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Page 2: ...nsed from Stephen Kay and is protected by U S Patents 5 486 647 5 521 327 6 084 171 6 087 578 6 103 964 6 121 532 6 121 533 6 326 538 6 639 141 and 7 169 997 Other patents pend ing KARMA and the KARMA Logo are registered trade marks and Generated Effect GE Melodic Repeat Direct Index Manual Advance SmartScan Freeze Randomize Random Capture Random FF REW and Scene Matrix are trademarks of Stephen K...

Page 3: ...dulation 57 3 2 5 EG 57 PROG P4 Amp EQ 58 4 1 Amp1 Driver1 58 4 2 Amp1 Modulation 59 4 3 Amp1 EG 62 4 5 Amp2 Driver2 64 4 6 Amp2 Modulation 64 4 7 Amp2 EG 64 4 8 EQ 65 PROG P5 LFO 66 5 1 OSC1 LFO1 66 5 2 OSC1 LFO2 68 5 5 OSC2 LFO1 68 5 6 OSC2 LFO2 68 5 8 Common LFO 69 PROG P6 AMS C KTrk AMS Mixer Common Keyboard Track 70 6 1 OSC1 AMS Mix1 70 6 2 OSC1 AMS Mix2 74 6 4 OSC 2 AMS Mix1 6 5 OSC 2 AMS Mi...

Page 4: ... 1 3 2 T01 08 5 1 4 2 T09 16 158 5 1 5 3 T01 08 5 1 6 3 T09 16 158 5 1 7 4 T01 08 5 1 8 4 T09 16 159 COMBI P5 2 MIDI Filter 2 160 5 2 1 5 T01 08 5 2 2 5 T09 16 160 5 2 3 6 T01 08 5 2 4 6 T09 16 160 COMBI P7 KARMA 161 COMBI P7 1 KARMA 1 161 7 1 1 GE Setup A 161 7 1 2 GE Setup B 7 1 3 GE Setup C 7 1 4 GE Setup D 163 7 1 5 MIDI Filter CC Offset 164 7 1 6 CC Offset 165 7 1 7 Scene Matrix 165 7 1 8 Ran...

Page 5: ...T09 16 236 5 1 5 3 T01 08 5 1 6 3 T09 16 237 5 1 7 4 T01 08 5 1 8 4 T09 16 238 SEQ P5 2 MIDI Filter 2 239 5 2 1 5 T01 08 5 2 2 5 T09 16 239 5 2 3 6 T01 08 5 2 4 6 T09 16 240 SEQ P6 Track Edit 241 6 1 Track Edit 241 6 2 Track Name 242 SEQ P7 KARMA 243 SEQ P7 1 KARMA 1 243 7 1 1 GE Setup A 243 7 1 2 GE Setup B 7 1 3 GE Setup C 7 1 4 GE Setup D 246 7 1 5 MIDI Filter 247 7 1 6 CC Offset 248 7 1 7 Scen...

Page 6: ...ampling P9 MFX TFX 327 9 1 Routing 327 9 2 MFX1 328 9 3 MFX2 9 4 TFX 328 Sampling Menu Command 329 Global mode 355 Global Page Select 355 Global P0 Basic Setup 356 0 1 Basic 356 0 2 System Preference 358 0 3 Audio 360 Global P1 MIDI 363 1 1 MIDI Basic 363 1 2 MIDI Routing 366 1 3 External Mode 1 369 1 4 External Mode 2 370 Global P2 Controllers 371 2 1 Foot Controllers 371 2 2 MIDI CC Assign 371 G...

Page 7: ...24 St Tube PreAmp 457 025 Mic Model PreAmp 457 Chorus Flanger and Phaser Cho Fln Phaser 458 026 Stereo Chorus 458 027 St HarmonicChorus 458 028 St Biphase Mod 459 029 Multitap Cho Delay 460 030 Ensemble 460 031 Polysix Ensemble 461 032 Stereo Flanger 461 033 St Random Flanger 462 034 St Env Flanger 462 035 Stereo Phaser 463 036 St Random Phaser 463 037 St Env Phaser 464 Modulation and Pitch Shift ...

Page 8: ...mp OD HG 508 122 Comp Wah 508 123 Comp Cho Flng 508 124 Comp Phaser 508 125 Comp BPM Dly 508 126 Limiter Limiter 508 127 Limiter Exciter 509 128 Limiter OD HG 509 129 Limiter Wah 509 130 Limiter Cho Fl 509 131 Limiter Phaser 509 132 Limiter BPM Dl 509 133 Exciter Exciter 510 134 Exciter OD HG 510 135 Exciter Wah 510 136 Exciter Cho Fl 510 137 Exciter Phaser 510 138 Exciter BPM Dl 510 139 OD HG OD ...

Page 9: ...ighting Parameters 549 Associated Parameters 550 Velocity Group 551 Overview 551 About Velocity Patterns 551 Global Parameters 551 Pattern Grid Associated Parameters 552 Random Weighting Parameters Pools 552 Associated Parameters 552 CCs Pitch Group 554 Overview 554 About CC Bend Pitch Patterns 554 Pattern Grid Associated Parameters 554 Associated Parameters 554 Random Weighting Parameters 555 Glo...

Page 10: ...ynamic MIDI Sources 601 Dynamic MIDI Destinations 603 MIDI transmission when the M3 s controllers are operated 608 M3 and MIDI CCs 610 Responses to standard MIDI controllers 610 Parameters controlled by MIDI CCs 70 79 613 MIDI applications 614 About MIDI 614 Settings when connected to a MIDI device or computer 614 Messages transmitted and received by the M3 615 MIDI Implementation 625 Media mode i...

Page 11: ...ontent PLAY P0 Play Select and play programs p 2 Simple KARMA editing p 4 Audio input settings and resampling settings p 8 Editing from the control surface p 14 EDIT P1 Basic DT Ctrls Basic program settings such as voice assign mode p 25 Drum track settings p 28 X Y control settings p 31 SW1 2 and slider function settings p 35 Pad note and velocity settings p 36 P2 OSC Pitch Oscillator selection a...

Page 12: ...g Setup The GM basic sounds will be selected for banks for which there is no variation sound An is displayed at the beginning of the program name If the optional EXB RADIAS is installed the bank type of the USER A G banks can be switched between EDS and RADIAS You won t be able to save programs in a bank that is set to the wrong bank type Use the Global mode menu command Set Prog User Bank Type to...

Page 13: ...ired category Note If no Programs are assigned to a particular category or sub category you won t be able to select its tab 3 Select a program from the list You can touch a Program s name directly or use the Inc q and Dec u switches If there are more Programs than can be shown on the screen at one time use the scroll bar to browse through the entire Category Category Program Select menu 4 To selec...

Page 14: ...tern is specified by Prog MIDI Out Program changes are not transmitted or received 0 1 Menu Command 0 Write Program p 106 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 106 2 Exclusive Solo p 107 3 Copy X Y Motion p 107 For more information please see Program Menu Command on page 106 0 5 KARMA GE This page lets you make basic adjustments to KARMA In Program mode you can use one KARMA module Module A Here you can selec...

Page 15: ... checked use Reset Scenes to specify whether scene settings will be reset or preserved when you select a GE On checked When you select a GE the current settings of scenes 1 8 will be reset to the stored GE settings Off unchecked The current settings of Scenes 1 8 will be preserved Choose this if you intend to select a different GE that has the same RTC Model and want to continue using the same sce...

Page 16: ...rface to control the KARMA function s KARMA Switches and KARMA Sliders You can make these settings using the front panel mixer section or in the P0 Play Control Surface page display The following explanation describes how to make settings from the front panel KARMA Switches 1 Press the CONTROL ASSIGN KARMA switch 2 Press the MIX PLAY MUTE 1 8 switches to turn the KARMA Switches On Off KARMA Slider...

Page 17: ... the Performance Real Time Parameter number 01 08 7 2 KARMA2 Perf RTP that you are controlling A slider or switch can have many parameters assigned to it A maximum of four assigned parameters can be displayed here in the available space To change the parameter assignments use the KARMA GE RTP and Perf RTP pages For more information please see 7 2 KARMA GE RTP page and Perf RTP page Parameter Value...

Page 18: ...once For instance you can sample a live guitar riff from the audio inputs processed through M3 effects while listening to and either recording or not recording a KARMA generated phrase Note If the EXB FW option is installed FireWire audio input output will be added This gives you a total of 6 in and 6 out Using the control surface to make audio input set tings You can use the control surface to ma...

Page 19: ...u can also input from multiple external audio sources at the same time Input 1 Input 2 PLAY MUTE PLAY MUTE This shows whether the external audio signal being input is in PLAY or MUTE status You can use the MIX PLAY MUTE 1 4 switches to change this Mute The input sound will be muted silent Play The input sound will be heard Tip You can use the control surface to control this parameter For more info...

Page 20: ... 4 The external audio input signal will be sent to the specified AUX bus The Pan setting is ignored and the signal is sent in monaural 1 2 3 4 The external audio input signal will be sent in stereo to the specified pair of AUX busses The Pan setting sends the signal in stereo to busses 1 and 2 or busses 3 and 4 Note If the EXB RADIAS is installed you can use the AUX buses to route the signal from ...

Page 21: ...Effects Master Effects Sampling Monitor Source Bus Audio Input 1 2 L Mono R Mono Stereo Level Pan Insert Effects CLIP L MONO R AUDIO OUTPUT HEADPHONES Insert Effects L R Bus AUX 1 2 AUX 3 4 Bus L R or IFX1 5 Level Pan Insert Effects OSC S P DIF L S P DIF R Source Bus S P DIF IN L R Total Effects Master Effects Sampling Monitor Indiv 1 2 3 4 Source Bus S P DIF IN L R L Mono R Mono Stereo Level Pan ...

Page 22: ...t Select is set to L R the metronome will stop sounding the instant sampling actually begins Save to RAM MEDIA Specifies the destination to which the data will be written during sampling RAM The sound will be sampled into RAM memory A sample written into RAM memory can be heard immediately in Program mode or Sampling mode Use the menu command Select Bank Smpl No Select RAM Bank Sample No to specif...

Page 23: ...er This shows the signal level at the final stage of sampling after any adjustments on the Audio Inputs page any effects etc The meter is active only during standby mode and recording CLIP If 0 dB is exceeded the display will indicate CLIP This means that the level of the sampling signal is too high in this case adjust the Recording Level and if necessary follow the instructions under Tips for eli...

Page 24: ...he KARMA function You can freely change back and forth between the different functions without losing any of your edits MIX PLAY MUTE 1 8 switches and the MIX VOL UME sliders For the function selected by CONTROL ASSIGN you can use the MIX PLAY MUTE SOLO 1 8 switches and MIX VOLUMES 1 8 sliders to control the corresponding parameters etc Reset controls The front panel RESET CONTROLS switch lets you...

Page 25: ...ute Play Oscillator 1 will sound Mute Oscillator 1 will be muted silent OSC2 Play Mute Play Mute Play Oscillator 2 will sound Mute Oscillator 2 will be muted silent Note OSC2 Play Mute cannot be set for a program whose Oscillator Mode is Single or Drums Drum Trk Play Mute 1 Play Mute Play The drum track will sound Mute The drum track will be muted silent OSC Solo Panel Switch Solo Mode On and MIX ...

Page 26: ...ound modules for output together with the M3 M s own sounds FireWire L and R can be used if the EXB FW option is installed Note If the EXB FW is installed the two inputs FireWire L and R will be added to the Analog Input 1 2 and S P DIF L R listed above Other Audio settings Each audio input can be assigned to up to three busses An Output IFX Bus An FX Control Bus An AUX Bus You can set up these bu...

Page 27: ...ol the effect on off status 0 8e RT Control Selected Parameter information When you select a Slider or Switch this area shows detailed information about its parameter assignments Effect On Off Effect On Off switches 1 8 These turn each effect on off The effect will be enabled if this is on LED lit IFX1 5 MFX1 2 TFX Off On These turn each effect on off Realtime Control Realtime Control sliders 1 8 ...

Page 28: ...tup for controlling several different pieces of MIDI gear on stage another for controlling a software synthesizer such as one of Korg s Legacy Collection synths and so on These External Controls are completely separate from the Program You can think of External mode as being a separate control surface which just happens to share M3 s sliders switches and drum pads When you select an External Setup...

Page 29: ...y adjust two or more Program parameters simultaneously For instance F A EG Attack Time affects a total of six Program parameters The value of the Relative parameter shows the amount of change to these underlying Program parameters When the Relative parameter is at 0 in the center of the slider the underlying Program parameters are unchanged The meanings of higher and lower settings can vary depend...

Page 30: ...so modulated by dedicated MIDI CCs The specific CC numbers are noted in the descriptions for the individual Tone Adjust parameters For more information please see Tone Adjust Parameters on page 22 Tone Adjust and the CCs work separately It s possible for instance for Tone Adjust to reduce the value of a parameter and then for a CC to increase it again Tone Adjust scales the parameter first and the...

Page 31: ...ls Start Level AMS and Attack Time AMS as described below Between values of 1 and 25 the Start Level Start Level AMS and Attack Time AMS will change from their programmed values to 0 Over the same range the Attack Level will change from its programmed value to 99 F A EG Decay Time 99 99 CC 75 This scales the decay and slope times of the Filter and Amp EGs It interacts with CC 75 F A EG Sustain Lev...

Page 32: ...ll of the Per Oscillator parameters are Absolute Note In the list below the items in parentheses are value edit type respectively Tune 1200 1200 Relative This Relative parameter adds to or subtracts from the Oscillator s Tune setting as described under Tune on page 39 Transpose 60 60 Relative This Relative parameter adds to or subtracts from the Oscillator s Transpose setting as described under Tr...

Page 33: ...99 Absolute This controls the depth and direction of Filter B cutoff modulation from LFO1 as described under Intensity to B on page 53 Filter LFO 2 Intensity to A 99 99 Absolute This controls the depth and direction of Filter A cutoff modulation from LFO2 as described under Intensity to A on page 53 Filter LFO 2 Intensity to B 99 99 Absolute This controls the depth and direction of Filter B cutoff...

Page 34: ... Switches 1 8 KARMA Switch Off On These control the GE realtime parameters and KARMA performance realtime parameters that are assigned in the KARMA2 GE RTP page and KARMA2 Perf RTP page The current on off status is indicated by the switch The parameters assigned to the switches and their on off status can be edited in the KARMA2 GE RTP page or KARMA2 Perf RTP page Sliders 1 8 KARMA Slider 000 127 ...

Page 35: ...Ofs Start Offset regardless of whether you play legato or detached With some Multisamples Poly Legato may not have any effect Single Trigger Off On Single Trigger is available when the Voice Assign Mode is set to Poly On checked When you play the same note repeatedly the previous note will be silenced before the next note is sounded so that the two do not overlap Off unchecked When you play the sa...

Page 36: ...he Detune range as shown above 01 09 Unison voices will be detuned in an asymmetric way increasing the complexity of the detune and changing the way in which the different pitches beat against one another This creates an effect similar to vintage analog synthesizers in which oscillators were frequently slightly out of tune Higher numbers increase the effect 1 1c Half Damper Control A half damper p...

Page 37: ...regardless of their Enable Note Off Receive setting Using Hold with Acoustic Pianos Hold is also useful for simulating the top octaves of an acoustic piano in which notes always sustain until they fade out naturally regardless of how long you hold the key The Hold Bottom and Hold Top parameters are designed for exactly this purpose They let you limit the effect of the Hold parameter to a specific ...

Page 38: ...cillator p 111 4 Swap Oscillator p 111 For more information please see Program Menu Command on page 106 1 3 DrumTrk Pattern DrumTrack Pattern Here you can select a drum track pattern and specify how it will sound The drum track lets you easily produce a rhythm section using the M3 s high quality drum programs and a rich variety of drum track patterns You can edit the program or try out different p...

Page 39: ... 001 127 Top 001 127 This is valid if Trigger Mode is set to Wait KBD Trig It specifies the range of velocities that will start the drum pattern 1 3 Menu Command 0 Write Program p 106 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 106 2 Exclusive Solo p 107 3 Copy Drum Track p 112 4 Erase Drum Track Pattern p 112 For more information please see Program Menu Command on page 106 1 4 DrumTrk Program DrumTrack Program 1 4...

Page 40: ...lected drum track program will be valid Choose this setting if you want to apply separate insert effects to each drum instrument or send them separately to the AUDIO OUTPUT INDIVIDUAL jacks When making Dkit settings you will normally use IFX Patch to specify the output destination L R Output to the L R bus IFX1 2 3 4 5 Output to the IFX1 5 bus 1 2 3 4 The timbres will be output in monaural from AU...

Page 41: ...ounds to IFX3 kick sounds to IFX4 and other sounds to IFX5 For more information please see Effect Guide on page 421 1 4 Menu Command 0 Write Program p 106 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 106 2 Exclusive Solo p 107 3 Copy Drum Track p 112 4 Erase Drum Track Pattern p 112 For more information please see Program Menu Command on page 106 1 5 X Y Setup X Y Control lets you touch your finger to the display an...

Page 42: ...when you off the MOTION switch or when the maximum number of events have been recorded If there are already events 1 Press the X Y MODE switch LED lit 2 Press the MOTION switch playback will begin 3 Continue holding down the MOTION switch and touch the display recording will begin at that moment Move your finger to record the motion 4 Recording will end when you off the MOTION switch or when the m...

Page 43: ... By default this is disabled This setting does not affect the internal Programs which can always receive the X Y CCs Enable CC Control Off On When this box is checked the X Y position will control the CCs assigned to X X Y and Y as set below When this box is not checked the CC assigned to X X Y and Y will have no effect The MIDI CC specified by Global settings X X Y Mode and Y X Y Mode P2 Controll...

Page 44: ...IDI CC 119 This assigns the controller transmitted by the Y direction It will be grayed out if the Y Mode above is set to Negative The selections are the same as for X above Y Off MIDI CC 119 This assigns the controller transmitted by the Y direction It will be grayed out if the Y Mode above is set to Positive The selections are the same as for X above 1 5c X Y Graphic X Y Graphic The X Y graph sh...

Page 45: ...een On and Off each time you press the SW1 switch Momentary The state will remain On only while you continue holding down the SW1 switch SW2 Assign Off After Touch Lock SW2 Mode Toggle Momentary This assigns the function of SW2 The functions that can be assigned to SW2 are the same as for SW1 with the substitution of SW2 Mod CC 81 instead of the SW1 s SW1 Mod CC 80 1 6b Realtime Control Slider Ass...

Page 46: ...he pad very strongly produces the preset velocities When you play more softly the preset velocities are scaled down accordingly maintaining the balance between the notes in the chord Assigning notes and chords to pads You can assign single notes and chords to the pads in three different ways Play the notes and then press CHORD ASSIGN 1 Play a single note or a chord of up to 8 notes 2 Press the CHO...

Page 47: ...ntioned above unless you re in Drum mode each Oscillator has four velocity zones named MS1 High through MS4 Low Each of these zones can play either a Multisample and has separate settings for Level Start Offset and so on Each of the zones can fade into the next to create smoother velocity transitions Zones can even be layered together two at a time Oscillator Mode Single Double MS1 High These are ...

Page 48: ...re available Off uses the normal start point and 1st uses the loop start instead 2nd through 8th will be grayed out Lvl Level 000 127 This sets the basic volume level of the multisample The Amp section can modify this basic level extensively with envelopes LFOs keyboard tracking and other modulation for more information please see PROG P4 Amp EQ on page 58 Depending on the multisample high Level s...

Page 49: ...e Drums MS1 DKit These parameters appear when the Oscillator Mode is set to Drum Kit Drum Kit 000 031 INT 032 143 U A U G 144 152 GM This selects a drum kit For 000 INT 143 U G you can use Global P5 Drum Kit to edit the instrument assignments Drum Kit Frequency Oct Octave 2 32 1 16 0 8 1 4 This adjusts the pitch in octave units When using a drum kit set the Octave to 8 When editing a drum program ...

Page 50: ...or example if you set this to 12 and move the joystick all the way to the right the pitch will rise one octave above the original pitch JS X 60 12 Specify in semitones how the pitch will change when the joystick is moved to the left or when a pitch bend message is received For normal pitch bend set this to a negative value For example if you set this to 60 and move the joystick all the way to the ...

Page 51: ...anel Switch Assign set either SW1 or SW2 to Porta SW CC 65 Now the selected switch will enable and disable Portamento It will also send the MIDI Portamento controller CC 65 Even if you don t assign SW1 2 to Portamento you can still use MIDI Controller 65 to turn Portamento on and off 2 2d LFO1 2 LFO1 and LFO2 can both control the pitch You can control the strength of each LFO s modulation in three...

Page 52: ...h of the four multisamples of the oscillator Here you will specify the velocity zone for each oscillator These velocity zones take precedence over the velocity settings for the individual MS1 4 OSC1 Top 001 127 This sets the highest velocity at which the Oscillator 1 will sound Note The OSC1 Top velocity must be greater than the OSC1 Bottom velocity OSC1 Bottom 001 127 This sets the lowest velocit...

Page 53: ...h as an LFO to restart the EG To control how much effect the EG has on the pitch use the Pitch EG parameters on the P2 OSC Pitch OSC1 Pitch page and OSC2 Pitch page as described under 2 2b Pitch EG on page 40 Differences from the other EGs The Pitch EG is different from the Filter and Amp EGs in several ways The single Pitch EG is shared by both Oscillator 1 and Oscillator 2 The Sustain level is a...

Page 54: ...or the Pitch EG is always 0 Once it reaches the Sustain the EG will stay there until note off unless it is reset via AMS Rel Release 00 99 This sets how long it takes the EG to move from the Sustain level to the Release level Curve For the sake of simplicity most of the diagrams in this manual show envelopes as being made out of straight lines In actuality though envelopes are more likely to be ma...

Page 55: ...lation for the Attack level Br Break 99 99 This controls the depth and direction of the AMS modulation for the Break level AMS2 This selects the second AMS source for controlling the EG s Level parameters The Start Attack Decay and Break levels share this source but each has its own modulation intensity The parameters ofAMS2 are identical to those of AMS1 above T Time These settings let you use an...

Page 56: ...ode 46 2 8 Menu Command 0 Write Program p 106 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 106 2 Exclusive Solo p 107 3 Copy Oscillator p 111 4 Swap Oscillator p 111 For more information please see Program Menu Command on page 106 ...

Page 57: ... Filter B will be grayed out Serial This uses both Filter A and Filter B The oscillator first goes through Filter A and then the output of Filter A is processed through Filter B Parallel This also uses both Filter A and Filter B The oscillator feeds both filters directly and the outputs of the two filters are then summed together 24dB oct This merges both filters to create a single 4 pole 24 dB oc...

Page 58: ...ce track the keyboard pitch please see Key Follow on page 50 AMS Resonance List of AMS Sources This selects a AMS source to control the Resonance amount For a list of AMS sources please see AMS Alternate Modulation Source List on page 588 AMS Int 99 99 This controls the depth and direction of the Resonance modulation For example if Velocity has been selected changes in keyboard velocity will affec...

Page 59: ...he filter cutoff increase very quickly over the middle of the keyboard and then open more slowly or not at all in the higher octaves Make the cutoff increase as you play lower on the keyboard Create abrupt changes at certain keys for split like effects How it works Keys and Ramps The keyboard tracking works by creating four ramps or slopes between five keys on the keyboard The bottom and top keys ...

Page 60: ...hanges the filter frequency by 1 octave for every octave of the keyboard and a ramp of 99 changes the frequency by 2 octaves for every octave of the keyboard Btm Lo Bottom Low Inf 99 99 Inf This sets the slope between the bottom of the MIDI note range and the Key Low key For normal key track use negative values Lo Cent Low Center Inf 99 99 Inf This sets the slope between the Key Low and Center key...

Page 61: ... using the Intensity to A and B parameters Use velocity to scale the amount of the EG applied to the filter Use any AMS source to scale the amount of the EG applied to the filter You can use all three of these at once and the results are added together to produce the total EG effect To set up the EG itself including attack and release times levels and so on please see 3 1 5 EG on page 54 Velocity ...

Page 62: ... of AMS Sources This selects any AMS modulation source to scale the amount of the Filter EG applied to Filters A and B The two filters share a single AMS source with separate intensity settings Otherwise the AMS modulation will work in the same way as the Velocity to A parameter described above For a list of AMS sources please see AMS Alternate Modulation Source List on page 588 Int to A AMS Inten...

Page 63: ...above For example 1 Set Intensity to A to 50 The LFO will now have a fairly strong effect on the filter cutoff 2 Set JS Y Intensity to A to 50 Now if you move the joystick down the effect of the LFO will fade away When the joystick is all the way at the bottom of its range the LFO will be completely cancelled out JS Y Intensity to B LFO1 99 99 This lets you use JS Y to scale the amount of the LFO ...

Page 64: ... with faster LFO speeds the LFO may not always reach the extreme values of 99 or 99 In this case setting the Threshold to these values may cause inconsistent behavior or may mean that the EG doesn t reset at all If this happens reduce the Threshold until the EG triggers consistently 3 1 5b Envelope Filter EG An envelope creates a modulation signal by moving from one level to another over a specifi...

Page 65: ...This sets the curvature of the Release segment the transition from the Sustain level to the Release level 3 1 5c EG Level Time Modulation Level These settings let you use any AMS source to control the Level parameters of the EG The Start Attack and Break levels share a single AMS source but can each have different modulation intensities By using different settings for each of the three levels you ...

Page 66: ... a setting of 8 will cut the Attack time almost in half See page 593 Dc Decay 99 99 This controls the depth and direction of the AMS modulation for the Decay time Sl Slope 99 99 This controls the depth and direction of the AMS modulation for the Slope time Rl Release 99 99 This controls the depth and direction of the AMS modulation for the Release time AMS2 and AMS3 These select the second and thi...

Page 67: ...to Serial or Parallel Otherwise the parameters for Filter B will be grayed out 3 2 3 Modulation This page controls Oscillator 2 s filter modulation It is available only when the Oscillator Mode is set to Double if not the page will be grayed out The parameters are identical to those for Oscillator 1 as described under 3 1 3 Modulation on page 51 3 2 4 LFO Mod Modulation This page controls Oscillat...

Page 68: ...Drive Note Even when the Drive amount is set to 0 the Driver circuit still affects the timbre If your goal is a completely pristine sound use the Bypass control instead AMS Drive List of AMS Sources This selects an AMS modulation source to control the Drive amount For a list of AMS sources please see AMS Alternate Modulation Source List on page 588 Intensity 99 99 This controls the depth and direc...

Page 69: ...Solo p 107 3 Copy Oscillator p 111 4 Swap Oscillator p 111 For more information please see Program Menu Command on page 106 4 2 Amp1 Modulation This page contains the settings for Oscillator 1 s Amp level modulation Among other things you can Set up complex keyboard tracking shapes to control the Amp level Assign AMS modulation for the Amp level Control the effect of the LFOs on the Amp level The ...

Page 70: ...rogrammed level Btm Lo Bottom Low Inf 99 99 Inf This sets the slope between the bottom of the MIDI note range and the Key Low key For normal key track use negative values Lo Cent Low Center Inf 99 99 Inf This sets the slope between the Key Low and Center keys For normal key track use negative values Cent Hi Center High Inf 99 99 Inf This sets the slope between the Center and Key High keys For norm...

Page 71: ...lume to its maximum level double the Amp Level and Amp EG level settings the volume cannot be increased any further With negative values of this parameter the volume will decrease when pressure is applied to the keyboard LFO 1 2 You can modulate the Amp level with both LFO1 and LFO2 LFO1 Intensity LFO1 99 99 This controls the depth and direction of LFO1 s effect on the oscillator s volume Negative...

Page 72: ...s sets the level at the end of the Slope time Once it reaches the Sustain level the EG will stay there until note off unless it is reset via AMS Time Higher values mean longer times as shown below Attack 00 99 This sets how long the EG takes to move from the Start level to the Attack level For the fastest possible attack time you can set the Start level to 99 in this case the EG will start instant...

Page 73: ... the EG s Level parameters For a list of AMS sources please see AMS Alternate Modulation Source List on page 588 St Start 99 99 This controls the depth and direction of the AMS modulation for the Start level For example if you set the AMS source to Velocity and set St Start to 99 the Start level will increase as you play harder If you instead set St Start to 99 the Start level will decrease as you...

Page 74: ...hose of AMS1 above 4 3 Menu Command 0 Write Program p 106 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 106 2 Exclusive Solo p 107 3 Copy Oscillator p 111 4 Swap Oscillator p 111 5 Sync Both EGs p 113 For more information please see Program Menu Command on page 106 4 5 Amp2 Driver2 This page controls Oscillator 2 s basic level pan and driver settings It is available only when the Oscillator Mode is set to Double if n...

Page 75: ...ds to the volume 50 corresponds to 12 dB and 25 corresponds to 24 dB High settings of the Low Mid and High Gain controls can cause substantial increases in the overall level You can compensate for this by turning down the input trim Low Gain 18 0 00 0 18 0dB This controls the gain of the 80 Hz Low Shelf EQ in increments of 0 5 dB Mid Frequency 100Hz 10 00kHz This sets the center frequency for the ...

Page 76: ...ions of Random 1 3 with ramps instead of steps You can use them to create more gentle random variations Phase 180 180 Random This controls the phase of the waveform at the start of the note in steps of 5 degrees If Key Sync is Off the Start Phase will apply only to the first note of the phrase Freq Frequency 00 99 This controls the speed of the LFO before any modulation Higher values mean faster s...

Page 77: ...ttings and pitch change produced by vibrato The one exception to this is the Guitar waveform which is designed to emulate bending a string on a guitar so that the pitch only goes up and not down Because of this the waveform is centered on 50 and not on 0 Of course you can always use a negative Offset to shift it back down below 0 again Since Offset affects the output values of the LFO it s importa...

Page 78: ...f the Frequency and Frequency Modulation settings will determine the speed of the LFO and the tempo settings will have no effect Base Note Sync Base Note This sets the basic speed of the LFO relative to the system tempo The values range from a 32nd note to a whole note including triplets Times Sync Times 01 32 This multiplies the length of the Base Note For instance if the Base Note is set to a si...

Page 79: ... the value is reset with every note on You can use this in conjunction with the Random waveforms to create static random modulation with the value changing only when you first select the Program Off unchecked When Stop is Off the LFO will function normally Shape 99 99 Shape adds curvature to the basic waveform For more details please see the entry under LFO1 Shape on page 66 Note Shape does not af...

