Korg MICRO manual Front and rear panel, Front panel

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Front and rear panel

Front panel

BANK SIDE key

AUDIO IN 1/2 LEDs

Switches between the two sides of each program bank.

These will light if a signal is being input to the

(The indicator is dark when side A is selected, and lit

AUDIO IN jacks. They will light red if an

Items on the front panel that relate to the Vocoder are printed in green.

VOLUME knob

Adjusts the volume of the output from the OUTPUT jacks (L/MONO, R) and headphone jack.

ARPEGGIATOR ON/OFF key Switches the arpeggiator on/off. (When on, the key LED will light.)

ARPEGGIATOR TEMPO LED Blinks at the tempo of the arpeggiator performance. If MIDI CLOCK is set to External and MIDI Clock data is being received from the MIDI IN connector, this LED will blink at that tempo.

OCTAVE SHIFT UP, DOWN keys Shifts the pitch range of the keyboard in steps of an octave, over a range of +/-3 octaves.

PITCH wheel

BANK SELECT dial

Selects the program bank.

when side B is selected.)

input overload occurs.

This indicator will blink when the microKORG receives

 

a MIDI program change, or if the BANK SELECT dial

 

no longer matches the actual bank.

 

Display

Indicates the current program number, the value of the selected parameter, or other various messages.

WRITE keySaves an edited program or global

setting. (p.58)

SHIFT key

By holding down thiskey andpressing another key, you canaccessvarious utility functions.(p.59)

Also, while this keyislit, it will

function as an EXITkey to exitthe current state and return tonormal operation.

PROGRAM NUMBER

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 keys

Select program numbers (the LED of the selected key will light).

You can also use these keys to turn each of the eight steps of the arpeggio

Controls the pitch.

MOD wheel

Controls the depth of modulation.

on/off, adding variety to an arpeggiated performance. (p.11) In addition, you can hold down the SHIFT key and press one of these keys to access various utility functions. (SHIFT function)

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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 Connecting the included mic ConnectionsConnections from the audio outputs Connections to the audio inputsTurning the power on Power supplyTurning the power on Turning the power offMicroKORG contains several demo songs Demo songsListening to the demo songs Using the Performance Edit function to modify the sound Synth programsSelecting and playing a program Modifying the soundUsing the keyboard for control Using the Pitch and MOD wheels for controlUsing the Octave Shift UP and Down keys for control Vocoder programs Playing a vocoder programKnob 1 CUTOFF, Knob 2 Resonance Knob 3 EG ATTACK, Knob 4 EG ReleaseUsing the arpeggiator Using the step arpeggiator to vary the arpeggioArpeggiator 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 Using both timbres Layer Editing each timbreListening to only one timbre Solo Selecting the timbre to editOverview Editing a synth programStructure of a synth program Voice SYNTH/VOCODER SINGLE/LAYERVoice Assign Unison DetunePitch SYNTH/VOCODER Wave ControlYou can modify the waveform by adjusting this value Adjusting this value will modify the waveform. FigureTriangle Wave Sine WaveWave Control Processing an external input audio signal Wave Saw, Square, Triangle OSC MODSEMITONE-24...24 TUNE-63...63OSC 2 Level Noise Level 127 Mixer SynthOSC 1 Level Type DB LPF FigureCUTOFF0...127 ResonanceFilter KEY Track 12dB BPF12dB HPF Filter oscillationSustain Release EG Reset ATTACK0...127Decay Second note-on will start from a levelAMP Amplifier Synth LEVEL0...127Panpot L63...Center...R63 DistortionEG Reset AMP EG SYNTH/VOCODERAttack SustainLFO 1, 11. LFO 2 SYNTH/VOCODER Wave LFO1Tempo Sync OFF, on Frequency Wave LFO2Patch 1, 13. Patch 2, 14. Patch 3, 15. Patch 4 Synth MOD INTVelocity keyboard playing strength Keyboard tracking keyboard posi- tionEditing a vocoder program Structure of a vocoder programCarrier ModulatorOSC1 SYNTH/VOCODER Editing example for a vocoder programHigh-frequency portion of the signal will always be passed Gate SenseTHRESHOLD0...127 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 1 Level CH 2 LevelCH 3 Level CH 4 LevelDelay effect Delay FX Editing the effects and EQMicroKORGs effect structure Modulation-type effect MOD FXMOD FX SYNTH/VOCODER Selects the effect typeLFO Speed Specifies the speed of the modula- tion effect LFODelay SYNTH/VOCODER Delay TimeDelay Depth Tempo SyncEQ SYNTH/VOCODER LOW EQ GainHI EQ Gain Sets the amount of boost or cut forEditing the arpeggiator Structure of arpeggiatorResolution 1/24...1/4 ARPEG. a SYNTH/VOCODERTEMPO20...300 GATE0...100ARPEG. B SYNTH/VOCODER LatchKEY Sync Last StepOverall settings Global Global structureSignal will not be output Signal will be output 30.0...50.0Position 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 Messages transmitted and received by the microKORG Midi channelsPitch bend 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 your edited settings ProcedureSaving Data Saving a programShift functions Copying a timbreExchanging timbres Initializing a programMidi Filter Initializing CH Level A/BInitializing CH PAN A/B Midi FilterAssigning control changes Assigning control changesControl Change Transmission procedure Reception procedureData dump Midi Data DumpRestoring the factory settings Write protect setting Restoring the factory settingsWrite protect setting PreloadSwitch between Edit Select 1/2 Enter demo modeOther Shift key functions Timbre solo functionLFO 1/2 and delay time synchronization Example 2. Delay timeAppendix Example 1. LFO1Troubleshooting Specifications and options Symbols IndexIndex Korg INC Voice Name List Parameter List Shift Function List