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Glossary

Every strange word you will meet in PA SET Explorer and in the world of arranger keyboards — explained in plain English.

G K P S U V A C D E H I M N O Q R W Z

.GSTarget: The main file of a Medeli AKX/Zen set.
.kmp / .ksf: KORG Triton / Kronos / Nautilus multisample (.kmp) and its samples (.ksf).
.PCG: A KORG sound bank file (USER01.PCG, USERDK01.PCG…).
.sf2: SoundFont 2 — a widely supported sampler format with samples and key zones.
.stg: One KORG PA5X style.
.STY: A KORG style bank file (many styles in one file). Yamaha and Medeli also use .sty for single styles, with different content.
.uvn / .uvd: Yamaha voice and Yamaha drum kit files.
.voi / .kit: Medeli voice (sampler) and Medeli drum kit files.
ACMP: Accompaniment track that follows the chords (KORG term).
AKX / Zen set: A Medeli expansion (folder with a .GSTarget file) for the AKX10 / AKX10S, organised in packs.
CASM: The chord-rule section of a Yamaha style (also used by Medeli).
Chord Variation (CV): A version of a style element played for certain chord types (e.g. major, minor, seventh). KORG styles can have up to 6 per element.
Community: The PA SET Explorer website area where musicians share styles, samples and drum kits.
Compression (DPCM): A way some KORG models store samples smaller, so more fit into memory.
Copy Options: SetManager switches that decide what travels with a copied style (samples, STS, pads, guitar transcription…).
Drum kit: A sound where every key plays a different drum or percussion sample.
Element: A part of a style: Intro, Variation, Fill, Break or Ending.
Guitar Mode: A KORG style track mode where special trigger notes play guitar strums. Other brands need them transcribed into real notes.
High Key: The note above which a chord-following track folds down an octave.
Import/Merge: SetManager button to open a second KORG SET/KST (SET B) or a Medeli AKX set next to SET A.
KST: The PA5X version of a SET. Its name ends in .KST; styles are .stg files in folders.
MSB / LSB / PC: The three numbers (bank select MSB, bank select LSB and Program Change) that call a sound. Styles use them to choose their sounds.
Multisample: A set of samples spread over the keyboard (key zones) used by an oscillator.
NTR: Note Transposition Rule: how a track follows the chord root (Root Trans / Root Fixed / Guitar).
NTT: Note Transposition Table: how a track’s notes adapt to the chord type (Bypass, Melody, Chord…).
Oscillator: One layer of a sound. Each plays a multisample with its own range, velocity, octave and tune.
OTS: One Touch Setting — Yamaha’s version of STS.
PA SET EXPLORER MIDI: A special .mid made by the Converter that keeps the original style inside, so you can edit it in a DAW and convert it back.
Pack: A group inside an AKX set: Samples (.voi), DrumKits (.kit), Pads (.pad) or Styles (.sty).
Pad: A short sequence (hit, loop or phrase) triggered by the pad buttons of the keyboard.
PCM / sample: A recorded audio sample stored in the SET’s PCM banks (RAM01.PCM…).
PCM bank: One RAMnn.PCM file holding samples.
Performance: A saved keyboard setup (sounds and settings) in a KORG SET.
Quick Settings (QS): Medeli’s version of STS: four hand-sound setups stored in a Medeli style.
RAM / Factory ROM: RAM samples are stored in the SET; Factory ROM samples are built into the keyboard.
RAM.KMP: The file that maps samples to keys and velocities (the multisamples) in a KORG SET.
Resources: Your library of SETs, KSTs, AKX sets, styles and Community downloads in PA SET Explorer.
RTR: Retrigger Rule: what held notes do when the chord changes (Stop, Pitch Shift, Retrigger…).
RX noises: KORG’s realistic guitar noises (fret, strum, mute).
Sampler: A user sound built from samples (a melodic instrument).
SET: The folder a KORG Pa keyboard (PA300 – PA4X) saves to a USB stick, with all styles, sounds, samples, pads and performances. Its name ends in .SET.
SET A: The main SET in SetManager: the one you edit, the destination of every drag & drop, with Undo / Redo / Save.
SET B: The second SET loaded with Import/Merge: the source you copy from.
SFF: Style File Format — Yamaha’s style format (SFF1 / SFF2).
STS: Single Touch Settings: four keyboard setups (sounds of Upper 1–3 and Lower) stored in a KORG style. Yamaha calls them OTS, Medeli QS.
Style: An accompaniment pattern (drums, bass, chords…) with intros, variations, fills and endings that follows the chords you play.
Style Database: The online database of styles you can browse inside the program (when available).
Velocity: How hard a key is played (1–127). Sounds can switch samples by velocity (Vel Switch).
Working copy: The safe copy of SET A the program edits. Your real SET is written only when you press Save.
Zone: A key range of a multisample played by one sample.

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