Page 1 Reference Guide ENGLISH | OS Ver. 1.0...
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Page 4: Cleaning The Display
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Table of Contents Reference Edit page structure ........50 Event Edit: Event Edit .
Page 6 Table of Contents Jukebox Editor ........81 LFO: LFO2 .
Page 7 Installing the Korg USB MIDI Driver ....314 Connecting Pa600 to a Master keyboard ....189 Connecting Pa600 to a personal computer .
Page 8 Table of Contents...
Page 10: Selecting Elements
Selecting elements Style Select window Selecting elements The following windows are shown in the various operating Style Select page menu modes, whenever you try to select a Sound, Performance, Style Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command or Song.
Page 11: Sound Select Window
“World Music” on two lines, enter “World¶Music”. Scroll the lower tabs to the left or the right, when additional tabs In any case, the Pa600 will try to automatically put on two lines are available but cannot be seen in the display.
Page 12: Performance Select Window
Selecting elements Performance Select window Performance Select window Pad Select window To open the Performance Select window, touch the Performance Touch the Pad area whereas it appears in the display, to open the area whereas it appears in the display, or one of the PERFOR- Pad Select window.
Page 13: Sts Select
Selecting elements STS Select Directory STS Select This is the list of the selected device’s content. File status To select one of the four STS associated with the current Style or the selected SongBook entry, use the four STS buttons on the control panel.
Page 14 Selecting elements Song Select window Storage device While in the Song Select window, press the SONG button in the SELECTION section to open the keypad, and enter the number Use this menu to select one of the available storage devices. corresponding to the Song to be selected.
Page 15 Selecting elements Song Select window Show Song Number Rename Check this option to make the Song’s progressive ID number Available only when an item is selected in a list. appear in the list, next to each Song. Use this function to change the name of an existing file or folder. You cannot change the 3-character extension of files and “.SET”...
Page 16: Style Play Operating Mode
Style Play operating mode Start-up settings Style Play operating mode The Style Play mode is the boot-up operating mode. When in Styles and Pads this mode, you can play with Styles (i.e. automatic accompani- ments), while playing with one to four tracks (Upper 1-3 and Lower) on the keyboard.
Page 17: Main Page
Current Tempo ing a Standard MIDI File generated with an instrument of the Metronome Tempo (from 30 to 250). Use the TEMPO buttons to Korg Pa series. change the Tempo. To avoid transposition, the Master Transpose is “locked” by As an alternative, keep the SHIFT button pressed and use the default.
Page 18 Style Play operating mode Main page You can prevent the Tempo from changing by turning the • If the track is already selected (white background), touch the TEMPO LOCK LED on. Sound name to open the Sound Select window. Note: Tempo may change while a Style Element is playing. Each •...
Page 19: Sts Name Panel
Style Play operating mode STS Name panel STS Name panel Volume panel Touch the STS Name tab to select this panel. Single Touch Set- Touch the Volume tab to select this panel. This is where you can tings (STS) are memory locations intended for quickly choosing set the volume of each track, and mute/unmute them.
Page 20 Style Play operating mode Volume panel Track names Style Tracks view Under the sliders, a label for each track is shown. Use Press the TRACK SELECT button to switch from the Normal the TRACK SELECT button to switch between the Nor- view to the Style Tracks view.
Page 21: Pad Panel
Style Play operating mode Pad panel Track name Pad panel Name of the selected track. Sound name Touch the Pad tab to select this panel. This is where you can Sound assigned to the selected track. Touch anywhere in this assign a different Hit or Sequence Pad to each of the four pads, area to open the Sound Select window, and select a different and see at a glance how pads are programmed.
Page 22: Split Panel
Touch anywhere on the keyboard diagram. A message will With the “Quarter Tone” button non-pressed appear, asking you to press the new split point on the keyboard of your Pa600 (or to press the EXIT button to close the message with no changes). Global There is a global split point, and “local”...
Page 23: Edit Menu
Style Play operating mode Edit menu Page menu icon Edit menu Touch this icon to open the page menu (see “Page menu” on page 32). From any page, press the MENU button to open the Style Play Parameters area edit menu. This menu gives access to the various Style Play edit Each page contains various parameters.
Page 24: Mixer/Tuning: Fx Send
When checked, the direct signal coming from the Pa600 includes two groups of effects (FX A and FX B). While in Style Play mode, the A group is reserved to the Style and Pad track is sent to the output, mixed with the Master tracks, the B group to the Keyboard tracks.
Page 25: Mixer/Tuning: Eq Gain
Style Play operating mode Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control In this page you can set the three-band equalization (EQ) for This page lets you reset or bypass the track’s equalization, pro- each individual track. grammed in the previous page. Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from the Keyboard to Use the TRACK SELECT button to switch from the Keyboard to the Style tracks, and vice-versa.
Page 26: Mixer/Tuning: Tuning
Note: Quarter Tone selection can be received by MIDI (i.e., by an external sequencer or controller). Conversely, selection of Quarter Play/Mute icon Tone settings can be sent by the Pa600 to an external MIDI Track’s play/mute status. recorder as System Exclusive data.
Page 27 Perfor- mance or STS. Pa600 Quarter Tone only: When this option is turned on, this page corresponds to the QUARTER TONE section of the control panel. You can program the Quarter Tone scale on the display, or by using the keys on the control panel.
Page 28: Effects: A/B Fx Configuration
Program the footswitch or an Assignable Switch to be the Quarter Tone switch. Pa600 includes two groups of effects (FX A and FX B). There are two master FXs for group. In Style Play mode, the A group is Simply go to the Global mode, and reach the “Controllers: reserved to the Style and Pad tracks, the B group to the Realtime Foot Controllers”...
Page 29: Effects: Master 1, 2
MIDI devices. This is very useful to let a Wet Plate effect assigned. Style track drive an external expander, or play a digital piano with one of Pa600’s Keyboard tracks. In addition, here you can FX group Selected effect set the polyphony mode for each track.
Page 30: Track Controls: Drum Edit
Style Play operating mode Track Controls: Drum Edit Both The track plays both the internal sounds and an Track Controls: Drum Edit external instrument connected to the MIDI OUT. Type In this page you can adjust the volume and edit the main param- Drum Drum/Percussion track.
Page 31: Track Controls: Easy Edit
Style Play operating mode Track Controls: Easy Edit Drum Edit parameters While listening to the Style, select the Snare family, then select the Volume parameter, and use the VALUE DIAL to Use these parameters to adjust the offset value. turn the volume completely off. You’ll notice how all snares stops sounding.
Page 32: Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range
Style Play operating mode Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range Select Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range Use these buttons to select the track to edit. The button corre- sponding to the selected track turns green. This page lets you program a key and dynamic (velocity) range Reset Track for each of the Keyboard tracks.
Page 33: Keyboard/Ensemble: Ensemble
Style Play operating mode Keyboard/Ensemble: Ensemble Trill When two notes are played on the keyboard, this Keyboard/Ensemble: Ensemble option trills them. If three or more notes are played, only the last two are trilled. You can set the trill speed by using the Tempo parameter (see This page lets you program the Ensemble function.
Page 34: Keyboard/Ensemble: Keyboard Control
Style Play operating mode Keyboard/Ensemble: Keyboard Control Keyboard/Ensemble: Keyboard Control Pad/Switch: Pad This page lets you enable/disable the Damper and Expression This page lets you select a different hit sound or sequence for pedals, plus the Joystick, for each of the Upper Keyboard tracks. each of the four PAD buttons.
Page 35: Pad/Switch: Switch
Style Play operating mode Pad/Switch: Switch Pad/Switch: Switch Style Controls: Drum/Fill This page lets you select a different function for each of the In this page you can select various general parameters for the ASSIGNABLE SWITCH buttons. Style. Assignable Switches can be saved into a Performance, STS or Drum Mapping (Var.1…Var.4) SongBook entry.
Page 36: Style Controls: Keyboard Range On/Off / Wrap Around
Style Play operating mode Style Controls: Keyboard Range On/Off / Wrap Around Style Controls: Keyboard Range On/Off / Page menu Wrap Around Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it. Touch anywhere in the display to close the menu In this page you can program the Wrap Around point, and turn without selecting a command.
Page 37: Write Performance Dialog Box
Style Play operating mode Write Performance dialog box Copy/Paste FX Write Performance dialog box You can copy a single effect (Master 1, Master 2), or both effects of an FX group (A or B). You can copy them between different elements (for example, between Styles and Performances, or Open this window by selecting the Write Performance item from STSs and Songs or Sounds).
Page 38: Write Single Touch Setting Dialog Box
Style Play operating mode Write Single Touch Setting dialog box Write Single Touch Setting dialog box Write Style Settings dialog box Open this window by selecting the Write Single Touch Setting Open this window by selecting the Write Style Settings item item from the page menu.
Page 39: The Favorite Banks
Factory Styles. The Favorite Styles are contained in ten files, automatically cre- ated by the Pa600 inside the Style folder in the SYS area of the internal storage memory. Even if different bank names can appear in the display, these files have fixed names:...
Page 40: Style/Pad Record Mode
Table. Each Style Element contains a Chord Variation Table, whose prototype is the following: The term “Style” relates with music sequences automatically played by the arranger of the Pa600. A Style consists of a pre- defined number of Style Elements (E) (Pa600 features fifteen Chord...
Page 41 Style/Pad Record mode Recording Styles and Pads accompaniment sequences (string, guitar, piano or other accom- • Gtr (Guitar) tracks: When a chord is recognized, the paniment instruments). arranger triggers single notes, strumming and arpeggios on a “virtual guitar”, keeping care of the way notes are played Just to summarize, when you play a chord on the chord recogni- on the guitar keyboard.
Page 42: Style/Pad Import/Export
Style. This delay is higher with a Style containing more MIDI events. As an alternative to creating Styles on the Pa600, you can import Note: While in Record mode, the footswitch is disabled. On the a Standard MIDI Files (SMF) from your computer to a Pa600’s...
Page 43: List Of Recorded Events
Note: Some Control Change messages cannot be recorded directly Page sub-header Page header Page menu icon by using the integrated controls of Pa600. All allowed controllers can be assigned to an Assignable Pedal/ Slider/Switch. MIDI Control Change messaged inserted by using a software on an external computer are imported when using the Import func- tion (“Import: Import SMF”...
Page 44 Style/Pad Record mode Main page - Record 1 Page menu icon Grid resolution, in musical values. For example, when you select 1/16, all notes are moved to the Touch this icon to open the page menu. See “Page menu” on nearest 1/16 division.
Page 45 NTT processing (see above). Tempo value. Note: To conform to Korg specifications, it is advisable to record Hint: You can always change the Tempo, when other parameters both the “Major” and “minor” Chord Variations for the Intro 1 and are selected, by keeping the SHIFT button pressed, and rotating the Ending 1 Style Elements.
Page 46 Fixed/No Transpose Note: To conform to Korg specifications, it is advisable to set the The programmed notes can only be transposed NTT to “No Transpose” on the Intro 1 and Ending 1. by the Master Transpose. They are never trans-...
Page 47: Main Page - Record 2/Cue
Style/Pad Record mode Main page - Record 2/Cue Delete Note button Main page - Record 2/Cue Use this command to delete a single note or a single percussive instrument from a track. For example, to delete a snare, keep the D2 note (corresponding to the snare) pressed.
Page 48: Main Page - Guitar Mode
Style/Pad Record mode Main page - Guitar Mode Cue area Main page - Guitar Mode Cue mode for [Style element] This parameter lets you decide how the current Style Element While in the main page, and a Guitar track has been selected, will enter after it has been selected.
Page 49 Style/Pad Record mode Main page - Guitar Mode Recording strumming types key; with them, you can always play the lowest notes of an arpeg- gio. This octave also includes an ‘all mute’ key (F#): The octave from C1 to B1 is devoted to selecting a strumming type.
Page 50 Style/Pad Record mode Main page - Guitar Mode You can record the pattern by playing it in the range shown by Vel. Range from Str. to Str. Position the diagram. 4 Strings Treble 76-keys 4 Strings Treble 61-keys 4 Strings Treble 3 Strings Bass 3 Strings Bass 3 Strings Bass...
Page 51 Style/Pad Record mode Main page - Guitar Mode Guitar mode parameters Vel. Range from Str. to Str. Position Here is a detailed description of the parameters of the Guitar 2 Strings Treble Mode page. 2 Strings Treble 2 Strings Treble Key/Chord 2 Strings Treble This parameter pair allows you to define the track’s original key...
