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Korg microSTATION, Operation Manual

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Easy combination editing    Editing parameters

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1. Set

 

the

 

velocity

 

zones

 

of

 

the

 

two

 

timbres

 

so

 

that

 

they

 

partially

 

overlap.

2. Set

 

the

 

“Top

 

Slope”

 

and

 

“Btm

 

Slope”

 

so

 

that

 

the

 

sound

 

changes

 

gradually,

 

rather

 

than

 

abruptly

 

switching

 

between

 

velocity

 

values

 

63

 

and

 

64.

Editing parameters

Adjusting the volume of each timbre

The

 

COMBI

 

EDIT:

 

Timbres

 ‐ 

Timbre

 

01–Timbre

 

16

 

“Volume”

 

settings

 

adjust

 

the

 

volume

 

of

 

each

 

timbre.

Use

 

function

 

buttons

 

01–16

 

to

 

switch

 

between

 

timbres.

Adjusting the pan of each timbre

The

 

COMBI

 

EDIT:

 

Timbres

 ‐ 

Timbre

 

01–Timbre

 

16

 

“Pan”

 

settings

 

adjust

 

the

 

pan

 

of

 

each

 

timbre.

The

 

timbre’s

 

pan

 

setting

 

works

 

in

 

conjunction

 

with

 

the

 

pan

 

setting

 

of

 

the

 

program.

 

If

 

the

 

timbre

 

pan

 

setting

 

is

 

C064,

 

the

 

pan

 

will

 

be

 

the

 

same

 

as

 

specified

 

by

 

the

 

program

 

setting.

 

Adjusting

 

the

 

timbre

 

pan

 

will

 

shift

 

the

 

sound

 

toward

 

the

 

left

 

or

 

right

 

while

 

maintaining

 

the

 

pan

 

settings

 

of

 

each

 

oscillator.

 

A

 

setting

 

of

 

L001

 

is

 

far

 

left,

 

and

 

a

 

setting

 

of

 

R127

 

is

 

far

 

right.

Switching the play/mute status of each 
timbre

If

 

you

 

press

 

the

 

front

 

panel

 

PLAY/MUTE

 

button

 

to

 

turn

 

it

 

on

 

(the

 

LED

 

at

 

the

 

upper

 

left

 

of

 

the

 

button

 

will

 

light

‐

up),

 

you

 

can

 

use

 

function

 

buttons

 

01–16

 

to

 

turn

 

each

 

timbre

 

on/off.

 

By

 

switching

 

each

 

timbre

 

on/off,

 

you

 

can

 

hear

 

its

 

sound

 

and

 

check

 

its

 

settings.

MIDI settings

Status

Here

 

you

 

can

 

specify

 

the

 

MIDI

 

and

 

internal

 

sound

 

generator

 

status

 

for

 

each

 

timbre.

 

Choose

 

INT

 

if

 

you

 

want

 

the

 

timbre

 

to

 

play

 

the

 

internal

 

sound

 

generator.

 

Choose

 

Off

 

for

 

timbres

 

you’re

 

not

 

using.

 

Timbres

 

that

 

are

 

set

 

to

 

Off,

 

EXT,

 

or

 

EX2

 

will

 

not

 

sound.

 

Choosing

 

the

 

EXT

 

or

 

EX2

 

setting

 

lets

 

that

 

timbre

 

control

 

a

 

MIDI

‐

connected

 

external

 

sound

 

module.

For

 

more

 

about

 

this

 

setting,

 

refer

 

to

 

“Status”

(

PG

 

p. 20).

MIDI channel

Use

 

COMBI

 

EDIT:

 

Timbres

 ‐ 

Timbre

 

01–Timbre

 

16

 

“MIDI

 

Ch.”

 

to

 

specify

 

the

 

MIDI

 

channel

 

for

 

each

 

timbre.

If

 

you

 

want

 

to

 

play

 

a

 

timbre

 

from

 

the

 

microSTATION’s

 

keyboard,

 

you’ll

 

need

 

to

 

set

 

that

 

timbre

 

to

 

the

 

global

 

MIDI

 

channel

 

(Gch).

 

When

 

you

 

play

 

the

 

microSTATION’s

 

keyboard,

 

you’ll

 

hear

 

the

 

timbres

 

that

 

are

 

set

 

to

 

match

 

this

 

MIDI

 

channel.

 

Normally

 

you’ll

 

set

 

this

 

to

 

Gch.

