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Parameter Guide
Parameter Guide
Parameter Guide
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Contents
Program mode: HD-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
HD-1 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Program P0: Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
0–1:Main ................................... 2
0–6:KARMAGE............
................. 7
0–7:ControllerView/Effect................... 11
0–8:AudioInput/Sampling .........
......... 12
0–9:ControlSurface ......................... 18
Program P1: Basic/Vector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
1–1:ProgramBasic .......................... 33
1–5:VectorControl ...................
...... 39
1–6:VectorEnvelope ........................ 43
1–8:SetUpControllers..............
........ 46
1–9:SetUpPads . ........................... 47
Program P2: OSC/Pitch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
2–1:OSC1Basic ............................ 49
2–2:OSC1Pitch.................
............ 54
2–5:OSC2Basic ............................ 57
2–6:OSC2Pitch.....
........................ 57
2–9:PitchEG.......................
....... 57
Program P3: Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
3–1:Filter1 ................................. 61
3–2:Filter1Modulation ..............
........ 64
3–3:Filter1LFOModulation.................. 68
3–4:Filter1EG..................
........... 69
3–5:Filter2 ................................. 72
3–6:Filter2Modulation ..
.................... 72
3–7:Filter2LFOModulation.................. 72
3–8:Filter2EG......
....................... 72
Program P4: Amp/EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
4–1:Amp1/Driver1.......................... 74
4–2:Amp1Modulation....................
.. 76
4–3:Amp1EG............................. 79
4–5:Amp2/Driver2...............
........... 81
4–6:Amp2Mod. ............................ 82
4–7:Amp2EG.....
........................ 82
4–9:EQ .........................
........... 82
Program P5: LFO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
5–1:OSC1LFO1............................ 84
5–2:OSC1LFO2................
............ 87
5–5:OSC2LFO1............................ 87
5–6:OSC2LFO2....
........................ 87
5–9:CommonLFO.......................
.. 88
Program P6: AMS Mixer/Common Key Track. . 90
6–1:OSC1AMSMixer ...................... 90
6–5:OSC2AMSMix..................
...... 96
6–9:CommonKeyboardTrack................ 97
Program P7: KARMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
7–1:GESetup/KeyZones................... 100
7–2:MIDIFilter/CCOffset .................. 103
7–3:ModuleParametersControl..
........... 105
7–4:ModuleParametersTrigger ............. 110
7–5:GERealTimeParameters................113
7–6:PerfReal
TimeParameters...............116
7–7:DynamicMIDI .........................120
7–8:RandomSeeds.....
....................122
7–9:Name/NoteMap .......................125
Program P8: Insert Effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
8–1:Routing...............................127
8–5:InsertFX ...............
...............130
8–6:TrackView............................133
8–7:IFX1–12....
...........................134
8–9:CommonFXLFO.....................
..136
Program P9: Master/Total Effect . . . . . . . . . . 138
9–1:Routing...............................138
9–2:MFX1 .................
................140
9–3:MFX2 .................................141
9–4:TFX1.
.................................141
9–5:TFX2.................
.................141
Program: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . 142
Program mode: EXi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
EXi Program P0: Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
0–1:Main..................................160
0–6:KARMAGE .............
..............161
0–7:ControllerView/Effects..................161
0–8:AudioInput/Sampling...............
...161
0–9:ControlSurface ........................161
EXi Program P4: Basic/Vector . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
4–1:ProgramBasic..........................163
4–2:EXiAudioInput....................
....168
4–5:VectorControl.........................168
4–6:VectorEnvelope.................
.......169
4–8:SetUpControllers ......................169
4–9:SetUpPads.................
...........169
EXi Program P5: Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
5–1:CommonStepSeq......................170
5–2:CommonLFO......................
...173
5–3:CommonKeyboardTrack...............173
EXi Program P6: EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
EXi Program P7: KARMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
EXi Program P8: Insert Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
EXi Program P9: Master/Total Effect . . . . . . . 173
EXi Program: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . 174
EXi: AL-1 Analog Synthesizer . . . . . . 175
AL-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
EXi Program P0: Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
0–1:Main..................................176
Program P4: OSC Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
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4–1:OSCBasic ............................ 178
4–2:Sub/Noise/RingMod.................
.. 181
4–3:Mixer................................ 182
4–4:PitchCommon...........
............. 184
4–5:PitchEG/Mod ......................... 186
Program P5: Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
5–1:FilterBasic ............................ 188
5–2:MultiFilter .................
.......... 191
5–3:FilterModulation ...................... 192
5–4:FilterLFOMod.............
........... 195
Program P6: Amp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
6–1:Amp/Driver........................... 196
6–2:AmpModulation ....................
.. 198
6–3:AmpEG............................. 200
Program P7: EG 1-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
7–1:EG1(Filter).......................... 203
7–2:EG2(Pitch)................
.......... 206
7–3:EG3 ................................. 206
7–4:EG4 .
................................ 206
Program P8: Step Seq/LFO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
8–1:StepSequencer........................ 207
8–2:LFO1....................
............ 209
8–3:LFO2................................ 212
8–4:LFO3
................................ 212
8–5:LFO4...............
................. 212
Program P9: AMS Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
9–1:AMSMixer........................... 213
AL-1: Tone Adjust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
AL-1: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
EXi: CX-3 Tonewheel Organ. . . . . . . 217
CX-3 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
EXi Program P0: Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
0–1:Main ................................. 218
Program P4: Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
4–1:Basic ................................. 220
4–2:Controllers...............
............. 221
Program P5: Split & Drawbars . . . . . . . . . . . .223
5–1:KeyboardSplit........................ 223
5–2:Drawbars......................
....... 224
5–3:EXDrawbars.......................... 225
Program P6: Percussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
6–1:Percussion ............................ 227
6–2:EXPercussion ...................
...... 228
Program P7: Amp, V/C, Rotary Speaker. . . . .230
7–1:Amp&V/C ........................... 230
7–2:RotarySpeaker ..................
...... 232
Program P9: AMS Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
9–1:AMSMixer........................... 235
CX-3: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Changes from the original CX-3 . . . . . . . . . . .237
CX-3: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
EXi: STR-1 Plucked String. . . . . . . . . .239
STR-1 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
EXi Program P0: Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
0–1:Main..................................241
Program P4: String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
41:PluckandNoise........................243
42:PCMOscillator ...................
......245
43:PCMOscillatorPitch ....................247
44:ExcitationMixer ...................
.....250
45:StringMain............................252
46:DampingandDispersion.........
.......256
47:StringPitch............................258
48:PickupsandFeedback. ........
..........260
49:Mixer .................................263
Program P5: Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
51:FilterBasic .............................265
52:MultiFilter ...............
.............268
53:FilterModulation .......................269
54:FilterLFOMod.........
................272
Program P6: Amp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
61:Amp..................................273
62:AmpModulation.......................274
63:AmpEG..............................276
Program P7: EG 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
71:EG1(Filter)...........................279
72:EG2(Pitch)..............
.............279
73:EG3 ..................................279
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4:EG4 ..................................279
Program P8: LFO 1-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
81:LFO1.................................279
82:LFO2..........
.......................279
83:LFO3........................
.........279
84:LFO4.................................279
Program P9: AMS Mixers and String Track . . . 280
91:AMSMixers12 ........................280
92:AMSMixers34 ...............
.........280
99:StringTrack...........................280
STR-1: Tone Adjust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
EXi: MS-20EX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285
MS-20EX Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Onscreenknobsandswitches,
andtheParameterDetailsarea...............286
EXi Program P0: Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
0–1:Main..................................287
Program P4: Oscillators & Filters . . . . . . . . . . 289
41:Oscillators&Filters.....................289
Program P5: MG, EG, & Modulation. . . . . . . . 293
51:MG,EG,&Modulation ..................293
Program P6: Patch Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
61:PatchPanel............................297
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Program P7: EG 3-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
71:EG3................................. 307
72:EG4..........
