Korg microARRANGER Quick start guide

microARRANGER
Korg
Brand
Korg
Model
microARRANGER
Category
Digital pianos
Type
Quick start guide
Quick Start Guide
E 1
PRECAUTIONS
LOCATION
Usingtheunitinthefollowinglocationscanresultinamal‐
function.
•Indirectsunlight
•Locationsofextremetemperatureorhumidity
•Excessivelydustyordirtylocations
•Locationsofexcessivevibration
•Closetomagneticfields
POWER SUPPLY
PleaseconnectthedesignatedACadaptertoanACoutletof
thecorrectvoltage.DonotconnectittoanACoutletofvolt‐
ageotherthanthatforwhichyourunitisintended.
INTERFERENCE WITH OTHER ELECTRICAL
DEVICES
Radiosandtelevisionsplaced nearbymay experiencerecep‐
tioninterference.Operatethisunitatasuitabledistancefrom
radiosandtelevisions.
HANDLING
To avoid breakage, do not apply excessive force to the
switchesorcontrols.
CARE
Ifthe exteriorbecomesdirty,wipe itwithaclean, dry cloth.
Do not use liquid cleaners such as benzene or thinner, or
cleaningcompoundsorflammablepolishes.
KEEP THIS MANUAL
Afterreadingthismanual,pleasekeepitforlaterreference.
KEEPING FOREIGN MATTER OUT OF YOUR
EQUIPMENT
Neversetanycontainerwithliquidinitnearthisequipment.
Ifliquidgetsintotheequipment,itcouldcauseabreakdown,
fire,orelectricalshock.
Be careful notto let metal objects getinto the equipment. If
something does slip into the equipment, unplug the AC
adapterfromthewalloutlet.
ThencontactyournearestKorgdealerorthestorewherethe
equipmentwaspurchased.
THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (FOR USA)
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywith
thelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15
oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoproviderea‐
sonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresi‐
dentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,
uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyener
gyand,ifnot
installedandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,
maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.
However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnot
occurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes
causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,
whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoff
andon,th
eus
erisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterfer‐
encebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentand
receiver.
•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdiffer‐
entfromthattowhichthereceiv
erisconnected.
•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechni‐
cianforhelp.
Unauthorizedchangesormodificationtothissystemcan
voidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.
NOTICE REGARDING DISPOSAL (EU ONLY)
When this “crossed‐out wheeled bin” symbol is
displayed on the product, owner’s manual, bat‐
tery,orbatterypackage,itsignifiesthatwhenyou
wishtodisposeofthisproduct,manual,package
orbatteryyoumustdosoinanapprovedmanner.
Do not discardthisproduct, manual, packageor
battery along with ordinary hou
s
ehold waste.
Disposing in the correct manner will prevent harm to
human health and potential damage to the environment.
Since the correct method of disposal will depend on the
applicablelawsandregulationsinyourlocality,pleasecon‐
tactyourlocaladministrativebodyfordeta ils.Ifthebattery
containsheav ymetalsinexcessofth
eregu
latedamount,a
chemical symbol is displayed below the “crossed‐out
wheeledbin”symbolonthebatteryorbatterypackage.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
This product has been manufactured according to strict
specificationsandvoltagerequirementsthatareapplicable
in the country in which it is intended that this product
shouldbeused.Ifyouhavepurchasedthisproductviathe
internet,throughmail order,and/or via a telephone sale,
youmustverifythatthisproductisintendedtobeus
edin
theco
untryinwhichyoureside.
WARNING:Useofthisproductinanycountryotherthan
thatforwhichitisintendedcouldbedangerousandcould
invalidate the manufacturer’s or distributor’s warranty.
Pleasealsoretainyourreceiptasproofofpurchaseother‐
wiseyourproductmaybedisqualifiedfromthemanu
fac‐
turer
’sordistributor’swarranty.
DATA HANDLING
Datastoredinmemorymayoccasionallybelostduetoincor‐
rect user action. Be sure to save your important data to a
memory card. KORG will not be responsible for damages
causedbydataloss.
LCD DISPLAY
SomepagesofthemanualsshowLCDscreensalongwithan
explanationofoperationandfunctionality.Allsoundnames,
parameternames,and values aremerely examplesandmay
notalwaysmatchtheactualdisplaythatyouareworkingon.
TRADEMARKS
Mac,theMaclogoandtheAudioUnitslogoaretrademarks
ofAppleInc.,registeredintheU.S.andothercountries.
MS‐DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Micro‐
softCorporation,registeredintheU.S.andothercountries.
All product namesand company names are the trademarks
orregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Usefullinks ............................. ....... 1
Aboutthismanual .............................. 1
Start up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ConnectingtheACpoweradapter ................ 1
Turningtheinstrumentonandoff ................ 1
ControllingtheVolume......................... 2
TheBALA
NCEslider...... ..................... 2
Headphones................................... 2
AudioOutputs ................................. 2
AudioInputs.................................. 2
MIDIconnection
s............................... 2
DamperPedal............. ..................... 2
Demo ......................................... 2
Themusicstan
d ................................ 2
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Display and User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Displaycontrols ................................ 9
Interfacestructure............................. 10
Messag
ewindows ............................. 11
SymbolsandIcons ............................. 11
Grayed‐outnon‐availableparameters............ 11
Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Basic operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Playingonthekeyboard............... ......... 12
Selecting,muting/unmutingandsoloingatrack... 12
SelectingaPerformance........................ 12
SelectingaProg
ram............................ 13
SelectingaStyle............................... 14
SelectingaSi
ngleTouchSetting(STS)............ 14
Changingallkeyboardtracks
atonce............. 14
Shortcuttoseetheoriginalbank
foraStyle,PerformanceorProgram ............ 14
Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
PlayingaStyle
(AutomaticAccompaniment) .................. 15
PlayinginRealtime
(WithoutusingAutomaticAccompaniment).... 16
RecordingaSong
(Simultaneouslyrecording
theStyleandrealtimeperformance) ............ 18
PlayingaSongfr
oma
card............... ...... 19
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Start up
Useful links
1. WELCOME!
Thank you for purchasing the Korg Professional Arranger
microARRANGER.
Thisinstrumentisanidealkeyboardforsongproduction—
itletsyouselectadesiredmusicalstyleandgenerateahigh‐
qualitybandaccompanimentsimplybyplayingchords,and
then you can play the melody yourself to easily create an
originalsong.
USEFUL LINKS
Your preferred KORG dealer also carries a wide range of
Korg hardwa re and software accessories. Please ask your
dealer about additional Programs, Styles, and other useful
musicmaterials.
EachKORGdistributorcansupplyyouwithusefulinforma‐
tion. In the English‐speaking world, here are the relevant
addresses:
USA KORGUSA,316SouthServiceRoad,Melville,
NewYork,11747,USA
Tel:1‐516‐333‐9100,Fax:1‐516‐333‐9108
UK KORG UK Ltd, 1 Harrison Close, Knowlhill,
MiltonKeynes,MK5,8PA,UK
Tel:01908304600,Fax:01908304699
UKTechnicalSupport
Tel:01908304637
E‐mail:info@korg.co.uk
Many KORG distributors also have their own web page on
the internet, where you can find information and softw
are.
UsefulwebpagesinEnglisharethefollowing:
http://www.korg.com/
http://www.korg.co.uk/
Aplacetofindoperatingsystemupdatesandvarioussystem
files(forexample,afullbackupofthefactorydata)isat the
followinglink:
http://www.korgpa.com/
ABOUT THIS MANUAL
ThedocumentationforthisinstrumentconsistsoftheʺQuick
Start Guideʺ (the document youʹre reading) and a more
detailedPDFownerʹsmanualprovidedontheaccessorydisc.
ThePDFownerʹsmanualisdividedintothefollowingthree
sections.
•A Basic Guide, containing an overview of the instru‐
ment, as well as a series of pract
ical guides (named
“Tutorials”).
•A Reference Guide, with each page and parameter
describedindetail.
•AnAppendix,withalistofdataandusefulinformation
fortheadvanceduser.
The quick start guide and PDF ownerʹs manual use the fol‐
lowingabbreviations.
The parameter can be saved onto a Perfor‐
ma
ncebypressingtheWRITEbutton.
