Korg PS60 Electronic Keyboard User Manual
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1. Program Files folder Mac OS X Starting up the PS60 Editor Navigate to the Applications folder KORG folder PS60 folder and double click the PS60 Editor 1con Setting up the PS60 Plug In Editor 22 If you want to use the PS60 Editor with the PS60 connected to your computer via USB you must make sure that you have finished installing and setting up the KORG USB MIDI Driver before you start up the PS60 Editor This section explains how to set up the PS60 Plug In Editor in your host application and adjust the settings so that it will function correctly About the PS60 Plug In Editor Parameter data is sent and received between the PS60 Plug In Editor and the PS60 Unlike typical plug in instruments the PS60 Plug In Editor does not produce an audio signal Your PS60 will output audio signals when the PS60 Plug In Editor sends it MIDI messages If you want to send the PS60 s audio signal to an audio track of your host application and use it in conjunction with a plug in effect etc refer to Using your host application to control the PS60 s audio signal p 9 PERFORMANCE SYNTHESIZER TONE GENERATOR AUDIO OUTPUTS to DAWs to Mixer or Audio Track AUDIO INTERFACE USB W j Ei al j E a a Bi via Ff E tan j i i q Note AUDIO I O INPUTS Plug In Editor l ES Audio Track DAW s Audio In Instrument On Track AUDIO Da MIDI PERFOR2. 20 Editor operation Performance mode 1 All performance parameters that can be edited from the PS60 itself can be edited using the various pages in the editor s performance mode Click the PERF mode button and then click the Overview tab of the edit page tabs If SPLIT SETTING located to the left of the panel center in the upper part of the screen is set to SUB OFF the CTRL setting located beside it will automatically be set to MAIN The EASY SETUP knobs and timbre selectors in the center of the panel will be assigned to control the MAIN timbres If SPLIT SETTING is set to MAIN LOWER or MAIN UPPER split is enabled When you use the CTRL buttons to switch between MAIN and SUB the EASY SETUP knobs and timbre selectors will be assigned to control the respective timbres The position of each knob corresponds to the value of the function selected in EASY SETUP at the right of the knobs EASY SETUP APIANO EPIANO ORGAN STRINGS BRASS SYNTH MODULATION REVERB eq DELAY 4 5 Piano layer layer HE M OCTAVE REVDLY SEND FLANGER PL J 129 08 RATE DEPTH FE TIM LEVEL FB BASS MID TREBLE AIN I s PROG E PERF EDIT GLOB M AJ a a Sub Timbres Timbre Program Octave Volume FT FX MODULATION gt Stereo Flanger a Stereo Mastering Limiter gaa 18 38 s TE Emana Suitcase E Piano gt 6 100 No Effect co a AnaPadStrings qe gt 8 02 No Effect Pedal Bell Bel
3. Intensity to B PS60 EASY SETUP MOD SENO Lx TAVE REWDLY SEND J 120 90 SPLIT SETTING CTRL Copy Oscillator M Swap Oscillator Copy EG Load Save Receive All Transmit All Receive All Prog Transmit All Prog 5 Receive Current Prog Bank Transmit Current Prog Bank Receive Current Prog Transmit Current Prog All Sound Off Center High High Top a Filter 27 From the menu list choose Write Program APIANO EPIANO ORGAN STRINGS BRASS SYNTH fae pas CHORUS MODULATION REVERB eq DELAY DELAY RATE DEPTH FB TIME LEVEL FB BASS MID TREBLE Velocity to A Intensity to A Velocity to B Intensity to B AMS Source AMS Int to 4 AMS Int to B Filter LFO Mod 00 mi 29 ON a MIDI CC 16 m j I o ba Filter2 EG MES Filter Modulation Filter A AMS1 Source AMS1 Intensity Ha AMS2 Source AMS2 Intensity 88 Filter B AMS1 Source AMS1 Intensity 87 AMS2 Source AMSZ Intensity a7 AAA LA LALALA Ll 3 Specify the program name category and save destination and click the OK button Write Program New Pods In Pads Motion Cancel Note If you select an existing program as the save destination 1t will be overwritten If you want to add the program as a new program select the user program INIT With the factory settings DO56 D127 are user programs Note If you use a menu command
4. na Instrument Track 3 Create a MIDI track Choose the PS60 Plug In Editor as the output of that MIDI track PLAY XMPT OUTPUT TAKE ENA COL TRACK MAME 1 e Conductor P560 Plug in Editor 1 1 1 m J Track 1 1 O MM E 60 Plug in Editor 1 Euit utput Tracks Windows MIDI Track 4 To route the PS60 s audio signal to Digital Performer 7 create an audio track or an AUX track On the input section of that track select the audio interface input where you ve connected the PS60 s audio signal INPUT LEVEL PLAY XMFT OUTPUT TAKE ENA COL TRACK NAME 1 Conductor m gt LO m Track mu amp Botin Output 1 1 MM a60 Plug in Editor 1 Built in Audio 1 2 EE P Built in Output 1 2 1 M Audio 5 Tracks Windows MIDI Track 5 If you re routing the PS60 s audio signal to an audio track arm the REC button so that you can hear the audio signal If you are routing the PS60 s audio signal to an AUX track this step is not necessary e ET Audio Track 13 Digidesign Pro Tools LE 8 TI Start up Pro Tools LE 8 and open a session 2 Create an audio track stereo and start up the P560 Plug In Editor Audio Track 3 Create a MIDI track Choose the PS60 Plug In Editor as the output of that MIDI track MIDI Track 4 To route the PS60 s audio signal to Pro Tools LE 8 create an audio track or an AUX input track On the input section please select the audio interface
