Korg pa800 User Manual page 18

14 Front panel
M
SONGBOOK
Press this button to recall the SongBook mode. While in this
mode, you can browse through the music database.
You can jump to the SongBook > Custom List page by
keeping SHIFT pressed, and pressing the SONGBOOK button.
N
ENSEMBLE
This button turns the Ensemble function on or off. When on,
the right-hand melody is harmonized with the left-hand chords.
Note: The Ensemble function works only when the keyboard is in
SPLIT mode, and the LOWER Chord Scanning mode is selected.
You can jump to the Style Play > Ensemble page by
keeping SHIFT pressed, and pressing the ENSEMBLE button.
O
COLOR TOUCHVIEW™ GRAPHICAL DISPLAY
Use this display to interact with the instrument. To set the dis-
play contrast, keep the MENU button pressed, and turn the
DIAL counter-clockwise to decrease brightness, or clockwise to
increase it.
P
RECORD
This button sets the instrument to the Record or Sampling mode
(which one depends on the current operating mode).
Q
TRACK SELECT
Depending on the operating mode, this button switches between
the various track views.
STYLE PLAY MODE
Toggles between Keyboard and Style tracks.
SONG PLAY MODE
Toggles between Keyboard tracks, Song tracks 1-
8, and Song tracks 9-16.
SEQUENCER MODE
Toggles between Song tracks 1-8 and Song tracks
9-16.
R
SINGLE TOUCH SETTING buttons
These buttons allow to select up to four Single Touch Settings.
Each of the Styles and SongBook entries includes a maximum of
four Single Touch Settings (STS), to automatically configure
Keyboard tracks and effects, and the Voice Processor, at the
touch of a finger. When the SINGLE TOUCH LED is lit, an STS
is automatically selected when selecting a Style.
If you keep the SHIFT button pressed, and press one of
the buttons of this section, the "Write STS" window appears in
the display, with the current STS already selected, and you can
save the current keyboard track settings in a STS (see "Write Sin-
gle Touch Setting dialog box" on page 106).
S
HELP
Press this button to open the context-sensitive Help.
T
SHIFT
With this button held down, pressing certain other buttons gives
access to a second function.
U
SEQUENCER 1 TRANSPORT CONTROLS
Pa800 is equipped with two sequencers (Sequencer 1 and
Sequencer 2), each with its own set of transport controls. The
Sequencer 1 group is also used for the Sequencer mode.
<< and >> Rewind and Fast Forward commands. If you use
them while the Song is in play, they make it scroll
SB
back or forward.
When pressed once, these buttons move the Song
to the previous or following measure. When kept
pressed, they make the Song scrolling continu-
ously, until you release them.
In Sequencer mode, if you set a Locate Measure
other than 1, the Song goes back up to that mea-
sure (see "Locate measure" on page 181).
SHIFT button pressed, and press these buttons to
scroll to the previous or next Song in the Jukebox
list (see "Jukebox Editor" on page 166).
(HOME) Sends the Song Position back to measure 1 (i.e.,
the beginning of the Song).
In Sequencer mode, if you set a Locate Measure
other than 1, the Song Position goes back to that
measure (see "Locate measure" on page 181).
(PLAY/STOP)
Starts or stops the Song from the current Song
Position.
ing SHIFT pressed, starts both sequencers at the
same time.
V
SEQUENCER BALANCE slider
In Song Play mode, this slider balances the volume of the two
on-board sequencers. When fully on the left, only Sequencer 1
can be heard. When fully on the right, only Sequencer 2 can be
heard. When in the middle, both sequencers play at full volume.
It also selects the Lyrics, Markers and Harmony Track from one
of the two sequencers.
This slider does not work in Style Play or Sequencer mode.
W
SEQUENCER 2 TRANSPORT CONTROLS
Transport controls for Sequencer 2. See instructions for
Sequencer 1 above.
X
TEMPO/VALUE section
The DIAL and the DOWN/- and UP/+ buttons can be used to
control the Tempo, assign a different value to the selected
parameter in the display, or scroll a list of files in the Song Select
and Media pages.
DIAL Turn the dial clockwise to increase the value or
tempo. Turn it counter-clockwise to decrease the
value or tempo.
ton, this control always acts as a Tempo control.
In Jukebox mode (Sequencer 1), keep the
In Song Play mode, pressed while keep-
When used while pressing the SHIFT but-
Sty
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