Korg 73key Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
Connections Connecting a damper pedal, foot switch, or foot pedal
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•Arpeggiatoron/off
•SwitchtheDrumTrackon/off
•UsevariousKROMEcontrols(realtimecontrol
knobs,joystick,SW1/SW2,etc.)
Thisbuttonwillalwaysfunctioninthesameway
regardlessoftheProgram,Combination,orSong
you’veselected.Youcanassignthefunctioninthe
Globalmode.
Using a foot switch to select Programs
Youcanselectprogramsbyusingafootswitch
connectedtotheASSIGNABLESWITCHjack.By
assigningtheappropriatefunction,youcanincrement
ordecrementtheprogramnumberinstepsofone.
ThisletsyouchangeProgramswithoutusingyour
hands–greatforquickProgramchangesinlive
performancesituations.
Therearetwowaysofdoingthis:byassigningthefoot
switchtoProgramUp/Down,ortoValu
eInc/Dec.Each
oftheseissuitedtoaparticularapplication,as
describedbelow.
•ProgUp/Down:WhenperforminginthenormalP0
screen
VALUEInc/Dec:Whenperformingwhilealistsuch
astheCategory/ProgramSelectmenuisopen
Assigning the foot switch to Program Up/Down
AssigningthefootswitchtoProgramUporProgram
DownletsyoudirectlycontrolProgramchangesfrom
thefootswitch.Formostsituations,thisisthemore
straightforwardmethod.
Tosetthisup:
1. Connectafootswitchtotherearpanel
ASSIGNABLESWITCHinput.
UseanoptionalPS1pedalswitch.
2. AccesstheGlobalP2:Controllers–Foot
Controllerspage.
Proceedasfollows.
PresstheGLOBALbuttontoente
rGlobalmode.
PressthePAGEbuttontoaccesstheGLOBALPage
Select.PressP2Controllers,thenpresstheFoot
Controltabinthedisplay.
3. Set“FootSwitchAssign”toeitherProgramUpor
ProgramDown.
IfyouchooseProgramUp,thenextprogramnumber
upwillbeselectedeachtimeyoupressthefootswitch.
Ifyoucho
oseProgramDown,thenextprogram
numberdownwillbeselectedeachtimeyoupressthe
footswitch.
4. Setthe“FootSwitchPolarity”tomatchthe
polarityofthepedalyou’veconnected.
Ifyou’veconnected theoptionalPS1orPS3pedal,
choose(–)KORGStandard.
Now,thefoot
switchwillstepthroughthePrograms,
onebyone.
5. Ifyouwanttopreservethissettingevenwhenthe
poweristurnedoff,besuretoWritethedata.(See
page 116)
6. PressthePROGbuttontoenterProgP0:Play,and
pressthefootswitchtochangetheProgram.
Note:
ThissettingappliestoselectingCombinations,aswell.
Note: WiththeProgramUp/Downmethod,youwon’ t
beabletoselectprogramswhiletheBank/Program
SelectorCategory/ProgramSelectmenusareopen.
Usethe“AssigningthefootswitchtoValueInc/Dec”
methoddescribedbelow.
Assigning the foot switch to Value Inc/Dec
ThisletsyouusetheAssignableFootSwitchtoduplicate
thefunctionsofthefrontpanelINCorDECbuttons.
Thismethodisconvenientifyouwanttoopenthe
Bank/ProgramSelectmenuortheCategory/Program
Selectmenuandswitchprogramswhileviewingthe
programorcombinationmenu.
1. Followsteps1–2under“Assigningthefootswitch
toProgramUp/Down,”above.
2. Atthetopofthepage,settheFootSwitchAssign
parametertoValueInc(orValueDec).
3. Now,thefootswitchwillactjustlikeyou’re
pressingthefront
panelINCorDECbuttons.
Note: Thefootswitchwillworklikethisfortheentire
KROME–notjustwhentheBank/Programselectmenu
orCategory/ProgramSelectmenuisopen.
Connecting a foot pedal
IfyouconnectanoptionalEXP2footcontrolleror
XVP10expression/volumepedaltotheASSIGNABLE
PEDALjack,youcanuseittoapplymodulationto
soundsoreffects,ortoadjusttheoverallvolume.
Thispedalwillalwaysfunctioninthesameway
regardlessoftheProgram,Combination,orSong
you’veselected.Youcanassignthefunctioninthe
Globalmode.
LiketheAssignableFootSwitch,describedabove,the
FootPedalcanbeusedformanydifferentfunctions,
including:
MasterVolume
•ChannelVolume,Pan,orExpression
•Assignablesoundmodulation,asseveraldifferent
AMSorDmodsources
•EffectsSendlevelcontrol
•UsevariousKROMEcontrol
s(realtimecontrol
knobs,Joystick,SW1
/SW2,etc.)
1. ConnectanoptionalXVP10orEXP2tothe
ASSIGNABLEPEDALjacks.
2. Afterturningthepoweron,useGlobalP2:
Controllers–FootControllerspage“FootPedal
Assign”toassignthefunctioncontrolledbythe
footpedal.(Seepage 111,andpages202,350ofthe
ParameterGuide)