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 Table of contents 1

Table of contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Changing the view options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
How to change the sorting order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
How to change the ascending/descending order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
PC system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
How to resize a column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Pa2X system requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
How to show/hide a column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Pa1X system requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
How to change the fonts and view the list in alternate colors . . . . . . . .11
Pa800 system requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Creating a new Custom List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Pa500 system requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installing the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Editing a Custom List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Choosing your instrument as the “target” . . . . . . . . . 2 Importing files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Importing files on the Pa2X/Pa800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SongBook Editor and the Pa2X/Pa800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Importing files on the Pa1X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Importing files on the Pa500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Working on the file residing in your Pa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
How to connect the Pa2X/Pa800 to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Frequent operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
How to work on internal files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Merging two SongBook files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
How to disconnect the Pa2X/Pa800 from the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Changing a Style’s position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Transferring SongBook files from the Pa to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Changing the device and path to your midifiles and MP3 files 15
Caveats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Changing the associated text file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Transferring via an USB connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Transferring via removable media (like an USB memory stick) . . . . . . 4
Transferring SongBook files from the PC to the Pa2X/Pa800 . 4 Book panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SongBook files and the “.SET” folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Transferring via an USB connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
How to open a SongBook file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Transferring via removable media (like an USB memory stick) . . . . . . 4
How to choose a file format that is right to your instrument . . . . . . . .17
SongBook Editor and the Pa1X/Pa1X Pro/Pa1X Elite . 5 How to save a SongBook file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 How to exchange data between SongBook files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Working on the file residing in your Pa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 How to import midifiles and/or MP3 files from a folder . . . . . . . . . . .17
How to connect the Pa1X to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 How to edit a parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
How to work on internal files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 How to edit multiple entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
How to disconnect the Pa1X from the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 How to replace a resource globally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Transferring SongBook files from the Pa1X to a PC . . . . . . . . . 5 How to apply a filter to the current view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Caveats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 How to change how data are shown in the panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Transferring via an USB connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Custom Lists panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Transferring via floppy disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 How to see the content of a Custom List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Transferring SongBook files from the PC to the Pa1X . . . . . . . 6 How to create a new Custom List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Transferring via an USB connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 How to delete a Custom List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Transferring via floppy disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 How to change the sorting order of the available Custom Lists . . . . . .17
Selected List panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SongBook Editor and the Pa500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 How to move Song entries up/down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Other operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Working on the file residing in your Pa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
How to connect the Pa500 to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
How to work on internal files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
How to disconnect the Pa500 from the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Help menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Transferring SongBook files from the Pa500 to a PC . . . . . . . . 7 Preferences dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Caveats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Song dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Transferring via an USB connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 How to enter/edit parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Transferring via SD card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Automatically updated pop-up menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Transferring SongBook files from the PC to the Pa500 . . . . . . 8 Editing multiple Song entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Transferring via an USB connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Editing Style based entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Transferring via SD card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Editing Standard MIDI File based entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Main screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Editing MP3 based entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Filter dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
How to use it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Creating a new Song entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Editing a Song entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2 Introduction

Introduction
Thank you for using the Korg SongBook Editor for the Pa-Series All editing can be done on the files residing inside the hard disk,
Professional Arrangers. All models with the SongBook feature SSD-U memory, or SD card of the Pa, without any need of trans-
are supported (including Pa1X, Pa1X Pro, Pa1X Elite, Pa2X Pro, ferring them to the hard disk of your PC. This way, you can work
Pa800 and Pa500). directly on the exact configuration of files residing inside your
Pa’s hard disk, SSD-U memory, or SD card.
With the SongBook Editor you can comfortably view and edit a
Korg Pa-Series SongBook file with your PC. It allows you to: As an alternative, you can transfer the files to your PC, and work
there, without your instrument turned on and connected. This
• Create new Song entries.
offers the advantage of allowing you to work far from the instru-
• Edit most Song parameters. ment. After editing, files must be transferred back to the Pa.
• Rename Songs using your PC’s keyboard. All parameters, file names and folder structure are the same on
• Change the order of the Songs in the lists. the PC as on the Pa, so there is no need to learn something new
again.
• Create and edit Custom Lists.
Note: During editing, you cannot see any USB memory stick con-
• Drag&drop entries between SongBook files. nected to your Pa2X/Pa800’s USB Host port. However, you can
• Import midifiles and MP3 files from folders. read files (like midifiles) inside an USB memory stick connected to
your PC USB port.
• Change Style location.
• Change the file path of midifiles, MP3 files and text files.

Installing the software

PC system requirements Pa800 system requirement
You need a PC running under Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/ Pa800 with Operating System version 1.51 or higher.
Vista.
Note: OS 1.0 and 1.01 do also work, but no hard disk label is recog-
Note: Windows Installer version 2.0 (or higher) is required, and nized.
can be freely downloaded from Microsoft’s website.
Pa500 system requirement
Pa2X system requirement
Pa500 with any version of the Operating System. The use of an
Pa2X Pro with any version of the Operating System. SD card is mandatory.

Pa1X system requirement Installing the software

Pa1X, Pa1X Pro or Pa1X Elite with Operating System version 3.0 After dowloading the installer, follow these easy steps:
or higher.
1. Double click on the installer’s icon.
2. Follow the instructions appearing on the screen.

Choosing your instrument as the “target”

The first time you run the SongBook Editor, please select your You do not need to select it again later, since this setting will
instrument as the “target” device. This will allow the program to remain memorized for all following editing sessions.
use the correct file format.
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Workflow

SongBook Editor and the Pa2X/Pa800

How to work on internal files
Workflow Here is how to edit the SongBook file contained into the internal
hard disk or SSD-U of your Pa2X/Pa800.
Please follow these steps when editing a Pa2X/Pa800 SongBook Warning: Always keep a backup copy of your SongBook files.
file:
1. Save the SongBook to the hard drive (optional on the
1. Save the SongBook to a storage device. Pa800) or to the internal SSD-U memory, by using the rele-
2. If you do not want to work on the file residing in your vant Media > Save operation.
Pa2X/Pa800, transfer the SongBook file to be edited to the 2. Open the resulting “.SET” folder with the SongBook Editor.
PC.
3. When done, load the edited “.SET” folder again, to update
3. Edit the SongBook file by using the SongBook Editor. You the active SongBook file.
can import midifiles and MP3 files, create new Song
entries, or edit existing Song entries.
How to disconnect the Pa2X/Pa800 from
4. Save the edited SongBook file.
the PC
5. If you did the edit on a copy residing in your PC, transfer
the edited SongBook file back from the PC to the original To disconnect the Pa2X/Pa800 from the PC, click the Window’s
position in your Pa2X/Pa800. Toolbar > Safe Hardware Removal icon ( ), and select the
6. Load the SongBook file into the Pa2X/Pa800. “KORG Internal HDD USB Device” option to disconnect it from
the PC.

