Korg Bicycle PS60 User manual

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PS60

Parameter Guide

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About the Parameter Guide

Thisdocument(“PS60ParameterGuide”)explainsthe

parametersthatcanbequicklyeditedfromthePS60itselfor

fromthePS60Editor,inadditiontothefullparametersthat

canbeeditedonlybyfromthePS60Editor.Italsoexplains

functionsthatarespecifictotheeditor.

Explanationsofthequickparametersinthe“PS60Own erʹs

Manual”aresimplifiedasmuchaspossible,butthisdocu‐

mentexplainsthesequickparametersingreaterdetail,

includingMIDItransmissionandreception.

*ByconnectingthePS60toyourcomputerandusingthe

PS60Editorapplication,youʹllbeabletoeditallofth

e

PS60ʹsparameters(thefullparameters).

Conventions in the operation manuals

Abbreviations for the manuals: OM, PG

Inthedocumentation,referencestothemanualsareabbre‐

viatedasfollows.

OM:Owner’sManual

PG:ParameterGuide

Symbols , , , Note, Tips

Thesesymbolsrespectivelyindicateacaution,aMIDI‐

relatedexplanation,asupplementarynote,oratip.

Example screen displays

Theparametervaluesshownintheexamplescreensofthis

manualareonlyforexplanatorypurposes,andmaynot

necessarymatchthevaluesthatappearintheDisplayof

yourinstrument.

MIDI-related explanations

CC#isanabbreviationforControlChangeNumber.

InexplanationsofMIDImessages,numbersinsquare

brackets[]alwaysindicatehexadecimalnumbers.

*Allproductnamesandcompanynamesarethetrade‐

marksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespective

owners.

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Table of Contents

Performance Edit ...........................1

Panel ........................................................................ 1

Keyboard, Wheels ............................................... 2

OverView ............................................................... 3

Main Timbres ............................................................................. 3

Sub Timbres ................................................................................ 4

Timbre Param (Timbre Parameters) ............. 5

Scale .............................................................................................. 5

Timbre Mixer .............................................................................. 6

MIDI/OSC

.................................................................7

Pitch/Other

..............................................................8

Tone

.........................................................................9

MIDI Filter

.............................................................10

MFX/EQ (Master Effect/EQ) ...........................11

MFX&EQ Routing ....................................................................11

MFX1 ...........................................................................................12

MFX2 ...........................................................................................12

EQ .................................................................................................12

UTILITY Command ............................................ 13

Program Edit ................................15

Panel ...................................................................... 15

Quick Parameters ..............................................16

Quick ..................................................................... 16

OSC Common ..........................................................................16

OSC EG/LFO

.......................................................... 18

OSC1 ............................................................................................19

OSC2 ............................................................................................21

About Relative (Rel) and Absolute parameters ...........21

Full Parameters .................................................. 22

Basic ....................................................................... 22

Program Basic ..........................................................................24

OSC/Pitch .............................................................25

OSC1 Multisample ..................................................................26

OSC1 Pitch

............................................................28

OSC2 Multisample ..................................................................30

OSC2 Pitch ................................................................................. 30

OSC Common

........................................................ 30

Pitch EG ................................................................31

Filter .......................................................................35

Filter1 ..........................................................................................37

Filter1 Modulation

.................................................38

Filter1 LFO Mod.

.................................................... 41

Filter1 EG ...............................................................42

Filter2 ..........................................................................................44

Filter2 Modulation ..................................................................44

Filter2 LFO Mod. ......................................................................44

Filter2 EG ....................................................................................44

Amp ....................................................................... 45

Amp1 Modulation .................................................................. 46

Amp1 EG

...............................................................48

Amp2 Modulation .................................................................. 49

Amp2 EG .................................................................................... 49

LFO ......................................................................... 50

OSC1 LFO1 ............................................................................... 52

OSC1 LFO2 ............................................................................... 53

OSC2 LFO1 ............................................................................... 53

OSC2 LFO2 ............................................................................... 53

Common LFO

.......................................................54

AMS Mix/C.KeyTrk (AMS Mixer/Common

Keyboard Track) ................................................ 55

OSC1 AMS Mix ........................................................................56

OSC 2 AMS Mix .......................................................................60

Common KeyTrack (Common Keyboard Track)

......61

IFX (Insert Effect) ............................................... 63

IFX ................................................................................................64

MFX/EQ (Master Effect/EQ) ........................... 65

MFX1 ...........................................................................................66

MFX2 ...........................................................................................66

EQ .................................................................................................66

UTILITY Command ........................................... 67

Global ...........................................69

Panel ...................................................................... 69

Software Setup .................................................. 69

Basic/MIDI Controllers .................................... 70

User Scale ............................................................ 75

Category .............................................................. 76

UTILITY Command ........................................... 77

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Effect Guide ................................. 79

Overview ..............................................................79

Dynamic modulation (Dmod) and Tempo Synchroniza-

tion .............................................................................................. 80

Effect I/O .................................................................................... 81

Insert Effects (IFX) ..............................................81

In/Out ......................................................................................... 81

Mixer ........................................................................................... 82

Controlling the Insert Effects via MIDI ............................ 82

Master Effects (MFX1, 2) ..................................82

In/Out ......................................................................................... 82

Mixer ........................................................................................... 82

EQ ............................................................................82

IFX (Insert effects) List ......................................83

000: No Effect ........................................................................... 83

001: St.Comp (Stereo Compressor) .................................. 83

002: Red Comp ........................................................................ 83

004: MulLimitr (Multiband Limiter) .................................. 85

005: St.MstLmt (Stereo Mastering Limiter) ................... 85

006: St.Gate (Stereo Gate) ................................................... 85

007: St.P4EQ (Stereo Parametric 4-Band EQ) ................ 86

008: St.G7EQ (Stereo Graphic 7-Band EQ) ..................... 87

009: St.Excitr (Stereo Exciter) ............................................. 87

010: St.Isolat (Stereo Isolator) ............................................ 88

011: St. Wah (Stereo Wah/Auto Wah) ............................. 88

012: St.VtgWah (Stereo Vintage/Custom Wah) ........... 89

013: VOX Wah .......................................................................... 90

014: St.RndFlt (Stereo Random Filter) ............................. 90

016: St.SubOsc (Stereo Sub Oscillator) ........................... 92

017: Talk Mod (Talking Modulator) .................................. 92

018: St.Decimt (Stereo Decimator) .................................. 93

019: St. Record (Stereo Analog Record) ......................... 94

020: OD Wah (Overdrive/Hi.Gain Wah) .......................... 94

021: St.Gt Cab (Stereo Guitar Cabinet) ........................... 95

022: St.Bs Cab (Stereo Bass Cabinet) ............................... 96

025: TrebleBST (Treble Booster) ........................................ 97

026: Tube Pre (Tube PreAmp Modeling) ....................... 98

027: St.TubPre (Stereo Tube PreAmp Modeling) ........ 98

028: Mic Model (Mic Modeling + PreAmp) ................... 98

029: Stereo Phaser ................................................................. 99