........................ 307
73:EG5......................
........... 307
74:EG6................................. 307
Program P8: LFO 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
81:LFO1................................ 307
82:LFO2..........
...................... 307
83:LFO3........................
........ 307
84:LFO4................................ 307
Program P9: AMS Mixers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
91:AMSMixers12........................ 308
92:AMSMixers34................
........ 308
MS-20EX: Tone Adjust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
MS-20EX: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . 311
EXi: PolysixEX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
PolysixEX Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Onscreenknobsandswitches,andtheParameter
Detailsarea............................... 314
EXi Program P0: Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
0–1:Main ................................. 315
Program P4: Main. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
41:Main ................................. 317
Program P5: Modulation & Arpeggiator. . . . . 322
51:Modulation&Arpeggiator.............. 322
Program P7: EG 2-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
71:EG2................................. 324
72:EG3.........
........................ 324
Program P8: LFO 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
81:LFO1................................ 324
82:LFO2..........
...................... 324
Program P9: AMS Mixers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
91:AMSMixers12....................... 324
92:AMSMixers34...............
........ 324
PolysixEX: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
EXi: MOD-7 Waveshaping
VPM Synthesizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327
MOD-7 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
UsingtheParameterDetailsarea ............ 329
LoadingDXsounds ........................ 329
Synthesis with the MOD-7: a guided tour . . . . 331
Overview ................................. 331
Individualoscillators
andsubtractivesynthesis................... 332
VPM(akaFM)............................. 333
FilteredVPM...........
................... 334
PCMasaVPMmodulator.................. 335
Waveshaping ......
....................... 336
RingModulation .........................
. 338
EXi Program P0: Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
0–1:Main..................................340
Program P4: Patch Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
4–1:PatchPanel............................342
Program P5: Oscillators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
5–1:OscMain ..............................346
5–2:PCMOsc................
..............350
5–3:PCMMod.............................352
5–4:VPMOsc1 ....
.........................355
5–5:VPMOscillator2......................
.365
5–6:VPMOscillator3.......................365
5–7:VPMOscillator4...................
....365
5–8:VPMOscillator5.......................365
5–9:VPMOscillator6.................
......365
Program P6: Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
6–1:FilterBasic.............................366
6–2:MultiFilter.................
...........366
6–3:FilterModulation.......................366
6–4:FilterLFOMod.............
............366
Program P7: Amp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
7–1:Mixers13.............................367
7–2:MainMixer ................
............368
7–3:Amp ..................................369
7–4:AmpModulation ...
....................369
7–5:AmpEG............................
..369
Program P8: EG 1–9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
8–1:EG1..................................370
8–2:EG2...........
.......................373
8–3:EG3.........................
.........373
8–4:EG4..................................373
8–5:EG5...
...............................373
8–6:EG6.................
.................373
8–7:EG7...............................
...373
8–8:EG8..................................373
8–9:EG9........
..........................373
Program P9: Step Sequencer, LFO 1-4, and AMS
Mixers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
9–1:StepSequencer........................374
9–2:LFO1.....................
...........374
9–3:LFO2................................374
9–4:LFO3...
.............................374
9–5:LFO4...................
.............374
9–6:AMSMixers12........................374
9–7:AMSMixers34....
....................374
9–8:AMSMixers56........................374
9–9:AMSMixers
78........................374
MOD-7: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
MOD-7: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . 376
Combination mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Combination P0: Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
0–1:ProgramSelect/Mixer...................377
0–6:KARMAGE ..........................
.383
0–7:ControllerView/Effect ..................386
0–8:AudioInput/Sampling..................387
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0–9:ControlSurface. ....................... 389
Combination P1: EQ/Vector/Controller. . . . . .401
1–1:TimbreEQ ............................ 401
1–5:VectorVolumeControl .................
403
1–6:VectorCCControl..................... 406
1–7:VectorEnvelope .......................
409
1–8:SetUpControllers..................... 412
1–9:SetUpPads .....................
...... 413
Combination P2: Timbre Parameters . . . . . . . .415
2–1:MIDI................................. 415
2–2:OSC ..............
................... 416
2–3:Pitch ..............................
... 418
2–4:Delay ................................ 419
2–5:WaveSequence/KARMA..........
..... 420
2–6:EXiAudioInput ....................... 422
Combination P3: MIDI Filter/Zones . . . . . . . . .423
3–1:MIDIFilter1........................... 423
3–2:MIDIFilter2...................
........ 424
3–3:MIDIFilter3........................... 425
3–5:KeyboardZones ...........
............ 426
3–6:VelocityZones ........................ 428
Combination P7: KARMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .430
7–1:GESetup/KeyZones................... 430
7–2:MIDIFilter/CCOffset.................. 434
7–3:ModuleParametersControl..
........... 435
7–4:ModuleParametersTrigger ............. 436
7–5:GERealTimeParameters............... 438
7–6:PerfReal
TimeParameters .............. 441
7–7:DynamicMIDI........................ 443
7–8:RandomSeeds ....
.................... 444
7–9:Name/NoteMap ...................... 446
Combination P8: Insert Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . .448
8–1:Routing1 ............................. 448
8–2:Routing2 .................
............ 451
8–5:InsertFX ............................. 452
8–6:TrackView ...
........................ 454
8–7:IFX1–12 ........................
...... 455
8–9:CommonFXLFO ...................... 457
Combination P9: Master/Total Effect. . . . . . . .458
9–1:Routing .............................. 458
9–2:MFX1................
................ 459
9–3:MFX2................................
460
9–4:TFX1 ................................. 460
9–5:TFX2 ...............
.................. 460
Combination: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . .461
Sequencer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467
Sequencer Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .467
MIDIsequencer ........................... 467
Setupparameters&Musicaldata............ 469
Tip:AutoSongSetup
...................... 470
Sequencer P0: Play/REC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .471
0–1:MIDITrackProgSelect/Mixer ........... 471
0–2:AudioTrackMixer..................... 477
0–3:MIDITrackLoop.......
............... 482
0–5:Preferences............................484
0–6:KARMAGE..
.........................488
0–7:ControllerView/Effect..................490
0–8:AudioIn/Sampling...
..................491
0–9:ControlSurface ........................493
Sequencer P1: EQ/Vector/Controller . . . . . . . 505
1–1:MIDITrackEQ.........................505
1–2:AudioTrackEQ....................
....507
1–5:VectorVolumeControl..................508
1–6:VectorCCControl ......................511
1–7:Vector
Envelope........................514
1–8:SetUpControllers ......................517
1–9:SetUp
Pads............................519
Sequencer P2: Track Parameters . . . . . . . . . . 521
2–1:MIDI .................................521
2–2:OSC..............
....................523
2–3:Pitch..............................
....525
2–4:Delay.................................526
2–5:WaveSequence/KARMA ...........
.....528
26:EXiAudioInput ........................530
2–7:AudioTrackDelay ..............
.......531
Sequencer P3: MIDI Filter/Zones . . . . . . . . . . 532
3–1:MIDIFilter1...........................532
3–2:MIDIFilter2..................
.........533
3–3:MIDIFilter3...........................535
3–5:KeyboardZones...........
.............536
3–6:VelocityZones.........................538
Sequencer P4: Track Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540
4–1:TrackEdit.............................540
4–2:MIDITrackName...............
.......542
4–3:AUDIOTrackName ....................543
Sequencer P5: Pattern/RPPR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544
5–1:PatternEdit............................544
5–2:PatternName ...................
.......546
5–3:RPPRSetup............................547
Sequencer P7: KARMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550
7–1:GESetup/KeyZones ....................551
7–2:MIDIFilter/CCOffset ...................555
7–3:ModuleParametersControl ...
..........556
7–4:ModuleParametersTrigger..............557
7–5:GERealTimeParameters ...............558
7–6:PerfRealTimeParameters.
