Korg microSTATION Installation guide

Brand: Korg

Model: microSTATION

Type: Installation guide

USB-MIDI Setup guide

* Apple,Mac,MacintoshandAudioUnitsare

trademarksofAppleInc.,registeredintheUS.and

othercountries.

*WindowsXP,WindowsVista,andWindows7are

trademarksorregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoft

CorporationintheU.S.andothercounties.

*Intel,IntelCore,andPentiumaretrademarksof

IntelCorporationintheU.S.andot

herco

untries.

*VSTistrademarkofSteinbergMediaTechnologies

GmbH.

*RTASistrademarkorregisteredtrademarksof

AvidTechnology,Inc.,oritssubsidiariesor

divisions.

*Allproductnamesandcompanynamesarethe

trademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheir

respectiveowners.

Introduction

IfthemicroSTATIONisconnectedtoyourcomputer

viaUSBorMIDI,performancedataandsettingscanbe

transferredbetweenthemicroSTATIONandyour

computer.

IfyouinstallthededicatedmicroSTATIONEditor/

Plug‐InEditorapplicationtoyourcomputer,youʹllbe

abletouseyourcomputertoeditthemicroSTATION’s

programsindetail,andus

ethemicroSTATIONfrom

withinyourhostapplicationasthoughitwereaplug‐

in.

Afteryouhavereadthe“A b o u t thesoftware”and

“Operatingrequirements”section,setupyoursystem

asdescribedinthisguideandinthe“microSTATION

Editor/Plug‐InEditorUserGuide.”

Connecting via USB cable

1. InstalltheKorgUSB‐MI

DIdriverfromthe

includedaccessorydisc.

Windows:page 4,Mac:page 5.

2. IfyouwanttousethemicroSTATIONEditor/Plug‐

InEditorwithyourcomputer,you’llhavetoinstall

itfromtheincludedaccessorydisc.

Windows:page 4,page 5

3. ConnectthemicroSTATION’sUSBconnectortoa

USBportonyourcomputer.

Pleaseseepage 7.

4. Selectthenec

essarysettingsinthe

microSTATION’sGlobal/Mediamode.

Pleaseseepage 8.

5. Selectthenecessarysettingsonyourcomputer.

Refertotheowner’smanualofthesoftwarethatyou’re

using.Forexamplesofsettinguptheplug‐ineditorin

popularhostapplications,pleaserefertothe

“microSTATIONEditor/Plug‐InEditorUserGuide”

(page 9).

Making connections via MIDI cables

IfaMIDIinterfaceisconnectedtoyourcomputer,you

canconnectthemicroSTATIONtoyourcomputervia

MIDIcables.

1. ConnectthemicroSTATION’sMIDIOUTand

MIDIINconnectorstotheMIDIinterface’sMIDI

INandMIDIOUTconnectorsrespectively.

Pleaseseepage 7.

FordetailsonyourMIDIinterface,refertoits

owner

’

smanual.

SometypesofMIDIinterfaces(commercially

available)maybeunabletoreceiveortransmitthe

microSTATION’sMIDIexclusivemessages.

2. Adjustthenecessarysettingsinthe

microSTATION’sGlobal/Mediamode.

“Global/MediamodesettingsonthemicroSTA‐

TION”onpage 8

3. Adjustthenecessarysettingsonyourcomputer.

FordetailsontherequiredMIDIdriverandconnec‐

tions,refer

totheowner’smanualofyourMIDI

interface.Youcanalsorefertotheowner’smanual

ofthesoftware thatyou’reusing.

About the software

Themostrecentversionsoftheapplicationsonthe

accessorydisccanbedownloadedfromtheKorg

website(http://www.korg.com).

Please note before use

thepropertyofKorgInc.

Thelicenseagreementforthissoftwareisprovided

separately.Youmustreadthislicenseagreement

beforeyouinstallthissoftware.Yourinstallationofthis

softwarewillbetakentoindicateyouracceptanceof

thisagreement.

