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Owner’s manual

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Page 2: ...ly with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installati...

Page 3: ...ered trademarks of Apple Computer Corporation USA in the United states and other countries Mac OS is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Corporation Other names of companies products or standards...

Page 4: ...ctions and turning the power on 12 MIDI AC adapter connection 12 Using Batteries 12 USB connection 13 Operation 14 About the microKONTROL s modes 14 1 Play mode 14 2 Setting mode 14 3 Message mode 14...

Page 5: ...croKONTROL s MIDI connectors 37 When not connected via USB 37 When connected via USB 37 9 KBD VELOCITY Keyboard Velocity setting 38 10 PAD VELOCITY PAD Velocity setting 39 11 LCD BACKLIG LCD Backlight...

Page 6: ...ibutor The microKONTROL main unit AC adaptor This supplies power to the microKONTROL Use the AC adaptor if you will be connecting a MIDI sound module etc to the microKONTROL via MIDI p 12 Making conne...

Page 7: ...DI messages to each of the four directions and the switch 37 note velocity sensitive mini keyboard Use of a mini keyboard keeps the microKONTROL extremely compact while the Octave Shift and Transpose...

Page 8: ...ormation VALUE dial In Play mode this adjusts the MIDI Clock tempo In other modes use this to set parameter values TEMPO LED The TEMPO LED blinks every quarter note according to the MIDI Clock tempo s...

Page 9: ...Octave Shift keys to shift the octave of the keyboard p 22 In other modes the LEDs on both keys will turn on and you can then use them as cursor keys when you make parameter settings etc EXIT key Pres...

Page 10: ...d in this owner s manual e g pad 1 correspond to the microKONTROL s pads as follows The printing around each pad on the microKONTROL s panel indicates the page or function in each mode Input numerical...

Page 11: ...e microKONTROL Set the switch to the appropriate position for the type of power connection you are using p 12 Making connections and turning the power on MIDI connectors You can connect external MIDI...

Page 12: ...owing installation of an unsigned driver p 10 This driver is for Windows XP only It cannot be used in Windows 95 98 Me 2000 1 Use a USB cable to connect the microKONTROL to your computer and turn on t...

Page 13: ...In the What do you want the wizard to do field click Install from a list or specific location and then click Next 5 In response to Please choose your search and installation options you must click Do...

Page 14: ...You will need to change this as appropriate for your computer system for example if your CD ROM drive is drive E then replace D with E in the folder name you type 8 Make sure that KORG microKONTROL i...

Page 15: ...ontrol Panel to open it From the Control Panel open Sounds and Audio Devices and click the Hardware tab From the list of devices make sure that microKONTROL is shown for Location and click the Propert...

Page 16: ...e your settings so that you can install the driver 1 On the taskbar click the Start button and then Control Panel to open the Control Panel From the Control Panel open System and click the Hardware ta...

Page 17: ...MIDI input from the microKONTROL s own keyboard and controllers One port of MIDI output dedicated to microKONTROL data dumps and Korg Native mode The numbers assigned to these ports are a little diffe...

Page 18: ...damage the internal data Using Batteries The microKONTROL can run on battery power without the AC adapter Batteries are not included You will need to purchase them separately If the AC adapter is conn...

Page 19: ...n the power When using a USB connection the power is supplied from the connected computer this is referred to as bus power The same applies if you are using a self powered USB hub You won t usually ne...

Page 20: ...ule or for the soft synthesizer or DAW program you are using on your computer The scene parameters you set can be stored in the microKONTROL s internal memory in Scene mode The stored settings are cal...

Page 21: ...this key the main display will indicate ScenePd all of the pads 1 through 12 which contain a scene will light and the pad of the currently selected scene will blink p 52 Scene mode Step 2 The scene n...

Page 22: ...RSOR key to return to the page where you select the encoder to assign select Encodr 2 as the encoder number and assign the desired MIDI message in the same way Notice that the sub display above encode...

Page 23: ...ting mode Quick Assign If you just want to set the control change number for an encoder or slider here s a simpler way to make the assignment Hold down the SETTINGS key and operate the encoder or slid...

Page 24: ...ocedure press the EXIT key 5 Managing scene sets on your computer You can use the included librarian software to manage and edit sets of the twelve scenes saved in the microKONTROL Data transfer to an...

Page 25: ...wever If you want to check the name that is not currently displayed press the ENTER key For details on the controller assignments of scene check the scene list on the included CD ROM You can change th...

Page 26: ...a pad the main display will show the transmitted note number and velocity value If a note message is assigned the pad will light once when the message is transmitted If a control change is assigned Wh...