Page 80: ...tion please see A B on page 70 Amt Ax B scales the amount of one AMS source with the other For more information please see Amt AxB on page 71 Offset adds or subtracts a constant value to or from an AMS source For more information please see Offset on page 71 Smoothing specifies the smoothness of movement between two values You can use this to smooth sudden changes such as an abrupt movement of the...

Page 81: ...G will increase the amount of LFO1 Tip use SW 1 2 to turn an AMS source on and off You can use Amt AxB to gate an AMS source 1 Set AMS A to the desired source and set AMS A Amount to 0 2 Set AMS B to SW1 or 2 and AMS B Amount to 99 Now SW1 or 2 will turn AMS A on and off Offset AMS Mixer Type Offset This simple processor adds a constant offset to the input and also allows you to double the gain of...

Page 82: ...ntrol It can also alter the shape of programmable modulation sources such as EGs and LFOs Note Shape only affects AMS signals which already have some amount of slope such as EGs triangle and sine LFOs and so on It does not affect signals which only contain abrupt transitions such as square waves AMS A List of AMS Sources This selects the AMS input source to be shaped For a list of AMS sources plea...

Page 83: ...AMS A 5 Set the Number Of Steps to the same number you used in Step 2 Now playing the Ribbon will create quantized pitch bends JSX will still produce smooth pitch bends as usual so you can use both techniques together Gate Control AMS Mixer Type Gate Control This Mixer Type lets you set up two different AMS sources or fixed AMS amounts and then switch between the two using a third AMS source It s ...

Page 84: ...at the start of the note For instance 1 Set the Control Source to Foot SW CC 82 2 Set Control At Note On Only to On checked 3 Set the Threshold to 50 4 Set Below Threshold to a Fixed Value of 00 5 Set At Above Threshold to AMS B Ribbon CC 16 6 On the OSC Pitch page assign the AMS Mixer to con trol the pitch 7 Also on OSC Pitch set the standard Ribbon amount to 0 This way only the AMS Mixer s proce...

Page 85: ... This can be useful for making the timbre consistent across the entire range or adjusting parameters according to pitch The M3 keyboard tracking can be fairly complex if desired You can create different rates of change over up to four different parts of the keyboard For instance you can Make the modulation increase very quickly over the middle of the keyboard and then increase more slowly or not a...

Page 86: ...the slope between the bottom of the MIDI note range and the Low Break key For normal key track use negative values Low Center Inf 99 99 Inf This sets the slope between the Low Break and Center keys For normal key track use negative values Center High Inf 99 99 Inf This sets the slope between the Center and High Break keys For normal key track use positive values High Top Inf 99 99 Inf This sets th...

Page 87: ...grams For more information please see the Global parameter Load KARMA when changing on page 357 PROG P7 1 KARMA 1 7 1 1 GE Setup This page lets you select the GE used by the KARMA Module and set up the Key Zone in which it operates 7 1 1a Load GE Options KARMA T Sig Tempo Load GE Options For more information please see Load GE Options on page 4 Tempo 040 00 300 00 EXT This specifies the tempo when...

Page 88: ... Module since they are outside the key zone When you play keys outside the key zone the tone generator will sound Off unchecked The tone generator will not sound even if you play keys outside the Key Zone Trans Transpose Out Zone 36 36 Specifies the transpose setting applied to note data from keys outside the Key Zone Make this setting if you wish to apply a transposition in semitone steps to the ...

Page 89: ...will be echoed to the tone generator JS Y CC 02 Off On On checked Specifies whether MIDI control change message 2 the KYBD 61 73 88 s joystick Y axis specified as the assignment of a real time control slider or X Y CC control will be echoed to the tone generator Ribbon CC 16 Off On On checked Specifies whether MIDI control change message 16 the KYBD 61 73 88 s ribbon controller specified as the as...

Page 90: ... only the control data generated from the KARMA Module e g pan filter cutoff resonance to apply modulation to phrases or chords you yourself play on the keyboard WavSeq Off On On checked Specifies whether the wave sequence data multisample number generated by the KARMA Module will be transmitted 7 1 3 Menu Command 0 Write Program p 106 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 106 2 Exclusive Solo p 107 3 Copy KA...

Page 91: ...tting If KARMA is On and you select a Master scene in which DT Run is Off the drum track will be muted silent even it is operating If you select a Master scene in which DT Run is On the drum track will be unmuted i e will produce sound On checked If DRUM TRACK ON OFF switch is On the drum track will operate according to the Trigger Mode setting and muting will be off sound will be produced Off unc...

Page 92: ...me phrase to be generated each time the trigger occurs Different values for the Start Seed parameter will produce different phrases but the same phrase will always be generated if the Start Seed value is the same How the Start Seed setting affects the phrase Let s hear how different Start Seed settings will change the phrase 1 In Program mode select INT C103 Vintage SciFi Lead This program plays a...

Page 93: ...The same phrase will continue looping until you trigger the GE again When you trigger the GE again a different phrase will loop For example suppose there is a GE that if you input C D E F will randomly vary the order of notes and repeatedly play four notes in each measure If you set Freeze Loop Length to 1 measure and trigger this GE the same four notes will continue looping as for example F E D C...

Page 94: ...2 E4 G 4 B4 and D 5 i e E Maj7 on the keyboard the input notes will all be transposed to be within an octave of the highest note D 5 E4 G 4 B4 and D 5 Played on keyboard E2 E4 G 4 B4 D 5 play an EMaj7 chord Resulting transposed input notes Lowest input notes transposed to E2 G 2 B2 D 3 Highest input notes transposed to E4 G 4 B4 D 5 C3 B3 1 all notes near 4th octave maintain inversion The input no...

Page 95: ...ote Type is place in root position before applying the rest of the Note Series parameters to create the Note Series However when Root Position is turned on for Note Type Regular the behavior is a bit different and requires some explanation as below If the input notes span an octave or less the effect is very predictable and similar to the effect when Note Type is any other setting besides Regular ...

Page 96: ...chord and the finger picking sounded by the controller Velocity Sense Bottom 001 127 This is valid when Mode is Dyn Auto Dyn1 or Auto Dyn2 If the Dynamic MIDI Source is Note or Velocity the phrase will be produced by applying the velocity of each Manual Advance trigger that is input to the KARMA Module to the notes as they are generated This parameter specifies the lower limit of a scaled range th...

Page 97: ...hin each octave The functioning of this parameter may be additionally modified by Keyboard Track C2 Ref below Keyboard Track C2 Ref Note Map Keyboard Track Off On Selects whether the Note Map Table will track your chord changes across the entire keyboard with reference to C2 When Chord Track is already turned on setting Keyboard Track C2 Ref to On checked provides the additional functionality of t...

Page 98: ...l remaing constant even when the tempo is changed Note Trigger Latch Note Trigger Any AKR 1st Dyn Any Any Note Dynamic MIDI Every note on will cause triggering i e each note on will cause the phrase or pattern to restart from the beginning AKR 1st Note After Key Release Dynamic MIDI Triggering will occur when the first note on occurs from a state in which no keys are on Triggering will not occur i...

Page 99: ... it will proceed through attack decay sustain release If note off occurs before the envelope reaches the sustain level the envelope will not begin the release immediately but wait until after reaching the sustain level Even in the case of a note for which the note on off interval is short the envelope will proceed through attack decay sustain release as if the key was being held for a longer time ...

Page 100: ...er Maximum Value 5000 5000 This sets the parameter value when the selected controller is at its maximum point for instance when a slider is at the top of its throw The available values will depend on the GE Real Time parameter VALUE GE Real Time Parameter Value 5000 5000 This sets the basic value of the GE parameter which corresponds to the center position of the controller It must be within the M...

Page 101: ... 116 For more information please see Program Menu Command on page 106 7 2 2 Perf RTP Perf Real Time Parameters Here you can assign controllers to KARMA Performance Real Time Parameters Perf RTP outside of the GE Real Time Parameters that control the internal settings of the GE Examples include the KARMA Key Zone parameters Prog 7 1 1 and KARMA Control and Trigger parameters Prog 7 1 7 7 1 8 By ass...

Page 102: ...r for assignment you will not be able to set A Module A Group Mix Transpose 0036 0036 Assigns the Transpose Prog 7 1 7a function Control the transposition in semitone steps Transpose Octave 0036 0036 Assigns the Transpose Prog 7 1 7a function Control the transposition in octave steps Transpose Octave 5th 0036 0036 Assigns the Transpose Prog 7 1 7a function Control the transposition in steps of an ...

Page 103: ...0000 0001 Assigns the Update On Release Prog 7 1 8a function 0000 Off 0001 On For more information please see Update On Release on page 88 Env1 Trigger 0000 0003 Env2 Trigger 0000 0003 Env3 Trigger 0000 0003 Assigns the Envelope Trigger Prog 7 1 8a functions 0000 Any 0001 AKR 0002 1st 0003 Dyn For more information please see Envelope Trigger on page 89 Env1 Latch 0000 0004 Env2 Latch 0000 0004 Env...

Page 104: ...After being triggered the Module will generate a phrase of the number of measures you specify here and will then repeat that phrase For more information please see Freeze Loop Length on page 83 Freeze Loop Length Reset 0000 0032 Like Freeze Loop Length above this also assigns the Freeze Loop Length Prog 7 1 6a function However when this is used and the Start Seed is set to some other value than 0 ...

Page 105: ...rity is on and off will alternate each time the source controller value exceeds the Top value after having passed through the Bottom value Example When Bottom 0 and Top 127 The controller value and the on off status are related as follows 000 127 on off at 127 127 000 127 off on at 127 127 001 127 no change Continuous The parameter will be controlled continuously over the range specified by Bottom...

Page 106: ...hange or newly specify the slider assignments and names Switch SW1 SW8 000 no name 571 Waveform Select 16 Select the names for KARMA Switches 1 8 The long name is shown at the left and the short name at the right On the M3 suitable names for the various functions are provided as presets You can also change or newly specify the switch assignments and names Note The short names are shown on the swit...

Page 107: ...cified by In will be removed from the output data and changed to a rest C1 G9 The note specified by In will be converted to the note number you specify here and sent to the tone generator Note When Out is selected you can hold down the ENTER switch and press a note on the keyboard to set the Out field to that note Table Grid This area graphically shows the overall In and Out settings in visual for...

Page 108: ... 3 4 The AUX buses are internal buses used in each mode for sampling etc In Program mode you can resample your keyboard or KARMA performance or sample an external audio signal from the AUDIO INPUT jacks In order for you to sample Source Bus must be set to a AUX bus Normally you will select L R as the Source Bus so that you can sample the signal of the L R bus e g your keyboard performance and the ...

Page 109: ... mixer settings For insert effects the direct sound Dry is always stereo in and out The input output configuration of the effect sound Wet depends on the effect type For more information please see Insert Effects IFX1 IFX5 on page 426 Insert Effect IFX1 4 000 170 IFX5 000 153 This selects the effect type for insert effect IFX5 cannot use double size effects 154 170 If you use a double size effect ...

Page 110: ...he outputs This setting is useful if you want to Use Send 1 or 2 to route the signal entirely through the master effects without sending the dry signal to the outputs Use the FX Control Bus to route the signal to an effects side chain such as a gate or vocoder without being heard directly at the outputs Use the AUX Bus to record the signal without routing the signal directly to the outputs AUX Ctr...

Page 111: ...the future We recommend that you store your settings in U00 U15 U00 U15 These are areas in which you can store your own settings This shows that no Effect Preset has been selected You ll see this if you ve just selected an effect written a Program or selected a new Program Selecting this setting from the menu will not have any effect Note Programs save the effects parameter settings but they don t...

Page 112: ...4 The LFO will be reset when this value rises from a level below 64 to a level higher than 64 Frequency 0 02 20 00 Hz This specifies the frequency of the Common FX LFO Higher values make the LFO faster MIDI Tempo Sync Off On Off unchecked The speed of the Common FX LFO will be determined by the Frequency setting On checked The speed of the Common FX LFO will be determined by the BPM Base Note and ...

Page 113: ...or this message Return 1 000 127 This specifies the return level from the master effect to the L R bus after which it passes through TFX and is sent from L MONO and R MFX2 MFX2 000 153 MFX2 On Off Off On Return 2 000 127 These parameters specify the effect type for master effect 2 its on off status and the return level from master effect 2 to the L R bus For more information please see MFX1 above ...

Page 114: ...obal 1 1a For more information please see Dynamic Modulation Source List on page 594 MFX1 On Off Off On This turns master effect 1 on off It is linked with the on off setting in the P9 MFX TFX Routing page The setting will alternate between On and Off each time you press this Separately from this setting you can use CC 94 to turn Master effects 1 2 off CC 95 will turn the Total effect off A value ...

Page 115: ...X2 9 4 TFX These pages let you edit the parameters of Master Effect 2 and Total Effect To select different effects types use the P9 MFX TFX Routing page The parameters for MFX2 TFX is the same as for MFX1 For more information please see 9 2 MFX1 on page 104 ...

Page 116: ...en selecting a program in Program Combination or Sequencer modes Note You can edit these category names in the Global P4 Category page For more information please see 4 1 Program Main and 4 2 Program Sub on page 374 4 Press To Program to specify the destination Bank and number You can also use the BANK SELECT I A U G switches to select a bank Important EDS Programs can only be written to EDS Banks...

Page 117: ... select the copy source mode bank and number You can press a BANK SELECT switch to select the bank 3 Press the OK button to execute the Copy X Y Motion function or press the Cancel button if you decide to cancel Metronome Setup This specifies whether the metronome will sound a count down before sampling begins This can be set only if Trigger is set to Sampling START SW The Metronome Precount Prog ...

Page 118: ...lly be converted into a program as soon as it has been sampled This is convenient when you want to hear the sound immediately after sampling If you check the Program check box the sample will automatically be converted into a program At the right set Program and MS to specify the program number and multisample number for the converted program Set OrigKey Original Key Sampling 0 1b to specify the l...

Page 119: ...mpled data will be written If you choose RAM the sampled data will be written into RAM If this is set to MEDIA the sampled data will be used to create a WAVE file which will then be saved on an external USB storage device such as a hard disk For more information please see Save to on page 12 3 If you selected RAM for Save to you can also specify whether the sample will be automatically converted t...

Page 120: ...ess the Cancel button Execute the command and then sample 1 Then press SAMPLING REC and then START STOP to begin sampling This is because Trigger is set to Sampling START SW 2 When you re finished press the SAMPLING START STOP switch to stop sampling If you want to sample while monitoring the performance generated by the KARMA function check Latch and start sampling while the KARMA function is pla...

Page 121: ...o TONE ADJUST This command resets the Tone Adjust settings for all of the Switches and Sliders to their default values 1 Select Reset Tone Adjust to open the dialog box 2 Use the To field to specify how the Switches 1 8 Slid ers 1 8 and Master Slider parameters will be reset All Off All will be reset to Off Default Setting The parameters will be reset to the default values for the applicable type ...

Page 122: ...Copy Pad Setup Copy Pad Setup is available on the Pads 1 4 Setup or Pads 5 8 Setup of Basic DT Ctrls page This command copies the pad settings of the specified Program Combination or Song 1 Select Copy Pad Setup to open the dialog box 2 Use the From field to select the mode bank and number of the desired copy source You can also select Banks via the front panel BANK SELECT switches 3 Select the co...

Page 123: ...ypassed this will have no effect Driver 99 00 99 This adds to or subtracts from the Oscillator s Driver setting If the Driver circuit is bypassed this will have no effect Low Boost 99 00 99 This adds to or subtracts from the Oscillator s Low Boost setting If the Driver circuit is bypassed this will have no effect 1 When you ve finished editing the parameters press the Done button Please note that ...

Page 124: ...cted in the master buffer the KARMA Slider and KARMA Switch settings of each scene 0 Play KARMA RTC and 0 Play Control Surface KARMA settings 7 2 KARMA2 Names controller name settings If you turn Perf RTP Panel Setting On checked In addition to the content copied when Perf RTP Panel Settings is Off unchecked the following content is copied Tempo setting Time Signature setting KARMA ON OFF switch s...

Page 125: ...2 KARMA2 GE RTP ASSIGN Off and POL KARMA Sliders 1 8 and KARMA Switches 1 8 settings in each scene 064 0 KARMA Sliders 1 8 and KARMA Switches 1 8 names no name If you initialize with Perf RTP turned On checked In addition to the parameters initialized with the Off unchecked setting the following parameters will also be initialized 7 1 KARMA1 Drum Track Control page settings 7 2 KARMA2 Perf RTP pag...

Page 126: ...esired or generate the same phrase each time you trigger the GE Procedure An example of the procedure in Program mode is shown below 1 Make settings as described in steps 1 6 of How the Start Seed setting affects the phrase on page 82 2 Use a pad or the keyboard to trigger GE 0270 Improv Lead for the KARMA Module The phrase generated by this GE will always change randomly each time you trigger it ...

Page 127: ...t even with un edited factory preloaded Programs or Combinations executing this command may assign names that are different from those currently specified Copy Insert Effect Copy Insert Effect is available on all of the IFX pages This command copies effects settings from within the current Program from other Programs Combinations or Songs or from the current Sampling mode settings To execute the C...

Page 128: ...u select MFX1 or MFX2 the Return level will be copied at the same time You can copy settings from a total effect by selecting TFX If you check All MFXs all master effect settings will be copied If you check TFX all total effect settings will be copied Master Volume settings will not be copied 4 In To specify the copy destination master effects or total effect 5 To execute the Copy MFX TFX command ...

Page 129: ...21 Pan and volume settings etc for each timbre Simple KARMA editing p 137 Audio input settings and resampling settings p 128 Editing from the control surface p 131 EDIT P1 DT XY Ctrls Drum track settings p 138 X Y control settings p 142 SW1 2 and slider function settings p 144 Pad note and velocity settings p 145 P2 EQ Option EQ settings for each timbre p 147 Settings for the EXB RADIAS option p 1...

Page 130: ...e Program Select parameter is selected in this page will change the timbre program bank rather than the combination bank Combination Select 000 127 Here you can select the desired Combination To switch combinations Choose Combination Select use numeric keys 0 9 to input the desired combination number and press the ENTER switch Choose Combination Select and turn the VALUE dial or use the q u switch...

Page 131: ...bs Press the OK button to confirm your selection or press the Cancel button to cancel it You will return to the main categories 5 Press the OK button to execute or press the Cancel but ton to cancel your selection Note The category of each combination can be specified in the Write Combination dialog box Tempo 40 00 300 00 EXT This is the tempo for the current Combination which applies to tempo syn...

Page 132: ... 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...

Page 133: ...r selecting and playing Combinations You can also set the pan and volume for each of the Timbres 1 8 and 9 16 For more information please see 0 1 Program T01 08 0 2 Program T09 16 on page 120 0 3 4 a Combination Select For more information please see 0 1 2 a Combination Select on page 120 0 3 4 b Pan Volume Selected Timbre Info This area shows information on the timbre selected for editing For mor...

Page 134: ...nsmitted on the MIDI Channel Combi 3 1 2 c specified for each timbre Hold Balance Off On On checked When any one of the volume sliders is moved the volume of the other timbres will change as well The volume balance of timbres 1 16 will be maintained This is useful when you wish to adjust the overall volume Using the control surface to adjust the volume You can use the control surface to adjust the...

Page 135: ...rated Effect Based on input note data from the keyboard the GE creates phrases and patterns using numerous internal parameter settings to control the development of the note data the rhythm the chord structure the velocity etc MIDI control changes and pitch bend etc can also be generated in synchronization with the phrase or pattern In this way you can produce phrases and patterns in which the GE ...

Page 136: ...opy KARMA Module p 188 6 Initialize KARMA Module p 189 7 Copy Scene p 115 8 Swap Scene p 115 9 Capture Random Seed p 116 For more information please see Combination Menu Command on page 185 0 6 KARMA RTC 0 6a Combination Select Tempo Bank Combination Number Name These are the bank number and name of the current Combination Here you can also select a combination For more information please see 0 1 ...

Page 137: ...es the value of the GE Real Time Parameter or Performance Real Time Parameter you are controlling The value will change as you move the slider or operate the switch A slider or switch can have multiple parameters assigned to it A maximum of four assigned parameters can be displayed here in the available space If there are more they will not be displayed but a will be added to the end of the line T...

Page 138: ...ting On checked The Audio Input setting you make in Global mode will always be used i e the Audio Input setting will not change even if you switch combinations This is convenient when you want to select various combinations and sample an external audio source from Audio Input along with your playing Off unchecked The Audio Input settings Analog 1 2 S P DIF 1 2 you specify here will be used If you ...

Page 139: ... Precount Off 4 8 3 6 Save to RAM MEDIA Mode Sample Mode L Mono R Mono Stereo Sample Time min sec These parameters are the same as in Program mode P0 Play Sampling Audio In For more information please see 0 7b Sampling Setup on page 10 The Sampling Setup settings apply to all of Combination mode and are not saved with individual Combinations 0 7c Recording Level dB This adjusts the signal level at...

Page 140: ...iders and switches to control the KARMA function You can freely change back and forth between the different functions without losing any of your edits MIX PLAY MUTE 1 8 switches and the MIX VOL UME sliders For the function selected by CONTROL ASSIGN you can use the MIX PLAY MUTE SOLO 1 8 switches and MIX VOLUMES 1 8 sliders to control the corresponding parameters etc Reset controls The front panel...

Page 141: ...nel Switch Solo Mode On and MIX PLAY MUTE 1 9 8 16 switches Use the menu command Panel Switch Solo Mode On to specify whether the MIX PLAY MUTE 1 8 switches will control Play Mute or Solo On Off If Panel Switch Solo Mode On is On checked these switches will control Solo On Off Tip You can turn Panel Switch Solo Mode On on off by holding down the ENTER switch and pressing numeric key 1 Solo Off On ...

Page 142: ...tup or can instead have their own custom settings On checked The Global P0 Basic Setup Audio page settings for Analog Input 1 2 S P DIF L R FireWire L and R if the EXB FW is installed will be used If you switch from a combination or program or song for which Use Edit Global Setup is on to another combination or program or song the same Audio Input settings will be used Also any edits made on this ...

Page 143: ...will control the effect on off status 0 8e RT Control Selected Parameter information When you select a Slider or Switch this area shows detailed information about its parameter assignments Effect On Off Effect On Off switches 1 8 These turn each effect on off The effect will be enabled if this is on LED lit IFX1 5 MFX1 2 TFX Off On These turn each effect on off Realtime Control This will control t...

Page 144: ...lobal P1 MIDI External Mode 1 2 pages For instance you might make one setup for controlling several different pieces of MIDI gear on stage another for controlling a software synthesizer such as one of Korg s Legacy Collection synths and so on These External Setup are completely separate from the Program You can think of External mode as being a separate control surface which just happens to share ...

Page 145: ...ge 20 Absolute Abs Relative Rel Meta parameter on page 19 Saving Tone Adjust Edits In Program mode when you make edits via Tone Adjust and then save the results the Program data is changed just as if you d edited the internal parameters directly For more information please see Saving Tone Adjust Edits on page 20 In Combination mode however all Tone Adjust edits are stored within the Combination th...

Page 146: ...eter to the switch The first group of parameters are the Common set which are supported by most Program types For a full list please see Common Tone Adjust Parameters on page 21 After the Common parameters the items in the list will vary depending on the Program type For more information please see Tone Adjust Parameters on page 22 EXB RADIAS for M3 Manual PDF EDS and RADIAS will have their own se...

Page 147: ...SCENE includes the settings for all of the KARMA Sliders and Switches Each Combi can contain up to eight Scenes To select a Scene just press its switch you ll see all of the KARMA Sliders and Switches update instantly to their new values KARMA Switches 1 8 KARMA Switch Off On These switches control KARMA Performance or GE Generated Effect Real Time Parameters as assigned on the KARMA Perf RTP and ...

Page 148: ... When you press the DRUM TRACK ON OFF switch to turn it on LED lit the drum pattern will wait to start When you play the keyboard of the KYBD 61 73 88 or when a MIDI note on is received the drum pattern will start according to the Sync setting If you ve selected Start Immediately the DRUM TRACK ON OFF switch will always be saved in the OFF state Note You can link KARMA with the drum track pattern ...

Page 149: ...m X Y control you can disable the Combi Volume and CC control separately for each timbre How Combi X Y Volume works In Program mode X Y Volume fades between the two Oscillators Oscillator 1 is always at maximum volume when the X Y position is all the way to the left X and Oscillator 2 is always at maximum when the X Y Position is all the way to the right X In Combination mode on the other hand the...

Page 150: ...ther Programs Also when this is checked the Center Volume parameters will be grayed out since Equal Amount sets them automatically CombiX YCCControl Combiswitch EnableCCcontrol X YCCMIDIOutput Globalswitch X YMIDIOut Timbre1 Timbre16 ProgramX YVolumeControl ProgramX YCCControl CombiX YVolumeControl Combiswitch EnableVolumecontrol Combination X YTouchView X YCCControl X YCCMIDIOutput Programswitch ...

Page 151: ...rol the Timbre s volume See the diagram X Y Assign and Program Volume below for more details Off means that the X Y position will not affect the Timbre s volume X Y Assign and Program Volume Center Volume 0 25 50 75 100 This sets the volume of Timbre 1 at the center point It applies only when Equal Amount above is set to Off The volumes at the extreme ends of the axis are fixed depending on the se...

Page 152: ...he X Y CC control MIDI output on off By default X Y CC control output is not transmitted X Y control operation of programs and combina tions Volume and CC control of each timbre program in Combination mode can be performed according to the X Y control settings made in Program mode You can disable the Program X Y Volume and CC control separately for each timbre if desired Program X Y CCs affect onl...

Page 153: ...nd X is sent when the point moves to the left of center X Off MIDI CC 119 This assigns the controller transmitted by the X direction You can use this as an AMS source to control Program parameters or as a Dmod source to control Effects parameters It will be grayed out if the X Mode above is set to Negative X Off MIDI CC 119 This assigns the controller transmitted by the X direction It will be gray...

Page 154: ...y X Y Motion p 107 For more information please see Combination Menu Command on page 185 1 6 Controllers Setup Here you can specify the SW1 and SW2 switch and 5 8 slider functions of the combination when Control Assign REALTIME CONTROL is selected Note SW1 and SW2 can be controlled by the KYBD 61 73 88 s SW1 and SW2 switches Note The Panel Switch Assign setting of the program assigned to each timbr...

Page 155: ...are stored independently for each Combination Assigning notes to the pads You can assign notes to the pads directly from the keyboard and front panel controls without using this page at all Alternatively you can enter notes and velocities using the parameters on this page Regardless of how the notes were first assigned you can edit their values here For more information including step by step inst...

Page 156: ...e detailed instructions please see 1 7 8 a Pads Chord on page 36 Pad 2 4 5 8 These are the same as for Pad 1 as described above 1 7 8 Menu Command 0 Write Combination p 185 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 106 2 Exclusive Solo p 107 3 Copy from Program p 185 4 Copy Pad Setup p 112 For more information please see Combination Menu Command on page 185 T01 Piano T02 Strings Gch Gch Gch 2ch T03 Bell 2ch T01 P...

Page 157: ...bination without affecting the original Program Regardless of this setting subsequent edits to the Program s EQ in Program mode will not affect the Combination On the Program s EQ settings will be loaded automatically along with the Program This is the default setting Off the Program s EQ settings won t be loaded Use this if you ve set up the EQ in a specific way and then want it to stay unchanged...

Page 158: ...Mid Sweep EQ in increments of 0 5 dB Low Gain dB 18 0 00 0 18 0 This controls the gain of the 80 Hz Low Shelf EQ in increments of 0 5 dB Timbre 02 08 09 16 Timbre Number These parameters adjust the three band EQ with sweepable mid range for timbres 2 8 and 9 16 They are the same as for timbre 1 For more information please see Timbre 01 Timbre Number above 2 3 4 Menu Command 0 Write Combination p 1...

Page 159: ...the Bank Select When Status EX2 LSB and MSB parameters on the MIDI tab of the Timbre Parameters page In all other ways this is the same as EXT MIDI Channel 01 16 Gch Sets the MIDI transmit receive channel for each timbre Gch The timbre will use the channel that has been selected as the global MIDI Channel Global 1 1a When Status is INT MIDI messages will be received on the channel you specify here...

Page 160: ...C1 or OSC2 will sound BTH Both OSC1 and 2 will sound as specified by the settings of the program OS1 Only OSC1 will sound OS2 Only OSC2 will sound EDS programs will not sound if Oscillator Mode is set to Single or Drums Portamento PRG Off 001 127 Make portamento settings for each timbre PRG Portamento will be applied as specified by the program settings Off Portamento will be off even if the origi...

Page 161: ... MIDI RPN messages The way that this works depends on whether or not the Timbre uses an Drum Program If the Timbre does not use an Drum Program for example if it uses a Single or Double Program then MIDI RPN Coarse Tune will control Transpose and RPN Fine Tune will control Detune If the Timbre uses an Drum Program MIDI RPN Coarse Tune and Fine Tune will be combined to control Detune The overall ra...

Page 162: ...is off and use one timbre to sound the phrase when KARMA is on If the Status Combi 3 1 2 c of each timbre is INT you can use the Timbre Off Control setting to stop the oscillator of each timbre from sounding Use Program s Scale Off On Timbre can use the scale that is specified by Scale Prog 1 2b On checked The scale specified by the program will be used Off unchecked The scale specified by Type Co...

Page 163: ... Key C 1 G9 Specifies the top key upper limit of the notes that will sound each timbre Top Slope 00 01 02 03 04 06 08 10 12 18 24 30 36 48 60 72 Specifies the range of keys 12 is one octave over which the volume will be reached starting from the top key 0 The volume will be at the original level from the top key 12 The volume will increase gradually as you play downward and will reach the original...

Page 164: ...gether you can play separate sounds by striking the keyboard at different strengths Layer If you set two or more timbres to velocity zones that overlap the sounds will be heard together Velocity Cross fade If the slope ranges gray line overlap different sounds will be sounded together and your playing dynamics will determine the proportion of each sound It is not possible to set the bottom velocit...

Page 165: ... produce sound in units of ms 1 1000th of a second This setting is available if MIDI Tempo Sync is set to Off KeyOff The note will begin sounding at note off In this case the sound will not die away if the sustain level of the program s amp EG is other than 0 This setting is used when creating harpsichord sounds Normally you will set this to 0000 MIDI Tempo Sync Off On The time delay time from not...