Operating requirements

KORG USB-MIDI driver

Windows

Computer:USBportrequired(aUSBhostcontroller

madebyIntelisrecommended)

Operatingsystem:MicrosoftWindowsXPHome

Edition/Professional/x64EditionServicePack3orlater

MicrosoftWindowsVistaServicePack2orlater

(including64‐bitEdition)

MicrosoftWindows7(including64‐bitEdition)

Macintosh

Computer:USBportrequired

Operatingsystem:MacOSX10.4.11orlater

microSTATION Editor/Plug-In Editor

Windows:

•Computer

•Operatingsystem

MicrosoftWindowsXPHomeEdition/Professional

EditionServicePack3orlater,WindowsVistaService

Pack2orlater,andWindows7

However,onlythestand‐aloneversionwillrunon64‐

biteditionsofWindows7andWindowsVistaService

Pack2.

Macintosh:

•Computer

CPU: IntelPentiumIII/1GHzorbetter,Pentium

DorCoreDuoorbetterisrecommended

Memory: 512MBormore(1GBormoreis

recommended)

Monitor: 1,024x768pixels,16‐bitcolororbetter

Acomputerthatsatisfiestheoperatingrequirements

ofWindowsXP,WindowsVistaorWindows7andhas

aUSBpor

U: AppleG4800MHzorbetter(IntelMacis

supported),G5orCoreDuoorbetteris

recommended

Memory: 512MBormore(1GBormoreis

recommended)

Monitor: 1,024x768pixels,32,000colorsorbetter

AnAppleMacintoshcomputerthatsatisfiesthe

operatingrequirementsofMacOSXan

dhasa

USB

port

USB-MIDI Setup guide

•Operatingsystem

MacOSXversion10.4.11orlater

* FormatssupportedbythemicroSTATIONPlug‐In

Editor:

Windows:VST,RTAS

Macintosh:VST,AudioUnit,RTAS

*microSTATIONPlug‐InEditormustalsosatisfythe

operatingrequirementsofthehostapplication.

Youcannotrunmultipleinstancesofthe

microSTATIONEditorandmicroSTATIONPlug‐

InEditoratthesametime

.Thismeansthatyou

can’tusethiseditortoedittwoormore

microSTATIONunitssimultaneously.

Installing the software

Installing in Windows

Note:Inordertoinstalloruninstallsoftwarein

Windows,youmusthaveAdministratorprivileges.

Note:BeforeyouconnectthemicroSTATIONtoyour

computerviaUSB,youmustusethemicroSTATION

applicationinstallertoinstalltheKORGUSB‐MIDI

DriverTools.

Using the microSTATION application installer

ThemicroSTATIONapplicationinstallerwillinstallthe

KORGUSB‐MIDIDriverToolsandthemicroSTATION

Editor/Plug‐InEditor.

1. Inserttheincludedaccessorydiscintoyouroptical

discdrive.

Normallythe“microSTATIONApplication

Installer”willstartupautomatically.

Ifyourcomputerissetsotheinstallerdoesnotrun

automatically,double‐click“KorgSetup.exe”onthe

cessorydisc.

2. Fromthelist,selecttheapplicationsthatyouwant

toinstall,andclick[Install].

Theapplicationsyouselectedwillbegintheinstalla‐

tionprocess.

IfyouwanttoconnectthemicroSTATIONtoyour

computerviatheUSBport,youmustinstallthe

KorgUSB‐MIDIDriverTools.Thenfromwithinthe

KorgUS

B‐MIDIDriverTools,youwillneedto

installtheKorgUSB‐MIDIdriver.(“Installingthe

KORGUSB‐MIDIdriver”onpage 4)

3. Followtheon‐screeninstructionstoinstallthe

software.

Whenyouclickthe[Install]buttonforthemicroS‐

TATIONEditor/Plug‐InEditorinstep2,the“micro‐

ATIONEditor/Plug‐InEditorInstaller”dialog

boxwillappear.

Selectandinstallalldesiredcomponents,suchas,

theEditor(Standalone),Plug‐InEditor(VST),and/

orPlug‐InEditor(RTAS).

