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    Korg X50 Operation Manual

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    • Page 1
      Operation Guide Operation Guide…
    • Page 2: Precautions

      Be careful not to let metal objects get into the equipment. If something does slip into the equipment, unplug the AC adapter from the wall outlet. Then contact your nearest Korg dealer or the store where the equipment was pur- chased. THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for U.S.A.)

    • Page 3: About This Manual

      Thank you for purchasing the Korg X50 Music Synthesizer. To help you get the most out of your new instrument, please read this manual carefully. About this manual The owner’s manuals and how to use them The X50 come with the following owner’s manu- als.

    • Page 4: Table Of Contents

      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…

    • Page 5
      Using and Editing Multi sets… 69 MIDI considerations … 69 Selecting a multi set …69 Assigning a program to a track, and setting the volume and pan …70 Copying the settings of a combination to a multi set …72 What you can do in Multi mode …73 Using Controllers …74 Altering Programs to fit within a Multi set…74 Layers, Splits, and Velocity Switches…75…
    • Page 7: Quick Start

      This Quick Start is provided for those who just want to get started trying out the sounds right away. It explains how to set up the X50, how to select programs and control the sound, and how to lis- ten to the demo songs.

    • Page 8: Playing Programs And Combinations

      “basic” sounds of the X50 – programs. Note: If you don’t hear any sound when you play the keyboard: Check the connections once again. Also make sure that the X50’s VOLUME and the volume of your powered speakers or stereo amp are turned up appropriately.

    • Page 9
      When you select a different Bank, that button’s LED will light, and the selected bank will appear in the left side of the display. For example, to select bank B, press the PROG BANK [B] button. The [B] button will light, and the name Bank B will appear in the left of the display.
    • Page 10
      Quick Start Selecting combinations by bank and number 1. Press a [COMBI] button. (The button will light.) You will enter Combination mode. Notice that the upper line of the display indicates “COMBI 0: Play” (mode name, page number and name). Mode name Bank number…
    • Page 11: Using Controllers To Modify The Sound

      Using controllers to modify the sound You can operate the X50’s [MOD] wheel, [PITCH] wheel, [SW1][SW2], and realtime controllers to add expressive variation to your performances. [PITCH] wheel, [MOD] wheel You can use the [PITCH] wheel and [MOD] wheel located at the upper left of the keyboard to vary the pitch or adjust the depth of modulation.

    • Page 12
      Quick Start 6. Turn knob [3] (EG-INTENSITY) to adjust filter EG intensity (the depth at which the filter EG is applied). Rotating the knob will affect the depth of the filter EG. Normally, rotating the knob toward the left will make the filter EG apply less deeply, and rotating it toward the right will make the filter EG apply more deeply.
    • Page 13: Using The Arpeggiator

      Most arpeggiators produce an arpeggio when you play a chord on the keyboard. In addition to this, the X50’s arpeggiator is a polyphonic arpeg- giator that is able to produce a variety of chordal transformations or phrases based on the pitch or timing of the notes you play on the keyboard.

    • Page 14: Listening To The Demo Songs

      Quick Start Listening to the demo songs The X50 contains demonstration songs. Take a moment to listen to these demo songs to experience the diverse sounds and rich expres- sive potential of the X50. 1 2, 3 1. Hold down the [CATEGORY] button and press the [AUDITION] button.

    • Page 15: Introduction

      A great selection of 512 programs In the Program mode, the X50 provides 512 user programs, plus 128 programs + 9 drum sets for GM compatibility. When shipped from the factory, it is loaded with high-quality programs that cover a wide range of musical needs.

    • Page 16
      Effects that can creatively manipu- late the sound or generate subtle ambience The X50’s effects can be used in many ways, rang- ing from manipulating the sound dramatically to creating spacious reverberation. (☞p.9 “High- quality sound featuring the HI synthesis system”)
    • Page 17: Front And Rear Panel

      Front and rear panel Front and rear panel Front panel…

    • Page 18
      [1], [2], [3], and [4] knobs to vary the arpeggio pattern in realtime. 6. MODE Use these buttons to enter modes. The X50 has four modes. (☞p.19) Press a button (the LED will light) to enter the cor- responding mode.
    • Page 19
      11. PAGE, CURSOR [PAGE+][PAGE–] buttons You can use these buttons to move forward or backward through the different tabs in a page. By holding down the [MENU/OK] button and pressing these same buttons you can move for- ward or backward through the pages themselves, such as page 0, 1, 2, etc.
    • Page 20: Rear Panel

      USB stands for Universal Serial Bus, and is an interface for transferring data between a com- puter, a keyboard and/or peripheral devices. Note: The USB connector of the X50 is only able to transmit and receive MIDI data. 5. Power supply Be sure to see “Turning the power on/off”…

    • Page 21: Objects In The Display And Their Functions

      Objects in the Display and their functions a: Current page d: Edit cell b: Tab c: Parameters a: Current page This indicates the current page within the selected mode. From the left, this area shows the mode name, page number: name, tab name, and the parameter name of the edit cell.

    • Page 22
      Introduction * Scroll bar This indicates that the list contains more selections or parameters than can be shown in the screen at one time. Use the ClickPoint [π][†] to move within the list. Scroll bar * Page menu In Combination, Program, Global, or Multi modes, pressing the [MENU/OK] button will display a list of the pages in that mode.
    • Page 23: Basic Information

      Basic Information About the X50’ modes The X50 has a wide range of capabilities; it lets you play programs/combinations, edit them, play the X50’s sound generator using musical perfor- mance data from an external MIDI sequencer, and make settings that affect the entire X50, such as transposition and tuning.

    • Page 24: Combination Mode

      Introduction GLOBAL MODE DRUM KIT Drum Sample / Sample — H Assign Drum Sample / Sample — L ARPEGGIATOR PATTERN User Pattern: Preset-0 — 4 User Pattern: U000 — 250 PROGRAM MODE OSC 1 Insert / Master Effect Multi Sample — H Drum Kit Multi Sample — L PITCH1 FILTER1 AMP1…

    • Page 25: Basic Operations

      1. Selecting modes • In order to use a particular function on the X50, you must first select the appropriate mode. Press one of the front panel mode buttons to enter the corresponding mode.

    • Page 26
      Introduction Using the [MENU/OK] button + numeric buttons [0]–[9] buttons to move • Hold down the [MENU/OK] button and use numeric buttons [0]–[9] to specify the page number you want to view. The specified page number will appear. The page that appears will be the page of the tab you selected most recently.
    • Page 27
      [ENTER] button + keyboard (note name or velocity input) You can use the X50’s keyboard to specify the value of a parameter when you need to enter a note name or a velocity value. Hold down the [ENTER] button, and play the note that you want to enter;…
    • Page 28
      Introduction 5. Writing (saving) When you’re finished editing, you can save your changes if necessary. For example if you’ve edited a program, your changed will be lost if you select another program or turn off the power. The same applies to a com- bination or multi set.
    • Page 29: Setup

      4. To prevent the plug from being pulled out accidentally, wrap the AC adapter cable through the cable hook located on the rear of the X50. Be careful not to bend the base of the plug unnecessarily. Connecting the AC adapter…

    • Page 30: Turning The Power Off

      The settings you edit in Global mode are remembered as long as the power is on, but will be lost when you turn off the power. 1. Lower the X50’s [VOLUME] slider. Also turn the volume of your powered monitor speakers or stereo amp down to zero.

    • Page 31: Connections

      If desired, you can connect these two individual (independent) outputs. They are unbalanced phone output jacks. These jacks allow you to send the X50’s sounds to external equipment independent of the (MAIN OUTPUT) L/MONO and R jacks. This can be con- venient when recording, or when using a complex live performance setup.

    • Page 32: Connecting A Damper Pedal, Foot Switch, Or Foot Pedal

      1. When using headphones, plug them into the headphones jack located on the front panel. Use the [VOLUME] slider to adjust the volume of the headphones. The X50’s headphone jack carries the same signal as the (MAIN OUTPUT) L/MONO and R output jacks.

    • Page 33: Connecting A Computer

      (☞p.88) Connecting a computer Connecting a computer You can connect the X50 to your computer and use it as both an input keyboard and a MIDI sound module. You can also use the included editor to edit the X50 from your computer.

    • Page 34
      Plug-In Editor. It is not possible to run multiple instances of X50 Editor/Plug-In Editor on the operating system. This means that it is not possible to use these editors to edit two or more X50 units simultaneously. Windows: • Computer…
    • Page 35
      6. When all the selected applications have been installed, click [Finish] to exit the installer. Connecting a computer 7. The first time you connect the X50 to the USB port of your computer, the standard USB-MIDI driver provided by Windows will be installed automatically.
    • Page 36
      Applications on your computer use this port to send MIDI messages to the X50’s internal sound generator, making it produce sound. Setting up the X50 Editor/Plug-In Editor For details on setting up and using the X50 Edi- tor/Plug-In Editor, see “Editor/Plug-In Editor Manual” (PDF). Mac OS X:…
    • Page 37
      X50 as MIDI messages. Note: The USB connector of the X50 is only able to transmit and receive MIDI data. Note: Use the KORG USB-MIDI Driver if you’re connecting the X50 via USB to a computer that meets the requirements described in “KORG USB-…
    • Page 38
      BAL 1: MIDI page) check box to uncheck it (☞PG p.82). When using the X50 by itself, leave Local Control turned on. (If this is off when X50 is used by itself, playing the keyboard will not produce sound.) Note: The X50’s Local Control setting can be turned Off by the Local Control Off message sent from the editor when you start up X50 Plug-In Editor.
    • Page 39
      MIDI sequencer. However, you can also use Multi mode when you want to use the X50 as a master keyboard to control an external MIDI sound module. (Normally you will use Combina- tion mode if you’re using the X50 as a master key-…
    • Page 40: Connecting Midi Devices

      Setup Example connections when using the X50 Editor/Plug-In Editor If you want to mix the X50’s audio signals with the audio signals sent from your host application via your audio interface, or with audio signals from another sound module, make connections as shown below.

    • Page 41
      Controlling X50’s tone generator from an external MIDI device When you wish to play or control the X50’s tone generator from an external MIDI keyboard or sequencer etc., use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the external MIDI device to the MIDI IN connector of X50.
    • Page 42
      Setup…
    • Page 43: Playing And Editing Programs

      Playing and Editing Programs What’s a Program? Programs are the basic sounds of the X50. Programs are important elements of other modes as well. In Combination mode you can combine multiple programs to create complex sounds, and in Multi mode you can play multiple programs by…

    • Page 44
      5. Play a note on the keyboard to hear the sound you selected. Alternatively, you can press the [AUDITION] button (the button will light) to turn on the Audition function and the X50 will automatically play a riff (phrase) suitable for the selected program. Overview: Program Banks When shipped from the factory, it is loaded with 512 Programs.
    • Page 45
      DAW. For more details, see “Edi- tor/Plug-In Editor Manual” (PDF). MIDI channel setting In order to play the X50 via MIDI, the transmitting device (MIDI sequencer or computer) and receiv- ing device (the X50) must be set to the matching MIDI channel.
    • Page 46: Using Controllers

      To switch banks, send a Bank Select control change message (CC#0: upper byte, CC#32: lower byte). The X50 will switch to the program of the specified bank at the time that it receives a pro- gram change following the bank select message.

    • Page 47: Note Number

      Note Number Sounds can be programmed to change in character based on the note being played. As you play higher or lower on the keyboard, the note number can modulate the timbre–such as becoming brighter as you play higher. Envelopes may also become faster or slower;…

    • Page 48
      ABLE Pedal” (☞p.88). Sending MIDI information from the various controllers When you operate a controller of the X50, the cor- responding or specified control change will be transmitted via MIDI. Pitch bend messages are transmitted only when you operate the [PITCH] wheel.
    • Page 49: Simple Program Editing

      X50, or you can start with an initialized Program to create sounds from scratch. On the X50, you can use the eight sliders in the Performance Editor display and the realtime con- troller knobs and switches of the front panel to…

    • Page 50
      Playing and Editing Programs [SELECT] button 2. Rotate the desired knob to control the sound, etc. See the explanations that follow. A-mode controls In A-mode, knobs [1]–[4] will control/edit the fol- lowing functions. Note: Placing the knobs in the center (12 o’clock) position will produce the values specified by the program parameters.
    • Page 51: Saving Your Edits

      B-mode controls You can control parameters such as volume, porta- mento time, pan or filter and amp EG, pitch LFO, and master effect send levels etc. The B-mode function settings are made for each individual program, combination, or multi set. You can specify the B-mode functions separately for each individual program, combination, or multi set.

    • Page 52: Detailed Editing With Programs

      EG, LFO, keyboard tracking, AMS, Dmod, controllers In addition to the sections described above, the X50 provides ways in which the sound can be var- ied according to time, key range, or various types of performance expression. These are controlled…

    • Page 53: Basic Oscillator Settings

      For the one insert effect and the two master effects, you can choose from 89 effect types. The master EQ is a stereo three-band EQ. ARPEGGIATOR A program can use one arpeggiator. You can select an arpeggio pattern, specify the range in which the arpeggio will be generated, and specify the range of notes (keys) and velocities that will trig- ger the arpeggiator.

    • Page 54
      Playing and Editing Programs Polyphonic/monophonic playing The Voice Assign Mode selects whether the Pro- gram will play polyphonically (Poly) or mono- phonically (Mono). When this is set to Poly, you can play both chords and melody lines. When this is set to Mono, only one note will sound even if you play a chord.
    • Page 55
      6. Adjust the “Level” for High and Low multisamples to set their volume balance. Note: If you do not wish to use this function, set the “Velocity SW L → H” value to 001. Only the High multisample will sound. Reverse check box Reverse lets you play the selected multisample backwards, without looping.
    • Page 56: Using Lfos And Envelopes (Egs)

      Playing and Editing Programs the audio output jacks. (☞p.108 “Editing Drum Kits”) Selecting a drum kit 1. Access the PROG 1: Ed–Basic, Prog Basic page. 2. Set “Oscillator Mode” to Drums. 3. Access the PROG 1: Ed–Basic, OSC1 page. 4. Use the ClickPoint [√][®][π][†] to highlight “Drum Kit.”…

    • Page 57: Using Alternate Modulation

      Slope Time Attack Time Start Level Using Alternate Modulation AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) refers to any of the assignable modulation sources in X50, including: • Built-in physical controllers, such as the [PITCH] wheel, [MOD] wheel, and Real-Time Knobs • Incoming MIDI controllers •…

    • Page 58: Using Filters

      Mod1: CC#17), and raise the “AMS Intensity.” If Knob B Assign “Knob 1-B” is set to Knob Mod.1 (CC#17), vibrato will be applied when you turn the X50’s knob [1] or when CC#17 is received. Pitch EG When the Intensity value is set to +12.00, the pitch EG specified in the Pitch EG page will produce a…

    • Page 59: Filter Types

      Filter Types This selects the parts of the sound which will be affected by the filter, as described below. Low pass filter This is the most common type of filter, which passes the low frequency range and cuts the high frequency range.

    • Page 60
      Playing and Editing Programs Modulating the filters You can modulate the filter cutoff frequency using the Filter EG, the LFOs, keyboard tracking, and other built-in and MIDI controllers. This is a great way to add a rich variety of tonal change to the sound.
    • Page 61: Using The Amp Section

      Using the Amp section The Amp section includes controls for volume and pan. You can control the volume using the Amp EG, LFO 1/2, Keyboard Track, and velocity, along with other AMS sources. Each Oscillator has its own Amp section: Amp1 for OSC1, and Amp2 for OSC2.