Page 166: ...2 8 and 9 16 They are the same as for timbre 1 For more information please see Timbre 01 Timbre Number above 4 5 6 Menu Command 0 Write Combination p 185 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 106 2 Exclusive Solo p 107 3 Copy from Program p 185 For more information please see Combination Menu Command on page 185 ...

Page 167: ...l take priority Also if the same control change is assigned to two or more controllers in the MIDI Filter pages 1 4 and 2 5 checking any one of them will enable that control change Off unchecked Transmission and reception of MIDI data is disabled Note MIDI CC MIDI control change message numbers COMBI P5 1 MIDI Filter 1 5 1 1 1 T01 08 5 1 2 1 T09 16 5 1 1 2 a Combination Name Tempo 5 1 1 2 b Timbre...

Page 168: ...Copy from Program p 185 For more information please see Combination Menu Command on page 185 5 1 5 3 T01 08 5 1 6 3 T09 16 Here you can specify whether the effects of sliders 1 8 will be transmitted when the CONTROL ASSIGN REALTIME CONTROL switch is selected The MIDI control messages of sliders 1 4 are fixed 5 1 5 6 a Combination Name Tempo 5 1 5 6 b Timbre Info For more information please see 2 1...

Page 169: ...01 Timbre Number Enable Realtime Control Slider 5 Off On Enable Realtime Control Slider 6 Off On Enable Realtime Control Slider 7 Off On Enable Realtime Control Slider 8 Off On These specify whether MIDI message will be transmitted and received for Sliders 5 through 8 Timbre 02 08 09 16 Timbre Number These are the MIDI Filter4 settings for timbres 2 8 and 9 16 They are the same as for timbre 1 For...

Page 170: ...e is assigned Timbre 02 08 09 16 Timbre Number These are the MIDI Filter5 settings for timbres 2 8 and 9 16 They are the same as for timbre 1 For more information please see Timbre 01 Timbre Number above 5 2 1 2 Menu Command 0 Write Combination p 185 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 185 2 Exclusive Solo p 185 3 Copy from Program p 185 For more information please see Combination Menu Command on page 185 5...

Page 171: ...ter Load KARMA when changing on page 357 COMBI P7 1 KARMA 1 7 1 1 GE Setup A Here you can select the GE Generated Effect that will be used by each KARMA Module and specify the Key Zone and MIDI Setup for the four KARMA Modules used by the combination In the GE Setup A page you can make settings for KARMA module A The MIDI input output channels are specified for each module 7 1 1a Load GE Options T...

Page 172: ...ilable unless the Module s In Input Channel is set to something other than Gch Also or global MIDI channel Out Output Channel 01 16 Gch Specifies the MIDI output channel for each KARMA Module The MIDI data from the KARMA Module will be transmitted on the specified MIDI channel and will sound timbres whose channel matches See the diagram below KARMA MIDI Input Output Channel Gch The MIDI channel wi...

Page 173: ... below 5 Turn the KARMA ON OFF switch off When you play the keyboard you will hear the bass timbre whose MIDI channel is Gch The piano of timbre 2 will also be played by the keyboard because of the Timbre Thru On setting of KARMA Module B See KARMA ON OFF OFF 2 in the diagram below Module Timbre MIDI Display This shows the timbres that will be sounded by each KARMA Module according to the MIDI out...

Page 174: ...ated by the GE selected for the KARMA Module Note This setting also applies to the pitch bend messages that may be produced by CC A CC B Env 1 Env 2 and Env 3 If the KARMA function is on and a KARMA Module is generating pitch bend data the Bend Range 3 5 6 c Pitch on page 151 of the timbre will be controlled as follows The pitch bend range specified within the KARMA GE will be transmitted from the...

Page 175: ... any layer without changing the MODULE CONTROL switch setting The grid shows an overview of which Scene is selected in any of the layers at any given time M 1 8 A 1 8 B 1 8 C 1 8 D 1 8 You can touch any row and change scenes in any Module or change Scenes in the Master Layer and consequently change the other layers if they are linked to it if Link Scenes is On checked Link Scenes Link Scenes To Ma...

Page 176: ...e Module Layer will be sent out for whatever scene is selected in the Module Layer In other words if Duration Gate is assigned in both layers to a Slider and it was last moved in the Master Layer the GE will be playing with the Master Layer duration setting If you disconnect the Master Layer the duration value indicated by the Module Layer will be sent out You can adjust the Module Layer s Duratio...

Page 177: ...dex Group similar to those explained under Rhythm Rhythm Seed above For more information please see Index Group on page 546 Cluster Cluster Seed Controls the randomizable characteristics for the Cluster Group similar to those explained under Rhythm Rhythm Seed above For more information please see Cluster Group on page 549 Velocity Velocity Seed Controls the randomizable characteristics for the Ve...

Page 178: ...mation please see Envelope Trigger on page 89 Envelope Latch on page 89 and Checking the Freeze Randomize function and performing Capture Random Seed on page 116 Off unchecked The Phase Pattern Envelope and Index Pattern will be retriggered according to the length of the phase pattern specified by the GE For example in a GE for which an eight measure phase pattern is specified and Freeze Loop Leng...

Page 179: ... Module Notes generated by the KARMA Module will not be sounded if they are outside the key zone or velocity zone of the timbre Clock Advance Mode Auto Dyn Auto Dyn1 Auto Dyn2 Chord Trigger Mode Off 1st Chord1 Chord2 Chord3 Size 3 3 3 3 3 Event Velocity Sense Bottom 001 127 For more information please see Clock Advance on page 85 Note Map Mode Note Map Mode Off On Main On Repeat On All Table Note ...

Page 180: ...e are triggered consecutively Alternatively you could make settings so that the four KARMA Modules are connected in series and play repeatedly GE Phrase Length 000 100 Specifies a percentage of a Module s overall GE Phrase Length after which triggering of this Module will occur When the KARMA Module chosen above advances by the percentage of length specified here this Module will be automatically ...

Page 181: ... Parameter Maximum Value 5000 5000 VALUE GE Real Time Parameter Value 5000 5000 ASSIGN GE Real Time Parameter Assign SL1 8 SL1s 8s SW1 8 Dyn1 8 POL GE Real Time Parameter Polarity For more information please see GE RT Parm 1 8 9 16 17 24 25 32 on page 90 Note Normally the MIN MAX VALUE and POL parameters of each module are specified in module A These parameter settings are possible if you specify ...

Page 182: ...METER GE Real Time Parameter MIN GE Real Time Parameter Minimum Value 5000 5000 MAX GE Real Time Parameter Maximum Value 5000 5000 VALUE GE Real Time Parameter Value 5000 5000 ASSIGN GE Real Time Parameter Assign SL1 8 SL1s 8s SW1 8 Dyn1 8 POL GE Real Time Parameter Polarity For more information please see GE RT Parm 1 8 9 16 17 24 25 32 on page 90 7 3 5 Menu Command 0 Write Combination p 185 1 Pa...

Page 183: ...arameter settings will be ignored Assign SL1 8 SL1s 8s SW1 8 Dyn1 8 Polarity For more information please see POL GE Real Time Parameter Polarity on page 91 Group PE Performance For more information please see Group PE Performance on page 92 Group Mix For more information please see Group Mix on page 92 In Combination and Sequencer modes you will also be able to specify Run in addition to the setti...

Page 184: ... Dynamic MIDI Destination Off RT Params Control Buffer Latch Bottom Dynamic MIDI Range Bottom 000 127 Top Dynamic MIDI Range Top 000 127 For more information please see Dynamic MIDI Sources Destinations on page 601 A B C D Off On Specifies the Modules for which the Dynamic MIDI settings will be valid On checked The Dynamic MIDI settings will be valid Off unchecked The Dynamic MIDI settings will be...

Page 185: ...resets The long name is shown at the left and the short name at the right You can also change or newly specify the slider assignments and names Switch CAT Category For more information please see CAT Category above SW1 SW8 000 no name 571 Waveform Select 16 Select the names for KARMA Switches 1 8 The long name is shown at the left and the short name at the right On the M3 suitable names for the va...

Page 186: ... Reset For more information please see 7 2 8 Note Map on page 97 7 4 8 Menu Command 0 Write Combination p 185 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 106 2 Exclusive Solo p 107 3 Copy KARMA Module p 114 4 Initialize KARMA Module p 115 5 Copy Scene p 115 6 Swap Scene p 115 7 Capture Random Seed p 116 8 Copy from Program p 185 For more information please see Combination Menu Command on page 185 7 4 8a 7 4 8 Menu ...

Page 187: ... Routing 2 T01 08 T09 16 page L R Output to the L R bus IFX1 5 Output to the IFX1 5 buses 1 2 3 4 The timbre will be output in mono from the corresponding AUDIO OUTPUT INDIVIDUAL 1 2 3 or 4 1 2 3 4 The timbre will be output in stereo according to its pan setting from the corresponding AUDIO OUTPUT INDIVIDUAL pairs 1 2 or 3 4 Off The timbre will not be output from the L R bus IFX1 5 buses or Indivi...

Page 188: ...5 DrumKit IFX Patch p 190 For more information please see Combination Menu Command on page 185 8 1 3 Insert FX Setup 8 1 3a Combination Name For more information please see 2 1 EQ Trim T01 08 2 2 EQ Trim T09 16 on page 147 8 1 3b Insert Effect Here you can choose the type of each insert effect 1 through 5 its on off status chaining and adjust the post IFX mixer settings For insert effects the dire...

Page 189: ... by a displayed at the right of Ch01 16 If two or timbres with different MIDI channel settings are routed through the same IFX this parameter specifies which of these channels will be used to control the effect G ch The global MIDI Channel Global 1 1a will be used to control the effect Normally you will set this to G ch All R All Routed The channel of any timbre routed through this effect can be u...

Page 190: ...will not have any effect Note Combis save the effects parameter settings but they don t save the number of the selected Effect Preset If you select an Effect Preset and then save the Combination the Effect Preset setting will revert to For more information please see Using Effect Presets on page 101 IFX1 Parameters IFX1 Parameters Here you can set the effect parameters of the insert effect you cho...

Page 191: ... which are being output via L and R If desired multiple audio inputs can be mixed to a AUX bus or the direct signal from an audio input can be mixed to a AUX bus along with the sound from an insert effect and sampled Alternatively you can resample the keyboard performance of only specific timbres For more information please see the diagram Source Bus AUX 1 2 on page 12 Off The signal will not be s...

Page 192: ...LFOs 8 2 8a Common FX LFO1 Ctrl Ch Control Channel Ch01 Ch16 G ch Specifies the MIDI channel that will control dynamic modulation Dmod for Common LFO 1 and 2 G ch The global MIDI channel Global 1 1a will be used for control This is the default Sync Reset Off On Source Dmod Source List of Dmod Sources Frequency 0 02 20 00 Hz MIDI Tempo Sync Off On BPM MIDI 40 00 300 00 Base Note 3 3 3 3 Times 01 32...

Page 193: ...9 1a Combination Name These are the bank number and name of the current Combination For more information please see 0 1 2 a Combination Select on page 120 9 1b MFX1 2 MFX1 MFX1 000 170 MFX1 On Off Off On Return 1 000 127 MFX2 MFX2 000 153 MFX2 On Off Off On Return 2 000 127 Chain Chain On Off Off On Chain Direction MFX1 MFX2 MFX2 MFX1 Chain Level 000 127 For more information please see 9 2 MFX1 on...

Page 194: ...nation or Song P00 Initial Set These are the default settings that are recalled when you select an effect type in the P9 MFX TFX Routing page You can t save your own settings here P01 P15 These contain preset data that Korg plans to provide in the future We recommend that you store your settings in U00 U15 U00 U15 These are areas in which you can store your own settings This shows that no Effect P...

Page 195: ...or the combination you are writing you will be able to select that combination by its category or sub category in Combi P0 Play The names of the combination categories can be edited in P4 Category Combination Main and Combination Sub page Note You can also use the SEQUENCER REC WRITE switch to write a combination in the same way as Write Combination Press the SEQUENCER REC WRITE switch to open the...

Page 196: ...tting will automatically be set to INT The P1 DT XY Ctrls Controllers Setup settings of the copy source program will be copied 8 Use the Module field to select the copy destination KARMA Module either A B C or D 9 Use Drum Track to specify the destination timbre to which the drum track program will be copied 10 Press the OK button to execute the copy If you decide not to execute press the Cancel b...

Page 197: ...te the Copy Tone Adjust command press the OK button To exit without copying the controls press the Cancel button Reset Tone Adjust Reset Tone Adjust is available on the Control Surface page when CONTROL ASSIGN is set to TONE ADJUST This command affects only the selected Timbre or Track as opposed to the entire Combination or Song It resets the Tone Adjust settings for all of the Track Timbre s Swi...

Page 198: ...ettings copied by Copy KARMA Module 6 If you also want to copy the note and velocity settings of pads 1 8 turn Pads On checked 7 Use the To field to select the copy destination KARMA module 8 Press the OK button to execute the Copy KARMA Module command or press the Cancel button if you decide to cancel Settings copied by Copy KARMA Module When copying from a program If GE RTP Control Scenes and Pe...

Page 199: ...tion to the parameters initialized with the Off unchecked setting the following parameters will also be initialized 7 3 KARMA3 GE RTP ASSIGN Off and POL KARMA Sliders 1 8 and KARMA Switches 1 8 settings in each scene 064 0 KARMA Sliders 1 8 and KARMA Switches 1 8 names no name If you initialize with Perf RTP turned On checked In addition to the parameters initialized with the Off unchecked setting...

Page 200: ...4 To execute the Drum Kit Insert Effect Patch command press the OK button To cancel press the Cancel button Note To restore the condition of the drum kit execute IFX1 IFX1 IFX2 IFX2 IFX3 IFX3 IFX4 IFX4 IFX5 IFX5 see page 177 Copy MFX TFX This command copies effect settings from Program Combination Song or Sampling modes For more information please see Copy MFX TFX on page 118 Note The slot s MIDI ...

Page 201: ...ay loop function lets you loop specified measures independently for each track 522 preset patterns ideal for drums are built in In addition you can create up to 100 user patterns for each song These patterns can be used as musical data within a song or can be played by drum track or the drum track and or RPPR function MIDI recording features Various methods of recording are supported including rea...

Page 202: ...atch Musical data Note On Off Program Change including Bank Select Pitch Bend After Touch Poly After Control Change Pattern No Exclusive Message Master track Setup parameters Musical data Time signature Tempo When you change the setting during realtime recording this will be recorded as musical data This allows the starting settings to be modified during the playback Musical data MIDI RPN data can...

Page 203: ...contents will be the same as when you execute the menu command Copy From Combi with the following settings in the dialog box see page 273 IFXs MFXs TFX checked Multi REC Standby checked Contents automatically copied from a program The copied contents will be the same as when you execute the menu command Copy From Program with the following settings in the dialog box see page 273 IFXs MFXs TFX chec...

Page 204: ...ntrol Simple KARMA editing p 205 Editing from the control surface p 208 EDIT P1 DT XY Ctrls Drum track settings p 215 X Y control settings p 216 SW1 2 and slider function settings p 221 Pad note and velocity settings p 222 P2 EQ Option EQ settings for each track p 224 Settings for the EXB RADIAS option p 225 P3 Track Param Various parameter settings for each track MIDI channel OSC selection Pitch ...

Page 205: ...ring the pre count to stop recording the time signature will not be recorded Normally you will specify the time signature when you record the first track and select when recording subsequent tracks Changing the time signature in the middle of a song If you know beforehand the location at which you wish to change time signatures in the middle of a song use the Insert Measure menu command to specify...

Page 206: ...ong and press the OK button Note If you want to change the length of a song after creating it use the menu command Set Song Length When creating a new song you can specify the length to be somewhat longer than necessary and after you have finished recording and editing use Set Song Length to specify the correct length A Song Select message is transmitted when you switch songs on the M3 When a Song...

Page 207: ...rogram Select menu on page 3 Program Select INT A F USER A G 000 127 G g 1 g 9 g d 001 128 Selects the program that will be used by each MIDI track The lower line displays part of the program name The program you select here will be used when the song is played or recorded from the beginning If the program is changed while recording the program change will be recorded as musical data and the progr...

Page 208: ...rack including Play Mute and Solo On Off These can also be controlled from the mixer section of the front panel or from the display 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 track Note If the Solo On Off status changes instead of Play Mute you ll need to uncheck the Panel SW Solo Mode On men...

Page 209: ...y at each note on If Status Seq 3 1 2 c is INT or BTH CC 10 Pan can be received to control the panning When receiving CC 10 a value of 0 or 1 is far left 64 is center and 127 is far right When you change the song or return to the beginning of the song tracks whose Status is EXT EX2 or BTH will transmit the pan you specify here as a MIDI message except for RND Volume 000 127 Here you can set the vo...

Page 210: ...5 6 b Play Loop Selected Track Info This displays information about the currently selected MIDI track For more information please see 0 1 1 2 b Track Program Select on page 197 Track 01 Track Number Category Category Name Indicates the category Track Play Loop Off On Specifies looping for a MIDI track On checked That track will loop between Loop Start Measure and Loop End Measure Loop Start Measur...

Page 211: ...PUT e g guitar or S P DIF while you listen to the performance using the KARMA function or Drum Track function Resample the song that s playing back You can sample your performance on the M3 together with an external audio source You can t record a Song or pattern while sampling Nor can you sample while recording a Song or pattern Note By installing the EXB FW option you can add input output via Fi...

Page 212: ...MPLING REC switch and then press the SAMPLING START STOP switch to enter sampling standby mode Sampling will begin when you play the keyboard You can also initiate sampling by receiving a MIDI note on message instead of playing the keyboard Threshold Sampling will begin automatically when the input level exceeds the specified Level value For more information please see Trigger on page 305 Sequence...

Page 213: ...TOP switch To stop recording press the SEQUENCER START STOP switch once again If you use this method to record on a track on which data has already been recorded all data will be replaced for the measure at which you began recording and all subsequent measures Overdub Select this method when you wish to add data to a previously recorded track except for audio events To begin recording press the SE...

Page 214: ...ve and hold the joystick in the X horizontal direction bender data will be erased While you apply pressure to the keyboard after touch data will be erased This applies to keyboard aftertouch Joystick Y CC 01 Y CC 02 Joystick X Pitch Bend Ribbon Controller CC 16 and Damper CC 64 Also you can press and hold down the SEQUENCER REC WRITE switch to delete all MIDI data for as long as the key is held Mu...

Page 215: ... each song 0 2 1a Track Select Tempo RPPR Track Select Track01 16 Master Track Tempo 040 00 300 00 EXT RPPR Off On Here you can select the track specify the tempo that will control KARMA etc and turn RPPR on off For more information please see 0 1 1 2 a Location Meter Tempo Tempo Mode Song Select Track Select Reso RPPR on page 195 0 2 1b Load GE Options KARMA T Sig Load GE Options For more informa...

Page 216: ...will control KARMA etc and turn RPPR on off For more information please see 0 1 1 2 a Location Meter Tempo Tempo Mode Song Select Track Select Reso RPPR on page 195 0 2 2b Note CC Activity KARMA Module Info Module CCs Notes Scan Zone Select KARMA Module Info Display example Module GE Name Scene Chord Name Selected Switch Slider SW1 8 SL1 8 Control Track Category Name Realtime Control Name Module I...

Page 217: ...witches Control KARMA and select KARMA scenes using the sliders and switches Edit sounds using Tone Adjust Assign sliders and switches to different Tone Adjust parameters CONTROL ASSIGN switches and parameters You can use Control Assign in the display or the CONTROL ASSIGN switches of the front panel to switch the function of control surface Since the display and the front panel switches are linke...

Page 218: ...ontrol KARMA etc and turn RPPR on off For more information please see 0 1 1 2 a Location Meter Tempo Tempo Mode Song Select Track Select Reso RPPR on page 195 0 2 8b Control Assign Control Assign Mixer T1 8 Mixer T9 16 Mixer Input RT Control External Tone Adjust KARMA This selects the items that will be controlled by the control surface You can also press one of the CONTROL ASSIGN switches to make...

Page 219: ...Setup Off On Programs can use the single Global audio input mixer setup or can instead have their own custom settings On checked The Global P0 Basic Setup Audio page settings for Analog Input 1 2 S P DIF L R FireWire L and R if the EXB FW is installed will be used If you switch from a song or program or combination for which Use Edit Global Setup is on to another song or program or combination the...

Page 220: ...s 0 2 8e RT Control Selected Parameter information When you select a Slider or Switch this area shows detailed information about its parameter assignments Effect On Off Effect On Off switches 1 8 These turn each effect on off The effect will be enabled if this is on LED lit IFX1 5 MFX1 2 TFX Off On These turn each effect on off Realtime Control Realtime Control sliders 1 8 Sliders 1 4 all have ded...

Page 221: ... 2 pages For instance you might make one setup for controlling several different pieces of MIDI gear on stage another for controlling a software synthesizer such as one of Korg s Legacy Collection synths and so on These External Setup are completely separate from the Program You can think of External mode as being a separate control surface which just happens to share M3 s sliders switches and dru...

Page 222: ...9 Saving Tone Adjust Edits In Program mode when you make edits via Tone Adjust and then save the results the Program data is changed just as if you d edited the internal parameters directly For more information please see Saving Tone Adjust Edits on page 20 In Sequencer mode however all Tone Adjust edits are stored within the Song the Program itself is not changed This lets you alter the way that ...

Page 223: ...s the parameter value Switch On On Switch Off Off Assign This lets you assign a Tone Adjust parameter to the switch For a full list of the available choices please see Common Tone Adjust Parameters on page 21 and Tone Adjust Parameters on page 22 On Value Depends on parameter The parameter is set to this value when the switch is On When the switch is assigned to a two state Absolute parameter such...

Page 224: ... Scenes 1 8 A KARMA SCENE includes the settings for all of the KARMA Sliders and Switches Each Song can contain up to eight Scenes To select a Scene just press its switch you ll see all of the KARMA Sliders and Switches update instantly to their new values KARMA Switches 1 8 KARMA Switch Off On These switches control KARMA Performance or GE Generated Effect Real Time Parameters as assigned on the ...

Page 225: ...ches the Output MIDI channel 1 1b Trigger Trigger Mode Start Immediately Wait KBD Trig Start Immediately When you press the DRUM TRACK ON OFF switch to turn it on LED lit the drum pattern will start according to the Sync setting When you turn it on the drum pattern will stop Wait KBD Trig When you press the DRUM TRACK ON OFF switch to turn it on LED lit the drum pattern will wait to start If you s...

Page 226: ... for each track if desired There is also a separate Song wide X Y control with its own X Y Volume and CC control settings As with the Program X Y control you can disable the Song Volume and CC control separately for each track Note that the Song X Y CCs affect only Tracks and Effects on the Global MIDI Channel How Sequencer mode X Y Volume works In Program mode X Y Volume fades between the two Osc...

Page 227: ...Equal Amount sets them automatically When Equal Amount is Off the individual Track Center Volume parameters determine the way in which X Y position affects volume SEQ X Y CC Control SEQswitch EnableCCcontrol SEQ X Y Volume Control SEQswitch EnableVolumecontrol X Y CC MIDI Output Sequencer Globalswitch X YMIDIOut Track 1 Track16 Programswitch EnableVolumecontrol Program X Y Volume Control Programsw...

Page 228: ...ls Off means that the X Y position will not affect the Track s volume X Y Assign and Program Volume Center Volume 0 25 50 75 100 This sets the volume of Track 1 at the center point It applies only when Equal Amount above is set to Off The volumes at the extreme ends of the axis are fixed depending on the setting of the X Y Assign parameter For instance if X Y Assign is set to X the Track will alwa...

Page 229: ...IDI instruments By using the Global parameter X Y MIDI Out with X Y CC Control you can turn the X Y CC control MIDI output on off By default X Y CC control output is not transmitted X Y control operation of programs and songs Volume and CC control of each track program in Sequencer mode can be performed according to the X Y control settings made in Program mode You can disable the Program s X Y Vo...

Page 230: ...19 This assigns the controller transmitted by the X direction You can use this as an AMS source to control Program parameters or as a Dmod source to control Effects parameters It will be grayed out if the X Mode above is set to Negative X Off MIDI CC 119 This assigns the controller transmitted by the X direction It will be grayed out if the X Mode above is set to Positive The selections are the sa...

Page 231: ... p 273 10 Copy From Combi Copy from Combination p 273 11 Copy from Program p 273 For more information please see Sequencer Menu Command on page 271 1 6 Controllers Setup Here you can specify the SW1 and SW2 switch and 5 8 slider functions of the song when Control Assign REALTIME CONTROL is selected When you operate these switches and sliders during recording the MIDI messages assigned to them will...

Page 232: ...ual notes within the chord as well as the notes themselves Finally each Pad can be assigned to a different MIDI channel if desired These settings are stored independently for each Song Assigning notes to the pads You can assign notes to the pads directly from the keyboard and front panel controls without using this page at all Alternatively you can enter notes and velocities using the parameters o...

Page 233: ...ve Template Song Save as User Template Song p 272 8 FF REW Speed p 272 9 Set Location Set Location for Locate Key p 272 10 GM Initialize p 273 11 Copy From Combi Copy from Combination p 273 12 Copy from Program p 273 13 Copy Pad Setup p 278 For more information please see Sequencer Menu Command on page 271 T01 Piano T02 Strings 1ch 1ch 1ch 2ch T03 Bell 2ch T01 Piano T02 Strings 1ch 2ch 1ch 3ch T03...

Page 234: ...Song On the Program s EQ settings will be loaded automatically along with the Program This is the default setting Off the Program s EQ settings won t be loaded Use this if you ve set up the EQ in a specific way and then want it to stay unchanged while you try out different Programs Bypass Off On If this is On checked all of the EQ will be disabled including Input Trim Bypass can be convenient for ...

Page 235: ...rack 02 08 09 16 Track Number These parameters adjust the three band EQ with sweepable mid range for MIDI tracks 2 8 and 9 16 They are the same as for track 1 For more information please see Track 01 Track Number above 2 3 4 Menu Command 0 Memory Status p 271 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 106 2 Exclusive Solo p 107 3 Rename Song p 271 4 Delete Song p 271 5 Copy From Song p 271 6 Load Template Song p 2...

Page 236: ...urn to the beginning of the song the program change volume panpot portamento sends 1 and 2 post IFX pan and post IFX sends 1 and 2 of each MIDI track set to EXT will be transmitted via MIDI EX2 This enables you to specify a particular MIDI Bank Select message for the Track instead of automatically using the Bank of the selected M3 Program Use the parameters below labeled Bank Select MSB When Statu...

Page 237: ...e Program s stored Prog P1 Basic DT Ctrls Program Basic Voice Assign Mode settings will be used Poly The track will play polyphonically regardless of the Program s settings MN Mono The track will play monophonically regardless of the Program s settings LGT Legato The track program will sound monophonically and will play legato according to the Program s Mode setting Prog 1 1b With the MN or LGT se...

Page 238: ...e Song p 271 7 Save Template Song Save as User Template Song p 272 8 FF REW Speed p 272 9 Set Location Set Location for Locate Key p 272 10 GM Initialize p 273 11 Copy From Combi Copy from Combination p 273 12 Copy from Program p 273 For more information please see Sequencer Menu Command on page 271 3 5 Pitch T01 08 3 6 Pitch T09 16 Here you can make pitch related settings for each MIDI track 3 5 ...

Page 239: ... function and scale for each MIDI track 3 7 8 a Location Meter Tempo Tempo Mode Song Select Track Select Reso RPPR 3 7 8 b Track Info For more information please see 0 1 1 2 a Location Meter Tempo Tempo Mode Song Select Track Select Reso RPPR on page 195 For more information please see 2 1 Trim T01 08 2 2 Trim T09 16 on page 224 3 7 8 c KARMA Scale Track 01 Track Number KARMA Track Off Control Nor...

Page 240: ...ed by the program will be used Off unchecked The scale specified by Scale will be used Track 02 08 09 16 Track Number These are the wave sequence and KARMA related settings for MIDI tracks 2 8 and 9 16 They are the same as for track 1 For more information please see Track 01 Track Number above Scale This specifies the scale that the song will use For more information please see 1 2b Scale on page ...

Page 241: ...Top Slope 00 01 02 03 04 06 08 10 12 18 24 30 36 48 60 72 Specifies the range of keys 12 is one octave over which the volume will be reached starting from the top key 0 The volume will be at the original level from the top key 12 The volume will increase gradually as you play downward and will reach the original volume one octave below the top key 72 The volume will increase gradually as you play ...

Page 242: ...ks 1 8 and 9 16 and Top Bottom Slope specify the range over which the volume will be adjusted These settings do not affect MIDI transmission reception All note data that is received will be recorded into the internal sequencer and all note data from the internal sequencer or from the keyboard will be transmitted It is not possible to set the bottom velocity greater than the top velocity for the sa...

Page 243: ... Specifies the time delay time from note on until the MIDI track begins to produce sound in units of ms 1 1000th of a second This setting is available if MIDI Tempo Sync is set to Off KeyOff The note will begin sounding at note off In this case the sound will not die away if the sustain level of the program s amp EG is other than 0 This setting is used when creating harpsichord sounds Normally you...

Page 244: ...us p 271 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 106 2 Exclusive Solo p 107 3 Rename Song p 271 4 Delete Song p 271 5 Copy From Song p 271 6 Load Template Song p 271 7 Save Template Song Save as User Template Song p 272 8 FF REW Speed p 272 9 Set Location Set Location for Locate Key p 272 10 GM Initialize p 273 11 Copy From Combi Copy from Combination p 273 12 Copy from Program p 273 For more information please...

Page 245: ...e same control change is assigned to multiple controllers for which there are filter settings in the MIDI Filter 1 4 and 2 5 pages checking any one of these will enable that control change Off unchecked Reception of MIDI data is disabled Note MIDI CC MIDI control change message numbers SEQ P5 1 MIDI Filter 1 5 1 1 1 T01 08 5 1 2 1 T09 16 5 1 1 2 a Track Select Tempo RPPR 5 1 1 2 b Track Info For m...

Page 246: ... joystick or a Modulation Slider Assign setting will be received Enable Ribbon Off On Specifies whether or not MIDI CC 16 the ribbon controller or specified as the assignment of a realtime modulation Slider will be transmitted or received Track 02 08 09 16 Track Number These are the MIDI Filter 2 settings for MIDI tracks 2 8 and 9 16 They are the same as for track 1 For more information please see...