5. proceed as follows amp If you want to connect the PS60 to your computer via USB and use the PS60 Editor and the PS60 Plug In Editor you must install the Korg USB MIDI Driver Refer to the Installation Guide for details on how to install the Korg USB MIDI Driver Insert the included CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive Normally the PS60 Application Installer will start up automatically If your computer is set so the installer does not run automatically double click KorgSetup exe on the CD ROM 2 From the list select the applications that you want to install and click Install KORG Application Installer Es KORG PS60 Application Installer Click Install button to install the application pa Read USB MIDI Setup Guide PDF 2 KORG USB MIDI Driver Tools 1 12 4MB Pave PS60 Editor PS60 Plug In Editor 1 0 0 15MB KORG Qpen KORG Catalogs folder ezoionors ne The applications you selected will begin the installation process 3 Follow the on screen directions to install the desired applications such as PS60 Editor 4 When you ve finished installing all the selected software close the installer Installing the Korg USB MIDI Driver Refer to the Installation Guide for details on how to install the Korg USB MIDI Driver Installing the PS60 Editor Plug In Editor N The P560 Editor Plug In Editor Installer will appear Select and install all desired compoments such as the Edito
6. such as Copy IFX on the PS60 itself the data in the Editor and the data in the PS60 may lose synchronization In this case use a UTILITY menu command such as Receive Current Prog in the Editor to receive a data dump of the current data To save a performance choose the utility menu command Store Performance To save global settings choose the utility menu command Write Global Setting You can also save by clicking the DUMP button located in the upper right of each page Be aware that if you fail to perform these operations edits you make to the global parameters will not be reflected on the PS60 itself Some pages do not have the DUMP button 28 Utility commands Load Loads editor data that was previously saved on the computer Save Saves data from the editor to your computer as a file Note These functions load or save the data as dedicated files for the editor application Store Performance Write Program These commands send the current data that was modified in the editor to the PS60 itself and writes the data into internal memory Initialize Performance This command initializes the settings of the performance that s currently selected Copy Swap Remove These commands provide the same functionality as in the PS60 s Command menu as well as functionality that s specific to the editor The Command menu appropriate for the data handled within each tab page will appear Receive All Receives a
7. In Performance mode you can use the up down arrows located at the right to switch performances or click the performance name to open the browser and view a list of performances Edit Pages Tabs These are used to select the page that you want to edit Performance Control EASY SETUP Here you can specify the function of the six knobs and control each timbre s volume octave and MFX 1 2 send levels Timbre Selector Here you can turn each timbre on off SPLIT SETTING CTRL Here you can choose the split setting This function is different than the PS60 s own SPLIT SETTING button it specifies the internal State SUB OFF Split off MAIN LOWER Assign the main timbres to the region at the left of the split point lower region MAIN UPPER Assign the main timbres to the region at the right of the split point upper region CTRL This switches the EASY SETUP and Timbre Selector functionality shown in Easy Setup MAIN is always shown if SUB OFF is selected Effect Here you can edit the MFX1 MODULATION MFX2 REVERB DELAY and EQ parameters If MFX1 or MFX2 are off checkbox the effect name is grayed out Keyboard This section consists of an 88 note keyboard a pitch bend wheel and a modulation wheel You can click the keyboard to play notes and even play a glissando by dragging over the keyboard to the left or right You can use the pitch bend wheel and modulation wheel by dragging them upward or downward
8. Program edit mode 1 In the editor click the PROG EDIT button to enter Program Edit mode The method of selecting the timbre you want to edit is the same as when operating the PS60 itself If two or more timbres are turned on the timbre selector button of each timbre that is currently on will blink when you click the PROG EDIT button Click the timbre selector button of the timbre that you want to edit If Split is on you can use the CTRL buttons to switch between MAIN and SUB and select a sub timbre that s turned on Click the Quick tab of the edit pages area The Quick page allows you to edit all parameters other than effects quick parameters that can be edited on the PS60 itself The effects can be edited in the IFX and MFX EQ tab pages EASY SETUP APIANO EPIANO ORGAN STRINGS BRASS SYNTH MODULATION REVERB EQ TETY MOD SEN an a aa DELAY TAVE REVDLY ae aim Aaii m a V CHU FLG PLATE 102 Blues Perc 2 A ORGAN 4 120 00 MN SPLIT SETTING CTRL PROG RATE DEPTH FB TIME LEVEL FB BASS MID TREBLE PERF EDIT GLOS UTILITY Mfo Osc EG LFO OSC Common Filter Amp Voice Oscillator Filter Voice Assign Mode gt Poly Pitch Stretch Cutoff Mono Legato Resonance Transpose e Unison 7 Hold EG Int Voices 2 Reverse SPROG Amp Detune cents BG Yel Int Thickness ff ee dal In Program edit mode you can use the EASY SETUP buttons to select only SEND 1 MOD SEND and