..............560
7–7:DynamicMIDI .........................561
7–8:RandomSeeds.......
..................562
7–9:Name/NoteMap.......................563
Sequencer P8: Insert Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
8–1:MIDIRouting1 .........................565
8–2:MIDIRouting2 ......................
...567
8–3:AudioRouting1 ........................568
8–4:AudioRouting2 .....................
...570
8–5:InsertFX..............................571
8–6:TrackView............
................572
8–7:IFX1–12...............................574
8–9:CommonFX
LFO.......................576
Sequencer P9: Master/Total Effect . . . . . . . . . 578
9–1:Routing...............................578
9–2:MFX1 .................
................580
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9–3:MFX2 ................................ 581
9–4:TFX1 ...............
.................. 581
9–5:TFX2 ...............................
.. 581
Sequencer: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . 582
System Exclusive events supported in
Sequencer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618
Sampling mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .621
Sampling Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621
SamplingtoRAM,ordirecttodisk........... 621
Samplingfeatures.......................... 621
Sampling P0: Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625
0–1:Recording ............................ 625
0–8:AudioInput..................
......... 631
0–9:ControlSurface ........................ 636
Sampling P1: Sample Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 643
1–1:SampleEdit ........................... 643
Sampling P2: Loop Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 646
2–1:LoopEdit............................. 646
Sampling P3: Multisample Edit. . . . . . . . . . . . 649
3–1:MultisampleEdit...................... 649
Sampling P4: EQ/Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . 652
4–1:EQ ................................... 652
4–8:SetUpControllers..........
........... 653
4–9:SetUpPads . .......................... 655
Sampling P5: Audio CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 657
5–1:AudioCD ............................ 657
Sampling P8: Insert Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660
8–1:Routing .............................. 660
8–5:InsertFX................
.............. 662
8–6:TrackView ........................... 664
8–7:IFX1–12 ....
.......................... 665
8–9:CommonFXLFO .....................
. 666
Sampling P9: Master/Total Effect. . . . . . . . . . 668
9–1:Routing .............................. 668
9–2:MFX1 ................
................ 670
9–3:MFX2 ................................
670
9–4:TFX1 ................................. 670
9–5:TFX2 ...............
.................. 670
Sampling: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . 672
Global mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .699
Global P0: Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699
0–1:BasicSetup ........................... 699
0–2:AudioInput..................
......... 705
Global P1: MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 708
1–1:MIDI ................................. 708
1–2:External1..............
............... 714
1–3:External2............................. 716
Global P2: Controller/Scale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717
2–1:Controller ............................ 717
2–2:UserScale.................
............718
Global P3: Category Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 720
3–1:ProgramCategory ......................720
3–2:CombiCategory........................721
3–3:KARMA
Category ......................721
Global P4: Wave Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 722
4–1:SequenceParameters....................722
4–2:PerStepParameters ....................727
Global P5: Drum Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731
5–1:SampleSetup..........................731
5–2:SampleParameters ...................
..735
5–3:VoiceAssign/Mixer .....................736
Global P6: Plug-in Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738
Global: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . 740
Disk mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 749
Disk P0: File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751
0–1:Load ..................................751
0–2:Save..............
....................753
0–3:Utility..............................
...754
0–9:MediaInformation......................755
Disk P1: Audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756
1–1:MakeAudioCD ........................756
1–2:PlayAudioCD .....................
....758
1–9:MediaInformation......................760
Disk: Page Menu Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . 761
Effect Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 787
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 787
Abouteffectsresources......................787
Effectsineachmode.......................
.788
Dynamicmodulation(Dmod)andTempo
Synchronization ............................789
CommonFXLFOs ................
..........790
FXControlBuses...........................790
EffectI/O ..........
........................792
Insert Effects (IFX1…IFX12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 794
In/Out .................................... 794
Routing.............
......................794
Mixer............................
.........804
ControllingtheInsertEffectsviaMIDI ........805
Master Effects (MFX1, 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 807
In/Out .................................... 807
Routing.............
......................807
Mixer............................
.........811
ControllingtheMasterEffectsviaMIDI .......812
Total Effects (TFX1, 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813
In/Out .................................... 813
Routing.............
......................813
Mixer............................
.........814
UsingMIDItocontroltheTotalEffects........814
Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815
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MainOutputs ............................. 815
IndividualOutputs..................
...... 815
Effect/Mixer Block Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . .816
Dynamics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .819
000:NoEffect............................. 819
001:StereoDynaCompressor ..............
. 819
002:StereoCompressor..................... 820
003:StereoExpander ....................... 823
004:St.MultibandCompressor............... 824
005:StereoLimiter ......................... 826
006:MultibandLimiter...
.................. 827
007:StereoMultibandLimiter............... 828
008:StereoMasteringLimiter ........
....... 829
009:StereoGate ........................... 830
010:StereoNoiseReduction..........
....... 831
EQ and Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .832
011:StereoParametric4EQ.................. 832
012:StereoGraphic7EQ.................... 833
013:StereoMaster3EQ.
.................... 834
014:StereoExciter/Enhncr .................. 835
015:StereoIsolator......
................... 836
016:StereoWah/AutoWah ................. 836
017:St.Vintage/CustomWah.......
......... 838
018:StereoRandomFilter................... 839
019:MultiModeFilter...............
....... 840
020:StereoSubOscillator................... 841
021:TalkingModulator..................
... 842
022:StereoDecimator...................... 843
023:StereoAnalogRecord.................
. 844
024:StereoWaveShaper.................... 844
025:PianoBody/Damper ................... 846
026:Vocoder ..
............................ 846
Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models . . . .848
027:OD/HiGainWah ...................... 848
028:OD/HyperGainWah................... 849
029:StereoGuitar
Cabinet .................. 850
030:GuitarAmpModel+P4EQ .............. 850
031:GuitarAmpModel+Cabinet.......
..... 851
032:StereoBassCabinet.................... 852
033:BassAmpModel.................
..... 852
034:BassAmpModel+Cabinet .............. 853
035:BassAmpTubeDrive+Cab ............. 854
036:TubePreAmpModeling .....
........... 855
037:St.TubePreAmpModeling............. 855
038:MicModeling+PreAmp................
856
039:St.MicModeling+PreAmp ............. 856
Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . .857
040:StereoChorus ......................... 857
041:StereoHarmonicChorus................ 858
042:St.Biphase
Modulation................ 859
043:MultitapCho/Delay4Taps .............. 860
044:MultitapCho/Delay6Taps ............
.. 860
045:BiChorus............................. 861
046:Ensemble ................
............. 863
047:PolysixEnsemble ...................... 863
048:StereoFlanger ..........
............... 864
049:StereoRandomFlanger................. 865
050:StereoEnvelopeFlanger ............
.... 865
051:StereoPhaser ..........................866
052:StereoRandomPhaser.............
.....867
053:StereoEnvelopePhaser .................868
054:BiPhaser . .......................
......868
Modulation and Pitch Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 870
055:StereoVibrato..........................870
056:StereoAutoFadeMod...................871
057:2
VoiceResonator......................872
058:Doppler ..........................
.....873
059:Scratch ................................874
060:GrainShifter ...........
................874
061:StereoTremolo .........................875
062:StereoEnvelopeTremolo ......
..........876
063:StereoAutoPan ........................877
064:StereoPhaser+Tremolo ............
......878
065:StereoRingModulator ..................879
066:StereoFrequencyShifter.................880
067:Detune....
............................881
068:PitchShifter ....................
.......881
069:StereoPitchShifter .....................882
070:PitchShifterBPM.................
......883
071:StereoPitchShifterBPM.................884
072:PitchShiftMod. .....................
...885
073:OrganVibrato/Chorus..................886
074:RotarySpeaker.........................886
075:
RotarySpeakerProOD .................888
076:RotarySpeakerProCX ..................889
Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 891
077:L/C/RDelay...........................891
078:L/C/RLongDelay.................
