Korg PA50sd Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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Song operating mode
Realtime Record procedure
REALTIME RECORD PROCEDURE
Here is the general procedure to follow for the Realtime
Recording.
1. Press SONG to enter the Song mode.
2. Press RECORD to enter the Song Record mode.You are
now in the Main page of the Song Record mode, and
you can prepare your recording. (For more details, see
“Song Record page” on page 93).
3. Be sure one of the Overdub or Overwrite recording
options is selected (see “Rec (Record mode)” on
page 93).
4. Set the tempo. There are two ways of changing tempo:
• Keep the SHIFT button pressed, and use the TEMPO/
VALUE controls to change the tempo.
• Move the cursor to the “Sel.Tempo” parameter, and use
the TEMPO/VALUE controls to change tempo.
5. Press TRK SELECT to switch to the Song Tracks 1-8
page.
Press the button again to switch to the Song Tracks 9-16
page.
6. If you like, you can set the tempo again from these
pages: just use the TEMPO/VALUE controls.
7. Assign the right Program to each track.
8. Select the track to put in record. Its status icon will auto-
matically begin flashing.
9. While the status icon is flashing, press PLAY/STOP to
begin recording. Depending on the Metro option you
selected, a 1- or 2-bars precount may play before the
recording actually begins. When it begins, play freely.
• If you selected the Auto Punch recording mode, the
recording will begin only when reaching the Start point.
• If you selected the Pedal Punch recording mode, press
the pedal when you want to begin recording. Press it
again to finish recording.
Note: The Punch functions will not work on an empty
Song. At least one track must already be recorded.
10. When finished recording, press PLAY/STOP to stop the
sequencer. Select a different track, and go on recording
the whole Song.
11. When finished recording the new Song, press RECORD
to exit the Record mode. The Song will be saved in
memory.
Warning: Save the Song to a card, to avoid it is lost when
turning the instrument off.
Note: When exiting the Record mode, the Octave Trans-
pose is automatically reset to “0”.
12. Edit the new Song; press the MENU page, and select the
various edit pages.
STEP RECORD PROCEDURE
The Step Record allows you to create a new Song by entering
the single notes or chords in each track. This is very useful
when transcribing an existing score, or needing a higher
grade of detail, and is particularly suitable to create drum and
percussion tracks.
1. While in the Main screen of the Song mode, press
RECORD to enter the Song Record mode. The Main
page of the Song Record mode will appear.
2. Use the A VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select the “Rec”
(Recording Mode) parameter. Use these buttons, or the
TEMPO/VALUE controls, to select the “Step Dub” (Step
Overdub) or the “StepOwr” (Step Overwrite) recording
mode.
• The Step Overdub mode lets you add events to the
existing events.
• The Step Overwrite mode will overwrite all existing
events.
3. Press SEQ1 PLAY/STOP to turn its LED on, and enter
the Step Record page. (See “Step Record page” on
Rec:Overdub Trk:1 98%
S: E: Metro:On1
Resol: Meter:4/4
Sel.Tempo Tempo:Auto
Rec:NewSong
Piano1 Piano1
DkStrings Guitar01
Legato StrngEns2
BrassyHorn VoxPad1
Rec:NewSong
Strings1 VocaEns
DkStrings Bassi
Legato StrngEns2
BrassyHorn Strings2
Rec:NewSong
Rec:Overdub Trk:1 98%
S: E: Metro:On1
Resol: Meter:4/4
Sel.Tempo Tempo:Auto
Rec:NewSong