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1. 1 Power supply Be sure to read the Turning the power on off section on page 11 and follow the correct procedure described there Power switch This switch turns the power on off p 11 AC adapter connector The included AC adapter is connected here p 11 Connections must be made with the power turned off Please be aware that careless operation may damage your speaker system or cause malfunctions Cable hook Use this to secure the cable of the included AC adapter After connecting the AC adapter loop the cable around the hook located on the microSTATION s rear panel so that the cable won t get pulled out inadvertently Leave enough slack on the plug end so that you can disconnect it if you want to For details please see Connections and power on page 8 of Easy Start guide VA Be careful not to bend the base of the plug any more than 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 computer as if it were plug in software Note The microS
2. Bion Nc o TOTTI microSTASTION E MIDI keyboard 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 keyboard or sequencer etc use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the external MIDI device to the MIDI IN connector of microSTATION PA i Tone at MIDIIN 5 1 MIDI OUT microSTASTION MIDI keyboard Controlling two or more external MIDI tone generators from microSTATION You can also use a MIDI patch bay to control multiple MIDI devices meire amp MIDI OUT I I MIDI nl MIDI OUT lt San aan 14 MIDI patch bay MIDI OUT ES _ 0 o 20 i S o E 007500008 MIDI tone generator Playing and editing programs About the microSTATION s programs On the microSTATION a program is the basic sound You ll use Program mode to play programs Programs are also used outside of Program mode In Combination mode you can combine multiple programs to create complex sounds In Sequencer mode you can assign a program to each MIDI track of the internal sequencer or use the microSTATION as a sound module that s played from an external 16 channel MIDI sequencer In this s
3. DCIV OC STANDBY ON L MONO OUTPUT R VOLUME BO co REALTIME CONTROLS 3 KEYBOARD STRINGS BRASS WOODWIND CUTOFF RESONANCE EG INTENSITY O GUITAR O BASS amp BASS SPLIT G EG RELEASE USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 O LEAD amp SOLO SPLIT O DRUM MALLET HITS ARP GATE USER ARP VELOCITY ARP SWING KEY i A REMOVE CATEGORY 1 Joystick You can control synthesis parameters or effect parameters by moving the joystick up down left right 7p 9 2 VOLUME knob This knob adjusts the volume of the OUTPUT L MONO R outputs as well as the volume of the headphone jack p 11 3 PHONES jack Connect your headphones here This jack will provide the same signal as the OUTPUT L MONO and R jacks The headphone volume is controlled by the VOLUME knob 4 REALTIME CONTROLS This set of realtime controllers consists of four knobs and two buttons You can use them in the following ways e To control the sounds and effects of programs or combinations e To transmit MIDI messages to control external MIDI devices e To control the arpeggiator and playback tempo SELECT button knobs 1 4 Use the SELECT button to switch between realtime control A B and C mode and
4. 25 Saving a Combination you ve edited 25 Editing a combination 0 0000000 26 A suggested approach for editing 26 Changing the program assigned to eac Mi MDE Hive halon EE UN 27 Layers Splits and Velocity Switches 27 Editing parameter S reac rrada ske nai 29 MDS tN seere ET br 29 Altering Programs to fit within a Combination 30 PLPC OlatOl SOU ES irreale eee 30 ee NG 30 Reverting the edited settings 30 Automatically importing a combination into Sequencer mode ici ian 30 Creating songs Sequencer mode 31 Overview aouuenuenuennennunneennennee 31 About the microSTATION s Sequencer 31 Sequencer mode structure 31 What each button does 32 Performing in Sequencer mode 33 PURVIS DACK asset ere 33 Switching MIDI tracks during playback 33 MIDI recording 34 Lets try recording carpale einer ae hese 34 Recording with the Loop function 35 Recording with the arpeggiator 37 Ploy NIUESEGNCHOnM asi iaia iaia 37 Grid Sequence fUNCHON cats ia nie 38 Preparations for recording 41 Multi track recording 44 Recording exclusive events 44 Using Effects 0 45 An overview of the microSTATION s effects 45 2 150 VG curvare igoatea wk A ahead aes 45 Effects in each mode
5. 2 Choose GLOBAL MEDIA Media Load Load PCG and then press the gt button The PCG files on the media will be displayed 3 Use the A W buttons to select the PCG file that contains the program or combination data you want to load and then press the button 4 Choose All PCG and press the gt button The display will indicate OK 5 To begin the Load operation press the button All data of the PCG file will be loaded into the microSTATION hk Never remove the media while data is being loaded Note You can also load programs or combinations by bank Please refer to PG p 68 Loading individual items from a PCG file The microSTATION also allows you to load individual items or banks of program combination drum kit or user arpeggio pattern data This is a convenient way to rearrange combinations into the order in which you ll be playing them live he 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 Select the PCG file that contains the combination you want to load and then press the gt button From the PCG file choose Combinations and press the gt button From the combinations choose Bank A and press the gt button From bank A choose th
6. 46 Routing and effect settings 46 Effect settings for a program 46 Effect settings for a combination or song 49 Dynamic modulation Dmod 49 Arpeggiator function 50 Using the arpeggiator while you play 50 Performing with the arpeggiator in Program Mode sargai TE ETTE settee torero 50 Performing with the arpeggiator in Combination MOUE merena pere EE 53 Linking the arpeggiator to program COMDINAHONS palatina era 54 Arpeggiator synchronization 54 Settings for the entire microSTATION and saving loading data 55 How Global Media mode is organized 55 Global settings iscssisisioii nima 55 DESIGN Pre lea badi vita 55 NIDES EPP 56 Controllersettiti s s sinora cionigni raziania 56 External control 00000000000 56 Saving amp loading data 0000 57 Types of data that can be saved 57 Loading dala errs tsk eaa sae A 60 Medid UNIV sssas iela tatoo eee 62 Appendix 0000000000 63 Restoring the factory settings 63 Loading the preloaded data 63 Huanza asia tabella 63 Troubleshooting 00000000000 64 POWER SUD DIY vasre pirati 64 Display ove Sessa tae esas deci 64 PUCIOOULDUL sirio pipe 64 Programs and Combinations 65 SOIC Se ie ha ate RE NE 65 MI PEPE isernia bea se sia dr 66 Eolico NE EE SETE NN 66 IU acct a
7. 5 Select the PCG data file name PRELOAD PCG that you want to load and press the P button 6 Choose All PCG and press the gt button The screen will ask OK 7 To load the data press the gt button Loading a PCG file will load the following data e Program Bank A B C D 000 095 e Combination Bank A B e Drum Kit 00 INT 47 INT e User Arpeggio Pattern 000 639 e Global Setting Initialization If operation becomes unstable you can initialize the microSTATION as follows 1 Turn off the microSTATION s power 2 While holding down the PLAY MUTE button and the function 08 button turn on the microSTATION s power The microSTATION will be initialized and data will be written to internal memory While data is being written the display will indicate Initializing When initialization has been completed you ll need to load the preload data from an SD card containing the data or dump it from a USB connected computer using microSTATION Editor Plug In Editor Loading the preloaded data 63 64 Appendix Troubleshooting If you experience problems please see the relevant item and take the appropriate measures Power supply Power does not turn on L Is the AC adapter connected to an outlet p 11 LI Is the rear panel POWER switch turned on p 11 Display The power is turned on but nothing is shown on the display The micr
8. Metro Bus L R Metronome level Specify the volume level of the metronome Metro Lvl 127 MIDI recording Recording with the Loop function Metronome pre count Specify the pre count when recording Metro Count 2 For details on these parameters please refer to the parameter guide 3 Press the Start Stop button to start recording Use the keyboard to record the drum pattern When you start recording the function 01 LED which indicates the track that s being recorded will change from being steadily lit to blinking at regular intervals 4 Press the Start Stop button to stop recording The location will return to the beginning of the song or the place where you started recording The function 01 LED will blink at irregular intervals indicating that this track has been recorded When you continue recording other tracks the way in which these LEDs are blinking will indicate which tracks are empty 5 Press the Start Stop button to play back the drum track you recorded Press the Start Stop button once again to stop the playback If you re not satisfied with your performance press the COMPARE button You ll return to the state you were at prior to recording allowing you to re record from step 2 Recording the bass track Now let s record the following bass pattern on track 2 the bass track while you listen to the drum pattern recorded on track 1 iva Uva FP Sie E iii 1 Press the
9. 4 Use the A Wbuttons to select Create New and then press the P button 5 In Length specify the number of measures Note You are free to change the number of measures later 6 Press the P button to make the display indicate OK and then press the P button A new song will be created Track settings Here s how to assign a program and make volume settings etc for each MIDI track so that you can record a new song Note For details on how to move between pages or select and edit parameters refer to p 7 Selecting a parameter and editing its value 1 Select a program for each track With the front panel TIMBRE TRACK LED lit up press one of the function 01 16 buttons to select a track The program selection screen Program Select will appear If you press a function 01 16 button when the display shows something other than the track parameters the display will switch to the Program Select screen for the track whose button you pressed 42 Creating songs Sequencer mode Use the AV buttons to select a program The method is the same as when assigning a program to each timbre in a combination p 27 Note You can copy settings from a combination or program PG p 50 PG p 51 2 In the same way use the function 01 16 buttons to select other tracks and use the AV buttons to specify a program for those tracks Set the parameters of eac
10. L 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 gt Turn Local Ctrl GLOBAL MEDIA MIDI On PG p 61 L Is the VOLUME knob set to an appropriate position p 2 Is the Master Volume assigned to Foot Pedal Assign and is that pedal volume lowered amp PG p 65 L If a specific oscillator doesn t sound in program mode is its Play Mute set to Play p 17 L If a specific timbre doesn t sound in Combination mode is its Play Mute set to Play p 29 If a specific track doesn t sound in Sequencer mode is its Play Mute set to Play p 37 LI Make sure that the Status is INT or BTH p 29 p 42 L Are the Key Zone and Velocity Zone set so that sound will be produced when you play PG p 21 PG p 22 PG p 40 L Is the Oscillator Timbre or Track level lowered amp PG p 7 PG p 19 PG p 37 Could the level of the Master Volume following the total effect have been lowered PG p 13 PG p 26 PG p 47 Could the total polyphony be exceeding the maximum polyphony of 80 voices Notes do not stop LI Is Hold PROG EDIT OSC Common turned Off PG p 5 L In Global Media Controllers PEDAL SW make sure that Polarity is set correctly PG p 65 gt Even if this is set correctly you might be able to solve the problem by execut
11. Damper pedal Foot switch Foot pedal The microSTATION has a rear panel DAMPER PEDAL SW jack where you can connect either a damper pedal a foot pedal or a foot switch Damper Pedal The damper pedal is also sometimes called the sustain pedal It acts like the similarly named pedal on an acoustic piano when you hold down the pedal notes will continue to sustain even when you lift your hands off of the keyboard In Combination and Sequence mode you can also choose settings so that the damper will affect some sounds but not other sounds Assignable Foot Switch This lets you use a simple footswitch such as the Korg PS 1 as an assignable controller The footswitch can perform a wide variety of functions such as e Anassignable source for modulating sounds and effects Portamento on off 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 can be used for many different functions including e Master Volume e Channel Volume Pan or Expression e Assignable sound modulation e Effects Send level control e Adjust various microSTATION controls realtime
12. Meaning During realtime recording in Sequencer mode the microSTATION ran out of memory to hold the recorded data so recording was forcibly stopped Action Delete other song data to increase the amount of free memory Memory Protected Meaning The program combination song drum kit or user arpeggio pattern in the microSTATION s internal memory is protected Meaning You began the Auto Song Setup process but the song is protected Action Use Global Media mode to turn off memory protect and then begin the write load or auto song setup operation once again MIDI recv error Meaning When receiving MIDI exclusive data the received data had a data size mismatch or had a format that was invalid in some other way Action Check the MIDI connection and the MIDI 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 to load an SNG file the load operation would exceed the remaining number of songs that can be loaded Action In Sequencer mode execute the song command Delete to increase the number of songs that can be loaded and then loa
13. Note If you edit the sound that s recalled by pressing the COMPARE button i e the saved setting the LED will go dark at that point and you won t be able to return to the prior settings by pressing the COMPARE button again Sequencer mode Here s how to compare the before and after state of your song recording or track editing For example this is useful during recording 1 Record on a desired 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 of step 4 the Compare function will recall Take 2 In this way you can recall the state of the previous recording Note If you edit while the COMPARE button is lit the button will go dark that performance data will be the data that is recalled when the COMPARE button is dark PG p 30 The Compare function Global Media mode The Compare function is not available in Global Media mode Writing saving After editing you should write or save your changes as necessary For example if you ve edited a program your changes will be lost if you select another program or turn off the power The
14. Function 01 16 buttons Depending on the state of the PLAY MUTE GRID SEO and NUM LOCK buttons these sixteen buttons can be used to select tracks switch the play mute status use the grid sequence function or as numeric keys TIMBRE TRACK LED This will light up when the function 01 16 buttons and LEDs can be used to select timbres or tracks GRID SEQ LED This will light in Sequencer mode when you press the GRID SEQ button to turn on the Grid Sequence function Function 01 16 LEDs Depending on the state of the PLAY MUTE GRID SEO and NUM LOCK buttons these LEDs indicate the track selection when the TIMBRE TRACK LED is lit up the play mute status or the grid sequence settings when the GRID SEO LED is lit Performing in Sequencer mode Playing back Performing in Sequencer mode Playing back Playback methods In order to play back song data you must first record the data or load song data into the microSTATION Let s start by loading a demo song and playing it back For details on the loading procedure please refer to the Loading the demo songs section in the easy start guide 1 Press the MODE SEQ button to enter Sequencer mode 2 Use the A W buttons to select the song that you want to play back If there is more than one song a or ii symbol is shown at the left of the song number and you can use the AY buttons to select the desired song If there s only one song these symbols won t be
15. electric piano clavi harpsichord and organ sounds String vocal brass woodwind and reed sounds Acoustic and electric guitar sounds Electric acoustic and synth bass sounds SYNTH Fast slow and motion synth sounds LEAD amp SOLO SPLIT Synth lead sounds DRUM MALLET Drum and percussion bell mallet and HITS sound effects Sounds saved as the user category USER when shipped from the factory contains initialized programs The front panel CATEGORY indicators show the selected category STRINGS BRASS WOODWIND GUITAR BASS amp BASS SPLIT The first time you select a category program 001 of that category will be shown 3 Use the AV buttons to select a program Qu v 4 Play the keyboard to hear the O sound of the selected program Using the CATEGORY SELECT buttons and the function 01 16 buttons Selecting a program by entering a numerical value 1 Use the CATEGORY SELECT buttons to choose the desired program category 2 Press the front panel NUM LOCK button to turn Num o Lock on LED lit up 3 Use function buttons 01 1 10 0 to enter a numerical value and then press the 14 ENTER button You ll switch to the program of the index number you specified Selecting programs in groups of 16 1 Use the CATEGORY SELECT buttons to choose the desired program category 2 Turn the front panel PLAY MUTE NUM LOCK and GRID SEO buttons all off LED unlit 15 16 Playing
16. indicate Complete You must format the media on the microSTATION Media that was formatted on a different device might not be recognized correctly Restoring the factory settings Loading the preloaded data The original preload data is backed up in the microSTATION so you can restore any or all of the Programs Combinations Drum Kits User Arpeggio Patterns and Global settings to their original factory settings To return the microSTATION to its factory set state you can load the preload data from an SD card to which you copied it or dump the data to the microSTATION from microSTATION Plug In Editor running on a USB connected computer The preload data is provided on the accessory disc included with the microSTATION You can also download the latest data from the following website Korg website http www korg com Never turn off the power while the data is being loaded amp Before you load you ll need to turn the GLOBAL MEDIA Basic Memory Protect setting Off for the data that you want to load You won t be able to execute the Load operation if this setting is On PG p 60 M Protect Memory Protect amp Loading the preloaded data will overwrite the contents of the internal memory If you want to keep the existing data that is stored in internal memory use Save All or Save PCG to save your data to external media before you continue Here we ll explain how you
17. parameter and use the AV 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 how the timing of the MIDI data you perform will be corrected while you realtime record to a MIDI track Previously recorded data will not be corrected For example suppose that you played eighth notes while realtime recording but your rhythm was slightly incorrect as shown in figure 1 If you realtime record with Q set to Jin this case the notes would automatically be adjusted to the timing shown in illustration 2 below If the Q setting is Hi your performance will be recorded at the actual timing no correction will be applied Location Specify the location where recording will begin Set Set Location 001 01 Tempo and tempo mode Adjust tempo related settings for the song For this example choose the Manu setting so that the song will follow the J Tempo setting Tempo mode Manu Manual Metronome sound Specify how the metronome will function For this example adjust settings so that the metronome will be on only during recording Metronome Metronome Sound REC Metronome bus Specify the output bus for the metronome
18. the following items Note When a knob is in the center position 12 o clock the parameter will have the value specified by the program Knob 1 CUTOFF This adjusts the filter s cutoff frequency Adjusting the cutoff frequency will modify the brightness of the sound Level l l l l l frequency Low Cut off High frequency Knob 2 RESONANCE This adjusts the filter s resonance level Adjusting the filter resonance level will boost the sound in the region of the frequency giving a distinctive character to the sound 17 18 Playing and editing programs Knob 3 EG INTENSITY This adjusts the filter EG intensity the depth of how the EG affects the filter Operating the knob will change the amount of how the filter is affected by the EG Normally turning the knob toward the left will make the filter EG shallower and turning the knob toward the right will make it deeper Since the filter EG operates relative to the filter cutoff frequency both knobs 1 and 3 will control the tonal change produced by the filter Level Time Knob 4 EG RELEASE This adjusts the filter and amp EG release time changing the time from note off until the sound is no longer heard Turning the knob will change the release time of the filter EG and the amp EG Normally turning the knob toward the left will shorten the release time and turning the knob toward the right will lengthen it note on A
19. 74 types for insert effects 101 types of master dl effect 1 120 types for master effect 2 and 61 types for total effect Modulation Dynamic modulation tempo sync delay LFO Effects Control Bus Stereo side chaining for limiter gates vocoders etc Program mode one arpeggiator available Combination and Sequencer modes two arpeggiators available Dual polyphonic arpeggiators 5 preset arpeggio patterns 640 user arpeggio patterns 512 preload 383 audition riffs transposable 16 MIDI Tracks amp 1 Master Track 128 Songs Resolution 480 ppq parts per quarter note 40 00 300 00 bpm 1 100 bpm resolution 210 000 MIDI events Songs Up to Sequencer Grid Sequence OR Allows creation of sequence loops for drums etc with up to 64 grids per note Template songs 16 preset 16 user template songs Korg microSTATION format SMF formats 0 and 1 supported Demo songs 3 songs Global Master tune transpose MIDI settings Global Media Load Save Utility Format RAR 3 O Q A 71 72 Appendix Knobs 1 4 REALTIME CONTROL Arpeggiator Control Tempo SELECT buttons Control REALTIME CONTROLS In External mode the four knobs can be used as Controllers MIDI controllers 128 setups can be stored 102 are preloaded These allow you to control software synthesizers or DAW software Arpeggiator Audition AUDITION button ARP ON OFF button ARP LATCH ON OFF button Display 16 character x 2 li
20. ARP GATE ARP VELOCITY ARP SWING TEMPO O SELECT 1 2 3 4 ARP ON OFF ARP LATCH O O Turning the arpeggiator on off The arpeggiator will turn on off each time you press the ARP ON OFF button If it is on LED lit up the selected arpeggio ARP ON OFF pattern will start playing when you play the keyboard Note The on off status is saved when you write a program VA In a combination or song turning on the ARP ON OFF button might not start the arpeggiator depending on the settings of arpeggiators A and B PG p 24 Using the arpeggiator while you play Performing with the arpeggiator in Program Making the arpeggio keep playing after you release the keys The ARP LATCH button lets you specify whether the arpeggio will keep playing even after you take your hands off the keyboard On LED lit up The arpeggio will keep playing after you take your hands off the keyboard ARP LATCH O Off LED off The arpeggio will stop playing when you take your hands off the keyboard Adjusting the arpeggiator tempo REALTIME CONTROLS AO CUTOFF RESONANCE EG INTENSITY EG RELEASE BO USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 co ARP GATE ARP VELOCITY ARP SWING TEMPO O SELECT 1 2 3 4 1 Press the REALTIME CONTROLS SELECT button to select mode C 2 Use knob 4 TEMPO to adjust the tempo You can adjust the tempo in a range of 40 00 300 00 The LED located to the right of TEMPO on the panel will blink at quarter note
21. Combination mode Combinations are sets of up to 16 programs that can be played simultaneously letting you create sounds more complex than a single Program In Combination mode you can Select and play Combinations Use two arpeggiators in your performance Use the microSTATION as a sixteen track multitimbral tone generator Edit Combinations You can assign Programs to each of the 16 Timbres each with 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 e Use the sixteen track MIDI sequencer to record and play back songs e Record a single MIDI track at a time or record as many as all sixteen tracks simultaneously You can also record system exclusive messages Record using two arpeggiators Create up to 128 songs Use the microSTATION as a sixteen track multi timbral sound module Adjust settings for each track Perform simple edits to the program used by each track Edit the track volume pan effects and arpeggiator settings You can use up to five insert effects two master effects and one total effect Global Media mode In this mode you can adjust overall settings for the entire microSTATION and save or load data In Global Media mode you can e Adjust settings tha