Working on the file residing in your Pa

Transferring SongBook files from the Pa
When the USB Device port of the Pa2X/Pa800 is connected to to a PC
the USB port of a PC, the internal hard disk or SSD-U memory
is seen as any other USB storage device connected to the PC. You
can directly work on the files contained in these devices, with all As an alternative to working on the files residing inside your
the files available inside the instrument. Pa2X/Pa800, you can transfer them to a PC. In this case, all edit-
ing is done off-line, i.e., entirely on the PC, without the need of
Note: No USB device connected to the USB Host port of the Pa2X/ having your Pa2X/Pa800 close and turned on.
Pa800 can be seen, and must be connected to the USB port of your
PC instead. There are two ways of transferring files:
• Via an USB connection.
How to connect the Pa2X/Pa800 to a PC • Via removable media (like an USB memory stick).
Here is how to connect your Pa2X/Pa800 to a PC.
1. Connect the USB Device port of the Pa2X/Pa800 to an USB
Caveats
port of the PC. Please be aware of the following:
2. If they are still turned off, turn them on. • The structure of the folder containing the SongBook file must
3. On the Pa2X/Pa800, go to the Media > USB page, and press not be changed. No item contained inside the original folder
the Enable button. The icon of the Pa2X/Pa800’s internal must be moved when editing it on the PC. The original folder
hard drive or SSD-U memory should appear in the list of must be returned to the Pa2X/Pa800 exactly as it was before edit-
the devices connected to your PC. ing it.
• For data consistence, a SongBook (“.SBD”) file and the corre-
sponding Custom List (“.SBL”) file must be kept together.
• Do not edit data on your Pa2X/Pa800 while editing the Song-
Book on the PC. For example, rearranging the Styles, or deleting
a Song, would prevent the edited SongBook file to point to the
correct data.
4 SongBook Editor and the Pa2X/Pa800
Transferring SongBook files from the PC to the Pa2X/Pa800

Transferring via an USB connection

Here is how to transfer a SongBook file from the Pa2X/Pa800 to
Transferring SongBook files from the PC
the PC via an USB connection: to the Pa2X/Pa800
1. Save the SongBook to the hard drive or internal SSD-U
memory, by using the relevant Media > Save operation. After having edited a SongBook file, you must transfer it back
2. Connect the USB Device port of the Pa2X/Pa800, to an from the PC to your Pa2X/Pa800. There are two ways of transfer-
USB port of the PC. ring files:
3. On the Pa2X/Pa800, go to the Media > USB page, and press • Via an USB connection.
the Enable button. • Via removable media (like an USB memory stick).
4. On your PC, double click the icon of the Pa2X/Pa800’s
internal hard drive or SSD-U memory, to open it in a win- Transferring via an USB connection
dow. Browse through the directories of the Pa2X/Pa800’s
hard drive or SSD-U memory. Copy the “.SET” folder con- Here is how to transfer a SongBook file from the PC to the Pa2X/
taining the SongBook file to be edited, to the hard drive of Pa800 via an USB connection:
your PC. 1. Connect the USB Device port of the Pa2X/Pa800, to an
5. When done, click the Window’s Toolbar > Safe Hardware USB port of the PC.
Removal icon ( ), and select the “KORG Internal HDD 2. If they are still turned off, turn them on.
USB Device” option to disconnect it from the PC. 3. On the Pa2X/Pa800, go to the Media > USB page, and press
6. Open the “.SET” folder containing the SongBook (“.SBD”) the Enable button.
and Custom List (“.SBL”) files to be edited. As an alterna- 4. On your PC, double click the icon of the Pa2X/Pa800’s
tive, you can drag&drop the “.SBD” file to the SongBook internal hard drive or SSD-U memory, to open it in a win-
Editor’s icon, or just double-click it. dow. Copy the “.SET” folder containing the edited Song-
Book file to the original position in the Pa2X/Pa800’s hard
Transferring via removable media (like an drive or SSD-U memory.
USB memory stick) Note: This will replace the original folder on the hard drive or
SSD-U memory, so we recommend you keep a backup copy of
Here is how to transfer a SongBook file from the Pa2X/Pa800 to the original, unedited data.
the PC via removable media (like an USB memory stick):
5. When done, click the Window’s Toolbar > Safe Hardware
1. Save the SongBook to a removable media, by using the rele-
vant Media > Save operation. Removal icon ( ), and select the “KORG Internal HDD
USB Device” option to disconnect it from the PC.
2. Insert or connect the removable media to your PC.
6. Load the SongBook file with the relevant Media > Load
3. Open the “.SET” folder containing the SongBook (“.SBD”)
operation.
and Custom List (“.SBL”) files to be edited. As an alterna-
tive, you can drag&drop the “.SBD” file to the SongBook Note: This will replace the original SongBook from memory,
Editor’s icon, or just double-click it. so we recommend you keep a backup copy of the original,
unedited data.

Transferring via removable media (like an

USB memory stick)
Here is how to transfer a SongBook file from the PC to the Pa2X/
Pa800 via removable media (like an USB memory stick):
1. Remove the removable media from your PC, and insert or
connect it to your Pa2X/Pa800.
2. Load the SongBook file with the relevant Media > Load
operation.
Note: This will replace the original SongBook from memory,
so we recommend you keep a backup copy of the original,
unedited data.
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Workflow

SongBook Editor and the Pa1X/Pa1X Pro/Pa1X Elite

How to work on internal files
Workflow Here is how to edit the SongBook file contained into the internal
hard disk of your Pa1X.
Please follow these steps when editing a Pa1X SongBook file: Warning: Always keep a backup copy of your SongBook files.
1. Save the SongBook to a storage device (the hard drive, or a 1. Save the SongBook to the hard drive (optional on the Pa1X
floppy disk). with speakers), by using the relevant Disk > Save operation.
2. If you do not want to work on the file residing in your 2. Open the resulting “.SET” folder with the SongBook Editor.
Pa1X, transfer the SongBook file to be edited to the PC.
3. When done, load the edited “.SET” folder again, to update
3. Edit the SongBook file by using the SongBook Editor. You the active SongBook file.
can import midifiles and MP3 files, create new Song
entries, or edit existing Song entries.
How to disconnect the Pa1X from the PC
4. Save the edited SongBook file.
To disconnect the Pa1X from the PC, click the Window’s Toolbar
5. If you did the edit on a copy residing in your PC, transfer
the edited SongBook file back from the PC to the original > Safe Hardware Removal icon ( ), and select the “KORG
position in your Pa1X. Internal HDD USB Device” option to disconnect it from the PC.
6. Load the SongBook file into the Pa1X.

