KORG PA588 Details top
Pro Piano Sound and Pa excitement!For the no-compromise pianist who wants to add an extra dimension – or two – to their performance, we are proud to introduce the Pa588. Sonically identical to the Pa500, the Pa588 adds Korg's best piano sound and feel, an attractive stand, a half damping pedal, and a more robust speaker system.
• 88-key Graded Hammer Action (RH3)
• New Premium Piano Sound from our Top-of-the-Line C-720 Concert Piano
• TouchView Display (monochrome)
• EDS (Extended Definition Synthesis - M3) Engine / 80 voice Polyphony
• USB (1 Device) / Stereo Outs / Stereo Inputs
• 880 Sounds / 320 Styles / 4 Effects + Master EQ
• SongBook Memorizes Your Setting and Songs in a Searchable Database
• Convenient SD and MMC format Card Storage
• XDS Dual Sequencer w/ Step and Backing modes
Size: 56.6" x 17" x 6.3"
Weight:
101.7 lbs.(Incl. stand, pedal, acc.)
Accessories:
Manual, AC Adapter, Music Rest, CD-ROM
The Pa588 - an 88-key, piano action instrument that's packed with enjoyment. Perform using the rich piano sound, while enjoying the accompaniment of a professional backup band. Enhance your piano performance with a fully-realized and musical arrangement. For the musician, composer, performer and entertainer, the interactive Pa588 is the perfect musical partner. Our RX (Real eXperience) technology delivers a sound unprecedented in a digital piano.
Main features
- Serious piano sound and pro-quality arranger features in a stylish body
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- World-class multilayer stereo acoustic piano accurately sampled from a Concert Grand (including String Resonance and Damper pedal noise), 880 other built-in sounds and 56 Drumkits.
- TouchView display lets you operate the Pa588 simply by touching the screen. Switch from “Expert” to Easy” mode for a simplified display and larger, easier to select icons.
- "Play Piano" feature brings you back to the joy of playing piano at the touch of a button.
- 88-note Real Weighted Hammer Action 3 (RH3) keyboard provides grand piano-like playing feel.
- More than 320 sophisticated "styles" created by top-level arrangers from around the world.
- Backing Sequencer captures each Style instrument to a separate track in a single pass, so it's easy to record your piano performance backed by a lavish arrangement.
- Crossfade between songs during playback using the XDS double sequencer, just like a DJ.
- "Guitar Mode" assigns the pitches of the guitar strings to the keyboard, allowing you to produce realistic picking and strumming patterns.
- High quality bass-reflex speakers produce sound with superb presence and clarity. The Pa588 is ready to deliver stunning performances as soon as you switch it on.
- A keyboard stand, moutable damper pedal, and a music rack are included.
An entertainment piano with top-quality sounds and a stylish body
The Pa588 provides piano sounds that have been lavishly sampled at multiple velocity levels from one of the world's best grand pianos, keeping nuance and definition while adding the ornamentation of the hammer noise and the sympathetic string resonance of the damper pedal action. Even delicate pianissimo notes will richly convey the music expression of the performer. The damper pedal that is so indispensable for serious piano performance also supports half-pedaling (will be available only in the Grand Piano RX), allowing you to express all the nuances of your performance.Using the same EDS (Enhanced Definition Synthesis) found in the Korg M3 Music Workstation, the Pa588 delivers more than 880 additional, realistic pro-quality sounds. These sounds include a wide variety of expressive instruments including sax, strings, bass, and much more, giving you a vast range of performance possibilities. Professional sounds, stunning backing patterns, a stylish design, the combination of these elements allows your performance to express the rich depth and tonal detail of a grand piano that play with a band — recreating the true Korg "Real eXperience".
Real Weighted Hammer Action 3 keyboard provides the playing feel of a grand piano
Korg's proprietary Real Weighted Hammer Action 3 (RH3) keyboard was developed from exhaustive research into grand piano action, and is designed to allow expressively natural performance. The hammer weight is varied across four stages from low to high registers, replicating the way in which a grand piano's action is heavier in the low notes and lighter as you play upward.