22. Control Bus Use the pages located to the right of PROG EDIT IFX1 IFX Select to edit the parameters of insert effect 1 For details on the parameters of each effect please refer to PG p 219 and following 47 48 Using Effects Double size effects Double size effects D00 St MItLmt D13 Early Ref use twice as much processing area as other effects D00 St MltLmt D10 Rotary OD can be used with insert effect 1 DOO St MItLmt D09 Vocoder can be used with insert effects 2 4 and D00 St MItLmt D13 Early Ref can be used with master effect 1 When you use a double size effect the next numbered effect will be unavailable For example if you ve selected a double size effect for IFX1 you won t be able to use IFX2 If you ve selected a double size effect for MFX1 you won t be able to use MFX2 Master effects 1 Send1 and Send2 settings steps 3 or 9 determine the input level to the master effects If Send1 and Send2 are set to 0 nothing will be input to the master effects Send1 corresponds to MFX1 and Send2 corresponds to MFX2 Let s adjust settings for master effect 1 2 Access PROG EDIT MEX1 and press the gt button The first page of MFXI is the master effect 1 selection screen MFX1 Select Press the button once again and then use the AY buttons to select the effect type for master effect 1 The procedure is the same a
23. Copy IFX or Copy MFX TFX etc to copy the Program mode settings PG p 48 Song does not play correctly after being loaded LI Are the programs used by the song the same as when the song was created gt When saving the song it is best to use Save All so that the programs are saved together with the song Then when loading load both the PCG and the SEQ data PG p 69 Playback does not start when you press the Start Stop button in Sequencer mode L Is the Clock Global Media MIDI MIDI Clock set to Internal or Auto PG p 62 Can t record in Sequencer mode Did you select the MIDI track that you want to record L Is the Memory Protect Song off Global Media Basic p 55 PG p 60 L Is the Clock Global Media MIDI MIDI Clock set to Internal or Auto PG p 62 LI When using loop recording could you be in Rehearsal mode gt Turn off Rehearsal mode p 36 After using the song command Copy Combi to copy a combination you can t record the arpeggiator as when you were playing that combination L Were the settings correct when you executed Copy Combi p 43 gt In the Copy Combi settings set Multi Rec to Yes before you execute the copy These settings will be made automatically Can t record program changes LI Is the MIDI filter Prog Chg turned On for each track This is Off by default gt Turn the MIDI filter Prog Chg On for each track before you reco
24. If you want to load all of the song data choose All SNG The display will ask OK 5 To begin the Load operation press the button The specified data will be loaded into the microSTATION VA Never remove the media while data is being loaded Loading microSTATION system version update data You can update the microSTATION s system by downloading the latest system file from the Korg website http www korg com to your computer and then transmitting the file from your computer to the microSTATION For details please refer to the Korg website 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 contain important data After formatting you cannot return the media to its previous state by pressing the COMPARE button 1 Make sure that the media you want to format is inserted 7p 60 Inserting removing a card in the SD card slot 2 Choose GLOBAL MEDIA Media Format and press the gt button The display will ask OK 3 To execute the Format operation press the button When formatting is completed the display will
25. Out Fres Total effects can use the effects 01 St Comp 61 Amp Trml Note The Parameter Guide includes block diagrams for each individual effect which include the effect s input output structure PG p 219 45 Using Effects Effects in each mode Program mode For programs you can use insert effects to process the final sound in the same way that you use the Filter and Amplifier to process the sound from the oscillators OSC 1 amp 2 Next the master effects are used to create overall ambience such as reverb and you use the total effect to make final adjustments Combination and Sequencer modes In Combination and Sequencer modes you can insert effects to process the sound of each timbre track program Then you can use the master effects to create overall ambience and use the total effect to make final adjustments In Combination mode you can adjust these settings for each combination and in Sequencer mode you can adjust them for each song In Sequencer mode you can switch between effects or modify the effect parameters and record these changes so that effects will switch automatically or effect parameters will be modified automatically as the song plays back Program mode Oscillator1 Amplifier1 Oscillator2 Amplifier2 Insert Effect 1 5 Routing and effect settings The insert effects master effects and total effect that are available in each mode have the same structure but the
26. This explains how to install the Korg USB MIDI driver and set up the microSTATION microSTATION Editor Plug In Editor User s Guide This explains how to set up and use microSTATION Editor Plug In Editor and microSTATION Editor Plug In Editor microSTATION Voice Name List This lists the names of the multisamples drum samples and factory set combinations programs drum kits user arpeggio patterns and demo songs inside 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 di ii Parameters in the LCD display screen Parameters displayed in the LCD screen are enclosed in double quotation marks Symbols 4 W Note Tips These symbols respectively indicate a caution a MIDI related explanation a supplementary note or a tip Example screen displays The parameter values shown in the example screens of this manual are only for explanatory purposes and may not necessary match the values that appear in the Display of your instrument MIDI related explanations CC is an abbreviation for Control Change Number In explanations of MIDI messages numbers in square brackets always indicate hexadecimal numbers What is FEMS EMS Resonant structure and Electronic circuit Modeling Syste
27. below 0 E PE TE PETR Loop 001 002 two measures TS 4 4 Q 8th a Open hi hat A 3 Close hi hat F 3 Snare D3 Kick C3 ttttt tttt rtt Q000000000000000 90 0 4 0 4 0 0 1 00 0 1 00 6 Specify the looped measures and the quantization as follows e LpEnd 2 e Q Sth Note Use the AY buttons to move between pages Use the lt P buttons to select parameters 7p 7 Selecting a parameter and editing its value 7 Set the tempo and tempo mode as follows e Tempo 080 00 e 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 to choose the first location and then press the function 09 13 and 14 buttons to turn on the corresponding grid notes The function 09 13 and 14 LEDs will light up I V I 1 The function 09 16 buttons will turn on or off each time you press them 10 Press the function 09 button to specify the second location and then press buttons 09 13 and 14 buttons to turn on the corresponding grid notes The function 09 13 and 14 LED
28. button to turn it on the LED at the left of the button will light up 2 Press function button 01 or 02 to switch oscillators 1 or 2 between muted and un muted states Function LEDs 1 and 2 located above the buttons 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 sound and control the arpeggiator REALTIME CONTROLS AO CUTOFF RESONANCE EG INTENSITY EG RELEASE BO USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 co ARP GATE ARP VELOCITY ARP SWING TEMPO SELECT 1 2 3 4 1 Press the REALTIME CONTROLS SELECT button to switch the realtime control function between A B or C mode BO CO Each time you press the button you ll cycle through A B and C modes and the corresponding LED will light up Note If CC 70 79 are assigned to REALTIME CONTROLS A mode and B mode the sound that you edit using knobs 1 4 will be saved when you write the program Arpeggiator settings you make in C mode will also be saved SELECT 2 Modify the sound by turning the knob that you want to control See below for details Mode A controls In mode A you can turn knobs 1 4 to control or edit
29. control knobs Joystick etc he If you use the DAMPER PEDAL SW jack you ll need to choose the appropriate setting in Global Media mode to specify the type of option that s connected damper pedal foot pedal or foot switch amp To ensure that a half damper pedal or foot pedal is operating optimally please use the calibration function regularly PG p 66 HalfDmpr Calib Half Damper Calibration PG p 66 Pedal Calib Pedal Calibration Turning the power on off Connecting the AC adapter Connect the AC adapter to the microSTATION For details on this connection please read the Connections and power on page 8 of Easy Start guide You must use the included AC adapter only Using any other AC adapter may cause malfunctions Turning the power on 1 Lower the micro STATION s VOLUME knob If you have connected powered monitor speakers or a stereo amp turn down the volume of these devices 2 Press the rear panel Power switch to turn on the power The display will show the model name and software version 3 Turn on your powered monitors or stereo amp 4 Raise the microSTATION s VOLUME knob to an appropriate position and adjust the volume of your powered monitor speakers or stereo amp Turning the power off After you ve finished editing be sure to write save your changes If you edit a program and then select a different program or turn off the power the cha
30. corresponding grid notes The function 09 15 LEDs will light up I I Lt kL I iI 1 Next we ll enter the open hi hat 19 Hold down the KEY button and press the A 3 key 20 Turn off all grid notes in the first location 21 Press 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 V V 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 will switch C3 switches to the kick indication D3 the snare F 3 the closed hi hat and A 3 the open hi hat indication Editing a pattern you entered using the Grid Sequence function You can edit the velocity and duration the length relative to the quantization for each note of the pattern that you created using the Grid Sequence function In this example let s add some dynamics by editing the velocity of the closed hi hat in the drum pattern that you created using the Grid Sequence function 1 Press the GRID SEQ button to turn the Grid Sequence function on 2 Hold down the KEY button and press the F 3 key to specify the note that you want to edit 3 Press the V button to access the Grid Edit page and then press the gt button to enter grid editing The upper
31. curve to an organ multisample you can produce interesting and unusual sounds Piano Arpeggiator You can edit the arpeggiator used by the program You can choose from four preset patterns and 640 user patterns For more about the arpeggiator refer to p 50 Effects For more about the effects refer to the Using Effects section p 45 Insert effects Insert effect settings are made in PROG EDIT IFX1 IFX5 The output of each oscillator and of the overall program are sent to the insert effects You can use effect types such as distortion compressor equalizer and wah Master effects Master effect settings are made in PROG EDIT MEX Effects such as chorus reverb and delay are most suitable for use with the master effects The output of each oscillator of the entire program or of the sound that has passed through the insert effects can be sent via Send1 and Send2 to the two master effects Any effect type can be used Total effect 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 gt button to enter PROG EDIT 2 Use th
32. during recording or while the song is stopped Il Pause button This button pauses song playback While paused the button will light up When you press the 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 multi track recording PLAY MUTE button When you press this button the LED at the upper left of the button will light up you can use the function buttons 01 16 located at the right to control the play mute status of each track GRID SEQ button When you press this button the LED at the upper left of the button and the LED at the left of the function LEDs will light up the Grid Sequence function will turn on allowing you to create drum patterns by using the function 01 16 buttons and LEDs 1 16 located at the right The Loop function will turn on automatically NUM LOCK button When you press this button the LED at the upper left of the button will light up the function 01 16 buttons at the right will operate as numeric keys CLEAR ENTER GROUP DOWN and GROUP UP When the three functions are off LED off the function 01 16 buttons are used to select tracks
33. e PCG file Programs Combinations Drum Kits Global settings and User Arpeggio Patterns e SNG file Song e MID file Standard MIDI file SMF format Restoring the factory settings loading the preload data and demo songs You can reload the preload data from the included accessory disc as well as the demo song data that s in the microSTATION s internal memory For the procedure please refer to Loading the preloaded data p 63 and Loading the demo songs Easy start guide p 15 e Preload data On the included accessory disc or download from the Korg website Programs combinations drum kits global settings user arpeggio patterns e Demo song data In the microSTATION s internal memory Saving amp loading data Loading data Loading data from media Media Load Loading all programs combinations drum kits and arpeggio patterns Here s how all data from a PCG file containing programs combinations drum kits global settings and user arpeggio patterns can be loaded in a single operation In order to load programs combinations songs drum kits or user arpeggio patterns you must first make sure that the Global Media mode memory protect setting is off p 59 Memory protect Note For details on the media from which data can be loaded please refer to p 60 1 Make sure that the media is ready for loading 7p 60 Inserting removing a card in the SD card slot
34. effects and total effect can be controlled on the MIDI channel specified by Ctrl Ch Dynamic modulation Dmod Dynamic modulation Dmod lets you use MIDI messages or the microSTATION s controllers for realtime control of specific effect parameters Another way to control effect parameters is to use MIDI Tempo Sync which allows the LFO speed of a modulation effect or the delay time of a delay effect to be synchronized to the tempo of the arpeggiator or sequencer PG p 208 Dynamic modulation to control an effect parameter in realtime 49 Arpeggiator function Using the arpeggiator while you play The arpeggiator is a function that automatically generates arpeggios patterns of individual notes derived from a chord Most arpeggiators produce an arpeggio when you play a chord on the keyboard The chord you played on the keyboard is sounded as an arpeggio broken chord The microSTATION s arpeggiator is also polyphonic and can produce a variety of chordal transformations or phrases based on the pitch or timing of the notes you play on the keyboard These functions let you use the arpeggiator to play a wide range of patterns including drum or bass phrases and guitar or keyboard backing riffs It is also effective to use the arpeggiator as part of the sound design process when creating subtly moving pads synth sounds or sound effects The microSTATION s Dual Arpeggiator feature lets you use
35. intervals of the tempo Note The tempo setting is saved when you write the program Note You can also specify the tempo by using the PROG EDIT Tempo J setting Note The arpeggio playback speed is affected by the Resolution setting PROG EDIT Arp Setup he If the GLOBAL MEDIA MIDI MIDI Clock Clock parameter is set to External MIDI or External USB or is set to Auto and MIDI clock is being received the PROG EDIT Tempo J will indicate EXT and the tempo will be synchronized with an external MIDI device In this case you won t be able to change the tempo on the microSTATION itself Changing the duration of the arpeggiated notes Switch the realtime controls to mode C and turn knob 1 to adjust the duration of the arpeggiated notes Turning the knob toward the left will shorten the notes and turning the knob toward the right will lengthen them When the knob is at the center position 12 o clock the duration 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 knob toward the left will soften the notes and turning the knob towar
36. left of the button will light up The play mute status will alternate each time you press the button 2 Press the Start Stop button to play back the drum and bass pattern 3 Press the function 02 button The function 02 LED will go dark and the bass playback will be muted When you press the function 02 button once again the function 02 LED will light up and the bass playback will be heard Playing muting specific tracks during recording You can also use the Play Mute function during recording In this example let s add an electric piano performance to the drum pattern and bass pattern that you loop recorded earlier We ll use the Play Mute function during this process 1 Turn the LOOP button on and press the REC button Then press the function 03 button to select track 3 2 Choose an electric piano sound for track 3 3 Press the Start Stop button to start recording If you need to rehearse press the function 03 button the function 03 LED will light up If you press the function 03 button once again recording will be possible The function 03 LED will blink at regular intervals 4 Press the PLAY MUTE button to turn it on Then press the function 02 button to mute the bass performance of track 2 At this time the function 02 LED will be unlit and the 03 LED will be blinking at regular intervals 5 Play the keyboard to record the electric piano performance on track 3 6 When you press
37. line of the display shows the note number you re editing The lower line shows from the left the grid number velocity value and duration value If a grid note is off the velocity value and duration are both shown as The grid number is shown as the number indicated by the function 01 08 LEDs the number indicated by the function 09 16 LEDs This indication will be between 1 1 and 8 8 For this example let s change the velocity value to 120 for grid numbers 1 1 1 5 2 1 and 2 5 in order to add an accent to the pattern 4 Use the AV buttons to move to the grid note that you want to edit MIDI recording Preparations for recording 5 Press the P button to select the velocity value 6 Use the A W buttons to change the velocity value 7 Change the velocity value of the other grid notes 8 Press the Start Stop button to play back the pattern and listen to it amp When you play back you ll temporarily exit Grid Edit Using the keyboard to add a pattern to the pattern that you entered using the Grid Sequence function While using the Grid Sequence function to create a drum pattern you can also use realtime recording to add sounds 1 Leaving the Grid Sequence function turned on press the REC button You ll be in recording standby mode The loop range tempo and quantization will be set to the values specified by the Grid Sequence function 2 Play the keyboa
38. microSTATION in mono use only the L MONO Headphones jack 1 If you re using headphones connect them to the If you re playing back through a stereo audio amp microSTATION s headphone jack or a cassette recorder that has an external input jack connect the microSTATION to the jacks s labeled 2 Use the VOLUME slider to adjust the volume of LINE IN AUX IN or external input Use an the headphones adapter cable with the appropriate type of plug The microSTATION s headphone jack outputs the same signal as the OUTPUT L MONO and R jacks Connections Connecting a damper pedal foot pedal or foot switch Connecting a damper pedal foot pedal or foot switch You can connect either a damper pedal a foot pedal or a foot switch to the microSTATION s rear panel DAMPER PEDAL SW jack and use it to control a variety of functions and effects You can use the damper pedal to apply a damper effect while you play You can use the foot switch to turn the sostenuto or soft pedal effect on off to turn the arpeggiator on off to switch programs or combinations or to control tap tempo You can use the foot pedal to control volume or modulation SWITCH DAMPER FS If you connect a pedal to the DAMPER PEDAL SW jack you ll need to choose the appropriate setting in Global Media mode to specify the type of option i e damper pedal foot pedal or foot switch that s connected amp Settings that you edit in Global Medi
39. play or edit combinations This chapter explains the basics of using combinations such as how to use the panel buttons and perform basic editing in Combination mode Playing combinations Selecting a combination You can select a combination in any of the following ways e Use the CATEGORY SELECT buttons and the AV buttons or the function 01 16 buttons e Use a connected foot switch PG p 65 e Receive MIDI program changes PG p 145 PG p 60 PG p 63 PG p 305 Details are given below Using the CATEGORY SELECT buttons and the A V buttons 1 Press the MODE COMBI button the LED will light up You will enter Combination mode and the COMBI PLAY page will appear The lower line of the display shows the index number and the name of the combination The a shown at the left of the index number indicates that you can press the A button to select combinations within the current category If a is shown at the left of the number that category contains only one combination If the Global 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 combination category You can choose from the following nine categories ALL All categories KEYBOARD Acoustic piano electric piano clavi harpsichord and organ sounds String vocal brass woodwind and reed sounds LEAD amp SOLO SP
40. select the combination or turn off the power before saving your edits will be lost For details please see Writing a Program or Combination on page 58 You can also save combinations on an SD card For details please see Memory protect on page 59 25 26 Playing and editing combinations Editing a combination You can create an original combination either by editing a preload combination or by editing an initialized combination You can then save write the edited combination Note If a combination uses a program that was being edited in Program mode that program will use the edited sound Summary of the edit pages From the COMBI PLAY page press the button to enter the COMBI EDIT page The COMBI EDIT page lets you edit the sound in detail It is divided into the following groups ee Summa Timbre parameters effect routing settings assign arpeggiators to timbres Knob Assian Assign the function of knobs 1 4 when 9 realtime control mode B is selected Arpeggiator tempo setting Arpeggiator settings Timbres For details on how to access each mode and page refer to Basic operating methods p 7 Combination structure and corresponding pages Timbre1 FX Routing Parameters Parameters Parameters Parameters Timbre2 Insert Effects Master Effects FX Control Bus Timbre16 Parameters A suggested approach for editing First select a Program for each Timb
41. sent to it PG p 304 Incorrect response to program change messages L Is the Bank Map setting correct PG p 59 Ll If program changes are not received in Sequencer mode check the MIDI filter Prog Chg setting of each track By default this is turned off Damper pedal Foot pedal do not respond correctly Damper response is wrong L Execute the Global Media mode command HalfDmpr Calib to correctly calibrate the half damper pedal sensitivity PG p 66 Foot pedal response is wrong L Execute the Global Media mode command Pedal Calib to correctly calibrate the foot pedal sensitivity amp PG p 66 Media Can t format the SD card L Does the media meet the requirements for use on the microSTATION p 60 L Is the media inserted correctly p 60 Could the media s write protect setting be turned on Can t save load data on the SD card L Is the media inserted correctly p 60 L Has the media been formatted amp p 62 Could the media s write protect setting be turned on Troubleshooting Connections with a computer Connections with a computer The microSTATION does not respond to MIDI data sent from outside L Is the USB cable connected correctly p 14 The computer does not detect the microSTATION L Are the USB cables connected correctly An error occurs when you disconnect from the computer L Never disconnect the microSTATION from the computer while your host appli