Page 247: ... not Slider 3 MIDI CC 79 the M3 s filter EG intensity will be received Enable Realtime Control Slider 4 Off On Specifies whether or not Slider 4 MIDI CC 72 the M3 s filter amp EG release time will be received Track 02 08 09 16 Track Number These are the MIDI Filter 3 settings for MIDI tracks 2 8 and 9 16 They are the same as for track 1 For more information please see Track 01 Track Number above 5...

Page 248: ...ol Slider 8 Off On These specify whether or not MIDI message will be received for sliders 5 8 Track 02 08 09 16 Track Number These are the MIDI Filter 4 settings for MIDI tracks 2 8 and 9 16 They are the same as for track 1 For more information please see Track 01 Track Number above 5 1 7 8 Menu Command 0 Memory Status p 271 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 106 2 Exclusive Solo p 107 3 Rename Song p 271 ...

Page 249: ...ot Controllers page This filter setting is valid when a MIDI control change is assigned Enable Foot Pedal Off On Specifies whether or not the effect of the ASSIGNABLE PEDAL will be received The function is assigned in Global P2 Controllers Foot Controllers page This filter setting is valid when a MIDI control change is assigned Track 02 08 09 16 Track Number These are the MIDI Filter 5 settings fo...

Page 250: ...quencing Track 02 08 09 16 Track Number These are the MIDI Filter 6 settings for MIDI tracks 2 8 and 9 16 They are the same as for track 1 For more information please see Track 01 Track Number above 5 2 3 4 Menu Command 0 Memory Status p 271 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 106 2 Exclusive Solo p 107 3 Rename Song p 271 4 Delete Song p 271 5 Copy From Song p 271 6 Load Template Song p 271 7 Save Template...

Page 251: ...224 6 1c Track data Map From Measure To End of Measure Track data Map This area shows the presence or absence of performance data and indicates the edit range etc The currently selected Track will be highlighted From Measure 001 999 To End of Measure 001 999 Specifies the range of measures that you wish to edit or copy from or step record Use From Measure to specify the starting measure and To End...

Page 252: ...ease see Editing names on page 197 of the Operation Guide 6 2 Menu Command 0 Memory Status p 271 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 106 2 Exclusive Solo p 107 3 Step Recording p 279 4 Event Edit p 280 5 Set Song Length p 281 6 Erase Track p 281 7 Copy Track p 281 8 Bounce Track p 281 9 Erase Measure p 282 10 Delete Measure p 282 11 Insert Measure p 283 12 Copy Track p 281 13 Copy Measure p 284 14 Move Meas...

Page 253: ...n Program or Combination mode you can immediately convert your inspiration into a song The Auto Song Setup function seamlessly takes you from playing a program or combination into creating a song For more information please see Tip Auto Song Setup on page 192 The tempo of the song and the KARMA function cannot be set independently If MIDI Clock Global 1 1b is set to Internal you can use the start ...

Page 254: ...ies the MIDI input channel for each KARMA Module MIDI data from the keyboard or from MIDI IN that matches the specified MIDI channel will be input to the KARMA Module See the diagram below KARMA MIDI Input Output Channel Tch Automatically match the MIDI channel Seq 3 1 2 c of the track selected by Track Select Seq 0 1 1 2 a Tch Tch Also Off On This specifies whether the MIDI channel of the MIDI tr...

Page 255: ...category program MIDI Channel 02 3 Set KARMA Module A as follows GE Select a riff of GE category Guitar Input Channel Tch Output Channel Tch 4 In Track Select select T01 Track 01 and play the key board The Guitar riff of KARMA Module A will be sounded by the Guitar type program 5 In Track Select select T02 Track 02 and play the key board The Guitar riff of KARMA Module A will be sounded by the Bas...

Page 256: ...e Input Channel and Output Channel settings are normally valid only when the KARMA ON OFF switch is on On checked MIDI data that passes through the KARMA Module will be sent on the Output Channel to the track when the KARMA ON OFF switch is off Off unchecked MIDI data that passes through the KARMA Module will not be sent to the track when the KARMA ON OFF switch is off For examples of using this s...

Page 257: ...MA Module specify whether to filter the MIDI control data received by the Module On checked The corresponding MIDI data will be transmitted from the KARMA Module Off unchecked The corresponding MIDI data will not be transmitted from the KARMA Module For more information please see 7 1 3a Receive MIDI Filter on page 79 and 7 1 5b Transmit MIDI Filter on page 164 P Bend Pitch Bend Off On CC A CC B O...

Page 258: ...3 Copy KARMA Module p 114 4 Initialize KARMA Module p 115 5 Copy Scene p 115 6 Swap Scene p 115 7 Capture Random Seed p 116 8 FF REW Speed p 272 9 Set Location Set Location for Locate Key p 272 10 Copy from Program p 185 For more information please see Sequencer Menu Command on page 271 7 1 7 Scene Matrix 7 1 7a Module Control Scene Matrix Here you can conveniently view and edit the selected Scene...

Page 259: ...the same start seeds generating phrases with the same characteristics 7 1 8a Seed Rhythm Duration Index Cluster Velocity CC A B Drum WaveSeq A 1 2 3 4 B 1 2 3 4 C 1 2 3 4 D 1 2 3 4 For more information please see 7 1 8a Seed on page 167 7 1 8b Start Loop Link Link to Start Seed Off On Start Seed 2147483648 0 Random 2147483647 Freeze Loop Length Off 01 32 Retrigger Each Time Off On For more informa...

Page 260: ...on page 85 Note Map Mode Note Map Mode Off On Main On Repeat On All Table Note Map Table Custom Gtable 1 Gtable 64 Transpose Note Map Transpose 12 12 Chord Track Note Map Chord Track Off On Keyboard Track C2 Ref Note Map Keyboard Track Off On Note Map Display For more information please see Note Map on page 86 7 2 1 Menu Command 0 Memory Status p 271 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 106 2 Exclusive Solo ...

Page 261: ...lope Trigger Latch Envelope1 Envelope2 Envelope3 Envelope Trigger Any AKR 1st Dyn Envelope Latch Off Sus1 Rel1 Sus2 Rel2 For more information please see Envelope Trigger Latch on page 89 Module Trigger Trigger By Module Off A B C D GE Phrase Length 000 100 Cutoff Module A B C D Off On For more information please see Module Trigger on page 170 7 2 5 Menu Command 0 Memory Status p 271 1 Panel SW Sol...

Page 262: ... parameters of each module are specified in module A B C and D These parameter settings are possible if you specify ASSIGN in Master A B C and D For example if you want to use Slider1 to control the GE REALTIME PARAMETER No 1 of Modules A B C and D when Module Control is set to Master you would set the Master A B C and D s GE REALTIME PARAMETER No 01 ASSIGN to Slider1 If these are set to ASSIGN yo...

Page 263: ...ign SL1 8 SL1s 8s SW1 8 Dyn1 8 POL GE Real time Parameter Polarity For more information please see 7 2 1b GE Real Time Parameters on page 90 and 7 3 1b GE Real Time Parameters for Module Control Master on page 252 7 3 5 Menu Command 0 Memory Status p 271 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 106 2 Exclusive Solo p 107 3 Copy KARMA Module p 114 4 Initialize KARMA Module p 115 5 Copy Scene p 115 6 Swap Scene p ...

Page 264: ...m T09 16 on page 224 7 4 1b Perf Real Time Parameters Select Perf RTP Select 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Perf Real Time Parameters Group Off PE Mix Control Trigger Key Zones Random Seeds Param Parameter Time Signature Retrigger Each Time Min Min Value 8192 8191 Max Max Value 8192 8191 Value 8192 8191 A B C D Off On Assign SL1 8 SL1s 8s SW1 8 Dyn1 8 Polarity For more information please see 7 4 1b Perf Real Tim...

Page 265: ...lusive Solo p 107 3 Copy KARMA Module p 114 4 Initialize KARMA Module p 115 5 Copy Scene p 115 6 Swap Scene p 115 7 Capture Random Seed p 116 8 FF REW Speed p 272 9 Set Location Set Location for Locate Key p 272 10 Copy from Program p 185 For more information please see Sequencer Menu Command on page 271 7 4 3 Names Master Here you can select and edit the names of the master KARMA Sliders and Swit...

Page 266: ...bal 1 64 In Note In C 1 G9 Out Note Out Remove C 1 G9 Table Grid Octave Replicate Off On Reset For more information please see 7 2 8a Note Map on page 97 7 4 8 Menu Command 0 Memory Status p 271 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 106 2 Exclusive Solo p 107 3 Copy KARMA Module p 114 4 Initialize KARMA Module p 115 5 Copy Scene p 115 6 Swap Scene p 115 7 Capture Random Seed p 116 8 FF REW Speed p 272 9 Set L...

Page 267: ... Chain to and Chain settings Seq 8 1 3b that follow the insert effect DKit You can select this only if the specified program is a drum program Oscillator Mode Drums The Bus Select FX Control Bus Send1 and Send2 settings Global 5 4b for each key of the selected drum kit will be used Check this setting if you want to apply an individual insert effect to each drum instrument or to send individual dru...

Page 268: ...e see 8 2 Insert FX Setup on page 99 However unlike in Program mode insert effect dynamic modulation Dmod and the post IFX Pan 8 Send 1 and Send 2 are controlled on the MIDI channel specified by Ch Seq 8 1 4 5 6 7 8 a The control changes used are the same as in Program mode The pan CC 8 send 1 and 2 settings you make here will be used when the song is played or recorded from the beginning If you c...

Page 269: ...rolled on the specified MIDI channel All R The channel of any track routed through this effect can be used to control the effect Channels of each routed track will be indicated by Drum Kits and the MIDI Control Channel If a Track is using a Drum Kit and the Track s Bus Select IFX Indiv Out Assign Seq 8 1 1 2 d is DKit this affects the MIDI Control Channel as well In this case the Track s MIDI chan...

Page 270: ...ect Presets on page 101 IFX1 Parameters IFX Parameters Here you can set the effect parameters of the insert effect you chose in the P8 1 3 Insert FX Setup page For more details please see Insert Effects IFX1 IFX5 on page 426 8 1 4 Menu Command 0 Memory Status p 271 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 106 2 Exclusive Solo p 107 3 Copy Insert Effect p 117 4 Swap Scene p 115 5 DrumKit IFX Patch p 190 6 FF REW ...

Page 271: ...UX Bus setting to send the drum kit or audio input that you want to sample resample to the AUX bus es of your choice and set Source Bus Seq 0 1 7b to AUX 1 2 Off The signal will not be sent to a AUX bus Normally you will leave this off 1 2 3 4 The output of the track will be sent to the corresponding AUX bus The Pan setting 0 1b of each track will be ignored and the signal will be sent in monaural...

Page 272: ...that will control dynamic modulation Dmod for Common LFO 1 and 2 Gch The global MIDI channel Global 1 1a will be used for control This is the default setting Sync Reset Off On Source Dmod Source List of Dmod Sources Frequency 0 02 20 00 Hz MIDI Tempo Sync Off On BPM MIDI 40 00 300 00 Base Note 3 3 3 3 Times 01 32 These parameters are the same as in Program mode For more information please see 8 8a...

Page 273: ... information please see 2 1 Trim T01 08 2 2 Trim T09 16 on page 224 9 1b MFX1 2 MFX1 MFX1 000 170 MFX1 On Off Off On Return 1 000 127 MFX2 MFX2 000 153 MFX2 On Off Off On Return 2 000 127 Chain Chain On Off Off On Chain Direction MFX1 MFX2 MFX2 MFX1 Chain Level 000 127 For more information please see 9 2 MFX1 on page 104 9 1c TFX TFX TFX 000 153 TFX On Off Off On For more information please see 9 ...

Page 274: ...and then later use the same Effect Preset in a different Program Combination or Song P00 Initial Set These are the default settings that are recalled when you select an effect type in the P9 MFX TFX Routing page You can t save your own settings here P01 P15 These contain preset data that Korg plans to provide in the future We recommend that you store your settings in U00 U15 U00 U15 These are area...

Page 275: ...t You can t directly edit a preset pattern Preset patterns and user patterns can be placed in or copied into a track You can convert user patterns to drum track patterns 10 1a Location Song Select Track Select Location 01 99 Displays the current measure location of the selected pattern Song Select 000 127 name Selects a song The user pattern will be created in the song you select Track Select Trac...

Page 276: ...re shown 10 1 Menu Command 0 Memory Status p 271 1 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 106 2 Exclusive Solo p 107 3 Step Recording Loop Type p 289 4 Event Edit p 289 5 Pattern Parameter p 289 6 Erase Pattern p 290 7 Copy Pattern p 290 8 Bounce Pattern p 290 9 Get From Track p 290 10 Put To Track p 290 11 Copy To Track p 291 12 Convert to Drum Trk Pattern p 291 13 Load Drum Track Pattern p 292 14 Erase Drum Tr...

Page 277: ... together with RPPR or to audition a pattern before you assign it The program bank number and name of the selected track is shown at the right Each RPPR pattern will begin playing when you press the assigned key regardless of the Track Select setting It will sound using the settings of the track selected in Track Name The Master Track setting is ignored The last selected Track 01 16 will be used K...

Page 278: ...t s selected for Track Information This area shows the bank name and number of the program that s selected for the track Stopping playback of a RPPR pattern By pressing C2 or any note lower than C2 all the patterns being played by RPPR will stop The patterns of keys whose Sync setting is Off will stop immediately but the playback of other keys will stop at the beginning of the next beat or measure...

Page 279: ...1 4 16 16 This displays the time signature of the currently playing song Tempo 040 00 300 00 Specifies the tempo at which the song in the cue list will be played For more information please see Tempo on page 121 Tempo Mode Auto Manu Auto Playback will follow the tempo specified by each song in the cue list It will not be possible to change the Tempo setting during playback Manu Manual Tempo specif...

Page 280: ...no time lag to interrupt the smooth transition between songs Although it is not possible to change the effect types in the middle of a cue list you can use the dynamic modulation function or MIDI control changes effect control to apply reverb more deeply to certain songs or raise the LFO speed for other songs etc When using a cue list to construct a song we recommend this method When you execute t...

Page 281: ... data that you wish to copy All will copy all setting data and musical data track events and patterns etc Without Track Pattern Events will copy only the setting data of songs except for Play Loop and RPPR data 4 To execute the Copy Song operation press the OK but ton To cancel press the Cancel button Be aware that if you execute All all setting data and musical data of the currently selected song...

Page 282: ... user patterns execute Save SEQ in Media mode and save them to an external USB storage device FF REW Speed This allows you to set the speed at which fast forward or rewind will occur when you press the FF switch or REW switch 1 Select FF REW Speed to open the dialog box 2 In Speed specify the speed relative to the playback tempo at which fast forward and rewind will occur This setting is in multip...

Page 283: ... In Combination select the copy source destination 3 Use the IFXs MFXs and TFX check boxes to specify whether you want the effect settings of the combina tion to be copied as well IFXs All insert effect settings of the copy source combination the contents of the IFX page and the IFX1 5 effect parameters will be copied MFXs All master effect settings of the copy source combination will be copied TF...

Page 284: ...16 Transpose 00 00 Detune 0000 0000 Bend Range 02 02 Other T01 08 T09 16 KARMA Track Off Control Nrm Nrm Use Program s Scale P4 Key Z T01 08 T09 16 C 1 G9 Slope 000 C 1 G9 Vel Z T01 08 T09 16 001 127 Slope 000 001 127 Delay T01 08 T09 16 MIDI Tempo Sync Off Off Time 0000 0000 P5 MIDI Filter1 2 On On P7 KARMA All parameters P8 Routing1 T01 08 T09 16 Bus Select IFX Indiv Out Assign L R L R Send1 MFX...

Page 285: ...mbination or Sequencer mode while sampling only the external audio signal from AUDIO INPUT etc we recommend that you set Recording Level to about 0 0 dB and turn off Auto 12 dB On when you resample The Auto 12 dB On setting is made independently for Program Combination Sequencer and Sampling modes 5 Convert to lets you specify whether the sample will automatically be converted to a program after s...

Page 286: ...ou select RAM the data will be written to sample memory RAM If this is set to MEDIA the sampled data will be used to create a WAVE file which will then be saved on an external USB storage device such as a hard disk For more information please see Save to on page 12 3 If you selected Save to RAM you can specify whether the data will be automatically converted to a program after sampling If you want...

Page 287: ...EC switch to enter sampling standby mode 3 Press the SEQUENCER START STOP switch to begin playback 4 At the point where you want to start sampling press the SAMPLING START STOP switch In Track Sam pling will begin 5 Play the instrument etc that is connected to the AUDIO INPUT jack you selected as the Source Audio setting 6 When you re finished playing press the SAMPLING START STOP switch to stop o...

Page 288: ...tern you specify For more information please see Erase Drum Track Pattern on page 112 Reset Tone Adjust For more information please see Reset Tone Adjust on page 111 Copy Pad Setup For more information please see Copy Pad Setup on page 112 Detune BPM Adjust When the program selected for a track uses a phrase rhythm loop multisample or sample that was created to match a specific BPM in Sampling mod...

Page 289: ... be tenuto 85 will be normal and 50 will be staccato 6 Use Note Velocity to specify the velocity value key board playing strength of the note data With the PAUSE switch pressed you can hold down the ENTER switch and play a note on the keyboard to specify the velocity value If you set this to Key the actual velocity at which you played the key will be input 7 Input the note events described below b...

Page 290: ...sert an event and press the Insert button to insert an event Deleting an event Select the event that you wish to delete and press the Cut button to delete the event Moving an event You can use the Cut button and Insert button to move an event by cut and paste Use the Cut button to delete the event that you wish to move then use the Insert button to insert it at the desired location You can also mo...

Page 291: ...t to execute press the Cancel button Copy Track This command copies musical data from the copy source track to the specified track Be aware that the track data of the copy destination will be erased when you execute the Copy Track operation 1 Use Track Select to select the MIDI track Track 01 16 that you want to copy 2 Select Copy Track to open the dialog box 3 Use From to select the copy source t...

Page 292: ...ontrol change or to erase control change data from a specific Beat Tick range Delete Measure This command deletes the specified measures When the Delete Measure command is executed the musical data following the deleted measures will be moved towards the begining of the sequence 1 Use Track Select to select the MIDI track Track 01 16 that contains the measures you want to delete 2 Select Delete Me...

Page 293: ...sure command the measures will be inserted following the measure specified by To End of Measure and musical data following the inserted data will be moved backward It is convenient to use this command when you have a song that you playback with Track Play Loop Seq P0 1 5 6 turned on and wish to expand it into musical data 1 Use Track Select to select the MIDI track Track 01 16 that you want to ins...

Page 294: ...selected in Track Select If All Tracks unchecked only data from the selected track will be moved If you check All Tracks musical data of all tracks including the master track will be moved 3 In From Measure and To End of Measure specify the range of measures that will be moved By default From Measure and To End of Measure will be the range that you specified in the Track Edit page 4 In To Track if...

Page 295: ...re and set Kind to Control Change However this Erase Control Data command allows you to specify the range using Beat Tick and also to erase only specific types of control change data Quantize This command corrects the timing of MIDI data of the type you specify note data control change aftertouch pitch bend program change etc in the track When you execute the Quantize operation the musical data wi...

Page 296: ...ate effects such as the following Shift Erase Note This command shifts moves or erases the specified note numbers in a specified track and range of measures 1 In Track Select select the MIDI track on which you wish to execute the Shift Erase Note command 2 Select Shift Erase Note to open the dialog box 3 Specify the range in which you wish to shift or erase note numbers In From Measure and To End ...

Page 297: ...l press the Cancel button The six curves are as follows Copy KARMA Module For more information please see Copy KARMA Module on page 114 Initialize KARMA Module For more information please see Initialize KARMA Module on page 115 Copy Scene For more information please see Copy Scene on page 115 Swap Scene For more information please see Swap Scene on page 115 Capture Random Seed For more information...

Page 298: ...hat the effect is switched as you intend You can also use the P6 Track Edit menu command Event Edit to verify that a parameter change system exclusive message Exclusive has been inserted Note If a pattern had been inserted at the same location where you inserted the exclusive data that pattern will be expanded to note data Using Put Effect Setting to Track to switch ef fects The Put Effect Setting...

Page 299: ...01 into song 000 6 Press the OK button to execute the command 7 After execution select song 000 and play it back The effect for track 3 will change to 032 Stereo Flanger at measure 9 8 In song 000 you can press the COMPARE switch it will light and play back to hear the song as it was before you executed Put Effect Setting to Track You can use the COMPARE switch to compare the state of the track be...

Page 300: ... pattern following execution will be according to the settings of the bounce destination Unlike the Track Bounce operation the musical data of the bounce source will not be erased If MIDI control data exists in the selected pattern and in the bounce destination pattern the resulting playback following the bounce operation may produce unexpected results We recommend that you use Event Edit to prepa...

Page 301: ...ures will be erased The musical data that is copied will playback according to the time signature specified at the copy destination measures The procedure is the same as for the Put to Track command For more information please see Put To Track on page 290 Convert to Drum Trk Pattern This command converts a user pattern into a user drum track pattern This conversion lets you use a user pattern in t...

Page 302: ... box 2 To execute the Delete Cue List command press the OK button To cancel press the Cancel button When you execute this command the data of the currently selected cue list will be deleted Copy Cue List This command copies the settings of another cue list to the currently selected cue list 1 Select Copy Cue List to open the dialog box 2 In From specify the copy source cue list 3 To execute the Co...

Page 303: ... the data will be developed according to the Play Loop setting until the last measure of the master track If Play Intro is checked the data from the beginning of the track until Loop End will be developed and then the data from Loop Start until Loop End will be developed until the last measure of the master track For example if Track Play Loop is M005 M008 and the master track ends at measure 10 c...

Page 304: ...already contains settings and or musical data executing this command will erase the data of that song and rewrite it with the data from the copy source Before you execute be sure that you will not be losing important data 5 If you check Replace to original Song in Cue List and execute this command the Current Step song will be replaced by the newly created song If you execute without checking this...

Page 305: ...s and exclusive messages will be recorded Front panel Page Parameter Front panel KARMA ON OFF LATCH MODULE CONTROL switches Control Surface CONTROL ASSIGN PAD MODE switches P0 Play REC Program Mixer Program Select Pan Volume PLAY MUTE Solo On Off 1 Sampling Audio In All Audio Input parameters Control Surface All MIXER RT CONTROL KARMA SCENE KARMA Switch KARMA Slider parameters TONE ADJ Assign Valu...

Page 306: ...Sequencer mode 296 ...

Page 307: ... to a hard disk You can also sample to a hard disk or other media connected to the USB A connector Each sample file allows a maximum of 80 minutes of user sampling whether mono or stereo equivalent to a file size of approximately 440 Mbytes for mono or 879 Mbytes for stereo The sampled data will be created as a WAVE file on the media WAVE files that you sample or resample in Sampling mode or in Pr...

Page 308: ...nd multisample names of up to 24 characters can be assigned Sample names and multisample names can also be viewed in Media mode see Translation on page 398 The Time Slice function automatically detects the attack portions of a kick or snare etc in a rhythm loop sample a looped pattern of drums etc and divides it into separate rhythm instrument sounds A pattern corresponding to the divided samples ...

Page 309: ...o control effects if you select Velocity as a Dmod Source For example you might make settings as follows Bus IFX Output Select IFX1 P8 IFX Routing IFX1 002 Stereo Limiter On P8 IFX IFX Stereo Limiter Ratio 1 0 1 Gain Adjust dB Inf Source Velocity or Exp Velocity Amt Amount 40 If you are converting a user multisample into a program for use in Program mode you can raise the Prog P4 Amp EQ Velocity I...

Page 310: ...the P0 Recoding page you selected most recently Press the EXIT switch once again to return to the Main page Page Main content RECORDING P0 Recording Record sample a sample Select the sample or multisample to be recorded make detailed settings for recording make AUDIO INPUT settings and view the memory status p 301 EDIT P1 Sample Edit Sample or edit the waveform etc of samples you loaded into inter...

Page 311: ... 9 to specify a new multisample number and press the ENTER switch When you select a new multisample number the Create New Multisample dialog box will appear 2 If you wish to create a stereo multisample check Stereo 3 To create the multisample press the OK button To can cel press the Cancel button A multisample will be created as follows example Keyboard Index Keyboard This indicates the index zone...

Page 312: ...l automatically be sampled to a vacant sample and the newly recorded sample will replace the previous sample in the index If you wish to delete a sample execute the Delete Sample menu command OrigKey Original Key C 1 G9 Specifies the key that will play the sample at its original pitch i e the pitch at which it was recorded The pitch will change in semitone steps relative to the original key For ex...

Page 313: ...ling rates must be identical You can verify the sampling rate of a sample by using the menu command Rate Convert Be aware that if you use Rate Convert to convert the L and R samples to differing sampling rates they will no longer be handled as a stereo sample ADC OVERLOAD If the signal level from AUDIO INPUT 1 2 jacks is too high the ADC OVERLOAD indication will appear You ll need to adjust the MI...

Page 314: ...space will develop in memory decreasing the amount of available RAM memory In this case execute Optimize RAM on page 334 to recover the wasted space Note Free Sample Memory 0 4a lets you check the remaining amount of RAM Bank RAM Bank RAM1 RAM2 This specifies the destination RAM to which the data will be written when sampling You can specify this if Save to is set to RAM By installing the EXB M256...

Page 315: ...onvert Multisample To Program p 333 12 MS Mono To Stereo p 333 12 MS Stereo To Mono p 333 13 Optimize RAM p 334 14 Select Directory p 334 15 Keyboard Display p 334 16 Auto Sampling Setup p 334 For more information please see Sampling Menu Command on page 329 0 2 Audio In Setup Here you can specify the output destination and input level etc for the external audio signals being input from the INPUT ...

Page 316: ... press the SAMPLING START STOP switch from recording standby mode the metronome will count the specified number of beats at the Tempo and then sampling will begin If you set this to 4 sampling will begin on the count of 0 after a pre count of 4 3 2 1 0 You can specify the tempo output destination and level of the metronome sound in 0 3c Metronome Setup If Bus Output Select is set to L R the metron...

Page 317: ...isplay p 334 16 Auto Sampling Setup p 334 For more information please see Sampling Menu Command on page 329 0 3 Preference 0 3a Create Zone Preference These settings define the initial state of the indexes that are created when you press the Create button 0 1b 3 1b Each new index will be created according to the settings you make here but you are free to modify the settings later Position Right to...

Page 318: ...ample p 331 8 Copy MS Copy Multisample p 332 9 Rename MS Rename Multisample p 332 10 Move MS Move Multisample p 332 11 Convert MS To Program Convert Multisample To Program p 333 12 MS Mono To Stereo p 333 12 MS Stereo To Mono p 333 13 Optimize RAM p 334 14 Select Directory p 334 15 Keyboard Display p 334 16 Auto Sampling Setup p 334 For more information please see Sampling Menu Command on page 329...

Page 319: ...nd effects using the sliders and switches Use the sliders and switches to control external MIDI devices CONTROL ASSIGN switches and parameters You can use Control Assign in the display or the CONTROL ASSIGN switches of the front panel to switch the function of control surface Since the display and the front panel switches are linked changing one will change the other correspondingly Control Assign...

Page 320: ...ameter also affects the way that Solo works If you set Exclusive Solo Off unchecked Multiple Solo mode will be selected and you ll be able to turn solo on for multiple items of the oscillator and audio inputs Each time you press a SOLO button the solo setting will alternate between on and of If Exclusive Solo is on checked only one of the applicable items can be soloed simultaneously In this mode ...

Page 321: ...iders 5 8 can be assigned to a wide variety of functions many of which also have corresponding MIDI CCs When you move a slider it sends out the corresponding MIDI CC Most of these functions adjust i e apply scaling to various oscillator settings Unless otherwise noted scaling means that the parameters are at their programmed values when the controller is at 64 at their minimum when the controller ...

Page 322: ... 000 127 For more information please see External on page 18 0 8 Menu Command 0 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 329 1 Exclusive Solo p 329 2 Delete Sample p 329 3 Copy Sample p 330 4 Rename Sample p 330 5 Move Sample p 330 6 Sample Mono To Stereo Change Sample Type p 331 7 Delete MS Delete Multisample p 331 8 Copy MS Copy Multisample p 332 9 Rename MS Rename Multisample p 332 10 Move MS Move Multisample p...

Page 323: ...nd the vertical axis is the sample level In the following diagram a indicates the portion of the entire sample that is shown in b As you zoom in on the time axis this shows you where the magnified portion lies within the overall sample You can use the ZOOM buttons to magnify zoom in or shrink zoom out the portion shown in the b waveform display If you have selected a stereo multisample or sample t...

Page 324: ...w the selected point If the zoom ratio is low 1X or less the Sample waveform display may differ slightly from the displayed waveform before and after waveform editing but this does not affect the playback sound If this occurs raising the zoom ratio will make the display accurate 1 1 Menu Command 0 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 329 1 Exclusive Solo p 329 2 Delete Sample p 329 3 Copy Sample p 330 4 Rename...

Page 325: ...x If you change Sample Select the sample you specify will be assigned to this index The sample you select here will appear in the Sample waveform display The range of the index is displayed at the right 2 1c Sample waveform display Sample waveform display The waveform of the Sample Select is displayed here For more information please see 1 1c Sample waveform display on page 313 2 1d Sample Setup S...

Page 326: ...p from Loop S to End over a range of 99 cents When you loop data that was sampled from a musical instrument etc the pitch of the looped portion may sometimes be incorrect Use this parameter to compensate for such cases Use Zero Off On On checked Start End and Loop S can be set these only to locations where the waveform level is 0 i e zero cross addresses where the waveform crosses the center line ...

Page 327: ...C 1 G9 This shows the range of the zone that is determined by the Top Key setting The selected sample data will playback within this area Zone settings for an index can also be viewed in Keyboard Index 0 1a Level 99 99 Adjusts the playback level of the sample Use this when you need to adjust the level balance between samples within a multisample 0 Unity level The level will be lowered The level wi...

Page 328: ... 351 15 Select Directory p 334 16 Keyboard Display p 334 For more information please see Sampling Menu Command on page 329 3 2 Preference 3 2a Create Zone Preference Position Right to Selected Index Left to Selected Index Zone Range 1 Key 127 Keys Original Key Position Bottom Center Top Here you can specify the default settings for indices that are created by executing Create 3 1b 0 1b New indexes...

Page 329: ... active when you select CONTROL ASSIGN REALTIME CONTROL and operate sliders 5 8 Slider 5 Off MIDI CC 95 Slider 6 Off MIDI CC 95 Slider 7 Off MIDI CC 95 Slider 8 Off MIDI CC 95 Example settings In this example we ll use realtime modulation slider 5 to control the Wet Dry parameter of the 056 Stereo Cross Delay assigned to IFX1 and use slider 6 to control the post IFX Pan Then we ll sample an audio ...

