Mixer/Tuning > Sub Scale - Korg Pa3XLe User Manual

Mixer/Tuning > Sub Scale
You can assign a different scale (a sub-scale) to the Keyboard
tracks, the Upper tracks or all tracks. This will allow, for exam-
ple, to play a solo with a particular Quarter Tone tuning, while
the backing tracks play in the Equal tuning.
This page is where you can program the sub-scale for the
selected tracks; a different sub-scale can be associated to each
Performance or STS. Track selection is general, and can be done
with the "Scale Mode" parameter of the Global > Mode Prefer-
ences > Style page (see page 258).
The remaining tracks will use the basic scale set in the Global
> Tuning > Scale page (see "Main Scale" on page 263). This is
the "standard" scale of the instrument.
With the "Quarter Tone" button not pressed
With the "Quarter Tone" button pressed
Note: Quarter Tone selection can be received via MIDI (i.e., from
an external sequencer or controller). Conversely, selection of Quar-
ter Tone settings can be sent by the Pa3XLe to an external MIDI
recorder as System Exclusive data.
Scale
Selected scale. See "Scales" on page 439 for a list of the available
scales. When selecting the User scale, the keyboard diagram
becomes active, letting you program a custom scale (see "How to
create a custom scale by fine-tuning each note of the User scale"
below).
Key
This parameter is needed by some scales to set the preferred
key (see "Scales" on page 439 ).
Quarter Tone
Press the Quarter Tone button in the display to make the key-
board diagram active. In the display, touch any note you want to
lower a quarter tone, making a big dot appear on the note dia-
gram. Touch the note again to make the dot disappear.
Touch one of the four SC Preset buttons to recall the corre-
sponding preset, and touch any note you want to lower a quarter
tone down, making a big dot appear on the detuned note in the
diagram. Touch the note again to make the dot disappear.
Scale alteration made in this page is momentary and is not
memorised. It is only meant to allow for fast scale alteration
while playing.
To make realtime changes faster, you can also assign the Quarter
Tone function to the footswitch or an Assignable Switch (see
below "How to use the Quarter Tone function with a footswitch
or Assignable Switch" for more information).
The use of SC Presets allows for immediate recall of previously
programmed Quarter Tone scales (see below "How to use the
Quarter Tone function with the SC Presets" for more informa-
tion).
SC Preset buttons
These buttons only appear when the "Quarter Tone" parameter is
checked. Use these buttons to recall the corresponding custom
scale presets. See "How to use the Quarter Tone function with
the SC Presets" below for information on how to use them.
Keyboard diagram
When "Quarter Tone" is checked, this diagram allows for lower-
ing each note of a quarter tone. When a User scale is selected, it
allows you to fine-tune each note's pitch.
Scale lock icon
When locked, Scale parameters remain unchanged when select-
ing a different Performance, STS or SongBook Entry.
For more information on parameter locks, see "General Controls
> Lock" on page 255.
How to create a custom scale by fine-tuning
each note of the User scale
When the User scale is selected, the keyboard diagram becomes
active. You can then change each note tuning in cents of a semi-
tone (within a range of ±99 cents, referred to Equal tuning). This
way, you can create a custom scale, that you can save to a Perfor-
mance, STS or SongBook Entry.
Fine tuning values
After having selected the User scale, touch a note in the key-
board diagram, and use VALUE DIAL to adjust the selected note
tuning in cents.
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Mixer/Tuning > Sub Scale