Korg PS60 Parameter Guide

OSC/Pitch Pitch EG
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Slope [0L (Linear), 1...9, 10E (Exp/Log)]
ThissetsthecurvatureoftheSlopesegment‐thetransition
fromtheBreakleveltotheSustainlevel(whichforthePitch
EGisalways0).
Release [0L (Linear), 1...9, 10E (Exp/Log)]
ThissetsthecurvatureoftheReleasesegment‐thetransi‐
tionfromtheSustainleveltotheReleaselevel.
Level Modulation
ThesesettingsletyouusetwodifferentAMSsourcestocon‐
troltheLevelparametersoftheEG.Foreachofthetwo
AMSsources,theStart,Attack,Decay,andBreaklevelseach
havetheirownmodulationintensities.
Byusingdifferentsettingsforeachofthethreelevels,you
cancausebothsubtleanddramaticchangestotheEG
shape,asshownbelow.
Note:OncetheEGhasstartedasegmentbetweentwo
points,thatsegmentcannolongerbemodulated.This
includesboththetimeofthesegment,andthelevelreached
attheendofthesegment.
Forinstance,iftheEGisinthemiddleoftheDecaytime,
youcannolongermodulateeithertheDecaytimeorthe
Breaklevel.
ThisalsomeansthatmodulatingtheStartlevel,Attack
level,orAttacktimewillnotaffectnotesthatarealready
sounding,unlesstheEGisthenre‐startedviaEGReset.
Pitch EG Level Modulation
AMS1
Source [List of AMS Sources]
ThisselectsthefirstAMSsourcetocontroltheEG’sLevel
parameters.
ForalistofAMSsources,pleasesee“A M S (AlternateMod‐
ulationSource)List”onpage 121.
Start [–99...+99]
ThiscontrolsthedepthanddirectionoftheAMSmodula‐
tionfortheStartlevel.
Forexample,ifyousettheAMS1sourcetoVelocityandset
Stto+99,theStartlevelwillincreaseasyouplayharder.If
yousettheStartto–99instead,theStartlevelwilldecrease
asyo
uplayharder.
Attack [–99...+99]
ThiscontrolsthedepthanddirectionoftheAMSmodula‐
tionfortheAttacklevel.
Break [–99...+99]
ThiscontrolsthedepthanddirectionoftheAMSmodula‐
tionfortheBreakleve l.
AMS2
ThisselectsthesecondAMSsourceforcontrollingtheEG’s
Levelparameters.TheStart,Attack,Decay,andBreaklevels
sharethissource,buteachhasitsownmodulationintensity.
TheparametersofAMS2areidenticaltothoseofAMS1,
above.
Time Modulation
ThesesettingsletyouuseanAMSsourcetocontrolthe
TimeparametersoftheEG.TheAttack,Decay,andSlope
timessharethisAMSsource,buteachhasitsownmodula‐
tionintensity.
Pitch EG Time Modulation
AMS
Source [List of AMS Sources]
ThisselectstheAMSsourcetocontroltheEG’sTimeparam‐
eters.VelocityandKeyboardTrackcanbothbeusefulhere,
forinstance.
ForalistofAMSsources,pleasesee“A l t e r n a t e Modulation
Source(AMS)”onpage 121.
Attack [–99...+99]
ThiscontrolsthedepthanddirectionoftheAMSmodula‐
tionfortheAttacktime.
Forexample,ifyousettheAMSsourcetoVelocityandset
Attackto+99,theAttacktimewillgetmuchlongerathighe r 
velocities.IfyousettheAttackto–99instead,theAttack
timewillgetmu
chshorterathighervelocities.
WhentheAMSsourceisatitsmaximumvalue–forinstance,
whenVelocityisat127–asettingof+8willmaketheAttack
timealmosttwiceaslong,andasettingof–8willcutthe
Attacktimealmostinhalf.
Decay [–99...+99]
ThiscontrolsthedepthanddirectionoftheAMSmodula‐
tionfortheDecaytime.
Slope [–99...+99]
ThiscontrolsthedepthanddirectionoftheAMSmodula‐
tionfortheSlopetime.
EG Reset
AMS Source [List of AMS Sources]
ThisselectsanAMSsourcetoresettheEGtothestartpoint.
Forinstance,youcanuseatempo‐syncedLFOtotriggerthe
EGinarepeatingrhythm.Thisresetisinadditiontotheini‐
tialnote‐on,whichalwayscausesth“AlternateModulation
Source(AMS)”onpage 121.
Original Shape
Positive AMS on Start and B
Negative AMS on Attack
Negative AMS on Start,
Attack, and Break
Positive AMS on Start,
Attack, and Break
AMS=Velocity, Intensity = a positive (+) value
“Attack”= +
“Decay”= +
“Slope”= +
“Attack”= +
“Decay”= +
“Slope”= +
“Attack”= –
“Decay”= –
“Slope”= –
Softly played note.
Original Shape.
Strongly played note.
Times are longer.
Reaches Sustain more
slowly.
Strongly played note.
Times are shorter.
Reaches Sustain more
quickly.
Note-on Note-off Note-on Note-off Note-on Note-off

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)