Korg Pa4X User manual

Pa4X | User Manual

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Pa4X

Important safety

instructions

▪ Read these instructions.

▪ Keep these instructions.

▪ Heed all warnings.

▪ Follow all instructions.

▪ Do not use this apparatus near water.

▪ Clean only with dry cloth.

▪ Do not block any ventilation openings. Install

in accordance with the manufacturer’s in-

structions.

▪ Do not install near any heat sources such as

radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other ap-

paratus (including ampliﬁers) that produce

heat.

▪ Do not defeat the safety purpose of the po-

larized or grounding-type plug. A polarized

plug has two blades with one wider than the

other. A grounding type plug has two blades

and a third grounding prong. The wide blade

or the third prong are provided for your safe-

ty. If the provided plug does not ﬁt into your

outlet, consult an electrician for replacement

of the obsolete outlet.

▪ Protect the power cord from being walked on

or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience

receptacles, and the point where they exit

from the apparatus.

▪ Only use attachments/accessories speciﬁed

by the manufacturer.

▪ Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket,

or table speciﬁed by the manufacturer, or

sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used,

use caution when moving the cart/apparatus

combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

▪ Unplug this apparatus during lightning

storms or when unused for long periods of

time.

▪ Refer all servicing to qualiﬁed service per-

sonnel. Servicing is required when the appa-

ratus has been damaged in any way, such as

power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid

has been spilled or objects have fallen into

the apparatus, the apparatus has been ex-

posed to rain or moisture, does not operate

normally, or has been dropped.

▪ WARNING – This apparatus shall be connect-

ed to a mains socket outlet with a protective

earthing connection.

▪ Turning off the standby switch does not com-

pletely isolate this product from the power

line, so remove the plug from the socket if

not using it for extended periods of time,

or before cleaning. Please ensure that the

mains plug or appliance couple remains read-

ily accessible.

▪ Mains powered apparatus shall not be ex-

posed to dripping or splashing and that no

objects ﬁlled with liquids, such as vases, shall

be placed on the apparatus.

▪ Install this product near the wall socket and

keep the power plug easily accessible.

▪ Do not install this equipment in a conﬁned

space such as a box for the conveyance or

similar unit.

▪ No naked ﬂame sources, such as lighted can-

dles, should be placed on the apparatus.

CAUTION – Pa4X is for use only with KORG

ST-SV1-BK stand. Use with other stands is ca-

pable of resulting in instability causing pos-

sible injury.

ATTENTION – Le Pa4X est conçu pour être

utilisé avec le support KORG ST-SV1-BK.

L’utilisation avec d’autres supports peut

causer une déstabilisation du Pa4X et provo-

quer des blessures.

WARNING – Do not ingest bat-

tery, chemical burn hazard. This

product contains a coin/button

cell battery.

If the coin/button cell battery is swallowed

it can cause severe internal burns in just 2

hours and can lead to death.

Keep new and used batteries away from chil-

dren. If the battery compartment does not

close securely, stop using the product and

keep it away from children.

If you think the battery may have been swal-

lowed or placed inside any part of the body

seek immediate medical attention.

▪ WARNING – Date/time Lithium button cell

battery inside. Danger of explosion if the

battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only

with the same or equivalent type. The inter-

nal date/time Lithium button cell battery is

user replaceable.

▪ Do not expose batteries to excessive heat,

such as direct sunshine, ﬁre or the like.

▪ Dispose of used batteries according to the

battery manufacturer’s instructions.

The lightning ﬂash with arrowhead symbol

within an equilateral triangle, is intended

to alert the user to the presence of uninsu-

lated “dangerous voltage” within the prod-

uct’s enclosure that may be of sufﬁcient

magnitude to constitute a risk of electric

shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral

triangle is intended to alert the user to the

presence of important operating and main-

tenance (servicing) instructions in the lit-

erature accompanying the product.

Other notices

Automatic power-off

To avoid wasting power, Pa4X will by default au-

tomatically enter standby mode after two hours

of non-active use (playing, pressing buttons or

using the touch-screen). Please save your data

(Keyboard Sets, Styles, Songs, and so on) before

taking a prolonged pause.

Data handling

Data in memory may sometimes be lost due to

incorrect user action. Be sure to save important

data to the internal memory or to an external

USB device. KORG will not be responsible for

damages caused by data loss.

Display handling

Be very careful not to force the display when tilt-

ing it. Fully lower the display before carrying the

instrument. Also, be very careful not to apply

too much pressure on the display while carrying

the instrument, or it might break.

