Korg Pa5X Performance Guide

212| PlayingtheSongs
The special tracks
(Melody, Drum &
Bass)
Muting the melody or singer’s voice
You can mute the melody of the MIDI Song, or remove the singer’s voice from an
MP3 Song, if you are going to play or sing live. This will avoid overlapping your
playing or singing with the internal Sounds or the voice recorded in the MP3 Song.
Please note that programming an assignable switch will tie this function to a par-
ticular Keyboard Set or SongBook Entry. On the contrary, programming a Control
button or a footswitch will oer a global option, that will not change when choos-
ing a dierent Keyboard Set or SongBook Entry.
Selecting a MIDI Song’s Melody track
One of the sixteen tracks of the MIDI Songs has to be chosen as the Melody track.
While there isn’t an ocial standard, it is common practice to use Track #4 as the
Melody track.
1 Go to Settings > Menu > Preferences > Song page.
2 Use the SMF Melody Track parameter to choose a track number.
3 You can activate this function by pressing BUTTON #8 in the CONTROL sec-
tion, when in MAIN mode. See below how to assign the Melody/Voice Remover
command to an assignable switch or footswitch.

Korg Pa5X Specifications

General

Type	Arranger Keyboard
Keys	61 or 76
Aftertouch	Yes
Polyphony	160 voices
Key Action	Semi-weighted
Sound Engine	EDS-XP
Drum Kits	More than 130 Drum Kits
User Memory	4GB PCM
Styles	Over 600
Display	8-inch color TouchView display
Sequencer	16-track MIDI sequencer
Audio Inputs	2 x Mic/Line (XLR/TRS combo), Guitar (TS)
Headphones	1 x 1/4"
MIDI	In/Out/Thru
USB	Type A and B
Storage	MicroSD slot
Speakers	Optional
Weight	Varies by model