Document Outline

• Let’s start!
  • Introduction
    • Welcome to Pa4X!
    • Before starting to play…
    • Overview of the instrument
  • Setting up the pedals and audio connections
    • Connecting the pedals
    • Connecting the EC5 multiswitch
    • Connecting the headphones
    • Connecting the audio outputs
  • Powering up
    • Turning the instrument on
    • Calibrating the touch screen
    • Adjust the display brightness
    • Tilting the display
    • Listening to the Demo Songs
  • Interface basics
    • The main page
    • The user interface in detail
    • Navigating through the pages
    • Selecting the musical resources
• Playing and singing
  • Playing the Sounds
    • Choosing your preferred Sound set
    • Choosing the Sound sets
    • Playing and controlling the Sounds
  • Tempo and Metronome
    • Tempo
    • Metronome
  • Playing the Styles
    • Choosing the Styles
    • Playing a manual accompaniment (Bass & Lower Backing)
    • Playing the automatic accompaniment
    • Adjusting the accompaniment volume
  • Playing the Pads
    • Choosing the Pad sets
    • Playing the Pads
  • Playing the Songs
    • Choosing the Songs
    • Playing a Song
    • Mixing two Songs
    • Playing along with the Song
    • Adjusting the volume levels
    • Playing all the Songs in a folder
    • Playing a Jukebox list
  • Lyrics, chords, markers and score
    • Choosing one of the Players
    • Reading the lyrics and chords contained in a Song
    • Reading the lyrics and chords loaded as a text file
    • Reading the lyrics and chords loaded as a CDG file
    • Moving through a Song with the markers
    • Reading the music score
  • Searching for files and other items
    • Using the Search function
• SongBook
  • Using the SongBook
    • Choosing the SongBook Entries
    • Using the Set Lists
  • Editing the SongBook
    • Creating and editing the SongBook Entries
    • Creating and editing the Set Lists
    • Using the SongBook with a personal computer
• Customizing and editing the Sound sets
  • Customizing the Sound sets
    • Playing different Sounds with the left and right hand
    • Playing two or three Sounds at the same time
    • Choosing different Sounds
    • Mixing the Keyboard Sounds
    • Transposing the Upper Sounds to a different octave
    • Using the Ensemble to add harmony
  • Advanced editing of the Sound sets
    • The editing procedure
    • Mixing the Sounds
    • Adding effects
    • Equalizing the Sounds
    • Octave transpose and fine tuning
    • Programming the sound routing and polyphony
    • Quick editing of Drum Kits
    • Quick editing of Sounds
    • Programming the key and velocity range
    • Editing the Digital Drawbars
  • Writing the Sound sets
    • Writing the Keyboard Sets to the library
    • Writing Keyboard Sets into a Style
    • Writing Keyboard Sets into a SongBook Entry
    • Writing Style Settings, Song Settings and MIDI Song Sounds
• Customizing, recording and editing the Styles and Pads
  • Customizing the Styles
    • Setting the Chord Recognition
    • Setting how velocity controls the accompaniment
    • Setting the memory mode
    • Mixing the grouped Accompaniment Sounds
  • Editing the Style Settings
    • Mixing the individual Accompaniment Sounds
    • Changing the Sounds of the accompaniment parts
    • Setting the Style controls
    • Choosing and mixing the Pads
  • Writing the Style Settings
    • Writing the Style Settings
  • The Chord Sequencer
    • Recording Chord Sequences
    • Playing back Chord Sequences
    • Managing the Chord Sequences
  • Recording the Styles and Pads
    • How are Styles and Pads made?
    • Programming the Style Settings, then recording the musical sequences
    • Accessing the Style/Pad Record mode
    • Setting the recording parameters
    • Assigning Sounds to the Style Element and Pads
    • Choosing the original key/chord and the note transposition table
    • Recording a Style or Pad in Realtime Record
    • Recording a Style or Pad in Step Record
    • Recording a Guitar track
  • Editing the Styles and Pads
    • Editing the track parameters
    • Editing the Chord Table
    • Editing the track type, trigger, tension
    • Editing the Style/Pad sequences
    • Editing the MIDI events
    • Copying the Style track settings
  • Importing and exporting the Styles and Pads
    • Importing a Standard MIDI File to a Chord Variation
    • Importing a Standard MIDI File to a Style
    • Exporting a Chord Variation
  • Converting a MIDI Song to a Style
    • The MIDI Song to Style Converter
  • Writing the new/edited Style or Pad
    • Writing the Styles
    • Writing the Pads
  • Managing the Styles and Pads
    • Managing the Favorite Style banks
    • Copying, renaming and deleting the Styles and Pads
• Customizing, recording and editing the Songs
  • Customizing the Songs
    • How to play a Song – Song Play vs. Sequencer mode
    • Special tracks and fast play
    • Mixing the Song Sounds
    • Changing the Sounds of the MIDI Song tracks
  • Writing the Song Play Settings
    • Writing the default Players’ settings
  • Listening the MIDI Songs in Sequencer mode
    • Loading and listening a MIDI Song
  • Recording MIDI Songs
    • Multitrack Recording a Song
    • Step Recording a Song
    • Quick Recording a Backing Sequence Song
    • Step Recording a Backing Sequence Song
  • Editing the MIDI Songs
    • Editing the Song tracks
    • Editing the MIDI events
  • Saving MIDI Songs
    • Saving the MIDI Song
  • Recording MP3 Songs
    • Recording and saving an MP3 Song
  • Creating text files (lyrics)
    • Creating text files on a personal computer
• Customizing and editing the Sounds
  • Listening and customizing the Sounds