030: Small Phs (Small Phaser) ............................................ 99

031: OrangePhs (Orange Phaser) ...................................100

032: BlackPhsr (Black Phaser) ...........................................100

033: U-VIBE .............................................................................100

034: St.RndPhs (Stereo Random Phaser) .....................100

035: St.EnvPhs (Stereo Envelope Phaser) ....................101

036: 2Vo.Reso (2-Voice Resonator) ................................101

037: St.Tremlo (Stereo Tremolo) .....................................102

038: TEX Treml (TEXTREM) ................................................103

040: St.AutPan (Stereo Auto Pan) ...................................104

041: St.PhsTrm (Stereo Phaser + Tremolo) ..................104

042: St.Ring M (Stereo Ring Modulator) .......................105

043: P4EQ-Xctr (Parametric 4-Band EQ - Exciter) ......106

045: P4EQ-Phaser (Parametric 4-Band EQ - Phaser) .107

046: Comp-Wah (Compressor - Wah/Auto Wah) ......107

047: Comp-Amp (Compressor - Amp Simulation) ...108

049: Comp-P4EQ (Compressor - Parametric 4-Band EQ)

109

052: Limtr-Phsr (Limiter - Phaser) ...................................110

053: Xctr-Comp (Exciter - Compressor) ........................111

058: Wah-Amp (Wah - Amp Simulation) ......................113

060: Deci-Comp (Decimator - Compressor) ...............114

061: Amp-Trml (Amp Simulation- Tremolo) ...............115

063: Rotary SP (Rotary Speaker) ......................................116

MFX1 (Mod.)

(Master Effect1–Modulation) List ............. 117

No Effect ..................................................................................117

St.Chorus (Stereo Chorus) .................................................117

St.Flange (Stereo Flanger) .................................................117

Vntg.Cho/Flg (Vintage Chorus/Flanger) ......................117

St.Phaser (Stereo Phaser) ..................................................118

MFX2 (Rvb/Dly)

(Master Effect2–Revreb/Delay) List ......... 119

No Effect ..................................................................................119

Hall .............................................................................................119

Plate ..........................................................................................119

Room ........................................................................................119

Delay .........................................................................................119

EQ (Equalizer) .................................................. 120

EQ ...............................................................................................120

Appendices ............................... 121

Alternate Modulation Source (AMS) ....... 121

Alternate Modulation Overview .....................................121

AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) List .....................121

Alternate Modulation settings ........................................122

Dynamic Modulation Source (Dmod) ..... 127

Foot Switch Assign ........................................ 128

Foot Pedal Assign .......................................... 129

MIDI transmission when the PS60’s control-

lers are used ..................................................... 130

PS60 and MIDI CCs ......................................... 131

Responses to standard MIDI controllers ......................131

Parameters controlled by MIDI CCs #70-79 ................ 133

MIDI applications ........................................... 134

About MIDI .............................................................................134

Settings when connected to a MIDI device or computer

134

Messages transmitted and received by the PS60 .....134

MIDI Implementation ................................... 140

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Performance Edit

Panel

TheupperpartofthePS60Editorpanelsimulatesthemain

buttonsandknobsofthePS60ʹsownfro ntpanel.

Mode Select, Utility

Mode button [PERF, PROG EDIT, GLOB]

Toselectamode,clickthebuttonforthemodethatyou

wanttoedit.

PERF:Performance,PerformanceEdit

PROGEDIT:ProgramEdit

GLOB:Global

UTILITY [See Utility Command]

Hereyoucanperformusefulcommandsthatareapplicable

toeachmode.Pleasesee“UTILITYCommand”onpage 13.

Display

Performance Select [A-1...D-5: Name]

Thedisplayshowstheperformancebankandname.When

youclickthis,abrowserwillappear,allowingyoutoselect

aperformancefromthelist.ClicktheOKbuttontoloadthe

performance.Youcanalsoswitchperformancesbyclicking

thesymbolsshowntotherightofthename.

Tempo [040.00...300.00]

Thetempoisshowninthelowerrightsideofthedisplay.To

changethetemposetting,clickthevaluetohighlightit,and

thenenteravaluefromthekeyboard.

Performance Controls

Easy Setup [VOLUME, OCTAVE, MOD SEND,

REV/DLY SEND]

Hereyoucanspecifythefunctionthatwillbecontrolledby

eachtimbreʹsknob.

Timbre Control Knobs

UsetheseknobstoadjusttheselectedEasySetupparameter

foreachtimbre.

Volume[000...127](page3)

Octave[‐5...+5](page3)

Send1(Mod.)[000...127](page4)

Send2(Rev)[000...127](page4)

Timbre On buttons [On, Off]

Thesebuttonsselectthetimbre(s)thatwillplay.Abutton

willalternateon/offeachtimethatyouclickit.

Note:ThesebehavedifferentlyfromthetimbreONbuttons

ofthePS60itself.

Split Setting

Split Setting [OFF, MAIN LOWER,

MAIN UPPER]

ThisspecifiestheSplitsetting.

MAINLOWERThemaintimbrewillbeassignedtothe

lowerregion,andthesubtimbrewillbeassignedtothe

upperregion.

MAINUPPERThemaintimbrewillbeassignedtothe

upperregion,andthesubtimbrewillbeassignedtothe

lowerregion.

ChooseeitherMA

INLOWERorMAINUPPER,useʺCTRLʺ

tochooseeitherMAINorSUB,andthenusetheTimbreOn

buttonstoselectthetimbresthatyouwanttoplay.

OFF:Thesubtimbrewillbeoff.Thesubtimbresettingswill

stillberememberedevenifyoupressthisbuttonafter

adjustingSplitsettings.

CTRL (Control) [MAIN, SUB]

WhenusingSplitsettings,thisselectswhichtimbrewillbe

controlled;themaintimbreorthesubtimbre.Chooseeither

mainorsubasthetimbrethatyouwanttoselectorcontrol

usingEasySetup.YoucanʹtchooseSUBiftheSplitSettingis

off.

Modulation

MOD TYPE button [No Effect, Stereo Chorus,

Stereo Flanger, Vintage Cho/Flg, Stereo Phaser]

Thisselectsthemodulationeffecttype(page117).

IfyouselectNoEffect,theoutputofthemastereffectwillbe

muted.

RATE knob [0.02...10.00]

DEPTH knob [0...100]

FB (FEEDBACK) knob [0...100]

Theseparametersadjusttheeffect.