Page 330: ...s 1 4 Setup on page 36 and Note Changing velocity on the keyboard or pads on page 299 4 7 8 b Pads 2 8 The parameters are identical to those for Pads 1 as described under 4 7 8 a Pads 1 above 4 7 8 Menu Command 0 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 329 1 Exclusive Solo p 329 2 Delete Sample p 329 3 Copy Sample p 330 4 Rename Sample p 330 5 Move Sample p 330 6 Sample Mono To Stereo Change Sample Type p 331 7 D...

Page 331: ...Play Location 00 00 0 Indicates the current location of the track being played Track When stopped this indicates the location at which playback will begin If you re select Track or Index this will be reset to 00 00 0 Media Media Select CDD Name Selects the CD R RW drive that contains the audio CD that you want to play or sampling Drives other than a CD R RW drive cannot be selected here If you con...

Page 332: ...l specify the Range End If you press the ENTER switch three or more times the Range Start and Range End will be set to the locations of the last press and the last but one press Range End 00 00 0 Specifies the ending location of the data that will be ripped When you re select Track or Index this will be reset to the ending time of the selected track or index Duration 00 00 0 Displays the length of...

Page 333: ...nsert effects the effects that are assigned their on off status chaining and the output bus that follows the insert effect Use the P8 IFX Insert FX Setup page to select insert effects turn them on off and make chain settings 8 1b Bus Select All OSCs to Bus IFX Output Select L R IFX1 5 1 4 1 2 3 4 Off Selects the bus If you want to apply an effect to a sample multisample that you sampled or loaded ...

Page 334: ...settings 8 2a IFX Here you can choose the type of each insert effect 1 through 5 its on off status chaining and adjust the post IFX mixer settings For insert effects the direct sound Dry is always stereo in and out The input output configuration of the effect sound Wet depends on the effect type For detailed explanations of the individual effects please see the Insert Effects IFX1 IFX5 on page 426...

Page 335: ...f On This turns the insert effect on and off It is linked with the on off setting in the IFX Setup page Note If Control Assign is RT Control you can use switches 1 5 to turn IFX 1 5 On Off P Effect Preset P00 P01 15 U00 15 This selects the effect preset For more information please see P Effect Preset on page 101 IFX1 Parameters IFX1 Parameters Here you can edit the parameters of the insert effect ...

Page 336: ...ia the effect s LFO Type parameter select Individual to use the effect s settings or Common 1 or 2 to use the Common LFOs For more information please see 8 8 Common FX LFO on page 102 Dmod Dynamic Modulation is controlled on the global MIDI channel specified in Global mode P1 8 8a Common FX LFO1 Sync Reset Off On Source Dmod Source List of Dmod Sources Frequency 0 02 20 00 Hz MIDI Tempo Sync Off O...

Page 337: ... will automatically be set to L R Be aware of this if you want to sample once again 9 1 Routing These parameters are the same as in Program mode For more information please see 9 1 Routing on page 103 9 1a MFX MFX1 MFX1 000 170 MFX1 On Off Off On Return 1 000 127 MFX2 MFX2 000 153 MFX2 On Off Off On Return 2 000 127 Chain Chain On Off Off On Chain Direction MFX1 MFX2 MFX2 MFX1 Chain Level 000 127 ...

Page 338: ...ffect For more information please see P Effect Preset on page 101 MFX1 Parameters Here you can edit the parameters of the master effect selected in the P9 MFX TFX Routing page For more details please see Master Effects MFX1 2 on page 432 9 2 Menu Command 0 Panel SW Solo Mode On p 329 1 Exclusive Solo p 329 2 Copy MFX TFX p 352 3 Swap MFX TFX p 353 4 Write FX Preset p 353 For more information pleas...

Page 339: ...a sample has been mixed to mono it is no longer possible to return it to a stereo sample Start and End settings When using the P1 Sample Edit parameters Truncate Volume Ramp and the P2 Loop Edit parameter Truncate to edit the waveform data of a sample you must first use Start and End to specify the region that you want to edit and then select and execute a menu command There is no compare function...

Page 340: ...sample will share the sample data of the copy source sample For example you would use this when you wish to use P2 Loop Edit to create two or more versions of the same sample data with different loop addresses Sample memory area will not be consumed by this type of copy If you use P1 Sample Edit to edit the sample data the results will affect all samples that share this sample data 5 To execute th...

Page 341: ... dialog box 3 To execute the Change Sample Type command press the OK button To cancel press the Cancel button When you execute this command the sample type will change as follows The selected sample will be changed to stereo The last two characters of the sample name will be overwritten as L A new sample will be created with the same name except that the last two characters of the sample name will...

Page 342: ...name up to 22 characters of the multisample of either the L or the R channel the other multisample name will automatically be renamed 4 To execute the Rename Multisample command press the OK button To cancel press the Cancel button Move MS Move Multisample This command lets you move the currently selected multisample to the specified number i e to change the multisample number or to rearrange the ...

Page 343: ...e following points The Oscillator Mode of the convert destination program must be Single If you attempt to execute this command when these conditions are not satisfied a message will indicate Oscillator Mode conflicts You will need to change the Oscillator Mode setting of the convert destination program 5 In To Program select the convert destination pro gram When the edit cell is selected you can ...

Page 344: ...he Up button to select the media and directory and select the WAVE file that you want to play Note You can only play 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz WAVE files 3 Press the SAMPLING START STOP switch or Play but ton The selected WAVE file will play 4 Press the SAMPLING START STOP switch once again to Stop button If the WAVE file is mono the same sound will be output to L and R Keyboard Display This command sele...

Page 345: ...Note If you specified Save to MEDIA and want to change the save destination for the Wave files use the menu command Select Directory Note If you want to change the way in which sampling is initiated change the Trigger setting Note If you selected S P DIF for Source Audio use System Clock Global 0 2a to change the system clock If you select Auto Resample through IFX 1 Use IFX to select the effect t...

Page 346: ...udio 3 If IFX is Off this will be L R If IFX1 5 is selected this will be IFX1 5 4 L Mono if the Source Audio is Mono L R Mono if it is Mono R and Stereo if it is Stereo 5 When Save to RAM 6 Specify the BUS Select of that IFX1 5 If effects are chained specify the last IFX in the chain Initialize REC Audio Input Auto Resampling through IFX Input Input Source 1 Analog S P DIF FireWire Source Audio 2 ...

Page 347: ...switch or Play button to hear the portion that will be changed to zero level by the Clear command 2 Select Clear to open the dialog box 3 The range to be edited is shown by Range Start and End 4 In Save to No specify the save destination sample number By default an unused sample number will be selected The sample number cannot be specified if Overwrite is checked For more information please see Ab...

Page 348: ...starting address The End setting is ignored 2 Select Mix to open the dialog box 3 To Start will indicate the starting address at which the data will be mixed 4 In Save to No specify the save destination sample number By default an unused sample number will be selected The sample number cannot be specified if Overwrite is checked For more information please see About Overwrite on page 329 For stere...

Page 349: ... be moved toward the end of the sample 1 Use Sample Select 1 1b to select the sample that you wish to edit and set Edit Range Start to specify the starting address The Edit Range End setting is ignored 2 Select Insert Zero to open the dialog box 3 To Start will indicate the starting address at which the data will be inserted 4 In Size specify the length of the data that will be inserted 5 In Save ...

Page 350: ...o select the sample that you wish to edit and use Edit Range Start and Edit Range End to specify the editing range You can press the SAMPLING START STOP switch or Play button to hear the portion on which Volume Ramp will be executed 2 Select Volume Ramp to open the dialog box 3 The range to be edited is shown by Range Start and End 4 Use the radio buttons to select the type of volume ramp Fade In ...

Page 351: ... default an unused sample number will be selected The sample number cannot be specified if Overwrite is checked For more information please see About Overwrite on page 329 For stereo samples use Save to No L and R to specify the save destination of the L and R channels 4 To execute the Reverse command press the OK button To cancel press the Cancel button Note When you execute this command all of t...

Page 352: ...se Save to No L and R to specify the save destination of the L and R channels 8 To execute the Link command press the OK button To cancel without executing press the Cancel button If you link samples of different sampling rates such as created by Rate Convert the newly created sample will have the sampling rate of the Front sample One vacant sample is used in order to execute Link Be aware that if...

Page 353: ...nge the rhythmic feel by altering quantization swing etc Change the pattern of the loop by swapping or deleting individual hits or otherwise editing the sequencer or sample data In detail Time Slice does the following Detects the individual beats in the original loop Splits each beat into a separate sample Creates a Multisample with the original loop on the note C2 and the individual beats on sepa...

Page 354: ...the sliced samples are assigned to notes D2 and above When you change the Index the corresponding display will be highlighted allowing you to view the sliced waveforms You can also select an index by holding down the ENTER switch and pressing a note on the keyboard The index that is assigned to the note you pressed will be selected To hear the sliced sounds you can either press the corresponding n...

Page 355: ...on the attacks will be re detected and the sample will automatically be sliced again What kind of slices will produce the best result A Divide the separate percussion instrument notes as finely as possible For example in the case of a sample where the decay of the kick is overlapped by the hi hat the attack sound of the kick and the attack sound of the hi hat should be sliced to create two samples...

Page 356: ... is created you can also assign the pattern to RPPR If you choose the Track radio button track data will be created Use Song Track and Meter to specify the song number track number and time signature of the data that will be created The track data that is created will start at the measure specified by Start Measure and will repeat for the number of times specified by Time When track data is create...

Page 357: ...amples Sustaining This type is suitable for sustained sounds such as vocal or instruments Using it to change the tempo of phrases such as guitar or piano will also produce good results Slice This type is suitable for decay type instruments such as drums Using it to change the tempo of drum or percussion loops will produce good results with minimal effect on the attack Note It is possible to change...

Page 358: ...cted You can also select the index by holding down the ENTER switch and pressing a note on the keyboard The index that includes that note will be selected Sample waveform display This shows the waveform of the selected sample As in P2 Loop Edit the Start Loop S and End addresses are shown by a solid line In the case of a stereo sample the L channel sample data will be displayed above and the R cha...

Page 359: ... a one measure 120 BPM sample in 4 4 time you would set Beat to 4 The Source BPM will be calculated automatically If the Source BPM is not calculated as 120 00 due to inaccuracies in the start address or loop start address or end address adjust Source BPM to the correct value of 120 00 Source BPM Specify the tempo at the original key of the original waveform Source BPM cannot be set or displayed o...

Page 360: ...rwrite is checked this cannot be set If you wish to delete the original sample data and overwrite it with the edited sample check Overwrite If you execute this command with Overwrite checked the original sample data will be deleted and overwritten by the edited sample data Thus in the Time Stretch dialog box that appears after execution the edited sample data will automatically have its attacks de...

Page 361: ...he playback speed Lowering the pitch will slow down the playback speed This can be used to match the loop length etc of the sample to a tempo of the desired BPM value 1 Select Pitch BPM Adjust to open the dialog box 2 Specify Beat This is specified in quarter note beats 3 Current BPM will show the BPM value at the base key displayed in blue This BPM value is calculated automatically from the start...

Page 362: ... 4 Select highlight Range Start or Range End and press the SEQUENCER START STOP switch the CD will play from Range Start to Range End and then stop 5 If you want to make fine adjustments to the range use the VALUE controller to edit the Range Start or Range End values or move the cursor somewhere other than Range Start and Range End and then repeat step 1 to make the settings again 6 When you ve s...

Page 363: ...Sampling Menu Command Swap MFX TFX 353 Swap MFX TFX For more information please see Swap MFX TFX on page 118 Write FX Preset For more information please see Write FX Preset on page 118 ...

Page 364: ...Sampling mode 354 ...

Page 365: ...ch is shown in light blue 2 Select the desired page in the display Other ways to select pages Hold down the PAGE SELECT switch and press a numeric keys 0 9 to specify a page number you will move to the corresponding page For example if you want to access the P3 Scales page hold down the PAGE SELECT switch and press numeric key 3 You can press the EXIT switch to return to the P0 Basic Setup page yo...

Page 366: ...eq 3 5 6 c Velocity Curve 1 9 This specifies the way in which the volume and or tone will change in response to variations in keyboard playing dynamics velocity The curves you can select will depend on the Convert Position Global 1 1a setting If the setting is PreMIDI the curve is applied immediately after the keyboard If the setting is PostMIDI the curve is applied immediately before the sound ge...

Page 367: ...ffect settings for each IFX On Off in Program Combination Sequencer and Sampling modes will be valid MFX1 2 Off Off On On checked Master Effect1 and 2 MFX1 2 will be off Off unchecked The P9 MFX TFX setting MFX1 On Off and MFX2 On Off in Program Combination Sequencer and Sampling modes will be valid TFX Off Off On On checked Total effect TFX will be off Off unchecked The P9 MFX TFX setting TFX On ...

Page 368: ...d data of a differing bank type from a PCG file into USER A G bank the existing data will be overwritten When MIDI System Exclusive messages or program data dumps are received only data of the same bank type is received Data of a differing bank type will not Bank Bank Map KORG Map GM 2 INT A 00 00 R T 63 00 R T INT B 00 01 R T 63 01 R T INT C 00 02 R T 63 02 R T INT D 00 03 R T 63 03 R T INT E 00 ...

Page 369: ...Auto Optimize RAM Off On If RAM is specified as the data writing destination for sampling this parameter specifies whether the sample memory RAM will be optimized after data is written Optimization rearranges any unused memory areas so that all of the remaining memory can be used On checked RAM will automatically be optimized when sampling ends With this setting you will always be able to sample w...

Page 370: ...as in state 2 above 0 3a Input Input Analog S P DIF FireWire Here you can adjust the settings for inputting external audio sources into the M3 Note Separate settings can be made for the Analog S P DIF and FireWire inputs First use this Input setting to select a source and then set the various parameters for Input1 and Input2 Multiple external audio sources can be input simultaneously Analog INPUT ...

Page 371: ...D converter from analog to digital signals This parameter sets the level of the signal immediately after it has been converted into digital form If the sound is distorted even though this level setting is very low it is possible that the sound is distorting earlier than the AD converter Try adjusting the MIC LINE gain switch LEVEL knob or the output level of the external audio source If Bus Select...

Page 372: ...D 0 15 15 LO EQ 0 L R PAN SOLO 8 MUTE ALT 3 4 OL 20 U 0 0 U AUX 1 0 0 15 MON U 2 0 0 15 U 3 0 0 15 U 4 0 0 15 5 6 5 6 SHIFT 0 15 15 HI 0 12 12 MID 0 15 15 LO EQ 0 L R PAN SOLO 9 MUTE ALT 3 4 OL 20 U 0 0 U AUX 1 0 0 15 MON U 2 0 0 15 U 3 0 0 15 U 4 0 0 15 5 6 5 6 SHIFT 0 15 15 HI 0 12 12 MID 0 15 15 LO EQ 0 L R PAN SOLO 10 MUTE ALT 3 4 OL 20 U 0 0 U AUX 1 0 0 15 MON U 2 0 0 15 U 3 0 0 15 U 4 0 0 15...

Page 373: ...hannels of timbres whose Status Combi 3 1 2 c is set to EXT or EX2 In Sequencer mode musical data will be transmitted on the channel specified for the currently selected track Seq 3 1 2 c whose Status is BTH EXT or EX2 External mode In each mode when the control surface CONTROL ASSIGN EXTERNAL switch is on you can use the sliders 1 8 and switches 1 8 to control a connected computer or MIDI device ...

Page 374: ...tor External USB The KARMA function and internal sequencer will operate in synchronization with the MIDI Clock from the computer e g DAW application connected to the USB B connector External FireWire This will be visible and can be selected if the EXB FW option is installed The KARMA function and internal sequencer will operate in synchronization with the MIDI Clock from the computer e g DAW appli...

Page 375: ... the edited parameter will be transmitted as a control change SysEx param Change Data for the edited parameter will be transmitted as a parameter change Note For these to operate Enable Control Change or Enable Exclusive Global P1 MIDI MIDI Routing must be checked respectively Applicable parameters Pan CC 10 pan Volume CC 7 volume Send 1 2 CC 93 send 1 level CC 91 send 2 level Drum Track Drum trac...

Page 376: ...utput when you strike a pad Pad CC Note When you strike a pad the MIDI note number or MIDI control change message specified by the Pad Pad1 Pad8 Global 2 2c setting will be transmitted If the setting is off no MIDI message will be transmitted Chord Notes When you strike a pad the up to eight MIDI note on off messages and velocities specified by the Pad Pad1 Pad8 Global 1 4b setting of each program...

Page 377: ... begins playing Start If the KARMA ON OFF switch is on the MIDI system realtime message Start will be transmitted at the moment you use the keyboard or pads 1 8 keys to trigger the GE selected for a KARMA Module Note Start will be transmitted at the moment that the GE phrase or pattern is triggered according to the KARMA Key Zone Prog Combi 7 1 1b setting for that KARMA Module Stop If Start has be...

Page 378: ...nel will switch the program of any timbre whose MIDI Channel Combi 3 1 2 c matches the global MIDI channel The combination will not be switched The program changes for each timbre will be affected by the setting of the Enable Program Change parameter Combi 5 1 1 2 c Enable After Touch Off On On checked MIDI after touch messages will be transmitted and received Off unchecked MIDI after touch messag...

Page 379: ...y holding ENTER switch and pressing numeric key 0 For setup examples please see External Control List PDF 1 3a External Mode Setup Setup External Mode Setup 000 127 This selects the Global setup to edit You can assign a name to each setup For more information please see Rename External Setup on page 386 1 3b Switches Switch 1 8 MIDI Channel ch01 16 Gch This sets the MIDI Channel for the switch Eac...

Page 380: ...iting the individual controls Note CC Off C 1 G9 CC 000 119 Each pad can send either a MIDI note or a MIDI CC message When assigned to a CC the pad sends a value of 127 when it is pressed down and a value of 0 when it is released Fixed Velocity 001 127 The front panel PAD MODE switches the pads between being velocity sensitive so that the loudness varies depending on how hard you hit the pad and p...

Page 381: ...TCH jack If the polarity does not match operating the damper pedal will not produce the correct result If no damper pedal is connected set this to KORG Standard KORG Standard Use this setting for open type footswitches such as the optional Korg PS 1 Use this setting for closed type pedals 2 1 Menu Command 0 Write Global Setting p 382 For more information please see Global Menu Command on page 382 ...

Page 382: ...r more information please see X Y MIDI Out on page 366 2 2c Pads CC and Note Pad 1 Off C 1 G9 CC 000 CC 119 Pad 2 Off C 1 G9 CC 000 CC 119 Pad 3 Off C 1 G9 CC 000 CC 119 Pad 4 Off C 1 G9 CC 000 CC 119 Pad 5 Off C 1 G9 CC 000 CC 119 Pad 6 Off C 1 G9 CC 000 CC 119 Pad 7 Off C 1 G9 CC 000 CC 119 Pad 8 Off C 1 G9 CC 000 CC 119 These assign note numbers or control change messages to pads 1 8 For more i...

Page 383: ...ng of 99 lowers the pitch approximately a semitone below normal pitch A setting of 99 raises the pitch approximately a semitone above normal pitch The note can also be selected by holding down the ENTER switch and playing a note on the keyboard By executing the menu command Copy Scale you can copy settings from a preset scale other than Stretch or from another user scale 3 1b User All Notes Scale ...

Page 384: ...tion please see Write Global Setting on page 382 Note Drum track programs in Program mode are selected from programs assigned here to program main category 15 default setting Drums 4 1 Program Main 4 1a Program Main 00 17 Main Category Edit Text Editor Here you can edit the main category names for programs Press the text edit button to open the text edit dialog box and enter a name You can enter u...

Page 385: ...if you select a different drum kit your edits will remain You must save if you want the edited drum kit settings to be backed up when the power is turned off Editing a drum kit will affect all programs that use that drum kit If Enable Exclusive Global 1 2b is checked the drum kit can be edited using exclusive data For detailed step by step instructions on creating drum kits please see Using Drum K...

Page 386: ...dit the category names of drum samples or to re assign the category If you choose Bank RomM Mono drum samples will be displayed The L channel or R channel of the stereo drum samples selectable via Bank RomS can also be selected as mono drum samples In these cases L or R is shown following the drum sample of the same name If you choose Bank RomS Only stereo drum samples will be displayed RamM RamS ...

Page 387: ...e appropriate for a given pair of drum samples Lyr Layer true to its name lets you layer the two drum samples together without any crossfading Lin Linear means that the two samples will each be at 50 of their full volume in the middle of the crossfade Sometimes this may create a dip in the volume level if so try using Pwr Power instead Pwr Power short for Equal Power means that the two samples wil...

Page 388: ...s this drum kit Decay Amp EG Decay 64 63 Adjusts the decay time of the volume Amplifier The decay time for each key is determined by adding this value to the amp EG Decay Time of the program that uses this drum kit Cutoff Filter Cutoff 64 63 Adjust the cutoff frequency of the filter The cutoff frequency for each key and drum sample is determined by adding this value to the filter Frequency Prog 3 ...

Page 389: ... the driver This low boost setting for each key and drum sample is applied to the driver Low Boost Prog 4 1a setting of the programs that use this drum kit 3 Band Parametric EQ dB Low 36 0 36 0 Mid 36 0 36 0 High 36 0 36 0 These parameters adjust the gain for each band of the three band parametric EQ The gain settings for each key and drum sample are applied to the LowGain MidGain and HighGain Pro...

Page 390: ...an Random L001 C064 R127 Specifies the panning for each key L001 places the sound at far left and R127 places the signal at far right With a setting of Random the drum sample will be panned randomly at each note on Bus IFX Output Select L R IFX 1 5 1 4 1 2 3 4 Off For each key specify the bus to which the sound will be sent For example you might send Snare sounds to IFX1 and Kick sounds to IFX2 to...

Page 391: ...Velocity Split This page graphically shows the zone and crossfade settings Edit the drum sample settings while watching both the Sample Setup page and the Velocity Split page DS1 High Drumsample1 High DS1 High On Off Off On Bottom Velocity 001 127 Xfade Range Off 001 127 Curve Lin Linear Pwr Power Lyr Layer In the section DS1 High Drumsample 1 High of 5 1b Drumsample on page 376 please see DS1 Hig...

Page 392: ...ll load all data Bank load an individual bank Single load one item of data 4 If you re loading Bank or Single use To to specify the loading destination 5 Press the OK button to load the data or press the Can cel button if you decide to cancel the operation If you ve selected DrumKit as the Kind and execute this with U A G selected as the loading destination Bank drum kits 000 015 will be loaded Se...

Page 393: ...rrectly an error message will appear Please perform the procedure once again Half Damper Calibration If a damper pedal that supports half damper the DS 1H option is connected to the DAMPER jack here s how you can adjust the sensitivity if the damper effect is not applied appropriately Since the half damper pedal is highly sensitive please use the optional DS 1H Other pedals may not produce the app...

Page 394: ...ng message will appear The system update has now been installed To complete the process you must now restart the M3 Please turn the power off and then on again 6 Power off the M3 Wait approximately ten seconds and then turn the power on again When you turn the power off and then on again wait approximately ten seconds before you turn on the power The system version number is shown in the lower cen...

Page 395: ... data will not be received When receiving a single program dump the data will not be received if the bank type of the received program is different For U A G banks use Global Set Prog User Bank Type to specify the correct bank type and then receive the data once again When receiving Program All or Program Bank dumps be aware that the existing data will be overwritten if data of a different bank ty...

Page 396: ... feedback loop that may cause undesired operation You will need to manage the MIDI signal routing to ensure that MIDI feedback does not occur for example by disabling MIDI IN OUT echo back in your MIDI sequencer 3 Press the OK button to execute the Setup KARMA Ext MIDI command or press the Cancel button to cancel Reset External Setup This command initializes the external controller settings All se...

Page 397: ...cannot be selected if To is User All Notes Scale 3 In To selects the copy destination scale 4 To execute the Copy Scale command press the OK but ton To cancel press the Cancel button Write Drum Kits This saves all drum kits 000 INT 143 U G You must write an edited drum kit if you want to keep it Edited drum kits cannot be recovered if you turn off the power before saving them 1 Select Write Drum K...

Page 398: ...o another key You can also copy settings from two or more contiguous keys at once 1 Select Copy Key Setup to open the dialog box 2 In From Key select the range of keys that you wish to copy 3 In To Key select the copy destination key If you selected two or more keys in From Key their settings will be copied to the keys starting at To Key and contin uing upward 4 To execute the Copy Key Setup comma...

Page 399: ...ectories recogniz able by MS DOS readable by a MS DOS computer and UDF format and ISO9660 format files and directories as DOS files and DOS directories Different types of DOS file are distinguished by the extension added to their file name In the case of a DOS file with an extension other than listed below selecting Load selected to access the dialog box will cause the file to be considered to be ...

Page 400: ... kits User 1 RADIAS Formant Mortion All RADIAS Formant Mortion 1 drum kit bank INT U A G DOS directory Undefined DOS file DOS directory created by Save SEQ on the M3 DOS directory created by Save Sampling Data on the M3 Grey Red Purple Grey DOS files MID file EXL file KCD file Grey Purple Red KSC file KMP file KSF file AIF file WAV file SNG file 1 song 000 999 1 user pattern U00 99 Cue list Volume...

Page 401: ...d the Play Audio CD page and the volume label of the media will be displayed in all other pages Open When you press the Open button the directory will open and the current directory will move one level downward This can be used when a directory has been selected in the directory window Up When you press the Up button the directory will move one level upward Load This command loads the file or dire...

Page 402: ...e Set Date Time on page 413 0 1 Menu Command 0 Hide unknown files p 398 1 Translation p 398 2 Lock Unlock selected p 398 3 Sort p 398 4 Load selected p 398 5 Load PCG RAM and Samples p 407 For more information please see Media Menu Command on page 398 0 2 Save Here you can save various data from internal memory or user sample RAM to a variety of media Use the Open button and Up button to move to t...

Page 403: ...by selecting highlighting it and pressing the SAMPLING START STOP switch What is Finalize In order for an audio CD to be playable on a conventional CD player or to be played on the M3 Media 0 5 Play Audio CD page Sampling P5 Audio CD page the Finalize operation must be executed after all the desired audio CD tracks have been written to the CD R RW disc On the M3 the menu command Write to CD allows...

Page 404: ...other than a USB CD R RW drive cannot be selected here Command buttons Insert Adds an audio CD track to the audio CD track list Highlight the WAVE File edit cell following the audio CD track you want to add and press the Insert button to open the dialog box Use Media Select to select the media containing the file you want to add use the Open button and Up button to navigate to the appropriate dire...

Page 405: ...d Only CD ROM R RW drives can be selected Track 01 Selects the audio CD track that will be played Index 01 Specifies the index of the audio CD that will be played This is valid only if you have selected a track that has index data In the case of some CD R RW drives index information cannot be obtained Volume 000 127 Specifies the volume of the audio output from the CD R RW drive Since some CD R RW...

Page 406: ... waveform display To hear the sound of the selected region press the SAMPLING START STOP switch This will play the data of the region specified by Edit Range Start and Edit Range End Only 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz WAVE files can be played back using the SAMPLING START STOP switch Use Zero Off On On checked When you set Edit Range Start Edit Range End LoopS or End you will only be able to select zero cros...

Page 407: ...ted when you zoom in or out the zoom in out will be based on the last selected point If you re select the Edit Range Start Edit Range End LoopS or End points when the display is zoomed in or out the dis play range will be adjusted so as to show the selected point 0 6 Menu Command 0 Save WAVE Parameter p 416 1 Truncate p 416 2 Cut p 416 3 Clear p 416 4 Copy p 416 5 Insert p 416 6 Mix p 417 7 Paste ...

Page 408: ...items as necessary Note You can also access the same dialog box by pressing the Load button instead of Load selected If a file to be loaded cannot be found or when loading a file that was saved across media If a necessary file cannot be found in the current directory or in a lower directory when loading multisamples sample data PCG or SNG files a dialog box like the following Where is a will appea...

Page 409: ...bres tracks will not be set If the drum kits of the specified bank are not in the PCG file the program s drum kit numbers will not be automatically set 3 If Load SNG too is checked you can use Select SNG Allocation to specify how song data within the SNG file will be loaded Append The multi data will be loaded starting at the number that follows the last song data in memory The song data within th...

Page 410: ...d When you press the popup button the Bank Program Select win dow will appear Note Banks of a bank type that differs from the selected program can t be selected for the To field 3 To load the data press the OK button To cancel with out loading press the Cancel button 5 Load Combinations All combinations in the PCG file will be loaded 1 To load the data press the OK button To cancel with out loadin...

Page 411: ...DF 12 Load a RADIAS Formant Motion This command loads the selected single RADIAS formant motion data into the number that you specify as the load destination Note This dialog box can be displayed if the optional EXB RADIAS is installed For details please see the optional EXB RADIAS for M3 Manual PDF 13 Load Drum Track Patterns This command loads all drum track user patterns from the PCG file 1 Pre...

Page 412: ...ancel with out loading press the Cancel button 20 Load Pattern Data The selected user pattern will be loaded into a user pattern of the selected loading destination song However it is not possible to specify an uncreated song as the loading destination 1 If you wish to load a user pattern other than the one already selected use Pattern upper line to re select the user pattern that you wish to load...

Page 413: ...files Files with an filename extension of KSC Korg Script contain the names of KMP and KSF files When a KSC file is loaded the KMP and KSF files whose names it contains will also be loaded This is a convenient way to load multiple multisamples and samples at once When saving a KSC file and a directory with the same name as the KSC file will be created The KMP files and KSF files listed in the KSC ...

Page 414: ...ee diagram in KSC Allocation on page 400 Choose Append if sample RAM already contains multisamples and samples that you do not want to erase and you would like to load additional multisamples and samples from media Choose Clear if you want to reproduce the state in which the data had been saved for example immediately after power on If the current directory contains a PCG file and SNG file of the ...

Page 415: ...an be used as RAM samples When you load Program file data settings such as key group key group zone oscillator pitch filter amp pan and EG are supported and can be converted into a M3 program or programs and combination When you load a Volume all Program files and Sample files included in the Volume can be loaded together AKAI S1000 S3000 format stereo Sample files and Program files whose names en...

