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Song area, Selected track info area, Sounds area – KORG Pa300 Arranger User Manual

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Sequencer

Sequencer Play - Main page

Song area

This is where the Song name is shown, together with its tempo
and meter (time signature) parameters, and the current measure.

Song name

Displays the name of the selected Song. “NEWSONG” means
that a new (blank) Song is selected, and you can record it.

Touch the Song name to make the Song Select window appear,
allowing for selection of a different Song (see “Song Select win-
dow” on page 85).

To select a Song, you can also press the SONG button in the
SELECTION section of the control panel. Press it a second time
to select a Song by dialing in its ID number (see “Selecting a
Song by its ID number” on page 86).

Note:

Only Standard MIDI Files can be loaded. MP3 files cannot

be loaded in Sequencer mode.

Meter

Current meter (time signature).

Measure number

Current measure number.

Tempo

Metronome Tempo. Select this parameter and use the TEMPO
buttons to change Tempo. As an alternative, when a different
parameter is selected, or you are in a different page, keep the
SHIFT button pressed and use the DIAL to change Tempo for
the sequencer.

Start from

When checked, the measure shown by this parameter is a tem-
porary start point of the song, instead of measure 1. When you
press the

(HOME) button, or use the << (REWIND) button

to go back to the beginning, the Song returns to this point.

Tempo (Tempo mode)

Use this menu to select the Tempo change mode.

Manual

In this mode, you can change Tempo by using the
TEMPO buttons. The Song will be played back
using the manually selected tempo.

Auto

Tempo recorded in the Song will be used.

Selected track info area

This line lets you see the Sound assigned to the selected track.
Not only it is shown on the main page, but also in several edit
pages.

Track name

Name of the selected track.

Sound name

Sound assigned to the selected track. Touch anywhere in this
area to open the Sound Select window, and select a different
Sound.

Sound bank

Bank the selected Sound belongs to.

Program Change

Program Change number sequence (Bank Select MSB, Bank
Select LSB, Program Change).

Sounds area

This area lets you see Sounds and octave transposition for the
eight tracks currently displayed.

Song track octave transpose

Non editable.

Octave transpose of the corresponding track. To

edit the octave transpose, go to the “Mixer/Tuning: Tuning” edit
page (see page 98 for programming information).

Sound bank’s icon

This picture illustrates the bank the current Sound belongs to.
Touch an icon a first time to select the corresponding track
(detailed information are shown on the Selected Track Info area,
see above). Touch it a second time to open the Sound Select win-
dow.

Song name

Tempo

Measure number

Beat counter

Track name

Sound name

Sound bank

Program Change sequence

Song track octave transpose icon

Sound bank’s icon