Korg microSTATION Owner's manual

Brand: Korg

Model: microSTATION

Category: Digital pianos

Type: Owner's manual

Operation guide

About this manual

About the documentation and how

to use it

ThemicroSTATIONisshippedwiththefollowing

documentation.

•microSTATIONEasyStartGuide

•microSTATIONOperationGuide(PDF)

•microSTATIONParameterGuide(PDF)

•microSTATIONUSB‐MIDISetupGuide(PDF)

•microSTATIONEditor/Plug‐InEditorUser’sGuide

(PDF)

•microSTATIONVoiceNameList(PDF)

TheabovePDFfilesareinthe“MANUALS”folderof

theincludeddisc.ThemanualfortheKORGUS

B‐

MIDIdriverislocatedinthesamefolderasthedriv

er.

microSTATION Easy Start Guide

Readthisfirst.Itexplainshowtomakeconnections

andperformbasicoperations.

microSTATION Operation Guide

ThisexplainswhateachpartofthemicroSTATION

does,howtomakeconnectionsandperformbasic

operations,providesasummaryofeachmode,and

explainsthebasicknowledgeyou’llneedineachmode

toeditsoundsandrecordonthesequencer.This

manualalsoexplainsthearpeggiatorandeffects.

Inaddition,itprovidestroubleshootinghelp,ali

stof

errormessages,andspecifications.

microSTATION Parameter Guide

Thisprovidesadetailedexplanationofthe

microSTATION’sparameters,organizedbymodeand

page.Refertothisguidewhenyouwouldliketolearn

moreaboutanunfamiliarparameter.

microSTATION USB-MIDI Setup Guide

ThisexplainshowtoinstalltheKorgUSB‐MIDIdriver

andsetupthemicroSTATION.

microSTATION Editor/Plug-In Editor User’s Guide

ThisexplainshowtosetupandusemicroSTATION

Editor/Plug‐InEditorandmicroSTATIONEditor/Plug‐

InEditor.

microSTATION Voice Name List

Thisliststhenamesofthemultisamples,drum

samples,andfactory‐setcombinations,programs,

drumkits,userarpeggiopatterns,anddemosongs

insidethemicroSTATION.Refertothiswhenyou

wanttolearnmoreaboutthepreloadedcontent.

Conventions in this manual

Abbreviations for the manuals: OG, PG

Inthedocumentation,referencestothemanualsare

abbreviatedasfollows.

OG:OperationGuide

PG:ParameterGuide

Parameters in the LCD display screen “ “

ParametersdisplayedintheLCDscreenareenclosed

indoublequotationmarks““.

Symbols , , Note, Tips

Thesesymbolsrespectivelyindicateacaution,aMIDI‐

relatedexplanation,asupplementarynote,oratip.

Example screen displays

Theparametervaluesshownintheexamplescreensof

thismanualareonlyforexplanatorypurposes,and

maynotnecessarymatchthevaluesthatappearinthe

Displayofyourinstrument.

MIDI-related explanations

CC#isanabbreviationforControlChangeNumber.

InexplanationsofMIDImessages,numbersinsquare

brackets[]alwaysindicatehexadecimalnumbers.

What is ?

(ResonantstructureandElectroniccircuit

ModelingSystem)isKORG’sproprietarysound

modelingtechnologywhichpreciselyreproducesthe

complexcharacterandnatureofbothacousticand

electricinstrumentsaswellaselectroniccircuitsinreal

worldenvironments.emulatesawidevarietyof

soundgenerationcharacteristicsincludinginstrument

bodies,speakers&cabin

ets,acousticfields,

crophones,vacuumtubes,transistors,etc.

AppleandMacaretrademarksofAppleInc.,

registeredintheUS.andothercountries.

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

registeredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorporationin

theU.S.andothercounties.

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

Corporatio

nintheU.S.andothercountries.

Allotherproductandco

mpanynamesare

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

respectiveholders.

ThankyouforpurchasingtheKorgmicroSTATIONMusicWorkstation.Tohelpyougetthemostoutofyournew

instrument,pleasereadthismanualcarefully.

iii

Table of Contents

About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Introduction to

the microSTATION . . . . . . . . . 1

Main features of the microSTATION . . . . . . . . . 1

Front and rear panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Frontpanel................................2

Rearpanel .................................4

Basic Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

AboutthemicroSTATION’smodes...........5

Basicoperatingmethods.....................7

UsingControllers...........................9

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Turning the power on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

ConnectingtheACadapter........... ......11

Turningthepoweron ......................11

Turningthepoweroff......................11

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connectingaudioequipment ...............12

Connectingadamperpedal,footpedal,orfoot

switch ..............................13

ConnectingthemicroSTATIONto

acomput

er..........................13

ConnectingMIDIdevices ...................14

Playing and editing programs . . 15

Playing programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Selectingaprogram........................15

UsingControllers..........................16

Performingwiththearpeggiator.............16

Editing a program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Easyeditingusingthebuttonsandknobs.....17

Restoringsettingsyou’veedited .............18

Savingyouredits ..........................18

Editing a program in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Beforeyoustartediting.....................19

Summaryoftheeditpages..................20

Basicoscillatorsettings .....................20

UsingLFOsandEnvelopes(EGs) .............21

Adjustingthefilter.........................21

Adjustingtheamp .........................22

Arpeggiator...............................23

fects....................................23

Assigningfunc

tionstoknobs.. ..............23

Automaticallyimportinga programinto

Sequencermode.....................23

Playing and

editing combinations . . . . . . 24

Playing combinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Selectingacombination.............. .......24

Performingwiththearpeggiator.............25

Usingcontrollerstomodifythesound ........25

Easy combination editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Simpleeditingusingtheknobs..............25

SavingaCombinationyou’veedited.........25

Editing a combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Asuggestedapproachforediting ............26

Changingtheprogramassignedto

eachtimbre .........................27

Layers,Splits,andVelocitySwitches.........27

Editingparameters.... .....................29

MIDIsetti

ngs .............................29

AlteringPrograms

to

fitwithin a Combination..............30

Arpeggiatorsettings .......................30

Effects....................................30

Revertingtheedit

edsettings................30

Automatically

importingacombinationinto

Sequencermode.....................30

Creating songs

(Sequencer mode) . . . . . . . . . 31

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

AboutthemicroSTATION’sSequencer.......31

Sequencermodestructure ..................31

Whateachbuttondoes.....................32

Performing in Sequencer mode. . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Playingback..............................33

SwitchingMIDItracksduringplayback.......33

MIDI recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Let’stryrecording. ..................... ...34

RecordingwiththeLoopfunction ............35

Recordingwiththearpeggiator.. ........... 37

Play/Mutefunction ........................37

GridSequencefunction.................... 38

Preparationsforrecord

ing.................. 41

Multi‐trackrecording ...................... 44

Recordingexclusiveevents ................. 44

Using Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

An overview of

the microSTATION’s effects. . . . . . . . . . 45

EffectI/O................................. 45

Effectsineachmode ...................... . 46

Routing and effect settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Effectsettingsforaprogram ................46

Effectsettingsforacombinationorsong .....49

Dynamicmodulation(Dmod)........... ....49

Arpeggiator function . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using the arpeggiator while you play . . . . . . 50

PerformingwiththearpeggiatorinProgram

mode ..............................50

PerformingwiththearpeggiatorinCombination

mode ..............................53

Linkingthearpeggi

atortoprogram,

combinations ....................... 54

Arpeggiatorsynchronization ...............54

Settings for the entire

microSTATION, and saving/

loading data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

How Global/Media mode is organized. . . . . . 55

Global settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Basicsetup...............................55