Forexampleifyouwanttoinstallthestand‐alone

version,click[InstallStandaloneApplication].

Followtheon‐screeninstructionstoproceedwith

theinstallation.

Iftheinstallationwassuccessful,click[Close].

“microSTATIONEditor/Plug‐InEditorInstaller”

willappear.

Nextyouwillinstalltheplug‐inversion(s)thatyou

wanttouse.Usingtheproceduredescribedabove,

beginwithstep1andinstalltheplug‐inversion(s)

thatyouwanttouse.

Ifyoudon’twanttoinstalltheVSTorRTASplug‐in

version,click[ExitSetup]toendtheinstallation.

Whenyou’vefinishedinstallingtheapplication(s)

thatyouwant,click[ExitSetup]toexittheinstaller.

Fordetails,pleaseseethe“microSTATIONEditor/

Plug‐InEditorUser’sGuide”(PDF).

4. Whenyou’veinstalledalloftheselecteds

oftware,

exittheinstaller.

Installing the KORG USB-MIDI driver

UsetheKORGUSB‐MIDIDriverToolstoinstallthe

KORGUSB‐MIDIdriver.

Beforeyoucontinue,youmustfinishinstallingthe

KORGUSB‐MIDIDriverToolsinyourcomputer.

1. UseaUSBcabletoconnectyourcomputer’sUSB

porttothemicroSTATION’sUSBconnector.Then

power‐onthemicroSTATION.

Whenyourcomputerfirstdetect

sthatthe

microSTATIONisconnected,theWindowsdefault

driverwillbeinstalledautomatically.However

sincethisdriverisnottheKorgUSB‐MIDIdriver,

itcannotbeusedcorrectly.

Note:IfyouareusingWindowsXPorWindows

Vista,thedrivermustbeinstalledseparatelyfor

eachUSBport.Ifyouconnectth

emicroSTATIONto

aUSBportusedtoconnectthemicroSTATION

otherthantheportthatyoupreviouslyused,you’ll

needtoinstalltheKORGUSB‐MIDIdriveragain

usingthesameprocedurelistedabove.

2. Fromthetaskbar,click[Start][All

Programs][KORG][KORGUSB‐MIDIDriver

Tools][InstallKO

RGUS

B‐MIDIdevice].

Thesetuputilitywillstart.

3. Followtheon‐screeninstructionstoinstallthe

KORGUSB‐MIDIdriver.

Duringtheinstallation,ifadialogboxregarding

digitalsignaturesappearswithamessagesaying

“....hasnotpassedWindowslogotesting,”simply

click[Continue]toproceed.

Installing the software

Ifyouareunabletoproceedwiththeinstallation,it’s

possiblethatyourcomputerhasbeensettoprohibit

installationofunsigneddrivers.Checkthesettings

ofyourcomputerasdescribedin“Allowinginstalla‐

tionofdriversthatarenotdigitallysigned.”

4. Afteryou’veinstalledtheKORGUSB‐MIDI

driver,exittheinstaller.

Ifyo

uareaskedwhetheryouwanttorestart,choose

[Yes]torestartyourcomputer.

Formoreaboutinstallation,setup,oruninstallation

oftheKORGUSB‐MIDIdriver,refertotheinstalla‐

tionmanual(HTML).

Toviewthemanual,choose[Start][AllPro‐

grams][KORG][KORGUSB‐MIDIDriver

Tools][InstallationManual].

About the microSTATION and USB-MIDI driver

ports

KEYBOARD port

Applicationsonyourcomputerusethisporttoreceive

MIDImessagesfromthemicroSTATION(datafrom

thekeyboardandcontrollers).

SOUND port

Applicationsonyourcomputerusethisporttosend

MIDImessagestothemicroSTATION’sinternalsound

generator,makingitproducesound.

Installing and setting up the microSTATION

Editor/Plug-In Editor

Fordetailsoninstallation,setupandusingthe

microSTATIONEditor/Plug‐InEditor,pleaseseethe

“microSTATIONEditor/Plug‐InEditoruser’sguide”

(PDF).

