Bank M Program Structure

2. Bank M program structure

Program structure

Each program of bank M has the following structure.

OSC Section

Mixer Section

 

Oscillator 1

Filter Section

AMP Section

Oscillator 2

Filter 1

Amp1

 

LPF/HPF/BPF/BRF/2BPF

Pan

Sub Oscillator

Mixer

 

Filter 2

Amp2

Noise Generator

LPF/HPF/BPF/BRF/2BPF

 

 

 

 

 

Feedback

FX Section

Master

Effect

Insert

 

EQ

 

Effect

 

 

 

3 4

1/L/Mono 2/R

EG1 EG2 EG3 EG4 Amp.EG

LFO1 LFO2 LFO3 LFO4

Joy Stick, Ribbon Controller

& other controllers

Oscillator section

This is the section which creates the waveform that is the basis of the sound.

These settings are made by the “Program Edit P1” and “Program Edit P2” parameters.

• OSC 1, 2

Thirteen methods of sound production (i.e., thirteen oscillator types) are provided. Two of these oscillator types can be used together, and settings made to specify the basic pitch, etc. However depending on the oscillator type, only one oscillator may be available.

These settings are made by the “1-2: OSC Basic,” “1-3: OSC 1 Pitch,” “1-4: OSC 2 Pitch,” and “2-1: OSC” parameters.

• Sub oscillator

This lets you use one of four types of basic waveform. Pitch-related settings can be made in the same way as OSC 1 and 2.

These settings are made by the “1-5: Sub Pitch” and “2-2: Sub/Noise” parameters.

• Noise generator

This generates white noise. The noise can be sent through a multi-mode filter (low pass filter, high pass filter, band pass filter).

These settings are made by the “2-2: Sub/Noise” parameters.

Mixer section

The output of oscillators 1 and 2, the sub oscillator, and the noise generator are mixed with the feedback from the amp section, and output to multi-mode filters 1 and 2 (the filter section).

These settings are made by the “3-1: Mixer” parameters.

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Korg Synthesizer manual Program structure, OSC 1, Sub oscillator, Noise generator
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Synthesizer specifications

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