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Korg PS60 - page 1
1 E PS60 P arameter Guide ...
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ii About the Par ameter Guide This document (“PS60 Pa r a me t e r Guide”) explain s 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 e ...
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Korg PS60 - page 3
iii T able of C ontents Performance Edit ... .............. .......... 1 Panel ............ ............................................... ............. 1 Keyboard, Wheels ................ .................. ............. 2 OverView ................ .................................. ............. 3 Main Timbres ................................... ...
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Korg PS60 - page 4
iv Effect Guide ......... .............. .......... 79 Overview ............ .................. .............. .................. 79 Dynamic modulation (Dmod) and Tempo Synchroniza- tion .............................................................................................. 80 Effect I/O ................................... .................. ...
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Korg PS60 - page 5
1 P er f ormance E dit Pa n e l The upper part of the PS60 Editor panel simulates the main buttons an d knobs of the PS60 ʹ s own front panel. Mode Select, Utility Mode button [PERF , PROG EDIT , GL OB] To select a mode , click the button for ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 6
Pe r f o r m an c e Ed i t 2 EQ BASS knob [-18.0...+18.0] MID knob [-18.0...+18.0] TREBLE knob [-18.0...+18.0] These parameters adjust th e gain of the bass, mid, and tre ble (high) bands (page 120). K eyboard, W heels This area shows an 88 ‐ note keyboard, a pitc ...
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Korg PS60 - page 7
OverView Main Timbres 3 Ov erV ie w In this area, you can turn on/off each timbre of the selected performance, select programs, and edit the sett ings for Easy Setup, master effect, and EQ. Main T imbres Here you can adjust the se ...
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Korg PS60 - page 8
Pe r f o r m an c e Ed i t 4 global MIDI channel. This message is transmitte d on the MIDI Channel (page 7) specified for each timbre. IFX [Name] This indicates the program ʹ s insert effect. (The program of the STRINGS timbre does n ...
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Korg PS60 - page 9
Timbre Param (Timbre Paramete rs) Scale 5 T imbre P aram ( T imbre P aramet ers) Scale This specifies the scale used by the performance. Separately from this sett ing, you can choose the ʺ Scale ʺ set ‐ ting of ea ch timbre ʹ s program take priority if ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 10
Pe r f o r m an c e Ed i t 6 Use Equal Te m p e r a m e n t for programs whose multi ‐ sample ( ʺ Multisample select, ʺ page 25) is set to mono: 0002, 00003, 0006, 00 07, 0009, Stereo: 0001, or 0003 (i.e., the preload programs 13:SoloS ...
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Korg PS60 - page 11
Timbre Param (Timbre Parameters) MIDI/OSC 7 MIDI/OSC Main Timbres (A. Piano–Synth): Sub Timbres ( A. Piano –Synth): Here you can adjust settings for ea ch timbre ʹ s MIDI trans ‐ mission status, channel, and oscillator mode. MIDI Status [INT , EX T , EX 2] This parameter sets ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 12
Pe r f o r m an c e Ed i t 8 Wit h the MN or LGT settings, the Program’ s setting will determine th e priority of the note that sounds when you play two or more note s. OSC Select [BTH, OSC1, OSC2] This parameter specifies whether the ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 13
Timbre Param (Timbre Parameter s) Tone 9 To n e Main Timbres (A. Piano–Synth): Sub Timbres ( A. Piano –Synth): Here you can adjust the sound of ea ch timbre ʹ s program. These settings are saved in each performance, and do no t affect the original progr ...
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Korg PS60 - page 14
Pe r f o r m an c e Ed i t 10 MIDI F ilter Main Timbres (A. Piano–S ynth): Sub Timbres ( A. Piano –Synth): These settings allow you to apply filters to the MIDI data that will be transmitted and receiv ed by each timbres. For example even if tw o ...
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Korg PS60 - page 15
MFX/EQ (Master Effect/EQ) MFX&EQ Routing 11 MFX/EQ (Master E f fe c t/EQ ) On this page yo u can adjust the settings for the master effects. These settings consist main ly of the following. •S p e c i f y the routing for the master effects. • Sel ...
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Korg PS60 - page 16
Pe r f o r m an c e Ed i t 12 MFX1 Here you can set th e effect parameters for the master effect 1 you selected in the MFX page MFX & EQ Routing. ( ) “MFX1 (Mod.) (Master Effect1–Modulation) List” on page 117) MFX2 Here you ...
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Korg PS60 - page 17
UTILITY Command EQ 13 UTILITY C ommand Proc edure for utility c ommands 1. Click the UTILITY button , and choose a co mmand from the menu that appears. 2. Adjust settings in the dialog box. For details on the conten ts of each dialog box, refer ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 18
Pe r f o r m an c e Ed i t 14 ...
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15 Pro g ram E d it Selecting the program that y ou want to edit Here ʹ s how to select the program that you wa n t to edit. •I f you ʹ re using Single settings, you ʹ ll enter the progr am edit page with that progra m automati cally selected. ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 20
Progra m Edit 16 Quick Par ameters Yo u can edit the quick parameters either from Program Edit mode on the PS60 it self, or from the editor ʹ s Quick page, described below . The quick parameters are organized into the tone parame ...
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Korg PS60 - page 21
Quick OSC Comm on 17 Oscillat or These parameters adjust the transpose, hold, and reverse settings for osci llators 1 and 2 at the same time. PtchStr tch (Pitch Stretch) [–12...0...+12 (Rel)] This special control increases the Oscillator “T une” pa ...
