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 Saving your edited settings
Midi on the microKORG
 Main Features
Introduction
 Front and rear panel
Front panel
 Edit Controls 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 knobs
Timbre SELECT/FORMANT Hold key
Edit Select 1 dial Edit Select 2 dial
 Rear panel
 Connections from the audio outputs
Connecting the included mic
Connections
Connections to the audio inputs
 Turning the power on
Turning the power on
Power supply
Turning the power off
 Listening to the demo songs
Demo songs
MicroKORG contains several demo songs
 Selecting and playing a program
Using the Performance Edit function to modify the sound
Synth programs
Modifying the sound
 Using the Octave Shift UP and Down keys for control
Using the Pitch and MOD wheels for control
Using the keyboard for control
 Knob 1 CUTOFF, Knob 2 Resonance
Vocoder programs
Playing a vocoder program
Knob 3 EG ATTACK, Knob 4 EG Release
 Arpeggiator
Using the arpeggiator
Using the step arpeggiator to vary the arpeggio
Modifying the arpeggio
 Basic editing
Basic editing procedure
Select the parameter that you want to edit
 How to read the pages for each section p.16
If the parameter value does not change when you turn knobs
To return to the original parameter values of a program
 Listening to only one timbre Solo
Using both timbres Layer
Editing each timbre
Selecting the timbre to edit
 Structure of a synth program
Editing a synth program
Overview
 Voice Assign
Voice SYNTH/VOCODER
SINGLE/LAYER
Unison Detune
 Pitch SYNTH/VOCODER
 Wave
Control
 Triangle Wave
You can modify the waveform by adjusting this value
Adjusting this value will modify the waveform. Figure
Sine Wave
 Wave Control
 Processing an external input audio signal
 SEMITONE-24...24
Wave Saw, Square, Triangle
OSC MOD
TUNE-63...63
 OSC 1 Level
Mixer Synth
OSC 2 Level Noise Level 127
 CUTOFF0...127
Type
DB LPF Figure
Resonance
 12dB HPF
Filter KEY Track
12dB BPF
Filter oscillation
 Decay
Sustain Release EG Reset
ATTACK0...127
Second note-on will start from a level
 Panpot L63...Center...R63
AMP Amplifier Synth
LEVEL0...127
Distortion
 Attack
EG Reset
AMP EG SYNTH/VOCODER
Sustain
 Tempo Sync OFF, on Frequency
LFO 1, 11. LFO 2 SYNTH/VOCODER
Wave LFO1
Wave LFO2
 Velocity keyboard playing strength
Patch 1, 13. Patch 2, 14. Patch 3, 15. Patch 4 Synth
MOD INT
Keyboard tracking keyboard posi- tion
 Carrier
Editing a vocoder program
Structure of a vocoder program
Modulator
 OSC1 SYNTH/VOCODER
Editing example for a vocoder program
 THRESHOLD0...127
High-frequency portion of the signal will always be passed
Gate Sense
HPF Level
 Inst Level
Mixer Vocoder
Noise Level
 Formant Shift
Filter Vocoder
Sense
 Amp EG will be the modulation source
FC MOD Vocoder
INTENSITY-63...63
 AMP Vocoder
Direct Level
 CH 3 Level
CH 1 Level
CH 2 Level
CH 4 Level
 MicroKORGs effect structure
Delay effect Delay FX
Editing the effects and EQ
Modulation-type effect MOD FX
 LFO Speed
MOD FX SYNTH/VOCODER
Selects the effect type
Specifies the speed of the modula- tion effect LFO
 Delay Depth
Delay SYNTH/VOCODER
Delay Time
Tempo Sync
 HI EQ Gain
EQ SYNTH/VOCODER
LOW EQ Gain
Sets the amount of boost or cut for
 Editing the arpeggiator
Structure of arpeggiator
 TEMPO20...300
Resolution 1/24...1/4
ARPEG. a SYNTH/VOCODER
GATE0...100
 KEY Sync
ARPEG. B SYNTH/VOCODER
Latch
Last Step
 Overall settings Global
Global structure
 Position
Signal will not be output Signal will be output
30.0...50.0
Audio in Thru
 Connecting Midi devices/computers
Using the microKORG with Other Midi devices Midi
Midi on the microKORG
 MIDI-related settings
 Synchronizing the arpeggiator
Set the microKORGs Global Position to Pre TG
 Midi CH
Midi
Local
 Pitch bend
Messages transmitted and received by the microKORG
Midi channels
Program change
 Parameters transmitted and received via Nrpn
 Other controls
Gate values
Controlling CH Param
 System exclusive messages
Realtime Messages
 Front panel knob/key control change assignments
 Control 2 values when OSC 1 Wave = Dwgs
OSC 2 Semitone values
 Saving Data
Saving your edited settings
Procedure
Saving a program
 Exchanging timbres
Shift functions
Copying a timbre
Initializing a program
 Initializing CH PAN A/B
Midi Filter
Initializing CH Level A/B
Midi Filter
 Control Change
Assigning control changes
Assigning control changes
 Data dump
Transmission procedure
Reception procedure
Midi Data Dump
 Write protect setting
Restoring the factory settings Write protect setting
Restoring the factory settings
Preload
 Other Shift key functions
Switch between Edit Select 1/2
Enter demo mode
Timbre solo function
 Appendix
LFO 1/2 and delay time synchronization
Example 2. Delay time
Example 1. LFO1
 Troubleshooting
 Specifications and options
 Symbols
Index
 Index
 Korg INC
 Voice Name List
 Parameter List
 Shift Function List