Korg MICRO manual

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Contents Page Page Iii Table of Contents Table of Contents Saving your edited settings Midi on the microKORGMain Features IntroductionFront and rear panel Front panelEdit Select 1 dial Edit Select 2 dial Timbre SELECT/FORMANT Hold keyEdit Controls 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 knobs Rear panel Connections from the audio outputs Connecting the included micConnections Connections to the audio inputsTurning the power on Turning the power onPower supply Turning the power offMicroKORG contains several demo songs Demo songsListening to the demo songs Selecting and playing a program Using the Performance Edit function to modify the soundSynth programs Modifying the soundUsing the keyboard for control Using the Pitch and MOD wheels for controlUsing the Octave Shift UP and Down keys for control Knob 1 CUTOFF, Knob 2 Resonance Vocoder programsPlaying a vocoder program Knob 3 EG ATTACK, Knob 4 EG ReleaseArpeggiator Using the arpeggiatorUsing the step arpeggiator to vary the arpeggio Modifying the arpeggioSelect the parameter that you want to edit Basic editing procedureBasic editing To return to the original parameter values of a program If the parameter value does not change when you turn knobsHow to read the pages for each section p.16 Listening to only one timbre Solo Using both timbres LayerEditing each timbre Selecting the timbre to editOverview Editing a synth programStructure of a synth program Voice Assign Voice SYNTH/VOCODERSINGLE/LAYER Unison DetunePitch SYNTH/VOCODER Wave ControlTriangle Wave You can modify the waveform by adjusting this valueAdjusting this value will modify the waveform. Figure Sine WaveWave Control Processing an external input audio signal SEMITONE-24...24 Wave Saw, Square, TriangleOSC MOD TUNE-63...63OSC 2 Level Noise Level 127 Mixer SynthOSC 1 Level CUTOFF0...127 TypeDB LPF Figure Resonance12dB HPF Filter KEY Track12dB BPF Filter oscillationDecay Sustain Release EG ResetATTACK0...127 Second note-on will start from a levelPanpot L63...Center...R63 AMP Amplifier SynthLEVEL0...127 DistortionAttack EG ResetAMP EG SYNTH/VOCODER SustainTempo Sync OFF, on Frequency LFO 1, 11. LFO 2 SYNTH/VOCODERWave LFO1 Wave LFO2Velocity keyboard playing strength Patch 1, 13. Patch 2, 14. Patch 3, 15. Patch 4 SynthMOD INT Keyboard tracking keyboard posi- tionCarrier Editing a vocoder programStructure of a vocoder program ModulatorOSC1 SYNTH/VOCODER Editing example for a vocoder programTHRESHOLD0...127 High-frequency portion of the signal will always be passedGate Sense HPF LevelNoise Level Mixer VocoderInst Level Sense Filter VocoderFormant Shift INTENSITY-63...63 FC MOD VocoderAmp EG will be the modulation source AMP Vocoder Direct LevelCH 3 Level CH 1 LevelCH 2 Level CH 4 LevelMicroKORGs effect structure Delay effect Delay FXEditing the effects and EQ Modulation-type effect MOD FXLFO Speed MOD FX SYNTH/VOCODERSelects the effect type Specifies the speed of the modula- tion effect LFODelay Depth Delay SYNTH/VOCODERDelay Time Tempo SyncHI EQ Gain EQ SYNTH/VOCODERLOW EQ Gain Sets the amount of boost or cut forEditing the arpeggiator Structure of arpeggiatorTEMPO20...300 Resolution 1/24...1/4ARPEG. a SYNTH/VOCODER GATE0...100KEY Sync ARPEG. B SYNTH/VOCODERLatch Last StepOverall settings Global Global structurePosition Signal will not be output Signal will be output30.0...50.0 Audio in ThruMidi on the microKORG Using the microKORG with Other Midi devices MidiConnecting Midi devices/computers MIDI-related settings Synchronizing the arpeggiator Set the microKORGs Global Position to Pre TGLocal MidiMidi CH Pitch bend Messages transmitted and received by the microKORGMidi channels Program changeParameters transmitted and received via Nrpn Controlling CH Param Gate valuesOther controls System exclusive messages Realtime MessagesFront panel knob/key control change assignments Control 2 values when OSC 1 Wave = Dwgs OSC 2 Semitone valuesSaving Data Saving your edited settingsProcedure Saving a programExchanging timbres Shift functionsCopying a timbre Initializing a programInitializing CH PAN A/B Midi FilterInitializing CH Level A/B Midi FilterAssigning control changes Assigning control changesControl Change Data dump Transmission procedureReception procedure Midi Data DumpWrite protect setting Restoring the factory settings Write protect settingRestoring the factory settings PreloadOther Shift key functions Switch between Edit Select 1/2Enter demo mode Timbre solo functionAppendix LFO 1/2 and delay time synchronizationExample 2. Delay time Example 1. LFO1Troubleshooting Specifications and options Symbols IndexIndex Korg INC Voice Name List Parameter List Shift Function List