 

If

 

this

 

is

 

set

 

to

 

Gch,

 

the

 

MIDI

 

channel

 

of

 

the

 

timbre

 

will

 

always

 

match

 

the

 

global

 

MIDI

 

channel

 

even

 

if

 

you

 

change

 

the

 

global

 

MIDI

 

channel.

In

 

the

 

preload

 

combinations,

 

timbres

 

where

 

the

 

arpeggiator

 

is

 

assigned

 

might

 

have

 

a

 

MIDI

 

channel

 

setting

 

other

 

than

 

Gch.

 

Those

 

timbres

 

will

 

sound

 

only

 

when

 

the

 

arpeggiator

 

is

 

on.

 

(This

 

is

 

a

 

useful

 

technique

 

when

 

creating

 

a

 

combination

 

that

 

uses

 

an

 

arpeggiator.)

For

 

details,

 

refer

 

to

 

PG

 

p. 23

 

“Arpeggiator

 

settings

 

in

 

Combination

 

and

 

Sequencer

 

modes”.

 

Please

 

take

 

special

 

note

 

of

 

how

 

the

 

arpeggiator

 

A/B

 

assignments,

 

status,

 

and

 

MIDI

 

channel

 

settings

 

are

 

related.

MIDI filter settings

COMBI

 

EDIT:

 

Timbres

 ‐ 

Timbre

 

01–Timbre

 

16

 

MIDI

 

Filter

 

lets

 

you

 

adjust

 

MIDI

 

filter

 

settings

 

for

 

each

 

timbre.

Each

 

MIDI

 

filter

 

item

 

specifies

 

whether

 

the

 

corresponding

 

MIDI

 

message

 

will

 

be

 

transmitted

 

and

 

received.

 

The

 

message

 

will

 

be

 

transmitted

 

and

 

received

 

if

 

the

 

setting

 

is

 

On.

The

 

MIDI

 

filter

 

setting

 

is

 

not

 

an

 

on/off

 

switch

 

for

 

the

 

function

 

itself.

 

It

 

merely

 

controls

 

whether

 

MIDI

 

messages

 

are

 

transmitted

 

and

 

received.

For

 

example,

 

suppose

 

you’re

 

creating

 

a

 

bass/piano

 

split,

 

and

 

you’ve

 

assigned

 

a

 

bass

 

program

 

to

 

timbre

 

1

 

and

 

a

 

piano

 

program

 

to

 

timbre

 

2.

 

If

 

you

 

use

 

the

 

settings

 

that

 

are

 

described

 

below,

 

the

 

damper

 

pedal

 

will

 

apply

 

only

 

to

 

the

 

piano

 

sound

 

played

 

by

 

timbre

 

2.

1. Access

 

COMBI

 

EDIT:

 

Timbres

 ‐ 

Timbre

 

01,

 

MIDI

 

Filter

 

“Damper.”

2. Turn

 

the

 

timbre

 

1

 

“Damper”

 

setting

 

Off.

3. Press

 

the

 

function

 

02

 

button

 

to

 

switch

 

to

 

timbre

 

2.

4. Turn

 

the

 

timbre

 

2

 

“Damper”

 

setting

 

On.

Summary of Contents for microSTATION

Page 1: ...2 E Operation guide ...

Page 2: ...nside the microSTATION Refer to this when you want to learn more about the preloaded content Conventions in this manual Abbreviations for the manuals OG PG In the documentation references to the manuals are abbreviated as follows OG Operation Guide PG Parameter Guide Parameters in the LCD display screen Parameters displayed in the LCD screen are enclosed in double quotation marks Symbols Note Tips...

Page 3: ... Using LFOs and Envelopes EGs 21 Adjusting the filter 21 Adjusting the amp 22 Arpeggiator 23 Effects 23 Assigning functions to knobs 23 Automatically importing a program into Sequencer mode 23 Playing and editing combinations 24 Playing combinations 24 Selecting a combination 24 Performing with the arpeggiator 25 Using controllers to modify the sound 25 Easy combination editing 25 Simple editing u...

Page 4: ...tions 54 Arpeggiator synchronization 54 Settings for the entire microSTATION and saving loading data 55 How Global Media mode is organized 55 Global settings 55 Basic setup 55 MIDI setup 56 Controller settings 56 External control 56 Saving loading data 57 Types of data that can be saved 57 Loading data 60 Media utility 62 Appendix 63 Restoring the factory settings 63 Loading the preloaded data 63 ...