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Korg PS60 - page 22
Progra m Edit 18 OSC EG/LFO OSC EG Fil te r/A m p E G Here you can adjust the settings for th e filter EG and amp EG of oscillat ors 1 and 2. In the Filter/Amp EG group, all filter EG s and amp EGs are adjusted simultaneously . ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 23
Quick OSC1 19 OSC LFO Here is where you can adjust LFO settings for oscillators 1 and 2. Each oscillator has two LFOs (LF O1 and LFO2). There ʹ s also a common LFO that can be sh ared by the tw o oscillators. LFO1 ...
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Korg PS60 - page 24
Progra m Edit 20 When this is set to 0, playing different notes on the key ‐ board won’ t change the pitch at all; it will be as if you ’ r e always playing C4. Thi s can be useful for specia l effects sounds ...
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Korg PS60 - page 25
Quick OSC2 21 Filter LFO 2 Intensity to A (FltLFO2toA) [–9 9 . .. + 9 9] This control s the depth and direction of Filter A cutoff mod ‐ ulation from LFO2. ) “Filter LFO1 Intensity to A (FltLFO1t oA)” on page 20 Fi lter LFO2 Intens ity to B (FltL FO2toB) [–99...+9 ...
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Korg PS60 - page 26
Progra m Edit 22 F ull Par ameters The parameters listed in the pages that follow are the full parameters. They can be edited only from the editor . Basic This page contains all of the basic settings for the Program. Among oth ...
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Korg PS60 - page 27
Basic About Relative (R el) and Absolute parameters 23 Enable Half-Damper [ On, O ff ] On: Half ‐ Damper pedals, normal sustain ped als, and MIDI CC# 64 will all modulate the Amp EG, as described belo w . Off: the pedals and MIDI CC#64 will sti ...
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Korg PS60 - page 28
Progra m Edit 24 Pr ogram Basic •S e t the Program to play polyphonically or monophonically V oice Assign Mode V oice Assign Mode (Mode) [Poly , Mono] ( ) “V oice Assign Mode (V oice Mode)” on page 16) Poly Pol y Le g at o [O ff, O n ] Po l y Le gato is available when the ...
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Korg PS60 - page 29
OSC/Pitch Program Basic 25 OSC/Pitch These pages control the first and most basic elements of sounds: the Multisamples that the oscillators play , and th e pitch used to them. For instance, you can: • Select Multisamples for Single ...
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Korg PS60 - page 30
Progra m Edit 26 Mid-High, Mid-Lo w , Low These are th e settings for the second, third, and fourth velo ci ty zones. The parameters fo r Mid ‐ High and Mid ‐ Low are exactly the same as those for High, as described above. The par ...
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Korg PS60 - page 31
OSC/Pitch OSC1 Multisample 27 Range (Crossfade Range) [Off , 1...127] This sets the range of vel oc iti es over which High will fade into Mid ‐ High , going up from the “Bottom Ve l . ” For instance, if the “Bottom Ve l . ” is set to ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 32
Progra m Edit 28 OSC1 Pitch This page contains all of the settings for Oscillator 1’ s pitch modulation . For example, you can: •S p e c i f y pitch bend controlled by the joystick X (or an incoming pitch bend message) set to ...
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Korg PS60 - page 33
OSC/Pitch OSC1 Pitch 29 AMS (Pitch EG) [List of AMS Sources] This selects any AMS modulatio n source to scale the amount of the Pitch EG. For a list of AMS sources, plea se see “A M S (Alternate Mod ‐ ulation Source) List” on pag ...
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Korg PS60 - page 34
Progra m Edit 30 OSC2 Multisample This page controls the basic settings for Oscillator 2. It is available only when the Oscillato r Mode is set to Double; if not, the page will be gray ed out. The parameters are identical ...
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Korg PS60 - page 35
OSC/Pitch Pitch EG 31 When you select Key + Da mper , note s will only sound if the damper pedal is bein g held down. When the damper pedal is released, all notes w ill be stopped–ev en if they are still being he ...
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Korg PS60 - page 36
Progra m Edit 32 Tim e Higher valu e s me an longe r times, as shown below: Attack [00...99] This sets how long the EG takes to move from the Start level to the Attack level. For the fastest possible attack time, you can s ...
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Korg PS60 - page 37
OSC/Pitch Pitch EG 33 Slope [0L (Linear), 1...9, 10E (Ex p/Log)] This sets the curvature of the Slope segment ‐ the transition from the Break level to the Sustain level (which for the Pitch EG is always 0). Release [0L (Linear), 1...9, 10E (Exp/L ...
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Korg PS60 - page 38
Progra m Edit 34 Threshold [–99...+99] This sets the AMS lev el which will trigger th e EG reset. When the “Threshold” is positive, the EG triggers when passing through the thresho ld moving upw ards. When the “Threshold” is ...
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Korg PS60 - page 39
Filter Pitch EG 35 Fi l t e r Filtering can make subtle or dramatic changes to the oscilla ‐ tor ’ s ti mbre. Each oscillator has two multimod e resonant fil ‐ ters, A and B, as wel l as a dedicated filter env e lope and keyboar ...
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Korg PS60 - page 40
Progra m Edit 36 Serial and Parallel Routing 12db/oct / 24db/oct Fil te r A Filt er T ype [LPF : Low Pass (12dB/oct), HPF: High Pa ss (12dB/oct), BPF: Ban d Pass (6dB/oct), BRF : Ba nd Re ject (6dB/ oct)] The filter will produce very diffe rent results depending on the selected filte r type. The ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 41
Filter Filter1 37 Fi l t e r 1 Set the cutoff, resonanc e, and input and output levels of each filter , in cludin g modulation of resonance and output level. F ilterA Fil te r Bypass [Off , On] This lets you bypass Filter A completely . If Bypass ...
