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Verifying the functionality of the PS60 Editor (stand-alone version)
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Verifying the functionality of
the PS60 Editor (stand-alone
version)
StartupthePS60Editor(stand‐aloneversion)andverify
thatitworkscorrectly.
FordetailsonhowtosetupandstartthePS60Plug‐In
Editor,refertothe“PS60Editor/Plug‐InEditorUser’s
Guide”onpage8.
Setting up the PS60 Editor
Beforeyouverifythatthesoftwareisoperatingcorrectly,
makesurethatyou’vecompletedthefollowingsteps.
•ThePS60’sUSBconnectorisconnectedtoyour
computer’sUSBport.
•ThePS60andyourcomputerarebothpowered‐on.
•TheKorgUSB‐MIDIdriverisinstalledfortheUSB
portyou’llbeusing.
•ThePS60
Editor(stand‐aloneversion)isinstalledon
yourcomputer.
1. StartupthePS60Editor.
Windows
Inthetaskbar,clickthe[Start]buttonandthen[All
Programs].Fromthemenu,choose“KORG”–“PS60”–
“PS60Editor”tostartuptheeditor.
Alternatively,youcannavigatetothe“KORG”folder–
“PS60”folder,anddouble‐clickthe“PS60
Editor.exe”
iconlocatedthere.
The“KORG”folderwillbeinthelocationthatyou
selectedwheninstallingthesoftware.Bydefault,it
willbeinthe“ProgramFiles”folder.
Macintosh
Navigatetothe“Applications”folder–“KORG”folder–
“PS60”folder,anddoubleclickthe“PS60Editor”icon.
•Whenyoustartup,datawillbetransmitted
and
receivedbetweenthePS60andthePS60Editor.The
PS60’sdisplaywillindicate“Nowtransmitting”and
thePS60Editorwillindicate“Synchronizing...”while
thesynchronizationdataisexchanged.
2. Tosimplifythetestingprocess,selectperformanceA‐
1,whichusesSinglesettings.
TopressthePERFORMANCEBANKbuttonontheleft
sideofthePS60’spaneltoselectbankA,andthenpress
button1totheright.
3. WhenyoupressoneofthePS60’stimbreselectorON
buttons,thecorrespondingbuttonintheupper
middleareaofthePS60Editorwindowandthe
timbrefieldontheleftsidewillswitch
accordingly.
Inthesamewayasifyouclicktheeditor’sON
buttonsorthefieldstotheleft,thesettingsonthe
PS60itselfwillswitchaccordingly.
Global mode settings on the
PS60
IfthePS60doesnotfunctioncorrectlywithyour
computer,checkthefollowingsettingsonthePS60itself.
“Local Ctrl” settings
TheMIDIsoftwareonyourcomputermighthaveanEcho
BackfunctionwheremessagesthatarereceivedatMIDI
IN/USBareretransmittedwithoutchangefromMIDI
OUT/USB.
IfyourMIDIsoftware’sEchoBackisturnedonwhenthe
PS60isbi‐directionallyconnectedwithyourcomputer,
thePS60’sinternalsoundgenerator
willreceiveduplicate
messages(theinternallygeneratedmessagesaswellas
themessagesreceivedviaecho‐back),whichwillcause
problemssuchaseachnotebeingsoundedtwice.
Insuchcases,youcansolvetheproblembyturningthe
PS60’slocalcontrolsettingOffsothatthesignalrouteis
internally
disconnectedinsidethePS60.
Withthefactorysettings,thePS60’slocalcontrolsetting
(“LocalCtrl”)isturnedOn.(“PS60Owner’sManual”on
page42)
Note:WhenusingthePS60byitself,leavethelocalcontrol
setting(“LocalCtrl”)turnedOn.IfthisisOff,nosound
willbeproducedwhenyouplay
thePS60’skeyboard.
Note:ThePS60Editor/Plug‐InEditorwillautomatically
setthePS60’slocalcontrolsettingtotheappropriatestate
whenthesoftwarestartsup.
MIDI Filter “SysEx” setting
Withthefactorysettings,thePS60issetsothatitwillnot
transmitorreceivesystemexclusivemessages(“SysEx”
Off).(“PS60Owner’sManual”onpagep.43)
SincethePS60Editor/Plug‐InEditorusenumerousMIDI
systemexclusivemessagesforcommunicatingwiththe
PS60,thissettingofthePS60willautomatically
beturned
Onwhenthesoftwarestartsup.
IfyouareusingaMIDIdeviceoranapplicationother
thanthePS60Editor/Plug‐InEditoranddonotwant
systemexclusivemessagestobetransmittedandreceived
betweenitandthePS60,you’llneedtousethePS60to
manuallyturn
thissettingOn.
Ifyouperformanyofthefollowingoperationsonthe
PS60afterthePS60Editor/Plug‐InEditorhasfinished
startingup,subsequentcommunicationwillnotbe
possible.
•TurnMIDIFilter“SysEx”Off
•OnthePS60,usethe“LoadPreload”commandwith
“All”or“Global,”andloadthefactory‐set
Global
settings
IfthePS60Editor/Plug‐InEditorbecomeunableto
communicatewiththePS60,pleaseusethePS60itselfto
turntheMIDIFilter“SysEx”settingbackOn.
MIDI IN/USB
MIDI OUT/USB
OFF
ON
Tone
generator
Local
Control