Korg PS60 Parameter Guide

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Time
Highervaluesmeanlongertimes,asshownbelow:
Attack [00...99]
ThissetshowlongtheEGtakestomovefromtheStartlevel
totheAttacklevel.
Forthefastestpossibleattacktime,youcansettheStart
levelto+99;inthiscase,theEGwillstartinstantaneouslyat
itsmaximumvalue.
Decay [00...99]
ThissetsthetimeittakestomovefromtheAttacklevelto
theBreaklevel.
Slope [00...99]
ThissetshowlongtheEGtakestomovefromtheBreak
leveltotheSustainlevel(whichforthePitchEGisalways
0).OnceitreachestheSustain,theEGwillstaythereuntil
note‐off,unlessitisresetviaAMS.
Release [00...99]
ThissetshowlongittakestheEGtomovefromtheSustain
leveltotheReleaselevel.
Level
Eachofthefourlevelscanbeeitherpositiveornegative.
Positivelevelswillmakethepitch(orotherAMSdestina‐
tion)goupfromitsprogrammedvalue;negativelevelswill
makeitgodown.
Notethat,unliketheFilterandAmpEGs,thePitchEG’s
SustainLevelisalways0.
Start [–99...+99]
ThissetstheinitialEGlevelatnote‐on.
Attack [–99...+99]
ThissetsthelevelattheendoftheAttacktime.
Break [–99...+99]
Break,shortforBreakPoint,setsthelevelattheendofthe
Decaytime.
Release [–99...+99]
Thissetsthelevelat theendoftheReleasetime.
Curve
Forthesakeofsimplicity,mostofthediagramsinthisman‐
ualshowenvelopesasbeingmadeoutofstraightlines.In
actuality,though,envelopesaremorelikelytobemadeout
ofcurves.
Inotherwords,eachsegment’slevelwillchangequicklyat
first,andthenslowdownasitap
proachesthenextpoint.
Thistendstosoundbetterthanstraight,linearsegments.
Classicanalogsynthenvelopesmadethesecurvedshapes
naturally.ThePS60goesastepfurtherthanvintagesynths,
however,andletsyoucontroltheamountofcurvaturesepa‐
ratelyforeachofthefourenvelopesegments.
Pitch EG Curve
Whenyo
uchangethecurvature,theEGtimesremainthe
same.However,greatercurvaturewilltendtosoundfaster,
becausethevaluechangesmorequicklyatthebeginning.
Different curve settings for up and down
Youmayfindthatdifferentamountsofcurvaturearesuit‐
ableforsegmentswhichgoupandsegmentswhichgo
down.
Forinstance,acurveof3isagooddefaultsettingfor
upwardsegments,suchasAttack.Ontheotherhand,a
curveof6ormoreisgoodfordo
wnwardsegments,suchas
DecayandRelease.
Attack [0L (Linear), 1...9, 10E (Exp/Log)]
ThissetsthecurvatureoftheAttacksegment‐thetransition
fromtheStartleveltotheAttacklevel.
Decay [0L (Linear), 1...9, 10E (Exp/Log)]
ThissetsthecurvatureoftheDecaysegment‐thetransition
fromtheAttackleveltotheBreaklevel.
EG Value Actual Time
10 10ms
20 44ms
30 104ms
40 224ms
50 464ms
60 944ms
70 1.8seconds
80 3.8seconds
90 10.9seconds
99 87.3seconds
Curve = 0 (Linear)
Curve = 0 (Linear)
Curve = 10 (Exp/Log)
Curve = 10 (Exp/Log)

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)