MIDIsetup ........................... ....56

Controllersettings......................... 56

External control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Saving & loading data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Typesofdatathatcanbesaved .............57

Loadingdata .............................60

Mediautility .................. ...........62

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Restoring the factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Loadingthepreloadeddata ............... . 63

Initialization ..............................63

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Powersupply .............................64

Display ................................. .64

Audiooutput..................... ........64

ProgramsandCo

mbinations ............... .65

Songs ....................................65

Arpeggia

tor ..............................66

Effects ...... .............................66

MIDI ....................................66

Damperpedal,Footpedaldonotr

espond

correctly ............................6

Media....................................6

Connectionswithacomputer...............67

Includedaccessorydisc ....................6

Error messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Variousmessages .........................68

Specifications and option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Specifications.............................71

Option ...................................72

Operatingrequirements ....................73

MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Introduction to the microSTATION

Main features of the microSTATION

EDS-i (Enhanced Definition Synthesis -

integrated)

Thistonegenerationsystemintegratesthemain

functionalityofthe“EDS”(EnhancedDefinition

Synthesis)systemfeaturedontheM3andM50,

includingtheoscillators,filters,amps,LFO/EG,and

effects,deliveringrichandvividsounds.

Theoscillatorsectionuses49Mbytes(whencalculated

as16‐bitlineardata)ofhigh‐qualityPCMsources

sampledat48kHzandcov eri

ngawidevarietyof

sounds.Thefiltersectionthat’ssoimportantto

creativesound‐makingprovidestwohigh‐quality

filtersforeachoscillator,andallowsyoutofreely

combinefourdifferenttypesoffilters:low‐pass,high‐

pass,band‐pass,andband‐reject.

Modulationfunctionalityisanindispensibl

epartof

thisdetaileddesign.TheEDS‐itonegenerationsystem

inheritsnumerousfeaturesfromtheEDSsystem

including:theEG(envelopegenerator),LFO,key

trackinggenerator,AMS(alternatemodulation

source),andAMSmixer,givingyouanenormous

rangeofsynthesispotential.

Thefinaltouchestothesoundarepr

ovidedbythe

effectsection,whichgiv

esyouuptofiveinserteffects,

twomastereffects,andonetotaleffect.Inadditionto

delayandreverb,thereareatotalof134different

effectsincludingmodulation‐typeeffectssuchas

chorus,phaser,andflanger,dynamic‐typeeffectssuch

ascompr

essionandlimiting,andalsoeffectssuchas

ampmodelingpoweredbyKorg’sproprietary

“REMS”modelingtechnology.Effectdynamic

modulation(Dmod)allowsyoutocontroltheeffectsin

awidevarietyofways.

Programs and combinations

ThemicroSTATIONprovides512userprogramsas

wellas256+9(drums)GM2‐compatibleROMpreset

programs.Whenshippedfromthefactory,the

memorycontains480preloadprogramsorganized

intoeightcategoriesforconvenientsearching.

Drumprogramsusedrumkitsastheoscillator;there

are32userdrumkitsand9GM2‐compatibleROM

umkits.Whenshippedfromthefactory,the

memorycontains27

preloaddrumkitsthatcovera

broadrangeofmusicalstyles.

Thereare384usercombinations.Whenshippedfrom

thefactory,thememorycontains256preload

combinationsorganizedintoeightcategoriesfor

convenientsearching.Asinglecombinationletsyou

combi

neuptosixteenprogramsaslayers,splits,or

velocity‐switches,andthenaddeffectsandtwo

arpeggiatorstocreatecomplexsoundsthatwouldnot

bepossibleforasingleprogram.Externalaudio

sourcescanbeplayedatthesametimeasa

combination.

Sequencer and Auto Song Setup function

Ahigh‐performance16‐trackMIDIsequencerisbuilt

intothemicroSTATION,allowingyoutorecordupto

128songswithatotalof210,000notes.Withahigh‐

precisiontimingresolutionof1/480,itcancapture

everynuanceofyourperformance.

Thesequencerfeaturesintuitiveoperation,and

providesnumerousfunctionsthatallowyo

uto

producemusicquickly.Tem

platesongsforeverystyle

ofmusic,alooprecordingfunction,gridsequence

function,andarpeggiatorwillpowerfullyenhance

yourcreativity.

UsingtheAutoSongSetupfunction,your

performanceusingaprogramorcombinationplusthe

arpeggiatorcaneasilyberecordedtomultipletracks,

instantlycreati

ngthebasictracksthatformthecoreof

yoursongproduction.

Dual polyphonic arpeggiator

Forarpeggiopatterns,fivepresetpatternsand640

userarpeggiopatternsarebuiltin.Inadditiontowhat

atypicalarpeggiatorcando,themicroSTATION’s

polyphonicarpeggiatorcandevelopchordsand

phrasesinavarietyofwaysdependingonthepitchor

timingatwhichyouplaythekeyboard.Youcanus

e

thistoperformawideva

rietyofpatternsincluding

drumorbassphrases,orguitarorkeyboardbacking

riffs.Thearpeggiatorisalsousefulasoneelementof

creatingsoundssuchaspads,synthsounds,and

soundeffectsthatinvolvesubtlemotion.

InCombinationorSequencermodes,the

microSTATIONprovidesdu

alarpeggiatorsthatlet

youruntwoarpeggiopatternssimultaneously.This

allowspowerfulperformancepossibilitiessuchas

applyingdifferentarpeggiopatternstodrumsand

bassprograms,orusingsplitorvelocitytoswitch

betweenarpeggiopatterns.

Realtime control

Thefourrealtimecontrolknobsgiveyouheightened

expressivenessandrealtimecontrolforcreatingyour

soundorcontrollingthearpeggiator.Theycanalsobe

usedinanexternalmodesetupforcontrollingyour

externalMIDIdevices.

Editor and Plug-In editor

Thebundled“microSTATIONEditor”and

“microSTATIONPlug‐InEditor”softwareare

applicationsthatletyouuseyourcomputertoeditthe

microSTATION’sprograms,combinations,drumkits,

andarpeggiopatterns.

Theseeditorsallowmoredetailededitingthanis

possibleonthemicroSTATIONitself.Theyalsoletyou

editandcreateuserarpeggiopatternsanddr

umkits,

whichcannotbeeditedfromthemi

croSTATION.

“microSTATIONEditor”isastandaloneeditor.

“microSTATIONPlug‐InEditor”isaneditorthat

supportsVST,AudioUnits,andRTASformats.It

allowsyoutousethemicroSTATIONfromwithin

yourDAW(DigitalAudioWorkstation)orotherhost

applicationasaplug‐inins

trument.

Introduction to the microSTATION

Front and rear panels

Front panel

1. Joystick

Youcancontrolsynthesisparametersoreffect

parametersbymovingthejoystickup/down/left/right.

(p. 9)

2. VOLUME knob

ThisknobadjuststhevolumeoftheOUTPUTL/

MONO,Routputs,aswellasthevolumeofthe

headphonejack.(p. 11)

3. PHONES jack

Connectyourheadphoneshere.

ThisjackwillprovidethesamesignalastheOUTPUT

L/MONOandRjacks.

TheheadphonevolumeiscontrolledbytheVOLUME

knob.

4. REALTIME CONTROLS

Thissetofrealtimecontrollersconsistsoffourknobs

andtwobuttons.Youcanusetheminthefollowing

ways.