The parameter can be saved onto the current
StylePerformancebypressingtheWRITEbut‐
ton.
The parameter can be saved onto a Single
TouchSettingbypressingtheWRITEbutton.
TheparametercanbesavedontoaGlobalset‐
ting by going to the Global environment and
pressingtheWRITEbutton.
2. START UP
CONNECTING THE AC POWER ADAPTER
Connect the supplied AC power adapter to the dedicated
socketontherearoftheinstrument.Then,plugitintoawall
socket.
Warning: Use only thesuppliedadapter,oranadapter sug‐
gested by Korg. Other adapters may look similar, but they
maydamageyourinstrument!
TURNING THE INSTRUMENT ON AND OFF
Turningthepoweron
•Pressthe power button() locatedon the upperright
sideofthefrontpanel.
The startup screen will appear in the LCD, and after a
time it will display the main page in Style Play mode
andtheunitwillbereadyforsoundoutput.
Turningthepoweroff
•Pressthe pow
e
r button() locatedon the upperright
sideofthefrontpaneltoturnoffthepower.
Warning: When turning the instrument off, all data con‐
tainedinRAM(avolatilememory,usedforSongediting)will
be lost. On the contrary, data contained in the SSD disk (a
non‐volatilememo
ry,usedforFactoryandUserdata)willbe
preserved.
Note: Never turn off the power while the SD card data is
beingreadorwritten.
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Start up
Controlling the Volume
ABOUT THE AUTO POWER-OFF FUNCTION
With the factory settings,this instrument will automatically
power‐offwhenfourhourshavepassedsinceyoulastplayed
thekeyboardorusedthebuttons.Ifdesired,youcanturnoff
(disable)thisfunction.
The power will also turn off automatically after four hours
passwithonlysongsordemosongsbeingplayed.
To adjustpowe
ron/offsettings, pressthe [GLOBAL] button
to enter the GLOBAL page, and adjust the settings on the
Page1‐Gen.Controlspage.
CONTROLLING THE VOLUME
•UsetheMASTERVOLUME
slider to control the overall
volume of the instrument.
This slider controls the vol‐
ume of the sound going to
theinternalspeakers,
the L/MONO & RIGHT
OUTPUTS, and the HEAD‐
PHONESconnector.
Note:Startatamoderatelevel,
thenraisetheMASTERVOLUMEup.Don’tkeepthevolume
atanun
comfortablelevelfortoolong.
•Usethe ACC/SEQ VOLUMEslider to control the Style
tracks (drums, percussion, bass…) volume. This slider
also controls both of the Sequencers tracks, excluding
theRealtime(Keyboard)tracks.
•Bydefault, you can use the ASSIGN.SLIDERto control
the keyboard tracks volume. This slider is user‐assign‐
able,butissettoth
eKeyboardExpressionparameterby
default.
THE BALANCE SLIDER
The BALANCE slider sets the relative volume of the two
onboardsequencers(Sequencer1andSequencer2).
•Move it fully left to set Sequencer 1 to the maximum
levelandSequencer2tozero.
•Move it fully right to set Sequencer 1 to zero and
Sequencer2tothemaximumlevel.
•Moveittothece
nterto
setbothSequencersatthesame
level.
Note:Whenturningtheinstrumenton,movethisslidertothecen‐
ter,toavoidstartingaSongattheminimumlevel.
HEADPHONES
Youcanconnectapairofheadphonestotherearpanelhead‐
phone jack (PHONES: stereo mini‐jack). You can use head‐
phoneswithanimpedanceof16–200Ω(50Ωrecommended).
AUDIO OUTPUTS
Youcansendthesoundtoanexternalamplificationsystem,
instead of theinternal speakers.Thisis useful whenrecord‐
ing,orwhenplayinglive.
AUDIO INPUTS
You can connect the output of another electronic musical
instrument,anunpoweredmixer,oranyaudiodevicetothe
rearpanelinputjack(INPUT:stereomini‐jack).Sincethisisa
line‐levelinput,youʹllneedtouseaseparatelysoldmicpre‐
ampormixerifyouʹreconnectingamic.
Usetheconnecteddev
ice’svolumecontroltoadjusttheinput
level.Becarefulnottomakeitdistort(or“clip”).Hereishow
tosetthevolumeoftheconnecteddevice:
•ifthesoundheardonmicroARRANGER’soutputsistoo
low, you should increase the output level of the con‐
necteddevice.
•ifitsou
ndsfi
ne,it’sok.
•ifitdistorts,youshouldlow erthelevelalittle,untilthe
soundsisfineagain.
MIDI CONNECTIONS
You canplaytheinternalsoundsofyourmicroARRANGER
with an external controller, i.e. a master keyboard, a MIDI
guitar,awindcontroller,aMIDIaccordion,oradigitalpiano.
1. Connect a standard MIDI cable from the MIDI OUT of
your controllerto theMIDI INconnectoronthe micro‐
ARRANGER.
2. Select a transmission MIDI channel on your controller.
Some controllers, like the MIDI accordions, usually
transmitonmorethanonechannel.
3. On the microARRANGER, select the MIDI Setup that
bestfitsyourcontroller’stype.
DAMPER PEDAL
ConnectaDamper(Sustain)pedaltotheDAMPERconnector
on the back panel. Use a KORG PS‐1, PS‐3 or DS1H foot‐
switchpedal,oracompatibleone.
DEMO
Listentothebuilt‐inDem oSongstoappreciatethepow erofthe
microARRANGER.Thereare16DemoSongstochoosefrom.
1. Press the STYLE PLAY and SONG PLAY buttons
together.TheirLEDsstartblinking.
Atthispoint,ifyoudon’tpressanyotherbutton,allthe
DemoSongswillbeplayedback.
2. Choose a page using the PAGE buttons. Therearetwo
differentpagesintheDemomode.
3. SelectaDemoSongbypressingthecorrespondingVOL‐
UM
E/VALUEbuttonaroundthedisplay.TheDemowill
automaticallystart.
4. StoptheDemobypressingSTART/STOP.
5. ExittheDemomodebypressingoneoftheMODEbuttons.
THE MUSIC STAND
AmusicstandcomesstandardwithyourmicroARRANGER.
Fititintothetwodedicatedholesinthefrontpanel.
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Front panel
The music stand
3. FRONT PANEL
1 Power switch ( )
ThisturnsthemicroARRANGERʹspoweronoroff.
2 MASTER VOLUME
This slider controls the overall volume of the instrument,
bothoftheinternal speakers,the L/MONO andRIGHTout‐
puts,andtheHEADPHONESoutput.
Warning:Atthemaximumlevel,withrich‐soundingSongs,Styles
or Programs, the internal speakers could distort during signal
peaks.Shouldthishappen,lowertheMasterVolumealittle.
3 ACC/SEQ VOLUME
Thisslidercontrolstheaccompanimenttracksvolume(Style
Play mode) or the Song tracks volume, excluding the Real‐
time tracks (Song and Song Play modes). This is a relative
control,wheretheeffectivemaximumvalueisdeterminedby
theMASTERVOLUMEsliderposition.
4 ASSIGN.SLIDER
Thisisafreelyprogrammableslider.Bydefault,itactsasthe
Keyboard Expression control, to let youbalancethe relative
volumeoftheRealtime(Keyboard)tracks.
5 MODE section
Each of these buttons recalls one of the operating modes of
theinstrument.Eachmodeexcludestheothers.
STYLEPLAY Style Play mode, where you can play Styles
(automaticaccompaniments)and/orplayupto
fourRealtimetracksonthekeyboard.
In the main page, Realtime (Keyboard) tracks
areshownontherighthalfofthedisplay.Yo
u
canreachthemainpagebypressingEXITfrom
anyoftheStylePlayeditpages.Ifyouareina
different operating mode, press STYLE PLAY
to recall the Style Play mode. If the TRACK
SELECT LED is on, press TRACK SELECT to
turnitoffandseetheRealtimetracks.
This operating mod
e is
automatically selected
whentheinstrumentisturnedon.
SONGPLAY Song Play mode, where you can playback 16‐
trackSongsinStandardMidiFile(SMF)format
directly from the memory card. You can also
play“.MID”and“.KAR”filesdirectlyfromthe
memory card. Since the microARRANGER is
equipped with two se
quencers, you can even
playtwoSongsatthesametime,andmixthem
withtheBALANCEslider.