Cleaning

If the exterior becomes dirty, wipe it with a

clean, dry cloth. Do not use liquid cleaners such

as benzene or thinner, or cleaning compounds

or ﬂammable polishes.

Use a soft cotton cloth to clean the display.

Some materials, such as paper towels, could

cause scratches and damage it. Computer wipes

are also suggested, provided they are speciﬁ-

cally designed for LCD screens.

Do not spray any liquid on the LCD screen direct-

ly. Always apply the solution to your cloth ﬁrst,

then clean the screen.

Example screens

Some pages of the manuals show snapshots of

the screen along with an explanation of func-

tions and operations. All sound, style, song or

parameter names, as well as shown values, are

merely examples and may not always match the

actual display you are working on.

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TC-Helicon is a registered trademark of TC-

Helicon Vocal Technologies Ltd. MaxxAudio,

MaxxEQ, MaxxBass, MaxxTreble, MaxxStereo,

MaxxVolume are trademarks of Waves Audio

Ltd. All other trademarks or registered trade-

marks are the property of their respective hold-

ers.

Open source notice

Portions of this product’s software are copy-

Disclaimer

The information contained in this manual have

been carefully revised and checked through.

Due to our constant efforts to improve our prod-

ucts, the speciﬁcations might differ to those

in the manual. KORG is not responsible for any

differences found between the speciﬁcations

and the contents of the instruction manual – all

speciﬁcations being subject to change without

prior notice.

Liability

KORG products are manufactured under strict

speciﬁcations and voltages required by each

country. These products are warranted by the

KORG distributor only in each country. Any

KORG product not sold with a warranty card or

carrying a serial number disqualiﬁes the prod-

uct sold from the manufacturer’s/distributor’s

warranty and liability. This requirement is for

your own protection and safety.

Service and user’s assistance

For service, please contact your nearest

Authorized KORG Service Center. For more in-

formation on KORG products, and to ﬁnd soft-

ware and accessories for your keyboard, please

contact your local Authorized KORG distributor.

For up-to-date information, please point your

web browser to our web site.

Keep your keyboard up-to-date

Your instrument can be constantly updated as

new versions of the operating system are re-

leased by KORG. You can download the operat-

ing system from our web site. Please, read the

instructions supplied with the operating system.

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Contents

Part I 1 Let’s start!

3 Introduction

3 Welcome to Pa4X!

7 Before starting to play…

9 Overview of the instrument

16 Setting up the pedals and audio connections

16 Connecting the pedals

17 Connecting the EC5 multiswitch

17 Connecting the headphones

17 Connecting the audio outputs

19 Powering up

19 Turning the instrument on

20 Calibrating the touch screen

21 Tilting the display

22 Adjusting the display brightness

23 Listening to the Demo Songs

24 Interface basics

24 The main page

25 The user interface in detail

33 Navigating through the pages

36 Selecting the musical resources

Part II 37 Playing and singing

39 Playing the Sounds

40 Choosing your preferred set of Sounds

41 Choosing the Keyboard Sets

47 Playing and controlling the Sounds

49 Tempo and Metronome

49 Tempo

51 Metronome

53 Playing the Styles

53 Choosing the Styles

59 Playing a manual accompaniment (Bass & Lower Backing)

60 Playing the automatic accompaniment

67 Adjusting the accompaniment volume

69 Manually playing the Bass line

70 Playing the Pads

70 Choosing the Pad sets

71 Playing the Pads

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72 Playing the Songs

72 Choosing the Songs

77 Playing a Song

79 Mixing two Songs

81 Playing along with the Song

85 Adjusting the volume levels

86 Playing all the Songs in a folder

88 Playing a Jukebox list

91 Lyrics, chords, markers and score

91 Choosing one of the Players

92 Reading the lyrics and chords contained in a Song

94 Reading the lyrics and chords loaded as a text ﬁle

96 Reading the lyrics and chords loaded as a CDG ﬁle

97 Moving through a Song with the markers

100 Reading the music score

104 Searching for ﬁles and other items

104 Using the Search function

Part III 109 SongBook

111 Using the SongBook

111 Choosing the SongBook Entries

121 Using the Set Lists

125 Editing the SongBook

125 Creating and editing the SongBook Entries

135 Creating and editing the Set Lists

139 Deleting all the SongBook Entries and Set Lists

140 Selecting and deselecting SongBook Entries

143 Using the SongBook with a personal computer

Part IV 145 Customizing and editing the Sound sets

147 Customizing the Keyboard Sets

147 Playing different Sounds with the left and right hand

152 Playing two or three Sounds at the same time

153 Choosing different Sounds

155 Mixing the Keyboard Sounds

158 Transposing the Upper Sounds to a different octave

159 Using the Ensemble to add harmony

162 Advanced editing of the Sound sets

162 The editing procedure

165 Mixing the Sounds

167 Adding effects

178 Equalizing the Sounds

181 Octave transpose and ﬁne tuning

182 Programming the sound routing and polyphony

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185 Quick editing of Drum Kits

