Songbook; Book - Korg pa 500 User Manual

166

SongBook

Book

SongBook
The SongBook is an onboard database that allows you to orga-
nize various "musical resources" (Style, Standard MIDI Files,
KAR files) for easy retrieving.
The SongBook mode overlaps the Style Play and Song Play oper-
ating modes. When you select an entry from the database, the
Style Play or Song Play mode is automatically selected, depend-
ing on the type of file associated with the entry.
In addition to helping you organize your shows, the SongBook
allows you to associate four Pads, and up to four STSs to each
Standard MIDI File, played back in Song Play mode. This way, it
is easy to recall a complete setup for Keyboard tracks and effects,
for realtime playing over a midifile.
For more information on using the SongBook, see the Quick
Guide (starting from page 60).
Note: SongBook entries do not include actual data, but only a
pointer to a Style in memory or a Standard MIDI File. When you
copy a SongBook file, referenced files are not copied with it.
Warning: If you load a SongBook list from a card (".SBD" file), the
existing one in memory is deleted. Save your old SongBook list
before loading a new one.
Book
The Book page contains the full database of song entries (i.e., an
".SBD" file). While in this page, you can select an entry, and press
the Select button in the display to load it. Then, press the PLAY
or START button to start the Song or Style..
If the "Enable List Edit" command is selected in the page menu
(see above), the "Add to list" button becomes available, to let you
add entries to the selected Custom List.
List Header
Each entry of this database may include the song's author, name,
genre, original key, tempo and meter. When selecting one of the
entries, the associated Style or Standard MIDI File is automati-
cally recalled. Also, STSs and Pads may be recalled (if present).
List Header
The List Header may change, depending on the type of data
associated with the selected entry.
• When a Style is associated to the entry, the currently
selected entry's name is shown on the left ("N:"), and the
associated Style is shown on the right ("Style:"):
• When a Standard MIDI File is associated to the entry, the
list header is split into two parts, with the left half referring
to Sequencer 1, and the right one referring to Sequencer 2.
Information for the selected entry's name ("N:") and asso-
ciated Standard MIDI File ("S1:" or "S2:") is given for each
sequencer:
Note: If you select a different Style or Standard MIDI File, the
entry's name field ("N:") returns blank (---), meaning the
entry has been modified.
Main list
Full list of the SongBook database. Use the scrollbar to browse
through the list (or use the Dial).
You can touch one of the heading labels above the list to change
the order in which entries are shown. For example, by touching
the "Name" label, the list is alphabetically re-ordered according
to the file names. The selected label turns white, showing the
currently selected ordering.
The corresponding items in the page menu are automatically
updated to reflect these changes (see "Sort by Type/Name/
Main list
Genre/Artist/Key/Tempo/Meter" on page 173).
By pressing the label again, the order of the files switches
Scrollbar
between ascending and descending.
Scrollbar
Commands
Use the scrollbar (or the TEMPO/VALUE dial) to scroll the
entries.
Commands
Filtered
When this box is checked, only entries matching the selected fil-
ter criteria are shown in the Main list. The box is automatically
checked when you exit from the Filter dialog box by pressing OK
(see below).