Transferring SongBook files from the

Working on the file residing in your Pa Pa1X to a PC
When the USB port of the Pa1X is connected to the USB port of As an alternative to working on the files residing inside your
a PC, the internal hard disk is seen as any other USB storage Pa1X, you can transfer them to a PC. In this case, all editing is
device connected to the PC. You can directly work on the files done off-line, i.e., entirely on the PC, without the need of having
contained in these devices, with all the files available inside the your Pa1X close and turned on.
instrument.
There are two ways of transferring files:
Note: No floppy disk or CD inserted in the Pa1X can be seen in the
SongBook Editor. • Via an USB connection (only Pa1X exemplars with a hard drive
installed).
How to connect the Pa1X to a PC • Via floppy disk (in this case, you need a floppy disk drive con-
nected to your PC).
Here is how to connect your Pa1X to a PC.
1. Connect the USB port of the Pa1X to an USB port of the Caveats
PC.
Please be aware of the following:
2. If they are still turned off, turn them on.
• The structure of the folder containing the SongBook file must
3. On the Pa1X, go to the Disk > USB/CD page, and press the not be changed. No item contained inside the original folder
Enable button. The icon of the Pa1X’s internal hard drive must be moved when editing it on the PC. The original folder
should appear in the list of the devices connected to your must be returned to the Pa1X exactly as it was before editing it.
PC.
• For data consistence, a SongBook (“.SBD”) file and the corre-
sponding Custom List (“.SBL”) file must be kept together.
• Do not edit data on your Pa1X while editing the SongBook on
the PC. For example, rearranging the Styles, or deleting a Song,
would prevent the edited SongBook file to point to the correct
data.
6 SongBook Editor and the Pa1X/Pa1X Pro/Pa1X Elite
Transferring SongBook files from the PC to the Pa1X

Transferring via an USB connection

Here is how to transfer a SongBook file from the Pa1X to the PC
Transferring SongBook files from the PC
via an USB connection. Note: A hard disk must be installed in to the Pa1X
your Pa1X; if not, see “Transferring via floppy disk” below.
1. Save the SongBook to the hard drive (optional on the Pa1X After having edited a SongBook file, you must transfer it back
with speakers), by using the relevant Disk > Save operation. from the PC to your Pa1X. There are two ways of transferring
2. Connect the USB port of the Pa1X to an USB port of the files:
PC. • Via an USB connection (only Pa1X exemplars with a hard drive
3. On the Pa1X, go to the Disk > USB/CD page, and press the installed).
Enable button. • Via floppy disk.
4. On your PC, double click the icon of the Pa1X’s internal
hard drive, to open it in a window. Browse through the Transferring via an USB connection
directories of the Pa1X’s hard drive. Copy the “.SET” folder
containing the SongBook file to be edited, to the hard drive Here is how to transfer a SongBook file from the PC to the Pa1X
of your PC. via an USB connection. Note: A hard disk must be installed in
your Pa1X; if not, see “Transferring via floppy disk” below.
5. When done, click the Window’s Toolbar > Safe Hardware
1. Connect the USB port of the Pa1X to an USB port of the
Removal icon ( ), and select the “KORG Internal HDD
PC.
USB Device” option to disconnect it from the PC.
2. If they are still turned off, turn them on.
6. Open the “.SET” folder containing the SongBook (“.SBD”)
and Custom List (“.SBL”) files to be edited. As an alterna- 3. On the Pa1X, go to the Disk > USB/CD page, and press the
tive, you can drag&drop the “.SBD” file to the SongBook Enable button.
Editor’s icon, or just double-click it. 4. On your PC, double click the icon of the Pa1X’s internal
hard drive, to open it in a window. Copy the “.SET” folder
Transferring via floppy disk containing the edited SongBook file to the original position
in the Pa1X’s hard drive.
Here is how to transfer a SongBook file from the Pa1X to the PC
Note: This will replace the original folder on the hard drive,
via floppy disk:
so we recommend you keep a backup copy of the original,
1. Save the SongBook to a floppy disk, by using the relevant unedited data.
Disk > Save operation.
5. When done, click the Window’s Toolbar > Safe Hardware
2. Insert or connect the removable media to your PC.
Removal icon ( ), and select the “KORG Internal HDD
3. Open the “.SET” folder containing the SongBook (“.SBD”) USB Device” option to disconnect it from the PC.
and Custom List (“.SBL”) files to be edited. As an alterna-
tive, you can drag&drop the “.SBD” file to the SongBook 6. Load the SongBook file with the relevant Disk > Load
Editor’s icon, or just double-click it. operation.
Note: This will replace the original SongBook from memory,
so we recommend you keep a backup copy of the original,
unedited data.

Transferring via floppy disk

Here is how to transfer a SongBook file from the PC to the Pa1X
via floppy disk:
1. Remove the floppy disk from your PC, and insert it into the
floppy disk drive of your Pa1X.
2. Load the SongBook file with the relevant Disk > Load
operation.
Note: This will replace the original SongBook from memory,
so we recommend you keep a backup copy of the original,
unedited data.
 SongBook Editor and the Pa500 7
Workflow