Page 5: ...es can be played at the same time as a combination Sequencer and Auto Song Setup function A high performance 16 track MIDI sequencer is built into the microSTATION allowing you to record up to 128 songs with a total of 210 000 notes With a high precision timing resolution of 1 480 it can capture every nuance of your performance The sequencer features intuitive operation and provides numerous funct...

Page 6: ...on If you press this button to turn it on lit knobs 1 4 will transmit MIDI messages that can control external MIDI devices p 56 TEMPO LED If realtime control C mode is selected and you use knob 4 to specify the tempo this LED will blink at quarter note intervals of the current tempo 5 AUDITION button In Program mode this button repeatedly plays a riff phrase that s appropriate for the selected sou...

Page 7: ...ght up the Grid Sequence function in Sequencer mode will be on This lets you use the function buttons 01 16 and LEDs 01 16 to easily create drum patterns NUM LOCK button If this button is on the LED to the left of the button will light up function buttons 01 16 will operate as numeric keys a clear button an enter button and as group up down buttons when selecting a program or combination Function ...

Page 8: ...necessary 2 OUTPUT L MONO R jack These are the main stereo audio outputs Use the VOLUME knob to adjust the volume p 12 3 USB 2 0 jack Use this jack to connect the microSTATION to your computer When running DAW software on your computer you can use the microSTATION as a controller or as a MIDI sound module You can also use the dedicated editor to edit the parameters of the microSTATION from your co...

Page 9: ...th separate volume pan and keyboard and velocity zones and make settings for effects and the arpeggiator You can use up to five insert effects two master effects and one total effect Sequencer mode Sequencer mode lets you record playback and edit MIDI tracks You can Use the sixteen track MIDI sequencer to record and play back songs Record a single MIDI track at a time or record as many as all sixt...

Page 10: ... MS1 Multisample MS2 Multisample MS3 Multisample MS4 Multisample Drum Kit MS1 Multisample MS2 Multisample MS3 Multisample MS4 Multisample Drum Kit Arpeggiator B Arpeggiator A IFX 1 IFX 5 MFX 1 MFX 2 TFX Insert Master Total Effect TIMBRE1 1 TIMBRE8 TIMBRE2 TIMBRE3 TIMBRE4 TIMBRE5 TIMBRE6 TIMBRE7 PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM TIMBRE9 TIMBRE16 TIMBRE10 TIMBRE11 TIMBR...

Page 11: ...vious page in this case PROG PLAY The lower line of the display shows the parameter group name or parameter name In each mode the editable parameters are organized into several groups Depending on the mode a group might be divided into multiple sub groups so there might be several levels of parameters The or symbols shown at the left edge of the lower line indicate that you can move to higher or l...

Page 12: ...esired track Take 1 2 Record once again on the same track Take 2 3 When you press the COMPARE button the LED will light up Take 1 will be recalled 4 Press the button again the LED will go dark and Take 2 will be recalled 5 If you record onto the same track again Take 3 from the state of step 3 the Compare function will recall Take 1 6 If you record onto the same track again Take 3 from the state o...

Page 13: ...the set of functions that you want to control modes A C and then use knobs 1 4 The REALTIME CONTROLS SELECT button lets you choose one of the following three sets of functions A mode and B mode The knobs will modify the sounds or effects C mode The knobs will control the arpeggiator and the tempo You are free to switch between these sets of functions without affecting the content you ve edited in ...

Page 14: ...ff Program select up or down Sequencer start stop or punch in out Tap Tempo Arpeggiator on off Operate various microSTATION controls realtime control knobs joystick etc Assignable Foot Pedal This lets you use a continuous controller pedal such as the Korg EXP 2 foot controller or Korg XVP 10 EXP VOL pedal as an assignable controller Like the Assignable Foot Switch described above the Foot Pedal ca...

Page 15: ...al Media mode are remembered as long as the power is on but will be lost when you turn off the power so be sure to save all your data before turning the power off 1 Lower the microSTATION s VOLUME knob Also turn the volume of your powered monitor speakers or stereo amp down to zero 2 Turn off the power of your powered monitor or stereo amp 3 Press the rear panel Power switch to turn off the power ...

Page 16: ...ack If you re playing back through a stereo audio amp or a cassette recorder that has an external input jack connect the microSTATION to the jacks s labeled LINE IN AUX IN or external input Use an adapter cable with the appropriate type of plug Headphones 1 If you re using headphones connect them to the microSTATION s headphone jack 2 Use the VOLUME slider to adjust the volume of the headphones Th...

