Korg musical instruments

Playing and editing Programs

TONE ADJUST gives you hands-on access to more

detailed sound editing, using the sliders, knobs, and

switches.

Adjusting volume, Pan, EQ, and FX sends

In TIMBRE/TRACK mode, the Control Surface puts

all of the basic mixing controls under your ﬁngertips.

1. Press the TIMBRE/TRACK button under

CONTROL ASSIGN.

The button’s LED will light up.

2. Optionally, go to the Control Surface tab of the

Play page.

This page mirrors the Control Surface. Often, it will

show you a little more information about the knob

assignments, exact values, and so on.

3. Press the MIXER KNOBS button until

the INDIVIDUAL PAN LED lights

up.

This makes knob 1 control OSC1’s pan,

and knob 2 control OSC2’s pan.

4. Use sliders 1 and 2 to adjust the volumes of OSC1

and OSC2, respectively.

5. Use knobs 1 and 2 to adjust the pan positions of

OSC1 and OSC2.

6. Press the MIXER KNOBS button until

the CHANNEL STRIP LED lights up.

This makes the knobs control a virtual

channel strip, including pan, EQ, and

effects sends.

7. Use knobs 2-6 to adjust the Program’s 3-band EQ.

The EQ affects both OSC1 and OSC2. Notice that the

display shows you the gain values in dB, and the Mid

Frequency in Hz. Also note that knob 2, EQ Trim, lets

you compensate for gain changes caused by the EQ.

8. Press SELECT button 1.

This selects OSC1. When the knobs are in CHANNEL

STRIP mode, the selected Oscillator is important.

While EQ always applies to both Oscillators, the Pan

and Effects Send 1/2 knobs affect only the selected

Oscillator.

Notice that Pan is available, in different ways, with

both settings of the MIXER KNOBS button.

9. Use knobs 7 and 8 to adjust Effects Sends 1 and 2

for OSC1.

Internally, the system ﬁgures out how the Oscillator is

routed to the Master Effects, and automatically adjusts

the appropriate send parameters.

Editing sounds & effects with the

Real-Time Knobs

The Real-Time Knobs are a traditional feature of KORG

workstations, combining modulation, quick edits, and

hands-on control.

In R.TIME KNOBS/KARMA mode, knobs 1-4 have

dedicated functions which correspond to MIDI CCs.

Knobs 5-8 can be assigned to a wide variety of

functions, many of which also have corresponding

MIDI CCs. Often (but not always), knobs 5 and 6

modulate synthesis parameters, knob 7 controls the

depth of a chorus or other modulation effect, and knob

8 controls reverb depth.

When you move a knob, it sends out the

corresponding MIDI CC. Also, when the CC is

received via MIDI or generated by KARMA, the knob

value changes to match the CC value.

Generally, the knobs “scale” the Program’s internal

settings. When the knob is in the center, the settings are

as programmed. To move the settings to their

maximum value, turn the knob all the way to the right;

to move them to their minimum value, turn the knob

all the way to the left.

Knob scaling

For example:

1. Select Program INT-C 115, “Smooth Operators.”

This is an electric piano sound; let’s see what we can

do to make it sound a bit different.

2. Press the R.TIME KNOBS/KARMA button under

CONTROL ASSIGN.

The button’s LED will light up.

3. While playing the sound, turn knob 1 (Filter

Frequency) to the right, slowly, to about 3 o’clock.

Notice how the piano becomes a sort of synth sweep.

4. Next, turn knob 2 (Filter Resonance) to the right,

also to about 3 o’clock.

5. With knob 2 in that position, try moving knob 1

back and forth as you play.

With the resonance increased, it now sounds like

you’re playing through a wah pedal.

Next, let’s say that you decide that’s not really what

you wanted–so, we’ll set the knobs back to their

default values. You could move them back to the

straight-up, 12 o’clock position, and then adjust them

so that they’re exactly in the middle, but there’s an

easier way…

6. Hold the RESET CONTROLS

button.

This button is under UTILITY,

between the MODE and BANK

buttons, to the right of the LCD.

CC Value

Parameter

Value

As Programmed

640 127