SongBook Editor and the Pa500

How to work on internal files
Workflow Here is how to edit the SongBook file contained in an SD card
inserted into the SD drive of your Pa500.
Please follow these steps when editing a Pa500 SongBook file: Warning: Always keep a backup copy of your SongBook files.
1. Insert an SD card into the SD card drive. 1. Save the SongBook to the SD card, by using the relevant
2. Save the SongBook to the SD card. Media > Save operation.
3. If you do not want to work on the file residing in the SD 2. Open the resulting “.SET” folder with the SongBook Editor.
card inserted in your Pa500, transfer the SongBook file to 3. When done, load the edited “.SET” folder again, to update
be edited to the PC. the active SongBook file.
4. Edit the SongBook file by using the SongBook Editor. You
can import midifiles, create new Song entries, or edit exist- How to disconnect the Pa500 from the PC
ing Song entries.
To disconnect the Pa500 from the PC, click the Window’s Tool-
5. Save the edited SongBook file.
bar > Safe Hardware Removal icon ( ), and select the “KORG
6. If you did the edit on a copy residing in your PC, transfer
the edited SongBook file back from the PC to the original Internal HDD USB Device” option to disconnect it from the PC.
position in your Pa500.
7. Load the SongBook file into the Pa500.
Transferring SongBook files from the
Pa500 to a PC
Working on the file residing in your Pa
As an alternative to working on the files residing inside your
When the USB port of the Pa500 is connected to the USB port of Pa500, you can transfer them to a PC. In this case, all editing is
a PC, an SD card inserted into the SD drive is seen as any other done off-line, i.e., entirely on the PC, without the need of having
USB storage device connected to the PC. You can directly work your Pa500 close and turned on.
on the files contained in these devices, with all the files available There are two ways of transferring files:
inside the instrument.
• Via an USB connection.
How to connect the Pa500 to a PC • Via an SD card (in this case, you need an SD card drive con-
nected to your PC).
Here is how to connect your Pa500 to a PC.
1. Insert an SD card into the SD card drive. Caveats
2. Connect the USB port of the Pa500 to an USB port of the Please be aware of the following:
PC.
• The structure of the folder containing the SongBook file must
3. If they are still turned off, turn them on. not be changed. No item contained inside the original folder
4. On the Pa500, go to the Media > USB page, and press the must be moved when editing it on the PC. The original folder
Enable button. The icon of the Pa500’s SD card should must be returned to the Pa500 exactly as it was before editing it.
appear in the list of devices connected to your PC. • For data consistence, a SongBook (“.SBD”) file and the corre-
sponding Custom List (“.SBL”) file must be kept together.
• Do not edit data on your Pa500 while editing the SongBook on
the PC. For example, rearranging the Styles, or deleting a Song,
would prevent the edited SongBook file to point to the correct
data.
8 SongBook Editor and the Pa500
Transferring SongBook files from the PC to the Pa500

Transferring via an USB connection

Here is how to transfer a SongBook file from the Pa500 to the PC
Transferring SongBook files from the PC
via an USB connection: to the Pa500
1. Insert an SD card into the SD card drive.
2. Save the SongBook to the SD card, by using the relevant After having edited a SongBook file, you must transfer it back
Media > Save operation. from the PC to your Pa500. There are two ways of transferring
files:
3. Connect the USB port of the Pa500 to an USB port of the
PC. • Via an USB connection.
4. On the Pa500, go to the Media > USB page, and press the • Via SD card.
Enable button.
5. On your PC, double click the icon of the SD card inserted Transferring via an USB connection
into your Pa500’s SD card drive, to open it in a window.
Here is how to transfer a SongBook file from the PC to the Pa500
Browse through the directories of the SD card. Copy the
via an USB connection:
“.SET” folder containing the SongBook file to be edited, to
the hard drive of your PC. 1. Insert an SD card into the SD card drive.
6. When done, click the Window’s Toolbar > Safe Hardware 2. Connect the USB port of the Pa500 to an USB port of the
PC.
Removal icon ( ), and select the “KORG Internal HDD
USB Device” option to disconnect it from the PC. 3. If they are still turned off, turn them on.

7. Open the “.SET” folder containing the SongBook (“.SBD”) 4. On the Pa500, go to the Media > USB page, and press the
and Custom List (“.SBL”) files to be edited. As an alterna- Enable button.
tive, you can drag&drop the “.SBD” file to the SongBook 5. On your PC, double click the icon of the SD card inserted
Editor’s icon, or just double-click it. into your Pa500’s SD card drive, to open it in a window.
Copy the “.SET” folder containing the edited SongBook file
Transferring via SD card to the original position in the SD card.
Note: This will replace the original folder on the SD card, so
Here is how to transfer a SongBook file from the Pa500 to the PC
we recommend you keep a backup copy of the original,
via SD card:
unedited data.
1. Insert an SD card into the SD card drive.
6. When done, click the Window’s Toolbar > Safe Hardware
2. Save the SongBook to the SD card, by using the relevant
Removal icon ( ), and select the “KORG Internal HDD
Media > Save operation.
USB Device” option to disconnect it from the PC.
3. Insert the SD card into the SD drive of your PC.
7. Load the SongBook file with the relevant Media > Load
4. Open the “.SET” folder containing the SongBook (“.SBD”) operation.
and Custom List (“.SBL”) files to be edited. As an alterna-
tive, you can drag&drop the “.SBD” file to the SongBook Note: This will replace the original SongBook from memory,
Editor’s icon, or just double-click it. so we recommend you keep a backup copy of the original,
unedited data.

Transferring via SD card

Here is how to transfer a SongBook file from the PC to the Pa500
via SD card:
1. Remove the SD card from your PC, and insert it into your
Pa500’s SD card drive.
2. Load the SongBook file with the relevant Media > Load
operation.
Note: This will replace the original SongBook from memory,
so we recommend you keep a backup copy of the original,
unedited data.
 Main screen 9
Transferring SongBook files from the PC to the Pa500

Main screen
When you run the SongBook Editor, a window split in three panels appears in the display:

The “Book” panel. This is where the full list of Songs

included in a “.SBD” file appears. It is equivalent to
the “Book” page of the Pa.

The “Custom List” panel. This is where you can see all the available Cus- * The “Selected List” panel. This is were you can see the
tom Lists (“.SBL” file) associated to the selected Book (“.SBD” file). All content of the selected Custom List. It is equivalent to
available Custom Lists are included in the same file. It is equivalent to the the “Custom List” page of the Pa.
“Custom List” pop-up menu of the Pa.
Note: To be opened, the Custom List file must reside in the same “Song-
Book” folder as the Book file.

A standard menubar on top of the window contains the available commands. See “Menu” on page 19 for more information. For more
information on the various parts of the main screen, see “Reference” on page 16.
10 How to use it
Creating a new Song entry

How to use it

Creating a new Song entry Changing the view options

You can create one of three types of Song entries in the Book list.
• Choose the Edit > New Song > Style (Ctrl+N) command to
How to change the sorting order
create a new Song entry based on a Style. Click a column’s header to select the corresponding sorting cri-
• Choose the Edit > New Song > MIDI (Shift+Ctrl+N) com- terion (by Name, Genre, Author, and so on).
mand to create a new Song entry based on a Standard MIDI File. Each time you choose a different sorting criterion, the previous
• Choose the Edit > New Song > MP3 (Alt+N) command to cre- criterion is considered as a “sub-criterion” for the new one. For
ate a new Song entry based on an MP3 file. example, you can alphabetically order your entries by Name:

After having chosen one of the above, the Song dialog box will
appear, to let you edit the various parameters. See “Book panel”
on page 16 for a list of editable parameters.
When you create a new Song, you can also link the musical
resource (Style, Standard MIDI File or MP3 file) associated to it,
keeping in mind that actual musical resources are not contained
in your PC’s hard drive, but inside the Pa’s memory.
Note: As an alternative, you can associate the correct resource to
each Song entry after moving the SongBook file back to the Pa.
Hint: To quickly locate all the new Songs when returning the Song- Then you change the order to Genre; inside the genre alphabeti-
Book file to the Pa, it is a good idea to add an asterisk (*) at the cal ordering, entries are still alphabetically ordered by name:
beginning of their name, or add them to a dedicated Custom List.

