Korg PS60 User manual

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PS60
Parameter Guide

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About the Parameter Guide
Thisdocument(“PS60ParameterGuide”)explainsthe
parametersthatcanbequicklyeditedfromthePS60itselfor
fromthePS60Editor,inadditiontothefullparametersthat
canbeeditedonlybyfromthePS60Editor.Italsoexplains
functionsthatarespecifictotheeditor.
Explanationsofthequickparametersinthe“PS60Ownerʹs
Manual”aresimplifiedasmuchaspossible,butthisdocu‐
mentexplainsthesequickparametersingreaterdetail,
includingMIDItransmissionandreception.
*ByconnectingthePS60toyourcomputerandusingthe
PS60Editorapplication,youʹllbeabletoeditallofthe
PS60ʹsparameters(thefullparameters).
Conventions in the operation manuals
Abbreviations for the manuals: OM, PG
Inthedocumentation,referencestothemanualsareabbre‐
viatedasfollows.
OM:Owner’sManual
PG:ParameterGuide
Symbols , , , Note, Tips
Thesesymbolsrespectivelyindicateacaution,aMIDI‐
relatedexplanation,asupplementarynote,oratip.
Example screen displays
Theparametervaluesshownintheexamplescreensofthis
manualareonlyforexplanatorypurposes,andmaynot
necessarymatchthevaluesthatappearintheDisplayof
yourinstrument.
MIDI-related explanations
CC#isanabbreviationforControlChangeNumber.
InexplanationsofMIDImessages,numbersinsquare
brackets[]alwaysindicatehexadecimalnumbers.
*Allproductnamesandcompanynamesarethetrade‐
marksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespective
owners.

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Table of Contents
Performance Edit ...........................1
Panel ........................................................................ 1
Keyboard, Wheels ............................................... 2
OverView ............................................................... 3
Main Timbres ............................................................................. 3
Sub Timbres ................................................................................ 4
Timbre Param (Timbre Parameters) ............. 5
Scale .............................................................................................. 5
Timbre Mixer .............................................................................. 6
MIDI/OSC .................................................................7
Pitch/Other ..............................................................8
Tone .........................................................................9
MIDI Filter .............................................................10
MFX/EQ (Master Effect/EQ) ...........................11
MFX&EQ Routing ....................................................................11
MFX1 ...........................................................................................12
MFX2 ...........................................................................................12
EQ .................................................................................................12
UTILITY Command ............................................ 13
Program Edit ................................15
Panel ...................................................................... 15
Quick Parameters ..............................................16
Quick ..................................................................... 16
OSC Common ..........................................................................16
OSC EG/LFO .......................................................... 18
OSC1 ............................................................................................19
OSC2 ............................................................................................21
About Relative (Rel) and Absolute parameters ........... 21
Full Parameters .................................................. 22
Basic ....................................................................... 22
Program Basic ..........................................................................24
OSC/Pitch .............................................................25
OSC1 Multisample ..................................................................26
OSC1 Pitch ............................................................28
OSC2 Multisample ..................................................................30
OSC2 Pitch ................................................................................. 30
OSC Common ........................................................ 30
Pitch EG ................................................................31
Filter .......................................................................35
Filter1 ..........................................................................................37
Filter1 Modulation ................................................. 38
Filter1 LFO Mod. .................................................... 41
Filter1 EG ...............................................................42
Filter2 ..........................................................................................44
Filter2 Modulation ..................................................................44
Filter2 LFO Mod. ......................................................................44
Filter2 EG ....................................................................................44
Amp ....................................................................... 45
Amp1 Modulation ..................................................................46
Amp1 EG ...............................................................48
Amp2 Modulation ..................................................................49
Amp2 EG ....................................................................................49
LFO ......................................................................... 50
OSC1 LFO1 ...............................................................................52
OSC1 LFO2 ...............................................................................53
OSC2 LFO1 ...............................................................................53
OSC2 LFO2 ...............................................................................53
Common LFO .......................................................54
AMS Mix/C.KeyTrk (AMS Mixer/Common
Keyboard Track) ................................................ 55
OSC1 AMS Mix ........................................................................56
OSC 2 AMS Mix .......................................................................60
Common KeyTrack (Common Keyboard Track) ......61
IFX (Insert Effect) ............................................... 63
IFX ................................................................................................64
MFX/EQ (Master Effect/EQ) ........................... 65
MFX1 ...........................................................................................66
MFX2 ...........................................................................................66
EQ .................................................................................................66
UTILITY Command ........................................... 67
Global ...........................................69
Panel ...................................................................... 69
Software Setup .................................................. 69
Basic/MIDI Controllers .................................... 70
User Scale ............................................................ 75
Category .............................................................. 76
UTILITY Command ........................................... 77