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Korg PS60 - page 42
Progra m Edit 38 F ilter1 Modulation Here you can edit the filter keyboard tracking and filter modulation for oscillator 1. These settings include the fol ‐ lowing. •S e t up complex keyboard tracki ng shapes, and control how the trac ...
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Korg PS60 - page 43
Filter Filter1 Modulation 39 the keyboard, and positive ramps make th e output go higher . Center ‐ High and High ‐ To p : negative ramps make the key ‐ board tracking ’ s output go down as yo u play higher on the keyboard, and ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 44
Progra m Edit 40 When “Intensity to A” is set to a positive (+) valu e, the EG’ s effect will m atch its shape. When the EG rises abov e 0, the cutoff frequency will increase. Wit h negative (–) val u e s, the ...
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Korg PS60 - page 45
Filter Filter1 LFO Mod. 41 Fi l t e r 1 L F O M o d . LFO1, LFO2, and the Common LFO can all modulate Filter A and B’ s cutoff frequenc ies. Yo u ca n control the st rength of each LFO’ s modulation independently for ea ch filter , in ...
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Korg PS60 - page 46
Progra m Edit 42 Fi l t e r 1 E G The Filter EG, or Envelope Generator , lets you create com ‐ plex, time ‐ var y in g chan ges to the cutoff fre quencies of Fil ‐ ters A and B. The parameters on this page control the shape of ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 47
Filter Filter1 EG 43 Cur ve The explanation of the filter EG curve is same as for pitch EG curve. Please see “Curve” on pa ge 32. Attack [0L (Linear), 1...9, 10E (Exp/ Log)] This sets the curv ature of the Attack segment ‐ the transition ...
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Korg PS60 - page 48
Progra m Edit 44 Fi l t e r 2 This page controls Oscillator 2’ s basic filter 2 settings. It is available only when the Oscillato r Mode is set to Double; if not, the page will be gray ed out. The parameters are identical ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 49
Amp Filter2 EG 45 Amp Oscillators 1 and 2 have separate controls for vo lum e (also called “amplitude,” or “amp” fo r short); pan; and as wel l as dedicated amp envelopes and keyboard tracking genera ‐ tors. These pages ...
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Korg PS60 - page 50
Progra m Edit 46 Amp1 EG This displays the Amp1 EG env elope specified in the Amp1 EG page. The graphic shows the shape of the Amp1 EG. Yo u can also change the shape by using the mouse to drag ea ch of the squ ...
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Korg PS60 - page 51
Amp Amp1 Mod ulation 47 Differenc es from other Keyboard T racks There are seve ral differences between the Amp keyboard tracking and th e Filter and Common keyboard tracking. For ex ample, the results of the Ramp va l ue s are different. As show ...
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Korg PS60 - page 52
Progra m Edit 48 Amp1 EG These parameters le t you create time ‐ vary in g changes in th e volu me of oscillator 1. En velope These parameters specify how the amp 1 EG will change over ti me. Amp E G Level Start [0 0...99] This sets the initial ...
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Korg PS60 - page 53
Amp Amp2 Mod ulation 49 Release [0L (Linear), 1...9, 10E (Exp/Log)] This sets the curvature of the Release segment ‐ th e transi ‐ tion from the Sustain level to the Release level. Lev el Modulation These settings let yo u use any AMS source to ...
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Korg PS60 - page 54
Progra m Edit 50 LFO Each of the Osci llators 1, 2 has two LFOs, which you can use to modulate th e filter , amp, pitch, and many other parame ‐ ters. The two Oscillators also shar e a single Common LFO, simi ‐ lar to ...
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Korg PS60 - page 55
LFO Amp2 EG 51 Random4–6 (Continuous) are smoothed ve rsi on s of Ran ‐ dom 1–3, with ramps inste ad of steps. Yo u can use them to create more gentle random variations. Fr equenc y [00...99] This control s the speed of the LFO, ...
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Korg PS60 - page 56
Progra m Edit 52 OSC1 LFO1 This page has all of the controls for the first LFO of Oscilla ‐ tor 1. For instance, you can: • Control the LFO’ s frequ ency , and assign AMS co ntrollers to modulate th e frequency . •U s e the ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 57
LFO OSC1 LFO2 53 When AMS is at its maximum val ue (for example by mov ‐ ing the joystick fully aw ay from you rse lf ), the AMS affects the frequency as shown below: IntMod Sr c (Int ensity Mod AMS) [List of AMS Sources] This sel e cts a s ...
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Korg PS60 - page 58
Progra m Edit 54 C ommon LFO Differenc es from LFO1/2 The Common LFO starts running as soon as you select the Program, and only resets when you tell it to do so explicitly via the Reset Source control, below . This is differen ...
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Korg PS60 - page 59
AMS Mix/C.KeyTrk (AMS Mixer/Common Keyboard Track) Common LFO 55 AMS Mix/C.K ey T rk (AMS Mix er/C ommon Keyboar d T rack) Each Oscillator has two AMS Mixer s, which are simple but powerful tools for combining and modifyin g AMS signals. The two Oscillators also sha ...
