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Page 2: ...533 Other patents pending KARMA the KARMA Logo Generated Effect GE Melodic Repeat Direct Index Manual Advance and SmartScan are trademarks of Stephen Kay Karma Lab LLC www karma lab com This manual copyright 2000 2001 by KORG Inc and Stephen Kay All rights reserved Company names product names and names of formats etc are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners THE FCC RE...

Page 3: ...out a particular function GE Guide This explains the concepts and parameters of the GE Generated Effect section that generates the phrases and patterns of the KARMA function Voice Name List This lists the multisamples and drumsamples that are built into this instrument and the factory preset com binations programs drum kits and KARMA function Refer to these lists when you wish to know more about t...

Page 4: ...ram 20 Selecting and playing a combination 22 Selecting a combination 22 Using controllers to modify the sound 23 Joystick 23 SW1 SW2 23 Realtime control 1 2 3 4 24 VALUE slider 25 Keyboard 25 Foot pedals 25 KARMA Realtime Controls 25 Performing with the KARMA function 26 Using the KARMA function to perform in Program mode 26 Selecting a program and turning the KARMA function on off 26 Adjusting t...

Page 5: ...quencer mode 57 Features of the sequencer 57 The structure of Sequencer mode 59 Songs 59 Patterns 59 Cue List 60 Playback 60 Playing a song Play 60 Other playback 61 Recording 61 Recording on a track and recording on a pattern 61 Realtime recording on a track 62 Realtime recording to a pattern 67 Step recording on a track or pattern 68 Editing 68 Track editing 68 Pattern editing 68 Song editing 68...

Page 6: ...o another instrument Transposing 101 Bypassing the effects 101 Specifying the function of the ASSIGNABLE Switch and ASSIGNABLE Pedal 101 Adjusting the way in which velocity or after touch will affect the volume or tone 102 Creating original scales 102 Changing the scale 102 Setting the function of SW1 and SW2 103 Setting the B mode functions of REALTIME CONTROLS 1 4 103 Assigning MIDI control chan...

Page 7: ...er effects mono in stereo out and a three band master EQ stereo in stereo out can all be used simultaneously You can select from 102 types of effect algorithms and edit them Highly flexible effect routing is possible Effects can also be routed freely to the individual outputs Alternate Modulation and Effect Dynamic Modulation The synthesis section filter etc provides Alternate Modulation functiona...

Page 8: ...uced by a program You can also make settings that include external tone generators Sequencer KARMA Music Workstation provides a high perfor mance 16 track MIDI sequencer with more than suffi cient power for use as a stand alone sequencer The sequencer can serve as the core that brings together KARMA Music Workstation s numerous capabilities allowing it to serve as an integrated music workstation F...

Page 9: ...m You can choose combinations from rewritable banks A B C D E and F which contain a total of 768 com binations A combination can use up to four KARMA modules You can edit combination data Make settings for volume pan layer split etc for each timbre program and make settings for effects and the KARMA function etc Sequencer mode Here you can use the 16 track sequencer to record and playback songs A ...

Page 10: ...along with the SMF playback Up to four KARMA modules can be used SMF songs can be played back in succession You can use the jukebox function to playback songs in any specified order Global mode Here you can make settings that affect the entire this instrument such as master tune and global MIDI channel You can create drum kits 64 kits and user scales 16 one octave scales and 1 all note scale You c...

Page 11: ...SW1 key SW2 key These keys are on off switches for the functions to which they were assigned in Program Combina tion Sequencer and Song Play modes When on the LED will light p 23 4 Joystick This controls pitch or modulation etc Move the joystick up down or left right Y Y X X to control p 23 Various program parameters and effect parameters will determine what is controlled by the joystick 5 Headpho...

Page 12: ...bs 1 8 and switches 1 2 can be memorized as scenes Each time you press this switch you will alternate between the two scenes The LED of the selected scene will light 1 and 2 switches These switches control the assigned RT Realtime parameters or GE Generated Effect parameters of the KARMA module p 27 1 8 knobs These knobs control the assigned RT Realtime parameters or GE Generated Effect parameters...

Page 13: ...ntrols knobs 1 8 or switches 1 2 in Program Com bination Sequencer and Song Play modes press ing the COMPARE key will revert to the values that were written PG p 16 12 LCD screen Here you can select pages and parameters and set values p 10 13 TIMBRE TRACK key F1 T1 T9 F8 T8 T16 keys Function F1 F8 keys These keys select the tabs that are displayed in each page They are also used to execute utiliti...

Page 14: ... cue list playback In Song Play mode this key pauses SMF playback When paused the LED will light Press PAUSE once again to defeat pause the LED will turn off REW key In Sequencer mode this key rewinds the song or cue list playback When you press and hold this key the LED will light and the playback will rewind This will not function during recording FF key In Sequencer mode this key fast forwards ...

Page 15: ...cted by the VOLUME slider 4 Pedal connections ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack A separately sold on off foot switch such as the Korg PS 1 foot switch can be connected here p 13 Its function can be assigned in Global mode allow ing you to use the foot switch as a modulation con troller to select programs or combinations or to start stop the sequencer p 101 ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack A separately sold Korg EXP 2 o...