188 Quick editing of Sounds

190 Programming the key and velocity range

191 Editing the Digital Drawbars

197 Writing the Sound sets

197 Writing the Keyboard Sets to the library

199 Writing Keyboard Sets into a Style

200 Writing Keyboard Sets into a SongBook Entry

203 Writing Style Settings, Song Settings and MIDI Song Sounds

Part V 205 Customizing, recording and editing the Styles and Pads

207 Customizing the Styles

207 Setting the Chord Recognition

211 Automatically holding chords and Lower notes (Memory)

213 Recognizing the root note (Bass Inversion)

214 Setting how velocity controls the accompaniment

215 Mixing the grouped Accompaniment Sounds

217 Editing the Style Settings

217 Mixing the individual Accompaniment Sounds

221 Changing the Sounds of the accompaniment parts

224 Setting the Style controls

229 Choosing and mixing the Pads

232 Writing the Style Settings

234 The Chord Sequencer

234 Recording Chord Sequences

236 Playing back a Chord Sequence

237 Managing the Chord Sequences

240 Recording the Styles and Pads

240 How are Styles and Pads made?

246 Programming the Style Settings, then recording the musical sequences

247 Accessing the Style/Pad Record mode

250 Listening to the recorded Style

251 Setting the recording parameters

256 Assigning Sounds to the Style Element and Pads

259 Choosing the original key/chord and the note transposition table

262 Recording a Style or Pad in Realtime Record mode

266 Recording a Style or Pad in Step Record mode

271 Recording a Guitar track

284 Editing the Styles and Pads

284 Editing the track parameters

290 Editing the Chord Table

291 Checking the available Chord Variations

292 Editing the track type, trigger, tension

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294 Editing the Style/Pad sequences

305 Editing the MIDI events

309 Copying the Style track settings

310 Importing and exporting the Styles and Pads

310 Importing a Standard MIDI File to a Chord Variation

313 Importing a Standard MIDI File to a Style

316 Importing a MIDI Groove to a Style or Pad

317 Exporting a Chord Variation

319 Converting a MIDI Song to a Style

319 The Style Creator Bot

321 Writing the new/edited Style or Pad

321 Writing the Styles

323 Writing the Pads

Part VI 325 Customizing, recording and editing the Songs

327 Customizing the Songs

327 How to play a Song – Song Play vs. Sequencer mode

328 Special tracks (Melody, Drum & Bass), Fast Play

330 Mixing the Song Sounds

334 Changing the Sounds of the MIDI Song tracks

335 Writing the Song Play Settings

335 Writing the default Players’ settings

336 Listening the MIDI Songs in Sequencer mode

336 Loading and listening a MIDI Song

339 Recording MIDI Songs

339 Multitrack Song Recording

346 Step Recording a Song

351 Quick Recording a Song

359 Quick Step Recording a Song

364 Editing the MIDI Songs

364 Editing the Song tracks

375 Editing the MIDI events

379 Saving MIDI Songs

379 Saving the MIDI Song

381 Recording MP3 Songs

381 Recording and saving an MP3 Song

385 Creating text ﬁles (lyrics)

385 Creating text ﬁles on a personal computer

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Part VII 391 Customizing and editing the Sounds