.....891
079:Stereo/CrossDelay .....................892
080:Stereo/CrossLongDelay ................893
081:StereoMultitap
Delay...................893
082:StereoModulationDelay................894
083:StereoDynamicDelay .........
.........895
084:StereoAutoPanningDelay..............896
085:TapeEcho .....................
........897
086:MultibandMod.Delay ..................898
087:ReverseDelay.....................
.....899
088:HoldDelay ............................900
089:AutoReverse.............
.............901
090:SequenceBPMDelay ...................902
091:L/C/RBPMDelay ............
..........903
092:L/C/RBPMLongDelay .................904
093:StereoBPMDelay...............
.......905
094:StereoBPMLongDelay.................906
095:StereoBPMMultitapDelay ..............907
096:StereoBPMMod.Delay .
................908
097:St.BPMAutoPanningDly...............909
098:TapeBPMEcho............
............910
099:ReverseBPMDelay.....................911
Reverb and Early Reflections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913
100:Overb.................................913
101:ReverbHall...............
.............914
102:ReverbSmoothHall ....................914
103:ReverbWetPlate ............
...........914
104:ReverbDryPlate.......................914
105:ReverbRoom..........
................915
106:ReverbBrightRoom....................915
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107:EarlyReflections....................... 916
108:EarlyReflectionsHiDens ............... 916
Mono-Mono Serial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918
109:P4EQ‐Exciter......................... 921
110:P4EQ‐Wah.....................
...... 921
111:P4EQ‐Chorus/Flanger................. 921
112:P4EQ‐Phaser ......................
... 922
113:P4EQ‐MultitapDelay ................. 922
114:Comp‐Wah ......................
.... 922
115:Comp‐AmpSim...................... 923
116:Comp‐OD/HiGain.................
... 923
117:Comp‐P4EQ ......................... 923
118:Comp‐Chorus/Flanger................
. 924
119:Comp‐Phaser ........................ 924
120:Comp‐MultitapDelay ................. 925
121:
Limiter‐P4EQ ........................ 925
122:Limiter‐Chorus/Flanger ............... 925
123:Limiter‐Phaser ...
.................... 926
124:Limiter‐MultitapDelay ................ 926
125:Exciter‐Comp .......
................. 927
126:Exciter‐Limiter....................... 927
127:Exciter‐Chorus/Flanger .....
........... 927
128:Exciter‐Phaser ........................ 928
129:Exciter‐MultitapDelay ........
........ 928
130:OD/HiGain‐AmpSim................. 928
131:OD/HiGain‐Cho/Flanger.............. 929
132:OD/Hi
Gain‐Phaser................... 929
133:OD/HiGain‐MultitapDly.............. 929
134:Wah‐AmpSim .......
................ 930
135:Decimator‐AmpSim.................. 930
136:Decimator‐Comp........
............. 931
137:AmpSim‐Tremolo .................... 931
138:Cho/Flanger‐MultitapDly ..........
... 932
139:Phaser‐Chorus/Flanger................ 932
140:Reverb‐Gate ........................
. 932
Mono/Mono Parallel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 934
141:P4EQ//P4EQ ......................... 937
142:P4EQ//Comp ..................
....... 937
143:P4EQ//Limiter........................ 938
144:P4EQ//Exciter............
............ 938
145:P4EQ//OD/HiGain.................... 938
146:P4EQ//Wah.........
................. 938
147:P4EQ//Chorus/Flanger ................ 939
148:P4EQ//Phaser .........
............... 939
149:P4EQ//MultitapBPMDly .............. 939
150:Comp//Comp ...........
............. 939
151:Comp//Limiter ....................... 940
152:Comp//Exciter.......
................. 940
153:Comp//OD/HiGain................... 940
154:Comp//Wah.....
..................... 940
155:Comp//Chorus/Flanger ................ 941
156:Comp//Phaser .......
................. 941
157:Comp//MultitapBPMDly ............. 941
158:Limiter//Limiter.........
............. 941
159:Limiter//Exciter....................... 942
160:Limiter//OD/HiGain .......
........... 942
161:Limiter//Wah......................... 942
162:Limiter//Chorus/Flanger .......
........ 942
163:Limiter//Phaser ....................... 943
164:Limiter//MtapBPMDly ..........
..... 943
165:Exciter//Exciter ........................943
166:Exciter//OD/HiGain.............
......943
167:Exciter//Wah ..........................944
168:Exciter//Chorus/Flanger.............
...944
169:Exciter//Phaser ........................944
170:Exciter//MtapBPMDly................
.944
171:OD/HiGain//OD/HiGain ..............945
172:OD/HiGain//Wah.....................945
173:OD/HiGain//Cho/Flanger
..............945
174:OD/HiGain//Phaser ...................945
175:OD/HiGain//MtBPMDly.......
.......946
176:Wah//Wah............................946
177:Wah//Chorus/Flanger.........
.........946
178:Wah//Phaser ..........................946
179:Wah//MultitapBPMDly.........
.......947
180:Cho/Flange//Cho/Flanger ...............947
181:Cho/Flange//Phaser ....................947
182:Cho/Flange//Mt
BPMDly...............947
183:Phaser//Phaser........................948
184:Phaser//MtapBPMDly ..
...............948
185:Mt.BPMDly//Mt.BPMDly ..............948
KARMA GE guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 949
About the KARMA GE guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . 949
Howtoreadthe“GEGuide”.................949
HowGEparameternamesaredisplayed ......949
About KARMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 951
Overview..................................951
TheoryOfOperation...............
.........951
KARMAArchitecture(Diagram) .............952
GE (Generated Effect) Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . 953
Overview..................................953
GEGlobalParameters...............
........953
Note Series Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 956
Overview..................................956
Parameters ................
................956
Phase Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 960
Overview..................................960
AboutPhasePatterns..............
.........960
GeneralParameters .........................960
PhaseSpecificParameters ..............
.....962
EndLoopParameters.......................963
PatternParameters ..................
.......963
Rhythm Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 965
Overview..................................965
AboutRhythmPatterns..............
.......965
GlobalParameters ..........................965
PatternGrid&AssociatedParameters.........966
RandomWeightingParameters‐Pools ..
......967
RandomWeightingParameters‐Ties.........967
AssociatedParameters......................968
Duration Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 970
Overview..................................970
AboutDurationPatterns ..............
......970
PatternGrid&AssociatedParameters.........970
AssociatedParameters......................970
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RandomWeightingParameters‐Pools....... 971
RandomWeightingParametersTies ........ 972
AssociatedParameters ..................... 972
Index Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .973
Overview................................. 973
AboutIndexPatterns...............
........ 973
PatternGrid&AssociatedParameters ........ 973
AssociatedParameters ..................... 973
RandomWeightingParameters....
.......... 974
AssociatedParameters ..................... 974
Cluster Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .977
Overview................................. 977
AboutClusterPatterns..............
....... 977
PatternGrid&AssociatedParameters ........ 977
RandomWeightingParameters.............. 978
AssociatedParameters ............
......... 978
Velocity Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .979
Overview................................. 979
AboutVelocityPatterns ..............
...... 979
GlobalParameters......................... 979
PatternGrid&AssociatedParameters ........ 980
RandomWeightingParameters..
............ 980
AssociatedParameters ..................... 980
CCs/Pitch Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .982
Overview................................. 982
AboutCC/Bend/PitchPatterns ..............
982
PatternGrid&AssociatedParameters ........ 982
RandomWeightingParameters.............. 983
GlobalParameters...................
...... 984
AssociatedParameters ..................... 984
WaveSeq Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .986
Overview................................. 986
AboutWaveSeqPatterns ..............
..... 986
GlobalParameters......................... 986
PatternGrid&AssociatedParameters ........ 987
RandomWeightingParameters...
........... 988
AssociatedParameters ..................... 988
Envelope Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .989
Overview................................. 989
AboutEnvelopes...............