Page 52: Style/Pad Record Procedure
Style/Pad Record mode Style/Pad Record procedure Realtime Record procedure Style/Pad Record procedure Select the track to record. Its status icon will turn to ‘Record’ . (For more details, see “Tracks volume/status area” on page 43). There are two different methods for recording a Style/Pad: Real- time and Step.
Page 53 Chords and second voices When the end of the pattern is reached, the “End of Loop” With Pa600, you are not limited to inserting single notes in a event is shown, and the recording restarts from the track. There are several ways to also insert chords and double “001.01.000”...
Page 54: Edit Menu
Style/Pad Record mode Edit menu Edit menu Edit page structure From any page (apart for Step Record), press the MENU button Most edit pages share some basic elements. to open the Style Record or Pad edit menu. This menu gives Chord Selected Style Page...
Page 55: Event Edit: Event Edit
Style/Pad Record mode Event Edit: Event Edit Parameters area Event Edit: Event Edit Each page contains various parameters. Use the tabs to select one of the available pages. For detailed information on the vari- ous types of parameters, see sections starting from page 51. The Event Edit is the page where you can edit each single MIDI event of the selected Chord Variation.
Page 56 Style/Pad Record mode Event Edit: Event Edit Touch the event to be selected. Selected events are highlighted Go Meas. and can be heard. While the Style is not running, touch this button to open the Go to Measure dialog box: Position Position of the event, expressed in the form ‘aaa.bb.ccc’: •...
Page 57: Event Edit: Filter
Style/Pad Record mode Event Edit: Filter Scroll though the various events by using the scrollbar. Event Edit: Filter Select an event to be edited by touching it in the display. This is usually a note, that you can edit. This page is where you can select the event types to be shown in the Event Edit page.
Page 58: Style/Pad Edit: Quantize
Style/Pad Record mode Style/Pad Edit: Quantize Top parameters, you can select a single percussive instrument in Style/Pad Edit: Quantize a Drum or Percussion track. Note: These parameters are available only when a Drum or Per- cussion track is selected. The quantize function may be used to correct any timing mis- take after recording, or to give the pattern a “groovy”...
Page 59: Style/Pad Edit: Velocity
Style/Pad Record mode Style/Pad Edit: Velocity If a Chord Variation is four measures long, and you want to E / CV (Style Element/Chord Variation) select it all, the Start will be positioned at 1.01.000, and the End Use these parameters to select the Style Element (Style only) and at 5.01.000.
Page 60: Style/Pad Edit: Cut
Style/Pad Record mode Style/Pad Edit: Cut Track status icon Style/Pad Edit: Delete Status of tracks. Touch this icon to change the status. Play status. The track can be heard. This page is where you can delete MIDI events out of the Style/ Pad.
Page 61: Style/Pad Edit: Delete All
Style/Pad Record mode Style/Pad Edit: Delete All Start / End Tick All Style Elements, i.e. the whole Style. When E/ Track=All and CV=All, the whole Style is deleted, Use these parameters to set the starting and ending points of the and all parameters are set to the default status.
Page 62: Style/Pad Edit: Copy From Pad
Style/Pad Record mode Style/Pad Edit: Copy from Pad All Style Elements, i.e. the whole Style. You can’t Style/Pad Edit: Copy from Pad change the target, that is automatically set to All. Var1…End2 Single Style Element. V1-CV1…E2-CV2 Here you can copy a Chord Variation from a Pad. Furthermore, you can copy a whole Pad.
Page 63: Style Element Track Controls: Sound/Expression
Style/Pad Record mode Style Element Track Controls: Sound/Expression Expression Style Element Track Controls: Sound/ Use these knobs to set the Expression (CC#11) value for the cor- responding track. This value can be seen at the beginning of the Expression Event Edit list (see “Event Edit: Event Edit” on page 51). Different Expression values can be defined for each Style Ele- In this page you can assign a different Sound to each track of the ment.
Page 64: Style Element Track Controls: Keyboard Range
Style/Pad Record mode Style Element Track Controls: Keyboard Range Style Element Track Controls: Keyboard Style Element Track Controls: Noise/Guitar Range The Noise/Guitar page is where you can set the RX Noise level and the ‘human feel’ of Guitar tracks. The Keyboard Range automatically transposes any pattern note that would otherwise play too high or too low in pitch, com- pared to the original acoustic instrument, when transposed by the arranger.
Page 65: Pad Track Controls: Sound/Expression
Style/Pad Record mode Pad Track Controls: Sound/Expression (Retrigger) The sound will be stopped, and new Pad Track Controls: Sound/Expression notes matching the recognized chord will be played back. (Repitch) New notes matching the recognized In this page you can assign a Sound to the Pad track, adjust its chord will be played back, by repitching notes Volume (CC#07) and Expression (CC#11) values, and set vari- already playing.
Page 66: Style Element/Pad Chord Table: Chord Table
Style/Pad Record mode Style Element/Pad Chord Table: Chord Table 1…12 Maximum transposition (in semitones) of the Track Type track, referred to the original key of the Pad pat- Use this parameter to set the type of the corresponding track. tern. Drum Drum track.
Page 67: Import: Import Groove
Tempo. generic Song. The Standard MIDI File to be imported must be pro- grammed as if it was one of Pa600’s Chord Variations. Note: After importing a groove generated by a melody line (not by a percussive groove), the imported groove and samples will not be When importing an SMF, parameters like CV Length, Meter, transposed together with the other Style tracks.
Page 68 Accompaniment 5 Style Tracks and MIDI Channels must be lined as in the previous table, as per Korg’s standard Style format definition. When programming a Chord Variation on the external Note: Tracks/MIDI Channels other than the above mentioned are sequencer, please assign the Pad track to the MIDI channel #10.
Page 69: Export Smf
Change 00, 11 and 32, can be still programmed in Style Record mode, by using the edit features available. Warning: Pa600 can only handle SMF format 0 (Zero). If you are The Export SMF function allows you to export a Chord Varia-...
Page 70: Page Menu
Style/Pad Record mode Page menu Exporting a Style as an SMF separated by Page menu Markers As an alternative to exporting single Chord Variations to indi- Touch the page menu icon to open the page menu. Touch a com- vidual Standard MIDI Files, you can export a whole Style as an mand to select it.
Page 71: Write Style/Pad Dialog Box
Style/Pad Record mode Write Style/Pad dialog box Copy Expression Write Style/Pad dialog box (Only available in some edit pages). While the Style Element Track Control edit section is selected, use this command to open the Copy Expression dialog box and copy all Expression values Open this window by choosing the Write Style or Write Pad item assigned to the current Style Element tracks to a different Style from the page menu.
Page 72: Copy Key/Chord Dialog Box
Style/Pad Record mode Copy Key/Chord dialog box Copy Key/Chord dialog box Copy Expression dialog box (Style only) Open this window by choosing the Copy Key/Chord (Style only) Open this window by choosing the Copy Expression item from the page menu. Here you can copy Key/Chord settings item from the page menu.
Page 73: Copy Chord Table Dialog Box
Style/Pad Record mode Copy Chord Table dialog box Copy Chord Table dialog box Overdub Step Recording window (Style only) Open this window by choosing the Copy Chord The Step Record allows you to create a new Style/Pad by entering Table item from the page menu. Here you can copy the Chord single notes or chords to each track, by playing them on the key- Table of the current Style Element to a different Style Element.
Page 74 Style/Pad Record mode Overdub Step Recording window Free Memory Rest Remaining memory for recording. Touch this button to insert a rest. Duration Relative duration of the inserted note. The percentage is always Touch this button to tie the note to be inserted to the previous referred to the step value.
Page 75: Song Play Operating Mode
In Song Play mode the MIDI Clock is always generated by the internal player, even if the Clock parameter is set to MIDI or The native Song file format of Pa600 is the Standard MIDI File USB mode in the Global > MIDI > Setup/General Controls page (SMF), an universal standard set by all manufacturers.
Page 76: Keyboard, Pad And Player Tracks
Keyboard, Pad and Player tracks Main page (Normal view) Pa600 is equipped with a player that can play up to a maximum Press the SONG PLAY button to access this page from another of 16 Song tracks. In addition, you can play the keyboard with operating mode.
Page 77 This parameter only appears when an MP3 file has been selected. (*.MID) is the industry standard song format, used by Pa600 as its basic Song format when Variation of the original MP3 file’s tempo, inside a range of recording a new Song. A MIDI Karaoke File ±30% of the original tempo.
Page 78 Song Play operating mode Main page (Normal view) Style area For more information about the Sound Select window, see “Sound Select window” on page 7. Currently selected Style. You can select a Style while playing Songs, to have it ready when switching to Style Play mode. Also, Keyboard track octave transpose this lets you change the Pads and STSs (both are recalled by Non editable.
Page 79: Sts Name Panel
Song Play operating mode STS Name panel This allows for leaving the track status unchanged even when STS Name panel playing a different Standard MIDI File. You can leave, for exam- ple, the bass track in mute, and let your bassist play it live for the whole show.
Page 80: Sub-Scale Panel
Song Play operating mode Sub-Scale panel Song list Sub-Scale panel Use this list to browse through the Songs in the Jukebox list. Use the scrollbar to scroll the list. Select this panel to select a secondary scale for the Keyboard Selected Song tracks.
Page 81: Edit Menu
Mode Preferences > Song & Sequencer page (see “Save Trk & FX” on page 145). Pa600 is equipped with two groups of effect processors (A and B). In Song Play mode, these groups can be used to process Key- board, Pad and MIDI tracks.
Page 82: Mixer/Tuning: Eq Gain
Global > Mode Preferences > Song & Sequencer page (see “Save Mode Preferences > Song & Sequencer page (see “Save Trk & FX” Trk & FX” on page 145). This will help adapting the Pa600’s sound on page 145). This will help adapting the Pa600's sound to personal...
Page 83: Mixer/Tuning: Eq Control
Song Play operating mode Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control Effects: A/B FX Configuration This page lets you reset or bypass track equalization, pro- This page allows you to select the effects for the A (Song) and B grammed in the previous page. (Keyboard) FX groups.
Page 84: Effects: Master 1, 2
Song Play operating mode Effects: Master 1, 2 Effects: Master 1, 2 Track Controls: Easy Edit These pages contain the editing parameters for the effect proces- These parameters let you “fine-tune” edit parameters for Sounds sors. Here is an example of the FX A page, with the Reverb Hall assigned to the tracks.
Page 85: Pad/Switch: Assignable Switch
Song Play operating mode Pad/Switch: Assignable Switch Pad/Switch: Assignable Switch Jukebox Editor This page lets you select a different function for each of the The Jukebox function lets you play a list of Songs (127 max), at ASSIGNABLE SWITCH buttons. the simple touch of a button.
Page 86: Page Menu
Song Play operating mode Page menu Save Page menu Touch this button to save the Jukebox file. The Save Jukebox File dialog box appears, allowing you to edit the name and save your file. Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command to select it.
Page 87 Song Play operating mode Page menu Solo Track Copy/Paste FX Select the track of the current Player to be soloed, and check this Use this command to copy a single effect, or both effects of an item. You will hear only the selected track, and the ‘Solo’ warning FX group (A or B).
Page 88: Sequencer Operating Mode
Page menu icon Song area Page header The Songs and the Standard MIDI File format The native Song format for Pa600 is the Standard MIDI File Selected (“.MID” file). track info When saving a Song as a SMF, a setup measure is automatically area inserted at the beginning of the Song.
Page 89 Sequencer operating mode Sequencer Play - Main page Song area Selected track info area This is where the Song name is shown, together with its tempo This line lets you see the Sound assigned to the selected track. and meter (time signature) parameters, and the current measure. Not only it is shown on the main page, but also in several edit pages.
Page 90: Entering Record Mode
Sequencer operating mode Entering Record mode Track volume/status area Entering Record mode This area is where you can set the volume of each Song track, and mute/unmute tracks. To enter Record mode, press the RECORD button while you are Volume and virtual sliders in Sequencer mode.
Page 91: Record Mode: Multitrack Sequencer Page
Sequencer operating mode Record mode: Multitrack Sequencer page Overdub The newly recorded events will be mixed to any Record mode: Multitrack Sequencer page existing events. Overwrite The newly recorded events will replace any exist- ing events. While in Sequencer mode, press the RECORD button and select the “Multitrack Sequencer”...
