Korg M3, Parameter Manual

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Combination mode
122
Note: This is not shown for an M3 in which the EXB-RADIAS
option is not installed.
Category (Timbre Program) [00...17/00...07]
Here you can select the program used by each timbre by
program category and sub-category. All programs are
organized into up to eighteen categories and eight sub-
categories.
Press this popup button to get the Category/Program Select
menu, then select the desired category and sub-category,
and finally select the desired program.
Category/Timbre Program Select menu:
Here you can select the program for each timbre by main
category and sub-category. All programs are classified into a
maximum of eighteen main categories, and each category is
classified into eight sub-categories. You can select programs
using these main categories and sub-categories.
• Press Category and use the Category/Timbre Program
Select menu to select a program.
For the procedure, please see “Category/Combination
Select menu:,” above.
Program Select [INT–A...F, USER–A...G: 000...127,
G, g(1)...g(9), g(d): 001...128]
Here you can select the program used by each timbre. The
lower line displays part of the program name.
To switch the program of a timbre
• Choose Program Select, use numeric keys 0–9 to input
the program number, and press the ENTER switch.
• Choose Program Select and turn the VALUE dial,
VALUE slider or use the
q
/
u
switches.
• If the Program Select parameter is selected, the BANK I-
A–U-G switches will switch program banks. (If Timbre
Program Select is selected, the BANK switch LED of the
program bank selected for that timbre will light.)
• From the Bank/Program Select menu you can view and
select programs by bank.
• From the Category/Program Select menu you can view
and select programs by category.
• You can transmit MIDI program changes from a
connected external MIDI device.
When you select a Combination on the M3, a MIDI
program change for the selected combination number
will be transmitted on the global MIDI Channel
(Global 1–1a). At the same time, bank select, program
change, and volume (CC#7) messages will be
transmitted on the MIDI channel specified for each
timbre whose Status (Combi 3–1(2)c) is set to EXT or
EX2. However, these messages will not be transmitted
for timbres that are set to the same MIDI channel as the
global MIDI channel. In this case, EX2 timbres will
show the “Program” Bank as “–”, and will transmit the
bank number that was specified in Bank Select (When
Status=EX2)
(Combi 3–1(2)c).
When you play on the M3 keyboard and controllers,
MIDI messages are transmitted on the global MIDI
channel
. At the same time, timbres whose Status is set
to EXT or EX2 will transmit the same messages on their
own MIDI channel.
If bank select and program change messages are
received on a MIDI channel that matches the MIDI
channel of a timbre whose Status is INT, the program of
that timbre will change. However if the MIDI channel
of the incoming message matches the global MIDI
channel MIDI Channel, then the combination will
change.
If you do not want the combination to change, you can
either change the global MIDI channel so that it does
not match the channel on which the program change
messages are being received, or you can uncheck
Combination Change
(Global 1–1c). You can also
uncheck “Bank Change” so that only the program
number will change and the bank will remain the same.
If you wish to change the program assigned to certain
timbres without changing the combination, you can
also set Enable Program Change (Combi 5–1–1(2)c) so
that the program will change on certain timbres but not
on others.
Bank/Timbre Program Select menu:
• Press the popup button located at the left of Program
Select
, and choose a program from the Bank/Program
Select menu.
For the procedure, please see “Bank/Program Select menu:”
on page 3.
Play/Mute [Play, Mute]
This setting mutes a timbre.
Play: The timbre will produce sound.
Mute: The timbre will be muted (silent).
Note: You can use the MIX PLAY/MUTE 1–8 switches to
control this setting.
Solo On/Off [On, Off]
Turns the Solo function on/off for each timbre.
The Solo function applies to timbres and audio inputs.
The Solo function operates differently depending on the
setting of the Exclusive Solo menu command.
If Exclusive Solo is off, you can turn Solo on for more than
one timbre. The setting will alternate each time you press
the Solo On/Off button.
If Exclusive Solo is on, pressing a SOLO button will turn
Solo on for only that timbre.
Note: You can use the MIX/PLAY MUTE 1–8 switches to
control this setting.
Note: The Solo function applies to timbres 1–16 and audio
inputs.
Note: The Solo On/Off status is not preserved when you
write the combination.
Using the control surface to make timbre settings
You can use the control surface to edit the mix parameters
for each timbre, including Play/Mute, and Solo On/Off.
These can also be controlled from the mixer section of the
front panel, or from the screen.
Play/Mute
1. Press the CONTROL ASSIGN MIXER switch to select
T1–8 or T9–16.
2. Use the MIX PLAY/MUTE 1–8 switches to switch the
Play/Mute status of each timbre.
Note: If the Solo On/Off status changes instead of Play/
Mute, you’ll need to uncheck the Panel–SW Solo Mode On
menu command.
Solo On/Off
1. Press the CONTROL ASSIGN MIXER switch to select
T1–8 or T9–16.
2. Select the menu command Panel–SW Solo Mode On so
that it has a check mark. Alternatively, hold down the
ENTER switch and press the key 1.
3. Use the MIX PLAY/MUTE 1–8 switches to switch the
Solo On/Off status of each timbre.