42. shown 3 Press the Start Stop button Song playback will begin The location indicator in the upper right of the display shows the currently playing measure and beat 4 During playback press the Start Stop button to stop playback When you press the Start Stop button once again playback will resume from where you stopped it For details on using the LOCATE Pause 4 REW and gt P FF buttons please refer to p 32 You can use the song command FF REW Speed to specify the speed of rewind and fast forward PG p 48 Specifying the location By pressing the LOCATE button you can move to a specified location By default you ll move to 001 01 You can use the song command Set Location Point to change this location Alternatively you can specify the location during playback by holding down the WRITE button and pressing the LOCATE button PG p 49 Location Point Loop playback 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 Measures 1 through 4 will play repeatedly Note During song playback recor
43. templates Loading a template as the default song Here s how to load a template as the default song for Sequencer mode when the unit is turned on 1 Press the GLB MEDIA button to enter Global Media mode 2 Select the Global Media Basic Initial Song 3 Select the template that will be loaded as the default song when the unit is turned on You can use the song command Save Template to save your frequently used settings as a user template and use that template as the default song Loading a template By loading a template you can easily use the appropriate settings for the desired style of music 1 Choose the Sequencer mode song command Load Template 2 Use the From field to select the template that you want to load 3 Execute the Load Template command MIDI recording Preparations for recording Using sounds from a combination or program You can copy settings from a combination or program and use those settings for recording Auto Song Setup function The Auto Song Setup function takes the settings of the program or combination you re playing in Program or Combination mode and automatically applies those settings to set up a song As an example here s how to perform the Auto Song Setup function in Combination mode to set up a song 1 Enter Combination mode and select the desired combination As desired you can edit each timbre s pan volume a
44. the Write operation make the display indicate OK and then press the P button How tone parameter settings are saved The sound parameters of a program and adjustments applied to the programs used by a combination or song are referred to as tone parameters There are two types of tone parameters as described below and their type will determine how they are written e Absolute This type of Tone parameter controls a single program parameter The Program parameter and the Tone parameter reflect each other exactly If you edit one the other parameter will reflect the identical change This type of Tone parameter absolutely controls the program parameter itself Relative This type of Tone parameter controls two or more program parameters simultaneously For example Filter Amp EG Attack Time controls a total of six program parameters The value of a relative parameter indicates the amount of change that is applied to the value of each program parameter it s affecting When a relative parameter is at zero i e when its slider is in the center position the program parameters it controls will function according to their original settings Raising or lowering the value Saving amp loading data Types of data that can be saved of a relative parameter will indirectly raise or lower the value of these program parameters Program mode e The settings of relative type Tone parameters are automatic
45. 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 Press the function 02 button to turn Rehearsal off The function 02 LED will change from being steadily lit to blinking at regular intervals now you can record the track Each time you press the function button you ll alternately turn Rehearsal on or off Creating songs Sequencer mode The function 02 LED will blink at irregular intervals indicating that this track has been recorded Loop playback settings You can individually loop the playback of MIDI tracks when playing back or recording a song For example if you want to loop track 1 turn the SEQ EDIT Tracks T01 TKO1 Play Loop Loop setting On Then set Start M and End M to specify the first and last measure that will play back repeatedly If Play Intro is turned On the intro portion will play back first and then the specified region of measures will play repeatedly Example settings e Track 1 Loop On Start M 005 End M 008 Play Intro On e Track 2 Loop On Start M 009 End M 010 Play Intro Off If you play back from the first measure with the example settings above the specified region will play repeatedly in the following way pawei p FTP meer 1 2 3fefslelrfelsfefr afs meaz o
46. turning off the power If you wish to write the programs track parameters effects and arpeggiator settings etc selected for a song as a template song use the song command Save Template Song PG p 48 Immediately after the power is turned on microSTATION will not contain any song data so if you wish to play a song on the sequencer you must first load data from SD card p 61 PG p 69 The specified template song will be loaded immediately after you turn on the power Use Global Media mode Initial Song to specify the template song that will be loaded Sequencer mode structure Bus Setting Performance Bus Select parameters data Setting Performance parameters data Setting Performance parameters data MIDI Track 01 16 Setting Performance parameters data Insert Effects Master Effects Setting Performance parameters data FXCtrl Bus Master Track Tempo and time signature data Sequencer mode structure Sequencer 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 musica
47. use knobs 1 4 to control the sound effects and arpeggiator while you perform p 9 Realtime Controls p 17 Using realtime controls to edit the sound or effects EXTERNAL button 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 sound When it is on the LED at the left of the button will be lit up 6 Arpeggiator ARP ON OFF button This button turns the arpeggiator on off The LED at the left of the button will light up if the arpeggiator is on p 50 ARP LATCH button If this is on the arpeggiator will continue playing even after you take your hand off the keyboard When it is on the LED at the left of the button will light up 7p 50 7 Mode COMBI PROG SEQ GLB MEDIA buttons Press one of these buttons to enter the corresponding mode The microSTATION has four modes When you enter a mode the LED to the left of the button will light up p 7 Selecting modes 8 CATEGORY CATEGORY SELECT buttons When selecting programs or combinations use these buttons to choose a category CATEGORY indicators One of these indica
48. you re inputting the oscillator output to the master effects without sending it to the insert effects use the OSC1 Send1 OSC1 Send2 OSC2 Send1 and OSC2 Send 2 settings for the oscillators to specify the send levels to the master effects These settings are available only if Bus is set to L Ror Off If Bus is set to IFX1 IFX5 use the Send1 and Send2 parameters following the insert effect PROG EDIT IFX1 IFX5 to specify the send levels to the master effects 4 FXCtrl Bus sends the output of oscillators 1 and 2 to the FX control bus Use this when you want to use a different sound to control the sound that s being input to an effect You can use two FX control buses to freely control the sound PG p 209 FX Control Bus Insert effect Here s how to adjust settings for insert effect 1 You can adjust settings for the other insert effects in the same way 1 Access the PROG EDIT IFX1 screen and press the gt button The first page of IFX1 is the selection screen for insert effect 1 IFX Select Press the button once again and then use the AY buttons to select the effect type for insert effect 1 You can use the Copy IFX command to copy effect settings from another effect The Swap IFX command lets you exchange for example insert effects 1 and 5 If you press the button to enter the page at right you ll se
49. 127 1 Tune X x System Clock 1 Real Time Command 1 Local On Off Aux All Notes Off O 123 127 Messages Active Sense O Reset x Notes P A C E Transmitted received when Global Media MIDI Filter Program Change Aftertouch Control Change SysEx is Enable respectively 1 When Global Media MIDI Clock is Internal transmitted but not received The opposite for Ext MIDI 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 Coarse Tune are supported Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO O Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO x No Consult your local Korg distributor for more information on MIDI IMPLEMENTATION MIDI Implementation Chart Operating requirements 75 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS This product has been manufactured according to strict specifications and voltage requirements that are applicable in the country in which it is intended that this product should 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 th
50. 4 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 set
51. CH ON OFF button and assign MIDI control change messages to knobs 1 4 for realtime controls mode C Specifying the function of the damper pedal assignable switch pedal PG p 65 PEDAL SW External control When you press the realtime controls EXTERNAL 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 Korg Legacy Collection or the level and pan of DAW software External setups are edited in GLOBAL MEDIA MIDI External Setup p 57 Editing an external setup Using external setups Note Before you continue you ll need to adjust some settings so that MIDI data can be transmitted from the microSTATION to your computer application or MIDI device Here we ll describe an example in Program mode 1 Press the EXTERNAL button to put the realtime controls in External mode 2 Access PROG EDIT External External Setup 3 Select the external setup that you want to use 4 In the pages below External Setup you can view the setting of each knob 5 When you operate realtime control knobs 1 4 a MIDI control change CC will
52. For timbres 2 and 3 as well set Status to INT You can use the function 02 or 03 buttons to switch timbres and edit their settings 5 Specify the MIDI channel for each timbre Choose COMBI EDIT Timbres Timbre 01 MIDI Ch 6 For timbres 1 3 set MIDI Ch to Gch global MIDI channel In the same way use the function 02 or 03 button to switch timbres and edit their settings 7 Specify each timbre s key zone the range of notes that will play each timbre Choose COMBI EDIT Timbres Timbre 01 Key Zone Top 8 Set the timbre 1 Top to G9 and Bottom to C4 Note values can also be entered by holding down the front panel KEY button and playing a note on the keyboard 9 Set the timbre 2 and timbre 3 Top to B3 and Bottom to C 1 Use function buttons 02 and 03 to switch timbres and edit their settings Only timbre 1 will sound when you play the C4 key or higher Timbres 2 and 3 will sound when you play the 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 timbre 2
53. I External Setup section and press the button The first page of the External Setup section lets you select the external setup that you want to edit External Set Select Press the button once again to choose External Set Select 3 Use the A V buttons to select the external setup that you want to edit and then press the button The knob selection screen will appear 4 Use the AV buttons to select the knob that you want to edit and then press the P button 5 Use Channel to specify the MIDI channel where the knob will transmit data 6 Use CC to specify the MIDI control change that the knob will transmit 7 Specify the MIDI channel and MIDI control change for the other knobs in the same way Note For details on the control change CC settings of the preload external setups and the applications for which each setup is intended please refer to microSTATION External Setups PDF Saving amp loading data Types of data that 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 MEDIA Basic Co
54. IDI Filter Ctrl Chg and SysEx settings On Switch to Global Media mode and make sure that these are turned On Note The Global Media MIDI MIDI SEQ Out Parameter setting lets you specify whether changes you make by editing a parameter will be transmitted as Pan CC 10 pan Volume CC 7 volume and Send 1 2 CC 93 send 1 level and send 2 level control changes or as system exclusive messages An overview of the microSTATION s effects You can choose from 134 different types of high quality digital effects The microSTATION provides five insert effects two master effects and one total effect together with a mixer section that controls the routing of these effects All of these are stereo in out Specific parameters of these effects can also be controlled in real time from the microSTATION s controllers or via MIDI messages using Dynamic Modulation Dmod by MIDI Tempo Sync or by using a common LFO to apply synchronized changes to multiple modulation effects Effect I O Insert Effects Insert Effects IFX 1 5 are stereo in stereo out If you select Dry unprocessed for the Wet Dry parameter the stereo input signal will be output in stereo without being processed by the effect If you select Wet effect applied the processed signal will be output in one of the following ways Mono In Mono Out aH Wet Mono In Stereo Out gt RIE Lur ri _ Stereo In Stereo Out RT Insert e
55. If you change the Transpose setting the relationship between the notes that you play and drum note assignments will change Filter and amp The COMBI EDIT Timbres Timbre 01 Filter Amp settings adjust the filter and amp 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 Filter EG and amp EG The COMBI EDIT Timbres Timbre 01 Filter Amp EG parameters adjust the filter 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 that s 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 keyboard backing riffs bass phrases or drum patterns When the Realtime controls C mode is selected you can use the knobs to vary the duration and dynamics of the arpeggiated notes For more about the arpeggiator please see page 50 Effects For details please see Using Effects on page 45 Reverting the edited settings Compare function Use the Compare function when you want to compare the sound of the combination that you re editing with the sound before you began editing i e the saved sound p 8 COMPARE
56. LIT DRUM MALLET Drum and percussion bell mallet and HITS sound effects Sounds saved as the user category USER when shipped from the factory contains initialized combinations The front panel CATEGORY indicators show the selected category STRINGS BRASS WOODWIND GUITAR BASS amp BASS SPLIT The first time you select a category combination 001 of that category will be shown 3 Use the AV 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 as when selecting a program p 15 Using the CATEGORY SELECT buttons and the function 01 16 buttons Overview of the combination memories When the microSTATION is shipped from the factory its combination memory contains 256 preloaded combinations organized into two banks as shown in the table below In COMBI PLAY when you turn Num Lock on and press the 14 ENTER button the bank and number are shown in the right side of the upper line of the display Combination memories Bank Combine Explanation 000 127 Preloaded combinations C 000 127 Initialized combinations user combinations On the microSTATION you select combinations using index numbers within each category A category is pre assigned to each combination or can be s
57. MS Int P LFO2 AMS Int EGs Envelope Generators An envelope creates a modulation signal by moving from one level to another over a specified time and then moving to another level over another period of time and so on The Program includes three EGs for Pitch Filter and Amp These produce time varying changes in pitch tone and volume respectively note on Attack Level note off T Break Level y Release i Level Sustain Level T Time Voi Time Slope Time Release Time Attack Time Sutart Level Adjusting the filter A filter boosts or cuts specific frequency regions of the sound Filter settings have a significant influence on the character of the sound Adjusting the filter Cutoff cutoff frequency A filter cuts the frequency region that lies above or below the specified cutoff frequency or around that frequency The result will depend on the type of filter you use 24 12 Low Pass ae 12 24 az 24 160 ik f k 24k 24 I 12 High Pass x 12 ar 24 24 160 ik 18k 24k 24 i PIG I Band Pass B i 12 24 24 10 ik f k 2 k Band Reject 8 12 Pi 24 l 24 108 ik f k 24k l Cutoff Frequency 21 22 Playing and editing programs Resonance Resonance emphasizes the frequencies around the cutoff frequency as shown in the diagram below When this is set to 0 there is no emph
58. PCG SNG TRACK 3 PROGRAM TRACK 11 PROGRAM TEX TRACK 4 PROGRAM TRACK 12 PROGRAM m e e EE EE TRACK 5 PROGRAM TRACK 13 PROGRAM Arpeggiator A TRACK 6 PROGRAM TRACK 14 PROGRAM Arpeggiator B TRACK 7 PROGRAM TRACK 15 PROGRAM TRACK 8 PROGRAM TRACK 16 PROGRAM Basic Information Basic operating methods Basic operating methods After you ve turned on the power use the following methods to select modes or pages and edit the settings Selecting modes e In order to use a function of the microSTATION you must first select the appropriate mode Press one of the front panel mode buttons to enter the corresponding mode COMBI button Combination mode PROG button Program mode SEQ button Sequencer mode GLB MEDIA button Global Media mode Selecting a combination program or song Normally you ll use the COMBI PLAY or PROG PLAY page to select a combination or program The basic procedure is to use the CATEGORY SELECT buttons to specify a category and then use the AV buttons or function buttons 01 16 to select a program or combination within that category For details on the procedure refer to p 15 Selecting a program and p 24 Selecting a combination For details on selecting a song refer to p 33 Playback methods Editing in each mode Each mode contains numerous parameters and commands which are organized into groups and pages To edit a parameter or exe
59. SD card p 59 p 60 VA The Compare function that lets you return to the state prior to editing is not available in Global Media mode Note By using microSTATION Editor you can cre ate user drum kits user arpeggio patterns and user scales 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 affect the volume or tone You can specify how volume or tone will change in response to velocity or aftertouch received from MIDI IN PG p 57 Vel Curve Velocity Curve PG p 59 AT Curve Aftertouch Curve Bypassing an effect You can bypass an insert effect a master effect or the total effect amp PG p 59 Effect SW Stopping the arpeggiator If you set All ARP to Off all arpeggiators will turn off Even if the ARP ON OFF button is on the arpeggiators will not run PG p 59 All ARP Linking the arpeggiator to a program or combination You can specify whether the arpeggiator settings written to the program or combination will be used when you swi
60. TATION s USB connector is only able to transmit and receive MIDI data 4 SD card slot You can insert an SD card here and use it to save load microSTATION programs combinations or song data 7p 57 5 Contrast knob This knob adjusts the contrast of the display for the best viewing from any angle or under changing light conditions 6 MIDI IN OUT connector MIDI lets you connect the microSTATION to a computer or other MIDI devices for sending and receiving notes controller gestures sound settings and so on p 14 7 DAMPER PEDAL SW connector You can connect a damper pedal foot switch and foot pedal to this jack p 13 Basic Information About the microSTATION s modes Basic Information About the microSTATION s modes The microSTATION has numerous functions that let you play and edit programs or combinations record and play back sequence data and manage media These functions are grouped into modes The microSTATION has four modes Program mode Programs are the basic sounds of the microSTATION In Program mode you can Select and play Programs Use one arpeggiator in your performance Use the realtime controls to modify the sound and control the arpeggiator Edit Programs You can adjust the parameters and settings of the oscillators filters amps EGs LFOs effects arpeggiator etc You can use up to five insert effects two master effects and one total effect
61. Timbres Timbre01 set ARP Assign to A 3 With the front panel TIMBRE TRACK LED lit press the 02 button to switch to timbre 2 and then use COMBI EDIT Timbres Timbre02 Program Select to select a bass program 4 In COMBI EDIT Timbres Timbre02 set ARP Assign to B Settings for each arpeggiator 5 In COMBI EDIT Arpeggiator Arp A Setup or Set the Pattern Resolution Octave Sort Latch Key Sync and Keyboard parameters for arpeggiator A and B PG p 9 53 54 Arpeggiator function Checking the structure of a user arpeggio pattern Let s take a look at how the combination Category BASS amp BASS SPLIT 039 lt Moon Jam gt is structured e Select combination Category BASS amp BASS SPLIT 039 lt Moon Jam gt Look at the ARP Assign settings notice that arpeggiator A is assigned to timbre 3 and arpeggiator B is assigned to timbres 6 and 7 When you play the keyboard arpeggiator B will play the program of timbre 6 Timbre 7 is a dummy timbre used to play timbre 6 PG p 24 Arpeggiator A will play the program of timbre 3 If you turn Run Off for A or B the arpeggiator that is turned off will stop When you turn it 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 Ke
62. Top Slope to 12 The sound will change gradually rather than switching abruptly Velocity switch settings Next let s create the simple velocity switched combination shown in the illustration below Timbre 1 Brass I Velocity Timbre 2 Strings 63 switch 1 1 Choose a brass program for timbre 1 and a strings program for timbre 2 p 27 Changing the program assigned to each timbre 2 Set the timbre 1 and 2 Status to INT and set the MIDI Ch to Gch global MIDI channel amp steps 2 5 of Split and layer 3 Access the COMBI EDIT Timbres Timbre 01 Vel Zone Top setting 4 For timbre 1 set Top to 127 and Bottom to 64 You can also enter a velocity value by holding down the front panel KEY button and playing a note on the keyboard 5 For timbre 2 set Top to 63 and Bottom to 1 Velocity zone slope As for the key zone slope described above you can make settings so that the sound will gradually fade in or fade out according to velocity range rather than switching abruptly Starting from the example that s described above let s make some changes Easy combination editing Editing parameters 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 6
63. a mode are maintained until you turn off the power but will not be saved when you turn off the power If you want to keep these settings you must write them p 59 Connecting a damper pedal This pedal can provide a damper effect as you play This instrument also supports half damping Here s how to connect an optional Korg DS 1H damper pedal to the DAMPER PEDAL SW jack and use it to control the half damper effect 1 Connect an optional DS 1H damper pedal to the DAMPER PEDAL SW jack You ll be able to control the half damper effect if you ve connected the DS 1H If you ve connected a different switch type pedal it will function as a damper switch 2 After you turn the power on select the option that s connected to the jack and choose the appropriate Global Media mode settings for Type and Polarity GLOBAL MEDIA Controllers PEDAL SW to specify the function that will be controlled by the pedal and the polarity of the pedal p 56 PG p 65 If you re using a half damper pedal perform the half damper calibration to ensure that the pedal is operating correctly PG p 66 Connecting a foot switch 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
64. acacia E EE mater e a E T AN 66 Damper pedal Foot pedal do not respond COTE are 66 Mediazione lee eS ake Mek sa 66 Connections with a computer 67 Included accessory disc 67 Error MESSAGES cccccccccccccccces 68 NATOUSIMESSASeS oie veal ea 68 Specifications and option 71 Spend dt 71 G 6 110 ORT ET dea 72 Operating requirements 08 73 MIDI Implementation Chart 74 Introduction to the microSTATION Main features of the microSTATION EDS i Enhanced Definition Synthesis integrated This tone generation system integrates the main functionality of the EDS Enhanced Definition Synthesis system featured on the M3 and M50 including the oscillators filters amps LFO EG and effects delivering rich and vivid sounds The oscillator section uses 49 Mbytes when calculated as 16 bit linear data of high quality PCM sources sampled at 48 kHz and covering a wide variety of sounds The filter section that s so important to creative sound making provides two high quality filters for each oscillator and allows you to freely combine four different types of filters low pass high pass band pass and band reject Modulation functionality is an indispensible part of this detailed design The EDS i tone generation system inherits numerous features from the EDS system including the EG envelope generator LFO key tracking generator AMS altern