In addition to the Song tracks, you can play
one to fourRealtime (Keyboard) tracks, along
with the Song(s). In the main page, Realtime
(Keyboard) tracks are shown on the right half
ofthedisplay.Yo
ucanreachthema
inpageby
pressing EXIT from any ofthe Song Play edit
pages.Ifyouareinadifferentoperatingmode,
press SONG PLAY to recall the Song Play
mode. If the TRACK SELECT LED is on or
flashing,pressTRK SELECT one or twotimes
toturnitoffandse
etheRealtimetracks.
B.SEQ Bac
kingSequencemode,whereyoucanrecord
a new Song based on the Realtime and Style
tracks,andsaveitasanewStandardMIDIFile.
SONG Songmode,whereyoucanplay,record,oredit
aSong.
PROGRAM Programmode,toplaysingleSoundPrograms
onthekeyboard,oredi
tthem.
Press the STYLE PLAY and SONG PLAY but‐
tons together to select the Demo mode. This
mode lets you listen to some Demo Songs, to
let you hear the sonic power of the microAR‐
RANGER.
6GLOBAL
This button recalls the Global edit environment where you
canselectvariousglobalsettings.Thiseditenvironmentover‐
lapsanyoperatingmode,whichwillstillremainactiveinthe
background.PressEXITtogobacktotheunderlyingoperat‐
ingmode.
7 SD CARD
ThisbuttonrecallstheCardeditenvironment,whereyoucan
executevariousoperationsonfilesandcards(Load,Save,For ‐
mat,etc…).Thiseditenvironmentoverlapsthecurrentoper‐
atingmode,whichwillstillrem a in activeinthebackground.
PressEXITtogobacktotheunderlyingoperatingmode.
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Front panel
The music stand
8 MEMORY (TIE)
ThisbuttonturnstheLowerandChordMemoryfunctionson
oroff.Gotothe“Page24‐Preferences:controls”editpageto
decide if this button should be a Chord Memory only, or a
Lower/Chord Memory button. When it works as a Lower/
ChordMemory:
ONThesoundtotheleftofthesplitpoint,andthe
chord for the automatic accompaniment, are
kept in memory even when you raise your
handfromthekeyboard.
OFF The sound andchords arereleasedas soon as
youraiseyourhandfromthekeyboard.
ThisbuttondoublesasaTIEfunctionfortheSongmode.
9 BASS INV. (REST)
ThisbuttonturnstheBassInversionfunctiononoroff.
ON
The lowest note of a chord played in inverted
formwillalwaysbedetectedastherootnoteof
thechord.Thus,youcanspecifytothearranger
compositechordssuchasAm7/Gor“F/C”.
OFF The lowest note is scanned together with the
other chord notes, and is not always consid‐
eredastherootnote.
ThisbuttondoublesasaRESTfunctionfortheSongmode.
10 MAN. BASS
ThisbuttonturnstheManualBassfunctiononoroff.
Note:WhenyoupresstheMAN.BASSbutton,theBasstrackvol‐
ume is automatically set to the maximum value. The volume is
automaticallysetbacktotheoriginalvaluewhentheMAN.BASS
buttonisdeactivated.
ON The automatic accompaniment stops playing
(apart for the Drum and Percussion tracks),
and you can manually play the Bass track on
the Lowerpart of the keyboard. You can start
the automatic accompaniment againby press‐
ingoneoftheCHORDSCANNINGbuttons.
OFF The bass track is automatically played by the
Style.
11 SPLIT POINT (<)
Keep this button pressed to open the Split Point window.
Whilethiswindowisopen,youcansetthesplitpointsimply
byplayingthesplitpointnoteonthekeyboard.Then,release
theSPLITPOINTbutton.
Tomemorizetheselectedsplitpointnote,presstheGLOBALbut‐
ton,thenpressWRITEtosavetheGlobalsettingsintomemory.
This buttondoublesas aPREVIOUS EVENTfunction for
theBackingSequenceandSongmodes.
12 G.QUANTIZE (>)
Press this button to open the Groove Quantize window,
where you can select a realtime groove quantization to be
appliedtotheSong(onlySequencer1).
This button doubles as a NEXT EVENT function for the
BackingSequenceandSongmodes.
13 TEMPO (= LOCK)
ThisbuttonturnstheTempoLockfunctiononoroff.
ON When you select a different Style or Perfor‐
mance, the tempo doesn’t change. You can still
changeitusingtheDIALortheTEMPObuttons.
OFF When you select a different Style or Perfor‐
mance, the memorized tempo value is auto‐
maticallyselected.
14
ThisbuttonturnstheSingleTouchfunctiononoroff.
ON When a different Style (or the same again) is
selected,aSingleTouchSetting(STS1)isauto‐
matically selected, meaning that the Realtime
tracks and effects will change, together with
theStyletracksandeffects.
OFF WhenyouselectadifferentStyle(orthe same
again),theStyletracksandeffectsarechanged,
whiletheRealtimetracksarenotchanged.
15 STYLE section (NUMERIC KEYPAD)
UsethesebuttonstoopentheStyleSelectwindowandselect
aStyle.See“SelectingaStyle”onpage 14.
Theleftmostbuttonletsyouselecttheupperorlowerrowof
Stylebanks.Pressituntilyou’veselectedtherowyou’ relook‐
ing for. (After both LEDs have turned on, press the button
againtoturnthemoff).
UPPERLEDON
Upper‐rowStylesselected.
LOWERLEDON
Lower‐rowStylesselected.
A word about Style banks and names. Styles from “8/16
BEAT” to “WORLD 3”, andfrom“LATIN1” to “TRAD”are
standard Styles, the user can’t normally overwrite with a
Loadoperation.
“DIRECT SD” Styles are Styles di
rectly accesse
d from the
memorycard(noneedtoloadfromcard).
Styles from “USER1” to “USER3” are locations where you
canloadnewStylesfromthememorycard.
Eachbutton(Stylebank)contains2pages,eachwithupto8
Styles.BrowsethroughtheStylesusingthePAGEbuttons.
Thereisashortcut
tosee theoriginalbankforaStyle.
You
canseetheoriginalbankwhereaStyleiscontained.Justkeep
theSHIFTbuttonpressed,andthenpressthelefmostbuttonof
the STYLE section. A messagewindow will appear, showing
thenameoftheoriginalbank.ReleasetheSHIFTbutton toexit
thewindow.
Thereisashortcuttoseeallpagesoftheselectedbank.To
cycle all pages for a selected bank, press the bank’s button
untilyouseethepagethatyou’relookingfor.
Thesebuttonsdoubleasa
numerickeypad
oncertainpages.
16 FADE IN/OUT
When the Style stopped, press this button to start it with a
volumefade‐in(thevolumegoesfromzerotothemaximum).
WhentheStyleisplaying,pressthisbuttontostopitwitha
volumefade‐out(thevolumegraduallydecreases).
Youdon’tneedtopressSTART/STOPtostart orstoptheStyle.
17 VARIATION 1–4 (NOTE LENGTH) buttons
Eachofthesebuttonswillselectoneofthefourvariationsof
the current Style. Each variation can vary in patterns and
sounds.
ThesebuttonsdoubleasaNOTELENGTHfunctionforthe
Songmode.
18 FILL 1–2 (NOTE LENGTH) buttons
Thesetwobuttonstriggerafill‐in.Pressthemtwice(LEDblink‐
ing)toletthemplayinloop,andselectanyotherStyleelement
(Fill,Intro,Variation…)toexittheloop.
They also double as a NOTE LENGTH function for the
Songmode.
SINGLE TOUCH
5
Front panel
The music stand
19 COUNT IN / BREAK
While the Style is not running, press thisbutton, then press
START/STOP. This combination triggers a one‐bar initial
count,thentheStylestartsplaying.
WhiletheStyleisalreadyinplay,thisbuttontriggersabreak
(anemptymeasurebeginningwithakick+crashshot).Press
it twice to let it play in loop, and sel
ect any other Styleele‐
ment(Fill,Intro,Variation…)toexittheloop.
