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Convert a KORG Pa5X KST to a Pa1000 SET

The Pa1000 cannot open a Pa5X KST, but it loads SETs. Pa Studio Suite reads the KST and writes a Pa1000 SET with the Styles, the own Sounds and Drum Kits they use, their samples, Keyboard Sets and Pads. KST to SET is part of the Professional and All Access licenses.

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Converting a Pa5X KST to a Pa1000 SET in Pa Studio Suite
Converting a Pa5X KST to a Pa1000 SET in Pa Studio Suite

What comes over to the Pa1000

  • Styles, with their Variations, Fills, Intros, Endings, chord variations, tempo and mixer
  • Own Sounds and Drum Kits the Styles use, with their samples and multisamples
  • Keyboard Sets, as Pa1000 Keyboard Sets
  • Pads
  • SongBook: a list next to the new SET of every entry and where its Style went

Planned for the Pa1000, not for a Pa4X

The Pa1000 belongs to the Pa4X family, but it is not a Pa4X. It has its own factory Sounds, 12 User Style banks of 48 Styles (no Favorite banks), 9 Keyboard Set banks, room for 512 own Sounds and 256 Drum Kits, and 480 MB of sample memory. The app writes the SET for exactly that.

Where a Style uses a factory Sound the Pa1000 does not have, the closest Pa1000 Sound is used, and the conversion report lists each change.

When the samples are more than 480 MB

A Pa5X has 4 GB of sample memory, so a big KST can hold more than a Pa1000 loads. Before converting, the app shows how much memory the SET needs on the Pa1000. It can write the samples Korg-compressed, which the Pa1000 loads and which takes about half the room, and it can copy only the samples the chosen Styles really use.

How to do it

  1. 1Copy the KST from the Pa5X or its USB stick to your computer.
  2. 2In Pa Studio Suite, choose Convert SET and pick the KST.
  3. 3Choose Pa1000 (or Pa1000 Musikant) as the keyboard.
  4. 4Choose what comes over and check the memory.
  5. 5Convert: a new SET is written next to the KST, which is never changed.
  6. 6Copy the SET to a USB stick and load it on the Pa1000 with Media > Load.

Questions

Can the Pa1000 play Pa5X Styles?

Yes, once converted. The Pa1000 cannot read a KST, so Pa Studio Suite rebuilds each Style as a Pa1000 Style, with its own Sounds and samples.

Which license converts a Pa5X KST to a Pa1000 SET?

Professional or All Access. Standard converts SETs between older keyboards and SET Styles to a Pa5X KST.