Page 92 Sequencer operating mode Record mode: Multitrack Sequencer page Meter Multitrack recording procedure This is the basic meter (or time signature) of the Song. You can Here is the general procedure to follow for the Multitrack edit this parameter only when the Song is empty, i.e., before you Recording.
Page 93: Record Mode: Step Record Page
Sequencer operating mode Record mode: Step Record page Note parameter area Record mode: Step Record page Meter Meter (Time Signature) of the current measure. This parameter The Step Record allows you to create a new Song by entering sin- cannot be edited. You can set a Meter change by using the Insert gle notes or chords to each track.
Page 94 Sequencer operating mode Record mode: Step Record page Back From the main page of the Multitrack Recording mode, either select the “Exit from Record” command from the Goes to the previous step, erasing the inserted event. page menu, or press the RECORD button to exit the Record mode.
Page 95: Record Mode: Backing Sequence (Quick Record) Page
Sequencer operating mode Record mode: Backing Sequence (Quick Record) page Ex.2: Record mode: Backing Sequence (Quick Record) page Backing Sequence (Quick Record) mode allows you to quickly Step Time = Step Time = Step Time = record your live performance with the backing of the Styles. To make things easier, just two grouped tracks are provided: Kbd/ Pad (Keyboard and Pads) to record keyboard and pads, and Ch/ Press G...
Page 96 Sequencer operating mode Record mode: Backing Sequence (Quick Record) page Resolution Kbd/Pad: This Backing Sequence track includes the four Key- board tracks and the four Pads. After finishing recording, they Use this parameter to set the quantization during recording. will be saved as Song tracks 1-8, as in the following table: Quantization is a way of correcting timing errors;...
Page 97 Sequencer operating mode Record mode: Backing Sequence (Quick Record) page Individual track status icons Select the status of the Backing Sequence tracks, by using the Kbd/Pad and Ch/Acc parameters. (Kbd/Pad stays for While you can use the Kbd/Pad Backing Sequence track to Keyboard and Pads;...
Page 98: Record Mode: Step Backing Sequence Page
Style (Chord/Acc) part of a Song. Tick Smallest position value. Both Pa600 internal play- This mode lets you enter chords even if you are not a keyboard ers feature a resolution of 384 ticks per quarter.
Page 99 Sequencer operating mode Record mode: Step Backing Sequence page Note: If you replace a chord with a different one, please remember Done button that the Lower track (if recorded) will not be automatically changed, and may cause a dissonance against the accompaniment. Done Touch this button to exit the Step Backing Sequence mode.
Page 100: Edit Menu
Sequencer operating mode Edit menu Step Backing Sequence procedure Edit menu Here is the general Step Backing Sequence recording procedure. Hint: Before entering Step Backing Sequence mode to edit an exist- From any page, press the MENU button to open the Sequencer edit ing Song, select the “Save Song”...
Page 101: Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan
Use this pop-up menu to select one of the two FX groups (A or Parameters Pa600 includes two groups of effects (FX A and FX B). While in All parameters in this page are the same found in the same page Song Play mode, the A group is reserved to the Song and Pad of the Song Play mode (see “Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control”...
Page 102: Mixer/Tuning: Tuning
Sub-Scale on each track of the Song, can Pa600 includes two groups of effects (FX A and FX B). While in be sent by the Pa600 to an external MIDI recorder as System Song Play mode, the A group is reserved to the Song and Pad Exclusive data.
Page 103: Effects: Master 1, 2
Sequencer operating mode Effects: Master 1, 2 Effects: Master 1, 2 Event Edit: Event Edit These pages contain the editing parameters for the effect proces- The Event Edit is the page where you can edit each single MIDI sors. Here is an example of the FX A page, with the Reverb Hall event of the selected track.
Page 104 Sequencer operating mode Event Edit: Event Edit And here are the events contained in the Master track. Go/Catch This is a dual-function command. Type First value Second value • While the sequencer is not running, it works as a Go to Mea- Tempo Tempo change –...
Page 105: Event Edit: Filter
In the case of a Note event, select the Length parameter, Pa Controls Controls exclusive to Pa600, like the Scale set- and use the VALUE DIAL (or touch the parameter again to tings. These controls are recorded to the Master open the numeric keypad) to change the event’s length.
Page 106: Song Edit: Transpose
Sequencer operating mode Song Edit: Transpose Bottom / Top Note Song Edit: Velocity Use these parameters to set the bottom and top note of the key- board range to quantize. If you select the same note as the Bot- tom and Top parameters, you can select a single percussive Here you can change the Velocity value for the notes.
Page 107: Song Edit: Cut/Insert Measures
Sequencer operating mode Song Edit: Cut/Insert Measures Curve Song Edit: Delete (Only available in Advanced mode). Use this parameter to select one of the six curves, and to specify how the velocity will change over time. This page is where you can delete MIDI events from the Song. Start Value = 0%, End Value = 100% Curve 1 Curve 2...
Page 108: Song Edit: Copy
Sequencer operating mode Song Edit: Copy Top parameters, you can select a single note, or a single percus- Song Edit: Move sive instrument in a Drum track. Note: These parameters are available only when the All or Note options are selected. Here you can shift a track forward or backward by just a few ticks or whole measures.
Page 109: Page Menu
Sequencer operating mode Page menu Add RX Noises to Guitar track Page menu Use this parameter to automatically analyze the Standard MIDI File, and add RX Noises to Guitar tracks. This command scans a single track or the whole Standard MIDI File, looking for guitar Touch the page menu icon to open the menu.
Page 110: Song Select Window
Sequencer operating mode Song Select window Delete Song Press EXIT to exit from this page and go back to the main page of the Sequencer operating mode without saving the Song. Select this command to delete the Song and create a new, blank Song.
Page 111 Sequencer operating mode Save Song window Locate Master Transpose saved with the Song Touch this button to see the Song assigned to the Sequencer. When saving a Song, the Master Transpose value is saved with This is useful to quickly locate it, after you have browsed the Song.
Page 112: Sound Edit Operating Mode
Realtime Controls area The MIDI channel In Sound mode, Pa600 receives and transmits on the same chan- nel of the Upper 1 track. If the Global channel is assigned, notes FX area Voice Assign Mode area can also be received on this channel. See “MIDI: MIDI In Chan- nels”...
Page 113 This parameter is available when the Mono option is selected. Note: Some manufacturers could use the 1-128 numbering system; when connecting your Pa600 to Note: If “Legato” is On, certain multisamples or keyboard locations an instrument of this kind, increment the PC value may produce an incorrect pitch.
Page 114: Edit Menu
Sound Edit operating mode Edit menu Edit menu Edit page structure From any page, press the MENU button to open the Sound edit All edit pages share some basic elements. menu. This menu gives access to the various Sound edit sections. Page menu icon Operating mode...
Page 115 Sound Edit operating mode Basic: Sound Basic Oscillator Count Legato This parameter is only available when the selected mode is Oscillators Count Mono. It is the same found on the main page of the Sound mode. Use this box to specify the number of oscillators (up to 24) the See “Legato”...
Page 116: Basic: Osc Basic
The Factory bank. The Factory area of the inter- nal memory contains 560 different multisamples Velocity Multisample Switch Low-High (preset multisamples), supplied by Korg as stan- This is the velocity value dividing the High and Low layers for dard. the selected oscillator. Notes struck harder than this value will be RAM multisample, read from the RAM.
Page 117 Sound Edit operating mode Basic: OSC Basic always play, while a Legato Oscillator will only play when a note Cycle 2 As the above, for use with a different (and paral- is played Legato. lel) group of Oscillators. Having two Cycle Trig- ger Modes allows for cycling stereo multisamples.
Page 118: Basic: Vel/Key Zone
Sound Edit operating mode Basic: Vel/Key Zone OSC Off when Sound Controllers are On Basic: Damper Mode This ‘mirrors’ the way Sound Controllers work. With this param- eter checked, the current Oscillator will not play when one of the Sound Controllers (Sound Controller 1, Sound Controller 2, Here you can program how the Damper pedal works, the Reso- Sound Controller Y+, Sound Controller Y-) is activated.
Page 119: Basic: Damper Trigger
Sound Edit operating mode Basic: Damper Trigger Repedaling This mode acts as the Normal mode, but also Basic: Damper Trigger enables the Damper pedal effect when the pedal is pressed after the note has been released (Note Off). In this case, the Damper effect starts from Here you can set the notes triggered by pressing and releasing the current Release level, and decays slowly.
Page 120: Basic: Eq
Sound Edit operating mode Basic: EQ Basic: EQ DrumKit: Sample Setup (Drum Kits) In this page, you can set the semi-parametric three-band equal- This page appears when you edit a Drum Kit. Here you can izer for the selected oscillator. select a different percussive sample for each key and layer.
Page 121 No Attack Offset. the Flash-ROM memory contains 1012 different When the “Intensity” parameter has a negative value, the selec- samples (preset samples), supplied by Korg as tion will happen in reverse (higher-numbered Offsets will be standard. selected before the lowest-numbered ones).
Page 122: Drumkit: Eq (Drum Kits)
Sound Edit operating mode DrumKit: EQ (Drum Kits) DrumKit: EQ (Drum Kits) DrumKit: Voice Mixer (Drum Kits) This page appears when you edit a Drum Kit. In this page, you This page appears when you edit a Drum Kit. Here you can set can set the semi-parametric three-band equalizer for the various parameters for the different percussive sample assigned selected key, layer and Drum sample.
Page 123: Pitch: Pitch Mod
Sound Edit operating mode Pitch: Pitch Mod The sound will continue playing up to the end of Pitch: Pitch Mod the sample. The Note Off message is ignored. Mixer Here you can make pitch settings for each oscillator. These set- tings specify how keyboard location will affect the pitch of each oscillator, and select the controllers that will affect the oscillator pitch and specify the depth of control.
Page 124 Sound Edit operating mode Pitch: Pitch Mod Lowest Pitch Bend only -12.00…+12.00 On this oscillator, Pitch Bend is only activated on Parameter value. the lowest note currently playing on the key- Pitch EG AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) board. This parameter selects the source that will modulate the pitch Ribbon to Pitch EG of the selected oscillator.
Page 125: Pitch: Pitch Eg
Sound Edit operating mode Pitch: Pitch EG JS+Y Pitch: Pitch EG Intensity of the corresponding LFO when the joystick is pushed forward. -12…0…+12 Parameter value. Negative values invert the LFO Here you can make settings for the pitch EG, which creates time- variant changes in the pitch of the oscillators.
Page 126 Sound Edit operating mode Pitch: Pitch EG Attack Time At (Attack Level Swing) Specifies the time over which the pitch will change from note-on This parameter specifies the direction of change in “Attack until it reaches the pitch specified as the attack level. Level”...
Page 127: Filter: Filter Type
Sound Edit operating mode Filter: Filter Type Resonance (Resonance A) Filter: Filter Type The resonance emphasizes the overtone components that lie in the region of the cutoff frequency specified by “Frequency”, pro- ducing a more distinctive sound. Increasing this value will pro- Here you can make settings for the filters that will be used by the duce a stronger effect.
Page 128: Filter: Filter Mod
Sound Edit operating mode Filter: Filter Mod Tracking to A/B Filter: Filter Mod These parameters specify the note numbers at which keyboard tracking will begin to apply, and set the “Intensity to A” and “Intensity to B” parameters to specify the depth and direction of These settings let you apply modulation to the cutoff frequency the change applied to filters A and B.
Page 129: Filter: Filter Lfo
Sound Edit operating mode Filter: Filter LFO AMS (EG Alternate Modulation Source) Filter: Filter LFO Selects the source that will control the depth and direction of the effect that the time-varying changes produced by the filter EG will have on the cutoff frequency of filters A and B. See “AMS Here you can use the filter LFO to apply cyclic modulation to the (Alternate Modulation Source) list”...
Page 130: Filter: Filter Eg
Sound Edit operating mode Filter: Filter EG Intensity to A Start Specifies the depth and direction of the effect that “AMS” will This parameter specifies the change in cutoff frequency at the have on filter A. time of note-on. For example if “AMS” is Joystick Y+, higher settings of this -99…+99 Level value.
