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Korg KARMA 2 User's Manual

1. 10 RT Parameter RealTime Parameter 11 Auto Assign KARMA RT Name 11 AutoName w GEchg 12 Copy Swap KARMA Scene 000 12 GE Pl 13 GE Generated Effect Group 13 Phase Group i 13 Rhythm Group i 15 Duration Group 15 CCs Group o EEEE 16 Drum Groupie cseccscsso ccesee dncactecacchancecdtesssonane 17 Sequencer mode 18 SEQ 5 3 Tone Adjust 18 5 3 1 TA1 8 Tone Adjust 101 08 18 5 3 2 TA1 16 Tone Adjust TO9 16 18 5 3 3 TA2 8 Tone Adjust2 TO1 08 18 5 3 4 TA2 16 Tone Adjust2 TO9 16 18 5 3 5 TA3 8 Tone Adjust3 TO1 08 18 5 3 6 TA3 16 Tone Adjust3 TO9 16 18 Copy From Comb Copy from Combination 20 Copy From Prog Copy from Program 20 Quantize Swing Parameter 21 Auto Song Setup function 21 Other enhancements 21 Utility menu ccc 21 Improvements ee 21 Global mode sssccssscsssesssceees 22 User GE Memory Protect sccssseees 22 MIDI Clock sc ssceistceacakectesdssacisconscendsiveiees 22 RT Realtime Co
2. Now erasing ROM J Checking the system s check sum When GE disk No 1 has been loaded the LCD screen will indicate Please change to System 2 disk If a disk error is displayed during this process remove the disk and turn off the power of the KARMA music workstation Then load the data again starting from step While the data is being loaded do not touch the switches of the KARMA music workstation and under no circumstances should you turn off the power Remove the disk and insert GE disk No 2 Messages will appear in the same way as for GE disk No 1 When the GE data has been updated successfully the LCD screen will indicate System was completed and the system will start up automatically Load the preloaded data or the data you backed up For details on how to load refer to BG p 93 Disk mode Data loading procedure Introduction GE Select In addition to the 1 190 preset GEs Generated Effects that generate phrases and patterns within each KARMA module system version 2 0 gives you 320 rewritable user GE memories In conjunction with this addition you can now select user GEs in the GE Select fields of each mode GE Select appears in the following pages PROG 1 1 3a PROG 6 1 1a PG p 5 Program mode PG p 26 COMBI 1 1 4a COMBI 6 1 1a PG p 47 Combination mode
3. Cancel to cancel without executing Quantize Swing Parameter System version 2 0 adds a Swing parameter to the dialog box for the Quantize utility menu command PG p 101 of the SEQ 5 2 1 Track Edit page Quantize Quantize in Track 01 From Measure 661 To Measure 606 Beat Tick 61 606 Beat Tick 64 191 Kind AN Resolution J Swing RELLA Offset 000 Intensity 166 300 300 Adds a sense of swing to the rhythm For example this can be used to add a slight shuffle feel to a square 16 beat Swing With a setting of other than 0 the position of notes that are at even numbered beats relative to the Resolution you specify will be adjusted to add a sense of swing to the rhythm With a setting of 100 these notes will be moved 1 3rd of the way toward the next beat of the Resolution you specified With a setting of 300 the notes at even numbered beats will be moved all the way to the location of the next odd numbered beat When Resolution J beat 1 2 3 4 i 0 i a Swing 0 oe e 1 100 Swing 100 i gt 1 100 A Swing 100 g J w i d 200 Swing 200 Swing 300 a Ed Auto Song Setup function This function automatically sets up a song with the settings of a program or combination so that ideas and inspirations for songs that occur to you while
4. PG p 153 Changes and additions to the Save function The following functionality has been changed or added Save All In addition to saving PCG files and SNG files you can now save User GE data as a KGE file Also the Select Save Items dialog box has changed as follows PG p 154 Save All Press the F6 S Item key to access the Select Save Items dialog box Use Select Items to select KGE or PCG and check the check boxes for the banks and items that you want to save Unchecked banks will not be saved Select item Select Save Items Ob C Ho WE F o C D BE F C HD Huser PE G1oba1 Setting Prog Bank WA Combi Bank Drum Kit Select Save Items U H U B Mu c FU D U E FU F U G U H Hu Hu Huser Template GE Bank Save PCG amp SEQ All programs combinations drum kits and global settings in internal memory will be saved to disk as a PCG file and the songs will be saved to disk as a SNG file The contents are the same as the Save All function in system version 1 0 PG p 153 Save User GE All user GE data in internal memory will be saved as a KGE file Select Save User GE to access the dialog box Save User GEs Data To NEWFILE KGE Press the F5 Name key to access the text dialog box and specify the desired file name BG p 39 Press the F6 S Item key
5. Program mode PROG 6 4 1 2 PG p 34 Combination mode COMBI 6 4 1 2 PG p 63 Sequencer mode SEQ 6 4 1 2 S PLAY 6 4 1 2 PG p 110 PG p 128 Song Play mode Grp Parm Group Off Mix Ctrl Trig Zone Rand PE Group Rand Random Start Seed 8192 0 8191 Sets the Start Seed 6 2 3a value 0 Random Other than 0 Any desired Start Seed value However you cannot select values outside the range of 8192 to 8191 when changing the value in this way note If the Start Seed value is set to a value outside of this range when you first assign it as a RT Parameter it will be limited to either end of the range Loop Length Freeze Loop Length 0 32 Sets the Freeze Loop Length 6 2 3a value 0 Off 1 32 Specifies the length in measures of the repeatedly generated phrase Retrigger Each Time Of On Assigns the function Retrigger Each Time 6 2 3a parameter 0 Off 1 Controls the Freeze Loop Length parameter will restart the phrase from the beginning each time the loop length is completed Group PE Performance Time Sig Time Signature 0 48 Assigns the function of the KARMA Time Sig KARMA Time Signature parameter p 6 0 Off 1 48 Corresponds to 1 4 16 16 amp If you select Time Sig as a parameter for assignment you will not be able to set A Parm Module A or A B C D Parm Module
6. This is cumulative with the Phase Transpose Value discussed below For example if a Step Transpose Value is 12 and the Phase Transpose Value for the Phase in use during that step is 24 the overall transpose would be 12 While this value is not directly accessible as a GE Parameter it may be set as part of a GE and varied by the following 2 parameters Step Transpose On Off 0 Off 1 On Allows the effect of the Step Transpose Values in each Phase Pattern Step to be turned on or off for the entire Phase Pattern 0 1 Template for emulating the operation of the TRITON series arpeggiator parameters Octave and Octave Motion Octave Octave Motion 1 UDB UB D OO NO ao PB OPM So B UDB x2 UB x2 D x2 U x2 D x2 B x2 U x2 D x2 U Up D Down B Both A A BR Ww Ww Ww P MP HA A BL BR ojojoj P N B x2 Step Transp Template 0 17 Allows one of 18 different templates for the 16 steps of a Phase Pattern to be chosen and applied to the current Phase Pattern These 18 templates correspond to various settings of the Triton Arpeggiator Octave and Octave Motion param eters and can be used to simulate Triton Arpeggio perfor mances refer to the table at the bottom of the previous page Rhythm Group Swing Change the explanation for Global Parameters Swing GE p 1
7. boxes Press the F8 OK key to load the data or press the F7 Cancel key to cancel without loading Load GEs select icon 1 All GE data from a KGE file will be loaded To load the data press the F8 OK key To cancel without loading press the F7 Cancel key Load GE Bank select icon 1 All GE data of the selected bank will be loaded into the load destination bank you specify Load GE 1190 1221 U A 1196 1221 U A gt Use To to specify the load destination bank Press the F8 OK key to load the data or press the F7 Cancel key to cancel without loading Load a GE select icon The selected GE data will be loaded into the GE number you specify as the load destination Load a GE From 1198 U A gt UserGE A6e 1196 U A gt Init GE U AGG Use To to specify the load destination bank and GE number Press the F8 OK key to load the data or press the F7 Cancel key to cancel without loading Load User Template select icon Mt Template data such as the rhythm patterns and CC patterns used by the user GEs will be loaded Load Template as Press the F8 OK key to load the data or press the F7 Cancel key to cancel without loading 1 1 2 Save Utility menu Save PCG amp SEQ and Save User GE have been added to the utility menu commands
8. version 2 0 Other functions Tap Tempo Control A tap tempo control function has been added in Program Combination Sequencer and Song Play modes While the KARMA function the sequencer or SMF data is playing in these modes you can control the tempo in realtime by lightly tapping the TIMBRE TRACK in time with the beat at the desired tempo This function is convenient when you want to adjust the tempo of the KARMA function or the sequencer in realtime to match some other beat Example procedure In Program mode select A004 Tricky Kit Program Program Select Category 15 Drums GETS J 685 004 Tricky Kit lerogram FEdit _LRARMAJLRATC JL Note DMN Lightly tap the TIMBRE TRACK key several times at a desired tempo Then play the keyboard or press one of the Chord Trigger buttons to start the beat at that Tempo Lightly tap the TIMBRE TRACK key at the timing of the beats Then speed up your tapping slightly The tempo of the drum pattern will become a bit faster The tempo J indication in the upper right of the LCD screen will change along with the tempo Tap tempo control can be used if it is possible to operate the TEMPO knob For example if a song is playing in Sequencer mode with Tempo Mode PG p 70 set to Auto you will not be able to use tap tempo control Tap tempo can also be controlled from a connected
9. 137 You can use this to keep the KARMA in external sync mode while working with an external sequencer yet still be able to start and play the KARMA function while the external sequencer is not running or sending MIDI clock note If no further MIDI clock message is received within 500 ms after receiving a MIDI clock start or continue message from MIDI IN or if you start the KARMA music workstation by operating the front panel operation will switch to the equivalent of Internal RT Realtime Command An RT Realtime Command check box has been added to GLOBAL 2 1 1a MIDI Setup PG p 137 GLOBAL 2 1 MIDI MIDI Channel 61 Note Receive All MIDI Clock External MIDE MIDI Clock i MIDI Filter Enable Program Change BEanK Combi i aAfterT ctrl Change i DExclusive Convert Position Premipl Loca1 Control on a TT E RT RealTime Command Off On Off unchecked MIDI common messages and realtime messages song position pointer start continue stop will not be received from the MIDI IN connector when MIDI Clock is set to External or Auto Song select messages will be received note Turn this Off if the song settings of KARMA music workstation are being unintentionally reset by messages from an external MIDI sequencer You can use this so that the KARMA music workstation ignores the MIDI Start and Stop commands of an external sequencer yet still responds to MIDI Clock while in exter
10. 3 Freeze Loop Length Each mode 6 4 1 2 RT Parameter Start Seed Rand Group Each mode 6 4 1 2 RT Parameter Loop Length Freeze Loop Length Rand Group Each mode 6 4 1 2 RT Parameter Time Sig Time Signature PE Group e Version 2 0 gt Version 1 0 If the above parameters are loaded in version 1 0 the settings will be ignored since these parameters do not exist e Version 1 0 gt Version 2 0 In version 2 0 the above parameters will be set to their default values 2 Sequencer mode Tone Adjust parameters 5 3 1 6 e Version 2 0 gt Version 1 0 These will be ignored since version 1 0 does not have the Tone Adjust parameters e Version 1 0 gt Version 2 0 In version 2 0 the Tone Adjust parameter settings will be set to their default values 3 Program Combination Sequencer Song Play modes TxFltr Notes parameter Program mode 6 1 4 Other modes 6 1 6 e Version 2 0 gt Version 1 0 Version 1 0 will maintain this as internal data but will ignore it However if you save this state as a PCG file the setting will be saved to disk e Version 1 0 gt Version 2 0 In version 2 0 the TxFltr Notes parameter will be turned On checked 4 Global mode RT Realtime Command parameter 2 1 1 S S Out P C Start Stop Out P C e Version 2 0 gt Version 1 0 Version 1 0 will maintain this as internal data but will ignor
11. MS DOS format 2HD floppy disks When you update the system all the data in the internal memory of the KARMA music workstation will be initialized If you want to keep the data that is currently in internal memory you must use Save All or Save PCG to save it before you update the system BG p 40 PG p 153 P To update the system to version 2 0 you must first update the system and then update the GE data ho For details on how to obtain the System Boot Disk for KARMA Music Workstation and GE Disk for KARMA Music Workstation disks please contact your nearest Korg distributor Updating the system data You will need to obtain the set of three MS DOS format 2HD floppy disks System Boot Disk for KARMA Music Workstation Hold down the ENTER key and LOCATE key of the KARMA music workstation and turn on the power The LCD screen will indicate Please insert System 1 disk Insert the System Boot disk No 1 into the floppy disk drive of the KARMA music workstation The system will begin loading automatically and the LCD screen will show the following messages Now loading L Now erasing ROM L Checking the system s check sum When System Boot disk No 1 has finished loading the LCD screen will show Please change to System 2 disk If a disk error is displayed during this process remove the disk and turn off the power of the KARMA music w