Page 16: ...t the KARMA module that you wish to edit In Song Play mode or Disk mode these select the current directory Accesses the utility menu where you can execute utility menu commands Other function buttons examples Utility menu In each page you can press the UTILITY func tion button the F8 key to access the utility menu The utility menu contains commands that can be used in that page The utility menu th...

Page 17: ...rogram Sequencer Song Play or Global modes pressing the MENU key will dis play a list of the pages in that mode The page in which you where when you pressed the MENU key will be highlighted To select a page press the nearest function key F1 F7 By pressing the same key you can move consecutively downward You can also use cursor keys to move left up down right You can also move to the desired page b...

Page 18: ...dio system be aware that high volumes may damage your speakers Be careful not to raise the volume excessively Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT MAIN L MONO and R jacks to the INPUT jacks of your powered monitor system mixer etc L MONO and R are the main outputs If you are outputting in stereo make connections to the MAIN L MONO jack and the R jack If you are outputting in monaural make connections to the M...

Page 19: ...duce half damper effects The polarity of the damper pedal can be set in GLO BAL 6 1 1 Controller Foot Damper Polarity and its sensitivity can be adjusted by the GLOBAL 1 1 1 Sys tem utility menu command Half Damper Calibra tion PG p 135 145 Connections to MIDI equipment computers MIDI connectors 1 Connections to MIDI equipment The keyboard controllers and sequencer etc of this instrument can be us...

Page 20: ... will appear As an example here press the F3 key three times to select KeyZ and then press the F8 Open key The 3 3 Ed Key Zone page will appear You can also use the following alternative methods to select a page Press the MENU key and then use the keys to move forward or backward through the pages in the order of 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 etc Hold down the MENU key and use numeric keys 1 7 to enter a two di...

Page 21: ...e used in Program mode to select the program bank and in Combination mode to select the combination bank In Combination mode they are also used to select the program bank for each timbre of the combination In Sequencer and Song Play modes these keys are used to select the bank of the program used by each track of the song These keys are also used to specify the bank in dialog boxes such as Write P...

Page 22: ...key will revert to the settings that were written PG p 6 Keyboard input When inputting a note name or velocity value as the value of a parameter you can use the keyboard to input the setting Hold down the ENTER key and play the note that you wish to enter as a value The note name number or velocity value will be input When the GLOBAL 5 1 DKit page or SEQ 5 1 RPPR RPPR Setup page is displayed you c...

Page 23: ...g or Drum Kit data in Disk mode Receiving a MIDI data dump for Program Combination Global Setting or Drum Kit data The mode and page that will be selected when the power is turned on The state of this instrument when the power is turned on will depend on the setting of Power On Mode GLOBAL 1 1 System Preference page If Power On Mode is Reset factory setting this instrument will automatically selec...

Page 24: ...ata you must first save it on a floppy disk before loading PRE LOAD SNG p 38 Loading the demo song data in Disk mode 1 Insert the included KMFD 00P floppy disk into the disk drive For details on handling a floppy disk and inserting it into the disk drive refer to p 93 2 Press the DISK key the LED will light You will enter Disk mode 3 Press the F1 Load key to access the Load page File information w...

Page 25: ... the START STOP key The LED will blink and the selected song will play 6 If you wish to stop playback press the START STOP key once again Playing a cue list Here s how to playback the demonstration cue list By using a cue list you can repeatedly play multiple songs that you specify in the cue list or play songs consecu tively p 68 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the F2 key to select CUE and then pres...

Page 26: ...ou wish to select bank B press the BANK B key The upper left of the LCD screen will indicate Bank B A B E With the factory settings these banks contain a wide variety of preloaded programs that use the internal PCM ROM multisamples effects and the KARMA function C D With the factory settings these banks do not contain programs Programs for the sepa rately sold EXB PCM series options or pro grams t...

Page 27: ...ress the F7 Cancel key Cat HOLD Category Hold 1 Press the HOLD key to display The category will be fixed 2 Use the cursor keys to choose Category and use the VALUE controllers to specify the category 3 Use the cursor keys to choose Program Select and use the VALUE keys or VALUE dial to successively select pro grams in that category 4 To exit the Category Hold function press the HOLD key twice to e...

Page 28: ...can be stored in these banks F With the factory preload this bank does not contain any combinations Combinations for the separately sold EXB MOSS option are stored in this bank or you can use it to store your own combinations using either PCM based or MOSS based programs as desired 128 programs can be written or rewritten to each bank A F for a total of 768 For details of the combination names etc...

Page 29: ...be held even after the joy stick is returned to the center position When the SW1 key is set to JS Y Lock and is operat ing as a Toggle switch the lock function can be used as described in the following example 1 Move the joystick toward yourself to modify the sound 2 While continuing to hold the joystick toward your self press SW1 the SW1 key LED will light The sound at this point will be held 3 E...

Page 30: ...ase the resonance level to add a unique charac ter to the sound By adjusting the cutoff frequency of a high pass filter you can modify the brightness of the sound Knob 3 EG INTENSITY Adjust the filter EG intensity the depth at which the filter EG is applied Rotating the knob will affect the depth of the filter EG Normally rotating the knob toward the left will make the filter EG apply less deeply ...

