Korg 2 manual Installing the system, Sequencer mode, Global mode, Disk mode

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Sequencer mode

1. “Tone Adjust” parameters

The “Tone Adjust” parameters let you make temporary adjustments to the sound of the Programs used by each track as an edit that is only used for the current song. For example, you can make the bass less bright or speed up the attack of the strings without returning to Program mode and editing the programs.

2. Support for MIDI system exclusive parameter changes

Individual track parameters and effect parameters in Sequencer mode now support MIDI system exclusive parameter changes. When you connect an external sequencer and use the KARMA workstation as a 16-track multi-timbral tone generator, these parameters can now be changed via MIDI, giving you total control for your mixing needs.

3. Auto song setup function

The program or combination settings of Program mode or Combination mode can be instantly set up for a song, so that you can begin recording simply by pressing the [START/STOP] key. This seamlessly integrates song

production with your performance on a program or

combination, so that inspiration and ideas that occur to you while using KARMA can be immediately turned into a song.

4. Swing quantize parameter

A swing quantize parameter has been added to the Quantize function that corrects the timing of performance data. For example, this makes it easy to add a subtle shuffle or hip-hop feel to a “square” 16-beat performance.

5. “Copy from Program”

You can easily copy Program settings (including effects and KARMA settings) to a Song or Combination, ensuring that the sound you liked in Program mode sounds the same way in these other modes.

6. MultiREC Standby option

A MultiREC Standby option has been added to the utility menu command “Copy From Combination.” This function automatically makes the proper settings for recording a complex KARMA-driven Combination in the sequencer as you copy it in.

Global mode

1. MIDI clock “Auto” mode

With this new feature, the KARMA music workstation will automatically synchronize to the incoming clock if MIDI clock messages are being input from a connected external device, or to its own internal clock if no external clock messages are being received. You can use this to keep the KARMA in external sync mode while working with an external sequencer, yet still be able to start and play the KARMA function while the external sequencer is not running or sending MIDI clock.

2. MIDI “Realtime Command” filter

You can now filter MIDI Common messages and Realtime messages (Song Position Pointer, Start, Continue, Stop), so that the KARMA workstation can be used as a multitimbral sound source with an external sequencer more effectively.

3. Foot switch / foot pedal function

Controller functions of the KARMA music workstation can be assigned to a connected foot switch or foot pedal. For example, you could use a foot switch or foot pedal to control the KARMA REALTIME CONTROLS knobs, or to control the speed of the rotary effect that you previously controlled from the joystick.

4. “Start/Stop Out P/C”

(Start/Stop Out Prog/Combi) parameter

You now have the option of transmitting a MIDI start message from MIDI OUT when you trigger the KARMA function, and a MIDI stop message when the KARMA function is turned off. This lets you make an external MIDI sequencer or rhythm/groove machine start playing at the moment that the KARMA function begins playing in Program or Combination mode.

Disk mode

1. Load/Save

GE data from an EXB-PCM 04/05 expansion board containing GE data for the KARMA Music Workstation (planned for future release) can be loaded into the internal user GE memory.

Installing the system

In order to upgrade your KARMA music workstation to system version 2.0, you must first install the “System Boot Disk for KARMA Music Workstation” system file into your KARMA music workstation and then load the GE data from the “GE Disk for KARMA Music Workstation.”

The system software version is displayed in the lower right of the LCD when you turn on the power.

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Contents Page Table of Contents Conventions in this manual About this manualKarma function Main features of versionIntroduction Sequencer mode Installing the systemGlobal mode Disk modeYou must update the GE data after updating the system After updating the system, you must also update the GE dataUpdating the system data Updating the GE dataGE Select Karma functionSelect by Category Karma Time Sig. Karma Time SignatureParm3 Parameter3 Freeze RandomizeRTC Karma RealTime Controls TxFltr TxFilterStart Seed 2147483648…0 Random…+2147483647 3a Freeze RandomizeFreeze Loop Length Off, 1…32 How the Start Seed value affects the phraseLink Start Seeds Off, On Random CaptureRetrigger Each Time Off, On Random FF/REW ProcedureRT Parameter RealTime Parameter Auto Assign Karma RT NameGrp Parm Group Off, Mix, Ctrl, Trig, Zone, Rand, PE Auto K.RT Name Auto Assign Karma RT NameCopy/Swap Karma Scene AutoName w/GEchgAutoName w/GEchg Auto Assign Karma RT Name on GE change Copy Scene 1&2 Copy Karma SceneGE Generated Effect Group Phase GroupGE Parameter Pattern Parameters Beginning Offset %/End Offset %Step Transpose Value 48…0…+48 Step Transpose On/OffRhythm Group Duration ModeDuration Group Swing%CCs Group Associated Parameters Drum GroupSEQ .3 Tone Adjust Sequencer modeDestination -6 and Value 123456a Destination -6, Value1b Utility Sequencer modeEnhancements Copy From Prog Copy from ProgramMulti REC Standby check box Multi REC Standby Off, OnQuantize Swing Parameter Auto Song Setup functionOther enhancements Utility menuRT Realtime Command Global modeUser GE Memory Protect Midi ClockFoot Pedal Assign Dump User GEFoot SW Assign Load Disk modeLoad .PCG Additional Load functionsChanges and additions to the Save function SaveData compatibility Program, Combination, Sequencer, Song Play parameters Sequencer mode Tone Adjust parametersGlobal mode settings that were added in version Other functions Combination mode Copy from ProgramTap Tempo Control Copy From ProgramData dump request song, track, measure region from Program modeAbout system exclusive messages 15-12, Shimotakaido 1-chome, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan Important Notice to Consumers
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