12. PG p 57 SEQ 6 1 1a S PLAY 6 1 1a Sequencer mode PG p 103 PG p 122 Song Play mode The display in Program mode KARMA GE Select KARMA GE Setup GE Synth Poly Oinit K RTC chaRMA Realtime Controls Use GE s values FrearamllF Edit lkarrin ERTE ll Note J Mi GE Select 0000 PRE Arp Model 01 Up Dn 1 190 U A 1509 U J Selects the GE You can choose from 1190 preset GEs and 320 rewritable user GEs GE data can be loaded into the user GE memories from an EXB PCM 04 05 board planned for release containing GE data for the KARMA music workstation or from KARMA MW dedicated Mac PC software for the KARMA music workstation Preset GEs and user GEs are organized as follows The bank is shown in parentheses following the GE number 0000 PRE 1189 PRE 1190 preset GEs 1190 U A 1221 U A 1222 U B 1253 U B 1254 U C 1285 U C 1286 U D 1317 U D 1318 U E 1349 U E 1350 U F 1381 U F 1382 U G 1413 U G 1414 U H 1445 U H 1446 U I 1477 U l 1478 U J 1509 U J 320 user GEs 32 x ten banks KARMA Time Sig KARMA Time Signature A KARMA Time Sig KARMA Time Signature param eter has been added to each mode KARMA Time Sig appears in the following pages PROG 1 1 1a PROG 6 1 1a PG p 2 Program mode PG p 26 COMBI 1 1 1a COMBI 6 1 1a PG p 43 Combination mode PG p 57 SEQ 6 1 1a S PLAY 6 1 1
13. SMF Standard MIDI File data into a GE You can quickly convert short sections of MIDI performance data into user GEs and then immediately use the KARMA Realtime Controls to freely randomize and modify the phrases This functionality is tightly integrated for efficient use The Karma workstation can respond to a MIDI request from KARMA MW by converting sequence data you created in Sequencer mode into SMF data and then transmitting it to KARMA MW as a MIDI dump The data can then be converted by KARMA MW into a user GE and loaded back into the Karma workstation letting you use the KARMA function to modify the phrase and transform it into countless unique variations Produced by Karma Lab http wwwr karma lab com Macintosh and Windows versions are available English version only ho For details on obtaining this software and user support please contact the Korg distributor for your country 2 Freeze Randomize You can now freeze capture for playback the infinitely varying phrases generated by KARMA s Randomize features The newly added Start Seed parameter lets you select which of over four billion random starting points KARMA will use to generate a new musical effect Use the Freeze Loop Length parameter to specify the measures at which Freeze will be turned on and off and the length of a repetitive loop Use the Random Capture Utility Command to capture the state of the randomizations at any time to put it
14. The 6 4 6 7 Random 1 2 settings in Combination Sequencer and Song Play modes are valid regardless of the Start Seed setting If you select the same GE and specify the same Start Seed value for KARMA modules A B C and D the phrase after being triggered will be the same but the way in which it changes for each repetition will depend on the Random 1 2 settings 0 Random A different phrase will be generated each time the trigger occurs Within the KARMA module a different Start Seed value is specified randomly each time the trigger occurs In system version 1 0 this is the setting that is always used Any value other than Random The same phrase will be generated each time the trigger occurs Different values for the Start Seed parameter will produce different phrases but the same phrase will always be generated if the Start Seed value is the same How the Start Seed value affects the phrase As an example we will use the combination E 67 Modern Jazz JS to see how different Start Seed settings will affect the phrase In Combination mode select E067 Modern Jazz JS E067 Modern Jazz JS is a combination in which a sax solos over backing provided by drums bass and piano GE TS 121 Press the MENU key and select the 6 2 Ed KARMA Mdl page For details on how to select a page PG p 1 ar Eneo U SSO Use the keys to select Module A and make sure t
15. Useful for creating complex chromatic Pitch Offset Patterns and ensuring that the results stay in a certain key or chord The note tables used to shift the notes are the same as the ones used in Note Series Group Note Type GE p 6 1 Scalic 2 Scalic2 Same as 1 Scalic above except that the note tables used to shift the notes are the same as the ones used in Note Series Group Note Type 2 Scalic2 Scalic2 is more modal in nature and has more passing tones than 1 Scalic Will not have any effect unless internal settings of the GE specify that Pitch Offsets are being used Drum Group Add the following parameter after Drum Group Associated Parameter Link To Next GE p 43 Notes Played Rows 0 1 0 Off 1 On When 1 On the number of keys pressed on the keyboard determines which rows of the 3 Drum Patterns are played If only one key is pressed then only the notes indicated by the first row of the Drum Pattern lowest row of the 7 rows specifying drum notes are generated If 3 keys are pressed then only the notes specified by the lowest three rows are generated This can be used to simulate the Triton Arpeg giator setting Fixed Tone Mode Trigger As Played 17 KARMA Function 18 Sequencer mode SEQ 5 3 Tone Adjust System version 2 0 adds a SEQ 5 3 Tone Adjust page following the 5 3 Track Edit page PG p 102 of Se qu
16. again Now set Retrigger Each Time back to Off un checked Once again even though the randomizations are being repeated every 2 bars the 8 step GE Phase Pattern allows longer evolving phrases to be created Set Start Seed back to Off In the same way as in step use the CHORD TRIGGER keys or keyboard to trigger the KARMA module At the desired moment hold down the HOLD key and press the lt lt REW key once The phrase gener ated by the GE will go back one measure and play back If you hold down the HOLD key and press the lt lt REW key four times the phrase will go back four measures In this way search for the phrase that you want to freeze Set the Freeze Loop Length parameter If you set this to 1 32 the phrase will loop for the specified number of measures For this example set this to 2 and set the Retrigger Each Time to On checked With this setting the random phrase will freeze to a two measure phrase You can use this to loop a phrase during a live performance If you want this phrase to be played each time you trigger the GE execute Random Capture Press the F8 OK key and choose Random Capture from the utility menu Random Capture Assign Start Seed from Current Memory When the dialog box appears press the F8 OK key The Start Seed parameter will automatically be set the internal value needed to reprodu
17. create your own original user GEs by editing all of the more than 400 parameters that make up a GE The GE data you create can be saved loaded either via floppy disk or as a MIDI GE data dump and used in the KARMA music workstation The KARMA MW software is also able to convert SMF Standard MIDI File data into a GE You can use this capability to create a user GE from any MIDI performance data and then edit the GE parameters to freely modify the phrase So that you can make efficient use of this KARMA Music Workstation system version 2 0 can receive an SMF data dump request song track measure region from the KARMA MW software and respond by converting sequence data from Sequencer mode into SMF and transmitting it as an SMF data dump Then the KARMA MW software can convert this data into a user GE and dump the GE data back into the KARMA music worksta tion so that you can use the KARMA function to modify the phrase Produced by Karma Lab http www karma lab com Macintosh and Windows versions are available English version only About parameter change transmission reception in Sequencer mode In Sequencer mode the following parameters can be edited individually by transmitting and receiving system exclusive parameter change messages SEQ 1 1 Play REC parameters other than Location Meter Resolution J Tempo Tempo Mode Song name RPPR On Off Track Select PLAY MUTE R
18. foot switch gp 23 Global mode Foot Sw Assign Copy From Program Combination mode Copy from Program Copy from Program has been added to the utility menu commands that appear in Combination mode pages such as COMBI 1 1 1 PG p 44 Solo Selected Timbre bv dbo Copy from Program Copies the settings of the specified program to the timbres and effects of the currently selected combination Choose Copy From Program to access the dialog box Copy from Program Agee NoisyStabber Y Prog with Effects with KARMA To Timbre KARMA Module A Use Prog to select the copy source program Use with Effects to specify whether insert effect master effect and master EQ settings will also be copied The Control Channel of each effect will be set to the MIDI channel of the copy destination timbre About the BUS SELECT 7 1 1 2 a setting If the copy source program s Use DKit Setting is On checked BUS Select will be set to DKit regardless of the with Effects setting Also the DKit IFX Patch PG p 65 setting will be reset to the default state If with Effects is On checked the BUS Select setting of the copy source program will be copied Also if BUS Select is set to IFX1 IFX5 for a timbre other than the copy destination timbre it will be automatically set to L R If with Effects is Off unchecked and
19. setting you can also loop a phrase that you like p 10 Checking the Freeze Randomize function and performing Random Capture using the Random FF REW function Freeze Loop Length Off 1 32 Specifies the number of measures in the phrases that are repeatedly generated by the KARMA module After being triggered the module will generate a phrase of the number of measures you specify here and will then repeat that phrase If you set this Off the phrase will not be repeated The table below and the explanations that follow describe how various combinations of Start Seed and Freeze Loop Length settings will affect the phrase or control data that is randomly generated by the KARMA module each time triggering occurs according to the GE settings you are using Start Seed Freeze Loop Length 0 Random Off any value Off 0 Random 1 32 any value 1 32 1 Start Seed 0 Random Freeze Loop Length Off The phrase will change randomly each time triggering occurs Each time the phrase repeats it will change randomly This is what happens in system version 1 0 For example suppose there is a GE that if you input C D E F will randomly vary the order of notes and repeatedly play four notes in each measure When you trigger this GE it produces notes in a random order of for example C D E F C C D F F D C E When you trigger this GE again it produces a different random
20. the BUS Select setting of the copy source program and copy destination timbre are set to IFX1 IFX5 it will automatically be set to L R Use with KARMA to specify whether KARMA module settings will also be copied If this is on checked the KARMA module settings of the copy source program will be copied to the KARMA module you specify in step The KARMA module s Input Channel will be set to Gch the Output Channel will be set to the MIDI channel of the timbre you specify in step and Timbre Thru will be turned On checked Use To to specify the copy destination timbre The parameters for that timbre will be initialized The copy source program will be specified for Program Select 1 1 2c The MIDI Ch 3 1 1a setting will not change if with KARMA is On checked but will automati cally be set to Gch if with KARMA is Off un checked The Bank EX2 MSB LSB 3 1 1a setting will not change If the copy source is a bank F program the Voice Reserve 2 3 PG p 272 of the copy destination timbre will be automatically set to 6 and the Voice Reserve of the remaining timbres will be automati cally set to 0 Also the BUS Reference 2 3 swPG p 272 setting will be automatically set to the copy destination timbre The 2 2 Ed Ctrl page PG p 10 settings of the copy source program will be copied Use KARMA Module
21. this data from version 1 0 and receiving it in version 2 0 parameters that existed in version 1 0 are compatible and can be transmitted and received If you are transmitting this data from version 2 0 and receiving it in version 1 0 parameters that existed in version 1 0 are compatible and can be transmitted and received Parameters that were added in version 2 0 do not exist in version 1 0 and will not sound or operate correctly Some parameters may cause the operation to become unstable In this case we recommend that you update both the transmitting and receiving KARMA music workstation to system version 2 0 note The PRELOAD PCG and PRELOAD SNG files on the included KMFD 00P floppy disk are in system version 1 0 format These files can be loaded correctly by KARMA Music Workstation system version 2 0 but if you attempt to save the same PCG and SNG files that were loaded you will no longer be able to save them ona single floppy disk This is because system version 2 0 had added various parameters so that the file size has increased and is not a malfunction Please use two floppy disks to save the data PG p 154 If the data does not fit on a single disk 25 Disk mode 26 Parameters that can be loaded saved to disk in version 2 0 but not in version 1 0 1 Program Combination Sequencer Song Play parameters Each mode 6 1 1 1 1 1 KARMA Time Signature Each mode 6 2 3 Start Seed Each mode 6 2
22. under your control for triggering or looping Thanks to this new functionality you can capture and re use any desired phrase that was generated by the KARMA function giving you total control and predictability over what is happening 3 Time Signature Control You now have realtime control over the time signature of the phrases generated by a KARMA module For example a 4 4 phrase can be instantly changed to a 3 4 phrase Multiple grooves in a combination such as drums bass guitar riffs and lead phrases can be controlled simulta neously This new function is an ideal way to develop variations or exciting performance twists from your phrases 4 Tap Tempo Control The front panel TIMBRE TRACK key can now be used as a tap tempo controller You can press the key at the desired tempo to adjust the playback tempo of the KARMA function in realtime This can control not only the KARMA function but the sequencer and SMF playback tempo as well A foot switch can also be used to control tap tempo 5 KARMA Tx Filter Notes This feature applies filtering to only the note data that is being generated by a KARMA module allowing other MIDI data such as CC modulation and pitch bend to still be generated Since the note phrase generated by the KARMA module will not sound you can use this to make the KARMA module generate control data such as pan filter cutoff or resonance that will apply modulation to the phrases or chords you play