Page 31: ...ity etc This can be used as a source for alternate modula tion or effect dynamic modulation to control pro gram parameters or effect parameters Velocity After Touch and Note Number can all be used as Dynamic MIDI Sources to control the KARMA function PG p 36 234 Foot pedals Damper Pedal A separately sold Korg switch type damper pedal such as the DS 1H can be connected to this instrument If a DS 1H...

Page 32: ...LCD screen will change You can adjust this in the range of 40 240 The LED located above the TEMPO knob will blink at quarter note intervals You can also set this by using the cursor keys to select using the numeric keys 0 9 to input the tempo and pressing the ENTER key to make the setting Alternatively you can use the VALUE controller The LED will blink in synchronization with the tempo you specif...

Page 33: ... then add additional notes one by one with the other hand 3 Press one of the CHORD TRIGGER 1 4 keys The note chord you played in step 2 will be regis tered to that key The ASSIGN key LED will go dark The velocity of the last note on you played in step2 will be assigned as the velocity value 4 When you press the same CHORD TRIGGER 1 4 key the note chord you specified will play Method 2 1 Play the k...

Page 34: ...tten in a program the graphic display of the knob or switch in the LCD screen will be highlighted displayed in black When a knob or switch is restored to the value that is written in the program the graphic display of that knob or switch will also revert to the normal display This is convenient when you wish to restore a knob or switch to its original position after adjusting it If you wish to res...

Page 35: ... GE If this is On checked you will hear the phrase or pattern gener ated by the GE in its original state Normally you will leave this On when selecting a GE p 80 About the KARMA function KARMA function settings in Pro gram mode PG p 5 PROG 1 1 3a KARMA module parameter settings For details on KARMA module parameter settings refer to p 80 About the KARMA function KARMA function settings in Program ...

Page 36: ...ets show the cate gory of the program used by the timbre controlled by the KARMA Realtime Controls knobs and switches If multiple timbres are being controlled simultaneously this will indicate MLTI From the KARMA Realtime Controls knobs and switches you can determine which timbre s phrase is being controlled Settings for KARMA module operation Run and Solo settings In Combination mode up to four K...

Page 37: ...imilar to program mode you can use GE Select to select the GE that will be used for each module p 83 About the KARMA function KARMA function settings in Combination mode Init K RTC Init KARMA Realtime Con trols This setting specifies whether the settings of the KARMA Realtime Controls knobs and switches will be initialized when you select a GE If this is On checked you will hear the phrase or patt...

Page 38: ...box is checked Checked The specified RPPR set in SEQ 5 1 PPPR RPPR Setup will function Unchecked RPPR will not function Operation will be as in normal Sequencer mode 5 Press a key The pattern assigned to that key will playback In some cases the pattern will continue playing after you release your hand from the keyboard You can stop playback either by pressing that key once again or by pressing a k...

Page 39: ...hen you move a slider multiple program parame ters are adjusted simultaneously Depending on the settings of the program parame ters the result may not be noticeable Octave Indicates the octave setting Pitch Stretch Simultaneously adjusts the transpose and tune settings of the oscillator This allows you to produce a variety of tonal changes without losing the character of the origi nal sound This P...

Page 40: ...ous contexts A timbre consists a of program together with mul tiple parameters that control that program A com bination can use up to eight of these timbres Selecting the program for a timbre 3 Press the Prog page Press the F2 Prog key Now you can specify the programs for timbres 1 8 4 Now let s change the program of timbre 2 to a dif ferent program Use the cursor keys to select Pro gram Select fo...

Page 41: ...2 Use the controller to change the value A setting of C064 is center L001 is far left and R127 is far right With a setting of RND the stereo loca tion will change randomly between left and right each time a note is played Adjusting the volume 7 Adjust the Volume of timbre 2 Use the cursor key to choose Vol ume highlighted for timbre 2 Use the VALUE controller to change the value Adjusting the volu...

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Page 43: ...ernal memory by the Write oper ation Saving to floppy disk The following data can be saved on floppy disk For details on the file format PG p 149 Programs combinations global settings and user drum kits Songs cue lists and patterns Standard MIDI Files SMF Sequencer mode songs can be saved as SMF data System exclusive data System exclusive data received by this instrument from an external MIDI devi...

Page 44: ... dialog box will appear You can also access the same dialog box by holding down the ENTER key and pressing the 0 key The screen shown is for Program mode 2 In Category specify the category of the program combination If the category you specify here is for a program you can use it when selecting by category in the Cat Hold function or the Select by Category utility in menu command PROG 1 1 Play Pro...

Page 45: ... key at the last selected text About the Edit Buffer When you select a program or combination in PROG 1 1 Play and COMBI 1 1 Play the program or combi nation data is called into the edit buffer When you modify the parameters in 1 1 Play or in the edit pages 2 1 7 3 of Program mode or Combination mode the changes you make will affect the data in the edit buffer If you wish to save this modified dat...

Page 46: ...the Global mode memory area Then when you modify the parameters in Global mode the data in the memory area will be modified If you wish to save this modified data in internal memory you must write it When you write the data in the memory area will be written into the global settings and drum kits of inter nal memory If you turn off the power without writing the modified data in the memory area wil...