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Korg PS60 - page 60
Progra m Edit 56 AMS Mixer2 Mix er T ype [ A+B, Am t AxB, O ffse t, Smoo thing , Shape, Quantize , G ate C ontrol] This is the secon d AMS Mixer fo r Oscillator 1. The parame ‐ ters are exactly the same as those for AMS Mixer 1. ) “A M S Mixer1” on pag ...
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Korg PS60 - page 61
AMS Mix/C.KeyTrk (AMS Mixer/Common Keyboard Track) OSC1 AMS Mix 57 Amt AxB AMS Mixer , T yp e =Amt A x B This Mixer Ty p e uses AMS B to scale th e amount of AMS A. For instance, you can control the amount of LFO1 with the Filter EG, or contr ...
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Korg PS60 - page 62
Progra m Edit 58 Offset [–19 9...+199] This controls the amount of offset for AMS A. Setting Offset to +199 shi fts an AMS input of –99 all the way to +99. In conjunction with high AMS A Amount va lu es , this can ...
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Korg PS60 - page 63
AMS Mix/C.KeyTrk (AMS Mixer/Common Keyboard Track) OSC1 AMS Mix 59 AMS Mixer Shape ex am ples Quant ize This Mi xer Ty p e changes the input fr om a continuo us signal into a series of discrete st eps. Instead of moving smoothly between val u es , it will ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 64
Progra m Edit 60 Gate O utput If the va lu e of the Control Source is less than the “Thresh ‐ old,” the Gate outputs the preset val u e or AMS source selected under “Below Threshold.” If the va lu e of the Control “Sou ...
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Korg PS60 - page 65
AMS Mix/C.KeyTrk (AMS Mixer/Co mmon Keyboard Track) Common KeyTrack (Common Key- 61 C o mmon Key T rack ( Common Key b o a rd T r a ck ) The two Oscillators share tw o Common keyboard tracking generators, in addition to each Oscillator ’ s dedicat ed key ‐ board tracking for ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 66
Progra m Edit 62 +Inf and –Inf ramps +Inf and –Inf are special settings which cre ate abrupt changes for split ‐ like effects. When a ramp is set to +Inf or – Inf, the keyboard tracking will go to its extre me highest ...
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Korg PS60 - page 67
IFX (Insert Effect) Common KeyTrack (Com mon Keyboard Track) 63 IFX (Inser t Effec t) Here, you can adjust settings for the insert effects. For more information, please see “Effect Guide” on page 79. The [IFX] and [MFX/EQ] tab pages al low yo u t ...
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Korg PS60 - page 68
Progra m Edit 64 IFX Insert Effect (IFX) Here you can edit the parameters of the insert effect that you selected in the IFX Rou ting page. Effect dynamic modulation (Dmod) is co ntrolled on th e MIDI channels set for the correspon ...
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Korg PS60 - page 69
MFX/EQ (Master Effect/EQ) IFX 65 MFX/EQ (Master E f fe c t/EQ ) Here, you can adjust the settings for the master effects and EQ. For insta nce, yo u can: •R o u t e a so und to the master effects • Make detailed settings for th e master e ...
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Korg PS60 - page 70
Progra m Edit 66 MFX1 MFX1 Par ameters Here, you can edit the parameters of the master effect selected in the MFX/EQ page. For more information, please see “Effect Guide” on page 79. Effect dynamic modulation (Dmod) is co ntrolled on ...
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Korg PS60 - page 71
UTILITY Command EQ 67 UTILITY C ommand Proc edure for utility c ommands 1. Click the UTILITY button , and choose a co mmand from the menu that appears. 2. Adjust the settings in the dialog box. For details on the conten ts of each dialog box, ...
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Korg PS60 - page 72
Progra m Edit 68 FX [All , Mod. Rev/Dly , EQ] Specify whether you wan t to copy effect settings and/or EQ settings. Load... Loads the PS60 Editor/Plug ‐ In Editor da ta that wa s previ ‐ ously saved on the computer . Save ... Saves data from the ...
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Korg PS60 - page 73
69 Global Pa n e l The upper part of the PS60 Editor panel simulates the main buttons and knobs of the PS60 ʹ s own front panel. These cannot be edit ed in Global mode. Softwa re Setu p Global mode Softwa re Setup lets you sp ...
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Korg PS60 - page 74
Global 70 Basic/MIDI C ontrollers Settings in the Basic/MIDI Controllers – Category pages are remembered while the PS60 Editor / Plug ‐ In Editor is running, but will return to the settings prior to start ‐ up when you close ...
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Korg PS60 - page 75
Basic/MIDI Controllers 71 Octave [-3...+0...+3] This shifts the pitch of the performance or progr am in one ‐ octave steps across a range of six octaves. V elocity Curve ( V el Curve) [1...9] This specifies the wa y that the vol um e and/or tone ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 76
Global 72 overall sound, or to back off the high range to soften the sound. Memor y Protect Progra m [O ff , On ] This setting prote cts the internal program memory . On: Internal program memory will be protected, and the following write ...
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Korg PS60 - page 77
Basic/MIDI Controllers 73 PostMIDI: Ve l o c i t y Curve, aftertouch Curve, and T ranspos e will be applied to da ta before it enters the tone genera tor . This means that th e V elocity Curv e, aftertouch Curve, and T ranspose settings w ...
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Korg PS60 - page 78
Global 74 Cont rollers JS Lock [X, Y , +Y , - Y , XY ] Yo u ca n switch the joystick betw een Lock an d Unlock states (the LED wil l light when the joystick is locked). If you turn the Lock function on while usi ng th e jo ystick, the ...