Page 17: ...ch If you connect an on off type foot switch such as the Korg PS 1 pedal switch to the DAMPER PEDAL SW jack you can use it to turn the sostenuto or soft pedal effect on off to control tap tempo or to apply modulation to a sound or an effect This switch will always function in the same way regardless of the Program Combination or Song you ve selected You can assign the function in the Global Media ...

Page 18: ...TATION s keyboard and other controllers sequencer and arpeggiator to play or control an external MIDI sound module use a MIDI cable to connect the microSTATION s MIDI OUT connector to the MIDI IN connector of your external MIDI sound module Controlling microSTATION s tone generator from an external MIDI device When you wish to play or control the microSTATION s tone generator from an external MIDI...

Page 19: ...al Media mode ScrollText setting is On names etc that cannot be shown in the display because of their length will scroll 2 Use the CATEGORY SELECT buttons to choose a program category You can choose from the following nine categories The front panel CATEGORY indicators show the selected category The first time you select a category program 001 of that category will be shown 3 Use the buttons to se...

Page 20: ...en executing a copy command On the microSTATION itself you can t select a program by specifying a bank and number from the table above The AUDITION function When selecting programs you can use the Audition function which lets you use the AUDITION button to play a riff or phrase If you press the AUDITION button located below REALTIME CONTROLS knob 1 to make the LED at its left light up a riff phras...

Page 21: ...will be lit up or dark to indicate the status of each oscillator The oscillator will sound if the indicator is lit up and will be muted if the indicator is dark Note Oscillator 2 cannot be controlled for a single oscillator program which uses only one oscillator Using realtime controls to edit the sound or effects You can use the realtime controls the SELECT button and knobs 1 4 to modify the soun...

Page 22: ...nd amp EG pitch LFO and master effect send level In mode B the most useful functions are assigned individually for each preload program Mode C controls In mode C you can control the arpeggiator in realtime For details on operation refer to page 50 Saving the edits you made by moving the knobs The realtime control knobs are an ideal way to modify the sound while you perform As needed press the fron...

Page 23: ...ucture Notice that the signal flow is in the order of Oscillator Pitch Filter Amp You can see how the EGs and LFOs affect each section As shown in the illustration each program consists of sections such as OSC 1 2 effects and the arpeggiator OSC 1 2 OSC1 contains Oscillator Pitch Filter Amp EG and LFO The microSTATION provides OSC1 and OSC2 and you can combine these to create more complex programs...

Page 24: ...e left end Normally you ll leave this set at 1 0 Pitch bend The PROG EDIT OSC1 or OSC2 Pitch JS X and Pitch JS X settings specify the amount of pitch change in semitone steps that will occur when MIDI pitch bend messages are received or when you move the joystick to the left or right With a setting of 12 the pitch can be raised by a maximum of 1 octave With a setting of 12 the pitch can be lowered...

Page 25: ...ble for controlling a resonant filter to create the typical sample and hold effect 3 After you ve noted each waveform choose Triangle 4 Choose PROG EDIT LFO LFO1 Speed 5 Adjust the speed of LFO1 6 The LFO1 Fade and LFO1 Delay settings control how LFO1 will be applied immediately after the note on For more about the LFO refer to PG p 6 These parameters control the movement of the LFO itself The way...

Page 26: ...olume Background what does Amp mean Different sounds have characteristic shapes to their volume levels For example the volume of a piano note begins at a high volume the instant you play the note and then decreases gradually The volume of an organ note on the other hand remains constant as long as you continue pressing the key The volume of a note on a violin or wind instrument can be varied durin...

Page 27: ...Total effect settings are made in PROG EDIT TFX The total effect is typically used with effect types such as compressor limiter or EQ that add a finishing touch to the overall sound Assigning functions to knobs For each program you can use PROG EDIT Knob Assign to assign the function that knobs 1 4 will perform when realtime control mode B is selected 1 In PROG PLAY press the button to enter PROG ...

Page 28: ...ndicators show the selected category The first time you select a category combination 001 of that category will be shown 3 Use the buttons to select a combination 4 Play the keyboard to hear the sound of the selected combination Using the CATEGORY SELECT buttons and the function 01 16 buttons You can use the CATEGORY SELECT buttons and function buttons 01 16 to select a combination in the same way...

