Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale - Korg pa 500 User Manual

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Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale

Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale
This page lets you program an alternative scale for the tracks
selected with the "Scale Mode" parameter (see page 99).
remaining tracks (if any) use the basic scale set in Global
mode (see "Main Scale" on page 202).
Note: A different Scale can be associated to each Performance or
STS.
Note: Quarter Tone selection can be received by MIDI (i.e., by an
external sequencer or controller). Conversely, selection of Quarter
Tone settings can be sent by the Pa500 to an external MIDI
recorder as System Exclusive data.
Scale
Selected scale. See "Scales" on page 272 for a list of the available
scales. When selecting the User scale, the keyboard diagram on
the right becomes active (see "How to fine tune each note of the
User scale" below).
Key
This parameter is needed by some scales to set the preferred
key (see "Scales" on page 272 ).
Quarter Tone
Check the Quarter Tone parameter to make the the four SC
(Scale) Preset buttons appear, and the keyboard diagram become
active.
Use the four SC Preset buttons to select one of the scale presets,
as programmaed in Global mode (see "General Controls: Scale"
on page 202).
In the display, touch any note you want to lower a quarter tone
(or any other programmed value), making a big dot appear on
the note diagram. Touch the note again to make the dot disap-
pear.
This control is momentary and not saved to memory, to allow
for fast scale alteration while playing. You can assign the Quarter
Tone function also to a footswitch or the Assignable Switch.
As an alternative to programming the scale in the display, you
can use a footswitch or the Assignable Switch. See below "How
to program a scale in realtime using a footswitch or Assignable
Switch" for more information.
SC Preset buttons
Press these buttons to recall the corresponding presets. Each pre-
set contains a custom detuning of each note of the scale, and
memorizes the selected degree(s) of the scale (as programmed in
Global mode, see "General Controls: Scale" on page 202).
The
When no preset is selected, the default scale is automatically
recalled. This scale assigns a -50 cent value to all notes, and turns
all scale degrees off.
You can select an SC Preset, also by assigning the relevant func-
tion to the Assignable Switch or Assignable Footswitch.
When one of the SC Preset buttons on the control panel is kept
pressed for more than one second, the current scale program-
ming is saved to the corresponding preset. A confirmation mes-
sage will appear for some seconds in the display. (Only available
on some models).
As an alternative, while in the Global > General Controls > Scale
page, choose the "Write SC Preset" command from the page
menu, and select one of the preset locations where to save the
current settings.
Keyboard diagram
When Quarter Tone is checked, or a User scale is selected, this
diagram allows you to modify each note's pitch.
Scale lock icon
When locked, Scale parameters remain unchanged when select-
ing a different Performance or STS.
This lock is reset when turning the instrument off, unless you
write Global settings to memory (see "Write Global - Global
Setup dialog box" on page 212).
For more information on parameter locks, see "General Con-
trols: Lock" on page 203.
How to fine tune each note of the User
scale
When the User scale is selected, the keyboard diagram becomes
active. You can then change each note tuning in cents of a semi-
tone (within a range of ±99 cents, referred to Equal tuning). This
way, you can create a custom scale, you can save to a Perfor-
mance or STS.
After selecting the User scale, touch a note in the keyboard dia-
gram, and use the TEMPO/VALUE dial to adjust the selected
note tuning in cents.
Note: These settings can be saved to a Performance or STS.
Fine tuning values
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