Korg PS60 Parameter Guide

Program Edit
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OSC1 LFO1
ThispagehasallofthecontrolsforthefirstLFOofOscilla‐
tor1.Forinstance,youcan:
• ControltheLFO’sfrequency,andassignAMScontrollers
tomodulatethefrequency.
•Usethe“KeySync”parametertochoosewhetherthe
LFOrunsseparatelyforeachvoice,orissynchronized
acrossallofth
evoices
•Usethe“Fade”and“Delay”parameterstocontrolhow
longtheLFOwaitstostartafternote‐on,andwhetherit
startsabruptlyorfadesinslowly.
•SettheLFOtosynctoMIDItempo.
OSC 1 LFO 1
Shape AMS Src [List of AMS Sources]
ThisselectsanAMSsourceforcontrollingtheLFO’sShape.
Modulatingtheshapecandramaticallyaltertheeffectofthe
LFO–tryitout!
ForalistofAMSsources,pleasesee“A l t e r n a t e Modulation
Source(AMS)”onpage 121.
Shape AMS Int [–99...+99]
ThiscontrolsthedepthanddirectionoftheAMS(Shape)
modulation.
Stop [Off, On]
On:InsteadoftheLFOfunctioningnormally,itwillignore
theFreqsetting.TheLFOwillmaintaintheinitialvalue
(determinedbytheperformanceofWaveform,Phase,
Shape,andOffset)untilthenote‐off.
Sincethevaluewillchangeonlyatnote‐on,usingaRandom
waveformwillproduceafixedvaluethatchangesra ndomly
ateachnote‐on(oratthefirstnote‐on).
Off:TheLFOwillfunctionnormally.
Key Sync. [Off, On]
On:WhenKeySyncisOn,theLFOstartseachtimeyou
pressakey,andanindependentLFOrunsforeachnote.
Thisisthenormalsetting.
Off:WhenKeySyncisOff,theLFOstartsfromthephase
thatʹsdeterminedbythefirstnoteinthephrase,sothatth
e
LFOsforallnotesbeingheldaresynchronizedtogether.The
FadeandDelaysettingswillonlyapplytothefirstnote’s
LFO.
NotethatevenifKeySyncisOff,eachnote’sLFOspeed
maystillbedifferentifyoumodulatetheFrequencybynote
number,velocity,keyscaling,orot
hernote‐specificAMS
sources.
Offset [–99...+99]
Bydefault,almostalloftheLFOwaveformsarecentered
around0,andthenswingallthewayfrom–99to+99.This
parameterletsyoushifttheLFOupanddown,sothat–for
instance–it’scenteredon50,andthenswingsfrom–49to
+149.
Forexample,let’ssaythatyou’reusinganLFOfo
rvibrato.
IftheOffsetis0,thevibratowillbecenteredonthenote’s
originalpitch,bendingitbothupanddown.
IftheOffsetis+99,ontheotherhand,thevibratowillonly
raisethepitchabovetheoriginalnote.
Offset settings and pitch change produced by vibrato
Theoneexceptiontothisisth
eGuitarwaveform,whichis
designedtoemulatebendingastringonagu itar–so thatthe
pitchonlygoesup,andnotdown.Becauseofthis,thewave‐
formiscenteredon50,andnoton0.Ofcourse,youcan
alwaysuseanegative Offset toshiftitbackdownbelow0
again!
SinceOffsetaffectstheoutputvaluesoftheLFO,it’simpor‐
tanttonotethatitaffectsthesignalaftertheShapefunction,
asshownbelow:
How the LFO signal is affected by Shape and Offset
Fade [00...99]
TheLFOcanfadeingradually,insteadofsimplystarting
immediatelyatfullstrength.Thisparameterspecifiesthe
timefromwhentheLFObeginstoplayuntilitreachesits
maximumamplitude.
IftheDelayparameterisbeingused,thenthefadewill
beginafterthedelayiscomplete.
WhenKeySyncisOff,th
efadewillapplyonlytothefirst
noteinthephrase.
LFO Fade and Delay
Delay [00...99]
Thissetsthetimefromnote‐onuntiltheLFOstarts.
When“KeySync”isOff,thedelayappliesonlytothefirst
noteofthephrase.
Frequency Modulation
Youcan usetwoalternatemodulation sources(AMS)to
adjustthespeedoftheLFO.
AMS1
Source [List of AMS Sources]
ThisselectsthefirstAMSsourcefortheLFO1’sfrequency.
ForalistofAMSsources,pleasesee“A lternateModulation
Source(AMS)”onpage 121.
NotethatyoucanuseLFO2tomodulateLFO1’sfrequency.
Intensity [–99...+99]
ThissetstheinitialamountofAMS1(Frequency).TheInt
ModAMSthenaddstothisinitialamount.
Oset = –99 Oset = 0 Oset = +99
Pitch
OsetShapeWaveform
FadeDelay
Note-on Note-o

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)