Editing a Song entry

Double-click a Song entry to open the Song dialog box and edit
the various parameters. As an alternative, click it with the right
mouse button, and choose the Edit command. If you select more
than a single entry (by using Shift+Click or Ctrl+Click), you can
edit multiple entries at the same time.
When an entry is edited, its color changes, to help you identify How to change the ascending/descending
the edited entries. After a Save or Save As operation, the color of order
all entries is reset.
Each time you click a column’s header, the ascending/descending
Note that not all parameters can be edited. For a list of editable order is changed.
parameters, see “Book panel” on page 16.

How to resize a column

To resize a column, grab the right margin of its header, then drag
it. To reset it to the optimum size, double-click the right margin.
 How to use it 11
Creating a new Custom List

How to show/hide a column

Click a column’s header with the right mouse-button. When the
list of available options appears, check/uncheck the name of the
column to be shown/hidden.

How to change the fonts and view the list

in alternate colors
Choose the File > Preferences command to change the fonts and
assign a different background color to the various panels. You
can also assign different background colors to the odd and even
rows of the Book panel. (See “Preferences dialog box” on
page 20)

Creating a new Custom List

Choose the Edit > New List (Ctrl+L) command to create a new
Custom List. The new list will appear in the Custom Lists panel.
Custom Lists are contained in an “.SBL” file saved in the same
“SongBook” folder of the “.SBD” (Book) file.

Editing a Custom List

Click a Custom List in the Custom Lists panel to see the list’s
content in the Selected List panel. You can add or delete entries,
and change their order by dragging&dropping them, or by using
the Move Up (Ctrl+Arrow Up) and Move Down (Ctrl+Arrow
Down) commands.
12 Importing files
Importing files on the Pa2X/Pa800

Importing files
Instead of editing existing SongBook files, you can create new • the USB storage device (for example, a memory stick)
SongBook files by importing midifiles and MP3 files from one of connected to the USB port of your PC.
the following devices:
4. Select the file(s) with the “.mid”, “.kar” and “.mp3” exten-
• the internal hard disk of your Pa2X, Pa1X or Pa800 (if sions you want to import. Then click the Open command
installed) to import the selected midifiles and MP3 files, and convert
them to SongBook entries.
• an SD card inserted into your Pa500’s internal SD card drive
5. If your Pa2X/Pa800 is connected, when done click the Win-
• the hard drive of your PC
• an USB memory stick connected to an USB port of your PC dow’s Toolbar > Safe Hardware Removal icon ( ), and
(this is only possible with Pa2X and Pa800). select the “KORG Internal HDD USB Device” option to
disconnect it from the PC.
Note: MP3 files are optional on the Pa800, and are only available if
the optional EXBP-Dual MP3 board is installed. They are optional
on the Pa1X, and are only available if the optional EXBP-MP3
board is installed. They are not available on the Pa500. Importing files on the Pa1X
Instead of creating a new SongBook file, you can import midi-
files and MP3 files into an existing SongBook file, merging exist- Here is how to import files for a Pa1X:
ing entries with new entries automatically created from
imported files. 1. If you want to import midifiles and/or MP3 files from the
Pa1X, connect the USB port of the Pa1X to an USB port of
• Importing from the Pa is advisable, since you’ll have all the the PC.
referred files already inside the instrument.
If they are still turned off, turn them on.
• If you import from your PC, you must later change the referred
device (see “Changing the device and path to your midifiles and On the Pa1X, go to the Disk > USB/CD page, and press the
MP3 files” on page 15). Enable button.
• On the Pa2X/Pa800: If you import from an USB memory stick 2. In the SongBook Editor, choose the File > Import files
connected to an USB port of your PC, you must just move the command. A standard file selector will appear. You can
stick to the USB Host port of the Pa2X/Pa800. select files inside one of the following devices:
Note: In case there are ID3 entries inside the imported MP3 files, • the hard disk of your PC
these are converted into SongBook data (title, author...). Basic data • the hard disk of your Pa1X (optional in the model with
and some metadata inside midifiles are also converted into Song- speakers)
Book data (time signature, starting tempo).
3. Select the file(s) with the “.mid”, “.kar” and “.mp3” exten-
sions you want to import. Then click the Open command
to import the selected midifiles and MP3 files, and convert
Importing files on the Pa2X/Pa800 them to SongBook entries.
4. If your Pa1X is connected, when done click the Window’s
Here is how to import files for a Pa2X/Pa800: Toolbar > Safe Hardware Removal icon ( ), and select
1. If you want to import midifiles and/or MP3 files from the the “KORG Internal HDD USB Device” option to discon-
Pa2X/Pa800, connect the USB Device port of the Pa to an nect it from the PC.
USB port of the PC.
If they are still turned off, turn them on.
On the Pa2X/Pa800, go to the Media > USB page, and press Importing files on the Pa500
the Enable button.
2. If you want to import midifiles and/or MP3 files from an Here is how to import files for a Pa500:
USB memory device (for example, a memory stick) to be
1. If you want to import midifiles from an SD card, insert the
later connected to the Pa, connect the USB memory device
card into the dedicated slot of the Pa500.
to the USB port of your PC.
2. Connect the USB port of the Pa500 to an USB port of the
3. In the SongBook Editor, choose the File > Import files
PC.
command. A standard file selector will appear. You can
select files inside one of the following devices: If they are still turned off, turn them on.
• the hard disk of your PC On the Pa500, go to the Media > USB page, and press the
Enable button.
• the hard disk of your Pa2X/Pa800
• the SSD-U memory of your Pa2X/Pa800
 Importing files 13
Importing files on the Pa500

3. In the SongBook Editor, choose the File > Import files

command. A standard file selector will appear. You can
select files inside one of the following devices:
• the hard disk of your PC
• the SD card inserted in your Pa500
4. Select the file(s) with the “.mid” or “.kar” extensions you
want to import. Then click the Open command to import
the selected midifiles, and convert them to SongBook
entries.
5. If your Pa500 is connected, when done click the Window’s
Toolbar > Safe Hardware Removal icon ( ), and select
the “KORG Internal HDD USB Device” option to discon-
nect it from the PC.
14 Frequent operations
Merging two SongBook files

Frequent operations
2. Locate and select all entries referenced to Style <1:6>, then
Merging two SongBook files double click one of them (or right-click and choose the
Edit command) to open the Song dialog box for multiple
entry editing.
You can merge entries from different SongBook files.
1. Run the SongBook Editor, and open the first SongBook file.
2. Run a second session of the SongBook Editor, and open the
second SongBook file.
3. With the windows of both sessions on-screen, drag & drop
entries from one window to the other one. You can
drag&drop Songs between the Book and Selected List pan-
els. When moving a Song from a source Selected List to a
target one, the corresponding entry will be automatically
created at the target Book panel.
Note: When copying a Song to a different SongBook file, the
Song's Song Selection Number is removed.