20
ENDING 1–2 (DOT, TRIPLET) buttons
WhiletheStyleisrunning,thesetwobuttonstriggeranEnd‐
ing,andstoptheStyle.Pressoneofthem,andtheStylewill
stop running with an Ending. If pressed while the Style is
stopped,theyactasanadditionalcoupleofIntros.
Pressthemtwice(LEDblinking)toletthemplayinloop,and
selectanyotherStyleelement(Fill,Intro,Variation…)toexit
theloop.
ENDING1alsodoublesasaDOTfunction,andENDING2
doublesasaTRIPLETfunction,tobeusedinSongmode.
Note:Ending1playsashortsequencewithdifferentchords,while
Ending2playsonthelastrecognizedchord.
21 INTRO 1–2 buttons
ThesetwobuttonssetthearrangerinIntromode.Afterpress‐
ingoneofthesebuttons,starttheStyle,anditwillbeginwith
theselectedintro.TheINTROLEDwillautomaticallygooff
attheendoftheintro.
Press them twice (LED blinking) to let them play in a loop,
andselectanyotherStyleelement(Fill,Intro,Variation…)to
exittheloop.
Note: Intro 1 plays a short sequence with different chords, while
Intro2playsonthelastrecognizedchord.
22 START/STOP
StartsorstopstheStylethat’srunning.
Youcanresetall‘frozen’notesandcontrollersonthe
microARRANGERandanyinstrumentconnectedtoitsMIDI
OUT,byusingthe“Panic”keycombination.JustpressSHIFT
+START/STOPtostopallnotesandresetallcontrollers.
23 SYNCHRO START / STOP (DELETE)
This button turns the Synchro Start and SynchroStop func‐
tionsonoroff.Pressitrepeatedlytoturnthefunctionsonor
off. The LEDs will cycle in this order: START
START+STOPOFF.
STARTLEDON
WhenthisLEDislit‐up,justplayachordinthe
chord recognition area to automatically start
theStylerunning.Ifyoulike,youcanturnone
oftheINTROsonbeforestartingtheStyle.
START+STOPLEDsON
WhenbothLEDsare lit‐up,raising your hand
from the keyboard momentaril
y will stop the
Style from playing. If you playa chord again,
theStylestartsagain.
OFF AllSynchrofunctionsareturnedoff.
ThisbuttondoublesasaDELETEfunctionfortheBacking
SequenceandSongmodes.
It is also used to delete the selected character, during text
editing.
24 TAP TEMPO/RESET (INSERT)
This is a double‐function button, acting in a different way
dependingontheStylestatus(stop/play).
TapTempo:WhentheStyleisnotplaying,youcan“beat”the
tempo on this button.At the end,the accompaniment starts
playing,usingthe“tappedin”tempo.
Reset:Whenyoupressthisbuttonwhilethe Styleisinplay,
theSt
ylepatterngoesbacktothepreviousstrongbeat.
ThisbuttondoublesasanINSERTfunctionfortheBacking
SequenceandSongmodes.
Itisalsousedtoinsertacharacteratthecursorposition,dur‐
ingtextediting.
25 WRITE/CARD IN USE
InStylePlaymode,thisbuttonopenstheWritewindow,that
letsyousaveallthetracksontoaPerformance,theRealtime
(Keyboard) tracks in a Single Touch Setting (STS), or the
accompanimenttracksontoaStylePerformance.
IntheGlobaleditenvironment,pressittosaveGlobalparam‐
etersinmemory.
Thisbutton’sLEDworksasaCARDINUSEindicator,and
turnsonwhenthecardslotisinuse.
26 ENSEMBLE
ThisbuttonturnstheEnsemblefunctiononoroff.Whenon,
the right‐hand melody is harmonized with the left‐hand
chords.
Note:The Ensemblefunctionworks only whenthe keyboardisin
SPLITmode,andtheLOWERChordScanningmodeselected.
27 RECORD
Thisbuttonsets theinstrument in Recordmode(depending
onthecurrentoperatingmode).
28 MENU
This button opens the Menu page for the current operating
mode or edit environment. After opening a menu, you can
jumptooneoftheeditpagesbypressingthecorresponding
VOLUME/VALUEbuttons;orbrowsethem using the PAGE
buttons.Otherwise, go back tothemain page ofthecurrent
operating mode, or close the ed
it en
vironment, by pressing
theEXITbutton.
See the relevant chapter devoted to each operating mode or
editenvironment,toseetheir“maps”indetail.
29 PAGE -/+
After pressing MENUto open a menu, use these buttons to
browsetheeditpagesofanoperatingmodeoreditingenvi‐
ronment.PressEXITtogobackfromaneditpagetothemain
pageofthecurrentoperatingmode,ortoclosetheGlobalor
CardEditenvironment.
In addition, you can use these but
tons to select a different
pageinaStyleSelectorProgramSelectwindow.
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30 VOLUME/VALUE (MUTE) A–H buttons
Withinthisuser’smanual,eachbuttonpairismarkedwithan
alphabeticletter(A–H).See“DisplayandUserInterface”on
page 9formoredetails.
Acorrespondingtracknameisprintedovereachbuttonpair.
These names show the corresponding track the button pair
affectsinthemainpageoftheStylePlaymode.
•Thelefthalfisfo
rthemainpage,whereyoucanseethe
Realtimetracks,andtheStyletracksgroupedtogether:
•TherighthalfisfortheStyletrackspage,whereyoucan
seeeachoftheaccompanimenttracks:
See“SymbolsandIcons”onpage 11.
Usethesebuttonstoperformvariousoperationsonthecom‐
mand
san
dfunctionsappearinginthedisplay.
SELECTING Useeachbuttonpairto selectthe correspond‐
ingiteminthedisplay(i.e.atrack,aparameter
oracommand).Useeithertheleftorrightbut‐
toninapair.
VOLUME Whileyouareinthemainpagesofanyoperat‐
ingmode,selectatrackand usethesebuttons
to change the track’s volume.Use the left but‐
ton to decrease it, or the right button to
increaseit.
MUTE Pressbothbuttonsinapairtomutethecorre‐
sponding track. Press both buttons again to
unmutethetrack.
SOLO WhileintheStyle Play, Song Playand
So
ng modes, you can solo one of the tracks.
JustkeeptheSHIFTbuttonpressed,andpress
both of the VOLUME/VALUE buttons corre‐
spondingwiththetrackyouwishtosolo.
To exit the solomode, keep the SHIFT button
pressed again, and press both the VOLUME/
VALUE buttons corresponding to the soloed
tr
ack.
VALUE Useeachbuttonpairtochangethecorrespond‐
ingparameter’svalue.Theleftbuttondecreases
thevalue,therightbuttonincreasesit.
31 TRACK SELECT
Depending on the operating mode, this button switches
betweenthevarioustracksview.
STYLEPLAYMODE
Switches between the Realtime tracks andthe
Styletracks.
SONGPLAYMODE
Switchesbetweenthemainpage (showingthe
Realtime/Keyboard tracks), Song tracks 1–8,
andSongtracks9–16.
SONGMODE
Switches between the main page, Song tracks
1–8andSongtracks9–16.
TheTRACKS
ELE
CTLEDshowsthecurrentpageview:
Off Mainpage(Realtimetracks,orSongcontrols)
On 2ndpage(Styletracks,orSongtracks1–8)
Flashing 3rdpage(Songtracks9–16)
32 SINGLE TOUCH SETTING
(F-1–F-4 FUNCTION KEYS) buttons
WhileinthemainpageoftheStylePlayorBackingSequence
mode,thesebuttons selectaSingleTouchSettingeach.Each
of the Styles includesa maximum of four Single Touch Set‐
tings (STS), to automatically configure the Realtime tracks
and effects at the touch of a finger. When the SINGLE
TOUCH LED is li
t, an STS is automatically sel
ected when
selectingaStyle.
In Edit mode, these buttons double as function keys, to
selectthecorrespondingitemsinthedisplay.
33 SHIFT
With this button held down, pressing certain other buttons
willaccessasecondfunction.
34 TEMPO/VALUE section
TheDIALandtheDOWN/‐andUP/+buttonscanbeusedto
control the Tempo, assign a different value to the selected
parameter in the display or scroll a list of files in the Song
SelectandCardpages.TheVALUELEDshowsthestatusof
thissection.
