User manual KORG PA500

[. . . ] Pa500-110UM-ENG. book Page i Friday, March 28, 2008 11:12 AM E 3 ENGLISH OS Ver. 1. 1 User’s Manual Pa500-110UM-ENG. book Page ii Friday, March 28, 2008 11:12 AM Important safety instructions Location Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction. • • • • • In direct sunlight Locations of extreme temperature or humidity Excessively dusty or dirty locations Locations of excessive vibration Close to magnetic fields THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for U. S. A. ) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. [. . . ] To CV Use this parameter to select a target Chord Variation. Execute After setting all parameters in this page, press this button to import the Standard MIDI File into the target Chord Variation. To Song This (non editable) parameters shows the name of the Standard MIDI File to be generated. The (automatically assigned) name will be the same of the exported Chord Variation. From CV Use this pop-up menu to select one of the available Chord Variations from the current Pad. Execute After selecting a Chord Variation, press this button to export it as a Standard MIDI File. Select the target device and directory, then press Save. Page menu Press the page menu icon to open the page menu. Press anywhere in the display to close the menu without selecting a command. Write Pad When done recording or editing a Pad, and you want to save the changes, select this command to open the Write Pad dialog box, and save the Pad to the internal memory. See “Write Pad dialog box” on page 145 for more information. Undo Only available in the Main page of the Pad Record mode, and in some Pad Edit pages. While in Record mode, cancels the latest recorded data and restores the previous situation. Selected a second time, it restores recorded data again (“Redo” function). Pa500-110UM-ENG. book Page 145 Friday, March 28, 2008 11:12 AM Pad Record mode Write Pad dialog box 145 Delete Pad Track Only available in the Main page of the Pad Record mode. Select this command to delete the Pad track. Overdub Step Recording Only available in the Main page of the Pad Record mode. Select this command to open the Overdub Step recording window (see the Style Record chapter in the User’s Manual for more information). Exit from Record Select this command to exit from Record without saving changes to the Pad. Write Pad dialog box Open this window by selecting the Write Pad item from the page menu. Here you can save the recorded or edited Pad to memory. Parameters saved in the Pad are marked with the PAD symbol through the user’s manual. Pad Target Pad location in the selected bank. Use the TEMPO/ VALUE dial to select a different location. Note: A User Pad is usually prompted when writing a Pad. However, you can overwrite a Factory Pad, when the “Factory Style and Pad Protect” parameter is left unchecked (see page Media > Preferences). Select… button Press this button to open the Pad Select window, and select a target location. Reference Name of the Pad to be saved. Press the (Text Edit) button next to the name to open the Text Edit window. Pa500-110UM-ENG. book Page 146 Friday, March 28, 2008 11:12 AM 146 Song Play operating mode Transport controls Song Play operating mode The Song Play operating mode is where you can listen to Songs. [. . . ] Has one of the USER Drum Kits been modified?Have the Styles or Performances been modified?Load the appropriate data (Styles or Performances). Sound does not stop The selected Style or Song cannot start Make sure that the damper switch polarity parameter is set correctly. [. . . ]