KORG Professional Engineer PA3 - Manual (Page 16)

14 Style Record mode
Style Record procedure
Style Record procedure
There are two different methods for recording a Style: Realtime
and Step.
• Realtime Recording allows you to record Style patterns in
realtime.
• Step Recording allows you to create a new Style by entering
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.
In addition, you can program a Style on a personal computer,
and then import it via the Import function (see “Import: Import
SMF” on page 28).
Preparing to record
1. If you like to edit an existing Style, select that Style.
2. Press the RECORD button to enter the Style Record mode.
You are prompted to select either the Current Style, or a
New Style.
Select “Record/Edit Current Style” if you want to edit the
current Style, or make a new Style starting from an existing
one. Select “Record New Style” if you want to start from
scratch with an empty Style.
3. After you select your preferred option, the main page of the
Style Record mode will appear.
4. Select the Element (Style Element) and Chord Var (Chord
Variation) parameters, to select the Chord Variation to be
recorded/edited.
Note: For more information on the Style Elements and Chord
Variations, and the Style structure in general, see “The Style
structure” on page 3.
5. Use the Rec Length (Recording Length) parameter to set
the length (in measures) of the pattern to record.
6. Use the Meter parameter to set the Style Element’s meter
(time signature).
Note: You can edit this parameter only if you selected the
“Record New Style” option when entering the Record mode,
or when editing an empty Style Element.
7. Select the Tempo parameter and set the tempo.
8. Touch the Record 2 tab to see the Sounds area. Here you
can assign the right Sound to each Style track. You cannot
select Digital Drawbars Sounds. (For more details, see
“Sounds area” on page 9).
9. If needed, set the Octave Transpose for each track. Note:
The Octave Transpose will affect only the notes coming from
the keyboard, and not from the arranger.
10. At this point, if you want to do a Realtime Recording go on
reading “Realtime Record procedure” below. Otherwise, if
you prefer to do a Step Record, jump to “Step Record pro-
cedure” on page 15.
Realtime Record procedure
1. Select the track to record. Its status icon will turn to
‘Record’. (For more details, see “Tracks volume/status area”
on page 9).
Note: When entering the Record mode, a track is already
in Record status. When you press START/STOP after
entering the Record mode, you can immediately start
recording.
If you like, you can try your part before recording:
• Mute the track, by repeatedly touching its icon status,
until the (Mute) status icon appears.
• Press START/STOP to let any recorded track play back,
and practice on the keyboard.
• When you have finished practicing, press START/STOP
to stop the arranger, and unmute the track by repeatedly
touching its icon status, until the (Record) status icon
appears again.
2. While the shown status icon is Record, press START/STOP
to begin recording. Depending on the “Metro” (metro-
nome) option you selected, a 1- or 2-bars precount may
play before the recording actually begins. When it begins,
play freely. The pattern will last for some measures, accord-
ing to the Rec Length value, then restart.
Since the recording will happen in overdub, you can add
notes on any following passage. This is very useful to
record different percussive instruments at any cycle on a
Drum or Percussion track.
Note: While recording, track’s Keyboard Range (see page 26)
is ignored, and the track can play over the whole keyboard
range. The Local parameter (see “Local Control On” on
page 209 of the User’s Manual) is also automatically set to
On, to allow playing on the keyboard.
3. When finished recording, press START/STOP to stop the
arranger. Select a different track, and go on recording the
full Chord Variation.
Note: You can select a different track only when the arranger
is not running.
4. When finished recording the Chord Variation, select a dif-
ferent Chord Variation or Style Element to go on recording
the full Style.
5. When finished recording the new Style, select the “Write
Style” command from the page menu, to open the Write
Style dialog box (see “Write Style dialog box” on page 31)
and save it to memory.
To exit the Style Record mode without saving any change,
select the “Exit from Record” command from the page
menu, or press the RECORD button.