    • Page 62: Effects

      Amp2 “Pan” R127. This will make OSC1 go to the left speaker, and OSC2 go to the right speaker. With a setting of Random, the pan will change randomly each time you play a note on X50, pro- ducing an interesting effect. Pan AMS and Intensity “Intensity”…

    • Page 63: Playing And Editing Combinations

      Playing and Editing Combinations What’s a Combination? Combinations, or “Combis” for short, let you split and layer up to 8 Programs at once. A Combi is made up of 8 Timbres. Each Timbre has a Program, along with parameters for key and velocity zones, mixer settings, MIDI channel and Playing combinations Selecting combinations…

    • Page 64
      MIDI device (DAW software or other sequencer, or MIDI controller) to the X50. If you’ve installed the included “X50 Plug-In Edi- tor” into your DAW program as a plug-in, you can easily select X50 programs or combinations from a list within your DAW software.
    • Page 65: Using Controllers

      For more details, see “Using Controllers” (☞p.59). Sending MIDI information from the various controllers When you select a combination on X50, a MIDI program change for the selected combination number will be transmitted on the global MIDI channel. At the same time, bank select, program change, and volume (CC#7) messages will be transmitted on the MIDI channel specified for…

    • Page 66: Simple Combination Editing

      X50, or you can start with an initialized Pro- gram to create sounds from scratch. On the X50, you can use the edit of COMBI 0: Play page and the realtime controller knobs and switches of the front panel to make simple…

    • Page 67: Realtime Controls [1], [2], [3], [4], [Select]

      want to adjust, and use the [VALUE] dial etc. to adjust the setting. A setting of C064 is center, L001 is far left, and R127 is far right. With a setting of RND, the stereo location will change randomly between left and right each time a note is played.

    • Page 68: Detailed Editing With Combinations

      (keys) or velocities that will trigger the arpeggiator. Insert Effect : Master Effect 1, 2 : 9-1…3 Insert Effect : 8-2, 3 1–1, 9–4, etc. indicate the X50 on-screen pages and tabs. Controller Setup : 7-5 Arpeggiator: 7-1…4 MasterEQ :9-4 AUDIO OUTPUT L/MONO, R AUDIO OUTPUT…

    • Page 69: Selecting A Program For Each Timbre

      MIDI Bank Select messages for changing banks on external MIDI devices. MIDI Channel Timbres that you wish to play from X50’s key- board must be set to the global MIDI channel. Your playing on the keyboard is transmitted on the global MIDI channel, and will sound any tim- bre that matches this channel.

    • Page 70: Layers, Splits, And Velocity Switches

      Velocity Switch: Keyboard playing dynamics (velocity) switches between different programs. On X50, you can use a different Program for each of up to eight Timbres, and combine two or more of the above methods to create even more complex setups.

    • Page 71
      Keyboard X-Fade (keyboard Program A Program B crossfade): As you play from low notes to high notes, the volume of A will fade out, and the volume of B will fade in. Creating Key Splits and Layers Let’s create a Combi which combines both splits and layers, like the diagram below: Timbre 1 Brass…
    • Page 72: Altering Programs To Fit Within A Combination

      Playing and Editing Combinations Velocity Zone Slope Similar to Key Zone Slopes, as described above, these let you fade in and fade out sounds gradu- ally over a velocity range, instead of a simple hard switch. We’ll assume that you are continuing to edit from the preceding example.

    • Page 73
      Adjusting the pitch You can make these settings in COMBI 2: Ed–Tim- bre Param, Pitch. Transpose, Detune (BPM Adjust) These parameters adjust the pitch of the timbre. • In a layer-type combination, you can set two or more timbres to the same program, and create a richer sound by using “Transpose”…
    • Page 74: Effects

      Playing and Editing Combinations Reso.HP: Adjusts the resonance level of the low pass filter or the cutoff frequency of the high pass filter for program OSC 1/2. The parameter that is controlled will depend on the filter type specified for the program. F EG Int: Adjusts the filter EG intensity (the depth of the filter EG) for program OSC1/2.

    • Page 75: Using And Editing Multi Sets

      In addition, you can use the arpeggiator and syn- chronize it to the tempo of your external MIDI sequencer. The X50 can also be used as a master keyboard to control your external MIDI sound modules. MIDI considerations In Multi mode you will normally switch programs and control the volume and pan etc.

    • Page 76: Assigning A Program To A Track, And Setting The Volume And Pan

      Receiving MIDI data from an external sequencer to play the X50 By default, the X50’s tracks 1 through 16 are set to MIDI channels 1 through 16, with track 1 receiving channel 1, track 2 receiving channel 2, and so on.

    • Page 77: Midi Channel

      This specifies the MIDI status of the internal tone generator for each track. If you want the X50’s internal tone generator to sound, choose the INT or BTH setting. These set- tings let you use your external MIDI sequencer to play the X50 as a multi-track sound module.

    • Page 78: Copying The Settings Of A Combination To A Multi Set

      MIDI channel. Play the keyboard, and you will hear the same sounds as when playing the combination. 9. Begin multi-track recording on your external MIDI sequencer, and operate the X50’s keyboard and controllers. When you perform multi-track recording, the multiple channels sounded by the arpeggiator will also be recorded at the same time.

    • Page 79: What You Can Do In Multi Mode

      9–1…3 Insert Effect : 8–3, 4 Track Insert Effect Master Effect Individual Outputs 1–1, 9–4, etc. indicate the X50 on-screen pages and tabs. Controller Setup : 7–5 Arpeggiator: 7–1…5 (A, B) AUDIO OUTPUT MasterEQ : 9–4 L/MONO, R AUDIO OUTPUT…

    • Page 80: Using Controllers

      Overview of editing pages The following pages let you edit a multi set in detail. • Select a multi set and play the X50’s keyboard. • Receive and play performance data from 0: Play an external MIDI sequencer.

    • Page 81: Layers, Splits, And Velocity Switches

      Layers, Splits, and Velocity Switches You can use keyboard regions and velocity to switch between different tracks in a combination, just as you can in a combination. For more details, see “Layers, Splits, and Velocity switches” (☞p.64). Effects Effects are covered in their own section of the manuals, so we won’t go into too much detail here.

    • Page 82: Control Via Midi

      This mode also permits you to use the X50 as a GM tone genera- tor. Parameters and performance data A multi set consists of tracks 1–16, parameters such as the multi set name, effect and arpeggiator parameters, and a tempo setting.

    • Page 83
      MIDI message, see “MIDI transmission when the X50/microX’s controllers are operated” (☞PG p.166). Other MIDI control For details on how the X50 operates when trans- mitting or received control change messages, see “MIDI transmission when the X50/microX’s con- trollers are operated” (☞PG p.166). For more about MIDI in general, see “MIDI applications”…
    • Page 84
      Using and Editing Multi sets…
    • Page 85: Effects Settings

      Effects settings The effect section of the X50 provides one insert effect, two master effects, one master EQ (stereo 3-band EQ), and a mixer that controls the routing of these components. Effects in each mode Program mode In Program mode, the insert effect can be used as…

    • Page 86: Reverb Effects

      Effects settings Limiters (03: St.Limiter–04: Mltband Limit) limit the level of the input signal to a maximum level that you specify. Exciters (11: St.Exct/Enhcr) give the sound greater clarity and definition. Enhancers sharpen the out- line of the sound, bringing it to the front of the mix.

    • Page 87: Effect Settings For A Program

      Effect settings for a program Routing The structure of the insert effect, master effects, and master EQ is the same in each mode. How- ever, the routing will determine how the oscillator output of the program is sent to the insert effect and the master effects.

    • Page 88
      Effects settings BUS Select (All OSCs) = 1/2 IFX / Indiv.Out BUS Select OSC 1 BUS Select = 1/2 OSC 2 Select from: IFX BUS mono x 2 BUS Select (All OSCs) = Off IFX / Indiv.Out BUS Select OSC 1 BUS Select = Off OSC 2…
    • Page 89
      5. Move to the IFX page, and set the parameters of the effect that you selected for the insert effect. For details on the parameters of each effect, see PG p.104–. Selecting master effects, and chain settings The input level of the master effect is determined by the send level 1 and 2 settings (routing step 3, or insert effect step 4).
    • Page 90: Effect Settings In Combination, And Multi

      Effects settings Effect settings in combina- tion, and Multi Routing In Combination and Multi modes, you can specify the routing of each timbre/track to the insert effect and master effects. These settings are made in the same way in each of these modes. We will be using the example of Combination mode in our explana- tion here.

    • Page 91: Dynamic Modulation And Bpm/Midi Sync

      Dynamic modulation and BPM/MIDI Sync. Dynamic modulation and BPM/MIDI Sync. Dynamic modulation (Dmod) is a function that lets you use MIDI messages or the X50’s control- lers to control specific effect parameters in real- time. BPM/MIDI Sync. is another function that controls…

    • Page 92: Saving Edited Effect Settings

      X50’s master effects, or when you’re using a plug-in effect on your computer to process the sound of the X50 together with other sound sources.

    • Page 93: Global Mode

      This applies to the entire X50 regardless of the mode. For example, if you’ve connected the X50’s outputs to an external mixer and are using an external effect processor to apply reverb or cho- rus to the sound, you can turn off the X50’s master effects.

    • Page 94
      Preference Page Recalling the last-selected mode and page at power-on The state of X50 when the power is turned on will depend on the setting of “Power On Mode”. If “Power On Mode” is set to Reset (factory set- ting), X50 will automatically select the Combina- tion mode 0: Play.
    • Page 95: Midi-Related Settings 1: Midi

      MIDI-related settings 1: MIDI MIDI Setup, MIDI Filter Here you can make MIDI-related settings for the entire X50, such as the global MIDI channel and the MIDI clock setting. You can also use the utility commands of this page to transmit MIDI System Exclusive data dumps.

    • Page 96: Setting Category Names 3: Category Name

      Global Mode 4. If you want the Track to use the scale saved with its individual Program, check the track’s “Use Prog’s Scale” check box. Tracks that are not checked will use the scale specified by Scale “Type” (Multi’s Scale). 5.

    • Page 97: Arpeggiator Settings

      (individual notes) In addition to this, the X50’s arpeggiator is a poly- phonic arpeggiator that is able to produce a vari- ety of chordal transformations or phrases based on the pitch or timing of the notes you play on the keyboard.

    • Page 98
      “ =” EXT. This lets you synchronize the tempo with an external MIDI device. In this case you won’t be able to adjust the tempo on the X50. Adjusting the length of the arpeggiated notes (ARP–GATE) 1.
    • Page 99
      Editing in the PROG 0: Play, Arp. Play page • Access the PROG 0: Play, Arp. Play page. Selecting an arpeggio pattern (Pattern) An arpeggio pattern can be selected from preset arpeggio patterns Preset-0–Preset-4 and user arpeggio patterns U000–250. With the factory set- tings, U000–250 contain a wide variety of preload user arpeggio patterns.
    • Page 100
      Arpeggiator settings Octave: 4 Note: If a user arpeggio pattern is selected, the “Octave Motion” setting (GLOBAL 5: Arp.Pattern, Setup page) will affect the way in which the arpeggio is played. Selecting the playback order of the arpeggiated notes (Sort) “Sort”…
    • Page 101: The Arpeggiator In Combination And Multi Modes

      “Auto Arp” (GLOBAL 0: System, Basic page). The arpeggiator in Combina- tion and Multi modes In Combination and Multi mode, the X50 provides dual polyphonic arpeggiator functionality that lets you use two arpeggio patterns simulta- neously. The settings in each of these modes are made in the similar way.

    • Page 102
      Arpeggiator settings For other combinations, you can press the [ARP ON/OFF] button (the button will light) to turn on the arpeggiator. In Combination and Multi set, depending on the arpeggiator A, B settings, the arpeggio may not start when you press the [ARP ON/ OFF] button to turn it on.
    • Page 103
      Dual polyphonic arpeggiator set- tings The dual polyphonic arpeggiator functionality lets you do the following things. • Assign an arpeggiator for each timbre. Choose from Off, (arpeggiator) A, or (arpeggiator) B. ☞step 5 • Independently specify whether A and B will operate.
    • Page 104
      Arpeggiator settings In the GLOBAL 0: System, Preference page, uncheck the Memory Protect “Combination” check box. (☞p.88) 10.The “Status,” “MIDI Channel” and “Assign” settings shown in the display of steps 2 and 3 can be made so that certain timbres will sound only when the arpeggiator is On, and will be silent when the arpeggiator is not Off.
    • Page 105: Creating A User Arpeggio Pattern

      Program, Com- bination, or Multi set that uses this same pattern. Initializing an arpeggio pattern With the factory settings, all of the X50’s user arpeggio patterns U000–U250 contain preloaded data. If you want to create a new arpeggio pattern, choose an appropriate arpeggio pattern and ini- tialize it.

    • Page 106
      Arpeggiator settings Editing a user arpeggio pattern in Program mode If you enter this mode from the Program mode, your editing will apply to the arpeggio pattern specified for the selected program. 1. In Program mode, select a program for which the arpeggio pattern you wish to edit is selected, or a program that you wish to use as a basis for editing the arpeggio pattern.
    • Page 107
      Tone10: [–] button Tone11: [./HOLD] button Tone No. Lgth(Length) Creating an example pattern 1. Set “Step (Step No.)” to 01, and press the [0] button. 2. Set “Step (Step No.)” to 02, and press the [1] button. 3. Set “Step (Step No.)” to 03, and press the [2] button.
    • Page 108
      Arpeggiator settings Other examples of creating a user arpeggio pattern Melody pattern 1. Set “Step (Step No.)” to 01, and press the [0] button. Set “Ptch (Pitch Offset)” to +00. 2. Set “Step (Step No.)” to 02, and press the [0] button.
    • Page 109
      Fixed Note Tone No. Fixed Note No. Mode(Fixed Note Mode) If “Fixed Note” is checked, you will be able to set “Tone No.” and “Fixed Note No.” Select “Tone No.,” and then set “Fixed Note No.” to specify the note number that the tone will sound.
    • Page 110: Saving A User Arpeggio

      Arpeggiator settings Dual polyphonic arpeggiator editing in Combi and Multi modes Here we will use a combination as an example in our explanation. The same procedure applies when editing an arpeggio pattern in Multi mode. If you have entered this mode from the Combina- tion mode, the arpeggio pattern selected by the combination will be affected by your editing.

    • Page 111: Synchronizing The Arpeggiator

      Synchronization with an external sequencer in Program, Combination, or Multi modes When the X50 is the master If “ (Tempo)” is INT, the arpeggiator will operate based on the timing of the internal MIDI clock. “ (Tempo)” will be INT if GLOBAL 1: MIDI “MIDI Clock”…

    • Page 112
      Arpeggiator settings…
    • Page 113: Using Drum Kits

      You can use Drum Kits only in Programs whose “Oscillator Mode” is set to “Drums.” Drum Kit memory structure The X50 has 49 Drum Kits, divided into Internal, User, and GM (General MIDI) groups as shown below. You can edit or write into any of the locations except for the GM bank, which cannot be erased.

    • Page 114: Editing Drum Kits

      Using Drum Kits Saving and comparing data • The edits you make in Global mode will be lost when the power is turned off, so you need to write (save) your edits if you want to keep these changes. Three types of data are handled in Global mode: user drumkit settings (GLO- BAL 4), arpeggiator settings (GLOBAL 5), and all other global settings (GLOBAL 0–3).

    • Page 115: Using Hold

      2. Select the High “Drum Sample.” Press the [CATEGORY] button to view a list of the drum samples organized by category. For details on how to make a selection, see “Selecting programs by category” (☞p.38). 3. Select a drum sample name in the list so that it is highlighted.