65. ains constant as long as you continue pressing the key The volume of a note on a violin or wind instrument can be varied during the note by the musician i e by regulating the amount of pressure on the bow or the force of the breath Piano Organ Volume Volume Volume remains constant Volume decays gradually until note is released Time Time Amp Modulation You can use the following modulation sources to vary the amp volume LFO1 2 This specifies the amount of volume change tremolo produced by the LFO Use PROG EDIT OSC1 or OSC2 AmpLFOlInt and AmpLFO2Int to specify how deeply the LFO will affect the volume Velocity Most programs will produce a lower volume when you play the keyboard softly and a higher volume when you play the keyboard strongly The PROG EDIT Filter Amp AmpVel Int setting specifies how velocity keyboard playing strength will affect the volume Normally you ll set the amp modulation to a positive value Raising this setting will increase the difference in volume between notes that are played softly or strongly Playing programs Arpeggiator Amp EG The Amp EG lets you control how the volume changes over the course of a note Every instrument has its own characteristic volume envelope This is part of what gives each instrument its identifiable character Conversely by changing the volume contour for instance applying a string like Amp EG
66. ally applied directly to the program parameters when you write the program The Tone parameter values will be reset to zero e The settings of absolute type Tone parameters are written as themselves i e as the new settings of those Tone parameters PG p 79 Combination mode e The settings of both relative type and absolute type Tone parameters are written and preserved as the Tone parameter settings for each timbre PG p 149 About the Program and Combination edit buffer When you select a program in PROG PLAY ora combination in COMBI PLAY the program or combination data is called into the microSTATION s edit buffer When you then use the various Program or Combination pages to edit the parameters your changes will affect the data in the edit buffer If you wish to save this modified data into internal memory you must perform the Write operation When you perform the Write operation the data in the edit buffer is written to the specified program or combination number of the specified bank If you select another program or combination without writing your edits the data of the newly selected program or combination will overwrite the edited data in the edit buffer and your changes will be lost Note When you press the COMPARE button in Program mode or Combination mode the data from memory i e the contents that were written into memory will be temporarily called into the edit buffer This allows you
67. amp velocity intensity settings Amp EG OSC1 0SC2 Oscillator 1 and 2 settings realtime control mode B is selected Total effect settings For details on how to access each mode and page refer to the Basic operating methods section p 7 Basic oscillator settings Polyphonic monophonic playing Use the PROG EDIT OSC Common VoiceMode setting to specify whether the program will play polyphonically Poly or monophonically Mono With the Poly setting you can play chords by pressing multiple keys simultaneously With the Mono setting only one note will sound even if you press multiple keys simultaneously Normally you ll use the Poly setting but Mono is effective when you re simulating an analog synthesizer bass or synth lead Try switching between Poly and Mono and note the difference Controlling the pitch Here you can adjust the way that the oscillator s pitch will change You can use the pitch EG or LFO to make the pitch vary over time Varying the pitch according to keyboard position Pitch Slope On keyboard instruments such as piano or organ the pitch will go up as you play toward the right end of the keyboard and will go down as you play toward the left end Use PROG EDIT OSC1 or OSC2 PtchSlope to edit this With positive settings the pitch will go up as you play toward the right end of the keyboard and will go down as you play toward the left end N
68. and editing programs 3 Now you can use function buttons 01 16 to select the programs of index numbers 1 16 within the chosen category 4 To select a program from index number 17 and higher in that category press the NUM LOCK button to turn Num Lock on LED lit up and then press the 16 GROUP UP button 06606000 5 Press the NUM LOCK button to turn Num Lock off LED off 6 Now you can use function buttons 01 16 to select programs from index numbers 17 32 within the chosen category When the NUM LOCK button is on pressing the 15 GROUP DOWN button or the 16 GROUP UP button will cycle through the group of index numbers that can be selected 17 32 33 48 49 64 etc Overview of the program memories When the microSTATION is shipped from the factory its program memory contains 480 preloaded programs plus another 256 programs and 9 drum programs that are GM2 compatible These programs are organized into banks as shown in the table below In PROG PLAY when you turn Num Lock on and press the 14 ENTER button the bank and number are shown on the right side of the upper line of the display Program memories Bank Progno Expianation These programs are loaded when the microSTATION is HEGE shipped they use a variety annie ME of multisamples effects and arpeggiators p 05 programs pogamstortneuser programs programs for the user GM2 These are 256 programs G GM 001 128 capi
69. asis and frequencies beyond the cutoff will simply diminish smoothly At medium settings the resonance will alter the timbre of the filter making it sound more nasal or more extreme At very high settings the resonance can be heard as a separate whistling pitch az 24 160 ik 18k 2 k 24 160 ik 18k 24k Low resonance High resonance 24 160 ik 18k 2 k 24 160 ik 18k 24k Modulating a filter You can use the filter EG or LFO to modulate the cutoff frequency of a filter This is a method of producing rich variation in the character of the sound Filter EG Use PROG EDIT Filter Amp Flt EG Int to specify how deeply the filter EG will modulate the filter Use PROG EDIT Filter EG to adjust the envelope LFO modulation You can use LFO1 and LFO2 to modulate the filter Filter modulation produced by an LFO will create a vintage sounding auto wah effect Use PROG EDIT OSC1 or OSC2 FItLFO1t0A FItLFO1toB FItLFO2toA and FItLFO2toB to specify how deeply the LFOs will affect the tonal character Adjusting the amp In the Amp section you can use Amp EG and LFO 1 2 to control the volume 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 rem
70. ate modulation source and AMS mixer giving you an enormous range of synthesis potential The final touches to the sound are provided by the effect section which gives you up to five insert effects two master effects and one total effect In addition to delay and reverb there are a total of 134 different effects including modulation type effects such as chorus phaser and flanger dynamic type effects such as compression and limiting and also effects such as amp modeling powered by Korg s proprietary REMS modeling technology Effect dynamic modulation Dmod allows you to control the effects in a wide variety of ways Programs and combinations The microSTATION provides 512 user programs as well as 256 9 drums GM2 compatible ROM preset programs When shipped from the factory the memory contains 480 preload programs organized into eight categories for convenient searching Drum programs use drum kits as the oscillator there are 32 user drum kits and 9 GM2 compatible ROM drum kits When shipped from the factory the memory contains 27 preload drum kits that cover a broad range of musical styles There are 384 user combinations When shipped from the factory the memory contains 256 preload combinations organized into eight categories for convenient searching A single combination lets you combine up to sixteen programs as layers splits or velocity switches and then add effects and two arpeggiators to create complex sou
71. back position as this location hold down the WRITE button and press the LOCATE button Alternatively you can use the song command Location Point to directly specify the location REC button When you press this button the microSTATION will enter record ready mode From record ready mode the button will light up press the Start Stop button to begin recording p 34 Let s try recording KEY REMOVE button Normally in each mode you can specify a note number by holding down this button and pressing a key During loop recording this button operates as the Remove delete button If you hold down this button and press a key notes corresponding to that key will be deleted If you hold down this button and press the REC button all events will be deleted gt E Start Stop button This button starts stops recording or playback lt lt REW button When the song is playing or paused pressing this button will rewind the song If you hold down this button the button will light up and the song will rewind while playing This does not work during recording or while the song is stopped Note You can use the song command FF REW Speed to specify the rewind and fast forward speed gt FF button When the song is playing or paused pressing this button will fast forward the song If you hold down this button the button will light up and the song will fast forward while playing This does not work
72. be transmitted on the assigned MIDI channel If the display is showing the knob assignment view screen step 4 you can see the setting assigned to the knob and the value that is transmitted Note The microSTATION s keyboard and other controllers will function as they usually do in each mode 6 When you use a knob in PROG PLAY the display will show that knob s assignment and value 7 Switch to Combination mode and set the realtime controls to External mode The settings will be maintained allowing you to control a connected MIDI device etc Saving amp loading data Types of data that can be saved Even if you switch programs in Program mode or switch to Combination mode that setup will remain unchanged This means that you can select a different microSTATION sound without changing the settings that control an external MIDI device or conversely switch the settings that control the external MIDI device without changing the microSTATION s sound You ll need to select the realtime control mode for each mode Program Combination and Sequencer Editing an external setup amp The settings that you edit in Global Media mode are maintained until you turn off the power they will disappear when you turn off the power If you want to keep your settings you must use the Write Global command to save 1 Press the MODE GLB MEDIA button to enter Global Media mode 2 Access the GLOBAL MEDIA MID
73. button the Compare function Automatically importing a combination into Sequencer mode The Auto Song Setup function automatically applies the settings of the current combination to a song This means that you can instantly set up a song using the combination s settings and then begin recording simply by pressing the Start Stop button Since a performance using the combination s arpeggiators can be seamlessly shifted to song production this lets you instantly create a song to capture phrases inspirations and ideas that occurred to you while playing a combination 7p 43 Auto Song Setup function PG p 30 Tips Auto Song Setup Creating songs Sequencer mode Overview About the microSTATION s Sequencer The microSTATION s 16 track MIDI sequencer can hold up to 128 songs and 210 000 MIDI events You can record and play back MIDI data using sixteen MIDI tracks and one master track containing tempo data etc to control the internal sound generator and your external sound modules With its broad range of capabilities such as the arpeggiators high quality effects and controllers the microSTATION is the ideal environment for music production or live performance When you turn off the power the settings made in Sequencer mode the song data and any user pattern data that you recorded will not be backed up If you wish to keep this data you must save it on an SD card before
74. can use your computer to copy the preload data to an SD card insert that SD card into the microSTATION and use Global Media mode to load it Note User banks and user patterns not included in the preload data will remain in the microSTATION unchanged If you want to erase the user banks and user patterns initialize the microSTATION and then load the preload data p 63 Initialization Items you ll need e SD card an SD card of 128 Mbyte or greater capacity e Computer For details on computer requirements please refer to Operating requirements p 73 e SD card reader writer Loading procedure 1 Insert your SD card into the microSTATION s card slot and format the SD card as described in Formatting media on p 62 Note An SD card that s already being used with the microSTATION does not need to be formatted When you format media all data saved on that media will be erased Please check the contents of the media before you format it When you format the SD card the folder structure KORG MICRO_ST will be created on the card 2 Remove the SD card from the microSTATION 3 Using your computer copy the preload data PRELOAD PCG from the Factory Preload Sounds folder of the included disc to the MICRO_ST folder on the SD card XA If the MICRO_ST folder already contains a folder named PRELOAD PGG it will be overwritten 4 Choose MEDIA Load Load PCG
75. cating that recording has begun 6 During the two measure pre count press a key and hold it down The arpeggiator will not start during the pre count When the location reaches 001 01 the arpeggiator will start in synchronization with the tempo 7 When you start recording wait for about eight measures and press the START STOP button to stop recording The arpeggiator will stop at the same time Note The function 01 LED will blink at irregular intervals indicating that this track has been recorded 8 Next you ll record the guitar track For a new song with the default settings an arpeggio suitable for acoustic guitar is assigned to track 4 Press the function 04 button to select the guitar track Then record the guitar chording in the same way as described earlier through step 7 9 Press START STOP to play back the drum and bass tracks you recorded Play Mute function The microSTATION provides a Play Mute function that lets you mute the specified MIDI 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 Press the PLAY MUTE button to turn it on the LED at upper
76. cation is in use While connected you are asked to install software or a device driver L Does the operating system version of your computer support the microSTATION p 73 When using USB sound processing is slow or the tempo is unstable L Is the MIDI driver installed for the USB port you ve connected gt If you are using Windows a driver must be installed for each USB port you use If you connect the microSTATION to a USB port other than the port you used when installing the KORG USB MIDI Driver for Windows you ll need to reinstall the KORG USB MIDI Driver Included accessory disc Can t install the driver L Is the USB cable connected correctly L Is the accessory disc inserted in your optical disc drive gt Make sure that the accessory disc is inserted correctly L Is the lens of your optical disc drive dirty gt Use a commercially available lens cleaner to clean the lens L Are you able to use USB gt If you are using Windows XP go to Control Panel System and select the Hardware tab In Device Manager check the settings for Universal Serial Bus Controller and USB Root Hub L Has the microSTATION been detected as an unknown device gt If you are using Windows XP go to Control Panel System select the Hardware tab and check Device Manager If the microSTATION has not been detected correctly it will be displayed in Other devices or Unknown devices Reconn
77. cks during loop recording while allowing the recorded content to continue playing as a loop While recording is suspended i e when rehearsal mode is on nothing will be recorded even if you play the keyboard This lets you find an appropriate sound by playing the keyboard to try out various programs or rehearse the phrase or pattern you ll be recording Press the Start Stop button to start recording Play the keyboard to record each instrument of the drum pattern Start by recording just the kick Then record the snare hi hat and so on successively layering the notes to record the entire drum pattern If you re not satisfied with the recording Hold down the KEY button and at the timing of the unwanted notes press the key whose notes you want to delete This lets you delete specific notes without stopping loop recording When you finish recording the drum track let s switch to the bass program on track 2 and record without halting recording Press the function 08 button to select track 2 You ll switch to track 2 the function 02 LED will light and Rehearsal will turn on The location will return to the beginning and the drum track will play as a loop At this time nothing will be recorded even if you play the keyboard If you want to use a different bass program press the gt button to choose Program Select Then use the A Y buttons to select a different bass program While listening to the drum
78. ctor the arpeggiator can generate a wide range of phrases and patterns including arpeggios guitar or keyboard backing riffs bass phrases or drum patterns You can also use the front panel Realtime Controller knobs to vary the length and dynamics of the arpeggiated notes For more about the arpeggiator please see page 50 Playing programs_ Easy editing using the buttons and knobs Editing a program Easy editing using the buttons and knobs All of the microSTATION s programs can be edited You can create original programs by editing the preload programs on the microSTATION without needing to use external software By using the microSTATION Editor Plug In Editor software that is installed on your computer you ll also be able to create original programs from scratch starting from an initialized program However creating the sound you want from an initialized program is a lot of work We recommend that you start with a preload program that s close to what you have in mind and modify it to your taste Let s try using the realtime control knobs on the microSTATION s front panel to edit a program For example you can edit parameters such as cutoff resonance and release time in this way Muting un muting oscillators On the microSTATION you can use the front panel PLAY MUTE button and function buttons 01 and 02 to switch the mute un mute status of each program oscillator 1 Press the front panel PLAY MUTE JG
79. cute a command use the CURSOR VALUE AV lt P gt buttons to move to the desired parameter or command Selecting a parameter and editing its value We ll use Program mode as an example for this explanation 1 Press the PROG button to enter Program mode The PROG PLAY page will appear The upper line of the display shows the page name and the lower line shows the name of the program that s currently selected The shown at the right edge of the lower line indicates that you can press the P button to move to another page in this case PROG EDIT 2 Press the button to enter PROG EDIT When you enter PROG EDIT the upper line of the display will indicate PROG EDIT A i symbol is shown at the left edge indicating that you can use the button to move return to the previous 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 na The 7 7 Me or symbols shown at the left edge of the lower line dice that you can move to higher or lower parameter groups or parameters Use the AV buttons to move The symbol shown at the right edge of the lower line indicates that you can move to another page of the current parameter group or select a pa
80. d the song again Not enough mem Meaning When you started realtime recording in Sequencer mode the minimum required amount of free memory could not be allocated Action Delete other song data to increase the amount of free memory Meaning When you attempted to load an SNG file or Standard MIDI File in Global Media mode there was insufficient free space in sequencer memory Action Delete other song data to increase the amount of free memory Not formatted Meaning You attempted to perform a logical format quick format on the media but the media had not been physically formatted Action Use a computer to physically format full format the media R Read failed Meaning An error occurred while reading data from the media Action Try the read operation once again If the same error occurs it may be that the data on the media is damaged Root dir is full Meaning The number of allowable entries in the root directory of the media has been exceeded Action Use a computer to delete files or directories from the root directory 69 70 Appendix S SMF data error Meaning You attempted to load a file that was not a Standard MIDI File SMF div error Meaning You attempted to load a Standard MIDI File that was timecode based SMF format error Meaning You attempted to load a Standard MIDI File of a format other than 0 or 1 SMF has no data Meaning When loading a Standard MIDI File t
81. d the right will strengthen them When the knob is at the center position 12 o clock the strength will be as specified by the program s Velocity 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 1 CUTOFF knob 2 RESONANCE and knob 3 EG INTENSITY Adding a shuffle feel to the arpeggio pattern Switch the realtime controls to mode C and turn knob 3 to add a shuffle feel to the arpeggio pattern Note The state of the knob is saved when you write the program amp H the selected arpeggio pattern is one of the preset arpeggio patterns P0 P4 turning the knob will not change it This adjustment is available only if one of the user arpeggio patterns 000 639 is selected Arpeggiator settings Enter PROG EDIT Arp Setup Selecting an arpeggio pattern Choose one of the preset arpeggio patterns P0 P4 or user arpeggio patterns 000 639 With the factory settings a Wide variety of arpeggio patterns are stored in 000 511 and in some of 512 639 Select the arpeggio pattern setting and use the AV buttons to choose the desired pattern You can also select a user arpeggio pattern by turning NUM LOCK on using function buttons 01 1 10 0 to directly specify a number and then pressing the 14 ENTER button P1 DOWN 51 52 Arpeggiator fu
82. ding you can also individually loop the MIDI track being played back p 36 Loop playback settings Switching MIDI tracks during playback When the microSTATION starts up a template song is loaded into Sequencer mode A program is assigned to each of the template song s sixteen tracks In this example we ll enter Sequencer mode and switch MIDI tracks to hear the program that s assigned to each track 1 Press the MODE SEQ button to enter Sequencer mode 2 In the song select screen use the function 01 16 buttons to select a track When the TIMBRE TRACK LED located in the right of the front panel is lit you can use the function 01 16 buttons to select tracks The function 01 16 LEDs will light up to indicate the track that s currently selected The display will show a screen where you can select the program for each track here you can view the number and name of the program used by each track The category of the program is shown by the CATEGORY indicators located at the left of the display 3 When you play the keyboard you ll hear the program that s assigned to the track Note A program is assigned to each of the template song s sixteen tracks so you can press the function 01 16 buttons to select the sounds of sixteen different programs within the song 34 Creating songs Sequencer mode MIDI recording When you use the microSTATION s sequencer to record your keyboard performa
