Korg PS60 manual

1 E PS60 P arameter Guide[...]

ii About the Par ameter Guide This  document  (“PS60  Pa r a me t e r  Guide”)  explain s  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  e[...]

iii T able of C ontents Performance Edit ... .............. .......... 1 Panel ............ ............................................... ............. 1 Keyboard, Wheels ................ .................. ............. 2 OverView ................ .................................. ............. 3 Main Timbres ...................................[...]

iv Effect Guide ......... .............. .......... 79 Overview ............ .................. .............. .................. 79 Dynamic modulation (Dmod) and Tempo Synchroniza- tion .............................................................................................. 80 Effect I/O ................................... ..................[...]

1 P er f ormance E dit Pa n e l The  upper  part  of  the  PS60  Editor  panel  simulates  the  main  buttons  an d  knobs  of  the  PS60 ʹ s  own  front  panel. Mode Select, Utility Mode button [PERF , PROG EDIT , GL OB] To  select  a  mode ,  click  the  button  for ?[...]

Pe r f o r m an c e Ed i t 2 EQ BASS knob [-18.0...+18.0] MID knob [-18.0...+18.0] TREBLE knob [-18.0...+18.0] These  parameters  adjust  th e  gain  of  the  bass,  mid,  and  tre ble  (high)  bands  (page  120). K eyboard, W heels This  area  shows  an  88 ‐ note  keyboard,  a  pitc[...]

OverView Main Timbres 3 Ov erV ie w In  this  area,  you  can  turn  on/off  each  timbre  of  the  selected  performance,  select  programs,  and  edit  the  sett ings  for  Easy  Setup,  master  effect,  and  EQ. Main T imbres Here  you  can  adjust  the  se[...]

Pe r f o r m an c e Ed i t 4 global  MIDI  channel.  This  message  is  transmitte d  on  the  MIDI  Channel  (page  7)  specified  for  each  timbre. IFX [Name] This  indicates  the  program ʹ s  insert  effect.  (The  program  of  the  STRINGS  timbre  does  n[...]

Timbre Param (Timbre Paramete rs) Scale 5 T imbre P aram ( T imbre P aramet ers) Scale This  specifies  the  scale  used  by  the  performance. Separately  from  this  sett ing,  you  can  choose  the ʺ Scale ʺ set ‐ ting  of  ea ch  timbre ʹ s  program  take  priority  if ?[...]

Pe r f o r m an c e Ed i t 6 Use  Equal  Te m p e r a m e n t  for  programs  whose  multi ‐ sample  ( ʺ Multisample  select, ʺ page  25)  is  set  to  mono:  0002,  00003,  0006,  00 07,  0009,  Stereo:  0001,  or  0003  (i.e.,  the  preload  programs  13:SoloS[...]

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  ea ch  timbre ʹ s  MIDI  trans ‐ mission  status,  channel,  and  oscillator  mode. MIDI Status [INT , EX T , EX 2] This  parameter  sets ?[...]

Pe r f o r m an c e Ed i t 8 Wit h  the  MN  or  LGT  settings,  the  Program’ s  setting  will  determine  th e  priority  of  the  note  that  sounds  when  you  play  two  or  more  note s. OSC Select [BTH, OSC1, OSC2] This  parameter  specifies  whether  the ?[...]

Timbre Param (Timbre Parameter s) Tone 9 To n e Main Timbres (A. Piano–Synth): Sub Timbres ( A. Piano –Synth): Here  you  can  adjust  the  sound  of  ea ch  timbre ʹ s  program.  These  settings  are  saved  in  each  performance,  and  do  no t  affect  the  original  progr[...]

Pe r f o r m an c e Ed i t 10 MIDI F ilter Main Timbres (A. Piano–S ynth): Sub Timbres ( A. Piano –Synth): These  settings  allow  you  to  apply  filters  to  the  MIDI  data  that  will  be  transmitted  and  receiv ed  by  each  timbres.  For  example  even  if  tw o [...]

MFX/EQ (Master Effect/EQ) MFX&EQ Routing 11 MFX/EQ (Master E f fe c t/EQ ) On  this  page  yo u  can  adjust  the  settings  for  the  master  effects.  These  settings  consist  main ly  of  the  following. •S p e c i f y  the  routing  for  the  master  effects. • Sel[...]

Pe r f o r m an c e Ed i t 12 MFX1 Here  you  can  set  th e  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 [...]

UTILITY Command EQ 13 UTILITY C ommand Proc edure for utility c ommands 1. Click  the  UTILITY  button ,  and  choose  a  co mmand  from  the  menu  that  appears. 2. Adjust  settings  in  the  dialog  box. For  details  on  the  conten ts  of  each  dialog  box,  refer ?[...]

Pe r f o r m an c e Ed i t 14[...]

15 Pro g ram E d it Selecting the program that y ou want to edit Here ʹ s  how  to  select  the  program  that  you  wa n t  to  edit. •I f  you ʹ re  using  Single  settings,  you ʹ ll  enter  the  progr am  edit  page  with  that  progra m  automati cally  selected. ?[...]

Progra m Edit 16 Quick Par ameters Yo u  can  edit  the  quick  parameters  either  from  Program  Edit  mode  on  the  PS60  it self,  or  from  the  editor ʹ s  Quick  page,  described  below . The  quick  parameters  are  organized  into  the  tone  parame[...]

Quick OSC Comm on 17 Oscillat or These  parameters  adjust  the  transpose,  hold,  and  reverse  settings  for  osci llators  1  and  2  at  the  same  time. PtchStr tch (Pitch Stretch) [–12...0...+12 (Rel)] This  special  control  increases  the  Oscillator  “T une”  pa[...]

Progra m Edit 18 OSC EG/LFO OSC EG Fil te r/A m p E G Here  you  can  adjust  the  settings  for  th e  filter  EG  and  amp  EG  of  oscillat ors  1  and  2. In  the  Filter/Amp  EG  group,  all  filter  EG s  and  amp  EGs  are  adjusted  simultaneously . ?[...]