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Effect Guide ................................. 79
Overview ..............................................................79
Dynamic modulation (Dmod) and Tempo Synchroniza-
tion .............................................................................................. 80
Effect I/O .................................................................................... 81
Insert Effects (IFX) ..............................................81
In/Out ......................................................................................... 81
Mixer ........................................................................................... 82
Controlling the Insert Effects via MIDI ............................ 82
Master Effects (MFX1, 2) ..................................82
In/Out ......................................................................................... 82
Mixer ........................................................................................... 82
EQ ............................................................................82
IFX (Insert effects) List ......................................83
000: No Effect ........................................................................... 83
001: St.Comp (Stereo Compressor) .................................. 83
002: Red Comp ........................................................................ 83
004: MulLimitr (Multiband Limiter) .................................. 85
005: St.MstLmt (Stereo Mastering Limiter) ................... 85
006: St.Gate (Stereo Gate) ................................................... 85
007: St.P4EQ (Stereo Parametric 4-Band EQ) ................ 86
008: St.G7EQ (Stereo Graphic 7-Band EQ) ..................... 87
009: St.Excitr (Stereo Exciter) ............................................. 87
010: St.Isolat (Stereo Isolator) ............................................ 88
011: St. Wah (Stereo Wah/Auto Wah) ............................. 88
012: St.VtgWah (Stereo Vintage/Custom Wah) ........... 89
013: VOX Wah .......................................................................... 90
014: St.RndFlt (Stereo Random Filter) ............................. 90
016: St.SubOsc (Stereo Sub Oscillator) ........................... 92
017: Talk Mod (Talking Modulator) .................................. 92
018: St.Decimt (Stereo Decimator) .................................. 93
019: St. Record (Stereo Analog Record) ......................... 94
020: OD Wah (Overdrive/Hi.Gain Wah) .......................... 94
021: St.Gt Cab (Stereo Guitar Cabinet) ........................... 95
022: St.Bs Cab (Stereo Bass Cabinet) ............................... 96
025: TrebleBST (Treble Booster) ........................................ 97
026: Tube Pre (Tube PreAmp Modeling) ....................... 98
027: St.TubPre (Stereo Tube PreAmp Modeling) ........ 98
028: Mic Model (Mic Modeling + PreAmp) ................... 98
029: Stereo Phaser ................................................................. 99
030: Small Phs (Small Phaser) ............................................ 99
031: OrangePhs (Orange Phaser) ...................................100
032: BlackPhsr (Black Phaser) ...........................................100
033: U-VIBE .............................................................................100
034: St.RndPhs (Stereo Random Phaser) .....................100
035: St.EnvPhs (Stereo Envelope Phaser) ....................101
036: 2Vo.Reso (2-Voice Resonator) ................................101
037: St.Tremlo (Stereo Tremolo) .....................................102
038: TEX Treml (TEXTREM) ................................................103
040: St.AutPan (Stereo Auto Pan) ...................................104
041: St.PhsTrm (Stereo Phaser + Tremolo) ..................104
042: St.Ring M (Stereo Ring Modulator) .......................105
043: P4EQ-Xctr (Parametric 4-Band EQ - Exciter) ......106
045: P4EQ-Phaser (Parametric 4-Band EQ - Phaser) .107
046: Comp-Wah (Compressor - Wah/Auto Wah) ......107
047: Comp-Amp (Compressor - Amp Simulation) ...108
049: Comp-P4EQ (Compressor - Parametric 4-Band EQ)
109
052: Limtr-Phsr (Limiter - Phaser) ...................................110
053: Xctr-Comp (Exciter - Compressor) ........................111
058: Wah-Amp (Wah - Amp Simulation) ......................113
060: Deci-Comp (Decimator - Compressor) ...............114
061: Amp-Trml (Amp Simulation- Tremolo) ...............115
063: Rotary SP (Rotary Speaker) ......................................116
MFX1 (Mod.)
(Master Effect1–Modulation) List ............. 117
No Effect ..................................................................................117
St.Chorus (Stereo Chorus) .................................................117
St.Flange (Stereo Flanger) .................................................117
Vntg.Cho/Flg (Vintage Chorus/Flanger) ......................117
St.Phaser (Stereo Phaser) ..................................................118
MFX2 (Rvb/Dly)
(Master Effect2–Revreb/Delay) List ......... 119
No Effect ..................................................................................119
Hall .............................................................................................119
Plate ..........................................................................................119
Room ........................................................................................119
Delay .........................................................................................119
EQ (Equalizer) .................................................. 120
EQ ...............................................................................................120
Appendices ............................... 121
Alternate Modulation Source (AMS) ....... 121
Alternate Modulation Overview .....................................121
AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) List .....................121
Alternate Modulation settings ........................................122
Dynamic Modulation Source (Dmod) ..... 127
Foot Switch Assign ........................................ 128
Foot Pedal Assign .......................................... 129
MIDI transmission when the PS60’s control-
lers are used ..................................................... 130
PS60 and MIDI CCs ......................................... 131
Responses to standard MIDI controllers ......................131
Parameters controlled by MIDI CCs #70-79 ................133
MIDI applications ........................................... 134
About MIDI .............................................................................134
Settings when connected to a MIDI device or computer
134
Messages transmitted and received by the PS60 .....134
MIDI Implementation ................................... 140

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Performance Edit
Panel
TheupperpartofthePS60Editorpanelsimulatesthemain
buttonsandknobsofthePS60ʹsownfrontpanel.
Mode Select, Utility
Mode button [PERF, PROG EDIT, GLOB]
Toselectamode,clickthebuttonforthemodethatyou
wanttoedit.
PERF:Performance,PerformanceEdit
PROGEDIT:ProgramEdit
GLOB:Global
UTILITY [See Utility Command]
Hereyoucanperformusefulcommandsthatareapplicable
toeachmode.Pleasesee“UTILITYCommand”onpage 13.
Display
Performance Select [A-1...D-5: Name]
Thedisplayshowstheperformancebankandname.When
youclickthis,abrowserwillappear,allowingyoutoselect
aperformancefromthelist.ClicktheOKbuttontoloadthe
performance.Youcanalsoswitchperformancesbyclicking
thesymbolsshowntotherightofthename.
Tempo [040.00...300.00]
Thetempoisshowninthelowerrightsideofthedisplay.To
changethetemposetting,clickthevaluetohighlightit,and
thenenteravaluefromthekeyboard.
Performance Controls
Easy Setup [VOLUME, OCTAVE, MOD SEND,
REV/DLY SEND]
Hereyoucanspecifythefunctionthatwillbecontrolledby
eachtimbreʹsknob.
Timbre Control Knobs
UsetheseknobstoadjusttheselectedEasySetupparameter
foreachtimbre.
Volume[000...127](page3)
Octave[‐5...+5](page3)
Send1(Mod.)[000...127](page4)
Send2(Rev)[000...127](page4)
Timbre On buttons [On, Off]
Thesebuttonsselectthetimbre(s)thatwillplay.Abutton
willalternateon/offeachtimethatyouclickit.
Note:ThesebehavedifferentlyfromthetimbreONbuttons
ofthePS60itself.
Split Setting
Split Setting [OFF, MAIN LOWER,
MAIN UPPER]
ThisspecifiestheSplitsetting.
MAINLOWERThemaintimbrewillbeassignedtothe
lowerregion,andthesubtimbrewillbeassignedtothe
upperregion.
MAINUPPERThemaintimbrewillbeassignedtothe
upperregion,andthesubtimbrewillbeassignedtothe
lowerregion.
ChooseeitherMAINLOWERorMAINUPPER,useʺCTRLʺ
tochooseeitherMAINorSUB,andthenusetheTimbreOn
buttonstoselectthetimbresthatyouwanttoplay.
OFF:Thesubtimbrewillbeoff.Thesubtimbresettingswill
stillberememberedevenifyoupressthisbuttonafter
adjustingSplitsettings.
CTRL (Control) [MAIN, SUB]
WhenusingSplitsettings,thisselectswhichtimbrewillbe
controlled;themaintimbreorthesubtimbre.Chooseeither
mainorsubasthetimbrethatyouwanttoselectorcontrol
usingEasySetup.YoucanʹtchooseSUBiftheSplitSettingis
off.
Modulation
MOD TYPE button [No Effect, Stereo Chorus,
Stereo Flanger, Vintage Cho/Flg, Stereo Phaser]
Thisselectsthemodulationeffecttype(page117).
IfyouselectNoEffect,theoutputofthemastereffectwillbe
muted.
RATE knob [0.02...10.00]
DEPTH knob [0...100]
FB (FEEDBACK) knob [0...100]
Theseparametersadjusttheeffect.
Reverb/Delay
REVERB/DELAY TYPE button [No Effect, Hall,
Plate, Room, Delay]
Thisselectsthereverb/delayeffecttype(page117).
IfyouselectNoEffect,theoutputofthemastereffectwillbe
muted.
TIME knob [ 0.1...10.00, 0.1...10.00, 0.1...3.0, 0...549 ]
LEVEL knob [0...100]
FB (FEEDBACK) knob [0...100]
Theseparametersadjusttheeffect.