Reverb/Delay

REVERB/DELAY TYPE button [No Effect, Hall,

Plate, Room, Delay]

Thisselectsthereverb/delayeffecttype(page117).

IfyouselectNoEffect,theoutputofthemastereffectwillbe

muted.

TIME knob [

0.1...10.00, 0.1...10.00, 0.1...3.0, 0...549

]

LEVEL knob [0...100]

FB (FEEDBACK) knob [0...100]

Theseparametersadjusttheeffect.

Performance Edit

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EQ

BASS knob [-18.0...+18.0]

MID knob [-18.0...+18.0]

TREBLE knob [-18.0...+18.0]

Theseparametersadjustthegainofthebass,mid,andtreble

(high)bands(page120).

Keyboard, Wheels

Thisareashowsan88‐notekeyboard,apitchbendwheel,

andamodulationwheel.

Youcanplaythesoundsbyclickingthekeyboard.Dragging

acrossthekeyboardtoleftorrightwillproduceaglissando.

Youcanusethepitchbendwheelandmodulationwheelby

movingthemupordown.

OverView Main Timbres

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OverView

Inthisarea,youcanturnon/offeachtimbreoftheselected

performance,selectprograms,andeditthesettingsforEasy

Setup,mastereffect,andEQ.

Main Timbres

Hereyoucanadjustthesettingsforthemaintimbres

A.PIANO–SYNTH.

Timbre

Timbre On [On, Off]

Turnthebuttonon(highlighted)forthetimbresthatyou

wanttoenable .ThissettingislinkedwithTimbreOnbut‐

tonsonthepanel.

Program Select [001...]

Hereyoucanselecttheprogramusedbyeachtimbre.Click

ʺProgramSelect,ʺandchooseaprogram(banknumberand

name)fromthemenuthatappears.

YoucanuseSUBCATEGORYtocategorizetheprograms.

WhenyouselectaPerformanceonthePS60,aMIDI

programchangefortheselectedperformancenumber

willbetran

smittedontheglobalMIDIChannel(page

72).

Atthesametime,bankselect,programchange,and

volume(CC#7)messageswillbetransmittedonthe

MIDIchannelspecifiedforeachtimbrewhoseStatus

(page7)issettoEXTorEX2.However,thesemessages

willnotbetransmittedfo

rtimbresthataresettothe

sameMIDIchannelastheglobalMIDIchannel.

Inthiscase,EX2timbreswillshowthe“Program”Bank

as“–”,andwilltransmitthebanknumberthatwas

specifiedinBankSelect(WhenStatus=EX2)(page7).

WhenyouplayonthePS60keyboardandcontrollers,

MIDIme

ssagesaretransmittedontheglobalMIDI

channel.Atthesametime,timbreswhoseStatusisset

toEXTorEX2willtransmitthesamemessagesontheir

ownMIDIchannel.

IfthereceivedprogramchangehasthesameMIDI

channelastheglobalMIDIchannel,theperformance

w

illchange.

Octave [-5...+0...+5]

Thisshiftsthepitchofthetimbreinstepsofoneoctave.

Volume [000...127]

Adjuststhevolumeofeachtimbre1–16.

Note:YoucanuseEasySetupVolumetocontrolthisparam‐

eter.

Thevolumeofeachtimbreisdeterminedbymultiply‐

ingthisvolumevaluewiththeMIDIvolume(CC#7)

andexpression(CC#11) .

IfStatus(page7)hasbeensettoINT,incomingMIDI

CC#7orCC

#11messageswillcontrolthevolumeofa

timbre.(Howeverthesemessageswillnotaffecttheset‐

tingofthisparameter.)

IfStatusisEXTorEX2,thevalueofthisparameterwill

betransmittedasMIDICC#7whentheperformanceis

changed.Howeverthiswillnotbetransmittedbya

timbrethatissettothesameMIDIchannelasthe

Performance Edit

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globalMIDIchannel.Thismessageistransmittedon

theMIDIChannel(page7)specifiedforeachtimbre.

IFX [Name]

Thisindicatestheprogramʹsinserteffect.(Theprogramof

theSTRINGStimbredoesnothaveaninserteffect.)

Note:Youcanʹteditthissettinghere.Youcanadjustsettings

intheProgramEditsection(page63).

Send1 (Mod) [000...127]

Send2 (Rev) [000...127]

Foreachtimbre,theseparameterssetthesendleveltomas‐

tereffects1and2.

ControlchangeCC#93canbeusedtocontroltheSend

1level,andCC#91tocontroltheSend2,andmodify

theirrespectivesettings.Thesemessageswillbe

receivedontheMIDIchannel(page7)spec

ifiedfor

eachtimbre.

MFX1 (Mod.)

MFX1 On/Off [Off, On]

Switchesthemastereffect1on/off.Whenoff,theoutput

willbemuted.Thiswillalternatebetweenonandoffeach

timeitispressed.

Separatelyfromthesettingshere,youcanusecontrol

change#94toturnmastereffects1and2off.Avalueof

0turnsthemoff,andva

luesof1–127restoretheorigi‐

nalsetting.TheglobalMIDIchannelspecifiedby

“MIDIChannel”(page72)isusedforthismessage.

Type [No Effect, Stereo Chorus, Stereo Flanger,

Vintage Chorus/Franger, Stereo Phaser]

Thisselectstheeffecttypeformastereffect1.

Whenyouclicktheeffectname,alistwillappear,allowing

youtochooseaneffectfromthelist.

Rate [0.02...10.00]

Depth [0...100]

Feedback [0...100]

Theseparametersadjusttheeffect(page117).

MFX2 (Rev/Dly)

MFX2 On/Off [Off, On]

()“MFX1On/Off”)

Type [No Effect, Hall, Plate, Room, Delay]

Thisselectstheeffecttypeformastereffect2.

Whenyouclicktheeffectname,alistwillappear,allowing

youtochooseaneffectfromthelist.

Time [sec] [

0.1...10.00, 0.1...10.00, 0.1...3.0, 0...549

]

Level [0...100]

Feedback [0...100]

Theseparametersadjusttheeffect(page119).

EQ

Bass [-18.0...+18.0]

Mid [-18.0...+18.0]

Treble [-18.0...+18.0]

Theseparametersadjustthegainoftheequalizerʹsbass,

mid,andtreble(high)bands(page120).

SplitPoint

SplitPoint [C#2...C7]

Thisspecifiesthesplitpoint.Thissettingisvalidonlyif

Splitison.

Tips:ToadjustthissettingonthePS60itself,pressthe

LOWERbuttonandUPPERbutton,andthenpressthekey

thatyouwanttospecifyasthesplitpoint.Thekeyyoupress

willbethelowestkeyoftheupperregion.

