KORG Professional Engineer PA3 - Manual (Page 9)

7 Style Record mode
Main page - Record 1
Advanced
Warning: If you assign CV Length a value lower than Rec Length,
the value of Rec Length is not immediately updated in the display.
Therefore, you are still free of changing the value of CV Length,
before the measures exceeding its value are deleted (see warning in
“CV Length (Chord Variation Length)” below).
However, if you press START/STOP to begin recording, the real
Rec Length value is changed to the new one, even if the display still
shows the old value.
For example, you may have CV Length = 4 and Rec Length = 4. If
you set CV Length to 2, and press START/STOP to begin record-
ing, Rec Length is still shown as 4, but it is in reality set to 2, and
recording will cycle for just 2 measures. After you press START/
STOP to stop recording, Rec Length is updated to 2, and all mea-
sures after the second measure are deleted.
CV Length (Chord Variation Length)
This parameter sets the total length (up to 32 measures) for the
selected Chord Variation. When playing a Style, this will be the
length of the accompaniment pattern, when the chord corre-
sponding to the Chord Variation is recognized on the keyboard.
Warning: If you reduce the Chord Variation Length after record-
ing, any measure after the selected length will be deleted. Be very
careful when setting the CV Length to a lower value after record-
ing! If it happens, we suggest to exit from record without saving
(see “Exit from Record” on page 31).
Metro (Metronome)
This is where you can set the metronome.
Off No metronome click will be heard during record-
ing. In any case, a one-bar precount will be played
before starting recording.
On1 Metronome on, with a one-bar precount before
starting recording.
On2 Metronome on, with a two-bar precount before
starting recording.
Tempo
Select this parameter to use TEMPO controls to set the tempo.
Hint: You can always change the Tempo, when other parameters
are selected, by keeping the SHIFT button pressed, and rotating the
DIAL.
Note: When recording Tempo, old data is always replaced by the
new data.
Note: The actual Tempo of the Style will be the one shown when
saving the Style Performance in Style Play mode (see “Current
Tempo” on page 112 of the User’s Manual).
Meter
This is the meter (time signature) of the Style Element. You can
edit this parameter only when the Style Element is empty, i.e.
before you begin recording anything.
Selected track info area
This line lets you see the Sound assigned to the selected track.
Track name
Name of the selected track.
Drum…Acc5 Style track.
Sound name
Sound assigned to the selected track. The triangle means you can
touch the name to open the Sound Select window, and select a
different Sound.
Sound bank
Bank the selected Sound belongs to.
Program Change
Program Change number sequence (Bank Select MSB, Bank
Select LSB, Program Change).
Key/Chord area
Key/Chord
This parameter pair allows you to define the track’s original key
and chord type, for the current Chord Variation. When in Style
Play mode, this chord will be played back exactly as it was
recorded, without any NTT processing (see above).
To record just one Chord Variation for a Style Element, the sug-
gested original key/chord is “maj7” (with NTT = i-Series). Be
very careful to play the 7th+ note (i.e., with a “Cmaj7th” key/
chord, the B), to avoid the lack of notes, or a bad NTT conver-
sion when playing different chords.
Note: To conform to Korg specifications, it is advisable to record
both the “Major” and “minor” Chord Variations for the Intro 1 and
Ending 1 Style Elements.
When you select a track, the original key/chord assigned to the
selected track will be shown. All recorded tracks will play back
on that key/chord. For example, if the original key/chord for the
Acc1 track is A7th, when selecting the Acc1 track all the remain-
ing tracks will play on the A7th key/chord.
In the example above, you will record the Acc1 track in the
AMajor key, with notes pertaining to the A7th scale. This exact
pattern will be recalled, when an A7th chord will be recognized.
Note: This does not apply to Guitar Mode, relying on a different
rule. See “Main page - Guitar Mode” on page 10 for more infoma-
tion.
Track name
Sound name
Sound bank
Program Change