Allowing installation of drivers that are not

digitally signed (Windows only)

Ifthecomputeryou’reusinghasbeensettoforbidthe

installationofanydriversthatarenotdigitallysigned,

youwon’ tbeabletoinstalltheKORGUSB‐MIDI

driver.Proceedasfollowstochangethissettingsothat

you’llbeabletoinstallthedrivers.

1. Fromthetaskbar,click[Start][ControlPan

l]to

accessthecontrolpanel.

2. Inthecontrolpanelwindow,double‐click

[System],andthenclickthe[Hardware]tab.

3. In“Drivers,”click[DriverSigning].

4. Inthe“WhatactiondoyouwantWindowsto

take?”area,choose[Ignore]or[Warn],andthen

click[OK].

Ifnecessary,youcanchangethissettingbackto

its

originalstateafteryou’veinstalledtheKORGUSB‐

MIDIdriver.

Installing in Mac OS X

Installing the software

You’llneedtoruntheinstallerseparatelyforeach

softwareitemsuchastheKORGUSB‐MIDIdriverand

themicroSTATIONEditor/Plug‐InEditortoinstall

themoneatatime.

1. Inserttheincludedaccessorydiscintothedisc

driveofyourcomputer.

2. Ontheaccessorydisc,double‐clickthesoftware

installer(.

pkg)tostartuptheinstal

ler.

Eachinstallerislocatedinthefollowingfolder.

•KORGUSB‐MIDIdriver

“KORGUSB‐MIDIDRIVER”folderKORG

USB‐MIDIDRIVER.pkg

•microSTATIONEditor

“microSTATIONEditor”folder

microSTATIONEditor.pkg

3. Followtheon‐screeninstructionstoinstalleach

itemofsoftwaresuchastheKORGUSB‐MIDI

driverandmic

oSTATIONEditor.

USB-MIDI Setup guide

IfyouintendtousethemicroSTATIONwithyour

computerviatheUSBport,you’llneedtoinstallthe

KORGUSB‐MIDIdriveronyourcomputer.

WhenthemicroSTATIONEditor/Plug‐InEditorhas

beeninstalledsuccessfully,restartyourcomputer.

OnMacOSX,thestand‐aloneversionandtheplug‐

inversionareeachinstalledintheirownfolder.

About the microSTATION and USB-MIDI driver

ports

KEYBOARD port

Applicationsonyourcomputerusethisporttoreceive

MIDImessagesfromthemicroSTATION(datafrom

thekeyboardandcontrollers).

SOUND port

Applicationsonyourcomputerusethisporttosend

MIDImessagestothemicroSTATION’sinternalsound

generator,makingitproducesound.

Connecting a computer

USB connection and setup

Note:TheUSBconnectorofthemicroSTATIONisonly

abletotransmitandreceiveMIDIdata.

BeforeyouconnectthemicroSTATIONtoyour

computerviaUSB,youmustinstalltheKORG

USB‐MIDIdriveronyourcomputer.Ifyou’re

usingWindowsXPorWindowsVista,you’llneed

toinstallthedriverforeachUS

Bportthatyouuse.

IfyouconnectthemicroSTATIONtoaUSBport

otherthantheoneyouusedwheninstallingthe

KORGUSB‐MIDIdriver,you’llneedtoinstallthe

driveragain.Fordetails,pleasesee“Installingin

Windows”onpage 4.

1. UsingaUSBcable,connecttheUSBconnectorof

themic

roSTATIONtotheUSBconnectorofyour

computer.

2. Adjustthenecessarysettingsinthe

microSTATION’sGlobal/Mediamode.

Fordetails,pleasesee“Global/Mediamodesettings

onthemicroSTATION”onpage 8.

3. Adjustthenecessarysettingsonyourcomputer.

Fordetails,pleaseseethe“microSTATIONEditor/

Plug‐InEditoruser’sguide”(PDF).