    • Page 116: Saving A Drum Kit

      Using Drum Kits Controlling effects for each key A drum kit lets you set the insert effect and master effect send for each key. 1. Access the PROG 8: Ed–InsertFX, BUS page. 2. Make sure that the “Use DKit Setting” check box is checked.

    • Page 117: Other Functions

      (☞p.88). Loading individual banks or data items The X50 allows you to load individual banks, pro- grams, or combinations. Multi set, drum kits andarpeggio patterns can also be loaded individu- ally or as a group.

    • Page 118: Assigning A Name (Rename)

      Other functions Assigning a name (Rename) You can modify the name of any program, combi- nation, multi set, category, arpeggio pattern, etc. The following table shows the items that you can rename, and the corresponding page. Item to rename Program name PROG 0…9 Utility: Write Program COMBI 0…9 Utility: Write Combination name…

    • Page 119: Setting The Functions Of [Sw1] And [Sw2]

      Setting the functions of [SW1] and [SW2] [SW1] and [SW2] are the two switches below the [PITCH] wheel and [MOD] wheel. These on/off switches can perform a number of different func- tions, such as modulating sounds or effects, or locking the modulation values of the [PITCH] wheel.

    • Page 120: Adjusting The Display Contrast

      Utility menu items. [ENTER] button + keyboard By holding down the [ENTER] button and press- ing a note on the keyboard of the X50, you can per- form the following input operations. • Input note number values or velocity values…

    • Page 121: Appendices

      Using the “X50 Editor/Plug-In Editor” control plug-in software to save data You can use the “X50 Editor/Plug-In Editor” con- trol plug-in to save X50 data. For more details, see “Editor/Plug-In Editor Manual” (PDF). Page PROG 0…9 Utility: Write Program COMBI 0…9 Utility: Write Combination…

    • Page 122: About The Edit Buffer

      PROG 0: Play, COMBI 0: Play, and MULTI 0: Play, the data of the selected program, combina- tion, or multi set is called into the X50’s edit buffer. When you edit the parameters in pages such as 0: Play, your editing will modify the data in the edit buffer.

    • Page 123: Troubleshooting

      MIDI device, or may be responding to a request for output. If so, make sure that the X50 is not writing data from an external connected MIDI device or transmitting data in response to a request, or that any such operation has been completed.

    • Page 124: Programs And Combinations

      Appendices In GLOBAL 0: System, Foot page, make sure that “Damper Polarity” or “Foot SW Polarity” is set correctly. ☞PG p.80 Noise or oscillation is heard When using the BPM/MIDI Sync. function to control the delay time of an effect, noise may occur in the delay sound.

    • Page 125
      Is the MIDI driver installed for the USB port you’ve connected? → The driver must be installed for each USB port you use. If you connect the X50 to a USB port other than the port you used when installing the KORG USB-MIDI Driver for Windows XP, you’ll need to reinstall the KORG USB-MIDI…
    • Page 126: Specifications And Options

      Appendices Specifications and options Specifications Operating temperature +0 – +40 °C (do not allow condensation) System HI (Hyper Integrated) Synthesis System Keyboard 61 key Synthesis types Sound Engine Maximum polyphony Waveform memory Oscillator Filters Programs Modulation Number of timbres, Combinations master keyboard functionality Number of tracks, master…

    • Page 127: Operating Requirements For Connection To A Computer

      DC 12V voltage Power Consumption Accessories AC adapter, Operation guide, CD-ROM (X50 Editor/Plug-In Editor, KORG USB-MIDI driver, Parameter guide) Operating requirements for connection to a computer KORG USB-MIDI Driver operating requirements Computer A computer with a USB port, that satisfies the requirements of Microsoft Windows XP…

    • Page 128: Midi Implementation Chart

      Appendices MIDI Implementation Chart…

    • Page 129
      MIDI Implementation Chart…
    • Page 130: Index

      Appendices Index Numerics 10’s HOLD 39 Alternate modulation 51 Amp 55 Amp EG 55 AMS 51 ARP ON/OFF 91 Arpeggiator 91 Adjusting the tempo 92 Link 88 On/Off 91, 97 Arpeggio pattern 93 Initialization 99 User arpeggio pattern 99 ASSIGNABLE PEDAL 27, 88 ASSIGNABLE SWITCH 26, 88 Assigning a name 112 Audio output 25…

    • Page 131
      Mode 17 Combination mode 57 Global mode 87 Multi mode 69 Program mode 37 Select 19 Modulation Amp 55 Filter 54 Pitch 52 Monophony 48 Multi mode 69 Multi Mode (Global) 33 Multi set 69 Multisample 48 Multi-timbre 33 Mute 70 Note Number 41 Oscillator 47 Oscillator Mode 47, 107…
    • Page 132
      Please also retain your receipt as proof of purchase otherwise your product may be disqualified from the manufacturer’s or distributor’s warranty. 4015-2 Yanokuchi, Inagi-city, Tokyo 206-0812 Japan  2006 KORG INC.

    • Korg X50 — page 1

      Pa r ameter Guide 2 E …

    • Korg X50 — page 2

      iii About this manual This “Parameter Guide” contains explanations and other information regar ding the operations of the parameters and settings on the X50/microX. The explanations ar e or ganized by mode, page, and tab. Explanations and other information on the effects and their parameters ar e also provided for each effect. Refer to this gui …

    • Korg X50 — page 3

      iv T able of C ontents 1. Program mode ……………………… 1 PROG PAGE MENU ……………………………… 1 PROG 0: Play ………………………………………. 1 0–1: Program …………………………………………………. 1 0–2: P.Edit (Performance Editor) …………………… 3 0–3: Arp (Arp. Play)….. …

    • Korg X50 — page 4

      v COMBI 4: Ed–MIDI Filter2 ………………….. 44 4–1: MIDI 2–1 (MIDI Filter 2–1) …………………… 44 4–2: MIDI 2–2 (MIDI Filter 2–2) …………………… 44 X50: 4–3: MIDI 2–3 (MIDI Filter2–3) …………….. 44 X50: 4–4: MIDI 2–4 (MIDI Filter 2–4) ……………. 44 microX: 4–3: MIDI 2–3 (MIDI Filt …

    • Korg X50 — page 5

      vi 6–5: Review …………………………………………………. 68 MULTI 7: Arp/Ctrls (Arpeggiator/Controls) …………………….. 69 7–1: Set..8 (Setup T01–08) …………………………….. 69 7–2: Set..16 (Setup T09–16) …………………………… 69 7–3: Arp. A (Arpeggiator A)………………………… …

    • Korg X50 — page 6

      vii 10: St.Rndm Filter (Stereo Random Filter)….. 109 11: St.Exct/Enhcr (Stereo Exciter/Enhancer) ……………………. 110 12: St.Sub OSC (Stereo Sub Oscillator) ……….. 110 13: Talking Mod (Talking Modulator) ……….. 111 14: St.Decimator (Stereo Decimator) ………….. 112 15: St.AnalogRecd (Stereo Analog Record) … 112 Pitch/Phas …

    • Korg X50 — page 7

      viii 77: Exct–Phaser (Exciter – Phaser) ……………… 143 78: Exct–M.Dly (Exciter – Multitap Delay) … 143 79: OD/HG–AmpSim (Overdrive/Hi.Gain – Amp Simulation) …. 144 80: OD/HG–Cho/Fl (Overdrive/Hi.Gain – Chorus/Flanger) …. 144 81: OD/HG–Phaser (Overdrive/Hi.Gain – Phaser) ……………… 145 82: OD/HG–M.Dly (Ove …

    • Korg X50 — page 8

      PROG 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 1. P rogr am mode PROG P A GE MENU Use the following procedur e to select the desired page fr om within the current mode. 1 Press the [MENU/OK] button to access the “P AGE MENU.” The “P AGE MENU” will show an abbreviated name for each page. 2 Use the ClickPoint [ √ ][ ® ][ π ][ † ] to select a page. 3 Press …

    • Korg X50 — page 9

      2 microX: Use the PROGRAM [A]–[GM] buttons to select the bank. The microX pr ovides rewritable banks A , B , C , D , and E , each containing 128 programs (total 640). As for non- rewritable pr ogram areas, it pr ovides banks G (capital pro- grams for GM), and bank g(d) (drums). If you press a PRO- GRAM [A]–[GM] button, you will automatically en …

    • Korg X50 — page 10

      3 PROG 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The ten’s place of the program number will be fixed. 2 Now you can press a numeric button [0]–[9] to enter the one’s place in a single action. 3 Y ou can use the [INC][DEC] buttons to change the ten’s place. 4 To defeat 10’s HOLD, press the [./HOLD] button to make the indication disappear .  (T empo) [040… …

    • Korg X50 — page 11

      4 Editing done using the Performance Editor will occur within the range of the corresponding parameter . If after using the Performance Editor to modify a value, you move to another page or mode and then return, the sound will remain in its edited state but the value shown in the LCD screen by the Performance Editor will be +00 . Y ou may do furthe …

    • Korg X50 — page 12

      5 PROG 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0–3: Arp (Arp . Play) While arpeggiator parameters are for the most part edited in PROG 7: Ed–Arp/Ctrls, Some major parameters can be edited here as well. When you ar e playing in PROG 0: Play , you can edit the arpeggiator in realtime, such as changing the arpeggio pattern etc. Y ou can also use the REAL TIME CONTROL …

    • Korg X50 — page 13

      6 PROG 1: Ed–Basic Here you can make basic settings for the oscillator(s). 1–1: Basic (Prog Basic) 1–1a: Oscillator Mode (Oscillator Mode) [Single, Double, Drums] Specifies the basic program type; whether it will use one or two oscillators, or a drum kit. Single: The program will use one oscillator (Oscillator 1, Filter 1, Amplifier 1). In …

    • Korg X50 — page 14

      7 PROG 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 User All Notes: This is the full-range scale (C–1 – G9) that is specified in “User All Notes Scale” (GLOBAL 2–2a). User Octave 00–15: These are the single-octave scales that are specified in “User Octave Scale” (GLOBAL 2–1a). Key [C…B] Indicates the tonic note of the specified scale. This setting is …

    • Korg X50 — page 15

      8 On (checked): The sound will start from the start of fset loca- tion that is pre-determined for each multisample. Off (unchecked): The sound will start from the beginning of the multisample waveform. Rev (High Rev erse) [Off , On] The multisample will be played in reverse. If the multisam- ple was originally set to reverse, it will playback witho …

    • Korg X50 — page 16

      9 PROG 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 S elect by Category Selects multisamples by category . For the procedur e, refer to “Select by Category” ( ☞ p.2). This command is valid if “Mode (Oscillator Mode)” (1– 1a) is set to Single or Double , and you have selected the 1–2b: High, Low parameter . 1–3: OSC2 This will appear when “Mode (Oscillator …

    • Korg X50 — page 17

      10 PROG 2: Ed–Pitch Here you can make pitch modulation settings for oscillators 1 and 2. 2–1: OSC1 Specifies how the key position (on the keyboard) will af fect the pitch of oscillator 1, and selects the controller that will modify the pitch and the depth of this effect. Her e you can also specify the amount of pitch change caused by the pitch …

    • Korg X50 — page 18

      11 PROG 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AMS (Pitch EG AMS) [Off , (KT , EXT )] Selects the source that will contr ol the pitch modulation applied by the pitch EG ( ☞ p.152 “AMS List”). Intensity (AMS Intensity) [–12.00…+12.00] Specifies the depth and direction of the ef fect that “AMS (Pitch EG AMS)” will have. For example, if you set “AMS (Pi …

    • Korg X50 — page 19

      12 Intensity (AMS Intensity) [–12.00…+12.00] Specifies the depth and direction of the ef fect that “AMS (LFO1 AMS)” will have. W ith a setting of 0 , modulation will not be applied. W ith a setting of 12.00 , the OSC1 LFO1 will apply a maximum of ±1 octave of pitch modulation. Negative (–) settings will invert the LFO waveform. For exam …

    • Korg X50 — page 20

      13 PROG 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2–5b: Lev el Mod. (Lev el Modulation) These settings allow the pitch EG “L (Level parameters)” to be controlled by alternate modulation. AMS1 (Lev el Mod. AMS1) [Off , (KT , EXT )] Selects the source that will contr ol the pitch EG “L (Level parameters)” ( ☞ p.152 “AMS List”). I (AMS1 Intensity) [–99… …

    • Korg X50 — page 21

      14 PROG 3: Ed–LFOs Here you can make settings for the LFO that can be used to cyclically modulate the Pitch, Filter , and Amp of oscillators 1 and 2. There ar e two LFO units for each oscillator . By setting the LFO1 or LFO2 Intensity to a negative (–) value for Pitch, Filter , or Amp, you can invert the LFO waveform. 3–1: OS1LFO1 (OSC1 LFO1) …

    • Korg X50 — page 22

      15 PROG 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AMS2 (F req . AMS2) [Off , (PEG, FEG, AEG, LFO2, KT , EXT )] Int (AMS2 Intensity) [–99…+99] Indicates settings for a second alternate modulation source that will adjust the frequency of the oscillator 1 LFO1. ☞ “AMS1 (Freq. AMS1),” “Int. (AMS1 Intensity)” 3–1c: MIDI/T empo Sync. (F requency MIDI/T empo Sy …

    • Korg X50 — page 23

      16 PROG 4: Ed–F ilter1 Indicates settings for filter 1, which controls the tone of oscil- lator 1. Y ou can select either a 24 dB/oct low pass filter with r esonance, or a 12 dB/oct low pass filter and 12 dB/oct high pass filter connected in series. When “Mode (Oscillator Mode)” (1–1a) is Single , Drums you can use filter 1. When it is …

    • Korg X50 — page 24

      17 PROG 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4–2: Mod .1 (F ilter1 Modulation1) Indicates settings for keyboard tracking which modifi es the tone by modulating the filter 1 cutoff frequency “Frequency (A/B Frequency),” and intensity settings for the filter 1 EG, etc. 4–2a: Ke yboard T rack These settings specify keyboard tracking for the cutof f fre- que …

    • Korg X50 — page 25

      18 4–2c: AMS, Into to A, Int to B AMS (Filter EG AMS) [Off , (EXT )] Indicates the source that will contr ol the depth and direction of the effect that the time-varying changes pr oduced by the filter 1 EG will have on the cutoff fr equency of filters 1A and 1B ( ☞ p.152 “AMS List”). Int. to A (AMS Int. to A) [–99…+99] Specifies the …

    • Korg X50 — page 26

      19 PROG 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 microX: By moving the joystick in the –Y direction (down), you can control the depth at which OSC1 LFO1 modulates the cutoff fr equency of filter 1A. This parameter specifies the depth and direction of the contr ol. For example, as this value is raised , OSC1 LFO1 will have a correspond- ingly greater ef fect on fil …

    • Korg X50 — page 27

      20 S (Slope Time) [00…99] Specifies the time over which the level will change after the decay time has elapsed until the sustain level is reached. R (Release Time) [00…99] Specifies the time over which the level will change after note-on occurs until the release level is r eached. 4–5b: Lev el Mod. (Lev el Modulation) These settings let you …

    • Korg X50 — page 28

      21 PROG 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AMS2 ( Time Mod. AMS2) [Off , (KT , EXT )] I (AMS2 Intensity) [–99…+99] A (AMS2 SW Attack) [–, 0, +] D (AMS2 SW Decay) [–, 0, +] S (AMS2 SW Slope) [–, 0, +] R (AMS2 SW Release) [–, 0, +] These parameters are the settings for “AMS2” to contr ol the “T ime” parameters of the filter 1 EG ( ☞ “AMS1 ( …