Quick OSC1 19 OSC LFO Here  is  where  you  can  adjust  LFO  settings  for  oscillators  1  and  2. Each  oscillator  has  two  LFOs  (LF O1  and  LFO2).  There ʹ s  also  a  common  LFO  that  can  be  sh ared  by  the  tw o  oscillators.  LFO1 [...]

Progra m Edit 20 When  this  is  set  to  0,  playing  different  notes  on  the  key ‐ board  won’ t  change  the  pitch  at  all;  it  will  be  as  if  you ’ r e  always  playing  C4.  Thi s  can  be  useful  for  specia l  effects  sounds[...]

Quick OSC2 21 Filter LFO 2 Intensity to A (FltLFO2toA) [–9 9 . .. + 9 9] This  control s  the  depth  and  direction  of  Filter  A  cutoff  mod ‐ ulation  from  LFO2. ) “Filter  LFO1  Intensity  to  A  (FltLFO1t oA)”  on  page 20 Fi lter LFO2 Intens ity to B (FltL FO2toB) [–99...+9[...]

Progra m Edit 22 F ull Par ameters The  parameters  listed  in  the  pages  that  follow  are  the  full  parameters.  They  can  be  edited  only  from  the  editor . Basic This  page  contains  all  of  the  basic  settings  for  the  Program.  Among  oth[...]

Basic About Relative (R el) and Absolute parameters 23 Enable Half-Damper [ On, O ff ] On:  Half ‐ Damper  pedals,  normal  sustain  ped als,  and  MIDI  CC#  64  will  all  modulate  the  Amp  EG,  as  described  belo w .  Off:  the  pedals  and  MIDI  CC#64  will  sti[...]

Progra m Edit 24 Pr ogram Basic •S e t  the  Program  to  play  polyphonically  or  monophonically V oice Assign Mode V oice Assign Mode (Mode) [Poly , Mono] ( ) “V oice  Assign  Mode  (V oice  Mode)”  on  page 16) Poly Pol y Le g at o [O ff, O n ] Po l y  Le gato  is  available  when  the[...]

OSC/Pitch Program Basic 25 OSC/Pitch These  pages  control  the  first  and  most  basic  elements  of  sounds:  the  Multisamples  that  the  oscillators  play ,  and  th e  pitch  used  to  them.  For  instance,  you  can: • Select  Multisamples  for  Single [...]

Progra m Edit 26 Mid-High, Mid-Lo w , Low These  are  th e  settings  for  the  second,  third,  and  fourth  velo ci ty  zones.  The  parameters  fo r  Mid ‐ High  and  Mid ‐ Low  are  exactly  the  same  as  those  for  High,  as  described  above. The  par[...]

OSC/Pitch OSC1 Multisample 27 Range (Crossfade Range) [Off , 1...127] This  sets  the  range  of  vel oc iti es  over  which  High  will  fade  into  Mid ‐ High ,  going  up  from  the  “Bottom  Ve l . ” For  instance,  if  the  “Bottom  Ve l . ”  is  set  to ?[...]

Progra m Edit 28 OSC1 Pitch This  page  contains  all  of  the  settings  for  Oscillator  1’ s  pitch  modulation .  For  example,  you  can: •S p e c i f y  pitch  bend  controlled  by  the  joystick  X  (or  an  incoming  pitch  bend  message)  set  to [...]

OSC/Pitch OSC1 Pitch 29 AMS (Pitch EG) [List of AMS Sources] This  selects  any  AMS  modulatio n  source  to  scale  the  amount  of  the  Pitch  EG.  For  a  list  of  AMS  sources,  plea se  see  “A M S  (Alternate  Mod ‐ ulation  Source)  List”  on  pag[...]

Progra m Edit 30 OSC2 Multisample This  page  controls  the  basic  settings  for  Oscillator  2.  It  is  available  only  when  the  Oscillato r  Mode  is  set  to  Double;  if  not,  the  page  will  be  gray ed  out. The  parameters  are  identical  [...]

OSC/Pitch Pitch EG 31 When  you  select  Key  +  Da mper ,  note s  will  only  sound  if  the  damper  pedal  is  bein g  held  down.  When  the  damper  pedal  is  released,  all  notes  w ill  be  stopped–ev en  if  they  are  still  being  he[...]

Progra m Edit 32 Tim e Higher  valu e s  me an  longe r  times,  as  shown  below: Attack [00...99] This  sets  how  long  the  EG  takes  to  move  from  the  Start  level  to  the  Attack  level.  For  the  fastest  possible  attack  time,  you  can  s[...]

OSC/Pitch Pitch EG 33 Slope [0L (Linear), 1...9, 10E (Ex p/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/L[...]

Progra m Edit 34 Threshold [–99...+99] This  sets  the  AMS  lev el  which  will  trigger  th e  EG  reset.  When  the  “Threshold”  is  positive,  the  EG  triggers  when  passing  through  the  thresho ld  moving  upw ards.  When  the  “Threshold”  is[...]

Filter Pitch EG 35 Fi l t e r Filtering  can  make  subtle  or  dramatic  changes  to  the  oscilla ‐ tor ’ s  ti mbre.  Each  oscillator  has  two  multimod e  resonant  fil ‐ ters,  A  and  B,  as  wel l  as  a  dedicated  filter  env e lope  and  keyboar[...]

Progra m Edit 36 Serial and Parallel Routing 12db/oct / 24db/oct Fil te r A Filt er T ype [LPF : Low Pass (12dB/oct), HPF: High Pa ss (12dB/oct), BPF: Ban d Pass (6dB/oct), BRF : Ba nd Re ject (6dB/ oct)] The  filter  will  produce  very  diffe rent  results  depending  on  the  selected  filte r  type.  The ?[...]

Filter Filter1 37 Fi l t e r 1 Set  the  cutoff,  resonanc e,  and  input  and  output  levels  of  each  filter ,  in cludin g  modulation  of  resonance  and  output  level. F ilterA Fil te r Bypass [Off , On] This  lets  you  bypass  Filter  A  completely . If  Bypass [...]

