Korg 01/W pro - Page 9

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Next, let's take a look at a combination method utilizing velocity, which
measures how hard you hit the keyboard. Such a combination would
assign program “A16 B.Bass” to velocities 1 to 100, and “A46
SlapBass” to velocities 101 to 127. it would play a normal bass sound
when you play the keys with normal force, but switch to a slapped
bass sound when you strike the keys particularly hard. This method
of combining programs is known as a velocity switch.
There is a related method called velocity layering. You can probably
guess what this means. As an example, you might assign program
“A07 TheStrings” to all velocities (1 to 127) and “A02 OrchBrass” to
velocities 101 to 127 in order to create a combination which would
normally play the string section, adding the brass only when you strike
the keys with extra force.
In the preceding examples, we have restricted our use of layering to
two programs. However, since the 01/W pro can produce up to 8
programs at once, you can mix together as many of these as you like
in order to produce combinations of even greater complexity. Or you
can use all eight of them separately.
Each program that is used in a combination is assigned to one of eight
timbres. When the 01/W pro is in Combination mode or Edit Combi-
nation mode, each of the cursor keys ( [A] through [H]) corresponds to
a timbre (1 through 8).
To demonstrate this, let's look at one of the 01/W pro's preset combi-
“nations. Select combination “A18 Jazz Hits”. If you try pressing cur-
sor keys [A| through [H, you will notice that the program name to the
right of the word “Timbre” in the center line of the display changes
each time you press a key. This combination seems to combine six
different programs. lf you try playing a few notes, you will hear a bass
sound when you play low on the keyboard, and an organ sound when
you play higher up. Let's take a closer look at this combination. Press
the EDIT COMBI mode select key to enter Edit Combination mode.
You can use this mode to create or modify combinations.
The message "PO:Timbre" should have appeared in the top line of the
01/W pro's display. (If it didn't, press 0, or press the PAGE- key sev-
eral times until page 0 appears.) The first of the four parameters dis-
played, Timbre Mode, allows you to specify which of the eight timbres
are to be used by a combination. As you can see, “A18 Jazz Hits”
uses timbres 1 through 6.
The third parameter displayed lets you to assign the program that is
played by each timbre. Use the CURSOR UP or DOWN key to move
the cursor to the Program parameter, then press the [D] key to select
timbre 4. The message "Timbre4 B61:Gospel Org" will appear on the
second line of the display. Now try pressing the VALUE A key once
to change the value of this parameter to B62. The program name
after timbre4 should change to "B62:Brass 2". Now if you try playing
a few notes, you will find that the organ sound you heard when you
played at the upper end of the keyboard earlier has been replaced by
a brass sound.