Korg PS60 Setup Guide

Verifying the functionality of the PS60 Editor (stand-alone version)
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Verifying the functionality of
the PS60 Editor (stand-alone
version)
StartupthePS60Editor(stand‐aloneversion)andverify
thatitworkscorrectly.
FordetailsonhowtosetupandstartthePS60Plug‐In
Editor,refertothe“PS60Editor/Plug‐InEditorUser’s
Guide”onpage8.
Setting up the PS60 Editor
Beforeyouverifythatthesoftwareisoperatingcorrectly,
makesurethatyou’vecompletedthefollowingsteps.
•ThePS60’sUSBconnectorisconnectedtoyour
computer’sUSBport.
•ThePS60andyourcomputerarebothpowered‐on.
•TheKorgUSB‐MIDIdriverisinstalledfortheUSB
portyou’llbeusing.
•ThePS60
Editor(stand‐aloneversion)isinstalledon
yourcomputer.
1. StartupthePS60Editor.
Windows
Inthetaskbar,clickthe[Start]buttonandthen[All
Programs].Fromthemenu,choose“KORG”–“PS60”–
“PS60Editor”tostartuptheeditor.
Alternatively,youcannavigatetothe“KORG”folder–
“PS60”folder,anddouble‐clickthe“PS60
Editor.exe”
iconlocatedthere.
The“KORG”folderwillbeinthelocationthatyou
selectedwheninstallingthesoftware.Bydefault,it
willbeinthe“ProgramFiles”folder.
Macintosh
Navigatetothe“Applications”folder–“KORG”folder–
“PS60”folder,anddoubleclickthe“PS60Editor”icon.
•Whenyoustartup,datawillbetransmitted
and
receivedbetweenthePS60andthePS60Editor.The
PS60’sdisplaywillindicate“Nowtransmitting”and
thePS60Editorwillindicate“Synchronizing...”while
thesynchronizationdataisexchanged.
2. Tosimplifythetestingprocess,selectperformanceA‐
1,whichusesSinglesettings.
TopressthePERFORMANCEBANKbuttonontheleft
sideofthePS60’spaneltoselectbankA,andthenpress
button1totheright.
3. WhenyoupressoneofthePS60’stimbreselectorON
buttons,thecorrespondingbuttonintheupper
middleareaofthePS60Editorwindowandthe
timbrefieldontheleftsidewillswitch
accordingly.
Inthesamewayasifyouclicktheeditor’sON
buttonsorthefieldstotheleft,thesettingsonthe
PS60itselfwillswitchaccordingly.
Global mode settings on the
PS60
IfthePS60doesnotfunctioncorrectlywithyour
computer,checkthefollowingsettingsonthePS60itself.
“Local Ctrl” settings
TheMIDIsoftwareonyourcomputermighthaveanEcho
BackfunctionwheremessagesthatarereceivedatMIDI
IN/USBareretransmittedwithoutchangefromMIDI
OUT/USB.
IfyourMIDIsoftware’sEchoBackisturnedonwhenthe
PS60isbi‐directionallyconnectedwithyourcomputer,
thePS60’sinternalsoundgenerator
willreceiveduplicate
messages(theinternallygeneratedmessagesaswellas
themessagesreceivedviaecho‐back),whichwillcause
problemssuchaseachnotebeingsoundedtwice.
Insuchcases,youcansolvetheproblembyturningthe
PS60’slocalcontrolsettingOffsothatthesignalrouteis
internally
disconnectedinsidethePS60.
Withthefactorysettings,thePS60’slocalcontrolsetting
(“LocalCtrl”)isturnedOn.(“PS60Owner’sManual”on
page42)
Note:WhenusingthePS60byitself,leavethelocalcontrol
setting(“LocalCtrl”)turnedOn.IfthisisOff,nosound
willbeproducedwhenyouplay
thePS60’skeyboard.
Note:ThePS60Editor/Plug‐InEditorwillautomatically
setthePS60’slocalcontrolsettingtotheappropriatestate
whenthesoftwarestartsup.
MIDI Filter “SysEx” setting
Withthefactorysettings,thePS60issetsothatitwillnot
transmitorreceivesystemexclusivemessages(“SysEx”
Off).(“PS60Owner’sManual”onpagep.43)
SincethePS60Editor/Plug‐InEditorusenumerousMIDI
systemexclusivemessagesforcommunicatingwiththe
PS60,thissettingofthePS60willautomatically
beturned
Onwhenthesoftwarestartsup.
IfyouareusingaMIDIdeviceoranapplicationother
thanthePS60Editor/Plug‐InEditoranddonotwant
systemexclusivemessagestobetransmittedandreceived
betweenitandthePS60,you’llneedtousethePS60to
manuallyturn
thissettingOn.
Ifyouperformanyofthefollowingoperationsonthe
PS60afterthePS60Editor/Plug‐InEditorhasfinished
startingup,subsequentcommunicationwillnotbe
possible.
•TurnMIDIFilter“SysEx”Off
•OnthePS60,usethe“LoadPreload”commandwith
“All”or“Global,”andloadthefactory‐set
Global
settings
IfthePS60Editor/Plug‐InEditorbecomeunableto
communicatewiththePS60,pleaseusethePS60itselfto
turntheMIDIFilter“SysEx”settingbackOn.
MIDI IN/USB
MIDI OUT/USB
OFF
ON
Tone
generator
Local
Control

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)