9. SEND 2 REV DLY SEND The EASY SETUP knobs will affect only the selected timbre SPLIT SETTING and CTRL will be unavailable EAST BETUP A ARANO EMANO ORGAN STRINGS BRASS SYNTH LUME MOG SENG k as ee Pt Se AT BPLIT SETTING GC TRL 24 The upper part of the Quick page is the overview area which shows the current value of the most important parameters in program edit mode This overview area displays the parameters organized by section By clicking the name of each parameter section such as Pitch EG or Filter 1 EG you can jump to the page tab for editing those parameters y The Basic tab and subsequent edit pages allow you to edit all of the parameters that cannot be edited from the PS60 itself 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 The IFX tab page also allows you to select the IFX effect Sendi Ez 662 Organ Vibrato Chorus J e Send 1 Send oe Organ Vibrato Chorus 25 Selecting pages and tabs When you want to perform detailed editing you can switch to other pages and tabs to access the desired parameters Global mode is divided into separate pages where you can edit category names and scales temperaments Select the desired page or tab and proceed to edit the settings e To sele
10. input where you ve connected the PS60 s audio signal Audio Track 14 If you re routing the PS60 s audio signal to an audio track arm the REC button so that you can hear monitor the audio signal If you are routing the PS60 s audio signal to an AUX input track this setting is not necessary Audio Track 15 Cakewalk SONAR8 8 5 1 2 Start up SONAR 8 8 5 and open a project From the Synth Rack choose the PS60 Plug In Editor and create an instrument track at the same time PS60 cwp Synth Rack Sees MES E rm moa MAITE iS SHO An instrument track with the PS60 Plug In Editor assigned to it will be created ill PS60 Plug In Editor 1 hal NB Z all i EH Carter Sri TiO Mone If you want to input the PS60 s audio signal to your host application first create an audio track For the input of that audio track select your audio interface s input where the PS60 s audio signal is being input Audio 1_ on 0 all 0 0 Stereo Realtek HD Audio Input O Master Y To hear the PS60 s audio signal that s being input to the audio track turn on the input echo button of that audio track Audio 1 0 IRD ad b dl 08 iil DOI Stereo Realtek HO Audio Input O Master T 16 Other host applications Start up your host application Start up the P560 Plug In Editor as a plug in instrument Create a MIDI track Choose the P560 Plug In Ed
11. s that you want to use Using the procedure described above begin with step 1 and install the plug in version s that you want to use If you don t want to install the VST plug in version or RTAS plug in version click Exit Setup to end the installation When you ve finished installing the application s you want click Exit Setup to exit the installer Installation in Mac OS X To install the PS60 Editor and PS60 Plug In Editor into Mac OS X use the following procedure 4 You must install the KORG USB MIDI Driver if you want to connect the PS60 to your computer via USB and use the PS60 Editor or the PS60 Plug In Editor For details on installing the KORG USB MIDI Driver refer to the Install Guide Insert the included CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Start up the installer by double clicking on PS60 Editor Installer pkg located in the PS60 Editor folder of the CD ROM 3 Depending on the version of your Mac s operating system a confirmation dialog box may appear at this point If required please enter your password and click OK When the installer starts up the following screen will appear Click Continue s Install KORG P560 Editor Welcome to the KORG PS60 Editor Installer Introduction Read Me License Destination ela t Install AA pe e lation Go Back Continue PA Important information will appear Read the contents and click Conti
12. three split settings If you choose SUB OFF split will be off This is the same as SUB OFF on the PS60 itself If you choose MAIN LOWER split will be on the region below the split point will be Main and the upper region will be Sub The opposite will be the case if you choose MAIN UPPER EAST SETUP APIAMO EPIAMO ORGAN STRINGS BRASS T WOLUME AO SENG o OCTAVE 7 REWELY SEND renie faek Ia CT apa i SA LITE H ape 7 MAIN UPPER Use the CTRL buttons located at the right of SPLIT SETTING to choose whether the six EASY SETUP knobs and the six timbre selector buttons will apply to the Main or to the Sub timbres These CTRL buttons allow you to select SUB 1f the SPLIT SETTING buttons are set to other than SUB OFF 1 e when Split is on If you switch the EASY SETUP timbre selector assignments by pressing the split LOWER UPPER buttons on the PS60 itself the CTRL buttons MAIN SUB in the editor will switch in tandem 22 4 If you click the Main Timbres tab located below the Overview tab the settings of the main timbres will appear Sub Timbres Timbre Program Octave Volume Sendi Send gt 6 iso Emana Suitcase EPiano gt 8 1 168 Mo Effect _ 177 1127 Blues Pere 1 8 16 AnaPadStrings BRASS gt H Pedal Bell Bell h The timbre names shown to the left correspond to the timbre selectors You can click these to turn them on off Main timbres are shown in red if the timbre is
