User manual KORG PA1X PRO

[. . . ] Making Connections Playing the Demo Songs Playing Sounds Selecting and playing Styles Adding the Real-time tracks Using the TC-Helicon Vocal Processor (Quick Record) Using the Backing Sequencer Saving your settings (Performances) The SongBook Suggested Styles to Try / Owner's Manual References 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 Pa1X / PA1X Pro EasyStart Welcome! Congratulations!The Pa1X and PA1X Pro are the most powerful arranger workstations available on earth. (And Mars, once colonization begins. . . ) The goal of this Easy Start is to get you familiar and comfortable with the basics. It is recommended that after you have mastered the features and functions covered herein, you take a look through the Owner's Manual to achieve true "Master" status. ! Please note that in this guide, all references to "Pa1X" are also for the mighty PA1X Pro! M a i n S cr e e n The intuitive Color TouchView interface on the Pa1X allows for extremely fast and easy access to many of the Pa1X features and parameters. [. . . ] 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. 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. This feature allows very quick set up of sounds that correspond to the selected STYLE. [. . . ] In the lower part of the display you can move one event, measure or step at a time and change the Style, 5 Pa1X / PA1X Pro EasyStart 11. To exit press "Done", then press "Yes". Now to save your song to a disk: 1. Select one of the songs you may be farmiliar with and then Press the "Select" box in the display. For more details on the SongBook functions, see the Pa1X/PA1X Pro Owner's Manual Pages 54-61 and 139143. 6 Pa1X / PA1X Pro EasyStart Suggested Styles to try NAME BANK / PAGE Flamenco World 3 All 2 167 Great strumming. [. . . ]