83. dling and use Saving Select the appropriate page for 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 e 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 the data will automatically be assigned a filename extension of PCG SNG or MID etc according to its type Please note that if you use your computer to change this extension it will be considered an undefined file when you attempt to load it into the microSTATION and will be handled as a Standard MIDI File Saving in the editor The Save utility command In the microSTATION Editor Plug In Editor click the UTILITY button and choose Save from the menu that appears this lets you save the editor s settings as a dedicated microSTATION Editor Plug In Editor file on your computer The Export utility command In the microSTATION Editor Plug In Editor click the UTILITY button and choose Export from the menu that appears this lets you save the editor s settings as a microSTATION PCG file on your computer Loading data Data that can be loaded Loading from media You can load the following data from media
84. e A W buttons to access Knob Assign and press the gt button 3 Press the button to choose knob 1 4 Use the AV buttons to select the function that will be controlled by knob 1 5 Press the button to return to the knob selection screen 6 Use the AV buttons and gt button to choose other knobs and assign their functions in the same way as you did for knob 1 When you ve finished assigning the functions of knobs 1 4 return to PROG PLAY select realtime control mode B and try using the knobs while you play Automatically importing a program into Sequencer mode The Auto Song Setup function automatically applies the settings of the current program to a song This means that you can instantly set up a song using the program s settings and then begin recording simply by pressing the Start Stop button Since a performance using the program s arpeggiator can be seamlessly shifted to song production this lets you instantly create a song to capture phrases inspirations and ideas that occurred to you while playing a program p 43 Auto Song Setup function PG p 30 Tips Auto Song Setup 23 24 Playing and editing combinations About the microSTATION s combinations A combination consists of up to sixteen programs which can be split or layered This lets you create complex sounds that would not be possible for an individual program You ll use Combination mode to
85. e 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 LEDs will indicate the play mute status for timbres 1 16 A lit LED indicates Play and a dark LED indicates Mute Function buttons 01 16 correspond to timbres 1 16 4 I hk hk 7 dl ld if O TIMBRE TRACK g g O GRID SEQ PLAY MUTE um 02 03 04 05 06 o7 08 O GRID SEQ 13 I I kl 1 4 I 09 10 1 12 14 iie 15 ng 16 GROUE 2 Use function buttons 01 16 to switch the LEDs between lit and unlit the corresponding timbre will switch between Play and Mute status Simple editing using the knobs You can use the realtime controls knobs to perform a variety of edits For example you can use the realtime controls knobs to adjust the Filter cutoff or resonance You can also use it to vary the depth of an effect or to change the way in which the arpeggiator generates a phrase For details please see Realtime Controls on page 9 Edits you perform using the realtime controls cannot be saved Saving a Combination you ve edited After you ve edited a combination you must save it if you want to keep the changes you ve made If you re
86. e combination that you want to load and press the button Note When you play the keyboard you ll hear the selected combination However each timbre will sound using the corresponding internal program Choose C127 as the load destination and press the gt button The display will ask OK To load the data press the P button The selected combination of bank A will be loaded into C127 In Combination mode set the category to ALL turn Num Lock on and specify 384 to select combination C127 Note The bank and number are shown in the upper right of the display in the COMBI PLAY page when you turn Num Lock on and press the 14 ENTER button Loading a song SNG for use in Sequencer mode In this example we ll explain how to load a song We will assume that this song uses programs drum kits and user arpeggio patterns that you ve edited If this is the case it s best to load all data 1 As described in Loading all programs combinations drum kits and arpeggio patterns p 61 load the PCG file that is used by the SNG file you re going to load In GLOBAL MEDIA Media Load choose Load SNG 61 62 Settings for the entire microSTATION and saving loading data 3 Use the AV buttons to select the SNG file that you want to load and then press the gt button 4 Select the song data that you want to load and press the gt button
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88. e 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 connected in series Set Chain To to IFX2 If IFX2 is selected the insert effects will be connected in series in the order of IFX1 gt IFX2 The connection status is shown in the upper line of the display Set the Pan CC 8 Bus FXCtrl Bus Send1 and Send2 parameters to specify the pan and routing of the signal following the insert effect If Chain is On the settings that follow the last insert effect will be used FXCtrl Bus is an exception Pan CC 8 Specifies the pan Bus Specifies the output destination Normally you ll set this to L R Send1 Send2 Specify the send levels to the master effects For this example set them to 127 FXCtrl Bus The sound that has passed through the insert effect is then sent to the FX control bus This allows you to use a different sound to control the input to an effect You can use two FX control buses giving you a wide range of possibilities for controlling the effects PG p 209 FX
89. ect 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 L Is the USB cable connected correctly Did you install the driver L Has your computer detected the connected microSTATION gt If you are using Windows XP go to Control Panel gt Sounds and Audio Devices Properties and click the Hardware tab gt If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7 check Sound Video and Game Controllers in the Device Manager gt If you are using Mac OS X go to Macintosh HD Application folder gt Utility folder Audio MIDI Settings select the MIDI Devices tab and check that the microSTATION has been detected Some computer hardware configurations may not recognize the microSTATION Check the microSTATION s assignments and USB MIDI port settings L The connected device or software may not support the messages that you are transmitting Refer to the manual of the connected device or software to verify that it responds to the messages you are transmitting LI If you want to transmit and receive system exclusive data the MIDI Filter SysEx setting must be On GLOBAL MEDIA MIDI You must turn this setting On if you ve connected the microSTATION to your computer and want to edit the microSTATION from your co
90. ection we ll explain basic ways to use programs such as using the panel buttons in Program mode and basic editing Playing programs Selecting a program You can select a program in any of the following ways e Use the CATEGORY SELECT buttons and the AV buttons or the function 01 16 buttons e Use a connected foot switch to select programs PG p 65 e Receive MIDI program changes to select programs PG p 60 PG p 63 PG p 305 For details refer to the explanations below Using the CATEGORY SELECT buttons and the A V buttons 1 Press the MODE PROG button the LED will light You will enter Program mode and the PROG PLAY The lower line of the display shows the index number and the name of the program The ia shown at the left of the index number indicates that you can press the A button to select programs within the current category If a is shown at the left of the number that category contains only one program Note If the Global 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 O STRINGS BRASS WOODWIND buttons to choose a program O GUITAR O BASS amp BASS SPLIT category O LEAD amp SOLO SPLIT O DRUM MALLET HITS O USER CATEGORY v ne You can choose from the following nine categories ALL All categories KEYBOARD Acoustic piano
91. ections amp Connections must be made with the power turned off Please be aware that careless operation may damage your speaker system or cause malfunctions Connections to computers Pedal connections etc ASSIGNABLE PEDAL ASSIGNABLE SWITCH S DAMPER BD DAMER NR ua dd OUTPUT microSTATION RAT gt VARG a MUSIC WORKSTATION AUDIO OUTPUT BANENE dad to an AC outlet 1 l supply connector INPUT i i Monitor OUTPUT f l ea eea E FE FE BE VE E E E SS ee Q Q oma Connecting the AC adapter E INPUT Mixer Powered monitors etc Analog audio output Connecting audio equipment Here s how to connect the microSTATION to your analog amp or mixer ooa O O Powered monitor ED amp Ifyou ve connected a stereo audio amp be aware that playing at high volume may damage your speaker system Be careful not to raise the volume excessively SINISIAIIIIS emne 11111111 60 OOO 6 00 0500000000 66 6 00000000 PHONES OUTPUT L MONO and R All of the factory sounds use these outputs Ly 1 Connect the OUTPUT L MONO and R outputs to the inputs of your powered monitor or mixer gt Headphone If you re using the microSTATION in stereo use both the L MONO and R jacks If you re using the
92. effect is set as either FX Ctl1 or FX Ctl2 and Modulator High Mix is set to other than 0 editable only by using microSTATION Editor Plug In Editor Can t play chords Could the program s Voice Assign Mode be set to Mono TG p 3 Pitch is incorrect L In the Global Media Basic are the MTune and Transpose settings correct PG p 57 LI In the Prog Edit OSC1 or OSC2 is the PitchSlope set to 1 0 amp PG p 7 L In the combination or song are the Transpose and Detune settings of each timbre track set appropriately PG p 20 PG p 39 Programs and Combinations Settings for oscillator 2 are not displayed L Have you selected a program that uses oscillator 2 Program does not sound Could the oscillator or amp level be lowered FPG p 7 Is the oscillator s Play Mute parameter set to Play sp 17 A combination does not play correctly after you load data LI 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 L 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 L When you select a program for a track in Sequencer mode the arpeggiator and effect settings of Program mode are not assigned automatically gt You can use the SEQ EDIT command Copy ARP
93. ernal memory However for Realtime Control B mode knobs 1 4 the edited settings can be saved only if you ve assigned CC 70 79 Internally a single knob usually affects several different parameters When you write a Program the edits are saved into the individual program parameters and not to the knob itself After writing the Program you ll notice that the knobs have returned to their center positions since the old edited values are now the new saved values Restoring settings you ve edited Using COMPARE When you re in the process of editing a sound pressing the COMPARE button will recall the last saved version of the sound as it was before you started editing For details please see COMPARE button the Compare function on page 8 Saving your edits After you ve edited a program you must save it if you want to keep the changes that you ve made If you re select the program or turn off the power after editing your edits will be lost For details please see Writing a Program or Combination on page 58 You can also save programs on an SD card For details please see Saving to media on page 58 Playing programs_ Before you start editing Editing a program in detail You can create an original sound by editing a preload program p 58 Writing a Program or Combination Before you start editing The three elements of sound pitch tone and volume Sound i
94. ers These assignments can be different for every Program but generally they do the following 7 Ap I Y Standard Joystick functions N A Controller Move the joystick esi Normally controls Name Bich bend down Pitch bend up Up away from yourself Down towards yourself Filter LFO wah Keyboard Velocity Velocity is a measure of how hard you play a note on the keyboard This can be used to modulate many different aspects of the sound such as volume brightness or the character of the attack Note Number Sounds can be programmed to change in character based on the note being played As you play higher or lower on the keyboard the note number can modulate the timbre such as becoming brighter as you play higher Envelopes may also become faster or slower the volume may change and so on Realtime Controls The realtime controls consists of four knobs and two buttons SELECT and EXTERNAL REALTIME CONTROLS AO CUTOFF RESONANCE EG INTENSITY EG RELEASE BO USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 co ARP GATE ARP VELOCITY ARP SWING TEMPO O SELECT 1 2 3 4 Q EXTERNAL You can use the realtime controls to e Apply modulation to sounds or control the tone e Control the arpeggiator e Control an external MIDI device 1 Press the REALTIME CONTROLS SELECT button to select the set of functions that you want to control modes A C and then use knobs 1 4 The REALTIME CONTROLS SELECT button le
95. fects that involve subtle motion In Combination or Sequencer modes the microSTATION provides dual arpeggiators that let you run two arpeggio patterns simultaneously This allows powerful performance possibilities such as applying different arpeggio patterns to drums and bass programs or using split or velocity to switch between arpeggio patterns Realtime control The four realtime control knobs give you heightened expressiveness and realtime control for creating your sound or controlling the arpeggiator They can also be used in an external mode setup for controlling your external MIDI devices Editor and Plug In editor The bundled microSTATION Editor and microSTATION Plug In Editor software are applications that let you use your computer to edit the microSTATION s programs combinations drum kits and arpeggio patterns These editors allow more detailed editing than is possible on the microSTATION itself They also let you edit and create user arpeggio patterns and drum kits which cannot be edited from the microSTATION microSTATION Editor is a standalone editor microSTATION Plug In Editor is an editor that supports VST Audio Units and RTAS formats It allows you to use the microSTATION from within your DAW Digital Audio Workstation or other host application as a plug in instrument Introduction to the microSTATION Front and rear panels Front panel tS SS
96. ffect 1 can use the effects 501 St Comp 563 Rotary SP and D00 St MItLmt D10 Rotary OD Insert effects 2 4 can use the effects 501 St Comp 5S61 Amp Trml and D00 St MItLmt D09 Vocoder Insert effect 5 can use the effects 501 St Comp S61 Amp Trml Master Effects Master Effects MFX1 and MFX2 are stereo 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 000 No Effect will mute the output The processed signal will be output in one of the following ways according to the type of effects Stereo In Stereo Out Master effect 1 can use the effects 501 St Comp 587 Phsr Flng and D00 St MltLmt D13 Early Ref Master effect 2 can use the effects 501 St Comp 5120 Rev Gate Total Effect The total effect TFX is stereo in stereo out The Dry unprocessed side of the Wet Dry parameter sends the stereo input sound directly to the stereo output The way that the Wet processed side is output depends on the type of effect as follows Mono In Mono Out ee Wet Mono In Stereo Out z Effect _ fed H Stereo In Stereo
97. function 02 button to select track 2 You ll hear a bass sound when you play the keyboard Note If you press the function 01 button at this time to select track 1 the function 01 LED will blink at irregular intervals This is a useful indication that this track has already been recorded 2 Press the LOCATE button to return the location and play back Play the keyboard to practice the bass part while you listen to the drum pattern 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 recording Play the keyboard to record while listening to the drum track During recording the function 02 LED will blink at regular intervals 6 Press the Start Stop button to stop recording The location will return to the beginning of the song or the place where you started recording The function 02 LED will blink at irregular intervals indicating that this track has been recorded 7 Press the Start Stop button to play back the drum track and bass track you recorded and listen to the playback Go ahead and assign a desired prog
98. g item GRID SEQ button If this button is on the LED to the left of the button will light 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 buttons 01 16 When the three buttons described above are off normal state you can use these buttons to do the following e To select programs or combinations e When the TIMBRE TRACK LED is lit To select a timbre or track 15 Function LEDs Function 01 16 LEDs When the three buttons described above are off normal state these LEDs indicate the following e An LED will light up to indicate the number within the currently selected program or combination category e When the TIMBRE TRACK LED is lit An LED will light up to indicate the timbre or track that s currently selected for editing TIMBRE TRACK LED This will light up when the function 01 16 buttons and LEDs can be used to select timbres or tracks GRID SEQ LED This will light up in Sequencer mode when you press the GRID SEQ button to turn on the Grid Sequence function Introduction to the microSTATION Rear panel AR AR m
99. gram A Velocity Switch Keyboard playing dynamics velocity switches between different programs On the microSTATION you can use a different Program for each of up to sixteen Timbres and combine two or more of the above methods to create even more complex setups Program A Strong Keyboard playing Soft dynamics Program D dec Si Og B and C D are split In the lower keyboard range A and B are layered In the higher keyboard range C and D are switched by velocity and layered with A As an additional possibility you can set the slope for a key zone or velocity zone so that the volume diminishes gradually This lets you change a split into a keyboard crossfade or a velocity switch into a velocity crossfade Keyboard X Fade keyboard Program A Program B crossfade As you play from low notes to high notes the volume of A will fade out and the volume of B will fade in 27 28 Playing and editing combinations Key split and layer settings Split and layer Let s try creating a combination using both a split and a layer as shown in the illustration below Timbre 1 Piano Timbre 2 Timbre 3 AL C 1 B3 C4 G9 1 Select a piano program for timbre 1 a brass program for timbre 2 and a strings program for timbre 3 p 27 Changing the program assigned to each timbre 2 Choose COMBI EDIT Timbres Timbre 01 Status 3 Set the timbre 1 Status to INT 4
100. gs 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 simultaneously record a multi track performance produced using the arpeggiators PG p 23 Arpeggiator settings in Combination and Sequencer modes Recording exclusive events The parameter changes that are produced when you edit MIDI track parameters effect parameters or exclusive messages received from an external MIDI device can be recorded to the desired MIDI track When this data is played back it can control the song s track parameters effect parameters or be transmitted to an external MIDI device PG p 55 Recording internal parameter changes GM XG or GS exclusive messages can be recorded on a track but will not be reproduced by the microSTATION s sound generator Recording the changes of a MIDI track s pan volume and tone parameters If you control pan volume or tone parameters during recording those changes will be reflected during playback If you want to modify the settings of multiple tracks simultaneously use multi track recording Note Control of these parameters is done by transmitting control changes or system exclusive messages If you want to record this data you ll need to turn the Global Media MIDI M
101. h track using the function 01 16 buttons to switch tracks 3 Use Volume to specify the volume of each track 5 Use Status to specify the sound source that each track will play If you re using the internal sound generator as a 16 track multitimbral sound module you ll normally choose INT or BTH For details on these settings refer to the parameter guide PG p 38 Status 6 Use MIDI Ch to specify the MIDI channel of each track Normally you ll use MIDI Ch to specify a different channel 1 16 for each track Tracks for which you ve specified the same MIDI channel will sound simultaneously when you record or play back any of those tracks i 1 p 49 Effect settings for a combination or song 8 Adjust effect settings Adjust settings for each of the IFX1 IFX5 MEX 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 parameters The song setting parameters you edit here can be saved as a template If you use these settings frequently you can save them as a template and then load them when necessary PG p 48 Save Template Using
102. he AV buttons to select an index number Use the CATEGORY SELECT buttons to specify a category turn on the NUM LOCK button and use function buttons 01 16 to enter an index number Note You can also switch programs by received MIDI program changes from a connected external MIDI device PG p 306 3 Make settings for another timbre Make sure that the front panel PLAY MUTE and NUM LOCK LEDs aren t lit and use function buttons 01 16 to select a timbre In this example press the 02 button to select timbre 2 4 Select a program for timbre 2 in the same way as you did in step 2 Layers Splits and Velocity Switches Within a Combination you can use note range and velocity level to define the zone where a specific timbre will play The Programs assigned to each Timbre can 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 Program A Program B Layer Two or more programs sound simultaneously Split Splits cause different Programs to respond on different areas of the keyboard Neeme bn Velocity Switch Velocity Switches cause different Programs to respond depending on the velocity how hard you play the notes Program B Strong Keyboard playing Soft dynamics Pro
103. he COMPARE button you can compare the sound before and after editing Introduction to the microSTATION Selecting and executing a command Each mode allows you to execute various commands such as Copy For example in Program mode it is convenient to copy arpeggiator or effect settings when you re editing 1 InPROG PLAY press the button to enter PROG EDIT 2 Use the AV buttons to choose Command and then press the gt button 3 Use the AY buttons to select the desired parameter and press the button 4 Use the A W buttons to specify the value or copy destination To specify a numerical value such as a program or combination number you can also turn NUM LOCK on and use function buttons 01 16 to enter the value 5 When you ve finished adjusting settings press the lt button to return 6 To execute press the V button to make the display indicate OK and then press the gt button If you decide to cancel the operation press the lt button COMPARE button the Compare function Program or Combination mode Here s how to compare the sound of the program or combination you re editing with the original unedited sound 1 During editing press the COMPARE button the LED will light up The sound that was saved before you began editing will be recalled 2 Press the COMPARE button once again the LED will go dark The sound you were editing will reappear
104. he file contained no events Source is empty Meaning There was no data in the track you specified as the source Action Specify a track that contains performance data Stop amp Retry Meaning This will appear if you press the GRID SEQ button during 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 unneeded data W Write failed Meaning An error e g a verify error occurred while writing data to media Action It may be that the media is physically damaged please use other media Avoid using the media that produced the error Write protected Meaning The media where you attempted to write data is write protected Action Disable write protect on the media and execute the command once again Specifications and option Specifications Specifications and option Specifications Operating temperature 0 40 C non condensing conditions Keyboard 61 note natural touch mini keyboard velocity sensitive aftertouch not supported system ae EDS i Enhanced Definition Synthesis integrated Combination Program Sequencer Global Media 120
105. ia mode For details please see Memory protect on page 59 amp A combination does not contain the actual program data for each timbre but simply references the number of the program used by each timbre If you edit a program that is used by a combination or exchange it with a different program number the sound of the combination will also change reflecting the altered program We ll explain using Program mode as an example The procedure is the same for Combination mode Using the WRITE button This method allows you to write only to the program combination number 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 lt P buttons to select the character location and use the A V buttons to specify the character for that location 4 Use Cat to specify a category for the program You ll be able to select the program via the category that you specified here 5 Use the To field to specify the writing destination bank and number Note The bank and number are shown in the upper right of the display when you turn on Num Lock in the PROG PLAY page and then press the 14 ENTER button 6 To begin