Page 27: ...ou operate the joystick switch If no MIDI message is assigned NoAssign the main display will not change even if you operate the joystick Instead the display will continue to show the scene number Joys...

Page 28: ...connected pedal For details see Setting mode 15 POLARITY Polarity setting p 41 5 Keyboard When you play the keyboard note data is transmitted on the global MIDI channel p 41 Octave setting You can use...

Page 29: ...ROL s MIDI Clock use the VALUE knob to control the tempo The adjustable range is Clock Off 020 300 If you select Clock Off MIDI Clock will not be transmitted MIDI Clock is transmitted from the port th...

Page 30: ...he first page by holding down the key and pressing the key You can move toward the right to another parameter You can move toward the left to another parameter When you arrive at the last page the ENT...

Page 31: ...encoder 4 Use the VALUE dial or the pads to select the MIDI message you want to assign NoAsgn No Assign No MIDI message is assigned to the selected encoder If you select NoAsgn press the ENTER key bl...

Page 32: ...you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 54 Assigning NRPN or RPN If you select NRPN or RPN in Message Sel...

Page 33: ...select a new control change message The sub display will show the new assignment for the encoder 2 The new control change assignment will be updated when you release the SETTING key or operate a diffe...

Page 34: ...operate slider 1 in the Message Select page that follows the main display will switch to the setting of pad 9 and pad 9 will blink Use the VALUE dial or pads to specify the assignment or value 3 Pres...

Page 35: ...igned will be lit and pads to which a note message is assigned or for which NoAssign is selected will be dark If you want to keep the new assignments you must save them in Scene mode If you turn off t...

Page 36: ...e Select Assigning a control change 3 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel 4 Use the VALUE dial or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the MID...

Page 37: ...itted for left right X joystick movements You can assign separate MIDI messages or the same MIDI message to the left and right X directions Assigning a single MIDI message to the X and X directions He...

Page 38: ...so select the type of aftertouch Assigning aftertouch Velocity Assign keyboard or pad velocity If you select Velocity you can also select the type of velocity p 33 Assigning velocity CtrlChg Control C...

Page 39: ...ue that is transmitted If the velocity value is 0 the display will indicate KbdOnVel or PadOnVel and the velocity value transmitted will be according to the global parameter setting KBD Keyboard The j...

Page 40: ...sage 5 Use the VALUE dial to select the MIDI message you want to assign NoAssign No MIDI message will be assigned to the joystick range you are assigning If you select NoAssign the setting will be upd...

Page 41: ...ign pitch bend master balance aftertouch velocity or control changes CC 1 Hold down the SETTING key and press pad 6 The SETTING key and pad 6 will light and you will be in the Joystick Y assignment pa...

Page 42: ...ted pedal JyStck X Joystick X Specify the transmission port for the X axis of the joystick JyStck Y Joystick Y Specify the transmission port for the Y axis of the joystick Stick SW Specify the transmi...

Page 43: ...r computer application to an external device Dedicated port CTRL This is used to transmit receive dump data and for the native mode For details see About native Korg mode p 62 Mac OS X port numbers Ma...

Page 44: ...urve 6 This curve produces high velocity values even when not played very strongly V Curve7 Velocity Curve 7 This curve produces little change for medium strength playing creating a more consistent ef...

Page 45: ...pecify the velocity value and use the VALUE dial to specify the velocity value The range is 1 127 4 Press the ENTER key The settings will be saved and you will return to Play mode 11 LCD BACKLIG LCD B...

Page 46: ...er the pad will momentarily light or go dark or not change when you strike a pad in Play mode 3 Press the ENTER key The setting will be saved and you will return to Play mode 13 TRANSPOSE Transpose se...

Page 47: ...rity setting page The main display will indicate Pedal Polarity pedal polarity setting 2 Use the VALUE dial to specify the polarity of the pedal you have connected 3 Press the ENTER key The setting wi...

Page 48: ...ters When you press the MESSAGE key and a pad to enter one of these pages the key s for the direction s in which you can move will light green You cannot move in a direction in which the key is dark o...

Page 49: ...ges will be transmitted from both USB Port A and USB Port B regardless of the Setting mode 8 PORT USB MIDI Port Setting 2 SNAP Snap message This transmits the current values of the encoders and slider...

Page 50: ...briefly go dark and a GM System On message will be transmitted The main display will indicate GM On Release the MESSAGE key to return to Play mode 5 STOP Stop message This transmits the realtime messa...

Page 51: ...ou can set the tempo simply by pressing pad 8 without having to hold down the MESSAGE key 9 CTRL Control Change message This lets you specify and transmit any desired control change message The messag...