Changing a Style’s position

Multiple entry editing allows for global replacement of
3. In the Song dialog box, check the “Style” checkbox, choose
resources. For example, say you moved a Style to a different loca-
bank 10 and location 1, then click OK to close the dialog
tion in your instrument; you can easily replace this Style in all
box.
entries making use of it. For example, if you moved the Style
“Jazz Waltz” from location <1:6> to location <10:1>, here is
how to edit your SongBook entries to reassign the Style:
1. In the Book panel, click the Resource label to order all
entries by Resource. 4. Notice how all selected entries are now referenced to Style
<10:1>.
 Frequent operations 15
Changing the device and path to your midifiles and MP3 files

Changing the device and path to your Changing the associated text file
midifiles and MP3 files
In case you move your lyrics text files to a different device or
folder, for example from your PC’s hard disk to an USB memory
In case you move your midifiles or MP3 files to a different device stick, or from the root to the “Lyrics” folder, it is easy to reassign
or folder, for example from your PC’s hard disk to an USB mem- them to the new device or folder.
ory stick, or from the root to the “Midifile” folder, it is easy to
reassign them to the new device or folder. 1. Select the entry(es) to be edited, right-click it (them) and
choose the Edit command.
When editing a single entry, you can edit both the file path and
the file name. When editing multiple entries, you can only edit 2. When the (Multiple) MIDI Song or MP3 Song opens,
the file path. locate the “Text file” line (or check the “Text file path”
checkbox, in case of multiple entries).
1. Select the entry(es) to be edited, right-click it (them) and
choose the Edit command. 3. Enter the new device or path. You can also click on the yel-
low folder icon to browse the new file in the connected
2. When the (Multiple) MIDI Song or MP3 Song opens, devices.
locate the “Resource file” line (or check the “Resource path”
checkbox, in case of multiple entries). A list of devices is shown in the table above.

3. Choose the new device or path from the “Resource file” Hint: If you keep most of your files in an USB memory stick, you
pop-up menu. can easily move the stick from your PC and your Pa800. In this case
it may be a good idea to choose the USB stick as the device.

You can also click on the yellow folder icon ( ) to browse

and locate the new file in the connected devices.
Storage devices, like hard disks and USB memory sticks, are
represented by IDs, as in the following table:

ID Storage device

Pa1X

B: Floppy Disk

C: or [label] (a) Hard Disk

D: CD Drive

Pa2X/Pa800

F2: or [label](a)(b) Internal SSD-U memory

C: or [label] (a)(b) Internal Hard Disk

[label] Storage device connected to one of the

USB Host ports.

Pa500

E: or [label](a) SD card

(a). The label is the name you assigned to the storage device in the
Disk/Media > Format page, prior to formatting it.
(b). Note: The [label] can be applied only starting from Pa800 OS 1.02.

Hint: If you keep most of your files in an USB memory stick, you
can easily move the stick from your PC and your Pa2X/Pa800. In
this case it may be a good idea to choose the USB stick as the device.
16 Reference
Book panel

Reference

Book panel
Here you can view and edit the content of the SongBook (“.SBD” file). The Book’s content is shown in a database-like fashion, with each
Song entry in a row, and the various parameters of the entry in adjacent columns.

The following table shows which parameters can be edited or SongBook files and the “.SET” folder
not. Please see the User’s Manual for more information on their
meaning. All SongBook files (“.SBD” and “SBL” files) must be contained
inside the SONGBOOK folder, inside a “.SET” folder.
Editable/ The Book list may be split in several files inside the
Parameter
Non-editable SONGDB.SBD folder. An example of a SongBook (“.SBD”) file-
Sel.No. (Song Selection Number) √ path is the following:
Type – c:\foldername.set\songbook\songdb.sbd\bank01.sbd
Resource Type
c:\foldername.set\songbook\songdb.sbd\bank02.sbd
Name (Song Name) √
Artist √ ...
Genre √ On the contrary, there is only one file containing all the Custom
Key √ Lists. An example of Custom List (“.SBL”) filepath is the follow-
Tempo –
ing:
Meter √ c:\foldername.set\songbook\listdb.sbl
Master Transpose –
Synchro Start √ How to open a SongBook file
Synchro Start button
Choose the File > Open command to open a “.SET” folder con-
Synchro Stop √
Synchro Stop button taining a SongBook (“.SBD”) and Custom List (“.SBL”) file. As
an alternative, you can drag the SongBook file to the Book win-
Memory √
Memory button dow, or to the SongBook Editor’s application icon. Also, you can
double-click the “.SBD” file.
Harmony Track √
Resource √ Note: To be opened, the Custom List file must reside in the same
Style based entry: Style bank and number. Song “SongBook” folder as the Book file.
based entry: Filepath (including name) of the asso-
ciated midifile or MP3 file (excluding Pa500)
TXT file √
Filepath (including name) of the text file associated
to the SongBook entry
 Reference 17
Custom Lists panel