........... 989
Parameters ............................... 989
LevelCombinations......
.................. 992
TimeCombinations ........................ 992
Repeat (Melodic Repeat) Group . . . . . . . . . . .994
Overview................................. 994
GeneralParameters...............
......... 994
RangeParameters ......................... 997
GEMode=RealTimeParameters.........
... 997
Bend Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .999
Overview................................. 999
GeneralParameters...............
......... 999
GEMode=RealTimeParameters........... 1001
Drum Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1003
Overview................................ 1003
AboutDrumPatterns...............
...... 1003
PatternEditingGrid
&AssociatedParameters...................1003
AssociatedParameters..................
...1004
RandomWeightingParameters–Pools.......1005
RandomWeightingParameters–Rests.......1006
AssociatedParameters.....................1006
Direct Index Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1010
Overview ................................1010
GeneralParameters .................
.......1010
DurationParameters .......................1011
RepeatParameters....................
.....1012
BendParameters..........................1012
Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1014
UsingAutoBend..........................1014
RandomWeightingCurves .................1015
Appendices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1019
Alternate Modulation Sources (AMS). . . . . . . 1019
AlternateModulationOverview.............1019
AlternateModulationSource(AMS)List .....1021
AlternateModulationsettings...............1025
Dynamic Modulation Sources (Dmod) . . . . . . 1030
Overview ................................1030
DynamicModulationSourceList ............1030
Controller Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1033
SW1/2Assignments........................1033
RealtimeKnobs5–8Assignments............1034
FootSwitchAssignments ..........
.........1035
FootPedalAssignments ....................1036
Dynamic MIDI Sources & Destinations. . . . . . 1038
DynamicMIDISources.....................1038
DynamicMIDIDestinations ................1040
MIDI transmission from OASYS controllers . . 1045
OASYS and MIDI CCs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1049
ResponsestostandardMIDIcontrollers......1049
ParameterscontrolledbyMIDICCs#7079 ...1052
MIDI applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1055
AboutMIDI ..............................1055
ConnectingMIDIdevices&computers.......1055
Messagestransmitted
andreceivedbytheOASYS ...
..............1056
MIDI Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1068
Error and confirmation messages . . . . . . . . . 1072
A(ADC–AreYouSure) ....................1072
B(Buffer)..........................
.......1072
C(Can’tcalibrate–Completed) ..............1072
D(Destination–Disk).......................1073
E(Error–Exceeded)..
......................1074
F(File–Front)...........................
..1074
I(Illegal–Index)...........................1076
M(Master–Multisample)...................1076
N(Nodata–Notenoughsongmemory) ......1077
O(Obeycopyrightrules–Oscillator)..........1078
P(Pattern–Program) .......................1079
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R(Rearsample–Root) ..................... 1079
S(Sample–Source)........................
1079
T(Theclock–Track)....................... 1080
U(Unabletocreatedirectory–USBHub) ..... 1081
W(Wave)............
.................... 1081
Y(You) .............................
..... 1081
Disk mode information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1083
AIFFandWAVEformatdetails:importing ... 1083
AIFFandWAVEformatdetails:exporting... 1083
AboutKORGformatfiles .................. 1084
CDR/RWdisksontheOASYS:UDFandpacket
writing.
................................. 1086
EXB-DI option board, additional memory, &
calendar battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1089
Safetyprecautions........................ 1089
Overview:userinstallablehardware........ 1090
Installinganoptionboard,memory/calendar
battery ......
............................ 1090
EXBDIoption....................
........ 1094
Updating the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1096
Using the included Restore CDs to restore the
system and factory sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1097
Voice Name List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1099
Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1099
Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1102
Drum Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1114
GM Drum Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1114
KARMA GEs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1115
External Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1148
Multisamples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1153
Drumsamples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1159
Wave Sequences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1170
Preset Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1171
Template Songs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1171
Demo Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1172
*KARMA
®
(KayAlgorithmicRealtimeMusicArchitec
ture)TechnologyhasbeenlicensedfromStephenKay,
andisprotectedbyU.S.Patents5,486,647,5,521,327,
6,084,171,6,087,578,6,103,964,6,121,532,6,121,533,
6,326,538,and6,639,141.Otherpatentspending.
*KARMA
®
andtheKARMALogoareregisteredtrade
marks,andGeneratedEffect™(GE),MelodicRepeat™,
DirectIndex™,ManualAdvance™,SmartScan™,
FreezeRandomize™,RandomCapture™,Random
FF/REW™andSceneMatrix™aretrademarksof
StephenKay,KarmaLabLLC.Thismanualcopyright©
19942004byKORGInc.andStephenKay.Allrights
reserved.
* ScreenshotsfromtheKARMAsoftwarethatappear
throughoutthisguideare©19942004byStephenKay,
KarmaLabLLC.Usedbypermission.Allrights
reserved.
*KARMATechnologycanbelocatedontheinternetat:
www.karmalab.com.
*LinuxisatrademarkorregisteredtrademarkofLinus
Torvaldsin theUnited
Statesandinothercountries.
*Thisproductwasdevelopedunderlicenseofphysical
modelingtonegeneratorpatents(http://www.sondius
xg.com)ownedbyStanfordUniversityUSAand
YamahaCorporation.
*Companynames,productnames,andnamesofformats
etc.arethetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheir
respectiveowners.
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Program mode: HD-1
HD-1 Overview
TheHD1HighDefinitionSynthesizerisKorg’snew
flagshipPCMsynthesisengine,featuringoutstanding
soundquality,uniquesounddesigntools,andarich
arrayofmodulationpossibilities,including:
•Ultrahighqualitysampleinterpolation,basedon
new,proprietarytechnology,forminimalaliasing
andcrystalclearhighfrequencies
•OveragigabyteofROM
andEXssamplelibraries
•DualOSCstructure,providingtwocompletevoice
chainsforlayersandsplits
•WithineachOSC,uptofourwayvelocitysplits
andcrossfades(includingtwowaylayers)
WaveSequencing,forcreatingrhythmicpatternsor
complex,evolvingtimbres
•VectorSynthesis
•Dualmultimoderesonantfilters
•DriveandLowBoost,for
addingpervoicegrit,
girthanddistortion
•Threeenvelopes,twoLFOs,andtwoAMSMixers
perOSC,plusacommonLFO,Vectorenvelope,
andKARMAfortheProgramasawhole
•TwocomplexkeytrackinggeneratorsperOSC,
plustwomorefortheProgramasawhole
•Extensiverealtimemodulationcapabilities
OSC2
OSC1
Common
LFO
HD-1 Program Structure
Vector
OSC1
OSC2
KARMA
Effects
Mixer
& EQ
2
Key
Track 1
Filter B
Pitch EG Filter EG
LFO 1 LFO 2
AMS
Mixer 1
AMS
Mixer 2
Filter
Key Track
Amp
Key Track
Amp
EG
HD-1 OSC Structure
Osc
Serial/
Parallel
Serial/
Parallel
Filter A
Drive Amp
+
Program mode: HD-1
2
Program P0: Play
ThisisthemainpageofProgrammodeforHD1
Programs.Amongotherthings,youcan:
SelectPrograms
•Jumpdirectlytothemaineditingpages
MakebasiceditstoKARMA
•Setuptheaudioinputsandresamplingoptions
•Usethecontrolsurface
Auto Song Setup
TheAutoSongSetupfeaturecopiesthecurrent
ProgramorCombinationintoaSong,andthenputs
theOASYSinrecordreadymode.
Ifinspirationforaphraseorsongstrikesyouwhile
youreplaying,youcanusethisfunctiontostart
recordingimmediately.Todoso:
1. HolddowntheENTERkey
andpressthe
SEQUENCERREC/WRITEkey.
TheSetuptoRecorddialogboxwillopenandask“Ar e
yousure?”
2. PressOK.
YouwillautomaticallyenterSequencermode,andwill
beintherecordreadystate.