Performance Edit
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EQ
BASS knob [-18.0...+18.0]
MID knob [-18.0...+18.0]
TREBLE knob [-18.0...+18.0]
Theseparametersadjustthegainofthebass,mid,andtreble
(high)bands(page120).
Keyboard, Wheels
Thisareashowsan88‐notekeyboard,apitchbendwheel,
andamodulationwheel.
Youcanplaythesoundsbyclickingthekeyboard.Dragging
acrossthekeyboardtoleftorrightwillproduceaglissando.
Youcanusethepitchbendwheelandmodulationwheelby
movingthemupordown.

OverView Main Timbres
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OverView
Inthisarea,youcanturnon/offeachtimbreoftheselected
performance,selectprograms,andeditthesettingsforEasy
Setup,mastereffect,andEQ.
Main Timbres
Hereyoucanadjustthesettingsforthemaintimbres
A.PIANO–SYNTH.
Timbre
Timbre On [On, Off]
Turnthebuttonon(highlighted)forthetimbresthatyou
wanttoenable.ThissettingislinkedwithTimbreOnbut‐
tonsonthepanel.
Program Select [001...]
Hereyoucanselecttheprogramusedbyeachtimbre.Click
ʺProgramSelect,ʺandchooseaprogram(banknumberand
name)fromthemenuthatappears.
YoucanuseSUBCATEGORYtocategorizetheprograms.
WhenyouselectaPerformanceonthePS60,aMIDI
programchangefortheselectedperformancenumber
willbetransmittedontheglobalMIDIChannel(page
72).
Atthesametime,bankselect,programchange,and
volume(CC#7)messageswillbetransmittedonthe
MIDIchannelspecifiedforeachtimbrewhoseStatus
(page7)issettoEXTorEX2.However,thesemessages
willnotbetransmittedfortimbresthataresettothe
sameMIDIchannelastheglobalMIDIchannel.
Inthiscase,EX2timbreswillshowthe“Program”Bank
as“–”,andwilltransmitthebanknumberthatwas
specifiedinBankSelect(WhenStatus=EX2)(page7).
WhenyouplayonthePS60keyboardandcontrollers,
MIDImessagesaretransmittedontheglobalMIDI
channel.Atthesametime,timbreswhoseStatusisset
toEXTorEX2willtransmitthesamemessagesontheir
ownMIDIchannel.
IfthereceivedprogramchangehasthesameMIDI
channelastheglobalMIDIchannel,theperformance
willchange.
Octave [-5...+0...+5]
Thisshiftsthepitchofthetimbreinstepsofoneoctave.
Volume [000...127]
Adjuststhevolumeofeachtimbre1–16.
Note:YoucanuseEasySetupVolumetocontrolthisparam‐
eter.
Thevolumeofeachtimbreisdeterminedbymultiply‐
ingthisvolumevaluewiththeMIDIvolume(CC#7)
andexpression(CC#11).
IfStatus(page7)hasbeensettoINT,incomingMIDI
CC#7orCC#11messageswillcontrolthevolumeofa
timbre.(Howeverthesemessageswillnotaffecttheset‐
tingofthisparameter.)
IfStatusisEXTorEX2,thevalueofthisparameterwill
betransmittedasMIDICC#7whentheperformanceis
changed.Howeverthiswillnotbetransmittedbya
timbrethatissettothesameMIDIchannelasthe

Performance Edit
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globalMIDIchannel.Thismessageistransmittedon
theMIDIChannel(page7)specifiedforeachtimbre.
IFX [Name]
Thisindicatestheprogramʹsinserteffect.(Theprogramof
theSTRINGStimbredoesnothaveaninserteffect.)
Note:Youcanʹteditthissettinghere.Youcanadjustsettings
intheProgramEditsection(page63).
Send1 (Mod) [000...127]
Send2 (Rev) [000...127]
Foreachtimbre,theseparameterssetthesendleveltomas‐
tereffects1and2.
ControlchangeCC#93canbeusedtocontroltheSend
1level,andCC#91tocontroltheSend2,andmodify
theirrespectivesettings.Thesemessageswillbe
receivedontheMIDIchannel(page7)specifiedfor
eachtimbre.
MFX1 (Mod.)
MFX1 On/Off [Off, On]
Switchesthemastereffect1on/off.Whenoff,theoutput
willbemuted.Thiswillalternatebetweenonandoffeach
timeitispressed.
Separatelyfromthesettingshere,youcanusecontrol
change#94toturnmastereffects1and2off.Avalueof
0turnsthemoff,andvaluesof1–127restoretheorigi‐
nalsetting.TheglobalMIDIchannelspecifiedby
“MIDIChannel”(page72)isusedforthismessage.
Type [No Effect, Stereo Chorus, Stereo Flanger,
Vintage Chorus/Franger, Stereo Phaser]
Thisselectstheeffecttypeformastereffect1.
Whenyouclicktheeffectname,alistwillappear,allowing
youtochooseaneffectfromthelist.
Rate [0.02...10.00]
Depth [0...100]
Feedback [0...100]
Theseparametersadjusttheeffect(page117).
MFX2 (Rev/Dly)
MFX2 On/Off [Off, On]
()“MFX1On/Off”)
Type [No Effect, Hall, Plate, Room, Delay]
Thisselectstheeffecttypeformastereffect2.
Whenyouclicktheeffectname,alistwillappear,allowing
youtochooseaneffectfromthelist.
Time [sec] [ 0.1...10.00, 0.1...10.00, 0.1...3.0, 0...549 ]
Level [0...100]
Feedback [0...100]
Theseparametersadjusttheeffect(page119).
EQ
Bass [-18.0...+18.0]
Mid [-18.0...+18.0]
Treble [-18.0...+18.0]
Theseparametersadjustthegainoftheequalizerʹsbass,
mid,andtreble(high)bands(page120).
SplitPoint
SplitPoint [C#2...C7]
Thisspecifiesthesplitpoint.Thissettingisvalidonlyif
Splitison.
Tips:ToadjustthissettingonthePS60itself,pressthe
LOWERbuttonandUPPERbutton,andthenpressthekey
thatyouwanttospecifyasthesplitpoint.Thekeyyoupress
willbethelowestkeyoftheupperregion.
Sub Timbres
HereyoucanadjustsettingsforthesubtimbresA.PIANO–
SYNTH.()“MainTimbres”onpage 3)