DIAL Turnthedialclockwisetoincreasetheval
ueor
tempo. Turn it counter‐clockwise to decrease
thevalueortempo.
When used while pressing the SHIFT
button, this control always acts as a Tempo
control.
DOWN/‐andUP/+
DOWN/‐ decreases the value or tempo; UP/+
increasesthevalueortempo.
KeeptheSHIFTbutton pressed down,
andpresseithertheDOWN/‐or
UP/+ button to
reset the Tempo to the value
that’ssavedontotheselectedStyle.
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35 VALUE LED
ThisLEDshowsthestatusoftheDIALandDOWN/‐andUP/
+buttons.
ON The DIALand DOWN/‐ and UP/+buttonsact
as Value controls, to change the value of the
selectedparameterinthedisplay.
OFF TheDIALandDOWN/‐andUP/+buttonscon‐
troltheTempo.
36 EXIT/NO
Use this button to perform various actions, leaving the cur‐
rentstatus:
•exitadialogbox
•answer“No”toanyquestionthatappearsinthedisplay
•exittheMenuwindow
•gobacktothemainpageofthecurrentoperatingmode
•exittheGlobalorCardEditenvironment,andgobackto
themainpa
geofthecurrento
peratingmode
•exit from a Style, Performance or Program Select win‐
dow
37 ENTER/YES
Use this button to perform various actions, confirming the
currentselectedstatus:
•answer“Yes”toanyquestionthatappearsinthedisplay
•confirmacommand
38 DISPLAY HOLD
ThisbuttonturnstheDisplayHoldfunctiononoroff.
ON Whenyouopenatemporarywindow(likethe
ProgramSelectwindow),itremainsinthedis‐
playuntilyoupressEXIT/NO,oranoperating
modebutton.
OFF Any temporary window closes after a certain
time,orafterselectinganiteminthewindow.
39 CHORD SCANNING section
InStylePlayandBackingSequencemode,usethesebuttons
todefinethewaychordsarerecognizedbythearranger.
LOWER Chordsaredetectedbelowthesplitpoint.The
number of notes you should play to form a
chordisdefinedbytheChordScanningMode
parameter.
UPPER Chordsaredetectedabovethesplitpoint.You
mustalwaysplaythreeormorenotestoletthe
arrangerrecognizeachord.
FULL(bothLEDson)
Chords are detected on the full keyboard
range. You must always play three or more
notestoletthearrangerrecognizeachord.
OFF No chords will be detected. After pressing
START/STOP, only the Drum and Percussion
accompanimenttrackscanplay.
40 KEYBOARD MODE section
These buttons define how the four Keyboard (or Realtime)
tracksarepositionedonthekeyboard.
SPLIT The Lower track plays below the split point,
whiletheUpper1,Upper2andUpper3tracks
play above it. By default, selecting this key‐
board mode automatically selects the Lower
chordscanningmode.
FULLUPPER
The Upper 1, Upper 2 and/or Upper 3 tracks
playonthewholekeybo
ardrange.TheLower
track does not play. By default, selecting this
keyboard mode automatically selects the Full
chordscanningmode.
41 STYLE CHANGE
ThisbuttonturnstheStyleChangefunctiononoroff.
ON WhenyouselectaPerformance,theStylecould
change, according to which Style number is
memorizedontothePerformance.
OFF Whenyou select a Performance, the Styleand
Style track settings remain unchanged. Only
Realtime (Keyboard) tracks settings are
changed.
42
Press this button to use the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE
sectiontoselectaPerformance.
43
Press this button to use the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE
sectiontoselectaProgram,andassignittotheselectedtrack.
44 PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section
UsethesebuttonstoopentheProgramSelectorPerformance
Select window, and select a Program or a Performance. See
“Selecting a Program” on page 13, or “Selecting a Perfor‐
mance”onpage 12.
The leftmost button selects the upper or lower row of Pro‐
gramorPerformancebanks.Pressituntilyou’veselectedthe
rowthat you’ relookingfor.(After bothLEDs haveconsecu‐
tivelyturnedon,pressthebuttonagaintoturnthemoff).
UPPERLEDON
UpperrowofProgramsorPerformancesselected.
LOWERLEDON
LowerrowofProgramsorPerformancesselected.
On the front panel, Program banks are identified by the
instrument names, while Performance banks are identified
bynumbers(1–10;0=bank10).
A note about Program banks and names. Programs from
“PIANO” to “SFX” are standard Programs , the user can’t
directlymodify.
Programs “USER1” and “USER2” are locations where you
canloadnewProgramsfromthememorycard.
“USERDK”iswhereyoucanloadnewdrumkits.
EachProgrambankcontainsvariouspages,eachwithupto8
Programs.YoucanbrowsethemusingthePAGEbuttons.
PERFORM.
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ShortcuttoseetheoriginalbankforaPerformanceorPro‐
gram.YoucanseetheoriginalbankwhereaPerformanceor
Program is contained. Just keep the SHIFT button pressed,
and then press the lefmost button of the PROGRAM/PER‐
FORMANCEsection.Amessagewindowwillappear,show‐
ingthenameoftheor
iginalba
nk.ReleasetheSHIFTbutton
toexitthewindow.
Shortcuttoseeallpagesoftheselectedbank.Tocycleallof
thepagesforaselectedbank,pressthebank’sbutton.
45 PADS (1–4, STOP)
These programmable pads can be used to trigger a sound
effect.UsetheSTOPbuttontostopacyclicsound.
EachPadcorrespondstoadedicatedPadtrack.
46 TRANSPOSE
These buttons transpose the whole instru‐
ment in semitone steps (Master Transpose).
The transposition valueis shown (as a note
name)onthetoprightofthedisplay.
Pressbothbuttonstogether,toresettheMas‐
terTransposetozero.
Note: The Master Transpose has no effect on tracks set to Drum
mode(and,evenifset inadifferentstatus,ontheDrumandPer‐
cussiontracks).
LowerstheMasterTransposeasemitone.
RaisestheMasterTransposeasemitone.
47 OCTAVE
These buttons transpose the selected track
in steps of a whole octave (12 semitones;
max±2octav es).Thetranspositionvalueis
shown(in octaves)onthe toprightareaof
thedisplay.
Press both buttons together, to reset the
OctaveTransposetozero.
Note: The Octave Transpose has no effect on tracks set to Drum
mode
(and,evenifsetinadifferentstatus,ontheDrumandPer‐
cussiontracks).
– Lowerstheselectedtrackanoctave.
+ Raisestheselectedtrackanoctave.
48 BALANCE slider
InSongPlaymode,thissliderbalancesthevolumeofthetwo
on‐boardsequencers.Whenfullyontheleft,onlySequencer
1canbeheard.Whenfullyontheright,onlySequencer2can
be heard. When in the middle, both sequencers will play at
fullvolume.
49 SEQUENCER TRANSPORT CONTROLS - SEQ1
and SEQ2
Theinstrumentisequippedwithtwosequencers(Sequencer
1 and Sequencer 2), each with its own set of transport con‐
trols.
<<and>> Rewind and Fast Forward commands. If you
usethemwhiletheSongisinplay,theymakeit
scrollbackorforward.
When pressed once, these buttons move the
Song to the previous or follo
wing measure.
Whenkeptpressed,theymaketheSongscroll
continuously,untilyoureleasethem.
In Jukebox mode (Sequencer 1), keep
theSHIFTbuttonpressed,andpressthesebut‐
tons to scroll to the previous or next Song in
theJukeboxlist.
PAUSE Pauses the Song at the current position. Press
PAUSE or PLAY/STOP to start the Song play‐
ingagain.
PLAY/STOP Starts or stops the current Song. When you
stop the Song, the Song Position goes back to
measure1.
InSongPlaymode,pressingthisbutton
while keeping SHIFT pressed, starts both
sequencersatthesametime.
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Display and User Interface
Display controls
4. DISPLAY AND USER INTERFACE
The display shows the current status of the microAR‐
RANGER and its performance and editing parameters. You
canselecteachparameterbyusingtheVOLUME/VALUE(A–
H)buttonsonthesideofthedisplay,oreachpagecommand
appearing along the last lineusing the F‐1–F‐4 buttons.You
canvarymanyoftheparameter’svaluesbypressingtheleft
(‐)orright(+)buttonofanyVOLUME/VALUEpair.
