Korg Electronic Keyboard PA1X User Manual

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 pre-  
loaded)  
320 Performance settings to create custom setups  
and recall them at the touch of a button  
NEW SongBook feature – Create a searchable  
database of your Performance settings- by title, artist,  
tempo, key- and instantly recall one to recreate that  
song.  
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!  
Multi-Channel Backing Sequencer to instantly record  
up to 8 backing tracks and up to four real time tracks  
– each to a separate track - all in one pass!  
Enhanced Style Functions – 608 Style locations (450  
pre-loaded) Styles up to 32 bars long with 3 intros,  
3 fills, 4 variations and 2 endings. Tap-Tempo,  
Reset & Fade in/out.  
Unique XDS Dual Sequencer allows loading from one  
sequencer while playing back the other sequencer. DJ  
style crossfader for smooth, immediate transitions  
from song to song in real time!  
16 Bit 48kHz Sampling with Auto Time Slice/Extend  
and more pro editing functions. Loads AIFF, WAV,  
TRITON and AKAIdata.  
Exciting options include CD-RW, MP3 encoder/player,  
Video Lyric Interface and much more!  
USB for direct connection and to share files with your  
PC, plus coaxial S/P DIF digital output  
EasyStart CONTENTS  
Welcome!  
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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  
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Please begin this guide by powering up the unit, so that the screens come up in the proper order!  
Playing the Demo Songs  
1. Press both the STYLE PLAY and SONG PLAY buttons. Demos will automatically start to play, however you  
can also select Solo Instrument, Style or Full Song demos by pressing the appropriate box in the  
TouchView display, then selecting the desired demo from the list on the screen.  
2. Press the EXIT button to return to the main demo screen to select a different demo category.  
3. Leave the Demo Play mode by pressing the STYLE PLAY mode button.  
Playing Sounds  
The Pa1X is the first Korg product based on the new RX Technology (Real eXperience). Each sound can  
use up to five oscillators and takes advantage of new sample data, including natural vibratos, slides,  
tongued and overblown flutes, guitar pull-offs and more. What does this mean to you? More realistic,  
detailed natural sounds and a more “Real eXperience” for both you and your fans!  
1. Press the SOUND mode button. Here you can try out and play individual sounds. In this mode the sound  
will be played across the entire keyboard and will be heard solo without a Style accompaniment.  
2. Grand Piano should be the currently selected sound. This is indicated in the “Sound Info” area at the upper  
part of the display. Try the Piano!  
3. Press anywhere in the “Sound Info” area (where Grand Piano is displayed). The sounds are catagorized into  
banks indicated by the side tabs. Currenty we are in the “Piano” bank. Press the “Guitar” tab then press  
“Nylon Slide Pro” to select this sound.  
4. Play the keyboard with varying degrees of velocity (light,medium and hard) to hear the different guitar  
articulations including a cool slide!  
5. Now select one of the great trombone sounds using the following alternate method of selecting sounds.  
Press the SOUND SELECT TRUMPET & TROMBONE button Ä press the “P2” tab then select “Trobone  
Pro Vel”. Again, play with varying degrees of velocity to hear how expressive the Pa1X can be!  
6. Press the SOUND SELECT ACCORDION button and select “Harmonica AT”. Play and press down while  
holding the note. Pretty nice, isn’t it?  
7. One last thing here. Press the SOUND SELECT DIGITAL DRAWBARS button. Use the eight sliders on the  
front panel to adjust the drawbars and try it out. DSP modeling…ain’t it great?!  
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In the STYLE PLAY mode (Explored in the next section) up to four sounds can be layered  
together!  
See page 166/167 of Owner’s Manual for details on playing and editing sounds and the Digital Drawbar  
Mode.  
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Selecting and Playing Styles  
There are 450 fully editable preloaded Styles in the Pa1X and room for over 150 more. A Style consists of up to eight  
accompaniment tracks. One or two can be used (like drums and bass) to simply supply you with a rhythm section, or  
all eight if you need a full big-band to back you up.  
