Korg PX5D DJ Equipment User Manual


 
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Rhythm & Bass mode
The PX5D provides 128 different rhythm & bass patterns.
You can also connect up to 16 patterns for consecutive
playback.
From Play mode (except when Mute, Bypass, or Key Lock
are active), AUX Pitch mode, or Phrase Trainer mode, press
the RHYTHM button to enter Rhythm & Bass mode. The
pattern will start according to the play type you’ve se-
lected. The bar graph will change according to the rhythm
pattern that’s playing.
Press the EXIT button to return to
Play mode.
Rhythm & Bass mode provides three types of play.
PTN: Pattern play
You can select one rhythm pattern and play it. The LCD
shows the PTN icon.
CHAIN: Chain play
You can connect up to 16 patterns for consecutive play-
back. Playback will start after a pre-count.
SONG: Song play
This lets you play the demo songs. Playback will start
after a pre-count.
Each time you press the RHYTHM button, you’ll cycle
through the choices of PTNCHAINSONGPT-
NCHAINSONG ..., and the LCD will show the icon
for the currently selected type of play.
When you enter Rhythm & Bass mode, the selected type
of play will be the type that had been selected when you
last exited Rhythm & Bass mode.
If you set the Phrase Trainer recording mode to “JAM,”
you’ll be able to record your guitar or bass phrase along
with the rhythm & bass pattern that’s selected in Rhythm
& Bass mode.
PTN (Pattern play)
This play type lets you select and play one rhythm &
bass pattern. Use the /® CURSOR to select each pa-
rameter, and use the value encoder and the ENTER/REC
button to specify its value.
The π/ CURSOR
will
switch programs.
Bass key
Level
Reverb level
Te mpo
Rhythm pattern/variation
The settings you select here are remembered even when
the power is turned off.