Progra m Edit 38 F ilter1 Modulation Here  you  can  edit  the  filter  keyboard  tracking  and  filter  modulation  for  oscillator  1.  These  settings  include  the  fol ‐ lowing. •S e t  up  complex  keyboard  tracki ng  shapes,  and  control  how  the  trac[...]

Filter Filter1 Modulation 39 the  keyboard,  and  positive  ramps  make  th e  output  go  higher . Center ‐ High  and  High ‐ To p :  negative  ramps  make  the  key ‐ board  tracking ’ s  output  go  down  as  yo u  play  higher  on  the  keyboard,  and ?[...]

Progra m Edit 40 When  “Intensity  to  A”  is  set  to  a  positive  (+)  valu e,  the  EG’ s  effect  will  m atch  its  shape.  When  the  EG  rises  abov e  0,  the  cutoff  frequency  will  increase. Wit h  negative  (–)  val u e s,  the  [...]

Filter Filter1 LFO Mod. 41 Fi l t e r 1 L F O M o d . LFO1,  LFO2,  and  the  Common  LFO  can  all  modulate  Filter  A  and  B’ s  cutoff  frequenc ies.  Yo u  ca n  control  the  st rength  of  each  LFO’ s  modulation  independently  for  ea ch  filter ,  in[...]

Progra m Edit 42 Fi l t e r 1 E G The  Filter  EG,  or  Envelope  Generator ,  lets  you  create  com ‐ plex,  time ‐ var y in g  chan ges  to  the  cutoff  fre quencies  of  Fil ‐ ters  A  and  B.  The  parameters  on  this  page  control  the  shape  of ?[...]

Filter Filter1 EG 43 Cur ve The  explanation  of  the  filter  EG  curve  is  same  as  for  pitch  EG  curve. Please  see  “Curve”  on  pa ge 32. Attack [0L (Linear), 1...9, 10E (Exp/ Log)] This  sets  the  curv ature  of  the  Attack  segment ‐ the  transition [...]

Progra m Edit 44 Fi l t e r 2 This  page  controls  Oscillator  2’ s  basic  filter  2  settings.  It  is  available  only  when  the  Oscillato r  Mode  is  set  to  Double;  if  not,  the  page  will  be  gray ed  out. The  parameters  are  identical ?[...]

Amp Filter2 EG 45 Amp Oscillators  1  and  2  have  separate  controls  for  vo lum e  (also  called  “amplitude,”  or  “amp”  fo r  short);  pan;  and  as  wel l  as  dedicated  amp  envelopes  and  keyboard  tracking  genera ‐ tors.  These  pages  [...]

Progra m Edit 46 Amp1 EG This  displays  the  Amp1  EG  env elope  specified  in  the  Amp1  EG  page. The  graphic  shows  the  shape  of  the  Amp1  EG.  Yo u  can  also  change  the  shape  by  using  the  mouse  to  drag  ea ch  of  the  squ[...]

Amp Amp1 Mod ulation 47 Differenc es from other Keyboard T racks There  are  seve ral  differences  between  the  Amp  keyboard  tracking  and  th e  Filter  and  Common  keyboard  tracking. For  ex ample,  the  results  of  the  Ramp  va l ue s  are  different.  As  show[...]

Progra m Edit 48 Amp1 EG These  parameters  le t  you  create  time ‐ vary in g  changes  in  th e  volu me  of  oscillator  1. En velope These  parameters  specify  how  the  amp  1  EG  will  change  over  ti me. Amp E G Level Start [0 0...99] This  sets  the  initial[...]

Amp Amp2 Mod ulation 49 Release [0L (Linear), 1...9, 10E (Exp/Log)] This  sets  the  curvature  of  the  Release  segment ‐ th e  transi ‐ tion  from  the  Sustain  level  to  the  Release  level. Lev el Modulation These  settings  let  yo u  use  any  AMS  source  to[...]

Progra m Edit 50 LFO Each  of  the  Osci llators  1,  2  has  two  LFOs,  which  you  can  use  to  modulate  th e  filter ,  amp,  pitch,  and  many  other  parame ‐ ters. The  two  Oscillators  also  shar e  a  single  Common  LFO,  simi ‐ lar  to [...]

LFO Amp2 EG 51 Random4–6  (Continuous)  are  smoothed  ve rsi on s  of  Ran ‐ dom  1–3,  with  ramps  inste ad  of  steps.  Yo u  can  use  them  to  create  more  gentle  random  variations. Fr equenc y [00...99] This  control s  the  speed  of  the  LFO, [...]

Progra m Edit 52 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  frequ ency ,  and  assign  AMS  co ntrollers  to  modulate  th e  frequency . •U s e  the ?[...]

LFO OSC1 LFO2 53 When  AMS  is  at  its  maximum  val ue  (for  example  by  mov ‐ ing  the  joystick  fully  aw ay  from  you rse lf ),  the  AMS  affects  the  frequency  as  shown  below: IntMod Sr c (Int ensity Mod AMS) [List of AMS Sources] This  sel e cts  a  s[...]

Progra m Edit 54 C ommon LFO Differenc es from LFO1/2 The  Common  LFO  starts  running  as  soon  as  you  select  the  Program,  and  only  resets  when  you  tell  it  to  do  so  explicitly  via  the  Reset  Source  control,  below .  This  is  differen[...]

AMS Mix/C.KeyTrk (AMS Mixer/Common Keyboard Track) Common LFO 55 AMS Mix/C.K ey T rk (AMS Mix er/C ommon Keyboar d T rack) Each  Oscillator  has  two  AMS  Mixer s,  which  are  simple  but  powerful  tools  for  combining  and  modifyin g  AMS  signals. The  two  Oscillators  also  sha[...]

Progra m Edit 56 AMS Mixer2 Mix er T ype [ A+B, Am t AxB, O ffse t, Smoo thing , Shape, Quantize , G ate C ontrol] This  is  the  secon d  AMS  Mixer  fo r  Oscillator  1.  The  parame ‐ ters  are  exactly  the  same  as  those  for  AMS  Mixer  1. ) “A M S  Mixer1”  on  pag[...]