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Korg PS60 - page 79
User Scale 75 U ser Sc ale Here, you can select the settings for four differen t User Octave Scales and one User All Notes Scale. The user scales you create here can be sele cted from the fo l ‐ lowing pages. •P e r f : Timbre ...
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Korg PS60 - page 80
Global 76 Catego r y Programs are organized into sub ‐ categories. Yo u can assign a Program to a category and sub ‐ catego ry during the utility command Wr i t e process. To save changes to sub ‐ category names, you ’ll need to ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 81
UTILITY Command 77 UTILITY C ommand Proc edure for utility c ommands 1. Click the UTILITY button , and choose a co mmand from the menu that appears. 2. Adjust the settings in the dialog box. For details on the conten ts of each dialog box, re ...
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Korg PS60 - page 82
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Korg PS60 - page 83
79 Effec t Gu ide Ov ervi ew The PS60 ʹ s effects co nsist of one insert effect fo r the program of each timbre (except for the Strings ti mbre), two master effects use d by the entire perfor mance, and EQ settings. Yo u ca n ...
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Korg PS60 - page 84
Effec t Gui de 80 Effect swi tch •I n th e Global page, yo u can switch effect s on/off as a whole for the performance or program. This is useful when you wan t to use an ou tboard effect processor to apply an effect ...
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Korg PS60 - page 85
Inser t Effec ts (IFX) 81 Synchronizing LFOs Most effe cts with LFOs, such as S11: St.W ah, can be synchro ‐ nized to tempo. This applies to th e individual effects LFOs. To set up LFOs to synchronize to tempo: 1. Set “MIDI Sy ...
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Korg PS60 - page 86
Effec t Gui de 82 Yo u ca n also use “Effect SW” to turn IFX on and off. This MIDI control is performed on the global MIDI channel (page 72) . (See “Effect SW ” on page 49 of the Owner ’ s manual) Mix er For ...
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Korg PS60 - page 87
IFX (Insert effec ts) List 000: No Effect 83 IFX (Inser t effects) List 000: No Effect Select this opti on when you do not use any effects. The Insert Effect sec tion outputs unprocessed signals an d the Master Effect section mutes the output. 001: St.C ...
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Korg PS60 - page 88
Effect Guide 84 003:St. Limitr (Stereo Limiter) The Limiter regulates the input signal level. It is similar to the Compressor , except that the Limiter compresses only signals that ex ceed the specified lev el to lower unnecessary peak ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 89
IFX (Inser t effects) List 004: MulLimitr (Multiband Limiter) 85 T rigger Monitor Tu r n i n g this pa rameter On will cause the trigger signal to be output, ins tead of th e effect sound. Us e this parameter to check the trigger signal with EQ ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 90
Effect Guide 86 Thre sh old Attack Release “Threshold” spec ifies the level where gating occurs when “Envelope Selec t” is set to L/R Mix, L Only , or R Only . “A t t a c k ” and “Relea se” specify th e attack time and release ...
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Korg PS60 - page 91
IFX (Insert ef fects) List 008: St.G7EQ (Stereo Graphic 7-Band EQ) 87 Q These parameters set the bandwidth of ea ch equalize r . The higher the val u e , the narrower the band becomes. Band2 Dynamic Gain Source Amount [dB] Yo u ca n control the gain of Ba nd ...
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Korg PS60 - page 92
Effect Guide 88 Exciter Blend This parameter sets the de pth (inten sity) of the Exciter effect. Po s it i v e va l ue s give a frequency pattern (t o be emphas ized) different from negative va lu e s . Emphasis Fr eq This parameter sets the freq ...
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Korg PS60 - page 93
IFX (Insert effects) List 012: St.VtgW ah (Stereo Vintage/C ustom Wah) 89 Frequency Bottom Frequency T op The sweep width an d direction of the wa h filter are determined by the “Frequency To p ” and “Frequency Bottom” se ttings. Sw eep Mode This parameter chang ...
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Korg PS60 - page 94
Effect Guide 90 Shape This parameter specifies the sw eep curve of the wah . It applies to all control via auto ‐ wah , modulation source, and LFO, and lets you adjust subtle nuances of the wa h effect. Mode Frequency Bottom Frequen ...
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Korg PS60 - page 95
IFX (Inser t effects) List 014: St.R ndFlt (Stereo Random Filter) 91 Phase [deg] Offsetting the left and right phases alters how modulation is applied to the left and right chan nels, creating a swelling affect. LFO W aveform LFO Freq [Hz] Step F req [Hz] When “LF ...
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Korg PS60 - page 96
Effect Guide 92 016: St.SubOsc (Stereo Sub Oscillator) This effe ct adds ve ry low freque ncies to the input signal. It is very useful when simulating emphasizing powerful low range. This effect is different from the equalizer in that ...
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Korg PS60 - page 97
IFX (In ser t effects ) List 018: St.Deci mt (Stereo Deci mator) 93 Vo i c e Top V oice Center V oice Bottom These parameters assign vowels to the top, center , and bottom position of the con troller . E.g.: When “V oice T op”=A, “V oi ce Center ”=I, and “V oi ...
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Korg PS60 - page 98
Effect Guide 94 019: St. Record (Stereo Analo g Recor d) This effect simulat es the noise caused by scratches and dust on analog records. It also reproduces some of the modulation caused by a wa r pe d turntable. Flutter This parameter enables ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 99
IFX (Insert ef fects) List 021: St.Gt Cab (Stereo Guitar Cabinet) 95 Wa h The Wa h parame ter switches the wah effect on/off. Swit ch M od e This parameter sets how the wa h effect is switched on and off via the modulation source. When “Switch Mode” ...