    • Korg X50 — page 29

      22 6–1c: AMS, Intensity AMS (Pan AMS) [Off , (PEG, FEG, AEG, LFO , KT , EX T )] Indicates the source that will modify pan ( ☞ p.152 “AMS List”). This change will be relative to the “Pan (Amp1 Pan)” setting. Intensity [–99…+99] Specifies the depth of the effect pr oduced by “AMS (Pan AMS).” For example, if “Pan (Amp1 Pan)” i …

    • Korg X50 — page 30

      23 PROG 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The actual volume will be determined by summing the value of the changes produced by the amp EG with the val- ues of Alternate Modulation etc., and if the levels of the amp EG are low , the modulation applied by Alternate Modula- tion will also be less. For example if you set “AMS” to Pedal #04 and set Global 0– 3a …

    • Korg X50 — page 31

      24 value will cause the amp 1 EG volume levels to increase as you play more str ongly . Setting “Intensity” to a negative (–) values will cause the amp 1 EG volume levels to decr ease as you play more str ongly . W ith a setting of 0 , the levels will be as specified in “Amp 1 EG” (6–3a). S (AMS SW Start) [–, 0, +] Specifies the dir …

    • Korg X50 — page 32

      25 PROG 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ■ 6–3: UTILIT Y ☞ “W rite Program” (0–1), “Copy Oscillator ,” “Swap Oscilla- tor” (1–1) For details on how to select the desired utility function, r efer to “PROG 0–1: UTILITY .” Sync Both EGs The amp 1 EG and the amp 2 EG can be edited simulta- neously . (Editing either one will cause the oth …

    • Korg X50 — page 33

      26 Octav e* [1, 2, 3, 4] Specifies the number of octaves in which the arpeggio will be played. If a user arpeggio pattern is selected, the range of the arpeggio will depend on the “Octave Motion” (GLO- BAL 5–1c) setting. Reso (Resolution)* [   ,  ,   ,  ,   ,  ] Specifies the timing resolution of the arpeggio. The …

    • Korg X50 — page 34

      27 PROG 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7–2: Zone (Scan Zone) 7–2a: Scan Zone Z one Map This shows the “Scan Zone” setting. Key : Btm (Bottom Key) [C–1…G9] T op ( T op Ke y) [C–1…G9] These parameters specify the range of notes (keys) for which the arpeggiator will function. “T op” is the upper limit, and “Btm” is the lower limit. V el: …

    • Korg X50 — page 35

      28 PROG 8: Ed–Inser tFX ☞ For details on insertion effect, r efer to p.97 “6. Effect Guide.” 8–1: BUS These settings specify the bus on which the output of the oscillator will be sent, and adjust the send levels to the mas- ter effects. The following diagram shows the LCD screen when “Mode (Oscillator Mode)” (1–1a) is set to Single …

    • Korg X50 — page 36

      29 PROG 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 If you check “Post IFX Mixer Setting,” the “Pan (CC#8),” “BUS Select,” “S1 (Send1(MFX1))” and “S2 (Send2(MFX2))” settings that follow the copy source insert effect will also be copied. If you do not check this, only the effect type and its parameters will be copied. 5 To execute the Copy Insert Effe …

    • Korg X50 — page 37

      30 PROG 9: Ed–MasterFX ☞ For details on master effects, r efer to p.97 “6. Effect Guide.” 9–1: S etup Here you can select the master ef fect types, switch them on/ off, specify chain or der , and set the master EQ. 9–1a: Master Effect S etup The master effects do not output the dir ect sound (Dry). The r eturn level (“Rtn 1, 2”) sen …

    • Korg X50 — page 38

      31 PROG 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 Select the effect that you wish to copy . If you select MFX 1 or 2 , “Rtn (Return)” (return level) will be copied at the same time. If you select Master EQ , only the master EQ settings will be copied. Y ou can also copy from an insert effect. If you check “All,” all settings of the master effects and master EQ …

    • Korg X50 — page 39

      32 …

    • Korg X50 — page 40

      C OMBI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 33 2. C ombination mode C OMBI P A GE MENU For details on how to select pages in Combination mode, r efer to p.1. C OMBI 0: Pla y In this display page you can select and play Combinations. A Combi allows you to use up to 8 programs at one time. 0–1: Combi (C ombination) X50 microX 0–1a: Bank, Combi Select, Category , …

    • Korg X50 — page 41

      34 • Press the center of the ClickPoint to highlight the field, then use [ π ][ † ] to select a program, and press the center to finalize your selection. • 10’s HOLD ( ☞ p.34) • Use COMBI BANK [A]–[C] to select a bank ( ☞ p.33) • Use “Cat. HOLD” to select by category ( ☞ p.34) • Use “Select by Category” to select by c …

    • Korg X50 — page 42

      35 C OMBI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 S elect by Category Selects a combination by category . For the procedur e, refer to “Select by Category” ( ☞ p.2) X50 microX 0–2: Prog (T imbre Program) Indicates the program that will be used by each timbr e. 0–2a: Bank, Combi Select, Cat.Hold , 10’ s Hold ,  ( T empo) Bank [Bank A…C] Combi Select (C …

    • Korg X50 — page 43

      36 0–2d: Selec ted Timbre Information This shows information on the timbre (1–8) that is curr ently selected for editing. T imbre No .: Bank No., Prog No .: and name This shows the timbre number , and the program bank, num- ber and name selected for that timbre. Status (INT , Off , EX T , EX2) This shows the MIDI and internal tone generator sta …

    • Korg X50 — page 44

      37 C OMBI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hold Balance Adjusts the volume of the Combi while preserving the vol- ume balance between timbres 1–8. Select the “V olume” of any timbre, choose “Hold Balance” from the utility menu, and pr ess the center of the ClickPoint. A check mark will appear at the left of “Hold Balance.” (The upper right of the …

    • Korg X50 — page 45

      38 C OMBI 1: Ed –T one Adjust 1–1: Prog (T imbre Program) Indicates the bank and program for each timbr e 1–8. These parameters can also be set from the 0: Play , Prog page. 1–1a: Program Select, Program Name Pr ogram Select Indicates the program that will be used by each timbr e. ( ☞ 0–2c) Progr am Name This displays part of the progra …

    • Korg X50 — page 46

      39 C OMBI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Reso .HP (Resonance/High P ass F ilter Cutoff Fr equenc y) [–99…+00…+99] Adjusts the resonance level of the low pass filter or the cut- off fr equency of the high pass filter for program OSC 1/2. The parameter that is controlled will depend on the filter type specified for the program. The parameter will be c …

    • Korg X50 — page 47

      40 C OMBI 2: Ed–Timbr e Par am 2–1: MIDI Here you can make MIDI settings for each timbr e. 2–1a: Status, MIDI Channel, Bank(EX2) MSB/LSB Status [INT , Off , EX T , EX2] Specifies the status of MIDI and the internal tone generator for each timbre. INT : When you play this instrument, the internal tone gen- erator will sound, and will also sou …

    • Korg X50 — page 48

      41 C OMBI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2–3: Pitch Here you can make pitch-r elated settings for each timbre. 2–3a: T ranspose, Detune, B end Range Tr anspose [–24…+24] Adjusts the pitch of each timbre in semitone steps. 12 units equal one octave. When “Status” (2–1a) is INT , this parameter will affect the pitches sounded by the X50/microX. Wh …

    • Korg X50 — page 49

      42 2–4: O ther Specifies the delay from note-on until sound is pr oduced for each timbre. Also specifies the scale. 2–4a: Delay [ms], Use Pr og ’ s Scale Delay [ms] [0000…5000, Ke yOff ] Specifies a delay time from note-on until the sound begins for each timbre. KeyOff: The note will begin sounding at note-of f. In this case, the sound w …

    • Korg X50 — page 50

      43 C OMBI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3–2: MIDI 1–2 (MIDI Filter 1–2) 3–2a: Damper C C#64, Portamento SW C C#65 Damper C C#64 [Off , On] Specifies whether or not MIDI control change message #64 hold (damper pedal) messages will be transmitted and received. Po r tamento SW CC#65 [Off , On] Specifies whether or not MIDI control change message #65 p …

    • Korg X50 — page 51

      44 C OMBI 4: Ed–MIDI F ilter2 Specifies whether the A- and B-mode effects of REAL TIME CONTROLS knobs [1], [2], [3], and [4] will be transmitted and received. The A-mode of each knob is fixed as a MIDI control change message. For B-mode, you can assign a MIDI control change message in 7: Ed–Arp/Ctrls. X50: Specifies whether the effects of [S …

    • Korg X50 — page 52

      45 C OMBI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X50: 4–4a: FootP edal/Switch, O ther Con- trol Change/ microX: 4–3a: FootP edal/Switch, O ther Co ntr ol Change Fo otP edal/Switch [Off , On] Specifies whether or not the effect of the ASSIGNABLE PEDAL/SWITCH will be transmitted and received. The function is assigned in GLOBAL 0–3: System Foot page. This setting …

    • Korg X50 — page 53

      46 5–2: Slope (Key Slope) 5–2a: T op Slope, Bottom Slope T op Slope [00…72] Specifies the range of keys (12 is one octave) over which the maximum programmed volume level will be r eached, start- ing from the top key . 0: The volume will be at the original level from the top key . 12: The volume will increase gradually as you play down- ward, …

    • Korg X50 — page 54

      47 C OMBI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 6–2: Slope (V elocit y Slope) 6–2a: T op Slope, Bottom Slope T op Slope [000…120] Specifies the number of velocity steps over which the origi- nal volume will be reached, starting fr om the T op V elocity . 0: The volume will be at the original value from the top velocity . 120: The volume will decrease as the v …

    • Korg X50 — page 55

      48 In this case, the arpeggiator can be triggered (operated) by any MIDI channel specified for the “MIDI Channel” parameter of any timbre 1–8 assigned to arpeggiator A or B. If Local Control (“Local Contr ol On,” GLOBAL 1–1a) is Off, the keyboar d will not trigger the arpeggiator . The arpeggiator will be triggered via MIDI IN. T urn L …

    • Korg X50 — page 56

      49 C OMBI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ( ☞ p.25 PROG 7: Ed–Arp/Ctrls) * These parameters can also be set in “0–4: Arp. A, 0–5: Arp. B” 7–2(3)b: ( T empo)  (T empo) [040…240, EXT ] Sets the tempo of the arpeggiator . This can be adjusted by the REAL TIME CONTROLS C-mode [TEMPO] knob. ☞ p.34 “  (T empo)” (0–1a) ■ 7–2(3): UTIL …

    • Korg X50 — page 57

      50 7–5: Contr ols X50 microX 7–5a: Knob B Assign These settings assign functions (mainly various control changes) to the B-mode of the REAL TIME CONTROLS knobs [1]–[4] ( ☞ p.162 “Realtime Control Knobs B Assign List”). The functions you specify here will be contr olled when you operate the REAL TIME CONTROLS knobs [1]–[4] in B- mode. …

    • Korg X50 — page 58

      51 C OMBI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 value with the send level “S1 (Send1(MFX)), ” “S2 (Send2(MFX))” (PROG 8–2a) for each oscillator of the program selected for the timbr e. ■ 8–1: UTILIT Y ☞ “W rite Combination,” “Solo Selected T imbre” (0–1) Co py Inser t Effect ☞ PROG 8–1 However , the MIDI control channel specified for ? …

    • Korg X50 — page 59

      52 8–3: IFX (Inser t Effect) Here you can adjust the parameters for the IFX that was selected in the Setup page ( ☞ p.104–). ■ 8–3a: UTILIT Y ☞ “W rite Combination” (0–1) C OMBI 9: Ed–MasterFX ☞ For details on master effects, r efer to p.97 “6. Effect Guide.” 9–1: S etup Here you can select the type of each master ef fec …

    • Korg X50 — page 60

      53 C OMBI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9–1d: MEQ Ctrl MEQ Ctrl (MEQ Con trol Ch) [Ch01…16, G ch] Selects the MIDI channel that will control dynamic modulation (Dmod) for the master EQ. G ch : The global MIDI channel “MIDI Channel” (GLOBAL 1–1a) will be used for control. Normally you will set this parameter to G ch . ■ 9–1: UTILIT Y ☞ “W ri …

    • Korg X50 — page 61

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    • Korg X50 — page 62

      MUL TI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 55 3. Multi mode In Multi mode, the X50/microX functions as a 16-part multi- timbral MIDI tone generator that can receive and play multi- ple channels of MIDI messages from an external MIDI sequencer . Y ou can also make the arpeggiator play in syn- chronization with an external MIDI sequencer . A “Multi” has sixteen …

    • Korg X50 — page 63

      56 Co nt r ol T r ack [ T01…T16: name] This selects the track that will be played by the keyboard of the X50/microX and that will be contr olled by the various controllers of the X50/micr oX. T rack names can be specified in Utility “Rename T rack” (0–1). When you play the keyboard or operate the contr ollers of the X50/microX, the interna …

    • Korg X50 — page 64

      57 MUL TI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 GM Initialize This command transmits a GM System On message to Multi mode, resetting all tracks to the GM settings (r efer to the table below). In Multi mode when a GM System On message is received fr om an external device or the tone generator will be reset to the GM settings in the same way as when this command is ex …

    • Korg X50 — page 65

      58 • Press the center of the ClickPoint to highlight the field in the display, use [ π ][ † ] to make your choice, and press the center to confirm. • Use PROG BANK [A]–[GM] to select a bank ( ☞ p.1) • Use “Select by Category” to choose from the desired category ( ☞ p.36) • Receiving a MIDI program change message can also be use …

    • Korg X50 — page 66

      59 MUL TI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ■ 0–4(5): UTILIT Y ☞ “W rite Multi,” “Copy From Combi,” “GM Initialize” (0– 1), “Select by Category” (0–2(3)) microX: 0–6: Ex t. C ontrol The external control function lets you use the REAL TIME CONTROLS knobs to control an external MIDI device. Y ou can assign a MIDI control change and MIDI …

    • Korg X50 — page 67

      60 “Destination 1–6” and “ V alue 1–6” The parameters that can be controlled and their range of val- ues are as follows. LPF Fc (Low P ass Filter C utoff Frequency) [–99…+00…+99] Adjusts the low pass filter cutoff fr equency of pr ogram OSC 1/2. This will affect the brightness of the sound. The param- eter will be controlled in t …

    • Korg X50 — page 68

      61 MUL TI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rev erse [Off , PRG, On] Controls the “Rev (Reverse)” parameter (1–1b ☞ p.8, GLO- BAL 4–1b ☞ p.87) for each Multisample or Drumsample of program OSC1/2. If you turn this On , all multisamples and drum samples will play backward. If you turn this Of f , all multisamples and drum samples will play normally . …

    • Korg X50 — page 69

      62 MIDI Channel [01…16] Specifies the MIDI data that the track will use to transmit and receive MIDI data. T racks set to INT which have the same MIDI channel will sound and be controlled identically when they receive MIDI data. Bank(EX2) MSB [000…127] Bank(EX2) LSB [000…127] When “Status” is set to EX2 , this sets the bank number that w …

    • Korg X50 — page 70

      63 MUL TI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 This setting can be controlled and changed by r eceived MIDI RPN Pitch Bend Range messages. (These mes- sages will not be received if the setting is PRG .) This is controlled on the MIDI channel specified for each track by “MIDI Channel” (2–1a/2a). ■ 2–5(6): UTILIT Y ☞ “W rite Multi,” “Copy From Comb …