AMS Mix/C.KeyTrk (AMS Mixer/Common Keyboard Track) OSC1 AMS Mix 57 Amt AxB AMS Mixer , T yp e =Amt A x B This  Mixer  Ty p e  uses  AMS  B  to  scale  th e  amount  of  AMS  A.  For  instance,  you  can  control  the  amount  of  LFO1  with  the  Filter  EG,  or  contr[...]

Progra m Edit 58 Offset [–19 9...+199] This  controls  the  amount  of  offset  for  AMS  A. Setting  Offset  to  +199  shi fts  an  AMS  input  of  –99  all  the  way  to  +99.  In  conjunction  with  high  AMS  A  Amount  va lu es ,  this  can  [...]

AMS Mix/C.KeyTrk (AMS Mixer/Common Keyboard Track) OSC1 AMS Mix 59 AMS Mixer Shape ex am ples Quant ize This  Mi xer  Ty p e  changes  the  input  fr om  a  continuo us  signal  into  a  series  of  discrete  st eps.  Instead  of  moving  smoothly  between  val u es ,  it  will ?[...]

Progra m Edit 60 Gate O utput If  the  va lu e  of  the  Control  Source  is  less  than  the  “Thresh ‐ old,”  the  Gate  outputs  the  preset  val u e  or  AMS  source  selected  under  “Below  Threshold.” If  the  va lu e  of  the  Control  “Sou[...]

AMS Mix/C.KeyTrk (AMS Mixer/Co mmon Keyboard Track) Common KeyTrack (Common Key- 61 C o mmon Key T rack ( Common Key b o a rd T r a ck ) The  two  Oscillators  share  tw o  Common  keyboard  tracking  generators,  in  addition  to  each  Oscillator ’ s  dedicat ed  key ‐ board  tracking  for ?[...]

Progra m Edit 62 +Inf and –Inf ramps +Inf  and  –Inf  are  special  settings  which  cre ate  abrupt  changes  for  split ‐ like  effects.  When  a  ramp  is  set  to  +Inf  or  – Inf,  the  keyboard  tracking  will  go  to  its  extre me  highest  [...]

IFX (Insert Effect) Common KeyTrack (Com mon Keyboard Track) 63 IFX (Inser t Effec t) Here,  you  can  adjust  settings  for  the  insert  effects.  For  more  information,  please  see  “Effect  Guide”  on  page 79. The  [IFX]  and  [MFX/EQ]  tab  pages  al low  yo u  t[...]

Progra m Edit 64 IFX Insert Effect (IFX) Here  you  can  edit  the  parameters  of  the  insert  effect  that  you  selected  in  the  IFX  Rou ting  page. Effect  dynamic  modulation  (Dmod)  is  co ntrolled  on  th e  MIDI  channels  set  for  the  correspon[...]

MFX/EQ (Master Effect/EQ) IFX 65 MFX/EQ (Master E f fe c t/EQ ) Here,  you  can  adjust  the  settings  for  the  master  effects  and  EQ.  For  insta nce,  yo u  can: •R o u t e  a  so und  to  the  master  effects • Make  detailed  settings  for  th e  master  e[...]

Progra m Edit 66 MFX1 MFX1 Par ameters Here,  you  can  edit  the  parameters  of  the  master  effect  selected  in  the  MFX/EQ  page. For  more  information,  please  see  “Effect  Guide”  on  page 79. Effect  dynamic  modulation  (Dmod)  is  co ntrolled  on [...]

UTILITY Command EQ 67 UTILITY C ommand Proc edure for utility c ommands 1. Click  the  UTILITY  button ,  and  choose  a  co mmand  from  the  menu  that  appears. 2. Adjust  the  settings  in  the  dialog  box. For  details  on  the  conten ts  of  each  dialog  box, [...]

Progra m Edit 68 FX [All , Mod. Rev/Dly , EQ] Specify  whether  you  wan t  to  copy  effect  settings  and/or  EQ  settings. Load... Loads  the  PS60  Editor/Plug ‐ In  Editor  da ta  that  wa s  previ ‐ ously  saved  on  the  computer . Save ... Saves  data  from  the [...]

69 Global Pa n e l The  upper  part  of  the  PS60  Editor  panel  simulates  the  main  buttons  and  knobs  of  the  PS60 ʹ s  own  front  panel. These  cannot  be  edit ed  in  Global  mode. Softwa re Setu p Global  mode  Softwa re  Setup  lets  you  sp[...]

Global 70 Basic/MIDI C ontrollers Settings  in  the  Basic/MIDI  Controllers  –  Category  pages  are  remembered  while  the  PS60  Editor  /  Plug ‐ In  Editor  is  running,  but  will  return  to  the  settings  prior  to  start ‐ up  when  you  close[...]

Basic/MIDI Controllers 71 Octave [-3...+0...+3] This  shifts  the  pitch  of  the  performance  or  progr am  in  one ‐ octave  steps  across  a  range  of  six  octaves. V elocity Curve ( V el Curve) [1...9] This  specifies  the  wa y  that  the  vol um e  and/or  tone ?[...]

Global 72 overall  sound,  or  to  back  off  the  high  range  to  soften  the  sound. Memor y Protect Progra m [O ff , On ] This  setting  prote cts  the  internal  program  memory . On:  Internal  program  memory  will  be  protected,  and  the  following  write [...]

Basic/MIDI Controllers 73 PostMIDI:  Ve l o c i t y  Curve,  aftertouch  Curve,  and  T ranspos e  will  be  applied  to  da ta  before  it  enters  the  tone  genera tor . This  means  that  th e  V elocity  Curv e,  aftertouch  Curve,  and  T ranspose  settings  w[...]

Global 74 Cont rollers JS Lock [X, Y , +Y , - Y , XY ] Yo u  ca n  switch  the  joystick  betw een  Lock  an d  Unlock  states  (the  LED  wil l  light  when  the  joystick  is  locked). If  you  turn  the  Lock  function  on  while  usi ng  th e  jo ystick,  the[...]