Page 131 Sound Edit operating mode Filter: Filter EG Level Modulation Time Modulation Filter 1 EG changes (level) (AMS = Velocity, Intensity = a positive (+) value) Filter 1 EG changes (Time) (AMS = Velocity, Intensity = a positive (+) value) Note-on Note-on Note-on Note-on...
Page 132: Amp: Amp Level/Pan
Sound Edit operating mode Amp: Amp Level/Pan and setting this parameter to – will allow AMS to shorten the as you play higher), and toward the left as the note numbers time. With a setting of 0 there will be no change. decrease (i.e., as you play lower).
Page 133: Amp: Amp Eg
Sound Edit operating mode Amp: Amp EG Amp Modulation Diagram These parameters specify how the volume of the selected oscilla- The diagram on top of the page shows the Amplitude envelope tor will be affected by velocity. line. Velocity Intensity Level With positive (+) values, the volume will increase as you play These parameters are the level of the envelope segment.
Page 134 Sound Edit operating mode Amp: Amp EG Slope Time Modulation This parameter specifies the time over which the volume will These parameters let you use an alternate modulation source to change from when it reaches the break point level until it reaches modify the amp EG times that were specified in “Time”...
Page 135: Lfo: Lfo1
Sound Edit operating mode LFO: LFO1 Sl (Slope Time Swing) Frequency This parameter specifies the direction of the effect that “AMS1” Set the LFO frequency. A setting of 99 is the fastest. will have on “Slope”. With positive (+) values of “Intensity”, set- 00…99 Frequency rate.
Page 136: Lfo: Lfo2
Sound Edit operating mode LFO: LFO2 AMS1 (Alternate Modulation Source1) LFO: LFO2 Selects the source that will adjust the frequency of the selected oscillator LFO1 (see “AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list” on page 136). LFO1 can be modulated by LFO2. Here you can make settings for the LFO2, which is the second LFO that can be applied to the selected oscillator.
Page 137: Effects: Master 2 / Chorus
User PCM Samples: User Samples In this page you can edit the effect assigned to the Master FX 2 Pa600 is fitted with a 96MB PCM Sample memory, that allows effect processor (usually Chorus). See “Effects” on page 243 for you to load Sounds and Drum Kits based on User PCM Samples more information.
Page 138: Page Menu
A note about localized PCM Samples data In some Countries, localized Sound and Style data could be released by the Korg Distributor. These data can be loaded into Pa600 for a more personalized experience. This type of data could be protected, and exchanging with other Pa600s would not be allowed.
Page 139: Write Sound Dialog Box
Sound Edit operating mode Write Sound dialog box Write Sound dialog box Copy Oscillator dialog box Open this window by selecting the Write Sound item from the Open this window by selecting the Copy Oscillator item from page menu. Here, you can save all Sound parameters to a Sound the page menu.
Page 140: Ams (Alternate Modulation Source) List
Sound Edit operating mode AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list Do not use Alternate Modulation Pitch EG Pitch EG Filter EG Filter EG within the same oscillator Amp EG Amp EG within the same oscillator LFO1 LFO1 within the same oscillator LFO2 LFO2 within the same oscillator...
Page 141 Sound Edit operating mode AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list “Ramp Low” will have no AMS effect. The sign of JS +Y & AT/2 (Joy Stick +Y & After Touch/2) the “Ramp High” setting will determine the direc- The effect will be controlled by the joystick +Y (vertically tion of its effect.
Page 142: Global Mode
Global mode Overview on the Global mode Global mode The Global mode is where you can set global functions. This Edit menu mode overlaps the current operating mode (Style Play, Song Play, Sequencer, Sound Edit). From any page of the Global mode, press the MENU button to open the Global edit menu.
Page 143: General Controls: Basic
Global mode General Controls: Basic Page menu icon Global Reverb Touch this icon to open the page menu (see below). Reverb Offset Parameters area This is the master offset for all reverbs. Use it to adjust reverb tails to the room where you are playing. Use negative values Each page contains various parameters.
Page 144: General Controls: Interface
The “Change” word will start flashing in red. Touch it. bank. This way, by turning on this parameter, you will select your preferred Style at the touch of a single button. A message will ask you to reboot the Pa600. Touch OK to close the message window. Performance Turn the Pa600 off, then on again.
Page 145: General Controls: Lock
Performance or Style. Also, this lock prevents a Standard MIDI File generated with an instrument • If the Upper 1 FX Lock is turned off, when of the Korg Pa-Series to change the Master Trans- assigning a new Sound to the Upper 1 track, pose.
Page 146: General Controls: Clock & Power
Auto Power Off ment (Variation, Intro…) will not change when choosing a different Style. Pa600 can automatically power off after two hours of being unused, to avoid consuming power and preserving the environ- This lock has no effect on the Styles automatically ment.
Page 147: Mode Preferences: Style
Global mode Mode Preferences: Style Mode Preferences: Style When this parameter is checked, a few minutes before automatic power-off a message will warn you that the instrument is going to be turned off. All unsaved data currently in editing or record- In this page you can set various general parameters for the Style ing will be lost.
Page 148 Global mode Mode Preferences: Style Expert When in Split mode, play two or more notes for a Memory Mode chord to be recognized. When in Full Keyboard This parameter sets the way the MEMORY button works. mode, play at least three notes. Chord When the MEMORY LED is on, recognized If you play just one note, a unison will be played.
Page 149: Mode Preferences: Song & Sequencer
MP3 file cannot be skipped. Note: This parameter is automatically set to On when turning the Note: When Pa600 is driving an external musical instrument, the instrument off. fast transfer of MIDI data to the MIDI OUT or USB port may Note: Should you accidentally delete some Factory Data, reload cause a delay to the Song’s start.
Page 150: Controllers: Hand Controllers
Media operations, therefore making browsing direc- tories easier. Controllers: Hand Controllers In this page you can program those controls you can operate with your hands. The following (optional) Korg pedals are compatible with Pa600: Type Model Continuous EXP-2, XVP-10...
Page 151: Tuning: Basic
Global mode Tuning: Basic Touch the “Push” button in the display to confirm the max- Tuning: Transpose Control imum value. The following dialog box appears: This page is where you can select to which tracks the Master Transpose is applied to, and adjust some related parameter. You are now asked to set the pedal to the minimum value.
Page 152: Tuning: Scale
(see “Write Quarter Tone SC Preset” on mode in Style Play/Song Play > Track Control > Mode (see page 154). Pa600 Quarter Tone: As an alternative, keep the corre- “Type” on page 26). sponding SC button pressed for a couple seconds.
Page 153: Midi: General Controls
MIDI: General Controls Lower scale diagram MIDI: General Controls Pa600 Quarter Tone only: This diagram corresponds to the music keyboard in the QUARTER TONE section of the control panel. Use this scale to turn detuning on or off. Applied detuning will This page allows you to select a MIDI Preset and set global parameters for the MIDI communication.
Page 154: Midi: Midi In Controls
Octave transposition of data received on the MIDI IN or USB Device port for the Upper tracks. For example, if you select the +1 value, a C4 received via MIDI will play a C5 on the Pa600. This parameter may be useful to many MIDI accordion players, whose MIDI interface may transmit on an unexpected octave.
Page 155: Midi: Midi In Channels
Device port for the Lower track. For example, if you select the +1 coming on this channel are seen as if they were value, a C4 received via MIDI will play a C5 on the Pa600. generated by Pa600’s integrated controllers.
Page 156: Midi: Filters
Use this page to set up to 8 filters for the MIDI data received or This page lets you define various parameters for the MP3 player sent by the Pa600 on the MIDI and USB Device ports. All these and the speakers.
Page 157: Audio & Eq: Master Eq
Global mode Audio & EQ: Master EQ Ratio EQ Preset Sets the signal compression ratio. Compression is applied only Use this pop-up menu to choose one of the available EQ Presets, when the signal level exceeds the Threshold value. and automatically reconfigure the EQ parameters. Threshold On/Off Sets the level above which compression is applied.
Page 158: Touch Panel Calibration
Global mode Touch Panel Calibration Touch Panel Calibration Page menu From time to time (for example, after loading a new operating Touch the page menu icon to open the menu. Touch a command system), calibrating your Color TouchView™ display may be nec- to select it.
Page 159: Write Quarter Tone Sc Preset Dialog Box
Global mode Write Quarter Tone SC Preset dialog box Write Quarter Tone SC Preset dialog box Write Limiter Preset dialog box Open this dialog box by selecting the Write Quarter Tone SC Open this dialog box by selecting the Write Limiter Preset item Preset item from the page menu.
Page 160: Media Mode
Supported device overlaps the current operating mode (Style Play, Song Play, Sequencer, Sound Edit). Pa600 supports external devices, like hard disks or USB memory sticks, formatted in FAT16 or FAT32 with long file names. NTSF Storage devices and internal memory (Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/7), HFS (Mac OS 9) and HFS+ (Mac OS X) formats are not supported.
Page 161: File Types
File types Extension File type Karaoke file The following tables describe all the file and folder types the Pa600 can manage. Here are the files you can read or write with CD+Graphics file the Pa600. Extension File/folder type All the User data. (This is a folder containing other fold- ers) Backup file, created with the “Full Resources Backup”...
Page 162: Media Structure
Media structure Each device (and the internal memory) can contain files and folders. Data in the Pa600 is slightly more rigidly structured than in a com- puter, due to the pre-configured type of data inside the instrument’s memory. The diagram below shows the global structure of a Pa600 device.
Page 163: Main Page
Media mode Main page Scrollbar Main page Use the scrollbar to scroll the list. Touching the arrows will scroll one step at a time, while touching the bar will scroll one page at a time. There is no main page in the Media mode. When pressing EXIT, you exit the Media mode, and the underlying operating mode in Touching the arrows while SHIFT is kept pressed jumps to the the background is recalled.
Page 164: Load
Media mode Load Loading all the User data Load You can load all the User data with a single operation. If loading from an external device, connect the device to In this page you can load User data files (Performances, User the USB Host port.
Page 165 Media mode Load Loading a single bank Select the target bank, and touch OK to load the source bank. You can load a single bank of data (Sounds, Styles, Perfor- Warning: After confirming, all User data contained in mem- mances) with a single operation. Each bank corresponds to each ory are deleted.
Page 166 It is not possible to load Pa600 data into a Pa2X/Pa800. Loading Pa1X data You can load Pa1X data exactly as if they were Pa600 data, apart for the Global (GLB) and Voice Processor Presets (VOC) files. Due to the different order in memory, Styles must be reassigned to SongBook entries by using the SongBook Editor software (freely available on www.korg.com).
Page 167: Save
Due to the difference in Sounds, you will probably want to make some adjustments to the old Styles, once they are loaded in Pa600 (changing the Sound, Volume, Pan, Tempo, Drum Mapping, Wrap Around…). To make the Sound assignment to the Style tracks effective, be sure the “Original Style Sounds”...
Page 168 Media mode Save Saving the full memory content Saving all data of a specified type You can save the full memory content with a single operation. In addition to the above, you can save all data of a specified type by selecting the corresponding folder.
Page 169 Media mode Save Saving a single bank A dialog box appears, asking you to select one of the avail- able User (or Favorite/User Style) locations inside the You can save a single User bank with a single operation. Each folder: bank corresponds to each of the side tabs in the various Select windows (Style Select, Performance Select…).
Page 170 Select the desired bank file, and touch Open to gain access Creating a new “.SET” folder to the single items. Pa600 proprietary data must be saved in special folders with the “.SET” extension. These special folders can be saved inside ordi- nary folders.
Page 171: Copy
You can copy inside the same device, or from a device to a different one (both devices must be connected to the Pa600 during the copy operation). To preserve data structure integrity, during Copy operations you Copying a single file or folder can’t open “.SET”...
Page 172: Delete
While keeping the SHIFT button pressed, continue select- ing the other files or folders to be selected. Hint: You can prevent files other than Pa600’s own files to be shown, by checking the “Hide Unknown Files” option in Global >...
Page 173: Format
Warning: It is not possibile to change the label (name) of the inter- This command allows you to make a full backup of all the inter- nal disk when Pa600 is connected to a PC through the USB port. If nal data on a target device. A “.BKP” file will be created.
Page 174 Factory Restore In case you want to erase all changes to your Factory and User data, and restore your Pa600 to the same condition it was when it was new, you can use the Factory Restore procedure. Warning: This command deletes all data from memory (including your custom data).