    • Korg X50 — page 71

      64 MUL TI 3: MIDI F ilter1 Here you can select whether or not to apply filtering to the MIDI data received by tracks 1–16. For example, even if two tracks are r eceiving the same MIDI channels, one can be made to respond to damper pedal activity while the other does not. These settings affect the MIDI messages that ar e trans- mitted when you ad …

    • Korg X50 — page 72

      65 MUL TI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ■ 3–5(6): UTILIT Y ☞ “W rite Multi,” “Copy From Combi” (0–1) 3–7: 1–4..8 (MIDI Filter2–2 T01–08) 3–8: 1–4..16 (MIDI Filter2–2 T09–16) 3–7(8)a: JSX/PBend as AMS, Ribbon C C#16 JSX/PBend as AMS [Off , On] X50: Specifies whether MIDI pitch bend messages (move- ment of the X50’s Pitch w …

    • Korg X50 — page 73

      66 4–3: 2–2..8 (MIDI Filter2–2 T01–08) 4–4: 2–2..16 (MIDI Filter2–2 T09–16) 4–3(4)a: Realtime Contr ol Knob 3, 4 Knob3 [Off , On] Specifies whether or not the A-mode [3] knob MIDI control change message #79 (filter EG intensity) and the B-mode [3] knob MIDI control change message will be r eceived. Knob4 [Off , On] Specifies wh …

    • Korg X50 — page 74

      67 MUL TI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MUL TI 5: Ke y Zone Here you can specify the range of keys that will be sounded by each track. T op/Bottom Key settings specify the range of notes that will be sounded by tracks 1–8, 9–16, and T op/Bottom Slope set- tings specify the range from the top/bottom key until the original volume is reached. This setting d …

    • Korg X50 — page 75

      68 MUL TI 6: V el Zone (V elocity Zone) Specifies the range of velocities that will sound each track. Set the T op/Bottom V elocity parameters to set the range of velocities that will sound tracks 1–8 and 9–16, and set the T op/Bottom Slope parameters to specify the range over which the volume will change. These settings do not affect MIDI tra …

    • Korg X50 — page 76

      69 MUL TI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MUL TI 7: Arp/Ctrls (Arpeggiator/C ontrols) Here you can specify how the arpeggiator will operate in Multi mode. These settings can be made for each multi set. In Multi mode (as in Combination mode), you can run the two arpeggiators simultaneously . This allows you to apply differ ent arpeggio patterns to two tracks, o …

    • Korg X50 — page 77

      70 7–3: Arp . A (Arpeggiator A) 7–4: Arp . B (Arpeggiator B) Indicates settings for arpeggiator A in the Arp. A page, and for arpeggiator B in the Arp. B page. Y ou can use the “Copy Arpeggiator” utility to copy set- tings from another mode such as Pr ogram mode. 7–3(4)a: Arpeggiator–A (B) Setup Pa ttern [Pr eset-0…Preset-4, U000…U2 …

    • Korg X50 — page 78

      71 MUL TI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7–6: Contr ols When you operate these controllers on the MIDI chan- nel of the “Control T rack,” the MIDI messages assigned here will be transmitted (if “Status” 2–1a/2a is EXT , EX2 , or BTH ). X50 microX 7–6a: Knob B Assign Here you can set the B-mode functions (mainly various con- trol changes) that th …

    • Korg X50 — page 79

      72 MUL TI 8: Inser tFX ☞ For details on insert effects, r efer to p.97 “6. Ef fect Guide.” 8–1: BUS..8 (BUS T01…08) 8–2: BUS..16 (BUS T09…16) Specifies the bus to which the program oscillator(s) of each track 1–8, 9–16 will be sent. Y ou can also set the amount of signal that will be sent to the master effects. 8–1(2)a: BUS Sel …

    • Korg X50 — page 80

      73 MUL TI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8–3b: Contr ol Channel Co nt r ol Channel [Ch01…16, All Rt.] Indicates the MIDI channel that will control ef fect dynamic modulation (Dmod), pan following the insert effect “Pan (CC#8),” “Send1(MFX1),” and “Send2(MFX2).” An asterisk “ * ” will be displayed at the right of the channel number Ch01–1 …

    • Korg X50 — page 81

      74 9–1d: MEQ Ctrl MEQ Ctrl (MEQ Con trol Ch) [Ch01…16, G ch] Specifies the MIDI channel that will control dynamic modulation (Dmod) for the master EQ. G ch : The effect will be contr olled on the global MIDI chan- nel “MIDI Channel” (GLOBAL 1–1a). ■ 9–1: UTILIT Y ☞ “W rite Multi” (0–1), “Select by Category” (PROG 9–1) C …

    • Korg X50 — page 82

      GL OBAL 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 75 4. Global mode In Global mode you can make settings that affect the entir e instrument, such as master tuning, MIDI, and memory pro- tect. Y ou can also edit user scales, drum kit setups, and user arpeggio patterns. If you want the settings you make in Global mode to be backed up when the power is turned off, you must write …

    • Korg X50 — page 83

      76 In Program, Combination and Multi modes, MIDI RPN fine tuning messages can be received to adjust the tun- ing of the program, the timbr es (in Combination mode), or the tracks (in Multi mode) relative to the Global mode “Master T une” setting. In Program mode, MIDI RPN fine tune messages will be received on the global MIDI channel that you …

    • Korg X50 — page 84

      77 GL OBAL 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 To write a drum kit or user arpeggio pattern, execute the appropriate utility . ( ☞ 4–1 “W rite Drum Kits,” 5–1 “W rite Arpeggio Patterns”) L oad Pr eload Data This command loads the preload data into internal memory . Before loading this data, you must uncheck the “Mem- ory Protect” (0–2b) setting for t …

    • Korg X50 — page 85

      78 0–2: Pref . (System P referenc e) X50 microX 0–2a: System P refer ence Multi Mode [for Ext-Seq, for Master] This specifies how MIDI data will be transmitted in Multi mode. for Ext-Seq: Normally , you will use Multi mode when using this instrument as a multi-timbral sound module with an external MIDI sequencer . In this case we recommend tha …

    • Korg X50 — page 86

      79 GL OBAL 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 X50 microX List: The pages will appear as a tabbed list. Use the Click- Point [ π ][ † ] to select the page you want to view , use [ ® ] to move to a tab ([ √ ] to move to a page), and use [ π ][ † ] to select the tab you want to view . Then press the center of the ClickPoint to access that tab. The page you had se …

    • Korg X50 — page 87

      80 microX: Ext. Control Setup [Off , On] This protects the external contr ol set memory of the microX. On (checked): The external control set memory of the microX will be pr otected, and the following writing opera- tions will not be possible. • Writing an external control set • Receiving external control set data via MIDI data dump Off (unchec …

    • Korg X50 — page 88

      81 GL OBAL 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 GL OBAL 1: MIDI 1–1: MIDI Here you can make MIDI-r elated settings that affect this instrument. 1–1a: MIDI Setup MIDI Channel [01…16] Sets the global MIDI channel. The global MIDI channel is used in the following cases. • When transmitting and receiving performance data in Program mode (PROG 0: Play). • When selec …

    • Korg X50 — page 89

      82 RT (Realtime Command) [Off , On] Off (unchecked): MIDI common messages and r ealtime messages (Start, Stop, Continue, Song Select, Song Position Pointer) will not be received if “MIDI Clock” is set to Ext- MIDI or Ext-USB , or if it is set to Auto and MIDI clock mes- sages are being r eceived from an external sour ce. (Song select messages w …

    • Korg X50 — page 90

      83 GL OBAL 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Af terT (After T ouch) [Off , On] On (checked): MIDI after touch messages will be transmit- ted and received. Off (unchecked): MIDI after touch messages will neither be transmitted nor received. This setting affects the operation when GLOBAL 0–3: Foot “Foot SW Assign” or “Foot Pedal Assign” is set to After T ouch. …

    • Korg X50 — page 91

      84 When you save data dumps from this instrument to a MIDI data filer , do not save multiple data dumps together . If this data is saved together , there will be insufficient time for this instrument to write each r eceived portion into memory befor e the next portion of data arrives, so that it will be impossible to receive all of the data corre …

    • Korg X50 — page 92

      85 GL OBAL 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 GL OBAL 2: User Scale Here you can cr eate sixteen User Octave Scales and one User All Notes Scale. The user scales you create her e can be selected in the PROG 1–1, COMBI 2–4, MUL TI 2–7(8). If you wish to keep an edited user scale after the power is turned off, be sur e to write (save) your settings. This data is wr …

    • Korg X50 — page 93

      86 GL OBAL 3: Category Name 3–1: P .0..7 (Prog .00…07) 3–2: P .8..15 (Prog .08…15) 3–3: C.0..7 (Comb .00…07) 3–4: C.8..15 (Comb .08…15) Here you can r ename the categories for programs and com- binations. Use the ClickPoint [ √ ][ ® ][ π ][ † ] to select the category you want to rename, pr ess the center of the Click- Point to …

    • Korg X50 — page 94

      87 GL OBAL 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 X50 microX Key [C–1…G9] Indicates the key to which you will assign a drumsample (and its settings). All 4: DKit parameters except for “Drum Kit” will apply to the key you assign here. T wo drumsamples, High and Low , can be assigned to each key , and you can switch between them by velocity as you play . X50: Y ou ca …

    • Korg X50 — page 95

      88 Wr i t e Drum Kits This command writes all drum kits 00 (INT)–48 (User). 1 Select “W rite Drum Kits” to access the dialog box. 2 To execute the W rite command press the [MENU/OK] button. T o cancel, press the [EXIT/CANCEL] button. Rename Drum Kit This command renames the selected drum kit. Y ou can input a name of up to sixteen characters. …

    • Korg X50 — page 96

      89 GL OBAL 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 played monophonically with last-note priority . For example you might assign closed and open hi-hat sounds to the same group so that two or mor e hi-hat sounds can not sound simultaneously . Off: Keys will not be gr ouped. Normally you will set this Off . Enable Note On (Note On Receiv e) On (checked): Note-on messages will …

    • Korg X50 — page 97

      90 Pat (Pattern) [Preset-0…P reset-4, U000…U250] Selects the pattern that you wish to edit.  (T empo) [040…240, EXT ] This specifies the tempo. This can also be adjusted by the REAL TIME CONTROLS C- mode [TEMPO] knobs. If “MIDI Clock” (1–1a) is set to Ext-MIDI or Ext-USB , or set to Auto and operating as a slave, this will indicate …

    • Korg X50 — page 98

      91 GL OBAL 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 W ith a setting of T rigger All T ones , playing one key is sufficient to sound all thr ee; T one 1 (kick), T one 2 (snar e), and T one 3 (hi-hat). If the “V el (V elocity)” of each T one is set to Key , the T ones will be sounded at the correspond- ing velocity each time a key is pressed. T one No . [00…11] This is …

    • Korg X50 — page 99

      92 Gt (Gate) [Off , 001…100%, L GT ] Off: That step will not sound even if T ones have been speci- fied. LGT : Notes will continue sounding until the same T one is sounded next, or until the pattern returns to the beginning. At this time, the display will change to “ ■ ” or “ .” This setting is valid when the Program, Combination, or m …

    • Korg X50 — page 100

      93 GL OBAL 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 microX: GL OBAL 6: Ex t. C ontr ol External Control lets you use the REAL TIME CONTROL knobs to control external MIDI devices. Y ou can assign a MIDI control change and MIDI channel to each of the four knobs, and switch between three such settings (A, B, C) to control an external device. This means that each set-up lets you …

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    • Korg X50 — page 102

      DEMO 95 5. Demo Song Demo Song The X50/microX contains demo songs. Her e’s how to listen to the demo songs. 1 Hold down the [CA TEGOR Y] button and press the [AUDITION] button to enter the Demo Song Player page. 2 Press the [AUDITION] button to start the demo song. 3 Press the [AUDITION] button to stop the demo song. Alternatively , you can exit …

    • Korg X50 — page 103

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    • Korg X50 — page 104

      EFFECT 97 6. Effec t Guide Ov er view The effects section of X50/micr oX consists of a single chan- nel Insert Effect , two-channel Master Ef fects , a single-chan- nel Master EQ (stereo, thr ee-band EQ) and a Mixer section that controls the ef fect routings. The insert effect and master ef fects can be chosen from 89 types of full-digital effect, …

    • Korg X50 — page 105

      98 Inser t Effec t (IFX) 1. In/Out Insert Effect ( IFX ) have a stereo input and a stereo output . If you select Dry (no effect) for the “W/D” parameter , the stereo input signal will be output in ster eo without being processed by the ef fect. If you select We t (ef fect applied), the processed signal will be output in one of the following way …

    • Korg X50 — page 106

      99 EFFECT — Settings for drum Pr ograms — If a drum Program (“OSC Mode” Drums ) is selected for tim- bres in Combination mode and for tracks in Multi mode , you can select “ DKit ” for “BUS Select.” If you select “DKit,” the “BUS Select” (GLOBAL 4–3a) settings for each key become effective, and each drum instr ument sound …

    • Korg X50 — page 107

      100 3–2. BUS S elect This parameter enables you to specify the destination bus for the post-IFX signals. “ L/R ” is a common setting to send signals to the Master EQ before they ar e routed to the OUTPUT L/R outputs. Select 1 , 2 or 1/2 to route the signals to (INDIVIDUAL OUT — PUT) 1 or 2 ( ☞ p.103 “Individual Outputs”). Select “ Off …

    • Korg X50 — page 108

      101 EFFECT Separately from this “On/Of f” setting, MIDI control changes CC#94 (MFX1) and CC#95 (MFX2) can be received to turn each master ef fect off. A value of 0 is off, and a value of 1–127 r estores the original setting. Y ou can also use “FX SW” (GLOBAL 0–1b) to turn of f MFX1 and MFX2 in the same way . This is controlled on the gl …

    • Korg X50 — page 109

      102 – Setting for drum pr ogram – If a drum program has been selected for a timbr e in Combi- nation mode or for a track in Multi mode, you will be able to select DKit for the “BUS Select” parameter . If this is selected, the “BUS (BUS Select)” (GLOBAL 4–3a) settings for each individual key will be used, and will be sent to the bus fo …

    • Korg X50 — page 110

      103 EFFECT Master EQ The Master EQ (stereo, thr ee-band EQ) is located right before (MAIN OUTPUT) L/MONO, R. Low and High EQs are of the shelving type, and Mid EQ is a peaking type equalizer . Y ou can control the Low Gain and High Gain parameters using the Dynamic Modulation function. The Master EQ (stereo, thr ee-band EQ) is applied to the sig- n …

    • Korg X50 — page 111

      104 F ilter/D ynamic F ilter and dynamics c ontrol eff ects 00: No Effec t Select this option when you do not wish to use any effects. The Insert Effect section outputs unpr ocessed signals and the Master Effect section mutes the output. 01: St.Amp Sim (Stereo Amp Simulation) This effect simulates the fr equency r esponse characteristics of guitar …

    • Korg X50 — page 112

      105 EFFECT a: En velope When L/R Mix is selected for this parameter , the left and right channels are linked to contr ol the Limiter using the mixed signal. If L Only (or R Only ) is selected, the left and right channels ar e linked, and the Limiter is controlled via only the left (or right) channel. W ith L/R individually , the left and right chan …

    • Korg X50 — page 113

      106 e: Low Offset, f: Mid Offset, g: High Offset These parameters set the gain of the trigger signal. For example, if you do not want to apply compr ession to the high range, reduce the “High Of fset” value down below the “Thr esh- old” level. In this way , the high range limiter will not respond, and compression will not be applied. 05: St …