•Tocontrolthesoundsandeffectsofprogramsor

combinations.

•TotransmitMIDImessagestocontrolexternalMIDI

devices.

•Tocontrolthearpeggiatorandplaybacktempo.

SELECT button, knobs 1–4

UsetheSELECTbuttontoswitchbetweenrealtim

e

controlA,B,andCmode,anduseknobs1–

4tocontrol

thesound,effects,andarpeggiatorwhileyouperform.

(p. 9“RealtimeControls”)

(p. 17“Usingrealtimecontrolstoeditthesoundor

effects”)

EXTERNAL button

Ifyoupressthisbuttontoturniton(lit),knobs1–4

willtransmitMIDImessagesthatcancontrolexternal

MIDIdevices.(p. 56)

TEMPO LED

IfrealtimecontrolCmodeisselected,andyouuse

knob4tospecifythetempo,thisLEDwillblinkat

quarter‐noteintervalsofthecurrenttempo.

5. AUDITION button

InProgrammode,thisbuttonrepeatedlyplaysariff

(phrase)that’sappropriatefortheselectedsound.

Whenitison,theLEDattheleftofthebuttonwillbe

lit‐up.

6. Arpeggiator

ARP ON/OFF button

Thisbuttonturnsthearpeggiatoron/off.TheLEDat

theleftofthebuttonwilllight‐upifthearpeggiatoris

on.(p. 50)

ARP LATCH button

Ifthisison,thearpeggiatorwillcontinueplayingeven

afteryoutakeyourhandoffthekeyboard.Whenitis

on,theLEDattheleftofthebuttonwilllight‐up.

(p. 50)

7. Mode

COMBI, PROG, SEQ, GLB/MEDIA buttons

Pressoneofthesebuttonstoenterthecorresponding

mode.ThemicroSTATIONhasfourmodes.Whenyou

enteramode,theLEDtotheleftofthebuttonwill

light‐up.(p. 7“Selectingmodes”)

8. CATEGORY

CATEGORY SELECT buttons

Whenselectingprogramsorcombinations,usethese

buttonstochooseacategory.

CATEGORY indicators

Oneoftheseindicatorswilllight‐uptoshowthe

categorythatisselected.

Front and rear panels Front panel

9. Sequencer

Thebuttonsinthissectionareusedforoperationsin

Sequencermode,suchasrecordingandplayback.

(p. 32).

LOCATE button

REC button

KEY button

(Start/Stop) button

(REW)/

(FF) button

(Pause) button

LOOP button

10.Display

Thisshowsthenamesofprogramsorcombinations,or

thevaluesofparameters.

11.WRITE button

Thisbuttonsavestheprogramorcombination.

12.COMPARE button

Thisbuttoncomparesthesoundorrecordingtake

withtheuneditedorprevioustake.

(p. 8“COMPAREbutton‐theComparefunction”)

13.CURSOR/VALUE

buttons

Usethesebuttonstoselectthepageorparameter

showninthedisplay,ortoeditavalue.

14.Function buttons

PLAY/MUTE button

Ifthisbuttonison(theLEDtotheleftofthebutton

willlight‐up),youcanusethefunctionbuttons01–16

tocontroltheplay/mutestatusoftheoscillators,

timbres,andtracks.Thefunction01–16LEDswill

indicateplay/mutestatusofthecorrespondingitem.

GRID SEQ button

Ifthisbuttonison(theLEDtotheleftofthebutton

willlight‐up),theGridSequencefunctioninSequencer

modewillbeon.Thisletsyouusethefunctionbuttons

01–16andLEDs01–16toeasilycreatedrumpatterns.

NUM LOCK button

Ifthisbuttonison(theLEDtotheleftofthebutton

willlight‐up),functionbuttons01–16willoperateas

merickeys,aclearbutton,anenterbutton,andas

groupup/downbuttonswhenselectingaprogramor

combination.

Function buttons 01–16

Whenthethreebuttonsdescribedaboveareoff

(normalstate),youcanusethesebuttonstodothe

following.

•Toselectprogramsorcombinations.

•(WhentheTIMBRE/TRACKLEDislit)Tose

lecta

timbreortrack.

15.Function LEDs

Function 01–16 LEDs

Whenthethreebuttonsdescribedaboveareoff

(normalstate),theseLEDsindicatethefollowing.

•AnLEDwilllight‐uptoindicatethenumberwithin

thecurrentlyselectedprogramorcombination

category.

•(WhentheTIMBRE/TRACKLEDislit)AnLEDwill

light‐uptoindicatethetimbreortrackthat’s

currentlyselectedforedi

ting.

TIMBRE/TRACK LED

Thiswill

light‐upwhenthefunction01–16buttonsand

LEDscanbeusedtoselecttimbresortracks.

GRID SEQ LED

Thiswilllight‐upinSequencermodewhenyoupress

theGRIDSEQbuttontoturnontheGridSequence

function.

11 12

Introduction to the microSTATION

Rear panel

1. Power supply

Besuretoreadthe“Turningthepoweron/off”section

onpage 11andfollowthecorrectproceduredescribed

there.

Power switch

Thisswitchturnsthepoweron/off.(p. 11)

AC adapter connector

TheincludedACadapterisconnectedhere.(p. 11)

Connectionsmustbemadewiththepowerturned

off.Pleasebeawarethatcarelessoperationmay

damageyo

urspeakersystemorcause

malfunctions.

Cable hook

UsethistosecurethecableoftheincludedAC

adapter.AfterconnectingtheACadapter,loopthe

cablearoundthehooklocatedonthemicroSTATION’s

rearpanelsothatthecablewon’tgetpulledout

inadvertently.Leaveenoughslackontheplugendso

thatyoucandisconnectitifyouwantto.Fordetails,

pleasesee(“Connectionsandpower”onpage 8of

EasyStartguide).

Becarefulnottobendthebaseofthe plugany

morethannecessary.

2. OUTPUT L/MONO, R jack

Thesearethemainstereoaudiooutputs.Usethe

VOLUMEknobtoadjustthevolume.(p. 12)

3. USB 2.0 jack

UsethisjacktoconnectthemicroSTATIONtoyour

computer.

WhenrunningDAWsoftwareonyourcomputer,you

canusethemicroSTATIONasacontrollerorasaMIDI

soundmodule.

Youcanalsousethededicatededitortoeditthe

parametersofthemicroSTATIONfromyourcomputer

asifitwereplug‐insoftware.

Note: ThemicroSTATION’sUSBconnectorisonlyable

totransmitandreceiveMIDIdata.

4. SD card slot

YoucaninsertanSDcardhere,anduseittosave/load

microSTATIONprograms,combinations,orsongdata.

(p. 57)

5. Contrast knob

This knob adjusts the contrast of the display for the best

viewing from any angle or under changing light conditions.

6. MIDI IN, OUT connector

MIDIletsyouconnectthemicroSTATIONtoa

computerorotherMIDIdevices,forsendingand

receivingnotes,controllergestures,soundsettings,

andsoon.(p. 14)

7. DAMPER/PEDAL/SW connector

Youcanconnectadamperpedal,footswitch,andfoot

pedaltothisjack.(p. 13)

Basic Information About the microSTATION’s modes

Basic Information

About the microSTATION’s

modes

ThemicroSTATIONhasnumerousfunctionsthatlet

youplayandeditprogramsorcombinations,record

andplaybacksequencedata,andmanagemedia.

Thesefunctionsaregroupedinto“modes.”The

microSTATIONhasfourmodes.