Page 47: ... one floppy disk The No space available on medium dialog box will appear PG p 154 You can divide the file and save the data on multiple volumes of floppy disk 1 Make sure that you have a sufficient number of floppy disks and press the F8 OK key Sav ing will begin 2 When the disk is full the following dialog box will appear 3 Insert the next floppy disk into this instrument s floppy disk drive 4 Pr...

Page 48: ...e programs at the same time Similarly when saving programs you should also remember to save the drum kits MIDI data dump The programs A F combinations A F drum kits and global settings of internal memory and sequencer songs cue lists can be transmitted as MIDI exclusive data and saved on a connected MIDI data filer com puter or another KARMA PG p 139 ...

Page 49: ...efer to Disk mode p 95 2 Press the DISK key to enter Disk mode You will enter Disk mode 3 Press the F1 Load key File information will be displayed in the Load page 4 Use the cursor keys to select PRE LOAD PCG It will be highlighted A PCG file contains programs combinations drum kits and global setting data 5 Press the F8 UTILITY key choose the Load selected utility menu command and press the F8 OK...

Page 50: ... set independently for each oscillator 1 and 2 you can use the Utility Copy Oscillator to copy settings from one oscillator to the other This is a convenient way to make the same settings for two oscillators or to copy settings from one oscillator to the other If you wish to save an edited program into internal memory be sure to Write the program p 38 If the separately sold EXB MOSS option is inst...

Page 51: ...le and set the pitch The multisamples pro vided by this instrument include waveforms for musical instruments such as pianos as well as special waveforms unique to synthesizers Multisamples reproduce the complex overtone structure and fre quency characteristics that allow us to identify a sound as being piano like or guitar like Basic Prog Basic page Mode Oscillator Mode This sets the mode of the o...

Page 52: ...les or drum kits can be used for the oscillator 425 internal multisamples ROM Expansion multisamples if separately sold EXB PCM options are installed Nine internal drum kits ROM 64 user drum kits created in Global mode Drum samples can be freely assigned to each key to create a drum kit For the sound of each key you can make filter and amp settings and specify routing to the effects and to the ind...

Page 53: ...Source is operated For exam ple if AMS LFO1 AMS is set to AfterT and you set an appropriate value for Intensity AMS Intensity vibrato will be applied when you apply pressure to the keyboard of a connected MIDI instrument or when MIDI aftertouch messages are received EG Pitch EG page Here you can make settings for the pitch EG When you wish to create sound effects etc set the pitch EG to make major...

Page 54: ...value the cutoff frequency will rise as you play lower on the keyboard making the sound brighter When set to a negative value the cutoff frequency will fall as you play lower on the keyboard making the sound darker When Ramp High is set to a positive value the cutoff frequency will rise as you play higher on the keyboard making the sound brighter When set to a negative value the cutoff frequency w...

Page 55: ...ators 1 and 2 respectively With a setting of Random the pan will change ran domly each time you play a note on this instrument producing an interesting effect AMS Intensity Intensity specifies the depth of the panning effect that will occur when AMS is operated If you set AMS to Note No the pan will change according to the keyboard position at which you play a note on a this instrument With a sett...

Page 56: ... of waveforms including standard waveforms such as Triangle Saw Square and Sine as well as Step or Random PG waveforms that produce a sample and hold effect PG p 24 You can create a wide variety of effects by adjusting the Ofs Fade and Dly settings and by changing the sign of the Intensity setting in the 3 1 Ed Pitch 4 1 Ed Filter1 4 2 Ed Filter2 5 1 Ed Amp1 and 5 2 Ed Amp2 pages Frequency specifi...

Page 57: ...ers separately from alternate modulation This instrument provides 29 types of alternate modula tion In single mode you can use 29 alternate modulation destinations of 29 types and in double mode you can use 55 alternate modulation destinations of 29 types There are 42 AMS sources However depending on the type of modulation some sources cannot be selected For details on alternate modulation and AMS...

Page 58: ...tions for editing procedure The parameters of each timbre are set in 2 1 Ed Prog Mix 4 4 MIDI Filter4 and 7 1 Ed BUS This is where you create the basic combination consisting of the pro grams you select here First use 2 1 Ed Prog Mix to select the program for each timbre and then use 3 3 Ed Key Zone and 3 4 Ed Vel Zone to specify the range in which each pro gram will sound layer split velocity swi...

Page 59: ...ark and the current sound will now be the sound that is recalled when the COMPARE key LED is dark In the section below we will edit typical parameters in each page while listening to the effect of each parameter For a more detailed explanation of these parameters refer to PG p 43 Timbre 1 8 program pan and volume 2 1 Ed Prog Mix Here you can assign programs to each timbre 1 8 and set pan and volum...

Page 60: ...y be set to other than Gch This is so that different programs for each timbre will play when the KARMA function is on Set the MIDI Input Channel of each KARMA module to match the global MIDI channel and set its MIDI Output Channel to match the MIDI channel of a timbre MIDI Channel Also by setting the Timb Thru parameter for each KARMA mod ule you can make a KARMA module play even if the MIDI chann...

