User manual KORG PA1X

[. . . ] EasyStart Pa1X / PA1X Pro Main Features · NEW RX Technology ­ Up to FIVE oscillators per voice and multi-level sampling for rich and natural sounding instruments. Over 1000 sounds (780 preloaded) Color TouchView Interface. Quick and intuitive including on screen Help menus TC-Helicon Vocal Effects + Four Stereo Effect Processors. UPGRADEABLE to include Pitch correction and Vocal Modeling! [. . . ] First, select a Style by pressing anywhere in the "Style" area in the upper left of the display. Select a Style category by pressing one of the "tabs" in the display then select a Style within that category. You can also press a STYLE SELECT button to select a Style category and then select a Style within the catagory. Press the SYNCRO START button then press INTRO 1. Play a chord on the lower section of the keyboard the Style will begin playing, first with an intro and then will automatically go to the main style. There are four variations, three fills, three intros and two endings for each Style, allowing you to create a realistic performance!Try out some of the Variations and Fills while playing the Style by pressing a VARIATION or FILL button. Press one of the ENDING buttons to have the Style play a musical ending or simply press the START/STOP button to stop the Style cold. To change the tempo of a Style, press and hold the "Shift" button under the display and rotate theTEMPO/VALUE dial. 3. 4. 5. There is a list a suggested Styles to try on page 7 of this EasyStart. Cool Tip: Use a complex chord (7th, sus2, sus4, etc. . . ) when auditioning Styles ­ the Style playback will be more musical and interesting. For example, play a chord using the notes C, F and G. Adding the Real-Time Tracks The STYLE will play up to eight backing tracks, and you can play up to four additional tracks in realtime; three layered on the UPPER half of the keyboard, and one on the LOWER portion of the keyboard. 1. Press the STYLE PLAY button. The right side in the display shows which sounds are currently assigned to this STYLE. A small "MUSIC NOTES" icon will appear next to a voice if that track is active (turned on). An "M" icon next to a track indicates the track is muted (off). The top three sounds listed relate to the UPPER half of the keyboard (labeled "UP1"-"UP3"). The last sound on this list is for the LOWER track of the keyboard (labeled "LOW"). To change the sound assigned to a track (Upper 1, etc. ), press the sound name in the display. Select a bank using the "tabs" or by pressing a SOUND SELECT button. Below the DISPLAY are four buttons labeled SINGLE TOUCH SETTING (STS1-4). Press one of these, and you can see the sounds assigned to the STYLE change. There are four STS (Single Touch Settings) for each STYLE. This feature allows very quick set up of sounds that correspond to the selected STYLE. [. . . ] The upper part of the DISPLAY will read "New Song". Press the RECORD button (the red button to the left of the DISPLAY). Press the "Backing Sequence(Quick Record)" radio button in the display then press "OK". Press the big, red, START / STOP button. [. . . ]