Timbre Param (Timbre Parameters) Scale
5
Timbre Param (Timbre Parameters)
Scale
Thisspecifiesthescaleusedbytheperformance.
Separatelyfromthissetting,youcanchoosetheʺScaleʺset‐
tingofeachtimbreʹsprogramtakepriorityifdesired.
Type [Equal Temperament...User Octave Scale 03]
Thisselectsthebasicscalefortheperformance.
Notethatformanyofthescales,thesettingoftheKey
parameter,below,isveryimportant.
EqualTemperament:Thisisthemostwidelyusedscaleby
far,inwhicheachsemitonestepisspacedatequalpitch
intervals.
EqualTemperamentallowseasymodulation,sothata
chordprogressionplayedinthekeyofCsoundsroughly
thesameasthesameprogressionplayedinF#.Sacrificed,
however,issomeofthepurityofindividualintervals
offeredbythescalesbelow.
PureMajor:Inthistemperament,majorchordsofthe
selectedkeywillbeperfectlyintune.
PureMinor:Inthistemperament,minorchordsofthe
selectedkeywillbeperfectlyintune.
Arabic:Thisscaleincludesthequarter‐toneintervalsused
inArabicmusic.
Pythagoras:ThisscaleisbasedonancientGreekmusicthe‐
ory,andisespeciallyeffectiveforplayingmelodies.Itpro‐
ducescompletelypurefifths,withoneexception,atthe
expenseofdetuningotherintervals–thirdsinparticular.
AsmuchasPythagorasmighthavelikedtodoso,it’snot
possibletomakeallthefifthspurewhilealsokeepingthe
octaveintune.Forthesakeoftheoctave,oneofthefifths–
theintervalfromthesharpfourthdegreetothesharpfirst
degree–ismadequiteflat.
Werkmeister(WerkmeisterIII):Thisscalewasoneofthe
manytemperamentsystemsdevelopedtowardstheendof
theBaroqueperiod.These“Well‐Tempered”tuningswere
aimedatallowingrelativelyfreetransposition–although
you’llstillnoticethatthedifferentkeysmaintaintheirown
distinctcharacteristics,unlikeEqualTemperament.
J.S.Bachwasreferringtothesenewscalesinhistitle,“The
Well‐TemperedClavier.”Assuch,thisgroupareparticu‐
larlyappropriateforlatebaroqueorganandharpsichord
music.
Kirnberger(KirnbergerIII):Thisisasecond“Well‐Tem‐
pered”tuning,datingfromtheearly18thcentury.
Slendro:ThisisanIndonesiangamelanscale,withfive
notesperoctave.
WhenKeyissettoC,usetheC,D,F,GandAnotes.Other
keyswillplaythenormalequal‐temperedpitches.
Pelog:ThisisanotherIndonesiangamelanscale,withseven
notesperoctave.
WhenKeyissettoC,usethewhitekeys.Theblackkeys
willplaytheequaltemperedpitches.
Stretch:Thistuningisusedforacousticpianos.
UserAllNotesScale:Thisisauser‐programmedscalewith
differentsettingsforall128MIDInotes.Youcansetupthis
scaleinGlobalmode(page75).
UserOctaveScale00–03:Theseareuser‐programmed
scaleswithsettingsforeachofthe12notesinanoctave.You
cansetthemupinGlobalmode(page75).

Performance Edit
6
UseEqualTemperamentforprogramswhosemulti‐
sample(ʺMultisampleselect,ʺpage25)issettomono:
0002,00003,0006,0007,0009,Stereo:0001,or0003(i.e.,
thepreloadprograms13:SoloStretchGrand–15:SoloS‐
tretchClassic).
Key (Scale Key) [C...B]
Thisselectsthekeyofthespecifiedscale.
ThissettingdoesnotapplytotheEqualTemperament,
Stretch,andUserAllNotesscales.
Ifyou’reusingascaleotherthanEqualTemperament,
theperformanceoftheselectedscaleandtheKeyset‐
tingmayskewthetuningofthenote.Forexample,A
abovemiddleCmightbecome442Hz,insteadofthe
normal440Hz.YoucanusetheGlobalMode’sMaster
Tune(page70)parametertocorrectthis,ifnecessary.
Random [0...7]
Thisparametercreatesrandomvariationsinpitchforeach
note.Atthedefaultvalueof0,pitchwillbecompletelysta‐
ble;highervaluescreatemorerandomization.
Thisparameterishandyforsimulatinginstrumentsthat
havenaturalpitchinstabilities,suchasanalogsynths,tape‐
mechanismorgansoracousticinstruments.
Timbre Mixer
Main Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):
Sub Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):
Youcansetthepan,andvolumeforeachoftheTimbres.
Pan
Pan (Pre) [RND, L001...C064...R127]
Thisspecifiesthepanofeachtimbre.
L001…C064…R127:AsettingofL001isfarleftandR127is
farright.AsettingofC064willreproducethepansettingof
theProgramEditmode.
Thispansettingislocatedimmediatelybeforetheinsert
effect.Thismeansthatifyouselectamonoeffectforthe
inserteffect,thispansettingwillbeignored.Inthiscase,use
ʺPan(Post)ʺtoadjustthepanfollowingtheinserteffect.For
programsoftheSTRINGStimbre,onlythisʺPan(Pre)ʺset‐
tingcanbeused;theywillnotbeaffectedbyaninserteffect
()“Mixer”onpage 82).
RND:Theoscillatorpanwillchangerandomlyateachnote‐
on.
IfStatus(page7)issettoINT,CC#10(pan)messages
canbereceivedtocontrolthesetting.CC#10valuesof0
or1willplacethesoundatthefarleft,64atcenter,and
127atthefarright.(excludeRND)Pansettingscanbe
controlledbymessagesreceivedonthe“MIDIChan‐
nel”(page7).
Pan (Pre) [RND, L001...C064...R127]
Thisspecifiesthepanfollowingtheinserteffect.
TheSTRINGStimbredoesnothavethisparameter.
ThisparameteriscontrolledbyCC#8.Controlmes‐
sagesarereceivedonthechannelspecifiedbyeachtim‐
breʹsʺMIDICh(MIDIChannel).ʺSincethemaintimbre
andsubtimbreofthesamecategoryusethesameʺPan
(Post)ʺsetting,thisparametercanbecontrolledonthe
ʺMIDICh(MIDIChannel)ʺofbothmainandsubtim‐
bres.
Send
Modulation [000...127]
Reverb/Delay [000...127]
(“Send1(Mod)”,“Send2(Rev)”onpage 4)
A.PIANO
IFX
Pan(Pre) CC#10 Pan(Post) CC#8
E.PIANO
IFX
ORGAN
IFX
BRASS
IFX
STRINGS
IFX
OSC1:
Amp1 Pan=L001
OSC2:
Amp2 Pan=R127
Left Center Right
Pan (CC#10)
C064
Left Center Right
L032
L001
R096
R127
Left Center Right
Left Center Right
OSC1 OSC2 OSC1 OSC2 OSC1:
Amp1 Pan=L032
OSC2:
Amp2 Pan=R096
Pan (CC#10)
C064
L032
L001
R096
R127
OSC1:
Amp1 Pan=C064
OSC2:
Amp2 Pan=C064
Left Center Right
Pan (CC#10)
C064
Left Center Right
L032
L001
R096
R127
OSC1 OSC2