Program mode

ProgramsarethebasicsoundsofthemicroSTATION.

InProgrammode,youcan:

•SelectandplayPrograms

•Useonearpeggiatorinyourperformance.

•Usetherealtimecontrolstomodifythesoundand

controlthearpeggiator.

•EditPrograms

Youcanadjusttheparametersandsettingsofthe

oscillators,filters,amps,EGs,LFOs,effects,

arpeggiator,etc.

Youcanuseuptofiveinserteffects,twomaster

effects,andonetotaleffect.

Combination mode

Combinationsaresetsofupto16programsthatcanbe

playedsimultaneously,lettingyoucreatesoundsmore

complexthanasingleProgram.

InCombinationmode,youcan:

•SelectandplayCombinations

•Usetwoarpeggiatorsinyourperformance.

•UsethemicroSTATIONasasixteen‐track

multitimbraltonegenerator

•EditCombinations

YoucanassignProgramstoeachofthe16Timbres,

eachwithseparatevolume,pan,andkeyboardand

velocityzones,andmakesettingsforeffectsandthe

arpeggiator.

Youcanuseuptofiveinserteffects,twomaster

effects,andonetotaleffect.

Sequencer mode

Sequencermodeletsyourecord,playback,andedit

MIDItracks.Youcan:

•Usethesixteen‐trackMIDIsequencertorecordand

playbacksongs.

•RecordasingleMIDItrackatatime,orrecordas

manyasallsixteentrackssimultaneously.Youcan

alsorecordsystemexclusivemessages.

•Recordusingtwoarpeggiators.

• Createupto128songs.

•UsethemicroSTATIONasasixteen‐trackmulti‐

timbralsoundmodule.

•Adjustsettingsforeachtrack

Performsimpleeditstotheprogramusedbyeach

track.

Editthetrackvolume,pan,effects,andarpeggiator

settings.

Youcanuseuptofiveinserteffects,twomaster

effects,andonetotaleffect.

Global/Media mode

Inthismodeyoucanadjustoverallsettingsforthe

entiremicroSTATION,andsaveorloaddata.

InGlobal/Mediamodeyoucan:

•Adjustsettingsthataffecttheentire

microSTATION,suchasmastertuneandglobal

MIDIchannel.

•Specifythefunctionoftheassignablepedaland

assignableswitch.

•FormatanSDcard.

• SaveorloadsounddataorsequencerdataonanSD

card.

• SavesongscreatedinSequencermodeasSMF

formatdata,orloadSMFfilesasSequencermode

songs.

•Calibratethehalf‐damperpedalandfootpedal.

Introduction to the microSTATION

IFX 1

IFX 5

MFX 1

MFX 2

TFX

Insert / Master / Total Effect

OSC 1

PITCH1

FILTER1 AMP1

OSC 2

PITCH2

FILTER2 AMP2

PROGRAM

TRACK 1

TRACK 8

TRACK 2

TRACK 3

TRACK 4

TRACK 5

TRACK 6

TRACK 7

PROGRAM

SEQUENCER

TRACK 9

TRACK 16

TRACK 10

TRACK 11

TRACK 12

TRACK 13

TRACK 14

TRACK 15

COMBINATION

GLOBAL/MEDIA MODE

DS2 Drumsample

DS1 Drumsample

Key

Assign

DRUM KIT

PROGRAM

MS1 (Multisample)

MS2 (Multisample)

MS3 (Multisample)

MS4 (Multisample)

Drum Kit

MS1 (Multisample)

MS2 (Multisample)

MS3 (Multisample)

MS4 (Multisample)

Drum Kit

Arpeggiator B

Arpeggiator A

IFX 1

IFX 5

MFX 1

MFX 2

TFX

Insert / Master / Total Effect

TIMBRE1 1

TIMBRE8

TIMBRE2

TIMBRE3

TIMBRE4

TIMBRE5

TIMBRE6

TIMBRE7

PROGRAM

TIMBRE9

TIMBRE16

TIMBRE10

TIMBRE11

TIMBRE12

TIMBRE13

TIMBRE14

TIMBRE15

PROGRAM

Arpeggiator

Arpeggiator B

Arpeggiator A

IFX 1

IFX 5

MFX 1

MFX 2

TFX

Insert / Master / Total Effect

MIDI TRACK 1...16

DS4 Drumsample

DS3 Drumsample

PCG / SNG

PCG

ARPEGGIO PATTERN

Preset Pattern: P0 - 4

User Pattern

MEDIA

Basic Information Basic operating methods

Basic operating methods

Afteryou’veturnedonthepower,usethefollowing

methodstoselectmodesorpages,andeditthe

settings.

Selecting modes

•InordertouseafunctionofthemicroSTATION,

youmustfirstselecttheappropriatemode.Press

oneofthefrontpanelmodebuttonstoenterthe

correspondingmode.

COMBI button:Combinationmode

PROG button:Programmode

SEQ button:Sequencermode

GLB/MEDIA button:Global/Mediamode

Selecting a combination, program, or

song

Normallyyou’llusetheCOMBIPLAYorPROGPLAY

pagetoselectacombinationorprogram.

ThebasicprocedureistousetheCATEGORYSELECT

buttonstospecifyacategory,andthenusethe

buttonsorfunctionbuttons01–16toselectaprogram

orcombinationwithinthatcategory.

Fordetailsontheprocedure,refertop. 15“Selectinga



program”andp. 24“Selectingacombination”

Fordetailsonselectingasong,refertop. 33“Playback

methods”

Editing in each mode

Eachmodecontainsnumerousparametersand

commands,whichareorganizedintogroupsand

pages.

Toeditaparameterorexecuteacommand,usethe

CURSOR/VALUEbuttonstomovetothe

desiredparameterorcommand.

Selecting a parameter and editing its value

We’lluseProgrammodeasanexampleforthis

explanation.

1. PressthePROGbuttontoenterProgrammode.

ThePROG PLAYpagewillappear.Theupperlineof

thedisplayshowsthepagename,andthelower

lineshowsthenameoftheprogramthatʹscurrently

selected.

The“”shownattherightedgeofthelowerline

indi

catesthatyoucanpressthebuttontomoveto

anotherpage(inthiscase,PROGEDIT).

2. PressthebuttontoenterPROGEDIT.

WhenyouenterPROGEDIT,theupperlineofthe

displaywillindicatePROGEDIT.A“”symbolis

shownattheleftedge,indicatingthatyoucanuse

thebuttontomove(return)tothepreviouspage

(inthiscase,PROGPLAY).

Thelowerlineofthedisplayshowstheparameter

groupnameorparametername.Ineachmode,the

editableparametersareorganizedintoseveral

groups.Dependingonthemode,agroupmightbe

dividedinto

multiplesub‐groups,sotheremightbe

severallevelsofparameters.

The“”,“”,or“”symbolsshownattheleft

edgeofthelowerlineindicatethatyoucanmoveto

higherorlowerparametergroupsorparameters.

Usethebuttonstomove.

The“”symbolshownatth

erightedgeofthe

lowerlineindicatesthatyoucanmovetoanother

pageofthecurrentparametergroup,orselecta

parametervalue.Usethebuttonstomoveor

select.

3. Usethebuttonsorthebuttonstomove

betweengroupsandselectthedes

iredparameter.

A“”,“”,or“”shownattheleftofthe

parametervalueindicatesthatyoucaneditthe

valueofthatparameter.

