Korg PA1000 User Manual

474 | Customizing and editing the Sounds
Compressing the User Samples
Pa1000 can read and play compressed User Samples. It can compress User
Samples when saving them, or in batch. Sample compression allows for dou-
bling the available Sampling memory.
Compressed samples can no longer be decompressed. If you want to keep
the original samples, please save a copy before compressing them.
Compressing User Samples when writing them
You can compress a User Sample while writing it to the internal memory.
1 While in any page of Sample editing section, choose the Write command
from the page menu to open the Write Sample dialog.
2 While in this dialog, select the Compression checkbox, to reduce the size of
the sample up to a half of its original size. Please note that compression may
require a long time.
Compressed samples will have an asterisk (*) added to their name.
Compressing all User Samples in memory
You can compress all the User Samples contained in the Sampling memory.
1 While in any page of Sample editing section, choose the Compress all sam-
ples command from the page menu to run compression.
2 A message appears, warning about the long times needed to compress all
the samples. Touch OK to confirm.
Please do not turn the instrument off while compression is going on.
When finished, compressed samples will appear with an asterisk (*) added
to their name.

Korg PA1000 Specifications

General

Sound Engine	EDS-X (Enhanced Definition Synthesis-eXpanded)
Polyphony	128 voices
Keyboard	61 keys with velocity and aftertouch
Display	7-inch TFT display
Song Player	MP3, SMF (Standard MIDI File), KAR
Storage	960 MB
Connectivity	USB, MIDI, Audio In/Out
Weight	10.75 kg (23.7 lbs)
Effects	148 effect types
Sounds	Over 1, 750 Factory Sounds, 107 Drum Kits
User PCM Sample Memory	600 MB
Style Tracks	8 tracks
Chord Sequencer	Yes
Pads	4 Assignable Pads
Lyrics	MID, KAR, MP3+Lyrics
Sequencer	16 tracks
SongBook	Fully programmable music database
Multi Pad	4 Assignable Pads
Connections	Audio In, Line Out
Clock	Internal
Power Supply	AC adapter