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KORG Pa500 – Operating System release 1.10
New functions of Pa500 Version 1.10
KORG Pa500 – Operating System release 1.10
New functions of Pa500 Version 1.10
Pa500 Version 1.10
The following functions are added to Pa500 by upgrading to
Operating System Version 1.10.
If new, your Pa500 might already include Operating System ver-
sion 1.10. To check, please go to the Media > Utility page, and
read the version number in the lower area of the display.
To load the new Operating System, please read the instructions
supplied with the installation file in our web site
(www
.korgpa.com).
Hint: After loading the new OS, you might need to re-calibrate the
TouchView display (Global > Touch Panel Calibration).
Various Modes
Quarter Tone SubScale Keypad support
The Middle East versions of Pa500 include a Quarter Tone Sub-
Scale Keypad, including four SubScale (SC) Preset buttons. They
are supported, and have equivalents in the Sub Scale or Scale
pages of the graphical user interface.
in Style Play and Song Play mode
in Global mode
Quarter Tone SubScale (SC) Presets
Four Quarter Tone SubScale (SC) Presets are stored in the Glo-
bal area of the permanent memory. You can select them using
the SC Preset buttons in the control panel or the SC buttons in
the display.
When the instrument is turned on, SC Presets are still turned
off.
SC Presets can be modified and saved to memory. You can mod-
ify them in the Global > General Controls > Scale page. This
page has been revised to include the new features.
Various Modes See page
Quarter Tone SubScale Keypad support
(a)
(a). Only available on some models.
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Quarter Tone SubScale (SC) Presets 1
Quarter Tone SubScale shortcut
(*)
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Quarter Tone SubScale assignable functions 2
Style Play Mode
Local Pad banks 2
Pad Record Mode
Local Pad banks for saving Pads 2
Sequencer Mode
Recording Quarter Tone settings or SC Presets into a
Song
2
Sound Mode
ROM Multisample and Drum Kit banks now called Stan-
dard (STD) banks
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Local Multisample banks 3
Local Drum Kit banks 3
Fixed Scale 3
Global Mode
STS SubScale/Quarter Tone Lock 3
Pedal/Footswitch Calibration 4
Write SC Preset command added 4
SC Presets
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