1. Press the STYLE PLAY mode button then press the KEYBOARD MODE SPLIT button.  
2. Styles can be selected in two ways. 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.  
3. Select a Style. 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.  
4. 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.  
5. To change the tempo of a Style, press and hold the “Shift” button under the display and rotate  
theTEMPO/VALUE dial.  
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 real-  
time; 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”).  
2. 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. Select the desired sound.  
3. 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. Press the  
STS Name” tab in the lower track of the display to view the sounds assigned to the STS buttons.  
4. Try playing different STYLES and using the STS buttons to call up new sounds. Play with both hands to hear  
these tracks.  
5. To turn a track on, press the “M” (mute) to the right of the sound name so it changes to the “MUSIC  
NOTES”.  
6. To adjust the volume of a track use the SLIDERS labeled UPPER 1,UPPER 2, etc. You can view all eight of  
the Style tracks in the display by pressing the TRK.SEL. button to the left of the STS buttons. Press the  
TRK.SEL. button again to return to the previous screen.  
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7. Play the PADS! There are four PADS and a STOP PAD above the keyboard. Each one is assigned a different  
sound or sound effect. New and different sounds can be assigned to any PAD.  
See the Pa1X/PA1X Pro Owner’s Manual pages 76-98 and for more details on Style Play mode.  
Using the TC-Helicon Vocal Processor  
Inside the Pa1X is a powerful TC-Helicon Vocal processor! It’s possible to add effects such as reverb,  
delay and compression to your vocals as well as produce four part harmonies with selectable gender per  
part. There are even optional upgrades for pitch correction and vocal modeling.  
1. Press the STYLE PLAY button then press the “Mic” tab in the display.  
2. Uncheck all the “master” switches (Harm/Mod,Lead,V1,V2, etc.) in the display.  
3. Make sure the MIC/IN1 switch is set to MIC then connect a microphone to the MIC input.  
4. Sing into the microphone and adjust the rear panel MIC GAIN knob, so that the AUDIO IN LED (to the  
right of the TEMPO/VALUE DIAL) is lit GREEN while you sing. If the LED is a constant RED, turn it down.  
5. Adjust the MASTER VOLUME and the AUDIO IN / ACC1 SLIDERs to the desired volume.  
6. In the display, press the VP Preset: X popup and select “002 –Moving Vocals!”. Play some chords on the  
lower part of the keyboard while singing to hear the harmonies.  
7. To remove one of the four harmony parts, uncheck the “switches” labeled V1, V2, etc.  
8. Try some of the other presets by pressing the VP Preset: X popup and selcting other presets.  
See the Pa1X/PA1X Pro Owner’s Manual Pages 62-65 and 214-224 for more on the Vocal Processor.  
(Quick Record) Using the Backing Sequencer  
The Backing Sequencer (Quick Record) function let’s you record a Style with all its elements and real-  
time tracks quickly and easily. This is a great feature for getting ideas down quickly, as well as taking  
advantage of the wonderfully programmed Styles for writing songs. Why reinvent the wheel?  
1. Press the STYLE PLAY button and select the desired Style.  
2. Press the SEQUENCER button. The upper part of the DISPLAY will read “New Song”.  
3. Press the RECORD button (the red button to the left of the DISPLAY).  
4. Press the “Backing Sequence(Quick Record)” radio button in the display then press “OK”.  
5. Press the big, red, START / STOP button. There will be a one bar count-off before recording begins.  
6. Start Playing!  
7. Press the Sequencer 1 PLAY / STOP button to end the sequencer recording. (Pressing the Start/Stop  
button will NOT stop the sequencer!)  
8. Press PLAY / STOP button again to hear your sequence. Ta – Da! You and the Pa1X have created a SONG!  
One of the great features of the Backing Sequencer is the ability to change what you’ve recorded easily.  
For instance, if you like the progression but want to use a different style or you want to change a  
chord(s) in your progression it can be quickly done without having to re-play the parts…  
9. Press the red RECORD button to the left of the DISPLAY then select “Step Backing Sequence” and press  
“OK”.  