    • Korg X50 — page 114

      107 EFFECT a: W ah The W ah parameter switches the wah effect on/off. a: (Sw) This parameter sets how the wah effect is switched on and of f via the modulation source. When “Sw” = Mmnt (Moment) , the wah effect is usually turned off. It is turned on only when you pr ess the pedal. When a value for the modulation source is less than 64, “off? …

    • Korg X50 — page 115

      108 d: B2 Dyn.G Src, d: (Amount), f: G Y ou can control the gain of Band 2 using the modulation source. 08: St.Graphic7EQ (Stereo Graphic 7-Band EQ) This is a stereo 7-band graphic equalizer . The bar graph of the gain setting for each band gives you a clear , visual idea of fre- quency responses. Y ou can select a center frequency setting for each …

    • Korg X50 — page 116

      109 EFFECT a: FreqBottm, a: FreqT op The sweep width and direction of the wah fi lter are determined by the “FreqBottm” and “Fr eqT op” settings. b: Swp Mode This parameter changes the wah control mode. Setting “Swp Mode” to Auto will select an auto-wah that sweeps accor ding to envelope changes in the input signal level. Auto-wah is f …

    • Korg X50 — page 117

      110 When “LFO W ave” is set to Random , the “Step” parameter uses a random LFO cycle. b: LFO Phase Offsetting the left and right phases alters how modulation is applied to the left and right channels, cr eating a swelling affect. f: BPM, g: StepBase, g: Times The width of an LFO step, or a cycle of random LFO, is obtained by multiplying the …

    • Korg X50 — page 118

      111 EFFECT a: OSC Mode, b: Note Interval, c: Fine The “OSC Mode” parameter selects the oscillator operation mode. When Note (Key Follow) is selected, the oscillator ’s frequency is determined based on the note number , allowing you to use it as an octaver . The “Note Interval” parameter sets the pitch offset from the original note number …

    • Korg X50 — page 119

      112 14: St.Decimator (Stereo Decimator) This effect cr eates a r ough sound like a cheap sampler by low- ering the sampling frequency and data bit length. Y ou can also simulate noise unique to a sampler (aliasing). a: Pre LPF If a sampler with a very low sampling frequency r eceives very high-pitched sound that could not be hear d during playback, …

    • Korg X50 — page 120

      113 EFFECT Pitch/Phase Mod . Pitch/phase modulation effects 16: St.Chorus (Stereo Chorus) This effect adds thickness and warmth to the sound by modu- lating the delay time of the input signal. Y ou can add spread to the sound by offsetting the phase of the left and right LFOs from each other . e: L Dly , e: R Dly Setting the left and right delay ti …

    • Korg X50 — page 121

      114 g: Feedback Sets the feedback amount of the chorus block. Incr easing the feed- back will allow you to use the effect as a flanger . 18: MltT ap ChoDly (Multitap Chorus/Delay) This effect has four chorus blocks with a dif ferent LFO phase. Y ou can create a complex stereo image by setting each block’s delay time, depth, output level, and pan …

    • Korg X50 — page 122

      115 EFFECT 20: St.Flanger (Ster eo Flanger) This effect gives a significant swell and movement of pitch to the sound. It is more ef fective when applied to a sound with a lot of harmonics. This is a stereo flanger . Y ou can add spread to the sound by offsetting the phase of the left and right LFOs from each other . a: Shape Changing the LFO wave …

    • Korg X50 — page 123

      116 22: St.Env .Flanger (Stereo En velope F langer) This Flanger uses an envelope generator for modulation. Y ou will obtain the same pattern of flanging each time you play . Y ou can also control the Flanger directly using the modula- tion source. e: Swp Mode, e: Src This parameter switches the flanger contr ol mode. W ith “Swp Mode” = EG , …

    • Korg X50 — page 124

      117 EFFECT 24: St.Rndm Phasr (Stereo Random Phaser) This is a stereo phaser . The effect uses a step-shape waveform and random LFO for modulation, creating a unique phasing effect. 25: St.Env .Phaser (Stereo En velope Phaser) This stereo phaser uses an envelope generator for modula- tion. Y ou will obtain the same pattern of phasing each time you p …

    • Korg X50 — page 125

      118 26: St.BiphaseMod (Stereo Biphase Modulation) This stereo chorus ef fect adds two differ ent LFOs together . Y ou can set the Frequency and Depth parameters for each LFO individually . Depending on the setting of these LFOs, very complex waveforms will create an analog-type, unstable modulated sound. 27: St.Vibrato (Stereo Vibrato) This effect …

    • Korg X50 — page 126

      119 EFFECT The effect is of f when a value for the dynamic modulation source specified for the “AUT OF ADE Src” parameter is smaller than 64, and the effect is on when the value is 64 or higher . The AutoFade function is triggered when the value changes from 63 or smaller to 64 or higher . 28: St.AutoFd Mod (Stereo Auto F ade Modulation) This …

    • Korg X50 — page 127

      120 a: Ctrl, e: V1 Reso, h: V2 Reso This parameter determines the resonance intensity . When “Ctrl” = Manual , the “Reso” parameter sets the intensity of resonance. If the “Reso” parameter has a negative value, harmon- ics will be changed, and resonance will occur at a pitch one octave lower . When “Ctrl” = LFO , the intensity of re …

    • Korg X50 — page 128

      121 EFFECT 31: Scratch This effect is applied by r ecording the input signal and mov- ing the modulation source. It simulates the sound of scratches you can make using a turntable. a: Scratch Source, b: Response(Scratch) The Scratch Source parameter enables you to select the modula- tion source that contr ols simulation. The value of the modulation …

    • Korg X50 — page 129

      122 Mod ./P .Shif t O ther modulation and pitch shift effects 32: St.T remolo (Stereo T remolo) This effect modulates the volume level of the input signal. The effect is ster eo, and offsetting the LFO of the left and right phases from each other pr oduces a tremolo ef fect between left and right. a: LFO Wa ve This parameter selects the LFO wavefor …

    • Korg X50 — page 130

      123 EFFECT 34: St.Auto P an (Stereo A uto Pan) This Auto Pan effect pans sound between left and right. It is stereo, and shifting the left and right LFO phases fr om each other will simulate the sound of the left and right channels crossing over each other by turns, or chasing each other . a: Shape Y ou can change the panning curve by modifying the …

    • Korg X50 — page 131

      124 a: Type, b: LFO Phase Select the type of phaser LFO and tremolo LFO for the “T ype” parameter . How the effect sound moves or r otates depends on the type of LFO. Selecting “LFO Phase” enables you to of fset the tim- ing of the phaser peak and control a subtle movement and r ota- tion of the sound. f: P W/D, i: W/D The “P W/D” param …

    • Korg X50 — page 132

      125 EFFECT 37: Detune Using this effect, you can obtain a detune ef fect that offsets the pitch of the effect sound slightly fr om the pitch of the input signal. Compared to the chorus ef fect, a more natural sound thickness will be created. e: InLvl Mod, e: Src This parameter sets the dynamic modulation of the input level. 38: Pitch Shif ter This …

    • Korg X50 — page 133

      126 39: PitchShf t Mod (Pitch Shift Modulation) This effect modulates the detuned pitch shift amount using an LFO, adding a clear spread and width to the sound by pan- ning the effect sound and dry sound to the left and right. This is especially effective when the ef fect sound and dry sound output from ster eo speakers are mixed. a: Pitch Shift [c …

    • Korg X50 — page 134

      127 EFFECT When “(Sw)” = Mmnt (Moment) , the speaker is r otating. It stops only when you press the pedal. Rotation will occur when the value of the modulation source is less than 64, and will stop when the value is 64 or greater . b: (Sw) This parameter sets how the rotation speed (slow and fast) is switched via the modulation source. When “ …

    • Korg X50 — page 135

      128 42: Auto Rev erse This effect r ecords the input signal and automatically plays it in reverse (the ef fect is similar to a tape reverse sound). a: Rec Mode, b: Reverse Time When ”Rec Mode“ is set to Single , you can set up to 1320msec for “Reverse T ime.” If recording starts during the r everse playback, the playback will be interrupted …

    • Korg X50 — page 136

      129 EFFECT 44: St/Cross Dly (Stereo/Cross Dela y) This is a stereo delay , and can by used as a cross-feedback delay effect in which the delay sounds cr oss over between the left and right by changing the feedback routing. 45: St.MltT ap Dly (Stereo Multitap Dela y) The left and right Multitap Delays have two taps respectively . Changing the routin …

    • Korg X50 — page 137

      130 46: St.Mod . Delay (Stereo Modulation Dela y) This stereo delay uses an LFO to sweep the delay time. The pitch also varies. Y ou will obtain a delay sound with swell and shimmering. Y ou can also control the delay time using a modulation source. b: Dmod When the modulation source is used for contr ol, this parameter reverses the left and right …

    • Korg X50 — page 138

      131 EFFECT a: P ol, b: Threshold, b: Offset, c: Attack, d: Release The “Offset” parameter specifies the value for the “Ctrl T arget” parameter (that is set to None), expressed as the ratio r elative to the parameter value (the “W/D” value with “Ctrl T arget”= Out , or the “Feedback” value with “Ctrl T arget”= FB ). When “ …

    • Korg X50 — page 139

      132 a: BPM, b: L Bs, b: Times, c: C Bs, c: Times, d: R Bs, d: Times The delay time is the length of the note obtained by multiplying the “Bs” parameter by the T imes value, in relation to the tempo specified by the “BPM” parameter (or the MIDI Clock tempo if “BPM” is set to MIDI ). f: Time Over? > Y ou can set the delay time up to 1 …

    • Korg X50 — page 140

      133 EFFECT a: BPM, a: Rhythm W ith the tempo specified by the “BPM” parameter (or the MIDI Clock tempo if “BPM” is set to MIDI ), the length of one beat equals the feedback delay time, and the interval between taps becomes equal. Selecting a rhythm will automatically turn the tap outputs on and off. When “BPM” is set to MIDI , the lowe …

    • Korg X50 — page 141

      134 Using the “Pre Delay Thr u” parameter , you can mix the dry sound without delay , emphasizing the attack of the sound. 56: Rev Room (Rev erb Room) This room-type r everb emphasizes the early reflections that make the sound tighter . Changing the balance between the early reflections and r everb sound allows you to simulate nuances, such a …

    • Korg X50 — page 142

      135 EFFECT Mono → Mono Chain Effects that combine tw o mono effects con- nected in series 58: P4EQ–Exciter (Par ametric 4-Band EQ – Ex citer) This effect combines a mono-type four -band parametric equalizer and an exciter . 59: P4EQ–W ah (Par ametric 4-Band EQ – W ah/Auto W ah) This effect combines a mono-type four -band parametric equali …

    • Korg X50 — page 143

      136 60: P4EQ–Cho/Fl (Par ametric 4-Band EQ – Chorus/F langer) This effect combines a mono-type four -band parametric equalizer and a chorus/flanger . h: Out When W et Inv is selected, the right channel phase of the chorus/ flanger effect sound is inverted. This cr eates pseudo-stereo effects and adds spread. However , if a mono-input type eff …

    • Korg X50 — page 144

      137 EFFECT 62: P4EQ–M.Dly (Par ametric 4-Band EQ – Multitap Delay) This effect combines a mono-type four -band parametric equalizer and a multitap delay . 63: Comp–W ah (Compr essor – W ah/Auto W ah) This effect combines a mono-type compr essor and a wah. Y ou can change the order of the connection. a [PEQ] T rim Sets the parametric EQ inpu …

    • Korg X50 — page 145

      138 64: Comp–AmpSim (Compr essor – Amp Simulation) This effect combines a mono-type compr essor and an amp simulation. Y ou can change the order of the ef fect connection. 65: Comp–OD/HG (Compr essor – Overdriv e/Hi.G ain) This effect combines a mono-type compr essor and an over- drive/high-gain distortion. Y ou can change the order of the …

    • Korg X50 — page 146

      139 EFFECT 67: Comp–Cho/F l (Compr essor – Chorus/Flanger) This effect combines a mono-type compr essor and a chorus/ flanger . Y ou can change the order of the effect connection. g: Out, h: [Routing] When W et Inv is selected, the right channel phase of the chorus/ flanger effect sound is inverted. This cr eates pseudo-stereo effects and add …

    • Korg X50 — page 147

      140 69: Comp–M.Dly (Compr essor – Multitap Delay) This effect combines a mono-type compr essor and a multitap delay . Y ou can change the order of the effect connection. 70: Limit–P4EQ (Limiter – Par ametric 4-Band EQ) This effect combines a mono-type limiter and a four -band parametric equalizer . Y ou can change the order of the effect co …

    • Korg X50 — page 148

      141 EFFECT 71: Limit–Cho/Fl (Limiter – Chorus/Flanger) This effect combines a mono-type limiter and a chorus/ flanger . Y ou can change the order of the effect connection. 72: Limit–Phaser (Limiter – Phaser) This effect combines a mono-type limiter and a phaser . Y ou can change the order of the ef fect connection. a [LMT] Ratio 1.0:1…50 …

    • Korg X50 — page 149

      142 73: Limit–M.Dly (Limiter – Multitap Delay) This effect combines a mono-type limiter and a multitap delay . Y ou can change the order of the effect connection. 74: Exct–Comp (Ex citer – Compr essor) This effect combines a mono-type exciter and a compr essor . Y ou can change the order of the effect connection. 75: Exct–Limiter (Ex cite …

    • Korg X50 — page 150

      143 EFFECT 76: Exct–Cho/Fl (Exciter – Chorus/F langer) This effect combines a mono-type limiter and a chorus/ flanger . 77: Exct–Phaser (Exciter – Phaser) This effect combines a mono-type limiter and a phaser . 78: Exct–M.Dly (Exciter – Multitap Dela y) This effect combines a mono-type exciter and a multitap delay . a [XCT] Blend (Exci …

    • Korg X50 — page 151

      144 79: OD/HG–AmpSim (Overdriv e/Hi.G ain – Amp Simulation) This effect combines a mono-type over drive/high-gain dis- tortion and an amp simulation. Y ou can change the order of the effect connection. 80: OD/HG–Cho/Fl (Overdriv e/Hi.G ain – Chorus/Flanger) This effect combines a mono-type over drive/high-gain dis- tortion and a chorus/fla …

    • Korg X50 — page 152

      145 EFFECT 81: OD/HG–Phaser (Overdriv e/Hi.G ain – Phaser) This effect combines a mono-type over drive/high-gain dis- tortion and a phaser . Y ou can change the order of the effect connection. 82: OD/HG–M.Dly (Overdriv e/Hi.G ain – Multitap Delay) This effect combines a mono-type over drive/high-gain dis- tortion and a multitap delay . a [O …

    • Korg X50 — page 153

      146 83: W ah–AmpSim (W ah/Auto W ah – Amp Simulation) This effect combines a mono-type wah and an amp simula- tion. Y ou can change the order of the ef fect connection. 84: Deci–AmpSim (Decimator – Amp Simulation) This effect combines a mono-type decimator and an amp sim- ulation. Y ou can change the order of the ef fect connection. 85: Dec …

    • Korg X50 — page 154

      147 EFFECT 86: AmpSim–T rml (Amp Simulation – T remolo) This effect combines a mono-type amp simulation and a tr em- olo. 87: Cho/Fl–M.Dly (Chorus/Flanger – Multitap Dela y) This effect combines a mono-type chorus/flanger and a mult- itap delay . a [AMP] Amplifier T ype Selects the type of guitar amplifier SS, EL84, 6L6 b [TRML] LFO W av …

