Korg pa 900 User Manual page 16

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Overview
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Front Panel
SEQUENCER MODE
Toggles between Song tracks 1-8 and Song tracks
9-16.
STS Section
Use the STS (Single Touch Settings) buttons to assign Sounds to
the keyboard.
STS 1-4 buttons
These buttons allow to select up to four Single Touch Settings
(abbreviated as STS). Each of the Styles and SongBook Entries
includes four Single Touch Settings (STS), to automatically con-
figure Keyboard tracks and effects at the touch of a finger.
By keeping one of these buttons pressed for about one sec-
ond, the "Write Single Touch Setting" dialog box will appear.
Note: STS contained inside Factory Styles are usually write-pro-
tected (unless you uncheck the "Factory Style and Pad Protect"
option in the Global > Mode Preferences > Media page)
Search, Shift
Use the SEARCH and SHIFT buttons to search the memory's
content or activate a button's seconds function.
SEARCH
Press this button to open the Search window, and look for a
specified file or musical resource. The Search window appears
slightly different depending on the context.
SHIFT
With this button held down, pressing certain other buttons gives
access to a second function. The list of shortcuts is in the Appen-
dix.
Assignable Switches
ASSIGNABLE SWITCH
Freely assignable switches, that can be
programmed in the Pad/Assignable
Switch > Switch page of the Style Play or
Song Play mode.
Pads
Here you can play (and stop) the Pads, i.e. single sounds or loop-
ing sequences.
PAD 1-4
STOP
Each Pad button corresponds to a dedicated Pad track. Use these
buttons to trigger up to four sounds or sequences at the same
time.
Press a single PAD button to trigger a single sound or
sequence.
Press more PAD buttons to trigger several sounds or
sequences.
Sequences will play up to the end. Then, they will stop or con-
tinue repeating, depending on their "One Shot/Loop" status (see
the "Pad Type" parameter in the Pad Record mode).
You can stop all sounds or sequences at the same time, or just
some of them:
Press STOP (in the PAD section) to stop all sequences at
once.
Press a single PAD button to stop the corresponding
sequence.
About Pad synchronization. In Style Play mode, Pads are syn-
chronized to the Style's Tempo. In Song Play mode, they are syn-
chronized to the latest Player you set to play. For example,
assume you pressed PLAYER 2-PLAY; when pressing one of the
PAD buttons, it will play in sync with Player 2.
Note: There is no synchronization with MP3 files. Pads can only
be synchronized to the Tempo of the latest selected Standard MIDI
Files. Therefore, when an MP3 file is assigned to the latest select
Player, Pads will synchronize to the Tempo of the latest Standard
MIDI File that has been played back.
About the Play command of Players and the Pads. When you
press one of the PLAY buttons to start the corresponding Player,
all Pads will stop playing.
You can jump to the Style Play > Pad/Assignable Switch
page by keeping SHIFT pressed, and pressing one of the PAD
buttons.
Players Controls
Pa900 is equipped with two players (Player 1 and Player 2), each
with its own set of transport controls. The Player 1 group is also
used for the Sequencer mode.
SELECT
Press this button to open the Song Select window and choose a
Song. This is the same as touching the Song name in the display.
<< and >>
Rewind and Fast Forward commands. If you use them while the
Song is in play, they make it scroll back or forward.
When pressed once, these buttons move the Song to the previous
or following measure (with a Standard MIDI File) or to the previ-
ous or next second (with an MP3 file). When kept pressed, they
make the Song scroll continuously, until you release them.

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