Page 175: Usb
Caveat: Do not modify the structure of the “.SET” folders, or you will no longer be able to use them on the Pa600. Only use The USB Device port allows you to access the internal storage the USB connection for data exchange purpose, or to modify memory from a personal computer, by just connecting the Pa600 ordinary folders.
Page 176: Page Menu
SongBook Editor software (freely available on folders, since they are used to identify the type of file or folder. www.korg.com) to edit the links. Note: You cannot change the name of the internal storage memory. Protect Select this command to protect the selected file or folder from writing/erasing.
Page 177: Care Of Mass Storage Devices
Merging PCM Samples from various sources The Pa600 can save most of the data contained in memory to the internal memory, or to external devices (like hard drives or USB When you load a .SET folder, all User PCM Samples in memory memory sticks) connected to the USB Host port.
Page 178: Songbook
SongBook Book SongBook The SongBook is an onboard database that allows you to orga- List Header nize various “musical resources” (Style, Standard MIDI Files, The List Header shows the selected entry’s name on the left KAR files, and MP3 files) for easy retrieving. (“N:”), and the associated Style, Standard MIDI File or MP3 file The SongBook mode overlaps the Style Play and Song Play oper- on the right (“Style:”...
Page 179 When you are ready to remotely select SongBook entries, switch to the Style Play or Song Play mode. At this point, Pa600 must receive on the special Control channel the NRPN Control Change messages #99 (MSB, with value 2) and #98 (LSB, with value 64) in fast succession, as an initializa- tion string.
Page 180: Custom List
SongBook Custom List After the initialization string has been sent, you must send the Custom List selection string, made of two Control Change messages: CC#06 (Data Entry MSB) for the thousands and hundreds, and CC#38 (Data Entry LSB) for the tens and units. The range of the Data Use this page to select and use one of the available Custom Lists Entry controls, in this case, is 0~99 (instead of the typical (contained in the “LISTDB.SBL”...
Page 181: List Edit
SongBook List Edit Commands List Edit Move Use these buttons to move the selected song entry up or down in This page is only available after checking the “Enable List Edit” the list. command in the page menu (see page 181). Use this page to edit the available Custom Lists.
Page 182: Book Edit 1
SongBook Book Edit 1 Current Resource Book Edit 1 Write When checked, here is what is saved in the entry when touching The Book Edit 1 page is where you link a Musical Resource the Write button: (Style or Song) to the SongBook entry. •...
Page 183: Book Edit 2
SongBook Book Edit 2 When you touch Write and choose the Rename/ Book Edit 2 Overwrite option, all STSs are overwritten at once. Current A single STS is saved to the chosen SongBook The Book Edit 2 page is where you enter information on the STS.
Page 184: Book Edit 3
SongBook Book Edit 3 Meter Info Synchro Start / Synchro Stop / Memory Basic meter (time signature) of the Style, or starting meter of the The status of these functions can be memorized in a SongBook Standard MIDI File associated with the entry. This may change, entry.
Page 185: Info
SongBook Info Songs in the Current List Info Number of entries in the selected Custom List. Use the Info page to see the name of the selected entry, the asso- ciated resource(s), the total number of Songs in the SongBook, Page menu the number of filtered entries, the number of available Custom Lists, and the number of Songs in the current list.
Page 186 SongBook Page menu Touch the (Text Edit) button to open the Text Edit window and assign a name to the text file to be saved to a storage device. Then, select either the internal storage memory to save the file. •...
Page 187: Lyrics, Score, Markers
Song Play mode. Lyrics will be shown only if they are compatible with a standard Viewing lyrics and chords with Songs format that Pa600 can understand. You can see the following types of lyrics and chords: Song name...
Page 188 Lyrics, Score, Markers Lyrics page shown in the display. Master Transpose must be activated on the Text files loaded with Standard MIDI Files and Player, but not on the Keyboard. MP3 files When a “.TXT” file exists in the same directory as a Standard MIDI File or MP3 file, and shares exactly the same name, it will be loaded with the “.MID”...
Page 189: Score Page
Depending on the content of the track, either notes or chords are Hint: The “Melody Mute” function, that can be assigned to an shown. Pa600 takes care for you of ‘cleaning-up’ the score, so that assignable switch or footswitch, allows for muting the melody track it is always easy to read.
Page 190: Markers Page
Standard Song Markers contained in a Standard MIDI File can How to edit a marker: be read with the Pa600, to quickly jump to a given position in the Touch the marker to be edited in the display. Song. Additionally, you can set your own marker points on-the- fly.
Page 191: Midi
Control Change 00 and 32, to remotely select Pa600 data from a sequencer or a master keyboard. Here is a brief overview of MIDI, as related to the Pa600. If inter- Control Change (CC) – This is a wide array of messages, con- ested, you may find more information on the general use of trolling most of the instrument parameters.
Page 192: Standard Midi Files
Therefore, if the SPLIT button LED appropriate MIDI Preset for the connection to be made, you can is lit up, notes arriving to Pa600 over this channel will be divided modify the parameters as needed and save them into a MIDI by the split point into the Upper (above the split point) and Preset (see “Write Midi Preset dialog box”...
Page 193: Connecting Pa600 To A Master Keyboard
If the master keyboard transmits over the Global channel of Pa600, the split point and the status of the SPLIT button in the control panel will affect the notes received from the master key- board.
Page 194: Connecting Pa600 To An External Sequencer
Play the keyboard. Notes played on the keyboard will go Connections and settings from the MIDI OUT of Pa600 to the MIDI IN of the com- puter/MIDI interface (or from the USB port of Pa600 to the In order to connect Pa600 to a computer, you need a computer USB port of the computer).
Page 195: Playing Another Instrument With Pa600
Pa600 to play an external instrument with its onboard track’s volume by using the Pa600 (sliders on the display). arranger. Yes, it’s hard to beat the audio quality of Pa600, but you Play the keyboard of Pa600. could wish to use that old faithful synth you are still accustomed to…...
Page 196 MIDI Playing another instrument with Pa600...
Page 198: Factory Data
Factory data Styles Factory data Styles Note: You can remotely select Styles on the Pa600, by sending it CC00 CC32 Name Bank Select MSB (CC#0), Bank Select LSB (CC#32) and Pro- Analog Ballad 1 gram Change messages on the Control channel (see “MIDI: MIDI In Channels”...
Page 199 Factory data Styles CC00 CC32 Name CC00 CC32 Name Dance Chart 1 Serenade Dance Chart 2 Unplugged Funky Disco Meditando Techno Unplugged 8 Bt Garage Unplugged 16 Bt House Unplugged Gtr 1 Club House Unplugged Gtr 2 Euro Trance Unplugged Gtr 3 Fashion Funk Unplugged Gtr 4 Dance Fever...
Page 200 Factory data Styles CC00 CC32 Name CC00 CC32 Name Vahde Disco Cha Cha 2/4 Oyun Calypso Ciftetelli Reggae 1 Halay Reggae 2 Club Latino Oryantal Andean Turkish Pop Bank: Jazz Bank: Latin Bigger Band Samba Brazil Serenade Band Bossa Nova Jazz Club Classic Salsa BeBop...
Page 201 Factory data Styles CC00 CC32 Name CC00 CC32 Name Theatre Swing Raspa Theatre March Mad Ska Love Ballad Celtic Dream Army Band Celtic Waltz Celtic Ballad Bank: Funk & Soul Scottish Reel Funk R&B Banda Kool Funk OrchestralBolero Al Funk Minuetto Elektrik Funk Baroque...
Page 202: Style Elements
Note: The above Program Change numbers are given according to the 0-127 numbering system. Style and Player controls Note: You can remotely send various commands to the Style and Player of the Pa600, by sending it Program Change messages on the Con- trol channel (see “MIDI: MIDI In Channels” on page 151).
Page 203: Sounds (Bank Order)
Name Sounds (Bank order) Bell E. Piano 1 Bell E. Piano 2 The following table lists all Pa600 Factory Sounds as they appear Factory: Mallet & Bell in the Sound Select window. Vibraphone 1 Legend: The table also includes MIDI data used to remotely select Marimba the Sounds.
Page 204 Factory data Sounds (Bank order) CC00 CC32 Name CC00 CC32 Name Steirisch.Akk.2 Soft Jazz Guitar Steirisch.Akk.3 Single Coil Pro Steirisch.Akk.4 Nylon Guitar DNC Acc.Voice Change Natural NylonDNC RealFolk Gtr DNC Factory: Organ Real 12 Strings Jimmy Organ DNC Nylon Gtr Pro1 Perc.
Page 205 Factory data Sounds (Bank order) CC00 CC32 Name CC00 CC32 Name R&R Guitar Symphonic Bows Power Chords Analog Strings 1 Mute Monster Synth Strings 1 Disto Mute Scat V.& Bass1 Nylon Gtr RX1 Scat V.& Bass2 Nylon Gtr RX2 Wuuh Choir Steel Guitar RX1 Oh-Ah Voices Steel Guitar RX2...
Page 206 Factory data Sounds (Bank order) CC00 CC32 Name CC00 CC32 Name Trumpet Shake Y+ Sweet Alto Sax1 Trumpet Pitch Sweet Alto Sax 2 Tuba Gold Soft Alto Sax Oberkr. Tuba Alto Sax Pro Tenor Sax Expr.2 Factory: Brass Tenor Sax Expr.1 Big Band Brass 1 Jazz Tenor 1 Big Band Brass 2...
Page 207 Factory data Sounds (Bank order) CC00 CC32 Name CC00 CC32 Name Tinklin Pad Metallic Rez Pods In Pad Synth Pianoid Vintage Sweep Arp Angeles Money Pad Big & Raw Tsunami Wave Caribbean Ravelian Pad OB Lead Meditate Port Whine Super Sweep 2VCO Planet Lead Wave Sweep VCF Modulation...
Page 208 90's Piano Picked Bass RX 2000's Piano SlapPick Bass RX Chorus Piano FunkSlap Bass RX Harpsi 16' RX Factory: Drum & SFX Harpsi Korg Standard Kit RX1 Clav Snap Standard Kit RX2 Sticky Clav Standard Kit RX3 Honky-Tonk Standard Kit RX4 Legacy: E.
Page 209 Factory data Sounds (Bank order) CC00 CC32 Name CC00 CC32 Name FM Stack EP Spanish Guitar Hybrid EP Nylon Guitar Phantom Tine Brazilian Guitar Soft Wurly Steel Folk Gtr Hard Wurly Guitar Strings Velo Wurly Finger Key Off Sweeping EP Club Jazz Gtr 2 Classic Dig.
Page 210 Factory data Sounds (Bank order) CC00 CC32 Name CC00 CC32 Name Freedom Pad Legacy: Trumpet & Trbn. Noble Pad Mono Trumpet Mellow Pad Warm Flugel Lonely Spin Pitch Trombone Synth Ghostly Soft Trombone Farluce Trombone Bell Choir BeBop Cornet Dance ReMix Flugel Horn Elastick Pad Dynabone...
Page 211 Factory data Sounds (Bank order) CC00 CC32 Name CC00 CC32 Name Ticktacing Bass Honky-Tonk GM Fretless Bass 3 Honky Wide Stick Bass E. Piano 1 GM Dark R&B Bass2 Detuned EP 1 Auto Pilot 2 EP 1 Veloc. Mix Bass4 Da Phunk 60's E.
Page 212 Factory data Sounds (Bank order) CC00 CC32 Name CC00 CC32 Name Nylon Guitar 2 60's Strings Steel Guitar GM Strings Ens.2 GM 12 Strings Gtr Synth Strings1GM Mandoln Synth Strings 3 Steel Gtr & Body Synth Strings2GM Jazz Guitar GM Choir Aahs GM Pedal Steel Gtr Choir Aahs 2...
Page 213 Factory data Sounds (Bank order) CC00 CC32 Name CC00 CC32 Name Ocarina GM GM: Percussive GM: Syn Lead / Syn Pad Tinkle Bell GM Lead Square GM Agogo GM Lead Square 2 Steel Drums GM Lead Sine Woodblock GM Lead Saw GM Castanets Lead Saw 2 Taiko Drum GM...
Page 214 Factory data Sounds (Bank order) CC00 CC32 Name Gun Shot GM Machine Gun Laser Gun Explosion GM: Drum Standard Kit GM Room Kit GM Power Kit GM Electro Kit GM Analog Kit GM Jazz Kit GM Brush Kit GM Orchestra Kit GM SFX Kit GM Standard Kit1 XG Standard Kit2 XG...