4. Usethebuttonsorfunctionbuttons01–16to

editthevalueoftheparameter.

 buttons

Thesebuttonsincreaseordecreasethevalueofthe

select

edparameterinstepsofone.Ifyouhold

downabuttonforseveralseconds,thevaluewill

increaseordecreaseconsecutively.

Function buttons 01–16

IfyoupresstheNUMLOCKbuttontoturnNum

Lockon(LEDlit),youcanusefunctionbuttons01–

16toenteranum

ericalvalueforaparameter.Th

is

methodisusefulwhenyouknowthevalueyou

wanttoenter.

Usethe01(1)–10(0)buttonstoenterthevalue,and

thenpressthe14(ENTER)buttontoconfirm.

The11(–)buttonswitchesthesign(+/–)ofthe

parametervalue.

The12(.)buttonentersadecimalpoint.

Ifyo

udecidetocancelthevalueyou’ reentering,

pressthe13(CLEAR)button.

KEY button

TheKEYbuttonhasafunctionthatisavailable

whenthebuttonisusedinconjunctionwithanote

ofthekeyboard.

Whenyou’reeditingaparameterthatspecifiesa

notenumber(e.g.,G4orC

2)oravelocityvalue,

youcanspecifythedesirednotenumberorvelocity

valuebyholdingdowntheKEYbuttonandplaying

anoteonthekeyboard.

Note: BypressingtheCOMPAREbuttonyoucan

comparethesoundbeforeandafterediting.

Introduction to the microSTATION

Selecting and executing a command

Eachmodeallowsyoutoexecutevariouscommands,

suchasCopy.

ForexampleinProgrammode,itisconvenienttocopy

arpeggiatororeffectsettingswhenyou’ reediting.

1. InPROGPLAY,pressthebuttontoenterPROG

EDIT.

2. Usethebuttonstochoose“Command,”and

thenpressthebutton.

3. Usethebuttonstoselectthedesired

parameter,andpressthebutton.

4. Usethebuttonstospecifythevalueorcopy‐

destination.Tospecifyanumericalvaluesuchasa

programorcombinationnumber,youcanalso

turnNUMLOCKonandusefunctionbuttons01–

16toenterthevalue.

5. Whenyou’vefinishedadjustingsettings,pressthe

buttontoreturn.

6. Toexecute,pressthebuttontomakethedisplay

indicate“OK?”,andthenpressthebutton.

Ifyoudecidetocanceltheoperation,pressthe

button.

COMPARE button - the Compare

function

Program or Combination mode

Here’showtocomparethesoundoftheprogramor

combinationyou’ reeditingwiththeoriginal

(unedited)sound.

1. Duringediting,presstheCOMPAREbutton(the

LEDwilllight‐up).

Thesoundthatwassavedbeforeyoubeganediting

willberecalled.

2. PresstheCOMPAREbuttononceagain(theLED

willgodark).

Thesoundyouwereed

itingwillreappear.

Note: Ifyoueditthesoundthat’srecalledbypressing

theCOMPAREbutton(i.e.,thesavedsetting),theLED

willgodarkatthatpoint,andyouwon’ tbeableto

returntothepriorsettingsbypressingtheCOMPARE

buttonagain.

Sequencer mode

Here’showtocomparethe“beforeandafter”stateof

yoursongrecordingortrackediting.

Forexample,thisisusefulduringrecording.

1. Recordonadesiredtrack(Take1).

2. Recordonceagainonthesametrack(Take2).

3. WhenyoupresstheCOMPAREbutton(theLED

willlight‐up),Take1willberecalled.

4. Pressthebuttonagain(theLEDwillgodark

),and

Take2willberecalled.

5. Ifyourecordontothesametrackagain(Take3)

fromthestateofstep3,theComparefunctionwill

recallTake1.

6. Ifyourecordontothesametrackagain(Take3)

fromthestateofstep4,theComparefunctionwill

recallTak

e2.Inthisway,youcanrecallthestate

ofthepreviousrecording.

Note: IfyoueditwhiletheCOMPAREbuttonislit,the

buttonwillgodark;thatperformancedatawillbethe

datathatisrecalledwhentheCOMPAREbuttonis

dark

.(PGp. 30“TheComparefunction”)

Global/Media mode

TheComparefunctionisnotavailableinGlobal/Media

mode.

Writing/saving

Afterediting,youshouldwriteorsaveyourchanges

asnecessary.

Forexampleifyou’veeditedaprogram,yourchanges

willbelostifyouselectanotherprogramorturnoff

thepower.Thesameappliestoacombination.

SettingsthatyoueditinGlobal/Mediamodewillbe

rememberedaslongasthepowerison,butyour

changeswillbelostwhenyouturnoffthepower,

unlessyouwritethesechangesintomemory.

FordetailsontheWriteoperations,seethefollowing

pages.

• Programsp. 58

•Combinationsp. 58

•Globalsettingsp. 59

•UsertemplatesongsPGp.48

Preset/usertemplatesongsaresavedininternal

moryevenwhenthepoweristurnedoff.Track

settingsandeffectsettingsofasongyoucreatecan

besavedininternalmemorybythesongcommand

SaveTemplateSong.

•Fordetailsonwritingtointernalmemoryp. 58

Refertothefollowingpagesformoreaboutsaving.

• Savingtomedia(Media–Save)p. 58

Note: OnthemicroST

ATION,theactionofwritingto

internalmemoryiscalled“Write,”andtheactionof

savingtoanSDcarddeviceiscalled“Save.”

Basic Information Using Controllers

Using Controllers

Inadditiontousingthekeyboard,themicroSTATION

letsyoucontrolthesoundbyusingthejoystick,knobs

1–4,damperpedal,andfootswitchorfootpedal.

Thesecontrolsletyoumodifythetone,pitch,volume,

effects,etc.inrealtimeasyouplay.

Joystick

Thejoystickmovesinfourdirections:left,right,up

(awayfromyourself),anddown(towardsyourself).

Eachofthefourdirectionscanbeusedtocontrola

differentfunction,suchasmodulatingProgramor

effectsparameters.Theseassignmentscanbedifferent

foreveryProgram,butgenerally,theydothe

following:

Standard Joystick functions

Keyboard

Velocity

Velocityisameasureofhowhardyouplayanoteon

thekeyboard.Thiscanbeusedtomodulatemany

differentaspectsofthesound,suchasvolume,

brightness,orthecharacteroftheattack.

Note Number

Soundscanbeprogrammedtochangeincharacter

basedonthenotebeingplayed.

Asyouplayhigherorloweronthekeyboard,thenote

numbercanmodulatethetimbre–suchasbecoming

brighterasyouplayhigher.Envelopesmayalso

becomefasterorslower;thevolumemaychange;and

soon.

Realtime Controls

Therealtimecontrolsconsistsoffourknobsandtwo

buttons(SELECTandEXTERNAL).

Youcanusetherealtimecontrolsto:

• Applymodulationtosounds,orcontrolthetone.

• Controlthearpeggiator.

• ControlanexternalMIDIdevice.

1. PresstheREALTIMECONTROLSSELECTbutton

toselectthesetoffunctionsthatyouwantto

control(modesA–C),andthenus

eknobs1–4.

TheREALTIMECONTROLSSELECTbuttonlets

youchooseoneofthefollowingthreesetsof

functions.

AmodeandBmode:Theknobswillmodifythe

soundsoreffects.

Cmode:Theknobswillcontrolthearpeggiatorand

thetempo.

Youarefreetoswitchbetweenth

esesetsof

functionswithoutaffectingthecontentyou’ve

itedineachdifferentrealtimecontrolmode.

