Pad track controls: sound/expression, Pad type – KORG Professional Engineer PA3 User Manual

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Pad Record mode

Pad Track Controls: Sound/Expression

From Pad

Choose this option to select the source Pad to copy the Chord
Variation from. Touch the Select button to open the Pad Select
window and select the source Pad.

From CV (Chord Variation)

Use this parameter to select the source Chord Variation.

All

All Chord Variations, i.e. the whole Pad. You can’t
change the target, that is automatically set to All.

CV1…CV6

Single Chord Variation.

To CV (Chord Variation)

Use this parameter to select a target Chord Variation inside the
current Pad.

CV1…CV6

Target Chord Variation. Automatically set to All
if the “From CV” parameter is also set to All.

Execute

Touch this button to execute the operation set in this page.

Pad Track Controls: Sound/Expression

In this page you can assign a Sound to the Pad track, adjust its
Volume (CC#07) and Expression (CC#11) values, and set vari-
ous other parameters, like the Keyboard Range, Track Type,
Trigger Mode, Tension and Wrap Around.

Sound/Bank

Sound assigned to the Pad track.

Pad Type

Use this parameter to decide if the Pad will play once or if it will
loop.

Note:

While in Pad Record mode, the pattern is always played

back in loop, even if this parameter is set to “One Shot”.

One Shot

When you press one of the PAD buttons, the cor-
responding Pad is only played once. This is useful
for playing Hits or Sequences that must only play
once.

Loop

When you press one of the PAD buttons, the cor-
responding Pad plays up to the end, then contin-
ues playing from the start. Press STOP in the
PAD section to stop it playing. This is useful for
playing cyclic sequences.

Expression

Use this knob to set the Expression (CC#11) value for the Pad
track. This value can be seen at the beginning of the Event Edit
list.

The Expression is useful to balance the Pad with the other Pads.
For example, if you want the Pad you are recording to be mel-
lower than the average, just lower the Expression value.

Volume

Use this slider to set the Volume (CC#07) value for the Pad track.
This value is not saved with the Pad, and is only used to test the
Pad’s volume during editing or recording.

Keyboard Range

The Keyboard Range automatically transposes any pattern note
that would otherwise play too high or too low in pitch, com-
pared to the original acoustic instrument, when transposed by
the arranger. This will result in a more natural sound for the Pad
instrument.

Note:

The Keyboard Range is ignored while recording. The Pad

track can play on the full range of the keyboard.

Trigger Mode

(Not available if Track Type = Drum). This setting lets you define
how Bass and Acc-type tracks are retriggered when the chord is
changed.

Off

Each time you play a new chord, current notes
will be stopped. The track will remain silent until
a new note will be encountered in the pattern.

Rt

(Retrigger) The sound will be stopped, and new
notes matching the recognized chord will be
played back.

Rp

(Repitch) New notes matching the recognized
chord will be played back, by repitching notes
already playing. There will be no break in the
sound. This is very useful on Guitar and Bass
tracks.

Track Type

Use this parameter to set the type of the Pad track.

Drum

Drum track. This type of track is not transposed
by the arranger, and is used for Drum Kits, or for
tracks that you don’t want to be transposed when
playing a different chord.

Bass

Bass track. This type of track always plays the
root when changing chord.

Acc

Accompaniment track. This type of track can be
used freely, for melodic or harmonic accompani-
ment patterns.

Tension

Tension adds notes (a 9th, 11th and/or 13th) that have actually
been played, even if they haven't been written in the Pad pattern.
This parameter specifies whether or not the Tension included in
the recognized chord will be added to an Acc-type track.

On

The Tension will be added.

Off

No Tension will be added.

PAD

PAD

PAD

PAD

PAD

PAD

PAD

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