Page 416: ...n the selected volume will be loaded as samples and the Program file will be loaded as a multisample Only the keymap related parameters from the Program file will be loaded to create a multisample See About AKAI Program files on page 633 2 If you checked Advanced Conversion Load use Append to Combination to specify the destination bank and number of the combination that will be cre ated by the con...

Page 417: ...starting at the bank and number you specify here Note Multisamples and samples will be loaded following all the multisamples and samples that exist in user sample RAM The sound data and sample data that is converted at this time will be packed without leaving gaps loading only the valid data Append load Since an overflow check for the user sample RAM is performed when loading each individual sampl...

Page 418: ...ally The data in the locations following the specified bank number will be rewritten when you load If you want to keep this data use Save All or Save PCG before you load the new data 8 Press the OK button to load the data If you decide not to load press the Cancel button 0 2 Save Menu Command Cautions regarding Save When saving combinations with Save All Save PCG SEQ or Save SEQ you should also tr...

Page 419: ...ss the OK button To cancel with out saving press the Cancel button If No space available on medium dialog box will appear See If the data being saved does not fit on one volume of media on page 408 and use the procedure given there to save the data When you save files will be created in the current directory If the data you save extends across two or more media these files will be divided In addit...

Page 420: ...ve radio buttons to make your selection All All multisamples and samples from the Sample memory RAM will be saved as KMP files and KSF files Simultaneously a KSC file and a directory to contain these files will also be created and saved The filename will be the KSC filename and the directory name All Multisamples All multisamples and samples i e samples used by the multisamples will be saved as KM...

Page 421: ...received the display will indicate Status RECEIVING MIDI DATA When reception ends the size of the received data and the size of the remaining free area will be rewritten The display will change to Status AWAITING MIDI DATA and you can continue transmitting exclusive data to the M3 During reception the Cancel button and the OK button cannot be pressed 3 Use the text edit button to move to the text ...

Page 422: ... fit on one volume of media 5 To export the data press the OK button To cancel with out exporting press the Cancel button Save Audio CD Track List This command saves a track list that you created in the Make Audio CD page The drive and directory locations that contain each WAVE file and the names of the WAVE files will be saved This command is valid only when the current directory is a DOS directo...

Page 423: ...e deleted you can use the or characters as wildcards This allows you to simultaneously delete multiple files with identical filenames and different extensions or files whose names are partially identical see Copy on page 412 When wildcards are used only files will be subject to deletion Directories will not be deleted 4 To delete the selected file or directory press the OK button To cancel without...

Page 424: ...ree space 1 Select Convert to ISO9660 Format to open the dialog box 2 Press the OK button to execute the conversion or press the Cancel button to cancel without executing Even if data is converted into ISO9660 format some files may not be readable by certain devices Rate Convert This command converts the sampling rate frequency of the selected WAVE file from 48 kHz to 44 1 kHz or 44 1 kHz to 48 kH...

Page 425: ...ype hard disk are assigned in the audio CD track list you may experience writing errors even if you select the slowest writing speed In such cases copy the WAVE files to a USB 2 0 type hard disk and re assign the copied files in the audio CD track list Use Mode to specify the writing method Test Tests whether the data can be written correctly Data will not actually be written to the CD R RW media ...

Page 426: ...d 3 If you are creating a new Wave file use Name to spec ify a filename 4 To save the file press the OK button If you decide not to save press the Cancel button Truncate This is the same function as the Sampling P1 Sample Edit menu command Truncate here performed on a WAVE file For details on this command and the procedure please see Truncate for Sample Edit on page 335 This command deletes the un...

Page 427: ...rite WAV and Name items shown in the dialog box please see steps 2 and 3 of Save WAVE Parameter Normalize Level Adj This is the same function as the Sampling P1 Sample Edit menu command Normalize Level Adj here performed on a WAVE file For details on this command and the procedure please see Normalize Level Adj on page 339 This command uniformly adjusts the data values volume of the Edit Range Sta...

Page 428: ... the desired Beat the number of quarter notes per minute If you change Beat the Source BPM value will change automatically See page 347 You cannot make settings that would cause Source BPM or New BPM to exceed a range of 40 480 You cannot make settings that would cause Ratio to exceed a range of 50 00 200 00 Depending on how the data is processed the resulting length may not be exactly as you spec...

Page 429: ...nd if the remaining total of RAM1 and 2 is less than the size of the WAVE file Mono to Stereo This command performs on a Wave file the same function as performed by the Sampling P0 Recording menu command Sample Mono To Stereo For more information please see MS Mono To Stereo MS Stereo To Mono Change Multisample Type on page 333 For details on the Overwrite WAV and Name items shown in the dialog bo...

Page 430: ...Media mode 420 ...

Page 431: ...e same way that you use the Filter Driver Amplifier and EQ equalizer to process the sound from the oscillators OSC 1 2 Then the master effects are used to create overall ambience such as reverb and use the total effect to make final adjustments All of these settings can be made independently for each program The RADIAS programs of the optional EXB RADIAS differ in their structure e g filter and am...

Page 432: ...l input sound from the AUDIO INPUT 1 2 and S P DIF IN jacks certain effect types or parameter settings may cause oscillation to occur If this occurs adjust the input level output level or effect parameters Please be aware of this particularly when using an effect that has a high gain Dynamic modulation Dmod and Tempo Synchronization Dynamic modulation Dmod Dynamic modulation lets you control certa...

Page 433: ...he FX Control Buses lets you create effects sidechains Sidechains let you control an effect with one audio signal the sidechain while the effect processes a completely different audio signal This is convenient for use with vocoders and limiters gates etc M3 includes two true stereo FX Control Buses which can be used with the following effects Vocoder 156 Vocoder Limiter and gate effects 002 Stereo...

Page 434: ...Return 1 2 parameter for the Master Effects to adjust the effect output level If the input level is too low the SN ratio may decrease On the other hand if the input level is too high clipping may occur The following table shows the parameters related to the level settings Program mode EDS Program mode optional EXB RADIAS Combination mode Sequencer mode Sampling mode IFX1 002 Stereo Limiter Timbre1...

Page 435: ...ts may not have these parameters 2 These settings are made separately for programs combinations and songs Sequencer If Use Global Setting is checked these settings are made in Global mode P0 Input AUDIO INPUT LEVEL on the rear panel Level P0 Send1 2 P0 ...

Page 436: ...ct are shown in upper left of the block diagrams starting on page 507 If you select 000 No Effect stereo input signals are output in stereo without being processed Pressing the On Off button of IFX1 IFX5 in the P8 Insert FX Setup pages in each mode will toggle between On and Off When Off is selected the effect will be bypassed and the stereo input signal will be output in stereo without being proc...

Page 437: ... chained to IFX2 through IFX5 and IFX2 can be chained to IFX3 through IFX5 You can create a chain of up to five insert effects in series IFX1 through IFX5 When the Insert Effects are connected in series the values of the Pan CC 8 Bus AUX Bus Send1 and Send2 parameters for the post IFX signal will be used In the example shown in the next diagram the Chain check box is checked and each Chain to para...

Page 438: ...f each key in the drum kit letting you specify the bus to which each drum instrument will be sent For example you can send snare sounds to IFX1 kick sounds to IFX2 and other drum sounds to L MONO and R If this check box is unchecked all drum instruments will be output according to the Bus Select setting of each timbre track Combi Seq 8 1 1 2 d This lets you apply an insert effect to all of the dru...

Page 439: ...e be aware of this if you continue sampling For more details on any of these sampling methods see Sampling Open Sampling System on page 107 of the Operation Guide Audio Input S P DIF IN FireWire In Program Combination Sequencer and Media modes external audio sources from the AUDIO INPUT 1 2 and S P DIF IN jacks can be processed by insert effects master effects and total effect just as they can in ...

Page 440: ...1 2 are mono two channel buses The M3 provides two mono two channel effect control buses giving you a wide range of ways to control effects FX Control buses can be used with vocoder limiter and gate type effects For details on the effects that be used with FX Control buses see FX Control Buses on page 423 As an example here s how you can use the FX Control bus following an insert effect Example Ga...

Page 441: ...l Global 1 1a This is a common setting All R Select this option to control the parameters on all the channels channels 1 16 that have a mark that are routed to the corresponding Insert Effects If you ve selected a drum program for a Combination mode timbre or a Sequencer mode track and set its Bus Select IFX Indiv Out Assign to DKit 8 1 1 2 d the MIDI channel of that timbre track will be valid if ...

Page 442: ...each have their own independent mono effect Each mono output can then be panned to the desired position in the stereo field Normally you will use these as insert effects but you can also use them as master effects For details see Mono Mono Parallel Effects on page 426 Input output variations for each effect are shown in upper left of the block diagrams starting on page 507 Pressing the On Off butt...

Page 443: ...2 to MFX2 Prog 8 1d and the post IFX1 5 Send1 and Send2 Prog 8 2a will be valid for all drum instruments in the same way as when Oscillator Mode is Single or Double Combination and Sequencer modes Use Send1 to MFX1 and Send2 to MFX2 P8 Routing page for timbres Combination and tracks Sequencer to set the Send1 and 2 levels for each timbre and track As with Program mode if Bus Select is set to L R o...

Page 444: ...is set to L R or Off use Send1 to MFX1 and Send2 to MFX2 to adjust the send levels to the master effects If Bus Select is set to IFX1 5 use the post IFX Send1 and Send2 to adjust the send levels to the master effects If you want to apply the master effects to the samples of a multisample and play or resample the result use the P8 Routing page settings Send1 to MFX1 and Send2 to MFX2 or the P8 Inse...

Page 445: ... Reverb Hall 3 Chain Direction If you have checked the Chain box you can set the direction of the connection here You can also visually confirm the direction on the display 4 Chain Level This parameter determines the level of signals routed from one MFX to the other MFX in a chain connection Controlling the Master Effects via MIDI In the same way as for insert effects parameters of the master effe...

Page 446: ...OUTPUT MAIN L MONO and R outputs Effect TFX is available in all modes If the Bus Select setting for an oscillator Program Sampling modes timbre Combination mode track Sequencer mode or audio input in all modes or the post insert Bus Select is set to L R the signal will be output from the AUDIO OUTPUT MAIN L MONO and R jacks The sound from MFX1 and 2 is routed through TFX and then output to AUDIO O...

Page 447: ...setups If the signal is going through one or more insert effects the output is set at the last IFX in the chain via the Bus Select parameter on the P8 Insert FX Setup page If a Program Timbre or Track is not going through any insert effects the output is set using the Bus Select parameters on the P8 Routing page To assign audio inputs directly to outputs use Bus Select parameters in the P0 Samplin...

Page 448: ...Bus stereo mono x 4 stereo x 2 Bus Select IFX1 stereo stereo stereo stereo stereo Chain Effect Mixer Block Diagram in Program Mode P8 IFX Post IFX Send1 2 P9 MFX TFX Analog Input 1 Analog Input 2 Bus Select L R Bus Select IFX3 Program P0 Sampling Audio In Drum Track Pattern Bus Select L R Program P0 Sampling Audio In Input Send1 Send2 S P DIF IN L Bus Select L R Bus Select L R Bus Select L R Bus S...

Page 449: ...4 stereo x 2 stereo stereo stereo stereo stereo Chain Effect Mixer Block Diagram in Comination Sequencer Mode P8 IFX Post IFX Send1 2 P9 MFX TFX Analog Input 1 Analog Input 2 Bus Select L R Bus Select IFX3 Combi Seq P0 Sampling Audio In Combi Seq P0 Sampling Audio In Input Send1 Send2 S P DIF IN L Bus Select L R Bus Select L R Bus Select L R S P DIF IN R FireWire IN L FireWire IN R Bus Select IFX5...

Page 450: ...stereo Chain Effect Mixer Block Diagram in Sampling Mode P8 IFX Post IFX Send1 2 P9 MFX TFX Analog Input 1 Analog Input 2 Bus Select L R Bus Select IFX3 Sampling P0 Audio In Setup Sampling P0 Audio In Setup Input Send1 Send2 S P DIF IN L Bus Select L R Bus Select L R Bus Select L R S P DIF IN R FireWire IN L FireWire IN R Bus Select IFX5 Bus Select IFX5 stereo stereo TFX Master Level Select from L...

Page 451: ... or mid high of the high range equalizer f Pre LEQ Gain dB 15 0 15 0 Sets the gain of the Low EQ PreHEQGain dB 15 0 15 0 Sets the gain of the High EQ g Output Level 0 100 Sets the output level of the compressor p 441 Src Off Tempo Selects the modulation source for the compressor output level Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount for the compressor output level h Wet Dry Dry 1 99 99 1 Wet Sets the...

Page 452: ...ck time will cause the compression to be applied more slowly g Trigger Monitor Setting this parameter On will cause the trigger signal to be output instead of the effect sound Use this parameter to check the trigger signal with EQ applied Usually set this to Off g Side PEQ Insert h Side PEQ Cutoff Hz h Q h Gain dB These parameters are used to set the EQ applied to the trigger signal The Limiter de...

Page 453: ... p 443 f Mid Offset dB 40 0 Gain of the mid range trigger signal p 443 g High Offset dB 40 0 Gain of the high range trigger signal p 443 h Gain Adjust dB Inf 38 24 Sets the output gain p 442 Src Off Tempo Selects the modulation source for the output gain Amt 63 63 Sets the modulation amount of the output gain i Wet Dry Dry 1 99 99 1 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and the dry input Src Off...

Page 454: ...t linked left only or right only p 442 Src Off Tempo Selects the source that will control the gate when Envelope Src D mod c Threshold 0 100 Sets the level at which gating is applied p 444 Polarity Switches the polarity of gating p 444 d Attack 1 100 Sets the attack time p 444 Release 1 100 Sets the release time p 444 e Delay Time msec 0 100 Sets the delay time for the gate input p 444 f Side PEQ ...

Page 455: ...0k Sets the center frequency of Band 3 Q 0 5 10 0 Sets the bandwidth of Band 3 p 445 Gain dB 18 0 18 0 Sets the gain of Band 3 h Band4Cutoff Hz 500 20 00k Sets the center frequency of Band 4 Q 0 5 10 0 Sets the bandwidth of Band 4 p 445 Gain dB 18 0 18 0 Sets the gain of Band 4 i Wet Dry Dry 1 99 99 1 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and the dry input Src Off Tempo Selects a modulation sour...

Page 456: ... Exciter intensity b Emphasis Point 0 70 Sets the frequency to be emphasized p 446 Src Off Tempo Selects the modulation source of the frequency to be empha sized Amt 70 70 Sets the amount of modulation of the frequency to be empha sized c Enhancer Delay L msec 0 0 50 0 Sets the delay time for the Enhancer left channel p 446 d Enhancer Delay R msec 0 0 50 0 Sets the delay time for the Enhancer righ...

Page 457: ...h center frequency p 448 Frequency Top 0 100 Sets the upper limit of the wah center frequency p 448 b Sweep Mode Auto D mod LFO Selects the control from auto wah modulation source and LFO p 448 Src Off Tempo Selects the modulation source for the wah when Sweep Mode D mod Respns 0 100 Sets the response speed when Sweep Mode Auto or D mod c Envelope Sens 0 100 Sets the sensitivity of auto wah p 448 ...

Page 458: ...l character of a vintage wah pedal You can customize the tone and range settings Max D mod Frequency Bottom 25 Top 75 Higher Max Zero Higher D mod Frequency Bottom 60 Top 30 Higher Zero Higher Frequency Bottom 25 Top 75 Higher Frequency Bottom 75 Top 25 Higher Sweep Mode Auto Envelope Envelope Time Wah Woo Woo Woo Envelope Wah Wah Time Woo Woo Wah Wah Sweep Mode D mod Time Level Envelope value 0 1...

Page 459: ... amount for Wet Dry a LFO Waveform Step Tri Random Selects the LFO Waveformp 449 LFO Phase degree 180 180 Sets the LFO phase difference between the left and right p 449 b LFO Frequency Hz 0 02 20 00 Sets the speed of the LFO p 449 Src Off Tempo Selects the modulation source used for both LFO speed and step speed Amt 20 00 20 00 Sets the modulation amount of LFO speed c LFO Step Freq Hz 0 05 50 00 ...

Page 460: ...ry Wet Dry Stereo In Stereo Out Multimode Filter Driver Driver Trim Output Output Trim LFO Phase LFO Tri Sine LFO Shape LPF HPF BPF BRF Filter Type Multimode Filter f MIDI Sync Off On When this is on the LFO speed is set by BPM Base Note and Times instead of Frequency p 448 BPM MIDI 40 00 300 00 MIDI syncs to the system tempo 40 300 sets the tempo manually for this individual effect p 448 Base Not...

Page 461: ...ect and the dry input Src Off Tempo Selects a modulation source for Wet Dry Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount for Wet Dry a Sweep Mode D mod LFO Switches between modulation source control and LFO control b Manual Voice Control Bottom 1 49 Center 51 99 Top Voice pattern control Src Off Tempo Selects the modulation source that controls the voice pattern c Voice Top A I U E O Selects a vowel sou...

Page 462: ...e system tempo 40 300 sets the tempo manually for this individual effect Base Note Selects the type of notes that specify the LFO speed Times x1 x32 Sets the number of notes that specify the LFO speed e LFO Type Individual Common1 Common2 Selects either individual LFO Common FX LFO1 or Common LFO2 p 448 CmnLFO Offset deg 180 180 Sets the phase offset when Type Common 1 or Common 2 p 448 f Depth 0 ...

Page 463: ... the signal level input to the 3 Band EQ If clipping occurs at the 3 Band EQ adjust the Output Level parameter a Wah Off On Switches Wah on off p 453 Src Off Tempo Selects the modulation source that switches the Wah on and off Sw Toggle Moment Selects the switching mode for the modulation source that switches the Wah on and off p 453 b Wah Sweep Range 10 10 Sets the range of Wah p 453 Wah Sweep Sr...

Page 464: ...s the balance between the effect and the dry input Src Off Tempo Selects a modulation source for Wet Dry Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount for Wet Dry Left Trim Trim Right Wet Dry Wet Dry Stereo In Stereo Out Cabinet Simulator Cabinet Simulator a Trim 0 100 Sets the input level b Cabinet Type Selects the cabinet type LA 4x10 Four 10 speakers LA sound cabinet MODERN 4x10 Four 10 aluminum cone ...

Page 465: ...etween the effect and the dry input Src Off Tempo Selects a modulation source for Wet Dry Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount for Wet Dry a Amp Type LA STUDIO JAZZ GOLD PANEL SCOOPED VALVE2 VALVE CLASSIC Selects the type of the amplifier p 455 Left Right Wet Dry Volume Wet Dry Wet Mono In Mono Out Dry Stereo In Stereo Out D mod Bass Amp Model Left Right Wet Dry Volume Wet Dry Wet Mono In Mono O...

Page 466: ...e 1 High Cut Hz 53 20 00k Thru Sets the cutoff frequency for the high cut filter of stage 1 b Tube1 Gain dB 24 0 24 0 Sets the input gain for stage 1 Saturation 0 100 Sets the input output response for stage 1 p 456 c Tube1 Bias 0 100 Sets the bias voltage for stage 1 p 456 d Tube1 Phase Normal Wet Invert Turns phase reversal on off p 456 e Tube2 Low Cut Hz Thru 21 8 00k Sets the cutoff frequency ...

Page 467: ...osition Close On Off Far Sets the mic placement distance p 457 c Tube Low Cut Hz Thru 21 8 00k Sets the frequency of the low cut filter High Cut Hz 53 20 00k Thru Sets the frequency of the high cut filter d Tube Gain dB 24 0 24 0 Sets the input gain to the vacuum tube preamp Saturation 0 100 Sets the input output response of the preamp p 456 e Tube Bias 0 100 Sets the bias level of the preamp p 45...

Page 468: ...lizer Pre HEQ Fc High Mid High Selects the cutoff frequency high or mid high of the high range equalizer i Pre LEQ Gain dB 15 0 15 0 Sets the gain of the Low EQ PreHEQGain dB 15 0 15 0 Sets the gain of the High EQ j Wet Dry Wet 1 99 Dry 1 99 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and the dry input p 450 Src Off Tempo Selects a modulation source for Wet Dry Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount f...

Page 469: ... Amt 30 00 30 00 Sets the modulation amount of LFO2 speed d LFO1 Type Individual Common1 Common2 Selects either individual LFO Common FX LFO1 or Common LFO2 p 448 CmnLFO Offset deg 180 180 Sets the phase offset when LFO1 Type Common 1 or Common 2 p 448 e LFO2 Type Individual Common1 Common2 Selects either individual LFO Common FX LFO1 or Common LFO2 p 448 CmnLFO Offset deg 180 180 Sets the phase o...

Page 470: ...3 chorus depth Level 0 30 Sets the Tap3 output level Pan L6 L1 C R1 R6 Sets the Tap3 stereo image f Tap4 270 msec 0 1000 Sets the Tap4 LFO phase 270 degrees delay time Depth 0 30 Sets the Tap4 chorus depth Level 0 30 Sets the Tap4 output level Pan L6 L1 C R1 R6 Sets the Tap4 stereo image g Tap1 Feedback 100 100 Sets the Tap1 feedback amount Src Off Tempo Selects the modulation source of Tap1 feedb...

Page 471: ...iginal sound b LFO Waveform Triangle Sine Selects the LFO Waveform LFO Shape 100 100 Changes the curvature of the LFO Waveform p 449 c LFO Phase degree 180 180 Sets the LFO phase difference between the left and right p 449 d LFO Frequency Hz 0 02 20 00 Sets the speed of the LFO p 449 Src Off Tempo Selects a modulation source for LFO speed Amt 20 00 20 00 Sets the modulation amount of LFO speed e M...

Page 472: ...to the system tempo 40 300 sets the tempo manually for this individual effect p 448 Base Note Selects the type of notes that specify the LFO speed p 448 Times x1 x32 Sets the number of notes that specify the LFO speed p 448 f Step Base Note Selects the type of notes to specify the LFO step speed p 450 Times x1 x32 Sets the number of notes to specify the LFO step speed p 450 g LFO Type Step Individ...

Page 473: ...dulation j Depth 0 100 Sets the depth of LFO modulation Src Off Tempo Selects the modulation source for the LFO modulation depth Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount of the LFO modulation depth h Resonance 100 100 Sets the resonance amount p 463 High Damp 0 100 Sets the resonance damping amount in the high range p 463 i Wet Dry Wet 1 99 Dry 1 99 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and the dr...

Page 474: ...he frequency range for the effect on the right channel R Manu Top 0 100 Sets the upper limit of the frequency range for the effect on the right channel c Sweep Mode EG D mod Determines whether the flanger is controlled by the envelope generator or by the modulation source p 462 Src Off Tempo Selects the modulation source that triggers the EG when EG is selected for Sweep Mode or modulation source ...

Page 475: ...m LFO Shape 100 100 Changes the curvature of the LFO Waveform p 449 d LFO Frequency Mod D mod AUTOFADE Switches between D mod and AUTOFADE for the LFO frequency modulation p 465 e LFO Frequency Hz 0 02 20 00 Sets the speed of the LFO Src Off Tempo Selects a modulation source for LFO speed Amt 20 00 20 00 Sets the modulation amount of LFO speed f MIDI Sync Off On When this is on the LFO speed is se...

Page 476: ...ry AutoFade LFO Frequency Wet Dry Delay Delay Left Right Feedback LFO Shape LFO Phase LFO Tri Sine Wet Dry Wet Dry High Damp Stereo In Stereo Out a Control Mode Manual LFO D mod Switches the controls of resonance intensity p 467 LFO D mod Invert Off On Reverses the Voice 1 and 2 control when LFO D mod is selected p 467 b LFO Frequency Hz 0 02 20 00 Sets the speed of the LFO D mod Src Off Tempo Sel...

Page 477: ...ce specified for the Src parameter is smaller than 64 and the effect is on when the value is 64 or higher The Doppler effect is triggered when the value changes from 63 or smaller to 64 or higher f Pitch Depth With the Doppler effect the pitch is raised when the sound approaches and the pitch is lowered when the sound goes away This parameter sets this pitch variation g Pan Depth This parameter se...

Page 478: ...eed of the response to the Scratch Src p 468 c Envelope Select D mod Input Selects whether the start and end of recording is controlled via the modulation source or the input signal level p 468 Src Off Tempo Selects the modulation source that controls recording when Envelope Select is set to D mod p 468 d Threshold 0 100 Sets the recording start level when Envelope Select is set to Input p 468 e R...

Page 479: ...po Selects a modulation source for Wet Dry Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount for Wet Dry a LFO Waveform Triangle Sine Vintage Up Down Selects the LFO Waveform p 469 LFO Shape 100 100 Changes the curvature of the LFO Waveform p 449 b LFO Phase degree 180 180 Sets the LFO phase difference between the left and right p 469 In Out Sample Cycle Duration Sample Cycle Duration Left Right Wet Dry Wet ...

Page 480: ...the LFO p 470 Envelope Amount Hz 20 00 20 00 Sets the amount added to or subtracted from the Frequency when the envelope is at maximum p 470 e Depth 0 100 Sets the initial amount of tremolo p 470 Envelope Amount 100 100 Sets the amount added to or subtracted from the Depth when the envelope is at maximum p 470 f Wet Dry Dry 1 99 99 1 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and the dry input Src Of...

Page 481: ...e Note Selects the type of notes that specify the LFO speed p 448 Times x1 x32 Sets the number of notes that specify the LFO speed p 448 d LFO Type Individual Common1 Common2 Selects either individual LFO Common FX LFO1 or Common LFO2 p 448 CmnLFO Offset deg 180 180 Sets the phase offset when Type Common 1 or Common 2 p 448 e Phaser Manual 0 100 Sets the phaser frequency range Resonance 100 100 Se...

Page 482: ... LFO speed Amt 20 00 20 00 Sets the modulation amount of LFO speed e MIDI Sync Off On When this is on the LFO speed is set by BPM Base Note and Times instead of Frequency p 448 BPM MIDI 40 00 300 00 MIDI syncs to the system tempo 40 300 sets the tempo manually for this individual effect p 448 Base Note Selects the type of notes that specify the LFO speed p 448 Times x1 x32 Sets the number of notes...

Page 483: ...nt of pitch shift amount p 473 c Fine cents 100 100 Sets the pitch shift amount by steps of a cent p 473 Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount of pitch shift amount p 473 d Delay Time msec 0 2000 Sets the delay time e Feedback Position Pre Post Switches the feedback connection p 473 f Feedback 100 100 Sets the feedback amount p 473 High Damp 0 100 Sets the damping amount in the high range g Input...

Page 484: ...ommon 2 p 448 f Depth 100 100 Sets the LFO modulation depth for pitch shift amount p 474 Src Off Tempo Selects the modulation source of the depth of modulation Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount of the depth of modulation g Pan L 1 99 99 1 R Sets the panning effect sound and dry sound separately p 474 h Wet Dry Dry 1 99 99 1 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and the dry input p 474 Src O...

Page 485: ...peed accelerates or decelerates gradually after you switch the speed The Horn and Rotor Acceleration parameters set the transition times between fast and slow speeds g Mic Distance g Mic Spread This is a simulation of stereo microphone settings g Wet Dry Dry 1 99 99 1 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and the dry input Src Off Tempo Selects a modulation source for Wet Dry Amt 100 100 Sets th...

Page 486: ...ets the width of the stereo image of the effect sound p 476 h Wet Dry Dry 1 99 99 1 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and the dry input Src Off Tempo Selects a modulation source for Wet Dry Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount for Wet Dry C Delay R Delay Left Right Feedback Spread Wet Dry Wet Dry Wet Mono In Stereo Out Dry Stereo In Stereo Out Input Level D mod High Damp Low Damp L Delay I...

Page 487: ...100 100 Sets the modulation amount for Wet Dry Left Right Feedback Spread Wet Dry Wet Dry Stereo In Stereo Out Input Level D mod Input Level D mod High Damp Low Damp High Damp Low Damp Delay Delay Feedback Tap1 Level Mode Mode 1 2 1 2 Tap1 1 Tap2 2 Mode Normal Mode Cross Feedback Mode Cross Pan1 Mode Cross Pan2 a Modulation Mode LFO D mod Switches between LFO modulation control and modulation sour...

Page 488: ...y is positive the Control Target value is obtained by multiplying the parameter value by the Offset value if the input level is below the threshold or equals the parameter value if the input level exceeds the threshold When Polarity is negative Control Target value equals the parameter value if the input level is below the threshold or is obtained by multiplying the parameter value by the Offset v...

Page 489: ...s the panning speed g MIDI Sync Off On Switches between using the frequency of the panning speed and using the tempo and notes p 448 BPM MIDI 40 00 300 00 MIDI syncs to the system tempo 40 300 sets the tempo manually for this individual effect p 448 Base Note Selects the type of notes to specify the delay time for the panning speed p 448 Times x1 x32 Sets the number of notes to specify the delay t...

Page 490: ...ts the Tap2 output level Pan L 1 99 R Sets the stereo image of tap2 FB Amt 100 100 Sets the Tap2 feedback amount p 480 f Tap3 Level 0 100 Sets the Tap3 output level Pan L 1 99 R Sets the stereo image of tap3 FB Amt 100 100 Sets the Tap3 feedback amount p 480 g Feedback 0 100 Sets the amount of feedback for Taps 1 2 and 3 p 480 Src Off Tempo Selects the modulation source of feedback amount Amt 100 ...

Page 491: ...i Time Reverse Time Reverse Time Envelope Select Input Reverse Reverse a BPM MIDI 40 00 300 00 MIDI syncs to the system tempo 40 300 sets the tempo manually for this individual effect p 481 b Rhythm Pattern 3 Selects a rhythm pattern p 481 c Tap1 Pan L 1 99 R Sets the panning of Tap1 Tap2 Pan L 1 99 R Sets the panning of Tap2 Tap3 Pan L 1 99 R Sets the panning of Tap3 Tap4 Pan L 1 99 R Sets the pa...

Page 492: ...s the modulation source for the input level p 472 h Spread 0 50 Sets the width of the stereo image of the effect sound p 476 i Wet Dry Dry 1 99 99 1 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and the dry input Src Off Tempo Selects a modulation source for Wet Dry Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount for Wet Dry C Delay Left Right Feedback Spread Wet Dry Wet Dry Wet Mono In Stereo Out Dry Stereo In ...

Page 493: ...M BPM Base Note x Times Base Note x Times Left Right Feedback Spread Wet Dry Wet Dry Stereo In Stereo Out Input Level D mod Input Level D mod High Damp Low Damp High Damp Low Damp Delay Delay Feedback Tap1 Level Mode Mode 1 2 1 2 Tap1 1 Tap2 2 a Modulation Mode LFO D mod Switches between LFO modulation control and modulation source control b D mod Modulation L R L R Reversed L R control by modulat...