23. 13 KARMA Function 14 simulate the Triton Arpeggiator setting Arpeggio Type As Played Fill 2 R restart at other end of Phase If note generation would extend beyond either end of the playback portion of the Phase those notes are replaced by notes within the playback portion as if the riff restarted at the other end For the more technically oriented the index is kept within range using modulo division Once the specified number of events or beats of a time signature are generated a Phase Change occurs This can be used to simulate the Triton Arpeggiator setting Arpeggio Type Running Up 3 W wrap at either end of Phase If note generation would extend beyond either end of the playback portion of the Phase those notes are replaced by notes within the playback portion as if the riff is being wrapped around the end point For the more technically oriented the index is kept within range by inverting it Once the specified number of events or beats of a time signature are generated a Phase Change occurs This can be used to simulate the Triton Arpeggiator setting Arpeg gio Type Up amp Down A B cycle back from beginning of Phase Allows cycling to occur at the beginning of the playback portion of the Phase For example if the movement specified by the Index Pattern causes the index to go backwards beyond the beginning of the playback portion cycling will occur the index will aut
24. 3 as follows Swing 200 200 Percentage of swing hip hop feeling to be applied 0 no swing 50 triplets while 100 pushes the swung notes all the way to the next value of half the note length set by the Swing Note Value GE p 13 For example if swinging straight 1 16th notes 100 would push the swung notes to 32nds 200 would push the swung notes all the way to the next 16th Negative values push the swung notes the other direction Note that triplet rhythm values may not be affected by swing depending on internal settings of the GE Duration Group Duration Mode Change the explanation for Associated Parameters Duration Mode as follows Duration Mode 0 7 0 Poly Extend 4 Rhythm Overlap 1 Poly Extend Damped 5 Rhythm 2 Mono Extend 6 Pattern Overlap 3 Timed 7 Pattern Selects one of several modes of operation for generating durations in the current Phase Based on the current setting Duration Pattern Grid and Random Weighting Parameters may not be available 0 Poly Extend Duration Value 1 800 Each note will sustain until the next generation of the same note or until that note is no longer a part of the Note Series caused by playing a new chord for example For example if the notes to a CMaj chord are sustaining and the chord is changed to a CMinor only the Es will be damped Especially useful for finger picked and strummed guitar effects Certain steps may be dam
25. A B C D PG p 35 PG p 63 PG p 110 PG p 128 amp The parameters you assign in RT Parm 1 8 will become unavailable for editing in other pages Auto Assign KARMA RT Name System version 2 0 adds a Auto K RT Name command to the utility menu commands in the K RTC KARMA Realtime Controls page and 6 4 4 5 Name 1 2 pages of each mode Auto K RT Name will appear in the utility menu of the following pages PROG 1 1 4 PROG 6 4 4 5 b UTILITY PG p 6 PG p 36 Program mode COMBI 1 1 5 PG p 48 Lee Combination mode COMBl 6 4 4 5 b UTILITY PG p 64 SEQ 1 1 7 SEQ 6 4 4 5 b UTILITY S PLAY 1 1 7 S PLAY 6 4 4 5 b UTILITY PG p 77 eyPG p 111 PG p 118 PG p 129 Sequencer mode Song Play mode The display in Program mode Auto K RT Name Auto Assign KARMA RT Name Based on the GE parameters and RT parameters that are being controlled appropriate names out of the 407 names such as Rhythm Swing and Rhythm Complexity can be automatically assigned for the KARMA REALTIME CONTROLS knobs and switches You can use this when creating new KARMA function assignments or changing GE selections Choose Auto K RT Name to access the dialog box Auto Assign KARMA RT Name To execute the command press the F8 OK key To cancel without executing press the F7 Cancel key kh Please be aware that even in the case of a preloaded progr
26. EC SOLO On Off and Preference page parameters e The parameters of the following pages SEQ 1 2 Loop SEQ 2 2 Controller SEQ 2 3 MOSS SEQ 3 1 Param1 SEQ 3 2 Param2 SEQ 3 3 Key Zone SEQ 3 4 Vel Zone SEQ 4 1 4 MIDI Filter 1 4 SEQ 5 3 Tone Adjust SEQ 6 1 KARMA SEQ 6 2 KARMA Mdl SEQ 6 3 KARMA GE SEQ 6 4 KARMA RT SEQ 7 1 BUS SEQ 7 2 Insert FX SEQ 7 3 Master FX Program mode Operation when the Program mode PROG 2 1 1b Mode Voice Assign Mode PG p 7 is Mono has changed as follows In system version 1 0 notes were remembered internally for up to three note ons Con gt Don gt Eon gt Fon gt Foff Eoff gt Doff C sounds D sounds E sounds F sounds E sounds D sounds No sounds In system version 2 0 the number of note ons remembered has been expanded to ten This is effective when perform ing in mono mode Con gt Don gt Eon gt Fon gt Foff Eoff Doff C sounds D sounds E sounds F sounds E sounds D sounds C sounds IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS This product has been manufactured according to strict specifications and voltage requirements that are appli cable in the country in which it is intended that this product should be used If you have purchased this product via the internet through mail order and or via a telephone sale you must verify that this product is intended to be used in the country in which you reside WARNING Use of this product in any country other than
27. KARMA MUSIC WORKSTATION SYSTEM VERSION 2 O cae E wat i ae KORG no Q fe mor a ea ae i oo oo z AAR ES eae OO UL n 0 HH EE Update Guide HU HYPER INTEGRATED SYNTHESIS SYSTEM KORG np Table of Contents About this manual sccccsscssssseeseees 2 Conventions in this manual 2 INtrOCUCTION ssscsscccessssssssscecees 3 Main features of version 2 0 Lu 3 KARMA function 3 Sequencer mode ccccccseessssseeseeseseeeeseseees 4 Global mode 4 Dskmode lk E N 4 Installing the system 4 Installing the software into the KARMA Music Workstation 5 KARMA function 6 GE Select 2 6 KARMA Time Sig KARMA Time Signature 6 Select by Category 6 K RTC KARMA RealTime Controls 7 TxFl TxFilter c scscsccsessecesscsessssesecsecessececseees 7 Freeze Randomize sssccssssssssreceees 7 6 2 3 Parm3 Parameter3 i 7 Random Capture scssssssssseseseceeres 9 Random FF REW
28. System version 2 0 adds a Random FF REW function to Program Combination Sequencer and Song Play modes The Random FF REW function lets you move backward or forward in steps of a measure through the phrases that the KARMA module generates By using this in conjunction with the Random Capture Start Seed 6 2 3a and Freeze Loop Length 6 2 3a settings you can loop a randomly changing phrase as desired or generate the same phrase each time you trigger the GE Procedure The basic procedure is as follows in one of the KARMA function edit pages P6 1 6 4 in each mode hold down the HOLD key and press the lt lt REW key or FF gt key When you press the lt lt REW key or FF gt key once the phrase generated by the KARMA module will go back forward one measure If you press the key four times the phrase will go back forward four measures Checking the Freeze Randomize function and performing Random Capture using the Random FF REW function An example of the procedure in Program mode is shown below As an example here s how to use this in Program mode In Program mode select E096 Thin AnaLead Program Program Select Category 11 LeadSynth GE TS 144 096 Thin AnaLead Use a CHORD TRIGGER key or the keyboard to trigger GE 0643 PRE Improv Lead1 E96 for the KARMA module The phrase generated by this GE will always change randomly each time y
29. a Sequencer mode PG p 103 PG p 122 Song Play mode The display in Program mode Program KARMA Time Sig Bank A Category 16 FastSynth eta J 126 000 NoisyStabber Y leroaram FEdit KARMAJLRATC JL Note TEL KARMA Time Sig KARMA Time Signature GE TS 16 16 Specifies the time signature of the phrases or patterns generated by the KARMA modules The initial time signature of the phrase or pattern is determined by the GE but you can set this parameter to change the time signa ture GE TS The initial time signature specified by each KARMA module will be used 1 4 16 16 Specify the desired time signature In Combina tion Sequencer and Song Play modes this will change the time signature for all four KARMA modules Select by Category System version 2 0 adds a GE category 16 User to the choices for GE Select in each mode PG p 5 and when using the utility menu command Select by Category GE that is available from the KARMA function edit page Select by Category appears in the utility menu for the following pages PROG 1 1 3 PG p 5 Program mode PROG 6 1 1 PROG 6 3 4 myPG p 26 COMBI 1 1 4 PG p 47 COMBI 6 1 1 COMBI 6 3 4 PG p 57 COMBI 6 4 6 7 Combination mode SEQ 6 1 1 SEQ6 3 4 SEQ 6 4 6 7 S PLAY 6 1 1 S PLAY6 3 4 mwPG p 122 S PLAY 6 4 6 7 Sequencer mode PG p 103 Song Play mode Select by Category Lets you select a GE by ca
30. acteristic of your synthesizer such as resonance filter frequency vibrato etc You may also use the CC Pattern to generate stepped Pitch Bend messages technically not a CC Depending on internal settings of the GE the CC Pattern may also be used to specify Pitch Offsets that will be applied as Transpose Values to each note as it is generated This can be used to simulate the Triton Arpeggiator Pitch Offset value for each step About CC Patterns At the beginning of About CC patterns GE p 26 change the sentence A value derived from a CC Pattern is a MIDI Control Change value from 0 127 or Pitch Bend if selected to the following A value derived from a CC Pattern is a MIDI Control Change value from 0 127 or Pitch Bend or Pitch Offsets if selected CC Pattern In Pattern Grid amp Associated Parameters GE p 26 add the following to the text for CC Pattern as follows Depending on internal settings of the GE the Phase 2 CC Pattern may be used to specify Pitch Offsets for notes as they are generated In this case the grid is split into two portions the top portion Pitches contains 25 rows corresponding to a Transpose value of 12 to 12 semitones The bottom portion Octaves contains 7 rows correspond ing to a Transpose value of 3 to 3 octaves By combining the two Transpose values any offset from 48 to 48 can be achieved This can be used to simulate the Tr
31. am or combination for which you have not edited the KARMA function executing this command may assign names that are different than the currently specified names 11 KARMA Function 12 AutoName w GEchg System version 2 0 adds AutoName w GEchg to the utility menu commands in the Play KARMA and KARMA Setup pages of each mode AutoName w GEchg AutoName GEchg in Sequencer mode will appear in the utility menu of the following pages PROG 1 1 3b PROG 6 1 1c PG p 5 PG p 26 Program mode COMBI 1 1 4d COMBI 6 1 1d PG p 47 Combination mode PG p 57 SEQ 6 1 1d S PLAY 6 1 1d Sequencer mode PG p 104 PG p 123 Song Play mode The display in Program mode AutoName w GEchg Auto Assign KARMA RT Name on GE change When you edit the GE assignment of a module this command automatically changes the name of the KARMA REALTIME CONTROLS knobs and switches that are controlling that module Choose AutoName w GEchg from the utility menu and press the F8 OK key to execute the command When you execute a check mark will be added at the left of AutoName w GEchg in the menu and this function will be turned on AutoName w GEchg will be turned on off each time you select it When you modify the GE Select gp 6 setting in each mode while this function is on Auto Assign KARMA RT Name will be executed automaticall
32. ample Te EDd Sts 0d 999 D16 25 Module ID Parameter Value Parameter No Module ID A D P Indicates which parameters what you are controlling from the KARMA REALTIME CONTROLS knob or switch A B C D Indicates the KARMA module that is being controlled In Program mode this will always display A In this case you are controlling a GE parameter P Indicates that the knob or switch is controlling an RT parameter Parameter No 01 16 When Module Name is A D KARMA module this area indicates the GE parameter number 01 16 that you are controlling displayed in pages 6 3 1 4 PG p 32 If Module Name is P this area indicates the RT parameter number 01 08 shown as 1 8 in pages 6 4 1 2 that you are controlling displayed in pages 6 4 1 2 PG p 34 Parameter Value This area indicates the value of the GE parameter or RT parameter you are controlling The value will change as you turn the knob A knob or switch can have multiple parameters assigned to it A maximum of three assigned param eters can be displayed here in the available space If there are more they will not be displayed although they will still function when the control is activated TxFltr TxFilter System version 2 0 adds a Notes parameter to the KARMA TxFltr TxFilter page in each mode The Notes parameter appears in the following pages PROG 6 1 4a Program mode PG p 28 Combination mod