Using the microSTATION Editor/Plug-In Editor

via a USB connection

IfyouwanttomixthemicroSTATION’saudiosignals

withtheaudiosignalssentfromyourhostapplication

viayouraudiointerface,orwithaudiosignalsfrom

anothersoundmodule,makeconnectionsas

illustratedbelow.

Computer

microSTATION

USB

INPUT

AUDIO OUTPUT

USB cable

L/MONO

INPUTINPUT

microSTATION

USB

Computer

Audio interface

Powered

monitors

microSTATION’s audio signals

MIDI signals

Other audio signals

Verifying the functionality of the microSTATION Editor (stand-alone version)

Ifyouwanttoapplyaplug‐ineffecttothe

microSTATION’saudiosignals,orcontrolthe

microSTATION’saudiosignalsinyourhostapplication

togetherwiththeaudiodatafromtheKORGLegacy

Collectionorotheraudiotracks,maketheconnections

asillustratedbelow.Connectthedevicesappropriate

forthehostappl

icationth

atyou’ reusing.

Connecting your computer via the

MIDI connectors

YoucanuseacommerciallyavailableMIDIinterfaceto

connectthemicroSTATIONtoyourcomputer.

1. ConnectthemicroSTATION’sMIDIOUT

connectorandMIDIINconnectortotheMIDIIN

portandMIDIOUTportofyourMIDIinterface.

Fordetails,refertothemanualincludedwithyour

MIDIinterface.

SomeUSB‐MIDIinte

rfacesmaybeun

ableto

transmitorreceivethemicroSTATION’sMIDI

exclusivemessages.

2. Adjustthenecessarysettingsinthe

microSTATION’sGlobal/Mediamode.

Fordetails,pleasesee“Global/Mediamodesettings

onthemicroSTATION”onpage 8.

Verifying the functionality of

the microSTATION Editor

(stand-alone version)

StartupthemicroSTATIONEditor(stand‐aloneversion)

andverifythatitworkscorrectly.

FordetailsonhowtosetupandstartthemicroSTATION

Plug‐InEditor,refertothe

“microSTATIONEditor/

Plug‐InEditoruser’sguide”(PDF)onpage6.

Setting up the microSTATION Editor

Beforeyouverifythatthesoftwareisfunctioning

correctly,makesurethatyou’vecompletedthefollowing

steps.

•ThemicroSTATION’sUSBconnectorisconnectedto

yourcomputer’sUSBport.

•ThemicroSTATIONandyourcomputerareboth

powered‐on.

•TheKorgUSB‐MIDIdriverisinstalledfortheUSB

portyou’llbeusing.

•ThemicroSTATIONEditor(sta

nd‐aloneversion)is

installedonyourcomputer.

1. StartupthemicroSTATIONEditor.

Windows

Inthetaskbar,clickthe[Start]buttonandthen[All

Programs].Fromthemenu,choose“KORG”–

“microSTATION”–“microSTATIONEditor”tostart

uptheeditor.

Alternatively,youcannavigatetothe“KORG”

folder–“microSTATION”folder,anddouble‐click

the“microSTATIONEditor.exe”iconlocatedthere.

The“KORG”folderwillbeintheloc

ationthatyo

u

selectedwheninstallingthesoftware.Bydefault,it

willbeinthe“ProgramFiles”folder.

Macintosh

Navigatetothe“Applications”folder–“KORG”

folder–“microSTATION”folder,anddoubleclick

the“microSTATIONEditor”icon.

Navigatetothe“Applications”folder–“KORG”

folder–“microSTATION”folder,anddoubleclick

the“microSTATIONEditor”icon.

•Whenyoustartup,datawillbetransmittedand

receivedbetweenthemicroSTATIONandthe

microSTATIONEditor.ThemicroSTATION’sdisplay

willindicate“Nowtransmitting”andthe

microSTATIONEditorwillindicate

“Synchronizing...”whilethesynchronizationdatais

exchanged.

2. Clickthe[A]selectorattheleftsideoftherealtime

controls.

Theindicationsofthefourknobswillbe[CUTOFF],

[RESONANCE],[EGINTENSITY],and[EG

RELEASE].