Page 494: ...r the left channel c R Delay Base Note Selects the type of notes to specify the right channel delay time p 473 Times x1 x32 Sets the number of notes to specify the right channel delay time p 473 Feedback 100 100 Sets the feedback amount for the right channel d High Damp 0 100 Sets the damping amount in the high range p 476 Low Damp 0 100 Sets the damping amount in the low range p 476 Tempo BPM BPM...

Page 495: ... position of Tap 2 relative to the Tap 1 delay time the depth of pitch variation p 480 e Tap3 Position 0 100 Sets the position of Tap 3 relative to the Tap 1 delay time the depth of pitch variation p 480 f Tap1 Level 0 100 Sets the Tap1 output level Pan L 1 99 R Sets the stereo image of tap1 FB Amt 100 100 Sets the Tap1 feedback amount p 480 g Tap2 Level 0 100 Sets the Tap2 output level Pan L 1 99...

Page 496: ... range equalizer Pre HEQ Fc High Mid High Selects the cutoff frequency high or mid high of the high range equalizer e Pre LEQ Gain dB 15 0 15 0 Sets the gain of Low EQ PreHEQGain dB 15 0 15 0 Sets the gain of High EQ f Wet Dry Dry 1 99 99 1 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and the dry input Src Off Tempo Selects a modulation source for Wet Dry Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount for Wet ...

Page 497: ...e first early reflection d EQ Trim 0 100 Sets the input level of EQ applied to the effect sound e Pre LEQ Fc Low Mid Low Selects the cutoff frequency low or mid low of the low range equalizer Pre HEQ Fc High Mid High Selects the cutoff frequency high or mid high of the high range equalizer f Pre LEQ Gain dB 15 0 15 0 Sets the gain of the Low EQ PreHEQGain dB 15 0 15 0 Sets the gain of the High EQ ...

Page 498: ...Parametric 4Band EQ Exciter P4EQ a E Trim 0 100 Sets the parametric EQ input level Routing P4EQ Wah Wah P4EQ Changes the order of the parametric equalizer and wah connection b E B1 Cutoff Hz 20 1 00k Sets the center frequency of Band 1 Q 0 5 10 0 Sets the bandwidth of Band 1 p 445 Gain dB 18 18 Sets the gain of Band 1 c E B2 Cutoff Hz 50 5 00k Sets the center frequency of Band 2 Q 0 5 10 0 Sets th...

Page 499: ... Wet Dry modulation amount for the chorus flanger i F Output Mode Normal Wet Invert Selects the output mode for the chorus flanger p 489 j Wet Dry Dry 1 99 99 1 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and the dry input Src Off Tempo Selects a modulation source for Wet Dry Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount for Wet Dry Left Right Wet Dry Wet Mono In Stereo Out Dry Stereo In Stereo Out Trim Para...

Page 500: ...y input Src Off Tempo Selects a modulation source for Wet Dry Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount for Wet Dry Left Right Wet Dry Wet Dry Wet Mono In Mono Out Dry Stereo In Stereo Out Trim Parametric 4Band EQ Multitap Delay Feedback High Damp Delay 2 1 Mt Dly Wet Dry COMPRESSOR a C Sensitivity 1 100 Sets the sensitivity p 441 b C Attack 1 100 Sets the attack level p 441 Output Level 0 100 Sets t...

Page 501: ...l p 441 OD HI GAIN c O Drive Mode Overdrive Hi Gain Switches between overdrive and high gain distortion Drive 1 100 Sets the degree of distortion p 453 d O Output Level 0 50 Sets the overdrive output level p 453 Src Off Tempo Selects the modulation source for the overdrive output level Amt 50 50 Sets the modulation amount of the overdrive output level e O Low Cutoff Hz 20 1 00k Sets the center fre...

Page 502: ...essor and parametric EQ i Wet Dry Dry 1 99 99 1 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and the dry input Src Off Tempo Selects a modulation source for Wet Dry Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount for Wet Dry Left Right Wet Dry Wet Dry Wet Mono In Mono Out Dry Stereo In Stereo Out Routing Compressor Trim Parametric 4Band EQ Output Level Envelope Control Comp COMPRESSOR a C Sensitivity 1 100 Sets...

Page 503: ...et Dry Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount for Wet Dry Left Right Wet Dry Wet Dry Wet Mono In Stereo Out Dry Stereo In Stereo Out Routing Compressor LEQ HEQ EQ Trim Comp Output Level Envelope Control Phaser Phaser Resonance LFO Tri Sine Phaser Wet Dry Normal Wet Invert Output Mode COMPRESSOR a C Sensitivity 1 100 Sets the sensitivity p 441 b C Attack 1 100 Sets the attack level p 441 Output Lev...

Page 504: ... 1 p 445 Gain dB 18 18 Sets the gain of Band 1 f E B2 Cutoff Hz 50 5 00k Sets the center frequency of Band 2 Q 0 5 10 0 Sets the bandwidth of Band 2 p 445 Gain dB 18 18 Sets the gain of Band 2 g E B3 Cutoff Hz 300 10 00k Sets the center frequency of Band 3 Q 0 5 10 0 Sets the bandwidth of Band 3 p 445 Gain dB 18 18 Sets the gain of Band 3 h E B4 Cutoff Hz 500 20 00k Sets the center frequency of Ba...

Page 505: ...nput Src Off Tempo Selects a modulation source for Wet Dry Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount for Wet Dry Left Right Wet Dry Wet Dry Wet Mono In Stereo Out Dry Stereo In Stereo Out Routing Chorus Flanger Feedback Cho Flng Wet Dry Normal Wet Invert Output Mode Limiter Limiter Gain Adjust Envelope Control LEQ HEQ EQ Trim Chorus Flanger LFO Tri Sine LIMITER a L Ratio 1 0 1 50 0 1 Inf 1 Sets the s...

Page 506: ...r Switches the order of the limiter and multitap delay i Wet Dry Dry 1 99 99 1 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and the dry input Src Off Tempo Selects a modulation source for Wet Dry Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount for Wet Dry Left Right Wet Dry Wet Dry Wet Mono In Mono Out Dry Stereo In Stereo Out Routing Multitap Delay Feedback High Damp Delay 2 1 Mt Dly Wet Dry Limiter Limiter Ga...

Page 507: ...Out Routing LEQ HEQ EQ Trim Exciter Exciter Limiter Limiter Gain Adjust Envelope Control EXCITER a X Exciter Blend 100 100 Sets the intensity depth of the Exciter effect p 446 b X Emphasis Frequency 0 70 Sets the frequency range to be emphasized p 446 c X Trim 0 100 Sets the EQ input level d X Pre LEQ Gain dB 15 15 Sets the gain of Low EQ PreHEQGain dB 15 15 Sets the gain of High EQ CHORUS FLANGER...

Page 508: ...0 Sets the modulation amount for Wet Dry Left Right Wet Dry Wet Dry Wet Mono In Stereo Out Dry Stereo In Stereo Out LEQ HEQ EQ Trim Exciter Exciter Phaser Phaser Resonance LFO Tri Sine Phaser Wet Dry Normal Wet Invert Output Mode EXCITER a X Exciter Blend 100 100 Sets the intensity depth of the Exciter effect p 446 b X Emphasis Frequency 0 70 Sets the frequency range to be emphasized p 446 c X Tri...

Page 509: ...Drive Mode Overdrive Hi Gain Switches between overdrive and high gain distortion Drive 1 100 Sets the degree of distortion p 453 b O Output Level 0 50 Sets the overdrive output level p 453 Src Off Tempo Selects the modulation source for the overdrive output level Amt 50 50 Sets the modulation amount of the overdrive output level e O Low Cutoff Hz 20 1 00k Sets the center frequency for Low EQ shelv...

Page 510: ...empo Selects a modulation source for Wet Dry Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount for Wet Dry Left Right Wet Dry Wet Dry Wet Mono In Stereo Out Dry Stereo In Stereo Out Routing Overdrive Hi Gain 3 Band PEQ Output Level Mode Overdrive Hi Gain Drive Driver Phaser Phaser Resonance LFO Tri Sine Phaser Wet Dry Normal Wet Invert Output Mode OD HI GAIN a O Drive Mode Overdrive Hi Gain Switches between ...

Page 511: ...od Auto LFO LFO Left Right Wet Dry Wet Dry Wet Mono In Mono Out Dry Stereo In Stereo Out Decimator Routing Amp Simulation Amp Simulation Filter Pre LPF High Damp Output Level Decimator Resolution DECIMATOR a D Pre LPF Off On Turn the harmonic noise caused by lowered sampling on and off p 452 High Damp 0 100 Sets the ratio of high range damping b D Sampling Freq Hz 1 00k 48 00k Sets the sampling fr...

Page 512: ...ay Feedback High Damp Delay 2 1 Chorus Flanger Cho Flng Wet Dry Mt Dly Wet Dry Chorus Flanger Feedback LFO Tri Sine MULTITAP DELAY a D Tap1Time msec 0 0 1360 0 Sets the Tap1 delay time Tap1 Level 0 100 Sets the Tap1 output level p 477 b D Tap2Time msec 0 0 1360 0 Sets the Tap2 delay time Feedback 100 100 Sets the Tap2 feedback amount c D High Damp 0 100 Sets the damping amount in the high range p ...

Page 513: ...EVERB a R Reverb Time sec 0 1 10 0 Sets the reverberation time High Damp 0 100 Sets the damping amount in the high range b R Pre Delay msec 0 200 Sets the delay time of the reverb sound and gate control signal c R EQ Trim 0 100 Sets the EQ input level Reverb Balance Dry 1 99 99 1 Wet Sets the reverb effect balance d R PreLEQ Fc Low Mid Low Selects the cutoff frequency low or mid low of the low ran...

Page 514: ...stereo image LIMITER a Ratio 1 0 1 50 0 1 Inf 1 Sets the signal compression ratio p 494 b Threshold dB 40 0 Sets the level above which the compressor is applied p 494 c Attack 1 100 Sets the attack time d Release 1 100 Sets the release time e Gain Adjust dB Inf 38 24 Sets the output gain p 494 f L Wet Dry R Wet Dry Dry 1 99 99 1 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and the dry input Src Off Tem...

Page 515: ...0 C064 R127 Sets the stereo image PHASER a LFO Freq Hz 0 02 20 00 Sets the speed of the LFO b LFO Waveform Triangle Sine Selects the LFO Waveform c Manual 0 100 Sets the frequency to which the effect is applied d Depth 0 100 Sets the depth of LFO modulation e Resonance 100 100 Sets the resonance amount p 463 f L Wet Dry R Wet Dry Wet 1 99 Dry 1 99 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and the dr...

Page 516: ...p 505 in parallel Left Right Stereo In Stereo Out Wet Dry Pan Wet Dry Pan Trim Trim Parametric 4Band EQ Parametric 4Band EQ Parametric 4Band EQ Parametric 4Band EQ Envelope Control Left Right Wet Dry Pan Wet Dry Pan Stereo In Stereo Out Trim Trim LEQ HEQ Output Level Compressor Parametric 4Band EQ Compressor Parametric 4Band EQ Envelope Control Left Right Wet Dry Pan Wet Dry Pan Stereo In Stereo O...

Page 517: ...y Pan Stereo In Stereo Out Trim Parametric 4Band EQ Chorus Flanger Parametric 4Band EQ Chorus Flanger Feedback LFO Tri Sine Trim LEQ HEQ Left Right Wet Dry Pan Wet Dry Pan Stereo In Stereo Out Trim Parametric 4Band EQ Phaser Parametric 4Band EQ Phaser Resonance LFO Tri Sine Left Right Wet Dry Pan Wet Dry Pan Stereo In Stereo Out Trim Parametric 4Band EQ Multitap BPM Delay Parametric 4Band EQ Feedb...

Page 518: ...ol Compressor Compressor Output Level Overdrive Hi Gain 3 Band PEQ Overdrive Hi Gain Driver Left Right Wet Dry Pan Wet Dry Pan Stereo In Stereo Out D mod Wah Auto Wah Wah LFO Sweep Mode Envelope Trim LEQ HEQ Output Level Envelope Control Compressor Compressor Left Right Wet Dry Pan Wet Dry Pan Stereo In Stereo Out Chorus Flanger Chorus Flanger Feedback LFO Tri Sine Trim LEQ HEQ Trim LEQ HEQ Output...

Page 519: ...tereo Out Gain Adjust Envelope Control Limiter Limiter Exciter Exciter Trim LEQ HEQ Left Right Wet Dry Pan Wet Dry Pan Stereo In Stereo Out Gain Adjust Envelope Control Limiter Limiter Output Level Overdrive Hi Gain 3 Band PEQ Overdrive Hi Gain Driver Left Right Wet Dry Pan Wet Dry Pan Stereo In Stereo Out Gain Adjust Envelope Control Limiter Limiter Wah Auto Wah Wah D mod LFO Sweep Mode Envelope ...

Page 520: ... Wet Dry Pan Wet Dry Pan Stereo In Stereo Out Trim LEQ HEQ Exciter Exciter Exciter Exciter Trim LEQ HEQ Left Right Wet Dry Pan Wet Dry Pan Stereo In Stereo Out Trim LEQ HEQ Exciter Exciter Output Level Overdrive Hi Gain 3 Band PEQ Overdrive Hi Gain Driver Left Right Wet Dry Pan Wet Dry Pan Stereo In Stereo Out Trim LEQ HEQ Exciter Exciter Wah Auto Wah Wah D mod LFO Sweep Mode Envelope Left Right W...

Page 521: ...rdrive Hi Gain 3 Band PEQ Overdrive Hi Gain Driver Output Level 3 Band PEQ Overdrive Hi Gain Driver Left Right Wet Dry Pan Wet Dry Pan Stereo In Stereo Out Overdrive Hi Gain Wah Auto Wah Wah D mod LFO Sweep Mode Envelope Output Level 3 Band PEQ Overdrive Hi Gain Driver Left Right Wet Dry Pan Wet Dry Pan Stereo In Stereo Out Overdrive Hi Gain Chorus Flanger Chorus Flanger Feedback LFO Tri Sine Trim...

Page 522: ...er Feedback LFO Tri Sine Trim LEQ HEQ LFO Sweep Mode Envelope Wah Auto Wah Wah D mod Left Right Wet Dry Pan Wet Dry Pan Stereo In Stereo Out LFO Sweep Mode Envelope Wah Auto Wah Wah Phaser Phaser Resonance LFO Tri Sine D mod Left Right Wet Dry Pan Wet Dry Pan Stereo In Stereo Out Multitap BPM Delay Feedback High Damp Delay 2 1 Tempo BPM Base Note x Times Base Note x Times LFO Sweep Mode Envelope W...

Page 523: ...ft Right Wet Dry Pan Wet Dry Pan Stereo In Stereo Out Phaser Phaser Phaser Resonance LFO Tri Sine LFO Tri Sine Phaser Resonance Left Right Wet Dry Pan Wet Dry Pan Stereo In Stereo Out Phaser LFO Tri Sine Phaser Resonance Multitap BPM Delay Feedback High Damp Delay 2 1 Tempo BPM Base Note x Times Base Note x Times Left Right Wet Dry Pan Wet Dry Pan Stereo In Stereo Out Multitap BPM Delay Multitap B...

Page 524: ... applied p 494 c Attack 1 100 Sets the attack time d Release 1 100 Sets the release time e Low Offset dB 40 0 Sets the low range gain of trigger signal p 443 f Mid Offset dB 40 0 Sets the mid range gain of trigger signal p 443 g High Offset dB 40 0 Sets the high range gain of trigger signal p 443 h Gain Adjust dB Inf 38 24 Sets the output gain p 494 Src Off Tempo Selects the modulation source for ...

Page 525: ...EL knob to adjust the level as high as possible without allowing distortion to occur Set Bus Select to Off and set FX Ctrk Bus Select to 1 With these settings the sound from the mic will be used as the modulator While you play speak into the mic it will sound as though the instrument is talking If the effect sound is distorted adjust the Carrier Trim and Modulator Trim a Carrier Trim 0 100 Sets th...

Page 526: ... type Q 0 5 10 0 Sets the band width of Mid High EQ 2 p 445 Gain dB 18 18 Sets the gain of Mid High EQ 2 i Direct Mix 0 50 Sets the amount of the dry sound mixed to the distortion Speaker Simulation Off On Switches the speaker simulation on off j Wet Dry Dry 1 99 99 1 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and the dry input Src Off Tempo Selects a modulation source for Wet Dry Amt 100 100 Sets th...

Page 527: ...2 UK BLUES UK H30 4x12 UK 70 S UK H30 4x12 UK 80 S UK T75 4x12 UK 90 S UK T75 4x12 UK MODERN UK T75 4x12 US V30 4x12 US MODERN US V30 4x12 US HIGAIN US V30 4x12 UK T75 4x12 BOUTIQUE OD UK H30 4x12 BOUTIQUE CL UK H30 4x12 BLACK 2x12 BLACK 2x12 TWEED 1x12 TWEED 1x12 TWEED 4x10 TWEED 4x10 a Amp Type Selects the type of the amplifier p 517 STUDIO COMBO A tube combo ideal for the Motown sound VOX AC100...

Page 528: ...2000 Sets the Tap3 LFO phase 60 degrees delay time Depth 0 30 Sets the Tap3 chorus depth Status Always On Always Off On Off Dm Off On Dm Selects on off or modulation source for the control of Tap3 output p 518 Tube Pre Amp Mic Simulation Tube Pre Amp Mic Simulation Left Right Wet Dry Output Level Wet Dry Stereo In Stereo Out Left Right Feedback Wet Dry Wet Dry Wet Mono In Stereo Out Dry Stereo In ...

Page 529: ...Pre Pre Post Post Delay Pitch Shifter Delay Pitch Shifter a Mode Slow Medium Fast Switches Pitch Shifter mode p 473 L R Pitch Normal Up Down Determines whether or not the L R pitch shift amount is inverted p 519 b Pitch Shift 1 2tone 24 24 Sets the pitch shift amount in steps of a semitone p 473 Src Off Tempo Selects the modulation source of pitch shift amount p 473 Amt 24 24 Sets the modulation a...

Page 530: ...s how quickly the horn rotation speed changes p 475 Horn Ratio Stop 0 50 2 00 Adjusts the high frequency horn rotation speed Standard value is 1 00 Stop stops the rotation h Rotor Acceleration 0 100 Sets how quickly the rotor speed changes p 475 Rotor Ratio Stop 0 50 2 00 Adjusts the low frequency rotor rotation speed Standard value is 1 0 Stop stops the rotation i Mic Distance 0 100 Distance betw...

Page 531: ... Dmod 100 100 Sets the modulation amount of the input level p 472 Src Off Tempo Selects the modulation source for the input level p 472 i Spread 50 50 Sets the width of the stereo image of the effect sound p 476 j Wet Dry Dry 1 99 99 1 Wet Sets the balance between the effect and the dry input Src Off Tempo Selects a modulation source for Wet Dry Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount for Wet Dry D...

Page 532: ...you can erase what you recorded If the Loop Time parameter has been set to Auto the loop time is also reset The effect is off when a value for the modulation source specified for the RST Control Src parameter is 63 or smaller and the effect is on when the value is 64 or higher 168 LCR BPM Long Dly L C R BPM Long Delay The L C R delay enables you to match the delay time with the song tempo a Time O...

Page 533: ...channel feedback e R Feedback 100 100 Sets the feedback amount for the right channel R Amt 100 100 Sets the modulation amount of the right channel feedback f High Damp 0 100 Sets the damping amount in the high range p 476 g Low Damp 0 100 Sets the damping amount in the low range p 476 h Input Level Dmod 100 100 Sets the modulation amount of the input level p 472 Src Off Tempo Selects the modulatio...

Page 534: ...Effect Guide 524 ...

Page 535: ...p and then find it in the KARMA GE Guide Here s an example from Program mode Access the Prog 7 2 1 GE RTP page and view the GE parameters on the display For more information please see 7 2 1 GE RTP GE Real Time Parameters on page 90 The GE parameters shown on the display include the group name and parameter name For example in the case of 01 Rhythm Swing the group is Rhythm Group and the parameter...

Page 536: ...C 000 121 Drum parameter name Pat Parameters of the Drum Group also indicate the drum pattern being controlled by that GE parameter Some parameters in the Drum Group that are not related to the individual Drum Patterns will not display this information Display example 1 Pattern 1 is controlled 2 Pattern 2 is controlled 3 Pattern 3 is controlled 1 2 Patterns 1 and 2 are controlled 2 3 Patterns 2 an...

Page 537: ...sound of a specific musical instrument and these relationships remain fixed no matter how many times you play back the performance For example in most if not all auto accompaniment instruments to achieve a variation in the accompaniment pattern the instrument essentially switches to a different pre recorded sequence of musical events again with specific relationships that are fixed in the data In ...

Page 538: ...se 1 Phase 1 Phase 1 Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 2 Phase 2 Phase 2 Phase 2 Phase 2 WaveSeq Phase 1 Phase 2 Note Series Drum Pattern 1 Drum Pattern 2 Drum Pattern 3 DATA to be read out of GE Generated Effect KARMA Module A KARMA Module B KARMA Module C KARMA Module D GE Parameters KARMA Module Parameters GE Number KARMA Module Real Time Parameters Dynamic MIDI Program KARMA Module A Combination Sequencer...

Page 539: ...dos and arpeggios which start with the note s given as input Melodic Repeat and Auto Bending an input note a certain amount or to another note Gate Type 0 4 Selects one of several different Gate Type settings Two Vel options retrigger the notes repeatedly while the CC options allow sustained notes to be chopped or stepped with CC Values Available only when GE Type 1 Generated Gated 0 Vel retrigger...

Page 540: ...of notes may be generated according to the Cluster Pattern repeated notes may be generated on top of other notes and the durations of notes may overlap according to Duration settings 1 On The normal behavior of certain aspects of the GE will be overridden suppressing the generation of multiple notes at the same time Any clusters being generated will be removed essentially generating what would be ...

Page 541: ...ry will be produced based on chord analysis of the input source material then a group of notes corresponding to the analyzed chord will be used instead of the actual notes The initial octave is based on the lowest note received as input source material This can be used so that one finger chords produce scalic riffs or to supply notes that are not present in the source material 2 Scalic 2 Same as 1...

Page 542: ...one way to change the overall length of the Note Series in real time Symmetry 0 1 When set to 1 On additional notes are extrapolated at the end of the Note Series beyond the number specified by the Replications setting which are accessed when clusters are generated in that area of the Note Series or when the Index Group Double Invert parameters p 548 are used This primarily allows different cluste...

Page 543: ...ter Steps to be changed to one of 78 different settings Template 0 is all steps off no steps filtered while Template 77 is all steps on except the root only the root is allowed in the Note Series As the Templates proceed from 0 to 78 more and more steps are filtered out in different combinations Filter Temp Restore 1 77 Operates the same as Filter Template above with the difference that when the G...

Page 544: ...iggered or at other times during the Phase Pattern 0 T only when Triggered The Start is applied only when the effect is triggered i e from the keyboard or through Dynamic MIDI When other steps of the Phase Pattern are entered during subsequent playback the Note Series will reset to either the top or bottom depending on the Phase Direction setting 1 1 when entering Phase1 Each time that playback of...

Page 545: ...ation would extend beyond either end of the playback portion of the Phase those notes are limited and replaced with the bottom or top note of the Phase Once the specified number of events or beats of a time signature are generated a Phase Change occurs Settings of the Index Pattern or Cluster Pattern which would cause movement beyond that point have no effect This can be used to simulate the Trito...

Page 546: ...e range Oct 5th Phs Transpose 36 36 Allows the Phase s Transpose value to be quantized to the nearest octave or fifth so that when being changed in real time only transposition by octaves or fifths is possible In this case the value of the parameter changes by semitones but the actual transpose value will only change at certain points within the range Step Transpose Value 48 0 48 Allows a separate...

Page 547: ...e Series Group may have created a very long Note Series these can be used to select just a portion of the Note Series from which to generate notes over the length of a particular Phase For example if the Beginning Offset is 25 and the End Offset is 75 note generation within the Phase would be restricted to coming from the portion of the Note Series 1 4 to 3 4 of the way from the beginning Not avai...

Page 548: ...6 then the following would happen to the Phase Pattern Template Steps 1 4 Applies the selected template only to the first 4 steps of the Phase Pattern If there are more steps they will remain unchanged Template Steps 5 8 Applies the selected template only to steps 5 8 of the Phase Pattern If there are more steps they will remain unchanged Steps 1 4 will remain unchanged Template Steps 9 12 Same as...

Page 549: ...hiftings of timings can be produced Note that the setting of this parameter can be modified by the Swing Use Multiplier parameter explained below Swing 200 200 Sets the percentage of swing hip hop feeling to be applied 0 no swing 50 triplets while 100 pushes the swung notes all the way to the next value of half the note length set by the Swing Note Value p 539 For example if swinging straight 1 16...

Page 550: ...ern A Rhythm Pattern controls the rhythm that the notes are generated with according to a grid of rhythmic values It has any number of steps up to 32 with each step being represented by one column on the grid The first column always contains at least one value unused columns appear disabled The top part of the grid corresponds to 18 different rhythmic values the bottom 3 rows are special purpose r...

Page 551: ...iddle rhythms 3 Log S Logarithmic S With a positive Factor choices will be logarithmically weighted towards the middle rhythms and away from the shorter and longer rhythms With a negative Factor choices will be logarithmically weighted towards the shorter and longer rhythms and away from the middle rhythms A Factor of 0 with any shaped curve yields a linear table straight diagonal line and each of...

Page 552: ...otes etc various triplet values or various dotted values Template Parameters The two Template Parameters select from 63 or 64 different Rhythm Pattern Templates and load the parameters into the current Phase s Pattern Grid and associated parameters A Rhythm Pattern Template consists of the configuration of the Rhythm Pattern Grid Random Weighting Parameters Pools Random Weighting Parameters Ties T...

Page 553: ... Mode is 3 Timed 4 Rhythm Overlap or 5 Rhythm the Duration Pattern Grid is not utilized Pattern grids cannot be viewed and edited in the M3 Associated Parameters Duration Mode 0 7 Selects one of several modes of operation for generating durations in the current Phase Based on the current setting the Duration Pattern Grid and Random Weighting Parameters may not be available 0 Poly Extend Each note ...

Page 554: ...elves are relative to tempo the value specified here is not Using the example setting of 20 the notes will always be 20 ms shorter regardless of the tempo 7 Pattern Duration Value 1 800 The Duration Pattern is used to construct a Duration Pattern in a similar fashion to the Rhythm Pattern Each step in the pattern indicates the duration for notes that are currently to be generated The Duration Valu...

Page 555: ... Template Parameters The two Template Parameters select from 63 or 64 different Duration Pattern Templates and load the parameters into the current Phase s Pattern Grid and associated parameters A Duration Pattern Template consists of the configuration of the Duration Pattern Grid Random Weighting Parameters Pools Random Weighting Parameters Ties Template 1 63 p 542 Rhythm Group Template Parameter...

Page 556: ... step Index Pattern can be looping while an eight step Velocity Pattern and a twelve step Cluster Pattern are also independently looping for example Besides using Index Patterns several other means of moving through the Note Series are provided These options are controlled with the Index Pattern Type parameter as described below Pattern Grid Associated Parameters Index Pattern A Index Pattern has ...

Page 557: ...r When the internal GE parameter Advance Mode is 0 In dependent For every note in a cluster or group of drum notes generated simultaneously a separate Index Pattern Value will be chosen after which the Index Pattern advances to the next value For example a cluster of six notes will be generated with the next six Index Pattern Values with a net advance of six steps This means that each note in the ...

Page 558: ...ones Double 1 On Double Amount 2 Inv Dbl Vel Offset 0 200 Sets an amount by which the velocity of any inverted and doubled notes will be offset from the original notes This allows you to make them a bit softer or louder than the original notes The value is a percentage of the original note s velocity so values less than 100 will produce softer inverted and doubled notes while values greater than 1...

Page 559: ...illiseconds that each cluster will be strummed quickly arpeggiated or flammed Note that a single note cannot be strummed so this only has an effect on cluster sizes greater than 1 This is the total time for each cluster so each note in a cluster of 5 notes will be closer together than a cluster of 3 notes with the same strum value This maintains a proper degree of looseness while changing cluster ...

Page 560: ...ttern Grid and associated parameters A Cluster Pattern Template consists of the configuration of the Cluster Pattern Grid Random Weighting Parameters Template 1 63 p 542 Rhythm Group Template Template Restore 0 As Stored 63 p 542 Rhythm Group Template Restore Cluster Pool values that receive priority Weighting Curve Factor positive negative Exp Log larger smaller Exp S Log S middle smaller larger ...

Page 561: ... as input have their velocities averaged and this is then used as the Initial Velocity at which to generate notes The Velocity Range Bottom and Top parameters become operable allowing you to scale the amount of sensitivity Using this mode allows the velocities received as input to control the overall volume of the resulting effect For example you might use this mode so that playing chords hard mad...

Page 562: ...r of six notes will be generated with the next six Velocities indicated by the pattern with a net advance of six steps This means that each note in a cluster or each note of a drum pattern that is generated simultaneously can be given its own velocity This is useful for more subtly shifting accents within clusters of notes and adding more human like velocity randomness to drum patterns When the GE...

Page 563: ...Pattern Templates and load the parameters into the current Phase s Pattern Grid and associated parameters A Velocity Pattern Template consists of the configuration of the Velocity Pattern Grid Random Weighting Parameters Template 1 63 p 542 Rhythm Group Template Template Restore 0 As Stored 63 p 542 Rhythm Group Template Restore ...

Page 564: ...Parameters CC grid when being used for CCs or Pitch Bend CC Pattern A CC Pattern represents a series of values indicating a MIDI Control Change or Pitch Bend value to be generated It may have any number of steps up to 64 and loop independently of other patterns being used at the same time Each step is represented by one column on the grid The first column always contains at least one value Each ro...

Page 565: ... on page 541 Pools Weighting Curve 0 3 For more information please see Rhythm Group on page 539 Pools Weighting Curve on page 541 Appendices on page 582 and Random Weighting Curves on page 584 The following table summarizes the effect of the various Weighting Curves and the Factor field on the choices from the CC Pools Note Turning on the Weighting Curve Inversion Row button causes the opposite be...