Page 61: ... can create a com bination in which different programs sound in differ ent areas of the keyboard By combining key zones specified for each timbre you can create layered or split combinations The upper and lower limits for the key zone of each timbre are set by the Top Key and Bottom Key respectively For example in the following diagram timbres 1 3 are set to create a layered and split combination ...

Page 62: ... of this instrument Slope page Here you can specify the range of values over which the original volume will be reached starting from the top velocity and bottom velocity In the case of the above example you could set the velocity zones of the two timbres so that they partially overlap and set Top Slope and Bottom Slope so that the sound changes gradually instead of changing suddenly between veloci...

Page 63: ...op specified measures independently for each track 150 preset patterns ideal for drum tracks 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 the RPPR function Various methods of recording are supported including realtime recording in which your performance on the keyboard and controllers incl...

Page 64: ...those listed above in Operations for which Compare is available About MIDI Synchronizing the sequencer with an external MIDI device The record playback tempo of this instrument s sequencer can be synchronized to an external MIDI device such as a sequencer or rhythm machine PG p 253 Track status status You can make settings for this instrument s sequencer to specify whether it will sound the intern...

Page 65: ...n of a song As track musical data of a song Phrases that are used repeatedly in a song can be recorded as patterns When you place Put to Track such a pattern in a song the musical data of that pattern will be recalled and played when playback reaches the measure in which the pattern was played When using a phrase or rhythm that occurs repeatedly you can make more effi cient use of memory by creati...

Page 66: ...rrently selected pattern will begin playing 4 If you press the START STOP key during play back the playback will stop Press the START STOP key once again and play back will resume from where it had been stopped Pressing the LOCATE key will move to the specified location Pressing the PAUSE key will resume playback Press PAUSE once again and playback will resume Pressing the REW FF keys will rewind ...

Page 67: ... editing operations such as Create Control Data to insert data such as bend after touch and control changes Recording on a pattern There are two ways to record on a pattern realtime recording and step recording For realtime recording only one recording type loop is available In addition you can use event edit operations to mod ify data that has been recorded or to insert data The utility menu comm...

Page 68: ...a functions Event Edit is intended as a way to edit previously recorded data but you can also use it to modify pro gram numbers or insert control changes Create Control Data is a function that lets you create and insert controller data that changes smoothly between two specified values over the specified length of time This is used to input bend after touch and control change data etc Realtime rec...

Page 69: ...d then press the START STOP key If Metronome Setup has the default settings refer to Preparations for recording step 6 the metro nome will sound for a two measure pre count and then recording will begin Play the keyboard and move controllers such as the joystick to record your performance 5 When you finish playing press the START STOP key Recording will end and the location will return to the poin...

Page 70: ... key Playback will begin When you reach the starting location you specified in step 3 recording will begin Play the keyboard and operate controllers such as the joystick to record your performance When you reach the ending location you specified in step 3 you will return to the starting location and continue recording The musical data that is loop recorded will be added to the previously recorded ...

Page 71: ...ing Using KARMA to record multiple tracks simulta neously A multi track performance using the KARMA function can be recorded simultaneously using multi recording For the procedure refer to KARMA function settings for Sequencer mode p 85 When simultaneously recording multiple tracks using the RPPR function You can use multitrack recording to simultaneously record the playback of multiple tracks tha...

Page 72: ...and preset patterns in Preparations for record ing For details on loading refer to Load Template Song PG p 72 You can also make changes to a template song that you loaded and save frequently used settings as a User Template Song For the saving procedure refer to Save Template Song PG p 73 Musical data will not be saved in the user template song Copying combination sounds to multiple tracks You can...

Page 73: ... to the beginning of the pattern and con tinue recording The musical data that is recorded will be added to the previously recorded data 9 During pattern recording you can erase unwanted musical data by pressing the REC WRITE key or by checking the Remove Data check box For details refer to Loop All Tracks step 6 p 64 0 Press the START STOP key Pattern recording will end To use a user pattern that...

Page 74: ... we will explain the procedure for creat ing individual songs for the introduction melody A melody B bridge and ending and then using a cue list to bring these songs together to form a complete song 1 Create separate songs for the introduction melody A melody B bridge and ending S000 Intro 4 measures S001 A 8 measures S002 B 8 measures S003 Bridge 8 measures S004 Ending 4 measures In Step 08 S001 ...

Page 75: ...ttings of the Step 01 song will be speci fied for the song that results from the conversion Even if FX is not checked there may be cases in which a time lag in the transition between songs depending on the musical data of the song Also there may be cases in which the musical data is not played at the correct timing at the transition between songs If this occurs you can edit the musical data of the...

Page 76: ...key and the Convert Cue List dialog box will appear RPPR Realtime Pattern Play Recording function For details on the RPPR function refer to Playing with the RPPR function p 32 Here we will give an example of how to make RPPR settings and how to playback and record RPPR settings RPPR settings are made individually for each song To use RPPR playback check the RPPR check box If this is checked the RP...

Page 77: ... 2 and followed the steps through 6 the settings will be as follows KEY C 2 Pat Pattern Bank Pre Pattern Select P00 Pop Balad 1 Std Track T01 Drums Now let s suppose that we want to make the following settings KEY D2 Pat Pattern Bank Pre Pattern Select P01 Pop Balad 2 Std Track T01 Drums 1 Follow steps 1 7 of RPPR settings to assign the first RPPR to KEY C 2 2 Assign the second RPPR to KEY D2 3 Pr...