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Korg PS60 - page 100
Effect Guide 96 022: St.Bs C ab (Stereo Bass Cabin et) This simulates the acoustica l character of a bass amp’ s speaker cabinet. 023: Bass Amp This simulates a bass amp. F ull parameter Quick parameter V alue Explanation T r im 0...100 Sets t he input level Cabine t Type Cab Selects the cab ...
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Korg PS60 - page 101
IFX (Inser t effects) List 025: T rebleBST ( T reble Booster) 97 024: B.Amp C ab (Bass Amp Model+Cabinet) This simulates a bass amp and speaker cabinet. Amp T ype Cabinet T ype Recommended Co mbinations of Bass Amp Models and Cabinet s: 025: T rebleBST ( T reble Booster) This effect models a famous bo ...
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Korg PS60 - page 102
Effect Guide 98 026: T ube Pre ( T ube PreAmp Modeling) This effect simulat es a two ‐ stage vac u u m tube preamp. Yo u can make individual setti n gs for two vac u u m tubes connected in series. This lets you create the wa r m sound typic ...
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Korg PS60 - page 103
IFX (Inser t effects) List 029: Stereo Phaser 99 Mic Position This expresses the effec t that the mic position has on the sound. The Close set ting is the closest mic position, and the Far setting is the farthest. 029: Stereo Phaser This effe ...
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Korg PS60 - page 104
Effect Guide 100 031: OrangePhs ( Orange Phaser) This models a standard model of analog phaser that achieved great popularity . It gives a sense of mov ement to electric piano sounds, adding a rich ‐ sounding phase shift effect. 032: BlackP ...
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Korg PS60 - page 105
IFX (Insert effec ts) List 035: St.EnvPhs (Stereo En velope Phaser) 101 035: St.En vPhs (Stereo En velope Phaser) This stereo phaser uses an envelope generator for modulation. Yo u will obtain the same pattern of phasing each tim e you play . Yo u can also ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 106
Effect Guide 102 Con t rol M od e V oice 1 Resonance V oice 2 Resonance This parameter determines the resonance intensit y . When “Con trol Mode ” = Manual, the “Resonance” parameter sets the inte nsity of resonance. If the “Re sonance” parameter has ...
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Korg PS60 - page 107
IFX (Insert effects) List 038: TEX T reml (TEXTREM) 103 LFO W aveform This parameter sets the basic shape of the LFO. The V i ntage wav ef o r m models classic guitar ‐ amp tremolo. LFO Phase [deg] This parameter determines the difference between the left ...
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Korg PS60 - page 108
Effect Guide 104 0 40 : St .Au t Pan (S te r eo Au to Pa n) This is a stereo ‐ in, stereo ‐ out auto ‐ panner . The Phase and Shape parameters lets you create var i o us panning effects, such as making the left and right inputs seem to ...
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Korg PS60 - page 109
IFX (Insert ef fects) List 042: St.Ring M (Stereo Ring Modulator) 105 Ty p e LFO Phase [deg] Select the type of phaser LFO and tremolo LFO for the “T ype” parameter . How the effect sound moves or rotates depends on th e type of LFO. Selectin ...
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Korg PS60 - page 110
Effect Guide 106 Fixe d Fr eq [H z ] This parameter sets the oscillator freque ncy when “OSC Mode” is set to Fixed. Note Offset Note Fine These parameters for the oscillator are used when “OSC Mode” is set to Note (Key Follow). Th ...
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Korg PS60 - page 111
IFX (Insert effects) List 045: P4EQ -Phaser (Par ametric 4- Band EQ - Phaser) 107 045: P4EQ-Phaser (Par ametric 4- Band EQ - Phaser) This effect combines a mono four ‐ band parametric equalizer and a phaser . Output Mode Routing When We t Invert is selected, the right channel ...
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Korg PS60 - page 112
Effect Guide 108 047: Co mp-Amp (C ompressor - Amp Simulation) This effect co mbines a mono compressor and an amp simulation. Yo u can change the order of the effec ts. 048: C omp- OD ( Compressor - Overdriv e/Hi.G ain) This effect combines a mono compressor ...
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Korg PS60 - page 113
IFX (Insert effects) List 049: Comp-P4EQ (Compr essor - Parametric 4-Band EQ ) 109 049: C omp -P4EQ ( Compressor - Pa ra m e t ri c 4 - B a n d EQ) This effect combines a mono compressor and a four ‐ band parametric equalizer . Yo u can change the order of the effects. 050: C ...
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Korg PS60 - page 114
Effect Guide 110 051: Lmtr-P4EQ (Limiter - Pa ra m e t r ic 4 - B a n d EQ) This effect co mbines a mono limiter and a four ‐ band parametric equalizer . Yo u can change the order of the effects. Rati o Threshold [dB] Gain Adjust [dB] This parameter sets the s ...
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Korg PS60 - page 115
IFX (Inser t effects) List 053: Xctr- Comp (Ex citer - Compressor) 111 053: X ctr- Comp (Ex citer - C ompressor) This effect combines a mono exciter and a compressor . Yo u can change the order of the effects. 054: Xctr- Lmtr (Ex citer - Limiter) This effect combines a ...