106. ify a measure that contains data Dest same as src Meaning When copying you selected the same song or track as the copy source and copy destination Action Make sure that the copy source and copy destination are different songs or tracks Dest empty Meaning When editing the track you specified contains no performance data Action Specify a track that contains performance data Dest song empty Meaning The song you specified as the copy destination 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 delete command the specified file did not exist Action Check the media or file File read only Meaning You attempted to delete a file but that file had a read only attribute Meaning You attempted to save a file using the same name as a read only file that already existed on the media Action Save the file under a different name Format failed Meaning An error occurred while formatting media Action Use different media FX size mismatch Meaning When copying or swapping effects you attempted to place a double size effect at IFX5 in
107. ing the Global Media mode command HalfDmpr Calib LI If the ARP ON OFF buttons are turned on try turning them off Notes are sounded in duplicate Is Local Control turned Off gt Turn Local Ctrl GLOBAL MEDIA MIDI Off PG p 61 Noise or oscillation is heard L When using the MIDI Tempo Sync function to control the delay time of an effect noise may occur in the delay sound This noise is due to Troubleshooting Programs and Combinations discontinuities in the delay sound and is not a malfunction L Some effects such as 519 St Record generate noise intentionally It is also possible to make a resonant filter oscillate Please check the settings L Note that if you use the following effects with the routing described below a feedback loop will be created possibly producing a loud noise Please use caution If the signal from an oscillator or timbre track output or the signal after an insert effect is sent to the FX Control bus and that signal is output directly with this output sent to the FX Control bus a loud noise may be output It is also possible that a DC component will be output at the maximum level producing silence e When using 503 St Limitr or S06 St Gate and the Env Sel of these effects is set as either FX Ctl1 or FX Ctl2 and Trigger Monitor is On editable only by using microSTATION Editor Plug In Editor e When using D09 Vocoder and the Mod Src of this
108. io rol bole fo fro tiol If track 1 Play Intro is Off the specified region will play repeatedly in the following way measures 1 gt gt 5 6 7 8 gt ron als mer sfelr efsjelrfelsjolrfefs meaz o holo folo hol hol hole fos 10 Play the keyboard to record on track 2 11 Press the Start Stop button to stop recording MIDI recording Recording with the arpeggiator Recording with the arpeggiator Typically the preset template songs assign arpeggio patterns suitable for the corresponding musical genre to the drum track and the bass or guitar track This means that you can record the drum track or bass guitar track simply by turning on the ARP ON OFF button 1 Choose the song command Create New to create a new song p 41 Creating a new song The new song will have the settings of template song P00 Pop 2 Press the function 01 button to select track 1 the drum track 3 Turn on the ARP ON OFF button and play any key A drum pattern generated by the arpeggiator will start Listen to the phrase and then press the ARP ON OFF button to turn off the arpeggiator for now Note You can use SEQ EDIT ARP ARP A Setup Pattern Select to change the arpeggio pattern 4 Start recording Turn on the ARP ON OFF button 5 Press the REC button and then the START STOP button to start recording Note The function 01 LED will blink at regular intervals indi
109. ion turn off the Grid Sequence function and use SEQ EDIT Track Edit Edit Time Sig or press the REC button and use the TS field to change the time signature for recording Press the Start Stop button to start playback At this point all grid notes are off so you won t hear anything but you ll notice that the function LEDs will be lit up During playback function 01 08 LEDs indicate the location and function 09 16 LEDs indicate the status of each grid note These LEDs will blink in time with the playback tempo and quantize settings Example 1 Loop 01 002 two measures TS 4 4 Q 8th First measure V 4 p Successively lit from left to right Sd ee ee Second measure Successively lit from left to right I gt gt gt gt Example 2 Loop 001 002 two measure TS 4 4 Q 16th First measure Beat 1 2 4 gt gt gt gt gt Successively lit from left to right First measure Beat 3 4 4 Successively lit from left to right Second measure Beat 1 2 1 Successively lit from left to right gt gt Second measure Beat 3 4 I 4 gt Successively lit from left to right Press the Start Stop button to stop Now let s create the drum pattern shown
110. is sent to the insert effects master effects and total effect In the mixer section which controls the routing you can freely specify the destination of each signal As effects you can use five insert effects two master effects and one total effect Arpeggiator A program can use one arpeggiator You can select an arpeggio pattern specify the range that the pattern will be developed within and specify the range of notes or velocities that will trigger the arpeggiator Arpeggio OSC1 LFO2 OSC1 LFO1 Filter1 A B OSC1 Pitch Amp1 Mod Filter Mod Filter LFO Mod Filter1 EG Amp1 EG Oscillator Pitch gt f Filter Pp sf Amplifier OUTPUT OSC1 2 L MONO R Insert Effects Master Effects FX Control Bus Effects 20 Playing and editing programs Summary of the edit pages The PROG PLAY page lets you select and play programs Here you can also use the realtime control knobs to perform simple editing or adjust the arpeggiator settings The PROG EDIT page lets you edit the sound in additional ways It is divided into the following groups tou Summay stretch hold and reverse settings Filter cutoff frequency resonance filter Filter Amp EG intensity and
111. ity PG p 209 FX Control Bus Insert effects 1 Access COMBI EDIT IFX1 and press the gt button The first page of IFX1 is the insert effect 1 selection screen IFX Select Press the button once again and then use the AY buttons to select the effect type for insert effect 1 2 In the same way as for a program s insert effects specify the effect s on off status and connections 3 In the same way as for a program s insert effects use Pan CC 8 Bus FXCtrl Bus Send1 and Send2 to specify the pan and routing following the insert effect 4 Use the pages located at the right of COMBI EDIT IFX1 IFX Select to edit the effect parameters of insert effect 1 You can adjust these settings in the same way as for a program p 47 M You can use MIDI to control each effects dynamic modulation Dmod and the Pan CC 8 Send1 and Send2 following the insert effect These settings are controlled on the MIDI channel specified by Ctrl Ch For timbres that are routed to an insert effect a symbol is shown at the right of the channel number Ch01 16 If multiple timbres with differing MIDI channel settings are routed you can specify here the channel on which control will occur Master effects Total effect You can make these settings in the same way as for a program p 48 M Dynamic modulation Dmod for the master
112. keep this data you must write it to the SD card commercially available When you ve come up with settings that you like it s a good idea to save them so that even if you subsequently edit those settings you ll always be able to reload the previous settings if desired Types of media you can use SD card specifications MS DOS format FAT16 or FAT32 are supported Capacity recognized FAT16 2 Gigabytes GB SDHC memory cards are supported amp Media is not included You will need to purchase it separately Inserting removing a card in the SD card slot If you ve placed an SD card in the SD card slot you can use it to save or load various types of Program Combination and Song data Inserting a card e Insert an SD card in the SD card slot With the card label facing upward insert the connector end of the card into the SD card slot and press it in until you hear a click SD card slot SD card Make sure that the card is oriented correctly when you insert it Forcing it in the wrong direction may damage the slot or the card and the data may be lost Removing a card Never remove an SD card from the slot while loading saving or formatting is in progress e Remove the card from the SD card slot Press the card inward you will hear a click and the card will pop out part way allowing you to pull it completely out Refer to the operation guide included with your card and observe the guidelines for han
113. l data within the track The master track consists of tempo and time signature data For details please see Setup parameters amp Musical data p 29 of the Parameter Guide Song recording and editing Song recording is done on tracks You can record MIDI tracks using realtime recording For realtime recording you can choose one of six recording modes PG p 34 The microSTATION also provides a Grid Sequence function that makes it easy to create drum patterns This lets you use function 01 16 buttons and LEDs to enter notes at the desired grid locations You can edit MIDI tracks in units of entire tracks or individual measures You can also insert or edit individual events such as pitch bend aftertouch and control change data Knob Assign Master Effect OUTPUT Total Effect L MONO R 31 32 Creating songs Sequencer mode What each button does O _ O KI O STRINGS 7 BRASS WOODWIND O GUITAR O na da BASS SPLIT O SYN O LEAD n SOLO SPLIT O DRUM MALLET HITS TIMBRE TRACK O GRID SEQ E 3 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 O NUM LOCK GROUP rara LOCATE button This button instantly moves the playback position of the song to a previously specified location By default this location will be the first beat of measure 1 To set the current play
114. lator output to L R or if you set the Bus following the insert effect to L R The output from each master effect is input to the total effect via the PROG EDIT MFX1 and 2 Return1 and Return2 settings After passing through the total effect the signal is output from OUTPUT L MONO and R 2 Access PROG EDIT TFX and press the gt button The first page of TFX is the total effect selection screen TEX Select Press the button once again and then use the AY buttons to select an effect type for the total effect You can t use double size effects with the total effect p 48 Double size effects If you press the button to enter the page at right you ll see the parameters for the selected total effect step 4 3 Use On Off to turn the total effect On If it is Off the result will be the same as if 000 No Effect is selected the input signal will be output without change Routing and effect settings Effect settings for a combination or song 4 Use the pages located at the right of PROG EDIT TFX TFX Select to edit the effect parameters so that the overall sound is to your liking For details on the parameters of each effect please refer to PG p 219 and follows Effect settings for a combination or song In Combination and Sequencer modes you can specify how each timbre or track is routed to the insert effects master effects and total effec
115. m is KORG s proprietary sound modeling technology which precisely reproduces the complex character and nature of both acoustic and electric instruments as well as electronic circuits in real world environments WEMS emulates a wide variety of sound generation characteristics including instrument bodies speakers amp cabinets acoustic fields microphones vacuum tubes transistors etc Apple and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the US and other countries Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and other counties Intel Intel Core and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Table of Contents About this manual cccccccccccces ii Introduction to the microSTATION 1 Main features of the microSTATION 1 Front and rear panels 0 00000000000 2 Front Panels sche eea Nake tease nae on ees 2 Rear pane bereet kaos enya 4 Basic Information ccccceccccccccens 5 About the microSTATION s modes 5 Basic operating methods 7 Usino Controllens a ass ses ncogiiscionassia 9 SEAU o POPE ror NA Turning the power on off 11 Connecting the AC adapter 11 Turning the power Onassis bel 11 Turning the po
116. me Off The arpeggio pattern will play in synchronization with MIDI clock Sounding both the arpeggio and your keyboard playing The Keyboard setting lets you specify whether your keyboard playing will be heard together with the On Your keyboard playing will be heard together with the arpeggiator s playback Off Only the arpeggiator s playback will be heard Using the arpeggiator while you play Performing with the arpeggiator in Combination Specifying the range of keys that will trigger the arpeggiator The arpeggiator will start when you play keys inside the range specified by the Top Key and BottomKey settings Keys outside this range can be used to perform normally regardless of the Specifying the range of velocities that will trigger the arpeggiator The arpeggiator will start when you play notes with velocities inside the range specified by the Top Vel and Bottom Vel settings Velocities outside this range can be used to perform normally regardless of the arpeggiator on off status Performing with the arpeggiator in Combination mode Combination mode provides a dual arpeggiator that lets you run two arpeggio patterns simultaneously 1 Press the COMBI button to enter Combination mode and select a combination p 24 Selecting a combination As you switch through the combinations you ll notice that the LED at the upper left of the ARP ON OFF button
117. micros TA TION MUSIC WORKSTATION Operation guide Enhanced Definition y Synthesis integrated KORG About this manual About the documentation and how to use it The microSTATION is shipped with the following documentation e microSTATION Easy Start Guide e microSTATION Operation Guide PDF e microSTATION Parameter Guide PDF e microSTATION USB MIDI Setup Guide PDF e microSTATION Editor Plug In Editor User s Guide PDF e microSTATION Voice Name List PDF The above PDF files are in the MANUALS folder of the included disc The manual for the KORG USB MIDI driver is located in the same folder as the driver microSTATION Easy Start Guide Read this first It explains how to make connections and perform basic operations microSTATION Operation Guide This explains what each part of the microSTATION does how to make connections and perform basic operations provides a summary of each mode and explains the basic knowledge you ll need in each mode to edit sounds and record on the sequencer This manual also explains the arpeggiator and effects In addition it provides troubleshooting help a list of error messages and specifications microSTATION Parameter Guide This provides a detailed explanation of the microSTATION s parameters organized by mode and page Refer to this guide when you would like to learn more about an unfamiliar parameter microSTATION USB MIDI Setup Guide
118. mory This data is stored in the microSTATION s System area The preload data can be reloaded into internal memory via an SD card by using a Global Media mode command such as Load PCG 57 58 Settings for the entire microSTATION and saving loading data Preset data on the other hand is data that cannot be overwritten by the Write operation This includes the following data e GM program e GM drum kits 48 GM 56 GM e Preset template songs P00 P15 Saving to media The following data can be saved to various types of media e PCG file Programs Combinations Drum kits Global settings and user arpeggio patterns e SNG file Song e MID file Saves a Sequencer mode song in Standard MIDI File SMF format Using the included editor to save data You can use the utility command Save to save the data on your computer as a dedicated file for the editor application PG p 205 Writing to internal memory Writing a Program or Combination The Program and Combination settings you ve made in the various editing pages can be saved to internal memory This action is referred to as writing a program or writing a Combination If you want your edited data to be preserved after the power is turned off you must perform a Write operation There are two ways to write a Program or Combination Before you can write data into memory you must turn off the memory protect setting in Global Med
119. mputer or edit bi directionally If you use microSTATION Editor Plug In Editor this setting will turn On automatically L Please download and use the most recent version of the microSTATION Editor Plug in Editor You can download the most recent versions of the editor plug in editor and Korg USB MIDI driver from the following website Korg website http www korg com 67 68 Appendix Error messages Various messages A Access denied Meaning This will appear if you attempt to execute the song command Memory Status while playing or recording on the sequencer Action Stop the sequencer before you execute the song command Memory Status C Can t calibrate Meaning Calibration could not be performed correctly Action Try the operation again Can t undo Meaning Free memory for undoing the Compare function could not be allocated when you finished recording in Sequencer mode or when you executed an edit The data you just recorded or edited will remain but undo Compare cannot be executed Action In order to allocate sufficient free memory for undo Compare to be available you can delete unneeded song or track data We recommend that you save your data to media before executing Completed Meaning The command was executed and completed Action The command you executed was successful D DestMeasureEmpty Meaning There is no data in the specified measure Action Spec
120. nce and your use of the joystick and other controllers are recorded in realtime In most cases you ll use single track recording where you record one track at a time Note As an alternate to single track recording you can also use Multi track recording p 44 Let s try recording We ll use a Sequencer mode template to record a drum track and a bass track When you enter Sequencer mode on the microSTATION the specified template will be loaded This template assigns each track s program volume level and pan setting etc Note Use the Global Media mode GLOBAL MEDIA Basic setting Initial Song to specify the template that will be loaded PG p 60 Recording the drum track Let s use the drum program of track 1 to record the following drum pattern Hi hat Ab3 I l l l 1 Press the MODE SEQ button to enter Sequencer mode 2 Press the REC button to enter record standby mode The REC button will light and the Start Stop button will blink The function 01 LED will light indicating that track 1 is selected for recording Note From this state you can press one of the function 02 16 buttons to change the track that will be recorded The display will show a screen where you can specify the tempo and the recording mode When in recording standby mode you can use the AY buttons to access a page for making recording related settings Use the lt P buttons to select a
121. nction P2 ALTI ALTI P3 ALT2 REES P4 RANDOM svol a i Selecting the octave range where the arpeggio is sounded Use the Octave radio buttons to specify the range of octaves where the arpeggio will play Octave 4 UP Changing the note value of the arpeggiated notes The Resolution parameter lets you set the note value of the arpeggiated notes over a range from J Sounding the arpeggio in the order that you play the notes The Sort setting lets you specify whether the arpeggiated notes will be heard in order of their pitch regardless of the order that you played them or heard On The arpeggiated notes will be heard in order of their pitch regardless of the order that you played them on the keyboard Off The order of the arpeggiated notes will be based on the order that you played them on the keyboard Sort Sort ON UP TT rye 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 if you want the performance to be synchronized to the beginning of the measure in realti
122. nd arpeggiator settings After editing execute Write Combi if you want to save your settings 2 Press the REC button The REC button will blink and the display will show the following screen 3 To perform the Auto Song Setup press the gt button or the REC button When you use the function you ll automatically switch to Sequencer mode and the settings of the combination will be assigned to the song The song using these settings will be the first unused song The microSTATION will automatically be in recording standby mode and the metronome will play according to its settings Multi track recording will automatically be turned on according to each timbre s MIDI channel and arpeggiator settings If you don t need to 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 s how to use Copy Combi to set up a song Note Make sure that the global MIDI channel is 01 Tp 56 1 Create a new song p 41 Creating a new song 2 Choose the song command Copy Combi and press the gt button 3 Select the combination that
123. nds that would not be possible for a single program External audio sources 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 functions that allow you to produce music quickly Template songs for every style of music a loop recording function grid sequence function and arpeggiator will powerfully enhance your creativity Using the Auto Song Setup function your performance using a program or combination plus the arpeggiator can easily be recorded to multiple tracks instantly creating the basic tracks that form the core of your song production Dual polyphonic arpeggiator For arpeggio patterns five preset patterns and 640 user arpeggio patterns are built in In addition to what a typical arpeggiator can do the microSTATION s polyphonic arpeggiator can develop chords and phrases in a variety of ways depending on the pitch or timing at which you play the keyboard You can use this to perform a wide variety of patterns including drum or bass phrases or guitar or keyboard backing riffs The arpeggiator is also useful as one element of creating sounds such as pads synth sounds and sound ef
124. ne LCD with backlight Buttons COMBI PROG SEQ GLB MEDIA CATEGORY SELECT CATEGORY Mode Category ia 9 E TENERE te Cursor value A V P buttons function 01 16 buttons 0 9 ENTER GROUP DOWN GROUP UP COMPARE WRITE SEQUENCER Buttons LOCATE REC START STOP REW FF PAUSE LOOP KEY GRID SEQ PLAY MUTE Function 01 16 Audio Outputs 1 USB TYPE B MIDI interface Capacity recognized FAT32 2 Gigabytes GB SD and SDHC memory cards are supported AC adapter power supply connector DC 9V 1700mA POWER On Off switch 778 x 210 x 82 mm 30 63 x 8 27 x 3 23 EXTERNAL 269 573 lb AC adapter Easy start guide Accessories Accessory disc microSTATION Parameter Guide PDF Operation Guide PDF USB MIDI Setup Guide PDF External Setups PDF KORG USB MIDI driver microSTATION Editor Plug In Editor etc Option XVP 10 Expression Volume Pedal EXP 2 Foot Controller PS 1 Pedal Switch Operating requirements KORG USB MIDI driver Windows Computer USB port required a USB host controller made by Intel is recommended Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 3 or later Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or later including 64 bit Edition Microsoft Windows 7 including 64 bit Edition Macintosh Computer USB port required Operating system Mac OS X 10 4 11 or later microSTATION Editor microSTATION Plug In Editor Wind
125. nges you made will be lost The same is true for a combination The settings you edit in Sequencer mode and Global 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 The display will indicate Now executing while data is being written to internal memory Never turn off the power during this procedure If you turn off the power during this process writing to memory cannot be completed normally In this case the microSTATION might fail to operate correctly when you turn the power on again If this occurs proceed as follows to initialize the microSTATION s internal memory 1 Power off the microSTATION 2 While holding down the PLAY MUTE button and the function 08 button turn on the microSTATION The microSTATION will be initialized and internal memory will be written The display will indicate Initializing during this time After initializing you ll need to load the preload data For details refer to Loading the preloaded data p 63 Note Initialization will require approximately 30 seconds to be completed 11 12 Setup Conn