3. PresstheSTART/STOPkeytostartthesequencer
andbeginrecording.
0–1: Main
ThisisthemainpageforselectingPrograms,whichare
thebasicsoundsoftheOASYS.Italsoincludesan
interactiveoverviewofthemostimportantProgram
parameters‐justtouchaparameter,andyou’lljumpto
thecorrespondingeditpage.
Tip:WhereveryouareintheProgrammodepages,
pressingEXIT
threetimes(orfewer)willtakeyouback
tothispage,andselecttheProgramname.Youcan
thenimmediatelyusethenumerickeysor /
switchestoselectadifferentProgram.
Forinstance,ifyou’reonanypageotherthanP0:Play:
•Pressitoncetogotothepreviouslyselected
tabon
themainP0page,suchasControlSurfaceorAudio
In/Sampling.
•PressitagaintogotothefirsttabonthemainP0
page–themainProgramPlaypage.Ifyouhad
previouslyselectedaparameteronthispage,that
parameterwillbeselected.
•Pressitathirdtime
toselectthemainProgram
nameparameter.
0–1a: Program Select
Bank [INT–A…F, GM, g(1…9), g(d), USER–A…G]
ThisistheBankofthecurrentProgram.
YoucanchangetheBankeitherviatheonscreen
menu,orbyusingthefrontpanelBankbuttons.
Banks GM, g(1…9), and g(d): General MIDI
TheGMbankcontainsafullsetofGeneralMIDI2
Programs,aswellasvariationsubbanksg(1)–g(9)
(GM2variationprograms),andbankg(d)(drums).
EachtimeyoupressthefrontpanelINTGbutton,
you’llstepthroughthesevariationbanksinthe
followingorder:GMg(1)g(2)…g(8)g(9)GM…
0
–1a
0
–1b
0–1PMC
Program P0: Play 0–1: Main
3
Ifavariationbankdoesn’thaveadifferentversionof
thecurrentProgram,thebasicGMsoundwillbe
recalledinstead.Inthiscase,anasterisk*willbeadded
tothebeginningoftheProgramname.
YoucaneditGMPrograms,butyoumustthensave
themtoadifferent
Bank;theGMProgramsthemselves
cannotbeoverwritten.
Program Bank Contents
Asshippedfromthefactory,thecontentsofthe
ProgramBanksareasfollows:
Programbankcontents
FordetailsonthefactoryPrograms,pleaseseethe
“VoiceNameList”onpage 1099.
Optional EXi and demo mode
TheMOD7,MS20EXandPolysixEXareoptionalEXi.
Initially,theywillbeindemomode.Youllbeableto
play,edit,andsavePrograms,Combis,andSongs
whichusetheseEXi–butuntilyoupur chasean
authorizationcode,theirsoundwillfadeout
periodically.
Topurchaseauthorizationcodes,
andtodownload
additional,freebanksofsounds,goto
www.korguser.net.Oncepurchased,youcanenterthe
authorizationcodeonthePlugInInfopageinGlobal
mode.
Formoreinformation,see“GlobalP6:PluginInfo”on
page 738oftheParameterGuide.
Bank Type [HD-1, EXi]
ThisshowswhetherthecurrentBankcontainsHD1
ProgramsorEXiPrograms.ThetwoProgramtypes
can’tbemixedinasinglebank.
HD1:TheBankcontainsHD1Programs.
EXi:TheBankcontainsEXiPrograms.
Changing the Bank Type for USER-A…G
BankscancontaineitherHD1ProgramsorEXi
Programs,butnotboth.Thisassignmentisfixedfor
theINTbanks,butcanbesetseparatelyforeachofthe
USERbanks.
TochangethetypeofaUSERbank:
1. PressthefrontpanelGLOBALbuttontoenter
Globalmode.
2. Selectthe
Basictab.
3. Pressthepagemenubutton,andselectSet
ProgramUserBankType.
4. ChangetheTypeforthedesiredbanks.Leaveall
oftheotherbankssetto“NoChange.”
Settingabank’stypewillerasealloftheProgramdata
inthebank‐somakesurethatyou’ renoterasing
any
Programsyouwanttokeep!
5. PresstheOKbutton.
An“areyousure?”dialogappears.
6. Ifyou’recertainofthechange,pressOKagain.
Theselectedbankswillnowbeinitializedtousethe
newProgramtypes.
Program Select [(0…127 (INT and USER Banks),
1…128 (GM Banks)]
ThisisthecurrentProgram.Whenthisparameteris
selected,youcanselectprogramsusingtheIncand
Decbuttons,numericbuttons09(followedby
ENTER),ortheValuedial.
YoucanalsochangeProgramsviaMIDIProgram
Changemessage,orbypressingafootswitch.Formore
information,see“Foot
SwitchAssignments”on
page 1035.
StandardProgramsarenumberedfrom0to127,while
GMProgramsusetherangefrom1to128,asperthe
GMspecification.
Note:Onthispageonly,theVALUEsliderfunctionsas
amodulationsource‐whichmeansthatyoucan’tuse
ittoselectPrograms.
Pressthe
popupbuttontocallupthe“Bank/Program
Select”menu,asdescribedbelow.Thisshowsallofthe
Programsinmemory,organizedbyBank.
Bank Contents Bank Type
INT-A…D HD-1Programs
HD-1
INT-E
HD-1Programs; requires the
EXs1 ROM Expansion PCM
INT-F AL-1 and CX-3 Programs EXi
GM (INT-G) GM2 main Programs
GMg(1)…g(9) GM2 variation Programs
g(d) GM2 drum Programs
USER-A,
000…007
HD-1 Programs; requires the
EXs2 Concert Grand Piano
PCM.
Bank type
can be set to
either HD-1
or EXi
USER-A,
009…010
HD-1 Vocoder and demo song
Programs
USER-A,
11…127
Initialized HD-1 Programs
USER-B Initialized HD-1 Programs
USER-C MOD-7 Programs
USER-D
MS-20EX and PolysixEX
Programs
USER-E STR-1 Programs
USER-F AL-1 and CX-3 Programs
USER-G Initialized HD-1 Programs
Bank
Program Select Popup Program Select Favorite
Bank Type Category Popup Tempo
Program mode: HD-1
4
Bank/Program Select
1. Pressthepopupbuttonattheleftof“Program
Select”toopentheBank/ProgramSelectmenu.
2. Pressoneofthetabsonthelefttoselectaspecific
bank.
3. Selectaprogramfromthelist.Youcantoucha
Program’snamedirectly,orusetheIncandDec
buttons.
Thepopupshows
16Programsatatime.Tobrowse
throughalloftheProgramsinthecurrentbank,use
thescrollbaratthebottomofthewindow.
WhenyouselectBankINTG,theVariationbutton
appearsatthebottomleftofthedialog.Thisbutton
cyclesthroughtheGMvariationbanks,
justlike
repeatedlypressingthefrontpanelINTGBank
button,asdescribedunder“BanksGM,g(1…9),and
g(d):GeneralMIDI,above.
TheFavoritebuttontrimsthelisttoshowonly
Programsyou’vemarkedasfavorites.Iftheselected
BankcontainsnoProgramsmarkedasFavorites,the
buttoncan’tbeturned
on.
Formoreinformation,see“Favorite,”below.
4. PresstheOKbuttontoconfirmyourchoice,or
presstheCancelbuttontoexitwithoutchanging
theProgram.
Category [00…18, Name]
Allprogramsareclassifiedintooneofeighteen
categories,suchasKeyboard,Organ,Strings,etc.Each
ofthesecategoriesmayalsohaveuptoeightsub
categories.
SelectingbyCategoryletsyousearchforaspecifictype
ofsound(likeanelectricbass,forexample),without
concernforwhatBanksthe
soundsarestoredin.
PresstheCategorypopupbutton,andthe
“Category/ProgramSelect”menuwillappear,as
describedbelow.