    • Korg X50 — page 155

      148 88: Phasr–Cho/Fl (Phaser – Chorus/Flanger) This effect combines a mono-type phaser and a chorus/ flanger . 89: Rev erb–Gate This effect combines a mono-type r everb and a gate. g: En velope, g: Src, f: In Rev Mix, h: Threshold The “Envelope” parameter enables you to select whether turning the gate on and off is trigger ed by the inpu …

    • Korg X50 — page 156

      149 EFFECT Master EQ Master EQ Use the 9–4 MasterFX MEQ page in the Program, Combina- tion, and Multi modes Y ou cannot use the Master EQ as the Insert Effect or as one of the Master Effects. a: Gain, b: Gain, c: Gain These parameters are linked with the “Master EQ Gain [dB]” (9– 1c) parameter of the MasterFX. d: Low Gain Mod-Src For exampl …

    • Korg X50 — page 157

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    • Korg X50 — page 158

      Ap pendices 151 7. Appendic es Al ternate Modula tion Sourc e (AMS) About Alternat e Modulation An Alternate Modulation Sour ce can be specified for each of the 55 Alternate Modulation destinations shown in the dia- gram below . (Pitch EG is common to OSC 1 and 2.) The AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) and amount can be selected independently for …

    • Korg X50 — page 159

      152 AMS (Alternate Modula tion Sourc e) List In the above table, the parentheses ( ) indicate the type of sour ce that can be used for each AMS. For example, the “AMS (Pitch AMS)” value for OSC1 Pitch (PROG 2–1a) can be [Off, (FEG, AEG, EXT)] ( ☞ p.10). This means that you can select Off, and (FEG), (AEG), or (EXT) sour ces. CC#: This is th …

    • Korg X50 — page 160

      153 Ap pendices F lt KT +/+ (F ilter Ke yboard T rack +/+) F lt KT +/– (F ilter Ke yboard T rack +/–) F lt KT 0/+ (F ilter Ke yboard T rack 0/+) F lt KT +/0 (F ilter Ke yboard T rack +/0) A mp KT +/+ (Amp K eyboard T rack +/+) A mp KT +/– (Amp K eyboard T rack +/–) A mp KT 0/+ (Amp K eyboard T rack 0/+) A mp KT +/0 (Amp K eyboard T rack +/0 …

    • Korg X50 — page 161

      154 Al ternate Modulation settings When you operate an AMS (Alternate Modulation Source), the modulation destination will be affected as shown in the table below . By using alternate modulation, you can create complex sys- tems of modulation in which EG, LFO, keyboard tracks, and controllers work together . • You can apply complex change to an LF …

    • Korg X50 — page 162

      155 Ap pendices F ilter (C utoff ) F requenc y (PROG 4–1b , 5–1b) The cutoff fr equency of filter A/B can be controlled by the pitch/amp EG, controllers, or tempo. Set “AMS 1/2 (Filter A/B AMS1/2)” and “AMS 1/2 Intensity” for Filter A or B. • X50: If you set “AMS1 (Filter A AMS1)” to Pitch Bend , and set “Intensity (A AMS1 Inte …

    • Korg X50 — page 163

      156 A mp (PROG 6–2(5)b) The volume can be controlled by the pitch/filter EG, con- trollers, or tempo etc. • If an EG or controller that changes with a positive (+) value ( Amp EG , EXT(+) , EXT(SW) ) is selected as the “AMS (Amp AMS),” setting the “Int (AMS Intensity)” to +99 will allow you to increase the volume to a maximum of eight …

    • Korg X50 — page 164

      157 Ap pendices LFO Fr equency (PROG 3–1b) The frequency of LFO 1 or 2 can be contr olled by EG, key- board tracking, contr ollers, or tempo etc., Y ou can even use the LFO2 frequency to modulate the LFO1 fr equency . If “Int (AMS 1/2 Intensity)” is set to a value of 16, 33, 49, 66, 82, or 99, the corresponding fr equency can be multiplied by …

    • Korg X50 — page 165

      158 D ynamic Modulation Sourc e List CC#: This is the control change number . *: This indicates a controller not present on the X50/ microX that can be received via MIDI, such as the ribbon controller on the TRITON Extreme etc. The controller and the type of MIDI messages it transmits will depend on the type of connected MIDI instr ument or device. …

    • Korg X50 — page 166

      159 Ap pendices Ga te1, G1+Dmp (Gate1+Damper) The effect is at maximum during note-on, and will stop when all keys are r eleased. W ith G1+Dmp , the effect will r emain at maximum even after the keys ar e released, as long as the damper (sustain) pedal is pressed. Ga te2, G2+Dmp (Gate2+Damper) This is essentially the same as for Gate 1 or G1+Dmp. H …

    • Korg X50 — page 167

      160 About the BPM/MIDI SYNC func tion BPM/MIDI SYNC can be used for most effects that have an LFO, such as 09:St. W ah/Auto W ah, and for some delay- type effects such as 49:L/C/R BPM Delay . Y ou can apply modulation that is synchronized to the tempo, or specify the delay time in terms of a note value so that the effect will syn- chronize to the t …

    • Korg X50 — page 168

      161 Ap pendices X50: SW1/2 Assign The following functions can be assigned to the assignable switches [SW1] and [SW2]. • For a program, combination, or multi set make the settings in 7: Ed–Arp/Ctrls page “SW1/2 Assign” (PROG 7–3a, COMBI 7–5b, MULTI 7–5b). This can be set for each program in Pr ogram mode, each combination in Combinatio …

    • Korg X50 — page 169

      162 Knob 1…4 B Assign The following functions can be assigned to the REAL TIME CONTROLS [1]–[4] knobs in B-mode. • For program, combination, or multi set, make these settings in 7: Ed–Arp/Ctrls page “Knob B Assign.” This can be set for each program in Pr ogram mode, each combination in Combination mode, and each multi set in Multi mode. …

    • Korg X50 — page 170

      163 Ap pendices The A-mode functions of the REAL TIME CONTROLS are fixed. Knob1-A: LPF Cutoff (Filter LPF C utoff : C C#74) Control the low pass filter cutof f frequency of the filter . Simultaneously , CC#74 will be transmitted. Knob2-A: Resonance/HPF (Filter Resonanc e/HPF Cutoff: C C#71) Control the r esonance level or the cutoff fr equency o …

    • Korg X50 — page 171

      164 Fo ot Switch Assign Y ou can assign the function of an assignable switch (sepa- rately sold Korg PS-1 option) connected to the ASSIGN- ABLE SWITCH jack. • This setting is made in GLOBAL 0: System Foot page “Foot SW Assign” (0–3a). If you select a function that includes a CC#, that MIDI control change message will be transmitted each tim …

    • Korg X50 — page 172

      165 Ap pendices Fo ot P edal Assign Y ou can assign the function that will be controlled by an assignable pedal (separately sold Korg XVP-10 or EXP-2 option) connected to the ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack. • This setting is made in GLOBAL 0: System Foot page “Foot Pedal Assign” (0–3a). If you select a function that includes a CC#, that MIDI control …

    • Korg X50 — page 173

      166 MIDI transmission when the X50/micr oX’ s con trol- lers are oper at ed The following table shows the relation between the MIDI messages that are transmitted when the X50/micr oX’s con- trollers ar e operated, and the AMS (alternate modulation source) or DMS (dynamic modulation sour ce) that corre- spond to each MIDI message. # indicates a …

    • Korg X50 — page 174

      167 Ap pendices The following table shows the relation between the MIDI messages that are transmitted when the X50/micr oX’s con- trollers ar e operated, and the AMS (alternate modulation source) or DMS (dynamic modulation sour ce) that corre- spond to each MIDI message. # indicates a fixed function, and ✽ indicates an assignable function. X50 …

    • Korg X50 — page 175

      168 X50/microX oper ations when c ontrol changes are transmitted/r ec eiv ed The following table shows the operations that the X50/ microX will perform when contr ol change messages are received, and the relation between settings and contr oller movements on this instrument CC# Control V alue Function 0 Bank select (MSB) 0…127 bank select message …

    • Korg X50 — page 176

      169 Ap pendices Any control change number (CC#00–95) can be assigned as the B-mode function of a REAL TIME CON- TROLS knob. In this case, the transmitted values will all be 0–127. *1 Unlike conventional control changes, pitch bend range, fine tune, and coarse tune settings are made using RPC (Registered Parameter Control) messages. In Program, …

    • Korg X50 — page 177

      170 *5 Controlled on the global MIDI channel. *6 NRPN (Non Registered Parameter Number) and Data Entry can be used to control the following parameters. Ar peggiator on/off [Bn 63 00 Bn 62 02 Bn 06 nn] (nn:00–3F of f, 40–7F on) Ar peggiator gate con trol [Bn 63 00 Bn 62 0A Bn 06 nn] (nn:00–7F) Ar peggiator velocity c ontrol [Bn 63 00 Bn 62 0B …

    • Korg X50 — page 178

      171 Ap pendices MIDI applications ■ Messages transmitted and rec eiv ed by this instrument […] indicates hexadecimal notation MIDI channels MIDI messages can be exchanged when the transmitting and receiving devices ar e set to the same MIDI channel. MIDI uses sixteen channels, numbered 1–16. The way in which channels are handled will dif fer …

    • Korg X50 — page 179

      172 Selec ting combina tions Y ou can use program change and bank select messages to select combinations in the same way that you select programs. • Combinations 000–127 in banks A, B, and C correspond to program changes [Cn, 00]–[Cn, 7F]. • Similarly as for program banks, the internal banks that correspond to each bank select number will d …

    • Korg X50 — page 180

      173 Ap pendices joystick is operated. Normally , a wah effect (filter LFO) is applied. microX: When you move the microX’s joystick in the –Y direction (down), Modulation 2 Depth messages will be transmitted. When these messages are r eceived, the same effect will be applied as when the X50/micr oX’s joystick is operated. Normally this will a …

    • Korg X50 — page 181

      174 TROLS knob [1]–[4], operating that controller will transmit Effect Contr ol 1/2 messages, and the specified dynamic modulation will be controlled. When this message is r eceived, the r esult will be the same as when the controller is operated. Although various types of control change can be selected as dynamic modulation sources, Ef fect Con …

    • Korg X50 — page 182

      175 Ap pendices sage is received, the r esult will be the same as when the con- troller is operated (OFF for vv=63 [3F] or below , and ON for vv=64 [40] or above). Soft pedal (CC#67) [Bn, 43, vv] If the above CC# is assigned as the function of the ASSIGN- ABLE SWITCH, the soft pedal effect will be turned on/of f. When this message is received, the …

    • Korg X50 — page 183

      176 T uning RPN fine tune [Bn, 65, 00, 64, 01] This RPN message can be used to adjust the detuning for a program or timbr e (in Combination mode), or for a track (in Multi mode). The procedur e is as follows. 1 [Bn, 65, 00, 64, 01]: Select RPN parameter 01. 2 [Bn, 06, mm, 26, vv]: Use data entry to set the value. A value of 8192 [mm, vv=40, 00] is …

    • Korg X50 — page 184

      177 Ap pendices balance without changing the relative volume balance between timbres/tracks. When this message is r eceived, the result will be the same as when the contr oller is operated. Master balance [F0, 7F , nn, 04, 02, vv , mm, F7] (vv: lower byte of the value, mm: upper byte of the value, together indicating 16384 steps, where 8192 is the …

    • Korg X50 — page 185

      178 When these messages are r eceived, the same editing opera- tion will be performed as on the transmitted device. After MIDI exclusive data has been received and pr ocessed, a Data Load Completed message will be transmitted. The control master device must not transmit the next message until this message is received (or until a suf ficient interv …

    • Korg X50 — page 186

      179 Ap pendices Local Control On : Notes from the arpeggiator will be trans- mitted from the MIDI OUT . Normally you will use this set- ting. Local Control Off : Notes fr om the arpeggiator will not be transmitted from the MIDI OUT . The arpeggiator will only sound the notes (on this instrument). Setting example 1 Record the note messages generated …

    • Korg X50 — page 187

      180 Va rious messages A Are y ou sure? C Ca n’ t calibrate C ompleted M Memory protec ted MIDI data rec eiving error N Now Writing into in ternal memory • While writing (updating) Programs, Combinations, Multi set, Multi set, Global Settings, Drum Kits, or Arpeggio Patterns •W hile receiving a MIDI data dump of Program, Combination, Multi set …

    • Korg X50 — page 188

      181 Ap pendices 1-1 CHANNEL MESSAGES [H] :Hex, [D] :Decimal +——+———+——————-+————————————————————+—-+ |Status| Second | Third | Description ( Transmitted by ….) |ENA | |[Hex] |[H] [D] | [H] [D] | | | +——+———+——————-+———————————————— …

    • Korg X50 — page 189

      182 2.RECOGNIZED RECEIVE DATA 2-1 CHANNEL MESSAGES [H] :Hex, [D] :Decimal +——+———+———————+————————————————————-+—-+ |Status| Second | Third | Description ( Use ….. ) |ENA | |[Hex] |[H] [D] | [H] [D] | | | +——+———+———————+—————————————— …

    • Korg X50 — page 190

      183 Ap pendices 2-2 SYSTEM COMMON MESSAGES [H] :Hex, [D] :Decimal +——+———+———————+————————————————————-+ |Status| Second | Third | Description ( Use for ….. ) | |[Hex] |[H] [D] | [H] [D] | | +——+———+———————+——————————————————— …

    • Korg X50 — page 191

      184 Index Numerics 10’s Hold ……………………………….. 2, 34 A Alternate Modulation ……. 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, 23, 151, 154, 174, 175 Alternate Modulation Source ….. 151 Amp Setup ……………………………………… 21 Amp EG ……………………………………. 23 Amp Level …………………………….. 4, …

    • Korg X50 — page 192

      185 Ap pendices Global MIDI channel ……… 21, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35, 36, 40, 41, 52, 53, 74, 75, 81, 82, 84, 158, 166, 169, 170, 171, 173, 174, 177 Global mode ……………………………… 75 GM Initialize ……………………………… 57 GM System On message ………….. 179 GS ………………………………………. 78, 1 …

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    Я уже писал в блогах о синтезаторе Korg X50, но это повествование было чисто теоретическим и исходило в большей степени из перевода пресс-релиза с официального сайта производителя, а так же из опыта работы с другими, подобными, инструментами, но никак не из общения с этим синтезатором.

    Но в сентябре месяце этого года мне ненадолго попал в руки один из экземпляров и я смог лично убедиться в его достоинствах и недостатках. Сегодня о них рассказываю вам.

    Разумеется, я рекомендую Вам прочитать все ранее написанное мной об этом инструменте и все же позволю себе здесь немного повториться и вновь вкраце рассказать, что же это за инструмент.

    Итак, Korg X50 это бюджетный, легкий, несколько кромный по возможностям и достаточно простой в использовании волновой синтезатор. Слово «волновой» означает, что в основе звучания инструмента лежат заранее заготовленные звуковые волны — сэмплы. Это образцы звука как традиционных акустических музыкальных инструментов, так и электронных и даже какие-то новые невероятные звучания. Этих сэмплов в инструменте заложено 988 (включая сэмплы ударных инструментов) и занимают они в памяти синтезатора 64 Мб. В то же самое время синтезатор дает возможности менять эти заранее заготовленные звуки путем использования фильтров, огибающих, генераторов низкой частоты, эффект-процессоров и разных других приемов.

    Что совершенно неожиданное я могу сообщить об этом инструменте — он невероятно легкий. 4 кг и 300 грамов для 5-октавного синтезатора это очень даже непривычно. Разумеется, почти весь он сделан из пластмассы, за исключением некоторых деталей, таких как 2 смешные ручки для переноса — хватило б и одной. Но на этом смех заканчивается, потому что все остальное в инструменте крайне серьезно.