33. and repeatedly play four notes in each measure If you set Freeze Loop Length to 1 measure and trigger this GE the same four notes will continue looping e g F E D C F E D C F E D C When you trigger it again a different phrase will loop e g D D C C D D C C D D C C Ig Retrigger Each Time 4 Start Seed any value Freeze Loop Length 1 32 The same phrase will play each time you trigger the GE That phrase will loop for the number of measures you specified in Freeze Loop Length For example if you select a program or combination and make these settings fora KARMA module that generates random changes each time it is triggered the exact same phrase will loop every time The phrase that is looped will be different if you change the Start Seed value For example suppose there is a GE that if you input C D E F will randomly vary the order of notes and repeatedly play four notes in each measure If you set Freeze Loop Length to 1 measure and trigger this GE the same four notes will loop e g D E E C D E E C D E E C Even if you trigger the GE again the same phrase D E E C D E E C D E E C will be reproduced If you change the Start Seed value a different phrase e g C C E E C C E E C C E E will loop Retrigger Each Time Retrigger Each Time Off On When set to On checked every time the specified loop length is compl
34. arameter being controlled by the Destination will not exceed the allowable range of settings For example if you have assigned three Detune1 settings for the same track and their Value settings are set to 1000 1000 and 1000 respectively then the result will be 1200 The sum is 3000 but the value is limited at the maximum of 1200 for the Detune1 parameter Settings of 1000 1000 and 1000 would produce a result of 1000 Hold Reverse The last of the multiple Destination settings will be valid Destination 1 6 and Value 1 6 The parameters that can be controlled and their range of values are as follows LPF Fc Low Pass Filter Cutoff Frequency 99 00 4 99 Adjusts the low pass filter cutoff frequency of program OSC 1 2 This will affect the brightness of the sound The parameter will be controlled in the same way as when CC 74 is received PG p 243 Bank F p 273 Reso HP Resonance High Pass Filter Cutoff Frequency 99 00 4 99 Adjusts the resonance level of the low pass filter or the cutoff frequency of the high pass filter for program OSC 1 2 The parameter that is controlled will depend on the filter type specified for the program The parameter will be controlled in the same way as when CC 71 is received PG p 243 Bank F p 273 F EG Int Filter EG Intensity 99 00 99 Adjusts the filter EG intensity the depth of the filter EG for program OSC1 2 The
35. art Stop Out Prog Combi parameter You now have the option of transmitting a MIDI start message from MIDI OUT when you trigger the KARMA function and a MIDI stop message when the KARMA function is turned off This lets you make an external MIDI sequencer or rhythm groove machine start playing at the moment that the KARMA function begins playing in Program or Combination mode Disk mode 1 Load Save GE data from an EXB PCM 04 05 expansion board containing GE data for the KARMA Music Workstation planned for future release can be loaded into the internal user GE memory Installing the system In order to upgrade your KARMA music workstation to system version 2 0 you must first install the System Boot Disk for KARMA Music Workstation system file into your KARMA music workstation and then load the GE data from the GE Disk for KARMA Music Workstation The system software version is displayed in the lower right of the LCD when you turn on the power MUSIC WORKSTATION Version 2 6 6 KO RG Installing the software into the KARMA Music Workstation In order to upgrade to system version 2 0 you must install the following two types of data into the KARMA music workstation System Boot Disk for KARMA Music Workstation This is the system update data It is provided on three MS DOS format 2HD floppy disks e GE Disk for KARMA Music Workstation This is the data for updating the GE data It is provided on two
36. ays be 50 ms regardless of tempo 4 Rhythm Overlap Duration Value 500 500 ms The Duration Value parameter is used to specify in milliseconds an amount by which each note or cluster will overlap or be separated from the next note or cluster Note that this relates to the Rhythm Pattern values Positive values cause overlapping negative values cause separation For example a setting of 20 ensures that all notes will extend and be separated from the next notes by 20 ms regardless of the actual rhythm the notes are generated with or the current tempo Note that while the Rhythm Pattern values themselves are relative to tempo the value specified here is not Using the example setting of 20 there will always be a gap of 20 ms between notes regardless of the tempo 5 Rhythm Duration Value 1 800 The Duration Value parameter is used to specify a percentage of the rhythmic value a note is generated with to use as a duration Note that this relates to the Rhythm Pattern values The actual time is then calculated on the fly taking into account the current tempo For example with a setting of 50 if the Rhythm Pattern specifies a string of 8th notes they will appear to be generated as a string of 16th notes separated by 16th note rests each 8th note will have the duration of a 16th note or 50 Note that this value is therefore relative to tempo 6 Pattern Overlap Duration Value 500 500 ms The Duration Pa
37. ce the phrase Example Random Capture has set Start Seed to a value of 0254861235 Freeze Loop Retrigger Each Time EstrarmzJrams mml 10 rami Meamalleams _ _ mml note Seed is the source data from which the randomiza tions are created The Seed of the phrase being looped is automatically set internally within the KARMA module as the Start Seed The Start Seed is used each time the GE is triggered This means that each time you trigger the GE a specific Seed is always used to generate the phrase Press the KARMA ON OFF key to temporarily turn off the KARMA function Then press the KARMA ON OFF key once again to turn the KARMA function back on In the same way as in step use the CHORD TRIGGER keys or keyboard to trigger the KARMA module The phrase that was looped in step will be reproduced each time the module is triggered You can now save the Program and recall this phrase at any time RT Parameter RealTime Parameter System version 2 0 adds Rand Random and PE Perfor mance groups to Grp Parm Group in the KARMA RT Parameter page of each mode These added parameter groups contain the new parameters Start Seed Loop Length Freeze Loop Length and Time Sig Time Signature This allows the parameters to be assigned to the KARMA REALTIME CONTROLS knobs and switches and varied in real time The KARMA RT Parameter pages are the following
38. d below and select the bank that you want to dump from the range of Bank U A to Bank U J Single One GE will be dumped Move the cursor to the field below and select the GE that you want to dump from the range of GE numbers 1190 U A 1509 U J User Template Dump the User Template data used by the User GEs Time required for dumping user GE data Type of data dumped Data size kbytes Time required seconds KARMA EXB music MOSS workstation installed KARMA EXB music MOSS workstation installed 2 4 0 7 24 2 21 2 Time required for writing to user GE dump memory Type of data dumped Processing time to memory GE single a approx 1 second GE bank a approx 1 second Template approx 1 second User GE data is not included in Dump Al Foot SW Assign The following settings have been added to Foot SW Assign in the GLOBAL 6 1 1 Foot page PG p 145 Foot SW Assign Off KARMA Chord Trigger 4 MID If you select a function that includes a CC that MIDI control message will be transmitted each time the foot switch is turned on or off Off 0 On 127 Tap Tempo In Program Combination Sequencer or Song Play modes you can use a foot switch to control tap tempo for the KARMA function sequencer or SMF playback Control the tempo in realtime by pressing the connected foot switch in time with the beat at the desired tempo You can use tap tem
39. e Random Capture sp 9 Start Seed 6 2 3a and Freeze Loop Length 6 2 2a parameters in conjunction with the Random FF REW function you can loop a randomly changing phrase or play the same phrase each time you trigger it These capabilities are collectively called Freeze Randomize You can also store a Program or Combination with these settings so that it will always play the same randomized phrase or pattern when you first call it up note Not all GEs have been programmed to utilize the KARMA function s randomization capabilities If no randomization has been programmed as part of the GE changing these new parameters will appear to have no effect KARMA Function The display in Combination mode COMBI 6 2 Ed KARMA Mdl Parm3 Start Seed Freeze Randomize LILihK Start Seeds Start Seed PARE TT Freeze Loop Length 1 ORetrigger Each Time LFarm1 FarmzllFarmns WIAA 6 2 3a Freeze Randomize In modes where you can use more than one KARMA module Combination Sequencer and Song Play modes use the keys to select the KARMA module for which you want to set the Freeze Randomize parameters Start Seed 2147483648 0 Random 2147483647 Specifies the seed that is used by the KARMA module to generate the random phrase note Seed is the source data from which the randomiza tions are created Start Seed is the seed that will be used each time a trigger occurs note
40. e COMBI 6 1 6a PG p 60 SEQ 6 1 6a S PLAY 6 1 6a Sequencer mode PG p 107 PG p 125 Song Play mode The display in Program mode PROG 6 1 Ed KARMA TxFilter A GE Notes i i Envi i Ehu2 Enys Notes Ctp ge seit mm Notes Off On Specifies whether the MIDI note on note off messages generated by the KARMA module will be transmitted note This setting lets you mute the note phrases generated by the KARMA module and use only the control data generated from the KARMA module e g pan filter cutoff resonance to apply modulation to phrases or chords you yourself play on the keyboard Due to the addition of the Notes parameter the other parameter names displayed in the screen have changed as follows Refer to the display above GE Bend gt Bend GECC A CC A GE CC B gt CC B GE Env1 gt Envl GE Env2 gt Env2 GE Env3 gt Env3 Freeze Randomize System version 2 0 adds a 6 2 3 Parm3 Parameter 3 page and Freeze Randomize function following the 6 2 2 Parm2 page of each mode The Parm3 Parameter 3 page is displayed after the following pages Program mode PROG 6 2 2 PG p 31 32 Combination mode COMBI 6 2 2 PG p 61 62 SEQ 6 2 2 S PLAY 6 2 2 Sequencer mode PG p 108 109 PG p 126 127 Song Play mode 6 2 3 Parm3 Parameter3 You can freeze capture the endlessly varying phrases generated by KARMA s randomize function By using th
41. e way in these other modes 6 MultiREC Standby option A MultiREC Standby option has been added to the utility menu command Copy From Combination This function automatically makes the proper settings for recording a complex KARMA driven Combination in the sequencer as you copy it in Global mode 1 MIDI clock Auto mode With this new feature the KARMA music workstation will automatically synchronize to the incoming clock if MIDI clock messages are being input from a connected external device or to its own internal clock if no external clock messages are being received You can use this to keep the KARMA in external sync mode while working with an external sequencer yet still be able to start and play the KARMA function while the external sequencer is not running or sending MIDI clock 2 MIDI Realtime Command filter You can now filter MIDI Common messages and Realtime messages Song Position Pointer Start Continue Stop so that the KARMA workstation can be used as a multitimbral sound source with an external sequencer more effectively 3 Foot switch foot pedal function Controller functions of the KARMA music workstation can be assigned to a connected foot switch or foot pedal For example you could use a foot switch or foot pedal to control the KARMA REALTIME CONTROLS knobs or to control the speed of the rotary effect that you previously controlled from the joystick 4 Start Stop Out P C St
42. e it However if you save this state as a PCG file the setting will be saved to disk e Version 1 0 Version 2 0 In version 2 0 this parameter will be turned Off un checked 5 Global mode settings that were added in version 2 0 e Foot Switch Assign 6 1 1 Tap Tempo KARMA Chord Trigger setting e Foot Pedal Assign 6 1 1 JS Y CC 01 KARMA RTC Knob 8 setting e MIDI Clock 2 1 1 Auto setting e Version 2 0 gt Version 1 0 The version 1 0 Foot Switch Assign parameter will be set to Cue Repeat Control Foot Pedal Assign will be set to MEX Send2 CC 91 and MIDI Clock will be set to External 6 Program Combination Sequencer and Song Play mode GE Select 1190 U A 1509 U J settings that were added in version 2 0 e Version 2 0 gt Version 1 0 Since version 1 0 does not have these GE numbers it will not play or operate correctly 7 GE parameters and GE parameter values that were added in version 2 0 6 3 1 4 e Version 2 0 gt Version 1 0 Since version 1 0 does not have these GE parameters it will not play or operate correctly e Version 1 0 gt Version 2 0 When this data is loaded into version 2 0 the values of the added parameters will be set so that the data will sound and operate correctly The added GE parameters will be set to their default values However for some version 1 0 GEs and GE parameter settings the parameters may be automatically re set in
43. ects such as gating a synth pad witha hi hat track and an external audio gate compressor This GE Type can also be used to simulate the Korg Triton Arpeggiator along with Gate Type Vel CP explained below Gate Type Anew setting of 1 Vel CP has been added to GE Global Parameters Gate Type In conjunction with this the number and order of the settings has changed Also the explanation for 0 Vel retrigger all notes with velocity GE p 4 has changed as follows Gate Type 0 5 0 Vel retrigger all notes with Velocity 1 Vel CP retrigger Cluster Pattern notes with Velocity 2 CC T sustain notes retrigger only if Phase Transpose is different 3 CC 1 sustain notes retrigger when entering Phase 1 4 CC 2 sustain notes retrigger when entering Phase2 5 CC A sustain notes retrigger when entering any Phase 0 Vel retrigger all notes with Velocity A portion of the Note Series corresponding to the number of notes played is generated repetitively as note ons and note offs according to the parameters In other words if you play 8 notes the first 8 notes of the Note Series will be repeatedly generated at once according to the Rhythm Pattern This produces a gated effect where each cluster of notes possesses the attack portion of the program being used as if someone was repeatedly striking a keyboard very quickly A Velocity Pattern can be used to impart different velocities to the clusters o