2. PresstheREALTIMECONTROLSEXTERNAL

button,anduseknobs1–4.

TherealtimecontrolswillbeinExternalmode.

MovingtheknobswilltransmitMIDImessages,

allowingyoutocontrolanexternalMIDIdevice.

Thefunctionofeachknobcanbespeci

fiedin

GLOBAL/MEDIA

:MIDI‐ExternalSetup.

Whenyoumov eaknobintheregionofits

minimumormaximumvalue,theremightbea

slightdiscrepancybetweenthevalueandthe

knob’sposition.

Adjusting the tempo

InrealtimecontrolCmode,knob4(TEMPO)adjusts

theoveralltempooftheentiremicroSTATION,which

willaffecttheitemslistedbelow.

Whenadjustingthetempo,theLEDwillblinkat

quarter‐noteintervals.

• Arpeggiator

•Sequencermodesongs

•TemposyncLFO

•Temposync(BPM)delayeffects

Note: Knob4(TEMPO)willnotfunctionifthe

OBAL/MEDIA:MIDI‐MIDIClocksetting“Clock”

issettoExt.MIDIorExt.USB,orifthisissettoAuto

andMIDIclockisbeingreceived.

Youcannotchangethetemp o oftheprogram

auditionfunction.Knob4willnotfunctio nwhile

theauditionisplaying.

Move the joystick…

Controller

Name

Normally controls…

Left JS–X Pitch bend down

Right JS+X Pitch bend up

Up (away from yourself) JS+Y Vibrato

Down (towards yourself) JS–Y Filter LFO (wah)

Introduction to the microSTATION

Damper pedal / Foot switch /

Foot pedal

ThemicroSTATIONhasarearpanelDAMPER/

PEDAL/SWjackwhereyoucanconnecteithera

damperpedal,afootpedal,orafootswitch.

Damper Pedal

Thedamperpedalisalsosometimescalledthesustain

pedal.Itactslikethesimilarly‐namedpedalonan

acousticpiano;whenyouholddownthepedal,notes

willcontinuetosustainevenwhenyouliftyourhands

offofthekeyboard.

InCombinationandSequencemode,youcanalso

choosesettingssothatthedamperwillaffectsome

soundsbutnotothersou

nds.

Assignable Foot Switch

Thisletsyouuseasimplefootswitch,suchastheKorg

PS‐1,asanassignablecontroller.Thefootswitchcan

performawidevarietyoffunctions,suchas:

•Anassignablesourceformodulatingsoundsand

effects

•Portamentoon/off

•Programselectupordown

• Sequencerstart/stoporpunchin/out

•TapTempo

• Arpeggiatoron/off

•OperatevariousmicroSTATIONcontrol

s(realtime

controlknobs,joystick,etc.)

Assignable Foot Pedal

Thisletsyouuseacontinuouscontrollerpedal,suchas

theKorgEXP‐2footcontrollerorKorgXVP‐10EXP/

VOLpedal,asanassignablecontroller.

LiketheAssignableFootSwitch,describedabove,the

FootPedalcanbeusedformanydifferentfunctions,

including:

• MasterVolume

• ChannelVolume,Pan,orExpression

•Assignablesoundmodulation

•Ef

fectsSendlevelcontrol

•AdjustvariousmicroSTATIONcontrols(realtime

controlknobs,Joystick,etc.)

IfyouusetheDAMPER/PEDAL/SWjack,you’ll

needtochoosetheappropria te settingin Global/

Mediamodetospecifythetypeofop ti o n that’s

connected(damperpedal,footpedal,orfoot

switch).

Toensurethatahalf‐damperpedalor f

ootpedalis

operatingoptimally,pleaseuseth

ecalibration

functionregularly.

(PGp. 66“HalfDmprCalib(HalfDamper

Calibration)”)

(PGp. 66“PedalCalib(PedalCalibration)”)

Setup

Turning the power on/off

Connecting the AC adapter

ConnecttheACadaptertothemicroSTATION.For

detailsonthisconnection,pleasereadthe

ʺConnectionsandpowerʺonpage 8ofEasyStart

guide.

YoumustusetheincludedACadapteronly.Using

anyotherACadapt ermaycausemalfunctions.

Turning the power on

1. LowerthemicroSTATION’sVOLUMEknob.

Ifyouhaveconnectedpoweredmonitorspeakersor

astereoamp,turndownthevolumeofthese

devices.

2. PresstherearpanelPowerswitchtoturnonthe

power.

Thedisplaywillshowthemodelnameand

softwareversion.

3. Turnonyourpoweredmonitorsorstereoamp.

4. RaisethemicroSTATION’sVOLUMEknobtoan

appropriateposition,andadjustthevolumeof

yourpoweredmonitorspeakersorstereoamp.

Turning the power off

Afteryou’vefinishedediting,besureto write

(save)yourchanges.

Ifyoueditaprogramandthenselectadifferent

programorturnoffthe power,thechangesyou

madewillbelost.Thesameistruefora

combination.

ThesettingsyoueditinSequencermodeand

Global/Mediamodear erememberedaslongasthe

powerison,butwill

belostwhenyouturnoffth e

power ,sobesuretosaveallyourdatabefore

turningthepow e roff.

1. LowerthemicroSTATION’sVOLUMEknob.

Alsoturnthevolumeofyourpoweredmonitor

speakersorstereoampdowntozero.

2. Turnoffthepowerofyou

rpoweredmonitoror

stereoamp.

3. PresstherearpanelPower

switchtoturnoffthe

power.

Thedisplaywillindicate“Nowex ecuti ng ”while

dataisbeingwrittentointernalmemory.Nev er

turnoff thepowerduringthisprocedure.

Ifyouturnoffthepow e rduring thisprocess,

writingtomemorycannotbecompletednormally.

Inthis case,themicroSTATIONmightfailto

operatecorrectlywhenyouturnthepoweron

again.

Ifthisoccurs,proceedasfollowstoinitialize the

microSTATION’sinternalmemory.

1.Power‐offthemicroSTATION.

2.Whileholdingdownth ePLAY/MUTEbutton

andthefunction08button,turnonthe

microSTATI

ON.

ThemicroSTATIONwillbeinitialized,and

internalmemorywillbewritten.Thedisplay

willindicate“Initializin g...”duringth istime.

Afterinitializing,you’llneedtolo adthepreload

data.Fordetails,referto(“Loadingth e

preloadeddata”p.63).

Note: Initializationwillrequireapproximately30

secondstobecompleted.

Setup

Connections

Connectionsmustbemadewiththepowerturnedoff.Pleasebeawarethat carelessoperationmaydamageyour

speakersystemorcausemalfunctions.

Connecting audio equipment

Here’showtoconnectthemicroSTATIONtoyour

analogampormixer.

Ifyou’veconnectedastereoaudioamp,beaware

thatplayingathighvolumemaydamageyour

speakersystem.Becareful nottoraisethevolume

excessively.

OUTPUT L/MONO and R

Allofthefactorysoundsusetheseoutputs.

1. ConnecttheOUTPUTL/MONOandRoutputsto

theinputsofyourpoweredmonitorormixer.

Ifyou’reusingthemicroSTATIONinstereo,use

boththeL/MONOandRjacks.Ifyou’ reusingthe

microSTATIONinmono,useonlytheL/MONO

jack.

Ifyou’replayingbackthroughastereoaudioamp

oracassetterecorderthathasanexternalinputjack,

connectthemicroSTATIONtothejacks(s)labeled

LINEIN,AUXIN,orexternalinput.(Usean

adaptercablewiththeappropriatetypeofplug.)