Page 78: ...heck the Multi REC check box 4 Select the Program page The PLAY MUTE REC button of each track will indicate REC For the tracks that you do not wish to record press the PLAY MUTE REC button to select either PLAY or MUTE You will record all tracks played by RPPR and the keyboard performance track selected by Track Select For example if you are using tracks 1 and 2 for RPPR playback and using track 3...

Page 79: ...73 Basic functions Sequencer mode 6 Press the START STOP key Recording will end and the location will return to the point at which recording began ...

Page 80: ...rnal tone generator The MIDI channel of the external tone generator must match the MIDI channel of this instrument track that is set to EXT or BTH With a setting of BTH the exter nal tone generator and this instrument s own tone gen erator will be played and controlled simultaneously PG p 120 Synchronization with external devices In Song Play mode this instrument will be the master the controlling...

Page 81: ...P key If you pressed the LOCATE or PAUSE key in step 3 playback will begin If you pressed the START STOP key playback will stop If the S PLAY 1 1 Play Preference page Auto Start parameter is checked default setting all songs that can be selected in File Select will play consecu tively 6 If a song is playing press the START STOP key once again to stop playback Starting stopping playback for each so...

Page 82: ...y to access the S PLAY 1 1 Play Play page The last file in the list will be deleted 7 Press the START STOP key The files will playback in the order in which they were registered 8 Press the START STOP key once again to stop playback Only files in the same directory can be registered in a jukebox list If you perform the following operations while cre ating a jukebox list the jukebox list will be lo...

Page 83: ...and melodic tex tures natural sounding glissandos for acoustic instrument programs guitar strumming and finger picking simulations ran dom effects auto accompaniment effects gliding and swooping portamento and pitch bend effects and new sound design possibilities KARMA lets you produce phrases and patterns far beyond the current range pro vided by conventional arpeggiators or pattern play back fun...

Page 84: ...s preset GE s that can be used with a wide range of instruments playing styles and musical genres GE parameters Each GE consists of approximately 400 internal parameters From among these internal parameters each GE pro vides up to sixteen preset parameters by which you can control the resulting phrase or pattern These are referred to as the GE parameters The GE parameters will differ depending on ...

Page 85: ...freely modify the phrase or pat tern being generated by the KARMA module RT Parm specifies the parameter that will be controlled SCENE key The settings of knobs 1 8 and switches 1 2 are saved as SCENE 1 and SCENE 2 CHORD TRIGGER 1 4 keys When you press one of these keys the specified chord up to eight notes and one velocity setting will be sounded causing the KARMA function to operate Suitable cho...

Page 86: ...ern gener ated by the GE will change dramatically as you modify the settings of the KARMA Realtime Con trols knobs and switches By setting the knob and switch settings to center and off respectively you can make each GE play in its preset state If the GE parameter Asgn PROG 6 3 1 2 3 4 a is set to Knob1 Knob8SW SW 1 or SW 2 the GE may not operate in its preset state depending on which GE was selec...

Page 87: ...generator In the example shown above the damper pedal will be sent through to the tone generator when the KARMA function is off and will not be sent through when the KARMA function is on Tx Filter Transmit Filter 1 Access the PROG 6 1 Ed KARMA TxFilter page Here you can specify whether to apply filtering to the MIDI control data transmitted by the KARMA module If an item is On checked it can be tr...

Page 88: ...tc 3 Use Asgn to assign the GE parameters to control lers If you assign a parameter to a KARMA Realtime Controls knob you will be able to operate the knob to control that parameter in realtime RTParm RealTime Parameters Here you can assign KARMA parameters other than the GE parameters such as KARMA key zone and KARMA module parameters By assigning these to the KARMA Realtime Controls etc you can c...

Page 89: ... KARMA function is on each KARMA module will function according to its Run and Solo setting Run and Solo settings 1 Access the COMBI 6 1 Ed KARMA Setup page 2 Set Run and Solo to specify the module s that will run when the KARMA function is on p 30 Specifying the KARMA module s that will run Run Solo settings PG p 47 PG COMBI 1 1 4b Selecting a GE Here s how to select the GE that will be used by e...

Page 90: ...the KARMA function is off the piano of timbre 2 ch 02 will sound in addition to the bass of timbre 1 ch 01 Making parameter settings for each KARMA module For each KARMA module you can specify parameters such as the keyboard range that will send input notes to that module and the MIDI filter settings These parameters are saved for each KARMA module as part of the combination In the 6 2 Ed KARMA Md...

Page 91: ...A function settings in Sequencer mode In Sequencer mode you can use four KARMA mod ules modules A B C and D Similar to combi nation mode you can play separate phrases or patterns using different programs such as drums bass guitar and strings or create setups that combine the four KARMA modules with sixteen track programs The structure of the parameters for the KARMA func tion is the same as for a ...

Page 92: ... synchronize the KARMA modules to the start timing of the sequencer Pressing the START STOP key while KARMA is operating will synchronize the KARMA function to the sequencer When you press the START STOP key once again the KARMA function will stop together with the sequencer If you wish to stop only the KARMA function press the KARMA ON OFF key to turn it off If you want the KARMA function to star...

