Korg 2 manual GE Parameter, GE Generated Effect Group, Phase Group

GE Parameter

KARMA Music Workstation system version 2.0 adds several new GE parameters and GE parameter values. Planned future products in the EXB-PCM 04/05 are expected to include new programs, combinations, and GE data designed for the KARMA music workstation that will use these parameters.

GE (Generated Effect) Group

GE Type

Change the explanation for GE Global Parameters “GE Type” 1: Generated-Gatedas follows. (☞GE p.4)

1: Generated-Gated

A Note Series is created as in 0: Generated – Riff above, but only a portion of the Note Series is retriggered according to the parameters. Effects are generated based on the Rhythm Pattern as it relates to the clock source or tempo envelope. The notes themselves can be generated repetitively in several different ways, or as a sustained set of notes which is then “sliced and diced” by a selected controller value. This can be used to simulate several types of popular techno effects, such as gating a synth pad with a hi-hat track and an external audio gate/compressor. This GE Type can also be used to simulate the Korg Triton Arpeggiator, along with “Gate Type” = Vel CP, explained below.

Gate Type

A new setting of 1: Vel CP has been added to GE Global Parameters “Gate Type.”

In conjunction with this, the number and order of the settings has changed. Also, the explanation for 0: [Vel]- retrigger all notes with velocity (☞GE p.4) has changed as follows.

Gate Type [0…5]

0:Vel-retrigger all notes with Velocity

1:Vel CP–retrigger Cluster Pattern notes with Velocity

2:CC [T]-sustain notes; retrigger only if Phase Transpose is different

3:CC [1]-sustain notes; retrigger when entering Phase1

4:CC [2]-sustain notes; retrigger when entering Phase2

5:CC [A]-sustain notes; retrigger when entering any Phase

0:Vel - retrigger all notes with Velocity

A portion of the Note Series corresponding to the number of notes played is generated repetitively as note-ons and note-offs according to the parameters. In other words, if you play 8 notes, the first 8 notes of the Note Series will be repeatedly generated at once, according to the Rhythm Pattern. This produces a “gated” effect where each cluster of notes possesses the attack portion of the program being used, as if someone was repeatedly striking a keyboard very quickly. A Velocity Pattern can be used to impart different velocities to the clusters of notes. The Cluster Pattern Grid is disabled and has no effect on how many notes are generated.

1:Vel CP – retrigger Cluster Pattern notes with Velocity

The Cluster Pattern Grid is used to indicate which notes are to be generated from a portion of the Note Series corre- sponding to the number of input notes played. In other words, the 10 rows of the Value portion of the Cluster Pattern grid allow you to specify which of up to 10 notes you may have played are to be generated. If a step of the Cluster Pattern has rows 0, 2 and 4 selected, then the first, third, and fifth notes in the Note Series will be generated at that step. What these notes actually are will be influenced by the Note Series and Input Sort settings. This can be used to simulate the operation of the Korg Triton Arpeggiator, for example. Note that filling all 10 rows of each column is essentially the same as using 0: Vel above.

Phase Group

Length Mode

In “Length Mode” 0: AC-Actual(☞GE p.9), delete the phrase in parentheses “(depending on the setting of the “Cycle Mode” parameter (☞p10), described below)” that appears mid-way through the explanation.

Cycle Mode

Change the explanation for the General Parameters “Cycle Mode” parameter (☞GE p.10) as follows.

Cycle Mode [0…6]

0:S-replace with silence

1:L-limit to top/bottom note

2:R-restart at other end of Phase

3:W-wrap at either end of Phase

4:B-cycle back from beginning of Phase

5:E-cycle back from end of Phase

6:BE-cycle back from beginning & end of Phase

Determines what will happen when either end of the playback portion of the Phase (specified by the “Phase Beginning/End Offsets” (☞GE p.11) and/or the length of the Note Series) is reached during note generation. This has a different effect depending on the setting of the Phase “Length Mode” (above).

Not available if “Phase Length Mode” (above) = 0: Actual. Not available if “GE Type”= 1: Generated- Gated, unless “Gate Type” (☞GE p.4) = 1:Vel CP. If 2: Generated-Drum, the Note Series can be applied as pitch bend, discussed elsewhere.

0: S-replace with silence

If note generation would extend beyond either end of the playback portion of the Phase, those notes are skipped and replaced with silence. Once the specified number of events (including silent notes) or beats of a time signature are generated, a Phase Change occurs. This can be used to simulate the Triton Arpeggiator setting “Arpeggio Type”: As Played.

1: L-limit to top/bottom note

If note generation would extend beyond either end of the playback portion of the Phase, those notes are limited and replaced with the bottom or top note of the Phase. Once the specified number of events or beats of a time signature are generated; a Phase Change occurs. Settings of the Index Pattern or Cluster Pattern which would cause movement beyond that point have no effect. This can be used to

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