DISPLAY CONTROLS
VOLUME/VALUE (A–H) buttons and display parameters.
Thesebuttonsareusedtoselectthecorrespondingparameter
orcommandinthedisplay,tochangetheparameter’svalue,
ortochangethevolumeofthecorrespondingtrack.
While you are on the main page, these buttons can select a
track,changethetrack’svolume,ormute/unmuteatrack.
See“VOLUME/VALUE(MUTE)A–Hbutto
ns”onpa
ge 6for
moreinformation.
F-1–F-4 buttons. When in an Edit page, these buttons may
beusedwhentherearefourparametersinarow,asinthefol‐
lowingexample:
First,selectthelineusingaVOLUME/VALUE(A–H)button.
Then,selectacolumnusingtheF‐1–F‐4functionbutton.
In the Card Ed
it envi
ronment, the F‐1–F‐4 buttons can be
used also to select one of the page commands appearing in
thelastlineofthedisplay.
See“SINGLETOUCHSETTING(F‐1–F‐4FUNCTIONKEYS)
buttons”onpage 6formoreinformation.
PAGE. The PAGE buttons select the previous or next edit
page.When selecting aStyleoraProgram
,theyselecta dif‐
ferentpageofStylesorPrograms.See“PAGE‐/+”onpage 5
formoreinformation.
MENU.
TheMENUbuttonopensthecurrentoperatingmode
oreditenvironment’sMenu.WheninaMenu,youcanusethe
VOLUME/VALUEbuttonstoselectaneditsectiontojumpto.
TRACK SELECT. Eachoftheoperatingmodeshaveadiffer‐
entnumberoftracks:
StylePlay 4Realtimetracks,8Styletracks,4Pads.
SongPlay 4Realtimetracks,2x16SongTracks,4Pads.
BackingSequence
4Realtimetracks,8Styletracks,4Pads.
Song 16Songtracks.
You can only see up to 8 tracks in the di
splay. So, use the
TRACK SELECT button to switch to the other (hidden)
tracks.Forexample,wheninStylePlay,youcanusethisbut‐
tontoswitchfromtheRealtimetracksandtheStyletracks.
Realtime (Keyboard) tracks
Style (accompaniment/backing) tracks
Status icons area
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Display and User Interface
Interface structure
INTERFACE STRUCTURE
Thanks to its multitasking operating system, the microAR‐
RANGERuserinterfaceisstructuredin“overlapping”,active
layers.Fromthelowerlevel:
•operating modes (Style Play, Backing Sequence, Song
Play,Song,Program)
•editenvironments(Global,Card)
• selecting windows (Style Select, Song Select, Program
Select,PerformanceSelect).
When opening an edit environment or a selecting page, the
cu
rrentoperatingmod
eisstillworkinginthebackground.
Operating modes. (Seediagramatthebottomofthispage).
Atthe lowestlevel, anoperatingmodeisalwaysactive.The
current operating mode is indicated by the lit LED on the
STYLEPLAY,B.SEQ,SONGPLAY,SONGorPROGRAMbut‐
ton in the MODE section. The relev
ant icon lights up in the
display.
An operating mode is divided into a main page (the page
where you usually play a Style, a Song or a Program), a
menu,andaseriesofeditpages.
PressMENU toaccessthe Menu.UsetheMENUandPAGE
buttonstobrowseacrossthevar
iouseditpages.PressEXITto
gobacktothemainpage.
Edit environment. (See diagram at the bottom). When you
press GLOBAL or SD CARD, an edit environment overlaps
thecurrentoperatingmode.PressEXITtogobacktothecur‐
rentoperatingmode.
An edit environment is made up of a menu and a seri
es of
ed
it pages. Use the MENU and PAGE buttons to browse
acrossthevariouseditpages.
Selecting windows. When you press one of the STYLE or
PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE buttons, you open a selecting
window.Thiswindowclosesafter selectingoneoftheitems
init,orafterpressingEXIT.
If theDISPLAYHOLD LED is light up, thewindowdoesn’t
closeafterselectinganitem.PressEXITtoclosethewindow,
andgobacktotheunderlyingpage.
Operating modes
Main page Menu Edit pages
Edit environment
Menu Edit pages
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Rear panel
Message windows
MESSAGE WINDOWS
Sometimes, amessagemight appear inthedisplay,warning
aboutanerrororanincorrectoperation:
PressENTERorEXITtoexitoneofthesewindows.
Other messages ask for an answer, as in the “A r e you sure”
windowbelow:
PressENTER/YESforYes,orEXIT/NOforNo.
SYMBOLS AND ICONS
Many icons and symbols, on the custom display, show the
statusofaparameterorthedisplaycontent.
Realtime/Keyboardtrack
(Upper1–3,Lower).
Drumtrack(Styletrackview).
Percussiontrack(Styletrackview).
GroupedDrumandPercussiontracks.
Basstrack(Styletrackview).
Grouped accompaniment tracks. This symbol
indicates the five grouped accompaniment
tracks(Acc1–5).
Accompanimenttracks(S
tyletrackvi
ew).
Sequencertracks.
Selectedtrackorparameter.Whenthissymbol
appears, youcan execute any available opera‐
tionontheselecteditem.
(noicon) Thetrackisinmute,andcan’tplayonthekey‐
board.
GRAYED-OUT NON-AVAILABLE
PARAMETERS
Currentlynon‐availableparametersarenowshownin“gray”
inthe display,i.e.witha“ghost”texture.Hereisanexample
ofagrayed‐outparameter,comparedtoanormalparameter:
5. REAR PANEL
1 PHONES
Use this jack to connect a pair of headphones. You can use
headphoneswithanimpedanceof16–200Ω(50Ωsuggested).
Useaheadphonedistributortoconnectmorethanonepairof
headphones.
2INPUT
Usetheseunbalancedconnectorstoinputanotherkeyboard/
synthesizer, a (non‐powered) mixer’s output, or a CD/tape
player(lineimpedance).Thesignalisautomaticallyroutedto
thespeakers,theAudioOutputsandthePhones.
3OUTPUTS
Use these unbalanced connectors to send the audio signal
(sound)toamixer,aPA system,aset ofpoweredmonitors,
or your hi‐fi system.Set theoutput level with the MASTER
VOLUMEslider.
4DAMPER
UsethistoconnectaDamperpedal,liketheKORGPS1,PS3
orDS1H.
5 ASSIGN. PDL/SW
Usethistoconnectacontinuousorfootswitchpedal,likethe
KORGEXP2orXVP10.
6 MIDI interface
TheMIDIinterfaceallowsyourmicroARRANGERtobecon‐
nectedtoanexternalcontroller(masterkeyboard,MIDIgui‐
tar,windcontroller,MIDIaccordion…),toanexpander,orto
acomputerrunningasequenceroraneditor.
IN ThisconnectorreceivesMIDIdatafromacom‐
puteror a controller. Connectit to anexternal
controll
er’sorcomputer’sMIDIOUT.
OUT This connector sends MIDI data generatedby
the microARRANGER’s keyboard, controllers,
and/ortheinternalsequencer.Connectittoan
expander’sorcomputer’sMIDIIN.
7 DC 12V (AC power adapter connector)
Plugthesuppliedpoweradapterintothisconnector.
8 SD Card Slot
ToinsertanSDcard(orSDHCcard),pushit
into the slot until it clicks into place. To
removetheSDcard,pushitin;thecardwill
popoutslightly,allowingyoutopullitout.
Note: Carefully read the ownerʹs manual that
camewithyourSD card,andobservetheinstruc‐
tionsre
gardingcareandhandling.
Note:Take caretoinserttheSDcardinthecor‐
rect direction and orientation, and be sure to
press it all the way into the slot. Do not use
excessiveforce.
Text in solid black
Text in gray
12 3 45 6 7 8
Connector
side
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Basic operations
Playing on the keyboard
6. BASIC OPERATIONS
PLAYING ON THE KEYBOARD
Justplayon thekeyboard.YouwillheartheRealtimetracks
playing. There are four Realtime tracks: Upper 1–3 and
Lower. They may play all at the same time,or just oneor a
few of them, depending on their Mutestatus.Ifyoucannot
hearatrack,checkthemutestatusofthatpart.