Sub Timbres

HereyoucanadjustsettingsforthesubtimbresA.PIANO–

SYNTH.()“MainTimbres”onpage 3)

Timbre Param (Timbre Parameters) Scale

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Timbre Param (Timbre Parameters)

Scale

Thisspecifiesthescaleusedbytheperformance.

Separatelyfromthissetting,youcanchoosetheʺScaleʺset‐

tingofeachtimbreʹsprogramtakepriorityifdesired.

Type [Equal Temperament...User Octave Scale 03]

Thisselectsthebasicscalefortheperformance.

Notethatformanyofthescales,thesettingoftheKey

parameter,below,isveryimportant.

EqualTemperament:Thisisthemostwidelyusedscaleby

far ,inwhicheachsemitonestepisspacedatequalpitch

intervals.

EqualTemperamentallowseasymodulation,soth

ata

chordprogressionplayedinthekeyofCsoundsroughly

thesameasthesameprogressionplayedinF#.Sacrificed,

however,issomeofthepurityofindividualintervals

offeredbythescalesbelow.

PureMajor:Inthistemperament,majorchordsofthe

selectedkeywillbeperfectlyintune.

PureMinor:Inthistemperament,minorchordsofthe

selectedkeywillbeperfectlyintune.

Arabic:Thisscaleincludesthequarter‐toneintervalsused

inArabicmusic.

Pythagoras:ThisscaleisbasedonancientGreekmusicthe‐

ory,andisespeciallyeffectiveforplayingmelodies.Itpro‐

ducescompletelypurefi

fths,withoneexception,atthe

expenseofdetuningotherintervals–thirdsinparticular.

AsmuchasPythagorasmighthavelikedtodoso,it’snot

possibletomakeallthefifthspurewhilealsokeepingthe

octaveintune.Forthesakeoftheoctave,oneofthefifths–

th

eintervalfromthesharpfourthdegreetothesharpfirst

degree–ismadequiteflat.

Werkmeister(WerkmeisterIII):Thisscalewasoneofthe

manytemperamentsystemsdevelopedtowardstheendof

theBaroqueperiod.These“Well‐Tempered”tuningswere

aimedatallowingrelativelyfreetransposition–although

you’llstillnoticethatthedif

ferentkeysmaintaintheirown

distinctcharacteristics,unlikeEqualTemperament.

J.S.Bachwasreferringtothesenewscalesinhistitle,“The

Well‐TemperedClavier.”Assuch,thisgroupareparticu‐

larlyappropriateforlatebaroqueorganandharpsichord

music.

Kirnberger(KirnbergerIII):Thisisasecond“Well‐Tem‐

pered”tuning,datingfro

mtheearly18thcentury.

Slendro:ThisisanIndonesiangamelanscale,withfive

notesperoctave.

WhenKeyissettoC,usetheC,D,F,GandAnotes.Other

keyswillplaythenormalequal‐temperedpitches.

Pelog:ThisisanotherIndonesiangamelanscale,withseven

notesperoc

tave.

WhenKeyissettoC,usethewhitekeys.Theblackkeys

willplaytheequaltemperedpitches.

Stretch:Thistuningisusedforacousticpianos.

UserAllNotesScale:Thisisauser‐programmedscalewith

differentsettingsforall128MIDInotes.Youcansetupthis

scaleinGlobalmo

de(page75).

UserOctaveScale00–03:Theseareuser‐programmed

scaleswithsettingsforeachofthe12notesinanoctave.You

cansetthemupinGlobal mode(page75).

Performance Edit

6

UseEqualTemperamentforprogramswhosemulti‐

sample(ʺMultisampleselect,ʺpage25)issettomono:

0002,00003,0006,0007,0009,Stereo:0001,or0003(i.e.,

thepreloadprograms13:SoloStretchGran d–15:SoloS‐

tretchClassic).

Key (Scale Key) [C...B]

Thisselectsthekeyofthespecifiedscale.

ThissettingdoesnotapplytotheEqualTemperament,

Stretch,andUserAllNotesscales.

Ifyou’reusingascaleotherthanEqualTemperament,

theperformanceoftheselectedscaleandtheKeyset‐

tingmayskewthetuningofthenote.Forexample,A

abo

vemiddleCmightbecome442Hz,insteadofthe

normal440Hz.YoucanusetheGlobalMode’sMaster

Tune(page70)parametertocorrectthis,ifnecessary.

Random [0...7]

Thisparametercreatesrandomvariationsinpitchforeach

note.Atthedefaultvalueof0,pitchwillbecompletelysta‐

ble;highervaluescreatemorerandomization.

Thisparameterishandyforsimulatinginstrumentsthat

havenaturalpitchinstabilities,suchasanalogsynths,tape‐

mechanismorgansoracousticinstruments.

Timbre Mixer

Main Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):

Sub Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):

Youcan setthepan,andvolumeforeachoftheTimbres.

Pan

Pan (Pre) [RND, L001...C064...R127]

Thisspecifiesthepanofeachtimbre.

L001…C064…R127:AsettingofL001isfarleftandR127is

farright.AsettingofC064willreproducethepansettingof

theProgramEditmode.

Thispansettingislocatedimmediatelybeforetheinsert

effect.Thismeansthatifyouselectamonoef

fectforthe

inserteffect,thispansettingwillbeignored.Inthiscase,use

ʺPan(Post)ʺtoadjustthepanfollowingtheinserteffect.For

programsoftheSTRINGStimbre,onlythisʺPan(Pre)ʺset‐

tingcanbeused;theywillnotbeaffectedbyaninserteffect

()“Mixer”onpage 82).

RND:Theoscillatorpanwillchangerandomlyateachnote‐

on.

IfStatus(page7)issettoINT,CC#10(pan)messages

canbereceivedtocontrolthesetting.CC#10valuesof0

or1willplacethesoundatthefarleft,64atcenter ,and

127atth

efarright.(excludeRND)Pansettingscanbe

controlledbymessagesreceivedonthe“MIDIChan‐

nel”(page7).

Pan (Pre) [RND, L001...C064...R127]

Thisspecifiesthepanfollowingtheinserteffect.

TheSTRINGStimbredoesnothavethisparameter.

ThisparameteriscontrolledbyCC#8.Controlmes‐

sagesarereceivedonthechannelspecifiedbyeachtim‐

breʹsʺMIDICh(MIDIChannel).ʺSincethemaintimbre

andsubtimbreofthesamecategoryuseth

esameʺPan

(Post)ʺsetting,thisparametercanbecontrolledonthe

ʺMIDICh(MIDIChannel)ʺofbothmainandsubtim‐

bres.