Page 93: ...dently KARMA function settings in Song Play mode In Song Play mode you can use four KARMA modules modules A B C and D In the same way as for a combination you can use separate phrases or pat terns to play programs such as drums bass guitar and strings or combine the four KARMA modules and six teen track programs in various ways The structure of the KARMA related parameters is the same as for a com...

Page 94: ...DI Synchronization between KARMA modules A B C and D In Combination Sequencer and Song Play modes four KARMA modules can be operating Quantize Trig can be set independently for each of these four KARMA modules Quantize Trig Off The KARMA module will be trig gered at the moment you play the keyboard or send in a trigger through Dynamic MIDI The corresponding KARMA module will be triggered immediate...

Page 95: ... function will be reset and will start from the beginning of the phrase or pattern If you then press the START STOP key the SMF and the KARMA function will both stop If you wish to stop only the KARMA function press the KARMA ON OFF key Synchronizing to an external MIDI device If MIDI Clock GLOBAL 2 1 1a is set to External EXT the KARMA function will synchronize to MIDI realtime clock and realtime...

Page 96: ...sk 16 C 31 C and 32 D 47 D are provided for use with the preset patterns included with some separately sold EXB PCM series options Drum kits you create by editing these should be saved in 48 63 User Multisample programs and drum kit programs There are two types of programs those whose oscilla tor uses a multisample and those whose oscillator uses a drum kit This selection is made by the PROG 2 1 E...

Page 97: ...ample use Vel SW L H to specify how velocity will switch between the High Drumsample and the Low Drumsample 7 By setting Drumsample Bank to ROM you can select ROM drum samples or to EXB to select drum samples from a separately sold EXB PCM series option Some EXB PCM series boards do not contain drumsamples About ROM drumsamples This instrument contains 413 drumsamples in its inter nal ROM memory Y...

Page 98: ...ify the stereo output position The setting you make here is valid if the Use DKit Setting is checked PROG 5 1 Ed Amp1 Level Pan page for the program that uses this drum kit D Use S1 Send1 MFX1 and S2 Send2 MFX2 to set the send levels to the master effects The settings you make here are valid if the Use DKit Setting is checked PROG 7 1 Ed BUS BUS page for the program that uses this drum kit E Use t...

Page 99: ... Types of data that can be loaded The data that can be loaded from floppy disk is shown in the diagram at the bottom of the previous page For details on each type of data refer to PG p 149 Data loading procedure Loading Programs Combinations Drum kits and Global settings loading a PCG file Select this when you wish to reload programs or com binations that you created and saved using Save All or Sa...

Page 100: ...rom the floppy disk included with a separately sold EXB PCM series option When loading EXB PCM series programs and combi nations use the following procedure When doing so you will specify the loading destination bank C D in step 4 To load the data into bank C select C_BANK PCG To load the data into bank D select D_BANK PCG When you load C_BANK PCG the programs and combinations of banks A B and C a...

Page 101: ...t can use 2HD or 2DD 3 5 inch floppy disks Floppy disk handling Do not open the shutter of a floppy disk or touch the magnetic surface inside the disk If the magnetic disk becomes soiled or scratched it will no longer be possible to read data format Never transport this instrument with a floppy disk in the disk drive Vibration may cause the disk drive heads to scratch the floppy disk making it unu...

Page 102: ...or is dark Then press the eject button and remove the disk If the disk does not come out when you press this but ton do not attempt to remove the disk by force Please contact your dealer Head cleaning If the heads of the disk drive are become soiled errors may occur during saving loading or formatting It is important to clean the heads regularly using a com mercially available wet type 3 5 inch do...

Page 103: ...used to help create the sound of each timbre track The master effects are used to apply overall spatial processing and the mas ter EQ is used to make overall adjustments in tone These settings are made in Combination mode inde pendently for each combination in Sequencer mode for each song and in Song Play mode for the entire mode Routing settings and effect set tings The insert effects master effe...

Page 104: ...Select the PROG 7 2 Ed InsertFX Setup page 5 For Insert Effect 1 Insert Effect 5 select the effect type for each insert effect The Select by Category utility lets you select effects from six categories Double size effects 090 102 can be used only for IFX 2 3 or 4 6 Use On Off to switch each insert effect on off A setting of Off will be the same state as when 000 No Effect is selected The input sou...

Page 105: ...g Play In Combination Sequencer and Song Play modes routing settings for the insert effects and master effects can be made separately for each timbre track The method for making these settings is the same in each of these modes As an example here we will describe the procedure for a combination Routing 1 Select the COMBI 7 1 Ed BUS BUS page 2 Select BUS Select Here you can specify the bus insert e...

Page 106: ...l no longer be output however it will gradually increase as you move the joystick away from your self Using the Dmod function to vary the feedback level by operating SW1 key 5 In the PROG 2 2 Ed Ctrl Controls page set the function of SW1 key to SW1 Mod CC 80 Tog gle 6 Return to the PROG 7 1 Ed Insert FX IFX1 page and set the C Fb C Delay Feedback Source to SW1 80 7 Set Amount to 30 8 When you move...

