Style Elements - Korg PA900 Quick Manual

In Sequencer mode, if you set a "Start from" measure other than
1, when pressing the << button the Song rewinds up to that mea-
sure instead of the first one.
In Jukebox mode (Player 1), keep the SHIFT button
pressed, and press these buttons to scroll to the previous or next
Song in the Jukebox list.
(HOME)
Sends the Song Position back to the beginning of the Song.
In Sequencer mode, if you set a "Start from" measure other than
1, the Song Position goes back to that measure.
(PLAY/STOP)
Starts or stops the Song from the current Song Position.
In Song Play mode, pressed while keeping SHIFT
pressed, starts both players at the same time.
X-FADER
In Song Play mode, this slider bal-
ances the volume of the two on-
board Players. When fully on the
left, only Player 1 can be heard.
When fully on the right, only Player 2 can be heard. When in the
middle, both Players play at full volume.
This slider also selects the Lyrics, Score and Markers from one of
the Players.
Note: This slider does not work in Style Play, Sequencer or Sound
mode.
PLAYER 2 TRANSPORT CONTROLS
Transport controls for Player 2. See instructions for Player 1
above.

Style Elements

This section contains the separate elements of a Style (Intro,
Variation, etc.).
INTRO 1-3 buttons
These buttons turn the corresponding Intro on. After pressing
one of these buttons, start the Style, and it will begin with the
selected Intro. The INTRO LED will automatically go off at the
end of the Intro.
At the end of the Intro, the Variation whose LED was blinking
will be selected.
Press one of the INTRO buttons twice (LED blinking) to let the
corresponding Intro play in loop, and select any other Style ele-
ment (Intro, Variation, Ending) to exit the loop (or press the
same button again).
Note: Intro 1 plays a sequence including a chord progression, while
Intro 2 plays a fixed chord. Intro 3 is usually a one-bar Count In.
VARIATION 1-4 buttons
Each of these buttons selects one of the four Variations of the
current Style. The higher the Variation number, the denser the
arrangement.
You can jump to the Style Play > Drum Map page by
keeping SHIFT pressed and pressing one of the VARIATION
buttons.
AUTO FILL
This button allows to turn the Auto Fill function on or off.
On When selecting a different Variation, the Fill hav-
ing the same number of the previous Variation is
automatically selected. For example, if going from
Variation 2 to Variation 3, Fill 2 is automatically
selected.
Off When choosing a Variation, no fill is selected.
BREAK
This button triggers a break. Press it twice (LED blinking) to let
it play in loop. Press it again or select any other Style Element
(Intro, Variation, Ending) to exit from the loop.
ENDING 1-3 buttons
While the Style is running, these three buttons trigger an End-
ing, and stop the Style. Press one of them, and the Style will stop
running with an Ending.
Press them twice (LED blinking) to let them play in loop, and
select any other Style element (Intro, Variation...) to exit the
loop (or press the same button again).
Note: Ending 1 plays a sequence including a chord progression,
while Ending 2 plays a fixed chord. Ending 3 starts immediately,
and is just two measures long.
Style Controls
Use these buttons to start/stop the accompaniment.
FADE IN/OUT
When a Style or Song is not playing, press this button to start it
with the volume "fading in" (the volume goes from zero to maxi-
mum).
When a Style or Song is playing back, press this button to stop it
with the volume "fading out" (the volume gradually decreases).
You don't need to press START/STOP or PLAY/STOP to start or
stop the Style or Song.
Note: This does not work in Sequencer mode.
You can jump to the Global > General Controls page by
keeping SHIFT pressed and pressing the FADE IN/OUT button.
TAP TEMPO/RESET
This is a double-function button, acting in a different way
depending on whether the Style is running or not.
Note: This button only works while in Style Play mode.
Tap Tempo: When the Style is not playing, you can "beat" the
tempo on this button. Tap as many times as the Time Signature's
numerator (for example, four times with a 4/4 Time Signature, or
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