13. MANCE SYNTHESIZER e Does not produce an audio signal Note Because the PS60 Plug In Editor does not handle audio signals you can t insert a plug in effect into the channel of the track where the PS60 Plug In Editor is inserted or send its audio signal via a send or bus Using an external mixer to control the PS60 s audio signal If you want to mix the PS60 s audio signals with the audio signals sent from your host application via your audio interface or with audio signals from another sound module you can make connections as shown below fe le oj M monitors INPUT PS60 s audio signals Other audio signals pa e p MIDI signals Audio interface Using your host application to control the PS60 s audio signal If you want to apply a plug in effect to the PS60 s audio signal or to control the PS60 s audio signal in your host application along with other audio tracks connect the PS60 to your audio interface and route the audio signal into your host application Refer to the example explanations for various popular host applications on the following pages O0u 00 a O O Powered monitors co c INPUT INPUT PS60 s audio signals E p Other audio signals i CN MIDI signals Computer PS60 Note For details on creating audio tracks MIDI tracks and plug in instrument tracks and on how to perform operations
14. PERFORMANCE SYNTHESIZER Editor Plug In Editor Users Guide EDS 1 Fo KORG A Table of Contents Introduction pe PO En OO nnmnnn 1 Malin HOU S 00 E S 1 please note Deo re USO rra 1 PS60 Editor and PS60 Plug In Editor operating requirements 1 ASIA AGO ua r 2 nstalatorcli PANBOWS ses asii 2 Installing the Korg USB MIDI Driver cccooooccccocconcccocnococonconoconcnnnonanonnononnononronnonannnnnnannnnnnnns 2 Installing the PS60 Editor Plug n Editor aa rv ee a eee 3 Installation IM Mac OS Arona ni hn pld lon fl nn 5 SETUP acca cates tase ec oa etic cenit dc aa ence 7 OOO SEL taa een 7 PS60 Editor Stand alone version SOtUP coocccocccoccconcconcooncccnnocncononanonanonnncnnnnnnnnos 7 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 ccccccccecceeeeeeeeaeeeaeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeueeeeeeeueeeneeaneeaneeaaes 7 Mac OS Anaien O co ori 7 Selling Up the PS60 IPIUG In ECO les ei bei 8 About the PS60 PIUGH i EMO ah a 8 Using an external mixer to control the PS60 s audio signal cocooocccncococccccoocnnconanoncononcnnnnnas 9 Using your host application to control the PS60 s audio signal cooccccoccncocnncconcnccononononos 9 HOSPICIO NS 5 10 Alessio AO eel a 10 Stenberg LUBASE Dio a Eh 11 alel EO o no 12 MOT Digtal PRENOrner Pista ok 13 Belec ee la ka O gh 610 SUE Dai 14 Cakewalk S ONAR 6 Oak ia 16 Sl a a A A A 17 ABOUEMIDIIMIDO rerni aea A 17 Basic functions
15. and adjust settings in your host application refer to the host application s owner s manual Host application settings The following material explains how to start up the PS60 Plug In Editor in your host application and select the appropriate settings for it to function properly Please proceed to the specific explanation for the system you re using Apple Logic Pro 9 Start up Logic Pro 9 2 Create a Software Instrument Track and initialize the P560 Plug In Editor Software Instrument Track 3 To route the PS60 s audio signal into Logic Pro 9 create an audio track or an audio AUX track On the I O source for that track select the audio interface input to where you ve connected the PS60 s audio signal Audio Track 4 If you re routing the PS60 s audio signal to an audio track arm the REC button so that you can hear monitor the audio signal If you are routing the PS60 s audio signal to an audio AUX track this setting is not necessary Audio Track 10 Steinberg Cubase 5 TI Start up Cubase 5 and create a project 2 In the VST Instruments window start up the PS60 Plug In Editor MO Instruments CO 10 Ci 6 gt PS60 Plug in Editor x MA l 3 Create a MIDI track In the output section of that MIDI track choose the PS60 Plug In Editor which you started up in the VST Instruments window o Poe mo lA MNA Ol All MIDI Inputs 1 PS60 Plug in E
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17. cally sets the PS60 s Local Control setting to the appropriate state when you start up the editor We recommend that you normally leave this parameter on The PS60 s Local Control setting will be reset to its original state when you close the editor MIDI Settings MIDI Settings gt PSEH 1 KEYBOARD gt PS6e 1 SOUND Here you can adjust settings for MIDI connections between the PS60 Editor and the PS60 31 MIDI IN Port MIDI OUT Port This selects the connection port for the PS60 and the PS60 Editor The name of the MIDI port that s currently connected is shown You won t need to change this setting if the PS60 and the PS60 Editor are connected correctly since the PS60 Editor will search for the PS60 when it starts up and will specify the MIDI port automatically 32 Cautions USB connection If you lose data synchronization with the PS60 when starting up the editor please check the following points e If you re using USB MIDI you must use the KORG USB MIDI Driver The default driver provided by the operating system may have an extremely slow data transfer rate or may not communicate correctly e If vou re using a USB hub try connecting the PS60 directly to a USB port on the computer itself to see whether it will work You can also try removing all other connected USB devices except for the PS60 itself When you lose data synchronization please perform the Receive All or Transmit All funct