393 Listening and customizing the Sounds

393 Accessing the Sound mode

394 Listening to individual Sounds

395 Customizing the Sound

398 Editing the Sounds

400 Setting the Sound’s basic parameters

406 Setting the oscillator’s basic parameters

413 Programming the Damper pedal

417 Equalizing the Sound

418 Setting the Drum Kit’s basic parameters

422 Equalizing the Drum Kit

424 Mixing the Drum Kit layers

425 Mixing and retriggering the drum samples

427 Modulating pitch

432 Programming the pitch envelope (Pitch EG)

436 Programming the ﬁlters

439 Modulating the ﬁlters

444 Programming the ﬁlter envelope (Filter EG)

448 Programming amplitude and pan

450 Modulating amplitude

453 Programming the amplitude envelope (Amp EG)

457 Programming the LFO

462 Adding effects to the Sound

464 Sound Edit utilities

466 AMS (Alternate Modulation Sources)

469 Writing the Sounds

469 Writing the edited Sound

471 Making new sounds with Sampling

472 Loading samples and multisamples

476 Recording samples or audio grooves

478 Editing the samples

483 Editing the loop

486 Getting information on the User Sample memory

488 Writing, exporting or deleting the samples

495 Creating multisamples

499 Writing, exporting or deleting the multisamples

502 Creating new Sounds from multisamples

503 Creating new Drum Kits from percussive samples

504 Assigning the new Sound or Drum Kit to a part/track

505 Creating Audio Groove Slices with Time Slicing

511 Writing the Audio Groove Slices

512 Using the Audio Groove Slices in a Style or Pad

514 Using the Audio Groove Slices in other Sounds

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Part VIII 515 Audio and Video connections

517 Connecting an external display

519 Setting the audio outputs and the ﬁnal effects

519 Connecting the audio outputs

520 Choosing the audio outputs for the microphone and line audio inputs

521 Sending Sounds and Drum Kits to the audio outputs

523 Choosing the audio outputs for the metronome click

524 Programming the MAXX mastering effects

530 Connecting the audio inputs

530 Connecting a line audio device

532 Connecting a microphone

536 Shaping the sound of the lead voice

545 Talking with your audience

547 Using the voice effects and harmonization

547 Choosing a Voice Preset

550 Harmonizing your voice

552 Doubling your voice

553 Using the effects

554 Editing the Voice effects

554 Choosing, enabling and balancing the effects

555 Mixing the lead voice and the effects

556 Editing the harmony voices

563 Editing the Double voice

564 Editing the Filter effect

566 Editing the Hard Tune effect

567 Editing the μMod effect

569 Editing the Delay effect

571 Editing the Reverb effect

573 Writing a Voice Preset

Part IX 575 Effects for the Sounds

577 The effects

577 Editing the effects

584 Adapting the reverb to the room size

585 Effects list

587 Effect parameters

587 REV (Reverbs)

598 DEL (Delay)

633 MOD (Modulation)

682 DYN (Dynamics)

694 AMP (Ampliﬁer)

734 FILT (EQ and Filters)

762 FREQ (Frequency)

775 MISC (Miscellaneous)

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Part X 821 KAOSS Effects

823 Using the KAOSS effects

823 The KAOSS page

825 Choosing the KAOSS Presets

827 KAOSS Preset list

830 Using the KAOSS effects

Part XI 833 Controllers

835 Hand controllers

835 Programming the joystick

837 Programming the keyboard’s velocity and aftertouch

839 Programming the ribbon controller

841 Programming the assignable sliders

844 Programming the assignable switches

847 Foot controllers

847 Programming the damper pedal

848 Programming the assignable pedal/footswitch

856 Calibrating the pedals and setting their polarity

857 Programming the EC5 multiswitch

Part XII 861 Global settings and preferences

863 Customizing the user interface

863 Display and control panel preferences

865 Program Change and activity indicators

867 Automatic selection and locking

867 Automatically choosing Styles and Keyboard Sets

869 Locking parameters to prevent changes

873 System preferences

873 Setting the date and time for ﬁle saving

874 Automatic power off

875 Master Transpose and Tuning

875 Master Tuning

876 Master Transpose

885 Scale

885 Main Scale

887 Sub-Scale

891 Quarter Tone Sub-Scale (Scale Presets)

896 Retuning the Style while playing

Part XIII 899 MIDI

901 Connecting MIDI devices

901 Introduction to MIDI

906 Connecting to another device: an overview

907 Connecting Pa4X to a personal computer or tablet

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909 Installing the KORG USB-MIDI Driver