User Scale 75 U ser Sc ale Here,  you  can  select  the  settings  for  four  differen t  User  Octave  Scales  and  one  User  All  Notes  Scale. The  user  scales  you  create  here  can  be  sele cted  from  the  fo l ‐ lowing  pages. •P e r f :  Timbre[...]

Global 76 Catego r y Programs  are  organized  into  sub ‐ categories. Yo u  can  assign  a  Program  to  a  category  and  sub ‐ catego ry  during  the  utility  command  Wr i t e  process.  To  save  changes  to  sub ‐ category  names,  you ’ll  need  to ?[...]

UTILITY Command 77 UTILITY C ommand Proc edure for utility c ommands 1. Click  the  UTILITY  button ,  and  choose  a  co mmand  from  the  menu  that  appears. 2. Adjust  the  settings  in  the  dialog  box. For  details  on  the  conten ts  of  each  dialog  box,  re[...]

Global 78[...]

79 Effec t Gu ide Ov ervi ew The  PS60 ʹ s  effects  co nsist  of  one  insert  effect  fo r  the  program  of  each  timbre  (except  for  the  Strings  ti mbre),  two  master  effects  use d  by  the  entire  perfor mance,  and  EQ  settings. Yo u  ca n [...]

Effec t Gui de 80 Effect swi tch •I n  th e  Global  page,  yo u  can  switch  effect s  on/off  as  a  whole  for  the  performance  or  program.  This  is  useful  when  you  wan t  to  use  an  ou tboard  effect  processor  to  apply  an  effect [...]

Inser t Effec ts (IFX) 81 Synchronizing LFOs Most  effe cts  with  LFOs,  such  as  S11:  St.W ah,  can  be  synchro ‐ nized  to  tempo.  This  applies  to  th e  individual  effects  LFOs.  To  set  up  LFOs  to  synchronize  to  tempo:  1. Set  “MIDI  Sy[...]

Effec t Gui de 82 Yo u  ca n  also  use  “Effect  SW”  to  turn  IFX  on  and  off.  This  MIDI  control  is  performed  on  the  global  MIDI  channel  (page  72) .  (See  “Effect  SW ”  on  page  49  of  the  Owner ’ s  manual) Mix er For [...]

IFX (Insert effec ts) List 000: No Effect 83 IFX (Inser t effects) List 000: No Effect Select  this  opti on  when  you  do  not  use  any  effects.  The  Insert  Effect  sec tion  outputs  unprocessed  signals  an d  the  Master  Effect  section  mutes  the  output. 001: St.C [...]

Effect Guide 84 003:St. Limitr (Stereo Limiter) The  Limiter  regulates  the  input  signal  level.  It  is  similar  to  the  Compressor ,  except  that  the  Limiter  compresses  only  signals  that  ex ceed  the  specified  lev el  to  lower  unnecessary  peak ?[...]

IFX (Inser t effects) List 004: MulLimitr (Multiband Limiter) 85 T rigger Monitor Tu r n i n g  this  pa rameter  On  will  cause  the  trigger  signal  to  be  output,  ins tead  of  th e  effect  sound.  Us e  this  parameter  to  check  the  trigger  signal  with  EQ ?[...]

Effect Guide 86 Thre sh old Attack Release “Threshold”  spec ifies  the  level  where  gating  occurs  when  “Envelope  Selec t”  is  set  to  L/R  Mix,  L  Only ,  or  R  Only . “A t t a c k ”  and  “Relea se”  specify  th e  attack  time  and  release[...]

IFX (Insert ef fects) List 008: St.G7EQ (Stereo Graphic 7-Band EQ) 87 Q These  parameters  set  the  bandwidth  of  ea ch  equalize r .  The  higher  the  val u e ,  the  narrower  the  band  becomes. Band2 Dynamic Gain Source Amount [dB] Yo u  ca n  control  the  gain  of  Ba nd [...]

Effect Guide 88 Exciter Blend This  parameter  sets  the  de pth  (inten sity)  of  the  Exciter  effect.  Po s it i v e  va l ue s  give  a  frequency  pattern  (t o  be  emphas ized)  different  from  negative  va lu e s . Emphasis Fr eq This  parameter  sets  the  freq[...]

IFX (Insert effects) List 012: St.VtgW ah (Stereo Vintage/C ustom Wah) 89 Frequency Bottom Frequency T op The  sweep  width  an d  direction  of  the  wa h  filter  are  determined  by  the  “Frequency  To p ”  and  “Frequency  Bottom”  se ttings. Sw eep Mode This  parameter  chang[...]

Effect Guide 90 Shape This  parameter  specifies  the  sw eep  curve  of  the  wah .  It  applies  to  all  control  via  auto ‐ wah ,  modulation  source,  and  LFO,  and  lets  you  adjust  subtle  nuances  of  the  wa h  effect. Mode Frequency Bottom Frequen[...]

IFX (Inser t effects) List 014: St.R ndFlt (Stereo Random Filter) 91 Phase [deg] Offsetting  the  left  and  right  phases  alters  how  modulation  is  applied  to  the  left  and  right  chan nels,  creating  a  swelling  affect. LFO W aveform LFO Freq [Hz] Step F req [Hz] When  “LF[...]

Effect Guide 92 016: St.SubOsc (Stereo Sub Oscillator) This  effe ct  adds  ve ry  low  freque ncies  to  the  input  signal.  It  is  very  useful  when  simulating  emphasizing  powerful  low  range.  This  effect  is  different  from  the  equalizer  in  that [...]

IFX (In ser t effects ) List 018: St.Deci mt (Stereo Deci mator) 93 Vo i c e Top V oice Center V oice Bottom These  parameters  assign  vowels  to  the  top,  center ,  and  bottom  position  of  the  con troller . E.g.:  When  “V oice  T op”=A,  “V oi ce  Center ”=I,  and  “V oi[...]