Page 52: ...10 The MESSAGE key and pad 10 will light and you will enter the BANK Bank Select message page The main display will indicate MSB Most Significant Byte setting 2 Use the VALUE dial or the pads to inpu...

Page 53: ...Trnsmit and you will return to Play mode If you press the EXIT key the scene number will be displayed The next time that you use this function the previously specified message will be displayed The m...

Page 54: ...PN Registered Parameter Number message RPN messages are used to make common settings that are not specific to individual manufacturers The parameter number is specified by the combination of two contr...

Page 55: ...ill return to Play mode If you press the EXIT key the scene number will be displayed The next time that you use this function the previously specified message will be displayed The microKONTROL will r...

Page 56: ...will light green allowing you to move 3 Use the VALUE dial or the pads to input 7F and press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR key to proceed to the next byte of input At the point you input 7F the OCTAVE SHIFT...

Page 57: ...o proceed to the next byte of input 4 Use the VALUE dial or the pads to input 00 If the display already indicates 00 leave it as is 5 Press the ENTER key to transmit the message When transmission is c...

Page 58: ...memory 1 Hold down the SCENE key and press the pad of the scene number you want to use 1 12 The pad will blink and the main display will show the name of the selected scene Release the SCENE key to r...

Page 59: ...E key will light and you will enter the Preload page The main display will indicate Source select the preset that you want to load and that pad will blink The selectable parameter or value will blink...

Page 60: ...me The name you select here will be shown in the main display in Play mode For a list of the available names refer to Scene Name on the separate leaflet You cannot specify the name as individual chara...

Page 61: ...o MSB LSB 006 06 038 26 Data Entry MSB LSB 007 07 039 27 Channel Volume MSB LSB 008 08 040 28 Balance MSB LSB 009 09 041 29 undefined 010 0A 042 2A Pan MSB LSB 011 0B 043 2B Expression MSB LSB 012 0C...

Page 62: ...D 1 3 03 D 2 39 27 D 5 75 4B D 8 111 6F E 1 4 04 E2 40 28 E5 76 4C E8 112 70 F 1 5 05 F2 41 29 F5 77 4D F8 113 71 F 1 6 06 F 2 42 2A F 5 78 4E F 8 114 72 G 1 7 07 G2 43 2B G5 79 4F G8 115 73 G 1 8 08...

Page 63: ...s Transmit button Transmits the scene set to the microKONTROL Save button Saves the scene set with the name you specify Receive button Receives a scene set from the microKONTROL Open button Loads a sc...

Page 64: ...n a file name specify the save location and click the Save button The file will be saved to the location you specified About the data you can save The following data can be transferred between the Lib...

Page 65: ...e currently selected scene in PDF format Edit Undo Cancels the result of the previous scene data load or scene exchange Redo Re executes the operation you cancelled by Undo Cut Deletes the assignment...

Page 66: ...w Set MIDI Port Win Opens the MIDI Port Setting window Window Mac Minimize Window Minimizes the window Bring All to Front Displays the Librarian windows in front of any other windows About Win Display...

Page 67: ...he form of MIDI exclusive data The operation of transmitting MIDI exclusive data to a computer or external MIDI device is called a data dump A data dump will be transmitted when the microKONTROL recei...

Page 68: ...llers will depend on the set tings of your computer software The OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR keys will function as octave shift keys and the octave setting will be reset when you enter native mode In native m...

Page 69: ...return to Play mode The connected device or software may not support the messages you are transmitting Refer to the owner s manual of the connected device or software to verify that it responds to th...

Page 70: ...ely 450 mA Max 500 mA Battery life approximately 6 hours when using six alkaline batteries Dimensions W x D x H 521 mm 231 mm 67 mm 20 51 9 09 2 64 Weight 2 5 kg 5 51 lbs Included items AC adapter USB...

Page 71: ...46 Battery 12 Battery empty indication 12 C Channel AfterTouch 33 Channel message 55 Channel Mode message 56 Connection MIDI 12 USB 13 Continue message 45 Contrast adjustment knob 5 Control Change me...

Page 72: ...SOR keys 3 24 42 52 Open button 57 P PAD assignment 28 PAD Illumination setting 40 PAD Velocity setting 39 Panic message 43 Parameter Viewer button 57 Parameter viewer 57 Pedal 22 Pedal assignment 29...

Page 73: ...stenuto 30 START 44 Start message 44 STOP 44 Stop message 44 Sub display 3 System Exclusive message 50 61 System Realtime message 55 System setting 41 T Tap message 45 Tempo 45 TEMPO LED 2 Transmit bu...

Page 74: ...ld be used If you have purchased this product via the internet through mail order and or via a telephone sale you must verify that this product is intended to be used in the country in which you resid...

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