911 Connecting Pa4X to an external controller

914 Quick settings using MIDI Presets

921 Synchronizing Tempo with other instruments

923 MIDI data routing, processing and transposing

929 Programming the MIDI channels

933 Control Change messages

936 Controlling the Arranger and Players via MIDI

Part XIV 939 File management

941 Managing ﬁles in the internal memory

941 Copying, renaming and deleting

950 The Local data

951 The Direct data

955 Renaming the User/Favorite/Direct banks

956 Empty User/Favorite and Direct banks

957 Managing ﬁles on disk

957 Overview on ﬁle management

962 Loading musical resources and settings

969 Saving musical resources and settings

973 Copying ﬁles and folders

976 Deleting ﬁles and folders

977 Exporting playlists

980 Managing media

980 Formatting storage devices

982 Backing up and restoring musical resources

986 Connecting one of the internal drives to a personal computer

988 Storage device organization

991 Changing the media display preferences

992 Protecting storage devices and ﬁles

994 Protected musical resources

997 Care of storage devices

Part XV 999 Appendix

1001 Musical Resources

1002 Styles

1012 Keyboard Set Library

1020 Sounds

1050 DNC Sounds and controls

1056 Drum Kits

1058 Multisamples

1073 Drum Samples

1106 Pads

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1111 Recognized chords

1113 Installing the options

1113 Assembling the ampliﬁcation system (PaAS)

1119 Assembling the music stand

1121 Assembling the stand (ST-SV1 BK)

1126 Replacing the clock backup battery

1129 Installing a microSD card

1133 Installing an additional internal drive

1138 Shortcuts

1141 Troubleshooting

1143 Specs

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PART I: LET’S

START!

2| Let’s start!

Introduction |3

01 Introduction

Welcome to Pa4X!

Many thanks and congratulations on purchasing the KORG Pa4X Professional

Arranger! We’re sure it’ll give you countless hours of great tones that will

feel as good as they sound.

Slim, powerful and easy to use

With the elegant aluminum cabinet, Pa4X provides a professional and stylish

look, that will be much appreciated on stage or at home. The main panel’s

logical layout ensures easy access to sliders, buttons, knobs and all controls.

Using your Pa4X is easy, thanks to the touch screen and the clean, clearly

laid-out, modern user interface, based on icons reproducing real objects in

the real world. The tilting display will make access easy under any circum-

stances.

The real solo and band experience

Pa4X has been designed to assist you equally well during live performance

and songwriting. The detailed natural sounds and ﬁnely crafted styles have

been created by some of the ﬁnest musicians in the music industry. You will

feel you are playing in a real band – no matter what your musical tastes are.

The naturally responsive 76- and 61-note semi-weighted keyboards are de-

signed for musicians of all levels, from beginners to demanding keyboard

players, and gives you a completely authentic feel and full control of expres-

sion.

More than just recorded sounds

The huge, realistic collection of classic and contemporary keyboard, band

and orchestral sounds, includes two new multi-layer stereo grand pianos

(with damper and body resonance) and new electric pianos; a new pipe or-

gan, accordion and bandoneon; new wind instruments, basses and stunning

acoustic and electric guitars; plus new digital drawbars with leakage and key

on/off noises.

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Sounds have been recorded with the most up-to-date technologies, and

KORG’s own proprietary EDS-X (Enhanced Deﬁnition Synthesis-eXpanded)

sound engine allows for ﬁne detail to be accurately reproduced. The inte-

grated sampler and sound editor allow to ﬁll the vast user memory with

newly created or imported sounds.

All these authentic sounds become alive with KORG’s DNC (Deﬁned Nuance

Control) system, allowing the performer to accurately and expressively in-

troduce the most subtle nuances and sound articulation. For example, the

joystick, ribbon controller and assignable switches can introduce the growl

of a saxophone, breath elements found in trumpet, clarinet and harmonica,

and add authenticity to the pizzicato and bowed sounds of a string section.

You will even hear keys opening when saxophone notes are going up, and

closing when going down!

Listen the natural way

Each Pa4X sound goes through separate EQs and studio-quality effect pro-

cessors, which further reﬁne your sound before coming through high-qual-

ity stereo audio outputs. Effects run from the standard reverbs and delays

through to the more unusual effects (like a Vocoder), realistic amp simula-

tors and carefully recreated vintage effects.

The ﬁnal effects are the result of KORG’s long term cooperation with Waves

Audio®, the world reference in studio mastering effects. The included Waves

MAXX AUDIO suite of effects delivers sound that is louder, clearer, fuller, and

more polished.

For super high-ﬁdelity, you can add the optional PaAS Ampliﬁcation System,

which has been speciﬁcally designed to connect directly to the keyboard.

Useful for both home use and onstage monitoring, the PaAS requires no ad-

ditional support, no cables, no power supply to deliver crisp, clean full range

sound. The sound is clear and detailed even at the lowest volume level, for

the pleasure of the late-night rehearsing musician.