18. connected to your computer via USB you must make sure that you ve finished installing and setting up the KORG USB MIDI Driver before you start up the PS60 Editor 1 Use a USB cable to connect the PS60 s USB connector to the USB port of your computer 2 In the PS60 s Global mode make sure that MIDI Filter SysE X is on the check box should be checked The factory setting 1s of amp If you turn off the MIDI Filter SysEx setting of the PS60 itself after starting up the PS60 Editor the PS60 and the PS60 Editor will become unable to communicate Likewise loading the preload data into the PS60 will cause the MIDI Filter SysEx to be turned off the factory setting meaning that the PS60 and the PS60 Editor will become unable to communicate If this occurs you ll need to turn the PS60 s MIDI Filter SysEx setting back on PS60 Editor stand alone version setup Start up the PS60 Editor and verify that it s operating correctly Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Starting up the PS60 Editor In the taskbar click the Start button and then All Programs From the menu choose KORG PS60 PS60 Editor to start up the editor Alternatively you can navigate to the KORG folder PS60 folder and double click the PS60 Editor exe icon located there The KORG folder will be in the location you selected when installing the software By default 1t will be in the
19. ct a page click the tab for the desired edit page e To move between tabs within a page select one of the tabs located in the center of the window EASY SETUP APIANO EPIANO ORGAN STRINGS BRASS SYNTH MODULATION REVERB ED VOL DELAY ME 7 MOD SEND i lt o REVDLY SEND A Sia Sm fmm T V CHU FLG PLATE T RATE DEPTH FE TIME LEVEL FB BASS MID TREBLE 1 4 i Y 035 Session Brass B BRASS J 120 00 PROG PERF EDIT GLOS UTILITY S Y SY r Edit Pages QUICK Basi Ost Pitch Amo Fi FO AM gt WAX C Key Trk gt Parallel gt Single 5 Utility r a IFX Filter 1 gt LPF 9 LPF MFX EQ A Filter1 Filter1 gt Filter2 Filter2 E Tabs Modulation LFOMod Filter1 EG eile Modulation LFO Mod da el Filter a Bypass Frequency m 14 Filter 7 Bypass Freguency 36 Resonance Level 66 AMS Source MIDI CC 16 AMS Intensity 90 Resonance Level 4MS Source AMS Intensity Input Trim Input Trim Output Level Output Level Level rv Level AMS Source AMS Source AMS Intensity AMS Intensity 66 e r dR do oa sab Selecting a parameter and editing the value e Use the mouse to edit the items in the display For example you can change the shape of the EG by using the mouse to drag the rectangles shown in the EG graphic Note For details on the parameters please refer to the included Parameter
20. ditor 1 4 To route the PS60 s audio signal to Cubase 5 create an audio track On the input section of the audio track select the audio interface input where you ve connected the PS60 s audio signal Audio 01 a O PO E 0 00 Stereo In Stereo Out 5 Turn the Monitor button on so that you can hear monitor the audio signal Audio 01 Me 0 00 Stereo In Stereo Out 11 Ableton Live 8 TI Start up Live 8 and choose View Session View 2 From the plug in device browser drag and drop the PS60 Plug In Editor onto the session view This will create a MIDI track with the PS60 Plug In Editor started up Verify that the PS60 Plug In Editor is running in the MIDI track view 0 PS60 Plug in Editor a none 3 Press the arm button so that the MIDI input from the external source will be sent to the PS60 Plug In Editor MIDI Track 4 To route the PS60 s audio signal to Live 8 create an audio track In the input area of the audio input output section select the audio interface input where you ve connected the PS60 s audio signal Audio Track 5 Set the Monitor setting to In so that you can hear the audio signal of the PS60 Audio Track 12 MOTU Digital Performer 7 TI Start up Digital Performer 7 2 Create an instrument track Start up the P560 Plug In Editor 4 E 0 00 JE PEG Eio
21. eement PS60 Editor and PS60 Plug In Editor operating requirements Note It is not possible to open and run multiple instances of the PS60 Editor or the PS60 Plug In Editor this means that it is not possible to edit more than one PS60 synthesizer simultaneously Windows e Computer CPU Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or better Pentium D or Core Duo more are recommended Memory 512 MB or more 1 GB or more is recommended Monitor 1 024 x 768 pixels 16 bit color or better A computer with a USB port that satisfies the requirements of Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Professional Service Pack 3 or later Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or later Microsoft Windows 7 However only the standalone version will work on 64 bit editions of Windows 7 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Macintosh e Computer CPU PowerPC G4 800 MHz or better Intel Mac is supported G5 or Core Duo or better 1s recommended Memory 512 MB or more 1 GB or more is recommended Monitor 1 024 x 768 pixels 32 000 colors or better An Apple Macintosh with a USB port that satisfies the requirements of Mac OS X e Operating system Mac OS X version 10 4 11 or later Note PS60 Plug In Editor must also satisfy the operating requirements of the host application Installation Installation in Windows To install the PS60 Editor and the PS60 Plug In Editor into Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7
