Korg 61key, 73key, 88key MIDI settings

Playing and editing Combinations
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MIDI settings
Timbre Parameters MIDI page
Status
ThiscontrolsthestatusofMIDIandtheinternaltone
generatorforeachTimbre.Normally,ifyou’replaying
aninternalProgram,thisshouldbesettoINT.
IfthestatusissettoOff,EXT,orEX2,thatTimbre’s
internalsoundswillnotbeplayed.Offsimplydisables
theTimbreentirely.TheEXTandEX2settingsallow
theTimbretocontrolanexternalMIDIdevice.
Fordetails,pleasesee“Status”onpage81ofthe
ParameterGuide.
Bank Select (when status=EX2)
WhentheStatusissettoEX2,theseparametersallow
youtotransmitMIDIBankSelectmessagestoexternal
MIDIdevices.
MIDI Channel
TimbresthatyouwishtoplayfromtheKROME’s
keyboardmustbesettotheglobalMIDIchannel.Your
playingonthekeyboardistransmittedontheglobal
MIDIchannel,andwilltriggeranytimbrethatmatches
thischannel.NormallyyouwillsetthistoGch.When
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.
OnsomepreloadedCombinations,Timbresused
bythearpeggiatormayhavetheirMIDIChannels
settosomethingotherthanGch.Thesewillbe
timbresthatplayonlywhenthearpeggiatorison,
whichisaveryusefultechniqueforcreating
“Ap r e g g iatorbased”Combinations.
Fordetails,pleasesee“Arpeggiatorsettingsin
CombinationandSequencermodes”onpage89.
Inparticular,notetherelationshipsbetween
arpeggiatorA/BassignmentsandMIDIChannel.
MIDI filter settings
ForeachMIDIFilteritem,youcanspecifywhetheror
notthecorrespondingMIDImessagewillbe
transmittedandreceived.Thecheckeditemswillbe
transmittedandreceived.
TheMIDIfiltersdon’tturnthefunctionsthemselveson
oroff.Instead,thefilterjustcontrolswhetherornot
thatMIDImessagewillbetransmittedandreceived.
Forexample,ifportamentoison,portamentowillbe
appliedtotheinternalKROMEsoundevenifEnable
PortamentoSWisunchecked.
Asanotherexample,let’ssaythatyou’veselecteda
bassProgramforTimbre1,andapianoProgramfor
Timbre2,withthegoalofcreatingabass/pianosplit.
Youcouldchoosethefollowingsettingssothat
pressingthedamperpedalaffectsonlyTimbre2’s
pianosound:
1. AccesstheP5–1:MIDIFilter<1>T01–08page.
2. Un‐checktheEnableDamperboxforTimbre1.
3. ChecktheEnableDamperboxforTimbre2.