    • Accessing the Sound mode
    • Listening to individual Sounds
    • Customizing the Sound
  • Editing the Sounds
    • Setting the Sound’s basic parameters
    • Setting the oscillator’s basic parameters
    • Programming the Damper pedal
    • Equalizing the Sound
    • Setting the Drum Kit’s basic parameters
    • Equalizing the Drum Kit
    • Mixing the Drum Kit layers
    • Mixing and retriggering the drum samples
    • Modulating pitch
    • Programming the pitch envelope (Pitch EG)
    • Programming the filters
    • Modulating the filters
    • Programming the filter envelope (Filter EG)
    • Programming amplitude and pan
    • Modulating amplitude
    • Programming the amplitude envelope (Amp EG)
    • Programming the LFO
    • Adding effects to the Sound
    • Sound Edit utilities
    • AMS (Alternate Modulation Sources)
  • Writing the Sounds
    • Writing the edited Sound
  • Making new sounds with Sampling
    • Loading samples and multisamples
    • Recording samples or audio grooves
    • Editing the samples
    • Editing the loop
    • Writing, exporting or deleting the samples
    • Creating multisamples
    • Writing, exporting or deleting the multisamples
    • Creating new Sounds from multisamples
    • Creating new Drum Kits from percussive samples
    • Assigning the new Sound or Drum Kit to a part/track
    • Creating Audio Groove Slices with Time Slicing
    • Writing the Audio Groove Slices
    • Using the Audio Groove Slices in a Style or Pad
    • Using the Audio Groove Slices in other Sounds
• Effects for the Sounds
  • The effects
    • Editing the effects
    • Adapting reverb to the room size
    • Effects list
  • Effect parameters
    • REV (Reverbs)
    • DEL (Delay)
    • MOD (Modulation)
    • DYN (Dynamics)
    • AMP (Amplifier)
    • FILT (EQ and Filters)
    • FREQ (Frequency)
    • MISC (Miscellaneous)
    • DMS (Dynamic Modulation Sources)
• Controllers
  • Hand controllers
    • Programming the joystick
    • Programming the keyboard’s velocity and aftertouch
    • Programming the ribbon controller
    • Programming the assignable sliders
    • Programming the assignable switches
  • Foot controllers
    • Programming the damper pedal
    • Programming the assignable pedal/footswitch
    • Calibrating the pedal and setting its polarity
    • Programming the EC5 multiswitch
• Global settings and preferences
  • Customizing the user interface
    • Display and control panel preferences
    • Program Change and activity indicators
  • Automatic selection and locking
    • Automatically choosing Styles and Keyboard Sets
    • Locking parameters to prevent changes
  • System preferences
    • Setting the date and time for file saving
    • Automatic power off
  • Master Transpose and Tuning
    • Master Tuning
    • Master Transpose
  • Scale
    • Main Scale
    • Sub-Scale
    • Quarter Tone Sub-Scale (SC Presets)
    • Retuning the Style while playing
• MIDI
  • Connecting MIDI devices
    • Introduction to MIDI
    • Connecting via the MIDI interface
    • Connecting via the USB DEVICE port
    • Quick settings using MIDI Presets
    • Synchronizing Tempo with other instruments
    • MIDI data routing, processing and transposing
    • Programming the MIDI channels
    • Connecting Pa4X to a personal computer or tablet
    • Control Change messages
    • Controlling the Arranger and Players via MIDI
• Audio In/Out and the Voice Processor
  • Setting the audio outputs and the final effects
    • Connecting the audio outputs
    • Choosing the audio outputs for the microphone and line audio inputs
    • Sending Sounds and Drum Kits to the audio outputs
    • Choosing the audio outputs for the metronome click
    • Programming the MAXX mastering effects
  • Connecting audio devices to the audio inputs
    • Connecting an external audio device to the line inputs
    • Connecting a microphone
    • Shaping the sound of the lead voice
  • Using the voice effects and harmonization
    • Choosing a Voice Preset
    • Harmonizing your voice
    • Doubling your voice
    • Using the effects
  • Talking with your audience
  • Editing the Voice effects
    • Choosing, enabling and balancing the effects
    • Mixing the lead voice and the effects
    • Editing the harmony voices
    • Editing the Double voice
    • Editing the Filter effect
    • Editing the Hard Tune effect
    • Editing the μMod effect
    • Editing the Delay effect
    • Editing the Reverb effect
    • Writing a Voice Preset
• File management
  • Managing files
    • Overview on file management
    • Loading musical resources and settings
    • Saving musical resources and settings
    • Copying files and folders
    • Deleting files and folders
    • Selecting more items at once
    • Exporting playlists
  • Managing media
    • Formatting storage devices
    • Backing up and restoring musical resources
    • Connecting one of the internal drives to a personal computer
    • Storage device organization
    • Changing the media display preferences
    • Protecting storage devices and files
    • The Direct Styles and Keyboard Sets
    • Care of storage devices
• Appendix
  • Musical Resources
    • Styles
    • Keyboard Set Library
    • Sounds
    • DNC Sounds and controls
    • Drum Kits
    • Multisamples
    • Drum Samples
    • Pads
  • Recognized chords
  • Connecting an external display
  • Installing the options
    • Assembling the amplification system (PaAS)
    • Assembling the music stand
    • Assembling the stand (ST-SV1 BK)
    • Replacing the clock backup battery
    • Installing a microSD card
    • Installing an additional internal drive
  • Shortcuts
  • Troubleshooting
  • Specs