Connecting The Pa1X To An External Sequencer - Korg PA1X User Manual

Connecting the Pa1X to an external
sequencer
You can program a new song on an external sequencer, using
Pa1X as a multi-timbral expander.
Connections and settings
In order to connect the Pa1X to a computer, you need to have a
computer with the MIDI interface.
1. Connect the Pa1X and the computer as in the following
diagram.
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
2. Activate the "MIDI Thru" function on the external
sequencer.
3. Press GLOBAL, and go to the "MIDI: MIDI Setup / General
Controls" page. uncheck the "Local Control On" parameter
(see page 237). This is called the "Local Off status".
4. Press SEQUENCER to go to the Sequencer mode. Go to the
"Preferences: Global Setup" page (see page 186). Select the
"Extern.Seq." MIDI Setup.
Note: Settings may change when new Global data is loaded
from disk. To protect settings from loading, use the Global
Protect function (see "Global Protect" on page 272).
5. Select the "Write Global-Seq. Setup" command from the
page menu to save the assigned MIDI Setup to the Global.
6. Play the keyboard. Notes played on the keyboard go from
the MIDI OUT of the Pa1X to the MIDI IN of the com-
puter/MIDI interface.
Notes generated by the computer (i.e. a song played by its
sequencer) are sent through the MIDI OUT of the MIDI
interface to the MIDI IN connector of the Pa1X.
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT

Connecting the Pa1X to an external sequencer

The Local Off
When the Pa1X is connected to an external sequencer, we rec-
ommend you to set the Pa1X in Local Off mode (see "Local
Control On" on page 237) to avoid that the notes are simulta-
neously played by the keyboard and by the MIDI events sent by
the external sequencer.
When the Pa1X is in Local Off, the Pa1X keyboard transmits
data to the external sequencer, but not to the internal sound gen-
eration. The sequencer will receive the notes played on the Pa1X
keyboard and send them to the selected track of the song. The
track will transmit the data to the internal sound generation of
the Pa1X.
Note: In order to send data to the Pa1X sound generation, the
"MIDI Thru" function must be activated in the external sequencer
(normally active; the name may be different according to the type
of sequencer). For more information refer to the instructions man-
ual of the sequencer.
The Sounds
The song that is played back by the computer sequencer can
select Pa1X Sounds through the MIDI messages Bank Select
MSB, Bank Select LSB (bank selection, two messages), and Pro-
gram Change (Sound selection). For a list of Sounds and MIDI
values, see "Sounds" on page 291.
A suggestion for those who program songs on computer: Even
though it is not essential, you usually set the bass on channel 2,
melody on channel 4, drum kit on channel 10, control of the
Pa1X voice harmonizer on channel 5.
MIDI 283