User manual KORG SG-RACK

[. . . ] It's good to watch this number, and learn your habits as you're playing. Each pad has seven selectable velocity curves, so you can set the pads differently for your individual style of play. You can be a hard hitter, a touch-typist, or anywhere in between, and padKONTROL will adjust to fit your needs. See below for tips on making the pads work for you. Using the padKONTROL The Pads In case you haven't noticed, the pads on your padKONTROL are really sensitive! [. . . ] As you move your finger vertically on the X-Y Pad, the level (volume) of the flam increases or decreases. As you move horizontally, the interval between the two notes increases or decreases. 1. 3. Hit the ROLL or Flam key, and place your finger somewhere on the X-Y Pad. * While holding the pad down, move your finger on the X-Y Pad. Hit the Hold button at any time while your finger is on the X-Y Pad, and the button illuminates. You can now remove your finger from the pad, and the sound will remain affected as if your finger was still there. Now you can quickly touch another spot on the pad, and get a totally different result. Of course, you can set the X-Y Pad to transmit MIDI CC messages to control external parameters as well. Use Setting mode, described below, to alter its function. *Pad#14, in addition to usually being a snare, is also the ONLY pad that has been set up to react to the X-Y pad while using preloaded scene #1. See below for more about saving and loading Scenes. The Knobs There are two knobs at the top of the padKONTROL that are begging to be twisted. They have useful assignments, but they're also there so YOU can decide on their function. · · · · The functions are easily assigned using Setting mode, as described on the next page. There are loads of possibilities! 4 padKONTROL EasyStart X-Y Pad Settings While in SETTING mode, you can adjust what the X-Y Pad does. · · · Press either the X or Y button while in SETTING mode. You can scroll from "off" to "bnd" (pitch bend), to "AFT" (aftertouch). These are freely assignable MIDI CC values. Before we leave Setting mode, let's look at the ROLL and FLAM keys. Hold one down, and you will see which pads have that function enabled ­ they are lit!This way you can set up a single hit snare with a roll version on the pad next to it, that also doubles as a flam. Knob Settings You can also change the functions of the two assignable knobs, as well as which pads they will affect. 1. 3. Press either KNOB 1 ASSIGN or KNOB 2 ASSIGN while in SETTING mode to choose which function you want to change. Just like with the X-Y Pad, you can select "off, " "bnd, " "AFT" and MIDI CC's #0-127. You know how to make changes. . . Now let's learn how to quickly save and recall them! Scenes Loading a Scene There are 16 Scene locations in the padKONTROL. You can choose one by holding the SCENE key, and hitting a pad (they are numbered 1-16, by the way). You'll see your choice reflected on the screen as "S. 01" through "S. 16" Saving a Scene Let's say you're working on some settings, creating a custom setup that works for your studio. [. . . ] One pad will start blinking (the number of the scene you were in when you started tweaking). Choose the scene you want to save to, by either turning the data knob or hitting a pad. Saved! 5 PadKONTROL EasyStart Editor/Librarian Software The editor/librarian software makes it VERY easy to visualize and edit the functions of your padKONTROL. If you thought it was easy editing from the front panel, just wait until you see what the editor can do. 1. After installation, fire up the software, making sure you have the padKONTROL connected. [. . . ]