Effect Guide 94 019: St. Record (Stereo Analo g Recor d) This  effect  simulat es  the  noise  caused  by  scratches  and  dust  on  analog  records.  It  also  reproduces  some  of  the  modulation  caused  by  a  wa r pe d  turntable. Flutter This  parameter  enables ?[...]

IFX (Insert ef fects) List 021: St.Gt Cab (Stereo Guitar Cabinet) 95 Wa h The  Wa h  parame ter  switches  the  wah  effect  on/off. Swit ch M od e This  parameter  sets  how  the  wa h  effect  is  switched  on  and  off  via  the  modulation  source. When  “Switch  Mode” [...]

Effect Guide 96 022: St.Bs C ab (Stereo Bass Cabin et) This  simulates  the  acoustica l  character  of  a  bass  amp’ s  speaker  cabinet. 023: Bass Amp This  simulates  a  bass  amp. F ull parameter Quick parameter V alue Explanation T r im 0...100 Sets t he input level Cabine t Type Cab Selects the cab[...]

IFX (Inser t effects) List 025: T rebleBST ( T reble Booster) 97 024: B.Amp C ab (Bass Amp Model+Cabinet) This  simulates  a  bass  amp  and  speaker  cabinet. Amp T ype Cabinet T ype Recommended Co mbinations of Bass Amp Models and Cabinet s: 025: T rebleBST ( T reble Booster) This  effect  models  a  famous  bo[...]

Effect Guide 98 026: T ube Pre ( T ube PreAmp Modeling) This  effect  simulat es  a  two ‐ stage  vac u u m  tube  preamp.  Yo u  can  make  individual  setti n gs  for  two  vac u u m  tubes  connected  in  series.  This  lets  you  create  the  wa r m  sound  typic[...]

IFX (Inser t effects) List 029: Stereo Phaser 99 Mic Position This  expresses  the  effec t  that  the  mic  position  has  on  the  sound.  The  Close  set ting  is  the  closest  mic  position,  and  the  Far  setting  is  the  farthest. 029: Stereo Phaser This  effe[...]

Effect Guide 100 031: OrangePhs ( Orange Phaser) This  models  a  standard  model  of  analog  phaser  that  achieved  great  popularity .  It  gives  a  sense  of  mov ement  to  electric  piano  sounds,  adding  a  rich ‐ sounding  phase  shift  effect. 032: BlackP[...]

IFX (Insert effec ts) List 035: St.EnvPhs (Stereo En velope Phaser) 101 035: St.En vPhs (Stereo En velope Phaser) This  stereo  phaser  uses  an  envelope  generator  for  modulation.  Yo u  will  obtain  the  same  pattern  of  phasing  each  tim e  you  play .  Yo u  can  also ?[...]

Effect Guide 102 Con t rol M od e V oice 1 Resonance V oice 2 Resonance This  parameter  determines  the  resonance  intensit y . When  “Con trol  Mode ”  =  Manual,  the  “Resonance”  parameter  sets  the  inte nsity  of  resonance.  If  the  “Re sonance”  parameter  has[...]

IFX (Insert effects) List 038: TEX T reml (TEXTREM) 103 LFO W aveform This  parameter  sets  the  basic  shape  of  the  LFO.  The  V i ntage  wav ef o r m  models  classic  guitar ‐ amp  tremolo.  LFO Phase [deg] This  parameter  determines  the  difference  between  the  left [...]

Effect Guide 104 0 40 : St .Au t Pan (S te r eo Au to Pa n) This  is  a  stereo ‐ in,  stereo ‐ out  auto ‐ panner .  The  Phase  and  Shape  parameters  lets  you  create  var i o us  panning  effects,  such  as  making  the  left  and  right  inputs  seem  to  [...]

IFX (Insert ef fects) List 042: St.Ring M (Stereo Ring Modulator) 105 Ty p e LFO Phase [deg] Select  the  type  of  phaser  LFO  and  tremolo  LFO  for  the  “T ype”  parameter .  How  the  effect  sound  moves  or  rotates  depends  on  th e  type  of  LFO.  Selectin[...]

Effect Guide 106 Fixe d Fr eq [H z ] This  parameter  sets  the  oscillator  freque ncy  when  “OSC  Mode”  is  set  to  Fixed. Note Offset Note Fine These  parameters  for  the  oscillator  are  used  when  “OSC  Mode”  is  set  to  Note  (Key  Follow).  Th[...]

IFX (Insert effects) List 045: P4EQ -Phaser (Par ametric 4- Band EQ - Phaser) 107 045: P4EQ-Phaser (Par ametric 4- Band EQ - Phaser) This  effect  combines  a  mono  four ‐ band  parametric  equalizer  and  a  phaser . Output Mode Routing When  We t  Invert  is  selected,  the  right  channel [...]

Effect Guide 108 047: Co mp-Amp (C ompressor - Amp Simulation) This  effect  co mbines  a  mono  compressor  and  an  amp  simulation.  Yo u  can  change  the  order  of  the  effec ts. 048: C omp- OD ( Compressor - Overdriv e/Hi.G ain) This  effect  combines  a  mono  compressor [...]

IFX (Insert effects) List 049: Comp-P4EQ (Compr essor - Parametric 4-Band EQ ) 109 049: C omp -P4EQ ( Compressor - Pa ra m e t ri c 4 - B a n d EQ) This  effect  combines  a  mono  compressor  and  a  four ‐ band  parametric  equalizer .  Yo u  can  change  the  order  of  the  effects. 050: C[...]

Effect Guide 110 051: Lmtr-P4EQ (Limiter - Pa ra m e t r ic 4 - B a n d EQ) This  effect  co mbines  a  mono  limiter  and  a  four ‐ band  parametric  equalizer .  Yo u  can  change  the  order  of  the  effects. Rati o Threshold [dB] Gain Adjust [dB] This  parameter  sets  the  s[...]