Intuitive interface for smooth operation
The Pa588 features a large TouchView display that you operate simply by touching it. If you're a beginner or performing live, you can use "Easy Mode" for a simplified display with easy visibility and smooth operation. Regardless of the screen you're in or the sound you're playing, you can always use the "Play Piano" button to instantly change to the main Piano sound and start playing.
"Styles" provide sophisticated backing patterns to accompany your piano playing
The Pa588 contains more than 320 fully detailed and complete "styles," created by professional artists from around the world. Each style is a complete musical environment, providing variations, introductions, fills, breaks, endings and variations. The Style engine follows your timing, chord changes and voice leading to create a powerful musical performance automatically, with no pre-programming required. You can choose styles from a wide range such as jazz, latin, country, pop, rock, techno, and more, and use intros, endings, fill-ins and variations to add variety to the accompaniment, making your performance a full-fledged song.
Get Real
Korg’s team of sound development technicians has worked tirelessly to give you the ultimate concert grand piano sound in the Pa588. Painstakingly sampled at multi-velocity levels from a world-class grand piano, the Pa588 features string resonance and damper pedal noise, offering an outstanding aural experience. Within the first few minutes of exploring the Pa588’s beautifully weighted keyboard, even the very subtlest nuances of your playing are captured and faithfully reproduced.
Using the same EDS (Enhanced Definition Synthesis) found in the Korg M3 Music Workstation, the Pa588 delivers more than 880 additional, realistic pro-quality sounds plus well over 50 drumkits. These sounds include a wide variety of expressive instruments including sax, strings, bass, and much more, giving you a vast range of performance possibilities. With the benefit of Korg’s much lauded RX (Real eXperience) technology, when you combine these with the Pa588’s stunning backing patterns, your performance will effortlessly recreate the rich depth and tonal detail of a top quality grand piano.
Guitar Mode
The Pa588 incorporates a Guitar mode that automatically converts your playing into the voicing harmony and chord data that is most characteristic of guitar playing. All you do is select a chord and specify a fretting position, and then use the keyboard to enter the playing patterns, such as picking and strumming. Korg’s RX technology reproduces such guitar subtleties as the sound of your finger sliding on the string as you change chords and the fret noises, imbuing your performances with a heightened sense of realism when you play and record using guitar sounds.
Even Better Effects
Good effects processing can make a great performance sublime. So you’ll be pleased to hear that the Pa588 comes loaded with a wealth of carefully crafted professional quality effects. Everything from variable length delays and lush reverbs through to an exciter and even amp modelling. The Pa588 also includes a powerful EQ section complete with parametric equalizer.
Smooth Operator
The Pa588 features a large TouchView display that, as the name suggests, is operated simply by touch. You can choose to operate the Pa588 in either ‘Easy’ or ‘Expert’ mode. ‘Easy’ works best if you're a beginner or performing live as it gives you a simplified display with easy visibility and smooth operation. ‘Expert’ mode puts you in full command of editing and arranging. But regardless of the mode you're in or the sound you're playing, you can always use the "Play Piano" button to instantly change to the main Piano sound.
Over 320 Styles
The Pa588 contains more than 320 fully detailed and complete "styles," created by professional artists from around the world. Each style is a complete musical environment, providing, introductions, fills, breaks, endings and variations. The Style engine follows your timing, chord changes and voicing, delivering an immensely powerful musical performance automatically - no pre-programming required. You can choose from a diverse range of musical styles such as jazz, latin, country, pop, rock, techno plus many more.
Sequencing Power
The Pa588 contains a powerful 16-track 55,000 note multi-track sequencer which offers amazing creative potential. In addition to manually recording each part individually, you can use the Backing Sequencer function to record each instrument of a style-generated accompaniment in real-time in a single pass, allowing you to create songs incredibly quickly. You can also simply step in the chords and create an entire arrangement without playing a single note. During playback, the XDS dual sequencer can play one sequence file as you load another. Using the DJ-style crossfader, you can seamlessly crossfade between these for non-stop entertainment.