Headphones

1. Ifyou’reusingheadphones,connectthemtothe

microSTATION’sheadphonejack.

2. UsetheVOLUMEslidertoadjustthevolumeof

theheadphones.

ThemicroSTATION’sheadphonejackoutputsthe

samesignalastheOUTPUTL/MONOandRjacks.

Connections to computers

AC adapter power

supply connector

Analog audio output

Connecting the AC adapter

Powered

monitors, etc.

Connections to MIDI equipment

MIDI cable

Computer

Pedal connections etc.

MIDI keyboard

Mixer

to an AC outlet

USB

ASSIGNABLE PEDAL

ASSIGNABLE SWITCH

DAMPER

MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

INPUT

AUDIO OUTPUT

R L/MONO

Monitor OUTPUT

INPUT

Powered

monitor

Headphone

INPUTINPUT

L/MONO R

PHONES

Connections Connecting a damper pedal, foot pedal, or foot switch

Connecting a damper pedal,

foot pedal, or foot switch

Youcanconnecteitheradamperpedal,afootpedal,or

afootswitchtothemicroSTATION’srearpanel

DAMPER/PEDAL/SWjack,anduseittocontrola

varietyoffunctionsandeffects.

Youcanusethedamperpedaltoapplyadampereffect

whileyouplay.

Youcanusethefootswitchtoturnthesostenutoor

softpedaleffecton/off,toturnthearpeggiatoron/off,

toswitchprogramsorcombinations,ortocontroltap

tempo.

Youcanusethefootpedaltocontrolvolumeor

modulation.

IfyouconnectapedaltotheDAMPER/PEDAL/

SWjack,you’llneedtochoosetheappropriate

settinginGlobal/Mediamodetospecifythetype 

ofopti on(i.e.,damperpedal,

footpedal,orfoot

switch)that’sconnected.

SettingsthatyoueditinGlobal/Mediamodeare

maintaineduntilyouturnoffthepower,butwill

notbesav edwhenyouturnoffthepower.Ifyou

wanttokeepthesesettings,youmustwritethem.

(p. 59)

Connecting a damper pedal

Thispedalcanprovideadampereffectasyouplay.

Thisinstrumentalsosupportshalf‐damping.Here’s

howtoconnectanoptionalKorgDS‐1Hdamperpedal

totheDAMPER/PEDAL/SWjackanduseittocontrol

thehalf‐dampereffect.

1. ConnectanoptionalDS‐1Hdamperpedaltothe

DAMPER/PEDAL/SWjack.

You’llbeabletocontrolthehalf‐dampereffectif

you’veconnectedtheDS‐

1H.Ifyou’veconnecteda

differentswitch‐typepedal,itwillfunctionasa

damperswitch.

2. Afteryouturnthepoweron,selecttheoption

that’sconnectedtothejack,andchoosethe

appropriateGlobal/Mediamodesettingsfor

“Type”and“Polarity”(GLOBAL/MEDIA:

Controllers‐PEDAL/SW)tospecifythefunction

that

willbecontrolledbythepedalandthe

polarityofthepedal(p. 56,PGp. 65).

Ifyou’reusingahalf‐damperpedal,performthe

half‐dampercalibrationtoensurethatthepedalis

operatingcorrectly(PGp. 66).

Connecting a foot switch

Ifyouconnectanon/off‐typefootswitchsuchasthe

KorgPS‐1pedalswitchtotheDAMPER/PEDAL/SW

jack,youcanuseittoturnthesostenutoorsoftpedal

effecton/off,tocontroltaptempo,ortoapply

modulationtoasoundoraneffect.

Thisswitchwillalwaysfunctioninthesameway

regardlessoftheProgram,Combination,orSong

you

’veselected.Youcanassignthefunctioninthe

Global/Mediamode.

1. ConnectafootswitchsuchastheoptionalPS‐1to

theDAMPER/PEDAL/SWjack.

2. Afteryouturnthepoweron,selecttheoption

that’sconnectedtothejack,andch

oosethe

appropriateGlobal/Mediamodesettingsfor

“Type,”

“SW,”and“Polarity”(GLOBAL/MEDIA:

Controllers‐PEDAL/SW)tospecifythefunction

thatwillbecontrolledbythefootswitchandits

polarity(p. 56,PGp. 65,PG p. 295).

Connecting a foot pedal

IfyouconnectaoptionalEXP‐2footcontrollerorXVP‐

10expression/volumepedaltotheDAMPER/PEDAL/

SWjack,youcanuseittoapplymodulationtosounds

oreffects,ortoadjusttheoverallvolume.

Thispedalwillalwaysfunctioninthesameway

regardlessoftheProgram,Combination,orSong

you’veselect

ed.Youcanassignthefunctioninthe

Global/Mediamode.

1. ConnectanoptionalXVP‐10orEXP‐2tothe

DAMPER/PEDAL/SWjacks.

2. Afteryouturnthepoweron,selecttheoption

that’sconnectedtothejack,andchoosethe

appropriateGlobal/Mediamodesettingsfor

“Type”and“Pdl”(GLOBAL/MEDIA:Controllers‐

PEDAL/SW)tospecifythefunc

tionthatwillbe

controlledbytheped

al(p. 56,PGp. 65,

PG p. 296).

Performthefootpedalcalibrationprocedureto

ensurethatthepedalisoperatingcorrectly(PG

p. 66).

Connecting the microSTATION

to a computer

ThemicroSTATIONprovidesbothMIDIandUSB

connectorsasstandardequipment.Byconnectingthe

microSTATIONtoyourcomputerviaUSB,youcanuse

itasacontrollerandMIDIsoundmoduleforyour

DAWsoftwarewithsinglecableconvenience;and

withouttheneedforaMIDIinterface.

Byusingthededicatededitor,youcaneditthe

microS

TATIONfromyourcomputerasthoughitwere

asoftwareplug‐in.

Fordetails,readthe“microSTATIONEditor/Plug‐In

EditorUser’sGuide”(PDF).

PEDAL SWITCH DAMPER

Setup

Connecting MIDI devices

ByconnectingthemicroSTATION’sMIDIconnectors

toanexternalMIDIdeviceyoucantransfersound

settingsandperformancedatasuchasnotemessages

betweenyourexternalMIDIdeviceandthe

microSTATION.

About MIDI

MIDIstandsforMusicalInstrumentDigitalInterface,

andisaworld‐widestandardforexchangingvarious

typesofmusicaldatabetweenelectronicmusical

instrumentsandcomputers.WhenMIDIcablesare

usedtoconnecttwoormoreMIDIdevices,

performancedatacanbeexchangedbetweenthe

devices,eveniftheyweremadebydifferent

man

ufacturers.

Controlling an external MIDI tone

generator from microSTATION

IfyouwanttousethemicroSTATION’skeyboardand

othercontrollers,sequencer,andarpeggiatortoplayor

controlanexternalMIDIsoundmodule,useaMIDI

cabletoconnectthemicroSTATION’sMIDIOUT

connectortotheMIDIINconnectorofyourexternal

MIDIsoundmodule.

Controlling microSTATION’s tone

generator from an external MIDI

device

WhenyouwishtoplayorcontrolthemicroSTATION’s

tonegeneratorfromanexternalMIDIkeyboardor

sequenceretc.,useaMIDIcabletoconnecttheMIDI

OUTconnectoroftheexternalMIDIdevicetothe

MIDIINconnectorofmicroSTATION.