3. Usethefourknobsoftherealtimecontrolstovary

thesound.Usingthemousetomovetheon‐screen

knobswillhavethesameresultasturningth

efour

knobsonthemicroSTATIONitself.

MONO

INPUTINPUT

microSTATION

USB

Powered

monitors

Audio interface

microSTATION’s audio signals

MIDI signals

Other audio signals

Computer

microSTATION

Computer

MIDI interface

MIDI IN

MIDI INMIDI OUT

MIDI OUT

INPUT

AUDIO OUTPUT

USB-MIDI Setup guide

Global/Media mode settings

on the microSTATION

IfthemicroSTATIONdoesnotfunctioncorrectlywith

yourcomputer,checkthefollowingsettingsonthe

microSTATIONitself.

“Local Ctrl” settings

TheMIDIsoftwareonyourcomputermighthavean

EchoBackfunctionwheremessagesthatarereceived

atMIDIIN/USBareretransmittedwithoutchange

fromMIDIOUT/USB.

IfyourMIDIsoftware’sEchoBackisturnedonwhen

themicroSTATIONisbi‐directionallyconnectedwith

yourcomputer,themicroSTATION’sinternalsound

generatorwillreceiveduplicatemes

sages(the

internallygeneratedmessagesaswellasthemessages

receivedviaecho‐back),whichwillcauseproblems

suchaseachnotebeingsoundedtwice.

Insuchcases,youcansolvetheproblembyturningthe

microSTATION’slocalcontrolsettingOffsothatthe

signalrouteisinternallydisconnectedinsi

dethe

microSTATION.

Withthefactorysettings,themicroSTATION’slocal

controlsetting(“LocalCtrl”)isturnedOn.

Fordetails,pleasesee“microSTATIONParameter

guide”(PDF)page 61.

Note:WhenusingthemicroSTATIONbyitself,leave

thelocalcontrolsetting(“LocalCtrl”)turnedOn.Ifthis

isOff,nosoundwillbeproducedwhenyouplaythe

microSTATION’skeyboard.

ThemicroSTATIONEditor/Plug‐InEditorwill

automaticallysetthemicroSTATION’slocalcontrol

settingtotheappropriatestatewhenthesoftware

startsup.

MIDI Filter “SysEx” setting

Withthefactorysettings,themicroSTATIONissetsothat

itwillnottransmitorreceivesystemexclusivemessages

(“SysEx”Off).(“microSTATIONParameterguide”on

page 63)

SincethemicroSTATIONEditor/Plug‐InEditoruse

numerousMIDIsystemexclusivemessagesfor

communicatingwiththemicroSTATION,thissettingof

themicroSTATIONwillautomaticallybeturnedOn

whenthesoftwarestartsup.

IfyouareusingaMIDIdeviceoranapplicationother

thanthemicroSTATIONEditor/Plug‐InEditoranddonot

wan

tsystemexclusivemessagestobetransmittedand

receivedbetweenitandthemicroSTATION,you’llneed

tousethemicroSTATIONtomanuallyturnthissetting

On.

Ifyouperformanyofthefollowingoperationsonthe

microSTATIONafterthemicroSTATIONEditor/

Plug‐InEditorhasfinishedstartingup,subsequent

communicationwillnotbepos

sibl

•TurnMIDIFilter“SysEx”Off

•OnthemicroSTATION,usethe“LoadPCG”

commandwith“AllPCG”or“Globalsetting.”

IfthemicroSTATIONEditor/Plug‐InEditorbecomes

unabletocommunicatewiththemicroSTATION,please

usethemicroSTATIONitselftoturntheMIDIFilter

“SysEx”settingbackOn.

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

Record

Sequencer

OFF

Trigger

Tone

generator

Arpeggiator

Local

Control

Local

Control

OFF

Play

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

Record

Sequencer

Local

Control

OFF

Tone

Generator

While the internal sequencer is playing

(The playback of the internal sequencer will not be sent to the arpeggiator.)

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