44. eing applied to the bottom part of the CC Pattern Grid Octaves t GE p 14 Rhythm Group Random Weighting Parameters Pools This is valid only if the GE settings make the Phase 2 CC pattern specify Pitch Offset values Octaves Weighting Curve 0 3 0 Exponential 2 Exp S 1 Logarithmic 3 Log S Chooses a weighting curve shape for the bottom part of the CC Pattern Grid Octaves t GE p 14 Rhythm Group Pools WeightingCurve GE p 50 Appendices Random Weighting Curves This is valid only if the GE settings make the Phase 2 CC pattern specify Pitch Offset values Associated Parameters Add the following parameters after Associated Parameters Cluster Mode GE p 27 Use Pitch Offsets 0 Off 1 On When On 1 the Pitch Offset pattern specified by the Phase 2 CC Pattern grid is applied as transpose values to notes as they are generated This allows the effect of the pattern to be switched on and off in realtime This will not have any effect unless internal settings of the GE specify that Pitch Offsets are being used 0 1 P Offset Chord Shift 0 2 0 Off 1 Scalic1 2 Scalic2 0 Off The Pitch Offsets are applied with no further modification from this setting 1 Scalic1 Chord analysis is performed on the input source material and as the Pitch Offset values are applied to transpose the generated notes notes that may be atonal based on the analyzed chord are shifted to tonal notes
45. encer mode 5 3 1 TA1 8 Tone Adjust 101 08 5 3 2 TA1 16 Tone Adjust T09 16 5 3 3 TA2 8 Tone Adjust2 101 08 5 3 4 TA2 16 Tone Adjust2 T09 16 5 3 5 TA3 8 Tone Adjust3 T01 08 5 3 6 TA3 16 Tone Adjust3 T09 16 These pages let you make temporary adjustments to the sound of the program used by each track While you are creating a song you can make adjustments such as making the bass more mellow or giving the strings a sharper attack without having to go back to Program mode and edit the programs For each track in a song you can select and adjust up to six parameters such as filter cutoff resonance filter EQ and amp EG 5 3 1a bts Chit Ltat 2 MtTAt te IL tAz 2 I a aces al Tas i6 Mg er TRACK 61 5 3 1b 5 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 a Destination 1 6 Value 1 6 Destination 1 6 LPF Fc Reverse Selects the parameter that you want to adjust Value 1 6 99 99 12 00 12 00 1200 1200 Off On Specifies the value for the parameter you selected in Destination 1 6 If you set this to 00 or PRG the setting of the program will be used note Normally you should not select the same parameter for more than one Destination in the same track However if you do so the parameters will operate as follows Tf you select other than Hold or Reverse The Value of each Destination set to the same parameter will be summed for each track However the Value of the p
46. ene 2 Scene 2 gt Scene 1 does the opposite To execute the copy press the F8 OK key To cancel without executing press the F7 Cancel key Swap Scene 1 amp 2 Swap KARMA Scene 1 amp 2 This command swaps exchanges the settings of KARMA REALTIME CONTROLS Scene 1 and 2 Choose Swap Scene 1 amp 2 to access the dialog box Swap KARMA Scene 12 2 To execute the swap press the F8 OK key To cancel without executing press the F7 Cancel key GE Parameter KARMA Music Workstation system version 2 0 adds several new GE parameters and GE parameter Values Planned future products in the EXB PCM 04 05 are expected to include new programs combinations and GE data designed for the KARMA music workstation that will use these parameters GE Generated Effect Group GE Type Change the explanation for GE Global Parameters GE Type 1 Generated Gated as follows GE p 4 1 Generated Gated A Note Series is created as in 0 Generated Riff above but only a portion of the Note Series is retriggered according to the parameters Effects are generated based on the Rhythm Pattern as it relates to the clock source or tempo envelope The notes themselves can be generated repetitively in several different ways or as a sustained set of notes which is then sliced and diced by a selected controller value This can be used to simulate several types of popular techno eff
47. er will be controlled in the same way as when CC 72 is received PG p 243 Bank F p 273 F EG A Filter EG Attack Time 99 00 99 F EG D Filter EG Decay Time 99 00 99 F EG S Filter EG Sustain Level 99 00 99 F EG R Filter EG Release Time 99 00 99 These adjust only the filter parameter as in F A EG A EA EG D F A EGS or F A EG R respectively AEG A Amp EG Attack Time AEG D Amp EG Decay Time AEG S Amp EG Sustain Level 99 00 99 AEG R Amp EG Release Time 99 00 99 These adjust only the amp parameter as in F A EG A EA EG D F A EG S or F A EG R respectively 99 00 99 99 00 99 LFO1 Sp LFO1 Speed 199 00 199 Adjusts the LFO1 speed of program OSC 1 2 The param eter will be controlled in the same way as when CC 76 is received PG p 244 Bank F p 273 PLFO1 I Pitch LFO1 Intensity 12 00 00 00 12 00 Adjusts the program OSC 1 2 pitch LFO1 intensity the depth of pitch modulation produced by LFO1 The parameter will be controlled in the same way as when CC 77 is received PG p 244 Bank F p 274 note For bank F programs this parameter has a range of 99 00 99 unlike other programs Your setting of 12 00 00 00 12 00 will be valid but due to the difference in resolution the pitch may not be precisely as you specify LFO1 Fd LFO1 Fade 99 00 99 Ad
48. eted the Phase Pattern Envelopes and Indexes will retrigger as if the keyboard itself was retriggered This means that the notes in the phrase will be restarted according to the Note Trigger settings 6 2 2a PG p 31 PG p 61 PG p 108 PG p 126 and the applicable internal settings of the GE and any envelopes will be retriggered according to the Envelope Trigger Latch settings 6 2 2a PG p 31 PG p 62 PG p 108 PG p 127 When Off unchecked the overall length of the internal GE Phase Pattern controls when the loop will be retriggered For example if the Phase Pattern is 8 bars and the Freeze Loop Length is set to 2 bars then the randomizations will reset every 2 bars controlling the rhythm and movement of notes for example but the melody and envelopes may not trigger from the beginning until every 8 bars is completed wp 10 Checking the Freeze Randomize function and performing Random Capture using the Random FF REW function amp Not available unless Freeze Loop Length is set to something other than 0 Off In some cases the two settings may sound the same depending on the internal settings of the GE Link Start Seeds Off On You can view and set this parameter in modes where more than one KARMA module is available Combination Sequencer and Song Play modes On checked When you specify a Start Seed value for one of the four KARMA modules A B C D the Start Seed of
49. f notes The Cluster Pattern Grid is disabled and has no effect on how many notes are generated 1 Vel CP retrigger Cluster Pattern notes with Velocity The Cluster Pattern Grid is used to indicate which notes are to be generated from a portion of the Note Series corre sponding to the number of input notes played In other words the 10 rows of the Value portion of the Cluster Pattern grid allow you to specify which of up to 10 notes you may have played are to be generated If a step of the Cluster Pattern has rows 0 2 and 4 selected then the first third and fifth notes in the Note Series will be generated at that step What these notes actually are will be influenced by the Note Series and Input Sort settings This can be used to simulate the operation of the Korg Triton Arpeggiator for example Note that filling all 10 rows of each column is essentially the same as using 0 Vel above Phase Group Length Mode In Length Mode 0 AC Actual GE p 9 delete the phrase in parentheses depending on the setting of the Cycle Mode parameter p10 described below that appears mid way through the explanation Cycle Mode Change the explanation for the General Parameters Cycle Mode parameter FGE p 10 as follows Cycle Mode 0 S replace with silence 1 L limit to top bottom note 2 R restart at other end of Phase 3 W wrap at either end of Phase A B cycle back from beginning of Phase 5 E cycle back fr
50. hat Start Seed is set to 0 Random If Start Seed is not set to 0 Random change the setting to 0 Random Module A will generate a phrase for the sax of timbre 2 Use the CHORD TRIGGER 1 key to trigger the GE several times at a regular interval one or two seconds Pay attention to the sax phrase that begins immediately after each trigger The sax will begin playing a different phrase each time the trigger occurs Change the Start Seed to any value other than 0 Random For this example set it to 1 In the same way as you did in step use the CHORD TRIGGER 1 key to trigger the GE several times and pay attention to the sax phrase that begins immediately after each trigger The sax will begin playing the same phrase each time the trigger occurs Change the Start Seed to a value other than 1 and perform the same actions as you did in step The sax will begin playing the same phrase each time the trigger occurs but it will be a different phrase than when Start Seed was set to 1 note If you set Start Seed to 0 Random and execute Random Capture p 9 after triggering the Start Seed value that was internally set within the module at the time of triggering will be specified here While listening to the phrases that change randomly at each trigger you can execute this when you hear a phrase that you want to reproduce In conjunction with the Freeze Loop Length
51. he KGE files extension KGE that contain these two types of data See diagram below All user GEs 1 user GE bank 1 user GE KGE file ee sw oes hme ihe In tmp user GE template Up Open 1 1 1 Load Load PCG The following item has been added to 1 Load PCG in PG p 151 Load PCG If you want the identically named KGE file to be loaded along with the PCG file check the Load KGE too check box If this is checked the KGE file with the same name as the PCG file will be loaded as well Load PRELOAD PCG Load PRELOAD SNG too lviLoad PRELOAD KGE too Load SNG The following item has been added to 12 Load SNG in PG p 152 Load SNG If you want the identically named KGE file to be loaded along with the SNG file check the Load KGE too check box If this is checked the KGE file with the same name as the SNG file will be loaded as well Load PRELOAD SNG Load PRELOAD PCG too l Load PRELOAD KGE too Additional Load functions The following functions have been added to PG p 150 Load Selected Load KGE select icon Ha All data from the KGE file will be loaded Load NEWFILE RGE llLoad NEWFILE PCG too Load NEWFILE SNG too If you want the identically named PCG and SNG files to be loaded along with the KGE file check the Load fr DOG too and Load SNG too check
52. in Program Combination Sequencer and Song Play modes Sequencer mode Global mode and Disk mode explain the new functions and improvements for each of these modes Other functions explains added functions and improvements that were not covered in the above sections Conventions in this manual PG Parameter Guide is abbreviated as PG BG Basic Guide is abbreviated as BG GE GE Guide is abbreviated as GE Other conventions are the same as used in the Parameter Guide Basic Guide and GE Guide KARMA Kay Algorithmic Realtime Music Architec ture Technology has been licensed from Stephen Kay and is protected by U S Patents 5 486 647 6 084 171 6 087 578 6 103 964 6 121 532 6 121 533 and 6 326 538 Other patents pending KARMA is a registered trademark and the KARMA Logo KARMA MWTM Generated Effect GE Melodic Repeat Direct Index Manual Advance SmartScan Freeze Randomize Random Capture and Random FF REW are trademarks of Stephen Kay Karma Lab LLC www karma lab com This manual copyright 1994 2002 by KORG Inc and Stephen Kay All rights reserved Screen shots from the KARMA software that appear throughout this guide are 1994 2002 by Stephen Kay Karma Lab LLC Used by permission All rights reserved Macintosh is registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc Windows is registered trademark
53. iton Arpeggia tor Pitch Offset value for each step CC grid when being used for Pitch Offsets Pattern grids cannot be viewed and edited in the KARMA Music Workstation Fixed On Add the following note to the explanation for Fixed On GE p 26 Not available in Phase 2 when Pitch Offsets are being used Pattern Type Add the following note to the explanation for Pattern Type GE p 26 Not available in Phase 2 when Pitch Offsets are being used Random Weighting Parameters Add the following parameters to Random Weighting Parameters GE p 27 The added parameters are valid only if the GE settings make the Phase 2 CC pattern specify Pitch Offset values Pitches Random Factor 99 99 Controls the shape of the weighting curve being applied to the top part of the CC Pattern Grid Pitches t GE p 14 Rhythm Group Random Weighting Parameters Pools This is valid only if the GE settings make the Phase 2 CC pattern specify Pitch Offset values Pitches Weighting Curve 0 3 0 Exponential 2 Exp S 1 Logarithmic 3 Log S Chooses a weighting curve shape for the top part of the CC Pattern Grid Pitches t GE p 14 Rhythm Group Pools WeightingCurve GE p 50 Appendices Random Weighting Curves This is valid only if the GE settings make the Phase 2 CC pattern specify Pitch Offset values Octaves Random Factor 99 99 Controls the shape of the weighting curve b