Tr
a
cks can be set in different ways: use the KEYBOARD
MODE section to select the way they are configured on the
keyboard.
•PressFULLUPPERtoplaytheUpper1–3tracksonthe
fullrangeofthekeyboard,justasyouwouldonapiano.
•PressSPLITtolettheUpper1–3tracksplayontheright
oftheS
plitPoint,andtheLowertrackontheleft.
• KeeptheSPLITPOINT
button pressed, and
play a note to change
the point where the
keyboardisdividedin
anUpperandaLower
part.
Tosave theselectedsplitpoint
note, press the GLOBAL but‐
ton,thenpressWRITEtosave
theGlobalinmemory.
SELECTING, MUTING/UNMUTING AND
SOLOING A TRACK
Selecting. UsetheVOLUME/VALUE(A–H)buttonstoselect
atrack.
Theselectedtrackisshownwithasolidsquaresurrounding
itsstatusicons.
If you can’t see the track that
you’re looking for, use the
TRACK SELECT button to scroll
up or down the tracks, and find
thehiddenones.
Mute/unmute.
Press both VOLUME/VALUE (A
–
H)
buttonstomuteorunmuteatrack.For
example, if you are on the main page
that appears after turning the instru ‐
menton,andyouwanttomutetheUpper1tra ck,presstheE
(UPPER1/ACC2)buttonstogether.
Themute/playstatusisshownbytherelevanticoninthedis‐
play:
Playstatus;thetrac kplaysonthekeyboard.
(noicon) Mutestatus;thetrackdoesn’tplayonthekey‐
board.
Solo.
WhileintheStylePlay,SongPlayandSongmodes,you
cansoloone ofthetracks.JustkeeptheSHIFTbuttonpressed,
andpressbothVOLUME/VALUEbuttonscorrespondingtothe
trackyouwishtosolo.
Toexitthesolomode,keeptheSHIFTbuttonpressedagain,
and press both VOLUME/VALUE buttons corresponding to
thesoloedtrack.
SELECTING A PERFORMANCE
APerformanceisasetofProgramsandsettingsfortheKey‐
boardandStyletracks,thatmakesselectingcomplexcombi‐
nationslivefastandeasy.WhentheSTYLECHANGELEDis
on,aPerformancecanalsoselectadifferentStyle.
It is always advisable to use Performances, rather than single
Programs,whenplayingevenasolosound,sinceaPerformance
lets you select the right effects, transposition, plus many other
parameters,togetherwiththePrograms
.
Other“performance”parametersaresavedintheGlobal.
1. Press the PERFORM button. This
changes the PROGRAM/PERFOR‐
MANCEsectionintoaPerformance
selector.
2. Use the leftmost button of the PROGRAM/PERFOR‐
MANCE section to select the first row of ten banks (1–
10, upper LED turned on), or the second row of ten
banks(11–20,lowerLEDturnedon).
Upper 1
Upper 2
Upper 3
Upper 1
Upper 2
Upper 3
Lower
Split Point
LOWER UPPER
Selected track
Data type Parameters
Realtime
Tracks
Upper 1, Upper 2
Upper 3, Lower
Master Transpose, Program, Vol-
ume, Pan, Octave, Scale, Detune,
Pitch Bend, Poly/Mono/Drum, Int/
Ext, Damper, Dynamic Range,
Joystick, C&D Effect Send level,
Type,
Parameters,
Program parameters, Pads
Style
Tracks
Drum, Percussion,
Bass, Acc1, Acc2,
Acc3, Acc4, Acc5
Program, Volume, Pan, Octave,
Detune, Pitch Bend, Poly/Mono/
Drum, Int/Ext, Wrap Around, Key-
board Range, A&B Effect Send level,
Type, Parameters, Program parame-
ters, Drum Mapping, Kick&Snare
Assignment
Global Chord Recognition Mode, Memory Mode, Velocity
Trigger, Lock
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Basic operations
Selecting a Program
3. Press one of the 1–0 buttons to select the PROGRAM/
PERFORMANCEbankcontainingthePerformanceyou
arelookingfor.
The Performance Sele ct window appears. There are 8
Performancesforeachbank.
4. SelectaPerformanceusingtheVOLUME/VALUE(A–H)
buttons.
5. IftheDISPLAYHOLDLEDison,pressEXITtoexitthis
window.
The STYLE CHANGE button
When you select a Performance, the Style may or may not
change,dependingonthestatusoftheSTYLECHANGEbut‐
ton.(WhenyousaveaPerformance,thecurrentStylenumber
isalw aysmemorized).
•IftheSTYLECHANGELEDison,theStylesavedinthe
Performancewillbeselected.
•If the STYLE CHANGE LE
D is off, the Style doesn’t
change.
SELECTING A PROGRAM
YoucanselectadifferentProgram(i.e.,sou nd )tobeplayedby
atrack.BeforeselectingaProgram,youmustselectthetrack
thatyouwanttoassigntheProgramto.
Note: To assign different Programs to the Style tracks, press
TRACK SELECT to see the Style tracks. If you select a Program
whilegroupedtracks(Drum/Percussion or ACC) areselected,the
Programwillbeassignedtothelastselectedtrack.
Each Style Element (Variations, Fills…) can have different
Programs, so your selection might be automatically reset
whenselectingadifferentElement.
1.
UsetheVOLUME/VALUE(E
–
H)buttonsontherightside
ofthedisplay,toselecttheRealtime(Keyboard)trac kyou
wishtoassignadifferentProgramto
.
2. Press the PROGRAM button. This
changes the PROGRAM/PERFOR‐
MANCEsectionintoaProgramselec‐
tor.
3. Use the leftmost PROGRAM/PERFOR‐
MANCE button to select a row of Pro‐
grambanks(upper,lower).
4. Select the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE
bank containing the Program you are
lookingfor(Programbanksareidentifiedbyinstrument
names).
TheProgramSelectwindowappears.
5. Browseall th
e Programsinthe selectedbank usingthe
PAGE buttons. There can be various pages for each
bank,containingupto8Programseach.
6. As you find the Program you are looking for, select it
usingtheVOLUME/VALUE(A–H)buttons.
7. IftheDISPLAYHOLDLEDison,pressEXITtoexitthis
window.
Last selected Performance
Last selected Program
Selected track
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Basic operations
Selecting a Style
SELECTING A STYLE
AStyleisasetofrhythmandaccompanimentpatterns.You
canselectaStylefromtheinternalmemory,orfromamem‐
orycard.
1.
Use the leftmost STY LE button to select a
rowofStylebanks(upper,lower)
.
2. Select the STYLE bank containing the
Stylethatyou’relookingfor.
TheStyleSelectwindowappears.
3. There are 2 pages for each bank, each containing 8
Styles.SelectapageusingthePAGEbuttons.
4. AsyoufindtheStyleyouarelookingfor,selectitusing
theVOLUME/VALUE(A–H)buttons.
Note:ThenewStylewillenteratthenextstrongbeat.
5. IftheDISPLAYHOLDLEDison,pressEXITtoexitthis
window.
The SINGLE TOUCH button
When you selecta Style,the Realtime(Keyboard)trackscan
bechanged.
•IftheSINGLETOUCHLEDison,theSingleTouchSet‐
ting(STS)#1isautomaticallyselected,andtheRealtime
tracksarechanged.Programs,andtheKeyboardMode,
maychange.
•IftheSINGLETOUCHLEDisoff,Realtimetracksdon’t
change.
SELECTING A SINGLE TOUCH SETTING (STS)
A Single Touch Setting (STS) contains Realtime (Keyboard)
tracks’settings.FourSTSareincludedineachStyle,andcan
berecalledbypressingtheSINGLETOUCHSETTING(F‐1–
F‐4)buttonsunderthedisplay.
Note:YoucanselectaSTSonlywhenyouareinthemainpageof
theStylePlayorBackingSequenceoperatingmode.
CHANGING ALL KEYBOARD TRACKS AT ONCE
SelectaPerformanceoraSingleTouchSetting(F‐1
–
F‐4buttons,
whenyouareintheStylePlaymainpage)tochangekeyboard
Programsandeffectsatthe touchofabutton.
