Connecting Pa600 To A Master Keyboard; Connecting Pa600 To A Midi Accordion - Korg PA600 Reference Manual

Connecting Pa600 to a Master keyboard

You can control Pa600 with a master keyboard or any other
MIDI keyboard. You only need to connect the MIDI OUT con-
nector of the master keyboard to the MIDI IN connector of
Pa600. The master keyboard will become the integrated key-
board of the Pa600 if it transmits over the same channel pro-
grammed as Global in Pa600.
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.
Connections and settings
To connect the master keyboard to Pa600 follow this procedure:
Connect the MIDI OUT connector of the master keyboard
1.
to the MIDI IN connector of the Pa600.
Program the master keyboard to transmit over the Global
2.
channel of Pa600 (see "MIDI: MIDI In Channels" on
page 151).
For information on programming the master keyboard,
please see the master keyboard's own user manual.
3. Select the "Master Keyboard" MIDI Preset. You can do this
by going to the "MIDI: General Controls" page of the
Global mode. Note that this MIDI Preset will be remain
unchanged even when turning the instrument off.
Note: Settings may change when new Global data is loaded
from disk. To protect settings from loading, use the Global
Protect function (see "Global Protect" on page 145).
If needed, press one of the buttons in the MODE section to
4.
go to the desired operative mode.
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
Connecting Pa600 to a Master keyboard

Connecting Pa600 to a MIDI accordion

There are various types of MIDI accordions, each one requiring
different MIDI settings. Pa600 is provided with a series of
"Accordion" MIDI Setups, each one suitable for a different MIDI
accordion (see page 149).
Connection and settings
To connect the accordion to the Pa600 follow this procedure:
Connect the MIDI OUT connector of the accordion to the
1.
MIDI IN connector of Pa600.
Select one of the available "Accordion" MIDI Preset param-
2.
eter. You can do this by going to the "MIDI: General Con-
trols" page of the Global mode. Note that this MIDI Preset
will be remain unchanged even when turning the instru-
ment off.
Note: Settings may change when new Global data is loaded
from disk. To protect settings from loading, use the Global
Protect function (see "Global Protect" on page 145).
3. If needed, press one of the buttons in the MODE section to
go to the desired operative mode.
MIDI
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