10. In the lower part of the display you can move one event, measure or step at a time and change the Style,  
Tempo, Chord, etc. of your song with out having to re-record it.  
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11. To exit press “Done”, then press “Yes”.  
Now to save your song to a disk:  
1. Press the popup in the upper right of the display and select “Save Song”.  
2. If you have a PA1X Pro or have installed the optional Hard Drive in a Pa1X, you can save it to the HD. If you  
want to save to a floppy disk, make sure you insert a disk in the drive.  
3. Press the X popup in the lower left of the display to choose either the floppy disk (“FD”) or hard drive  
(“HD”), and then press “Save”.  
4. Name your song by pressing the T next to “New Song” and give it a good, strong hit worthy name. Press  
“OK” then “OK” again. When propted, “Are you Sure” press “Yes”.  
For more detailed information on using the sequencer, see pages 66-70 and 144-165 of the Pa1X/PA1X Pro  
Owner’s Manual.  
Saving your settings (Performances)  
When you have a Style that you like and sounds you enjoy using with that particular Style, you can save  
all these setting together as a Performance. Other settings saved with a Performance are the tempo,  
any needed effects and transpositions, the Vocal Processor preset and volume settings. Up to 320  
Performances can be saved.  
1. To save a Performance, press the STYLE PLAY mode button. Press the popup in the upper right of the  
display and select “Write Performance”.  
2. You can NAME your PERFORMANCE by pressing the T next to Name: and entering characters in the  
display. When finished, press “OK”.  
3. For now, let’s select an empty user location to save your performance so you don’t over write the presets.  
4. For “Perf. Bank:” select 19 – User 2 and for “Performance:” select “08-empty”, and then press “OK”.  
The SongBook  
One of the most powerful performance features of the Pa1X is the SongBook. An onboard music  
database that let’s you organize your Performance settings for fast, easy retrieval. Each entry may  
include the artist, title, genre, key, tempo and meter of a specified song. You can add your own entries  
as well as edit existing ones.  
1. Press the SONGBOOK button. Here you can scroll through the list of hundreds of exsisting entries. This  
could take awhile. Let’s make things easier...  
2. Press the “Filter…” box in the display. Here you can narrow your search down. For instance. Pop songs that  
have a tempo between 100 and 130 BPM. Press “Cancel” to exit this screen.  
3. Select one of the songs you may be farmiliar with and then Press the “Select” box in the display.  
4. Press the START/STOP button to play the selected file.  
For more details on the SongBook functions, see the Pa1X/PA1X Pro Owner’s Manual Pages 54-61 and 139-  
143.  
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Suggested Styles to try  
NAME  
BANK /  
PAGE  
VARIATION  
STS #  
TEMPO  
TIPS  
Flamenco  
World 3  
All  
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Great strumming. Start with Intro 1  
and use the Fill 3 (break) to transition  
between Variations! Play with a  
passionate heart Amigo.  
Smooth Baby! Just relax…  
Nice guitar picking pattern! Move  
around by adding 7ths, 9ths and Sus  
chords  
Swing HipHop Soul & Funk  
All  
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All  
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86  
82  
Half-Time  
Guitar  
8/16 Beat 2  
BeBop1  
Bar Country  
Dream  
Jazz 1  
User 2  
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All  
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226  
132  
130  
102  
32 bars to trade fours with the  
drummer!  
Nice pedal steel voice; in the Style  
too!  
Dance  
All  
All  
All  
All  
Noodleville – Like your old Tangerine  
Dream LPs played at 78 RPM!  
Lively AND Mellow!  
Brazilian  
Samba  
Latin Dance  
Important Owner’s Manual References  
Glossary of Terms  
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Style Record Mode  
Sampling operating mode  
Disk edit mode  
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228  
Recognized chords  
330  
Installing the Hard Disk, CD-RW, MP3 Board and other options  
Troubleshooting  
332-341  
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Don’t forget to check the website often for OS updates and other goodies! www.korgpa.com  
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