Korg POLY-800 Owner's Manual page 29

53.3 CHORD MEMORY
Any intewal or chord formation of up to 6 notes (WHOLE
mode) or 4 notes (DOUBLE mode) can be "memorized" and
then reproduced by playing a single key. In CHORD MEMORY
Mode, the DISPLAY shows the following:
When a chord containing 5 or more notes is memotized
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in WHOLE mode, and you then change to a program us-
ing DOUBLE mode, only lhe first 4 notes memorized will
be reproduced. If you reselect a program using WHOLE
Mode, the full memorized chord will be restored.
. Storing a single note into Chord Memory allows you to play
monophonic lead or bass lines with lasl-note priority. This
is very useful for trills, and for playing fast, clean lines with
a long RELEASE time selected. The choice of Single or
Multiple Keyboard TRIGGER
trol over monophonic lines.
USING CHORD MEMORY
1. Press HOLO to select the Hold function.
2. Play the desired interval or chord.
3. Press the CHORD MEMORY button. The interval 01
chord sustained by the Hold function is now stored into
Chord Memory.
NOTE:
Once a chord irprogmmmed into ChordMemory. if will nor-
molly remain in memory until a new chord is pmgrornmcd
, or rhe power is turned o/J However. the memorized chord
if Chord Memory mode is selected and you
press either /he POLY or rhe HOLD burron WHILE YOU
ARE PLAYING THE KEYBOARD.
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The dot lights up in
DOUBLE MODE
provides further con-
PERFORMANCE FEATURES
notes. which can be monophonic lines, chords or any com-
bination of the two. You can "play along" with the Sequencer
during play back.
In WHOLE Mode, the sequencer can record and play back
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chords of up to 6 notes.
In DOUBLE Mode, you can record chords of up to 4 notes
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Trying to play back, in DOUBLE Mode. a sequence thaf
recorded
you
in WHOLE Mode will result in some "lost"
notes wherever more than 4 simultaneous notes were
recorded.
ding a sequence will create unpredictable effects.
VALUES
5.4.1 TIMING
The Poly-600 Sequencer is a STEP TIME Sequencet
A STEP is a basic time unit. which is usually the same
as lhe shonest note or rest in the sequence.
It doesn't matter how long you hold down notes when
you're recording a sequence. All notes will be played back
with the same length. So, if you play a line using quarter
notes. eight notes. etc., it will be played back es all eighlh
notes - unless you use the STEP button to make some
notes longer than other ones.
To have notes with different lime values. you must TIE two
or more steps fogether for each of the longer notes. using
the STEP switch.
For example. assume you want to record a song that uses
16th notes, half notes and everything in between.
A 161h note is the smallest lime value. so it only requires
"step" (the smallest amount of lime the sequencer
A half note equals eight 16th notes. and therefore lasts for
Notes in between use smaller amounts. An 6th note = 2
steps: a quarter note ,- 4 steps, and so on.
Rests are just "silent notes", so they take up the same
number of steps es notes (6lh rest = 2 steps. etc).
To work with triplets, you must use a different set of step
values. A triplet 16th note would be
would be 3 steps, a quarter note 6 steps, etc. (2 steps would
now be a triplet 6th nole).
you can work with almost any set of timing values.
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