KORG X50 - Manual (Page 4)

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Table of Contents
Precautions............................................................... ii
About this manual ....................................... iii
Quick Start .........................................1
Setup ......................................................................1
Playing programs and combinations ................2
Listening to the demo songs...............................8
Introduction ......................................9
Main features ................................................ 9
Front and rear panel ................................... 11
Front panel ..........................................................11
Rear panel............................................................14
Objects in the Display and their functions .....15
Basic Information........................................ 17
About the X50’ modes .......................................17
Basic operations..................................................19
Setup ................................................23
Turning the power on/off........................... 23
Connecting the AC adapter ..............................23
Turning the power on........................................23
Turning the power off .......................................24
Connections................................................. 25
Basic connections................................................25
Connecting a damper pedal, foot switch,
or foot pedal........................................................26
Connecting a computer .....................................27
Connecting MIDI devices .................................34
Playing and Editing Programs .......37
Playing programs........................................ 37
Selecting programs ............................................37
Using Controllers ...............................................40
Simple program editing ............................. 43
Performance Edit................................................43
REALTIME CONTROLS [1], [2], [3], [4],
[SELECT] .............................................................43
Saving your edits................................................45
Detailed Editing with Programs ................ 46
Before you begin editing ...................................46
Basic oscillator settings......................................47
Using LFOs and Envelopes (EGs)....................50
Using Alternate Modulation ............................51
Controlling Pitch ................................................51
Using Filters ........................................................52
Using the Amp section ......................................55
Effects...................................................................56
Playing and Editing Combinations.57
Playing combinations................................. 57
Selecting combinations......................................57
Using Controllers ...............................................59
Simple combination editing ...................... 60
Changing the programs within the
Combination .......................................................60
Adjusting a timbre’s pan and volume ............60
REALTIME CONTROLS [1], [2], [3], [4],
[SELECT] .............................................................61
Saving your edits................................................61
Detailed Editing with Combinations ......... 62
Before you begin editing ...................................62
Selecting a program for each timbre ...............63
Status and MIDI settings...................................63
Layers, Splits, and Velocity switches ..............64
Altering Programs to fit within a
Combination .......................................................66
Effects...................................................................68