A Range Of Practical Functions At Your Fingertips
The KORG SongBook function organizes MIDI and Style data by genre, title, and artist name. For example you can use the Song Book to quickly search for the desired song data by artist name, and then recall with a single touch the MIDI file or style, effects and all settings specified for that song. It’s not only a boon for live performance, but it also lets you use the Pa588 for composition or arranging as a piano with a powerful musical data base built in.
Stunning Design
The Pa588 is a stunning piece of design with a beautiful body housing a superb integrated sound system featuring two full range speakers in bass reflex enclosures to bring out the full natural richness of the magnificent piano voice. (A headphone jack enables private practice; muting the sound through the speakers).
Comprehensive audio i/o connectivity means you can play the Pa588’s sounds through external amplification and speakers, you can also play sounds from other audio sources through the Pa588’s sound system along with the PAa588’s own sounds. MIDI connectors are provided, allowing you to transfer performance data between other musical instruments and computers. The USB connector allows single-cable connection to your computer for backing-up your performance data or for transmitting/receiving MIDI data.
Backing Sequencer captures multiple Style instruments in a single pass
The Pa588 contains a 16-track 55,000 note multi-track sequencer. In addition to the conventional way of recording in which you manually record each part one by one, you can also use the Backing Sequencer function to record each instrument of a style-generated accompaniment in real-time, in a single pass. This lets you create a song very quickly by using your favorite styles. You can also simply step in the chords and create an entire arrangement without playing a single note. During playback, the XDS dual sequencer can play one sequence file as you load another. Using the DJ-style crossfader, you can seamlessly crossfade between them for non-stop entertainment.
High quality speakers
Two 10 cm speakers are built-in; simply switch on the Pa588 and you're ready to play. The speakers feature a bass reflex system design that powerfully reproduces the rich piano sounds.
A full range of enjoyable functions
- STS (Single Touch Settings) function: This switches the sound of each keyboard track at a single touch. You can save up to four of your favorite sounds for each style. For example you can use this to easily switch between sounds for melody A, melody B, and the break etc. for each different song while you play. The Pa588 also lets you store the sound of each keyboard track as a "performance" in one of 256 internal memories. You can also have a suitable "style" be selected automatically when you recall a "performance".
- SongBook: MIDI and Style data can be organized by genre, title, and artist name. For example you can use the Song Book to quickly search for the desired song data by artist name, and then recall with a single touch the midi file or style, STS, effects and all settings specified for that song. This is not only a great convenience during live performance, but also lets you use the Pa588 for composition or arranging as a piano with a powerful musical data base built in.
- Effects to enrich your sound: The Pa588's professional-quality sounds are further enhanced by a wide selection of effects; everything from delay and reverb up to exciter, parametric EQ, amp modeling and more.
- Audio IN/OUT jacks: The audio OUT jacks let you play the Pa588's sounds through external speakers, and the audio IN jacks lets you play sound from a CD player or other audio source through the Pa588's speakers along with the instrument's own sounds.
- MIDI connectors: MIDI connectors are provided, allowing you to use this communication standard to transfer performance data between musical instruments and computers.
- USB connector: The USB connector allows single-cable connection to your computer for backing-up your performance data or for transmitting/receiving MIDI data.
- Data storage: You can save your data on an SD card or MultiMedia card (MMC).
- Headphone jack: The headphone jack allows you to perform without producing sound from the speakers.
KORG PA588 FAQ top
Startup Settings
Q) How do I set-up the starting parameters of the Pa588 - i.e., which Sounds are selected, and how they are configured, when turning the instrument on?
A) Set the desired parameters, then save them in Performance 1-1 (page menu > Write Performance). The "Play Piano" sound will be always selected when turning the instrument on.
Q) How do I keep my start-up settings unchanged, even after choosing different Performances and STSs?
A) Press GLOBAL, then choose the General Controls menu item. Go to the Lock page, and lock all the options you like. These parameters will not change when choosing a different Performance or STS
To save these locks for the next time you turn your Pa588 on, choose the Write Global-Global Setup command from the page menu.
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Operating System
Q) When loading a new version of the Operating System and Musical Resources, should I load all subsequent versions starting from version 1.0?
A) No, just load the latest version. By loading the new Operating System and Musical Resources, you also load all the features added with all the previous updates.
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Display
Q) Can I use a pen or pencil on the touch screen?