Send

Modulation [000...127]

Reverb/Delay [000...127]

(“Send1(Mod)”,“Send2(Rev)”onpage 4)

A.PIANO

IFX

Pan(Pre) CC#10 Pan(Post) CC#8

E.PIANO

IFX

ORGAN

IFX

BRASS

IFX

STRINGS

IFX

OSC1:

Amp1 Pan=L001

OSC2:

Amp2 Pan=R127

Left

Center

Right

Pan (CC#10)

C064

Left

Center

Right

L032

L001

R096

R127

Left

Center

Right

Left

Center

Right

OSC1

OSC2

OSC1

OSC2

OSC1:

Amp1 Pan=L032

OSC2:

Amp2 Pan=R096

Pan (CC#10)

C064

L032

L001

R096

R127

OSC1:

Amp1 Pan=C064

OSC2:

Amp2 Pan=C064

Left

Center

Right

Pan (CC#10)

C064

Left

Center

Right

L032

L001

R096

R127

OSC1

OSC2

Timbre Param (Timbre Parameters) MIDI/OSC

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MIDI/OSC

Main Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):

Sub Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):

HereyoucanadjustsettingsforeachtimbreʹsMIDItrans‐

missionstatus,channel,andoscillatormode.

MIDI

Status [INT, EXT, EX2]

ThisparametersetswhethertheTimbrecontrolstheinter‐

nalsounds,orexternalMIDIdevices.

INT:Thetimbrewillsound,andwillalsosoundinresponse 

toMIDImessagesfromanexternalMIDIdevice.MIDIdata

willnotbetransmitted.

EXT:Thetimbrewillnotsoundevenifitreceivesmessages

fromaco

ntroller,butMIDIdatawillbetransmittedtoexter‐

naldevices.

EX2:The“BankSelect(WhenStatus=EX2)”(settableonly

viatheeditor,page7)LSBvalueandMSBvaluewillbe

used.InsteadoftheA–Dbanknumbersthatcanbeselected

fromthePS60itself,thebanknumberspecifiedfo

r“Bank

Select”willbetransmittedviaMIDI.Otheraspectsarethe

sameasforEXT.

TheʺProgramSelectʺindicationshownonthePS60itselffor

performanceandperformanceeditmodeswillchangeas

followsaccordingtotheʺStatusʺsetting.Theillustration

shownhereisforaperformance.

"Status" INT

Timbre category

Index number: program name

"Status" EXT

Timbre's MIDI channel

Program's bank number: program name

"Status" EX2

Timbre's MIDI channel

Program change number: [MSB/LSB]

MIDI Ch. (MIDI Channel) [01...16, Gch]

ThisparameterallowsyoutosettheMIDItransmit/receive

channelforeachtimbre.

Gch:Thetimbrewillusethechannelthathasbeenselected

astheglobalMIDIChannel(page72).

WhenStatusisINT,MIDImessageswillbereceivedonthe

channelthatyouspecifyhere.Ifthissettingisthesameas

th

eglobalMIDIchannel,theinternaltonegeneratorwill

soundaccordingtotheinternalsettings.IfthisissettoEXT

orEX2,playingthePS60willtransmitMIDImessageson

theMIDIchannelthatʹsspecifiedhere.(Messageswillalso

betransmittedsimultaneouslyontheglobalMIDIchannel.)

Ifasetting01–16matchestheglobalMIDIchannel,“G”is

shownattheright.

Bank MSB [000..127]

Bank LSB [000..127]

Thisspecifiesthebanknumberthatistransmittedwhen

ʺStatusʺisEX2.TheupperlineistheMSBandthelowerline

istheLSB.ThissettingisignoredifʺStatusʺisotherthan

EX2.

OSC

Force OSC Mode [PRG, Poly, Mono, LGT]

ThisletsyouoverridetheProgram’sstoredVoiceAssign

Modesettings,ifdesired.

PRG:TheProgram’sstored“VoiceAssignMode”(page16)

settingswillbeused.

Poly:Thetimbrewillplaypolyphonically,regardlessofthe

Program’ssettings.

Mono:Thetimbrewillplaymonophonically,regardlessof

theProgram’ssettings.

Legt(Legato):Thetimbrewillso

undmonophonically,and

willplaylegatoaccordingtotheProgram’ssetting.

MIDI IN/

USB B

INT

MIDI OUT/

USB B

EXT, EX2

Tone

generator

Performance Edit

8

WiththeMNorLGTsettings,theProgram’ssettingwill

determinethepriorityofthenotethatsoundswhenyou

playtwoormorenotes.

OSC Select [BTH, OSC1, OSC2]

Thisparameterspecifieswhetherthetimbre’sprogramwill

playOSC1,OSC2,orboth.

Forprogramswhose“OscillatorMode”isDouble,thisset‐

tingletsyouspecifythatonlyOSC1orOSC2willsound.

BTH(Both):OSC1and2willsoundasspecifiedbytheset‐

tingsoftheprogram.

OS1:OnlyOSC1willsound.

OS

2:OnlyOSC2willsound.Programswillnotsoundif

OscillatorModeissettoSingleorDrums.

Portamento [PRG, Off, 001...127]

Thisparameterallowsyoutoselectportamentosettingsfor

eachtimbre.

PRG:Portamentowillbeappliedasspecifiedbythepro‐

gramsettings.

Off:Port amentowillbeoff,eveniftheoriginalprogramset‐

tingsspecifiedPortamentotobeon.

001…127:Portamentowillbeappliedwiththeportamento

timeyouspecifyhere,evenifitistu

rnedoffbytheprogram

settings.

Ifthe“Status”(page7)issettoINT,CC#05(porta‐

mentotime)andCC#65(portamentoswitch)messages

willbereceivedandwillcontrolandchangetheseset‐

tings.(IfthesettingisPRG,CC#05,portamentotime

willnotbereceived.)Thesemessag

eswillbereceived

ontheMIDIchannelspecifiedforeachtimbrebyMIDI

Channel(page7).

Pitch/Other

Main Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):

Sub Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):

Hereyoucanadjustpitchandscalesettingsforeachtimbre.

Pitch

Transpose [–60...+00...+60]

Thisparameteradjuststhepitchofeachtimbreinsemitone

steps.12unitsequaloneoctave.

When“Status”isINT,thisparameterwillaffectthe

pitchessoundedbythePS60.When“Status”isEXT,

thisparameterwillaffectthenotenumbersoftheMIDI

notemessagesthataretransmitted.Forexampleifyo

u

createsettingsof+04and+07respectivelyfortwotim‐

bresthataresettoEXT,playingtheCkeywilltransmit

aCnotenumberontheglobalMIDIchannel,andatthe

sametimewillalsotransmitEandGnotenumberson

theMIDIchannelsofthosetimbres.