Page 29: ...g various pages for detailed editing you can use the REALTIME CONTROLS buttons and knobs to effectively edit a combination simply from the COMBI PLAY page Timbre play mute settings You can use the front panel PLAY MUTE button and function buttons 01 16 to switch each timbre s play mute setting 1 Press the front panel PLAY MUTE button to turn it on the LED will light up The function button 01 16 LE...

Page 30: ...ches to the sound set up the Insert Master and Total Effect as desired These effects can be different from those associated with the individual Programs in Program mode if desired In addition you can make arpeggiator and controller settings to create the finished Combination Note You can use a command to copy a program s effect and arpeggiator settings PG p 27 Command Group Summary Timbres Timbre ...

Page 31: ...an be played in three ways as part of a layer a split or a velocity switch A Combination can be set to use any one of these methods or to use two or more of these methods simultaneously Layer Layers cause two or more Programs to play simultaneously when a note is played Split Splits cause different Programs to respond on different areas of the keyboard Velocity Switch Velocity Switches cause diffe...

Page 32: ... B3 key or lower Key zone slope As an alternative to a hard slope where the sound changes abruptly you can use the Slope parameter to create a setup where the sound will gradually fade in or fade out Starting from the example described above let s make some changes 1 Set the timbre 1 Bottom to G3 and the timbre 2 Top to G4 so that the two timbres overlap 2 Set the timbre 1 Btm Slope to 12 and the ...

Page 33: ...atus PG p 20 MIDI channel Use COMBI EDIT Timbres Timbre 01 Timbre 16 MIDI Ch to specify the MIDI channel for each timbre If you want to play a timbre from the microSTATION s keyboard you ll need to set that timbre to the global MIDI channel Gch When you play the microSTATION s keyboard you ll hear the timbres that are set to match this MIDI channel Normally you ll set this to Gch If this is set to...

Page 34: ...ter EG and amp EG parameters of the program used by the timbre Changes you make to these parameters are saved as part of the combination they will not affect the original program Arpeggiator settings According to the note data thatʹs received from the keyboard or from the MIDI IN connector the arpeggiator will automatically generate a wide range of phrases or patterns including arpeggios guitar or...

Page 35: ...uencer mode is structured as follows For details on each mode and how to access each page please see Basic operating methods on page 7 Songs A song consists of MIDI tracks 1 16 a master track song parameters such as the song name and arpeggiator A maximum of 128 such songs can be created on microSTATION MIDI tracks 1 16 each consist of setup parameters located at the start location and musical dat...

Page 36: ...he button once again to cancel pause and resume song playback the button will turn off LOOP button When you press this button playback or recording will loop according to the loop parameter settings The Loop function will turn on off each time you press the button When you turn the Loop function off the recording mode will return to its previous setting You can t turn the Loop function on during m...

Page 37: ...ck By pressing the LOOP button you can make the song play as a loop In this example we ll loop measures 1 through 4 of the demo song 1 Press the LOOP button to turn the Loop function on the button will light up 2 Press the button to access the SEQ PLAY LOOP P setting Loop M 3 Set the first measure of the loop to 1 and the last measure to 4 4 Press the Start Stop button to play back the demo song M...

Page 38: ...by mode you can use the buttons to access a page for making recording related settings Use the buttons to select a parameter and use the buttons to change the setting For this example use the following settings Tempo and recording mode M recording mode OVW overwrite Select a tempo where you can record comfortably Time signature and quantization TS time signature 4 4 Q quantization Hi Q specifies h...

Page 39: ...ern 3 Press the REC button to enter recording standby mode Just like when you recorded the drum track the REC button will light up and the Start Stop button will blink This time you re recording track 2 so the function 2 LED will light up 4 Just like you did when recording track 1 set the recording related parameters p 34 Recording the drum track step 2 5 Press the Start Stop button to start recor...

Page 40: ...want to use a different bass program press the button to choose Program Select Then use the buttons to select a different bass program While listening to the drum track you can play the keyboard to try out various bass sounds When you ve decided on a sound for track 2 and have worked out the phrase you ll be recording you can resume recording 9 Press the function 02 button to turn Rehearsal off Th...

Page 41: ...IDI tracks 1 16 For example you can use this to mute the sound of a track that you temporarily don t want to hear or to hear only the rhythm section and ignore other existing tracks while you record new tracks Let s try out the Play Mute function Playing muting specific tracks during playback We ll try out the Play Mute function using the drum pattern and bass pattern you loop recorded earlier 1 P...

