Korg M3 Parameter Guide

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Combination mode . . . . . . . . . . .119
COMBI Page Select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
COMBI P0: Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
0–1: Program T01–08, 0–2: Program T09–16. . .120
0–3: Mixer T01–08, 0–4: Mixer T09–16. . . . . . . . .123
0–5: KARMA GE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
0–6: KARMA RTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
0–7: Sampling/Audio In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
0–8: Control Surface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Mixer T1–8, Mixer T9–16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Mixer Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
RT Control (Realtime Control). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
External. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Tone Adjust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
KARMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
COMBI P1: DT/XY/Ctrls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
1–1: Drum Track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
1–2: X–Y Vol T01–08, 1–3: X–Y Vol T09–16. . . . .139
1–4: X–Y CC T01–08, 1–5: X–Y CC T09–16. . . . . .142
1–6: Controllers Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
1–7: Pad 1–4 Setup, 1–8: Pad 5–8 Setup . . . . . . .145
COMBI P2: EQ/Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
2–1: EQ Trim T01–08, 2–2: EQ Trim T09–16 . . . .147
2–3: EQ Gain T01–08, 2–4: EQ Gain T09–16 . . . .148
2–5: RADIAS T01–08, 2–6: RADIAS T09–16,
2–7: RADIAS Vocoder 1, 2–8: RADIAS
Vocoder 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
COMBI P3: Timbre Param . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
3–1: MIDI T01–08, 3–2: MIDI T09–16. . . . . . . . . . .149
3–3: OSC T01–08, 3–4: OSC T09–16. . . . . . . . . . . .150
3–5: Pitch T01–08, 3–6: Pitch T09–16 . . . . . . . . . .151
3–7: Other T01–08, 3–8: Other T09–16. . . . . . . . .152
COMBI P4: Zone/Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
4–1: Key Z T01–08, 4–2: Key Z T09–16 . . . . . . . . .153
4–3: Vel Z T01–08, 4–4: Vel Z T09–16 . . . . . . . . . .154
4–5: Delay T01–08, 4–6: Delay T09–16. . . . . . . . .155
COMBI P5: MIDI Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
COMBI P5–1: MIDI Filter 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
5–1–1: –1 T01–08, 5–1–2: –1 T09–16 . . . . . . . . . .157
5–1–3: –2 T01–08, 5–1–4: –2 T09–16 . . . . . . . . . .158
5–1–5: –3 T01–08, 5–1–6: –3 T09–16 . . . . . . . . . .158
5–1–7: –4 T01–08, 5–1–8: –4 T09–16 . . . . . . . . . .159
COMBI P5–2: MIDI Filter 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
5–2–1: –5 T01–08, 5–2–2: –5 T09–16 . . . . . . . . . .160
5–2–3: –6 T01–08, 5–2–4: –6 T09–16 . . . . . . . . . .160
COMBI P7: KARMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
COMBI P7–1: KARMA 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
7–1–1: GE Setup A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
7–1–2: GE Setup B, 7–1–3: GE Setup C,
7–1–4: GE Setup D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
7–1–5: MIDI Filter/CC Offset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
7–1–6: CC Offset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
7–1–7: Scene Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
7–1–8: Random Seeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
COMBI P7–2: KARMA 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
7–2–1: Control A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
7–2–2: Control B, 7–2–3: Control C,
7–2–4: Control D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
7–2–5: Trigger A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
7–2–6: Trigger B, 7–2–7: Trigger C,
7–2–8: Trigger D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
COMBI P7–3: KARMA 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
7–3–1: GE RTP M–A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
7–3–2: GE RTP M–B, 7–3–3: GE RTP M–C,
7–3–4: GE RTP M–D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
7–3–5: GE RTP A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
7–3–6: GE RTP B, 7–3–7: GE RTP C,
7–3–8: GE RTP D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
COMBI P7–4: KARMA 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
7–4–1: Perf RTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
7–4–2: Dynamic MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
7–4–3: Names Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
7–4–4: Name Map A, 7–4–5: Name Map B,
7–4–6: Name Map C, 7–4–7: Name Map D. . . . . 175
7–4–8: Note Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
COMBI P8: IFX (Insert Effect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
COMBI P8–1: IFX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
8–1–1: Routing1 T01–08, 8–1–2: Routing1
T09–16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
8–1–3: Insert FX Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
8–1–4: IFX1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
8–1–5: IFX2, 8–1–6: IFX3, 8–1–7: IFX4,
8–1–8: IFX5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
COMBI P8–2: IFX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
8–2–1: Routing2 T01–08, 8–2–2: Routing2
T09–16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
8–2–8: Common FX LFO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
COMBI P9: MFX/TFX (Master/Total Effect) . . . .183
9–1: Routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
9–2: MFX1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
9–3: MFX2, 9–4: TFX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Combination: Menu Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Korg M3 Specifications

General

Synthesis Type	EDS (Enhanced Definition Synthesis)
Sound Engine	EDS (Enhanced Definition Synthesis)
MIDI	In, Out, Thru
Keyboard	61-key, velocity-sensitive, aftertouch
Sequencer	16-track MIDI sequencer
Sampling	Open Sampling System
Display	TouchView graphical user interface with 320x240 color TFT LCD
Arpeggiator	2 polyphonic arpeggiators
Controllers	Joystick, Ribbon Controller
Outputs	L/MONO, R, Individual 1-4, Headphones
USB	Yes, USB MIDI
Storage	SD card slot
Combinations	1, 792 user combinations
Polyphony	120 voices (max)
Effects	5 Insert effects, 2 Master effects, 1 Total effect