Controlling two or more external

MIDI tone generators from

microSTATION

YoucanalsouseaMIDIpatchbaytocontrolmultiple

MIDIdevices.

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

microSTASTION

MIDI keyboard

microSTASTION

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

MIDI keyboard

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

microSTATION

MIDI keyboard

MIDI patch bay

MIDI tone generator

Playing and editing programs

About the microSTATION’s programs

OnthemicroSTATION,a“program”isthebasic

sound.You’lluseProgrammodetoplayprograms.

ProgramsarealsousedoutsideofProgrammode.

InCombinationmodeyoucancombinemultiple

programstocreatecomplexsounds.

InSequencermodeyoucanassignaprogramtoeach

MIDItrackoftheinternalsequencer,orusethe

microSTATIONasasoun

dmodulethat’splayedfrom

anexternal16‐channelMIDIsequencer.

Inthissectionwe’llexplainbasicwaystouse

programs,suchasusingthepanelbuttonsinProgram

modeandbasicediting.

Playing programs

Selecting a program

Youcanselectaprograminanyofthefollowingways.

•UsetheCATEGORYSELECTbuttonsandthe

buttonsorthefunction01–16buttons

•Useaconnectedfootswitchtoselectprograms:PG

p.65

• ReceiveMIDIprogramchangestoselectprograms:

PGp.60,PGp.63,PGp.305

Fordetails,refertotheexplanationsbelow.

Using the CATEGORY SELECT buttons

and the  buttons

1. PresstheMODEPROGbutton(theLEDwilllight).

YouwillenterProgrammode,andthePROGPLAY

pagewillappear.

Thelowerlineofthedisplayshowstheindex

numberandthenameoftheprogram.

The“”shownattheleftoftheindexnumber

indicatesthatyoucanpressthebuttontoselect

programswithinthecurrentcategory.Ifa“‐”is

shownattheleftofthenumber

,thatcategory

containsonlyoneprogram.

Note: IftheGlobal/Mediamode“ScrollText”setting

isOn,namesetc.thatcannotbeshowninthe

displaybecauseoftheirlengthwillscroll.

2. UsetheCATEGORYSELECT

buttonstochooseaprogram

catego

ry.

Youcanchoosefromthefollowingninecategories

ThefrontpanelCATEGORYindicatorsshowthe

selectedcategory.

Thefirsttime youselectacategory,program001of

thatcategorywillbeshown.

3. Usethebuttonstoselect

aprogram.

4. Playthekeyboardtohearthe

soundoftheselected

program.

Using the CATEGORY SELECT buttons

and the function 01–16 buttons

Selecting a program by entering a numerical

value

1. UsetheCATEGORYSELECTbuttonstochoose

thedesiredprogramcategory.

2. PressthefrontpanelNUM

LOCKbuttontoturnNum

Lockon(LEDlit‐up).

3. Usefunctionbuttons01(1)–10

(0)toenteranumericalvalue,andthenpressthe

14(ENTER)button.You’llswitchtotheprogram

oftheindexnu

mberyouspecified.

Selecting programs in groups of 16

1. UsetheCATEGORYSELECTbuttonstochoose

thedesiredprogramcategory.

2. TurnthefrontpanelPLAY/MUTE,NUMLOCK,

andGRIDSEQbuttonsalloff(LEDunlit).

Category Explanation

ALL All categories

KEYBOARD

Acoustic piano, electric piano, clavi/

harpsichord, and organ sounds

STRINGS/BRASS/

WOODWIND

String, vocal, brass, woodwind, and

reed sounds

GUITAR Acoustic and electric guitar sounds

BASS&BASS SPLIT

Electric, acoustic, and synth bass

sounds

SYNTH Fast, slow, and motion synth sounds

LEAD&SOLO SPLIT Synth lead sounds

DRUM/MALLET/

HITS

Drum and percussion, bell, mallet, and

sound effects

USER

Sounds saved as the user category

(when shipped from the factory,

contains initialized programs)

Playing and editing programs

3. Nowyoucanusefunctionbuttons01–16toselect

theprogramsofindexnumbers1–16withinthe

chosencategory.

4. Toselectaprogramfromindexnumber17and

higherinthatcategory,presstheNUMLOCK

buttontoturnNumLockon(LEDlit‐up),and

thenpressthe16(GROUPUP)button.

5. PresstheNUMLOCKbuttontoturnNumLock

off(LEDoff).

Nowyoucanusefunctionbuttons01–16toselect

programsfromindexnumbers17–32withinthe

chosencategory.

WhentheNUMLOCKbuttonison,pressingthe15

(GROUPDOWN)buttonorthe16(GROUPUP)

buttonwillcyclethroughthegroupofindexnumbers

thatcanbeselected:17–32,33–48,49–64,...etc.

Overview of the program memories

WhenthemicroSTATIONisshippedfromthefactory,

itsprogrammemorycontains480preloaded

programs,plusanother256programsand9drum

programsthatareGM2compatible.Theseprograms

areorganizedintobanksasshowninthetablebelow.

InPROGPLAYwhenyouturnNumLockonand

pressthe14(ENTER)button,thebankandnumberar

e

shownontherightsideoftheupperlineofthe

display.

Program memories

OnthemicroSTATION,youselectprogramsusing

indexnumberswithineachcategory.Acategoryispre‐

assignedtoeachprogram,orcanbespecifiedwhen

youwriteaprogram.

Thebanksandnum

bers(Bank,ProgNo.)showninthe

tableaboveareusedtospec

ifythewriting‐destination

whenwritingaprogram,andtospecifythecopy‐

destinationwhenexecutingacopycommand.

OnthemicroSTATIONitself,youcan’tselecta

programbyspecifyingabankan d numberfrom

thetabl eabove.

The AUDITION function

Whenselectingprograms,youcanusethe

Auditionfunctionwhichletsyouusethe

AUDITIONbuttontoplayarifforphrase.

IfyoupresstheAUDITIONbutton(located

belowREALTIMECONTROLSknob1)to

maketheLEDatitsleftlight‐up,ariff(phrase)suitable

forthatprogramwillplayautomatically

Using Controllers

Fordetailsonperformingwiththejoystickandthe

realtimecontroller,readthe“UsingControllers”

sectiononpage 9.

Performing with the

arpeggiator

Basedonnotedataitreceivesfromthekeyboardor

fromtheMIDIINconnector,thearpeggiatorcan

generateawiderangeofphrasesandpatterns

includingarpeggios,guitarorkeyboardbackingriffs,

bassphrases,ordrumpatterns.Youcanalsousethe

frontpanelRealtimeControllerknobstovarythe

leng

thanddynamics

ofthearpeggiatednotes.

Formoreaboutthearpeggiator,pleaseseepage 50.

Bank Prog No. Explanation

A...D

000...127

D:000...095

Preloaded

programs

These programs are loaded

when the microSTATION is

shipped; they use a variety

of multisamples, effects,

and arpeggiators.

D 096...127

Initial

programs

These are initialized

programs for the user.

G (GM) 001...128

GM2

capital

programs

These are 256 programs

and 9 drum programs that

are compatible with the

GM2 sound map. The

programs of this bank are

read-only.

Bank GM contains 128

programs, banks g(1)–g(9)

contain 128 programs, and

g(d) contains 9 programs.

These programs cannot be

written (saved).

1...9

(g(1)...

g(9))

001...128

GM2

variation

programs

(g(d))

001...128

GM2 drum

programs

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Korg microSTATION Owner's manual

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Model: microSTATION

Category: Digital pianos

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