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Korg PS60 - page 116
Effect Guide 112 055: Xctr- Phsr (Ex citer - Phaser) This effect co mbines a mono limiter and a phaser . 056: OD-Amp ( Overdr ive/Hi.Gain - Amp Simulation) This effect combines a mono overdriv e/h igh ‐ gain distortion and an amp simulation. Yo u can change th ...
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Korg PS60 - page 117
IFX (Insert effects) List 058: Wah-Amp (W ah - Amp Simulation) 113 057: OD-Phsr (Overdriv e/Hi.G ain - Phaser) This effect combines a mono ov erdrive/high ‐ gain distortio n and a phaser . Yo u can change th e order of the effects. 058: W ah-Amp (W ah - Amp Simulation) This e ...
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Korg PS60 - page 118
Effect Guide 114 059: Deci-Amp (Decimator - Amp Simulation) This effect co mbines a mono decimator and an amp simulation. Yo u can change the order of the effec ts. 060: Deci-Comp (Decima tor - Com p re s so r ) This effect combines a mono decimato r and ...
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Korg PS60 - page 119
IFX (Insert effec ts) List 061: Amp- Trml ( Amp Simulation- T remolo) 115 061: Amp - T rml (Amp Simula tion- Tr e m o l o ) This effect combines a mono amp simulation and a tremolo. 062: Organ V ib/Chorus (Organ Vi b r a t o / C h or u s) This effect simulates the chorus and vibrato ci ...
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Korg PS60 - page 120
Effect Guide 116 Con t rol M od e Preset T ype Cus to m M ix Cus to m De p th Custom Speed If Control Mode=Preset, you can use Preset Ty p e to select the effect. In this case , the Custom Mix/Depth/Speed settings are ignored. If Control Mode=Custom, the ...
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Korg PS60 - page 121
MFX1 (Mod.) (Master Effect1–Modulation) List No Effect 117 MFX1 (Mod.) (Mast e r Effect1–Modulation) List No Effec t Select this if you don ʹ t wa nt to use an effec t. If selected for a master effe ct, the output will be muted. St.C horus (Stereo C horus) This ...
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Korg PS60 - page 122
Effect Guide 118 St.Phaser (Ster eo Phaser) This effect cre ates modulation by shiftin g the phase of the sound. It is effective when applied to sounds such as electric piano. This is a stereo effe ct, in which opposite ‐ phase ...
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Korg PS60 - page 123
MFX2 (Rvb/Dly) (Master Effect2–Revreb/Delay) List No Effect 119 MFX2 (Rvb/Dly) (Master Ef fec t2–Revreb/Delay) List No Effec t Choose th is if yo u don ʹ t wa nt to use an effect. Wh en selected for the master effect, this mutes the out put. Hall This is a ...
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Korg PS60 - page 124
Effect Guide 120 EQ (Equalizer) EQ Choose this if yo u don ʹ t wa nt to use an effe ct. When selected for the master effect, this mutes the output. F ull parameter Quick parameter V alue Explanation Tr i m ← 0...100 Input le vel Bass Gain [dB] BassGain –18.0...+18.0 Lo ...
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Korg PS60 - page 125
121 App endices Alterna te Modula tion Sourc e ( AMS) Alternate Modula tion Overview Alter nate Mo dulat ion S ource s Alternate Modulation lets you use controller s, envelopes, LFOs, etc. to modulat e Program parameters. Yo u can use one controller to modulate multiple ...
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Korg PS60 - page 126
Appe ndices 122 JS X This is the horizontal movement of the main joystick. It also receives MIDI Pitch bend. JS+Y : CC#01 This is the ver t ic al movement of the main joystick, upwards from the center . It also receiv es MIDI CC#0 ...
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Korg PS60 - page 127
Alternate Modulatio n So urce (AMS) Alternate Modulation settings 123 AMS operations and their result Notes for the table *1 EXT(+–): JS X, Ribbon:CC#16, Knob Mod1 (CC#17), Knob Mod2 (CC#19), Knob Mod3 (CC#20), Knob Mod4 (CC#21) *2 When Te m p o is selected as an ...
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Korg PS60 - page 128
Appe ndices 124 The eff ect s of AMS on various param- eters, and example applications We ’ l l describe some examples of using alternate modula ‐ tion. Note: The parameter names and va lu e s used in these expla ‐ nations can be viewed and edited in m ...
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Korg PS60 - page 129
Alternate Modulatio n So urce (AMS) Alternate Modulation settings 125 Filter LFO1/2 Intensity (p age 41) The LFO 1/2 filter modulation intensity can be controlled by the EG, Common LFO, keyboa rd tracking, controller , or tempo etc. Yo u can use Intensity ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 130
Appe ndices 126 LFO Frequency (page 51) The frequency of LFO 1, 2 or Common LFO can be con ‐ trolled by the EG, keyboard tracking, controllers, or tempo etc. Yo u can also use the LFO2 frequency to modulate LFO1, or use ...
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Korg PS60 - page 131
Dynamic Modulation Sour ce (Dmod) Alternate Modulation settings 127 Dynamic Modulation Sourc e (Dmod) Yo u ca n control certain effect parameters using the joystick, realtime control knobs, etc. “on the fly .” For progra ms of the Organ category , yo u c ...
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Korg PS60 - page 132
Appe ndices 128 Gate2, Gate2+D mpr (Gate2 , Gate2+ Dampe r) This is essentiall y the same as for Gate 1 or Gate 1 + Dmpr . Howe ver when Gate 2 or Gate 2 + Damper are us ed as a dynamic modula tion source for the EG of ...