Page 215: Sounds (Program Change Order)
Sounds (Program Change order) Club E. Piano Factory: E. Piano Classic Wurly 2 Factory: E. Piano The following table lists all Pa600 Factory Sounds in order of Soft Wurly Legacy: E. Piano Bank Select-Program Change number. Hard Wurly Legacy: E. Piano...
Page 216 Factory data Sounds (Program Change order) CC00 CC32 Name Sound Bank CC00 CC32 Name Sound Bank Music Box Factory: Mallet & Bell Tibia & Kinura Legacy: Organ Vibraphone GM GM: Chrom. Perc. Tibia Vox Glock Legacy: Organ Vibraphone Wide GM: Chrom. Perc. Perc.Organ GM GM: Organ Vibraphone 1...
Page 217 Factory data Sounds (Program Change order) CC00 CC32 Name Sound Bank CC00 CC32 Name Sound Bank Fisa Master Factory: Accordion Nylon Guitar Legacy: Guitar Cassotto Factory: Accordion RealNylon Gtr ST Factory: Guitar Arabic Accordion Legacy: Accordion Real Nylon Gtr Factory: Guitar Sweet Musette Factory: Accordion Nylon Guitar DNC...
Page 218 Factory data Sounds (Program Change order) CC00 CC32 Name Sound Bank CC00 CC32 Name Sound Bank Chorus Guitar Factory: Guitar Soft Overdrive Factory: Guitar Vintage S. 2 Factory: Guitar Crunch Gtr DNC Factory: Guitar Processed E.Gtr Factory: Guitar Distortion GtrGM GM: Guitar Single Coil Factory: Guitar...
Page 219 Factory data Sounds (Program Change order) CC00 CC32 Name Sound Bank CC00 CC32 Name Sound Bank Bass&Gtr Double Factory: Bass Jungle Rez Factory: Bass Pick Bass 1 Factory: Bass Nasty Bass Legacy: Bass Pick Bass 2 Factory: Bass Phat Bass Legacy: Bass Ticktacing Bass Legacy: Bass...
Page 220 Factory data Sounds (Program Change order) CC00 CC32 Name Sound Bank CC00 CC32 Name Sound Bank Orchestra Tutti2 Factory: Strings & Vocal Dream Voice Legacy: Strings & Vocal Orchestra&Flute Factory: Strings & Vocal Synth Voices Factory: Strings & Vocal Strings Ens. 1 Legacy: Strings &...
Page 221 Factory data Sounds (Program Change order) CC00 CC32 Name Sound Bank CC00 CC32 Name Sound Bank Tuba Gold Factory: Trp. & Trbn. Synth Brass 3 GM: Brass Dynabone Legacy: Trp. & Trbn. Analog Brass 1 GM: Brass Ob.Tuba&E.Bass 1 Legacy: Trp. & Trbn. Jump Brass GM: Brass Ob.Tuba&E.Bass 2...
Page 222 Factory data Sounds (Program Change order) CC00 CC32 Name Sound Bank CC00 CC32 Name Sound Bank Clarinet GM GM: Reed Wave Lead Factory: Synth Lead Jazz Clarinet Factory: Woodwind Sine Wave Factory: Synth Lead Clarinet G Factory: Ethnic Analog Lead Factory: Synth Lead Section Winds 1 Factory: Woodwind...
Page 223 Factory data Sounds (Program Change order) CC00 CC32 Name Sound Bank CC00 CC32 Name Sound Bank Warm Pad GM GM: Syn Lead Syn Pad Cinema Pad Factory: Synth Pad Sine Pad GM: Syn Lead Syn Pad Reoccuring Astra Legacy: Synth Pad Master Pad Legacy: Strings &...
Page 224 Factory data Sounds (Program Change order) CC00 CC32 Name Sound Bank CC00 CC32 Name Sound Bank Oud 1 Factory: Ethnic Flute Key Click GM: SFX Shamisen GM GM: Ethnic Seashore GM GM: SFX Koto GM GM: Ethnic Rain GM: SFX Taisho Koto GM: Ethnic Thunder...
Page 225: Drum Kits
Factory data Drum Kits Drum Kits The following table lists all Pa600 Factory Drum Kits in order of CC00 CC32 Name Sound Bank Bank Select-Program Change number. SFX Kit 1 Factory: Drum & SFX Legend: The table also includes MIDI data used to remotely select Percussion Kit Factory: Drum &...
Page 226: Multisamples
Multisamples Multisamples The following is a list of all Pa600 Factory Multisamples. * OrigTune: Original Tune, i.e., samples use the natural tuning of the original instrument, instead of the equal tuning. Beating may occur at the extreme pitch, when the sound is used in conjunction with other sounds.
Page 227 Factory data Multisamples 114 Log Drum 159 Alto Sax Vibrato2 Drive 204 Tuba ff 115 Steel Drum Hard 160 Alto Sax p 205 Tuba GM 116 Steel Drum GM 161 Alto Sax mf 206 Tuba Bariton Attack 117 Gamelan 162 Alto Sax GM 207 Trombone 1 Vibrato 118 FM Bell 163 Alto Sax Growl...
Page 228 Factory data Multisamples 249 Voice Male Wuh 294 Steel Gtr Noise 339 Jazz Gib mellow mf 250 Voice Male Woh 295 Guitar Fret Noise Off 340 Jazz Gib mellow f 251 Voice Male Wah 296 Guitar Body 341 Pedal Steel Guitar 252 Voice Male Dah 297 Nylon Guitar p 342 Resonator Guitar...
Page 229 Factory data Multisamples 384 E.Bass9 PickLP 429 Syn Bass FM1 474 Triangle MG 385 E.Bass10 Thumb 430 Syn Bass FM2 475 Ramp 386 E.Bass11 SlapThumb 431 Syn Bass FM2LP 476 Ramp MG 387 E.Bass Gliss 432 Syn Bass TB 477 Sine 388 E.Bass Noise1 433 R&B Saw Bass 478 DWGS Syn Sine1...
Page 230 Factory data Multisamples 519 Car Crash 533 Ride Edge2 547 Orchestra BD 520 Train 534 88 HiHat Open 548 Timpani 521 Helicopter 535 88 Cowbell 549 Taiko 522 Gun Shot 536 88 Tom 550 Djembe Mute 523 Machine Gun 537 88 Crash 551 FX SD Large Hall1 L 524 Laser Gun 538 Tom...
Page 231: Drum Samples
Factory data Drum Samples Drum Samples The following table contains all Pa600 Name Family Name Family Factory Drum Samples. BD Techno1 BassDr SD S Gate1 GM Snare Dr BD Techno2 BassDr SD S Gate2 Snare Dr Name Family BD Hip1...
Page 232 Factory data Drum Samples Name Family Name Family Name Family SD Snr Signature p Snare Dr SD Dance23 GM Snare Dr SD Brush3 Swirl Snare Dr SD Snr Signature mf Snare Dr SD Dance24 Snare Dr SD FX Large Hall1 Snare Dr SD Snr Signature f Snare Dr...
Page 233 Factory data Drum Samples Name Family Name Family Name Family Tom2 Floor p HH2 Open p HiHat Orchestra Cymbal Cymbal Tom2 Floor f HH2 Open f HiHat Finger Snaps Low Perc Tom3 Hi HH3 Closed1 HiHat Claps1 Low Perc Tom3 Floor HH3 Closed2 HiHat Claps2...
Page 234 Factory data Drum Samples Name Family Name Family Name Family DJ Vinyl Sliced 24 Conga2 Hi Mute Low Perc Bongo3 Lo Stick Low Perc DJ Scratch 01 Conga2 Hi Mt Slap Low Perc Bongo3 Hi Open Low Perc DJ Scratch 02 Conga2 Hi Slap1 Low Perc Bongo3 Hi Slap...
Page 235 Factory data Drum Samples Name Family Name Family Name Family Taiko Open Low Perc Jingle Bell Hi Perc Caxixi1 a Hi Perc Taiko Rim Low Perc Bells Open Hi Perc Caxixi1 b Hi Perc Timbales1 Lo Open mp Low Perc Finger Cymbal Hi Perc Caxixi1 c...
Page 236 Factory data Drum Samples Name Family Name Family Name Family Djembe Bass Low Perc M.E.1 Tabla Medium Low Perc M.E.2 Kasik4 Low Perc Udu Open a Low Perc M.E.1 Tabla Dom Low Perc M.E.2 Kemik Low Perc Udu Open b Low Perc M.E.1 Tabla Flam Low Perc...
Page 237 Factory data Drum Samples Name Family Name Family Punch 88 HH Close2 HiHat Tribe 88 HH Close2 GM HiHat Door Creak 88 HH Open1 HiHat Door Slam 88 HH Open1 GM HiHat Car Engine 88 Tom1 Car Stop 88 Tom2 Car Pass 88 Crash Cymbal...
Page 238: Pads
Factory data Pads Pads You can assign the following Hits or Sequences to the four Pads. Older sounds might be still assigned to the Pads when loading musical resources generated with an older operating system (see the following section). HIT - Drum HIT - Percussion HIT - World 1 Hit - World 2...
Page 239 Factory data Pads HIT - Synth&Pad HIT - Voice HIT - Blocks HIT - Misc&SFX 1 HIT - Misc&SFX 2 Cosmic Aah ! Blk Funk 1 A Applause Bubble VCF Modulation Hit it ! Blk Funk 1 B Bird 1 Car Crash Planet Lead Laughing...
Page 240 Factory data Pads SEQ - Guitar SEQ - Orchestral SEQ - Solo SEQ - Synth&Pad SEQ - Misc&SFX Gtr Steel Strum1 Timpani Roll 1 Solo Marimba Synth Seq 1 Military 1 Gtr Steel Strum2 Timpani Roll 2 Solo Kalimba 1 Synth Seq 2 Military 2 Gtr Steel Strum3...
Page 241: Effects
Factory data Effects Effects The following list shows all the Factory Effects. Detailed information on each effect’s parameter are contained in the “Effects” chapter (see page 243). For FX Master 1/2 St. Env. Phaser Stereo Vibrato No Effect St. Auto Fade Mod. Stereo Compressor 2Voice Resonator Stereo Limiter...
Page 242 Factory data Effects P4EQ - Exciter For FX Master 2 only P4EQ - Wah 110 St.Mltband Limiter P4EQ - Cho/Flng 111 PianoBody/Damper P4EQ - Phaser 112 OD/HyperGain Wah P4EQ - Mt. Delay 113 GuitarAmp + P4EQ Comp - Wah 114 BassTubeAmp+Cab. Comp - Amp Sim 115 St.
Page 243: Midi Preset
Factory data MIDI Preset MIDI Preset Default Master Kbd Player Acc ordion 1 Acc ordion 2 Acc ordion 3 Extern. Seq Ply Tr 1 Global Ply Tr 1 Global Upper 1 Upper 1 Ply Tr 1 Ply Tr 2 Control Ply Tr 2 Lower Lower...
Page 244: Assignable Parameters
Assignable parameters List of Pedal/Footswitch functions Assignable parameters Function Meaning List of Pedal/Footswitch functions STS Up Selects the next STS STS Down Selects the previous STS The following functions can be assigned to an Assignable Foot- Perform. Up Selects the next Performance switch or Pedal.
Page 245: List Of Assignable Switches Functions
Assignable parameters List of Assignable Switches functions Function Meaning List of Assignable Switches functions FX CC12 Switch Standard FX controllers FX CC13 Switch The following functions can be assigned to the Assignable Rotary Spkr On/Off Switches. Rotary Spkr Fast/Slow Text Page Down These options let you move to the previous or Function Meaning...
Page 246: Scales
Assignable parameters Scales Werckmeister Scales Late Baroque/Classic Age scale. Very suitable for XVIII Century music. The following is a list of scales (or tunings) you can select in var- Kirnberger Harpsichord scale, very common during the ious operating modes. XVIII Century. Equal Equal tuning, the standard scale for modern Slendro...
Page 247: Effects
Effects Dynamic Modulation sources Effects Pa600 is equipped with four powerful Effect Processors for the Modulation source Note internal MIDI tracks (Upper, Lower, Style, Song, Pads). Damper: #64 Prta.SW: #65 Portamento Switch Dynamic Modulation sources Sostenu: #66 Sostenuto Pedal MIDI(CC#67)
Page 248: Dynamics (Dynamic)
Effects Dynamics (Dynamic) Compressor - Sensitivity Level Dynamics (Dynamic) Sensitivity=100 Sensitivity=40 0: No Effect Select this option when you do not use any effects. Time c: Attack 1: Stereo Compressor This parameter controls the attack level. This effect compresses the input signal to regulate the level and Compressor - Attack give a “punchy”...
