Korg PA900 Quick Manual page 18

Overview
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Front Panel
mode even when the Split keyboard mode is
selected). The "Fingered" Chord Recognition
Mode is automatically selected.
OFF No chords detected. After pressing START/STOP,
only the Drum and Percussion accompaniment
tracks will play.
SPLIT
In Style Play, Song Play and Sequencer-Backing Sequence mode,
use this button to define how the four Keyboard tracks are posi-
tioned on the keyboard, and how chords are recognized by the
arranger.
Note: One of the Chord Scan options must be selected for the
accompaniment to play.
On The Lower track plays below the split point, while
the Upper 1, Upper 2 and Upper 3 tracks play
above it. This is called the Split keyboard mode.
By default, turning on the Split mode automati-
cally selects the Lower chord scanning mode (see
above). In this mode, chords are detected below
the split point. The number of notes you should
play to form a chord is defined by the "Chord
Recognition" parameter.
Off The Upper 1, Upper 2 and/or Upper 3 tracks play
over the whole keyboard range. The Lower track
does not play. This is also called the Full key-
board mode.
By default, turning off the Split mode automati-
cally selects the Full chord scanning mode (see
above). In this mode, chords are detected over the
full keyboard range. You must always play three
or more notes to let the arranger recognize a
chord.
By keeping this button pressed for about one second, the
Split Point window appears. When there, play the new split point
Transpose Section
on the keyboard.
Use these buttons to transpose the Sounds.
UPPER OCTAVE
Use these buttons to transpose the Upper tracks in steps of one
whole octave (12 semitones; max ±3 octaves). The octave trans-
position value is always shown (in octaves) next to the Sound's
name.
Press both buttons together, to reset the Octave Transpose to the
saved value.
– Lowers the selected track by one octave.
+
Raises the selected track by one octave.
You can jump to the Style Play > Mixer/Tuning > Tuning
page by keeping SHIFT pressed and pressing one of the UPPER
OCTAVE buttons. Hint: Go to the Tuning page to separately
transpose each track.
TRANSPOSE
These buttons transpose the whole instrument in steps of one
semitone (Master Transpose). The transpose value is usually
shown in the page header.
Press both buttons together, to reset the Master Transpose to zero.
Note: You can also transpose MP3 files. Keep in mind, however,
that transposition always remains inside the range -5...+6 semi-
tones. This range is enough to cover all keys, but allows to avoid
excessive audio degradation. Any further transposing will be
reversed to fit the range. So, you might see a +7 transpose value
(Just Fifth Up) shown in the display, but the MP3 will actually play
5 semitones lower (Just Fourth Down).
Lowers the Master Transpose in steps of one
semitone.
Raises the Master Transpose in steps of one semi-
tone.
You can jump to the Global > Tuning > Transpose Con-
trol page by keeping SHIFT pressed, and pressing one of the
TRANSPOSE buttons.
Performance Select Section
Use these buttons to select a Performance. Performances memo-
rize all Sounds assigned to the keyboard, most control panel set-
tings, and an associated Style.
MY SETTING
This is a special direct-access Performance, that is automatically
selected when the instrument is turned on. When pressing this
button, the Performance is immediately selected.
Keep this button pressed for about one second to save the
current settings into the My Setting Performance.
PERFORMANCE buttons
Use these buttons to open the Performance Select window, and
select a Performance.
Each Performance bank contains five pages, each with up to
eight Performances. Repeatedly press a PERFORMANCE button
to cycle between the available pages.
All Performances can be freely customized, by accessing the edit
pages of the Style Play and Song Play modes by pressing the
MENU button.
By keeping one of these buttons pressed for about one sec-
ond, the "Write Performance" dialog box will appear.
STYLE CHANGE
This button turns the Style Change function on or off.