A) Yes, you can, provided you do not write on it or scratch its surface. The best solution could be a pencil's rubber side.
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Style Play
Q) How can I set a global split point different than G3?
A) The split point is memorized into each Performance or STS, by means of the Write Performance or Write Single Touch Setting page menu command. When choosing a different Performance or STS, a different split point might be selected (unless the Split Point Lock is turned on).
If you like to always keep a split point different than G3, here is how to set a global split point (using the Expert interface):
1. Go to the main page of the Style Play or Song Play mode.
2. Choose Performance 1 of Bank 1, that you will use to store the default settings.
3. Press the Split tab to see the Split Point panel.
4. Select your desired global split point.
5. Close the lock icon next to the Split Point parameter (Split Point Lock).
6. Select the Write Performance command from the page menu, then choose Performance 1 of Bank 1 as the target location.
7. Press GLOBAL to go to the Global mode, then choose the Write Global-Global Setup command from the page menu to save the Split Point Lock status into the Global Setup in memory.
8. When you turn the Pa588 off, then on again, the global split point will be automatically selected - and will not change, any Performance or STS should you choose.
Q) What is the difference between "Chord + Lower" and "Fixed Arr. + Lower" (under Style Play > Preferences > Style Preferences > Memory Mode)?
A) When the MEMORY LED is turned off, "Chord + Lower" stops the Lower and resets the Arrangement Chord, while "Fixed Arr. + Lower" stops the Lower but does not reset the Arrangement Chord.
Q) Can I create my own custom banks of Factory Styles?
A) You can! If you wish so, you can customize all your banks.
First of all, you'll unprotect the Factory data in memory.
* Go to Disk > Preferences, and uncheck the Factory Style and Pad Protect checkbox.
Then, you will make a backup of you memory data. Instead of using the Backup Resource procedure, you'll create a new SET folder, containing ordinary data to be later loaded one by one (and not a backup archive).
1. Go to the Disk > Save page.
2. Select the ALL folder, and press Open.
3. Select the STYLE folder, then press Open to access the banks. Each bank corresponds to one of the buttons of the STYLE section. For example, BANK01.STY is the first button, when the upper row of names is selected.
4. Select the first bank, then press Save To.
5. In the new window that appears, choose a location into your hard disk, then press New SET, to create a SET folder where to save your data. Assign a name to the new folder (for example, MYBKP.SET), then confirm.
6. Press Save to save the selected bank, then confirm it being saved into the new SET folder (ex., MYBKP.SET).
7. Repeat the above for all the other banks.
At this point, you'll start loading data from the saved backup, to create you custom banks in memory.
1. Go to the Disk > Load page.
2. Select the backup folder (called, in the example above, MYBKP.SET) and press Open.
3. Select the STYLE folder, then press Open to access the banks.
4. Select the bank containing one of the Styles you want to load into a Factory location, and press Open to see the Styles it contains.
5. Select the desired Style, and press Load. A dialog box appears, asking you to select one of the available locations in memory. Select the target location, and press OK to load the Style.
Now you can rename your Styles.
1. With the Styles still unprotected, select the first Style to be renamed, and press RECORD. Choose the Record/Edit Current Style option.
2. Choose the Page menu > Write Style command, and edit the Style name.
3. Save the Style into the original location, proposed as default option.
Q) I feel uncomfortable in having to select Styles with the touch-screen. Is there any alternative?
A) Create a custom bank of Styles in one of the User banks, then assign the Style Up function to a footswitch.
Q) I want to modify a Factory Style. Is this possible?
A) Yes! Look at the relevant FAQ under the Disk section.
Q) How can I control the volume of the keyboard tracks, after having chosen a different Performance, Style or STS?
A) You can use a Volume/Expression pedal (optional Korg EXP-2 or XVP10) to control only the keyboard tracks.
1. Go to the Global > Controller > Pedal/Switch page.
2. Assign to the pedal the Keyboard Expression function.
3. Choose "Write Global-Global Setup" from the page menu, to save this setting into memory.
This will let you control the level (Expression parameter) of keyboard tracks by means of the Expression pedal, relative to the accompaniment tracks.