IFX (Inser t effects) List 053: Xctr- Comp (Ex citer - Compressor) 111 053: X ctr- Comp (Ex citer - C ompressor) This  effect  combines  a  mono  exciter  and  a  compressor .  Yo u  can  change  the  order  of  the  effects. 054: Xctr- Lmtr (Ex citer - Limiter) This  effect  combines  a  [...]

Effect Guide 112 055: Xctr- Phsr (Ex citer - Phaser) This  effect  co mbines  a  mono  limiter  and  a  phaser . 056: OD-Amp ( Overdr ive/Hi.Gain - Amp Simulation) This  effect  combines  a  mono  overdriv e/h igh ‐ gain  distortion  and  an  amp  simulation.  Yo u  can  change  th[...]

IFX (Insert effects) List 058: Wah-Amp (W ah - Amp Simulation) 113 057: OD-Phsr (Overdriv e/Hi.G ain - Phaser) This  effect  combines  a  mono  ov erdrive/high ‐ gain  distortio n  and  a  phaser .  Yo u  can  change  th e  order  of  the  effects. 058: W ah-Amp (W ah - Amp Simulation) This  e[...]

Effect Guide 114 059: Deci-Amp (Decimator - Amp Simulation) This  effect  co mbines  a  mono  decimator  and  an  amp  simulation.  Yo u  can  change  the  order  of  the  effec ts. 060: Deci-Comp (Decima tor - Com p re s so r ) This  effect  combines  a  mono  decimato r  and [...]

IFX (Insert effec ts) List 061: Amp- Trml ( Amp Simulation- T remolo) 115 061: Amp - T rml (Amp Simula tion- Tr e m o l o ) This  effect  combines  a  mono  amp  simulation  and  a  tremolo. 062: Organ V ib/Chorus (Organ Vi b r a t o / C h or u s) This  effect  simulates  the  chorus  and  vibrato  ci[...]

Effect Guide 116 Con t rol M od e Preset T ype Cus to m M ix Cus to m De p th Custom Speed If  Control  Mode=Preset,  you  can  use  Preset  Ty p e  to  select  the  effect.  In  this  case ,  the  Custom  Mix/Depth/Speed  settings  are  ignored.  If  Control  Mode=Custom,  the[...]

MFX1 (Mod.) (Master Effect1–Modulation) List No Effect 117 MFX1 (Mod.) (Mast e r Effect1–Modulation) List No Effec t Select  this  if  you  don ʹ t  wa nt  to  use  an  effec t.  If  selected  for  a  master  effe ct,  the  output  will  be  muted. St.C horus (Stereo C horus) This [...]

Effect Guide 118 St.Phaser (Ster eo Phaser) This  effect  cre ates  modulation  by  shiftin g  the  phase  of  the  sound.  It  is  effective  when  applied  to  sounds  such  as  electric  piano.  This  is  a  stereo  effe ct,  in  which  opposite ‐ phase  [...]

MFX2 (Rvb/Dly) (Master Effect2–Revreb/Delay) List No Effect 119 MFX2 (Rvb/Dly) (Master Ef fec t2–Revreb/Delay) List No Effec t Choose  th is  if  yo u  don ʹ t  wa nt  to  use  an  effect.  Wh en  selected  for  the  master  effect,  this  mutes  the  out put. Hall This  is  a  [...]

Effect Guide 120 EQ (Equalizer) EQ Choose  this  if  yo u  don ʹ t  wa nt  to  use  an  effe ct.  When  selected  for  the  master  effect,  this  mutes  the  output. F ull parameter Quick parameter V alue Explanation Tr i m ← 0...100 Input le vel Bass Gain [dB] BassGain –18.0...+18.0 Lo[...]

121 App endices Alterna te Modula tion Sourc e ( AMS) Alternate Modula tion Overview Alter nate Mo dulat ion S ource s Alternate  Modulation  lets  you  use  controller s,  envelopes,  LFOs,  etc.  to  modulat e  Program  parameters.  Yo u  can  use  one  controller  to  modulate  multiple[...]

Appe ndices 122 JS X This  is  the  horizontal  movement  of  the  main  joystick.  It  also  receives  MIDI  Pitch bend. JS+Y : CC#01 This  is  the  ver t ic al  movement  of  the  main  joystick,  upwards  from  the  center .  It  also  receiv es  MIDI  CC#0[...]

Alternate Modulatio n So urce (AMS) Alternate Modulation settings 123 AMS operations and their result Notes for the table *1 EXT(+–):  JS  X,  Ribbon:CC#16,  Knob  Mod1  (CC#17),  Knob  Mod2  (CC#19),  Knob  Mod3  (CC#20),  Knob  Mod4  (CC#21) *2 When  Te m p o  is  selected  as  an  [...]

Appe ndices 124 The eff ect s of AMS on various param- eters, and example applications We ’ l l  describe  some  examples  of  using  alternate  modula ‐ tion. Note:  The  parameter  names  and  va lu e s  used  in  these  expla ‐ nations  can  be  viewed  and  edited  in  m[...]

Alternate Modulatio n So urce (AMS) Alternate Modulation settings 125 Filter LFO1/2 Intensity (p age 41) The  LFO  1/2  filter  modulation  intensity  can  be  controlled  by  the  EG,  Common  LFO,  keyboa rd  tracking,  controller ,  or  tempo  etc.  Yo u  can  use  Intensity ?[...]

Appe ndices 126 LFO Frequency (page 51) The  frequency  of  LFO  1,  2  or  Common  LFO  can  be  con ‐ trolled  by  the  EG,  keyboard  tracking,  controllers,  or  tempo  etc.  Yo u  can  also  use  the  LFO2  frequency  to  modulate  LFO1,  or  use [...]

Dynamic Modulation Sour ce (Dmod) Alternate Modulation settings 127 Dynamic Modulation Sourc e (Dmod) Yo u  ca n  control  certain  effect  parameters  using  the  joystick,  realtime  control  knobs,  etc.  “on  the  fly .”  For  progra ms  of  the  Organ  category ,  yo u  c[...]