Timbre Param (Timbre Parameters) MIDI/OSC
7
MIDI/OSC
Main Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):
Sub Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):
HereyoucanadjustsettingsforeachtimbreʹsMIDItrans‐
missionstatus,channel,andoscillatormode.
MIDI
Status [INT, EXT, EX2]
ThisparametersetswhethertheTimbrecontrolstheinter‐
nalsounds,orexternalMIDIdevices.
INT:Thetimbrewillsound,andwillalsosoundinresponse
toMIDImessagesfromanexternalMIDIdevice.MIDIdata
willnotbetransmitted.
EXT:Thetimbrewillnotsoundevenifitreceivesmessages
fromacontroller,butMIDIdatawillbetransmittedtoexter‐
naldevices.
EX2:The“BankSelect(WhenStatus=EX2)”(settableonly
viatheeditor,page7)LSBvalueandMSBvaluewillbe
used.InsteadoftheA–Dbanknumbersthatcanbeselected
fromthePS60itself,thebanknumberspecifiedfor“Bank
Select”willbetransmittedviaMIDI.Otheraspectsarethe
sameasforEXT.
TheʺProgramSelectʺindicationshownonthePS60itselffor
performanceandperformanceeditmodeswillchangeas
followsaccordingtotheʺStatusʺsetting.Theillustration
shownhereisforaperformance.
"Status" INT
Timbre category
Index number: program name
"Status" EXT
Timbre's MIDI channel
Program's bank number: program name
"Status" EX2
Timbre's MIDI channel
Program change number: [MSB/LSB]
MIDI Ch. (MIDI Channel) [01...16, Gch]
ThisparameterallowsyoutosettheMIDItransmit/receive
channelforeachtimbre.
Gch:Thetimbrewillusethechannelthathasbeenselected
astheglobalMIDIChannel(page72).
WhenStatusisINT,MIDImessageswillbereceivedonthe
channelthatyouspecifyhere.Ifthissettingisthesameas
theglobalMIDIchannel,theinternaltonegeneratorwill
soundaccordingtotheinternalsettings.IfthisissettoEXT
orEX2,playingthePS60willtransmitMIDImessageson
theMIDIchannelthatʹsspecifiedhere.(Messageswillalso
betransmittedsimultaneouslyontheglobalMIDIchannel.)
Ifasetting01–16matchestheglobalMIDIchannel,“G”is
shownattheright.
Bank MSB [000..127]
Bank LSB [000..127]
Thisspecifiesthebanknumberthatistransmittedwhen
ʺStatusʺisEX2.TheupperlineistheMSBandthelowerline
istheLSB.ThissettingisignoredifʺStatusʺisotherthan
EX2.
OSC
Force OSC Mode [PRG, Poly, Mono, LGT]
ThisletsyouoverridetheProgram’sstoredVoiceAssign
Modesettings,ifdesired.
PRG:TheProgram’sstored“VoiceAssignMode”(page16)
settingswillbeused.
Poly:Thetimbrewillplaypolyphonically,regardlessofthe
Program’ssettings.
Mono:Thetimbrewillplaymonophonically,regardlessof
theProgram’ssettings.
Legt(Legato):Thetimbrewillsoundmonophonically,and
willplaylegatoaccordingtotheProgram’ssetting.
MIDI IN/
USB B
INT
MIDI OUT/
USB B
EXT, EX2
Tone
generator

Performance Edit
8
WiththeMNorLGTsettings,theProgram’ssettingwill
determinethepriorityofthenotethatsoundswhenyou
playtwoormorenotes.
OSC Select [BTH, OSC1, OSC2]
Thisparameterspecifieswhetherthetimbre’sprogramwill
playOSC1,OSC2,orboth.
Forprogramswhose“OscillatorMode”isDouble,thisset‐
tingletsyouspecifythatonlyOSC1orOSC2willsound.
BTH(Both):OSC1and2willsoundasspecifiedbytheset‐
tingsoftheprogram.
OS1:OnlyOSC1willsound.
OS2:OnlyOSC2willsound.Programswillnotsoundif
OscillatorModeissettoSingleorDrums.
Portamento [PRG, Off, 001...127]
Thisparameterallowsyoutoselectportamentosettingsfor
eachtimbre.
PRG:Portamentowillbeappliedasspecifiedbythepro‐
gramsettings.
Off:Portamentowillbeoff,eveniftheoriginalprogramset‐
tingsspecifiedPortamentotobeon.
001…127:Portamentowillbeappliedwiththeportamento
timeyouspecifyhere,evenifitisturnedoffbytheprogram
settings.
Ifthe“Status”(page7)issettoINT,CC#05(porta‐
mentotime)andCC#65(portamentoswitch)messages
willbereceivedandwillcontrolandchangetheseset‐
tings.(IfthesettingisPRG,CC#05,portamentotime
willnotbereceived.)Thesemessageswillbereceived
ontheMIDIchannelspecifiedforeachtimbrebyMIDI
Channel(page7).
Pitch/Other
Main Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):
Sub Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):
Hereyoucanadjustpitchandscalesettingsforeachtimbre.
Pitch
Transpose [–60...+00...+60]
Thisparameteradjuststhepitchofeachtimbreinsemitone
steps.12unitsequaloneoctave.
When“Status”isINT,thisparameterwillaffectthe
pitchessoundedbythePS60.When“Status”isEXT,
thisparameterwillaffectthenotenumbersoftheMIDI
notemessagesthataretransmitted.Forexampleifyou
createsettingsof+04and+07respectivelyfortwotim‐
bresthataresettoEXT,playingtheCkeywilltransmit
aCnotenumberontheglobalMIDIchannel,andatthe
sametimewillalsotransmitEandGnotenumberson
theMIDIchannelsofthosetimbres.
Detune [–1200...+0000...+1200]
Thisparameteradjuststhepitchofeachtimbreinone‐centunits.
+0000:Normalpitch.
TransposeandDetunecanbecontrolledbyreceiving
MIDIRPNmessages.ReceivedMIDIRPNCoarseTune
messageswillcontrolTranspose,andFineTunemes‐
sageswillcontrolDetune.
Bend Range [PRG, –24...+00...+24]
Specifiesthemaximumamountofpitchchange(insemi‐
tones)thatwilloccurwhenthepitchbenderisused.
PRG:Thepitchrangespecifiedbytheprogramwillbe
used.
–24…+24:Thissettingwillbeusedregardlessofthesetting
intheprogram.
TheMIDIRPNPitchBendChangemessagecanbe
receivedtocontrolthisandchangethesetting.(How‐
everitwillnotbereceivedifthisparameterissetto
PRG.)ThismessageisreceivedontheMIDIchannelfor
eachtimbresetbyMIDIChannel(page7).
Pitch
Use Prog Scale [Off, On]
AtimbrecanusethescalethatisspecifiedbyScale(page22).
On:Thescalespecifiedbytheprogramwillbeused.
Off:Thescalespecifiedby“Type”(page7)willbeused.