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Style Record
Q) What happens if I create a User Style pointing to User Sounds, and then load a different set of User Sounds to the same locations?
A) The User Style will point to the newly loaded User Sounds. If the Sounds are different than the ones you used when programming the new Style, the Style will sound different.
When saving User Styles pointing to User Sounds, it is preferable to execute a Save All operation, to save both the User Styles and the User Sounds to a single folder.
Later, you will be able to execute a Load All operation, to load all User data with a single operation. The original User locations will be used for the loaded data.
Please, refer to the Disk chapter in the User's Manual, for more information on the Load All ("Loading all the User data") and Save All operations ("Saving the full memory content").
Q) How can I change the Time Signature of a Style, after the Style has been recorded?
A) You can't. You can only change the Time Signature (Meter parameter) before starting to record the Style, when the Chord Variation is still empty.
Q) How can I assign a different Sound or DrumKit to all (or several) Style Elements?
A) You can do it in three ways. We'll make an example with a DrumKit.
First option, by using the Style Record mode (this one allows you to have different Sounds for each Style Element):
1. Before entering the Style Record mode, go to the main page of the Style Play mode, and press TRACK SELECT to see the Style tracks. Be sure the Original Style Sounds parameter is checked, otherwise check it, and write the Style Performance into the SSD memory (page menu > Write Current Style Performance).
2. Enter Style Record mode.
3. Press MENU, and go to Style Element Track Control section.
4. Select the Sound/Expression page.
5. Select the Drum track.
6. Press the DRUM & PERCUSSION button, to open the Sound Select window.
7. Press DISPLAY HOLD to turn on its LED.
8. Select INTRO 1 on the control panel, and select one of the DrumKits in the Sound Select window.
9. Select INTRO 2 on the control panel, and select one of the DrumKits in the Sound Select window.
10. Go on this way with all the other Style Elements (Variation, Fill, Ending...).
11. Write the Style to the SSD memory (page menu > Write Style).
Second option, by using the Copy Sounds command of Style Record mode (this copies all sounds, not just the DrumKit):
1. Before entering the Style Record mode, go to the main page of the Style Play mode, and press TRACK SELECT to see the Style tracks. Be sure the Original Style Sounds parameter is checked, otherwise check it, and write the Style Performance into the SSD memory (page menu > Write Current Style Performance).
2. Enter Style Record mode.
3. Press MENU, and go to Style Element Track Control section.
4. Select the Sound/Expression page.
5. Select the Drum track.
6. Press the DRUM & PERCUSSION button, to open the Sound Select window, and select a Drum Kit.
7. Select the Copy Sounds command from the page menu.
8. While in the dialog box, select All as the target.
9. When done, write the Style to the SSD memory (page menu > Write Style).
A third option does not require you edit the Style, but doesn't allow different Sounds or Drum Kits in different Style Elements (Variation, Fill, Ending...):
1. While in the main page of the Style Play mode, press TRACK SELECT to see separate Style tracks.
2. Uncheck the Original Style Sounds option.
3. Select the Drum track.
4. Press the DRUM & PERCUSSION button, to open the Sound Select window, and select a Drum Kit.
5. Write the Style Performance (page menu > Write Style Performance)
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Song Play
Q) On the Pa588, I cannot see the lyrics of a Standard MIDI File that I could regularly see on the i30. Why?
A) Some Standard MIDI Files contain lyrics in two different formats. Pa588 only reads a single format at a time, due to problems (double display) encountered with some Standard MIDI Files.
Q) I wish to export to Pa588 a song made on an external sequencer, in which I used more than 16 tracks. Is it possible?
A) You can, by linking both sequencers on the Pa588. In this case, you can have a 32-track song.
However, please keep in mind that, when exporting the midifile from the external sequencer, you must export it as two separate 16-track midifiles, each one containing different tracks.
This is due to the MIDI standard's limit to 16 MIDI channels. When exporting a song from a computer to the Pa588 (or any other musical instrument) you must convert it to the SMF (Standard MIDI File) format, therefore to a 16-track song. So, you must split any song using more than 16 tracks/channels.
