Korg K Series manual Connections and Setup

K-Series EasyStart

Connections and Setup

1.Locate the power switch on the rear panel, and set it to USB to use the power provided by your computer’s USB bus. You may also set the switch to DC to use the optional 9V power supply.

Note: The K-Series will not power up when set to USB unless the computer is on!

2.Connect the USB cable to your computer.

3.K61P only: Connect a pair of audio cables from the rear panel L/R outputs to your stereo monitoring system, or plug stereo headphones to the HEADPHONES jack on the rear panel.

Driver setup and editor installation

Refer to pages 7-10 in the K-Series Owners Manual for driver installation for your particular computer. The K-Series Editor and M1Le software synthesizer can also be installed using similar steps.

Working with the K-Series Controllers

Open the M1Le software to begin having fun with your K-Series controller. Also, open the K- Series Editor.

Note: Not so fast! If this is your first time running either software title, you will have to configure the appropriate Audio and MIDI device settings. For more on this, please reference page 2 of your K- Series Editor Manual and M1 Le Stand Alone Setup Guide.

1.With either software selected, try moving the ClickPoint control- it should default to operating as your computer’s mouse! > If it does not, select the K-Series editor, and click on the drop-down arrow above the ClickPoint graphic > Select MOUSE instead of CC as the choice, and click on TRANSMIT. (Note that when ClickPoint is set to CC, you can assign any CC number to the x (horizontal) and Y (vertical) axis)

2.Select the M1Le software and click on the PROG button from the list of five buttons at the top of the screen > Try pressing the K-Series’ switches SW1 and SW2 > They default to performing Program UP and DOWN functions > Note that the K-Series editor allows the UP and DOWN functions to be changed to send Continuous Controller (CC) messages- each switch can send a different CC#, with individual ON and OFF values. Each switch can also behave independently in TOGGLE or MOMENTARY fashion. As example, there may be a situation where you do not have a damper pedal available. SW2 could be assigned to CC#64, Damper, with an ON value of 127, and an OFF value of 0; while SW1 continues to be available for Program Select.

3.Press SW2 twice to advance to the program “Brass 1”, and try turning KNOB1 and KNOB2 as you play the keyboard > They default to controlling VDF CUTOFF (CC#74) and VDF EG INT (CC# 79). KNOB1 and KNOB2 can also be assigned to any controller number you choose.

4.Moving the SLIDER affects the master volume (CC#7), and can also be re-assigned in the editor.

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