    Если взглянуть на синтезатор снизу, можно заметить маленькую бирку с номиналом модели: Korg X50-61. Это наводит на мысль, что со временем компания Корг запросто может выпустить некоторые другие разновидности этого инструмента, как например: Korg X50-76 или Korg X50-88 с полной рояльной клавиатурой. Но пока этого не случилось обратим внимание на эту клавиатуру. Korg X50 укомплектован легкой синтезаторной клавиатурой в 61 клавишу. Подобные легкие клавиатуры уже применялись на таких иснтрументах как Korg X3, Korg X5, Korg N364, Korg TRITON Le, но в этом инструменте применен новый тип, нигде больше таких пока нет. Если посмотреть внимательно, то клавиатура синтезатора Korg X50 слекга

    выгнута горбом вверх

    , к музыканту. Величина выпуклости невелика — порядка 2,5 — 3 мм, но это дает заметный эффект и удобство — в четральной части при игре создается акцент выразительности, по краям же, где иногда музыканты «мажут» задевая соседнюю клавишу, достигается определенная аккуратность и умеренность при далеких переносах. Во всяком случае я это заметил. Да и вообще, механика клавиатуры оставляет самые приятные ощущения, хотя вот эта, описанная мной ее особенность никак не задокументирована в аннонсе инструмента и практически никто из продавцов в магазине о ней не знает.

    Клавиатура замечательно отрабатывает динамику (скорость нажатия клавиш, силу) но не реагирует на послекасание (дожатие после удара), но сам инструмент дожатие (aftertouch) отрабатывает, например с другой клавиатуры или из внешнего секвенсора.

    Далее об удобствах. Новаторская находка компании Korg — ClickPoint — гибрид джойстика и мышки размещенный на панели управления делает работу с инструментом сплошным удовольствием. Практически все манипуляции внутри одного режима, будь-то редакция какого-то звукового пресета или просмотра банков звуков, все они делаются только этой большой «веселой» кнопкой. Ей гоняется курсор, ей активизируется текушее значение, увеличивается/уменьшается, выбирается нужное значение, присваивается и выполняется переход к следующему пункту редакции — почти все одним этим органом управления. Рядом удобно расположены две кнопки перехода к другим страницам меню. Эргономика инструмента потрясающая. Отчасти это проистекает из его миниатюрности (не волнуйтесь, клавиатуры это не коснулось — клавиши абсолютно стандартного размера), но это повлекло за собой некоторое неприятное следствие — дисплей. Он довольно мал и я с относительно хорошим зрением вынужден был порой присматриваться и даже нагибаться к окошку с мелкими буквами и цифрами. Отчасти это компансируется программным обеспечением, которое прилагается и позволяет редактировать все на экране компьютера, но не у всех же есть компьютеры, а иногда хочется без компьютра обойтись и особенно это хочется на концерте — не до компьютера на нем.

    Ввиду скромности и дешевизны количество ручек-вертушек (контроллеров реального времени) ограничено здесь до 4-х штук. Работают они в 3-х режимах и позволяют регулировать 12 параметров — 4 стандартых (частота среза фильтра, резонанс, масштаб огибающей фильтра и общий релиз), 4 назначаемых (список параметров, из которого можно выбирать, огромен) и 4 параметра арпеджиатора, что мне видится избыточным, так как в арпеджиаторе всего три актуальных качества.

    Есть еще онда кнопка сомнительного назначения — прослушивание примера игры выбранного звука. Это лишнее на мой взгляд. Музыкант и сам может пример себе устроить. Или на худой конец включить арпеджиатор. Эта кнопка тоже включает арпеджиатор. Вот и вся хитрость.

    Еще одной особенностью инструмента является присутствие двух колес (колесо высоты тона и колесо модуляции) вместо одного традиционного корговского джойстика. Это, конечно, дело вкуса, но мне джойстик привычнее и удобнее колес, к тому же и функциональнее, потому, что по возможностям своим заменяет 3 колеса, а тут только 2.

    Я некоторое время не мог к ним привыкнуть, но всетаки приноровился и стал пользоваться более менее уверенно, но надо отметить , что привыкание к подобным контроллерам и последующее виртуозное владение это не вопрос нескольких дней — это дольше.

    Прямо под колесами расположенны 2 тоже традиционные кнопки SW1 и SW2 — крайне полезные для музыканта. О их назначении чуть позже, отмечу сейчас то, что в предыдущих моделях они располагаются за колесами или джойстиком. Придется переучиваться, но пользоваться кнопками проще.

    Синтезатор (без вовлечения компьютера в творческий процесс) предполагает 4 основных режима работы: Комбинации (COMBI), Программы (PROG), Глобал (GLOBAL) и Мультитембральный (MULTI) — 4 эти кнопки расположены слева от дисплея. Есть еще кнопка далеко справа — UTILITY — вот она для работы с компьютером, но этой темы я еще не касался сам и поделиться нечем. Вернемся к первым четырем режимам.

    В режиме GLOBAL содержится в основном служебно-настроечная информация. Музицировать в этом режиме вам не придется. Зато здесь можно изменить тоновую настройку инструмента состроив его в каким-нибудь другим, особенно это важно при работе с акустическими духовыми, лишенными возможности перестраиваться гибко; здесь можно регламентировать взаимообмен MIDI-данных установив запрет или разрешение получения той или иной информации от других синтезаторов соединенных с вашим MIDI-кабелем; назначить номер MIDI-канала по которому клавиатура X50 будет создавать и отправлять все сообщения о нажатых вами нотах. Отдельная тема касается работы с наборами ударных инструментов внутри X50 и редактированию арпеджиаторных паттернов — сложная тема, но все это тоже делается здесь — в Глобале. Ну и еще много чего.

    Режим PROG (полностью — Program) позволяет играть одним сольным тембром. Собственно, в терминологии корговских клавишных «Программа» это и есть — тембр, со всеми свойственными ему уникальными настройками — заводскими или вашими собственными — не важно.

    Все в этом режиме обычно, как было в ТРИТОНе или его облегченном варианте TRITON le. Как только инструмент был проанонсирован в конце 2006 года, сложилось устойчивое мнение, что этот дешевый и простой дивайс будет звучать постать уходящему le, звук которого мало кому нравился. А оказалось все иначе. И не удивительно. Вспомните сколько мегабайт сэмплов было у TRITON le? — 32 Мб. У X5064 Мб — это значительная разница. Не стоит так же сбрасывать со счетов, что за время прошедшее от выхода Le до выхода X50 (а это более 5 лет) инженеры компании Korg существенно продвинулись как в технологии адаптирования сэмплов к системам аппаратного синтеза и алгоритмах распаковки сжатых (в рабочих станциях и синтезаторах Korg используется сжатие без потерь данных не ухудшающее качество сэмплов, но увеличивающее их тембральную емкость) сэмплов в реальном времени. К этому стоит добавить ключевое отличие модели X50 — очень качественные выходные каскады — 4 независимых выхода. Теперь становится понятным — почему X50 так

    ясно, открыто, мощно и реалистично звучит

    . Хотя для меня это было открытие — я взялся даже тестировать его сравнивая со звуком TRITON Extreme, которым был очень доволен. Разумеется, большая часть сэмплов , а значит и звучаний у X50 совершенно новые, но есть и пересекающиеся с TRITON Extreme. Для корректности я сфокусировал свое внимание на классических синтезаторных волнах — синус, треугольник, пила, прямоугольник. К великому своему удивлению , как я не старался, я не смог найти отличий от звучания ТРИТОНа и пришел к выводу, что на X50 установлены те же выходные цифроаналоговые преобразователи и усилители, что и на дорогущем ТРИТОН-Экстриме.

    Мое любопытство проявилось в направлении фильтров. В алгоритме синтеза HI применяемом во всех ТРИТОНах и КАРМЕ фильтры были тем самым слабым местом за что инструменты критиковались. На уровне инструментов TRITON Studio и TRITON Extreme фильтров коснулось незначительное улучшение. Не знаю за счет чего и как. Хотелось верить, что в синтезаторе Korg X50 это улучшение продолжится. Но нет, не продолжилось, увы… Как были неравномерности в диапозоне фильтрации, проскоки и нефильтруемые участки, как проявлялась ступенчатость, так все это и осталось. Впрочем проявляется все это при крайних значениях резонанса, а при умеренных практически неслышно и заметить можно только по приборам, но все же так не должно быть. В одном заверить могу — точно как в TRITON Extreme

    не хуже

    .

    Все существующие X50 программы (тембры) сосредоточены в 4-х пользовательских банках (A, B, C, D) и в 5-м банке GM находятся неперезаписываемые звуки стандарта General midi. В каждом банке — 128 тембров и только в банке D их 127 + 1 инициализированный тембр с обнуленными значениями всех параметров и настроек. Теоретически его тоже можно видоизменить, накрутить чего-нибудь, сохранить и пользоваться в музыкальных целях, но крайне это не советую, потому как команду сброса всех настроек вы в X50 не найдете, а рулить новый собственный звук из уже накрученного бывает очень непросто и легже из того самого, специально для этого припасенного разработчиками.

    Возможно, команда Initialize prog найдется в прилагаемой к инструменту компьютерной программе, но я не проверял. Пусть даже так, но что вы будете делать оказавшись на гастролях, без компьютера и с необходимостью срочно сотворить новый звук?

    В этом режиме вы можете играть что вам заблагорассудится, крутить ручки контроллеров и нажимать кнопки SW1 и SW2. Эти кнопки дают вам очень сильную возможность расширить палитру зуков этого синтезатора. Оказывается на каждую из кнопок можно запрограммировать большое количество отличий настроек параметров звука и ваш тембр при нажатии на любую из кнопок может существенно измениться. Собственно это самое уже сделали для каждого заводского звука разработчики инструмента. Поскольку таких комбинаций с нажатыми и ненажатыми кнопками для каждого звука будет 4, то в реальности вы получаете в 4 раза больше разных звуков — не 512, а все 2048 разных звука!

    Так же вы можете призвать на помощь полифонический арпеджиатор, который в синтезаторе Korg X50 — двойной, но в режиме PROG работает как одинарный. примеры его работы вы еще услышите в конце статьи, где я привел множество образцов звучания синтезатора. При этом работу арпеджиатора можно и должно сочетать с живым музицированием, так как арпеджиатор интерактивный и отслеживает автоматически вашу тональность и динамику (эмоциональность исполнения). Так же его можно синхронизировать с темпом задаваемым другими инструментами, музыкантами или компьютером.

    Режимы COMBI (Комбинации) и MULTI (Мультитембральный) — это практически одно и тоже. Различия есть, но суть одна — дать возможность пользователю воспроизводить одним инструментом одновременно несколько разных партий разными тембрами. В режиме COMBI — до 8-ми тембров, в режиме MULTI — до 16-ти включительно. При этом заводские комбинации собраны в в тех же 3-х банках (A, B, C), а вот пресеты режима MULTI живут без всяких банков в количестве 128 штук просто так и плюс к этому разработчик предлагает лишь 16 заранее созданных мульти-пресетов. Остальные обнуленные. Вот и все отличия. Когда-то их было больше, но со временем COMBI и MULTI функционально срослись и по старинке поддерживают разное количество тембров (и соотвтетственно — мидиканалов), [а если мы возмем в пример гипер-станцию Korg OASYS, то там и этого отличия нет — все по 16].

    Зато есть отличия от других ТРИТОНоподобных изделий компании Korg. И в лучшую сторону. Начатая еще в ТРИТОН Экстриме идея — дать пользователю возможность оперативной редакции тембров без обращения к режиму PROG, здесь достигла своего апогея. Вы запросто можете конструировать собственные пресеты в режимах COMBI или MULTI из не совсем подходящих для этого тембров, приводя эти тембры в самый точно подходящий вам вид прямо в COMBI или MULTI, сохраняя свои коррективы вместе с пресетами COMBI или MULTI, а сами исходные пресеты тембров останутся как были — годными для предыдущих и последующих применений. Отмечу как многократно мучившийся без этого и крайне в этом нуждавшийся пользователь ТРИТОНа — это огромное удобство — вы получаете огромное количество новых звуков не разрушая при этом страрые базовые и не прыгаете между режимами, не тратите на это драгоценное время, не тратите время на то, что бы вернуть в память предыдущие наборы звуков для начала новой работы, не тратите время на дополнительное сохранение изкорежинных банков — вы попросту их не корежите.

    Тембры и комбинации в памяти инструмента рассортированы по категориям: Клавишные, органы, скрипичные, гитары, басы…. но можно эту сортировку менять по своему усмотрению и пересортировать звуки на новый лад и даже переименовать названия категорий в : классика, рок, джаз, хаус… Выбор программы или комбинации из нужной категории осуществляется мгновенно все темже волшебным клик-поинтом, но даже не выбрав окончательно, а лишь наметив звук курсором его можно прослушать как с помощью кнопки AUDITION или просто взять произвольный пассаж на клавиатуре.

    Создавая самые сложные аранжировки в компьютере или другом внешнем секвенсоре вы можете всю аранжировку реализовать на одном X50. Его полифония — 62 ноты по вертикали — вполне с этим справится. Вы можете присоединить к нему дополнительную миди-клавиатуру и играть его звуковой мощью вдвоем, а при наличи развитого миди-адаптера один X50 может обеспечить одновременную игру до 16 клавишников транслируя все партии в компьютер по USB-MIDI-протоколу, который более быстрый и передаст все ньюансы игры без ритмических искажений, как это бывало со всеми почти предшественниками этого инструмента.

    Все ваши манипуляции так же транслируются по традиционному MIDI-Out и по USB-MIDI. Особенно это касается выбора программ, комбинаций и пресетов MULTI. Мне задавали вопросы — «как быть, если при перезагрузке звуков с помощью прилагаемой компьютерной программы перезагружается весь банк, а надо перегрузить единственный тембр? (якобы прилагаемая компьютерная программа не предоставляет такой возможности)» — я думаю, что программа предоставляет, а пользователи не разобрались еще. Я тоже не сталкивался пока с программным обеспечением для X50, но решить проблему могу — любой ваш пресет при вызове из памяти полностью транслирует все свои настройки на MIDI-Out. Сохраните все текушие данные на внешний носитель (компьютер), загрузите банк содержащий нужный пресет. Выберете нужный пресет и запишите миди-эксклюзив в любой милди-редактор. сохраните его. Верните исходные данные, выберете в них ненужную пресетную ячейку и воспроизведите в нее недавно сохраненный единичный эксклюзив. Вот ваш пресет и загружен. Не забудте его сохранить теперь уже в память синтезатора, а что бы вся эта последовательность операций стала возможной, проследите, что бы в Глобале был разрешен прием МИДИ-Эксклюзива.

    В завершении статьи привожу примеры звычания синтезатора Korg X50. Я не готовил эти примеры. просто подключил инструмент, поставил компьютер на запись и пробовал звук. Играл, играл, играл. Все эти примеры записаны с лету, без репетиций и если какие мелодические ходы здесь промелькнули, то почти все они — мимолетная импровизация. Не судите строго, я был не в лучшей форме.

    примеры звучания программ и комбинаций

    :

    Korg X50 Testing Sound 22nd of December, 2007 by Andrey Klimkovsky on Mixcloud

    и

    всего один пример звучания в режиме MULTI

    , так, как это предполагается. Внешним секвенсором служил Korg TRITON Extreme, а озвучена была уже публиковавшаяся ранее моя композиция «Ветер Вселенной«:

    Wind of the Universe — Korg X50 version 2007 by Andrey Klimkovsky on Mixcloud

    Спасибо за внимание. Задавайте вопросы.

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