Korg M3 Tips KARMA in Combi Mode Select this COMBI B-080, Dreaming w/o Sleeping, Ge Rtc Model

M3 KARMA LEVEL 2 TOUR

The point is that KARMA is meant to be an interactive process: Feel free to experiment, as the settings of one fader,

or the entire KARMA section, can be restored at the touch of a switch. (Note: RESET CONTROLS works in similar

fashion for all the other modes of the Control Surface)

3.FADER 4 is labeled “Rnd/Imp”: this stands for “Randomize/Improvise” > Slowly move FADER 4 upwards,

stopping somewhere in the 80s: At each value change, the KARMA ‘drummer’ is making stuff up! > Feel free to experiment with other faders and switches in similar fashion.

Remember, when you come up with a winner, there’s that loyal standby, Auto Song Setup/One-Touch Record: Press the ENTER and the SEQUENCER REC/WRITE switches, hit the START/STOP switch after the M3 creates a new song, and you’ve captured all of KARMA’s output as easily-editable MIDI information!

Work with these great ‘KARMA-fied’ Programs:

GE RTC MODEL	PROGRAM	PRGRAM NAME	PERFORMANCE TIPS
00 Arpeggio	I-D-107	Harp ‘Nails’	Turn off Drum track; SCENE 3
01 Melodic	I-A-35	Analog Strings	SWITCH 5, ON w/ FADER 6=about 106
02 Harmonic	I-C-60	Angel World	Play simply, hold one or two notes
03 Chord Rhythmic	I-A-80	Reed E. Piano	Different SCENES=Different rhythms
04 Strumming	I-A-34	Nylon Guitar 1	FADERS 2 & 3
05 Pick	I-A-002	Steel Ac Guitar	SCENE 5; FADERS 2, 3
06 Bass Pattern	I-B-93	Power Bar Bass	FADERS 2, 5, SWITCHES 5, 6
07 Gated	I-A-33	BPM Telephone Jam	FADERS 2, 5; SWITCH 5
08 Drum	I-A-68	Tricki Kit	Link to Drum track; SCENE 4
09 Wavesequence	I-A-88	Full Organ (KARMA=WS)	SWITCH 8, FADER 8
10 CC	I-A-30	Distant Ice	All SWITCHES and FADERS
11 Real-Time	I-A-50	Screaming Tube Guitar	SCENE 3; SCENE 8

KARMA in Combi Mode: Select this COMBI: B-080, Dreaming w/o Sleeping

Module Control; Scene Matrix

1.Touch the “KARMA GE” tab in the display: You can see four GEs in this example > Play any key or pad, and experiment with selecting different GEs within the RTC Model, as above >Press the COMPARE switch by the numerical keypad if you’d like to get back to the original Combi at any time.

2.Touch the “KARMA RTC” tab in the display > Play a pad or a chord on the keyboard: Notice that, above the display’s fader-and-switch graphics, KARMA works by analyzing what chord you’re playing, and responds accordingly.

3.Above this area is a MIDI keymap, showing you what notes KARMA is generating for each of the four GE Modules > Select a different SCENE, and the Scene # is displayed to the left of the chord indicator.

4.Notice that directly above the Scene # and chord field is a boldface, outlined M: This denotes that the display

is showing you the settings for KARMA’s Master layer: In addition to four layers of GE settings, KARMA 2nd Gen provides a Master layer, for parameters that you wish to govern in similar fashion for all four running GEs >

FADER 1 is a good example: The generated music might sound ‘broken’ if all four GEs didn’t share the same swing percentage.

5.Press the MODULE CONTROL switch to the right of the KARMA ON/OFF and LATCH switches: The display now indicates the parameters and values for GE#1 of four, occupying Module A > Keep cycling through the

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