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Korg PS60 - page 133
Foot Pedal Assign Alternate Modulation settings 129 F oot Pedal Assign Here you can specify the function that will be controlled by an assignable pedal (separately sold XVP ‐ 10, EXP ‐ 2) con ‐ nected to the DAMPER/P EDAL/SW1 or PEDAL/ SW2 jack. ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 134
Appe ndices 130 MIDI transmission when the PS60’ s controllers ar e used The following tables show the relation be twee n the MIDI messages that are transmitted when the PS60’ s controllers are used, and the AMS (alternate modulation source) or ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 135
PS60 and MIDI CCs Response s to standard MIDI controllers 131 PS60 and MIDI C Cs Responses to standar d MIDI controll ers The followin g table shows how the PS60 responds to MIDI control change messages, and the relation betwee n settings and controller mo veme nts ...
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Korg PS60 - page 136
Appe ndices 132 *1 Bank select messages are normally specified as program change ev ents. Howev er in some cases this will be insuffi ‐ cient when you wish to change banks on an external device. In such cases, you can ? ...
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Korg PS60 - page 137
PS60 and MIDI CCs Parameters controlled by MIDI CCs #70-79 133 P arameters c ontrolled b y MIDI C Cs #70-79 CC#70–79 correspond to the P S60’ s program parameters listed below . When a performance receiv es CC#70–79 messages for a tim ‐ bre whose MIDI channel ma ...
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Korg PS60 - page 138
Appe ndices 134 MIDI applications About MIDI MIDI stands for Mu sical Instrument Digital Interface, and is a wor ld ‐ wide standard for exchanging var i o u s types of musical data betw een electronic musical instruments and computers. When MID ...
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Korg PS60 - page 139
MIDI applications Messages tr ansmitted and received by the PS60 135 •I n Performance, transmission/reception can be switched on/off for each timbre. Switching per formanc es Yo u ca n use program change messages to switch perfor ‐ mances. • Performances 000–019 ...
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Korg PS60 - page 140
Appe ndices 136 C ontrolling por tamento Portamento tim e (C C#05) [Bn, 05, vv] If you assign the above CC# to an assi gnable pedal on the PS60 and use it, portamento time messages will be transmit ‐ ted, changing the ti me over wh ich the ...
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Korg PS60 - page 141
MIDI applications Messages tr ansmitted and received by the PS60 137 Using v a rious contr ollers Here we will explain typical ways to use th e var io u s co n ‐ trollers. Y Foot pedal (C C#04) [B n, 04, vv ] If the CC# above is assigned as the Assignable Peda l f ...
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Korg PS60 - page 142
Appe ndices 138 Resetting all contr o lle rs on a specific channel Reset all contr ollers (C C#121) [Bn, 79, 00] (value 00) When this is receiv ed, the va l ue of all controllers on that channel w ill be reset. How ever , notes that are playing at the time t ...
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Korg PS60 - page 143
MIDI applications Messages tr ansmitted and received by the PS60 139 Inquir y message re quest [F0, 7E, nn, 06, 01, F7] Inquiry message [F0, 7E, nn, 06, 02, (nine byt es), F7] When an inquiry message request is received, the PS60 will respond by transmitting an inquiry message that ...
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Korg PS60 - page 144
Appe ndices 140 Consult your local Korg dealer for more infomation on MIDI System Exclusive implementation. 1 1 . TR ANS MI TTE D DA TA 1-1 CHA NNE L ME SSA GES [H] :Hex, [D] :Decimal |Status| Second Third | Description ( Transmitted by ....) |ENA | |[Hex] | [H][D] [H][D] | | | | 8n kk (kk) 40 (64) | Note Off ( Key Off ) *1| A | | 9n kk (kk) vv (vv ...
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Korg PS60 - page 145
MIDI Implemen tation 141 1 1 -2 SYSTEM REALTIME MESSAGES Status[Hex] Description ( Transmitted when ... ) F8 Timing Clock ( Always in Performance/Prog Edit) *3 FE Active Sensing ( Always ) *4 *3 Transmits these messages when MIDI Clock in Global mode is Internal. *4 Transmits these messages when MIDI Clock in Global mode is External. 1 1 -3 SYSTEM ...
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Korg PS60 - page 146
Appe ndices 142 2 2 .RECOGNIZED RECEIVE DATA 2-1 CHANNEL MESSAGES [H] :Hex, [D] :Decimal |[Hex] | [H][D] [H][D] | | | Status Second | Third | Description ( Use ..... ) |ENA | [Hex] [H] [D] | [H] [D] | 8n kk (kk)| xx (xx) | Note Off A | 9n kk (kk)| 00 (00) | Note Off A | 9n kk (kk)| vv (vv) | Note On (vv) = 1-127 A | An kk (kk)| vv (vv) | Poly Key P ...
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Korg PS60 - page 147
MIDI Implemen tation 143 AMS : Alternate Modulation Source FX Dmod Src : Effect Dynamic Modulation Source n : MIDI Channel No. (0 - 15) •••••• Usually Global Channel. When in Performance, each timbre's channel.(Status is INT) g : Always Global Channel No. (0 - 15) x : Random ENA T : Enabled when Enable After Touch in Global mode is ...
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Korg PS60 - page 148
Appe ndices 144 4015-2 Y anokuchi, Inagi-city, T ok yo 206-0812 Japan © 2010 K ORG INC. IMPORT ANT NO TICE TO C ONSUMERS This product has been manufactured ac cording to strict specifications and voltage requirements that are applicab le in the country in which it ...
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