Page 566: ...nerated Drum setting this to 1 Multi will have no effect unless at least one Drum Pattern has the c clusters button turned on in the Phase Pattern and there is a Cluster Pattern containing values of more than just 1 or more than one drum note is being generated at a time by using more than one Drum Pattern or by using a single Drum Pattern in Poly mode Pitch Offsets On Off 0 1 When On 1 the Pitch ...

Page 567: ...t any other way For example a WaveSeq Pattern of mallet like sounds could be shifted instantly into a group of guitar or industrial noise waveforms radically modifying the resulting timbre of the phrase A WaveSeq Pattern will loop as long as note generation continues It normally will not reset to the beginning of the Pattern unless a new Trigger is received or the Phase Group has been configured t...

Page 568: ...andom pool from which choices will be made at random subject to the use of a weighting curve as described later on The weighting curve becomes available when there is at least one random pool selected The example above shows a pattern of 8 single waveform choices in the first 8 steps after which waveform choices are made at random from the entire group of 16 waveforms for an additional 8 steps Whe...

Page 569: ...he random pool can be favored by the use of a weighting table with various shaped curves Using the curves you can influence certain choices to be made more or less often than others allowing very musical real time control of the randomness Whether or not a certain random sequence will repeat for a number of times is controlled by the Phase Group For more information please see Rhythm Group on page...

Page 570: ...d the envelopes can also be selectively triggered at Phase Changes according to settings in the Phase Group Parameters The parameters are the same for all three of the envelopes and are discussed below On Off Envelope On Off 0 1 Turns on the corresponding envelope and makes its parameters operative Note Even if the envelope is properly activated you may not be hearing any effect if the Transmit MI...

Page 571: ...ding to the shape of the envelope the envelope s range of 0 99 is scaled into 0 127 and sent as the selected controller This is especially useful when you loop the envelopes to get slow sweeping LFO effects for controlling various tone generation characteristics on synthesizers and effects devices that support this type of control Note that for looping to work you must set the Loop On and Envelope...

Page 572: ...n 1 On makes the selected envelope s time scale relative to tempo This means that the envelope can Track the notes being generated or a particular length of time If you have it set to make a particular shape over 1 bar of 4 4 then changing the tempo will maintain this relationship by scaling the tempo range of the envelope accordingly For example assume you have an envelope timed to produce a swee...

Page 573: ...s at the same time all will be set to the same value Sta Att Rel Level Start Attack Release Level 0 99 Controls an Envelope s Start Attack and Release Levels at the same time all will be set to the same value Sta Sus Rel Level Start Sustain Release Level 0 99 Controls an Envelope s Start Sustain and Release Levels at the same time all will be set to the same value Att Sus Rel Level Attack Sustain ...

Page 574: ...ne of the CC Types since notes are not actually generated in this mode but a sustained set of notes is manipulated by a selected CC i e chopped by CC 11 Expression General Parameters Rhythm 0 25 Sets the rhythm repeat time for each repeated note 16th note dotted 16th etc All rhythms chosen here lock to the Global Tempo or to the Tempo Envelope if Tempo Env Lock is on described below 0 None The rep...

Page 575: ...specified in the Velocity Group Transpose 24 25 The amount by which each successive repeated note is transposed in pitch When one of the semitone values is selected the same value is used for each repeated note When the Pattern option is selected the 25 Index Pattern in the Index Group is used so that each repeated note can transpose a different amount from the previous repeated note Depending on ...

Page 576: ...ions have been generated This will cause an up down back and forth cycling effect over the entire range Tempo Env Lock 0 1 When a Tempo Envelope is being used in the Envelope Group setting this to 1 Lock causes the repeated notes to lock their size to the Tempo Envelope i e as the Tempo Envelope speeds up the times between them get smaller Setting this to 0 Off causes the size to remain relative t...

Page 577: ... As Played Each delayed note will have the same duration as the initial note with the exception that if Transpose p 565 is 0 then notes of the same pitch will not overlap If Transpose is other than 0 and many notes are sustained this can quickly eat up a lot of the polyphony of your sound modules 1 Fixed The original note will have the duration as played but each repetition will have a fixed lengt...

Page 578: ... RT is set to 1 On the notes in the first repeat of the chord will be hard quantized so that they generate simultaneously All subsequent repeats will be based on those quantized notes and therefore will also be quantized When Key Mode RT is 1 Up The repeats will be triggered when the key s are released so they will be quantized together at that point to occur simultaneously anyway with no slop But...

Page 579: ...ted were C E G B C then the C will bend to the G the E will bend to the B etc 15 Next Note 2 Bends each note to what will be the note 3 notes from the current note For example if the notes to be generated were C E G B C then the C will bend to the B the E will bend to the second C etc 16 Prev Note Bends each note to what was the previous note For example if the notes to be generated were C E G B C...

Page 580: ...effect locked to tempo If the length of the bend is longer than the actual duration of the note with which it is generated part or all of the bend will not be heard 24 Fixed ms Makes available the Fixed ms parameter A length of absolute time may then be specified in milliseconds for each bend window Note that this is independent of any tempo settings You might use this to keep the same length and ...

Page 581: ... are released MIDI note offs are received 0 Down The bend window specified by the Length p 570 setting starts immediately upon receiving a note according to the settings of the parameters 1 Up The bend window is not started until the input source note is released Note that for this kind of bend effect to be audible you must either be using a synth program with a long release or set the Rel Delay L...

Page 582: ...m at the beginning of certain Phases This also means that a sixty four step Drum Pattern can be looping while an eight step Velocity Pattern and a twelve step Cluster Pattern are also independently looping for example The riff or arpeggio that would normally be being produced if the GE Type p 529 was 0 Generated Riff is still being generated internally Therefore if Index Patterns Cluster Patterns ...

Page 583: ...rn Straight Multipliers 0 5 Selects from a quantized set of straight values for the Rhythm Multiplier field of the associated Drum Pattern s In other words when applied to a Rhythm pattern containing values such as 16th notes the resulting rhythmic values will be straight values such as 8th notes quarter notes etc Straight Trip Mults 0 10 Selects from a quantized set of straight triplet values for...

Page 584: ...e For more information please see Rhythm Group on page 539 and Random Weighting Parameters Pools on page 541 Pools Random Factor 99 99 For information on this parameter see Rhythm Group on page 539 and Pools Random Factor on page 541 Pools Weighting Curve 0 3 For more information please see Pools Weighting Curve on page 541 and Rhythm Group on page 539 See also Appendices on page 582 and Random We...

Page 585: ...odic Pattern is fixed it doesn t matter what notes you play on the keyboard The pattern will always produce the same pitches according to the settings of the Drum Sound Note settings This is most typical for Drum Patterns 1 On The pitches of the notes generated track the lowest key played on the keyboard or other input device related to C2 MIDI Note 36 This is most useful for Melodic Patterns In o...

Page 586: ... three Patterns at the same time The values 0 8 select one of 9 different combinations shown in the following table Off Melodic Repeat will be turned off in each step of the Phase Pattern for the specified Drum Patterns On Melodic Repeat will be turned on in each step of the Phase Pattern for the specified Drum Patterns As Stored Melodic Repeat will be set to the internally stored settings of the ...

Page 587: ...Pattern Template Parameters The two Template Parameters select from one of three banks of Drum Pattern Templates within the current selected Template Bank shared by all three Drum Patterns and load the parameters into the selected Drum Pattern Editing Grid and associated parameters Each Drum Template Bank contains 63 or 64 different Drum Pattern Templates A Drum Pattern Template consists of the co...

Page 588: ...be shifted to the top so that the highest Direct Index note will be the highest note in the Note Series 1 Bottom If the length of the Note Series is greater than the range of the selected controller the indexes will be shifted to the bottom so that the lowest Direct Index note will be the lowest note in the Note Series 2 Center If the length of the Note Series is greater than the range of the sele...

Page 589: ...er parameters in this section or by the user through the controller doing the Direct Indexing The notes that may be generated normally by the GE are still independently controlled by the settings in the Duration Group 0 GE Direct Index notes will have the duration specified by the other two parameters in this section the Duration Mode and the Duration ms if applicable The actual duration of the co...

Page 590: ...n this Group the settings in the Bend Group do not affect them other than Bend Range Bend Amount 12 18 p 569 Bend Group Amount 0 Random p 569 Bend Group Amount 12 12 12 12 semitones p 569 Bend Group Amount 13 Next Index Bends each note to the next index in the Note Series note that this may be an up or down bend depending on how the Note Series is constructed and sorted For example if the Note Ser...

Page 591: ...570 Bend Group End Bend Width 0 100 p 571 Bend Group Width 0 64th triplet 9 8th triplet 18 Whole triplet 1 64th 10 8th 19 Whole 2 64th dotted 11 8th dotted 20 Whole dotted 3 32th triplet 12 Quarter triplet 21 2 bars 4 32th 13 Quarter 22 3 bars 5 32th dotted 14 Quarter dotted 23 4 bars 6 16th triplet 15 Half triplet 24 Fixed ms 7 16th 16 Half 25 Note Duration 8 16th dotted 17 Half dotted ...

Page 592: ...ends it back afterwards while for the Bend Shape you will probably want to bend From the previous note to the one you have played now since that is where the bend will end up to the ear However it s up to you Length Of Bends GE Type 0 Generated Riff 1 Generated Gated or 2 Generated Drum Bend Group Length is 0 23 Note Values The bend length is determined by the chosen note value and will be the sam...

Page 593: ... a Width of 0 gives you a Triangle Shape In a Hammer Bend the 3rd bend starts at a point in the note s duration following the End setting and is determined by a ratio of the Width Even when Width is at 100 and the Hammer On and Hammer Off Bends are instantaneous the final 3rd bend will still be an audible bend The following diagrams illustrate the shape of a Hammer Bend A Hammer is the same thing ...

Page 594: ...d away from the lower and upper values in the pool With a negative Factor choices will be exponentially weighted towards the lower and upper values in the pool and away from the values in the center of the pool Logarithmic S Log S With a positive Factor choices will be logarithmically weighted towards the center values in the pool and away from the lower and upper values in the pool With a negativ...

Page 595: ...Y CURVE LOG Factor 40 X Factor 20 Factor 10 Factor 0 Factor 10 Factor 20 Factor 40 Y CURVE LOG S Factor 40 X Factor 20 Factor 10 Factor 0 Factor 10 Factor 20 Factor 40 Y CURVE EXP Factor 40 X Factor 20 Factor 10 Factor 0 Factor 10 Factor 20 Factor 40 X Axis random choice with equal probability between min and max Y Axis the Pool Y CURVE EXP S Factor 40 X Factor 20 Factor 10 Factor 0 Factor 10 Fact...

Page 596: ...bution among the center and lower values than the Log Curve With a Negative Factor 40 Exponential Curve Exp 75 chance of a choice from the lower 10 of the pool 25 chance of a choice from the upper 90 of the pool Logarithmic Curve Log 90 chance of a choice from the lower 25 of the pool 10 chance of a choice from the upper 75 of the pool In general as the negative factor decreases the Exp Curve will...

Page 597: ...s ways modify the response of realtime controllers and more The AMS Mixer outputs appear in the list of AMS sources just like the LFOs and EGs The original unmodified inputs to the AMS Mixers are still available as well For instance if you use LFO 1 as an input to a AMS Mixer you can use the processed version of the LFO to control one AMS destination and the original version to control another Fin...

Page 598: ...as a modulation source SldrMod5 17 Slider Modulation5 CC 17 This AMS source always responds to MIDI CC 17 A MIDI value of 0 causes the maximum negative modulation 64 center means no modulation and 127 causes the maximum positive modulation You can invert this response if desired by using a negative AMS intensity It also usually corresponds to Slider 5 USER 1 on the Controllers Setup page but this ...

Page 599: ...onds to MIDI CC 87 For more information please see XY X CC 85 X Y Mode Modulation X CC 85 above Tempo This lets you use the system tempo as a modulation source 120 is the center for a value of 0 60BPM is 99 and 240BPM is 99 Note that this is different from actually syncing to tempo for that purpose use the dedicated synchronization functions for the LFOs effects etc Gate1 Gate1 Damper Gate 1 is tr...

Page 600: ...umber can be used to control the EG or LFO according to the keyboard pitch that is played Pitch tone EG or LFO can be controlled by the tempo of the KARMA or sequencer AMS source value range Amp EG 0 99 Pitch Filter EGs 99 0 99 LFO1 2 99 0 99 Common LFO 99 0 99 Filter Amp KeyTrack 99 0 99 Common KeyTrack 1 2 99 0 99 Note Number C 1 C4 C9 EXT 1 Max 0 Max EXT Tempo 2 60 120 240 EXT 3 0 127 Parameter...

Page 601: ...ensity the vibrato effect will gradually deepen as the EG level rises or gradually lessen as the EG level decreases With negative settings of Intensity the LFO phase will be inverted If you select a controller such as SW1 or 2 as the AMS you can press the SW1 or SW2 switch when desired to turn on the vibrato effect Filter Cutoff Frequency Prog 3 1 1b The cutoff frequency of filter A B can be contr...

Page 602: ... controller that changes with a positive value EXT is selected as the AMS setting the Intensity to 99 will allow you to increase the volume to a maximum of eight times that of the current volume If an EG LFO or controller that changes with a value Pitch EG Filter EG LFO KT EXT is selected as the AMS setting the Intensity to 99 will allow you to increase the volume to a maximum of eight times that ...

Page 603: ...2 or 99 the corresponding frequency can be multiplied by a maximum of 2 4 8 16 32 or 64 times or divided by 1 2 1 4 1 8 1 16 1 32 1 64 Select JS Y CC 01 for AMS and set Intensity to 16 When you move the joystick in the Y direction the LFO frequency will be increased by a maximum of 2 times If you set Intensity to 16 and move the joystick in the Y direction the LFO frequency will be decreased by up...

Page 604: ... for IFX1 5 MFX1 2 and TFX Dynamic Modulation Source List Wet Dry Max Zero Higher D mod Dry Wet 60 40 10 90 Dynamic Modulation Example Wet Dry 10 90 Amt 50 Wet Dry 60 40 Amt 50 Off dynamic modulation is not used Gate1 note on off p 595 Gate1 Dmpr note on damper on off p 595 Gate2 note on off retrigger p 595 Gate2 Dmpr note on damper on off retrigger p 595 Note Numbr note number Velocity velocity E...

Page 605: ...wering it will produce negative change With negative values the result will be the opposite SldrM5 Slider Modulation5 SldrM6 Slider Modulation6 SldrM7 Slider Modulation7 SldrM8 Slider Modulation8 The slider position and the direction of the resulting change are different than Slider Mod5 CC 17 Slider Mod8 CC 21 If Amount is set to a positive value the result as a dynamic modulation source will be ...

Page 606: ...CC 01 Joystick Y Vertical upward direction CC 01 JS Y CC 02 Joystick Y Vertical downward direction CC 02 Ribbon CC 16 Ribbon controller CC 16 ValueSlider CC 18 value slider CC 18 Sldr Mod 5 CC 17 Realtime control slider 5 slider modulation 5 CC 17 Sldr Mod 6 CC 19 Realtime control slider 6 slider modulation 6 CC 19 Sldr Mod 7 CC 20 Realtime control slider 7 slider modulation 7 CC 20 Sldr Mod 8 CC ...

Page 607: ... and On is 127 With single Programs this simply enables and disables Portamento regardless of the of the Program s stored Portamento Enable setting With double Programs it s slightly more complex If Portamento is either enabled for both OSC 1 and 2 or off for both then the Portamento Switch controls both OSC If Portamento is enabled for only one of the two only that element will be affected by the...

Page 608: ...ntrol the desired parameter within the Effect Cutoff CC 74 This scales the cutoff frequency of all of the filters at once For instance in the EDS it affects both Filters A and B Resonance CC 71 This scales the resonance of all of the filters at once For instance in the EDS it affects both Filters A and B Filter EG Int CC 79 This scales the effect of the Filter EG on the cutoff frequency It affects...

Page 609: ...the Prog P0 Play or Combi P0 Play pages respectively When you use this control the M3 will also transmit the corresponding MIDI Program Change and Bank Select messages Program Down This decrements the current Program or Combination number for hands free patch changes For more information please see Program Up above Value Inc Operating the foot switch will produce the same operation as pressing the...

Page 610: ...e of a Program Combination or of a MIDI track in Sequencer modes Post IFX Pan CC 08 Control the pan after passing through the Insert Effect Pan CC 10 Control the pan of a Program of a timbre in a Combination or of a MIDI track in Sequencer modes Expression CC 11 Expression is a secondary volume control which you can use to scale level without affecting the main volume settings or CC 7 values For m...

Page 611: ... groove And the Latch switch could be used to change the Key Zone range or the Latch Mode for a module s envelopes Furthermore by running a KARMA SLIDER through Dynamic MIDI and into Real Time Parameter Control rather than assigning it to an Real Time Parameter directly you can choose only a portion of the slider s range to affect the parameter For example if you selected KARMA SLIDER 1 as a Dynam...

Page 612: ... Note Group When using the Note Group Sources Bottom and Top Prog 7 2 3b refer to MIDI Note Numbers C 1 G9 000 C 1 012 C0 024 C1 036 C2 045 C3 060 C4 072 C5 084 C6 096 C7 108 C8 120 C9 127 G9 Short Note Use Bottom and Top Prog 7 2 3b to specify the range of note numbers Only notes within the specified range with a duration of less than 45 ms between note on and note off will be the source Note Use...

Page 613: ...ing When the value of the controller selected as the source is at the value specified for Top the tempo will be half the regular tempo The tempo will not be slower than the minimum tempo of 35 BPM Note Env Latch Momentary Toggle Control Note Latch of the KARMA module When you select Note Env Latch as the Destination and turn A B C D 7 2 2 Perf Real Time Parameters On checked you will be able to us...

Page 614: ... will be immediately terminated Note You can use a source from any of the three groups but typically it will be the Controller Group Module Pause Momentary Toggle Operating the selected source controller when the KARMA function is operating will pause the playback of the KARMA Module When the KARMA module parameter Run Combi Seq 7 1 1b is turned Off unchecked the KARMA module will continue operati...

Page 615: ...an not be controlled if you select the source from the JS Y CC 01 JS X controller group a note group other than listed above or the Velocity Velocity Outside Zone Velocity group Examples of use Play a chord in either the left hand or right hand to control the phrase or pattern generated by the KARMA module In this example we will use the right hand to play a solo phrase and the left hand to play a...

Page 616: ...d on releasing the finger at one end of the ribbon will snap back to the center value creating spurious notes on release unless this setting is used The Polarity setting choose which direction it operates in The following example shows the Dynamic MIDI Source set to Ribbon 16 Moving in the opposite direction from what is shown produces no action Polarity Polarity Polarity Polarity Note Normally yo...

Page 617: ...elease the damper pedal and play the keyboard Since Receive MIDI Filter Damper CC 64 is turned Off unchecked in this example the damper pedal will not produce the conventional damper effect when the KARMA function is on Use this when you want to add notes in this way to modify the phrase or pattern ...

Page 618: ...7 KARMA Slider 6 SL6 1 1 28 KARMA Slider 7 SL7 1 1 29 KARMA Slider 8 SL8 1 1 30 KARMA SCENE 1 8 control 1 31 KARMA LATCH On Off control 1 32 Bank select LSB 33 37 38 Data entry LSB 39 63 64 Damper 65 Portamento On Off 66 Sostenuto 67 Soft pedal 68 69 70 Sustain level 71 Filter resonance level Slider2 72 Release time Slider4 73 Attack time 74 Filter cutoff frequency Slider1 75 Decay time 76 LFO1 sp...

Page 619: ...ed control is possible on the MIDI channel of any routed timbre KARMA modules A B C and D can be controlled if the In Input Channel and Out Output Channel Combi 7 1 1c settings specified for each module are Gch or match the global channel Sequencer mode When one of the M3 s controllers is operated its effect will apply to the MIDI track 1 16 that is selected by Track Select Seq 0 1 1 2 a If the St...

Page 620: ...Slider 1 0 127 equivalent to when CC 22 is assigned to KARMA realtime control slider 1 7 23 KARMA Slider 2 0 127 equivalent to when CC 23 is assigned to KARMA realtime control slider 2 7 24 KARMA Slider 3 0 127 equivalent to when CC 24 is assigned to KARMA realtime control slider 3 7 25 KARMA Slider 4 0 127 equivalent to when CC 25 is assigned to KARMA realtime control slider 4 7 26 KARMA Slider 5...

Page 621: ...n turn Insert effect 1 5 on off 5 93 Effect depth 3 send 1 level 0 127 send 1 level 94 Effect depth 4 master effect 1 2 On Off 0 63 Off 64 127 On master effect 1 2 on off 5 95 Effect depth 5 total effect On Off 0 63 Off 64 127 On total effect on off 5 96 Data increment 0 97 Data decrement 0 98 NRPN LSB LSB of NRPN 99 NRPN MSB MSB of NRPN 100 RPN LSB 0 selects the pitch bend range 2 1 controls Fine...

Page 622: ... Assign page Normally you will turn this Off Use these settings if you need to assign control change messages for example when you want to record KARMA CONTROLS slider or switch operations on the internal sequencer or an external MIDI sequencer or to control the KARMA function from an external MIDI device Each slider and switch can be assigned to any desired MIDI control change message CC 00 119 b...

Page 623: ...wever edits made in this way cannot be saved back into a Program CC Internal parameters controlled by the CC 70 Sustain level Filter EG 1 2 Sustain see page 54 Amp EG 1 2 Sustain see page 62 71 Filter resonance Filter A B 1 2 Resonance see page 48 72 Release time Filter EG 1 2 Release see page 54 Amp EG 1 2 Release see page 62 73 Attack time EG Times Filter EG 1 2 Attack see page 54 Amp EG 1 2 Att...

Page 624: ...ur external MIDI sequencer or computer so that the data it receives at MIDI IN will be retransmitted from MIDI OUT and turn off the M3 s local control setting so that the M3 s keyboard section and sound generator will be internally disconnected When you play the keyboard of the M3 the musical data will be transmitted to the external MIDI sequencer or computer and then echoed back to play the M3 s ...

Page 625: ...e MIDI channel of a timbre whose Status is set to INT Combi 3 1 2 c Sequencer mode The global MIDI channel is used to transmit receive exclusive data and for messages that switch effects on off MIDI data transmission reception for each MIDI track will occur on the MIDI channel specified for each MIDI track by MIDI Channel Seq 3 1 2 c The KARMA function will transmit and receive on the In Input Cha...

Page 626: ...atches the MIDI channel of the received message will change If Bank Change Global 1 2b is unchecked bank select messages will not be transmitted or received Aftertouch Channel aftertouch Dn vv n channel vv value When you apply pressure to the keyboard after playing a note an aftertouch effect will be applied and Channel After Touch messages will be transmitted When these messages are received an a...

Page 627: ...Volume CC 07 Bn 07 vv When the above CC is assigned to the Assignable Pedal or as the Realtime Control Slider 5 8 or as the X Y CC control function operating that controller will transmit Volume messages and the volume will change When this message is received the result will be the same as when the controller is operated Expression CC 11 Bn 0B vv When the above CC is assigned to the Assignable Pe...

Page 628: ...e 257 Effect 2 depth IFX1 5 on off CC 92 Bn 5C vv Effect 4 depth MFX1 2 on off CC 94 Bn 5E vv Effect 5 depth TFX on off CC 95 Bn 5F vv Separately from the effect on off settings in each mode Effect Global SW Global 0 1b allows you to turn off insert effects IFX1 5 and master effects MFX1 2 and total effect TFX If you check IFX1 5 Off MFX1 2 Off or TFX Off the corresponding message will be transmit...

Page 629: ...Bn 4C vv LFO 1 depth pitch CC 77 Bn 4D vv LFO 1 delay CC 78 Bn 4E vv These messages are transmitted when assign the above CC to the Realtime Control Slider 5 8 or as the X Y CC control function When you operate these the corresponding program parameters will be controlled and the sound and envelope will change When these messages are received the result will be the same as when the controller is o...

Page 630: ...hen you want to record pad operations on the internal sequencer or an external MIDI sequencer or to control the pads from an external MIDI device These messages are transmitted and received if the Global P1 MIDI Routing page parameter Pads MIDI Out is set to Pad CC Note If Pads MIDI Out is set to Chord Notes the Pad Chords setting made in each program combination song or in Sampling mode will be t...

Page 631: ... 61 0E M3 73 17 M3 88 M3 M 1C ff function ID type of message F7 end of exclusive Note To obtain a copy of the MIDI Implementation which includes MIDI System Exclusive format information please contact your Korg distributor Universal system exclusive Certain of the system exclusive messages are publicly defined for a specific use and these are called universal system exclusive messages The M3 uses ...

Page 632: ...tted When you edit individual parameters parameter change messages will be transmitted When these messages are received the same editing operation will be performed as on the transmitted device If notes are stuck If for some reason notes become stuck and will not stop sounding you can usually stop the sound by changing the mode If notes played via MIDI are stuck you can disconnect the MIDI cable M...

Page 633: ...art the external sequencer With this method the MIDI messages will be recorded without the two devices being synchronized Since the incoming musical data will simply be recorded this method allows the performance to be reproduced faithfully but since measure divisions etc will not be kept track of this method is not suitable if you intend to edit the data later If you set MIDI Clock to External MI...

Page 634: ...cturers When using GM with M3 be aware of the following GM System On is supported in Sequencer mode For more information please see GM Initialize on page 273 When you wish to play a GM sequence or load GM data into a song set Bank Map Global 0 2a to GM 2 About standard MIDI files Standard MIDI files SMF make it possible for different computer programs or musical instruments made by different manuf...

Page 635: ... 00 127 Effect 2 Depth All Insert FX Off On C Bn 5D 93 vv vv Effect 3 Depth Sldr XY Pdl MFX Send1 S Chg C Bg 5E 94 00 7F 00 127 Effect 4 Depth Master FX1 2 Off On C Bg 5F 95 00 7F 00 127 Effect 5 Depth Total FX Off On C Bn 66 102 vv vv KARMA SW1 ASW 3 C Bn 67 103 vv vv KARMA SW2 ASW 3 C Bn 68 104 vv vv KARMA SW3 ASW 3 C Bn 69 105 vv vv KARMA SW4 ASW 3 C Bn 6A 106 vv vv KARMA SW5 ASW 3 C Bn 6B 107 ...

Page 636: ... 11th byte vv System Version 1st 1 12th byte ww System Version 2nd 0 13th byte xx System Version 3rd 0 i e Version 1 0 2 vv 01 ww 00 xx 02 1 4 2 UNIVERSAL SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE MESSAGES REALTIME Master Volume F0 7F 0g 04 01 vv mm F7 3rd byte g Global Channel 6th byte vv Value LSB 7th byte mm Value MSB mm vv 00 00 7F 7F Min Max 2 RECOGNIZED RECEIVE DATA 2 1 CHANNEL MESSAGES H Hex D Decimal Status Second...

Page 637: ...ll Notes Off A Bn 7F 127 00 00 Poly mode On as All Notes Off A Cn pp pp Program Change for Prog Combi change 1 P Dn vv vv Channel Pressure as After Touch T En bb bb bb bb Bender Change C AMS Alternate Modulation Source FX Dmod Src Effect Dynamic Modulation Source n MIDI Channel No 0 15 Usually Global Channel When in Combination Sequencer mode each timbre s track s channel Status is INT or BTH For ...

Page 638: ...ESSAGE NON REALTIME DEVICE INQUlRY When received this message transmits INQUlRY MESSAGE REPLY F0 7E nn 06 01 F7 3rd byte nn Channel 0 F Global Channel 7F Any Channel GM System On Receive when in Sequencer mode F0 7E nn 09 01 F7 3rd byte nn Channel 0 F Global Channel 7F Any Channel 2 4 2 UNIVERSAL SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE MESSAGES REALTIME Master Volume F0 7F 0g 04 01 vv mm F7 3rd byte g Global Channel 6th...

Page 639: ...mono or two stereo channels are supported Sample sizes of 1 16 bits are supported If the sample data is 8 bits or less it will be loaded as 16 bit data with the lower 8 bits always at 0 Sample Chunk Only the loop data is referenced If there is multiple loop data the loop with the greatest number of loop playback times Play Count will be used Even if the Type is Alternating or Backward it will be h...

Page 640: ...ternal samples will be used Relative parameter chunk 2 Relative parameter chunk 3 Multisample number chunk Filter cutoff RLP1 chunk Transpose RLP2 chunk Resonance RLP2 chunk Attack RLP2 chunk Decay RLP2 chunk Drive RLP3 chunk Boost RLP3 chunk LowEQLevel RLP3 chunk MidEQLevel RLP3 chunk HighEQLevel RLP3 chunk Drive RLP3 chunk Boost RLP3 chunk LowEQLevel RLP3 chunk Korg format file structure PCMGROU...

Page 641: ... name 16 bytes Start address 4 bytes 2nd start address 4 bytes Loop start address 4 bytes Loop end address 4 bytes Chunk ID SMP1 4 bytes Chunk size 32 4 bytes Sample name 16 bytes Start address 4 bytes 2nd start address 4 bytes Loop start address 4 bytes Loop end address 4 bytes Chunk ID SMD1 4 bytes Chunk size 12 number of sample databytes 4 bytes Sampling frequency 4 bytes Sample rates of sample...

Page 642: ...ple the individual KSF files used by the Multisample the KMP file are automatically given filenames according to the following convention Likewise when data is saved using Save All or Save All Samples the individual KSF files are automatically given filenames according to the following convention KMP filename convention Multisample number The first multisample in internal memory is 000 First 5 cha...

Page 643: ...will also be convert loaded at the same time For the loading procedure see page 405 About SoundFont 2 0 files The M3 can load SoundFont 2 0 format files SoundFont 2 0 is a file format that includes sound parameters with the sample data and is widely supported in the multimedia field as well as by many software synthesizers and software samplers For the content that is loaded the procedure and item...

Page 644: ...if writing errors occur frequently when writing to the media Full Format takes about fifteen minutes for 10x CD RW media and about thirty minutes for 4x CD RW media Depending on the condition of the disk it may take substantially longer Formatting takes up some of the space on the disk so that 650 MB 700 MB media will have approximately 530 MB 570 MB of available space respectively Re formatting L...

Page 645: ...line and some older computer operating systems These disks can be read on newer computer operating systems as long as you can install software which supports ISO9660 level 3 or packet writing Troubleshooting converted CD Rs If your computer is unable to read a CD R converted to ISO 9660 format you may be able to read it using the following methods Disable packet writing UDF software You may be una...

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