54. justs the program OSC 1 2 LFO1 Fade parameter the time from when the LFO begins to take effect until it reaches the maximum level 5 3 1a PG p 24 note For bank F programs this controls the LFO 1 2 3 4 Fade This will correspond to the LFO 1 4 that is selected in Pitch AMS1 AMS2 PROG 3 1 Ed Pitch OSC1 2 page or Common Pitch Mod AMS PROG 3 1 Ed Pitch Common page LFO1 DI LFO1 Delay 99 00 99 Adjusts the program OSC 1 2 pitch LFO1 delay the time from note on until the LFO begins to take effect The parameter will be controlled in the same way as when CC 78 is received PG p 244 Bank F p 274 P Strch Pitch Stretch 12 00 12 Simultaneously adjusts the program OSC 1 2 Transpose and Tune parameters This lets you create a rich variety of tonal changes without impairing the character of the original sound This controls the same parameters as Performance Editor Stretch Pitch Stretch 1 1 2b PG p 4 amp This has no effect on bank F programs Dtune 1 Detune 1 1200 0000 1200 Adjusts the tuning of program OSC 1 This controls the OSC1 Multisample Tune parameter 2 1 2c PG p 9 note For bank F programs this controls the OSC Trans Transpose and Tune parameters PG p 276 Dtune 2 Detune 2 1200 0000 1200 Adjusts the tuning of program OSC 2 This controls the OSC2 Multisample Tune parameter 2 1 2c PG p 9 note For bank F pr
55. lly be set to Over Write This is valid when the To setting is Track1 to 8 Copy From Prog Copy from Program System version 2 0 adds Copy from Program to the utility menu commands of the SEQ 1 1 1 page FPG p 71 1 1 1c Copy From Program Copies the settings of the specified program to a track or effect of the currently selected song Choose Copy From Program to access the dialog box Copy from Program Prog Agee NoisyStabber v with Effects with KARMA To Tracki TRACK 61 KARMA Module A Use Prog to select the copy source program Use with Effects to specify whether the insert effect master effect and master EQ settings will also be copied The Control Channel of each effect will be set to the MIDI channel of the copy destination track About the BUS Select 7 1 1 2 a setting e Regardless of the with Effects setting BUS Select will be set to DKit if the copy source program s Use DKit Setting is On checked At the same time the DKit IFX Patch PG p 65 setting will be reset to the default state e If with Effects is On checked the BUS Select setting of the copy source program will be copied If the BUS Select of a track other than the copy destination track is set to IFX1 IFX5 it will automati cally be set to L R e If with Effects is Off unchecked the BUS Select of the co
56. m Capture Assigh Start Seed from Current Memory Module Gy If you are in a mode that can use more than one KARMA module Combination Sequencer or Song Play modes use Module to select the module for which you want to capture the seed value If you select A D the seed value will be captured for that KARMA module If you select All the seed values will be captured for all four KARMA modules To execute the Random Capture press the F8 OK key To cancel without executing press the F7 Cancel key KARMA Function If the Start Seed parameter 6 2 3a sp 8 of the KARMA module for which you execute random capture is assigned as an RT Parameter p 11 a message of Can t execute random capture will be displayed and random capture will not be executed Press the F8 OK key to close the message If you set the Module field of the dialog box to ALL Combination Sequencer Song Play mode to execute random capture for all KARMA modules random capture will be executed only for the KARMA modules whose Start Seed parameter is not assigned as an RT Parameter If the Start Seed parameter of each KARMA module is assigned as an RT Parameter then a message of Can t execute random capture will be displayed and random capture will not be executed for any of the KARMA modules Press the F8 OK key to close the message Random FF REW
57. manually on the keyboard 6 K RTC KARMA REALTIME CONTROLS value display function When you operate the KARMA REALTIME CONTROLS knobs and switches in the KARMA RTC page of each mode the values of the parameters you are controlling will be displayed This convenient function provides realtime visual indication of the GE parameter and RT parameter values of the modules you are controlling 7 Auto K RTC Name function Based on the GE parameters and RT parameters that are being controlled appropriate names out of the 407 names such as Rhythm Swing and Rhythm Complexity can be automatically assigned for the KARMA REALTIME CONTROLS knobs and switches You can use this when creating new KARMA function assignments or changing GE selections 8 Copy Swap KARMA SCENE You can now copy or swap exchange the SCENE 1 2 settings of the KARMA function This lets you make more efficient use of the SCENE function which stores the state of the KARMA REALTIME CONTROLS knobs and switches 9 GE parameters KARMA Music Workstation system version 2 0 adds several new GE parameters and GE parameter values Planned future products in the EXB PCM 04 05 are expected to include new programs combinations and GE data designed for the KARMA music workstation that will use these parameters Introduction Sequencer mode 1 Tone Adjust parameters The Tone Adjust parameters let you make temporary adjustments to the sound of the Prog
58. mmand 22 S S Out P C Start Stop Out P C 22 Dump User GE uu Lau Lue Lua Lana 23 Foot SW Assign 23 Foot Pedal Assign 23 Diskimod in cantar cuiin sete 24 LI Tl loddi innanti 24 load PEG a e a a O a Ach 24 load SNG ena a a i R 24 Additional Load functions 24 L 2 2 SVE N ii 25 Utility menu nssonnsnnnosoososissisossessesossnsosieseressena 25 Changes and additions to the Save function 25 Other enhancements cssseeesseeeees 25 Data compatibility ee 25 Parameters that can be loaded saved to disk in version 2 0 but not in version 1 0 26 Other functions 27 Tap Tempo Control 27 Copy From Program Combination mode Copy from Program 27 MD 28 About system exclusive messages ue 28 Program mode sccsccsssssssseeseeceees 28 About this manual This manual explains the new functions that have been added in KARMA Music Workstation system version 2 0 and the improvements that have been made from version 1 0 Introduction provides an overview of the major new functions of version 2 0 and explains how to update your system KARMA functionality explains the new functionality that has been added to the KARMA function
59. mory Protect A protect setting for user GE memory has been added to Memory Protect 1 1 2b PG p 136 in the GLOBAL 1 1 2 Pref System Preference page GLOBAL _1 1 Sustem Preference KARMA User GE iMemory Protect OProgram ODrum Kit System Preference Bank Map GM2 Power On Mode Reset Q Combi O Song LCD Contrast 26 Egzic Meret O User GE KARMA User GE Off On Protects the user GE memory in internal memory On checked The internal user GE memory will be protected and the following writing operations will not be permitted Receiving user GE data via MIDI data dump e Loading user GE data from disk Off unchecked You will be able to write to internal user GE memory MIDI Clock The GLOBAL 2 1 1a MIDI Setup PG p 137 MIDI Clock parameter now has an additional setting of Auto GLOBAL 2 1 MIDI MIDI MIDI Clock MIDI Channel 1 i MIDI Filter Note Receive ATN i JEnable Program Change MIDI Clock RI CIRT iBank Combi Convert Position Premipl Local Control on i jAfterT i DExclusive i STL iy Ctr1 Change MIDI Clock Internal External Auto Auto Operation will normally be the same as Internal With the Auto setting operation will automatically switch to the equivalent of the External setting when MIDI clock messages are received from an external MIDI device connected to the MIDI IN connector For details on the Internal and External settings refer to PG p
60. n in the GLOBAL 6 1 1 Foot page PG p 145 tw If you select a function that includes a CC that MIDI control message 1 127 will be transmitted when the foot pedal is operated JS Y CC 01 JS Y CC 02 The foot pedal will control the effect of the KARMA music workstation s joystick Slider CC 18 The foot pedal will control the effect of the KARMA music workstation s VALUE slider Knob 1 4 The foot pedal will control the effect of the KARMA music workstation s Knob 1 4 The MIDI control message assigned to Knob 1 4 B Assign in each mode will be transmitted when you operate the foot pedal KARMA RTC Knob 1 8 The foot pedal will control the effect assigned to the KARMA RTC Knob 1 8 The MIDI control message you assigned in KARMA Realtime Controls of Global mode 6 1 2 KARMA 1 PG p 146 will be transmitted when you operate the foot pedal 23 Global mode 24 Diskemode KARMA Music Workstation system version 2 0 lets you load or save the GE data used by the KARMA function GE data from an EXB PCM 04 05 planned for release that supports the KARMA music workstation can be loaded into internal user GE memory or GE data from the internal user GE memory can be saved to a floppy disk You can also load save Template data such as rhythm patterns and CC patterns for use with user GE data This data consists of GE data and Template data and t
61. nal sync mode S S Out P C Start Stop Out P C A new parameter S S Out P C Start Stop Out P C has been added to GLOBAL 2 1 1b MIDI Filter PG p 138 GLOBAL 2 1 MIDI MIDI Channel g1 Note Receive All MIDI Clock Internal lt 3 MIDI Start Stp Out P C i MIDI Filter i W Enable Program Change Eank Combi Convert Positioh PreHIDI i AfterT Ctrl Change Loca1 Control on iQExclusive GERRI Te i yy S S Out P C Start Stop Out P C Off On In Program and Combination modes this function transmits a MIDI start message when you trigger the KARMA function and a MIDI stop message when you turn it off This lets you make an external MIDI sequencer or rhythm groove machine start playing at the moment that the KARMA function begins playing Off unchecked MIDI Start and Stop messages will not be sent in Program and Combination mode Normally you will leave this Off unchecked when not slaving external devices On checked MIDI system realtime messages Start and Stop will be transmitted in Program and Combination mode If MIDI Clock PG 2 1 1a PG p 137 1 p 22 is set to Internal or Auto and operating as Internal the start and stop messages will be transmitted under the conditions described below This can be used to simultaneously start an external MIDI sequencer or rhythm groove machine at the moment the KARMA function begins playing Start If the KARMA ON OFF key is
62. of Microsoft Corpora tion Company names product names and names of formats etc are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners infroduction Main features of version 2 0 System version 2 0 adds numerous new features to the KARMA music workstation KARMA function 1 Extended GE support In addition to the 1 190 preset GEs Generated Effects used to generate phrases and patterns within a KARMA module system version 2 0 gives you 320 user GE memories 32 x 10 banks Planned future products in the EXB PCM 04 05 will include new programs and combinations created especially for the KARMA music workstation as well as newly created GE data This GE data can be loaded into the internal user GE memory of the KARMA music worksta tion to give you even broader possibilities for music production and performance By using KARMA MW dedicated software for the KARMA Music Workstation you can edit and create your own GEs on your computer You can edit any of the more than 400 internal parameters that make up a GE so you can create original user GE data plus template data such as Rhythm Patterns CC Patterns and Drum Patterns that can be utilized by your custom GEs The GE data you create can be loaded via floppy disk or MIDI dump into the 320 memories 32 x 10 banks of the KARMA music worksta tion The KARMA MW software also lets you convert
63. ograms this controls the OSC Trans Transpose and Tune parameters PG p 276 This is valid only if the program s Oscillator Mode 2 1 1a PG p 7 is set to Double Hold Off On Controls the program s Voice Assign Hold parameter 2 1 1b PG p 7 If you turn this Off the OSC1 2 Amp EG Release Time parameter will be set to 0 in order to make full use of the effect For bank F programs the EG Release Time parameter used by the Amp will be set to 0 Normally you can make effective use of this with a drum program When you turn this Off the key off timing will be valid letting you use the key on off timing to control the gate time Sometimes you can obtain an interesting effect by turning this Off for a previously created drum track Reverse Off PRG ON Controls the Rev Reverse parameter 2 1 1b PG p 9 5 1 1b PG p 143 for each Multisample or Drumsample of program OSC1 2 If you turn this On all multisamples and drum samples will play backward If you turn this Off all multisamples and drum samples will play normally If you set this to PRG the settings of the program or the drum kit used by the program will be used Normally you can make effective use of this with a drum program amp This has no effect on bank F programs 5 3 1b UTILITY nua Memory Status Solo Sel Track Rename Song Delete Song Copy From Song PG p 71 Copy Fr
64. om Comb amp PG p 72 1 p 20 Load Template PG p 72 Save Template FF REW Speed Set Location PG p 73 Copy From Prog p 20 19 Sequencer mode 20 Copy From Comb Copy from Combination As described below system version 2 0 enhances the utility menu command Copy From Comb PG p 72 found in the SEQ 1 1 1 page Also a Multi REC Standby check box has been added to the Copy From Comb dialog box Enhancements Only the timbres used by the combination will be copied The settings of timbres in the combination whose Status 3 1 1 2 a PG p 82 is Off will not be copied However if none of the timbres used in the combination are set to a MIDI channel 3 1 1 2 a MIDI Channel setting of Gch one of the tracks will automatically be set to a MIDI channel of Gch Then Track Select will automatically be set to that track This means that after you execute the copy you can immediately play in the same state as the combina tion Multi REC Standby check box Multi REC Standby Off On Copy from Combination Combi AGGA VOICE Of KARMA with Effects To Tracki to Multi REC Standby On checked Status will automatically be set to REC for tracks that correspond to valid timbres in the copy source destination Also the Preference page Multi REC setting will automatically be turned On checked and Recording Mode will automatica