Category/Program Select
1. PresstheCategorypopupbutton(abovethe
ProgramSelectparameter)toopenthe
Category/ProgramSelectmenu.
2. Pressoneofthetabsonthelefttoselectthe
desiredcategory.
IfnoProgramsareassignedtoaparticularcategoryor
subcategory,youwon’ tbeabletoselectitstab.
3. Pressatab
inthesecondfromleftcolumntoselect
asubcategory.
All:Allprogramsinthecategorywillbeshown.
Choosethiswhenyoudon’tneedtousesubcategories.
0…7:Theprogramswillbeshownbysubcategory.
4. Selectaprogramfromthelist.
YoucantouchaProgram’snamedirectly,
orusetheInc
andDecbuttons.
IftherearemoreProgramsthancanbeshownonthe
screenatonetime,usethescrollbartobrowsethrough
theentireCategory.
TheFavoritebuttontrimsthelisttoshowonly
Programsyou’vemarkedasfavorites.Iftheselected
Categorycontains
noProgramsmarkedasFavorites,
thebuttoncan’tbeturnedon.
5. PresstheOKbuttontoconfirmyourchoice,or
presstheCancelbuttontoexitwithoutchanging
theProgram.
YoucanassignacategorytoaPrograminthe“Write
Program”dialog.Formoreinformation,see“Saving
youredits”onpage 59
oftheOperationGuide,and
“Writingaprogramorcombination”onpage 170of
theOperationGuide.
Favorite [Off, On]
ThisbuttonmarkstheProgramasa“favorite,”which
makesiteasytofindintheBank/ProgramSelectand
Category/ProgramSelectdialogs.
Tab
S
croll bar
Bank/ProgramSelectmenu
Program P0: Play 0–1: Main
5
NotethatyoumustwritethePrograminordertosave
changestothissetting.
Tempo ( q ) [040.00…240.00, EXT]
ThisisthetempoforthecurrentProgram,which
appliestotemposyncedLFOsandWaveSequences,
theVectorEG,KARMA,andtemposyncedeffects.
EXTmeansthatthetempowillsynctoexternalMIDI
clocks.YoullseethisiftheGlobalMIDIpageMIDI
ClockparameterissettoExternal
MIDI,orifit’ssetto
AutoandtheOASYSiscurrentlyreceivingMIDI
clocks.Formoreinformation,pleasesee“MIDIClock
(MIDIClockSource)”onpage 710.
040.00…240.00allowyoutosetaspecifictempoin
BPM,with1/100BPMaccuracy.Inadditiontousing
thestandarddataentrycontrols,you
canalsojustturn
theTEMPOknob,orbyplayingafewquarternoteson
theTAPTEMPObutton.
0–1b: Overview and Page Jump
Thissectionshowsanoverviewofthemostimportant
Programsettings,suchastheselectedMultisamplesor
WaveSequencesandtheirvelocityranges,filter
settings,EGsandLFOs,andsoon.
Thegraphicsgiveyouaquickwaytocheckallofthese
settingsataglance.Theyalsoletyou
jumpinstantlyto
anyofthedisplayedparameters.Justtouchoneofthe
graphics,andyou’lljumptothepagecontainingits
parameters.Forinstance,ifyoutouchtheFilterEG
graphic,you’llgototheFilterEGpage.
OSC1
OSC1 Multisample/Wave Sequence/Drum Kit
ThisareashowsOSC1’sfourMultisamplesorWave
Sequences.Colorsandabbreviationsareusedto
distinguishbetweenthevariouspossibilities,as
detailedbelow.
•Red:ROMMultisamples
•Green:RAMMultisamples
•Blue:WaveSequences
•Orange:DrumKits
•Grey:Off
•Mn:Mono
•St:Stereo
TouchthisareatojumptothecorrespondingProgram
P2–OSC1Basicpage.
Key Zone
ThisindicatesthekeyzoneinwhichOSC1willsound.
The76‐or88notekeyboardregionisalsoshown.
TouchthisareatojumptothecorrespondingProgram
P1–ProgramBasicpage.
MS1…4, Velocity Zone Graphic
ThisshowsthevelocityzonesforOSC1multisamples
1–4.
TouchthisareatojumptothecorrespondingProgram
P2–OSC1Basicpage.
OSC1 LFO1, OSC1 LFO2 Graphic
ThisshowsthewaveformsofOSC1LFO1andOSC1
LFO2.If“MIDI/TempoSync”isselected,thiswill
indicate“MIDI.”
TouchthisareatojumptothecorrespondingProgram
P5–OSC1LFO1pageorOSC1LFO2page.
Filter 1
Filter Routing & Type
Thisshowsthefilter1routingandfiltertype.
TouchthisareatojumptothecorrespondingProgram
P3–Filter1page.
Category tab
S
ub-category tab
Scroll bar
Category/ProgramSelectmenu
Program mode: HD-1
6
Filter Page Graphic
Thisshowsthecutofffrequency.
TouchthisareatojumptotheProgramP3–Filter1
page.
Filter EG Graphic
Thisshowstheshapeofthefilter1EG.
TouchthisareatojumptothecorrespondingProgram
P3–Filter1EGpage.
Amp 1
Drive, Low Boost, Pan, Amp Level
ThisareashowstheAmp1Driver,LowBoost,Pan,
andAmpLevelvalues.
IfBypassison,DriveandLowBoostarenotshown.
TouchthisareatojumptothecorrespondingProgram
P4–Amp1/Drive1page.
Amp EG Graphic
Thisshowstheshapeoftheamp1EG.
TouchthisareatojumptothecorrespondingProgram
P4–Amp1EGpage.
Common
Voice Assign Mode
Thisshowsthevoiceassignmodeoftheprogram–
eitherPOLYorMONO.
TouchthisareatojumptothecorrespondingProgram
P1–ProgramBasicpage.
Pitch EG Graphic
ThisshowstheshapeofthePitchEG.
TouchthisareatojumptotheProgramP2–PitchEG
page.
Common LFO Graphic
ThisshowsthewaveformoftheCommonLFO.Also,if
MIDI/TempoSyncisenabled,thewordMIDIwill
appear.
TouchthisareatojumptotheProgramP5–Common
LFOpage.
3Band EQ Graphic
ThisshowstheMIDsweepablethreebandEQ.
TouchthisareatojumptotheProgramP4–EQpage.
IFX
TouchthisareatojumptotheProgramP8–Routing
page.
MFX/TFX
TouchthisareatojumptotheProgramP9–Routing
page.
KARMA
ThisshowsthenameoftheselectedKARMAGE.
TouchthisareatojumptotheProgramP7–GE
Setup/KeyZonespage.
t 0–1: Page Menu Commands
Thenumberbeforeeachcommandshowsits ENTER+
numberkeyshortcut.Formoreinformationonthese
shortcuts,see“ENTER+09:shortcutsformenu
commands”onpage 142.
•0:WriteProgram.Formoreinformation,see“Write
Program”onpage 142.
•1:ExclusiveSolo.Formoreinformation,see
“ExclusiveSolo”onpage 142.
Program P0: Play 0–6: KARMA GE
7
0–6: KARMA GE
ThispageletsyoumakebasicadjustmentstoKARMA.
FormoredetailededitingofKARMAparameters,see
“ProgramP7:KARMA”onpage 100.
ToenableordisableKARMAfortheselectedProgram,
usetheKARMAON/OFFswitch.
ThestatesoftheKARMAON/OFFandLATCH
buttons,theselectedKARMASCENE,andKARMA
SWITCHES1–8andSLIDERS1–8aresaved
independentlyforeachProgram.