Appe ndices 128 Gate2, Gate2+D mpr (Gate2 , Gate2+ Dampe r) This  is  essentiall y  the  same  as  for  Gate  1  or  Gate  1  +  Dmpr .  Howe ver  when  Gate  2  or  Gate  2  +  Damper  are  us ed  as  a  dynamic  modula tion  source  for  the  EG  of[...]

Foot Pedal Assign Alternate Modulation settings 129 F oot Pedal Assign Here  you  can  specify  the  function  that  will  be  controlled  by  an  assignable  pedal  (separately  sold  XVP ‐ 10,  EXP ‐ 2)  con ‐ nected  to  the  DAMPER/P EDAL/SW1  or  PEDAL/ SW2  jack. ?[...]

Appe ndices 130 MIDI transmission when the PS60’ s controllers ar e used The  following  tables  show  the  relation  be twee n  the  MIDI  messages  that  are  transmitted  when  the  PS60’ s  controllers  are  used,  and  the  AMS  (alternate  modulation  source)  or ?[...]

PS60 and MIDI CCs Response s to standard MIDI controllers 131 PS60 and MIDI C Cs Responses to standar d MIDI controll ers The  followin g  table  shows  how  the  PS60  responds  to  MIDI  control  change  messages,  and  the  relation  betwee n  settings  and  controller  mo veme nts  [...]

Appe ndices 132 *1 Bank  select  messages  are  normally  specified  as  program  change  ev ents.  Howev er  in  some  cases  this  will  be  insuffi ‐ cient  when  you  wish  to  change  banks  on  an  external  device.  In  such  cases,  you  can ?[...]

PS60 and MIDI CCs Parameters controlled by MIDI CCs #70-79 133 P arameters c ontrolled b y MIDI C Cs #70-79 CC#70–79  correspond  to  the  P S60’ s  program  parameters  listed  below . When  a  performance  receiv es  CC#70–79  messages  for  a  tim ‐ bre  whose  MIDI  channel  ma[...]

Appe ndices 134 MIDI applications About MIDI MIDI  stands  for  Mu sical  Instrument  Digital  Interface,  and  is  a  wor ld ‐ wide  standard  for  exchanging  var i o u s  types  of  musical  data  betw een  electronic  musical  instruments  and  computers.  When  MID[...]

MIDI applications Messages tr ansmitted and received by the PS60 135 •I n  Performance,  transmission/reception  can  be  switched  on/off  for  each  timbre.  Switching per formanc es Yo u  ca n  use  program  change  messages  to  switch  perfor ‐ mances. • Performances  000–019 [...]

Appe ndices 136 C ontrolling por tamento Portamento tim e (C C#05) [Bn, 05, vv] If  you  assign  the  above  CC#  to  an  assi gnable  pedal  on  the  PS60  and  use  it,  portamento  time  messages  will  be  transmit ‐ ted,  changing  the  ti me  over  wh ich  the [...]

MIDI applications Messages tr ansmitted and received by the PS60 137 Using v a rious contr ollers Here  we  will  explain  typical  ways  to  use  th e  var io u s  co n ‐ trollers.  Y Foot pedal (C C#04) [B n, 04, vv ] If  the  CC#  above  is  assigned  as  the  Assignable  Peda l  f[...]

Appe ndices 138 Resetting all contr o lle rs on a specific channel Reset all contr ollers (C C#121) [Bn, 79, 00] (value 00) When  this  is  receiv ed,  the  va l ue  of  all  controllers  on  that  channel  w ill  be  reset.  How ever ,  notes  that  are  playing  at  the  time  t[...]

MIDI applications Messages tr ansmitted and received by the PS60 139 Inquir y message re quest [F0, 7E, nn, 06, 01, F7] Inquiry message [F0, 7E, nn, 06, 02, (nine byt es), F7] When  an  inquiry  message  request  is  received,  the  PS60  will  respond  by  transmitting  an  inquiry  message  that [...]

Appe ndices 140 Consult your local Korg dealer for more infomation on MIDI System Exclusive implementation. 1 1 . TR ANS MI TTE D DA TA 1-1 CHA NNE L ME SSA GES [H] :Hex, [D] :Decimal |Status| Second Third | Description ( Transmitted by ....) |ENA | |[Hex] | [H][D] [H][D] | | | | 8n kk (kk) 40 (64) | Note Off ( Key Off ) *1| A | | 9n kk (kk) vv (vv[...]

MIDI Implemen tation 141 1 1 -2 SYSTEM REALTIME MESSAGES Status[Hex] Description ( Transmitted when ... ) F8 Timing Clock ( Always in Performance/Prog Edit) *3 FE Active Sensing ( Always ) *4 *3 Transmits these messages when MIDI Clock in Global mode is Internal. *4 Transmits these messages when MIDI Clock in Global mode is External. 1 1 -3 SYSTEM [...]

Appe ndices 142 2 2 .RECOGNIZED RECEIVE DATA 2-1 CHANNEL MESSAGES [H] :Hex, [D] :Decimal |[Hex] | [H][D] [H][D] | | | Status Second | Third | Description ( Use ..... ) |ENA | [Hex] [H] [D] | [H] [D] | 8n kk (kk)| xx (xx) | Note Off A | 9n kk (kk)| 00 (00) | Note Off A | 9n kk (kk)| vv (vv) | Note On (vv) = 1-127 A | An kk (kk)| vv (vv) | Poly Key P[...]

MIDI Implemen tation 143 AMS : Alternate Modulation Source FX Dmod Src : Effect Dynamic Modulation Source n : MIDI Channel No. (0 - 15) •••••• Usually Global Channel. When in Performance, each timbre's channel.(Status is INT) g : Always Global Channel No. (0 - 15) x : Random ENA T : Enabled when Enable After Touch in Global mode is[...]

Appe ndices 144 4015-2 Y anokuchi, Inagi-city, T ok yo 206-0812 Japan © 2010 K ORG INC. IMPORT ANT NO TICE TO C ONSUMERS This  product  has  been  manufactured  ac cording  to  strict  specifications  and  voltage  requirements  that  are  applicab le  in  the  country  in  which  it  [...]