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