Style Elements - Korg Pa3XLe User Manual

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Overview
Front Panel
The Chord Sequence will remain in memory up until you record
a new Chord Sequence, or you turn the Pa3XLe off.

Style Elements

This section contains the separate elements of a Style (Intro,
Variation, etc.).
INTRO 1-3 buttons
These buttons turn the corresponding Intro on. Intro 1 plays a
sequence including a chord progression, while Intro 2 plays a
fixed chord. Intro 3 is usually a one-bar Count In.
After pressing one of these buttons, start the Style, and it will
begin with the selected intro. The INTRO LED will automati-
cally go off at the end of the intro.
At the end of the Intro, the Variation whose LED was blinking
will be selected.
Press one of the INTRO buttons twice (LED blinking) to let the
corresponding Intro play in loop, and select any other Style ele-
ment (Intro, Variation, Ending) to exit the loop.
VARIATION 1-4 buttons
Each of these buttons selects one of the four Variations of the
current Style. The higher the Variation number, the denser the
arrangement.
You can jump to the Style Play > Drum Map page by
keeping SHIFT pressed and pressing one of the VARIATION
buttons.
AUTO FILL
This button allows to turn the Auto Fill function on or off.
On
When selecting a different Variation, the Fill hav-
ing the same number of the previous Variation is
automatically selected. For example, if going from
Variation 2 to Variation 3, Fill 2 is automatically
selected.
Off
When choosing a Variation, no fill is selected.
FILL 1-4 buttons
These buttons trigger a fill-in. Press them twice (LED blinking)
to let them play in loop, and select any other Style element (Fill,
Intro, Variation...) to exit the loop (or press the same button
again).
Note: This function can be automatically activated by playing the
keyboard harder. See "Velocity Control" on page 258.
Note: If the Auto Fill function is activated, a Fill will be automati-
cally selected when choosing the corresponding Variation.
You can jump to the Style Play > Drum/Fill page by
keeping SHIFT pressed, and pressing one of the FILL buttons.
BREAK
This button triggers a break. Press it twice (LED blinking) to let
it play in loop. Press it again or select any other Style Element
(Intro, Variation, Ending) to exit from the loop.
ENDING 1-3 buttons
These buttons trigger the corresponding Ending. Ending 1 plays
a sequence including a chord progression, while Ending 2 plays a
fixed chord. Ending 3 starts immediately, and is just two mea-
sures long.
While the Style is running, these three buttons trigger an End-
ing, and stop the Style. Press one of them, and the Style will stop
running with an Ending.
Press them twice (LED blinking) to let them play in loop, and
select any other Style element (Intro, Variation...) to exit the
loop.
Style Controls
Use these buttons to start/stop the accompaniment.
FADE IN/OUT
When a Style or Song is not playing, press this button to start it
with the volume "fading in" (the volume goes from zero to maxi-
mum).
When a Style or Song is playing back, press this button to stop it
with the volume "fading out" (the volume gradually decreases).
You don't need to press START/STOP or PLAY/STOP to start or
stop the Style or Song.
Note: This does not work in Sequencer mode.
You can jump to the Global > General Controls page by
keeping SHIFT pressed and pressing the FADE IN/OUT button.
TAP TEMPO/RESET
This is a double-function button, acting in a different way
depending on whether the Style is running or not.
Note: This button only works while in Style Play mode.
Tap Tempo: When the Style is not playing, you can "beat" the
tempo on this button. Tap as many times as the Time Signature's
numerator (for example, four times with a 4/4 Time Signature, or
three times with a 3/4 one). At the end, the accompaniment
starts playing, using the "tapped in" tempo.
Reset: If you press this button while the Style is playing back, the
Style pattern goes immediately back to the beginning of measure
1.
START/STOP
Starts or stops the Style.
Note: This function can be automatically activated by playing the
keyboard harder, by setting the "Velocity Control" parameter (in
the Global > Mode Preferences > Style page).
You can reset all 'frozen' notes and controllers on the
Pa3XLe and any instrument connected to its MIDI OUT or the
USB Device port, by using the "Panic" (SHIFT + START/STOP)
"Velocity Control" on page 258key combination. Just press SHIFT
+ START/STOP to stop all notes and reset all controllers.

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