You can also check if you can pre-mix the song on just 16 tracks on the external sequencer. Sometimes, more that 16 tracks are used, but only 16 MIDI channels are effectively in use. For example, you might have used separate tracks for different string parts (violins, basses), but the same MIDI channel for all string sections has been used. In this case, you can mix two tracks in just a single MIDI channel when preparing the song for export.
When both midifiles are loaded to the sequencers, keep the Shift button pressed and press one of the Play buttons to start both sequencers at the same time.
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SongBook
Q) Is there a way to rearrange the songs in SongBook, after we have made a Custom List?
A) Yes. Go to the SongBook, select the Custom List to be edited, then check the "Enable List Edit" voice from the page menu. Then go to the Edit List page, and use the Move arrows to rearrange the Songs in the list. Don't forget to press Write when done.
Q) When saving an entry with two Songs assigned to the Sequencers, I can only successfully save the Song assigned to Sequencer 1. No Song assigned to Sequencer 2 is saved.
A) That's correct. SongBook entries only save the Song assigned to Sequencer 1. So, when preparing entries for the SongBook, only work with Sequencer 1.
Q) Where are Custom Lists stored?
A) Into a Custom List (.SBL) file, inside the same folder as the referring SongBook (.SBD) file. To load, save or copy both the SongBook and its Custom Lists, load, save or copy the whole SONGBOOK folder, and not just the .SBD file.
Q) The SongBook can automatically recall the Style Play or Song Play mode, depending on the type of SongBook entry. How can I have the same Midi settings in both operative modes, so that I can drive my external Midi modules?
A) You must assign the same Midi Setup to both the Style Play and Song Play mode.
First of all, create a Midi Setup with your custom settings.
1. Press GLOBAL and shoose Midi.
2. Go to the Midi Out Channels page.
3. Program the channels as desired.
Note: if you are using an external Voice Harmonizer, set CH1 to "Chord", to let Pa588 send chords.
4. From the page menu choose the "Write Global-Midi Setup" command to save the new Midi Setup.
Now you can assign the new Midi Setup to the Style Play mode:
1. Go to Style Play > Preferences > Global Setup page.
2. Assign the previously edited Midi Setup to the Midi Setup parameter.
3. From the page menu, choose the "Write Global-Style Setup" command.
Then assign it to the Song Play mode:
1. Go to Song Play > Preferences > General Control page.
2. Assign the previously edited Midi Setup to the Midi Setup parameter.
3. From the page menu, choose the "Write Global-Song Play Setup" command.
At this point, Pa588 automatically selects the same Midi Setup whenever you switch to a different operative mode.
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Sequencer
Q) After recording a song, how can I convert it to a Standard MIDI File?
A) Pa588 natively saves its Songs (and Backing Sequences) as Standard MIDI Files (format 0). No conversion is needed. However, when making songs to be later exchanged with other instruments, please remember the following:
* Pa588 directly records in SMF format. Any SMF reader should be able to read it. Be sure the file's extension is correct (usually ".mid").
* Track 10 shall be reserved to Drums. When saving a Backing Sequence, track 11 is also reserved to Drum/Percussions.
* Only General MIDI-compliant Sounds do sound the same on different instruments; Korg's own Sounds will be replaced by different Sounds. The Sound map in the User's manual also shows GM-compliant Sounds.
Q) How do I change the Song's Tempo during recording?
A) Make sure the Record option is assigned to the Tempo parameter, in the right side of the Song Record mode. All Tempo changes will be recorded in the Song's Master Track, and automatically performed when playing back the Song. Please remember Tempo recording is always in overdub mode.
When in playback, the Auto option must be assigned to the Tempo parameter.
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Effects
Q) How can use an Insert effect? I only see Master effects in the Pa588.
A) Pa588's FX architecture is GM compliant and conceived so that you have up to four Master effects, but you can use FX 2 (Sound mode) or FX B and D (Style Play, Song Play and Sequencer modes) as Insert effects. Here is how to program them.
1. Press the MENU button, and select the Effects section.
2. Assign the Insert effect to the FX 2 (Sound mode) or FX B or D (all other modes) processor. Assign its input a "Send" value of 127. Set the "Wet/Dry" parameter to Wet. Uncheck the "Send to Master" option (Sound mode) or uncheck the "Dry" checkbox (all other modes).