65. om end of Phase 6 BE cycle back from beginning amp end of Phase 0 6 Determines what will happen when either end of the playback portion of the Phase specified by the Phase Beginning End Offsets GE p 11 and or the length of the Note Series is reached during note generation This has a different effect depending on the setting of the Phase Length Mode above amp Not available if Phase Length Mode above 0 Actual Not available if GE Type 1 Generated Gated unless Gate Type GE p 4 1 Vel CP If 2 Generated Drum the Note Series can be applied as pitch bend discussed elsewhere 0 S replace with silence If note generation would extend beyond either end of the playback portion of the Phase those notes are skipped and replaced with silence Once the specified number of events including silent notes or beats of a time signature are generated a Phase Change occurs This can be used to simulate the Triton Arpeggiator setting Arpeggio Type As Played 1 L limit to top bottom note If note generation would extend beyond either end of the playback portion of the Phase those notes are limited and replaced with the bottom or top note of the Phase Once the specified number of events or beats of a time signature are generated a Phase Change occurs Settings of the Index Pattern or Cluster Pattern which would cause movement beyond that point have no effect This can be used to
66. omatically be jumped back into the playback portion by a calculated amount If the Phase Length Mode is 0 AC Actual no cycling is performed and a Phase Change will immediately occur 5 E cycle back from end of Phase Allows cycling to occur at the end of the playback portion of the Phase For example if the movement specified by the Index Pattern causes the index to go forwards beyond end of the playback portion cycling will occur the index will automatically be jumped back into the playback portion by a calculated amount If the Phase Length Mode is 0 AC Actual no cycling is performed and a Phase Change will immediately occur 6 BE cycle back from beginning amp end of Phase Allows the behavior described above at both ends of the playback portion of the Phase Beginning Offset End Offset Add the following note to the explanation for Phase Specific Parameters Beginning Offset and End Offset amp GE p 11 Not available when GE Type gp 13 1 Gener ated Gated unless Gate Type GE p 4 wp 13 1 Vel CP If 2 Generated Drum the Note Series can be applied as pitch bend discussed elsewhere Pattern Parameters The following parameters have been added to Pattern Parameters GE p 12 Step Transpose Value 48 0 48 Each step of the Phase Pattern may have its own transpose value 48 48 which affects all notes that are generated during that step
67. on the MIDI system realtime message Start will be transmitted at the moment you use the keyboard or CHORD TRIGGER 1 4 keys to trigger the GE selected for a KARMA module note Start will be transmitted at the moment that the GE phrase or pattern is triggered according to the KARMA Key Zone Program Combination 6 1 2a setting for that KARMA module Stop If Start has been previously transmitted the MIDI system realtime message Stop will be transmitted at the moment you turn off the KARMA ON OFF key MIDI Clock Internal r MIDI OUT 4 S S Out P C On MIDI IN Clock Ext KARMA Music Workstation EM 1 t PG p 245 Connecting MIDI devices computers MIDI connectors PG p 253 Synchronizing the playback of the KARMA function or sequencer BG p 88 Synchro nizing the KARMA function Dump User GE In conjunction with the newly added 320 rewritable user GEs the KARMA music workstation now supports MIDI dumps of user GE data A Dump User GE command has been added to the utility menu commands of the GLOBAL 2 1 1 page PG p 139 Dump User GE Dump User GE User GE cone ake en Dg efekt User GE Bank Single User Template Selects the user GE s that you want to dump Bank One bank of GEs 32 will be dumped Move the cursor to the fiel
68. orkstation Then load the system again starting from step amp While the system is being loaded do not touch the switches of the KARMA music workstation and under no circumstances should you turn off the power Remove the disk and insert System Boot disk No 2 Messages will appear in the same way as for System Boot disk No 1 When loading is completed the display will ask Please change to System 3 disk Remove the disk and insert System Boot disk No 3 Messages will appear in the same way as for System Boot disk No 1 When the system has been updated successfully the display will indicate System was completed and the system will start up automatically Turn off the power of the KARMA music workstation and then update the GE data amp After updating the system you must also update the GE data Updating the GE data he You must update the GE data after updating the system You will need to obtain the set of two MS DOS format 2HD floppy disks GE Disk for KARMA Music Workstation Hold down the ENTER key and LOCATE key of the KARMA music workstation and turn on the power The LCD screen will indicate Please insert System 1 disk Insert the disk marked GE disk No 1 into the floppy disk drive of the KARMA music workstation The GE data will begin loading automatically and the following messages will appear in the LCD screen Now loading
69. ou trigger it or each time the phrase is repeated Select the PROG 6 2 Ed KARMA Mdl Parm3 page PROG 6 2 Ed KARMA Md1 Parm3 Start Seed Freeze Randomize Start Seed EERE E Freeze Loop Length Off Mpa igger Baan Yir Set Start Seed to 1 0000000001 Retrigger the CHORD TRIGGER Each time it will play the same randomized phrase however if you let it continue it will always make new randomizations as it goes along Set Freeze Loop Length to 2 2 bars Now every 2 bars it will loop and repeat the exact same series of randomizations that is specified by Start Seed 1 However this particular GE has a Phase Pattern of 8 steps bars so it may not sound always as if it is restarting every 2 bars because of the internal settings of the Phase Pattern It will repeat the same randomiza tions but not necessarily restart the riff from the beginning However this can also be useful for getting the same rhythm and note movements with a longer evolving phrase Set Retrigger Each Time to On checked Now every 2 bars the Phase Pattern is restarted also in conjunction with the Freeze Loop length and the phrase becomes a simple 2 bar loop Set Start Seed back to 0 Random Retrigger the phrase by pressing a CHORD TRIGGER or playing the keyboard A completely new randomized phrase will be generated each time you trigger but every 2 bars it will loop and repeat until you trigger it
70. parameter will be controlled in the same way as when CC 79 is received PG p 244 Bank F p 274 A Vel I Amp Velocity Intensity 99 00 4 99 Adjusts the amp velocity intensity the degree to which velocity will affect the amp for program OSC 1 2 This controls the Amp Modulation Velocity Intensity param eter 5 1 2b PG p 21 For bank F programs this controls the Amp EG Level Modulation Velocity Control parameter PG p 285 FA EG A Filter Amp EG Attack Time _ 99 00 99 Adjusts the EG attack times of the program OSC 1 2 filter and amp To maximize the result of this adjustment the Amp EG sustain level attack level start level modulation and attack time modulation will also be adjusted at the same time The parameter will be controlled in the same way as when CC 73 is received PG p 243 Bank F p 273 F A EG D Filter Amp EG Decay Time _ 99 00 99 Adjusts the EG decay time and slope time of the program OSC 1 2 filter and amp The parameter will be controlled in the same way as when CC 75 is received PG p 243 Bank F p 273 F A EG S Filter Amp EG Sustain Level _ 99 00 99 Adjusts the EG sustain level of the program OSC 1 2 filter and amp The parameter will be controlled in the same way as when CC 70 is received PG p 243 Bank F p 273 F A EG R Filter Amp EG Release Time _ 99 00 99 Adjusts the EG release time of the program OSC 1 2 filter and amp The paramet
71. ped by using the Duration Pattern to indicate a duration value shorter than the current Rhythm Pattern value The Duration Value parameter is used to specify a percentage of the Duration Pattern value making it shorter or longer by a certain amount For example if the Rhythm Pattern is generating quarter notes any step in the Duration Pattern as modified by the Duration Value that is shorter than a quarter note will cause the notes and all sustaining notes at that time to have the specified duration This is useful for simulating the technique of strumming and damping certain chords within the progression Any value in a Duration Pattern step as modified by the Duration Value that is longer than the current Rhythm Pattern value will be ignored and the notes will sustain as described above 1 Poly Extend Damped Duration Value 1 800 The same as above except all sustaining notes will be damped when the chord changes not just notes that are no longer in the Note Series 2 Mono Extend Duration Value 1 800 The same as above except each note or cluster is sustained until the next note or cluster of any pitch or pitches is generated 3 Timed Duration Value 001 5000 ms The Duration Value parameter is used to specify in milliseconds the duration of the generated notes All notes will therefore have the same length Note that this is independent of the current tempo if it is set to 50 ms it will alw
72. phrase of for example E D C C C C D D C D C E 2 Start Seed any value Freeze Loop Length Off Each time triggering occurs the same phrase will be gener ated Different Start Seed values cause different phrases to be generated The phrase will change randomly each time it repeats but the same phrase will always be generated each time you retrigger with a given Start Seed value This lets you select any desired one of more than four billion different phrase variations For example suppose there is a GE that if you input C D E F will randomly vary the order of notes and repeatedly play four notes in each measure When you trigger this GE it produces notes in a random order of for example C D D C D C E C D E C D Even if you trigger this GE again it reproduces the same phrase of C D D C D C E C D E C D If you change the Start Seed value a different phrase will be generated for example E E C D D C C C E E E E 3 Start Seed 0 Random Freeze Loop Length 1 32 The phrase will change randomly each time triggering occurs However that phrase will loop repeat for the number of measures you specified in Freeze Loop Length The same phrase will continue looping until you trigger the GE again When you trigger the GE again a different phrase will loop For example suppose there is a GE that if you input C D E F will randomly vary the order of notes
73. playing the KARMA workstation can be immediately developed into a song Example procedure Combination mode Enter Combination mode In 1 1 Play select the desired combination and edit the KARMA RTC etc as desired note If you want to save the edited state of the combination execute Update Combination or Write Combina tion Hold down the ENTER key and press the REC WRITE key The Setup to Record dialog box will appear Setup to Record fre you sure Press the F8 OK key to execute the Auto Song Setup function or press the F7 Cancel key if you decide to cancel without executing You will automati cally move to Sequencer mode and the settings of the combination will be copied to the song The first unused song will be the copy destination song Contents that are copied from a combination The copied contents will be the same as when you execute the Copy From Combi 1 1 1c dialog box with the following settings with Effects On checked To set as Track1 to 8 and Multi REC Standby p 20 On checked Contents that are copied from a program The copied contents will be the same as when you execute the Copy From Prog 1 1 1c p 20 dialog box with the following settings with Effects On checked To set as Track01 with KARMA On checked and To set as KARMA Module A The KARMA music workstation
74. po control whenever the TEMPO knob can be operated For example if a song is playing in Sequencer mode with Tempo Mode PG p 70 set to Auto it will not be possible to use tap tempo control JS Y CC 01 JS Y CC 02 The foot switch will control the effect of the KARMA music workstation s joystick Turning the foot switch on will have the same result as moving the joystick all the way in the Y or Y direction and turning the foot switch off will have the same result as returning the joystick to the center Slider CC 18 The foot switch will control the effect of the KARMA music workstation s VALUE slider Turning the foot switch on will have the same result as moving the VALUE slider to the maximum and turning it off to the minimum position Knob 1 4 SW1 SW2 The foot switch will control the effect of the KARMA music workstation s Knob 1 4 or SW 1 2 The MIDI control message assigned to Knob 1 4 B Assign or SW 1 2 Assign in each mode will be transmit ted when you turn the foot switch on off KARMA RTC Knob 1 8 KARMA RTC SW 1 2 KARMA Scene KARMA Chord Trigger 1 4 The foot switch will control the effect of the knob or switch that controls the KARMA function The MIDI control message you assigned in Global mode 6 1 2 KARMA 1 6 1 3 KARMA2 PG p 146 will be transmitted when you turn the foot switch on off Foot Pedal Assign The following settings have been added to Foot Pedal Assig
