Korg PS60 User Guide

Table of Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................ 1
Main features ..........................................................................................................1
Please note before use ...........................................................................................1
PS60 Editor and PS60 Plug-In Editor operating requirements .............................1
Installation .......................................................................................... 2
Installation in Windows............................................................................................2
Installing the Korg USB-MIDI Driver ........................................................................................... 2
Installing the PS60 Editor / Plug-In Editor................................................................................... 3
Installation in Mac OS X..........................................................................................5
Setup ................................................................................................... 7
PS60 Setup.............................................................................................................7
PS60 Editor (stand-alone version) setup.................................................................7
Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7................................................................................. 7
Mac OS X.................................................................................................................................... 7
Setting up the PS60 Plug-In Editor..........................................................................8
About the PS60 Plug-In Editor .................................................................................................... 8
Using an external mixer to control the PS60’s audio signal........................................................ 9
Using your host application to control the PS60’s audio signal .................................................. 9
Host application settings .......................................................................................10
Apple – Logic Pro 9................................................................................................................... 10
Steinberg – Cubase 5.................................................................................................................11
Ableton – Live 8 ........................................................................................................................ 12
MOTU – Digital Performer 7......................................................................................................13
Digidesign – Pro Tools LE 8 ...................................................................................................... 14
Cakewalk – SONAR8/8.5.......................................................................................................... 16
Other host applications ............................................................................................................. 17
About MIDI timing...................................................................................................................... 17
Basic functions and operation........................................................ 18
Start-up .................................................................................................................18
PS60 Editor ............................................................................................................................... 18
PS60 Plug-In Editor................................................................................................................... 18
About the Preload data ............................................................................................................. 18
Items in the screen................................................................................................19
Connection indicator (KORG logo) ........................................................................................... 19
Editor operation - Performance mode ..................................................................21
Editor operation - Program edit mode ..................................................................24
Selecting pages and tabs.......................................................................................................... 26

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)