3. Set a value different than 0 for the "2 to 1", "B to A" or "D to C" parameter.
4. Set the "Send" value for FX 1, A or C a value of 0, to avoid the dry signal enters the FX processor twice.
5. Write the Sound, STS or Performance to memory.
Q) How can I assign Rotary Speaker's speed control to a pedal or switch?
A) You must assign the "Rotary Spkr Fast/Slow" function to one of the following controls:
* footswitch (Global > Menu > Controllers > Pedal/Switch)
* Assignable Switch (Style Play > Menu > Pad/Switch > Assignable Switch)
Then you must save the above settings into one of the available memory locations:
* in case of Assignable Switches, into a Performance (Page Menu > Write Performance) or in an STS (Page Menu > Write STS)
You should better save into a footswitch pedal to maintain the same settings even when selecting a different Style, STS or Performance. You should use an Assignable Switch if you prefer to link your settings to a specific Performance or STS.
Q) How can I assign Rotary Speaker's speed control to the joystick?
A) You must assign the "40: Rotary Speaker" effect to the FX 2 (Sound mode) or FX B and D (all other modes) processor, then assign the JS+Y or JS-Y modulation source to the effect:
1. Press the MENU button, and select the Effects section.
2. See above how to assign the "40: Rotary Speaker" effect as an Insert effect.
3. Go to the FX 2, FX B or FX D page, and assign the "JS+Y" or "JS-Y" option to the "Speed Switch - Src" parameter, depending on whether you prefer to move the joystick forward or backward. Assign Slow or Fast to the "Speed Switch" parameter to decide the starting speed.
4. Write the Sound, STS or Performance to memory.
Q) Is there a way to synchronize the internal effects of the Pa588 with the tempo values?
A) Yes, it is. Go to the Effects section, and choose the edit page of the effect to be sync'd (for example, if you assigned a BPM Delay to FX D, select the "FX D" page).
Look for the BPM parameter. If it is there, the effect can be sync'd to the internal Tempo, or to the incoming MIDI Clock. If so, assign the MIDI value to the BPM parameter. The effect will be sync'd to the Tempo.
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Disk
Q) I want to modify a Factory Style and save it in a different position. Is this possible?
A) Yes! Here is how to do:
1. Uncheck the Disk > Preferences > Factory Style Protect parameter.
2. Go to Disk > Save. Select the ALL folder and press Open. Select the STYLE folder and press Open. Select the bank containing the Style you are looking for and press Open. Select the Style you want to modify and press Save.
3. Save the Style in a new .SET folder.
4. Reload the Style in an empty User location in memory, or in a Factory location you want to overwrite.
5. Edit the Style patterns in Style Record mode, and the Style Performance in Style Play mode. Save the changes.
6. Check the Disk > Preferences > Factory Style Protect parameter again, to protect Factory Styles.
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Quarter Tone
Q) In Quick Record mode, after I hit the Record button, I can no longer hear the Quarter Tone. Why?
A) The Quarter Tone function is a realtime one, that is not saved in a Performance. This is because this function is meant for "on-the-fly" change of scale notes. It is not meant as a replacement of a dedicated User Scale.
To have a scale containing Quarter Tones in Quick Record mode, you must choose it as the Sub Scale, assign it to a set of tracks, and save it into a Performance.
1. While in Style Play mode, go to the Main Page > Sub Scale tab, or to the Mixer/Tuning > Sub Scale edit page.
2. Assign to the Scale parameter the User scale, and use the keyboard diagram to edit each note of the scale.
3. Go to Preferences > Style Preferences > Scale Mode, and choose the set of tracks to apply the Sub Scale to.
4. Save the Performance (now containing the modified User scale).
5. Enter Quick Record mode with that Performance selected (or you can select it while in the Quick Record page).
Also, you can assign the Sub Scale to each track after recording, by going to the Sequencer Edit > Mixer/Tuning > Sub-Scale page.
The Quarter Tone function can also be selected "on-the-fly" by means of pedals, while in Quick Record mode.
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