22. es e Cubase and VST are trademarks of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH Live is a trademark of Ableton AG Digital Performer is a trademark of Mark of the Unicorn Inc e Pro Tools LE and RTAS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology Inc or its subsidiaries or divisions e Cakewalk is a registered trademark and SONAR is a trademark of Cakewalk Inc e All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Korg PS60 Performance Synthesizer To help you get the most out of your new instrument please read this manual carefully Main features The PS60 Editor and the PS60 Plug In Editor are applications for Macintosh or Windows that allow you to edit the PS60 s programs performance effects and global settings The PS60 Editor is a stand alone editor The PS60 Plug In Editor is an editor that is compatible with the VST Audio Units or RTAS formats It lets you use the PS60 just like a plug in instrument from within your DAW Digital Audio Workstation software or other host application Please note before use e Copyright to all software included in this product is the property of Korg Inc e The license agreement for this software is provided separately You must read this license agreement before you install this software Your installation of this software will be taken to indicate your acceptance of this agr
23. guide PDF version Selecting and executing utility functions The utility functions are various commands available in each page The available utility commands will differ depending on the page These commands also let you save or load the edited or created data on your computer and also allow you to import system exclusive data Click the UTILITY button and choose a command from the menu that appears Note For details on the utility commands specific to the editor refer to p 29 From the UTILITY button choose the command that you want to use 2 Make the necessary settings and click OK to continue 26 Writing store saving If you want to keep any of the edits you have made you must write store save them amp The Write operation will save the edited settings on the PS60 If you select a different program or close the application before saving the content you had been editing will be lost The same applies to the performance Global mode settings are maintained within the editor until you close the application but will not be applied or saved on the PS60 itself unless you use the Write Global Setting command or DUMP As an example here s how to write a program that you ve edited in Program Edit mode Click UTILITY to access the utility menu 017 Pods In Pads Motion E SYNTH PROG PERF EDIT GLOS UTILITY Filter 1 Break Key Low Key Center Key High Key Intensity Intensity to A
24. hung notes may occur while operating the host s functions If this symptom occurs please use the All Sound Off command 30 Software Setup Initial settings for the PS60 Editor Global mode Software Setup lets you specify the default settings that the PS60 Editor will use when it starts up This setting 1s saved when you use the UTILITY command Save as Default and will be remembered the next time you start up Total Recall amp Data Sync Settings L Here you can specify the editor data that will be saved and loaded as part of the song data by your DAW software This setting lets you save only the data you need When the PS60 Editor starts up the types of data that you ve checked here will also be loaded automatically from the PS60 that s connected to your computer In other words this data will be synchronized Since a data dump requires a certain amount of time you may wish to shorten the startup time by using the Load Data File Automatically function instead of this function or by using the UTILITY command Load to load a previously saved data file into the PS60 Editor Load data file automatically Auto Load File When the PS60 Editor starts up the data file that you specify here will automatically be loaded into the editor After this process is completed the data you checked in Total Recall amp Data Sync Setting will be loaded via data dump Auto Local Control Local Control This setting automati
25. ion in the Editor s UTILITY menu in order to synchronize the data between the editor and the hardware 33 2010 KORG INC KORG INC 4015 2 Yanokuchi Inagi city Tokyo 206 0812 Japan
