microKORG2 Editing - How the microKORG2 is structured
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How the microKORG2 is structured
microKORG2 Block Diagram
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Oscillator, filter, amp
All sounds have three basic attributes; pitch, tone, and volume.
To control these attributes, the microKORG2 analog modeling synthesizer features an oscillator, filter
and amp (amplifier) section, just as on the analog synthesizers of the past.
The oscillator settings vary the pitch, the filter settings modify the tone, and the amp settings modify
the volume.
On the microKORG2, the OSC1, OSC 2, OSC 3 and PITCH pages control the oscillators. The PITCH page
specifies the pitch of the waveform that is the basis of the sound, and the OSC 1, OSC 2 and OSC 3
pages are for selecting the waveforms. The waveforms generated in this oscillator section are mixed
in the MIXER page.
The FILTER page contains the filter-related settings for adjusting the sound.
The TIMBRE MIX contains the amp-related settings, for modifying the volume and outputting the final
sound.
These sections determine the basic sound of the program.
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EG, LFO, keyboard tracking, virtual patch, controllers
Aside from the sections described above, the microKORG2 offers ways for varying the sound accord-
ing to time, key range, performance expression and so forth.
These sections are controlled by modulators and controllers such as the EG (envelope generator),
LFO (low frequency oscillator), keyboard tracking, PATCH (virtual patch) and the PITCH and MOD
wheels. You can use these modulators and controllers to change the basic sound of the program.
See “Timbre 1” in the microKORG2 structural diagram. The diagram shows how the signal flows in this
order: OSC → FILTER → AMP. It also shows how the modulators such as EG and LFO can affect these
blocks.
The diagram also shows the sections of the microKORG2, including TIMBRE 1/2, VOCAL PROCESSOR,
the effects (MOD, DELAY and REVERB), EQ, arpeggiator and loop recorder.
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