Page 42: ...ence function to create a simple drum pattern Note When you record using the Grid Sequence function each note s velocity value and duration note length are recorded at a fixed value specified by Init Vel and Init Dur respectively If you want to create changes in these values you ll need to edit them after recording You can t use the Grid Sequence function to turn a grid note on off while a song is...

Page 43: ...d tempo mode as follows Tempo 080 00 Tempo mode Manu 8 First enter the kick Hold down the KEY button and press the C3 key You can also use KeySelect to specify the note to enter The velocity used when you strike the key is used as the velocity value of the note that s entered You can also use Init Vel to specify the velocity 9 Now you can enter the desired grid notes Press the function 01 button t...

Page 44: ...s function button 02 to specify the second location and then press the function 16 button to turn on the corresponding grid note The function 16 LED will light up This completes all input Let s listen to the pattern that you entered 22 Press the Start Stop button to play the pattern and listen to it If you hold down the KEY button and press a key the grid on off indications of the function LEDs wi...

Page 45: ... In this way you can seamlessly use both the Grid Sequence function and conventional realtime recording to record in the way that s appropriate for your situation Preparations for recording This section explains how to create a new song and adjust basic settings for recording such as specifying a program volume and pan setting for each track Before you record go to Global Media mode and make sure ...

Page 46: ...n or song 8 Adjust effect settings Adjust settings for each of the IFX1 IFX5 MFX1 MFX2 and TFX effects p 49 Effect settings for a combination or song 9 Adjust other settings as necessary You can adjust settings such as arpeggiator ARP MIDI filter MIDI Filter key zone Key Zone and velocity zone Vel Zone PG p 23 Arpeggiator settings in Combination and Sequencer modes Saving the song setting paramete...

Page 47: ...record multiple tracks one track will be assigned for recording 4 Press the Start Stop button to start realtime recording To stop recording press the Start Stop button once again Copying settings from a combination or program In Sequencer mode you can use the song commands Copy Combi or Copy Prog to copy the settings from a combination or program and set up the song accordingly As an example here ...

Page 48: ...3 Press the Start Stop button to start multi track recording This section describes how to do multi track recording For details on the settings and procedure for receiving MIDI data from an external MIDI sequencer and multi track recording please refer to the parameter guide section Appendix Recording musical data from an external device PG p 312 You can also use multi track recording to simultane...

Page 49: ...reo in stereo out Send1 and Send2 determine the send level to the Master Effects With Master effects only the Wet processed signal will be output The output signals from the Master Effects are routed to the L R bus with the output level specified by Return1 and Return2 These output signals are mixed with the output signals from the bus specified by Bus L R then routed to the total effect Selecting...

Page 50: ...ting settings will determine how the program s oscillators the combination s timbres or the song s tracks will be sent to each of the insert effects master effects and total effects Here we ll explain how to adjust routing settings in each mode and how to edit the effect settings Effect settings for a program Routing 1 Access the PROG EDIT FX Routing Bus parameter 2 Bus specifies the bus where the...

Page 51: ...u press the button to enter the page at right you ll see the parameters of the selected insert effect step 5 2 Adjust settings for the insert effect 1 on off status and connections Use On Off to turn insert effect 1 On If this is Off the result will be the same as if 000 No Effect is selected the input sound will be output without change 3 Turn Chain On If Chain is On the insert effect will be con...

Page 52: ...put level of master effect 1 Note For each effect s Wet Dry setting the Wet value is the output level of that effect This value is multiplied by the return setting with Return 127 as x1 0 to determine the actual output level of the master effect Note The output level of master effect 2 is adjusted by PROG EDIT MFX2 Return2 4 Turn Chain On When Chain is On master effects 1 and 2 will be series conn...

Page 53: ...put to an effect You can use the two FX control buses to control effects with a great deal of flexibility PG p 209 FX Control Bus Insert effects 1 Access COMBI EDIT IFX1 and press the button The first page of IFX1 is the insert effect 1 selection screen IFX Select Press the button once again and then use the buttons to select the effect type for insert effect 1 2 In the same way as for a program s...

Page 54: ...an also create and store 640 of your own user patterns The factory settings contain a wide variety of arpeggio patterns stored in these user locations Performing with the arpeggiator in Program mode 1 Press the PROG button to enter Program mode and select a program p 15 Selecting a program As you switch through the programs you ll notice that the LED at the upper left of the ARP ON OFF button will...