26. itor as the output of that MIDI track To route the PS60 s audio signal to your host application create an audio track On the input section of that audio track select the input where the PS60 s audio is connected Enable the monitor function on the audio track that will be receiving the audio signal from the PS60 a A Dodo wR Note The instructions given here for Other host applications may not necessary be appropriate for setting up all host applications Please refer to the instructions for a host application that has a similar structure to the host application you re using and always refer to the owner s manual for the specific host application that you are using About MIDI timing If you experience irregularities in MIDI timing please adjust the settings so that MIDI messages are sent directly to the PS60 rather than being routed through the PS60 Plug In Editor In this case select the PS60 s SOUND port as the MIDI OUT destination of the MIDI track in your host application so that the MIDI messages will be sent directly to the PS60 Note For details on how to create a MIDI track and specify the MIDI OUT destination for that MIDI track refer to the host application s owner s manual 17 Basic functions and operation Start up PS60 Editor e From the KORG PS60 folder start up the PS60 Editor Note When you start up the editor the PS60 programs and other settings can be loaded a
27. l gt 0 cs Stereo Graphic 7 Band El 127 es ze A AAA aa 127 127 127 x om MFX2 REVERB DELAY 27 127 21 The six EASY SETUP knobs and the six timbre selector buttons correspond to the six knobs and buttons of the PS60 itself However unlike when using the PS60 itself 1t 1s not possible to simultaneously press multiple buttons in the editor For this reason if you want to turn on just one timbre you ll need to turn off each of the other timbres If you want to turn on multiple timbres click each one consecutively Timbre selector on off operations within the editor are the same as when you turn the PS60 s timbre selectors on off while holding down the EXIT button When you switch from Single to Layer the master effect and EQ settings of the first added timbre will be loaded The result is slightly different than when you press buttons simultaneously on the PS60 in normal operation For details on operating the PS60 itself refer to the PS60 owner s manual A PIANO PIANO ORGAN STRINGS BRASS amp 7NTH To create split settings use the SPLIT SETTING buttons located in the center left of the upper area of the screen The split setting buttons in the editor operate differently than the split setting buttons of the PS60 itself In the editor you can explicitly assign either Main or Sub to the left lower or right upper of the split point Use the SUB OFF MAIN LOWER MAIN UPPER buttons to choose one of the
28. ll data from the PS60 into the editor Transmit All Transmits all data in the editor to the PS60 and writes 1t into internal memory Receive All Performance Receive All Prog Current Prog Bank Receive Global Data Receive the corresponding data from the PS60 into the editor Transmit All Performance Transmit All Prog Current Prog Bank Transmit Global Data Transmit the corresponding data from the editor to the PS60 and writes it Receive Current Performance Current Prog Receive the respective data from the PS60 into the editor Transmit Current Performance Current Prog Transmit the respective data from the editor to the PS60 Note These Receive and Transmit commands use KORG SysEx MIDI Dump to send or receive data or to synchronize the data between the PS60 and the software 4 Don t touch the keyboard or the mouse of your computer while data is being sent or received Also don t touch the panel switches or the keyboard of the PS60 Save as Default Writes saves the global mode Software Setup settings of the editor as the default settings that will be used when you start up the editor 29 Note These utilities can be selected only in the editor s global mode Software Setup page Select Auto Load File In the Software Setup tab use Load data file automatically to select the desired file Note Refer to Load data file automatically p 31 All Sound Off Depending on the host application
29. ntrol Number Name Split Setting Easy Setup Timbre Selector Effect MFX1 MFX2 EO EASY SETUP APIAMO EPIAMO ORGAN STRINGS BRASS Sit Mi aliL TI k REVERB Eq 4 5 Piano layer ante UME MOG SENG l DELAY PA od feo am e oer z MHA FLANGER PLATE LATE DEPTH FE TIME LEVEL FE BASS MID TREBLE Mode EE I x lt Edit n ioa Tabs Timbres Timbre Program Octave Volume IFX Sendi Send El MFX1 MODULATION 5 Stereo Flanger 127 PS Ck PU E gt gt x E PIAHO Suitcase E Piana 4 No Effect ORGAN No Effect 27 127 Plate ME a E EC E I A PIANO 155 Stereo Mastering Limiter El rro 4naPadStrings 024 amas Session Brass er 2 gt Ea A LE o a a Fedal Bell Bell oss Stereo Graphic Y Band E 127 ass Ja Keyboard Connection indicator KORG logo This indicates the connection status between the PS60 Editor PS60 Plug In Editor and the PS60 e Lit The PS60 Editor PS60 Plug In Editor and the PS60 are connected via MIDI The PS60 Editor PS60 Plug In Editor is not connected to the PS60 19 Mode PERF PROG EDIT GLOB Utility UTILITY Here you can select performance program edit or global mode UTILITY lets you view and select the utility commands that are available for the page you ve selected This is where you can save data Performance Program Number Name This indicates the number and name of the performance or program