Timbre Param (Timbre Parameters) Tone
9
Tone
Main Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):
Sub Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):
Hereyoucanadjustthesoundofeachtimbreʹsprogram.
Thesesettingsaresavedineachperformance,anddonot
affecttheoriginalprograms.
About the Tone parameters
TheToneparametersofaperformancehavethefollowing
characteristics.
•TheyallowyoutoeditsomeoftheToneparametersof
theprogramselectedforthetimbre.
•Theycanbesetindividuallyfortimbres1–16.
•AlloftheToneparametersareRelativeparameters.
ParametersthatareinterrelatedwithspecificMIDICC
messagesarefollowedbyanindicationsuchas
“(CC#74).”
FormoreaboutRelativeparameters,referto“Relative(Rel)
andAbsoluteparameters”(page21)
Saving your edits of Relative parameters
ThewaythatRelativeandAbsoluteparametersaresaved
willdifferinProgramEditmode,butinPerformancemode
therearenodifferencesinhowtheseparametersaresaved.
Thechangesyoumakearesavedintheperformance,and
willnotaffecttheoriginalprograms.
Filter/Amp
Hereyoucanadjustsettingsforthefilterandampofthe
programforeachofthetimbres.
Cutoff (Filter Cutoff) [–99...+99 (Rel, CC#74)]
Thisscalesthecutofffrequencyofallofthefiltersatonce.It
affectsbothFiltersAandB.
Resonance (Filter Resonance)
[–99...+99 (Rel, CC#71)]
Thisscalestheresonanceofallofthefiltersatonce.Itaffects
bothFiltersAandB.
Filt EG Int (Filter EG Intensity)
[–99...+99 (Rel, CC#79)]
ThisscalestheeffectoftheFilterEGonthecutofffrequency.
ItaffectsFiltersAandBsimultaneously.
‐99meansnomodulation.+99meansmaximum.Modula‐
tionisinthesamedirection,positiveornegative,asthe
originalProgram.Forinstance,iftheoriginalProgram’s
“EGIntensity”wassetto‐25,thensettingthisparameterto
+99movesthe“EGIntensity”to‐99.
AmpVel Int (AmpVelocity Intensity)
[–99...+99 (Rel)]
ThisscalestheeffectofvelocityontheAmplevel.
‐99removesthevelocitymodulationentirely.+99means
maximummodulationinthesamedirection,positiveor
negative,astheoriginalProgram.
Filter/Amp EG
HereyoucanadjustsettingsforthefilterEGandampEGof
theprogramforeachofthetimbres.
Attack (Filter/Amp EG Attack Time)
[–99...+99 (Rel, CC#73)]
ThisscalestheattacktimesoftheFilterandAmpEGs,along
withotherrelatedparameters.
Whenthevalueis+1ormore,thisalsoaffectstheAmpEG’s
StartandAttackLevels,StartLevelAMS,andAttackTime
AMS.
Betweenvaluesof+1and+25,theStartLevel,StartLevel
AMS,andAttackTimeAMSwillchangefromtheirpro‐
grammedvaluesto0.Overthesamerange,theAttackLevel
willchangefromitsprogrammedvalueto99.(“AMS(Alter‐
nateModulationSource)”page28)
Decay (Filter/Amp EG Decay Time)
[–99...+99 (Rel, CC#75)]
ThisscalesthedecayandslopetimesoftheFilterandAmp
EGs.
Sustain (Filter/Amp EG Sustain Level )
[–99...+99 (Rel, CC#70)]
ThisscalesthesustainlevelsoftheFilterandAmpEGs.
Release (Filter/Amp EG Release Time)
[–99...+99 (Rel, CC#72)]
ThisscalesthereleasetimesoftheFilterandAmpEGs.

Performance Edit
10
MIDI Filter
Main Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):
Sub Timbres (A. Piano–Synth):
ThesesettingsallowyoutoapplyfilterstotheMIDIdata
thatwillbetransmittedandreceivedbyeachtimbres.For
exampleeveniftwotimbresarebeingplayedbythesame
MIDIchannel,youcanadjustthesettingssothatthe
damperpedalwillapplytoonebutnottheother.
On:TransmissionandreceptionofMIDIdataisenabled.
If“Status”(page7)issettoINT,effectsthatpertaintothis
settingthatareturnedOnwillapplytothetimbreʹspro‐
gramwhenyouusethePS60ʹscontrollersorwhenMIDI
dataisreceived.(TheEffectDynamicModulationfunction
isnotaffectedbythesesettings.)
WiththeEXTorEX2setting,thecorrespondingMIDIdata
willbetransmittedonthechannelofthattimbrewhenyou
usethePS60ʹscontrollers.MIDItransmit/receivesettingsfor
theentirePS60aremadeinGlobalmode“MIDIFilter”
(page73).
MIDIfilteringforcontrollerswhosefunctionisuser‐assign‐
able(thefootswitchorfootpedal)willapplyifthatMIDI
controlchangeisassignedtothecontroller.Ifyouassignthe
samecontrolchangeasthedamperorjoystick,thedamper
orjoysticksettingwilltakepriority.Ifthesamecontrol
changeisassignedtomorethanonecontroller,turningOn
justoneofthemwillenablethatcontrolchange.
Off:TransmissionandreceptionofMIDIdataisdisabled.
Note:MIDICC#=MIDIcontrolchangemessagenumbers.
Program Change [Off, On]
SpecifieswhetherornotMIDIprogramchangemessages
willbetransmittedandreceived.
Damper [Off, On]
SpecifieswhetherornotMIDICC#64hold(damperpedal)
messageswillbetransmittedandreceived.
Portamento SW [Off, On]
SpecifieswhetherornotMIDICC#65portamentoon/off
messageswillbetransmittedandreceived.
JS X as AMS [Off, On]
SpecifieswhetherornotMIDIpitchbendmessages(theX
axisofthejoystick)willbereceivedtocontroltheAMS
effectassignedtoJSX.(ThisisnotafilterforMIDIpitch
bendmessagereception.)
JS+Y [Off, On]
SpecifieswhetherMIDICC#1(the+Yaxisofthejoystick)
willbetransmittedandreceived.
JS–Y [Off, On]
SpecifieswhetherMIDICC#2(the–Yaxisofthejoystick)
willbetransmittedandreceived.
Ribbon (CC#16) [Off, On]
SpecifieswhetherornotMIDICC#16willbetransmittedor
received.
Foot SW [Off, On]
Specifieswhetherornottheeffectoftheassignableswitch
willbetransmittedandreceived.Thefunctionisassignedin
Global:Basic/MIDIControllerspage.
ThisfiltersettingisvalidwhenaMIDIcontrolchangeis
assigned.
Foot Pedal [Off, On]
Specifieswhetherornottheeffectoftheassignablepedal
willbetransmittedandreceived.Thefunctionisassignedin
Global:Basic/MIDIControllerspage.
ThisfiltersettingisvalidwhenaMIDIcontrolchangeis
assigned.
Other CC [Off, On]
SpecifieswhetherornotMIDIcontrolmessagesnotcovered
intheprecedingitemsMIDIFilterwillbetransmittedand
received.