Page 249 Effects Dynamics (Dynamic) a: Envelope Select f: Side PEQ Insert g: Side PEQ Cutoff [Hz] When L/R Mix is selected for this parameter, the left and right g: Q channels are linked to control the Limiter using the mixed sig- g: Gain [dB] nal.
Page 250 Effects Dynamics (Dynamic) 4: St.MasteringLimtr c: Threshold d: Attack (Stereo Mastering Limiter) d: Release This is a stereo limiter that is optimized for mastering songs. “Threshold” specifies the level at which gating occurs when “Envelope Select” is set to L/R Mix, L Only, or R Only. Stereo In - Stereo Out Left “Attack”...
Page 251: Eq And Filters (Eq/Filter)
Effects EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) b: Band1 Type EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) c: Band4 Type Selects a filter type for Band 1 and 4. Parametric 4EQ - Band1, Band4 Type 6: St.Parametric4EQ +Gain (Stereo Parametric 4-Band EQ) Band4 Type=Shelving High Band4 Type=Peaking This is a stereo 4-band parametric equalizer.
Page 252 Effects EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) b: Emphasis Freq Dry, 1:99...99:1, Balance between the wet and dry Wet/Dry signal This parameter sets the frequency to be emphasized. Higher val- Table , “Dynamic Modulation Off...Tempo sources, ” on page 243 ues will emphasize lower frequencies. –100...+100 Amount of modulation source c: Enhancer Delay L [msec]...
Page 253 Effects EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) 10: St. Wah/Auto Wah a: Frequency Bottom a: Frequency Top (Stereo Wah/Auto Wah) The sweep width and direction of the wah filter are determined This stereo wah effect allows you to create sounds from vintage by the “Frequency Top”...
Page 254 Effects EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) 11: St. Vintage Wah a: Mode b: Frequency Bottom (Stereo Vintage/Custom Wah) b: Frequency Top This effect simulates the tonal character of a vintage wah pedal. c: Resonance Bottom You can customize the tone and range settings. c: Resonance Top If Mode=Preset, this simulates a vintage wah pedal.
Page 255 Effects EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) a: LFO Phase [degree] 13: St. MultiModeFilter (Stereo Multi Mode Filter) Offsetting the left and right phases alters how modulation is applied to the left and right channels, creating a swelling affect. This is a multi-mode filter with four types; low pass, high pass, band pass, and band reject.
Page 256 Effects EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) 14: St. Sub Oscillator 15: Talking Modulator (Stereo Sub Oscillator) This effect adds an unusual character, like a human voice, to the input signal. Modulating the tone via dynamic modulation, you This effect adds very low frequencies to the input signal. It is can create an interesting effect that sounds as if the guitar or syn- very useful when simulating a roaring drum sound or emphasiz- thesizer is talking.
Page 257 Effects EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) c: Voice Top 16: Stereo Decimator d: Voice Center This effect creates a rough sound like a cheap sampler by lower- e: Voice Bottom ing the sampling frequency and data bit length. You can also These parameters assign vowels to the top, center, and bottom simulate noise unique to a sampler (aliasing).
Page 258: Overdrive, Amp Models, And Mic Models (Od Amp Mic)
Effects Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models (OD Amp Mic) 17: St. Analog Record Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models (Stereo Analog Record) (OD Amp Mic) This effect simulates the noise caused by scratches and dust on analog records. It also reproduces some of the modulation caused by a warped turntable.
Page 259 Effects Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models (OD Amp Mic) a: Wah 19: St. Guitar Cabinet (Stereo Guitar Cabinet) The Wah parameter switches the wah effect on/off. This simulates the acoustical character of a guitar amp’s speaker a: Sw cabinet. This parameter sets how the wah effect is switched on and off via the modulation source.
Page 260 Effects Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models (OD Amp Mic) 21: Bass Amp Model Selects the cabinet type Four 10" speakers / LA sound LA - 4x10 This simulates a bass amp. cabinet MODERN - Four 10" aluminum-cone speakers / 4x10 modern cabinet FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Mono Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In - Stereo Out...
Page 261 Effects Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models (OD Amp Mic) 22: Bass Amp+Cabinet 23: Tube PreAmp Model (Bass Amp Model+Cabinet) (Tube PreAmp Modeling) This simulates a bass amp and speaker cabinet. This effect simulates a two-stage vacuum tube preamp. You can make individual settings for two vacuum tubes connected in series.
Page 262 Effects Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models (OD Amp Mic) b, f: Saturation [%] 24: St. Tube PreAmp (Stereo Tube PreAmp Modeling) With higher settings of this value, the waveform will change at high gain levels, tending to cause distortion. Lower settings of This is a stereo vacuum tube preamp simulator (See “Tube Pre- this value will produce linear response.
Page 263: Chorus, Flanger, And Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser)
Effects Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser) 27: Black Chorus/Flanger Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln This models a Danish-made stereo chorus + pitch modulator & Phaser) flanger. Although this effect was originally intended for guitar, it was also used by numerous keyboard players. Used with electric piano, it produces a distinctive tone.
Page 264 Effects Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser) 28: St.HarmonicChorus 29: St. Biphase Mod. (Stereo Harmonic Chorus) (Stereo Biphase Modulation) This effect applies chorus only to higher frequencies. This can be This stereo chorus effect adds two different LFOs together. You used to apply a chorus effect to a bass sound without making the can set the Frequency and Depth parameters for each LFO indi- sound thinner.
Page 265 Effects Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser) 30: Multitap Cho/Delay 31: Ensemble (Multitap Chorus/Delay) This Ensemble effect has three chorus blocks that use LFO to create subtle shimmering, and gives three dimensional depth This effect has four chorus blocks with a different LFO phase. and spread to the sound, because the signal is output from the You can create a complex stereo image by setting each block’s left, right, and center.
Page 266 Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser) 32: Polysix Ensemble 33: Stereo Flanger This models the ensemble effect built into the classic Korg This effect gives a significant swell and movement of pitch to the PolySix programmable polyphonic synthesizer. sound. It is more effective when applied to a sound with a lot of harmonics.
Page 267 Effects Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser) 34: St. Random Flanger 35: St. Env. Flanger (Stereo Random Flanger) (Stereo Envelope Flanger) The stereo effect uses a step-shape waveform and random LFO This Flanger uses an envelope generator for modulation. You for modulation, creating a unique flanging effect.
Page 268 Effects Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser) 36: Stereo Phaser 37: St. Random Phaser (Stereo Random Phaser) This effect creates a swell by shifting the phase. It is very effective on electric piano sounds. You can add spread to the sound by This is a stereo phaser.
Page 269: Modulation And Pitch Shift (Mod
Effects Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) 38: St. Env. Phaser Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) (Stereo Envelope Phaser) This stereo phaser uses an envelope generator for modulation. You will obtain the same pattern of phasing each time you play. 39: Stereo Vibrato You can also control the Phaser directly using the modulation source.
Page 270 Effects Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) a: AUTOFADE Src 40: St. Auto Fade Mod. b: Fade-In Delay [msec] (Stereo Auto Fade Modulatiom) b: Fade-In Rate This stereo chorus/flanger effect enables you to control the LFO d: LFO Frequency Mod speed and effect balance using auto fade, and you can spread the When “LFO Frequency Mod”...
Page 271 Effects Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) 41: 2Voice Resonator a: Control Mode f: Voice 1: Resonance This effect resonates the input signal at a specified pitch. You can h: Voice 2: Resonance set the pitch, output level, and pan settings for two resonators This parameter determines the resonance intensity.
Page 272 Effects Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) 42: Doppler The effect is off when a value for the modulation source specified for the “Src” parameter is smaller than 64, and the effect is on when the This effect simulates the “Doppler effect” of a moving sound value is 64 or higher.
Page 273 Effects Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) a: Scratch Source 44: Grain Shifter b: Response This effect cuts extremely short samples (“grains”) from the The Scratch Source parameter enables you to select the modula- input signal waveform and plays them repeatedly, giving a tion source that controls simulation.
Page 274 Effects Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) 45: Stereo Tremolo 46: St. Env. Tremolo (Stereo Envelope Tremolo) This effect modulates the volume level of the input signal. The effect is stereo, and offsetting the LFO of the left and right phases This effect uses the input signal level to modulate a stereo trem- from each other produces a tremolo effect between left and olo (LFO volume modulation).
Page 275 Effects Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) 47: Stereo Auto Pan Stereo Auto Pan - LFO Phase LFO Phase = 0 degrees LFO Phase = 90 degrees LFO Phase = 180 degrees This is a stereo-in, stereo-out auto-panner. The Phase and Shape L-In L-In L-In...
Page 276 Effects Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) Dry, 1:99...99:1, Balance between the wet and dry When this is on, the LFO speed is set Wet/Dry signal MIDI Sync Off, On by BPM, Base Note, and Times, instead of Frequency Table , “Dynamic Modulation Off...Tempo sources, ”...
Page 277 Effects Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) 50: Detune 51: Pitch Shifter Using this effect, you can obtain a detune effect that offsets the This effect changes the pitch of the input signal. You can select pitch of the effect sound slightly from the pitch of the input sig- from three types: Fast (quick response), Medium, and Slow (pre- nal.
Page 278 Effects Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) value for the Feedback parameter, the pitch will be raised (or 53: Pitch Shift Mod. lowered) more and more each time feedback is repeated. (Pitch Shift Modulation) If Feedback Position is set to Post, the feedback signal will not This effect modulates the detuned pitch shift amount using an pass through the pitch shifter again.
Page 279 Effects Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) 54: Organ Vib/Chorus 55: Rotary Speaker (Organ Vibrato/Chorus) This effect simulates a rotary speaker, and obtains a more realis- tic sound by simulating the rotor in the low range and the horn This effect simulates the chorus and vibrato circuitry of a vintage in the high range separately.
Page 280: Delay
Effects Delay b: Speed Switch Delay This parameter controls how the rotation speed (slow and fast) is switched via the modulation source. When Mode = Toggle, the speed will switch between slow and 56: L/C/R Delay fast each time you press the pedal or move the joystick. Via MIDI, the speed will switch each time the modulation amount This multitap delay outputs three Tap signals to the left, right, exceeds 64.
Page 281 Effects Delay 57: Stereo/CrossDelay 58: St. Multitap Delay (Stereo Multitap Delay) This is a stereo delay, and can by used as a cross-feedback delay effect in which the delay sounds cross over between the left and The left and right Multitap Delays have two taps respectively. right by changing the feedback routing.
Page 282 Effects Delay 59: St. Mod Delay d: LFO Sync d: Src (Stereo Modulation Delay) g: L LFO Phase [deg] This stereo delay uses an LFO to sweep the delay time. The pitch h: R LFO Phase [deg] also varies, creating a delay sound which swells and shimmers. If “LFO Sync”...
Page 283 Effects Delay a: Control Target 61: St. AutoPanningDly (Stereo Auto Panning Delay) This parameter selects no level control, delay output control (effect balance), or feedback amount control. This stereo delay effect pans the delay sound left and right using the LFO. a: Polarity b: Threshold Stereo In - Stereo Out...
Page 284 Effects Delay 62: Tape Echo d: FB Amt e: FB Amt This effect simulates a tape echo unit with three playback heads. f: FB Amt The distortion and tonal change typical of magnetic tape are also g: Feedback reproduced. The feedback output from Tap 1, 2, and 3 is mixed according to the “FB Amt, ”...
Page 285 Effects Delay 64: Sequence BPM Dly Mode/Reverse Time (Sequence BPM Delay) Reverse Reverse Envelope Select = Input This four-tap delay enables you to select a tempo and rhythm Input pattern to set up each tap. Time FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Stereo Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In -Stereo Out Mode = Single Left FX Amt...
Page 286 Effects Delay 65: L/C/R BPM Delay 66: Stereo BPM Delay The L/C/R delay enables you to match the delay time with the This stereo delay enables you to set the delay time to match the song tempo. You can also synchronize the delay time with the song tempo.
