Playing Another Instrument With The Pa3X - Korg Pa3X 76-keys User Manual

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Playing another instrument with the Pa3X

Playing another instrument with the Pa3X
You can use the Pa3X as the master controller for your MIDI
setup.
Connect the Pa3X MIDI OUT connector to the other
1.
instrument's MIDI IN.
Set the other instrument to the same channels you want to
2.
play from Pa3X. For example, if you wish to play the Upper
1 and Upper 2 tracks with sounds of the other instrument,
enable the other instrument to receive on the same chan-
nels Pa3X is transmitting from tracks Upper 1 and Upper 2
(by default, channels 1 and 2).
Set the master volume of the other instrument with its own
3.
volume controls.
4. Mute/unmute any track right from the Pa3X. Adjust each
track's volume by using Pa3X sliders.
5. Play the keyboard of the Pa3X.
The Keyboard
Pa3X's keyboard can drive up to four tracks via the MIDI OUT
(Upper 1-3 and Lower). MIDI output channels are set in Global
mode (see "MIDI: MIDI Out Channels" on page 212).
As a default situation ("1-Default" MIDI Setup), each of Pa3X
Keyboard tracks transmit on the following channels:
Track
Upper1
Upper2
Upper3
Lower
When a track is muted, it cannot transmit any MIDI data to an
external expander or sequencer connected Pa3X's MIDI OUT.
To hear only the expander's sounds, you can lower the MASTER
VOLUME control on the Pa3X, or set the Keyboard tracks to the
External status (see "Track Controls: Mode" on page 189).
The Player
Any Player's track can drive a channel on an external instru-
ment. To set each track's MIDI output channel, see "MIDI: MIDI
Out Channels" on page 212.
To hear only the expander's sounds, you can lower the MASTER
VOLUME control on the Pa3X, or set the Song tracks to the
External status (see "Track Controls: Mode" on page 189).
Select the "Player 1" or "Player 2" MIDI Setup (depending on the
Player you are using on the Pa3X) to set the channels as follows.
Track
Song 1...16
The Arranger
One of the most interesting aspect of MIDI, is that you can use
your Pa3X to play an external instrument with its onboard
arranger. Yes, it's hard to beat the audio quality of Pa3X, but you
could wish to use that old faithful synth you are still accustomed
to...
To assign some of Pa3X Style tracks to an external instrument,
set them to the External status (see "Track Controls: Mode" on
page 189).
Select the "Default" MIDI Setup to set the channels as follows
(this is the default status of Pa3X).
Track
Out Channel
Bass
Drums
1
Percussion
2
Acc1...5
3
4
Out Channel
1...16
Out Channel
9
10
11
12...16