How to choose a file format that is right to How to replace a resource globally
your instrument Multiple entry editing allows for global replacement of
Use the Target pop-up menu to choose either the Pa2X, Pa800, resources. For more information, see “Changing a Style’s posi-
Pa500 or the Pa1X as your target instrument. Note that Pa1X tion” on page 14.
must be updated to OS version 3.01 to read a SongBook Editor
1.3 file, and Pa800 must be updated to OS version 1.51 or higher How to apply a filter to the current view
to take full advantage of the Import files feature.
If you want to view only the Songs of a single author, or genre, or
selected according to other criteria, you can check the Filtered
How to save a SongBook file checkbox in the lower left corner of the Book panel. To define
After editing, choose the File > Save or Save As... command. the view criteria press the nearby Filter... button, or choose the
When choosing the Save... command, the files is saved at the Edit > Filter... (Ctrl+F) command to open the Filter dialog box
original position. When choosing the Save As... command, you (see “Filter dialog box” on page 22 for details).
must first create a “.SET” folder, then save to it. The SongBook
(“.SBD”) and Custom List (“.SBL”) files will be saved inside. How to change how data are shown in the
panel
How to exchange data between SongBook
See “Changing the view options” on page 10 for information on
files changing the view options.
You can open two (or more) application sessions, open a differ-
ent SongBook file in each of them, and exchange data between
them. Each SongBook file will appear in a different application
window. You can drag&drop Songs between the Book and Custom Lists panel
Selected List panels. When moving a Song from a source
Selected List to a target one, the corresponding entry will be Here you can view the available Custom Lists
automatically created at the target Book panel. (“.SBL” files), associated to the current Song-
Note: When copying a Song to a different SongBook file, the Song’s Book (“.SBD” file).
Song Selection Number is removed. Note: To be opened, the Custom List file must
reside in the same “SongBook” folder as the
How to import midifiles and/or MP3 files Book file.
from a folder
How to see the content of a
You can import all the midifiles and MP3* files contained in a
folder, and automatically convert them into SongBook entries,
Custom List
by choosing the File > Import command (see “Importing files” Click a Custom List name to see its content in
on page 12). The imported entries can be added to an existing the Selected List panel on the right.
SongBook file, or to a new, empty SongBook file.
*Only on models with the MP3 player installed. How to create a new Custom
List
How to edit a parameter
Choose the File > New List (Ctrl+L) command.
Double-click the Song entry you want to edit to open the Song
dialog box. As an alternative, click it with the right mouse but-
ton, and choose the Edit command.
How to delete a Custom List
Note: An entry that has been edited, but not yet saved, is shown in Select the Custom List to be deleted, then press Delete.
red. It returns black when you save the SongBook file.
How to change the sorting order of the
How to edit multiple entries available Custom Lists
Select more than a single entry, by Shift-clicking (for consecutive Use the Move Up (Ctrl+Arrow Up) or Move Down (Ctrl+Arrow
selection) or Control-clicking (for alternative selection), then Down) command to move the selected Custom List upwards or
double-click one of them – while still holding Shift and Control downwards.
– to open the Song dialog box. As an alternative, click with the
right mouse button, and choose the Edit command. Please be
advised some parameters cannot be modified when editing more
than a single entry (for example, the Song name).
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Selected List panel

Selected List panel

Here you can view and edit the content of the Custom List (“.SBL” file) selected in the Custom List panel on the left. The Custom List’s
content is shown in a database-like fashion, with each Song entry in a row, and the various parameters of the entry in adjacent columns.

How to move Song entries up/down Other operations

Simply drag&drop the entries to move them up or down the list. See “Book panel” on page 16 for more information on editing
As an alternative, select the item to be moved, then choose the the Song entries.
Edit > Move Up (Ctrl+Arrow Up) or Move Down (Ctrl+Arrow
Down) command.
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Menu

• Quit: [Ctrl+Q] Choose this command to exit the SongBook

Menu Editor.

The menubar on top of the window is where you can access the Edit menu
available commands. This menu contains edit commands to be applied to the selected
item(s).
File menu
This menu contains file-related commands.

• Cut: [Ctrl+X] Choose this command to cut the selected item(s)

• New: Choose this command to create a new SongBook file. and move it into the clipboard.

• Open...: [Ctrl+O] Choose this command to open a “.SET” • Copy: [Ctrl+C] Choose this command to copy the selected
folder containing a SongBook (“.SBD”) and a Custom List item(s) into the clipboard. The clipboard’s content is in the “text
(“.SBL”) file. The Custom List file must reside in the same direc- delimited by tabs” format.
tory as the SongBook file. • Paste: [Ctrl+V] Choose this command to paste at the current
• Save: [Ctrl+S] Choose this command to save the SongBook position the item(s) contained in the clipboard.
and Custom Lists in edit. • Delete: [Del] Choose this command to delete the selected
Warning: If you have loaded and edited a SongBook file created on item(s).
a Pa1X with an older OS installed (i.e., prior to version 3.0), saving • Select All: [Ctrl+A] Choose this command to select all the
it will make it unreadable on Pa1X exemplars running an OS older entries in the list.
than version 3.0. Please update the Pa1X to the latest OS version.
• Move Up: [Ctrl+Up] Move the selected item(s) up one posi-
Note: After a Save operation, the color of all edited entries is reset. tion.
• Save As...: [Ctrl+Shift+S] Choose this command to select a • Move Down: [Ctrl+Down] Move the selected item(s) down
location where to save the SongBook (“.SBD” file) and Custom one position.
Lists (“.SBL” file) being edited. When the files selector appears,
• New Song...: Choose this command to add a new Song to the
create a new “.SET” folder, then save to it. The SongBook and
current list. There are three options:
Custom List files will be saved inside the new folder.
• Style: [Ctrl+N] Song based on a Style.
Note: After a Save As operation, the color of all edited entries is
reset. • MIDI: [Shift+Ctrl+N] Song based on a midifile.
• Import files...: [Ctrl+I] Choose this command to import all the • MP3: [Alt+N] Song based on an MP3 file.
Songs contained in a folder into the current SongBook file. In
Note: New Songs have a default tempo of 120 BPM. Note that
case there are ID3 entries inside the imported MP3 files, these
imported entries get the actual tempo of the imported midifile.
are converted into SongBook data (title, author...). Basic data
and some metadata inside midifiles are also converted into • New List...: [Ctrl+L] Choose this command to create a new
SongBook data (title, time signature, starting tempo). Custom List.
• Export list...: [Ctrl+E] Choose this command to save the Book • Filter...: [Ctrl+F] Choose this command to open the Filter dia-
list or a Custom List as a text (“.TXT”) file. This is the same type log box (see on page 22), and set a display filter.
of file generated by the SongBook > Page Menu > Export As Text
File command in the Pa. Help menu
Hint: You can export a partial list by selecting some entries, using
This menu contains the help and copyright information.
the Copy command, and then pasting into a text file or spreadsheet.
Hint: To print a text file, use a non-proportional font and the land-
scape page layout.
• Preferences...: Choose this command to open the Preferences
dialog box (see on page 20), and set the display preferences for
the SongBook Editor.
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Preferences dialog box