126. note on off while a song is playing or being recorded You must first stop playback or recording 1 Create a new song p 35 Recording with the Loop function steps 1 3 2 Assign a drum program to track 1 p 35 Recording with the Loop function steps 3 5 3 Press the GRID SEO function The Grid Sequence function will turn on The LED located at the upper left of the GRID SEQ button and the GRID SEO LED located at the left of the function LEDs will light up When the Grid Sequence function is turned on the Loop function will turn on Note The LOOP button will not light up when the Grid Sequence function turns on When you exit the Grid Sequence function Loop will remain on and the LOOP button will light up When the Grid Sequence function turns on the display will show a screen that lets you specify the measures over which the loop will repeat and the For this example set LpEnd to 002 By default the loop setting will be the loop setting Loop M that was specified when you turned the Loop function on If you want to change the loop start measure turn off the Grid Sequence function and use Loop M to change the setting The measures that will be looped can be changed in the Grid Sequence function setting screen By default the time signature setting TS will be the setting of the song If you want to change this MIDI recording Grid Sequence funct
127. nter the 8 beat one measure drum pattern shown below Snare 3 Kick gt f 2 ff 2 The illustration below shows how we can use the grid to depict this 8 beat drum pattern The symbol indicates a grid location at which the corresponding drum instrument is heard close O open Hi hat gt 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 Open hi hat Close hi hat Q0 000060 Snare 9 9 Kick 4 You can use the microSTATION s grid sequence function to create this pattern by turning the locations off and the locations on You ll use the function 01 16 buttons and function 01 16 LEDs to make grid settings You can use the function 01 16 buttons to specify a sequence of up to 64 grid steps For example with a 4 4 time signature and an 8 beat rhythm this lets you create a pattern up to eight measures long With a 4 4 time signature and a 16 beat rhythm the pattern can be up to four measures long Recording with the Grid Sequence function Let s use the Grid Sequence 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
128. ntrollers User template songs U00 U15 Song settings such as the song name and tempo track settings see PG p 36 arpeggiator and effect settings can be saved written to internal memory However the musical data for song tracks are not saved to internal memory Furthermore settings that govern how the musical data is played back such as Time Signature Metronome PLAY MUTE and Track Play Loop including Start End measure settings will not be saved either Use the Sequencer mode song command Save Template Song to write this data for details please see Save Template on page 48 of the Parameter Guide Data that you edit in Sequencer mode can only be saved to media it cannot be saved in internal memory User drum kits 00 INT 47 USER User arpeggio patterns 000 639 User drum kits and user arpeggio patterns cannot be edited from the microSTATION itself Data you ve edited using microSTATION Editor Plug In Editor will be transmitted to the microSTATION and written when you execute Write Drumkit PG p 204 or Write Arpeggio pattern from the editor PG p 205 About preloaded data and preset data Preloaded data refers to the data that is loaded in the microSTATION when it is shipped from the factory You are free to rewrite this data and with the exception of the demo songs the data will be written to the location as described in Writing to internal me
129. oSTATION functions normally when you play the keyboard or perform other operations Use the rear panel Contrast adjustment knob to adjust the contrast of the display p 4 The power is turned on but the display does not work normally or an error message is displayed There is no sound when you play the keyboard and the microSTATION does not function normally LI This type of problem may occur if a data writing operation to internal memory was not completed correctly for example if the power of the microSTATION was turned off while a program or other data was being written If this occurs initialize the microSTATION s internal memory Initialization on page 63 Can t switch modes or pages LI If you re doing any of the following you may not be able to change modes or switch to a different page gt Recording or playing back a song In Combination or Sequencer modes you can t edit the value of Timbre Track parameters LI Some parameters can t be edited while notes are playing either locally or from MIDI If the damper pedal is held down or if its calibration is incorrect notes may be sustaining even if they aren t audible gt Are you using a damper pedal with a polarity that does not match the Polarity setting Global Media Controllers PEDAL SW PG p 65 gt In some cases this problem can be solved by executing the Global Media mode command HalfDmpr Calib PG p 66 Audio output No sound
130. of the Program Combination or Song you ve selected You can assign the function in the Global Media mode 1 Connecta foot switch such as the optional PS 1 to the DAMPER PEDAL SW jack 2 After you turn the power on select the option that s connected to the jack and choose the appropriate Global Media mode settings for Type SW and Polarity GLOBAL MEDIA Controllers PEDAL SW to specify the function that will be controlled by the foot switch and its polarity p 56 PG p 65 PG p 295 Connecting a foot pedal If you connect a optional EXP 2 foot controller or XVP 10 expression volume pedal to the DAMPER PEDAL SW jack you can use it to apply modulation to sounds or effects or to adjust the overall volume This pedal 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 mode 1 Connect an optional XVP 10 or EXP 2 to the DAMPER PEDAL SW jacks 2 After you turn the power on select the option that s connected to the jack and choose the appropriate Global Media mode settings for Type and Pdl GLOBAL MEDIA Controllers PEDAL SW to specify the function that will be controlled by the pedal p 56 PG p 65 PG p 296 Perform the foot pedal calibration procedure to ensure that the pedal is operating correctly PG p 66 Connecting the microSTATION to a computer The mic
131. ormally 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 by a maximum of 1 octave Applying vibrato You can use the LFO to create vibrato The PROG EDIT Pitch EG LFO LFO1 Int setting Portamento Portamento creates a smooth change in pitch from one note to the next The PROG EDIT OSC1 or OSC2 Portamento setting turns portamento on off and PortaTime controls the time over which the pitch will change With higher values the pitch change will take longer With a value of 000 there will be no portamento Playing programs Using LFOs and Envelopes EGs Using LFOs and Envelopes EGs Using LFOs Each Oscillator has two LFOs LFO1 and LFO2 There is also a single Common LFO shared by both Oscillators While LFO1 and LFO2 are separate for each voice the Common LFO is shared by all voices in the Program This makes it useful when you want all of the voices to have an identical LFO effect You can use these LFOs to modulate many different Program parameters including e Pitch for vibrato e Filters for wah effects e Vol
132. ory area will be lost Editing will affect the data that has been called into the memory area i lt Edit When you Write the Memory Area various Global Media When the power is mode settings will be turned on the settings saved in internal Write are called into the memory area memory Internal Memory Global 1 Arpeggio Memory protect To prevent Programs Combinations Songs Drum Kits and User Arpeggio Patterns from being overwritten accidentally the microSTATION provides a Memory Protect setting that prohibits writing to Memory Before you save edited data or load data from media use the following procedure to turn the memory protect off You must also turn memory protect off before loading the above data from media or via a MIDI data dump or before recording in Sequencer mode 1 Press the GLB MEDIA button to enter Global Media mode 2 Choose GLOBAL MEDIA Basic Memory Protect 3 Turn Off the Memory Protect setting for the data that you want to write to the microSTATION s memory 59 60 Settings for the entire microSTATION and saving loading data Saving to media Media Save For details on the data that can be saved on storage media For details please see Types of data that can be saved on page 57 A Song data in the microSTATION s Sequencer mode cannot be written into internal memory This data will disappear when the power is turned off In order to
133. ows Computer CPU Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or better Pentium D or Core Duo or better is recommended Memory 512 MB or more 1 GB or more is recommended Monitor 1 024 x 768 pixels 16 bit color or better A computer that satisfies the operating requirements of Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 and has a USB port Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Professional Edition Service Pack 3 or later Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or later and Windows 7 However only the stand alone version will run on 64 bit editions of Windows 7 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Macintosh Computer CPU Apple G4 800 MHz or better Intel Mac is supported G5 or Core Duo or better is recommended Memory 512 MB or more 1 GB or more is recommended Monitor 1 024 x 768 pixels 32 000 colors or better An Apple Macintosh computer that satisfies the operating requirements of Mac OS X and has a USB port Operating system Mac OS X version 10 4 11 or later Specifications and option 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 amp 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 microSTATION units simultaneously 73 M
134. pecified when you write a combination Easy combination editing Performing with the arpeggiator The banks and numbers Bank Combi No shown in the table above are used to specify the writing destination when writing a combination and to specify the copy destination when executing a copy command amp On the microSTATION itself you can t select a combination by specifying a bank and number from the table above Performing with the arpeggiator Based on note data that it receives from the keyboard or from the MIDI IN connector the arpeggiator can generate a wide range of phrases and patterns including arpeggios guitar or keyboard backing riffs bass phrases or drum patterns When the Realtime controls C mode is selected you can use the knobs to vary the duration and dynamics of the arpeggiated notes For more about the arpeggiator please see page 50 Using controllers to modify the sound The microSTATION provides a variety of controllers that you can use to vary the sound such as the joystick and the realtime controls knobs For details please see the corresponding explanation for Programs Using Controllers on page 9 Easy combination editing All of the microSTATION s combinations can be edited You can create original combinations by editing the preload combinations or by starting with an initialized combination Even without entering various pages for detailed editing you can use th
135. ram to another track and record it in the same way Recording with the Loop function The Loop function lets you record onto a track repeatedly over a specified range of measures For example you could loop about four measures and individually record each instrument of a drum pattern Loop recording In this example we ll create a new song and loop record a drum pattern 1 Press the MODE SEQ button to enter Sequencer mode 2 Choose Create New to create a new song p 41 Creating a new song 3 In a new song a drum program is assigned to track 1 Press the function 01 button to select track 1 If you want to select a different drum program press button to choose Program Select Then use the A V buttons to select a different drum program 4 Press the LOOP button and then the REC button The order in which you press these buttons does not matter The LOOP button will light up and track 1 will be in recording standby mode The display will show the loop region setting switch Loop M 7 5 Set the loop region to M 001 004 so that measures 1 4 will be loop recorded Specify the recording related parameters p 34 Recording the drum track step 2 You can use the Rehearsal function when loop recording If you want to use the Rehearsal function turn AutoRehrsl On The Rehearsal function suspends recording when you switch tra
136. rameter value Use the lt P buttons to move or select Use the AV buttons or the 4P buttons to move between groups and select the desired parameter AT ET or we shown at the left of the parameter value indicates that you can edit the value of that parameter Use the AV buttons or function buttons 01 16 to edit the value of the parameter A V buttons These buttons increase or decrease the value of the selected parameter in steps of one If you hold down a button for several seconds the value will increase or decrease consecutively Function buttons 01 16 If you press the NUM LOCK button to turn Num Lock on LED lit you can use function buttons 01 16 to enter a numerical value for a parameter This method is useful when you know the value you want to enter Use the 01 1 10 0 buttons to enter the value and then press the 14 ENTER button to confirm The 11 button switches the sign of the parameter value The 12 button enters a decimal point If you decide to cancel the value you re entering press the 13 CLEAR button KEY button The KEY button has a function that is available when the button is used in conjunction with a note of the keyboard When you re editing a Dt that specifies a note number e g G4 or C 2 or a velocity value you can specify the desired note number or velocity value by holding down the KEY button and playing a note on the keyboard Note By pressing t
137. rd Can t record changes in tone parameters LI Tone parameters are recorded as system exclusive data Is the Global Media mode MIDI Filter SysEX turned On This is Off by default amp PG p 63 65 66 Appendix SMF you loaded in Media mode won t play correctly LI Use the song command GM Initialize to restore the settings PG p 49 L Set Global Media Basic Bank Map to GM 2 PG p 59 When the grid sequence function is on you can t use function buttons 01 16 to turn grid notes on off Ll Is the sequencer stopped You can t turn grid notes on off while the song is playing back If there is no sound even when a grid note is on check whether track parameters such as Status and Play Mute are set so that sound can be produced Check the parameters and also try playing the keyboard to verify that sound is produced Arpeggiator Arpeggiator won t start LI Is the ARP ON OFF button on the button at the upper left of the LED lit p 50 L If the arpeggiator does not start in Combination or Sequencer mode is each arpeggiator s Run setting turned On Is ARP Assign set to assign the arpeggiator to a timbre or track p 53 PG p 19 PG p 37 LI Is Clock GLOBAL MEDIA MIDI MIDI Clock set to Internal or Auto PG p 62 L Is GLOBAL MEDIA Basic ARP All ARP turned Off p 55 PG p 59 Effects Effects are not audible L Have you selected effec
138. rd to check the drum instrument you ll be adding For this example let s add hand claps D 3 3 Press the Start Stop button to start recording After a two measure pre count the drum pattern will play as a loop 4 Record the hand claps while you listen to the drum pattern If you are not satisfied with your recording you can erase it without stopping the loop While holding down the KEY button press the key whose note you want to erase at the timing of the unwanted note Note The velocity value that is recorded depends on the Vel Velocity Mode setting PG p 53 Velocity Mode 5 When you ve finished recording press the Start Stop button to stop recording 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 that memory protect is turned off p 59 Memory protect Creating a new song You ll use the song command Create New to create a new song 1 Press the MODE SEO button to enter Sequencer mode 2 Press the button to access the Menu 3 Use the A W buttons to select Song Command and then press the gt button
139. re Note that you don t have to use all 16 Timbres Next create any desired keyboard or velocity splits layers or crossfades between the different Timbres After this adjust the volumes of the Timbres and set up any other Timbre parameters as desired To add finishing touches 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 Controllers Insert Effects US Arpeggio Master Effects 1 2 gt gt OUTPUT L MONO R Easy combination editing Changing the program assigned to each timbre Changing the program assigned to each timbre You can dramatically change the sound of a combination simply by changing the program that s assigned to each timbre 1 16 1 Access COMBI EDIT Timbres Timbre 01 and press the gt button In the first page of Timbre 01 you can select the program used by timbre 1 Program Select Press the button once again a fr as Or Tar symbol will appear at the left of the index number 2 Use any of the following methods to select the program for the timbre Use the CATEGORY SELECT buttons to specify a category and use t
140. roSTATION provides both MIDI and USB connectors as standard equipment By connecting the microSTATION to your computer via USB you can use it as a controller and MIDI sound module for your DAW software with single cable convenience and with out the need for a MIDI interface By using the dedicated editor you can edit the microSTATION from your computer as though it were a software plug in For details read the microSTATION Editor Plug In Editor User s Guide PDF 13 Setup Connecting MIDI devices By connecting the microSTATION s MIDI connectors to an external MIDI device you can transfer sound settings and performance data such as note messages between your external MIDI device and the microSTATION About MIDI MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface and is a world wide standard for exchanging various types of musical data between electronic musical instruments and computers When MIDI cables are used to connect two or more MIDI devices performance data can be exchanged between the devices even if they were made by different manufacturers Controlling an external MIDI tone generator from microSTATION If you want to use the microSTATION 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
141. routing 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 output from the oscillators will be sent Here we ll choose IFX1 so that the output of the oscillators will be sent to insert effect 1 L R The oscillator output will not be sent to an insert effect It will pass through the total effect and then be sent to OUTPUT L MONO and R IFX1 IFX5 The oscillator output will be sent to insert effect 1 5 Off The oscillator output will not be sent to OUTPUT L MONO or R or to insert effects 1 5 Choose this if you want to connect the oscillator output to the master effects in series at the send levels specified by OSC1 Send1 OSC1 Send2 OSC2 Send1 and OSC2 Send 2 Send R Master Effect 1 2 SI OUTPUT Total Effect L MONO R Combination Sequencer mode Send R n Master Effect 1 2 erum C Timbre1 MIDITrack1 Insert Effect 1 5 Totaleffect OUTPUT Timbre 1 MIDI Track 1 Insert Effect 1 5 Total Effect L MONO R Timbre 16 MIDI Track 16 Routing and effect settings Effect settings for a program 3 If
142. s for the insert effects step 5 Note Double size effects can be selected only for MFX1 p 48 Double size effects If you press the button to enter the page at right you ll see the parameters for the selected master effect step 5 3 Specify the master effect 1 on off setting and return level Use On Off to turn on master effect 1 If it is Off the output of the master effect will be muted Use Return1 to adjust the output 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 connected in the order of MFX1 gt MFX2 You cannot change the order of connection The order is fixed as MFX1 gt MFX2 ChainLevel specifies the level from master effect 1 to master effect 2 5 Use the pages located at the right of PROG EDIT MFX1 MEX1 Select to edit the parameters of master effect 1 For details on the parameters of each effect please refer to PG p 219 and following Total effect 1 The signal will be input to the total effect if you use Bus to set the oscil
143. s made up of three basic elements pitch tone and volume The microSTATION provides pitch filter and amp amplifier sections that allow you to control these elements The pitch section modifies the pitch the filter section modifies the tone and the amp section modifies the volume Use PROG EDIT OSC1 and OSC2 to edit the pitch section and the PROG EDIT Filter Amp group to edit the filter and amp sections EG LFO and controllers In addition to the three elements listed above a sound can vary according to the passage of time the pitch range in which it s played or by performance expressions Such aspects can be controlled by modulators and controllers such as the EG envelope generator LFO low frequency oscillator and joystick These modulators and controllers apply change to the basic program Take a look at the illustration Program structure 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 Program structure 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 Note Pitch EG is shared by OSC1 and OSC2 Effects The output from OSC 1 2
144. s will light up I 39 40 Creating songs Sequencer mode 11 Press the Start Stop button to play back and listen to the kick pattern you entered The function 09 16 LEDs will successively light up from left to right in time with the tempo and you ll hear the kick at the grid notes that were already lit When you ve listened to the pattern press the Start Stop button once again to stop 12 Next we ll enter the snare Hold down the KEY and press the D3 key 13 Press function button 01 to specify the first location and then press function 11 and 15 buttons to turn on the corresponding grid notes The function 11 and 15 LEDs will light up V V 14 Press function button 02 to specify the second location and then press buttons 11 and 15 to turn on the corresponding grid notes The function 11 and 15 LEDs will light up I 15 Press the Start Stop button to play back and listen to the pattern with the snare added When you ve listened to the pattern press the Start Stop button once again to stop 16 Next we ll enter the closed hi hat Hold down the KEY button and press the F 3 key 17 Press function button 01 to specify the first location and then press function 09 16 buttons to turn on the corresponding grid notes The function 09 16 LEDs will light up I I kL kL kL Lb il 1 18 Press function button 02 to specify the second location and then press function 09 15 buttons to turn on the
145. same applies to a combination Settings that you edit in Global Media mode will be remembered as long as the power is on but your changes will be lost when you turn off the power unless you write these changes into memory For details on the Write operations see the following pages e Programs p 58 e Combinations p 58 e Global settings p 59 e User template songs PG p 48 Preset user template songs are saved in internal memory even when the power is turned off Track settings and effect settings of a song you create can be saved in internal memory by the song command Save Template Song e For details on writing to internal memory p 58 Refer to the following pages for more about saving e Saving to media Media Save p 58 Note On the microSTATION the action of writing to internal memory is called Write and the action of saving to an SD card device is called Save Basic Information Using Controllers Using Controllers In addition to using the keyboard the microSTATION lets you control the sound by using the joystick knobs 1 4 damper pedal and foot switch or foot pedal These controls let you modify the tone pitch volume effects etc in realtime as you play Joystick The joystick moves in four directions left right up away from yourself and down towards yourself Each of the four directions can be used to control a different function such as modulating Program or effects paramet
