Korg PS60 Parameter Guide

MIDI applications Messages transmitted and received by the PS60
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•InPerformance,transmission/receptioncanbeswitched
on/offforeachtimbre.
Switching performances
Youcanuseprogramchangemessagestoswitchperfor‐
mances.
• Performances000–019inbankA‐1–D‐5correspondto
programchanges[Cn,00]–[Cn,13].
ProgramchangesarereceivedontheglobalMIDIchannel.
Programchangescannotbetransmittedorreceivedwhilein
PerformanceEd itmode.
AllprogramchangescanbeturnedoffinMIDIFi
lter(page
73)
Asneeded,youcanindependentlyturnallprogram
changeson/off,specifywhetherornotincomingmessages
willbeabletochangeperformances,an dturn reception/
transmissionofbankselectmessageson/off.
•IfBankChange(page73)isoff,bankselectmessageswill
notbetransmittedorreceived.
Theprogramsselec
tedforeachtimbrecannotbeswitched
byreceivingMIDIprogramchange.
Aftertouch
Channel aftertouch [Dn, vv]
(n:channel,vv:value)
Whenthismessageisreceived,theaftertoucheffectwillbe
applied.Theassignedalternatemodulationordynamic
modulationeffectwillalsobeapplied.
ThekeyboardofthePS60itselfcannottransmitafter‐
touch.Ifyouwanttousethismessagetocontrolthe
PS60,itmustbereceivedfro
manexternaldevice.
Aftertouchreceptionfortheentireinstrumentcanbeturned
on/offinAfterTouch(page73).
Polyphonic aftertouch [An, kk, vv]
(n:channel,kk:notenumber,vv:value)
Thereisanothertypeofafterto uchcalledPolyphonicKey
Pressure,whichallowsaftertouchtobeapplied indepen‐
dentlyforindividualkeys.Thismessagecanbeusedasan
alternatemodulationsource,butcannotbetransmittedby
thePS60’skeyboard.Inordertousethismessage,itwil
l
havetobereceivedfromanexternaldevice.
TheaftertouchmentionedinthismanualreferstoChannel
AfterTouch.
Pitch bend
Pitch bend change [En, bb, mm]
(n:channel,bb:lowe rbyteofthevalue,mm:upperbyteof
thevalue,togetherexpressingavalueof16,384stepswhere
8,192[bb,mm=00H,40H]isthecentervalue)
WhenthePS60’sjoystickismovedintheXaxis(left/right),a
pitchbendeffectwillbeapplied,andpitchbendermessages
willalsobetransmitted.Whenthesemessagesarereceived,
apitchbendeffectwillbeapplied.
Therangeofpitchchangethatisproducedbypitchbend
messagescanalsobeadjustedviaMIDI.(Pleasesee
“Changingthepitchbendrange”onpage 138.)
Control change
[Bn, cc, vv]
Transmittedandreceivedas(n:channel,cc:controlchange
no.,vv:value)
Formoreinformation,pleasesee“MIDItransmissionwhen
thePS60’scontrollersareused”onpage 130,and“PS60and
MIDICCs”onpage 131.
•Controlchangescanbeturnedon/offasawholein
“EnableControlChange”(page73).
•Inaperformance,receptionofva
riouscontrolchange
messagescanbeturnedon/offforeachtimbre.ʺOther
CCʺ(page10)appliestothecontrolchangemessagesnot
includedintheothersettings.
Selecting program/performance banks
Bank select (CC#00, CC#32)
Technically,BankSelectisacontroller.Inpractice,however,
itisacomponentofProgramChange.
Formoreinformation,pleasesee“Programchanges/Bank
select”onpage 134.
Using the joystick to apply modulation
Modulation 1 depth (CC#01) [Bn, 01, vv]
WhenyoumovethePS60’sjoystickinthe+Ydirection(Ver‐
ticalupward),Modulation1Depthmessageswillbetrans ‐
mitted.Whenthesemessagesarereceived,thesameeffect
willbeappliedaswhenthePS60’sjoystickisused.Nor‐
mallythiswillapplyavibratoeffect(pitchLFO).
•InPerformanc,transmission/receptioncanbetu
rnedon/
offforeachtim bre.(“JS+Y”onpage10)
Modulation 2 depth (CC#02) [Bn, 02, vv]
WhenyoumovethePS60’sjoystickinthe–Ydirection(Ver‐
ticaldownward),Modulation2Depthmessageswillbe
transmitted.Whenthesemessagesarereceived,thesame
effectwillbeappliedaswhenthePS60’sjoystickisused.
Normallythiswillapplyawaheffect(filterLFO).
•InPerformance,transmission/receptioncanbeturned
on/offforeachtimbre.(“JS‐Y”onpage10)
Othermanufacturersusethismessageforotherpurposes
(e.g.,breathcontroller,etc.)
Bank No.
MSB
(CC#00)
LSB
(CC#32)
Program
Change
Performance
A-1–D-5 0–19 00 00 00–19
Program
A 000–127 00 00 000–127
B 000–127 00 01 000–127
C 000–127 00 02 000–127
D 000–127 00 03 000–127

Korg PS60 Specifications

General

Type	Performance Synthesizer
Synthesis Type	Sample-based synthesis
Velocity Sensitivity	Yes
Aftertouch	No
Arpeggiator	Yes
Sequencer	No
MIDI	In, Out, Thru
Power Supply	DC 9V
Keyboard	61 keys
Sound Engine	EDS-i
Effects	2 Master effects
Controllers	Pitch bend, modulation wheel
Outputs	2 x 1/4" (L/R)
USB	Type B x 1
Sound Generator	EDS-i
Preset Programs	440 programs
Polyphony	120 voices (120 Oscillators)
Inputs	1 x 1/4" (damper)