MFX/EQ (Master Effect/EQ) MFX&EQ Routing
11
MFX/EQ (Master Effect/EQ)
Onthispageyoucanadjustthesettingsforthemaster
effects.Thesesettingsconsistmainlyofthefollowing.
•Specifytheroutingforthemastereffects.
• Selecttheeffecttypeforthemastereffects,andeditthe
effectparameters.
•Turneacheffecton/off.
•EditthereturnleveltotheL/Rbusforthemastereffect
outputs.
TheIFXandMFX/EQtabpagesallowyoutoeditallofthe
effectparametersthatcannotbeeditedfromthePS60itself.
Parameternamesshowninpurplearetheeffectparameters
thatcanbeeditedfromthePS60.
MFX&EQ Routing
MFX1, MFX2:
Themastereffectsdonotoutputanydirect(Dry)sound.
ThereturnlevelsettingsʺReturn1ʺandʺReturn2ʺadjust
theamountofeffectsound(Wet)thatisreturnedtotheL/R
busandmixedwiththeL/Rbussignal.
Themastereffectinput/outputisstereo‐in/stereo‐out,but
theoutputmaybemonauraldependingonthetypeofeffect
youselect.
On/Off [Off, On]
()“MFX1On/Off”onpage 4)
MFX1 [No Effect, Stereo Chorus, Stereo Flanger,
Vintage Cho/Flg, Stereo Phaser]
MFX2 [No Effect, Hall, Plate, Room, Delay]
Theseselecttheeffecttypeforeachmastereffect(pages117,
119).Clicktheeffecttype,andchoosefromthelistthat
appears.
IfyouchooseNoEffect,theoutputfromthemastereffect
willbemuted.
Return 1 [000...127]
Return 2 [000...127]
Thesespecifiesthereturnlevelfromthemastereffecttothe
L/Rbus(afterwhichitpassesthroughEQ,andissentfrom
OUTPUTL/MONOandR).
Chain
Mastern FX Chain [Off, On]
On:Mastereffects1and2willbeconnectedinseries,inthe
orderofmastereffect1→ mastereffect2.
Chain Level [000...127]
WhenchainisOn,thissetsthelevelatwhichthesoundis
sentfromthefirstmastereffecttothenextmastereffect.

Performance Edit
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MFX1
Hereyoucansettheeffectparametersforthemastereffect1
youselectedintheMFXpageMFX&EQRouting.
()“MFX1(Mod.)(MasterEffect1–Modulation)List”on
page 117)
MFX2
Hereyoucansettheeffectparametersforthemastereffect2
thatyouselectedintheMFXpageMFX&EQRouting.
()“MFX2(Rvb/Dly)(MasterEffect2–Revreb/Delay)List”on
page 119)
EQ
ThemasterEQisathree‐bandstereoEQ.Thisislocated
immediatelybeforetheL/RbusisoutputfromtheAUDIO
OUTPUTLandRjacks,andisusedforoverallequalizing
(usingtheEQtoadjustthetonalcharacter).()“EQ(Equal‐
izer)”onpage 120)

UTILITY Command EQ
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UTILITY Command
Procedure for utility commands
1. ClicktheUTILITYbutton,andchooseacommandfrom
themenuthatappears.
2. Adjustsettingsinthedialogbox.
Fordetailsonthecontentsofeachdialogbox,refertothe
explanationforeachcommand.
3. ClicktheOKbuttontobegin,orclicktheCancelbuttonif
youdecidenottocontinue.
Store Performance
Thiscommandsavestheeditedperformance.
• Savethechangesyoumade.
• Renametheperformance.
•Copyaperformancetoadifferentbank/number.
New Name [characters]
Specifytheperformancename.
Choose Destination [A-1...D-5: name]
Selectthesave‐destinationfortheperformance.
Initialize Performance
Thiscommandinitializesthesettingsoftheselectedperfor‐
mance.
•SinglesettingswithA.Pianoindex01.
• Maintimbressettoindex01ofeachcategory.
•Subtimbressettoindex02ofeachcategory.
Copy MFX/EQ
ThiscommandcopiestheeffectorEQsettingsfromapro‐
gramorperformancesavedinthePS60ʹsmemorytothe
performancethatyouʹrecurrentlyusing.
CopyMFX/EQisavailableonalloftheMFX/EQpage.
From Mode [Prog, Perf]
Specifywhetheryouʹrecopyingsettingsfromaprogramor
fromaperformance.
Src (Source) [A000: name..., 000: name...]
Selectthecopy‐sourcebankandnumber.
FX [All, Mod. Rev/Dly, EQ]
Selecttheeffectand/orEQsettingsthatyouwanttocopy.
Load...
LoadsthePS60Editor/Plug‐InEditordatathatwasprevi‐
ouslysavedonthecomputer.
Save...
SavesdatafromthePS60Editor/Plug‐InEditortoyourcom‐
puterasafile.
AllData(*.PS6all):Performances,programs,andglobalset‐
tingsofall
AllPerformance(*.PS6apf):Allperformances
Performance(*.PS6pf):Oneperformance
Note:Thesefunctionsloadorsavethedataasdedicatedfiles
fortheeditorapplication.
Receive All
Note:TheseReceiveandTransmitcommandsuseaKORG
SysExMIDIDumptosendorreceivedata,ortosynchro‐
nizethedatabetweenthePS60andthesoftware.
Don’ttouchthekeyboardorthemouseofyourcom‐
puterwhiledataisbeingsentorreceived.Also,don’t
touchthepanelswitchesorthekeyboardofthePS60.
Receivesalldata(performances,programs,globalsettings)
intoPS60Editor/Plug‐InEditor.
Transmit All
TransmitsalldatafromPS60Editor/Plug‐InEditor(perfor‐
mances,programs,globalsettings)tothePS60andwritesit
intointernalmemory.
Receive All Performance
ReceivesallofthePS60ʹsperformancedataintoPS60Editor/
Plug‐InEditor.
Transmit All Performance
TransmitsallperformancedatafromPS60Editor/Plug‐In
EditortothePS60andwritesit.
Receive Current Performance
Receivestheperformancedatacurrentlyselectedonthe
PS60intoPS60Editor/Plug‐InEditor.
Transmit Current Performance
TransmitstheperformancedatacurrentlyselectedinPS60
Editor/Plug‐InEditortothePS60.
All Sound Off
Dependingonthehostapplication,ʺhungʺnotesmayoccur
whileusingthehostʹsfunctions.Ifthishappens,pleaseuse
theʺAllSoundOffʺcommand.