146. sert effect 5 or MFX2 master effect 2 Action Don t specify a double size effect for IFX5 or MFX2 when executing the command FX type mismatch Meaning This message will appear when copying or swapping effects if the copy destination or swap destination IFX insert effect MFX master effect or TFX total effect has an effect that cannot be selected Action For each IFX MFX and TFX some effects can be selected and other effects cannot be selected Verify that the effect is one that can be selected for the copy destination or swap destination IFX MEX or TFX Illegal name Meaning An invalid file name was specified Action Change the file name You may not specify a file name that is invalid in MS DOS Error messages Various messages M Measure Exceeded Meaning Executing the edit would cause the track length to exceed 999 measures Action Delete unneeded measures Media full Meaning When you attempted to save a file in Global Media mode there was insufficient free space on the media Action Either delete an existing file or use different media that has sufficient free space Media Invalid Meaning The selected media is unreadable Memory Full Meaning When you were editing a song or track in Sequencer mode the total amount of all song data exceeded the sequence data memory capacity so no further editing is possible Action Delete other song data to increase the amount of free memory
147. t affect the entire microSTATION such as master tune and global MIDI channel Specify the function of the assignable pedal and assignable switch e Format an SD card Save or load sound data or sequencer data on an SD card Save songs created in Sequencer mode as SMF format data or load SMF files as Sequencer mode songs Calibrate the half damper pedal and foot pedal Introduction to the microSTATION PROGRAM Insert Master Total Effect IFX 1 MFX 1 MFX 2 TAX MS1 Multisample Drum Kit MS2 Multisample MS3 Multisample IFX 5 MS4 Multisample Arpeggiator MS1 Multisample Drum Kit MS2 Multisample MS3 Multisample TE Raa MS4 Multisample PITCH2 FILTER2 GLOBAL MEDIA MODE COMBINATION Insert Master Total Effect DRUM KIT TIMBRE1 PROGRAM TIMBRE9 PROGRAM IFX 1 MFX 1 Key Assign DS1 Drumsample TIMBRE2 PROGRAM TIMBRE10 PROGRAM MFX 2 TFX DS2 Drumsample TIMBRES PROGRAM TIMBRE11 PROGRAM C Tx Ana TIMBRE4 PROGRAM TIMBRE12 PROGRAM DS3 Drumsample TIMBRES PROGRAM TIMBRE13 PROGRAM Arpeggiator A DS4 Drumsample TIMBRE6 PROGRAM TIMBRE14 PROGRAM Arpeggiator B I I I I I I l TIMBRE7 PROGRAM TIMBRE15 PROGRAM I I I I I I I TIMBRE8 PROGRAM TIMBRE16 PROGRAM ARPEGGIO PATTERN SEQUENCER MIDI TRACK 1 16 Insert Master Total Effect TRACK 1 PROGRAM TRACK 9 PROGRAM IFX 1 MFX 1 TRACK 2 PROGRAM TRACK 10 PROGRAM MFX 2 na
148. t program 000 gt Select an effect other than 000 No Effect for IFX1 5 MEX 1 2 or TEX LI Are the Effect SW IFX1 5 Off MFX1 amp 2 Off and TEX Off settings GLOBAL MEDIA Basic turned Off p 55 PG p 59 L If you are in Combination and Sequencer mode and master effects are not audible when you raise the Send 1 or Send 2 of the timbre track does Return 1 or Return 2 from the master effect need to be raised PG p 25 PG p 46 PG p 211 Alternatively has Send 1 or Send 2 for each oscillator of the program used by the timbre track been lowered amp 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 LI Have you routed the output to an insert effect amp PG p 11 PG p 19 PG p 46 MIDI The microSTATION does not respond to incoming MIDI data L Are all MIDI cables or USB cables connected correctly p 14 L Is the MIDI data being received on the channel on which it is being transmitted PG p 60 The microSTATION does not respond correctly to incoming MIDI data L Are the MIDI Filter Prog Chg Bank Chg Combi Chg Ctrl Chg AfterTouch and SysEx settings GLOBAL MEDIA MIDI each turned On By default SysEx is turned off amp PG p 63 L Does the microSTATION support the types of messages that are being
149. tal and 9 drum programs that programs are compatible with the 1 9 GM2 GM2 sound map The g 1 001 128 variation programs of this bank are g 9 programs read only Bank GM contains 128 programs banks g 1 9 9 d GM2 drum contain 128 programs and 001 128 g d programs 9 d contains 9 programs These programs cannot be written saved On the microSTATION you select programs using index numbers within each category A category is pre assigned to each program or can be specified when you write a program The banks and numbers Bank Prog No shown in the table above are used to specify the writing destination when writing a program and to specify the copy destination when executing a copy command amp 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 p 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 phrase suitable for that program will play automatically AUDITION Using Controllers For details on performing with the joystick and the realtime controller read the Using Controllers section on page 9 Performing with the arpeggiator Based on note data it receives from the keyboard or from the MIDI IN conne
150. tch programs or combinations amp PG p 59 Load ARP Protecting memory amp PG p 60 M Protect Memory Protect 55 56 Settings for the entire microSTATION and saving loading data MIDI setup In GLOBAL MEDIA MIDI you can adjust MIDI related settings for the entire microSTATION Specifying the global MIDI channel This lets you specify the global MIDI channel The global MIDI channel is specified in Global Media mode and is the basic channel on which the microSTATION transmits and receives MIDI messages PG p 60 Channel Global MIDI Channel Local control setting This lets you specify whether your performance on the microSTATION will use the internal sound generator or whether the microSTATION s keyboard knobs and joystick will be disconnected from the internal sound generator so that your performance data will only be transmitted to an external sequencer etc PG p 61 Local Ctrl Local Control MIDI clock source setting This specifies whether the microSTATION s arpeggiator and internal sequencer will be synchronized to an external MIDI device e g sequencer or rhythm machine or computer PG p 62 Clock MIDI Clock Source Controller settings In GLOBAL MEDIA Controllers PEDAL SW you can adjust settings for the option that s connected to the DAMPER PEDAL SW jack the arpeggiator ARP ON OFF button the LAT
151. the function 02 button once again the bass of track 2 will be heard If you are not satisfied with your recording hold down the KEY button and play the key of the undesired note at the timing that it occurs Alternatively you can delete all events recorded on that track by holding down the KEY button and pressing the REC button 37 38 Creating songs Sequencer mode Grid Sequence function What is the Grid Sequence function The grid sequence function lets you create phrases such as drum patterns by entering notes on a grid Even if you re not comfortable recording the drums from a keyboard this method allows you to easily create drum patterns What is the grid Let s think of an 8 beat measure as an empty grid First we ll use vertical lines to indicate each of the 8th notes Since our example has one measure we ll draw eight vertical lines 12345678 Next we ll use horizontal lines to indicate the note numbers different instrumental sounds Since we re going to use four drum instruments we ll draw four horizontal lines 12345678 Open hi hat Close hi hat Snare Kick We ll use a symbol to indicate each intersection between a vertical and horizontal line Each symbol indicates a grid location The following illustration shows an empty grid for one 8 beat measure 12345678 Open hi hat Close hi hat Snare Kick In our example we ll use this grid to e
152. ther 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 29 30 Playing and editing combinations Altering Programs to fit within a Combination You can make various changes to Programs within the context of a particular Combination to make them fit better with other Programs or to create particular sonic effects These changes do not affect the original Programs or how those Programs sound in other Combinations Transpose Detune These parameters adjust the pitch of the timbre e Inalayer type combination you can set two or more timbres to the same program and create a richer sound by using Transpose to shift their pitch apart by an octave or by using Detune to create a slight difference in pitch between the two In split type combinations you can use Transpose to shift the pitch in semitone units of the programs specified for each key zone If you wish to change the playback pitch of a drum program use Detune
153. ting 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 amp Inthe 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 whe
154. tion amp Multi track recording is not possible if Loop is on As an example here s how to multi track record on tracks 1 8 1 Press the REC button The REC LED will light up and the microSTATION will be in recording standby mode The explanation here will assume that track 1 is selected as the recording track and the function 01 LED is lit 2 While holding down the function 01 button press the 02 03 04 05 06 07 and 08 buttons and then release the 01 button The TIMBRE TRACK LED will blink and the function 01 08 LEDs will light up the microSTATION will be in multi track recording standby mode Multi track recording is indicated by the TIMBRE TRACK LED blinking and the function 01 16 LEDs being lit up If you press the PLAY MUTE button in multi track recording mode the function 01 16 LEDs will indicate the status of each track Blinking Recording track Lit Play track This track will be heard during recording Unlit Mute track This track will be muted during recording You can use the function 01 16 buttons to switch the status of each The track status will change each time you press the button corresponding to that track To cancel multi track recording press any one of the function 01 16 buttons from the multi track recording standby state 3 Press the Start Stop button to start multi track recording This section describes how to do multi track recording For details on the settin
155. to compare the settings you are editing with the original un edited settings Editing applies to the data in the edit buffer Programs or combinations will play according to the data in the edit buffer Edit Buffer When you select a program or combination its data is Write Select Called from internal When you write the program or combination settings will be saved in internal memory Internal Memory ombination rogram Writing global settings Settings that you ve edited in Global Media mode can be written to the microSTATION s internal memory Be sure to write your settings if you want to keep them even after the power is turned off memory into the edit buffer 1 Choose GLOBAL MEDIA Write Global The display will indicate OK amp 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 parameters in Global Media 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 this data the data in the memory area is written into the global settings If you turn off the power without writing the modified data in the mem
156. tors will light up to show the category that is selected Front and rear panels Front panel gets oss M aS S ES DI IN MIDI OUT DAMPER PEDAL SW O GRID SEQ hs 2 2 8 8 0 7 2 8 KORG TIMBRE TRACK VIA H J J J i 7 microSTATION MUSIC WORKSTATION PLAY MUTE GRID SEQ Oo 9 Sequencer The buttons in this section are used for operations in Sequencer mode such as recording and playback 7p 32 LOCATE button REC button KEY button gt E Start Stop button lt lt REW gt gt FF button Il Pause button LOOP button 10 Display This shows the names of programs or combinations or the values of parameters 11 WRITE button This button saves the program or combination 12 COMPARE button This button compares the sound or recording take with the unedited or previous take 7p 8 COMPARE button the Compare function 13 CURSOR VALUE A V lt gt buttons Use these buttons to select the page or parameter shown in the display or to edit a value 14 Function buttons PLAY MUTE button If this button is on the LED to the left of the button will light up you can use the function buttons 01 16 to control the play mute status of the oscillators timbres and tracks The function 01 16 LEDs will indicate play mute status of the correspondin
157. ts The procedure for adjusting settings is similar in each mode Here we ll explain the procedure for Combination mode Routing We ll explain how to send the output of timbre 1 to insert effect 1 and then make settings for insert effect 1 1 In COMBI EDIT Timbres Timbre 01 set Bus to specify the bus where the output of timbre 1 will be sent In this example select IFX1 so that the timbre s output will be input to insert effect 1 If you want to send a timbre s output to a master effect without sending it to an insert effect use the Send1 or Send2 settings of that timbre to specify the send levels to the master effects This setting is available only if Bus is set to L R or Off Note The actual send level is determined by multiplying this setting with the Send1 or Send2 value of oscillators 1 and 2 in the program selected by the timbre If the program s Send1 or Send2 setting is 0 the actual level will be 0 even if you raise the send level setting here If Bus is set to IFX1 IFX5 the Send1 and Send2 IFX1 IFX5 settings following the insert effect will determine the send levels to the master effects 2 FXCtrl Bus sends the timbre s output to the FX control bus Use this when you want to use a different sound to control the input to an effect You can use the two FX control buses to control effects with a great deal of flexibil
158. ts 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 each different realtime control mode 2 Press the REALTIME CONTROLS EXTERNAL button and use knobs 1 4 The realtime controls will be in External mode Moving the knobs will transmit MIDI messages allowing you to control an external MIDI device The function of each knob can be specified in GLOBAL MEDIA MIDI External Setup amp When you move a knob in the region of its minimum or maximum value there might be a slight discrepancy between the value and the knob s position Adjusting the tempo In realtime control C mode knob 4 TEMPO adjusts the overall tempo of the entire microSTATION which will affect the items listed below When adjusting the tempo the LED will blink at quarter note intervals e Arpeggiator e Sequencer mode songs e Tempo sync LFO e Tempo sync BPM delay effects Note Knob 4 TEMPO will not function if the GLOBAL MEDIA MIDI MIDI Clock setting Clock is set to Ext MIDI or Ext USB or if this is set to Auto and MIDI clock is being received You cannot change the tempo of the program audition function Knob 4 will not function while the audition is playing 10 Introduction to the microSTATION
159. ttack Level note off Y Y Break Level Sustain Level Release Time Release Level Time Decay Time Slope Time Attack Time Sutart Level Example 1 Select program Category KEYBOARD 042 Nu Digi EP This is an electric piano sound Let s try modifying the sound a little 2 Press the REALTIME CONTROLS SELECT button to select mode A the LED will light up 3 While you play slowly turn knob 1 filter frequency about 3 4 toward the right The piano sound will become more like a synth sweep 4 Next turn knob 2 filter resonance about 3 4 toward the right as well 5 Leave knob 2 in its position and try turning knob 1 to the left and right Raising the resonance will change the sound as though you were playing through a wah pedal Mode B controls In mode B you can turn knobs 1 4 to control various aspects of the sound such as volume portamento time pan filter and 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 front panel WRITE button to execute Write Program and save the sound you ve edited p 58 Writing to int
160. two simultaneous arpeggio patterns in Combination mode and Sequencer mode You can take advantage of this in many ways including a separate arpeggio pattern for a drum program and another applied to a bass program or using a keyboard split or velocity to switch between two arpeggio patterns The microSTATION provides five preset arpeggio patterns the standard UP DOWN ALTI ALT2 and RANDOM You can 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 be lit for some of the programs p 54 Linking the arpeggiator to program combinations The arpeggiator will start when you play the keyboard For other programs as well you can turn on the arpeggiator by pressing the ARP ON OFF button the LED at the button s upper left will light 2 As described in the following sections Settings via controllers and Settings in the display operate the controllers and notice how the arpeggio changes Using controllers to control the arpeggio pattern and tempo REALTIME CONTROLS AO CUTOFF RESONANCE EG INTENSITY EG RELEASE BO USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 co
161. ume for tremolo e Pan for auto panning The LFOs can modulate many other parameters in addition to those listed above Basic LFO settings Here we ll adjust settings for the LFOT of oscillator 1 1 Choose PROG EDIT OSC1 LFO1 2 Step through the various LFO1 waveforms to see what is available Numerous waveforms are provided and there are typical uses for each waveform Triangle and Sine are typical LFO shapes used for vibrato tremolo pan and filter wah effects Square is suitable for gate filtering or volume change it can be used to create a siren effect by varying the pitch Guitar is designed to simulate the vibrato produced by a guitarist it only varies upward from the base value Saw and ExpSawDwn are appropriate for rhythmical changes in filter or volume Rnd1 S H is suitable 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 that the LFO affects the actual sound is determined by the following parameters e Pitch EG LFO LFOlInt e OSC1 OSC2 FItLFO1toA FItLFO2toB AmpLFOlInt AmpLFO2Int P LFO1 A
162. usic Workstation microSTATION MIDI Implementation Chart Date 2009 12 9 Basic Default 1 16 1 16 Memorized Channel Changed 1 16 1 16 Memorized 3 Messages X X Altered LARA AAA 3 ok kk k Note 0 127 All note numbers 0 127 can be transmitted Number True Voice FERREE e by the Arpeggiator or as sequence data Velocity Note On O 9n V 1 127 Note Off Aftertouch Polyphonic Key Polyphonic aftertouch and Channel aftertouch A receive Monophonic Channel transmitted only as sequence data Pitch Bend 0 32 Bank Select MSB LSB 1 2 17 19 20 21 4 5 7 8 10 11 12 13 64 65 66 67 Control 70 79 Change 16 80 81 82 83 91 92 93 94 95 14 22 23 24 31 6 38 96 97 100 101 0 119 0 119 120 121 Arpeggiator Controllers RPN LSB MSB Realtime Knobs 1 4B Seq Data External Mode Knobs xX OOX xX NIMI GOOD OOO UVR 00 09 Program O 0 127 CJ 6 17 Change Variable Range saa ek 0 127 All Sound Off Reset All Controllers C p A receive Joystick Y Y Realtime Knobs1 4B Pedal Portamento Time Volume IFX pan Pan Expression Effect Control 1 2 Damper Portamento Sw Sostenuto Soft Sound Realtime knobs1 4A 74 71 79 72 Foot Switch Controller 16 80 81 83 Send 1 2 Effect ON OFF IFXs MFXs TFX C 2 Data Entry MSB LSB Increment Decrement C C 3 C Seq when received a A s Song Position O O 1 ystem i Common 909 Select O 0 127 O 0
163. voices max single mode 60 voices max double mode Maximum Polyphony The actual maximum polyphony will vary depending on oscillator settings such as stereo samples and velocity crossfading Preset PCM 49 Mbytes when calculated as 16 bit linear data 360 multisamples 484 drum samples including 24 stereo OSC1 Single OSC1 2 Double Stereo multisamples are supported Oscillator i ui 4 velocity zones per oscillator with switching crossfades and layers Filters Four types of filter routing single serial parallel 24 dB Two multi mode filters per voice low pass high pass band pass band reject For each voice two envelope generators Filter amp Amp two LFOs two key Modulation tracking generators Filter amp Amp and two AMS mixers In addition pitch EG common LFO and two common key tracking generators Up to sixteen timbres keyboard and velocity split layer crossfade and 16 Timbres u So modifications to the program setting via the Tone Adjust function Combinations Programs Sound Engine Master Keyboard functionality These allow you to control external MIDI devices PE Stereo and mono drumsamples 4 way velocity switches with crossfades and adjustable crossfade shapes Linear Power Layer ne For overall processing on the main outputs such as compression limiting 1 Total Effect p 9 p P 9 and EQ stereo in stereo out Effects Eeee Total of 134 types select from
164. wer off 11 Connections a uuneanuennunnaanuanennne 12 Connecting audio equipment 12 Connecting a damper pedal foot pedal or foot SW OE EEE EN EE EE 13 Connecting the microSTATION to COMPU E rasere f ye 13 Connecting MIDI devices 14 Playing and editing programs 15 Playing programs 0000000000000 15 Selecting program usarisstsbdetdbtedend n 15 Vri ar crac citations 16 Performing with the arpeggiator 16 Editing a program 0 0000000000000 17 Easy editing using the buttons and knobs 17 Restoring settings you ve edited 18 SAVINO VOUT COS ersin Tiie EE aa tebe 18 Editing a program in detail 19 Before you start editing 19 Summary of the edit pages 20 Basic oscillator settings 20 Using LFOs and Envelopes EGs 21 Adjusting the filter ii css scri Haws ee ees 21 Adm hemper aars 22 Arper aus chor 23 EE 23 Assigning functions to knobs 23 Automatically importing a program into DeEquencerIMOde 2 4 siria 23 Playing and editing combinations 24 Playing combinations seeeeees 24 Selecting a combination 0 24 Performing with the arpeggiator 25 Using controllers to modify the sound 25 Easy combination editing 06 25 Simple editing using the knobs
165. will be lit up for some of the combinations p 54 Linking the arpeggiator to program combinations The arpeggiator will start when you play the keyboard For other combinations as well you can turn on the arpeggiator by pressing the ARP ON OFF button the LED at the button s upper left will light 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 Arpeggiator settings Selecting the arpeggiator s to run Turn the Run setting On for the arpeggiator s that you want to run The arpeggiator s that are turned On here will function when the ARP ON OFF button is on However the arpeggiator will run only if the ARP Assign setting of each timbre assigns arpeggiator A or B to that timbre Assigning an arpeggiator to a timbre Assigning an arpeggiator to a timbre As an example we ll assign a piano sound to timbre 1 a bass sound to timbre 2 and assign arpeggiators A and B to timbres 1 and 2 respectively 1 In COMBI EDIT Timbres Timbre01 use Program Select to select a piano program 2 In COMBI EDIT
166. y 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 programs or combinations With the factory settings the former is selected Use the latter when you want to keep the same arpeggio pattern running and change only the program sound This setting is made in Load ARP GLOBAL MEDIA Basic ARP PG p 59 Arpeggiator synchronization For details on synchronization between arpeggiators A and B and synchronization between the arpeggiators and sequencer in Sequencer mode please see PG p 203 Settings for the entire microSTATION and saving loading data How Global Media mode is organized In Global Media mode you can make settings that apply to the entire microSTATION such as master tune key transpose effect global switch and global MIDI channel You can also adjust settings for the damper pedal assignable foot switch pedal and save or load data to from media For details on how to access each page please refer to p 7 Basic operating methods amp Changes that you make in Global Media mode are maintained until the power is turned off but will revert to their original state when you turn off the power If you want to keep your settings you must write them You can also save your settings to an
167. you want to copy from i e the copy source combination If you want the effect settings of the combination to be copied as well set With FX to Yes If you set Multi Rec to Yes each track s MIDI channel setting etc will be adjusted or tracks added to ensure that playback will reproduce the same sound as during recording Press the P button to execute the copy Start recording Press the LOCATE button to set the location to 001 01 Press the REC button and then press the Start Stop button Note If you play the keyboard during the pre count that precedes recording recording will start and the arpeggiated phrase will simultaneously start playing from the beginning When you re finished playing press the Start Stop button If you made a mistake or want to re record for any reason you can use the Compare function press the COMPARE button to re record as many times as you want 43 44 Creating songs Sequencer mode Multi track recording On the microSTATION multi track recording is the action of recording more than one track simultaneously This is useful in the following situations e When multiple tracks of data from an external sequencer are being recorded via MIDI into the microSTATION s sequencer e When the performance of a combination that uses the arpeggiators is being recorded onto multiple tracks using the Auto Song Setup func

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