30. nue The License agreement will appear Carefully read the contents and click Continue A dialog box will ask whether you accept the terms of the license agreement If you accept click Agree Or A 6 A screen where you can Select a Destination will appear Select the installation destination of your choice and click Continue Select the volume where you want to install the KORG PS60 A Introduction Editor software U Read Me f License Mac 05 X 10 5 8 23 3 GB available 49 9 GB total Installing this software requires 13 0 MB of space You have chosen to install this software on the volume Mac OS X 10 5 8 A The Standard Easy Installation dialog box will appear Click Install An authentication dialog box may appear at this point depending on the version of your operating system If so type your password and click OK Depending on the version of your operating system you might see a dialog box stating Your computer must be restarted after installation Click Continue installation to begin with the installation Dx 9 When the installation has been successfully completed click Restart to exit the installer 4 You can t connect two or more PS60 units to a single computer and use them simultaneously Note Under Mac OS X the plug in version will also be installed in the appropriate folder Setup PS60 Setup 22 If you want to use the PS60 Editor with the PS60
31. on and sub timbres are shown in blue The indications to the right of each timbre name show the program assigned to that timbre the octave volume IFX Send 1 amount sent to MFX1 MODULATION and Send 2 amount sent to MFX2 REVERB DELAY The STRINGS timbre does not have IFX You are free to edit settings other than IFX If you click the Sub Timbres tab the settings for each sub timbre will appear allowing you to edit them Note In Performance mode you can t change the IFX used by the program assigned to each timbre These settings can be edited in the IFX page of Program edit PROG EDIT The parameters of each effect are shown to the right of the main sub timbres These are the same as the effect settings shown on the upper right of the screen but they allow you to edit the parameter values as well as view them The check boxes to the left of MFX1 MFX2 allow you to switch each effect on off The MFX EQ page shows an effect routing diagram allows you to edit the effect parameters in greater detail The Split Point setting shown on the lower part of the screen indicates the keyboard ranges used for the main or sub timbres The indication here will switch according to whether the Main Timbres or Sub Timbres tab is shown EMT mona A DTM MT The Timbre Param and MF X EO edit pages allow you to edit all of the parameters that are accessible in the PS60 s performance edit mode 23 Editor operation
32. r Standalone Plug In Editor VST and or Plug In Editor RTAS For example if you want to install the stand alone version click Install Standalone Application 1 KORG PS60 Editor Plug In Editor Installer The PS60 Editor screen will appear Click Next gt The Welcome to the PS60 Editor setup wizard screen will appear Click Next gt PS60 Editor information will appear Read the displayed content and click Next gt The License agreement will appear Carefully read the contents and 1f you agree check I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next gt The Select installation folder screen will appear Choose the location and user s for which you want to install the software and click Next gt O QA bo W i KURG PS6U Editor Select Installation Folder The installer will install KOR G PS60 Editor to the following folder To install in this folder click Next To install to a different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder C Program Files KORG PSB Disk Cost Install KORG P56U Editor tor yourself or tor anyone who uses this computer 2 Everyone G Just me VA Verify installation will appear To proceed with the installation click Next gt Installation will begin If the installation was successful click Close The PS60 Editor Plug In Editor Installer will appear Next you will install the plug in version
33. utomatically See p 31 Software Setup Initial settings for the PS60 Editor 4 Don t touch the keyboard or the mouse of your computer while data is being sent or received Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Access the KORG folder from the taskbar via Start All Programs Mac OS X The KORG folder is located in the Applications folder PS60 Plug In Editor For details on starting up the PS60 Plug In Editor refer to the section for your host application in Setting up the PS60 Plug In Editor p 8 Note When you start up the editor the PS60 programs and other settings can be loaded automatically p 31 Software Setup Initial settings for the PS60 Editor 4 Don t touch the keyboard or the mouse of your computer while data is being sent or received About the Preload data Start up the PS60 Editor and use the Receive All function to load all data into the PS60 Editor Then save this data to a file as preload data You can now create a setting for this data file to be automatically loaded when you start up the PS60 Editor the start up time will be shortened because you won t need to load the data from the PS60 amp p 31 Software Setup Initial settings for the PS60 Editor 18 ltems in the screen A screen like the following will appear when you start up the editor This illustration here shows the Performance mode screen Performance Program Performance Co
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