Detune [–1200...+0000...+1200]

Thisparameteradjuststhepitchofeachtimbreinone‐centunits.

+0000:Normalpitch.

TransposeandDetunecanbecontrolledbyreceiving

MIDIRPNmessages.ReceivedMIDIRPNCoarseTune

messageswillcontrolTranspose,andFineTunemes‐

sageswillcontrolDetune.

Bend Range [PRG, –24...+00...+24]

Specifiesthemaximumamountofpitchchange(insemi‐

tones)thatwilloccurwhenthepitchbenderisused.

PRG:Thepitchrangespecifiedbytheprogramwillbe

used.

–24…+24:Thissettingwillbeusedregardlessofthesetting

intheprogram.

TheMIDIRPNPitchBendChangemessagecanbe

receivedtoco

ntrolthisandchangethesetting.(How‐

everitwillnotbereceivedifthisparameterissetto

PRG.)Thismessage isreceivedontheMIDIchannelfor

eachtimbresetbyMIDIChannel(page7).

Pitch

Use Prog Scale [Off, On]

AtimbrecanusethescalethatisspecifiedbyScale(page22).

On:Thescalespecifiedbytheprogramwillbeused.

Off:Thescalespecifiedby“Type”(page7)willbeused.

Timbre Param (Timbre Parameters) Tone

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Tone

Main Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):

Sub Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):

Hereyoucanadjustthesoundofeachtimbreʹsprogram. 

Thesesettingsaresavedineachperformance,anddonot

affecttheoriginalprograms.

About the Tone parameters

TheToneparametersofaperformancehavethefollowing

characteristics.

•TheyallowyoutoeditsomeoftheToneparametersof

theprogramselectedforthetimbre.

•Theycanbesetindividuallyfortimbres1–16.

•AlloftheToneparametersareRelativeparameters.

ParametersthatareinterrelatedwithspecificMIDICC

messagesarefollow

edbyanindicationsuchas

“(CC#74).”

FormoreaboutRelativeparameters,referto“Relative(Rel)

andAbsoluteparameters”(page21)

Saving your edits of Relative parameters

ThewaythatRelativeandAbsoluteparametersaresaved

willdifferinProgramEditmode,butinPerformancemode

therearenodifferencesinhowtheseparametersaresaved.

Thechangesyoumakearesavedintheperformance,and

willnotaffecttheoriginalprograms.

Filter/Amp

Hereyoucanadjustsettingsforthefilterandampofthe

programforeachofthetimbres.

Cutoff (Filter Cutoff) [–99...+99 (Rel, CC#74)]

Thisscalesthecutofffrequencyofallofthefiltersatonce.It

affectsbothFiltersAandB.

Resonance (Filter Resonance)

[–99...+99 (Rel, CC#71)]

Thisscalestheresonanceofallofthefiltersatonce.Itaffects

bothFiltersAandB.

Filt EG Int (Filter EG Intensity)

[–99...+99 (Rel, CC#79)]

ThisscalestheeffectoftheFilterEGonthecutofffrequency.

ItaffectsFiltersAandBsimultaneously.

‐99meansnomodulation.+99meansmaximum.Modula‐

tionisinthesamedirection,positiveornegative,asthe

originalProgram.Forinstance,iftheoriginalProgram’s

“EGIntensity”wasset to‐25,th

ensettingthisparameterto

+99movesthe“EGIntensity”to‐99.

AmpVel Int (AmpVelocity Intensity)

[–99...+99 (Rel)]

ThisscalestheeffectofvelocityontheAmplevel.

‐99removesthevelocitymodulationentirely.+99means

maximummodulationinthesamedirection,positiveor

negative ,astheoriginalProgram.

Filter/Amp EG

HereyoucanadjustsettingsforthefilterEGandampEGof

theprogramforeachofthetimbres.

Attack (Filter/Amp EG Attack Time)

[–99...+99 (Rel, CC#73)]

ThisscalestheattacktimesoftheFilterandAmpEGs,along

withotherrelatedparameters.

Whenthevalueis+1ormore,thisalsoaffectstheAmpEG’s

StartandAttackLevels,StartLevelAMS,andAttackTime

AMS.

Betweenvaluesof+1and+25,theStartLevel,StartLevel

AMS,an

dAttackTimeAMSwillchangefromtheirpro‐

grammedvaluesto0.Overthesamerange,theAttackLevel

willchangefromitsprogrammedvalueto99.(“AMS(Alter‐

nateModulationSource)”page28)

Decay (Filter/Amp EG Decay Time)

[–99...+99 (Rel, CC#75)]

ThisscalesthedecayandslopetimesoftheFilterandAmp

EGs.

Sustain (Filter/Amp EG Sustain Level )

[–99...+99 (Rel, CC#70)]

ThisscalesthesustainlevelsoftheFilterandAmpEGs.

Release (Filter/Amp EG Release Time)

[–99...+99 (Rel, CC#72)]

ThisscalesthereleasetimesoftheFilterandAmpEGs.

Performance Edit

10

MIDI Filter

Main Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):

Sub Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):

ThesesettingsallowyoutoapplyfilterstotheMIDIdata

thatwillbetransmittedandreceivedbyeachtimbres.For

exampleeveniftwotimbresarebeingplayedbythesame

MIDIchannel,youcanadjustthesettingssothatthe

damperpedalwillapplytoonebutnottheother.

On:TransmissionandreceptionofMIDIdataisenabled.

If“Status”(page7)issettoINT,effectsthatpertaintothis

settingthatareturnedOnwillapplytothetimbreʹspro‐

gramwhenyouusethePS60ʹscontrollersorwhenMIDI

dataisreceived.(TheEffectDynamicModulationfu

nction

isnotaffectedbythesesettings.)

WiththeEXTorEX2setting,thecorrespondingMIDIdata

willbetransmittedonthechannelofthattimbrewhenyou

usethePS60ʹscontrollers.MIDItransmit/receivesettingsfor

theentirePS60aremadeinGlobalmode“MIDIFilter”

(page73).

MIDIfi

lteringforcontrollerswhosefunctionisuser‐assign‐

able(thefootswitchorfootpedal)willapplyifthatMIDI

controlchangeisassignedtothecontroller.Ifyouassignthe

samecontrolchangeasthedamperorjoystick,thedamper

orjoysticksettingwilltakepriority.Ifthesamecontrol

changeisassignedtomorethanonecontroller,turningOn

justoneofthemwillenablethatcontrolchange.

Off:TransmissionandreceptionofMIDIdataisdisabled.

Note:MIDICC#=MIDIcontrolchangemessagenumbers.

Program Change [Off, On]

SpecifieswhetherornotMIDIprogramchangemessages

willbetransmittedandreceived.

