User manual KORG PROFESSIONAL ARRANGER PA 50

[. . . ] Instructions pertaining to a risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING -- When using electrical products, basic precautions should be followed, including the following: Location. Using the unit in the following locations can THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (FOR THE U. S. A. AND CANADA ONLY) 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. [. . . ] SONG OPERATING MODE The Song operating mode is the full-featured onboard sequencer, where you can create from scratch or edit a Song. You can also use this mode to edit the initial parameters of a Standard MIDI File, either made with an external sequencer or with Pa50 own Song and Backing Sequence modes. You can save the edited Song as a Standard MIDI File (". MID" file), and playback it either in Song Play, Backing Sequence or Song mode. For a practical example of Song editing, see "5 - Editing a Song" on page 32. MAIN PAGE Press SONG to access this page from another operating mode. Note: When switching from Style Play to Song, the Song Setup is automatically selected, and various track parameters may change. Press EXIT/NO to access this page from the Menu or any of the Song Play edit pages. To see the Song's tracks, use the TRK SELECT button to switch from the Main page to the Tracks pages. Pressed a first time, you will see tracks 1-8 (enlightened TRK SELECT LED); a second press will show tracks 9-16 (flashing TRK SELECT LED); pressed again, you will go back to the Main page (TRK SELECT LED switched off). Song icon Page header Bar number TRANSPORT CONTROLS While in Song mode, use the SEQ1 transport controls for the Song playback. See "SEQUENCER TRANSPORT CONTROLS - SEQ1 and SEQ2" on page 18 for more information). MASTER VOLUME AND SEQUENCER VOLUME You can use the MASTER VOLUME and ACC/SEQ VOLUME sliders to set the volume. Move the BALANCE slider to the center (or the left) for the maximum volume of the sequencer (Song mode relies on Sequencer 1). New Song Load Song Save Song Sel. Tempo Metro:Off Meter:4/4 Tempo:Auto THE SONGS AND THE STANDARD MIDI FILE FORMAT The native Song format for Pa50 is the Standard MIDI File. See "The Songs and the Standard MIDI File format" on page 70. When saving a Song as a SMF, an empty measure in automatically inserted to the beginning of the Song. When a SMF is loaded, the empty measure is automatically removed. Song icon When on, this icon shows that the instrument is in Song mode. Page header This line shows the selected Song name. Bar number This counter shows the current bar number position of the selected Song. B (Load Song) FAST TRACK DELETION When you are in the Main page of the Song Record mode, and the Song tracks are shown in the display, keep the DELETE button pressed, and press one of the VOLUME/ VALUE buttons corresponding to the track to delete. Press ENTER to delete the track, or EXIT to abort. Use these buttons to select a Song (i. e. , a Standard MIDI File). The Song Select page opens, and you can select a Song (see below "Song Select page"). C (Save Song) This command saves the edited Song as a Standard MIDI File. After pressing this command, the Save Song page appears (see "Save Song page" on page 90). D (Select Tempo) HOW TO DELETE A WHOLE SONG While in the Main page, you can delete a whole Song, with the simple SHIFT + DELETE key sequence. Press ENTER to confirm, EXIT to abort. Select this parameter to use the TEMPO/VALUE section to select the Tempo. Note: The tempo is always record in overwrite mode (old data is replaced by the new data). F (Metro) Use these buttons to turn the metronome on/off during playback. G (Meter) This non-editable parameter shows the starting meter (or time signature) of the selected Song. H (Tempo mode) This sets the Tempo change mode. Song operating mode Tracks 1-8 page 89 Man(ual) Auto When the cursor is on the "D (Select Tempo)" parameter, you can change the Tempo using the TEMPO/VALUE section controls. The Tempo recorded to the Song will be used. A-H (Tracks 9-16 Programs) Name of the Programs assigned to tracks 9-16. Use these buttons to select, mute/unmute or change the volume of the corresponding tracks. SONG SELECT PAGE This page appears when you press PAGE+ or either the B (Load Song) buttons while you are in the main page. Press EXIT to go back to the Main page of the Song operating mode, without selecting a Song. TRACKS 1-8 PAGE To see and edit tracks 1-8, press TRACK SELECT from the main page. Press the TRACK SELECT button twice, to go back to the main page. Load Song BALLADS | | OPEN CLOSE MySong Piano1 DkStrings Legato BrassyHorn Piano1 Guitar01 StrngEns2 VoxPad1 FD MYSONGS MYSONG. MID LOAD A-C (File, folder) A-H (Tracks 1-8 Programs) Name of the Programs assigned to tracks 1-8. [. . . ] Are the MASTER VOLUME or ASSIGN. SLIDER sliders of the Pa50 set to a position other than "0"?Lowest note are not played When the SPLIT button is lit up, the keyboard will be divided into the Lower part (low notes, below the split point) and the Upper part (high notes, above the split point). Load the appropriate data for the Song or the Style you wish to playback. Sound does not stop The selected Style or Song cannot start Does not respond to MIDI messages Make sure that the damper switch polarity parameter is set correctly. [. . . ]