As good in tour or at home

Pa4X is a compact, lightweight arranger workstation that you can comfort-

ably take with you on stage. But add the optional modern, stylish dedicated

stand, and you will be able to have it anywhere in your home – a stylish piece

of modern furniture.

The built in programmable metronome can be used as a guide while practic-

ing at home. But send the click through the separate outputs to the stage

monitors or an headphone ampliﬁer, and it will be used as a guidance by the

other band’s members.

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A band always ready to play with you

Ultra-realistic sounds in the Pa4X are always ready to play along with you,

in the style best ﬁtting your music. The high number of included Styles will

satisfy any music genre, but can also be expanded by adding new Styles. You

may also create your Styles, customize the existing ones, or easily convert

MIDI Songs to Styles.

There are eight accompaniment parts which will follow your chords. The

Auto Fill function will automatically choose a Fill for you. You can play in the

simplest way or with the rich harmonization of a competent jazz player. We

have programmed them to sound natural, and give you the feeling of a real

band, ready to play with you at any time.

The convenient Chord Sequencer function records your chord progressions

on-the-ﬂy allowing the users to immediately play along with their own chord

sequence, which is useful not only for practice, but for freeing up a hand

while performing live. Chord Sequences can also be saved in Styles and

SongBook Entries for easy recall.

Play and write songs

Play Songs in MID and MP3 formats with KORG’s patented XDS Crossfade

Dual Sequencer/Player. With both Songs and Styles, you can show lyrics for

your singer and chords for your fellow guitarist. Any MIDI Song track can be

converted into a readable score. Markers allow for jumping back to a passage

you wish to repeat, for example in a piece you are studying or rehearsing.

Use the video output to display lyrics or score on an external monitor, mak-

ing it perfect for karaoke or band leading.

You can record a MIDI Song using a full-featured Sequencer, or by using the

Styles to record your live performance. Even easier, just record what you

sing and play (including MP3 Songs) as an MP3 ﬁle, and listen to it anywhere

you like.

Your music book

What is a huge collection of Styles and Songs, without an effective form of

organization? Pa4X has the one best known to musicians: the SongBook,

a music database allowing for fast song retrieving based on name, artist,

genre or tempo. Styles and Songs are easily recalled by the SongBook.

Particularly useful for live use, the SongBook can assign songs from any cus-

tom Set List to dedicated buttons on the control panel. Your entire show will

be under your ﬁngers, with immediate access to any Style, Song and Sounds

needed for your performance.

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The SongBook can even be edited from a personal computer through our

free editor. It can also be synchronized with most modern tablets to become

your handy external digital music sheet reader (third-party software need-

ed).

Sing naturally

Connect a condenser or dynamic microphone, and let the Adaptive Mic

Setting automatically adjust parameters such as the Adaptive Gate, EQ,

Compression and the De-Esser to make the vocals sound smooth and studio-

produced.

For years, KORG has teamed with TC•Helicon®, the world leaders in vocal

harmonies, to create and constantly improve the included Voice Processor.

TC•Helicon’s Voice Processor ensures that your vocals have the highest pos-

sible sound quality, and adds up to four realistic voices to your voice.

To ensure professional vocal performance, 3 knobs and 3 buttons controlling

the most important vocal functions have been added to the top panel within

easy reach.

Creative control with the KAOSS effects

KAOSS effects give you creative control on your performance. From subtle

morphing between Variations and Drum Kit types, ﬁne mixing between ac-

companiment Sounds, live reshaping of ongoing rhythms, to the most radi-

cal note-crunching effects of DJ heritage, to tape delay and arpeggios, you

can add ‘liquid mixing’ to any Style or MIDI Song with the aid of easy-to-use

computer-assisted composition features. Break the boundaries of preset

music!

Open to the world, ready to the future

The use of standard ﬁle formats, like MID or MP3 for songs, or WAV and AIFF

for samples, opens up a world of possibilities when exchanging ﬁles. The USB

ports allow for connecting Pa4X to any external storage device, personal

computer, smartphone, tablet or external controller without the need for

a dedicated MIDI interface. However, you can connect Pa4X to any existing

MIDI musical instrument, thanks to its complete set of programmable MIDI

ports.

Even more!

There is more, much more, but to know more, you need to explore Pa4X in

depth. Pa4X is the most evocative, powerful, easy-to-use complete Arranger

ever produced. Enjoy your musical life with the new Pa4X!

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