Page 55: ...ion will be as specified by the program s Gate parameter PROG EDIT ARP Setup Note The state of the knob is saved when you write the program Note You may find it useful to switch the realtime controls to mode A and adjust knob 4 EG RELEASE Changing the strength of the arpeggiated notes Switch the realtime controls to mode C and turn knob 2 adjust the strength of the arpeggiated notes Turning the kn...

Page 56: ... order of the arpeggiated notes will be based on the order that you played them on the keyboard Synchronizing the arpeggiator to the keyboard The KeySync setting lets you specify whether the arpeggio pattern will start the moment you play the keyboard or will always stay in synchronization with MIDI clock On The arpeggio pattern will start from the beginning when a note on occurs Use this setting ...

Page 57: ...up 2 As described in the preceding sections Settings via controllers and Settings in the display use the controllers and notice how the arpeggio changes The ARP ON OFF button ARP LATCH button and realtime controls mode C knobs will apply to both arpeggiators A and B Their status is saved when you write the combination Note The latch setting can also be specified using PROG EDIT Arp Setup Latch Arp...

Page 58: ...t On again and play the keyboard the arpeggiator will run Take a look at COMBI EDIT Arpeggiator Arp A Setup and Arp B Setup parameters Top Key and Bottom Key note that arpeggiator A and B are triggered by keys C4 and above Linking the arpeggiator to program combinations You can specify whether or not the arpeggiator settings that are written in a program or combination will change when you switch ...

Page 59: ...s Global settings Basic setup In GLOBAL MEDIA Basic you can adjust basic settings for the microSTATION itself Matching the tuning with another instrument You can adjust the tuning to match with another instrument PG p 57 MTune Master Tune Transposing the pitch Use Transpose Key Transpose to adjust the pitch in semitone steps PG p 57 Transpose Adjusting how variations in velocity or aftertouch will...

Page 60: ...button to choose external mode the microSTATION s knobs 1 4 can be used to control an external MIDI device Each knob 1 4 will transmit the assigned MIDI control change on the MIDI channel that you ve specified You can use a total of 128 such setups When the microSTATION is shipped from the factory setup memory contains preloaded external setups for controlling software synthesizers such as the Kor...

Page 61: ...at can be saved You can save the various types of data in the microSTATION by writing it to internal memory by saving it to an SD card commercially available or by sending it as a MIDI data dump Writing to internal memory The following types of data can be written into the internal memory Program Programs 000 127 in banks A D Combination Combinations 000 127 in banks A C Global settings GLOBAL MED...

Page 62: ...mber that s selected 1 Press the WRITE button The display will ask OK To execute the Write operation press the button Writing from an edit page 1 Make sure that the program that you want to save is selected 2 Enter an edit page and choose Write Program 3 Edit the program name as desired Use the buttons to select the character location and use the buttons to specify the character for that location ...

Page 63: ...turned off 1 Choose GLOBAL MEDIA Write Global The display will indicate OK The Effect SW settings are not saved 2 To begin the Write operation press the button When writing is finished the display will indicate Complete Memory in Global Media mode When the power is turned on the Global Media mode data is called from internal memory into the Global Media mode memory area Then when you modify the pa...

Page 64: ... the data that you want to save to media For details on saving please refer to PG p 69 Save All and following Cautions when saving When you format media on the microSTATION or execute a Save operation for the first time a directory named Korg MICRO_ST will automatically be created in the root directory When you save data an automatically named file will be created below that directory When saving ...

Page 65: ... rearrange combinations into the order in which you ll be playing them live Be aware that editing a program will affect the sound of any combination that uses that program As an example here s how one combination that was saved in bank A can be loaded into C127 1 Choose GLOBAL MEDIA Media Load PCG 2 Select the PCG file that contains the combination you want to load and then press the button 3 From...

Page 66: ... Media utility Formatting media Here s how to format media New media that you ve just purchased or media that has been used by another device cannot be used on the microSTATION in that state You must first format the media so that it can be used on the microSTATION When you format media all data that had been saved on that media will be deleted Before you proceed make sure that the media does not ...

Page 67: ...yte or greater capacity Computer For details on computer requirements please refer to Operating requirements p 73 SD card reader writer Loading procedure 1 Insert your SD card into the microSTATIONʹs card slot and format the SD card as described in Formatting media on p 62 Note An SD card thatʹs already being used with the microSTATION does not need to be formatted When you format media all data s...