Damper [Off, On]

SpecifieswhetherornotMIDICC#64hold(damperpedal)

messageswillbetransmittedandreceived.

Portamento SW [Off, On]

SpecifieswhetherornotMIDICC#65portamentoon/off

messageswillbetransmittedandreceived.

JS X as AMS [Off, On]

SpecifieswhetherornotMIDIpitchbendmessages(theX

axisofthejoystick)willbereceivedtocontroltheAMS

effectassignedtoJSX.(ThisisnotafilterforMIDIpitch

bendmessagereception.)

JS+Y [Off, On]

SpecifieswhetherMIDICC#1(the+Yaxisofthejoystick)

willbetransmittedandreceived.

JS–Y [Off, On]

SpecifieswhetherMIDICC#2(the–Yaxisofthejoystick)

willbetransmittedandreceived.

Ribbon (CC#16) [Off, On]

SpecifieswhetherornotMIDICC#16willbetransmittedor

received.

Foot SW [Off, On]

Specifieswhetherornottheeffectoftheassignableswitch

willbetransmittedandreceived.Thefunctionisassignedin

Global:Basic/MIDIControllerspage.

ThisfiltersettingisvalidwhenaMIDIcontrolchangeis

assigned.

Foot Pedal [Off, On]

Specifieswhetherornottheeffectoftheassignablepedal

willbetransmittedandreceived.Thefunctionisassignedin

Global:Basic/MIDIControllerspage.

ThisfiltersettingisvalidwhenaMIDIcontrolchangeis

assigned.

Other CC [Off, On]

SpecifieswhetherornotMIDIcontrolmessagesnotcovered

intheprecedingitemsMIDIFilterwillbetransmittedand

received.

MFX/EQ (Master Effect/EQ) MFX&EQ Routing

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MFX/EQ (Master Effect/EQ)

Onthispageyoucanadjustthesettingsforthemaster

effects.Thesesettingsconsistmainlyofthefollowing.

•Specifytheroutingforthemastereffects.

• Selecttheeffecttypeforthemastereffects,andeditthe

effectparameters.

•Turneacheffecton/off.

•EditthereturnleveltotheL/Rbusforthema

stereffect

outputs.

TheIFXandMFX/EQtabpagesallowyoutoeditallofthe

effectparametersthatcannotbeeditedfromthePS60itself.

Parameternamesshowninpurplearetheeffectparameters

thatcanbeeditedfromthePS60.

MFX&EQ Routing

MFX1, MFX2:

Themastereffectsdonotoutputanydirect(Dry)sound.

ThereturnlevelsettingsʺReturn1ʺandʺReturn2ʺadjust

theamountofeffectsound(Wet)thatisreturnedtotheL/R

busandmixedwiththeL/Rbussignal.

Themastereffectinput/outputisstereo‐in/stereo‐out,but

theoutputmaybemonauraldependingonthetypeofeffect

youselect.

On/Off [Off, On]

()“MFX1On/Off”onpage 4)

MFX1 [No Effect, Stereo Chorus, Stereo Flanger,

Vintage Cho/Flg, Stereo Phaser]

MFX2 [No Effect, Hall, Plate, Room, Delay]

Theseselecttheeffecttypeforeachmastereffect(pages117,

119).Clicktheeffecttype,andchoosefromthelistthat

appears.

IfyouchooseNoEffect,theoutputfromthemastereffect

willbemuted.

Return 1 [000...127]

Return 2 [000...127]

Thesespecifiesthereturnlevelfromthemastereffecttothe

L/Rbus(afterwhichitpassesthroughEQ,andissentfrom

OUTPUTL/MONO andR).

Chain

Mastern FX Chain [Off, On]

On:Mastereffects1and2willbeconnectedinseries,inthe

orderofmastereffect1→ mastereffect2.

Chain Level [000...127]

WhenchainisOn,thissetsthelevelatwhichthesoundis

sentfromthefirstmastereffecttothenextmastereffect.

Performance Edit

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MFX1

Hereyoucansettheeffectparametersforthemastereffect1

youselectedintheMFXpageMFX&EQRouting.

()“MFX1(Mod.)(MasterEffect1–Modu latio n)List”on

page 117)

MFX2

Hereyoucansettheeffectparametersforthemastereffect2

thatyouselectedintheMFXpageMFX&EQRouting.

()“MFX2(Rvb/Dly)(MasterEffect2–Revreb/Delay)List”on

page 119)

EQ

ThemasterEQisathree‐bandstereoEQ.Thisislocated

immediatelybeforetheL/RbusisoutputfromtheAUDIO

OUTPUTLandRjacks,andisusedforoverallequalizing

(usingtheEQtoadjustthetonalcharacter).()“EQ(Equal‐

izer)”onpage 120)

UTILITY Command EQ

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UTILITY Command

Procedure for utility commands

1. ClicktheUTILITYbutton,andchooseacommandfrom

themenuthatappears.

2. Adjustsettingsinthedialogbox.

Fordetailsonthecontentsofeachdialogbox,refertothe

explanationforeachcommand.

3. ClicktheOKbuttontobegin,orclicktheCancelbuttonif

youdecidenottocontinue.

Store Performance

Thiscommandsavestheeditedperformance.

• Savethechangesyoumade.

• Renametheperformance.

•Copyaperformancetoadifferentbank/number.

New Name [characters]

Specifytheperformancename.

Choose Destination [A-1...D-5: name]

Selectthesave‐destinationfortheperformance.

Initialize Performance

Thiscommandinitializesthesettingsoftheselectedperfor‐

mance.

•SinglesettingswithA.Pianoindex01.

• Maintimbressettoindex01ofeachcategory.

•Subtimbressettoindex02ofeachcategory.

Copy MFX/EQ

ThiscommandcopiestheeffectorEQsettingsfromapro‐

gramorperformancesavedinthePS60ʹsmemorytothe

performancethatyouʹrecurrentlyusing.

CopyMFX/EQisavailableonalloftheMFX/EQpage.

From Mode [Prog, Perf]

Specifywhetheryouʹre copyingsettingsfromaprogramor

fromaperformance.

Src (Source) [A000: name..., 000: name...]

Selectthecopy‐sourcebankandnumber.

FX [All, Mod. Rev/Dly, EQ]

Selecttheeffectand/orEQsettingsthatyouwanttocopy.

Load...

LoadsthePS60Editor/Plug‐InEditordatathatwasprevi‐

ouslysavedonthecomputer.

Save...

SavesdatafromthePS60Editor/Plug‐InEditortoyourcom‐

puterasafile.