Page 107: ...ction of the ASSIGNABLE Switch and ASSIGNABLE Pedal Set the function of an assignable switch separately sold option Korg PS 1 connected to the ASSIGN ABLE SWITCH jack This switch can act as a source for alternate modulation or effect dynamic modulation or switch portamento on off control the sostenuto effect turn the soft pedal effect on off turn the arpeggiator on off select pro grams or combinat...

Page 108: ... the settings of these parameters These parameters can be individually set in detail in Program mode Creating original scales You can create your own original scales You can create sixteen different User Octave Scales in which the pitch of each note in the octave is repeated for all octaves and one User All Note Scale in which the pitch of each of the 128 notes can be specified independently If yo...

Page 109: ...tting the B mode functions of REALTIME CONTROLS 1 4 You can specify the B mode functions of REALTIME CONTROLS knobs 1 4 The B mode functions are set independently for each program combination or song The functions in Song Play mode are set for the entire mode These settings are made by Realtime Control Knob B Assign in the following pages You can use these knobs as sources for alternate modulation...

Page 110: ...en Use the GLOBAL 1 1 System Preference page LCD Contrast to make adjustments p 105 PG p 136 Using this instrument as a data filer MIDI exclusive data transmitted from an external device can be received by this instrument and saved on a floppy disk the Data Filer function This is done using the Disk mode Save page Save Exclusive PG p 155 Shortcuts MENU key numeric keys 0 9 x2 Access the various pa...

Page 111: ...heck box is unchecked PG p 7 In GLOBAL 6 1 Controller make sure that Damper Polarity or Foot SW Polarity is set correctly PG p 145 Noise or oscillation is heard When using the BPM MIDI Sync function to control the delay time of an effect noise may occur in the delay sound This noise is due to discontinuities in the delay sound and is not a malfunction Effects are not applied Are the GLOBAL 1 1 Sys...

Page 112: ...espond to incoming MIDI data Are all MIDI cables connected correctly p 13 PG p 245 Is the MIDI data being received on the channel on which it is being transmitted PG p 137 This instrument does not respond correctly to incoming MIDI data Are the GLOBAL 2 1 MIDI settings Enable Program Change Bank Ctrl Change and AfterT each checked PG p 138 If you wish to receive MIDI exclusive messages is the GLOB...

Page 113: ...0 songs 20 cue lists 150 preset patterns 100 user patterns for each song 16 preset 16 user template songs Supports KARMA format TRITON format and SMF formats 0 and 1 RPPR Realtime Pattern Play Recording function One set is available for each one song Song play 16 timbres 16 tracks SMF formats 0 and 1 supported Disk mode Load save utility Data filter function save load MIDI exclusive data Keyboard ...

Page 114: ...cluded items AC AC power supply 9VAC 3 0A Preloaded program disks KMFD 00P Options Expansion boards EXB MOSS DSP Synthesizer Board EXB PCM PCM Expansion Board EXB PCM01 Pianos Classic Keyboards EXB PCM02 Studio Essentials EXB PCM03 Future Loop Construction EXB PCM04 Dance Extreme EXB PCM05 Vintage Archives Expression volume pedal XVP 10 Foot controller EXP 2 Damper pedal DS 1H Pedal switch PS 1 Ot...

Page 115: ...Global 2 1 MIDI Filter Program Change AfterT Ctrl Change Exclusive is Enable respectively 1 When Global mode 2 1 MIDI Clock is Internal transmitted but not received The opposite for External 2 Valid when assigned to MIDI control changes in Global 6 1 The number here will depend on the Default Setting assignment 3 RPN LSB MSB 00 00 Pitch bend range 01 00 Fine tune 02 00 Coarse tune 4 In addition to...

Page 116: ...10 cutoff frequency 5 24 48 D DAMPER jack 9 data dump 37 42 data filer 104 Decay Time 33 demo song 18 detune 46 Dialog boxes 10 Disk 4 93 Dmod 100 Double 45 46 49 drum kit 90 Dynamic MIDI 79 82 85 Dynamic Modulation 1 15 57 100 E Edit Combinations 52 Pattern editing 68 Program 44 Song editing 68 Track editing 68 Edit Buffer 39 edit cell 8 10 15 EG 47 Amplifier EG 49 EG INTENSITY 24 EG RELEASE 24 F...

Page 117: ...erns 59 PCG file 93 Pedal connections 9 pitch 23 45 46 47 Pitch Stretch 33 Portamento 47 54 portamento 101 POWER switch 9 preload data 43 PRELOAD PCG 18 PRELOAD SNG 18 preloaded data 37 preset data 37 Program 3 20 26 33 44 78 80 97 Q Quantize 66 81 R Random Seed 85 Realtime Control 33 REALTIME CONTROLS 5 103 realtime quantize 63 realtime recording 15 61 85 Auto punch in 62 64 KARMA function 85 Loo...

Page 118: ...56 velocity curve 102 velocity drumsample switching 91 velocity multisample switching 45 Velocity SW L H 46 Velocity switch 53 56 Velocity Zone 56 vibrato effect 47 volume 6 17 23 33 35 45 47 49 53 54 W wah effect 48 write protect 95 writing 37 ...

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