Performance Edit
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Program Edit
Selecting the program that you want to edit
Hereʹshowtoselecttheprogramthatyouwanttoedit.
•IfyouʹreusingSinglesettings,youʹllentertheprogram
editpagewiththatprogramautomaticallyselected.
•IfyouʹreusingLayerorSplitsettings,alltimbresthatare
turnedonwillblink.PresstheLOWERorUPPERbutton
asnecessary,andthenpressanONbuttontoselectthe
timbreoftheprogramyouwanttoedit.Theeditpage
willappear,andyouʹllhearonlythesoundofthe
selectedprogram.
Panel
TheupperpartofthePS60Editorʹspanelsimulatesthe
mainbuttonsandknobsonthefrontpanelofthePS60itself
()“Panel”onpage 1).
Thedisplayshowstheprogramname,banknumber,cate‐
gory,andtempo.
Wheneditingaprogram,youʹllonlybeabletocontrolthe
MFX1,2,andEQsettings,andtempo.

Program Edit
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Quick Parameters
YoucaneditthequickparameterseitherfromProgramEdit
modeonthePS60itself,orfromtheeditorʹsQuickpage,
describedbelow.
Thequickparametersareorganizedintothetoneparame‐
ters(page21)andparametersthathavebeenselectedfrom
amongthefullparameters.
Quick
Overview
Theoverviewshowsthestatusofthemainparametersthat
makeuptheprogram.
ByclickingthedisplayedgraphicofafilterorEG,oronan
effectsetting,youcanjumptothepageforthatparameter.
OSC Common
OSC Common
Voice
Theseparametersspecifyvoicesettingsforoscillators1and
2atthesametime.
Voice Assign Mode (Voice Mode) [Poly, Mono]
Selectthebasicvoiceallocationmode.Dependingonwhich
oneyouselect,variousotheroptionswillappear,suchas
“MonoLegato”and“Unison”(Monomodeonly).
Poly:Theprogramwillplaypolyphonically,allowingyou
playchords.
Mono:Theprogramwillplaymonophonically,producing
onlyonenoteatatime.
Mono Legato [Off, On]
Thisisavailablewhenthe“VoiceAssignMode”issetto
Mono.
Legatoreferstonotesthatareplayedinawaythatthey
soundsmoothandconnected;thenextnoteisplayedbefore
thelastnoteisreleased.Thisistheoppositeofplaying
detached.
When“MonoLegato”isOn,thefirstnoteinalegatophrase
willsoundnormally,andthensubsequentnoteswillhavea
smoothersound,formoregentletransitionsbetweenthe
notes.
On:Whenyouplaywithlegatophrasing,thenoteswithina
legatophrasewillsoundsmoother.
Off:Legatophrasingwillproducethesamesoundas
detachedplaying.
Unison [On, Off]
UnisoncanbeusedinMonomode.
On:WhenUnisonison,theProgramusestwoormore
stacked,detunedvoicestocreateathicksound.
Usethe“Voices”and“Detune”parameterstosetthenum‐
berofvoicesandamountofdetuning,andthe“Thickness”
parametertocontrolthecharacterofthedetuning.
Off:TheProgramplaysnormally.
Voices (Number of Voices) [2...6]
Thiscontrolsthenumberofdetunedvoicesthatwillbe
playedforeachnotewhenusing“Unison.”Itappliesonly
when“Unison”isOn.
Detune [cents] [00...99 cents]
DetuneisavailablewhenUnisonisOn.
ThisparametersetsthetuningspreadfortheUnisonvoices,
incents(1/100ofasemitone).The“Thicknes”parameter,
below,controlshowthevoicesaredistributedacrossthe
detuneamount.When“Thickness”isOff,thevoicesaredis‐
tributedevenly,centeredaroundthebasicpitch.
Forinstance,let’ssaythatthe“Voices”parameterissetto3,
“Detune”issetto24,and“Thicknes”isOff:
Voiceonewillbedetuneddownby12cents,voicetwowill
notbedetuned,andvoicethreewillbedetunedupby12
cents.
Asanotherexample,let’ssaythatDetuneisstillsetto24
andThicknessisstillOff,buttheNumberofvoicesissetto
4:
Voiceonewillstillbedetuneddownby12cents,voicetwo
willbedetuneddownby4cents,voicethreewillbe
detunedupby4cents,andvoice4willbedetunedupby12
cents.
Thickness [Off, 1...9]
ThicknessisavailablewhenUnisonisOn.
Thisparametercontrolsthecharacterofthedetuningfunc‐
tionfortheunisonvoices.
Off:Unisonvoiceswillbeevenlydistributedacrossthe
Detunerange,asshownabove.
01–09:Unisonvoiceswillbedetunedinanasymmetrical
way,increasingthecomplexityofthedetunefunction,and
changingthewaythatthedifferentpitchesbeatagainstone
another.Thiscreatesaneffectsimilartovintageanalogsyn‐
thesizers,whereoscillatorswouldfrequentlydriftslightly
outoftune.Highernumbersincreasetheeffect.
Voice Detune
1 –12
20
3 +12
Voice Detune
1–12
2–4
3+4
4+12