Style Controls: Keyboard Range On/Off / Wrap Around; Preferences: Style Preferences - Korg Pa3X 76-keys User Manual

Style Controls: Keyboard Range On/Off /
Wrap Around
In this page you can program the Wrap Around point, and turn
on/off the Keyboard Range included in each Style tracks.
Keyboard Range On/Off
This parameter is an on/off switch for the Key Range parameter
memorized into each Style Element track.
On The Keyboard Range is considered – provided it
has been programmed (see "Style Element Track
Controls: Keyboard Range" on page 26 in Style
Record mode). When a track goes over the lower
or higher Keyboard Range point, it is automati-
cally transposed, to stay in the programmed
range.
Off No Keyboard Range used.
Wrap Around
The wrap-around point is the highest register limit for the back-
ing track. The accompaniment patterns will be transposed
according to the detected chord. If the chord is too high, the
Style tracks might play in a register that is too high, and there-
fore unnatural. If, however, it reaches the wrap-around point, it
will be automatically transposed an octave lower.
The wrap-around point can be individually set for each track in
semitone steps up to a maximum of 12 semitones, relative to the
chord root set in Style Record mode (see "Key/Chord" on
page 7).
It is advisable to set different Wrap Around points for each track,
to avoid all tracks "jump" to a different octave at the same time.
1...12 Maximum transposition (in semitones) of the
track, referred to the original key of the Style pat-
tern.
Play/Mute icon
Track's play/mute status.
Play status. The track can be heard.
Mute status. The track cannot be heard.
Style Play operating mode

Style Controls: Keyboard Range On/Off / Wrap Around

Preferences: Style Preferences

In this page you can set various general parameters for the Style
play mode. Settings can be saved to a Performance, or STS.
Chord Recognition Mode
This parameter defines how chords are recognized by the auto-
Set
accompaniment engine. Please note that when in Full or Upper
Chord Scan mode, the Fingered 3 or Expert mode is selected,
and you must always play at least three notes, to let a chord be
recognized.
Note: This parameter is the same you can find in the main page
(see "Split panel" on page 118).
Fingered 1 Play one or more notes, according to the selected
Chord Scan Mode. A full Major chord will be rec-
ognized even if only a single note is played.
Fingered 2 You must always play two or more notes for a
chord to be recognized. If you play just one note,
a unison will be played. If you play a suspended
Set
chord (a root+5th), a suspended chord will be
played. The full chord will be recognized when
you play three or more notes.
Fingered 3 You must always play three or more notes for a
chord to be recognized. This option is automati-
cally selected when selecting the FULL Chord
Scan mode.
One Finger You can also compose a chord using a simplified
chord playing technique:
• If you play only one note, a Major chord is rec-
ognized.
• Play the root note, plus a white key on the left,
for a 7th. For example, play C3 + B2 for a C7.
• Play the root note, plus a black key on the left,
for a Minor chord. For example, play C3 + Bb2
for a C minor.
Set
• Play the root note, plus a white and a black key
on the left, for a Minor 7th. For example, play C3
+ B2 + Bb2 for a C min 7.
Expert This mode is an extension of the Fingered 2, add-
ing rootless and slashed chord recognition, often
used in jazz, fusion, modern pop and light music.
This type of chord recognition is very useful to
play piano chords typical of jazz piano players.
You don't always need to play the root note, dou-
bling the note already played by the bass track.
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