounds on the key-
board, or edit them. By pressing RECORD you
can enter the Sampling mode, Pa2X full-featured
sampler.
DEMO
Press the STYLE PLAY and SONG PLAY buttons
together to select the Demo mode. This mode lets
you listen to some Demo Songs, to let you under-
stand the sonic power of the Pa2X. To exit from
this mode, press any of the MODE buttons.
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GLOBAL
This button recalls the Global edit environment, where you can
adjust various global settings. This edit environment overlaps
any operating mode, that still remains active in the background.
Press EXIT to go back to the underlying operating mode.
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MEDIA
This button recalls the Media edit environment, where you can
execute various operations on files and storage devices (Load,
Save, Format, etc...). This edit environment overlaps any oper-
ating mode, that still remains active in the background. Press
EXIT to go back to the underlying operating mode.
A
MEMORY
This button turns the Lower and Chord Memory functions on
or off. Go to the "Preferences: Style Preferences" edit page (Style
Play mode, see page 109) to decide if this button should be a
Chord Memory only, or a Lower/Chord Memory button. When
it works as a Lower/Chord Memory:
Note: This function can be automatically activated by playing the
keyboard harder. See "Velocity Control" on page 109.
On
The sound on the left of the split point, and the
chord for the automatic accompaniment, are kept
in memory even when you raise your hand from
the keyboard.
Off
The sound and chords are released as soon as you
raise your hand from the keyboard.
You can jump to the Style Play > Style Preferences page
by keeping SHIFT pressed, and pressing the MEMORY button.
B
BASS INVERSION
This button turns the Bass Inversion function on or off.
Note: This function can be automatically activated by playing the
keyboard harder. See "Velocity Control" on page 109.
On
The lowest note of a chord played in inverted
form will always be detected as the root note of
the chord. Thus, you can specify to the arranger
composite chords such as "Am7/G" or "F/C".
Off
The lowest note is scanned together with the
other chord notes, and is not always considered
as the root note.
C
MANUAL BASS
This button turns the Manual Bass function on or off.
Note: When you press the MANUAL BASS button, the Bass track
volume is automatically set to its maximum value. The volume is
automatically set back to the original value when the MANUAL
BASS button is deactivated.
On
The automatic accompaniment stops playing
(apart for the Drum and Percussion tracks), and
you can manually play the Bass track on the
Lower part of the keyboard. You can start the
automatic accompaniment again by pressing one
of the CHORD SCANNING buttons.
Off
The bass track is automatically played by the Style.
D
STYLE SELECT section
Use these buttons to open the Style Select window and select a
Style. See "Style Select window" on page 83.
The leftmost button lets you select the upper or lower row of
Style banks, or the Favorite Style banks. Press it repeatedly to
select one of the rows. (After both LEDs have turned on, press
the button again to turn them off).
Upper LED On Upper-row Styles selected. These are ten factory-
programmed banks.
Lower LED On Lower-row Styles selected. These are seven fac-
tory-programmed banks, plus three user-pro-
grammed banks.
Both LEDs On
FAVORITE
made banks.
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A word about Style banks and names. Styles in banks from
"8BEAT/16 BEAT" to "WORLD 2", and from "LATIN" to "CON-
TEMP." are standard Styles, the user can't normally overwrite
with a Load operation (unless you remove the protection; see
"Factory Style and Pad Protect" on page 264).
Styles in banks from "USER1" to "USER3" are location where
you can load new Styles from an external device, or save newly
created or edited Styles.
Like the User Styles, Styles in the "FAVORITE" banks are loca-
tions where you can load new Styles from an external device, or
save newly created or edited Styles. In addition, you can edit the
names of these banks as it appears in the display, so that you can
have a custom set of Styles. See "The Favorite banks" on
page 113.
Styles selected. These are custom-
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