Page 287 Effects Delay 67: St.BPM Mtap Delay 68: St.BPM Mod. Delay (Stereo BPM Multi tap Delay) (Stereo BPM Modulation Delay) This four-tap delay enables you to select a tempo and rhythm This is a stereo modulation delay that lets you synchronize the pattern to set up each tap.
Page 288 Effects Delay 69: St.BPMAutoPanDly -Wet, - Balance between the wet and dry Wet/Dry 1:99...Dry...99:1 signal (Stereo BPM Auto Panning Delay) , Wet Table , “Dynamic Modulation Off...Tempo This stereo auto panning delay enables you to set the delay time sources, ” on page 243 to match the song tempo.
Page 289 Effects Delay 70: Tape Echo BPM a: Tap1 Dmod Src b: Tap1 Delay Note This is a tape echo that lets you synchronize the delay time to the b: Times tempo of the song. c: Tap1 Dmod Note c: Times FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Stereo Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In - Stereo Out Left If “Tap1 Dmod Src”...
Page 290: Reverb And Early Reflections (Reverb Er)
Effects Reverb and Early Reflections (Reverb ER) b: Pre Delay [msec] Reverb and Early Reflections (Reverb ER) b: Pre Delay Thru [%] The “Pre Delay” sets the delay time to the reverb input, allowing you to control spaciousness. 71: Reverb Hall Using the “Pre Delay Thru”...
Page 291 Effects Reverb and Early Reflections (Reverb ER) 76: Reverb BrightRoom FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Stereo Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In - Stereo Out Left This room-type reverb emphasizes the early reflections that FX Amt make the sound brighter.
Page 292: Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono)
Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 79: P4EQ - Wah Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) (Parametric 4-Band EQ - Wah/Auto Wah) This effect combines a mono four-band parametric equalizer 78: P4EQ - Exciter and a wah. You can change the order of the connection. (Parametric 4-Band EQ - Exciter) FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Mono Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In - Stereo Out This effect combines a mono four-band parametric equalizer...
Page 293 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 80: P4EQ - Cho/Flng 81: P4EQ - Phaser (Parametric 4-Band EQ - Chorus/Flanger) (Parametric 4-Band EQ - Phaser) This effect combines a mono four-band parametric equalizer This effect combines a mono four-band parametric equalizer and a chorus/flanger. and a phaser.
Page 294 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 82: P4EQ - Mt. Delay 83: Comp - Wah (Parametric 4-Band EQ - (Compressor - Wah/Auto Wah) Multitap Delay) This effect combines a mono compressor and a wah. You can change the order of the connection. This effect combines a mono four-band parametric equalizer and a multitap delay.
Page 295 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 84: Comp - Amp Sim 85: Comp - OD/HiGain (Compressor - Amp Simulation) (Compressor - Overdrive/Hi.Gain) This effect combines a mono compressor and an amp simula- This effect combines a mono compressor and an overdrive/high- tion. You can change the order of the effects. gain distortion.
Page 296 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 86: Comp - P4EQ 87: Comp - Cho/Flng (Compressor - Parametric 4-Band EQ) (Compressor - Chorus/Flanger) This effect combines a mono compressor and a four-band para- This effect combines a mono compressor and a chorus/flanger. metric equalizer. You can change the order of the effects. You can change the order of the effects.
Page 297 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 88: Comp - Phaser 89: Comp - Mt. Delay (Compressor - Phaser) (Compressor - Multitap Delay) This effect combines a mono compressor and a phaser. You can This effect combines a mono compressor and a multitap delay. change the order of the effects.
Page 298 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 90: Limiter - P4EQ a: [L]Ratio a: Threshold [dB] (Limiter - Parametric 4-Band EQ) c: [L]Gain Adjust [dB] This effect combines a mono limiter and a four-band parametric This parameter sets the signal compression “[L]Ratio”. Compres- equalizer.
Page 299 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 91: Limiter - Cho/Flng 92: Limiter - Phaser (Limiter - Chorus/Flanger) This effect combines a mono limiter and a phaser. You can change the order of the effects. This effect combines a mono limiter and a chorus/flanger. You can change the order of the effects.
Page 300 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 93: Limiter - Mt.Delay 94: Exciter - Comp (Limiter - Multitap Delay) (Exciter -Compressor) This effect combines a mono limiter and a multitap delay. You This effect combines a mono exciter and a compressor. You can can change the order of the effects.
Page 301 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 95: Exciter - Limiter 96: Exciter - Cho/Flng (Exciter - Chorus/Flanger) This effect combines a mono exciter and a limiter. You can change the order of the effects. This effect combines a mono limiter and a chorus/flanger. FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Mono Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In - Stereo Out FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Stereo Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In - Stereo Out Left...
Page 302 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 97: Exciter - Phaser 98: Exciter - Mt.Delay (Exciter - Multitap Delay) This effect combines a mono limiter and a phaser. This effect combines a mono exciter and a multitap delay. FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Stereo Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In - Stereo Out Left FX Amt FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Mono Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In - Stereo Out...
Page 303 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 99: OD/HG - Amp Sim 100: OD/HG - Cho/Flng (Overdrive/Hi.Gain - (Overdrive/Hi.Gain - Chorus/Flanger) Amp Simulation) This effect combines a mono overdrive/high-gain distortion and a chorus/flanger. You can change the order of the effects. This effect combines a mono overdrive/high-gain distortion and an amp simulation.
Page 304 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 101: OD/HG - Phaser 102: OD/HG - Mt.Delay (Overdrive/Hi.Gain - Phaser) (Overdrive/Hi.Gain - Multitap Delay) This effect combines a mono overdrive/high-gain distortion and This effect combines a mono overdrive/high-gain distortion and a phaser. You can change the order of the effects. a multitap delay.
Page 305 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 103: Wah - Amp Sim 104: Decimator - Amp (Wah - Amp Simulation) (Decimator - Amp Simulation) This effect combines a mono wah and an amp simulation. You This effect combines a mono decimator and an amp simulation. can change the order of the effects.
Page 306 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 105: Decimator - Comp 106: AmpSim - Tremolo (Decimator - Compressor) (Amp Simulation- Tremolo) This effect combines a mono decimator and a compressor. You This effect combines a mono amp simulation and a tremolo. can change the order of the effects. FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Mono Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In - Stereo Out Left FX Amt...
Page 307 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 107: Cho/Flng - Mt.Dly 108: Phaser - Cho/Flng (Chorus/Flanger - Multitap Delay) (Phaser - Chorus/Flanger) This effect combines a mono chorus/flanger and a multitap This effect combines a mono phaser and a chorus/flanger. delay. FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Stereo Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In - Stereo Out Left FX Amt FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Mono Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In - Stereo Out...
Page 308 Effects Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) 109: Reverb - Gate f: [G]Envelope Select f: Src This effect combines a mono reverb and a gate. g: [G]Input Reverb Mix g: Threshold FX Amt = 100: Mono In - Mono Out / FX Amt = 0: Stereo In - Stereo Out The “[G]Envelope Select”...
Page 309: Double Size
Effects Double Size 111: PianoBody/Damper Double Size (PianoBody/Damper Simulation) This effect simulates the resonance of the piano sound board Double-size effects take two processing units, therefore “steal- caused by the string vibration, and also simulates the resonance ing” one unit to the following FX processors. of other strings that are not being played when you press the damper pedal.
Page 310 Effects Double Size 112: OD/HyperGain Wah 113: GuitarAmp + P4EQ (Overdrive/Hyper Gain Wah) (Guitar Amp Model + Parametric 4-Band EQ) This distortion effect has two modes: overdrive and hyper-gain that produces a strong distortion. A higher high-gain setting is This combines a guitar amp simulation (which even faithfully required for this effect relative to a normal-size effect.
Page 311 Effects Double Size a: Amp Type 114: BassTubeAmp+Cab. d: Presence (Bass Tube Amp Model + Cabinet) If the Amp Type is VOX AC15...VOX AC30TB, this sets the This simulates a bass amp (with gain and drive) and speaker cab- attenuation of the high-frequency range. For other types, this inet.
Page 312 Effects Double Size 115: St. Mic + PreAmp Tap6 (300) Sets the Tap1 (LFO phase=300 0...2000 [msec] degrees) delay time (Stereo Mic Modeling + PreAmp) Depth 0...30 Sets the Tap6 chorus depth Always On, This is a stereo mic and preamp simulator (See “Mic Model+Pre- Selects on, off, or modulation source Always Off, Status...
Page 313 Effects Double Size 117: St. Pitch Shifter 118: St. PitchShift BPM (Stereo Pitch Shifter) (Stereo Pitch Shifter BPM) This is a stereo pitch shifter. The pitch shift amount for the left This stereo pitch shifter enables you to set the delay time to and right channels can be reversed from each other.
Page 314 Effects Double Size 119: Rotary SpeakerOD a: Sw (Rotary Speaker Overdrive) This parameter determines how to switch on/off the overdrive via a modulation source. This is a stereo rotary speaker effect. It has an internal speaker simulator that simulates overdrive (recreating the amp distor- When “Sw”...
Page 315 Effects Double Size 121: St/Cross Long Delay 122: Hold Delay (Stereo/Cross Long Delay) This effect records the input signal and plays it back repeatedly. You can control the start of recording and reset via a modulation This is a stereo delay, and can by used as a cross-feedback delay source.
Page 316 Effects Double Size “Times. ” Even in this case, the delay time cannot exceed 10,800 123: LCR BPM Long Dly msec. The L/C/R delay enables you to match the delay time with the “Hold” procedure (when Loop Time = Auto) song tempo.
Page 317 Effects Double Size 124: St. BPM Long Dly 125: Early Reflections (Stereo BPM Long Delay) This early reflection effect has more precise early reflections with twice the maximum length of a normal-size effect (See The stereo delay enables you to match the delay time with the “Early Reflections”...
Page 318: Installing The Korg Usb Midi Driver
When installation is completed, connect the DEVICE USB Pa600 to a personal computer. Be sure your personal computer port of your Pa600 to one of the USB ports of your Win- meets the requirement shown on “KORG USB-MIDI Driver sys- dows PC by using a standard USB cable.
Page 319 Mac OS X: Installing the KORG USB-MIDI Driver When installation is completed, eject the virtual drive, and connect the DEVICE USB port of your Pa600 to one of the USB ports of your Mac by using a standard USB cable.
Page 320: Midi Data
The following is a table including all Control Change messages, Fx 3 depth A/B Master FX 2 (modul.) send level and their effect on various Pa600 functions. Note that not all Fx 4 ctl controllers are available in all operative modes.
Page 321: Recognized Chords
Recognized chords The following pages show the most important chords recognized by the Pa600, when the selected Chord Recognition mode is Fingered 2 (see “Chord Recognition” on page 143 of the User’s Manual). Recognized chords may vary with a different Chord Recognition mode.
Page 322 Recognized chords Minor Minor 6th 3-note 2-note 4-note Minor 7th Minor-Major 7th 3-note 4-note 3-note 4-note Diminished Diminished 7th Diminished Major 7th 3-note 4-note 4-note Minor 7th 5 4-note Augmented Augmented 7th Augmented Major 7th 3-note 4-note 4-note No 3rd No 3rd, no 5th 2-note 1-note...
Page 323: Shortcuts
Shortcuts Shortcuts You can keep the SHIFT button pressed, and press another but- Shift + Functions ton on the control panel to directly jump to an edit page. Here is Assignable Switch Selects the Song Play > Pad/Assignable Switches > the list of “shortcuts”.
Page 324: Troubleshooting
Make sure that the Clock parameter is set to Internal. If you are using the MIDI Clock of another device, you start must set the MIDI Clock parameter to MIDI or USB (depending on the port the Pa600 is hooked to the other device through) and make sure that the external device transmits MIDI Clock data.
Page 325: Index
Index Index Filter Cutoff Filter EG Amp EG Filter LFO AMS(Alternate Modulation Source) Footswitch Amp EG Format Filter Cutoff Filter EG Filter LFO General MIDI Pitch Global – Pitch EG Global channel Resonance Arabic Scale Attack Level Amp EG Jukebox Attack Time Filter EG Auto Style/Perf/Sound Select...
Page 326 Index Selecting Style Settings Style Play mode – Style Record mode – Octave Transpose Style Settings Auto Octave Selecting, see Style Midi In Writing Offset Sync. Offset, LFO Key Sync., LFO MIDI/Tempo, LFO Pads Touch Panel Pads Calibration Sound Tracks Style tracks Drum/Percussion Pedals...

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