0–6a: Program Select, Load GE Options,
KARMA T.Sig, Tempo
Bank [INT–A…F, GM, g(1…9), g(d), USER–A…G]
Bank Type [(HD-1, EXi)]
Program [(0…127 (INT and USER Banks),
1…128 (GM Banks)]
q (Tempo) [040.00…240.00, EXT]
Thesearethecurrentbank,Program,andTempo.For
moreinformation,see“0–1a:ProgramSelect”on
page 2.
Load GE Options [Dialogue]
Theseoptionsletyouspecifywhetherthevaluesand
assignmentsfortheKARMASLIDERSandSWITCHES
willbesetautomatically,beinitialized,orbepreserved
whenyouselectaGE.
TheseoptionsrelatetotheconceptofRTCModels;for
moreinformation,see“RTCModel”onpage 198ofthe
OperationGuide.
1. Press
theLoadGEOptionsbuttontoopenthe
LoadGEOptionsdialogbox.
2. SpecifyhowyouwanttheKARMAcontrollers
andscenesettingstochange(orbepreserved)
whenyouselectadifferentGE.
AutoRTCSetup:WhenyouselectaGE,thesettings
fortheKARMASLIDERSandSWITCHESwill
be
madeautomatically.Thismeansthatwhenyou
selectaGE,youwillbeabletousetheslidersand
switchestocontrolthephrasesoreffectvariations
withouthavingtoreassignthesettingsyourself.
ClearRTCSetup:WhenyouselectaGE,all
KARMAcontrollerandscenesettingswillbe
cleared(initialized).TheControlSurfaceSlidersand
SwitcheswillhavenoeffectontheGE.
KeepRTCSetup:EvenifyouselectaGE,the
currentKARMAcontrollerandscenesettingswill
bepreserved.Usethissettingifyouwantto
preservethecurrentKARMAcontrollerandscene
settingsbecauseyou
areselectingaGEwhose
assignedGEparametersareexactlythesame(using
thesameRTCModel),orifyouwanttokeepthe
currentKARMAcontrollersettingsandeditthem
yourselfasnecessary.
0
–6a
0
–6c
0
–6b
0–6PM
C
Program mode: HD-1
8
3. IfyouchoosetheAutoRTCSetupOnsetting,
checkoruncheckthe“UseRTCModel”option
boxtospecifyhowtheautomaticsettingswillbe
made.
On(checked):ThecurrentKARMAcontroller
assignmentsandvalueswillbecleared,andnew
settingswillbemadeaccordingtotheRTCModel
specified
foreachGE.HoweverifyouselectaGE
whoseRTCModelisCustom,allKARMA
controllerandscenesettingswillbeinitialized(the
sameasifyou’veselected“ClearRTCSetupOn”).
Normallyyouwillleavethison.
Off(unchecked):ThecurrentKARMAcontroller
assignmentsandvalueswillbepreserved
asmuch
aspossible.Forexample,youmightselectadrum
patternGEwiththissettingturnedOn(checked),
editsomeoftheKARMAScenesettings
appropriatelyforthatGE,andthenturnthisOff
(unchecked)whentryingoutadifferentdrum
patternGE,therebyapplyingthesettingsyoumade
tothenewGE.
Note:IfyouturnonAutoRTCSetupandturnoff
UseRTCModel,thecurrentKARMAcontroller
settingswillbepreservedasmuchaspossible,
relativetothestateoftheGERealTimeParameters.
Howeverif(forexample)thenewlyselectedGE
doesnothave
thesamerealtimeparameters,some
oftheKARMAcontrollersettingswillbecleared.
4. Ifyouturned“UseRTCModel”On(checked),use
“ResetScenes”tospecifywhetherscenesettings
willberesetorpreservedwhenyouselectaGE.
On(checked):WhenyouselectaGE,thecurrent
settingsofscenes
1–8willberesettothestoredGE
settings.
Off(unchecked):ThecurrentsettingsofScenes1–8
willbepreserved.Choosethisifyouintendtoselect
adifferentGEthathasthesameRTCModeland
wanttocontinueusingthesamescenesettings.
EvenifthisisOff(unchecked),the
settingswillbe
resetifyouselectaGEforwhichadifferentRTC
Modelisspecified.
If“UseRTCModel”isOff(unchecked),the“Reset
Scene”optionisunavailable.
5. ClicktheOKbuttontoapplythesettingsofthe
dialogbox,orclicktheCancelbuttontoreturnto
the
settingsbeforeyouopenedthedialogbox.
Note:TheRTCModelassociatedwithaGEcanbe
viewedontheControlSurfacepagewhenitissetto
R.TimeKnobs/KARMA,andintheVNL.
KARMA T.Sig (Time Signature)
[GE/TS, 1/4…16/4, 1/8…16/8, 1/16…16/16]
Thisspecifiesthetimesignatureofthephrasesor
patternsgeneratedbytheKARMAModules.The
internaltimesignatureofthephraseorpatternis
determinedbytheGE,butyoucansetthisparameter
tochangethetimesignature.
GE/TS:Theinitialtimesignaturespecifiedbyeach
KARMAModulewill
beused.
1/4…16/16:Specifythedesiredtimesignature.In
CombinationandSequencermodes,thiswillchange
thetimesignatureforallfourKARMAModules.
Tempo ( q ) [040.00…240.00, EXT]
ThisisthetempoforthecurrentProgram,which
appliestotemposyncedLFOsandWaveSequences,
KARMA,andtemposyncedeffects.
EXTmeansthatthetempowillsynctoexternalMIDI
clocks.YoullseethisiftheGlobalMIDIpageMIDI
ClockparameterissettoExternalMIDI,orif
it’ssetto
AutoandtheOASYSiscurrentlyreceivingMIDI
clocks.Formoreinformation,pleasesee“MIDIClock
(MIDIClockSource)”onpage 710.
040.00…240.00allowyoutosetaspecifictempoin
BPM,with1/100BPMaccuracy.Inadditiontousing
thestandarddataentrycontrols,youcanalsojust
turn
theTEMPOknob,orbyplayingafewquarternoteson
theTAPTEMPObutton.
0–6b: GE Select
ThephrasesandpatternsproducedbyaKARMA
ModulearegeneratedbyaGE(GeneratedEffect).
Basedoninputnotedatafromthekeyboard,theGE
createsphrasesandpatternsusingnumerousinternal
parametersettingstocontrolthedevelopmentofthe
notedata,therhythm,thechordstructure,thevelocity
etc.MIDIcontrolchangesandpitchbendetc.canalso
begeneratedinsynchronizationwiththephraseor
pattern.Inthiswayyoucanproducephrasesand
patternsinwhichtheGEfreelyvariesthetoneorpitch.
TheGEcanbeselectedindependentlyforeach
KARMAModule.
InProgrammode
youcanuseoneKARMAModule
(ModuleA).InCombinationandSequencermodes,
youcanusefourKARMAModules:A,B,C,andD.
Module A
GE Select [Preset 0000...2047,
USER-A…L 000...127]
ThisselectstheGEfortheKARMAmodule.Thereare
atotalof3,584tochoosefrom:2,048presetGEs,and
1,536rewritableUserGEs(12banksof128each).
PresetGEsarepartofthesystemsoftware.
UserGEsmaybeincludedwithnewbanksofsounds,
andcanalsobe
createdusingKARMAOASYS
software(dedicatedsoftwarefortheOASYS*).For
moreinformationonloadingUserGEs,see“Load
.KGE”onpage 773.
*MadebyKarmaLab(http://www.karmalab.com).
MacintoshandWindowsaresupported.English
versiononly.
GE Bank Select [Preset...USER-L]
ThisselectstheGEbank.ThePresetbankispartofthe
systemsoftware;Userbankscanbeloadedfromdisk.
Formoreinformation,see“GESelect,”above.
GE Category Select [Arpeggio…Real-Time]
ThisletsyouselectaGEbycategory,fromArpeggio
throughRealTime.
RTC Model [List of RTC Models]
ThisshowstheGE’sRTCModel,asspecifiedinternally
foreachpresetGE.
/