Page 68: ...In some cases this problem can be solved by executing the Global Media mode command HalfDmpr Calib PG p 66 Audio output No sound Are connections made correctly to your amp mixer or headphones p 12 Is the connected amp or mixer powered on and is its volume raised Is Local Control turned on Turn Local Ctrl GLOBAL MEDIA MIDI On PG p 61 Is the VOLUME knob set to an appropriate position p 2 Is the Mast...

Page 69: ... load data Are the category and index number of the programs used by the combination the same as when you created the combination Can t write a Program Is the Memory Protect Program or Combi off GLOBAL MEDIA Basic p 55 PG p 60 Songs The sound of the program selected for a track is different than when played in Program mode When you select a program for a track in Sequencer mode the arpeggiator and...

Page 70: ...Send 2 for each oscillator of the program used by the timbre track been lowered PG p 25 PG p 46 Note The actual send level is determined by multiplying the send setting of each oscillator in the program with the send setting of the timbre track Have you routed the output to an insert effect PG p 11 PG p 19 PG p 46 MIDI The microSTATION does not respond to incoming MIDI data Are all MIDI cables or ...

Page 71: ... the microSTATION has not been detected correctly it will be displayed in Other devices or Unknown devices Reconnect the USB cable if the microSTATION is again displayed as an Unknown device the computer has failed to detect it correctly Delete the Unknown device entry and reinstall the driver Your software does not respond to the microSTATION Is the USB cable connected correctly Did you install t...

Page 72: ...ation does not exist Action Before you copy execute the song command Create New to create a song F File exists Meaning When executing a file rename command an identically named file existed on the media Action Delete the existing file or specify a different name File invalid Meaning You attempted to load or open a file whose file format was incorrect File not found Meaning When performing a file d...

Page 73: ...IDI data N No readable data Meaning The file size is 0 or the data to be accessed by the load or other operation did not exist in the file Alternatively the data content is damaged and cannot be loaded or accessed No media Meaning When executing a command in Global Media mode the execution destination media is not inserted Action Insert the media No song location Meaning When using Locate Append t...

Page 74: ...ring sequencer playback or recording Action Stop the sequencer and press the GRID SEQ button again T Too Many Events Meaning When loading a Standard MIDI File the maximum number of events in a single measure approximately 65 535 events was exceeded Meaning The edit you attempted to perform would exceed the maximum number of events in a single measure approximately 65 535 events Action Delete unnee...

Page 75: ...eo and mono drumsamples 4 way velocity switches with crossfades and adjustable crossfade shapes Linear Power Layer The number of Combinations Programs Drum Kits User Combinations 384 Combinations 256 Preload User Programs 512 Programs 480 Preload User Drum Kits 48 Drum Kits 25 Preload Preset Programs 256 GM2 Programs 9 GM2 Drum Programs Effects 5 Insert Effects In line processing stereo in stereo ...

Page 76: ...RT STOP REW FF PAUSE LOOP KEY GRID SEQ PLAY MUTE Function 01 16 Other VOLUME knob display contrast Audio Outputs OUTPUT L MONO R 6 3 mm monaural phone jack unbalanced Headphone output 3 5 mm stereo mini phone jack Control Inputs DAMPER PEDAL SW jack x 1 half damper supported MIDI IN OUT USB 1 USB TYPE B MIDI interface SD Card slot Capacity recognized FAT32 2 Gigabytes GB SD and SDHC memory cards a...

Page 77: ...X version 10 4 11 or later Formats supported by microSTATION Plug In Editor Windows VST RTAS Macintosh VST Audio Unit RTAS microSTATION Plug In Editor must also satisfy the operating requirements of the host application You cannot run multiple instances of the microSTATION Editor and microSTATION Plug In Editor on the operating system This means that you can t use this editor to edit two or more m...

Page 78: ...Ext USB 2 Valid if assigned as a MIDI control change in Global Media Controllers The number shown here is the CC default assignment 3 RPN LSB MSB 00 00 Pitch bend range 01 00 Fine tune 02 00 Coarse tune 4 Valid if assigned as a MIDI control change in Global Media External Setup 5 In addition to Korg exclusive messages Inquiry GM System On Master Volume Master Balance Master Fine Tune and Master Co...

Page 79: ...MIDI Implementation Chart Operating requirements 75 ...

Page 80: ... 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 reside WARNING Use of this product in any country other than that for which it is intended could be dangerous and could invalidate the manufacturer s or distributor s warranty Please also retain your receipt as proof of pu...

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