Korg Karma Basic Guide

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Disk mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
How Disk mode is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Types of media that can be used . . . . . . . . . . 93
Loading data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Types of data that can be loaded . . . . . . . . . . 93
Data loading procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Saving data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Types of data that can be saved. . . . . . . . . . . 95
Formatting a disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cautions when handling floppy disks . . . . . . . . . 95
Effects settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Effects in each mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Routing settings and effect settings . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Effect settings for a program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Effect settings for Combination, Song,
and Song Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
About dynamic modulation (Dmod) . . . . 100
Other functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Tuning to another instrument/Transposing . . . . 101
Bypassing the effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Specifying the function of the ASSIGNABLE
Switch and ASSIGNABLE Pedal. . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Adjusting the way in which velocity or after
touch will affect the volume or tone. . . . . . . . . . 102
Creating original scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Changing the scale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Setting the function of [SW1] and [SW2] . . . . . . 103
Setting the B-mode functions of REALTIME
CONTROLS [1]–[4] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Assigning MIDI control changes to the KARMA
Realtime Controls knobs and keys . . . . . . . . . . 104
Adjusting the contrast (brightness)
sof the LCD screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Using this instrument as a data filer . . . . . . . . . 104
Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Specifications and options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
MIDI implementation chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Korg Karma Specifications

General

Polyphony	62 voices
Oscillators	2 per voice
Display	240 x 64 pixel backlit LCD
MIDI	In, Out, Thru
Type	Workstation Keyboard
Keyboard	61 keys
Effects	2 Master effects
Sequencer	16-track
Arpeggiator	Yes
Outputs	L/Mono, R
Storage	SmartMedia