KORG Pa300 Arranger - Manual (Page 107)

103 Style Play
Track Controls: Easy Edit
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Drum Edit parameters
Use these parameters to adjust the offset value.
0…127 Volume (see above).
-64…0…+63 Offset value for all sound generation parameters. ‘0’
means no change to the original value memorized in
the Drum or Percussive instrument, while any other
value means a decrease or increase to the original
value.
Select
Use these buttons to select the track to edit. The button corre-
sponding to the selected track turns green.
Reset Family
Touch this button to reset all changes to the selected family.
Reset Track
Touch this button to reset all changes to percussive instrument
volumes in the selected track.
Play/Mute icon
Track’s play/mute status.
Play status. The track can be heard.
Mute status. The track cannot be heard.
How to edit a single Drum Family
Here is a quick example of the use of the Drum Volume func-
tion.
1. While in this page, press TRACK SELECT to see individual
Style tracks.
2. Touch the “Select” button, in the display, corresponding to
the Drum track to edit.
3. Press START/STOP to let the Style go.
4. If you like, choose the “Solo Track” command from the
page menu to solo the Drum track.
5. While listening to the Style, select the Snare family, then
select the Volume parameter, and use the VALUE DIAL to
turn the volume completely off.
You’ll notice how all snares stops sounding.
6. Touch the Reset Track button in the display to recall the
original Snare’s volume.
Track Controls: Easy Edit
In this page you can edit the main parameters of the Sounds
assigned to each track.
Hint: Use the TRACK SELECT button to cycle between the track
groups. After selecting a track, choose the “Solo Track” command
from the page menu to avoid listening to the other tracks during
editing.
Note: All values are offsets referred to the value of the original
Sound.
Easy Sound Edit parameters
Use these knobs to adjust the offset value.
-64…0…+63 Offset value. ‘0’ means no change to the original value
memorized in the Sound, while any other value
means a decrease or increase to the original value.
Portamento knob and switch
Use the Time knob to adjust the speed of the portamento (a slide
between notes). Check the box to turn portamento on, or
uncheck it to turn portamento off.
Sound parameters Meaning
Volume Instrument’s Volume.
EQ Hi Equalization, High band.
EQ Mid Equalization, Middle band.
EQ Low Equalization, Low band.
Attack Attack time. This is the time during which the sound
goes from zero (at the moment when you strike a
key) to it’s maximum level.
Decay Decay time. Time to go from the final Attack level to
the minimum level.
Cutoff Filter cutoff. This sets the sound brightness.
Resonance Use the Filter Resonance to boost the cutoff fre-
quency.
Fine Tune Fine instrument tuning.
Coarse Tune Coarse instrument tuning.
MFX 1 Send Scales the Send level to the Master FX1.
MFX 2 Send Scales the Send level to the Master FX2.
Sound parameters Meaning
Attack Attack time. This is the time during which the sound
goes from zero (at the moment when you strike a
key) to it’s maximum level.
Decay Decay time. Time to go from the final Attack level to
the beginning of the Sustain.
Release Release time. This is the time during which the
sound goes from the sustaining phase, to zero. The
Release is triggered by releasing a key.
Cutoff Filter cutoff. This sets the sound brightness.
Resonance Use the Filter Resonance to boost the cutoff fre-
quency.
LFO Depth Intensity of the Vibrato (LFO).
LFO Speed Speed of the Vibrato (LFO).
LFO Delay Delay time before the Vibrato (LFO) begins, after the
sound starts.