microKORG
EasyStart
2
A Quick Overview of Keys, Knobs and Switches
PROGRAM NUMBER
– These keys are used to select programs, in the
EDIT SELECT 2
ARPEG A. page they function as step
on/off keys for the arpeggiator.
PROGRAM SELECT–
This knob selects the musical genre or program banks 10 - 80.
SIDE A / SIDE B –
This key switches between the A and B program banks. It also switches between
EDIT SELECT 1
and
EDIT
SELECT 2
if it is pressed while holding down the
SHIFT
key.
WRITE
– When memory protect is turned off, pressing and holding this key will write the current program into memory.
SHIFT –
This key has multiple functions. You’ll find more information on this beginning on page 59 in the Owner’s Manual.
VOLUME –
This knob sets the level of the output signal.
ARPEGGIATOR ON/OFF–
This key turns the arpeggiator on and off.
OCTAVE SHIFT DOWN/UP –
These keys change the octave of the program by a maximum of +/- 3 octaves.
FORMANT HOLD / TIMBRE SELECT –
When in Vocoder mode, pressing this key will “freeze” the formant of your voice so it can
be played on the keyboard and stored to a program. When in a dual mode synthesizer program, this key will select the TIMBRE
that the
EDIT SELECT
knobs will affect.
EDIT SELECT 1 / EDIT SELECT 2 –
These knobs select the parameters that the REALTIME CONTROL KNOBS 1-5 will control
in
EDIT
mode.
1/ CUTOFF, 2/RESONANCE, 3/EG ATTACK, 4/EG RELEASE, 5/TEMPO
– In Performance mode these knobs control the
CUTOFF, RESONANCE, EG ATTACK, RELEASE
and Arpeggiator
TEMPO
of a program. In EDIT mode these knobs edit the
values of a parameter selected by the
EDIT SELECT 1 / EDIT SELECT 2
knobs.
PITCH / MOD -
These wheels modify the sound of a program.
AUDIO IN 1 VOLUME 1 / AUDIO IN 2 VOLUME 2
– These knobs change the input signal level of AUDIO 1 / AUDIO 2.
MIC/LINE
– This switch changes the impedance of AUDIO IN 2 between microphone and line level.
Listening to the Demo Songs:
1.
Turn on the Power of the microKORG and wait a few seconds for it to boot up. Press and hold the
SHIFT
key and then
press the
ARPEGGIATOR ON/OFF
key.
2.
To select one of the 8 demo songs, press the
PROGRAM NUMBER
key (1 – 8) that corresponds to the demo song you
would like to listen to.
3.
To exit the demo song mode, press the
SHIFT
key again.