Editing Style based entries

Preferences dialog box With this type of entry, you can choose (respectively) the bank
and number of the assigned Style.
These preferences allow you to modify the font and background
color for each of the following parameters:

• Book (Book area)

• Even lines (each two lines in the Book area)
• Edited lines (entries edited but not yet saved)
(1) Parameters (2) Bank number (3) Style number (4) TXT file
• Custom Lists (Custom Lists area) path (5) Browse icon
• Selected List (Selected List area) Parameters — These are the same parameters found in the
SongBook pages of the instrument. The Tempo value is the one
saved into the Style Performance.
Song dialog box Banks — Each bank contains a maximum of 32 Styles (apart for
the EXB01 and EXB02 banks, each one containing 64 Styles);
each group of 8 Styles corresponds to one of the tabs shown in
This dialog box appears when you double-click an existing Song- the Style Select window of the instrument. Here are the banks
Book entry, or create a new Song. Here you can edit a new or that can be chosen:
existing item.
# Type
How to enter/edit parameters
Pa1X
Some parameters – i.e. Song entry names – require you enter a 1-16 Factory
text string. Note that names are case-sensitive, i.e., “Name” is not
17 Not used
the same as “name”.
18-20 User
Other parameters allow you to choose a value from a pop-up 21-23 Direct FD (B:\DIRECTFD.SET)
menu.
24-26 Direct HD (C:\DIRECTHD\BANK123.SET)
27-29 Direct HD (C:\DIRECTHD\BANK456.SET)
Automatically updated pop-up menus 30-32 Direct HD (C:\DIRECTHD\BANK789.SET)
Each time you enter a new Song entry, all its data are added to 33 EXB01
the various pop-up menus, so that you can choose them when 34 EXB02
entering/editing other entries. For example, if you enter “Rock”
in the Genre field of a new entry, the “Rock” option will be auto- Pa2X/Pa800
matically added to the Genre pop-up menu. Pop-up menus 1-17 Factory
grow each time you enter a new Song entry. 18-20 User
21-30 Favorite
Editing multiple Song entries Pa500
When editing more than a single entry, some parameters cannot 1-14 Factory
be edited (for example, Song names). 15-16 User
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Song dialog box

Text path — The text path is divided into the drive unit (on the Editing Standard MIDI File based entries
left) and the actual path (on the right). This allows you to
change the drive separately from the path, so that you can copy With this type of entry, you can write the full path of the midifile
entire directories between drives, without having to re-edit long used as the resource.
directory strings.
An example of path is the following:
c:\foldername1\foldername2\filename.txt
When editing multiple entries, you can only edit the path, but
not the file name; this is useful if you renamed the folder, or have
moved the text files to a different folder or directory level. Check
the Text file path checkbox, and enter a string similar to the fol-
lowing one (without any final backslash):
c:\newfoldername1\newfoldername2
Storage devices, like hard disks and USB memory sticks, are rep-
resented by IDs, as in the following table:

ID Storage device

Pa1X

B: Floppy Disk

C: or [label](a) Hard Disk (1) Parameters (2) Midifile path (3) TXT file path (4) Browse
D: CD Drive icon
Pa2X/Pa800 Parameters — These are the same parameters found in the
SongBook pages of the instrument. The Tempo value is only an
F2: or [label](a)(b) Internal SSD-U memory
indicator, and not the actual Tempo of the Song.
C: or [label](a)(b) Internal Hard Disk
Midifile and text paths — The midifile and text paths are
[label] Storage device connected to one of the divided into the drive unit (on the left) and the actual path (on
USB Host ports.
the right). This allows you to change the drive separately from
Pa500 the path, so that you can copy entire directories between drives,
SD card without having to re-edit long directory strings.
E: or [label](a)

(a). The label is the name you assigned to the storage device in the
An example of path is the following:
Disk/Media > Format page, prior to formatting it. c:\foldername1\foldername2\filename.mid
(b). Note: The [label] can be applied only starting from Pa800 OS 1.02.
When editing multiple entries, you can only edit the path, but
Browse icon — Click this icon to open a standard file selector, not the file name; this is useful if you renamed the folder, or have
and choose the text file. moved the songs to a different folder or directory level. Check
the Resource path checkbox, and enter a string similar to the fol-
Previous/Next buttons — Click the Previous button to edit the lowing one (without any final backslash):
previous entry of the list, or the Next button to edit the next
entry of the list, without having to close the dialog box. c:\newfoldername1\newfoldername2

OK/Cancel buttons — Click the OK button to confirm changes Storage devices, like hard disks and USB memory sticks, are rep-
and close the dialog box, or the Cancel button to abandon the resented by IDs, as in the table seen above for the Styles.
changes and close the dialog box. Browse icon — Click this icon to open a standard file selector,
and choose the midifile or the text file.
Previous/Next buttons — Click the Previous button to edit the
previous entry of the list, or the Next button to edit the next
entry of the list, without having to close the dialog box.
OK/Cancel buttons — Click the OK button to confirm changes
and close the dialog box, or the Cancel button to abandon the
changes and close the dialog box.
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Filter dialog box

Editing MP3 based entries

With this type of entry, you can write the full path of the MP3
Filter dialog box
file used as the resource (only on models with an MP3 board
installed). This dialog box appears when you press the Filter... button in the
lower right corner of the Book panel, or choose the Edit > Fil-
ter... (Ctrl+F) command. Here you can define the view filter cri-
teria for the Book panel. Available filter criteria are the same as
in the Pa.

(1) Parameters (2) MP3 file path (3) TXT file path (4) Browse
icon
Editing is the same seen above for Standard MIDI File based
entries.
Previous/Next buttons — Click the Previous button to edit the
previous entry of the list, or the Next button to edit the next
entry of the list, without having to close the dialog box.
OK/Cancel buttons — Click the OK button to confirm changes
and close the dialog box, or the Cancel button to abandon the
changes and close the dialog box.
 Appendix 23
Keyboard shortcuts

Appendix

Keyboard shortcuts

Command Shortcut

File menu

New –
Open Ctrl+O
Save Ctrl+S
Save As... Ctrl+Shift+S
Import files... Ctrl+I
Export list... Ctrl+E
Preferences... –
Quit Ctrl+Q

Edit menu

Cut Ctrl+X
Copy Ctrl+C
Paste Ctrl+V
Delete Del
Select All Ctrl+A
Move Up Ctrl+Arrow Up
Move Down Ctrl+Arrow Down
New Song > Style Ctrl+N
New Song > MIDI Shift+Ctrl+N
New Song > MP3 Alt+N
New List... Ctrl+L
Filter... Ctrl+F

Help menu

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Keyboard shortcuts
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