SHORTCUT TO SEE THE ORIGINAL BANK FOR
A STYLE, PERFORMANCE OR PROGRAM
Youcan seetheoriginalbankwhereyourStyle,Performanceor
Program camefrom.Just keep the SHIFT buttonpressed, and
pressthelefmostbuttonoftheSTYLEorPROGRAM/PERFOR‐
MANCEsection.Amessagewindowwillappea r, showingthe
nameoftheoriginalbank.
ReleasetheSHIFTbuttontoexitthewindow.
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Tutorial
Playing a Style (Automatic Accompaniment)
7. TUTORIAL
Thischapterisfullydevotedtostep‐by‐stepinstructions,that
wehopemaybeusefultolearnthebasics—inthefield.
PLAYING A STYLE
(Automatic Accompaniment)
A Stylewill be your virtual band for your best solos. Select
oneofthe304Styleswefittedinthismachine…
1 OK, select your favorite musical Style.
Thereareplenty ofStylestochoosefrom.Wewillgowitha
JazzStyle—the“JazzBrush”.
1. SelectthesecondrowofStyles.PresstheleftmostSTYLE
buttontoswitchthelowerLEDon.
2. Now, you are free to press button number 4, called
“JAZZ1”.
TheStyleSelectwindowappears.
3. Press one of the A VOLU
ME/VALUE buttons to select
“JazzBrush”.
2 Call an Intro.
You can engage an Intro to be played before the Style.Press
INTRO1 or INTR O 2 . The former plays more freely, without
lettingyoud e cidethechords.Thelatterletsyouplayachord
progressionwhileit’splaying.
3 Start the Style!
Playachord,andpresstheSTART/STOPbutton.
Thenbeginplaying.
Usually (when the SPLIT LED is on) chords are recognized
underthesplitpoint,i.e.ontheLowerpartofthekeyboard.
With the UPPERor FULL Chord Scanning mode,you must
playthreeormorenotestohaveachordrecognized.
4 Play your chords and your melody.
Go on playing. As you may notice, the microARRANGER
features a very sophisticated chord recognition engine.Rec‐
ognizedchordsareshowninthedisplay.
5 Make a break—or should we say “a fill”?
Duringyourplaying,youarefreetocallaone‐barbreak.Try
it:
PRESS BREAK
Doyousee?Musicstoppedforonebar.Then,itisbackagain.
Afterawhile,let’sgoforsomethingdifferent…
PRESS FILL1 OR FILL2
Nosilence,thistime.microARRANGERplaysacomplexpas‐
sagetoletyoutakeabreath.FILL1isthesi
mplerone,where
FILL2 is more sophisticated. Usually, you will use FILL1
whenplayingwithVariations1and2(themosteasy),FILL2
whenworkingwithVariations3and4(morecomplexones).
6 Select other Variations.
TherearefourVARIATIONbuttons.Thesearefourdifferent
versionsofthesameStyle.Trythemall!
YoucangotoaVariationafteraFill.JustpressaFILLbutton,
then,immediatelyafterpressaVARIATIONbutton.
The selected Style
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Tutorial
Playing in Realtime (Without using Automatic Accompaniment)
7 Stop it!
OK,youcouldsay:“Oh,that’seasy,Iknowhowtodoit,Ican
justpressthatbigredSTART/STOPbuttonagain”.
Yes, you are perfectly right. But that’s the easy way. Let us
suggestamorecolorfulway:
PRESS ENDING1 OR ENDING2
Anending isinstantaneously called,andwillbeginplaying,
toleadtheStyletoacolorfulend.Asusual,ENDING1ispre‐
programmed,while ENDING2asks foryourchordprogres‐
sion.
In Sync
“WhatifIwanttoavoidallthatSTART/STOPstuff?Imean,Ipre‐
fertohavemyhandsfreeforplayingmusic!”
Good point. The SYNCHRO button is there right for this pur‐
pose.
1 While the Style is stopped, press the SYN-
CHRO button.
The SYNCHRO‐START LED begins blinking. The Synchro
Startfunctionisenabled.
2 Play a chord on the keyboard.
Youmustplayachordforthechordrecognitionengine.Usu‐
ally,itwillbetothe leftofthe splitpoint,butitdependson
theCHORDSCANNINGsection(see“CHORDSCANNING
section”onpage 7).
TheStylestarts.
3 Stop the Style using your chosen method.
PLAYING IN REALTIME
(Without using Automatic Accompaniment)
AssoonasyouturnyourmicroARRANGERon,itisinStyle
Play mode, and you can play it in realtime. Please follow
me…
1 Play on the keyboard.
WhenyouturnthemicroARRANGERon,Performance1‐1is
automaticallyselected.
ThissetstheRealtime(Keyboard)tracksforyou.Inthiscase
yougettheUpper1trackplayingonthefullkeyboardrange,
withtheGrandPianoProgramselected.
As you may know, there are four available Realtime tracks:
Upper 1–3 and Lower. Upper Realtim
e tracks may play on
the full range of the keyboard (the selected KEYBOARD
MODE shall be FULL UPPER). Otherwise, the Lower track
plays on the left of the Split Point, and the Upper tracks on
theright(KEYBOARDMODEshallbeSPLIT).
If you are not satisfied with this setting at startup, yo
u can
simplyselectanotherPerformance.Orchangethetrack’sset‐
tings—as you will see in this tutorial—and save them into
Performance1‐1.You’llsoonseehowtodoit.
2 Select a different Performance.
IsthePERFORM.LEDon?
Ifso,pressoneofthePROGRAM/PERFORMANCEbuttons,
andselectaPerformancewiththeVOLUME/VALUEbuttons
(onthesideofthedisplay).
Go ahead and try out the different Performances. We pro‐
vided160ofthemforyou.
3 Select Performance 1-1 (“Grand Piano”) again.
As above: press Performance bank 1, and use the A VOL‐
UME/VALUEbuttonstoselectPerformance1‐1.
Performance bank-number
Select a Performance with the VOLUME/VALUE buttons
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Tutorial
Playing in Realtime (Without using Automatic Accompaniment)
4 Unmute the Upper 2 track.
Press both F VOLUME/VALUE buttons.
The Upper 2 track will be selected and
unmuted. The Play icon will appear, sur‐
roundedbythe“selectedtrack”frameand
accompanie d bythepointingarrow.YouwillheartheDarkPad
ProgramplaytogetherwiththeGrandPiano.
5 Press SPLIT on the KEYBOARD MODE section,
and play.
Now,thekeyboardissplitintwoparts:theLowerpartonthe
left,andtheUpperpartontheright.TheAnalogStrProgram
isplayingontheLowerpart,whiletheGrandPianoandthe
DarkPadareplayingontheUpperpart.
6 Set the split point.
Not happy with the current split point? Keep the SPLIT
POINTbuttonhelddown,andplaythenewsplitpointonthe
keyboard.Youcanevensavethissettinginmemory.
7 Mute/unmute various tracks.
Press both H VOLUME/VALUE buttons. You will mute the
Lowertrack.
PressthemagaintounmutetheLowertrack.
Try also with the Upper tracks, using the E, F and G VOL‐
UME/VALUE buttons. You will notice the sound becomes
more or less fuller‐sounding, depending on the number of
tracksmutedorunmuted.
8 Set the relative volume of the Realtime tracks.
Use each E–H VOLUME/VALUE button pair to set the vol‐
ume of the Realtime tracks. Press one of the VOLUME/
VALUE button to select a track. Thenpress the right one to
increasethevolume,theleftonetolowerit.
9 Press FULL UPPER on the KEYBOARD MODE
section, and play.
Again, the Upper tracks can play across the full keyboard
range.
10 Save your track configuration in a Perfor-
mance.
That’sall!Whenyoufindtherightsound,youcanpressthe
WRITE button to save the track configurationinto a Perfor‐
mance,aSingleTouch Setting(STS),ora StylePerformance.
ThePerformanceisahandywaytosaveRealtimetracks.
Press the F VOLUME/VALUE buttons
Press the H VOLUME/VALUE buttons
Press the E–G VOLUME/VALUE buttons
Press the left one to lower…
…and the right one to raise.
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