75. py source program and copy destination track will automatically be set to L R if it had been IFX1 IFX5 Use with KARMA to specify whether KARMA module settings will also be copied If this is On checked the KARMA module settings of the copy source program will be copied to the KARMA Module you specify in specify The Input Channel and Output Channel of the KARMA module will be set to the MIDI channel of the Track you specify in step and Track Thru will be set to On checked Use To to specify the copy destination track The parameters for that track will be initialized Program Select 1 1 2 3 e will be set to the copy source program e MIDI Channel 3 1 1 2 a and Bank EX2 MSB LSB 3 1 1 2 a settings will not change e The Status 3 1 1 2 a setting will automatically be set to INT If the copy source is a bank F program the Voice Reserve 2 3 PG p 272 setting of the copy destination track will be set to 6 and the Voice Reserve setting of the other tracks will automatically be set to 0 Also the BUS Reference 2 3 PG p 272 setting will automatically be set to the copy destina tion track e The 2 2 Ed Ctrl page FPG p 10 settings of the copy source program will be copied Use KARMA Module to specify the copy destination KARMA module Press the F8 OK key to execute the copy or press F7
76. rams used by each track as an edit that is only used for the current song For example you can make the bass less bright or speed up the attack of the strings without returning to Program mode and editing the programs 2 Support for MIDI system exclusive parameter changes Individual track parameters and effect parameters in Sequencer mode now support MIDI system exclusive parameter changes When you connect an external sequencer and use the KARMA workstation as a 16 track multi timbral tone generator these parameters can now be changed via MIDI giving you total control for your mixing needs 3 Auto song setup function The program or combination settings of Program mode or Combination mode can be instantly set up for a song so that you can begin recording simply by pressing the START STOP key This seamlessly integrates song production with your performance on a program or combination so that inspiration and ideas that occur to you while using KARMA can be immediately turned into a song 4 Swing quantize parameter A swing quantize parameter has been added to the Quantize function that corrects the timing of performance data For example this makes it easy to add a subtle shuffle or hip hop feel to a square 16 beat performance 5 Copy from Program You can easily copy Program settings including effects and KARMA settings to a Song or Combination ensuring that the sound you liked in Program mode sounds the sam
77. tegory The categories are 00 Basic Arpeggio 15 Perc Pattern and 16 User For the 320 user GEs a category of 16 User is specified by default note If you have loaded GE data from an EXB PCM 04 05 board planned for release or GE data that you created using KARMA MW dedicated Mac PC software for the KARMA music workstation you can select GEs according to the GE category assigned to each one K RTC KARMA RealTime Controls System version 2 0 adds a value display function to the K RTC KARMA Realtime Controls page of each mode K RTC KARMA Realtime Controls appears in the following pages PROG 1 1 4 Program mode PG p 6 Combination mode COMBI 1 1 5 PG p 48 SEQ 1 1 7 S PLAY 1 1 7 Sequencer mode PG p 77 PG p 118 Song Play mode The display in Combination mode 000 Voice Of KARMA 19r 1 EDrum Rhythm Complexit eee Complexity CMLTI J Duration z Gate MI d iLead Note Pattern 1 Lead Module Run L combi TL Prog JL Mix JIRARMAJLRRTC 2 Lead Hote Pattern Nit Ug K RTC KARMA Realtime Controls value display function When you operate the KARMA REALTIME CONTROLS knobs or switches the number and value of the GE param eter or RT parameter you are controlling will be displayed This lets you see which parameter is being controlled by the knob or switch and how After two seconds this display will revert to the KARMA RTC Name display Display ex
78. that for which it is intended could be dangerous and could invalidate the manufacturer s or distributor s warranty Please also retain your receipt as proof of purchase otherwise your product may be disqualified from the manufacturer s or distributor s warranty 7 2 gt i N 0 sping alpPdn KO R KORG INC 15 12 Shimotakaido 1 chome Suginami ku Tokyo Japan DUON 2002 KORG INC Printed in Japan
79. the other three modules will be set to the same value This is useful for quickly trying out new settings on all 4 modules at the same time note This setting is ignored while Random Capture is being executed Random Capture System version 2 0 adds Random Capture to the utility menu commands of the KARMA function edit pages in each mode Random Capture will appear in the utility menu for the following pages Program mode PROG 6 1 1 PROG 6 4 5 PG p 26 Combination mode COMBI 6 1 1 COMBI 6 4 7 PG p 57 Sequencer mode SEQ 6 1 1 SEQ 6 4 7 PG p 104 S PLAY 6 1 1 S PLAY 6 4 7 PG p 123 Song Play mode Random Capture When you execute this command the Start Seed 6 2 3 Fp 8 setting which is the source of the randomness of the phrase generated by the KARMA module will automati cally be set to the Seed value that is being internally used by the KARMA module at that moment When you are listening to the randomly changing phrases generated each time a KARMA module is triggered and you hear a phrase that you would like to reproduce consistently each time you trigger that GE you can execute this command to capture the seed that resulted in that phrase gp 10 Checking the Freeze Randomize function and performing Random Capture using the Random FF REW function Select Random Capture to access the dialog box The display in Combination mode Rando
80. to access the Select Save Items dialog box and select the data that you want to save Check the check box for each bank that you want to save Unchecked banks will not be saved If you check User Template template data such as the rhythm patterns and CC patterns used by the user GEs will also be saved Select Save Items U H FU E u t FU D FU E u F U G U H Hu Au Huser Template GE Bank Press the F8 OK key to save the data or press the F7 Cancel key to cancel without saving Other enhancements The following operation has been improved in Disk mode When you use the PGR key to move to a lower directory or file and then press the key to move back to the higher level the original directory or file will be selected Data compatibility KARMA Music Workstation system version 2 0 subse quently referred to as version 2 0 maintains data compat ibility in all data formats with the previous KARMA Music Workstation system version 1 0 subsequently referred to as version 1 0 Data can be loaded saved via floppy disk However you must use caution in the following cases amp MIDI exclusive data dump Data is not compatible for MIDI exclusive data dumps between KARMA music workstations of differing system versions 1 0 and 2 0 We recommend that you update both KARMA music workstations to system version 2 0 amp MIDI exclusive parameter changes If you are transmitting
81. to specify the copy destination KARMA module Press the F8 OK key to execute the copy or press the F7 Cancel to cancel without executing 27 Other Functions 28 MIDI About system exclusive messages KARMA music workstation system version 2 0 adds support for the following system exclusive messages e SMF Data Dump Request reception e SMF Data Dump transmission e GE Data Dump Request reception e GE Data Dump transmission reception e Parameter change transmission reception in Sequencer mode In system version 2 0 the contents of the following system exclusive messages have changed e The PROGRAM PARAMETER DUMP transmission reception Function ID 0x4C has changed to 0x72 e The COMBINATION PARAMETER DUMP transmis sion reception Function ID 0x4D has changed to 0x73 The SEQUENCE DATA In Memory DUMP transmis sion reception Function ID 0x48 has changed to 0x74 e The ALL DATA PROG COMBI GLOBAL DRUMS SEQ DUMP transmission reception Function ID 0x50 has changed to 0x75 Tf you would like to obtain the MIDI Implementation which includes a complete listing of the MIDI exclusive format please contact the Korg distributor for your country About SMF Data Dump Request reception SMF Data Dump transmission and GE Data Dump transmission reception By using KARMA MW dedicated Mac PC software for the KARMA music workstation you can use your computer to edit and create GEs You can
82. to the previous option For example if the Duration Pattern is generating 16th 8th at a tempo of 120 BPM the notes would have the durations of 125 ms 250 ms etc If the Duration Value is 80 they would be generated as 100 ms 200 ms etc Note that this value is therefore relative to tempo Duration Value Delete the following text from the explanation of Duration Value in the GE guide GE p 18 Not available if Duration Mode 0 Poly Extend 1 Poly Extend Damped or 2 Mono Extend Use Rhythm Multiplier The User Rhythm Multiplier parameter has been added following Associated Parameters Duration Value GE P 18 UseRhythmMultiplier 0 Off 1 On When 1 On the durations of the generated notes will be affected by the current setting of the Rhythm Group Rhythm Multiplier GE p 15 For example if the Duration Pattern specifies a duration of a 16th note and the Rhythm Multiplier is set to 200 in the current Phase the actual resulting duration will be an 8th note 0 1 CCs Group Overview In the GE guide change the CCs Group Overview GE p 26 as follows Overview The CCs Group allows the editing of parameters that control generation of CC Control Change messages For example this can control the panning CC 10 of the notes in the Generated Effect stereo placement left to right Any other CC data may also be generated to control any MIDI controllable char
83. ttern is used to construct a Duration Pattern in a similar fashion to the Rhythm Pattern Each step in the pattern indicates the duration for notes that are currently to be generated The Duration Value parameter is used to specify in milliseconds an amount by which to increase or decrease the pattern values This can be used to set up a certain Duration Pattern and then vary in real time the gate time of each note in the pattern simulta neously For example if the Duration Pattern is generating 16th 8th at a tempo of 120 BPM the notes would have the durations of 125 ms 250 ms etc If the Duration Value parameter is 20 they would be generated as 105 ms 230 ms etc Note that while the Duration Pattern values themselves are relative to tempo the value specified here is not Using the example setting of 20 the notes will always be 20 ms shorter regardless of the tempo 7 Pattern Duration Value 1 800 The Duration Pattern is used to construct a Duration Pattern in a similar fashion to the Rhythm Pattern Each step in the pattern indicates the duration for notes that are currently to be generated The Duration Value parameter is used to specify a percentage by which to increase or decrease the pattern values This can be also be used to set up a certain Duration Pattern and then vary in real time 15 KARMA Function 16 the gate time of each note in the pattern simultaneously similar
84. will automatically enter record ready mode and the metronome will sound according to the Metronome setting Sequencer mode 1 1 6a Press the START STOP key to begin realtime record ing To stop recording press the START STOP key once again BG p 62 Realtime recording on a track Other enhancements Utility menu The name of the utility menu commands displayed in the Sequencer mode utility menu have changed as follows Example SEQ 6 1 1d UTILITY Memory Status e Solo Selected Track Solo Sel Track e Copy From Combi Copy From Comb e Load Template Song Load Template e Save Template Song Save Template fe ke phe ds be oh Select by Category Select by Cat e Copy KARMA Module Copy KARMA Mdl e Init KARMA Module Init KARMA Mdl Improvements The following operations have been improved in Sequencer mode The performance data that has already been recorded will be preserved even if the remaining amount of sequencer memory reaches zero during recording e When MIDI data from a KARMA module passes through multiple tracks of the same MIDI channel whose Status is set to BTH and is output via MIDI the duplicate events will not be output only one stream of events will be output e The Multi REC On checked setting is no longer reset to off when you temporarily move to another mode 21 Sequencer mode 22 Globalnode User GE Me
85. y renaming the K RTC knobs and switches according to any assign ments for them on the GE Parameter pages 6 3 1 2 3 4 PG p 32 PG p 62 PG p 109 PG p 127 note In Combination Sequencer and Song Play mode where you can use more than one KARMA module names will be assigned automatically only for the KARMA REALTIME CONTROLS knobs and switches that are controlling the module whose GE assignment you modified Copy Swap KARMA Scene System version 2 0 adds Copy KARMA Scene and Swap KARMA Scene commands to the utility menu commands in the KARMA function edit pages of each mode Copy Swap KARMA Scene will appear in the utility menu of the following pages PROG 6 1 1 6 4 5 Program mode PG p 26 Combination mode COMBI 6 1 1 6 4 7 PG p 57 SEQ 6 1 1 6 4 7 S PLAY 6 1 1 6 4 7 Sequencer mode PG p 104 PG p 123 Song Play mode The display in Program mode Copy Scene 1 amp 2 Copy KARMA Scene This command copies settings between KARMA REALTIME CONTROLS Scene 1 and 2 You can use this command when you want to make settings for scene 2 based on the scene 1 settings you edited or vice versa Choose Copy Scene 1 amp 2 to access the dialog box Copy KARMA Scene Scene 2 3 Scene 1 Select either Scene 1 gt Scene 2 or Scene 2 gt Scene 1 to specify the direction in which the data will be copied Scene 1 gt Scene 2 copies the settings of scene 1 to sc

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