AllData(*.PS6all):Performances,programs,andglobalset‐

tingsofall

AllPerformance(*.PS6apf):Allperformances

Performance(*.PS6pf):Oneperformance

Note:Thesefunctionsloadorsavethedataas dedicatedfiles

fortheeditorapplication.

Receive All

Note:TheseReceiveandTransmitcommandsuseaKORG

SysExMIDIDumptosendorreceivedata,ortosynchro‐

nizethedatabetweenthePS60andthesoftware.

Don’ttouchthekeyboardorthemouseofyourcom‐

puterwhiledataisbeingsentorreceived.Also,don’t

touchthepanelswit

chesorthekeyboardofthePS60.

Receivesalldata(performances,programs,globalsettings)

intoPS60Editor/Plug‐InEditor.

Transmit All

TransmitsalldatafromPS60Editor/Plug‐InEditor(perfor‐

mances,programs,globalsettings)tothePS60andwritesit

intointernalmemory.

Receive All Performance

ReceivesallofthePS60ʹs performancedataintoPS60Editor/

Plug‐InEditor.

Transmit All Performance

TransmitsallperformancedatafromPS60Editor/Plug‐In

EditortothePS60andwritesit.

Receive Current Performance

Receivestheperformancedatacurrentlyselectedonthe

PS60intoPS60Editor/Plug‐InEditor.

Transmit Current Performance

TransmitstheperformancedatacurrentlyselectedinPS60

Editor/Plug‐InEditortothePS60.

All Sound Off

Dependingonthehostapplication,ʺhungʺnotesmayoccur

whileusingthehostʹsfunctions.Ifthishappens,pleaseuse

theʺAllSoundOffʺcommand.

Performance Edit

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15

Program Edit

Selecting the program that you want to edit

Hereʹshowtoselecttheprogramthatyouwanttoedit.

•IfyouʹreusingSinglesettings,youʹllentertheprogram

editpagewiththatprogramautomaticallyselected.

•IfyouʹreusingLayerorSplitsettings,alltimbresthatare

turnedonwillblink.PresstheLOWERorUPPERbutton

asnecessary

,andthenpressanONbuttontoselectthe

timbreoftheprogramyouwanttoedit.Theeditpage

willappear,andyouʹllhearonlythesoundofthe

selectedprogram.

Panel

TheupperpartofthePS60Editorʹspanelsimulatesthe

mainbuttonsandknobsonthefrontpanelofthePS60itself

()“Panel”onpage 1).

Thedisplayshowstheprogramname,banknumber,cate‐

gory,andtempo.

Wheneditingaprogram,youʹllonlybeabletocontrolthe

MFX1,2,an

dEQsettings,andtempo.

Program Edit

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Quick Parameters

YoucaneditthequickparameterseitherfromProgramEdit

modeonthePS60itself,orfromtheed itorʹsQuickpage,

describedbelow.

Thequickparametersareorganizedintothetoneparame‐

ters(page21)andparametersthathavebeenselectedfrom

amongthefullparameters.

Quick

Overview

Theoverviewshowsthestatusofthemainparametersthat

makeuptheprogram.

ByclickingthedisplayedgraphicofafilterorEG,oronan

effectsetting,youcanjumptothepageforthatparameter.

OSC Common

Voice

Theseparametersspecifyvoicesettingsforoscillators1and

2atthesametime.

Voice Assign Mode (Voice Mode) [Poly, Mono]

Selectthebasicvoiceallocationmode.Dependingonwhich

oneyouselect,variousotheroptionswillappear,suchas

“MonoLegato”and“Unison”(Monomodeonly).

Poly:Theprogramwillplaypolyphonically,allowingyou

playchords.

Mono:Theprogramwillplaymonophonically,producing

onlyonenoteatatime.

Mono Legato [Off, On]

Thisisavailablewhenthe“VoiceAssignMode”issetto

Mono.

Legatoreferstonotesthatareplayedinawaythatthey

soundsmoothandconnected;thenextnoteisplayedbefore

thelastnoteisreleased.Thisistheoppositeofplaying

detached.

When“MonoLegato”isOn,th

efirstnoteinalegatophrase

willsoundnormally,andthensubsequentnoteswillhavea

smoothersound,formoregentletransitionsbetweenthe

notes.

On:Whenyouplaywithlegatophrasing,thenoteswithina

legatophrasewillsoundsmoother.

Off:Legatophrasingwillproducethesamesoundas

detachedplaying.

Unison [On, Off]

UnisoncanbeusedinMonomode.

On:WhenUnisonison,theProgramusestwoormore

stacked,detunedvoicestocreateathicksound.

Usethe“Voices”and“Detune”parameterstosetthenum‐

berofvoicesandamountofdetuning,andthe“Thickness”

parametertocontrolthecharacterofth

edetuning.

Off:TheProgramplaysnormally.

Voices (Number of Voices) [2...6]

Thiscontrolsthenumberofdetunedvoicesthatwillbe

playedforeachnotewhenusing“Unison.”Itappliesonly

when“Unison”isOn.

Detune [cents] [00...99 cents]

DetuneisavailablewhenUnisonisOn.

ThisparametersetsthetuningspreadfortheUnisonvoices,

incents(1/100ofasemitone).The“Thicknes”parameter,

below,controlshowthevoicesaredistributedacrossthe

detuneamount.When“Thickness”isOff,thevoicesaredis‐

tributedevenly,centeredaroundthebasicpi

tch.

Forinstance,let’ssaythatthe“Voices”parameterissetto3,

“Detune”issetto24,and“Thicknes”isOff:

Voiceonewillbedetuneddownby12cents,voicetwowill

notbedetuned,andvoicethreewillbedetunedupby12

cents.

Asanotherexample,let’ssayth

atDetuneisstillsetto24

andThicknessisstillOff,buttheNumberofvoicesissetto

4:

Voiceonewillstillbedetuneddownby12cents,voicetwo

willbedetuneddo wnby4cents,voicethreewillbe

detunedupby4cents,andvoice4w

illbedetunedupby12

cents.

Thickness [Off, 1...9]

ThicknessisavailablewhenUnisonisOn.

Thisparametercontrolsthecharacterofthedetuningfunc‐

tionfortheunisonvoices.

Off:Unisonvoiceswillbeevenlydistributedacrossthe

Detunerange,asshownabove.

01–09:Unisonvoiceswillbedetunedinanasymmetrical

way,increasingthecomplexityofthedetunefunction,an

d

changingthewaythatthedifferentpitchesbeatagainstone

another.Thiscreatesaneffectsimilartovintageanalogsyn‐

thesizers,whereoscillatorswouldfrequentlydriftslightly

outoftune.Highernumbersincreasetheeffect.

Voice Detune

1 –12

20

3 +12

Voice Detune

1–12

2–4

3+4

4+12

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